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Story highlights
- President Obama says his threat to attack is pressuring Syria and its allies
- Obama does TV interviews Monday before addressing the nation on Tuesday night
- A new CNN/ORC poll shows most Americans oppose a military attack on Syria
- Most members of Congress are undecided, but the trend is against Obama
It's a political blitz on Congress perhaps unrivaled in this or other recent administrations -- daily classified briefings, non-stop phone calls, meetings over meals and even a nationally televised speech -- as President Barack Obama's administration tries to convince legislators to authorize a military attack on Syria.
The non-stop lobbying intensified Monday with Obama giving one-on-one interviews with CNN and five other television and cable networks, which will be followed by his address to the nation on Tuesday night as well as the plethora of consultations with Congress.
All the outreach was intended to reverse a tide of public opposition fueling congressional skepticism over Obama's request for support to launch a military strike on Syria in response to what his administration calls a major chemical weapons attack on August 21 that killed more than 1,400 people.
Previously classified video footage first shown publicly on CNN on Saturday showed poison gas victims writhing near death in Syria, providing what the administration hoped would be an emotional exclamation point for its push to attack the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with what are expected to be missile strikes.
Obama made sure to mention the images of gassed children in his interview with CNN on Monday, saying the purpose of a military attack would be to prevent similar atrocities as well as the chance al-Assad could use chemical weapons against U.S. allies in the region or American forces.
"That's why 98 percent of humanity have said we don't use these" he said. "That protects our troops, and it protects children like the ones that we saw in those videos inside of Syria."
National Security Adviser Susan Rice later emphasized the human element when she said in a speech that she was unable to look at the images of gassed children "and not think of my two kids."
Poll shows public opposition
However, a new CNN/ORC International poll showed that concern fueling the public opposition over a Syria attack focuses more on what happens after the missiles hit.
According to the survey, eight in 10 Americans believe that the al-Assad regime gassed its own people, but a strong majority doesn't want Congress to pass a resolution authorizing a military strike against it.
More than seven in 10 respondents said such a strike would not achieve significant U.S. goals, and a similar amount said it's not in the national interest for the United States to get involved in Syria's civil war, the poll reported.
At the same time, the polling showed majority support for an attack that would prevent future use of chemical weapons by Syria or other countries.
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee and supports a punitive response to Syria's use of chemical weapons, said the classified details his panel has seen make a compelling case.
Now the president must do the same to the American people, something he has failed to really try so far, according to Rogers.
"He hasn't really talked about Syria in a meaningful way with any depth of understanding of how it impacts the United States at all," Rogers said of Obama on Monday on CNN.
"He has very poor relations with members of Congress, of both parties, by the way. They are completely disengaged," Rogers continued in reference to the Obama administration. "And so they're coming in and asking for a very big thing without allowing I think Americans and most members of Congress who don't sit on national security committees to understand the broader impact of what's going on in Syria."
Rogers agreed with the findings of the CNN/ORC poll that the American people and their elected legislators aren't questioning whether banned chemical weapons used.
"I don't think that's where people's problems are. They are very skeptical about moving forward for a couple reasons," he said. "One, they don't understand, nor has it been defined, what is the United States' national security interests? I happen to think they're there, but the president certainly hasn't talked about it at all. That's causing this problem."
Administration blitz
The administration's blitz began shortly after Britain's Parliament voted on August 29 against joining in any military attack on Syria. Denied a normally reliable NATO ally, Obama shifted his focus to Congress to get political cover for the military strikes he argues are necessary to maintain the credibility of international conventions and treaties against weapons of mass destruction.
Since Obama returned from the G20 summit in Russia last week, the lobbying has intensified. His weekly message to the nation focused on the Syria issue, and he joined Vice President Joe Biden for a family style Italian dinner on Sunday night with a handful of prominent Republican senators.
Monday brought the president's interviews with the major television networks, while the House and Senate returned from summer recess to begin debating the matter.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough met with House Democrats, and Obama himself spent an hour in a meeting that Rice had with generally anti-war Black Congressional Caucus.
Later, top officials including Rice, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper gave a closed intelligence briefing to House members.
On Tuesday, Obama was scheduled to meet separately with Senate Democrats and Republicans before his nationally televised speech in the evening.
The president and top officials in the Cabinet and the White House repeatedly emphasize that the attack Obama is contemplating would be limited in scope and duration, with no ground troops involved, to avoid having the situation escalate into another prolonged war like in Iraq.
A Senate resolution passed by the Foreign Relations Committee limits any U.S. military response to up to 90 days and specifies no "boots on the ground."
"It's not the role of the United States military to go in and inflict regime change through military force because frankly when we do that we're responsible for everything that comes after," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told CNN, adding that "what we're going to do is protect our national security interests and that involves making it clear that nobody in the world should be able to use chemical weapons on the scale that we've seen in Syria and not face consequences."
At the same time, he acknowledged the risk of retaliatory attacks by Syria and allies including Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon that could cause an undesired escalation.
"We're prepared for any contingency, of course, and the United States military is far stronger than any of Assad or his allies," Rhodes said, describing an outcome most feared by opponents of a U.S. attack.
In his interview with CNN later Monday, Obama downplayed the risk of retaliation by Syria, saying it lacked "a credible means to threaten the United States."
However, Obama said it was possible for Iran and Hezbollah to launch "asymmetrical strikes," but dismissed them as nothing more than "the kinds of threats that we are dealing with around the world."
Worry about an escalating conflict
Opponents question that premise, with veteran GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee announcing Monday he will oppose the resolution authorizing military force "because of too much uncertainty about what comes next."
"I see too much risk that the strike will do more harm than good by setting off a chain of consequences that could involve American fighting men and women in another long-term Middle East conflict," Alexander said in a statement.
Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization also bought him time to work on getting more support for a unified international response.
With news Monday that Russia was proposing that Syria turn over its chemical weapons stockpiles to international control, Obama said the idea could be either a potential breakthrough or an unacceptable stall tactic.
He asserted that his threat of a military attack prompted the new Russian offer.
"We have not seen these kinds of gestures up until now," Obama said, noting that he discussed the Syria issue last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 gathering. "The fact that the U.S. administration and I have said we are serious about this, I think has prompted some interesting conversations."
The development also prompted a comment from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, considered the Democratic frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race if she decides to run, in her first public remarks on the Syrian issue since last month's attack.
Clinton said the "inhuman use" of chemical weapons demanded a strong international response "led by the United States," and like Obama, she credited the threat of U.S. military action for what would be "an important step" of Syria's possible surrendering of its chemical stockpiles.
In Congress, moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is proposing an alternative proposal to the attack authorization sought by Obama that would give Syria 45 days to sign on to the global convention banning chemical weapons use.
An aide to Manchin said Monday the senator has been promised a vote on the proposal, which is considered a way to avoid an embarrassing defeat for Obama if he can't mount enough support to pass the resolution authorizing military strikes.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was delaying the process of considering the resolution, a Democratic leadership aide said Monday. Reid originally had planned to hold an initial procedural vote on Wednesday, but the aide said the new Russian proposal caused the delay.
However, the opposition expressed in polls and CNN's ongoing survey of congressional support showed that the resolution faced an uphill battle to win approval.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 8, 2013, 10:51 AM
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LASD sees problems with new Bullis requests
Original post made on Feb 10, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 8, 2013, 10:51 AM
Comments (3)
a resident of The Crossings
on Feb 10, 2013 at 8:58 pm
The author of this article doesn't seem to have read the letter that Mr. Moore sent to LASD. Instead of doing any fact checking, he merely repeats half truths and misleading statements typically made by Mr. Smith. The letter clearly shows that BCS is not proposing any expansion on the Egan Campus - rather the fact that it "does not require further land or facilities at Egan for BCS" is listed as one of the "benefit" for the District and the community.
The letter from Mr. Moore to LASD was also sent to the Mountain View Voice. Please use it to provide the readers with a full context.
Instead of simply repeating hyperbole often uttered by Mr. Smith regarding the state of litigation, please do some fact checking and provide your readers with a full picture.
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2013 at 11:30 am
Yes, full disclosure of Mr Moore's letter is a good thing. You know what's also a good thing? Full disclosure of the admissions policies and a traceable history of those admissions(including those who were declined and why) as well as full disclosure as to where all the money Bullis has to pay for all its lawsuits is coming from.
a resident of The Crossings
on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:21 pm
Conspiracy theorists unite!
Seriously, if you're interested in the admissions policy, go check out the school website. It's all spelled out there. Or call the school and talk to the enrollment coordinator. The ones who don't win the lottery get declined - simple. The public lottery was held last Saturday, I believe. The money to pay the lawyers come from a restricted fund set-up years ago (beginning of the school) - and that information is public knowledge. So stop trying to make everything sound so sinister. That is so 2012!
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LendKey Touts 58 Signings to Cloud-Based Student Lending Platform
Along with a new name, LendKey said it added 58 credit unions representing 1.3 million members to its client list for student lending services in 2012.
The New York-based, recently renamed from Fynanz, said there now are more than 235 credit unions using its cloud-based loan origination and servicing platform.
Growth was driven by marketing the existing membership base of lending partners and through school relationships and reseller partnerships, the company said.
"Our demand-generation services resulted in a 30% increase in school relationships for our lending clients and tripled the size of their reseller network," said LendKey CEO Vince Passione.
The company said its client credit unions refinanced more than $125 million in private student loan debt since its creation three years ago, saving more than $25 million in interest payments.
cuStudentLoans, a private student lending network of more than 150 credit unions, is LendKey's largest client.
"Millions of recent graduates are facing high interest student loan debt that makes their financial lives difficult to manage," said Alice Stevens, chief operating officer at the $192 million First Financial FCU in Wall Township, N.J., and chairman of cuStudentLoans.
"Credit unions can continue to be their super heroes by helping them refinance their debt and provide other financial products to assist them with their money management," Stevens said.


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the best pizza in west side,,,fresh and good price,,,,,
Best pizza in town! I can't wait for the Beer Garden to open!
Now this is some Italian food! The crispy thin crust pies are excellent. There are also little gems of italian greats all over the menu, such as the shrimp fra diablo...
This place will continue to be in my rotation of eateries.
I've never had bad service and I have never ordered the same thing twice and I've found everything to be wonderful. The salad I had the first time was HUGE. The second time I tried the pizza and thought it was pretty good. The next time I had appetizers and drinks and I loved them so much, I took home an order of appetizers with me (with happy hour prices, why not?). I'm going to eat there tonight and I'm looking forward to it!
Best pizza in Tucson, hands down. Some people may prefer Brooklyn's but understand that these two places do pizza totally differently. Grimaldi's uses a real coal-fired oven, whereas Brooklyn's uses a standard pizza over. Both places are very good but we like Grimaldi's the best. One thing I gotta ask though. Who on earth orders a big hunk of cheese cake after stuffing their face with pizza?
I'm not a big fan of the NY style pizza, but I've got to say that these guys have a great pie. The bar in the back is a nice little hangout joint and the pizza slices come out hot and fast. Well done. Also nice to see a long line at 2:15 after the bars close.
Magpies is hands down the best pizza in tucson and it shows because im pretty sure they've won tucson weekly's best pizza award something ridiculous like 15 times in a row. this place is definitely the place to go when your craving a good pizza
The wings are unbeatable here. Tried many others in Tucson and they cannot compete with Rocco's! The Great Chicago Fire pizza is hot, spicy and very delicious. We always order a large so we have leftovers for that hangover the next day!!! Another favorite is the Caprese Salad, first of all, it's huge enough to share and they do not skimp with the mozzarella at all, the basil is fragrant and flavorful, but the star of this salad is definitely the balsamic, we are sure it is homemade and it is appreciated! And do not, I repeat, do not leave without trying one of Lisa's cookies! They are usually out of them, so if you notice there are some when you get there, grab 'em and save them for later, you'll be glad you did. The servers are quick, friendly and attentive. And they have a nice selection of brews.
Yep, there's a reason for the packed parking lot and the wait!
Excellent pizza but still occasionally travel across town to get their lasagna special on Thursdays (for over 20 years!). Yes, it's that good.
great summer special
pizza, salad and 2 wines/drinks for $20.00
In an age of instant gratification, often with sub-par quality, it's refreshing to know a place like 1702 is around. Feeling a monster appetite coming on? Leisurely enjoy any of the 50 rotating beers on tap while awaiting your freshly made custom slice of pizza. Yes, it will take more than 5 minutes, but quality takes time. Best pizza in town and a beer for every pallet.
Killer pies, a bit pricy but you are getting the best in town, maybe the whole state.
Delicious crust, great sauce.
We have been there multiple times - awesome night out each time! Great food in a wonderful friendly atmosphere with fantastic live music! Tucson has needed such an all ages friendly quality venue. You can make it what you want - romantic night out or a time to actually have fun out with the whole family. Highly recommend it - money well spent!
One of the best pizza places I've eaten. Thin crispy crust baked in a wood fired oven topped with homemade mozzarella cheese. Calzones were also an excellent choice. Will eat here again.
Classic Neopolitan Pizza Pie, they make their own fresh mozzarella, use quality ingredients and the wood oven delivers a unique rich taste. Tucson is very lucky to have such a pizza parlor, today everywhere you look its thin crust and wood fire oven but this place actually gets it right. Plus great salads!
The ONLY real Pizza in Tucson! Just like the east coast. Love it!!!
Casual place with superior salads and thin crust pizzas. Offers one of best chicken caesar salads in Tucson. We love the sausage and caramelized onion pizza and the chicken caesar and parmesan pizza is a real winner.
The shells and meatballs were excellent (and I'm Italian), and the service outstanding - friendly and service oriented. I'm here on business and highly recommend!
Best place in town for beer lovers. So much beer on tap you'll always find something new to try. I love this place.
Great atmosphere and very clean. The staff really seems to care! Great food and the best wings in town.


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WOOO HOOO!!!! My DD passed her CPA exam!!!! She called us this morning and she received her scores on her audit exam and she passed with an 81.
The CPA exams are broken into 4 parts and you have to pass all four parts with a 75 or better. She has been taking these exams over the course of the past year...one at a time.... needless to say it's been an intense and stressful year.
She has the ethics exam to take and finish up the paperwork and she will be a CPA !!!! So very happy for her.


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Gosselin: Cowboys played better defense for Dez than against Lions
DETROIT — If the Cowboys defended the Detroit Lions as aggressively during the game Sunday as they defended their mercurial receiver Dez Bryant afterward, they'd be heading into Halloween with a three-game winning streak.
Instead, the Lions rallied for two touchdowns in the final four minutes to seize a 31-30 victory in a defensive meltdown by the Cowboys on the field that rivaled a meltdown of Bryant off it.
An undermanned Dallas defense could not contain the Lions. Matthew Stafford passed for 488 yards, including 329 to Calvin Johnson, as the Lions slapped the Cowboys around for 623 yards and controlled the ball for more than 35 minutes.
On the sideline, the Fox television cameras broadcast two Bryant meltdowns to more than 70 percent of the nation — one in the third quarter and another in the closing seconds as the game was slipping away from the Cowboys.
The first came after the offense returned to the sideline for a 53-yard field goal try by Dan Bailey that would give the Cowboys a 13-7 lead. Tony Romo threw two passes in the possession, but neither to Bryant, who made a beeline toward receivers coach Derek Dooley on the sideline and blistered him.
Then Bryant stormed to the bench where Romo, coach Jason Garrett and quarterback coach Wade Wilson were huddled, twice breaking in. The first time Garrett tried to steer him away with an arm bar. The second time Bryant barked at Romo, and the quarterback responded in kind.
"My passion is always positive," Bryant said. "I'm not saying anything wrong. I'm not saying anything bad. It's all positive. I'm expressive on the field and off. Even when I look angry, it's all good passion.
"I feel that's what I need. I love this game. In order to win you have to be passionate about this game. You have to let that dog come out and put it all on the line."
The second meltdown came after Stafford drove the Lions 80 yards in six plays in just 50 seconds for the winning TD. Only 12 seconds remained, and Bryant was beside himself, again ranting. Jason Witten started screaming back at him, pointing to the scoreboard, before DeMarcus Ware separated the two.
"We were all upset," Witten said. "But there was still time left. I tried to communicate that. We were going to get the ball back, and he was going to play a big part in the play we had drawn up. We were trying to get him to calm down, because we were going to try to get him the ball on that play.
"I love that kid like a brother. He's emotional. The guy loves to play, loves to win. There are no hard feelings. He's a great receiver and plays his tail off week-in and week-out. It's a disappointing loss. Dez is a guy who plays with his heart. We all do. Those things come up."
Owner Jerry Jones, Garrett and Romo also defended their offensive meal ticket and his passion after the game. Bryant did score two touchdowns, including an electric 50-yarder down the sideline at the start of the fourth quarter.
But the Lions did an otherwise superb job limiting his touches, doubling him on every single play with lanky corner Rashean Mathis and a safety. That coverage forced Romo to look elsewhere, and Bryant wound up catching only three of the six passes thrown his way.
If this was supposed to be a showdown between the NFL's two best receivers, it was over by halftime. Johnson had six catches for 156 yards and a touchdown after 30 minutes. Bryant had one catch for 5 yards.
Bryant didn't touch the ball for the first time until 7:34 remained in the second quarter. And that was on a handoff, not a pass. The first pass wasn't thrown his way until 55 seconds remained in the half, but Romo's throw was high and incomplete.
Stafford threw 16 passes at Johnson, who caught 14 of them, including receptions of 17 and 22 yards on the final drive.
Johnson also plays with passion. But he restricts his passion to the field. In what appeared to be Detroit's final chance at victory — when the Lions turned the ball over on downs deep in their own end with 1:33 remaining — Stafford didn't throw a single pass to Johnson.
Johnson didn't create any scenes over not being thrown to in that possession.
"Everyone knows he's the best on the planet," Stafford said. "But he's just one of the guys. He knows his time is going to come. He knows if they're giving us the right look, I'm going to get him the ball. He's a guy I cheer for on my own team. He's such a great player and a great teammate."
It would be good if Bryant learned a thing or two on the field and off from Johnson on Sunday.
Listen to Rick Gosselin at 10:50 a.m. Tuesdays on "The Ticket" KTCK-AM (1310) with Norm Hitzges.
Follow Rick Gosselin on Twitter at @RickGosselin.
Legendary days
The top five receiving performances in NFL history:
Rk. Player
Rec. yards
1. Flipper Anderson
LA Rams
vs. New Orleans
Nov. 26, 1989
2. Calvin Johnson
vs. Cowboys
Oct. 27, 2013
3. Stephone Paige
Kansas City
vs. San Diego
Dec. 22, 1985
4. Jim Benton
Cleveland Rams
vs. Detroit
Nov. 22, 1945
5. Cloyce Box
vs. Baltimore Colts
Dec. 3, 1950


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Autumn/Winter ready-to-wear collection fashion show. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)
By Kevin Rutherford
Charlie Sheen and Rihanna happened to be at the same restaurant last night in Los Angeles, but according to the former, the latter blew off the latter when it came to meeting up — which has since led to a war of words (and subtweets) on social media.
As Rap-Up points out, Sheen took to Twitter today (May 22) to lament the incident, saying that the pop star's camp refused a meeting at Giorgio Baldi, citing the amount of paparazzi outside the restaurant.
Sheen's fiancee, Brett Rossi, is a big fan of Rihanna, he said, though he "couldn't pick her out of a line-up at gunpoint." As such, she was a bit disappointed that the singer couldn't take time to do a quick meetup — and Sheen even more so.


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Columbia Parks and Recreation
Creating Community through People, Parks and Programs
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6900 Sinclair Road
Park Hours: 6 am to 11 pm
12.6 acres
1 - SIngle table picnic shelter
1 - Playground
1 - Basketball court (half-court)
1 - Baseball/softball field
Open playfield
1 - Concrete/gravel trail - .25 mile
1 - Bike Rack
No electricity
No water
In 2004 LPBW Development Company, LLC, donated two tracts of land totaling 12.68 acres in the Cascades subdivision to the City of Columbia for public park and open space use.
Tract 1 is 11.22 acres in size and is located on the southern edge of the subdivision with frontage along MO Route K. Approximately 2/3 of this tract is level open space and well-suited for development of neighborhood park facilities. The remainder of the lot is primarily a wooded drainage, which will serve as natural green space. The proposed donation agreement does stipulate that the final plat of this tract will set aside right-of-way for the future relocation of Sinclair Drive.
Tract 2 is 1.46 acres in size and adjoins the northern boundary of Tract 1. This tract is primarily a continuation of the natural drainage system which is part of Tract 1, but does provide access to Bellingham Drive.
The development of the park was funded by the 2005 Park Sales Tax and was budgeted in the City's Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program. The park was completed in 2010.
Capital Improvement Projects
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|Cascades Neighborhood Park Development


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I'm not instinctively opposed to the idea of using primaries to select candidates – and I do think we need to be looking at ways to open up the internal processes of political parties more – but since Open Up launched their campaign for everyone to have primaries, there have been some interesting responses from James Graham and Stuart Bruce that are definitely worth reading.
I'm always wary of people who claim that adopting one big idea will solve every problem through unspecified means – though I may have been guilty of suggesting that myself in the past with STV – but I really don't that Open Up have thought through the consequences of primaries. As Stuart points out, introducing primaries increases the cost of being involved in politics for candidates and makes them more reliant on whoever pays for their campaigns, but it would also fundamentally change the nature of political campaigning in this country. Why join a party and get involved in it, when you get no extra say in the most important decisions the party makes than anyone who didn't join and sat at home watching EastEnders while you were out knocking on doors in the rain?
One of the things I noticed about the Bedford Mayoral by-election was that the Conservative 'Open Primary' (or open caucus, as it's better described) was a success – it got media attention, it got a lot of people along to the meeting and taking part in candidate selection, many of whom would probably never have considered themselves Conservatives – but the electoral campaign that followed it was a failure because the caucus system made existing activists think that they weren't valued and their voice didn't matter, and failed to recruit new ones to take their place. Now, this may not sound like a bad thing to you, but repeat the process enough over enough constituencies and the parties are going to end up as little more than shells, with elections dominated by the candidates who can afford to pay for the most direct mail and phone canvassing.
Still, while I think there are flaws in Open Up's ideas, they are actually generating some debate and discussion. While looking round at articles about it this morning, I found something that's in a whole new level of barking on OurKingdom. I can't quite capture the full weirdness of the proposal – it seems to be a Green-tinged version of Soviet democracy, with added 'political parties that I don't like are evil and should be banned for the sake of democracy' nuttiness – but it's worth reading just to see what bizarre systems people can create if they have too much time and too many grudges.
(And for one final point, does the name 'OurKingdom' bug anyone else? Not the CamelCase naming, just the fact that a Kingdom, by definition, cannot be 'ours'.)


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Lake Tahoe Basin > Martis Peak > Climber's Log
Martis Peak Climber's Log
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|Fun Family Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2014
|Easy enough for my dad with bad knees to manage, but still a good trek. Awesome views.
|Posted Oct 24, 2017 1:23 pm
|Snowshoe with Baldy
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2015
|A fun day of snowshoeing - Up the TRT starting on Hwy 267, up to Martis Peak and then over to the COHP and the short hop up to Baldy. Round trip was about 13.5 miles. TR is HERE.
|Posted Jan 11, 2015 3:32 am
|Martis Peak
Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2012
|Hiked the TRT to Martis Peak. It was a hazy day due to a wildfire burning nearby.
|Posted Oct 5, 2012 7:11 pm
|Nice day with my wife
Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2012
|Snowshoe outing with my wife, a couple of beers at the summit and nice views.
|Posted Feb 13, 2012 3:00 pm
|A Bit
|Off the TRT
Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2011
|Started at the Mount Rose TH and hit the regulars on this TRT segment: Relay Peak, Rose Knob Peak, Rifle Peak and Mount Baldy.
|Posted Jan 3, 2012 12:28 pm
|Ran most of the way
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
|Still some snow along the road. Ran about 2/3rd of the way up and almost all the way down. I could see Lassen Peak from the fire tower. Although I found it, Martis Peak Road is not marked.
|Posted Jun 19, 2010 3:12 pm
|Normal route
Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2007
|Very enjoyable snowshow trip. Easy for a day and great views. Love the drawings inside the lookout labeling the surrounding peaks.
|Posted May 9, 2010 6:37 am
|Steve Larson
|Following the beaten path
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2010
|Skinned my way up, and slid back down. Kind of a soggy day--the snow kept clumping on my skis, grrrrr. Snowing on top, so no view, but a fun outing nonetheless.
|Posted Jan 1, 2010 5:13 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009
|Hiked the TRT from Brockway summit to Martis Pk, Placer HP, Mt Baldy, Rifle Pk, Rose Knob and Rose Knob Pk. The lookout has good views, the peak itself does not. I ran into 5 bears near Martis Pk around sunset on my way back.
|Posted Aug 22, 2009 4:30 pm
|Brockway Summit
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2009
|Hiked with Renee. We ran into some thunderstorms but only a little rain.
|Posted Jun 4, 2009 9:18 pm
|Bob Burd
|Tahoe Rim TH
Date Climbed: May 13, 2009
|Tagged this on the way to the Placer Co. highpoint further east. Beautiful weather, lots of snow, but didn't need the snowshoes for the morning hike. Trip Report
|Posted May 16, 2009 4:00 pm
|Brian Kalet
|Normal Route
Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2008
|Skied from the summit! Trip Report
|Posted Mar 25, 2008 2:05 am
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
|Did some car plants on Martis today, didn't go to the summit though.
|Posted Aug 19, 2007 12:16 am
|Usual route
Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2009
|Continuous snow from the locked gate up to the lookout. Carried snowshoes the whole way since it was packed down by snowmobile traffic.
Beautiful clear day and unseasonably warm (50's in the afternoon). Nice half-day stroll.
Also did this several times in winter 2003.
|Posted Nov 15, 2006 10:32 pm
|Route Climbed: Tahoe Rim TH @ Brockway Summit Date Climbed: May, 2002
|Needed snow shoes the last 1/4 mile.
|Posted May 10, 2005 6:11 pm
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: Many times in the winter
|Fun, fun snowshoe with great views. Highly recommended.
|Posted Jan 4, 2005 2:15 am


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This will not work, however, because the Character class isn't complete (it goes into an STL file when debugging and gives me an error).
I have tried a std::list of void * to try to push_back Characters later, but that doesn't work. I have also tried void *s to try to typecast them to std::list <Character> in the constructor, didn't work either. Anybody have any ideas on how I can do this? Thanx...


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Here I will put it differently, You were saying that Kimimaro makes no difference on a team against Zombie bros, so I compared him to someone who we have SEEN to make no difference against the Zombie bros. (Chouji is the best example) and displayed the difference between the databook scores of both Chouji and Kimimaro.
Anyway, given lack of evidence from part2, (or even in part 1) it is debatable what league Kimimaro falls into. But I think you'll find that most people agree he is in a mid jounin class at least, putting him on par with Kakashi when HE first became a jounin.


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Has there been any discussion within Ring of Honor in-relation to CM Punk possibly returning with his recent walkout? If he were to join any other promotion surely the general consensus is it would be Ring of Honor?
There has been no discussion within about a return of CM Punk internally with ROH. The belief is that if Punk doesn't want to wrestle and make the type of money he's making in WWE, he probably doesn't want to wrestle, period.
Will AJ Styles feature for Ring of Honor at Supercard of Honor or is he going to - as rumored - New Japan that weekend?
Neither promotion has announced Styles for that weekend.
Just wanted to know how the WWE Network will ne streaming be for PS3? I looked for the WWE app and can not find it in the Playstation store,only thing I see for streaming is the live event player.
WWE hasn't launched it's Network Apps yet. They will launch them closer to the 2/24 launch.
So back in '01 when WWE bought WCW, Sting said that he didn't join because he didn't trust the way WWE would use him after seeing The Rock confront Booker T & saying, "Who in the bloody hell are you?" Now, there are rumors saying that not only does WWE NOT see Sting as a big deal unlike Batista, The Rock, & Brock Lesnar, but they also plan on giving him the GM role. Now if he didn't trust them back then & if they don't see him as a big deal now, what's changed?
I don't know if that Sting-Booker T story is legitimate, but Sting's issues were always the more racy elements of WWE programming. Now, there isn't any concern with that as WWE strives to be a PG-TV product, plus, let's face it - Sting is at the end of his career and the perfect way to wrap it on a high note and to make the most money possible is with a WWE role of some sort and a Hall of Fame induction. I don't know where the Raw GM rumor started but it could be that's what he does, we will have to see if he signs first, however. It's all about the two sides coming to terms.
On 02/14/2014 you answered question regarding if Divas are restricted in the ring by writing that some male talent is also restricted in what they are allowed to do in the ring. Is this done as more of an attempt to protect guys from more dangerous maneuvers or is it a conscious effort to keep mid-card guys that can work a more entertaining style from out-shadowing main-eventers that tend to work a more basic style?
It's done to prevent the shows from being repetitive with the same spots and sequences over and over as well as protecting them from doing something overly dangerous. They also want the talents to make sure they can maintain themselves on the road full-time physically and mentally.
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The Raptors head into this offseason with flexability to rival some of the leagues top power players in the Free Agency and Trade markets. This will be the biggest test of Bryan Colangelo's ability to both evaluate and court talent as well as manufacture good deals that net us the pieces necessary to become a playoff team. Here are the resources and assets at our disposal:
Cap Space (all figures rough):
-$5.5 M in pure space
-$12 M if Bayless' rights are denounced
-$16 M to $19 M if amnesty is used on Linas or Amir
1st Round
- #8
2nd Round
- #37, #56
- J.Calderon ($10 M Expiring)
- E.Davis (Talented Big/Rookie Contract)
- L.Klieza (Bench Scorer/Small-Mid Size Contract)
- $5 M Mid-Level Exception
- Amnesty Clause (Expiring in December?)
- Minimum Contracts
- Improved PG (more athletic, defensive, distributer, shooter)
- Star SF (Highly talented on Off/Def, Experienced)
- Experienced Big (stopgap for Valanciunas)
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Philips Wins $10M USD Gov't L-Prize for World's Most Efficient Light Bulb
Jason Mick
February 27, 2012 10:54 AM
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Bulb will debut at $50; nobody said "perfection" was cheap
Nearly four years have passed since the
U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) announced the "
L Prize
", a $20M USD reward to the first company who successfully produced a
light-emitting diode (LED) bulb
meeting a special set of criteria in terms of energy efficiency and lighting performance. The prize took money from allocations made by the
Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007
, signed into law by former President George W. Bush.
I. Koninklijke Philips Wins the L Prize
The years have passed and at last there is a winner. The prize has been awarded to a design from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (
), an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based global electronics company.
The winning design is dubbed the "Philips Award Winning LED Bulb". Its specs easily meet the L Prize criteria:
A video on the testing process is seen below:
The Philips bulb survived all the tests, emerging with flying colors. It did particularly well in longevity testing, showing almost no performance degradation after predicted at 25,000 hours (1041 days, or almost 3 years of continuous operation).
II. For $50 is the L Prize Bulb Worth It?
The bulb trims over 2.5W off Philip's previous generation LED bulb designs, a power savings of roughly 20 percent. Unfortunately those savings come at a cost -- where as Philip's previous generation models are retailing for
around $33 USD
, the new bulb retails for $49.95 USD, nearly 50% more expensive. The bulb is assembled in the U.S. from components manufactured in Shenzhen, China with LED chips made in San Jose, Calif.
Philips Professional Luminaires CEO Zia Eftekhar (left) and Philips Lighting North America CEO Ed Crawford accept the L-Prize award from Dr. Arun Majumdar, a senior DOE official.
[Image Source: DOE/Koninklijke Philips]
The pricey bulb has a 29 percent wall-plug efficiency ratio -- compared to the 60W incandescent lamp's 12% and a CFL's 19% wall-plug efficiency. The new design delivers 90 lm/W (an efficiency measure) –compared to an average 60W incandescent with about 13 lm/W or a CFL with about 53 lm/W.
Detailed information about its color and luminosity performance is available
[PDF], direct from Philips.
The bulb carries a distinct yellowish hue when powered off, but Philips assures that the "remote phosphor" (yellow) disappears when the bulb is powered on. The emitted light is white with a slightly yellowish hue (as with the standard off-the-shelf incandescent bulbs).
The L-Prize winning bulb design [Image Source: Koninklijke Philips]
Philips is offering a 3-year warranty on the bulb. And it rates it at 30,000+ hours of life.
Given a $0.10 USD per kWH cost of electricity -- a "middle of the road" scenario in the U.S. [
] -- the bulb would save approximately $150 USD over its lifetime ($0.10 USD/kWh * 3e4 h * 0.050 kW) versus an incandescent design. However, the additional 2.5 watts of power savings over previous generation models only represents approximately $7.50 USD more in savings.
Aside from the cost savings, the LED lights also offer smoother dimming than incandescent bulbs, with less impact on longevity. And unlike
compact fluorescent lighbulbs
(CFLs), a rival energy efficient design, they lack
toxic compounds like mercury
Thus the bulb may be sought after by LED lighting enthusiasts, but will likely be overlooked by businesses, which would tend to prefer cheaper, more mature LED designs. However, the technology should eventually fall into line with current generation models price-wise, offering the best of both worlds.
We're still a long way from the promises of some LED researchers --
a 60-year light bulb that costs $2.85 USD
-- but the industry is starting to get to the point where LED lighting makes sense for businesses and consumers from a financial perspective.
You can order the bulb from various sources,
such as Light Bulb Emporium
. It should ship in March.
For its win, Philips receives $10M USD, and free promotion from the DOE. The DOE still has more money to give to other L-Prize winners.
Be careful when browsing sites or shops looking for this bulb as there's many different models out here. Note this is the <10 W Endura series model. This should not be confused with the last-gen 12.5W Endura series model (linked above) or the (last-gen) 8W Ambient Light series.
Note 2:
While the bulb design was an international effort based on the multi-national Koninklijke Philips company, the award winning design was submitted by Philips Lighting North America, who will be producing and marketing the bulb in the U.S.
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Great American BallPark 5-30-2010
I love baseball history. Great American Ballpark is full of history. Well, not the actual stadium. I mean the Cincinnati Reds have a lot of history. They put banners along the third base side of the stadium like this one…
And this one…
And this one. This is my all time favorite Reds highlight. Mainly because in my opinion no one will ever come close to breaking this record. Pete Rose was one of the greatest players in all of professional baseball. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame despite what he did. Period.
And of course we cant forget this one…
The man that got caught snoozin` in the Mariners clubhouse. The man that doesnt want to retire. The man that says he still has some gas left in his tank. Ken Griffey Jr is another one of my all time favorite players. If he had stayed healthy his entire career there would be no doubt in my mind that he would be the one that broke the all time home run record. Not Barry Bonds.
The crowd was light today. Here is a picture of my favorite security guard that told me to have a seat yesterday. I didnt press my luck with him today. I worked the dugout instead. ( No batting practice today ) I made small talk with one of the security guards that was running people off left, and right. The only reason why he let me stay was because I actually had a ticket for the section right behind the dugout. I bought one ticket on the aisle for $30 dollars off Stubhub.com. Can you believe that? On the aisle no less! Anyway. So he let me stay. I asked him about some of the rules as well. He told me that unless you have a ticket you cant stand behind the dugouts during batting practice. If you want to go stand in a different section but have a ticket for infield box level you can. But you have to stand three rows back, and once the crowd thickens you have to stand in the row.
As I was standing there some Reds players started heading to the dugout. I identified one player. J.R Towles.
Kind of a strange picture, I know. Its the only one I could find. Anyway. So I called out to him, and held up my glove. He threw me a perfect strike, and I thanked him. The security guard got a kick out of how easy I got a baseball. I mean, he was talking to me about how other fans try so hard to get one, and they never do. I just smiled. I wasnt about to tell him how many baseballs I usually get at games. More Reds players were on their way over to the dugout, and I started to wave my hand, and glove in the air.
See the guy in the blue shirt with the hat on? He saw me catch the baseball thrown by Towles. So this guy started busting my chops about it when I was trying for another baseball. He told me since I already got one I should let other fans get one. What other fans? In this picture do you see any other fans trying to get a baseball other than me, and this guy in the blue shirt? If I had turned around, and taken another picture of the stadium seating there were even LESS people behind me! Most of the fans were trying to get autographs. Not baseballs. I paced back, and forth in the row, and he stayed right in front of me. He would look back to make sure where I was, and make adjustments as I did. I was really annoyed. I finally said something to him.
" What are you trying to do here, sir? Are you trying to keep me from getting another baseball or are you trying to get you a baseball?" I asked as I paced.
" You already got one." He said again for like the fifth time.
" I promise you I will leave this stadium with more than one baseball today. I got one yesterday, and Ive gotten at least one baseball in the last 30 games Ive attended in a row." I said. I didnt want to air my stats, but what the heck.
" Youve got enough. Let others get one." He finally looked back at me as he spoke.
All I could do was laugh. I told him how ridiculous he sounded, and I made my way over to the Reds bullpen area.
Look. A sign that says players arent allowed to sign autographs, or throw baseballs to the fans. Moments before I took this picture Aaron Harang was busy signing two autographs inside the bullpen for some fans. Maybe family members? I dont know. It was memorial day so maybe some lucky soldier, and his wife got to take a tour of the bullpen, and meet Harang. Anyway. The security guards continued to mean mug me as I took pictures so I decided to leave.
The game was finally under way, and I had awesome seats behind the dugout. I had on my Astros hat so I was pretty much guaranteed a few baseballs. Just like at Kauffman Stadium when Todd Helton threw me three baseballs. After the bottom of the first ended Hunter Pence came trotting over to the dugout. He had caught the final out of the inning so I raised my glove, and he tossed a high arching throw right to me. All I saw was about four or five hands taking swipes at the baseball. I caught the ball, and chuckled at all the attempts to catch it. The people next to me high fived me, and told me it was proabbly because I was wearing an Astros hat. Yeah. Probably. Then some guy behind me told me to put on my Reds hat, and get a baseball from a Reds player. I told him I would have to run to the other side of the stadium to do that. It was too hot to be running around for baseballs.
The game was a straight pitchers duel. Not one run was recorded. The bottom of the sixth had ended, and Lance Berkman ended up with the baseball. I raised my glove, again and hollered out to him. He tossed me a perfect throw, and I squeezed down on the ball. People behind me of course started to make their comments about how I had two baseballs now, and I should be giving them to the kids. But I did have some encouragement from some fans in front of me. They told me to keep doing what I was doing. I had planned to.
Finally the game reached the bottom of the ninth. I had made my move to where the umpires left the field just in case of a walk-off.
The Reds failed to score in their bottom half the of the ninth inning. So into extra innings we went. But it didnt take long for the game to end. The Astros scored two off of a Lance Berkman double into right center, and the Reds couldnt get any runs across home plate. After the finaly out I stood up, dodged a security guard and slinked up against the plexi-glass window. See the stairs? Yeah. I was RIGHT in front of them. The umpires started heading towards the stairs, and I asked for a baseball. The umpire nearly underthrew me so I had to stretch a little, and basket catch it. As soon as I got the ball some lady behind me started huffing, and puffing. She protested to her husband that I was the guy catching all the baseballs from the Astros, and I had like six! Really, lady? I had four. Anyway. She shoulder brushed passed me to get down to where I was to get a baseball but by the time she got there the home plate umpire had given out all the baseballs or was out of sight. I could hear her complaining all the way up into the main concourse. It was extremely slow getting out of Great American Ball Park.
Game: Cincinnati Reds Vs Houston Astros May 30th 2010 1:10pm.
Game Balls: Four
Autographs: None
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The policy tussle Labor should have had sooner
How quaint it all seems now.
It wasn't so long ago - mere weeks, even - that the Labor government was tearing itself apart over leadership. Remember how we criticised caucus for self-immolating over what was essentially a question of ego? Remember how we longed for the days when harsh words were exchanged over issues of policy, not personality? When we said Labor folk should stop talking about themselves and start talking about the issues?
Now that the leadership boil has been lanced, Labor is still arguing, but at least they're arguing about policy, right?
In the past week an orderly queue of Kevin Rudd supporters, freed from the constraints of cabinet confidentiality and/or ministerial responsibility, has formed to criticise Gillard government policy, leading to dark talk of an ideological split within the party.
Senator Kim Carr is the most recent dissenter. On Thursday the former human services minister said the government's decision to move thousands of single mothers onto the Newstart allowance, reducing their incomes, was a mistake that compromised Labor values.
Queensland Labor senator Claire Moore, who previously worked for 14 years in the welfare sector, backed Senator Carr, saying that the dole (Newstart) and the single parent payment were not keeping pace with the cost of living.
On Wednesday, Rudd supporter Ed Husic, member for the western Sydney seat of Chifley, questioned the wisdom of a $21.6 million federal government grant to ensure the remake of the Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea would be filmed in Australia.
That money could have gone towards the MRI machine he has been trying to get for Mt Druitt Hospital, he said.
On Monday, former arts and regional affairs minister Simon Crean, who was sacked after committing harakiri over the disastrous leadership fizzle, vowed he would oppose changes to superannuation tax concessions. He has said that any such changes would destroy the superannuation reform legacy of the Hawke/Keating governments.
And Martin Ferguson, the old Labor warhorse who resigned as Resources Minister following his support for Rudd during the leadership crisis, criticised the Gillard/Swan leadership for its ''class warfare'' rhetoric. He also took a shot at the remodelled mining tax and said Labor should govern for all.
All of which sounds suspiciously like a debate over Labor values, the direction of the Labor party and the lost thread of the Labor ''narrative'' - the way it tells its story to Australian voters.
It's just a shame the party didn't have these arguments, I dunno, when the policies in question were actually being formulated. In cabinet. In caucus. At the Labor party conference.
It is only after the party has argued with itself and settled on a position that it can sell one to the voting public.
Where were these voices then? Were the policies even debated? And what happened to everyone falling in behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard now that the leadership question has been resolved?
It is understood the changes to the single parent payments were decided in cabinet and presented to caucus as a fait accompli. At a caucus briefing to the media a few weeks ago, journalists heard that several backbenchers expressed regret they had not fought the changes harder when they were being instituted. It's too late now. The changes came into effect on January 1.
The media law reforms, which rose and fell in the space of a week, like a blundering supernova, were an ''under the line'' matter, meaning they were not debated by the full cabinet, but nutted out between individual ministers.
It's fashionable at the moment (on both sides of politics) to pay tribute to the economic reform legacy of the Hawke/Keating governments. But those reforms were not dreamt up by a select group of ministers and rushed through cabinet and caucus. They were thrashed out, argued over and in some cases bitterly disputed within the party and the public, in a genuine contest of ideas that led, eventually, to a unified position.
Medicare, or Medibank as it originally was, was a classic example. The wisdom of instituting universal healthcare was debated over decades. That debate was won and now Medicare is a part of the furniture. No party would ever go to an election promising to repeal it.
It is a reform that has had its mettle tested. It is a reform that has stuck. These two things go together. It is only after the party has argued with itself and settled on a position that it can sell one to the voting public.
Jacqueline Maley is the Canberra-based Parliamentary Sketch Writer for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Siri Can Now Make a Mean Margarita
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4, the world was introduced to Siri, the female voice on the other end of your requests who seemed to enable you to do numerous tasks by just speaking into your smartphone. She plays songs, texts friends, and finds the nearest coffee place. And now, Siri's able to make you a margarita.
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According to the Huffington Post, a few geeks who like their frozen Mexican tequila cocktails demonstrated their Sirious Margarita project at the Techcrunch Disrupt San Francisco Hackathon conference earier this week. It's all pretty simple. An average margarita mixer is prepped with the ingredients. Then, they tell Siri to "Make me a margarita." The text goes through to a device attached to the machine and within seconds the blender powers up and the frozen slush falls into the glass.
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The inventors explained that because of recent improvements in technology and smartphone applications, functions like these are easy to create. A wifi module can be programmed from the internet and then is hooked up to a device, in this case a margarita mixer. It's a similar thought process as printing a document wirelessly from your smartphone to the nearest printer. This wifi message activates the motor, which turns on the margarita blender and dispenses the mix into your festive glass, but then it's up to you to deliver it your mouth. (Of course, there is a manual override in case Siri screws up, which she has been known to do from time to time.) Now the only question is: how can we get Siri to make guacamole?
What other ways do you think Siri could be useful in the kitchen?
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Milestones In Medicine
Spring is a time of change, a time of growth, and at Eisenhower Medical Center, we are growing. In January, the magnificent new Eisenhower George and Julia Argyros Health Center in La Quinta was dedicated, and in February, the first patients were seen.Now, Eisenhower stands ready to serve the city of La Quinta and the neighboring communities.
Work continues apace on the new Eisenhower Walter and Leonore Annenberg Pavilion, and the progress is apparent at every glance.As the Annenberg Pavilion emerges in all of its glory, I could not, simply stated, be more proud.
In this issue of Healthy Living, Eisenhower notes a number of other milestones in medicine.On January 20, 2010, Eisenhower Gynecologist Enrique Jacome,MD celebrated his 100th daVinci Surgical System robotic surgery. Enhancing a surgeon's innate ability, the powerful daVinci® S HD™ Surgical System, the newest generation of robotic surgical technology, permits surgeons to perform traditionally invasive surgeries with a modicum of trauma.
This Healthy Living also highlights other bold new medical technologies at Eisenhower. In the "Center of Excellence" column, we describe four revolutionary technologies that enable Eisenhower's elite team of Neurosurgeons to perform a variety of minimally invasive brain surgeries. In this issue,Healthy Living also features Eisenhower Cardiologists and Cardiothoracic Surgeons utilizing state-ofthe- art imaging to treat mitral valve disease and other cardiac conditions with the new Philips Live 3D Transesophageal Echo.You will also read about Eisenhower's Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon David Friscia,MD, who is one of only a few surgeons in Southern California performing a total ankle replacement utilizing the new, highly advanced Wright Medical Technology, Inc. INBONE™ Total Ankle Replacement System.
Healthy Living's theme, this issue, spotlights cancer. In our cover story, Sherry Kovas shares her undaunted spirit of strength, positivism and philanthropy throughout her struggle with breast cancer. In addition, for the first time,Healthy Living's feature focuses on America's most prevalent cancer — skin cancer.
Wishing you a season of good health — and a spring to remember,
G. Aubrey Serfling
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Jorge Posada honors Munson's legacy
Former All-Star catcher died in plane crash 31 years ago
August 2, the day former Yankees star Thurman Munson died in a plane crash near his home in Ohio, has become a special day for Jorge Posada.
Monday was the 31st anniversary of the crash, which always brings back memories of the hard-nosed backstop who led the Yankees in the 1970s.
"I met his wife [Diana] and she told me that she had stopped watching baseball [after Munson died], and when I was here she started watching again, because I reminded her of him," Posada, who keeps a picture of Munson with a quote from him in his locker, told the New York Daily News. "I don't know what it is, but there is a connection."
Coleman bloodlines run deep: On Monday night, Casey Coleman made his Major League debut for the Cubs. When he did, it made the Colemans (grandfather and father both named Joe) the first three-generation family of pitchers in Major League history. Casey and his father are the eighth father-son combo to play for the Cubs.
"It's big," Casey told the Chicago Sun-Times. "A lot of people have asked me about it growing up, all the way through high school and college and now -- and being able to follow through with it and get up here is great."
Sanchez ties Marichal with seven Ks in a row: Jonathan Sanchez tied a San Francisco record by striking out seven consecutive hitters Tuesday night against the Rockies. He tied the mark established by the Dominican Dandy, Juan Marichal, who turned the trick in September 1964 against the Phillies.
"He's in the Hall of Fame, so to tie him makes me feel proud," Sanchez, who finished with nine strikeouts in six innings, told the San Jose Mercury News. "Juan Marichal, he was nasty all the time. That's the way I was feeling today."
McDonald welcomes change in status: After coming to the Pirates in a trade from the Dodgers, James McDonald says he's excited about the chance to play an important role.
"I'm happy to have the opportunity to start," McDonald told MLB.com. "I think in my situation, it wasn't tough [to leave LA] -- it wasn't like I was a key part of what was going on over there. They gave me a chance, and I appreciate that, but if another team wants me and sees me as part of their future, I'm all right with that."
Wallace gets a different view of Busch Stadium: Brett Wallace finally got to play in Busch Stadium. But instead of playing for the team that drafted him in 2008 in the first round, Wallace was playing first base for the Astros on Monday.
"This is where I thought I was going to play," Wallace told the Houston Chronicle. "So to have the chance to come back here and do it with my new team and my new teammates and play against some of those guys who I came up through the system with is pretty cool."
Wallace, who collected his first Major League hit on Sunday, picked up his first RBI in the Majors on Monday night.
Hellickson makes memorable debut: Jeremy Hellickson made his Major League debut on Monday, starting for the Rays. Hellickson retired the first 10 Minnesota batters. Overall, he allowed three hits and struck out six.
"No panic, no rush, no hurry," manager Joe Maddon told the St. Petersburg Times. "The makeup really stands out."
"I just tried to take it like any other game," Hellickson said. "And I went after that first-pitch strike."
Hunter makes the move to right field: Gold Glove center fielder Torii Hunter is moving over to right field to give top prospect Peter Bourjos an opportunity.
Hunter has played 1,502 games in center field and 27 in the corner outfield spots. But he moved over on Tuesday night to get Bourjos in the lineup and improve the club's outfield defense.
"I can sit here and say, 'I want 10 Gold Gloves and center field is my position,' " Hunter told the Los Angeles Times. "Sometimes you have to slap pride in the face and all that individual stuff, Gold Gloves ... that's nothing. All I care about is winning, man. I need a ring. I've been to the playoffs seven times and haven't won anything."
Brett Anderson turning to slider for success: An elbow injury sidelined Brett Anderson for most of the 2010 season. With one start under his belt since being activated, Anderson hopes to have better luck with his slider for the rest of the year.
"It's been my go-to pitch my whole career," Anderson told the Oakland Tribune. "It's more of a mental thing now, throwing it and knowing that nothing's going to happen. Throwing it in any count and not worrying about what my arm feels like."
Vargas gets first win for new daughter: On Friday, Jason Vargas became the father of a baby girl, Elizabeth. On Tuesday night he was back on the mound in Seattle and earned his seventh win.
"She's healthy; everything's good," Vargas told the Seattle Times of his daughter. "She was at the game tonight. She's 1-0."
Springer a longtime Reds fan: Russ Springer, now a member of the Reds, welcomes the chance to pitch for the team he followed as a youngster.
"I told my wife like in March, I said, 'If this is it for my career, there's only two teams I'd want to wear their uniform and I never got a chance to.' And it just so happens that one of them was Cincinnati," Springer told MLB.com.
Getz no longer waiting for playing time: Chris Getz is getting a chance to play regularly for the Royals.
"Your mind wanders, and you really wonder at times," Getz told the Kansas City Star. "But they did keep reiterating, 'Your time will come. So just be ready.' I made a choice that I took their word for it and kept on working. I wanted to be ready for that opportunity. Whether that opportunity is now, I don't know."
Nava gets another chance with recall: Daniel Nava, who hit a grand slam on June 12 on the first Major League pitch he saw, is back with Boston after a stint at Triple-A Pawtucket.
"It feels good to get another shot," Nava told the Boston Globe. "Any time you can get an opportunity to come up and help the team win, it's obviously something I'm looking forward to do."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This patient summary on post-traumatic stress disorder is adapted from thesummary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and othercredible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportivecare, and ongoing clinical trials, is available from the National CancerInstitute. Better treatment of many cancers has resulted in more patientsexperiencing longer periods of disease-free survival. This has also led tomore patients experiencing psychological problems, which are collectivelycalled post-traumatic stress disorder. This brief summary describespost-traumatic stress disorder, its symptoms, and its treatment.
This summary is about post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with cancer.
Some survivors of cancer experience trauma-related symptoms similar to symptoms experienced by people who have survivedhighly stressful situations, such as military combat, natural disasters, violent personal attack (such as rape), or otherlife-threatening events. This group of symptoms is called post-traumaticstress disorder (PTSD) and includes avoiding situations related to the trauma, continuously thinking of the trauma, and being overexcited.
People with histories of cancer are considered to be at risk for PTSD. Thephysical and mental shock of having a life-threatening disease, of receivingtreatment for cancer, and living with repeated threats to one's body and lifeare traumatic experiences for many cancer patients.
Diagnosis and Symptoms
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as the development of certain symptoms following a mentallystressful event that involved actual death or the threat of death, seriousinjury, or a threat to oneself or others. For the person who has experienced a diagnosis of cancer, the specific trauma that triggers PTSD is unclear. It may be the actual diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, aspects of the treatment process, test results, information given about recurrence, or some other aspect of the cancer experience. Learning that one's child has cancer is traumatic for many parents. Because the cancerexperience involves so many upsetting events, it is much more difficult tosingle out one event as a cause of stress than it is for other traumas, such asnatural disasters or rape. The traumatic event may cause responses of extreme fear,helplessness, or horror and may trigger PTSD symptoms.
PTSD in cancer survivors may be expressed in these specific behaviors:
- Reliving the cancer experience in nightmares or flashbacks and by continuously thinking about it.
- Avoiding places, events, and people connected to the cancer experience.
- Being continuously overexcited, fearful, irritable, and unable to sleep.
To be diagnosed as PTSD, these symptoms must last for at least one month and cause significant problems in the patient's personal relationships, employment, or other important areas of daily life. Patients who have these symptoms for less than one month often develop PTSD later.
Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and the Development of PTSD
As many as one third of people who experience an extremely upsetting event, including cancer, develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The event alone does not explain why some people get PTSD and others don't. Although there is no clear answer as to which cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing PTSD, certain mental, physical, or social factors may make some people more likely to experience it.
Individual and social factors
Individual and social factors that have been associated with a higher incidence of PTSD include younger age, fewer years of formal education, and lower income.
Disease-related factors
Certain disease-related factors are associated with PTSD:
- In patients who received a bone marrow transplant, PTSD occurs more often when there is advanced disease and a longer hospital stay.
- In adult survivors of bone cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma, people for whom more time has passed since diagnosis and treatment tended to show fewer symptoms.
- In survivors of childhood cancer, symptoms of PTSD occur more often when there was a longer treatment time. See the PDQ summary on Pediatric Supportive Care for more information.
- Interfering thoughts occur more often in patients who experienced pain and other physical symptoms.
- Cancer that has returned has been shown to increase stress symptoms in patients.
Mental factors
Mental factors may affect the development of PTSD in some patients:
- Previous trauma.
- Previous psychological problems.
- High level of general stress.
- Genetic factors and biological factors (such as a hormone disorder) that affect memory and learning.
- The amount of social support available.
- Threat to life and body.
- Having PTSD before being diagnosed with cancer.
- The use of avoidance to cope with stress.
Protective factors
Certain factors may decrease a person's chance of developing PTSD. These include increased social support, accurate information about the stage of the cancer, and a satisfactory relationship with the medical staff.
How PTSD may develop
PTSD symptoms develop by both conditioning and learning. Conditioning explains the fear responses caused by certain triggers that were first associated with the upsetting event. Neutral triggers (such as smells, sounds, and sights) that occurred at the same time as upsetting triggers (such as chemotherapy or painful treatments) later cause anxiety, stress, and fear even when they occur alone, after the trauma has ended. Once established, PTSD symptoms are continued through learning. The patient learns that avoiding the triggers prevents unpleasant feelings and thoughts, so coping by avoidance continues.
Although conditioning and learning are part of the process, many factors may explain why one person develops PTSD and another does not.
It is important that cancer patients undergo a careful assessment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) so that early symptoms may be identified and treated. The timing of this assessment will vary with the individual patient. Cancer is an experience of repeated traumas andundetermined length. The patient may experience stress symptoms anytime fromdiagnosis through completion of treatment and cancer recurrence. In patientswho have a history of victimization (such as Holocaust survivors) and who havePTSD or its symptoms from these experiences, symptoms can be started again bycertain triggers experienced during their cancer treatment (for example,clinical procedures such as being inside MRI or CT scanners). While thesepatients may have problems adjusting to cancer and cancer treatment, their PTSDsymptoms may vary, depending on other factors. The symptoms may become more orless prevalent during and after the cancer treatment.
Symptoms of PTSD usually begin within the first 3 months after the trauma, butsometimes they do not appear for months or even years afterwards. Therefore,cancer survivors and their families should be involved in long-term monitoring.
Some people who have experienced an upsetting event may show early symptomswithout meeting the full diagnosis of PTSD. However, these early symptomspredict that PTSD may develop later. Early symptoms also indicate the need forrepeated and long-term follow-up of cancer survivors and their families.
Diagnosing PTSD can be difficult since many of the symptoms are similar toother psychiatric problems. For example, irritability, poor concentration,increased defensiveness, excessive fear, and disturbed sleep are symptoms ofboth PTSD and anxiety disorder. Other symptoms are common to PTSD, phobias,and panic disorder. Some symptoms, such as loss of interest, a sense of havingno future, avoidance of other people, and sleep problems may indicate thepatient has PTSD or depression. Even without PTSD or other problems, normalreactions to the cancer diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening diseasecan include interfering thoughts, separating from people and the world, sleepproblems, and over-excitability.
Questionnaires and interviews are used by health care providers to assess ifthe patient has symptoms of stress and to determine the diagnosis.
Other problems may also exist in addition to PTSD. These problems can includesubstance abuse, emotional problems, and other anxiety disorders, includingmajor depression, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, social fears, and/orobsessive-compulsive disorder.
Effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are long-lasting and serious. It may affect the patient's ability to have a normal lifestyle and may interfere with personal relationships, education, and employment. Because avoiding places and persons associated with cancer is part of PTSD, the syndrome may prevent the patient from seeking medical treatment. It is important that cancer survivors receive information about the possible psychological effects of their cancer experience and early treatment of symptoms of PTSD. Therapies used to treat PTSD are those used for othertrauma victims. Treatment may involve more than one type of therapy.
The crisis intervention method tries to lessen the symptoms and return the patientto a normal level of functioning. The therapist focuses on solvingproblems, teaching coping skills, and providing a supportive setting for thepatient.
Some patients are helped by methods that teach them to change their behaviors by changing their thinking patterns. Some of these methodsinclude helping the patient understand symptoms, teaching coping and stressmanagement skills (such as relaxation training), teaching the patient to reword upsetting thoughts, and helping the patient become less sensitive to upsetting triggers. Behavior therapy isused when the symptoms are avoidance of sexual activity and intimatesituations.
Support groups may also help people who experience post-traumatic stresssymptoms. In the group setting, patients can receive emotional support, meetothers with similar experiences and symptoms, and learn coping and managementskills.
For patients with severe symptoms, medications may be used. These includeantidepressants, antianxiety medications, and when necessary, antipsychoticmedications.
Current Clinical Trials
Check NCI's list of cancer clinical trials for U.S. supportive and palliative care trials about post-traumatic stress disorder that are now accepting participants. The list of trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
Changes to This Summary (12/12/2013)
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Editorial changes were made to this summary.
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Billy Gene Muncy is accused of kidnapping, burglary, theft of property, aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is being detained at the Pope County Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 bond set by Bourne Monday. Bourne also found probable cause to detain Muncy.
Muncy allegedly began assaulting his girlfriend while they sat in a car at a local motel early Saturday morning, according to testimony given by Russellville police Sgt. John Waid at Monday's hearing. Muncy then drove the woman to her estranged husband's house at the woman's request, although he grabbed her by the throat and forced her back inside the vehicle at one point, Waid said.
The woman was taken to a remote area where she was held in the car, but was able to escape when Muncy left the vehicle to urinate, Waid testified.
The woman went to her estranged husband for assistance, and he drove her back to her residence. When they got there, however, Muncy was allegedly hiding in the closet with a handgun, where he was discovered by the woman and her husband, Waid said.
Muncy left the residence with the husband and was eventually apprehended by authorities without incident, police said.


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Clean slate; going for points.
NORWALK, Ohio – Hours away from the Funny Car Fox Hunt our Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series racers set their hearts by that 9 a.m. start time on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
In a blink of a Christmas tree, you'll be mashing gas and gathering win lights.
The beginning of the 2013 Golden Anniversary season stages a crunch time like no other. Everybody's doing it: wrenching, torqueing, tweeking, testing, washing, packing, stacking, checking the list.
Because the Funny Car Fox Hunt features Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by Wiseco with semifinal and final rounds during the fire show, we changed the run order.
We hope to pack in the most racing as quickly as possible. After all, your fans deserve a great show!
Moms, grandmas, aunties, sisters, cousins, daughters…At the Funny Car Fox Hunt, we feature family friendly free admission for women and girls.
Of course Grandma loves drag racing! Especially the Funny Car Fox Hunt!
Please note the run order for time trials round #1:
Mr. Gasket Pro
Bear Motorsports Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco
Wiseco/Cycle Tech Super Bike
Mallory Super Pro
Bear Motorsports Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco
Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation
Lakewood Stock
During time trials round #2, Junior Dragsters go extra rounds and begin their eliminations. We hope the Junior Dragsters progress to semifinal rounds in time for the fire show.
This event may require some creative crew assignments and speed wrenching by dads keeping up with a Junior Dragster in addition to their own ride.
The run order for time trials round #2 includes:
Junior Dragster Elimination Round 1
Junior Dragster Elimination Round 2
Super Bike
Super Pro
Junior Dragster Elimination Round 3 (At conclusion we need to be in semifinals of each class)
Also, a 3:30 p.m. meeting on the Budweiser side includes the 12 Junior Dragster drivers who race in the fire show along with Jill Canuso and the Hanna Motorsports Queen of Diamonds Jet Dragster, and eight Funny Cars from the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit.
When hot rod rubber meets pavement at 9 a.m., we can't wait to see your winter projects.
Kirby McLennan, Temperance, Mich., the 2012 Mallory Super Pro champion, said racing won the battle with his bucket list, so he's returning to defend his title. Others can't resist the war for win lights.
"I'm coming back," said 2011 and 2012 Mr. Gasket Pro Champion Brian Cireddu, Brunswick, Ohio. "Nothing's really changed. I went through the engine, replaced the rings and bearings and freshened it up.
"I got a new motorhome, though," said Brian Cireddu.
As time and money converge, many competitors burn the midnight oil out in the shop to finesse their projects.
"I'm still working on them," said A.J. Buchanan, Vickery, Ohio. "It's been slow going."
Adam's black 1991 Mustang with a big block Ford 460 stock motor lines up in Mr. Gasket Pro this year.
"I put a new roll cage in it, one I can go faster with," A.J. Buchanan said. "Put carpet in it. Rewired the entire car; just a lot of little stuff."
A new addition to the Buchanan pit shows up as a cooperative venture with Bruce Beard, Fremont, Ohio, in a 1987 Chevy S10 pickup with a 355 small block Chevy engine.
"My stepdad picked it up at Indy last year at the bracket finals," A.J. Buchanan said. "It's a project me and him are working on. We're going to campaign in Super Pro this year and hurt some dragster drivers' feelings. There's nothing dragster drivers hate more than getting beat by a slow truck."
Of course, lining up in two classes creates extra challenge.
"I'm hoping this season isn't too bad," A.J. Buchanan said, "but to start it's a lot of work. Usually I get a lot of help from friends and family. It makes it a heck of a lot easier."
Debbie Lampshire, Cleveland, said their major winter project pleases her husband, Kevin.
"We got the transmission done," Debbie Lampshire said. "He took it for a little test run, and he said it's going better than it ever has. Mark did a nice job."
And her brother-in-law Gene Lampshire's son, David, races a blue Firebird this year, Debbie Lampshire said.
Also, Four Door George Lampshire refreshed a transmission and added new headers, Debbie Lampshire said.
Then Steve Lampshire, Canal Fulton, Ohio, found an enclosed trailer, so a suitable tow vehicle topped his winter projects, Debbie Lampshire said.
Come on out to the Funny Car Fox Hunt and visit with these racers and their families.
At Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, we're celebrating fifty years of fun. Join us!