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Major Requirements
Requirements for Major (B.A.)
A student planning to major in biology develops a plan of study based on the following guidelines. The biology major consists of forty to forty-three semester hours of biology plus eighteen semester hours in other science departments. In the plan of study, the student must select at least one course from each of the following: (Botanical) – Biology 230, 234, 235, 248, 249, 341, or 346; (Zoological) – Biology 214, 231, 232, 233, 238, 239, 324, 342, or 346. No single course can fulfill both Botanical and Zoological requirements for a student.
Requirements for Major (B.S.)
Forty to forty-three semester hours of biology plus thirty-three semester hours in other science departments. It requires careful and nearly complete use of a student's electives and is intended for those students who need the specific and additional sciences required for entry into graduate programs leading to technical science careers or the Ph.D. in a biological field.
The course requirements are the same as listed for the B.A. degree except Area VI (Supporting Science) is replaced by: one semester of Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 201); a year each of Mathematics (Mathematics 201: Calculus I or Math 131: Essentials of Calculus; and one of Mathematics 202: Calculus II, Mathematics 127: Introductory Statistics, or Math 227: Data Analysis) and Physics (Physics 200: Mechanics and Waves and one of Physics 205: Classical and Modern Physics, Physics 218: Introductory Electromagnetism, or Physics 213, 214, and 215: Thermodynamics, Relativity, and Laboratory) are also required. An independent research project (Biology 492: Directed Research or other equivalent experience) is highly recommended.
Area I: Foundational Courses in Biology
Biology 170: Concepts in Biology: Biological Information, Reproduction, and Evolution is to be taken by all majors and minors as a prerequisite to all other Biology courses except those at the 100-level.
Biology 180: Concepts in Biology: Energy and Resources in Biology is to be taken by all majors or minors as a prerequisite to all other Biology courses, except those at the 100-level.
Note: Biology 170 and Biology 180 may be taken in either order. Students with an advanced placement score of 4 will receive credit for Biology 110N (4 semester hours). Students with an advanced placement score of 5 will receive credit for Biology 250B (5 semester hours).
Biology 255: Biological Literacy is to be taken by all Biology majors by the end of the fall of the junior year; prerequisites: Biology 170 & 180
Area II: Breadth of the Biological Experience69
A minimum of four semester hours from each of the following groups. Note that all courses at the 200-level and above have Biology 170 and 180 as prerequisites.
Group 1: Molecules, Organelles, Cells
• Biology 210: Molecular Neurobiology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 214: Developmental Biology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 215: Genetics; 5 semester hours
• Biology 219: Immunology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 310: Molecular Biology; 5 semester hours; prerequisite: Chemistry 162
• Biology 312: The Cell; 5 semester hours; prerequisite: Chemistry 162
• Biology 316: Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics; prerequisite Chemistry 162
Group 2: Tissues, Organs, Systems
• Biology 220: Neurobiology; 5 semester hours; alternate prerequisite: Psychology 110
• Biology 221: Pharmacology; 4 semester hours
• Biology 223: Survey of Human Diseases; 4 semester hours
• Biology 324: Animal Physiology; 5 semester hours; prerequisite: Chemistry 162
• Biology 325: Human Anatomy and Physiology I; 5 semester hours; prerequisite: 1 upper level Biology course or permission of instructor
• Biology 326: Human Anatomy and Physiology II, 4 semester hours; prerequisite: 1 upper level Biology course or permission of instructor
• Biology 327: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory; 1 semester hour, to be taken concurrently with Biology 326 if desired
• Biology 328: Electron Microscopy; 5 semester hours; Prerequisites: Biology 170 and 180 and Chemistry 121 and 162
Group 3: Organisms
• Biology 230: Woody Plants, 4 semester hours
• Biology 231: Vertebrate Zoology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 232: Herpetology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 233: Ornithology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 234: Morphology of Nonvascular Plants; 5 semester hours
• Biology 235: Morphology and Taxonomy of Vascular Plants; 5 semester hours
• Biology 237: Microbiology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 238: Entomology; 5 semester hours
• Biology 239: Marine Invertebrates; 5 semester hours
Group 4: Populations, Communities, Ecosystems
• Biology 243: Cave Ecology; 4 semester hours
• Biology 247: Marine Ecology; 5 semester hours; prerequisite Math Placement 22
• Biology 248: Comparative Communities-Bahamas; 5 semester hours
• Biology 249: Comparative Communities-Northern Forests; 5 semester hours
• Biology 341: Limnology; 5 semester hours; prerequisite: Chemistry 162
• Biology 342: Stream Ecology; 5 semester hours; prerequisite; Chemistry 162 and Biology 341
• Biology 346: Ecology; 5 semester hours; prerequisites: one group 2, 3, or 4 course, Math Placement 22
• Biology 347: Evolution; 4 semester hours; prerequisites: At least two other biology courses at the 200-level or higher and Math Placement 22
Area III: Biological Electives
A minimum of five semester hours of additional credits from any of the above or Biology 258: Extended Field Studies, up to 5 semester hours*: Biology 250: Topics (topic varies with offering), up to 5 semester hours; Biology 492: Directed Research, up to 5 semester hours*; Biology 493: Internship, up to 5 semester hours*; and Biology 494 Topic Seminar; 1-5 semester hours (topic varies with offering). Up to five credits of 100-level Biology may count here with Department approval.
*Up to five semester hours of each may count toward the major.
Area IV: Capstone Experience
Biology 406: Senior Capstone Seminar, 4 semester hours, taken during the senior year.
Area V: Chemical Foundations
Ten semester hours of chemistry: Chemistry 121 and Chemistry 162.
Area VI: Supporting Science
A minimum of eight semester hours from the Departments of Chemistry (beyond Chemistry 162), Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology (150 or higher), Marine Science, Mathematics (120 or higher), or Physics (107 or higher). It is not required that all the credits be taken from the same department.
The following courses also satisfy the requirements in the related sciences:
• Geography 222: Weather & Climate
• Geography 305: Air Photo and Map Interpretation
• Geography 390: Geographical Information Systems
• Health, Fitness and Sport 250: Nutrition
• Psychology 107: Statistics
• Psychology 207: Experimental Design
• Psychology 311: Behavioral Neuroscience


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BioSante and speciality pharmaceuticals and contract manufacturing firm ANI Pharmaceuticals are merging in a stock-based merger that will combine the former's cash, anticipated future licensing revenues, and products in development, with ANI's niche branded and generic pharmaceutical products and contract manufacturing operations. ANI generated net sales of $16 million in 2011.
Under terms of the proposed deal, and as the surviving firm of the two, BioSante will issue ANI shareholders with BioSante stock that will give the ANI stakeholders a 53% ownership in the combined firm's outstanding shares. BioSante stockholders will own the remaining 47%, and prior to merger completion are expected to be given contingent value rights (CVRs) relating to a future sale, transfer, license, or other transaction involving BioSante's LibiGel® female testosterone gel, which is undergoing pivotal safety and efficacy trials as a treatment for sexual desire and satisfaction in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). The merged entity will retain the ANI Pharmaceuticals name, and operate under ANI's management team.
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While Carthage's defense played far better on Friday than in the season's first two weeks, the Tigers offense was limited to its lowest output of the year in a 42-7 loss at Webb City.
Carthage limited Webb City to 332 total yards, with 229 coming on the ground. Compare that to 464 yards against Carl Junction last week, and 403 against Seneca.
The Tigers forced Webb City to punt on its first possession Friday, with Anthony Turk coming up with a big sack on third down in Carthage territory.
But, after a Carthage punt, Webb City returned the ball to the Carthage 4-yard-line, setting up a 1-yard scoring run with 5:29 left in the first quarter.
"I'm really happy with our effort defensively tonight," Carthage head coach Jon Guidie said. We put them in a bad situation there at the start of the game, giving up the long punt return, but they came out the first possession and got a stop. We just couldn't get anything going offensively. We allowed them to play too many snaps over there."
Carthage punted on its second possession, giving the Cardinals the ball at their own 42, and Webb City took a 14-0 lead on a 2-yard run with 1:21 left in the quarter.
The Tigers punted again on their third possession, and Webb City scored on a 4-yard run to take a 21-0 lead, and Carthage couldn't convert on a fourth down at the Webb City 45 late in the first half.
All in all, the Tigers ran 22 offensive plays in the first half, and eight went for negative yards or no gain.
"We thought maybe we'd come out and run the football, but give them credit," Guidie said. "They stayed in their four-man front most of the night. Those guys up front are pretty good. We couldn't get any rhythm established offensively. Those guys are big and they're athletic over there and they do a good job."
After a three-and-out series to start the second half for the Tigers, Webb City marched 69 yards and scored on a 24-yard run to go up 28-0 with 6:57 left in the third, and the Cardinals made it 35-0 on a 9-yard run with 50 seconds remaining after forcing Carthage to punt again.
The Tigers cut the lead to 35-7 when Gabe Franklin connected with EJ Morgan on a 23-yard touchdown pass at the 8:25 mark in the fourth. Morgan went up and over a Webb City defender, making a spectacular catch in the north end zone.
But Webb City answered with a 44-yard touchdown run barely two minutes later.
"EJ had a great game," Guidie said. "He's a playmaker and you have to use him. To be honest we probably didn't use him enough the first half. We were trying to run the ball and control some clock. He's a guy who can bail us out in some situations and you saw him tonight do that several times."
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was scratched from Sunday's 9-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies after he complained of discomfort in his right elbow.
Sandoval said he felt pain in the elbow while making a throw to second base in a game against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He stayed in that game and made a subsequent throw to first base but said he did not feel pain on that throw.
Sandoval seemed to be throwing the ball normally in pregame drills but said his elbow was sore. He also felt the pain swinging left-handed, and added that it felt worse than the day before.
"We think he'll be fine, because he's had this before," manager Bruce Bochy said. "I can probably answer it better after (Monday), when he gets treatment and we see where he's at. But there's always concern anytime it's an issue with the arm."
The third baseman said he would go for tests on the elbow Monday, an off day for the Giants, but did not know if he would have an MRI to determine if there was structural damage.
"I don't think it's something serious," he said. "We'll see what's going on."
Sandoval, the World Series MVP, has been having a hot spring, hitting .435 (10 for 23).
Lincecum gave up both runs in the first inning after getting two quick outs and running the count to 0-2 against Carlos Gonzalez. But Gonzalez battled to draw a walk, and Troy Tulowitzki and Michael Cuddyer ripped back-to-back RBI doubles.
"I let (Gonzalez) get away from me there," Lincecum said. "When you get those two outs, you really want to focus on that third and make sure it doesn't hurt you later. You have to take advantage when you're ahead in the count like that."
Things did pick up for Lincecum. After the first two hitters reached in the second, he worked his way out of that inning unscored upon and ultimately retired nine of the final 10 batters he faced, the lone base runner coming on a two-out walk in the fourth.
"I felt pretty good as the game progressed and I got out there more often," he said. "It's going back to fastball command, and that'll take care of the rest of the pitches when you need to get outs."
"I think it's big," Gillespie said. "Every opportunity, every at-bat counts. Every time I get in there, I want to make something happen and hopefully make those coaches think a little more."
Gillespie appears to have the thing for holidays. To go with his St. Patrick's Day home run, he said his last walk-off came on July 4, 2008, while playing in Double-A.
The holiday theme is applicable, because the Giants open the season April 1 in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.
"If I get an opportunity to do something on April Fool's Day, then I'm doing something right," he said.
Both pitchers wished they could have reached the semifinals at AT&T Park but maintained their WBC experiences were still unforgettable.
Vogelsong said having to pitch in intense elimination games in March will help him in the regular season.
"It definitely will help my mental preparation for games early in the season just because of the intensity," he said. "I don't know if I would have been prepared for the WBC if we (the Giants) hadn't gone through the postseason. It was that intense."
Affeldt agreed that pitching in the WBC definitely has him more ready for the season than he otherwise would have been.
"You have to get your pitches locked in, man," he said. "My split-finger is usually the last one to come, but this time, I had to have it. I threw some pretty good splits and curves and my sinker, I was letting it go. For whatever reason, sometimes in spring, you hold back a little bit."


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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Welcome To St James (sports direct and all that shyte.)
Good to see you guys up here for the 1st one. Pardew, apart from a few injuries, seems well laid back and confident for the new season. For me it's a cracking opener, but as regards forecasts I'm only prepared to say---cloudy in the morning developing into sunny spells towards evening, especially if you're a Geordie.
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Spurs are gonna get their 4rses handed to them.
No playmaker, shocking looking defence, one midget striker.
Anyone else as worried as I am about this season??????
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Never liked the look of this fixture from the off. Our "midget" striker struck by the way...but to no avail...kind of knew we'd pay for those two chances that found the woodwork in the first half. I still say VDV's got to go...Ben Arfa's a slippery customer so you've got to be very careful with him, especially in the area...but, there you go. First game, first loss (did this for the first two games last year). Long season and all that...but could definitely seem longer if we don't get additional strike power in.
shocking looking defence....? huh? what has changed from last season and what's your problem?
And the good weather may well continue up north for foreseeable future.
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An education at UConn School of Law is a significant investment - but an affordable one. The Law School works to ensure that students graduate with as little debt as possible, and the average debt level of a UConn Law graduate is among the lowest in the nation. The Admissions Office awards scholarships to students who have excelled academically. In addition, scholarships based on practice area, geographic location, affinity group membership, and undergraduate alumni status are also awarded.
As a state institution, UConn has three rates of tuition - instate, New England compact and out of state. New England compact students are those students with residency in Rhode Island and Vermont (i.e. New England states without a public law school). Our generous residency statute allows out-of-state and New England Compact residents to become Connecticut residents after one year of study. Changing residency would reduce tuition and your cost of attendance significantly.
The student finance office is responsible for all need-based awards. Students who have financial need may be eligible for UConn Law Grants or Federal Work Study.
The cost of attendance comprises tuition and fees and living expenses. Tuition and fees are set by the University and represent the costs associated with taking courses at the Law School. Fees include the following; general university, deposit account, technology, student activity, parking and iInfrastructure maintenance. Student activity fees directly support activities of the Student Bar Association and all student organizations.
The Law School provides, through state, federal and private sources, scholarships and grants to incoming students. Staff in the admissions office awards merit based scholarships to incoming students. Scholarships include partial tuition awards as well as smaller practice based and public interest awards. There is no application process necessary for most scholarships.
The staff in the Student Finance Office is responsible for determining and awarding all need based aid. Students who want to be considered for need based grants must apply. Read more information on applying for need based grants.
Students may finance their legal education by a variety of sources. Typical resources are scholarships, grants, federal work study, federal loans and alternative/private loans.
The UConn School of Law bursar's office implements all billing and payment policies. Recognizing the different needs of students, the office provides a variety of payment options and payment plans. For more information, please read more about the billing and payment policies.


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Located in the fashionable Central West End of St. Louis and close to Washington University and St. Louis University, this hotel is surrounded by shops, restaurants, mansions, and Forest Park. It's also 4 blocks from Barnes Hospital and 1 mile from museums and the zoo.
5-screen theater
The 11-story Chase Park Plaza features a 5-screen theater showing current releases. Other amenities include 4 restaurants, a 30,000-square-foot conference center, large fitness facility, spa, and outdoor pool.
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Hotel Amenities
Chase Park Plaza, conveniently located in mid-town St. Louis close to Washington University and St. Louis University, features a 5-screen cinema seating about 100 people in each theater. This hotel is one mile from St. Louis University, the St. Louis Art Museum and the Forest Park Golf Course, and two miles from Washington University.
A conference center offers 20 meeting rooms with 30,000 square feet of space. Business amenities include two computers with laser printers; a color copier and fax machine are also available. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is available. Wires Internes access is available for a fee. Guests can also take advantage of our Concierge services and luggage storage.
Guests have complimentary use of an 18,000-square-foot fitness facility offering a range of exercise and weight equipment. A large seasonal outdoor pool is available. An Aveda spa offers massages, body treatments, facials, manicures, and pedicures.
Refreshment options include four restaurants and five cocktail lounges. A coffee and gift shop are off the lobby, as is a cinema showing the latest blockbusters and independent films in five theaters. A concession stand is available and moviegoers can enjoy a cocktail from the theater bar.
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference center
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 30000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2787
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Luggage storage
- Meeting rooms 20
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 11
- Number of meeting rooms - 23
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Total number of rooms - 338
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
Family Friendly Amenities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired internet access ( USD 7.99 per day )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed internet ( USD 7.99 per stay )
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Free toiletries
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Room service (limited hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Video-game console
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Where to Eat
The Tenderloin Room - Elegant dark-wood decor and subdued lighting. Features main courses with beef. Lunch served until early afternoon Monday - Friday. Dinner served from late afternoon until mid-evening nightly.
The Preston - Specializing in New American cuisine. Sophisticated, contemporary, and colorful decor. Raised leather booths, display kitchen, full bar, and 300-bottle wine list. Open for breakfast and dinner.
Cafe Eau - Lounge with contemporary decor featuring six-foot-tall upholstered booths, poolside patio, and large outdoor fireplace. Open daily. Eclectic lunch and dinner menu. Full bar. Entertainment and dancing on Friday and Saturday evenings until early morning.
Chasers - Lounge located along interior promenade offering 250 martinis and drinks. Live piano or trio music. Open from late evening until early morning Thursday - Saturday.
Nearby Things to Do
Santé Fitness & Wellness, the hotel's 18,000 sq ft fitness facility is open from early morning until late evening. Services at the health club include massage therapy, personal training, and personal or group fitness classes for Pilates, cycling, mind-body and more. More than 40 of these classes are offered throughout the week. The hotel's large heated outdoor pool is open seasonally.
Chase Park Plaza's concierge can arrange tee times at local public golf courses. The 1,400-acre Forest Park, across the intersection from the hotel, offers six miles of running and biking paths. A tennis facility, golf course (27 holes), and handball, squash, and racquetball courts are scattered throughout the park. There is also a large seasonal outdoor ice skating rink.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Reflexology
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 7.99 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: USD 7.99 per stay (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 19 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 27 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 45.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Chase Park
- Chase Park Plaza
- Chase Park Plaza Hotel
- Chase Park Plaza Hotel St. Louis
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- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. — The acquisition of Royal Gorge properties will afford ready access to 3,000 acres of open space, which comprises much of the historic Donner Summit area. The area offers cross-country skiing, birding, appreciation of history, hiking, biking, wildflower and wildlife observation. The purchase price of $11.25 million must be raised by Dec. 20, thus the need for generous donations.
A "mystery" location has been chosen for a very special concert to benefit the Truckee Donner Land Trust for the acquisition of Royal Gorge properties. On Sunday, Sept. 23, be prepared for a unique and awe-inspiring musical experience on Donner Summit.
Featured will be Rootstock Percussion, San Francisco Bay Area musicians Christopher Rowe, Daniel Kennedy and Loren Mach, who specialize in the rich 20th century percussion repertoire. After a brief intermission, the audience will be treated to the Sacramento Philharmonic Brass Ensemble with principal trumpet James Rodseth, trumpet Michael Meeks, principal trombone Joel Elias and others from the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.
The concert will be followed by a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception at Sugar Bowl's Lake Mary Cabin. Special wines and food will be sampled; participating restaurant sponsors are Moody's, Dragonfly, Sugar Bowl, Cottonwood and The Summit Restaurant. Wines will be offered by the Pour House, Dave Lose and Soda Springs General Store.
Breathtaking photos and a detailed map of Royal Gorge lands will be displayed with information about the acquisition process.
The Donner Summit Area Association in collaboration with the Donner Summit Historical Society, Sugar Bowl and Donner Ski Ranch are hosting the event.
Suggested minimum donation is $50 (contributions are tax deductible). RSVP is required by Sept. 15. Contact Sugar Bowl Monday through Thursday at 530-426-6742 and Friday through Sunday at 530-426-6740. For more information about the event call 916-708-5394.
Meet at the Donner Ski Ranch parking lot at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23; the concert will begin promptly at 2 p.m. followed by the reception at Lake Mary. Comfortable walking shoes are advisable. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 30, same time and place.


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SAN JOSE -- Two San Jose men who were destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison will be freed next week under a judge's order issued Friday -- the first such ruling in Santa Clara County since voters overwhelmingly approved easing the state's tough Three Strikes Law.
After closely reviewing the men's prison records and criminal histories, Superior Court Judge Linda Condron Clark found they do not pose a serious risk to public safety. Prosecutors concurred.
John Anthony Pedraza, 50, has been locked up for 17 years for possession of $50 worth of methamphetamine. His previous strikes were nonviolent residential burglary and robbery.
Martin Ambrose Stagi, also 50, has been behind bars for about 15 years for possession for sale of marijuana and meth. His previous strikes were assaults stemming from one incident that took place 15 years before the 1997 drug conviction.
In Stagi's case, a veteran prison official with 28 years experience highly recommended his release.
"I've never encountered an inmate that I feel deserves a second chance of freedom that Stagi deserves,'' Lt. K.J. McCoy wrote in a letter to the judge.
Only a handful of people have been released since the Nov. 6 election when 69.3 percent of California voters approved Proposition 36. In Santa Clara County, the measure garnered even more support -- 75.69 percent. District Attorney Jeff Rosen was one of only three top prosecutors in the state to support the reform measure.
The law had originally called for at least 25 years to life sentences for felons convicted of any third felony. The first two strikes had to be serious or violent crimes.
The new law prohibits judges from imposing a life sentence on most repeat offenders who commit minor crimes. But it also includes a provision that could result in an early release or shorter sentence for up to 3,000 inmates like Stagi and Pedraza who were sentenced to life in prison for nonviolent, relatively minor crimes.
Clark's ruling thrilled the men's families. Both will stay with relatives or friends when they get out, their lawyer Mark Arnold said.
Stagi's son, Matthew, is now a 26-year-old electrician. He's stayed in touch with his father through letters. But he hasn't seen him since he was 17 years old.
"Oh my God, I just can't believe it,'' he said. "I'm still in shock; everybody in the family is. He has eight grandchildren he's never even seen.''
Arnold said neither man gave up hope or succumbed to the prison culture. Instead, they took classes inside. Pedraza, for instance, has developed strong computer-related skills, he said.
State prison officials are expected to release them both next week when they receive the paperwork from the judge.
Ramon Garcia plans to pick up his friend and fellow Christian, Pedraza, from prison. They'll drive back to Fresno for a celebration and feast with others in their faith group before driving him to see his family in San Jose.
What do you serve a man who has been inside for 17 years?
Choosing what to serve isn't going to be easy, Garcia said, because Pedraza is "such a diet freak.''
"I want to serve something healthy,'' Garcia said. "All I know is, it won't be hamburgers or pizza.''
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.


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Lake Champlain lingers under flood stage
Waterfront property owners urged to prepareUPDATED 8:09 AM EDT Jul 09, 2013
Lake experts say Lake Champlain will likely continue to rise. Emergency experts say lakefront property owners should begin to prepare for higher water before flooding becomes critical.Video Transcript
THE ENVIRONMENTAL BEAT - MORE RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST. THE GROUND IS SOAKED AND THE LAKE IS HIGH... SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND PEOPLE LIVING ALONG ITS SHORES? NEWS CHANNEL FIVE'S DAVID SCHNEIDER JOINS LIVE WITH MORE ON THAT, DAVID? ENVIRONMENTAL BEAT THE CHAMPLAIN BASIN IS ESSENTIALLY AN ENOURMOUS FUNNEL. THE LAND THAT DRAINS INTO THE LAKE IS 18 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE LAKE ITSELF -- SO WATER FLOW IN MUCH FASTER THAN IT FLOWS OUT. IF RAINS KEEP FALLING AS STEADILY AS THEY HAVE -- THE WILL KEEP RISING. Bill Howland, LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM "the lake has more water in it than any time ... at this time of year" 34.26 34.31 SOME OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN'S SHORELINES ALREADY HAVE MINOR FLOODING. IT'S NOT A CRITICAL THREAT JUST YET, BUT WATERSIDE PROPERTYOWNE RS WILL WANT TO START PREPARING BEFORE AN EMERGENCY. Kelly Donoghue, CLINTON CO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 54:16 "preparation is key ... do the best you can for yourself." 54:26 IN NY, CLINTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE IN TOUCH WITH FORECASTERS. THEY SAY ONE THING IN PARTICULAR CONCERNS THEM. Kelly Donoghue, CLINTON CO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 49:55 "South winds ... potential shoreline damage." 50:06 THE HIGHER THE LAKE GETS -- THE MORE DAMAGE WAVES CAN CAUSE. AS FAR AS THE LAKE RISING -- SCIENTISTS SAY IF THE RAIN KEEPS COMING THE WAY IT HAS, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. STILL -- THEY STRESS THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS YEAR AND THE FLOODING OF 2011 WHEN THE LAKE HIT ITS ALL-TIME RECORDED HIGH LEVEL OF 103.2 FEET. Bill Howland, LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM 39:12 "And we had rainy weather ... flooding we had in 2011." 39:28 HOWLAND SAYS JUDGING BY THE PAST 10 OR 15 YEARS, CLIMATE CHANGE IS STARTING TO GIVE US MORE RAIN, MORE FLOODING AND A HIGHER LAKE. Bill Howland, LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM 39:41 "Something we need to get more used to, it is exactly what climate change projections indicate." 39:49 ALL THE RAIN WE'VE HAD WAS WASHED A LOT OF DEBRIS INTO WASHED A LOT OF DEBRIS INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS WHICH HAS CARRIED THAT INTO INTO THE LAKE... THIS CAN BE POTENTIAL BOATING HAZARDS -- THINGS LIKE TREE LIMBS, BARELY VISIBLE TO MARINERS. IF YOU'RE ON A BOAT, BE AWARE AND BE CAREFUL. WITH CHAMPLAIN CONNECTION, DS, NC5.
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SAN JOSE -- Lawyers for San Jose's antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball filed new arguments in federal court Friday supporting claims that blocking the Oakland A's planned move to the city is illegal.
San Jose filed the lawsuit June 18 against MLB and Commissioner Bud Selig alleging that an ongoing refusal to lift the San Francisco Giants' territorial rights to Santa Clara County violates laws aimed at fostering business competition and the city's contract rights under a land-purchase option agreement with the Athletics for a new ballpark.
MLB responded in papers filed Aug. 7 seeking dismissal of the case on grounds that U.S. Supreme Court decisions have exempted baseball from federal and state antitrust laws.
"Major League Baseball as a sport emphasizes competition," argued Joseph Cotchett, the lead attorney representing San Jose, in Friday's filing. "Yet Major League Baseball as a business refuses to believe it is subject to the same antitrust rules that apply to all other sports."
The city's brief states that MLB's "illegal and collusive actions have thwarted" San Jose's "diligent efforts to procure a major-league baseball team for Silicon Valley." It argues that baseball's antitrust exemption is antiquated and was limited to labor issues, which Congress overturned with the Curt Flood Act in the late 1990s.
MLB had no immediate comment on Friday's filing. The city's motion is set for hearing on Oct. 4 before Judge Ronald W. Whyte in federal court in San Jose.
The A's have sought a new ballpark in San Jose since early 2009. The Giants oppose the move, arguing the team relied on MLB rights to Silicon Valley in financing AT&T Park, where they have played since 2000.
The city's latest filing includes a supporting declaration from renowned sports economist Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics at Stanford University, who performed an antitrust economics analysis of MLB's liability.
His declaration found no economic justification for protecting the market for one of MLB's most successful teams -- the San Francisco Giants -- at the expense of one of the MLB's least financially successful teams, the A's. Noll argued that permitting relocation of the A's to San Jose would increase the club's competitiveness and allow the team to build a new stadium and a larger, more economically powerful fan base.
The Giants, MLB's defending World Series champions, have drawn sellout crowds despite falling far out of playoff contention this season. An official count of 41,193 watched the team fall Thursday night to the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park.
The A's, despite defending an American League West title and contending again for the playoffs this year, reported Oakland attendance at Thursday night's game against the Houston Astros of 11,569. But MLB.com's A's beat reporter tweeted during the game that "there might be 2,000 people here for Astros-A's, and that's being generous." The A's average 2013 home attendance reported by ESPN was 22,485, almost half the Giants' average of 41,648.
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text: THE RULES HAVE CHANGED! Welcome to the December Flash Fiction Contest! (Rev B) As I balance my uncoordinated self from a wobbly aluminum ladder above my porch, stringing 100 count resistive elements around my gutters (in an effect I'm told is supposed to look like icicles), I'm struck with the following idea for a theme: "Tradition" (Actually, in an effort for full honesty – many other choice words popped into my head at that moment… the tradition idea came much later after many "oooohs and ahhhhhs" from my daughter…) The Rules: 1. Submit your story to either the Stories section of the SFFWorld site or in the new members only Stories Sub-Forum (or both). For rules regarding posting the story in the Sub-Forum, please follow this link: http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25006 . For the differences between the two, see the FAQ at the bottom of this post. 2. Post a link to your submitted story in this thread. 3. The length of the submission is limited to 2 Story Section pages or 1,200 words in the Stories Sub-Forum. 4. All submissions must be in by 10:00 PM (EST) on the 20th of December. 5. Voting will take place from the 21st of December through midnight on the 31st in a new thread in the Writing Forum. 6. Voting will follow a three vote system - You will be allowed to vote for UP TO 3 stories. All votes are equally weighted. 7. All entrants are encouraged to provide feedback for each entry. FAQ: Q - What's the difference between the Stories Section and the Stories Sub-Forum? A - Stories Section The Stories Section is the link in the SFFWorld sites' header bar at the top of the screen. Posting here will make your story more accessible to the rest of the site, as well as to non-members the SFFWorld. This guarentees the greatest exposure for your story, but may limit your future paid publishing options, should you be inclined to try and sell your story elsewhere (Please see this post: http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24989). In addition, there are very limited formatting options (no italics, etc.) Stories Sub-Forum The Stories Sub-Forum is a members only forum located within the Writing forum. This section of the site can only be accessed by members of SFFWorld. Posting in this method offers minimal exposure, but should not limit any future attempts to submit your story elsewhere for publication. This method also affords all of the formatting options available in standard forum posts. Q - If I decide to post my story in both the Stories Section and Stories Sub-Forum, which version will be utilized for voting? A - In the voting thread, the Stories Sub-Forum version will be utilized unless otherwised expressed by the author. Q - I didn't particpate in the contest - can I still vote? A - Of course! Providing you've read all the entries, feel free to vote and/or provide feedback on the stories. Feel free to ask if you have any additional questions. Have fun with it!


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The new legislation will reduce state spending in the current fiscal year by $252.3 million. According to the Connecticut Mirror, social services, hospitals, education programs, the University of Connecticut Health Center and efforts to boost tourism will be cut most drastically. (The administration and lawmakers insist the hospital cuts will be made up for by increases in federal reimbursements.) These cuts complement the $108.5 million in rescissions Gov. Malloy ordered in November.
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- The spikes dug into the thin material of the bags, and dirt began to leak out.
- In one case at Wakefield, a youth dangled a piece of concrete with spikes in it from a bridge.
- Splinters and jagged spikes of wood lanced into the air, and a faint coat of dust had comfortably settled over the wreckage.
- A chain is draped around the rim, and inside the container is a skull, a knife, railway spikes, and a lungoa.
- He crawled over, among the power tools and nails and spikes and dangerous edges, and slid the bolt across.
- An increasingly effective Union blockade reduced the availability of ships' machinery and even such items as nails and spikes.
- Athletes must have running shorts, spikes are not allowed in running shoes and of course bring suitable gear for the weather.
- He points to a pair of spikes on the computer graphic.
- To compensate 16-year-old Lewis for the injuries he sustained, Puma UK have offered him a free pair of Olympic spikes which are not yet available in the shops.
- He had spoken of being inspired by Sheffield's John and Sheila Sherwood winning medals in the Mexico Olympics, of joining their club and of being given his first pair of spikes by Sheila.
- Frontline crews working for Essex ambulance service are to be issued with body armour to protect them from hand guns, knives and spikes including hypodermic needles and even stiletto heels.
- I think you're seeing something akin to what we saw in the 1970s when we had a similar kind of sharp spike in oil prices.
- The recent spike in oil prices seems to have ended as increased production has boosted supplies.
- A spike in oil prices would have a devastating effect.
- If one were to have a voltage spike, the consequences could be disastrous.
- Voltage surges and spikes occur for a number of reasons.
- Sometimes, a mere shut down of power or an electrical surge that emits a strong voltage spike can even destroy highly sophisticated RAID storage systems.
verb[with object]
- I'm sometimes asked if I'd be frightened of walking through a jungle and being spiked by a thorn.
- We do not have to spike the trees, carry protest signs, or write angry letters to our representatives.
- Make a note of such spots and on a dry day go out with a garden fork and spike the areas by pushing into the lawn to a depth of about 15 cm and rocking gently back and forth before pulling out the fork.
- A leaked internal document shows that this is not the first time that Myers has had articles spiked by the editor.
- And they spiked the story by their top investigative reporter, so they didn't get sued because they simply killed the story before birth.
- Newsweek spiked the story a few years ago when they had it.
- Amid reports that the Department of Justice may spike the proposed merger, it is set to name two veterans to head its marketing forces.
- in June Blair reportedly spiked the idea of introducing ID cards - but they're back.
- He'd spiked his hair, probably according to his own taste.
- The walls of the forecourt are spiked with broken glass.
- 'Yeah, I'll be fine,' I said spiking my dark thick hair up like normal.
- 'Edge,' he said softly as lightning spiked out of the sky and the thunder followed angrily after.
- With a thin hilt and a curved bend, three sharp prongs spiked out nastily and gleamed in the room's bright light.
- The country is mostly flat and quietly beautiful, spiked with royal palms.
- Well, oil prices spiked to a record high today as Hurricane Dennis approaches.
- If oil prices spike upwards and inflation rises, interest rates will go up too.
- Most people think about energy only when gas prices spike or when heating oil is in short supply.
- Date rape drugs are used to spike victims' drinks, causing memory loss so they are vulnerable to sex attacks.
- Alcohol is still the most common substance used to spike drinks, but spiking with drugs is on the increase.
- Or rather, if he was going to do it, I believe he'd have just spiked his own food or drink.
- Olive oil spiked with fresh chilli sits on the counter.
- Despite this being a busy week in games and practices, fans were still out to see the volleyball women doing their stuff as they spiked the ball in for the win.
- In sports, the front raise is an integral part of throwing a softball, pulling upward while doing the back-stroke or spiking a volleyball.
- Whether or not you can spike a mean volleyball, there is a lot to be said for being tall.
- Jordan then spiked a ball which bounced off the ground and hit Collier, so he stopped.
- As he crosses the plane of the goal line, Harper plants his right foot, spins 27 degrees, and spikes the ball into the face of line judge Mike Durner.
Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch spiker, related to spoke1. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
In the noun sense 'a sharp-pointed piece of metal or wood' spike derived from Dutch or German. The verb came later, in the early 17th century. To spike someone's guns is to thwart their plans. This expression refers to the practice of disabling cannons captured from the enemy. A spike was driven into the small hole through which the charge was ignited, making it impossible to fire the gun. To spike someone's drink, first recorded in the late 19th century, is based on the idea of making a drink 'sharper'. See also spoke
Words that rhyme with spikealike, bike, haik, hike, like, mic, mike, mislike, pike, psych, psyche, shrike, strike, trike, tyke, Van Dyck, vandyke
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- This lovely evergreen sports dense foliage bearing spikes of dark red flower buds during late autumn.
- If Cymbidium Orchids are congested with back bulbs, remove old flower spikes and divide and re-pot in good quality Cymbidium mix.
- The flower spikes elongate up to a foot or more over a period of weeks.
Late Middle English (denoting an ear of corn): from Latin spica (see spica).
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Natasha Yar
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Lieutenant Natasha Yar, better known as Tasha, was a Human Starfleet officer born on Turkana IV, and former security chief on the USS Enterprise-D. Tasha Yar was killed not even a year into the Enterprise's mission. She was fondly remembered by the Enterprise crew, and an alternate timeline version of Tasha indirectly played a very important role in Romulan politics. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "Legacy", "Skin of Evil", "The Bonding", "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Redemption II", "Unification II")
Early life and career Edit
Tasha was born in 2337 on the failed colony world of Turkana IV. Her sister, Ishara, was born five years later. Both of their parents were killed shortly following Ishara's birth, after which they were looked after for a few months by "some people" who later abandoned them, leaving Tasha to care for herself and her sister. (TNG: "Legacy") Tasha had to avoid rape gangs and terrible violence just to scavenge for the bare necessities of life, such as food. One of the few bright spots in her life was finding a cat, which she attempted to protect while being chased by a rape gang. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before") Drug use was also commonplace. Tasha apparently resorted to drugs as an escape at some point, but later remembered that they were of more harm to her than good. (TNG: "Symbiosis")
Although Ishara decided to remain on the planet and eventually joined the Coalition, Tasha managed to find a way off Turkana IV in 2352 by the age of fifteen. Ishara and Tasha never saw one another again. Tasha began to attend Starfleet Academy soon after her escape. (TNG: "Legacy") She credited Starfleet with saving her from her previous life. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") She joined security because of the lawless environment in which she grew up. (TNG: "Code of Honor")
In 2363, while conducting a rescue mission, Yar rescued a colonist after traversing a Carnelian minefield. Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ship at the time was also present. Picard was so impressed with her bravery that he recruited Yar for duty on the Enterprise, as Yar's current commanding officer owed him a favor. (TNG: "Legacy")
The Enterprise-D Edit
Yar piloted Picard to the Enterprise-D in the shuttlecraft Galileo for his first visit to the ship. She set out to Farpoint Station from Earth Station McKinley with most of the crew. (TNG: "All Good Things...") En route, the Enterprise was intercepted and detained by the Q entity. Tasha wanted to fight him, but Picard refused her suggestion because of the tremendous power of the Q. While the senior staff was taken to the 21st century courtroom and put on trial by Q, Yar could no longer resist the urge to tell Q he was wrong for accusing humanity of "savage, childlike behavior." She was placed into a sort of deep freeze by Q as punishment, but was later revived.
Later, Yar took part in several away teams which investigated Farpoint Station and the living station's mate, which returned to seek vengeance against the Bandi for imprisoning the other creature. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
While the Enterprise was negotiating at the world of Ligon II for vaccine needed on Styris IV, the Ligonian leader Lutan became impressed with Tasha's martial arts skills and her physical beauty. As a show of defiance and boldness in line with the Ligon Code of Honor, he kidnapped her and brought her to his planet. Picard needed to negotiate both for her safe return and for the vaccine. However, Lutan was determined to have Yar as his First One, the ceremonial title of his wife. The current First One, Yareena, challenged Lutan's decision, requiring Yar to participate in a fight to the death with Yareena. In order to satisfy the needs of the culture and return to the Enterprise, Tasha fought and killed Yareena. Fortunately, samples of the poison used on Yar's weapon was returned to the Enterprise by Data, allowing Doctor Beverly Crusher to develop an antidote and revive Yareena once they were brought to the Enterprise. Yareena stripped Lutan of his title and offered him to Tasha, but she refused, stating that there would be "complications". (TNG: "Code of Honor")
When the Enterprise was transported beyond the known universe by the Traveler, to a place where matter and thought were not distinct, Yar hallucinated that she had returned to Turkana IV and was being chased by the rape gangs. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")
Because of the matriarchal nature of the society on Angel I, Yar took informal command of the away team while Commander William T. Riker negotiated for the release of survivors from the freighter Odin. When Riker put on one of the sexualized outfits worn by men on the planet, she and Deanna had a good laugh at the first officer's expense. (TNG: "Angel One")
Tasha was killed in late 2364 on the planet Vagra II. She was part of an away team sent to rescue Deanna Troi and Ben Prieto, who had crashed there aboard a shuttle. Their rescue was impeded by a lifeform known as Armus. When Yar tried to walk around Armus to get to the shuttle crew, Armus attacked and killed her without warning, simply as a display of his power. Dr. Crusher tried to revive her but she was too badly injured, as the life had been "drained" from her. The officially recorded cause of death was heavy synaptic damage.
A service was held for Tasha in the holodeck following the rescue of the crew from the surface, where a holographic message from Tasha was played. Tasha always believed her death would happen quickly and while on duty, and that was the way she wanted it. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Personal interests Edit
Yar was an expert in aikido, a form of martial arts, and regularly used several holodeck training programs. (TNG: "Code of Honor") She was also a parrises squares player. (TNG: "11001001") Three days before her death, Yar was scheduled to participate in a martial arts competition with science officer Swenson and Lieutenant Minnerly. She was favored in the ship's pool. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Personal relationships Edit
Family Edit
Tasha rarely spoke of her family because of the chaotic nature of her childhood, though both her sister Ishara and her alternate-timeline half-Romulan daughter Sela visited the Enterprise.
Tasha barely remembered her father and called herself an orphan like Worf. During her recorded funeral speech on the holodeck in 2364, she addressed Jean-Luc Picard and told him that he would be the person in the universe she would call a father figure. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Friendships Edit
Yar saw Captain Picard as an informal father figure. She found support in Picard when she was confined to a "penalty box" as part of a deadly game run by Q during the Enterprise's second encounter. She had been placed there as punishment for challenging Q, and would have been consigned to oblivion if another officer had been sent to the penalty box. Tasha was frustrated and upset by the situation and began to cry. Picard said she was permitted the feelings and that they were in no way a show of weakness. (TNG: "Hide and Q")
Tasha was often uncomfortable in expressing her femininity, and for that reason sometimes sought the help of Deanna Troi. While under the influence of a polywater intoxication in 2364, Yar entered Troi's quarters and tried on several articles of her clothing. (TNG: "The Naked Now")
Yar was also very good friends with Worf, who, as a Klingon warrior, greatly admired her physical combat skills. Together, they took part in a parrises squares tournament against the Starbase 74 maintenance crew in 2364. (TNG: "11001001") Worf also placed a wager on Yar's victory in the martial arts competition which she was to have participated before her death. Yar was touched by this gesture.
In the holographic message she prepared in the event of her death, Yar spent a brief moment addressing each of her friends. She called Will Riker "the best," and was grateful for his trust, encouragement, and humor. She said Deanna proved to her that she could be feminine without losing anything. Yar saw a kindred spirit in Worf, as they were both warriors and orphans who found a place in this family. Tasha admired Beverly Crusher's fierce and unstoppable devotion, and from her learned to strive for excellence no matter what the personal cost. She regretted that she would be unable to see Wesley Crusher grow to become an exceptional young man. Yar was thankful for Geordi La Forge's friendship and support in times of despair. She assured Data that his way of viewing the universe from the perspective of a child made him the most human of the entire group. Tasha said she considered Picard to be like a father, but she was unable to tell for sure because she had never had a father. However, she felt he had the "heart of an explorer and the soul of a poet" and that if she could pick one person to be like, it would be him. She concluded by saying that death was not a goodbye since she would always live on in their memories. After the service, Data was confused, thinking he had missed the point of her funeral because his thoughts were not for Yar, but for himself and how her presence would be missed. However, Picard assured him that he understood perfectly. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
The pain of Tasha's death was recalled several times by the Enterprise crew, such as when Marla Aster died (TNG: "The Bonding") and when Data was believed killed in a shuttle accident in late 2366. (TNG: "The Most Toys") Riker used Tasha's death as an example of how he felt the ritual Klingon suicide was a cowardly escape when Worf considered it following a paralysis in 2368. (TNG: "Ethics")
When the Enterprise went to Turkana IV in 2367 to rescue the crew of the Arcos, Ishara helped the crew rescue the survivors from the Turkana IV Alliance forces. She expressed a desire to leave and join Starfleet like her sister, which charmed the crew into trusting her and perhaps seeing more of Tasha in Ishara. Her interest in leaving Turkana was later determined to be mostly a deception in order to use the rescue mission to cripple the Alliance. (TNG: "Legacy")
Romance Edit
Yar was at least slightly attracted to Data and had sex with him while under the influence of polywater intoxication. She later told him that the incident "never happened". (TNG: "The Naked Now") Data still felt a special connection to Tasha and later mentioned that he and Tasha were intimate. He kept a holographic image of Tasha to remember her. When Data's rights as a sentient being were called into question, his romantic encounter with Tasha was a strong influence for Judge Phillipa Louvois to rule that Data was in fact a sentient lifeform, as Data admitted that she was 'special' to him even when he had no emotions to influence his thoughts on personal relationships. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man") La Forge and Wesley Crusher found the holoimage when they visited Data's quarters after his apparent death in 2366. (TNG: "The Most Toys")
Yar also had random romantic encounters with several Enterprise crewmembers while affected by the polywater intoxication. Geordi La Forge originally passed on the intoxication to Tasha, and he expressed lustful feelings towards her. (TNG: "The Naked Now") La Forge also told Yar that she was more beautiful than he imagined once he was briefly granted normal sight by Commander Riker, bestowed with the powers of the Q Continuum. (TNG: "Hide and Q")
Alternate realities and timelines Edit
In an alternate timeline created by the USS Enterprise-C's transit from 2344 to 2366 through a temporal rift, Tasha had not been killed at Vagra II, and continued to serve as tactical officer aboard the Enterprise-D during a war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Tasha had joined the Enterprise-D crew immediately upon graduating from Starfleet Academy in 2362.
In 2366, the Enterprise-D encountered the Enterprise-C as it emerged from the temporal rift, after the Enterprise-C had nearly been destroyed in a Romulan attack on the Klingon outpost at Narendra III. During the course of making repairs to the Enterprise-C, Tasha became close to a crewmember from that ship, Lieutenant Richard Castillo, and the two of them developed romantic feelings for one another. She later became aware, through Guinan, that in the other timeline she had died a meaningless death. When the Enterprise-C's captain, Rachel Garrett, was killed in a Klingon attack, Tasha requested permission from Captain Picard to transfer to the Enterprise-C and accompany it back through the rift in an attempt to restore the timeline, explaining that she wanted her death to count for something. Captain Picard granted her request. Although Castillo, who had assumed command of the Enterprise-C, was initially reluctant to accept Tasha on an apparent suicide mission, he relented and assigned her to the tactical position. Entering the rift just as three Klingon Birds-of-Prey began attacking both Enterprises, the Enterprise-C successfully returned to its own time, where it played an instrumental role in guaranteeing peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, restoring the flow of history. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
While the Enterprise-C was destroyed, several crewmembers survived and were taken prisoner by the Romulans, Tasha among them. According to Sela, after being interrogated, all of the survivors were to be executed, but a Romulan general became enamored of Tasha and offered to spare the lives of the prisoners if she became his consort, a condition to which Tasha agreed. One year later she gave birth to a daughter, Sela. When Sela was four years old, Tasha took her and attempted to escape, but sensing that her mother was taking her away from her home and her father, Sela cried out, and Tasha was discovered and subsequently executed. These events were completely unknown to Starfleet until 2368, when the Enterprise-D encountered Sela, by then a commander in the Romulan military, during her attempt to covertly support the Duras sisters in taking control of the Klingon Empire. (TNG: "Redemption II")
Another alternate version of Yar was seen by Captain Picard in the anti-time past. This timeline diverged during the shuttle trip to the Enterprise back in 2364. Picard was somewhat disoriented during his initial shifts from the other two time periods, and was distracted at seeing Yar again. He also mistakenly gave orders about ship security to Worf. Yar went along with Picard's unusual orders to proceed to Farpoint Station in lieu of investigating a temporal anomaly in the Romulan Neutral Zone, and again when Picard decided to go to the anomaly after all. When Picard made the decision to enter the anomaly and create a static warp shell, Yar, along with the rest of the bridge crew, momentarily hesitated. However, Picard was able to convince the crew of the importance of the task and Tasha struggled to keep the antimatter containment field maintained until the past Enterprise was destroyed. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
Appearances Edit
- "Encounter at Farpoint"
- "The Naked Now"
- "Code of Honor"
- "Haven"
- "Where No One Has Gone Before"
- "The Last Outpost"
- "Lonely Among Us"
- "Justice"
- "The Battle"
- "Hide and Q "
- "Too Short a Season"
- "The Big Goodbye"
- "Datalore"
- "Angel One"
- "11001001"
- "Home Soil"
- "When The Bough Breaks"
- "Coming of Age"
- "Heart of Glory"
- "The Arsenal of Freedom"
- "Symbiosis"
- "Skin of Evil"
- "The Schizoid Man" (image)
- "The Measure Of A Man" (hologram)
- "Shades of Gray" (archive footage)
- "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- "The Most Toys" (hologram)
- "All Good Things..."
Background information Edit
Tasha Yar was played by Denise Crosby during the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Crosby was a part of the Next Generation regular cast from TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" to "Skin of Evil", although she was listed in the main credits for the remainder of the first season. Also, "Symbiosis" was filmed after "Skin of Evil", meaning that episode was technically Crosby's final as a regular castmember. In a scene near the end of "Symbiosis", Crosby can be seen waving at the camera, waving goodbye to all of her fans. The wave is only visible for a few seconds (40:26 - 40:30) as Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher are exiting the cargo bay, but can easily be seen on DVD with frame-by-frame advancement.
Yar was the first regular to depart a Star Trek series while in production and also the first whose character was killed off without being resurrected. Crosby returned for guest spots as Yar in "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "All Good Things..." and was seen in holographic form in "The Measure Of A Man" and "The Most Toys". She was also seen in stock footage during Riker's treatment in "Shades of Gray" and during Data's personality test in "The Schizoid Man". Due to an editing gaff, Crosby's shoulder and left arm also appeared in the episode "We'll Always Have Paris", set after her characters death in "Skin of Evil".
Yar's character was indirectly inspired by Jenette Goldstein's space marine character Vasquez from the motion picture Aliens. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion) Gene Roddenberry and Robert Justman watched Aliens during the early stages of preparation for the series, and Roddenberry expressed his wish to create a character named "Macha" based on Vasquez. [1]
The 10 December 1986 casting call for Natasha Yar, from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, stated the following:
- LT. Macha Hernandez - 26 year old woman of unspecified Latin descent who serves as the starship's security chief. She is described as having a new quality of conditioned-body-beauty, a fire in her eyes and muscularly well developed and very female body, but keeping in mind that much of her strength comes from attitude. Macha has an almost obsessive devotion to protecting the ship and its crew and treats Capt. Picard and Number One as if they were saints.
The revised 23 March 1987 Writers' Bible for The Next Generation (p. 10) described Yar as:
- The starship security chief, Tasha, who performs that same function both aboard ship and on away missions. Born at a "failed" Earth colony of renegades and other violent undesirables, she escaped to Earth in her teens and discovered Starfleet, which she still "worships" today as the complete opposite of all the ugliness she once knew.
Originally, Marina Sirtis auditioned for this role, while Crosby read for Deanna Troi. Gene Roddenberry decided that each would be better as the other's character, and Macha's description was altered to reflect Crosby's blonde looks. First, the character's name was changed to Tanya, then to Tasha Yar, based on the Balkan battle of Babi Yar. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, p. 15)
Yar is the only main character besides Troi to wear the "skant" version of the Starfleet uniform, in the very last scene of "Encounter at Farpoint." Yar is behind the tactical console, but the skant is visible if you look for it.
A line in Max Grodénchik's "Rom's Song" suggests that Quark should be "kill[ed]...off like Tasha Yar", so that Rom could inherit his bar.
The alternate-timeline Tasha Yar appears (voiced again by Denise Crosby) in the Star Trek Online mission "Temporal Ambassador". The mission reveals that the Enterprise-D's battle with the Klingons in "Yesterday's Enterprise" caused the Enterprise-C to emerge from the temporal rift in the Azure Nebula in 2409, rather than Narendra III in 2344. The alternate timeline remains, and the Federation has fallen to the Klingon Empire, which in turn has fallen to the Dominion. The Enterprise and her crew are captured by the Tholian Assembly and held aboard a base in the Azure Nebula, where the player must help them escape and reach the temporal rift so they can return to 2344.
External linksEdit
- Natasha Yar at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- Natasha Yar at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Tasha Yar at Wikipedia


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Touch Pack for Windows 7 Now Available
April 23rd, 2010
If you have a Windows 7 machine that has a touch screen of any sort, then this news is for you. Microsoft has released software previously only available to OEM versions of Windows 7. On10.net has an article about it. If you want to go straight to the download, the software itself is in the Microsoft Download Center. What you get with your download is three games and three applications:
- Microsoft Surface Globe
- MS Collage
- MS Surface Lagoon
- MS Blackboard
- MS Rebound
- MS Garden Pond
If anyone has a suitable device, please give your thoughts in the comments section of this post.


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Hiya Peeps,
I am running the latest version of PMS with windows 8 pro. When i first installed PMS everything worked fine.
Now, PMS loads and my tv and Windows Media Centre comes up but the ps3 doesn't... The ps3 doesn't find to the server either...
What can i do to get it to work again?


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When the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, thoughts of holiday shopping can't be far behind.
This Friday will be the final Merchants and Artist Walk for 2013, a signature event for the newly established Marietta Main Street. The nonprofit organization is committed to stimulating economic vitality, enhancing the visual appearance of downtown and generally helping to improve the overall quality of life.
"It's been a great year for the walk and the participation has been great," said Jean G. Farmer, executive director of Marietta Main Street. "We have over 38 participants with artists and musicians ... It's just a perfect time to get out and pick out that special gift."
The event is also the unofficial kick-off to the Hometown Holiday weekend events, which will include the annual Christmas parade on Nov. 30 and a visit from Santa Claus in Harmar Village, the Marietta Christmas Tree lighting on Dec. 6 and the very popular Holiday Loft Tours on Dec. 7.
"We will also have carriage rides this season at different businesses, starting on Nov. 30 at the CVB," Farmer said.
The Riverside Artists Gallery, 219 Second St., will have "putz" houses - traditional Christmas village buildings on cardboard - by Jean and Don Singer of Vienna.
Fact Box
If you go
What: Last Merchants and Artist Walk for 2013.
When: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Where: Front, Second and Putnam streets and Harmar Village.
Nov. 30 - Marietta Christmas Parade and Santa visiting Harmar Village; Small Business Saturday; carriage rides for the season starting at the CVB.
Dec. 6 - City Christmas Tree lighting; Merry-Etta Moonlight Savings Sale from 6 to 11 p.m.
Dec. 7 - Holiday Loft Tours.
"They're really cute and festive," said Jane Ryals, an artist with the cooperative.
A new participant in this year's final Merchants and Artist Walk is the law firm of Bricker & Eckler at 258 Front St. The firm, which also has offices in Columbus, Cleveland and the Dayton and Cincinnati areas, had its official ribbon cutting ceremony in September for the Marietta location.
"This is my first chance to participate since moving to the area in September," said senior counsel Flite Freimann. "We are really looking forward to it."
The office will have three artists using different mediums in the foyer and upstairs areas. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the new addition to Front Street and to ask any questions.
"The reception from our neighbors down there has been unbelievable," said Freimann. "We are using this as a chance to give back and also to have some fun."


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By Stewart Mandel
Copyright 2009
There has only been one time in my life when I truly thought I might die.
It was a hot, July day and I was trapped inside a small, un-air conditioned room on the 12th floor of a Manhattan building. There were about eight of us there, and a strange woman was delivering instructions to us from the front of the room, forcing us to crouch our bodies to the floor and hold them there for inordinate amounts of time.
Mind you, she was talking to us with a calming, somewhat sensual voice, and there was tranquil music playing in the background. Still, I'd never felt so physically drained in my entire life, so fearful I might faint at any moment.
It was my first yoga class.


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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Anchorage Police Department shows Anchorage, Alaska, barrista, Samantha Koenig, 18, is pictured. Investigators say Israel Keyes, found dead Sunday, Dec. 2, of an apparent suicide in an Anchorage, Alaska jail, was not only suspected of killing Koenig but may be linked to seven other possible slayings around the country, including the Curriers, of Essex, Vt.. The bodies of the Curriers have never been found. They were last seen leaving their jobs on June 8, 2011. Anchorage police chief Mark Mew said Keyes confessed to killing Koenig, as well as killing Bill and Lorraine Currier. Keyes, 34, also indicated he killed four others in Washington state and one person in New York state, but didn't give the victims' names, authorities said. (AP Photo/Anchorage Police Department)


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Waiting for this trend to hit college football. Ugh. My Wolves have the same problem as Michigan when it comes to jerseys. We no longer have the true maize in our jerseys, Wolves no longer have the old gold on our jerseys. Home kits are now orange and black and the away are - black with green letters and numbers? Strange to say teh least. I know most clubs come out with new jerseys every year. I hope Dave Brandon is not a European soccer fan. Might get some ideas.
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Villa Pipit Canggu is not an option you want to overlook when planning your Bali holiday. This three bedroom rice terrace view villa with its prime location within walking distance of the beach at Canggu and only a 15 minute drive from fashionable Oberoi area is a hidden gem. A 15 to 20 minute drive puts you in "eat street" where some of the best known restaurants, clubs, bars & boutique shops on the island can be found.
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- Open Lounge.
- TV & DVD player.
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Awww sweet. did you drop any bombs while you were out there?The Donator wrote:Shot -8 the other week with 7 missed birdie putts, one was for a deuce on the freak! Sucks too because i was playing all by myself and no one else got to see it!
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