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BEAUTIFUL OPEN VIEWS! Located at the top of a quiet cul-de-sac in the guard-gated golf community of Eagle Mountain. Beautiful and interesting elevated expansive view overlooking 3 golf holes (12, 13, 14), and a handful of large custom homes on the other side of golf course that back up to the dramatic mountain beyond.
This 3600sf Territorial Santa Fe style custom home is perfect for couples, families and golf retreats. Situated directly on the golf course above the 4 tee boxes of the fourteenth hole, it is not subject to flying golf balls. It is a one story floor plan with high ceilings throughout and no stairs.
See below for rates. Taxes not included. Additional costs/fees: Utilities - included in weekly rates; additional for monthly renters / Optional pool heating at $20 per day for weekly renters / Cleaning fee of $200.
The outdoor area is an entertainer's delight and has a wonderful open, very festive feeling. It is situated above the tee areas so as to provide privacy from the golfers, yet you can view the action if you choose. A large high-ceiling covered patio is accessed from the kitchen/great room on one side and from the master bedroom on the other side. The BBQ area includes a pergola/trellis connecting the covered patio to the pool on one side of the patio, with a curved bar underneath. Part of the bar area is in the shade of the covered patio most of the day, but with a beautiful view. Additionally, there is an outdoor dining table with sunbrella, chaise lounges and a seating arrangement in the patio area. There are city lights views from sitting areas just above the tee boxes for great nighttime views.
The pool is designed with a high-end small iridescent tile surface and has a water feature and a separate spa. Both pool and spa can be heated separately.
The main wall in the great room has been remodeled to include a large stone fireplace (gas) and 55" flat screen LED TV. The chef's kitchen has slab granite counter tops, a large island with bar seating and a wine cooler.
The living/dining room has a dining table that seats up to 12 people (with leaves extended) comfortably.
There is a baby grand piano (Kawai) in the living/dining room. Whole house audio provides separately controlled music in all major rooms, including the master bedroom and patio.
4 BEDROOMS - 2 with KING beds; one QUEEN; one with 2 TWIN beds / 4 BATHROOMS
All furniture and high end comfortable mattresses in all 4 bedrooms were purchased in 2012. The large master bedroom has a king bed and a view of the pool, with the golf course and mountain beyond. The dresser/entertainment center includes a flat screen TV and a small desk. The large master bath has his and her vanities with long counter tops. The walk-in closet is very large, with lots of storage, hanging space and drawers.
The other bedroom in the master bedroom wing has a queen bed and its own full bath across the hall.
There are 2 more bedrooms in the guest wing; these have views of the golf course. The feature bedroom faces the morning sun and has a king bed and a newly added designer en suite bathroom with a walk-in closet. Two couples sharing our home will find this "guest" bedroom rivals the "master". The 4th bedroom has 2 twin beds and its own full hall bath.
Additionally, the guest wing includes an open media/bonus room area where there is a queen sleeper sofa. There is also a desk and chair, as well as a 51' flat screen plasma TV.
The home has a large 3 car garage.
The guard-gated community of Eagle Mountain is located just adjacent to Scottsdale in the southern foothills of the McDowell mountains. It is bordered to the south by a vast natural desert area owned by the Salt River Native American community.
Here you can have it all. The upscale suburb of Fountain Hills has a relaxed, small town atmosphere, but the posh shopping districts, restaurants and nightlife of Scottsdale are located just a few minutes away. Frank Lloyd wright's Taliesin west is 10 minutes away. You can gamble at the nearby Fort McDowell casino. Possibilities for outdoor activities abound, including hiking, biking and horseback riding in the desert. The large public tennis facility of Scottsdale Ranch Park (where you can play tennis for $8 for 1.5 hours) is 15 minutes away and offers clinics and instruction. Saguaro Lake (30 minutes away) has a full service marina and offers boating, skiing and great bass fishing. In winter, there is snow skiing at Flagstaff, which is 3 hours away. Sedona is an easy day trip.
The world-renowned Mayo Clinic is 2 miles down Shea Blvd from the Eagle Mountain community.
We bought this home in 2012 as a second home, after discovering the Eagle Mountain community through a vrbo listing. As we live in Stamford, Connecticut, we were looking for something in a warm climate and fell in love with the haunting beauty of the desert, both at day and by night. We were especially interested in the Eagle Mountain community because of its interesting mountainous, not flat, terrain and green golf courses. On one early trip, we actually ate at the Vu Bistro 3 nights in a row (We never do that!) because of the view(!) of Eagle Mountain, the music and ambiance of the outdoor terrace. We plan to engage in many outdoor activities, primarily tennis, hiking, biking and skiing – and indoor activities in the restaurants and night clubs of Scottsdale!
The location of our house is unique in that it is at the top of a quiet cul de sac in a guard-gated community, with a beautiful, expansive, elevated view overlooking 3 green fairways and a handful of large custom homes on the other side of the golf course that back up to a dramatic mountain. The outdoor area is very open, festive and, although it is situated above the golf tee areas and provides privacy from the golfers, it allows for watching lots of action on the golf course if you choose. So despite the fact that there are limitless possibilities for activities in the area, there is really no reason to leave home at all!
This house in gated Eagle Mountain is excellent -- great location especially for golfers , very clean and in good shape, luxury amenities (kitchen, baths, bedrooms, grill, and spa), a great pool with sun all day, a responsive local representative, and easy arrangements with the owners. What could be better. I highly recommend this property. You will not be disappointed; rather, you will be delighted.
This home has everything guests need to enjoy relaxing in the AZ desert. Very well furnished, modern appliances, comfortable furniture and super comfy beds! Pool, spa and patio are beautiful. Views of Eagle Mountain golf course and the surrounding hills/mountains are lovely. Peaceful and quiet setting. Homeowners are extremely responsive to any/all issues. Excellent labeling and instructions for lighting, sound and mechanical systems. I will be returning!
Beautiful home with plenty of space and upscale amenities. Great pool and spacious patio, with nice (and safe) view of mountain golf course. Owner and property manager both very responsive.
We had such a nice time in scottsdale
The house was great!!!
Beautifull property!!!
For 15 years four of us have been traveling down to the Phoenix area for an annual golf outing. We've been staying in Fountain Hills for about half of this time. This year we decided to stay for a full week and we found this wonderful home right on Eagle Mountain Golf Course, looking out over three fairways. The place was so great it would be easier to list the negatives. There were none! Amazing views looking out over the pool and hot tub and on to the course and to the hills. Fry's Grocery up the street. The inside was very open and comfortable, with high ceilings; well equip modern kitchen and nice size rooms and baths. Good size garage with lots of pool toys. Everyone had their own bath/shower and plenty of space to spread out—inside and out. The owners have a local person who met us at the house and was very helpful when needed. We plan on coming back next year and beyond!
This place has everything you want for a vacation getaway. Lots of room - big enough for a 4 couples. Perfect for golfers. Beautiful setting. Conveniently close to Fry's for picking up groceries etc. Loved the golf course too (Eagle Mountain).
From the moment we arrived we knew that this home was all class! Anne and Stephen were very easy to deal with. The house was a five minute drive from Scottsdale very central to all amenities. The gated community was very quiet and a great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful Arizona Sun. All the rooms were very clean and inviting, overlooking 3 golf holes with no chance of being hit by even the worst golfer it was a great way to unwind as you watched the players go by. Thanks again Anne and Stephen! We are counting the days until we can come back!!!
Adjacent to Scottsdale for arts and posh shopping, restaurants and nightlife. 15 minutes to huge, reasonably priced Scottsdale tennis center. 30 minutes to Saguaro Lake for boating, fishing, jet skis and a restaurant. Terrific hiking, cycling, horseback riding, hot air ballooning. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West is 10 minutes away. Mayo Clinic is 2 miles away. Many many golf courses.
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Taxes are not included. 1.6% for rentals of 30 days or more. 13.87% for shorter term rentals (standard rate for all short term rentals, including hotels, etc). Once we are ready to accept your reservation, if the tax rate in your quote needs adjusting, the appropriate rate will become part of your final payment structure.
If you choose to pay by credit card rather than echeck, before we accept your reservation, we will adjust the "administrative fee" noted in the quotation to add the 3% processing fee which VRBO charges us, if you use a credit card. (The $0.01 fee we set up is a placeholder to alert you to this potential.)
The "pool heating fee" is similarly set up with a $0.01 placeholder fee, to be calculated at the end of your stay based on actual usage at a $20/day rate.
Weekly rates - Owner pays utilities / Monthly rates - Renter pays utilities
REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATION are MORE LIBERAL than the policy which appears below, and are detailed in the separate rental agreement. (VRBO's limited std choices do not match our policy.)
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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No one ever said it was easy to be the general manager of a Major League ball club. Just days before the 2012 MLB trade deadline, Indians general manager Chris Antonetti finds himself the subject of major scrutiny. Are the Indians going to land a coveted right-handed bat? What about an arm? Both questions have likely tormented Antonetti as the deadline draws near.
However, the questions are also quite fair. For weeks, the Tribe's offense has been stagnant — at times the team just seems to be going through the motions. Even worse, the team's pitching staff has never been consistent this year. It would be impossible to expect the Indians to ever go on any sort of run given the rotation's woes. Thus, it's easy to see why fans have been clamoring for Antonetti to make a move.
I, too, find myself among the contingent of fans eager to see the Tribe make moves, only I long for moves of a different variety: internal moves.
I understand the cost associated with making big trades, and I can sympathize with Antonetti. Big time trades cost big time prospects, and it might not be worth the gamble, especially considering how last year's Ubaldo Jimenez trade has turned out so far. But while I can understand Antonetti's unwillingness to pull the trigger on a big time deal, I cannot understand how he has seemed to totally disregard internal moves when it comes to improving the ball club. On numerous occasions, he has said that he is always looking for ways to improve the Indians, but I am going to go ahead and call his bluff.
Internal moves aren't always sexy; they won't immediately translate into wins. Still, the Indians are a .500 team, and it seems as if management has put absolutely zero effort into possibly promoting players from the minor league clubs. Would internal moves like this help the club? Maybe. Certainly, they couldn't hurt. After all, the team just got rid of a guy who hit .175 in 72 games. The Indians allowed Aaron Cunningham to perform poorly for 72 games before showing him the door. Isn't that a decision that could have been reached after, say, 30 games?
Much has been said about the Tribe's lack of impact talent at the upper levels of the farm system, but even still, there are players at the upper levels who could come in and bolster the 25-man roster. For months, the team has carried essentially dead weight (Shelley Duncan, Aaron Cunningham). Every player counts, and it seems like that notion has been forgotten.
So, with that being said, what internal moves can be made or could have been made to improve the Indians? Also, how have the internal moves that the Indians did make this season work out? Take a look.
Jared Goedert, OF/3B, right-handed hitter, Columbus: The 27-year-old Goedert has been on a tear this year and owns a .346/.409/.552 line between Akron and Columbus to go along with 14 home runs and 60 RBI. I understand the criticisms with Goedert. Scouts question his athleticism, and he seems destined to be labeled as organizational filler. He very well could be the next Jordan Brown or Jared Head, but what if he's not? And how will the Indians ever know unless they give him a try? He certainly seems as if he is ready to graduate from the minor leagues. Plus, at the very least, could he be any worse than Duncan? He also provides a bit more versatility as well considering he could probably play third base in a pinch if needed. His glove has not been rated highly at the hot corner, but it's not as if Jose Lopez is a defensive wizard either. Goedert should get a Major League look sometime, and it probably should have happened already.
Ezequiel Carrera, OF, left-handed hitter, Columbus: Sine June 3, Carrera has been on an International League tear. His average is up to .291, and he has also shown some unlikely power as he has tallied six home runs on the season. Plain and simple, Carrera should have been promoted to the Indians toward the end of June when he was really catching fire. With Carrera, what you see is what you get: a fourth outfielder type who provides some speed and can slap the ball to all areas of the field at times. Also, his main position is center field. All season long, the Indians have said that Aaron Cunningham remained on the team because of his ability to play center and spell Michael Brantley on occasion. Why could Carrera not have done that? In 68 games last season, he hit .243 and drove in 14 runs for the Indians. That small sampling still offers a drastic improvement from what Cunningham gave us this year. Like Carrera, with Cunningam, what you see is what you get: a player who had no business being on a Major League roster for as long as he was. In 109 plate appearances and 97 at-bats, Cunningham recorded 17 hits this year. Carrera would almost have certainly performed better given the same number of plate appearances and at-bats. Would that have led to more wins? Perhaps not. But it would have allowed the Indians to have more opportunities to win as Carrera would not be the automatic out that Cunningham essentially was. Every out counts, and the front office seemed to ignore that fact.
Jason Donald, UT, right-handed hitter, Columbus: This is another one that perplexes me. We have just seen the Indians make a trade for Brent Lillibridge. It's confusing because it's hard to see what he offers that Donald doesn't. At Columbus so far this season, Donald has played games at shortstop, third base, second base, center field and left field. It's true that he has only ever played one game in the outfield in the Major Leagues, and it came in relief, but a guy has to get his feet wet sometime. In reality, Donald probably should have been back in the Majors a long time ago, and he definitely deserved a spot on the team over Cunningham.
Scott Barnes, RP, left-hander, Columbus: This is one internal move that we did see the Indians explore this season, and it unfortunately was also one I was opposed to. Because of a lack bullpen options, Barnes was converted into a reliever in the short term. It seemed to have good results at first until his implosion against the Cincinnati Reds where he was shelled for five runs in 1/3 of an inning. Tribe manager Manny Acta did not even seem to lift a finger and just let the kid stay in there to get pounded on. I like Barnes. He has a deceptive delivery and is left-handed, which is always a good thing. But I like him as a starter, and I was heavily opposed to his move to the bullpen. By all accounts, Barnes is, or at least was, a promising starting prospect. Why tinker with his development and move him to the pen? Plus, he never seemed the same after that rough outing against the Reds. Instead, I would have considered promoting David Huff to Cleveland in a relief role and then had Barnes take Huff's spot in the Columbus rotation. David Huff's days as a starter in the Major Leagues could very well be over. Why not try him in a relief role? The move could have extended Huff's Major League career and also helped protect Barnes and his development.
Matt LaPorta, 1B/OF, right-handed hitter, Columbus: Technically, Matt LaPorta did earn a promotion to Cleveland this season, if you can call it that. For three games and 11 at-bats, LaPorta was able to call himself the Tribe's 2012 starting first baseman. It can be argued that the Indians should have given LaPorta more time, but this is one instance where I support the team's top brass. LaPorta has had opportunity after opportunity with the team, and he has squandered every one of them. Now three games can hardly be called an opportunity, but at the same time, the Indians owe LaPorta nothing at this point.
Russ Canzler, 1B/OF, right-handed hitter, Columbus: In 98 games with the Clippers, Canzler owns a .274/.340/.477 line to go along with 15 home runs and 58 RBI. He has also walked just 37 times and struck out an enormous 98 times. Canzler certainly should not be the first player to get the call to Cleveland, but again, he cannot possibly be a worse option than Duncan, who has shown a tendency to go into mammoth slumps despite hitting better as of late. Also, like Goedert, Canzler has played third base and offers more versatility than Duncan. Canzler has been a very impressive player for two years at the Triple-A level, and he eventually deserves a look. It's all about strengthening the 25-man roster from No. 1 all the way through No. 25, and right now I would definitely take Canzler over Duncan.
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When a player sits too long at one level, he rots.
Pitchers pitch around him; he never gets a good pitch.
Aguilar should be in AA, Weglarz in AAA, Neal in AAA,
Fedroff in Cleveland, and Rottino, Huffman, maybe LaPorta, should be sent out.
Look at Columbus's roster.
There are very few prospects and way too many "insurance" policy players stacked up to fill in an emergency.
Several of Columbus's players would be starting in majors somewhere else. Fedroff should be given a chance at some point. They do have quite a bit of money tied up with him when he was drafted.
Also, didn't mean to leave out the higher profile names when referencing the team's offensive woes. I just focused on Cunningham and Duncan because those are guys that the Indians might actually considering moving. There is no other offensive player on the roster in my opinion that I could see being sent down. Maybe Lopez if he really starts to struggle mightily, but even that's a stretch.
p.s. You caught me. I was a big Jerad Head fan lol
Goedert doesn't do anything that Duncan doesn't already and at least we know what we're getting with Dunk. Carrera should be in the bigs, i'll give you that, but I understand that the Tribe wants him to be playing everyday, developing, and not sitting on the bench. You criticize the Indians front office for labeling some of these guys as "fillers" yet you're willing to delegate Carrera as a 4 OF. I don't get your reasoning there, just as i don't understand how you can tag Duncan and Cunningham as reasons for the stagnant offense without mentioning the higher profile guys that haven't lived up to their expectations thus far. Seems a little shortsighted, in my opinion, especially with your criticism of Antonetti.
With that said, Donald fell outta favor with Acta very early, which says a lot because Donald was an Acta favorite last year. Barnes didn't perform in the MLB so he's back in AAA, what's the problem? You don't like how he's been made into a temporary reliever? Well, the White Sox did the same thing with Chris Sale and that seemed to workout just fine, however, the sole reason the Indians converted Barnes into a reliever this season was because of his injury and protecting his arm while rehabilitating. Canzler? See Goedert. Shoot, i'm surprised you haven't drilled Antonetti yet for letting Jerad Head go........
As for Donald vs Lillibridge, I think it comes down to defense. Donald is still learning the outfield where Lillibridge has experience out there already. Also, Donald is not a very good defensive player at the ML level. That's the difference if you ask me. It really looks like acta and his staff lost faith in him with his earlier struggles defensively in the beginning of the season.
Carrera is the biggest mystery. Even if he did hit only .175 like Cunningham and Lillibridge, his speed would be useful. Right now the Indians pinch-running speedster is their backup catcher.
Goedert, I don't know, I think there's a good chance he would do worse than Duncan. Duncan is also a AAA monster, mores than Goedert. I don't see them sacrificing a well-liked player such as Duncan for an inexperienced similar player who will probably struggle at least as much. If they're out of the race in Sept. it would be a good time to give Goedert a chance to prove someone wrong.


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- Whitney Houston, Singer and Actress, Dies at 48 http://nyti.ms/wCWvlQ Q
http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/168510300277047296— The New York Times (@nytimes)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:42:41
- CNN reports that Ray Jay Norwood found Whitney Houston in Beverly Hilton Hotel room. #TwitterNewsChat
http://twitter.com/sswalker/status/168510683380596736— Serbino Sandifer-Wal (@sswalker)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:44:12
- wow I am devastated. the world has lost another one of the best voices in history. RIP whitney houston, so fortunate a… http://say.ly/rDR1pph h
http://twitter.com/YO_RANDYJACKSON/status/168507515062071299— Randy Jackson (@YO_RANDYJACKSON)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:31:36
- Oh man, I can't wait to read the statement from Bobbie Brown.
http://twitter.com/brittanieshey/status/168510331298127872— Brittanie (@brittanieshey)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:42:48
http://twitter.com/shannonbuggs/status/168510267469217793— shannonbuggs (@shannonbuggs)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:42:33
- We never know the day or time. Just live right.
http://twitter.com/ChasingSoul/status/168507299558731777— Chasing Soul (@ChasingSoul)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:30:45
- Whitney Houston was still alive?
http://twitter.com/justin/status/168510132114833408— Justin Williams (@justin)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:42:00
- I will always love you. RIP Whitney.
http://twitter.com/DjBarretts/status/168510120131698688— Deanna Barrett (@DjBarretts)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:41:58
- just heard the news. so crazy. One of the GREATEST VOICES EVER just passed. RIP Whitney Houston. My prayers go out to her friends and family
http://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/168507194738876416— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:30:20
- "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy," Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview.
http://twitter.com/Krissah30/status/168509103843450880— Krissah Thompson (@Krissah30)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:37:55
- The first concert I ever attended, of my own choice, was Whitney Houston at the Summit. Shattering that she's gone.
http://twitter.com/joeyguerra/status/168509683127173124— Joey Guerra (@joeyguerra)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:40:13
- @joeyguerra Me, too. RT: Goodbye, Whitney Houston. Feels like I've been punched in the stomach. http://www.chron.com/news/article/Whitney-Houston-superstar-of-records-films-dies-3305407.php …/news/article/Whitney-Houston-superstar-of-records-films-dies-3305407.php
http://twitter.com/joysewing/status/168509587228590081— joysewing (@joysewing)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:39:51
- RIP Whitney Houston from the Wu Tang Brand.
http://twitter.com/WuTangClan/status/168508359350300673— Wu Tang Clan (@WuTangClan)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:34:58
- I liked it better when Kim Jong Il died.
http://twitter.com/SarcasticRylie/status/168509430101577729— Rylie L. (@SarcasticRylie)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:39:13
- "@juliebosman: Truly the best rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever: Whitney, the Super Bowl, the Gulf War. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupsPg5H6aE …om/watch?v=wupsPg5H6aE"
http://twitter.com/nytjim/status/168508718445641729— Jim Roberts (@nytjim)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:36:23
- As I watch Twitter explode over Whitney Houston's death, I wonder: why not focus on her life and talent? It was remarkable.
http://twitter.com/jbtaylor/status/168509266431451136— John Taylor (@jbtaylor)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:38:34
- Finally, Houston is trending!
http://twitter.com/danderozier/status/168508427763589120— Dan Derozier (@danderozier)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:35:14
- Tough to see anyone struggle with drugs, related or not to Whitney Houston's death http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead-at-48/ …n.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead-at-48/
http://twitter.com/christopherwink/status/168509080195973120— Christopher Wink (@christopherwink)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:37:50
- And the Facebook sidebar explodes with Whitney Houston songs...
http://twitter.com/parislemon/status/168506023563366401— MG Siegler (@parislemon)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:25:41
- I Will Always Love You was originally sung by Dolly Parton, but Whitney Houston made it her own.
http://twitter.com/TristanTippet/status/168508913359138820— Tristan Tippet (@TristanTippet)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:37:10
http://twitter.com/mrdaveyd/status/168506643791880192— Davey D (@mrdaveyd)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:28:09
- We watched this happen in super-slow motion. Horrible. #RIPWhitney
http://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/168507383402860545— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:31:05
- She will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth.
http://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/168506516259880962— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:27:38
- I'm glad my timeline is mostly full of "Get help with your addiction" tweets instead of gallows humor. Bears repeating. Get help.
http://twitter.com/LouisPeitzman/status/168507919791431680— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman)Sun, Feb 12 2012 01:33:13
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4 PM, Friday, February 10, 2017
Charles W. Loosemore Auditorium, Richard M. DeVos Center, 401 Fulton St. W., Grand Rapids, MI
In a change to our February 10th Wheelhouse Talk, the Hauenstein Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Damon Arnold as our speaker. Dr. Arnold is the Director of Academic Services at GVSU's Athletic Department and advisor to GVSU's football and men's basketball teams. In his role, he seeks to inspire confidence and encourage educational attainment in his student-athletes. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Arnold is also an author, consultant, and motivational speaker providing training in leadership and motivation to many.
A true believer in lifelong learning, he holds a B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Chico State University, an M.S. in Sports Psychology from the University of Idaho, and a Ph.D. in Education Administration from Washington State University. Influenced by his experiences of being expelled from two high schools and ultimately graduating from a continuation school, Dr. Arnold understands failure, motivation, and success. His message is simple: "it's not how you start, but how you finish that counts." Dr. Arnold has a passion for empowering others and his personal story of struggle, grit, and perseverance epitomizes triumph and the American dream.


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Court told recruiter became a predator
Updated 11:28 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A woman testified Tuesday that a Houston-area Air Force recruiter doggedly pursued her in 2011, when she was a 17-year-old high school senior, sending her lewd text messages and naked photos of himself.
Now in the Navy, she accused Tech. Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez, 34, of trying to coax her into a sexual relationship and later told her not to talk with people about it.
"'If anyone found out, you do realize that both of us would get into trouble?'" the woman, identified as Female 15, recalled him saying.
An Air Force investigation began after her mother found the text messages and photos.
Agents tracked down 18 women who claim Rodriguez, a 13-year Air Force veteran, tried to initiate sexual relationships with them.
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He could receive a life sentence if convicted of the rape charge.
Rodriguez is thought to have had sex with four women, one of them an applicant and another on active duty while assigned to the Lake Jackson recruiting office south of Houston since August 2008.
The active-duty airman, identified as Female 1, said Rodriguez and another recruiter began asking sexual questions on her second day on the job.
The second recruiter has since left the Air Force.
"I was very innocent and naïve, if you would. I didn't know how people treated other people," she said, when asked how she responded. "I had never been in a situation like that before."
Rodriguez, whose recruiting squadron is based in San Antonio, never sent emails or messages to her. But he allegedly pursued relationships with 14 other women via email or text messaging — in three cases sending graphic naked photos of his genitals.
At least one of the women, Female 15, was 17 and in high school at the time. Military law says 16 is the age of consent for sex, said Lt. Col. Mark Hoover, an Air Force's training command lawyer.
The Navy enlistee said she opted not to join the Air Force because of her experience. Most of the women listed as victims did not join the Air Force, but a few were recruit applicants. Two were recruiter's assistants, one of whom said she was raped.
Recruiting service spokeswoman Christa D'Andrea said it's not clear if those who decided not to join did so because of their experience with Rodriguez.
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They never met, but the woman said Rodriguez would text, call and send Yahoo instant messages to her phone. They became frequent, and graphic.
In one exchange, she said via teleconference at the hearing, Rodriguez talked of having sex with her in his office. She said the conversations also led her to feel as if she should not tell anyone.
"It became more, like, predatory," she testified.
Air Force Special Agent Mark Ryan said his investigation found numerous women who received text messages and emails from Rodriguez.
He said records show Rodriguez made 934 phone calls or text messages to Female 15 from September to October 2011on his government cell phone, and that she logged 515 phone calls and text messages on her phone.
There also were exchanges on a Yahoo instant messaging service. Her mother discovered photos of her daughter on the phone, one with her wearing a bra without a shirt, and later found images of Rodriguez in boxer shorts.
The mother said she found a photo of him naked after one of Rodriguez's supervisors asked her to send him all the emails the recruiter sent. "This was very disturbing," she said of the image.
A Marine recruiter in Lake Jackson, Sgt. Richard Lecompte, said Rodriguez came to his office in November 2011 and asked him to create an email from a new account purportedly from the girl's parents, saying they wouldn't press charges.
"I told him I didn't want anything to do with the situation," Lecompte said, adding that he was ordered to file a report about the incident.


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In this sixth Magycal installment, Alther Mella has been Banished, a Darke Domaine engulfs the Castle, and a Darke dragon is on the loose. Septimus Heap must use all of his skills to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction: He must enter the Darke. But he cannot do this alone. With the help of Jenna, Alther Mella, Marcellus Pye, and Septimus's estranged brother, Simon Heap, Septimus and Marcia Overstrand battle the spreading Darkenesse. Will Septimus succeed in protecting his Magykal world?
Written with Angie Sage's characteristic flair, Septimus Heap, Book Six: Darke is a compelling fantasy adventure filled with surprises, thrills, and laugh-out-loud moments. Readers will revel in the action-packed story as they realize the wisdom of Magyk—that all things are meant to be part of a living whole.
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Arab sector sees low voter turnout
Hassan Shaalan
Published: 22.01.13, 21:14
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1. I talked to some Bedouin friends yesterday
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Arad Israel
and they told me that they had no interest in voting. They would like to see improvements in the Arab sector but said that the Arab parties were simply anti-Israel. They didn't see any Jewish party that wanted to improve their status, so they wouldn't bother to vote.
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2. Arab politicians' ignore their constituents
Eric ,
Tel Aviv & NY
Says it all: " Arab politicians' preoccupation with issues that don't really appeal to their constituents" If they spent half as much time and effort on helping the Arabs in Israel as they do the Palestinians this would not be the case.
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3. Arabs decided they have no reason to vote
but always have plenty of reasons to complain. Go back to Jordan/ Palestine, see what "democracy" is about there.
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Gardaí sift through thousands of tonnes of rubbish in human-leg probe
04/08/2014 - 09:29:10Back to Ireland Home
Gardaí are continuing to sift through thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a waste unit in Dublin, after body parts belonging to a man were discovered last week.
DNA tests are being carried out on a dismembered leg and pelvis found by workers in a bin at Thornton's Recycling Plant in Ballyfermot on Thursday night.
Gardaí have recovered other parts, believed to be human flesh and bones during their search this weekend. No other identifiable limbs have been found, they said in a statement.
A post mortem carried out on Friday proved inconclusive, though gardaí say the parts are male and from the same person.
A theory that the parts may be medical waste cannot as yet be supported, and gardaí are concerned a murder may have been committed and the victim's body parts dumped.
The Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis has not yet been able to establish a cause of death.
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Exhibit | Eye candy a sweet treat at Keny
Still lifes
past and present invite close look
Melissa Starker
For The Columbus
Dispatch Sunday May 5,
For centuries, artists have used the still life to explore the
aesthetic and thematic possibilities within thoughtful combinations of
inanimate objects.
Examples from the past 150 years are displayed in Keny Galleries
exhibits that connect historical Ohio still-life artists with Lowell Tolstedt,
one of the most celebrated modern practitioners of the genre.
Retired from the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he
taught for 38 years and served as a department chairman and dean of fine arts,
Tolstedt has been a frequent contributor to shows at the college and other
institutions locally and nationally.
"Lowell Tolstedt: Recent Works" celebrates his 30-year
relationship with Keny Galleries.
Working mainly in colored pencil, he applies his marks in light
layers to build depth of color and dimension without flattening the subtle
surface texture of the watercolor paper on which he paints. Fascinated by
translucence and reflection, he has found a perfect showcase for such
qualities in lollipops, gumdrops and other colorful candy.
Composition With 7 Lollipops,
for example, presents the delicacy of the artist's line work in the
imperfections in his subject's surfaces — the pockmarks and mold lines left by
the manufacturing process — and the light shadows that separate his white
lollipop sticks from a slightly darker backdrop. Taking in their exquisitely
rendered forms, one might find that visual appreciation is accompanied by an
awakening of the salivary glands.
With more traditional still-life subjects, such as cherries and
apples, Tolstedt illustrates his command of silverpoint and goldpoint —
unforgiving mediums that require a clean line and a confident hand.
Compositions with signs of growing life are included as well —
such as Sprouting Redbud With Sky, in which the artist conveys the
promise of a perfect summer day in one budding branch against a clear azure
Works from the 19th and 20th centuries fill the second
exhibition, "Historic Ohio Still Lifes."
Among the highlights are the wonderfully quirky Still Life
by Henry Church, previously seen in last year's "Outside in Ohio" exhibition
at the Riffe Gallery, and Emerson Burkhart's Engine from 1947. There,
the artist's dense, gritty paint application lends propulsive energy to a view
of pistons and wires at rest.
Most intriguing is a small selection of trompe l'oeil
works from the mid- to late 19th century in which everyday items appear on
canvases painted to look like natural wood. Along with a common style and
presentation, they share an unusually modern feel for the era, and each is
attributed to DeScott Evans.
But because the signatures on the individual pieces don't match —
"Stanley S. David" signed the painting Apples, for instance — art
historians are still debating more than a century later whether the artist
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The Mirror says Villa are the latest Premier League club offering free agent Hargreaves a career lifeline.
Former England midfielder Hargreaves, 30, is searching for a new club having been released by Manchester United after an injury nightmare.
But the star insists he is over his knee problems and has contract offers from West Bromwich Albion and Championship Leicester City.
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Fundraiser asks for $13 on 13th day of month
Published 12:12 pm, Thursday, April 4, 2013
By Robin Kingham
I am super excited to tell you about a national fundraising event. On Saturday -- 4/13/13 -- Team Challenge is asking that you donate $13 in honor of the 13.1 miles that participants complete to raise awareness and money and to make a difference in patients' lives. I am asking you to join in this national effort to make a difference. Go to www.robinkingham.com and click on the little blue running man icon. That will take you to my personal fundraising website. While you're there you can read my story and make a donation (in any amount) because every penny counts.
The race I signed up for this summer is my sixth half-marathon. I can't believe I finished one and now I'm on my sixth. I am humbled by your support and encouragement, by the emails I receive in response to this column. I honestly don't know that saying thank you is enough, but it is what I have to give, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Because of the support, encouragement and donations I have received from my West Texas family I have gone on to participate and/or mentor for seven Team Challenge races. By June 23, I'll be able to add another race to that number. Because of the donations vital research is being supported, patient programs are being initiated and children with IBD will be attending Camp Oasis this summer.
So, set up an Outlook reminder, set it in your calendar on your phone or whatever it takes to remember -- better yet, make the donation now. There are several ways to donate. Visit www.robinkingham.com to make a donation with your credit or debit card. You can email me for my address to send a check or money order at email@example.com or you can find me on Facebook, Robin Finnan Kingham. Though $13 may not seem like a lot, it can add up fast. Even my 11-year-old nephew has donated $10. Just remember $13 for 13.1 miles on the 13th.


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Today was finally the day; my first run following my marathon last Sunday – exactly one week ago.
My legs have felt fried all week. There was no need to run. There were a few nights where my legs felt OK and I thought "tomorrow's the day," but then in the morning, they reverted to their "dead" state again. No biggee.
I've felt tired all week. Even with a couple of seven-hours-sleep nights, I still felt the need to take a nap in the early afternoon, knowing that I'd be up late (12:30) because of work that night.
But today I finally felt like getting out. 45 minutes, an hour – something like that. Something easy. Just like the Imagine Dragons tune that's on the radio right now: "It's Time"
When it came time to go, I just went. No running shorts, no tech shirt, no stopwatch. I just wore my Dockers-style shorts, a cotton T-Shirt from a race I'd done in Montana and a baseball cap. I felt like a rookie.
That feeling we evident about 10 minutes in when I realized I hadn't double-knotted my laces. Again, no biggee.
I was a bit warmer than usual, what with my choice of attire. But I was just happy to be out trotting. I headed for some woods and ran along an ATV trail near some power lines. My shoe laces did come undone, but I simply stopped and retied them. No double knot, just tightened. I wasn't going to be out that long, so they probably wouldn't get too loose. (They didn't).
When I got back to my apartment, I had a good bead going and was happy to be done. It was about a 50-minute run. I soon changed out of my sweaty shorts and was on my way to the rest of my day.
90 minutes later, I feel a bit tired, but I don't think a nap's in the works. Just glad to "get out" again. Will I run tomorrow? No clue. It's so instinctive to go running after I get up and walk the dog. But I need to remember not to overdo it. Summer's just about here and the weather will always be conducive for running. But I've run three marathons over the past 12 months, starting with the Frank Newman Marathon in Bozeman. That was this weekend; I missed being at the start line near Bridger Bowl. And this was the first one without Frank, who passed away last year. I always enjoyed seeing Frank at the start with his Montana State University sweatshirt and smile. And always plenty of words of encouragement.
I miss that running community so much. I've been back east for five months and have yet to run with anybody expect for the marathon last weekend. The last time I ran with anyone was back in Bozeman when Don Demetriades (bless his heart) organized a farewell run for me and about 13 of us trotted around town. Since then, it's been all solo.
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first pitch is harder and the bolts are manky old ones.
Confused with this one-we climbed the first pitch passing the orange rock on good bolts.This seemed to fit the description of pitch 1 of Karuso( the crux was certainly fluttery!). At the wire belay, could see a line of manky bolts coming up a flake system on the left (looking out).


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As a businessman who started a manufacturing company that now provides hundreds of good-paying jobs right here in the Midwest, nothing is more important to Bill Foster than the health of manufacturing in America. In the long run, a country can only consume as much as it produces -- and Bill knows we need to see "Made in America" again.
For three decades - from the 1970's until 2001 - U.S. manufacturing employment had been stable at about 17.5 Million jobs -- in good times and bad, no matter which party was in charge. During this period manufacturing output more than doubled due to increases in productivity and advances in technology. Then, starting in early 2001, manufacturing employment began a catastrophic drop. From 2001 to 2009, one third of U.S. manufacturing jobs were wiped out.
This job loss was across the board -- from rust belt industries to hi-tech manufacturing. During this time, the auto industries imploded and Silicon Valley recently saw its last integrated circuit foundry close.
As a businessman who started a company that now provides hundreds of good manufacturing jobs in the Midwest, Bill Foster is angered at the misguided policies that brought about this collapse. In Congress, Bill has been a strong supporter for restoring a balance to our economy that recognizes the importance of manufacturing--for reasons of both our economic health and for our national security.
What went wrong with U.S. Manufacturing? - and how Bill believes we should fix it.
1) Tax Incentives to Move Jobs Offshore.
Although overall U.S. income tax rates are the lowest in 60 years, the tax code is still littered with misguided and indefensible incentives that encourage companies to ship American-jobs offshore. Many of these were enacted due to lobbying by large corporations whose business plans were to move manufacturing operations offshore, and paid high-powered lobbyists to obtain beneficial tax breaks for doing so.
These tax incentives to move jobs offshore have to be dismantled -- carefully and quickly -- and Bill was proud to vote for legislation to begin this process.
2) Poorly conceived and badly executed trade agreements.
In all trade negotiations, three things are on the table: Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Financial Services. Bill believes that for decades, the United States was ill-served by trade agreements influenced by special interests and their lobbyists who pushed forward the priorities of Wall Street at the expense of U.S. manufacturers, workers, and farmers.
The most glaring example of this was allowing China to join the WTO without an agreement that China stop manipulating its currency. Currency manipulation artificially lowers the cost of imported goods made in China by 30-40%, undercutting U.S. businesses and costing our economy jobs. While currency manipulation and the large capital flows it generates produce huge profits for Wall Street, it has been a disaster for U.S. industry and agriculture.
The dream among some of these special interests was that the U.S. should give up on manufacturing and become Bankers and Financial Services salesmen to the world has turned into a nightmare. Trade agreements should be renegotiated to emphasize U.S. manufacturing and agriculture -- and Chinese currency manipulation must stop.
3) Under-emphasis on Manufacturing in American Education and Culture.
Educational excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is crucial to success in a dynamic modern manufacturing economy. See Bill Foster's positions on Education.
The problem is also cultural. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were once heroes to ordinary Americans because of the products they invented and manufactured. A large and growing fraction of the students from top Universities now head to careers in Wall Street Finance instead of the real economy. It's been decades since a leader in the manufacturing world has been recognized as a hero in our popular culture.
The key is to get the next generation of students interesting in actually building things.
One of the things Bill is most proud of in Congress is his sponsorship of Fab Labs. These are a set of state-of-the-art rapid prototyping equipment, located in storefronts and schools throughout the country, where kids and adults can drop in, design their own parts on a computer, and then have completed parts built and in their hands within minutes. Kids use the computers and equipment to design and make everything imaginable -- jewelry, furniture, motors, models, or robots -- using this true "workplace of the future". Thanks to Bill's efforts, the first of these "FAB LABS" in the 14th District will soon be set up in Waubonsee Community College in downtown Aurora.
Source: http://www.billfoster.com/issues/manufacturing/


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I first visited Santa Monica, in Los Angeles, in the mid-Sixties, after being invited to appear on a television show in the United States. LA has served as a kind of second home to British musicians and actors for decades – and so it has proved to me. But like so many others from these shores, I instantly gravitated towards Santa Monica. It's the nearest thing LA has to a little seaside resort and I always try to stay there when I'm in town.
The whole mood of the place appealed to me right from the start. Not only has it got the ocean, it also boasts a promenade and a pier, so there is something immediately reassuring about the area.There is no single must-see sight. It's the kind of place to just hang out and relax in, take it easy, walk along the prom, watch the sun set over the Pacific… and escape LA's urban sprawl.
Incidentally, it was in Santa Monica – standing on the end of the pier – that I wrote one of my best known songs, Sunshine Superman, which later topped the American charts.
When I visit nowadays I invariably head for Hi De Ho Comics (www.hidehocomics.com) on Santa Monica Boulevard, a couple of blocks inland, browse among the picture books, and then have a meal at the Real Food Deli (001 310 451 7544; www.realfood.com), a terrific vegetarian restaurant/deli across the road that serves the most extraordinary cuisine – not the worthy sort of vegetarian food served in some places.
If you're looking for somewhere really special to stay, and you have some money to spare, my tip is to head to the Casa del Mar (001 310 581 5533; www.hotelcasadelmar.com) on Ocean Way, where everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Douglas Fairbanks Jnr has stayed, and which has recently been refurbished.
And the best time of the year to visit? When the weather's rotten here!
- Folk singer Donovan was recently named an "icon" at the annual London awards ceremony of the performing rights organisation BMI.


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The nuclear crisis in Japan has now entered its third week. Despite claims over the weekend that "the tide had turned", the news has once again shifted back to reporting on frequent evacuations, smoke plumes and radiation spikes. This crisis, it now appears, may go on for weeks or months. As the fallout begins to spread, now being detected all over the Northern Hemisphere, proponents of nuclear power are now having their own meltdown.
This storm of comment has come from every quarter. George Monbiot is reminding us that "renewables have impacts too". Lawrence Solomon is stating that the radiation might even be good for people. Mark Lynas, an "environmental" author, warns that phasing out nuclear could be the difference between two and three degrees of climate change, and offers to eat contaminated food goods from Japan himself.
If there is one thing all of these writings and more have in common, it's condescension. The overwhelming message is that people who oppose or fear nuclear power are ignorant, uninformed, "fear-mongerers" with an "agenda". Those who favour nuclear power, in contrast, must be wise, educated and informed – and have a crucial public need to flout that and talk down to everyone. This kind of intellectual chest-thumping would be one thing in a debate, but with the amount of attention it's received from our media, it begins to look as if it's some sort of scientific consensus.
Science, though, isn't so simple. Seeking answers, I cracked open a copy of Radiobiology for the Radiologist, from a friend who works in X-ray labs. After reading for a few days, scouring the internet, and running things by a couple of medical "experts", what I've found doesn't tend to line up with the rosy picture being painted. The long-term risks caused by radiation are widely known and don't require doses above the Japanese Government's "safe" level of 100 mSv.
"A Chest X-Ray"
When radioactive materials, like uranium, decay, they produce a fair bit of energy in the form of radiation. This takes various forms – alpha, beta and gamma are the three primary types (helium nuclei, electrons and photons). These are forms of ionizing radiation, as they are powerful enough to knock electrons off atoms in their path, which can be quite harmful to living tissue. The effects, though, are not so simple as taking a reading with a Geiger Counter. They depend on a wide number of factors: who is being affected, what kind of radiation they're being exposed to, how much being exposed to it and how long that takes. Women are more vulnerable than men, and children are far more vulnerable than adults. Risks are most severe for unborn babies. Various kinds of radiation, likewise, affect the body far differently, even at equivalent dosage rates. And then, of course, there's the matter of how long it takes to get a certain dose. In order to approximate the damage done by different kinds of radiation, dosages are calculated in Sieverts (Sv) with adjustments made for different kinds of radiation and exposure. Sieverts help us to put various kinds of exposure in perspective, and can draw paralells between chest x-rays and fallout levels. They don't, however, give us any details on exactly what is going on, or what the particular risks may be from a certain case of exposure.
At high levels, the effects of radiation are easy to predict. Acute radiation poisoning in the range of several Sieverts or above is a very nasty way to die. However, this requires a very large dose, and would require an absolutely disastrous amount of environmental contamination to reach outside the current safe zone. Most risks of radiation come at far lower doses, and occur over a much longer term. You may never get enough smoke in a cigarette to die from smoke inhalation – they only give you a small fraction of that volume of smoke – but that doesn't prove cigarettes aren't dangerous. Like the dangers of smoking, low levels of radiation raise risks of disease which play out over lifetimes and even those who die of cancer in their wake may never really know if they would have otherwise. These dangers require far lower doses, in milisieverts (mSv), or thousandths of a Sievert, accumulated over a year. Above about two Sieverts the risk actually drops because of the amount of cell damage, so it's clear that the dangers we're facing don't require large doses. And while 100 mSv is being touted as a maximum "safe" dose, it's far from it. In my textbook readings, that's the point where many doctors begin to advise therapeutic abortions to pregnant women.
The biggest fear that people have from the meltdowns at the Fukushima plant is not radiation, so much as it is the other products of fission: radioisotopes. When uranium fuel decays, it also produces other elements, which are generally unstable as well. These isotopes, such as Iodine-131, Cesium-137 or Strontium-90, can remain radioactive for days to thousands of years. When dispersed in a fire or steam release at an overheating reactor, they can travel as dust on the wind or on ocean currents until inhaled or eaten. Once inside our bodies, they can build up in areas like bones, tissues or glands, and are linked to many forms of cancer and other illnesses. Radiation received in this way is far more harmful than what you'd get from an X-ray, and while dosage estimates in Sieverts attempt to make up for that, these "adjustment factors" are likely an understatement.
This is what happened with Chernobyl, and why it was so much more devastating than nearly any other accident (or even weapons test) you can name. When the core breached it spewed radioactive materials into the air, which then floated on the winds across Europe. The threat wasn't the direct radiation spewing from the reactor, but what people received later as the dust settled. Determining how many people died directly from Chernobyl is very difficult. Estimates range from about fifty to around a million. But because the effects take such a long time to set in, and because the dust cloud was dispersed over large parts of a continent, it's very hard to get an accurate measurement. The effects of radiation can last a lifetime – people are still, over sixty years later, experiencing higher rates of cancer from Hiroshima.
The best known isotope at the moment is Iodine-131, a common by-product of uranium decay and often associated with fallout. It's short-lived (a half-life of about a week), but quite radioactive and can build up in your thyroid the same way other types of iodine do, mainly in the thyroid gland. This can lead to thyroid cancer and other diseases, and is quite well documented. It's also why iodine pills are given out in these situations, to build up your body's natural supply and prevent the absorption of any more. Aside from this, Iodine does not protect you from radiation, nor does it protect you from other isotopes such as thorium or cesium. Iodine-131 is also a prime example of why using adult males to measure risk distorts data so much – an adult male has little or no risk of developing thyroid cancer from this kind of exposure, while women and children are at risk at quite low levels.
Almost all data we have on this type of danger comes from studies done of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. This is not only because we've seen enough time elapse to study the population over large parts of their lives, but because the doses were so concentrated over individual populations. It's worth noting that Chernobyl put out a lot more fallout than either of these atom bombs, as did American nuclear tests, but the populations affected were far more spread out and hard to study. This type of research is very difficult, and much of what we know is based on assumptions. Nevertheless, current research seems to indicate links between the isotopes found in fallout and a wide range of cancers (thyroid, leukemia, breast, lung and bone). It also holds the potential for birth defects and hereditary mutations. Measuring rare cancers among large populations, though, can be very difficult, and getting statistically significant results is often impossible. Since harm is so often calculated in excess cases of cancer per 100 000, it can be difficult to measure effectively even with cities of several hundred thousand.
Most experts now base their estimates in what is known as the linear no-threshold assumption, which holds that damage caused by radiation is roughly proportional to the dosage (adjusted), and that no level of radiation is safe, but some produce less than we can measure accurately. This is based on the idea that while certain kinds of damage become less likely with lower dosages, a deadly cancer is still a deadly cancer, and only needs a single "hot particle" to create. So, as the theory goes, cutting the dosage in half would also cut the number of new cancers in half. And since cancer rates are so variable for many other reasons, below a certain number of new cases, it's just not possible to achieve "statistically significant" results. Most studies, at this point, reflect this model, by finding strong links between low-level ionizing radiation and cancers, birth defects and other ills, just below statistically significant levels. The lowest dose, so far, that I've been able to locate which has been found to have "significant" links is 34 mSv and breast cancer, though the generally accepted rate for most cancers is around 100 mSv per year. At this dosage, in under a year, an estimated 800 new cancers are created in 100 000 people. There are a thousand times that many people living in Tokyo, so if the city were to receive a large dose, it would need to give cancer to a population of over 800 000 to be "significant", statistically.
There are many obvious problems with any of these estimates, some of which have been greatly overplayed lately. The first is that we're exposed to a fair bit of background radiation on a regular basis, and much more if we get X-rays or CT scans. This is totally true, but neglects to mention that ionizing radiation causes cumulative damage – every mSv you receive in a year or more counts. We're not going to stop receiving background radiation any time soon, and unless we do, dumping half a year's "safe" dose on us in a week or two is still going to risk pushing us over the edge. Also, it's worth noting, that X-rays and CT scans aren't exactly harmless. The second common criticism is that of the Horomesis theory, a rival of the linear no-threshold model, which states that low levels of radiation can be beneficial, and that even lower levels may actually be harmful. This point, too, neglects to mention that we're already getting this 'helpful dose' from natural sources, and anything we receive from fallout happens on top of that dosage. And of course, while a certain amount of (some forms of) radiation may be beneficial in some ways, that doesn't mean that those dosages can't also cause cancer, especially when received from fallout. So far, most studies seem to indicate more cancers, not less than expected by the linear model at dosages in this range.
Traces of radioactive particles such as Iodine-131 have now been detected as far away as British Columbia, California, Colorado, Newfoundland, Hawaii and Iceland. Levels in these places are still very low, but it suggests that a large amount of them have been dispersed into the air, and are likely far more concentrated closer to the reactors themselves. Local levels in seawater have risen very high, and traces in tapwater, milk, spinach and mizuna are now also prompting warnings. What we now know about radiation in Japan is limited by what has been measured, and so far we have very few measurements to go on.
At this point, it's unclear how many people beyond the immediate repair crews have been exposed to a serious dose, significant or otherwise. I have yet to find much to be worried about in microsievert-level doses (millionths of a Sievert), but it is enough to set off alarms. We can only hope that at this point, the warning bells have been just that – warnings. Even if not single member of the general public gets cancer, this disaster has painted the northern hemisphere with a frightening map of where this fallout could land. Fukushima could have already been far worse than what we've seen, and that doesn't prove nuclear power is safe, it proves the exact opposite. It is only a matter of time until another disaster strikes, and it could be far worse.
After a few days of reading and research, I'd probably take pains to avoid exposing a population to anything which gave off any more than a milisievert, and work much harder if women or children were involved. You could top the yearly 100 mSv "safe" limit with as little as one every 3-4 days. A couple of doses of 5-10mSv in food, water and air, even over a few weeks, could easily mean cancer for tens of thousands of Tokyo residents, even by very conservative numbers. And yes, that's about the equivalent of a few CT scans. To put that in perspective, across Japan, the quake's official toll is just over ten thousand dead. The risks to an individual may not be high, but spread across a population of millions, these risks are deadly serious. I'm not writing this to inspire terror and panic, but to put these risks in perspective. Nuclear disasters like Fukushima are far from safe and there's nowhere near the kind of data at the moment to assume that it is.


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Festivals in New Mexico
Browse 763 attractions, meet 9 travelers, 12 tour guides and discover 971 photos
Travelers are voting End of the Trail: Cattle Drive Round-Up Festival, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Green Energy and Kite Festival as the best of 7 festivals in New Mexico. Also popular are Farmington Riverfest in Farmington, Albuquerque Wine Festival in Albuquerque and Southern New Mexico Wine Festival in Las Cruces. Want more? Check out our map of festivals in New Mexico or these 2 festivals in Albuquerque.
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2 ways to make Natural Toothpaste
Interesting way to save money. I am close to finishing my toothpaste and I am going to try this recipe next time.
I've been using my homemade toothpaste for months now and love it.
Here is my recipe:
– 2/3 cup baking soda
– 1 tsp peppermint extract
– water (add until desired consistency)
Also, I have been gargling w/HP for months too, super cheap – super effective.
My toothpaste saves me about 75% in costs.
via How to Make Natural Toothpaste Ultimate Money Blog- Save Money and Live Green!.
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European Commission proposes €9.2bn investment for high-speed broadband
As part of the proposals, the European Commission (EC) will outline targets to improve broadband speeds and prioritise rural areas.
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The European Commission is expected to propose an investment €9.2bn (£8bn) for high-speed broadband across Europe.
As part of the proposals, the European Commission (EC) will outline targets to improve broadband speeds and prioritise rural areas, reported the BBC.
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The investment would also create hundreds of thousands of jobs. A source told the BBC: "Europe needs these fast broadband networks to allow its economy to become more competitive in the future, and so create more jobs and prosperity.
"This money would stimulate much greater investment of private and other public money. Each €1 invested would give rise to a further €6 to €15 more," the source added.
Other reports suggest €7bn will be invested between 2014 and 2020 on high-speed broadband networks with the aim of getting all European households to 30Mbps in nine years' time.
The proposals are expected to be announced on Wednesday 19th October.
Some UK regions have already benefited from EC funding. The European Regional Development Fund enabled eight communities in Cornwall to receive superfast broadband services last year as part of a £132m EU-backed project to bring high-speed fibre links to the region.
In August 2011, the UK government announced £363m in investment to improve broadband speeds in homes and businesses in England and Scotland.
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