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According to O.J. Simpson, all he wanted to do on the night of Sept. 13, 2007 was retrieve sports memorabilia that was rightfully his.
Instead, the former NFL star found himself facing a dozen charges in connection to an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino and an intense media circus that conjured up images of Simpson's infamous 1994 criminal trial for the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman, of which he was acquitted.
Prosecutors believe Simpson and a group of six other men forcibly entered sports memorabilia collector Bruce Fromong's hotel room at Palace Station and robbed him at gunpoint on Sept. 13. Simpson has denied both breaking into the room and the use of weapons by him or the two other co-defendants. Simpson was arrested on Sept. 16 and formally charged two days later.
In response to the allegations, Simpson told the LA Times, "I'm OJ Simpson. How am I going to think that I'm going to rob somebody and get away with it? Besides, I thought what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas."
Not surprisingly, national and local news bolted to Las Vegas, focusing copious amounts of airtime on Simpson. Downtown Las Vegas was flooded with reporters, spectators and gutsy promoters who used the coverage for free publicity for their stage shows and radio programs. Steve Freiss, a columnist at the Sun's sister publication Las Vegas Weekly, called the scene "Cirque du OJ" and likened the overblown media coverage as Vegas' latest dazzling attraction.
After posting bail on Sept. 19, Simpson returned home to Florida and temporarily ended the media mayhem that had descended upon the Clark County judicial system. However, Simpson was back in Las Vegas and the spotlight on Jan. 12, accused of violating the terms of his bail by attempting to communicate with co-defendant Clarence "CJ" Stewart.
Simpson and his co-defendants' trial is set for September.
For complete coverage of the O.J. Simpson case, check out the Sun's blog on Simpson at blogs.lasvegassun.com/ojsimpson.
— Sun intern April Corbin compiled this report.


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Grains markets: NI GRMKTS PRECIOUS METALS Gold traded near a two-week high as U.S. data showing a strengthening economy damped demand for haven assets. Gold for April delivery rose as much as 0.2 percent to $1,591.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York and traded at $1,590.40 after reaching a two-week high of $1,598.80 yesterday. Silver futures for May delivery fell 0.5 percent to $28.825 an ounce in New York. Precious metal markets: NI PCMKTS CRUDE OIL West Texas Intermediate rose as the number of Americans filing applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly dropped last week. Brent's premium to the U.S. benchmark grade widened for the first time in seven days. WTI gained as much as 0.5 percent after the Labor Department said first-time unemployment claims fell by 10,000 to 332,000 last week. Crude oil for April delivery rose 0.3 percent to $92.78 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The volume of all futures traded was 11 percent below the 100-day average. Futures are up 1.1 percent this year. Brent oil for April settlement, which expires today, climbed $1.28, or 1.2 percent, to $109.80 on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The more-active May contract rose 79 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $109.03. The volume of all futures was 53 percent above the 100-day average. Oil markets: NI OILMARKET SOFT COMMODITIES Cotton futures rose to a 10-month high as exports climbed in the U.S., the world's biggest shipper. Cotton for May delivery jumped 1.5 percent to 89.94 cents a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York. Earlier, the price reached 90.39 cents, the highest for a most-active contract since April 30. Cocoa futures for May delivery fell 1 percent to $2,125 a metric ton. Arabica-coffee futures for May delivery dropped 0.3 percent to $1.402 a pound. Orange-juice futures for May delivery declined 0.1 percent to $1.372 a pound. Raw-sugar futures for May delivery were little changed at 18.79 cents a pound. Soft commodities markets: NI SOMKTS BASE METALS Aluminum and nickel rose in London as strengthening European equities and an unexpected drop in U.S. jobless claims fueled bets that demand will improve. Aluminum for delivery in three months gained 0.4 percent to $1,973.25 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange. Nickel advanced as much as 1.2 percent. Copper also rose in New York. Zinc fell, tin, copper and lead were little changed in London. Base metals markets: NI BMMKTS OIL PRODUCTS Ethanol's discount to gasoline narrowed to the smallest in two weeks amid record low production of the biofuel for this time of year. Denatured ethanol for April delivery climbed 2.7 cents, or 1 percent, to $2.61 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices have gained 19 percent this year. Gasoline futures for April delivery dropped 0.83 cent, or 0.3 percent, to $3.134 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract covers reformulated gasoline, made to be blended with ethanol before delivery to filling stations. Corn for March delivery rose 4.75 cent, or 0.6 percent, to $7.46 a bushel in Chicago. One bushel makes at least 2.75 gallons of ethanol. The May contract rose 5.25 cents to $7.155. Oil Products Europe: NI OPEMKT Gasoline: NI GASOLINE Heating oil: NI HEATOIL NATURAL GAS Natural gas futures jumped to a three-month high in New York after a government report showed that U.S. stockpiles last week fell to the lowest level in almost two years. Natural gas for April delivery climbed 11 cents, or 3 percent, to $3.79 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising to $3.81, the highest intraday price since Nov. 29. Volume was more than double the 100-day average for the time of day. Gas has climbed 13 percent this year. 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Twinkling neon guides my way to a parking spot so perfect I pass it twice before accepting that it's really there, vacant and legal. I fight the urge to yell boo-yah and cross the street to the El Cortez. The casino is packed, and I'm so lost in thought that I wander into the stiff arms of a craps dealer, who shoos me back on course (probably assuming I'm either drunk or part of a Colombian pickpocket gang).
In the bright bustle, Parlour Bar is an island of cool. Candles glow behind gold mesh, and the richness of riveted leather is echoed in brushed metal tables and a slab of tawny marble lined with bottles like jewels in an antique box. Wrapped in the vintage of this historic property, the bar does classic without pretense.
The specialty cocktails are tempting, but I'm a sucker for throwbacks. Blood and Sand gets its name from a 1922 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, and like him, Parlour's version ($9) has drama. Johnny Walker Red, cherry liqueur, sweet vermouth and fresh orange are shaken tableside and poured to the very top of a chilled martini glass. If the Old Fashioned had a charming little sister, this would be it. Along with Justin Mather's homage to The Beatles, it uncoils the muscles in my neck. "Here comes the sun," he sings, reading my dark thoughts. His talent deserves some silence and a spotlight, but this is Vegas.
Warm with whiskey, I head down Ogden to Mob Bar, where pearl-handled forks are twirled into all kinds of $5 goodies. Crystal chandeliers illuminate embellished ceilings, imported cigarettes and an old poster featuring none other than Valentino. One flat screen has basketball, the other a black-and-white romance, suggesting the bar's inviting tug between now and then.
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This captivating horse race of a Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League regular season went down to the wire. With the top six teams running neck and neck in the standings, and a razor-blade thin difference between each of them, the scenario on Saturday was quite remarkable before teams played their 40th games of the 40-game season. All four playoff spots had finally been secured, but there was — get this — a four-way tie for first place.
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Film Society screens two movies
The Laguna Beach Film Society is screening a documentary and a British comedy Friday and March 17.
"Men Who Swim," a documentary about Sweden's first all-male synchronized swim team, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday at the Forum Theatre on the Festival of Arts grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are $15.
The society will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the 2009 British Indy Award winner, "Looking for Eric." The comedy follows a middle-aged British postal worker who feels bored with his unchanging routine. A visit from a friend spurs him to contemplate his future, according to a news release. The film will be presented at South Coast Cinema at 6 p.m. March 17. Tickets are $15 and discounts are available for students.
For more information about the Film Society, call Joanne Story at (949) 494-9871 ext. 201.
Pageant seeks new narrator
Skip Conover, the voice behind the annual Pageant of the Masters, has retired from his position as narrator. Conover began his tenure in 1994, replacing Thurl Ravenscroft — the voice of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger. Conover never missed a performance, according to a news release. He narrated 60 nights for 17 seasons and his 1,000 pageant narrations were always live.
"Skip is of a rare breed of voice artists. He knows how to charm an audience, how to make them feel comfortable," Pageant director Diane Challis Davy said in a statement. "He's like a friend or a confidante. He never 'lectured' the audience and yet he managed to inform them. And like a true professional, he made it seem easy."
Conover has cited back problems as one of the reasons he has decided to step away from the microphone.
He delivered his decision in a letter to staff.
"The pride I felt each night as I began my trek up to the booth [came from] knowing that a unique and gifted group of people had my back, so it was simply a matter of sewing together a beautiful tapestry using the orchestra as my thread and giving every audience the thrill of a lifetime," he said in the letter, according to the release. "We both hope and pray the Pageant will continue to shine like the beautiful and unique star that it is."
The Pageant is interviewing narrators and will reveal the new candidate to the public once a contract is signed.
The 2011 Pageant, "Only Make Believe?", begins July 7. For more information, visit pageanttickets.com.
Spring boutique to benefit Woman's Club
The Laguna Beach Woman's Club is hosting the annual Women's Artists Spring Boutique at the clubhouse from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Everything from jewelry and art to home items and crafts will be for sale, all made by local female artisans.
Sales from the event's silent auction and wine tasting will go to the Women and Families Assistance Center, which supports families in area.
Started in 1922, the Woman's Club supports female self-sufficiency and encourages them to be active members in their communities, according to a news release.
The clubhouse is at 286 St. Ann Drive.
Hotel Laguna hosts jazz series
The Hotel Laguna and Laguna Beach Live! will present jazz musicians Frank Potenza and Joe Bragg as part of their Winter Series on Wednesday evening.
Potenza, a guitarist and vocalist, is the professor and chairman of the Studio/Jazz Guitar faculty at the Thornton School of Music at USC and has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, George Van Eps and Joe Pass.
The series takes place in the Catalina Room. The shows begin at 6 and 7:45 p.m.
For more information, visit lagunabeachlive.org. Reservations can be made by calling (949) 494-1151.
City sponsors banner competition
Artists or aspiring artists can put their skills to the test with the 2011 Banner Competition sponsored by the city of Laguna Beach. The winners' work will be featured on city lampposts from June to August.
Applicants are required to submit a 4-foot-by-16-foot design (scaled to 4 inches by 16 inches), a resume, three photographs of previous work and the application by 5 p.m. March 21.
The Arts Commission will judge all the entries and will select designs March 28.
The chosen artists will receive $2,000.
For more information, contact Cultural Arts Manager Siân Poeschl at (949) 497-0722.
'Art That's Small' approaches
"Art That's Small," the exhibit at City Hall that showcases pieces no larger than 12 inches along any edge and 3 inches in depth, is accepting work from 9 to 11 a. m. March 19 at City Hall, 505 Forest Ave. An entry fee of $15 is charged for each work.
Artwork can consist of acrylic, oil, drawing, watercolor, photography, relief and mixed media, that is dry, framed, and wired for wall hanging. No sawtooth hangers or sandwich glass are allowed. The works will be on display at City Hall from March 21 to April 29. A reception and awards ceremony will April 7.
For more information, contact Poeschl at (949) 497-0722.
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Hooray, let's celebrate- Survivor of prostate cancer, almost 9 years. This evening I walked with other brave survivors of cancer. All types: breast, colon, lymphomas, prostate, testicular, pancreatic, brain- for just a few of those represented. I talked to a young man, 21 years of age, who had a tumor excised from his brain. He had radiation and chemotherapy at UNC Raleigh, NC. Today, he's essentially blind in one eye and has to use a walker to keep his balance, but tonight he was courageously "walking for the cure" on the same walker. He's also a sophomore in a local college. And I say without a doubt, he's inspiring.
All the survivors had the honor of leading off the fist lap around the 440 yard track at Indian Trail High School. Many care givers, friends, family, and loved ones lined the track to give us a big cheer and a non-ending applause. I was thankful for them and their support and most certainly their many prayers. It felt good to be alive. But, the battle continues.
There were a lot of folks who came for the "Walk for a Cancer Cure". The parking lots were quickly filled. So I parked several hundred yards down the highway. I saw another man pull off the main road onto the shoulder and park his car. He told me that he hoped he wouldn't get a ticket for where he was parked. He introduced himself as Kilgore from Monroe.
I responded, "Gilmore?" as if I was unsure I heard him correctly.
"No, Kilgore"
"I believe I've seen that name on some political signs around town", I said. And I asked him if he ever ran for office.
He said he had been the mayor of Monroe for the last four years. I was surprised and a little embarrassed that I didn't recognize him, or even know the name of our town's mayor. But how often do you actually see the Mayor except in big cities- on TV? How often to you care? I asked him if I could take his picture. He paused for my camera and then walked quickly to the podium where it turned out he was the guest speaker. Bob Kilgore, a sort of approachable politician- for what that's worth- but he can give a good talk on raising funds for cancer research.
And no, he didn't get a ticket.
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Letang, Subban, Suter named Norris finalists
New York, NY – Pittsburgh's Kris Letang, Montreal's P.K. Subban and Minnesota's Ryan Suter have been named finalists for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman.
All three are finalists for the first time.
Letang notched five goals and 33 assists for 38 points despite missing 13 games because of injury. He led all defensemen in assists, tied for the league lead among blueliners in scoring and was the only rearguard to register at least a point per game.
The 26-year-old Montreal native led the Penguins in average ice time per game at 25:38, and his plus-16 rating is the best among the three finalists.
Subban also notched 38 points, tying the career high he set during his rookie campaign two years ago. However, he took 77 games to reach that figure during the 2010-11 season and needed only 42 games in this truncated season.
The 23-year-old Toronto native posted 11 goals, and his seven power-play goals were second-most among defensemen.
Suter, one of Minnesota's prized free-agent acquisitions last summer, posted four goals and 28 assists for 32 points in playing all 48 games. He was the third-leading scorer among blueliners and led all defensemen in average time on the ice at 27:16.
The 28-year-old Wisconsin native helped the Wild to their first playoff appearance since 2008.
Last year's Norris winner, Erik Karlsson of Ottawa, played just 17 games this season because of an Achilles injury.
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A $687 million plan aimed at addressing the state's immediate and pressing drought concerns was approved Wednesday, with most of the funding coming from voter-approved bonds and dedicated to projects that are either under way or awaiting funds. Some of the expenditures were included in the governor's proposed budget for 2014-15.
Contributing to the amount, the state is tapping more than $75 million from its general fund — its main checkbook. Negotiations continue to revise an upcoming $11.1 billion bond addressing California's long-term water needs.
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• $30 million for water efficiency and energy savings — moved from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
• $25.3 million for food assistance in drought-stricken areas — from general fund
• $21 million for housing-related assistance in drought-stricken areas — from general fund
• $15 million to address emergency drinking water shortages — from general fund
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Filmmaker Josh Waller spent the better part of the last decade trying to get his crime thriller "McCanick" made. Over the years, its budget shrunk from $10 million to less than $500,000. Actors fell off the project. The film's location shifted from New York to Detroit to Philadelphia. Then in July, just when he thought he'd reached the finish line, Cory Monteith, one of his lead actors, died at 31 of an accidental drug overdose.
So when he learned weeks later that "McCanick" had been accepted to the Toronto International Film Festival, Waller was caught between elation and trepidation — unsure of how to handle the burst of attention fueled by the "Glee" star's death.
"Every time [his death] comes up, I'm hesitant about how to react," the director said, choosing his words carefully. "I'm genuinely sad that a friend is gone, and then at the same time I'm really excited that I got a movie made. I want to be like, 'Yeah! Everyone watch it!' But almost everywhere online, now all it says is 'McCanick' is one of Cory's final roles.'"
Waller wasn't the only one in such an awkward position at Toronto, which concluded over the weekend after 11 days of screenings. Another film Monteith acted in — "All the Wrong Reasons," from first-time Canadian director Gia Milani — also premiered at the Canadian fest. (Director Nicole Holofcener faced a similar situation with her "Enough Said," starring James Gandolfini, who also died following a heart attack over the summer.)
A film festival is a place where movies, particularly independent ones, are chirped about early and often by their principals, who seek to gain much-needed support from industry, media and fans. That's true particularly at Toronto, whose approximately 280 features are studded with shiny award contenders that attract a disproportionate amount of the ink.
But the Monteith movies show a tricky side to the festival game, one where the hoopla of a premiere can collide with more basic human sensitivities. Waller and Milani say they struggled with how to talk about their films without appearing as if they were capitalizing on a tragedy, especially since Monteith's death likely brought more interest to the small films than they would have otherwise received.
"Leading up to [Toronto], I almost felt guilty," Milani said in an interview after her film premiered at the festival. "It was so bittersweet."
Before Toronto, Milani explained, the media heat grew so intense — members of her crew were being called by reporters — that she stopped doing interviews for a few weeks. When she finally unveiled the movie, she acknowledged that the Monteith-driven attention left her "a little overwhelmed."
The awkwardness surrounding "McCanick" was heightened by the fact that in the film Monteith played a drug dealer recently released from prison. David Morse, who starred in the movie as a grizzled detective, said he expected to be bombarded with questions about his late costar, even as he was "actually looking forward" to the prospect of celebrating Monteith's performance. At the film's premiere, he told an audience how proud he was of Monteith, saying the actor "was very smart to do this role." Morse then started to choke up.
At another screening of "McCanick" the following night, however, Waller somewhat surprisingly didn't acknowledge Monteith in his opening remarks. Instead, he chose to focus on the long gestation of the project (the script was written in 1994) and on Morse, whom he joked was not as tough in real life as he appeared on screen.
The late actor's presence in the movie did elicit a response from the audience: When his name flashed in the opening credits, several people in the crowd could be heard gasping.
Monteith's collaborators have avoided engaging with reporters about whether they saw any indications that the actor, who had acknowledged struggling with substance abuse, was using again.
Milani said that most interviews she conducted at Toronto, while centered on the star, were "not salacious." And Morse too said he was surprised by how "admirably respectful" most journalists had been despite "an opportunity for people to be kind of crude."
Those who worked with Monteith said that they believed he would have wanted them to go forward with their publicity efforts.
"Cory was very happy with the film and wanted people to see it," Waller added. "And people on the outside that don't know any better will be like, 'Oh, they are totally just using Cory.' I just want to do justice to the film."
According to Milani, the late actor had been keen to spread the word about "All the Wrong Reasons." Monteith was an avid tweeter, and on set he'd scroll through his feed between takes and tell Milani that when the film was rolling out, he intended to "blow it up all over Twitter.'"
In Milani's film, Monteith plays the goal-oriented manager of a big-box department store whose wife's struggle with depression is threatening his career ambitions. Though the film features an ensemble cast, the actor's part is still relatively meaty.
Milani said that during filming she grew close to the actor, who would sometimes rib her good-naturedly. After a particularly long day, Monteith found himself humming, and Milani turned to the "Glee" star and asked with a straight face if he could sing.
"He just looked at me and said, 'You are really tired,'" she recalled, laughing.
Because Monteith was known for playing upbeat jock Finn Hudson on "Glee," Morse said he initially questioned whether the actor could handle darker fare. But on set, he told Morse about his own experience with drug abuse and his desire to channel his past into his performance.
"He was so excited about being able to creatively bring that experience to life, and I started to get it," Morse recalled. "I started to think, 'If he can really access those emotions, this could be something special.'"
Almost immediately after Monteith's death, Waller was flooded with media calls asking not only if he had seen any signs of trouble from the "Glee" actor on set but also whether fans would ever get to see one of Monteith's final performances.
The answer now is yes — "McCanick" was picked up in Toronto by the small distributor Well Go USA, which says it will release the movie in April, though it is unclear how many theaters it will play in.
"Reasons," meanwhile, has yet to secure U.S. theatrical distribution, but Milani did win the $10,000 Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award at the festival, providing a boost. She's also taking the movie to a number of other Canadian festivals in the coming months.
Still, the general attention has left her in a state of conflict. "It's a filmmaker's dream to have a movie recognized," she said. "And a filmmaker's nightmare to have it recognized for this reason."


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Tories would take an axe to Labour IT policy
Cameron's cohorts call a halt to big government projects
In a speech to the Conservative Conference in Manchester yesterday, shadow Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude announced that he will be leading a review of government IT. In this, he will be aided by Tom Steinberg, co-author of the independent Cabinet Office review, "The Power of Information".
He said: "We need a fundamental rethink.
"We need fewer mega-projects; a rigid insistence on open standards and interoperability; a level playing field for open-source software and for smaller suppliers; a much greater willingness to buy off the shelf rather than always seeking bespoke perfection; opening up access to government data; a new vision for how we can engage with citizens; and far more effective procurement and management of projects."
Maude set out the three legs of an approach to IT policy that an incoming Conservative Government will put in place. That is, smarter, more cost-effective and returning control to the ordinary citizen.
Both Conservatives and LibDems have recognised the need for smarter working: Nick Clegg's website includes an appeal to those in the public sector, asking if individual workers have any ideas as to how to save money. It may sound obvious, but best consultancy practice nowadays recognises that sometimes the most effective ideas come not from senior management, but from those working on the shop floor.
El Reg reported last year how attempts by mySociety to introduce open standards of working into reporting on the proceedings of the House of Commons have been resisted on the grounds that a big project will be along shortly.
Yet as Maude observes, it is precisely this "big project" culture that has caused UK government ICT projects to be littered with "budget overruns, delays and functional failures".
He goes on: "The UK Government spends more on ICT than any other government. If it spent the same per capita as the Scandinavian countries - ranked the best in class - Britain's ICT bill would fall by 23% - a whopping £3billion."
He also takes a tilt at "huge centralised databases", which have been created, "with a thoroughly casual approach to safeguarding private data". In this, he echoes remarks last month by shadow Justice Minister, Dominic Grieve, who is looking to see control of data returned to the citizen – and government use of data to be severely curtailed. Under a Conservative government, data sharing should happen not "because it can", but only where it is wholly necessary.
Against this, the Conservatives will need to overcome two serious obstacles. First, in what looks like an attempt to tie the hands of an incoming government, Labour is alleged to have negotiated contracts that may be difficult or expensive to break. The Conservatives have said they will review such contracts, and have not refuted suggestions that where a supplier recklessly contracted to provide a service that was unlawful – perhaps in terms of data protection principles - penalty clauses may be resisted.
More fundamentally, there is a sense that the civil service likes the big project approach and will resist as best it can attempts to return power to the people. If the Tories are serious, they could have a major battle ahead on this front. ®
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I'm throwing this out there for you to mull over, much like Omar Minaya will be asked to do in the upcoming weeks.
Other teams aren't stupid, they see what is going on with the Mets rotation and in their outfield. They see, like most of us here, that the rotation, although going well now is not a sure thing. We don't know how long Hisanori Takahashi and RA Dickey will continue this run. They also have no interest in sending a veteran pitcher to the Mets for the likes of John Maine and Oliver Perez.
The Seattle Mariners are on record for saying they want major league ready hitters; players they can immediately plug into their lineup.
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LOVE that Texas star...and it does look intimidating!!ReplyDelete
Busy lady! I love that American Jane star. So cool!ReplyDelete
wow!!! You got a lot done. Love those stars, especially the wonky one,it looks so cool, very unique.ReplyDelete
You were busy! That pig pincushion kills me! So cute!ReplyDelete
you have been super busy haven't you?! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Love all your creations! Those Y seams still scare me though lol. Good luck with this week's list :o)ReplyDelete
lovely! especially your texas star! when i was still a novice quilter, i set out to make a tumbling blocks quilt for my brother as a wedding gift. i don't know if you've made one, but it's pretty much made of y-seams. but i didn't know they were supposed to be hard! so they weren't!ReplyDelete
I'm loving everything I see and I even followed the links to see your plans! :)ReplyDelete
Keep going!!!!
Go Nicke! That pin cushion you got is adorable. I plan on being less-than-normally productive this weekend. Finally!ReplyDelete
You are rockin' the projects out this week girl! I've been brainstorming a pin cushion for you while I've been out of town. Spuds rule!:)ReplyDelete
wowsers! Love when that productivity grabs hold!!ReplyDelete
You must be up early today to get started on your long list of to makes...;-)ReplyDelete
ps think followed some links to change my no reply blogger status...has it worked??
Okay, it's official. Your blocks are amazing! That red and blue star blocks made my jaw drop!ReplyDelete
Great makes!! Love that first block! :)ReplyDelete
Wow, you really are being so very productive! I love your star blocks! AndI think your 2 color star block is so striking. I think the 2 colors are just perfect!ReplyDelete
Busy, busy, chickadee! I'm glad you got so much done! Your Texas Star is awesome!ReplyDelete
I love all the stars! Your y seams on the texas star look great! I love those weeks when things seem to actually get finished :)ReplyDelete
I'll say you've been productive! Wow! Everything you make is so perfectly perfect. I want to come sew at your house.ReplyDelete
I found your blog through Grace and Favour! It's charming and I've become a new follower! I did my first curved piecing the other day. Now I want to work on my Y seams. :o) Deb.ReplyDelete
Your little piglet is very cute! I love the paper pieced star and have been wanting to try the template for a while. Beautiful projects!ReplyDelete


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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:07 pm
Post subject: I'm Considering a Gastric Bypass. Any Thoughts?
That about sez it. ...except for the fact that making a final, life-changing decision about something that's so hard to anticipate and wrap your imagination around is tough.
It could give me control over an area in my life that I've never been able to exercise any restraint over. And all I have to give up is the second great love of my life.
In exchange, my body may not over overwhelm my skeleton (which has begun giving way to osteoporosis as a result of the steroids that asthma has forced on me). I may able to actually sleep all night and to allow my hard working, loving and indulgent husband to sleep too and us to do it together. I
feel like re-joining the world (I've retreated further and further as I grew more and more to resemble Humpty Dumpty). OTOH, I rather like being a hermit and that might never change. And I will probably live longer.
I'd love to hear any thoughts and experiences anyone may have.
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Hey Rainey,
I don't feel totally comfortable giving you my opinion, since I'm new here and a total stranger...and I can't empathize with your situation fully, but I can say one thing: life's too short to be unhappy.
Good luck with whatever you decide. I know you have plenty of folks here pulling for you!
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One thing that I've tried to learn is that I can hate parts of myself or parts of my behavior but still know that there are other parts that are fine and worthwhile. There's a part of you that you hate, and it sounds like it's taking over the other parts that are fine and worthwhile, causing some health risks and overall darkness. I can't help with your decision process, but I can tell you that I admire your courage for being determined to change that part of you. I admire it especially because I've tried hard to change parts of me that I don't like, and keep coming up short. So, way to go Rainey!
The goal is to fit it all in.
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Rainey , as one who has experienced two bouts of major surgery in the past two years, I would say "only as a last resort" after you have exhausted all other avenues. Surgery comes with risks and takes a toll on the body both physically and emotionally. One of the best gifts I gave myself after my first surgery was a Personal Trainer. We met and discussed my goals (which included physical and mental health)and he then devised an exercise programme I could do at home ( I didn't have to go near the gym). We would meet once a month to discuss my progress. Maybe if you worked with both a Personal Trainer and Nutritionist you could avoid surgery.
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Rainey, congratulations on even thinking about such a life-changing procedure. I have nursed quite a few people who have had similar surgery. Some have done really well and others didn't.
Please forgive my comments if they're not what you want to read, but you did ask ...
Having a smaller stomach doesn't change the way you think and feel about food, that comes from within yourself. Have you researched the various surgical methods of weight control? One of my friends is a research assistant for the Royal College of Surgeons here in Adelaide and he did a study on surgical weight loss methods. His findings were that Laparoscopic Gastric Banding was the least successful, and jaw wiring was the most successful. I gather this is because jaw wiring actually imposes a change to one's dietary habits, whereas the gastric banding only decreases the size of the stomach and if the person wishes to eat chocolate or whatever, they still can, just in smaller quantities.
There is a fantastic book, "Complications, a Surgeon's Notes on Imperfect Science", written by US surgeon Atul Gawande (01 April, 2003) - Picador. I saw it in Borders when we were in the US last year and it's well worth reading the chapter on weight loss. Otherwise I can send you an audiobook copy on CD.
So, there are some of my thoughts. I'd be happy to discuss it more with you, either here, via private message or email. I think it's wonderful that you are considering this, but just wanted to offer a slightly different point of view. Please don't take this as criticism or negativity, I most certainly don't mean it as such.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:43 am
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Thank you, everyone, for your thoughts and I'll respond to each of you tomorrow (daughter's B-day and I've got B-day dinner going).
Judy- That is precisely the kind of info I'm looking for and my greatest concern. The procedure which my medical plan will cover is a gastric band or the Roux Y Limb done laproscopically.
I'm not in the least concerned about the procedure or the recovery (tho the discipline of reacculturating the new stomach to food is daunting). It's the rehabilitated approach to food that I'm very worried about since it's something that I've never been able to sustain for more than a bit. Once I went a couple years, but, as with everything else, it caved at some point.
I'd be most grateful for whatever info you have. I don't mind publicly at all if it would be of interest to someone else. But I'm just as happy to have it in PM if it would be a bore at take up space for more generally interesting conversation.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:47 am
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Rainey, can you give me your mailing address via PM please? I'll post you a copy of the audiobook version of Complications. It's not quite as 'user friendly' as a book, in that you can't just flick through to find what you want, but its excellent and very thought-provoking. I listened to it while we were travelling somewhere that involved sitting in the car for long periods of time.
If you have a portable CD player, that's a good way to listen, otherwise it will play on your computer or any other CD players.
Barbara is right about surgery as a last resort. I have a friend who is in her 70s and she has made a very conscious decision to never have surgery again. She has observed too many of her friends who just don't ever fully recover their cognitive processes after having a general anaesthetic. Now, I know you're a mere spring chicken in comparison, but if you can avoid an anaesthetic, particularly with your other health problems, it would be a good thing.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:22 pm
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sweetbabyjames- Your story is inspirational. I'm so happy for you both.
Meanwhile, I'm laughing at your reticence to jump in (so glad you did!) because I've never hesitated to give anyone my invaluable
opinion disguised as helpful thoughts.
Your encouragement is most welcome and I'm happy to meet you.
CB- I probably have a whole hell of a lot less self-loathing than I
rightfully have. I am sometimes embarrassed by my size, I am greatly inconvenienced by it and now I am imperiled by it but I gave up vanity a looooong time ago.
The hermit thing is part of the same nasty indulgence which is at the root of my weight. That horrible Indulgence beast is the one that gives me the most concern about undergoing and then undermining the surgery. The fact remains, however, that I am an Alexander Pope person who loves mankind but comes up short on patience for actual fallible humans rather than a Johnathan Swift person who shows a tough face but enjoys all the prickliness that human nature entails and I don't require much that I don't already have in the bliss of my room, my computer and my garden so I may be a hermit in my heart forever regardless of my size.
Lovely Barbara- I am mindful of how much you've been through and how stoopid it is that I bring much of this on myself when you have no such choice. I admire your courage and the deliberation with which you embrace your life and make it lovely. Consequently,I am embarrassed that you should even consider the dopey position I've put myself in (but I'm encouraged and delighted that you're feeling strong enough to be posting again!).
The asthma and aging aren't things I can do too much about but I'm told that I'll age
and burden my lungs and skeleton less if I allow the surgery to assist me in taking weight off my body.
Your suggestion of working with a trainer and, generally, doing what I can to lose the weight more constructively are, of course, ideal. But then in 5 decades of fighting my weight I've been in numerous programs and worked with both physical trainers and nutritionists with only limited and temporary results. I did manage through the Atkins diet to take 50 pounds off and keep them off for almost 2 years a few years ago. My cholesterol soared and, eventually, I put the weight back on. And, as always and, apparently, part of a general pattern, I put back on
weight plus additional weight. Currently, I'm slowly and steadily putting on little bits all of the time.
Thank you each for caring and providing the information you did. This will be a very big change, if I take it on, and I may need to ask for your help again.
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:27 pm
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Wow, Rainey---what a courageous thing to contemplate! I wish I could empathise more but weight has never been a BIG issue for me. I have a good customer though who had the procedure done a few years back and I can attest to the greatly improved health and disposition this has brought him. He still eats, still enjoys food, just not in the abundance he was used to. Just think what a great gift you will be giving your loved ones by increasing your chances for a longer and healthier and more active life!
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:31 pm
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God! you guys are so kind and generous!
It doesn't
couageous. It feels like the wienie way out for someone who lacks the character to have solved this the "right" way a looonng time ago.
The good part of this is that Steve and I will do it together. More or less. I may go first so I have a better idea how to care for and support him and finding the time is more problematical for him. However, he has cardiac problems and a degenerated disk so it will make a big and positive difference for him.
He works
hard. It would be
to see him be able to play some golf and enjoy his downtime more.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:47 pm
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Rainey, you're too kind. And so very eloquent.
You know once something's brought to your attention, how you start to notice it everywhere? Well, the one thing I've heard so many times the last two years is how folks try to change and fail. So they set to trying again, only to fail again and again and again.
I feel this way all the time, for various reasons. It's easy to be discouraged. And each time it seems harder to pick it up *again*. I'm convinced that this type of experience will be lifelong. It does take a lot of courage to keep setting out on the same difficult journey. But maybe that's an important experience. Maybe it's essential. Maybe eventually, when the attempt fails, you don't go back to square one but only as far back as square two. Maybe that's the key...who knows. Just a thought.
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Hello Rainey.
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:16 am
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Rainey, I appreciate your posting on an open forum the issue of your surgery. It's very brave.
Nevertheless, I believe that the only thing we ( I ) can do, is to support you after YOU decide about this. I do agree with Barbara, because any ecclectic surgery is a risk. We did have the same problem with our daughter, and we ( she) decided not to, as the risk factor was high. Only your physicians, together with you, can make a rational decision: what is more risky to your health: to have the surgery ( taking in consideration age, other maladies, etc) or to stay at your present weight. There are no easy answers, I know, but still, I believe it's mostly a medical decision.
Good luck with your choice.
More war against the nasty pounds ( kg)!!
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:04 am
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I don't agree with you, Rainey. IMHO, getting gastric bypass surgery is a very brave thing to do.
Coming from a seriously overweighted family (from my mom's side), and
being myself seriously overweited, I have been on and off diets for the last 15 years (I'm in my early thirties). I was born with serious health problems and has spent my entire childhood getting orthopedic surgery every 2 years... I've always been terrorized of general anesthesia: I just can't deal with the loss of conciousness, so I last time I convinced my surgeon into getting me an epidural... of course this is not possible with gastric bypass... so I get I won't have it (unless my condition becomes life-threatening)
The point is, that I am far too chicken to lose weight that way: I stick to the diet / physical training method. Now I'm seing a nutrician (my previous diets were not supervised by a health care professional), and am losing weight slowly but surely (20+ pounds since last April) and still going strong, with a diet that allows me to eat 1/2 a baguette per day (yep, that's right) and a weekly free meal (I usually and reasonably indulge myself on real "vinaigrette" with my salad and "fondants au chocolat"... yummy!), combined with static bicycle.
I admire you so much for even considering getting that surgery!
Good luck with whatever you choose to do!
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:52 pm
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Alas! It won't be an option as it won't be covered by my insurance. I'll have to continue the struggle on my own resources. But I thank you all for your thoughts and support.
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The Denver Regional Council of Governments is responsible for handing out more than $132 million worth of federal transportation funds for the 2012-2017 period. Here's a look at the Boulder and Boulder County projects that have received initial approval for funds, but are now at risk in a modified proposal by Denver officials.
$4 million for a multi-use pathway along the north side of Pearl Street between 30th Street and Foothills Parkway
$915,000 for a multi-use pathway underpass along the Diagonal Highway at Airport Road near Longmont
$900,000 for the Wonderland Creek underpass at 28th Street
$555,000 for enhanced bus service on the Bolt route
$426,000 for enhancements to the University of Colorado's Stampede bus service
$414,000 for enhanced bus service to between Boulder, Longmont and Lyons
Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments
Denver Mayor Guillermo "Bill" Vidal is asking the Denver Regional Council of Governments to slash federal funding for six Boulder and Boulder County transit projects in order to pay for improvements to a Denver road -- leading some officials to say they've been blindsided by a close ally.
The fight is over DRCOG's Transportation Improvements Program, which distributes federal transportation funds in five-year blocks.
While the group's Metro Visions Issues Committee voted in January to approve a list of projects that will receive funding through 2017, Denver only received $15 million of its request for $25 million to make improvements to Peoria Street at Smith Road near the Aurora city limit.
Now, Denver's mayor is asking DRCOG to reconsider, and is suggesting that Boulder and Boulder County should give up more than $7 million worth of transit improvements to help make up the $10 million that's needed to fully fund the Peoria work.
Under Denver's proposal, the projects that would be completely cut from the approved funding list include:
$4 million for a multi-use pathway along the north side of Pearl Street between 30th Street and Foothills Parkway;
$915,000 for a multi-use pathway underpass along the Diagonal Highway at Airport Road near Longmont;
$900,000 for the Wonderland Creek underpass at 28th Street;
$414,000 for enhanced bus service to between Boulder, Longmont and Lyons;
$555,000 for enhanced bus service on the Bolt route;
$426,000 for enhancements to the University of Colorado's Stampede bus service.
An additional $2.79 million would come from cuts to the Regional Air Quality Council, which was created by former Gov. Bill Ritter to manage air quality planning for the metro area.
Vidal justified the request in a recent letter to DRCOG officials.
"Reconsideration is warranted in order to address severe existing issues and potentially catastrophic future issues for public health and safety for all regional users," Vidal wrote.
Those issues, he added, include inadequate turn lanes on Peoria to Interstate 70, vehicles backed up onto railroad tracks, increased pedestrian traffic and the need to keep traffic flowing on Peoria due to its use as an emergency response route to local hospitals and Denver International Airport.
The proposed work would include a grade separation of Peoria Street from Smith Road, the Union Pacific railroad tracks and the yet-to-be-built FasTracks East Corridor commuter rail line. The overall cost of the project is expected to be about $50 million.
"The likelihood for one or many accidents resulting in serious injury and/or death is high, but preventable," Vidal wrote.
George Delaney, manager of public works for Denver, made the recommendation to Vidal.
Delaney said the grading work is among the city's highest transportation priorities, and that it's considered to be a "health, life and safety issue," while Boulder's projects seemed to focus more on bike paths and convenience.
"It's a matter of priorities," he said. "We're saying, 'Let us have the dollars now.'"
Delaney said Denver supports Boulder, especially in its efforts to secure funding for the U.S. 36 corridor, and that the city would help Boulder secure funding for any programs that are cut this year during the next round of federal awards.
"We'll be there to support them 100 percent," Delaney said. "Right now, we need the money."
Boulder-area officials, meanwhile, are left scratching their heads over the idea.
"I've never before seen a proposal that simply targets funding from one or two communities, so it's really unprecedented -- and I think it would set a terrible precedent for decision making," Boulder County Commissioner Will Toor said.
Toor, who is in Washington D.C. with a host of city and county officials to lobby for local transportation issues, said the Boulder and Boulder County projects ranked high by DRCOG for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and promoting alternative transportation.
"Historically we've been allies in most issues," he said of Denver and Boulder County. "It's very hard to see that proposal in any way meeting up with the goals of regional equity. I certainly hope the DRCOG board doesn't go there."
Boulder City Councilwoman Lisa Morzel said she was upset that the council hadn't been notified about Denver's request -- which was copied to officials in Aurora and Littleton, but not sent to Boulder.
"I can't accept being blindsided," she said. "This is supposed to be a council of governments that work together."
She said it doesn't make sense to target Boulder programs for cuts, because the city has the largest population of people making the shift from automobiles to alternative forms of transportation in the state. Projects like the Wonderland Creek underpass, she said, are important links for the community.
Tracy Winfree, Boulder's director of public works for transportation, said she doesn't think Denver's proposal fits the standards by which DRCOG originally allocated the funds.
"As far as I saw, the Denver proposal doesn't align with those policies and guidelines," she said, which include reducing vehicle-miles traveled and increasing multi-modal transportation.
She said federal money is already difficult to qualify for, and Denver's move could undermine the city's extensive efforts.
Sue Prant, development director for Community Cycles in Boulder, wrote a letter Wednesday to the DRCOG board asking it to reject Denver's proposal.
"This time it may be bike and bus projects in Boulder that my folks care about, but if you allow this to happen, a precedent will be set that the (funding) process can be side-stepped," she wrote. "The next time it may be the project that is important to your community in your neighborhood, which has survived a fair process that is suddenly on the cutting board."
While the DRCOG funding is set for a final decision on March 16, Denver introduced the proposal to the group's Board of Directors on Wednesday night.
Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier led a group of 10 people who spoke in favor of the funding shakeup. He said the stretch of Peoria Street slated for improvement sees a total of 35,000 cars per day with that number expected to double over the next 10 to 15 years.
"The city of Aurora strongly urges DRCOG for funding in the TIP at the $25 million level," Frazier said. "It addresses urgently needed and key safety features for future growth."
David Cook, transportation options manager at the University of Colorado at Boulder, read a letter to the DRCOG board written by Frank Bruno, CU Boulder's vice chancellor of administration.
"The transit service enhancements to the Stampede (bus route) supply the most direct boost to campus sustainability," Cook read. "... A recent request by Denver and Aurora could result in the elimination of six projects not only important to CU, but also to our community members."
DRCOG Board Member Jack Hilbert, who represents Douglas County, advocated a pragmatic approach to resolving issues between Denver and Boulder. He volunteered to throw $500,000 dedicated in the TIP budget to a Douglas County project back into consideration for other projects.
"This is not a problem with an order of magnitude we cannot (overcome)," Hilbert said. "It is very easy to move some money around. We want these regional projects to be funded."
Camera Staff Writer Joe Rubino contributed to this report. Contact Camera Staff Writer Heath Urie at 303-473-1328, or email@example.com.


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IBM Grows Nanotube Patterns On Silicon Wafers
By R. Colin Johnson
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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- IBM Corp. has grown catalyst-free nanotube networks on silicon carbide substrates, the company said last week.
With atomic-force microscopy verifying the results, researchers at the T.J. Watson Research Center set up grids of nanotubes (in rows and columns), bringing the promise of nanotube transistors arrayed across silicon chips one step closer to reality, IBM said.
IBM also announced a patent for its "cookbook" that shows how to grow the pure, catalyst-free nanotubes needed in electronics manufacturing, as opposed to the bulk nanotubes that other suppliers are offering for sale today. Commercially available nanotubes are contaminated by the metallic catalysts used to create the seeds from which they are grown, and vendors damage them if they try to remove the contaminant, according to IBM.
"We have shown that pure, catalyst-free nanotubes that follow the atomic structure of a surface can be grown," said Phaedon Avouris, manager of nanoscale science at IBM Research. "Using atomic-force microscopy, we also showed that at high temperatures they can be moved on the surface, and that [when they cool] they become stabilized in directions that are parallel and perpendicular to the [wafer's patterned] step edges.
Methodology established
"We didn't want to grow our own nanotubes, but we were unhappy with the metallic contamination in the nanotubes we buy from others," Avouris went on. "So we went into the lab to find a way to grow nanotubes without metal catalysts--now we hope that outside suppliers will use our method. We don't really want to be a nanotube manufacturer--we just want some catalyst-free nanotubes for our electronic applications."
During its experiments to create the pure, catalyst-free nanotubes, IBM discovered as a bonus that medium-temperature annealing caused them to align themselves along the step edges in either a perpendicular or a parallel fashion --resulting in square grids of nanotubes spaced at a pitch determined by the patterns on the wafer.
"Of course, there is still much research to be done, but we now believe that by using a patterned silicon substrate, we can generate a specific surface arrangement of nanotubes, and this is just what we need for our electronic applications," Avouris said.
IBM Research is now patterning silicon wafers that enable nanotubes to line up precisely. Using traditional lithography on subsequent layers will allow the nanotubes to form the basis of future ultradense circuits, the company said.