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that boy will grow up tougher than hell from all the bashings he will get .......if its a boy lol
Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.... ~ Shakespeare
Putting a two year old in charge of gender choices or pretty much any choices is foolish to say the least.
^^ this
they have no idea at that age...that said I watched my ex brother in-law absolutely berate his three yr old son because he wanted to wear his mothers easter hat in public...shaming him horribly.
he just thought it was pretty because he liked flowers..
I don't know why something like that would a problem for anyone
I have all girls ...and all four love trucks, playing in the mud, running around being tomboys but all clean up like girls should
different issue but I really thought one of my daughters was a lesbian..turns out she just wasn't too interested in telling me about her crushes. I wouldn't have given a rats ass if she turned out to be lesbian though.
I don't get why people make issues of non issues
kinda reminds me though...my oldest daughters high school had spirit week last fall. each day of the week was different dress up days, one was fairies and wizards day...not a single wizard showed up and there wasn't a tutu to be found for a cpl weeks fter within a twenty mile radius. All the boys dressed up as fairies too...it was really pretty funny shit.
Well that's some fucked up shit.... the 'know it all' parents don't know what they are doing..
I bet they are Liberals
I don't even see why any parent would make it an issue for their kid...if I had boys and they wanted to play with dolls and wear a tiara...I'd get em dolls and tiaras..
my girls play with tonka stuff, my older two know how to ride quads and dirt bikes... but also fuss about their mascara and hair straighteners..
I certainly wouldn't be screwing around with dressing up my male or female toddlers opposite gender specific clothes just to make some sort of weird statement, but if they asked I'd let them
that make any sense?
I have a 1 and 3 year old. We have not intentionally pushed them. If fact i hate character kid toys so there nurserys were very neutral. With giraffes and elephants. Ok the girls room is pink and the boys is green. But my little girl loves matchbox cards and wearing dresses. My one year old who knows... but like his father his hand is always on his cawk. So proud
Stupid arsehole parents
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My son picks up almost any toy and pretends its a gun. Male through and through.
My daughter and I play just as much with her super hero comic characters (Superman, Flash, Hawk Girl) as we do with all her My Little Pony toys. Hell, during her allotted tv time if we aren't watching My Little Pony we are watching Justice League!
Stupid ass parents. Fast forward 15 years..."trying meth is up to them. We shouldn't intervene and sway them."
sil how did you find a child hood video of reddog ?
having abs because you are skinny is like a women having tits because she's fat
We've got one girl and two boys. With all three we let their interests go however they may, doesn't matter. My daughter was a girlie-girl until junior high, then how she dressed and wanted her hair changed to something more boyish. Big deal? Nah! Last few years of school she developed a keen interest in several male actors, flitting from one to another at the drop of a hat. She has absolutely no interest in dating, she doesn't like boys her age because "they are too stupid." Older ones are "too old." Smart girl!
Both my sons? My oldest is still a little boy, socially. So he's interested in girls but they aren't interested in him. All in good time. I'm the same way and somehow I got married. My youngest is still a little boy at only 8. He's into boy stuff and he likes to wear my wife's hair bands.
My point? They're all different and they will all find their way in the world whether we like it or not.
Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips
my boy shoots gear while wearing high heels..
my son is a lesbian...there its out now..and i'm ok with it..
my sister is gay. she's into trans guys (women that want to be men). she did all sorts of girl stuff growing up like, ballet, gymnastics, tea parties. i don't see what she sees in the people she's into, but as long as she's happy i don't care.
she is a vegetarian though, that's something i disapprove of. if we weren't supposed to eat meat then why does it taste so fucking delicious.
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Sub-zero temperatures, snow and ice were not enough to discourage local car buyers.
Despite this weather, central Ohio new-car sales were up 8 percent for the first two months of this year. Nationwide, sales were down 1 percent in the same period, which automakers attributed to the cold.
Local dealers sold 13,610 new cars in January and February, according to registration data compiled by Autoviewonline.com.
"It says a lot about the economy in central Ohio," said Rick Ricart, general manager of Ricart Automotive in Groveport. "People are buying new cars right now. They feel secure in their jobs and their income."
February is often one of the slowest months of the year for auto sales. This year, dealers faced additional challenges during several stretches of sub-zero temperatures.
Nationally, Ford has suffered the most, with sales down 7 percent through the end of February, followed by General Motors, which was down 6 percent.
"Despite a slower start to 2014 than most people expected, we look forward to a very successful year, backed by plenty of new products and what should be the strongest GDP growth since the end of the recession," said Kurt McNeil, GM's vice president of U.S. sales, in a statement last week.
In contrast, local Ford sales were up 11 percent during the two-month period.
Honda is maintaining its place atop the local sales chart, with 2,356 vehicles sold during January and February, up 13 percent from the same period last year.
Two of the region's top 10 brands reported sales declines: Chevrolet was down 5 percent and Hyundai was down 8 percent.
Looking at individual models, three Hondas topped the sales list: Civic, Accord and CR-V. The latter two are assembled at plants in the region.
Local sales include new cars and trucks sold by dealers located in the following counties: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union.
Statewide sales were up 2 percent, better than the country, but not as good as central Ohio.


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Wearing a design by fellow Project Runway star Michael Kors, Klum supports her co-judge at amfAR's gala at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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A tanned Klum stops by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in a corseted LBD to talk about her preference to go topless when sunning herself on vacation… to avoid tan lines, of course.
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The Germany-born model shows her New York street cred in toothpick denim, platform heels and a chic summer top.
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The Notre Dame Club of McHenry County will host a lecture on health care reform Wednesday.
Dr. William Evans, an economics professor at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at 7:30 p.m. at Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry Ave., Woodstock.
Evans will discuss four key issues any comprehensive health care reform package should address, measure how President Obama's plan approaches the four issues, and suggest impacts of the proposed health care reform.
The free event is the 2012 installment of the Notre Dame Club of McHenry County's Hesburgh Lecture series, named for Father Ted Hesburgh, president emeritus of the university.
A light reception will follow Evans' lecture. The event is open to the public.


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Prepare now for workers' comp hikes
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Businesses operating on a calendar year typically spend the fall preparing for a new budget. As we approach the beginning of the fourth quarter, companies in Colorado might want to add a few percentage points to their budgets for workers' compensation insurance.
As staff writer Beth Potter notes in this edition, higher medical costs and an increased number of claims mean that businesses in the state already have seen an average 3.7 percent increase in workers' comp insurance rates. That followed several years of flat or falling rates.
The increases have been worse in some sectors. In Boulder County, for example, some industries have seen rates jump by 5 percent to 10 percent, Potter reports. For some companies with a substantial workforce, that means a sizable additional expense.
Exacerbating the problem statewide is the fact that, with a slower economy in recent years, fewer businesses exist to pay into the overall workers' comp pool. That means that fewer businesses must carry the load, resulting in higher costs.
It's lamentable that, as the economy shows signs of renewed life, businesses in the Boulder Valley and around the state must add a hefty increase to an expense line that has been stable for many years. Higher costs in this area mean that companies likely will hire fewer workers.
Businesses in Colorado had it pretty good for a decade, as Colorado enjoyed some of the lowest workers' comp costs in the nation. For several years running, the state even saw hefty decreases in workers' comp costs.
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Achieving Financial Security by Conquering Personal Debt
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Building Up your Savings by Controlling the Spending Habit
Financial Planning Column: Saving even a small amount today can have a big impact on future savings because of compounding. But it isn´t retroactive--you must save now to enjoy the benefits in the future.
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At some point you'll reach a stage in your life where you'll take a look around and realize you're just sick of it all. The same arguments, the same politicians spouting the same bullshit, the same talentless fuck singing the same empty song at the same vapid awards show. If you're not there yet, I sincerely envy you (especially if you're 86 years old and never got there), and maybe it's best if you skip this article and come back if/when you're openly cursing at your computer monitor, knowing full well that the only person who can hear you screaming is your neighbor. Because he's duct taped in your bathtub, awaiting his ... "cleansing."
For the rest of us, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that there are extremely easy solutions to some of our most bitched about problems, because we are in fact the cause of those problems. The bad news is that we still won't do anything about it. For instance ...
4We Can Make Politicians Stop Assuming That We're All Fucking Sociopaths
The Problem:
Quick question: Do you know the difference between a liberal and a conservative? Wait, there's a catch. You can't say anything about religion or specific issues like abortion or gay marriage. Do you know the difference at their core? Don't feel ashamed if you don't -- most Americans don't. Here, let me help: At their most basic level, liberals believe that government is responsible for fixing social problems and ensuring equality for every citizen. They believe that "the role of the government should be to guarantee that no one is in need." Conservatives believe in personal responsibility for our successes and failures, with a limited, smaller government.
So knowing that, explain to me how one side decided for all of us that to be a part of their club, you have to be a gun-toting, gay-hating, Bible-thumping, corporate-loving redneck? And the other a pot-smoking, godless, welfare-abusing, "give us all free shit" dumbass? Because while I acknowledge that there are plenty of people in each of those groups, I don't personally know any of them. Have I just been lucky? Because if so, I need to change the title of this point to "Stop Being the Dumb Fucks That Politicians Are Catering To."
"Now get on in there and vote. I'll be in to check and make sure you're doin' it right."
How We Can Make It Happen:
Stop being the dumb fucks that politicians are catering to. Sorry, I know I'm just pissing into the wind with that advice, because the people who sincerely fit those stereotypes don't see themselves as the bad guys. The homophobic slurs and screaming protests conducted at funerals all sound perfectly legitimate in their heads, the same way that the voices are absolutely real to a schizophrenic. There is no changing the perception of people like that.
Which is fine, because they are not the majority -- they're a loud minority, and politicians cater to them specifically because they are loud (as a general rule, crazy people make more noise). So if you, reader, are somewhere in the reasonable middle, the solution seems pretty clear: Be louder about your reasonableness. Writing to members of Congress en masse is a pretty damn good way to get their attention. Letting them know in a simple email that we're tired of being told that to be on their team we have to adhere to a certain religion or feel a certain way about homosexuality or marriage or abortion. That we're tired of them pointing fingers at people in their own party and claiming that they're not Republican enough because they don't denounce gay marriage ... or that they aren't Democrat enough because they don't agree that all guns should be immediately banned. Or that you're not Independent enough because you don't have cartoonishly stupid facial features.
We let them know by the hundreds of thousands that if we aren't treated like logical, thinking human beings, we won't just stay home on voting day, we will do something much more dangerous: We'll show up. And we will vote. And we will make damn sure that our votes go to a name that doesn't cater to the rabid, screaming, insane extremes.
"You know, those protesters are probably right. He probably is in hell right now."
Why We Won't:
Because even a simple email takes work, and you will never be as motivated to write one as a guy who, for instance, thinks that abortion is the new Holocaust. You see yourself as a reasonable person, you don't want to make trouble. And it's so easy to stop yourself three sentences in and think, "Why the hell am I even bothering with this. They probably get ten thousand of these a day. I'm just another meaningless voice that's going to get lost in the pile. And no matter how much I expel, you just can't make an email smell like urine." The irony, of course, is that the more letters that get thrown onto that pile, the more they have to start paying attention, because each one of those people represents a vote that they're not going to get come next election.
Give us a button that says, "Knock it off, asshole," and we'll click it. Show us a petition that says, "Undouche your party," and we'll sign it. But make us spend ten minutes writing an email in our own voice? Go fuck yourself, I don't have time for that. I'd rather spend that time calling my cousin a socialist sheep for wanting universal health care.
"Enjoy swallowing my tax dollars. I hope you choke on them, you communist whore."
3We Can Start a Music Revolution Right Now
The Problem:
Before you even think it, let's squash the idea that I'm the old man in a rocking chair, bitching about how "music was so much better when I was a kid." I'm not talking about simple taste in music -- I'm not that fucking shallow. I'm talking about the fact that music is scientifically proven to have gotten progressively more bland and homogenous since the 1970s. Or consider that the list of top-grossing concert tours is almost entirely populated by artists who haven't had a hit in decades. The simple reason is that new music isn't even worth leaving the house for. But people are still hungry for music that actually says things beyond "Here we are in this club -- watch me dance to this beat I didn't create." Let me put it another way ...
If 1980s music was the result of coked-out artists taking an angry shit, modern pop is the lingering fart smell that no air freshener can get rid of. Spraying more just makes it smell like someone shot potpourri out of their asshole. Grunge came around in the early/mid-1990s and lit a match, but since someone forgot to flush, the smell just came back again. We are currently in desperate need of someone to walk in with another book of matches and just set the entire fucking bathroom on fire.
And don't give me that bullshit about how Spanky Asstone and the 5 Knuckle Shuffles are redefining music. If they're not out in the limelight, they don't count for dick. A music revolution isn't something that goes on under the radar, three or four bands being innovative in front of a half-seated coffeehouse. If it's going to be the boot that stomps out the complete fucking embarrassment that is in today's top 40, it has to have universal acceptance.
Like these guys.
How We Can Make It Happen:
Not pirating the music you love is a good start. Because regardless of whether we justify or condemn theft, the people who are spending actual money on CDs and downloads are the ones with terrible taste. Tweens. Screaming little girls who put more value on the singer's outfit and hairstyle than the songs that come out of his stupid suckhole. And the more they buy, the more airplay that artist gets.
There are two solutions for this. 1) Start buying shit from your favorite bands to offset the crap that's on the radio right now. 2) Stop giving little kids money. If you're a parent, that makes sense. If you're not a parent, I don't want to know why you're giving kids money in the first place, but I'm going to guess that it's not legal and that you need serious help.
There is a third solution, but it takes some effort and a willingness to interact with people much younger than you. And that solution is to introduce them to new music that has some substance. If that doesn't work, just try to sneak some past them. For instance, I seriously played this at my wedding, and kids got up and danced to it, even when ... well, you'll see -- all I ask is that you give it one full minute:
Why We Won't:
This is their industry, not ours, so it's not an easy battle. When they get money, they have the luxury of spending it on whatever they want, and many of them choose Justin Bieber or Nicki Minaj or Three Arm Sally. When we get money, we have to spend it on rent or bills or heroin. We feel like we can't compete with that -- not when the rules are so stacked in their favor. Real life is far more important than our music, which means that while we may be able to afford the occasional CD or download a couple of singles here and there, we can no longer justify buying unknown music on a whim and hoping that it doesn't suck. Right, Spin Doctors?
No, adulthood dictates that we choose our battles more wisely than when we were kids, and this one is just too expensive.
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Worldly ambition was not always the Mormon norm. Before sending Miles Romney (Mitt's great-grandfather) to help colonize southern Utah (and then Arizona) in the 1870s, Brigham Young asked him whether he wanted to go to heaven. When Romney said yes, Young instructed him to join the "United Order of Enoch," a socialist society premised on the godly city of Enoch in the Book of Mormon. Romney was forced to sell valuable property in Salt Lake before embarking on his "mission." Members of the United Order—including all the early Arizona colonists—worked for one another rather than for gain. They gave up private property to the collective.
As Romney added wives and children to his retinue, however, he sought desperately to provide for them. In his eventful and adventurous life, he married five women who bore 30 children.
Jesse Smith, one of Romney's fellow leaders in the colonization of Arizona, had told Mormon pioneers that "the kingdom cannot be established on the credit system." By the 1880s, those same pioneers—including Miles Romney—had abandoned the United Order. For a time, they stood between economic worlds; they were both capitalist and socialist, both individualistic and corporate. They sought profit in dealings with "gentiles" (non-Mormons), but among themselves they continued to engage in barter and sharing. In the twentieth century, they took another leap. They began to celebrate worldly success. They became, in short, like Mitt Romney.
Those who made money, Mormons came to believe, were those who lived their faith. Mormonism became "the Protestant ethic on steroids," according to a Mormon economist. After Congress dissolved the LDS church as a corporation in 1887, church leaders worked ever more closely with leaders in business. Without any seminary to train and ordain its ministry, the church called on entrepreneurs and professionals to become bishops. Bishops, in turn, filled higher ranks. Leaders in the private sphere became inseparable from those in the public. Following their lead, the church renounced socialism (even as relief societies remained active in helping less fortunate Saints).
That shift led Mormons into the Republican Party. In the 1830s and 1840s, most Mormons were Democrats. Some Mormons flirted with socialism. As church leadership and business leadership became entwined, however, Mormons moved en masse to the right.
Not only did wealthy Mormons gain public respect, they also made the church richer by paying their 10 percent tithing. Tithing enabled Mormons to send missionaries throughout the world. In the millennium, Mormons might be socialists, but in this world, ambition was key.
Voters may not know quite what to think. They may be mystified by Romney's many transformations. What Romney offers is the contradictions of Mormon history.


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I think I have OCD with breastfeeding.:eye
DD is 3 months old now, but the first month and a half of breasfteeding her I had to nurse her right before we would go ANYWHERE cuz 1. we had to use a nipple shield, and 2. i had never nip before. 3. i have larrrge breasts and didnt have a cover, nor was good at keeping my boobies covered.. soooo everytime we went ANYWHERE I had to nurse RIGHT before we went out. I guess I got it in my head to do this back then I still do it now.
Now I can NIP. 1. I no longer use a shield YAY FOR US 2. I have a cover now, and 3. I LOVE to NIP! :clap:ita
But I still like THINK "okay feed her now, leave and come home feed her again" even IF I KNOW i am going to be out for longer then a 2 hour time frame*(thats how often she has always ate) I also just DO it without even noticing sometimes. I'll PLAN to nurse her before we go ANYWHERE! So lately I havent gottent he chance to NIP cuz shes always content and not hungry.
How can I get over this? Am I subconscienclty thinking this? Do other moms think and feel the same way. I Just dont even know how to explain it really. AHH!


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SALEM – The assets of Miller-Holzwarth Inc. were sold to Optex System Holdings, Inc. for $750,000 during a bankruptcy auction in the Medina County courthouse Thursday.
The auction included real estate, machinery, inventory, intellectual property and other intangibles. A hearing confirming of the auction will be held Thursday.
Miller-Holzwarth, located at 450 W. Pershing St., was a longtime Salem manufacturer that supplied the U.S. military with armored combat vehicle components including periscopes and ballistic glass for more than 35 years.
It was named a Small Business Administration business of the year in 2007.
It closed suddenly last July costing 80 people their jobs.
The auction was the result of a lawsuit filed by Norcatec LLC, one of Miller-Holzwarth's creditors that is owed a court judgment of $1.56 million and bidders paid a $75,000 deposit to register.
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From data storage to data exchange and from Perl to Java, it's rare to write software these days and not bump into XML. Adding XML capabilities to a C++ application, though, usually involves coding around a C-based API.
Even the cleanest C API takes some work to wrap in C++, often leaving you to choose between writing your own wrappers (which eats up time) or using third-party wrappers (which means one more dependency). Adopt the Xerces-C++ parser and you can skip these middlemen. This mature, robust toolkit is portable C++ and is available under the flexible Apache Software License (version 2.0).
Xerces' benefits extend beyond its C++ roots. It gives you a choice of SAX and DOM parsers, and supports XML namespaces. It also provides validation by DTD and XML schema, as well as grammar caching for improved performance.
This article uses the context of loading, modifying, and storing an XML config file to demonstrate Xerces-C++'s DOM side. My first example shows some raw code for reading XML. Then I revise it a couple of times to address deficiencies. The last example demonstrates how to modify the XML document and write it back out to disk. Along the way, I've made some helper classes that make using Xerces a little easier. My next article will cover SAX and validation.
I compiled the sample code under Fedora Core 3/x86 using Xerces-C++ 2.6.0 and GCC 3.4.3.
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a specification for XML parsing designed with portability in mind. That is, whether you're using Perl or Java or C++, the high-level DOM concepts are the same. This eases the learning curve when moving between DOM toolkits. (Of course, implementations are free to add special features and convenience above and beyond the requirements of the spec.)
DOM represents an XML document as a tree of nodes (Xerces class
DOMNode). Consider Figure 1, an XML document of some airport information. DOM sees the entire document as a document node (
DOMDocument), the only child of which is the root
<airports> element node (
DOMElement). Were there any document type declarations or comments at this level, they would also be child nodes of the document node.
Figure 1. The DOM of an XML document
<airport> element is a child node of
<airports>. Its only attribute,
name, is an attribute node (
<airport> children include the
<location>, and
<comment> elements.
<comment> has a child text node (
DOMText), which contains the string "Terminal 1 has a very 1970's sci-fi decor."
DOM even makes XML comments available as nodes (
DOMComment). The example comment block is another
<airports> child node.
There are several other nodes between the elements, too: each chunk of white space (such as that between
</location> and
<comment>) is its own text node. It's a text node of white space, but it's still a valid node to the DOM.
You can create, change, or remove nodes on this object representation of your document, then write the whole thing--comments included--back to disk as well-formed XML.
DOM requires that the parser load the entire document into memory at once, which can make handling large documents very memory intensive. For small to midsize XML documents, though, DOM offers portable read/modify/write capabilities to structured data when a full relational database (such as PostgreSQL or MySQL) is overkill.
I prefer to explain this with source code. I will share some code excerpts inline, but as always, the complete source code for the examples is available for download.
The program
step1 represents a portion of a fictitious report viewer. The config file tracks the time of its most recent modification, the user's login and password to the report system, and the last reports the user ran. Here's a sample of the config file:
<config lastupdate="1114600280">
<login user="some name" password="cleartext" />
<report tab="1" name="Report One" />
<report tab="2" name="Report Two" />
<report tab="3" name="Third Report" />
<report tab="4" name="Fourth Report" />
<report tab="5" name="Fifth Report" />
(Xerces also supports XML namespaces, though the sample code doesn't use them.)
The first thing to notice about
step1 is the number of
#included headers. Xerces has several header files, roughly one per class or concept. Some such projects have one master header file that includes the others. You could write one yourself, but including just the headers you need may speed up your build process.
Most Xerces constructs exist under the
xercesc C++ namespace. You're certainly welcome to put
using namespace directives in your code; but following good C++ form, the sample code explicitly states the namespace where needed.
main() calls routines to initialize and teardown the Xerces library:
// ... regular program ...
Your code must call
Initialize() before using any Xerces classes. In turn, attempts to use Xerces classes after the call to
Terminate() will yield a segmentation fault.
Initialize() may throw an exception, so I've wrapped it in a
try/catch block. Notice the call to
XMLString::transcode() in the
catch section:
}catch( xercesc::XMLException& e ){
char* message = xercesc::XMLString::transcode( e.getMessage() ) ;
std::cerr << "XML toolkit initialization error: "
<< message
<< std::endl
xercesc::XMLString::release( &message ) ;
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XML Pocket Reference
Xerces uses its own UTF-16 character type,
XMLCh, instead of plain
char or
std::string. The function
transcode() converts between
char* and
XMLCh* strings. It relies on the caller to free the memory it allocates for strings, hence the call to
main() itself is very small. The
XMLConfigData class encapsulates most of the Xerces calls. The accessors and mutators roughly match the contents of the XML file:
class XMLConfigData {
void load() throw( std::runtime_error ) ;
void commit() throw( std::runtime_error ) ;
std::ostream& print( std::ostream& s ) const ;
const std::string& getLastUpdate() const throw() ;
void setLastUpdate( const std::string& in ) ;
const std::string& getLoginUser() const throw() ;
void setLoginUser( const std::string& in ) ;
void setLoginPassword( const std::string& in ) ;
int getReportCount() const throw() ;
void addReport( const std::string& report ) ;
} ;
In addition to the configuration properties, the
XMLConfigData constructor initializes two Xerces-related objects. The first is a
XercesDOMParser named
parser_. As its name implies,
XercesDOMParser parses an XML document into a tree of
DOMNode structures.
The second such object,
tags_, is of the custom
TagNames class. This convenience class holds
XMLChar versions of the element and attribute names, such that code can uniformly address them without repeated calls to
transcode() and
release(). It may be tempting to make these values static constants; but because C++ offers no guarantees on the order of static member initialization, it's impossible to make sure nothing uses the Xerces classes before the call to
All the magic happens in
XMLConfigData::load(). It first configures the parser object to disable validation:
xercesc::XercesDOMParser::Val_Never ) ;
parser_.setDoSchema( false ) ;
parser_.setLoadExternalDTD( false ) ;
(I'll revisit validation in my next article.)
The call to
parser_.parse() parses the XML document into a
DOMDocument object called
step1 passes
parse() a filename, so behind the scenes Xerces creates a
LocalFileInputSource to read data from a local file.
parse() is overloaded to accept other input, such as a buffer of memory (
MemBufInputSource), standard input (
StdInInputSource), and data loaded via URL (
step1 calls
DOMDocument::getDocumentElement to fetch the top-level element (here,
<config>) as a
DOMElement object:
DOMElement* elementConfig = xmlDoc->getDocumentElement() ;
It then calls
DOMElement::getAttribute() to fetch some attribute values:
// "tags_.ATTR_LASTUPDATE" is the
// XMLCh* version of "lastupdate"
const XMLCh* lastUpdateXMLCh =
elementConfig->getAttribute( tags_.ATTR_LASTUPDATE ) ;
Given the document's tree structure, many nodes have child nodes.
DOMNode::getChildNodes() returns a
DOMNodeList, which is useful to iterate through those immediate children:
xercesc::DOMNodeList* children =
elementConfig->getChildNodes() ;
const XMLSize_t nodeCount = children->getLength() ;
for( XMLSize_t ix = 0 ; ix < nodeCount ; ++ix ){
xercesc::DOMNode* currentNode = children->item( ix ) ;
// ... do something with currentNode ...
getChildNodes() to walk the document, one level at a time. Call
getTagName() function to see the name of the current element:
if( XMLString::equals(
tags_.TAG_LOGIN ,
) ){
// ... it's a <login> tag ...
(Of course,
getTagName() returns meaningful values only for element-type nodes.)
Remember, nodes can be more than elements. Be careful to avoid blindly downcasting a
DOMNode to a subclass thereof. Compare a
DOMNode constant with the result of a node's
getNodeType() member to determine its type:
if( DOMNode::ELEMENT_NODE == currentNode->getNodeType() ){
DOMElement* currentElement =
dynamic_cast< DOMElement* >( currentNode )
In theory, you could just
dynamic_cast<> the node to an element and check the return value for
NULL. Explicitly checking the tag type is more in tune with DOM style. (Remember, it's a standard meant to work with several different languages.) It's also a little more verbose, which serves as a maintenance hint.
getChildNodes() returns all child nodes, you can pass a filter to the parent
createTreeWalker() or
createNodeIterator. A
DOMTreeWalker lets you navigate the document hierarchy by sibling or parent/child relationship.
DOMDocument::createNodeIterator, by comparison, is more like a database result set or cursor: you can scroll forward or backward over the list of returned nodes.
Walking node children is a brute-force means to find elements of interest. You can also call
DOMElement::getElementsByTagName() to fetch a list of descendant elements of a certain name.
step1 uses this to find the
<report> child elements of the
<reports> element:
// tags_.TAG_REPORT is the XMLCh* version of "report"
xercesc::DOMNodeList* reportNodes =
element->getElementsByTagName( tags_.TAG_REPORT ) ;
// ... iterate through the node list ...
Though it returns a
DOMNodeList, Xerces guarantees that
getElementsByTagName() will return only element nodes. As such, it's safe to call blindly
dynamic_cast<>() on the node list's elements.
That was fine as a first try at using Xerces, but
step1 still leaves room for improvement. (The code is certainly demo quality, but that's another issue.) The primary headache was the memory management:
XMLString::transcode()'s dynamic memory allocation leaves a lot of cleanup work for the developer. I'd be surprised if the sample code doesn't risk a memory leak somewhere.
Two helper classes demonstrated in
step2 use C++'s Resource Initialization Is Acquisition (RIIA) idiom to ease the pain: they take ownership of loose pointers allocated by
transcode(), and
release() those strings in their destructors. Because C++ promises to call the destructor as the object goes out of scope, without developer intervention, it's useful for such fire-and-forget tactics.
The first helper object is
StringManager. Its
convert() method calls
transcode() behind the scenes to convert between
char* and
XMLChar* strings:
StringManager sm ;
const XMLCh* someTag = sm.convert( "someTag" ) ;
sm goes out of scope, its destructor calls
XMLString::release() on all of the strings it created in
StringManager is convenient when a block of code requires several loose string conversions.
The second helper class is
DualString. It takes ownership of a single string, and lets code address the same logical character sequence as either C or Xerces character types:
// constructor is overloaded to accept const XMLCh* as well
DualString TAG_CONFIG( "config" ) ;
someXercesFunction( TAG_CONFIG.asXMLString() ) ;
someCFunction( TAG_CONFIG.asCString() ) ;
Giving credit where it's due, I didn't create
DualString. I based it on the
StrX class used in some of the Xerces sample code.
You can pass
DualString directly to an output stream, so it's nice to use for one-offs such as printing the message from a Xerces exception:
}catch( xercesc::XMLException& e ){
std::cerr << "XML toolkit teardown error: "
<< DualString( e.getMessage() )
<< std::endl
Of course, be sure to instantiate neither
DualString nor
StringManager as a pointer; because you must manually and explicitly invoke pointer destructors via
delete(), that would defeat the automatic nature of the RIIA technique.
You've probably noticed that
step2 is a little more compact than
step1--it replaces the awkward
release() dance with
DualString and
StringManager--but the real benefit is the lack of explicit memory management. These helper classes let you focus on using Xerces in your app, rather than pointer wrangling.
XMLString functions take a custom
MemoryManager object that handles allocation. As an alternative to
StringManager and
DualString, you could create a memory manager and pass it to all
XMLString calls. Either way works; I just find the simple helper classes more convenient.
step1 is also a little rough in its search for elements: it walks the tree and chooses a path of action based on the name of the current element. This code is already messy, and in a complex document it would be much worse.
step3 moves element-finding logic into a separate helper class called
ElementFinder. Instead of walking the tree, code can call
ElementFinder functions. For example,
fetches the top-level
<config> element.
This version of
ElementFinder uses the same tree-walking logic as before; but the move to a separate class isn't about meaningless code shuffling. Hiding this behavior in another class makes it easy to switch from the
ElementFinder code's brute-force method to XPath. (The Xerces-C++ FAQ suggests using Xalan or Pathan for true XPath searches.)
Don't be fooled--the Xerces API docs include classes for limited XPath features (
DOMXPathEvaluator and
DOMXPathExpression), but they're just placeholders. These classes' methods throw exceptions when called.
Having in-memory, tree-style access to an XML document is useful for plucking out pieces of data; but half of the benefit of DOM is the ability to modify that tree and save it back to a file. The program
step4 rounds out the examples by altering the in-memory tree and saving it back to the original config file. All of this happens in the
XMLConfigData:::commit() method.
commit() first calls
updateObject() and
updateXML(). These update the last-modified date and sync the object with the backing DOM tree, respectively.
updateXML() involves updating some attributes, replacing a node, and adding some new nodes.
Updating an attribute is similar to getting its value: call the element node's
setAttribute() member. This excerpt sets the
<config> element's
lastupdate attribute:
xercesc::DOMElement* configElement =
finder_.getConfigElement() ;
finder_.ATTR_LASTUPDATE_.asXMLString() ,
sm.convert( getLastUpdate() )
) ;
The sample code doesn't update the
<login> tag's
user or
password attributes, but those would follow the same formula.
Updating the
<reports> node takes a little more work. You could delete all of the child
<report> elements and create new ones. However, for purely illustrative purposes,
step4 takes the long route: it creates a new
<reports> element, populates that element with new
<report> children, and then swaps the old
<reports> for the new.
The parent document owns all nodes, by default. To create an element, call the parent document's
createElement() member:
xercesc::DOMElement* newReportsElement =
xmlDoc->createElement( finder_.TAG_REPORTS_.asXMLString() ) ;
Next, create new
<report> elements and add them under the new
<reports> element:
for( ... each report in the XMLConfigData object ...){
xercesc::DOMElement* element =
xmlDoc->createElement( ... ) ;
newReportsElement->appendChild( element ) ;
Finally, swap the old and new elements:
xercesc::DOMElement* oldReportsElement =
finder_.getReportsElement() ;
newReportsElement ,
) ;
You don't have to free the
oldReportsElement pointer explicitly, as the parent
XMLDocument still owns it.
The last part of
commit() takes care of saving the DOM tree back to disk, using a
LocalFileFormatTarget object. Xerces also supports storing XML in a memory buffer (
MemBufFormatTarget) and writing to standard output (
StdOutFormatTarget). You're free to implement your own
FormatTarget class for custom output.
DOMWriter object is responsible for writing out the data.
step4 configures the
DOMWriter to add spacing and formatting to make the document more human-readable:
xercesc::DOMWriter* writer = ... create new writer ...
xercesc::XMLUni::fgDOMWRTFormatPrettyPrint ,
step4 calls the writer to write out the document:
writer->writeNode( outfile , *xmlDoc ) ;
Note that because the parent document does not own the
LocalFileFormatTarget and
DOMWriter, the code calls
delete() on them explicitly.
If you check
step4's output, you'll notice the in-memory DOM tree has become well-formed XML. Furthermore, the file is an accurate representation of the DOM tree managed by the program: unmodified nodes remain as is, including comments. (Remember, comments are valid XML constructs; they're just not valid elements.)
That's all for Xerces-C++ and DOM. My next article will show Xerces's SAX side and explain XML validation using DTD and schema.
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Tex Mex Summer Squash-Gundersen Lutheran 500 Club Dietitians
Tex-Mex Summer Squash Casserole
Makes 12 servings
Getting started Equipment you will need: cutting board/knife, colander, spoon, large bowl, 9 x 13-inch baking dish, spatula Preheat oven to 400° Do right away when you get home: Action step 1
2 1/4 lbs. summer squash (about 10 cups)
2/3 cup yellow onion
1 (4 1/2 oz.) can chopped jalapeños
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chiles
1/2 tsp.salt
3/4 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup flour Cooking spray
3/4 cup mild salsa
1 1/2 cups finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 scallions
1/4 cup red onion
1. Chop squash lengthwise into quarters and thinly slice. Finely chop onion. Drain jalapeños. Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with spray. Spread mixture into dish and cover with foil. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until bubbling and squash is tender.
2. Spoon salsa over casserole and sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, for another 20 to 30 minutes until golden and heated through.
3. Chop scallions into thin slices. Chop onion into fine pieces. Sprinkle onto casserole and serve.
Suggested Side Items: grilled pork chops and Spanish rice
Tips: The jalapenos make this dish quite hot; if you prefer a milder version, use a second can of diced green chiles instead. This dish can be prepared up to two days ahead of time. Prepare casserole through step 2 (without baking between steps) and refrigerate.
Bake, covered, at 350 degrees, for about 40 minutes. Garnish with ingredients from step 3 just before serving.
Shopping list: Summer squash (2 1/4 lbs.) 4 oz. can chopped green chiles Finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 ¼ cups) Yellow onion 4 ½ oz. can chopped jalapenos Scallions (4) Red onion
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Termination comes after RIAA and MPAA "went ballistic"
While corruption in Congress is nothing new (see:
), with the rise of modern lobbying things have reached impressive new proportions, as chronicled on
, and other well-researched online voter resources.
I. MPAA, RIAA Get Republican Staffer Fired
One of the most active lobbying influences in Washington D.C. have been media corporations, represented by trade groups like the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA) and
Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA). Recent estimates indicate that big media
paid 10 percent of members of Congress's
total reelection budget in the previous election cycle -- and the payments almost paid off as
big media's Orwellian SOPA
(Stop Online Piracy Act) was
only struck down
in the eleventh hour
amid a
storm of citizen lashback
Now comes word that a top traditional conservative (or in some source's words "Libertarian-leaning") staffer on the
Republican Study Committee
(RSC) has been terminated for his stance on
copyright reform
The fired staffer's name is Derek Khanna, and he turned heads in mid-November when he authored a pro-reform memo [
], which was thoroughly vetted and published by the RSC, a key advisory body to the conservative wing of federal Republican Representatives in Congress.
In his memo, Derek Khanna took issue with the RIAA's traditional rhetoric that piracy is a crime worth punishing with fines of up to $150,000 USD per song. [Image Source: RIAA]
In the memo (available below), Mr. Khanna argued that
punishments of up to $150,000 USD per work
for private citizens found guilty of filesharing are grossly out of line with reality.
Republican Study Committee Intellectual Property Brief
According to
's sources:
As soon as [the Khanna memo] was published, the MPAA and RIAA apparently went ballistic and hit the phones hard, demanding that the RSC take down the report. They succeeded.
RSC director subsequently complained that the memo had been published without adequate review, denying that the vetting process (which did occur) was sufficient. He essentially bowed the RIAA and MPAA demands, disavowing the Libertarian/reformist memo.
Representative Steve Scalise
(R-Lous.) recalls being "approached by several Republican members of Congress who were upset [about Khan's memo]", according to
The Washington Examiner
. Among those representatives (according to
The Washington Examiner
) was
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
(R-Tenn.), who
according to
The Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets) received more money from the music industry than any other Republican Congressional candidate.
Funded by the music industry, Rep. Blackburn demanded Mr. Khanna be sacked for his comments, which offended her corporate masters. [Image Source: AP]
In the wake of the not-so-invisible hand exerting its influence on the elected officials, Rep. Scalise reportedly successfully pushed the RSC to fire Mr. Khanna, who will not be returning when Congress reconvenes in January.
II. Disavowing the Conservative Wing to Placate Special Interests
The move potentially puts the end to the career in the Republican party of the prominent-tech savvy 24-year-old, who many viewed as among the faces of young conservatism in the party. Active in Republican politics during his undergraduate education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Mr. Khanna's first official post was working as an advisor to Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).
Mr. Khanna has international experience, having studied in the Middle East, and was a key advisor to the RSC in cybersecurity with
his resume
[LinkedIn] citing his interest in "building computers and beta testing software" and experience in "C++, Backtrack, Python, Sql, Java, Dreamweaver/Photoshop, statistical modeling".
Derek Khanna, former RSC staffer [Image Source: ArsTechnica/Derek Khanna]
The firing represents a key schism in the Republican ranks. After all, Mr. Khanna may be singled out as the sacrificial lamb in the face of RIAA and MPAA wrath, but his sentiments were clearly shared to an extent by fellow staffers who vetted the memo.
Conservative authors and IP analysts Chris Sprigman and Kal Raustiala echoed Mr. Khanna's sentiments in a
post-election commentary
, suggesting the Republican Party shift to a position of copyright reform to court young voters and libertarians. Likewise,
Jerry Brito
, a scholar at the conservative/libertarian
Mercatus Center
think-tank, has just published "
Copyright Unbalanced: From Incentive to Excess
", a book which was honored by a special discussion panel by another top conservative/libertarian think-tank,
The Cato Institute
In other words, Reps. Scalise and Blackburn may have succeeded in firing one voice of reform, but their actions are dividing the Republican Party from its conservative/reformist backers. In that regard the copyright reform question is perhaps a microcosm of the more macroscopic search for identity and the balance of special interests with principles that is occurring among Republicans on The Hill.
The Washington Examiner
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Newest trade rumor: Lugo
So, I'm sure some of you might be like me… you chose to block Julio Lugo from your minds after he sustained an injury July 11, and fully embrace the awesomeness of our little Jed-i Knight Lowrie! I mean, Lugo hit something ungodly like .139 with RISP this year, batted a mere .269 in 82 games with only 22 RBIs. But hey, if the Tigers need a shortstop, then they need a shortstop. They have faith in the guy, he could very well turn it around. The Sox would either get Nate Robertson or Dontrelle Willis in return. I remember seeing Dontrelle pitch for the Marlins, and he almost won the Cy Young in 2005. But he was absolutely atrocious in 2008, he was sent down to single A I think. Yup, single A. That might be cool, we could put those pitchers in our bullpen. They'd be like the David Aardsma of the bullpen. Ridiculously inconsistent.
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I too am excited to hear the MVP announcement tomorrow! GO DUSTY! And sorry, but I so do not miss Manny! I am proud that I live in a "Bay-State"! Jason Bay has been such a great addition to the team – and he runs all the way to first base on every hit! Good luck with the school work. The "Scarlet Letter" is a great book!
I totally agree about facebook. I have no idea how many hours of my life I've wasted on that thing🙂 VERY distracting. Anyway, I'm not sure if Willis would really be a good fit for the Red Sox. He might be good in the bullpen, though. That Single-A thing last year was so funny. Hey, maybe he learned a lesson from it!
As Jeff (http://redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com) recently stated on my blog, Lugo for Willis is crap for crap. If I were you guys, I would be overjoyed to dump Lugo off, though, and I'm sure the Tigers feel the same way about Willis. So until those players suck for their new teams, everyone will be happy. Kinda.
I'd be happy to get rid of Lugo for Willis. It sure may be crap for crap as Neal (via Jeff) has stated, but it is like trading a crappy Ford Focus (Lugo) for a crappy Cadillac (Willis). If you can fix up and restore the vehicles, then look what you have.
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Lugo has talent. There is not doubt about. Houston should have never let him go. I know Lugy has not preformed like he should in Boston, but I think he can turn it around.
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Sullivan County Sheriff Mike Schiff and District Attorney Jim Farrell announced that they will again run for office this year. It will be the third term for Schiff and the second for Farrell.
At the standing-room-only announcement at Mr. Willy's restaurant on March 8, both candidates ticked off a list of accomplishments.
Schiff noted that his administration started a gang and drug intelligence unit, which he said is crucial in dealing with the current issues of burglaries, drugs and gangs that he said are all connected. He said, "If we don't go after the people who use drugs, and force them to get help because, at that point, they're sick, if we don't try to dry this up, there are going to be more victims, more burglaries and assaults. It's an endless cycle."
He also talked about money-saving measures his office as taken, such as purchasing laundry equipment at the jail and having the trustees handle the laundry cleaning, which has saved the department about $100,000 per year.
Farrell also spoke about his law enforcement efforts. He said, "We took on guns head on. Gang members who brought violence to our streets are now serving decades in state prison." He also noted that he had prosecuted people who carried illegal weapons and sent them to jail as the law allows.
Both candidates were introduced by Dick Coombs, chair of the Sullivan County Republican party, and both were endorsed by Republican Congressman Chris Gibson, who took to the podium for a few moments.
Gibson said, "When I think about Mike and Jim, the first thing that comes to mind is integrity. Every time I've been with these gentlemen I've gotten the good, the bad and the ugly. And we need that; we need a level of candor that allows us to focus on improving our position."
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TCL > January 2013 Issue > In Memoriam
James T. (Jim) Bayer
October 21, 1925–October 26, 2012
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February 14, 1931–November 22, 2012
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It is with deep sadness that our legal community learned that Jerry Gerome passed away on November 11, 2012. Jerry was a longtime member of the First Judicial District Bar Association. His areas of practice were estate planning, probate, real estate, and business law. He graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1967 in the same class as Gary Polidori, one of Jerry's law partners during the 1980s and 1990s.
Jerry grew up in North Denver and was very much a native of Colorado. He had many interests in life outside the practice of law. These included, first and foremost, his family. His wife Marion and their six children and grandchildren formed the focal point of his life. Jerry also had many extended family members and friends. One example was an old family friend, who was an elderly woman without family; Jerry cared for her for many years. He helped her get disability benefits and housing and ran errands for her and visited her weekly. Jerry loved baseball (his father was a semi-pro player); golf; music (Jerry was known to play the electric guitar from time to time); and all things Italian—especially food and wine. My favorite memory of Jerry will always be the rides he gave me in his vintage 1962 Corvette convertible that he kept in immaculate condition. That was the definition of "cool."
For those of you who had the privilege of knowing Jerry, you are well aware of his sterling qualities. For those of you who never met Jerry, his professional legacy is well worth reflection.
I first met Jerry in 1989 in the job interview that eventually landed me an associate position at Polidori, Gerome, Rasmussen and Jacobson and, ultimately, a career partnership. When I was hired as an associate by the firm, Jerry acted as one of my mentors. I sat in on client interviews for estate planning cases and drafted wills with Jerry. This included travel to see elderly or infirm clients whom Jerry represented. It was in this context that I learned about Jerry's humanity. Jerry exemplified the attributes of a "gentleman" lawyer. He truly cared about the people he represented, often going above and beyond the call of duty relative to following up with cases and families in a manner that is rarely mirrored by practitioners in today's "hustle-bustle" style of practice. Often, his devotion to his clients resulted in waived or reduced fees.
The lesson to be learned, for all of us, was that he was a consummate professional devoted to his calling as an attorney and "counselor" at law. He would spend countless hours speaking to clients about their problems and giving advice that often went far beyond the technicalities of drafting a will, incorporating a business, or closing on a real estate transaction. He was cut from the old school cloth, where lawyers were trusted family advisors. Jerry rarely lost his temper or raised his voice. He was an honorable and decent man and he enhanced the lives of all who came into contact with him. I learned so much from him beyond just the nuts and bolts of private practice and firm management. For example, he always considered a typographical error in a document to be unacceptable. He explained that such aspects of building a professional image were essential in demonstrating the meticulousness that clients deserve and expect. Most important, Jerry taught those around him how important it is to be human and have a heart when it comes to understanding a client's needs.
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Greg Jezewski Exhibition and the Baseball Reliquary
People ask me all the time "Emma, what do you do when the baseball season is over?" or "What do you now that the Dodgers are not playing?" I tell them there is still baseball being played in the Fall League and there are baseball related events going on. For example I went to SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) meeting on Saturday October 1st. We had Wes Parker as our speaker. Afterwards a new president was elected and at the end we had a baseball books auction.
Saturday October 8, 2011, Thanks to the Baseball Reliquary, I found out about Greg Jezewski "High Ball" exhibition in Santa Monica. Take a look at this piece. I understand that Lasorda has not seen it
You see Greg is a Giant fan. He was sporting a Seals jersey at his exhibition. What he doesn't know is that God IS a Dodger fan. Tommy always talks about the BIG Dodger in the sky. But despise Greg being a Giant fan, he has a nice baseball-themed kinetic sculptures and multi-media paintings at the exhibition in Santa Monica at Frank Pictures Gallery at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica.
The next Baseball Reliquary event I am attending is this coming Saturday October 15, 2011 at the La Pintoresca Branch library, 1355 N. Raymond ave., Pasadena. The "Mexican American Baseball in Los Angeles," book signing and film screening is taking place from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. The event is held in conjunction with the 13th Annual Latino Heritage parade and jamaica. I can't wait for the event and I can't wait to finally meet Richard Santillan co-author of the book. Richard and I have talked to each other on the phone and have emailed each other. Looking forward to meeting him and his wife. BTW, Richard is a Dodger fan and a season ticket holder. I am also looking forward to meeting some of the players from that era like Armando Perez. Here is a link to the event:
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Jeff, Just like you guys with the Cubs! lol. Good luck! Rooting for you and Allen to duke it out in the WS.
Emma, you do keep the baseball fires burning with all your activities in the off-season. Very admirable!
And I love to keep the fires burning! lol. I love that I can find baseball related events during the MLB offseason. Might be going to Arizona for a few Fall league games there.
I know each of us think that God is fan of "OUR" teams. Let's just say that he is a Baseball fan and he has the best team made of of all our best departed players.
the exhibition is on till November 10th. If you happen to be in Santa Monica, check it out. I hink next time thee is something close by baseball related, I will let you know ahead of time. You should check out the Baseball Reliquary events.
You got it! Greg's humor. Yeah, those are some unique artwork by Greg.


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Offseason Is On: ENOUGH OF A-ROD
Happy New Year, everybody! The changing of the calendar is a time where people are optimistic about the future, ambitious in setting goals, and determined in trying to achieve them. We start off with a clean slate and hope for the best. My goals for 2012 are to keep doing well in school and aim for another 3.925 GPA (or higher!), to blog more and not just wait for the Yankees to give me something to write about, and to get as good at playing guitar as I am at playing piano. Oh, and for my Mom, I said I'd stop doing unladylike things when the Yankees get on my nerves, or at least make a valiant effort to try…
Although the Yankees haven't made any moves to get me excited for the 2012 season, overall I am still optimistic. They haven't gotten anyone, but they haven't traded away those cute rookies such as Jesus Montero and Manny Banuelos yet either. I don't know how they'll do in 2012, but I am looking forward to the season. How can we not be excited about a new baseball season? Everyone starts out at 0-0, Burnett's ERA isn't above 5 yet, and everyone has a chance to redeem themselves (yes, I believe in you, A.J.)!
Everybody but A-Rod.
I know that's unfair. But I've tried – I've really tried – I wipe his slate clean. The Yankees have made no news in the offseason, but Alex Rodriguez has had his fair share of coverage once again, and I can't say I'm happy about it. I'm just sick of Alex Rodriguez's predictable nonsense.
It's the same thing every year: after the Yankees lose in the postseason because A-Rod is unclutch, he promises that he will "come back with a vengeance" in the next season. Yeah, he said that last season and he sucked. $32 million for a .276 avg, 16 HR, and 62 RBI in 99 games, with an extremely aggravating .111 avg in the postseason. I know he was hurt. I don't care (heartless, I know). The surgery was one thing. But the thumb – your THUMB? Maybe if you got your thumb out from your you-know-where you'd be okay.
Oooh…that was harsh.
Perhaps it's unfair to pick on him for last year when he was hurt. But I can't help it. When he said he's rehabbing and working to get back, and then I see him in the dugout with that stupid smile, I just think he's so disingenuous. I don't believe anything he says. Why would be bust to get back when he is already guaranteed millions and millions? He doesn't even look like he's trying or he cares when he's out there. Every time he strikes out, he walks away flipping his bat, and looking back at the radar to see how fast the pitch was that he swung and missed at – usually a low-mid 90s fastball that for some odd reason he can't catch up to – and he makes that face that's like, "Oh well. I'm A-Rod!" I don't know. Maybe it's just me…
I've already lost my patience with A-Rod for 2012. He says he'll be back with a vengeance, then we heard he went all the way to Germany for some bizarre blood-spinning procedure. So he's not healthy. Great, another excuse to suck.
Then the other night my brother shows me an article from the New York Daily News in which A-Rod has been spotted at least three times with former WWE Diva and Playboy sensation Torrie Wilson, yet another gorgeous blonde to distract him from baseball. I might be overreacting about this, but I've just had enough. It's the same old thing with A-Rod.
So he says he'll be better in 2012? It doesn't look it. Just another wasted $30+ million. I can't believe we have 6 more years of this. And there's no way he's going to get any better at 36 years old. Sometimes I wish the Yankees would just get rid of him and eat the money – that's how fed up I am. Who needs superstars? Scott Brosius was no superstar, and they won with him at third base.
If I was manager, I wouldn't bat Rodriguez cleanup anymore. Cleanup is for the productive guy. Striking out and scowling at the radar gun is not productive – I'm sorry. That spot should be for either Curtis Granderson or Robinson Cano, because they've earned it.
My Opening Day lineup would look something like this:
1) Derek Jeter
2) Nick Swisher
3) Robinson Cano
4) Curtis Granderson
5) Mark Teixeira
6) Alex Rodriguez
7) Jesus Montero
8) Russell Martin
9) Brett Gardner
Originally, I had Teixeira 6th and A-Rod 5th, but in the process of writing this post, I demoted A-Rod again because I'm staring at that picture of him smiling, and I'm struggling to refrain from smacking him and breaking my laptop screen in the process. So because of all that unnecessary effort I'm expelling, I demoted him further.
But actually, Jesus Montero might provide him with some protection. I can't get the images of that kid hitting line-drive opposite-field home runs at Yankee Stadium out of my mind…
I say to start the season with this lineup. If A-Rod wants to bat clean up, then he's going to have to earn it. Why, just because he makes the most money, he is guaranteed the star-spot in the order? How's that fair? I'm tired of watching the top of the Yankees order do so much, just to see A-Rod negate it all by failing to come through in the clutch. Granderson is a guy who I think earned this spot in the order by proving that he can come through after his MVP-worthy 2011 campaign.
Will Joe Girardi listen to me? Nope. It's sad. A new season, but the same old thing.
If A-Rod miraculously does well in 2012, I'll apologize. I'll do whatever. Someone make a bet with me. I'm not worried. I know I'll win.
47 days until pitchers and catchers report. It may not sound like it after this post, but I am looking forward to seeing my boys in 2012!
Everyone but A-Rod, that is.
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Nice post! I was cracking laughing when I read "But the thumb – your THUMB? Maybe if you got your thumb out from your you-know-where you'd be okay." LOL.
agh….those long contracts. I can remember a few Dodger long contracts that did not fair well. Just not going there though.
Loving the idea of Torre with Caruso in the pool of prospective owners.
all you have to do is go to Pinstripe Alley and see all the little kids / homers who defend this guy to see where his support lies. BUT, w/ all the damning evidence out there on this guy i don't know why you are so upset at his general attitude and facial expressions.
Just look at his history….1 a) he's a cheater. 1 b) he's a CHEATER!!! 2) he told a magazine that his good buddy (Jeter) didn't have to face the same pressures he had to and that teams weren't worried about Jeter w/ Oniel and Williams in the lineup 3) he opted out of his contract during the freakin' world series! 4) he cheated on his entire family (not just the wife, the kids too, you think they're not going to be affects by that….year right). 5) he's not close to worth what he's earning.
sure i could go on and on here, but I don't have the time.
Nice to see someone who's a teenager who's not a homer though.
did i mention he's a steroid using cheater!
Just out of curiosity what do you think about Braun…
Check out this list it is kinda amazing:
I would make a couple changes to your line up:
1) Brett Gardner – When he bats lead off average is much higher !!!
2) Derek Jeter
3) Curtis Granderson
4) Robinson Cano – Batting Average was still better then anyone else on the team .
5) Mark Teixeira
6) Alex Rodriguez
7) Nick Swisher
8.) Jesus Montero
9) Russell Martin
I hate to compare A-Rod to the US government but unfortunately we are stuck in a bad situation with both and are going to have a rough couple of years….
Check it out and think about this.
The top five Yankees salary's equal = $110,000,000 +
1 Alex Rodriguez 32,000,000
2 CC Sabathia 24,285,714
3 Mark Teixeira 23,125,000
4 A.J. Burnett 16,500,000
5 Mariano Rivera 14,911,701
and A-Rod = Kansas City Royals Team Salary $35,712,400
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BARRE — A divided School Board narrowly agreed this week to invest another $10,000 in what may ultimately prove to be the Granite City version of the road to nowhere.
Though the gate for the emergency access road was purchased last year, its proposed location hasn't yet been nailed down, one permit hasn't been obtained, others may be needed but haven't been applied for, and the contractor who agreed to build the road free of charge is about to leave town.
School commissioners had some, but not all, of that information Monday night when they voted, 5-3, to spend another $10,000 on a project one board member described as "… a road we may never use."
School Commissioner John Steinman might have been more right than even he knew, given fresh uncertainty about how — not where — the road will be built.
Board members were told Monday night that Luck Brothers — the New York firm hired to complete the North Main Street reconstruction project — would be building the road as soon as the school district engineers it and obtains a state storm water permit.
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"We'll be gone before they get their permits," Kempne said, suggesting the last conversation he had with anyone from the school district was back in June.
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One of the reasons for the delay was because the favored route for the road — one that would have its outlet on Allen Street — was "vetoed" by neighboring landowner Gordon Booth.
On Monday board members, who had previously agreed to invest in the permitting and design of that road using money from the school's long-term maintenance fund, were told the new plan would be to construct a road skirting the large playing field that is located on the north side of the school.
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