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This set has three components, each with a strong "personality": The Menabe Region, the land of baobab, of which Madagascar boasts 7 varieties; the majestic Manambolo and Tsiribihina Rivers, which are more than just . The experience of sailing on them remains equally engraved in cameras and memories; The Bemaraha Tsingy in the neighbouringMelaky region, were extracted from the sea million years ago and will be erased by the same erosion that created them, in a few million years to come. The Malagasy West is a huge area to be protected…
Air Madagascar flies to the town several times a week. By road, the National Highway 7 RN 7 links it with the capital until Antsirabe, the RN 34 and 35 via Miandrivazo and Malaimbandy. For a combination of land and river acces, the Manambolo and the Tsiribihina are available.
Morondava faces a major problem: it twas built on sand dunes and is exposed to sea erosion. But its love and hate story with the sea has been long-lasting and will not end soon. At low tide, dhows offer an unusual sight: tied to a pole, they slowly "lie down" on their side, as if to rest before pursuing a long trip! Betania, a small fishermen's village out of so many others close to Morondava, lives for and by the sea. The return of pirogues has endlessly been captured by all photographers. It probably is the emblematic image of Morondava, along with the Alley of Baobabs.
Called the « Central Menabe Gate », the majestic Alley of Baobabs, 19 km from Morondava, is a natural avenue lined with Adansonia Grandidieri. It is impossible to pass by Morondava without taking a photo of it! The baobabs have been facing a problem for some time: the humidity pouring down from the plain. This is why a protected area was established around the site. It was classified First Natural Momument in Madagascar in 2007.
The Andranomena Special Reserve, 7 km from there, stretches its forests all the way up to the roads; they contain an important number of species that are either endemic or at the edge of their distribution area. Some baobabs play tricks, embrassing each other lovingly, rubbing various parts of their "bodies" or asserting themselves as being male or female! This is where the most beautiful sunsets on the Alley of Baobabs can be watched.
20 km from the Alley of Baobabs, the village of Marofandilia was converted by the NGO Fanamby and the Peace Corps to a sculpting "factory", using dead wood exclusively. A community-based shop is available and is rather prosperous. A must-see!! Moreover, the villagers Marofandilia raise awareness in neighbouring villages about the disastrous impacts of logging, and manage reforestation tree nurseries.
Sixty kilometers from Morondava, the dry forest of Kirindy is the habitat of several endemic or highly threatened species. It is the home of the only feline on the island, the Fosa, as well as the world's smallest primate, Berthe's Microcebus and the giant jumping rat's (Vositse). The forest of Kirindy is also feeding granary during lean periods.
The Bedo Lake site, 85 km from Morondava, stretches over 1962 ha and the lake itself over 747 ha. Ornithologists love it because in addition to sheltering the island's species, it is the refuge for migratory species on their annual trip towards the Mozambique Channel. The Bedo Lake is part of the Ramsar list of humid sites to be protected.
Belo-sur-Tsiribihina is a peaceful small town established on the river's estuary, at the end of the unforgettable shopper sail. This is where the region's agricultural production is sent out from; it is also a tourism turntable, linked to a dirt road at Bekopaka, at the entrance of the Bemaraha Tsingy. Its name is strongly associated with the Fitampoha, as this is the place where the Royal Relics are preserved.
- The Fitampoha. It is in the Menabe that the Maroseranana established one of the largest Sakalava kingdoms. The Relics of the founding Royals are preciously preserved in their sanctuary in Belo-sur-Tsiribihina. At the opening of each Fitampoha, they are carried by officials wearing a loincloth and a red hair band, to Ampasy where they will remain for a week in a white cloth « rivotse ». During the Bathing of the Relics, poignant moment of the ritual, wearing shoes and crossing the Tsiribihina is forbidden.
- The Jama Festival which usually takes place in July, gathers the natural and cultural diversity of the region. The agenda includes artistic shows, handicrafts, pirogue races, as well as a marathon which attracts several foreign runners. Departing from the forest of Kirindy; it passes through the Andranomena Special Reserve and the Alley of Baobabs. Beyond its sportive aspect, Jama is an awareness-raising event on the conservation of endemic species, among which the Vosiste, the giant jumping rat.
A fishermen's village resting 80 km to the south of Morondava, Belo-sur-Mer is the homeland of the Western Coast's schooners. In 1861, the king Radama 2 called on Napoléon 3 to send sea-specialised carpenters; the latter entrusted the mission to the Breton Joachim and his 3 sons, who settled in Belo-sur- Mer. The family and its offsprings did not return to France and opened a carpentry school in 1913 in Morondava. Forest trekking, sea cruises through islets, diving can all be performed in Belo-sur-Mer.
The Kirindy Mitea National Park, close to Belo-sur- Mer is a transition zone between the dry tropical climate and the sub arid one of the South. Its particularities probably stem from such a transition, in terms of landscapes and flora. Kirindy Mitea is one of those double-component (sea and land) protected areas. Dirt road access from Morondava is relatively easy in the dry season. All year-long, it is accessible by speed boat, within 2 hours.
Towards the hinterland, the Makay Massif is still not well known but advertised by tourism operators. It is accessible only from May to November, except by helicopter, it starts at 130 km South of Malaimbandy. Contrary to Isalo, which has a central plateau, Makay is a succession of deep valleys and mountains that are difficult to access. On the lower levels, pure and transparent water winds up between high cliffs. On the high level, on the other hand, a scorching heat. Inside some caves, ancient drawings add to the mystery of the place. For those wanting to be the first ones, the Makay!!!
All the barges on the Tsiribihina were originally used to open up the tobacco plantations. Many have been rehabilitated for the transport of passengers and include a kitchen in the back and a solarium on the roof. It is an excellent location to observe the deciduous vegetation, the important variety of birds lying on the sand banks, or the colonies of fruit bats hanging on to the rocks.
The sailing of 150 km usually lasts 3 days and 2 bivouac nights. The steersmen are true tourist guides, sailing up a tributary up to a clear water rainfall, stopping on the way at tiny villages shaded by mango and giant silk-cotton trees; they also offer to go on little walks within a virgin environment. Each evening, sunsets constitute magical moments of this cruise which ends at Belo-sur-Tsiribihina. From there, one has the choice between going to Morondava (106 km of trail in the South), or go up to Bekopaka, the Tsingy threshold, 90 up North. For the sailing of the Tsiribihina, expect coming by road from Antsirabe and Miandrivazo.
Sailing starts off at Ankavandra, after a brief ritual honoring the ancestors. The convoy of frail skiffs lets itself drift by the current and stretches amidst a landscape at times shredded by erosion.
Close to the houses, fishermen offer fish while a group of children attempts to escort the visitors by running along the river bank. They are often the ones singing during bivouac evenings. Houses become scarce as nature takes over. A very exciting moment is when the canoes enter the Gorges. The river flows in-between staggering peaks, sometimes displaying cave openings on their side. Facing such majesty, one is bound to feel hollow.
To sail down the Manambolo, expect coming from Ampefy, Tsiroanomandidy, and Ankavandra.
By road and trail, 196 km from Morondava to Bekopaka via Belo-sur-Tsiribihina. Direct river access via the Manambolo, and through a river-trail combination, with the Tsiribihina. Add to these two possibilities a departure from Antananarivo. Accessible from May to November.
The formation of the Tsingy started several million years ago, when the sea was still covering the region. Corals and sea shells pilled up and hardened, creating thick layers which later rose up. Now in the open air, the limestone cracked to form joints and canyons. Slightly acid rain water then started their eroding activity; the result on the surface: sharpened blades and in the depth concretions-decorated tunnels.
The Tsingy are real cathedrals of limestone, set up in a network of faults, splits, sculpted in the shape of blades or shapr spikes. The coolness and humidity of the depths contrast with the dryness of the heights, some of which are called Tsingy may or burnt Tsingy. The lively flora and fauna have adjusted to all conditions of this contrasted environment. Several itineraries have been created, ranging from "test circuits" (dizziness, smooth progression) to the highest possible caves of the Tsingy.
Your equipment should include the following: hiking shoes, a supply of water (2 liters per person per day), light clothing, a hat, some sunscreen, a flashlight and some insect repellent. Official guides are mandatory.
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The Last Windrow: Sweet corn
Did you know that the world as we know it is based on sweet corn? Yes, this is a fact that has been proven over the ages and remains intact today. The world revolves around this ear of corn.
Don't believe it? Just saunter into any small, rural town café any day of the week around this time of year and listen to the conversations around the table. At some point, someone will ask someone else, "How's your sweet corn doing?"
The table will suddenly be hushed as those who have no garden or have no urge to dig in the dirt all turn an ear to hear the reply. Visions of a plump ear of sweet corn slathered in melted butter and topped with salt float through their collective heads.
Corn has always been a popular commodity long before the time the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and Squanto introduced those neophyte English people to corn. Those seasick souls may have perished if not for the cornfield. From there through American history, corn has been a staple and sweet corn even more desired.
Countries have fought wars over who owns the corn patch. Universities have created entire departments that deal only with growing corn. There probably would be no Jolly Green Giant if not for sweet corn. Actually, there would be no summer if not for sweet corn, for it is the one true sign that says summer is finally here! Watermelon comes in a distant 10th.
My dad always planted our sweet corn in the field alongside the field corn. There would be a space left available somewhere on the20-acre piece of land behind the house where he would fill the two-row planter with sweet corn kernels and put down 14 rows of sweet corn. The patch was always close to the kitchen so the corn could be easily toted to the waiting pot of boiling water.
Industries have grown up around sweet corn. There is a company that makes those cute little yellow ear holders that stab into each end of the cob. Personally, I just like to grab each end with my paws and go to it. Any festival worth its salt has food vendors who sell un-husked sweet corn to the throbbing crowd. Some companies selling fine dinnerware make special plates to hold an ear of corn. Roadside produce vendors start selling sweet corn long before it is ever ripe in the northern parts of the country, but that corn never seems as sweet as the corn we raise up here on the tundra. Maybe that's because we have to wait so dang long to get it into our gullets.
There is no easy way to be neat about eating sweet corn. I've seen meticulous people who use a knife to slice off the kernels and delicately place it on their forks. I'm more into just diving in, butter running down my chin and using the typewriter method of removing the kernels. An eaten ear of corn from my plate looks like it was hit with shrapnel. Not pretty, but good!
Our sweet corn patch is just starting to tassel as I write this column. It's a little late this year due to the late spring and cold weather, but it is heading skyward and within two weeks, I think my wife and I will be bringing it to the pot. Our neighboring town, Backus, is having a Corn Fest this weekend, so sweet corn time is near.
And, I'll be mentioning my sweet corn crop at the morning coffee table. All ears will be tuned in.
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At Invensys Operations Management, plans already are in place to spend $100 million annually over the next several years to "create the future" of industrial automation software. And at this week's user conference for the company's SimSci-Esscor and IntelaTrac brands, Invensys executives painted a picture of the company's investment priorities against a backdrop of industry trends sketched first by Peter Reynolds, senior consultant with ARC Advisory Group.
From a technology perspective, the industrial automation arena will be shaped by the continued adoption of the same computing technologies that are reshaping work and personal life outside the plant perimeter. These four mega-trends include the cloud, mobility, embedded social and analytics/big data, Reynolds said.
From COTS to Cloud
"Today's plant automation system is mostly COTS and resembles an enterprise data center," said Reynolds, noting the extensive use of commercial, off-the-shelf computing technology in control system environments. "Complexity is high; cybersecurity is a worry; and data integration is often sub-optimal," Reynolds said. Add to this mix poor role distinction among automation and IT staff and ever-more-thinly stretched technical resources, and the time is ripe for better leveraging of cloud technology in order to better manage operational risks.
"Applications already have been 'externalizing' for quite some time," Reynolds noted. Drivers for continued cloud adoption include shortage of physical space on-premise and high overhead costs. "IT is not a core competency. And since IT infrastructure is now effectively a commodity, it's better for those who are left to focus on analytics and optimization." ARC envisions that much application software functionality above regulatory control in the plant's automation hierarchy will soon be supplied by automation vendors via the cloud.
Social Goes Mobile
ARC's next generation vision of the collaborative process automation system (CPAS) also includes increasing leverage of mobile computing and embedded social media functionality. "Social media tools will be baked into business processes," Reynolds said. Consider that each plant asset might have a Facebook-style fan page, where all the maintenance and operations professionals who work with a particular pump share their collective experience with that asset. And from a mobility perspective, nearly all workers will use a smartphone or tablet to perform at least some of their duties, even as work and home life continue to be blurred by these constant companions, Reynolds said.
Finally, the era of "big data" already is upon us, and the next need is for analytics to make better sense of it all. Increasingly forward-looking analytics will provide deeper insight into process conditions than a simple data dashboard can. "We know what happened and what's happening," Reynolds said. "Now we're looking at what should we do next? What are our options?"
Invensys' Key Strategies
Within Invensys Operations Management's software business, global reach, technology innovation and service excellence are key strategic initiatives moving forward, said Ravi Gopinath, president of IOM's software business, which includes SimSci-Esscor and IntelaTrac as well as the company's Wonderware and Avantis brands. The company is investing to extend its reach in developing economies, develop new technologies that will define industrial automation software's next generation, and deliver a growing range of services intended to help its customers realize value and manage risk.
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INSPECTORS say leaders at a troubled high school are taking 'urgent and decisive' action.
After a monitoring inspection of Pleckgate High School, in Blackburn, Ofsted inspectors concluded a plan to improve is progressing well, and said concerns about low staff morale appeared to be resolved.
Acting headteacher Mark Bradshaw has received a letter from the inspectorate praising recent decisions, including four recent appointments.
The school was put into special measures in February when it was given the lowest grading possible. A chain of events saw headteacher Cherry Ridgway leave the school and the governors replaced by an interim board.
Ofsted remarked on problems with literacy standards and four new members of staff include an assistant headteacher with responsibilities to lead the English department, a new 'lead' English teacher and two learning practitioners for English and science.
Inspector Janet Palmer said: "A recently completed staff questionnaire indicates many of the concerns about low staff morale have been overcome. Staff understand and are on board with the changes needed to ensure Pleckgate becomes a good school."
Following the monitoring visit, Ofsted judged the schools improvement plan, and the local authority's plan fit for purpose.
Ms Palmer added: "Leaders have already undertaken a range of monitoring activities that are being used to help teachers understand how to improve their practice.
"The plan includes clear milestones and success criteria. Those responsible for undertaking and monitoring the actions are clearly identified."
Ofsted also praised Blackburn with Darwen Council's support: "The local authority's statement of action is a well-considered interim document. The local authority is engaging with the school through high level monitoring."


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Arenado proving doubters wrong at third base
SAN FRANCISCO -- After seeing Nolan Arenado make play after dazzling play during his early time in the Majors with the Rockies, it's hard to believe that many thought he'd never play third base in the Majors.
When Arenado was drafted in 2009, he had a bulky upper body and thick legs. More than a few experts thought he would develop into a catcher. There's nothing wrong with that. However, there was nothing wrong with the way he played third.
Current Rockies catching instructor Jerry Weinstein was Arenado's manager at Class A Modesto in 2011. Weinstein knew catching and third-base play well enough to understand what Arenado truly was.
"There were a lot of people who said, 'He has a thick lower half, not a lot of first-step quickness,' blah blah blah," Weinstein said. "But he's got a nose for the ball. In football you have these free safeties that have a nose for the ball, but doesn't profile in the combine. You put a glove on Nolan Arenado or you put a hitter up there, his range is uncanny.
"For a guy with not a lot of fast-twitch, he gets to as many balls as anybody. He's going to be the standard for this game defensively. He can do everything -- tremendous arm, tremendous release, he's accurate, catches every ball."
Arenado's play at third is rooted in self-expression. He can see himself making the barehand play, like on a Marco Scutaro bunt in Friday night's 5-0 victory over the Giants, and craves the opportunity. His internal timing tells him when he needs his full arm strength and when he can save it.
"I like the plays that are just reaction -- reaching, turning around, making the quick throw -- where you don't know if you'll make the play," Arenado said.
Arenado said Weinstein helped him become more efficient by offering specific footwork drills. Possibly more important was the fact Weinstein understood perpetual focus is impossible, but he could help Arenado develop an understanding of when he needed to relax and when it was time to sharpen. He put the preparation to work in the games.
"I'd call in my game reports and say, 'Well, another SportsCenter play by Arenado, and he made it look easy,'" Weinstein said. "None of those plays look difficult, unless you've played a lot of games or seen a lot of games and know. It's like Joe DiMaggio made every catch in the outfield look easy."
Hitting was the key reason Arenado was considered one of baseball's best prospects, but there always was more to him. Arenado has been on and off at the plate. Going into Saturday afternoon's game against the Giants, he was hitting .247 with four home runs and 11 RBIs.
"If you don't play defense, you don't have a position and you're not going to help your team win," Arenado said. "We can't give up outs. I've worked hard on that, and hopefully hitting and fielding would both be there at some point."
So Arenado changed his body to make it leaner. All it did was make him look the way he played.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I've never seen the figure 8 method...how does that secure at the end?
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+1 on fig.8, i use mt thumb and pinky. leave a few inches and wrap that around the intersection of the fig 8s and tuck the end. leave'm attached to tarp and stuff it all, or slide the skins over it all.
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I begin coiling the lines from the loose end, and then secure them using the illustrated method once it gets a few inches from the tarp.
Easy to "do" and "undo" but just as important...very secure
I put a taught line hitch in the end - wrap the bulk around my hand and put the hitch around the loops on my hand and snug it up.


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The Internet of Tomorrow…Today
March 28, 2012
Executive Summary
Juliana Gruenwald, staff writer, National Journal, Esther Dyson, chairman, EDventure Holdings and founding chair, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), and Sarah Deutsch, vice president and associate general counsel, Verizon Communications, discussed ICANN's plan to expand generic top-level domain (gTLD) names. Topics covered included:
- The risks and dangers of ICANN's proposed plan to consumers and brands
- The history and future of ICANN
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"The Internet of Tomorrow…Today." Juliana Gruenwald, Staff Writer, National Journal; Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings, Founding Chair, ICANN; Sarah Deutsch, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Verizon Communications. ANA Advertising Law and Public Policy Conference, 03/29/12.
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York Theatre Company Announces Mildred Kayden Readings, 2/2 & 3
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director) will present a developmental lab of two short operas, Mardi Gras and The Last Word both composed by Mildred Kayden. Directed by Bill Castellino and with music direction by Christopher McGovern, the 3-member company features Jason Mills, Rebecca Pitcher and Tom Souhrada. Performances are set for February 2 at 2:30pm & 8:00pm and February 3 at 2:30pm at The York Theatre Company in Saint Peter's (Entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
These two short modern operas display the impressive musical range of composer Mildred Kayden- as well as her unique view of human relationships. Kayden is best known to NYC audiences as the composer of Ionescopade, successfully revived at the York Theatre last year.
Mardi Gras (last performed in NYC in 1959) combines the formality of opera, the beat of Dixieland Jazz and the style of Commedia Dell'arte. Commissioned by WNYC's Young Artist Series in 1958, it was suggested by Carl Carmer's verse play Pierrot Grows Up and is based upon a true story from the Mardi Gras of 1872. A Russian Grand Duke hears a Burlesque Queen sing and falls head over heels; the smitten Duke loses her to Joe, an American millionaire. The hilarious love triangle (with disguises, hiding places, duels, amorous looks, and lots of high notes beautifully sung) has a surprise ending and a delightful, tuneful score.
The Last Word, with libretto by the late poet James Broughton, premiered in Philadelphia in 1961 at the countrywide Synod of the United Church of Christ. As the recent date of the Mayan end-of-the-world recedes into history, this riveting duet exposes the complex feelings of a husband and wife moments before Armageddon. This piece approaches its subject matter with humor, irony and compassion; the work suggests that, for modern man, the idea of the apocalypse is most easily grasped with a touch of wit.
These two half-hour operas were first presented in tandem in West Hampton, NY in 1961. They present a combination of the witty and the existential which makes for a memorable theatrical journey.
All performances are free and open to the public. Reservations can be made online at www.yorktheatre.org.


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I know that for monks there are guidelines (restrictions) for eating. Like for example a monk will not eat after noon.
Are there guidelines or restrictions for monks too regarding drinking (by this I mean normal drinking, like water, tea, and not alcohol). Can a monk drink as much as he pleases on a day. Is there no limit? He can drink throughout the whole day if he likes? Or are there rules that say no drinking after 6 PM or something similar?


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Exenatide and liraglutide are a type of medicine called incretin mimetics used to treat people who have
type 2 diabetes and who have not been able to control
their blood sugar levels with oral medicines. This medicine is given as a shot.
This medicine is also known as a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, or GLP-1 agonist.
Incretin is a natural hormone that your body makes. It tells your body to release insulin after you eat. Insulin lowers blood sugar.
Incretin mimetics act like (mimic) the incretins in your body that lower blood sugar after eating. Incretin mimetics:
These medicines help to keep blood sugar in a target range without causing low blood sugar or weight gain, unless they are taken in combination with medicines that do. Some people feel less hungry and lose weight while taking these medicines.
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that can get worse over time, so medicines may need to change.
Diabetes medicines work best for people who are being active and eating healthy foods.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
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When the medicine is given in an extended-release formula, small lumps at the injection site may appear. These absorb into the body as the medicine is released.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
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Hooray for Hollywood! and hooray for LGBT history! The two collide on Sunday, February 19, when the Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of LGBT History presents "Hollywood & DeVine Broadway Lights, & Television Sets Auction and Sale." (Say that three times fast.)
Up for auction will be a stunning collection of Hollywood memorabilia, much of it left to the archive by the late Larry Lingle, who for years owned the Lobo Bookstore on Westheimer. Included in the auction are a rare collection of posters advertising the musical Mame with Judy Garland (Judy never stared in Mame, the posters were mock-ups made when the gay-icon was being considered for the titular role), sheet music, vinyl records, art, photographs, Star Trek memorabilia and more.
On display during the auction will be the historic bar tops from Mary's Naturally, the iconic Westheimer gay bar that closed in 2009. GCAM is currently working to restore the bar tops. This will be the public's first opportunity to view the effort.
Judy Reeves, who is curating the auction (and donated the Star Trek memorabilia), told OutSmart Magaine that the auction is needed to provide more space for GCAM's collection and to raise funds for on-going expenses. "We are planning to give that project some priority with some of these funds. There is always the ongoing—the supplies for hanging exhibits, those frames and nails, etc. It can add up. It gets expensive after a while."
"Hollywood & DeVine Broadway Lights, & Television Sets Auction and Sale" takes the stage at 2 pm this Sunday at the GLBT Cultural Center (401 Branard).


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A 30-YEAR-OLD man with an 'unhealthy' interest in explosives kept two ornamental cannons, which were capable of being fired, in his bedroom.
Police found the weapons at Timothy Rookledge's rented property in Wensley Road, Blackburn, when they went to investigate an allegation he had assaulted his landlord while holding a machete.
They also recovered black, explosive powder, pyrotechnic fuses, firecrackers and commercial fireworks.
A bomb disposal squad had to carry out a controlled explosion of one of the cannons on Blackpool beach. The court heard how the cannon had been capable of being fired and the defendant accepted he had done so on his birthday.
Rookledge, of Heaton Street, Blackburn, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years at Preston Crown Court yesterday.
He had pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive substance under suspicious circumstances at an earlier hearing.
Judge Anthony Russell also made it a requirement of his sentence that he stay under the supervision of the probation service for two years, have mental health treatment and pay a £100 surcharge.
He said: "Clearly you have a genuine interest in these items which in my view is rather unhealthy."
"Possession of any explosive substance is a very serious matter.
"There is always a risk not only yourself but to others by people having items which are capable of exploding or when put together exploding.
"There is always a concern as to why somebody should want to have such items in their possession.
"There is also a danger that such items can easily get into the hands of others and as a consequence be misused."
Alexander Rostron, defending, said: "The cannon was only a really very small item. He was given it by a neighbour who knew that he was interested in weapons.
"He paid £100 for it. He thought it was a ornament.
"This is a man who has really not intended to harm anyone."


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Who Is The Highest Paid TV Personality?
Forbes is once again doing the math to let us know which celebrities are way overpaid. They've put together a list of the Highest-Paid TV Personalities.
Thanks in part to his ownership stakes in the "X Factor" (which now airs in 41 different countries) and "America's Got Talent," which is the biggest-selling television franchise in the world, Simon Cowell earned $95 million in 12 months. Quick, do the math. That's almost $8 million a MONTH!
Tied at #1 with Simon is "America's Got Talent" judge and satellite radio host, Howard Stern. Between his duties on "Talent" and his radio show, he also banked $95 million in 12 months.
The third highest paid TV personality is talk show host, Glenn Beck. Beck took his act to the Internet in 2011 with a subscription website devoted to content from Beck and his fellow thinkers. His followers pay $100 per year for access to the site.
Here's the rest of the top 10:
4. Oprah Winfrey – $77 million
5. Dr. Phil McGraw – $72 million
6. Rush Limbaugh – $66 million
7. Donald Trump – $63 million
8. Ryan Seacrest – $61 million
9. Ellen DeGeneres – $56 million
10. Judy Sheindlin – $47 million


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Rays gear up for Winter Development Program
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay will hold its fifth annual Winter Development Program for select Minor League players next week.
Twenty-seven of the organization's top prospects will congregate at Tropicana Field for myriad activities from Monday through Thursday.
Players will work out each day, and receive media training and instruction from the Minor League staff. The group will also make visits to MacDill Air Force Base and the Pinellas Park Boys & Girls Club.
Among the invited players are former first-round picks Nick Ciuffo, Blake Snell, Jake Hager, Brandon Martin, Richie Shaffer and Josh Sale.
Of note, Sale was suspended by the Rays last May due to "conduct detrimental to the organization." He remained suspended for the duration of the 2013 season.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Can you back into to branches or bushes that are in front of your marker so that you have an unobstructed shot? Say you threw your disc in the woods about a foot deep, and you mark your disc, are you allowed to move these branches? and to what extent.
Usually I have no problem with this, but this weekend at our local mini, a guy on my card threw his shot about three feet deep into the woods. He's a big guy, so he just backed and backed and backed and gathered all the braches between him and his marker till he basically moved the edge of the woods a couple feet back. He didn't break any branches, and there was just alot of foliage supported by his back. Seemed a little unfair since the basket sits right by the woods, so instead of being paying for overthrowing on his drive, he had a rather simple 15ft putt, albeit with a lot of tension from support all those branches.


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Hammers fans warned against chants
West Ham have released a statement urging supporters not to use any discriminatory chants when Tottenham make the short trip to Upton Park on Monday night.
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A small minority of Hammers fans were criticised for anti-semitic chanting during the 3-1 defeat to Spurs at White Hart Lane in November, and co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are keen to avoid a repeat of those scenes.
"We both feel it is hugely important that we are continuing our great work from 2012 that highlights discrimination in society today," a statement from the pair read. "We supported a number of key initiatives last year which we are continuing to build on throughout 2013.
"We firmly believe that West Ham United is a club that promotes fairness and inclusion and we want the Boleyn Ground to continue to be a place that people from all backgrounds feel welcome.''
Co-owner Gold is of Jewish heritage and his joint-statement stressed that any fans found guilty of partaking in such chanting would face strict punishments.
"We have made it very clear that we will not tolerate any form of discriminatory behaviour and one by one we will root out those fans that do not deserve to represent this great club of ours. We must be clear that we will pursue the harshest sanctions against any individual who goes against what we stand for as a club.
"It is obvious that the vast, vast majority of Hammers fans support the club in the right way and we are very grateful for the tremendous backing we receive from our supporters. However, in the rare case that supporters do see or hear anything they think is unacceptable, there are a number of ways they can report the matter.
"Everyone at West Ham United is looking forward to Monday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur. It should be a fantastic game of football.''
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce also stressed his hope that the club's fans will behave themselves, saying: "I hope there's nothing untoward that happens in terms of chanting, Like everybody else we want to try to reduce it to its bare minimum.
"We'd like to cut it out completely but I don't think that's ever going to be the case when people get involved in emotional situations. But if we spot it we've got to deal with it and hopefully there won't be any.''
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31st annual Mushroom Festival: 'They are fascinating'
EUGENE, Ore. - For the 31st year, staff at Mount Pisgah Arboretum just south of Eugene invited the community to come out Sunday and enjoy the annual Mushroom Festival.
Thousands came out to the arboretum to enjoy the food, fun attractions and also buy some mushrooms and plants to take home.
While toadstools were a topic on everyone's tongues, the real fungus fans talked about the late arrival of rain this year.
For mushroom farmers like Dustin Olsen, the rainy Sunday weather was a welcomed addition to the festival.
"The season is running really late and now they say we are going to have a colder than normal winter so it's going to be a short season." said Olsen
The drier weather might have wild mushroom spores on the decline, however Olson said that it provides a huge opportunity for people in his industry.
"Outside weather doesn't affect the mushroom farming which is great. Everything is all indoors climate controlled. It helps the cultivated mushrooms sales."
Organizers said that there were fewer mushrooms harvested for the festival because of the drier environment.
In spite of that fact Eugene's Mushroom Fest still boasts the largest mushroom display on the West Coast. Mushroom expert Debbie Viess said that there are half a dozen new species added to the collection because of the dry conditions.
"One particular Leptonious species with a blue stem that no one has seen here before. In fact it might be an undescribed species," Viess said. "They are beautiful, they are fascinating and they don't stick around."
Over 250 volunteers made the Mushroom Festival possible this year. Organizers said that the festival is one of the largest fundraisers for Mount Pisgah Arboretum.
The event was presented in conjunction with Lane Community College and the Cascade Mycological Society.


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Man Phoenix will look even better than before the New York trade if they can sign him and he is healthy of course.
why did i think they couldnt do this till after the cba is signed and ratified???
i thought there was going to be a very specific window for the amnesty clause to be used....
or maybe he was just bought out and this has nothing to do with the amnesty provision....
or maybe the people and reporters in phoenix are getting ahead of themselves....
that being said....i have said before, that if finley does become available in this type of situation that phoenix would definitely be a major player for his services....i seem to remember a certain conversation with a certain detroit fan regarding this subject...
I'm thinking being bought out and being waived are two different things.
After hearing Finley was bought out, I had a thought. Why couldn't we do the same with Croshere and then resign him to a reasonable contract.
Cro is one of the good guys so it wouldn't set well with the Pacers to just waive him. However, if they bought his present contract out and then signed him to a new one . . . hmmm, I think I read that wasn't allowed. Can anybody confirm this?
Here's the answer.
57. What is a contract buy-out?
Sometimes players and teams mutually decide to divorce each other. They do this by mutually agreeing that:
The team will waive the player;
If the player clears waivers, the compensation protection for lack of skill (see question 90 ) will be reduced or eliminated
For example, the Celtics did this with Dino Radja prior to the 97-98 season. They mutually agreed to reduce Radja's compensation protection to 50% of its value, then the Celtics waived him. When he cleared waivers he was paid the 50% he was owed, and he was then free to return to Europe.
But there's a twist, which needed an arbitrator's ruling during the 99-00 season to resolve. As detailed in question 90 , on January 10 all contracts become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Compensation protection insures the player against loss of salary after being being waived for lack of skill. But if he is waived after January 10, then he doesn't lose his salary, so the compensation protection does not kick in. Even though the team & player can mutually agree to reduce or eliminate the player's compensation protection, he is still owed his full salary if waived after January 10.
This was challenged by John Starks during the 99-00 season. Starks had been traded to the Bulls, and wanted to sever ties with the team after January 10. The arbitrator ruled that in the last season of a player's contract, the team and player could choose to eliminate the contract guarantee that kicked in on January 10. Starks and the Bulls where therefore free to agree to a divorce (with no money owed to Starks) as described above.
There is one other type of buyout described in the CBA. When a contract contains an option year, a buyout amount for the option year can be written into the contract. The buyout amount may be up to 50% of the salary for the option year.
58. How do buy-outs affect a team's salary cap?
The agreed-upon buy-out amount (see question number 57 ) is included in the team salary instead of the salary called for in the contract. If the player had more than one season left on his contract, then the buy-out money is distributed among the seasons in proportion to the original salary. For example, say a player had three seasons remaining on his contract, with salaries of $10 million, $11 million and $12 million. The player and team agree to a buyout of $15 million. The $15 million is therefore charged to the team salary over the three seasons. Since the original contract had $33 million left to be paid, and $10 million is 30.3% of $33 million, 30.3% of the $15 million buyout, or $4.545 million, is included in the team salary in the first season following the buyout. Likewise, 33.33% of $15 million, or $5 million, is included in the team salary in the second season, and 36.36% of $15 million, or $5.455 million, is included in the team salary in the third season. Note that this is true even if the player is paid all of his buy-out money in a lump sum. The distribution of the buy-out money itself is a matter of individual negotiation.
Let's stay reasonable, to "buy Cro out" both parties agree to a "lesser" amount and part ways,(it is not legal to re-sign hime for less after that btw) now WHY would Cro want to do that?
A. he is in a different position because he has an option clause in his contract (player option) for the next two years.
B. he would get less then when he exercises his option, or when he's waived under the CBA excemption, I can not see why he would need to "drop" millions of the team wants to save money in LT.
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if a los angeles team was interested in him and he could be a legitimate contributor to a contending team then he might be willing...
he would have to be able to make somewhere the same amount with his new teams salary(which probably wouldnt be much) and his buyout....
i cant see a team paying much more than about 3 million for austin...i could be wrong...maybe someone comes close to offering their MLE-though i doubt it...but i have a feeling he wouldnt leave indy for many places so there wouldnt be many options and its not likely one of those options would be salivating at the fact of getting austin....
find a place hed rather be and have substantially more playing time-and have that team want him enuff to pay him something other than the vet minimum...
so in other words, to say the chances are slim would be an understatement
I think one of the problems for the Fin in dallas is he was unwilling to take a lesser role. the Mavs want to hand over the reigns to Marquis Daniels at Sg. I think it is a bit early cause daniels can't shoot from outside. If joe Johnson remains in phoenix, Fin will have to come off the bench.
I think if Indiana is gonna move Artest, Fin would be a very good pickup. IMO, Indiana has a better chance at a title than Phoenix and is close to Chicago where fin is from. Miami is also a good destination for him. I think they'd probably rather have fin than Eddie Jones. In Miami finl would get lots of minutes.
at this point....with us drafting granger....as much as i hate to say it...i hope finley does go to miami....
because of everything that has transpired im very concerned about jj ending up in miami.....and id really not like that to happen...if finley ends up in miami there might be a little less chance of jj ending up there....
i just have a very scary feeling that jj is gonna be a huge priority for miami....and i have a feeling jj might love to play there...
The only reason Miami would want Finley instead of E Jones is if he gets A LOT less money. Being down here I hear the E Jones dialogue regularly and I can tell you that he is Miami's equivalent to Cro. The fans complain because he gets paid far above his skill level. However, the coaches and teammates love him and the fans would too if he made half of what they pay him.
Unfortunately for the Heat he has 2 years and $30 mil left on his contract and that handcuffs them in the FA market.
Riley has already stated that he will not use the amnesty rule on Jones. Plus they are adament about re-signing Haslem. They are prepared to offer him 5yr/$32 mil right off the bat and are also willing to use their full MLE to match any other offers. They will be right at the LT level already so I think the possibility of Finley going there is slim.
I think this article jumped the gun. Nobody else is saying anything about this, and it's pretty big news. The Dallas papers say Finley will be waved after the new CBA is in place, to take advantage of the Croshere Exemption. (Wow, he's getting one just like Bird. I always knew he could do it. )
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Nearly four tractor-trailers filled with books, CDs, DVDs and more are being unloaded Sunday and Monday, Oct. 20-21, to get ready for the huge Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale beginning Tuesday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 27, at Remington's, 1655 W. Republic Road.
Holiday gift-giving time will be upon us before long. The Friends Book Sale is a perfect place to pick up new and like-new books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks or a rare, older book that the collector in your circle would love to own. Signs make it easy for you to find your favorite genre, topic, music, or videocassettes, vinyl records, puzzles and board games.
This sale includes an especially large selection of children's books – great for building your child's or grandchild's home library, for home-schoolers or school libraries that need to fill out their collections.
Children's books are 50 cents or less; adult, young adult books and most audiovisual are $1 or less; better books are $2 and up. Only cash or checks are accepted.
All the items were either donated by individuals through the year or weeded from the library district collections and priced by Friends volunteers.
The library district is supported largely through Greene County property taxes, but that doesn't cover all the technology, special series and concerts that you love to attend. For those, we have the Friends – and eager shoppers – to thank.
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What's difficult to believe, that teenagers sometimes make the wrong decisions or that complaining about it from relative safety, comfort, and the additional historical perspective of sixty intervening years is quite a bit easier than actually facing the choice yourself?
If that's the way you judge the world, I certainly hope that you haven't made any mistakes even in the past ten years.
When I was learning to cook, I put too much oil in a pan one day and didn't cover it properly as it heated and it splashed out. Instead of covering it and turning down the heat, I immediately tried to mop up the mess with a dishtowel. As it soaked up oil, I brought it too near the heat and the towel ignited in my hand.
I say this not as a warning to you, because my best understanding of your point is that by having made this mistake, I don't have any moral authority to warn you to be careful when cooking


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Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..
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'WAAAAAAH," went the baby almost immediately upon entering the bar, causing heads to turn. Bright lights and loud noise will often do that to a child.
"Babies don't belong in bars," grumbled the aging off-duty bartender seated at the bar, those same bright lights and noise causing him to rub his temples.
I nodded, but I nod at a lot of things. He went back to complaining about all the other things in life that he didn't agree with.
"I am tired of all the snivelers and whiners," he said, causing me to wonder what he called what he was doing.
"You know, children aren't allowed to sit at bars."
"Waaaaaah," went that baby, now in the corner booth.
"I know because I worked for the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)," he said authoritatively.
There are no less-reliable statements than those uttered in a bar, especially those uttered by self-professed experts.
I nodded again.
(According to the ABC's public relations officer John Carr, "It is OK for a child to sit in an area where alcohol is served as long as food is also served." Meaning that if people are eating at the bar, then a child may also sit there. Period.
"Obviously they cannot be served alcohol," Carr adds. "But if a location is licensed as a restaurant, a child may sit inside that location wherever food is served.")
"Can you reshake this martini?" the grumbling off-duty bartender asked.
"Waaaaaah!" the baby wailed.
"I've been bartending for 40 years, and I know that kids aren't allowed in bars."
Proximity and time do not make one an expert. It is possible to do something for a long time and not be good at it. Once I had an employer ask me how another employee who had worked at some top restaurants could still be so terrible. Not the height of professionalism to be sure, but an astute observation nonetheless.
It's called the Peter Principle and was put forth by authors Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull in their 1969 book, "The Peter Principle." Simply stated it says, "Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence." Meaning that in a hierarchal employment environment employees are eventually promoted above their abilities.
But what if they aren't actually promoted? What if they are barely holding on to their original position? It is in that way that incompetence really takes a foothold.
"Now this martini is too cold," said the grumbler.
"Waaaaaah!" the baby exclaimed.
"Didn't you want it re-shaken?" I asked puzzled.
"I changed my mind."
"I hate babies," he said.
I was pretty confident they weren't too fond of him either.
Children in bars have become a new reality. Many busy bars are attached to busy restaurants and as such offer a new social order. However, allowed doesn't mean that the environment is always suitable for children.
Here are some of the new realities:
Recently a father punched another customer at a local restaurant when the customer asked him to get his children to pipe down. Good parenting at its best.
"It's a bar," a mother responded to another customer when asked to have her 10-year-old bring the volume down a notch. Odd logic if you ask me.
"Can you put his Shirley Temple in a martini glass?" a 9-year-old's father requested when seated at the bar on a recent major drinking holiday. FYI, it didn't happen.
"How dare you talk to my child like that," said a couple right after their child ran into a waiter carrying a tray full of drinks, knocking the drinks to the ground, except for the one that spilled all over the waiter.
"Babies don't belong in bars," my grumbler grumbled.
"No sir, they really don't." Now it was me that said one thing but meant another. I answered as I thought:
The customer may indeed always be right, but sometimes he or she is right about the wrong thing.
You have a right to your own opinion, just not your own facts.
Poorly behaved children are often the result of poorly behaved parents.
Baby can refer to both behavior and age brackets.
Jeff Burkhart is the author of "Twenty Years Behind Bars: The Spirited Adventures of a Real Bartender" as well as an award-winning bartender at a local restaurant. Follow him at www.jeffburkhart.net and contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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lyndon taylor wrote:Legally manufactured generic drugs are not illegal, so your not breaking any law, even in India, where the government refuses to honour some US patents because they price the drug way above what average Indians can afford, and condone the manufacture of a generic in India, whereas that would be illegal in the USA, you're still not breaking any law in India.
mikenz66 wrote:Regarding the US (or Swiss, etc...) drug companies:
As I understand it, the process of getting drugs approved for human use is very expensive. If the companies could not make large profits for the duration of the patent then they could not afford to bring them to market.
I understand that there are some drug candidates that would most likely be better than current drugs. But because they are not patentable (because they have been published), they will not be developed. There are also some drugs that are out of patent that it is hard to persuade any company to make, even though they are effective.
The situation is complicated, even before starting on the ethics...
mikenz66 wrote:I've got no particular wish to enter into a discussion of the precepts. I'm just pointing out practicalities.
There is an interesting difference between software and (legal) drugs.
Fully functional, free (in both the monetary and open-source meanings of the word) operating systems and program suites exist, courtesy of the GNU project, Linux, and other initiatives, so most IT could still function quite happily (after a little initial adjustment) if Microsoft and Apple ceased to exist. Some interesting statistics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_shar ... y_category
The same isn't true of the drug industry. The current reality of development means that it's not practical to develop drugs in an open-source way (even though basic scientific research does work that way...).
No_Mind wrote:Not correct. I can at most replace Office. But what about the Windows 7 OS?
mikenz66 wrote:Not correct in what sense? Running just Linux is perfectly viable, but might be slightly unfamiliar.
Incorrect because Linux has no drivers.
mikenz66 wrote:
This is getting somewhat off topic,
Modus.Ponens wrote:Jesus!
I thought this was a serious question without an agenda. I was really interested in the medication question, and ready to answer it, until the piracy "equivalency" came into place.
Ask a cancer patient the following: "what is most important for you a medication to save his life, or windows 7?"
No_Mind wrote:mikenz66 wrote:
This is getting somewhat off topic,
Yes off topic Mike, but will have been a great conversation. Good to hear you are working solely with Linux. Perhaps it is because of your confidence due to lot of practice with Linux and Unix.Modus.Ponens wrote:Jesus!
I thought this was a serious question without an agenda. I was really interested in the medication question, and ready to answer it, until the piracy "equivalency" came into place.
Ask a cancer patient the following: "what is most important for you a medication to save his life, or windows 7?"
Disregard the piracy equivalency part. Please share your opinion on what was asked other than that.
This thread is a serious question without an agenda.
Reply to the generic drug part which was the actual question. Do you break second precept by consuming unlicensed generic drugs?
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MORAGA, Calif. -- With final exams on the minds of nearly everyone on at Saint Mary's this week, the Gaels men's basketball team taught a lesson of its own against visiting Jackson State, building a 20-point halftime lead en route to a 120-67 rout on Tuesday.
The 120-point outburst tied for second in the Gaels' all-time single-game scoring list. The record is 121, which came in a 121-52 win over Chicago State on Nov. 23, 2010.
Matthew Dellavedova was, as usual, the ringleader for Saint Mary's as the senior from Australia scored 31 points (one off his career high), dished out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead the way. Dellavedova has scored a combined 62 points in his last two games.
He wasn't the only Gael to fill the stat sheet. Brad Waldow set a career high with 21 points, his third straight game in double figures scoring. James Walker III added 14 points, matching his career high.
Beau Levesque notched his first double-double of the season, scoring 10 points to go with 10 rebounds. Jorden Page added 13 points, and Eividas Petrulis had his finest game as a Gael, scoring a career-high nine.
"I thought we did a good job of concentrating and playing right, all the way through, down to the last possession," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "We played really efficient offensively. I don't even know what the stats say, but I just know we played right offensively."
There was no waiting around for Saint Mary's (7-2), as the Gaels opened the game on a 20-4 run.
The lead eventually ballooned to 18, as a dunk by Beau Levesque made the score 24-6 with just under 13 minutes left in the first half.
That was just the beginning of the high flying for the Gaels. Dellavedova found several willing participants on the other end of alley-oop dunks, and Saint Mary's did whatever it wanted on offense for most of the contest.
Jackson State (0-6) did its best to stick with Saint Mary's, launching a 13-0 run to close the gap midway through the first half. A layup by Kelsey Howard made it a six-point game, leaving the Tigers down 25-19 with 9:57 left in the first half.
The Gaels had a response ready, going on a 17-3 run of their own and making it 42-22 when a Dellavedova 3-pointer found the bottom of the net.
Saint Mary's led 52-32 at the half, and only expanded the lead in the second half. Dellavedova's point total continued to grow, and the Gaels kept building on their lead.
"You just don't see that very often where you feel like, shoot, nine or 10 guys played well," Bennett said. "It was a bad night for Jackson State to get us, because we were rolling."
The lopsided score gave Bennett a chance to give some playing time to everyone, and that resulted in good performances by nearly every Gael that played.
"I thought James Walker played really well, Waldow played really well. I thought Eividias, when he played at the end, played really well," Bennett said. "We got good minutes from our bigs. I thought Beau and Mitch (Young) played hard and did good work on the boards."
Jordan Giusti was another player who took advantage of the extra court time, dishing out a career-high seven assists.
Dundrecous Nelson led Jackson State with 27 points.
Saint Mary's now takes a break from game action, and will return to McKeon Pavilion on Dec. 19 against Pacific at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting the tickets link on SMCGaels.com or by calling the SMC Athletic Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx (4689).


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WATSONVILLE -- Lupe Rheuby dashed around Beach Street on Monday, flashing smiles, filling cups of coffee and greeting customers like old friends.
Rheuby lost her job of three years when just before Christmas in 2011 the former owners abruptly shuttered the cafe, a Watsonville institution for decades. The new owner, Flavia Ordonez, has hired her back.
"I'm so excited," said Rheuby, as she stood behind the long, polished counter and kept an eye on her tables. "It's so nice to be back here."
That was a sentiment shared by Monday's crowd. During the past six months, as Ordonez worked to bring new life to the café, former customers stopped by to find out when she'd start serving again. Since she launched with an open house Saturday, word has spread.
"We used to come here all the time," said apple grower and Watsonville native Jim Scurich, grabbing a table with three friends around noon. "It's come back so we thought to give it a go."
Longtime Pajaro residents Alex and Pat Solano showed up for breakfast a couple of hours earlier.
Alex remembered the days when canneries and apple packing sheds surrounded the café, about halfway between the downtown and the freeway on West Beach Street. Farmers would come in to "chit-chat" about their apples, out-of-town truck drivers and workers from the Green Giant plant stopped in for coffee or a bite to eat.
"It was really booming in those days," Solano said.
Ordonez, an Aptos resident and retired Pajaro Valley teacher's aide, aims to bring back the boom, at least for the café. She's given it a complete overhaul, starting with a good scrubbing. Wood and stainless steel shine. Yellow, orange and lime green paint has replaced dingy walls. The dozens of dusty baseball caps donated by patrons for decades and hung on the walls are gone, but not forgotten. Ordonez couldn't bring herself to throw out so much history so she stripped off the logos from the caps and gave them a good washing. The clean patches, commemorating sports teams, tourist destinations and businesses sit under clear acrylic sheets covering tables.
Ordonez also brought back head cook Rafael Bravo, a 14-year café veteran.
But Ordonez had to sink more money that she expected into getting it up and running. Because the restaurant had been closed for more than six months, she had to bring everything up to current health and safety codes. That meant, among other details, replacing kitchen flooring and outdated plumbing. She said she spent $10,000 of her $120,000 investment cleaning up years of built-up grease and grime.
When her husband expressed concern about the expense, Ordonez, whose family has operated restaurants in Santa Cruz, Napa and Santa Rosa, told him not to worry.
"It's the Beach Street," she said. "It's not just any place. It's going to do OK."
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From the depths of San Francisco's Sunset district lurk's a wolf in sheep's clothing,a five-piece wrecking crew of pop and noise called Pidgeon. Micah Foley (guitar, singing, screaming), Troy Enrile (drums) and Jonathan "Stick" Tuite (guitar, yelling), all formerly of Bay Area hardcore legends Used Naked Bloody, joined with Val Iwamasa (singing, guitar) and Mikey de Jesus (bass) to form Pidgeon and record the band's debut From Gutter With Love, released by Absolutely Kosher in 2004. Impossible to pigeonhole (ouch), the band's three guitar assault boosts and buries pop hooks with swirling noise and power riffs. They blend Val and Micah's off-kilter pop vocals (a la Blonde Redhead) with Micah's intense and ferocious screaming (a la Rudimentary Peni or certain black metal bands). The Cardigans vs. Motorhead? A modern Pixies? A Heavier Vegetable? You could play band math all day, but Pidgeon is Pidgeon, a delicate and frightening rock band.
de Jesus left shortly after the band's debut was released and was replaced by Alexi Alexieff. The new line-up recorded the band's sophomore album Might As Well Go Eat Worms with Aaron Prellwitz at San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studio in 2006 and Tuite departed the band immediately afterwords. The album is a tremendous realization of the band's potential.


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GoPro General Counsel Sharon Zezima
GoPro Inc. has built an image around high-flying adventures captured with its wearable and mountable cameras. Now the company is hoping to send its stock price sky high, too, and notable number of the attorneys playing key roles in the company's IPO are women: Sharon Zezima serves as the company's general counsel and secretary; Fenwick & West Partner Cynthia (Cindy) Clarfield Hess is part of the team representing the company; and Allison Berry Spinner, a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, is helping to represent the underwriters.
Zezima joined the San Mateo, Calif.-based company last September and oversees all of its legal affairs. Before that, she was vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Marketo, Inc., a SaaS marketing software company. Prior to Marketo, she held various positions at Electronic Arts Inc., a developer and distributor of interactive entertainment content and services. Zezima has a J.D. from the University of Chicago and an A.B. in American Studies from Smith College.
Hess co-chairs Fenwick's Start-ups and Venture Capital Group and is part of the team that includes Partners Michael T. Esquivel and Daniel J. Winnike. In her 25 years as a corporate attorney, Hess has counseled technology companies on a broad range of corporate transactional matters, from formation matters and venture capital financings to mergers and acquisitions and public offerings. She represents both companies and underwriters. Hess has worked with a wide range of high-technology clients, from established technology companies to emerging companies developing disruptive technologies.
Spinner's practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions in the technology sector. With the GoPro IPO, she and Wilson Sonsini Partner Robert G. Day are representing the underwriters, including J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Barclays. Her clients include companies in the software, networking, wireless communications, semiconductor, Internet, consumer goods, energy and clean technology and retail industries. She regularly handles corporate governance matters for public and private companies, investment banks and venture capital and private equity firms.
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