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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Starting at the Donner Pass Road/Interstate 80 interchange, Bob Belden of the Truckee Fire Protection District turned onto Richards Boulevard and began switchbacking up through a residential neighborhood perched on the south-facing slope of the hill. He stopped in front of a house."Fire likes to run uphill. Down below we have all the crazy things that come off the freeway — cigarette butts, hot brakes, whatever," he said. "If a fire starts down there, chunks of burning embers are going to be thrown out in front. They'll land on the roof, in the gutters, in all that brush in the yard. Look — there's firewood stacked on the deck. That's what burns down houses."He pointed out several other homes — some better prepared than others — and he talked about the overgrowth of underbrush; the natural state of the Sierra Nevada forest; and the 19th century logging operations that changed the landscape around Truckee and Lake Tahoe. "People around here are good at preparing for winter, but we are not good at preparing for fire season," Belden said. "This forest is supposed to burn; it wants to burn. And it's been my experience that Mother Nature always wins."Soon he made his way to Northwoods Boulevard and wound his way up into Tahoe Donner. He stopped at a point where the scar left by the Donner Ridge fire, Truckee's largest-ever wildland blaze, can still be seen stretching across the valley, over a gap and down into Nevada.The fire was started mid-August 1960 by construction crews building Interstate 80. By the time the 44,800-acre blaze was extinguished, it burned a swath 20 miles long and 5 miles wide at its widest point.Belden continued driving until he reached a point on Donner Ridge between the Tahoe Donner subdivision and the interstate below where very little understory was growing. Widely spaced clumps of bushes and larger trees dominated the landscape."This is how the forest is supposed to look," he said."I was standing right here," he then recalled about a recent blaze, "when a fire came up off the freeway. There were 50-foot high flames throwing embers, and when it got to this point, the fire laid down. It just stopped."
In recent years, the U.S. Forest Service and the Tahoe Donner and Glenshire homeowners associations have been aggressively treating the forests around the town of Truckee, said Town Manager Tony Lashbrook; Calfire also manages fuels to a lesser extent."Four years ago, a tree trimming crew dropped a high voltage power line on I-80, and the fire ripped up the hill toward Tahoe Donner," Lashbrook recalled. "It was on one of Tahoe Donner's fuel managed areas that they stopped it."A treated forest is pruned, thinned and in some cases burned, Belden said, to create a forest with very little understory (the area of a forest that grows at the lowest height) and widely spaced, mature trees with fire-resistant bark.The forest is managed to closely mimic the natural Sierra Nevada ecosystem, he said, an ecosystem that is able to burn without morphing into the catastrophic wildfires that often devastate previously logged areas or those that have been subjected to many years of ill-advised fire suppression policies."Absolutely," said Marty Scheuerman, fire and fuels manager with the North Tahoe Fire Protection District. "Those treated sections are that powerful."Scheuerman's district is the fire response service for the North Shore, from Tahoma to the California/Nevada state line. Forests that border the district's many communities have been treated, Scheuerman said, from Highway 28 to Carnelian Bay, as well as sections near Tahoma and Ward Creek State Park on the West Shore, and a 26-acre plot near Kings Beach."We have a huge treatment area near the Kings Run condos that is just beautiful," he said.But there is much work still to do. Overall, Scheuerman said the protective halo around the North Tahoe Fire Protection District is about 40 percent complete."We're getting there," he said, noting that the projects are grant-funded and can be very expensive. For example, the district is planning for a 117-acre buffer zone near Watson Creek in Carnelian Bay. Its price tag — $198,000. Several other factors — such as the angle of a slope being worked, size and weight of the fuels, whether or not materials are crushed or transported away, and how and where the fuels are taken for disposal — also affects the cost of individual projects, said Scheuerman.Over in Incline Village, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District started on its protective ring around the community many years before its California counterpart, said Tia Rancourt, public information officer; the halo is complete and now has entered the maintenance phrase.Treated forests are powerful fire breaks — but, said Linda Ferguson, a U.S. Forest Service fuels manager at the Truckee Ranger District said, they aren't fool-proof. "That's why we rely on homeowners to do their part," she said.
Fire season is here in Truckee/Tahoe. On the heels of a dry winter, fuels in the region are at moisture levels normally seen in the month of August, Ferguson said. Additionally, a frost kill from last winter has left dead and drying plants on the forest floor, adding even more fuel to any potential wildfire.The dry winter also comes on the eve of the five-year anniversary of the Angora fire, which destroyed 242 residences and 67 commercial structures and scorched 3,100 acres of land in late June 2007 in South Lake Tahoe.Officials are urging visitors and residents to be fire aware this season, and they are asking homeowners to do their part to create defensible space around their homes. Defensible space involves maintaining the natural and landscaped area around a structure to reduce fire danger. Freeing properties of pine cones and needles, and trimming trees of dead branches are common methods.Local residents and part-time homeowners can learn more about appropriate defensible space during Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Week, which begins Saturday and lasts through June 3. Its theme is "Your Home —Your Responsibility," and the goal is to encourage homeowners and residents to gain the knowledge and skills to prepare their homes and property to survive wildfires and know how to evacuate safely."With the fifth anniversary of the Angora fire coming up, this is a good opportunity for our community to discuss the importance of wildfire awareness," said Joanne Marchetta, executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.Tahoe Basin fire agencies and partners, including TRPA and the University of California and Nevada Cooperative Extensions, are sponsoring a series of free webinars to help individuals and communities learn how to become more prepared. Each webinar will be from noon to 1 p.m. and will be recorded and archived for later viewing.To learn more about the webinar series and other Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Week events visit www.livingwithfire.info/tahoe.And to further help, civic agencies have set up green waste collection stations to aid homeowners in disposing green waste.For Placer County residents, a free drop-off will be held June 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tahoe Ski Bowl Way in Homewood, in Tahoe City at the PUD Cross country ski area and at the North Tahoe Public Utilities District parking lot off National Avenue in Tahoe Vista.From June 1-16, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding Sundays, customers with proof of residency in the town of Truckee can bring green waste to the Cabin Creek disposal location.They will also be allowed to use the town's green bag system, disposing up to four bags a week curbside. For further information, call Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal at 530-583-0148.


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A Bloomfield man is facing a DWI charge after he allegedly struck a utility pole, plowed through a stone wall and drove into a house in Bristol Tuesday.
On July 22 at 10:53 p.m. Ontario County Sheriff's deputies charged James Robert Tiffany, 48, of 8881 Baker Road, Bloomfield, with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after he allegedly crashed his 2009 Chevrolet Silverado into a house in the town of Bristol.
Deputies said Tiffany was driving home when his vehicle, bearing New York registration 25343JS, allegedly left County Road 32 and struck an RG&E utility pole before crashing through a rock wall located in the parking lot of Café Sol. His vehicle then struck a house at 4502 Route 64 before coming to rest, deputies said.
Tiffany submitted to a breath test and will appear in Bristol Town Court to answer the charge.
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January 20, 2006
In our area, the goal for the Savannah River Parkway is to make Highway 25 four lanes from south Richmond County to County Road 16 in Jenkins County. News 12 is on your side with an update on the project.
The project is split into four phases. At this point, for varying reasons, all four are either behind schedule or have their current completion dates later than the original dates.
Construction continues along Highway 25. This is the beginning of the Savannah River Parkway, an effort to have a four-lane highway from Augusta to Savannah.
"We think they're moving along pretty well. They're getting done faster than what we expected them to. It ain't hurt business too bad," said Greg Baker, C&S Tires Transmissions.
Greg Baker works at C&S Tires Transmissions off the highway.
"Like this little trench right here, it'll get muddy and they'll throw gravel in it. They had a spot over there they fixed. They've been working real good at it," Baker said.
Baker is referring to the first phase of the project, which starts at State Road 88 in Hephzibah and goes to County Road 438 in Burke County. Even though it's ahead of schedule, its completion date has been pushed back four months to April 2007. DOT Officials say extra work has been added to the project.
Phase two covers the next six miles of Highway 25 in Burke County. The contractor, Douglas Asphalt, is six weeks behind schedule. Anticipated completion date is now later this year in November.
Douglas Asphalt is also behind schedule on Phase three, which includes to Waynesboro Bypass to County Road 118 in Burke County. Even though the contractor isn't on time, the original completion date in November still stands.
Phase four of the Highway 25 project finishes at County Road 16 in Jenkins County. Reeves Construction is the contractor, the one still working on the oft-delayed Furys Ferry road project. On Highway 25, they're one month behind schedule due to weather delays.
Despite the updated completion dates, a spokesperson for the Dot says it is possible that one or more of the phases will be complete in the original time frame. That, of course, hinges on good weather.


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Washington Monument
Photograph by Karen Kasmauski
Cherry blossoms frame a sunset view of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The blooming of the pink and white blossoms heralds spring's arrival in the nation's capital, where hundreds of thousands of visitors flock each year to visit the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Cherry Blossoms in Rain
Photograph by Charles M. Kogod
Rain doesn't deter a walker from strolling the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., during the short blooming life of ornamental cherry trees. There are 12 different varieties of ornamental, or flowering, cherry trees in the District of Columbia. Ornamental cherry trees do not produce fruit.
Squirrel and Cherry Blossoms
Photograph by Fumiko Yarita, 2008 International Photo Contest
When I was driving through a local cemetery to view the cherry trees, I spotted this squirrel munching away the cherry blossom petals. It was very unusual so I took out my camera gear from the trunk and started shooting. He was just up there in the tree minding his business the whole time.
Cherry Blossoms and Jefferson Memorial
Photograph by Thomas Simonson, My Shot
On a cold spring morning I endeavored to capture the feeling of what the cherry blossoms held for visitors. Not for my own nostalgia, but to convey to friends and family around the country—to allow them to somehow share the sweet, warming scent of the blossoms. However, not every day on the mid-Atlantic coast is sunny—and I think this picture helps convey that even on cloudy days, seeing this spectacular event is worth every bit of effort.
Cherry Trees and Walkway, Japan
Photograph by Thomas Simonson, My Shot
This picture was taken in Iwakuni, Japan, at the Kintai Bridge. The Cherry Blossom (Sakura) festival had just ended and that is when I decided to go and get some good pictures.
Cherry Tree Swing, Japan
Photograph by Kevin Cozma, Your Shot
Cherry blossoms are synonymous with spring in Japan. This young girl is swinging into spring in a neighborhood park in Japan. I used a wide–angle lens angled up in order to make this already high swinger seem sky-high.
Cherry Blossom, Nagoya, Japan
Photograph by Achim Runnebaum, My Shot
This is an early blooming cherry blossom shot in Nagoya, Japan. Cherry blossom time is the most beautiful time in Japan, and one look at this flower is enough to understand why. This was shot at a local park near my house on a bright spring day with my Nikon D300 and Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro lens.
Cherry Tree Branch
Photograph by Bhumi Shah, My Shot
To me this image exactly depicts the life of a cherry blossom. They bloom for a month and fade away in no time. And you are already waiting to see them in the next season....
Cherry Blossoms, Japan
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
In full bloom, an ornamental cherry tree branch extends out over a moat at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. The flowering cherry tree, or sakura, is one of the most exalted flowering plants in Japan, where the blossoms' short but beautiful blooming time is a symbol for the evanescence of human life.
Warbler Amid Cherry Blossoms
Photograph by Raymond K. Gehman
A prothonotary warbler adds a splash of gold to a tableau of cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. The famed cherry trees were given to the U.S. capital city by Japan in 1912. More than 3,000 trees—and 12 different varieties—made the oversea journey from Yokohama to the District of Columbia.
Jefferson Memorial
Photograph by Stephen St. John
Cherry blossoms frame a picture-perfect view of the Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. According to the National Park Service, there are exactly 1,678 cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin—and more than 2,000 others nearby.
Cherry Blossoms, Italy
Photograph by Cotton Coulson
Colorful cherry blossoms grace the fertile foothills of the Alps near Verona, Italy. The blossoms emerge from buds in early spring.
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February 20, 2006
February is American Heart Month and News 12 has more on one hospital's pitch to eat better meals. Healthier eating starts in the kitchen. And now there's a new menu program starting up that hopes to help you make better choices eating out.
Chef Scott Gyer is cooking up a fresh batch of shrimp and fish. Of all the menu choices at French Market Grill, it's among the healthier choice.
"What we're trying to do is promote a little bit healthier eating, use less butter, more grilling techniques, more broiling in the oven instead of saturating stuff in butter and fats," Gyer said.
So the French Market has added these separate menus, with items classified as Heart Gealthy. MCG Dietician Kristen Jaskulsky evaluates the dishes to make sure they qualify.
"The heart basically indicates that it's less than 20 grams of total fat per item and less than 10 grams of saturated fat," Jaskulsky said. "And saturated fat is what most people need to stay away from, it's what makes our bad cholesterol numbers go up and the good go down. So you want to avoid saturated fat wherever possible."
Jaskulsky says people also need to be aware of portion sizes, even if they don't pick a Heart Healthy meal. But at French Market and Boll Weevil, the only two participating restaurants at this point, there are lots of options from appetizers to lunch items.
"There's definitely a connection between high cholesterol and heart disease and we want to keep those cholesterol levels down so we can avoid strokes in men and women," Jaskulsky said.
"It's going very well. A lot of people asking for steamed items, different kids of grilled fishes, a lot of people are into healthier eating now," Gyer said.
MCG is currently evaluating other restaurants to add to the Heart Healthy list.
There are hundreds of other restaurants that aren't participating, including chain restaurants. It's a good idea to ask for their nutritional information. And some others have their own system to mark the healthier meal choices.


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AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team dropped two games today on the second day of the Texas Classic. The Islanders fell 11-3 to North Texas earlier today and followed it with an 8-0 loss to No. 7/9 Texas in the second game at Red & Charline McCombs field.
The Islanders drop to 0-4 and will take on Memphis at 9 a.m. Sunday to wrap the Texas Classic.
For the latest on Islanders Softball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Softball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersSB) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
GAME 1: North Texas 11, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 3
The Islanders tallied six hits against North Texas (2-1). Senior McKinney powered the Islanders' offense for the second straight game with two hits to go 2-for-2. Valerie Perez went 2-for-3 while Mickayla Cochran and Hayley Galloway each chipped in one hit apiece. J.J. Jackson, Lindsey Lyles and Mickayla Cochran each posted RBIs.
Leadoff batter Cochran started things off with a walk in the top of the first. Dani Tefft reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on a McKinney single through the left side. However, the Mean Green's Tori Brice retired the next two batters to pull out of the jam, leaving two Islanders stranded.
North Texas put up four runs in the bottom of the first on two hits. The Mean Green's Brooke Foster and McKinna Kinsey scored on a triple by Jackie Miller. After an illegal pitch was called on Islanders' hurler Constance Brandenburg, Miller posted the Mean Green's third run. With two outs, Danielle Hoff tacked on another Mean Green run on a Jordan Terry single up the middle.
Galloway singled to second base in the second inning and Lyles advanced to third after reaching base on a walk but Cochran grounded out to third base to end the inning.
The Islanders' bat came through in the top of the third to plate two runs. Tefft and McKinney started the frame with back-to-back walks and Perez ripped a single to right center to load the bases. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice to score Tefft and Katelyn Potts followed with a fielder's choice to load the bases. Perez plated the Islanders second run after Lyles walked. However, the Mean Green's defense escaped leaving the Islanders' bases loaded.
North Texas padded the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the third with one run on two hits before the Islanders answered with a run of their own in the top of the fourth. Cochran led off the frame with a home run to right field to pull the Islanders within two. It marked Cochran's first career home run. The Islanders threatened to score again after Tefft followed with a walk and McKinney and Perez both hit singles to left field to load the bases. After Jackson flew out to right field, Tefft was called out at home and Potts walked to load the bases again for the Islanders. North Texas pulled out of the jam after Lyles fouled out to the catcher.
The Mean Green posted three runs in the bottom of the fourth on two hits and extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth with three runs. North Texas scored on three illegal pitches to end the game.
Tori Brice (1-0) sealed the victory for the Mean Green with four strikeouts while allowing six hits, three runs and six walks. Lauren Poole allowed one walk in two innings.
Brandenburg (0-2) took the loss for the Islanders in 3.1 innings. The junior allowed five hits and eight runs while striking out two batters. Ashley Elicerio and Bethany Slick also saw action in the circle. Elicerio allowed one hit in 0.2 innings while walking three. Slick tallied one walk.
GAME 2: No. 7/9 Texas 8, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 0
The Islanders tallied five hits in an 8-0 loss to No. 7/9 Texas in the second game of the day. Cochran went 2-for-3 to lead the Islanders while Potts, Elicerio and Zarzabal each chipped in one apiece.
The Islanders left two stranded in the first while Cochran tallied the Islanders first hit of the game with a single to third base. The Longhorns scored one run in the bottom of the first after Taylor Hoagland scored on a sacrifice hit to right field.
Zarzabal ripped a single to right field in the second inning but both teams were held scoreless in the second until the Longhorns tacked on five runs in the third inning on four hits and two errors. The Islanders answered with two hits in the fourth inning. Potts led the inning with a single through the left side and Elicerio followed with a single through the left side to advance Potts to second. However, Slick was called out at third on a Zarzabal fielder's choice and Galloway popped up to third base to end the inning.
Texas added another run in the fourth and fifth frames to cap the scoring on four hits.
Kim Bruins (1-0) picked up the victory in the circle for the Longhorns. She allowed five hits while striking out six in fiving innings.
Elicerio (0-2) took the loss for the Islanders in 4.2 innings of work. The freshman allowed eight hits while striking out one and walking five.


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NAPA -- After finishing fifth in receptions among all NFL rookie tight ends last season, the last thing on the mind of the Raiders' Mychal Rivera was to enjoy the fruits of his labors.
"I really looked in the mirror at myself," Rivera said Saturday after the Raiders completed a controlled scrimmage. "I knew I could do a lot better than I did last year, even though people were surprised at what I did. I have high expectations of myself."
In his second year out of Tennessee, Rivera has his sights on a won-loss record far better than 4-12, and significantly better statistics than 38 catches for 407 yards and four touchdowns.
One of the highlights Saturday was the sight of Rivera splitting a seam between veteran cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers and hauling in a pass inside the 5-yard line from second-string quarterback Derek Carr.
Rivera later caught a pass from Matt Schaub in the end zone.
"One of the guys that has shown the most improvement from a year ago is Mike Rivera," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "He looks more athletic. He's stronger. He's more confident. I said to him the other day and we said it in our meeting, there's a little bit of swagger to him this season."
At 6-foot-3 245 pounds, Rivera is a tight end in name only. He can line up in the backfield, split out wide and go in motion. Only occasionally does he line up as a conventional tight end.
"I tell people all the time I play four or five different positions," Rivera said. "I go through the playbook as an offensive lineman, I go through the playbook as a receiver and as a fullback," Rivera said. "Then you've got to look at the quarterback's eyes and see how he's going to play it. You've got to stay in your playbook all the time."
A sixth-round draft pick, Rivera displayed a knack for finding open areas almost immediately. Some of it is from preparation, most of it from instinct.
"I think he does an outstanding job with his feel in the passing game," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "He's able to make plays in a contested environment. Sometimes, with limited separation, he's still able to come out and make the play."
Rivera said his "swagger" comes from an offseason of hard work as well as self-confidence.
"I worked out every day, I kept my mind on football every day," Rivera said. "I used the 4-12 record as a motivating factor. I want to win in this league, and I want to be one of the best tight ends in this league. I see that as attainable. I can get that."
Criner made a leaping sideline catch, drawing cheers from the crowd.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at Twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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September 22, 2011
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Which brings us to The Knitter's Life List, a new book by lifelong knitter and Storey Publishing editor Gwen Steege. She's taken a big net and skimmed the surface of our knitting pond to collect 320 pages of people, tips, techniques, and ideas about how to broaden your knitting experience.
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Visit Calella, star destination on the Costa del Maresme
The charming coastal town of Calella, with its Mediterranean climate, slightly less than 20.000 inhabitants and its 3 beaches awarded with the 'Blue Flag', is the tourist destination par excellence of the Costa del Maresme. It is ideal for families. Continue reading


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This new Gallery seeks to explore Shakespeare's visual continuity with his English literary context, through relevant images about Chaucer, Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Wordsworth, Keats, Dickens, and Shaw. Several of the illustrations and descriptions are from the UCB Shakespeare Program collection, photographed by Velma Bourgeois Richmond, and are available for educational purposes only. Others are more generally available, derived from the Yorck Project, under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License (Wikipedia).
Album: 1. London
Album: 2. Chaucer
Album: 3. Marlowe
Album: 4. (1)Ben Jonson (2) Inigo Jones
Album: 5. Donne
Album: 6. Milton
Album: 7. Dryden
Album: 8. Pope
Album: 9. Wordsworth
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ROCHESTER — On March 11, Tina Chandler, 45, of 39 Chestnut St. in Rochester, was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor level offense of willful concealment. The alleged incident occurred at the Rochester Walmart. Chandler was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail with an arraignment date of April 1, at 8 a.m., at the 7th Circuit District Division Rochester Court.
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Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Melodramma in 3 acts; Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave; First performed on 11th March, 1851 in Venice; Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 21. April, 2013
In Italian with German surtitles
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|Jan Bosse
|Stéphane Laimé
|Kathrin Plath
|Chorus Master
|William Spaulding
|Jörg Königsdorf
|The Duke of Mantua
|Eric Fennell
|Yosep Kang (28.04.2013 | 30.04.2013)
|Andrzej Dobber
|Lucy Crowe
|Olesya Golovneva (21.04.2013)
|The count of Monterone
|Bastiaan Everink
|The count of Ceprano
|Andrew Harris
|Seth Carico (24.04.2013)
|The countness of Ceprano
|Kim-Lillian Strebel
|Simon Pauly
|Matteo Borsa
|Paul Kaufmann
|Albert Pesendorfer
|Clémentine Margaine
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|A bailiff
|Marko Mimica
|A court lady
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"From a purely theatrical point of view I consider "Rigoletto" to be the best story that I've set to music so far […]. It has really powerful scenes, temperament, pathos, a lot of variety." (Verdi to Antonio Somma, 22.4.1853)
In listing the attributes of his 1851 melodrama, adapted from Victor Hugo's hit play "Le roi s'amuse", Verdi is also describing the challenges that any production of this opera must rise to. RIGOLETTO is a masterpiece whose charm lies precisely in the confrontation between psychological portraiture and the unlikely turns of a fantastical tale, a tale that is half tragedy, half romantic horror story. For better or worse, despite his grotesque physique, the hunchbacked jester-hero has to get his audience laughing. His daughter Gilda seems angelic by contrast - and yet human through and through in her unconditional love and self-sacrifice. This blend of realism and the fantastic makes the RIGOLETTO material a worthy challenge for the great directors. Following on from Hans Neuenfels' successful 20-year run with the work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jan Bosse is now grasping the nettle. Since turning to musical theatre in recent years [ORFEO, LA CALISTO] the feted theatre director now delivers not only his first Verdi but also his first work for a Berlin opera house.
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We've given new life to a vintage submarine mirror by transforming it into a shelved cabinet that pays homage to old-school industrial design. Mirrored inside and out, it's framed in polished aluminum and dotted with rivets for the authentic look of a salvaged and restored original.
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Babies and toddlers enjoy songs, nursery rhymes, stories and finger plays with their favorite adult. This program introduces kids and parents to language-enrichment activities and emerging literacy skills. Optional stay-and-play for an additional 20 minutes.


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Thursday, May 10, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It's more important than ever to do your research before spending your hard-earned dollars.
That's why many of us turn to online reviews before buying a product or visiting a new restaurant. But how can you be sure the reviews are from real people?
In one Internet marketing study, more than half of online reviews for a sampling of businesses in Google Places directory appeared to be made up. Now, this is illegal, but it still happens, so be on your guard when reading online reviews. This means being leery of anonymous postings that appear to be edited.
You want to look for companies that have multiple reviews, so you get a wide opinion base. Also make sure you know the website where you're getting your reviews.
"How are the reviews compiled? How do companies get on the site?" said Angie Hicks of Angie's List. "These are all important questions for consumers."
Remember to check other places besides the Internet before making a decision, like consulting with family members and friends. Trust your instincts.
Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission announced plans to develop guidelines in an attempt to crack down on fake consumer reviews.


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He has done nothing in football for the past 14 months, I think Sunderland fans are in for a shock.
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Comment from a Gooner. Fletcher proving great, and on paper Sessegon, Larsson, McClean, Johnson, Gardner, Frazier, Colback, Saha and Wickham should chip in with goals. Hopefully, you start turning a few of those draws into wins. Remember you are undefeated, 3 points against Southampton and a match in hand against Reading, and your season will look a lot brighter.
Kenwin Jones on way back to yous on loan
He's better than Steve Bruce
Well ? Still holding the same opinions about MON? Three wins and a draw in the last five matches. An unbelievable defending display against Man City. And to win it too at the death?? Great stuff. Couldn't see Steve Bruce managing that !!
And please, at least spell the man's name right when writing about him in connection with your club.
O 'Neill is a decent manager (intelligent etc)but I don't fall for this blarney about Sunderland being his boyhood team. he'll sort the place out. As for Bruce I think he'll have a nice £3M tucked under his pillow to help him get over his trauma..
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With or without O'Niell, What will be will be at the end of the season, he said the same at Villa that was his boyhood team also, Will he run out of boyhood teams.


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HARROGATE, TN -- Powered by junior MaRanda Boddie's 22-point, eight-rebound effort, the Lady Railsplitters raced past the Buffaloes of Milligan College (9-6), 71-62, in nonconference women's basketball action on Sunday afternoon at Tex Turner Arena. With the win, Lincoln Memorial University (7-5) caps the 2012 calendar year as winners of three of their last four contests.
The Lady Railsplitters faced as large as an eight-point deficit to the visiting Buffaloes in the opening half before rallying to take a 37-36 lead into the break. In the second half, LMU put on the clamps defensively, limiting Milligan to only eight made field goals and 28.6 percent shooting from the field. In turn, the Lady Railsplitters nearly doubled the Buffaloes' output with 15 made buckets and 50 percent shooting in that frame en route to victory. Lincoln Memorial finished the game with a 46 percent clip from the field while holding the Buffaloes to only 33.9 percent shooting.
MaRanda Boddie led all players with 22 points on 9-14 shooting from the field. The junior also reigned in a game-high eight boards with four of them coming on the offensive end. Kelsey Bradford poured in 13 points to go along with a game-high five assists. She highlighted the unselfish play of the Lady Railsplitters, who recorded 20 assists on 29 field goals in the game. Miranda Davenport got into the act with four assists. Mariah Richardson tallied eight points and grabbed six rebounds.
Ralissa Nelson scored nine points off the bench on three made three-pointers in the first half, while Kortnay Cox also came off the bench to provide Lincoln Memorial with eight points. The bench play of Lincoln Memorial made a significant impact on the outcome of the game as they outscored the Buffaloes, 26-12, in that department.
Milligan College was paced by Kayla Kelly's 17 points and seven rebounds. Jaimee Hill notched 11 points and five rebounds, while Johneshia Good and Dorian Freeman added eight and seven points respectively for the Buffaloes.
The Lady Railsplitters turned 15 turnovers from the Buffaloes into 15 points and also doubled the Buffaloes' output in the paint, 36-18.
The Buffaloes led for the majority of the first half of play, taking their largest lead of the game at 35-27 with a jumper from Callie Cox with 4:23 left to play in the period. From that juncture, the Lady Railsplitters closed the frame on a 9-1 run, paced by four points from Kelsey Bradford over that span to go into the break atop the scoreboard, 37-36.
Coming out of the locker room, Milligan briefly regained the lead at 40-37 with a jumper from Jaimee Hill with 18:16 to play. Following that score, the Lady Railsplitters turned on the jets to the tone of a 21-3 run, capped with a jumper from Kortnay Cox to take a dominating 58-43 lead with 10:25 to play in the contest. Lincoln Memorial continued to push the pace, racing out to an 18-point advantage with a jumper from Kelsey Bradford with 3:28 left in regulation. With LMU holding sway at 69-51, the Buffaloes closed on an 11-2 run but were unable to dig out of that hole as the Lady Railsplitters captured a 71-62 victory in Tex Turner Arena.
The Lady Railsplitters are set to resume South Atlantic Conference play on January 9th, as they travel to Mars Hill College to take on the Lions where they will look to pick up their first win in league play. That game is set to tip at 6 p.m. in Mars Hill, North Carolina.


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CONCORD -- NaVorro Bowman walked into an apparel store on Tuesday without the aid of another person or crutches and with a smile on his face. That's quite a contrast from the last time 49ers fans saw Bowman in public, when he lay on the ground writhing in pain in the team's season-ending loss.
Bowman suffered torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee during a fourth-quarter play against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game Jan. 19.
On Tuesday, Bowman's progress was obvious by the way he strolled into a store in an East Bay mall, and laughed it up as he signed autographs.
"Look at me, I'm walking," Bowman said. "So, that's good enough, man. I'm not really thinking about practice or anything. I'm happy to be walking and happy to be able to play again."
Bowman, who turns 26 in late May, is rehabilitating his knee in Miami under the guidance of the trainer who helped Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson bounce back strong from a similar knee injury in 2011.
Once he completes that portion of his rehab, Bowman said, he intends to work out under the watchful eyes of 49ers trainers and doctors in Santa Clara.
So far, so good, Bowman said Tuesday. In fact, he said his doctors told him that he's ahead of schedule.
"It feels great," Bowman said of his knee. "It's early, but I'm doing well. I came back and saw (people in) the organization and they're excited to see how far I am. So, I'll keep working hard and see where I end up."
Bowman recovered a Seahawks fumble on the play on which he injured his knee. However, a Seahawks player wrestled the ball from Bowman before officials sifted through the pile.
Bowman clearly had the ball in his possession and was down by contact. Still, coach Jim Harbaugh was not permitted to challenge the officials' ruling at the time.
As a result, the so-called NaVorro Bowman Rule that allows for loose-ball scrambles to be reviewed by officials was passed at the NFL owners meetings last month.
"That doesn't fix my knee," Bowman said of the rule change, "but (the wrong call) won't happen anymore."
Bowman said he watched replays of his injury the day after the game. Such injuries are part of the game.
"I'm not really a grudge type man," Bowman said. "I got to move on if I want to continue playing."
Harbaugh said he wouldn't be surprised if Bowman bounces back in time for the 49ers regular-season opener in early September.
It's more likely, though, Harbaugh said, that Bowman won't be ready to play in a game until midway through the season. Bowman said he doesn't have a timetable for his return to practice or playing in a game just yet.
He's just focusing on his rehab and being thankful that his injury wasn't serious enough to end his NFL career.
"I'm always looking at the bigger picture," Bowman said. "I'm young and I know I still have a lot of football left in me. So, all I have to do is get my knee back feeling good, if not better than it was. Then I'll be fine."
It's conceivable that Bowman will be placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp and remain there for the first half of the season.
The 49ers are familiar with just such a scenario. Top wide receiver Michael Crabtree suffered a torn Achilles during an offseason workout last year and missed the first 11 games. Crabtree returned in time to work his way into football shape and be in peak form for the postseason.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Terra Nova air show was in a very advanced state Saturday in a 50-33 win at defending Central Coast Section Open Division champion St. Ignatius.
In the staggering stats department, junior quarterback Anthony Gordon, making his second varsity start, completed 27 of 35 passes for 398 yards and three touchdowns. He was only 9 of 16 at halftime but went 18 of 19 in the second half and completed the last 17 passes he attempted.
Jaylend Jones caught eight passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns. He also returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. For good measure, he caught a pass for a two-point conversion and accounted for 26 of Terra Nova's 50 points.
Terra Nova rushed for 80 yards and passed for 421. Running back John Wallace rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one on a halfback-option pass.
In all it was a most satisfying victory for Terra Nova, which had gone 0-6 against West Catholic Athletic League competition over the past three seasons. Included in those six losses was a 46-26 loss to St. Ignatius last year and season-ending losses to Bellarmine College Prep in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs in each of the last two seasons.
"Since the evolution to the Open Division this is what we've aspired to do,'' Terra Nova coach Bill Gray said. "This is a big step in the right direction."
Jones got Terra Nova off to a flying start with his touchdown on the opening kickoff. He caught touchdown passes of 68 and 73 yards from Gordon and a 23-yard touchdown pass from Wallace.
"This is a great win for Terra Nova,'' Jones said. "After two years in the Open Division our goal was to beat one of those top teams. What better way to do that than to beat the defending champion?''
"He's a tremendous athlete,'' Gray said of Jones. "And he's a humble kid with good grades. He's just what you want your team leaders to be.''
Terra Nova's offense has been very good over the last four years since offensive coordinator Tim Adams installed the spread. But it appears to be at its highest level to date at the outset of this season.
The Tigers were coming off a 45-7 win over Bishop O'Dowd in their season opener, a game in which they had a 38-0 lead at halftime and a running clock was employed in the fourth quarter. Gordon has passed for 766 yards in two games.
"It's a combination of talent, lineage, coaching, the system and blocking,'' Gray said. "It's beautiful to see when it works. He's a youngster, but he's maturing fast.''
Gordon is the son of former Terra Nova quarterback Ryan Gordon and the nephew of Greg Reynolds, another former Terra Nova quarterback who now pitches for the Cincinnati Reds.
St. Ignatius quarterback Ryan Hagfeldt completed 25 of 44 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions. Star running back Elijah Dale carried 20 times for 91 yards and one touchdown.
Terra Nova 7 "14 "14 "15--50
St. Ignatius 0 "7 "10 "16--33
TN -- Jones 95 kickoff return (Grande kick)
SI -- Hall 29 pass from Hagfeldt (Ferrero kick)
TN -- Wallace 2 run (Grande kick)
TN -- Jones 23 pass from Wallace (Grande kick)
SI -- Lang 29 pass from Hagfeldt (Ferrero kick)
TN -- Pierotti 24 pass from Gordon (Grande kick)
SI -- Ferrero 28 FG
TN -- Jones 68 pass from Gordon (Grande kick)
SI -- Elder 9 pass from Hagfeldt (Ostrowski pass from Hagfeldt)
TN -- Wallace 20 run (Grande kick)
TN -- Jones 73 pass from Gordon (Jones pass from Gordon)
SI -- Dale 1 run (Lang run)
Records -- Terra Nova 2-0; St. Ignatius 0-2.
Junior Pierre Gates rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Saints to a nonleague victory over the visiting Falcons. Junior Richard Rodriguez gained 174 yards in total offense, including a twisting 81-yard touchdown reception. Senior quarterback Eddie Montes passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Santa Teresa's defense effort was spearheaded by senior tackles Daniel Navarro and Brandon Bermudez, and junior linebackers Almir Halilcevic and Rui Tao.
Andrew Hill 0 "7 "7 "0--14
Santa Teresa 0 "21 "21 "0--42
ST -- Chavez 3 run (Garcia kick)
ST -- Oluo 11 run (kick failed)
ST -- Garcia 2 pass from Montes (Gates run)
ST -- Gates 1 run (Garcia kick)
ST -- Rodriguez 81 pass from Montes (Garcia kick)
ST -- Gates 53 run (Garcia kick)
AH -- scoring not available
Records -- Andrew Hill 0-2; Santa Teresa 2-0.
Riordan's lone touchdown came late in the first half after an interception by Joshua Barten, who returned it to the St. Mary's 1-yard line. Joshua Christian scored on a run one play later.
Archbishop Riordan 0 "7 "0 " 0 -- 7
St. Marys-Albany 7 "14 "15 "13--49
SM -- Logwood 3 run (Richards kick)
SM -- Godfrey 16 pass from Bonde (Richards kick)
SM -- Godfrey 68 pass from Bonde (Richards kick)
AR -- Christian 1 run (Hernandez kick)
SM -- Godfrey 28 pass from Bonde (conversation failed)
SM -- Pierce 3 pass from Bonde (Richards kick)
SM -- safety (Christian tackled in end zone)
SM -- Godfrey 9 pass from Bonde (kick failed)
SM -- Pierce 53 run (Richards kick)
Records -- Archbishop Riordan 1-1; St. Mary's-Albany 1-2.
Josh Sved had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown to lead the Vikings.
Mission San Jose 0 "0 "0 " 0 -- 0
Mills 7 "14 "0 "14--35
Mills -- Beglitsoff 46 pass from Adkins (Beglitsoff kick)
Mills -- Jeffrey 5 run (kick failed)
Mills -- Sved 3 run (Sved pass from Adkins)
Mills -- Sved 90 pass from Hidalgo (Beglitsoff kick)
Mills -- Alfaro 25 interception return (Beglitsoff kick)
Records -- Mission San Jose 0-2; Mills 2-0.
Cole Carrithers threw for two touchdowns to Brandon Butcher and ran for one for Hillsdale (2-0). James Hollon also had a rushing TD for the Knights. Hollon ran for 125 yards in 18 carries.


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- But not all shrubs have dormant buds, and these shrubs won't grow new twigs if pruned too severely.
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1.1 Anatomy A small branch of a blood vessel or nerve.
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twigged adjective
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verb (twigs, twigging, twigged)[no object] British informal
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This never happened before, it just started more recently. Any .mkv files I have, I cannot turn the subtitles off. It doesn't matter if I have "Definitely disable subtitles" checked or unchecked. This is on the Windows 7 version of PS3 Media Server. I've tried searching the forum, but haven't come up with an answer. The subtitles themselves are hard encoded (probably not the right term), meaning there isn't a separate .srt file. I can turn them off when playing the file through VLC, but not PS3 Media Server. I went as far as trying to remove the subtitles from the .mkv using MkvMerge, but when I remux the .mkv and try to play it, I just get "Data is corrupt", even though the program MediaInfo show's the files are exactly the same, except for the subtitle track. This is driving me bananas, as I didn't have this problem in the past. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


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The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently released its report on 2013 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early June. Total populations were estimated at 45.6 million breeding ducks in the surveyed area. This estimate represents a 6 percent decrease from last year's estimate of 48.6 million birds, and is 33 percent above the 1955-2012 long-term average.
"This spring saw abundant moisture in much of the heart of North America's most important duck breeding areas," said DU Chief Scientist Dale Humburg. "That bodes well for duck breeding success this summer and hopefully, for hunting this fall. But we remain concerned with continuing loss of nesting habitat in these areas. Because ducks need both water and upland habitats to successfully raise their young, the ongoing loss of grasslands and wetlands across the Prairie Pothole Region will continue to impact the number of ducks in the fall flight.
"We must maintain our focus on protecting and restoring important habitat across the birds' range in order to see these kinds of numbers in future wet years," said DU CEO Dale Hall.
The main determining factor for duck breeding success is wetland and upland habitat conditions in the key breeding landscapes of the prairies and the boreal forest. Conditions observed across the U.S. and Canadian survey areas during the 2013 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey were improved or similar to last year in many areas due to average to above average annual precipitation, with the exception being southeastern Canada, south-central Alberta along the Montana border, the northeast U.S. and portions of Montana and the Dakotas. Total pond counts for the United States and Canada combined showed 6.9 million ponds, a 24-percent increase from last year's estimate and 35-percent above the long-term average.
Of the 10 species surveyed, 7 were similar to last year's estimates, including mallards. Scaup and blue-winged teal were significantly below last year's estimates. American wigeon were 23 percent above last year. Mallards, similar in number to 2012, are 36 percent above the long-term average. Two species (northern pintail and scaup – lesser and greater combined) remained below their long-term average and North American Waterfowl Management Plan goals.
"This year we also experienced very late winter conditions across much of the United States and Canada," said Humburg. "These conditions delayed the arrival of some ducks on their traditional breeding grounds and may have impacted breeding and nesting success."
"Even with abundant moisture on the prairies and good breeding success this year, the weather and habitat conditions the birds encounter on their fall migrations can impact local hunting success. Many areas along traditional migration routes are experiencing significant drought, and this will likely have an effect on how many birds hunters see this fall. Other areas have seen excessive moisture, which could affect food supplies for migrating birds. And, as always, weather patterns can also have a huge impact on local hunting conditions and the timing of the migration."
The spring surveys provide the scientific basis for many management programs across the continent, including hunting season dates and bag limits. The four flyway councils and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regulations Committee will meet in late July to recommend season structure and bag limits for 2013-14. Individual states will make their specific selections within a federal framework of season length, bag limit and dates. Hunters should check the rules in their states for final dates.
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First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Sage Francis wrote: I really look forward to Tim Tebow's imminent freak out and career ending scandal. I don't say this because he is a Christian missionary posing as an NFL quarterback. I say this because he is Satan's spawn posing as a
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A Grandfather of Videogames Tries Again With an App
Trip Hawkins, founder of videogame companies that include Electronic Arts, is trying his luck again–aiming this time at the education market.
His new venture is called If You Can, creating videogames designed to help children around the ages of six years old to 12 years old learn "social and emotional skills" by participating in stories about a mystical world of talking dogs and cats. The company is based in San Mateo, Calif.
The company is announcing the availability of its free app Wednesday and that it has raised $6.5 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Almaz Capital, among others. Last year, the company raised $2.8 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Maveron, Founder's Fund and several others.
In an interview, Hawkins, 60, said his newest project is a combination of both an educational program his children have gone through in school and the meticulously created sports simulation videogames he ushered to market after founding Electronic Arts.
"It's about managing your emotions and making healthy decisions," Hawkins said.
The program, called "social and emotional learning skills," attempts to teach children how to respond to various situations in a more empathetic way. He described one of the first lessons the game teaches is about how emotions can rise and fall like an escalator, and how to manage them.
Much of the game, he said, draws from the school's programs, as well as academic and research publications. The game attempts to learn from how children respond to various situations and whether they are "making good choices about respectful communication," he said. It can then offer them suggestions for different behavior.
The venture is the latest in a series by Hawkins, who founded Electronic Arts in 1982. Nine years later, founded 3DO, a high-profile videogame console startup that ultimately failed to gain traction. In 2003, he started Digital Chocolate, a mobile game company that he ultimately stepped down from in May 2012. He founded If You Can in November of that year.
Hawkins said he was inspired to start If You Can after watching a competition of aspiring videogame makers, in which they were tasked with creating a title to discuss a major world problem. "I thought that was totally lame," he said, and began imagining ways the games could be better.
The company's, "IF…", is designed to teach children how to respond to various social and emotional situations. The company plans to release updates to the games in monthly episodes. The company plans offers its first episode free to play, but will charge a subscription for the rest.
The title is initially being released for Apple's iPad, with versions for other devices planned for a later date.


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- San Jose stowaway: Teen speaks about flight to Hawaii, mom
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- San Jose stowaway: Pilot on tape talks of teen in the landing gear
- May 5:
- With return to California, San Jose police looking to interview stowaway teen about airport breach
- May 3:
- Teen who stowed away on Hawaiian Airlines flight is now in custody of Santa Clara County social services
- Official: Boy who stowed away on jet leaves Hawaii
- Apr 30:
- San Jose airport fences passed inspection three weeks before teen's breach
- Herhold: The messy moral of the stowaway story
- Apr 28:
- Hawaiian Airlines stowaway's mom in Ethiopian refugee camp cries for son
- Apr 27:
- Santa Clara: Teen stowaway 'a good kid who I love dearly,' father says
- Apr 25:
- Stowaway: For advocates, survival tale shines light on national 'runaway crisis'
- Apr 23:
- Stowaway: Father of 15-year-old Santa Clara boy 'thanked God' he is safe
- Apr 22:
- Stowaway: San Jose airport eyes security changes after 'very serious' incident
- Apr 21:
- Santa Clara teen stowaway's survival in jet's wheelwell was literally death-defying
- Santa Clara teen stowaway's feat highlights airport security concerns
- Mercury News editorial: San Jose airport stowaway does us all a favor
SANTA CLARA -- The 15-year-old Santa Clara boy who survived a harrowing San Jose-to-Maui flight in a jetliner's wheel well remains at a Honolulu children's hospital while child-welfare officials work on the details of getting him back to the Bay Area.
Meanwhile, an array of news crews Tuesday descended on the teen's South Bay home and high school to get some glimpse into the youth who lived through a feat that the Federal Aviation Administration says has a 76 percent death rate, and is perhaps the only person in recorded history to emerge unscathed.
The boy, whose name has not been publicly released, attends Santa Clara High School, according to schoolmates. An email sent Tuesday morning to school staff stated he transferred to the Santa Clara Unified School District five weeks ago, has been in the United States for about four years and speaks English as a second language.
"The district is in contact with his family and authorities so that when he returns to school, he will be able to get the services he needs," said Santa Clara High Principal Gregory Shelby, who referred additional questions to the district.
At the boy's Forbes Avenue home Tuesday morning, neighbors said the family has lived in the house about six months, and that a yellow cab and gray van usually occupy the driveway. Neither were present Tuesday.
Although it appeared someone was peeking through the blinds, no one answered the door.
Manish Saini, a neighbor, described them as "normal and nice." He said did not realize the stowaway was his neighbor until news crews began parking on his street.
Hawaiian and national news outlets reported Tuesday that the boy was trying to travel to Africa to reunite with his mother after running away due to discord with his father. The FBI says the boy did not intentionally head to Hawaii, and got into the first plane he saw -- a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767 -- after scaling a fence at Mineta San Jose International Airport. A Maui news report attributed the Africa destination to local police, which first responded after the boy emerged from the plane's wheel well, but officials with Maui police would not confirm that.
Staff writers Eric Kurhi, Sharon Noguchi and David Early contributed to this report.


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Central Mich igan University Board of Trustees
Mt. Pl ea.ant, Mlcb L,an
IIIarcb 4, 1988
Members present: Dr. Gordon N. Lambie, Chatr; Dr. Bernadine N.
Denning; Mr . Mltchell O. Kehet!.n; Mr . Raymond A. laBounty;
Ms . Rachael E. Noreno; Mr . WIlliam C . Odyktrk; Mrs. Margaret Ann
Riecker; Mrs . AILce TomboutLan; Mr . Arthur E. gIlls, President .
Members absent: None .
Also attending: Dr. Edward B. Grant, Interim Vice President to r
Administration; Mr. Russell L. Herron, Secretary to the Board ot
Trustees; Mr. James L. Hill , Vice President tor Student Affairs;
Dr. Janice M. Reynolds , Acting Provost; Mr . Jerry R. Tubbs,
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Vice President tor
Business and Pinance.
The meeting •• s called to order by Chair Lacbie at 10:31 a .m.
It was ~oved by Ms . Woreno, seconded by Urs . Tomboulian, and
carried , that the minutes of the January 29, 1988, meeting be
approved as submitted.
It was moved by Ms . Noreno, seconded by ~r s . Rlecker, and
carried, that the follo.lng resolution gran ting e~eritus rank to
La.re nce R. o.wson, Pro fessor , Enll1sb , be adopted .
WII EREAS , Lawre nce Da.son has th r ough his exemplary
scholarship 1n Michlgan reglonal authors shown others
the Joy tn our lite rary histo ry ; and
WHEREAS, Lawrence Dawson has t hrough his love of
books a nd learntng gtven aid and encouragement to the
Central Michigan University librar ies; and
• • s.er itu8 Rank continued
WHBRBAS, Lawrence Dawson has through his teaching or the
literature ot mode rn Gr eat Britain inspired students
for more than three decades; Now be it the re fo re
RESOLVED, Tbat the Board of Trustees, on behalf of the
University community, expresses appreciation and
Iratitude to Lawrence R. Dawson for h1s contributions
t o Central Michilan University and extends Professor
Emeritus rank.
It was moved by Mr . Odykirk , seconded by Dr . Denning, and
carr ied, that the following r esolution g r anting emeritus rank to
Ricbard B. Hecksel. Ass Lstaot Director, FLoancial AId , be
WHEREAS, Ricbard E. Hecksel has devoted over twenty-one
years of service to Central Wichigan Unive r sity; and
WHEREAS, He has served on the staft of the Otfice of
Admissions and aided 1n the r ecruitment and retention
of thousands of CMU students; and
WHEREAS, In the Office of Pinancial Aid he has served
in seve ra l posit i ons , including as assista n t
director, through which his efforts assisted many
students in financing their educations at Central
Michigan University; and
'HERRAS, He has participated on University committees
and in professional associations through the years;
Now be it therefore
RESOLVED, That the Board of Tr ustees, on hehalf ot
the University commun i ty, expresses apprec iation and
gratitude to Richard Hecksel for his contributions to
Central Mi cbigan Unive r sity and extends Emeritus
PRKSIDKNT' S RBSIDRNCB: (fi naDce eo..lttee)
I t was moved by Mr. Ody kirk , seconded by Dr . Denning and carried ,
that the following resolution be adopted .
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President's Residence conti nued
Central Michigan University ha. purchased a house to be
used as the President's Residence.
This residence will be used by the President on a
regula r basis as an integral part of the Unive rsity
for administrative, social and fund-raising activities
both during and atte r normal working hours, including
meeti ngs with administrators, other employees,
legislators , business leaders and benefactors.
especially when a private, quiet or uninterrupted
meet ing 1s desired or when a no n-otfice aetti ng is
more app ropriate;
entertainment, luncheons, dinner. wlth employees,
students, alumni , f r iends and benefactors of the
Unive r sity, community leade r s , etc.
Tbe President's Residence must be located close to the
campus because the meetings and ente r tainment held at
tbe residence are often held in conjunction with
activities on campus, such aa tootball games,
concer ts, seminars , etc ., and because the President is
~on ca11~ at all times.
The nature of the job makes it impractical fo r the
President not to work at home and the President otten
needs a place for quiet, uninterruptod work away from
the office, both duri ng and outside of normal working
hours .
A Pr esident ' s Residence enbances the status of tbe
President and of the Unive r sity and tnreasea the
Pr esident ' s effectiveness in carrying out the duties
of he r / his position;
It would not be reasonable to expect a President to
purchase, on her/hiS own, a residence that contained
facilities to meet the needs ot the University.
The foregoing demonstrates that tbe President must
reside in the home provided by tbe University In order
to perform p roperly her/hiS duties.
• • President' s Residence continued
The President's Residence was selected by the University
because it could accommodate the business activities
of the University. as well as serve the personal and
family living needs of the President .
THEREPORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Pr esident, as a
condition of her/his employment and for the convenience
of Cent ra l Michigan Unive rsity, he r equi r ed to
reside in the home purchased, owned and maintained by
the University specifically for her/ his use in carrying
out the duties of her/ his position.
GRADUATB ASSISTANT STIPBNDS POR 1988-89 : (Pinance Committee)
It was moved by Nr. Odykirk, seconded by Ms . No r eno, and ca rr ied,
that the follo.lng r esolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That effective with the 1988- 89 academic
year, Graduate Assistant stipends be establ ished as
Oelree Pursued
SpeCial i st, MPA o r Doctorate
(with 30 hours beyond baccalaureate)
Stipend Ranles
$5,900- 57,600
Stipe nds fo r i ndividual g r aduate assistants wtll be
determined at departmen tal /schoo l /col l ege disc r etion.
All graduate assistants are classified as Michigan
residents for tuition purposes .
Graduate assistants pursuing a doctoral degree receive
full tuition waiver fo r up to 20 semester credit hours
in addi tion to their sti pend. All o the r I raduato
assistants receive t u ition waiver prorated in acco rdance
with the e~tent of their r esponsihilities as
graduate assistants.
REPORT OP INVESTMENT ACTIVITY : (Plnance eo.mitteo)
The Board received a Report of Investment Activity for December
1987 .
The committee beard reports by Actinl Pr ovost Jan Reynolds on
·Paculty Development: The Improvement of Instruction- and by
Regist rar Paul Schmidt on the "lIew Data. Base for Student
Records . "
STUDENT AfPAIRS COMMITTEE :
At the r equest o f Mr . LaBounty, chair of the Student Affairs
Committee, PRIDE represent1tivos Ma r y Ramirez and Julie Rawls
reported to the entire Board on that orga nization ' s activities .
It was moved by Or. De nn i ng, seconded by ~ r. Ody kirk, and
car r ied, that personnel recommendations as submitted on pages 1-7
of the agenda be app r oved .
It was moved by Mr s . Tomboul ian, seconded by Dr . Denning, and
ca rried, that glf~s r eceived durinl Decembe r 1987 in the amount
of $300 ,185 .18 be accepted with app r eciat i on .
It was moved by Mrs. Tomboulian, seconded by Ms . Moreno, and
ca rried, that gran ts awarded during January 1988 in the amount ot
$173,437 be accepted.
President Ellls r eported that the loan to Student Wedis tor
upg rad ing facilities has been paid early .
It was moved by Dr . De nni ng , seconded by Ms. Moreno, and carried,
that the meeting be adjourned. The meetin, adjourned at
11 :06 a . m.
Russell t. Herron
Secretary to the Roard
at Trustees
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that one or two editors
expressed same doubt relative
to my age, which was
nevertheless, four years
beyond that of Robert
Hutchins when he was
appointed President of
Humanity of Chicago.
Certainly there was no
criticism of the procedure
or methods of the Board
assuming I was qualified
as an individual. The
great cry of "politics"
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in the summer of 1940.
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If adult life is high school writ large, we can recognize Molly Munger. She's the ambitious senior who was left off the debate team or the homecoming court. But instead of accepting her defeat with good grace, she's making sure her nearest rival is rejected as well.
The Southern California heiress, the chief backer of the unpopular Proposition 38, an across-the-board tax increase aimed at funding schools, this week turned her guns against Proposition 30, Jerry Brown's attempt to mend the state budget through a sales tax increase and a hit on the wealthy. The result? Both tax measures are likely to be rejected.
In ads released this week, the Yes-on-38 campaign slammed the governor's measure, saying it was misleading and would allow "Sacramento politicians" to take money out of schools. (Memo to the uninitiated: Distrust any campaign ad that blames "politicians." Usually, it is advancing a much worse cause).
There are more than a few ironies to this development. For one thing, Munger's stance puts her on the side of her conservative brother, Charles, who has contributed more than $20 million to defeating the governor's initiative. Their sibling rivalry has echoes in the governor's family: Brown's sister, Kathleen, was defeated for governor in 1994.
After misgivings -- I still wonder about that bullet train -- I've decided to vote for the governor's initiative. You can make a good argument that schools don't spend their money well. The recent story about ex-county schools Superintendent Charlie Weis leaving the public holding the bag for his downtown San Jose condo illustrates that.
But governing California is hard, maybe even impossible. I'm reluctant to see students lose ground. Brown is at least making an attempt to repair the creaky vehicle that is state government. Molly Munger would like to convert the political debate into a Monster Truck jam.
What's going on? One explanation is that things have become personal: Brown tried to talk Munger out of her initiative, which would set aside money for education. In August, the leaders of Munger's campaign bristled at the call by California's two senators, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, for a cease-fire on the competing measures.
A second explanation is that political consultants are helping to drive this train. This is undoubtedly true, as the attack on "politicians" illustrates. "All Munger can do by going negative on Prop. 30 is drive a stake through the heart of school financing and make her political consultants very rich," wrote Calbuzz, the left-leaning political website.
The explanation I prefer is simple: This shows what happens when someone enters the political arena with too much money and too little sense.
Ordinarily, I have no problem with rich people squandering their money on political initiatives. It helps keep our economy humming.
Molly Munger is a compassionate woman who cares deeply about public education. She once persuaded her wealthy father to take her out of private school.
The saddest irony this week, however, is that her actions and her money will harm what she cares about most.
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Microsoft has released a temporary fix for its Internet Explorer browser, which the company says has a security hole that could allow hackers to take over a computer.
The security hole, which Microsoft confirmed over the weekend, affects Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8, and could allow malicious code, placed on some unsuspecting websites, to be embedded in a computer system after the browser visited the site.
"An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user," Microsoft wrote in a security advisory released Saturday. The company added that users whose accounts are set up with fewer user rights might not be as affected.
FireEye and other security firms have reported that the website for Washington-based Council on Foreign Relations was being used to infect anyone who visited it. The website reportedly carried the code as early as Dec. 21. The Council on Foreign Relations could not be reached for comment about the status of its website.
The temporary measure, which Microsoft calls a "one-click Fix it," should block any future attempts by hackers seeking to exploit the security hole, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle, an Internet security consulting firm.
Microsoft reminded users that Internet Explorer 9 and 10 don't contain the vulnerable code, but those versions are not available to Windows XP users. "The IE team is working around the clock to develop a security update to address this vulnerability for earlier versions," the company wrote in a blog post Saturday.
Microsoft said Monday it had only seen "a limited number" of attacks, and Storms estimates the number is in the thousands.
That's a small number compared to the universe of Internet users, says Storms, but the publicity it's received has given Microsoft incentive to act fast until a more permanent patch is released.
"There's all kinds of bugs out there," Storms said in an interview. "What this represents is something that is publicly available and free. Anybody wanting to attack their enemy could use this tool right now."
Microsoft recommended users update their browsers to the latest version if possible, make sure their anti-virus protection is up to date, and enable firewalls. Anyone still running the earlier versions of Internet Explorer should apply the "fix-it" until a permanent security update is provided, the company said. That could take weeks, as it is unclear whether the company's engineers will release a long-term fix by "Patch Tuesday" next week, the company's monthly release of security updates.


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PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592 NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH, PEND (TOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 12 NUMBER 3 THE MONTH OF THE CAMAS Tribes get the nod to start spending Jobs Bill money The Tribes began advertising last week to fill 31 positions Agency's portion of the $114.5 r to be funded bv monev from the 1983 Emereencv Jobs Act allocated for réservation nrnierts . JUNE 15, 1983 The Tribes began advertising last week to fill 31 positions to be funded by money from the 1983 Emergency Jobs Act (the "Jobs Bill"). Word was received June 9 that the Portland Area office solicitor had reviewed the Tribes' plans for using the money and approved them. Executive Tribal Treasurer Vern Clairmont said the Tribes had negotiated with the BIA to contract the Flathead Arlee pow wow is next month; attendants needed A year's worth of planning is about to climax. The Reservation-wide Pow Wow Committee announces that the 85th annual Arlee Celebration will take place this year from Thursday, June 30 (Camper's Day) to Monday, July 4. This year's festivities boast an increase in prize money (Concludes on page 5) July Quarterly The year's third constitutionally mandated quarterly Tribal Council meeting—at which people are supposed to feel free to speak their minds to their leaders, although that's a right they can exercise each Tuesday and Friday—is set for Friday, July 1, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers in Pablo. Agency's portion of the $114.5 million Jobs Bill money allocated for reservation projects across the country. The negotiations resulted in the Tribes getting the go-ahead to administer roughly half of the Flathead $900,000 allocation. The remainder of the money will be used by the Flathead Irrigation Project. The biggest part of the Tribes' contracted share -$295,000 - will go for construction and repair of 70 miles of fence on Tribal lands, Clairmont said. Forestry projects will be aided by the second largest amount Seventy-five thousand dollars is earmarked for timber stand improvement (insect and disease control), while $50,000 will go to maintain and upgrade about 12 miles of forest roads. Fifty thousand dollars will pay for creel survey work (accumulating information about Reservation stream use and fishing success) and some stream clearance and rehabilitation. The jobs will last until each project is finished, perhaps as late as December 31 of this year, Clairincnt noted. The Tribal newsletter received copies of the job announcements last week but the June 14 closing date for all 31 precluded our being able to help with the advertising. Inside Area graduations Program for 1983 Arlee Pow Wow
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ciarals wrote:1) As other users reported, I tried to uninstall an reinstall the latest version of PMS and it stopped at step 6/7. I quitted the install process and PMS was successfully installed (I think).
Funny, I never noticed this: you're right. Step 6/7 only presents a "quit" button...
That's not correct and I will have to look into that.
However, it is not deadly to miss the final step. All required files should be installed after step 6.
2) After clicking on the icon, PMS wasn't appearing. The Java installed on my Mac was the latest version found on java.com website. I checked with "java -version" and it said that Java wasn't installed on my Mac! So I clicked on the linked displayed on the warning message and I installed the Java Platform (JDK) 7u45 from Oracle website: after this install, the PMS was working again.
This is strange. The new installer should also install Java in step 6.
If you open a Terminal and execute the following command, you should see a "jre1.7.0_25.jre" directory:
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ls /Applications/PS3\ Media\ Server.app/Contents/PlugIns/
That is the Java version that ought to be used - not the version you installed later.
And here we come to the not-solved problem: subtitles not displaying. I tried your solution with FFmpeg but it didn't work: no audio or video on the PS3, just an error. Tried switching off and on PS3 and PMS without success.
I also had VLC as Video File Engine. So I tried with it and it worked, but not so well: audio and subtitles are ok but video is vary bad with big pixels everywhere.
So now what can I/we do? Up to now, FFmpeg was the worst solution. Why it didn't worked? Do I have to install FFmpeg or update it?
Thanks for all your help
It depends on the file you are trying to view; some engines are better at transcoding particular formats than other. VLC and FFmpeg are both nice alternatives if MEncoder is having problems. There is no way of telling up front which will give the best result.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team used a season-high 15 strikeouts from the pitching staff while clutch hitting in the late innings helped them to a 3-2 come-from behind win over Houston – Victoria. The Islanders have a quick turnaround, with a game against No. 4 Rice on the docket for Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Houston.
The Islanders improve to 7-6 on the year with the victory, while UHV moves to 4-10 the season. Adam Hoelscher came on in relief during the eighth inning, giving up one run on two hits in one inning of work for the win. He improved to 3-1 on the year, while Phillip Garcia came on for the ninth, picking up his fourth save of the season with the shutout inning.
Brad Porras hit a double and a triple for the Islanders as the only one with more than one hit for the team. Marc Damon, Eric Weiss and Kyle Danford each had one hit and one RBI for the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi offense.
UHV scored the first run of the game, plating a single run in the top of the third inning for a 1-0 lead.
The score remained the same until the top of the eighth inning when UHV added another run to take a 2-0 lead.
Things looked bleak for the Islanders, as they had threatened several times during the game, but were unable to push across any runs. That changed in the eighth inning, when Jeramie Marek walked with one out and then stole second base. Drew Vest followed with a walk, with both runners later advancing to second and third on a wild pitch. Weiss then hit an RBI groundout to the left side of the infield to bring home Marek and make it a 2-1 game.
Damon came up in a big spot, belting an RBI double to right center for the second Islanders run and a 2-2 score. The team was not done, with Danford following Damon with a single through the left side that scored the Islanders first baseman for a 3-2 lead.
In the top of the ninth, Garcia came on for the save opportunity, and made things interesting before getting the final out. Philly allowed a leadoff triple to UHV, but he then struck a batter out, got a line out to second and then finished it himself, taking a weak ground ball back to the pitcher and tossing it to first for the final out of the game.
Adam Hoelscher came on in the eighth, pitching one inning and giving one run on two hits for the victory. Garcia completed his fourth save of the season.
Next up for the Islanders is a single game at Rice on Wednesday night. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. with live stats and video will be available by visiting www.RiceOwls.com.
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The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.


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Tips for Growing Your Own Produce in a Home Garden
2 of 9 in Series: The Essentials of Greening Your Lawn and Garden
A spare area of sod or bare earth in your yard has wonderful potential to be turned into a source of the freshest produce possible, saving time, money, and gas in the process. You can grow nutritious, pesticide-free produce in your own backyard.
Choose your garden size based on how much time you have to devote to it. It's often best to start with a small plot — 25 to 50 square feet, for example — and expand it gradually rather than overwhelming yourself with an area that you can't water and weed regularly.
Prime your garden for best results using these steps:
Plan your garden to scale on graph paper to find the layout that best utilizes your space.
Traditional vegetable gardens orient the plants in rows, but there's no reason why you can't do something different. Consider orienting rows north–south to expose the plants to maximum sunshine, and plan to put taller or climbing plants against fences or at the garden's north end to avoid having them shade smaller plants.
You may decide to grow plants in a raised bed — a bed built up about 8 to 12 inches high, filled with a mix of soil and compost, and surrounded by a border of wood, bricks, or rocks to keep the soil in place. The soil in raised beds warms faster in the spring and drainage is generally better than in in-ground plots.
Analyze your soil to find out what you're working with and whether it needs amending.
Pick up a handful of soil and squeeze: It should feel moist and stick together but should also be easy to crumble apart again. Sandy soil that doesn't stick together can be too dry and often drains too fast, so you need to add richness (compost, for example); clay sticks together too much because it retains too much water, so you need to add drainage material (coarse sand and compost, for example). Consult the staff of a local garden store about the best options for your soil.
Dig the bed over, breaking up the compacted soil with a hand tiller or rototiller for large areas.
Remove rocks, and take out weeds by their roots.
Start seeds indoors about six weeks before planting time.
Time your planting for after the last frost. Take planting and growing directions from seed packages, including thinning the seedlings so that the mature plants don't crowd each other.
Sow or plant your garden according to the plan you created in Step 1.
To make the harvest manageable, especially if you're not canning or freezing, divide your plantings and sow or plant in successive weeks so that produce doesn't ripen all at once.
Water your garden regularly, and fertilize according to the plant's requirements.
Use a soaker hose or irrigation system that gradually and consistently delivers water to root systems without wetting the plants' leaves, which can cause mold growth.


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A Bay Area bike share program that began last summer in San Jose and San Francisco is planning its first expansion into the East Bay communities of Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville.
The East Bay debut could be as early as late 2015 for the bright blue bicycles, which can be checked out for free rides of up to 30 minutes at a time, reports the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The debut date and expansion costs are among the many details yet to be worked out.
On Wednesday, a commission committee is scheduled to take a big step forward with the expansion. The committee will consider allocating $8.7 million in federal money to continue the existing bike share program in five cities and provide a share of the money needed for the expansion into the three East Bay cities.
The commission also is seeking state funds.
"We think these East Bay locations are a good place to expand the bike share program," said Randy Rentschler, a commission spokesman. "The areas are relatively flat, have relatively dense development, and there's a lot of interest in cycling there."
Participants in the bike share program pay $88 for a year, $22 for three days or $9 for a day to have unlimited number of free trips up to 30 minutes long. Fees are added for longer trips.
Planners say bike share programs make public transit more popular and effective because riders can start or end their trips with a short bike trek.
To start the East Bay bike service, commission planners recommend adding 60 bike stations and 750 bikes in some 8.5 square miles of the three cities.
"You need a critical mass of users to make these programs work," Rentschler said, "and you need to look carefully for the right places for bike stations."
The initial Bay Area Bike Share pilot program started in August in five cities and did best in densely developed areas.
Each bike in San Francisco was used 2.05 times a day. The average use was 0.44 times per day in San Jose, 0.41 in Palo Alto. 0.32 times in Mountain View, and 0.09 times per day in Redwood City, according to a commission report.
"Bike share systems work well where stations are located no more than one-half-mile apart, allowing the customer to conveniently ride from one dock (station) to another," the report concluded.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District started the share program last year with some $11.4 million, but the commission is going to take over the reins.
The oversight switch -- as well as the time needed to work with East Bay cities and transit agencies -- makes it unlikely that the bike share expansion can start before late 2015, and possibly not until 2016, said John Goodwin, an MTC spokesman.
Bike advocacy groups want an earlier start. The commission should target spring 2015 for a startup, said Renee Rivera, executive director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition.
"The public is ready for this," Rivera said. "If we wait too long, my concern is another bike share program -- the private sector -- may move in and make it difficult to have one regional system that is simply for everyone to use."
Rivera said she thinks private sponsors should be sought to underwrite bike share costs.
In some other states, bike share programs have accepted corporate underwriting in exchange for letting the donors display images of their company brand.
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff.


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Office 2016 for Mac is now available with Office 365 and as a one-time purchase.
Get started quickly with new, modern versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote—combining the familiarity of Office and the unique Mac features you love.Learn more
Create great-looking documents, gain new insights, and present with confidence—anywhere, anytime. With robust Office apps for tablets, phones, and the web, you'll get stuff done whenever you need to.Learn more
Get more done by working together using built-in tools to share, review and co-edit documents, presentations and notes.
Office 365 customers get the new Office for Mac first. You'll have Office applications on your Mac or PC, apps on tablets and smartphones for when you're on the go, and Office Online on the web for everywhere in between.
Visit office.com/myaccount to install Office 2016 for Mac. Or, if you have Office 365 through your organization, visit the Office 365 portal. Looking for more help?
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