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There is something for everyone at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Below is a list of our scheduled events classes, and exhibits. For details on any individual listing, just click on the event for more information. If you still have questions, feel free to call the garden at 413.298.3926. See you at the Garden!
Classes meet Wednesdays, September 14 – October 26, from 5:30 – 8:30pm.
This seven-week studio intensive is essential for students who anticipate working in garden planning and design. Learn basic drafting skills necessary to record and effectively communicate scaled site plans. The first four weeks of the course will cover reference books, drafting supplies, media/paper types, line weights; lettering and scale reading. Drafting demonstrations will familiarize students with professional drawing techniques and the students will begin to draft basic site plans. Map making will be covered in week four. During the last half of the course, students will learn to develop a landscape graphic palette to illustrate trees, shrubs, perennials and ground covers as well as hardscape materials such as stone terraces, etc. Students will also learn professional rendering techniques using prismacolor pencils. This course is designed for beginners to intermediates and will prepare students for all design classes offered in the Horticultural Certificate Program. We strongly suggest that all students who anticipate working professionally in the field of horticulture complete this course. For materials list, click here.
$25 copy fee applies.
Instructor – Steven Foster, ASLA is a registered landscape architect in MA with over thirty years experience. He currently divides his time between private practice and teaching at the Landscape Design Institute affiliated with Arnold Arboretum and Harvard University.
Suggested texts:
Architectural Graphics
Frank Ching
John Wiley & Sons
Plan and Section Drawing
Thomas Wang
John Wiley & Sons
Landscape Graphics
Grant W. Reid ASLA
Watson-Guptill Publications
For materials list, click here.
Save the Date!
Berkshire Botanical Garden's 2016 Harvest Festival will be held Columbus Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday October 8th and 9th!
About the Festival
For generations the Harvest Festival has been a cherished tradition in the Berkshires. It is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the county and 2015 event had the largest attendance ever with more than 12,000 visitors to the event. Proceeds from the event support educational programs at the Garden.
The Festival is a family-friendly celebration of community, showcasing local crafters & artists, non-stop entertainment, artisan food producers and food trucks. (See listing at the links below.)
It also features a silent auction and giant tag sales including — Housewares, the Opportunity Clothing Shop, Country Bazaar, Accessorize!, a Jewelry Boutique, and a Plant, Bulb a and Garden Accessory Sale — as well as a farmers market and zillions of kids activities, including a haunted house.
And don't forget to check our new Botanical Garden section with the Educational Workshops and Demos, the Garden's own Farm Camp, Hall of Pumpkins and much more.
If interested in being a vendor an entertainer, or providing an activity for kids. please contact Dana Audia, the Festival producer at firstname.lastname@example.com., or call the Office: 413 298 3926.
Become a Festival Volunteer. Visit the volunteer page for available job descriptions and to learn how you can help. To volunteer, contact Cynthia Grippaldi at 413 298 3926.
Below are links to some of last year's fun!
Stage Entertainment (and more)
Kids Activity List
Educational workshops Schedule
Complete Vendor List (with links)
Harvest Festival Map
This fast-paced, information-saturated clinic will introduce design students, home owners others to an opportunity-finding and problem-solving design process. It will lead to the basic conceptual elements of a landscape master plan. All attendees will participate in the process of observing and designing. Students will come away coherent examples of how design happens. An active discussion format will focus on common design principles. A step-by-step PowerPoint presentation will focus the discussion later in the afternoon. This all-day workshop is a prerequisite for Landscape Design Clinic Level II course offered in spring 2017. The field trip is held rain or shine.
Instructor – Walter Cudnohufsky, M.L.A. is a long-time dedicated teacher. Having founded and for twenty years directed the nationally acclaimed Conway (Mass.) School of Landscape Design, he has honed a reasoned approach to planning design. Currently his firm is engaged in many diverse and stimulating planning/design projects throughout the region.
Discounted price for 3 Fall Level II courses: $725
Classes meet on Wednesdays, November 2 – December 14, from 5:30 – 8:30pm.
Learn how to design a planting plan for private and public garden spaces. Explore the manipulation of space by using plant material through a series of exercises dealing with form, color and texture. Students will consider the nature of plant characteristics in specific design settings. Style of house will be used for a source of inspiration while honoring the horticultural needs of each plant. Students will make presentations for each project and class critiques will be positive, instructive and essential to the learning process. This is a participatory class. Required text: Professional Planting Design by Scott Scarfone. Prerequisites: Herbaceous Plants, Ornamental Woody Plants, Drafting for Garden Design. For materials list, click here.
Instructor – David Dew Bruner, ASLA is an award winning landscape architect and fine artist with over 35 years of experience ranging from Deputy Administrator of Riverside Park, NYC to amusement park design, historical restoration and all scales of residential design. Originally from New Orleans, he has a BLA and a BFA from LSU as well as a MLA form the University of Massachusetts.
Required text:
Professional Planting Design: An Architectural and Horticultural Approach to Creating a Mixed Bed
Scott Scarfone
John Wiley Publishers
ISBN-139780471761396 (pbk)
Classes meet on Wednesdays, January 25 – March 15, from 5:30 – 8:30pm.
Learn skills essential for effective functional garden design that honor the site and meet client needs. Each week will cover a different topic or technique focusing on the importance of getting to know the client and site as a basis of effective and appealing design. Essential and easy-to-grasp design principles for those who design or install gardens will be introduced throughout the course, with the goal of practicing a form-finding approach to garden design. The tools taught will provide a vocabulary essential for assessing a property's potential and problems, and for asking the right questions to realize a client's wishes while avoiding common design mistakes. Learn how to make well considered and sustainable choices for the elements and materials commonly used in the residential-scale garden. Students will select a project and take it from creative concept to completed design plan, including schematic drawings and planting plans. Each class will involve instruction and evaluation of projects in progress and will include both class instruction and studio time. Students will make a formal presentation at the final class.
Instructor – Chuck Schnell, M.A.; Guest Instructor– Walt Cudnohufsky, R.L.A., M.L.A.


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"It was one of the first dates to go when we opened up the books for wedding season," said Kellogg Center Wedding Specialist Pamela Ehlert.
From flowers, to gowns, to cakes, Mid-Michigan businesses are cashing in on the biggest wedding day of the year.
"777 has been overwhelming with people," said Jim Schmidt of Hyacinth House Flowers. "We've got our top-notch designers working extra, putting a little extra effort into it."
Designers at Hyacinth House in Lansing are putting the final touches on arrangements, working long hours while preparing for their three large weddings this weekend.
It's the same at Roma Bakery in downtown Lansing where bakers are frosting the cakes and traying extra treats. Roma capped its orders to guarantee service.
"We don't like to take more than 7 or 8," said owner Filomena Castriciano. "We want to give specific class to every cake. We don't want to rush. We're not an assembly line here."
Filomena and her husband have owned the bakery for nearly 40 years and say preparation is the key. For newer businesses it could be a bit more difficult, though the end results may be rewarding.
Pierre's bridal limited dress fittings.
"It was just so overwhelming with alterations," said owner Virginia Bland. "We'd rather turn them away than not have the jobs done."
But to capture some extra business, they added tuxedo rentals. Weddings for Saturday are expected to triple a normal summer weekend.
"It was interesting to book and have to turn so much away," Ehlert said. "They all consider it to be the luckiest day."
While many Mid-Michigan couples may hope to be lucky in love on Saturday, the businesses seem to be the one to have hit the jackpot.

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by William Shakespeare
Young Martius
Character Analysis
You remember this kid, right? The son of Coriolanus, Young Martius tortures butterflies for funzies … right up until he gets frustrated and tears them apart with his teeth. In other words, the little guy is violent and has a hot temper. Gee.
Who does that remind us of? Let's ask Young Martius' grandma and one of her close family friends:
O' my word, the father's son:
I saw him run after a gilded
butterfly: and when he caught it, he let it go
again; and after it again; and over and over he
comes, and again; catched it again; or whether his
fall enraged him, or how 'twas, he did so set his
teeth and tear it; O, I warrant it, how he mammocked
One on 's father's moods.
Indeed, la, 'tis a noble child. (1.3.57-67)
Oh, that's right. Young Martius reminds us of his dad. We'll have more to say about this in a minute, but first, we want to point out that grandma is super proud and thinks this display of violence is awesome. If she had access to Facebook or Instagram, she's be posting pictures of him with the mutilated butterfly #soproud.
Shakespeare sort of beats us over the head with this like-father-like-son idea when he brings up butterflies again. At one point, we're told that Coriolanus leads his army "with no less confidence / Than boys pursuing summer butterflies, / or butchers killing flies" (4.6.93-95).
In other words, when Young Martius grows up, he'll graduate from destroying pretty insects to killing enemy soldiers like his pops. But what do we expect? In Rome, violence is no big whoop. It doesn't matter if young boys are killing insects out of boredom or grown men are killing each other in battle—it's just what men do.
If we have any doubts that Coriolanus' traits will live on in his son, Shakespeare reminds us again later in the play when Young Martius declares "A' shall not tread on me; / I'll run away till I am bigger, but then I'll fight"(5.3.27-28). Wow. That's what the kid says to his own dad after Coriolanus turn against Rome and threatens to destroy the city...with his family still in it.


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Parking on Capitol Hill is only a problem if you let it be a problem. That's not necessarily true, but I wanted to open strong.
Since I am consistently getting better parking spots than all of my friends, and since I have always heard good things about "giving back to the community," I thought it might be useful to share my parking secrets, even though they'll result in less spots for me. It's a sacrifice, really.
Any attempt to park must begin with ceaseless optimism. If you drive toward a busy area believing that parking will be a problem, then you've already let parking get into your head and lost the game. Always assume that there will literally be a spot with your name on it right next to the destination. Begin every search with pure idealism and hope, and then gradually expand your hunt with concentric circles of attrition.
Taking the opposite approach is death. I know plenty of people who don't even bother looking for spaces near a venue, and purposely look for a spot farther away so they're more likely to find a space. And yes, such a strategy may land you a space sooner, but at what cost? Your soul, your time, your legs, and your hope for the future. What kind of way is that to live? You might as well scale back all your dreams in life, quitter.
That being said, feel free to take this approach to parking. When everyone assumes the good spots are taken, it makes it easier to get the good spots.
Don't forget that all those cars are owned by people whose evenings are already underway, and they may return any minute. Everything is a clue. Are the cars hastily parked or carefully lined up? Do they have a neighborhood parking sticker on their window, or is this a tourist from another area? Is there a child in the car? A dog? Isn't it weird that people leave their children in cars in full view, but they'll cover up a new television with a blanket? Anyway.
Circling for a parking spot is like fly fishing. Your search must be patient and graceful, not desperate and predatory. Adopting the four-count rhythm helps to dislodge any loose car. It involves accelerating, then braking, then looking ahead, and accelerating again. Feel free to practice in your house by walking around a row of Hot Wheels. Then kick the hot wheels; it makes you feel powerful! Rawr!
While the search must be incremental, the grabbing of a spot must be swift and heartless. Though giving this advice will probably lead to countless car accidents (none of which I'm legally responsible for), do not be afraid of mid-street U-turns. That spot will not survive another trip around the block. If you see a car leaving, you need to hang a sharp U-turn like that scene in "The Godfather" when Michael is in the car with Solazzo (please write in if you got this reference).
There are countless tricks. Always leave your blinkers on in an illegal spot. Know that you're allowed to park in front of fire hydrants, as long as you put a bucket of water next to your car for the firefighters. Ask homeowners if they're staying in for the evening, so you can park in front of their driveway. And paint your car like a food truck or a parking enforcement vehicle. They can park anywhere!
Every parked car has driver, so ask people you see if they're walking to their car, and offer to give them a lift to speed up the process. I've spent entire evenings tracking people just so I could get their parking spot at the end of the night (we still keep in touch!). Of course, when they do get into their car, they'll probably just sit there for five minutes like most people do, but that wait won't be nearly as long as parents strapping in their kids. I just skip those spots.
Never be afraid of signage. Who's to say what constitutes 30 feet from the stop sign? Are there NFL refs who come by to measure? And when a space is designated a "30 minute load and unload zone," doesn't the 30 minutes refer to each item taken out of the car? If I come back every 30 minutes to grab something, shouldn't I be good for the night?
These tips may seem risky, and they are, which is why I have a filing cabinet full of parking tickets. But with great risk comes great reward, and a lot of parking tickets.
Remember, parking spaces are like companions: there's one out there for everyone. You just need to look.
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June 15, 2009
Bootstrapped vs. Lifestyle Businesses
In Seattle we have a very active start up entrepreneurial community with many great resources for news , debate , education , and discussion . Recently there has been a rash of rather public debates about the virtues and implications of Bootstrapping your business. This debate has, unfortunately devolved on occasion into a bit of mudslinging.
At a recent Seattle Tech Startups presentation, Jeff Lawson of Twillio wrapped up his talk on cloud computing with a rather funny send up of quick one-liner answers to every question ever asked on the Seattle Tech Startups mailing list.
Of course what Jeff intended as a joke about common threads that never seem to end, turned into a giant thread that never seemed to end .
Although I ususally try to stay out of the mix on these often zealot-like arguments, there was one message from a local VC, who I know and have worked with in the past that seemed to get lost in the shuffle. And I was simply compelled to respond and explore his point more deeply.
My reply: More on the Bootstrapper Debate
I had decided to sit back and watch this debate from a distance because, as Jeff pointed out in his slide deck that started this most recent thread, this is just one of those classic "arguments" that erupts every couple months on the list and never really changes or evolves anyone's opinions. So why add to the noise?
But there were a couple really interesting things that Bill mentioned last week that stuck with me. And after chewing on them for a couple of days, I thought I'd try to turn the spotlight on a couple of commonly held believes that I believe may warrant a closer look.
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:33:39 -0700
From: "William K 'Bill' Bryant"
…when investors (VC or angel) describe a business as "lifestyle", it means "the business isn't designed or intended to scale to a level that would justify outside investment, given the inherent risk of making an investment in a young company and the need for that capital to generate a high rate of return on a risk adjusted basis".
I appreciate that Bill as an investor is trying to be incredibly candid and direct here. One of the things I really admire about Bill is that unlike 99% of the investors (particularly VCs) you will meet, Bill will give you the straight poop! He won't sugar coat it. And, I think he's also willing to listen when people are direct (back) to him as well. So with that in mind, I'll take a stab at dissecting his comments a little to get to an even more basic analysis.
Let's be honest: "…the business isn't designed or intended to…" should read "… the investor, based on their analysis (exhaustive or cursory) has reached an opinion that the business doesn't meet that investors criteria to…"
Most investors do very very little analysis to understand what that business is actually intended or designed to do. Most investors make their initial decision based on a very simplistic pattern match. That pattern matching algorithm certainly looks for basic "scaling" traits in a business (in fact Bill does a great job of outlining them below)… but they rarely actually spend enough time doing diligence to actually determine the "intent and design" of a business.
There isn't anything explicitly pejorative about the word; its simply a factual statement that the business is…
I'll take exception with the use of "factual statement"… but if we tune it to "opinion of the investor" then… yep, agreed 100%. And of course, these investors don't mean it as a pejorative… because VCs and Angles never ever want to insult you as an entrepreneur, because they don't want you to cross them off your list if you DO come up with a business they want to invest in. They use ambiguous code-words like "lifestyle" because they're hoping you won't be insulted by the term.
But the business isn't one where an "asset" or "enterprise value" is being created that would allow for an outside third party investor to invest and get an acceptable return.
Ahh! Now, here's a really important gem. We should all take a second to look over and understand. Are you creating something, some (non-cash) "asset" that will provide greater "enterprise value"? This speaks very directly to Jeremy's point that if you take outside third party money, they are only going to be interested in investing in your company if you can grow your enterprise value (Enterprise Value: it's the "sellable" value of your company less your cash and or other tangible assets. For public companies it's easy to determine, Market Cap less Cash). Have you ever wondered why a public company can have Market Cap that is less than their current cash position? Because investors are betting that their enterprise value is less than worthless. You could be raking in the cash, but still have a business with zero EV.
ALL outside investors want return. All growth oriented investors (e.g. Angels, VCs, others) want capital gains based returns. That's why they don't want you to have an S-Corp (profits must be paid through to common share holders). Some outside investors would be willing to take solid dividend returns (which certainly could be done with a business with minimal EV), but those types of investors are not Angels & VCs and they are not going to invest in your risky as of yet not profitable and established business.
For example, you and your friend decide to start a web design shop. It generates $185,000 per year, enough to keep the two of you more than busy and making a decent wage. Neither of you have a desire to expand the business beyond what the two of you can support. That is a "lifestyle" business.
Great description of a lifestyle business. But let's be blunt, no VC ever takes a meeting with these guys. Not even if they're their best friends. The most important part of this description is "Neither of you have a desire to expand the business beyond what the two of you can support.".
Here's a clue entrepreneur: if you've ever thought to yourself I only want to grow my business to $X in revenue per year and stop after that… because that's all I want to earn and I don't want the headache that might come along with being any bigger than that… Then you have a lifestyle business. Nothing wrong with that. As Bill mentions, that $X might be quite impressive. I know plenty of Dentists who make WAY more than most CTOs I know. But that's a lifestyle business.
In Year 3, you invent software that allows you to build world class websites at 1/10th the cost of your competitors. Instead of licensing the software to other web dev shops, you decide to open up offices in key metropolitan areas based on this "secret sauce". You estimate that each city will cost $250K to open or a total of $5M, and each city will generate $2M by year 3.
As the entrepreneur, you now have the choice of convincing individuals in each city to forego salaries in return for a cut of the business in their locale, trying to convince a bank to loan you money based on your rich uncle co signing the loan, investing your own money by breaking open your piggy bank, or raising money from investors, angel or VC. But this is a "non lifestyle" business in that it is creating an asset that investors can see their way clear to a return from their investment.
Again, Bill does a great job of explaining why some "asset" or "enterprise value" needs to be created to get a growth oriented investor to pay attention.
For those geeks out there who love a good geeky success story, look no further than 37 signals. They almost fit this story line perfectly. At first glance they look very much like a web consulting shop. But in the process of looking pathetically unfundable, they built a platform that does scale and create a high margin recurring and growing revenue stream… with minimal increase in expenses.
But here's the cold hard truth for you entrepreneurs out there: even if you have this "asset" as part of your design and strategy and plan from day one…. most investors won't see it, won't believe it, or won't want to invest. And they will use some excuse to tell you why they don't think the investment is right for them.
If you believe the 37 Signals guys, they will claim they always envisioned building this scalable platform from day one. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't, I won't dare question another entrepreneur's creation myth, but what I do know for sure, there is no way early stage investor would have seen the forest for the trees in their initial offering and made a bet on them. NO WAY!
There are plenty of great "bootstrapped" companies that investors would love to be a part of (Dell and Microsoft being among the more prominent examples of "boot strapped" companies that eschewed early investors).
And now we get to the most important part.
Bootstrapped !== Lifestyle.
Did you notice the switch here? At first Bill was talking about Lifestyle businesses, and he did a great job of clarifying the difference between lifestyle and non-lifestyle. But you CAN bootstrap a non-lifestyle business.
Microsoft WAS bootstrapped. — I guarantee you that at no time did Bill Gates ever think he only wanted to grow the business to $X so he could sit back and live on it. He had a mega non-lifestyle vision from day one. He chose to bootstrap.
Dell WAS bootstrapped. — Have you ever listened to Michael Dell? Do you think he started a company with his name on it believing he'd just build a little lifestyle business? Uh… think again.
Choosing (or being forced) to boostrap does not mean your business is a lifestyle business. If Microsoft and Dell don't prove that point, I'll offer one last example:
UrbanSpoon vs. Yelp.
These two businesses are essentially the same market, very similar product offerings, and are both creating non-lifestyle businesses as determined by using Bill's definition. Namely they created intellectual property in the form of Software that they owned outright (not a work-for-hire for their clients), and that software had the characteristic that it drives a high margin revenue stream largely uncoupled from the company expense structure.
One company chose to bootstrap, the other chose to take VC funding. One has had an exit in which the founders saw as much as a 100x return on their investment. One has not yet had an exit. Neither was a lifestyle business…. although I know (for a fact) that some investors have described either or both as such.
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Published on Friday, 04 January 2013 08:20 Written by TradersHuddle Wire
New York, January 4th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) closed the session at $44.69 just above calculated resistance at $44.00. The stock moved to what appears to be a higher range, spurring attention from momentum buyers.
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) manufactures carbon and alloy steel, steel joists, steel deck, cold finished steel, steel grinding balls, steel bearing products, and metal building systems. The company is based in Charlotte, NC
The stock was trading in a well defined range with support at $38.83 and resistance at $44.00. Given that this range was broken, traders will be closely monitoring Nucor's price action to gather clues on the future direction.
From a technical perspective, it can be expected that previous resistance becomes support, as the new range gets defined. However, given that Nucor is still near the broken resistance level, traders will be focusing on the $44.00 level to see if the stock holds the breakout without rolling over.
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June 17th, 2013 - 2:16pm
(Port Angeles) -- A trio of World War II aircraft flew into Port Angeles Monday afternoon.
Wings of Freedom tour, sponsored by the Collings Foundation, arrived at Fairchild Airport from a weekend stop in Everett.
You will have a chance to go up in either a Boeing B-17, a Consolidated B-24, or a North American P-51 Mustang.
Flight Experiences Donations are $425 per person aboard the B-17 or B-24.
Flight training in the P-51C "Betty Jane" is $2200 for a half hour flight, and $3200 for a full hour.
All participants will get the chance to feel what it was like to fly one of the most legendary fighters of World War II.
Call 978-562-9182 to book your seat.
Walk through tours of the aircraft are 12 dollars for adults, and 6 dollars for children 12 and under for access to all of the aircraft.
World War II Veterans get into the ground tours at no charge.
The planes are slated to leave Port Angeles for Burlington on Wednesday afternoon.
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Recycled Content
Recycled materials have been reprocessed from their original form so they can be useful again. This serves a dual purpose: it helps to reduce waste and it conserves natural resources. In general, there are two types of recycled material: post-industrial and post-consumer.
Post-industrial comes from excess material used in manufacturing. This material is collected and used in a product other than that for which it was originally harvested. For example, wood products which are made from wood scraps that would otherwise be discarded, such as the Woody pen on our site, are post-industrial recycled materials. When a product is described as simply "recycled," it is likely made from only post-industrial materials.
Post-consumer material comes from finished consumer products that are no longer used for their intended purpose, such as aluminum cans or the blue bins for paper that you (hopefully!) have in your office. Paper is one example of an everyday product where 100% post-consumer material products are available.
It is also important to distinguish between products that are made from recycled materials and products that are themselves recyclable, meaning their materials can be reprocessed once the product is no longer useful. Recyclable products are separated from the waste stream, often broken down into raw materials, and then sold to manufacturers for reuse. To find a recycling center near you or to learn what materials are accepted click here.


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My friend Lori meets me for lunch. We sit outside on the patio and drink lemonade while we wait for our food.
Her children are in college; her oldest son is already in his first year of med school.
I waited until I was almost forty to have my children. They are both in elementary school. In fact, they need to be picked up at two o'clock, so the whole time I am at the restaurant with Lori, I am checking my watch.
I can't help thinking that if I had just had my kids earlier, I could really focus on my mother right now. I could be at her house, taking care of her, instead of hiring a housekeeper to do it for me.
But she's turned mean.
If I am completely honest, I have to admit that I am grateful for the housekeeper, with her pale pink smock and her seemingly endless well of patience.
In all likelihood, there are many years of this ahead of me: a downward slide of doctor's appointments, assisted care, maybe a nursing home. After the kids go to bed, I sit next to my husband on the couch and Google "symptoms of Alzheimer's" on the laptop while he watches reruns of Frasier. This is where we are right now.
Across the table, Lori is smiling. She is fifty years old, with a beautiful face. Good bone structure, as my mother would have said at one time.
Lori's children have left home, and on nights and weekends, she has become increasingly involved in local theatre. She has been dating the film director for almost a year, and they are still infatuated with each other. We didn't know each other as girls, but sometimes when she talks about him, I can imagine what she must have been like.
"What do you think we'll be doing a year from now?" Lori asks.
It's almost fall, and here and there, leaves are scattered on the sidewalk near our table. The sky is blue, though, and it's not cold enough yet to need a sweater in the middle of the day. We are both healthy. Lori is in love. The children will stay occupied for almost another hour.
She stretches happily, looking up. "With a little luck," she says, "we'll be sitting here, having lunch."
And maybe that is the answer, when so much is uncertain: to
plan and prepare and fix things as much as possible, and then to
sit outside in the sun and drink lemonade with Lori for as long
as possible, until the hands of my watch shift ahead and point
me in the next direction.
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The Trial
by Franz Kafka
Tools of Characterization
Character Analysis
Thoughts and Opinions
Thoughts and opinions provide our main avenue into understanding Josef K. and the rest of the characters of Kafka's The Trial. Kafka's novel has often been noted for its perspectivism, for its careful development of a character's unique perspective. With the main character, the novel sits inside K.'s mind and articulates both his insights and his blind spots as he navigates the twisted world of the courts. The other characters reveal their thoughts and opinions through dialogues with K., and the novel also plays close attention to K.'s process of interpreting what these characters say to him. We can see how K.'s perception of a character develops in the case of Block the merchant, for example: K. at first considers Block a romantic rival, but his opinion quickly changes to one of grudging respect when Block shares his intimate knowledge of court affairs. But this respect quickly gives way to disdain when Block humiliates himself before Huld.
Many characters, even prominent ones, are left unnamed, and are only referred to by their occupation – the bank vice president, the flogger, the court usher's wife, the prison chaplain, and, vaguest of all, the two men who show up to execute K. in the last chapter. Even when characters are named, their personalities are clearly defined by what they do, and what they do always has some relation to the court. Thus Leni, who appears to be a mere nurse, has enough influence as the nurse to a lawyer that she functions as a kind of gatekeeper; just as the gatekeeper in the parable of the Law controls access to the Law, Leni controls access to Huld. K. is often surprised by the court connections, as when he meets with a manufacturer, a bank customer, only to find that the manufacturer too is aware of his trial and has some connection to the court. By using occupation as a major tool of characterization, the novel highlights how expansive the court's influence is, and also how dehumanizing, as individuals are reduced to their functions within the court system.
Speech and Dialogue
Speech and dialogue is critical to our perception of characters other than K. because their words are our only access into their personalities. Frau Grubach's complacency, Huld's pomposity, the guards' unquestioning acceptance of their duty, the court usher's wife and Leni's nymphomania, and Block's desperation all come through in their conversations with K. The characters' speeches provide equally revealing glimpses into the workings of the court, and much of what we learn about the court comes through extended monologues that read more like lectures, particularly with mentor figures such as Titorelli and the prison chaplain.


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Cui's research focused on understanding more about the pricing of Thoroughbreds at public sales. Read More
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Dr. Craig Carter received the AVMA International Veterinary Congress Prize for his work in veterinary public health. Read More
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Last year Old Friends developed and implemented plans for improving all the paddocks on the farm. Read More
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Drs. Norm Ducharme, Sue Dyson, and Susan Stover will be inducted into the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame in October. Read More
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Large crabgrass is very palatable to horses and has a high nutrient content, making it useful for grazing in the south. Read More
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For cool-season pastures, fall is the ideal time to overseed to thicken a stand and fill in bare areas. Read More
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Tim Phillips, PhD, developed a new tall fescue variety that is nontoxic to grazing animals, including horses. Read More
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MUMBAI: After five consecutive quarters, Direct-to-home (DTH) company Dish TV India has been able to increase its average revenue per user in the June 2012 quarter. The company's average revenue per user in the last five quarters has been in the range of Rs150-152, which it increased to Rs156 in the June 2012 quarter.
As the massive mandate of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to digitalise the entire industry gains pace, Dish TV India with its market share of over 30% stands to benefit amply.


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iRiver will be briefing the CES crowd in a few short hours, but we thought we'd take an early look at one of the new products they've brought to the show. The WAVE-HOME is not an easy device to categorize other than to say this - iRiver wants it to do a lot for you.
Dubbed an "all-in-one solution", the WAVE-HOME features a 7 inch screen, built-in speakers and comes with a handset that acts as both a VOIP phone and a remote control. The device also has a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam. So what all is the WAVE-HOME capable of?
- web surfing
- video chat
- taking photos
- displaying photos, videos
- playing music files, FM radio
- widgets (weather, news, traffic, etc.)
As you can see, iRiver is really positioning the WAVE-HOME as a "do everything" multimedia and communications center. They want this sucker sitting on your desk at the office or on the coffee table in the living room. It sounds cool so far and we can't wait to see it in action.
We're going to try and get some hands-on time with the device a little later on today. We'll update afterwards with more information, and, hopefully, a price range and release date.


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Waterfowl hunters mark time based on where the ducks are: wintering in the South, winging to the breeding grounds, or raising broods across the northern climes. As they move with the seasons, these birds require a wide variety of habitats over broad geographical areas to survive and flourish. Ducks Unlimited's Completing the Cycle Initiative addresses the needs of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl throughout their life cycle. This holistic approach will focus on the most important factors that limit waterfowl populations, ensuring that the landscape can support and sustain birds in a healthy condition throughout the year so they can "complete the cycle" and return to the breeding grounds to successfully reproduce.
In four centuries of human population growth and activity on the East Coast, there has been staggering wetland habitat loss and degradation—nearly 7 million acres from Maryland to Maine. Unfortunately, these threats and losses continue today, and things are no better on the Canadian side of the border, where more than 72 percent of wetlands have been converted to other uses in southern Ontario.
Thirty-four waterfowl species either migrate through or winter in the Completing the Cycle Initiative area, most notably Atlantic brant; North Atlantic, Southern James Bay and Atlantic populations of Canada geese; American black ducks; black scoters; and canvasbacks. This area supports an estimated 7.6 million breeding waterfowl, 4 to 5 million migrating waterfowl, and more than 2.7 million wintering waterfowl. From north to south, DU recognizes the importance of protecting remaining habitats and strategically restoring lost or degraded ones for the benefit of
these vast populations of birds.
Resources Beyond Waterfowl
The Completing the Cycle Initiative area is home to more than just waterfowl and wetlands.The region holds vast human, political, and philanthropic capital, accounting for 21 percent of the U.S. population and 12 percent of Ducks Unlimited members nationwide. The waterfowling tradition is strong within the region, which is home to more than 10 percent of America's active waterfowl hunters and DU's mission-critical Major Sponsors.
Residents of the Completing the Cycle Initiative area understand the impact this landscape has on Atlantic Flyway waterfowl throughout their life cycle, and the vast numbers of birds affected. With your help, DU will ensure a strong future for this region and the waterfowl we all enjoy.
Completing the Cycle Initiative at a Glance
Five-year Goals (FY 2012-16)
Habitat Delivery: 7,135 acres
Public Revenue: $14.4 million
Philanthropic Revenue: $3.8 million
Total Revenue Goal: $18.2 million
Initiative States and Provinces:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island
Conservation Focus:
Completing the Cycle is a comprehensive initiative that includes on the-ground conservation, as well as public policies that support healthy wetlands, research, and outreach.
Migratory waterfowl are a shared continental resource and know no borders. Thus, DU must work across North America to ensure a bright future for waterfowl and the people who enjoy them. By contributing to DU's Completing the Cycle Initiative, you will be supporting critical waterfowl habitat conservation in the Completing the Cycle Initiative area, as well as priority breeding grounds in the Prairie Pothole Region, Western Boreal Forest, and lower Great Lakes , where the vast majority of waterfowl are produced prior to making their way south each fall.
Your gift to Ducks Unlimited is invaluable, and it is truly the greatest contribution you can make to secure the future of wetlands and waterfowl. Every dollar you give to Ducks Unlimited is leveraged multiple times to create a conservation impact far beyond your initial gift. In addition, we invest at least 80 cents of every dollar received in our conservation mission. Start making a difference right now for waterfowl, outdoorsmen, and future generations of wildlife and people by making your gift to DU's Completing the Cycle Initiative. Help conserve more than 7,000 acres of key habitats in the Atlantic Flyway with your gift today.
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Summer is when Montana is in high gear, the energy is contagious, the water of the lakes and streams take on a refreshing charm and invite you to surround yourself in their clean, cold, and invigorating essence. All the area's activities are at their peak and the Flathead Valley is busting at the seams with fun. Montana is alive and you can feel it everywhere – great time to be here.
The Bar W Packages work under the American plan and include: accommodations, all meals, maid service, all ranch activities and facilities, horse and tack, guided trail riding, rodeo action, cookouts, use of boats, clay pigeon shooting, archery, hiking, wilderness areas, fishing on the lake - essentially the run of the property. You'll partake in the Play Meadow and gazebo wagon ride dinners as well as square dances with waltzes, Virginia reels, and live music. Campfires at night with storytelling and smores are a great end to the day.
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GAME 1: Saturday, May 3 • 1 p.m.
GAME 2: Saturday, May 3 • 3 p.m.
GAME 3: Sunday, May 4 • 2 p.m.
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team will head to Houston for a pivotal three-game Southland Conference series against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The Islanders are seeking their fourth straight Southland series victory and a spot in next weekend's Southland Conference Tournament.
The Islanders (15-34, 10-13 SLC) are coming off a non-conference loss to Houston on Wednesday. Prior to that the Islanders clinched two out of three conference games against Sam Houston State. The Islanders are on a hot streak in Southland play as they have won seven of their last nine conference games.
Freshman Liz Carter and senior Valerie Perez has been outstanding in conference play this season. Perez is hitting .329 to lead the team offensively with a team-best 23 hits and a .571 slugging percentage. Carter is close behind with a .327 batting average and 16 hits. She also has been the Islanders' ace in the circle with 43 strikeouts in 97.0 innings and 17 appearances in conference play. Overall, Carter (12-17) has appeared in a total of 35 games this season, while making starts in 29 of those games. She has tossed 94 strikeouts in 190.2 innings while registering a 4.44 ERA.
Carter has made her way into the Islanders record books in just her first year. The Austin, Texas native has recorded 19 complete games (T-8th) and her 12 wins match Vianca Pesina (2011) and Addie Tallman (2010) in eighth place for a single season. She also stands in eighth place for a single season with 29 starts and 190.2 innings pitched.
Mickayla Cochran has been a consistent hitter for the Islanders this season, with a .308 overall batting average and a team-high 27 runs. Also hitting over .300 is Dani Tefft, who has been incredible on the bases this season, with a season-high 14 stolen bases. She has secured sixth place for a single season in Islanders history and has now registered 21 stolen bases in her career, which ties Caley Jeter (2010-11) in seventh place in the Islanders' record book.
The Islanders will meet the Huskies in their final regular-season series this weekend. HBU enters Saturday's opening game with a 19-25 record, including a 12-12 mark in the Southland. The Huskies are currently sitting in the sixth and final slot to advance to the tournament, while the Islanders are just two spots back in eighth place.
The Huskies have won their last two conference series and are hitting .297 as a team. Corpus Christi native Kirsten Schwirtlich leads the Huskies' bats with a .408 batting average and a team-best nine home runs and 35 RBIs. Her sister Lauren Schwirtlich is hitting .377 and has scattered a team-high 60 hits. In the circle, Emily Mueller leads a three-person staff with a 3.23 ERA in 91 innings. She has tossed 43 strikeouts in 25 appearances.
Saturday's opening game will make the 21st meeting between the Islanders and Huskies with the Islanders holding the 14-6 all-time series advantage. Last season, the Islanders dropped two out of the three Southland games to the Huskies at Chapman Field.
Following Sunday's final game, the Islanders will await their postseason fate. The 2014 Southland Conference Tournament is hosted by Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, La., on May 8-10.
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by Ian Bauer, Milpitas Post
City officials say they are willing to work with Milpitas Unified School District toward a joint-use school and park on McCandless Drive, but because of a potential multi-million dollar hit to city general fund services like street maintenance, police and fire protection, they're unwilling to sell the land outright.
Milpitas City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday to reject a prior Milpitas Unified School District proposal to pay the city $21.8 million for the key 11-acre property school leaders hope to develop into a new elementary and middle school. The council's action also jettisoned a proposed resolution calling for the removal of the parcel near Montague Expressway from a so-called Standstill Agreement that prevents the city from selling the property or developing it into a school and park.
Instead, the city is expected to work with the school district to negotiate a plan to present to Santa Clara County and eventually the California Department of Finance to see the McCandless Drive property in southern Milpitas separated from a legal fight over the city's former redevelopment agency properties. The property is locked into County of Santa Clara's March lawsuit against City of Milpitas which ended up countersuing the county months later that claims the city in 2011 illegally transferred nearly $150 million of its former redevelopment agency's assets to a new entity called the Milpitas Economic Development Corp., and kept tens of millions of dollars more in violation of state law.
The McCandless property's location is within the Milpitas Transit Area Specific Plan an area planned for upward of 7,000 housing units and an influx of more than 500 new students over an extended build-out cycle. School officials say the new school would relieve conditions at Pearl Zanker Elementary School in the Starlite Pines neighborhood, which is at its capacity of 680 students. The property's purchase is meant to speed up the process of building a new campus that school officials say may be a consolidated kindergarten through eighth-grade site and cost another $30 million and $40 million to construct.
At the meeting, Vice Mayor Althea Polanski said a proposed agreement to be returned to council by its Nov. 19 meeting for review should include the school district and "other interested parties" for use as a school and associated park.
"We should reject the resolution and move forward with negotiations expeditiouslyÉ," Polanski said.
The vice mayor's council-approved directive came after a meeting earlier that day between city leaders and school representatives including Milpitas Unified Superintendent Cary Matsuoka and Board of Education Vice President Marsha Grilli to begin dialogue for a school.
Although there appeared to be agreement among officials on both sides that a school and park should be built, a sticking point was how it would come to fruition. Prior to a vote, Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams explained the state's dissolution of redevelopment would see the city's outright sale of the property first purchased in 2010 for $21.78 million to include a 5.7 acre school site with a gym and park lose millions of dollars.
"It's mostly based not on the vision, not on the land, but on the economics involved," Williams said.
The city manager said the problem with the school district's offer to purchase the McCandless property is that funds received by the city's Milpitas Economic Development Corp. would be required under new state laws to be transferred to State of California and away from the city for redistribution to Santa Clara County, the school district and other taxing entities.
Williams claimed in a $21.8 million land sale the city would only receive $3.4 million with most of that going toward park in lieu funding. He added this was not an acceptable situation and may lead toward fiscal instability in the city with a potential loss of local revenue pegged at $18 million to $34 million.
"Let us stay whole," Williams urged, in a presentation to the council.
He said the city was also required by state law to produce enough park space up to 34 acres to accommodate the growing population in the Milpitas Transit Area Specific Plan, covering the southern portion of the city.
Williams noted the McCandless Drive site's proposed sale to the school district, which has received initial acceptance from the county and the Milpitas Oversight Board established to oversee the dissolution of Milpitas' former redevelopment agency that includes the McCandless Drive parcel, had no identification for park space at all.
"That park is an essential part of the school," Williams said.
Prior to the council's vote, many from the public and school district had the opportunity to speak.
Those in favor of the parcel's sale to the school district included a representative of Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese's office, who read aloud Cortese's formal letter of support for the idea.
Resident Rob Means also believed the school district's cash for land swap was an equitable idea.
"To my mind it's fair, it's simple and it will get this job done sooner," he said.
Means said the city's position "presupposes" the county and state would allow this property to be removed from the lawsuit. But he added if the city loses its lawsuit against the county the whole property may be taken away.
"If we don't keep it whole, the whole deal will fall apart," Means said. "É.By selling that property to the school district at least we keep it in control within the city entity."
Williams balked at Means' comment, saying those monies would be diverted to the state or county.
Although he met earlier that day with city officials in what he termed a productive conversation, Superinten-dent Matsuoka also asked to see the cash for land swap resolution approved.
"It does provide a pathway to remove the land from the lawsuit," Matsuoka told the council. "I want to make sure you recognize that, because without the approval of Santa Clara County and ultimately the (state) Department of Finance É working through a joint-use agreement is going to be premature until we're sure that we can get those parties to sign on. And the challenge of the lawsuit hanging over this whole process means that we're stuck."
Matsuoka defended Means' assertions that if the city fails in its legal battle with the county then the land would also be lost.
"As Mr. Means stated, if you lose the lawsuit where are we as a community?" Matsuoka asked, adding the sale already had support from the county.
Others such as Milpitas Board of Education President Dan Bobay were prepared to work with the city just as long as the process moved quickly.
"We really have to cut to the chase here and work this out," Bobay said, adding the original intent had always been for a joint-use school and park facility. "I think the school district is more than willing to work with Mr. Williams on coming to some kind of terms, and I believe now Mr. Williams is willing to work with us as well."
City officials, including Mayor Jose Esteves, said both sides could work together toward an agreeable ending for everyone involved.
"I know you support the city," Esteves told Bobay after he addressed the council. "We definitely support the school."
The item is expected to return to the council at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at city hall, 455 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Councilwoman Carmen Montano was absent from the meeting.
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Great Sacandaga Lake
|Great Sacandaga Lake
A view from a nearby overlook
|Adirondack Park, Fulton / Saratoga / Hamilton counties, New York, U.S.
|43°08′02″N 74°11′05″W / 43.1339°N 74.1847°WCoordinates: 43°08′02″N 74°11′05″W / 43.1339°N 74.1847°W
|reservoir, man-made
construction: earth and concrete
date: March 1930
|Primary inflows
|Sacandaga River
|Primary outflows
|Sacandaga River
|Catchment area
|1,044 mi2
|Basin countries
|United States
|Max. length
|29 mi (47 km)
|Max. width
|5 mi at its widest point
|Surface area
|41.7 sq mi (108 km²)
|Water volume
|29.920 bil ft3
low: 7.800 bil ft3
|Surface elevation
|771.0 ft
low: 740.0 ft[1]
The Great Sacandaga Lake (formerly the Sacandaga Reservoir) is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States. The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The lake is located in the northern parts of Fulton County and Saratoga County near the south border of the Adirondack Park. A small part of it also extends northward into southern Hamilton County. The broader, south end of the lake is northeast of the City of Johnstown and the City of Gloversville. Great Sacandaga Lake is a reservoir. The original lake was greatly enlarged by a dam on the Sacandaga River at the northeast end of the lake. The primary purpose for the creation of the reservoir was to control flooding on the Hudson River and the Sacandaga River.
Construction began in the 1920s and completed in March 1930, at a cost of $12 million.[2] The lake has a surface area of about 41.7 square miles (108 km²) at capacity, and the length is about 29 miles (47 km). Damming the Sacandaga River had been proposed repeatedly over the late 19th century. Only after several large floods impacted downstream communities, such as the city of Albany, was there a serious and concerted effort by the state to explore flood control. A public benefit corporation was established to study the feasibility of the dam and later adopted a resolution proposing the dam in 1924. The dam was constructed by 1930 at Conklingville in the Town of Hadley, Saratoga County. Land speculation flourished as the plan to control the river and flood a large expanse of land leaked out. Many people chose to remove houses and buildings to new sites outside of the flood zone. Anything left behind as the dam neared completion was burned. The new body of water was called a reservoir for many years, but after the middle of the 20th century, the reservoir was renamed the Great Sacandaga Lake in an effort to promote tourism to the area. The reservoir is managed by the Hudson River Black River Regulating District. Today, the local businesses benefit not only from the flood protection provided by the lake, but also from the tourist attraction and its economy that the lake has created in the area. People come from many local cities and towns to visit the lake for recreation, or to stay in their summer camps on the lake. Public access to the lake is via the many public boat launches, and public beaches; plus the campgrounds that are located on the shores of the lake. The I GO INN Restaurant is the oldest continually running establishment in the Sacandaga region, located at 241 South Shore Road, Edinburg on the crystal clear shores of the easterly side of the lake. See "Adventures Around the Sacandaga Lake" authored by Russell Dunn.
Although the lake and some lands surrounding it are owned by New York State, no public money is used to manage the reservoir. Approximately 70% of the District's revenues come from lease agreements with electrical power companies who run the hydroelectric turbines in the dam.[2]
Located on the south shore is the David Rayfiel House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[3]
The Northern Pike that is recognized as the North American record fish of that species at 46 lbs. 2 oz (20.9 kg), was caught in the reservoir on September 15, 1940 by Peter Dubuc.[citation needed]
- Hudson River-Black River Regulating District[1]
Location: Lat 43°18'57", long 73°55'39" (North American Datum of 1927), Saratoga County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020002, 800 ft upstream from right end of Conklingville Dam on Sacandaga River at Conklingville.
- Period of record: January 1930 to current year. Prior to October 1969, published as "Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville".
- Gage: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929, adjustment of 1912.
See also[edit]
- List of reservoirs and dams in New York
- The Flying Head (a Legend of Sacandaga Lake)
- ^ a b waterdata.usgs.gov: Greater Sacandaga Lake Data
- ^ a b Sacandaga.net: History of Sacandaga Reservoir
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 11/09/09 THROUGH 11/13/09. National Park Service. 2009-11-20.


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Former A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes says he was caught off-guard by the July 31 trade that sent him to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Jon Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes.
"I thought there was a good chance I'd be traded, but I thought it would happen sometime next year, maybe June or July," Cespedes said in an interview with MLB.com's Jane Lee, through interpreter Adrian Lorenzo. "But I definitely didn't expect it at this point."
Cespedes woke early the morning of July 31, the day of the non-waiver trade deadline, planning to take advantage of an A's off-day with a trip to a water park with his family. At about 7 a.m. he received a text message from a New York reporter informing him he had been traded to Boston.
Cespedes thought it was just a rumor. Twitter suggested otherwise.
"But I didn't know," Cespedes said, "so I reached out to my agent, and that's when I confirmed I had been traded. I heard from the A's later that day. (Assistant general manager) David Forst talked me through what happened and thanked me for everything."
A's general manager Billy Beane, who earlier in July had acquired pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, decided he needed more. In order to get Lester, Beane agreed to part with Cespedes.
Cespedes had been a valuable member of the A's since he signed before the 2012 season. Oakland was 65-35 with him in the starting lineup this year and 228-131 in his 21/2 seasons with the team. He was an All-Star this season, won the All-Star home run derby twice in succession and is a .350 hitter in 10 postseason games.
Since joining the Red Sox, he is hitting just .219 but has three home runs and 12 RBIs in 15 games.
Cespedes received phone calls from A's teammates Sean Doolittle, Scott Kazmir, Fernando Abad and Alberto Callaspo on the day of the trade, and Ryan Cook came to his house just before midnight for one final chat as teammates.
"My initial reaction was that I almost wanted to cry," Cespedes said. "I didn't end up crying, but as the day progressed and I started to think about it a little more, I thought of the saying, 'God knows why things happened,' and this is probably for the best."
Cespedes had let it be known in February that he hoped to sign an extension with the A's. His four-year, $36 million deal expires after the 2015 season. But realistically, the A's were likely to deal him this offseason.
"Oakland being the team that gave me my first opportunity in the major leagues," Cespedes said, "I obviously liked the idea of being able to start with a team and finish my career with that team, but that's not the way it worked out, so here we are."
Cespedes said he will miss "everything" about Oakland, "from the guys in the clubhouse to the coaching staff to the fans, who always treated me extraordinary, to the friends I made there."
He counts the final day of the 2012 season, when the A's completed a sweep of the Texas Rangers to claim the American League West title, as his favorite memory in green and gold.
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Wollstonecraft died just days after giving birth to her daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, later Mary Shelley. We are sure she would have been proud of her daughter's success as the author of Frankenstein. Kenneth Branaugh directed this film adaptation of the book, and even credits Shelley as a screenwriter.
The French Revolution was an idealistic inspiration to Wollstonecraft and other English intellectuals. Hilary Swank stars in this period piece about an episode that allegedly helped ignite the revolt. It's not the greatest film of all time, but it's an interesting look at the frivolity and excess that fueled the rage of the French Revolution.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was truly a contemporary of Wollstonecraft's. Born just three years before her in 1756, Wolfgang died six years before her in 1791. This award-winning biopic evokes the times in which the two geniuses lived, albeit in Austria instead of England.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average of blue chips vaulted 112.00 points (1.21 per cent) to 9,368.26 at the market close.
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With its ever-growing employee population squeezed in Palo Alto, Facebook may move to its first true corporate campus in Silicon Valley, transferring the headquarters of the world's largest social network -- and tens of millions of dollars in future tax revenue -- to Menlo Park and San Mateo County.
Several sources familiar with Facebook's plans say the company is close to buying the 57-acre former Sun Microsystems campus off Willow Road, which housed about 3,000 Sun employees last year before Oracle bought the struggling computer maker for $7.4 billion. Facebook now has more than 2,000 employees, many of them shoehorned into 150,000 square feet the company leases in Stanford Research Park.
Facebook on Monday declined to confirm the move but acknowledged in a statement that it is exploring a deal for a "long-term location to fit our growing business needs." But workers doing renovations at the former Sun campus said Monday that they were preparing at least one building for Facebook to move into as soon as June.
"They didn't want us to tell anybody that it's Facebook; I don't know why," said an employee with SC Builders of Sunnyvale who asked not to be identified.
Palo Alto officials also said Monday that Facebook has notified them it plans to leave the city, although the city is talking to the company about retaining a presence there.
Menlo Park officials said they had been told to refer media questions to Facebook, which acknowledged in a written statement that its search had narrowed to a single property. "We are in the due diligence phase on one potential site, but it would be premature to offer any specifics," said Facebook spokesman Larry Yu. "We hope to have more to share in the near future once things have been finalized."
Facebook set up operations in Palo Alto in June 2004, about four months after co-founders Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launched the social network from their Harvard dorm room. Facebook now has more than 500 million users. And with reports Sunday that Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor have agreed to invest $500 million, the social network now has a valuation of $50 billion -- higher than eBay and Yahoo.
Facebook in recent months also showed an interest in buying the 98-acre former Hewlett-Packard campus in Cupertino, a property snapped up by Apple in November, according to a source.
While Facebook leases the buildings it currently occupies on South California Avenue and Page Mill Road in Palo Alto and does not pay extensive real estate taxes to Santa Clara County, the company is growing so rapidly that the business equipment taxes it pays the county on computers, furniture and other equipment are doubling annually, and could top $1 million in 2011, said county Assessor Larry Stone.
"These high-profile, high-tech companies add a lot to the stature of a community," Stone said. "And they do add revenue, over time. Because companies like Google and Facebook are growing so fast, their personal property assessments grow exponentially as time goes on."
Palo Alto officials are more concerned about the loss of a household name than any immediate fiscal impact, said deputy city manager Steve Emslie.
"Losing a cutting-edge company, one that has really grown by leaps and bounds, is very significant to us," he said, adding that the possibility of Facebook retaining a presence in Palo Alto "definitely is on the table."
The former Sun Microsystems campus is one of two campuses that housed Sun's operations in Silicon Valley -- the other is in Santa Clara -- when Oracle bought the struggling computer maker.
Among other things, the campus housed about 200 scientists and engineers associated with Sun Labs, the company's research arm, who worked on the company's Java software and other programming languages. It also boasted two large cafeterias and an "executive briefing center" where the company showed off new products to high-level corporate clients.
The assessed value of the campus's land, buildings, business equipment and fixtures is $228.4 million.
An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment Monday on the company's plans for either Sun campus. But industry expert Trip Chowdhry said it would make sense for Oracle to sell or lease the Menlo Park property and move Sun's remaining operations to the Santa Clara campus. Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research, said the Menlo Park offices had been "very lightly used" in recent months.
Located adjacent to the bay near the west end of the Dumbarton Bridge, the Sun campus is somewhat isolated from the restaurants and other amenities that Facebook employees enjoy in Palo Alto. But Chowdhry said that as Facebook continues to grow, the company may find it easier to operate on a single campus rather than being spread among separate buildings in Palo Alto.
The move is part of a natural Silicon Valley cycle, said Chowdhry. As old companies close or move on, "a new generation of companies moves in and takes over."
Palo Alto Daily News staff writer Bonnie Eslinger contributed to this report. Contact Mike Swift at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/swiftstories.
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2008: $16,718,926
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Romance Sonambulo
by Federico Garcia Lorca
Stanza 2 Summary
Get out the microscope, because we're going through this poem line-by-line.
Line 13
Green, how I want you green.
- Ah, here's that refrain again. This guy's got a serious one-track mind. Again, though, even though it's the same line, we should re-consider it since it's in a different part of the poem.
- Here, the speaker has just revealed how the green girl is not returning the gazes of everything else in the world. This line seems to intensify the speaker's feelings for something that he just can't have. Ugh, ain't that the worst?
Lines 14-16
Big hoarfrost stars
come with the fish of shadow
that opens the road of dawn.
- Okay, this is a bit complicated, so let's unpack. First off, "hoarfrost" is just that regular old frost that you get in the morning. You know when you walk outside on a cold morning and everything's covered with a thin layer of white? That's hoarfrost for ya. Pretty, right?
- The stars look frosty to the speaker, and they appear with some "fish of shadow." Huh? Coming next fall: 007 in… Shadowfish.
- Wait, that's not right. But it's important to note that this fish has a job to do here. It's opening the "road of dawn." So, here the speaker is up really early in the morning. It's before the sun has risen, and he's watching these chilly-looking, pre-dawn stars.
- If you've ever watched the sky just before sunrise, it changes colors. It's not just dark, then light. As the sun gets closer to the horizon, the sky lightens and darkens by contrast. See?
- So, it may seem like a great fish is moving through the sky, just under the horizon. Like a fish under water, it's just a tad darker than its surroundings. And what follows it? The sun, of course. This is a complicated image to describe a sunrise, and it's a bit weird, too. It seems to be in keeping, though, with the kind of dream-like wonder that has happened in the poem so far.
Lines 17-18
The fig tree rubs its wind
with the sandpaper of its branches,
- Mmmm, figs. Ever try to see how many Fig Newtons you could cram into your mouth at once? No? Uh…yeah, us either. We never tried that, or nearly choked at summer camp after stuffing in our tenth one. Nope.
- They are delicious, sure, but that's not what the speaker's on about.
- A fig tree actually has really rough-textured leaves (not branches, but hey, who's grading here?), a bit like sandpaper. These leaves are also really big, and really green. It may be as if the green is rubbing off on the wind here, which would be in keeping with the green wind in line 2.
Lines 19-20
and the forest, cunning cat,
bristles its brittle fibers.
- We admit, we've never thought of a forest as a cat. But, in this metaphor, the limbs of the forest trees seem to be like a cat's hair when it's scared or angry or hunting.
- The fibers (trees and limbs) of the forest, though, are brittle. It seems that this forest is both in danger and vulnerable. We wonder what the threat might be…
- Finally, try reading this line out loud—three times fast, please. You should notice "cunning cat" and "bristles…brittle," and even "forest…fibers." Isn't that just fun to say? More than that, this is alliteration, which is when a poem uses words that start with the same beginning sounds to produce a musical effect.
Lines 21-22
But who will come? And from where?
She is still on her balcony
- We move from the forest under threat to a pair of questions. Clearly, someone is missing. The speaker wants answers, and so do we.
- Who is missing? It may be the green girl, who is busy chillaxing back on her balcony. Even if that does answer the who and the where questions, though, the speaker's still missing this person. She's just not showing, and he's left alone.
Lines 23-24
green flesh, her hair green,
dreaming in the bitter sea.
- Once again, the speaker reminds us that this girl is green, from head to toe.
- He also reminds us that she's dreaming up on that balcony. More than that, though, she's also dreaming "in the bitter sea."
- This image is a bit tricky. Is there some kind of new sea-balcony that we're not aware of? They sound cool, but hard to sleep or dream on. Maybe this "sea" is like a sea of emotion, a feeling that overwhelms you with its size and intensity, the way the sea might if you swam in it. In this case, that emotion is bitter, like salt-water. Seriously, that stuff is just… yuck.