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Doors have always made meaningful metaphors. They can be open. They can be closed. They can be locked. They can be beaten down. No matter the style, however, they are usually the way into our homes — that is, unless you're homeless.
Inspired by the symbolism of doors, a group of homeless Sarasota artists who belong to the "I Am Home" art project recently ditched their white canvases for the imperfect surface of old doors.
Working out of a temporary classroom space at the Resurrection House, a day resource center for the homeless in the Rosemary District, the group transformed nine doors into an eclectic collection of art that explores and challenges the meaning of home.
The group's "Doors of Perception" show opened last Thursday at the Art Center and will remain up through July 9, as part of the Art Center's "I Am Home" exhibit, which features the work of local painters and architects such Joseph Patrick Arnegger, Patrick Fiore, Greg Hall and Halflants + Picchette.
Founded in January 2009 by Sarasota hairdresser Janet Taylor, the "I Am Home" art project is a loose gathering of homeless artists that began as a rudimentary drawing session every Thursday at the Resurrection House.
With the collaboration and support of the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness, Tommy Bahama on St. Armands Circle and Art Center Sarasota, the group has grown into a thriving community of 15 artists, many of whom regularly sell their work at art shows at Tommy Bahama, the Selby Public Library, the Venice Public Library and at churches around town.
"Our mission was not necessarily to sell the art," says Taylor. "It was to provide a safe and nurturing environment for homeless folks to create art and in the process find healing, dignity and hope. The wonderful thing is that they've actually made some good money."
Taylor says she's consistently blown away by the caliber of the work. Many of the "I Am Home" artists are as talented as professionals. As a result, they group has earned more than $10,000 in art sales.
"It's just amazing to me," Taylor says. "I didn't realize the impact this would have on people's lives."
Contact Heidi Kurpiela at [email protected].
Doors have always made meaningful metaphors. They can be open. They can be closed. They can be locked. They can be beaten down. No matter the style, however, they are usually the way into our homes — that is, unless you're homeless.


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Hoof Wall and White Line Disease
- Nov 1, 1998
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The topic for this month's "Step by Step" is white line disease. Nothing would please me more than to write a helpful, informative article on white line disease for horse owners, but at this point, that article would have to be very, very short. We know very little about white line disease. Many people have ideas about what it is and how to treat it, and some people are very successful. I would suggest, however, that there is a great deal more to this whole problem than any of us know.
The elastic white line is the link between the inner sensitive laminae and the insensitive outer hoof wall.
First of all, on the humorous side, let's blame the Germans for writing their anatomy texts and research papers in German instead of English. Only now, as many as 20 years after several important papers were first written, are we obtaining translations of key studies of the structure of the hoof wall and analyses of hoof wall defects.
Second, let's blame the entire state of Florida. In the 1980s, Americans started shipping horses to Florida to race, show, and be bred. Once there, many contracted a hoof wall defect Floridians called "yeast infection" (although they know it's not yeast), and they brought it home. Suddenly, even though we know the problem isn't contagious, we had a national crisis on our hands, and hoof walls everywhere were caving in, collapsing, rotting away, or just plain smelled awful. Since so many horses had at one time or another been to Florida, we decided it was some sort of tropical foot rot, rising like a swamp monster to compromise the soundness of our best horses. It was the best answer we could come up with, at the time.
Third, whose problem is it? Your horse has a hollow hoof, or maybe an eaten-up outer wall, and your veterinarian tells you to call the farrier. The farrier tells you to call the veterinarian. No one really knows whether it's a medical problem or a mechanical problem, but neither professional wants to be the one to tell you that he or she doesn't know what it is. Ultimately, it's your problem. Your farrier can tell you at least 10 things that might be causing it...but you haven't changed your horse's routine in three years, and suddenly you're looking at a big gap in his hoof wall.
The more you read about white line disease, and the more you talk to farriers and veterinarians about it, the more you think there might be some wisdom to those who shrug and say, "White line disease? Never see it. Not in any of my clients' horses." For years, I puzzled over this response, but now I can see some value in the fine art of denial.
What we don't know about the horse's hoof wall could fill a library. We don't know how or why a horse founders to the point where its hooves fall right off its feet. We don't know how a hoof maintains (or loses) moisture, so we constantly are trying to moisturize dry feet and dry out soggy feet. We don't know exactly how to evaluate how or if a horse's hooves are utilizing nutrients, or which nutrients might be in short supply or be blocked by other nutrients, slowing hoof growth or causing shelly, cracked feet. We don't know a lot about the hoof, when you come right down to it. But we have our own individual theories, pet treatments, and second-guesses at what is wrong.
Hoof Wall Construction: Undressing The Foot
The outer hoof is designed to protect the fragile bones, tendons, and blood supply inside the hoof capsule. Think of the outer hoof wall as a thick Gore-Tex survival suit that you'd wear if you were headed into the Arctic, or climbing Mt. Everest. Raps against jump rails, constant thumping of rocks on the trail, that insistent "bam!" of the hind foot on the stall wall to remind you that it's feeding time...the hoof wall is on the job, making sure (at least most of the time) that the hard shell takes the lumps. The inner foot might be jarred, but it is rarely seriously injured.
Often, inner injuries like coffin bone fractures are found on horses with thin hoof walls. Nature's protective shell is compromised. If you look at wild horses, you would be surprised to see how thick the hoof wall is. Perhaps natural selection has given a thick, tough hoof wall a high priority rate for survivors.
Have you ever noticed the striped feet on an Appaloosa? The stripes always are vertical. Have you ever seen horizontal color stripes on a hoof? Probably not. This is because pigment follows the horn tubules, which run vertically down the hoof wall. This is also why most cracks are vertical.
To oversimplify the construction of the hoof wall, think of piano keys. The white keys are "horn" tubules; the black keys are what is called "inter-tubular horn."
Cuddled up to the outer wall is the inner hoof wall. This would be the layer of polar fleece that you wear under your survival suit. It is designed to wick moisture away from your body, circulate air, and more or less moderate your body temperature. The horse's foot functions in a similar way. If you think of the fuzzy nubs on polar fleece, imagine them reaching inward to the "body" of the hoof's sensitive structures. These nubs are epidermal (insensitive) laminae, that link the "nonliving," bloodless outer wall with the living inner structures and fill the space from the coronet to the ground, extending inward from the parallel tubules.
Meanwhile, the sensitive structures of the foot are surrounding the bones and tendons. There is a complex blood supply of tiny capillaries that supply each sensitive lamina, which in turn "locks into" matching insensitive laminae, like the right hand of a glove linked to its left when holding hands. Think of the sensitive laminae as reaching out with a warm woolen, life-filled glove; think of the insensitive hoof wall as clasping it with a cold, lifeless leather glove. Whatever the mechanism or the magnetism between the two, it works to protect the inner foot and provide the horse with a somewhat flexible but strong traction device to move it quickly across the ground.
The Ground Surface: A White Line
A freshly trimmed foot clearly shows a white line circumnavigating the sole; it forms a dividing line between the sole and hoof wall. The line is usually of uniform thickness, and if examined closely, will appear to be slightly yellow closer to the sole and whiter toward the wall. Farriers use the white line as a convenient entry point for their nails; they know that anything inside (toward the frog) the white line is "alive" and sensitive, so all nails must go into the white line, then be turned out to exit through the wall. This is why horseshoe nails are bevelled; they naturally arc as they are driven into the shoe.
Why is the white line white (or yellow)? The laminae from the hoof wall (insensitive) are not pigmented, and they are interleaved with tubular horn from the sensitive inner foot.
Remember the wool glove and the leather glove? They are still at work inside the wall, from coronet to just above the ground. But if the wool glove's finger touched the ground, the horse would feel pain, and it would be very vulnerable to injury. The remarkable engineering of the horse's hoof manufactures empty extensions of terminal horn tubules in the white line, instead of the living fingers. These are the darker, or more yellow, portions of the white line.
Even within this seemingly narrow area of the hoof there is a series of layers--the stratum internum and the stratum lamellatum sections of the outer wall, then the white zone itself, and the sole.
The recent publication of extensive studies on the white line by German anatomist Dr. K. D. Budras has shed new light on how the white line works--and how it can be compromised.
White Line Workshop
The sensitive foot has to be defended, and the white line is designed for that purpose. At a certain point of juncture between sole and wall, the insensitive leather-gloved wall still sends out its fingers. The wooly glove must fill in the spaces, or else be vulnerable to pain and infection from the ground. So, it creates horn tubules to fill the gaps.
Professor Budras has shown us that the white line has an elastic property, to create a link between the solid hoof wall and the softer sole. He likens the white line to a hinge that is involved with the expansion and contraction of the quarters of the foot. Repeated pressure on the hinge might mechanically weaken the white line. He has identified the medullary cells of the terminal horn tubules as the weak link in the white line.
An analogy be-tween a brick wall and the medullary cells of the horn tubules is obvious-as the foot grows, the horn tubules are farther and farther away from any blood supply. Their "mortar" thins and weakens without nutrition; mortar links between the tubules break down, and bacteria can enter the white line, even on a healthy foot.
The Germans tested this hypothesis by soaking hoof wall material in urea and liquid manure. Urea was shown to extract keratin from the horn cells. Amazingly, the manure's chemical action on the horn cells was to remove the intertubular "mortar." Together, manure and urine were destroying the horn cells! This destructive process was found to be accelerated in feet with a pre-existing high moisture content.
While progress has been made in better understanding the equine foot, and in particular white line disease, there still is much to be learned.
A Detailed Examination Of "White Line Disease"By Michael A. Ball, DVM; Michael Wildenstein, Certified Journeyman Farrier; and Sang Shin, PhD
"White Line Disease"--Or Is It?
White line disease has been a highly debated issue for a good number of years and has been a source of contention between veterinarians and farriers. The disease/syndrome is observed to create a soft/chalky horn tissue in the stratum medium; in severe cases, the stratum internum can be affected. The abnormal horn can be limited to the distal centimeter or so of the wall, but often extends proximally and can be as high as the coronary area. The term "seedy toe" has been used to describe this disease/syndrome due to the "hollowness" of the affected tissue when percussed. Given the fact that, technically, the "white line" is the junction between the stratum internum and the horn of the sole, the term "white line disease" probably is inappropriate in most cases. In advanced cases, the white line can be involved, but the majority of cases (especially in the early stages) are primarily restricted to the stratum medium; the inner-most zone of the stratum medium can be unpigmented and can therefore appear white in color when viewed from the solar surface.
The horse health literature and farrier trade journals contain a plethora of anecdotal reports and uncontrolled studies postulating a great number of causes and predisposing factors. Some of the suspected predisposing factors include excessive moisture/drying, lamellar damage (laminitis), acute trauma/abscess development, hoof cracks, and excessive toe length.
A great number of bacteria and fungi have been incriminated in the development of the disease, but sample collection techniques either are unreported or can be criticized regarding contamination of the samples. In one of the most complete studies in the literature (by Bernie Chapman), there were 25 different species of fungi incriminated in affected feet, with Pseudallescheria and Scopulariopsis being two of the more common isolates. There was one report in the veterinary literature (Pathomorphological findings in a case of onychomycosis of a racehorse, by Kuwano, et al., from the Japan Racing Association, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 1996) that demonstrated, with tissue evaluation under both a regular and electron microscope, disease of the white line area caused by a fungus.
The questions remain: Is this disease/syndrome a primary or secondary infection with bacteria, fungi, or both, and, if it is secondary, what are the predisposing factors?
An Attempt To End Controversy
A prospective clinical study currently is underway at Cornell University with the support of Steve Bloom (Across The Anvil East, Inc.), Bob Peacock (Farrier Science Clinic), and the New York State Diagnostic Laboratory. Our hypothesis is that the term onychomycosis, as offered by Chapman in much of the existing literature, is appropriate with the disease being a fungal infection of the hoof wall secondary to mechanical stresses related to poor management or other disease processes.
Preliminary Results
In our study, four control feet did not grow any bacteria or fungi. Five affected feet did not grow any bacteria on either aerobic or anaerobic culture, but all were positive for the presence of a fungus in the deeper tissues of the stratum medium. The individual species of fungi isolated were variable, and are all considered to be common environmental contaminants. None of these fungi are known to have the primary ability to cause disease (although the recovered species Gliocladium is well known for its ability to cause disease in plants, specifically roots and tree bark).
The individual fungal species isolated are as follows: Trichoderma sp, Mucor sp, Aspergillus glaucus, Gliocladium sp (in two feet).
Preliminary Conclusions
The fact that all of our controls were negative for both bacterial and fungal growth validates our sample acquisition as a methodology for collecting sterile samples of the stratum medium for culture. The authors feel that this is a weak link in many of the other studies reporting the presence of fungus in hoof biopsy material. In much of the literature, the sample techniques are either inadequate to ensure against contamination, or were not stated to allow for evaluation of the technique. In addition, many of the previously reported studies did not include control hoofs or failed to include bacterial cultures.
The absence of bacteria and positive growth of fungi supports the role of a fungal infection and, therefore, supports the term "onychomycosis" in describing this disease/syndrome. An interesting fact is that all four species of fungi cultured are known to, potentially, be "keratinophilic" (literally meaning keratin "loving"). This does not mean that they have the ability to cause primary keratin disease, but have the ability to grow well on keratin.
We continue to hypothesize that mechanical stress created by excessive toe length, laminitis, poor management, and/or generally poor hoof health predisposes to the collection of environmental contaminants within the stratum medium. All of these identified fungi are environmental organisms and can be cultured from soil and wood. The inner environment of the wall horn (chemical composition, oxygen tension, and the limited availability of microbial substrates) selects for species of fungi that can survive and grow well on keratin. It is this collection of factors that likely leads to this condition.
Removal of the affected tissue, sterilization of the underlying tissue, and protection/support with the appropriate hoof repair material and shoeing appear to be the most effective treatment. There are numerous topical products reported to have varying degrees of efficacy including: iodine, bleach, formaldehyde, copper sulfate, DMSO, metronidazole, pine tar, Save-a-Hoof, Thrush-Buster, turpentine, gasoline, merthiolate, benzoyl peroxide, Fungidye, miconazole, clotrimazole, cleantrax, and many others.
The findings of our studies to date support the use of antifungal treatments, with the development of antifungal-impregnated hoof repair materials being of great interest. It must be mentioned that the antibiotic "metronidazole" is most useful in anaerobic bacterial infections and has little activity against fungi. The bleach products, DMSO, Fungidye, and other more classic antifungal drugs such as miconazole, clotrimazole, and itraconazole should be of benefit.
Thanks to Michael A. Ball, DVM, of the Departments of Pharmacology and Large Animal Medicine; Michael Wildenstein, Certified Journeyman Farrier, the Department of Farrier Science; and Sang Shin, PhD, the New York State Diagnostic Laboratory .
About the Author
Fran Jurga
Fran Jurga is the publisher of Hoofcare & Lameness, The Journal of Equine Foot Science, based in Gloucester, Mass., and Hoofcare Online, an electronic newsletter accessible at www.hoofcare.com. Her work also includes promoting lameness-related research and information for practical use by farriers, veterinarians, and horse owners. Jurga authored Understanding The Equine Foot, published by Eclipse Press and available at www.exclusivelyequine.com or by calling 800/582-5604.
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B.J. inches closer with first rehab game under belt
By Eric Single / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- B.J. Upton went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his first rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday, leaving the center fielder with two more games in the Minors before he is slated to rejoin a Braves offense in the midst of its most productive week of the season.
"I got a little side-line from [Gwinnett manager] Randy Ready, and the at-bats were OK," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "For the first time in two weeks facing live pitching, the at-bats were good."
Upton has been sidelined since July 12 with a right adductor muscle strain he sustained diving for a line drive in the outfield. He tracked down four fly balls without incident over six innings in center during Gwinnett's 2-1 loss.
After a bounce-back June that showed signs of recovery from his prolonged slump at the plate to open the season, Upton hit .176 with 14 strikeouts in the first 10 games of July before his injury. Gonzalez said that the decision on how to slot Upton back into a red-hot lineup will come when it comes.
"The No. 1 thing for us is to make sure he's healthy and make sure he's ready to come back, that's the No. 1 thing," Gonzalez said. "When all those things are in place, then we'll figure something out. Something will happen, you know how that is."
Upton reversed his fortunes at the plate early on in his second rehab start, doubling in his first two at-bats in Thursday night's game and coming around to score each time.
Lefty Avilan relishes being key arm for Braves
ATLANTA -- Monday's acquisition of Scott Downs ensured that Braves reliever Luis Avilan would not be overworked down the stretch as the only left-handed pitcher in the bullpen. This time last year, Avilan could not have imagined putting together such a productive run that the team would even see the need to lighten his load.
"Back then, I didn't even realize I was in the big leagues, because the Atlanta Braves organization has a lot of prospects, and I didn't even know," Avilan said. "If you told me two years ago I was about to play in the big leagues, I would've told you, 'No, I can't believe it.'"
After making his Major League debut on July 14, 2012, Avilan posted a 2.00 ERA in 36 appearances down the stretch, but that early success didn't mean he had completely settled in to the pressures of big league competition.
"Probably in the middle of August last year, I was like, 'OK, I'm in the big leagues. Now I have to work even harder to try to stay here,'" Avilan said.
Just a few weeks removed from the one-year anniversary of his callup, Avilan has surpassed the expectations of many. In late May, just a few days after fellow lefties Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery, Avilan began his streak of 28 scoreless appearances, in which he has allowed just eight hits over 25 1/3 innings of work.
With a more aggressive approach against top competition this season, Avilan has settled into a groove on the mound that has limited the sting of the Braves' rash of left-handed Tommy John patients.
"Last year, I gave a lot of respect for the older guys," Avilan said. "This year, [bullpen coach] Eddie Perez and Eric O'Flaherty talked to me like, 'Hey, don't give the other guy too much credit. You're a big leaguer, too, so just throw the ball. You have enough skills to get those guys out -- just throw the ball over the plate.'"
Those skills needed protecting, and after Avilan appeared in 48 of the team's first 105 games, the Braves traded for the veteran Downs to preserve Avilan's arm for a potential playoff run.
"I know Frank Wren is thinking about making the playoffs, and I know he's going to pick the best guy out there, so I'm sure this guy's going to help us a lot -- not just me being another lefty in the bullpen, but he's going to help the whole team to make the playoffs," Avilan said.
Worth noting
• Backup catcher Gerald Laird underwent a surgical procedure on Wednesday afternoon to remove a kidney stone after spending the first half of the week enduring the painful process of attempting to pass the stone.
Laird rejoined the team before Thursday's game against the Rockies, but manager Fredi Gonzalez said he was likely still a few days away from being available to play.
• Jordan Schafer ramped up the tests on the healing stress fracture in his right foot with a few aggressive sprints around the bases out of the batter's box before Thursday's game. The team still expects their utility outfielder to begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
• Wednesday night's game left a pair of non-players nursing injuries. Braves third-base coach Brian Snitker wore a bandage on his right forearm on Thursday afternoon, still sore from a foul ball off the bat of Dan Uggla that struck him on the arm in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 9-0 rout. One inning after Snitker has hit, home-plate umpire Marty Foster was hit on the left forearm by a pitch that skimmed the jersey of Andrelton Simmons. X-rays on Foster came back negative, and the 14-year Major League veteran was diagnosed with a soft tissue contusion.
Eric Single is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This enzyme breaks down non-living tissue in the human body. For example, Serrapeptase has the ability to dissolve the plaque that has accumulated in arteries of heart patients. It has been administered to prevent deposits in arteries from building up after heart surgery. It is remarkable that it will remove atherosclerotic plaque in an artery without damaging the healthy cells in the wall of an artery.
In Europe, this enzyme has been administered to improve swelling after an injury or surgery. It has been documented to reduce swelling of tissue in patients who undergo surgery.
Women with cystic breast disease have experienced a reduction in breast pain and swelling. Roughly 86 percent of patients in a double blind study confirmed that Serrapeptase has anti-edema properties.
In another research study, this enzyme gave considerable relief to individuals with acute infections of the ear, nose, and throat. Serrapeptase reduced the viscosity of the mucous which made it easier to drain.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is another condition where the enzyme has proven helpful as the symptoms have been shown to recede when using the enzyme.
Other diseases and injury where studies have confirmed the benefits of Serrapeptase are: the use for therapy for nerve damage, swollen glands, arthritis, osteoporosis, chronic infections of the ear, congestion of the lungs, Multiple Sclerosis, hay fever, ulcers, back and neck pain, diabetes, prostate issues, prostate issues, rheumatoid arthritis, injuries in athletics, angina, varicose veins, scars and lesions of a post-operative nature, anti-aging, blood clots, and arterial disease.
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The health benefits of Serrapeptase has been quite impressive, as further research continues. For more information, visit Facebook Serrapeptase.


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Historical United States Money Growth, Inflation, and Inflation Credibility (ICPSR 1198)
Principal Investigator(s): Dewald, William G., Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
This research focuses on the longer-term monetary relationships in historical data. Charts describing the 10-year average growth rates in the M2 monetary aggregate, nominal GDP, real GDP, and inflation are used to show that there is a consistent longer-term correlation between M2 growth, nominal GDP growth, and inflation but not between such nominal variables and real GDP growth. The data reveal extremely long cycles in monetary growth and inflation, the most recent of which was the strong upward trend in M2 growth, nominal GDP growth, and inflation during the 1960s and 1970s, and the strong downward trend since then. Data going back to the 19th century show that the most recent inflation/disinflation cycle is a repetition of earlier long monetary growth and inflation cycles in the United States historical record. Also discussed is a measure of bond market inflation credibility, defined as the difference between averages in long-term bond rates and real GDP growth. By this measure, inflation credibility hovered close to zero during the 1950s and early 1960s, but then rose to a peak of about 10 percent in the early 1980s. During the 1990s, the bond market has yet to restore the low inflation credibility that existed before inflation turned up during the 1960s. The conclusion is that the risks of starting another costly inflation/disinflation cycle could be avoided by monitoring monetary growth and maintaining a sufficiently tight policy to keep inflation low. An environment of credible price stability would allow the economy to function unfettered by inflationary distortions, which is all that can reasonably be expected of monetary policy, and is precisely what should be expected.
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Paul Johnson's Blog
Welcome to Rubicon's Ramblings.
This is the new blogging home of independent game creators, Rubicon Development.
Yeah, who? With over 3.5 million customers, two game of the year awards and a BAFTA nomination, we put the "under" in "under the radar". So shhsh, don't tell anyone we're here!....
It's going to be me making all the posts and commentary, so here's a little about myself:
I've had a career in professional game programming spanning over 30 years, much of that in senior or lead roles, but you probably won't have heard of me before either.
The main reason for that is that a long time ago I made a decision to avoid working in massive teams on blockbuster titles and instead stuck with small to medium sized companies.
As cool as it is to say "I worked on Call of Duty" or whatever, I much prefer making a big impact on whatever it is I help develop, as it's much cooler to say "I made that". That's just not something you can really say when you're one tiny cog.
For the last decade I've been running a small independent studio, Rubicon Development, with co-founder Steve Haggerty. We set up Rubicon because we wanted to make original titles of our own, without publisher or investor interference, and have projects led by programmers how they should be.
To that end we've had some modest successes, mostly coming from our own IP creation, Great Little War Game, and it's much acclaimed sequel, Great BIG War Game.
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Duffy adds Futures Game to resume
Carolina All-Star lefty to represent Royals on U.S. team
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Duffy, 20, will be on the U.S. roster in the annual game against the World team.
Pitching this season for Class A Wilmington, Duffy has a 6-2 record and a 2.85 ERA in 13 starts. He was one of the Blue Rocks' players in the California-Carolina League All-Star Game on Tuesday night and pitched one scoreless inning.
A low ERA is nothing new for Duffy, a product of Lompoc, Calif., Cabrillo High. After being selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, he had a 1.45 ERA and a 2-3 record in 11 games for the Surprise Royals in the Arizona Rookie League.
Last year, he moved up to Class A Burlington and posted a 2.20 ERA along with an 8-4 record in 17 starts. In his last 11 starts, Duffy was 6-1 with an 0.99 ERA, helping the Bees win the Midwest League title.
The 11th annual XM All-Star Futures Game, pitting the best Minor League prospects from the United States against the best from the rest of the World, will be held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on All-Star Sunday, July 12, at 1 p.m. CT. MLB.com will provide complete coverage before, during and after the game, which can be seen live on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD and followed live on Gameday.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Before They Were Tech Stars
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has deemed this Teen Tech Week 2011. The event, which is being held from March 6 to 12, was created to help "ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries such as DVDs, databases, audiobooks, and videogames."
Surely, most of today's teens are doing fine on the competency front, what with the explosion of smartphones and gaming consoles among younger users. According to YALSA's (admittedly outdated) numbers, in 2005, 86 percent of kids age eight to 18 had a computer in their home and 74 percent had Internet access. That number has no doubt only increased, as prices have dropped and accessibility has increased over the past half decade. Teen Tech Week is aimed at turning that accessibility into real job skills.
In honor of this worthy event, we're taking a look at some of the tech industry's biggest superstars. These are the luminaries that helped launch the tech companies that have since become an integral part of our daily livesMicrosoft, Apple, Facebook, Google, Nintendo, and more.
For the younger among us, it will no doubt serve as a bit of inspirationyou too can start a billion dollar company before you're old enough to buy alcohol. For the rest of us, it's perhaps a little depressingeveryone on the following list reached tech success at the age of 30 or younger. But hey, it's never too late to reach for those dreams, right? Who knows, the next Google may be a few all-nighters away. As long as you've got access to a garage, greatness is never too far out of reach.
1Bill Gates (Microsoft)
2Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
3Michael Dell (Dell Computers)
4Steve Jobs (Apple)
5Larry Page, Sergey Brin (Google)
6William Hewlett, David Packard (Hewlett-Packard)
7Fusajiro Yamauchi (Nintendo)


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Administrative Regulation
Using Information
Technology Resources at
Part I: Introduction
These guidelines apply to
all computing resources owned or managed by GCC or using its network, and to
all the users of these resources, including but not limited to
The College has established specific procedures to be followed when abuse of computing resources has allegedly occurred. These procedures are defined in Appendix A. Questions regarding policy, interpretation of policy, or special problems or needs should be directed to the Dean of Information Technology Services (ITS). It is the sole responsibility of the user to be familiar with this policy and its provisions.
This document has been
adapted from the guidelines for the use of computing resources at
Part II: Guidelines for appropriate computing behavior
The following list, while not exhaustive, provides some specific guidelines for responsible and ethical behavior:
1. Use only the computers, computer accounts and computer files for which you have authorization. Do not use another individual's account, or attempt to capture or guess other users' passwords. Users are individually responsible for all use of resources assigned to them; therefore, sharing of accounts is prohibited.
2. Obey established guidelines for any computers or networks used both inside and outside the College. For example, individuals accessing off-campus computers via external networks must abide by the policies established by the owners of those computers as well as policies governing use of those networks.
3. Do not attempt to access restricted portions of the network, an operating system, security software, or accounting software unless authorized by the appropriate College administrator or owner. Breaking into computers is explicitly a violation of Internet rules of conduct and of the law, no matter how weak the protection is on those computers. Tapping into telephone or network lines is a clear violation of College policy.
4. Abide by all state and
federal laws (Appendix B provides links to some relevant
5. Respect the privacy and personal rights of others. Do not access or copy another user's electronic mail, data, programs, or other files without permission. Guidelines in the College catalog regarding academic honesty apply to course work completed with computers just as they do to other types of course work.
6. Abide by all applicable copyright laws and licenses. It is against both College policies and the law to copy software that has not been placed in the public domain or distributed as "freeware." "Shareware" users are expected to abide by the requirements of the shareware agreement. Respect the copyright law as it applies to images, texts and sounds in the production of electronic information.
The ease with which electronic materials can be copied, modified and sent over the Internet makes electronic materials extremely vulnerable to unauthorized access, invasion of privacy and copyright infringement. The unauthorized use or distribution of copyrighted works (including Web page graphics, sound files, trademarks and logos) is prohibited and may provide the basis for disciplinary action, civil litigation and criminal prosecution.
7.Use appropriate standards of civility when using computing systems to communicate with other individuals. When sending messages to other users, identify yourself as the sender unless you are acting as a proxy with permission to use another's name. Always seek to maintain an environment conducive to learning. Using
8.Be sensitive to the needs of others, avoid wasteful activities and use only your fair share of computing resources. For example, users of shared resources, such as the central computer, should use these facilities for only the most essential tasks during periods of peak demand. Broadcasting non-sanctioned messages to large numbers of individuals and sending chain letters are examples of activities that cause network congestion and interfere with the work of others, and thus are not allowed.
9.Treat computing resources and electronic information as a valuable College resource. Protect your data and the systems you use. For example, back up your files regularly. Set a password that is not easily guessed and change it regularly. Make sure you understand the access privileges you have set for your files and computer system. Do not destroy or damage any computing equipment, networks or software. The willful introduction of computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any other infection into the GCC computing environment or into other computing environments via
11.Stay informed about the computing environment. The computing environment is continually evolving, as new products are introduced and others become obsolete. Services change as the number and needs of users' change. Glendale publishes information in a variety of ways, including Web pages, electronic messaging, general news items that users are prompted to read, news groups associated with particular compilers or software packages, on-line documents about software, policy and procedures, and in some cases, e-mail to individuals. Users are responsible for staying informed about changes in the computing environment and are expected to adapt to these changes.
12. Be wary of installing or downloading personal software on college equipment. Such operations will be at your own risk and may result in loss of data and/or other problems. ITS is not responsible for supporting personal software or for solving problems created by such software. Students are prohibited from installing or downloading personal software on college equipment.
Part III: Users' rights and responsibilities
1. Access to computing resources
Central computing
services: Faculty and College employees
may obtain an ID for use with the central computing services for activities
related to instruction or College administration. Individuals not at
Other IT computing resources: Most of Glendale's computing facilities and services are available to members of the College community. For more detailed information about access to any facility or service, contact Information Technology Services or the appropriate department head or division chair.
2. Data security and integrity
Owners of data are responsible for the backup of their files. ITS will provide centralized backup solutions for mission critical data and will attempt to provide backup services for departments and services as budget allows. However, since ITS does not provide the same level of protection or file restoration for servers not located in ITS, it is especially important that users back up their files and use all available means to protect their data on departmental systems.
ITS provides reasonable security against intrusion and damage to files stored on the central computing services. However, neither the College nor any ITS staff can be held accountable for unauthorized access by other users, nor can they guarantee protection against media failure, fire, floods, etc.
Users should use all available methods to ensure the physical security of their computers and to protect their files, including the frequent changing of their passwords and storing back-up copies of information off site. In addition, users are regularly notified of potential virus threats and are required to follow instructions in such cases. They are also required to scan routinely for infections. In the event that data have been corrupted as a result of intrusion, ITS and Campus Police should be notified immediately. Upon request, ITS staff will assist in implementing procedures to maximize security.
In an emergency, ITS managers have the right to disconnect temporarily a user if network or mission critical systems are endangered.
3. Privacy
User account and files: Although not legally required to do so, ITS respects the privacy of all users. Members of ITS staff are forbidden to log on to a user account or to access a user's files unless the user gives explicit permission (for example, by setting file access privileges).
Exceptions to this privacy policy are made, however, under specific conditions. One such condition is if a user is suspected of causing disruption or using unreasonable bandwidth on the network or other shared services. Another condition is a suspected violation of state or federal law. In these instances, if the user is an employee of the College, the Dean of ITS, with the concurrence of the President or the Executive Vice-President of the College, must be convinced that there is sufficient cause to review a file(s) before those files can be searched without the user's permission. If the user is a student, the same procedures apply, except that the Dean of ITS or the manager of the local area network can decide alone if there is sufficient grounds to search the files of the suspected user.
Before logging onto a user's account or accessing a user's private files, a reasonable attempt will be made to contact the user to inform him or her that ITS will access the files. If that is not possible, the Dean of ITS or an authorized agent will view the files for the suspected violation and will inform the user afterward that the files have been reviewed. Information obtained in this manner is admissible in legal proceedings or in a College Judicial Board hearing. In accepting a user account, the user agrees to this policy.
If an employee feels that his/her privacy has been violated by a member of ITS, he/she may request that the CCCC investigate the matter. Upon reception of the request the CCCC shall form an independent committee and proceed with the investigation. The results shall be forwarded to Human Resources Complaint Review Procedure as set forth in Administrative Regulation 4050. A request can be brought up to the CCCC through any of its members.
If a student feels that his/her privacy has been violated by a College employee, he/she may file a complaint with the Dean of Student Affairs who will then follow the standard procedure for the resolution of student complaints.
Electronic mail: Electronic mail is subject to the privacy
policies explained above for ordinary user accounts and files. However, users
should not expect total privacy of electronic mail (e-mail). ITS staff may see
the contents of e-mail due to serious addressing errors or as a result of
maintaining the e-mail system. In those cases where ITS staff do see the
contents of private e-mail, they are required to keep the contents
confidential. Users should also be aware that the current design of the
Internet is such that the privacy of e-mail that leaves
When a user's affiliation
Users are reminded that e-mail is easily redistributed and may be read by people beyond the original recipient list. Care should be taken in phrasing e-mail given the uncertainty of readership.
4. Freedom of speech
The College recognizes and
respects the rights of users to freedom of speech. Such rights, however, are
not absolute. Speech which is fraudulent, libelous, obscene, harassing or
threatening is not permitted under state or federal law. Please refer to
Appendix B for links to some relevant
5. Ownership of copyright
for materials developed with
Ownership of copyright eligible property is determined by negotiated agreement between the College and the Glendale College Guild or the CSEA. Please contact the Guild or the CSEA for further information.
6. Personal financial gain
Because of the tax-exempt status of the College, the use of its computing resources for personal financial gain is prohibited. Employees, however, are allowed to use these resources to prepare material for use in their College work even though such material may later be copyrighted (see section 5 above).
7. Political activity
In general, political
activity in the form of providing information or educating the public is
permitted on a community college campus. College personnel and students are
free to express their political views provided it is made clear that they are
not speaking for or in the name of the institution. Campus organizations and
individuals may use the computing resources of the College to publicize
political forums or discussions, but may not use them to endorse, raise money
for or otherwise promote a candidate for public office, or a political party,
organization or lobby. For further information please refer to Appendix B for
links to some relevant
8. Responsibility for errors in software, hardware, and consulting
However, at the request of the user, when hardware, software, or consulting errors are determined to have occurred on central computing services, ITS will make a reasonable attempt to recover files to their state prior to the failure, at no cost to the user. As part of maintaining the software environment, ITS applies vendor-supplied or locally developed fixes as appropriate when problems are identified. Given that vendors may be involved and that staff resources are finite, no guarantee can be made as to how long it may take to fix an error once it has been identified. When software errors are considered major problems or could produce inaccurate results, users will be notified as soon as possible using appropriate electronic and/or other media.
9. Changes in the computing environment
When significant changes in hardware, software or procedures are planned, ITS will notify the College community through electronic and other media to ensure that all users have enough time to prepare for the changes and to voice any concerns that they might have.
Part IV: Use of Non-Glendale Owned Equipment on the College's Network
Equipment which is purchased
using personal funds or which remains the property of an agency by grant or
contract may use the resources of the
1. Owners, or in the case of
grant/contract equipment, the contractual administrator(s), must assume
responsibility for the use of their equipment; usage must conform to the
standards for
2. Owners, or in the case of
grant/contract equipment, the contractual administrator(s), must ensure that
the use of their equipment on the
3. Owners, or in the case of grant/contract equipment, the contractual administrator(s), must not permit access to the network or any of its services that would not otherwise have been granted through official College procedures.
4. Non-Glendale owned
machines on the
5. Non-Glendale owned
machines on
To ensure a high level of
service to its users, the College monitors traffic on its network. It may also
monitor traffic to/from a particular non
Adopted: 3/12/02
Appendix A
Procedures for Handling Alleged Abuse of Computer Systems
1. Upon receipt of a complaint alleging abuse of computing resources as defined in this document, the Dean of ITS shall make a determination as to whether there is enough cause to initiate judicial proceedings. As part of this determination, the Dean may authorize the review of file(s) without the user's permission as described in Part III, section 3.
2. If there appears to be cause, the Dean of ITS shall attempt to contact the alleged violator via a combination of telephone, e-mail and written correspondence informing the individual of the alleged offense. This correspondence shall request a personal meeting between the alleged offending party, and the Dean of ITS (or a designated agent). If the alleged violator fails to respond to these attempts within three working days, the Dean of ITS will automatically initiate further proceedings.
3. If the meeting identified in section 2 above takes place, the Dean shall determine whether the incident and circumstances involved warrant referral of the individual to the appropriate judicial process. This determination will be made upon input from all concerned parties, and will depend on the seriousness of the alleged violation, and on the extent to which the individual demonstrates an understanding of the problem and appears unlikely to commit future violations.
4. If this meeting provides positive results and the Dean is satisfied that the violation has been fully understood and is unlikely to recur, he/she may declare the matter closed. If the results of the meeting are not satisfying, the Dean shall refer the individual to the appropriate judicial proceedings. Such proceedings ould include those specified in Board Policy section 1330 Complaints Concerning College), 4050 (Employee Complaints), 5100 (Students' Grievance Procedures), 5420 (Standards of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Action) or any other pertinent Board Policy provisions.
5. Access to the College computing resources may be suspended at the discretion of the Dean of ITS based upon the severity of the offense, whether the College is at risk of litigation, whether the alleged violation reflects a repeat offense, an endangerment of the system, or other cause which is perceived to directly harm the computing environment at GCC. In any case where suspension has occurred, all procedures identified in this document are immediately initiated. If suspension of access has occurred, the alleged violator may at any time request that his/her access be reinstated pending final resolution of the matter. This request must be addressed in writing to the person in charge of the appropriate judicial procedure who will then decide on its merit in consultation with the Dean of ITS.
6. The judgment resulting from the appropriate judicial process shall be final, and should include a recommendation as to the extent and timing of access to the system.
Adopted: 3/12/02
Appendix B
Links to some relevant state and federal laws
Note: There is growing international attention to legal prohibition against unauthorized access to computer systems, and several countries have passed legislation that addresses the area. In the United States, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, Title 18 U.S.C. section 1030 makes it a crime, in certain situations, to access a Federal interest computer (federal government computers, financial institution computers, and a computer which is one of two or more computers used in committing the offense, not all of which are located in the same state) without authorization. Most of the 50 states have similar laws regarding unauthorized access or other misuse of computer technology and violators can be prosecuted in the state or country


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Jacksonville, Fl. - Jacksonville reached 81° about 3 p.m. Monday, tying our 125-year-old record set in 1888. Other Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida locations came close to their records, but did not tie or break any high temperature records for the day.
You can expect above average temperatures through Wednesday, on Tuesday Jacksonville will top out at 81°, not getting too close to our 1889 record of 83°, but still well above our average daily high of 65°. On Wednesday our temperatures will climb to 80°, well away from our 1947 record of 84°.
Thursday's chances for rain and impending frontal system bring our spring-like weather to an end.
Can't remember when the last time was when we spent this many January days in the 80's? It's been awhile. In January of 1974, we spent 18 days above 80.
"That was the winter that I could always take a swim in my pool," Channel 4 meteorologist emeritus George Winterling said. "The water was not very warm (68 degrees), but that's as warm as some people get up north in the summer."
More seasonal temperatures return on Friday, when we will see highs in the upper 50's. The weekend will bring cloudier conditions and temperatures only reaching the 60's.
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Town Square
Jerry Hill announces 'Oughta Be a Law ... Or Not'
Original post made on Dec 11, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 9:50 AM
Comments (11)
a resident of Professorville
on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:48 am
I know I am becoming "an old codger" but the only law I can think of is one that requires eliminating two or three existing laws before you can adopt a new one.
a resident of Woodside
on Dec 11, 2012 at 11:26 am
Oh Great, I thought the nanny state of Joe Simitian was over. How about a moratorium on new laws, how about a law that says no new laws.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Dec 11, 2012 at 11:52 am
I would be happy with a one for one trade.
Each new law would be contingent on the elimination of
some old one.
a resident of Stanford
on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:36 pm
There ought to be a law prohibiting any member of the Assembly from voting for this High Speed Rail project if they have gotten donations from labor unions, construction companies, or transport consultants, or if they've gotten perks or benefits or favors from Gov. Moonbeam in return for which they promise to give him their vote on this unnecessary financial albatross that puts CA further into debt for decades to come.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:54 pm
But Jerry Hill is in the pocket of Labor. He'd never do anything that would get him kicked off the high-speed gravy train.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Dec 11, 2012 at 6:09 pm
There are too many laws on the books now. A person can't get out of bed in the morning without breaking some obscure law as it is! No more new laws!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 11, 2012 at 7:15 pm
No more laws?
How about a law that says I can return my medication for a refund if I have a reaction or it doesn't work? I filled a prescription with a $400 copay, took two pills, and my doctor said stop. Then what? I couldn't get my money back! Another prescription I'd had before, but the generic I tried wasn't working, in fact caused some problems, so the pharmacy ordered a different generic, which worked the way it was supposed to. But I couldn't return the one with problems even though it was almost the full prescription. Another drug for an eye infection proved to be subpotent and the infection came roaring back -- we even found published papers then on generics from a particular country being a problem, so we asked for the name brand in this case, and it worked fine. We couldn't get our money back for the generic that didn't work.
Since most negative drug trials are never published, and postmarket surveillance is usually where manufacturers find out the side effects (ever hear the doctors' joke about new drugs, "Quick, take it before it develops side effects"?), making them give a refund would serve many purposes: giving them fast market-based feedback on whether their drugs are really working and when there are problems, ensuring a greater percentage of patients actually bring back the drugs when they don't work or are causing severe effects, keeping drugs out of the landfills and our water, etc, and reducing costs for patients by not saddling them with the cost of medications that don't work.
The other law we should enact is to ensure that patients are able to know the cost of their medical care, under their insurance contract, in a timely and accurate way PRIOR to the care (and I don't mean when they are sitting on the gurney ready to go into surgery). There should be penalties for inaccurate (such as to discourage the patient from seeking the care) or late quotes.
I'm tired of not even knowing who is going to bill me or for how much when I get out of the hospital. My doctor keeps recommending surgery, but the best I can nail anyone down is that my copay will be in the $6,000 to $20,000 range, but they can't really say (so it's likely to be more). I should be given a timely and accurate quote, and a schedule of everything "optional" should be provided. Other countries do this. We put a man on the moon, we can too.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Dec 12, 2012 at 9:17 am
I feel for you, s.l.a.r.! I have an $800 copay on meds for ankylosing spondylitis, and if they don't work, I cannot return them or even get a credit. Not only that, the meds increase in price every three months, so my copay goes up accordingly.
The reasons I have been given for non-refunding are the risks of adulteration or spoilage (these are perishable biologics). However, I can donate unused meds to my rheumatolgist's office so that someone else can try them and maybe get some benefit from the ones that did not work for me.
I can understand the lack of refunds, but a credit with the drug company or insurance company or pharmacy would be helpful, yes.
a resident of Stanford
on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:36 am
@Kim S: Kim, I know he is and that's why I proposed my utopian "law." If Jerry Hill had to choose between being in the pocket of labor unions and construction companies and other mega-campaign donors and going to jail, then, maybe he'd start thinking of the public good instead of returning the favor of his largest donors, even if doing so means devastating Peninsula communities (and small neighborhoods) through which the unneeded HSR boondoggle is supposed to run. I do salute Joe Simitian for his courageous vote against HSR. Joe is a rarity in the Assembly. He actually thinks for himself, listens to his constituents, and votes for what he believes to be in the public interest.
a resident of Community Center
on Dec 12, 2012 at 12:34 pm
I couldn't agree more with Robert's comments! Jerry Hill was critical of high speed rail for quite some time - at least until he was given money for electrified Cal-Train. Then, all of a sudden, the high speed choo choo seemed like a good idea. Jerry threw the entire state under the bus. This high speed rail will become a huge burden on the taxpayers if it gets built. The cost has already more than doubled. Just wait - I bet the final cost is 3 or 4 times the original estimates. Jerry, I like you until you flip flopped. You didn't get my vote in the last election. There outa be a law against flip floppin'!
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Hello Gang, I finally got to check off Vegas from my bucket list. Was there all last week and had a GREAT time. It was definately a once in a lifetime visit. We stayed right in the middle of the strip at the Jockey Club. Could see the higher parts of the fountain show at the Bellagio. We were right across the street from Paris and Planet Hollywood.. Could see all these from the living room window and the lights down the strip. What a sight. We also went out to see Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon. Grand Canyon was really too far away (6 hours each way). We went to Fremont Street too. And you'll never guess what crazy thing I did..............ZIP LINE......and got the picture to prove it. SIL chickened out at the top of the scaffolding but I didn't......LOL Now, trying to get out of Las Vegas was more than I bargained for. Got on plane, sat for 1 1/2 hour. Then got off plane because of mechanical problem. Sat in airport for 4 hours while they tried to fix plane....no luck. They finally called for another plane. It would be there by 6 p.m.-8 p.m.-9 p.m.....finally got the plane, then stewardesses, we got on plane, and about 9:45 - pilots arrive with applause from the plane...lol We finally got in the air at 10 p.m. - 10 hours after original time. Got to Atlanta at 4 a.m. and flight out to Knoxville later that day. Finally got home and I think I collapsed.
Now, yes, we also did the Las Vegas Shop Hop. Had a great time and got some great fabric deals. Beautiful trinkets too just for doing the hop. I'll take pics later and post them all. We liked one really neat shop in Boulder City. The name was Fiddlesticks and the people were so friendly and welcoming. We don't know if we won anything yet, but we hope so. Each shop had a really neat basket of goodies and we hope maybe one of us won a bit of something.
Well, have fun and I'll get back to you all later when I've unpacked all my goodies and took pics.
Diana (Bink) in East Tn.
Margaret, you'll have a real busy week next week but I know you'll get through it. Know I'll be thinking of you and having good thoughts for a real successful outcome.
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Gini, I know what you mean by not finding a stradavarius. My cousin brought me hi grandfather's violin and case years ago that he wanted restored. OMG, it was in pieces and some of them were broken. Even the case was in pretty bad shape, all scuffed up and pieces almost scuffed through. When he left the state several years later, he didn't even take it with him (he was traveling light). He was going to have me ship it to him, but I never heard another word from him. That was about 25 years ago and he has since passed away. I finally threw it out a couple of years ago. I had entertained refinishing the case, but it was too far gone. Ginny
HI everyone ,I did talk with Thea last evening and she was feeling much better, She took her blood pressure and heart rate were both good and she was not having anymore chest pain, I had her go ahead and take and aspirin and told her if it happens again to take another and get her OKIE BUTT to the ER. She also promised me she would call her cardiologist Monday to let him know what has been going on, I told her if she doesn't do this I'm coming down and taking her myself. She was in great spirits and was feeling good when I talked with her, She had been complaining with I talked to her during the week of her tummy hurting her. but didn't tell me about chest pain. I do talk with Thea just about everyday . So if needed I can get ahold of her.. She thanks all of your for your concern and has promised not to delay if it happens again. Barbara
Thea, consider yourself Gib-Slapped for scaring us like that! Geez, Girl. You know better!
Quilters are people who strip so they won't go topless.
gini: why can't my rels come up with a stradavarius, for crying out loud?
LOL. Gini my MiL swears that her hubby had a Stradavarious ( I know for sure it was a violin, but as for maker - ????). She kept it stored under her bed in a big green trash bag. It disappeared during one of her many moves.She's pretty sure it went out with the other stuff she hauled to the dump.
CC , that is what I told her. I did tell her "don't make me come down there and kick your butt" but she really was feeling good when I talked with her other then her arthritis pain. She better do what she promises are I will still go there and do as promised ..LOL
Diana, I'm so jealous ,sounds like you had a wonderful time. Never had a desire to go to Vegas , as I don't enjoy gambling . ,but the shop Hop sounds like it was fun, Oh how I wish I was made of money ..LOL
Diana:Now, yes, we also did the Las Vegas Shop Hop. Had a great time and got some great fabric deals.
Who would have thought there were quilt shops in Las Vegas??!! I might actually be willing to make another trip there now. I figured a person only needed to go to Vegas once every 20 years or so to see what's new, but maybe every 10 years might now be in order. How were the prices of the fabric compared to what you're used to seeing?
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Ya know, Barbara, when she was describing how she felt and how pale Jay said she looked, my concern was that she possibly had an ulcer from all the meds she was taking this past week or so.
Ginny that could be, She is going to call her Doctor Monday and let him know . Today she is taking it easy ,I just talked with her and She is feeling not to bad this mornig having some leg pain and her normal arthirtis pain. and dit raining so ,if she is like me the pain is alittle more intense today , We are both in the same storm system at this time. I am keeping a close eyey on her .. HEAR THAT THEA .LOL
Hi Nancy, The fabric prices were very comparable to anywhere else. Some for 9.49, others for 10 - 11 a yard. They had a special pin to buy for the shop hop and anyone wearing their pins got a 10% discount on all bought so it was nice. 3 out of 4 of the shops had a special rack too and it was included so another 10% on that as well. The shop in Boulder City was the best one for prices and atmosphere. The owners were so friendly. I don't think Las Vegas is for me again. I've now been there, done that, and got 3 T-shirts....lol Didn't lose a lot of money...knew enough to walk away when I was ahead. They got a bit back but not all of it. lol
Diana (Bink) in East Tn.
Donna B:BTW Gini, are you going to be in Spokane next week? I'm going to be at a workshop at the Quilting Bee on Wed & Thursday. If you will be in town, drop by...I'd love to see you!
Donna, that's only 45 mins from me, I wonder if I can sneak away next week for a short time.
i didn't see your post, donna. are you staying over thursday night or driving home. i'm tied up on wednesday, but i might have thursday free. what workshop are you taking?
Donna B:BTW Gini, are you going to be in Spokane next week? I'm going to be at a workshop at the Quilting Bee on Wed & Thursday. If you will be in town, drop by...I'd love to see you!
Donna, that's only 45 mins from me, I wonder if I can sneak away next week for a short time.
Donna B:BTW Gini, are you going to be in Spokane next week? I'm going to be at a workshop at the Quilting Bee on Wed & Thursday. If you will be in town, drop by...I'd love to see you!
Donna, that's only 45 mins from me, I wonder if I can sneak away next week for a short time.
i didn't see your post, donna. are you staying over thursday night or driving home. i'm tied up on wednesday, but i might have thursday free. what workshop are you taking?
Jacy and Gini, I will be at the Quilting Bee in Spokane on Wed & Thurs (just staying over Wed night - driving back Thurs late afternoon) for a machine embroidery class.
If you go to their website: http://quiltingbeespokane.com/
Scroll down, on the left - there is a link to the class by Claudia Dinnell "Twas the Night Before Christmas". A friend from Tonasket and I both have Bernina 830's and are doing the class together. If either or both of you could make it around lunch time (either day) that would be so great!!! The classes end at 4pm'ish both days so another option if you are up for driving after dark is getting together for dinner ( or happy hour snacks ???).
I would love to see you both and I think you would really like Lisa too, she is a great quilter that loves to think "outside the box"...lol.
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Good Morning all you happy quilters! My morning started without snow, but with a racoon in our greenhouse/cat-house (at 5:00am) raiding the cat-food and our dog standing guard outside to be sure that racoon did not get away without her getting a go at it! The cats were outside the greenhouse/cat-house very unhappy with being displaced from their warm cozy beds, the racoon was hissing at the dog, and the dog was not budging! DH finally had to drag the dog into the house! By the time he got back to the greenhouse the racoon had taken off and the cats were back inside gorging themselves on all the catfood that had been dumped out on the floor...sweet. Now I have a major clean-up job to do...plus will need to get a new storage can for the catfood as the old one was destroyed majorly.
We have a funeral to attend today. Always a sad event, but this one is especially sad as it is the DH of a good friend. He was a very healthy, active, young early 60's man who was severly injured in a bicycle accident in Italy in early May. After almost 2 months in ICU in Italy he was air-ambulanced (via a 1 week stay a Canadian hospital for stabilization) to a trauma hospital in Seattle where he remained until he passed away about 2 weeks ago. The man gave it his all and accepted 100% that he was going to live the remainder of his life as a quadriplegic with grace and determination (picking out wheelchairs that would handle the gravel roads and snow of the Methow Valley); however, in the end his lungs were the determining factor and life on a resporator was just too much. His wife was by his side every single day and watched every ebb and flow of recovery and decline over the last six months with grace, strength and compassion. I pray I could be as strong as she has been under the same circumstances. He was a wonderful man who will be sorely missed by all who knew him...
Ginny: my concern was that she possibly had an ulcer
Ginny I thought made her gall bladder, especially if the pain was in the middle of her chest front to back. I have a friend who has an attack of that every now and then and this is how she described it.


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Arkansas Tech University will visit Southern Nazarene University for a pair of Great American Conference basketball games Saturday in Bethany, Okla.
The games can be heard on local radio station KCJC 102.3 FM, instead of KWKK 100.9 FM, and online at athletics.atu.edu. Following Saturday, ATU basketball games will return to their regular broadcast home at KWKK 100.9 FM.
Polar plunge, 5K for Special Olympics
A polar plunge and 5K race to benefit Arkansas Special Olympics is scheduled for Feb. 9 at Lake Dardanelle State Park in Russellville.
Registration for the 5K will open at 8 a.m., and the race will start at 9. Polar plunge registration will open at 10 a.m., with the plunge at 11.
For a minimum of $50, participants will have the honor of plunging and receive an official Polar Plunge T-shirt. Entry for the 5K race is $25 per person.
Individual and team awards will be presented for best costume, most money raised and a traveling trophy for an area business that raises the most money. A "Cool School Challenge" has been introduced to get more peers and school support.
Registration forms are available online at www.specialolympicsarkansas.org or at local PDQ convenience stores, Fat Daddy's BBQ, Woody's Boots and C&D Drug Stores. Call Darla Jones at 264-4831 for additional information.
Boater education course in March
Lake Dardanelle State Park, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and the Auxiliary Coast Guard are partnering to provide a boating education course open to the public from 6-9 p.m. March 11-12 at the Lake Dardanelle State Park Visitor Center Classroom.
You must attend both nights to complete the course.
The AGFC's Mandatory Boating Education Regulation states: "Anyone born after 1985 must take and pass an approved Arkansas Game and Fish Boating Education Course and carry proof that he or she has satisfactorily completed the course in order to operate a motorboat in Arkansas."
The minimum six-hour course includes boat classification, registration, and lifesaving equipment, navigation aids, rules of the road, maintenance, courtesy, and much more. The course is free of charge and is open to a limited number. Pre-registration is required. Call 967-5516 for more details.
5K run/walk April 6 at Bona Dea Trails
A 5K run/walk to benefit the River Valley Heat basketball teams has been scheduled for April 6 at Bona Dea Trails. Entry fee is $25 per runner or walker, and every participant will receive a T-shirt if they pre-register by March 15. Email email@example.com for additional information.


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A man with a heart condition was arrested, shackled, put in a DNA database, locked up for 18 hours and taken to court after police claim he dropped an apple core in the latest shocking example of enviro-tyranny being metered out by a cadre of brownshirt "community support officers" that now patrol British cities harassing citizens.
Under the pretext of ninnying pointless enviro-crime laws, thug enforcers have been given the power to micromanage our lives and get as many people in the system as possible, while creating a chilling climate and, allied with the millions of surveillance cameras trained on us, a sense that every single aspect of our behavior is under close scrutiny.
Our tax money - the amount of which we hand over increases year upon year - pays for police to hunt down and prosecute completely innocent people for allegedly dropping items of food while violent crime soars and people are afraid to walk the streets. What is wrong with this picture?
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Police were unrepentant about this asinine waste of taxpayer's money.
"Officers are expected challenge anyone seen littering and have powers to deal with this on the street. We work closely with the City Council and other partners and take a firm stance against all environmental crime," Superintendent Ian Palmer said.
Last month in the northern town of Hull, a mother accidentally dropped a small piece of a sausage roll that she was feeding to her young daughter. Pigeons immediately swooped to gobble up the morsel but that didn't stop two officials from the local "environmental crimes unit" pursuing Sarah Davies down the street and threatening to arrest her for refusing to provide her name.
While gangs of marauding teenage yobs roam the streets and suburbs beating people to death as violent crime skyrockets, fluorescent-jacketed CSO's are busy writing tickets for people who flick cigarette ash out of their car windows and mothers whose children drop a morsel of pastry.
Pedophiles who have sex with 11-year-old girls are not even given jail time while the police focus on hunting down the real criminals - people who drop breadcrumbs. What's next? Fines and arrests for sneezing in public?
Indeed, from the descriptions of the "environmental crime officers" it seems that these same hooligans are being hired by the government to bully innocent people in a Clockwork Orange style police state ploy.
Since these goons are paid bonuses for the more people they harass, its much easier to loiter around city centers and pounce on anyone that dares accidentally drop a crumb of biodegradable food than target real problems - mass fly-tippers or people pouring crap into rivers and streams.
Father of four Gareth Corkhill was ordered to pay an on the spot fine of £210 - a week's wages - after the local council's bin police, who visited him wearing stab-proof vests and carrying photographic evidence of his crime, saw that his bin lid was four inches ajar.
He was also told to pay a £15 victim surcharge to help "victims of violence" - despite there being no victim of his deadly act of terrorism - and threatened with prison if he failed to pay. Rapists, murderers and other violent criminals who have earned a jail sentence rather than a fine are immune from the penalty.
Corkhill was taken to court and convicted, earning him a criminal record.
The three examples cited in this article are just a drop in the ocean compared to similar cases that are reported on an almost daily basis.
These kind of insane policies are contributing to the mass exodus of Britons who are leaving the UK in record numbers as immigration chokes public services while scum are left alone and police are ordered to target law-abiding citizens.
Comments by UK citizens in response to these articles posted on newspaper websites are openly talking of there "needing to be a revolution" in the country in a desperate attempt to restore common sense to policing and law enforcement and prevent the country from fully sinking into a nightmare control freak fascist surveillance society.
Under the guise of "saving the environment," the government, which is the perpetrator of the most egregious environmental crimes, is instructing goose-stepping council thugs to prey upon innocent law-abiding citizens to meet ticket quotas while allowing rapists, thieves and thugs to roam free.
Cops sit in offices writing arrest reports for people who drop apple cores while people who have real emergencies are forced to wait hours for police to show up if they even show up at all.
Is it any wonder that an all-time record number of British citizens are deserting Airstrip One for foreign shores? Under the tyrannical stewardship of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the Labour government has completely destroyed our respect for the police, our right to be left alone, and has let loose a feeding frenzy on innocent people while real criminals are treated like royalty in comparison.
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Maytag Refrigerator Condenser Motor
Maytag Refrigerator(model#MTB1955GRW) Not cooling properly, and the middle metal divider between the freezer and refrigerator doors was very hot to the touch. Whenever this happens its usually either something stuck in the condenser fan motor blade or a bad condenser fan motor.
The condenser fan motor is located in the back of the refrigerator near the compressor. So you need to pull the refrigerator out from the wall, then take off the lower back access panel. Remember always unplug the refrigerator before servicing it.
Here's the condenser fan motor for this model:
Manufacturer part number 61002038 is RepairClinic item number 663991


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Curt Schilling's Medfield home for sale
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling put his 26-acre estate in Medfield up for sale after his video game company went belly-up in 2012. The asking price of the home recently fell by $500,000 to $2.5 million. Schilling bought the home from former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe in 2004 for $4.5 million.
Take a tour of the home.
The property is being marketed by Landmark Residential Inc. According to Landmark's website, the "extremely private'' estate features a home with 20 rooms, including seven bedrooms and six full baths.
The house stands on 26 acres of land.
A view of the house's kitchen.
There's a pitching/batting cage, as well as a heated pool with a waterfall and a putting green.
There's also a wine room, a hot tub, and a dog grooming area, not to mention a home theater and a wet bar.
A view of one of the house's bedroom.
Several years ago, Schilling founded a video-game company called 38 Studios. The company started out in Massachusetts, but was later lured to Rhode Island by a $75 million loan guarantee. 38 Studios laid off its nearly 300 employees in Providence in May and filed for bankruptcy protection in June.


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Start-up provides free, secure communications technology for first responders
Police officers, firefighters, and other first responders are flocking to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to alert citizens of everything from traffic accidents to terrorist threats. But how can these municipal agencies be sure that they are reaching their communities? And how can the residents trust that the information received actually comes from their local agencies?
A start-up called Nixle is helping first responders solve the problem of sending secure, verified information to citizens across the nation. According to their website, Nixle's Municipal Wire is the first standardized, secure and certified communication platform for local police departments, municipalities, and their agencies to communicate important, neighborhood-level information to the residents of their communities.
In a time when departments lack funds for state-of-the-art equipment, Nixle's free service is a blessing to jurisdictions who struggle to find room in their budgets for communications technology.
Craig Mitnick, founder and CEO of Nixle, says that while other social networking sites allow agencies to connect with their communities, Nixle's verification process is unmatched.
"This technology allows for a secure and trusted communications platform for police, fire and other municipal departments to send time-sensitive information to residents over cell phone and email," Mitnick says. "Nixle is more focused than other social networking sites — the mass notification system can target users over a selected radius."
How it works
Agencies can sign up for the service on the Nixle homepage, and their application will be submitted for secure registration. Once Nixle receives the application, staff members cross-reference the department information with government databases and will reach out to the department for verification. When community members who have registered on Nixle receive alerts from local agencies, they can rest assured that the message comes from the actual department.
Paul Evans, former Boston Police Commissioner and Director of Police and Crime Standards Directorate in the U.K. calls this service "vitally important."
"First responders' relationship with the community is based on credibility and trust. We need to make sure that when we are communicating with the public, they are getting the exact information we want them to get," Evans says. "What I see in [Nixle] is that government agencies can have confidence to reach out to the community in a timely manner."
"Nixle's mission is to help build stronger, safer and more informed communities through trusted and immediate connection with residents," Mitnick says.
With the ability to publish over 500 text messages per second (where most mass notification systems publish anywhere from 60-100 per second), Nixle is on its way to becoming the forefront of first responder communications.
Over the past few months, more than 1700 agencies across the nation, including municipalities in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis have singed up for the service. For more information on how to get your department involved, go to www.Nixle.com.
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BISCOE, NC -- The Scott family, the original and only owners of the Coca-Cola bottling plant here, are selling at a public online auction Coca-Cola memorabilia, collectibles, equipment and real estate associated with their former business.
Bottling operations began at the plant in 1909 and continued until the business was sold to Coke Consolidated in 1990. Many of the Coca-Cola advertising, promotional, point-of-sale and marketing items date back to the plant's inception and are said to be in museum-quality condition. They'll be offered to the highest bidders.
The sale will include artifacts from a bygone era of independent, small-town Coca-Cola bottlers. The owner is providing a signed and notarized letter of authenticity and certificate of ownership for the collectibles and memorabilia. Some items are new and still in the original shipping cartons.
Coca-Cola vending machines are among the items up for auction. Others include advertising signage, drink boxes, syrup bottles, Coca-Cola clocks, tins, pins, Frisbees, serving trays, bottle racks, coolers and more. Some Tab, Sprite, Fanta and Dr Pepper memorabilia will also be up for grabs.
The auction is being administered by Iron Horse Auction Co. between Oct. 24 and 30. The bottling facility property and several adjoining parcels also will be offered for sale by Iron Horse.
"This is an opportunity to acquire some unique, hard-to-find Coke collectibles that are in museum quality and mint condition," said Thomas McInnis of Iron Horse. "We rarely find Coke items in these quantities and in this condition."
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A motley cast of characters rule the world
News recently broke that Senator Mike Crapo will not contest his DUI:
Police have said Crapo registered a blood alcohol level of 0.11 percent when he was pulled over early Sunday in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Va., after running a red light. But a secondary test performed after Crapo was brought to the jailhouse - the one that will be used in court - registered at 0.14, nearly twice the legal limit ... .
The Idaho Statesman goes on to report that the 61-year-old's arrest two days before Christmas stunned colleagues and constituents alike, not only because of his squeaky-clean image but also because the senator, a Mormon, had said previously he abstains from alcohol, in accordance with his church's practices.
While no one will ever mistake Bill Clinton for a leader held up on a Holy Roller pedestal, I am reminded of this book by George Stephanopoulos during this quasi-epic fall of Crapo:
All Too Human is a new-generation political memoir, written from the refreshing perspective of one who got his hands on the levers of awesome power at an early age. At thirty, the author was at Bill Clinton's side during the presidential campaign of 1992, & for the next five years he was rarely more than a step away from the president & his other advisers at every important moment of the first term. What Liar's Poker did to Wall Street, this book will do to politics. It is an irreverent & intimate portrait of how the nation's weighty business is conducted by people whose egos & idiosyncrasies are no sturdier than anyone else's.
I like what reviewer Rebekah Warren said about Stephonapolous book:
Written with the jittery cadence of a bookie, All Too Human is a lively look at the complex and motley cast of characters who rule the world.
Crapo's "arrest two days before Christmas stunned colleagues and constituents alike."
Which brings me to a fundamental question.
Why are we surprised?
Rumours swirled around Larry Craig for years. One day, he got caught. Did it really matter, or was it just fun to knock him off the pedestal?
Trivia question: How many DUIs exist between George W. Bush, Idaho Governor Butch Otter, and former Vice President Dick Cheney?
Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is:
... sitting on a $4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and "seriously considering" a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post.
I hope he wins.
While DUI is a serious crime and perpetrators deserve all the resulting hits that come with it, there is a separate dialogue that needs to be addressed.
The excerpt below, by Nampa, Idaho blogger Amy Larson, speaks to her experience on the editorial board of the Idaho Press Tribune.
I loved going to the Editorial Board meetings on Thursdays. ... The Editor was a savvy, strong woman who knew who she was and offered no excuses. A great role model for me. I observed how she masterfully cut off comments that droned on for too long, changed the subject when necessary, and her overall leadership of the group. I enjoyed the members of the Board, too, how each one of them brought a different perspective to the items of discussion.
We got to meet VIP's, politicians, and other newsmakers. For the most part, I was surprised to find myself unimpressed. One or two politicians stood out here and there, due to their seeming rather genuine, but I thought I would be more wowed by those in the public eye. It was a bit of a let-down. They were ordinary people, just like me. Many of them lost track of their tone when they got overly-passionate about a topic. Some of them talked too much. One very well-known public figure showed up wearing a shirt that looked as if it had been slept in. It being an election year, we were invited to the paper-hosted public forum. This is where I had my eyes opened when it came to how imperfect we all are, with few exceptions. Tempers flared, basic rules were ignored, and the Editor/ Moderator had to quite forcefully demand that a man in the audience sit down and remain silent.
Those on the stand who retained their maturity level made an impact, but they were the minority. I'd always envisioned community leaders as a composed, well-controlled lot. That forum changed my mind.
Nice reflections, Amy.
I guess I've simply outgrown the surprise factor, and have been emotionally past it for a long time.
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Heroic teachers at Sandy Hook
The next time someone tells me teachers are overpaid, I will remind them of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Gil Stratton
Simply must alter the Constitution
Destruction was brought upon vulnerable elementary school children in Newtown. Those children didn't bear arms and their parents now don't want to be anywhere near weapons.
Even though I live across the country, in Richmond, my parents still feel the impact of letting me go to school.
The Second Amendment, which states citizens have the right to bear arms, is no longer relevant in today's world.
Though we can't blame the Founding Fathers for not having foreseen such tragedies caused by weapons they could never have imagined, we should now alter this amendment and adjust it to ensure the security of our nation's citizens.
Lesly Sanchez
Richmond Lesly is a student at Leadership Public School in Richmond.
Stricter gun laws urgently needed
I implore President Barack Obama and my Congress members to take action on gun restrictions.
The Newtown massacre is beyond description. It's incomprehensible to imagine what was in the deranged mind of this young, near-child himself. His actions are nearly unspeakable.
But we must speak about the insanity regarding the weapons industry and flood of small arms filling homes nationwide.
We've come through a very divisive election that left some people feeling excluded, disappointed and angry. That's reflected in Congress with the level of goodwill and cooperation at an all-time low.
However, that's all the more reason to take "meaningful action," as Obama stated. At least for this brief moment, Obama has the American people's will behind him for sensible, logical and hugely needed gun control.
Our lawmakers must not let this opportunity slide by. The NRA and gun lobbies will push back, quoting Second Amendment rights and saying, "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Wrong!
Small pieces of metal and bullets shred the bodies of 20 innocent children, leaving 40 parents and myriad relatives screaming in grief and facing possible lifelong depression. That's what guns do.
Paul Meyerhof
Courts are not for changing laws
Having the U.S. Supreme Court review Proposition 8 is a mixed blessing.
While the Supreme Court can end the confusion of conflicting state laws, the fact that any court rules on Proposition 8 is disturbing.
Proposition 8 opponents claim it bans same-sex marriages and denies rights to same-sex couples. But this is not true. Proposition 8 simply defines marriage as a union of one man and one woman, and bans nothing.
All of the rights, protections, benefits, etc., granted to married couples are granted to same-sex domestic partners in California. But now the courts are being used to establish or change laws, which was never their constitutional function. That is the prerogative of the people and their elected representatives.
This country is retreating from the principles of democracy, rule by the people, and treading toward oligarchy, rule by the few.
And the few in this country are those who talk the loudest, or have the most money, or are in the seats of power for the longest.
This was never the vision of the Founding Fathers for our country.
Wes Zmolek