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The state negotiations team recently notified the Hawaii State Teachers Association that it cannot accept its latest proposal, which would cost the state more than $1 billion over four years, mostly in additional compensation and benefit expenses.
On Dec. 5, the state offered HSTA $49.2 million in pay increases, two percent annual increases for the next two years, which was rejected by HSTA's negotiating team.
The proposed increases are on top of the restoration of the temporary five percent reductions that end on June 30 and have a budgetary impact of $178.8 million over four years.
Later, the HSTA team declined the state's request to meet promptly to seek an agreement.
Last week, when negotiations resumed, the HSTA presented its first proposal in almost a year. The HSTA's four-year proposal, which it made available publicly last week via social media, was much more costly than any prior HSTA proposal.
In its proposal, HSTA seeks the following:
- Increase teachers' base pay by 48.1 percent over the next four years.
- Delay implementation of the new Educator Effectiveness System.
- Gain veto power over development of each step of the system.
"We appreciate HSTA's proposal but it is fiscally unrealistic. It's obvious there is more work to do to reach a resolution," said Schools Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. "Our focus remains on moving our strategic plan forward, providing the best learning environments for our teachers and students, and continuing on our path toward higher academic achievement. Recent gains are the direct result of our teachers' dedication and commitment, and future success will require all stakeholders working together toward our common goals."
The two sides resumed negotiations on Jan. 22 in which the state negotiating team provided a detailed response to the HSTA.
The state's negotiating team consists of representatives of the Hawaii State Board of Education, Schools Superintendent and the State Office of Collective Bargaining.
"While we were pleased that HSTA finally presented a proposal, we were surprised and disappointed by its contents," stated Board of Education member Jim Williams. "We depend on and value our teaching professionals. The HSTA's proposal is not financially viable or prudent. By their actions -- delays providing a proposal, declining to make negotiations meetings a priority, making unrealistic financial demands and seeking to delay implementation of the new Educator Effectiveness System -- HSTA leaders do not appear to be moving urgently toward reaching an agreement."
HSTA President Wil Okabe responded with this statement:
"We are disheartened by the State's media comments. Our experience has been that when the State bargains in the media, we find ourselves farther apart. We will be a the bargaining impasse beginning February 1, so we believe these negotiations will be long and difficult. It comes down to what type of education system do we want, and are we willing to make the necessary investment? For the sake of our students we need to be honest on what the State is committed to."
Okabe says HSTA is analyzing the numbers the state has publicized to see whether its calculations are inflated or fair.
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What the Bombers are All About
Yanks Even Series in Tampa Bay
Last night's game 2 win insured that the Yankees will leave Tampa Bay in first place where they belong. Ahh…that's so comforting. I didn't see game 1 of this series, and I'm glad I didn't. I would have gotten too angry that they lost 3-2 and got just 1 hit after the first inning. But I don't have to think about that, because game 2 had the desired results: Yankees win. It was another close game, but this time the Bombers came out on top 5-4.
Pitching Analysis: I'm so happy the trade deadline is over and Javier Vazquez is still on the team. I was afraid he would be dealt for someone like Jayson Werth. Thank GOD that didn't happen. Javy has had the lowest ERA of all Yankee starters since May 12. I hoped this trend of success would continue last night. Javy battled, but he was good. He gave up a few leads, but managed to limit the damage and keep the Rays from a big inning. Vazquez threw 6.1 innings and allowed 4 runs on 8 hits.
The bullpen was absolutely FABULOUS last night. The combo of David Robertson and Boone Logan is proving to be very effective. It almost reminds me of the Philthies Coke and Hughes last year. These guys are the new bridge to Mariano – sorry Joba. And Chan Ho, I'm sorry you were DFA'd. I hope someone picks you up, just not the Yankees🙂
Robertson and Logan did their jobs and got the ball to Mariano, who of course picked up his 22nd save of the season.
Offensive Analysis: The Yankees played catch-up all of last night. Curtis Granderson's sac fly in the 2nd tied the game at 1. In the 6th, the Yanks were down 3-1. Derek Jeter led off with a double, and Mark Teixeira hit an absolute BOMB for a 2-ruin homer to tie the game at 3.
The Yanks fell behind once again, and once again the home run gave them new life. Nick Swisher crushed a hanging curveball for a solo home run in the 7th, tieing the game at 4. The Yankees kept on fighting back. I didn't think it was possible for them to lose, but it seemed odd for them to win, because they never had the lead.
Swish, running with his head down after his home run…just like a good little Yankee😉
In the 9th with the score tied, the Rays brought out their big All-Star closer, Rafael Soriano. Robinson Cano, who already had two doubles, stepped up to the plate with 1 out. He is SUCH a beast. Is there anyone this guy can't hit? He proved to me once again last night that he is a magical player. Robbie's home run off Soriano gave the Yankees their first lead of the night, 5-4. That was all they needed.
Thank you, Robbie ♥
What really annoyed me was in 6th inning when Matt Joyce hit a homer to give the Rays a 4-3 lead. He was SO obnoxous. He did the "drop" with his bat, and just stared at it before finally performing his home-run trot. He was really showing off, and it was uncalled for. He should have just put his head down and ran, because that homer meant nothing: they LOST. I mean, who does he think he is? He has 5 homers this year. And he's really tearing it up with a .230 batting average. Wow, he's good. He and the Rays are ridiculous. They think who they are. But who are they? They need to show some class out there on the field. They really are the opposite of the Yankees. The Bombers had 3 home runs last night, and you didn't see them showing off – even though Tex, Swish, and Cano are legit good players. No. They don't do that because it isn't right. The Yankees just drop the bat, put their heads down, and run. When they get back to the dugout, THEN they celebrate.
That's what the Yankees are all about: class. They are the best team, and they don't act obnoxious about it. Those pesky Rays aren't the best, so why do they act like that? The need to stop being so cocky, because they haven't proven anything yet. They didn't win anything.
The heroes for last night's Drama Club win are the new and IMPROVED bridge to Mariano, Mr. David Robertson and Mr. Boone Logan. You two are adorable, and you really make me proud. The other heroes are the 3 homer-boys from last night, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, and Robinson Cano. I'd like to thank you guys for your performance and behavior on the field. You make me proud in both respects.
I'd just like to welcome Lance Berkman, Austin Kearns, and Kerry Wood to the Yankees. Guys, you will love it here. The Yankees know how to win. Sorry that you have to shave your beards and cut your hair, but I don't think that's a big price to pay. You guys are Yankees!
Hello, Mr. Big Puma. You will love the Bronx Zoo🙂
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I forgot all about the Yankees hair policy! LOL. Too bad right? That's a small price to pay for playing in the Bronx.
Fat Elvis is the name that cracks me up for Berkman.
So glad you gave a shout out to the bullpen for last night's great work. The homers are flashier, but it was the combo of Robertson, Logan and Mo that held the Rays scoreless. Loved it!
Big Puma LOL That nickname is so funny to me teehee! Congrats on the trade! I'm sure he'll help you loads! Ooh the division is really getting competitive now with the Rays one game behind you all! OH and Arod's chase to 600! Man is that getting a LOT of publicity. Talk about pressure sheesh😛 I don't even think Arod thinks of it as that big of a deal. Because heck if he hits two in one game then the number just turns into 601 :PWell, he is really off with his swing.. maybe he needs some rest😛

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He never played the game of basketball with any pride. As the years progressed, it was starting to become more apparent that he didn't care anymore. His passion was fading, if it was even there in the first place. Bargnani rarely presented the work ethic it took to get better and help lead this team back to the postseason. It's as if he never wanted the responsibility that came with being "the guy."
New York idolizes its tough-minded players who have a winning attitude and play with heart and the love for the game. Bargnani possessed none of those qualities as a Toronto Raptor, so I can only imagine what he's going to be like as a Knick.
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I think Bargs will be a decent back up...he won't have to be "The Guy" and can just blend in. Thats his personality from what i see. He's not a leader. We can hope he put the effort in to be liked in Ny. I think Prigs will get him involved
My Knicks …..
A starting-5 and our rotation is a complicated call when our HC Woodson will favor our duper-star Melo decision making of every lineup. Melo has been the most minute played Knicks since the day of Melo arrival (avg 40 mpg).
And we rarely see any team GELLIN when Melo is in the lineup.
PG – Felton & Priginio .. equal either could be our starter
SG- Shump & JR .. Shunp's defense should b our 6th man
SF- Melo & Meta .. Meta's all-around talents will prove Melo is not a PF
PF- Amare & K-Mart .. both perform like All-Star players without Melo
C- Tyson & Bargani .. Tyson is a top-10 center, Bargani is a 7 yr question mark
Our 6.6 SG rookie Hardaway Jr. showed little flashes of NBA talent in a summer league game.
He may receive consistent playingtime minutes after 35 games.
P.S. We just went through two-seasons of an injury-prone roster .. will we make it three in a row???
.450 to .500 team
This lineup is the best because it provides quickness in Felton, defense in Shump and Tyson, and offense in Melo and Bargnani. One thing that lacked in the starting lineup last season was a 2nd go to scorer with Melo. Bargnani spreads the floor for Felton-Chandler pick and roll and it takes pressure off of Melo.
Hardaway Jr
JR Smith
Toure Murray
Jeremy Tyler
We don't have a legit backup center but Amare can now play safely at the center and be the focal point with JR if Artest or Martin is with him to help on defense. I believe Martin was great last year but he is injury prone and his offense is limited so I would lower his minutes for Hardaway JR and Artest.
We will have to live with no true back up center unless Tyler comes in at times.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Pablo, Hardaway Jr, Leslie and Tyler are all fill-ins as needed.
Woodson said that two starting spots are up for grabs....so we'll see in the preseason and training camp who wins.
I think SG/SF/C is locked up.
PG and PF will be the spots that will be fought for.
But the other two spots are up for grabs.
"We've got to find two other bodies that fit that starting lineup, and who that's going to be, at this point. I don't know," said Woodson, who interacted with a group of children during the Garden of Dreams Foundation's fifth annual Dream Week, offering advice and giving them a behind-the-scenes tour of the practice center.
Woodson didn't even make any guarantees about starting Iman Shumpert, who was in the first five last season at the 3 position.
"We don't know; we've got to see," the coach said. "You've got to go in and earn a spot; that's how I look at it."
Woodson, however, complemented Shumpert's growth as a player, especially as a shooter. That should make him a candidate to start at the other guard position, especially with the team putting a great emphasis on his playmaking development this offseason. Last season, Woodson fell in favor of a two point guard backcourt, and Shump played some point guard in his rookie season.
"Iman has improved tremendously as a player," Woodson said. "He still has a long way to go being such a young player, but his jump shot has definitely improved from the time he stepped foot in this league. I've got to think that's going to continue to get better."
Woodson's openness in terms of the startling lineup could mean three things: one, he might be thinking about starting Felton and Pablo Prigioni together, which resulted in a 13-game winning streak in March; two, Metta World Peace could start at small forward; or three, Andrea Bargnani could become the main power forward, moving Anthony back to the 3. Woodson doesn't see a strict role for Melo.
"See, you guys look at 4 and 3 and 2," Woodson said. "I don't look at it like that. Melo's a player, man. I can play Melo at 2, and he'll be just fine. Then what would you guys be saying? No really, I don't know where I'm going to play him yet. I mean, I'm going to play him; I do know that."
Woodson said assembling the rotation will be a key focus for him coming training camp.
"As a coach, I'm looking forward to getting to [veteran] camp just to see where we are as a ball club and piecing it all together, because that's what it's going to take in terms of us making our run next season," he said.
Whatever Woodson decides, he said it's important there will be continuity from last season's roster.
"That means a lot," he said. "I think when you're talking about trying to build a championship team, you've got to keep the core guys in place. I mean, when you're changing up constantly, every other year or two years, it's tough. It's kind of nice to have the core group back. We think we've added some pieces that can help that core group, and it's going to be up to me to put it together, which I'm looking forward to."
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Felton starting...well, hello mediocrity.
I love Woodson saying he could play Melo at the 2. That'd be pretty cool..
Looks good to me
I am more interested in running a deep (10 to 12) regular rotation than in who starts.
The Knicks will be better off if no player (even Melo) regularly exceeds 30 minutes per game, keeping the core team healthy into the postseason.
That said, someone has to start.
Especially if they play to their depth, this team will be able to score 110 points or more on a regular basis, and 95+ points against top defensive teams.
The question is defense and rebounding.
To promote and achieve better defense, start the best defensive team possible along with Melo:
This will help motivate bench players Smith, Stat, Bargnani, and Udrih to play consistent defense in order to see extended minutes. The other primary bench players (Prigioni and KMart), as well as the limited role players (Tyler, Hardaway, Leslie, and the final signee) will not need the added incentive.
Later in the game you can have stretches with Smith, Melo, and Bargnani in the game together. However, this will not be a very good defensive alignment. Look for a knockout offensive barrage, however.
The role players will get a chance to break the regular rotation as they devleop, as injuries occur, and if some of the primary bench players under-perform. Tyler, Hardaway, and Leslie all have the potential to be solid two-way role players, which will give the Knicks more consistency than some of the primary players who are more limited on one end or the other of the court. At the very least, this will provide pressure on those players to work harder on their weaknesses.
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#196932 - 02/03/11 04:46 AM Lewis Carroll anagram
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Some say that the anagram 'eleven plus two = twelve plus one" is due to Lewis Carroll. Can anyone supply the exact reference, please?
#196934 - 02/03/11 07:11 AM Re: Lewis Carroll anagram [Re: zeroid]
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I've learned one interesting thing. An anagram of this sort, where the anagram and the original are identical in meaning, is called an anugram(!). I couldn't find anything to suggest that this particular anugram is due to either Lewis Carroll or Charles Dodgson.
#196938 - 02/03/11 09:43 AM eleven plus two.. [Re: Faldage]
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okay, this is widely quoted as an example of an 'anugram' (and I note that Anu glosses it in his anagrams odds & ends with not so much as a hint of explanation or even a smirk). but, while not having done any extended research, I didn't note any *other examples.
#196939 - 02/03/11 10:13 AM Re: eleven plus two.. [Re: tsuwm]
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here are some "clever" anagrams, some of which may be true:
clever? true??
the comments to this list include claims for origin/dates, and one such claim is this:
Eleven plus two =
Twelve plus one.
Melvin O. Wellman, 1948
here's some support for the Wellman claim:
anyone care to verify the following?
To be or not to be: that is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. = In one of the Bards best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten.
Edited by tsuwm (02/03/11 10:21 AM)
#196956 - 02/03/11 04:02 PM Re: Lewis Carroll anagram [Re: Faldage]
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Is called an 'anugram' by whom? Not me, and I think I'm entitled to an opinion. The following two Spanish anagrams are my own: uno + catorce = cuatro + once (1 + 14 = 4 + 11) and dos + trece = tres + doce (2 + 13 = 3 + 12)[first pub. in Word Ways, Feb 1992, Vol 25, No 1]. But I would still like to know who is responsible for two + eleven = one + twelve.
#196957 - 02/03/11 04:07 PM Re: Lewis Carroll anagram [Re: zeroid]
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one is left to assume, then, that you don't buy Wellman?!
#196958 - 02/03/11 04:52 PM Re: eleven plus two.. [Re: tsuwm]
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anyone care to verify the following?
its all here tsuwm = Hamlets wit rules
#196961 - 02/03/11 09:06 PM Re: eleven plus two.. [Re: olly]
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#196980 - 02/04/11 05:45 AM Re: eleven plus two.. [Re: tsuwm]
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Okay Joe, many thanks for the link.
#197007 - 02/04/11 10:27 PM Re: eleven plus two.. [Re: zeroid]
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minimalist anugram:
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Polling Conservative Bloggers On The 2012 Election
Right Wing News polled more than 230 right-of-center bloggers on who they think is going to win tomorrow and whom they plan to vote for in the election. The following 68 bloggers responded.
101 Dead Armadillos, A Quiet Simple Life, All American Blogger, American Power, Argghhhh!, Babalu Blog, Basil's Blog, Betsy's Page, Blonde Sagacity, Blue Crab Boulevard, Candid Conservative, Cara Ellison, Chicks on the Right, Discriminations, Dodgeblogium, Don Surber, Doubleplusundead, Doug Ross, Dustin Stockton, Ed Driscoll, Fausta's Blog, Fingers Malloy, Freeman Hunt, GayPatriot, GraniteGrok, Jihad Watch, Joanne Jacobs, John Hawkins, Lady Liberty 1885, Lee Doren, Liberal Logic 101, Liberty Pundits, Life News, Likelihood of Confusion, Little Miss Attila, Lonely Conservative, Midnight Blue, Moe Lane, Moonbattery, Mount Virtus, Musing Minds, My Aisling, Newmarks Door, Pundit and Pundette, Pursuing Holiness, QandO, Rightosphere, Samizdata, Sunshine State Sarah, The Hedgehog Report, The Looking Spoon, The Lotus Blog, The Minority Report, The Right Mixx, The Smallest Minority, The Transom, The Western Experience, The Whole Shebang (mostly), This Ain't Hell, Vox Popoli, Weapons of Mass Discussion, Wizbang!, Wyblog, YidwithLid, Zilla of the Resistance
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1) Who do you think is going to win the election?
Mitt Romney 87.9% (58 votes)
Barack Obama 12.1% (8 votes)
2) Whom are you voting for?
Mitt Romney 92.6% (63 votes)
Gary Johnson 2.9% (2 votes)
I'm not voting 2.9% (2 votes)
Won't say 1.5% (1 votes)
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ServSafe Food Safety course to be offered
The West Virginia University Randolph County Extension Service will host a ServSafe certification course and exam on May 29 and 30. The two-day class will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
The ServSafe program provides food safety training, exams and educational materials to foodservice managers. Students can earn the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification, good for five years and accredited by the American National Standards Institute – Conference for Food Protection.
The program blends the latest Food and Drug Administration Food Code, food safety research and years of food sanitation training experience. Managers learn to implement essential food safety practices and create a culture of food safety. All content and materials are based on actual job tasks identified by foodservice industry experts.
ServSafe is for food service managers who supervise the serving of food in restaurants, delis, schools, hospitals, day care centers, nursing homes, senior centers, or anywhere food is prepared and served to the public.
Topics included in the two-day training include the importance of food safety, good personal hygiene, preventing cross-contamination, cleaning and sanitizing, safe food preparation, methods of thawing, cooking, cooling, and reheating food and much more.
Pre-registration for the class is required on or before May 22. A fee of $120 will cover the textbook and exam. Call the WVU Extension Office at 304-636-2455 with questions or to obtain a registration form.
Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status.


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Big Island police is warning the public about two inmates, identified as Ryan James Hamar and Jarvis Higa, who escaped from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
They were last seen in the Sunrise Ridge subdivision in Hilo. One or both of them may try to hitchhike to Kona.
Ryan James Jeffries-Hamar, a.k.a. Ryan James Hamar, a.k.a. Ryan James Jeffries, a.k.a. Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, 31, is 5-feet-7-inches-tall, 165 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Jarvis Naoki Higa, 35, is 5-feet-6-inches-tall, 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He has tattoos on his arms and chest.
Ted Sakai, the director of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety, said that the inmates were the prison law library Wednesday when they overpowered a guard. The guard was sent to the hospital.
The inmates reportedly threatened the librarian and stole her car keys, said Sakai. They forced their way to a perimeter gate and took the librarian's vehicle. They later abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
They were last seen around noon in the vicinity of Alahelenui Street and Kaumana Drive. Both were barefoot and wearing grey sweat pants and white t-shirts.
However, police both men were able to shed their prison clothes after allegedly burglarizing a home on Kaumana Drive.
Kekoa Molale, 19 of Kaumana City, said there is heavy police presence between Kaumana and Ponahawai homesteads. However, finding the two men may be difficult if they have ventured into the nearby forest.
"They could probably hide maybe about two feet deep within the bushes and be deep enough that no one would see them the whole day," said Molale.
The public is cautioned not to approach them, as they may be dangerous. If you see them, call 911.
Sekai said he dispatched a team to Hilo to investigate exactly how the two men were able to escape.


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California Chrome early favoriteat Kentucky Derby, draws 5 postAP PHOTO
Exercise rider William Delgado plays with Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. California Chrome was made the early 5-2 favorite for the 140th Kentucky Derby on Wednesday, with Hopportunity the second choice in the full field of 20 horses.
Trained by 77-year-old Art Sherman, California Chrome drew the No. 5 post. Eight horses have won from there, most recently Funny Cide in 2003. Sherman could become the oldest trainer to win the Derby, surpassing Charlie Whittinghams mark of 76 when Sunday Silence won in 1989.
California Chrome comes into the Derby having won his last four starts by a combined 24 lengths.
Hopportunity, who lost to California Chrome in the Santa Anita Derby, drew the No. 11 post and is 6-1 for the race Saturday at Churchill Downs. Hes trained by Bob Baffert, a three-time Derby winner with two starters.
Wicked Strong, named for the victims of last years Boston Marathon bombings, is the 8-1 third choice and will break from the 20th post on the far outside.
California Chrome, Hopportunity and Wicked Strong were the only horses listed at single digits by Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia.
Danza is the 10-1 fourth choice and drew the No. 4 post. Hes one of four horses trained by Todd Pletcher. The others are: Intense Holiday, 12-1; Vinceremos, 30-1; and We Miss Artie, 50-1.
Mike Maker will saddle a trio of horses: General a Rod, 15-1; Harrys Holiday, 50-1; and Vicars In Trouble, a 30-1 shot that drew the dreaded No. 1 post. Rosie Napravnik will be aboard that horse trying to become the first female jockey to win the Derby. She was fifth last year with Mylute, the highest finish by a woman in history.
The other 50-1 shot is Commanding Curve, who will break from the No. 17 post.
The 21st horse on the points list is Pablo Del Monte, an also eligible who would need a defection before 9 a.m. Friday, when Derby wagering opens, to get into the $2.2 million race.
Post time is 6:32 p.m. EDT Saturday.
GOOD FORECAST: Derby week got off a stormy start on Monday and Tuesday. Things look brighter the rest of the way, especially for race day.
Saturdays forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 60s.
HOOPERTUNITY KNOCKS: Hoppertunity could knock for Bob Baffert in the Kentucky Derby, giving the Hall of Fame trainer a fourth victory in the Run for the Roses.
The colt with the unusual name has also lifted the spirits of a couple trying to conceive their first child.
Hoppertunity earned his way into the Derby with a win in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park and a second-place finish behind California Chrome in the Santa Anita Derby.
He started out with another unusual name, Anyway U Way.
I was getting ready to run him and I really didnt like that name, Baffert said Wednesday.
So he had a horse with no name.
Bafferts wife, Jill, is a friend of Kathleen Hopper, a designer cookie maker in Pasadena, California. At that time, Kathleen and Chad Hopper were trying to have a baby.
We were all excited for them, Baffert said. But it didnt take and they were pretty sad. Kathleen said, `Well, we missed another Hoppertunity.
The Bafferts seized on the name, and colt was off to the races.
It was an uplift for them, Baffert said. They feel like theyre part of the horse. As soon as I named him, he started to come around.
After running fifth in his debut in January, Hoppertunity won his next race at Santa Anita with Kathleen Hopper there to root him on.
Now comes the biggest test, the 1 -mile Derby. Baffert feels Hoppertunity has a chance if he is in contention at the top of the stretch.
Hes a good horse, and he can handle a lot of pressure, Baffert said. Hes not going to freak out. Its not going to bother him, being in with a lot of horses. I feel confident if hes in the top four turning for home, hell be really competitive.
Baffert also sends out Chitu, the Sunland Derby winner, who has been battling a foot fungus that requires special care and shoeing by a blacksmith.
BUSY HORSE: Medal Count faces a very rigorous schedule.
The Derby will be his third race in less than a month. Most runners in the field have had at least three weeks rest. Orb had a 34-day break before winning last years Derby.
Medal Count is a throwback to an era when horses made more starts over longer seasons. Cannonade ran twice in one week in winning the 1974 Derby.
Medal Counts last two efforts came on the synthetic track at Keeneland. He captured the Transylvania Stakes on April 4, a race originally scheduled for the turf. He followed that with a fast-finishing second in the Blue Grass Stakes eight days later.
Trainer Dale Romans feels the stout son of the late Dynaformer has the pedigree to handle the workload. And hes sorry to see the bloodline end.
Dynaformer passed away two years ago. He was best known as the sire of 2006 Derby winner Barbaro.
I think he was a very good sire, Romans said. If we could get a good Dynaformer colt like this into the breeding shed, I think it would be important for the future of racing. Those are good, rugged, hearty horses.
Barbaro suffered a catastrophic breakdown in the Preakness that led to his demise after a fight for survival.
Its just a shame what happened with Barbaro, that he couldnt get to the breeding shed with those bloodlines, Romans said.
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A Slammin' Great Time!…
It's good to be home again…
The Yankees started the latest home stand on the right foot with an 8-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Phil Hughes was the winner in a game that was relatively tight until Robinson Cano broke it open in the bottom of the 7th inning with a grand slam.
For Hughes, it was great to see him return to top form after a few subpar performances. He allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, and just 1 walk in seven innings of work, striking out 8. Hopefully, the improved pitching will spill over to CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, both of whom have struggled in recent starts.
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The game also marked the return of center fielder Curtis Granderson, who went 1-for-3 with a run scored. The activation of Grandy had an effect on the roster as the Yankees designated outfielder Randy Winn for assignment. It is a sad end for Winn's brief Yankee career, but he was ill-suited for the backup role on the team. I think he can still be a productive player, but he needs to play every day to be the player he was with the San Francisco Giants. He was not going to get that opportunity with the Yankees, so this move is for the best. It also allowed young, versatile Kevin Russo to remain on the roster. Russo has already been instrumental in several Yankee wins this season, and he is a much better fit for the roster than Winn. I do wish Randy the very best and thank him for his contributions to the team this season.
Nick Swisher hit his 9th home run in the game. I am pleasantly surprised with Swisher's play this year. I had been fearful that 2009 was an aberration and that Nick would revert to the player he was with the Chicago White Sox. So far, he has proven me wrong. After two months of the season, Nick has a .301 batting average and 27 RBI's to go with his 9 home runs. His numbers are definitely superior to former starter and current Chicago Cub Xavier Nady.
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I saw the question posed if the Yankees should pursue a trade for Andy Pettitte's pal, Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt. While it would seem that if the Astros do decide to trade Oswalt, the Texas Rangers would be the obvious choice. Personally, I do think the Yankees should consider pursuit of him. Clearly, Javier Vazquez has proven that he can't handle the pressure of New York and the American League. But he can still excel in the National League. Houston's low-pressure environment would be the right setting. If the Yankees were to package Vazquez, plus cash to pay a large part of his salary, and the right combination of prospects, it would seem that the team could be successful in acquiring Oswalt. It would slot very nicely into the rotation, and he'd be a great replacement for Andy Pettitte if/when Pettitte retires after the season.
Tonight was the perfect night in the AL East. A win by the Yankees, combined with losses by both the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays. The perfect combination!
Boston Globe Staff
Speaking of winners, congratulations to American Idol winner Lee DeWyze. Lee had become my choice in recent months, and it was great to see his victory on Wednesday over Crystal Bowersox. Mama Sox would have been a terrific champion too, and I am sure that both will be very successful as they embark on their professional careers.
Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend!
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Love the win last night and the return of Grandy. But I wouldn't want the Yankees to go after Oswalt. He has a bad back, plus he should stay in the NL, in my humble opinion! Have a great holiday weekend.
Hardly ideal, but the Red Sox did at least manage to split the weekend series and earned a well deserved day off on Monday. I'm hoping my guys can finally get back on track. But the big news this week…Celtics vs Lakers!!! What do you think…a little wager my friend??😉


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"Gotcha" Macha
6/18/10 Brewers vs Rockies Game One
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, In from LF.
Temperature: 2:43.
Att: 32,340.
First in line today, first into the pavilion. That was a good thing because as I was heading to my "spot" I managed to snag the first ball of the day after it took a nasty bounce off of a bleacher.
Here's a shot of Gary X, Alannah X and Jay DDD.
Gary came up and introduced himself his daughter and JayDDD during batting practice.
Gary is a regular Rant reader and told me that reading the Rockpile Rant had inspired him to show up early for batting practice. Gary asked me where a good location for BP would be and I suggested over by Robert in the corner against the railing.
The fact that I actually inspired anyone to do anything blows me away so I gave his daughter Alannah the baseball I had snagg'd earlier. She later snagg'd a toss-up from Jorge De La Rosa and before they left the pavilion Alannah let me know how excited she was to have two baseballs because now she could give one to her best friend.
That is what it's all about. Super nice folks. It was an honor to meet and chat with you. Thanks for reading, I really appreciate it…D
I also thought is was cool that Gary knew who Robert was through the Rockpile Rant and went over and introduced himself.
I mentioned to Robert later that maybe he should start a blog so he can make me famous…. I don't think he got it?
I did have an opportunity to snag a Jeff Francis toss-up. In fact Jeff actually threw it to me but at the last second the dude in front of me stood up and barehanded it. As he caught it the dude's hand smacked back into my glove and he acted like I was in his space?
I don't think so. Thanks Jeff, I knew you were tossing it to me.
Mike and Geoff.
Batting practice ended and my final tally was one. One is better than none although I prefer catching 'em.
Mike, Robert and I headed over to the Rockies dugout so we could see. You know sometimes you just gotta see stuff. So we stood there and watched and we saw stuff.
Wanna see what we saw? Here you see us seeing Jason Hammel the starting pitcher.
Ok, I'm sure you've noticed when the starting pitchers walk across the field past the crowd on their way to warm-up right?
Tell me why does it seem like they're doing the "Walk of Shame".
You know what I mean….Head down, no eye contact???
What exactly are they doing before they walk onto the field? ……….I dunno, but it does make you wonder though?
Remember, I'm just here to point out the obvious :)
Here's Miguel Olivo, Mark Strittmatter and Bob Apodaca.
Props to Coors Field Hosers for keep'n it wet.
Todd Helton, we need you brotha!!
Second baseman Jonathon Herrera.
While we were seeing stuff Robert let me know he had an extra ticket for the front row next to him and Mike and that I could use it if I wanted…Uhh yep!
I like this view….Photo by Robert Harmon
Thanks Robert.
It was just my luck as no home runs were hit into the pavilion. Can you imagine how funny it would have been if a ball actually had been hit anywhere near Robert, Mike and I.
The three of us trying to get out of those three seats in a row at the same time could have been interesting🙂
Jonathon Herrera sliding into second.
For Nick the Happy Youngster in case he's reading…Mr Prince Fielder.
No pictures of Tulowitzki today. If you haven't heard Tulo got hit by a pitch and has a broken bone in his wrist. We're looking at six weeks until he returns…Ouch
I call this "Dejected then Ejected".
Bad call at first base….Umpire says safe… Jim Tracy comes storming out.
The Umpires meet, have a lil pow-wow and reverse the call….Out
Brewers manager Ken Macha flips his cookies it and gets to leave Coors early.
Here's the video…You're welcome :)
Stuff like this is fun to watch, especially when the call goes in your teams favor.
Another first for me at this game. Some idiot sitting behind me about 25 rows decided to make a name for himself and toss a baseball onto Coors Field. It wasn't a game homer(I knew that because nothing was hit into the pavilion this game).
I guess he did it for sheets and giggles??
Here's the video (ignore the first few seconds). The crowd totally pointed the dude out and he was escorted away.
I love it when I'm right there when stuff like this happens.
Jim Tracy decides it's time for a pitching change.
Jason Hammel getting a standing ovation and a smack on the butt after a job well done.
The final score
Props to Jason Hammel for his well-roundedness and for helping the Rockies solidify this game one win over the Brewers.
Don't know about you but I'm thinking Sweep.
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Yo, D! Thanks for a great update! Alannah's really appreciative that you "made her famous."
It was a great pleasure to meet you and put a "real" face to the one that writes a great blog.
Lookin' forward to chatting with you out in the pavillion again!
Hey D,
I'm so stoked that Hammel's turned his game around. Thought he would after the way he played last season but ya never know. Totally bummed about Tulo, man that sux. Barmie can handle the duties at shortstop but we'll miss Tulo's bat. Your pix are, as always, above the cut and appreciate your sharing. A sweep would be awfully nice but I would be happy if we just take the series. Go Rockies!
Haha, "The Walk of Shame". Too funny. Interesting that Jason was making the walk by himself; usually I see Dac making that walk with them. Anyway, that one turned out awesomely for Jason; so happy for him!
Hilarious vid of that moron being escorted out. Who does that, anyway?? Ugh.
It is my goal to talk to you on TUESDAY! 😀
GARYX-Anytime my friend..Baseball goes best with family.
R-LUV-I'm more relaxed now when Hammels on the mound. We need Tulo bad, especially right now. His loss is devastating in my opinion. Time for the Rockies to step up like I know they can. Least we got the series.
LUVMYROX-It was an odd scene. Still don't know why he did it? Some peoples kids. See you Tuesday…D
Thanks for the Fielder pic, bro!
NICK-You're welcome brotha, glad to know you still read the Rant :)…D


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So, if I recieve a sample and the pH is 6.2 it's ok. But if the pH is 5.5 and I have to adjust it, then 6.8 is NOT ok. Really?? Can someone please explain this to me?
Couldn't they just leave it at "Neutralize sample to pH 6.5 to 7.5"?
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Kids & guns
Hunting and guns are an integral part of the culture in Washington County, and children are often introduced to them at a young age.
However, the majority of that learning takes place among family members or in group settings outside of local schools.
A bill before the Missouri legislature would require first-graders to take the National Rifle Association's Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program, which teaches children what to do if they come across an unsecured gun, according to published reports. The measure has perhaps received some additional attention since it includes a requirement for teacher training on dealing with an armed intruder at a school and it was filed the day before the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 students and six educators were killed.
A similar measure hasn't been introduced in Ohio, but local school officials indicated Wednesday they would be open to considering such a program.
"Who can argue with gun safety?" Belpre City Schools Superintendent Tony Dunn said.
Virginia adopted the NRA program as its standard for school districts implementing such training two years ago. The fact that the NRA program was the only option drew some criticism.
Teresa Stone, volunteer 4-H shooting sports coordinator for Washington County, said she's taught the Eddie Eagle program in the past at local Safetytown events and it doesn't promote a pro-gun agenda.
"It's straight gun safety for the younger age group," said Stone, noting the program's slogan of "STOP! Don't touch. Leave the area. Tell an adult." "It's just making them aware that you don't always pick up everything that you see."
According to the NRA website, www.nra.org, the Eddie Eagle program has been taught to more than 25 million children across all 50 states. It can be taught in one- or five-day formats and includes a video featuring a cartoon eagle and workbooks. The site says the program has no agenda other than accident prevention and does not encourage children to buy guns or join the NRA.
"Eddie Eagle is never shown touching a firearm, and he does not promote firearm ownership or use," the site says. "The program never mentions the NRA."
Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta, said the program sounds like something positive, but he would not favor requiring schools to use it.
"I'm not huge on mandates," he said, adding that, "I would like to see kids get an opportunity to do that (take the class)."
Marietta resident Mike Foster, 42, said he thinks gun safety should be taught in schools, but he's not sure he agrees with a mandate for first-graders. Foster's grandfather taught him to use a BB gun when he was 6 years old, but he didn't introduce his own son to firearms until he was 10. The primary reason was that the boy hadn't expressed an interest before then.
"A responsible gun owner should be able to determine whether their child is ready and at what age," Foster said.
Foster's son wanted to go hunting with him, so he gave him an empty pellet gun, but had him treat it as if it were loaded – a basic tenet for anyone handling a firearm.
Students at some area schools learn about gun use and safety at 4-H Camp Hervida in sixth or eighth grade, but local districts generally do not have any specific gun-related material in their curriculum beyond that. Most children who learn about gun safety in Washington County get the lessons from their parents or through a group like 4-H or the Boy Scouts of America.
Lowell resident Michael Steinel started shooting BB guns at the Scouts' Camp Kootaga in Wood County, W.Va., when he was 7 years old. At age 9, he progressed to 4-H shooting sports and now competes regularly in rifle events, with a National Junior Olympic Championships in Colorado on the horizon in April.
Steinel said safety was a primary emphasis from the start.
"The first thing they said to us in the meeting was because you're handling firearms, you have to act like an adult," he said.
Steinel's interest also became a learning experience for his father, Scott, who has become a certified instructor and teaches children shooting sports at Camp Hervida.
Scott Steinel, 48, said he never had much interest in hunting or exposure to guns prior to that. Like Foster, he said the age at which a child starts learning about guns and gun safety depends on the individual child and the parents, among other factors.
"I think it also depends on where you live," he said, noting Washington County is a rural area where hunting is popular and guns are found in many homes. "If you live in California, probably not," he said, referring to where he grew up.
Stone said 9 is the minimum age for participation in 4-H shooting sports because children can better grasp the lessons and their stature and hand-eye coordination are better suited to the activity.
Youth are not an uncommon sight at Washington County gun ranges. The Fort Harmar Rifle Club and Washington County Fish and Game Club both require youth to be accompanied by adults until they reach the age of 18.
Jean Ann Myers, secretary of the fish and game club, said the group has a youth day in September when representatives of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife offer gun safety and hunter education classes.
"We believe that if you're going to hunt you need to be responsible," she said.


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|Lieutenant Ro Laren in 2370
|Maquis (formerly Starfleet)
|Active (2370)
|January 17, 2340
|Ro Gale
|Ro Talia
|Played by:
|Michelle Forbes (adult)
Megan Parlen (child)
|Ensign Ro Laren in 2368
Ro Laren was a Bajoran national who formerly served in Starfleet aboard the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D before finally sympathizing with, and later defecting to, the Maquis.
Ro was born on January 17, 2340 on Bajor to Ro Talia and Ro Gale. (TNG: "Conundrum", "The Next Phase" personnel file)
Recalling her childhood as "a long, depressing period of [her] life, [she] was grateful when it was finally over." (TNG: "Rascals") Ro had grown up in the Bajoran diaspora, as one of the thousands displaced into refugee camps by the Cardassian occupation of her homeworld. During her youth, she spent some time in the camps on Valo II. (TNG: "Ensign Ro") In all, she spent ten years in the camps. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
Although most of the time she didn't even have a bed while living in the camps, there were times she did, when she was very young, and she would be afraid of the imaginary monsters that were under her bed. (TNG: "Rascals", "Preemptive Strike") To help ease her fears, Ro's father would play for her the belaklavion, which he told her had "special powers" and that "monsters were afraid of it, and they'd disappear whenever they heard it." She recalled that when she heard her father's music, she was never afraid to go to sleep. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
In 2347, Ro was shown the true nature of the occupation as she was given a piece of sugar candy by a Cardassian who led her to a room where she found her father sitting inside. For the next two hours, she was forced to sit and watch as a Cardassian questioned and tortured her father until he died.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Ro felt ashamed for being a Bajoran. She was ashamed for her father being so weak, as she watched him beg for mercy. Laren eventually found that she could not live in an environment where her people were unable to feed and clothe themselves. Because of this, she ran away. (TNG: "Ensign Ro") After his death, she finally realized that even her father could not make all the monsters in her life go away. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
Over time, Ro later began to understand how misguided her feelings of shame were and eventually chose to no longer be ashamed of her heritage, as she had been before. Ro decided to keep her name in traditional form: family name first, given name second. She did this despite the fact that most Bajorans accepted the distortion of their names in order to assimilate. She also strongly favored wearing the traditional Bajoran earring, albeit on the left ear as opposed to the traditional right ear. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")
Later in her life, she revealed that she never really drew a picture of her mother. It was also revealed that the young Ro Laren was a repressed jumper. (TNG: "Rascals")
Starfleet careerEdit
Academy and early careerEdit
Ro Laren entered Starfleet Academy in 2358 and graduated with the class of 2362. (TNG: "Conundrum", "The Next Phase")
One of Ro's early assignments was aboard the USS Wellington. During that assignment in the mid-2360s, Ro was a member of the disastrous away team mission to Garon II. During the mission, Ro disobeyed direct orders, causing the eight other members of the away team to die. Ro was court martialed for her actions and refused to speak in her defense. With little alternative, the court found Ro guilty and sentenced her to imprisonment in the stockade on Jaros II. (TNG: "Ensign Ro") Jean-Luc Picard felt that, had Ro not lost her rank following her court martial, she could have been a lieutenant commander by late 2368. (TNG: "The Next Phase")
USS Enterprise-DEdit
First missionEdit
In 2368, Ro was released by Admiral Kennelly and reinstated into Starfleet in exchange for helping locate a Bajoran terrorist. While secretly conducting her mission, Ro was assigned to assist the USS Enterprise-D on stardate 45076.3. Due to her familiarity with the Valo system, she was initially assigned as flight controller. Upon reaching Valo II, she suggested the best route for them to take would be for them to go to the camp on the southern continent to find a man named Keeve Falor. Picard, reluctant to let go of an officer with Ro's potential, requested that Ro remain on board for the Enterprise's next scheduled mission to survey Sector 21305. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")
Later missionsEdit
Not long after Ro's transfer to the Enterprise, a quantum filament caused major damage to the ship. Unable to communicate with the rest of the crew, Ro, Lt. Cmdr. Troi, Chief O'Brien and Ensign Mandel were trapped on the bridge. The quantum resonance of the filament caused a polarity shift in the ship's antimatter containment fields, leading to a progressive degeneration in the fields, threatening the ship. Before Commander Riker and Lt. Cmdr. Data were able to restore control over the containment field, Ro suggested a saucer separation to save the saucer section, while sacrificing the stardrive section, stating that she was not sure whether anyone was still alive there. After Lt. Cmdr. Troi rejected Ro's proposal, the Enterprise's main computer was brought back online and the antimatter containment was fully restored. (TNG: "Disaster")
On stardate 45571.2, Ro Laren was at the helm of the Enterprise when one of the vessel's shuttlecraft crashed on the surface of a moon orbiting Mab-Bu VI. There, a number of the crew became possessed by anionic energy lifeforms superimposing neural patterns. During their attempted takeover of the bridge, Ro attempted to shoot the possessed Miles O'Brien, but missed. She was in turn stunned by O'Brien.
After the lifeform-possessed crew members took over Ten Forward, Ro suggested giving them a plasma shock, as a means of causing pain to the beings without causing any physical harm. If the plan was to work, and they were able to hit all three with a single discharge, they would cause the beings to evacuate the crew members.
Geordi La Forge and Ro Laren later attempted a rescue in the small access area between decks 9 and 10, above Ten Forward. When they finally made their attempt, they were unable to get all three crew members in the beam, which eventually led to the abortion of their rescue attempt. (TNG: "Power Play")
On stardate 45652.1, Ro served on the bridge during an encounter with a temporal causality loop. She interrupted a staff meeting to report that sensors were getting unusual readings, twenty thousand kilometers off the port bow. She noted that sensors did not detect the phenomenon until the ship was almost on top of it. As she attempted to back the Enterprise off from the phenomenon, she reported that the maneuvering thrusters were not responding, and as a ship emerged and she attempted to back the ship off, she reported that the helm was not responding.
In an alternate version of events, when the Enterprise collided with the USS Bozeman, which had emerged from the phenomenon, Ro Laren reported that the Enterprise's inertial dampers were failing and that the ship was losing attitude control, moments before it was destroyed and Ro died. (TNG: "Cause and Effect")
While investigating a damaged Romulan ship, Ro and Geordi La Forge were presumed dead in a transporter accident. Finding themselves freely walking around the ship but passing through other objects, Ro suspected that they were dead and simply remaining behind to say their goodbyes to their former lives, but La Forge refused to accept that. Eventually, La Forge figured out that they had actually been sent out of phase with the rest of the ship due to a flawed Romulan attempt to create a new kind of cloaking device, a theory that was proved when they confronted a Romulan in the same position as they. Learning of a Romulan plot to sabotage the Enterprise, Ro and La Forge managed to work out a means of canceling out the phase and restoring themselves to normal, thus allowing them to warn their shipmates of the danger. (TNG: "The Next Phase")
During a survey mission on stardate 46235.7, Ro, Picard, Guinan and Keiko O'Brien were briefly transformed into twelve-year-olds due to a transporter accident. Although Ro initially found the experience frustrating, when the ship was captured by a crew of rogue Ferengi, she took full advantage of her childish appearance to deal with the problem, such as slapping com badges onto the Ferengi to allow them to be transported, while declaring, "Tag – you're it!" After a process was discovered to return everyone to their proper ages, Ro actually spent a few hours longer in her childhood body, drawing pictures of her mother – something she'd never done during her actual childhood. (TNG: "Rascals")
On the recommendation of Captain Picard, Ro attended Starfleet's Advanced Tactical Training where she graduated in late 2370. Following her graduation, she was reassigned to the Enterprise with the rank of lieutenant, where she was given quarters on deck four, section eight. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
The MaquisEdit
In 2370 Ro was assigned to infiltrate the Maquis. Although a bit reluctant she agreed, partially to validate Captain Jean-Luc Picard's belief in her. By having Lt. Commander Data and Lt. Worf faking pursuit on the pretext she had killed a Cardassian soldier, she gained the attention of the Maquis Santos in a DMZ settlement bar.
She was kidnapped by Santos and was briefly questioned by him, Kalita and Macias. Macias immediately took a liking to Ro and trusted her even before her alibi was verified by Santos. He eventually became a father-like figure.
She later gained the trust of the rest of the Maquis by "stealing" medical supplies from the Enterprise-D. After gaining the Maquis' trust, she had them plan to invest significant resources to attack a Yridian convoy, which in actuality was a Federation trap.
Soon after, three Cardassians attacked the area near the Maquis cell, and killed Macias who with his dying breath told Ro, "When an old fighter like me dies, someone always steps forward to take his place". She started questioning her loyalties, and tried to have the fake convoy trap canceled by claiming the Maquis would not invest resources to attack. However, Picard saw through her lies and questioned her resolve. She claimed she would carry out her duties but Picard had Commander Riker accompany her to the attack.
During the attack she drew a phaser on Riker, and fired a low-intensity particle beam from the shuttlecraft that revealed a Starfleet attack force hiding in a nebula near the bogus convoy. When the Maquis retreated, she had her ship move towards the Enterprise so Riker could leave. When asked why she was going with the Maquis, she claimed "It's been a long time since I really felt like I belonged somewhere." Just before she beamed to another Maquis ship, she asked Riker to tell Picard she was sorry for betraying his trust. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
Jean-Luc PicardEdit
Although initially opposing Ro's assignment aboard the Enterprise, Captain Picard was impressed with the way she handled the situation. Following the mission, he told her she was free to leave the ship, but as a personal request, he wanted her to consider remaining in Starfleet.
During their first mission together, he observed her potential and noticed a certain quality about her that could possibly be harnessed and molded. Although Ro was flattered, she didn't feel she belonged in the uniform. Picard believed that she had a lot to learn from Starfleet, and she retorted that she felt Starfleet had a lot to learn from her. Picard felt that attitude was common among the best officers he had served with, and that although she was not one of those officers, someday she could be one, if she decided to work at it.
Ro accepted Picard's "interesting challenge," something she rarely refused, and in return, at Ro's request, Picard allowed her to bend the Starfleet uniform code and wear her traditional Bajoran earring. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")
Picard later sponsored Ro's entrance into Starfleet's Advanced Tactical Training program. Although the program was exceptionally difficult Ro graduated and was re-posted to the Enterprise as a full lieutenant. When she betrayed Starfleet and permanently joined the Maquis, Picard felt betrayed. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
William T. RikerEdit
Commander Riker was not thrilled with the assignment of Ro to the Enterprise, and demanded nothing but the highest standards of performance from her.
Upon her initial beam-in, Riker immediately reprimanded her for wearing her traditional Bajoran earring, which was not allowed according to the Starfleet uniform code. Riker later shared his concerns with Picard, stating that there would be members of the crew who would not want to serve with Ro.
Riker was infuriated by Ro's acceptance of her assignment aboard the Enterprise, when she stated that "It was better than prison." (TNG: "Ensign Ro", "Conundrum", "Preemptive Strike")
Later, during a period in which the Enterprise crew were stripped of their memories, Riker and Ro had a brief sexual tryst. Set against their prior antagonistic relationship, this created an awkward situation when the crew's memories were restored, but Counselor Deanna Troi indicated that people in such a situation might likely act on what they would subconsciously wish to do. (TNG: "Conundrum")
Riker was set to deliver a eulogy for Ro at a memorial service for her and Geordi La Forge when they were believed to have been killed in a transporter accident. However, he never had an opportunity to deliver it as both Ro and La Forge were revealed to be alive. The mystery of what Riker would have said confounded Ro. (TNG: "The Next Phase")
Riker was the last Enterprise crewmember to see Ro when he joined her in an undercover effort to stave off a Maquis strike. Ro turned a phaser on him however, explaining her defection to the Maquis, and asked him to relay her apologies to Captain Picard. Riker wished her well before she escaped. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")
Geordi La ForgeEdit
Geordi La Forge believed that the only reason she was on her initial mission was because of orders, as he believed that she didn't belong aboard the Enterprise, nor did she belong in a Starfleet uniform. The two later bonded, however, when they were cloaked and phased by a Romulan interphase generator and forced to find a way to return to normal. (TNG: "Ensign Ro", "The Next Phase")
Deanna TroiEdit
During the period when the Enterprise was damaged due to an encounter with a quantum filament, Ro was in conflict with Deanna Troi, who was the senior officer on the bridge, about whether or not to detach the saucer section, thereby saving the lives they could. Troi was opposed to the idea, even though Ro argued vehemently in favor of separating the ship.
After Commanders Riker and Data stabilized the ship, Ro admitted to Troi that she was wrong. Troi responded that she might as easily have been right.
Ro does not appear to be guided by sentimentality when in a crisis situation, as indicated by her harsh comment to Troi during this incident. (TNG: "Disaster")
Guinan became interested in Ro after learning a bit about her past from La Forge. Guinan defended Ro in front of Picard, and encouraged her to reveal the truth to him about the nature of her mission. Picard was willing to listen as he knew Guinan did not call someone a friend easily.
Ro and Guinan remained friends. When they were both transformed into children, Guinan helped Ro take the opportunity to experience the childhood she was denied as a Bajoran refugee. (TNG: "Ensign Ro", "Rascals")
|Flight controllers of the starships Enterprise
|USS Enterprise-D:
|Allenby • Anaya • Clancy • Crusher • Dern • Felton • Gates • Gibson • Graham • Haskell • Jae • La Forge • Lin • McKnight • Monroe • O'Brien • Rager • Reel • Ro • Solis • Torres • Wallace • Worf • Wright
|USS Enterprise-E:
|Hawk • Branson
- "Ensign Ro"
- "Disaster"
- "Conundrum"
- "Power Play"
- "Cause and Effect"
- "The Next Phase"
- "Rascals"
- "Preemptive Strike"
Ensign Ro was played by Michelle Forbes and first appeared in the fifth season TNG episode named for her, "Ensign Ro". Forbes was chosen for the role because the production staff were impressed with her performance as Dara in the fourth season episode "Half a Life". (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
According to Rick Berman, Ro was introduced as a sharp-edged character to contrast against the TNG main cast. He explained, "The other characters in the cast are relatively homogeneous; some might even say bland. So we wanted a character with the strength and dignity of a Starfleet officer but with a troubled past, an edge." (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
During the production of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, it was intended that Ro Laren would be a member of the station's crew. Michelle Forbes turned it down. The character was modified and became the basis for Kira Nerys. (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
Indirectly, Michelle Forbes was Michael Westmore's inspiration for the Bajoran design and makeup. After her being hired for the part of Ro Laren in TNG, Rick Berman told Westmore, "We've hired a pretty girl and I want to keep her that way. Think of something that we can take and make her look a little alien, and still get the idea she's from another planet, but she's still gorgeous." (Michael Westmore's Aliens: Season One, DS9 Season 1 DVD special features)
Ro Laren appeared in the Deep Space Nine novel Wrath of the Prophets, where she teamed up with Kira Nerys to track down a black market dealer on Bajor. She also appeared in the Next Generation novel War Drums and the Deep Space Nine comic "Friend and Foe Alike", as well as the Dominion War novels Behind Enemy Lines and Tunnel Through the Stars by John Vornholt, where she and Captain Picard led a team to destroy an artificial wormhole being constructed by the Dominion in Cardassian space.
Ro Laren is a main character in the Deep Space Nine relaunch novels. The novels show that Ro survived the Dominion's extermination of the Maquis and joined with a few other Maquis survivors to fight their own war effort against the Dominion. After the Dominion War, Ro returned to Bajor and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Bajoran Militia, replacing Odo as Chief of Security on DS9 and eventually starting a relationship with Quark. Initially, Starfleet wanted her arrested, but behind the scenes Captain Picard quietly urged Starfleet to reconsider their decision. When Bajor joined the Federation, Ro considered leaving the station with Quark, but her old uniform was sent to her by Picard as encouragement to her to remain on the station. Ro remained with the Militia as it was absorbed into Starfleet and was given a Starfleet commission at the rank of Lieutenant. As of the novel Zero Sum Game (set in 2382), Ro is the commanding officer of Deep Space Nine and a Starfleet Captain.
Ro wears her Bajoran earring on her left ear rather than on her right ear like every other Bajoran seen on-screen, with the exception of those who worshipped the Pah-wraiths. In the aforementioned novels, it is explained that Ro did this because she did not believe in the Prophets, but still wished to acknowledge her heritage. It had the advantage of dissuading vedeks from pinching her left ear to read her pah.
The storyline of Star Trek Online says she became an officer in the militia and replaced Kira Nerys on DS9.
External linksEdit
- Ro Laren at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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