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I know one of our members, California, is in Sonoma County, California. That is right in the middle of the wildfires going on. Haven't heard from him in two days, which is not really unusual. I just hope he is doing okay.
Doing fine here but those - several fires - are scary close. I'm less than 10 miles southwest of the serious Santa Rosa fire and yesterday (Monday) the wind was blowing from that direction. Fine ash and not so small charcoaled newspaper fragments fluttered down all day Monday.
Thanks for your concern!
This evening (Tuesday) I'm packing to return from the ranch to my home over in the Central Valley, simply due to responsibilities there. It would be better if I could stay here and monitor the place.
I'll post some photos but don't have time at the moment.
The main thing is, this isn't over yet. Wind like what pushed those fires forward is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Because many of the fires are in rough inacessible terrain, only the urban fires have firefighters, spread thin, attending them.
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Monday morning very early around 1:00 AM my daughter called me and told me her and her boyfriend were trapped. They were visiting out there and staying at an Air BnB. There was a knock on the door and they were told to get out now. They had no idea were to go.. They ended up in Healdsburg a community. There was an evacuation center there. The fire was within a mile from where they were staying. Thank God for Find Friends on our phone as I was trying to figure out where the Fires were and what direction they were headed. They are OK but I tell you this dad was worried.
My daughter told me both the fire departments and police departments acted very professionally and were most helpful. Kudos to them.
It's been really a long day and I don't feel like I did anything
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It's been really a long day and I don't feel like I did anything
More known deaths already. 150 missing, nearly all are just the chaos and will reappear but it looks like some may have been in a nursing home that burned - relocating those would have been documented.
Would you like to tell Daughter she can stay here? I'm a couple of miles SW of Sebastopol, won't be back for a few days. She might end up hosting displaced locals, my daughter is considering arranging that. Air B&B has free disaster relocation listings, I'm told.
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SF Chronicle - sfgate.com - maintains the best up to the minute updates I've seen.
And I thank you for your offer! I sure would have taken you up on it. They arrived back in Minneapolis just a few hours ago.
It's been really a long day and I don't feel like I did anything
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It's after midnight and I'm now back home in town, over in the Central Valley.
Before leaving the ranch I packed some ranch work clothes I hadn't used for a while, and some retired towels. On the way out I took them to a church near the ranch that I saw listed as a fire evacuation center. I wasn't familiar with the church but my hunch turned out to be right. I'm pretty sure these were the families of the seasonal harvest and winery workers, maybe some undocumented, now enduring what must be the worst day of their lives. The church's large activities hall was full of people quietly bedded down for the night. Few had luggage with them and there were nearly no cars in the church parking lot. These seemed to be people who previously had little and now had nothing. I doubt any had renter's insurance, or loss insurance on the cars they had needed to get to work.
I won't forget that sight. This was a very up-close view of devastation.
I also was bringing a few 40 lb bins of apples that I donate to a city downtown food closet during harvest season. But I decided to leave a bin at that church since they needed the apples as much as the poor and homeless in the city that I had intended the apples for.
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Here are a few photos.
I woke up Monday morning only when my wife phoned to ask if I was ok. I had thought it was before sunrise because it was still dark in the house. The first photo shows why, the sun is barely burning through the heavy smoke overhead. The level of light was like an eclipse, dark enough that I needed the lights on indoors.
Later in the day cold ashes and weightless charcoal were still drifting down. Note the slight difference between filtered sunlight and shadow in these and the next photos.
Visibility steadily got worse as the smoke layer came down from overhead to ground level. The whole time I was very conscious that I was only a few miles downwind from the huge devastating fire that had taken out blocks, whole subdivisions, at Santa Rosa's northern fringe. Live cinders could reach the ranch if the fire and wind return to Monday morning's intensity.
Tuesday was murky (last two photos) then finally late in the day the usual ocean breeze came out of the southwest and cleared the air, a little.
After departing that region I crossed several plumes of smoke from other fires on the way home. One near Fairfield was nearly dense enough to slow traffic on I-80.
I hope I can wrap up the issues that brought me home and get back over to the ranch quickly. Relatives near there are housing several families of fire refugees and I could help, but I want some control over the situation if strangers are going to be there indefinitely.
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Dang. Scary chit for sure. And it still is not under control. Best wishes for CA, and Murph's daughter and all impacted by these fires.
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The Fairfield father of 10 who has been accused of torturing his children spoke out in a rambling interview with KTVU on Tuesday. Jonathan Allen denied the allegations against him, saying he was a peaceful man who was the "Indiana Jones of spirituality."
"I love my children with all my heart," Allen said during the emotional and rambling twenty-minute interview held at Solano County Jail on Tuesday. "I am not 100 percent perfect. No one is perfect. But I am not an animal. I am not a torturer and am not a monster."
"I am the most loving parent that I can possibly be," Allen sad. "I'm like Indiana Jones when it comes to spirituality. I dig deep."
Allen has been charged with seven counts of torture and nine counts of felony child abuse by the Solano County District Attorney's Office. His wife, Ina Rogers, is also set to be charged with nine felony counts of child abuse, who was also arrested for child neglect.
The he believed that his children were being "manipulated" by "brainwashed" police.
Officials with Solano County say the nine of the 10 children were abused by Allen following interviews with the children, who described incidents of abuse that resulted in wounds like punctures, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot by a BB or pellet gun.
The children were removed from Allen and Rogers' care on March 31st by Solano County Child Welfare Services and are currently living with relatives.
Allen and his wife have also been accused of failing to provide a safe living condition for their children. A video shot inside Allen and Rogers' home showed spoiled food, as well as human and animal feces strewn across the floor of the family's home. Some areas of the home were inaccessible thanks to the amount of debris found.
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Lamb Jerky
My Shi-tzu's are so fussy it's hard to find things they will eat besides just meat,
I've tried many recipes from the internet with most being a total flop for my dogs,
So I been mixing and mingling things trying to find things they will eat,
This is my most recent one and they love it!
I called it lamb jerky,
1 cup hot water
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 powdered milk
1 tbsp brewers yeast
pinch salt
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp hemp oil plus
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 Cup Ground lamb hamburg (RAW)
In a bowl mix hot water and margarine,
Stir in the powdered milk, brewers yeast, Whisk
Add salt, Beaten egg, & hemp oil
Add 1/2 cup flour Stir,
Then add ground Raw meat, mix till blended well,
Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time,
Dough will be soft and easy run thru a cake decoration tube
run it out in 4 in strips, on bakings sheets.
Turn oven on lowest setting, leave door open a crack,
let cook this way for about 4 hours or till completely dried
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Soybean maturity has rapidly advanced in Minnesota in the last week, but soybean maturity still lags behind the normal pace.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that 40 percent of Minnesota's soybean crop has reached maturity. That compares with a normal rate of 66 percent by this time of year. But it's a big advance from last week, when only 9 percent of soybeans were mature.
Ninety-three percent of the soybean crop was turning yellow or beyond, six days behind normal.
Soybean harvest has begun and is 9 percent complete.
Minnesota's corn crop also is behind in development. The USDA says 41 percent of Minnesota's corn was mature, compared with last year's 98 percent.
Corn and soybean crop conditions both declined slightly to 48 percent good or excellent.


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Retirement benefits will be among the topics discusses at this weekend�s retiree appreciation day and health fair aboard Camp Lejeune.
Retirees and their families are invited from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, to Marston Pavilion for the event. There will be presentations covering topics such as entitlements and medical and veterans� benefits. The health initiative portion will provide blood pressure checks, diabetes information, a medicine take-back program and more. The construction of the new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Jacksonville will be discussed by VA representatives. And veteran service officers from a variety of organizations will also be on hand.
�If the retirees don�t pay attention to what�s going on now, they will not know what is happening to their retirement benefits,� said Luis Alers, the retiree activities coordinator for Camp Lejeune. �I don�t think anyone wants to lose anything they�ve earned, but it�s a possibility they need to know about and prepare for.�
Tricare will be discussed by retired Marine Lt. Gen. Jack Klimp, the president of the National Association of Uniformed Services. While Tricare For Life has not been altered this year, according to Alers, it may be on �the chopping block� next year. Tricare Prime enrollment will increase from $539 to $594 in 2014 while Tricare Standard co-pays will increase to $320. The catastrophe cap will also increase, said Alers.
Elizabeth Goolsby, the medical director for the Fayetteville clinic, will discuss the construction of Jacksonville�s new VA clinic and what added benefits it will offer to veterans.
Navy Capt. Kurt Houser, the executive officer of the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, will discuss options available there to retirees as well as the new facilities recently added to the hospital.
Retirees will also get to hear about some of the main issues affecting them such as the Affordable Care Act and information from the Fayetteville VA Center�s new facility in Jacksonville. The Naval Hospital will conduct a medication take-back program for people to turn in unused or expired prescriptionsm abd doctors will discuss dietary concerns and also conduct blood pressure checks. Briefs on veterans� service organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans in order to inform the retirees about their available programs.
�The overall mission of the day is to get information to retirees on their entitlements and what will affect them in the future,� Alers said. �Hopefully the retiree leaves with a lot of information, but at the very minimum I hope they take advantage of the free flu shot.�
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Mars: Astronomy and Culture
Exhibit image of Mars
Date and TimeWednesday, October 3, 2018
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Haas Center for Performing Arts » 1121 - GVSU Art Gallery
"My hope is that the exhibition helps people better understand the science and beauty of the only other planet in our solar system that could support human life, as well as the importance of Mars in culture during the last 120 years." - Jay Belloli, Exhibition Organizer and Curator
The planet Mars has fascinated humanity since early in human history. The Chinese observed it before 1000 BCE. The Egyptians knew of the red planet as well, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire was aware of it by the sixth century BCE. It enthralls us even more now because it is the only planet in the solar system that could be made to support human life.
Beginning in the mid-1600s, scientists first created astronomical drawings of Mars. This was followed by ground-based photographs in the early 20th century, and then those from numerous spacecraft, the first of which began to reveal details of the Martian surface in 1965. With the recent discoveries of the Curiosity rover and continued popularity of science fiction film and literature, people all over the world are engaged with the exploration and popular culture of Mars.
Mars: Astronomy and Culture brings together photographs, drawings, movie posters, book covers and video projections. In doing so, it connects the recent scientific images of Mars to the entire history of photography of the red planet, and to the drawings by famous astronomers that preceded the development of photography. Crucially, it shows the impact of Mars on popular culture even before the twentieth century.
Mars: Astronomy and Culture is presented in partnership between the Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, the Center Art Gallery at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and The Holland Museum in Holland, Michigan.
This exhibition was curated by Pasadena Arts Council for the Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. It is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
Added Feature: Experience Mars 2030 VR in the GVSU Art Gallery during the run of this exhibition!
Mars Events located in the lobby of the Thomas J. and Marcia J. Haas Center for Performing Arts Performing Art Center:
Grand Valley State University Fall Arts Celebration 2018
Art Reception
September 13, 2018 - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Visit the Fall Arts Celebration website for more events.
Martian-Themed Halloween Event
October 31, 2018
Come dressed as your favorite Martian!
Sponsored by GVSU Housing
Mars: Astronomy and Culture will be on exhibit August 24 – November 9, 2018 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Always free and open to the public. Visit our website for more information on this exhibit.
Art Gallery, 616-331-2563
This event also occurred on 8/24/2018, 8/27/2018, 8/28/2018, 8/29/2018, 8/31/2018, 9/4/2018, 9/5/2018, 9/7/2018, 9/10/2018, 9/11/2018 and 33 others


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Sean Parker's Relationship Status: Engaged
Rest in peace, Valleywag. Remember when Silicon Valley gossip was so boring it couldn't sustain a Gawker blog? Now, People.com is breaking the news of Sean Parker's engagement.
Parker recently proposed to Alexandra Lenas, a New York-based singer/songwriter, "his rep" told People.
Parker, popularly known for being played by Justin Timberlake in "The Social Network," has something like a four percent stake in Facebook, meaning the -illions to his name begin with a b.
Parker is credited, both in fictional and non-fictional retellings of the story, for helping Mark Zuckerberg retain lasting control of Facebook. Parker has also played significant roles at Napster, Plaxo, Causes.com, Founders Fund and Spotify, and may be considering putting together a bid for Warner Music Group.


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The future of Sajid Mahmood, the former England fast bowler, has been resolved with Essex signing him on a two-year deal.
Mahmood was released by Lancashire, for whom he took 260 first-class wickets, at the end of the 2012 season after sending him out on loan to Somerset at the end of the year where he made three appearances.
It is perhaps indicative of Mahmood's fall from grace that he has extended his career by signing for a team that finished fifth in Division Two of the County Championship last season. In 2011, he was part of the Lancashire side that won the title, taking 35 wickets in the campaign, but missed the end of the season and made just three appearances at the start of 2012.
Mahmood's drift into the cricketing wilderness was quite a contrast from the fearsome fast bowler who was signed from the Bolton league in 2002. A year later he was on an England A tour and demonstrating his pace by breaking Alex Gidman's hand and injuring Andrew Flintoff with a beamer.
An ODI debut quickly followed in 2004 and two years later he played the first of his eight Tests against Sri Lanka at Lord's, Mahmood a beneficiary of Duncan Fletcher's policy of finding raw pace. But the concluding act of England's 5-0 whitewash in Sydney was the final Test he played and, after the World Cup that followed in the West Indies, his ODI career was almost over too.
Mahmood's domestic returns remained modest, averaging just over 30 in first-class cricket from 2007 to 2010 and his economy rate in one-day cricket rose - last season he went at over eight-an-over. And it was a high economy rate that ended his Lancashire career - his last appearance saw him concede 42 from 2.3 overs, including 17 off his last three legitimate deliveries, in Lancashire's opening Friends Life t20 defeat to Derbyshire.
While other promising fast bowlers have moved to Division One counties - Liam Plunkett and Jack Brooks both moved to Yorkshire, Ajmal Shahzad signed for Nottinghamshire - Mahmood has been forced to find a less fashionable county to continue his career, where he will look to prove the credentials that earned him an international career.
Proving a point is a factor that attracted Mahmood to Essex head coach Paul Grayson. "I'm really pleased Saj has joined the club," Grayson said. "I like cricketers who feel that they have something to prove to people and he has lots of ability, he's experienced and he's a fit guy who can bowl with good pace as well so we feel Saj will be a real addition to the squad."
Mahmood added: "I am delighted to be joining Essex. Playing at Lancashire was a great experience for me and I thank them for all they did for my cricket. I see this move as a new beginning and can't wait to get started. Paul Grayson has been brilliant throughout the recruitment process and I appreciate the faith he's shown in me."


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I'm guessing you're at goose spit? If so, I don't think that's what your instructor had in mind when they said not to walk back. In that situation, with the wind going over the spit and blowing offshore, if the board is caught in the lee of the spit and isn't drifting downwind at all, then body dragging in 2" of muddy water until you're exhausted is a waste of energy and time. Stand up, get your board, and commence riding!
Body dragging upwind is an important skill to master for sure, but it has its limits. Ultimately it is about getting your board back without needing a leash....and so if it is shallow enough not to need body dragging, and you're tired, then walk back. I have been caught in a situation where the current was opposite direction to the wind, and couldn't close the gap. What worked: body drag to shore, walk upwind 50m, and then body drag back out, voila. Kiting again.
As well, in many hours of body dragging (unfortunately), a couple things learned: 1) depower your kite with trim strap, you will lose less distance downwind on the turns; 2) better to twist over and be on your belly, like superman style, rather than on your side like you're doing sidestroke.
Good luck and have fun!
[Caesar: Teabag is a long time kiter around here....I suspect this is someone borrowing his account]


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(someone had) better keep still about it
(Someone had) better not say anything about a particular issue or situation. "Someone" can be used in the phrase itself, especially when the listener already knows who the speaker is talking about. A: "I think Jake knows that we doctored the numbers in that report." B: "Well, someone had better keep still about it then." Better keep still about it so that the boss doesn't suspect anything.
Better keep still about it.and Someone had better keep still about it.; Better keep quiet about it.; Someone better keep quiet about it.
A particular person ought not to tell about or discuss something. (The someone can stand for any person's name, any pronoun, or even the word someone meaning "you-know-who." If there is no Someone had, the phrase is a mild admonition to keep quiet about something.) Mary: I saw you with Bill last night. Jane: You'd better keep quiet about it. Jane: Tom found out what you're giving Sally for her birthday. Bill: He had better keep quiet about it!


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At Dover Street Market
One thing that I love about Comme (and Dries for that matter) is that it is more about an attitude than a body type so it fits many different body types very well.
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I'm so excited you're snapping in london! I spent 5 years there and I miss londoners' elegant yet cool and quirky style. May I suggest you check out Sloane Street and Bond Street for sartorialistic inspiration, and then head over to Spitalfieds in the East End for edgier, individualistic style. I look forward to seeing what catches your eye!
ps...which city in your opiniong is more stylish - nyc or london?
So far, I love your London pictures. Really the British 'touch of class'. It's amazing how you manage to find the elegance wherever you go.
Looks like blue and black are good combinations at Dover Street.
The bottom picture looks a bit like an apprentice from Star Trek. I think it's the apron.
These are both quite wonderful--and yes, they respond to, and embody, that special Brit sensibility that encompasses the eccentric, the quirky individual gesture, and something broader that speaks to the spirit of the times....
ooooooo You are in London at last! My wish has come true. ^^
I sososos miss Dover Street market and I love CommeDG! Good enough to eat.
I totally agree about goin to East End. Bricklane, Canarby Street, Covent Garden are also great! One of the very obvious but easy to forget places is actually TopShop! I think if you are to go out at night, I would suggest Old Street area (loads of designers, artists and arty students alike) as well as the posh West End like Funky Budda and China White etc.
If you have the time, Go to Conduit Street and you will see the amazing Vivienne Westwood store plus B Store (for London upcoming quirky new designers) and Sketch (Restaurant-cafe come gallery with beautiful beautiful bathroom <---totally serious!!)
Anyways, good luck and I totally look forward to your snaps!
xx wen
congrats on the saks 5th thing! wish i lived in nyc. love the second photo...such nice colors. am looking forward to a bit a london style!
Did you enjoy London?
An article I read quite recently really hit a nail on the head with "London's quite hard to enjoy". I live here and it's my favourite city, but without good insider knowledge i suppose it can be a bit disappointing (especially if the weather's bad). In terms of spotting Sartorialist-worthy style, you could go for days not really seeing anything much and then suddenly - if you hit the right area and right time - see some of the most amazing and wacky looks ever (today, for example, I saw a woman whose orange hair matched the colour of her Hermes bag exactly)
I think that you should come back here again (after all, London somewhat pioneered 'Street Style' in the 60s and there are loads of great places to get shots where you aren't just surrounded by business people and tourists.) and spend time in areas which you obviously didn't have time to go to during your short stay this time.
Just thought of another comment I want to leave! - Enjoy Paris, and - if you can - please, please go to the Jean Charles de Castelbajac show. Even if you don't have tickets, just hang about outside (or blag your way in) because I feel fairly sure there'll be some truly mad style on show there (at the show of the man of the coat made of soft toys, the dresses shaped like Coca-Cola bottles and skeleton gloves!)
sorry, only frumpy comes to mind.
So good to see a woman who is not skeletal. Keep more shots like these coming please.
I love it! So dramatic/slightly over-the-top. It's fantastic!
very stylish the dots and the intellectual look and that hair look
For me Comme Des Garçons has a better place in europe because of the urban architecture, not the people. The clothes have a beautiful backdrop in europe. It is a pity that Architecture in the states is one of the "ugly" elements that people have to live with. I wish people with power to influence architecture would do something...but the individualism is present even in the buildings. The us needs really bad an architectural aesthetic wave...but I guess that is a very optimistic expectation. People call it "class", but I believe that is the result of different waves of aesthetic movements intertwined rather than merely a matter of individual expression.
I enjoy your blog/pictures, so great you'll be shooting everywhere then, can't wait for Paris.
btw keep the good job UP...
second picture = amazing
it does seem playful...i like the second one...looks fun!
Great cropped jacket on the first woman and the patterned shirt underneath is the perfect compliment. I love the idea that these fashions can easily make their way onto different body forms as well.
I'm not quite sure about some of the london suggestions ... I mean 'carnaby street'! ... it's nothing but tourists, certainly not stylish! anyway, i'm slightly surprised at your dover street market pics - it's a pretty large store with many staff ... out of all the stores i've been in around the world it has the most uniquely dressed staff ... i'm just surprised you didn't get anything more unique than the above pics ... london is far more spread out than n.y or more importantly manhattan so i guess it makes your job that much harder ... as you've been in dover st market you should hit colette in paris & dieci corso como in milan - lets compare the 'concept store' sales assistants ...
I think that Maria's comments on the Urban Architecture lacking in the United States is unfounded.
The United States was the first country to have urban architecture aka skyscrapers. I believe that I speak for a lot of people when I say that the architecture in the United States is not an "ugly" element to deal with. It is in fact inspiring.
Also remember most cities in Europe are hundreds of years older than any city in the United States. I think Rei Kawakubo creates clothes that look interesting and really reflect the wearer's mindset. Her clothes looks great regardless of the edifices that surround them.
While I enjoy your postings, I've been a bit disappointed that most have been on the traditionalist bent. I adore the Rei Kawakubo aesthetic and consider myself a "devotee". I'm very pleased you featured it. Bravo!
P.S. Some of us Yanks do a bloody good job embodying an eccentric
individualistic style! Don't count us out!
I like the short jacket with the polka dot shirt underneath. But these ladies are wearing far too much clothing!! shapeless and dark clothing works on any body type because you can't see the body underneath!
your comments are so true. I love Dries and met him at an opening to celebrate his book. I wish you'd show more of his fashions.


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Sexual content published in Mountain View High School's student-run newspaper, The Oracle, prompted several concerned parents to speak out at a district board meeting earlier this month.
The paper recently ran a two-page feature, "Sex & Relationships," including the piece "What they teach you in health and what you really need to know." The article upset many parents, who attended the Feb. 11 Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District board meeting to voice their objections.
Mountain View High parent Nathan Sandland described the article as "too forward" and said it "counteracts parental advice." He said the newspaper's editorial staff requires more adult supervision.
Other parents were worried about their teens' younger siblings picking up the paper and reading the piece or whether the content was appropriate for 14-year-old freshmen.
Daniel Ledesma, whose four children are not yet in high school, said he was concerned with the content being "too explicit" and that he didn't want his children exposed to it.
"It sends the wrong message," he said. "It approves sex before marriage."
Superintendent Barry Groves acknowledged that the article contained content that should not have been published and apologized for it.
The board has placed the journalism programs at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools on the agenda of its March 11 meeting.
"For the most part, I'm really proud of the school newspaper," Groves said. "It's a student voice and their newspaper, and they need to take responsibility for its content."
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The author of the piece in question, opinion editor Abby Cunniff, attended the Feb. 11 meeting as a member of the school's Associated Student Body and listened to parent feedback. Doing so, she said, made her realize there is a "seemingly significant and very vocal" group of parents who found the article "offensive and insulting to their personal beliefs and values."
In a letter to the Town Crier, Cunniff wrote, "The article explores topics briefly covered in sex education classes that I felt needed more specificity to be relevant to student life. I discussed information that I would have liked to know when I entered high school, when I felt like I was tossed into the deep end of teenage sexual interactions."
Cunniff added that she was saddened that parents feel she "wrote with malevolence."
"The intention of my article was to promote safe, healthy sex for those who wish to become or already are sexually active," she noted. "I don't think my article did anything to persuade or affect students who are decidedly against sexual activity, because mainstream media and other teenagers do a much better job than I do. I only wanted to provide information for those who want to know more about having safe, healthy sex."
The Oracle's adviser, Amy Beare, said in a statement that the paper's student staff is "learning about their world in a way we as educators should encourage through investigation of ideas, interaction with all kinds of people and the process of writing about what they see. If they cross a line of decency that their readers find offensive, they are open to learning about that, too."
She added that she and the staff "made mistakes in this issue that we regret and we will move forward with greater care to ensure that we are true to our goal of provoking thought, not outrage."
Town Crier editorial intern Zoe Morgan contributed to this report.


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Fire ignites, assault erupts at Glen Burnie party
Man charged with four counts of second-degree assault
A man is charged in the assault of a party-goer in an argument that spilled into the parking lot of an apartment building, where three people also had to be rescued from a fire, Anne Arundel County police said.
County police and firefighters called just before 3 a.m. Thanksgiving morning for an assault call in the 7800 block of Tall Pines Court in Glen Burnie.
Investigators said several people got into an argument inside the apartment that then spilled into the parking lot. During that time, police said, one person was somehow assaulted in the face. That person was taken to an area hospital, but they refused treatment.
Detectives interviewed a person of interest in the incident, and ultimately charged the man -- Toriano Avery Angibeau, 20, of Glen Burnie -- with four counts of second-degree assault.
Detectives said Angibeau assaulted four people, none seriously injured, during the fight inside and outside the apartment. None of the victims were seriously injured.
Firefighters were also called to the scene for a fire that ultimately caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. A cause of the fire remains under investigation.
WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kai Reed said firefighters arrived to find a crowd of people and smoke coming out of the building. Three people needed rescue, and a woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
"They couldn't get out because of the heavy smoke. So, we rescued two out of the rear and one out of the front of the apartment," Anne Arundel County Fire Battalion Chief Steve Thompson said.
"For about 10, 15 minutes, (there were) just fire trucks running all up and down the street. That's all I heard all night, I'd say, until 4 o'clock in the morning," said Robert Jones, a neighbor.
"I hope everybody's OK from fire, but it's sad to have to try to find some place to live, or find a place to eat Thanksgiving dinner," said Jocelyn Miles, a neighbor.
Workers spent most of Thanksgiving Day boarding up windows. Police detectives and fire marshal's investigators said the fire and assaults appear related, but a correlation was not immediately known.
Less than a year ago, a two-alarm fire ignited at the same complex.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call police at 410-222-6145.
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For day three's two races, the under 19-year-old sailors from 61 nations faced additional challenges of torrential rain and reduced visibility.
With seven races now sailed and a layday tomorrow, the Youth Worlds have reached their halfway stage with still three days of competition left on Dublin Bay.
Results remains closest among the 420 Girls leaders where, after they sailed "a blinder", scoring two bullets today, Australia's Carrie Smith and Ella Clark are now tied on 20 points with yesterday's leaders, Annabel Vose and Kirstie Urwin (GBR), in turn two points ahead of Italy's Ilaria Paternoster and Benedetta Disalle.
Clark described how they managed this, "We just stuck at it, tried to focus on defending our second, but at the same time when we got the opportunities to come up to first, we just took them. It was really tricky today, really shifty again."
As forecast, the wind veered west and built this afternoon, affecting their second race. "We felt more comfortable in the second race when it picked up, but we're happy for anything - we just enjoy sailing. Any weather's fine."
Smith and Clark come from Perth, where they sailed the Olympic 470 at the ISAF World Championships last year. This is their second Youth Worlds having finished fourth in Croatia and they have another left before they get too old. "We weren't expecting anything last year and we ended up doing really well, so we thought we'd give it another crack, try harder again this year and its all working out at the moment..." says Clark.
They have had the considerable benefit of having two 470 Women's gold medallists coaching them - first Belinda Stowell and for the last six months, Tessa Parkinson.
Holding fourth place, 14 points off the leaders are Chileans Nadja Horwitz and Francisca Fuentes, coming fresh from victory at Kieler Woche. This is Horwitz's second Youth Worlds, "It is really important, the most important event of the year," she says. They are one of only two 420s from Chile sailing all years around. "It is difficult to sail over there. We don't have a big fleet or much skill, so to stay good we have to travel a lot and that means we have to find money and it is not easy."
Unlike the Girls, among the 420 Boys, France's Guillaume Pirouelle and Valentin Sipan have extended their lead to 16 points over Pieter Goedhart and Lars van Stekelenborg (NED), despite the Dutch duo having the best day, posting a 1-3.
"Today we had some good starts," said Pieter. "I thought the conditions were really good. The first day it was a little bit light, but today the second upwind was really hard because the wind fell off and then it came up from the right and there was big current too. In the second race, there was more wind, and we like more wind."
As to the French leaders Lars reckons they're fast. "And their tacks are really good on the shifts."
From the picture postcard island of St Johns in the US Virgin Islands, Ians Barrows and Coyle struggled, scoring a 8-18, although they remain 10th in the 30 strong 420 Boys' fleet. "It was kind of puffy, not really consistent, and at the end though, it got really windy," said Coyle of the conditions. "And it's cold...really cold."
The largest class at the Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships is the Laser Radial Boys with 58 competitors. At the front here a America's Mitchell Kiss is two points clear of Russia's Maxim Nikolaev.
Kiss, who heralds from Michigan on the Great Lakes, scored a 8-5 today. "I felt today went good. We are just trying to bang out top 10s and get to the end of the regatta - it is a long way but I'll try my best. The conditions were really challenging at the beginning, lots of puffs, lots of shifts, etc," said Kiss.
Kiss says he is pleased he is leading and having finished third at the Laser Youth Worlds in Australia knows he has the potential to win. "I have to work hard and try and maintain it and not get distracted. The conditions are pretty challenging here. The shifts and the puffs coming from every side is really tough."
The results remain more open in the Laser Radial Girls at the half way stage with Norway's Line Flem Höst still holding first place, followed, three points back, by Pinar Kaynar of Turkey with Sweden's Julia Carlsson another point adrift and the top seven boats within 11 points of the leader.
The RS:X Women's class has a runaway leader in Britain's Saskia Sills who added a 1 and a discardable fourth to her impressive scoreline that includes four bullets in seven races, leaving her on 9 points, 13 adrift of Belarus' second placed Anastasiya Valkevich.
Fighting hard in third is Israel's Naomi Cohen, five points behind Valkevich. "It is strong wind all the time, but sometimes it is really strong," she said of racing here. "In Israel we get the wind, but not the rain or the clouds..." Israel has traditionally been a strong sailboarding nation with Shahar Zubari scoring bronze in Beijing. "I guess it's because we can sail all year round and we have good coaches and a good system," explains Cohen, who finished third at last year's Youth Worlds.
Sills is jockeying with teammates Rupert White and Tom Britz who scored two more bullets in the SL16 catamaran, to add to their two yesterday. They are now six points ahead of Australians Paul Darmanin and Lucy Copeland. "In the first one, it was us, the Belgians and Australians - a really close race between us all. We just got a nice gust towards the end and managed to sneak in front, we all finished within four seconds. Then in the second race, we had bad start, but we managed to pull it back up - just eyes out of the boat. We managed to get up to fourth at the top mark and just found the pressure to sneak up to first," said White.
In the RS:X Boys, the results have taken a little longer to settle down after several boats were black flagged on the opening day and a few more called OCS in yesterday's first race. However consistent Korean Cho Wonwoo, scored a 8-1 today giving him a seven point cushion over Italy's Mattia Camboni at this half way stage. Like Camboni, Britain's Kieren Martin had a black flag disqualification in race one of the series as his discard and wasn't impressed with his 9-16 score today, his worst results to date, leaving him sixth overall, "It was pretty tough. My speed wasn't as good as all the other guys. It wasn't that it was really windy - it was that the chop was really close together."
Finally in the 29ers Spain's Carlos Robles and Florian Trittel continue to lead, but after a 4-5 today are only a point in front of France's Lucas Rual and Thomas Biton. However it was third placed Argentinians Klaus Lange and Mateo Majdalani who had the best day posting a 2-1. Lange is son of Santiago Lange, the Athens and Beijing Tornado bronze medallist.
Majdalani said, "These conditions are good, because it gives a possibility to make great comebacks with the shifts, but it is very difficult to stay at the top." This is the Argentinians' second Youth Worlds, having finished ninth in Croatia last year.
Sailors enjoy a day of rest tomorrow before racing resumes at the Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships on Wednesday when two races are scheduled, starting at 12:00 local time.
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The two active in the human body forms of b12 are methylcobalamin (methylb12, mb12, mecob, mecbl, etc) and adenosylcobalamin (adenosylb12, adb12, adob12, cobalamide, etc). There are many international variations in spelling and the form of the names of these substance. They are tremendously more active and effective than the two more usual forms used in most vitamins and therapies, cyanocobalamin (cyanob12, cb12, cyanideb12, etc) and hydroxycobalamin (hydroxyb12, hb12, hyb12, etc). A third inactive form of b12 is beginning to gain some notariety, glutationylcobalamin (glutathionylb12, gb12, etc). It suffers from the same problems as the other inactive forms of b12. These specific 3 inactive cobalamins can be converted to one or both active forms in very limited quantity by MOST but not all, people.
The other vitamin that we also comes in active and inactive forms is folate. Folic acid is the most common synthetic form of the vitamin. About half the people can't convert it to methylfolate, the active form in the body, in an adequate amount. The other half can barely convert an amount that is considered sufficient. Methylfolate is also known by thew brand name Metafolin. This active form can make a very large difference in effectiveness for many people.
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As the size of each post is limited, there willl be a series of posts covering various aspects of these substances, some very basic, some more advanced. As they will be posted by me and a variety of others as we have the opportunity, they are in no specific order. With a little luck, each post will carry a title, version and date as this page does. Updated versions may supercede earlier versions. For instance I am going to start off with a symptoms list. A month or two from now I may post that list again with just a few minor changes, and so on. So this topic should also be read from the end reading only the most recent version of each posting. I hope this helps. Good luck and good health to everybody.
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