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NVAC Members
Members serve a pivotal role by providing peer review, consultation, advice, and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health, who serves as the Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the Program's responsibilities.
NVAC Chair: Kimberly M. Thompson, ScD
TERM: 03/14/15 to 03/14/19
NVAC's Chair, Kimberly M. Thompson, ScD, is Professor of Preventive Medicine and Global Health at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and President of the non-profit research organization called Kid Risk, Inc. Read more about our current NVAC Chair.
NVAC Designated Federal Official: Ann Aikin, MA
Ann Aikin is the Communications Director at the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) at HHS.
Current NVAC Members
Steven Black, MD
TERM: 2/7/2017 to 2/7/2020
Jay Butler, MD, CPE
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Melody Anne Butler, RN, BSN
TERM: 2/7/2017 to 2/7/2021
Tim Cooke, PhD (Representative)
TERM: 9/9/2015 to 9/9/2019
John Dunn, MD, MPH
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David Fleming, MD
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Ann Ginsberg, MD, PhD
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Leonard Friedland, MD (Representative)
TERM: 2/7/17 to 2/8/2020
Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD
TERM: 2/7/2017 to 2/7/2021
Mary Anne Jackson, MD
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Melissa Martinez, MD
TERM: 2/8/2017 to 2/8/2021
H. Cody Meissner, MD
TERM: 2/8/2017 to 2/8/2021
Saad Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD
TERM: 9/9/2014 to 9/9/2018
Larry Pickering, MD
TERM: 2/8/2017 to 2/8/2020
Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH
TERM: 06/10/14 to 06/10/18
Geeta Swamy, MD
TERM: 2/8/2017 to 2/8/2021
Liaison Representatives
Nancy Bennett, MD (Chair)
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP)
Alexandra Stewart, JD
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV)
James David Nordin, MD, MPH
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Rebecca Coyle, MSEd
American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)
Kristen R. Ehresmann, RN, MPH
Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)
James S. Blumenstock
Association of State and Territorial Officials (ASTHO)
Tiffany Tate, MHS
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Gina Charos
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Kathryn Edwards, MD
Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC)
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Justin A Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jeffrey A. Kelman, MMSc, MD
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
Heather Halvorson, MD, MPH, MSHI
Department of Defense (DoD)
Marion Gruber, PhD
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH
Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
Narayan Nair, MD
Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
Jeffrey McCollum, DVM, MPH
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Barbara L. Mulach, PhD
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Troy Knighton, LPC, EdS, MEd
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Donna L. Malloy, DVM, MPH
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rick Bright, PhD
Biomedical Advanced Reseach and Development Authority (BARDA)
John Borrazzo, PhD
United States Agency for Inernational Development (USAID)


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Technology Developments
Kisco expands use of K4Connect technology platform to 16 communities
Kisco Senior Living will deploy K4Connect's flagship product, K4Community, in 16 of its communities across 13 cities in California, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, the company announced Monday.
Agreement puts tablet devices into hands of home care clients in assisted living, elsewhere
Assisted living residents and individuals living in their homes who are clients of a New York home healthcare agency will be receiving Bluetooth-enabled tablet devices that can transmit their vital signs to their clinicians and also enable videoconferencing.
Improving quality of life is goal of senior living tech initiative
At a Minnesota senior living community, smartwatches and other communication tools will provide caregivers, residents and their family members with real-time health and wellness information while simultaneously enabling the remote tracking of biometric and behavioral data.
CCRC launches interactive map, virtual tour
In an effort to provide convenience and respond to the increasing technologic capabilities of residents, prospective residents and their families, a Florida continuing care retirement / life plan community has launched a new interactive map and virtual tours on its website.
GreatCall acquires Healthsense
GreatCall has acquired Healthsense, a provider of passive remote monitoring services for the senior care continuum.
$100,000 grant will help wellness program improve software
A $100,000 grant from the not-for-profit Aging in America will enable Vitalize 360, a joint venture between Hebrew SeniorLife and Kendal, to improve its software to promote healthful aging.
Penrose, SingFit winners at AARP's Innovation@50+ LivePitch
Penrose Senior Care Auditors and SingFit were the winners at AARP's April 27 Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch event, the organization announced.
Project examines social media effects on older adults' mood, behavior
A graduate school research project is pairing students with CCRC residents to see whether and how social media affect older adults' emotions, mood and behavior.
Sensors could help prevent falls
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering are developing falls prevention sensors for use by residents of senior living communities and private homes. The technology can determine both who is in danger and where they are.
Top 5 uses of internet among older adults
Internet access was the technology most frequently possessed by the older adults who participated in a recent survey.

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In response to Security Analysis: State Health Exchanges May Not Be Secure:
I've seen reports that at least one Denial-of-Service program targeting ObamaCare has turned up on hacker sites, although no evidence that anyone has tried using it yet. There have been a lot of chilling descriptions of HealthCareDotGov as a hacker's paradise, including from the founder of McAfee Antivirus, who is an odd duck, but knows what he's talking about when it comes to Internet security.
It's important to remember that security isn't quite the same thing as the slipshod programming that has been passing around personal data to the wrong people here and there. There was also an early instance in which the crack team of data managers at Health and Human Services sent a file full of confidential personal data to an ObamaCare navigator, who was fortunately a conscientious fellow, and reported it post-haste. Their data security response amounted to telling the guy to delete the file and empty his desktop recycle bin. I say it's "fortunate" that he was a good guy, because the standards for ObamaCare navigators are famously lax, so the next "oopsie" might send confidential data to anyone from a left-wing political activist to a convicted felon.
Actual security issues – defenses of system integrity against organized hacker attacks – are far more difficult to deal with than crapware written by Obama cronies that occasionally barfs up hairballs of inappropriate data to unsuspecting users. Real security is much trickier to implement and test. HealthCareDotGov never got anywhere near the right kind of security testing, and it almost certainly isn't going to get it now – it would take months. And you can't really perform a solid security test on a system that is still being frantically rewritten. The most recent status update for reporters from CMS delivered the mournful news that their "punch list" of problems is growing, because now that the silly nonsense on the front end is getting cleared up, people can get further into the process and discover all the buried bugs. ObamaCare was launched before its beta testers could get far enough into the junk system to find that stuff.
The guy who was supposed to sign off on system security refused to do so… or, depending on the behind-the-scenes antics of this utterly opaque Administration, he was permitted to withhold his signature to salvage his reputation. He just tendered his resignation yesterday. That's not a good sign.
What I see coming is a "relaunch" – sometime around the target date of December 1, although there have lately been signs the Administration wants to move it back a bit – that will dramatically improve the number of people who can get further into the system than superficial account creation, even if it's still not really "working" according to its original promises. But system security will remain incredibly lax, and the Administration won't care, because bad security can be politically hidden until a breach occurs. Hackers probably aren't too interested yet because so few people are depositing anything useful in the system. When that changes, the breach will come.


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DRAMA CLUB: I Need Romance 3 Episodes 3-4 (1/2)
Not gonna lie, Fever friends, this week's episodes of I Need Romance 3 nearly broke up the band. And by band, I mean the drama club. So, what do you think? Is Sweet Potato just being cute and creative in an attempt to woo his prickly lady love? Or, is he a felonious spider that nests in a web of lies?
Species: Aphonopelma Getisyourtukus outofmyhousis
This week Joo Wan and Joo Yeon got better acquainted. Much better acquainted. Intimately acquainted, you might say. Through a series of "meet cutes" (set up by Sweet Potato), our leading man and lady spent a snowy evening cuddling in the park, took a weekend drive to the shore, and canoodled on a deserted beach! Lets just say...lips were meeting...passionately.
....With one notable exception- Joo Yeon has no idea Allen Joo is the Joo Wan of her childhood and that he's been making himself at home not only inside her head- but inside her house! And Joo Won makes no move to clear up this tiny misunderstanding.
The three of us had very different reactions to our sexy
spud's stud's smooth moves.
Although we all agreed that his kissing technique doesn't need any help. Whatsoever.
(Too bad kisses can't be bottled up and kept for when we need a pick'me'up.)
Here's a condensed version of our conflicting opinions on Joo Wan's dating strategy. (Aunnie) Condensed being the operative word there...
Round 1: Is Joo Wan actually lying? He hasn't told her that he isn't Sweet Potato, so really, Joo Wan isn't lying lying to her at all, right?
Agree: He is Allen Joo. He's not lying. It's his stage name.
Disagree: He's also Joo Wan. Not telling her he is Joo Wan is lying by omission.
Round 2: OK, maybe he's lying a little. But it's really Joo Yeon's fault for not figuring it out, he dropped her enough hints!
Disagree: It should not be Joo Yeon's responsibility to uncover this truth. Dropping clues isn't good enough.
Agree: She's not helpless. He's apparently famous. She could have done a simple Google search to figure out who he was. She's capable. She's supposed to be smart.
Round 3: He has a really, really good reason for it. She's not giving him a chance. You'd do the same thing.
Agree: Give the guy a break. If someone kept calling you ugly, and annoying and said they didn't want to see you or talk to you any more and you happened to run into that person unwittingly (unknowingly), wouldn't you be a little hesitant---be honest--in admitting you are the very person they despise? I can understand anyone not wanting to announce who they were after being called ugly so many times.
Disagree: Honesty should not be conditional on whether or not she is nice to you. Telling the truth should not only happen when it benefits you. How could she ever trust him again?
Round 4: So maybe he's deceiving her a bit, but there's no harm (except to the Mustang).
Disagree: He is being manipulative by trying to change her perception of him through deceptive tactics. He is taking away Joo Yeon's agency- because she is not being given enough information or the opportunity to make a decision on her own. Not to mention, Joo Yeon is gonna feel so deceived when she finds out he is "sweet potato".
Agree: It's important for her not to be blinded by her unprovoked prejudice against Sweet Potato in order for her and Joo Won to have a fresh start. Listen to how she speaks to him when she thinks she's talking to Sweet Potato! She's never given him a chance to make a friendship possible--let alone a relationship. There's been a 17 year separation. She's a different person and he's trying to get to know her, the new her, which he couldn't do as "Joo Wan", thus the need for "Allen Joo". He's wants to remind her that there is some good in the world and in relationships, he can't do that when she's being so stubborn about refusing to see "Joo Wan"!
Round 5: Entering her house like that wasn't really that bad. He got her groceries!
Agree: He was going to move in anyway. And he cleaned it up. And bought her an apron. And a hammer! Her mom put furniture there for him and everything.
Disagree: Joo Yeon's mom may own it- but that is HER house. She lives there and she should control access to the house. Invading her space, violating her privacy, and ignoring her express wishes that he keep out of her house, is both creepy and wrong. Very, very wrong. He should have respected Joo Yeon's choice about who enters her home, even if he didn't like it. When strangers enter your house in real life- you call the police.
Round 6: Kissing her before telling her he is also Joon Won was fine. She clearly likes Allen Joo.
Agree: We got nothin'. We all pretty much agreed that, technically fabulous as it was, that kiss made us feel a bit uncomfortable.
Disagree: The kiss didn't settle too well. We know that Joo Wan loves her, but it's the old her. And kissing her without having revealed himself? Morally and logically speaking, shame on him.
Hopefully, for all our sakes, that final scene is not a dream sequence, which means this can all be put behind us. Next week- the real romance begins!
And, as always, our thoughts and prayers are with the Mustang and it's lost side-view mirrors. We hardy knew you Mirror #2 +#3.
Let's share in a moment of silence...
So how did you fare this week? Were you enchanted by watching Joo Yeon get wooed by two men (who were the same man) at the same time? Or did you watch the episodes through a red mist of rage? Somewhere in-between? How many mirrors do you think Joo Won is going to go through in the rest of the drama? Let us know where you stand in the comments!
Want more from the I Need Romance 3 Drama Club? Check out our individual blogs or get in touch on Twitter!
Aunnie- @Asherette06 or wordsofaunnie.blogspot.com
Jocelle- @jocelleraeee or sarangraeee.tumblr.com
Mariam- @MariamWatt or lucymontero.tumblr.com
Need to catch up on drama club? Our past posts are linked below!
Episodes 1-2 [Part 1] [Part 2]
Episodes 2-3 [Part 1] [Part 2]


text: 8 High-Tech Gadgets to Keep Your Heart Healthy by LINDA MELONE March 03, 2015 Linda Melone Linda Melone is a seasoned writer and certified strength and conditioning specialist specializing in fitness and health. She also holds a B.S. in nutrition. Her work appears on WebMD, MSN Health, Shape.com, AARP, Oxygen and in many other online and print publications. Slide 1 of 10 Photo Credit: dolgachov/iStock/Getty Images Your heart beats 100,000 times a day, so it's a good idea to keep tabs on your hard-working ticker. In addition to being active, hitting the recommended 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week and keeping the lid on sodium and fat in your diet, new heart-monitoring gadgets can also give you feedback on your heart's health in real time. The following are cardiologist- and expert-recommended devices for tracking your heart health and related vitals. Photo Credit: Courtesy of AliveCor 1 AliveCor Heart Monitor Keep tabs on any abnormal heart rhythms with the AliveCor heart monitor. This sensor plugs into your smartphone and provides an electrocardiogram (ECG) reading of your heart. "This can be useful in patients who have arrhythmia, palpitations or just those folks that want to learn more about their physiology and heart's electrical system," says Brian C. Kolski, M.D., board-certified cardiologist at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. "It's also very easy to use." With the accompanying app, you can also record your medications, caffeine and alcohol consumption or sleep and exercise habits so you can zero in on what might be causing any irregular heartbeats. PRICE: $74.99Related: Find out more about the AliveCor Heart Monitor. Photo Credit: Courtesy of MioFuse 2 MioFuse Wear this device on your wrist for EKG-accurate heart-rate data without having to wear a chest strap. MioFuse also tracks your daily steps, pace, distance and calories. Just connect it to your iPhone or Android phone or sync it to your GPS watch or favorite apps like MapMyRun, Strava or Wahoo. "It's excellent for those athletic people and patients interested in interval training," says cardiologist Brian C. Kolski. "This wristband has an optical sensor for tracking heart rate -- the single most important variable when training or exercising." The display on the band updates with your real-time heart rate so you know just how hard you're working during your sweat session. PRICE: $149.00Related: Find out more about the MioFuse. Photo Credit: Courtesy of ResMed 3 ResMed S+ Sleep Sensor Analyze and improve your sleep with personalized feedback from a device that doesn't even have to be in contact with your skin. The S+ monitors your breathing and movement while you sleep and syncs with your smartphone or tablet. "People don't realize how important sleep patterns and habits are to overall health and fitness," says cardiologist Brian C. Kolski. The bedside sensor uses this nightly data and formulates feedback on environmental factors and sleep quality, and within a few nights of using it people report feeling much more rested. PRICE: $149.99Related: Find out more about the ResMed S+ sleep sensor. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Withings 4 Withings Pulse 02 Activity Tracker Most wearable devices on the market measure your steps, distance and calories burned, and some can even measure sleep and heart rate. The Withings Pulse O2 measures all that plus your blood oxygen level. It can be worn on your clothes, attached to a wristband or hidden in your pocket. "It's essentially a scale that can help with environment, body composition, etc.," says cardiologist Brian C. Kolski. Measuring your blood oxygen level can help you assess the overall efficiency of your cardiovascular system during and after a workout. PRICE: $119.95Related: Find out more about the Withings Pulse 02 Activity Tracker. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Scandu 5 Scanadu Scout When you go to the doctor's office, the nurse takes your vitals. So does the Scanadu Scout. Place the device on your forehead for an instant readout of your temperature, heart rate, blood oxygenation and more. It analyzes, tracks and trends your vitals -- including your systolic and diastolic blood pressure -- in 10 seconds. The device isn't meant to replace your doctor, obviously, but you can use the results to share with your doctor and spark conversations about your health. Currently, the device is pending FDA approval, but you can sign up for email updates on their website to find out when it will be widely available.Related: Find out more about the Scanadu Scout. Photo Credit: Courtesy of iHealth Labs 6 iHealth Wireless Pulse Oximeter Sure, the device looks a bit like what they put on your finger in the hospital, but that's the point. This wireless device clips on your finger and provides an instant readout of your blood oxygen saturation level (SpO2) and pulse rate. SpO2 refers to the concentration of oxygen in the blood. Normal levels are between 95 and 100 percent. Ninety to 95 percent is low but not usually seen as a health issue, but concentrations below 90 percent may indicate hypoxemia, sleep apnea, asthma or other problems requiring a visit to the doctor. PRICE: $69.95Related: Find out more about the iHealth Wireless Pulse Oximeter. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Omron 7 Omron 10 Series Blood Pressure Monitor Tracking your blood pressure at home comes in handy if your BP tends to run high in your doctor's office. Known as "white-coat hypertension," anxiety when at the doctor's office can give a temporary, false higher reading and a misdiagnosis of hypertension. Charting your readings throughout the day can help your doctor figure out if the in-office reading is correct. Omron's 10 Series upper-arm blood pressure monitor has been clinically proven accurate and can store up to 200 readings. Plus, the large screen is easy to read and provides indicator lights to let you know if your reading is within the normal range. PRICE: $79.99Related: Find out more about Omron 10 Series Blood Pressure Monitor. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Zensorium 8 Tinke Available for Android/Bluetooth or iPhone, Tinke measures your fitness and stress via heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate variability. Rest your thumb on the sensor to receive a reading within 30 to 60 seconds. Once you connect it to the app, you'll also get two compilation scores. Your Vita index takes into account your heart rate, blood oxygen level and respiratory rate and calibrates it based on your gender and age. Your Zen Index gives you an idea of how stressed you are and shows you how to focus on your breathing patterns to reduce your stress levels. PRICE: $129.00Related: Find out more about Tinke. Photo Credit: Foremniakowski/iStock/Getty Images What Do YOU Think? Have you ever tracked your vitals at home? Which device(s) did you use? Have you ever used any of these devices to check your heart health? What did you think? What else do you do to make sure you're keeping your heart healthy? Let us know in the comments section below!Related: 15 Best Foods for Your Heart UP NEXT 10 High-Tech Health Tools to Try This Year Lose Weight. Feel Great! 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When to visit CiuceaIf you're still deciding when to visit, here are the seasonal norms to help you plan:
Seasonal temperature averages
- January-March: 56°F day, 21°F night
- April-June: 78°F day, 37°F night
- July-September: 81°F day, 45°F night
- October-December: 67°F day, 26°F night
- January-March: 4.80 inches
- April-June: 7.87 inches
- July-September: 7.36 inches
- October-December: 6.42 inches


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Carter Cruise and Natalia Starr went out for a bite to eat, but worked up an even bigger appetite. Carter confessed to Natalia that she had a crush on her, but Natalia already knew it from the moment they met. Carter seemed a little shy and unsure, so Natalia moved in with a swift kiss and tongue. Once the ice was broken, Carter wanted more. The pussy munching went on in full force. Carter came multiple times as Natalia worked her pussy good. She licked, fingered and rubbed Carter's pussy to complete satisfaction. Carter returned the favor with some wet tongue action of her own. No area went untouched. The ass got plenty of pleasure as well. These two took their friendship to a new level, as they finished each other off in the shower.
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It;s here. It's happening.
From the "Talks too much" studios, you know what time it is.
UTC questions
The Mocs kick off tonight. Follow TFP UTC football ace Stephen Hargis' in-game coverage here on the website and on Twitter with the hashtag #tfpUTC.
As the season dawns here are our three questions for the Mocs:
What is the realistic expectation for this team?
Your UTC Mocs open a season with more hype and promise than any since Reagan was in the White House.
The stars have aligned and the future is now. This is not a diatribe of 11-0 heading to Alabama like we authored last year. This is one time we are going to (try to) refrain from zingers or snark.
This UTC team should win the Southern Conference and host a playoff game. They have arguably the best offensive player in the conference in Jacob Huesman and arguably the best defensive player in FCS football in Davis Tull. They have a much easier road in the SoCon with App and Georgia Southern moving on to the wide, Wide, WIDE open spaces of Conference Global or wherever they are playing.
Are the B-listers ready?
After Huesman and Tull, the Mocs have talent. That talent will have to deliver as every foe will make someone other than the headliners try to win games. It's of great advantage to have match-up edges Huesman and Tull provide - receivers will get a lot of single coverage; since Tull demands a double team the rest of the defense is going 10-on-9 - but the rest of the Mocs will need to deliver.
We believe they will. We had faith in Keon Williams last year despite a ton of nay-sayers and he delivered so there's no reason not to think he won't be an all-conference-type player again this fall. Defensively, we have little reason to doubt the talent or the plan. Special teams, well, that may be a different matter entirely.
Can this coaching staff deliver driving the pace car?
This is an interesting question. Coach Russ Huesman and Co. have worked miracles restructuring a roster and a program that was among the worst in Division I football before they arrived. Seriously.
The talent comparisons are staggering and so stark that it seems like 20 years ago when Russ wasn't here, you know?
That said, there's a different skill set between rebuilding a roster and taking the step between competitive and championship.
The Mocs coaching staff has delivered on each step - and in some ways they were way ahead of schedule on the project in part because B.J. transferred in - and while some will say last year was a disappointment, you have to remember that winning a share of the conference title has to count for something.
This year, though, the only child in us is coming out. There can't be any sharing. There can't be any shortcomings that do not include hardware and postseason plans.
No matter the situations, the expectations have moved to the next level. So these Mocs do the same.
College picks and prognostications (and SEC five things to watch)
We'll have our BCS stuff in the comments, and you are welcomed to post yours. (Two crazy ones we had last year - Surprise team: Auburn; Overrated team: FSU. Go figure.)
As we do on Thursdays, we'll have 5 SEC things to watch this weekend:
1) Coming out party. There are a ton of talented newcomers. Who will still the show?
2) Auburn's encore. We're pumped to see the Tigers' offensive wrinkles.
3) Todd Gurley. Enough said.
4) Who will take the first snap for Alabama?
5) Are the baby Vols ready for Prime Time Sunday night?
Fab 4 plus 1 picks
Our final prediction of the 2013 college football season was Auburn plus the points and the over. Each hit. Yay. We finished the bowl season 24-17 and 74-57-1 against the number last year. Not too shabby.
Not up to previous seasons - where we went 85-36-2 in 2012 and 52-27-2 in 2011 - but still not too bad. All told in three years picking games against the number we are 211-110-5 (
Two things to remember, these stats are the interweb so they have to be true and all picks are for ENTERTAINMENT purposes only. So take each with a grain of salt.
Ohio State -15 over Navy: The Buckeyes were loaded for a run into the four-team playoff before preseason Heisman candidate Braxton Miller was lost for the season with a shoulder injury. While a title chase may have taken a ding with Miller's injury, the fact that the supremely talented Buckeyes are only giving a smidge over two touchdowns to Navy is crazy.
Ole Miss -9.5 over Boise State: This is the most talented Ole Miss team in a generation. This is a Boise State team with a reworked coaching staff. This has the feel of a 41-17 whipping. You're welcome.
Georgia -6.5 over Clemson: One team lost college football's most explosive playmaker in the man you know better as Joe the Policeman on the 'What's Going Down' episode of "That's My Mama," Mr. Sammy Watkins. The other team has arguably college football's most explosive playmaker. This game is in Athens and it may be close, but we like the Bulldogs. A lot.
Tennessee -6.5 over Utah State: Should UT be worried? Yes. Should UT be worried about Chuckie Keaton? Absolutely. Should UT fans be patient with the youth movement - Butch Jones said as many as 30 true freshmen could play Sunday night? Of course. Still, UT has more talent and more at stake and should be playing in front of a full house. That's good enough for us.
LSU -5 over Wisconsin: The Badgers have pieces back. The Tigers have newcomers. The Badgers have a running back that could win a Heisman. The Tigers have a running back that will win a Heisman. The Badgers have big-time hopes. The Tigers have big-time talent. We prefer talent.
This and that
- The Braves beat the Mets 3-2. Man three whole runs? The Braves must have had a balanced breakfast.
- Josh Gordon, shut your pie hole. Dude, you did it. You got caught. And to issue an apology that includes a sentiment that you are sorry the NFL did not reconsider its judgement is such a lack of self-responsibility that it is laughable.
- It's Honey Boo Boo's birthday. She's 9. That.s 1.28 in dog years. And here's hoping her 15 minutes is up.
Today's question(s)
We have two items for your interest.
1) Whomever make the craziest college football prediction that turns out to be correct (no more than four entries per, please), we'll give you two tickets to next year's Best of Preps banquet.
2) Jason Priestley turns 45 today. He will forever be Brandon Walsh for a big chunk of the population. Who is on our Rushmore of actors forever known as one character? Go.
And Happy College Football season. And remember the mailbag.


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Your dog's crate is her own personal den -- a sanctuary where she should feel safe and secure. But sometimes all the excitement going on outside the crate can make it difficult for her to calm down and go to sleep. Should this happen, you can cover her crate to make it more den-like; just be sure to take certain precautions when accustoming her to a covered crate.
Should You Cover Your Dog's Crate?
Initial Steps
Rather than draping Daisy's crate with a blanket for the night, start off by covering it when you're there to supervise. Cover the crate and leave the crate door open while you're home -- see if she goes inside. If she does wander in on her own, close the door while you're making dinner or doing some cleaning. You want to make sure that the added darkness doesn't frighten her and she still feels safe in her crate.
Covering the Crate
Use any old towel, blanket or sheet to cover the crate, but you don't want to cover the entire thing. Covering all the walls limits air flow, making it stuffy inside of Daisy's crate. Draping a big sheet over the whole crate also limits your furry pal's ability to see the world around her, which can make her uneasy. Either use a smaller piece of material and just cover the roof of the crate or let the blanket drape down the sides, but leave the door panel uncovered.
If Daisy howls with the cover on, she may feel scared and could be better off without it. Watch for gnawing on the crate, having accidents in the crate or pulling the cover inside through the paneling. These warning signs let you know that your beloved pal isn't happy with her new cover. Blankets, towels, sheets and other materials can present a choking hazard if your pooch pulls them inside and starts chewing on them. Until she shows that she's perfectly content in her covered crate and sleeps happily, don't leave her unattended with the cover on, just to prevent a choking occurrence.
Rather than using a cover to drape over the crate, consider getting your pup a different kind of crate. Plastic crates have solid walls with just the right amount of air holes. She'll feel perfectly secure, so you won't have to worry about covering the crate and posing a potential choking danger. Some crates are even designed to blend in with your décor -- almost like an enclosed end table. These type of crates -- often made of wood -- also have solid sides with a couple windows, making them feel more like a cozy den than a wide-open wire crate.
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PITTSBURGH , August 4, 2008 — Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be published in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal AIDS and available online today. The results further suggest that antiretroviral therapy may offer men with HIV some protection against atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries, caused in part by high levels of cholesterol, smoking and other lifestyle factors.
The study, part of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) initiated in 1983, measured levels of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in nearly 950 HIV-positive and HIV-negative men by CT scanning completed between 2004 and 2006. Controlling for traditional atherosclerosis risk factors such as age, family history, smoking and blood pressure, the study team found that CAC scores were almost 60 percent lower in HIV-positive men who received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for more than eight years compared to HIV-negative men.
HAART, a course of treatment that involves the combination of three or more antiretrovirals, has been associated with an increase in cholesterol and other factors associated with atherosclerosis, leading some to question whether long-term use increases the risk of heart attack.
"When we first prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV in 1995, we were concerned about how these drugs changed lipid levels in patients and whether they would increase atherosclerosis and ultimately lead to serious heart disease," said Lawrence Kingsley, Ph.D., study lead author and associate professor, Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. "While some studies have found an association between these antiretroviral treatments and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, we believe our findings should reassure clinicians that using antiretroviral therapy over time does not appear to put patients at greater risk for coronary atherosclerosis and may, in fact, be more beneficial than we had initially thought."
The study also found that for both HIV-positive and HIV-negative men, older age was most strongly associated with the presence of coronary atherosclerosis. Smoking, lipid abnormalities and family history also played a role.
"This was not surprising since these are the major risk factors for atherosclerosis in the general population," said Dr. Kingsley. "The purpose of our study, however, was to investigate whether long-term HAART usage was a major risk factor."
"These results could be due, in part, to lower lipid values of HIV infected men prior to beginning antiretroviral therapy and high use of lipid-lowering drugs. The key is that controlling risk factors for atherosclerosis should be a priority," added Lewis Kuller, M.D., Dr.P.H, study co-author and professor of epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
Dr. Kingsley concluded, "What remains to be determined is whether use of the newest antiretroviral therapies confers an even better outcome and whether lipid-lowering therapies will further improve cardiovascular risk in the HIV-infected population. Our future research will address these questions."
Study co-authors include Juliana Cuervo-Rojas, M.D., and Alvaro Munoz, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Frank J. Palella, M.D., Northwestern University; Wendy Post, M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Mallory D. Witt, M.D., University of California School of Medicine; and Matthew Budoff, M.D., University of California Los Angeles.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Institute and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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"Looking at my toes sticking up at the other end, I reflect that my toenails could use a bit of a trim so I haul the right foot up and start gnawing 'em off all neat and trim with my teeth" (Chapter 1).
"It has been two days since I got here and at least half the crew knows my name and who I am. I think I can count some as my friends and that is good" (Chapter 6).
"We can hear him thrashing about in his cabin, groaning and cursing everything about him. Every soul on this ship hopes with all his heart that he dies of this affliction, and soon" (Chapter 10).
"It grows louder and I realize that it is the men, or most of them anyway, giving the time-honored warning to a captain that mutiny is imminent if he doesn't change his ways" (Chapter 13).
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Mon. 1/23 11a: Reports in the media that the Tucson Unified School District banned books by prominent Native American and Mexican authors and has discontinued its Mexican-American Studies programs spread like wildfire and prompted outrage from people all across the country.
Is this taking compliance to Arizona HB-2281 too far?
What books are on the list and no longer available for students and teachers to use in the classroom?
Guests are author and educator Simon Ortiz (Acoma), activist and author Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) and Cara Rene, Communications Director/TUSD.


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HopeFest, in its 12th year, is a community festival of sharing and celebration for neighborhoods around Reagan High School. Community groups, churches, schools, nonprofit organizations, city/county agencies and neighbors from all over Austin will partner to meet needs and empower families with resources. Last year, 4,000 people came together for HopeFest!
This year's HopeFest will be on Saturday, October 28 from 9:30 to 3 pm at Reagan. We're expecting over 150 exhibitors. The event is free for all attendees, and exhibitors are provided with tables and chairs (with pre-registration).
Services at HopeFest include health screenings, vision screenings and glasses for children, immunizations, health insurance, information about housing, employment, safety, education, prenatal support, adult education, and more. Lunch, live music and lots of children's activities. HopeFest will also be a registration location for Blue Santa this year.
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By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A Delaware judge said on Thursday he was leaning toward siding with a United Auto Workers trust in a dispute with Fiat SpA over the sale of a stake of car maker Chrysler Group LLC.
Fiat has a call option to buy from the trust a 3.3 percent stake in Chrysler and has offered to pay $139.7 million. The UAW trust has said in papers filed with Delaware's Court of Chancery that the stake is worth at least $342 million because Fiat has improperly accounted for debt of Chrysler.
"I'm kind of leaning in his direction," judge Donald Parsons said on Thursday, indicating he favored the argument of trust attorney Robert Hirth of Sidley Austin.
The hearing was still underway on Thursday morning, and the issue of accounting for the Chrysler debt was one of three main disputes regarding the stake sale.
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|Lunar Diplomacy
|High Alch
|4 coins
|Low Alch
|3 coins
|You'll have to get more lunar ore to make another bar.
|Store price
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|1.8 kg
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A lunar bar is a bar of refined lunar ore. It is created from smelting lunar ore, granting 6 smithing experience, which is used to smith into a lunar helm in the quest Lunar Diplomacy. To receive the lunar ore, a person would have to mine a stalagmite in the caves underneath Lunar Isle.
During the quest, the best way to make the lunar helm in the fastest possible manner is to use the "Superheat Ore" spell, then head over to Seers' Village and use the lunar bar on the anvil there. However, this bar does not require a specific Smithing level to smelt.
It can be made multiple times during the quest, but when the quest is complete it is no longer possible to obtain another lunar ore and smelt it. As such, some people deliberately leave the quest incomplete in order to be able to smith another lunar helm for free when they lose a helmet (not recommended because you get access to Lunar spells upon completion of the quest.)
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Melbourne, August 18th: Australians are being urged to help create the world's longest video chain letter to appeal to world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons through a pioneering new web platform at www.millionpleas.com.
The 'Million Pleas' campaign, developed in Australia and launched to mark the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, connects three of the most popular social networks to drive mass participation and organic self-promotion.
Organisers want to give millions of people around the world the chance to voice their support for nuclear disarmament by uploading their image and personal plea via youtube, facebook or twitter.
"By allowing users of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to support and share it's anti-nuclear weapons message, it reaches the largest possible global audience," said Michael McGlynn, Creative Technologist for Tequila.
"Millionpleas.com is also one of a growing trend of sites that opts for JavaScript, CSS and HTML instead of plugins like Adobe Flash to create a rich and interactive experience," he said.
Ambassadors of the campaign include Nobel Peace laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jody Williams, and Australian former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
The campaign is a partnership between the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Melbourne advertising agency Whybin TBWA.
It features a special promotion filmed in Hiroshima – where the world's first nuclear bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, killing over 100,000 people, most within minutes. Tens of thousands more were killed when a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki just three days later.
The 45-second film features Hiroshima school children and Nakanishi Iwao, an 80 year old survivor of the blast, calling on nuclear powers to ensure no other city on earth ever faces such devastation.
"It's an incredibly moving message delivered here using cutting edge viral technology" said ICAN spokesperson Dr Bill Williams.
"Millionpleas is a great example of technology being used for mass engagement and mobilisation. Banning nuclear weapons would be the ultimate mark of respect to those who died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki."


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– Subaraki's Paintings ++ Mod compatible with Minecraft 1.6.2
This mod is different in that it doesn't add much in the way of content. It doesn't make many changes, either. It just allows you to be more creative with your paintings by adding more slots to your paintings file. It doesn't remove the defaults, just changes the way minecraft reads the paintings file so you have more paintings to mess with. If a painting slot is empty, it will be ignored. It also plays very nicely with the Painting Selection GUI mod, which will make sorting through your paintings easier (you'll almost need it with this mod. Trust me.)
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The mission of the Ventura Education Partnership (VEP), a community-based, non-profit, non-political association, is to support and enrich education in the Ventura Unified School District through community partnerships.
This all-volunteer group also fosters community recognition of the work of district teachers and staff and enlists the participation of parents, businesses and community members in the education of our district's children.
VEP provides grants for teachers and staff throughout VUSD. This enrichment grant program, which encourages the development of creative, educational projects that stimulate learning by students, has been one of the central functions of VEP since the partnership's inception.
Each year, teachers and staff from VUSD schools and district programs submit short grant proposals which are reviewed and evaluated by a diverse group of volunteers from VEP and community members. Grants of up to $1,000 each are awarded for projects and activities that supplement core curricula in kindergarten through high school.
Our children are our future. Please join us in helping to make our schools the best they can be. Your donation will go directly to support grants that enrich student lives every day in Ventura.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
RIP Myrna Dell
Actress Myrna Dell, who was a film femme fatale in the 1940s and 1950s, died in Studio City, California, on February 11, 2011. She was born Marilyn Adele Dunlap in Los Angeles on March 5, 1924. She began her career on the New York stage as a showgirl in the "Earl Carroll Revue" in the late 1930s, and was featured in the 1940 film "A Night at Earl Carroll's". She appeared in a small role in MGM's "Ziegfeld Girl" in 1941, and performed on stage at the Billy Rose Nightclub and the Broadway revue "George White's Scandals". She returned to Hollywood several years later, appearing in several westerns including PRC's "Raiders of Red Gap" (1943) with Robert Livingston, Republic's "In Old Oklahoma" (1943) with John Wayne, and Monogram's "Arizona Whirlwind" (1944) with Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard and Bob Steele, before signing with RKO. She was seen in small roles in the films "Jive Junction" (1943), "Up in Arms" (1944), "Show Business" (1944), "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "Wanderers of the Wasteland" (1945), "The Falcon in San Francisco" (1945), "Radio Stars on Parade" (1945), "Man Alive" (1945), "The Spiral Staircase" (1945), "Deadline at Dawn" (1946), "The Falcon's Alibi" (1946), "Ding Dong Williams" (1946), "Step By Step" (1946), "Lady Luck" (1946), "Nocturne" (1946), "Vacation in Reno" (1946), "The Falcon's Adventure" (1946), and "The Locket" (1946). Dell was also featured in several comedy shorts including "Double Honeymoon" (1945) with Edgar Kennedy, and "Double Honeymoon" (1945), "Beware of Redheads" (1945), "Maid Trouble" (1946), "Oh, Professor, Beware" (1946), "Twin Husbands" (1946), "I'll Take Milk" (1946), and "The Uninvited Blonde" (1948) all with Leon Errol. She continued her career over the next decade. frequently in supporting roles as a femme fatale or a tough broad. Her film credits include "Fighting Father Dunne" (1948), "Guns of Hate" (1948), "Rose of the Yukon" (1949) with Steve Brodie, "Search for Danger" (1949) with John Calvert as the Falcon, "The Lost Tribe" (1949) with Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim, "The Judge Steps Out" (1949), "Lust for Gold" (1949), "The Girl from Jones Beach" (1949) starring Ronald Reagan, "The Gall Who Took the West" (1949), "Radar Secret Service" (1950), "Destination Murder" (1950), "The Furies" (1950), "Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle" (1950) starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr., "Secrets of Beauty" (1951), "Never Trust a Gambler" (1951), "The Strip" (1951), "Reunion in Reno" (1951), "The Bushwhackers" (1951) as the murderous daughter of Lon Chaney, Jr., "Here Come the Marines" (1952), "Night Freight" (1955), "The Toughest Man Alive" (1955), "Last of the Desperados" (1955), "The Naked Hills" (1956), and "Ma Barker's Killer Brood" (1960). She was also seen on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing regularly as Empress Shira in the adventure series "China Smith" with Dan Duryea, and guest-starring in episodes of "Lux Video Theatre", "Gang Busters", "Jungle Jim", "Crusader", "Dragnet", "Ethel Barrymore Theater", "The Millionaire.", "Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars", "State Trooper", "The Adventures of Jim Bowie", "Maverick", "U.S. Marshal", "The Texan", "Pete and Gladys", "The Donna Reed Show", and "Batman". She married actor Herbert Patterson in the 1960s, and retired from the screen to raise their daughter. Dell was featured in small roles in several films later in her career including "The One Man Jury" (1978) and "Buddy Buddy" (1981). She was also a popular guest at film and nostalgia festivals.
DELL, Myrna (Marilyn Adele Dunlap)
Born: 3/5/1924, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 2/11/2011, Studio City, California, U.S.A.
Myrna Dell's westerns - actress:
Raiders of Red Gap - 1943 (Jane Roberts)
In Old Oklahoma - 1943 (blonde)
Arizona Whirlwind - 1944 (Ruth Hampton)
Belle of the Yukon - 1944 (Chorine)
Wanderer of the Wasteland - 1945 (gambler's girl)
Guns of Hate - 1948 (Dixie Merritt)
Roughshod - 1949 (Helen Carter)
Lust for Gold - 1949 (Lucille)
The Gal Who Took the West - 1949 (Nancy)
The Furies - 1950 (Dallas Hart)
The Bushwackers -1951 (Norah Taylor)
Last of the Desperadoes - 1953 (Clara Wightman)
The Naked Hills - 1956 (Aggie)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV) - 1958 (Helen Harris)
Maverick (TV) - 1958 (Anita)
U.S. Marshal (TV) - 1959
The Texan (TV) - 1959 (Miss Delly)
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Golfing in Dubai
Dubai is now firmly established as a leading golf holiday destination. However, golf is just one of the many attractions that this superb holiday destination has to offer.
The second largest of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai was founded on maritime trading. This trading heritage is evident in the shopper's paradise that is Dubai today: from mega malls to the traditional scents of the souk. Shops are crammed with everything from designer fashions to the latest electronic goods, traditional handicrafts and gold - all at some of the world's most attractive prices.
Dubai has something for everyone: Beautifully manicured championship golf courses; hotels which rank among the finest in the world; superb cuisine; hundreds of kilometres of clean uncrowded beaches with virtually guaranteed sunshine and flawless blue seas and sky , while numerous bars and nightclubs cater to the night owls.
The climate is sub-tropical and sunny, blue skies can be expected most of the year. Temperatures range from a mean daily maximum of of 24C/75F in January rising to 41C/105F in July.
Dubai city is home to a large expatriate population and this fascinating mixture of people and cultures has created a hugely cosmopolitan city with a diverse combination of influences. English is widely spoken, and you can expect a warm and friendly welcome. Compared with other parts of the middle east, Dubai has a very relaxed dress code. However, guests should be aware of local sensibilities and dress modestly. At the pool and on the beaches swimsuits and bikinis are perfectly acceptable, but away from the water, a shirt and shorts is the minimum expected.
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Feb. 18, 1932-June 6, 2012
FREMONT -- Shelton Owens, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 8, 2012, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Interment with military honors will follow at West Cemetery in Fremont.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10 until 10:45 a.m.
Mr. Owens was born in Wayne County Feb. 18, 1932, to the late Edgar and Elizabeth Weaver Owens.
He was a fireman with the city of Goldsboro for 25 years, and a member of Wayne County Firemen's Association and the Benevolent Brotherhood.
He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Owens; a son, Shelton Owens Jr. of Eureka; his stepfather, Billy Ray Grimes of Fremont; a stepson, Jason Call and wife, Margie, of Pikeville; a stepdaughter, Melissa Melvin and husband, Eddie, of Goldsboro; five grandchildren, Kayla Melvin, Jordan Yawn, Hannah Call, Niklaus Call and Hailey Melvin; and his K-9 companion, Sparky.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his sister, Helen Tapp.
Although flowers are welcome, memorial contributions may be directed to the Wayne County Animal Adoption and Education Center.
Light a candle at www.shackleford-howell.com.
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I am trying to find the name of a movie on DVD. I recall two actors in it, Lee Majors and Abe Vigoda. 1980s or '90s. A mix of action, comic, drama. Where to find it?
Sounds like Keaton's Cop, a 1988 production with Majors, Vigoda and Don Rickles, among others. It was released on VHS, and I have seen used copies for sale for as little as 97 cents on www.amazon.com. (Also a copy purporting to be unused, for $3.) I did not find a DVD. But, if you have an old laserdisc player, eBay has some laserdisc copies for sale.
20 April 2007
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
13 April 2007
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
His granddaughter Valerie is in a band and is currently in rehearsals for a musical she helped compose. You can read all the deatils here.
26 March 2007
Monkey Takes a Bite Out of Crime
Don't steal them away
'Cuz monkey crime does not pay!
A bunch of animals made a monkey out of a thief when they scratched and bit him as he stole a primate from a zoo, a court heard yesterday.
The creatures were said to have gone wild as a gang, including Marlon Brown, broke into an enclosure to steal Bolivian squirrel monkey Spongebob.
Brown bled from his wounds, allowing police to identify him through his DNA.
14 March 2007
"Casey Jones you better watch your speed..."
Happy Birthday wishes go out to the toughest railroad engineer who ever lived---Casey Jones, born on this date in 1863.
Despite being one of the most accomplished and reliable engineers of his day, Jones is best known for the famous crash in which he refused to jump from the train like a captain going down with his ship. Jones saved a lot of lives that day, even though he was severely wounded.
His story was immortalized in folk songs...and no matter what the Grateful Dead tell you, he was NOT "high on cocaine."
Here is the entry for Casey Jones from the American National Biography:
Jones, Casey (14 Mar. 1863-30 Apr. 1900), railroad engineer and folk hero, was born John Luther Jones in southwest Missouri, the son of Frank Jones, a schoolteacher, and Ann Nolen Jones. He was the oldest of five children. In 1876 the family moved to Cayce, Kentucky, the town that would be the origin of his nickname and where he was first exposed to railroading. Jones married Jane Brady on 25 November 1886; they had three children.
Jones's initial railroad experience was as a "cub" (beginner) telegraph operator with the M & O Railroad at Columbus, Kentucky, in 1878 when he was only fifteen. A few months later he began working as a brakeman on the line between Columbus and Jackson, Tennessee. In order to achieve his long-range goal of becoming an engineer, Jones transferred again, this time becoming a fireman on the M & O line between Jackson, Tennessee, and Mobile, Alabama.
In March 1888 Jones moved to the Illinois Central as fireman on the Water Valley and Jackson (Tennessee) Districts of the Mississippi Division. Records of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen's lodge in Water Valley, Mississippi, show that Jones joined on 21 July 1890. He was promoted to engineer in February 1891, and his name first appears on the register book of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers lodge at Water Valley on 10 March 1891. Jones maintained memberships in both labor organizations.
In the summer of 1893, the Chicago World's Fair was attracting huge crowds. When a call went out for engineers, Jones spent that summer in suburban service in Chicago. It was here that he first saw the 638, the Illinois Central freight engine on display at the fair. At the closing of the fair, the 638 was to be sent to the Mississippi Division. Jones asked for and received permission to run the engine back to Water Valley. It was the beginning of a long association.
Over the years Jones had his share of extra passenger runs, and he liked the work and the pay. Passenger runs offered a much shorter working day, better pay, and considerable prestige, all of which appealed to the young engineer. His first opportunity at a regular passenger job came in February 1900 when W. W. "Bill" Hatfield transferred from Memphis, Tennessee, back to a run out of Water Valley, Mississippi. Jones applied for Hatfield's old job, even though it meant moving his family to Memphis and leaving the 638.
The new position was a test of Jones's ability as an engineer. The Illinois Central had been regularly shortening the running time of its passenger trains between Chicago and New Orleans. The new schedules posed an increasingly daunting challenge for the engineer. On the night of 29 April 1900, Jones and his fireman, Sim Webb, left Memphis one hour and thirty-five minutes late because the train had not come in on time. When he stopped for water at Grenada, Mississippi, Jones had already made up fifty minutes. By the time he reached Goodman, Mississippi, he was only five minutes late.
As Jones headed south, the stage was being set for his tragic wreck. A freight train with a broken air hose was sidetracked at Vaughan, Mississippi, and several of its cars were out on the main line. When Jones saw the cars, he slowed the engine to about 30 miles per hour. His fireman, Sim Webb, jumped to safety. Seconds later, Jones's engine, the 382, crashed into the caboose and several of the cars and finally stopped. Jones was mortally wounded in the throat by a bolt or piece of splintered wood.
Like the names of many other railroad engineers who lost their lives during this period, Casey Jones's name might have faded into obscurity were it not for Wallace Saunders, a laborer at the railroad shop in Canton, Mississippi, who made up a song about the accident. An Illinois Central engineer, William Leighton, heard it and mentioned it to his brothers, vaudeville performers Frank and Bert Leighton. The Leighton brothers sang a version of "Casey Jones" in various theaters around the country. By the time the song spread across the country, America had a new folk hero.
Why Jones did not jump is a question that has been discussed by railroad enthusiasts for many years. Railroad historian Bruce Gurner's explanation is as good as any. "You have to understand that Casey loved his job, his engine and the railroad," Gurner notes. "If there was one chance in a million he could do something, he wanted to be there to do it."
09 March 2007
Smoked Monkey Soup
They can't be beat
Monkeys are pretty good to eat!
CARACAS, Venezuela: The termites, monkeys and spiders used in chef Nelson Mendez's gastronomic creations are enough to make even the most adventurous gourmand squeamish.
But Mendez hopes that, given a chance, his dishes inspired by the isolated Yanomami tribe of Venezuela's southern rain forests can please discriminating palates and gain a following in the country's culinary circles....
During a demonstration at the fair, an audience of amateur cooks and students gasped as Mendez unveiled a smoked monkey used to make soup and his assistants handed out cookies made with "Bachaco," large ants with an enduring, spicy aftertaste.
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08 March 2007
Best. Cartoon. Ever.
Monkeys can be slow
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce GO!
02 March 2007
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
There is another face in there, by the way, worth noting. If you look near the same place some people see Jesus, and flip the image around... hey! It's veteran character actor Abe Vigoda!
01 March 2007
"High motivation"
Monkeys can choke
Scientists are teaching monkeys to smoke!
Nicotine use is highly addictive in primates, say researchers who conducted
an unusual study of squirrel monkeys....
It found that squirrel monkeys who could give themselves nicotine by pressing a lever initially used it very little - but over time developed a "high motivation" for
using it.
23 February 2007
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
The show is a formula spin-off of Murder, She Wrote and frankly, it's not very good. But there is one episode that gets saved from mediocrity by the formidable acting chops of The Artist Formerly Known as Fish!
21 February 2007
Monkey See, Monkey New
Monkeys are happy
The newest monkey is Lophocebus ugandae!
Uganda may soon have a new species of monkey according to a report published in Kampala's New Vision newspaper. Dr. Colin Groves of the Australian National University told New Vision that the local population of the gray-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) will soon be designated as a unique species, the Ugandan gray-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus ugandae).
20 February 2007
Smart and Ambitious Women Scare the Right Wingers Shitless
The people who have built their entire lives on trying to tear down Hillary Clinton are the saddest, most pathetic bunch of social and political operatives and smear merchants in American history. They are, they were, and will always be.
16 February 2007
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
14 February 2007
Bush Regime to Veterans: Fuck Off and Die
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration plans to cut funding for veterans' health care two years from now — even as badly wounded troops returning from Iraq could overwhelm the system.
After an increase sought for next year, the Bush budget would turn current trends on their head. Even though the cost of providing medical care to veterans has been growing rapidly — by more than 10 percent in many years — White House budget documents assume consecutive cutbacks in 2009 and 2010 and a freeze thereafter.
Of course, these cuts begin after these fucking thugs leave the White House, leaving future presidents and vets to hold the bag.
These people are evil and they must be stopped.
12 February 2007
"Intelligent Design" is Neither
Daily Kos has an elegant appreciation of Charles Darwin that everybody should read:
As a boy, Charles Darwin considered becoming a parson or a doctor. But a love of science soon consumed him and his course was set to become a naturalist. At age 22, unfulfilled and restless with youth, he took advantage of an offer to sail the exotic south Pacific on a ship called the H.M.S. Beagle....
Even as a skeptic, I cannot imagine greater testimony to the brilliance of a Creator than a myriad of dazzling, complex processes unfolding over vast oceans of space and time in exquisite order, spanning the entire cosmos. If I were a Pastor, I'd encourage my congregation to rejoice in the diversity of God's marvelous creatures and be thankful for the amazingly elaborate biochemical mechanisms those ancestral benefactors endowed us with. They would never again have to fear that science would undermine their faith. Indeed, if anything, the grandeur of the natural world would only serve to strengthen it.
Monkey-nappers demand ransom for Seymore's return
Monkeys have dreams
Monkeys are victims of kidnapping schemes!
Greg Giles opened his Grease Monkey auto lubrication franchise in Durango just more than a month ago.
The company's huge inflatable monkey was stolen from Giles' business Friday night or Saturday morning.
"I'm a new member of the community here, and I love it, but I can honestly say I never expected anything like this," Giles said.
The case exceeded routine mischief when Giles found a ransom note in a cutout-letter style where his 20-foot monkey, Seymore, used to sit on the roof at his business on River Road, south of Home Depot. The note instructed Giles to deliver $1,500 to the Durango Harley-Davidson dealership at 750 South Camino del Rio, and implied the police would be of no help. The note is now evidence and the exact wording is being withheld while the investigation continues.
09 February 2007
You're welcome...
The gay community has yet to apologize to straight people for all the damage that they have done.
In a related story, the African American community has yet to apologize to white people for slavery.
Thanks to Atrios
Media Repeats Pelosi Smears
Does this sound like a "liberal bias" to you?
CNN let its resident xenophobe Lou Dobbs repeat, yet again, the lie that Nancy Pelosi had asked for a 757 - not true - and just for the heck of it. Nancy Pelosi is "in denial," CNN's correspondent reported. Yeah, no bias there. There was also no bias when the correspondent showed video of 3 republicans attacking Pelosi, but no Democrats defending her.
Thanks to AMERICAblog
Friday Abe Vigoda Blogging
Ladies and Gentlemen, get down with your bad self to the groovy sounds of...Abe Vigoda!
Monkeys on the Run
Monkeys can scratch
Monkeys are really hard to catch!
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 8: It's tough catching monkeys, as the catch at the end of Day I of an endeavour to remove simians from the Puri Jagannath temple proved.
A dozen Mankadia tribals from Mayurbhanj, employed to carry out the mission, could catch only eight monkeys on Wednesday.
After the rituals were completed last night, the tribals started their three-hour operation to lay traps for the simians. But the tribals, apparently more adept at catching moneys in forests than temples, were disappointed with their catch. The operation would be carried out only at night.


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Video & Photos: 2008 Park(ing) Day in New York City
Park(ing) Day New York City 2008
Lloyd wrote a post earlier today about Park(ing) Day in NYC. If you are not familiar with the concept, check it out.
The video below was made by our friends at StreetFilms. They went to the 'liberated' parking spots around New York to show what imaginative citizens did. Looks like they had a great time! Read on for the video and tons of photos from some of the coolest spots.
Via Streetsblog's Flickr pool:
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More Urban Greening
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D.C. Bike-Sharing Program Launches Today, First in the USA
Short Film on Vélib, World's Biggest Bike-Sharing Program in Paris


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Conflict Prevention in Practice: Essays in Honour of James Sutterlin
James S. Sutterlin, B. G. Ramcharan
Brill, 2005 - Law - 289 pages
This book is truly unique in that it presents a series of cases in which conflict prevention efforts have been successful at the United Nations and in other international organizations. It presents detailed case studies of the methods used and the diplomacy applied to head off conflicts or to contain them swiftly. Some of the chapters are riveting in their details. The book is the first on conflict prevention as actually applied in practice. It gives a convincingly positive answer to the question: 'Does conflict prevention work in practice?'.It does! The book also contains up-to-date accounts of the policies and practices of early warning and preventive action in a series of international and regional organizations, including ASEAN, the African Union, IGAD and the United Nations. Practice is thus presented alongside evolving policies and programmes. The book deals not only with efforts to prevent conflicts but also to head off gross violations of human rights - an urgent challenge of our times. As Professor Paul Kennedy of Yale University writes in his Foreword, the excellent essays in this volume make it a truly valuable book. At a time when the United Nations is searching for the way forward, this book provides valuable leads for the practice of conflict prevention. It is essential reading for peace-builders, peacemakers and human rights practitioners.
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