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I have to admit I do see the IGFA's side of this, especially with only one picture to go by and no unbiased witness. These people seem like straight arrows, but how many fish do you know that have grown after release?
Of course none of mine have. I'm an honest fisherman.....or is that an oxymoron?
"No good deed will go unpunished."
This is exactly the kind of fish we want in the 'gene pool.' Good Go to both of them!
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All tackle record denied
Here's an article that shows the status of this fish, and that the issue should finally be put to bed.
IGFA Denies Record For Huge California Largemouth
DANIA BEACH, FL--After months of painstaking deliberation, officials of the International Game Fish Association recently denied the world-record application made by Leaha Trew of Santa Rosa, California, for a 22-pound, 8-ounce largemouth she caught and released Aug. 24, 2003.
The action may be the final chapter in a long, drawn-out process that had the fishing world pressing to know whether the 71-year-old world record, a 22 1/4-pound bass caught by George Perry on Montgomery Lake, Georgia, would finally fall.
Trew caught the big bass while fishing with her son, NAFC member Javad Trew, on Spring Lake, a 72-acre flood-control lake within Spring Lake Regional Park in Sanoma County. The water is noted for producing trophy-class largemouths, including a number of line-class records caught by Javad, as well as the 24-pounder Club member Paul Duclos caught (and weighed on a bathroom scale) in 1997.
"With a record of this magnitude, you have to be absolutely certain," said Michael Leech, IGFA President. "There was nothing wrong with what, Leaha Trew and her son provided in the application, there just wasn't enough-no fish, just one photo, and no unbiased witness. It's just not enough to replace such an important record."
Trew also applied for record status to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, which also denied the big bass as a new world record.
"It met all the requirements for a record, but not for an All-Tackle record. "said Executive Director Ted Dzialo, "We granted it a 12-pound line-class record."
Because the bass was released and could not be checked for foreign objects and other discrepancies, the NFWFHF could not grant an official world record. It did, however, recognize Trew's bass as an "Unofficial World Record.
"The rules say a potential world record must be examined; unfortunately that means killing the fish."
The Catch
Trew and her son had been fishing about two hours that Sunday afternoon, and were casting plastic worms from their inflatable boat along the lip of a 20-foot hole on the lake's north end.
Tiring of worm fishing, she tied on a Storm Suspending WildEye Swim Shad, a 7-inch saltwater swimbait she says she bought because, "it just looked like it would catch bass."
The rest of her rig included an 8 1/2-foot Shakespeare Intrepid rod, Shimano Stradic 4000 baitcaster and 12-pound Stren Magnaflex mono.
The fish hit on a steady swimming retrieve, and fought for 10 minutes before coming to the boat. "I thought I'd snagged weeds at first," she says, "then the line started moving toward open water."
Questions Answered
On shore the pair measured and weighed the bass on an IGFA-certified BogaGrip hand-held scale. "It was 29 inches long, with a 25-inch girth, and pulled the scale to just over 22 pounds, 8 ounces," says Javad, who's entered numbers of trophy-class largemouths in the NAFC Catch & Release Contest.
The BogaGrip measures in eight-ounce increments, so the NFWFHA recognized the lesser weight for its line class record."
They photographed the fish one time because, according to Javad, "there was only one exposure left on the disposable camera. I debated going to buy another one, but it was a five-mile drive and we were going to release the fish anyway."
That's a sore point among the Internet bulletin board and chatroom crowd who say releasing the fish is adequate reason for people to be skeptical about its reported weight.
"We always catch-and-release," explains Javad. "Besides, I really didn't think you could keep fish. There are signs posted that say removing any animal, alive or dead, from the park is prohibited."
Spring Park Ranger confirmed the signs' existence, but added that small print at the bottom excludes fish.
"The lake is under general fishing regulations, a 12-inch minimum length limit and 5-fish daily bag limit."
After submitting record applications, the Trews contacted tackle manufacturers about possible promotion partnerships, yet remained publicly silent, refusing all media requests for interviews.
"The IGFA told us it would be best not to talk about it until we knew something for sure," says Trew.
"There really was no reason to discuss it before a decision was made," adds Javad.
Of the tackle companies, just one has shown interest so far. "You can say that Javad will be a member of our field staff," says Stren's David Justice-Kurt Beckstrom
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At last, a relevant article....
Bass subject of record dispute
International Game Fish Association
The woman who caught the fish let it go, so it may not qualify for the books.
Statesman Journal
December 3, 2003
Its a whopper, no doubt. The problem is that it wasnt a keeper.
So the question for experts is whether the fish is worth $44,448 a pound.
If it is declared the biggest largemouth bass ever caught, the fish Leaha Trew is holding up in a picture could be worth $1 million in endorsements, ap-pearances and speaking fees.
Because of whats at stake, thats a really big if, said Doug Blodgett, the record administrator for the International Game Fish Association in Florida.
It is exciting, he said Tuesday. But because we realize what a holy grail it is, were asking everybodys opinion.
Were really going to discuss this one.
According to what the fishing duo told association officials, Trew and her son, Javard, were fishing Aug. 24 from a 13-foot inflatable boat on a 72-acre lake at Spring Lake Regional Park in Sonoma County near Trews home in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Trew had just switched from a plastic worm when the lunker bass whacked the Storm WildEye 7-inch jerkbait on the end of her 8-pound-test line.
According to their account, Trews son netted the fish after a 10-minute battle, and they went to shore and weighed the huge bass on a Bogagrip scale.
I dont even want to repeat what I said when I saw it in the net, Javard said about seeing the fish for the first time.
The scale read 22½ pounds, which is 4 ounces more than the current world all-tackle record that has stood since 1932.
Trew and Javard measure the fish: 29 inches long and 25 inches around the middle.
Javard snapped a single picture of his mom holding the fish toward the camera.
Then they released it.
Yeah, Javard said Tuesday when asked if they should have kept the bass. We didnt know what the hell we were doing at the time.
We just measured it, weighed it, and turned it loose, just like we always do.
And therein lies the conundrum for the record-keepers, Blodgett said.
The only thing that officials know for sure is telling the truth is that Bogagrip scale.
The scale was sent in beforehand, Blodgett said about the record application. We do trust that to be accurate.
Javard said his mom isnt talking much to anyone about the potential world record and wont until a final decision is made and announced by association officials.
Theres a four-person panel of association experts studying the information submitted in the record application, the photo, the scale, asking questions and weighing the answers.
Theres only one picture, Blodgett said. We cant even verify the size.
Also, authorities on largemouth bass and other association officials have submitted opinions and observations, he added.
As far as the endorsements and stuff like that, we know the story that its worth millions of dollars, Blodgett said about the record.
Trews son has a history of record submissions with the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, another record-keeping organization based in Wisconsin, Blodgett said.
That would suggest he should have known what his mother was holding, Blodgett said about the massive bass.
To get a sense of whats at stake, a little history is in order.
June 2, 1932, George W. Perry battled a 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth from Montgomery Lake, Georgia, using a Creek Chub 2401 Wiggle Fish lure.
During the seven decades since, several million anglers have tried to beat it, coming close a couple of times, but never topping it.
Thats a long time, Chuck Lang of Salem said. And the fishing pressure back 70 years ago wasnt as much as now. If there is a big fish out there, chances are now its going to be caught.
Lang is conservation chairman for the Oregon chapter of the Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society, a national warmwater conservation and bass tournament fishing organization.
A potential record coming from California makes sense, Lans said.
Right below Perrys world-beater, the next nine largest bass on record have been taken from California lakes.
Four of those including the all-time No. 2, a shade more than 22 pounds caught by Bib Crupi in March 1991 came from Castaic Lake in Southern California.
I really think California has a better chance to put out big fish, Lang said. And you have to give a lot of credit for that not only to the environment but to the Fish and Wildlife Department for valuing warmwater fishing.
Blodgett wouldnt hazard a guess as to when the association would make its final ruling, or what the verdict would be. But he added that he hopes its soon because of the media calls. They have picked up since a story about Trews bass appeared in the November-December issue of the association newsletter, International Angler.
The last 20 people to call all asked the same question, Blodgett said. As far as a timeline, I dont know when a decision will be made.
If Blodgett was hedging his bets about the outcome, Lang was more blunt, given the implications of the decision, saying it is a matter of habeas corpus, a legal term that in Latin means you have the body.
I think the worlds largest bass is going to require a dead bass, he said.
Attached is the photo to which the article refers.
Dble et all,
Went to IGFA.org / Interesting read, lots of info. Put it on my Fave's list. Thanks
|Dble Haul
Things are clearing up....
Thanks for the info, Sean. I have just been informed that this is a pending line class record for 12lb test, and that the record may not be verified for the all tackle record. This is because the fish was released, and despite the fact that a certified weighing device was used and two witnesses were there, the fish was not available for autopsy. Apparently this is a common practice for some of the more popular gamefish.....in the past, sinkers have been added to stomachs and such to increase the weight of a fish. It's unfortunate that such a fish needs to die for verification, but such are the times we live in where a few rotten apples have tried to cheat in the past.
Regardless of the outcome, that is one heck of a fish, and one that would doubtless give quite a tug on the end of the line.
IGFA has a pending record:
Bass, largemouth 06 kg (12 lb) 08/24/2003 22 lb 8 oz
10.20kg Leaha Trew
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|Dble Haul
Pending world record largemouth
I got some fuzzy details about a potential world record largemouth bass that was recently caught in California. The unofficial weight was 22 pounds, eight ounces. This would break the long standing record of 22 pounds, four ounces held by George Perry of Georgia.
I'd like to really confirm this. Can anyone out there provide additional details or a link to something concrete regarding this? Apparently there were two witnesses and it was weighed on a certified scale, but you know how these things are....I'd like to know if this information is valid or is six degrees of separation from a rumor that's continuing to morph.
Thanks, and if it's genuine, congrats to the new record holder.
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Thanks for that glimpse in my minds eye of one of earth's truly magnificent river jewels. I'm lucky to be able to reconstruct virtually every nuance of your report from the words based on memories.
That silver freight train could be holding in that pool next time...
Fished the Skagit River on Sunday. Started high at Swift Creek. Water is low, gin clear and cold. Weather is overcast with a few sprinkles, temp about 32 degrees. 2nd or 3rd cast got a good take on the swing. I thought this would be a steelhead because the take was on the swing and I was up high in the run. It turned out to be a 20" Dolly. Caught 2 more Dollies in the frog water before heading to Jackman Creek. Caught 2 Dollies at Jackman. All of the Dollies went around 18 to 20 inches. After Jackman Creek I moved further down river to Grandy Creek. The river has more color here. I suspect the color is coming from the Sauk and maybe some from the Baker. Visibility about 3 feet. I fished for several hours with no sign of Mr. Metalhead. A good day for catching Dolly Varden. Not so good for catching steelhead.
Lots of eagles and herons. I look hard at those blue herons. I can see lots of spey hackle and one great big fine. Only seen one other fisherman all day. Unusual for a Sunday. I could hear a few sleds running but only seen one. I like it when the eagles and herons out number the people.
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For finding out the flow/water levels of many rivers in the US check out the sight run by the USGS, at http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html . For the Au Sable, near Au Sable, MI the web site is http://water.usgs.gov/mi/nwis/uv/?site_no=04137500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 current #'s are height 8.93 ft, flow 995 CFS which is slightly beow the median flow for this date of 1,150 cfs. There are several other sights on the Au Sable. I am unfamilar with Michigans geography and just picked one at random.
Unfortunately, I can't help you with the current fishing conditions. Good luck.
Added data; I loked at the website for a couple of the Au Sable river locations and Michigan has better data than I'm used to seeing. The temperature near Red Oak (closest station I saw to Grayling) is 60-63 degrees F, so the water temp is reasonable for trout.
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I am on my way up to the Au Sable River near Grayling, MI this week. Can anyone tell me what to expect? How is the water level? What kind of flies are the trout nibbling on? Thanks for your help.
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USB flash drives not detected as boot devices. Why?
Subject description: But USB external hard disk drives are.
I want to be able to boot up my laptop from USB flash drives. However, no matter what boot loader I try the laptop does not recognise flash drives as boot devices and just ignores them.
My most recent attempt was the Bootflash script from Wary 70. The Combo format option causes the computer to freeze when I try and run it but the other options run but don't make the flash drives any more detectable.
I have previously tried the Puppy universal installer, Unetbootin and more manual formatting and installing of different bootloaders.
I have read about Plop but I can't seem to understand the point of it. While it raves on a lot about USB booting it looks to me like that is a false description and shouldn't refer to booting at all.
If it is not possible for my laptop to boot from flash drives then okay but I need to understand why it treats USB Hard Disk Drives differently and if there is anything that that indicates about flash drives.
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USB bootability varies widely among different machines and BIOS's. I have a fairly recent machine that will only boot from a USB CD-ROM drive.
Since you have tried several techniques to make a bootable flash drive and they all failed, the most likely culprit is your particular machine. You need to find some other machines to include in your testing.
but I need to understand why it treats USB Hard Disk Drives differently
That question can only be answered by the manufacturer of your BIOS.
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As usual backup your data before doing the above.
Believe it or not many USBs come out with weird Fat32 formatting.
I don't know what the agenda is but some products
show up in GParted in Puppy Linux with a strange looking triangle.
An example was an 8 gig Medion usb.
I installed Puppy to it and I the ran >> Gparted
to right click on it to >> Manage Flags.
But the USB had a strange question mark on it....
even though it was formatted in Fat32.
I have seen this behavior on some other USB brands as well.
I was trying to get the Medion usb to boot Puppy 4.3.1
Gparted refused to let me tick >> Boot ...and ....LBA.....
which are essential.
I had to reformat it in NTFS because GParted refused
to allow Fat 32 formatting on it.
After the above I closed GParted and then reformatted the USB
back to Fat32 and enabled ...Boot and LBA.
Then Puppy 4.3.1 booted after re-installing to USB.
Camera Card issues.
I bought a 2 gig camera card...for an ALDI car radio.
Featured USB or SD card option to play music.
I tried to install 2 gigs of music to it.
It would not allow more than 1.7 gigs.
I tried it in Puppy...checked that it was >> Fat32.
Yes...but there again was that strange question mark.
I downloaded a Panasonic Card formatter 4 Windows.
Reformatted it...but the same problem.
Booted Puppy...ran GParted..formatted to >> Fat 32
checked LBA and boot....copied the full 2 gigs and >> drumroll...
the card now works in the radio.
Some old laptops have power issues >>not enough power to USB ports.
Compaqs were well known for this.
Older Dell laptops and desktops have issues.
If there is nothing on your drive
and you have a Windows machine available......
download the USB zip here.
Small >> fast >> no install.
Format your USB with it >> Fat32.
Now try to see if it boots >>> into DOS.
If it does it's not a bios issue.
If it boots then you are not installing Puppy correctly.
Now try installing Puppy.
Have you tried GParted after universal install to see that
LBA and Boot??? are checked.
Some USBs are rubbish and you have to try different install options.
You have tried different USB ports???
This is critical sometimes.
Could you get another cheap USB to try.
I have 5 USBs working with different Puppies.
Plus 4 hard drives >> 40 >> 160 >> 120 >>160 >> 500 MBs.
I would try again if none of the above work.
Does it boot on another computer.
Check bios. >> F12 boots some.
Other Bios may need you to nominate the hard drive to boot from.
Usually under Advanced Options...Hard drive Boot Order.
Others want you to nominate USB or USB hard drive.
If not you need to change the Bios.
And did you try another port >> a rear port.
but Boot and LBA are crical....none of that
but all of the other posted options = failure.
Your specs may help...hardware and which Puppy version?
Here is the old reliable HP formatter.
Install to USB Videos.
How to make USB flash stick bootable using Puppy Linux
Your drive will probably show as SBC 1
Do Nothing leave current MBR Alone
Otherwise follow all the defaults >> Enter
Do not save on reboot.
Other posts.
Some overlap but useful if I missed a point or 2.
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Sounds like you need to "Flip The Removable Media Bit " to make the flash drive act as a hard drive.
Here is one from Lexor that might work for you
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Flipping the bit does not always work. There are three kinds of USB stick.
1) those that pretend to be hard disks
2) those that pretend to be 'superfloppies' like an iomega zip drive (this is the most common)
3) those that can be flipped between 1) and 2) by changing 1 bit in the controller.
The layout of the boot/partitioning is different between the two
Most BIOS will recognise 2) AND NOT 1)
Some recognise 1) and not 2) which I suspect you have (Thinkpads T4n I know fall into this class)
even less recognise both.
It is possible to confuse the issue and format the drive incorrectly so a type 1) can be formatted as if it was a type 2) and vice versa. This will confuse even BIOSes that normally would recognise either type.
One BIOS that I know looks at the bit and reports the type is the AMI BIOS from an ECS k7S5A Pro which is perhaps why they are so popular.
Tools like FLASHBOOT ask you which type your stick is.
Windows treats the drives differently and reports type 1) as a 'local' disk and allows you to cache writes and partition it whereas type 2) show as a removable drive and it won't cache writes properly or allow partitioning other than as a single partition.
There are drivers for Windows that if used treat type 2) as if they were type 1)
As a IT Consultant I carry one of each type with Puppy+ wine and Hiren plus a load of Portable Aps on.
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Pathetic isn't it? Long gone! Davis gone! Now trying to fin a nitch for the next first round pick and if we can't he wouldn't even generate a low third or high forth round pick!
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Leo Baxendale was born in Whittle-Le-Woods, Lancashire, and directed himself into an artistic career after leaving school. His first job was designing paint labels for the Leyland Paint and Varnish Company. After his National Service days in the RAF, he got a job as an artist for a local newspaper, the Lancashire Evening Post, where he drew adverts and (sports) cartoons. In 1952 Leo Baxendale was hired to work for D.C. Thomson's comic magazine The Beano. He became one of the most important artists of this magazine, because of series like 'Little Plum Your Redskin Chum' (1953), 'Minnie the Minx' (1953, taken over by Jim Petrie in 1961), 'The Three Bears' (1959) and, most notably, 'When the Bell Rings' (1954). This last series was later renamed to 'The Bash Street Kids'.
Baxendale also co-operated on the launch of Beezer in 1956, for which he created 'The Banana Bunch'. Afterwards, Baxendale left D.C. Thomson and helped Odhams Press launch Wham! in 1964. Baxendale provided strips like 'Eagle Eye Junior Spy', 'General Nitt and his Barmy Army', 'Danny Dare' and 'Biff'. Later on, he also contributed to Smash!, for which he drew 'Grimly Feendish' and 'Bad Penny'.
Baxendale subsequently spent a few years working for the company Fleetway (IPC Magazines), creating the likes of 'Clever Dick', 'The Pirates', 'Big Chief Pow Wow', 'Nellyphant', 'Sweeny Toddler' and 'Badtime Bedtime Tales'. By the seventies Baxendale published his own book 'Willy the Kid'. Other artists, Tom Paterson and Martin Baxendale (Baxendale's son), adopted the technique and carried it on into the eighties. In the 1980s, Baxendale battled with D.C. Thomson over the rights of his characters, and he returned to drawing with a new book called 'Thrrp!' in 1987. That same year, Baxendale founded the publishing house Reaper Books, that published 'The Encroachment' and 'On Comedy: The Beano and Idealogy'.


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Binghamton University conducts annual disaster drill
BINGHAMTON, NY -- The annual disaster drill coordinated by Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing students, faculty and staff will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Apr. 28, in the University Events Center.
Over 300 people are expected to participate in the drill, which will incorporate a mock scenario of flooding at the Susquehanna Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. The injured residents, played by students and residents of the facility, will require transportation to a makeshift field facility – the Events Center - as the major hospitals have been overwhelmed with injured cases.
Participating organizations include the American Red Cross, Vestal EMS, Harpur's Ferry EMS, Broome County Emergency Medical Services, Binghamton University Police, Susquehanna Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center, Broome County Health Department, Broome County Medical Reserve Corp, UHS Triage Nurse Team, as well as faculty and students from the Decker School of Nursing.
Participants will utilize the Incident Command System (ICS) as an education tool. ICS is a standardized, all hazard incident management system used throughout the United States.
Nurses and members of the community are invited to participate or attend.
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LIBYA: Migrants feared drowned while fleeing by sea
As fighting continues, the number of people trying to reach Europe by sea has risen since the crisis in Libya began. There are major concerns as people fleeing the violence are often using unsafe and overloaded vessels. On 6 May, a boat carrying people fleeing Libya broke up shortly after departing Tripoli. Relatives of those onboard say the vessel was carrying around 600 people. Most of those onboard are believed to have been from Sub-Saharan Africa. Hundreds of people are missing and bodies have been reportedly seen floating in the sea and washed ashore along the Lampedusa coast. The full death toll is unknown.
UNHCR has since appealed for more reliable and effective mechanisms for Mediterranean rescue, urging states, commercial shipping companies and others present in the Mediterranean to consider all boats leaving Libya for Europe in need of assistance. At least 1,000 people who have fled Libya by boat so far remain unaccounted for.
In her statement to the Security Council on 9 May, ERC Valerie Amos called for a temporary cessation of hostilities in Misrata and other areas of Libya for humanitarian purposes, reiterating her earlier call in April. This would allow for an independent assessment of the humanitarian situation and would also enable delivery of essential medical supplies and other relief items, as well as the evacuation of third country nationals, the wounded, and others who require emergency medical assistance.
Fighting continues in a number of locations in western Libya and further east in Ajdabiya. On 12 May, in Tripoli, two people were reportedly killed. In Misrata, fighting intensified in the west and south of the town, with hospitals recording a number of wounded and dead, according to International Medical Corps (IMC). In the Nafusa (western) Mountains fighting has been reported around Zintan and in other areas.
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DNA Tests, and Sometimes Surprising Results
April 23, 2017,
Pick disease is a rare form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer disease, except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain.
Recent findings and perspectives on medical research.
When a degenerative illness strikes, a husband leaves but never goes away.
Semantic dementia; Dementia - semantic; Frontotemporal dementia; Arnold Pick disease
People with Pick disease have abnormal substances (called Pick bodies and Pick cells) inside nerve cells in the damaged areas of the brain.
Pick bodies and Pick cells contain an abnormal form of a protein called tau. This protein is found in all nerve cells. But some people with Pick disease have an abnormal amount or type of this protein.
The exact cause of the abnormal form of the protein is unknown. Many different abnormal genes have been found that can cause Pick disease. Some cases of Pick disease are passed down in families.
Pick disease is rare. It can occur in people as young as 20. But it usually begins between ages 40 and 60. The average age at which it begins is 54.
The disease gets worse slowly. Tissues in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain start to shrink over time. Symptoms such as behavior changes, speech difficulty, and problems thinking occur slowly, but continue to get worse.
Early personality changes can help doctors tell Pick disease apart from Alzheimer disease. (Memory loss is often the main, and earliest, symptom of Alzheimer disease.)
People with Pick disease tend to behave the wrong way in different social settings. The changes in behavior continue to get worse and are often one of the most disturbing symptoms of the disease. Some persons have more difficulty with decision making, complex tasks, or language (trouble finding or understanding words or writing).
General symptoms are listed below.
Behavioral changes:
Emotional changes:
Language changes:
Neurologic problems:
Other problems:
The doctor will ask about your medical history and symptoms.
Your health care provider might order tests to help rule out other causes of dementia, including dementia due to metabolic causes. Pick disease is tentatively diagnosed based on symptoms and results of tests, including:
A brain biopsy is the only test that can confirm the diagnosis.
There is no specific treatment for Pick disease. Medicines may help manage mood swings.
Sometimes patients with Pick disease take the same medicines used to treat other types of dementia.
In some cases, stopping or changing medicines that worsen confusion or that are not needed can improve thinking and other mental functions. Medicines include:
It is important to treat any disorders that can cause confusion. These include:
Medicines may be needed to control aggressive, dangerous, or agitated behaviors.
Some patients may benefit from hearing aids, glasses, cataract surgery, or other treatments.
Behavior modification can help some people control unacceptable or dangerous behaviors. This consists of rewarding appropriate or positive behaviors and ignoring inappropriate behaviors (when it is safe to do so).
Psychotherapy (talk therapy) does not always work. This is because it can cause further confusion or disorientation.
Reality orientation, which reinforces environmental and other cues, may help reduce disorientation.
Depending on the symptoms and severity of the disease, the patient may need monitoring and help with personal hygiene and self-care. Eventually, there may be a need for 24-hour care and monitoring at home or in a special facility. Family counseling can help the person cope with the changes needed for home care.
Care may include:
People may need legal advice early in the course of the disorder. Advance directive, power of attorney, and other legal actions can make it easier to make decisions regarding the care of the person with Pick disease.
Some communities may have support groups, such as for Alzheimer disease and elder care.
The disorder quickly and steadily becomes worse. Patients become totally disabled early in the course of the disease.
Pick disease commonly causes death within 8 to 10 years, usually from infection but sometimes from failure of the body systems.
Call the health care provider or go to the emergency room if mental function gets worse.
There is no known prevention.
Apostolova LG, DeKosky ST, Cummings JL. Dementias. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA:Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 66.
Munoz DG, Morris HR, Rossor M. Pick's disease. In: Dickson D, Weller RO, eds. Neurodegeneration: The Molecular Pathology of Dementia and Movement Disorders. 2nd ed. Hoboken NJ: Wiley-Blackwell; 2011:chap 16.


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"Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall."
– Jodi Picoult
"Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless.
– Oscar Wilde
"If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity."
– John F. Kennedy
Last fall at the University of Maryland, a campaign commenced to help students become more aware of how words can hurt.
The primary purpose was not to police; nor was it to squelch spontaneous speech.
It was simply to offer insight into certain words and phrases, and how they might seem offensive or hurtful to others.
Now we all know there are folks in the world who speak knowing full well what their words mean – and giving not one whit what hurt may be wrought.
Some folks choose to reside in darkness and don't opt for enlightenment.
Others, however, may speak without giving much thought to what their words mean. Like some of the college students in Maryland, who once they learned just how their words affected others, apologized.
Need examples? "That's so retarded." Or "that's so gay." Or "that's so ghetto." Just to name a few.
When I was a kid, I heard a phrase from time to time that obviously stuck with me through the years.
One of the people I had heard use the phrase was my grandfather. When I heard him say it, I sensed no animosity or prejudice.
The following confession is an embarrassing one because I consider myself fairly well educated. And I believe I'm a seeker of enlightenment.
But for many years, I never thought about – or questioned – the origin or meaning behind the phrase.
I realized the true meaning – and offensiveness – of the phrase only when I said it to a dear friend.
I was packing up my belongings, about to leave Vicksburg to head north for a new job. My friend, Lesley, who happens to be Jewish, stopped by to visit, spotted one of my favorite pieces of antique furniture and asked where I'd found it.
As I began telling the story of how I'd discovered it, asked the price and purchased it, I used the phrase I'd not before given thought.
"I expected the price to be too high and I was all prepared to jew the seller down."
The moment it left my lips, I understood, but too late to suck the words back in.
Lesley said nothing, didn't even flinch. So, I left it alone. But not really.
For the next five or six years, I worried about my words. Finally, on a visit to Vicksburg, I apologized to my friend.
She claimed she had not even noticed and said it would not have mattered anyway, "because I know your heart."
But it mattered to me – the thought of my words, spoken out of ignorance, hurting another human being.
Kudos to the University of Maryland's Inclusive Language Campaign. I hope others will follow your example.


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Seattle Dive Bar Among First to Ban Google Glass, A Losing Battle Begins
In a post on its Facebook page, 5 Point Cafe also indicated that "ass kickings will be encouraged for violators". Sounds like a charming place.
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Fox News pulled a quote from an interview Dave Meinert, the place's owner, gave to radio station KIRO-FM wherein he proclaimed himself a "thought leader" and went on to say, "First you have to understand the culture of the 5 Point, which is a sometimes seedy, maybe notorious place. People want to go there and be not known...and definitely don't want to be secretly filmed or videotaped and immediately put on the Internet." Yes, charming indeed.
Meinert has a valid point that there's something creepy about people wearing glasses that can record everything the wearer sees--including you, what you're doing, and where--and as a private business owner, he can (probably?) enforce his no-Google Glass rule legally. But he's fighting a losing battle here.
For one thing, the second he says that he doesn't want his patrons to be secretly filmed, everyone who walks into the place will now be making a point to surreptitiously film everything and everyone with their phones, because trolling IRL is fun. For another, Google Glass is coming, period; further, there's no doubt that it won't be the only such technology that emerges in the near future, and once a given technology takes hold, it's nearly impossible to hold it back.
Is the 5 Point Cafe's protestations anything more than a simple attention grab as opposed to an ideological statement on privacy? Probably not. Is this the last time a business will ban Google Glass? Not by a longshot.


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Outstanding administrators and staff also are recognized in honor of excellence in their work.
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People with expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs will be able to dispose of them at the Greene County Courthouse.
The Jefferson Morgan Regional Council of Governments is holding a public meeting to update its zoning ordinance, which was originally enacted 2008 and subsequently amended.
State police are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday night of a Franklin Township gas station, just a day after an attempted robbery of a nearby convenience store.
The Jefferson-Morgan School Board has hired its high school principal to take over as district superintendent.
The century-old Ganiear Building in downtown Waynesburg, a building that was heading toward demolition before it was partially restored last year by the Greene County Redevelopment Authority, is now up for sale.
Charleroi Area School Board approved purchasing an online college readiness program to help high school students.
State preservationists are urging the mayor of Monessen to consider saving a downtown landmark building rather than having it demolished.
A Charleroi area student is facing a cyberbullying charge.
As preliminary information is gathered for a project to reconstruct the Interstate 70 interchange at Route 51 in Rostraver Township, the state Department of Transportation is advising motorists workers will be in the area in the coming weeks.
Belle Vernon School Board recognized the organizers of an anti-drug program operating in the district.
A Washington woman is in Fayette County Jail facing criminal charges after witnesses told police she crashed a vehicle and attempted to light it on fire while she and a 5-year-old child were inside.
A Washington man arrested Tuesday by city police for allegedly operating a meth lab at his Ewing Street home also is facing charges of animal neglect.
Questions still linger as to how to approach an item that has been on residents' wish lists for decades.
Pittsburgh area residents rally outside Gov. Wolf's Pittsburgh office in an effort to make him keep his promise to regulate methane and harmful air pollution from existing oil and gas industry operations.
After bedbugs were found at the Washington County Health Center, a suite was fumigated and the problem was reported to the state Health Department.
The gap in life expectancy between the rich and poor is growing.
A new chapter is about to be written in the history of Washington & Jefferson College. We wish John Knapp, the new president, the best of luck.
Regardless of who is holding the office, why does the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor need a security detail and a mansion?
Regardless of what solution is reached before the deadline on the Miners Protection Act, Congress has failed these miners by wasting months of valuable time as the retirees toil in uncertainty about their future.
A state PUC analysis projects that as many as 2,400 active wells could revert to "stripper well" status and would not be required to pay the impact fee.
Carmichaels scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning as the Mikes grabbed control of second place in Section 2-A with a 7-2 win over Monessen Wednesday.
It is the playoff format everyone loves to hate, but say this for the NHL's divisional setup: It is serving up a tasty feast of rivalries in the second round.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – It was just last month when people were wondering what was wrong with Jimmie Johnson after he got off to a slow start.
BRISTOL, Conn. – Aaron Hernandez's family and friends bid farewell to the former NFL star at a private funeral Monday, and a judge ordered three suicide notes he left be turned over to his fiancee by the time he is buried.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Big 12 defensive player of the year Jevon Carter of West Virginia has declared for the NBA draft but will not sign with an agent.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins arrive at their latest showdown looking very much like they did a year ago.
PITTSBURGH – Jake Guentzel was surrounded. Boxed in, really.
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz returned to practice Sunday, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions hope the veteran forward can contribute at some point during the team's postseason run.
PITTSBURGH – Marc-Andre Fleury is doing his best to stay in the present.
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7 Million People Earn America's Other Minimum Wage: $23,660
The U.S. has a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour for most types of work. Another, lesser known minimum-wage threshold is $23,660 a year. That's the minimum an employer can pay workers and avoid requirements to pay them overtime.
Perhaps not coincidentally, 7.08 million Americans earned between $23,000 to $25,000 in 2013. That's the red bar in the chart above using data from the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan research organization. That's more than any other $2,000 bucket.
In March President Barack Obama issued an executive order calling for Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to update the regulations that define eligibility for overtime pay. That could affect wages for a large number of the 7 million Americans whose earnings are right around that wage threshold, and means the regulatory effort may bear watching because of the huge number of workers who could be affected.
If each of those workers earning between $23,000 and $25,000 received a mere $2,000 wage increase, it would boost national income by $14.2 billion.
A look at the broader data set shows some pronounced patterns in American wages.
The most striking pattern is that Americans are extremely likely to be paid in round numbers. When divided into $1,000 buckets, the series spikes every $5,000.
The most common salary is around $30,000. In fact, workers are five times more likely to earn $30,000 than either $29,000 or $31,000.
The next most common salaries are $40,000, $25,000 and $20,000. The preference for large round numbers is so strong that workers are more likely to earn $100,000 than any amount between $71,000 and $99,000.
One implication of this wage distribution is that few labor-market policies could have the impact of targeting wages right around $23,000, because no other salary has so many Americans clustered around a single level.


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When you get here, you will realize that there is a pride in playing for Tuskegee. Tuskegee has produced championship teams and our players continually strive for that championship berth. Why?--Because we have been there so many times before, it is where we belong. We invite you to come and experience it for yourself.
In Men's Sports, Tuskegee offers: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, tennis, and track and field. In Women's Sports, Tuskegee offers: basketball, cross country, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. You are sure to find a sport that is suited just for you.
Tuskegee football has a huge fan base, which is ever-present at all of our football games--home or away.
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Background: I live in the boonies with no training group within 4 hours drive, so I train alone with hubby as bird boy. Have trained my dog up through almost swim-by using the Lardy sequence. Dog has been duck hunting several times. Dog can do doubles up to 300 yds in tough cover and water with fairly tight angles.
SO, I signed us up for our first Derby. Result: OUT IN THE FIRST SERIES
Why? Never trained for the spectacle of the Live Flier Station! Not talking about a live bird flying up, getting shot and getting retrieved - we did lots of that in training. I'm talking about this:
1st gun station is way off in the distance with one white jacket who sits down after throw and is kind of obscured in the terrain. 2nd station is the closer to us live flier with 3 very visible guys in white jackets with two shotguns and a big yellow crate of live birds. Dog watched both birds go down, was sent for the flier. Got distracted by the great stuff at the station on way to bird. Got bird and came back in. Received her on the memory bird side and lined her up. WOULD NOT STOP STARING AT THE FLIER STATION. Finally sent her for the memory and she went straight back to the cool guys with the guns and birds.
Lesson 1: Train with a giant live flier station in the field and practice sending dog past it for the long memory bird.
Lesson 2: Handling: if you have a two sided dog:
Have dog on side that memory bird on on. Line dog straight at the memory bird and stare it down for as long as possible after bird is thrown to ingrain it in memory. Then swing to watch flier go down.
What I did: had dog on the flier go bird side lined up to look between both stations. Once the 3 guys in white jackets started moving, she stopped looking at the memory bird and quickly lost interest in it all together. When she came back from go bird, she had no reference for lining to memory bird on my left side, because she had been on my right side lined for the middle of field.
ALL IN ALL: So glad we didi it! I never would have learned those things on my own and would have wasted time waiting to run til we were "Ready". Reality is we wouldn't have ever been "ready" because you don't know what you don't know til you find out.
Judges were AWESOME!! They offered for us to re-run the memory bird and have the gunner "help"! They were also very genuinely sympathetic to me. Not that I was looking for that, but it was nice!
Other handlers were great, too. They showed me how to do it and talked to me about how to train for it next time. GREAT EXPERIENCE that I could not have gotten without sticking my neck out and giving it a try.


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By Ben Levisohn
From the markets open through midday, Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) had been about as exciting as listening to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony stretched out over 24 hours. Then noon rolled around and Qihoo's stock took off and by 1pm it was up more than 2%.
I have no idea why traders suddenly decided it was time to buy Qihoo, although I'm positive I've missed something (please let me know if you have an inkling of what it is). But I do know that Maxim Group's Echo He went uber-bullish on the stock today, raising its price target to $72 from $48. He explains:
QIHU's price has appreciated more than 50% since the company reported 1Q13 results in late May. We believe the significant run-up is attributable to (1) a potential acquisition of Sogou, the search engine of Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU), which has 7%-8% of China's PC search traffic and we estimate will likely generate ~$200M revenue in 2013, and (2) the fast growing China's mobile market and QIHU's recent mobile initiative may bring higher-than-expected revenue in the near future.
He believes that the current talks to buy Sogou stand "a good chance of success." He writes:
Combining Sogou's traffic share, QIHU's search traffic may be able to reach 20%, a more serious threat to market leader Baidu (BIDU), which currently has 65%-70% PC traffic share. Built from years' operation, Sogou has an established sales force in search market. By acquiring Sogou's sales force, QIHU may accelerate its search commercial development. Sogou reported $82M search revenue (64% y/y growth) for 1HQ13. We currently estimate QIHU to generate $76M search revenue in 2013. Adding Sogou will likely increase QIHU's search revenue by three-fold. Sogou's search gross margin was about 40%-50% vs. QIHU's likely negative. Adding Sogou would also accelerate search's margin improvement.
Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson and team believe that what happens with Sogou will be the biggest driver of Sohu's shares going forward, perhaps even trumping yesterday's mediocre earnings results:
Despite increasing costs and model deleveraging, potential strategic moves regarding its Sogou properties remain a large wildcard for the stock and will likely be its largest driver in the short to medium term.
Qihoo has gained 2.7% to $62.37 today at 2:22 p.m., while Sohu has fallen 0.9% to $62.50.


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FAQ - Salisbury Hotel in Midtown NYC
What time is check in and check out?
Check in is at 3:00pm and check out is at 12 noon.
What is the Cancellation Policy?
All reservations made directly with the hotel or nycsalisbury.com must be canceled 48 hours prior to arrival date by 2pm in order to avoid a no-show charge equal to 1 night's room rate and taxes.
Children 15 years old and younger stay in the room free using existing bedding
Extra per charge of $30.00 per night will be added to the rate for anyone 16 years and older.
Do you have a parking garage?
The hotel does not have a parking garage on premise however Carnegie House / Central Parking on 101 West 56th St. offers discounted rates for Salisbury Hotel guests upon validation of parking ticket. It is the last garage located between 6th and 7th Ave. Guests can validate their ticket at our Front Desk. Rate is $24 including tax for each 24 hour period. Garage phone is 212-246-4645.
Do you have internet access?
High speed wireless internet is available in all rooms and in the lobby. (Surcharge)
Do you have room service?
Four local restaurants provide a range of menu options for delivery from early morning until late evening. More information click here.
Are there safes in the rooms?
Yes, all rooms have safety deposit boxes.
Are the rooms air conditioned?
All rooms have window units year round.
How can I get to the Salisbury from the airport?
- Taxis from and to JFK are $45 (flat fee) plus tolls and tip.
- Taxis from LaGuardia are approximately $35 plus tolls and tip.
- Taxis from Newark are approximately $60 plus tolls and tip.
- All airports have shared-ride shuttle buses at the Ground Transportation area.
Reservations are required for return service only.
- For private town cars, limousines or vans, please call the hotel for more information and our concierge will make all the necessary arrangements for you.
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Late last night, President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress reached an important agreement. After many setbacks, they have come to a compromise on how the U.S. government should handle its debt crisis. Currently, the government is spending and borrowing more money than it is bringing in. If it goes too far into debt, the U.S. government would be unable to pay its bills and runs the risk of shutting down. A last-minute deal was made to prevent this from happening. "We have averted an economic crisis," said Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's second-ranked Democrat.
Hitting the Ceiling
The debt crisis occurred because of an imbalance between the amount of money taken in and the amount given out. To maintain a monetary balance, the government creates a budget. A budget is a set amount of money that the government is allowed to spend on various programs, ranging from national park preservation to health care. When the budget runs out, the government borrows money from state and local governments, as well as from private institutions and international governments. This results in debt. Congress places a strict legal limit on the amount of money that can be borrowed each year. This is called a debt ceiling.
In May, the United States hit its debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. If Congress does not vote to raise the debt ceiling by August 2, the borrowed money will not be available for the government to make its promised payments. The United States plays a large role in the global economy. Exceeding the debt ceiling would not only hurt our government, it would also affect the rest of the world.
Making a Compromise
On Sunday night, lawmakers agreed to a deal to increase the debt ceiling by about $2 trillion by making spending cuts over the next ten years. While the compromise has been made, both the Senate and the House of Representatives must officially pass the proposal.
Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing various opinions of opposition and support to the debt-ceiling increase. While there are mixed reactions to the deal, there is also relief. "It is always dangerous to crawl out on a limb and make a prediction about how the vote will go on something as controversial as this," said Republican Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho. "But I believe in the end we will see pretty strong support on both sides."


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By Tiernan Ray
Deutsche Bank's Brian Modoff this afternoon reiterates a Buy rating on shares of F5 Networks (FFIV), and a $100 price target, writing that his "checks" of resellers suggest the fiscal Q4 ending this month should show "solid" results.
The consensus for revenue of $385 million and $1.19 per share is "beatable," with the company's "BIG-IP" product having been refreshed with capabilities for "multi-tenancy": "i.e. designed to run multiple logical BIG-IP instances for enterprise line of business use cases or for Web 2. 0 and Cloud multi-tenancy use cases."
Modoff sees F5 making some progress in taking back share of so-called virtual appliances, which are just software programs running on servers, which are in some cases displacing hardware-based devices:
Our channel conversations also note a gradual pickup in BIG-IP virtual ADC sales – which could help offset share loss to Citrix (CTXS)/NetScaler in the vADC category (based on improvements in F5's software licensing model, new feature additions, etc).
He also thinks there's a possibility the company could beat in Q1: "Consensus expectations for the Dec Q currently calls for a modest 1% Q/Q rev growth –which the company could look to beat, given the momentum we notice in F5's BIG-IP refresh business and in next-gen network firewalls, etc."
Modoff likes the company's position in new cloud computing data centers, and also its expansion into security products:
Basis for our long view on F5, aside from the ongoing BIG-IP product refresh, is the growth lever in next-gen datacenter and mobile network firewalls, DDOS mitigation, and in service provider ADC initiatives (mobile web traffic management, tiered mobile rate plans, sales of virtual Layer 4/7 ADC features, BIG-IQ service orchestration engine, etc). We see F5 well-positioned in AT&T's (Verizon, NTT, etc soon to follow, in our view) Telco Network Function Virtualization (NFV) initiative in CY14+, based on the LineRate software ADC assets and F5's core competencies in Mobile Cloud Service Orchestration, iRules, API enabled ADC systems, etc. Next-Gen Security is another attractive growth area – and we continue to hear channel views on improving IT buyer interest for F5's "full proxy" based architecture for handling complex security use cases such as DDOS mitigation, multi Gigabit datacenter perimeter
firewalls, iRules for rapid security policy creation, etc.
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Frank et al were encouraging the banks to make sub prime loans, had it not been for their enabling such perhaps people who couldn't afford them would not have gotten mortgages in the first place.
Frank et al were encouraging the banks to make sub prime loans, had it not been for their enabling such perhaps people who couldn't afford them would not have gotten mortgages in the first place.
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Corey Burke
With all respect guys, the banks were falling all over themselves along with every other financial services firm to issue these mortgages and then to pool and resell them as fast as they could. The number of such mortgages in place was negligible until 2001/02 after which the market grew exponentially, fueling the housing bubble. However, the issue then and the issue now is not just the sub-prime market, but all mortgages. The banks, the rating agencies, the financial services firms and the insurance companies all believed that the mortgage market was a simple, safe way to earn extraordinary profits and did everything they could to cash in. Unfortunately, we now get to cash them out.
Jeff Goodwin
Also couple in the city/county/state endorsements of continual growth as a steady income source. And their extrapalations of this continuing income source as a funding base for untold numbers of projects and spending. We are now facing the prospects of finding ways to cash out these governments as well. Or as just reported, California, despite massive tax increases, spending cuts, and borrowing still finds itself $8B in the hole despite any federal stimulus. Sacramento County is now $150M in the red, and Sacramento City is $50M down.
T. Mac
Absent of government intervention, there is no reason to believe that banks would have gone down this path. The problem is clear, government interference in the market.
I blame both sides. Instead of Bush touting increased home ownership he could of pushed for free markets. He failed at that most of the time.
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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
STARKVILLE – South Carolina didn't want to get beat by Hunter Renfroe, but the rest of Mississippi State's offense was more than happy to pick up the slack.
With their slugger continuing to struggle, the No. 24-ranked Bulldogs rallied from three runs down to defeat the No. 14 Gamecocks, 5-4, in the series opener at Dudy No-ble Field on Thursday night.
Game 2 is today at 6:30 p.m.
MSU (39-15, 15-13 SEC) scored four times in the eighth inning as closer Tyler Webb had a rare blown save for South Carolina (38-15, 16-12). Renfroe was 1 of 4 and left seven men on base, but State still pounded out 14 hits.
This comeback came four days after the Bulldogs erased a six-run deficit to beat Ole Miss.
"With the comebacks, when we have innings to spare, we feel like we're going to be fine, just because we can score," said C.T. Bradford, who had three hits.
Over his last 15 games, Renfroe is 14 of 54 with one double and two home runs. He struck out with the bases loaded in the seventh of a 4-1 game.
But in the eighth, which began with a Wes Rea solo home run, Renfroe was intentionally walked to load the bases with the score tied.
Webb (2-2) then walked Brett Pirtle for the go-ahead run.
comeback begins
A big spark that inning was Demarcus Henderson's bunt single, which was followed by Nick Ammirati's RBI single to left field. Adam Frazier tied the game with a single off the shortstop's glove.
"Our kids just showed again that they're not out of ballgames," MSU coach John Cohen said.
Closer Jonathan Holder got the final three outs and stranded a runner to earn his 15th save.
Chad Girodo (6-1) got the win with an inning of shutout relief.
MSU starter Luis Pollorena allowed four runs in 42⁄3 innings. South Carolina's Nolan Belcher tossed 61⁄3 innings of one-run ball.
The Gamecocks struck early with Joey Pankake's two-run double to the center field wall in the first inning.
Pollorena settled in for a while after that, retiring 12 consecutive batters.
Then he gave up doubles to Brison Celek and Tanner English in the fifth to make it a 3-1 Gamecock lead.
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Midshipmen's "Gender Matters" Performances Inspire Discussion
POSTED ON: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:00 AM by Midshipman 1st Class Colleen Randolph
As six midshipmen stood on stage the crowd grew silent. Simply dressed in winter working blues, PT gear or Blue and Gold jogging suits, they looked as though they were taking a stroll to do homework or meet a friend.
But the midshipmen performing "Gender Matters," a student-produced monologue session on gender bias within the brigade, were armed with their words and keen observations on the topic of gender and sexuality within the brigade. Their words, though humorous, were powerful.
"Gender Matters" is produced a small group of midshipmen selected to write monologues, three each, which relate to the issue of gender at the academy. One of the pieces is on a perspective the midshipmen disagree with, one is from a serious stand point and the other is meant to be humorous. The purpose of the monologues is meant to provoke thought for both the midshipmen and the audience.
Midshipman 1st Class Erin Bacon of the 11th Company, a future surface warfare officer, performed her monologues as a writer taking to the stage for the very first time. Bacon, an English major, believes that the dialogue is the most influential part of the acts and that bringing the issues to light helps with their discussion.
"I hope it helps make these topics less taboo," said Bacon. "All of our pieces are true stories, and I think that's refreshing for mids to hear. It's okay to poke fun at ourselves and the way things happen here, but also to hear firsthand accounts of some quiet tragedies."
Bacon's monologues were based largely on the experiences she's has over the past few years while at the academy. Her topics and discussion were aimed at the more humorous side of things, as humor has been able to bring issues to light, she said.
"One was with a particularly misogynistic midshipman, something I haven't experienced frequently. He was incredibly insulting to a friend, and that moment has stuck with me," she said. "My fun piece was just a reflection on civilian women and what happens when they visit the Yard looking beautiful in their sundresses."
For Bacon, it gets personal and she admits that performing her writing was nerve racking at first.
"But issues of gender have always been important to me. I think that mostly stems from talking to my mom about her academy experience – she graduated in 1982 – and comparing it to my own. I love the academy and have few bad memories, but we're too ambitious of a group to let social progress be stagnant. Even one particularly hurtful insult or action, intentional or not, can stick with a person for years, and these monologues were an opportunity to draw attention to that."
The issues discussed during the monologues exist in any work place, any part of the country and any part of the world. But talking about the issues and recognizing them on the lowest levels is where progress starts.
One midshipman wrote about an interview with the academy's Deputy Commandant Colonel Roberta Shea in which she told the story of her own encounters with gender bias while she was at the academy. As an officer, walking into the Pentagon one afternoon, she encountered a senior officer who had been a second class midshipman when she was a plebe.
The officer stopped her to apologize. He was now married to someone on active duty and had a daughter. He wanted to apologize for the jokes and gender bias he and other had made Shea experience when she was a mid.
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Wesley Huang
doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-97-29, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 1997
|Impact is a complicated phenomenon. A collision lasts for only a short period of time but results in tremendous forces and accelerations during that time. The fact that so many sports and games involve impact reflects both the power and difficulty in using it.
This thesis studies the use of impulsive forces to manipulate objects in order that the methods, techniques, and strategies of this mode of manipulation can be transferred to robotics manipulators. The particular form of impulsive manipulation that I have studied in this thesis is tapping planar objects which then slide on a support surface, coming to rest due to friction.
The mechanics of impact and friction are first analyzed in order to plan single taps that achieve some desired translation and rotation. this solution is then extended to plan multiple tap sequences and to characterize the controllability of objects under this form of manipulation. the analysis culminates with to study of vibratory manipulation ?the use of repeated impacts for manipulation, particularly a high frequency low amplitude series of impacts.
Experiments are a major part of this work. the experimental effort started with the design of specialized tapping devices that deliver a single controlled repeatable impact. Over the course of this work, a number of different devices designed, built, and tested; this thesis describes these devices and the issues that were important in their design.
The first experiments were single tap experiments, designed to test how well the models predict object motion for a variety of different objects and support surfaces. the next experiments demonstrated positioning via tapping. These experiments required the adaptation of the basic planning method developed in the analysis in order to explicitly consider practical issues such as errors and tapping device limitations. the resulting planning methods lie somewhere between traditional planners and feedback control systems. The culmination of the experimental effort was a demonstration that it is possible to position an object via tapping more precisely than the tapping device itself is positioned.
Sponsor: NASA, NSF
Grant ID: NAGW 1175, IRI-9318496, IRI-9114208
Number of pages: 129
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Alternate name: Solitary Vireo
Family: Vireonidae, Vireos view all from this family
Description ADULT Has olive-green back and blue-gray hood with striking white "spectacles." Dark wings have yellowish fringes to inner flight feathers and two yellowish wing bars. Tail has white outer feathers. Throat is white and underparts are otherwise mostly white with buffy yellow wash on flanks. Male is usually brighter than female. JUVENILE Duller than adult female.
Dimensions Length: 5-6" (13-15 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to woodland habitats across northern North America, and in mountains further south; winters in southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America.
Observation Tips Easiest to locate by its song.
Range Western Canada, Texas, Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada, Plains, Southeast, Great Lakes, New England
Voice Song is a series of spaced, thin whistling notes; call is a rasping tche.
Discussion Well-marked male is easy to identify and duller-plumaged female is still distinctive with the striking white wing bars, white "spectacle," and stout bill. Unobtrusive and easily overlooked if silent and foraging for insects in dappled foliage. Sexes are similar.


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This local writer might be called a "liberal" on many issues, but I might call him "independent".
This writer explains why he now supports gun rights, when he once supported gun control. His explanation is very sensible. He raises an interesting point about the Pennsylvania Constitution specifically forbidding gun control.
Arlen Specter voted against an amendment that would have provided a gun license that worked like a driver's license ... allowing that any state's license would be honored when a resident was visiting in another state.


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I've been wanting to try my hand at wire inlay for some time. I had an idea make an Amboyna center section between Ebony with wire inlay between the pieces. I got a hold of some aluminum wire at a hardware store and the adventure ensued. This ended up being way above my skill level. I must have re-glued the wire five times. Doesn't hold a candle to Ralph Permar's corncob trumpet from Nashville last year.
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By Alyssa Schnugg/The Oxford Eagle
OXFORD— No one knows where he came from but the large brown dog, known to many as the "town dog," with a white splotch on his chest has been roaming the streets of east Oxford for years.
Phyllis Smith, assistant manager at Chevron Food Mart, has been feeding the dog biscuits and chicken for years, occasionally letting him sleep in her car on a cold day.
"I wished I could take him home but I couldn't," she said. "He's been stopping by here for years."
About two weeks ago, on a snowy, icy morning, Michael Ikeda-Chandler stopped at the gas station to fill up his car before heading to school in Senatobia.
"I saw the dog standing outside the door waiting, like he was at attention, and I recognized him as the dog I've seen in the mornings for about a year," Ikeda-Chandler said.
"I decided to go in and buy a biscuit for him. I asked the lady about him and she told me he'd been around town for years."
Smith told Ikeda-Chandler that what "Old Timer" needed was a good home.
"I asked if she thought we could get him into my car," Ikeda-Chandler said. "I opened the door and he jumped inside."
Smith hugged Ikeda-Chandler, thanking him for giving her long-time friend a home.
"I cried when he left," she said. "He was my baby. But he's happy now."
It's not known exactly how long the dog has been on the streets, or how old he is, but Ikeda-Chandler estimates him to be about 8 years old. He's taking the dog to his first veterinarian appointment soon.
"Other than 10 ticks I pulled off of him, he's in better shape than most dogs his age, probably from eating people food and getting plenty of exercise," Ikeda-Chandler said.
Ikeda-Chandler posted pictures of him and the dog on his Facebook page and was surprised to learn just how many people had interacted with his new pet.
"It seems he was very popular around town," he said.
Ikeda-Chandler and the dog came into each other's lives almost exactly two years from the day Ikeda-Chandler lost his 13year-old Labrador retriever, Mea.
"It's been a real lonely two years, the first in 13 years I've not had a dog," he said.
Since moving in with his new owner, Ichiro — his new name — has adapted pretty well to the housedog life.
"He has some symptoms of a dog that's been on the street for years," his owner said.
"He won't touch dry food. He doesn't like rawhide chews and he is very, very insistent on being petted and scratched. Once I've started petting him he won't leave me alone until he gets affection for at least 30 minutes.
When he sleeps, he gets into the dog fetal position with his head lying on his foot paw, even tucking his tail under him. "
I see that, and I feel so glad he doesn't have to sleep out in the cold anymore."
Ikeda-Chandler and Ichiro can often be seen walking around Pat Lamar Park and the Whirlpool Trails. After living on Oxford's streets for years, the "town dog" finally has a forever home.
"A dog, to me, is family," Ikeda-Chandler said. "I couldn't just give him away now.
That would be like adopting a child, establishing trust and then giving him away. Dogs are pretty resilient though. It would probably hurt me more than him."


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As anyone who's had to perform military service in a warzone knows, overseas deployments tend to involve hard work and long working hours. But the down time can be just as intense, with many of the troops turning to video games and pirated DVDs to keep their minds from drifting wistfully homeward while they're away.
A few Afghanistan-deployed airmen have come up with a creative approach to combatting downtime boredom on their deployments by building an R/C car race track and rock crawling pile at Bagram Air Base just north of the country's capital city of Kabul.
Since the brass isn't too keen on military personnel hooning government-owned vehicles, what better way for warzone-bound gearheads to keep smiles on their faces than to thrash the crap out of radio controlled cars? Welcome to the Combat Search and Rescue team's Rescue-Racing Morale Park, a soldier maintained 12-car course used by troops from a number of different armies.
It goes without saying that getting the materials and equipment necessary to build the facility was difficult. The military is not unlike a small socialist country in terms of bureaucracy — supplies can be scarce and tightly regulated. But a handful of dedicated folks were, in true military fashion, able to scrounge up what they needed. All it took to get everything up and running was 12 dump truck loads of dirt donated from a local contractor and a lot of off duty man hours from a handful of enthusiasts.
They really got into the sport, providing radio-controlled cars, monster trucks and buggies that people could borrow for a little bit of friendly competition. Throw in some South Korean army guys and a track at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, and the little cars make for an international event.
Of course, the needs of the service prevail and the track CSAR built in early 2011 had been demolished by an army unit to make way for a more official facility by the time they began gearing up for another tour a year after coming home from the last one. But now that they have the process down pat, RCTech commenter hrforsale, also known around the base as Hunter Rains, said that he already has a crew assembled to construct a newer, better track.
In the meantime, R/C cars intended for civilian use are making their way to units tasked with finding and diffusing improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Checkpoint guards have been big fans, because they can use R/C cars with GoPro cameras mounted on them to look under real cars instead of getting close and putting themselves in harm's way. Better that a toy truck sets off a bomb's trip wire than a living, breathing person who would undoubtedly like to get home to loved ones in one piece.


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If you missed Brenda Watson's hit Public Television shows Heart of Perfect Health and The Road to Perfect Health the first time around, we have good news! Both shows will be airing again June 1st – June 16th. The shows uncover a wealth of life-changing information on how we can live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
For over 20 years, Brenda has been working tirelessly to bring America the core of optimum health through an in-depth exploration of digestive care and its many health repercussions. Her books, health supplements, Public Television shows and clinics have reached millions across the country. Her primary goal now, as 20 years ago, is to offer everyone the tools to transform their health through a powerfully simple and integrated approach.
Heart of Perfect Health: The Startling Truths About Heart Disease
In Heart of Perfect Health, Brenda goes right to the heart of America's #1 killer and the hidden condition behind heart disease called silent inflammation.
Most people have no idea silent inflammation is happening to them. Yet research now tells us that silent inflammation is directly linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and obesity, which all can lead to heart disease and diabetes. Silent inflammation is pervasive—and evasive. This information is vital to our nation's health.
Heart of Perfect Health is not only about uncovering the problem of silent inflammation, however. More importantly, it's about the simple and profound solutions we all have at our fingertips. These solutions start in your own kitchen, stop silent inflammation in its tracks, and drastically improve heart disease health markers—high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.
We don't typically link the gut to heart disease, though these two areas of the body are indeed linked. Brenda's myth-busting PBS show delves into this connection and what we can each do to reverse the vicious cycle of silent inflammation, and avoid becoming yet another health statistic.
The Road to Perfect Health: Balance Your Gut, Heal Your Body
So many of us are suffering every day with problems like fatigue, poor digestion, weight gain, anxiety, joint issues and more, but it doesn't have to be that way. The basis of a healthy body is a healthy digestive system. The Road to Perfect Health will teach you all about what's going on inside your gut and why it's essential that you keep your digestive system running smoothly.
Take a look at the trillions of good bacteria living inside your gut that help your body absorb nutrients, guard against toxins, battle illness and disease, and yes, even help with problems like constipation, irritable bowel, and other digestive complaints. Those beneficial bacteria are called probiotics and they're your key to a strong Gut Protection System, or GPS.
Much like the GPS in your car, these beneficial bacteria in your gut help keep you on the route to better health. But what if your GPS isn't working right? Just like getting lost on the road, we can lose our way on the road to better health and end up getting stuck in a rut of illness and poor digestion.
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