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GNUstep is a GNU project to implement a Openstep/Nextstep-like environemnt on normal unix/linux systems.
GNUstep is a GNU project to implement a Openstep/Nextstep-like environemnt on normal unix/linux systems.
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GNUstep development environment for Fedora
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Current Status
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- Last updated: 2009-09-27
- Percentage of completion: 70%
TODO: Reviewing the following packages:
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Detailed Description
GNUstep is a GNU project to implement a Openstep/Nextstep-like environemnt on normal unix/linux systems.
- Download the gnu-example package.
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Providing the GNUstep environment for Fedora which is available on other linux distributation like Debien or Gentoo Linux.
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GNUstep needs the objective C environemnt which is provided by the gcc.
Contingency Plan
Not required. It can be introduced after the release of a distribution without any impact for the user. Is only an enhancement.
- Please see http://www.gnustep.org
Open Issues
There is a package called libFoundation which privides the same functionality as gnustep-base. Because libFoundation is not required by any Fedora package and this package doesn't provides unicode support, I suggest to remove this package from Fedora. Third party package are encaurage to migrate to gnustep-base. (Please refer to #531899)
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Why I'm allowed to lust for other men
I've gazed into their eyes and clutched their biceps and raked my fingernails down their backs.
My husband is supportive. In fact, he encourages it.
That's probably because the men aren't real. They're the heroes in my novels, and every time I create a new one, it's like falling in love all over again.
Or lust, if you want to split hairs. Usually, the two go hand in hand.
I've had people ask me if I have a favorite hero in any of the books I've written, and I always have to think about it. I mean really think about it. I picture them lined up in a row, all different ages and hair colors and body types and then I usually get a little dizzy and have to go lie down for awhile.
But the real answer to the question is that I always love the hero I'm working on at that moment better than any of the others.
Getting to know him is exhilarating and leaves me feeling tingly and breathless. I want to hear everything he's thinking. I want to learn exactly how it feels to twist my fingers in his hair or sink my teeth into his shoulder. The deeper I go into the book, the more enraptured I become.
In those final pages, I am completely convinced that I'll never adore another imaginary man this much.
And then I start a new book. And it starts all over again.
The last romantic comedy I wrote was BELIEVE IT OR NOT – the second in my three-book contract – and I remember falling so hard for Drew that I was sure I'd never write another hero who could compare. I loved his dry sense of humor and rumpled hair and cocksure attitude and his hands, ohmygod, his hands.
But then I met Clay. He's the hero in my new book, LET IT BREATHE. And while he couldn't be more different from Drew, I'm crazy for this guy. He's rough around the edges and beautifully flawed, but with a sweetness even he doesn't realize is there.
And I'll be honest, he looks so good in a T-shirt that I don't think I'll dress him in anything else for the entire book.
Pythagoras came home the other day to find me gazing at my manuscript with a dreamy expression.
"You invented another man to lust after?" he asked.
"Yes," I replied. "Isn't it great?"
"Totally. Want to go for a bike ride?"
Is it just me? Am I the only one who falls so head-over-heels in lust with men of my own creation? Tell me in the comments.
I have to go lie down now.
23 comments :
- Debra Lynn Lazar said...
Nope, I love my leading men. Problem is, sometimes they're boys, which might legally cause me trouble. Like Cameron. He's the blonde haired, green eyed hunkorama in my current YA novel. When I think of him I have to stand up and say, "My name is Debbie, and I am a cougar."
- May 12, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Cynthia Reese said...
I have to admit, my mind slid right to the gutter when I read, I always love the hero I'm working on at that moment better than any of the others.
- May 12, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Linda G. said...
You are not alone--I totally lust after the men in my books. Hmm...writer's equivalent of the office romance? Only without the guilt. Pretty nice arrangement if you ask me.
- May 12, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Dan Krokos said...
I love the women I create. They always do what I say.
- May 12, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Harley May said...
"sink my teeth into his shoulder" "and his hands, ohmygod, his hands"
Yes, I love my man characters. I also find that I get massive girl crushes on my protagonists. They get to do things I don't.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- Unknown said...
Drew, Clay- meet Aiden, Dennis & Vince. You guys could be the world's hottest construction crew.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- LR said...
No, you're not the only one. Sweet love...(to be sung in Anita Baker voice).
- May 12, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Delia Moran said...
Oh yeah. I've got a hell of an affair going on with my leading man right now, and I don't even write romance. That should tell you a little more than you needed to know about me. But, really, he's so damned hot! And, yes...the hands... *sigh*
- May 12, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Patrick Alan said...
All my man characters are based on me. Of course I am hot for them. Have I looked in a mirror? Oh yes!!!
- May 12, 2010 at 7:24 AM
- Michelle Wolfson said...
Nope. I totally fall head-over-heels in lust with the imaginary men of your creation too.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:33 AM
- Anne Gallagher said...
I've only fallen for two out of the six. The others were already taken by the female MC's and I don't mess with another's guy.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Not alone! I was insanely in love with Thomas, the hero I created for Border Lines. I know everything about him... where he has a cute little mole. How he smells. The way he likes his eggs. What his IQ his.
Let me tell you what he looks like. He stands over six feet tall, narrow waist but broad shoulders. His chest is bare; just the faintest of happy trails leading down, down, (OK, stopping there, since I'm at work and shouldn't moan.) He has long black hair he wears tied back. He speaks with a British accent, tends to tack on a "yeah" at the end of his sentences and has light hazel eyes.
After he was "born", I was flipping through channels one night and just stopped, jaw hanging, at Dancing with the Stars. A couple danced across the floor. The way he moved - it was Thomas. The way he looked - black hair (no ponytail, but close enough) - it was Thomas. My Thomas. Living, breathing.
He spoke with a French accent rather than British, but hell - Gilles Marini IS the Thomas I thought I made up.
So, now I have TWO reasons to swoon.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
I've definitely fallen for my leading guy. Last week I saw a guy on the train who looked exactly how I pictured my leading guy would look, and I felt tempted to follow him around and gaze adoringly at him. But I didn't, because you know, that might've been weird.
- May 12, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- L. T. Host said...
I think I have elements of my fiance in every love interest I write for my MCs. He's what I compare love to, and how we go about our relationship is often times a bit how my characters go about theirs.
So this means I can fall for them without feeling TOO guilty. :)
- May 12, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Candyland said...
No. You're not alone. I've had dreams about my main dude. And then I felt a little guilty.
- May 12, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Lola Sharp said...
Nah, you're not alone.
And, I second what Cynthia said. ;)
- May 12, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Becky said...
I love this post! I've written fiction (for my own eyes) and have always loved the men I create.... after all, if I don't love them, why should a reader?!?! My boyfriend loves it when I lust after these men in my head, because I come up with all kind of new fun ideas that spice up our relationship... I'd say that's a win-win for all involved!!
- May 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Purple Cow said...
I am not a "creator" of men as I have never written fiction...but I have fallen in love with men just because of the way they write.
- May 12, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Jade said...
Yes, I have this problem too, but I write YA so my guys are like 17 so there's a whole other range of issues that I try and not think about!
- May 12, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Unknown said...
Most definitely. Right now, it's Adam. I'm completely pissed at my heroine because she doesn't see what an amazing man he is...or will be.
- May 12, 2010 at 6:47 PM
I like to picture my heroes as blooms in a garden. They're all so...darn pretty and I want to pluck them all, but there are some who move me more than others. The weirdest thing is, I had one character pop up in two of my manuscripts. He started out as a bad guy, then became a little better and by the time I wrote his story, I was in love. He's my favorite of all my heroes, although I still love the others. *sigh* So many men to love and lust over my mind is looking like a playgirl magazine.
- May 13, 2010 at 6:52 AM
- Liz Czukas said...
I fall for mine, too. We're all the same flavor of crazy.
Although to be specific, I fall for them through the lens of my main characters' eyes. Because I love "being" those girls for a little while, too. I write in first person, because I "see" the action from their eyes--ALL THE ACTION.
My husband doesn't know about this part of my writing yet. I'm not sure I'll ever tell him. Not that he'd care, but he might wonder who I've got on the brain when I get fresh with him. Then again, he might like that...
Excuse me, I think I need to go take a cold shower.
- Liz
- May 13, 2010 at 6:59 AM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
You guys are making me drool a little just thinking about all these hot imaginary men!
Debbie, ah, yes -- you YA authors are at a disadvantage, aren't you?
Cynthia, since when are YOU the one with your mind in the gutter? Your heroes always make me drool, too, BTW!
Linda G, you're right, it is kinda like an office romance! Only without the risk of getting caught trysting on the floor of the coat closet.
Dan, imaginary women are great that way. My imaginary men love to tell me how smart and beautiful I am.
Harley May, you know what's funny? I actually asked my husband if the "sink my teeth into his shoulder" line was too risque for the blog. He looked at me like I was baked and said, "isn't that tame compared with some what's actually in your books?" Good point.
Misty, trying hard not to make bad jokes about hammers and screws and nailing and...
LR, my theme is probably more Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On," but I hear you!
Delia, another woman with a hand fetish? Are we sisters? :)
Patrick, what a coincidence, all my male characters are based on you, too!
Michelle, kinda curious if you have a favorite!
Piedmont Writer, it's funny, I hear a lot of authors project themselves into the role of the heroine, which means there's no guilt in lusting after her man. I've never done this. The heroine is always a good pal, but the hero? He's secretly all mine.
Patty_writer, I'm swooning right along with you! Is it hot in here?
Neurotic Workaholic, what's wrong with stalking strange men and telling they remind you of your imaginary boy toys?
LT Host, aw, that's sweet. A lie, but sweet (kidding, kidding!)
Candyland, I loooove those dreams!
Lola, what is it with all the dirty minds on this blog? Nevermind, I think I get it.
Becky, LOL, there are benefits for men involved with smutty authors, no?
Purple Cow, oh, I TOTALLY relate to that! Can think of a few men whose writing routinely makes me want to take my clothes off.
Jade, and here's to you, Mrs. Robinson!
Jeannie, don't you hate it when heroines don't appreciate a great man when they meet him? Makes me want to add a torture scene.
danicaavet, bad guys who turn into good guys...oooh, those are the best!
Liz, yeah, I'm pretty sure your husband would like that!
Thanks for reading, guys!
- May 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM


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Recipe Preparation
For Compote
Combine dark sweet cherries and sour cherries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in medium saucepan; toss to coat. Let cherry mixture stand 30 minutes at room temperature. Stir gently over medium-high heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Cool cherry compote completely. DO AHEAD Compote can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
For Goat Cheese Cream
Combine heavy cream, goat cheese, and powdered sugar in medium bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean(reserve bean for another use). Using electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth and peaks form (do not overbeat or mixture may curdle). DO AHEAD Goat cheese cream can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk just until thick and smooth before using.
For Turnovers
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375ºF. Roll out 1 puff pastry sheet on lightly floured work surface to 11 1/2-inch square. Cut into 4 equal squares. Repeat with second puff pastry sheet.
Arrange 6 pastry squares like diamonds on work surface, spacing apart (reserve remaining 2 squares puff pastry for another use). Place 1/6 of cherry compote in center of lower half of each pastry diamond. Brush edges of pastry with beaten egg. Fold top half of pastry over filling on lower half, forming triangle. Press firmly on pastry edges to adhere, then fold edges over, enclosing filling completely and creating double edges; press with fork to seal.
Place turnovers on large rimmed baking sheet, spacing 2 to 3 inches apart. Using tines of fork, pierce top crust of each turnover in 3 places to allow steam to escape during baking. Brush tops and edges of turnovers with beaten egg; sprinkle with raw sugar.
Bake turnovers until crust is golden and filling is bubbling thickly through steam holes in crust, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve turnovers warm or at room temperature with goat cheese cream.
More Info
Sour cherries may be difficult to find in most supermarkets, but they can be ordered from King Orchards or 877-937-5464.


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3B Sean Burroughs acquired during the off-season for Dewon Brazelton in a trade of former first round busts has been designated for assignment by the Devil Rays. We were downright giddy earlier this season when Brazelbum was sent down to the minors as we were just happy that he was gone. Any contribution from Burroughs would have been bonus. Well, now it looks like there will not be any bonus. The team has 10 days to trade, release or ask for waivers for Burroughs. He began the season with the Rays and batted .190 with no home runs and 1 RBI in 8 games. At Durham, he was not much better, hitting .221 with only 2 extra-base hits in 31 games. Even more telling for a player that is supposed to be a contact hitter was his 23 to 5 strikeout to walk ratio for the Bulls.
The Rays needed to make room for Jon Switzer on the 40-man roster, proving that manager Joe Maddon is not afraid to have a left-hander in the bullpen. Switzer has some major league experience having pitched in 5 games for the Rays in 2003 and 2 games last season. This season Switzer may have turned the corner as he has been dominating for the AAA Durham Bulls. In 31 innings, he has an ERA of 0.87.
Notes: Switzer get call to majors [devilrays.com]


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This educational map reveals tribal and archaeological sites across the United States including federal reservations and museums. Published in October 1991, this map accompanied seven articles on America before Columbus and an additional map entitled "Indian America - What You Can Visit Today" which includes the index to this map. A wonderful map for those interested in exploring Native America.
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Stay up late for a summer meteor shower
Dim the lights, grab a blanket and hope for clear skies -- an annual magic show, the Perseid meteor shower, can be seen Sunday and Monday nights.
You don't need tickets to view nature's free show. And no binoculars are needed, because the flashes may be anywhere in the sky, though they will seem to come from the northeast.
"The crucial issue is that meteors are faint, so you need a location where the sky is dark," according to Andrew Fraknoi, chairman of the astronomy department at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. "The darker your site, the more you will see."
Your best views come after midnight -- so it is an event most appreciated by night owls. That's because the Earth turns after midnight to face the shower, so the meteors come more directly at us. And the crescent moon has set, immersing us in darkness.
At its peak, it is possible to see up to sixty shooting stars per hour. The shower actually started in July and will extend for most of August, but with less drama.
The stars are called the sons of Perseus, because they seem to shoot from that constellation, named after the Greek demigod famed for saving Andromeda from a sea monster. They were first recorded 2,000 years ago.
But they're not really stars -- just meteoric dust, no bigger than the size of a dime. They burn as they careen into the Earth's atmosphere at 7 to 44 miles per second.
"They are cosmic 'garbage' left over from a regularly returning comet, called Swift-Tuttle," after its discoverers, Fraknoi said. Leftovers from the early days of our solar system, the flashes are the last gasp of cosmic material that formed about 5 billion years ago.
To enjoy the event, get away from city lights and coastal fog. State or city parks or other safe, dark sites are your best bet. Dress warmly for nighttime temperatures.
Once you have settled at your observing spot, lie back so the horizon appears at the edge of your peripheral vision, with the stars and sky filling your field of view. Meteors will grab your attention as they streak by.
Be patient -- because they are more subtle than fireworks, it may take up to 15 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the dark. Several minutes might pass without a single flash.
If it's cloudy, don't despair: Another meteor shower, the Leonids, will spark the nigh sky on Nov. 16.


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In the United States, the Macan era began in May 2014.
Cayenne sales plunged, not just on a year-over-year basis – they were down 27% from 1765 in May 2013 to 1294 – but in comparison with prior months. After averaging 1558 monthly Cayenne sales over the twelve months through April 2013, May volume fell 17% below that figure.
But it's hardly cannibalization if you only eat one appendage. (Or is it? I'm not up to speed on cannibal etiquette or the modern cannibal's vernacular.) Porsche utility vehicle volume shot up 45% compared with May 2013 thanks to an additional 1263 Macan sales. The Macan was Porsche's second-best-selling model and only trailed the Cayenne by 31 units.
Nor is the small bite out of the Cayenne's typical output cause for concern, not with Porsche beginning the Macan's tenure free from truly entry-level variants. (The current base Macan, the S, has a base price that's $300 in excess of the Cayenne's, albeit $16,900 below the Cayenne S's base price.)
With 2557 sales between them, Porsche's two SUVs, or crossovers, or CUVs, or utility vehicles, or light trucks, or whatever you wanted to call them yesterday before changing your mind today, accounted for 55.5% of Porsche U.S. sales. This GCBC tracking page shows total Porsche brand U.S. sales for every month back through 2010 and every year back until 2002.
The Macan, reviewed on Jalopnik back in February, outsold the Boxster, Cayman, and Panamera combined. The Cayenne sold 50% more often than the 911, sales of which were down just slightly in May and through the first five months of 2014. May and year-to-date sales results for all Porsches, and all other vehicles for that matter, are visible in a sortable list that GCBC publishes each month.
At its typical sales levels, the Cayenne is popular enough that you see them rather frequently, but not so common that they're not exclusive. BMW sold more than three times as many X5s in May as Porsche sold Cayennes, for example.
The Panamera remains rare in comparison to cars like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 4.7 times more popular than the Panamera in May.
By the standards of high-end sports cars, the 911 is obscenely popular, but obviously rarer than the vast majority of new vehicles.
The Boxster and Cayman have combined to outsell the TT, Z4, and F-Type combined so far this year, but even they don't sell nearly as often as they did a decade (or less) ago.
This is no criticism of Porsche, a company that's long since learned how to make a whole lot of money by building and selling a small number of automobiles. But the Macan, besides making Porsche an SUV-builder that just so happens to build the odd sports car on the side, shoves Porsche into another bracket.
Porsche outsold Land Rover by a small margin in May, trailed Volvo by only 405 units, and ended the month just 162 sales back of Fiat, as you'll see in this list of brand results. Fiat, Volvo, and Land Rover aren't high-volume auto brands, not by any means. But they're not the smallest of niche-fillers, either. Jaguar sold just 1304 vehicles in May 2014, finishing the month only 160 sales ahead of Maserati.


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North Adams Budget Slashed Again
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The mayor will present his "Plan B" budget to the City Council next week that includes nearly a half-million in cuts from the already passed fiscal 2012 budget.
That brings the fiscal 2012 budget to $35,074,495, down nearly $900,000 from last year's budget and $50,000 less than fiscal 2009.
"We know that the Prop 2 1/2 was defeated; by virtue of that, the voters challenged me, and us, to come back with a document that meets the needs of the city without an override," Mayor Richard Alcombright told the Finance Committee on Monday evening. "We've made significant progress but not without pain."
The committee will recommend a further fiscal 2012 reduction of $457,011 that includes $250,000 in cuts passed last week by the School Committee. That still leaves the city with a structural deficit of $423,739 that the mayor is hoping to close with an increase in anticipated state aid and by dipping into the city's depleted reserves.
The mayor had pushed for a Proposition 2 1/2 override of $1.2 million to balance the fiscal 2012 budget. Over the past three years, the city has lost $3.2 million in state aid and was carrying a structural deficit of more than $1 million heading into the fiscal year. The school department has cut some $4 million over past few years that included the closure of Conte Middle School.
But voters, already pinched by property tax hikes and sewer and water fees instituted last year, rejected the override last month, forcing city officials to find more cuts.
Still, property owners can expect an increase of up to 41 cents per $1,000 valuation as the city taxes to the full levy capacity. Alcombright said the increase comes to just under $60 more a year for a home valued at $150,000.
Included in the cuts is a reduction in seasonal workers for highway and parks and not filling one highway position; the transfer of $38,500 in police salaries to a Verizon 911 grant; a reduction of more than $20,000 in pensions approved by the Pension Board and based on recalculating the funding schedule; elimination of funds for the Historic, Human Services and Youth commissions; $5,000 from the tourism department and $10,000 from insurance.
That is on top of the 10.5 teaching positions and elimination of a curriculum director included in last week's school cuts.
Finance Committee members expressed concern over the cuts being made in the school system, with Chairman Michael Bloom questioning the loss of a kindergarten teacher and curriculum director.
"We cut 10.5 teachers, if you figure each teacher interacts with 20 kids, we have to do something differently with 200 children," said Superintendent James Montepare, who noted school choice funds are being used to cover underfunded salary and residential placement accounts. "But if you look at what we had to cut to get where we did, we had to cut bodies."
He said ideas had been floated about instituting fees for sports or for full-day kindergarten, for which parents are being charged anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 a year in other communities. But the task of collecting the money, and the fact that the city's high poverty level would make most students eligible for discounted rates, made the cost savings questionable, Montepare said, at this point.
"We have substantial enough reserves now to get into our budget cycle," said Alcombright, who is hoping the proverbial "pennies from heaven" will appear from the $65 million more alloted this year to cities and towns by the state. "Let's say they level fund us ... that could be another $175,000, another $200,000 that could reduce this deficit ... I think we're in a good place with this budget."
The city's reserves, once in the millions, now total about $530,000 not counting free cash - the funds left in accounts from fiscal 2011. Those funds cannot be touched until the state certifies the accounts this fall. The city will also be closing out the $800,000 medical insurance trust fund, which could bring another $50,000 or so.
Alcombright said his contacts with the state Department of Revenue have been positive and encouraging.
"We are doing all the right things," he said. "In December of 2009, the council — and I was one of them — moved $1.8 million from reserves to lower the budget, to pay debt; last year, we used $1.2 million in reserves to pay debt. This year, we're going to use $423,000 in reserves and we may not have to if we get additional state aid. ... We've made tremendous progress."
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North Adams Rejects Override Proposal
Supporters and opponents of the override were in a good mood on Tuesday.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters rejected a $1.2 million Proposition 2 1/2 override by 577 votes on Tuesday, sending city officials back to the drawing board to plug a $957,000 hole in the 2012 budget.
"This is a democracy, this is why people are able to make these choices, and we'll respect the choice," said a disappointed Mayor Richard Alcombright, who vowed to "look under every rock" for savings and revenue (yes, taxes will still go up). "I was hoping, hoping beyond hope I guess, for a different outcome."
His concern was that the city was continuing to "kick the can down the road" by not dealing with the loss of revenues. The same hurdles will be there next year, he said.
"We're not going to be able to fund things that we want to fund, we're not going to be able to continue things that we want to continue, and we know darn well the revenues aren't going to come back," the mayor said. "At best, next year we're level funded [by the state] which is still a 3 percent step back."
The mayor was busy answering two phones after the election results came in.
Outspoken opponent Robert Cardimino, on the other hand, was jubilant. "It sent a message to City Hall," he said.
The city has seen its state aid drop by more than $3 million and revenues decline even as costs have continued to rise. With no significant reserves left, the mayor proposed a Proposition 2 1/2 override that would have increased the city's levy limit to raise more taxes to match revenues to spending.
The override, on top of last year's 10 percent property tax increase, water rate increase and implementation of a sewer fee, had a segment of the population howling.
"I can't afford to lose my house," said Robert Martel, who was standing outside St. Elizabeth's Parish Center with a large "NO" sign. "My taxes have gone up $667."
The question has divided the city, with harsh words at public meetings and allegations of scare tactics. At least one landlord reportedly handed out fliers warning tenants their rent would be hiked if the override passed.
The results came quickly as the override was defeated by at least 70 votes in each of the four wards stationed at the parish center. Ward 4, at Greylock Elementary School, rejected it even more decisively by 200 votes.
The final tally was 1,812 against and 1,235 for, with 36 percent of registered voters casting ballots. The vote wasn't quite as harsh as in Cheshire, which defeated a $200,000 override 2 to 1 on Monday night, but it wasn't far off.
Election wardens were mixed on how the vote might be going; the diversity of the voting population made it difficult to get a forecast on the outcome.
Ken O'Brien, head warden at St. Elizabeth's, said the turnout had been steady throughout the day with voters ranging from the very young to the very old; a large number voters brought their children.
Over in Greylock, Warden Christine Petrie said the bulk of the votes — some 500 — had been cast by around noon, with a couple eager voters ready an hour before the polls opened at 9. "There was a woman here with a baby 4 days old and another woman who said she was 95."
By all accounts, there was little hesitation in checking off yes or no for the one question on the ballot. Some didn't even bother using the voting booths; "One man marked the ballot in his hand and walked right to the box," said Assistant Clerk Jane Wise.
"As a parent, I'm really concerned," said Drury High School Principal Amy Meehan, who has spoken in support of the override at some of the six information sessions held over the last few weeks. "I think that North Adams is a good place to raise children but I don't know what the city is going to do to close the shortfall.
Alcombright congratulated Robert Cardimino on the outcome, but Cardimino couldn't resist jabbing the mayor again with his claims of 'scare tactics.' We call unsportsmanlike conduct.
"Voter turnout was so low, I'm very disappointed ... this is going to be a longtime loss for all."
Alcombright said he was going to "take some very, very deep breaths and try to absorb where we are" and then meet with school administrators and department heads to craft another spending plan to present to the City Council by the second meeting in July. A list of cuts already presented to the public will be on the table.
"The biggest challenge now is the school getting down to minimize spending; that means we have to find a half-million or so in the city budget and that is near and next to impossible," he said. "... but we will and we'll make it work."
He was unshaken by a major setback in only his second year in office; he'd spent weeks trying to persuade voters to make a difficult choice that would directly affect their wallets.
"It's probably just more than people were willing to absorb," he said. "You try to minimize by saying the average would be $195 a year, but it's still 195 bucks out of somebody's wallet. ... Even a win would have been bittersweet: you passed your budget, you move forward, however, you're throwing this liability on thousands of people."
Please be aware that we have closed comments on past override stories to keep the conversation up to date.
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North Adams Voters to Decide Override Question
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters will decide on Tuesday whether the city's budget will be cut by $1 million or they'll shoulder the burden to keep school programs and services in place.
The Proposition 2 1/2 override has split the city, with opponents saying they can't afford any more taxes. Proponents say the city's been undertaxed for years and is due for an increase, albeit harsh, to keep functioning.
The polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voters to decide on giving the city the authority to assess an addition $1.2 million. Wards 1, 2, 3 and 5 will vote at St. Elizabeth's Parish Center; Ward 4 will vote at Greylock Elementary School.
Over the past few years, North Adams has lost more than $3 million in state aid and burned through its reserves. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have already been slashed from the 2012 budget, including full and part-time posts in both the city and school system. The proposed $35.5 million spending plan approved by the City Council last week is short $957,762, even though it's $300,000 less than this year's budget.
If the override passes, it will permanently raise the levy limit to a higher benchmark from which future tax levies will be calculated. Since each year municipalities can raise another 2.5 percent from its assessed real estate and personal property, North Adams will have about another $340,000. Added to the override, the city would have the ability to raise up to $1.5 million.
Should the override be defeated, it will mean severe cuts, mostly on the already stressed city side. Because the school system is so close to state-mandated foundation level, it can only be cut by about $300,000.
Between the $15.4 million school budget and assessments to McCann Technical School ($890,000), nearly half the budget will be locked up in educational spending. A large part of the city budget is also locked into fixed costs, including $3.75 million in medical insurance, $1 million in wastewater services, a $1.3 million in debt payments and more than $2 million in pensions.
If the override goes down, the mayor will have to present the City Council with a spending plan in July.
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Prop 2 1/2 Meetings Come To a Close
The final of six public information meetings about Tuesday's vote on proposition 2 1/2 drew a small crowd.
Editor's Note: Mayor Alcombright has informed us that NBCTV encountered difficulties taping Friday night's override session. It was discovered this morning that the audio did not tape. The station will instead rebroadcast just the override presentation the mayor gave at the City Council meeting several weeks ago. The air times are Sunday, June 19, at 9 a.m., and 3 and 7 p.m., and Monday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., all on Channel 17.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The proposition 2 1/2 public information meetings came to a close Friday night at Greylock School and the decision is now in the hands of the voters.
"I thought the process went very, very well," Mayor Richard Alcombright said of the meeting. "At the first meeting there was this aura of skepticism...Now I see people and they have a focused questions and that's what we're trying to do. People began to understand."
Alcombright hosted six meetings across the city to discuss the override vote on Tuesday. Friday's meeting was the most sparsely attended - drawing a crowd of only a few dozen. Alcombright said he hopes the meetings encouraged residents to vote in favor of the proposition. However, he said he tried to remain relatively neutral – only slightly nudging in favor of the vote – during the meetings to encourage dialogue.
"I really would like people to know that I am available, that the city counselors are available. I wanted people to come out and share their opinions and not be judged," Alcombright said. "I think people, hopefully, see the need for this."
About a dozen people spoke at Greylock School and they were all in favor of the proposition except for Robert Cardimino, who continued his campaign advocating for additional cuts rather than raising taxes. Most who spoke centered around funding for the schools.
"Something has to be done for the long-term goals," Drury High School teacher Melissa Quirk said. "If we continue to think short-term, we will never be able to grow to the potential that this community has to offer. We need to be thinking long-term and in order to do that we all need to make as much as an investment as we can in this community."
City councilor Michael Bloom said that this budget was "unlike" any budget he has seen before and encouraged people to vote in favor of the override.
"There is too much negativity. There are no hidden accounts. There is no hidden agenda," Bloom said. "If you want to make further cuts and take step backwards, you can vote no on this. If you are look to build the community you will vote yes."
Cardimino, however, said the schools will survive without the override vote and said Alcombright had not made enough cuts.
"Let the mayor get out his scalpel and make some cuts," Cardimino said.
Now there is nothing left for the city to do to inform residents about the vote and the city's next steps lay in the hands of the voters.
"I'm hopefully optimistic. I'm hoping, beyond hope, that people rally around this," Alcombright said. "Whether you are for it or against it, vote."
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Students Take To Street In Favor Of Prop 2 1/2
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Outside the iBerkshires office Wednesday a group of students marched by holding signs in favor of Proposition 2 1/2.
A friend of the students started the awareness campaign at 10 a.m. and was later joined by the Drury High School students - who suggested making more signs. The group spent the day walking all around the city attracting attention from passing cars.
One sign lists possible cuts to the school that the students would "lose" if the override is voted down. The other signs pleaded for people to vote for the students that are unable to vote.
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FRAC DADDY -- Freedom Child is widely expected to be one of the principal speed horses, if not the front-runner, in the 145th Belmont Stakes, but trainer Ken McPeek has been pretty adamant all week that his Frac Daddy is going to be rolling out of post position 1 and heading to the lead.
McPeek sent the Arkansas Derby runner-up out Friday morning for his usual "Belmont Gallop" – back up to the quarter-pole, jog to the wire, a full trip around and a strong final three-eighths of a mile – and Frac Daddy returned to the barn full of energy.
"We're sending him from the inside," McPeek said. "I'm telling Alan, 'Go.' We're not going to give up the one path without a fight. We're going to try to keep him right in there, and if someone wants to go with us, they can. Because I think that's the way he needs to run, and if he's got the class to carry himself, fine, and if he doesn't have the class, we'll know."
Freedom Child starts in post position 2, right next to Frac Daddy. McPeek is aware this is his primary early rival, with the next speed horse in the gate being Oxbow in post position 7.
"It looks like the two horse, if he breaks well, and he wants to drop in, we don't want him to drop in," said McPeek. "We want to hold that. I'll tell Alan, 'You have to keep him in that gap, and don't let the two horse drop in front of you. That's the key to us having any chance."
FREEDOM CHILD -- On the eve of the Belmont Stakes, trainer Tom Albertrani decided to give Grade II Peter Pan winner Freedom Child an easy Friday morning.
"We just jogged him one time around," Albertrani said. "The track wasn't too bad. It was sealed pretty tight, just hard, so we opted to jog once today. He looked great. He's on his toes."
In the Peter Pan, Freedom Child broke from post 1 and led all the way around, winning by 13 1/4 lengths in 1:49 for 1 1/8 miles over Belmont Park's sloppy, sealed main track.
The chestnut Mailbu Moon ridgling and jockey Luis Saez, Jr. will start from post 2 in the 1 ½-mile Belmont. He is the co-fourth choice on the morning line at 8-1.
"The only thing I'd be concerned with is as long as he leaves there good and keeps clear into the first turn," Albertrani said. "After that, whatever happens is going to happen, but as long as we get a clear run into the turn and wherever he's going to be placed, as long as he's doing it easy, that's my only concern."
Owned by West Point Thoroughbreds, St. Elias Stable and Spendthrift Farm, Freedom Child is one of seven Belmont horses to have won on an off track, including Kentucky Derby winner Orb.
"Depending on the pace, as long as we're in control early on, if he runs anything like he did in the Peter Pan I think he'll do it on the front end," Albertrani said. "Orb, depending on where he's going to be, if the pace is strong, naturally he's going to come running. That's the only horse, I think, that's going to be a factor in the race as far as the closers go. But, if we're on the front end and we're not setting anything too quick, I think our horse will be very effective."
Albertrani has been in two previous Belmonts, running third with Brilliant Speed in 2011. He has maintained a quiet confidence all week.
"The only thing about the Belmont is the mile-and-a-half distance," he said. "That's where everybody's not sure how far their horse will go. If it was a little shorter, I'd probably be even a little more confident. But, I'm happy with the way the horse is training, and I think he'll carry himself a mile and a half."
GIANT FINISH -- Giant Finish was one of the first ones out on Belmont Park's main track this morning, beating most of the rain as he had an easy jog around the oval.
"We were one of the lucky ones," said Chip Dutrow, who is assisting his brother, Tony, in preparing the New York-bred son of Frost Giant for the Belmont. "It went really well for him."
In his two outings over a sloppy track, Giant finish was fifth in the Damon Runyon after being bumped at the start, and 10th in the Kentucky Derby. He also was second and third in two starts over a synthetic surface.
"His dad could run on top of anything, and he looks like he's following in his footsteps," said Dutrow.
GOLDEN SOUL -- With one day to go until Saturday's Belmont Stakes, trainer Dallas Stewart is getting a sense of déjà vu.
Stewart will send out Golden Soul in the Belmont, five weeks after the Charles Fipke homebred ran second at odds of 34-1 in the Kentucky Derby, beaten 2 1/2 lengths by Orb.
Orb and Golden Soul are among the 10 Derby horses to return in the Belmont, including Oxbow, who won the Preakness on May 18 after finishing sixth in the Derby.
"I'm feeling that he's as good now as he was then," Stewart said of Golden Soul. "I'm feeling good about him up here. Other than Orb, he beat them all."
Under Robby Albarado, who finished second in the 2007 Belmont with Curlin and in 2008 with Denis of Cork, Golden Soul will break from post 14, outside the entire field.
"I think the first turn will be important," Stewart said. "Obviously, we don't want to be way, way wide. We'll just let Robby handle that. If everybody breaks good, I suppose he'll just take him back and drop him in. If they don't, he'll just try to work him over. He could be a little wide, but I guess that's OK if he's not in traffic. We'll just have to see."
Golden Soul jogged 1 1/2 miles on the main track Friday morning. He had been galloping since his arrival late Tuesday afternoon, following a similar pattern Stewart employed following the Derby.
"He gallops so strong all the time," he said. "He galloped almost two miles every day, and that's even more taxing than working. And he did serious, old-time gallops. I think through the stretch, he's going to have a good bit of stamina, because he's feeling great."
Stewart feels Albarado, aboard for the first time in the Derby, will have a better feel for Golden Soul, and is also glad to have Albarado's experience on his side.
"You can't make all kinds of moves going a mile and a half, and he knows that," Stewart said. "Robby feels great about him. He's got the foundation, the freshness, the soundness, the pedigree. He's feeling right. He looks great, and the track shouldn't be a problem for him if it's muddy or whatever. It's all good."
INCOGNITO -- In giving his analysis of Incognito's chances in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin used modern technology to make his point.
Sitting at the desk inside his barn 11 office Friday morning, McLaughlin propped up his iPad and called up the replay of the Grade II Peter Pan from the New York Racing Association website.
In his stakes debut, Incognito ran near the back of the pack from post 8 and was dead last with an eighth of a mile to run, before closing with a flourish along the inside to miss third by a nose.
His effort was easy to overlook behind that of the winner, Belmont contender Freedom Child, who led gate-to-wire to win by 13 1/4 lengths.
"If you just read the chart, it looks like he just ran even," McLaughlin said. "But he was last, taking a lot of mud in the face, and at the three-eighths pole, he dropped over to the inside. He came flying up the rail when he got a clean face, and he actually galloped out in front of the winner. That's pretty strong."
Incognito, who will run in the silks of Godolphin Stable in the Belmont, galloped over Belmont's training track on Friday. He will be ridden for the first time by Irad Ortiz, Jr., who replaces injured regular rider Mike Luzzi.
"I was talking to Irad this morning. The thing is, we have to settle early," McLaughlin said. "A lot of people think you have to be close, but we would like to settle back, mid-pack toward the rear. We can't win if we're up 1-2-3-4, in my opinion. We'll be back and we might take mud in the face for a while. We'd like to get clear when it's time to go."
Dealing with kickback has been an issue with Incognito, who had won two straight prior to the May 11 Peter Pan, including a victory over older horses in an optional claimer on April 13 at Aqueduct.
"It doesn't matter if it's dry and fast, he doesn't like dirt in his face so much. He just doesn't like it," McLaughlin said. "We have enough time and distance for the most part to get the last five-eighths with a clean face.
"He definitely was flying late up the rail and galloped out in front of all of them. We've always liked him. He really wants the distance."
MIDNIGHT TABOO / OVERANALYZE / PALACE MALICE / REVOLUTIONARY / UNLIMITED BUDGET -- With the track sloppy during Friday training hours, trainer Todd Pletcher elected to tweak the training routines for his five Belmont Stakes entrants.
Midnight Taboo (Mike Repole) galloped 1 3/8 mile, Palace Malice (Dogwood Stable) and Unlimited Budget (Repole) galloped 1 1/4 mile, and Revolutionary (WinStar Farm) and Overanalyze (Repole) jogged.
Pletcher worked as a foreman and later as an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas from 1989-1995, and his group represents five of the nine Belmont Stakes entrants that are trained either by Lukas or by his former employees. Lukas trains Oxbow and Will Take Charge, and his former assistants Dallas Stewart and Kiaran McLaughlin train Golden Soul and Incognito, respectively.
Pletcher said it's no surprise Lukas' employees have used his training and managerial techniques as a blueprint for success.
"When you look at the résumés of some of the guys who have worked under him, it's pretty impressive what they have been able to accomplish," said Pletcher. "A lot of that is credit to spending time with him."
Pletcher, who trains more than 100 horses, said his time with Lukas taught him the importance of being organized.
"When you're training more than, say, 20 horses, the bigger your stable gets and the more locations you're at, the more organized you have to be," said Pletcher. "That was one of the things we learned. You kind of get what you put into it. I think over a period of time if you cover all of your bases and pay attention to the little things, then things fall into place."
ORB -- After watching Kentucky Derby winner and Belmont Stakes morning-line favorite Orb gallop a strong 1 1/2 miles this morning over Belmont Park's main track, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey pronounced the colt "good to go" for tomorrow's "Test of the Champion."
"He's ready," said McGaughey, who was accompanied to the track by Stuart S. Janney, III, who co-owns Orb with Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps.
Later Friday morning, McGaughey reflected on his personal journey the past five weeks, beginning with Orb's 2 ½-length victory at Churchill Downs in the first leg of racing's Triple Crown.
"It's been a very eye-opening experience, in a positive way," said McGaughey. "I guess I never really took the time, maybe, to think, 'You've had a pretty good career. You're in the Hall of Fame. You won the Kentucky Derby, among a lot of other big races. You've been lucky to compete in a lot of big races, and you've been able to work since 1985 with some great people.' I've accumulated a lot of great people around me, which is one of the things I've always tried to do – surround myself with people I have confidence in."
McGaughey said the biggest, and most pleasant, surprise has been the overwhelmingly positive feedback he's gotten from acquaintances, friends, the media and racing fans.
"I just never dreamed I would get such a good reaction," he said. "Even after the Preakness, I was walking down the track, signing people's hats they were hanging over the rail, and someone was asking me why I did that, and I said, 'They were nice enough in defeat, I should be nice enough to stop.' Nancy Kelly (of the Jockey Club) said when I walked past her section, everyone there stood up and applauded. I was disappointed, not for myself, but for the people who put so much into him, and his following that he didn't get to run his race. I mean, if he had come running and got beaten a neck or something, OK, but I don't think he got to run his race."
The moments after Orb's victory in the Run for the Roses remain the most vivid for McGaughey.
"Getting down to the track afterward, I saw Jenn (Patterson, Orb's exercise rider) and she looked at me and said, 'You know, we did it.' I don't think I'll ever forget that," he said. "We put our hearts and souls into it. I keep saying I come third in this equation – the Phipps and Janneys come first, the people come second, and I come third. So the reaction … I just never dreamed all that existed. The headlines 'Shug wins his first Derby' and 'Shug this' and 'Shug that' and all that.
"I was at an event on Monday, and the emcee singled us out. The reaction last night at the thing in the city (Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration) was remarkable. And that's just the little things. I've been very, very surprised by the outside reaction. I never did sit down and think about it, but it's been a surprise, in a very positive way. Maybe all these years, I took all that for granted. You get cards and notes and stuff, people you don't know, from distant friends, and some of the things that were said, even when we lost …. Anyway, I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
OXBOW / WILL TAKE CHARGE -- After D. Wayne Lukas put his contenders, Oxbow, the Preakness Stakes winner, and Will Take Charge, through their final paces this morning at Belmont Park, the Hall of Fame trainer spoke outside his barn about his four Belmont Stakes winners.
Asked which one was the best, he said, "Probably Tabasco Cat," the first of his four in 1994. "Thunder Gulch (1995) was a real warrior. He showed up every time. Tabasco Cat was mentally a very tough horse to train. Even 'Mack' Miller, the Hall of Famer, came by the day after and said, 'I watched that horse train all week, and I didn't think there was any way in hell you could win the Belmont with that horse.' He wrote me a beautiful letter, which I still have, after the race. It was a real accomplishment for him to do it, and, of course, we did it for the right people, too."
Tabasco Cat was bred and owned by Overbrook Farm and David P. Reynolds, and he overtook Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin nearing the final furlong and won by two lengths under Pat Day in a compact six-horse field.
"Editor's Note (1996) just ground them down. He just kept grinding and grinding," Lukas said, "and Commendable (an 18-1 long shot in 2000), I caught them all of balance with that. I told Pat Day, 'You're going to turn for home three lengths in front, and Aptitude is not going to be concerned about you. He's going to be looking over his shoulder to see who's coming, and you're going to go home in 25 and change, and he's going to have to do 23, and he's not going to be able to do it.'"
Commendable actually came home in 26.08 seconds for the final quarter-mile under a vigorous hand ride by Day, while Aptitude rallied from sixth to be beaten by a length and a half.
Lukas has been saying all week that everyone tends to overanalyze the Belmont Stakes contenders, and, in the end, nobody knows which horses can run well at 1 1/2 mile and which can't
"We're all in uncharted water," he said. "You can go over it and over it, but a lot of them just can't run that far, especially when they're pressured. A lot of them will maybe get it in the third race on Wednesday, but when we get into this situation with a little more quality, we're still guessing a little bit."
VYJACK -- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez and Vyjack, beat the heaviest rain by being one of the first horses out when the main track opened at 5:30 Friday morning.
"We got lucky. It was just sprinkling a little bit," Rodriguez said.
The Belmont will be the first race for Vyjack since finishing 18th in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs over a sloppy, sealed track.
"When we were at Churchill with that mud over there, I don't think he ever looked comfortable on that track," Rodriguez said. "Right now, everything's good. He galloped pretty good this morning. He looks like he's in the right frame of mind."
Owned by David Wilkenfeld's Pick Six Racing, Vyjack won the first four starts of his career including the Grade 2 Jerome and Grade 3 Gotham. His first loss came in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial, where he was third, beaten a length, by Verrazano.
Listed at 20-1 on the morning line, Vyjack will break from post 11 in the 14-horse field.
"In a perfect world, we'd like to be sitting third or fourth, but we'll see how it goes," Rodriguez said. "Hopefully, he breaks good and we'll take it from there. We just have to take a look and see what's going on."
Julien Leparoux will be aboard Vyjack for the first time, replacing Garrett Gomez off the Derby effort. Leparoux was third in last year's Belmont with 20-1 long shot Atigun.
"The owner wanted Julien because he has very good hands and he thought he would fit the horse pretty good," Rodriguez said. "I agree that he's got very, very good hands, and I think he's going to get along great with the horse. He's one of the best riders in the country. We're just hoping for the best."
The only geldings to win the Belmont are Crème Fraiche in 1985 and Ruler On Ice, who paid $51.50 in 2011.
WOODY STEPHENS STAKES -- Let Em Shine ships in from California with the highest Beyer Speed Figure on the Belmont Stakes card. The speed merchant, owned by William Peeples and trained by Adam Kitchingman, spices up a deeply contentious 29th running of the Grade 2, $400,000 Woody Stephens presented by NYRA Rewards, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds.
After fading in the final furlong last December in his debut, Let Em Shine turned into a rapid monster, whipping Bob Baffert's Triple Crown hopeful Govenor Charlie by 7 ½ lengths at Santa Anita, winning a high-level optional claimer by 4 ¼ lengths, and then moving to the synthetic surface in his most recent start and winning the Came Home Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park by 4 ¾ lengths, running seven furlongs in 1:21.35 and earning a 109 Beyer Speed Figure.
Only filly Dreaming of Julia, with a 114, has a higher Beyer Speed Figure this year among 3-year-olds.
With that, Peeples began to think forwardly about the Breeders' Cup Sprint, according to Kitchingman, who will be racing for the first time at Belmont Park in a training career that dates back to 2002.
The owner made a last-minute decision to run in the Woody Stephens, Kitchingman said.
"We didn't have any straight 3-year-old races to run in California," the trainer explained. "It cost a lot of money to come out here, close to $30,000 for the weekend. With the plane flight, nominations for the race, plane tickets for the groom, hotels, and all that kind of fun stuff. It adds up. We think the horse has a good chance. He's training great."
Let Em Shine, by Songandaprayer, has been galloping over the Belmont surface for three days, and Kitchingman said, "So far, so good. No problems."
In the race, he will have to deal with Baffert again, this time in the form of Zee Bros, who won the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico. The son of Brother Derek is also a confirmed front-runner like Let Em Shine.
"We're going to be on the lead," Kitchingman said. "I just hope they're not going too fast. There is no question Baffert's horse won't let this horse get away on the front. I'd just hate to see a speed duel and the best two horses not hit the board."
Kitchingman, a native of Melbourne, Australia, said he marveled when he got his first look at Belmont Park, and he is delighted he has a horse good enough to have gotten him here.
"I loved the backside, the trees, the barns, the places to graze. It's a beautiful racetrack," he said. "This is by far the best horse I've ever trained. I'm just a small barn that doesn't get too many chances."
SECRETARIAT COMMEMORATION -- In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's sweep of the Triple Crown, NYRA has placed a blue-and-white striped pole inside the main track that marks 31 lengths, the margin of Secretariat's victory in the Belmont, from the finish line.
Using Equibase's official measurement of one length (8 feet, 2 inches), NYRA erected the marker 253 feet, 2 inches away from the finish line. The pole shows that Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by more than three-quarters of a sixteenth of a mile.
Track announcer Tom Durkin developed the idea for the monument and said the inspiration goes all the way back to 2004 when Smarty Jones was attempting to win all three legs of the Triple Crown.
"When Smarty Jones was running in the Belmont Stakes I thought he might possibly win by as much as Secretariat," said Durkin. "I did a stand-up on NBC and went to the maintenance people here and got one of those surveying wheels. I marked off that distance and I put a little red tape mark on the rail. This year I asked if there could be a monument in recognition to the greatest effort by a thoroughbred ever. I think it's noticeable and people will say, 'What's that?' and others will tell them, and they'll say, 'Oh, wow!'"


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The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
—Psalm 118:22-23 (NIV)
Co-worker Ron Boyd-MacMillan writes in his epic volume, Faith That Endures, "Your life's purpose may remain a mystery to you, as may the events of your world, but that's okay. God is in control. We are relieved of the responsibility of understanding everything and the need to change it."[1]
R. J. Thomas was a Welsh missionary with a burden for the xenophobic hermit kingdom of Korea in the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1865, while in China, the opportunity he had been waiting a lifetime for arrived. An American ship, the SS General Sherman, was going to steam up the Taedong River to the capital, Pyongyang, in hopes of luring the Koreans into trade. Thomas bought a berth on the ship, hoping to meet some scholars in Pyongyang who spoke and read Chinese, and took as many Chinese Scriptures with him as he could carry on board.
When they reached Pyongyang, they were not welcomed. They got stuck on a sandbank and the ship was set afire. As the crew waded to shore, they were killed by the waiting Koreans. Thomas also waded to shore. Before he could speak, a club swung with murderous force dashed his brains into the water, but his killer noticed he had emerged with books. He picked up a couple of the sodden books. Drying them off, he separated the leaves and saw that they were nicely printed. He could not read but decided to paper the outside of his house compound with the pages, as was the custom at the time.
Imagine his astonishment when he returned from the fields a few weeks later to find a clutch of scholars earnestly reading his walls. One of these scholars became a Christian by reading a Gospel portion plastered onto the wall. A generation later his nephew assisted in the first translation of the New Testament into Korean in Shenyang, China under the supervision of another little-known missionary, John Ross from Scotland.
R.J. Thomas never lived to see the fruit of his labor or his prayers for Korean people. He died, his life's purpose unfulfilled, his potential unrealized. For anyone aware of Thomas's death, his life was a mystery for years afterward. But his life was not in vain. The meaning of life does not consist in what we make of it, but in what God makes of it. Success is not about achievement or what we make of ourselves. It's about placement, or what God makes of us. We take the lesson from the persecuted church that it is okay to die quite unaware of our life's meaning. We can rest in trust that God, in His mercy, has used us to help build His eternal kingdom.[2]
RESPONSE: Today I leave my placement, my purpose, my potential in the hands of a good and loving God.
PRAYER: May I ever realize that You are in control and thus truly allow You to be Lord of my life.
1. Ronald Boyd-MacMillan, Faith That Endures (Grand Rapids: Fleming Revell, 2006), p. 315.
2. Ibid, p. 314.
Standing Strong Through The Storm (SSTS), a daily devotional message by SSTS author Paul Estabrooks. © 2011 Open Doors International. Used by permission.


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How did something as natural and beneficial as breastfeeding turn into such a big deal — causing women nursing their babies to get kicked out of public places all over the country? The media seems obsessed with catching celebrity mothers nursing in public. Remember how the media drooled over the pictures they garnered of Selma Blair nursing her son on a zoo tram? Let's not even get started over the backlash Selma Hayek received when she nursed an African baby in need.
Pushing past the naysayers
Breastfeeding mothers know that nursing is a healthy way to feed and bond with Baby. But with so much backlash, many women fear breastfeeding in public or even admitting to the fact that they breastfeed for fear of being judged. I actually had a woman tell me breastfeeding was "barbaric" — I happened to be nursing my newborn under a cover at that exact moment. I found it odd that such a harsh word could ever be used to describe something so beautiful. I was lucky to have been able to breastfeed both my babies. But I certainly had my share of challenges nursing in public and finding appropriately discreet places to nurse. Let's just say I spent a lot of time crouched in the back of my SUV during the breastfeeding years. I am proud of my ability to breastfeed and it was an honor to be able to provide my babies with pure breastmilk. However, I never truly felt comfortable nursing in public.
Since the time I breastfed, it seems shaming of women breastfeeding in public has dramatically increased. What is it about breastfeeding that makes people react in such a negative way? It's astonishing and just wrong for others to judge breastfeeding women who are doing something amazing for their babies.
Breastfeeding moms, we invite you to take some time this week to pat yourselves on the back for overcoming the challenges of breastfeeding (including being judged or publicly shamed), and we encourage you to keep it up for as long as you can to continue reaping the benefits for yourself and your precious baby.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) annually presents the prestigious Golden Globe Awards for outstanding achievements in the motion picture and television industries, both domestic and foreign. The Golden Globe Awards rank as one of the most watched awards ceremony, only surpassed by the Academy (Oscar) Awards and the Grammys. The 67th Golden Globe Awards will be presented on January 17th 2010, from 5-8 PM (PST) and 8-11PM (EST), and will honor the outstanding achievements of the two industries in 2009.
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Forget the three Rs. Lets talk about the three Es: energy, ecology and economy. All three are serious issues facing America and its citizens and businesses, and each is something the metals industry needs to take to heart in a frank way.
Several otherwise unrelated articles in this months issue highlight just how much this is the case on a regular basis these days. This issue is filled with stories about EPA regulations, proposed tougher local clean air and water guidelines, issues around opportunities and pitfalls in the OCTG market, the need for stronger and lighter metals in automobile manufacturing, and numerous views on where the metals economy is heading.
Often overlooked is how much the three Es are interlinked. While not always nor exclusively locked in a symbiotic relationship, it often is the case that energy, ecology and economy are dependent on one another. The businesses that most successfully understand and incorporate this thinking are the ones that will rule future markets.
Because it is grounded in science, technology and engineering, the metals industry is uniquely positioned to lead the country in discussing ways to find new solutions that can power people and industry, keep the environment safe and put strong winds at the sails of the American economy.
Two recent examples of attempts to engage in this discussion are the current policy agendas of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA). Each plan includes statements on working with the government to formulate reasonable regulation and problem-solving. These advocacy organizations should be praised for their attempts if the statements are sincereand if the discussions are engaged in honestly and rationally. Such work can be the way forward.
Despite efforts like these, metals businesses often try to deny the truth and scope of these challenges. It is easier to find ways to justify the status quo than it is to face reality and begin to adapt to the facts and adopt new ways of performing. But a long view of the history of business shows this is unwise. Those companies willing to accept the truth and change their ways survive best and flourish. Beyond this battle for economic relevance, there are moral and ethical imperatives to citizens, communities, workers, owners, shareholders, future generations and the planet.
How we use energy, how much it costs and where it comes from affect both the ecology and the economy; issues about ecological well-being have a strong impact on energy policy and economic directions; and the economy drives the responses to the needs of both energy and ecology.
Energy is a problem that is not going to go away, no matter how much we try to ignore the fact that deep and fundamental changes are required in American consumption, expectations, attitudes and business. Our current approach to energy leaves resources open to scarcity, the environment often deeply wounded and even the nations defenses stretched and challenged. We need to move with force and will toward alternative energy sources, more fuel-efficient vehicles and a sane and responsible national energy policy.
Ecology is an issue that demands respect and response. The stakes are just too high for all of us and the children, grandchildren and generations beyond we are responsible for. Bad or wrong decisions create suffering and damage now, and will lead to the future suffering of untold millions. That is a heavy responsibility, but one we should feel privileged to have. Again, reasoned response should lead to governmental regulations and changes in business operations that can work for everyone involved. To believe otherwise is just to delay the inevitable anyway.
The economy is a challenge that perhaps sometimes blinds business leaders to these other realities. But an admission that the three Es are interconnected will open new paths of thinking. Yes, todays profit is important, but so is tomorrows. So every decisions short-term gain must be weighed against potential long-term risks and benefits. Changing energy and ecology will alter the economy; there is no getting around that. But when necessary, change needs to be embraced and nurtured, and smart, fresh answers are needed to solve difficult challenges.
Yet the metals industry is not always leading the way; in fact, by fighting certain changes it sometimes is inhibiting the progress required. That must cease to be.
What lies at the heart of this inability to move forward are battles over whether science is showing us a true picture of just how bad our energy and ecology problems are. There was a time when American culture valued science for its ability to show us, if not what was true (with a capital T), then at least what was real, no matter how unpleasant the news. But now, depending on our personal, business or political interests, science has become something to denigrate, to discredit, even to demonize.
That must stop. It may be a winning short-term strategy for some industries and businesses, but it is a lousy long-term investment, not only in the ability to make, market and sell products, but also in the welfare of the nation as a whole. And for the metals sector especiallytied as strongly as it is to scienceit is a shameful display of immediate gratification over long-term interests.
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My Home Fibre plan comes with a free digital enchanced cordless technology (DECT) phone. What is the warranty period for the DECT phone?
The warranty period for DECT phone is 12 months..
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