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Tri-Valley mayors request federal aid to help struggling homeowners
Original post made on Jan 24, 2008
In Washington, D.C. to meet with McNerney as well as attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors, representatives from Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon and Danville spoke with the congressman Wednesday about their plan to help residents who are facing foreclosure.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, January 24, 2008, 12:16 PM
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a resident of Del Prado
on Jan 24, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Federal aid for the poor is a good thing; but, property values are almost 4 times what they were in the early 90's. With this tremendous rise in values, tax revenues have also spiked. How about working on property tax relief for all residents. This would go a long way in to help struggling families and this is something that you can do without depending on Washington.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 25, 2008 at 11:37 am
If we had a 100% income tax rate...there would be no poor in Pleasanton!!!
From each according to his (her) ability...
to each acording to her (his) need!!!
That is both the Communist...and the Christian way!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 27, 2008 at 3:12 am
Socialism does not work! This country was founded on hope. The hope that things will work out. Sometimes people make bad choices. The risk of those choices is that they may lose and have to start again. It is sad that there are people who make bad choices. That is not my fault or the fault of other taxpayers. As a taxpayer who has made some bad choices and some good choices, I should not have to pay for those who have made only bad choices. Look, people who are down on their luck, I have no problem trying to help them get started again. It is called "the social safety net". OK. My taxes go to that and I don't mind paying for it. However, If I lose my home because I become over-extended, or lied about my income in order to buy the home, then it is my own fault and I don't expect the American (or local) taxpayer to bail me out. Life happens. People lose jobs, then overextend themselves on credit and then lose their homes. It has happened to me and I have had to deal with a perfect credit rating dropping to under 400 only to work and build it back up to the point where there is a possibility that I may own a home again. It has been 15 years of hard work, but I am so close to getting back. It is only hard work that made it possible. Fed, state and local governments only need to worry about road maintenance, police and fire - Otherwise they need to butt out!
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Jan 28, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Dear EJD,
Please do call the Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center. I think they can help. I mean that. I wish you well.
Jennifer Hosterman
City of Pleasanton
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:16 am
I do believe it is not the responsibility of any government to bail out investors, for any reason! No one put a gun to theirs heads to make them sign for those home loans. This is just more "Nanny" government...when is it gonna stop. I don't want any of my tax money given away to people who don't act responsibly.
Considering all of the development that has gone on since the early 90's, and with the inflated values of property here, one would think the % of assessment (for property taxes) would be reduced because because of the windfall the counties are seeing these days. Not only could I not afford to purchase my place today, I would not even be able to pay the property taxes that would be assessed.
And if anyone finds themselves "victim" of un-ethical lenders, and find themselves in foreclosure, then I have some property I could sell them....or maybe a bridge, or a swamp.
The point is…"live within your means".
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 30, 2008 at 11:04 am
It is all about the politics of the day. Nothing about doing what is right. Darwin's theories work in the fiscal arena as well. The lowest common denominator should not drive fiscal policy.
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 30, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I'm looking forward to all the foreclosures. I'll actually be able to find something for a reasonable price. I don't like government helping people who made poor financial decisions. The point is they made those decisions, the decisions weren't made for them. This difference sets apart my agreement for affordable housing but my disagreement with government "bailing out" people.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Jan 30, 2008 at 4:34 pm
If it was the city of Oakland or Tracy requesting government help for people caught up in the subprime mess, I would say OK. But, Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore? Give me a break; 2.6 million, thats how much an average home costs here in my area. I don't mind a safety net for the working poor, but for folks with million dollar homes...not my tax dollars please.
a resident of Castlewood
on Jan 31, 2008 at 3:06 am
MAKE NOTE OF THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ARE TRYING TO SPEND MORE OF THE SAVERS MONEY!!!! Why bother saving - every time you turn around ANOTHER BAILOUT!
I will not vote for any elected official who is going after more of my money to help those who over extended themselves and bought at the top of the market or used their home as an ATM machine.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2008 at 12:56 pm
The problem lies with the Sub Prime Lenders that used their fancy terms when explaining these types of loans to buyers. They have their ways of making the buyer believe that anyone can afford a home that is well beyond their means. The Goverment should be going after those companies and make them pay for the thousands of homes in foreclosure.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jan 31, 2008 at 10:36 pm
"60 Minutes" reported on this subject a week or so ago. They used forclosures in Stockton as examples. Had some financial guy that explained profits were made from the realitors/builders all the way to Wall Street. More than one person along the way knew what was happening and just pocketed the cash and looked the other way. Said some of the buyers actually made a profit when purchasing the homes.
They ask one of the defaulters if he read the contract - Said he didn't, just did it to better his family. I can understand wanting to better ones self and/or their family but if you don't understand what you're getting yourself into, don't come to John Q. or Jenny O. Taxpayer for a bailout, no matter what city you may live in.....They're attempting to make a better life for themselves and their families too. This is a sad situtation....
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 1, 2008 at 9:32 pm
The Stockton home owner that should receive 'help' is the owner paying their bills on a mortgagee they understood, now left with over 50% of their neighborhood dieing due to poor fiscal citizens. One can only hope the court system works and owners walking away with a profit receive the proper fines and jail terms.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 2, 2008 at 10:57 am
WOW!!! What a giant carbon footprint these mayors leave!!!
Perhaps this all could be done with a conference call!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 2, 2008 at 3:59 pm
You have to remember that politicians love to give your money away. I have seen then take your money and then give it back to you and take credit of the great job they did so they can be re-elected!
It seems that many people who are buying these houses, and probably most people who buy now, they see the houses as investments and not as homes. They borrowed 100%+ of the value of the house and expect that the price will keep going up. Some purchase for themselves but others purchase for rental properties or to just flip them to make money (the flippers are the ones who cause the prices to go up). Why should we as taxpayers be bailing out investors that made a bad decision or investors who did not make money?
Bailing these people out would be the same if the government bailed out all the investors who lost money in the dot com bust in 2001. The stock market then is no different than real estate now. Prior to 2001, people were buying stocks at such high multiples of earnings and said this was fine because the prices keep going up. Prior to 2007, people were buying real estate at such high prices, and with bad credit, and said this was fine because the prices keep going up. What is the difference?
While I do feel sorry for some of the people who lost money on their home purchases, I also felt sorry for friends of mine who lost a large amount of their retirement in 2001.
If we start to go down the road where we bail out people who loose money in bad investments, we are rewarding bad behavior. As somebody who was paying around 6% on my home with a fixed mortgage, I knew the 1% loans, although tempting, were not a good investment. I kept with my 6% loan. Now the government is thinking of spending my tax money to bail out those who took the 1% loans, borrowing 110% of the purchase price. I guess I am the fool for staying with my 6% loan. I should have taken the risky 1% loan and if things did not work out, the taxpayers would save me. This is the message these mayors are sending.
And to you LoCarbon, in addition to the carbon footprint these mayors leave, don't forget to include the large amounts of methane gas that was produced.
a resident of Danbury Park
on Feb 3, 2008 at 10:12 am
People who are responsible with their money should not have to contiue to bail people out who make poor choices.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 3, 2008 at 2:38 pm
People who make poor economic decisions should not be bailed out by governmental intervention. These people who make these poor decisions will continue to make bad economic decisions and will continue to reproduce, creating new generations of poor economic decision makers, placing economic drains on present and future generations.
The government that allow this to happen are enabling these people to destroy our democracy!!!
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How do I know how much honey to leave for a hive to winter over with?
Is honey extraction only done in the spring after the bees have eaten all they need for the winter?
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How do I know how much honey to leave for a hive to winter over with?
Is honey extraction only done in the spring after the bees have eaten all they need for the winter?
Experience is the best indicator.
Forgive the assumption, but at this point, it doesn't look like you have much. Excellent opportunity to get some. Experience is something you get just after you need it.
Here, I can easily over winter with a hive containing two deeps or less full of honey. What usually happens though is that I don't try to slam small hives full of honey, but rather leave the hive bigger that contains the necessary honey, but also a decent amount of empty space, usually at the bottom. I try for three deeps for wintering. Sometimes depending on the hive this leaves nearly a deep full of honey, but at least a couple of frames per hive. That way there is no fall or spring feeding necessary.
Start with three deeps, as north as you are, and then work down from there. There are people at your latitude who overwinter with two, but better safe, especially until you get some experience under your belt.
Extracting is not usually done in the Spring, but there are some beekeepers who do take honey in the Spring rather than late Summer and/or early Fall.
One needs to determine, in some manner, whether a hive in the Fall is heavy enough, meaning has enough honey, to make it through the Winter w/out starving. This is often done by weighing the hive. Some people rely on the heft test, can they pick up one end and tell if it is heavy enough.
Michael Palmer shoots for a double deep and a medium depth set of supers making up a hive to overwinter and then wants that hive to weigh 135lbs or something like that. Perhaps he will verify or clarify that statement.

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First-team all-conference winners went to Brittany Kelley, Ackerman and Sheley while Howard, Brasel and Felthous received second team all-conference. Sheley was the conference MVP.
"As a team we didn't win any special awards-a lot of it had to do with how good of a team we were," Schwegel said. "We didn't have the 'one' who stood out because everybody was good.
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Today we stopped in a beautiful little park outside the clock tower for lunch and were lucky enough to be there for the noon time treat. Not just 12 bells, there was about 10 minutes of different songs and other tunes being played out
Stopped a little early of our goal this evening as there was a campground on route. Not having any reference as to what may lie ahead makes things a bit more complicated. Every night is a bit of a gamble of: do we stop now or do we risk it? Some tourist information booths have been helpful (when they're open), but they usually are not. We've also been cycling almost through the various regions about 1 a day. So if I do stop for information it's only for the one day and will not help us in planning the next as we'll be out of the region…Had a little marital spat with Brian the other day about how routine our lives have become - LOL.


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Vitex not for PMS.
So OK, we've all been taught that vitex (Vitex agnus-castus) helps the progesterone part of the cycle.
However, vitex really isn't all that good an idea. Paul Bergner has been diving into the science of it, and posted on the herblist:
- Henriette wrote:
> Paul Bergner has looked into this: "Magnesium citrate 600 mg, B6 (in a complex of 25-50 per B vitamin) and Zn (40 mg/day) for 6-12 weeks may help." - if you want to butt in here, Paul, please do.
Vitex probably affects the hormones by stimulating dopamine in the hypothalamus. This in turn suppresses prolactin and favors progesterone. That's the best we know from science, though there may be more to come. So the question is why is somebody dopamine deficient in the first place. The following are all required for dopamine manufacture:
Magnesium, B-6, Zinc, essential fatty acids, vitamin C, and iron. In our clinic we have repeatedly corrected hormonal imbalances with such a fundamental dietary and supplement program, within 2 cycles, and this also helped with addictions, which may also be related to low dopamine.
And, BTW, chocolate and orange juice are also dopaminergic, so by all means include that in your program. A 1-ounce dose of dark chocolate affects dopamine.
Taking vitex so solve the problem makes as much sense as taking caffeine to cure fatigue. It will worsen the underlying problem while masking it.
I had a student with bleeding around ovulation who had followed an herbalists advice to take vitex for the problem. She ended up within two cycles bleeding for 28 days straight. Many other cases reported of vitex disrupting the cycle and making matters worse or at least making them strange and unusual.
Favoring progesterone, vitex can also lead to the common side effect of progesterone -- depression. I had two cases of women with premenstrual depression who took vitex and the depression worsened severely enough for one of them to seriously contemplate suicide and the other to go on antidepressant drugs. Neither related it to the vitex, but on removal in the case of the suicidal woman, the suicidal ideation went away. This is not a wise woman herb.
Gotta love this stuff. Thanks Paul!
Hmmm, addictions. Wonder if that's why Vitex has been so good for the "gimme (whatever), gotta have it now!" shakes? Drop doses as needed work wonders; of course, for addicts who are trying to drop their habit I've also included loads of supplements, including the ones Paul outlined above, so while they took the Vitex for the immediate symptom they also helped the cause of that symptom - the deeper deficiency.


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I remembered seeing these pictures when I read joy's question, but I didn't know how to search for them again since I read very little Japanese. IIRC, these are from a Japanese FS magazine and they also did a ice coverage illustrations for Yuna and Mao's current programs, Gershwin and Bells. They explained the elements that they are doing in each different colored/numbered segments and I found it quite interesting and informative.
For both free programs for last and current season, Yuna seems to be covering more ice (hence skating longer distance) which means she's faster. And Mao is not a slow skater at all!
Since I don't want this to be another Yuna & Mao comparing thread, it would be very nice if someone could tell me if this magazine did the same analysis for other skaters and older programs too, and if I could buy/read them in the US. I'm most curious about Kostner's ice coverage since she actually used to look faster than Yuna. I know, what makes this sentense sad is "used to". I remember her SP at 2007 World was so refreshing and energetic.
Sorry it was off topic..
I'd love to see Kwak clean up some of her issues and become more consistent. I think she has the potential, but I don't want another disappointment of Naomi Nari Nam, who dazzled me in 99, only to disappear and so on, hence my low expectations. ;-)
According to Dong-a newspaper in Korea last year, Kwak was 2nd in the National cpmpetition in Korea,. 12 year-old, young skater Hae-Jin Kim won the national competition in Korea. She can Jump all kinds of Triple except 3A. Third place was another 12 year old young skater So Yeon Park.
check this out when Yuna was 5 years younger than now.
2005 Jr Ex
Why does CoP reward speed so much? Is it that much harder to execute elements when you're going very fast? Or did someone just decide that it looks "better"? I just feel like there's a disproportionate amount of attention being paid to speed. To me, it's a very minor factor, unless a skater is so slow that it distracts from everything else.
I can think of a couple reasons for this and the more knowledgeable can surely think of more.
Yes, a lot of things (including jump approaches, transitions into spins, footwork and in-betweens) really are harder when you're skating really fast. The only lady who can compete with Kim in terms of speed is Kostner who often can't control her speed.
The world is full of skaters who can do some jumps and spins and look nice doing so. Judges need something to narrow down the field. Figures were a great way to narrow down a field of 28 to 6 or so who had a chance. So was the increased importance of triples for ladies after triples. Being fast is just one more way to weed out the also rans from the podium contenders.


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Former South Texas Vocational Institute President Pleads Guilty to Taking Title IV Education Funds Meant for Needy Students
(BROWNSVILLE, TX) United States Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., announced the guilty plea of Reynaldo Garcia, age 45, of Brownsville, Texas. Garcia entered guilty pleas Monday to six felony counts including four counts of Misapplication and Failure to Refund Title IV Funds and two counts of Making and Using A False Writing or Document. Defendant entered the pleas before U. S. Magistrate Judge John Black.
Information submitted to the court indicated that in 2002, the Department of Education (ED) conducted a routine audit of South Texas Vocational Institute (STI) located in Brownsville, Texas. A criminal investigation was initiated when the audit revealed the misapplication of Title IV education funds obtained by fraud and false statements, and the failure to refund said funds. Garcia was the president and owner of STI, a school providing post-secondary education and training in technical and vocational fields.
The investigation revealed defendant had failed to refund or disburse education funds provided the school by ED and he had submitted false certification documents to the Department of Education. The education funds, including Pell Grants, were intended for financially needy students to obtain grants to meet the costs of their post-secondary education. Garcia was to have refunded or disbursed these education funds in the cases of approximately 79 STI students. Garcia stated to agents he did not make the refunds and disbursements because he was "having financial problems." An internal review of the school's financial records show he withdrew over $300,000.00 for personal expenses during this time. Agents learned Garcia signed and submitted false or fictitious certifications to the U. S. Department of Education indicating no refunds were due to the Department of Education and to students. This enabled defendant to obtain government Pell Grants (Title IV funds) which STI was not entitled to receive. Garcia knowingly submitted false certifications on October 29, 2001, December 10, 2001, January 10, 2002 and February 15, 2002.
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Twins' Chris Colabello: the happiest man in baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chris Colabello, a non-roster invitee with the Minnesota Twins, is probably the happiest man in baseball this spring.
It would be trite to say Colabello, 29, has come out of nowhere. He actually comes from everywhere. Colabello grew up mostly in Massachusetts but spent several years of his childhood in Italy before attending Division II Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. Then he began a seven-year career as a slugging corner infielder in the independent Canadian-American Association, with teams in Worcester and Nashua, N.H.
Colabello didn't play his first game in affiliated minor-league baseball until last year at age 28, when the Twins signed him after Colabello's agent, Brian Charles, sent scouting footage of him to the team. The right-handed Colabello put together a strong season at Double-A New Britain – an .836 OPS in 134 games – and helped Team Italy win the European Baseball Championship last September. He continued his power hitting for Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League during the offseason.
Now he has a locker in the Twins' major-league clubhouse – right next to Justin Morneau's – and will join Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic early next month.
"There's not too many guys happier than I am right now – with everything," a beaming Colabello said this week. "Being in big-league camp, getting to (play in the WBC).
"I signed with Detroit in '06. They let me go right out of spring training. I had signed out of a tryout camp. I spent the next six years in indy ball. Before you knew it, the Twins came calling in 2012, and I felt like the luckiest guy in the world.
"Believe me: The smiles I have on my face all day, every day, are not fake. It's very easy for me to come here and appreciate everything and be thankful to this organization."
Colabello's father, Lou, was born and raised in Massachusetts but played in Italy's domestic baseball league for several years after college. Lou joined the Italian national team – as some Italian-Americans are permitted to do – and pitched for Team Italy against Team USA at Dodger Stadium during the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Lou Colabello met his wife, Silvana, while playing in Rimini. Although Chris was born in the U.S., the family returned to Italy when he was young so Lou could work as an executive and coach in both baseball and basketball. So, Chris played for Team Italy in the European Cup when he was 11 and 12 years.
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|Great FoCo Day Hike
|Short and easy hike on what feels like the first mountain of the Rockies west of I25.
|Posted Jan 10, 2017 2:51 pm
|Nice views
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2016
|Fun little climb up the south ridge. Mountain biked to the base and hiked it from there. Some good scrambles to be found on it
|Posted Aug 30, 2016 9:12 am
Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2016
|Nice views of Ft Collins / plains
|Posted Apr 7, 2016 7:14 am
|Pretty sunset
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2015
|I climbed this in the later afternoon/early evening and stayed at the top to watch a really pretty sunset. There were about 20 other people spread out across the summit watching the same thing.
|Posted Aug 7, 2015 1:04 pm
|Climbing Jack
Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2012
|I've done this many times.
|Posted Jul 21, 2014 10:24 pm
|Last year
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2013
|High clouds and clear air. Great views all around.
|Posted Apr 6, 2014 4:45 pm
|Beautiful March day..
Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2014
|These hikes with bad weather in high country are perfect. Spring is very unpredictable, but there is Front Range with gems like this. I took kids to this hike, nice little mountain.
|Posted Mar 30, 2014 8:28 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|Nice cold hike
Date Climbed: Dec 9, 2013
|Nice cold hike, icy scramble to the summit. Duchess recovering from Vestibular Syndrome - still little unstable, but did great.
|Posted Dec 9, 2013 11:31 pm
Date Climbed: Feb 11, 2007
|A great jaunt from Fort Collins
|Posted Oct 15, 2013 5:26 pm
|Warm January Day
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2012
|With rkymtn.
|Posted Jul 7, 2013 5:32 pm
|dental hygiene
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 1995
|Hiked this with Becky...
|Posted Oct 19, 2012 10:25 pm
|nice hike
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2012
|Nice hike, short hike with lots of wildlife. Great to do when limited on time and very close to Ft Collins.
|Posted Aug 6, 2012 10:57 am
|Fun Hike
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2011
|Great hike for the morning!
|Posted Mar 27, 2012 10:08 pm
Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2012
|A fun hike with my wife.
|Posted Jan 23, 2012 2:19 pm
Date Climbed: May 30, 2011
|Climbed on a clear but windy day. Great to get out again.
|Posted Jun 3, 2011 6:01 pm
|While being at CSU as an exchange student, we visited this mountain with my friend, approaching the trailhead by bike from Fort Collins. I remember meeting a green snake on the trail but I don't know what species it was.
|Posted Sep 19, 2010 4:56 pm
|third time
|I dont know why I dont climb it more often
|Posted Aug 3, 2010 6:18 pm
|Nice Afternoon Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2010
|Found myself with a toothy grin on top :)
|Posted Aug 1, 2010 12:07 pm
|Both summits
Date Climbed: Apr 18, 2010
|I scrambled both summits after visiting Horsetooth Falls and seeing my first rattlesnake en route. Very busy park!!
|Posted May 17, 2010 10:15 am
|First Trip
Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2009
|A fun hike for a January morning. Not as crowded as I expected, but still couldn't go more than 15 minutes without coming across other people. Great place to take out of towners who want a rookie Colorado hiking experience. Fun scramble to the top of the rock.
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On the morning of the second round of action, a few views and some moves.
Like it's difficult to say what was sadder: Defending champions Italy losing to Slovakia and making a first round exit or the grown up Italian footballers crying like babies in full view of thousands of spectators and viewers on the pitch.
Like Italy had no business to be in the second round after their uninspiring draws against Paraguay and New Zealand. The draws did them in more than the loss to Slovakia.
Like Italy not advancing to the second round is more difficult to accept than France booking an early return ticket.
Like if you love Italy and their brand of football, you must support England. When Rooney and Co played Slovenia in their last league match they appeared as an Italian team in England jerseys. No prizes for guessing who gets the credit for the transformation.
Like 2 out of three Asian teams in the second round is very good for Japan and South Korea and nobody else. They deserve to be there. Like if Korea play well, they have an easy path all the way up.
Like Portugal's Ronaldo is likely to emerge as the player to have taken the most free-kicks, given the most passes, given the most decisive passes, been tackled the most, covered maximum ground and a few other mosts. Everything, but not the highest goal-scorer.
Like would Japan have managed to score goals from free-kick had the ball been named anything other than Jubalani, the official football of this World Cup.
Like among all teams not to have made it to the next round, New Zealand can consider themselves to be the unluckiest. Rank outsiders, the Kiwis finished third in Group after honourable draws with Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay.
Like Spain are slowly gaining confidence and respectability. They looked hungry and eager to win and top the group, and avoid Brazil.
Like Switzerland, with a toe into the second round, hardly looked like a team that wanted to win. On the contrary, it was Honduras which wanted to win even if just to prove a point.
Like the phrase 'last-gasp goal' should henceforth be replaced with the simile 'USA-type goal'. To top the group after scoring in the first minute of stoppage time is something that can't be conjured up even in dreams.
Like in 18 previous editions of the World Cup, only seven teams have won the title. Out of them five – Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, England and Germany – remain in the fray. Yet, it's too difficult to say if the 19th World Cup will have a new winner.
Like let's pray to the God of Football that Argentina beat Mexico and Germany lose to England so that it sets up a mouth-watering Argentina vs England tie. The match would be worth watching purely for the antics of one certain Diego Maradona on the Argentinian bench. Wonder if it will be a revenge of the Hand of God match?
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Santa's Naughty List Includes NHL Players, All Politicians
Wondering what it takes to get on Santa's good side? Apparently, don't go into politics, and don't have anything to do with the NHL.
"All the hockey players are on my naughty list because of what they're doing," he told The Huffington Post Canada. "Actually, everybody involved with this NHL business — they should act more like adults than spoiled children."
Santa was in Toronto to kick off the holiday season with the annual Santa Claus Parade, taking place Sunday, November 18th, starting at 12:30 p.m and being broadcast from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on CTV. He was well rested from a recent trip to the Bahamas, which made him realize just how much he misses the good old days of letter writing and face-to-face communication.
"Sitting by the pool, there'd be people with BlackBerrys, iPods, things that like. Four people were sitting at a table, each on their devices, not even talking to each other! Why do you need that while you're on vacation?" he asked, adding that he'll always respond when people write him a letter, especially with requests for presents.
He's happy to include those who volunteer, help others and always have a smile on their faces — "basically, people who act like human beings" on his nice list for Christmas, but don't even think about taking a job in Parliament.
"All politicians go on the naughty list, no matter what party they belong to," he said. "Because no one seems to be able to tell you what's happening at the right time and be honest about it. There's too much of what they call spin, and Santa doesn't do spin."
We asked Santa what it meant to be on the naughty or nice list, and there were plenty of characteristics to choose from. Check out the Canadians we came up with based on his criteria, and let us know if you have any suggestions of your own.
Santa is very angry about what's going on with the NHL. "They should act more like adults than spoiled children," he says. Therefore, people like NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Calgary Flames co-owner Murray Edwards (shown here) would be solidly on the naughty list.
But it's not just the owners who are experiencing Santa's wrath, it's "everybody in this business." So sorry, Boston Bruins, Maple Leafs, Candiens et al — you'll be finding lumps of coal in your stockings this year.
Santa is a big fan of those who help people and volunteer, so Nelly Furtado, who acts as a Me to We ambassador and is a huge advocate for clean water for all, fits into that category ... nicely.
"All politicians are on my naughty list, no matter what party they belong to," says Santa. "Because no one seems to be able to tell you what's happening at the right time and be honest about it."
Smiles are high on the priorities for Santa's nice list, and just try to find a picture of triathlete Simon Whitfield when he's not grinning ear to ear. His reputation even inspired the athlete who fell behind him at the Olympics to write a heartwarming letter, reminding everyone what the Olympic spirit is all about.
Based on her recent performance in Toronto, Santa placed the musician on his naughty list. "It struck me as a little too much gyration at the wrong time of the day," he says.
Besides being somewhat universally recognized as the nicest guy in the world, Michael J. Fox's charitable efforts and beaming smile tick off two of Santa's criteria, so he's hitting up the nice list — we imagine it's not the first time.
Look, we're withholding judgment on this one, but who are we to tell Santa he's wrong? Margaret Atwood might be Canada's greatest literary treasure, but Santa is really against technology taken to the extreme — and we're fairly certain Atwood's LongPen, which she uses to sign books for her fans both near as far, as well as her extensive use of Twitter, would be a no-go in Santa's books.
The actress and host of the past season's Top Chef Canada is unfailingly lovely in interviews, has battled cancer, and now raises money for the cause along with her new husband. Nice? Oh yes.
As a politician, Rob Ford sort of automatically gets on Santa's naughty list, but we're thinking his unwillingness to answer questions falls squarely on the side of "spin," another of Santa's pet peeves.
Santa loves his "pleases" and "thank yous," so Justin Bieber's place as second on the best mannered list "for consistently showing courtesy to his fans" gets a checklist by the man in red.
However, we can't ignore all the rumours swirling around our favourite teen dreamboat, as his and Selena Gomez's break-up gets covered more and more widely. We hope you come out of this on top, Justin!
The gal who endured the wait and eventually operation for a double-lung transplant with a massive smile on her face throughout is deserving of a whole lot more than getting on the nice list — but that's all Santa's currently offering.
Former Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay left the office amid a corruption scandal, and Santa, who hates hypocrisy and arrogance, would not approve.
Well, it's possible he changed his mind after meeting the lovely Amber MacArthur (left), but the TV host and author is unabashedly obsessed with technology, and in Santa's words, "give technology a break sometimes."
Actress, writer and director Sarah Polley has been in the spotlight since the age of 4, but you'd never guess it from the way this down-to-earth woman behaves. And this falls right in line with Santa's view that you "should not think you're any better than anybody else, regardless of what you do for a living."


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I've been checking my hives on warm days over the last month. All is going well, with brood production picking up as the month has passed. Except for one.
This hive has a fall queen in it, and has no brood. The queen is there, but no brood. I've fed sugar syrup, and pollen substitute. To no avail. I've even put a frame of brood from another hive in, but nothing seems to help. So maybe someone here can help me. The hive is very very strong. I do have a small hive that I've brought through the winter that I can combine with this one if it comes to it. Either way I need to do something so the hive will be ready for the main flow in the next month.
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Book Talk: The Athena Doctrine and Women's Evolutionary Leadership
John Gerzema, author of the forthcoming book The Athena Doctrine:
How Women (and the Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future, will speak on the rise of a new model of leadership worldwide based on feminine thinking and values. The event, one of Gerzema's first West Coast appearances for his book, includes a wine reception, presentation and interview of John Gerzema by Wendy Wallbridge, as well as coffee and book signing.
The evening is the first in a series of Women's Evolutionary Leadership events to grow and deepen the emerging community of women leaders in Silicon Valley. Host, interviewer, and author Wendy Wallbridge is the producer of TEDxSandHillRdWomen and a strategic advisor and executive coach.


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Almanac North is a weekly public affairs program that takes a closer look at news and public affairs issues facing northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. In an era when news is presented in neat 90-second "sound bites", it is refreshing to find a program that gives viewers in-depth interviews with local newsmakers. That is what you will find each week on Almanac North.
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PBS children's programs consistently rank among the most popular in the nation. From the classic Sesame Street to the national favorite Arthur, PBS offers a range of children's programs that are both educational and entertaining. Weekday program underwriting is priced at $1,000 per year; weekend selections are available at $1,200 annually. Please ask for details.


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Faculty Development Day
January 13 | Alger Hall | 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Established in 1996, the Faculty Development Day (FDD) is the Writing Board's showcase event of the academic year and one of RIC's longest-standing opportunities for professional development. Focused primarily on providing guidance on effective strategies for teaching writing-in-the-disciplines, the FDD offers an opportunity for RIC faculty to acquire and share knowledge with colleagues from across campus. Each year we bring to campus a nationally recognized speaker from the field of Writing Studies to lecture on a topic relevant to faculty across the disciplines or provide hands-on instruction in how to teach writing efficiently and effectively.
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text: Cash, credit, or… sex coin? A small bronze disc depicting a man and a woman having sex was found on the banks of the river Thames last month. This small, pornographic currency had been sitting in the mud near Putney Bridge in West London since the days of Roman Londonium, nearly 2000 years ago.Back in those days, a visit to the whorehouse cost about a day's pay, or 14 small Roman coins, called asses. Surprisingly, it was not the "ass" coins that got Roman laborers laid. Instead they would trade in their hard-earned asses for a brothel token, which could be redeemed for the act shown on the token at their favorite brothel. But these tokens led to more than some fun for a Roman laborer. According to the Guardian's Art Blogger, Jonathan Jones, the explicit engravings had a serious influence on the birth of pornography as we know it today. Jones asserts that the ancient sexual depictions gave the inspiration and freedom to artists of the Renaissance to depict their own steamy scenes, such as Giulio Romano's series of pornographic illustrations – I Modi. These printed images, complete with pornographic poems, became a bestseller all over Europe during the 16th century, setting the style for erotic art. What do you think? Do you see the resemblance?


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Established in 1965, HAWS assists over 6,000 animals and welcomes more than 31,000 human visitors annually. As an "open admissions" shelter we lead the community in animal welfare and assure sanctuary for all animals in need, regardless of age, health or temperament. HAWS is a non-profit, entirely donor-fund organization with an active humane education program, and both wildlife and companion animal rescue services for Waukesha County.
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Annie's Fund - the story of a community's generous compassion
It was the early 1990s. The HAWS staff figured the stray black lab-cattle dog mix's age to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 years old.
But no one knew for sure, since no one knew who her owner had been. A woman and her children found the injured dog, hit by a passing car and having sustained serious injuries. Not knowing what to do, this compassionate lady came to HAWS for help.
HAWS' manager Mark Hess contacted a local vet for the diagnosis; a broken pelvis that would require several surgeries and, eventually, a plate and two pins to fix. The doctor generously offered to reduce the fees for the dog' care, and gave her the name Annie, after the red-headed orphan.
Meanwhile, the lady who initially found Annie still wanted to lend a hand. Along with some very dedicated co-workers, she took up a collection amounting to more than $1,000, which her company matched, and "Annie's Fund" was born. As Annie's plight became known throughout the community, more donations arrived at HAWS.
This generosity led Annie's Fund to what it is today: a means to assist the injured, homeless animals that arrive at HAWS needing care - and a second chance. To date we aren't sure how many animals have been helped through Annie's Fund...but we ARE sure there will be more.
That is why we are asking for our community's help once again. Over the next 10 weeks we are hoping to raise $10,000 for Annie's Fund, to ensure we can answer the call of the next animal - and the next and the next. Please donate today!
Annie and all of her friends thank you!
By the way - this Friday and Saturday it's the annual Friends of HAWS Have a Heart Bake Sale...yum!
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consider these frequently touted 'isms:
well, the bees have been taking care of themselves for millions of years......
look at the feral colonies, they are getting by just fine without any intervention......
i'm just letting them sort things out on their own.....
ect., ect.
these points of view are usually offered up as part of the (groan) treatment vs. (groan again) no treatment discussion.
i am interested in your opinion as to how much or how little man keeping bees in a hive affects the colony.
when compared to a feral colony (assume living in a tree), a kept colony (assume the hive gets inspected ocassionally and honey is harvested):
1. has a less insulated space to deal with
2. is torn apart from time to time
3. might have comb, brood, and/or resources taken from it
4. might have increased competition from more hives nearby
5. might have increased exposure to diseases and pests from more hives nearby
6. might have less than optimal nutrition if it is fed
7. might be moved from time to time
8. you get the idea
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Is what my friend Charles got after 15 shots of wild turkey in 2 hours. Puking is usually consistent for upwards of 6 hours, accompanied by shirtless grunting and dry heaves. Following that is a period of delusional, semi-coherent bouts of swearing, and culminating with an attempt to crawl into my bed. which was denied. Recommendations are to not drink 15 shots of wild turkey, ever. Especially the day before your first server training shift at Olive Garden.
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Sleep for 30 more minutes or knock out a morning jog? If that is the question you continually ask yourself when the alarm sounds, three Tri-Valley running stores host weekly run clinics that will surely hold your sleepy-self accountable to an exercise regimen.
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Runners find it helps to have company
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Like this commentPosted by JT
a resident of Danville
on Jul 22, 2013 at 8:58 am
Skip the morning jog. It doesn't burn many calories and is just jarring the body. And most people barely run fast enough to make a difference. Do yourself a favor, hike up one of many steep hills and trails in Danville, or jump on a bike, mountain or road and start climbing the hills.
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A walking buddy is great also - my neighbor and I keep each other motivated to do our 3 mile walk (she motivates more than me)!


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The idea is that I can write a game, reference a graphical device, and simply write adapter classes to interact with the commands given.
For instance, I'm currently using a node-based system to represent graphics. Initially, we have a sprite. We know that this sprite is going to draw somehow but we're not using a library to truly determine anything.
Instead, classes using this graphics will use Nodes that contain manipulative data that can be interpreted later:
Sprite *ghost; // Graphical representation of a ghost Graphics_Device->insert(ghost); // Add it to the rendering list .... class Ghost_Simple : public Ghost { Graphics::Drawable::Node *my_sprite = ghost->makeNode<PositionData>(); ... void update() { (PositionData*)my_sprite->getData()->setImgPos( getX(), getY() ); } } ...
Logically, graphics are represented and the appropriate data (can be defined easily by users!) will define how these graphics will be used later:
// Visitor pattern class GraphicsAdapterDevice : public GraphicsDevice { private: SomeAPI::APIGraphics::device *device; void onDraw(Sprite *spr, DrawData* data) { TransformableData* d = dynamic_cast<TransformableData*>(data); if(d!=0) { device->drawImage(d->getImg(), d->getX(), d->getY()); // drawImage is part of some API } ColorData* c = dynamic_cast<ColorData*>(data); if(c != 0) { device->drawImageColored(c->getColorRGB() ); // drawImageColored is part of some API... } } void onDraw(Polygon *poly, DrawData* data) .... }
Quickly you should be able to spot the smell. For one, a lot of dynamic casting to figure out what new data is being sent for these graphics to be interpreted. Secondly, every new image type needs to have a new function to draw it.
Another idea I had was to allow the class itself to handle how it was drawn, but it needed to be visited by the GraphicsDevice to know how to handle it. Then that would violate the ability for these classes to be logically represented and completely unusable in case the user decides to switch APIs.
In summary, I love the idea of representing graphics in such a manner that it exists almost as logic, yet separated from game logic, but it can be easily tied to a Graphics API. This code would be virtually portable anywhere and the only portions the coder would need to worry about is writing the adapter graphics device to render graphics correctly based on some API. (but have all the information they'll need to do so!)
I would appreciate the help getting this model represented correctly. Or perhaps I'm looking at it the wrong way.
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I moved my nucs home today, and some felt light, but I'm stronger than I used to bee, and I've never lifted nucs in novemeber. How much do yall want them to weigh going into winter? i''m thinking I will get a scale out there in the next couple days, and see precisly how heavy they are. Might need to make some candy or buy some fondont.
Thanks Everyone.