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They Called Him "Crazy Scotty on the Bike"
Scotty passed away 9/14/13 he was 68
what does it take to end homelessness? I don't believe it is creating more institutional programs but it takes a connection one person to another, one day at a time.
Someone called me tonight and said, Hey I heard that "Crazy Scotty on the bike died" I have not heard of him referred to as that for years and it prompted me to tell you this story.
I met Scotty in 2001 when I was on an outreach run under the bridges in Manchester. I had a box load of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the truck and he went riding by on his bike. It was summer and he had on shorts and he was shirtless. He is a man of small build, but strong shoulders. His hair was graying, shoulder length and wild from the wind.
I yelled, " Hey you, want a sandwich." He got off his bike huffing from a long ride and came over. He asked, " Why would you be giving me a sandwich?"
I explained that I give out sandwiches on Sundays to folks who are un-housed because I know the drop-in centers are closed, as is the recycling centers and it was a good way for me to check conditions of folks. I have plenty, have one. He accepted the sandwich and went on his way.
Months later I would hear from others that he was asking the guys, "who is the crazy lady wearing moccasins and passing out sandwiches under the bridges?" I bumped into him a few more times fall, still riding around on his bike. Polite conversations but he wasn't really giving up information about himself. Obvious trust issues for obvious reasons.
Where I lived was no secret to most people, smack in the middle of the city, it was. I had brought people up to shower at times, cut their hair, use the phone, (before cell phones). I could help them to get needs met that they couldn't otherwise do because they were evicted from programs that were meant to serve them. Most were drunks that couldn't follow the rules well enough, some were otherwise diagnosed, but I am able to look beyond labels and just love them like the lessons of Mother Teresa and her lepers. I always had other company at my house for safety, but each person was treated with respect and dignity as a child of the Creator who made them and I. And I am also a drunk, though I have been in recovery a long time. I understand the disease and the incomprehensible demoralization that goes with it. I understand the wreckage that causes us to lose our families, our housing and left on the outside of society. When I turned my life around after my own homelessness, I was determined not to forget where I came from. Perhaps too, this helped me to stay clean and sober. I never had to stay out there. I could visit folks but come back home and be grateful.
That winter in the bitter cold I heard a knock at my door. When I opened the door there stood Scotty and he immediately said, " No hospitals" and he collapsed. My daughter and I got him to the couch. He was burning with fever. He stayed for three days until his fever broke. I nursed him like you would a sick child. When he was better his was able to share a little more of his life with me. I can't tell you what his story is because it is private. But I can say that he was homeless for the last 30 years. He lived in a bus at a flea market for a while, in the back of a store where he was working, at one time, and mostly he would just ride his bike until he collapsed and slept in the bushes. He said I was the first person who gave anything to him with out any expectations of a return.
In the spring he was sick again he collapsed in the street and was taken to hospital by ambulance. He was diagnosed with COPD and given inhalers to use. I could not get him to sign up for State Medicade, though the social workers at the hospital and I gave it our best shot. He was full of fear. He stayed a few days and went to his place, which was now a tent in someone's backyard. He was helping the owner repair a roof.
I'd see him now and again as he road his bike to some of the same AA meetings that I attended. He always stood outside of the group, by the exit as though he needed to make a quick escape. People did not approach him as he seemed unapproachable. But I knew better and kept trying to engage him as often as possible.
Years went by and he finally decided he would accept help and took an opportunity to become housed at the Robinson House, a sober house for men. To do so he had to attend a 28 day program of recover and then he would get a room. Sounded easy enough but there was much paperwork involved with the State Welfare and Social Security Office and he just couldn't handle agencies, their questions and all that paperwork. So I became his authorized representative as he could talk to me and I could work with agencies as appropriate. He went to rehab. I filed for a birth certificate for him, a requirement of housing.
In 2005 he got into the Robinson House. He changed from skittish Scotty to the go-to man for answers on herbalism and natural healing and all about sobriety. He had never used a computer and it was fun showing him how to create his first email account. Once he figured out that all the answers to his questions were right there at his fingertips, he spent many hours researching subjects of alcoholism and the founders of AA, as well as anything related to health, his and others. He was a naturalist and didn't like pills. The doctors had told him he had about six months to live and he was determined to prove them wrong.
His room became cluttered with books and videos on everything from Joseph Campbell's, Hero of a Thousand Faces to the Natural History of Medicinal Plants. He scoured the internet and shared info with others of what he found about excitotoxins and food additives that kill. He was intelligent in that he always asked, "why?"
He had never gone very far in school. He was what he called, " a misfit" it was of course before the special education programs and so he just went to work on a farm. He had six toes on one foot and thought it was from his fathers service in the military -WWII. He did research on chemical weapons used during that era.
These things set his apart from his peers so he learned to count only on himself. He continued to be a man who worked all his life when he could use his hands in the trades. He learned to read, and what he couldn't pronounced he just memorized what the word looked like. He was nearly blind and would sit at the computer wearing layers of reading glasses.
To those of us who took the time to know him, he was not Crazy Scotty, he will be remembered as a brilliant man. He was counselor to many men in the program where he lived, He had wisdom of his life experiences and he was loved by many. His presence in our lives will be missed.
I'm told he had the nurses at the hospital laughing on Friday night and then he peacefully died in his sleep. Sober, like he wanted.
So today in the year 2013, 8 years after he was told he had 6 months to live, I did the last piece of advocacy for him. I went to City Welfare and filed the papers of his indigent status so that they could sign off on a cremation over at the Phaneuf Funeral home. When I collect his ashes and we will come together again to remember him as we plant a tree in Manchester.
why are we "NH Under The Bridge"?
Our position is that if you lose your housing and chose to live in public spaces rather than go to shelter the police should not abuse your constitutional and human rights! We fight to end selective enforcement of Quality of Life regulations (we ask "Whose Quality of Life" is improved by moving homeless people from public spaces?)
It's not a homeless crisis - it's a housing crisis!
The city's best hope for reducing and preventing homelessness is a commitment to addressing the skyrocketing rents and general housing shortage that plagues NH and drives people by the thousands into homelessness. Yet at the same time as the homeless population continues to escalate, landlords and the city continue to keep buildings empty and gentrify our neighborhoods.
We are a citywide organization and our constituency includes homeless people living in shelters as well as those living on the streets and in other public places. We serve a broad population of people because homelessness cuts across all boundaries: race, ethnicity, culture, gender, family composition, age, sexual orientation, language, etc., but what all homeless people have in common as a community is extreme poverty and social stigmatization.
There are currently over 5000 people in the NH shelter system, In addition the 14.000 people who came forward to ask for help but found no room at the shelters. These numbers do not include street-dwelling homeless people, or the hundreds of families waiting for placement in a shelter, or the doubled-up households throughout the state that go uncounted.
Our outreach targets individuals from within the shelter system, as well as those who are unable/unwilling to live within it. We meet them on their turf and their terms.
NH Under The Bridge was founded on the principle that homeless people have civil and human rights regardless of our race, creed, color or economic status. NH Under The Bridge Was founded by homeless and formerly homeless people. We refuse to accept being neglected and we demand that our voices and experience are heard at all levels of decision-making that impact us.
We oppose the quality of life laws that criminalize homeless people in any form by the city, state and national governments. We work to change these laws and policies as well as to challenge the root causes of homelessness. Our strategies include grass roots organizing, direct action, and educating homeless people about their rights, public education, changing media stereotypes, and building relationships with allies.
"Under the bridge isn't just a place, It's a way of life some have to face cold and alone outside the fortunate can't live life, cause they can't afford it. Under the bridge isn't a place, it's a feeling you get when you are all alone, no rescue in sight and The only thing on your mind is where you'll sleep tonight"-Jamie Kupchun 1999
about the project
We can't measure smiles; how many weeks it takes for someone to finally trust us and tell us their name.
Some get financially better off; they become employed, sober, or qualify for other programs.
Some get off the street,Some don't. Some die.
We are not in charge of the final outcome but we are able to help along the way with a little compassion and a lot of understanding. Anyone can do what we do.It starts with a smile and a greeting.
We have found that one of the most important things you can offer is your time and friendship. We see the same people every day and make sure we know their name and begin to find out their story. That way we can find out what they need and want instead of having to guess what they could use. Each person is an individual, one may need new socks and someone else would need a toothbrush.
Your friendship is invaluable. Your experience, strength and hope is all you can offer at times, it is essential.
As homelessness continues to increase, so does the outrage of death on our streets. Having a permanent roof over one's head, an adequate income and health care would greatly reduce the number who die homeless.
Having treatment programs with available drop-in beds would further facilitate the addict into recovery from the street, as is is not normal for a street person to be able to call for a bed daily, as is required now.
I Stand at the Door
By Sam Shoemaker (from the Oxford Group)
I stand by the door.
I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out.
The door is the most important door in the world -
It is the door through which men walk when they find God.
There is no use my going way inside and staying there,
When so many are still outside and they, as much as I,
Crave to know where the door is.
And all that so many ever find
Is only the wall where the door ought to be.
They creep along the wall like blind men,
With outstretched, groping hands,
Feeling for a door, knowing there must be a door,
Yet they never find it.
So I stand by the door.
The most tremendous thing in the world
Is for men to find that door - the door to God.
The most important thing that any man can do
Is to take hold of one of those blind, groping hands
And put it on the latch - the latch that only clicks
And opens to the man's own touch.
Men die outside the door, as starving beggars die
On cold nights in cruel cities in the dead of winter.
Die for want of what is within their grasp.
They live on the other side of it - live because they have not found it.
Nothing else matters compared to helping them find it,
And open it, and walk in, and find Him.
So I stand by the door.
Go in great saints; go all the way in -
Go way down into the cavernous cellars,
And way up into the spacious attics.
It is a vast, roomy house, this house where God is.
Go into the deepest of hidden casements,
Of withdrawal, of silence, of sainthood.
Some must inhabit those inner rooms
And know the depths and heights of God,
And call outside to the rest of us how wonderful it is.
Sometimes I take a deeper look in.
Sometimes venture in a little farther,
But my place seems closer to the opening.
So I stand by the door.
There is another reason why I stand there.
Some people get part way in and become afraid
Lest God and the zeal of His house devour them;
For God is so very great and asks all of us.
And these people feel a cosmic claustrophobia
And want to get out. 'Let me out!' they cry.
And the people way inside only terrify them more.
Somebody must be by the door to tell them that they are spoiled.
For the old life, they have seen too much:
One taste of God and nothing but God will do any more.
Somebody must be watching for the frightened
Who seek to sneak out just where they came in,
To tell them how much better it is inside.
The people too far in do not see how near these are
To leaving - preoccupied with the wonder of it all.
Somebody must watch for those who have entered the door
But would like to run away. So for them too,
I stand by the door.
I admire the people who go way in.
But I wish they would not forget how it was
Before they got in. Then they would be able to help
The people who have not yet even found the door.
Or the people who want to run away again from God.
You can go in too deeply and stay in too long
And forget the people outside the door.
As for me, I shall take my old accustomed place,
Near enough to God to hear Him and know He is there,
But not so far from men as not to hear them,
And remember they are there too.
Where? Outside the door -
Thousands of them. Millions of them.
But - more important for me -
One of them, two of them, ten of them.
Whose hands I am intended to put on the latch.
So I shall stand by the door and wait
For those who seek it.
'I had rather be a door-keeper
So I stand by the door.
Monday, September 16, 2013
They Called Him "Crazy Scotty on the Bike"
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outreach crew
Ben, newly sober, newly housed and highly spiritual, he believes that all people are children of God and deserving of shelter, safety, security, medical and food.
It is amazing to watch him interact with his peers and watch him grow in the process.
Paul, has been clean and sober almost a decade. He states that he is alcoholic and heroin addict. While he was never homeless in his life, he has had his share of challenges. He says he is looking for his sense of prupose.
He once owned an apartment building, though he lost it as a result of his addictions. He now lives in a small over-priced apartment and works daily to maintain his housing and his serenity.
When he first went out to the homeless camps he remarked " its like when I was a kid and I needed to isolate from my crazy family, the difference is when I got sick of being out there, I went back home"
Terry, has been clean and sober for over two years and believes that by working at a grassroots level, great things will and do happen. He feels a connection to our homeless brothers and sisters and hopes to be able to make a difference in their lives and grow even more spiritually.
Samatha is a college student from UNH she joined us in spring 2008 because she needed 15 hours of community service, she is long done her hours. She stated that working with the people is like caring for her granparents and and other relatives, and she was wholehearted saddened when a man she had developed a friendly relationship died that summer.
she says, ignorance was never really bliss, but now there is no going back.
We love her youthful enthusiasim.
Joe started out in the street right where he is serving now. He has a year and more of sobriety. He said he could easily romantize that it was like on the street, hot days and hard times in apartment, could make him think of the coolness by the river, but by attending to peers he not only keeps himself sober but he is a role model for others who knew him before.
Others come and join us on a drop by basis
and then there's me learning that consistency is essential to building trust.
death on the street
I wish that his story ended the way of Job when God returned him to renewal and prosperity. "And Job died being old and full of days" I do not know the ways of God, perhaps Joe lived to teach us compassion.
Joe was found in his camp, passed away on May 24th, 2008.
This picture was taken the year he went with us to "Gimme Shelter" a sleepout on the NH Statehouse.
The figures behind him are a visual representation of the persons who had already passed away in NH while homeless.
'Word was he died on the street'
Homeless to honor their friend 'Razor'
By SHIRA SCHOENBERG Monitor staff
October 21, 2008
Monitor file Raymond "Razor" Luoma, who was homeless, died last week. He was well-known to other homeless people in Concord.
The homeless community will remember one of their own, Raymond "Razor" Luoma, at an event Friday night.
Luoma, 50, died last week. "The word was he died on the street," said the Rev. David Keller, pastor of First Congregational Church in Concord, which houses a winter shelter where Luoma had stayed.
The Monitor profiled Luoma last year. He had been homeless for most of his life. Keller said Luoma was a survivor of Eastern equine encephalitis and had been interviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "He wore that like a badge," Keller said. "He thought he was some kind of stuff for having CDC researchers talk to him."
He is survived by two daughters, a brother and a sister. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Maple Grove Cemetery in Concord.
The American Friends Service Committee will include a memorial to Razor in its annual program Give Me Shelter, which will be held Friday night. The program will include a group of mostly high school and college students sleeping outside to dramatize the plight of the state's homeless population, said Arnie Alpert, the state's program coordinator for the AFSC. The group will set up about 4 p.m. in front of the State House, then will go to the Friendly Kitchen for dinner and return to the State House Plaza for a discussion that will include people
Structural Causes of Homelessness
Structural Causes of Homelessness
Betty Reid Mandell
ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN some homeless people, their numbers increased dramatically during the Reagan Administration. The federal government cut back on building houses and subsidizing housing for low-income people as well as social assistance programs. Urban renewal and gentrification forced people out of low-rent housing, and wages declined with deindustrialization and outsourcing. Cities used land use policies to help corporations and real estate interests squeeze out the poor.
Even with low wages, many poor people could afford housing if they had access to government-subsidized public housing. However, the federal government has been cutting back on building housing and providing subsidies for housing since the early 1980s. There is a 5-year waiting list for Section 8 vouchers even in special circumstances such as disability or veterans, and no more are being given out. The federal government chose to subsidize private housing for poor people through Section 8 vouchers rather than build housing because it did not want to interfere with private real estate interests. Real estate interests have decimated rent control in most cities, as rents continue to rise beyond the ability of low-income people, and even middle-income people, to pay them.
Many homeless individuals will not go to a homeless shelter because they are crowded and dangerous. If there is no place to store belongings, they often are stolen. Some of the residents have emotional problems which are exacerbated, or caused by, their homelessness. To avoid these dangerous conditions, some people sleep in the streets, in parks, in their cars, RVs, or in train or bus stations. Some live in tents in the woods or build temporary shelters in out-of-the-way spaces in the city, which are often torn down by the city. Some homeless people prefer the freedom and privacy they have in their own encampments to rigidly controlled shelters.
Shelter programs are shaped by prevailing views of the poor, who are considered to be generally inadequate and incompetent and in need of reform.
In "A Roof Over my Head," Jean Calterone Williams expresses this well:
"By making many aspects of their programs mandatory . . . shelters give the impression that homeless people will not take the initiative on their own to look for work or housing, enroll their children in school, or keep their living spaces clean. They must be forced to do so. By mandating budgeting classes, shelters suggest that people become homeless in part because they are irresponsible with their money. It is in a sense a symbiotic relationship: shelter programs influence the ways housed people think about homelessness, the views of the housed public -- whether ordinary citizens or policymakers -- affect the formation of shelter programs and how such programs treat homeless people."
I AM BEMUSED by announcements that come over the radio from time to time by foundations or institutes saying they are studying the causes of homelessness and seeking cures.
In fact, the causes are quite simple and have been studied quite enough. Homelessness is caused by poverty, insufficient affordable housing and insufficient money to pay for housing, and a weak or nonexistent safety net of income maintenance and support services.
It is true that many of the homeless are alcoholics or drug addicts, but they need a home while they are coping with their problem, and they need treatment programs, and both are in short supply.
It is also true that many of the homeless have emotional problems. Who wouldn't have emotional problems if they were homeless? But they need a home while they are coping with their problems and they need support services. Both are in short supply.
A disproportionate number of foster children who have "aged out" of the foster care system are homeless.
A disproportionate number of veterans are homeless. It is the fault of the government that they are in this condition, but the government has deserted them.
A large percentage of homeless women have been abused. While they may need a temporary refuge to escape the abuser and counseling to help them heal, they also need permanent housing, childcare, a job that pays a living wage, and social supports.
The focus on individual problems shifts attention away from structural problems and obscures the real causes of homelessness. It leads to stereotyping of homeless people as deviant and degenerate, drunk or drugged, or crazy. When these stereotypes are embedded in people's minds, they view every beggar as a scammer.
Stereotyping leads to criminalizing the homeless, allowing cities to sweep them from the streets. It gives implicit permission to delinquent thugs to beat them up.
Stereotyping leads to ever-changing policies geared to fixing different target sub-populations of homeless people. There are "periodic calls for local homeless plans based upon the newest policy flavor (and) temporary and local responses to homelessness that fail to address its systemic causes."
"New words on the horizon, Shelter plus Care. Transitional Housing, Permanent supportive housing, work force housing. These words devalue people though they may get grant monies for them. They imply that the people need to be fixed and that the latter workforce housing, is the better deal for a community." Cindy Carlson
The public stereotypes become internalized by the homeless, causing them to try to distance themselves from the "undeserving Other," however they visualize the "Other."
I met many people in the welfare office who told me that they were "not like those others" who are lazy and don't want to work. I told one woman that what might look like laziness is actually depression, and she admitted that she was depressed.
Homeless men resist being categorized as "homeless" because that conjures up the image of a drunken bum.
Homeless women resist being categorized as "homeless" because that conjures up the image of a crazy disheveled "bag lady."
Battered women resist being described as "battered," preferring to see themselves as "survivors."
There is a hierarchy of deserving vs. undeserving in the public's mind. Battered women are seen as deserving because they are victims. Parents and children are more deserving than single men because children are innocent victims.
Homeless men are the least deserving, because they should be working. These images of the homeless help to shape the way shelters treat their residents and the way the residents view themselves.
Even though many women who have been victims of domestic violence are not in battered women's shelters, the women in battered women's shelters often see themselves as superior to homeless women in family shelters.
I end with thisIn the book Poor peoples movements Piven and Cloward conclude:
One can never predict with certainty when the "heavings and rumblings of the social foundations" will force up large-scale defiance, although changes of great magnitude were at work. Who, after all, could have predicted the extraordinary mobilization of black people beginning in 1955? Nor can one calculate with certainty the responses of elites to mass disruption. There are no blueprints to guide movements of the poor. But if organizers and leaders want to help those movements emerge, they must always proceed as if protest were possible. They may fail. The time may not the right. But then, they may sometimes succeed.
Illegal to be homeless-we made the list
Meanest Cities
1. Little Rock, Arkansas
11. Sarasota, Florida
2. Atlanta, Georgia
12. Key West, Florida
3. Cincinnati, Ohio
13. Nashville, Tennessee
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
14. Berkeley, California
5. Gainesville, Florida
15. Dallas, Texas
6. New York City, New York
16. Fresno, California
7. Los Angeles, California
17. San Antonio, Texas
8. San Francisco, California
18. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. Honolulu, Hawaii
19. St. Paul, Minnesota
10. Austin, Texas
20. Manchester, New Hampshire
The Criminalization of the Homeless-Homes Not Jails
July 6, 2004 Union Leader Newspaper
Ex-homeless Mom named to state post
A local advocate for the homeless has been selected to serve as the state field coordintor for the National Coalition for the Homeless Civil Rights Organizing Project...The organizing Project seeks to stop policies and practices that discriminate against the homeless."
And so the work continues.
Manchester's City Ordinances Arbitrarily Used against Person's Experiencing Homelessness
(B) Exemption: This section shall not apply to the area of a sidewalk encumbered by resturants
Public Urination
Indecent Exposure and Lewdness
Charged as a sex offender
CHAPTER 47 POWERS OF CITY COUNCILS Bylaws and Ordinances Section 47:17
47:17 Bylaws and Ordinances. – The city councils shall have power to make all such salutary and needful bylaws as towns and the police officers of towns and engineers or firewards by law have power to make and to annex penalties, not exceeding $1,000, for the breach thereof; and may make, establish, publish, alter, modify, amend and repeal ordinances, rules, regulations, and bylaws for the following purposes: I. IN GENERAL. To carry into effect all the powers by law vested in the city….XIII. VAGRANTS, OBSCENE CONDUCT. To restrain and punish vagrants, mendicants, street beggars, strolling musicians, and common prostitutes, and all kinds of immoral and obscene conduct, and to regulate the times and places of bathing and swimming in the canals, rivers and other waters of the city, and the clothing to be worn by bathers and swimmers…
Everyday people experienceing homelessness are ticketed for doing things outside that they would not have to do if they lived in their own homes.
Lawmaker wants to outlaw public peeing
Published: October 01, 2007
By The Associated PressCONCORD – A New Hampshire lawmaker says peeing in public exposes a flaw in the law.
Strange as it sounds, Democratic Rep. Stephen Shurtleff says making public urination a separate crime could really help people out.
Currently, there is no state law specifically addressing public urination; it's prosecuted under a patchwork of local and state laws, indecent exposure among them.
Shurtleff says because indecent exposure is a sex offense, multiple convictions could land habitual public urinators on a sex offender registry, a penalty he feels is too severe for the crime.
"I think some of the stigma attached to that is greater than the offense," he said. "It's public urination, and they should be charged with it."
As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Shurtleff, of Concord, is working to rewrite New Hampshire's sex offender laws to comply with a new federal law. Under federal law, those convicted of indecent exposure twice in three years would be forced to register as sex offenders.
Shurtleff said he will push for a law making public urination a misdemeanor.
NH has acute shortage of housing stock 2009
NH has an acute shortage of housing stock, especially of housing (both for home ownership and for rental) affordable to households earning less than area median income. In the past decade we have built fewer than 900 new multifamily units, and some of those have been luxury apartments.
Rents in the southern half of the state have increased as much as 37% over the last 5 years. The state median rent is $978/month, and over $1000 per month in Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth.
Based on projections from the NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau, 65% of new jobs will pay less than the state level "housing wage" of $18.81, the amount needed to afford a typical apartment.
6553 people were sheltered in NH's emergency shelters in FY03, but 13,529 were turned away because there were no available beds. That doesn't count the number of people doubled up with friends or family.
Because of HUD cuts in funding, the NH Housing Finance Authority, among others, have closed their waiting lists for Section 8 Housing Vouchers and will not be able to issue any new vouchers for the foreseeable future. This means that low income families do not have access to subsidies for their rent. where do they go now?
Because land cost and construction costs are so high in most of the state, new construction of affordable housing can generally only be done using various federally funded housing production programs (Low Income Housing Tax Credits, HOPE VI, Rural Housing, project based Section 8, etc.)


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Tempo Running is NOT Speed Training Part 4
In Part 3 of Tempo Running, we discussed the purpose of Extensive Tempo. Extensive Tempo is when runs are between 60-80% and these runs aid in the process of recovery. At times, even in the trained athlete, the formation of lactic acid can occur depending on the intensity of the runs. Extensive Tempo is usually what's done during the General Prep phase (the first 8-10 weeks of training) to help lay the foundation for more intense tempo runs and higher intensity work.
Today we are talking about Intensive Tempo. Intensive Tempo usually follows Extensive Tempo work in that the ground work was laid with Extensive earlier in the training cycle. Now we can get down to some much more intense runs because if you have followed the progressions properly then your athletes should be ready to handle the demands that Intensive Tempo can bring.
Intensive Tempo is a fine line between Speed Endurance and Special Endurance in that the speed (intensity), recovery, volume and distance run are major factors in determining which category the runs can go in (Tricky little system right?), but one thing is certain and that is that the Intensive tempo is shared between the anaerobic and aerobic system.
Because Intensive Tempo runs are done between 80-90%+, there will be high levels of lactate that will form during the runs. Unlike Extensive Tempo, Intensive focuses on the quality and control of the run which means that the volume is pretty low when dealing with Intensive runs versus Extensive runs and not to mention that lactic acid will form and hinder muscle activity eventually because of the speed and distance of the runs.
Now depending on the kind of system that you run, Intensive runs are still done the day after speed work and they can even be done during the General Prep phase at the end of the week to help set the foundation for true Special Endurance and Speed Endurance runs later on in the Early season training. They key is getting creative with the workouts and how they are ordered. Long as you are following the proper progression model of building the base first (Extensive) and moving up to the more intense runs (speed endurance, special endurance, lactate threshold runs) is what's really important.
Now it's important to remember NOT to start Tempo work off with Intensive runs being that you want a team of athletes around long enough to compete for you during the competition season. I would hate for your athletes to abandon you because you want to show them how tough you are!!!!! Trust me…knowledge is better than toughness!
Since Intensive Tempo is done during the Early season after the General Prep phase here is a sample week of how I would set it up:
Mon: Speed/Acceleration/Plyo's
Tue: Tempo (Intensive)/Circuit drills
Wed: General Strength/Grass strides
Thur: Speed/Speed Endurance/Event Specific
Fri: Special Endurance/Tempo (Intensive – depending on where you are in the training plan)
Sat: Rest
Sun: Rest
Now that we have the format, let's look at some Intensive Tempo workouts:
The most famous Extensive tempo workout is 8-10x200m right? Well, you can carry that workout on into the Early season, but be creative and breakup the runs into sets, give the athletes more rest (since they are, afterall, running a lot faster…right!!!?) so they can run faster!
-2x3x200m. Speed: B-27-28 sec, G-31-32 sec. Rest: 4-5' b/w reps, 8-10' b/w sets
-4x250m. Speed: B-26@200m, G-30@200m. Rest: 5-6' b/w reps
-2x3x250m. Speed: B-26@200m, G-31@200m. Rest: 5-6' b/w reps, 10' b/w sets
-2x3x300m. Speed: B-42-44 sec, G-48-50 sec. Rest: 6' b/w reps, 10-12' b/w sets
-2x300m-400m-300m. Speed: determine times based on the level of athlete you have
-2x350m-250m combo's. Rest: 5-6' b/w reps, 10' b/w sets
-3-4x300m-200m combo's. Rest: 5' b/w reps, 8-10' b/w sets
-3x500m. Speed: 80%. Rest: 6-8' b/w reps
-2-3x600m. Speed: 80%. Rest: 8' b/w reps
As you can see, writing Intensive Tempo workouts aren't hard. They are just extensions of Extensive tempo with faster runs, less volume, more recovery and faster times…that's all! Yes, it really is that simple…actually a lot of things are really that simple!!!
Continue in knowledge my friends!

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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Adding new things to my health regimen.
Well, as far as my exercising, I have slacked up, but have been consistant on my walking and have been doing it everyday. I have been working on keepin my calories at 1500 or slightly lower. Last week I weighed in at 158 now I am 151. I am adding oil pulling to my regimen. This is supposed to help whiten teeth and detoxify the body. I am really bad with consistancy, but I really want to try this. People say they have really good results such as keener taste and more energy. Also, a decrease in appetite has been reported. I am also going to restart my regimen on digesting and cooking with coconut oil. This is said to boost metabolism by 'heating up' the body. I have also just discover oil washing. Now I would never think washing the face with oil would improve the skin, but I am willing to give it a try...
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Sorry for yesterday but my computer was having fits and it took me all day and a couple phone calls to our repair man to get it up and running again. I'm not complaining because I didn't have to make the long, long trip to his store.
What I was aching all day yesterday to write to you about and show you was the continual confusion over what time of the year it is. Look how much snow there is, wow. This is the Big Horn Mountains on Friday. Excuse the slightly blurry picture but I was taking it as I drove. I know, I know, I should have stopped but there weren't very many places to do so because of all the snow so I just rolled down the window and held my hand out to the side as I watched the road and snapped away, hoping one of the pictures was decent.
When I was coming off the mountain on the other side, I stopped very briefly to snap another picture of the creek. I thought for sure it would be boiling from large volumes of water rushing downward, nope. It hasn't bee warm enough to melt snow. This morning there was ice on our car's windshield. It's what day? I think mother nature is confused. But when she does figure out what time of year it is some better be ready. I see there were sand bags beginning to pile up by the houses at the base of the mountain near the creek. They know what's coming and it won't be pretty.
Even the deer at the base of the mountain in the lush pastures are still in their winter coats. I'm not sure I'd shed my either if I were them. We are still often in the thirties at night and it is probably even colder this close to the mountain.
When I took my favorite cut-a-cross through ranch country, I stopped briefly to take a picture of No Wood. Don't know if No Wood is a creek or river. It's rather confusing here since a creek can be small enough to jump across or fairly good sized and that isn't very big by most's standards but the same size as some of our rivers. Don't know how we categorize the two here in Wyoming. I looked up the difference once and it said it was a local decision. That was a lot of help but that was a world wide site, maybe Wyoming has posted their rules. I'll just have take a peek.
Disturbing was the two dead snakes I saw this past weekend. Ever since I came within six inches of being bit from a coiled rattler two Augusts ago, snakes give me the heeby geebies. I don't think they are on the move in this county yet but over the mountain they are quite a bit ahead of us and have a much longer summer. I can't say I felt sad to see this one dead on the road. The other was under a blooming lilac bush at the Basin ccemetery. Their lilacs and fruit trees are in bloom. My lilac is still trying to get her leaves and my apple blossoms are too cold to peek their heads out, and only my hardy plum's blossoms have started to open.
My three sibling, and my oldest sister's husband, my mom and step-dad, and my father, all met in Greybull to visit and clean up graves in preparation for Memorial Day on Monday.
This is my dad on the right and my brother on the left. My brother and I look quite a bit alike. Including our husky legs. My dad measured his and mine when we were in sports in high school. Yeah, I won't tell you how closely they compared. Let's just say I have calves that ranchers love. (hint big ones) My sister's and I spent a couple days at mom's visiting and visiting. You know how it is and my grand daughters were envious. You see they call my sisters the Aunt Grandmas because they may be their Aunts but they act more like Grandma and they love being with them. Too bad they live so far away in Utah.
Though the other two cemeteries are beautiful. This one is by far my favorite. There is something about being very very small and out away from town, in the middle of farm and ranch country, with a view of the mountains, that strikes a warm cord in my soul. Most of the relative in this cemetery have had handcrafted coffins of beautiful woods without all the lead lining and paraphernalia. I like that, simple. As I reflect on the day, it wasn't the putting of flowers on the graves that meant anything to me but the scraping with the shovel to clear the over run grass, the cleaning of the stones, and the general sprucing up of the area that spoke of respect for our family who's physical remains rest below. It was a nice time to reflect and remember them.
On the way home Sunday evening, this is what met me on the mountain. It was snowing to beat the band. Wasn't so bad driving through several inches of snow but three-fourths of the way over, I entered a partially cleared area where the snow plow had just gone. It left a bit of slush and road as slick as well, we say snot. Though I drove really slow, between 20 and 30 mph, I still fish tailed mildly a couple times, rather disconcerting coming off a mountain. I guess I was lucky that I went over Sunday evening for a young couple I know said they came back over Sunday morning with twelve new inches of snow capping the fence posts and deep snow on the road. They said it was scary harry traveling.
Oh when, oh when, will spring really be here? I'm anxious for some warm weather and to quit sloshing in ankle deep muck in my mare's corral and many other areas around it. But warmth on my back will surely mean water in basements and houses as the mountains quickly shed their white coats and rivers and creeks over flow their banks. There are benefits of living in a rather dry county as their won't be much flooding here.


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A month or so ago, Anita wrote a fantastic post at Kiwipolitico: Friends don't let friends rape, calling on men, and all of us, to call out rapists. She made what was to me an unremarkable statement:
The reality is that we all know people who rape, just as we all know people who have been raped. I'm talking about the fact some of the people we know have raped people they know, and they way they've talked about sex and dates and partners so we've had every opportunity to hear that true consent isn't an issue for them.
But it inspired a long and agonising comment thread, with both men and women participating. As the thread developed, I began to hear people talking past each other, with the split mostly, but not exclusively, down gender lines. One group of people (mostly, but not exclusively men) was asserting that they did not in fact know rapists, and if they did, they would shun them. Others (mostly, but not exclusively women) were saying that of course they knew rapists, yes, they had had sex without consent, yes, they had been raped. But it seemed to me that the difference turned on what consent looked like. In fact, this was critical. Many of the people who were saying that they did not know rapists are people I respect, people I know to be people of good will, people who try to do the decent thing, to live good lives. Yet they clearly had a different understanding of what consent looks like to me and to others in the second group of people, that is, the people who had no doubt that they knew rapists.
I've been reflecting on this discussion ever since, and I've tried to write this post several times. I'm giving up on trying - I'm just going to write the damned thing.
Last year, the writers and readers of The Hand Mirror put together a submission in response to a government discussion document, Improvements to Sexual Violence Legislation in New Zealand. (Note to self: most do OIA and follow up on what is happening w.r.t the legislation.) Here's what we said about consent:
...behaviour that indicates "consent" is a continuum, ranging from behaviour that indicates total non-consent, such as saying, "No," to behaviour that indicates full consent, such as saying, "Yes." As with any continuum, it is easy to make judgements about each end of the continuum. However in between there is a grey area, where behaviour may or may not indicate consent.
The continuum can be illustrated like this.
Until recently, the absence of denial was treated as consent. That is, any behaviour that didn't fall between A and B, explicitly denying consent, was taken as giving consent.
Attitudes and the law are now changing. Consent is now taken to entail a positive process, not just an absence of a particular behaviour. However, it needs to be made very clear that, "She didn't say no," does not mean she said, "Yes." That is, behaviour in the grey area, from B to C, does not mean that consent has been given. For there to be consent, there must be behaviour in the area from C to D. Consent must not be just the absence on non-consenting behaviour, but the actual and unequivocal presence of consenting behaviour.
I assume that this is uncontroversial, that people are happy enough with the idea that consent must actually be given. But it seemed to me that there was a fair bit of confusion about what kind of behaviour might or might not fall either side of "C" i.e. the transition from "grey area" to "consent."
I think this is where many women may feel that they have been coerced into sex, that they may have given up saying no, or possibly even said yes, but that "yes" was not freely given. So they have had sex without consent. That is, they have been raped. And if they have been raped, then by definition there must be a rapist.
Before I carry on further with this post, I want to make it very, very clear that what I am writing does not reflect in any way my own experience with my husband of many years.
The thing is, even longterm and / or loving partners will sometimes coerce a woman into sex. A man who harumphs and grumps and makes it clear that he will sulk and complain if he doesn't get his end away pressures and coerces his partner into giving consent. Sure, it's not as obvious as a gun pointed at your head, forcing you to sign a contract, but it is forced consent nevertheless. A man who wields financial power over his partner can force her into giving consent. If you have no money and no resources, if your partner is the person who earns the income that feeds and clothes and houses you and your children, then if he makes it clear that he wants to have sex, and makes it clear that he expects you to provide it, and that there will be trouble if you don't, then you have very little choice about giving consent. The consequences of refusing sex are simply too costly.
I think there must be many, many women who have spent at least some nights with tears sliding slowly into their ears, trying to come to terms with having been forced into sex. And the thing is, that's the definition of rape. Rape is forced sex, or sex without consent, or sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat. I suspect, although I don't know, that if many, many women have one way or another been forced into having sex, then there must be many, many men who have forced women into having sex. That is, there must be many, many men who have committed rape. That's why Anita's original statement, that we all know rapists, rings true for me.
I am reluctant to lump a man who perhaps on occasion sighs and grumps and harumphs because his partner doesn't want to have sex, into the same category as violent, serial rapists. Nevertheless, it's the sort of behaviour that is designed to pressure and coerce, to "persuade" someone to change her mind. Straightforwardly, it is unacceptable. Not criminal, perhaps, but nevertheless wrong.
Quite simply, consent to sex must be freely given. If there is not, then by definition, what takes place is not lovemaking, not sex, not even forced "sex". It's rape.
I know that's a very tough definition of consent. However, if we need to draw a line between consent and no-consent, then surely it needs to be drawn on the side of caution. And in that case, it means drawing it on the side where we can be sure that consent has been given, not on the side where we enable someone to think that it's acceptable in some circumstances to coerce another person into sex.
I know this definition demands a very high standard of behaviour. I know it means that people will have to be much, much more careful about their sexual behaviour. But I fail to understand how this could be anything other than a good thing.
Other blog responses to Anita's post:
Sandra at Luddite Journo: What kind of feminist is ok?
Maia at Capitalism bad, tree pretty: Othering rapists (also posted on The Hand Mirror)
Labellementeuse: More on the rapists among us
More on rape at the boundaries of consent:
Bitch PhD: A different kind of rape (Though this one doesn't look to be a "boundary" issue at all to me.)
Shakesville: Yes means yes virtual tour
More on sex without real consent:
Bettina Arndt seems to be saying yet more silly things about women being required to have sex even if they don't want it. The Sydney Morning Herald has swallowed it all:
Arndt said low-libido partners, which are mostly women, needed to put sex on the "to-do list", even if they didn't feel like doing it.
"The notion that women have to want sex to enjoy it has been a really misguided idea that has caused havoc in relationships over the last 40 years."
With the right approach from a loving partner, if women were willing to be receptive "and allow themselves to relax … they would enjoy it", she said.
...but the Canberra Times, thank goodness, has at least one writer who is capable of critical thinking.
Now, if that sounds like great-grandmother's advice, ''lie back and think of England my dear'', it is. The notion of women passively submitting to uninspiring sex is an archaic and unforgivable suggestion that takes us back to some very dark old days indeed. Which makes one wonder why Arndt isn't turning her spotlight instead on the reason some women may have lost interest in sex. In addition to being worn out and over-tired, the real reason might have a lot to do with their uninspiring, unstimulating partners.
Where is the focus on how unsexy it is to try snogging a dull, lazy, tenderless man?
For Arndt to suggest that women should simply put out, in order to keep a marriage alive, is a frightening, but timely, reminder of why we clearly need a sexual revolution. But this time, a real one. A revolution that places the sensual needs and desires of women on equal billing with a man's...
There is a fantastic response from Blue Milk: Sex to save the family, and Hoyden about Town has a great discussion thread on Arndt's nonsense.


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niedziela, 22 listopada 2009
A bit about me
I'm an average guy! Atm I'm 19 years old. I study Mechanics and Construction of Machines at the 'Technical University of Koszalin' and I live in the local students' hostel. MMmm.. interests.. Music! I like various types of music, but I'll name a few of my favourites.. The Prodigy, Pendulum and the Bloodhound Gang ..hahah. I often go to the local clubs to enjoy the music and dance :) Apart from that, I like watching movies, but I don't watch TV too often. I listen to the radio much more.. I don't read books! I'm too lazy :(
And now the other side of me, the dark gaming side! rofl! I've started playing online few years ago. I always liked quake. Started off with Q3ADemo, met some really cool guys there on the NoGhost servers and I didn't want to leave them so I upgraded to Q3 1.16n and I am still there! Playing FreezeRail with my clan mates. Over a year ago when QuakeLive was released (in that time closed beta). It was love at first sight :) So yeah, atm I have 2 clans, Shadow Railers in Q3 1.16n and Pussies in QuakeLive. Both games are tons of fun!
I'm also a decent movie maker, you can watch all of them on my youtube account. I have 2 movies in my head right now, both of them are QL vids. Too bad these days I don't have much time because of uni, but I'll surely make those vids sooner or later! I can't wait to start working on them :)
I guess that's it, thanks for readin'!
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All the latest ticket news...
All the latest ticket news...
Arsenal home, Carling Cup Semi Final 1st Leg, January 24
Tickets are no longer on sale. On police advice, the ticket office stopped selling any tickets at noon today.
If supporters haven't received their tickets for tonight they can email the ticket office at email@example.com - they should put ARSENAL DUPLICATE in the subject field with details of the name that the tickets were booked in, seat details if known and customer reference number, if applicable, in the message.
Fans collecting tickets tonight are advised to arrive as early as possible. Thanks for your co-operation in this matter.
Southend home, FA Cup 4th round, January 27
Tickets are now on general sale.
Full ticket details - CLICK HERE...
Important notice for Season Ticket Holders regarding this fixture - CLICK HERE...
Arsenal away, Carling Cup semi-final, 2nd leg, January 31
Due to the high number of applications received for the Arsenal away leg, this match has gone to loyalty. Applications from Season Ticket Holders with a group average of 188 points or higher have been successful.
UEFA Cup last 32
Details regarding refunds, if necessary, following Feyenoord's disqualification from the competition will be available as soon as we hear more news on our position from UEFA.
Sheffield United away, February 10
All applications for this game at Bramall Lane have been successful. A limited number of tickets will be available for general sale on Friday January 26 - available in person or via faxed applications to 0870 470 5001.
Bolton home, February 25
Members can now purchase tickets for this Premiership fixture at the Lane.
Spurs Ticketline 0870 420 5000
Book on-line by CLICKING HERE...
In person: Park Lane Ticket Office between 9.30am-5.00pm.


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August 2016
- Borders for My Tweets--oops. Seems to have made its way to the bottom of the pile.
- Applique Block 5 of Joy of Life--finished one flower!
Great American Afghan--2 more blocks
- Finish Cape Cod sweater--not even close
- Read: Sacred and Profane--working on it
Complete quilting, binding and label on Farm Life quilt. Read A Holiday Yarn Machine quilted Bricks and Mortar Scrap Quilt Machine Embroidered Quilt BOM up to date
- Great American Aran Afghan--complete 2 squares
- My Tweets Quilt--borders, basting, machine quilting, embellishing
- Bricks and Mortar Quilt--binding and label
- Complete Little Cotton Rabbit for class
- Safari BOM Machine Embroidered Quilt--3 blocks
- Read--Sacred and Profane


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Joe Lieberman: A bitter man who's out of touch with reality
It's getting to the point where I'm concerned about the well-being of our junior senator. Here's the latest round of bullshit from George Bush's favorite
Appearing on ABC's This Week, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) used the foiled terror attempts in London to call for greater domestic spying here in the United States. Lieberman said, "I hope these terrorist attacks in London wake us up here in America to stop the petty partisan fighting going on about…electronic surveillance," in apparent reference to the Senate Judiciary Committee's subpoenas for documents related to Bush's NSA warrantless wiretapping program.
Oh, but DINOBoy didn't stop there. It seems like Liebermanisn't signing onto a change in course in Iraq anytime soon (if ever).
In the same interview, Lieberman said of the situation in Iraq, "The surge is working." He refused to say whether he would back a withdrawal if Gen. Petraeus reports in September that progress is not being made.


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Staff Sgt Shamus O Goare ~ Night Stalker
He was born May 28, 1976 in, Ohio.
Goare joined the Army in 1994 as Huey helicopter repairer. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Rucker, Ala.
From December 1994 to October 1996, Goare was assigned to Company I, 158th Aviation Battalion as a utility helicopter repairer. In October 1996 he was reassigned as a UH-1 crew chief to 1st USA SPT, Sinai, Egypt. Upon completion of a one-year tour in Egypt, Goare was then assigned as a crew chief to 12th Aviation Brigade in Fort Belvoir, Va. From January to May 1999, he attended the Heavy Helicopter Repairer Course at Fort Eustis, Va. and upon completion became a Chinook helicopter repairer. In June 1999, he was assigned to Company C, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Camp Humphreys, Korea where he preformed duties as a CH-47 mechanic until May 2000. In June 2000, Goare was assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Training Company and upon completion of the Basic Mission Qualification Course (Green Platoon) was assigned as a flight engineer for Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Goare's military schools include the Primary Leadership Development Course, the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course, the Utility Helicopter Repairer Course and the Medium Helicopter Repairer Course.
His military awards and decorations include the Air Medal for valor, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Multinational Forces and Observers Medal, and the Kuwaiti Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Senior Army Aviator Badge. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal for valor and the Combat Action Badge.
To read all of the tributes, please click here.


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Promoting a fair and tolerant multi-cultural society – one Muslim at a time
SHAFAQNA -Â Declaring war on those promoting extremism, a group of UK Muslim charities have launched a new multi-faith campaign as a collective effort against radicalization.
"The fightback has to start right here and right now – everyone has to step up to the challenge," Suleman Nagdi, of the Leicester-based Federation of Muslim Organisations and one of the co-ordinators told BBC.
"Recent events continue to serve as a wake-up call to the serious threat of online and offline radicalisation.
"For too long we have seen a lot of good work in different parts of the community but we have never managed to gel the communities together."
The campaign, known as The Fight-back, is an initiative comprising of influential Muslim-led groups that have played a key role in combating terrorism either by de-radicalizing young people involved in violent extremism or helping equip families to spot the warning signs.
"Many Muslim communities have spoken out against extremism and continue to do so but what we now need to do now is have a united voice," Nagdi said.
"This is a true threat that we face as a nation. I do not think that we should single out a section of the community to say that you should be responsible because of the criminal activities of a handful of people."
The Fightback group said efforts over the decade since the 7/7 London suicide bombings had often been disjointed or too focused on expecting Muslims alone to find all the answers.
The group's open letter said: "We work every day to protect young people at risk from radicalization, but it is a daily battle and one that demands a co-ordinated and concerted response.
"So today – with one voice – we launch our collective fightback against those who wish to do us harm."
The campaign launch was announced in an online video in which the coalition said the UK urgently needed groups that had been actively combating extremism.
It was backed by the families of David Haines and Alan Henning who were both murdered by militants if the so-called Islamic State (ISIL).
In their efforts to promote the campaign, Haines's brother, Mike, and Henning's widow, Barbara, back the campaign called on a united effort to "reject the lies that extremists spread".
Mike Haines said radicalization and extremism comprised "the biggest challenge facing our communities in the UK".
Alan Henning who was on an aid mission to Syria when he was kidnapped
"We cannot allow terrorist gangs to polarise our communities, we must stand united, pool our resources and expertise in tackling radicalization and extremism, and send a clear message to those who wish to cause us harm that they will not defeat us," he said.
Henning said communities across the UK were being affected by "the serious threat of radicalization and extremism by monsters like Isis".
"Their ability to use social media and the internet to spread hate must be stopped," she said.
"Now is the time that as a country, we come together and do everything within our power as a united community, to stop these vicious and poisonous groups from stealing our loved ones away."
Muslims all over UK have held series of campaign to fight terrorism.
A British Muslim women's group held a conference in Cardiff on Friday, March 20, as part of their nationwide campaign called "#MakingAstand†against extremism and radicalization.
Muslim community in Cambridge have also launched a new campaign targeting the strong bond between mothers and daughters to prevent girls from trying to join the militant groups.
Mosques across the UK launched a campaign to encourage people to help Syrians through charities regulated by the Charity Commission, instead of going to the countries to help directly.


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We also drove past the Salton Sea which is a salty body of water and part of the Colorado river system that gives life to the Sorona desert. Take any desert and add water and "Presto" things will grow and people will come.
The desert has a magical beauty that is breathtaking. Below is a photo of a Joshua Tree which grow in abundance near Palms Springs.
There are many large wind turbine generator farms just outside Palm Springs which have thousands of windmills which are 150 feet tall and have blades the length of half a football field. They cost upwards of $300,000 and the 4,000 wind farm in the San Goronio pass in the San Berandino Mountains supplies enough electricity to power Palms Springs and the entire Coachella Valley.
We drove through many small towns after Palm Springs as we wanted to avoid Los Angeles and the roads were in very poor condition - I guess since California is broke they have no money to do roadwork. It was getting dark when we stopped at the KOA in Visalia for the night but had only travelled 450 miles as it was slow going on the backroads we used to avoid LA.
The next morning, December 1st, we got up at 6 am to freezing temperaturs and it was very foggy. We were worried about ice on the road and the fog but we took our time and the fog burned off before too long.
As we drove north, the leaves around Merced were turning yellow and by the time we got to Oregon the trees had lost their leaves. In two days, we went from summer, to fall, to winter! Below, you can see the mistletoe in the bare branches of the trees.
The temperatures in northern California were lovely, 20C at Redding then it got cooler as we climbed up the mountains and went through the Siskiyou Pass. We hit the summit of 4310 feet, then the road descended steeply for 6 miles to about 1300 feet, losing about 3000 feet of altitude. It was a nailbiter.
Beautiful views of Mt. Shasta (14,162 feet).
Mt. Shasta Lake had low water level.
We stopped overnight at the Medford/Gold Hill KOA in Oregon after driving 525 miles. It was a long day but we were pleased that it was sunny and there was no snow in the passes. We went to bed early and since we were in freezing temperatures, we were thankful our heater was keeping us warm. The Bennetts were happy that the RV repair service in Yuma did a great job repairing their heater and were also cozy and warm.
December 2nd we were on the road at 7 am and drove in fog until 10:30 then sunny skies as we drove through Oregon and most of Washington. The mountain scenery was beautiful and we drove 500+ miles to stay the final night in Burlington.
We pulled out of the Burlington, Washington, KOA at 7:00 am December 3rd and headed to the border. It was busy on the I-5 but luckily no wait at the border. After a few questions we were through and back in Canada!
Luck was on our side and we caught the 9:00 ferry. We decided to go to the buffet and end our trip the way we began - enjoying breakfast with our good friends, Lana and Barry!
We arrived at the house by noon, unpacked and were happy to be home again. What a great trip, we are so thankful that we got to see so many places and enjoy so many adventures! It was everything we hoped it would be and more!


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After weeks of pressure from members of both political parties since acknowledging ethics violations, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr announced his resignation Friday night.
In a written statement, Darr wrote:
It is my great honor to be the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. This office has allowed me to meet so many wonderful Arkansans over the past few years. My family and I are forever grateful for the support the people of this great state have shown us for the past few years and during this extremely difficult time. We have learned that difficult days demand decisions of faith.
Throughout this process, it has been my desire to share the facts, and I feel this has been accomplished. I have been honest, forthright and acted with integrity. I made mistakes, but not one with malicious intent.
Effective February 1, 2014 I will resign as Lieutenant Governor and I submit that resignation to the people of Arkansas, not an elected official. I have spoken with Speaker Carter and Senate Pro-Tempore Lamoureux to notify them of this decision. They agree with me it is in the best interest for me, my family and the state at this point. I respect these two men for their concern: not just for the state but for me and my family.
Politics can be a toxic business. I will no longer subject my family to its hard lessons. All my forgiveness to those who play the games and all my respect and appreciation to those who serve with class and humility.
Gov. Mike Beebe and all six members of Arkansas's Congressional Delegation had said Darr, a Republican from Springdale, should resign. GOP leaders in the Arkansas Legislature had also this week said Darr's impeachment was inevitable if he didn't resign.
Darr agreed to pay an $11,000 fine last week, following a hearing last month by the Arkansas Ethics Commission at which Darr appologized for 11 violations.
He acknowledged improperly using more than $31,000 in campaign money, receiving more than $3,500 in improper travel reimbursements and using his state-issued credit card for more than $3,500 in personal purchases.
Darr had vowed as recently as Wednesday not to resign, blaming mistakes and paperwork errors, but pressure had grown from within his own party to step down.
A special election will likely have to be called to fill his seat.
After the announcement, Vince Insalaco, chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, released a statement:
In light of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's recent ethics violations, his resignation is the right thing to do for the state of Arkansas. Arkansans hold their elected officials to a standard of transparency and ethical behavior and when an official repeatedly breaks that trust, Arkansans expect them to take responsibility. The Democratic Party of Arkansas is relieved that Mr. Darr did not put the people of Arkansas and the state legislature through the impeachment process.


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Next edition Feb 28th – Mar 6th
Welcome to another addition of the Donnelly news.
Weather news with the exception of one mild day on Fri the rest of the week has been very cold we got several inches of snow on Wed.
St John's/Kongsvinger news: Lenten services will again alternate between Kongsvinger (March 4th) and St John's (March11th) with a soup supper starting at 6 p.m.
On Mar 1st Services will be broadcast on the radio (1230 KMRS) at 11 a.m.
Good shepherd news: there will be breakfast following the Mar 8th services to raise funds for parking lot improvements.
Other church news: ST. John's Lutheran church of Starbuck will offer Sunday Lenten series, at 10:45 a.m. and broadcast over the Morris station (KMRS) 1230AM at 5:35 p.m., all Sundays during Lent beginning on Feb 22nd.-Mar 22nd
West central Christian homes, Inc. annual meeting will be held on March 15, at 1:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Morris, MN
There will be a World day of prayer at assumption church on March 6th at 1:30 p.m. and at several other churches in the area
Community news: there will be a 25th wedding anniversary celebration for Loren and Kaylene (Kleinhans) Mecklenburg on March 7, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at First Baptist Church Morris
Mar 2nd Bookmobile will be in town by HD and CO at 3:30 p.m., rendsville 4-h and city council will meet at 7 p.m. at St John's and community hall
The Stevens county genealogical society will meet on March 5th at the West wind village ,room 108 at 1:30 p.m. (end of Atlantic Ave.)
Received this from former Donnelly resident David Flugel: Farmers Lead the Way, March 16 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the U of M SW Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton, MN 56152 Event is free; advanced registration is requested at z.umn.edu/adpt or call David Fluegel, 320.349.0498
Death notice: former Donnelly area resident Ed Kill of Monticello passed away on
Feb 18th he is survived by his brother Wally (Diane) Kill of the Donnelly area ,he was proceed in death by his parents Herb and Irene Kill
Feb 18th he is survived by his brother Wally (Diane) Kill of the Donnelly area ,he was proceed in death by his parents Herb and Irene Kill
Former Donnelly area resident Evelyn Kopel passed away on Feb 23rd her funeral is today (Sat) at Assumption-Morris
Mille trost of Madison passed away on Feb 23rd survivors include her sister in law former Donnelly resident Marjorie (Trost) Speer
Celebrations: Individual wrestling results sec 6A Keaton Long of the west central area knights was 2nd at #132 and will be going to the state and in Section 3AAA Tiger Jacob Sperr, 4th place at #220
Several area students were named to the Academic High Honor and Honor lists for the fall 2014 semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato including Junior Amber Recker of Donnelly who qualified for the high honor list.
Senior Natalie Johnston has been named to the 2014 fall semester Dean's List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Isaac Nienhaus was a member of the Hancock 5th gr boys' basketball team that won the championship in Wheaton recently
Chandler Erickson umm cougar baseball player of the week
Past week I attended the Backer/Westrom town hall meeting at the Morris library, the Stevens county republican county convention at the legion in Morris, the habit for humanity pancake fundraiser in Hancock, (visiting Wally McCollar and Helen Peterson in their home of rural Hancock afterwards), the 100th open house for Marlys Alm at the West Wind Village (afterwards Wally and I visited Mary Dripps and Marvel Wagner there), and the community meal at Faith Lutheran.
John Ruff and his daughter Deb Gocke from TX spent some time over the weekend attending Marlys birthday party, visiting his sister Lou Eystad, and other friends and family members in the area
The plans for the 60 yr. reunion for the Morris High school Class of '55 on Aug 26-28th are progressing right along. Earlier this week I got a sneak peek at the invitation letter that will be going out in the mail in the near future. An option to stay and attend the Donnelly threshing bee that weekend is also available
In addition to Mecklenburg's other Donnelly area couples that have or will celebrate significant anniversaries recently are Mark and Karen Janaowscky (35yr) 3/22 ,Steve and Jeanne Halbe (30yrs), 3/30 Robert and Dorothy Eissle (20yr,), 3/18 Vance and Kim Gullickson (20yr) 3/11 Ray and Laura Theilke (20 yrs.) 3/18


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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
I don't like who I'm becoming
6 comments:
- Lizbeth said...
Honey, honey, honey---its these times that I hate the internet. Absolutely hate it. I wish nothing more than to give you a quick squeeze when you need it. Just think of us as those two women walking (and they are fat, in my mind your two ladies are hippos) except we're over the internet dodging life, and scraping to get by. I've been there--when you have nothing left and want to be anywhere but where you are. Lord, it sucks. But with that knowledge comes familiarity, understanding and hopefully friendship. Hang in there, hon. Hang in there. And big internet squeezes.
- October 5, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Patty, I have been in your shoes from time to time. It happens. You deal, you move on, it happens again. In my mind it's part of the cycle of being a special needs mama. I have had many of those same thoughts that you had, for the same reasons even -mad at myself! You are not a bitter woman. You are a tired, stressed out Mom and you need to vent. So what if you are jealous? I'm jealous sometimes. You're not expected to have perfect feelings and deal with all that is thrown at you perfectly each and every time. You're human. You had a bad day. Don't beat yourself up for feeling those feelings.
If it starts to happen more often than not, maybe then is when it's time to figure out where you can make some changes in your life to give you the breaks and support that you need. That we ALL need.
And I'll send you a big internet squeeze too!!
- October 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Mama Pickles said...
A great big huge hug for you! And darn this beautiful and crazy weather that had us wearing long sleeves and fleeces last week and shorts and tshirts today. Getting dressed for school was a struggle for us this morning too. You are not alone in feeling like this and sometimes life just gets so stressful. Let it out, regroup, and keep going. Next time you are in town visiting your mom maybe we can get together and talk or just vent. I live rather close. I hope your tomorrow is a much better day.
- October 5, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- Spectrummy Mummy said...
((Hugs)) We've all been there, and we'll all be there again at some point. Life is stressful, and you need a break, but there is nobody to give you one. You're not one of those bitter women- they don't have the self-awareness to realize that they've become bitter. In the absence of a vacation, or a relative to take over...spend a weekend letting the rules slip. I call it having a Yes Day, and nothing seems to make life better. Chocolate works too.
- October 7, 2011 at 2:16 AM
- Heather said...
Oh sweetie... I know how you feel. So many of us do. You are not alone. My hugs to you.
- October 10, 2011 at 9:09 PM
- ShesAlwaysWrite said...
I'm feeling exactly the same way lately. I'm especially hating people who act all surprised and/or annoyed when Bear's with me with me since I no longer have child care options... not even when I had to get an emergency pelvic exam when we thought I might be going into premature labor. I've been actively avoiding some of the friends I used to work out with all the time because I'm afraid I might completely lose it the next time one of them asks me when they'll see me back at the gym.
- October 22, 2011 at 9:32 PM


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McNamara: And you do?
Buffy: I'm the Slayer. You're playing on my turf.
The penultimate episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's fourth season played exactly like a finale, which has me intrigued about what the actual finale will bring. Is this where True Blood got the idea of ending the majority of a year's storylines early? "PRIMEVAL" made be grin a lot, with some unexpected moments and fun action sequences (well, for this show), and it managed to bring everything to a satisfying conclusion. The only reasons I can't score it higher is because it didn't move me emotionally, and the manner in way in which Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) managed to defeat cyborg Adam (George Hertzberg) felt silly. It may have worked with foreshadowing of a powerful spell to bestow Buffy with the amassed power of her Slayer lineage, via the spirits of her friends. Or whatever the hell happened.
There wasn't much to "Primeval", but it was a very entertaining blow-out from writer David Fury. I especially enjoyed the return of Professor Walsh (Lindsay Crouse) as an ambulant corpse, kept alive by tubes of blood and fluids wreathed around her body; plus the endlessly punchable Forrest (Leonard Roberts) as a Frankenstein's Monster-like protege of Adam. Last week's shock ending that Riley's (Marc Blucas) in league with Adam probably fooled some people, but it would have been a step too far to pull that trick on audiences after all we've been through with Riley and Buffy. So it was a relief to be told Riley's simply the unwitting owner of a chip that gives his psychotic "brother" control over his actions. I still enjoyed that development, however; seeing action man Riley unable to act on his feelings, stuck with the nightmare of being the Big Bad's puppet.
It all came down to a big attack on The Initiative, of course, where Adam was hiding in Walsh's "secret lab" the facility's staff—headed by Colonel McNamara (Conor O'Farrell)—have no knowledge of, and the expected clash between the US government and The Slayer's group when it came to saving the day. In yet another precursor to Joss Whedon's Cabin in the Woods, the Initiative's jailed beasties soon got loose and terrorised their captors. I only wish the budget for BtVS could have done justice to a 'supernatural prison break', as the most interesting thing we saw were tentacles assaulting a man. The other creatures tended to blur into the background as "men in funny masks" fighting "men in lab coats". (To be honest, I spend a lot of time imagining what a modern BtVS would resemble, visually—as it's obvious today's digital effects could do many of the show's ideas far better than was possible around the millennium.)
As I mentioned before, I wasn't a big fan of how Buffy managed to kill Adam by invoking the power of the First Slayer. That whole idea only just came up in this episode, so didn't really feel earned or very clever. There's no pleasure if Willow's (Alyson Hannigan) just going to start discovering amazing super-spells to get the gang out of whatever comes their way in the future. However, I could appreciate the thrill of seeing pompous Adam cut down to size by golden-eyed Buffy pulling Matrix-y moves on him (like stopping a hail of bullets mid-air), but it would perhaps have been better if the First Slayer invocation had been on the table for longer.
Overall, "Primeval" marked a strong end for many of season 4's plots, and I'm intrigued to see what next week's "Restless" will even be about—seeing as all the key villains are now dead, Riley's been rescued, Buffy's friendships have been restored, Spike's (James Marsters) treachery isn't a secret, and the government have mothballed the Initiative.
written by David Fury | directed by James A. Contner | 16 May 2000
Cordelia: We just figured you were dead.
It's taken too long to get an episode like "BLIND DATE", which finally gave us overdue insight into Wolfram & Hart as antagonists. Angel's tip-toed around W&H this year, but beyond their involvement in the Faith plot they haven't struck a chord with me. Thankfully, this hour gave us a much better idea of this legal firm; its influence, its motivations, and a sense of how its power structure works. A lot of this was achieved thanks to the emphasis on the character of Lindsey McDonald (Christian Kane), who struggled to leave W&H after his boss Holland Manners (Sam Anderson) informed him they've hired an assassin to kill children. Unable to work for such a despicable company, Lindsey decided to part ways with the firm and help Angel (David Boreanaz) find the hired child killer, Vanessa Brewer (Jennifer Badger Martin); a blind assassin with the power to see movement. Sort of like a T-Rex.
"Blind Date" wasn't a great hour, but it did a few things very well and was successful in giving W&H a greater sense of purpose on the show; not to mention a feeling of intrigue. I also loved seeing Sam Anderson in this role as a devil perched on Lindsey's shoulder, tempting him to return to the dark side with the promise of fortune and clarity about his role in the world. Speaking as a Lost fan, it was great to see Anderson in a menacing role, which was at complete odds with his role as lovable Bernard. He was great, and I also enjoyed Christian Kane this week—whose 'redemption vs power' dilemma was at the forefront of events, and for once felt like a grown-up issue I can't quite imagine BtVS doing as well. Maybe Angel is beginning to find its feet, in terms of how it uses its supernatural trappings to explore the human condition in a more nuanced way?
Overall, "Blind Date" was a strong step forward for this show in the eleventh hour of its inaugural year. I hear W&H are still the main antagonists of season 2, so I'm relieved they aren't going to be removed from the board after next week's finale. That would have been truly unforgivable. It was also fun to realise that actress Jennifer Badger Martin is Sarah Michelle Gellar and Eliza Dushku's stunt-double, so this episode was something of a reward for all her hard work.
written by Jeannine Renshaw | directed by Thomas J. Wright | 16 May 2000


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Theme: Traditional and Folk Paintings of India. Rajasthan Style of Paintings.
The Phad painting is popular style of folk painting. The painting under this style is done on a long piece of cloth. This is one of the painting styles practiced in northern
What is Phad Painting
The Art: Phad is a type of scroll painting. Artists paint these paintings on a long cloth, the piece of cloth being of generally two types in lengths, either of fifteen feet of thirty feet long. They used bright and subtle colors, mainly extracted from the vegetables and the materials locally available. The modus operandi of executing the phad painting is also unique. First they draw outlines of the paintings drawn in several blocks. Then these blocks are filled with different colors.
What is Kangra, Pahadi Painting
Raja Sansar Chand of the small
It is believed that a team of Kashmiri painters, trained in Mughal Miniature painting needed shelter. It was the time of first half of 18 th century when the Mughal dynasty was declining, losing its importance as main supporter of the art of painting. The team of Kashmiri artists got due support and shelter at 'Guler', a small hilly state in the Himalayan region.
The paintings done under the style and nomenclature of Kangra paintings are in fact one of the school of paintings under the schools of miniature paintings known as Pahari style of painting prevalent in northern
The painting shown here is of Maharaj Sansar Chand. He was king of a state that was situated in lower Himalayans. The
Subjects of Kangra Paintings : Like PHAD PAINTING, RAJASTHAN PAINTINGS, and MUGHAL MINIATURES, the painters working under the Kangra School of paintings chose traditional subjects. One was the depiction of local environment, that was Shringar for these artists. The word Shringar refers to the tastes for beauty, and sometimes the tastes for eroticism, among the viewers. So these painters have marvellously depicted the beauty of Indian men and women and their costumes in their miniature paintings.
The second main pool of the subjects for Kangra paintings, like Tanjore painting, came form the religious and literary books of Indian mythology and the popular literature. The depiction of the scenes described in these books became the popular there for the Kangra miniature artists. These scenes included the scenes of worship and love between Krishna and Gopis, the young girls who were in love with
The depictions from the book Geet Govindam, a book of poems written by poet Jaidev were also occupied the most of the time of the Kangra miniature painters. [Images courtesy By Indischer Maler von 1662 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Wikemedia Commons and See page for author [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]
Deccan Miniatures
Deccan Miniature painting school was operative in southern part of India in medieval period and later years. Miniature Paintings style had evolved in Northern part of
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The artists who practiced this style lived in the cities of Ahmadnagar, Bijapur,
Style of Painting
For conveying reality that was beyond specific vantage point, the Mughal miniature artists had employed concept of multiple perspectives. The artists of
If we observe their work with artistic eyes, we can see that the
It was not that the
The male figures painted by these artists were charming and their complexions were fair. They looked emotionally charged. The females painted were more sensual than the women painted in mughal miniatures. These artists had also injected the elements of restraint and reality, which they had borrowed from contemporary European artists. (Image courtesy By Unknown. From The Rose-Garden of Love, made in Hyderabad between 1741 and 1743. Deccan School, India. Now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)


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Thursday March 13, 2008, 3:37 AM
But University of Michigan scientists recently revealed two studies suggesting that nanoemulsion vaccines helped mice build up immunity to smallpox and HIV.
The technology, which is licensed through Ann Arbor-based firm NanoBio Corp., would use an oil-based emulsion administered through the nose rather than injecting patients using needles.
James Baker, director of the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and founder of NanoBio, said recent studies have indicated "that mucosal immunity may be very important in protecting individuals from AIDS."
In unrelated news, NanoBio announced that it may soon begin Phase 3 clinical trials on one of its topical lotions after getting positive clinical data and receiving a corresponding $10 million round of funding.
The firm, a spinout of the University of Michigan, has received an additional $10 million in equity funding from Perseus LLC - which has now contributed $30 million over the past 18 months to NanoBio. Perseus is a private equity investment firm with operations in New York City and Washington, D.C.
NanoBio recently said that Phase 2 clinical trial data on its topical lotion candidate NB-001 displayed positive indications that the therapy is ready for Phase 3 - the final stage before a drug reaches the market.
Company officials indicated that the firm would begin planning Phase 3 trials for NB-001 - a lotion that aims to treat cold sores using a nanotechnology-based lotion.
Baker recently spoke with Business Review reporter Nathan Bomey about the nanoemulsion studies. Excerpts:
Business Review: What was the key breakthrough in this news about the nanoemulsion vaccines?
Baker: We demonstrated that this (technology) can be used for almost any type of vaccine.
In addition, it can produce the type of immunity that's most desired for protection against viruses - that is cellular immunity that induces destruction of virally infected cells.
Have you known for quite some time that nanotechnology could eventually target HIV?
I think both of these vaccines are new in terms of how they are approached. No one has been able to produce a kill-virus smallpox vaccine before, and the uniqueness of the nanotechnology platform, I think, is very important to that.
The other thing was that recently there have been failures of a number of different AIDS vaccines. And also new evidence has come out that suggested that mucosal immunity may be very important in protecting individuals from AIDS. It makes sense.
So the fact that this vaccine produces not just cellular immunity but also mucosal immunity may make it more effective than some of the vaccines that have previously failed.
There are many different ideas about how to create a smallpox vaccine. What makes this one stand out?
The key here is that most of the applications we might use this vaccine in are really very different from what's going on with smallpox before.
There wasn't a risk with smallpox right now that justifies the risk of a live viral vaccine. So for things like a monkeypox outbreak or a suspected bioterrorism event, the risk of the vaccine may actually outweigh the risk from the event.
So having a vaccine that's safer than the current vaccine but is effective in preventing the infection if it were to occur is a really a change in the dynamic.
Talk about the market for nanotechnology-based technology. What is that market like right now?
Well the market is really wide open and there's a potential for incredible growth. We estimate that for some of the projects NanoBio is currently developing, they could be billion-dollar markets. NanoBio has at least three or four potential drugs for those markets. That gives you an idea of the potential for this technology.
What is the FDA approval process like for nanotechnology-based technology right now?
I think that it's essentially the same as any other vaccine, and we hope to be in people with at least one nanotechnology-based vaccine by the end of this year.
Has the FDA historically looked at nanotechnology suspiciously or do they see it as promising technology?
I think they see it as promising technology. Part of that's been because we've done our homework and we've made sure that anything we brought to the agency was well justified, and we've done appropriate efficacy and toxicity testing to justify their evaluation.
In the life sciences industry, we're seeing a lot of fragmentation with the big pharmas outsourcing a lot of their services. Do you think nanotechnology firms could be a target for acquisitions from the major pharmaceutical companies?
I think that's a good possibility. In some ways, it's been easier for them to evaluate traditional companies because they have milestones.
But for example, a company like NanoBio, which now has positive Phase 2 clinical trials, it (has) really breakthrough products based on nanotechnology (and) could easily be perceived as a takeover target.
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The title of this post almost rhymes. But that's not important - what IS is the fact that we've found yet another animal that uses tools. Huzzah!
I'm using Science Daily's article:
The veined octopus under study manages a behavioral trick that the researchers call stilt walking. In it, the soft-bodied octopus spreads itself over stacked, upright coconut shell "bowls," makes its eight arms rigid, and raises the whole assembly to amble on eight "stilts" across the seafloor. The only benefit to the octopus's ungainly maneuver is to use the shells later as a shelter or lair, and that's what makes it wholly different from a hermit crab using the discarded shell of a snail.
"There is a fundamental difference between picking up a nearby object and putting it over your head as protection versus collecting, arranging, transporting (awkwardly), and assembling portable armor as required," said Mark Norman of the Museum Victoria in Australia.
Julian Finn, also of the Museum Victoria, said the initial discovery was completely serendipitous.
"While I have observed and videoed octopuses hiding in shells many times, I never expected to find an octopus that stacks multiple coconut shells and jogs across the seafloor carrying them," he said.
In recalling the first time that he saw this behavior, Finn added, "I could tell that the octopus, busy manipulating coconut shells, was up to something, but I never expected it would pick up the stacked shells and run away. It was an extremely comical sight -- I have never laughed so hard underwater."
After 500 diver hours spent "under the sea," the researchers observed the behavior of 20 veined octopuses. On four occasions, individuals traveled over considerable distances -- up to 20 meters -- while carrying stacked coconut shell halves beneath their body.
"Ultimately, the collection and use of objects by animals is likely to form a continuum stretching from insects to primates, with the definition of tools providing a perpetual opportunity for debate," the researchers concluded. "However, the discovery of this octopus tiptoeing across the sea floor with its prized coconut shells suggests that even marine invertebrates engage in behaviors that we once thought the preserve of humans."
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Tool use in the octopus
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Firefighters in New York have brought under control a blaze that raged through the world's largest Gothic-style church, the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Irreplaceable tapestries were among the interior objects damaged by smoke.
Fire officials say the fire may have been burning all night. At one point, flames rose three stories high and smoke filled the enormous church. It took 200 firefighters from 48 units to bring the blaze under control. No one was injured.
New York City Fire Commissioner Thomas von Essen says it appears the fire broke out in the gift shop. He says most of the damage was limited to the exterior of the church. "The stone in some places in this building is four feet thick. So it is not going to come down. But you could lose a roof. You could lose all the things that are in there," he says. "There are so many different chapels and altars in there. There is all the pews, seats - wood everywhere. So that is all very combustible."
Construction on St. John's began in 1892, but has never been completed. The Cathedral, which includes many chapels, is the largest church in the United States.
The fire could not have come at a worst time for the many New York Episcopalians and visitors who attend services during the Christmas season. Reverend Jere Farrah works at St. John the Divine. "Liturgically, we do 30 services a week on an average basis. When you add in the holiday services and special events, it is tens of thousands of people a week going in and out of the cathedral between visitors, audiences, congregations," says Reverend Farrah. "So it is our single busiest time of year, there is no question."
Cathedral officials fear smoke may have damaged the many valuable items contained in the church including a large organ, stained-glass windows and priceless tapestries.