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Determination of primary protein structure has long been manageable and increasingly automated by the hyphenated technique of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC–MS). Higher order structure (HOS) can now also be mapped with the same tools, such as disulfide bond mapping, due to the increased power and capabilities of LC–MS (1). Most recently, the commercialization of ion mobility mass spectrometry and hydrogen deuterium exchange by mass spectrometry (HDX–MS also referred to as H–D exchange or HXMS) has changed the shape of analytical technology (2). Researchers in the field are now confident that numerous technical challenges of this powerful analytical approach have been overcome (3, 4).
HDX–MS uses a simple principle, first exploited decades ago by Lindestrom-Lang, that the solvent accessibility of amide protons in proteins varies dynamically. By examining the changes over the course of an experiment, different protein states can be compared with each other to understand protein binding, to map epitopes, to understand the effect of modifications or small molecule binding, or even to manage the effects of formulation (5). Smaller sample sizes (e.g., picomoles) may be used compared with other techniques, and HDX–MS can be used to study proteins that are hard to purify. Typically, pepsin digestion, which cleaves the protein into small peptides, is used. The labeling is quenched chemically, and deuterium incorporation can be localized to short stretches (e.g., 5 to 10 amino acids) of the primary structure by measuring the resultant mass change in that peptide (6).
However, deuteration is a dynamic process, and deuterons and protons will exchange back and forth. To help control this process after the initial uptake, the analytical separation is cooled to 0 °C to manage the "back" exchange. The cold pathway and chemical quenching dramatically slow the reversal of deuteration and provide a window for chromatographic separation as close to the MS detector as possible (1, 7). In one instrument, built with guidance from an academic and industry partnership, sub-2-μm ultra-performance LC (UPLC) separations take place within a cooled environment that is paired with robotics-enabled injection (Waters, nanoACQUITY UPLC System with HDX Technology). This technique works for large molecules such as antibodies, the characterization of protein-ligand interactions, mutation effects, and epitope mapping (8–12).Commercialization of HDX–MS
Commercializing a complete solution for HDX–MS—from robotic process handling to data handling—was an important leap for industry, in that it adopted a hitherto academic technique into the real world (13). The underlying factors that were addressed to ensure successful adoption by industry were that mass spectrometry detection be robust and the instrument be engineered for simple start-up by scientists. In research departments, companies that have adopted HDX–MS use MS in several different ways, principally to fill the therapeutic pipeline. For example, in new medicines laboratories, HDX–MS can rapidly perform epitope mapping to tie up intellectual property in the paratope and epitope (14).
Incorporation of brute capabilities, such as UPLC and ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMS), greatly facilitates the studies. As more complex proteins are analyzed, it also becomes increasingly useful to include ion mobility separations to disentangle the data (2). IMS provides an orthogonal differentiation to mass differences and chromatographic separation. Untangling the puzzle of data is therefore easier because there are more angles to look at (i.e., better specificity). Researchers can also begin to look at intermediates in the binding process and understand more clearly why certain domains are active and others are less active. This technique has recently been demonstrated in studies of kinase binding and the detailed understanding of allosteric effects (15).
Historically, curating HDX–MS data manually was inefficient and required expert interpretation. Because interpretation is a repetitive process that requires counting and measuring spectra, the process can be automated. Building software specifically designed to systematically select spectra with predetermined criteria and measure the mass change of the deuterated forms was one of the criteria to make HDX–MS acceptable to industry (13). No longer do users need to be experts in instrumentation and interpretation; HDX–MS has now become accessible to biologists and biochemists.
Tools appropriate to biologists and biochemists are not enough; the data display needs to be more intuitive. More recent iterations, therefore, have concentrated on showing conformation in relation to a protein map or to differences between two states that relate to the protein sequence, rather than the spectral readout from the instrument themselves. This display requires transposition, overlaying of primary sequence, and color schemes that are more appropriate to human visual interpretation. Recent developments have allowed the superposition of the MS readouts onto three-dimensional crystal structures of proteins or as "heat maps" of change related to primary sequence (13). These intuitive plotting schemes provide a rapid, visual comparison of different states, such as bound and free forms of the proteins of interest (13). A "butterfly" chart provides a rapid visual overview of the average relative fractional exchange for all peptides in each labeling time-point. The "inflection" points of the chart highlight the total amount of exchange as well as the rate of exchange, thus highlighting the active regions of the protein at a glance. The entire polypeptide backbone of each form can now be compared for both spatial and temporal information.


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Joey Beats beat on personal journals
I just got the personal journals record (I live in Sweden, shit is slow here) and when I listened to the last song(runaways) I almost shit my pants! The beat is dope! That's probably the best beat I've heard this year, by far. Good work Joe! I'm not trying to asskiss or nothing, I just think it's dope!
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He shouldn't be using the "brown tone," though.
Tue Jul 23, 2002 6:46 am
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i dont get it...
the brown tone...?
Tue Jul 23, 2002 6:57 am
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i agree that beat is ill.
Joey always makes the perfect beats for sages moodswings.
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Reggie wrote:
He shouldn't be using the "brown tone," though.
South park is so passe. ;)
Tue Jul 23, 2002 8:14 am
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what brown tone is he using? please elaborate this further.. :wink:
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the one that makes you shit your pants, g.
Tue Jul 23, 2002 10:55 am
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Lovely beat
Couple questions....
Is that noise at the end of the track/CD something you recorded?
What is that nice lady singing at the end of Broken Wings? its nice...
Tue Jul 23, 2002 11:29 am
Thank you guys!!!
I guess this at least affords me the opportunity to speak on this beat. I remember the first time Sage recited the lyrics for me. As soon as he was finished I said "yo I would love to make the beat for that piece."
Last summer Sage came to the place I was staying and told me he needed the beat for Runaways. Long story short...I made this beat in like an hour with Sage right behind me, giving his input on everything. The same thing happened with the beat for Majority Rule. Actually majority rule is practically a Sage production, if you ask me.
I was so damn nervous about it because it came together so fast. Take my word for it, I don't usually make beats this quickly and the non-prophets instrumentals are no exception. Once I have all the samples, it doesn't take long. With Runaways though, I wasn't sure that was the perfect drum for that loop and I wasn't sure I got as many sequences out of it as I would've like to. Looking back on it now, those probably are the drums I would use. But Sage came through with all the ideas for the breakdown and stuff.
The amazing thing to me about that song is half way through, after the hi end breaks out, when the loop comes back in, it's almost like you're listening to the song from the beginning again. It has a new life. Sage does this extremely well...too good. So again, I was happ with the outcome.
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Runaways has to be the deepest track ive ever heard, for real.
shit makes me depressed when i listen to it... i love it
beat fits the song perfectly, Joey
i honestly think my favorite Sage tracks are ones with Joey's beats... its a perfect combination
cant wait for the non-prophets LP
Tue Jul 23, 2002 1:18 pm
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It only took you an hour to make that beat? That's insane! Me and a friend do beats and usually it takes us hours just to get the drums the way we want them..
Is there any chance of the non prophets record coming out anytime soon?
Wed Jul 24, 2002 1:18 am
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Dope beat, it's amazing that it was made in an hour props to anticon for putting it on there, despite the hate.
AMBUSH - "Broken Wings" was produced by Scott Matelic, so I doubt either Joey Beats or Mr. Francis would know where that vocal sample came from.
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broken wings is my favorite song off personal journals.
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A Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds
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Is there such a thing as a marriage made in Heaven? A Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds, originally written in Yiddish by S. Ansky and newly translated/adapted by Tony Kushner of Angels in America fame, ponders this question in a love story in which worldly concerns collide with destiny, leading to an inevitable tragic ending after a deceased spurned lover enters the body of his beloved as a spirit, and a rabbinical exorcism is attempted. Featuring an original Klezmer score written by Yale Strom and performed by Hot P'Stromi.
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Housing Rebound Spurs Arizona Land Buy
GTIS Partners has acquired 563 acres of vacant land outside of Phoenix, Ariz., the latest sign that real estate investment funds view undeveloped land as a way to profit from a housing rebound.
The New York real estate investor said it and a partner paid $36.5 million for the land in the city of Mesa, where it plans to build the main roads, water lines and other major infrastructure to prepare the land to sell to home builders.
GTIS president Tom Shapiro says the parcel has room for about 3,500 single-family homes and apartments, plus 50 acres for retail, office and hotels. The total investment by GTIS and its partner to acquire and prepare the land is expected to exceed $100 million.
"When home prices go up, land prices really go up," says Mr. Shapiro. Since home builders nowadays often prefer to buy land in smaller chunks, GTIS plans to divide up the parcels into around 50 acre-sized pieces.
"We are buying at wholesale prices, and will be selling at retail prices" to home builders, Mr. Shapiro says.
Other real-estate investors, including Starwood Capital and BlackRock, have also been piling into land, wagering that relative scarce supply will drive up prices as home builders look to develop new houses.
Recently, hedge fund manager John Paulson jumped aboard this train when his real-estate private equity group purchased 530 acres by Lake Las Vegas.
These investors run the risk that the economy hits a rut and a nascent housing rebound stalls, leaving them with undeveloped land that generates no income.
Mr. Shapiro says that gloomy scenario can't be ruled out but would be less problematic for GTIS, which has not taken on debt for the acquisition. So even if prices fall, the firm can hold the land without facing immediate pressure to generate a return and pay back a loan, he says.
GTIS has also bought about 500 single family homes in Atlanta and Las Vegas and has invested $450 million since 2009 in homes, land, and residential development. The firm is partnering with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based land developer Harvard Investments on the Mesa transaction.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Luke (NIV) Here Jesus speaking to his disciples in the garden where he went to pray just before being arrested and crucified... 22:40 On reaching the place he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation… 46 "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation."
Observation: Earlier in his ministry, when his disciples had asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he taught them "Our Father…lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…" In the verses above, Jesus knew what was just ahead for him, yet he did not ask the disciples to pray for him, but for themselves. He knew their weaknesses. He knew they would be tempted. So here is a place where they needed to pray as he had taught them.
Application: I do not know what temptations lay ahead so I need to pray as Jesus taught me. I need to pray for myself. As long as I am in this world, I will be subject to temptations. I should pray this prayer every day.
Prayer: Lord, do not lead me into places of temptation, and when I do find myself in such places, remind me that you are with me. Deliver me from evil. Amen
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(November 6, 2012)--President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney in a hard-fought race in which the economy was the dominant issue.
Romney conceded the race at 11:55 p.m. CST Tuesday.
"This election is over but our principles endure," he told a crowd of supporters who were expecting a victory speech Tuesday night.
Voters decided to give Mr. Obama another four years of stewardship over an economy that is slowly recovering from the recession.
Mr. Obama captured battleground states including Ohio, Iowa and Colorado on his way to the 270 electoral votes he needed.
Romney unsuccessfully campaigned on the theme that his business background gave him the experience needed to guide the nation out of tough economic times.
Mr. Obama will again be dealing with a divided Congress. Democrats maintained control of the Senate and Republicans likely will again control the House.
Among the most pressing matters is the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to hit in January. Economists have warned that if they aren't averted, the nation could face another recession.
Romney claimed Texas' 38 electoral votes Tuesday, although the outcome of the race in the state wasn't much in doubt.
As expected, Republican Ted Cruz should becomes the first Hispanic from Texas elected to the U.S. Senate, easily surviving a challenge from Democrat Paul Sadler, Libertarian Jay Myers and Green Party candidate David Collins.
The ex-state solicitor general was heavily favored because Texas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.
Cruz said he will work with Mr. Obama, but only if the president changes his ways and does more to work with both Democrats and Republicans.
If that happens, Cruz said he "will work with him."
Cruz succeeds retiring Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Cruz became a national sensation after his upset July victory over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to win the Republican senatorial nomination.
That race was seen as a national test of the tea party's influence because Cruz painted the mainstream GOP choice Dewhurst as too moderate.
Cruz has since mended fences with state GOP leaders and says he'll work with both parties in Congress.
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, won a second term easily against Libertarian Ben Easton in a district that stretches from south of Fort Worth to Brazos County.
U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, defeated Democrat Stephen Wyman and Libertarian Ethan Garofolo to win another term.
"I am honored to have won the approval of my friends and neighbors to remain in the House, and look forward to continuing the work and ongoing challenges facing our district," Carter said in a statement.
"From protecting Fort Hood and our military families from sequestration, to preventing salamanders from shutting down economic development in our region, to balancing our federal budget and preventing tax hikes, there are major battles underway that I am grateful to be allowed to keep fighting."
Republican Roger Williams was the early winner in the race for the new District 25 seat in the U.S. House, defeating Democrat Elaine Henderson and Libertarian Betsy Dewey. The newly drawn district includes part of Bell County, Bosque County, Coryell County, Hamilton County, Hill County and Lampasas County.
"From Comanche Peak to the University of Texas...from Austin to Burleson...from Fort Hood to the small farms and ranches...I am blessed to represent a great district. I commend my opponent on a hard fought race. And I am excited to get started and begin the process of turning around the economy and the country," Williams said in a statement Tuesday night.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, won another term in a race against Democrat Neil Burns and Libertarian Leon Hall in a district that includes Leon County.
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, coasted to an early win against Democrat Jim Riley and Libertarian Scott J. Ballard in a district that includes Mills and San Saba Counties.
Texas Legislature
Republican Dist. 22 State Sen. Brian Birdwell defeated Libertarian Tom Kilbride in a district that includes Bosque, Falls, Hill and McLennan Counties.
"I've been vigorously traveling throughout the district for more than a year, meeting several times per week with school superintendents, local officials, business leaders and individual citizens to discuss the key successes of the 82nd legislative session and the challenges facing our state," Birdwell said in a statement.
"When asking constituents for the opportunity to serve them once more, I promised to uphold my record of honest and accountable actions. Today the voters of Senate District 22 honored me with tremendous support, re-electing me to serve a second term as their conservative voice in the Texas Senate, and I feel extremely privileged for the opportunity to do so."
Republican Dist. 5 State Sen. Charles Schwertner, whose district includes Freestone, Leon, Limestone and Milam Counties, defeated Libertarian Jeffrey fox to win another term.
Incumbent Dist. 56 State Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson defeated Libertarian Neill Snider to win another term representing McLennan County.
Republican Dist. 54 State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock was beating Democrat Claudia Brown for another term representing Bell and Lampasas Counties.
Republican Kyle Kacal won the race for the Dist. 12 seat in the state House against Democrat Robert Stem. The newly drawn district includes Falls, Limestone and Robertson Counties and a portion of McLennan County.
Republican J.D. Sheffield was beating Democrat Bill Norris in the race for the Dist. 59 seat in the state House, which includes Coryell, Hamilton, Mills and San Saba Counties.
Republican Dist. 8 State Rep. Byron Cook defeated Democrat Charles Morgan to win another term. His district includes Freestone and Hill Counties.
McLennan County
McLennan County voters elected a sheriff to succeed retiring Sheriff Larry Lynch.
Republican Parnell McNamara easily defeated Democrat Willie Tompkins, Sr., and Libertarian Charles C. Hutyra.
Republican Will Jones defeated Democrat Brian Scott in the race for the Precinct 3 seat on the McLennan County Commissioners Court.
Incumbent Democratic Pct. 8 Constable Freddie Cantu survived a challenge from Republican Sal Romero.
Bell County
In Bell County, the vote county went slowly Tuesday night.
When the final votes were counted late Tuesday night Republican Eddy Lange defeated Democrat Frank J. Hernandez in the race to succeed retiring Sheriff Dan Smith.
Incumbent Republican Pct. 1 County Commissioner Richard Cortese turned back a challenge from Democrat Irene Andrews.
Republican Billy Schumann defeated Democrat Billy Ray Crow in the race for Pct. 3 County Commissioner.
Republican Pct. 3 Pl. 1 Justice of the Peace David Barfield defeated Democrat Mike Medrano.
Coryell County
Coryell County voted on two propositions.
The first, involving adoption of a stock law, passed, and the second, which would have allowed horses, mules, jacks, jennets, donkeys, hogs, sheep and goats to run at large in the county, didn't.
Falls County
Falls County voters decided two races involving challenges to incumbent officeholders.
Longtime Democratic Falls County Sheriff Ben Kirk survived a challenge Tuesday from Republican Ricky Scaman and Republican Pct. County Commissioner Milton Albright defeated Democrat David Fitz.
Limestone County
Limestone County voters decided one contested county race.
Republican Jerry R. Allen defeated incumbent Democratic Pct. 3 County Commissioner Morris D. Beaver.
Other Central Texas Counties
In Bosque County Republican Douglas Day defeated Democrat Gerald Don Gordon in the Pct. 1 County Commissioner race and Republican Sammy Leach defeated Democrat Gary Arnold in the Pct. 3 County Commissioner race.
Hamilton County voters approved a local option measure that legalizing the sale of all alcoholic beverages and in the race for Pct. 3 Commissioner Republican Lloyd Huggins defeated Democrat Jon C. Bonner.
In Hill County Republican Michael Cox defeated Democrat Edward Leon Rhoudes in the race to succeed Sheriff Jeffrey Lyon, who lost in the GOP runoff.
Republican Danny Bodeker defeated Democrat Henry Alderson in the race for Pct. 1 County Commissioner and Republican Pct. 1 Constable defeated Democratic challenger Brent Wickcliffe.
Hill County voters also approved an optional road system proposition and a proposition that adds Hubbard to Emergency Services District No. 2.
In Milam County, Republican incumbent John Youngblood defeated Democratic challenger Hollis Lewis for another term as 20th State District Judge; Republican Bill Torrey defeated incumbent Democratic District and County Attorney Kerry Spears; Republican Tax Assessor-Collector Kolette Morgan defeated Democratic challenger Tommy Grimes; Republican Donna Orsag defeated Democratic incumbent Linda Acosta in the race for the unexpired County Treasurer's term; Republican Pct. 1 County Commissioner Greg Tomek defeated Democratic challenger Ricky McCall; Republican John "Barney" Fisher defeated Democrat Andy Jackson in the race for Pct. 3 County Commissioner, and Democratic Pct. 4 Constable Giles Summerlin defeated Republican challenger Fred Keefer.
In Mills County voters decided two county commissioner races and in both cases the Demoratic incumbents were defeated. Republican Mike Wright won the Pct. 1 seat on the Commissioners Court, defeating incumbent John Mann, and Republican Robert Hall won the Pct. 3 seat, defeating incumbent Dale Partin.
San Saba voters decided two races in which write-in candidates were running. Republican Randall "Randy" Robinson defeated write-in candidate David Williams in the race for county attorney and in the Pct. 1 County Commissioner race, Republican Otis Judkins defeated write-in candidate Michael Wood.


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Wearing my admin hat.
I personally don't know either one well enough to have a preference.
I do need some GUI fuctionality in the scripts I need to create, but a lot of them will be ad-hoc creations to meet a temporary situation and/or be used infrequently.
I can't justify spending 4 hours on a script that might only get run 50 times before it's obsolete, and doesn't do anything that couldn't be done without it.
Give me whatever will get me the most functionality in the amount of time you're willing to devote to it. I will come back for more if I can't get it done with that.
In V3, Show-Command and Out-Gridview offer some capabilites that can agruably qualify as "GUI". They provide a lot of functionality that's very easy for someone who's already fluent in Powershell to pick up. I would include them, if nothing else.
I am in the same boat... I don't know enough about either one to have a preference.
This got me thinking is a GUI the correct place, why not a web page and use HTML or whatever it takes to draw up a simple web page. A couple of inputboxs, a drop down, and/or some radio buttons. Maybe this is because it has always been a dream of mine to take the time and make a "tools" web page that would take input from a user, run my script(s) (if needed with elevated privs), and send back some type of output to the user that the script was successful or had errors. I am not aware of anything in powershell that makes this easier than any other scripting language, but this has always been a goal of mine.
If WinForms or WPF are the options then I guess I could make that "tools" page with links out to the file system to run these fancy looking powershell scripts and get close to the same result. In either case, I am thankful that there are people out there trying to make my job easier, since I am the "scripting guy" in the group and everyone comes to me to automate. Building some scripts that don't look like scripts should allow others to reuse what I create.
I don't know .NET, php, or any other web language. My comfort is in VBscript and I'm slowly migrating to powershell with the help of blogs like this and the "PowerShell in a month of Lunches book."(too bad I only get a couple of chapters done in a month).
Check out Sapiens PrimalForms. They have a free version called community edition.
It allows you to create a gui in designmode so you do not have to spend more than a few minutes or maximum an hour to get everything right.
No, there isn't really a way to combine HTML and PowerShell the way that you can with VBScript. That's kind of the point of the discussion - the 'replacement' for those HTAs.
The context of the question is what should be included in a book on the subject, given a limited amount of space to devote to it.
Third party products may be a good solution at the moment, but there is no guarantee that solution will be available in the future.
The vendor can render the time and effort spent writing that chapter, and the information contained in it useless at any time.
That is the risk you take when writing a technology book, *including* books on Microsoft technology. You can't be overly concerned if a vendor will no longer exist or if the technology will change. You always have to be prepared to update the book when it comes to technology. When PowerShell v3 ships, the v2 books will instantly become outdated. The same thing will happen again with every version thereafter. My point being, it's the nature of the beast. The life span of a tech book is probably 2 to 3 years, and possibly less, before it needs to be updated.
Just a side note SAPIEN has been around a bit longer then PowerShell itself ;-)
It's a given that a book on V3 will be rendered obsolete in whole when V4 ships.
If you limit the material covered to native capabilities of Powershell you have a reasonable expectation that until that happens, everything in the book will be current and valid.
When you start throwing in other products / vendors then you start running the risk of parts of the book becoming obsolete before then, as those products may undergo revisions or updates on an entirely different cycle.
The short lifecycle makes it unlikely that those parts will be updated before the rest of the book becomes obsolete, too.
One thing he can be sure of is WinForms will not change. Anything he writes about the content will remain valid. The tool may incrementally change by adding new features, but chances are there will be a new version of PowerShell before the tool has evolved so much that it needs a complete rewrite. Remember the scope of what he is writing. The designer and WinForms has been consistent for years now.
A book is not necessarily rendered obsolete just because a new version of the product is available. For instance my PowerShell in Practice was written across the v1/v2 transition so covers both. V3 wasn't even a twinkle in anyones eye at that point but I think everything in that book can be utilised in v3.
Same with other books - if you are dealing with what you can do with PowerShell ie adminsitering components of your infrastructure such as DNS, AD, EXchange or SQL then the PowerShell version change in many cases will not affect the solution. What may change is that some new functionality such as the DNS cmdlets in Windows 2012 give you an improved experience managing that component. You may still need those old techniques from a down level cleint though.
If you are talking about a pure PowerShell language book then a version change will mean that some update to the book will be necessary either to address new functionality or to address breaking changes in the new version.
I'd hang on to the v2 books until you have a complete v3 environemnt and you have investigated and understand the new features and breaking changes
@DavidC My comments about bringing other products into it were in reference to Primal Forms. As I said earlier, I don't know either Winforms or WPF, and I don't know how much of the book Don is willing to commit to building GUI's. My preference is for whatever gets me the most functionality in amount of space he's willing to devote to it.
@RSiddaway The comments about manuals being rendered obsolete was more from the perspective of an author or publisher. I still have books laying around from older versions that have useful information in them, but someone looking to buy an new book on Powershell will want the latest version.


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In a ruling that San Bruno's mayor and other critics complained lets PG&E off the hook for the deadly 2010 pipeline blast that killed eight people, state regulators Thursday approved a planned upgrade of the utility's pipeline system that leaves ratepayers facing higher monthly bills.
The Public Utilities Commission's ruling allows PG&E to raise rates by about $299 million between now and the end of 2014 to cover the utility's efforts to upgrade its vast network of gas pipelines.
That will raise the typical bill of a residential customer by 88 cents a month next year, and by an additional 48 cents the following year -- for a total increase of $1.36 by the end of 2014, according to PG&E spokeswoman Brittany Chord.
The rate increases are slightly more than what was proposed by a PUC administrative law judge, but only 39 percent of the $768 million that PG&E had proposed through the end of 2014.
PUC Commissioner Mike Florio, before it was announced, defended the ruling as "a well-balanced, well-thought-out decision." PG&E, while getting much less than it had requested, said the decision "affirms PG&E's blueprint for continued progress on behalf of our customers."
But the PUC's 5-0 vote infuriated San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane.
"PG&E blew up our town and killed eight people," Ruane said. "PG&E is making a profit on those lives. It is disgusting and unfair."
State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Bruno, also lambasted the PUC's decision, calling it "a Christmas gift to PG&E."
"It is shameful," Hill said. "About 100 years ago, California was owned by Southern Pacific Railroad. Today, PG&E owns the state of California and the PUC."
Representatives of The Utility Reform Network complained that the ruling will allow PG&E to profit from the upgrades. Tom Long, TURN's legal director, said ratepayers over the long term "will end up paying 55 percent of the costs of the improvements."
PG&E was prompted to upgrade its natural gas system following public outrage over the Sept. 9, 2010, blast, which killed eight people, injured dozens of others and destroyed or damaged 108 homes.
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that the blast was caused by a rupture in a pipe with a deficient seam weld that had gone undetected because PG&E had failed to conduct proper inspections. It also blamed the utility for taking more than 90 minutes to close manual valves that the safety board said would have choked off the flow of gas to the blaze.
The work PG&E has proposed through 2014 includes pressure testing 783 miles of gas lines, replacing 186 miles of pipe, installing 228 automated valves and upgrading 199 miles of pipe so inspection devices can run inside them.
Before announcing their ruling, PUC officials said they believed it would help the utility and its customers turn the corner and restore confidence in the safety of PG&E's natural gas system.
"This will be the best gas system in the country," PUC Commissioner Timothy Simon said before the vote.
But PUC officials said the agency and PG&E both will have to keep a stronger focus on safety if the program of upgrades is to be successful.
"Safety is, and has to be, the top priority of this commission and of every utility," said Commissioner Mark Ferron.
While critics complained that PG&E got off easy, PG&E officials said they were disappointed by the PUC's ruling because it forces the company's shareholders to bear too much of the cost of the upgrades.
PG&E argued that the ratepayers should finance much of the improvements because the upgrades are required by new rules from state and federal regulators.
"Today's decision confirms that PG&E's plan is the right path forward to build the next-generation gas transmission system that Californians need and deserve," said Chris Johns, president of Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the utility subsidiary of PG&E.
Contact George Avalos at 408-373-3556 or 925-977-8477. Follow him at Twitter.com/george_avalos.


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Cowabunga! Bay Area humane society leaders say they fear the box office-shredding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie will trigger a pet turtle frenzy that could potentially threaten the species' health.
The blockbuster released Friday netted $25.6 million on its opening day, according to website Box Office Mojo. East Bay SPCA staffers worry the film's popularity could cause a spike in turtle sales from parents prodded by kids who want to adopt their own "heroes in a half-shell." In turn, local animal shelters are urging the public to resist acquiring the reptilian pets on impulse. Instead, they're asking parents to buy toy action figures in lieu of live turtles for their children.
Or pizza. After all, everybody knows teenage turtles love pizza.
"The film may inspire families to doom real turtles and tortoises to unsuitable, unsafe futures with ill-prepared adoptive families," said East Bay SPCA Communications Director Rita Wilds. "The spike hasn't started yet but it's common when these types of movies come out -- for example with "101 Dalmatians" -- that they tend to get people excited about bringing the animals into the home and don't realize the responsibility," she said.
Owning a pet takes planning, equipment, food and commitment, said East Bay SPCA President Allison Lindquist.
"Sadly, many people do little research before acquiring a pet and don't understand and commit to the responsibilities of lifetime ownership," Lindquist said. "We fear this movie will drive interest in acquiring pet turtles and tortoises."
Zoey Thoel, manager at Andy's Pet Shop, said the San Jose-based business recently had seven turtles but adopted them out in less than six weeks.
As of Saturday, the pet shop did not have any turtles or tortoises available for adoption, but Thoel said they anticipate selling more soon.
"People put them in their backyards often," said Thoel, who said she owns a tortoise that she keeps in her backyard. "We make sure to screen the families purchasing the turtles. We explain they need a lot -- require very specific habitats, food and supplements in order to keep healthy."
The appropriate setup for a turtle or tortoise is costly, Linquist said, and as the animal grows, its space needs to be expanded accordingly. Many reptiles can live for decades and in the case of tortoises, may outlive their owners. It is important to be aware that unscrupulous turtle and tortoise dealers can illegally obtain and sell their animals and may sell animals with compromised health, Linquist added. Some species on the market are actually illegal in California because they can be a threat to our local species.
Linquist also emphasized animals transported illegally may be sick or carry parasites or bacteria like Salmonella. Anyone with questions can call East Bay SPCA at 510-563-4604.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Warriors center Andrew Bogut was told before the series that he was on his own with Spurs star Tim Duncan, one of the greatest of all-time. Whatever happens, happens. But the help wasn't coming.
To Bogut, that sounded like Australian for fun.
"I'm fine," he said after totaling six points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday's 100-91 Game 2 win. "He's had games where he's killed me, and I've had games where I've guarded him well. You've just got to battle against him."
A major part of the game plan is to play straight up on Duncan. The Warriors don't mind if he scores. They just don't want to double-team him because that opens up avenues for the Spurs' wealth of 3-pointer shooters. And Duncan is such a great passer, he can pick the Warriors apart.
So the Warriors are allowing Bogut -- and rookie center Festus Ezeli -- to take their medicine against San Antonio's low-post specialist. He's averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds the first two games. He's shooting 42.9 percent (15 of 35).
Bogut is all but giving Duncan the midrange jumper. He's using his size to keep Duncan from catching the ball deep and his shot-blocking ability to challenge Duncan's array of post moves.
"If Tim gets off, like he did a little bit tonight, we'll live with that," Bogut said. "If he's getting easy shots against me where he's two feet from the basket, we have a problem. But if I keep working him, pushing him out, making him work for his buckets, we're not too worried about it."
With Bogut playing Duncan one-on-one, it allows another part of the Warriors' game plan to play out. The Warriors are using guard Klay Thompson, who has emerged as a capable man-to-man defender, to chase around Spurs speedy point guard Tony Parker.
Golden State is playing Parker to his left, where the help waits. If he gets a screen to the right, Thompson (or whoever is on Parker) goes under the screen and concedes the midrange jumper. If he drives, Bogut is waiting in the paint.
But it starts with Bogut's ability to be on an island with Duncan, and the confidence knowing he's there instills the rest of the defense.
"In the regular season, when Bogut was out," forward Carl Landry said, "sometimes we had to double-team Duncan and it left shooters open, and we had different types of rotations. It's just real easy to have a guy down there to just defend Duncan as best as he can."
"That's too low for me," point guard Stephen Curry said. "I thought he was definitely a shoo-in."
The 2013 award went to Denver's George Karl, who garnered 62 of the 121 first-place votes. Miami's Erik Spoelstra, New York's Mike Woodson, San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, Indiana's Frank Vogel and Memphis' Lionel Hollins rounded out the top six.
Jackson, after congratulating Karl, used the results to pump up his players.
"I don't do this and my team does not do this for any individual recognition," Jackson said at Wednesday's shootaround. "That being said, if I'm seventh, then Steph Curry's an All-Star and he makes All-NBA. And Harrison Barnes makes All-Rookie. ... Because I agree, (Warriors success) isn't the coaching. It's my guys."
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Special Apple Festival Breakfasts
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 8:27 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 8:27 a.m.
If you would like to start your day with a full-course breakfast at a reasonable cost while supporting a local nonprofit, on three days of the festival – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – three organizations stand ready to serve you.
• The Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville will hold its annual Apple Festival Pancake Breakfast on Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church on the corner of Washington Street and Fourth Avenue. Pancakes, bacon, grits, cooked apple slices with cinnamon and brown sugar, apple juice, coffee and milk. Cost is $6 and tickets can be purchased in advance from any Kiwanis member or at the door on Friday.
• Hendersonville Lions Club will serve its Big Apple Country Breakfast on Saturday, also at the First Baptist Church. Country breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, gravy, biscuits, Cost is $7 per person, with tickets available at the door. Kids age six and under eat free with each paid adult.
• On Sunday Elks Lodge No. 1616 will serve Breakfast with the Elks at their lodge at Sixth Avenue and Justice Street, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, gravy, biscuits, apples, milk, coffee and juice. Tickets in advance are $7 or five tickets for $30. At the door, tickets are $8 or five for $35. Kids under age six eat free.
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This week's print issue of the Gazette includes part two of Progress 2014, our annual look at what's new in the Redwood area. The Gazette has been doing these annual special sections for decades. We thought it might be fun and educational to get out the edition of Progress 1989 and see what trends and features were considered newsworthy from 25 years ago. Value-added manufacturing "Value added" means farmers increasing the usefulness of their products by creating products with them themselves rather than just selling the raw materials to other manufacturers. Examples included: • Soybean oil replacing animal fats in local restaurants. • The Minnesota Corn Processors coop built a refinery to turn its members products into gluten mean, ethanol, and syrup. Computers In 1989, computers were becoming cheaper and more user-friendly. According to one article, the basic hardware and software (the terms were explained) to manage a moderate-sized family farm would cost between $2,500-4,000. New software was available to help farmers keep track of the amount of feed given to each animal, create farrowing schedules, and determine culling rates. B.J. Justice-Kamp taught ag-related computer classes at the Computer Store in Redwood Falls, while the extension service offered computer classes for farmers in Wabasso. The extension service also promoted the use of interactive TV for farmers to keep tracks of markets, take classes, etc. Local investment firms were starting to use computers every day also, using them to keep track of market changes in real time. More radical, however, were new programs that did automated trading of stocks and bonds once the market reached a certain point. Ray Zimmerman of Edward D. Jones Co. in Redwood Falls was particularly wary about automated trading. He pointed out the computer only sees the raw numbers, without taking into account the human element in every business transaction. Women in business The March 23, 1989 Progress section includes two stories about women having to take on additional roles beyond the stereotypical "farm wife." Rachel Anderson, who took over managing the farm when her husband took on a job in town, commented that when she attended farm-oriented meetings, the organizers still often assumed she was the spouse of the actual farmer. New medical technology The Redwood Falls hospital now had new clot-dissolving drugs available to treat heart-attack victims. The previous month, the hospital treated a heart-attack victim for the first time with streptokinase, and were gratified to see it make a dramatic increase in his chances of survival. Local optometrists also had new technology, such as cameras that let them take photos of the back of a patient's eye. New tests allowed eye doctors to test childrens' sight as young as two years old, and catch eye disorders early enough to be treated before they got worse. The biggest changes in 1989, however, was the use of medications in optometry, and new materials in eyeglasses and contact lenses that made them lighter and easier to wear than ever. The Redwood Falls High School sports department was coordinating with the local hospital and clinic to cut down on sports-related injuries. It was now common practice to have a doctor in the bleachers during every basketball, football, and wrestling meet. Area chiropractors were beginning to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look much more closely at patients' joints and nerves than ever before. The growth in new diagnostic techniques was growing so fast the Redwood Falls Hospital changed the name of its X-ray department to its "imaging department." In 1989 area dentists were beginning to use plastics to fill cavities instead of the standard silver and gold. Older dentist drills that rotated at approximately 5,000 revolutions per minute were being replaced with new ones capable of up to 100,000 revolutions per minute. Can-do spirit A number of people interviewed for the 1989 Progress section said the biggest change they'd noticed was just a sense the community was willing to jump in and make things happen. In the previous year, the city government had started a port authority department to encourage local development. A new county recycling center had just opened up at the Developmental Achievement Center, while new trails were being completed in Ramsey Park. Sometimes the most important part of progress is just believing its possible in the first place.
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MORAGA — Eric Valenzuela's college coaching career has come full circle.
Before he assisted Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn at San Diego State and helped the Oakland A's A.J. Griffin, the Chicago White Sox's Addison Reed and the Baltimore Orioles' Brian Matusz reach the big leagues, Valenzula launched his career as a young volunteer assistant for Saint Mary's College.
Valenzuela is now back in Moraga, but with much more responsibility this time around.
He was hired last week as Saint Mary's new head baseball coach, replacing Jedd Soto, who resigned in June after 10 years on the job.
"I think it's a perfect fit, a great match," said Valenzuela, who was first with the Gaels from 2002-2003. "I definitely know what to expect."
The head coaching job is a first for Valenzuela. But he has 11 years of experience coaching college baseball between Saint Mary's, the University of San Diego and San Diego State. He also knows the West Coast Conference well having played at Pepperdine in addition to his coaching jobs at Saint Mary's and San Diego.
Most recently, Valenzuela served as San Diego State's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator under Gwynn, a San Diego Padres legend and 2007 inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
"You learn a lot from a hall of fame legend, but the biggest part is just him as a human being," Valenzuela said of Gwynn. "He does things correct, he's a great person. That's the biggest thing I got out of it, just how he wanted his players to be (as people). He wanted his players to be role models in the community."
Valenzuela also worked as University of San Diego's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for six years. It was there where he recruited Griffin, who now in his second year in the Oakland A's starting rotation.
Matusz was also one of Valenzuela's protégés at San Diego, where he was the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2008 before becoming the first pitcher selected (No. 4 overall pick) in the MLB draft.
Valenzula says he still talks both Griffin and Matusz on a weekly basis and works out with them in the offseason.
Reed, the White Sox closer, worked with Valenzuela while at SDSU.
At Saint Mary's, Valenzuela takes over a Gaels program that finished 21-34 overall and 11-13 in the WCC last season. But he's focused on the bigger picture, not reaching a specific number of victories.
"We're not going to talk about winning and championships, we're going to talk about developing our players and the process," Valenzuela said. "We're going to talk about being goal oriented and process oriented rather than results oriented."
The son of a boxing coach, Valenzuela knew in college that coaching was his calling. He's enthusiastic about returning to Moraga with his young family. Moving his six-year-old girl and twin three-year-old boys, finding a house and getting settled might be the hardest part.
"The fun part is once we start school," he said. "Then the development starts, and once we get to that point it's going to be great. As far as coaching, that's the fun part. That's what I look forward to."


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My wife said I needed to get out of the house. She was worried I don't see my friends enough anymore. So she bought me a plane ticket and sent me away to see the Replacements.
This is a good woman.
So I flew to Denver with three buddies, went to a giant music festival, discovered a new band, saw some bands I really like, saw a band I REALLY like that I've been waiting to see for more than two decades, nearly got into a brawl with a drunk who couldn't stop shoving, made too much noise in a hotel room, laughed into the morning hours, was evacuated from the festival's second day because of a freak electrical storm, got stuck outside our car without keys in said crazy storm, had to duck between cars because of repeated lightning strikes, wrote a ridiculously offensive song that obviously will become a smash hit, made a new friend, perhaps started a new band with an old friend I found at the airport and got in a nap during the flight home, despite being wedged between two strangers who had lockdown claims on the armrests.
That's a good weekend right there.
Off to Denver
The particulars really don't matter, though for context: I went to Riot Fest last weekend, held in a giant field about 40 minutes outside Denver. Only a reunion of the Replacements, after a 22-year hiatus, could get me on a plane headed toward a giant, dusty music festival with tens of thousands of people eating and drinking overpriced everything.
They were brilliant, and it was worth it.
I missed the last chance I had to see the now-influential 1980s post-punk band in 1990 or '91, when I lived in L.A. and they played at, I think, the Whiskey in Hollywood. That's right -- a band that just headlined a giant festival that stopped in Toronto, Chicago, then Denver, was playing small venues just past its height of popularity. Part of the charm of being a fan of a band that was so good, but so self-destructive, was that we could pretty much keep them to ourselves. Obviously, the legend has grown.
My last music festival was at least a half-decade ago, when I was still a music critic (we like to say "critic" because it means we know more about music than you) and was getting paid to do such things. Since then, I've decided I don't really care for crowds. I don't like staying in one place too long around people who act in unpredictably stupid ways (wait -- I may have just described parenthood). I like getting to bed at a decent hour. I really do like hanging out with my family.
Whoa -- after reading that, I guess I've decided I really don't want to be a rock star anymore.
And that is fine. But it's also wrong -- dead wrong. Because when you decide you can't be a rock star once in a while -- or at least hang out with people who are -- you might as well find the retirement community with the best cable package.
Mind over matter
It's not age as much as it is -- OK, it's partially age. But not age in and of itself. Life changes with age, therefore you have kids, you have a job, you bruise more easily. You just don't have the time to go out and act stupid anymore. Plus, it hurts a lot more the next morning.
But, strangely, I didn't hurt as much as I thought I would after last weekend. My wife was right. I needed it -- not as much for the sheer idiocy of the need to get out of the house as for the need to reconnect with two of my closest and oldest friends. I even made a new friend (a friend of a friend who came with us).
This is progress. Part of my semi-isolation, I admit, is fear. I'm afraid of making new friends, and I'm really afraid I won't have anything in common with my old friends. I imagine I'm not the only 40-something person feeling this. Thankfully, last weekend gave both theories the beatings they deserve.
Now I just have to see about getting my new band on next year's Riot Fest bill.
Contact Tony Hicks at thicks@bayareagews group.com, Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Kentucky beats No. 16 Mississippi 87-74
Kyle Wiltjer scored a career-high 26 points and Nerlens Noel set a school record with 12 blocked shots as Kentucky beat No. 16 Mississippi 87-74 on Tuesday night.
Kentucky (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) looked like it might run away with the win, taking a 73-56 lead with 10 minutes remaining. But the Rebels roared back with 16 straight points, cutting the deficit to 73-72 with 4:22 left.
Ryan Harrow nailed a 3-pointer to stop Ole Miss' run and Kentucky was able to hold on and win for the fifth time in seven games. Archie Goodwin scored 24 points and Alex Poythress added 15.
Ole Miss (17-3, 6-1) had its nine-game winning streak snapped. LaDarius White led the Rebels with 22 points while Marshall Henderson added 21.
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CUPERTINO -- In a $1.3 billion deal, veteran developer Carl Berg has agreed to sell his Mission West Properties' portfolio of about 100 commercial properties in Santa Clara County and Fremont.
A group led by realty developer Divco West is buying the bulk of the portfolio, according to a regulatory filing Monday. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of this year. If the purchase is concluded as anticipated, it would mark the largest property sale in the Bay Area this year
"This is a big deal, no matter how you slice it," said Jim Beeger, a senior vice president with Colliers International. "Carl Berg does everything in a big way. There is nothing small with what Carl does."
The transaction also would effectively conclude the real estate career of Berg, a veteran realty executive who launched his development business in 1965 and once was partners with another real estate stalwart, John Sobrato Sr.
"I've been doing this for a long time," Berg said in an interview with this newspaper Monday. "It's been a lot of fun. I had a great run. It's time to move on."
Although Berg won't be a major player in real estate after the sales are complete, he is keeping busy with venture capital investments in pharmaceuticals and high tech.
Divco West and its joint venture partner in the deal, TPG Real Estate, landed the vast majority of the properties, which are located in several cities in the South Bay and Fremont. Berg said he will retain three buildings in Cupertino.
Divco executives declined to comment, but it is expected that Divco will gain control of about 7 million square feet of office and research space in the region with the deal.
"This is going to make Divco a big player in Silicon Valley," said John Yandle, senior vice president and managing director of the Santa Clara office of realty firm Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank. "They are going to bring new energy to these properties."
Some of the buildings will get extensive renovations, said Phil Mahoney, an executive vice president with Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank, a commercial realty firm.
The deal comes at a time when big technology companies, including Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Dell and Samsung, have gobbled up millions of square feet of offices in a remarkable growth spurt.
"This tech surge isn't going to last forever, and Divco didn't want to miss the boat," said Chad Leiker, a vice president with realty firm Kidder Mathews. "There are still a lot of big requirements out there by tech companies that need a lot of space."
Berg said he attempted to sell his portfolio in 2007, but the meltdown in the credit markets, followed by the recession, scuttled those plans.
"When the market got better, we had a bunch of people approach us about buying the portfolio," Berg said. "We think we sold these at a price where the buyers will have an opportunity to likely make some money from the buildings."
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- Feb 7:
- Morgan Hill's superintendent choice riles Latinos and other parents
- Oct 9:
- Morgan Hill turns down charter petition; Santa Clara County Board of Education approves another charter on appeal
- Mar 28:
- Morgan Hill school officials give Latino parents cold shoulder
- Mar 27:
- How Morgan Hill Unified stacks up
SAN JOSE -- In a blow to Latino parents agitating for change, the Santa Clara County Board of Education has denied a petition to open a charter school in Morgan Hill.
The board voted 3 to 4 late Wednesday on the petition by Navigator Schools to open an elementary charter in August. County Office staff had recommended denying the petition, which was appealing a previous denial by the Morgan Hill Unified board.
The district had lobbied vigorously against the charter petition, and threatened to sue if the county board granted the appeal and approved the school.
At a packed meeting, Morgan Hill Interim Superintendent Steve Betando and other district officials said that their schools were improving education for all students, including poor and Latino students.
But Latino parents seeking an alternative disagreed. "Morgan Hill is failing Hispanic students," said parent Maricruz Ruiz. "We want another option."
"We are very disappointed," said Morgan Hill parent Angelica Dannenberg. "Most of the families that Navigator targets are low income and the vast majority of them cannot vote," she said. "This part of the community is the weakest link and has no political power."
But other Morgan Hill parents feared that a neighborhood school would be closed if Navigator were approved.
The close vote, with trustees Julia Hover-Smoot and Grace Mah and board President Leon Beauchman voting yes, came as the second setback for those seeking more school choice in Morgan Hill. Last week, Rocketship Education withdrew its petition for a charter school in the district. The petition, like Navigator's, had been denied by the Morgan Hill board, and Rocketship had been planning on appealing to the county board.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Today's Writing Prompt: Fake
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8 comments:
- June Calender said...
Lately, I'm more often annoyed by fake flavors in food. A recent raspberry muffin mix made nice muffins but the fakeness of the raspberry flavoring was horrible. That goes for many other flavorings of real food that isn't actually in the items. Yuck!
- February 28, 2012 at 6:03 AM
- Gingerlily En Thélème said...
- February 28, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Tasha Stewart said...
People who are nice to others to their face then talk crap about them behind their back. If someone doesn't like me I want them to be honest about it and not lie to my face.
- February 28, 2012 at 11:03 AM
- Magical Mystical MiMi said...
People! Some just can't be themselves. They're the thieves of the soul. They steal bits and pieces from anyone and everyone and then plagerize their empty lives on the blood, sweat and tears of others.
- February 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM
- injaynesworld said...
People who insist on showing you who they want you to think they are, rather than sharing their true nature. I know they're afraid that what or who they aren't enough and so the need to impress with exterior extravagance, but they're not fooling anyone. And the attention they receive in return is just as fake.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Graciegreen said...
Lips and those puffy cheeks. They look soooo fake. Why do they do that? Marlo and Goldie just to name a few celebs my age who have had their faces done do not look younger...just fake.
- February 28, 2012 at 7:33 PM
- davidseven said...
I still do not understand, and do not think I ever will, why lemonade is made with fake lemons, but washing-up liquid is made with real lemon juice.
Does that seem right to you?
(And don't get me started on how they get the non-stick teflon coating to stay on the pans.)
- February 29, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Feelings. I hate when people fake their feelings. If you're sad, let the tears fall; if you're furious, throw things. But if you're not truly experiencing those emotions, don't pretend. Everyone reacts to things differently, so there's no need to fake a reaction just because that's what people expect in a given situation.
- March 5, 2012 at 9:29 AM


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What happened to your blog? I hope all is well. I just miss reading your funny wisdom.
Hi all!
So, I'm going to set up a blog on Wellsphere under an anonymous name that my mother and neighbors won't be able to find. I just need some personal privacy. Not that a blog is necessarily private, I just can't handle anyone close reading my current deepest, darkest thoughts and commenting on them at church.
My cholangiocarcinoma family is always welcome to spy in on my nervous breakdowns, because I know each and every one of you have them too. We do have a connection that rivals blood. Dealing with this wretched disease does that. I'll share the address as soon as I know what it is.
Scott is 15 months post transplant. His last scan in February was clean but showed an aneurysm on the hepatic artery. They couldn't fix it and just tied the whole thing off assuming they would retransplant asap. But miracle of miracles, his liver has not died. So here we sit, dealing with annoying, but not necessarily life threatening things like ulcerative colitis and hemorrhoids. Things always feel as though they are on the verge of falling apart. Still, things are quite good with kids and a live husband and even normal life stuff. I am grateful for normal life stuff.
I've not forgotten you, just moved on a bit; lurking occasionally; happy and sad to see who is here and who is not. Grateful for your support and strength.
much love and God Bless,
Hi Brenda, good to see you again and thanks for the update. No need for apologies. Some of us deal with this by being extremely open others prefer to stay private. It is a personal decision, no right or wrong way to handle it. I am so happy that Scott is doing as he is. Everything else that occurs while dealing with this CC just adds so much extra stress that we really don't need, yes?
But we trod along on our journey and HOPE for the best. Please visit us when ever you feel like it and know that we care.
Brenda....you are the next Erma Bombeck. Your writing is exquisite, to the point, humorous, and informative. Have you ever thought of publishing your thoughts? Tons of good wishes coming your way.
Thanks, but what would you call a book like that, Marion? "To Hell and Back" maybe?
My new blog is at bypolarbear.com. Scott set it up for me, but I still need to figure it out and get back into the habit of writing again.
much love and God Bless,
Brenda....I am sure that this community will come up with a title for you. In fact, you already have it on your blog: Our experience with CC.....(and life to boot.) You have a gift.
Brenda....how about "My Life on the C List?" Let's see what others come up with. We always look for these fun things to do to give us a break.
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Liverpool Message Board
Havin_A_Red_Day_? Havin_A_Red_Day_? May 21, 2013 15:41 Flag
Graniero, Tello, Sinclair, Ince, Mcmanan the list goes on for the Right Side........
Alright guys so a natural right sided winger as a replacement for Downing should we exchange him for Begovic if Reina leaves for Barca, or even if Downing doesnt go we could do with an upgrade on the Right side of the attack. Tello would be my absolute hands down first choice in this list as a attack of Suarez, Sturridge and Tello? supported by Courtinho just gets me buzzing with anticipation.
Cant really see us landing Tello without going down the exchanging Reina route which frankly I dont really like the sound of as Reina looks to be getting back into form recently after having a few suspect seasons of late.
Graniero im unsure if he even plays on the right, Sinclair has the history and understanding of how Rogers wants our guys to play, Ince has looked a different class with his 10 goals and 14 assists or somthing like that be that in the championship, while Mcmanaman has also looked pretty good and bossed it against Citeh in the F.A cup finale.
Another arguement for going for a natural wide player the likes of Ince, Sinclair and Mcmanaman is that a front line of Sturridge and Suarez already seems crowded as both guys arent exactly renowed for sharing there chances, perhaps the likes of Tello up there may even not bring out the best in a front three? Who knows it could potentialy be deadly.
Hopefully we land Ericksen, Kolo, another defensive midfielder and another younger promising Center back but with such a limited budget may be difficult.
What do you guys think??
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Ince is a given because we have the deal with Blackpool on his transfer back.
Mcmanaman I'd steer clear of because he while there is talent there his price will now be infalted because of our press which has latched onto to his recent good form. He's still unproven and the opportunity to experimant with him has gone in my book.
Tello, yes please if the fee and deal is right obviously.
I'd only be happy to let Reina go if his heart is honestly elsewhere and we're pretty convinced we can line up something at least as good i.e the basic mantra for every transfer. Someone really dominant between the sticks would be a real pleasure to watch for sure.
Toure makes sense and I'm intrigued by the Eriksen stories. I haven't seen enough to really comment on him though
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According to The Guardian Reina wants to stay - "José Reina says he is flattered by talk of Barcelona return but is happy to stay at Anfield" - hopefully true. Must admit Toure came out of leftfield


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Friday, May 15, 2009
Whole Wheat Double Fudge Brownies
So when I went to bed last night, I wasn't concerned in the least that these brownies would be cut and on their way to work with hubby without me getting to see or taste them first. The recipe directions specifically state to let the brownies rest overnight before cutting, enabling the bran in the whole grain to soften and develop the textures of the finished product.
I woke up to one tiny little corner piece of brownie wrapped in saran wrap and sitting on the kitchen counter. I'm not complaining about him leaving me such a little piece. I'm whining that he took them to share with his coworkers before I got a chance to taste them and make certain that they tasted delicious enough to share with those coworkers!! I've never made them before... imagine how embarrassing this could be if they tasted like total crap!
This recipe came from King Arthur Flour's Whole Grain Baking. I was tempted to use whole wheat pastry flour instead of the regular whole wheat flour, but I went with the recipe as written. My little corner piece was delicious, I must say. I'm hoping that the center pieces weren't too fudgy and that they were the perfect brownie consistency. Feel free to comment, any of you coworkers who might happen to be reading my blog!
One item of note is that this recipe calls for Dutch-process cocoa, which can be difficult to find. I bought mine at Penzey's but it's also available at other online retailers.
Whole Wheat Double Fudge Brownies
1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter
2 cups packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp espresso powder (optional, but I did use)
1 Tbsp vanilla
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups traditional whole wheat flour
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan.
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the brown sugar and stir to combine. Heat this mixture until it's hot and just starting to bubble. Remove from heat and stir in the cocoa, baking powder, salt, espresso powder and vanilla. Cool the mixture until you can test it with your finger; it should feel like comfortably warm bath water. Whisk in the eggs, stirring until smooth, then add the flour and the chocolate chips, again stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake the brownies until a knife poked into the center reveals wet crumbs but not raw batter, 30 minutes. The brownies should feel set on the edges and in the center. Remove them from the oven and cool on a rack; cover when cool. Let sit overnight before serving; this give the bran a chance to soften, giving the brownies more pleasing texture.
8 comments:
- Moogie said...
Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin.
- May 15, 2009 at 8:46 PM
- Mags said...
LOL Joann... chocolate makes me do that too.
Thanks for stopping by.
- May 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- pinkstripes said...
Wow! Your brownies look amazing. Double fudge, yum.
- May 18, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Mags said...
Thanks for stopping by pinkstripes!
- May 18, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Co Irker said...
They not only look amazing - they tasted divine - I wish (and at the same time am grateful) that your hubby precut the brownies. Otherwise who knows how many I would have crammed in my mouth. Thank you and anytime you want to try out a new recipe we will be your grateful guinea pigs!
- May 20, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- Mags said...
Thank you Co Irker (oh my gosh, I love that name!)
I think you guys will be getting snickerdoodles this week. I'm feeling like baking some cookies.
- May 20, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- HoneyB said...
LOL, love the commenter name Co Irker. LOL.
These brownies look awesome. I would never guess by looking at them that they had whole wheat flour in them.
- May 29, 2009 at 3:26 PM
- Mags said...
You should try them HoneyB... you'd never know they're made with whole wheat. That's the best part!
- May 30, 2009 at 5:31 AM


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7 Arm Exercises for Immediate Results
Arm workouts for women just got a lot more effective thanks to celebrity fitness guru David Kirsch
Do 15 to 20 repetitions each, two to three times minimum. If you need to, start with modified pushups (off your knees) and work your way up to full plank.
1. Start out in front of a mirror so you can check you alignment. Your hands should be directly under your shoulders and lined up with your chest. Make sure your core is tight and your shoulders and neck are relaxed.
2. Use your triceps to help execute the perfect pushup, so make sure you feel them engage when you are lowering and lifting back up. Your body from shoulder to foot should be tight (stiff) and even (your body straight and parallel to the floor).
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The spiderman push ups are a killer! I have been doing these for a month and I see so many results it is crazy! I can carry something that weighs more than 15 pounds and my arms don't feel like wings when I wave hello to someone haha!
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I could never do boy pushups so I'm going to start with the knee pushups and hope to take it to the next level. Upper arms def need some toning help
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. If you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they'd weigh more than 50 million metric tons—as much as a hundred Empire State Buildings. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb's effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions.
Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.
Now Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the "colored" ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers full of HeLa cells; from Henrietta's small, dying hometown of Clover, Virginia—a land of wooden slave quarters, faith healings, and voodoo—to East Baltimore today, where her children and grandchildren live and struggle with the legacy of her cells.
Henrietta's family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of.
Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta's daughter Deborah, who was devastated to learn about her mother's cells. She was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Did it hurt her when researchers infected her cells with viruses and shot them into space? What happened to her sister, Elsie, who died in a mental institution at the age of fifteen? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn't her children afford health insurance?
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
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- Aug 19:
- Limo fire: Deadly flames sparked by drive shaft; no charges to be filed
- Aug 3:
- Limo fire: Inside the model that burned on San Mateo Bridge
- Jul 21:
- Limo driver's wife says they argued on phone shortly before deadly blaze on bridge
- May 8:
- Joyous wedding plans become tearful funeral preparations for family of limo fire victim
- Limo fire: No safety inspections for smaller California limos
- May 7:
- Strong bonds connected bride, friends killed in limo fire
- Five San Mateo bridge limo fire victims are identified
- Limo fire: Survivor, driver recount horrific blaze that killed bride, four others
- May 6:
- Limo fire: Bride's ride to shower turns into deadly inferno
- California limo fire victims: List of dead and injured includes bride, friends
- May 5:
- Bride among five killed when limo bursts into flames on San Mateo-Hayward bridge
- Limo fire kills five women on San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
REDWOOD CITY -- The driver of a limousine that burst into flames on the San Mateo Bridge on Saturday, killing five women including a bride, was properly licensed to operate the vehicle, but the limo was supposed to hold only eight people, according to the California Highway Patrol.
That detail was one of the few to emerge Monday at press conference at CHP headquarters in Redwood City. The 1999 Lincoln Town Car became engulfed in flames while going west on Highway 92 across the bridge, trapping five women inside.
Five others, including the driver, escaped.
CHP Capt. Mike Maskarich said the limo falls under the auspices of the Public Utilities Commission and that its capacity was eight people. He also said the investigation is more of a fact-gathering one than a criminal one.
"It's an investigation where we want to make sure we're gathering all information available with relevant sources," he said.
Investigators are not releasing the vehicle identification number at this time, Maskarich said.
Autopsies on all five victims are scheduled for Monday, San Mateo coroner Robert Foucrault said. Medical examiners are expected to need dental records to identify some of the victims.
According to the CHP, three good samaritans, one of them an offduty CHP officer stopped to try to help but were unsuccessful.
A family member has confirmed that the woman celebrating her marriage who died was Neriza Fojas, 31, a registered nurse from Fresno. The names of the rest of the victims had not been released. Five other people inside the limousine survived, including the driver who walked away unhurt. He was identified as 46-year-old Orville Brown of San Jose.
The four surviving women, who were treated for burns and smoke inhalation, were identified as Jasmine Desguia, 34, of San Jose; Amalia Loyola, 48, of San Leandro; Mary G. Guardiano, 42, of Alameda and Nelia Arrellano, 36, of Oakland. The driver was 46-year-old Orville Brown of San Jose.
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Companion gift giving at Christmas
It's best to match beers with those who receive
And then there's your best friend's cousin. Cliff or Clive or something. He's hosting a get-together that will be completely vegetarian. He brags about not wearing shoes since 1995. How do you get anything appropriate for barefoot wonder?
You already know my answer. Yeah, it's beer.
Matching the gift with the receiver isn't difficult and can be rewarding, if only to you. Now for some recommendations that allow you to find your match.
1. For your aging cousin who lives on the Maine Coast: New England Brewery's Sea Hag IPA. Like her, it's bitter and might overwhelm anything it's paired with.
2. For the veterinarian: Flying Dog Brewing's In-Heat Wheat. This crisp hefeweizen will bring back memories for him of pre-neutered clients.
3. For your continually rattled aunt: Oskar Blues' Mama's Little Yella Pils. Because nothing says, "Take two of these and call me in the morning" like a refreshing pilsner that pairs well with anything, including handfuls of M&Ms.
4. For the neighbor who plays jazz until 3 in the morning: North Coast Brewing's Brother Thelonius. This complex Belgian-style strong dark ale is mostly for people who "get it, man" about flavorful yeast and obscure aromas like plum and candle wax.
5.For the 70-year-old with the ponytail and funny-smelling van: Abita Brewing's Purple Haze. This raspberry wheat beer is tart but smooth, like a Hendrix solo played through an eight-track.
6. For your niece who got the gift certificate to the tattoo parlor: Clown Shoes' Tramp Stamp. Unlike her lower-back ink, this high-octane Belgian IPA retains its taste over time.
7. For the neighbor who's also an irresponsible dog walker: Rogue Brewery's Yellow Snow IPA. He'll probably get the message that he's no longer number one after this splash of bitterness.
8. For the man who plays the elf at the mall: Ridgeway Brewing's Santa's Butt. This timely gift of a dry English porter says, "I know you're the true talent in this duo."
9. For the know-it-all relative who can't stop talking about politics: Stone Brewing's Arrogant Bastard Ale. This strong ale is a little hard to swallow, which will keep him quiet for a few minutes.
10. For the guy or girl who broke up with you in a text message but still wants to be "friends": Coors Light. Because really. why bother?
Until next year, sip well.
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