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BRAZOS COUNTY We are just weeks away from thousands of firefighters from across the country coming to College Station for training. The Texas Engineering Extension hosts fire school each year during the summer.
As departments turn their attention toward training, one local volunteer department is remembering a fellow firefighter that died during training. We talked with Brazos County Precinct 3 officials about how their department is focusing on personal health.
On a summer day, like this one Jason Ware is getting ready to mow the grass at Station 2. The Precinct 3 Assistant Fire Chief knows that, in a volunteer fire department, everyone helps out.
"We volunteer for everything," laughs Ware.
It's that volunteerism that drew Dick Danes to the fire service. At 69-years-old, Dane was one of the oldest members, but it never slowed him down. Dane collapsed while latter training at TEEX in May of last year.
"There were no warnings until he told us that he didn't feel good," said Ware.
He later died at a local hospital.
Just over a year later, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Investigation found that Dane's probable underlying coronary heart disease and stress triggered a heart attack. Dane was cleared for duty because he was limited to outside support. The training on that May evening was an introduction level course.
"Firefighting is stressful," explains Ware.
"We're always going to meet our limitations at some point. We just need to know those limitations to survive," he continued.
Several recommendations were made by investigators, including phasing in a mandatory wellness program. Something the firefighters are already doing.
"They're doing more group exercises. We've accommodated some of that exercise," said Ware.
"They're really pushing for themselves and the more and more they do it, the more people they draw in," he continued.
It was also recommended that firefighters undergo a fitness test before being cleared for duty. The department works with Texas A&M on testing firefighters physical fitness.
"The fit test costs a little bit of money but, we feel the money is worth making sure our firefighters are safe and healthy," said Ware.
Dane's picture hangs in Station 2. A reminder that safety and health start long before the engine leaves the station.
Precinct 3 Assistant Chief Ware says they cover nearly 140-square miles and protect 6,200 residents. He says they have around 40 members in the department, but always welcome more.


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Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
Surgery, even relatively minor surgery, is a significant trauma to the body. The surgical incision itself can cause swelling (edema), pain, and bruising; anesthesia frequently causes nausea and bloating. Certain surgeries that damage the body's lymphatic system, such as radical mastectomy, can cause a specific form of long-lasting swelling called lymphedema.
Modern surgery involves numerous sophisticated nondrug techniques to help wounds heal rapidly and completely. Various medications can be used to help offset the side effects of anesthesia.
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
A variety of herbs, supplements, and other alternative therapies have shown promise for problems encountered following surgery. However, keep in mind that many such substances have shown the potential to increase risk of bleeding during or after surgery. (See Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution ). Furthermore, it is not at present possible to determine all the potential interactions between herbs and drugs used for anesthesia. For this reason, herbs and supplements should only be used for surgical support under the supervision of a physician.
Proteolytic Enzymes
According to most but not all studies, proteolytic enzymes may help reduce pain, bruising, and swelling after surgery.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 80 people undergoing knee surgery found that treatment with mixed proteolytic enzymes after surgery significantly improved rate of recovery, as measured by mobility and swelling. 1
Another double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated the effects of a similar mixed proteolytic enzyme product in 80 individuals undergoing oral surgery. 2 The results showed reduced pain, inflammation, and swelling in the treated group as compared to the placebo group. Benefits were also seen in another trial of mixed proteolytic enzymes for dental surgery, 59 as well as in one study involving only bromelain . 3
Other double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have found bromelain helpful in nasal surgery, 6 cataract removal, 7 and foot surgery. 61 However, a study of 154 individuals undergoing facial plastic surgery found no benefit. 8
Note : Bromelain thins the blood and could increase risk of bleeding during or after surgery. For this reason, physician supervision is essential.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full articles on Bromelain and Proteolytic Enzymes .
Oxerutins and Other Bioflavonoids
Oxerutins have been widely used in Europe since the mid-1960s, primarily as a treatment for varicose veins . Derived from a naturally occurring bioflavonoid called rutin, oxerutins were specifically developed to treat varicose veins and related venous problems. However, they may also be helpful for treating swelling following surgery. Closely related bioflavonoids from citrus fruit may be helpful as well.
Women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer may experience a lasting and troublesome side effect: swelling in the arm caused by damage to the lymph system. Along with the veins, the lymphatic system is responsible for returning fluid to the heart. When this system is damaged by breast cancer surgery, fluid accumulates in the arm. Three, small, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies enrolling a total of more than 100 people have examined the effectiveness of oxerutins in lymphedema following breast cancer surgery, with generally good results. 9-11
For example, in a small, 6-month, double-blind study, oxerutins reduced swelling and improved comfort and mobility as compared to placebo. 11 Another study found benefit with a combination formula containing oxerutins, ginkgo , and the drug heptaminol. 82
The citrus bioflavonoids diosmin and hesperidin have also shown promise for lymphedema following breast cancer surgery, 16 as has a product containing hesperidin plus a bioflavonoid-rich extract of the herb butcher's broom . 62Note : Do not use bioflavonoid combinations containing tangeretin if you are taking tamoxifen for breast cancer.
Oxerutins might also be helpful for the ordinary swelling that occurs after any type of surgery. In one double-blind trial, researchers gave oxerutins or placebo for 5 days to 40 people recovering from minor surgery or other minor injuries, and found oxerutins significantly helpful in reducing swelling and discomfort. 17
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full articles on Oxerutins and Citrus Bioflavonoids .
Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins
Oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), substances found in grape seed and pine bark, may be helpful for recovery from surgery as well. Like oxerutins, to which they are chemically related, OPCs are thought to work by reducing leakage from capillaries.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 63 women with breast cancer found that 600 mg of OPCs daily for 6 months reduced postoperative symptoms of lymphedema. 22 Additionally, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 32 people who were followed for 10 days after a face-lift, swelling disappeared much faster in the treated group. 23
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full OPCs article.
Acupuncture and acupressure are two related forms of treatment that involve stimulating certain locations on the body, known as acupuncture points. Numerous studies have evaluated treatment on a single acupuncture point—P6—for the relief of nausea following anesthesia. This point is located on the inside of the forearm, about 2 inches above the wrist crease.
Many controlled studies involving more than 2,000 people have tested the potential benefits of stimulation at P6 in people undergoing surgery. 12,14,34-47,58,63-67,83,90,95,97,101,105 In most of these trials, treatment was carried out through the surgery itself, as well as afterwards. The results of these many trials, involving various types of surgery and diverse forms of acupuncture/acupressure, tend to contradict one another. On balance, however, it appears that acupuncture/acupressure may reduce nausea during and after surgery to at least some extent beyond that of the placebo effect.
Related to post-operative nausea is a condition called gastroparesis, a common complication of abdominal surgery where the stomach is unable to properly empty its contents after eating. In a controlled trial, 63 people who underwent abdominal surgery were randomized to receive acupuncture or a standard medication used to treat gastroparesis (metoclopramide given intravenously 3 times a day). 104 According to the researchers, those in the acupuncture group experienced a higher cure rate.
Acupuncture has also been explored as a means of reducing pain after surgery with inconsistent results. 18,29,48-50,63,68,103 In a 2008 review of 15 randomized controlled trial, however, researchers determined that acupuncture is capable of reducing pain and the need for opioid medications (morphine and related agents) immediately following surgery compared with sham (fake) acupuncture. 93 An analysis of 5 trials found similar results. 102 Patients who received ear acupuncture (auriculotherapy) did not use pain medication as much as those in the control group.
A small randomized trial of 70 patients found that acupuncture may decrease dry mouth and pain after removing lymph nodes in the neck for cancer treatment. 99
A randomized trial of 80 women with post-hysterectomy urinary retention showed improvement in bladder function with acupuncture compared to acupoint injection of vitamin B12. Each group had daily treatment over the course of five consecutive days. Improvement was seen in 90% of the acupuncture group after two treatment courses compared to 72.5% in injection group. 106
In a randomized trial of 80 patients having total knee arthroplasty, acupuncture was associated with greater reduction in pain and swelling, and quicker return to preoperative range of motion compared to range of motion exercises alone. 107
Electric accupuncture was associated with significantly improved time to defectation in 165 patients with colorectal cancer who had laparoscopic surgery compared to sham electric acupuncture and no acupuncture. Electroaccupuncture was also associated with reduced pain, less pain medication, and improved time to walking. 108
Contrary to popular belief, acupuncture does not appear to be helpful for providing or enhancing anesthesia itself. 19,96
For more information, see the full Acupuncture article.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
The herb ginger is thought to have anti-nausea effects. In studies, ginger has been given prior to surgery in order to prevent the nausea that many people experience when they awaken from anesthesia. However, despite some early positive results, the preponderance of evidence indicates that ginger is not helpful for this purpose. 24-27,69,84
Warning : Do not use ginger either before or immediately after surgery, or labor and delivery, without a physician's approval. Not only is it important to have an empty stomach before undergoing anesthesia, there are theoretical concerns that ginger may affect bleeding.
Preliminary evidence suggests that peppermint oil may be helpful for postoperative flatulence and nausea. 53,85
A preliminary controlled study found that the honeybee product propolis mouthwash following oral surgery significantly speeded healing time as compared to placebo. 51
One small double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that magnet therapy patches of the "unipolar" variety reduced pain and swelling after suction lipectomy. 52 However, a study of 165 people undergoing various forms of surgery failed to find that use of static magnets over the surgical incision reduced postsurgical pain. 30 Furthermore, the positioning of static magnets at the acupuncture /acupressure point P6 in patients undergoing ear, nose, and throat (ENT) or gynaecological surgeries reduced nausea and vomiting no better than placebo in a randomized trial. 98 Interestingly, a small, pilot study involving 80 women undergoing breast augmentation procedures found that daily pulsed electromagnetic field therapy reduced postoperative discomfort significantly more than placebo therapy within 3 days of surgery. 91
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 37 people undergoing surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome , an ointment made from the herb arnica (combined with homeopathic arnica tablets) appeared to slightly reduce post-surgical pain. 70
Horse chestnut has effects similar to OPCs (discussed above ) and has also shown promise for reducing postoperative swelling. 54 A preliminary study suggests that topically administered capsaicin provides short-term pain relief immediately following hernia repair surgery. 94
In two studies, the sports supplement creatine has been tried as an aid to strengthen recovery after knee surgery but no benefits were seen. 86, 95
Good nutrition is essential to recovery from any physical trauma. For this reason, use of a multivitamin and mineral supplement in the weeks leading up to surgery, and for some time afterwards, might be advisable.
A placebo-controlled study failed to find that onion extract can help reduce skin scarring following surgery. 21
One study found that massage therapy reduced postoperative pain. 87
Use of a fish oil product as part of a total parenteral nutrition regimen (intravenous feeding) may help speed recovery after major abdominal surgery. 31
A randomized trial involving 90 women who had undergone a mastectomy found that the Chinese herbSalvia miltiorrhiza did help to reduce wound complications. 100 In this same study, the Chinese herb anisodamine was also helpful, but there were more adverse effects related to this treatment.
Treatment via inhalation of essential oils is called aromatherapy . One controlled trial found that that lavender oil, administered through the oxygen face mask, reduced need for pain medications following gastric banding surgery. 32
At least 20 controlled studies, enrolling a total of more than 1,500 people, have evaluated the potential benefit of hypnosis for people undergoing surgery. 71 Their combined results suggest that hypnosis may provide benefits both during and after surgery, including: reducing anxiety, pain, and nausea, normalizing blood pressure and heart rate, minimizing blood loss, and speeding recovery and shortening hospitalization. Unfortunately, many of these studies were of very poor quality.
Relaxation therapy techniques, such as meditation, guided imagery, and self-hypnosis, have also shown promise for relieving some of the discomforts of surgery. 72-80,92 One study found minimal benefits with music therapy. 28
For a discussion of homeopathic approaches to surgery support, see the Homeopathy database.
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
Numerous herbs and supplements have the potential to cause problems during or after surgery, including some of those discussed in this article. For this reason, we strongly suggest that you do not use any herb or supplement in the week leading up to surgery, except under physician's supervision.
For example, the herb garlic significantly thins the blood, and case reports suggest that garlic can increase bleeding during or after surgery. 55-57 For this reason, it is probably advisable to avoid garlic supplements prior to surgery and not to restart it after surgery until all risk of bleeding is past. However, raw garlic consumed in food may not present the same risk. A placebo-controlled study found that one-time consumption of actual raw garlic consumed in food at the fairly high dose of 4.2 mg did not impair platelet function. In addition, volunteers who continued to consume the dietary garlic for a week did no show any change in their normal platelet function. 33
Use of the herb ginkgo has also been associated with serious bleeding complications related to surgery. 88-89
Many other herbs and supplements have also shown potential for increasing risk of bleeding. Most prominent among these are high-dose vitamin E and policosanol . Others include:
- Bromelain
- Chamomile
- Devil's claw
- Dong quai
- Feverfew
- Fish oil
- Ginger
- Horse chestnut
- Ipriflavone
- Mesoglycan
- Papaya
- Phosphatidylserine
- Red clover
- Reishi
- Vitamin A
- White willow
In addition, one report suggests that use of St. John's wort may interact with anesthetic drugs. 81
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- Review Date: 12/2015 -
- Update Date: 12/15/2015 -

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An entire youth baseball league in Texas has been shut down for the season after its former president was arrested for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the team's bank account.
Claudia Yamell Castillo, 34, is charged with stealing more than $20,000 from the Southeast Arlington Little League's business account. Arlington police arrested her Thursday morning.
The league said that the investigation determined that Castillo made charges unrelated to league activity and unauthorized cash withdrawals. The financial discrepancies were addressed in August at a board meeting during which Castillo was relieved of her duties.
The latest news from around North Texas.
The league's vice president, Tammy Wilson, contacted police Sept. 2 to report the theft.
Wilson told NBC 5 that the loss of the money forced the Little League to shut down its fall season, leaving 150 kids unable to play at Cravens Park. The missing money was slated to go toward everything from field rentals to concessions to uniforms and equipment
"It's just hard," she said. "It's empty. The hardest part is disappointing the kids and not being able to tell them why."
Wilson said Castillo was a friend, which only adds to the pain.
The league's finances are driven by donations and sponsors, and it is now reaching out to the community for support.
"We will come back bigger and stronger, and we will have rules in place to prevent this from ever, ever happening again," Wilson said. "The kids need to play baseball."
Castillo is free on a $25,000 bond. Efforts to contact her for comment were unsuccessful.
Southeast Arlington Little League has dealt with other losses. In the spring of last year, the league's concession stand was broken into five times. The burglars either busted through deadbolts or pried their way through a rolling door. Once inside, they smashed the alarm.
The league said it couldn't afford to keep replacing the $200 alarm after each burglary. The city of Arlington paid for damage to the doors and stepped up police patrols.


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Each year the Water Bureau provides approximately 60 percent of the water it produces for retail customers and 40 percent for wholesale contract customers located east and west of the Portland retail area. The WMCP covers the entire Portland retail and wholesale water system. The conservation section covers only programs relevant to the Water Bureau's retail service area. The bureau's new wholesale contracts require that each wholesale water customer serving more than 1,500 people develop a Conservation and Curtailment Plan of its own. This WMCP is a strategic approach to effective management and water conservation. The Water Bureau is pleased to share this plan with its wholesale and retail customers and other interested parties.
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NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS — To no one's surprise, Katerina Nash (Luna) took the victory at Cycle-Smart International Day One. She was followed by Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) and Sally Annis (CrossResults.com). Ladies First's Andrea Smith and Crystal Anthony took fourth and fifth.
Nash started the day by running a clinic for the Boston Luna Chix, both before and after her own race. All day, she could be seen around the course with a large group of women, but she still managed to ride seemingly easily to victory during the elite race.
While Nash took an early lead, there was a fight going on for second place behind her as Van Gilder, Annis and Smith duked it out on course. "We knew it was in all of our best interest to work together to bring Nash back," said Laura Van Gilder after the race, "Sally was going really, really well and Smith and I were both working hard."
However, Van Gilder strategized throughout the race, waiting for the right moment to attack the other two. She made the attack on the ride/run-up (riding, obviously) on the final lap. Behind her, Smith fumbled on the ride-up, taking herself and Annis down, leaving Van Gilder a clear-cut opportunity to break away. Another small fumble on the barriers by Smith gave Annis the edge, and she cruised into the finish seconds behind Van Gilder, who had been slowed down by a flat by the barriers and had to ride it to the pit.
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|Star Trek - Starfleet Technical Manual
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|The book has been reprinted, with identical content but a different cover.
The TOS TM is rather more wide-ranging that its TNG successor; note that this is the Starfleet manual, not the Enterprise one; in fact it barely touches on the Enterprise, giving us a few diagrams and some very basic specs along with a list of ships of the same class. But Joseph wasn't afraid to speculate; he created several new ship designs from a heavy combat ship through destroyers and scouts and even a tug; he gives us a copy of the Federation Constitution, uniform designs, details of what the different warp factors mean, a map of the galaxy... lots of fun facts.
In some ways the book is a Jack of all trades, master of none; it covers many topics, but we get very little information on any of them - indeed for much of the book there is little beyond large diagrams with labels on them rather than the pages of text in the TNG TM. On the upside, the manual contains that much less to be contradicted.
Contradictions have indeed crept in, though, and this is something of a controversial topic. Roddenberry co-operated with Joseph on the book, no doubt knowing that it would help promote the popularity of Trek and contribute to any continuation. However, when the Motion Picture arrived rumour has it that Gene decided that he didn't want Joseph getting the credit - or the royalties - for the use of the material he had created to "fill in the gaps" in the Trek universe. It's said that Gene specifically went out of his way to contradict the Tech Manual in as many ways as possible. For instance he issued a set of starship design rules which render every single one of Joseph's ship designs unworkable. He replaced Joseph's orbiting Starfleet headquarters with a surface base. He came up with a different version of the Federation seal seen in the book.
Whatever the rights and wrongs, the TOS TM remains a fascinating book and is well worth reading. is one of my favourite books.
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Late last year, a host of Hollywood kids made headlines after they were arrested and accused of robbing the homes of celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge and Paris Hilton. But one of the group that's been called the alleged "Burglar Bunch" and "The Bling Ring" is now apologizing.
"I'm just really trying to make whatever amends I can, especially to these celebrities that I victimized," Nick Prugo, who has been charged with seven counts of residential burglary, told Vanity Fair. "I really want them to know that I'm sorry. I'm not really sure how I'm going to do that yet. But I really plan on making some formal apology to them. I don't know how they'll react."
Prugo confessed to police last year, without a plea deal, but most of those also charged in the crimes have pleaded not guilty.
"He confessed to crimes we didn't even know he committed," Officer Brett Goodkin, the lead investigator in the case, told the mag.
Prugo told the mag that many of the burglaries he was involved in were done for no real reason, with the help of his friend, Rachel Lee, who herself pleaded not guilty to felony burglary on Wedneday.
"We just did it. I know it sounds dumb, but Rachel just wanted the clothes. She wanted to look pretty," he added. "I was just following Rachel. I loved her almost like a sister."
Another of the accused group, Alexis Neirs, who last year pleaded not guilty to felony burglary, suggested Prugo committed the crimes to keep up with the Joneses.
"Nick really liked the life we had," Neirs, who has been filmed for an E! reality series, told the mag. "He wanted to live like us. He wanted to tag along with us to the clubs we went to, like Apple, Guys & Dolls, Teddy's, Ecco. It was known that we were out hanging out with Emile Hirsch and Leonardo DiCaprio — just, like, typical Young Hollywood."
As for why she's facing charges, Niers put it down to "karma."
"I'm a firm believer in karma," she said. "And I think this situation was attracted into my life because it was supposed to be a huge learning lesson for me to grow and expand as a spiritual human being. I see myself being like an Angelina Jolie.
"But even stronger, pushing even harder for the universe and for peace and for the health of our planet," she added. "God didn't give me these talents and looks to just sit around being a model or being famous. I want to lead a huge charity organization. I want to lead a country, for all I know."
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Those of you who follow my blog's facebook page (because I obviously needed a place on the internet to share more words and pictures!!!…) know that I shared the following status update last Thursday night:
"I understand that places like Disneyworld are magical and memorable family destinations and if we had extra cash laying around, I would be the first in line…
but there's something awfully fun about declaring a weekend "staycation" and going to the grocery store with your family to buy everyone their own pint of ice cream and their own box of sugary cereal.
I got Ben & Jerry's Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream and a box of Cocoa Puffs…"
This is true, and I still have the tummy ache to prove it.
But let me backtrack for a minute…
When my parents announced that they would be going out of town with my brother and his family over Memorial Day weekend, my Mom offhandedly mentioned that Mr. Gore and I were welcome to crash with our brood at their cozy little home in the country. She is always and forever making generous offers like this, and so I just kind of brushed off the thought of it, initially.
But as a very hectic week progressed, and as Mr. Gore's old back injury continued to flare up more and more with little relief, I began to really mull over her offer. Wouldn't it be nice, I thought, to "get away" for the weekend and truly relax, without really having to "get away"? For my parents happen to live 10 short miles away from us…
I finally mentioned the option to my husband, and before I knew it, our plans were set in stone: a 4-night family "staycation" to our home away from home.
And, as usual, I learned a few things on our "trip" concerning "staycations" in general, and ours, in particular, and I thought today would be a good day to pass them on to you. Because I really do love you, you know. You can thank me in heaven. Or, if you don't want to wait that long, in the comments sections below. Or both. It's up to you, really…
1. Seriously. The first night of your vacation, go to the grocery store as a family and buy whatever the heck kind of junk you want. Aside from each of us buying our own pint of ice cream and our own box of cereal, we bought potato skins, fried green beans and cheesecake from the freezer section, chocolate donuts, strawberry cookies (Betsie's choice), special granola bars, loads of fresh berries, and the first can of Pringles I've bought in nearly a decade. I haven't had that much fun at the grocery store since I was leeching off of my parents and writing checks like there was no tomorrow.
2. The whole point of a staycation is to STAY. So yeah, yeah, I know we broke the rules a little and stayed at our home-away-from-home, but we really had to and here's why: at our home in town, the phone rings a lot, we have to wear clothes all the time, and our kids have to come inside to use the bathroom. Though my parent's house is very close by, it is extremely remote, and all of our town rules can be broken. So if you can, staycate in the country, where your kids can swim in their undies and skitter across the pasture to go tinkle.
3. However, if you want to have a romantic getaway, do not sleep in your parent's room. Or in your parent's house, for that matter. My most heartfelt apologies, Mr. Gore. I was wrong. You were so right.
4. Keep in mind that staycations can bring with them a fair share of hard work. I told my Mom that I am forever blaming our messy house on all the stuff we own, and the types of floors we have that "show dirt", but, I learned something during our 2nd day at her house without her there to help me manage everything: It's not our stuff. It's not our floors. It's us. We're a mess.
And while it was so nice to be away from all of the looming projects that I am constantly aware of in my own home, I still had to clean a lot, do lots of laundry, cook lots of food, shepherd lots of hearts, bathe lots of kids, and I still fell into bed, exhausted, by the end of each night. It put things in perspective for me, though, and helped me to better recognize and come to grips with the true nature of this season of our life, full of the fun and wonderment of childhood, yes, but also full of nonstop work. No matter where we go or where we are. Even on vacation. But especially on staycation.
5. You know what's awesome? Packing light, wearing your clothes, getting them unbelievably dirty, washing them that night, folding them, and putting them on again the next day before repeating the entire process all over again. I could get used to that, especially for the kids…so this is me, declaring war on their closets the minute I finish this blog post. Or the next day. Next week. Well…just, soon. I mean it.
6. On a real vacation, you usually take your family to places they've never been, so on a staycation, it is only reasonable to invest in a few movies your kids have never seen, some games they've never played, and maybe some toys they've never played with. In our case that meant "Summer Magic", Go Fish, and a huge box of sidewalk chalk that had vibrant colors the likes of which we have never sidewalk-chalked with.
7. Go on walks. Play outside. Read stories. Take naps. Play games. Watch movies. Dance in the rain. Take your first swim of the summer. Get muddy. And be prepared to bathe your kids no less than 8 times a day as a result.
8. But most of all, get ready to enjoy living and see with fresh eyes the simple pleasures that are available to you every day of the year if you could just take the time to notice and enjoy them. Nature, family, home, ice cream…
it doesn't take much, does it?
Disneyworld is still on my list of wishes, and perhaps someday, I'll be taking snapshots of my kids at the Magic Kingdom. But until then, I think we'll survive just fine in our own neck of the woods…
p.s. the Pringles were delicious.


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Some candidates' pasts include arrests, convictions
At least eight City Council candidates have had run-ins with the law as adults, including every challenger in the District 2 race.
The council hopefuls have been arrested on charges of public intoxication, possession of marijuana and other things, including auto theft, public records show.
The San Antonio Express-News routinely performs background checks on all City Council candidates.
Public officeholders may not serve if they have a "final conviction" of a felony offense. That means people with arrest records, misdemeanor convictions or felony convictions that have been set aside by a judge after the successful completion of probation aren't prohibited from serving. Also, those who were charged with felonies but completed deferred adjudication can serve in public office.
Whether voters will elect them is a different issue.
Political consultant Trish DeBerry said one of her first questions to potential candidates is whether they have any skeletons in their closets. If there are, they need to determine how harmful their exposure might be.
"You're held to a certain level of scrutiny when running for political office, and every stone will be turned over to find out what is in somebody's background," she said.
District 2 Councilwoman Ivy Taylor's opponents — Norris Tyrone Darden, Hector Medina and Antonio Diaz — each have faced charges, from driving while intoxicated to aggravated assault causing bodily injury.
Diaz is one of two candidates to have faced felony charges. His legal history spans three decades, beginning with a misdemeanor conviction of unlawfully carrying a weapon in 1976.
He received probation on two felony charges in the 1980s — one for burglary with the intent to commit theft and one for assault causing bodily injury.
Diaz said he believes he successfully completed his probation and can hold office.
A third felony charge, in 1986, of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, was dismissed. Diaz has since faced four misdemeanor charges, including possession of marijuana, unlawful carrying of a weapon and reckless conduct, which all have been dismissed.
Diaz, 59, said all of the charges against him were rooted in a previous life tinged by alcohol.
"I've had problems with drinking when I was a younger man," he said. "I was caught in the wrong place because of my drinking."
Darden, too, found himself in legal troubles because of drinking. In October 2006, he was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated, for which he served probation and paid a fine, court records show.
He completed probation in January 2008 and in October of that year, he was charged with evading detention. In June 2009, he was charged with driving with an invalid license.
Darden failed to satisfy the terms of his deferred adjudication and the cases were closed, court records show.
Darden said his legal struggles have helped him transform into a different person.
"For me going through that process, paying my debt to society, all of those things together made me a better decision maker," he said.
The third District 2 candidate with legal troubles, Medina, 31, said his misdemeanor charge of assault causing bodily injury "was a misunderstanding." Medina said he had the record expunged.
The candidate's explanation of the 2006 incident was vague, but it goes something like this: As a University of Texas at San Antonio student, Medina was living off-campus with roommates. Medina declined to identify them but said "they were having some problems" at the time.
Declining to say what exactly happened, Medina said he took the blame for the "altercation," deciding "to tell the police officer it was my fault in that situation."
Medina, who runs a small Internet-based business selling comics and toys on the web, said that when his parents and lawyer found out that he'd assumed blame, "they were pretty mad at me."
In District 5, candidate John Carlos Garcia said he had his record expunged as well. In 2007, police were called to his insurance office, where he and his longtime girlfriend had a dispute.
According to a police report, Garcia, 34, bloodied his girlfriend's lip when he punched her in the face. He went inside his office and waited for the police to arrive. Garcia doesn't dispute that he hit her. At the time, he claimed self defense.
Charged with misdemeanor assault, Garcia didn't face prosecution because his girlfriend declined to press charges or testify against him, according to a 2009 report in the Express-News.
Garcia has two children with the woman — one from prior to the incident. Garcia said the two were a couple until November, when they split up. She still is a partner at his insurance firm as well, he said.
In an interview, Garcia was hesitant to discuss the incident.
"I take responsibility for that. If I didn't, I would have run (from the scene)," he said. "I probably will never be able to forgive myself for that."
Another District 5 candidate — Ricardo Briones, a lawyer — found himself in a situation that required legal representation.
When he was a law student at St. Mary's University, Briones said he and some buddies were downtown. They were drunk, and he was sober, said Briones, 34.
They were all arrested for public intoxication. Briones said the charges against him were dismissed.
The incident wasn't revealed in the Express-News' background checks. But in a questionnaire that Briones completed for the newspaper's Editorial Board, he indicated that he'd been arrested.
"I always think that honesty is the best policy in these things," he said.
In District 6, Stephen Dale Shamblen, who is challenging incumbent Ray Lopez for a second time, has a history in the criminal courts as well.
In 1981, Shamblen was charged with theft of a vehicle valued between $200 and $10,000. He received probation, which he successfully completed, court records show.
"I was with somebody who was trying to steal something, and I wasn't actually trying to steal it and I went to leave the scene and I ended up getting arrested anyway," he said. "The guy dumped it on me, so I was the one who ended up paying the price for it."
A year later, Shamblen, 52, faced a charge of burglarizing a coin-operated machine.
"It was the same thing — some people that I knew busted into a machine, and they tried to blame it on me again. And I didn't put up for it that time and it got dismissed."
In 2004, Shamblen was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana and pleaded not guilty.
A judge later dismissed the charge for insufficient evidence, court records show.
In the race for mayor, two candidates challenging Julián Castro have had incidents that resulted in charges against them.
Sergio "The Force" Falcon was indicted on a charge of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, a state jail felony. The case was dismissed because of a "missing witness," court records show.
Falcon, 46, said it was a misunderstanding. He was serving a client as a home health care worker, he said, and had to use the client's ID to pick up medication and conduct banking on behalf of his client.
A friend of the client apparently alleged that Falcon was inappropriately using the client's identification. Falcon declined to name the client and said the man now is dead.
"I loved the man dearly, so (the charge) was complete BS," he said.
Perennial candidate Michael Idrogo also faced an assault charge in 2004, when police were called to his mother's home.
According to a 2009 Express-News report, Idrogo's mother told police she was upstairs when her son burst through the door, yelling and shaking his finger at her before pushing her.
The case later was dropped because his mother refused to testify, the 2009 article says.
Idrogo, 52, says the report of the incident was untrue.


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Feds can hide rationale for killing U.S. citizen, judge rules
A Bay Area federal judge says the Obama administration can keep secret a memo spelling out the legal rationale for a 2011 drone attack in Yemen that killed a U.S. citizen and alleged terrorist mastermind.
The Justice Department was entitled to withhold the memo on the grounds of national security and lawyer-client confidentiality, Chief U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland said Friday.
Although U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other Obama administration officials have made public statements justifying drone strikes, Wilken said none of them was specific enough for her to rule against the government's claim of secrecy and require officials to disclose the legal rationale for the Yemen attack.
Sued by local group
The ruling dismissed a suit by the First Amendment Coalition, an open-government advocacy group in San Rafael. The organization sued after a September 2011 drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Muslim cleric whom authorities suspected of organizing an attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009. Another U.S. citizen was also killed in the drone attack, and Awlaki's U.S.-born, 16-year-old son was killed by a drone in Yemen the following month.
A federal judge in New York dismissed a similar disclosure suit in January 2013, filed by the New York Times and the American Civil Liberties Union. The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal.
On April 4, a judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a damage suit against U.S. officials by parents of those killed in the drone strikes, saying officials who order such attacks "must be trusted" to act legally and are not subject to judicial oversight.
In its lawsuit, the First Amendment Coalition said it wasn't seeking disclosure of classified intelligence information, just the legal rationale for killing U.S. citizens without a trial or judicial review.
Defense Department paper
That rationale is reportedly described in a 16-page Defense Department "white paper" that was leaked to the news media last year after being circulated to members of Congress. Among its conclusions was that the U.S. can launch a drone attack when it suspects the target is planning violence and does not have to wait until it has evidence of an immediate assault.
The First Amendment Coalition's lawyers argued that the government waived any claim of confidentiality when Holder, in a March 2012 speech, outlined the "legal principles" for such attacks - that a U.S. citizen must post an imminent threat of violence against the United States, and capture is "not feasible."
Other administration legal officials have publicly discussed similar standards for lethal strikes without prior judicial approval.
But Wilken said the officials had only described overall legal principles that applied to targeted killings and had not spelled out the reasoning that apparently is contained in the Defense Department memo. The government is entitled to withhold the "confidential legal advice" its lawyers provided on the sensitive subject, the judge said.
Thomas Burke, a lawyer for the First Amendment Coalition, said he expects to appeal the ruling.
"The administration claims and insists it is being transparent about this program," Burke said, but "all that is happening now is the proverbial 'Trust us.' "
Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @egelko


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We've got a HP dc7800p SFF. It fell over and died and has had a Windows reinstall. The dual monitor setup now will not work. The machine recognises that two monitors are connected, but one monitor does not receive a video signal.
It's a run of the mill PC running Windows 7 Pro (32bit). The video card in question is a Nvidia GEForce and I've tried it with the default windows drivers - plus I have been to the Nvidia site and downloaded the most recent driver too. Plugged into the video card is a HP DVI Y Cable DMS-59 to Dual VGA Connector.
Device Manager shows a fully functioning Video card and monitors - but also listed in there is a PCI Serial Port & PCI Simple Comms Controller without drivers...
Making me crazy!


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Portsmouth 1 Arsenal 4
Portsmouth's troubles on and off the pitch deepened tonight following a 4-1 home defeat by Arsenal, who remain in the hunt for the Barclays Premier League title.
The club had earlier issued a statement denying being formally served with a winding up petition by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in respect of disputed VAT, PAYE and National Insurance contributions of a reported £3.5m (€4.3m).
While that matter may yet be resolved in a High Court hearing early next month to avoid administration, it is clear Pompey – FA Cup winners last year under Harry Redknapp – face an uphill battle to save themselves from relegation come May 2010.
Arsenal fans, meanwhile, could well have the champagne on ice in anticipation of what may yet prove a vintage year for Arsene Wenger's young Gunners – now just four points behind leaders Chelsea and with a match in hand.
The visitors were always in command after Eduardo's free-kick had deflected off Younes Kaboul, before Samir Nasri drilled in a second just before half-time and Wales teenager Aaron Ramsey smashed home a third on 69 minutes.
Although Nadir Belhadj – one of several Pompey players set to leave for African Nations Cup duty – pulled a goal back, Cameroon midfielder Alex Song nodded in a fourth with 10 minutes left.
Wenger had confirmed before kick-off he expected injured captain Cesc Fabregas to be out for around 10 days with a hamstring problem – meaning the influential Spaniard would miss the FA Cup third-round tie at West Ham this weekend as well as tonight's contest.
Pompey had beaten Liverpool here just before Christmas and started well.
Kevin-Prince Boateng caused problems down the right and fired in a shot from a tight angle which Manuel Almunia beat away at the near post.
However, Arsenal looked dangerous on the break and Andrey Arshavin collected a loose ball before drilling a shot from 20 yards over.
Bacary Sagna's cross from the right was glanced wide by Eduardo, before the Croatian got away down the left and laid the ball back into the path of Abou Diaby, who forced a good save from Asmir Begovic at close range.
Pompey captain Aaron Mokoena fouled Ramsey some 25 yards out in a central position – and it proved a costly error.
Eduardo drilled the 28th minute free-kick low, with the ball deflecting off former Tottenham defender Kaboul and past a static Hermann Hreidarsson on the right-hand post to give the visitors the lead on 28 minutes.
Algerian midfielder Belhadj tried to relieve the pressure with a determined run and angled shot, which flew past the far post.
However, in the 42nd minute it was 2-0 when Song – who will not join up with Cameroon until the New Year – fed Eduardo in the left of the area. He pulled the ball back for Ramsey, who picked out Nasri – and the French midfielder drilled a low strike into the bottom corner.
To their credit, Portsmouth started the second half on the offensive and in the 52nd minute Belhadj flashed the ball across the six-yard box from the left.
The Fratton Park faithful chanted "where's all our money gone?", and cheered when captain Mokoena was replaced by Anthony Vanden Borre.
Hassan Yebda – another African Nations Cup departure – drilled a 20-yard effort straight at Almunia.
In the 65th minute there was a length stoppage as Boateng needed treatment after falling heavily in the Arsenal penalty area.
The Portsmouth fans used the break in play to again vent their anger towards owner Ali Al Faraj as chants of "sack the board" and "you're not fit to run a club" rang out.
But, in the 69th minute, the home fans were silenced when Ramsey robbed Vanden Borre and charged past Frederic Piquionne before lashing a left-foot shot into the net from the edge of the box.
The home side at least had something to shout about five minutes later when Belhadj converted a low cross from Vanden Borre.
However, hopes of an unlikely home comeback were ended 10 minutes from time when Song headed in Nasri's right-wing cross.


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Bitcoin enthusiasts will soon be able to go on a bigger shopping spree thanks to Overstock.com, which is slated to become the biggest retailer in the U.S. to accept the virtual currency.
Online retailer Overstock.com plans to start accepting bitcoin near the end of the second quarter of 2014, CEO Patrick Byrne announced.
The news was first reported on Thursday by newsBTC, and later confirmed by MarketWatch and CNN. Byrne said that he wasn't sure if the company would develop its own payment system, or rely on a bitcoin payment processor like Coinbase or BitPay.
"Credit cards were never designed for the Internet, and forward-thinking CEOs recognize that bitcoin is a much lower risk and lower cost method of payment," Tony Gallippi, BitPay's co-founder and CEO, told NBC News on Thursday in an email.
Proponents have argued that the lack of credit card fees and not having to deal with fradulent credit card charges make bitcoin a good choice for merchants, while skeptics have pointed to the virtual currency's volatility as a reason why it will never be widely accepted.
Bitcoin could use some good news. On Wednesday, its value plummeted to $572 — more than 50 percent off its all-time high — after the world's largest bitcoin exchange, BTC China, announced that it would stop accepting payments in Chinese currency. Bitcoin was trading for $680 on Friday afternoon on Mt. Gox, a widely cited international exchange.
"Overstock.com is a trusted household name with a great reputation," Jinyoung Lee Englund, spokesperson for the Bitcoin Foundation, an organization that promotes use of the virtual currency, wrote in an email to NBC News. "Their leadership naturally carves the way for other mainstream companies to consider accepting bitcoin payments and this demand inspires investors and entrepreneurs to build the companies necessary to deliver."
While plenty of people have shown enthusiasm for bitcoin since it was created in 2009, they haven't had a lot of places that they could spend it. Currently, you can use it to buy a membership on dating website OkCupid, gift cards on Gyft and other goods from smaller e-commerce sites and brick-and-mortar businesses.
Overstock is different. With $1.1 billion in reported revenue in 2012 and hundreds of thousands of products for sale — from bed sheets to digital cameras — it would be the largest U.S. retailer to start accepting bitcoin as a general payment method. Yes, another big company, Virgin, announced in November that it would accept bitcoin — but only if you want to take a flight into space aboard Virgin Galactic.
Keith Wagstaff writes about technology for NBC News. He previously covered technology for TIME's Techland and wrote about politics as a staff writer at TheWeek.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @kwagstaff and reach him by email at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Summerslam opened with DX putting shadow puppets over the opening video package, making fun of Legacy's image, then "breaking" the film, followed by a DX highlight reel, which also "broke" after a few moments. DX reminded is that they were back, and we went live to the Staples Center.
Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler.
Mysterio was wearing an outfit and mask in Los Angeles Lakers colors. Ziggler was not accompanied by Maria for the match. Ziggler attacked Rey at the bell with forearms, but Rey returned fire with punches. Ziggler hit a scoop powerslam for a two count, then cradled Rey for another two. Ziggler threw punches and kicks in a corner, but Rey reversed a whip into a corner. Ziggler went to throw Rey in the buckles, but Rey landed on the top rope and hit a moonsault on a standing Ziggler. Rey avoided a charging Ziggler, and Dolph fell to the floor. Rey hit a rana off the apron on Dolph on the floor, taking down a camera man as well.
Rey tossed Ziggler back in, but Dolph attacked as Rey was climbing the ropes. They fought on the ropes, but Rey headbutted Ziggler off. Rey went for a rana, Ziggler dropped Rey to the mat, then lifted him and powerbombed him into the turnbuckles for two. Ziggler mounted Rey and hit some punches, then got a two count before moving to a chinlock. Rey elbowed out of it, but Ziggler hit a side slam for a two count. Ziggler dropped an elbow for another two, then went back to the chinlock. Rey fought out, but Ziggler hit a clothesline for another two, then lifted Rey in a fireman's carry and hit a gutbuster for two. Ziggler applied a body scissors and chinlock, but Rey fought out of it. Dolph hit a knee to the head, then whipped him into a corner. Ziggler missed a avalanche and Rey hit a springboard senton. Ziggler came right back with a kick to the gut and a sunset flip, but Rey rolled through it and hit a kick to the chest for a two count.
Rey went for a springboard bodypress, but Ziggler dropkicked him as he came off the ropes for a two count. Ziggler stomped Rey, then worked him over in a corner. Rey leapfrogged Ziggler and went for a sunset flip, but Ziggler blocked it and hooked Rey's legs for a two count. Ziggler hit a clothesline for another two. Ziggler threw Rey into a corner, then went for a back suplex, but Rey flipped over and hit an enzugiri. Rey went for a 619, but Ziggler ducked it and sweep Rey's legs out from under him. Ziggler hit a Rocker Dropper legdrop for a two count. Ziggler went for a side slam, but Rey turned it into a sunset flip for a two count. Rey hit a DDT for another two. Rey kicked ZIggler into the ropes and hit the 619. Mysterio went for a springboard splash, but Ziggler dodged it and rolled Rey for a two count. Ziggler screamed in frustration after Rey kicked out.
Ziggler rammed Rey into a corner and pounded him with punches. There were some fans chanting for Ziggler. Ziggler kicked Rey in the head as Rey went to climb the ropes. Dolph got on the middle rope, pulled up Rey, and went for a gutbuster off the middle rope, but Rey reversed it into a rana for the pin at the 12 minute mark.
Winner: Rey Mysterio.
Backstage, Josh Mathews interviewed MVP and Jack Swagger. Swagger brought up that MVP was once in jail, and MVP cut a promo about how he paid for the decisions he made in life, and that he wasn't born with a silver spoon like Swagger was.
MVP vs. Jack Swagger.
MVP went right at Swagger, who went for a backdrop, but MVP floated over into a sunset flip for two. MVP dodged a charging Swagger and hit a clothesline and side slam. Swagger rolled to the floor, and MVP hit a pescado. MVP tossed Swagger back into the ring for a two count, then went MVP went to the second rope, Swagger swept his legs out from under him. Swagger dropped MVP on the turnbuckles, then threw him into the ropes and drove a forearm into his back. Swagger did it a second time, then choked MVP on the top rope. Swagger went for a third, but MVP hit a back elbow. Swagger grabbed MVP in an abdominal stretch.
MVP struggled in the hold, then reversed out for a hiptoss, but couldn't get him over, and Swagger nailed a clothesline for a pair of two counts. Swagger applied a camel clutch, but MVP stood up and dropped Swagger with an electric chair. They were both slow to get up, and MVP hit a series of shots, decking Swagger. MVP hit a kneelift, then went for the Ballin' elbowdrop, which he hit for a two count. MVP went for the Playmaker, but Swagger blocked it and shoved MVP in a corner, then cradled him with a pull of the tights for a two count.
Swagger rammed MVP into a corner, then went for a reverse splash off the ropes, but MVP got the knees up. MVP hit a running kick to the head, then the Playmaker for the pin at the six minute mark.
Winner: MVP.
Luke Perry was shown in the crowd. No, he wasn't selling popcorn either. It was to show how WWE attracts celebrities. This led to a video package on the recent Raw guest hosts. Back live, Nancy O'Dell was in the crowd with a mic, and plugged BettysBattle.org and her upcoming Raw appearance. She then interviewed Freddie Prinze Jr., who said he would "be back" at some point to settle things with Randy Orton. Nancy joked that she wanted to see Prinze in spandex. Prinze said Cena would take care of Orton tonight.
Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & Chris Jericho vs. Cryme Tyme.
Jericho and Show have new theme music, still a mix of their old music, but actually put together as a song, not just cuts between the two old themes. Chris Jericho cut a promo about how he and Show are "above celebrities" and that they are the most famous people in the building tonight. Jericho turned the mic over to Show, but before he could talk, Cryme Tyme's music hit.
JTG and Jericho started off, with Jericho grabbing a headlock and hitting a shoulderblock. JTG leapfrogged Jericho and hit a back elbow for a two count, then a blockbuster for another two count. Jericho cradled JTG, and went right into a Walls Of Jericho attempt. Jericho threw JTG into the corner with a catapult, but he landed on the middle rope and jumped off with a leg lariat on Jericho for a two count. Jericho nailed JTG with a right hand after getting a break on the ropes and tagged in Big Show. Show chopped JTG and put him in a headlock. Show punched JTG in the gut, then chopped him in the corner. Show charged JTG, running into a kick.
Shad tagged in and hit Big Show with some clotheslines, but couldn't knock him down. Show reversed a whip and went for an avalanche, but Shad dodged it. Jericho ran in, and Shad gave him a press slam. Show speared Shad, then stood on his head. Show chopped Shad, then held him so Jericho could hit a series of forearms. Jericho bounced off the ropes, but Shad caught him with a boot. Jericho knocked JTG off the apron, then pushed Shad into his corner while the referee kept JTG out of the ring. Big Show tagged in and put Shad in a full nelson. Show threw Shad to the mat, then tagged in Jericho, who missed an elbowdrop. Jericho stopped Shad from making a tag and put him in a sleeper.
Shad got to his feet, and powerslammed Jericho. Shad made the tag, and JTG hit Jericho with shoulderblocks and a facebuster. JTG pulled Show throat first across the top rope as well, but Show didn't go down. JTG hit Jericho with a Slingblade clothesline. Big Show broke up the cover. Shad ran in and clotheslinesd Show over the top rope, taking them both to the floor. JTG rolled up Jericho for two, then Jericho grabbed his legs and hooked in the Walls Of Jericho. JTG struggled in the hold, but made the ropes. Big Show, from the floor, punched out JTG with one shot. Chris Jericho got the pin at the eleven minute mark.
Winners: Chris Jericho & Big Show.
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The ordinance specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, age, religious creed, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids because of the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals, or because of an individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The complete ordinance can be found online.
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Merry Christmas!
Sorry for the long delays between posts. There are various reasons for the sparse posting (not the least of which is the busy nature of life in this house with four little ones.) For now, there are more pictures posted in the Picasa album, if you care to see what we've been up to this month.
Lately I've been posting more on Facebook than I have here, so if you are family, friend, know me in real life, you can find me there. (And really, is there even anyone reading this blog that doesn't know me in real life? Probably not.)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Santos out to seize opportunity to close games
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Sergio Santos has another shot at closing now that Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen is out because of a lower-back injury.
Santos was acquired to become Toronto's primary closer before the 2012 season, but was injured just three weeks into the season. A similar situation arose the following year when Santos made just a handful of appearances before August.
The hard-throwing right-hander was expected to start this season in an eighth-inning role, but that changed when Janssen suffered an injury during his final scheduled appearance of the spring Friday in Montreal.
"Any time an opportunity is presented to you, you want to make the most of it, and that's all I want to do," said Santos, who recorded 30 saves for the White Sox in 2011. "If I get a couple opportunities at that ninth-inning role, come in, throw strikes and get the job done. Hopefully I can build off that and who knows what could happen."
This opportunity also provides Santos with a shot at redemption following those injury-plagued seasons. In '12 it was a shoulder injury and last year it was a surgical procedure to remove bone spurs from his elbow.
Santos did return in August, though, and allowed just four earned runs over his final 21 1/3 innings. That showed just how dominant he can be, but he admits that he still pitches with a chip on his shoulder because of the checkered past.
"Trust me, for a year and a half just being hurt and being away from anything was one of the most miserable things in the world," Santos said. "That's something that keeps the fire going in me and keeps the fuel going in me. I know where I was then and I know where I want to be, and I'm just going to work as hard as I can and hopefully make the most of whatever opportunity I get."
In Tuesday night's 4-2 victory over the Rays, Santos allowed a run, but stranded runners on second and third by striking out Yunel Escobar looking to end the game.


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Those darn Collachs! Some of my frustrations are aired on FaceBook and mailing lists, but I might as well elucidate here. For the record. Notice I've included some views of Coll to relieve the monotony between questions. Linda Temple has sent some much appreciated photographs.
In 2007 I had drafted a 19-page McFadyen family history. Today it is over 40 pages, without intensive time spent on it. And that is not following every child of every child. It seems the more the miraculous Internet expands, the more there is to explore—so helpful when distant from the ancestral site. As I go through it to clean up my footnotes, every page presents opportunities for additions. Still, some of the resources at my disposal raise troubling genealogical questions.
Maybe this diversion to my blog will draw some answers. She said, wishfully. Being basically lazy, I hope for answers from those wiser in Scottish ways. Maybe I will have to blog more than once on these questions that painfully bog down the writing.
This year I received several pounds of paper copies of almost the entire Kirk Session minutes for the Isle of Coll. They have serious time gaps from 1733 and quite a few pages of illegible handwriting. The gaps can be explained historically. The incumbent minister, if there was one, had equal duties on the Isle of Tiree or elsewhere, depending on the time period. The handwriting, well ... we know paper was expensive in the olden days and those Presbyterians righteously crammed a lot onto one page.
Truthfully, I have reviewed every page. That's obvious from the forest of sticky notes flopping off the top and sides of the pile. Have I done anything about it? Ummmm. The proper answer seems to be to create a chart or spreadsheet or database for all the McFadyen mentions. An attempt at family reconstructions. And why would I do that? The answer here must be because they are all more or less related at some historical point and MY people are mostly missing in those church minutes. Some of the others could be siblings of my Donald the Soldier, or even his parents' generation.
The proceedings of the Kirk elders are liberally interspersed with lists of baptisms and marriages, albeit a few missing pages here and there in my copies, inexplicably. Among the actual minutes are copious references to illegitimate pregnancies, the result of criminal connexion, as the elders liked to say (often abbreviated as crim con which has a nice modern ring to it). Sometimes the guilty parties even agreed to marry, if they were not already married to someone else.
Q #1: Were these lists of babies or marriages in the Kirk Sessions then recorded in the Old Parish Register (OPR) for Coll & Tiree? Maybe the Kirk Session minutes are the only record of them? (Laziness raises its ugly head again; I could be cross-checking these from the wherewithal.)
Q #2: Are Coll & Tiree OPRs actually included on the IGI? I know they have been filmed by the LDS, and thanks to volunteers have been sorted and indexed on collgenealogy.com. Five of MY baptisms do appear on the latter, corresponding to patron submissions on the IGI, which also correspond to information sent to me by a local Coll historian in the early 1980s. But they are missing on the IGI extractions of parish registers (OPRs) regardless of every surname spelling I can come up with.
Next. The Presbyterian Short Catechism aka Westminster Catechism (1674) is important with regard to a complete list of the just under 1,000 inhabitants of Coll in 1776. The newly appointed clergyman visited every household and asked the questions of the faith to guage the local level of piety. His list is duly entered in the Kirk Session minutes.* I learned the catechism is instructional in nature, consisting of 107 questions (imagine what the long version must look like), being especially appropriate for youngsters and the illiterate.
In the 1776 record, adults have both first names and surnames. This applies to husbands and wives and adult children. Under-age children have first names only. Here is where I run into a bit of trouble. Most sources I've seen concur that under-age means under the age of seven years. Nevertheless I have a dissenting opinion, from a Coll local historian, that under-age refers to under twelve years of age.
Q #3: You saw it coming: does "under-age" mean children under seven or under twelve? Is there a reliable source to consult/cite?
Next. In that 1776 list, the wives are identified with their birth surnames according to Scottish custom. There are some widows whose households have only under-age children, i.e. the children are mentioned merely as first names.
Q #4: Do the widows bear the surname of their deceased spouse or their birth surname? The question has a direct impact on what surname those underage children were known by.
Four questions. I'm sure I'll think of more.
* For those with no access to the Kirk Session minutes, the 1776 list is thankfully transcribed at collgenealogy.com.
Top: Coll parish church, Arinagour, Coll; Linda and John Temple.
Middle: Cemetery at Crossapol, Coll; Linda and John Temple.
Bottom: Traigh Hogh, Coll; by fishski at flickr.com.
28 July 2009
McFadyens Part 7: The Coll Parish Questions
Labels: catechism, Coll, Coll Kirk Sessions, Coll OPRs, McFadyen, Presbyterian
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|Matriarch digs up roots to tell family story, November 30, 2007
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by Mayra Flores De Marcotte
Preserving the Mueller family's story fell on the shoulders of Mary Mueller, who at 84, is the oldest member of her family. "Beyond me and behind me, there is no one," says the
The thought of putting together a written history of her family and ancestors had never occurred to Mueller until she received a phone call five years ago.
"My grandson Connor called me on his 18th birthday to thank me for his card and check," she says. "He then asked me what I was feeling as an 18-year-old."
The task seemed easy enough, but Mueller told him she'd get back to him with her answer. She began jotting down notes, but was unhappy with the results so she enrolled in a "How to Write a Family History" class at the
"Connor challenged me; SeniorNet had the classes," she says.
When Mueller was 18, the year was 1942, and she was still in her hometown in
Mueller was a freshman at Mississippi State College for Women that year. That same year she recalls that her uncle, an unlucky gambler, was murdered. Nationwide
Mueller says that many who lived in
Photo at left courtesy of Mary Mueller: Mary dances with a soldier at a USO dance at Granada Air Base.
The culmination of that year for Mueller and the rest of the country was the attack on
With each memory and each photo that she found, Mueller made note of the dates and names to look them up later. Eight months after her grandson called, Mueller had put together a collection of her memories, photos and stories of when she was 18 in a 19-page booklet.
"It was a little more than what he was expecting," she says with a smile.
SeniorNet instructor John McCulloch met Mueller when she enrolled in the class. "She was intense, very focused on the class," McCulloch says. "On the eighth week, she brought in the booklet that she had put together and showed me."
McCulloch was blown away by the work Mueller had put into the story of her 18th year. "She's leaving a legacy for not only for her family but other families," he says.
"We all have our different reason for taking up genealogy." McCulloch said genealogy is like detective work, tracking ancestors down. "You only have so much information to work with so you come at them from their kids, their spouses, military records and so on, each leading you to these resources on the web. And when you finally get a feel for this person, you know more than just their birthdate, death date and occupation," he says.
Photo by Vicki Thompson: Mary Mueller looks through a book of Bible records that has helped her find clues in her search for her ancestors.
After finishing her booklet, Mueller's interest in her family was piqued. "I didn't have any genealogy done up to this point, and eventually one precipitates the other, so I took another class," she says.
The more accustomed she became to working on the computer and the Internet, the more genealogy pulled her in. "I'm a real detective," she says. "I went to the computer. I knew how to attack this. One link links to another."
Mueller's den in her Almaden home has turned into the primary place where she does her detective work. Stacks of files, books and papers can be found on shelves, on the floor and in the nooks and corners of the room. "These things creep up on you," she says.
She bought a large dresser to file things away but underestimated the amount of history she'd uncover. "I feel it's valuable," Mueller says of her work. "More and more people, even younger people, are becoming interested in finding their family stories."
The last time Mueller sat down and shared family stories was two years ago at Thanksgiving. An impromptu visit to her sister Gene Horton's in
"It was wonderful," Mueller says. "Joe got us
Among the photos, dust and yellowing documents, Mueller sat cross-legged on the floor and continued her search for her family's story. "That's the only time we dug into genealogy together," she says.
She went home a few days later, a couple of boxes heavier, and began sorting through the decades and memories. These boxes have resulted in various collections of stories and records that span six generations.
For now, Mueller is ready to take off her detective hat and allow the next generation to continue her work.


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- Life expectancy of less than 6 months
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