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Both Mine and Yours, life is like a picnic
But you can't eye life and humanity in a clinic
We're all given our rights, the choice is yours
Whether living in peace or in war, but how can death cure?
Consuming the joy is supreme, the greatest value
So now you think that you, can just take it away
And the value of life is left to decay
Giving birth to life is a great risk
But hat is life if you aren't going to take risk?
Yeah you might go for pro choice
But who' speaking for the cancelled babies with no voice
You've taken an other being's life
Because of your own problems and strife
Life enters death, tears are shed
A baby is cancelled, and it's born dead
It hasn't even took it's first inhale of breath
And now it's going to avail to death
If the right is yours, but is theirs?
But you kill a living thing in despair, look in the mirror
Can you see yourself clearer?
So the blood has been splattered
But the financial situation is all that matters
Splattered blood all over the sheets
Infliction and history, grief repeats
[Verse 2]
A woman gives a baby the gift of birth
On this rock in the middle of space called earth
Life is greatest, and people speculate what it's worth
Some say it's short and it's dearth
But one thing many can guarantee, it ain't always mirth
Is death grace or just worse?
A baby could be born in a bad situation
So the parents might give it no salvation
No light at the end of the tunnel or day
Who are we, predators giving no mercy to prey?
The world is the most beautiful place
Created by all genders, cultures, and race
Are we ourselves humans of civilization or monsters?
When our wisdom hasn't outgrown a toddler
Life turns into a web of contortion
Because we commit murder, rape, and abortion
[Verse 3]
A baby's life is signaled by the dead eyes
You can smell the victory of demise, and hear the dread cries
Whether you like go pro choice or to criminalize
Remember Death is life's greatest critic
You can find something call life in a clinic
But you can also find something called killing
Are you down or willing?
Some say it's empty or fulfilling?
Ask yourself these questions
Before the path turns into a digression
Continue forward, and precede to progression
You won't find life in a puddle of mud
But you'll find death in a pool of blood


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Revenue of $338.9 million was up from $323.1 million in the second quarter, but falling short of Wall Street consensus estimates of $342.8 million. Wall Street also expected earnings per share of 85 cents, excluding one-time items.
Chicago-based GATX noted the latest results included a benefit from Tax Adjustments and Other Items of $3.0 million, or 6 cents per share, while the prior year's results included the negative impact from Tax Adjustments and Other Items of $15.3 million, or 31 cents per share.
"Based on year-to-date performance, continued strength in North American rail, and our expectation that remarketing income will be strong during the second half of the year, we are increasing our 2013 full year earnings expectations to $3.20- $3.30 per diluted share," the company said in a statement. "This guidance excludes any impact from Tax Adjustments and Other Items."
Shares of GATX were up 0.46% in early Thursday afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

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This charming stoneware compost pail brightens your kitchen while it conveniently and discreetly stores fruit peels and vegetable scraps until it's
time to take them outside to the composter. A metal bail handle makes it easy to tote, and a charcoal filter inside the lid neutralizes odors.
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By Linda
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Love this, what else can I say? Perfect maybe. A nice addition to my kitchen countertop.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Cookie Jar or Compost crock?
By Gramma Lynn
from Capon Springs, West Virginia
Its holds a lots of kitchen scraps and the lid stays tight. The filter works very well and there is no odors.It is very attractive and a nice upgrade from the basic black plastic old container that I used.
Looks good in my kitchen & it works
By CKM
from Greenbank, WA
Had been thinking of getting something like this - glad I did as noted in "Pros" list.
Cute & Functioal
By jeannea
from Elyria, OH
I have hated throwing away organic scraps in the trash and look forward to composting them to improve my gardens.
By Ent
from Connecticut
Convenient and attractive on the counter. Easy to clean .
Apple Krock
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from Waukesha, WI
Great looking on the kitchen counter. Only problem is the lid filters are now unavailable, no more filters.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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from Morgantown,Pa
Although the product looks great, The sour flies go crazy on it. The lid does not fit tight enough to prevent odors and flies from entering and exiting. If the lid had some type of plastic attached to the lip of the lid where it seals, this would keep the container sealed and prevent escape of odors. Although the charcoal insert in the lid seems to have been designed for odors, when the lid isn't tight, it doesnt mater what amount of charcoal filter is used.
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By Vicki
from Wautoma, Wisconsin
it is used for collecting kitchen scraps for the com-poster. The charcoal replacement filters are not wide enough so now I get fruit flies in it. This replaced the garbage can style I had that broke. Now I wish I would have ordered the same style I had.
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from Galloway, NJ
This is the perfect container for my vegetable scraps!
Just not working for me
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Unlike my previous container it does not have a hinged lid that I can flip up with one hand. I did not think about this when I purchased it. I often have something in my hand (i.e. a banana or orange) and want to drop debris into the container as I peel, which requires 2 hands. With the Apple I need to take top off & put on counter, which means after I put it back I need to take a paper towel or sponge and wipe off the counter.
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Here's where the jobs are this week -- and while it seems Americans had a fun December, the theme for January is work out and eat less!
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Trainers, security and more jobs below.
Happy Hunting!
GOLD'S GYM - An international chain of co-ed fitness centers, more than 650 locations in 37 states and 28 countries.
*Always hiring but specifically they are currently looking to hire "hundreds" of personal trainers nationwide.
*Top Jobs: Personal Trainers, Managers, Membership Salespeople
*Has its own Gold's Fitness Certification Program that trains people to become personal trainers. Trainers can make upwards of six figures.
*Offers benefits to full-time associates (working 35 hours per week)
*Recently has partnered with Veterans Fitness Career College to help provide employment to veterans.
*Company's corporate-owned gym locations also provide active duty and veterans with free enrollment and/or a one month complimentary membership with one free personal training session.
*Find more info at www.goldsgym.com or www.facebook.com/goldsgym
UNION PACIFIC - Operates North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States.
* Expects to hire 3,500 to 4,000 people in 2013
*Top Jobs: Electricians, Mechanics, Conductors, Engineers, IT, Track and Equipment Maintenance
*Average pay and benefits in the railroad industry is more than $100,000 per year.
*More than 20% of Union Pacific workforce consists of military vets. In the past 4 years, 25% of new hires have been vets
*Find more info at www.unionpacific.jobs
SMART TAX - A full-service tax preparation services company.
*Adding 100 jobs over the course of 4 months of tax season (Jan – April)
*Top Jobs: Tax Preparers, Franchise Owners
*Smart Tax launched in 2012 with 5 locations, and will have 30+ franchise locations operating in 2013.
*Hiring throughout NY, NJ, PA, GA and AL
*For franchise owners, Smart Tax has eliminated the franchise fee for experienced tax professionals.
*Find more info at www.thesmartwaytofile.com
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ALLIEDBARTON SECURITY SERVICES – Provider of highly trained, responsive security personnel
*Currently has approximately 1,400 jobs posted around the country.
*Top Jobs: Security Officer, Control Room Operator, Business Development Managers, Officers/Managers w/ Security Clearance, IT, Finance.
*Focusing on increasing military recruiting efforts to beat 2012's hiring which was over 5,000 veterans & military folks from active duty, the reserves, national guard and wounded warrior project.
*Has won more awards than any other physical security company. Noted as a Top Military Friendly company & Top 100 Military Friendly Spouse Employer by GI Jobs.
*Find out more info at www.jobs.alliedbarton.com
LASER SPINE INSTITUTE – Leader in endoscopic spine surgery that offers safe and effective alternatives to open neck or back surgery.
*Currently there are 81 positions open but expects that, similarly to 2012, there will continue to be around 50 positions open at any given time.
*Top Jobs: Medical Staff, Marketing, IT, Customer Service
*Offers full benefits + flexible scheduling, career expansion programs and tuition reimbursement
*Named a Best 100 Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare and a Top Place to Work by the Tampa Bay Times & Tampa Bay Business Journal.
*In 2012, Laser Spine Institute grew from 400 employees to near 600 health professionals at its four regional surgical centers located in Tampa, Scottsdale, Ariz., Philadelphia and Oklahoma City.
*Find out more info at www.laserspineinstitute.com/careers


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This swinging Texas blues guitarist made his reputation playing the clubs of Juarez and El Paso. Notorious for his flamboyant showmanship, Hunter's also a strong songwriter and a powerfully subtle guitarist with an economical style influenced by B.B. King but with added Texas grit. 2/15/1996 - Don Yates
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The foliage is 110% along the coast of Maine. It is nice and should remain that way throughout the weekend (What a difference a day makes: snow yesterday). The leaves are in full bloom from York to Bar Harbor. The best part is everyone thinks the foliage is gone - no traffic! Last change for romance.
If you're ridin' here this weekend, watch out for wet leaves, or you'll be replacing some bavarian plastic. You know, the expensive kind!


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OCEAN CITY – As expected, Mayor Rick Meehan signed on the dotted line while Councilman Joe Hall stood his ground in opposition on Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, salvia was illegal in Ocean City.
After City Council voted for an emergency ordinance to be drawn up by City Solicitor Guy Ayres that would ban the possession or sale of salvia and its related paraphernalia last week, the council passed that emergency ordinance on Monday night by way of a 6-1 vote, with Councilman Joe Hall in opposition. With Meehan's signature, the product is now illegal everywhere within the town limits of Ocean City.
"It is the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogenic on our planet," said Captain Robert Bokinsky of the Ocean City Police Department. "Some have contested that salvia is more potent that LSD and it has been advertised in Ocean City as a natural alternative for ecstasy and hallucinogenic mushrooms. All that is really required to purchase this is cash, and we feel it's unpredictable and dangerous to the public."
The City Council was all but unanimous in its concurrence with the idea to ban the substance, which it deemed a public safety concern and with the proliferation of the associated paraphernalia, was tarnishing the family image of the resort.
Councilman Joe Hall, however, remained steadfast in his opposition to the emergency ordinance, clinging to his opinion that the state's current allowance of salvia as a legal substance would preempt any enforcement of the town's new law.
Two of Hall's questions from last week seemed to be addressed on Monday night, as Bokinsky outlined a number of arrests and police matters that had occurred in recent months while people were "under the influence of salvia", including a young girl screaming in the early morning hours of June 13 that she was being raped. Bokinsky said when the officers arrived she was alone and admitted that she had been hallucinating after smoking salvia.
Hall's other question about the need for the ordinance involved any statistics concerning salvia-related deaths in the area, which when that subject was broached, a chilling reality was realized in the council chambers.
Councilman Doug Cymek read excerpts of a letter from Kathleen Chidester, whose son Brett, had taken his own life while under the influence of the substance in January of 2006.
Chidester's efforts after her 17-year-old son's untimely demise were an integral part in the state of Delaware's ban on salvia, by way of "Brett's law" in March of 2006.
"Brett was my only child and it's my deepest hope that no other parent would have to experience the heartache that my family and I have gone through in the past three years," said Chidester in her letter. "The milestones (in his life) have now been taken away by a drug that continues to be legal…please support your own Brett's Law in Ocean City. Your children are counting on you."
Bokinsky also drove the point home by showing a YouTube video of a teen smoking salvia, and the almost immediate erratic behavior displayed on the screen was enough to assure the council that their path, albeit a risky one when dealing with municipal vs. state law, was the proper one.
"I just know that we are doing the right thing here," said Councilwoman Mary Knight. "It's illegal in 14 states, and even in some of the most liberal countries in the world, like Belgium, Denmark and Sweden, where you can basically do anything you want to do, they've made salvia illegal."
Last week, Councilwoman Margaret Pillas reported to members of the police commission that she was told that the County Commissioners would follow suit with similar legislation to prohibit the product in the county, a claim that several commissioners vehemently denied this week. However, one commissioner attended Monday's meeting to show her support for what the town was doing.
"I applaud your efforts in creating this ordinance because this is a very serious issue, and I think that Ocean City is being most proactive and this will go out statewide that you care about the people who visit here, that you care about tourism and that you care about the young people here, said Commissioner Linda Busick.
Meehan said that the important thing is that the product be removed from the shelves and that the message be clearly sent that the town planned to enforce the message that the ordinance lays out.
"This law is very clear and I will comply with this request to sign this law for the safety and general welfare of our citizens and visitors," he said.


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Not even 69-year-old Davey Johnson was around the last time a postseason baseball game was played in the nation's capital. It was 1933 and New York Giants slugger Mel Ott hit a 10th-inning homer to life his team to the World Series championship against the Washington Senators.
There will be one similarity between then and now: Wednesday's Game 3 between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals will be a day game, too, starting at 1:07 ET. Game 4 on Thursday is scheduled for 4:07 p.m.
Three players to watch in Game 3:
Chris Carpenter
Rarely is a team so confident in a starting a pitcher with an 0-2 record and only 17 innings by his name this season. But Carpenter is the Cardinals' all-time leader in postseason wins (nine), with four of them coming last year.
"You could just as easily throw him Game 1 and 5 with what he's done in his career," manager Mike Matheny said.
After missing the first five-plus months of the season because of shoulder and neck issues and a resulting surgery, Carpenter says his arm feels like he is in spring training. But his mind knows what time it is.
"This is what I live for," he said at a press conference Tuesday at Nationals Park. "I woke up (Tuesday) morning; it's the day before and I got that going in my stomach already."
Carpenter's velocity has ticked up in each of his three starts, and he says his stuff and command have become crisper. He worked six innings in his last two outings so he should be able to work deep into the game.
Bryce Harper
The phenom's postseason career is off to a poor start. Harper didn't get his first hit until his ninth at-bat of the series, and then he promptly ran the Nationals out of a potential big inning when he unwisely tried to advance from second to third on a fly to left field.
"That's just inexperience," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said.
Harper also showed his immaturity in a postgame interview that has received a lot of airplay. When asked after Game 2 if he was pressing—he has struck out in six of his 10 at-bats—Harper replied by asking the reporter what he thought. When the reporter said perhaps a little, Harper retorted, "Maybe you should be the hitting coach."
Harper also has been dealing with strep throat but the illness has not affected his performance, he told The Washington Post.
Yadier Molina
If anyone on the Cardinals should have a feel for Nationals Game 3 starter Edwin Jackson, it would be their All-Star catcher. Molina caught Jackson for three months last season after Jackson was traded to the Cardinals.
Molina has had success hitting against Jackson, too. He is 8-for-12 with two homers, one of them coming on Sept. 28 when Jackson failed to last two innings in a loss at St. Louis.
MLB playoffs 2012
Complete TV schedule: ALDS, NLDS, more
Previews: Giants-Reds, Game 4 | Orioles-Yankees, Game 3 | Tigers-A's, Game 4
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Hey hey folks. Hope you are doing well.
After my last post here I want to give what may seem to be a counterpoint piece of advice. Last time I waxed philosophical about metaphor and the long strung description that give lyrical beauty to your writing.
All of that holds true.
Today, however, I want to talk about writing concisely.
We writer folks love our words. We think in words and when we write (especially first drift) we tend to go overboard, stuffing our sentences with every cool little adverb and adjective we can find. Oftentimes we are writing to make everything as clear to the reader as we can, really wanting them to be able to see the room we are describing. Our characters walk into a bar and we want to tell the reader how big the bar is, what kind of decorations there are on the wall, […]
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dynamicchiropractic.com >> Geriatrics & Senior Health
Top 10 Nutrition / Lifestyle Strategies to Help Prevent Alzheimer's (Part 1)
By James P. Meschino, DC, MS
Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 for which medical treatments are unable to prevent or slow the progression of the disease to any appreciable degree.Currently, an estimated 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. One in eight older Americans has Alzheimer's and nearly half of all people over 85 years of age are afflicted.
Alzheimer's disease consumes $200 billion of the U.S. health care budget annually. Unless baby boomers take preventive action immediately, Alzheimer's disease statistics will begin to soar in the very near future, as the leading edge of the baby boomers began turning 65 years old in 2011.1-2
Research reveals that only 2 percent of all Alzheimer's disease cases are linked to genetic inheritance.2 So, what is causing the other 98 percent of cases? In recent years many studies have shown that specific dietary and supplementation practices play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease - and in its prevention. The following is a quick list of the lifestyle recommendations you should implore your baby boomers and young senior patients to implement immediately to help them prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to the pooled evidence of peer-reviewed research.
1. Control Your Cholesterol
Keep your blood cholesterol below 3.9 mmol/L (150 mg/dL) by consuming a low-animal-fat diet, avoiding as much trans fats, hydrogenated fats and organ meats as possible, as well as other foods high in cholesterol (e.g., egg yolks). These foods elevate blood cholesterol levels, which clog brain arteries, leading to cerebrovascular disease - a major contributing factor to dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, is caused by insufficient blood flow to brain cells. It is a direct extension of atherosclerosis due to high cholesterol levels, and is often compounded by hypertension, diabetes and smoking.3
2. Balance Your Blood Sugar
Keep your fasting blood sugar (glucose) level below 5.0 mmol/L (90 mg/dL), as higher glucose levels (and insulin levels, which result from high glucose) lead to type 3 diabetes - a form of Alzheimer's disease caused by high blood glucose and insulin. It is well-established that individuals with type 2 diabetes have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's than nondiabetic patients; insulin-dependent diabetics have four times the risk.
One reason for this is explained by the fact that there is an enzyme in the brain that breaks down both insulin and amyloid plaque - a hallmark feature of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, in cases in which insulin levels are high (which occurs when blood sugar is too high), the brain enzyme is so busy breaking down insulin that it allows amyloid plaque to build up. High levels of amyloid plaque (a protein also known as beta-amyloid protein), essentially "strangles" brain cells from the outside and generates copious amounts of free radicals, further damaging brain cell structure and function.
High blood sugar also increases brain inflammation, which contributes to Alzheimer's disease development.4 As well, Alzheimer's brains demonstrate insulin resistance, which is triggered by sustained high blood-sugar levels.5
3. Remain at Your Ideal Body Weight
Overweight individuals have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, primarily due to higher levels of circulating insulin (insulin resistance produced by larger fat cells) and glucose levels - leading to type 3 diabetes.1-2
4. A Multivitamin/Mineral Matters
Take a high-potency multiple vitamin/mineral each day that contains a B-50 complex, 1,000 IU of vitamin D6 and the following antioxidants: vitamin E (400 IU) and vitamin C (1,000 mg). Studies show that, after age 60, the brain begins to shrink (atrophy) by 0.5-2.0 percent per year. People who develop cognitive dysfunction (a prelude to Alzheimer's disease) and Alzheimer's disease show a faster rate of brain atrophy.
The only intervention shown to slow brain atrophy thus far is supplementation with B vitamins.7 Other studies show that vitamin E and vitamin C supplements act as antioxidants in the brain, slowing brain oxidation (free-radical damage to brain cells).
Brain oxidation is a consistent feature in Alzheimer's disease, and some studies show that individuals taking vitamin E and vitamin C supplements (at a minimum threshold dosage) are less prone to future onset of Alzheimer's disease.8 Vitamin E supplementation has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in several clinical trials.9
5. Get Plenty of Fatty Acids
Take an essential fatty acid supplement each day that contains fish, flaxseed and borage seed oil. The capsule should contain 400 mg each of these three oils. This daily dosage provides the amount of EPA and DHA shown to reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease in large population studies (epidemiological studies).
Eating fish twice per week is also helpful in this regard. Eating fish more than three times per week is linked to increased risk of mercury toxicity, which may damage the brain, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Thus, essential fatty acid supplementation is a critical component of Alzheimer's disease prevention.10-21
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text: this could be fun.... On the many boards that I've been part of, I've noticed that peole have a lot of assumptions about voyager that, when you actually sit and watch the show aren't true. For instance, Voyager used too much time travel. Well if you look at the other series, TOS had 5 time travel episodes in their three year run, TNG had 12, DS9 had 11, Voyager had 12, and ENT had 9 in their four years. So really Voyager didn't have too many time travel episodes, they were pretty much the same as TNG and DS9. If you average it out it was actually Enterprise that had the most time travel. Another one I've encountered a lot is that Janeway breaks the prime directive a lot. On Memory Alpha there is a list of events that were either identified at the time as violations of, or could appear to have potentially been violations of, the Prime Directive TOS Friday's Child Mirror Mirror A Taste of Armageddon Miri Rturn of the Archons The Apple Patterns of Force A Private Little War The Omega Glory The Paradise Syndrome Bread and Circuses TNG Pen Pals Who Watches the Watchers Home World Too Short a Season Justice Coming of Age DS9 Captive Persuit Battle Lines In the Pale Moonlight Tacking into the Wind VOY Caretaker Time and Again Prototype Thirty Days Anyone else encountered any misconceptions?


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There is a Zonealarm bar that show up in the taskbar at the bottom of my screen, where one for each program I'm running show, from time to time, I have no idea why it shows up or what it's doing when it does, and I can't do anything with it, it doesn't respond to left or right clicks and every time it's there the whole computer gets so slow, well it's worse than being back on my ancient 8088-2 on dial up to log into a busy BBS, loading a page in Firefox can take a minute or way more, I have the DSL so it normally takes a second or two, I've looked in the ZA Security Suite control center but it doesn't show it as doing anything specific, like running a scan or something.
I just know this is driving me nutz and wasting a whole lot of time while I have to sit here and wait and wait and wait every time I hit a key or click the mouse. I've also looked in the task manager, to see if some program is hogging the system, but there is nothing out of the ordinary showing up there either. This is slower than when I waded through the 21 day learning mode, twice. I also don't have this problem on the laptop, but it runs XP pro.
All I do know is that when the ZA bar is not there everything runs a lot faster.
I have work I need to get done now, so any suggestions are welcome, but I'm not real tech-speak savy so try to keep it in simple terms.
I have a Dell P4 at 1.7 Mghz
1 gig RAM
XP home version
ZA suite v 8.0.298.235
Yes, I know it's old, 2001 model, and slow compared to a new one, I'm saving up for a newer one. But it was much faster before I bought the whole ZA package and this bar thing started showing up.
Operating System:Windows XP Home Edition
Software Version:8.0
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St. Johns County School Board Chairwoman Bev Slough is to run for the state's 6th Congressional District, which includes St. Johns, Flagler and parts of Putnam and Volusia counties.
Slough intends to file the paperwork today, according to a news release.
See tomorrow's St. Augustine Record for the full story.


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The restructuring upheaval at Sega's western branches has led to the cancelation of the unannounced Bayonetta 2. Due to the changes, the publisher is devoting its efforts solely to established IPs and digital sales.
The source at SPOnG was unable to confirm whether Bayonetta 2 had entered pre-production or full-on development, but the game was said to introduce a character who was a member of the US military.
Despite the cancelation, Bayonetta herself will appear in Platinum Games' upcoming brawler Anarchy Reigns.
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To examine the efficacy of various therapeutic modalities for mild obstructive sleep apnea using cardiopulmonary coupling variables of sleep quality.
A 67-year-old Caucasian subject's sleep was recorded at home for 10 nights using a type 3 sleep recording device that measured ECG and body position, followed by generation of the cardiopulmonary sleep spectrogram. Three baseline nights, one night with a sleep jacket containing 3 tennis balls to restrict sleep in the supine position, 2 nights with oxygen only delivered via a nasal cannula at a flow rate of 2 L/minute, 2 nights with a mandible advancing appliance (MAA) only, and 2 nights using oxygen at 2 L/minute with the MAA were compared.
Baseline sleep quality estimated using the ratio of high-frequency and low-frequency coupling (1.03) was below the expected normal adult values ranging from 1.67-4.0. The sleep quality ratio was significantly higher (2.08) using the MAA alone compared to baseline, sleep position restriction (1.61), oxygen therapy (0.81), and the combination of MAA with oxygen (1.66).
Sleep quality measured objectively using cardiopulmonary coupling variables differentiated the efficacy of therapeutic options for mild obstructive sleep apnea. Such an approach may have practical utility.
Schramm PJ; Thomas RJ. Assessment of therapeutic options for mild obstructive sleep apnea using cardiopulmonary coupling measures. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(3):315-320.
Mild obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular stressors such as hypoxemia, sympathetic activation, acute pulmonary and systemic hypertension, and decreased stroke volume.1 Patient symptoms often include daytime hypersomnolence, snoring, waking with a dry mouth, sexual dysfunction, and memory loss. Following diagnosis by polysomnography, patients receive treatment recommendations for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), mandible advancing appliance (MAA), sleep position restriction, or surgery as options. Treatment objectives include resolution of respiratory events with the goal of improving clinical symptoms by increasing sleep quality.
CPAP is considered the first-line treatment option. The use of an oral appliance is suggested by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as an appropriate treatment for patients with primary snoring without features of OSA or upper airway resistance syndrome, and in cases of mild to moderate OSA who prefer MAA, do not respond to CPAP, or who fail behavioral interventions such as weight loss or body position restriction.2 A follow-up full polysomnography or cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study with the MAA in place after final adjustment is recommended. Efficacy is based on the standard measures from respiratory flow/effort and oximetry that are summarized using the apnea hypopnea index and associated oxygen desaturations. However, these data provide no information on sleep quality or estimates of sleep time and sleep efficiency without simultaneous electroencephalogram (EEG) recording.
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: This research was performed to: 1) assist the patient in determining which recommended therapy was the most effective intervention; and 2) demonstrate that alternative and cost effective evaluation methods can enable sleep clinicians in identifying treatment efficacy in the patient's home sleep environment.
Study Impact: The data suggests clinicians can obtain reliable objective information about sleep quality using a simple device when assessing the efficacy a therapeutic intervention for sleep breathing disorders. The emphasis of this study is on follow-up care and assessment of sleep quality which advances the field of sleep medicine by providing a method to improve disease management.
Surrogate sleep information can be acquired from the electrocardiogram (ECG) using cardiopulmonary coupling (CPC). CPC integrates mathematically heart rate variability (HRV) and respiration, which are strongly modulated by electrocortical activity.3 The result is a map of coupled autonomic/respiratory oscillations during sleep that provides information on sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing phenotypes independent of EEG analysis.4 Consolidated and stable NREM sleep is characterized by high-frequency coupling. Low-frequency coupling is enhanced in states of fragmented sleep. CPC variables could be sensitive to effects of sleep apnea treatment.
To examine treatment efficacy on sleep quality and to demonstrate the treatment tracking capability of the CPC method, we evaluated the effects on cardiopulmonary coupling of sleep position restriction, oxygen therapy, MAA, and MAA with oxygen therapy in a female subject diagnosed with mild OSA.
A 67-year-old Caucasian female (140.0 lbs, 67.0 inches in height, BMI 21.9, neck size 13.5 inches) presented with an abnormal pulse oximetry study showing nocturnal desaturations and recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation and mitral valve prolapse. She complained of occasional insomnia and used over-the-counter sleep aids to facilitate sleep. Other complaints included snoring, waking with a dry mouth, memory impairment, shortness of breath with exertion, and tinnitus. She reported an anterior cervical disk replacement surgery 2 years earlier. The subject denied cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and falling asleep while driving. The physical examination was negative for a deviated septum or enlarged tonsils and adenoids. The medications used included metoprolol 12.5 mg, calcium 850 mg, and magnesium 400 mg. Subjective sleepiness assessed with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale resulted in a score of 5/24, consistent with an absence of excessive daytime sleepiness.
Split-night polysomnography was performed at a community based sleep disorders center and scored by an American Board of Sleep Medicine certified specialist. The in-lab polysomnography data was not available for CPC analysis.
The baseline diagnostic analysis began at 23:03 and ended at 02:53 for a total recording time of 230 min. Total sleep time (TST) was 178.5 min, resulting in a sleep efficiency of 77.4%. Supine REM (7.6% of TST) was present. Apnea hypopnea index (AHI, desaturating hypopneas) was 10.8 events/h of sleep, and respiratory disturbance index (RDI) was 25.6/h. Body position showed a supine RDI of 23.9/h and a right-side RDI of 2.3/h. REM RDI was 40/h, and NREM RDI was 13.1/h. Oxygen desaturations occurred to a low of 75% with a mean of 92.9%. The PSG was negative for periodic limb movements and ECG abnormalities, although her history indicated otherwise.
CPAP was initiated with 5 cm H2O and titrated to 9 cm H2O while sleeping in the supine position. At 5 cm H2O, the AHI was 0 events/h with a RDI of 2.4/h and a lowest desaturation to 93% in NREM sleep. At 9 cm H2O, the AHI was 2 events/h, the RDI was 8 events/h, and the lowest desaturation was 92% in both NREM and REM sleep.
Treatment recommendations included MAA and avoidance of sleep in the supine position, based on the subject's preference. CPAP was considered an alternative treatment option. The subject was fitted with an oral MAA, and the jaw was advanced to 65% of maximum by her dentist to resolve apnea events and improve sleep quality. Her cardiologist recommended the use of oxygen (2 L/min) at night because of event associated oxygen desaturation to 75% on polysomnography. Neither treatment was evaluated during sleep to determine if the patient's sleep quality had improved. The subject questioned the efficacy of each treatment.
The subject's sleep was recorded at home on 3 baseline nights, one night with a sleep jacket containing 3 tennis balls to restrict sleep in the supine position, 2 nights with oxygen only delivered via nasal cannula at a flow rate of 2 L/min, 2 nights with the MAA only, and 2 nights using both oxygen at 2 L/min with the MAA using a new Food and Drug Administration-approved type 3 home sleep monitoring device (M1; MyCardio, Thornton, CO.). (Figure 1) The subject slept supine in spite of restricted positioning with tennis balls. No sleep was recorded from the left side because of reported chronic left shoulder pain.
Timeline for M1 recordings with various treatments.
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The M1 records the electrocardiogram (ECG), and uses the CPC algorithm to generate the sleep spectrogram. This data is then combined with actigraphy to estimate sleep and wake time. The CPC algorithm uses 2 separate physiological streams of data input (autonomic and respiration) and mathematically captures common ("coupled") activity that is strongly modulated by a third physiological stream (electrocortical activity).3 In addition to recording the heartbeat, the M1 also records actigraphy, body position, and snoring data during sleep.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is modulated by respiration, as evidenced by shorter RR intervals during inspiration and longer RR intervals during expiration. As tidal volume changes, there is an associated increase and decrease in the ECG R-wave amplitude. Both changes are captured by the CPC algorithm, integrated to derive a respiration signal (ECG-derived respiration or EDR) and coupled to normalized HRV data to create the sleep spectrogram. Combining HRV and EDR produces high, low, elevated-low, and very-low-frequency coupling. High-frequency coupling (HFC; 0.1-0.4 Hz) is the biomarker of stable and consolidated sleep, while low (LFC; 0.01-0.1 Hz), and elevated-low frequency coupling (e-LFC; a subset of LFC) are increased in states of fragmented sleep.3,4 Broad and narrow band e-LFC (e-LFCBB, e-LFCNB), reflect predominant obstructive upper airway and sustained strong chemoreflex effects on sleep respiration, respectively.4 Predominant obstructive upper airway events exhibit variable intrinsic oscillatory patterns (variable respiratory event cycle times) during PSG. Central and complex sleep apnea present with a highly predictable metronomic oscillatory pattern mediated by excessive chemoreflex effects on sleep-respiration.4 In this situation, the respiratory events have a nearly fixed cycle time. Very-low-frequency coupling (VLFC; 0.001-0.01 Hz) associates with wake or REM period.3
The result of this interplay creates a simple picture of sleep that provides information about sleep quality independent of conventional EEG-based measures. NREM duration, delta power, total sleep time, and REM duration demonstrate positive correlations to HFC, while LFC correlates positively with the arousal index and respiratory disturbance index.3,5 The sleep spectrogram approach is fundamentally different in that it eliminates the need for arbitrary scoring rules by directly measuring biological signals and provides a unique view into sleep physiology and pathology. It has the potential to readily show treatment efficacy responses. (Figure 2)
Sleep stability and quality: The topleft panel shows reduced high-frequency coupling (stable sleep) and increased low-frequency coupling (unstable sleep) on baseline night. The top right panel represents a trial of a nightshirt with tennis balls, during which stable sleep is increased. The middle panel shows significant decrease of stable sleep with oxygen only. The bottomleft panel shows increased stable sleep and decreased unstable sleep with MAA. The bottom right panel has increased stable sleep compared to both baseline and oxygen only nights, but unstable sleep is elevated; suggesting oxygen therapy is influencing sleep quality. Act, actigraphy.
Single night examples of CPC sleep spectrograms with treatmentSleep stability and quality: The topleft panel shows reduced high-frequency coupling (stable sleep) and increased low-frequency coupling (unstable sleep) on baseline night. The top right panel represents a trial of a nightshirt with tennis balls, during which stable sleep is increased. The...
Data analysis was performed using SPSS (version 11, Chicago, IL). Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation unless otherwise specified. The data from the night with tennis balls were obtained from a single night's recording.
Visual comparison shows HFC was higher and LFC lower using tennis balls. The HFC/LFC ratio was higher with tennis balls compared to baseline (1.61 vs. 1.03 ± 0.14, respectively) but did not reach the therapeutic levels of MAA. Snoring as a percent of the sleep period and number of events was higher with tennis balls; this is likely due to the 287 min spent supine or partially supine, suggesting the sleep position restriction method was ineffective in treating her OSA. The biomarker of strong chemoreflex effects on sleep-respiration,6 e-LFCNB, was not present on the baseline nights.
HFC/LFC values (1.03 ± 0.14 and 0.81 ± 0.14, respectively) did not meet expected normal adult values > 1.67 on either night.7 HFC was lower and LFC and e-LFCBB higher on O2 nights compared to baseline nights. VLFC was relatively similar under both conditions (Table 1).
Comparison of CPC, sleep estimate, and snore variables between treatments
The mean HFC/LFC ratio on the baseline nights was 1.03 ± 0.14 compared to 2.08 ± 0.06 on MAA nights. HFC was higher and LFC, VLFC, and e-LFCBB lower on MAA nights.
The mean HFC/LFC ratio on baseline was 1.03 ± 0.14 compared to 1.66 ± 0.43 on MAA+ O2 nights. HFC was higher; and LFC, VLFC, and e-LFCBB lower on MAA + O2 nights.
The HFC/LFC ratio was higher on MAA therapy nights (2.08 ± 0.06) compared to O2 nights (0.81 ± 0.14). HFC was higher and LFC and e-LFCBB lower on MAA nights. VLFC was higher on O2 nights.
The HFC/LFC ratio was higher on MAA + O2 nights (1.66 ± 0.43) compared to O2 only nights (0.81 ± 0.14). HFC was higher; and LFC, VLFC, and e-LFCBB lower on MAA + O2 nights.
The HFC/LFC ratio was higher on MAA nights (2.08 ± 0.06) compared to MAA + O2 nights (1.66 ± 0.43). HFC was similar under both conditions. LFC and e-LFCBB were higher and VLFC lower with MAA + O2. (Figure 3)
Sleep quality is based on the HFC/LFC ratio. Expected range of normal adult values for HFC/LFC is 1.67 to 4.0. MAA, mandibular advancing appliance; O2, oxygen.
Comparison of HFC/LFC ratio between baseline and therapy conditionsSleep quality is based on the HFC/LFC ratio. Expected range of normal adult values for HFC/LFC is 1.67 to 4.0. MAA, mandibular advancing appliance; O2, oxygen.
The important findings in this case report include: (1) CPC variables differentiate between baseline and therapeutic interventions. (2) Tennis balls, O2, MAA, and MAA + O2 treatment efficacy could be evaluated using the M1 device with CPC.
The recommend first-line treatment of mild OSA is CPAP; however, this intervention is not always accepted by patients. Other options include sleep position restriction and MAA, but these are rarely followed up and assessed by objective measures in the home sleep environment. Traditional home data acquisition of respiratory effort and oximetry summarized by an apnea hypopnea index with desaturations can be cumbersome, requires manual scoring, and does not provide objective measures of sleep quality. The inbuilt monitoring capabilities of current positive pressure machines do not provide sleep quality measures. Furthermore, the impact of respiratory events not meeting current scoring rules is overlooked, since EEG data are usually not acquired for evaluation during home studies.
The baseline CPC values identified the presence of a sleep disorder, correctly phenotyped this case as predominantly obstructive sleep apnea,6 and validated the pre-treatment in-lab findings. The CPC report data was supported by the subject's comments. She noted that her sleep was most restorative on mornings following MAA use compared to any of the other interventions. CPC data from the MAA nights confirm expected normative adult values and showed that adding O2 to MAA negatively affected sleep quality in this case. The subject reported nasal passage pain on awakening, runny nose, and found the use of the nasal cannula to be psychologically disturbing because she associated its use with medically infirm patients. The oxygen concentrator was stationed two rooms from the sleeping room to avoid noise, so it was not a likely cause of sleep disruption. Hypoxemia is a predictor of recurrent atrial fibrillation.8 Atrial fibrillations were not observed in either the PSG or home recordings. Oximetry measurements were not performed during home recordings.
Tennis balls did not prevent sleeping in the supine position but did improve sleep quality compared to baseline. The subject was recorded for 23 minutes less and spent 27 fewer minutes in the supine position and her sleep position could have been "partially" supine with tennis balls, which could account for some of the improvement.
In summary, the data demonstrate a simple method to evaluate sleep quality and treatment efficacy in the patient's home sleep environment. Further study of this simple approach in a larger population is required to establish clinical utility.
MyCardio, LLC has licensed the CPC software from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dr. Thomas is one of the patent owners. Dr. Schramm is a consultant for MyCardio.
This work is dedicated to Mr. Joseph Mietus. We are honored and privileged to have known Joe, the force behind the cardiopulmonary coupling analysis. He leaves behind wonderful memories and a strong legacy of creative collaboration.
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Shannon and Smith combined for 16 kills and 10 blocks as No. 2-seeded Gators prevailed, 25-16, 25-17, 25-10. SHP will face top-seeded Harbor (30-5) in Saturday's championship match at Independence High in San Jose at 4:30 p.m. Both teams also have earned berths in next week's CIF NorCal playoffs.
The win over No. 3 Menlo (23-10) came two weeks after the Gators lost to the Knights on the same floor, giving Menlo a share of the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) title. SHP players said that four-game loss helped motivate them in Wednesday's rematch.
"I don't like to lose the rivalry match," said SHP coach Damien Hardy. "It's a huge rivalry we have to win; I don't like losing anyway."
Sacred Heart began the match on a 12-3 run with senior Sonia Abuel-Saud providing two kills. Abuel-Saud finished the game with eight kills and 10 digs. Menlo had no answer as the Gators took the first game.
The second game was controlled by Shannon and Smith. The duo combined for eight kills.
The third game started out in similar fashion for the Gators as they began with an impressive 14-4 run. At one point during the run, Sacred Heart scored 12 points in a row, with Smith contributing four kills. Abuel-Saud spiked the last two balls to give the Gators the win.
Victoria Garrick added 10 kills and nine digs to the SHP attack with Helen Gannon producing 20 digs and fellow senior Cammie Merten adding 30 assists.
Menlo junior Maddie Huber, who has 301 kills on the season, was held to just seven kills by Sacred Heart's tough defense.
"Tonight, we just could not pass the ball," said Menlo coach Atlee Hubbard, who lost sophomore setter Elisa Merten to a foot injury in Game 2.
Sacred Heart Prep, meanwhile, moves on with hopes of reaching the state finals for the first time since 2010. Harbor, however, will provide a tough test Saturday.
"We have to stay focused," said Shannon. "When we lose our energy we're definitely not as strong as when we have it. We have to keep that energy."
"Harbor is another tough team," said Hardy. "We need to play how we did tonight. If our kids listen to what we tell them to do, we play a good game."
After SHP takes on Harbor in the Division IV finals, Menlo-Atherton will take the court for a fourth straight appearance in the Division I finals. The No. 3-seeded Bears (26-7) are still looking for their first section title.
M-A will take on No. 4 Homestead (23-8) at 7 p.m. The Mustangs opened the door for the Bears with a shocking sweep of two-time defending state champion Palo Alto.
The Bears now need to take advantage after eliminating No. 2 Salinas, 25-9, 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 15-8, in the semifinals at Santa Clara High on Wednesday night.
Senior Ali Spindt had 22 kills plus 29 assists while junior Pauli King added 18 kills to pace M-A. Both players battled back from injuries during the regular season, with Spindt missing much of the PAL Bay Division campaign.
While both players were sidelined, senior Katelyn Doherty helped carry the team. It was a role she provided against Salinas (23-9) with 10 kills, 29 assist and 23 digs. Virginia Lane also stood out with 27 digs.
In the deciding game, Doherty fed King for a kill and 13-7 lead with Spindt appropriately finishing it off with back-to-back kills.
In the second Division I semifinal at Santa Clara, Palo Alto lost an opportunity to play for a third straight section crown by being swept by Homestead, 25-20, 27-25, 25-17. The top-seeded Vikings (28-7) had beaten the Mustangs twice during the SCVAL De Anza Division season and at Spikefest II.
Paly had a chance to win Game 2 with the match deadlocked at 24, but a serving error opened the door for the Mustangs to pull it out. In Game 3, the Vikings led by 10-3 before Homestead went on a 22-7 run.
"Sometimes the planets just don't align and your team doesn't play its best when they need to," said Paly coach Dave Winn. "Certainly, Homestead played great, but we had one our worst passing and digging nights from several of our players. Homestead had a lot to do with that by them minimizing errors, but I think a lot of Paly players will feel like they didn't have their best mental or physical performance.
"I'm confident that our underclassmen will be using this match as motivation to improve through their club seasons and come back next year even more determined to put Paly back into the CCS finals again."
Co-captains Shelby Knowles and Sophia Bono, the team's only seniors, did what they could to keep the Vikings in the match on an off passing night. Knowles had 17 kills and 12 digs with Bono contributing 29 assists. Junior Keri Gee finished with 18 digs.
Knowles played four years on teams with a combined record of 141-16, the second-best four-year mark in school history. Teams from 2008-11 went 146-16.
In Division V, No. 2-seeded Priory (20-8) returned to the finals for a second straight year with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 semifinal win over No. 3 Santa Catalina at St. Francis-Central Coast Catholic in Watsonville.
Junior Marine Hall-Poirier led the Panthers with 16 kills, 16 digs and three aces and senior Briana Willhite added nine kills, three blocks and hit .474. Emily Tonogai and Michaela Koval provided 16 and 14 digs, respectively.
Priory will be looking for its first CCS title since 2004.
The Panthers fell to Castilleja in last year's Division V title match and were hoping for a rematch. The scenario didn't pan out as the No. 4 Gators (17-16) were eliminated by No. 1 Notre
Dame-Salinas, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, in the other semifinal.
Senior outside hitter Lucy Tashman led the Gators with 20 kills and 23 digs.
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|Old Railway
|Beautiful clear day in the Bay.
|Posted Mar 12, 2011 7:53 pm
Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2005
|staple North Bay hike
|Posted Feb 16, 2011 1:45 pm
|2001 I think ?
|Sometime in the spring if I'm not mistaken .. probably a few other times.
|Posted Dec 20, 2010 11:45 am
|Hot but not bothered
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2010
|Hiked from Mill Valley to the top with 35#'s on my back. Hot day but lower half is shaded!
|Posted Dec 17, 2010 7:24 pm
|Easy way up
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2010
|Hiked from the top parking lot with the wife, also did a short looped hike around the the summit. AMAZING panaramic view of the Bay Area.
|Posted Sep 3, 2010 11:26 pm
|Posted Aug 10, 2010 8:41 pm
|Mountain that started it all
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010
|Climbed it by the most direct route with friends. This mountain means a lot to me as this is where I got my first taste for hiking that inspired my adventure in backpacking and mountaineering.
I often tell people that if I could marry a mountain this one would be it!
|Posted Jul 28, 2010 4:14 am
|David Naylor
|From Cataract Falls
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2009
|Great Winter hike to get the blood flowing. Cataract Falls trailhead is an excellent starting point to bag this peak! Photos here: http://www.meetup.com/Wildcat-Adventure-Club/photos/515173/
|Posted Jul 26, 2010 11:19 pm
|mt tam
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|easy hike, great views.
parked in east parking lot, now $8.00. but can park just outside, the walk isn't that far.
|Posted Jul 25, 2010 12:34 am
|Above the Clouds
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2010
|35 min up via Fern Creek trails from Mountain Home Inn. Ran down the railway grade.
|Posted Jul 22, 2010 10:52 am
|from the beach
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010
|4-th time on the summit. This time all the way from Stinson Beach. Very nice hike. Our freinds got lost on the way up and we spent some time looking for them. Next time they should try to keep up with me if they don't know where we are going.
|Posted Jul 14, 2010 1:41 pm
|First CA peak
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2002
|Up first in 2002 and again in 2005. Was my first summit in CA after moving there.
|Posted May 9, 2010 2:58 am
|With the family
Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2006
|Trip report, pics and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/california_climbing/bay_area/mount_tamalpais_072.htm
|Posted May 7, 2010 3:19 am
|Wandering Around
|Hiked this one starting lower down to the West and traversing north of the massif ridge. I have plans to come back and hike this one properly - bike from SF and hike it from the valley. Maybe this summer?
|Posted Apr 30, 2010 2:38 pm
|Lagunitas Lake
Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
|From the north side via Lagunitas Lake is a pretty steep grade. Nice hike!
|Posted Mar 27, 2010 11:41 pm
|Clear & Sunny
Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2010
|Beautiful day in the Bay Area today.
|Posted Mar 7, 2010 8:34 pm
|Dennis Poulin
|Easy way
Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2004
|I've been here twice. The first time at night. Second time with Dean.
|Posted Dec 13, 2009 8:24 pm
|W. Blithedale trailhead
Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2009
|Started here and then up the dirt road to the start of the Temelpa Trail. Up this Steep trail, pass Sitting Bull on then to the top of East peak.
|Posted Nov 24, 2009 10:29 am
|twice in November 2009
|The first time from the town of Kensfield, the second time from Mountain Home Inn. Very nice local hike. Missed the views from the top both times. Was enjoying my afternoon nap.
|Posted Nov 22, 2009 1:59 am
|Nice day
Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2009
|I did a big loop from Mountain Home Inn, including the East Peak. This was my first local hike after moving to the Bay area.
|Posted Sep 28, 2009 1:22 am


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sinking in the final weeks or World War II was the military branch's worst
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A significant number of Minnesota lawmakers support the legalization of marijuana for medical use. With the bill set to be discussed in the Minnesota legislature this session Adam Lorch reports there are already 20 other states, including the District of Colombia and Michigan, that have legalized medical marijuana.
"The chances of survival were like 10%" Said Steve Long. Steve Long is a stage4 cancer survivor. Diagnosed in 2010, he was treated for about a year with aggressive chemotherapy and surgery to remove the cancer. It took its toll on the now 54 yearold. Long goes on saying, "I was on Percocet and Valium and a number of other things."
Long was prescribed various narcotics with a long list of side effects. "I was just throwing up and I was, you know, sleeping all the time." said Long. After his treatment was over he turned to another legal alternative in Michigan...medical marijuana. He has been using cannabis for over a year and no longer takes painpills. Long explains, "I'm a carpenter and I have a wood shop at home, I'm also a musician." The Minnesota legislature will begin discussions on the "Compassionate Medical Marijuana" law in January. Coauthored by Iron Range state representative Carly Melin and Senator Scott Dibble.Tthe lawmakers say it's looking promising. But this isn't the first time Minnesota has debated the potent plant.
"It actually passed the legislature in 2009 and governor Pawlenty vetoed it at that time but now we have a new legislature, and a new governor, so we'll see what we're able to do this session." Said Melin. The bill would allow people like Steve Long to get a prescription for medicinal marijuana to help ease their suffering. Malin tells me, "There's some pretty overwhelming medical research that suggests that there are some pretty vast benefits to the use of marijuana." One of the most common users of the medicine is for cancer patients.
Nathan Joyal, the owner of a medical marijuana center in Houghton Michigan tells me, "Cancer is, you know, chemotherapy is painful and expensive and has a low survival rate. The more studies that are done the more studies that come out the answer is becoming pretty clear that cannabis can treat these cancer symptoms without these negative side effects."
Cannabis is still considered a scheduleone drug by the federal government. Minnesota is currently looking at states like Michigan to analyze the safest way to prescribe medical cannabis. Representative Melin says, "California is an example that I don't think they have strict enough requirements in the medical marijuana laws, but other states are." But even in states such as Michigan, there is still some confusion, and grey areas surrounding the sale and use of medical marijuana.
L.T. Nicholas Roberts of the Houghton Police Department said, "Even though they have a legal medical marijuana card they're not transporting it correctly and that's where we do run into problems." The 22page Minnesota House bill will cover the buying, selling, producing and consumption of medical marijuana next session. "I think its just a matter of compassionate care for the individuals that really could benefit." Says Melin.
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It's funny how so many can watch the same game and see different things. STAT's defense was terrrrrible tonight, Please let's get that straight.
I will concede that we had more glaring issues that put us in a hole , but when you are in a 2-7 point deficit dog fight for the better part of the 4th quarter, your 20 mil dollar man cant be missing assignments, wackin at players and not take one charge or lay a hard foul on someone.
The Last 2 nights STAT has looked particularly out of it on defense. His brother's death gets him a pass from me for now..but this cat has to contribute defensively in other ways besides the occasional athletic blocked shot.
Show and RECOVER, take a CHARGE stop being caught FLAT FOOTED and getting sucked up in opposing teams simple ass 3 man weave type plays.
*****I'm getting heated and this may produce a thread later BUT******
If our boy Amare does not begin to do the little things on defense to help us win he is gonna be the villan of NY. Think about it, this team as constructed, and his increasingly noticeable loss of lift, greatly diminishes his chances to be the scorer he used to be.
We have 2 other players Lin and Melo that dominate the ball, and should. So, unless Lin and STAT click ala Steve nash days, STAT's touches are going to be less frequent. This obviously will lead to less points.... at the same pay?? HELL NO BRUH!!! You better contribute somewhere else.
With the Lin circus, the signing of J.R. smith, the pending return of MELO and the team coming off a 7 game streak that he had largely nothing to do with, we are looking at a potential shrinking violet.
The pouty big sister who was prom queen now watching the younger sis get all the glory and feelin left out.
In order to be the man around here again he HAS to stay engaged on defense and work damn hard on the boards. As in, lead the team in that category avging. double digits.
He's goin through the motions out there a bit and I do, again, think some of it has to do with his brother, in any event, he needs to be an ENERGETIC BEAST out there and add some grime to his game and let the rest fall into place.


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Wall Street plummeted as concerns over European debt and the US economic downturn spurred a broad sell-off. Photograph: Shen Hong/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Read my article from Guardian Cif, Friday 19th August:
As bank shares and stock markets plummet, and investors flock to the safety of government bonds; as obstinate EU leaders crucify their countries in a futile struggle to defend today's equivalent of the gold standard; as British and American politicians adopt austerity policies and drive their economies closer to the cliffs of depression; and as most professional economists stand aloof from the escalating crisis – what lies ahead for ordinary punters like you and me?
First, let's take look at the big political picture. This crisis is already sharpening the divide between left and right in both the EU and the United States. Studying a precedent – the implosion of the 1920s credit bubble in 1929 – we note that four years after that crisis erupted, the political divide sharpened decisively. The United States and Britain moved to the left. Germany chose a different path. After 1930, Germany's Centre party under Chancellor Brüning adopted austerity policies that resulted in cuts in welfare benefits and wages, while credit was tightened. At the same time the German government engaged in wildly excessive borrowing from the liberalised international capital markets. The ground was laid for the rise of fascism.


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DETROIT - Detroit mayor's says police Chief Ralph Godbee has retired after an internal affairs officer revealed the two had been in a sexual relationship.
Mayor Dave Bing announced Monday morning that the 44-year-old Godbee submitted a letter of resignation, effective immediately, from the job he's held since 2010.
"I think this was the right decision by the chief and therefore I support him," Bing said. "It bothers me, hurts me a great deal that it has come to this."
READ: Ralph Godbee's retirement letter
Bing said he had met with Godbee Sunday and had a "long conversation" about the concerns.
"He did tell me that he had a relationship with Miss Robinson," Bing said. He also said Godbee was contrite, embarrassed and had apologized for letting the department and people of Detroit down.
"There is no doubt in my mind that we can look at this incident as an indictment across the entire 2,600 and plus police officers in the city. They are under a lot of stress and strain, I sympathize with them, I empathize with them," Bing said.
When asked about if he had ever talked with Godbee about his behavior within the department as it relates to women, Bing said, "We have had that conversation on more than one occasion because I had concerns based on the history. He had confided in me that he had changed his ways."
Chester Logan will now lead the department while the search for a permanent chief gets under way.
"The Board of Commissioners will do their search through an appropriate search firm and once they get a list of names of candidates for me to choose from, I will choose – make the decision and then go to City Council for their conclusion, for their approval," Bing said.
Bing placed him on a 30-day suspension last week pending an investigation into the claims by 37-year-old Angelica Robinson's attorney that she wanted the relationship to end and Godbee did not. David Robinson says his client posted a photo of herself on Twitter with a gun in her mouth after learning Godbee was at a weekend conference with another woman.
He says Godbee had other officers locate Angelica Robinson and put her under surveillance. She has been reassigned to other duties.
Godbee has not publicly commented on the claims.
But this is the second time claims of a relationship with an officer have surfaced during Godbee's reign.
Watch: UNCUT: Mayor Bing's press conference.
Angelica Robinson is an internal affairs officer in the Detroit Police Department. She says she has had an affair with Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee for more than a year.
Copyright 2012 by ClickOnDetroit.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Clarkson University Students Suggest Sustainable Options for Invasive Aquatic Plant Control in Norwood Lake
During the summer of 2012, the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive aquatic plant, was detected in Norwood Lake, a fluvial lake created by a dam on the Raquette River in Norwood, N.Y. Eurasian watermilfoil is one of the nation's most widespread invasive aquatic plants and has already invaded more than 50 lakes in New York's Adirondack State Park.
Proliferation of the plant in lakes tends to choke out native aquatic plant species and thereby reduce optimal game fish habitat. It also can interfere with boating and swimming activities.
"This plant is very capable of spreading rapidly due to its range of tolerances, its rapid growth rate, and ability to easily spread by growth of plant fragments," says Clarkson University Biology Professor Michael Twiss.
Upon the urging of Norwood lakeside residents, Twiss and his students of limnology (freshwater oceanography) tasked themselves with examining the case for invasion in Norwood Lake with the aim of recommending sustainable management practices to control the plant.
The students used their technical skills to evaluate key factors that would allow Eurasian watermilfoil to spread in Norwood Lake. Measurements were made of the key nutrient (phosphorus), the light climate, and the area of the lake suitable for the plant to spread. Phosphorus concentrations were able to support growth and the degree of light penetration revealed that 80 percent of the lake area is suitable for Eurasian watermilfoil spread.
"This plant is here to stay," says Twiss. "However, various options are available to manage this invasive species.
"Our students have looked carefully into various techniques used elsewhere and have discounted some based on high cost or those ill-suited for use in this system, such as use of herbicides. For example, mechanical harvesting is too costly and can cause increased spread by fragments downstream. Hand harvesting is equally expensive. Moreover, it has cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to control this plant in Upper Saranac Lake, and it remains there."
Sustainable options will likely require coordination among the local government, residents, and Brookfield Power, the company controlling the dam at Norwood Lake, concluded the students at a brief presentation at the Norwood Municipal Building on December 6.
Winter drawdown of water levels has been used to kill Eurasian watermilfoil in other water-level regulated lakes. However, this action also kills native aquatic plants and would require a deviation from the Federal Energy Relicensing Commission to deviate from the agreed water level regulation and approval from the NYSDEC.
Allowing the plants to spread naturally will eventually lead to self-control as natural pests would increase and serve to reduce the population. However, this can take as long as 10 years to come to equilibrium and may not be feasible, owing to the detrimental impact the plant has on recreational value in this lake, a focal point in the community.
Lake stewards that can assist in educating the public and help prevent spread of the plant could be involved with environmental monitoring in the lake to determine the rate of Eurasian watermilfoil spread, so that any management plan decided upon can have the information needed to determine the best solution for all stakeholders.
"Control efforts have to be sustained from year to year to set up management projects for success," says Twiss. "Discussion needs to take place now so that the community can be prepared for making decisions on the choice of a sustainable management plan to maintain the value of this important regional water resource."
Given the value that Clarkson University places on the natural environment and the social wellbeing of its students, employees and the broader Northern New York community, the University mission, vision and values statements were recently revised to truly integrate sustainability principles and practices into all of its activities. This investigation of a pressing issue regarding an invasive aquatic species in a local community is one example of this.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Limnology (freshwater oceanography) students at Clarkson University recently surveyed Norwood Lake on the Raquette River, in Norwood, N.Y., for the potential of spread of Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive aquatic plant species that has recently invaded.
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/limnology.jpg .]


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BERLIN — Revenue received from the slots at Ocean Downs Casino is more than 10 percent over what was projected in the budget this year, according to Berlin officials.
If the pattern holds, Mayor Gee Williams explained that the town may reach its goal of purchasing land for a new police station or community center earlier than expected or it could channel the excess funds into other projects.
"It's nice to have that discussion," he said.
Williams revealed during a meeting of the Mayor and Council Monday that the figures from the first year of the casino's operation were in and that Berlin has received a total of $222,921.42, and the town originally projected $200,000 as the town's cut of the revenue.
"I think we were reasonably accurate but conservative," Williams said of the $200,000 figure.
Worcester County receives 5 and a half percent of the casino's monthly slots revenue. Of that amount, 10 percent each goes to Berlin, Ocean City and Ocean Pines, with the remaining 70 percent dropping into county coffers. With its share, Berlin plans on paying for a 6 ½-acre parcel of land on Bay Street over the next few years.
"The main goal is to purchase the land," said Williams.
Once it is paid for, the two leading candidates for what to place on the land are a new police station or a community center.
"Those are things the council has wanted for years … you've just got to have somewhere to build them first," Williams said.
With money from slots flowing in faster than anticipated, Williams said that it is possible the town will have the property paid off before the original 2015 date.
"If the revenue goes ahead of projections, it could be sooner," he said.
Williams also mentioned the possibility of directing some of the excess money toward side projects, such as tourism promotions aimed specifically at visitors who would use the casino, sidewalk improvements, and several others. Nothing is set in stone, however, stressed Williams.
"Let's wait and see," he said.
Williams admitted that, while Berlin's cup may be running over right now, the nature of casinos makes it difficult to plot solid revenue numbers for the future. But he is confident that if numbers do change they will most likely go up due to Ocean Downs becoming better known and expanding, as well as a hopeful nationwide economic recovery in the years ahead.


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CHARLOTTE—In Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the Charlotte Bobcats selected a player No. 2 overall who will win over a frustrated fan base with his tenacious defense, ability to finish in transition and all-out, all-the-time effort.
Kidd-Gilchrist is the type of player any coach would love to have on his roster. There's no doubt about that. Without him, Kentucky doesn't win the national championship this past April. He is, as he said repeatedly during his teleconference with the Charlotte media shortly after he was picked, "a winner."
Kidd-Gilchrist, though, is an interesting selection for a team that was offensively inept this season. The Bobcats finished last in the NBA at 87.0 points per game (New Orleans was 29th at 89.6) and last in the NBA in 3-point shooting at 29.5 percent (Sacramento was 29th at 31.6).
For all his positives—and anyone who has ever played with, coached or watched Kidd-Gilchrist will speak about those positives at length—he's not much of a scorer. He averaged 11.9 points per game for Kentucky, and shot just 25.5 percent from beyond the 3-point line. According to Synergy Sports' database, he shot 19.2 percent on jump shots inside 17 feet and 32.1 percent on jumpers between 17 feet and the college 3-point line.
The idea of an offensively challenged team using the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft on an offensively challenged player who is not a shot-blocking 7-footer is, to say the least, out of the box. But the Charlotte front office is realistic. The Bobcats aren't going to compete for a title next season, so there's time for Kidd-Gilchrist to develop.
"I've been in this league 30 years, and if you want to become a better perimeter shooter, you will. It's repetition," president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said. "Obviously, he has a hitch in his shot, so to speak, but I've seen, for instance, Tim Hardaway. I played with him. He had one of the ugliest shots in America when he came into the league, but he made an awful lot of them.
"It's all about repetition. Coach (Mike Dunlap) is going to work with him. He's a confident kid. I remember Karl Malone coming into the league as a 40-percent free-throw shooter, and he left at 80 percent at the line. If you want to get better, you will get better."
And, for the immediate future, the Bobcats think he fits very well.
"As coach Dunlap has said, we're going to play up-tempo," general manager Rich Cho said. "And he's great in the open court, in transition. That's his strength."
Obviously, the Bobcats have many, many needs aside from scoring—fixing the worst winning percentage in NBA history won't be easy—and MKG certainly will contribute in other areas.
"First and foremost, he's a winner," Cho said. "He plays both ends of the floor. He's an ultra-competitor, and high-character person."
The 6-foot-7 wing averaged 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game last year for Kentucky. According to the Synergy database, he was excellent defensively in isolation situations (allowing just 0.61 points per possession) and guarding the pick-and-roll when the ballhandler finished the possession (0.446 PPP).
And then there are the intangibles, which are off-the-chart.
"Out of the 17 years I've been in the NBA and involved with draft interviews and draft dinners, he's in the top five as far as that goes," Cho said. "Just a very, very high-character guy. Just a great, great work ethic, and he's only going to get better."
That's pretty much the theme for this franchise—only going to get better. In that perspective, Kidd-Gilchrist makes perfect sense.


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