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Nov 13, 2009 at 3:32 pm #1241670
I think that Bill Fornshell had started a thread about a pair of cuben booties he made a couple years ago, though I couldn't find it, so I'll start a new one and maybe someone can provide the link for the old one. My vision is a bit heavier, but potentially a little more utilitarian as well. I've used some left over momentum 90 to fashion the front end of the bootie, and some scrap dyneema to make the "under foot" material. They can be worn as booties or finger warmers and the silnylon bottom version could also be used as a rain mitt. Total weight using 5 oz XP is 1.7 oz for the pair. The 2.5 XP pair I made with sylnylon is .95 oz, but the fabric is VERY slippery if using on snow. Initial testing had my feet sweating in 40 degree weather within 20 minutes. This weekend will be my first field test, though my girlfriend has used them 5-6 times with warm and comfy results.
The inspiration for these came from my own thoughts as well as reading about the pair of cuben ones Bill made a couple of years back.Nov 17, 2009 at 8:56 pm #1546021
Their maiden voyage went well, keeping my hands warm by wearing them over a pair of liner gloves in temps around 6 degrees while hiking. I slept in them at night and they are the only reason my feet stayed warm when pushing my sleeping bag 10 degrees past its limit (unintentionally). I also found that when I need my fingers for something, they are very easy to slip off, while keeping the elastic on the backs of your hands allowing you to do the task at hand, then slip the mitts back on.
I apologize for the poor quality of the image.Nov 18, 2009 at 5:16 pm #1546232
Ross BleakneyBPL Member
@rossbleakneyLocale: Cascades
Nice work. I'll have to build me a pair of those sometime. I assume the cloth on the back of the heel is to make it a bit more comfortable than just having cord around the heel. Is that right?Nov 18, 2009 at 7:48 pm #1546280
Frank DelandMember
@ramblerLocale: On the AT in VA
Are these just shell or is there fill or liner on the inside/ What exactly is dyneema, a fabric or fibers?Nov 18, 2009 at 10:32 pm #1546318
So the 5 oz XP I refer to is a synthetic insulation that a company called climashield makes. I put the fabric under the foot and up the heel both for comfort and for something that runs the length of my foot so when I want to walk around camp, I have something protecting my socked feet from water, dirt, etc. I've found them to be highly versatile (in my limited field usage of them) as both an insulated mitt and an insulated bootie.
Dyneema is actually a very high tensile strength material (very similar to or the same as kevlar, the stuff they make "lightweight" bullet proof vests out of. When I say dyneema, I'm referring to the black fabric with the white gridstop pattern (which is the only dyneema actually used in the dyneema gridstop fabric). The black is a high threadcount, urethane coated nylon, I believe.Nov 19, 2009 at 3:13 am #1546338
Frank DelandMember
@ramblerLocale: On the AT in VA
Thanks, Nate. I do have some momentum scraps and maybe a piece of polyfil from Ray Way quilt. I think I see a piece of dyneema in one of your photos, a fabric with grids of white fiber in the heel and wrist area.. I remember using it on a homemade pack. It would probably give the palm area a better grip, less slippery than silnylon. Nice idea for an xmas gift for my wife. I really like the momentum colors. Now if I can just figure out how to make a comfortable workable thumb!
PS Just remembered….The Golite Jam (pack) is made of Dyneema.Nov 19, 2009 at 9:34 am #1546424
Bill FornshellBPL Member
@bfornshellLocale: Southern Texas
Hi Nate,
Yours look great.
I called mine "Toe Cozies" and I did not use Cuben Fiber for them. Mine were made during a hike with what I had with me. I sewed them with a needle and some thread in my very small repair kit. I used some cord from a tarp tie out. I had a short piece of Combat and Silk from a quilt I made and was carrying it to wrap around my neck at night. My toes got cold but my neck was fine so I cut the small scarf in half and made the "Toe Cozies".
This was in Georgia on the Duncan Ridge Trail in October. Note I am sleeping on the ground with no pad.
It turned out to be a really great way to use those small bits of left over insulation.
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Movimento dos Trabalhadores
Landless Workers Movement
In the past 10 years, more than 1000 people have been killed as a result of land conflicts in Brazil. Only 53 of the suspected murderers have been brought to trial. Brazil has the second worst distribution of land in the world. It's estimated that one percent of rural properties represent 47% of all agricultural land, and 62% of these large ranches are unproductive. At the same time, 4.8 million farmers have no access to land.
As a result of this contradiction, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST) is today the largest social movement in Latin America. Since it's creation in the early 1980's, the MST has pressured the government to give land titles to approximately 150,000 families. Today, the movement supports the struggle of over 57,000 families who have occupied uncultivated land in 23 states. These families are living in about 300 camps, hoping the government will give them land titles.
The Brazilian Constitution determines that unproductive land can be expropriated for agrarian reform. The unwillingness of the government to comply with this legislation has forced landless workers to set up camps on those properties as a way of negotiating their expropriation. In many cases, however, large ranchers or latifundiarios and the military police have used violence to expel these families.
One of the worse cases of violence, the massacre of Eldorado dos Carajas, received the most international attention. On the 17 of April, 1996, the military police killed 19 rural workers during a peaceful march in the state of Para. But that wasn't the first time this happened. In 1995, the police entered a camp in an area called Corumbiara at 4 am, in which 2,300 people were sleeping. At that time, 11 peasants were killed, including a seven-year-old girl who was shot in the back.
According to the MST, the cases of violence against their activists have become more selective in recent months, meaning that the killers carefully choose key people in the movement. The large land owners are now creating heavily armed and well trained militia groups, which they called "security companies."
During its second congress in November of 1997, the Latin American Alliance of Peasant Organizations chose April 17 as the International Day Against Violence in the Countryside. This year, the MST remembered that day by organizing demonstrations in 23 states, involving some 60,000 people. In order to raise awareness in the United States, Global Exchange organized a speaking tour of a MST representative, Daniel Correa. From April 13-25 Daniel spoke at universities and community centers in 11 cities, including New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Madison, Minneapolis, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and Los Angeles.
Just a few weeks before the tour, two important leaders of the MST were killed in the state of Para. They were negotiating the settlement of about 550 families that had been expelled from a ranch called Goias II, in a near-by area. Please read the action alert for more information about this case.
In addition of expressing your concern with increasing repression against rural workers in Brazil, you can also support the MST educational programs and cooperatives. In order to maximize production, the MST has created 60 food cooperatives as well as small agricultural industries. Their literacy program involves 600 educators who are presently working with 7,000 adults and adolescents. The movement also monitors 1,000 primary schools in their settlements, in which 2,000 teachers work with about 50,000 kids. For more information about these programs, please write to email@example.com [1] or visit the MST websites at www.mst.org.br [2] (Portuguese), and www.mstbrazil.org [3] (English).

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THAILAND-CAMBODIA: Conflict-displaced returning home
BANGKOK, 14 February 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of residents displaced by recent fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border have begun returning homes, aid officials say.
"Quite a large number, if not all, have returned," Sawanit Kongsiri, assistant secretary-general of the Thai Red Cross Society and former deputy foreign minister, told IRIN on 14 February.
More than 35,000 people on both sides of the border fled their homes near the disputed Preah Vihear temple following a series of military clashes between the two countries, which began 4 February. Both countries claim ownership of the 11th century Hindu temple, a 2008-registered UN World Heritage Site.
Ten Thai villages in Sisaket Province were directly affected when the exchange of military fire began, forcing about 20,000 into 30 temporary shelters, the Thai Red Cross reported.
In Cambodia, the situation remains more fluid, with many of the displaced still reluctant to return home. Of the original 17,500 reportedly displaced, about 11,000 are still being assisted at a 50 hectare former military base near the border.
"It's still unclear how many have actually returned. People just don't feel secure," said Men Neary Sopheak, deputy secretary-general of the Cambodian Red Cross, noting that many residents were going home to check on their fields and livestock, only to return to the base in the evening. "We aren't able to advise people what to do," Ross Sovann, deputy secretary-general of Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management, added.
"At this point, all of us are awaiting the outcome of today's UN meeting in New York." Thailand and Cambodia were scheduled to present their positions on 14 February before the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York.
The Thai authorities have long maintained the ongoing dispute should be resolved bilaterally, while Cambodia continues to advocate for outside intervention. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natelegawa, whose country is chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and has offered to mediate, will also attend the UNSC session.
"ASEAN chair's attendance at the UNSC meeting represents an evolution of ASEAN's effort to resolve bilateral disputes among its member states as provided for by the ASEAN Charter," said ASEAN Secretary-General, Dr Surin Pitsuwan. "This is particularly important as it will set a precedence for future ASEAN dispute settlement mechanisms."


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The Pirate Bay Loses Appeal, Admins Sentenced to Prison Time
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Fredrik Neij (right) and Peter Sunde (center) fought the law, but the law won. The pair have been sentenced to prison time by a Swedish appeals court for their role in creating the immensely popular site, The Pirate Bay.
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The Pirate Bay remains one of the world's top torrent sites and is as active as ever, despite the media prosecutors' efforts.
To the brig, with ya, matie!
The bid by administrators of the world's largest torrent site,
The Pirate Bay
, to escape time in Swedish prison is at an end. An appeals court
a new ruling that is seen as largely unfavorable for the group and guarantees that they will serve prison time, if they stay in Sweden.
The ruling comes after nearly two years of legal conflict, which began when prosecutors filed charges against Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Peter Sunde, who ran the site; and Carl Lundström, a Swedish businessman who through his businesses sold services to the site. The men were charged with promoting massive copyright infringement and crime, much as their site's name might suggest.
At the trial the group put up a spirited defense, but eventually were defeated in a court ruling. The results were unsurprising, given information that would later come to light. The presiding judge in the case was a
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and reportedly receiving compensation in the past from media organizations.
With the judge firmly in their pocket, the plaintiffs -- Swedish subsidiaries of leading music and film companies, including Sony BMG, Universal Music, EMI and Warner Brothers; and international copyright attack-dog the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) (the parent of America's RIAA) -- secured a guilty verdict. The accused were
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A Swedish Court of Appeals finally reached a ruling last Friday and delivered a relatively harsh final sentence against
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The sentences of two of the admins and the site's financier were all reduced. Fredrik Neij's prison time was cut to 10 months, Peter Sunde's to 8 months, and Carl Lundstrom's was cut to four months. However, their fines were raised even higher to 46 million crowns ($6.57M USD). Like the recent verdict against U.S. citizen Jammie Thomas-Rassert, that punitive judgment virtually ensures that the accused will live in poverty for much of the remainder of their lives, if they remain within the nation (the exception being Lundstrom, who has substantial wealth).
The IFPI's battle against
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in the U.S. In October a U.S. court ordered
permanently taken offline
If there's a bit of good news for supporters of
The Pirate Bay
, it's that the verdict has seemingly done little to achieve the prosecutors' goal of damaging the site. The site is still online and is
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The leadership of Europe's Pirate Party, which supports loosening copyright laws, mocked the verdict. Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge while implying court corruption said that the ruling would do little to stop piracy. He states, "This case was politically motivated from the start and (the problem) must be solved politically. This doesn't mean anything for The Pirate Bay and it doesn't mean anything for similar sites. File sharing is increasing every day and the only thing this means is that more and more people will try to hide what they are doing on the Internet."
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PAUSD quietly reverses decision on refunds of illegal summer fees, receives new complaint about 2012 fees
Original post made by Curious, Fairmeadow, on Jun 18, 2013
According to district sources, PAUSD officials also received yesterday a complaint about the summer school fees paid in 2012, along with a demand that those payments also be returned to parents. 2012 summer school tuition amounted to approximately $368,000.
The State Board of Education is scheduled to adopt at its July meeting regulations setting a one-year deadline for complaints of illegal pupil fees (see Web Link, at p. 6).
The unannounced change in district policy on the 2013 refunds follows a June 6 post to Palo Alto Online by Curious, a Palo Alto resident who posts occasional news stories to the online site (see Web Link). Curious' post was entitled "Palo Alto's plan to 'retain' illegal summer school tuition violates state law", and cited the statutory requirement that all illegal fees be returned by school districts.
The reversal on reimbursements follows the district's earlier decision to offer refunds of summer school tuition for 2013. District officials attributed that change to "recent legislation and court decisions," in particular an April 24 memo from the California Department of Education to district superintendents that mentioned a ban on fees for summer school (see Web Link). The decision followed by three days a post by Curious pointing out that summer school tuition is illegal.
However, the language in the April 24 memo cited by the district simply repeated similar statements in advisories to districts dating back to 1997, including earlier memos in 2011 and 2013 (the 2011 memo is at Web Link).
In fact, these statements are repeated in a PAUSD document dated 2011 on the district website. The document, entitled "Student Fees Guidelines," points out that "Students cannot be assessed a fee to enroll in a class, whether it be during the normal school year or during the summer" (see Web Link).
Comments (23)
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 18, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Well, you certainly aren't shy about self-promotion ;-) I bet the district staff is hanging on your every post! I hope some time you find a constructive way to work with the school district, instead just carping from the sidelines.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 18, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Well, Curious seems to be better at getting PAUSD to comply with the law than its own lawyers are.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2013 at 5:06 pm
[Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Nothing against the Weeky, but Curious certainly has to be given credit for this change. Sadly for Skelly, it makes him look more dishonest than before. Tomorrow is his evaluation and it would almost be a crime if he was allowed to return July 1. So much money, time, and focus have been wasted because of his lack of leadership.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jun 18, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Way to go Curious! You're doing a great job helping parents to understand what is really going on behind the curtain with the Great and Powerful Superintendent.
a resident of El Carmelo School
on Jun 19, 2013 at 12:49 am
Dear Ms. Curious: I am so grateful that you are looking into things and keeping me. Skelly on the up and up (or should I say forcing him to do the legal thing!). I can't help but imagine how many more legal fees we taxpayers will have to pay to F, F and F for his legal services since I am sure that he had to seek legal counsel on this one.
School Bd.: can we afford to keep this man at the helm? Haven't you heard enough about his lack of honesty and downright ineptitude by now? And, I know that you will probably award him a raise again. When you gave him his raise last year you didn't know that he was concealing major stuff (ie being cited by the OCR and the list goes on) Now you know , and if you retain this man it is a very bad reflection on you. Do the right thing and give Mr. Skelly his walking papers pronto!
a resident of another community
on Jun 19, 2013 at 6:56 am
PAUSD was providing students one of the best summer school programs in the Bay area. A few of your superintendents supported this program, and the fees have been in place for years. Now that the loophole has been closed, 2014 summer school could end up looking like every other school district--remediation only and maybe not even that. What exactly was the goal? Exactly how does this help your children?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 7:06 am
@ Not exactly
Good question! I'd like to know that too.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 7:07 am
If the aim is to break our school district, well done. You have started the ball rolling and now at breakneck speed summer school is destroyed for our kids.
The kids are losing out and PAUSD is spending money that would educate our kids on legal fees and reimbursements. Not fair, not equitable, helps no one and I hope you are proud of yourself.
I have no idea who you are, but this is one whistle blower who hasn't the guts to be open enough to be seen. Hiding and making these anonymous posts hasn't done anybody any good. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 19, 2013 at 7:26 am
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 7:55 am
You need to ask for the data on the effectiveness of summer school before asserting that it was the best program. It served a very small percentage of Palo Altans, and I know some of you have a fetish for small percentages. Frankly, offering an effective summer school for a variety of students is not that difficult, but it does take an effective board to hire an experienced superintendent who can attract and retain administrators with th ability to implement programs like summer school. The latest principal to ask for reassignment is yet another sign of PAUSD's freefall, or worse, correction. I really thought it could not get worse. The timing of this reassignment is not good because of current troubles that include the rape culture exposé. Returning to the teaching ranks is not exactly a trip to paradise, so it is bizarre. How about some good news, PA Weekly? Isn't there another multimillion donation out there to cheer me up and forget about all this?
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:03 am
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Thanks Curious for reminding Palo Alto that the law applies to its residents too. This isn't Disneyland or Club Med. You can't make up your own rules and act screwed over that you got caught breaking a state law. [Portion removed.] All state education laws, including those requiring equal treatment of minorities, the handicapped, and low income families apply to PAUSD. Just because you would like to continue to break the law and fly under the radar doesn't make that the right choice or the lawful one. It is hard to believe but in this day and age there are people (only anonymously but still) who are expressing outrage that their local schools should have to obey state and federal civil rights laws like this one.
Let's try an experiment. I will redo your post but instead of summer school tuition I will sub in another state education law:
"If the aim is to break our school district, well done. You have started the ball rolling and now at breakneck speed segregated schools are destroyed for our kids.
The kids are losing out and PAUSD is spending money that would educate our kids on legal fees and reimbursements. Not fair, not equitable, helps no one and I hope you are proud of yourself.
I have no idea who you are, but this is one whistle blower who hasn't the guts to be open enough to be seen. Hiding and making these anonymous posts hasn't done anybody any good. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]"
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:04 am
It's a shame the district will now be cancelling their summer programs. How can anyone think this is a good thing?
a resident of another community
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:25 am
"You can't make up your own rules and act screwed over that you got caught breaking a state law." This was a collaboration with the city to provide enrichment to the community's children. Ever find a law that needs to be dragged into the 21st Century? Although it is much easier to sink into mediocrity than to seek change.
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:30 am
Credit due - The principal of Paly asked for reassignment for purely health reasons, reduced stress and the ability to spend more time with his family. Being an administrator in PAUSD is at least a 7 am to 11 pm (or in Mr. Winston's case, 3 am on grad night).
The rape culture article was not really a statement just about Paly, it is a statement about high school in general, Paly is probably way better than other schools where sports, especially football, rule the town.
About the Summer Program, although we are now required to follow state laws regarding "free education" what this will mean is that the middle school "summer classes" will disappear or become part of the PA Rec department (they are really more camps than classes anyway) and the high school classes will be remedial only. No getting ahead, lightening your load for next year,only for students that need to make up credits. Sequoia high school district limits their summer program to kids that need to make up credits and limits access by grade. So if you are a sophomore, you need to wait for all the juniors and seniors to sign up, then if there is room, you can join them.
Although I think the state law has good intentions, when it comes to summer school, I think it will merely widen the gap between the haves and the have nots. Parent's with money will send their kids to St. Francis, SIL or Lydian for summer classes to get ahead. Parent's with money will get their kids help studying for the SAT or writing their college essays. Parent's with money will send their kids for Math prep so they can jump a math lane the following year. The access to the more affordable versions of these classes that were held at PAUSD will go away.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:33 am
This is not about segregation.
This is about providing affordable summer programs for Palo Alto families. Now the only summer programs will be private programs which are much more expensive.
Lower income families will no longer have affordable programs. I suspect there will be more kids left alone at home. I suspect there will be more bored kids during the summer. I suspect these bored, unsupervised kids will get up to various mischief during the summer.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:37 am
It seems as if the law needs to be changed. This is likely an unintended consequence of a poorly worded law. It would have been much better if Curious and WCDBPA spent time and energy on getting lawmakers to rewrite the law. I would have had much more respect if that had been the approach they had taken.
It seems like this will now be a lose/lose situation. The well to do will find enrichment programs for their kids (it may cost more but the private sector will fill the gap). The students who used to get a scholarship for summer school will not be given that option in the private sector and will instead may not have a summer school option.
I don't feel that PAUSD should offer any summer school. Why should they only offer remedial or credit recovery? If a student did not work during the school year why should more of our district budget go to holding a summer school for the low performing group (who ever they are)? The money should be spent during the school year to lower class size for all etc.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 19, 2013 at 9:01 am
@paly parent said: "Paly is probably way better than other schools". Only only only in Palo Alto would someone say that about a high school in which a female student was raped and then harassed so severely by peers that she was run off campus. Only only only in Palo Alto would you get a parent posting that despite that, it is for sure certain that we are still the best school infected with sexual harassment. We are also probably the best school among those in which disabled girls are punched in the face and admins don't respond.
Indeed, I believe that we are about to receive an award from OCR for being the very best civil rights violator of them all.
Palo Alto -- Google maps places it at the corner of arrogance and ignorance.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 9:30 am
Nothing in the law is ever black and white so don't let Curious' rhetoric fool you.
Most likely:
#1. The law is not clear on whether the district can charge for summer enrichment classes.
There was a lengthy thread on this that said that only classes that are an "integral fundamental" part of a student's education (i.e. not cooking, not SAT prep) need to be free.
Web Link
(Curious, I know, you disagree. But unless you post your license showing your expertise in California education law why would people defer to your "one and only" interpretation?)
#2. The district is simply overwhelmed by the noise (and legal fees) [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
#3. A business decision has to be made: either devote more taxpayer time, resources and dollars to get the ruling that shows that the "no fees" rule is not about enrichment classes OR cut summer school.
The board will likely opt to do the second so resources can go to students not lawyers.
[Portion removed.]
a resident of El Carmelo School
on Jun 19, 2013 at 10:27 am
Doctor Skelly must go and must go now! He has been responsible for harming our students by sheer neglect and ineptitude. No positive performance review please and if you do, PAUSD School Board, you will be partially to blame for future adverse consequences of Skelly's neglect and downright lack of skill in doing his job. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 19, 2013 at 12:04 pm
To echo Skellyton above, I'll say:
a resident of Community Center
on Jun 19, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Peggy Duncan is a registered user.
I wonder why Curious Curious thinks that "Curious must go"? She (or he) seems to be filling a useful information niche. If you are not interested, there are plenty of either things to read. This is quite buried, actually.
This seems very clear to me. State law says the school district cannot charge for summer school classes. The district charged regardless of that, for some reason we may never be privy to. Curious reported on that, which is undoubtedly news. The district changed its policy. The curious bit is why the district charged when it surely knew it wasn't proper.
I hope the school district keeps offering summer school. The amount of money is low, and the benefits seem high. Giving those benefits to children who may not have money is a particularly good idea.
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on Jun 19, 2013 at 6:44 pm
village fool is a registered user.
@Peggy Duncan - Thank you. I second. Curious Curious is practicing a form a of - killing the messenger. I'll go a step further - "blaming" Curious is another form of - blaming the victim (skirt was too short). I am pretty sure that Curious would have remained "anonymous" forever after if best practices were the local law. Curious can not be blamed in the interest in the info being provided, I think that Curious stepped into a vacuum created by the lack of reliable info. As you mentioned - these threads are pretty remote. Why didnt the district openly admit the mistake and call for donations? Universities address donors and ask for $ to enable the Need Blind policy. It seems to me that the longer it will take for independent investigation, the first step of reestablishing trust, the probablity of babies being thrown with the bath water will increase. When there is no accountability, no transparency, no trust - anything is possible.
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Waiting for Backup? It's arrived in the form of George Rodericks.
Original post made by Election purchased, Atherton: other, on Mar 6, 2013
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"Waiting for Backup" details Menlo Park's alleged difficulties in hiring and retaining police officers during the height of the financial boom/bubble.
Why did Rodericks include this IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ADVERSARIAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE APOA?
Why does the APOA-PAC have the SAME ARTICLE up on their website?
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It's really not that hard to figure out. The APOA-PAC endorsed and gave money to candidates Elizabeth Lewis and Cary Wiest. They now own these candidates. Atherton Sergeant Sherman Hall said at a negotiation meeting last year that the APOA-PAC was ENTITLED to OWN council members. Almanac, fact check this quote from this problem officer.
Rodericks is now up for a compensation adjustment for refusing to live in the house. Instead of lowering his salary to send him a message that it's a privilege to be the Atherton city manager and live in the city manager's house, Lewis and Wiest are considering RAISING the SALARY.
What better shill to pay back the APOA-PAC than Rodericks? Lewis and Wiest get Rodericks to advance the APOA-PAC's cause, they claim they're just following the city manager's recommendations, and Rodericks gets his raise.
The only loser in this is the Atherton taxpayer. Just the way the APOA-PAC wants it. And something Cary Wiest and Elizabeth Lewis care nothing about.
The Almanac seems to be hibernating, especially on the laws broken in this so-called election through felony voter fraud and voting card falsification by a former Atherton mayor and Wiest/Lewis endorser and ally.
Who is standing up for the taxpayer here? With Kathy McKeithen gone, only Bill Widmer seems to have the taxpayer's interests in mind.
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Mar 6, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Where is the controversy? The city manager has figured out that without making sure our police officers have a competitive, living wage, they will leave, and wind up costing Atherton much more than simply getting the correct compensation increase put into place for the contract negotiations. This is addressing taxpayer concerns since it will costs taxpayers more to adopt a nicke and dime strategy.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 6, 2013 at 5:34 pm
are you really that clueless? All of the departments in the bay area have cut wages, benefits and officers. Just where do you think these officers are going to go?
You've got two types of officers in Atherton. Those that are young and ambitious that never had any intention of staying in Atherton. They used it as an opportunity to get a police job so they could lateral into another department. They don't care if the pay is less as they will be out of Atherton and be able to move up later. The rest are lazy or inept and have no intention of going anywhere else.
I can pretty much guarantee you, for what Atherton officers are asked to do, you could hire people at half the pay they're getting now.
I worked for a large municipal police department and I can tell you what Atherton officers face, day to day, isn't even close. How many doors do they go through that they don't know what's waiting on the other side? Hint: there probaly aren't too many drug dealers or gang bangers in Atherton. How many felons do they arrest? Hint: judging by the last posting of one of their officers, none, last month. I was doing three a week in a four day work week.
Sorry Much, but you could get far better service at lower cost by contracting with the Sheriff's department and hiring private security to take care of the non-police nonsense you ask your officers to do, like taking in mail, watering your lawns, etc.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Mar 6, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Menlo Voter is just plain wrong. The PAC website disproves the myth that working at Atherton PD is not dangerous. There's a video of an officer nearly getting killed in a traffic stop. Atherton is unique in that there can be a large-scale emergency at any time requiring only the best police officers.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:25 am
Much to do about Nothing states:
The city manager has figured out that without making sure our police officers have a competitive, living wage, they will leave, and wind up costing Atherton much more than simply getting the correct compensation increase put into place for the contract negotiations. This is addressing taxpayer concerns since it will costs taxpayers more to adopt a nickel and dime strategy.
A look into the past.......
Issue date: April 12, 2000
Atherton loses veteran police officer **Lieutenant leaves; captain may follow. Both got layoff notices.
By Anne H. Kim
Almanac Staff Writer
A top-ranking Atherton police officer said a lay-off notice helped make him decide to leave the department for good, and the department's second-in-command may soon follow. Both received layoff notices last week.
The notices are part of a reoganization that will cut department positions by nearly a third -- from 25 officers and managers to 18.
Veteran Lieutenant Pat McTaggart, 36, responded to his layoff notice with a resignation, effective last Friday. After 19 years, including years as a cadet, in Atherton, he has accepted an offer with the Sheriff's Office and is scheduled to be sworn in at 9 a.m. Friday, April 14, said Lieutenant Don Leed with the Sheriff's Office.
"I'm 100 percent elated," said Lt. McTaggart. "The Sheriff's Office has always treated me wonderfully and I have the utmost respect for the people up there. I'm very happy to be a part of that organization."
Atherton's Captain Steve Chaput, who just celebrated his 50th birthday and also received a layoff notice last week, said that he, too, has applied at the Sheriff's Office and may learn whether he'll get the job by mid-May. Capt. Chaput has been with Atherton police for 27 years, he said.
The layoff notices were effective July 1, said Interim Police Chief Brown Taylor. The notices follow a proposal by Mr. Taylor and Interim City Manager Ralph Freedman to save about $600,000 from the department through a reorganization plan that includes cutting the two positions.
"It's not like it's a total shock," said Capt. Chaput. "I guess in one respect, to finally have it (layoff notice) in print brings a little bit of closure to it and gives me a little better idea of what I'm going to have to do from this point on."
Capt. Chaput also said he was interested in Atherton's police chief position, but has not yet turned in a resume. He has until April 21.
The department is under pressure to cut costs since a parcel tax measure, which provides a quarter of the town's revenue, failed twice -- last November and this March. However, Chief Taylor said he would recommend the reorganization and cost-cutting even if the tax had passed. The bulk of the town's $6.2 million budget -- 55 percent -- has gone to run the police department.
Chief Taylor said Lt. McTaggart's departure will "leave a void in this organization," and added that his decision to layoff the two managers was not a matter of personal performance.
Under his organizational study, which is set to be finalized in the next few weeks, Chief Taylor said having four managers for a department as small as Atherton's was too many.
Without Lt. McTaggart and Capt. Chaput, the department would be run by the chief and Lt. Glenn Nielsen, who is the senior lieutenant.
Chief Taylor is also recommending that the department not fill five positions -- three traffic officers, a school resource officer and one investigator. Those officers have recently left for other jobs or are in the process of leaving, said Chief Taylor. The cuts and vacant positions would leave a force of 18 officers in the patrol and investigations units, down from 25. Other leave-takings
In addition to Mr. McTaggart's leaving and Mr. Chaput's pending layoff, the department has recently lost Teresa Bartlett, the executive assistant to the police chief. That position will also be closed out, said Chief Taylor.
At town hall, Marti Brown on Wednesday turned in her resignation after about five years as the city manager's assistant where she earned about $52,700 a year, said Interim City Manager Ralph Freedman. Her last day is April 19, after which she may take a position with the Stanford Alumni Association, Mr. Freedman said.
Ms. Brown did not return phone calls last week.
Mr. Freedman said he's not sure what he will do with Ms. Brown's position. He may hire one assistant to work for both the city manager and police chief's offices.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:33 am
Alook at the job market for police officers and other public safety employees from this article about hiring in the bat area. The Town of Atherton will have to compete in the marketplace.
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:33 am
Police Supporter:
you could have those "best police officers" to respond to your unlikely big emergency at half the cost by contracting with the Sheriff's department. You could then contract with a private security company for the stupid, non-police activities you currently have your officers doing.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:41 am
What a farce. What a bunch of lies. Former chief Bob Brennan used to tell officers who complained about picking up someone's paper would they rather be dealing with a gang banger in EPA.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Elections count. In the past election, the voters in Atherton overwhelmingly decided they want to stop the McKeithen style of politics, and bring back the respect to the Atherton police officers that they deserve. More than 97% of residents feel this way according to survey.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Electiosn count:
you are refering to an old survey the content of which is suspect.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Godbe Associates does virtually all the public entity public surveys in the Bay Area.
From the October 2006 Atherton Town Council Meeting:
City Manager Jim Robinson presented a brief introduction regarding the Atherton Police Department survey and introduced Brian Godbe and Brian Murray of Godbe Associates. Mr. Murray summarized a PowerPoint presentation regarding the survey.
The overall outcome of the survey indicated that 97 percent of Atherton residents were satisfied with the quality of life in Atherton and that 97 percent of residents were satisfied with the performance of the Atherton Police Department. Mr. Godbe and Mr. Murray responded to questions.
Police Lieutenant Glenn Nielsen read a letter into the record from Police Chief Bob Brennan. Chief Brennan thanked everyone for his/her support which was reflected in the results of the survey. As the Police Chief, he received compliments on the changes brought about in the Police Department during the six years of his administration.
However, he believed the members of the Police Department had embraced the message and delivered the services that brought the 97 percent survey results.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 4:33 pm
County Almanac story on the results of the survey. See page 20.
Web Link
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 7, 2013 at 5:19 pm
a survey from 2006. That was before an officer falsified a report and falsely arrested a citizen. And before all of the other recent shenanigans by the APD also I think. It would be interesting to see what a survey regarding APD would show NOW.


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Another night, another club for Lindsay Lohan, who is back in London and the play starts in six weeks.
Lucy Hale performs in concert last night.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is really out promoting her new movie, but I think that it is going to be a tough sell.
Mick Jagger spends his time in between women playing soccer with his 15 year old son.
Mindy Kaling on the set of her show.
Mary Kate Olsen and her future husband after a cigarette shopping spree.
Speaking of smokes, Bradley Cooper takes a smoke break on the set of his new movie.
This 24 year old single mom just won $66M in Mega Millions and says she plans to spend it on vacations and cars and tuition for her son. Yeah, that sounds like a way to make sure it lasts forever.
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The Canadiens scored before the game was a minute old and played a solid first period.
Then a pair of Too Many Men penalties inside of a minute opened the door for a Martin St. Louis's power-play goal that brought the home team to life – and sealed the Canadiens deeper into the tomb they've inhabited through this road trip.
Steven Stamkos scored twice, including a penalty-shot spinerama that infuriated Carey Price.
For habs farmhand Cedrick Desjardins gave up a goal on the first shot he faced, then made 24 saves.
Not hat he was under any great pressure from a popgun Habs attack and a power-play that went 0-for-5.
Not much time to mope.
The Canadiens play Florida at 5 p.m. tomorrow.


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All those who claim Reese should have drafted a CB and a LB instead of the positions he did draft?
It appears that Reese bolstered the positions in front of and behind the corners and Line backers by drafting linemen and a safety/linebacker.
Will Reese's (enclosing) draft choices improve CB and LB play thereby negating drafting either of those positions for at least this year?
My opinion, barring major injuries we shouldn't be any worse at Lb or corner this year and perhaps improved
After camp cuts by other teams won't be surprised if Reese snatches up a LB and/or a corner .
The OLine got younger and beefier and more athletic
The DLine got nasty in the middle and quick on the end
The safety position may have gottena real deal steal
Another running back to make DRrayScott make it or break it this year through competition. (I believe this draft choice was for that reason)
With these kind of observations I just can't believe the NSL have not offered me a sportswriter position yet to cover the Giants


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I wanted to make one for her,or maybe i could ask someone to make me one with her picture if it wasnt too hard or difficult to do.


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Hurricane Irene – herald of a warming world, or just another storm?
As I write this, over 3 million people are without power in the Carolinas; waves are breaking in Battery Park on Manhattan; and at least 9 have died, all in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The storm peaked as a category 3 hurricane and hopscotched up the eastern seaboard as it weakened. Even as a tropical storm, it continues to create havoc in the northeast. Can we blame this on global warming? Or is it just another storm?
The answer, of course, is probably a little bit of both. Tropical storms have menaced the eastern seaboard since well before weather records were kept, even as far north as New England. As a geology undergraduate in Rhode Island, I remember field trips where we cored into marsh sediments punctuated by sandy hurricane deposits from the 1930s. A few years later, I body-surfed the swells of Gloria on Cape Cod (stupid, perhaps, but memorable). Tropical storms may not occur every day in the northeast, but they are nothing new.
And yet…
Tropical storms feed on warmer waters and atmospheric moisture. The atmosphere's temperature is rising, and consequently it can hold more vapor. Observations bear this out; the amount of vapor in the atmosphere has risen by about 4%. The Atlantic has been unusually warm along the area where tropical storms grow and develop into hurricanes. The combination of warmer waters and more vapor provides more energy to storms than they would have in a cooler world.
Other factors come into play also. El Niño events – a warmer tropical Pacific – reduce the number and intensity of Atlantic hurricanes, by generating winds high in the atmosphere that essentially blow the tops off tropical storms, keeping them from reaching hurricane force. We are now in a relatively neutral, bordering on cool, Pacific phase, so the Pacific is probably playing a minor role in this storm. (Stay tuned; La Niña years tend to favor a strong Atlantic hurricane season). The Atlantic undergoes its own warm and cold phases that alternately fortify and damp hurricane strength; we are currently in a warm interval.
So which is it? Is Irene natural, or a consequence of global warming? Well, it's a little bit of both. Our climate system includes both significant natural variations and an intensifying human fingerprint. Climate events simply cannot develop independently of either one of these influences. For example, warm phases in both the Atlantic and Pacific are warmer than they used to be because of human causes. Instead, what we experience is the combination of Mother Nature and humankind's greenhouse experiment.
Let's ask the question differently: Are strong storms more likely to happen in a warmer world? Here, climate science clearly suggests yes.
As the world continues to warm, the human influence on hurricanes will likely become more apparent. Ocean temperatures and atmospheric water vapor will continue to rise. We are likely to see more of the strongest hurricanes (like Katrina), although perhaps not more of the weaker ones. Rising seas will make coastal damages worse, and higher rainfall rates within storms will exacerbate flooding. As ocean temperatures warm, and the tropical zone expands, will a larger swath of the Earth be in the hurricane zone? It seems to make sense, and maps of future storm potential suggest this expansion.
HOW we experience these storms – the rising costs of storm damage – is another matter. The accelerating toll of tropical storms, and other natural disasters, over the past few decades cannot be attributed to either natural or human-caused climate changes. Instead, they are mostly the result of a more immediate human folly – the increasing tendency to place investments and lives in harm's way.
We have the capacity to reduce the damage from storms. In the short term, effective evacuation planning and communications are critical. In the medium term, smart zoning for coastal development that incorporates future changes (rising seas, expanding tropical storm zones, and greater population pressures) can protect lives and investments. In the long term, the challenge will be easier and less costly if climate change is kept to a minimum through real cuts in greenhouse emissions.
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Here's a quick and easy project that can spruce up any area of your house for the 4th of July. Red, white and blue star garland:
It's quick and easy!
What You Need:
Red, white and blue felt
Simply cut out a bunch of stars. I did larger ones for the red and blue and smaller white ones in between. Here's my star template if you want to use it.
I started with a cute red ribbon on the end and sewed it to tip of my first star, then just run a stitch through each star to string them all together.
Overlap the stars a little and end with more ribbon. Then hang it up wherever you want!
Mine's on my front door. I plan to add a festive wreath below it!
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After seeing a post by Solomon on putting PF-120 plastic foundation in wooden frames I decided that was the way for me to go small cell. I used Brushy mnts grooved top and bottom bar frames. Cut the foundation out of the plastic frames, and trimmed the embossed cell walls down so they would snap in the frames.
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Gilgamesh - Man's First Story
Bernarda Bryson
Softbound - elegantly illustrated
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This is a powerful - and powerfully beautiful - retelling of one of the oldest stories known to humanity. Bernarda Bryson tells this story with simplicity and grace - retaining as she does the uniquely Sumerian view of the world, some of the poetic responses, and above all, the heart and soul of this story that combines in equal measure the elements of both transcendent victory and deep tragedy. This retelling was written for children, but I can't think of any adult who wouldn't enjoy it as well. Ms. Bryson is rightly remembered as an author whose sensitivity was matched by her literary skill - and who used the fullness of her capacities in the making of this book.
The story of Gilgamesh was first written down about 3000 BC in Sumeria. It tells of a great flood and of one man, befriended by the gods, who survived by building an ark. In the feats of Gilgamesh and his companion, Enkidu, a monster who turns into a gentle man who loves and respects the King, are found the sources of great mythological heroes: Hercules, Jason and Theseus.
In addition to its vital importance in the history of literature, Gilgamesh is an exciting and often amusing tale - setting jealous god against jealous god, god against man, and man against man in remarkable battles of wit and strength.
A must for fifth graders - wonderful for the rest of us!
Egyptian Tales
Collected, translated, and with commentary by
Sir Flinders Petrie
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This small book, jam-packed with delicious and exotic stories, would be better titled Ancient Egyptian Folktales, for that is what it contains. Sir Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), one of the greatest Egyptologists of his generation, collected and translated from ancient papyrii these archetypal stories that were told and recorded from the 4th through the 19th Dynasties. These are not the tales of gods and goddesses, thought sometimes these great spiritual beings are present within the tales. These are stories of human beings, of their quests and trials and encounters with other realms, similar in content to the later European fairy tales and Haus Märchen collected by the brothers Grimm and others.
Within these tales, the Ancient Egyptians themselves spring to life, and we are offered not only wisdom and insight as is the provence of any folktale, but we also have before us picture after picture of daily life, expectations, society and much much more. Anyone who wishes to bring Ancient Egyptian society in its many facets alive for their students or children will want to read this book, then tell or read the stories. (note: It is important that you read them first because not all of them are finished due to the fact that parts of the papyrus were torn away over the ages. Most, however, are intact.)
A bonus is that Sir Flinders has added his own commentary at the end of each -- his knowledge and understanding of the significance of the stories is remarkable and will add greatly to your own understanding, and thereby, to that of any children you share these tales with.
Myths of the World
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A treasure house of stories from ancient myth and legend, told by one of Ireland's greatest storytellers.
"The interest of this book lies in its scope and in the engaging way in which the myths are recounted. Suitable for bedtime reading either to yourself or your children."
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Here is a comprehensive collection of tales that have carried deeply human meaning through the centuries. You will find all the legendary heroes and tragic characters of ancient times—Iris, Osiris, Gilgamesh, Hercules, Pandora, and many more.
Padraic Colum shows the close relationships between past cultures by including stories from ancient Egypt, Babylon, Greece, Rome, Ireland, Iceland, China, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, and Peru. A feast for the soul!
This classic collection will entertain and enlighten children of all ages.
Great Myths of the World
Selected and Retold by Padraic Colum
Identical to Myths of the World, but in an older typesetting.
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As a tour of the world's great civilizations and the myths that give voice to their cultures, Padraic Colum's stands out as being not only sweeping in scope but beautiful in voice.As a tour of the world's great civilizations and the myths that give voice to their cultures, Padraic Colum's stands out as being not only sweeping in scope but beautiful in voice. Colum has selected what I will call 'keystone myths' from the ancient cultures that have informed our modern world:
Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Post-Christian Judaism, Greece, Rome, Graeco-Rome, the Celtic world, Finland (Kalevala), Iceland, India, China, Japan, Polynesia, Peru, Central America and Mexico, Zuni.
Colum also treats us to his wonderful essay, "The Significance of Mythology."
This one-volume edition carries within its covers more cultural heartbeats and beautiful vision than any other single book I can think of. Great Myths of the World is a book to enjoy throughout a lifetime. In Waldorf education, many of these myths are at the heart of 4th and 5th grade curricula.


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Fall Fashion Preview: The Fall 2013 Color Palette

Playboy.com's Fall Fashion Preview kicks off this week with a look at the Fall 2013 color palette courtesy Style Girlfriend.

It is worth noting that style is—or perhaps should be—a reflection of oneself; that it is most certainly an arena to which "to each his own" is a sound adage to apply. That said, you don't have to look at yourself. Others do. And no one more so than your girlfriend.
It is with that in mind that we teamed up with Megan Collins of StyleGirlfriend.com to dissect the color trends of the 2013 fall season and deferred to her discerning taste when it comes to the correct pairing of this season's color palette.
And so, without further ado:
Women love a man who's not afraid of a little—or heck, a lot of—color. Incorporate this luxe shade into your fall wardrobe to show you know your way around the color wheel.
Mykonos Blue - Navy is great, but a brighter blue adds visual interest. Wear as a neutral in suits or jackets once the weather cools.
Linden Green - This light yellowish green hue looks classic and cool this season when paired with shades of brown.
Acai - The superfood that's also a super hue. Pair your purple with red or orange (known in color theory as "analogous" shades) for a complex, elegantly mixed outfit.
A bold red, this fall shade can be dressed up or down in outerwear accessories, from a fun, bright beanie to a stately cashmere scarf.
Not for the faint of heart. Featuring this "look at me" accent color anywhere in your outfit makes a statement as soon as you enter the room. Wear with confidence, and a smile.
Deep Lichen Green - Another bold hue to treat like a neutral. Top your workaday look with a sweater or blazer in this elegant, mossy green; it feels perfectly masculine for fall.
As decadent as the wine for which it's named, this rich red anchors any look a man may wear this fall.
This stormy gray shade can—and should!—be worn as an alternative to basic black in the bleak winter months ahead.
Carafe - A warm, rich brown that looks good from head (a smart chapeau) to toe (leather wingtips, anyone?).
Megan Collins is the face of and brains behind Style Girlfriend, the website she founded in 2009. Originally a men's style blog, Style Girlfriend has since evolved into a one-of-a-kind lifestyle destination featuring confidence-boosting insight from Collins and her contributor "girlfriends" aimed at guys who want to up their game.
Through a mix of written and video content, Collins and her brigade of knowledgeable "girlfriends" dispense friendly advice (no eye rolls allowed) to help guys do better when it comes to style, food, fitness, home and travel. Style Girlfriend appears regularly in fashion, menswear and lifestyle publications and websites, including GQ, Esquire, Lucky, Metro, Huffington Post and Men's Health.
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Pulaski Technical College will host a Community Conversation event on Thursday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Grand Hall, located on the Main campus at 3000 N. Scenic Drive in North Little Rock. A sandwich buffet will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the event will last from 6 until approximately 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The Community Conversation is an effort to engage the public in important dialogue concerning issues and challenges related to the success or lack thereof by black males in central Arkansas. Participants will consider hard questions and bold strategies, barriers to student success, graduation and retention, and employment and the workplace. The goal of the event is to provide honest, accurate information to further the mission of the Pulaski Tech Network for Student Success, a program dedicated to improving the retention and graduation of African-American males.
Interested members of the community, especially employers and business owners, are strongly encouraged to attend.
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The event is part of the third annual African-American Male Initiative Consortium Conference on Feb. 23-24, also hosted at Pulaski Technical College. The link for more information, including the registration form and a detailed agenda, can be found here.
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I finished Wyoming. I'm done! Going upstairs to lay them out right now.
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I finished Wyoming. I'm done! Going upstairs to lay them out right now.
Congrats meanmom. Nice to be done I bet.
Yay, meanmom. Can't wait to see a pic.
Great looking Utah blocks, Ladies. Here is mine, a little late. This week I am going to work on the lay out for my stars quilt. I will play around with the virtual quilt to reposition some blocks, then start on the QAYG in sections of 4 or 6 blocks.
We got back last night from a 4 day motorcycle event in Death Valley. We took our toy hauler and had 3 great days of riding our Harleys around Death Valley. What an amazing place!
Nicky, love your star but I must say you certainly make me feel old. Glad you had a fun trip.
Well Nicky, I am not that much older than you but I sure feel like it.
Nice looking stars. I look forward to seeing everyones layouts. I didn't get much done last night , I got distracted and made a pair of PJ pants last night.
Nice star Nicky. Love the star fabric. I'm not much older either but seem to have gotton stuck in the mud. Partly because of animals, but that has to just be an excuse. We're both physically healthy (husband, mentally, not so much) so that's no excuse. Financially we're OK (at least for now ). We used to travel and do a lot of stuff. Don't know what happened. Maybe it's the old inertia law...an object in motion stays in motion. So keep on movin!!
I got all of my stars laid out last night. I would love to set them on point but that would make it huge. I want to use all of them. I decided to pull out Vermont and make 3 more of them for a wall hanging. They make a neat design when put together. I am using all of the rest in my quilt. I got 2 of the 7 rows sewed together last night. I hope to finish a few more tonight. Can't wait to see it all finished. I am looking forward to seeing everyone elses.


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Here is the first version, all the parts are from the Toyota parts bin. 2nd version with a little bit of Nissan in it.
Not really??
Eh, not your best. I think the Sequoia looks fine just the way it is. The Nissan-esque chop isn't that bad, though.
culong81:Not really??Sorry if I was rude, it was just how it looks. It's not your chop quality or anything, it's just how the final product looks.
well, back to the drawing board.
The one with the Maxima headlights is kinda cool, though.
Culong, the round foglights just seem out of place, maybe try rectangular ones? Or maybe give them a different surround?
Bellanca4.2:Culong, the round foglights just seem out of place, maybe try rectangular ones? Or maybe give them a different surround?nah, i'll leave it alone. i'll try again next time. thanks for looking
The second chop looks the best IMO.
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second looks the best...but the original looks better...thanks for trying though
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the nissan one looks way better than the 1st one..
both suck..and the original as well.


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Led Zeppelin perform "Dazed and Confused" - filmed for "Supershow" in March 1969. From the official Led Zeppelin DVD (2003)
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Smutty Social Media, July 15, 2016
I'm including this because it's a rare Sam Rockwell sighting on social media, and "Sammy Rocks" cracks me up. I'm trying to see and support as much theatre as I can on my off days in London. So, here I am with the great Sammy Rocks in England watching a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda about a part of NYC 5 miles from where I grew up. Who lives, who dies, who tells abuela's story. Downloading music now. Full Story
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BE HONEST, did you think they would last 17 years? I hoped, but didn't think it was possible. Let's not jinx it. I feel so loved and truly blessed 🙏🏻 My best friend,my love.The kindest man who inspires me every day.💕 Happy Anniversary to the best husband and daddy in the world!! EVER! #HappilyEverAfter @davidbeckham @brooklynbeckham X VB Full Story
Posh's understated Cannes
Victoria Beckham is in Cannes. Don't ask me what official business she's there for. Does it matter? It's Cannes. As you know, the Cannes carpet is the EXTRA carpet. This is where, if you want to, you can do MORE. Full Story
Jessica Chastain & Xavier Dolan: MET Muse
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Rest assured: when you invite Jessica Chastain to a party, there will be dancing. ... lots and lots of dancing. This year, she danced in peacock blue Prada and finally broke out of her Jessica Rabbit Givenchy rut that Lainey finds herself begrudgingly writing about all too often Full Story
The Huntsman: Winter's War is so bad it's weird
I don't think anyone actually expected The Huntsman: Winter's War to be good, and it isn't, so I'm not going to demand anyone spend money on this movie. But if you're the curious type and/or you remember the charmingly bad sword-and-sorcery movies of yesterday, like Willow and Legend—or the better but still f*cking weird entries into the genre, like The Last Unicorn—then The Huntsman: Winter's War offers a sort of nostalgia-infused trip back to a time when Hollywood liked making movies with magic and beasties, and was also doing copious amounts of blow in the bathroom. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, April 1, 2016
Teach us your ways, Wendi Deng. Damn, Wendi Deng. do a TED talk and I'm there — Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) April 1, 2016 Spencer Pratt knows his place on the food chain. Wow things have def changed https://t.co/Mas8g4v8md Full Story
The Huntsman: Winter's War still exists
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Defying all the odds, Snow White and the Huntsman prequel-ish thing, The Huntsman: Winter's War continues to exist. And I continue to not understand anything about this movie. Everything about how Charlize Theron Full Story
Do you understand anything about this Huntsman movie?
I sure don't. Nothing about this movie has ever made any goddamn sense, and now there's a second trailer for us to deal with. The first trailer made this look like a sequel that would fill in the Huntsman's backstory while also dealing with the aftermath of Snow White and the Huntsman. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, November 30, 2015
No matter how rich or famous or critically acclaimed you are, when your friend gets married, you will end up in Vegas drinking out of a penis straw. What to do when your bestie gets married? You throw a 3 day bachelorette party. @jessweixler #vegas #sexywexybachelorette Full Story
The Huntsman: Winter's War looks good-ish?
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Lainey and I have been going back and forth for the last few days about The Huntsman: Winter's War. I think it has the potential to be Pan levels of bad—no one is asking for this movie, and the first entry into the franchise, Snow White and the Huntsman, was only okay. It's not like this is expanding from a smash hit widely popular movie. Full Story
Check out Emily Blunt as Evil Elsa
The sequel-prequel-whatever no one asked for, The Huntsman, has an official title, an official release date, and official character posters, including Emily Blunt as the Ice Queen. This thing is now called The Huntsman: Winter's War, it will open on April 22, 2016, and you can check out the four character posters below. Full Story


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Search for missing boy enters sixth day
IGNACIO, Colo. - The search for a missing 13-year-old boy is entering its sixth day in southwest Colorado, where Dylan Redwine was last seen Monday.
The boy lives in Colorado Springs but was visiting his father in La Plata County on Thanksgiving break.
La Plata County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dan Bender says Mark Redwine told investigators that he saw his son Monday about 7:30 a.m. The boy was gone when Redwine returned after running errands.
Elaine Redwine told The Durango Herald that Dylan wouldn't have left willingly and would have called if he were able.
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As we mentioned last week, we're teaming up with our friends at SCENE over the next few weeks to bring you highlights of some major upcoming Hollywood releases. Plus your chance to enter to win FREE movies at a Cineplex Entertainment Theatre for you and a guest for ONE YEAR! Details on how to enter as well as the many benefits of being a SCENE member are below.
Last week we kicked things off with the London Premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1. This week it's Hugo.
Have you read Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret? If you have children, please, I'm begging you, please buy it for them. Then try not to savour it for yourself. I first read it a few years ago and it made me believe that books could be saved. That people would remember that each page can be a genuinely fresh discovery. Not only because there are pictures along with the words but also because Hugo's story is so universal and so of its time, NO MATTER THE TIME, you appreciate how seldom it is that anything is ever original anymore. When an experience manages to be original and familiar at the same time, you know it is a special gift.
Needless to say, I worried a lot about Hugo coming to the movies. As we've all seen, some stories, they can fall into the wrong hands. So how about Hugo in the hands of Martin Scorsese? Perfect. And if the critics are any indication...
It's LOVE.
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Relief too!
Scorsese didn't mess with the story. He just told the story. In 3D. The way 3D is supposed to be applied. Not as a centrepiece but as an accessory to the soul of film. What is the soul of Hugo? Film itself. Film as it was intended: transformational, provocative, and, well... magical. Film as a service to memory and dreams. In a way that you want to share it. In the way that I wish I could round up all my friends this weekend and watch it together. I promise Hugo will swell your heart. You'll probably have to be carried out of there by the end of it. Go and let me know how you feel after.
Here's Scorsese in New York at the premiere the other night. He cracked me up on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week when he said that some people couldn't believe he'd actually made a movie that children can watch. Some people are calling it his ultimate masterpiece. Can you imagine? Martin Scorsese of Martin Scorsese's resume and HUGO is his ultimate masterpiece? I'm not sure I'd go that far. But it's way better than Shutter Island.
Also... just me or is Brian Selznick kinda hot?
I can't look at Ben Kingsley and Asa Butterfield anymore without wanting to cry.
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A person from the hood who sniffs various illicit drugs. Hood sniffs are known to snort anything that is mind altering. Cocaine, extacy, crystal meth, Xanax, resterol, ketamine, Ritalin, glue, gasoline and even white-out, are all common substances that hood sniffs use to get high. You know your in the presence of a hood sniff because they're nose will be red, they're eyes will be bloodshot, and they will constantly be complaining about their "allergies" even though the complaints are made when it's not allergy season. They take frequent trips to the washroom, and always have the sniffles. Hood sniffs are usually broke and watch out because if you know a hood sniff you need to make sure they don't steal any sniffable substances or cash from you.
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"Yeah she always looks like that, she's a straight hood sniff, hooked on the ritz"
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The reason why I'm interested in digital counter IC's is that I really need a lot of processing power.
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Optical encoder is a bit of a pain to be honest,
things look much cooler with hall-effect encoder as you can make use of a tiny bit of the shaft sticking out from the other side of the motor.
Let's say that You have motor with gearbox that increases RPM three times.
Hi,Quote from: newInRobotics on November 09, 2012, 09:42:11 AMLet's say that You have motor with gearbox that increases RPM three times.All the gearboxes I use decreases the RPM


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Dave Burnisky
Slovak Cemeteries
I am seeking photos and information on the burial of our great grandmother, Maria Kollar. She is thought to have died in 1922 and is said to have been buried in Caroch Cemetery. To the best of my reserach she was born 26 October 1845 in Cary. She was the daughter of Andrej Bobeck and Anna Mrazova. She married Andrej Kollar who was born 6 November 1838. I have no idea when Andrej Kollar died or where he is buried.
The other Slovak family I am reseraching is Bursky. My great grandfather was Juraj Bursky born in Brodske on 15 April 1834, the son of Tomas Bursky and Zuzana Vadinova. His wife Juliana Hrazdilova was born 20 December 1844. Her parents were Jozef Hrazdil and Juliana Gajdova.
Any suggestions you might be able to provide is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Dave Burnisky, Michigan USA
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Dave Burnisky
on Jul 29, 2009 12:02 PM
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