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Adam Mansbach's new novel, "Rage Is Back," is the star offering in January's releases by Bay Area authors. Art and poetry figure prominently with works by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Zubair Ahmed and others, as 2013 gets off to a great literary start.
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The 2007 Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Visiting Committee identified eleven areas of critical need at Gridley High School, expressed primarily as process goals. Goal areas for follow-up included the following: upgrading school technology and tech support; increasing articulation among programs for special education and English learners; increasing representation of all stakeholders in decision making; increasing opportunities for interdepartmental/cross disciplinary teams to meet and discuss essential and benchmark standards and assessments, and continued training in data analysis and evaluation; identifying resources for programs/curriculum that provides students with skills that enable them to enter the work world; increasing advanced placement (AP) courses; closing achievement gap; developing department-wide common assessments/rubrics for courses taught by multiple instructors that align with state content standards; increasing the level of rigor in AP coursework to be consistent with AP standards and expectations; improving communication with parents; providing resources for an ongoing position throughout the WASC term of accreditation to ensure facilitation and continuous follow-up of school-wide action plan. Based on the WASC Visiting Committee's report, Gridley High School has achieved its goal of 90% first time California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) passage and 87% graduation rate. The school has a clear and sustained focus on improving student achievement of lower-performing subgroups of students in particular and on closing achievement gap. Since 2010, two periods of English language development (ELD) support for beginning and early English language learning (ELL) students and one period of ELD support for intermediate through advanced ELL students have been added since 2010. The faculty has focused on learning about California English Language Development Test (CELDT) to better assist ELL student. The board has also made a passing score on CAHSEE an additional measure of English proficiency for re-designation. To close the achievement gap, a CAHSEE intervention course has been added. Three years of staff development regarding targeted instruction have resulted in a 58-point grown on the California Standardized Tests (CST), 60-point growth on CSTs for Hispanic students, and a 90% first-time pass-rate in both math and English Language Arts on the CAHSEE. The report states that there is a strong focus on academic language development, and the faculty is focused on improving both instruction and student learning. Teachers have increased the use of data in instruction, and several departments have developed common formative assessments. The math department has organized assignments for maximum collaborative prep periods. Departments or courses taught by multiple instructors that have common assessments or rubrics that align with state content standards include PE, Social Science, English 2 and 3, all math classes, and Art 1 and 2. The school has increased tech support and added two new computer labs with thirty student stations since 2007, and all computers on campus have been purchased within the last five years. The network has been upgraded, and the campus is expecting to become wireless by next year. The school has worked with the district to add changes to curriculum and increase the number of programs that provide students with skills to enable them to enter the world of work, including three CTE pathways: Agriculture Mechanics, AgriScience, and Media Support and Services. Calculus was added to the list of AP courses offered at GHS, making five total, and the enrollment in all AP classes has increased. Faculty members teaching AP classes have attended conferences and workshops to research ways to increase the level of rigor in AP coursework to be consistent with AP standards and expectations. Some actions that have been taken by the school to improve communication with parents include phone dialer, Aries, and a Facebook page. Other strengths that the committee outlined in their reported included a supportive school board, a knowledgeable superintendent, and that the school's leadership and staff were all focused on improving academic achievement of all students. Regarding suggested school-wide critical areas for follow-up, one area was to ensure that School-wide Learner Outcomes were the focal point of the school improvement process by aligning them with district goals and through professional development that grounds the School-wide Learner Outcomes in the instructional practice of teachers and the ethos of the school. ... ... For the rest of the report summary, please pick up a copy of the May 17, 2013 issue of the Gridley Herald.
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Ahn Attracts South Korea's Political Middle
Why is a South Korean businessman/professor with no political experience and who has articulated virtually no policy positions leading the presidential race with just over a month to go?
Polls show that Ahn Cheol-soo, the entrepreneur who made a fortune in computer anti-virus software, would likely beat either conservative Park Geun-hye or liberal Moon Jae-in, both experienced in politics, for the Blue House in a two-way match-up. And yet, Mr. Ahn has said almost nothing about what he would do as president, though he has indicated he favors left-of-center economic and social policies and, late last week, rolled out his first specifics – on energy and the environment – though they weren't very specific.
Jeong Han-wool, director of public opinion research at the East Asia Institute in Seoul, says it's because South Koreans are shifting away from identifying themselves as party-affiliated voters. Mr. Jeong wrote his doctoral thesis on the phenomenon.
He said the shift can largely be found with voters who in the 1990s would have identified themselves as liberal. These voters supported Kim Dae-jung in 1998 and Roh Moo-hyun in 2002. But in 2007, about 30% of those voters peeled away from the liberal Democratic Party (later renamed as the Democratic United Party) and supported conservative Lee Myung-bak for president, motivated largely by the perception that he'd handle the economy better than Messrs. Kim and Roh.
"Recently, these voters have become more complex," Mr. Jeong said, citing research he did during his graduate school work and at the independent institute. "They feel negatively about the polarized ideologies of the left and right. They'll take different attitudes from the party lines, expressing liberal views on the economy and conservative ones on national defense, for example."
The bottom line, he said, "Because the current political parties don't represent what they want, they are open to others."
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Veterans and historical groups and families across the nation are facing road blocks as they try to bring official recognition to their long-dead ancestors.
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs enacted a policy that only "eligible applicants" can request a tombstone or grave marker for an ancestor who is buried in an unmarked grave. The policy apparently went unenforced until recently. Now, members of historical groups across the country seeking to get markers for veterans' unmarked graves say they've been turned down because they weren't direct descendants.
The VA's National Cemetery Administration says the agency understands the concern that the definition of an applicant for a marker may be "too limiting" and is reviewing the regulation.
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Washington County Commissioner Ron Feathers adjusts the new flag holder he recently received Wednesday at the grave of his maternal great-great-grandfather, John Wellspring, a veteran of the Civil War, in Putnam Cemetery in Devola.
Obtaining the grave markers for veterans is something often done by local groups including the Washington County Veterans Affair Office and local chapters of Sons of the American Revolution, as well as other groups. Members say they hope to be able to continue to do so, despite the change.
In recent years, they have worked to get markers for Revolutionary War soldiers Jonathan Dunham buried in Dunham Township, William Ford II and Joel Adams buried in Watertown Township and Brig. General James Mitchell Varnum buried in Marietta, among others.
In such cases, the veterans might have a tombstone bought by the family but that includes no recognition of their military service. Others have no markers at all. This mainly applies to veterans with service before World War I.
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From the time the Veterans Administration begins to review documentation for one of the markers until a marker arrives at its destination varies. If all the required documentation is received with the application, the time from establishing the case to delivering the marker would be six to eight weeks.
The number of applications for bronze pre-World War I markers is not known, but it's less than 10 percent.
During the past 10 years, the VA has issued more than 31,000 headstones and markers for Civil War and other pre-WWI grave sites.
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The VA's National Cemetery Administration definition of "eligible applicants" would keep someone "lacking a familial relationship to the veteran (to) alter a veterans grave site in a manner the veteran's family does not desire."
The issue is, for most of those veterans who served in the Civil War or the Revolutionary War, searching for any available next of kin might be impossible.
"You could spend 100 hours getting a next of kin, and it might be a 32nd cousin in California," said Roy Ash, Washington County Veterans Service officer. "Whoever (made the change) didn't think it through. You have to deal with cases on a case-by-case basis."
Ash said he has gone to the VA when the search for a next of kin yielded none. For example, the New Matamoras Veterans of Foreign Wars could not find any descendants for a particular veteran. Ash said he stepped in and contacted the VA on its behalf and was able to secure the necessary grave marker.
Washington County Commissioner Ron Feathers recently requested a new flag holder for the grave of his maternal great-great-grandfather, John Wellspring (1819-1896), who served in Company H of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery. Wellspring was wounded in the Battle of Chancelorsville, April 30 through May 6, 1863, in Virginia. The holder had seen better days. It was weathered and had turned green. Feathers received a new holder Wednesday and installed it at Wellspring's grave in Putnam Cemetery in Devola.
"It's important for current generations not to forget the sacrifices and lives lived of our forefathers," Feathers said. "When we forget where we came from we have no idea where we are going."
Jean Yost, president of the Marietta Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, said he thinks the law needs some tweaking.
"Its not a bad idea to get a next of kin involved," Yost said. "The generation today can find ancestors for most people; however, they can make exceptions for ... if you tried your best to get an ancestor, then there is a way (to get a headstone or flag holder)."
Yost said the SAR is working on documents for about 200 men they think are patriots.
Another important factor in researching unmarked graves is the risk that another person might be doing the same research. To reduce duplicate requests, Scott Britton, the director of The Castle and a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, supports leaving it up to groups such as the SAR or DAR.
"An easier way to control the process ... is to have specific group or groups handle it," Britton said. "There won't be duplication of efforts."
In some cases, however, duplication leads to a touchy situation. Britton said some families rely on fading memories and stories as documented information and attempt to get markers for graves that don't exist in their location.
Groups such as the SAR or DAR do a lot of research on graves of veterans to be certain of all the facts before it is presented to the VA for a tombstone or other marker, Britton said.
Republican Congressman Steven Stivers, R-Ohio, is sponsoring a bill in the House to change the policy of who can request a marker, allowing anyone to request a marker for a deceased veteran who served at least 62 years before the date on the requested marker or tombstone.
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Those who lament the lack of all-night dining options in the city will have one more option come spring: Scott Horrell, owner of the 9lb Hammer and Loretta's Northwesterner in South Park is expanding into the space next door to his Georgetown bar to open a 24-hour diner.
Howell is planning a menu of "straightforward diner food," he says, with "quite a few grilled cheese sandwich options," lots of breakfast items, salads, a healthy offering of vegetarian fare to cater to the large number of veg-heads in the neighborhood, and classic milkshakes and ice cream sundaes.
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This guest blog is by Nikhi Young, the Acting Walk Director for Central and East Texas.
Houston's autism community mourns the loss of a dear friend, Jane Stewart, who passed away on November 11th. In 1981, Jane changed the landscape of autism services in Houston by founding The Westview School, a private, not-for-profit school dedicated to providing a nurturing, structured, and stimulating environment for special needs students. She was a pioneer in education and a champion for so many Houston families.
Jane and The Westview School have been long-time supporters of the Houston Walk Now for Autism, creating an annual team. Two years ago, Music for Autism approached Autism Speaks about working together in Houston to share their interactive children's concerts designed for individuals on the autism spectrum, but we needed a home for these concerts. Jane opened her doors to us without hesitation and so began a quarterly concert series to bring families together. Annually, one of the concerts serves as the Walk Now for Autism Speaks Kick-Off Party.
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The home invasion robbery occurred about 11:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Pyrenees Avenue near Cherbourg Way, police said. The victims first spotted one of the gunmen standing in their front doorway. He was then joined in the home by a second armed man.
The robbers held the victims at gunpoint and stole undisclosed items from the home before fleeing on foot, authorities said. They were last seeing going west on Pyrenees Avenue.
One of the robbers was described as a black man in his 20s standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with thin black hair, a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, police said. The other was described as a black man in his 20s standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds with black hair, a dark hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Both were armed with handguns, officers said.
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Richmond County investigators are stepping up their search for two people posing as power company workers. On Saturday, two separate incidents happened at a house on Bel Air Road and Fleming Drive. And today scammers struck again. This time it was at a house on Durham Court in South Augusta. News 12 talked with one of the victims who explains exactly how it works.
85-year-old Mary James trusted the two men who said they were from the power company. She didn't think twice since roadwork was going on right down the street.
"He had a hard hat on, you know one of these shell hats," said Mary James.
Mrs. James said the two men said they were from a power company and needed to come into her house and look at some wiring.
But instead the two men posing as utility workers were there to steal money. Here's how the scam works…
"He went into the kitchen and told me to come in there he had something to show me," James said.
"The basic scam behind this is to distract the homeowner which is what they did by getting them to hold a tape measurer while they measure a distance from the house," said Lt. Tony Walden, Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office.
"I told him I can't stand up any longer," James said.
"While the homeowner is distracted the other subject goes into the bedroom and searches for money," Walden said.
Ms. James went to check on money she had in a safe place when she felt something was not right. She had an envelope with $162, money she was going to use for bills and Christmas presents.
"He just grabbed the money and here he went," James said.
Investigators say these types of scams target the elderly the majority of the time. Now they are urging them to be on guard.
"If you aren't having and you didn't call them what reason do they have in your house? So I would be calling the Georgia Power office and ask if they sent them out there," Walden said.
The men are described as two white men between the ages of 40-65, so they're not exactly who you would expect. They wear gray and white construction hats. Both men are about 5'10" and between 170-180 pounds. One has gray hair, the other has brown hair. They are apparently driving a burgundy van or truck.
Georgia Power representatives tell News 12 that all employees have photo ID badges, which they should show you. They also all have clothing that has the Georgia Power logo. And no employee has any reason to enter the home. All field service reps work on the outside of the home. In most cases, field service reps all have Georgia Power vehicles. If you have any concerns, call the customer service numbers at 1-888-660-5890.


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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's making snow angels in all the freshly fallen snow!
We've been watching it outside all day now, and we're hoping some of you lovely Summit Up Readers got out to enjoy it. We're sure you did, you rascals, you.
What we currently see from our posts here at the Summit Up World Headquarters on Main Street in Frisco is a lull in the flakes but some gray skies that seem to promise more on the way.
We don't often talk to the editorial department, as we're too often just lollygagging out here on our own with the three-headed , sharp-toothed Monster Downstairs (those folks don't let us out much), but we hear word that maybe we're running a story about the weather here sometime soon, maybe even today?
Well, you can rest assured that if we do that, there isn't going to be much storm left. Summit Daily News curse and all. You write it, it doesn't come. You don't write it, everyone yells at you for not telling them the snow was on the way. Can't win, we tell you. Can't win.
But anyhoo, one thing we do over here when we're wondering what exactly IS happening outside, particularly in yon mountains up there, is take a look at the Copper Mountain Snow Stake Cam, a helpful device to see real-time what's happening on and near the slopes.
Here's where you'll find it (virtually, anyway... we're not quite sure where it is on the mountain): http://bit.ly/93OjgX.
Shows ya proof on what's happening on-mountain (looks like they really did get four inches overnight - the little toy truck was covered, anyway), and about two inches fell during the day Thursday.
Enough for a snow angel, but maybe not enough for face shots. Not quite like Monarch Mountain, anyway. Fifteen inches would feel like floating on a pillow! If only our watershed could get some o' dat...
And now, here we sit, slightly cross-eyed as we twiddle our thumbs, because what else is there to talk about other than snow? Snow, snow, snow - all you need is snow! (Sung to the Beatles tune "All You Need Is Love" and one of our favorite songs as we hang here with the Monster Downstairs (he doesn't like it much, so we have to be a bit discreet about it).
MILLIONS OF SUMMIT UP READERS: Sounds like the Monster Downstairs is very reptilian in nature. We didn't think such cold-blooded creatures lived up here in the High Country...
SUMMIT UP: Oh! Yes! Something else to write!
MSUR: So...?
SU: Oh yeah. The reptile. Well, this guy doesn't go outside much. Then again, with the temps we're kept in down here, the Monster Downstairs isn't doing so hot these days. It's pretty chilly in here, after all.
MSUR: Yikes! Sounds abominable on frigid days. Guess the Monster probably sleeps a lot.
SU: Yup, that's how we can listen to The Beatles' "Our World" over and over ... and over ... and over ... and over again!
OK, MSUR, we gotta cut you off right there, because guess what! We're out of space.
Happy Friday, peeps. Enjoy the snow.


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Today I'm re-sharing a few of the more popular tips and information from past articles. Perhaps you missed them last time around?
Question: I upgraded to Word 2010 and I have to make some new forms but no matter where I look I can't figure out how to add checkboxes. I looked through all the menus and I couldn't find the answer on Google. Hope you can help me. - S.M., SilverthorneAnswer: Checkboxes are found in the Developer section of Word 2010. Open Word and look across the top of your screen. You should see File, Home, Insert, Page Layout, etc. If you've looked around Word but haven't seen the form checkbox icon, it sounds like the Developer menu isn't visible to you. Here's all you need to do:1. Right click on an empty space in the main bar across the top (the one that contains all the icons).2. Choose "Customize the Ribbon" from the small menu that drops on click.3. In the list on the right, make sure the "Developer" checkbox is checked, then hit OK at the bottom.4. Now look across the top of your screen again. In the menu, you should now see the word "Developer." Click it.5. In the icons that are now displayed you'll see that checkbox icon you've been looking for. Click it when you're ready to insert a checkbox into your document.
Question: I've been told that my site's URLs can affect my search engine rankings. Is this true?Answer: Yep, absolutely. This article does an excellent job of summarizing what you need to know: http://tinyurl.com/l9bddv
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The seasons go by slowly and painfully when you don't have a real quarterback and yes, it has been an 11-year slog since Rich Gannon wore the Silver & Black.
Since then? No true long-term QB and no authentic hope for the Raiders to be any good for any length of time.
Yes, Carson Palmer and Jason Campbell weren't terrible when they started games for the Raiders the last few years.
But neither was the full answer at the position and both proved it by not making the playoffs or sticking around here for very long.
So, even though the NFL movement period has not started off wonderfully for the Raiders, general manager Reggie McKenzie can still rally up some momentum if he can just find a QB.
Or, let me suggest, the Raiders can find strength in numbers by wisely collecting three QBs and then use the 2014 season to figure out which one is worth keeping.
The suggestion: Sign one, draft one and keep one. And then hope.
If the Raiders get to January 2015 with a lot of losses but with a real QB in hand, that alone will come close to justifying a lot of things.
(This all presumes that McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen know how to pick the candidates and that they have a strong enough foundation for the right one to bloom.)
OK, here's my step-by-step process ...
In free agency ...
Sign either Michael Vick, Shaun Hill or Josh Freeman.
Vick and Hill are only stop-gap options and Freeman probably isn't a great long-term option, either. But the Raiders need something stable at QB and these might be the best candidates to fit with offensive coordinator Greg Olson's system.
Any one of these three could give the Raiders just enough consistency and leadership to provide a reasonable bridge to the next guy.
I eliminated Matt Schaub, who could be released by Houston any day now, because I just don't think he should stand behind a questionable offensive line ever again.
And I eliminated Mark Sanchez, who could be released by the New York Jets soon, and Brandon Weeden, who was released Cleveland on Wednesday ... because they're Mark Sanchez and Brandon Weeden.
In the draft ...
Take Fresno State's Derek Carr, but not with the No. 5 overall pick. If they can't get Carr, take Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo or Alabama's A.J. McCarron in later rounds.
I can see how McKenzie and Allen might lean to Carr. They like leadership guys who can grasp the full dimension of an NFL offense, and Carr seems to fit those categories.
Back in 2012, when I asked Allen to name a player with the attributes he most admires and would want to build around, he said Drew Brees.
That would not seem to be a profile that precisely fits Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel or Central Florida's Blake Bortles or possibly even Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater.
But the problem is that Carr probably isn't worth the fifth overall pick.
To get the value of the pick, the Raiders should take a great defensive playmaker (Buffalo's Khalil Mack?) or tackle (Texas A&M's Jake Matthews?) or move down into the low-20s to take Carr and pick up extra draft choices.
The Raiders might get Carr if they wait until their second-round pick, but they might not want to risk that.
I'd add that Garoppolo isn't a terrible alternate-option in the second round; as Option 3, McCarron could project to be a serviceable starter in the NFL at some point.
Bring back ...
Matt McGloin.
McGloin isn't a long-term guarantee in any way, but he does a lot of things that Allen and Olson like and proved he can win a game or two in the NFL last year.
McGloin is a guy the Raiders want to have in that QB room and on the roster in case the starter gets hurt.
And at this point, the Raiders should just let Terrelle Pryor get another chance elsewhere, because it's probably not going to happen in Oakland.
The end result: This scenario would leave the Raiders potentially with Carr or Garoppolo as the young, developing guy, Vick/Hill/Freeman as the veteran place-holder with some talent, and McGloin as young depth.
There might not be a top-tier long-range QB in that group, but the Raiders would possess three honest chances to get one.
That's strength in numbers and it's better than what the Raiders have trotted out there for so many hopeless, listless, QB-deprived years.
Get a quarterback, give yourself a chance.
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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: Numbers 13:32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.
33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."
Observation: Ten of the twelve spies returning from looking through the Promised Land had a negative report. How common it is for us to think that others see us as we see ourselves. They saw themselves as grasshoppers and thought that the Canaanites saw them the same way. In reality, the Canaanites were afraid of the Israelites because they had heard how the Israelite's God had delivered them from Egypt. Note: The Canaanites were afraid of Israel because they DID consider Israel's God. The Israelites were afraid of the Canaanites because they DID NOT consider God!
Application: What I think about God is much more important than what I think about my circumstances! It is good for me to get to know HIM as much as I can.
Prayer: Lord, I do not just want to know about you, I want to know you! Amen
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Sally Poole is the owner of Poole Communications, with offices in Hannibal, Marshall and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She is very involved in Hannibal and Quincy, IL., with memberships in the Chamber of Commerce, Hannibal Arts Council, Affordable Community Education, Lions Club and Rotary. She has helped in the fund-raising campaign to build a Hannibal campus for Moberly Area Community College. Currently she is helping to start the Hannibal Chamber Business Development Committee.
How many times have you tried to call a business and got stuck in Voicemail Purgatory? Last week I called a local televison station that I call frequently. I have a new sales rep and could not get to him. The phone system was overloaded with calls and asked me to type in his last name. I had no idea how to spell his last name. I wanted to place a buy and couldn't reach a human. This was extremely aggravating – and I know their system! Think of how a potential new customer would have felt dealing with this same issue.
This week call your own office and listen carefully. I'm sure there's something you can do to make your voice mail system work better. Your customers should be able to reach you quickly and easily. Don't ask them to go to a menu or type in your last name or call another phone number. It's dumb. It stops you from making a sale and is poor customer service. Rethink your voicemail system and seriously consider a warm live voice instead of a machine.
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Most of us will install our GNU/Linux system once or twice and then use the excellent package management systems to upgrade when new releases of our chosen distribution come out. Users of Debian and Debian-based systems (such as Ubuntu) will be quite used to the idea that you only need to install it once. But what happens when you want to replicate one Debian system on another machine? Do you use cloning tools? Yes you can but only if the hardware is similar on the two machines. What if one has an Intel Pentium-based processor and the other has an AMD64? In that case what you need is some way to replicate the package selection but use the appropriate ones for the new architecture. Enter dpkg.
dpkg is one of the core applications of Debian and essential to its package management. Whatever you use to manage packages will in fact use dpkg in the background to install, remove, upgrade and handle post-installation processes. So whether you use apt, aptitude, synaptic or one of the others, chances are dpkg is involved somewhere. It has some nice features but, to be honest, is cumbersome for day to day use which is why there are clients on top of it. In particular dpkg does nothing about dependencies - leaving that to apt or whatever you use. It's a shell-based tool so if you consider yourself to be part of what some people refer to as "the rest of us", you might have to get you hands onto the keyboard more than you are used to. I'm afraid there isn't really a point and click version of this but the process I'm describing is not complex. It just involves typing.
The process
Simply put the process has four steps:
- install and setup your first Debian system as you prefer
- make a list of the packages installed
- install a basic Debian system on the new machine
- use the list of packages from step 2 to complete the process.
There is also a step 0 which should go without saying: backup before you begin. I am not responsible if you hose your system trying this out and lose your data
I'm going to describe the process from a Debian point of view. I am sure this can work on Debian-based systems such as Ubuntu but I don't have enough experience of installing those to speak about installing minimal systems etc. There is also a step 0 which should go without saying: backup before you begin. I am not responsible if you hose your system trying this out and lose your data.
Step 1 - install and setup your first Debian system
I suspect many of you will have done the first step over time. Sometimes you will have removed some packages which are part of the base install but aren't crucial to your machine. For example I've often purged a lot of the additional
xserver-xorg-video- packages as they are graphics drivers for hardware I don't have on that machine. Using this process will save me having to do that each time I setup a Debian box.
Step 2 - make a list of the packages installed
The second step is where dpkg comes in. Fire up a terminal and switch to root using
su. Then run this:
dpkg --get-selections
This command will present with a long list of installed packages. Obviously I'm not expecting you to write them down -- this is the shell we can redirect the output into a text file. Try this:
dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/package_list
This command gets the same list of installed packages and puts them into a file:
/tmp/package_list. Note that custom configuration is not saved, so your new system will need those same setups applied. Save this file to a USB key/flash drive or similar as we'll be needing it later.
Step 3 - install a basic Debian system on the new machine
I'm not going to go into how to install Debian on a new machine -- there's plenty of places describing how to do that, but you need to ensure you install the most minimal system you can. This means not selecting any tasks during the installation. When you install a new Debian system, you are at one stage presented with a list of "tasks" which aid the installation of packages. For example there will be Desktop Environment, Mail Server, Print Server etc. This is one of the great things about Debian in that groups of packages required for a specific type of system are grouped and ready for you to install. In this instance we don't want any of those, so when you get to this stage deselect everything - including the Standard System one. This will result in a bare-bones Debian system.
Incidentally when installing for this purpose I tend to use one of the Debian "business-card" .iso's. These are minimal (35Mb) iso's which then get the remaining required packages via a net connection.
Step 4 - use the package list we created in Step 2
Once you have installed your new system and rebooted you should be looking at a login prompt. Login as root and perform an upgrade -- just in case:
apt-get update apt-get upgrade
Now we need to tell our new system what packages we require. This again is where dpkg comes in. Put your USB key/flash drive into the new machine and mount it. Remember that as we have a minimal system automounting won't work. Again I won't go into details here about how to mount USB drives. Once the drive is mounted and you have found the packages_list file, run this:
dpkg --set-selections < /path/to/packages_list apt-get -u dselect-upgrade
The first command uses dpkg to preselect the packages in the packages_list file. The second command tells apt-get to upgrade the system using the packages supplied by dpkg. It might take a while but by the end of the process you should have a new system with the same packages as the first one. The best part is that dependencies will be retrieved and installed as well.
This process is quite flexible and while it won't be the
apt-get undo that Rosalyn Hunter longs for it might help. You could grab the package list of a hosed Sid system and then use that on a new Testing system. I wouldn't recommend going too far that direction though. Going from Testing to Stable might not work as well because some of the Testing packages may not exist in Stable. You could also have the
dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/package_list command run as a cron job or run it immediately before an
apt-get dist-upgrade and thus if your system gets really hosed you can backup your data and start afresh confident that you can install the same packages again easily.
As I said I wouldn't use this if I had a lot of identical machines to install -- that's where imaging and cloning comes into its own. But I would and do use this to setup similar machines or reinstall a Debian system after installing a new HDD for example particularly if I wanted to get the latest versions of the packages I was previously using.
Mr. Cartwright,
Good article. Couple of points. --
1) Its obvious that this could be scripted. One for grabbing the selections. Second for deploying to the new machine.
2) Cloning is great for that all 30 units are twins. But guess what? More often than not what is labeled as a twin is not. Dell in particular is fond of switching peripherals in the same production run, substituting a Deskstar for a Seagate drive. Or a different MB entirely on some occasions. So I drop back to the get-selections routine when that happens.
On a batch of 40, I might have 2-3 that fail a successful cloning.
3) Unless one is running Debian one might consider making sure you have the latest OS rev before going thru all the trouble of creating a series of clones.
Its obvious that this could be scripted. One for grabbing the selections. Second for deploying to the new machine.
Indeed and I have done this. In fact if you are doing a few then scripting is part of the process.
Cloning is great for that all 30 units are twins. But guess what? More often than not what is labeled as a twin is not. Dell in particular is fond of switching peripherals in the same production run, substituting a Deskstar for a Seagate drive. Or a different MB entirely on some occasions. So I drop back to the get-selections routine when that happens.
Sensible. I did mention that cloning only works if the hardware is identical. In my experience relying on what the supplier says is not always best. For example I have seen two graphics cards with identical "version numbers" that used entirely different chipsets!
Unless one is running Debian one might consider making sure you have the latest OS rev before going thru all the trouble of creating a series of clones.
I wasn't really talking about cloning here but the extra info is appreciated and this piece really is about Debian. I guess it will work on Debian-based machines but I've not tried it.
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and with aptitude
On a modern Debian system you really should be using aptitude not apt-get. Can you do the same thing with aptitude instead of apt-get?
It's not magic, it's work!
aptitude vs. apt-get
> On a modern Debian system you really should be using aptitude not apt-get.
> Can you do the same thing with aptitude instead of apt-get?
This is not the case. The two tools serve different purposes. Whilst aptitude is good for day-to-day package management, it's not so good in this instance. The way the two tools calculate package dependencies is different and, AIUI, aptitude by default will install "recommended" packges as well as "required" packages.
In this particular case, one should use apt-get.
For more information see http://jpb.li/gYWIw
Debian and Apt-get
You must be psychic! I will be installing Meerkat soon and I was planning the "strategy" for it. I vaguely recalled some while back that there was a series of commands using apt-get to replicate and upgrade package selections from one machine to another, but I couldn't remember the specifics.
A Google session would have turned up the stuff I needed but you've come along just at the right time and saved me all that trouble. Great article. Thanks.
One of your readers has speculated as to whether or not Aptitude could be used instead. I don't know if it can be or not, but even if it is possible I suspect it would be easier just to use apt-get. As a command-line interface it is uncluttered and relatively simple. Ncurses-based Aptitude is, in my opinion, lethally unfriendly and not very intuitive and anytime I have fired it up I have shied away uncertain and slightly nervous that I might hose something important. I'll stick will the venerable apt-get. Hard to beat.
upgrading Ubuntu
You must be psychic! I will be installing Meerkat soon and I was planning the "strategy" for it.
This piece has been knocking around on my machine for a while. Roslyn's woes prompted me to finish it. I'm guessing this is installing Meerkat on a different machine and not upgrading from 8.04?
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aptitude can be used as pure CLI
@Gary Richmond
Aptitude will start in curses mode if you don't give it any parameters. It threw me off as well before I knew that I could use it as a pure CLI command by simply giving it parameters.
aptitude update && aptitude full-upgrade will yield the same result as apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
# touch universe
# chmod +rwx universe
# ./universe
Thanks for the comments all.
with regards Aptitude, yes it can be used on the command line
aptitude update; aptitude upgrade for example. Aptitude from the shell (rather than curses) is quite useful and has some nice features. Namely suggesting what to do in times of dependency issues and also giving you a one key press chance to enact one of those options. It also tidies up after itself quite nicely.
aptitude upgrade has one big difference to
apt-get upgrade. The former will remove packages whereas the latter will hold them back until you do a dist-upgrade. This means if you are doing a big upgrade, although aptitude lists the packages to be removed the list can be missed in the deluge of text and before you know it you have hit Y and hosed your system.
I disagree that a "modern" Debian system should use aptitude mostly because I don't know what "modern" means. There are many that say modern systems use GUI tools only, I disagree there too but it proves my point. One person's "modern" is another person's "new fangled". I've used aptitude (not the curses interface though) and Synaptic and whatever the Kubuntu package manager is but it all depends upon the system I am on, what I have available and how much time I have. In the end it's "horses for courses" - although I recently discovered that a lot of people younger than me have no idea what that means!
In this case though aptitude is not suitable as it doesn't support dselect.
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Fair enough
I should have been more precise, apt-get is formally deprecated and aptitude is now preferred. I agree that using the word "modern" is loaded and I shouldn't have said that.
However it's still a great idea even if it only works with apt-get.
It's not magic, it's work!
Interesting. "Deprecated" has significant connotations. It implies the package is to disappear altogether in the near future. Do you have a link where apt-get is announced as formally deprecated? All I can find is that aptitude is now the recommended command-line tool over apt-get.
Dselect is no longer recommended but I can't find a suitable alternative for it. Personally I prefer apt-get over aptitude for the differences in "upgrade" I gave above. Yes I know aptitude has safe-upgrade but I'm just used to apt-get.
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reinstalling package list
Yes, just to confirm. The Meerkat install will be on a different machine. Thanks to you and r_a_trip for the heads up on using Aptitude on the command line. I should have realised that was an option. This is GNU/Linux for Heaven's sake!
Well, I've backed up a list of the installed packages on my version of Ubuntu courtesy of your piece and copied it to my USB stick and reviewed the contents in Gedit. So far so fine.
Obviously, the fine detail of your tutorial will work for Debian but as I've never tried this before on Ubuntu I might need to tack a little here. I'm not (yet) aware of any minimal version of Ubuntu that I could use to do a "barebones" install. I suspect that if I install a 700MB disc of Maverick Meerkat, even before I do any update(s) I will have software more up to date than my saved package list. It will be interesting to see what happens if I try to install that list.
Additionally, although I spotted the Opera browser in that list of packages for installation I know that I installed it as a stand alone binary for my particular distro from the Opera website. It's not something you will find in the official Ubuntu repositories so I suspect I will have to save it (and other stuff too) and install each package by hand. and then there is the small matter of migrating e-mail but as my last article on Thunderbird, Evolution and Gmail explained there are strategies for dealing with that.
Yes, this upgrade/migration to a fresh install on another machine will prove to be very interesting indeed! Methinks I will need to put pen to paper and make a detailed list of all the things I need to do. However, the beauty of your apt-get commands is that if it all go pear shaped I have the package list on the stick and can do another fresh install again and again until I get it right.
Minimal Ubuntu CD
I'm not (yet) aware of any minimal version of Ubuntu that I could use to do a "barebones" install.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD :D You might have to wait for Meerkat though.
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Reinstalling Package List
Further to my last comment re the above, I think I may have stumbled across some extra goodies to improve the process of package installation.
I keep a small stash of back issues of Linux Format Magazine in the smallest room in the house (well, I like to make the most productive use of my time).
This morning I read a very interesting article by Neil Borthwick about strategies for switching distros. Using your instructions to redirect the Debian package list to a text file for later reinstallation on another machine worked fine but I noticed that it included a lot of library and development files as well as the programmes and distro-dependent dependencies too.
These may not be need in a fresh install, cause clutter and possible problems. Borthwick suggests that the best path to take is to exclude all this stuff and just let the package manager handle all the libraries and dependencies instead. That makes sense to me. He suggests the following command:
dpkg --list | grep -v -e '-dev' -e '^ii lib' >packages.txt
He also suggests a similar strategy to cover the binary packages which usually install to their own directory on /opt. So:
ls -l /opt >binary_packages.txt
If you've installed anything from source with ./configure, make and make install just do
ls -l /usr/local/bin >source_packages.txt
(assuming you haven't been using PREFIX with ./configure).
I tested all three commands and they worked fine.
Some good points Gary. Remember the aim here is not so much to resolve installing a second machine with a different distro or even the same one. It's for a replacement machine or possibly a clone setup.
Remember that this method does not specify versions of the packages. It presumes you want the latest ones. That means the dependencies will be handled by apt. Yes you will be specifying a lot of the libraries anyway with the package list but apt will deal with any dependencies you missed. Any libraries or packages that were dependencies but are no longer required can be handled with aptitude (on the command line of course).
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Patriotism and Love of the flag, the Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem and other symbols of our nation's freedoms, Willingness to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, the sharing of American values with younger generations. Americanism is belief in the same fundamental values our country's fathers sought to instill and make permanent through the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. Americanism is believing that these rights and values are worth fighting and dying for in the pursuit of their proliferation throughout the world. Sadly, Americanism has taken a beating by the political and media machines. I fear for my country and its current state.
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What best defines Americanism?
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To serve this country at all times no matter in war time or in periods of peace. My father served in WWII & the Korean conflict. My wife's father served in WWII. I enlisted right after Vietnam .our parents were also members of the American Legion.I served in a time of peace in Korea . (The146 ASA) & The 165th military Police co. at Fort Bragg, n.c. Our fathers fought for peace in this world. I as many others stood guard through Cold War times. Are we consider less patriotic??? The American Legion needs to ask that question ? What were we fighting for ? Peace?.. I' m so proud of our today Military. They fought so long. They deserve a time of peace. Doesn't the American Legion want that?
Patriotism is love of God, Country, and Family, our constitution, as originally written, and the commitment to defend all of them against all threats, foreign and domestic. We are letting the government take our freedom in exchange for hand outs.
All the above plus studying and voting
All the above/None of the above. It is up to each of us to decide what AMERICANISM means.
All of the above was not a choice, it should have been. Americanism is the belief that we are equal before GOD, and this country was created by our fore-fathers to give us a free, moral, and GOD fearing society with a frame work to keep it that way.
I think "NONE of the Above" would be my answer... Patriotic, by definition is someone who 'Loves and Defends his Country' - To me, that is more than just willingness to Serve, it means a Love so deep that you are willing to GIVE YOUR LIFE to Defend. As for the symbols of Patriotism, and the passing on of American Values to our children, these are off-shoots of the Love and RESPECT we hold for our fore-fathers and Patriots before us who willingly GAVE THEIR LIVES for us.
It is what you BELIEVE in. Remember the founding documents were a limit on the power of government to infringe on our God given rights. Do you believe the government is acting that way?
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Americanism - attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of the United States.
Nationalism - ideology based on the premise that the individual's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests.
And 62% think: Love of the flag, the Constitution, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem and other symbols of our nation's freedoms.
Sorry people, but there is a BIG difference between loving the symbols and loving the ideals which those symbols represent. There is also a difference between believing and upholding certain ideals and blind devotion, right or wrong.
I can't really blame the 62% though. The poll really is defective.
Since my first response was apparently cut off.. How about taking this Machiavellian question and by design answers and ask a Native American the question.. Or keep asking the Immigrants.. They do know eh? No matter which way you cover it up. It is still what it is..
AMERICANISM is best defined by the PATRIOTISM of the AMERICAN TEA PARTY PATRIOTS, and their devotion to the Freedoms of America. And in their strength to fight the Corrupt and Criminal Regime, that now occupies our White House and our Government.
One thing everyone is forgetting: What is the motto of the American Legion? For God and Country! Notice that God comes first. The Judeo-Christian heritage of this country makes for Americanism. Where in the world do we get the basic precepts of the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? Forgetting that and we are no longer Americans, but relegated to the ash heap of world history.
Well said and Thank you.
All of the above.
None of the above answers define Americanism!
Americanism is living under the rules and guidelines set up in our Bill of Rights and our Constitution. It involves our citizens and elected officials working to a common goal of promoting Life, Liberty and Prosperity for everyone who is willing to work to achieve it. It is defending and providing for the helpless, less fortunate. It is protecting our citizens. And it is welcoming all from outside who come here after following all the rules, to join us in our way of life.
Opportunity to strive for anything you want in all walks of life
The national desire to do what is right, and not to fall into the corruption of so many other countries. Americans stand up against corruption regardless of whether it is a rich person, a politician, a public employee, a law enforcement person, or a neighbor. And as such we can be proud Americans!
I think "All the Above" is more correct that just one answer: attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of the United States
The sharing of American values with the younger generation is only part of the issue. Remember two of the pillars of the American Legion is Veterans rehabilitation, and support. As well as child welfare. Most answered the second statement. Yes that is required as well, but we can't ignore the other two pillars, National Defense, and security, and Americanism.
Americanism is not living "by your leave". I need no one else's permission to live my life. It includes private ownership of land, liberty, and the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness ... whether I reach it or not is my own responsibility.
All of the above PLUS living within the ideal expressed by Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address: government of the people, by the people, for the people. People in this country need to think long and hard about what was said in that address. It is short, simple, and to the point. It is most appropriate today in our society that totally promotes self-serving interests.
Now, Doug, are you trying to say that our current crop of politicians don't have the peoples best interest at heart??? How could you think such a terrible thing!!LOL!!
I see that 60% of those who voted in this survey did so with the response that did NOT define Americanism, it defined "Nationalism". Nationalism is the excessive or fanatical devotion to a nation and its interests, often associated with a belief that one country is superior to all others. We saw this in WWII with Nazi Germany as well as Imperial Japan.
Americanism, in my opinion, is the recognition that all humans are created equal and as such all must have the same opportunity to vote, to work, to have access to education and health care. It also the recognition that we Americans have been very fortunate and need to share with others less fortunate. Americanism is the understanding that our ancestors came as foreigners and we have the obligation to pay this opportunity back to our ancestors by helping others who want to be American. Americanism is understanding we MUST vote for our leaders and respect the leaders we communally have elected.
Well said.
I disagree that 60% were choosing Nationalism. Please read the Preamble to the US Consitution. I agree with your second paragraph.
Nowhere in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution does it mention Patriotism, Love of Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem or ANY symbols, although it does mention "common defence", which could be construed to mean "willing to serve in the U.S. armed forces." What IS emphasized in the Preamble is "a more perfect Union" (because between 1776 and the Constitution's ratification 12 years later in 1788, the 13 original states had a very imperfect Union, including unwillingness to pay the soldiers who fought in the American Revolution). Added to the goals of the Constitution's Preamble are such key words as ""establish Justice" (the Supreme Court), "domestic Tranquility," "promote the general Welfare," and "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" -- which could be assumed to include the 4th option in the poll regarding sharing values with the young people of America.
I totally agree with US VET's comments. My great-grandfather and his brothers emigrated from Germany around 1840 and all served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In WWII I was sent to Germany and spent 3 years helping to instill democracy, which happily took root and prospered. I hope we can learn to control the negative emotions in our society and live up to our ideals of humanity, responsibility, enterprise, cooperation, and patience. If we do, our future is boundless.
well said
Well articulated!!
Well stated. Frankly, the way the answers are formulated leads me to wonder whether at the national level the AL is moving toward neo-Nazi style ultra-nationalism, which is contrary to the US Constitution and therefore anti-Patriotic.
all of the above
All the above, plus a lot more!
all of the above
all the above listed no one thing defines a veteran plus add my country's needs are mine. proud retired usaf vet


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16.05.2012 - Britain's largest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay about €75m in cash to acquire Cellzome AG completely.
London/Heidelberg/Cambridge – The pharma already owns about 20% of all outstanding shares. The privately owned biotech with laboratories in Cambridge, UK, and Heidelberg, Germany, will become part of GSK's R&D organisation. GSK knows its acquisition target quite well, as both partners have maintained a research cooperation for four years.
"The acquisition of Cellzome adds significantly to our scientific capabilities and capacity to characterise drug targets and provides the opportunity to further enhance GSK's ability to bring medicines to patients in a more effective manner," said John Baldoni, senior vice president, Platform & Technology Science, at GSK.
Cellzome's proteomics technologies can be used throughout drug discovery from screening to selectivity profiling of compounds in different cells and also in patient samples. The technologies that Cellzome has developed differ from other traditional methods used in early drug discovery by assessing drug interactions with target proteins in a setting which more closely represents that found in a whole biological system. This allows scientists to observe how candidate drugs affect both intended and non-desired targets in a close-to-physiological environment and may pinpoint potential safety issues earlier in the process.
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It's D-day, again, for Eagle River Station.
Eagle voters will head to the polls Tuesday, May 22 to cast ballots for or against the controversial commercial/residential project planned at the community's eastern entrance. This marks the second election in as many years for the plan.
Eagle River Station is a proposal from Trinity RED Development based in Kansas City, Mo. The 88-acre site is located south of Interstate 70 and north of U.S. Highway 6. The ERS proposal would include 582,000 square feet of commercial space and 250 rental units in the first phase. The second phase calls for up to 150,000 square feet of additional commercial space and another 300 rental units.
In January 2010, 2,200 residents voted in the ERS referendum, about 61 percent of the town's 3,585 registered voters. The ERS proposal was defeated with 1,175 votes against and 1,091 in favor - a difference of only 156 votes.
Mail in ballots for the election were sent out two weeks ago and as of Tuesday night - one week before the polls will actually close - 745 Eagle residents had already voted in the election.
According to Eagle Town Clerk Marilene Miller, early voting will continue through Friday, May 18. Anyone who wants to vote early and did not receive a mail ballot can drop by Eagle Town Hall to request one. However, after 5 p.m. Friday, potential voters will have to cast ballots on Election Day. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 at Eagle Town Hall.
"The facts about ERS are there for the community to decide upon," said ERS spokesperson Paul Witt. "It comes down to whether the residents want a project that will provide jobs and revenue in the near and long term, and that will help get Eagle back on the road to success and prosperity; or whether the voters want to keep going on as they are, with a town that is barely making ends meet. Either way, we encourage all voters to go the polls on May 22 and make their voices heard."
The Eagle River Station website can be found at www.eagleriverstation.com. The project's Facebook page is at Eagle River Station. Additionally an independent citizen group that is backing the proposal has its own website at www.voteyestoeagle.com.
"The Eagle CO - Keep it Real campaign asks that you do just that on May 22," said spokesperson Brandi Resa. "Eagle is a great authentic town that does not look like Anywhere, USA.
"Give us a chance to enhance, not take away from, our biggest asset of having unique small town character as we move into the third year of our marketing campaign that now has a dedicated funding source and staff person," said Resa. "Please vote no (again) on May 22nd and keep it real."
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SEATTLE -- Oakland began the evening by going deep, but after a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday, two of the A's will be reaching deep into their pockets to pay fines after being ejected following the game's final pitch.
Batter Nick Punto and manager Bob Melvin, both startled by the called third strike that ended the game, were ejected by home plate umpire James Hoye. The 5-foot-9 Punto was called out on a pitch that he found almost shoulder high.
"I thought it was a little high; it was one of those heat of the moment things," Punto said. He used both hands to slam his helmet down on the plate, and that set off Hoye.
And while a player (or manager) can't technically be ejected from a game that's already over, he can be fined as if the game were still being played.
"Just look at it," Melvin said. "That's a tough way to end a game."
Tougher still was that the A's won't have infielder Alberto Callaspo for a while. He pulled his right hamstring running to first base in the second inning, was replaced immediately and spent the rest of the night wearing ice.
"It's not bad," Callaspo said. "I'll miss a couple of games, maybe."
Or maybe more. Even though the A's have the four-day All-Star break after this weekend, Callaspo said the last time he had an injury like this, he needed "seven or eight days" before he could return.
That final strike to Punto was the downside of an emotional seesaw of a game for the A's, who saw Stephen Vogt homer off Felix Hernandez as the second batter of the game. And when Jed Lowrie added an RBI single later in the inning, it seemed the A's might be able to break through against their nemesis.
Hernandez stepped up in the second inning, and that was the end of that. He allowed three hits, two walks and no runs from the second through eighth innings, ratcheting up his fastball or dropping his hammer of a curve as needed to keep the A's off the board.
And when the A's tried to rally in the ninth against closer Fernando Rodney, well, they got as far as third base before Punto was rung up.
"The thing with Felix is he gets tougher when there are guys on base later in the game," Lowrie said. "He never makes it easy on you."
Hernandez is 3-0 in four starts against Oakland this season, and Seattle is 22-7 against Oakland when he's been the starting pitcher since 2007.
The win for Hernandez was his 11th, which is the most for him before the All-Star break ever. It puts him in position to perhaps be the All-Star game starter, to which he said, "It would be an honor."
Right-hander Jeff Samardzija made his second start since the A's picked him up in a trade with the Chicago Cubs a week ago. The A's were happy with the eight-inning, five-hit, three-run effort that Samardzija turned in, more so than Samardzija was.
"You can't give up those runs, especially when your team gives you a 2-0 lead right off the bat," Samardzija said. "You're trying to protect that lead and not give Felix a chance to get back in the game."
"We're always trying to have that depth," Melvin said. "New York has had some injuries, and it made some sense that they went after him. We wish him the best. He didn't pitch a lot here, but you go back to that game that he saved in Miami, and that was terrific."
Saturday's game
A's (Jesse Chavez 7-5) at Seattle (Hisashi Iwakuma 7-4), 7:10 p.m., CSNCA
Aces up
How Jeff Samardzija, top, and Felix Hernandez, bottom, fared on Friday:
8 Innings 8
5 Hits 6
3 Earned runs 2
A's stopper
Hernandez's numbers vs. the A's this season:
Record: 3-0
Innings: 29.2
Hits: 27 BB: 5


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God's Guide,
February 17, 2012
I and my family are currently renting my sister's property and for 3 years since living here my relationship with my sister are not the same and we decided to move out by June along with the eviction notice and applied for council home. I pray to seek a suitable area and good size with driveway and big garden as I have three sons and want to settle properly this time. And I pray that once we move, my relationship with my sister will come back on track as am missing her deeply. Please pray in the power of Jesus Christ that I have faith in him knowing that he will provide our needs. Amen.