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GPSolo Magazine - October/November 2006
What to Expect in Treatment
More than ever before, the concept of "treatment" for chemical dependency is in the public eye. We hear about celebrities being sent to treatment—formerly called "rehab." We watch chemically dependent individuals go through the intervention process on television, as family members desperately urge them to go to treatment. Although what we see on television may suggest a nice rest in a bucolic location, punctuated by long walks, gentle counseling, and friendly softball, this is far from the real picture.
The basic goals of all treatment are the same: to provide individuals with a safe, sheltered environment—away from their chemical substances and addictive triggers; to break through the denial and defense mechanisms of their addiction; to educate them about the disease of addiction and thus reduce shame; to provide them with the skills to return to their jobs and families without relapse; and to introduce them to a support network that nurtures their recovery. Addiction-specific modes of treatment may vary somewhat depending on the substance being abused (gambling, eating disorders, sexual addiction, etc.); this article provides a general overview of addiction treatment.
The realities of treatment and recovery are not one and the same, even though treatment is a very important part of the recovery process. Completing a formal treatment component is not the end for anyone with an addiction problem but rather the start of a lifelong process of recovery. The recovery process takes place over time and often in specific stages. It is more than abstinence: It is the door to a fully functioning, healthy life.
The average law practitioner might wonder how this is relevant to him or her. Certain practice areas consistently are linked to clients struggling with issues of chemical dependency: domestic relations, bankruptcy, and criminal law; debtor/creditor issues; and even personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Forty-seven percent of workers' comp accident cases are alcohol- or drug-related. Two-thirds of all domestic violence cases involve alcohol or drugs. Nationwide in the early 2000s, some 70 percent of those arrested tested positive for alcohol or drug use. Sadly, these issues are not limited to our clients but extend to our colleagues in the legal profession. Studies done more than ten years ago in Arizona and Washington showed that 19 percent of licensed lawyers were addicted to alcohol, and 3 percent to cocaine or other drugs. At least one in five lawyers abuses alcohol or drugs. This is twice the rate of the general population; it deserves our attention and concern.
How is an individual's need for treatment determined? Generally, he or she is given a brief screening instrument that asks simple questions about patterns of alcohol and drug use. These questionnaires are short, easy to remember, and can be self-administered in a few minutes. The Tolerance-Annoyance scale, or T-ACE questionnaire, is widely regarded as the most effective screening instrument for alcohol use in both men and women. It asks only four questions: (1) How many drinks does it take to make you feel high? (2) Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? (3) Have you ever felt you ought to cut down on your drinking? (4) Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
Affirmative answers to the final three questions each score one point. An answer of two or more for the first question scores two points. A score of two or more on this test generally indicates that the individual has a problem with alcohol.
If the screening is positive, the next step is a formal assessment. This should be administered by a certified alcohol and drug counselor, a doctor (or board-certified physician specializing in addictions), or a psychiatric nurse practitioner who has an understanding of addictions. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has formulated guidelines to be used in determining the best treatment options for the individual. The ASAM PPC-2R (patient placement criteria) evaluates the person according to six possible dimensions: acute intoxication/withdrawal potential; biomedical conditions and complications; emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions and complications; the patient's readiness to change; potential for relapse, continued use, or continuing problem; and the patient's existing environment for recovery. The results aid the practitioner in determining the level and type of treatment that best matches the individual's needs and problems. A treatment recommendation using this scale is usually required by both the treatment center and the insurer providing coverage, if any.
Treatment centers offer a variety of settings: inpatient, hospital-based programs; short- and long-term residential programs; or outpatient programs the individual attends during the day or evening if he or she is able to keep working. Most programs also provide a combination of therapies, such as pharmacological therapy to treat certain addictions (for example, administering methadone or buphenorphine to wean someone from opiate addiction, or naltrexone or acamprosate calcium to treat severe alcoholism or drug addiction); psychological therapy or counseling; education and social learning theories; and nontraditional healing methods such as meditation and acupuncture. Treatment plans may extend over weeks, months, or years, depending on the severity of the problems and level of structure needed to support an individual's recovery. In addition, concurrent medical disorders such as cirrhosis, HIV/AIDS, mental illness (especially depression), or serious physical incapacities must be addressed. Attendance at 12-Step and other support groups may also augment treatment or post-treatment recovery.
Lawyers in general are high-maintenance professionals with high-maintenance clients, and the suggestion that a lawyer enter a 30-day residential treatment program is often met with disbelief: "I can't be away from my office/cases/trial/clients that long," insist sole practitioners and lawyers in large firms alike. Here, the counselor usually explains that a diagnosis of addiction is much like that of any other health emergency. An attorney stricken with a heart attack or injured in a car accident might need long-term care, and arrangements would be made to inform clients and assign someone to look after open cases. Treating addition is no different. The local LAP often has much experience in coordinating emergency practice management.
What should the lawyer expect during residential treatment? The initial concern is to medically stabilize the patient, which may include a period of detoxification. Although the average person assumes that withdrawal from drugs is dangerous, many do not know that withdrawal from alcohol without medical supervision can be fatal. Detoxing clients are cared for on a closed medical unit, away from the general treatment population. After detox, the client receives a room assignment within the main population—men with men, women with women—and participates in a daily routine that includes chores, individual and group counseling, quiet time, meals, and group activities. (See sidebar "Sample Treatment Schedule" on page 28.)
Many treatment facilities include a "family week," where spouses, children, parents, siblings, and so on can receive information about chemical dependence and recovery and in some cases begin the process of talking about existing conflicts in a safe, structured setting. Because relapse is common (although not inevitable) for even those who attend structured treatment, clients and family discuss vulnerabilities and receive a relapse prevention plan. Because predictable and identifiable warning signs begin long before a person returns to using alcohol or drugs, intervention is often possible. (See the sidebar "Relapse Warning Signs" on page 29.)
When a client is ready to leave the treatment center, he or she receives a final, personalized discharge plan that was created with the client's input and feedback. Based on the client's physical, psychological, and sociological needs, the plan describes specific problem areas the client should watch for, as well as goals and specific steps for achieving those goals over a clear time frame. It also contains a section reaffirming the ways in which counselors, family members, and support groups can or will assist the client.
Unfortunately, costs for chemical dependency treatment have kept step with the health care industry as a whole, and it is an expensive commitment. Assessment counselors try to match the client's resources with affordable treatment options, adding what the client can pay to what insurance will cover (if applicable). A 30-day treatment program might vary from $3,000 to $30,000. Any balance remaining after insurance payments is the client's responsibility, and most centers will work with clients to come up with a realistic payment amount and schedule. The greatest challenge for LAP staff, employee assistance professionals, or family members trying to get help for a loved one is deciding how to pay for treatment that might be long term or require ongoing medical support. Some states provide free or low-cost public treatment programs, and although they often have waiting lists, many of the candidates have unfortunately returned to their habits by the time a space becomes available, so the lists can move quickly. Some LAPs are partially funded by charitable foundations that provide treatment loans or grants based on need. Although the expense is daunting, recovering clients and family members generally agree the cost of treatment is worth it.
Treatment works. The Federal Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS, 2003) is the largest study of its type ever performed, having examined more than 10,000 addiction treatment clients, with follow-ups at one year and five years. A follow-up study showed a 50 percent reduction in overall drug use by those who had attended residential treatment, and a 61 percent reduction in criminal behavior, with stable results five years later. The government requires treatment centers obtaining state or federal funds through block grants or Medicare payments to use scientifically proven methods to ensure the programs have a high cost-benefit ratio.
Treatment reunites families, saves lives, and restores damaged careers; impaired lawyers who receive treatment also save malpractice insurers the price of successful cases and reduce disciplinary complaints. The Oregon Attorney Assistance Program did a study of 55 lawyers in recovery to compare malpractice/disciplinary statistics from five years before they were treated and five years after recovery. The lawyers had a total of 83 malpractice claims before treatment versus 21 claims in the five years after their recovery. Disciplinary complaints filed against the same 55 lawyers in the five years prior to recovery numbered 76, whereas complaints after recovery totaled 20. Treatment saved the malpractice carrier $200,000 annually—from only 55 lawyers. Savings for the disciplinary system were not computed, although the 20 complaints received after the lawyers were in recovery were all dismissed. Treatment yields undeniable benefits—not only for those who attend it, but for the system as a whole.
Relapse Warning Signs
Recovery is more than just not drinking or using. It is a holistic process. Relapse can begin when the process of recovery is stalled, and old ways of thinking—along with the behaviors that fuel those old beliefs—return, building enough chaos in the addicted individual's life until returning to chemical use seems like a logical option.
The relapse process has identifiable patterns and can be interrupted before alcohol or drug use resumes. Observation and intervention by friends and associates is helpful. Often, the addicted individual does not even realize that he or she is headed for a relapse.
Below are some warning signs:
• Sensitivity to stress, disturbed sleep, difficulty concentrating or remembering things, volatile emotions (these may be signs of post-acute withdrawal syndrome, or PAWS, which may occur in recovering individuals for six to 18 months after abstinence from their substance of abuse)
• Increased use of caffeine or nicotine (particularly if use of those substances had previously stopped)
• Skipping or stopping recovery support activities (group meetings, contact with sponsor or recovering friends)
• Isolation or denial, not talking about feelings or problems, or not acknowledging them
• Engaging in other compulsive behaviors, such as eating, shopping, gambling, exercising, working, and Internet use
• Avoidance or defensiveness when confronted ("Everything's fine—it's none of your business")
• Depression, feelings of hopelessness ("Why bother?")
• Idealized thoughts about alcohol or drug use, minimizing consequences ("That drink looks good. I had some fun times getting high. My problem wasn't that bad. Using just once would be okay. I'd be able to control it this time.")
• Chemical use (even if a different substance) followed by all-or-nothing thinking ("I've already blown it, so why ask for help? It's too hard. I can't do recovery. What's the use?")
For more information on how to recognize and intervene in the relapse process, see Staying Sober: A Guide for Relapse Prevention by Terence T. Gorski and Merlene Miller.
Michael J. Sweeney, JD, CADC III, is an attorney counselor with the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program; he can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Meloney Crawford Chadwick, JD, CADC III, NADC II, is an attorney counselor with the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program; she can be reached at email@example.com.


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I developed RecycleBinInfo.vbs using Windows XP SP2 to test domain use and Windows Vista Home Premium to test local use. When I logged on to XP with a Domain Admins–level account, the script had no problems accessing the Recycler folders on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. However, when testing the script locally on Vista, I ran into a problem because of Vista's User Account Control (UAC). I discovered that even though I was logged on with an Administrator-equivalent account, the script was allowed access to only my Recycle Bin and no others on my Vista computer. Equally bothersome was UAC's annoying confirmation pop-ups asking for permission to continue.
Although I understand the need for heightened security, UAC makes developing and testing scripts more time-consuming and frustrating. Rather than disabling UAC (which isn't recommended), I figured out a workaround: Log on using Vista's built-in Administrator account.
By default, Vista doesn't offer you the choice of logging on under its built-in Administrator account. In fact, the Administrator account is disabled by default. Fortunately, enabling this account is fairly simple. Before I tell you how, though, please realize that you do so at your own risk and that you need to take every precaution to ensure the safety of your system and network. Exercise the same precautions you'd take when using XP while logged on with a Domain Admins–level account. Those precautions include
- Using the Administrator account only when you absolutely need it. I use it only when I'm developing and testing a script that requires Administrator privileges.
- Working only on the scripting task at hand. When you're logged on under the Administrator account, you shouldn't be surfing the Internet or performing some other task that could put your system or network at risk.
- Logging off when you're done working on the script, then logging back on with your regular account.
To enable the Administrator account, follow these steps:
- On the Start menu, click All Programs, then Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt, and choose the Run as administrator option. In the User Account Control dialog box that appears, click Continue. The Command Prompt window is now in administrator mode.
- In the Command Prompt window, run the command
Net User Administrator /active:yesto enable the Administrator account.
- To set the password for the Administrator account, run the command
Net User Administrator pa$$w0rd
where pa$$w0rd is the strong password you want to use. Commit the password to memory; you'll need it if you want to log on as Administrator again.
- Close the Command Prompt window, and log off. You should now see Administrator as an available logon account. If you don't, restart your computer.
Now when you need to develop and test a script that requires Administrator privileges, you can log on with the Administrator account just created. When logged on under that account, you'll no longer get the annoying UAC confirmation pop-ups. More important, your script will be able to work with any folder or file on your Vista computer, so your script can access all the Recycle Bins for instance.
After you're done testing the script, you can write a .cmd file that uses Windows Script Host's (WSH's) wscript.exe to execute it. When it's time to run the finished script, you just need to right-click the .cmd file and select Run as administrator.
You can deactivate the Administrator account at any time. To do so, open a command prompt in administrator mode and run the command
Net User administrator /active:no
Afterward, you'll no longer see Administrator as an available logon account.

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By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House moved on Friday to damp down speculation about President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Federal Reserve when Ben Bernanke's term expires, saying no decision has been made and no announcement is likely until the fall.
Bernanke's second four-year term as chairman at the U.S. central bank ends January 31, and Obama has signaled that the former Princeton professor is likely to step down.
That has set off a flurry of speculation over who may replace him, with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and current Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen in the spotlight.
The president's pick will be one of the most important economic decisions of his second term, and one with global ramifications. The Fed chair steers U.S. monetary policy, making decisions that influence the course of the world's largest economy, and hence, other economies around the world.
A source close to the White House said earlier this week he had reason to believe Obama was giving close consideration to Summers, if not leaning in favor of him over the consensus front-runner Yellen.
The prospect that Summers might get the nod, amid reports that former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and other Democratic Party heavyweights were waging a behind-the-scenes campaign to get him selected, stirred a hornets nest of criticism, and elicited votes of support for Yellen.
Political liberals slammed the former Harvard University president, who advised Obama during his presidential campaign and during his first term in the White House, for his role in deregulating the financial industry in the 1990s, policies critics say set the stage for the 2007-2009 recession.
MoveOn.org, a liberal group that provided support to Obama's campaigns in 2008 and 2012, circulated a petition opposing Summers.
At the same time, a group of Democrats in the Senate have prepared a letter "strongly" urging Obama to back Yellen. The letter, which a congressional aide said had been signed by about 20 Senate Democrats, lauds her more than a decade of experience at the central bank and gives her credit for spotting the threat posed by the housing bubble.
When Obama does unveil his selection, it is almost certain to cause a ripple in financial markets as investors gauge what the change means for U.S. monetary policy.
Uncertainty driven by the recent speculation was already causing some market jitters.
"The communication of the transition is going to be very, very important," said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust in Chicago. "An orderly transition is critical to market confidence."
Timing the announcement will be tricky because Fed officials are considering whether to pull back from their growth-stimulating policies, perhaps this fall, if the recovery picks up as they expect.
Obama will have to take care to make his choice public in a way that does not undercut Bernanke's authority and that provides reassurance to markets that the new leader will not make a sharp break from past policies.
"Markets are very sensitive right now because we're at a turning point," Tannenbaum said. "If you have a new nominee, you have a recipe for more market volatility."
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Additional reporting by Rachelle Younglai; Editing by Andrea Ricci)


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, Feb. 19, 1910
The men interested in the Ladies' Benefi- cial Society gave a clam supper Tuesday in the Gardner House hall, for the benefit of that society. In spite of the bad condition of the roads and sidewalks, there was an unusually large attendance and a satisfactory sum was raised. The supper, which was prepared by the men, was pronounced excellent.
The construction work on the new pumping and filter station is nearing completion. As the pumps will be driven by oil-burning engines, a separate heating apparatus has been installed, Mr. R.B. Wilson of Newport having done the work by contract.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Feb. 23, 1935
At the second meeting of the Home Hygiene class, held in the Carr School, with the Public Health nurse (demonstrations were given in bathing an infant, preparing a formula and making a bed). Quite a large class is taking advantage of the instructions on caring for the sick in the home, which is given free at these meetings.
The Community Fund ball held at the Holy Ghost hall was well attended. Previous to the dancing, whist (10 tables) and bridge (5 tables) were enjoyed. …Schumacker's orchestra from Newport played for dancing.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Feb. 24, 1960
The House yesterday created a special commission to make an immediate investigation into why it is taking so long to repair the ferryboat Jamestown in Boston. The vessel has been undergoing repairs there since last November.
The Jamestown Town Council last night vigorously opposed the collection by the state of the local property tax on motor vehicles and the state's retention of 40 percent of that total. The council also went on record as opposing the collection by the state of 60 percent of the intangible property tax.
Owners of the property on Grinnell Street, where the new Forbes-McCafferty Funeral Home will be located, asked that the council consider the construction of sidewalks and curbing in front of the building.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Feb. 20, 1985
The Zoning Board of Review has received an application to convert the Jamestown Inn, once known as Point View in the Conanicut Park area, into condominiums. (A variance and special exceptions are being sought to convert the inn at 1076 East Shore Rd. into eight condominiums and to build an addition.)
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Feb. 16, 1995
Members of the Jamestown Teachers Association voted Tuesday to support colleagues in two other area school districts in which teachers are withholding their union dues to the National Education Association of Rhode Island
If the fire department wants to buy a "like new" fire engine for $157,000, it has the Town Council's support, but it will have to raise whatever money it can on its own before asking the council for town funds.
An ordinance governing historical and archeological burial sites and an amendment to an ordinance pertaining to extensions of the municipal water and sewer lines were approved by the Town Council Monday after public hearings.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, Feb. 17, 2000
"It's a code brown," the announcement said Monday, early in the Jamestown School day. … For the next five hours, Jamestown policemen, one state trooper, Supt. Frances Gallo and two drug-sniffing dogs worked their way up and down each (Lawn) school area in which there were lockers, looking for drugs. (No drugs were found.)
Town officials have made the $12.66 million combined town government and school budget for fiscal 2000-2001 available to voters. …If the Town Council recommended spending package is approved by voters, the property tax rate will increase by 80 cents, from the current $15.65 to $16.45 for each $1,000 of assessed property, a 5.25 percent jump.


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December 12. 2012 1:08PM
Teens injured in Amherst crash
AMHERST - Two teens suffered serious injuries in a crash Saturday night on Mack Hill Road near Indian Pond Lane.
Police said Dakota Richard, 19, of Milford, lost control of a 2005 Mini Cooper at a cruve in the road. The car veered off the road, went down an embankment and struck a tree. Richard and passenger Amanda Delude, 19, of Amherst, were both trapped in the car and had to be extricated by rescuers.
They were take to St Joseph Hospital in Nashua for treatment of serious injuries, according to a police news release.
Richard is facing drug-related offenses as well as a charge of transportation of alcohol by a minor.
The crash remains under investigation by police.


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The price of oil fell below $93 a barrel on Tuesday, dragged down by the prospect that political uncertainty in Italy could rekindle Europe's debt crisis, weighing on the global economy.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for April delivery was down 65 cents at $92.46 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 2 cents to settle at $93.11 on Monday.
Markets were rattled by the possibility of political paralysis in Italy after near-complete results in crucial national elections showed no clear front-runner. The uncertainty bodes ill for the nation's efforts to pass the tough reforms it needs to overhaul its debt-laden economy. That could fire up Europe's long-simmering crisis of confidence in the euro common currency.
"It seems that Italy is repeating the same story as Greece, bringing renewed uncertainty about European political and economic conditions and further volatility and nervous trading across the markets," said a report from Sucden Financial Research in London.
Adding to the downbeat mood were weak manufacturing figures from China on Monday and looming spending cuts in the U.S. as political leaders in Washington remain at odds over how quickly to trim the budget deficit.
Investors will also be monitoring fresh information on U.S. stockpiles of crude and refined products.
Data for the week ending Feb. 22 are expected to show a build of 2.6 million barrels in crude oil stocks and a draw of 1.5 million barrels in gasoline stocks, according to a survey of analysts by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos.
The American Petroleum Institute will release its report on oil stocks later Tuesday, while the report from the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration — the market benchmark — will be out on Wednesday.
In London, Brent crude was down $1.03 at $113.41 on the ICE futures exchange.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline was down 4.71 cents at $3.2165 a gallon.
— Heating oil dropped 4.03 cents to $3.0578 a gallon.
— Natural gas rose 1.3 cents to $3.427 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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Pearl Dolce Limited Edition 695RE Flute, Open hole
Pearl Dolce Limited Edition 695RE Flute, Open holeDetails
The Pearl Dolce Limited Edition 695RE Flute is a rich and expressive instrument, built in the same mould as Pearl's acclaimed Elegante series. This Dolce model comes with a britannia silver 958 headjoint, capable of producing a vibrant, full-bodied tone with incredible projection. With its silver plated body, french-style open hole keys, ergonomic split E and offset G mechanisms for improved playability, this versatile and responsive flute is perfect for advancing players and avid musicians alike. The Pearl Dolce Limited Edition 695RE Flute comes equipped with a case, case cover, polishing cloth and cleaning rod so you have everything you need to care of your new instrument. Open hole models also include a set of plugs.
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Please note: This is only available where all items in the order are dispatched in a single delivery.
To make it as easy as possible for you to get the gear you want, we offer a range of instant finance options. If you spend £250 or more online, you can choose to pay over 48, 36 or 24 months. The majority of decisions are given instantly, so you could get your new gear sooner than you thought!
Representative Example
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Pearl products all guarantee a unique tradition of handmade flute manufacturing. The design and development of the flutes are constantly being tested to ensure the instrument can cope with the current market. A combination of handmade creativity and precise assembly provides a lifetime of musical pleasure. An apprenticeship programme allows master builders to educate future generations, keeping the standards as high as ever.
One-Piece Core Bar & Pinless Construction
Traditionally constructed flutes often suffer with a lot of wear and tear issues. To prevent this from happening in today's demanding market, Pearl has created a one-piece core-bar. Pearl has designed a rod which can extend from the high C through to the king post, resulting in improved reliability and stability around weaker areas on the flute, also improving the comfort of action for all players. The keywork is built upon the patented pinless construction, to help eliminate many of the problems associated with traditional flute manufacturing. This works by reducing the areas affected by humidity and temperature change. The additional bridge mechanisms provide added strength to the entire construction and enables an easy and unique playing experience for all. To prevent entry of perspiration into the mechanism, Pearl has inserted socket-head screws from the underside of the keywork.
Britannia Silver Headjoint
The Solid Silver Headjoint adds more value to the instrument and is a desirable feature for advancing players and avid musicians alike. The headjoint is capable of producing a richer and more mellow focused sound. Higher quality metals produce better quality headjoints, resulting in an improved overall flute sound.
Split E and Offset G Mechanisms
The split E mechanism allows you to play the difficult top E - typically a weak sounding and unreliable note, with far greater ease and consistency. The flute also has an offset G key, which helps to provide a more comfortable hand position for players with a smaller hand span.
French Style Open Hole Keys
The flute also features French-style open hole keys, popular with players of every level. This key design requires more precision to play than Plateau-style closed keys, but offers greater freedom of expression and allows players to experiment with more advanced techniques such as quarter tones and glissandos. Open hole keys encourage players to correctly position their hands and lessens the chance of them adopting bad habits.
Everything You Need To Get Started
All Pearl flutes come with a case, case cover, polishing cloth and cleaning rod so you have everything you need to care for your new instrument. Open hole models also include a set of plugs.
- Body: Silver Plated
- Lip Plate: Sterling Silver
- Headjoint: Britannia Silver, "Forza" Design
- Footjoint: C
- E Mechanism: Split E
- G Mechanism: Offset G
- Tone Holes: Drawn
- Keys: Open Hole
- Included Accessories: Case, Cover, Polishing Cloth, Cleaning Rod and Set of Plugs
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Patti Dacey, 1949-2013: An Appreciation of the Life of One of Berkeley's Best and Brightest
With Patti Dacey's death last Friday Berkeley's civic circus lost one of its brightest stars. Most recently, Patti's keen intellect and sparkling wit enhanced the meetings of the Planning Commission, of which she was a member, but in her too short life she added color and style to a wide range of pursuits both public and private.
She never expected to grow old. In the last decade or so she fought type 2 diabetes, which she thought would kill her before old age, but not quite this soon. She was just 64 when she died from complications of lung cancer in Nice, France. She was there on a long-planned grand cruise with her extended family, which had turned into a kind of Last Hurrah after her cancer treatment ended, appropriate for a consummately political person of Boston Irish stock.
People in Berkeley in recent years knew Patti as a public figure, but she was equally devoted to her family of origin and the many who became like family for her over the years. She was an army brat, one of five siblings raised on bases around the country in places as diverse as Nebraska, Puerto Rico and Massachusetts. Their late father was a high-ranking general in the Strategic Air Command—and Patti proudly wore his service jacket to anti-war demonstrations after she inherited it. Three of her brothers and sisters became lawyers and doctors around the country, and they all keep in touch and gather often. Another sister, diagnosed with schizophrenia in her teens, now lives in a group home in Nebraska, where Patti made sure to visit her for a week at a time every three months or so.
Her pride and joy was her daughter Kirsten and twin granddaughters who now live in Oregon. Kirsten came as a surprise when Patti was an undergraduate at Wellesley. Patti had to drop out of school, and the marriage to her baby's father didn't last long. As she told the story in recent years she and baby enjoyed the counter-culture for a while, including a stint on a rural commune, but eventually she decided to finish her education in Berkeley as an English major at Cal, followed by law school at Boalt.
Meanwhile, she became a leader in the Berkeley tenants' right movement, participating in a historic rent strike accompanied by a lawsuit which resulted in the tenants being awarded title to two multi-unit houses. There they formed the collective where she lived until she died.
Her fellow collective members became an extension of her family, particularly her apartment-mate of two decades, Janet. This familial relationship added a new dimension to single-parenting strategies when Kirsten's father Walter, visiting his daughter, met and admired Janet, eventually married her and moved in with Patti, Janet and Kirsten, providing the lucky child with three resident parents as she was growing up and the twins with three doting grandparents in their early years.
And in the spare time she had left from getting a law degree, making a living and raising a child, Patti enjoyed raising a little hell. As a newly-minted Southside collective homeowner, she became active in the LeConte neighborhood association, leading neighbors dealing with the mundane unpleasantries like drunken brawls and noisy vans which afflict neighborhoods near the U.C. campus.
She was a proud and unapologetic N.I.M.B.Y, but, like the original Love Canal pollution fighters who coined the title, she interpreted the much-misunderstood slogan not just as Not In My Back Yard, but also Not In Your Backyard Either. She thought that there were some indignities that no one should have to suffer, no matter where they lived.
I first met her when I was on the Landmarks Preservation Commission and she volunteered to write a landmark designation application for a beloved building on Telegraph which was threatened with demolition by developers. She replaced me temporarily on the LPC when a well-wired applicant group with deep pockets successfully challenged the presence of three Berkeley Architectural Heritage members on the commission, the only time that particular trick has worked that I can remember. I imagine the applicants eventually regretted knocking me off, because Patti quickly mastered the facts of the case and did a brilliant job of adjudication (better than I would have done, since I sometimes lose my temper when confronted by chicanery, and she didn't.)
That experience seemed to whet her appetite for volunteering to serve Berkeley in the important arena of land use law, really the only area where cities still have any residual power to affect the lives of citizens after Proposition 13. Her legal training made a big difference on citizen commissions, where non-professional volunteer members are often tempted to believe anything they're told and staff gravitates to representing insider interests.
Patti was fond of quoting a maxim she remembered from the first day of her administrative law class: that any regulatory agency is eventually captured by those it's supposed to be regulating, simply because all the usual parties get to be buddies. When local land use is the topic, developers and staff quickly get on a first name basis, in Berkeley and everywhere, she realized, and the ordinary citizens suffer.
But what was remarkable about the Public Patti is that she not only contributed spot-on legal analysis to such discussions, she managed to add humor and warm feelings to the discourse. I'll wager that even those Planning Commission members with whom she fervently disagreed will miss her on Wednesday nights, because she managed to make public controversy fun, almost as if it were a game of tennis among friends.
The people who'll really miss her, though, are the ones who depended on her to hold the fort when their neighborhoods, homes or livelihoods were threatened by wealthy property owners. The most recent assault on the well-being of Berkeley residents, artists and small businesses was the brazen attempt by the council majority to rezone West Berkeley for the benefit of big corporate interests, which reared its ugly head as Measure T in the last election. Patti and her allies called their bluff, at the planning commission and in public meetings. The electorate caught on and voted Measure T down, so the public interest won that round.
But there's always much more to do. Corporate power continues to threaten little guys in West Berkeley and South Berkeley and everywhere else, and we continue to need people like Patti who are willing to speak out when this happens. Well, there aren't many more people exactly like Patti, who was able to speak truth to power in her gravelly voice with style, wit and panache, but we can do our best.
Not that we should count on winning all battles, of course. My favorite memory of political action with Patti Dacey was after George W. Bush
won stole the 2000 election.
Boy, were we mad. We thought we just had to protest, so we got tickets on Southwest and a room in a cheap motel in Maryland, jumped on a plane and ended up carrying a great big sign in freezing drizzle on the fringes of the Bush inauguration along with a couple of her friends from Alaska who were wearing HazMat suits.
(I think they were protesting a pipeline, or maybe oil spills. I forget what our sign said.)
Quixotic? Of course.
Did we Dump W? Of course not.
Was it worth it? Of course it was.
If none of us can speak up when bad stuff happens, eventually no one will speak up about anything. And then where will we be?
This is the classic spot to quote the telegram Joe Hill was supposed to have sent to Bill Haywood right before he was executed:
"Goodbye, Bill, I die like a true blue rebel. Don't waste any time mourning. Organize!"
Well, we should be allowed a bit of time to mourn Patti Dacey, a true blue rebel 'til the end. No Berkeley memorial for her has yet been scheduled, so someone should start organizing one soon. And then someone should pick up where Patti left off, organizing everything else that needs doing that she didn't get around to before she departed.
The next meeting of the Berkeley Planning Commission is on Wednesday, at the North Berkeley Senior Center at 7 p.m. You might be the person who should be there to keep an eye on what they're up to, right? If not you, who? Patti would want you to be there. Organize!


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court must reverse the military commission convictions in a terrorism case even though the Obama administration believes the convictions are consistent with the Constitution and federal law, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The government said that overturning the convictions of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul is necessary because the appeals court is bound by a ruling last October throwing out the conviction of Osama bin Laden's former driver. The driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, served a prison term for material support for terrorism.
Preserving its appeal rights, the department said the legal rationale in the Hamdan ruling is incorrect and that the department intends to seek further review of the issue. The appeals court had asked the department for its opinion on how to reconcile the two cases.
Bahlul, who is from Yemen, was convicted of providing material support for terrorism and conspiracy and solicitation to commit war crimes.
In the Hamdan case, the appeals court ruled that before enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, only violations of the international law of war and pre-existing federal offenses were subject to trial by military commission. Hamdan's alleged material support for terrorism pre-dated the military commission law and was not a war crime under international law at the time Hamdan engaged in the activity for which he was convicted. In addition, the government acknowledged in the Hamdan case that neither conspiracy nor solicitation have attained international recognition.
Therefore, the Justice Department said Wednesday, the appeals court must reverse Bahlul's conspiracy and solicitation convictions, as well as the conviction for material support for terrorism. Bahlul helped al-Qaida produce propaganda and handled media relations for bin Laden.
The Justice Department told the appeals court that the Hamdan decision "cannot be squared with the plain language" of the law and Congress's stated purpose in enacting it.


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ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office has assigned an additional deputy to school security duties, giving each of the parish's four schools a full-time officer on campus, the School Board learned Tuesday.
During a briefing on security issues, Chief Sheriff's Deputy Randy Metz said the fourth officer was stationed at Bains Lower Elementary School, which has Head Start, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade students on its campus.
Sheriff Austin Daniel pays the school resource officers' salaries from his budget at no cost to the School Board.
Metz said the Sheriff's Office also plans to coordinate the movement of deputies on and off the campuses to have an officer on duty at all times.
In the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the Sheriff's Office is updating its emergency response plan for dealing with an "active shooter" on the campuses, all of which are near the sheriff's U.S. 61 substation on School Board property.
The plan is tailored to the individual schools and will be implemented in conjunction with the School Board's crisis management plans, Metz said. Some additional training is needed before the new plan is put into place, he said.
In merging the plans, many details need to be clear to both school officials and sheriff's deputies, Metz said.
For instance, when a school is put in "lockdown" status, arriving deputies must know where employees such as custodians are supposed to be, in order to avoid mistaking them for intruders, Metz said.
Supervisor Mike Thornhill, whose responsibilities include security, outlined additional security improvements being made in conjunction with the Sheriff's Office.
Other topics covered by the board included:
PRINCIPAL HONORED: The board recognized West Feliciana Middle School Principal Ben Necaise, who recently received the Educator of the Year award from the Louisiana Association of Computer-Using Educators.
Necaise is at the "top of the ladder" for using technology to further teaching in his school and has led the school's 1:1 computer program, in which the district furnishes a computer tablet or laptop to all middle school students and some high school classes, Supervisor Jerome Matherne said.
BUDGET ITEMS: After six months of the fiscal year, the district has received 57 percent of its anticipated revenues, while expenses have been held to 40 percent of the budgeted amount, Finance Director Ruthie Davis said.
The board also has received $87,000 more in sales taxes than it anticipated in setting this year's budget, Davis said.


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ENGL 345 Chaucer (1)
A study of Chaucer in Middle English, including the entire Canterbury Tales and a selection from the short poems and dream visions. Extensive secondary reading establishes Chaucer's context in the 14th century; examines the Classical, French, Italian, and English literary influences on his work; and proposes various theoretical approaches to interpretation in the 21st century.
- Prerequisite: 100- or 200-level English course in literature
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From HaskellWiki
1 Overview
Bullet is a professional open source multi-threaded 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library written in C++. It is free for commercial use under the zlib license.
2 Installation
A cabalised wrapper is available: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/bullet
The source repository is on github: https://github.com/csabahruska/bullet
Note that you have to install the library before installing the package:
svn checkout http://bullet.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/@2440 bullet-read-only-2.79 cd bullet-read-only-2.79 cmake . -DBUILD_DEMOS=NO (on OSX for 32 bit GHC also add -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES='i386') make sudo make install
Now you can install the Haskell binding:
cabal install bullet
3 Todo
- vehicle interface
- constraints
- soft body system
4 OpenGL example
The example on the screenshot below can be found in the package. You have to compile it by hand. Make sure that OpenGL and GLUT is installed, then enjoy:
cabal unpack bullet cd bullet-x.x.x/Examples ghc --make -O2 BulletExample ./BulletExample
You can use the arrows to navigate the scene and P to pause/unpause.
5 Combining LambdaCube and Bullet
Hackage contains an example for combining LambdaCube and Bullet: lambdacube-bullet


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We give thanks to God for the extraordinary leadership and example of holiness and wisdom which Pope Benedict XVI has provided for the Church during the past almost eight years of his Pontificate. He is a man of great spiritual insight fed by a life of intense prayer. It was a privilege for me to have met him on his visit to our country in the spring of 2008 as well as most recently in May of 2012 on the Ad Limina visit to Rome. His holiness, gentleness and humility were so evident and made me feel immediately at ease with him.
While the announcement of the Pope's resignation was a surprise, it is much in keeping with his primary desire to serve the Church of which he has always seen himself as an instrument. We wish we could have had him as shepherd longer, but guided by the Holy Spirit, he knows what is best. I have no doubt he will continue to serve the Church after his resignation in a life fully devoted to prayer. I hope he continues to write and share his spiritual reflections with us. Let us continue to pray for him as well as for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit as the Cardinals elect his successor and we are again reminded it is the Lord who guides the Church.


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I find the ways we define ourselves by what we eat fascinating. We do this project of self-definition both through what we DO eat and what we refuse to eat. In Martin Jones' fascinating book _Feast: Why Humans Share Food_, he observes that our taboos about food can be so powerful that they are actively detrimental – observing that are indications that ancient peoples in coastal areas have had such a strong taboo against the ocean and fishing that they starved to death with easy access to plenty of fish. Most of us have a powerful sense, instilled culturally, about what we do and don't consume – and we may not have thought much about it, at least until we encounter another culture's rather different assumptions.
One of the fascinating projects of cross-cultural exploration is looking in your own yard and garden and finding that there was perfectly edible, often delicious food staring you right in the face, and you never knew it was there. In a situation of shortage, this is a critical difference, but even for the ordinary person who wants to save money, try new tastes and reduce waste, this is good, important stuff. I was inspired to write this post by a participant in one of my classes who asked about sweet potato leaves – reminding me that we're all in different stages on the journey of discovery to make full and pleasurable use of anything in our gardens. Most of us know already we can pickle or fry our green tomatoes and eat our turnip greens, but how many people eat rutabaga leaves (a mustard) or more unusual bits.
First, a caveat- new foods are new foods, and some people are more sensitive than others to some things. Moreover, there are a few parts of common vegetables that you should NOT eat – they are actively toxic, like rhubarb leaves. In other cases, it is fine to eat some, but not fine to eat a huge quantity (that is true of many common foods we eat now – nutmeg, for example, is toxic in large quantities, but none of us object to its use on our eggnog. Buckwheat greens are delicious in salads, but can cause photosensitivity in very large quantities. So start small, work up, and make sure you know what you are eating.
Let's start with common things in your garden you might not be eating (and how best to enjoy them):
Broccoli Stems – I assumed everyone ate these until recently, but apparently not. We use the stems in stir-fries and soups, but they make a great raw crudite if you peel the fibrous outer part. My mother likes broccoli stems better than broccoli heads.
Cabbage Wrapper leaves: The outer leaves of cabbages can be a bit on the tough side, but they are also delicious and because of their greater exposure to light, more nutritious than the inner leaves. Sylvia Thompson's wonderful _The Kitchen Garden Cookbook_, which has a lot of recipes for bits of garden vegetables not commonly eaten in American gardens suggests
"Cabbage Wrapper leaves from Ceylon" (also good with broccoli. cauliflower and brussels sprout leaves). Wash and thinly slice outer leaves. Sautee 1-2 onions, 2 (or more) fresh hot chiles, 3 garlic cloves and a hunk of fresh ginger. Sautee on high for a minute, add the slice leaves, and keep stirring. After a couple of minutes, add a handful of unsweetened coconut, 1/4 tsp curry, salt, pepper and half a cup of water. Simmer for a minute until leaves are tender, and devour.
Pea Shoots – This is a great option for all of us who are trying to pull together a fall garden in hot weather. Peas are a cool weather crop, and grow beautifully in autumn, but can be tough to start in the heat of summer. But there's no reason you can't start a crop of pea shoots when things start to cool down a bit. Pea shoots are an expensive luxury green in China, and absolutely delicious, with a light pea flavor. We eat them in spring as thinnings, and then in fall for the joy of it. Snow pea shoots are traditional, but all pea shoots are yummy. Just barely sauteed with garlic and sesame oil is perfect!
Lettuce that has started to bolt: The chinese cook lettuce, and I find that partly bolted lettuce (before a seed stalk has formed) is perfect for strong flavored sautees like lettuce with fermented black bean paste (a recipe I've modified a little from Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's wonderful book _From the Earth: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking_. Heat oil in a wok or cast iron pan, and sautee ginger and garlic to taste for 2 minutes. Add chunks of lettuce (not individual leaves), stir fry for one minute, and add a sauce made of equal parts oyster sauce (we use the vegetarian mushroom version, since oyster sauce is not kosher), Shao-hsing wine, toasted sesame oil and black bean paste. Turn off heat, and add sugar and chile oil to taste.
Sweet potato leaves are delicious, and eaten over most of the African continent. This is great for me because in some cool years (not this one!) I get more leaves than I do actual sweet potatoes. It is also good because sweet potato leaves will grow over winter in a pot, even in fairly low light conditions, so can provide a welcome fresh home-grown green in a hanging pot in your window all winter. I like this recipe for them quite a lot. But also use them wherever I might use greens in soup or stir fry. They are tasty and mild.
Chile pepper leaves aren't that mild – they have a stronger (and quite delicious) flavor that is almost herbal – in a nice way. This is one you might want to know something about- some varieties may be mildly toxic. We learned to enjoy them from our Filipino neighbors in Lowell MA years ago, though, and have experienced no ill effects – nor did our neighbors who have been eating them their whole lives. C. Frutesca and C. Arbol are definitely edible, so know what you are getting. Tinola is the way I first learned to make them. I have not yet tried drying them and making them korean style, but I'm sure going to!
Okra leaves make an amazing thickener – they have the same high fiber glutinous qualities of okra, without the sliminess some people find objectionable (I love okra meself.) I find them to be most useful dried and added in small quantities – fresh, you have to be careful with how much you add. I have heard that too many okra leaves can be constipating, so eat them with things that aren't.
Squash seeds and vine tips- Not everyone knows that you can eat all squash seeds, just like pumpkin seeds, but you can, and should. That's something you can do with monster zucchinis and any kind of winter squash. We like them roasted with cumin, garlic powder and dried chipotle. The Hmong use the tender vine tips of winter squashes (if you do this with summer squashes, you'll drastically reduce production), and the last few inches of the vine after a leaf are peeled, chopped and used in stir-fries.
I don't need to mention that squash blossoms are delicious right? We stuff them with homemade goat cheese and bake them, or use them in risotto. Yum!
Radish leaves, flowers and pods: There is a variety of radish (rat tail) grown specifically for its tasty pods, and these are great (I like them better than the radish roots, actually, and I do like radishes), but any bolted radish is edible. The leaves are best when small and tender- don't dump them when you pull spring and fall radishes. Once they start to bolt, add the flowers to salads, or wait, and make pods for yummy, spicy stir fries. They are also great in kimchi.
Not a true natural part of a vegetable, I have never had corn smut myself , but I'd love try Huitlacoche, the corn fungus that is a well known Mexican delicacy. The area I live in tends to be too wet to promote it, but if you are lucky enough to have some, enjoy!
Remember, there's a lot more food in your garden than you may think!


text: I believe party boy days are behind the Latvian Lothario and he is finally in tune with the mission...top 20 or better in '13 and a challenge to the throne beyond. Today's beatdown of the not so Deliciano marks his tenth straight match win in less than two weeks. That takes dedication and perseverance beyond any spree he has gone on before. This time it's for real!


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A look at how President Barack Obama's remarks about the Syrian civil war have evolved as evidence suggesting chemical weapons use by President Bashar Assad's government has emerged:
Aug. 20, 2012
"We have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region, that that's a red line for us, and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front, or the use of chemical weapons. That would change my calculations significantly." — Comments at the White House.
March 20
"Once we establish the facts, I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer." — In a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama said the U.S. was investigating reports that chemical weapons had been used and was "deeply skeptical" of the Syrian regime's claim that the rebels were behind such an attack.
April 26
"For the Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the United States approaches these issues." — After U.S. officials declared that the Syrian government probably had used chemical weapons twice in March. Obama said more investigation was needed to find proof.
May 3
"I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria." — At a news conference, echoing reluctance in Congress toward sending in ground troops and stressing the importance of acting in coordination with other nations.
May 7
"You suggested even in your question a perceived crossing of a red line .... We have evidence that there has been the use of chemical weapons inside of Syria but I don't make decisions based on 'perceived,' and I can't organize international coalitions around 'perceived.' We've tried that in the past, by the way, and it didn't work out well." — Answering a reporter's question about Syria at a news conference.
May 16
"There's no magic formula for dealing with an extraordinarily violent and difficult situation like Syria's .... I preserve the options of taking additional steps both diplomatic and military because those chemical weapons inside of Syria also threaten our security over the long term as well as our allies and friends and neighbors." — At a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has publicly urged the U.S. to take further steps to hasten Assad's departure.


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Set aside the current champs - Brady, Peyton and Carson who will be the next great QB in 5-10 years time. Also forget Eli and Ben - they are now established - so who's it gonna be ?
No announcement yet.
Best young QB
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IMO it's Rivers and it isn't really close. Cutler is 2nd though.
That is correct comahan
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Actually, Simms is the only one who has done anything in real game time. Most of these guys have preseason, but that's it. Boller has some experience, but I say simms is the one who has beenimpressive.
not saying he's the best or anything , but i think rodgers should be on the list if you have guys like cutler , young and leinhart, who arn't going to start right away either. with that being said i think cutler will be the best.
What do the vikings and marijuana have in common? Every time you put them in a bowl
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Originally posted by scorchinActually, Simms is the only one who has done anything in real game time. Most of these guys have preseason, but that's it. Boller has some experience, but I say simms is the one who has beenimpressive.
i voted cutler. i realy liked him going into the draft and it looks like he's going to be realy good.
Aaron Rodgers should be on the list in place of Boller. Rodgers has looked very good in TC and preseason and quited all the talk of him being a bust.
Sig thanks to mockalicious
Chris Simms is the only one with a good amount of playing time.
Alot of these guys will be successful. I'll take Cutler to be the best. No reason realy just a good feeling.
Thanks to The Dynasty for the sig
i don't think simms will ever be great, but he'll be a good starter, in that 10-15 range of qbs.
i think boller's done. if nothing else, i have to believe that signing mcnair shattered any confidence he had left. he'll probably be a good back-up in the league at this point.
i obviously have an affinity for cutler, but i'd rather see some of these guys start a few games before i make any judgements on the rookies.
having just disqualified my pick, i've liked rivers since his junior year at NC State. he was actually a guy i was hoping would be in the broncos range (and i think he may have been pre-bowl game and pre-senior bowl), so as much as it pains me to say it, i think it'll be him.
agreed njx, Boller's bad at reading coverages, stares down his target and forces some passes, plus his footwork isn't good at all, I remember him tripping over his own feet a couple of times this past season. The funny thing was against the Broncos some sideline reporter said "Brian Billick said to me last night that the thing he likes about Kyle Boller is he never makes the same mistake twice".
I have it between Cutler and Rivers. I actually like Cutler's physical ability more than Rivers, and both are on great teams, we'll see who can put it together better. One thing I dislike about Rivers is that sidearm delivery, Cutler has all the measureables but he needs to put it together mentally.
I think mentally the most ready is Leinart, but his arm isn't great. He has a potent offense around him, and could potentially put up the best numbers out of this group, but I don't think he will be the best because of his physical limitations. Ive seen some of his balls float in the air too much....thats a big no no in this league.
Ultimately only time will tell, we honestly don't know. I think Cutler, Rivers, and Leinart will all be great. I think Schaub will be serviceable, and so will Frye and Simms. I think Rodgers, Smith, Campbell and Young will be busts. But again, only time will tell.
I'm gonna go with Matt Leinart, he has great players around him and he has a good mentor to help make the transition to the NFL in Warner. I think in 3-4 years we will think of him the same way as we think of Carson Palmer now.
I'm gonna say Rivers. He'll have a better year than most expect.
Originally posted by javon favreI'm gonna go with Matt Leinart, he has great players around him and he has a good mentor to help make the transition to the NFL in Warner. I think in 3-4 years we will think of him the same way as we think of Carson Palmer now.
Jay Cutler is my choice. He has the best coaching and organization of any of the guys mentioned.


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Meets daily July 18-22. This week-long camp is for kids going into 5th & 6th grades. Camp meets Monday through Friday from 9 am – 12 pm each day. During the last half-hour of camp on Friday, family and friends are invited to The Cabin for lemonade and a public reading of student writing.
Draw the illustrated stories & comics you've always wanted to read.
Investigate the powerful potential of connecting words and images as you work to create graphic texts alive with full characters, a riveting plot, and meaningful design. Explore art excursions to galleries and installations, and read graphic texts with peers and your Cabin teaching-writer to discover how to produce collages, comics, illustrated poems and stories that show and tell.
Foci for Student Learning:
- Critically reading visual/literary hybrid art texts to learn about craft
- Symbol and image
- Collage, cartoons, found texts, visual rhetoric
- Tone and argument (irony, satire, etc)
- Ekphrasis; "translating" visual art into language art and back again
- Making comics and graphic narratives
Essential Questions Students Will Investigate:
- How do you read a picture?
- Is a picture really worth 1,000 words?
- What's the relationship between words and images? What relationships are possible?
- What are the parts of a graphic narrative? What do they do?
- How can graphic narratives evoke emotion?
- How can understanding of graphic narratives influence other modes of expression?
- In what ways are images in sequence like writing? Unlike writing?
- How do we move story forward through image and pictures?
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Winged Tapestries: Moths At Large
Witness the arresting beauty and surprising diversity of moths in a presentation of more than 30 large-format prints by Canadian photographer Jim des Rivières. Des Rivières creates these larger-than-life images by scanning each moth at high resolution to reveal unexpected colors and intricate patterns.
Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large, featuring the art of Jim des Rivières, is produced by the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada.
The presentation of Winged Tapestries at the American Museum of Natural History is made possible by the generosity of
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Gallery: The Pros and Cons of Eloping
As you may have heard, Jessica Simpson is engaged to Eric Johnson. The engagement has been on since November, and now, Simpson is making remarks on the sly about the possibility of the couple eloping. In Women's Wear Daily, the entrepreneur/singer/reality TV star says of her impending nuptials: "No date has been set yet. We've both been married before. We're enjoying our commitment to each other. We want to take our time…We might elope if it gets to that point."
All well and good, if you're Jessica Simpson and can afford to fly anywhere in the world to get married, and would benefit from the privacy.
But there are both pros and cons to eloping for us mortals, and here are some of them:


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Summer is quickly on its way, but tickets for special fall events at Walt Disney World are already on sale.
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Tickets for his year's Night of Joy, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Parties and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Parties went on sale Wednesday.
The Night of Joy will take place Sept. 6 and 7 and will feature contemporary Christian rock, pop and gospel music.
The Not-So-Scary Halloween celebrations run for several nights from Sept. 10 through Oct. 31.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party begins Nov. 8 and ends on Dec. 20, but the halls will be decked for the holidays into January.
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February 17. 2014 8:16PM
Cumberland Farms proposed for South Broadway in Salem
By ADAM SWIFT
Union Leader Correspondent
— Sometimes bigger isn't always better.A new Cumberland Farms convenience store and gas station being proposed for 382 South Broadway would be half the size of the existing multi-tenant retail building on the site.
The Planning Board has continued making a final decision on the proposed 4,500-square-foot building to a future meeting so some minor engineering details can be worked out.
The new building would replace a 9,000-square-foot multi-tenant building and gas station on the site.
Although the size of the building will be cut in half from the existing one, Cumberland Farms is proposing increasing the number of gas pumps on the property from 12 to 16.
The site plan was originally brought before the Planning Board in 2012, but was delayed so some court proceedings could be resolved, according to town Planning Director Ross Moldoff.Moldoff said the proposal meets many of the goals of the town's Master Plan, such as improving the architectural design, increasing landscaping, and redeveloping an older commercial property.
"I think it is a very attractive building and certainly complies with our retail design standards," said Moldoff.
Project engineer Chris Tumula of MHF design said the project will significantly increase landscaping on the site and enhance the stormwater management system.
"We're really making the site better than what it is today," said Tumula.Planning Board member Phyllis O'Grady agreed that the proposal looks positive for the town."I applaud Cumberland Farms for coming up with a good design and plan for the town of Salem," she said.


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Maha-viyuha Sutta: The Great Array
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Notes"Those who, dwelling on views,
dispute, saying, 'Only this is true':
do they all incur blame,
or also earn praise there?"
"[The praise:] It's such a little thing,
not at all appeasing.[1]
I speak of two fruits of dispute;
and seeing this, you shouldn't dispute —
seeing the state
where there's no dispute
as secure.
One who knows
doesn't get involved
in whatever are
One who is uninvolved:
when he's forming no preference
for what's seen, for what's heard,
why would he get
Those for whom precepts
are ultimate
say that purity's
a matter of self-restraint.
Undertaking a practice,
they devote themselves to it:
'Let's train just in this,
and then there would be purity.'
Those who say they are skilled
are [thus] led on to becoming.
But if one of them falls
from his precepts or practice,
he trembles,
having failed in his actions.
He hopes for, longs for, purity,
like a lost caravan leader
far from home.
But one who's abandoned
precepts & practices[2]
— all —
things that are blamable, blameless,[3]
not hoping for 'pure or impure,'[4]
would live in compassion & peace,
without taking up peace,[5]
on taboos, austerities,
or what's seen, heard, or sensed,
they speak of purity
through wandering further on
through becoming & not-,
their craving not gone
for becoming & not-.[6]
For one who aspires has longings
& trembling with regard to preconceptions.
But one who here
has no passing away & arising:
Why would he tremble?
For what would he long?"
"The teaching some say is 'supreme,'
is the very one others call 'lowly.'
Which statement is true
when all of these claim to be skilled?"
"They say their own teaching is perfect
while the doctrine of others is lowly.
Thus quarreling, they dispute,
each saying his agreed-on opinion
is true.
If something, because of an opponent's say-so,
were lowly,
then none among teachings would be
for many say
that another's teaching's inferior
when firmly asserting their own.
If their worship of their teaching were true,
in line with the way they praise their own path,
then all doctrines
would be true —
for purity's theirs, according to each.
The brahman has nothing
led by another,
when considering what's grasped
among doctrines.
Thus he has gone
beyond disputes,
for he doesn't regard as best
the knowledge of a teaching,
any other mental state.[7]
'I know. I see. That's just how it is!' —
Some believe purity's in terms of view.
But even if a person has seen,
what good does it do him?
Having slipped past,
they speak of purity
in connection with something
or somebody else.
A person, in seeing,
sees name & form.
Having seen, he'll know
only these things.
No matter if he's seen little, a lot,
the skilled don't say purity's
in connection with that.
A person entrenched in his teachings,
honoring a preconceived view,
isn't easy to discipline.
Whatever he depends on
he describes it as lovely,
says that it's purity,
that there he saw truth.
The brahman, evaluating,
isn't involved with conjurings,
doesn't follow views,
isn't tied even to knowledge.[8]
And on knowing
whatever's conventional, commonplace,
he remains equanimous:
'That's what others hold onto.'
Having released the knots
that tie him down,
the sage here in the world
doesn't follow a faction
when disputes have arisen.
At peace among those not at peace,
he's equanimous, doesn't hold on:
'That's what others hold onto.'
Giving up old fermentations,
not forming new,
neither pursuing desire,
nor entrenched in his teachings,
he's totally released
from viewpoints,
He doesn't adhere to the world,
is without self-rebuke;
is enemy-free[9]
with regard to all things
seen, heard, or sensed.
His burden laid down,
the sage totally released
is improper / is free from conjuring
hasn't stopped / isn't impassioned
isn't worth wanting / doesn't
the Blessed One said.
1.Or: Not enough to appease (the defilements, says Nd.I).
2.Nd.I: Abandoning precepts & practices in the sense of no longer believing that purity is measured in terms of them, the view discussed in the preceding verse.
3.Nd.I: "Blamable, blameless" = black and white kamma (see AN 4.232, 234, 237-238, quoted in The Wings to Awakening, section I/B).
4.Nd.I: Having abandoned impure mental qualities, and having fully attained the goal, the arahant has no need to hope for anything at all.
5."In compassion & peace, without taking up peace" — a pun on the word, santimanuggahaya.
6.The word bhavabhavesu — through/for becoming & not- becoming — here is a lamp, i.e., a single word functioning in two phrases.
7."The knowledge of a teaching, any other mental state" — a pun on the word, dhammamaññam.
8.According to Nd.I, this compound — ñana-bandhu — should be translated as "tied by means of knowledge," in that the arahant doesn't use the knowledge that comes with the mastery of concentration, the five mundane forms of psychic power (abhiñña), or any wrong knowledge to create the bonds of craving or views. However, the compound may also refer to the fact that the arahant isn't tied even to the knowledge that forms part of the path to arahantship (see MN 117).
9.See note 7 under Sn 4.4.
10."Is improper / is free from conjuring, hasn't stopped / isn't impassioned, isn't worth wanting / doesn't desire" — a series of puns — na kappiyo, nuparato, na patthiyo — each with a strongly positive and a strongly negative meaning, probably meant for their shock value. For a similar set of puns, see Dhp 97.
See also: AN 10.93; AN 10.96.


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The former school superintendent of Hartford, Conn., Beth Schiavino-Narvaez, once told me that "the public education system is the great sorting mechanism for American society." I use that line often, as it succinctly conveys both the connection of public education to the larger society and the never-ending debate about its purpose. Should public education serve to elevate all students, regardless of background so they can attend a four-year college or should it weed out students based on merit and perceived ability?
Nowhere does this dynamic play out more clearly than in the assignment of students to Advanced Placement classes. AP has become a symbol of excellence and accountability for many school systems. Regardless of the actual value the courses have in relationship to learning important content, they're seen as a measure of a school's excellence and used as an accountability metric: The more AP classes a school offers, the better it is believed to prepare students for college; the greater the numbers of nonwhite and Asian students who take AP classes and pass AP tests, the more the school is said to be promoting equity.
But while these metrics are important first-level indicators of equity, the pursuit of social justice requires a much deeper understanding of how AP classes are administered and to whom they are offered.
Gateway courses
When I was superintendent of Montgomery County (Md.) Public Schools, the associate superintendent for high schools, Chris Garran, told me about his AP awakening: When he became the principal of a well-regarded and diverse high school, he discovered that none of the school's black graduates had qualified for a scholarship based on their success in AP courses. When he and his guidance team dug into the data, they found that many white and Asian students were taking AP Government and Politics (also called AP NSL) as freshmen and sophomores, while black and Hispanic students didn't start taking AP until junior or senior year.
He discovered that NSL was considered a gateway course that helped students understand the requirements of AP and build the necessary "AP muscle" they'd need for more difficult classes. So, white and Asian students who were deemed AP-ready coming out of middle school were encouraged to enroll in NSL and then ended up taking multiple AP courses in high school, while black and Hispanic students would take just one or two (most often AP Psychology).
When Garran became the district's associate superintendent for high schools, he checked to see whether the 25 high schools in the county were enrolling black, Hispanic, and students on free and reduced-price meals in AP courses starting in 9th grade. Finding patterns similar to what he had seen as a principal, Garran began an annual review process meant to broaden enrollment.
As a result, from 2013 to 2016 (I left in 2015), the percentage of students enrolled in AP Government and Politics who scored a 3 or higher on exams increased by 2 percentage points (to almost three-quarters of all high school students) and by 6 percentage points for black students and 5 percentage points for Hispanic students ( http://bit.ly/MCPS AdvancedPlacement).
Across the country, high schools have restricted access to AP courses by requiring certain grade point averages and standardized test scores or recommendations from specific teachers. Supposedly, such rules are necessary to maintain AP's reputation as a merit-based accomplishment. In reality, though, they function to exclude many young people. According to Education Trust (2013):
[O]ur examination of reach across different groups of students revealed wide differences in participation. Middle- and high-income students who attend schools with AP classes are three times as likely to enroll in an AP course as are low-income students. Asian students participate at more than twice the national average, while black and American Indian students participate at about half the rate of the national average (p. 4).
Similarly, the College Board, which administers the AP program, has acknowledged that significant numbers of black and Hispanic students who have the potential to succeed in AP never take those classes, either because their schools don't offer them or because they aren't placed into them.
Expanding access, expecting resistance
When I was superintendent in Stamford, Conn., one of the local high schools, Westhill, decided to open access to AP. A forward-thinking English department head and a supportive principal led the initiative, which then spread to other departments. Yet, even though we won a grant to support the work, we ran into fierce resistance from various quarters.
Parents of affluent white students, especially, argued that black and Hispanic kids simply weren't ready for the rigors of AP; they should be shielded from failure, they said. And if those kids were allowed to take the courses, then the AP program would be dumbed-down, or the teachers would have to go more slowly.
Likewise, the teachers' union leadership contested our decision (even though many teachers supported it). Apparently, cash rewards had been given to teachers whose students scored a 3 or above (on a 5-point scale) on AP tests, and they were worried that expanding access would dilute the pool of high-scoring students, putting those rewards at risk. Fortunately, we won in arbitration, setting a precedent for the entire state, and the initiative continued. As a result, participation in AP courses by black students increased by 12 percentage points and by Hispanic students by 11 percentage points during my tenure. Participation by white and Asian students continued and even increased. Overall success in AP (as measured by passing an exam) increased by 12 percentage points during that time and doubled for black and Hispanic students (although they continued to lag behind their peers) ( http://bit.ly/StamfordAdvancedPlacement ).
Opening access to AP for all students isn't an easy undertaking nor is overcoming the inevitable resistance. But it is an essential move for any school or system leader who wants to lead from a social justice perspective. If AP is a critical part of the pathway to college and if we want more students to pursue four-year degrees, then we have to rewrite the rules to take the onus off the individual student and put it on the adults in the system to support all students' access to and success in higher-level courses. Further, the more routinely we steer all students into advanced coursework, the more successful those students are likely to be. Researchers have found that when one or two students of color are placed in an AP course, they don't do as well as they do when they are part of a sizeable cohort — the so-called posse effect tends to provide a boost for students of color who've been given messages throughout their schooling that they're not as worthy or entitled to upper-level courses as white and Asian students.
Leading from a social justice lens requires that school and system leaders understand the rules that have been created to privilege some and oppress others. The seemingly objective entrance criteria for AP classes have served to rank and sort our public school students so that white and Asian students continue to excel while black and Hispanic students are kept out of such opportunities. Leaders must deliberately and intentionally change those conditions by rewriting the rules, examining the data, supporting students, teachers and leaders, and establishing accountability based on the idea that all students must have access to the highest academic levels a school offers.
Education Trust. (2013, June). Washington, DC: Author.
JOSHUA P. STARR (@JoshuaPStarr) is chief executive officer of PDK International, Arlington, Va.
Originally published in October 2017 (2), 72-73. © 2017 Phi Delta Kappa International. All rights reserved.
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Virginia fugitive kicks through wall but can't escape
RICHMOND, Va. —
A Richmond apartment's thin walls allowed a fugitive to run, but he couldn't hide from federal marshals.
Federal authorities say 33-year-old Shawn Rives of Petersburg was apprehended Tuesday, more than three months after he allegedly failed to appear in court for arraignment on cocaine distribution charges.
According to an affidavit filed in the case, the U.S. Marshal Service and the FBI found Rives at a Richmond apartment complex Tuesday morning. As marshals entered the apartment, Rives kicked through the drywall of a closet and squeezed through the wall and into a 5-year-old girl's bedroom in the next door apartment where he unsuccessfully tried to hide.


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NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama's campaign has released a new television commercial in Ohio drawing attention to Mitt Romney's opposition to the federal auto bailout.
Several auto workers appear in the ad, saying they owe their jobs to Obama's decision to extend billions in federal loans to General Motors and Chrysler in 2009.
Romney opposed the auto bailout, saying he would have preferred to take the companies through a managed bankruptcy process instead. The bailout was credited with saving thousands of jobs in Ohio, a top swing state.
One worker says "Ohio would have collapsed" had it not been for Obama's intervention. The ad concludes with a tag line: "Mitt Romney. Not one of us."


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