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July 10, 1954
April 17, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home
Family and friends will gather from 4 - 8 pm, Friday, April 20, 2012 at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 W. Main St., Peru, IN
John "Jack" Kennedy, 57, of Peru, IN, passed away at 12:30 PM, Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. He was born July 10, 1954 in Indianapolis the son of Joseph and Phyllis Siler Kennedy.
He married Karmen Grainger on August 4, 1977 in Minot, ND and she survives. Jack served in the US Air Force and his military decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, the Air Force Longevity Service Award and the Air Force Good Conduct Medal. He was employed by the City of Peru Street Department and a member of the St. Charles Catholic Church.
Jack was known by many as "Tattoo Jack" and he had a passion for CB Radio where his CB handle was "Martian". He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and fought it for three years until his passing.
He is survived by his wife Karmen Kennedy; his children Johnny Kennedy of Peru, Courtney Kennedy of Peru, Ashley Stanfield and her husband Andrew of Peru, and Christie Kennedy of Peru; grandchildren Hayley Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Alexis Stanfield and Austin Stanfield and a brother Michael Kennedy of Peru. He was preceded in death by a daughter Jennifer Kennedy.
A service celebrating the life of Jack Kennedy will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 West Main Street, Peru, with Father Douglas Hungerford officiating. Burial will be at St. Charles Cemetery, Peru.
Family and friends will gather from 4:00-8:00 PM, Friday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home. Military graveside services will be provided by the Miami County Military Rites Unit.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made through the funeral home to the American Cancer Society.
Mon, 04/23/2012 - 03:08 — John Gartland
Rest in Peace Jack.
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 11:45 — Jerry J.
Peace is yours now Jack,my friend. You fought a hard fight,I thought you had it won.My deepest Condolences to Your Family.You seemed destined to shine high in the sky and spread your radiance on everyone below,especially your children. You did real good Jack.
I just know you are kicked back,pain free and Floyd is right beside you..Rock on.
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 11:20 — Linda Stokdyk
Jack was a former in-law and I spent time in North Dakota with him and my sister after high school graduation in 1976. I had learned to ride a motorcycle through a classmate and Jack let me take his motorcycle for a ride to prove I knew what I was doing. When attempting to turn the bike around to head back to their house, I laid it over on it's side and broke the side mirror. Jack was very patient, kind and did not yell even though I had caused damage to his motorcycle. Another good memory is of Jack standing against a wall and "beating" his head against it repeatedly. When asked why he would do that, his reply was the same. In a strained, quiet voice, he would say "because if feels so good when I stop." Jack, you will be missed. I didn't realize you were blessed with several children and grandchildren, but my prayers will be with them for comfort during the days and weeks ahead, as well as with your brother, Mike Kennedy. May God continue to watch over and give them peace. Thank you for your service to our country. Rest now, in the arms of Jesus.
In Christ,
Linda Stokdyk
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 03:04 — Tara Stone
Dear Kennedy,
I am sorry to hear about the passing of Jack. I know that God chose this time for Jack to join Him, but that does not make this any easier. He will be truly missed.
In this unhappy hour, I am reminded of the book of John, which states "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." These words offered comfort to me when I recently experienced a loss, as I hope they will bring comfort to you.
We must console ourselves with the knowledge that Jack is walking with our Lord. As for us, now more than ever, know that you are always in my prayers.
With love,
Tara A. Stone (daughter of Sheila Planck) and Fiancé' Shane A. Church
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 00:35 — Mary Freeman Buchanan
Karmen and family
Dear ones,
My heart goes out to you on so many levels. I have had the unfortunate yet sharing experience to have lost my father to cancer when I was a teenager and then my husband (Ken Freeman) to a heart attack in 08. I know as you all travel through this journey that there will be many who tell you they understand what you are going through because they have lost someone they loved.. All losses are not the same and at times one of you may feel alone (ie, widow or orphan) and need a friend to talk to ... Please feel free to contact day or night (765-469-7646).. Also know that there is an amazing support group that offers sessions on grief and loss called Grief Share.. It is a 6 week class that is sponsored by varous churches in the area and after Ken's passing the kids and I attended it.. It was a great tool to learn to and understand my (our) own greiving processes.
Now about Jack.. My current hubby and I spoke to him less than a month ago and visited about him wanting to have my son do some tattoo work for him.. He got my number and said he would call so you guys could come out and make a visit.. When I told my son he said he would be honored to tattoo the man who did so much art in Miami county.. We then hugged and he got in the car and headed home.. It was so great seeing him looking so well at that time.. Cancer is a nasty sickness to lose too.. Just know that he happily watches down from the Heavens with Ken knowing that he shared his lifetime with you all and will patiently await the moment that there is a party in Heaven for each of your homecomings as there was for him.. With heart felt tears know that my love goes out to all of you.
Mary Freeman Buchanan and Family


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By Russ Waterman
St. Mark's of Southborough, Mass., has reached new heights in boys' prep school basketball this season. The Lions are currently ranked No. 1 among all New England preps and 44th among all schools nationally, a quantum leap from last season, when they were barely a blip on the radar nationwide.
The biggest reason for St, Mark's unprecedented surge is obvious: Erik Murphy, a 6-foot-10 center with tantalizing inside and outside skills. Reason No. 2: Nate Lubick, a 6-9 sophomore and another Division I prospect, who is also the son of St. Mark's coach John Lubick.
Averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds for the 11-1 Lions, Murphy made a historic early verbal commitment in December to attend the University of Florida, the two-time defending national Division I champions, and play for Billy Donovan.
All of the respect and massive attention Murphy earned from AAU play and from his prep school success forced him to narrow his choices to Florida, Duke, Boston College, UConn, Ohio State, Virginia, and Marquette by November.
Even an event never before seen in New England – an arranged Lions' practice session – didn't sway Murphy's first opinion and final decision to attend Florida. Donovan, North Carolina's Roy Williams, UCLA's Ben Howland, Michigan's John Beilein, Notre Dame's Mike Brey, Boston College's Al Skinner, Marquette's Tom Creen and Providence's Tim Welch and others came to watch him practice.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski would later see Murphy at Worcester Academy in December.
"It was exciting, it was crazy," Murphy said of the recruiting process.
"After my visit (to Florida) in September, I knew right then where I wanted to go. I liked everything about it, the atmosphere, coach Donovan, their style of play. And academically, I think it is pretty strong, too."
So what did Murphy do to cope with all the pressure? "My dad sort of knew the whole deal," he said. "He told me it was going to happen because he went through the same process."
Just who is his Dad? None other than Jay Murphy, once a 6-11 center at Boston College who later became a second-round NBA draft pick, and would spend four seasons in the pros and seven years overseas.
And if there were any questions why Erik Murphy and his team would be so highly touted, especially in playing against NEPSAC Class "C" competition and not against top competition, those questions were answered decisively in December.
The Lions proved how potent they were by defeating Class A opponents by decisive scores in winning the seventh-annual Tom Blackburn Basketball Tournament at Worcester Academy. They beat Marianapolis Academy, 88-61, with 23 points from Murphy, and then overwhelmed the hosts, 79-48, with 24 more points by MVP Murphy and 20 by Lubick
As for his playing ability, Murphy became a marked man in junior high. By covering all the bases twice in playing for the top two AAU programs around – first with BABC under Celtics assistant coach Leo Papile and now for the New England Playazz, under John Carroll, former Celtics assistant – the exposure and notoriety paid significant dividends.
And of his decision to attend St. Mark's? "Coach Lubick saw me at an AAU tournament in New Jersey when I was in the eighth grade and invited me to go up and visit and I thought it was the perfect place for me," Murphy recalled.
That fit also developed into a close relationship with Nate Lubick, who in combination with Murphy forms what is arguably the most potent inside duo ever in the region.
By displaying an array of inside moves with his back to the basket and from the high post, and with a smooth three-point stroke augmented by an ability to pass the ball, Murphy's play evokes memories of his father, one of the first players of his size to display significant shooting range and versatility
Then there is his mother, Paivi, a former Finnish national women's team player who also played professionally in Sweden. "She's motivated me to work hard and to have fun. She really supports me," Erik Murphy said.
His attention, meanwhile, is on his academics at St. Mark's, where he is a good student. His attention is also on his squad, including junior point guard David Johnson, his sophomore roommate, Brian Grossman, and Russ Braithewaite, "the team's best defender," he says. "We are defensive-minded, with a lot of man-to-man and a mix of other defenses so when we change up, (the opponent) can't adjust quickly.
"Coach Lubick is a great coach," he added. "He's helped me in every way, especially defensively, but also to become a better person. I know I need to continue to work on everything, especially my strength and quickness."
And his further aspirations? "My dream and goal is to play in the NBA," he readily admits. "Every high school player I know has dreams of playing in the NBA."
Yes, there may still be some growth left in this personable and realistic young man. Who knows, he may some day literally look down on his 6-11 father, Jay Murphy, and be drafted in the first round (as some speculate he will be) and go on to a longer pro career.
But for now, it's reasonable to speculate Murphy will rank as one of the most talented New England born-and-bred high school or prep players ever developed here. The scary thing for opponents is this: he has another year left to improve, another year remaining to grow taller and make his team stronger and truly make a definitive statement as one of the region's all-time best.
Of Note: Region Boasts Stellar Lineup of Stars
New England continues to be a hotbed for top college prospects. Most of the class of 2008 has already signed, but there are exceptions, most notably 7-2 center John Riek, a post-grad at the Winchendon (Mass.) School, who wowed observers so much at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron last July that Kevin Armstrong of SI.com wrote in a Dec. 7, 2007, piece, quoting Winchendon coach Mike Brynes: "The NBA scouts who saw him down there told me that he was, beside Roy Hibbert, the second-best center prospect draft-able."
Too numerous to mention in this article, the following is but a small sampling of outstanding prospects currently playing at New England prep schools:
From Brewster Academy (NH), 6-8 power forward Emmanuel Negedu will be attending Arizona, and 6-2 guard Anthony Crater is Ohio State-bound.
At South Kent (CT), Isaiah Thomas, a 5-9 point guard (no relation to the Knicks president and coach) has made a verbal commitment to Washington, while teammate Jin Soo Kim, a 6-9 junior shooting forward, will be attending Maryland.
Tilton School (NH) is loaded, too, with 6-9 power forward Alex Oriakhi and 6-6 small forward Jamal Coombs (both in the class of 2009) having already made commitments to attend Connecticut.
Russ Waterman covers Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the New England Preps for MaxPreps.com. He may be reached at email@example.com


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"a Chase Up Into The Sky"
With Al Smith its No. 1 booster, the Empire State Building rose amid the rubble of the Depression. Is its glory at an end?
October 1968 | Volume 19, Issue 6
The care and feeding of well over 3,000 workers was a problem all by itself. When the noon whistle blew, five mobile cafeterias began shuttling up and down the scaffolding. For forty cents—and with no time lost—a man could sit on a girder and gulp down two sandwiches, coffee or milk, and pie. Ten miles of temporary piping, at a cost of twentyfive thousand dollars, brought water to virtually every man aloft. Down below there were nurses and medical facilities.
As the months went by and the building began to look like a building, sidewalk crowds, swelled by men and women out of jobs, watched in fascination. Oftener than not, the question they asked each other was, "How will it be filled?"
Opening day, May 1, 1931, was all that the promoters could have wished. The Times spoke of the "blue haze of a cloudless sky," and special guests at the top were impressed when told that one could see for eighty miles.
The ceremonies were a predictable political potpourri. President Hoover, welcoming a bright spot in the gloom of the deepening Depression, (licked a switch in Washington that illuminated Smith's New York tower. Governor Franklin Roosevelt came down from Albany, Jaunty Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York, remarked cryptically that the building looked like just the place where "some public official might like to come and hide."
Smith introduced speakers over the "raddio," and telegrams were sent from the world's highest dispatch station. Smith read a cable from architect William Lamb, who was in a relaxed and jovial mood on a sea voyage: "One day out and I can still see the building." Again the press sang paeans, calling Empire State "poetry in steel," "building in excelsis," and "the tallest arrow in Manhattan's quiver."
Al Smith, along with his tall, black governor's chair and his political cartoons, moved into his olRces on the thirty-second door. He was the source of an ever-freshening stream of publicity designed to keep the building before the eyes of the public—and the eyes of prospective renters. Smith's every move was news, île entertained celebrities, from royalty to movie stars to downright crackpots, in the Empire State Club and on the observation decks. When one timorous elevator rider asked whether she could expect to go up or down, Smith assured her, "It all depends what kind of life you've led."
Filling nearly two million square feet of rentable space was no small order. Potential lessees were lured by the centrality of the location and by the distinction of the site. (Huge advertisements in the press, playing up William Astor's purchase of the ground in 1827, burbled on about the "perpetual prestige" of the address.) Some ads also carried pictures Astor private homes, of Astor family weddings, and of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel itself—all to "recapture an age of elegance" and to encourage occupancy at "the world's most distinguished address."
The suites ranged in size from six hundred square feet to whole lower floors of seventy-one thousand, all offered at "bargain prices because mass produced." But it was slow going, getting people to take space. Vaudeville artists enlivened their routines with sketches on "The Empty State Building," "The 102-Story Blunder," and "Smith's Folly." The bravest boasts claimed only 46 per cent occupancy when the building opened and only about two-thirds of capacity during its early years. When the King of Siam visited Empire State he said he felt right at home because his country had its white elephants too.
Smith manned the helm for the thirteen years that were the building's first and his last. Although he enjoyed his new role and remained the hero of millions, those years were underscored by bitterness, and he was often "poor Al" instead of "the Happy Warrior." On top of the stinging defeat of 1928 had come the Depression itself. Close friends went bankrupt, and some of them committed suicide. Despite his annual salary of $50,000, Smith had to battle various creditors.
During his period of managing the Empire State, Smith himself changed. He moved his residence to Fifth Avenue and exchanged his brown derby for a top hat. The once-proud alumnus of F.F.M. (Fulton Fish Market) became the recipient of honorary degrees from several universities. The former antitrust campaigner, now struggling to reduce taxes and to attract tenants, sided more and more with the men of Wall Street. Opposing the "socialistic bureaucrats indulging in communistic planning and crackpot reforms" of the New Deal, Smith saw hope for the nation only in the "initiative, [the] force, [the] foursquare, down-rightness and hard-bitten self-reliance of men of this type rebuilding prosperity."
"To fill vacant floors in the Empire State Building," wrote Robert Moses, "the Governor had to make a humiliating journey to Canossa." Smith went to Washington in 1941 and with President Roosevelt's help was able to secure the rental of sixtieth-floor suites by the Department of Commerce.
But even during those early hard times, the one-hundred-and-second-floor tower—"as high as you can get without actually flying"—was a smash hit. It attracted over a million visitors annually, and their admission dollars helped out. There was no doubt about it: the world up there was different. The pressure of swirling winds made snow seem to fall up, and rain turned red from the skyglow. In bad weather the top of the building was literally lost in the clouds; on calm nights, in later years when the top third was floodlit, the Empire State held regal command over the city.


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Song is Heads will Roll, by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's a bit over the limit (277 words), but it's close to midnight and I'm not cropping it off now.Kire looked up at the night sky. The full moon barely peered from behind a cloud. Rain was falling and drenching him through his clothes. In the city, people were busy - some gathered around their hearth for supper, others negotiating prices with freshly-arrived ships, and others still (he thought with a smile) prancing across rooftops and climbing the bell tower. But here, up in the hill, he was alone. Raindrops dripped from a tree and onto the top of his head. Kire sighed and shook his head, sending the water off him. He was glad that he was alone.
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There needs to be a balance in finding and acquiring the star name, the big-money signing and establishing who will be the best fit for any given side.
Arsenal fans would have loved the idea of Marouane Fellaini roaming about the pitch at the Emirates as a towering and imperious Goliath. Would he fit the Arsenal way? To an extent: he's big, strong, versatile, and would counter the "bullies" in the Premier League; Arsenal could make it work. But there is such a thing as a good player not always being a great fit for a team – and that's not really to say Fellaini wouldn't be a good buy for Arsenal, but rather that Lars Bender would be an even better fit.
The modern game doesn't really need set roles with specific duties if the whole team is willing to work. The very best teams are those who share the burden of reclaiming possession and tracking back, not just in the forwards relying on those with a defensive mind to do so. There are obvious defensive midfielders in the game, but those managers who wish to evolve the formations and tactics in football choose to deploy hybrids rather than clearly defined specialists.
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The admirable thing about Arsene Wenger and his philosophy on the game is that he tries to avoid conforming to what is viewed as the norm, wishing rather to play his own brand of football and winning the day on his own terms. That's the Barcelona way, too, and the whole idea of creating a "Plan B" is nonsensical and alien to the foundations and traditions laid by Johan Cruyff.
For Arsenal, long gone are the days of a Patrick Vieira/Gilberto Silva figure in the midfield. Don't get me wrong, they would have been of great use at various points last season. The tandem at Bayern Munich of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez is one of the most imposing in European football. That was their foundation that led them to Champions League glory and the treble. But Martinez wasn't just picked for convenience; he was bought for purpose.
Mikel Arteta has done a fantastic job in the Arsenal midfield, and more often than not Arsenal make it work by having a diminutive figure in the holding role over a colossus whose presence spans the entire width of the field. Think how much better Arsenal as a unit could have been if all the outfield players bought into the idea of closing down and tracking back, much in the way of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.
As a reference to both Barcelona and Dortmund, their "holding midfielders" do far more than simply shield the back four. Ilkay Gundogan is one of the best deep-lying playmakers in Germany and his reputation is growing rapidly; Sven Bender, though not as "complete" as his brother, also offers to the attack as well as the defence; Sergio Busqeuts is a necessary reference point for players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta when they need a third man in retaining possession, and he'll bring the ball out from the back and split defences with passes that are up there with the very best of his midfield colleagues. As for players like Xabi Alonso, he too has been able to bring about both defensive and attacking aspects of his game to either fit Spain or Real Madrid's needs. Like his counterparts in or around his level of ability, he can switch between the two almost with ease.
Lars Bender allows for very little deviation from Wenger's philosophy. In addition, the German looks and plays like an Arsenal player much more than Fellaini. While the Everton midfielder does have a level of guile and grace, the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder comes with as much versatility, but a degree that allows him to adapt his game from the deep-lying midfield position. He'll play forwards in on goal – an aspect of his game that has improved tremendously over the past year – he's one of the finest tacklers in the Bundesliga and also offers that level of steel that's on occasion required in English football. Again, Bender is a well-rounded player but one who undeniably looks like a Wenger signing. It's a little difficult to picture Fellaini playing the brand of football Arsenal are regularly associated with.
There's no surprise that Arsenal have reportedly gone in twice this year for Bender, as well as making an enquiry last summer. The 24-year-old is an international-level footballer who was integral to Leverkusen finishing third last season.
If Wenger has truly evolved on from the idea of bringing in a defensive midfielder in the Gokhan Inler mould, who he chased a number of years ago, then adding Lars Bender is a fine choice in continuing on from the altered ground set by Arteta.
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I've been doing a lot of harvesting (my term for: browsing the web to absorb good advice and inspiration) lately and stumbled once again upon a book I had seen some time ago. The concept of reThinking how we work or reInvesting in what we as business owners feel is most important was intriguing. So, long story short, the book was ordered and I read it easily over the weekend.
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Jan 16, 2012 at 9:40 am #1284196
My trip report for the New England GTG #2
I believe everyone was meeting at the lower shelter 2mi in mid-day. My housemate and her boyfriend and I were set to join the group later that night, planning to get to the trail head around 10:30pm.
We miraculously arrived at 10:30 and proceeded to gear up and hit the trail. It was already dark and rather cold. We began to follow the tracks we saw and at one point said to ourselves "this can't be the trail", at which point we had no better option that to just continue to follow and hope to end up at the shelter. Eventually we got to a T in the trail with tracks leading on both directions. First we went left, but ended up hitting the electrical right-of-way with no further tracks, so we went back and eventually found someone sleeping in a bivy using a fallen tree as wind protection. Turns out it was Jeremy who had trekked in a few hours before us and lost their trail and decided to just sleep and figure things out in the morning. We had ended up following his tracks. Being in the same situation we decided to look for a good spot for our shared tent, wake in the morning and do the same. This was around 1am. We set up the tent, enjoyed the sound of the very high winds, and proceeded to get in as much sleep as we could.
Around 7am Jeremy came by to wake us up, cook breakfast with us and figure out what our plan was. We spent some time looking at his topo-map with the trail superimposed trying to figure out where we were approximately, if it was worth trying to find them from the point we were at or to head back as far as needed to find the correct trail, etc. We proceeded to make some breakfast and pack up. About half way into packing a group of hikers appeared in the distance, about 100yards up the hill. Jeremy hollar'ed and lo-and-behold (but really, who else is crazy enough to be backpacking this mountain in this weather?!) it was our boys Seth, his twin Dan, Bryce, Clint and Ryan!
They came down the hill to meet up with us, do some introductions, etc. My housemates boyfriend who was feeling slightly under the weather the day before decided he was too far into it to continue the hike and so they would spend the rest of the weekend at her parents place in VT and pick up me and Lupus (the dog) the next evening. Jeremy said the same, that he was feeling ill and would have to join us for the next trip. Quite a night for him seeing as he drove up from NJ! But it was good to meet another New England BPL'er and hopefully we'll get to do some backpacking with him under better conditions.
So we figured out provisions I would need/want of what we had shared amongst the packs, and what I could give the housemate to take off the mountain. We bid fond-farewell and Lupus and I proceeded to join the group on the ~8mi hike to the shelter just below the peak.
The weather for the hike was not so bad this day, a little overcast but not exceptionally cold. Seth is a beast and broke trail pretty much the whole way for us. Ryan, and I believe Clint, took some time breaking the trail as well, but really it was Seth that skippered the way. Clint, Ryan and I took turns as second, helping pack the snow down for the group. My time spent as XO was spent chatting with Seth and I can tell you I now have a fitness goal for winter 2012/2013!
My time as 3rd and 4th told me that the first two really did 95% of the work breaking the trail. Props to Clint and Ryan for doing much of the XO duties, especially after the lack of a long nights rest and such put me outside of the abilities for following behind Seth.
Ryan was our navigator, keeping us appraised of our current location, upcoming elevation gains, and current temperature. Making sure we rested and resupplied our bellies at appropriate intervals for the upcoming terrain.
The temperature continued to drop as we rose in elevation and the day wore on, but we made good time and were able to stop for a few group photos and such at some of the scenic overlooks.
The worst of the first day was the final ascent to the shelter after we rounded Little Pond Mountain. 2800' to 3600' in roughly 1/2mile. A lot of rest stops and checking our mileage. We finally made it to the shelter and with plenty of sunlight to spare, which was good, it was already proving the oncoming cold night was going to be a bitter one, I believe the temp was already below zero at this point.
The shelter, a lean-to facing a very nice view off the south side of the mountain was covered in snow. Ryan's shovel and the supplied broom made quick work of clearing off the sleeping and porch space. I believe Ryan broke snow to the loo for our use the rest of the evening and following morning, as well as "breaking" open the frozen close door. We proceeded to decompress from our day, set up our sleeping spaces, and getting our cooking areas ready to boil water.
Seth's sleeping bags had collapsed from the night before, and while they weren't totally a lost cause, they did pose an issue for the "group" to ensure he kept warm. Thankfully his twin, Dan was with us, and so the awkwardness of sharing a sleeping bag was diminutive. We spent sometime figuring out how they could best combine the use of Dan's bags and what insulative value was left from Seth's bags, combined with their sleeping pads, mylar sheets, and clothing. In the end they were able to get some rest, stay decently warm, and survive the night, knowing the following day would provide a much easier hike back down the mountain to the cars.
As the sun set the effective temperature began to drop quickly. Ryan and Seth began the process of boiling water for dinner, with others helping to collect water from the flowing river 100yards away. Headlamps were searched for, and after meals were made the water boiling for nalgene sleeping bottles began so we could all get nice and comfy in our bags to get some much desired sleep. The plan was to wake up before sunrise to make it to the fire tower in time to watch.
Lupus slept between Clint and my sleeping bags, with my quilt covering both he and I, as the night wore on and the temperature continued to drop we also squeezed ourselves into him, whether that was to take advantage of the inferno that is a dog or to help keep him warm is up for debate. It did take me a bit of time to perfect how to best tuck the quilt in around him so my tossing and turning did not pull it off him. This only happened a few times before I got it. Clint and I discussed feeling his mid-dream twitching and running, so he was also able to get some good sleep. In hind sight, we should probably have had him sleep between Seth and Dan in their zipped together bags if there was room(?).
So the next morning Ryan's alarm went off at 6am and he proceeded to hollar at us to wake up. Telling us the thermometer was reading -18F probably didn't help, but the enticement of watching sunrise from the fire tower pulled us out of bed for making the ~30minute trek up the hill. As we woke up and prepared ourselves for leaving our sleeping bags We discussed the order of the morning duties of watching sunset, packing up and eating breakfast. I took the time to wander down to the loo to leave some processed dinner behind and to try out this whole wiping the bum with snow thing (fyi: it works quite well!).
Ryan and I were first to be ready so I followed his lead up to the fire tower breaking the trail for those to follow. It was bitter cold and as we waited for them we ran around the peak taking advantage of some snow mobile trails that had been left at some point the day before. Eventually the rest of the group arrived and we proceeded up the tower to watch the sun rise, take some photos and further freeze in the winds. The view was pretty minimal as it was quite overcast. Ryan made the suggestion of heading back down to cook, pack and make one final trip to the top when the sun had some time to heat the air up and hopefully give us a better view.
So back we went, packing, cleaning and cooking. Discussing how we fared through the night and how happy we were to not have to break trail the way back. Eventually we were ready and with our bags mostly all packed we left them to make a quick run up to the tower for another view and some photos. We could see quite a bit more by this point as well.
So we started out trek back, boiled water for the drinking on our way back, and said good night to our home for the last 12 hours.
The hike back was mostly unremarkable other than the fact that the temperature never rose above 0F until we got back to the cars. We made quick time, I believe we averaged 2mph? A combination of a well packed trail and trying to keep moving to stay warm. A couple more group photos and an attempt by Seth to take a video, though I belive the camera shut-off mid recording as it was apparently too cold! We saw some neat animal trails, including a moose, a deer, and a small animal of some sort. I also got to experience the beginning of the trail that I had missed the first night, which was great as there were some amazing winter forest scenes I had never seen the likes of before.
When we finally got back to the cars we began to discuss where to get our post-hike meal and decided on a pizza joint just down the road in Bennington. The final adventure of the trip was me managing to lock Lupus in Clint's explorer with the keys and engine running (to keep him warm). Apparently Ford Explorers do not allow the key fob to work while the car is running, so do NOT manually lock the drivers door in this situation! AAA was called and Lupus was awarded his bowl of meatballs in tomato sauce. I don't think he realized he was locked in with the key, but he was more than happy to consume his reward!
I have to add that we all had a fabulous time, pain and all. The New England BPL'ers are a great group and, while we all said it numerous times near the end of the hike, it must be said again that a better group to go on such a arduous, cold journey could not be found. It was great to have Seth's brother out with us, even though you were never sure who you were talking to since they have the same voice, but thankfully different backpacks.
I'm sure I missed some stuff and others will fill in the gaps and add their own humorous stories. Hopefully Dan will send his thoughts via Seth?
Hopefully we can meet up with Jeremy again and get a full hike in (your more than welcome to crash in my place in Boston if/as needed). My housemate Julia said she's definitely in for the next hike as long as it stays above 0F, which I think most of us feel the same about, at least for this winter!
Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for putting up with me and Lupus for yet another weekend hike! Fare well until NEGTG3!
Jan 16, 2012 at 10:05 am #1825322Why did Seth's bags collapse? From sweat? Did they get wet? What might have prevented that from happening? Just curious.
Jan 16, 2012 at 10:10 am #1825328I believe from perspiration the night before. Hopefully he can add some more comments on that.
Jan 16, 2012 at 10:49 am #1825343my heros.
Jan 16, 2012 at 10:58 am #1825348He used a Bivy the first night, I believe with two sleeping bags layered, the outside bag collected a good but of moisture. This was probably because his body could not push the moisture through both bags and the bivy, so it ended up settling inside and on top of the top sleeping bag.
To prevent this I think not using a bivy would do the trick.
I my self wrestled with two sleeping bags layered, one left and one right zipped. I had moisture issues with my breath settling around my face but I believe that is unavoidable for the most part. Ideally a single, better rated bag would be optimal.
Jan 16, 2012 at 11:25 am #1825355I'll bet he could have either ameliorated or eliminated the issue with a TrailliteDesigns/zPacks cuben VBL bag liner. I have one made like a quilt to 'tie in' to my winter quilt. Haven't had an opportunity to use it yet, but I think it'll help prevent exactly this issue.
Jan 16, 2012 at 11:35 am #1825362I wore a trash bag around my chest all wknd long, worked great.
Jan 16, 2012 at 11:57 am #1825367yea, Ryan wore ham bags over his socks, I noticed when he took off his shoes at the car. I should totally have done that, would probably have saved me a lot of time worrying about my toes. that said, I don't have any blisters or other such pain in my feet like Bryce's blister, so in the end I count my self lucky.
In the car Clint and Ryan were discussing how to avoid getting breadth condensation on your bag in weather like we encountered, something I intend to look into. the only thing I can think of is to carry a cut of thin window insulation or similar to place over your bag for the condensation to collect on instead. Need to check the Winter Hiking section on this…
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:03 pm #1825372Snorkel? :p
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:06 pm #1825374"Clint and Ryan were discussing how to avoid getting breadth condensation on your bag in weather like we encountered"
The aforementioned cuben bag liner should help solve that problem since you'll breathe into it. Just don't wrap it around your face as it's, you know, non breathable, and so would you be within time if you did……
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:38 pm #1825388I don't believe a VBL liner would help for condensation on the outside of a sleeping bag from breathing. A VBL liner is meant to stop condensation from your skin, not your mouth from what I know. I would not breath inside a VBL, as that would quickly made the inside of the liner very wet against your skin. I use VBL clothing as it not only keeps my body from introducing moisture into the down bag, it keeps my clothing dry as I hike. It also allows me to supplement my down bag with additional clothing while sleeping as opposed to a VBL liner that would not allow this.
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:41 pm #1825390"I don't believe a VBL liner would help for condensation on the outside of a sleeping bag from breathing."
Well, no, of course not. In very cold weather, many folks are breathing into their bags as they bundle up for maximum warmth. That's what I was referring to.
Jan 16, 2012 at 12:43 pm #1825391@doug that then requires you to breath your own "exhaust" all night, be it outgoing breadth or flatulence. I couldn't do that, I need to breath fresh air while I sleep or I start to hyperventilate. A solution is required that let's me breath fresh air while preventing the condensation build up on the outside of my bag.
@bryce That's what Ryan suggested =P
Jan 16, 2012 at 1:37 pm #1825411I've been in -30F+ and I never felt the need to breath inside my bag. I just close up the bag around everything but my mouth. A little lip balm and good to go.
Anyone have an ultralight snorkel? :p
In the end, I worry more about my skin wetting out the bag, than my breath on the outside where the DWR is. When I wake up in the morning, I just brush it off b4 it goes into my pack.
Jan 16, 2012 at 2:46 pm #1825439Hardest hike of my life, no doubt.
What worked:
– Vapor barriers. I used a trash bag on top as a vbl vest, cheapest, effective VBL ever. I remember being in the pizza shop afterwards and having Seth tough the sleeve of my Cap 4, it was damp, then touch my chest…it was dry. VBL vest FTW.
– Goosefeet down balaclava (0F rated) and cuben fiber pants.
– Snickers bars. Kept me chugging, prob should of had another bar or two. Still averaged 2lbs of food per day.
– Mountain Engineering Puma -25F bag. It was worth every bit of it's 3lbs 7oz weight for this cold sleeper.
– Goosefeet down slippers. Light and warm for my perpetually cold feet.
– OR Ninjaclava. Perfect weight to keep me warm and not overheated.
– Forty Below trail running shoe overboots w/ lightest foam inserts. Kep my feet warm and dry. The best was being able to untie them at the end of the day w/out haven to deal with frozen laces. Perfect!
– Fleece VaprThrm Mitt Liners. Kept my wet hands warm once my glove liners got wet.
– Mammut S-flex headlamp. Uses a single AA (lithium) battery and lasted the entire trip. Bright enough to night hike with and lighter than most.What didn't work:
– 2l Platypus…well the platy did fine, but when it came time to filling it, that's where I failed. A dipping cup would of been fine, but mine was WAY too small. The water would of cooled by the time I filled it at the nasty temps we experienced. A funnel or bigger dipping cup is needed with a small mouth platy.
– Sleeping mats. I know these were in question b4 I started (neoair short, 1/8in GG pad, Klymit Inertia X frame), but it was certainly proven when my feet were cold even with a -25F bag.
– Digital watch. Yeah I knew it wasn't going to work, too slow to pick up a real compass and small thermometer. Workin' on it.
– Littlbug Junior wood stove. At lower elevation this was my fault. My kindling was not small enough when I split wood and I didn't use a big enough piece of weber lighter cube to start it. But in the shelter at the peak…yeah, no way in hell I was going to take the time to split wood at negative temps.
– Vargo Outdoors Titanium Non-Stick Pot. It was too small. Others told me so, I didn't listen. Next time.More thoughts later perhaps
Jan 16, 2012 at 2:54 pm #1825441I think you guys just proved Darwin wrong!!!! Hahaha
My understanding of VBL use is that it starts to make you feel clammy early so you can adjust your activity and/or ventilation to get rid of excess evaporative losses in order to protect your insulation layers. I'd be interested if Bryce felt this is what he did (wearing the trash bag)and whether the same is true when sleeping.
Nice job surviving guys. Might be able to make the next GTG.
Jan 16, 2012 at 3:25 pm #1825453A VBL protects your puffy layers from moisture your body is giving off first and foremost, thus keeping its insulating ability. Secondly it provides a few degrees temperature bump (from what I read). The clamminess is byproduct, and yes of course if you start feeling uncomfy due to sweat while wearing a VBL you need to shed some layers. The trash bag and cuben fiber down pants worked awesomely to protect my insulating layers and I suspect, required me to drink less water to stay hydrated day and night.
The only time the VBL trash bag was uncomfy was the -18F night where I had on all my clothes including a puffy down jacket. I was too hot and woke up feeling a little itchy and sweaty underneath. That was my clue to lose the down jacket and back off to sleep I went (snoring apparently haha).
And trust we won't be going as hard next time out…least I won't. haha.
Jan 16, 2012 at 5:14 pm #1825501You guys are awesome. Hope to make it to the next one.
Steve, how did your Costco down jacket do in those temps?Jan 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm #1825507The ham bags worked great the whole weekend long– sock liner, then ham bag, then outer sock. No swimming in sweat, just a little puff of steam when I removed them each night.
I'm so incredibly tired after this weekend. Just did a hike up N Kinsman in the Whites for the day. Great weather all weekend, but dang… yaaaaaaaawn.
My ultralight thermometer managed to survive the entire trip in VT, then when I went to hang it on my window at home, it fell off and shattered. Amazing.
Jan 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm #1825520Epic! I was jealous though content sitting by the woodstove at -9 in the valley and thinking about you guys up in the mountains. Looking forward to pictures and more reports. Great adventure.
Jan 17, 2012 at 5:53 am #1825651Got some pictures here… Steve pretty much said it all in the trip report. I'm still exhausted, but at least the temperature is higher now :)
Jan 17, 2012 at 6:26 am #1825665Haha Ryan the thermometer shattered when it fell of the window, I didnt realize that, haha that's kinda funny. Im sorry I know that thermometer was like a baby to you.
Jan 17, 2012 at 7:21 am #1825682Bryce has been posting all the pics from the three cameras here, should be viewable by all.
I can't believe our trusty thermometer broke! I hope it received a proper burial.
Jan 17, 2012 at 12:38 pm #1825846Some folks put an extra sock over their mouth at night and tuck it into a balaclava somehow. Have to be a back and still sleeper I am neigther so I haven't tried it.
Jan 18, 2012 at 9:28 am #1826210Hey Ryan, I was hiking on Lafayette on Sun. afternoon–minus 5 and blowing 50-70mph!–and got this nice pic on you ascending North Kinsman!
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Using professional recording equipment and computer algorithms, researchers have had success detecting tiny changes in speech patterns that may point to the disease in its early stages.
DETROIT -- Identifying Parkinson's disease one day might be as easy as a speech test -- a non-invasive, inexpensive tool that in early experiments has shown surprisingly accurate results, a Michigan State University researcher said Wednesday.
The key: Tiny changes in speech that occur early in Parkinson's development and can be detected by professional recording equipment and computer algorithms -- perhaps even before loved ones notice slurred or slow speech or other symptoms, said Rahul Shrivastav, professor and chairman of Michigan State University's Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders.
The method detected those with Parkinson's and those without nine out of 10 times.
Changes in speech patterns are noticeable in late-stage Parkinson's, Shrivastav said. But in early stages, "the changes are small … they are not necessary big enough to notice."
Parkinson's affects nerve cells that use the brain chemical dopamine to help control muscle movement. Over time, the dopamine levels fall and nerve cells no longer properly send messages, leading to loss of muscle function, tremors and even dementia, Shrivastav said.
That can affect speech because muscle movements in the jaw and tongue become slow and have a reduced range, he said.
Over several years, Shrivastav and colleagues at the University of Florida's Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences tested 76 men and women ranging in age from their 40s to their 80s, half of whom had been diagnosed with Parkinson's.
They asked the participants to recite 10 sentences that covered different sounds, including: "The beer drinkers raised their mugs" and "The boat sailed along the coast."
Special software developed by the team then dissected the speech sentence by sentence and in pieces that were just 1/50th of a second long.
Using thousands of readings, the software this year correctly differentiated the speech between patients with Parkinson's and those without Parkinson's most of the time. It was so sensitive, in fact, that it could make a determination with just two seconds of speech.
"We anticipated good results, but getting two seconds and 90 percent -- that was a surprise," Shrivastav said.
Parkinson's is one of the most common nervous system disorders of the elderly, and about 50,000 new cases are reported annually, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers have tried for years to understand the disease, but the cause and cure remain evasive, said Maureen Gartner, information and referral nurse for the Cincinnati-based Tri-State Parkinson's Wellness Chapter, a chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association that covers Michigan.
"We don't know where it starts, so any new twist that could help us diagnose it earlier would be great," she said.


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Usability Studies and Feedback
For us to be a success, we must reach our audience at the point of need, with the content they need, in the form they need it. This is an ambitious goal, given that we have not yet clearly identified our audiences. We believe that they include researchers primarily in the humanities, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Alabama, and patrons in the University of Alabama community.
To succeed, we must connect with our users and obtain feedback, and then modify our content and its delivery methods appropriately. This must be an iterative effort, as our user base and our offerings are continually morphing.
Donnelly Lancaster Walton (Archival Access Coordinator) developed a proposal for a user study in late 2008:
Some of the questions she posed include:
- Do our researchers want to do their own searches and pull together the letters written by individuals and place them in their own order?
- Do they want us to present them to them in the order in which they are arranged physically at the Hoole?
- Do they want us to present the collections folder-by-folder and allow them to virtually open the folder and view the contents?
- Do they want to look at the archival finding aid and view the digital items within the context of the finding aid?
We attempted to address these points with the Cabaniss_Usability_Study in late 2010.
A second usability study evolved from the concern over the lack of staffing support for archivists to create item-level descriptive metadata, against the burgeoning need for content to feed the digitization machine. This usability study is currently underway and more information on this effort is available in the Metadata_Comparison_Test.
Our experience with these studies has clarified for us that we need to better understand the metrics for testing learnability of interfaces and how to best select questions and perform tests to ensure valuable results for analysis. Prior to development of the next tests, we plan to study Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing and Presenting Usability Metrics by Tom Tullis and Bill Albert, Morgan Kaufmann publishers, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-12-373558-4
A third usability study held in January 2012 pointed out some problems our patrons are having with the Acumen interface. Amanda Presnell, who carried out this study with the assistance of Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, then presented the results to the Digital Planning meeting. Her presentation is available here:
As a result of these findings, Digital Services then developed two videos to link into the left side of the Acumen interface. One is "How to use Acumen" and the second is "What's in Acumen?" -- the Hoole curators provided the text and examples for the second video. Our next step is to determine how useful these videos are in meeting the need they attempt to fill.


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In this tutorial, we will discuss how to get specific index value from int buffer.
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The java.nio.IntBuffer class extends java.nio.Buffer class. It provides the following methods:
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int | get(int index) | The get() method reads int value at given index from buffer. |
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Benazepril for Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency
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The purpose of this study is to further determine whether benazepril, could safely slow the progression of renal dysfunction in non-diabetic patients with advanced renal insufficiency.
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Chronic Kidney Failure |
Drug: Benazepril |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- serum creatinine concentration 1.5-5.0 mg/dL (133-442 µmol/L)
- creatinine clearance 20 to70 mL/min/1.73 m2, with variations of less than 30 percent in the three months before the screening evaluation
- non-diabetic renal disease
- persistent proteinuria (defined as urinary protein excretion greater than 0.3 g/day for three or more months without evidence of urinary-tract infection or overt heart failure [New York Heart Association class III–IV]).
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- immediate need for dialysis; treatment with corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or immunosuppressive drugs; renovascular disease; myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident in the year preceding the trial; connective-tissue disease; obstructive uropathy.
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Study First Received: | December 23, 2005 |
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Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency Benazepril |
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Renal Insufficiency Kidney Failure, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Benazepril |
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antihypertensive Agents |
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Rochester native Lauryn Williams heading back to Olympics in new sport
January 19, 2014 11:27 PMLolo Jones recalls the casual conversation. But it's pretty clear she put some real thought into it. She looked at Lauryn Williams, a fellow Olympian and her dinner companion at a track meet last summer, and she thought she would let her in on something.
Ms. Jones had been a member of the U.S. bobsled team as a push athlete since 2012, working toward next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Ms. Williams, 30, a native of Rochester was headed toward retirement from track and field, and Ms. Jones saw in her a chance to witness history.
Ms. Jones encouraged Ms. Williams to learn to bobsled. Six months after Ms. Williams joined the race for Russia, Ms. Jones' selfless suggestion was rewarded. They were named to the U.S. bobsled team Sunday night, and, barring injury, they'll become the ninth and 10th athletes in American history to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Ms. Jones made her pitch to Ms. Williams knowing there would only be three spots for female push athletes in Sochi.
"Lauryn is a gold and silver medalist," Ms. Jones said. "There are only a few people that have medaled in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. I just thought I could share that with her. She's talented enough, and it would just be amazing to see that history be broken. So I don't know if I hard-core recruited, but it just takes a seed."
"I joined bobsled to be just a helper and add positive energy to the team," Ms. Williams said. "If my name wasn't called, I wasn't going to be upset. I enjoyed this journey, enjoyed the challenge of the steep learning curve, and I think I was satisfied already in that moment. It hasn't sunk in yet that there's more to go, and I'm really looking forward to what's next."
Ms. Williams could not think about the future until the moment she got the good news late Sunday night in Igls, Austria. As of Sunday morning, when she and driver Jamie Greubel took to the course for the last World Cup event with implications for Olympic qualifying, she knew that she had to perform at a high level to leave one last impression on the six-person committee that picked the team.
Conjuring up images from her Olympic past -- Ms. Williams took silver in the 2004 Athens Games in the 100-meter dash, finished fourth in the 100 in the 2008 Beijing Games and was an alternate on the 100-meter relay team that took gold in the 2012 London Games -- she pushed Ms. Greubel to the gold medal with a two-run time of 1 minute, 46.28 seconds, edging out U.S. driver Elana Meyers and push athlete Aja Davis by just 0.13 seconds.
"The pressure was definitely on," Ms. Williams said. "You didn't want to do anything to make you take a step back."
As a push athlete, she is responsible for using her speed and explosiveness to get give her driver an immediate advantage. With two starts of 5.49 seconds, she showed surprising consistency for someone lacking in experience.
Of course, what she doesn't have in bobsled pedigree she more than makes up for with a decade of Olympic memories on which she can lean.
"Each games were different," Ms. Williams said. "In 2004, I was just a kid. I didn't have time to process my nerves. In 2008, I felt like I was going to let the whole country down if I didn't do well there. In 2012, as an alternate, I got to enjoy the whole experience. This is similar to London. My nerves aren't all wrapped up in it, and if I didn't make it today, I was going to cheer for whoever made it."
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The Great Recession cut business in half at DiFruscia Industries Inc. – a blow from which it was difficult – but not impossible – to recover.
President Frank A. DeFruscio used three strategies to counteract that economic impact – strategies used to this day at the industrial plant in Johnston where powder-coated and anodized metal finishes and electro-plating are applied to everything from medical tools to lighting fixtures.
Two of those strategies are diversification and acquisition of the assets of competitors when they fold – common enough approaches in today's competitive business climate. The third, however, helped DeFruscio hire two key managers and keep them, while building his market across New England.
The president features an employment application on the company website "so people in this industry have an opportunity to reach out to me," he said. "I might reach out to them, even, without a position available, [because] it's very difficult to find experienced people in this business."
Finding experienced employees via the website, particularly when DeFruscio was not actually looking, has helped the company stabilize and grow, said DeFruscio. In addition, it has purchased equipment and assets at auction from as many as 20 different companies over the years, "and that's how we've built the company," he said.
Incorporated in 1991 in Providence, DiFruscia Industries was initially a part-time venture DeFruscio started while managing Quaker Precision Coatings Inc. in Johnston. Quaker Precision Coatings went out of business in 2003, but by 2001, DeFruscio had added powder coating to the metal finishing he was doing on various products at DiFruscia Industries, he said.
The firm became a full-fledged company operating in Johnston by 2001.
Metal or powder finishing are undertaken to prevent corrosion of metallic products, while electroplating promotes connections while preventing corrosion for electronics, he said.
Powder coating is a dry, organic form of coating that is environmentally friendly, and is used on such products as surface buoys and underwater supporting hardware.
Anodized coatings are used to treat aluminum and can be built to certain thicknesses to produce nonconductive insulation properties. After-market auto parts are an example of the type of product that could be made using anodized coatings to withstand abrasions.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) Washington, D C, has the highest rate of AIDS in the United States, and more babies are born with the AIDS virus in Washington than in other US cities, according to a report released.
People living in Washington also are not getting tested for HIV and show up with advanced infections that progress quickly to AIDS, the report by city health officials found.
The report found that Washington, with a population of around 600,000 people, has a rate of 128 AIDS cases per 100,000 people in 2006, compared with a national rate of 14 cases per 100,000. The city accounted for 9 percent of all pediatric AIDS cases in the United States during 2005.
''The District's rate for newly reported AIDS cases is higher than rates in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Detroit and Chicago,'' the report said yesterday.
Of the 12,428 people infected with HIV in Washington, 80 percent are black, the report found. More than 8,300 had fully progressed to AIDS and 224 died of AIDS in 2006.
''Heterosexual contact in the District is the leading mode of HIV transmission at 37 per cent of newly reported infections, while nationally men who have sex with men lead new transmissions,'' it said.
The report, the first to look at the HIV epidemic in Washington specifically, found that nearly 70 per cent of all people with HIV developed full-blown AIDS within a year, which means they were diagnosed years after having been infected.
This compares with 39 per cent nationally.
Dr Shannon Hader of Washington's Department of Health said the report does not examine why Washington is hit so hard by the human immunodeficiency virus.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING ''We have a lot of transmission going on among heterosexuals, we have a lot of transmission going on with men who have sex with men and we have a lot of transmission among injecting drug users,'' Hader said in a telephone interview.
Washington has a unique status among US cities. When it was established as the US capital, it was kept apart from states and put under congressional management, although it has an elected mayor and city council.
Hader said the city has adopted a policy of routine HIV testing, which means people should get the test whenever they get a check-up or visit an emergency room.
Currently, people usually have to specifically ask to be tested for HIV.
Hader said the city aimed to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV to zero by 2009 with better testing and treatment of pregnant women. Women who take HIV drugs around the time of delivery are far less likely to transmit the virus to their babies.
Chip Lewis of the Whitman-Walker clinic, an HIV treatment center in Washington, said the report shows the need for universal HIV testing.
''This is a 100 per cent preventable disease,'' Lewis said by telephone. Yet one in 20 adults in Washington has HIV and one in 50 has AIDS, he noted.
''HIV and AIDS has really become a disease that grows in areas of poverty. There is lots of poverty in the District,'' Lewis said.
The United Nations estimates that 33 million people are infected with the AIDS virus globally, about a million of them in the United States.


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In early November, Mike Moser was a talented prospect on UNLV's roster and not much more. In a way, he felt like a member of some sort of college basketball witness protection program.
"Nobody knew what I could do or even knew my name, for that matter," he said.
That all changed in a short time, because everyone in the Mountain West Conference knew Moser's name before one league game was played. He became a popular target for national recognition, too.
The 6-foot-8-inch sophomore forward, who transferred from UCLA, was named a first-team all-conference pick and Newcomer of the Year on Monday.
Moser was one of four Rebels honored on the all-conference teams selected by media and the eight head coaches. Junior guard Anthony Marshall was voted to the second team, and seniors Oscar Bellfield and Chace Stanback were third-team picks for the second consecutive year.
Moser and Marshall also were named to the all-defensive team.
"I really didn't expect all these honors," Moser said. "But it's definitely not surprising to me. I put in a lot of work in the offseason just to get ready for all of this."
Moser has averaged 14.0 points and 10.7 rebounds this season, including 13.7 points and 10.2 rebounds in conference games. He also led the league in steals per game (2.0) and ranked third in blocked shots (16).
"For a guy in his first year of playing major minutes in college basketball to average a double-double is a terrific accomplishment," UNLV coach Dave Rice said. "Mike's very deserving of the honors. He's been such a big part of the success of our team. We knew he was going to be a good player, and he became a very good player early on."
Until recently, Moser was considered a leading candidate to be the Mountain West's Player of the Year, an award that went to San Diego State sophomore guard Jamaal Franklin.
The Aztecs' Steve Fisher repeated as Coach of the Year.
San Diego State and New Mexico are the league's co-champions, with the Aztecs earning the top seed in this week's conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels (25-7, 9-5) are the No. 3 seed in the tournament and face sixth-seeded Wyoming (20-10, 6-8) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
After last week's loss at Colorado State, UNLV dropped three spots to No. 20 in both The Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches' polls.
"This team had its high points and its low points, but overall it's a solid season," said Moser, who concluded the regular season with a 17-point, 12-rebound performance in the Rebels' 74-63 victory over the Cowboys on Saturday.
"I had some good nights, some great nights and some not-so-good nights. I wish I could have some games back. It's not satisfying to me. I want to win more games. But I'm not disappointed."
In a four-game stretch from Feb. 18 to 29, Moser averaged only 6.5 points and said he was "definitely mentally worn down" with the travel and a physically demanding schedule.
"These last couple weeks were definitely trying," he said. "But I feel like I'm back now."
Moser and Franklin were joined on the first team by New Mexico senior forward Drew Gordon, also a UCLA transfer, Colorado State junior guard Wes Eikmeier and Texas Christian senior guard Hank Thorns, a former Valley High School star.
Marshall, a Mojave High School product, averaged 13.8 points in league games and 12.0 for the season to earn all-conference recognition for the first time in his career.
"Anthony has matured greatly as a leader," Rice said. "He has played his best basketball since conference play started, becoming a very reliable go-to guy for us on the offensive end."
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L.Luciano – Destiny ft. Angela O'Neill [Audio]
Edmonton, AB – L.Luciano (of the Come Up Gang) just launched his latest collaboration joint with Angela O'Neill entitled "Destiny." L.Luciano gets deep on this one. When he refers to "Destiny," he means the lack thereof destiny; he means the pre-determined destiny that society has seemingly made mandatory for everyone.
We're talking mind-control, and microchips, and drugs, and other bad news bears. And then Angela gets in on this hook about stolen destiny. And it all feels really disenfranchising. But there is hope. Sort of. Go forth and prosper. Forge your own destiny, etc. The track was produced By Shaw Langley (also of the Come Up Gang) and mixed by O2. Check it below.
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