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OAKLAND -- Close your eyes, allow your mind to wander and revel in the thought as the A's and Detroit Tigers do their part to foster ideas of an October playoffs matchup once again.
Sure, it's not even June but it's never too early to get excited about the prospect of the two American League powers squaring off in a win-or-go-home series.
Lest anyone forget what that feels like, the Tigers and A's treated 15,590 fans to another sneak peek Wednesday night in a game that had all the makings of a postseason classic, with the A's prevailing 3-1 on a Josh Donaldson three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
"For a fan, that was a fun game to watch right there," A's starter Scott Kazmir said. "Throughout the whole game, Anibal and I, it just seemed like we were just battling it out, out for out."
Kazmir and counterpart Anibal Sanchez went toe to toe for almost the entire game, with neither pitcher giving the other team much reason to believe.
"The last two games of this series definitely had that playoff energy, that electricity, that feel," A's closer Sean Doolittle said. —... When you're going up against a team like that, it's fun. This could be a big character-building win for us."
Wednesday's game showed why the A's and Tigers lead their respective divisions and why many expect them to meet again in the fall. Both teams waiting for the other to blink.
For the Tigers, that meant a fastball that Kazmir left over the plate in the fourth inning. And Torii Hunter was ready to pounce on it, which he did for a home run that broke up the scoreless game.
One run isn't much, of course. But when the Tigers have Sanchez on the mound, sometimes that's plenty. Sanchez confounded the A's for 81/3 innings. He didn't allow a hit until the fourth. No A's runner made it past first base until Eric Sogard doubled in the sixth.
The A's finally got Sanchez out of the game in the ninth inning after he allowed a one-out double to Coco Crisp on his 111th pitch of the night.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus summoned closer Joe Nathan at that point. John Jaso followed with a line drive that hit off third baseman Nick Castellanos' glove and continued into left field. Crisp advanced to third on the play.
Donaldson promptly deposited Nathan's next pitch well over the left-field wall. It was just a matter of if the ball was fair or not. It turned out to be plenty fair, which set off a wild A's celebration.
"He just kind of missed in that area where I could hit it," Donaldson said of Nathan's slider. "Thankfully, I didn't miss it."
Donaldson's second career walk-off home run gave Kazmir his sixth victory in eight decisions. Kazmir pitched a complete game for the first time since July 3, 2006.
A's manager Bob Melvin said this was just another in a long line of well-pitched games by Kazmir. What set it apart is that Kazmir didn't have much room for error.
"When you're pitching against a guy who is throwing the ball that well and you're not scoring any runs, you know you have to be pitching perfect," Melvin said. "He was close to that."
Kazmir said he fed off the intensity of the game and how well Sanchez pitched.
"You have to pitch like it's 1-0," Kazmir said. "You say that whenever you have the lead but that was the case (Wednesday) night. So, every pitch was crucial. You had to focus every pitch, every inning."
Much as you might expect in a playoff game.
Jaso got hit in the third inning, but he seemed to laugh off the incident, even though he sported quite a bump.
"I was surprised how he continued in the game and really didn't even feel it much at all, catching, hitting, the whole bit," Melvin said.
In fact, Jaso did just fine after getting drilled. He hit a home run in his next at-bat and showed no lingering effects behind the plate.
"He made some really good blocks and some of them after he got in the arm like that," Melvin said.
Detroit (Rick Porcello 7-2) at A's (Jesse Chavez 4-2), 12:35 p.m. No TV


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Was that the ghost of Alex Smith out there game-managing the 49ers offense Sunday night?
No, that was the formerly swaggering, freewheeling Colin Kaepernick completing zero passes in the second and third quarters combined.
That was Kaepernick with only six completions in the game, and that was the old-fashioned, no-frills style of the 49ers' 34-3 pulverization of the Houston Texans.
"I think for us we needed to get back to playing our style of football," Kaepernick said. "Hard-nosed football."
Low-tech, highly physical, successful football.
It just happened to turn into the 49ers' most resounding victory this season, and nobody enjoyed that more than Kaepernick.
Of course, the 49ers will need Kaepernick to do a lot more for them, in bigger games than this one.
But on Sunday night, the 49ers and Kaepernick kept it simple, he didn't overreach, and he only completed 6 of 15 pass attempts, for 113 yards -- all career lows.
He let the 49ers offensive line bowl over the Texans, he set up the 49ers defense, and the result was pure 49ers dominance.
"I just thought it was a well-executed game plan -- in every phase," coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Really pleased. Guys were executing well. Just about every area you look at was extremely good.".
The 49ers knew they could win this one with a hard-edge running game and a swarming defense, and there was no need to push beyond that.
It was how they won many games the past two seasons with Smith at quarterback, but maybe the 49ers wandered away from this focus.
So, after opening with a 1-2 record, they went back to basics -- starting with their Week 4 victory in St. Louis. Nothing more or less, and now the 49ers are 3-2.
"I think this team is getting its confidence back," Kaepernick said. "Our defense has played amazing, our offensive line played well, and we got a win."
Mostly, the 49ers just let Houston quarterback Matt Schaub fling it far and wide -- and often to the 49ers.
That's why it was never really an insult when Smith was called a "game manager" in past years. Because it's the opposite of what Schaub did in this game, which was basically lose it by himself with three interceptions, including one that Tramaine Brock returned for a touchdown on the first possession of the game.
With Aldon Smith out indefinitely, with Patrick Willis missing another game because of a groin injury, the 49ers had to make a stand at some point.
They've made it. It's now.
"We're still overcoming a lot of adversity," inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman said. "You know, people think that we're so good that it's hard for them to see that.
"Within this team we know what's going on, what we're doing, who's stepping up, how hard we're playing, how focused we are, how prepared we are. It's getting us back on track. This is the way we want to keep going and keep playing."
In this setting, it's not only OK for the quarterback to be a game manager, it's crucial for him to realize the power of such restraint.
Kaepernick completed 4 of 6 attempts for 45 yards on the 49ers' first drive, which concluded with Frank Gore's 1-yard TD run.
Then Kaepernick missed on his next seven attempts until the end of the third quarter while the 49ers' lead grew.
Colin, were you aware you didn't complete a pass in the second and third quarters?
"No, I was aware that we were up and we needed to run the ball and keep our offense on the field," he said.
Then, on the first play of the fourth quarter, Kaepernick hit a short pass to Bruce Miller. On the next play, he fired a perfect strike down field to Vernon Davis, who ran it in for a 64-yard touchdown to make it 31-3.
So the 49ers can blow out a solid opponent -- with a very good defense -- with their star quarterback completing just over one pass per quarter.
"It shows if everyone gives 100 percent effort that it takes every Sunday, no telling who's going to get the game ball," Bowman said, with a smiling Kaepernick listening in from about 20 feet away. "We have that much talent on this team, that many weapons and we're that good. We just have to go out and play like that every single Sunday."
Sometimes, maybe especially in the good times, the quarterback's role is same as everybody else's. Just do enough, and don't screw anything up when things are going well. It won't always be like this, but for as long as it is, Kaepernick and the 49ers are just fine.
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Every family (tree) needs a trunk — a support (Opa). The tree then needs lifelong nourishment (Oma). The tree branches out, and new limbs are formed (three children). These limbs then branch out and produce new twigs (four grandchildren).
These limbs and branches need to learn about life from the trunk. Much wisdom, much love, and much support has been produced by this tree as a result of the support provided by the trunk. We are all happy and proud to be part of this tree known as the Kern family.
Today, we present Opa with a tree, seeing as how this gift fulfills both his love of nature and his love of reading. Paper, too, is made from trees. Each morning, Opa begins his day by reading the newspaper and continues reading various books and articles throughout the day.
In honor of Opa (our tree trunk), we will each make a donation to our local libraries so that others can share in his love of reading.
Wishing you a happy 90th birthday filled with lots of love,
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On the Money: Lew's Official Signature
By Sarah Portlock
It's here!
After teasing by pundits and even President Barack Obama himself about his infamously Lew-py signature, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has reconfigured his official John Hancock and submitted it for printing on U.S. currency, and the new version was unveiled via Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
The signature will begin appearing on bills this fall, the Treasury Department said, and will start with the $5 note. It takes about 18 weeks to implement the series change for each denomination, which includes manufacturing engraving plates with Mr. Lew's new signature. New series happen whenever a note is redesigned or there is a change in signature by the Treasury secretary or U.S. Treasurer and the current process began as soon as Mr. Lew was confirmed.
So, how'd he do?
The initials are legible, with particular care apparently given to the second "J" and "L," as well as his last name, according to a photograph the Treasury released on its blog and Twitter page. But the specific shapes of much of his first name are, well, still somewhat indecipherable.
The signature has evolved from a series of loops following what loosely resembled a "J," which was revealed during his time as White House budget director.
Since becoming Treasury secretary, Mr. Lew has apparently been practicing his penmanship. A version included in an April Treasury report offered a clearer "Ja," "J" for his middle initial and "Le."
But by May, the signature affixed to a letter to House lawmakers seemed to have reverted, with only the first initials of "J," "J" and "L" recognizable.
Earlier this month, a signature authorizing the trustee reports from the Social Security and Medicare trust funds featured something slightly more identifiable with the "Ja" and "Lew" legible.
Treasury secretaries have had their signature appear in U.S. currency since 1914, the department said in a tweet.
Mr. Lew's experience is not unique. His immediate predecessor, Tim Geithner, admitted to Marketplace that he also reworked his signature before finalizing what is now seen on bills.
"It's common for both secretaries and Treasurers to practice and refine their signatures before providing it, and evolution through that process is standard," a Treasury spokeswoman said.


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OAKLAND -- Struggles over a proposal for a new and expanded Safeway store on College Avenue ended Tuesday when the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a compromise agreement among neighborhood groups and Safeway.
The plan will move forward now after years of stalls over size, traffic, its effect on smaller businesses and other worries from nearby residents.
Outgoing District 1 Councilmember Jane Brunner brokered the compromise on Nov. 8, when the City Council was scheduled to vote on an appeal to stop the plan by the Rockridge Community Planning Council and Berkeleyans for Pedestrian-Oriented Development.
Stuart Flashman, a local resident who worked with other neighbors on the compromise negotiations with Safeway said: "I'm relieved and pleased about this plan. Not perfect, and it's not what we would have designed, but we're not building it."
Several speakers urged the council to vote yes on the plan, but not everyone was enamored with it. One speaker said the size of the project is "atrocious."
The changes include putting the supermarket on the ground floor, with parking on the roof. About 9,500 square feet will be leased to small shops, and no more than 40 percent of the retail space can be leased to national chains. A pedestrian path about 35 feet wide will open from 63rd Street to Claremont Avenue, creating a plaza at Safeway's main entrance and exit.
The store will be 45,500 square feet instead of the originally planned 51,500 square feet, and the loading dock will be covered. Safeway will ensure sufficient parking in response to concerns that residential streets will be filled with Safeway's customers or employees. Also, Safeway will pay for residents' parking permits for several streets in the area.
Another stipulation is that because of parking and traffic impacts, no full-service restaurants can open without the approval of neighborhood groups.


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Providence rallies to beat South Florida 76-66
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:43 p.m.
TAMPA - Kadeem Batts scored 24 points and LaDontae Henton had 19 as Providence overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to beat South Florida 76-66 Wednesday night.
Providence (13-11, 5-7), which has won three consecutive Big East games for the first time since 2008-09, also got 13 points from Bryce Cotton. The Friars were coming off a 54-50 win over then-No. 17 Cincinnati on Feb. 6 in which Batts had 25 points and nine rebounds.
Batts scored 16 of his points during the second half. Providence, keyed by Vincent Council's 3-pointer and a go-ahead basket by Kris Dunn, scored the first 17 points of the second to take a 42-36 lead with 13 minutes left.
Victor Rudd had 26 points and Toarlyn Fitzpatrick chipped in 14 for South Florida (10-14, 1-11), which has lost seven in a row. The Bulls scored 50 points or less in four of their previous six games.
Rudd made a 3-pointer as the Bulls pulled within 66-61 with 2 minutes to go.
Council, who finished with 11 points, and Cotton helped preserve the Friars' win by making a combined six free throws down the stretch.
JaVontae Hawkins scored South Florida's first points in the second half on a basket with 12:57 remaining.
Providence went ahead 48-38 on Henton's dunk, which was part of a 23-2 second-half opening surge.
Rudd had 12 points to help South Florida grab a 36-25 halftime lead. The forward returned after missing one game because of a groin injury.
Anthony Collins' layup gave South Florida a 34-20 advantage 2 minutes before intermission.
Fitzpatrick made a 3 and Rudd had a dunk as South Florida took an early 10-2 lead. Baskets by Kore White and Collins extended the Bulls advantage to 20-7.
Henton connected on a long-range jumper during a 10-0 run that got Providence within 20-17 midway through the first.
The Bulls ended a 6-minute scoring drought when Martino Brock's jumper made it 22-17 with 6:30 to go in the half.
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Principal Investigator, Women's Health Initiative
My primary research focuses on cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors, particularly hypertension. Our Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a set of clinical trials and observational studies of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, cognition, nutrition and other health issues facing older women. Extensive in scope, the WHI involves 39 clinical centers in the U.S. involving 161,000 women ages 50-79, with long-term follow-up. We also examine biomarkers predicting stroke, brain imaging studies, influence of hormones on dementia, and effect of depression and medications on cardiovascular outcomes. As the WHI conducts extended follow-up and new ancillary studies, the focus will be on aging, obesity, long-term effects of hormones and associated genetic studies.
Our Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) involves 16,000 Hispanic men and women of different ethnic origins, ages 18-74, followed in four field sites. We look at risk and protective factors for cardiovascular health in relation to ethnicity, acculturation and other variables. We also assess the risks for diabetes and sleep disorders, and examine cognition, pulmonary function, physical activity, hearing, dental health and dietary patterns. Blood biomarker and genetic studies are as well a component of the HCHS/SOL.
I am the author of the book Biostatistics and Epidemiology, a Primer for Health and Biomedical Professionals, published by Springer, now in its fourth edition. In addition to my own research, I enjoy mentoring students and junior faculty and supervise some of their research projects.
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STOCKTON – An argument between a man's new girlfriend and his estranged wife resulted in the wife going to the hospital for treatment of a stab wound Monday night and the girlfriend carted off to jail, police reported.
The incident took place in west Stockton near Acacia Street and Ryde Avenue around 7:53 p.m. Monday.
During the argument, the girlfriend, identified as Fahamisha York, 27, punched and stabbed the wife, who was treated for a nonlife-threatening stab wound at an area hospital, according to a report.
York was arrested without incident on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police did not provide details of what the women were arguing about.
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Hit-and-run death reported in Sarasota County
Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 8:16 a.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives and state troopers are investigating what they describe as a hit-and-run death.
Shortly before 12:45 a.m. today, deputies and paramedics responded to a report of an injured person in the 200 block of Oakford Road. They found a dead man near a driveway.
A preliminary investigation determined the man was struck by a vehicle.
The Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol reportedly have a suspect in custody and have located the vehicle that may have been involved.
Further information has yet to be released.
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I could've called this post Switcheroo Part II, but what fun would that be?! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed their Valentine's day with those you love most in the world!
This room does in fact get an amazing amount of light all afternoon! I played around with my camera settings a bit, thanks to the fabulous tips from my resident photography friend, Traci ...and I am loving the results! I didn't do any editing at all this time around and relied only on what the camera could do...thank you Traci for the tips and the help!!! Who knew all of those buttons actually did something important :)
The "bones" of this room are pretty much in place, but I still have some vignettes to work on...no inspiration was coming to me in some areas of the room, so I thought I would just wait it out...gives me something to blog about in another post, right?! :)
I had the privilege and the joy of meeting some truly kindred spirits this weekend at Jen's Bloggy Girl's Get Together!!! How wonderful it was to spend time meeting fellow bloggers...everyone was so kind and fun and I loved every minute of our get together!!! And Amy...you were a fabulous host and we all so thoroughly enjoyed your home and your hospitality!!! Looking forward to the next one girls! :)
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Kiplinger's asked financial planners from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors what retirement surprises their clients most often encounter, and queried our Facebook community as well, to come up with this list of five top financial surprises. Preretirees, you are forewarned.
This story was updated in January 2013.
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Those new to Medicare may find it's more costly than they bargained for, too. While Part A of traditional Medicare, which covers hospital benefits, is free, you'll pay a premium for Part B to get coverage for outpatient services and a premium for Part D to get prescription-drug coverage. Add in the premium for a private Medigap policy, which helps cover the costs that Medicare doesn't cover, and a couple can end up paying $6,500 a year in Medicare premiums alone.
High-income beneficiaries get an extra shock -- they are subject to a premium surcharge. Even if your income isn't always high, you can land yourself in surcharge territory if you spike your income in one year with a Roth conversion, for example, or exercised stock options. The surcharge starts to kick in if your annual adjusted gross income (plus tax-exempt interest income) tops $85,000 if you are single or $170,000 if you are married filing jointly.
Keep in mind that Medicare does not cover long-term-care costs – an additional expense you must plan for. See Kiplinger.com's Special Report: Navigating Medicare and Special Report: Long-Term Care to learn more. Health Care Costs
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Many retirees plan to see the world in their first few years of retirement, but the costs of transportation, lodging and entertainment can add up quickly. Retirees' actual "travel budgets tend to be at least 10% to 20% higher than what had been budgeted," says certified financial planner Debra Morrison, of Trovena's Roseland, N.J., office. Even if you stay put, you'll have free time to fill, and activities, such as golf or fixing up the house, cost money, too. "We tell clients that the 'common wisdom' that retirees spend 75% of what working people do is a dangerous thing to believe. We do goal setting to discover how they actually picture their retirement, and then try to place a price tag on it," says certified financial planner Barry Kaplan, of Cambridge Southern Financial Advisors, in Atlanta.
Those first few years in particular may be expensive as you enjoy your freedom from work, so budget accordingly when drawing up your retirement income plan. "Retirees desire to travel and become more active in the lives of their children and grandchildren," says certified financial planner Lazetta Rainey Braxton, of Financial Fountains, in Chicago. "It's hard to plan for activities and 'unassigned gifting' when a retiree has never set aside these 'line items' in their budget." Higher Spending
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Social Security Taxes
You'll also forfeit some benefits if you continue to work before you hit full retirement age -- you give up $1 in benefits for every $2 you make over the annual earnings limit (for 2013, that limit is $15,120). The good news is that once you pass full retirement age, your benefit will be adjusted upward to account for the forfeited benefits. To learn more about the ins and outs of Social Security, check out our Special Report: Maximizing Social Security Benefits. Social Security Taxes
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Taxes on Nest-Egg Withdrawals
You can leave the money in tax-deferred retirement accounts until you hit 70 1/2. Starting at that age, seniors are required to take minimum withdrawals from IRAs and 401(k)s. If you have a large amount of money in those accounts, a sizable RMD may push you into a higher tax bracket than you thought you'd end up in upon retirement. To mitigate the tax hit, it could be advantageous to tap those accounts sooner than later. Another smart strategy: Start stashing money in a Roth IRA, which has no RMDs for account owners and can be tapped tax-free. Learn more about the retirement tax trap by reading Prepare for the Retirement Tax Bite. Taxes on Nest-Egg Withdrawals
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Loss of Income for a Surviving Spouse
The surviving spouse can switch to a survivor benefit if that is higher than her own, but the survivor benefit will not make up for the lost income of going from two benefits down to one. This is one reason why boosting the potential survivor benefit through delayed retirement credits is a smart strategy for couples. The higher-earning spouse can wait to take his benefit, which can earn up to 8% a year in delayed credits up to age 70, and at that spouse's death, the survivor can switch to a benefit worth 100% of the deceased spouse's benefit, including the delayed credits plus cost-of-living adjustments (see Make the Right Moves to Boost Benefits).
The same income reduction can happen if a spouse who receives a pension hasn't signed up for a joint-and-survivor annuity. If the annuity is only based on his life expectancy, at his death, that income source will dry up with no payments for the surviving wife. Choosing the joint-and-survivor option may result in less money monthly, but it will provide income for the surviving spouse if the pensioner dies first. Learn more about pension payout options by reading Pension Quandary: Lump Sum or Annuity?.
Plan ahead to ensure that your spouse will have enough money to maintain his or her standard of living. Read A To-Do List for the Surviving Spouse to help prepare. Loss of Income for a Surviving Spouse
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I'm still on my quest to stop dual-booting between Edubuntuand Windows XP. The hope is to solely boot into Edubuntu since I've switched the majority of our personal computing over already. The last pockets of resistance were the MS Money and Hallmark's Greeting Card programs. I could address MS Money with GnuCash, a QIF import and a little time (see prior blog Trial Balances and Tribulations). That left the Hallmark program. I turned to Wine and VirtualBoxto see if either option would get me to a single boot.
It's sounds silly to get hung up over a little greeting card program, but hear out my logic. First, there is a time penalty when you take children into a greeting card store. I just want to get a card and get out. An almost impossible task. Second, I'm usually late enough getting a card without throwing in a store trip. My typical scenario is: Oh bleeeep, we're going out for our anniversary tonight.
My first attempt was running the Hallmark software under Wine. The Wine website has a applications database to check compatibility. Turns out, neither Hallmark or MS Money 2006 (thinking I could avoid the QIF import process) are supported in Wine. Which I found out after jumping in and attempting to install both programs. Check the database first!
So, I tried the virtualization software route for my next attempt and downloaded VirtualBox 1.3.6 for both Edubuntu 6.10 and Windows XP. There are some excellent directions for installing into a Ubuntu system at Ubuntu Geek and Softpedia, so I won't go into any installation details. Just two quick installation points.
First, during the Linux installation, the prompt at the end of the license does not indicate how to proceed forward. Do I type yes, no, ok, Y, what? Just tell me! Hitting the right arrow brought up the yes / no choices. A minor point, but at 1:30am it's easy to waste five minutes figuring out what's next.
The second point is VirtualBox does not create a Start menu option or a desktop icon after a Window's installation. So you will have to create your own.
The PDF of the User's Manual is available to download from same web page as you download the program. Nice touch there. Good detail in manual for setting up a virtual machine and installing your OS, especially Chapter 3. Overall, my initial impression was easy to install, configure and run.
But did VirtualBox get me to my ultimate goal?
Under Edubuntu, I was unable to install Windows XP. But the primary issue was using Sony's Recovery disks to install Windows and not having an original Windows XP disk instead. The Sony disks did not recognize the virtual machine as a valid Sony laptop and stopped the installation process.
Under Windows XP, I successfully created a virtual machine and installed Edubuntu 6.10 from the ISO image stored on an external USB drive. The usual Edubuntu applications ran without issue and no problems accessing the Internet. Overall, nothing different from when I first installed Edubuntu onto my laptop.
I could theoretically boot into Windows XP and then use VirtualBox to run Edubuntu. However, since I'm almost fully switched over to Edubuntu, I'm concerned about splitting the system resources between Windows and Edubuntu under VirtualBox. Not sure if that's a practical concern, so I'll try running the Edubuntu in VirtualBox for a few weeks and see how it works long term.
So, given the constraint of the recovery disk, I didn't achieve my ideal goal of solely booting into Edubuntu and running Windows when needed. However, I can probably achieve a similar result by reversing the equation. Either way, I can see myself having lots of fun exploring other OS's under VirtualBox.
I kicked my dualboot habit
Almost one & a half year back, when I got my new thinkpad, I had two choices. Dualboot, as I was doing for the past 10 years or kick the dualboot & install only Debian. I took the second option & installed only Debian on my machine.
The main issue what I see before kicking the dual boot habit is that every user will have atleast one Windows App which he feels is necessary. But we have to weigh the options & take a plunge. Once your are fully inside the water you will not feel the cold.
I never looked back after that & I am now a very happy user with "ONLY DEBIAN" on my thinkpad for the last one & a half year.
Greeting Cards in Openoffice,org
I'm sure it's primitive compared to your Hallmark program, but I've used Openoffice.org greeting card templates to pretty good effect. They open in Draw and you can edit them (also some cd labels and other things here):
If it helps...
Hallmark's business practices are about as anti-competitive and non-open as you can get. Their ability to churn out imitations of successful indie card designers and swamp greeting card stores with their knockoff products is unparalleled.
I've had a Hallmark boycott in place since the 80's.
Oh, and I ditched my final Windows partition late last year!
Perhaps have the emulator run on a copy of your existing Windows install? (Maybe after some resizing?) Or even better, emulate from the partition directly?
I don't know if VirtualBox can do that or if any can, but it should be plausible, particularly the first choice. Glancing through QEMU's documentation, it seems like it can do it. And QEMU has the kernel accelerator module that's been recently open sourced.
KQEMU under GPL
KQEMU under GPL? Fantastic news!
I'm not sure whether it's possible to emulate from an existing Windows partition, though. The emulator wouldn't have a problem, but the Windows installation might. The drivers that are installed under Windows won't match the emulated environment. But I haven't tried it. Maybe Windows will boot in safe mode the first time and recover from there???
Perhaps have the emulator run on a copy of your existing Windows install? (Maybe after some resizing?) Or even better, emulate from the partition directly?
I don't know if VirtualBox can do that or if any can (never played with virtualization), but it should be plausible, particularly the first choice. Glancing through QEMU's documentation, it seems like it can. And QEMU has the kernel accelerator module that's been recently open sourced.
VMWare has a free program to convert your physical Windows machine to a virtual image, which you can then run with their free VMWare player.
I tried it with VMWare player running in BLAG Linux (a Fedora 6 based distro) and it worked. I didn't test it extensively as I decided to replace BLAG with another distro (sidux) with which I am trying to do the same thing. Not quite succeeding, though. If you want the gory details email me : raybaq AT gmail DOT com.
VMWare Converter
That thing is called WMWare Converter: http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
The only problem I see may be to get a running copy of your restored Windows installation. It may even involve restoring it to the real laptop's hard drive. Then the conversion could indeed give you a working virtual machine with Windows.
whats the point of not dual booting
I don't see the point in not dual booting if you're going to dump another $100 down the drain to get VMware to run Windows. The point of the article is to quit using Windows not keep the crutch... If you already have the Windows license then you might as well run the thing on the physical drive and save your money from something else! VMware is a bad idea... I reckon you know that since you chose to be anonymous anyway! I am not putting VMware down, it has a very legitimate use but not as a crutch and you always know people who have no idea how to do anything, always offer up this utility for this stupid purpose!
I can't tell this guy how to make cards other than using yahoo or something like that that email them and most people I have sent one to have been kind and seemed to really like them as they always seem to send some back to me. I do also agree with the Hallmark comment below, you can always make one by hand...
As for this guy's finance program if he uses Ubuntu, there is a program called Automatix that has a finance program ready for install. Just check it and you're off.
Just dump the Windows and start looking for what you want... It may take a moment or an hour or some more time, but I guarantee when the programs are found you will be happy.
Re: whats the point of not dual booting
1. VMWare is available free of charge
2. The finance program in Automatix2 is GNU Cash which the author mentions
Hallmark ?
Seriously - next time you need to knock out a card (especially for an aniversarry !!!!) - get off the computer entirely, and make something with your own bare hands and ingenuity, and write something original inside it that comes from your own heart.
Not only will that mean much much much more to the person you are giving it too, but it also gets you past your dual-boot problem !!
wine & emulation`
Do not give up on trying an install because the wine database says no - wine is constantly changing. In case of problems run installer & then the app from the command line to pick up error messages. Your solution may be as simple as moving a dll file in your .wine directory.
Have you got an old copy of win98 somewhere or can you lay your hands on one & does your card program need to be run on XP? 98 runs really well under qemu, is lighter on system requirements & can run many apps.
best wishes
qemu & kqemu
how timely...
yesterday after my wife's laptop stopped working for a day (only to have it unexpectedly make a comeback last night for no reason) she was ready to give up windows, as every other computer in the house runs linux, except for one budget/finance application. all her other applications are already cross-platform open-source (firefox, thunderbird, openoffice).
i won't touch vmware; no closed-source in my linux kernel (but i'm a little less militant in userland with flash and java). virtualbox's integration on debian is too immature from what i've seen (non-debian-official closed-source deb & open-source version only in svn according to here). i don't have the hardware (VT or AMD-V) for windows on xen and even if i did i don't want the administrative overhead & infrastructure of xen. i want something reasonably simple, self-contained, and approachable by a newbie (maybe requiring one-time set-up by an admin, that's me).
i had experimented with qemu three or so years ago (where it took four hours to install windows 98), and had heard that kqemu, the kernel-side cpu-instruction execution-agent for qemu, had recently been open-sourced.
there's a debian package, kqemu-source, in unstable. it should work for ubuntu as all you need is kernel headers and the tools to build debs (which should be dependencies of the package). i built the resulting kqemu-module package on testing/"etch" and it compiled and installed fine.
i set-up and launched qemu as described in the quick start and had windows 98 installed in 30 minutes. (very different experience than previously.) good thing about windows 98: under 300 MB for a minimal installation. bad thing: 100% cpu utilization for the entire duration of its use (which heats my cpu like cpuburn, though you can find a few programs that issue the cpu HALT command when idle, but then windows 98 stutters and the user experience becomes choppy).
so i also tried windows 2000 and settled on it. the minimum install is ~750 MB, but it runs very smoothly with no cpu utilization when idle (after it settles down after booting, just as with a non-virtual desktop) and great performance the rest of the time (for a user-input-limited application). user experience and cpu utilization is more important to me than a GB of disk space.
the command to start it is simply: "qemu -localtime -hda hd.img -fda fd.img" (as the floppy image will be used for storing the compressed data files for easy backup apart from the windows installation). that's simplicity. i may add network capability, which will require some administrative work on my part, but we don't download QIFs over the internet, so it's not really necessary. i need to figure out how to print from within qemu, but we hardly need hard copies, so that's not a priority, and we can always print to a postscript file in windows and print it from linux.
so, after my recent experience (yesterday), may i suggest qemu with kqemu on debian/ubuntu.
qemu & kqemu
I can also suggest qemu/kqemu + Win98 or Win2000. Coincidently, I run Win98 on Ubuntu just for an old greeting card program called PrintMasterGold. Win98 can only use qemu without the kqemu accelerator so it is a bit slow/choppy but the install was easy (from Synaptic or 'apt-get install qemu') and the Win98 disk image was only 200MB. With PrintMaster installed the diskimage is 400MB. For better performance install Win2000 or WinXP on qemu which can can take advantage of the kqemu accelerator.
the need of dual boot
I'm an a Computer Science student and I currently have Kubuntu Edgy and XP Professional as dual boot installed. I can proudly say that I haven't booted Windows in months because I didn't need to. As I don't play games under Windows (but a few under Linux ;) ), and I didn't have any projects where I had to use MS-Products, and, thus, Windows, I was quite happy. But now, as the new semester begins, I see that the teachers still tend to be MS-dependent. Visual Studio, Excell, Access, they point on that when they speak of software. To find a really good alternative to Visual Studio is, indeed hard, but not impossible. I would also be more than thrilled to be learn about versioning systems like CVS, Subversion, but that's not even mentioned. I have to find my way in KDevelop, but it's quite difficult at start.
What I want to say is that people should really try Open Source as an viable alternative, not to be stuck with MS. I try to do that as much as I can, but it's hard for me to change the minds of others. I am considering to start to ask (more or less) "rethorical" questions to the IT people at our university about Open Source products. As of now, they don't even want to install OpenOffice.org!
Until we (ITs) are forced by the industry and other factors to use MS-Products, I will still have to remain to my dual boot...
Wine supports Hallmark app
Shoot, I should have replied a long time ago.
describes the problem I had with the 2005 hallmark demo,
and an easy workaround for it. Let me know if it works for your app.


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Warren said the roasted ears of fresh sweet corn were going fast and expected to out sell last year's 3,500 ears.
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The annual event is able to function as a free festival because of the generosity of Witten Farm Market, which donates all of the locally grown corn, and Cowboy Concessions, Bigley said.
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This in response to Steven G. Smith's Tuesday letter, "A breakdown of society" (against the open-carry proposal). Yes, Mr. Smith, ignorance is being displayed. But not by Sen. Lee Bright or Rep. Bill Chumley, as they know that visible weapons are both easier to use for defense and more likely to deter an attack.
Yes, ignorance is being displayed if you think laws can protect us. They only tell us what the punishment will be for breaking the law. When only those who break the law are armed, no law will deter them. When only those who can afford to hire a bodyguard to follow them around will be protected from a gun-toting individual, who will protect us?
Mr. Smith asked, "What kind of environment are we creating?" I ask: Who will be safe if the only ones who can protect themselves are the rich and government employees? Who will be safer — a person who may have a weapon, or a person who is openly carrying a weapon?
Pretending guns do not exist serves no one. Children know guns exist, and if taught to use them responsibly, they are less likely to injure themselves or others.
Lastly, who needs to prove they are armed? Those with a weapon in plain sight who will not have to draw the weapon to forestall an attack? Or those who have their weapon hidden and will need expose the weapon in order to achieve the same goal? They must draw it. That action exposes them and others, and may cause someone to act rashly. A weapon drawn is a threat to all. A weapon holstered is a deterrent.
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1A four-footed animal, especially a member of a group which includes all vertebrates higher than fishes.
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• Activate windows. Click anywhere on a preview to activate the window.
• Close windows. You can use DockView to easily close windows.
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Great little app. Unfortunately, PayPal makes you sign up for an account to purchase this. And I refuse to have an account with PayPal, so the developer doesn't get my money for this one!
I like the developers other apps, but this one dosn't touch me. It looks mostly like an attempt to mimic vista. OS X should do it better. There is Expose, for sure. But if you like preview for your application switching take a look at Witch, Window Flow or (my personal favorite) Optimal Layout, which offers great extra functionality.
I was looking for something that would extend the functionality of the Finders Command-Tab application switcher. This does everything that I wanted and more. I have no interest in the dock previews as I keep my dock hidden and use Overflow as a dock replacement.
I looked at almost everything out there, and tried Witch and WindowFlow. Both had problems with listing invisible windows, and I disliked the vertical listing with the emphasis on windows and not applications.
DockView, has none of the problems that the other apps do. It adds functionality to command-tab without changing the behavior or appearance of command-tab, all it does it add the ability to see / preview application windows and then select them directly.
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RANDOLPH – There are an estimated 64,000 home caregivers in Vermont – those who care for a loved one or friend at home rather than relying on a home health agency or nursing home.
Gifford Medical Center's Blueprint Care Coordination Team is collaborating with the Central Vermont Council on Aging to offer advice and peer support to home caregivers who often selflessly work long, stressful hours.
Over the coming months, Gifford will offer a one-night course called "5 Minutes for Yourself." The class will be led by Samantha Medved, Gifford's Blueprint behavioral health clinician and a licensed social worker.
"The class is really designed to identify why caregivers need to take five minutes for themselves, and we'll also talk about how to find that time during the day."
The class will be offered on Aug. 20 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Gifford in Randolph and from 5:30-7 p.m. on the following days and locations: on Aug. 23 at the Chelsea Health Center, on Aug. 28 at the Bethel Health Center, on Sept. 4 at the Gifford Health Center at Berlin, and on Sept. 13 at Gifford.
Participants need only take one of the classes, which will cover identifying stress in the caregiver role, how taking time for oneself can improve the caregiver's ability to provide care, breathing techniques, how to find that "me time" and what activities to do during that time.
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The six-week workshop is also anticipated to be offered in Randolph in the fall with Kern and Brooks Chapin, a nurse and Gifford's director of senior services.
The educational workshop is designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. Participants will learn ways to reduce stress; communicate effectively; reduce guilt, anger and depression; set goals; and problem solve.
And finally, Gifford is planning ongoing, community-based support groups for caregivers beginning in September. The participant-run groups will be offered based on participants' interest and availability.
The goal of all of the programs is to support caregivers and the vital, challenging role they play.
"Caregivers typically are caring for people they really love and are allowing those people to continue to live in their homes, with their families and in their communities.
Simultaneously, it's a very hard and under-recognized role," Medved said. "What we know is healthier caregivers provide healthier care, so we want to make sure we assist caregivers in being as healthy and happy as possible."
To register for any of the upcoming "5 Minutes for Yourself" classes or to express interest in joining a support group, call Gifford's Blueprint office at 728-7100, ext. 6. The class is free and light refreshments will be served.
To sign up for "Powerful Tools for Caregivers," call Kern at the Council on Aging at (802) 476-2671. A $20 donation is suggested to help cover the cost of the course book that participants receive.
Participants need not be full-time caregivers. Anyone who helps support a loved one, such as through decision-making, providing transportation, or serving as a primary family support person is welcome.
Gifford also holds a monthly support group for those with chronic illnesses called the Chronic HealthShare Consortium. These free meetings continue on the second Wednesday of each month from 3-4 p.m.


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OAKLAND -- Investigators believe they have identified the body found burned to death near the entrance to an Oakland hills park trail Saturday night but are not yet naming her.
The victim was thought to be a woman in her mid to late 40s who lived in the East Bay, said Sgt. Tyrone Davis of the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department.
The woman was still on fire when Oakland firefighters arrived at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the Skyline Gate entrance to Redwood Regional Park. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police know little about what happened to her.
"Right now the door is wide open," Davis said. "We haven't ruled out suicide, we haven't ruled out homicide."
The body was so badly burned that investigators had declined to identify the gender until Monday. The Alameda County Coroner's Office is performing an autopsy, but in the meantime detectives retrieved evidence at the scene that has helped them determine who she was.
The parking lot off Skyline Boulevard had closed at 10 p.m., a half hour before fire and police crews responded to a report of a burning person. Detectives are treating a Toyota Prius left at the scene as evidence, but they have not said if it belonged to the victim.


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Orr to lead committee honoring residents
Published: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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Hendersonville City Council members asked historian Tom Orr last week to form a committee that will explore possible ways to honor those who have contributed to the growth and development of the city and county.
The council has looked into finding ways to honor past leaders on several occasions, Orr said.
A memorial grove of trees is planned for Berkeley Mills Park. A walk of fame with apples as markers and a wall of fame inside city hall have popped up as suggestions.
Orr said the new citizen committee will explore all possibilities and outline a selection process, categories and qualifications for determining who should be honored. The committee will also address funding.
"There are so many people who are deserving and who need some form of recognition," Orr said, adding that the committee will "spend some time exploring the ways" to do that.
One of the first steps will be to determine the criteria used in the selection process, and rules for nomination and selection, Orr said. The committee will adopt proposals to present later to City Council.
Orr was instrumental in creating the Henderson County Education Foundation Hall of Fame, which celebrates its 11th year this month. He said the memorial tribute will be "a way not only to honor, but to document history."
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Backers of a new United Soccer Leagues Pro team proposed for Oklahoma City have scheduled an announcement for Tuesday afternoon.
Oklahoma City currently has a Premier Development League team and plans have been announced for a North American Soccer League team. The NASL team is scheduled to begin playing in 2015 after renovations are complete at Taft Stadium.
Soccer's top league in the United States is Major League Soccer, or MLS.
Oklahoma City's PDL team began playing this year in a division that includes five teams from Texas. Its next three games are on the road; it returns to play Houston on July 20.
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I've asked for advice from this board about this a few times. But never had the courage to follow through with it. Not because I was afraid of my mom, more so scared that she wouldn't put up a fight, or even try to excuse her behaviors.. I'm still waiting for a response.
I spent alot of the weekend with my little sister(17), talking about some things that have been bothering me. Talked to my grandma, my dad (divorced), and they all saw it too. I cried alot, then deleted them off the devil and blocked her number. I didn't plan on talking to her about it, as she would just deny everything, make excuses, or make me out to be the crazy one.
Last night my sister texted me saying that I needed to talk to mom, that she had realized I deleted and blocked her, and was screaming at little sister demanding to know why. Little sis told her repeatedly she didn't want to get involved, mom kept yelling about it. So I emailed her. It was initially only supposed to be a quick message, but I got word vomit, and everything poured out. Here's what I wrote :
If your just gonna flip out on Katie I guess I have no choice but to talk to you. I need some time to decide if all the crap you put me through is worth it. You treat me so differently from the other kids, and you don't even bother to hide it anymore.
I haven't gotten a birthday present in 2 years, which I was fine with, till I saw that (older brother, 27) still gets one. Christmas I'm pretty sure you spent at least 2x as much on everyone else. Call me crazy but I think the dollar amount should be.comparable. then there is the fact that I got a blanket you made at my babyshower.. (older brother and sister in law) got a pack and play that's 200 dollars, the same one you knew I wanted. And don't you dare try to say some crap about buying all of DS's clothes, cuz you didn't. You bought a few outfits on sale, then sold all the girl stuff I bought and picked out used clothes to replace them.
You hung up on me when I told you I was pregnant with DD, but couldn't wait for older brother and sil to get pregnant. I'm a good mother. My kids are happy, healthy, and loved. Yet I am constantly second guessing myself because you've made it clear you think I'm a shitty parent. And for some reason your opinion still matters to me. growing up you didn't come to any school event, my softball tournaments, nothing. When I got my license I had to pay insurance from the beginning, and you NEVER even let me drive. Does little sis pay car insurance? I see she gets the car whenever she wants it. I needed family counseling and you refused. How about this one mom.. when was the last time you hugged me or told me you loved me? I don't think you have ever told me your proud of me. Everytime I leave Mn I spend the first hour crying because nothing changes. Big brother leaves to drive 30 minutes home and he gets a hug and an "I love you". Most of the time you don't even say goodbye to me, and I live 6 hours away!
I'm just sick of it. I cry way too much over this crap. df doesn't even want to come home anymore.because he is sick of it. And now I have to worry that your gonna pull this favoritism shit with the grandkids and mess my kids up too.
I guess I'm wondering if my TO should really be a CO, is all the things I talked about CO worthy? Am I blowing it out of proportion? I know things will never change, which is why I never said anything up to this point. But I guess it just got to be too much for me.
I ;probably sound pretty shallow listing stuff about the gifts, but really, it's just to show the differance between me and the other siblings.


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Following the lead of "Occupy Wall Street," demonstrators have rallied and camped outside Oakland City Hall since Oct. 10. The initial protest, attended by 500 people, has been followed by a permanent tent city.
9:30 a.m.: Another long night at Occupy Oakland
It was well past Wednesday's midnight when the shouting match erupted. About two dozen people formed what looked at times like a moving rugby scrimmage, a closed circle at the center of which an angry man was trying, and largely succeeding, in shouting down any voice that tried to challenge him. He said he was from East Oakland, and he derided what he said were the fake protestors at Occupy Oakland.
"This is my city," he screamed, "I've been occupying this city since before any of you were here."
A tall figure wearing a brown helmet, a long grey coat and a carrying a walkie-talkie showed up. He's a familiar face around the encampment, providing security along the perimeter and inside the grounds.
"It's okay," he said, to a few people who seemed concerned that the argument was degenerating into an actual brawl, "It's okay, this is political, this is political."
A quiet, reserved man named Keichi stepped to the side to watch the shouting.
"I'm not against capitalism from an aesthetic point of view," he said, "If it worked, then fine, but it doesn't work, that's the problem. It just goes and goes until it collapses utterly spectacularly."
The people in the melee weren't arguing about capitalism, really. Or they were, but it was mixed in with a whole mess of other things, too -- the possibility of revolution, the role of the banks, the threat of the police, the relative virtues of different kinds of militant actions.
None of it was coherent, there were too many voices speaking all at once. That was kind of the point, said Keichi. This occupation isn't about coming up with grand designs to solve all of America's problems, at least partly it's about throwing people who may not get a chance or be inclined to talk to eachother in everyday life into a space where they can, and often do.
A young man in a wheelchair and wearing a bright orange fur coat told us "a new world order" was coming, and that soon the whole country would look very similar to the loosely-controlled chaos swarming around us.
A happy-seeming woman suddenly yelled "Free Yoga, Free Yoga!" and then sat on the ground with two other people and began to chant.
Keichi smiled. "You can't really get away from capitalism," he said, "I'm sort of an accelerationist, you have to just keep going until the whole thing collapses on itself."
I ran into the brown-helmeted security guard later, smoking a cigarette and taking what looked like a much-needed break.
"This is by far the most amazing thing I've ever been involved in," he said, "Think about it. We're feeding the homeless, we're clothing them, we're taking care of them, the city of Oakland isn't doing that. What we're doing here is really wonderful, it's really special."
A bike-riding security guard from another quadrant joined him. "I got a report of a robbery on Broadway and 14th," he said.
The two men's radios crackled.
"It's going to be a long night," said brown helmet.
-- Scott Johnson, Oakland Tribune
9:00 p.m October 19
Occupy Oakland is a social experiment. But despite the overtly anarchic impulses sometimes on display, and the repeated and constant calls for a dismantling of the country's financial, legal and regulatory systems, people can't seem to completely do away with what humans have always done, which is make rules and try to obey them. There are committees here for virtually everything — food, health, sanitation, camping, security and administrative details, to name just a few.
Even as many of the occupiers call for radical change to the systems already in place, they are creating simulacrums of those very same systems within the camp, albeit on a much smaller scale. When violent or unruly members of this little society get out of line, the security committee steps up to take the lead in dealing with it, the same way law enforcement institutions do it in the world out there.
When sanitation issues arise, and they do, more meetings are scheduled to deal with them, the way they would be dealt with in any city council meeting in any American city. Should dogs be allowed in the camp? Who will pick up the trash? Is it a good idea to make a site for laundry services? What is the appropriate posture regarding the media? All of these questions get debated, some of them intelligently, others with a great deal of paranoia, anger and fear.
Through it all, however, the human urge to make community, to establish rules to live by, to create some semblance of order in a complex and confusing world, is on display.
What is lacking, however, from this community is the kind of back and forth debate, the arguing, the respect for oppositional viewpoints that you might find in a city council or in the opinion pages of a newspaper. Here, the desire for autonomous expression seems to trump any tolerance for what anyone perceived to be an outsider might have to say. This is unfortunate. But maybe with time comes tolerance.
Heading out for a while. Be back a little later tonight. Stay tuned.
October 18 5:02 p.m. The eb and flow of Occupy Oakland
The occupiers at City Hall like to say that their movement is a work in progress. This is most apparent in how rapidly the make-up of the occupation changes hour by hour, day and night, who may be speaking and what is being said.
The late afternoons and early evenings tend to be the most intellectually diverse times of the day. People from around the city stop by after work, or on their way home, to listen to speakers who may not stay around for the rest of the night. I haven't been here long, but my impression is that the conversations tend to be more issue-oriented, more civil, more responsible.
As night falls, it changes. The focus on what the police may or may not do intensifies. Anarchists bearing signs that say "bring on the chaos" and carrying black flags and masks, seem to increase in number. It starts to feel much more like a rebel camp, an occupied space, a social experiment. Anything could happen.
The morning seems groggy, like a giant camping trip. It seemed to me that large numbers of people with mental health problems were out and about this morning.
Throughout it all, however, there is a fairly steady drumbeat of anti-capitalist, anti-authority and anti-banking sentiment. For all the diversity on display at the protest, there is a disappointing lack of real debate. But maybe that will change.
-- Scott Johnson, Oakland Tribune
October 18 4:47 p.m. Former Black Panther Party leaders speak to protesters
Former heads of the Black Panthers Party are speaking at Occupy Oakland right now in front of an audience of at least a couple of hundred. David Hilliard, former chief of staff of the party, gave a rousing speech about organizing. Former party members will also speak at Laney College tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. to talk about their 10 point organizing principles.
"I bet Huey Newton is smiling on us right now," said a young man who took the microphone, before reading out the ten points, including housing, education, health care for black, poor and oppressed people, an end to police brutality, an end to wars of aggression and several others.
A woman in the crowd stood silently with her fist raised in the classic Black Panther pose.
"I believe us here today is the same reason this country got founded," said the man.
-- Scott Johnson, Oakland Tribune
October 18, 5 p.m. Embedded with Occupy Oakland
Well into its ninth day, the Occupy Oakland camp has attracted a wide range of participants -- self-described radicals, unemployed workers, students and professionals, as well as a large contingent of homeless people who have relied on the free food and shelter.
Organizers have established a schedule of talks, forums, discussion groups and seminars to keep residents and participants occupied during the day. Themes include "capitalism and colonialism" and "the history of the Black Panthers."
Each day begins with a yoga class at 8:30 a.m. A stationary bicycle has been set up near a "media center" tent for anyone to use.
About 100 tents have been placed on nearly every square meter of available greenery. The grass is long dead and won't be revived until the protesters have left. A kitchen serving three meals a day, along with a library, an information center and a "safe space" for conflict resolution also have been added, after fistfights and arguments broke out in recent days.
-- Scott Johnson, Oakland Tribune


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Congressman sets meetings
Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 3:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:16 a.m.
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, who represents southern Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, has scheduled town hall meetings for April 3 in Larose and Houma.
The first is scheduled for 10-11 a.m. at the Larose Civic Center, 307 E. 5th St. The second runs from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Terrebonne Parish Council chambers in the Government Tower, 8026 Main St., Houma.
For information, call Scalise's office at 879-2300 in Houma or 202-225-3015 in Washington.
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Ridgewater College Theatre presents, Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice," a tragic and timeless love story that will captivate audiences' hearts on November 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:30pm. "Eurydice" is taking place at the Ridgewater College Theatre in Willmar. Tickets cost $5 with Ridgewater students getting in for free by showing their student ID. "Eurydice" is a modern day take on the famous Greek myth of Orpheus. Orpheus, a famous musician, loses his wife on their wedding day and travels to the depths of Hades and back to try to rescue her. Surrounded by many challenges, both Eurydice and Orpheus discover countless things about their past, present, and future during this 90 minute emotional ride. "Eurydice" is directed by Chad Tallon and Stage Managed by Samantha Kampa (Willmar). Starring in "Eurydice" is Ramee Jorschumb (Willmar), Kyle Gacusana (Willmar), Jon Wood, Bryant Amundson (St.Cloud), Aliya Abrams (New London), Alex Burdorf (Raymond), and Pepe Vayas-Solis (Milan).
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