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Los Altos Mayor Val Carpenter's email to Safeway officials regarding political signs angered Los Altos Pharmacy owner Bart Nelson last week.
Los Altos Pharmacy owner Bart Nelson has accused Los Altos Mayor Val Carpenter of playing strong-arm politics with Safeway officials.
According to Nelson, Carpenter contacted Safeway representatives Oct. 8 in what he believes was an attempt to force the removal of political signs posted on his pharmacy's storefront window. Nelson, who announced in September that Safeway is buying his 78-year-old business, is displaying signs for Los Altos City Council candidates Jeannie Bruins and Jerry Sorensen.
Nelson told the Town Crier that his transaction with Safeway, which has a policy against displaying political signs, wouldn't be finalized until December.
Nelson said he believes Carpenter sought to pressure Safeway, set to break ground on a new downtown grocery store in January. He called Carpenter's action "a totally inappropriate misuse of the mayor's position."
"Why was the mayor contacting Safeway in the first place?" Nelson asked. "They don't get into politics. It's total intimidation."
Reached by the Town Crier, Carpenter said her email to Safeway officials was simply an inquiry into their political signage policy and that Nelson is misconstruing her intentions.
Specifically, Carpenter said she was aware that the grocer previously had a policy of not displaying political signs, based on her own campaign for city council. When she noticed the two political signs in Nelson's pharmacy, Carpenter said she contacted Safeway under the assumption that the pharmacy's ownership transfer was already complete.
"I just wanted to make sure it was fair," she said. "I assumed (Safeway) already owned the pharmacy."
Carpenter said she also inquired about adding signs for candidates she hopes will win seats on the council – Megan Satterlee, Jon Baer and Jan Pepper – in the event that Safeway's policy on political signs had changed. Nelson simply misinterpreted her email, she added.
"My view is that Bart Nelson once again got his facts wrong," she said. "It's not the first time, and it won't be the last."
The email in question
Both Nelson and Carpenter provided the Town Crier with copies of the email in question, in which Carpenter writes:
Greetings! Congratulations on Safeway's recent purchase of Los Altos Pharmacy. I'm looking forward to transferring my prescriptions from Walgreens to your beautiful new Safeway store in downtown Los Altos next year.
As you may know, there is a Los Altos City Council election this fall, with one incumbent and five challengers running for three seats. I wanted to bring to your attention that Los Altos Pharmacy is displaying campaign signs for two of the challengers.
My understanding from my own campaigns for Los Altos City Council is that Safeway corporate policy is to not allow any campaign signs on your properties. If that is still the case, I'd appreciate it if you would so inform Bart and Kent Nelson of Los Altos Pharmacy and direct them to remove the signs ASAP. If that is not the case, I'd appreciate your displaying campaign signs on your Safeway property for incumbent Megan Satterlee as well as Planning and Transportation Commissioner Jon Baer, both of whom voted in favor of your new store in downtown Los Altos.
I look forward to hearing from you on this issue at your earliest convenience.
Val Carpenter
Mayor of Los Altos
Council candidates react
Nelson, in turn, emailed Satterlee, Baer and Pepper Oct. 15, asking them to "immediately and publicly repudiate" Carpenter's support for them.
Satterlee responded to Nelson via email, calling Carpenter's actions a case of incomplete facts about Nelson's deal with Safeway. Nelson provided a copy of Satterlee's email to the Town Crier.
"I see no implied or real threat to Safeway or its upcoming permit needs," Satterlee wrote to Nelson. "I read an inquiry about corporate policy and a request based on a misunderstanding that the deal had in fact closed and the property had changed hands."
Baer echoed those sentiments, telling the Town Crier that his understanding of the situation was that Carpenter's email was "written on the basis that (Nelson's) transaction was announced."
"I think Val raised the question of 'has your policy changed?'" he said, adding that he believes Carpenter acted on "a lack of perfect information."
Satterlee, meanwhile, added that she would work to clear up any misgivings Nelson had toward political expression.
"As long as you are the property owner and not bound by Safeway's corporate policy, you should feel free to post any sign you want as long as it complies with city regulations," Satterlee wrote to Nelson. "If Safeway is representing this as anything other than that, please let me know and I will endeavor to clear up the confusion so you can express your support for your candidates."
Pepper, meanwhile, told the Town Crier in an email that she does not "condone such actions by an elected official in this campaign or in the civic affairs of Los Altos."
Pepper added that she has not accepted endorsements or contributions from current councilmembers – including Carpenter – since the start of her campaign.
"I have chosen not to seek or accept endorsements or financial support from anyone on the current city council," she wrote. "I am also not accepting endorsements or financial support from any business interests (such as property developers) that may be coming before the city council in the future."


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Bats with the white-nose syndrome are prone to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), a virus that is similar to AIDS, according to the study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Institutes of Health.
It's bad news for many bats in general, but perhaps not for Colorado's colonies. Because IRIS increases the rapidity of bat mortality, infected bats are less likely to travel abroad, according to Tina Jackson, a species conservation coordinator for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department.
"I'm very worried about the white-nose syndrome outbreak," Jackson said. "It's currently our understanding that it would only take one infected bat for cases of IRIS and white-nose to start occurring – this new virus could quicken the spread or it could cause a more rapid die-off of bats with WNS, which would actually be better for keeping the infection out of Colorado."
The connection between the two syndromes could help physicians to find ways to treat human AIDS patients. It would also help wildlife researchers in Colorado to become more proactive in keeping the disease out of the state.
So far the state's efforts to keep white-nose syndrome out of the area, including monitoring of caves in Colorado, have been successful. In other states, however, researchers are finding that bats that would have survived the syndrome are succumbing to another virus following their recovery.
This condition was first described in HIV-AIDS patients. However, the infected bats are the first non-human occurrence of IRIS ever observed, said Carol Meteyer, author of the study.
"IRIS is a syndrome which an organism's immune system, having been suppressed for a time, reactivates," Meteyer said. "Perceiving a serious infection around it, the body goes into overdrive resulting in severe inflammation and tissue damage in infected areas."
With bats, IRIS causes wing tissue to become damaged during hibernation. So, even if a bat recovers from the white-nose syndrome, if it has become infected by IRIS the likelihood of death increases.
Local wildlife biologists say they're still in "the wait and see stage" of dealing with white nose syndrome and new IRIS outbreaks.
Jackson said the new study would not affect current efforts to keep outbreaks outside of the state.
In human patients with HIV-AIDS and bats with WNS, the functioning of the immune system is severely compromised. For both humans and bats, IRIS can be fatal, according to the study.
"For humans, this occurs when the HIV virus attacks the patient's white blood cells, and for bats, this occurs during normal hibernation," Meteyer said.
First described in humans with HIV-AIDS after patients with low counts of white blood cells the HIV virus attacks, bats with IRIS had increases in those cell numbers following treatment.
"The potential discovery of IRIS in bats infected with white-nose syndrome is incredibly significant in terms of understanding both the reasons for bat mortality and basic immune response," said Marcia McNutt, director with the U.S. Geological Survey. "This discovery could also prove significant for studies on treatment for AIDS."
In some patients, who had secondary bacterial or other opportunistic infections due to their suppressed immune system, their condition significantly worsened as the restoration in immune cell function resulted in an over-reaction that damages healthy tissue, Meteyer said.
In bats, IRIS might be a result of changes in immune system function during hibernation. During hibernation, all internal systems for the bats enter a reduced state, including the immune system, so as to conserve resources. The fungus that causes WNS will spread unchecked over the wings, muzzle and ears of bats.
If they survive the fungal infection through winter, when the bats emerge in the spring, they face a new challenge – intense inflammation in their wings that can be deadly.
Wildlife biologists say they'll still continue to monitor bats in the state to prevent WNS and IRIS from appearing locally.
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Pakistan blocks U.S. supplies, orders drone base closed after NATO raid
KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday blocked supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan and announced it would end the use of a Pakistani airbase by American forces, in retaliation for a NATO attack on a Pakistani border outpost that officials said killed at least 24 soldiers and injuring another 13.
American forces were given 15 days to vacate the remote Shamsi airbase, which was secretly turned over to them after the 9/11 attacks. The decision to order the Americans out followed an emergency meeting of Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership late Saturday to decide how to respond to the deaths of the soldiers.
Shamsi was used for launching the war in Afghanistan in late 2001, then later served as the base for the U.S. drone program targeting militants. Set in desert in sparsely populated Baluchistan province in Pakistan's west, the airbase became highly controversial within Pakistan for its association with drone strikes, which Pakistan officially condemns.
The decision to expel the Americans, made by the country's leadership meeting as the Defense Committee of the Cabinet, was an admission that Shamsi remains in American use.
The committee also announced that the government would "revisit and undertake a complete review of all program, activities and cooperative arrangements" with the United States and U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, "including diplomatic, political, military and intelligence".
Relations between Islamabad and Washington were already under deep strain before the incident, in which helicopters from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operating in Afghanistan shelled check points on the Pakistani side, apparently in error.
"These attacks, which constituted breach of sovereignty, were violative of international law and had gravely dented the fundamental basis of Pakistan's cooperation with NATO/ISAF against militancy and terror," said a statement issued late Saturday by the committee, which is chaired by the prime minister and includes the army chief. "NATO/ISAF attacks were also violative of their mandate which was confined to Afghanistan."
The deaths of the Pakistani soldiers will pour fuel on the already raging anti-American sentiment in this key U.S. ally. Although there have been previous deaths of Pakistani troops caused by mistaken fire from coalition aircraft, the scale of the bloodshed this time was far greater. A statement from the Pakistani army chief, Gen Ashfaq Kayani, put the death toll at 24. Other reports put the number killed as high as 28.
The border between Pakistan's tribal area and Afghanistan is poorly marked. Insurgents, who use the tribal area as a safe haven, often fire on coalition and Afghan troops from positions close to Pakistani check points, raising U.S. suspicions that the Pakistani military collaborates with the insurgents.
The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, around 2 a.m. local time, at an outpost on a mountain about 1.5 miles from the border, in the Mohmand part of the tribal area. Mohmand borders both Kunar and Nangarhar provinces in eastern Afghanistan, both areas where the Taliban is active.
The defense committee also officially confirmed that the supply routes for the coalition through Pakistan had been stopped. Around half the supplies for international troops in Afghanistan pass by road through Pakistan. Pakistani television showed lines of trucks carrying containers lined up at the border.
Two years ago, following a similar border incident that killed two Pakistani soldiers after they were mistaken for insurgents, Pakistan closed the border for 10 days.
Earlier in the day, the U.S. ambassador in Islamabad, Cameron Munter, was summoned to Pakistan's foreign ministry for an official protest.
Munter said in a statement that he had pledged that the "United States will work closely with Pakistan to investigate this incident", though neither he nor the American general in charge of coalition troops in Afghanistan, Army Gen. John R. Allen, admitted causing the deaths or provided any details of what happened.
Allen had visited Islamabad only a day earlier with Pakistan's army chief, Gen Ashfaq Kayani, for talks "aimed at enhancing border control on both sides."
The international coalition and the Pakistan military have poor communication at the border and their maps of the border line and the location of Pakistani check points don't always match.
Pakistan had previously announced that it would expel the Americans from Shamsi, which was never carried out. This time it seemed serious.
While Pakistan officially condemns the operation of U.S. drone aircraft over its territory, it quietly continues to co-operate with aspects of the drone program. It is believed that drones still fly out of Shamsi, but it is unclear whether they are armed or purely surveillance drones now.
Most drone flights now take place from an airbase at Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
Following a series of bitter disputes this year, U.S.-Pakistan military and intelligence co-operation had already been scaled back hugely. Pakistan ended a U.S. training program in counter-insurgency for Pakistani soldiers and ordered a substantial reduction in CIA personnel and activities allowed in the country.
Relations were shattered first by the furor surrounding a CIA contractor who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, then in May when U.S. special forces, without notifying Pakistani officials in advance, raided a housing compound in northern Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden.
Pakistan-U.S. relations have also been challenged this year by U.S. accusations that Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, supports Taliban-allied insurgent who've attacked U.S. targets in Afghanistan. Pakistan has denied any links to the attacks.
(Shah is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Bánh mì vegan sandwich: pickled daikon
With all the left over seitan, that I made on my last post, I decided to try and recreate them. I learned how to make pickled daikon when I was working in the restaurants. I have a jar in my fridge!
What you need:
buns or baguette
grated carrot
fresh cilantro
mushroom ( not necessary, but I love'm)
seitan- sliced
onion- sliced
vegan mayo
pickled daikon
4 tbsp tamari
4 tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tsp dulse flakes
1/4 tsp sesame oil
pinch of chilies
Combine all ingredients into a mason jar and shake.
Saute the seitan with the onions and mushrooms.
Assemble sandwich style
To make pickled daikon: peel and chop daikon into sticks. Make a solution of 1 to 1 vinegar/sugar. Blend until dissolved. Fit as much of the daikon into mason jar and pour the vinegar over.
Keep in the fridge
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- StaceyMarch 7, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Where in Toronto did you find this amazing sandwich? I'm dying to find out!ReplyDelete
It was in china town on Dundas street, a green awning over the store front. Sorry don't remember the name :( I think it actually says on it Banh mi?ReplyDelete
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Joy in Baghdad: Its soccer teams are playing again
BAGHDAD — A series of quick, short passes suddenly left Haitham Kadhim with an opening about 25 yards from the goal. His left foot lashed the ball into the far corner of the net. The thousands of Jawiya supporters packed into Shaab Stadium erupted.
"Say prayers to the Prophet Muhammad. Say prayers to the Prophet Muhammad," they chanted.
Across the thick iron fences that separated opposing fans, the Shurta team's fans applauded politely. They were acknowledging the quality of the goal and the sheer joy that after years of fighting, of games canceled because of invasion, car bombs, sniper attacks or sectarian strife, soccer is back in Baghdad.
"This is the first time since 2003 I've felt safe enough to come back to the stadium," said Mohammed Salih, 28, with the smile of a man whose team was winning. "There's so much news about bad politics and poor security. Football is the only thing that brings relief to my soul."
For many here, life is soccer. Young boys wear European team shirts until they're threadbare; Barcelona is popular, but there are more than a few shirts celebrating David Beckham's superstardom in Los Angeles. Soccer logos have replaced war graffiti on blast walls. Adults chant and dance by the thousands again, in pure celebration, while watching matches.
In some ways, soccer defines this war-ravaged country. Want to understand Iraq over the last couple decades? Study the league standings.
The best teams have always come from Baghdad. Of the 28 teams in the leading league, which dates to 1974, eight are based in the capital. The air force sponsors Jawiya and the Baghdad police sponsor Shurta. The Ministry of Transportation sponsors Zawraa, the country's proudest club. The Ministry of Higher Education sponsors Talaba, the students' team. Together, they make up the big four, with a combined 21 championships. Only two teams from outside Baghdad had won the league before the U.S.-led invasion.
The invasion killed two seasons — and changed everything.
When it sputtered back to life in autumn 2004, the Dawri al Mumtaz wasn't much of a league. Teams couldn't travel to games. The best players and coaches had fled.
The worse the violence was in an area, the worse its soccer teams were.
Ramadi, in insurgent- and al Qaida in Iraq-infested Anbar province — and always a fan favorite — was knocked out of the league.
Basra, where Shiite militiamen battled British troops, struggled to schedule games.
Najaf, where U.S. troops tried to pin down firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr, was patchy at best.
In Samarra, where the bombing of the Golden Dome mosque ignited Shiite-Sunni Muslim sectarian war, the team crashed to the bottom of the league.
In the tightly controlled Kurdish north, however, the teams were finding success for the first time. Irbil won two titles, its first ever, in back-to-back years.
It was the fall of Baghdad teams, however, that raised the most eyebrows. It wasn't as simple as games lost.
Husham al Salman, a soccer writer for the newspaper Azzaman, can't remember all the players who were killed, especially after the sectarian violence escalated in 2006. He counted: three in a car bomb attack; one, while practicing, by mortar fire; another executed in his home; a stray bullet found another one.
Of course, there also were the kidnappings and the shrapnel injuries.
"Just now, it feels like a league again," Salman said. "With all the stars gone, how is the quality of play? It is much better than sectarian violence."
Which is why this past weekend, twice, Shaab, Iraq's national stadium and home to the big four, attracted thousands of spectators.
Shaab was built before Saddam Hussein's reign as part of Iraq's Olympic training complex. In decades past, Odai Hussein, Saddam's son, infamously tortured national team soccer players for losing games there. He also forced national team members to join his professional club, Rasheed, which won three championships.
Nearby are the turquoise clamshells of the Martyrs Monument, for Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq war, a reminder of the previous time that the league shut down for war. The stadium is also about a mile and half from Sadr City, the teeming Shiite slum, the site of the most recent and deadly U.S. military efforts in Baghdad.
Ahmed Nouri, a 42-year-old fan of the Shurta club and the owner of a travel agency, sees the game as a way to forget everything else that's happened.
"I'm a big fan, for more than 30 years," he explained. "I consider football my first hobby and my second job. With football, I forget the troubles."
He was among an estimated 10,000 people who turned out for this match. About half that many would turn out the following day for a match between Talaba and Nasiriyah.
With him was his brother, Hussein Nouri, 37, a Jawiya fan, who was just happy that Baghdad was safe enough again to make it possible to enjoy soccer. He's one of the estimated millions of Iraqis who fled the country after the invasion. He lives in Sweden, and he returned for the match.
"I spent the week visiting all the areas of Baghdad I love," he said, as his team won 2-1. "And I love Jawiya. I think they can win the league this year."
Soccer journalist Sajid Saleem, 47, of the sports paper Al Malaab, is thrilled that fans can think about championships again. He said that teams in the north still had an advantage this season. It's still safer to practice on their fields, and unlike clubs in the south, their players all have enough money to eat and train properly. Still, he suggested, "Soccer is the biggest issue in Iraq right now. After the invasion, the bombings, the strife, this is exactly what we need."
He went on to explain that with so many professionals having fled, the league now has many very young players, some as young as 16. They're skilled and exciting at times, but they lack experience, so they make mistakes. This is not unlike his country, he said.
"It is obvious the base is here," he said, smiling as he carefully avoided the Arabic phrase for "the base" — al Qaida. "The future looks good."
(Schofield reports for The Kansas City Star.)
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A magical city
One of the most romantic cities in the world!
Paris is up there with New York as one of the shopping capitals of the world. Tourists often gravitate towards the stores and fashion outlets of the Champs-�lys�es, although those in the know are more drawn by nearby Avenue Montaigne, where designer jewellery, catwalk boutiques and high-end hotels are the order of the day. Elsewhere, the city's gourmet food emporiums are a big draw – try La Grande Epicerie (38 rue de S�vres) or the food department at Galeries Lafayette (40 boulevard Haussmann). For antiques and myriad knick-knacks, don't miss the flea market at March� aux Puces Saint Ouen de Clignancourt (Saturday-Monday).
Food & Drink
Think Paris, think haute cuisine. This is a city with more Michelin-star restaurants than any other in Europe (over 80 at the last count), including 10 that boast hallowed three-star status. Among them is Alain Ducasse au Plaza Ath�n�e (25 avenue Montaigne), renowned for its traditional finesse and contemporary twists. Less famed but hugely rewarding is the more down-to-earth Bistrot Paul Bert (18 rue Paul Bert), while the best new openings include Terroir Parisien (20 rue Saint-Victor) – run by celebrated chef Yannick All�no – and the fashion-conscious La Dame de Pic (20 rue du Louvre). And for great street grub? Grab a falafel in the Le Marais district.
Paris Fashion Week
Twice yearly
An institution in the world of glossy magazines and designer clothing, Paris Fashion Week takes place twice a year – once to showcase spring/summer collections, once to promote autumn/winter collections. The events are usually a whirl of catwalk shows and parties.
Nuit des Mus�es
An initiative launched by the French Department of Culture, the Nuit des Mus�es sees a huge range of museums and galleries across Paris open up to the public – for free – between dusk and 1am.
F�te de la Musique
21 June
This world music day, since taken up by various international cities, first came into being in Paris in 1982. There are free concerts and street performances, with various genres catered for and music generally carrying on into the wee hours.
Paris Plages
Every summer, the banks of the Seine are given a tropical makeover, with temporary beaches laid down to provide some respite from the often-fierce heat. The beaches are free to visit – you'll find beachside caf�s, riverside games and even the odd palm tree.
Paris Autumn Festival
Held for more than three months each autumn, this festival involves everything from drama and music to dance and cinema, with a huge programme of events laid on at various prices and at various locations.
Statistics suggest that Paris attracts more tourists than any other city on the planet, so its hotels come in all shapes and sizes. The French capital's legendary 'palace hotels' are still considered the cr�me de la cr�me, with the likes of Le Meurice (228 rue de Rivoli) combining opulent d�cor and finely tuned service with, yes, pretty hefty rates. There's a more modern strain of luxury at W Paris Op�ra (4 rue Meyerbeer), while Hotel 7 Eiffel (17 bis rue Am�lie) is a solid four-star option sitting close to the Eiffel Tower. Among the ranks of three-star hotels, Hotel Langlois (63 rue Saint-Lazare) has a good location in the ninth arrondissement.


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Q&A with Junior Guard Emily Osga
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UC San Diego's junior
guard Emily Osga has picked up right where she left off after starting every
game and averaging 11.6 pts., 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game
as a sophomore. The San Diego native and former Patrick Henry High standout has
been instrumental in the
fifth-ranked Tritons 9-0 start this season. "Emily leads our fast break and
absolutely sets the tone for our pressure defense," says fifth-year Head Coach
Charity Elliott. "We've always had high expectations for her and her development
from freshman year to now in terms of confidence and leadership has been
phenomenal." The third-leading scorer so far this year, posting 10.8 points per
game, Osga has had her best performances against the biggest opponents,
knocking down 22 in a road win at Western Washington and pouring in 15 vs. No.
4 Fort Lewis. With the bulk of the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. (CCAA)
schedule fast approaching, Osga took time to talk about her team's great start,
her teammates and some of her off-court interests.
Q-The UCSD Women have busted out of the gate with nine consecutive victories. What have been the keys to the great start?
OSGA-Our success thus far is due to our team's competitive drive to consistently compete with each other in practice in order to improve. We want to be a better than average team, therefore we have been putting forth the necessary effort needed to accomplish greatness.
Q-The team won its first 14 games your freshman season. Does anything feel different this time?
OSGA-Yes! Our current team is completely irreplaceable. Each and every one of my teammates plays a crucial role in holding this team together. Compared to my freshman year, I feel so much closer to my teammates and absolutely love the team chemistry.
Q-A large portion of your game is based on athleticism and conditioning. What type of off-season program do you follow to make sure you're ready for the rigors of a nearly 30-game regular season plus what might follow?
OSGA-First of all, Rudy Thomas (our strength and conditioning coach) provided us all with a conditioning and weightlifting program for the summer. Overall, I tried to stay pretty consistent with the type of training I was doing in order to see improvements in the fall. For instance, every week I would try to do the same hill repeats (adding more reps each week) and time myself in order to compare to the previous week.
Q-Speaking of off-season training, what part of your game did you focus most on improving this year?
OSGA-Aside from staying well-conditioned and fit, I focused on getting countless reps of pull-up jumpers and ball-handling moves (using trashcans or cones as defenders).
Q-Your first two seasons were very successful in that the team posted a combined record of 45-16 but in 2010-11, UCSD had its two-year reign atop the CCAA ended and missed out on the NCAA Playoffs for the first time in six years. Has that been a motivator for you and your teammates?
OSGA-The upset of our short season last year definitely sticks with the returners as a behind-the-scenes motivator. However, it is not the main driving force that keeps us going. Our team has six new freshmen who didn't experience that upset last season so they are unable to experience the same motivation as the rest of us. Therefore, we have moved on to finding a motivation that drives us all collectively - the desire to compete and be the best we can possibly be with the endless talent this team possesses.
Q-There are three senior starters on this year's squad-Chelsea Carlisle, Lauren Freidenberg and Daisy Feder. If you could take one skill from each of them, what would it be and why?
OSGA-I would definitely take Daisy's three-point shooting ability because when she is on, she is absolutely unstoppable. I would take Chelsea's amazing ball-handling skills and ability to get to the basket by weaving through all five defenders. Lastly, I would take Lauren's ability to catch any pass thrown into her on the block and her strength in finishing the shot, despite being double or triple teamed.
Q-Which of this year's underclassmen do you think has the greatest upside?
OSGA-Every single one of this year's underclassmen has something significant to offer to this team, whether in practice or in games. It is certainly a challenge to simply choose one as having the greatest upside.
Q-How is Coach Charity Elliott different from any coach you've ever had? What made you want to come to UCSD and play for her?
OSGA-Coach Charity is such a great coach because she genuinely cares about each and every one of her players. She values everyone's contribution to this team and recognizes the effort that each individual puts forth. She also pushes you to be the best that you can be. There's no settling for mediocrity, which is what I love! I am constantly looking to improve my game and she helps me do that by not only instructing me, but challenging me.
Q-You're a human biology major at UCSD. Talk about what attracted you to that field of study and what you hope to do with the degree when you graduate.
OSGA-I am considering going into physical therapy, but at this point I am still rather unsure as to what I would like to do for certain.
Q-In your bio, you list ceramics and clay sculpting among your hobbies. How did you get started and what type of "masterpieces" do you make?
OSGA-I don't remember how I got into it, but I love making cartoon characters, such as the Toy Story characters, Homer Simpson, Fred Flintstone, Golum from Lord of the Rings, Doby from Harry Potter, R2-D2 from Star Wars, etc...
Q-You also consider yourself a big fan of classic rock. What are your top three classic rock musicians/groups? Why do you like it better than other genres?
OSGA-I love Classic Rock because my dad introduced it to me at such a young age and I've grown up with it over the years. We have an old home video from my early childhood where my dad is painting in the backyard and the radio is playing some oldies rock song while my sister and I are busting out crazy dance moves. We were clearly soaking in these rock songs and loving every minute of our little dance party. My top three artists would probably be Foreigner, AC/DC, and Boston.
Q-What's playing in the i-Pod when you want to get pumped up before a game?
OSGA-I have to admit that I leave this one up to my teammates. We love our music and whatever they decide to play on the amplifier in the locker room is fine with me. I believe my i-pod is banned from being plugged in and put on shuffle due to the wide range of music that might come up. I don't think everyone feels the same way about classic rock as meJ
Q-You were CIF Player of the Year at nearby Patrick Henry High School. What have been the benefits of playing college ball close to home?
OSGA-Since I'm so close to home my family is able to come to all of my home games, including my No. 1 fan: Grandma Lorraine. She wouldn't have been able to travel to far away games, but as it is now, she is able to come to all the home games with her UCSD Grandma hat and foam finger. My family has always been so supportive of my basketball endeavors, which has certainly been such a help throughout my high school and college careers.
Q-If you could have three things happen between now and the end of the 2011-12 UCSD Women's Basketball season, what would they be?
OSGA-Win the conference tournament; win Regionals; be National Champions!!
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Theresa Richards (Women's Track & Field) April 27, 2011
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Drew Lawyer (Men's Crew) April 11, 2011
Keith Okasaki (Men's Golf) March 26, 2011
Matt Herman (Men's Swimming & Diving) March 12, 2011
Hanalei Crowell (Women's Water Polo) March 5, 2011
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Tim Shibuya (Baseball) February 8, 2011
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Neda Nguyen (Women's Swimming & Diving) January 24, 2011
Amy Bianchini (Fencing) January 14, 2011
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Bryce Madsen (Men's Water Polo) September 23, 2010
Annette Ilg (Women's Soccer) September 9, 2010
Ricci Luyties (Women's Volleyball Head Coach) August 24, 2010
Kevin Messey (Head Athletics Trainer) July 7, 2010
Dan O'Brien (Baseball Head Coach) June 18, 2010
Christine Merrill (Women's Track & Field) June 14, 2010
Vance Albitz (Baseball) May 11, 2010
Erik Elliott (Men's Tennis) May 3, 2010
Kelly Fogarty (Women's Track & Field) April 23, 2010
Liz LaPlante (Women's Tennis Head Coach) April 15, 2010
Kirby St. John (Baseball) March 24, 2010
Dan Perdew (Men's Swimming) February 28, 2010
Calvin Ross (Men's Volleyball) February 20, 2010
Nicole Saari (Softball) February 4, 2010
Brad Kreutzkamp (Women's Water Polo Head Coach) January 18, 2010
Tyler Acevedo (Men's Basketball) January 4, 2010
Dr. Cliff Kubiak (UCSD's Faculty Athletic Rep) December 18, 2009
Chelsea Carlisle (Women's Basketball) December 9, 2009
Carianne Cunningham (Women's Swimming) November 23, 2009
Elena Inouye (Cross Country) November 6, 2009
David Morton (Men's Water Polo) October 28, 2009
Juan Pablo Carillo (Men's Swimming) October 19, 2009
Sara Spaventa (Women's Soccer) October 10, 2009
Karen Reis (Women's Volleyball) October 2, 2009
Daniel Pavitt (Men's Soccer) September 23, 2009
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Alexia Zatarain (Women's Soccer) August 24, 2009
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Friday, September 25
Putting Lesson Helps Phil Mickelson
As good as it looks, this one didn't go down.
PHIL MICKELSON HAS HAD his share of troubles off the course this season. On the course, the putter has been giving Lefty trouble for quite some time.
A putting lesson from Dave Stockton, who was in Phil's hometown of San Diego last week for the Samsung World Championship, helped Phil run in some long ones today in round two of the Tour Championship. Mickelson drained putts of 22, 18, 23 and 17 feet en route to a 3-under 67 at East Lake.
"I have been struggling with the putter for two years almost, with an occasional good week here or there," Mickelson said at PGATour.com.
"Now I feel like I've got the right track, the right direction that I want and I'll continue to spend more time with [Stockton] as need be."
Tiger Leads
Tiger Woods shot a 68 to take the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship. A win for Tiger will lock up his second FedEx Cup in three years. Padraig Harrington and Sean O'Hair are one shot back.
−The Armchair Golfer
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I expect both Mickelson and O'Hare to make a strong run tomorrow, but I also expect Tiger to pull it off.
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The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Prince Harry, Former President Bush Stress Importance of Healing Invisible Wounds
Prince Harry, Former President Bush Stress Importance of Healing Invisible Wounds
By Shannon Collins
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
ORLANDO, Fla., May 10, 2016 Great Britains Prince Harry, former President George W. Bush, and service members from each of their nations led a discussion at the 2016 Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds presented May 8 by the George W. Bush Institute here.
Former First Lady Laura Bush said she and the Bush Institute leadership were grateful the symposium was addressing an issue that affects so many veterans, as well as their family members, many of whom become their caregivers.
George and I are committed to caring for our veterans and their families through the Bush Institute, she said. We celebrate the service and sacrifice of our veterans at the 100-kilometer bike ride we host at our ranch and at the Warrior Open, a competitive golf tournament held in Dallas. We listen to the warriors tell their stories -- their triumphs and their struggles. Through these testimonies, weve recognized that the invisible wounds are not treated in the same way as the visible wounds, and thats why were here today, to educate more people about those invisible wounds.
*Getting Help Quickly*
Prince Harry said the Invictus Games in 2014 in London smashed the stigma around physical injuries, and that he hopes this years Invictus Games can do the same for invisible injuries.
The prince, who served in Afghanistan as a combat helicopter pilot, recently acknowledged that he has post-traumatic stress to bring light to the importance of recognizing invisible injuries. He said the key to fixing the problem is speaking out and using the resources available.
Ive spoken to everybody who has severe PTSD, through to minor depression, anxiety, whatever it may be, and everybody says the same thing: if you can deal with it soon enough, if you deal with it quick enough and actually have the ability and platform to be able to speak about it openly, then you can fix these problems, he said. If you cant fix them, you can at least find coping mechanisms. Theres no reason why people should be hiding in shame after theyve served their country.
*Special Forces Using Support Network*
Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro, known as DT, was severely burned over 80 percent of his body during an improvised explosion device explosion in Afghanistan, and he said many people would just focus on his physical injury when he needed to admit he needed help with his invisible injuries as well. He said he comes from a career field, Air Force tactical control party, in which service members dont want people to know theyre hurt mentally.
We want to show we can still do the fight and can still go out there and do what we want to do so we hide it, he said, but luckily I had some good family support and friends and teammates who were there.
Royal Marines Lance Cpl. John-James Chalmers, a commando who goes by the nickname JJ, was caught in the center of a blast in Afghanistan, and half of his team was killed or injured.
I was taken out by a helicopter and woke up in a hospital bed and received the care I needed, and these guys went on with their job that day. Things only got worse in many respects, he said. I consider myself extremely lucky I came back from Afghanistan broken physically, but mentally, I was still the same person who went to Afghanistan and came back, and this was probably because I had a great support network from my family, my wife now and a few people along the way that if I hadnt had some casual conversations, theres a good chance I wouldnt be sitting here doing this now.
*Not All Will Admit They Need Help*
Prince Harry said not all commandos will admit they need help. Commandos and paras are very strong minded, and theyre probably the last people to come forward if they had a mental health issue, he said. The first step is admitting you need to seek help. Just being able to talk about it early on is a huge, huge deal.
Chalmers said service members are trained to block away their emotions and get on with the job, but that at the end of the day, were just human beings.
I consider myself extremely lucky I came back in one piece, he added, but this has been a struggle, and Ive had my friends beside me throughout this process.
*Better Awareness*
Both the prince and the former president said people with invisible wounds need better education of resources available for them and better access to care. They also said symposiums like this offer a chance for leadership and athletes from different countries to share knowledge.
Del Toro said the Invictus Games also gives the athletes a chance to showcase how the athletes can overcome their invisible wounds and hopefully inspire others who may still be battling their injuries. I want the opportunity to give everybody a voice and be able to change the narrative because our stories albeit some elements have tragedy within them but they are stories of triumph at the end of the day, he said.
Bush said hes pleased 13 other nations are participating in the Games, because invisible injuries relates to everyone. This is an issue that relates to every vet, not just American vets, he said.
Prince Harry said he encourages business leaders to hire service members who leave the service. If I ran a business, I would want individuals like them, for the training theyve had and for the values they stand up for, he said.
*Personal Story*
Medically retired Army Staff Sgt. Randi Gavell, who will compete in track and field and swimming, shared her personal story at the symposium.
Events like this really bring awareness to things that other people may overlook or just dont understand so being able to, although shaking like a leaf, being able to go up there and speak about who I am and show people that this is who I am now, who I was and where Im coming from and who I still am is great, she said. Its still a big part of my life. Its an opportunity for me to speak for other people and to hopefully give them a piece of hope at the same time.
Gavell said the panel was phenomenal.
It was fun to hear them, with DT and JJ kind of [going] back and forth, and see their humor come out a little bit and embrace the seriousness of the issue, but also know that we military members still find the humor in our everyday lives. It was pretty fantastic, she said.
Del Toro said he enjoyed it as well, and that Bush always busts my chops. He was honored to be on the panel, he added, and to spread the word about invisible injuries.
We really need to fix this, he said. If you keep saying everythings great, its never going to change. As long as you stay vocal, thats when things start changing. If you have the opportunity to talk to somebody, especially somebody who can make a difference, be vocal.
*Veterans Can Make Huge Contributions*
Bush said many U.S. citizens say they have a miserable life, but do not have nearly the comeback stories as disabled veterans like the ones competing at Invictus.
Our vets want help, but they dont want pity, the former president said. Our vets can make huge contributions. Our vets set such an incredibly good example for people.
Prince Harry said veterans deserve more than just thanks you for their service.
You lead by example, which is incredibly important in todays world, and its an amazing foundation to start with but now weve gotten to where it needs to be more than that, he said. We need to open our doors to these amazing individuals because we value these people. Theyre the ones whove put their lives on the line. Their families have sacrificed everything. They deserve so much more than a shake of the hand and a thank you.
Related Links
2016 Invictus Games [ http://invictusgames2016.org/?source=GovDelivery ]
Special Report: 2016 Invictus Games [ http://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/0516_invictus-games?source=GovDelivery ]
Special Report: Warrior Care [ http://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/1015_warriorcare?source=GovDelivery ]


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HP has poured additional resources into its Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Performance Center products with a strong emphasis on DevOps collaboration. With a call to each of the development, testing, infrastructure, and operations teams, HP's message is continuous application delivery but with a caveat for continuous application performance monitoring.
Application performance may change as users interact with applications in the cloud or on mobile devices, says the company. The recently coined portmanteau term of DevOps (development and operations) is used here to explain why we need to move away from old school "IT silos" and start to develop a set of common standards and automation practices.
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Teams can now work together on requirements, create RSS feed alerts and support progress discussions on development status, test runs and defects says the company. Yet more product updates are seen in HP Application Lifecycle Intelligence 2.6 (a component of the company's wider ALM suite), which now adds support for the Git open-source version control system.
HP Performance Center 11.5 is boosted with continuous application performance tools to provide real-time performance data for use in application performance testing scripts. Developers can further accelerate test configuration by importing application monitoring metrics from HP SiteScope software.
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CitationsSchechter MS, et al. (2002). Technical report:
Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Pediatrics, 109(4): E69. Available online:
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Last year alone, the orders were issued at least three times against several news websites and included sites like Facebook and YouTube. The head of the country's Internet Service Providers Association said publicly that the agency sent a text message to local ISPs, ordering them to block sites. In most instances, the orders were given by Beg Zuhurov, head of the State Communications Agency, local news reports said.
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Shokirov spoke at a press conference about the domestic growth of the Internet, Radio Ozodi reported. He spoke of progress--Internet users in the country had increased to 3.7 million, reports said. But, while speaking about the numbers, the official inadvertently touched upon a dangerous subject.
Why was the agency blocking news websites, who gave the orders, and who was this group of unhappy citizens?, journalists asked him at the press conference.
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