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AROUND TOWNMeasure M supporters do not understand Measure M
In Friday's Daily Post Vince Bressler claims that "Measure M limits the amount of new office space that can be built...Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Oct. 17, 2014
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ATHERTONEarthquake! Atherton gets ready for a big one
As scientists warn that a major earthquake is almost certain to strike California in the near future, Atherton residents...Original post made on Oct. 17, 2014
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MENLO PARKGALWAY, IRELAND - One Year Anniversary is TODAY
October 17, 2014 marks the first year ANNIVERSARY of the signing of the FRIENDSHIP AGREEMENT with the world class city...Original post made by Jim Lewis on Oct. 17, 2014
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MENLO PARKVoter Guide: Six seek Menlo Park council seats
Described by more than one candidate as a "battle for the soul of downtown" Menlo Park, this year's election will decide...Original post made on Oct. 7, 2014
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MENLO PARKSweep nets 207 traffic citations, including 93 in Menlo Park
Twenty-two officers made more than 240 traffic stops locally on Wednesday and issued 207 citations, as part of a "saturation"...Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014
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MOVIESDay the World Series Stopped
Where were you at 5:04pm, October 14, 1989? Join producer/director and baseball fan Jon Leonoudakis for a screening of his...Original post made by Atherton Library on Oct. 16, 2014
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AROUND TOWNChildren's Music Concert
The Alphabet Rockers will be performing as part of the San Mateo County Library Tricycle Fest, at Atherton Library on Saturday,...Original post made by Atherton Library on Oct. 16, 2014
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WOODSIDEWoodside teen jumps to death from Interstate 280 bridge
The California Highway Patrol is reporting the death at about 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 14) of a 17-year-old Woodside...Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014
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MENLO PARKVideo: Former council members discuss pros, cons of Measure M
The Almanac invited two former Menlo Park councilmen -- John Boyle and Heyward Robinson -- to discuss Measure M, which is...Original post made on Oct. 10, 2014
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MENLO PARKMotorcycle officers to blanket Menlo Park and East Palo Alto
It's been 28 days. Time for another daylong blanketing of Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto this time, by motorcycle patrol...Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014
Last comment by neighbor, on Oct 16, 2014 at 11:30 am | 16 comments | 4510 Views
OTHER TOPICSThursday: Atherton holds earthquake response drill
There should be a lot of action in Atherton on Thursday, Oct. 16 as the town holds an earthquake response drill involving...Original post made on Oct. 16, 2014
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MENLO PARKA Delivery Vehicle for Real Estate Ads or a News Publication?
[Post removed. There is a word in the news business for what Mr. Lanza is accusing us of: prostitution. Letting advertising...Original post made by Mike Lanza on Oct. 15, 2014
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MOVIESMovie Review: 'The Judge'
Here comes "The Judge." It's been a while since we've seen a movie so…Grisham-y. But here we are again with big movie stars...Original post made on Oct. 13, 2014
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MENLO PARKAlmanac endorses No on Measure M
Thank you to the Almanac editorial staff for the thorough and thoughtful analysis of Measure M. "...the key question...Original post made by Skip Hilton on Oct. 16, 2014
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MENLO PARKEditorial endorsement: City Council choices
The Menlo Park City Council race this year is seen by many as an extension of the vote on Measure M. With three seats open,...Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014
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THE LOCAL DISHKay Hagan Corruption Scandal Rocks North Carolina
The Carolina Journal exposed corruption within the Kay Hagan Family Empire. The headline reads: Hagan Firm Keeps Stimulus...Original post made by Lincoln Steffens on Oct. 15, 2014
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MENLO PARKVoter's Guide: Measure M in Menlo Park
It's not over until it's over, and in Menlo Park, that may be never. The downtown/El Camino Real specific plan, which determines...Original post made on Oct. 15, 2014
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 15, 2014 at 6:49 pm | 54 comments | 3961 Views
ATHERTONAtherton may study El Camino lane reduction
Atherton's City Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday (Oct. 15) on authorizing a study of the effects of reducing from...Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014
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MENLO PARKWhy is Lee Duboc sending unsolicited spam email to people in Menlo Park every week?
Is she planning on running for council again? Why didn't she have these epiphanies when she was on the council? She...Original post made by Wondering on Jun. 23, 2008
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MENLO PARKYes on M saves the specific plan; no on M implodes it
• Unless restricted by Measure M, Greenheart and Stanford seek to develop over 80% of the Plan maximum non-residential...Original post made by George c. Fisher on Oct. 11, 2014
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Naked Men and Pineapple with Tomato
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French Laundry alums to open Palo Alto restaurant
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The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra will be recording a new album in January 2014. For details and performance dates in NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC leading up to the recording, visit www.toddmarcusjazz.com for info.
Rehearsals for Mike's next recording due out in 2014 are underway. With a whole new batch of original music and a couple of great new bandmates things are coming together very nicely! That heady brew is heating up once again, excitement all around!!! Looking forward to updating everyone soon.
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STOCKTON – Police officers patrolling near South Lever Boulevard and West Eighth Street on Monday night pulled over a vehicle for undisclosed traffic violations and discovered a loaded handgun during a search of the vehicle, according to a report.
They arrested Pao Yang, 34, on suspicion of weapons charges around 9:45 p.m., police reported.
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STOCKTON – The man who died after being shot Sunday afternoon while driving in south Stockton was identified today by his sister as Samuel Mark Anthony Zapata, 37.
Zapata was a lifelong Stockton resident, devoted to his children and grandchildren, said his younger sister, Antonette Romero, 35.
"He was a goofy ball, always happy, always excited, joking around," Romero said today while holding back tears.
She said her brother – who was recently laid off from his job as a forklift driver – was picking up friends to go spend the hot summer afternoon at Micke Grove Park. Another man and his 7-year-old son were in Zapata's GMC Yukon at the time of the shooting, Romero said.
The actual shooting appeared to take place near the intersection of South California and East Fourth streets, where numerous bullet casings could be seen behind police lines an hour after the shooting. Zapata's Yukon ended up three blocks to the east after knocking over a utility pole at East Fourth and South Grant streets.
Police roped off a five-block stretch of East Fourth as well as surrounding streets for several hours Sunday to conduct their investigation. "It appears to be gang related," Officer Joe Silva said.
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Mary Kay... I did read your rant through to the end and I can fully understand what you are feeling. My first 1/2 marathon was in the 30's, rain and wind gusting in the 20's and 30 mph. When things do not go your way, it can be easy to be discouraged and want to give up.
Just a couple of thoughts for you for the future runs you have coming up:
1) If you are getting discouraged, find someone to talk to doing your pace. They can sometimes bring you back up and encourage you till the end. I had this in the run listed above. By talking with him it was easy to forget the torture going on with my body and we kept together until about 1 -2 miles till the end. He took off to meet his goal, but I was grateful for the assistance.
2) If need be, stop, bend over and just stretch and focus on your breathing. It can help.
3) Your friend is right.... it is just a bump in the road. We have all had bad races. It is all on how you respond after that - do you wallow in the disappointment and not run again or do you learn from the experience and use it to make you stronger. I am thinking of a NYC marathon I watched a couple of years ago - one of the runners used to be one of the best (cannot remember his name). He was in the lead pack for most of the race - but you could tell he was having problems. His form was off and you could tell he was cramping up. He did pull out of the race and the commentators figured his career was over. However, he learned and was going to try and join his country's Olympic team.
4) It sounds like you know where your problems were in the race and you know how to improve in the future. I would suggest if you are not doing it already, keep a log with your runs, races. write down what you did good and what you did not so well. As you go along, you can use it to review and remind you where you have been and how much you have improved as well as things to remember for races.
As a side note, I am curious to hear how your Flying Pig race goes. I am originally from Ohio and have wanted to do either the 1/2 or the full sometime - but since it is when the kids are in school - I will have to wait for a while. Just keep working towards the race and you should have a good one
As for me, I had not planned properly today. I was rushing to get the kids out that I forgot to eat before heading to the gym for my aerobics class. I was supposed to do it and a 30 min job. Instead I did low impact on the aerobics instead the high impact version and then only did a 20 min run (1.95 miles) on the treadmill. Tomorrow, I will do a run outside with the wife off for the day. This Saturday, I am going to adjust my schedule and run late in the day so I can volunteer at the Chambersburg 1/2 Marathon. It should be fun and keep me motivated for my race
My race times (2012)
Race Schedule for the year:
May 6th Frederick Running Festival 1/2 Marathon
May 28th Run through the Park, Ligonier 5k
August Tentative - 5 miler in Chambersburg, PA
October Baltimore Running Festival Marathon (also the 2nd part of the MD Double challenge)
Personal Best :
5K : 28:32 Run through the Park, Ligonier PA
5mile : TBA- Marine Corp 5 Miler in August, Chambersburg PA
10mile : 1:44:52 Cherry Blossum Festival Run, Washington DC
Marathon : 5:01:22 Akron Marathon
Thanks so much Eric for your excellent and thoughtful advice!! You are absolutely right, any of those distractions would have worked. I just let my irrational side hijack the day. I tried running again yesterday to overwrite the experience but the weather was even colder and only did three. I'll be back in the gym on Tues. I have another race next weekend and will be approaching it differently.
You'll be back to OH soon enough. I know it doesn't seem like it now but they grow up mightly quickly. Enjoy!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
thanks for the good wishes... the hip is much better... I hardly feel anything anymore.... only towards the evening, but then it's more the groins, this might be from all the sitting and slouching on the sofa as I spent the past few days with studying only. Anyway, I am hopeful I will be running soon again. I am just afraid about the right moment to start again. This weekend it would be 3 weeks without running.... Maybe I start with hiking and hopefully some bike riding (if a get a chance to finally buy a bike). I am sorry you had to go through all the healing, too. It is so frustrating to be thrown back. How slowly are you increasing your mileage? I have no idea with how much I should start with (I was at 9miles when I stopped).. I am assuming I really start with one or two miles and see what happens (last time I got the hip pain back after one mile)... it is so frustrating!
Hang in there! Good luck to you for increasing both your endurance and mileage!
Thanks to everybody else for the good wishes!
XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5
Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49
Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012
MaryKay - I'm sorry to hear that the race failed to meet any expectation or goal that you set for yourself. I hear your disappointment and frustration. But something tells me you have beaten yourself up enough. TRy to find some peace and just chalk it up as a a crappy run/race. Its definately not a trend! The race reminded you that preparing for the Pig is about more than the miles. You have to have a strategy (and a few back up stategies) for dealing with the flow of adrenaline and maybe a different running outfit for really crappy weather. I believe you have another race this weekend. Hang tough, stretch well and get back out there. (and if the next run sucks- we will be here to listen)
Started C25K 3/29/11 for the third time - Graduated 7/1/11 - some of us take longer
Completed Races
Webster Co. Woodchopping Festival 5K (5/28/11) 38:03 "Holy crap! Did he just say 38 something? I was hopinig for 45 minutes"
Never underestimate yourself!
That Dam Race 5K 7/23/11 44:46 - a challenging route & a hot day- but I will do better next year!
"Run for the Ta-Ta's 5K 10/29/11 39:54 in the snow!
Woodchoppers 5K 5/26/12 36:08 My 5 year old was 5 minutes behind me. Way to go Liat!
Fly By 10k 6/16/12 1:24:12
And the dream race...
"Flying Pig Half Marathon" Cincinnati, OH (May 2013)
I started back up running 2 miles on the treadmill indoors. I was worried about setback and figured that if I rehurt myself, I'll be around other people in the gym. Also the treadmill has less impact on the foot than concrete. I think that when you start again, start easy and go up from there. I would start at 1 or 2 miles and if that is easy, try 3 or 4 next time out. Really your body will let you know where your at. My biggest thing is trying to slow my pace down, I am trying to run at my old pace and it's killing me.
Mary Kay,
Please stop beating yourself up. Everyone has good and bad races. I fully expect my next race this month to not go well due to the injuries. While it's only an 8k, I don't feel confidant at this point that I can improve on my time last year, which is a major goal for me. You can turn this experience into something positive and use it as motivation for your next race. Don't give up, you can do this.
Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8k 57:02 4/10/11
Chicago Run for the Zoo 10k 1:06:51 6/05/11
Chicago Half Marathon 2:33:49 9/11/11
Chicago Hot Chocolate 15k 1:34:20 11/05/11
Chicago Polar Dash 1/2 Marathon 2:21:11 (PR) 1/21/12
Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8k 48:48 (PR) 3/25/12
Thanks everyone! I just had the best 5 mi run in the nicest weather in the calmest most beautiful evening. Go figure. I looked at my iPhone and it said 2.67 mi. and the next time I looked it said 3.86. I don't remember any of the time that passed between those moments, it was like running in a trance. I was breathing through my nose! Don't know the last time I could do that. Feels good!
Good runs to everyone!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Mary Kay~So good to read you had a great run today! I know how you were feeling after the weekend -- I think we have all been there. Lots of good advice from everyone, and it takes a couple of days to put it in perspective. The important thing is to learn from it, and accept that there may be other runs like it. It make the days like you had today all the sweeter.
Britta~Great to read your hip pain is fading. It sounds like you have been studying a lot lately. Could the chair you are sitting be aggravating it. Last fall I was experiencing hip pain, and a PT friend mentioned to try a different chair at my desk. It did the trick -- worth a try!
The bronchial virus symptoms are gone, so started to run last week. 3 miles, 4 miles and 3 miles on alternating days. It probably was not wise, but decided to go for a slow, long distance on Monday at the indoor track. Took it nice and easy, and planned to run for an hour. After the hour, felt strong and steady. Took a Hammer apple-cinnamon gel & water, and continued on for another 50 minutes. Downed another gel, and ran 20 more minutes to complete 10.91 miles. Lots of stretching after --ahhhh! Took a suggestion from some on the 50+ thread and soaked in an ice bath for 30 minutes. Like they say, "It isn't bad once your in!" It did help to relieve muscle soreness the next day. Running has me doing some things I would have never done before!
Run strong, friends!
I have been training for my first 25k in May. It is the 5/3 Riverbank Run here in Grand Rapids, MI. So far it is going great. I just ran my first 13 mile training run.
10.91 miles? Whoo Hoo!! You are back with a vengeance!!!
Ice bath? Ew. Still, I'm sure it felt good after. Phyllis will be so proud. Had some Hammer Gel (Tropical) w water this evening also. It really seems to help. I like Hammer better than GU or G2 because there's very little sweetness.
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Hi everyone!
Mary Kay - You are awesome! You quickly bounced back from a crappy race. It makes you appreciate the good runs more. Good luck on your next event this weekend. You will definitely ace this one.
Debra - I also do the ice soaks after a long run. Initially, it is uncomfortable but then it soothes the tired feet after awhile. I just sit over the tub with my feet soaked in ice while sipping hot tea.
Britta - It is so delightful to hear the hip discomfort is almost resolved. Good luck on the exams you are studying for. Take it slow in building up the mileage, so as not re-injure it.
Nick - take it easy and please be careful to not go out too fast too soon. Have fun on your 8k race this month.
Trying to run four times a week, but work and family commitments are limiting it to 3 days. Will try to adjust my running schedule next week when things seem to ease off a bit at work. Running is my stress buster. If I cannot run, I tend to become cranky and irritable and people in the office do notice.
Run safe and run fierce.
You guys are looking good... Glad to hear you guys are getting ready for races.
Mary Kay : Glad to hear you had a good run. Good luck this weekend.
Britta, Nick... I will echo what others have said - take it easy. Believe me, I have hurt myself and not let myself fully heal before going back out. Shin splints, knee, thigh, etc. Take it easy, and if possible, work on strengthen core/ thighs. I have found by doing it this year, i am finding myself running better and stronger - just not faster yet. I am sure it is doing some good though.
I have never tried the ice bath - but may have to if things give me trouble.
As for me this week - I did hill repeats on tuesday- Treadmill, 7.5% grade , 5 x 2 min each at 10mm, then 5 x1min each at 10mm. It kicked my butt, but I was able to finish it. Today, just did a 1 hr aerobic class (for the thighs and core) then did 3 miles on the treadmill.
Tomorrow will be 4 miles outside,, 3 miles Friday and then volunteering on Saturday at the Chambersburg PA 1/2 marathon.
Good luck guys and good running!
My race times (2012)
Race Schedule for the year:
May 6th Frederick Running Festival 1/2 Marathon
May 28th Run through the Park, Ligonier 5k
August Tentative - 5 miler in Chambersburg, PA
October Baltimore Running Festival Marathon (also the 2nd part of the MD Double challenge)
Personal Best :
5K : 28:32 Run through the Park, Ligonier PA
5mile : TBA- Marine Corp 5 Miler in August, Chambersburg PA
10mile : 1:44:52 Cherry Blossum Festival Run, Washington DC
Marathon : 5:01:22 Akron Marathon
Eric, Nice job on the hill repeats and even more so for volunteering at the race.
Penny, I can relate to the schedule challenges and the feeling that running helps make other stuff better.
Mary Kay, If you can find it, I also like the AccelGel products for the same reasons. The Vanilla flavor is especially good. I'm sorry the race didn't turn out the way you hoped, but I'm glad to see you back in the groove.
Scotty, Great job on the long training run!
Debra, I've never been able to manage the ice bath, although lots of people suggest it.
I've passed the peak mileage of my training cycle and I'm now in the taper mode. I'm actually running even a bit less than the taper schedule since my knee is still bothering me a little bit. I'm having second thoughts about my ability to meet my goals, but I'm trying not to pay attention to those kinds of thoughts. On the plus side, I've made plans to meet up for dinner the night before with a few internet friends who are also running the same race, so that should be fun.
Started C25K 4/14/11, finished 6/23/11
Allen Stone 5k 7/16/11 (32:59)
Started B210k 7/20/11, finished 8/31/11
McDonald's Richmond Half-Marathon 11/12/11 (2:05:29)
Shamrock Half-Marathon 3/18/12 (2:09:43)
Monument Ave 10k 3/31/12 (no goal -- just hoping I'm still walking after the half)
Scotty67~Welcome! Great job on the 13 mile run, and best wishes on training for the 25k in May.
Mike~Have a great taper, and I hope the knee pain diminishes for you. ice! ice! ice!
Eric~Awesome job on the hill repeats -- WTG! Thank you for volunteering at the HM. Event could not take place without the help of the wonderful volunteers. Enjoy the experience on the other side of the race!
Penny~"March Madness" at work -- I can relate! It has helped me to just get out and run, even if it is an abbreviated version of my training plan. Hope your work load lightens soon!
MaryKay~You have learned a lot about yourself since last weekend. Are you using this weekend's race as a training run or a race? I was reading Jeff Galloway's running book last night, and he suggests only racing 1x/month while training for the main event. During a race that I am using as a training run, I repeat to myself over and over to go out slow, keep it low-key, BUT it takes some major mental gymnastics to keep my competitor-self under control the first 1.5 miles. Put yourself in a bubble to block out what is going on around you if you need to. This is another step on your way to your HM. You will be great! Run strong!!
Heading to the the outdoor track for a 6 mile tempo run today. The snow has melted after 2 days in the 60's, too bad the trails are a muddy mess!
Run strong, friends!
My half is Saturday and I'm not sure whether I'm going to be able to do it at all. Monday on the TM I felt something pull in my groin. No real pain, just a weird feeling. I did yoga to stretch it out and felt okay. Tuesday I went for a 4 mile run, which got shortened when I started feeling pain at mile two. Took a bath in epson salts, iced my leg, massaged it, but by evening I was in a lot of pain. Couldn't lift my leg and could barely walk. Wednesday I rested and the pain eased but I felt stiff and sore all over. Today I can walk fine, (walked the dog 2.5 miles) but I still feel a slight nagging soreness in the same place in the groin and general stiffness in my legs. Today and tomorrow were supposed to be my rest days, but since I didn't run yesterday I'm not sure whether I should try to run this afternoon or tomorrow morning, just to ease the stiffness, or if I should just continue to rest and deal with stale legs on Saturday. Since this is my first half, I am really unwilling to DNS, but I also don't want to be in agony for 13 miles.
Oooohhh! I was in pain reading your post ginnyinPA.
If you have a groin pull please do not stretch.
Experience has taught me, and my physical therapist daughter teaches --- rest.
I'd suggest rest to the day of the HM. Your breathing may hurt for the first couple miles but it will kick in. You have nothing to gain strength wise.
There are videos on youtube on how to tape a GP
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If you've a little bundle of joy on their way around St. Patrick's Day or you're a proud Irish American who's looiking for a special name here's some great ideas.
Aidan, Brayden, Colin, Riley; Kayla, Morgan, Megan, Kaitlyn - you've probably come across a newborn in the past decade with at least one of these names.
What do they all have in common? These top names in the U.S. all have Irish roots!
For example, the trendy name "Aidan" is the Anglicization of the Gaelic word Aodhán, meaning "little fire," while "Kayla" is a modern creation inspired by the Irish man's name Cadhla, meaning "slender."
If you're an expectant parent looking for an Irish name, or you just want to figure out what your own means, you've come to the right place.
We've done all the hard work of gathering the top Irish names in America into one place. All you have to do is sit back and choose one, or two...
Ryan: Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Ríain, meaning "descendent of the little king"
Brandon: Anglicization of Breanainn, which possibly means "sword." Also an English surname meaning "hill top"
Logan: From the Irish surname O'Loughan, which is often mistranslated to mean "duck," which is actually from the Gaelic word "lacha"
Austin: Anglicization of the name Aghaistín, the Irish form of Augustine, a Latin name meaning "great" or "magnificent"
Kevin: Anglicization of the Irish name Caoimhín, meaning "beautiful birth"
Connor: Modern form of the Irish name Conchobhar, meaning "dog lover." Usually spelled Conor in Ireland
Kyle: Anglicization of the Irish word "coil" meaning "woods." More commonly used in Scotland, where it is from a place name meaning "narrow."
Aidan: Anglicization of Aodhán, meaning "little fire"
Brian: Anglicization of the Irish name Brion, meaning "noble"
Sean: Irish form of John, which means "gift from God"
Owen: Usually a Welsh name. It can be an Anglicization of the Irish names Eoin (form of John) and Eoghan, meaning "born of the yew"
Cody: Anglicization of the Irish surname of Norman origin, Mac Óda, meaning "descendent of Otto"
Patrick: Ireland's patron saint's name which is Latin for "noble." Padric is the Irish variant
Brayden: Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Bradaoin, meaning "salmon"
Tristan: Celtic name whose meaning has been debated, but possibly means "tumult," or "uproar"
Colin: Can be either an Anglicization of Coilean, an Irish name meaning "whelp," or Cóilín, an Irish short form of Nicholas.
Riley: Riley is an English surname meaning "rye field" or an Anglicization of the Irish surname O'Reilly, or Ó Raghaillaigh, meaning from "descendent of Raghaillaigh," an Irish chieftan
Liam: Shortened form of Uilliam, the Irish form of William, a Germanic name made of two words meaning "desire" and "protection"
Caden: Anglicization of the Irish surname MacAodháin, or possibly a name from the Irish name Cathán, meaning "battle"
Oscar: Anglicization of Osgar, meaning "deer lover"
Brady: A name meaning "spirited," and an Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Bradaigh
Alan: Anglicization of the Irish name Ailín, meaning "handsome"
Brendan: Anglicization of Breandán/Breannain, a major Irish saint, meaning "prince"
Nolan: Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Nualláin from "nuall," which means "nobleman"
Donovan: Celtic name meaning "strong fighter"
Corey: Anglicization of the Irish surname Mac Gothraidh, from a place name meaning "hill hollow"
Brody: Usually Scottish, this name can also be an Anglicization of the Irish surname Mac Bruaideadha, which comes from an Irish place name meaning "ditch"
Miles: Anglicization of "Maol," the beginning of Irish names, meaning "devotee of (insert saint here)"
Griffin: Usually a Welsh name, but it can be an Anglicization of the Irish name Críofán or of the Irish surname Ó Gríobhtha, meaning "descendent of the griffin-like"


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I'm having problems playing SVTPlay clips, Live or A-Z, same issue. When i try and play a clip, my PS3 give me "This content cannot be played. (800288E1)"
I'm using SHB43, installed today.
I've read about one fix involving changing the MPEG-2 option under Common Transcode Settings so it looked like: vqmin=XX:vqscale=XX:keyint=XX.
That didn't help.
I also tried the channels.force_mpeg2=true option just to try it, i don't know it that applies to my problem. But it didn't help at least.
The log file gives the error as: "mencoder.exe has a return code of 1!"
See attached log file.
Thankful for help since it is Olympics season


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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Today's Writing Prompt: GPS
11 comments:
- J Cosmo Newbery said...
- January 3, 2012 at 5:05 AM
- MyFavoriteFrenchAntiques said...
It is taking me on the scenic route...takes a little longer, but so much more beautiful.
- January 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
- Snellopy said...
At the next distraction, turn back. Follow the previous list of directions you penned down, where you had plans of being productive. Go right past all the time-wasting websites and focus if you wish to reach the intended destination. Failing that, ask for help from those nearby.
- January 3, 2012 at 7:17 AM
- LimebirdBeth said...
Ok, so you think you took the wrong turn back there, no matter. There is a much better turning coming up just up there on the right. You see it up ahead? No? Well, it's there I assure you, and it's magical.
- January 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- Nadina said...
How cool!!! If it were true, my directions would be heading to the beaches of Europe with pens and papers and lots of ideas to write by the sea. A horse as a companion found on the way. Perhaps other travelers heading to the same destination. oh that works...
- January 3, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Carrie said...
You're done drying off on the shore line- See that castle up there? That's your new home. Prince charming, a writing career and a new car all all waiting for you in the foyer.
- January 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM
- Carrie said...
You're done drying off on the shore line- See that castle up there? That's your new home. Prince charming, a writing career and a new car all all waiting for you in the foyer.
- January 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM
- June Calender said...
Right now it's silent because I'm where I will be for at least the next three weeks. Sometimes it's nice to live without gadgets at all.
- January 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM
- Amapola said...
Follow your true path
Reject failure
Forget the shortcuts
Admire the flowers
Use your imagination
to arrive safely
- January 3, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- buddhafulkat.com said...
stick to your plan
every day
including today
and maybe someday
you'll publish something
or sell a painting
- January 5, 2012 at 1:51 AM
- Kanchan Agarwal said...
It says:
Don't be mad at your boyfriend for sleeping so much or jealous of him for partying so much. Don't get frustrated for having nothing to do in your free time. Exercise more. read more, write, excel in French, save money and nurture your dreams.
- January 27, 2012 at 2:54 AM


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In this video, I try to answer the question "What is the free software community?" Comments, or even community posts in response to this, are most welcome!
Note: you will need a flash player to see this video. We are examining options. If you have success using Gnash, or know of a video service that is more free software friendly, please let us know!
The third category
I agree that the third category of users is important. But I'm not sure if "community" is the right word. I mean, maybe.. but.. if they don't even understand that they're using free software? If they're not interacting socially at all with any other members of the free software community? Is that really being a part of the community?
I think they're an important demographic. Just not sure if community is the right word or not.
Good point!
This is very true. You really have a point there.
But, how do you define the line? A user who doesn't care about "the community" but wants help and joins the Ubuntu forum... does s/he become part of the community then?
The video can't be played using free software
Unfortunately, I can't watch this video, because it uses Flash, which is not free software and which I don't use.
I tried with Gnash, but Gnash is still in beta and it can't play the video either.
Is there a chance you can post an Ogg version, so that free software supporters can hear what their community is all about? ;-)
Kind Regards,
This is a good point...
This is a good point. However:
* The file would be far too big for us to host it. It's about 50Mb. That's 50Mb for each person wanting to see it. See: it's WAY too big
* I honestly thought that Gnash played youtube videos by now. In fact, I remember reading about it. I was obviously wrong...
* The videos will get submitted to several social networking sites. Youtube is only one of them. That doesn't necessarily need to be the case
* The easiest thing would be for somebody to download it from youtube, and add a link to an ogg file somewhere online. However, I feel I have to warn whoever wants to do it that we are talking of a lot of megs.
Any ideas, and _practical_ advice, are most welcome!
Youtube and Flash and rationalizations...
I don't want to sound judgmental or preachy, but a few things caught my attention and made me think.
I found it interesting how you underscored the word "practical".
The emphasis on practicality and the use of the underscore for emphasis reminds me of Linus Torvalds' priority on practicality, efficiency and his punctuation style.
A few things occurred to me about your reference to practicality in the context of software freedom - Isn't what is practical or unpractical subject to what your priorities are?
There is the mundane practicality of a man who seeks immediate results and then there is profound practicality of a man who values something like freedom. One big difference between the two is the length of the attention span.
The practical advice of RMS might be to settle for less convenience than Flash(TM) offers.
The primary difference between the free software community and the "open source" community is that freedom is the highest value of the free software community.
Something else is the highest value for the "open source" community. Is it great software? Convenience? Practicality? Money? I'm not really sure what the priority is, but it is explicitly not freedom.
There are "open source" developers who contribute to the free software community while they harbor reservations and an expressed critical attitude about the priorities of the free software community. Linus Torvalds is an example of such a developer.
As far as I can tell, the criteria for defining who is a part of the free software community is the explicit priority to preserve freedom for software users and developers.
If preserving these freedoms is not your priority, you aren't truly a member of the free software community. However, you may simultaneously be a contributor and a detractor to the goals of the free software community while not being a member.
I'm offering these opinions from the standpoint of someone who is in no position to judge others. Am I truly member of the free software community? Perhaps I haven't yet earned that distinction. I still have IE running on Wine so I can test my websites. I suppose I'm still being "practical" in the same sense you are because I'm making compromises for the sake of convenience.
Different communities
But, how do you define the line? A user who doesn't care about "the community" but wants help and joins the Ubuntu forum... does s/he become part of the community then?
- Community
- A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations [1913 Webster]
I would say that user is part of the Ubuntu community, but not necessarily part of the free software community.I guess, it would depend on the user. If someone were to participate in the Ubuntu community and adhere to the goals values and beliefs, then they're a part of the wider community. But if they only use Ubuntu insofar as it's free as in price, don't share the common values and beliefs of the wider community, then I would say they're not participating in the broader community.
It brings up an interesting point though. The Ubuntu community could be considered a community within a community, generally speaking, but not all of its members are necessarily part of the wider community. One can participate in or use Ubuntu without belonging to the broader community (e.g. the MPAA's Xubuntu "University Toolkit").
I mean, I guess the user who just wants his/her community to work and doesn't know much better can still be a member of the community under the definition above. But... is the MPAA? Not all users are community members. *shrugs*
The video
The content of the video is good and brings up some interesting points. I hope to see some more content of this type in the future.
For people who can't view the video: I used a Firefox plugin called "UnPlug" on my Kubuntu box. Using this, I was able to download the video and then play it back, offline, in Kaffiene (the KDE media player). It downloaded with a html extension but dropping it onto Kaffiene worked.
If I may add a couple of points of constructive criticism:
The sound quality is poor. Your brain determined what the acoustic environment was and processed the audio compensate. Unfortunately, we can't do this from our end. If I was doing something like this (and I might have a go in the future), I'd choose a dead sounding room.
The second point I'd make (and you've probably spotted this yourself on playback) is that you seem to have got into the habit of saying "y'know" a bit too much.
Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing the next one.
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Thanks! y'know...
Thanks Michael!
I love receiving criticism... seriously. I was _amazed_ by how hard it was to create a video.
The main problem is the microphone. I can't plug in an external mike (I only realised this later... ugh); so we are stuck with this sound for a little while. But, things will improve.
And y'know, it's good to be told y'know that you have y'know habits you wouldn't even know about :-D I will watch out.
The next clip is already filmed, and it's better than the first one. Hopefully, they will get better and better!
Tony, it's a bit difficult to hear.
The audio compression, the reverberation and the Australian accent made it rather difficult to understand.
I'll try it again later when I'm not near a television.
Australian...? Not quite...
Oh no.
I was born in Italy, lived in England, and moved to Australia as a teen ager (just about).
I also have a _huge_ speech impediment (well, several) which make my speaker's life immensely hard. Yes, it was a lot of work setting this up, especially for me :-D
Anyway, if FSMTV is successful (I am preparing another segment right now), the general quality will improve (more practice, plus better equipment).
I really had no right to bring up the accent anyway.
Once I took issue with the accent and an English guy who told me it's Americans who have the accent. English people speak the "King's English".
In another case, I met a guy I assumed was Australian, but he told me the Australian accent sounds a lot like people from Sussex where he was from.
I think FSMTV will be a success because FSM is already a success.
"the Australian accent sounds a lot like people from Sussex where he was from."
This guy really, really needs to get in the same room with an Australian and a person from Sussex. There might be a few things maybe in common "sort of", but...
good point
I thought a long time on your comments you made here trying to find something to refute your points. I am generally someone who thinks that people need to understand the "why" behind what they do. So someone that uses free software should understand that the point in do doing so is for freedom. Stallman has said that if no one was told about freedom that in ten years we probably wouldn't have it anymore. I tend to agree with that sentiment.
However all that being considered you are right that they are still part of the community. They still need to be treated and respected the same amount as the advocates are. Of course later on down the line they may learn about freedom from bumping into an advocate and that is a very good thing.
I guess I just wish that more people would learn about the Freedoms up front when they started using Gnu/Linux. That is why I always try to give out advocacy materials when I do an install for someone or talk to someone about it. In the end I just hope that more users will mean more people fighting for freedom. More people against Software Patents. More people to resist DRM
The problem with the "ideology-first" approach
The problem with the "ideology first" approach is that it immediately alienates your audience, because you are starting from a position of trying to replace a "working reality" (the proprietary software marketplace) with an "implausible fantasy".
You have to first convince them that there really is an alternative, before you can start selling them on the merits of that alternative (ideological or otherwise). The conventional wisdom is that free software is impossible or that it is a "fluke" (a secondary effect which is parasitic to the commercial proprietary marketplace, sort of like the pirated movie industry or fan subs, which can only exist because of a much-larger commercial industry (and which are therefore detrimental to society and thus unethical to support).
You're starting from an unproven (at least from the PoV of your audience) premise that free software can exist independently of proprietary software. You can't win from there.
You first have to get over the plausibility barrier. THEN, when you've proven that free software actually is a viable self-supporting marketplace, can you tackle the question of whether it is a better (or worse) choice for society than is proprietary software.
Otherwise, it's not unlike arguing for "free housing" or "socialized medicine" or any other "entitlement" -- it's a fine idea, if it can be supported, but who's going to pay for it? In other words, you're getting into a political battle you probably aren't equipped to win, and you've caused a potential ally to view you as "the enemy".
That's a major strategic mistake if you're trying to advocate for free software.
The "pragmatics first" approach is much more sane, because it shows people the direct personal advantages that free software gives them. Then, after they know that it works, they're going to be the ones asking "Why can't I use this for everything? Why does proprietary software even exist?" Then you've got them.
People on the train
I have had similar experiences in my work life. Working for a company that employs Slackware and mostly open source apps for all of it's computers and having almost no one know that it was something different. After multiple times trying to explain free/open/GPL etc software to them I eventually gave up and just learned to be happy that they are using it. As time passes I see more and more people using Linux that are unaware of the "community" and with Ubuntu's recent explosion this is happening at a much greater rate. As a long time free software user It just makes me happy to see these applications being used in so many ways with the end user oblivious to the fact that there is a movement hidden beneath what they are using. It is to me a testament of the future of free software.
I like your 3 box idea, but am wondering what happens to those boxes as people start to progress in to one of the other boxes and hold down the middle ground for a time until they have made the transition. I myself have been using free software for years, and have been 100% Linux in home and work for almost 5 years but am just now making a very slow transition in to development.
Also I am wondering if developers at times don't like the people who are smart enough to develop/help in the process but just slack about and stay end users? I sensed some emotion in your voice when you mentioned the people in Box 2.


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During the 1970s, pianist, arranger and musical director Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. was at the epicentre of salsa's Golden Age, recording and performing with some of the biggest bands in the business, including Rafi Val's La Diferente, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Kako's All Stars and Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez. In 1975, he received his big break when Fania All Star vocalist Héctor Lavoe invited him to become his pianist and musical director, a position he occupied for 16 years. As Pulpo's reputation in the industry grew, he worked on recordings by the likes of Charanga 76, Orquesta Novel, Charanga La Tapa, Adalberto Santiago, Frankie Morales and Louie Ramírez. Pulpo also has the distinction of playing with all of the Big Three: Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez and Machito. Prompted by the release of Pulpo's Hot Bread (The Mambo Project, 2008), his long awaited solo debut album, Pulpo speaks to John Child about this swinging and sophisticated project and looks back on his career as what he describes as "The Unsung Pianist."


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Eagle County is rethinking its 2013 capital improvement budget in light of some unexpected building maintenance and the latest price tag for Eagle River Center upgrades.
Commissioners met with County Controller Tom Hyatt and Facilities Project Manager Ron Siebert for a CIP budget work session on Tuesday.
Hyatt said the CIP budget is anticipating an income of $4.6 million over the next 12 months, with $2.8 million received by June.
"The total cost for the projects identified in this budget as the No. 1 priorities is $2.8 million, so I'm asking for approval to spend the money we expect to receive in the first six months of the year," he told commissioners.
A mandatory $1.637 million debt service payment on the Eagle County Justice Center that was built in 2010 takes a hefty chunk out of the budget right away, as it will for the next 17 years.
"That leaves us with roughly $3 million a year as discretionary funds," Hyatt said.
After going through all the items, prioritized in four categories, with the No. 1 category being most important and No. 4 being the least, the commissioners identified eight projects to set aside for more study.
Roof repairs for the administration and facilities maintenance buildings throw a $500,000 bone into the budget. The slate shingles are falling off and causing a safety hazard. The $500K would cover their replacement but there's another problem - the water shield underneath the copper valleys on the roof has melted in spots, making the roof more vulnerable to leaks.
"So the question is, do we do a half-million dollars of work reshingling the roof, knowing that underneath there might be a layer that's compromised?" Commissioner Jon Stavney said.
"That's correct," Siebert said.
Other No. 1 items that will get a further consideration in coming weeks are asphalt rehab at the county's maintenance service center for $255,000 and new bucking chutes at the fairgrounds rodeo arena for $50,000.
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As for the bucking chutes, Siebert said the rodeo arena has been using temporary ones that are rusting and could be a hazard. Commissioner Sara Fisher suggested the county might find sponsors for new chutes. Stavney said the problem with that is that it could take away from the county's fair and rodeo budget.
"As it is now, we get those sponsors every year and we hang their banners on the gates," he said. "If they buy the new chutes and have their logos on there permanently, they might not have an incentive to sponsor the event each year."
No. 2 items getting closer inspection are a $75,000 market analysis for the potential expansion of the Eagle River Center and pavement rehab on the north side of the Justice Center for $342,000.
The county paid $30,000 last year for a consultant to draft some concept designs to make ERC more profitable. Located at the fairgrounds, ERC is popular for horse enthusiasts and hosts a few events every year. The facility is heavily subsidized, but with a series of upgrades it has the potential to generate more business and increase county sales tax revenues to offset the subsidy. The county anticipated investing $3 million for those upgrades but was told by the consultant in January that the cost would be closer to $7 million for the first phase of improvements alone. The $75,000 market analysis was recently proposed to give the county a better idea if that $7 million would really be worth it. On Tuesday the commissioners agreed it was not prudent to spend $75,000 when there is no chance the expensive ERC upgrades will be made in the foreseeable future.
"I do think we should start putting money aside for the upgrades," Stavney said. "Why don't we put the $75,000 toward that instead of another study?"
As for the north parking lot at the Justice Center, county staff will take another look but the general consensus is that it could probably wait.
"This isn't U.S. Highway 6 we're talking about," Stavney said.
The high cost is due to the fact that the lot must be entirely rebuilt with new road base.
No. 3 priority items being reconsidered are $475,000 for phase I and II of the bike path being built between Gypsum and Dotsero, and a partnership with the town of Eagle on a study for upgrades to Grand Avenue.
Noting that the ECO Trail system is trying to finish the bike path through the entire length of the I-70 corridor through Eagle County within a 20-year time frame, Stavney suggested it might be time to take the funding issue to the voters.
"Maybe we should see if voters will approve spending open space funds on this," he suggested.
Eagle Town Manager Willy Powell, who has also been involved with the ECO Trail project, said now could be a good time to do that.
Powell was present to ask the county to consider chipping in $150,000 this year and next for a study of Grand Avenue. The study will cost $1 million over the next two years and the work itself will cost approximately $15 million.
"We're asking entities that contribute traffic on Grand Avenue/Highway 6 to partner with us on this study," he said. "We're asking the airport, the town of Gypsum and the Haymeadow developers. Advance planning locally will help us get a partnership with the Colorado Department of transportation."
Powell told commissioners he didn't need a yes or a no on the $150K at this time.
"We probably won't need it until the fall, so just keep that in the back of your minds," he said.
Two more projects the county will consider are splitting the $600,000 cost of a parking lot at Freedom Park in Edwards with the Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District and kicking an extra $50,000 to build a sidewalk along Stone Creek Drive in Eagle-Vail.


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1.2-5 Function of the Court and Jury
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My responsibility, as judge, is to conduct the trial of this case in an orderly, fair and efficient manner, to rule on questions of law arising during the trial, and to instruct you as to the law that applies to this case. It is your duty to accept the law as I state it to you, whether you agree with it or not.
My actions during the trial in ruling on claims or objections by counsel, in comments to counsel, in questions to witnesses or in setting forth the law in instructions to you are not to be taken by you as any indication of my opinion as to how you should determine the issues of fact. If you come to believe during the trial that I have expressed or intimated any opinion as to the facts, you should disregard it. As I've told you, my job as judge is to ensure that there is a fair trial, so that you can decide the case.
During the course of the trial, I may occasionally ask questions of a witness. Do not assume that I hold any opinion on the matter to which my questions may relate. Remember at all times that you, as jurors, are at liberty to disregard all comments of the court in arriving at your own findings as to the facts. You must not take anything I may say or do during the trial as indicating what I think of the evidence or what you verdict should be.
Your function as the jury is to determine the facts. You are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts, and you alone determine the weight, the effect and the value of the evidence, as well as the credibility of the witnesses. You must consider and weigh the testimony of all the witnesses who appear before you and you alone are to determine whether to believe any witness and the extent to which any witness should be believed. It is your responsibility to resolve any conflicts in testimony that may arise during the course of the trial and to determine where the truth lies. You are entitled in the course of evaluating the evidence to draw any and all inferences that you find reasonable and logical from the evidence you hear.


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- Looking for GNOME geekettes! 23:30
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1. Next slide, please: 07:00
If we're heading out tonight, I'm definitely passing by a computer store and buying myself a mouse. =)
Random Japanese sentence: 最近の猫はネズミを食べない。 A recent cat does not eat the rat.
2. Awesome!: 23:01
Random Japanese sentence: 「おや、おまえさん!」おばあさんは言いました。「これはいったいどうしたのです?」「わたしはねこが一匹ほしいと言ったのに、これはなんですか」 "My dear!" she cried, "What are you doing? I asked for one little cat. And what do I see? -
3. Looking for GNOME geekettes!: 23:30
If you might have any contacts to help get the word out about a project we've just launched over at GNOME — we're going to sponsor three female students to hack on GNOME for two months.
Lots more details at:
- http://gnome.org/projects/wsop/
- http://gnome.org/projects/wsop/poster.pdf
- http://gnome.org/press/releases/wsop.html
It'd be awesome if you could pass this on to anyone who might be interested — we have a really tight deadline, with only 2.5 weeks before student submissions are due, but I know we can make this work as long as we spread the info far and wide enough. :-) Do you know of anyone at IBM who does women-in-IT work and might be willing to help publicise this?
Thanks for reading! I'd be very interested to hear any comments or advice you might have.
Pass the call on, geekettes, and join if you're interested!
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4. Alienware: 23:43
Interesting... =)
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5. Treo on Linux: 23:46
Random Japanese sentence: 私は犬の方が猫より好きだが、それは前者が後者より忠実だからだ。 I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.
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Good afternoon everyone.
Brent [Cleaveland], thank you very much for that kind introduction, and for your leadership during a transformative time for the association.
I truly appreciate the invitation to join all of you for your annual meeting.
The last time I was in Connecticut was February and I watched 22 inches of snow fall outside of the house in which I was staying. As impressed as I was with the streets being clear the next day, it is nice to be back in Connecticut without any concerns about the weather.
Joining me today is Matt Howsare, my Chief of Staff. Matt has been with me throughout my entire tenure as Chairman. Matt's counsel to me has been invaluable and his commitment to the mission of the CPSC has been steadfast.
During my four years as Chairman, there have been many changes—many positive changes at the CPSC.
Today, CPSC stands in its rightful place as a global leader in consumer product safety.
Today, consumer protection has advanced so that parents can have faith in the institutions of government.
Today, industries like yours have evolved and kept pace with changes in product safety rules—and I believe, your customers are better off for it.
Your association stepped up to the plate and played a leading role on the ASTM F15 subcommittee that created the first national safety standard for children's jewelry.
I can still remember Brent, Jim Heagney, Anthony DeGeorge, Roger Ducharme, and Robert Headley visiting me, in Bethesda, Maryland. It was December 2011 and the new jewelry standard had just been approved. I remember the pride that they expressed about the effort that went into the development of the standard.
As I hope you all know, Brent chaired the subcommittee. I appreciated how cooperatively Brent and the subcommittee members worked with CPSC's technical staff, who contributed new research on children's exposure to cadmium.
I said this in 2011 and I will say it again today: I believe the ASTM F2923 standard is a quality standard and I believe it is a child protective standard.
The standard is based on sound science, and it proactively addresses many of the toxic metals that I have been concerned about, beyond just lead and cadmium.
The standard also addresses other hazards that can arise in children's jewelry involving magnets, batteries, and the risk of strangulation.
The standard is creating positive change in the industry and the marketplace.
A look back at history shows us that change was needed. During the seven years leading up to the development of the jewelry standard, CPSC announced more than 50 recalls of more than 180 million units of children's jewelry, due to high levels of lead.
Of course, 150 of the 180 million units involved the recall of vending machine jewelry, which is still the biggest recall in our history.
In 2010, cadmium made headlines, as we issued five recalls of jewelry, due to excessive levels of the toxic metal.
But, the media headlines failed to recognize that 2010 was a different time than prior years—it was a different time for CPSC and for your industry.
For starters, strict surface coating and content limits for lead had been put in place through our implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The CPSIA had also established cadmium and toxic metal limits for children's toys, and there was recognition that jewelry needed similar limits.
What also changed was CPSC's approach to handling emerging hazard. As Chairman, I decided early on to take a more active role in addressing emerging hazard.
In January 2010, I was determined to not let cadmium be the next lead. I told regulators and manufacturers at an APEC conference in Hong Kong to stop any substitution of lead with other harmful metals, in the production of children's products.
A few weeks later, AQSIQ, our counterpart agency in Beijing, sent a similar message to Chinese manufacturers.
On the enforcement side, our import surveillance team worked with Customs and Border Protection to inspect children's jewelry and we turned back a shipment of violative jewelry that had excessive cadmium.
We also stayed vigilant in the marketplace, expanding our lead surveillance program to include cadmium.
The global system of safety that we established, along with the jewelry standard going into effect, have shifted the trend lines back in the right direction.
Here is some proof.
Since 2010, we have not had a recall because of excessive cadmium since 2010.
Since 2011, we have had just a handful of jewelry recalls due to excessive lead.
In 2011 and 2012, we performed nearly 19,000 screenings of various products for cadmium and we only found five pieces of children's jewelry that raised a red flag.
In 2011, we did a major marketplace surveillance program and screened 711 pieces of children's metal jewelry. These results were promising, but showed that continued vigilance is needed.
Corrective action was needed for three of the models, due to high levels of lead. 11 items were addressed at the retail level and 15 items with high lead were determined to not be children's products.
And of the 711 items screened, only eight were found to have more than 300 parts per million of cadmium.
But, those items were either not children's products, had less than 200 micrograms of extractable cadmium, or the items were old and had no documentation to pursue action.
We went back in 2012 and conducted another marketplace surveillance program, but this time, we looked at low-cost jewelry.
Of the 217 items we screened by XRF, none contained extractable cadmium above the 200 micrograms limit. And just four were found to have more than 100 parts per million of lead, which we took appropriate action to address.
At the ports and in the marketplace, we are finding a low rate of samples that require further laboratory testing. And we are finding an even lower rate of samples that, once tested, violate the CPSIA's lead limits or the ASTM F2923 cadmium limits.
Progress is being made by your industry. I know that you are committed to complying with current standards and I trust that you will not let your guard down.
Jarnell Brown, Colton Burkhart, and other children who have suffered internal injuries must be a constant reminder that we must achieve the highest level of safety in jewelry and accessory products.
I recently learned that your association and members are now actively participating in the development of an ASTM standard for adult jewelry.
Although CPSC does not have a technical representative on that subcommittee, I am pleased that you are working on this standard.
Many of the items that we have screened in recent years were determined to not be children's products, under our federal definition, but were found to contain elevated levels of lead and cadmium.
I hope you develop a good standard for adult jewelry that takes into account that some children play with their parents and grandparents jewelry, and there are still teenagers and adults who mouth their jewelry.
I am also fully aware that your association is closely tracking proposed jewelry standards in various states.
Although, I am not going to comment on legislative proposals in individual states, I continue to support the national, consensus ASTM standard. To date, I have yet to see scientific research proving that a total content standard is necessary, rather than a solubility standard.
Now, during my remaining time with you today, I would like to discuss two additional issues:
First, is my future as the Chairman of the CPSC;
And second, is my safety agenda for CPSC, in the months and years to come.
When I was a little girl growing up in rural Georgia, on Friday afternoons when school let out, I frequently went home with a friend to spend the night.
The next day, when my mother came to take me home, my friend and I would be having such a great time that we would ask if I could stay over another night.
Most of the time, my mother would not let me, saying, "You should not over stay your welcome."
I still believe that one should not over stay ones welcome in any venue—professionally or personally.
So, as I announced in February, I asked President Obama not to renominate me, when my term is over in October.
I plan to stay on as Chairman, however, until my successor is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, so that I can be sure that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is in safe hands.
I have been assured by the White House that my successor will be someone who believes in and fully supports the mission of the agency—that is to protect consumers.
So many qualified, deserving people have wanted to serve in President Obama's administration—and he chose me. For the rest of my life, I will be grateful to President Obama for nominating me Chairman of the CPSC and for giving me the opportunity to serve in his administration.
It has been my great privilege to serve as Chairman of the CPSC, and the best part of my experience has been working with the many talented, dedicated professionals at the agency.
My term as Chairman, also has been greatly enhanced by working with corporations and trade associations, like yours.
Thank you.
In the remaining time that I have at the CPSC, we have plenty of work to complete. So, I would like to talk about the future agenda for the CPSC—an agenda that will strengthen our layers of consumer protection.
Leading off is our import surveillance program.
As the President has stated on many occasions, manufacturing is making a comeback in the United States.
That comeback should not be slowed by foreign manufacturers and domestic importers who seek a competitive advantage by sacrificing safety.
Any company—domestic or foreign—seeking to do business in our marketplace should adhere to the same performance standards. I believe that American manufacturers deserve a level playing field.
Exporters who do not achieve safety at the source are on notice that they face a CPSC that is standing guard on the front lines.
Well-trained port and field investigators are using state-of-the-art technology to detect and detain violative imports—from toys to fireworks to lighters to mattresses.
Our port investigators are standing arm-in-arm with inspectors from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
CBP is one of the very best agencies in the government, and we are proud to be collocated with them at the Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center in Washington, and at ports from coast to coast.
Working together, CPSC and CBP staff prevented more than four million units of violative and hazardous imports from ending up on store shelves during the last fiscal year.
But, as great a job as our import investigators do, we should not be limited to just 20 people working at a handful of ports.
We at CPSC cannot fight a fair fight with just 20 people to screen $700 billion worth of consumer products imports—$340 billion that come from China.
The more eyes we have on incoming shipments and the more hands we have on potentially violative samples, the safer American consumers will be, and the more level the playing field will be for compliant trade.
The lack of resources available for CPSC to conduct import surveillance is just not acceptable from my point of view. It is not acceptable for industry and it is not acceptable for CPSC.
CPSC's presence at the ports represents .057 percent of the number of FDA inspectors located at ports around the country and we have a mission equal in size.
We need more resources to do more inspections and carry out an important mandate in the CPSIA.
The CPSIA directed us to create a Risk Assessment Methodology—commonly known as the RAM—to identify imported products that are most likely to be violative.
We followed this mandate and created a pilot RAM targeting system that integrates data from CPSC's internal systems with data collected by CBP and turned over to us.
The RAM pilot is aimed at early detection and targeting of high risk products and repeat offenders.
The result, if we were to achieve the full potential of program, would be CPSC being able to electronically analyze 100 percent of incoming import line entries designated as high priority.
Now, in the current budget environment, it is a challenge to achieve this result; but, I believe American families want CPSC to be proactive in keeping dangerous products out of their homes and that means inspecting more products at the ports than we do now.
Although we are still operating this limited proof of concept, a recently completed study by our Office of Import Surveillance demonstrated that the pilot RAM system was effective—effective in identifying violative and hazardous consumer products at ports of entry.
By also identifying low risk importers and manufacturers who supply consistently compliant products –which could include many of you in this room—CPSC can allow them reduced review at importation and facilitate the flow of legitimate trade.
This can result in a reduction in port processing time and a savings of costs. Preliminary results indicate that 90 percent of shipments were reviewed and released on the same day.
Let me repeat that: 90 percent of the shipments were reviewed and released on the same day.
The number of samples obtained from 100 entries examined more than doubled, while maintaining the same percentage of violations.
This increase in productivity is a direct result of the visibility that the RAM provides to investigators performing risk-based targeting.
In addition to providing details about the types of products and companies involved, the RAM analyzes each shipment's risk, based on criteria we developed.
My administration has made it one of our top priorities to increase the funding for our RAM program.
More staff will mean a stronger RAM, and a stronger RAM will help CPSC to be an even more proactive regulator.
I will be seeking more funding support for our RAM program.
And I need your support.
Facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and moving compliant products through the system faster is good for industry, and it helps our investigators focus on high-risk products and repeat offenders.
This is a winning approach to ensure a level playing field for the trade, and I hope many of you will express your support.
I would now like to discuss a series of projects that have the potential to save hundreds of lives, prevent thousands of injuries, and advance consumer protection.
I'm referring to:
As you can see, CPSC has a robust agenda.
It is an agenda aimed at making 2013 even more successful than 2012.
We are on pace to make 2013 another successful year, especially if everyone joins together to strengthen our product safety system.
At CPSC, we are up to the challenge.
We are committed to employing our limited resources, not just for short-term gains, but for the greater good of the next generation.
I believe that each of you is up to the challenge too.
I believe this because your association and member companies already have missions that put the safety and well-being of consumers first.
Collectively, we can build a global product safety system that supports and empowers future generations to reach their potential.
Thank you once again for the opportunity to speak at your annual meeting. I hope the rest of the meeting is successful, and I hope to you will continue to stay connected with CPSC.
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum began serving as chairman June 29, 2009.
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The rotational assignment — an integral component of talent development plans at many leading corporations — creates an opportunity for companies to provide their executives with an accelerated learning experience that can lead to demonstrable results for both the executive and the company. This handbook explores the dynamics in identifying and executing business unit, geographic, and staff-line rotations.
This piece is based on research conducted by The Conference Board Working Group on Rotational Assignments, which met from October 2004 to May 2005. The group's focus was to examine the ways in which companies are using rotationals and on the role that HR might play in guiding a rotational assignments program. Its goal was to create a practical handbook, containing pragmatic advice, guidelines, and a set of tools that HR executives could refer to when launching or implementing a rotational assignments program.
Included with the report is a series of detailed worksheets, forms, checklists, and samples that can be used to plan, execute, and evaluate an effective rotational assignments program as well a separate downloadable PowerPoint Presentation to aid in building executive commitment for a rotational assignment program.


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