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Definition of saccule in English:
nounBiology & Anatomy
1A small sac, pouch, or cyst.
Example sentences
- However, continuous secretion of the sebaceous glands and its accumulation resulted in formation of a small sac-like pouch, a saccule, between the inner and outer root sheath of hair follicles.
- However derived, the presence of a saccule is clear indication of an incompetent valve and, therefore, reversed flow down the vein when upright and exercising.
- Elastin may play an important structural role in the development of alveoli from immature saccules.
1.1Another term for sacculus.
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- The receptor organ of posture and equilibrium is a composite one located in the semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear.
- With the head erect, the macula in each utricle is oriented horizontally, and in the saccule vertically.
- The detailed maps of the distributions of these bundle types over the sensory maculae and papillae of the five organs strongly suggested corresponding functional distributions, including acoustic function for the saccule.
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- Rodents are born with the lung in the saccular stage; alveolarization occurs exclusively from Days 4-14 after birth, followed by alveolar wall thinning between Days 14-21.
- This is the point at which the tubular esophagus joins the saccular stomach.
- The anatomic changes from these diverse causes have been classified by Reid into three categories: cylindrical, varicose, and saccular or cystic.
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- During this period, the uterine glands become highly coiled and irregularly sacculated in the middle of the endometrium.
- A second separate irregular sacculated pouch was located anterior to the first in the septum and anterior left ventricular wall.
- Herbivores, in contrast, have complex colons marked by a long cecum or multiple ceca, a greater total colonic length, and an arrangement of the muscle layers that gives the colon a sacculated form.
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- The cecal musculature, in contrast, shows no thickening but, rather, a rearrangement of the outer layer of muscle in such a way as to create a sacculation that increases the cecal surface area.
- On the left side, the transverse colon and its sacculations can be seen.
- In the varicose pattern, the extent of bronchial dilatation is greater, and constrictions and sacculations are present.
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Hungary Blames Roubini for Forint Woe
BUDAPEST—Hungary's economy ministry said Monday investors are speculating against the Hungarian forint on the advice of a prominent financial analyst, and that is why the currency is weakening significantly against the euro.
"Nouriel Roubini, one of the most influential financial analysts in the world, recommended taking a forint short position in an investment note," the ministry said in a statement.
"It seems that speculators have taken Mr. Roubini's advice and started their attack on the forint."
Mr. Roubini's research firm, Roubini Global Economics, on Jan. 3 recommended selling the forint, as well as the Indian rupee, the Czech koruna and the South African rand "due to the weak policy outlook and macro fundamentals" of these countries.
The forint weakened sharply last week, which the markets attributed to comments favoring a weaker forint from Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy, who is believed to be the leading candidate to head the central bank from March. The ministry on Monday disputed the notion that Mr. Matolcsy's comments were to blame.
The forint neared the psychological level of 300 forints to the euro last week soon after Mr. Matolcsy's remarks were published. It considerably underperformed regional peers, the Polish zloty and the Czech koruna. At noon local time on Monday, the forint was at 297 forints to the euro, more than 2% weaker than in the beginning of January and at a seven-month low.
RGE said in its note that, on weak exports, in 2014 Hungary and the Czech Republic will lag compared to Poland and Turkey, which among Europe's emerging economies are expected to begin to grow faster. The four economies plus Russia are expected to collectively grow 2.9% in 2014, unchanged from 2013 RGE expects for this year.
Of the currencies mentioned in RGE's note Jan. 3, the Indian rupee has weakened 1.6% to the euro since, and the Czech koruna has weakened 1.5%. The rand has weakened nearly 4%, but most of the slump came on Jan. 10, a week after RGE's note, when Fitch Ratings downgraded the country's sovereign rating to BBB from BBB+.
Czech and Polish officials said this month that central bank interventions were possible to weaken their currencies and give a competitive boost to exporters. The Czech economy has been in recession since 2011, while Poland is growing much less than expected, which recently prompted the country's central bank to begin cutting interest rates.
The zloty has weakened some 1% from the beginning of the year, but remains about 8% stronger to the euro compared to Jan. 2012. A sharp weakening of the zloty, which took it near an all-time low against the euro in early 2009, is among the factors economists believe responsible for the Polish economy's relative resilience during the first wave of the global financial crisis that year.
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- In PMS I get a blank (black) screen with no video or audio
- The same http link in Tversity starts almost immediately
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- In PMS I get a blank (black) screen with no video or audio
- The same http link in Tversity gives me a selection of three feeds for each city at different resolutions (480x270, 1280x720 & 640x360)
I have VideoLan Video Streaming active and set as the priority for Video Web Streaming Engines. I know Shagrath has not focused on this part of PMS to much yet but I would be great to see this area get some attention in an upcoming update.
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STOCKTON - A woman was stabbed in the neck with a butcher knife Thursday in a north Stockton neighborhood after confronting another woman who groped her husband's genitals, witnesses told police.
Residents of a duplex in the 9500 block of Hickok Drive were having a gathering about 4:45 p.m. when a woman arrived and became overly familiar with a male guest, officers said. A verbal confrontation ensued when the man's wife arrived a short time later.
The woman who grabbed the man's genitals left the scene but returned moments later, authorities said. The woman was armed with a butcher knife and accompanied by a man who was wielding a baseball bat, officers said.
The woman began swinging the knife at the woman she had argued with earlier, striking her in the neck, authorities said. A significant amount of blood was seen on the street and sidewalk in front of the duplex. Paramedics were able to stanch the bleeding, and the victim was taken to a hospital for further treatment, police said.
The knife-wielding woman and the bat-wielding man fled the area in a white Lexus, witnesses told officers. The assailant was described as a black woman in her mid 30s standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds with purple and gold weaves in her hair, authorities said.
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Warm Mineral Springs plan hammered out
Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 8:05 a.m.
NORTH PORT - About 70 people came to City Hall here Monday evening to protest the closing of Warm Mineral Springs.
And the protests paid off, or will in the long run: North Port and Sarasota County officials entered into an agreement late Monday to offer a short-term lease to a company to run the springs.
But that agreement is not expected to prevent the springs from shutting down at the end of the month, since it will take weeks to advertise for and select a new company to manage the springs.
The county and city long have clashed on how the springs should be managed and developed and whether it should be taxpayer-owned.
The ongoing saga led the company that runs the springs to become so frustrated that it announced it is leaving at the end of June. It announced Monday it will have a sale this weekend to unload equipment and other property used at the resort.
Among the protesters on hand at Monday's city council meeting were North Port residents Jan and Bob Bond, who were furious about the rift between the county and city governments, which jointly own the springs.
"We wouldn't own property in Sarasota County if it weren't for the springs," Bob Bond said.
"It's ridiculous that we even have to (protest)," Jan added.
Others were worried about their livelihoods.
Nicole Robinson, 25, who does marketing, skin care and administrative jobs for the springs, said the closing will leave her without work.
"I'm going to have to go on unemployment," she said. "The commissioners really need to think about this, because it's not just 44 jobs — it's the only natural treasure like this in the United States."
Ella Ellis, a yoga and therapeutic exercise instructor, said she was shocked when she found out Sarasota County and North Port reached an impasse and decided to close Warm Mineral Springs, where Ellis teaches her classes.
"We couldn't believe this would happen at the last minute," she said, shaking her head. "We thought it wasn't possible."
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Children's Health
Too Much Tuna Means Too Much Mercury for Kids
Sept. 19, 2012 -- A coalition of consumer groups says kids should eat much less canned tuna to avoid mercury poisoning.
In a new report issued today, the Mercury Policy Project says children should never eat albacore tuna. It advises parents to limit light tuna to one serving per month for kids under 55 pounds, and to two monthly servings for bigger children.
"Today we unfortunately have to bring consumers a warning about tuna. Despite its popularity, it should be a rare meal for children," Sarah Klein of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, one of the consumer groups in the coalition, said at a news teleconference.
The report includes tests of 59 samples of tuna from 11 states. The researchers purchased the tuna in the large 4-pound cans or foil packages from schools or from companies that supply schools.
The tests showed that mercury concentrations varied widely from can to can. Even separate samples from the same can carried very different amounts of mercury. The study found somewhat lower mercury levels in light tuna than in FDA tests, but higher levels in albacore tuna than the FDA reports.
Despite the study's recommendations, the FDA stands by its own conclusions.
"FDA and EPA recommend that women of childbearing age and children consume no more than 12 ounces a week of canned light tuna and only 6 ounces per week of canned albacore tuna, which is higher in mercury. The average can of tuna holds 6 ounces of fish," the FDA says in a statement.
Benefits vs. Harm
The report focuses only on the harms of tuna and not on its nutritional benefits, says Jennifer McGuire, RD, a dietitian at the Tuna Council of the National Fisheries Institute, a trade group that represents three major canned tuna producers.
"The report has no mention of omega-3 fatty acids, no mention of lean protein, and no mention of selenium, which has a positive interactive effect with mercury," McGuire says. "They just pulled out the trace amounts of mercury in isolation and tried to make a fuss about it. There is really nothing new here to be concerned about."


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Patients, Doctors Must Educate Themselves on the Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs
Global Anti-Counterfeiting Day
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Today marks the 15th Global Anti-Counterfeiting Day, and the following guest post was submitted by Marvin Shepherd, Bryan Liang and Thomas Kubic of the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), a leading nonprofit organization fighting against counterfeit drugs.
Today, May 28, may seem like just another workday for most Americans returning to work after the Memorial Day holiday. But for those of us engaged in the fight to protect patients from unsafe or fake medicines, today is rather significant, as it marks the 15th Global Anti-Counterfeiting Day.
When people think of counterfeit products, they tend to think of "victimless" crimes, such as the $2 DVDs or cheap knockoffs of designer watches or sunglasses that can be purchased on street corners in major cities or on websites marketing these phony goods. But the problem of counterfeit medicines is much deeper than that and exposes the world's patients to major health risks, even death. And while counterfeit drugs are a far greater problem in the developing world, last year's Avastin incident taught us that although the U.S. has the most secure drug supply chain, we are not immune to criminals who are becoming increasingly more resourceful in trying to get these dangerous products into our borders.
The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) is marking World Anti-Counterfeiting Day by launching a new campaign to help patients and doctors avoid counterfeit drugs and the criminals who sell them. As the Avastin case proved, the dangers of counterfeit medicines go beyond consumers purchasing fake drugs from phony overseas pharmacies, as physicians and oncology clinics were duped into buying from illegal distributors and wholesalers.
That's why we are publishing over 25 common-sense tips for both doctors and patients to help recognize and avoid counterfeit medicines, and take steps to prevent fake drugs from infiltrating our supply chain in the future. We've had a lot of success in the past year in fighting this global threat, but there is still much work to be done. Until all American patients, physicians, policymakers and stakeholders understand the health risks associated with counterfeit medicines, we will continue to be vulnerable. On World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, PSM wishes to thank all of our partners who are engaged in this struggle, and pledges to continue our efforts to help one day eradicate counterfeit drugs once and for all.


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TAHOE, Calif. — Oliver was a man of the lake.
He always gave, he would never take.
He loved all things, in this blessed place.
There were hard times, he had to face.
His parents and brothers made the lake their space.
They were here before most everyone.
The winters were hard, very little sun.
In days past the lake wasn't fun.
Oliver and Charles shoveled sand into trucks.
So they could attend U.N.R., they had to make
A few bucks.
Oliver was an engineer, he made things to last.
He didn't want anything he built,
That couldn't stand fast.
He was a man before his time.
He had foresight, that shouldn't be a crime.
Now that he is gone, people wish he was here,
He was a valuable asset, for friends that were dear.
He has left us for a better place.
No one else can fill his space.
I hope his legend will linger on.
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While I was in Wisconsin last weekend I came across one such yarn. It's an interesting felted concoction from Germany that blends Merino, cashmere, and silk into something called Cashmere Queen. The difference from skein to washed fabric is striking and, for some people, unbelievable.
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ANAHEIM -- After spending two days generating virtually no offense, the A's were in a whatever-it-takes mode Sunday against the Angels.
That included the second homer of the month from Eric Sogard, who'd come into July homerless in over a year. It included three hits to left field from dead pull hitter Brandon Moss. It included a double steal from Josh Reddick and Chris Young. And it included a sacrifice bunt from Coco Crisp that turned into a hit and more.
Sogard, who'd broken a drought with a homer in Kansas City on July 7, said he was trying to move Young from second to third by hitting behind him in the third inning. He did that, and more, elevating a pitch from Jerome Williams enough to settle it into the first few rows of the bleachers near the foul pole.
"I just wanted to hit behind the runner," Sogard said. "We'd been having some trouble scoring runs. I got a fastball inside and I was able to get it up a little."
With the trade deadline coming up, there are suggestions that the A's might look to upgrade at second base, a position currently shared by Sogard, the left-hander, and the right-handed Grant Green. Sogard would like to make a case for staying the course.
His homer, single and two runs scored will help, although he's just 11-for-47 (.234) in his last 18 games. However, seven of the 11 hits are for extra bases — five doubles and two homers.
He did that. Callaspo charged, fielded the ball and threw it where first baseman mark Trumbo had no chance to catch it. Sogard scored and Crisp wound up at third, from where he would score on the second of three Moss singles.
"I wasn't bunting for a hit," Crisp said. "I mean I was, but I was more focused on getting the ball down and moving the runner over. That was the important part of getting the ball down."
Manager Bob Melvin called the bunt, and Callaspo's throwing error that made it 3-0, "the key part of the game."
"It's not usual that Coco will be up there where the third baseman isn't in," the manager said. "But he wasn't as close, and Coco went out and made something happen."
Catcher Chris Iannetta threw wildly past third, giving Reddick a chance to bounce up and race home. Young would score on another Angels' throwing error later in the inning.
"When the opportunity is there, we'll push it," Melvin said. "When you're not swinging great is a good time to push it."
"I've been in the cage a lot, and I'm still searching for it," Moss said. "This morning I said to somebody I was just going to go up and try to swing pretty. At least that way I'll look better up there. Maybe I won't look silly.
"If I'm going to hit .230, I might as well look good doing it. I was just trying to take good, fluid swings and stayed through some balls instead of trying to do too much, trying to hit a home run on every pitch". Moss said that he'd never had three opposite-field hits in a game and, together with a second-inning pop to shortstop, he'd never hit the ball to the left side four times "in a game in my life. Not ever."


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STOCKTON – The remains of murder victim JoAnn Hobson, excavated from a Linden well this year and returned to her family for burial, were mixed up with at least two others, says a report made public today.
Rather than bury her daughter, Joan Shelley, mother of the 16-year-old who vanished in 1985, sent the remains for analysis by the Human Identification Laboratory at California State University, Chico. The report found that the use of large earth-moving equipment contributed to comingling the remains.
Shelley expressed outrage at local authorities and said she has retained an attorney. The report opens up the possibility that other victims may have been unidentified, including missing 9-year-old Hayward girl, Michaela Garecht, who vanished in 1988.
The killing duo of Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog were never convicted in Hobson's death, but Shermantine's tips led investigators to the Linden well.
Read Thursday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith.
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Capt. Lauran Glover of Columbus, Ohio, places flags at headstones of section 37 at Arlington National Cemetery May 26, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. The Old Guard will place over 230,000 flags at every headstone across the 624 acre cemetery, as they...
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Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation (PKC) announced that it is developing the first nanodrug combination of Merck's temozolomide and Celgene's thalidomide (in a 50:50 ratio) for the treatment of gliomas and other cancers. PKC will collaborate with the University of California, San Diego's department of nano-engineering at the Moores cancer centre to develop the nanodroplet formulation.
According to PKC, 2000 to 20000 molecules of each type of drug can be packaged in one nanodroplet. Preliminary studies have indicated that the ratio of these different drugs can be precisely controlled. PKC's goal is to produce nanodroplets that have special affinities for cancer cells with enhanced efficacy in destroying such cells compared with conventional chemotherapy.
PKC has begun in vivo testing of the temozolomide–thalidomide nanodroplets. Preliminary findings show that the combination is significantly more effective than the current commercially available formulations of these drugs that are being used in the clinic.
It is thought that direct local delivery is necessary to achieve the potentially high efficacy of the nanodrugs. PKC is developing a microminiaturized metronomic biofeedback pump nano (MBPn) version, a fully implantable infusion pump that enables programmable, metronomic, local delivery and sampling via a multichannel catheter that has the potential to avoid elimination by the liver. The company hopes that the MBPn will enhance anticancer activity of the drugs at the target site while reducing adverse effects on healthy cells.
"We are conducting ongoing development and testing in order to prove the efficacy of delivering proprietary nanodroplet formulations of anticancer medications using our MBP," said Frank Adell, CEO of PKC in a press statement. "If these tests are successful, we believe PKC will produce a major advance in treating gliomas and potentially other types of cancer as well."


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The Dell Dock is a task-based organizer for Dell Laptops or Desktops. It is helpful to the users to sort their software applications into friendly categories, which can be accessed easily from a dock. So that the user can leave the desktop free of clutter. Customers don't have to locate and open a prorgam by application name by rather can locate it by task, like "email & chat", "security", "view photos", "play music", etc. Users can choose the Dock's location, color, and adjust its contents however they see fit.


text: So apparently, if you are a miner and you witness a strange goo-like substance erupting from the earth deep within your mine shaft, your first instinct would be to taste the stuff. Am I right?! In writer and director Larry Cohen's horror comedy, the goo found in the earth is found to be sweet, creamy, delicious and best of all no calories! Understandably so, the stuff becomes a nationwide craze (I mean, c'mon, who doesn't wanna eat stuff found oozing out of the ground?!) and even begins hurting ice cream sales.


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For the sixth straight year, SF Beer Week is taking the Bay Area by storm with hundreds of beer-centric events spread out over 10 days. The festivities kick off Friday with an opening gala, followed by the 13th annual Double IPA Festival at The Bistro in Hayward. Choosing from among the 500 remaining events is challenging, to say the least. You can check out the full schedule at www.sfbeerweek.org and search by day, event type -- beer brunch? sour fest? tap takeover? -- and geographic area. But here are a few suggestions to get you started.
East Bay brew fest
One of my favorite events in the East Bay is Sour Sunday at the Triple Rock Alehouse & Brewery in Berkeley, held this Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If my recent column on sour beers made you curious, this event offers a great chance to sample a variety of sours in one place -- or actually two places. The sour beer tasting is split between the brewpub on Shattuck Avenue and Triple Rock's nearby sister pub, Jupiter, down the street. Find details at triplerock.com under the "buzz" tab.
Triple Rock's former brewer, Rodger Davis, left last year to open his own Faction Brewing in Alameda (factionbrewing.com). Swing by anytime after noon on Feb. 11 for "Gypsies Join a Faction." Davis and brewers from Denmark's Mikkeller and Baltimore's Stillwater Artisanal Ales will brew a collaboration beer that day and you can taste beer from all three breweries. The collaboration beer will be tapped during the 2015 SF Beer Week.
And don't miss Celebrator Beer News' annual Anniversary Party, which closes SF Beer Week on Feb. 16. The festivities, which run from 4 to 8 p.m. at Berkeley's Trumer Brauerei, include appetizers and beer from more than 30 breweries.
South Bay hops events
Pucker up, folks. On Valentine's Day, San Jose's Original Gravity Public House (www.originalgravitypub.com) will hold its biannual Pucker Up! Sour Fest from noon to 11:30 p.m., with more than 15 different sour beers and a few surprises.
One of the more unusual -- but distinctly cool -- events, is the annual Wet Your Whistles Caltrain Pub Crawl on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. Hosts Joey and Jen McDaniel will lead 40 guests on a pub tour that includes Palo Alto's Rose & Crown and other pubs near Caltrain. Love the idea but can't make the date? Check out the McDaniels' suggestions for other pubs in Caltrain terrain at wetyourwhistles.com.
Bid Beer Week farewell on Feb. 16 at San Jose's Harry's Hofbrau (www.harryshofbrau.com), where the IPA Day festivities include more than two dozen single, double and triple IPAs and the tapping of a keg of Russian River's Pliny the Younger. The doors open at 11 a.m.
More brews
San Francisco's newest brewery taproom is opening in the Dogpatch neighborhood during SF Beer Week, too. Triple Voodoo Brewery (www.triplevoodoobrewing.com) has been contract brewing for several years, but the brewers are hosting a blowout party to christen their new taproom starting at 4 p.m. Feb. 13.
Don't miss the 21st annual Toronado Barleywine Festival, which starts at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 15. With some 60 or barley wines to sample, the weekend-long event at San Francisco's Toronado Pub (www.toronado.com) is one of the best niche festivals in the country.
This last event is one near to my heart, because my son Porter is autistic: Sonoma County's third annual Black and White Beer Ball is a chance to dress up in your finest ball gown, tuxedo or whatever finery you prefer, and enjoy a fancier kind of beer festival that includes local brews, ciders, live music and roving circus acts. The party, which starts at 7 p.m. on Valentine's Day, benefits autism charities in the county. Find details at www.ales4autism.org.
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LL rules.......this one gets complicated....
R1, no outs......BR pops one up between F1 & F3 about 15 ft fair and almost to the infield dirt. F1, F3 & F4 (F4 is late to the party) all converge on the ball & R1 starts for 2nd (dunno why). F1 & F3 collide with the ball tipping off F1's glove (he was taller than F3) - meanwhile almost simultaneously F4 & R1 collide about 4 ft behind the F1/F3 collision. Now I have 4 players on the ground. F3 gathers in the ball & rolls over & tags a still prone R1. At this point I *think* what I have is type B (not A) obstruction on F4 since no play was being made on R1. Since it's type B I judge that R1 would not have made his advance base absent the obstruction & call R1 out. Going by the principal of punishing stupidity whenever possible I'm just not sure I got this close to right.
I agree it's Type B Obstruction by F4 so it's up to YOU whether or not you think R1 would have made it to second.
You didn't think he would so you called him out.
I wasn't there but to me, if R1 is heading towards second and F3 and F1 collide and fall to the ground, I'd have a hard time thinking that R1 would not make second on the play.
On Type B Obstruction I generally give the offense the benefit of the doubt (defense did something wrong, they shouldn't get an advantage because of it).
I guess F3 could have rolled over and threw to second for the force (assuming F6 was paying attention and covering second).
It's a HTBT and you were there so your ement is the only one that counts!
If you ruled Obstruction--you pointed at the scrum and said "That's Obstruction!"--then you are protecting R1 somewhere.
No way you can call him out now once you have ruled Type B. You have in your mind how far you are protecting him when you make the call. A play is now being made on the runner; you must call time and award the base to which you protected him (which MIGHT have been first base as much as second.)
There is no fuzz on the peach! You rule OBS, you are stating that the defense disadvantaged the offense. Now if you didn't rule OBS, then the play is what it is.
But I think this was a blown call.
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I'm not saying I didn't blow the call BUT........
I can't protect him back to 1st - the BR is already standing there since the popup wasn't caught, which leave me 2nd, which R1 was about 45' from. I don't think it would have been close at 2nd if there was no obstruction even after the collision between F3 & F1. R1 definitely had an "Oh Sh|t" moment when he was off of 1st and realized the ball was probably going to be caught, reversed direction, saw the ball drop & took off for 2nd again - think squirrel . F1 & F3 weren't tangled up - they just fell to the ground & the ball was right there, which F3 got immediately.
7.06(b) says
(b) If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no
further action is possible. The umpire shall then call "Time" and impose such
penalties, if any, as in his judgment will nullify the act of obstruction.
I may have overthought the "if any" part but I don't have to award any bases. I do see Lou's point of bending over backwards to not disadvantage the offense and that's where I fell down on the play (pun intended).
Ah! There WAS a play on the Obstructed Runner: The tag play while he's on the ground! So your rule quotation is now irrelevant.
This was Type B followed by a subsequest play on the Obstructed runner. The proper mechanic is to call time and award R1 his bases. OK, since B2 is standing on first, you give R1 second base. This is an easy interpretation of the rule.
I think you are putting way too much into this. If you think there was OBS, and OBS was called, you can't rule the runner out unless he proceeds beyond the base that you protected him to. In this case, you felt you needed to call OBS because he was obstructed to 2nd base. That's as far as you protect him. Then, when they make the tag play, you award it.
Of course R1 is not going to make second base if he's laying on the ground!
If you call it, you must award it on a type B.
Mike CVUA
AH! (as light dawns on Marblehead) - that's the part I really bollixed up. Type B turns into Type A under these circumstances. Thanks. The whole thing didn't seem right at the time but I you're correct, I did overthink it in the heat of the moment.
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Lawmakers in Washington have been considering a mandate that would force automakers to install rear view cameras in most all-new vehicles. Two members of Congress and parents of children injured (or killed) by inattentive drivers backing over them are now calling on regulators to finalize the regulations.
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Not everybody is perfect. Accidents can happen
IMO, some of these responses are just sad.
So anybody that ever backs into something is an idiot? inept? Because they can't somehow look back left, back center, and back right all at the same time, while also looking forward to make sure they don't clip something with the front of their car?
Fact of the matter is, most people get it right because there are such few accidents. But I'd bet their are a ton of close calls. And this has always been a problem, even in the 60s and 70s. Not just now. Should we go back to cars without airbags, anti-lock brakes, and even seatbelts?
But when something does happen, it's a terrible thing.
So basically, what a lot of people are saying here is that either somebody gets it right or they're an idiot. No inbetweens. No such thing as an "accident". No such thing as doing everything in your power not to back over somebody and yet, it still happened, somehow....
To the poster about an '11 durango, I have an '11 durango with the backup camera, and the think works awesome. I don't zone out. You need to learn how to use the tools available to you properly. I look left, I look right, but while moving my head from left to right and quickly glancing down the middle,I
glance at the camera. A backup camera isn't there for you to just lock eyes on it and stare at it all day. And not just the backup camera is great, but also the durango's rear cross path detection (not standard). Many times it has "helped" me by 'notifying' me that something is getting ready to cross behind me from a blind spot that I can't even see because a van or another suv is parked next to me.
There is NO visibility through the tailgate of most SUVs. Look all you want, you won't see a small child BEHIND you. And some cars, that are now more about form then function, they have blind spots that are just as bad as an suv or crossover. No doubt, some smart-@ss will comment that we're suppose to look before getting in. What happens in a parking lot that you've looked, it's clear, you get in, and then the car next to you, those people show up, and they are distracted and they are the idiots and they let a small child get behind you in that split second you were looking back left and missed the child to the back right? ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN.
I refuse to believe that all these perfect other posters get in their car, and they maintain a constant 360 vision around the car the complete time until they back out. None of them have ever gotten into a car, but then not left? Maybe they took a call? Maybe they smartly finished all their texting? Who knows. Am I really to believe these "perfect" non-idiot drivers maintained constant 360 vision while they finished texting? Or did they really get back out to look behind them? I doubt it. IMO, most of you are just lucky.
Of course, the government isn't forcing anybody to actually look at the camera, that's YOUR choice. The real hangup here is the cost. That's what it really boils down to. And for most SUVS where this really should only apply, with more and more cars including screens already on their dash, IMO, the cost is trivial. $50 at most for a camera?
If seatbelts were optional, and only cost $50, I wonder how many of these "perfect" drivers would pass using the flawed thinking that they'll never mess up or have an accident. But what happens if the OTHER person messes up?
IMO, many ignorant posters here that just "know-it-all" and they've never EVER made a mistake or had an accident. They are perfect in every sense. They have no flaws. They have 360 vision, and are just that good. They never make a mistake.
For the record, I am against this legislation applying to all cars. But I do think there should be some type of legislation and some type of test to determine vehicles with extreme poor visibility and those cars should have the requirement. Or at a minimum, maybe not the camera, but at least beeping backup sensors.
RE: Not everybody is perfect. Accidents can happen
airbags, ABS, stability control systems, and power steering are all good inventions and increases driving safety.
A back up camera has too many flaws.
Everyone admits that there's always a blind spots but you have enough visibility to drive safety in almost all vehicles. Only the vehicles that a cam is a big clunky thing like a suburban. But a good driver can go life time without a single accident.
Your arguments are as sad.
1. I suppose children just appear behind vehicles to get hit. If your kids love to play around moving vehicles then it's your fault as a parent. I never let any kids play around vehicles whether it's moving or not. They can damage the vehicle or they can get hit by it.
2. Even if there happens to be a kid or anything behind you, you need to glance around your car before you get in and drive. After you are sure there's nothing/nobody obstructing your path then keep awareness of your environment. Don't put on makeup, talk on the phone, text 20 people, and eat your burger. Keep awareness and slowly back out. Slow down near side walks. It's really that simple.
3. A back up camera is perfect for parking but terrible for accounting moving objects which you most complained about. If you stare at a screen and a kid/pet run behind your vehicle, then you won't see it until it's too late. But if you are aware of your environment and use peripherals and mirrors effectively, then you will detect them almost immediately and stop in time.
4. why are you looking in front to make sure you don't clip anything? You should be looking at your mirrors, rear and sides. You want to look at where your vehicle is going to avoid hitting stuff!!! You should already know how much you have to crank your wheel to avoid hitting anything from the front. Consumer vehicles usually have short overhang past the front wheels so you shouldn't not easily clip things unless you are a really bad driver. If you have to spend more than a split second glance to the front when backing up then you are a bad driver!.
This back up camera is another unnecessary driver aid. It will have a positive impact in the short term and then a negative impact over time because people will lose awareness and common sense when driving. It should stay optional for those who needs it but should not be mandatory.
The cellphone was a very positive invention. Look at all the problems it's causing. The dependencies and now traffic accidents and even psychological disorders.
RE: Not everybody is perfect. Accidents can happen
If it was a mere accident that isn't avoidable at all there wouldn't be only 100 deaths a year. It's true that it will inevitably happen. I mean Billions of backups are made a year, so your bound to catch a few kids here or there. But the fact is that there are a million different options to avoid it and if you miss them all then you are an idiot. First up paying attention to your surroundings when you get into the car. Are there kids playing in the yards near by? Yes then pay close attention, watch the mirrors while you prep before backing up. Pay special attention to the area the kids are playing at when looking in the mirror and when craned around. Watch for the slightest disturbance.
Between not thinking you own the area behind your car and parents taking in account of their kids while playing outside 99% of these issues would go away. People not cluttering up their yards with bushes and trees to look pretty will allow others to see your car is in reverse before you pull out. That gets rid of the other 1%. Now you are left with 1 death in like ten years where there was nothing anyone could have done to prevent it that a camera might have prevented.
So yes the Stereo type would be that either the driver or the Parent screwed up an were idiots. Specially the parents because well they had the most precious thing in the world and lost it over whatever the hell they were doing that wasn't watching them. But you know what would be a lot easier than a law forcing everyone to spend an extra $200 a car to make up for at worst 300 people failing to do their responsibility a year? Telling people to back into the drive way and that way they are pulling out forward. It's 100x easier for people to see what your doing and the biggest worry is farther up in your driveway not at the sidewalk where anyone can be. But much like asking drivers to pay more attention to their surroundings and especially when kids are around, or asking parents to actually be parents to their youngsters that don't know better,it takes to much time away from a day filled with accomplishing nothing to put the extra seconds/minutes in.
RE: Not everybody is perfect. Accidents can happen
Scale is a problem people have difficulty with...
~700 people die a year from "back-up" accidents. 300 of them are "children" and 100 are "children under 5".
Even the postive leaning folks people say a backup camera would only save ~50% of these people, if installed on -all- cars. We are talking in the range of spending 10-80 million dollars per life saved depending on your assumptions.
Yet today hundreds/thousands of people die due to a variety of factors which would cost a lot less than 10 million a death to "solve", let alone the high estimates of 80 million.
On top of these, backup camera are already becoming a standard... why enforce through regulation a problem to go away. Unless the regulation has a sunset provision, we may be required to have rear view cameras on our transparent transport bubbles of the future.
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Janet Stromberg, a registered Democrat from Berkeley, hadn't sent in her mail-in ballot as of Friday.
"I'd say half the time I end up dropping it off by hand," she said, "which in this case is a good thing because I just made up my mind on something this morning."
Those last-minute mail-in ballots, however, must undergo an extra layer of verification and won't even be counted in many counties until long after Tuesday.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen said a county elections official must match the signature on each mail-in ballot's envelope with the signature on the voter's registration card. With a last-minute avalanche of mail-in ballots, counties often need most or all of the 31 days that state law allows to complete their count and certify final results to the state.
In 2008, more than 3 million ballots -- about one-fourth cast -- didn't get counted until after Election Day.
That won't be the case for hundreds of thousands of Bay Area voters, who had turned in their ballots by last week:
California's voter-registration this year was fueled in part by a new system allowing online registration. The deadline to register was Oct. 22.
A new law will let Californians register right up to and including Election Day, but that won't take effect until the secretary of state certifies VoteCal, the new statewide voter database, probably in 2015.
Still, Bowen noted that this September and October saw less of a voter-registration boom than the same months in the last presidential election year.
"Registering to vote is easier now than it was four years ago, yet fewer people actually registered in this final 45-day window than did in 2008," she said. "This makes it clear that it's not just a question of making voter registration easier. It's really about what inspires people to care about their democracy and be part of the decision-making process."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
To report election fraud, call the California Secretary of State Office's voter hotline: 800-345-8683


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Filled up the car lately? Then you've probably noticed what's happening with the price of gasoline - or diesel, if you favor that flavor of fuel. And since it's an election season, if the trend toward higher prices continues, we're going to be searching for villains, come November. Are we right? And if so, where should we begin?
Let's dismiss the accusation that the president alone is responsible. It wasn't true when then-Sen. Obama made the accusation against then-President George Bush, and it's not true now.
Let's also dismiss the canard that evil oil companies are driving up the price in search of "unfair" profits. Although profit-per-barrel calculations are notoriously difficult, a reasonable figure might be between 10 and 20 cents per gallon of refined product. The federal government's cut, by comparison, is 18.4 cents.
Rising demand figures in, as do tricks being played with the value of the dollar. Supply also has a prominent role, and it is here that the current administration does have a hand in the pain at the pump.
Policies do matter when it comes to petroleum and its derivatives. Drilling, production, transport, refining, distribution and use - all are regulated and taxed by the federal government, so it might be useful to examine the attitudes of those in charge.
In early 2008, Sen. Obama flagged high gas prices as a plague on working America and as evidence of the incompetence - or worse - of the Bush Administration. His remedy? Spend $150 billion of borrowed money on "green energy." Hence, Solyndra, an elaborate money-laundering scheme for the Democrat party. Shortly afterward, he said that as part of the strategy to address higher oil prices we must "... replace the internal combustible engine ... because we want to get rid of fossil fuels." Hence, the Chevy Volt, a $40,000 hybrid no one wants. You bailed out the company that makes it.
In a September, 2008 interview with the Wall Street Journal, candidate Obama also noted that he "... would have preferred a gradual adjustment..." in gas prices, but insisted that in the end, they were good for America.
These statements indicate not only a powerful ideological drive to inflict a radical environmental agenda on this country, they show a real indifference to - or ignorance of - the economic effects such policies will have, and the pain they will create for the average American in terms of the cost of living.
This ideological bent is shared by the president's energy secretary Dr. Steven Chu, who in 2008 told the Wall Street Journal that "Somehow, we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." We've only come about halfway, but the Secretary stuck to his guns in a Congressional hearing Feb. 28. When asked if the administration had plans to address rising gas prices, he was surprisingly forthright: "No, the overall goal is to decrease our dependency on oil ..." which he still maintained would "... help the American economy and the American consumers." Except, of course, for American consumers who still have to fill the car to get to work. But they don't count. And they should be riding buses and trains anyway. See a pattern here?
True, when damage control sirens went off in the White House, both the president and the secretary tried to put the cat back in the bag. This is another pattern.
The administration regularly lays smoke to hide its agenda. It's busily issuing drilling permits for the Gulf of Mexico, but most are for shallow wells that traditionally produce gas. Of the 14 or so deepwater drilling permits issued last year, 13 are still "pending review." One was approved for a field under development since 1985. Meanwhile, the EPA continues to hone regulations which - if they survive - will cripple the boom in domestic natural gas production and shutter coal-fired electric power plants - ironically, necessary if plug-in cars are to become more than a novelty.
Not to mention the Keystone XL pipeline. If "energy security" is really the goal, as the administration has stated many times, why stand in the way of a system which will allow us - together with Canadian and Mexican partners - to produce over 90 percent of our energy requirements within North America by 2025? Are windmills, solar panels and Chevy Volts going to better that deadline? Hardly, no matter how much borrowed money is thrown at them in search of the ecotopia many in this administration are pushing with both hands. Hydrogen might eventually work for transportation, but ... the administration defunded vehicle fuel cell research in 2009; it's batteries, or nothing.
So is villainy at work here, or mere incompetence and indifference? And to what end?
A question to ponder when next you fill 'er up.


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Monday, August 16, 2010
Makin' Bacon
And really, is there anything more beautiful than a plate full of bacon?
I always use center-cut bacon which is similar in fat and calories to turkey bacon. (You can imagine how thrilled I was when I found out that little tidbit of information.) I preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with non-stick aluminum foil. A 12-ounce package of bacon is then placed in a single layer of bacon strips and baked for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and drain on paper towels.
Then make yourself a big fat BLT. Because it's the right thing to do this time of year.
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- burntloafer said...
If you are fortunate enough to find a cooling rack that fits your baking sheet, try putting the bacon on that and starting from a cold oven.
Much less splatter, easy cleanup.
- August 16, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- The Mom Chef said...
That lower-fat bacon brings me to my happy place, that's for sure. I still like the skillet though. Maybe because I'm using lower fat bacon? :)
- August 16, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- stephchows said...
random food styling fact: get the thick tin foil and bend into into ripples, then place bacon on it so the bacon is ripping up and down. Give the bacon an awesome look for photos :D ok that's my random for the day ;)
- August 16, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Moogie said...
Hey... twin sister. This is the same way I do my bacon. No greasy mess on top of the stove.
- August 16, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- Jane @ Sweet Basil Kitchen said...
Good tips from all of you! I feel much better now that I can buy center cut bacon and be a little healthier!
PS-I am on the other side of 50 too and life is good.
- August 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Barbara said...
Thanks for the tip about center-cut bacon! I don't care how its cooked; bacon is the best, and the best thing to do with it is make a BLT, but for me, never on toast. Soft fresh bread only, please, and I'll follow you anywhere.
- August 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- Sue said...
I'm one of those few people...what an easy and unsplattering(is that a word?)way to cook bacon! Thanks! That BLT looks mighty good!
(I see in your first comment to bake on a cooling rack on the baking sheet, another great idea!)
- August 16, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I haven't tried it in the oven. So easy and no splatters all over the stove.
- August 16, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Pam said...
Oh, I know. Once I discovered this method, I never went back to greasy stove top frying.
- August 16, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Karen said...
I've only baked bacon once and that was when I was making caramelized bacon (bacon coated in brown sugar, then baked YUM!) Baking bacon is a great tip when using a whole package. For a couple slices I like to use the microwave.
- August 16, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- June (jbug) said...
Love me some bacon! Great looking sandwich too Mags.
- August 16, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Nanan said...
I love love love bacon!!!!
- August 16, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Kat said...
I make myself BLT's quite often. I also like baking the bacon.
- August 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Debbie said...
Okay...I will. I will make one tonight. And I'll bake the bacon.
- August 16, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- Mary said...
Haha, I just burst out loud reading your comment! :P You're hilarious!
That BLT looks perfect! My mom always made toasted tomato sandwiches but I prefer it with all the extra calories ;) YUM!
- August 16, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
I think you may have written this post for me. Can you believe I have never baked bacon? I don't use bacon very often, but now I'm craving it.
- August 16, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Haden News said...
Your BLT looks soo good!!! I love to Bake Bacon too!!
- August 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Julie said...
Beautiful bacon! I've never made it this way. We've kind of banned bacon from the house but I may have to give this one a try. My husband will be thrilled.
- August 16, 2010 at 7:31 PM
- Kat said...
Great tip. Will definitely try it in the oven as I love bacon. I could go for a BLT right now. Have a wonderful day.
- August 16, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Lynda said...
I've never tried baking bacon-and I could have done it yesterday as that's what I made too. A good ole BlT is hard to beat!
- August 16, 2010 at 10:02 PM
30 minutes in the oven? Can that be right?
- August 17, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- Mags said...
Angela: That's how long I cook center cut bacon. I like it crispy. If you're using regular bacon or if it is thinner, you'll find it takes less time, 20-25 minutes.
- August 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM


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Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said today that it has a multi-year agreement with OnStar to provide advanced wireless service to millions of General Motors vehicles beginning with the 2015 model year.
Verizon Wireless previously had the contract with OnStar, a GM subsidary, and will continue to provide service to existing vehicles.
AT&T said it will provide 4G LTE mobile Internet access for GM's safety and security services offered by OnStar, as well as information and entertainment services, such as video for backseat passengers.
"Through this built-in 4G LTE connection we have the opportunity to reinvent the mobile experience inside a vehicle." Mary Chan, president, Global Connected Consumer, General Motors, said in a statement.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Richmond County deputies are on the hunt for the person who shot and killed a man early Tuesday morning, June 6.
It happened in a place police call very dangerous: the 1500 block of Maple Street off Old Savannah Road in Augusta.
Investigators now have a person of interest.
Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen tells News 12 that 49-year-old Harold Burns died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The deadly shooting happened around 1:00 a.m.
A high-speed chase possibly related to another shooting ended just an hour later.
Those are just two of a couple hundred dangerous crimes that area has seen in just a few months.
Two crimes on one night, both in Doris Prather's neighborhood.
"I just pray for things like that," she says. "People...you never know what's on their mind, you never know what they're going through."
Officers found 49-year-old Harold Burns dead in front of his neighbor's house on Maple Street.
Only about an hour later and a few miles down the road, a high-speed car chase led deputies to a front yard. The chase ended there; one deputy crashed into a fire hydrant.
"It could have happened to us while we was in there sleeping," Prather says.
"I heard a boom and I jumped up out my bed, took a look outside, and saw a bunch of water go up in the air," says Fredrick Merriweather. He lives near the chase scene; the cars crashed into his fence.
The chase and shooting are part of a long list of dangerous crimes over the past two months in the area near Maple Street, Martin Luther King, and Wrightsboro Road. The charges range from drug trafficking to aggravated assault; 25 of them involve a deadly weapon.
Fredrick Merriweather says he's "very scared" about the recent crime in his neighborhood. Doris Prather worries about her family.
"My baby boy, he said, 'Oooh, Mama, look what done happened.' I said, 'Lord have mercy'. It could've come here."
A car chase and a homicide investigation in their neighborhood in just two hours, and several hundred other dangerous crimes in just two months.
Investigators are still in the field following up on Tuesday afternoon's lead. In addition to the person of interest they are questioning, they are looking for one other person with possible ties.
Deputies originally thought the driver in the high-speed chase had connections to the shooting. That driver took off when deputies tried to stop the vehicle.
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December 10, 2009
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- Dec 10:
- Snow hits D.C., government workers told to stay home
- Missing in Nevada's brutal cold: family with young kids
- East Coast storm affecting some Bay Area flights
- Snow day in D.C.: Federal workers told to stay home
- Foul weather postpones hearing into SFO Asiana Airline crash
- Officials identify Santa Clara County men who died from exposure during cold snap
- Homeless man found dead Sunday may be seventh in Bay Area to die from cold snap
- Dec 9:
- Cold weather and frost to sit a while over Bay Area
- Dec 7:
- Homeless shelters had open beds when homeless men died of exposure in Santa Clara County
- Dec 6:
- Cold sets records throughout the Bay Area
- Four homeless people dead of exposure, Santa Clara County officials say
- Cold snap, state by state: Reports from across U.S.
It's so cold outside that Daniel Weaver put on extra thick moisturizer "so my face doesn't freeze off" before he rode his bike to work Thursday morning in San Jose. "Chuy," the miniature pincer Pomeranian pup he carries to work in his backpack each day, barely poked his head out.
It's so cold that across the Bay Area -- down to 16 degrees in Napa Thursday and 18 degrees in Morgan Hill -- water lines burst and black ice caused spin-outs. Planes at San Jose and Oakland needed de-icing, golfers in Livermore waited out frost delays and the tortoises at the Oakland Zoo were surprised by a thin layer of ice on their pool.
It's so cold that security guard Anthony Garcia, in double socks and winter gloves, overlooked the homeless people taking shelter inside the Diridon Caltrain station in downtown San Jose. "I just left them alone,'' he said.
It hadn't ever been this cold on this date in Oakland since they started keeping track: downtown broke a 1972 record when it plunged to 34 degrees early Thursday. San Jose tied a 41-year-old record at 29 degrees overnight, and San Francisco did the same at 40 degrees. Livermore plummeted to 24, Concord dropped to 25 and Redwood City dipped to 27.
"My teeth are cold," said Danielle Garvey, 37, who lives in the Santa Cruz mountains.
It's so cold that the water bottles froze solid for the rabbits at the Sulphur Creek Nature Center in Hayward and Rose Britton, the director of animal care, had to wake up the bats for breakfast who were snuggling in their netting-enclosed reptariums.
"There's frost everywhere and the volunteers don't want to go out there," Britton said from her office in the Hayward Hills. "I have a lot of retired people. They're not too happy about this cold weather. We all have jackets and mittens and caps."
Keep them close. The freezing overnight temperatures are expected to stick around through the weekend. On Friday, rain is expected to turn to snow on the mountain tops at about 2,000 feet and warm up temperatures slightly through Saturday afternoon. But break out the mittens again overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning when the deep chill will set in again.
While overnight temperatures in the teens and 20s might seem balmy to the folks in Great Falls, Mont., where temperatures dipped to 12 degrees below zero Thursday. But, hey, we're sharing similar temperatures with Chicago and Erie, Penn, for crying out loud. Even Toronto was warmer on Thursday -- 55 degrees overnight!
Not that that gives us a birthright to complain. But still.
"We're not prepared for temperatures that go down this low for any length of time," said meteorologist Diana Henderson at the National Weather Service, which issued a freeze warning for parts of the Bay Area. "It takes its toll."
For people, plants and animals used to California's Mediterranean climate, it stings.
And it's no fun when you go to turn on the shower and nothing comes out.
"I had a call this morning where a lady had her solar thermal system and she thought her water heater went out," said Ron Burris from the Concord office of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. "We went out there and found out her solar water pipes had frozen. She didn't have any water -- no hot, no cold, no nothing. Same thing with another customer. The pipes were frozen."
Sometimes, it just takes a little sunshine for them to thaw out. "By midmorning they're calling to cancel because they unfroze," said Kim Barrios, a plumbing dispatcher in Novato.
The California Highway Patrol spread salt on the roadways after one car spun out on black ice on northbound Interstate 280 near Highway 92 early Thursday and traffic slowed in Walnut Creek after a big patch of it developed on Ygnacio Valley Road at Oakland Boulevard, near the Interstate 680 on ramps.
It was cold in Los Gatos, too, down to the 20s. But that didn't stop Jessica Helbush, 28, from waiting outside, shivering, for her first date with Alex Hanway. She had given him the wrong directions in the first place and was worried he might not find the right restaurant.
"He just seems like a really nice person. I definitely had to wait outside," she said, "or that would just be mean."
Staff Writer Rick Hurd contributed. Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409. Follow her at twitter.com/juliasulek
HOW LOW DID THURSDAY temps GO?
Oakland: 34-#
San Jose: 29#
San Francisco: 40#
Livermore: 24
Concord: 25
Redwood City: 27
Morgan Hill: 18
Napa: 16
#--Broke or tied record low for Dec. 5.
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This is because you have reached folder depth limit , which is 8 folders deep.fredsdead wrote:Why is that?
jonLumpkin wrote:None of my numerous titles have an *.nfo, but they are in a unified format (e.g. "Trial, the [1962]" or "Man Who Wasn't There, the [2001][AC3 5.1]") and your plugin is able to find the imdb title with suprising accuracy (including picking up "Trial, the [1962]" as the correct "Le proces (1962)").
I'll look into this, for now it will probably save the cover only when you actually are looking at MOVIEINFO. Also this will probably be optional.jonLumpkin wrote:Future idea would be using this plugin for automatically pulling down the cover art for all of the titles in a persons library and possibly saving them to a "movieTitle.extension.cover.jpg". I just started this process the other day and am about 20% through pulling images off imdb or Amazon and saving them with the file name. If this process could be automated through the use of your plugin (should be possible as the appropriate cover is found) it could save many people a lot of time.
If you only are using IMDB plugin u should definatelly disable all other plugins, you can do this by changing the "Plugin=...." line in MOVIEINFO.conf to "Plugins=IMDB". This will drastically improve the speed of pulling data.jonLumpkin wrote:The only problem I have is general slow performance (about 10-20 second delay) before the various info types (IMDB, FILMWEB, CSFD, MOVIEMETER, etc.) are displayed. I'm not sure if this is a fault of my connection, or if disabling some of the engines (all I really care about is iMDb) would speed up this process.
You are right, this is because of IMDB... the picture of the director is on a subpage so I didnt implement it because it will take longer to import the data all together, imo its just not worth it to have to wait a bit longer just for one picture.jonLumpkin wrote:EDIT - One minor thing - Pictures come through for cast members (if available), but not directors. I'm not sure if this deficiency is caused by your program or iMDb, but it would be nice if it could be fixed.
An another project is started by taconaut that will add a functionality of custom media library, maybe what you described can be implemented in that project....but this is not up to me.jonLumpkin wrote:EDIT2 - Would it be possible to implement a local library for this content? This would basically be a way of having your program run through all the files in the PMS share once and saving the results to disk. I realize that filling this library may take several hours if you have a large collection, but it might speed up the process of looking up a files info (and downloading the images). You would lose the up to the minute rating, but I think this would be an acceptable tradeoff for users with limited internet connection speed.
ThanksjonLumpkin wrote:GREAT WORK!! This should definitely be integrated into an official build.
thamps wrote:Guys, me having a tough time setting the plugins for video art .
= downloaded the latest build rev.339 for windows vista 64
= downloaded the update.jar
= installed and added the update.jar into ps3 media install folder where pms.jar resides
= added a MOVIEINFO.conf (got from some zip file!)
Please help me get past this stage, really looking forward to running this awesome feature. Maybe some HOWTO would seriously help.
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I am new to linux, and I am trying to automatically start PMS when booting Linux Mandriva 2009
But I just can't find how to do that.
Manually, everything works fine.
I open a shell, then type :
# sh PMS.sh
and everything works great.
I've created a user PS3, that will automatically open a session.
Then, in /home/ps3/.kde4/Autostart I have created a link to the PMS.sh file.
But this is not working.
Can someone tell me how to do this ?
Thanks a lot