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Charlie's Bunion and early history of the park
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- Special places define us
- 'Doc' Bennett was truly a man of the mountains
- Old-time surveyors used some interesting tools, markers
- Down to bare rock: Smokies' Chimney Tops could be closed for years following fire
- Comprehending climate: Smokies seeks to understand impacts of shifts in seasonal patterns
- The copper run in the Great Smokies
- A search for Horace Kephart's alcove
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(Editor's note: This column first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in July 2005.)
Are you by chance looking for a high-elevation day-hike that embodies quite a bit of the region's human history? If so, try the moderate to steep portion of the Appalachian Trail that leads from the Newfound Gap parking area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Charlies Bunion.
Murlless and Stallings in Hiker's Guide to the Smokies (1973) designated Charlies Bunion to be "probably the most spectacular view in the park. Almost sheer cliffs drop more than 1,000 ft. into Greenbriar section." Located on the Tennessee-North Carolina border 4.0 miles north of Newfound Gap, this bare rock outcrop is situated at 5,375 feet. The narrow, cliff-hugging trail affords breathtaking views not only down into the abyss but far westward out beyond Mt. Le Conte into Tennessee. It's not the Grand Canyon by any means, but the site can give you a touch of vertigo in a heartbeat.
The rocky outcrops of Charlie's Bunion (formerly called Fodderstack) were created in the mid-1920s when a fire swept over the crest. The exposed humus was washed completely away shortly thereafter in a deluge. The curious place name dates to 1929 when Swain County native Charlie Conner was hiking with outdoorsman Horace Kephart, photographer George Masa, and others along the high divide. When they paused for a rest on the rocks, Conner took his boots and socks off, exposing a bunion or two that rivaled the surrounding stones. Eying Conner's feet, Kephart remarked, "Charlie, I'm going to get this place put on a government map for you." And he did.
As exciting as the views from Charlie's Bunion are, the walk from Newfound Gap up over Mt. Kephart and down around Masa Knob is equally interesting. It's a stroll through the early history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Newfound Gap (5,040 feet)is situated 16 miles from the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the North Carolina side of the GSMNP. The site came by its name when it was discovered (perhaps as early as the 1850s) by surveyors to be a lower pass through the high Smokies than Indian Gap two miles to the west. In 1928, when funds to acquire national park lands were proving hard to come by, John D. Rockefeller donated over $5 million as a memorial to his mother. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) dedicated the GSMNP — which had been officially founded in 1934 — in ceremonies at the gap.
At 1.7 miles, the AT leads to a gap and an intersection with Sweat Heifer Creek Trail. According to Allen R. Coggins in Place Names of the Smokies (1999), this name "goes back to a time when cattle (including young, virgin female cows called heifers) were driven up the strenuous pathway along this stream to summer pasture." One supposes that this sort of rugged terrain made the virgin heifers sweat.
At 2.7 miles, the AT reaches the intersection with the Boulevard Trail, which leads 5.3 miles to Mt. Le Conte, named for John Le Conte, a scientist, not for his older brother, Joseph Le Conte, as is often supposed.
About 100 yards from the AT, a spur trail off the Boulevard Trail leads 0.8 miles to Mt. Kephart (6,217 feet) and the Jump-Off (6,100 feet), which also has truly spectacular views. The mountain is named for Bryson City writer Horace Kephart (1862-1931), author of the classics Camping and Woodcraft (1906) and Our Southern Highlanders (1913). Kephart was a force in the movement that helped establish the GSMNP and was nominated to have a mountain named after him in the late 1920s while still living.
This story is told in full for the first time in a Web site titled "Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma" www.library.wcu.edu/digitalcoll/kephart/), which was completed about six years ago by the Special Collections division of Hunter Library at Western Carolina University. Using a variety of media, the library has built an in-depth archive around the life and times of Kephart that presents photos, artifacts, documents, writing, maps, and links to other sources of information.
In the section of this Web site devoted to the naming of Mt. Kephart, it's noted that, "The life of Horace Kephart ended unexpectedly in a 1931 automobile accident. While the National Park he campaigned to create was not yet a reality, it was already clear that despite the obstacles to its founding, the park would come to the mountains he had grown to love. Of the many individuals involved in creating the park, Kephart was already recognized as a leader in the movement during his later years …The North Carolina Literary and Historical Commission urged that a mountain in the coming park be named after Kephart. In 1928 [a peak] in the proposed park was officially named [for him], an honor rarely given to living individuals.
At 2.9 miles along the AT you will reach Icewater Spring and shelter (5,900 feet) after swinging around the North Carolina side of Mt. Kephart. From Icewater Springs, the trail drops down through slate outcrops and across Masa Knob.
George Masa (1881-1933) was the well-known Japanese photographer whose Japanese name was Masahara Iisuka. Masa had a commercial studio in Asheville, but he spent as much time in the Smokies with his dearest friend (who he called "Kep") as he could. His magnificent photographs of the Smokies often illustrated the articles Kephart wrote in support of the park movement. Masa was so distraught when Kephart was killed in the automobile accident that he petitioned the government with a barrage of letters requesting that he be buried with "Kep" at a site in the Smokies. This was not to be. Masa is buried in Asheville.
But it is absolutely appropriate that their names be linked in this way via natural monuments in the high Smokies along that portion of the AT leading from Newfound Gap to Charlies Bunion.


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Russell Westbrook did his best to snap Kevin Durant out of his funk during Game 2 on Wednesday by yelling for the MVP to wake up.
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Election Day voting results in Rhode Island and Maryland authorized more gambling in the Northeast, "further saturating" the market, Moody's Investors Service concludes in a report issued Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Rhode Island voters approved the introduction of table games at Twin River in Lincoln, as did Lincoln electors in a separate vote. While a similar measure pertaining to Newport Grand in Newport also passed in statewide voting, Newport voters rejected table games in a local referendum. As a result, only Twin River will be able to add such table games as blackjack, craps, roulette and perhaps poker to the video lottery terminals and simulcast racing the Rhode Island facilities now feature.
In Maryland, voters approved a measure that will allow table games at three existing casinos and at two casinos that may be built in the future. They also endorsed a sixth casino for the state.
For Twin River's owners, Twin River Management Group, the voting results are "credit positive," Moody's reports. Not surprisingly, the agency finds the referendum outcomes are "credit negative" for owners of Connecticut's nearby casinos, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which operates Mohegan Sun, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino.
"The authorization of table games at Twin River casino is bad news" for the Connecticut casinos, writes Keith Foley, the Moody's senior vice president who authored the report. "Rhode Island, along with Massachusetts, is one of several key feeder markets for these casinos."
The report offers no estimate of the revenue the Connecticut casinos could once table games are in place at Twin River.
The Lincoln facility's owners had sought permission to introduce table games as a way to stay competitive with casinos that are expected to materialize in Massachusetts, which authorized expanded gambling a year ago.
"Twin River is now better prepared to deal with this significant competitive threat," the Moody's report says. "Twin River could begin offering table games as early as next summer, giving Rhode Island a first-mover advantage over Massachusetts, where casinos are still years away from opening."
Moody's also finds that a newly expanded Twin River is likely to take business from Newport Grand, a smaller facility that generated $55 million in gaming revenue during the 12 months that ended Sept. 30. By contrast, Twin River generated $515 million in gaming revenue in the same period, according to the Moody's report.
The expansion in Northeast gambling "will not necessarily attract more gamblers," Moody's finds. "We believe this 'keeping-up-with-the-Joneses' mindset will only further deluge a regional market that is already saturated and forced to reach out ever farther to attract the same number of customers. Increased supply will increase pressure on existing operators in the Northeast, and possibly on the U.S. gaming sector as a whole."
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Brachytherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
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RATIONALE: Brachytherapy uses radioactive material to kill cancer cells remaining after surgery.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of brachytherapy in treating patients who have recurrent malignant glioma.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors |
Procedure: adjuvant therapy Radiation: iodine I 125 |
Phase 1 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase I Brachytherapy Dose Escalating Study Using the Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. GliaSite RTS in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Gliomas |
Study Start Date: | October 2002 |
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose of brachytherapy using an intracavitary applicator and liquid iodine I 125 in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
- Determine the acute and chronic toxicity of this therapy in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study.
Within 3-21 days after surgical resection, patients receive brachytherapy using an intracavity balloon application (GliaSite) with iodine I 125 solution for a total of 5-7 days.
Cohorts of 5-10 patients receive escalating doses of brachytherapy until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which at least 2 of 10 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are followed at 4 weeks and then every 2 months for 1 year.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 20-30 patients will be accrued for this study.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Histologically confirmed malignant glioma
Anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, or glioblastoma multiforme
- Low-grade astrocytoma that progresses to high-grade astrocytoma allowed
- Unifocal disease
Progressive or recurrent after radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- Previously treated with at least 5,000 cGy external beam radiotherapy more than 3 months ago
Candidate for maximal surgical resection
- Any expected residual enhancing tumor must be within expected brachytherapy treatment volume
- Resection must not be expected to result in a new permanent neurologic deficit
- No tumor crossing more than 1 cm beyond the midline on preoperative MRI or CT scan
- No grossly or radiographically apparent leptomeningeal spread
- No ventricular invasion outside the anticipated radiotherapy treatment volume
- No marked edema on MRI or CT scan
- Patients with 2 or more separate foci of contrast-enhancing tumors that are more than 5 cm apart on preoperative MRI or CT scan are ineligible
- 18 and over
Performance status
- Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
- Not specified
- Creatinine no greater than 1.7 mg/dL
- BUN no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal
- No uncontrolled hypertension
- No unstable angina pectoris
- No uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmia
- Mini mental score at least 15
- No other medical illness that would preclude study participation
- No serious infection
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Biologic therapy
- No concurrent immunotherapy
- No concurrent biologic agents (e.g., immunotoxins, immunoconjugates, antiangiogenesis compounds, antisense therapy, peptide receptor antagonists, interferons, interleukins, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, lymphokine-activated killer cells, or gene therapy)
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas)
- No concurrent polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant (Gliadel wafer)
Endocrine therapy
- Concurrent corticosteroids allowed to improve quality of life
- See Disease Characteristics
- No concurrent radiosurgery
- See Disease Characteristics
- See Radiotherapy
- Recovered from prior therapy
- No prior investigational agents
- No investigational agents during and for 90 days after study participation
- Concurrent cytotoxic treatment allowed to improve quality of life
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00045474
United States, Alabama | |
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3295 | |
United States, Florida | |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-9497 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, Michigan | |
Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University | |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1030 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center | |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Abramson Cancer Center at University of Pennsylvania Medical Center | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4283 |
Study Chair: | Larry Kleinberg, MD | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00045474 History of Changes |
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Study First Received: | September 6, 2002 |
Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
adult anaplastic astrocytoma adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma adult glioblastoma |
recurrent adult brain tumor adult giant cell glioblastoma adult gliosarcoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Neoplasms Central Nervous System Neoplasms Glioma Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Nervous System Diseases |
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue |
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Beta Blockers in Heart Disease09/28/2010 |
Is using Citanest safe when I am already taking a beta blocker?
Citanest, a brand name for prilocaine, is fine with beta blockers. In fact, all local anesthetics are fine with local beta blockers. There is some concern with lidocaine metabolism being slowed, but as long as very high doses are not used, which is very uncommon for routine dentistry on adults, this is not a concern.
There is a concern with some beta blockers and drugs that are added to some local anesthetics to increase duration and effectiveness.
These drugs are epinephrine and levonordefrin. When used in combination with non-selective beta blockers, a special group including propranolol, timolol, nadalol, pindolol, sotolol and others, there can be an interaction causing high heart rate and low blood pressure.
This is unlikely to occur with the small doses used in routine dental care but the dentist can monitor for this and take precautions.
This interaction is not likely to occur with cardioselective beta blockers, such as metoprolol and atenolol, or with combined alpha and beta blockers such as carvedilol.
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{Commissioner Raul Pino}
Connecticut Community Health Centers (CHCs) serve as the medical home and family physician to many of Connecticuts most vulnerable populationsa number that is quickly growing. In 2006, Connecticut Community Health Centers served: Note: Federally funded Federally- Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) meet federal health center grant requirements and are required to report administrative, clinical and other information to the federal Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA. The FQHC data is compiled into a report: The Uniform Data System Rollups. In CT, there are currently 10 FQHCs. Other health centers known as FQHC Look Alikes do not receive federal health center grant funds and do not report to the Bureau of Primary Health Care. Currently, there are 3 FQHC Look Alikes in CT. Their data is not included in this CHC data report. Future DPH CHC reports will include FQHC Look Alike data. Community Health Centers serve a patient population whose numbers are increasing yearly. The number of patients seen at Health Centers has increased by 23% since 2003 and the number of patient visits has increased by 24% (Figure 1). In 2006, over 210,000 Connecticut residents sought needed medical, dental and mental health services at CT CHCs, generating over 900,000 patient visits (Figure 2). Over 1,510 physicians, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, nurses, certified nurse midwives, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel comprised the care and support teams that served these patients. {Table 1}
Total CHC Patient Visits by Year {Table 2}
Number of Serives Delivered by Year In 2006, Community Health Centers provided almost one million service visits. As indicated in Figure 3, of the total visits in 2006, 62% were for medical, 17% for dental, 12% for mental health/substance abuse and 7% for enabling services such, as case management, transportation, outreach, patient and community education, and translation. {Table 3}
As identified in Figure 4, 35% of the patients who seek care at Community Health Centers are between ages 20 and 44. Children under age 5 represent 6 % of Connecticuts population. Yet, this age group represents 11% of the patients who receive primary care at CT CHCs. Conversely, Geriatric patients (over age 65) represent 12.4% of CTs population, yet only 5% receive health care at a CHC. Care for Womens health issues (ages 15-44) represents 28% of the CT CHC population. {Table 4}
The US Census Bureau estimated Connecticuts population in 2005 at 3,504,809. Hispanic/Latino persons accounted for 11% of the total. As identified in Figure 5, 50 % of the patients receiving care at CT CHCs register as Hispanic/Latino. African Americans comprise 9.5% of Connecticuts population, but 24% of the patient population at CT CHCs. {Table 5}
As indicated in Figure 6, 76% of the patients who receive care at a CT CHC have incomes of 100 percent or less of the federal poverty level (FPL), compared to 8% of CT residents (2006 data) with incomes 100% or below the federal poverty level. {Table 6}
Use of Federal Poverty Level Guidelines (FPL) Family income and the federal poverty guidelines are used to determine financial eligibility for various federal and state funded programs. The Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) publishes the guidelines in February of each year in the Federal Register. Table 1. identifies the Federal Poverty Guidelines for years 2002 through 2007. As indicated, in 2006, a family income of $20,000 for a family of four equals 100 percent of the FPL guidelines.
The insurance status of patients receiving services at Connecticut CHCs during 2006 is provided in Figure 7. As shown, 28% of health center patients are uninsured and another 46% depend on Medicaid. {Table 7}
Patients by Primary Reason for Visit other than Illness or Injury The principal reason for visiting the Health Centers continues to be traditional primary care and dental services. As indicated in Figure 8, in 2006, the Health Centers provided more than 54,000 well-child services, over 45,000 dental exams, more than 40,000 womens health services and 3,469 obstetric services. In 2006, the number of patients seen at Health Centers for medical visits increased by 7%, whereas the number of patients seen for a dental visit increased by almost 10%. {Table 8}
For more information on Dental Services in CHCs, please link to the DPH: Oral Health Services webpage: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3115&q=387268&dphNav_GID=1601 Patients by Issues of Public Health Concern As indicated in Figure 9, more than 51,000 patients were treated for hypertension, diabetes, asthma, depression, heart disease and HIV infection -- all health issues of public concern. The USA Dept. of Health & Human Services has developed a national health agenda and set forth the following indicators for Health People 2010: Physical Activity, Overweight & Obesity, Tobacco Use, Substance Abuse, Responsible Sexual Behavior, Mental Health, Injury & Violence, Environmental Quality, Immunizations, Access to Health Care. The Community Health Centers treat many thousands of individuals with health problems that are associated with the Healthy People 2010 agenda. {Table 9}
For more information on the Healthy People 2010 agenda, please link to the US Dept HHS, HealthyPeople 2010 webpage: http://www.healthypeople.gov The total billed charges, as shown in Figure 10, is the total sum of those services delivered to patients who were uninsured at the time of a given visit. In 2006, $25.3 million were billed for services delivered to the uninsured. According to the UDS data submitted for 2006, the CT federally qualified health centers collected approximately twenty cents for every dollar they billed to the uninsured (Figure 11).
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Health Center Revenues by Source As indicated in Figure 12, of the total revenues generated by CT Health Centers in 2006, Federal grants represented 21%, exceeded only by reimbursements from Medicaid which represents over 48% of the total revenues. {Table 12}
Fact Sheet about Connecticut Community Health Centers Trends Over Time: 2004-2006 Patients by Age The number of patients seen at Health Centers increased by 16% since 2004. By age group, the proportion of patients has remained constant as seen in Figure 13. The single largest group seeking care at the Health Centers is patients between the ages of 25 - 44. {Table 13}
Trends Over Time: 2004-2006 Patients by Race Over the time period from 2004-2006, the proportion of Hispanic patients increased from 44% to 47% (Figure 14). The actual number of Hispanic patients rose by more than 19,000. This represents an increase of 24% from 2004. During the same time period, the number of Black patients rose by 10% and White patients by 13%. {Table 14}
Trends Over Time: 2004-2006 Patients by Insurance Status Since 2004, the proportion of patients without insurance has increased while the proportion of patients on Medicaid has decreased (Figure 15). More than 58,000 Health Center patients were uninsured for all or part of 2006, an increase of over 10,250 patients or 21%. {Table 15}
Trends Over Time: 2004-2006 Patients by federal Poverty Level Since 2004, the proportion of patients living with a family income level at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level ($20,000 for a family of four in 2006) has remained constant (figure 16). {16} Content Last Modified on 6/18/2008 2:11:37 PM |
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The upcoming November issue of Game Informer will feature a 10 page scoop on Insomniac Games' Resistance 3. GI will be revealing never-before-told info on Resistance 3 which includes details on the game's new hero ( Joseph Capelli ), the brutal Chimera-ruled world, changes to gameplay, and even a glimpse at new weaponry and threats.
A month full of exclusive online Resistance 3 content will also be released on Game Informer's website. Plus the issue will dedicate six pages to another hotly anticipated PS3 exclusive for 2011, Team Ico's The Last Guardian.
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Ok, admittedly, I have recently succumbed to the Facebook gaming craze. I suppose that makes this video that much more hilarious to me. Anywho, if you have not seen this yet (thanks to @mikeschramm for tweeting this the other day, which is how I … [Read more...]
Friday Funnies: The Unreleased Cataclysm Trailer
This video by Wowcrendor is hilarious. It was featured on WoW.com recently, so many of you may have already watched it. If not, check it out! … [Read more...]
Friday Funnies: Nine Inch Nails + Murloc + Rock Band = Win
I really can't begin to describe what you are about to see. This video is the crown jewel, the cream of the crop, the best of the best of the Rock Band videos we have with our good ol' friend here. I seriously thought I was going to die laughing … [Read more...]
Friday Funnies: This is for all the Hawt Ladies Out There
Our third post ever (well, Sideshow's second post, the site's third post) featured a video of a friend that plays Rock Band with us. Today, I'd like to share another one of these gems with you all. We have too much fun making these, I think. … [Read more...]
BBV Express
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- QEX is a bimonthly magazine published by the American Radio Relay League. The magazine covers topics related to amateur radio and radiocommunication experimentation. The magazine features advanced technical articles on the theory, design, and construction of radio antennas and equipment. The magazine is published in English and has a worldwide subscription base. QEX began in December, 1981 as a magazine carrying the subtitle "ARRL Experimenter's Exchange". The founding editor was Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, who also contributed many technical articles to the ARRL membership journal, QST. In January, 2000, the American Radio Relay League purchased a competing publication, Communications Quarterly from CQ Communications, Inc., and merged the contents into QEX. The magazine's subtitle changed to "A Forum for Communications Experimenters".
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Disney trip inspires NHS music students
Musical education Members of the band and orchestra get the opportunity to record pieces from various Disney animated movies
Newberg High School band teacher Joel Tanner has been taking students to recording clinics at Disneyland every few years for more than a decade, but because of the recession, the trip last spring was the first since 2009.
The opportunity to perform in a Disney recording studio is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most, but what Tanner found on this years trip was that the journey inspired students in several ways along the way.
There were definitely some light bulbs going on, Tanner said. One student in particular, Jesse Groat, came up to me after the studio experience. Hes an actor and a singer and is just one of those kids thats involved in everything. He said to me, This is what I want to do for a living. And he wasnt the only one.
About 105 students and chaperones, including one band group and one orchestra group, went on the five-day trip, which began May 23. Leaving on a Thursday on buses, the tour stopped at Ashland High School on the first day so the two band classes that were combined for the trip could practice together for the first time.
The group also did a clinic with one of Tanners former students, Ashland High School band director Jon Soderberg-Chase, to get the experience of working under someone new and to pick up some new techniques.
The following day, students toured the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., working with renowned band director Eric Hammer.
I work with our band every day and thats great, but to sit down in someone elses band room and see their perspective and work with them to make even better music was a really great experience, senior Megan Hinson said. It really showed that we can do anything if were willing to sit down and do it.
The college visit was so positive that one senior, Stefan Vincent, is seriously pursuing attending the school to study music and play soccer, while several other juniors are now considering it as they ponder their future plans.
After arriving late May 24, the orchestra performed in the Disneyland California park the following morning, while the band had its studio session. Both groups were then allowed to explore the park for the rest of the day, then swapped duties May 26 before jumping on the bus for a non-stop bus ride back to Newberg.
Being treated like professionals was an eye-opening experience and Tanner said he was proud of how his students handled it.
Once we got the process started, you could see the kids just intellectually clicking up a notch, Tanner said. You could see the engagement coming up to a whole new level.
Jordan Geisch said being in the studio environment was amazing and answered a lot of questions she had about the process.
You always see the music videos of people recording something and I always wondered why they had those big head phones, she said. We had to wear those and its actually a metronome. I just thought that was really cool. We also learned about stacking, where they record it and if they want it louder, they record it again over the recording.
Students like jazz band president Thomas Gaumer enjoyed the experience so much they now have aspirations to become professional recording musicians themselves. For others, like Geisch, the trip made such a lofty goal actually seem within reach.
I had thought about it, but it really seemed farfetched, she said. They explained that with hard work and perseverance, it is very possible.
In addition to earning a new respect for the schools new instruments in comparison to bands at Disneyland, which has expanded its studio space to accommodate 10 to 12 bands per day, Hinson said she expects the inspiration and positive feedback the band received from the clinicians to carry through to this year.
We did have some kids graduate, but the ones who are left are really dedicated now, she said. We really want to go for it and were already playing really hard and great music, so I think we will go really far this year.
After six previous trips, Tanner elected to make all the travel arrangements himself, which ended up lowering the costs about $200 to $695 per student. About 20 students received scholarships so they could attend, including two who were able to participate thanks to a large anonymous donation, so that every student that wanted to attend did go on the trip.
Tanner said that the band program operates smoothly because students see the effort put in by staff and faculty and therefore return it in kind, which was on full display when it came to behavior on the trip.
Ive done these trips many times before and this was the smoothest one, Tanner said. There were absolutely no behavior problems whatsoever. I didnt even have a late student. Thats unheard of.
Tanner said as much to the Newberg School Board when jazz band members Angel Nunez, Gaumer, Cole Aldred and Liam Hathaway performed a song at its Sept. 24 meeting. He also showed a DVD of the bands recording sessions synced with scenes from the animated movies for which the music was written.
Unfortunately, a problem prevented the jazz band from doing a recording clinic, but Tanner said it will push to do more clinics and perform at more festivals this year as a way to make up for that.
Just two jazz band students decided not to go along because of the cancellation and missed the experience, but both did travel to Scotland over the summer with the theater program.
I just love band and theater people, Geisch said. Theyre amazing people. What better place can you think of for hanging out with your favorite people than Disneyland?


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Gulls edged out by Robins
Andy Williams struck seven minutes from the end to earn Swindon a place in the second round as they beat SkyBet League Two Torquay 1-0.
A closely-contested match looked destined for extra time until substitute Miles Storey broke through the Torquay defence and set up as easy chance for Williams from close range.
Swindon had the better chances and should have gone ahead in the 56th minute when Alex Pritchard, on loan from Tottenham, was brought down by Lee Mansell to concede a penalty.
But Pritchard's effort to the left of goalkeeper Martin Rice was pushed away to safety.
Williams also twice hit the Torquay woodwork in the 70th minute and then again in the last before eight minutes of stoppage time caused by an injury to Gulls substitute Elliot Benyon, a former Swindon player, who was carried off on a stretcher.
Torquay's best effort fell to striker Callum Ball in the first half but his shot was saved by the diving figure of goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.
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As early as 1670, the Gooseberry River appeared on explorer maps. The river was either named after the French explorer Sieur des Groseilliers or after the Anishinabe Indian name, Shab-on-im-i-kan-i-sibi; when translated, both refer to gooseberries. In 1900, the Nestor Logging Company built its headquarters at the river mouth and a railway was used to carry the pine to the lake for rafting to the sawmills. Because of fires and intensive logging pressures, the pine disappeared by the early 1920s. In 1934 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began to develop the park. CCC crews built the park's stone and log buildings and the 300-foot long "Castle in the Park" stone retaining wall. The area officially became Gooseberry Falls State Park in 1937.
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Steak and kidney pudding with steak and kidney gravy
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The Humane Society of the United States [3] created the annual Dogs of Valor Awards [4]last year to honor dogs who have performed an extraordinary act of courage to help a person in need. A panel of celebrity judges will choose the Valor Dog of the Year, but the finalist who receives the most online votes [5]will be named the People's Hero winner. The polls close on Friday, May 15th at 5 p.m. EST and the winners will be announced on May 17th. Each story is amazing in its own way and it's hard to vote for just one finalist. I was in awe of how persistent each dog was in his or her pursuit to help the humans in their story. In some cases, those individuals were people they had never met before. The two stories I found most remarkable were D-Boy from Oklahoma City, Okla., who defended his family from a robber, despite being shot three times, and Jake from Omaha, Neb., who jumped in a river to save a downing child. These canines didn't think twice before putting themselves directly in the line of danger. If you know of a heroic pup, nominations are being accepted [6]until January 2010 for next year's Dogs of Valor Awards on the HSUS' website. |
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[1] http://thebark.com/print/1017?page=show
[2] http://thebark.com/category/author/joanna-lou
[3] http://www.hsus.org
[4] http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/dogs_of_valor_finalists_announced_051109.html
[5] http://www.hsus.org/pets/pets_related_news_and_events/dog_of_valor/second_annual/peoples_hero_award.html
[6] http://www.hsus.org/forms/dogs_of_valor_nomination_form.html


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US, Canada, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands: 801-401-2200 / International: Find contact numbers at https://customersupport.spirit.com/hc/en-us/articles/202097826-How-can-I-contact-Spirit-Airlines-
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For more pressing issues:
Heather Harvey
Customer Relations Manager
Brian Davis
Sr. Director Operations Control Center
Ben Baldanza
President and CEO
Mailing Address:
Spirit Airlines
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
You can find Spirit Air on the following social media website:
Spirit Airlines does not currently have a verified presence on other social media services (e.g., Facebook, Google+, Instagram, etc.)
Mobile Airline Apps:
Spirit Air does not currently offer dedicated apps for mobile devices, such as iOS or Android.
Search for flights to Puerto Rico
Spirit Airlines Check-in
Customers may check in online and print boarding passes starting 24 hours before scheduled departure, but no later than one hour prior to departure. A $10 fee applies to have an agent print a boarding pass at the airport..
Customers are encouraged to arrive at the airport two hours prior to scheduled departure for domestic flights and at least three hours prior to departure for international flights. Passengers are required to be checked in at least 30 minutes prior to departure for domestic flights, and 60 minutes prior to departure for international flights.
Mobile App
Spirit Airlines baggage allowance
Carry-on bags
Unlike many other airlines, Spirit Airlines does not offer free carry-on baggage. If you expect to carry-on a bag, selecting this option during online booking or before online check-in will save you money. Your carry-on may be up to 22 x 18 x 10 inches including handles and wheels, and it will cost you $35 if selected online. If you decide to add a carry-on during online check-in, the cost is $45. Carry-ons declared at the airport's group desk are charged $50. Finally, if you have a last minute carry-on, it will cost $100 at the gate.
Checked baggage
For the first checked bag:
Online booking/before online check-in: $30
During online check-in: $40
At airport's group desk: $45
At the gate: $100
Second checked bag:
Online booking/before online check-in: $40
During online check-in: $50
At airport's group desk: $55
At the gate: $100
Each additional bag:
Online booking/before online check-in: $85
During online check-in: $95
At airport's group desk: $100
At the gate: $100
Fragile luggage
There are no specific fees for "fragile" luggage
Sports / oversized items, etc
Bicycle: $75
Surf Board (Maximum of 2 surfboards in one bag): $100
Golf Clubs: Same as checked bags, overweight charges may apply
Skis/Snowboards: Same as checked bags, overweight charges may apply
Oversized luggage
41 – 50 lbs. (18 – 23 kg) $25
51 – 70 lbs. (23 – 32 kg) $50
71 – 99 lbs. (32 – 45 kg) $100
More than 62 linear inches (158 cm) $100
More than 80 linear inches (203 cm) $150
*All luggage fees apply each way.
Spirit Airlines legroom
The Deluxe Leather seats on Spirit Airlines flights offer ample legroom. However, purchasing a Big Front Seat will provide you with up to 32% more legroom than the traditional seats.
Pre-arranged seating
Assigned seating at check in is free. Seat assignments requested in advance will come with a fee between $1 and $50 per seat.
Big Front Seats (with advanced booking) will incur a $12 to $199 fee per seat.
Big Front Seats purchased as an onboard upgrade will incur a $25 to $75 fee per seat.
Flight Classes Available
Economy Class
Big Front Seats
Passenger change details
Customers can change reservations 24 hours or more before a flight's scheduled departure time.
Modifying or canceling a reservation online will incur a $115 fee per customer per booking.
Modifying or canceling a reservation at the airport will incur a $125 fee per customer per booking.
Modifying or canceling a group reservation will incur a $50 fee per customer per booking.
The name change fee is $70 per customer per booking.
Child fares
An infant younger than two years old may fly in an adult's lap for free. When booking a reservation, indicate to Spirit that you will be traveling with a lap child.
Senior fares
No discounted fares.
Spirit Airlines allows domestic dogs, cats, and small household birds* to board the customer cabin. Pets must be in crate, and the cost is $100 per animal (up to four animals per person).
Carrying musical instruments
Standard baggage allowances apply. An instrument can be carried on if it complies with carry-on luggage restrictions. A separate seat may also be purchased for a large or fragile instrument that can't be checked.
In-flight service
Food and drinks are available for purchase using a debit or credit card. Cash is not accepted.
Air miles
Air miles
You can earn miles on every flight by using your FREE SPIRIT number during booking. Additional miles can be earned by using your FREE SPIRIT MasterCard. Two miles are earned for each dollar spent in addition to 100% of miles flown.
Partner air miles
FREE SPIRIT miles can be earned by making purchases with your FREE SPIRIT MasterCard, or by using the following services:
FREE SPIRIT dining – Sign up for FREE SPIRIT dining and earn 5 miles for every dollar spent at over 10,000 qualifying restaurants, clubs, and bars.
Hertz Car Rental – Earn 50 miles per day for rentals up to 4 days and 500 miles for rentals of 5 or more days.
Budget Rental Car – Save up to 30% off, plus earn triple FREE SPIRIT miles.
Avis Rental Car – Get up to 35% off, plus 50 FREE SPIRIT miles per rental on 4 days or less and 500 miles on rentals over 5 days.
Choice Hotels – Earn 250 miles for each eligible stay in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, Asia and the Caribbean.
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Snacks are available onboard for a fee. Prices range from $1 to $10 depending on the item.
Drinks are available onboard for a fee. Prices range from $1 to $15 depending on the drink.
In-flight magazine
Airline alliances
Parent Airline
Spirit Airlines is owned by Oaktree Capital Management.
Airline overview
Areas Served by Spirit Airlines:
Bermuda and the Caribbean:
• Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
The Bahamas
• Nassau (Lynden Pindling International Airport)
• San Salvador Island (San Salvador Airport)
Dominican Republic
• Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport) Seasonal
• Santiago (Cibao International Airport)
• Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
• Port-au-Prince (Toussaint Louverture International Airport)
• Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport) Seasonal[2]
•Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport)
Puerto Rico
• Aguadilla (Rafael Hernández Airport)
• San Juan (Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport)
Saint Maarten
• Princess Juliana International Airport
United States Virgin Islands
• St. Thomas (Cyril E. King Airport)
Central America:
Costa Rica
• San José de Costa Rica (Juan Santamaría International Airport)
• Guatemala City (La Aurora International Airport)
• San Pedro Sula (Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport)
• Managua (Augusto C. Sandino International Airport)
• Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
El Salvador
• San Salvador (Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport)
North America:
Baja California Sur
• Cabo San Lucas (Los Cabos International Airport)
Quintana Roo
• Cancún (Cancún International Airport)
State of Mexico
• Toluca (Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport)
United States:
• Phoenix (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
• Oakland (Oakland International Airport)
• San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
• Denver (Denver International Airport)
District of Columbia
•See Maryland for Washington, D.C., service
• Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport) Base
• Fort Myers (Southwest Florida International Airport)
• Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
• Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
• West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) Seasonal
• Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)
• Chicago (O'Hare International Airport)
• Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
• New Orleans – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
• Baltimore (Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
• Boston (Logan International Airport)
• Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport)
• Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
New Jersey
• Atlantic City (Atlantic City International Airport)
New York
• New York City (LaGuardia Airport)
• Niagara Falls (Niagara Falls International Airport)
• Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh International Airport)
• Portland (Portland International Airport)
• Latrobe (Arnold Palmer Regional Airport)
• Philadelphia – Philadelphia International Airport
South Carolina
• Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach International Airport)
• Dallas (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
• Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)
West Virginia
• Charleston (Yeager Airport) Seasonal
South America:
• Armenia (El Edén International Airport)
• Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport)
• Cartagena (Rafael Núñez International Airport)
• Medellín (José María Córdova International Airport)
• Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport)
Frequent Q&A:
What is Spirit Airlines' phone number?
Flight Information: 801.401.2222, Option 1
New Reservations: 801.401.2200
Existing Reservations: 801.401.2222
Information: 801.401.2220
$9 Fare Club: 801.401.2299
What is Spirit Airlines check in policy?
You may check in online up to 24 hours in advance of your flight or upon arrival at the airport
What are Spirit Airlines' baggage fees?
The baggage fees vary. For a complete list of baggage fees, visit Spirit Airlines.
Does Spirit Airlines charge for carry-ons?
Yes. Fees vary based on when the carry-on is claimed.
What other Spirit Airlines fees are there?
There is an optional seat assignment fee. All other fees are standard to airlines (overweight baggage, pet fee, etc.)
What is Spirit Airlines' cancellation policy?
Spirit Airlines' offers free cancellation within 24 hours of reservations made 7 days in advance of travel.


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How excited were we to find this post from one of our favorite blogs! Jenny Batt over at Oh Happy Day created this fantastic glitter gift with our wooden cutlery , wood paper cup and rectangular berry basket. This is the perfect hostess gift for the holidays…can someone please bring us one of these glitter gifts?
image from Oh Happy Day
You can check out the full post on Oh Happy Day right here. There are a lot of fun DIYs on this site to get you inspired…not to mention, Jordan (the creator of Oh Happy Day) is living in Paris with her family…how divine!
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The Shepherdstown Film Society is pleased to announce its spring, 2013 series. This season continues the partnership with the Scarborough Society of Shepherd University. This partnership gives the Shepherdstown Film Society the financial support it needs to maintain its commitment to show free films for Shepherd students and faculty, and the Shepherdstown community.
Five films will be presented, starting on Jan. 25 and running through April 19. Three films comprise the spring theme "Island Films" Two films are presented in conjunction with Shepherd University programs.
All films will be shown on Fridays. All showings are at 7:00 p.m. in Shepherd University's Reynolds Hall. As with all the Society's films, admission will be free and each showing will be followed by a discussion.
More information on each film can be found on the Society's website at www.shepherdstownfilmsociety.org. The remaining films will be as follows:
Feb. 8- "Something the Lord Made": Feb 15- "Round Midnight"; March 8- "Swept Away" ; April 19- "The Wicker Man"
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Feb. 8: "Something the Lord Made" (USA, 2004, 110 minutes, directed by Joseph Sargent). A pioneer heart surgeon and his African-American lab technician make waves in the mid-20th century medical establishment by their unusual collaboration at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Together they develop surgical techniques to cure Blue Baby Syndrome. This film is a special presentation in conjunction with Shepherd University's Common Reading program. It is not rated. Post-film discussion led by Dr. Heidi Hanrahan, Assistant Professor of English at Shepherd University.
Feb. 15: "Round Midnight" (France/USA, 1986, 130 minutes, directed by Bertrand Tavernier). A fictional jazz musician, played by legendary tenor sax player Dexter Gordon, is losing his battle with alcoholism in the 1950s New York jazz scene. An offer to play in France provides a respite from all that is wrong in his life. The welcoming spirit of Paris and new friendships kindle a brief renewal of his musical gifts. Herbie Hancock won an Academy Award for best original score for this film. The film title is taken from a jazz standard by pianist Thelonious Monk. This is a special presentation in conjunction with Shepherd University's Black History Month programs and is co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Rated R for language and sexual themes.
March 8: "Swept Away" (Italy, 1974, 116 minutes, directed by Lina Wertmuller). Director and screenwriter Lina Wertmuller sets up a dialectic between a wealthy right-wing socialite and one of the crewmen on her yacht, a true-red communist. Fate sweeps them away from all the conventional moorings of life and shipwrecks them on an uninhabited island. Verbal and physical battles exercise their beliefs and emotions as they struggle to survive. Rated R for sexual situations, nudity, violence and language.
April 19: "The Wicker Man" (UK, 1973, 88 minutes, directed by Robin Hardy). A young girl is missing, or maybe not, on the Scottish island of Summerisle. Police Detective Sgt. Howie arrives from the mainland to investigate and finds a community not to his liking. The natives have gone native, returning to old pagan Celtic religious rituals. Howie's attempts to unravel the mysteries of the island lead to more and more convolutions. Rated R for sexual situations, nudity and violence. Post-film discussion led by Dr. Rachel Krantz, Associate Professor of French at Shepherd University.
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Seven-times Formula One motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is making progress and showing signs of waking from an artificial coma after suffering serious head injuries in a skiing accident, his agent said.
"Michael is making progress on his way. He shows moments of consciousness and awakening," Sabine Kehm said in a statement.
Schumacher, 45, slammed his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel on December 29 last year.
The most successful Formula One champion of all time has been in a stable but critical condition since then in a hospital in the eastern French city of Grenoble.
Doctors started lowering the retired German racing driver's sedation at the end of January to wake him up from an artificial coma.
"We are on his side during his long and difficult fight, together with the team of the hospital in Grenoble, and we keep remaining confident," said the brief statement.
Schumacher, who won a record 91 Grand Prix victories, left the sport last year after a disappointing three-year comeback with Mercedes following an earlier retirement from Ferrari at the end of 2006.
The statement was welcomed by drivers taking part in practice for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, a race Schumacher won on its first appearance on the calendar exactly 10 years ago.
The German now has a corner named after him at the Sakhir circuit.
"It was fantastic to hear some good news," said Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, Schumacher's former team mate and compatriot whose car has a message of support on the side.
"I'm very happy; everybody in the paddock is very happy about that. For sure they are going to be cautious before saying something good, so it must be a real positive step. It's great. I hope he continues to make progress."
Four-times world champion and compatriot Sebastian Vettel, a friend of Schumacher who was also one of his boyhood idols, was also encouraged.
"It is very good to hear it's going in the right direction," said the Red Bull driver. "Naturally he still has a long process ahead of him, but for sure we wish him the best."-Reuters


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