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Many on the left worry about being "offensive" and indeed worry even more when other people are being "offensive." Many on the right -- conservatism being a sort of machismo these days -- are pleased to offend, of course. This doesn't make them any good as readers or writers. I'm always amused when I run into a young conservative fellow who signed up for a class or writing program after reading a left-wing and homoerotic book like Fight Club. It touched them somehow, but not in any way they could understand, so they just take the stuff Groundlings always take away from some piece of art: spectacle and antinomianism. Antinomianism is part of why so many middle-class white dudes see themselves as victims; they can't be tough rebels if they acknowledged that they're actually already Empire.
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And yet somehow if they were to embrace their privileged status and identify wholeheartedly as the elite legionnaires of the Empire, I don't think communication would improve.ReplyDelete
(also, the fact that they don't do that automatically? Makes me wonder if the establishment hasn't in some way actually let them down. Some way that isn't easy for them to pinpoint, and so they go assuming the women and brown people are taking away their goodies.)
An interesting point ruined by vapid generalization at the end. So accidents of birth have made all white "middle-class" Americans (or at least the male ones)"Empire"? There have been no rebels, no individualists, no iconoclasts? None who have ever studied, explored, participated in, or joined another class or culture? Not one has ever rejected any of the apparently inherent and inevitable values, assumptions, and blinders that must forever and unquestionably be attached to him because some theorists have decided that it is so?ReplyDelete
I think some on the left should worry a little more about being offensive...
Okay, you win; I take it back.ReplyDelete
I don't see how Fight Club is "left-wing."ReplyDelete
I haven't read the novel of Fight Club and it's been years since I saw the movie, so I would not be able to be specific were I to try to explain how it's left-wing (the homoeroticism seems obvious to me, but then ... it would).ReplyDelete
However, I did happen upon an academic essay, "Enjoy Your Fight!: Fight Club as a Symptom of the Network Society", that seems to get at some of the ways it could be construed as left-wing. Here's a PDF. I'm sure there's more out there.
For a definition of "left-wing" that skips over pansy feel-good liberal progressivism and goes straight to anarchy, I guess?ReplyDelete
For a definition of "left-wing" that skips over pansy feel-good liberal progressivism and goes straight to anarchy, I guess?ReplyDelete
Well, yes. I see Fight Club was right-wing anarchic and patriarchal. The homo eroticism I don't see because Tyler is imaginary, and the members of the club are using each other to feel more manly ("after fight club watching football is like watching pornography when you could be out there having great sex"), not intimately loved. The homosocial* I do see because of the latter. FC members may be subverting consumerism and shallowness, but they're only doing so because they didn't get the chance their fathers did to live like strong powerful "men" instead of emasculated cogs in a machine.
I refer to how Tyler refers to their generation as a men raised by a women and what a problem that is, and how the lowest class among them are the brightest and the best he's ever seen, how they were lied to about their potential to live rich and beautifully and how they're now going to wipe their ass with the Mona Lisa and destroy the beautiful French beaches they'd never afford to go to.
The philosophy of FC is an entitled ass sticking his middle finger at the world for denying him the manhood he was supposed to inherit. I think this is exactly the "Antinomianism" Nick talked about. I think FC speaks more to libertarians and propertarians more than to socialists, communists and left-wing anarchists.
I haven't seen the film, but I have read the book, and I think by the time the characters are stealing the liposuctioned fat of the rich to sell back to them as soap, it's hard to call its anarchy right-wing in any meaningful sense of the term.ReplyDelete
There's a reason why someone might read about some small segment of the population: some number less than all ("so many") conservative middle-class Groundlings and then decide that this somehow critiques "all white 'middle-class'* Americans" who are male—but it's not because my comment was actually about all white middle-class American males. (Hint: not a single reference to any particular nation, much less the US, is even made!)ReplyDelete
Rather, that particular objection to my claim is actually a datum point in its favor.
It's also utterly bizarre to read FIGHT CLUB as a right-wing book, especially if one is going to point to the bit about "lowest class among them [being] the brightest and the best" who were then lied to by the capitalist class and consumer society. That's even leaving aside the fact that the main personal target of the narrator is a man—he's fighting himself in the form of Tyler, after all, and utimately defeating Tyler.
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The project, dubbed MUSCULAR, avoids laws about spying on Americans by taking place overseas, where both companies have data centers, but the records that move between Google and Yahoo foreign data centers include information about and from American users.
In response, NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines told the Associated Press that the NSA has "multiple authorities" to accomplish its mission, and she said "the assertion that we collect vast quantities of U.S. persons' data from this type of collection is also not true."
The GCHQ refused to comment, while Google and Yahoo denied they had ever given the governments direct access to such data.
"We have long been concerned about the possibility of this kind of snooping, which is why we continue to extend encryption across more and more Google services and links," the Mountain View search giant said in a statement, adding that it was "troubled" by the report and unaware of such activity.
"We have strict controls in place to protect the security of our data centers, and we have not given access to our data centers to the NSA or to any other government agency," a Yahoo spokeswoman told the Post.
Snowden provided a trove of documents detailing NSA high-tech snooping to The Guardian and the Post months ago, but some of the records the former Booz Allen employee provided are still being publicized for the first time. Snowden is living in Russia to avoid prosecution for stealing and disseminating the documents.
One of the documents provided, a presentation titled "Google Cloud Exploitation," shows the point at which the data is intercepted and decoded, and is marked with a hand-drawn smiley face. When the Post showed the slide to two engineers with close ties to Google, they "exploded in profanity," the newspaper reported.
The Post reported earlier this year that the NSA had "direct access" to Google and Yahoo data, along with other tech giants, an accusation that was immediately and vehemently denied by the companies, which have sued in an attempt to allow public disclosure of government requests for user information.
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The Piko peak flow meter is a small, easy-to-use instrument that enables you or your child to measure lung function at home, at work, at school—wherever you go. The peak flow meter measures how fast a person can blow out air after a maximum inhalation. It helps reveal how well you or your child's lungs are working. The Piko measures PEF. This is the peak expiratory flow rate. In addition, the Piko also measures FEV1. This is the Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second you exhale. Many peak flow meters measure PEF, but not FEV1. The Piko peak flow meter measures both.
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People with asthma may not always feel the early changes taking place in their airways because these changes often occur gradually. In addition to watching for daytime asthma symptoms, nighttimes asthma symptoms, and activity level, a Piko peak flow meter can help you monitor asthma control. A peak flow meter can be especially useful if you or your child have moderate to severe asthma or have trouble identifying asthma symptoms.
A daily (or regular) record of peak flow numbers can provide you with a valuable early warning sign. Sometimes peak flow numbers will decrease hours, or even a day or two, before other asthma symptoms become evident. When you monitor peak flow numbers on a daily (or regular) basis, you can identify this drop and take steps to prevent an asthma episode. The peak flow numbers, along with watching for asthma symptoms and activity levlel can be used to make decisions about level of asthma control and treatment.
People with asthma can benefit from an objective means of assessing asthma symptoms. The Piko peak flow meter is an inexpensive, practical way to measure lung function at home.
The Piko peak flow meter measures how fast and how much air you or your child can blow out after taking a deep breath. As reviewed above, these measures are PEF and FEV1. These measures, which are read as numbers, may reflect the amount of obstruction in the airways. Monitoring peak flow numbers can help you and your healthcare provider assess lung function. This is helpful in making decisions about the following:
Peak flow numbers are effort dependent. This means you or your child needs to put forth a good effort to have reliable, consistent results.
The Piko does not come with the batteries in the device. You must put the batteries in the device before you use it. To insert or change the batteries:
The explanation mark (!) after the reading in the display means there was a problem with your technique. You need to repeat the test again. You may also hear a long beep after the test. Ask your healthcare provider to watch your technique each visit to make sure it is done correctly.
The Piko peak flow meter holds up to 96 test results in the memory. To view the stored tests, press the button for 5 seconds. The latest test result will appear on the display screen. Each time you press the button the display will show a test result, moving backwards from the most recent test result. To exit the memory mode either press the button again for 5 seconds or don't press the button for 20 seconds.
Keeping a record of the highest Piko PEF and FEV1 blows is helpful. The record may be:
The peak flow information should supplement record keeping of asthma symptoms, use of inhaled medications, activity level and nighttime awakenings due to asthma. This allows you, your child and your healthcare provider to monitor trends that indicate changes in lung function.
The highest number you or your child can blow regularly is the "personal best". This is determined by recording Piko peak flow numbers for two to three weeks when asthma is under good control. Use the highest number you or your child can regularly blow. Asthma is often controlled when you or your child does not experience asthma symptoms (including nighttime symptoms) and maintains a normal level of activity. Talk with the healthcare provider about your or your child's "personal best".
Once your personal best is determined, it may be helpful for you and your healthcare provider to establish zones. Zones will cue you about how well your breathing is and actions you should take. The zone system can be compared to the colors of a traffic light: green, yellow and red.
Green Zone (often 80 percent - 100 percent of personal best) signals ALL CLEAR.
This indicates good lung function. Follow the routine treatment plan for maintaining asthma control.
Yellow Zone (often 50 percent - 80 percent of personal best) signals CAUTION.
You or your child may need more aggressive medical management for asthma. This may include a temporary increase in quick-relief medicine and inhaled steroid medicine, an oral steroid burst or other medicines as prescribed by your doctor.
Red Zone (often 50 percent or less of personal best) signals a MEDICAL ALERT!
You or your child needs immediate treatment with a quick-relief medicine. Notify your doctor or seek emergency care if peak flow numbers do not immediately return and stay in the yellow or green zones.
You or your child's healthcare provider can help determine what the personal best is and what steps to take when the peak flow numbers are in the green, yellow and red zone.
Many peak flow meters have zone indicators. The Piko has a green, yellow and red color strip on the Piko Peak Flow Meter. Once you set the zones an indicator will point to the green, yellow or red zone based on the test results.
When you get a new Piko peak flow meter the personal best is preset to 500. Once you know your personal best you can change the preset personal best to your personal best. To set your personal best, press the button 4 times quickly, and then release the button. Each time you press the button the display will advance 10 LPM. Once you reach your personal best, hold the button for 5 seconds to save your personal best. If you advance past your personal best, keep pressing the button. The numbers will rescroll.
Once you set your personal best, the Piko indicator will point to the green, yellow or red zone based on the test results.
The peak flow percentages we suggest are guidelines only. Establish peak flow zones with your healthcare provider. In children, the personal best number and the zone numbers will change as the child grows; these numbers should be reevaluated every six months to one year.
The frequency that you and your child record peak flow numbers depends upon the severity of the asthma, the season, the pattern of symptoms and other factors specific to each person. People with moderate, severe or unstable asthma and people who have trouble identifying asthma symptoms may need to record peak flow measures twice a day.
Remember to clean your Piko peak flow meter to keep it recording accurately. To clean your Piko peak flow meter:
Remember, in addition to watching for daytime asthma symptoms, nighttime asthma symptoms, and activity level a Piko peak flow meter can help you monitor asthma control. A peak flow meter can be especially useful if you or your child have moderate to severe asthma or have trouble identifying asthma symptoms.
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The show will include paintings, drawings, block prints, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture from 90 Missouri S&T students.
Lara Edwards, a senior in biological sciences from Rolla, will premiere the first seven pages of her 35-page cartoon magazine in 24-inch-by-36-inch format.
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We could be on the brink of a mass extinction — the Earth's sixth — according to a paper published last year in the journal Nature. First author Anthony Barnosky, an integrative biologist at the University of California at Berkeley, says Earth has experienced five mass extinctions during the past 540 million years, and another extinction could be around the corner. During each of the five previous events, three-quarters or more of the world's animal species died out. One of the mass extinctions — which occurred 65 million years ago — ended the dinosaurs.
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R1. B2 hits a deep ball to Left Center Field. R1 tags up after the catch and advances safely to 2B. (He is now the winning run in scoring positon.)
Ball still in play, and the DM yells at F4 (who is retrieving the ball from F8) to throw to first base. He throws to F3 who steps on the bag. That's it! No discussion! No claim that R1 left early.
I would suggest that everybody in that ball park knew what was going on, but how "unmistakable" were the actions of the defense to constitute of legal appeal?
What criteria do you use that make an appeal legit?
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I wouldn't have ruled on your play right away. It's just not that "clear and unmistakable" to me.
The only appeals where I wouldn't need a verbal request is when it is obvious that a runner failed to tag up properly on a caught fly ball (e.g., he's already at the next base when the ball is caught, he's trying to high-tail it back to the base before the throw gets there, etc.) When it's a case where the runner left the base just as the ball is caught, they need to tell me what they're doing.
Mike's play does seem obvious to me.
Mike - if it's obvious to you that the defense is actually appealing something then it's obvious. Trite. True.
There is always the umpire quiz question that asks what's the max number of appeals possible on a play? The answer is 10: Bases loaded, and B4 homers. An appeal is distinctly possible at every possible base that any runner could have touched/missed. In one of those, I would expect the defense to correctly and unambiguously tell me which runner was in violation at which base.
Back to the OP......Since there was only one runner, I definitely could see your point in that he's the only one who could have violated any running rule, and the only possible location was at 1B. In the context of the play, it was an appeal, and the alledged violator was unmistakably evident, although the defense never said a word.
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I prefer a verbal request from the player making the appeal.
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
Even if you and everyone in the park knows it's an appeal?
R2 - leads off - line drive caught by F6 in flight - F6 throws to F4 on 2B before R2 gets back. You require a verbal? If so why?
It's situational. Sometimes there's only one reason the defense is doing what they're doing. Plus, you're going to hear directions from the dugout, so you know what's going on. No need for an 11 year to try to stumble through verbalizing it, if you can avoid it.
Other times, like a missed plate on a grand slam, you're going to need to be asked the right question.
In the OP, the defense would have been wise just throw it to second, and tag the runner to make the appeal, instead of tossing it over to first. But again, that's just bad coaching.
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Sci-fi, fantasy and graphic-novel writer Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" has new life in TV land, and it's thanks to the production company behind "American Idol" and 'The Price is Right," FremantleMedia.
"American Gods," based on Gaiman's novel of the same name about a man named Shadow caught up in a mythological war for the American soul, was in development at HBO until November, going through several rewrites and stages before the rights ran out. Here's Gaiman's take on how the process played out, from his blog:
HBO had an option onAmerican Gods for several years. It went through three different pilot scripts. HBO has a limited number of slots and, after a while, passed it to Cinemax, who are in the HBO family, who decided eventually they didn't want to do it, and the option expired, which unfortunately meant we couldn't work with Tom Hanks' production company Playtone any longer, as they are exclusive to HBO. However, Stefanie Berk, who had been one of the brightest stars at Playtone, had recently moved to Freemantle, and was as determined as she had been when she was at Playtone to bring American Gods to the screen. And I was impressed by her determination.
Gaiman said he doesn't know who will be running the show or who will be cast in it, "but it already looks like it's going to be a smoother run developing it than it had at HBO, so I am very pleased."
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It was a nightly harshly different from Friday evening's 4-0 win over the same team, and Barons head coach Todd Nelson commented on the change from the previous night's outing.
"Well, if there's a time to get a stinker out of the way, it's exhibition play," Nelson said. "Obviously we're disappointed we played that way. We just didn't have any drive. I don't know if the guys were tired with camp all week, but you have to give Houston credit. They played hard tonight. Their special teams were good tonight."
Starting goaltender Yann Danis played the entire game, allowing the six goals on 29 shots. Following the game, Danis spoke of the benefits of playing two preseason games prior to the start of the regular season.
"It's a great opportunity for the new guys to learn the system and to play with each other," Danis said. "Hopefully, now that we have these out of the way, we'll be ready for next week. I'm glad I got the chance to play a full game. It's not the result I wanted, but I got a feel for the puck."
The Barons got two power play opportunities early in the game. The first came just 46 seconds into the first period when Brett Bulmer went off for boarding. Oklahoma City had plenty of chances to get on the board during the period's first man advantage.
Alex Plante's shot broke a defenseman's stick and Toni Rajala's rebound shot was scooped up by Houston starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Justin Schultz also had a shot deflected and Tanner House's pass to a streaking Philippe Cornet was broken up as the Aeros managed to keep Oklahoma City off the board.
Brian Connelly took a delay of game penalty at 3:19 to put the Barons back on the power play. Schultz had a one-timer blocked before it got through as Kuemper kept Oklahoma City off the board once again.
The Aeros scored the game's first goal at 9:36 of the period as Granlund got a steep angle shot past Danis as Houston led 1-0.
The Barons continued to put the offensive pressure on the Aeros but Houston's defense kept most of the Oklahoma City shots from getting through to Kuemper.
Granlund got his second goal of the game at 16:09 as he put a wrister high on Danis to give Houston a 2-0 lead. Oklahoma City answered to trim the lead in half as a streaking Pitlick beat Kuemper with a wrist shot on the stick side at 17:10. Magnus Paajarvi just missed connecting with Pitlick to even the score late in the period on the power play.
I just got a nice pass from (Teigan) Zhan," Pitlick said of his goal. "I just took down the wing and shot the puck, and it went in. I didn't quite have my game legs tonight. I felt alright. I just have to focus on some little things."
The Aeros took a 2-1 lead into the locker room at the first intermission and led in shots on goal, 8-7.
Oklahoma City went on the penalty kill for the first time of the night at 4:29 in the second period. The Barons found themselves down two men at 5:09 which opened the ice for the Aeros. Grunlund almost completed the hat trick after hitting the puck off the post past Danis.
Houston continued to bring the offensive pressure and got rewarded at 5:50 as Charlie Coyle knocked down a bouncing puck and put it past Danis from the far side to put the Aeros up 3-1.
Pitlick later got a chance to score his second goal of the game but Kuemper shrugged off the shot. Matt Hackett entered the game at the 8:15 mark of the period.
Paajarvi fed Josh Green for a scoring chance late in the period, but Hackett came up with the save. Dane Byers also had a scoring chance, attempting to go high on Hackett, but the Aeros took the 3-1 lead into the lockerroom at the second intermission. The Barons managed to take the lead in shots, 18-17, and had 1:35 remaining on a power play.
Granlund completed the hat trick at 4:07 of the third, putting a wrister past Danis top shelf to give Houston a 4-1 lead. He later added a fourth goal at 10:51 while on the power play.
The Barons got a goal back at the 13:59 mark of the period as Paajarvi centered a pass that Martindale pounded home to cut the Houston lead to 5-2.
Coyle added his second goal of the game at 18:20 to secure Houston's 6-2 win.
"This gives us something to work on," Nelson said. "It's a bit of an eye-opener for our guys, too, going into the regular season. We want to make sure that we understand we have to work hard and apply our systems with our game plan to be successful. Tonight was a bit humbling."
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KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that the opening round of the Tournament of Champions was scrapped. Rickie Fowler and Jason Dufner, the first to tee off on the Plantation Course, only played eight holes, six never teed off.


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Jim, I've heard from the Pres and VP and the track will be open, but anyone out there must take care not to run over the hoses. The other option is for someone to turn off the water at the well house, unhook and move the hoses, then re-hook and replace the hoses and turn the water back on when done. Whew. I just say pray for rain so we don't have to deal wit the hoses. Right?!
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Ryan Howard (groin) is out of Phillies' lineup again Saturday against the Cardinals.
Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said A.J. Pollock (elbow) will play two out of every three games when he returns from the disabled list on Friday.
Lucas Giolito is expected to start Sunday against the Rockies.
Andre Ethier (leg) will begin a minor league rehab assignment for High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday.
Dodgers acquired C Carlos Ruiz and cash from the Phillies in exchange for C A.J. Ellis, RHP Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later.
Nelson Cruz (back) is back in the Mariners' lineup Thursday against the White Sox.
Kyle Seager (foot) is not in the Mariners' lineup Thursday against the White Sox.
Twins optioned RHP Jose Berrios to Triple-A Rochester.
The Mets are considering pushing back Jacob deGrom's next start.
Blue Jays activated OF Jose Bautista from the 15-day disabled list.
Devon Travis (finger) remains out of the Blue Jays' lineup Thursday against the Angels.
Wilson Ramos is out of the Nationals' starting lineup Thursday night against the Orioles.


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AUGUSTA, Ga -- All week News 12 has brought you stories of surviving a heart attack.
It is part of our 'Smart Heart' week. Today, News 12 introduces us to a woman who's all heart.
There is just no other way to describe Sharon Bolgla; her spirit is larger than life, helping her battle breast cancer and a heart attack just three months apart and all with a smile that's contagious.
A media specialist at Westside High School for more than thirty years, active in both the Jewish community and her many social circles, it's safe to say for many, Sharon Bolgla may be a familiar face and so is her story, but that heart is all her own.
"I'm not through toe tapping yet honey! I'll keep on going!" But, a heart stopping reality hit Sharon last fall; breast cancer last October and a heart attack the day after Christmas. "When people found out I had a heart attack, they said 'Of all the people, not Sharon! Of all the people!' "
"She was lucky and I was lucky." says Sharon's husband of 51 years, Max Bolgla. They celebrated their anniversary the day before we talked with them. It's another year together they almost didn't have.
Max credits a greater power because you see, Sharon had her heart attack the very minute Max stepped out the door to leave for the day, but "I left my sandwich." explains Max. "I stepped out the door and stepped right back in the door."
At the very same moment, Sharon says "I had this crush. Like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I mean I was just crushed. Thank goodness as soon as I felt this pain he came back in the house."
He rushed Sharon to University Hospital. An EKG confirmed she was having a heart attack.
"I said you're kidding!" exclaimed Sharon.
Within two hours, she had her first stint surgically inserted. Three days later, doctors would insert four more. "I never thought for a minute I wasn't going to make it."
Amazing considering both her parents and her brother all died of heart disease; hitting home for Sharon how her family history played a role in her health. "Down the road it might catch up with you. But, I'm still here, I'm still upright."
"What I learned," says Max "is what I've known all my life. we kind of small and it can happen to you, it does."
Today, Sharon is six week post op. "I think I look good for six weeks!"
And there is no question about that and no question that this woman will keep living with a life full of heart.
Sharon is now back driving. She was cleared just last week. She has entered into University's Heart Rehab program. She'll go a few days a week for the next six months. Sharon adds she keeps her positive spirit, all the time, no matter what life deals her and says that along with family and really good friends, can get you through anything.


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Police say an argument between two rabbit hunters in Vermont ended with an arrest.
John Jones of Proctor pleaded innocent to reckless endangerment. The 57-year-old Jones is accused of swinging his loaded shotgun at Jake Duprey in West Rutland in December.
Officials say Jones was hunting when he saw the 28-year-old Duprey and his 10-year-old son. Jones decided to leave.
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There were 73 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,456 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: An armed man entered a business in the 1500 block of East March Lane about 8:30 p.m. Monday, robbed two customers and demanded money from the register before fleeing north on foot, police reported. He was described as a black man 20 to 24 years old standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, baggy black shorts, white shoes and a baseball hat with a red or orange bill.
Robbery: A man with a gun entered a business in the 3500 block of West Hammer Lane about 9:10 p.m. Monday and demanded money from the register, police said. The robber then fled on foot out of the back of the business. He was described as a black man in his 20s standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds with a black jacket, a striped hooded sweatshirt, black pants, white shoes and a black San Francisco Giants hat with a white logo.
The California Highway Patrol responded to six noninjury accidents and four injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. CHP officers also recovered two stolen vehicles.
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A thumbs up. A hug. A toothy grin. A visit from first lady Michelle Obama.
Aaron Hern, the 11-year-old Martinez boy, who was severely injured when a bomb exploded as he watched his mom finish the Boston Marathon three days earlier, could finally do all those things and more Thursday.
A day after a lengthy surgery to seal a shrapnel wound so deep that a bone in his left leg was exposed, Aaron and his sister chatted with the first lady and cuddled stuffed toy dogs she gave them that resemble Bo, the Obama family's Portuguese water dog.
Thursday brought remarkable signs of improvement, with Aaron smiling, talking and even posing for a few pictures with the first lady, who visited Boston Children's Hospital and met privately with several children injured in Monday's explosions.
For the first time since the explosions, Katherine Hern, Aaron's mother, sent a message to family and friends that was mostly positive.
No more breathing tube, no more machines monitoring every breath and every heartbeat. Just an IV.
"Huge step forward," she wrote in a Facebook message that Martinez resident Gay Gerlack sent out to friends and the media. "He may be out of the ICU as early as (Friday). Physical therapy folks came in and started talking about what we have to do there."
Aaron still can't eat and feels nauseous most of the time, but doctors have told the family that will cease in the coming days. He never complains about his leg, which was ripped apart and burned by shrapnel and fire that hit him in the second of two blasts that rocked the marathon.
But he is asking questions, the first of which was, "Is everyone OK?" He's also starting to piece together the events of a day that was meant to be joyous as he stood near his dad and 10-year-old sister, Abby, to watch his mom cross the finish line.
Katherine Hern was in the final mile of the race when she saw the sidewalk where her family told her they would be light up in smoke and flames, recounted family spokeswoman Sandra Hall, who traveled with the Herns to cheer on Katherine as she ran in Monday's race.
The goal of finishing was immediately replaced by instinct to find her family. So she ran toward the sideline barriers. Her family, she knew, was right there.
As she ran to the mangled and twisted barriers, a police officer yelled at her to "Stop!" She couldn't go through the sea of emergency personnel. Runners were directed to stay on the course, to keep moving forward. Hern told Hall that she was frantic when she crossed the finish line.
Despite having just run 26.2 miles, she bolted to a bus area where Hall and other friends were waiting. Hern grabbed her phone to call her husband, who told her what she feared -- Aaron was hurt.
Hern and Hall ran five blocks to the blast zone. Somehow, they found Hern's husband, Alhambra High School football coach Alan Hern, and Abby amid the chaos.
"How bad is it?" Katherine Hern asked as they hugged.
"It doesn't really hit you, what it's like, when you are there," Hall said of the bombings. "Those kind of things just don't happen in Boston."
The streets were littered with discarded paper, camping chairs and bits of clothing. Only police and those trying to help remained. No car was in sight.
But the Herns had to get to Tufts Medical Center, where they thought emergency responders had taken Aaron. They flagged down a limo driver.
But Aaron wasn't there. He was at Children's Hospital instead.
It was three miles away and the effects of running the race were hitting Katherine Hern. Her legs were cramping and wobbly. Finally, someone offered to drive them to the hospital.
"Aaron was in surgery at that point," Hall said. "And we waited."
Aaron did not wake up that night, and his mom didn't sleep, instead keeping vigil at his bedside. She sent a quick note on Facebook telling family and friends in the Bay Area that Aaron was in intensive care but alive.
Aaron hardly woke the next day. Hern didn't leave his side and barely slept herself. When Aaron occasionally came out of sedation, he had a question for his mom, one that in hindsight seemed appropriate coming from a boy who loves playing sports: Did she finish the race?


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Themeable iTunes controller.
Bowtie is a free application that allows you to control iTunes with customizable shortcuts, submits your songs to Last.fm with support for Loving and Banning, and sports a very simple, yet very powerful, html5 + css + javascript based theming system.
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Tags: bowtie , itunes , controller , theme , music , audio , search , desktop , productivity , artwork
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I really love this app. A very nice but simple theme is Minimal see http://www.infinisedesign.net/downloads/view/minimal . One click is Play/Pause, double click is next song, three clicks is previous song.
If you look carefully in the MacThemes website forums, you'll find quite a few Bowtie themes for download.
Click on "Forum" on the right top corner of the home page and then on "Mac Releases".
See also Iconpaper for Bowtie themes (and other eye-candy).
As most of those themes are hosted in DeviantArt, do a search in this website too.
i love this app!
the themes are amazing and its free!
Wanted to try this but the themes are no longer available for download!
Great display of your iTunes artwork! One problem though, I accidentally hid the bowlet and I can't get it to show up again! Anyone know how to change the options of bowtie without the dock or menu bar icon?
Looks good, but not "Love This Track". I'll use the first app outside of iScrobbler that's well designed and allow me to "love" tracks on last.fm. Any takers?
Beta 2 released with hotkey/menu app, no longer requires dock icon to be shown.
I'll try it out to see whether it uses less memory than iScrobbler.
The themes provided with the beta are excellent. That and the program itself, I'd buy it but it's free!
I love this app! I think I like it better than coversutra since it has many different themes, and I could even create my own. I would have to agree with el cravito though on the icon in the dock.
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Here�s Master Gardener Jill Hudock on �Ascot Rainbow� Spurge.
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Euphorbia x martinii �Ascot Rainbow�in Jill's Shippensburg Landscape
If you�re looking for an all-seasons perennial with pizzazz, check out Euphorbia x martinii �Ascot Rainbow�. The name certainly has flair. The common name for the genus Euphorbia is spurge. Still, it�s quite a moniker. However, this plant does deserve something special.
Discovered in 2005 growing in an Ascot, Victoria Australia nursery and receiving its US Patent in 2010, it�s been propagated, marketed and distributed widely enough to reach south central PA in two years. With that kind of push, you know it has to be good.
I bought 4 of them two years ago. And while they haven�t all fared the same, they are all still alive. The happiest one received a dollop of compost last year and is a whopping 30� tall by 4� round mound of variegated foliage. Plus, nothing seems to bother this plant. Not the bunnies, insects or weather. �Ascot Rainbow� is just as stunning in the depths of winter as in the freshness of spring.
Narrow, 3 inch-long variegated leaves cover stalks with cream, lime and grey-green. In spring the flowers (technically they are bracts) emerge bright lime then change to vibrant yellow, tinged with red. The bracts color-echo the leaves nicely, blooming on both old and new wood. They hover above the stalk much like an airy �Autumn Joy� Sedum and are suitable for cut flowers.
Euphorbia x martinii �Ascot Rainbow�in Spring Bloom
Just make sure you wear gloves, as the sap can be a skin and eye irritant. All parts are poisonous if ingested. Maybe that�s why the bunnies and groundhogs seem to steer clear. �Ascot Rainbow� could be used as protective border, keeping those critters from munching on something they do find appetizing.
??In summer the leaves always look fresh and full�healthy. The bracts maintain their appeal. Honestly, it�s almost as if this plant is artificial!
Euphorbia x martinii �Ascot Rainbow�
In fall the colors become muted shades of red, pink and orange. It looks great with mums, ornamental grasses and pumpkins.
In winter the leaves may droop with a frost or an ice coating but will recover very quickly to look as if nothing ever happened. I constantly marvel at its vitality. Most euphorbias hold up well throughout our area but none that I�ve seen even come close to the lasting beauty of this one. And while it�s not an all-over green shade, it is considered an evergreen perennial due to its consistent appearance.
�Ascot Rainbow� spurge can be found in zones 5-9, growing happily in full sun to part shade, well-drained soil with moderate watering. Once established, it will handle drought conditions easily, like most euphorbias. Last year�s flower stalks can be cut back in early spring to encourage new, long-lasting blooms.
This plant deserves to be seen in full color. It�s an easy partner in the garden. The variegated leaves play nicely with most plants and are especially attractive when viewed in front of a dark green evergreen. Try it in a container with annuals for non-stop drama. I really can�t think of a bad combination, other than placing it beside another variegated plant with the same color proportions.
Euphorbia x martinii �Ascot Rainbow� will lighten up your garden all year round. So if you�re looking to bring a bit of excitement, go ahead, splurge on this spurge!
More pictures can be found at Plant Delights Nursery. It was chosen as "Plant of the Week" by the University of Maryland's Ginny Rosencrantz in April, 2012.


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On last night's Saturday Night Live, Paula Deen stopped by the Weekend Update desk to explain all the allegations against her, including hiding her diabetes, mismanagement of her restaurant and her use of the N word: nutrition.
A few minutes later, Weekend Update's city correspondent Stefon joined Seth to recommend a few NYC hotspots that are perfect for visiting this Spring. As usual, it was a standout moment in the show.


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2012 Chardonnnay
90 Points - Tasting Panel Magazine
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Unlike many of its Napa Valley brethren, this is an extremely well-structured Chardonnay. It's also surprisingly intense and concentrated. The nose delivers white peach and apricots with just a hint of almonds. The palate is rich and balanced with an undercurrent of wet flint and minerals. The tension between natural acidity and richness makes this a very compelling and unique Chardonnay.
Vineyard Notes
The 2012 season started with a dryer-than-average winter when compared to the previous two years. The last notable rain occurred in April and no frost after bud break was recorded. The fruit set was excellent and consequently we had an abundant crop. This was quite welcome after the extremely low yields of the 2011 vintage. Some thinning was done around veraison to balance the crop load on select vines. The summer was warm, but no heat spikes were recorded. Cool mornings and evenings towards the end of the growing season allowed the fruit to mature properly.
Winemaker Notes
Our 2012 Chardonnay came from a relatively cool site in the Oakville AVA of southern Napa. We harvested in the early morning hours on September 4 to protect the freshness of the fruit. Most of the wine was fermented in French oak barrels (10% new) with the remaining 10% in stainless steel barrels. To retain acidity we did not allow the wine to go through malolactic fermentation. Weekly batonnage for seven months added creaminess to the mid-palate. The wine was bottled in May 2013.


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A total solar eclipse is happening Tuesday, and although it is unlikely you'll be able to see it in person, you can watch it live on your computer or smartphone--as long as you remember to look.
The eclipse will begin late Tuesday morning California time and will reach totality around 12:30 p.m. The "path of totality," or the part of the earth from where the eclipse can be seen, is 108 miles wide and will cover 9,000 miles over a three-hour period. But it will be almost entirely over the Pacific Ocean. That's why National Geographic called this eclipse "one of the century's most remote solar eclipses."
The total eclipse will be visible from land for just a few minutes on the northern Australian coast overlooking the Great Barrier Reef. And that's where two different live streaming cameras will be set up to capture the show for the rest of us.
The Slooh Space Camera will be live-streaming the eclipse on its website, which will allow viewers to ask questions about what they are seeing and even let them snap photos that can be then be uploaded to Pinterest. The stream begins at 11:30 a.m. PST, about an hour before the total eclipse will be visible from the Australian city of Cairns.
Rob Giason, CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, which has teamed up with NASA and the Astronomical Assn. of Queensland to live-stream the eclipse, said in a video that he expects 60,000 people to be standing along the beach watching the eclipse.
The good news is that this should be a pretty spectacular eclipse--as long as cloud cover doesn't get in the way.
Astronomy Magazine's Bob Berman, who will be co-hosting Slooh's live stream, paints this enticing picture enticing picture of what to expect: "Nothing in nature can equal the sheer spectacle of a total solar eclipse, and this time the event is a dramatic sunrise apparition in the tropics, low over the ocean off the great Barrier Reef. Occurring as it does within months of the expected solar max, the solar corona should take on a 'wound up' circular shape, with a high potential for tongues of pink nuclear fire leaping from the sun's edge."
And if that doesn't convince you, check out the video from NASA at the top of this post that will give you more detailed information about the eclipse including what scientists hope to learn during the brief few minutes they can observe "totality."


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1The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Π, π), transliterated as 'p'.
Example sentences
- This is true of no other letter of the alphabet except pi, and here the name is a natural development of the Semitic name pe.
- Pi is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 80.
- The western Greek alphabet changed pi into a backwards loop shape.
1.1The numerical value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (approximately 3.14159).
From the initial letter of Greek periphereia 'circumference'
Example sentences
- Saying that pi is 3.14 without addressing the fact that it goes on infinitely afterward overlooks the true essence of the number.
- So far, pi has been calculated to 1.24 trillion decimal places with the aid of a supercomputer.
- The circumference of a circle can be found by multiplying pi (which is equal to 3.14) by the diameter of the circle.
1.2 (Pi) [followed by Latin genitive] Astronomy The sixteenth star in a constellation: Pi Herculis
More example sentences
- Lower letters are generally assigned to brighter stars, but a star designated pi is not necessarily the 16th brightest star of the constellation (for example, pi Puppis is number two in brightness in the constellation Puppis).
- Pi Herculis is particularly noticeable for its reddish complexion and is an excellent place to begin studying the constellation.
- The red giant Pi Leonis in the constellation of Leo the Lion has a radius 80 times larger than our own Sun.
1.3 [as modifier] Chemistry & Physics Relating to or denoting an electron or orbital with one unit of angular momentum about an internuclear axis: the π orbital system of the benzene molecule
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- Both of the electrons in the pi bond are found in the pi bonding orbital.
- The lowest pi orbital of benzene is called the A2u orbital.
- The bonding pi orbital is lower in energy than the atomic p orbitals, whereas the antibonding pi orbital is higher in energy than the atomic pi orbitals.
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Short for pious.
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Cars Coming Soon: A Silent But Raging Return for Toyota Performance
November 15th, 2012
You might want to begin thanking everyone who bought a new Scion FR-S.
Because of the success of Toyota's new little sports car, the company is considering bringing back the vaunted MR2 and Supra names. Yes, these rumors have been floated before, but now that Toyota has confirmed the public's thirst for its performance offerings, there will probably be more on the way.
This possibility was mentioned in yesterday's Car of the Year post, but since then a little more info has surfaced. Not all of it good.
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
November 24, 2010
DOE Offers $50 Million Loan Commitment to CNG Carmaker
DOE announced on November 22 a nearly $50 million conditional loan commitment to The Vehicle Production Group LLC. The commitment will support the development of the six-passenger MV-1, a factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle that will run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The vehicle will be produced at the AM General Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. Vehicle Production Group estimates that at full capacity, the project will produce approximately 22,650 vehicles per year and is expected to create more than 900 jobs.
According to the new American car company, the MV-1 is the only vehicle that was specifically designed from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility. The vehicle features a 36-inch entryway and a deployable access ramp with a 1,200-pound weight capacity. The interior of the MV-1 accommodates up to six occupants with an optional jump seat, including a wheelchair passenger and the driver. DOE's Loan Programs Office oversees the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, which supports the development of innovative, advanced technologies that create thousands of clean energy jobs while reducing the nation's dependence on oil. DOE has provided more than $8 billion in loans to advanced technology vehicle manufacturers, including Ford Motor Company, Fisker Automotive, Nissan North America, and Tesla Motors. See the DOE press release.


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To recognize the successful NASA and industry partnership, AIA Vice President for Space, Frank Slazer joined NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, Orbital Sciences Vice President Frank Culbertson Jr., NASA Manager of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Alan Lindenmoyer, and NASA Director of Commercial Spaceflight Development Phil McAlister for a news conference at NASA Headquarters on November 13.
"The commercial space industry will be an engine of 21st century American economic growth and will help us carry out even more ambitious deep space exploration missions," said Bolden. Bolden also awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Award to COTS Program Manager Alan Lindenmoyer, Orbital and SpaceX.
Slazer remarked that the COTS program has strengthened America's space industrial base at a time when the difficult federal budget environment has placed downward fiscal pressure on the space industry. "Right now, NASA's budget is under a lot of threat between sequestration as well as the overall decline in the federal spending" said Slazer. The savings seen through the COTS program are enabling a cost-effective way to sustain ISS until 2020, and hopefully beyond.
Slazer noted that the approximately $800 million dollars invested in COTS is about the cost of one Space Shuttle flight. This relatively low investment by the government was made possible by the U.S. space industry co-investing its own capital in the development of these new systems. The COTS program yielded two new launch systems and two new cargo delivery capabilities for the nation – systems that are now being used to re-capture commercial launch business in our country.
Looking at the future benefit of this type of program, Slazer remarked, "AIA believes that COTS has pointed the way for NASA's Commercial Crew Program as the most expedient way to reestablish independent U.S. crew access to the station."
In addition to providing direct service to the ISS, COTS has also freed resources for NASA's other important human spaceflight mission, beyond low Earth orbit exploration. Slazer noted that the investment in COTS has allowed NASA to focus on developing the Orion Multi-Purpose Crewed Vehicle (MPCV) and the Space Launch System (SLS) for exploration beyond low Earth orbit. "COTS has shown… that leadership in space by our nation isn't just something that we can look back fondly on, but is our road to the future, and something that we're going to continue to excel in."
To watch the full press conference recording from NASA TV, click here.


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John P. Heaney III, the retired Plainfield, N.J., cop on trial for vehicular homicide following a double-fatal wreck near Bangor in July 2011, testified Friday that he was not drunk but rather suffered an attack induced by low blood sugar.
Assistant District Attorney Bill Blake alleges the 50-year-old Lopatcong Township, N.J., resident caused a fiery crash that killed Keith Michaelson, 52, and Micahel Zadoyko, 47.
Heaney admitted to drinking about 24 ounces of beer and roughly two ounces of vodka during a fishing trip and then a later stop at the Jacksonian Democratic Club in Bangor.
It wasn't a lot of booze, prosecutors admitted, but they charged that Heaney's gastric bypass surgery three years prior would have allowed the alcohol to have a greater impact.
Heaney denied that Friday, but did admit that something went wrong only three minutes after leaving the club. As the 50-year-old headed northbound on Route 512, he crested a hill and came around a bend.
"I remember my arms dropping and not having any control," he said. Heaney said he remembers seeing a motorcycle flying off the corner of his car and then all went black.
Heaney's doctor, Robert Doll, who began seeing the 50-year-old this June, said the man's description of the event coupled with his subsequent medical problems likely means the wreck was not fueled by alcohol, but by a sudden drop in blood sugar.
But Doll said it would be hard for just about anyone to notice the difference.
"(The symptoms) can be confused," Doll said. "Observers may not be able to tell them apart."
Heaney refused a blood-alcohol test at the scene, and testified that in hindsight, he wishes he'd taken the test because he believes it would show his innocence — low blood sugar, not high alcohol.
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