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Support Victims of Pulse Shooting
$7,854,290 of $10.0M goal
In the aftermath of the massacre at Pulse, Equality Florida made two promises.
First, we would do everything we could to help the families of those killed and the survivors dealing with the physical and emotional pain of being targeted in the worst anti-LGBTQ hate crime in U.S. history.
You helped us keep the first promise by contributing, online and in person, more than $9M.
And we have kept our word that every penny we collected - even the interest that accrued on the funds - is going to the victims of Pulse. No staff or overhead. We've donated all of our time.
On September 27th, those funds will be disbursed and now our attention must focus entirely on fulfilling the second promise - to honor the dead with action.
Thoughts and prayers and symbols are not enough.
We are committed to ensuring the lasting memorial is the real change of uprooting anti-LGBTQ hatred at the source.
To keep this promise, we need you with us again.
Our mission for the last 19 years has been to uproot bigotry and fight for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Florida. Indeed, we fight for freedom for all Floridians to live without fear of violence, harm to their family, being fired from a job or refused service because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
The massacre at Pulse has made this vision a priority for millions more people in the state of Florida. We have never been closer to a huge breakthrough in LGBTQ protections in a state that will have ripple effects nationally.
It is time for us to demand huge strides, not tiny measures, in changing the culture and the laws in Florida to ensure we stop the discrimination and violence that anti-LGBTQ hatred makes inevitable.
We are asking you now to join us in achieving two goals that are ambitious but achievable if we have the courage to stand together.
Banning anti-LGBTQ discrimination in Florida and passing gun violence prevention policies in the third most populous state in the country.
Florida has a long and hateful history when it comes to the treatment of LGBTQ people and has been the springboard for national anti-gay campaigns from Anita Bryant to the Liberty Counsel. Florida-based groups have not only done harm here, they've exported their prejudice to states around the nation and other countries as well.
But the tide has turned in our favor as hearts have softened and minds have opened in the wake of Pulse. Shame on us if we let this moment pass without pushing with all our might for the state to treat us all as equals under the law and to end easy access to weapons of mass slaughter.
We are so very grateful to have found the resources to help these people and their families get services, make up for lost wages, heal wounds and begin to put their lives back together.
Will you stand with us again and fulfill the promise of real change as the lasting memorial #ForThe49?
Inspired by our work in the aftermath of Pulse, an anonymous donor will match the first $100,000 raised for this campaign. That means the gift you give today will be doubled!
Please see our new campaign for more information here: https://www.gofundme.com/forthe49
This is the official Pulse Victims Fund page for Equality Florida, the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization. Equality Florida is collecting contributions via this GoFundMe page to support every single victim of the horrific shooting at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub. This includes victims' families, survivors, and those in the club who may not have suffered physical injury but in need of support.
For information regarding how funds will be disbursed directly to the victims' families and survivors, please refer to below links:
English: http://www.eqfl.org/transparent
Espanol: http://www.eqfl.org/Transparencia
Equality Florida, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida (The Center) and the National Compassion Fund announced a partnership with OneOrlando to ensure all funds collected for victims are disbursed in a unified process that will expedite funds, ensure transparency and safeguard against fraud.
We have made available emergency deployment of short-term disbursements from our fundraising efforts, and connected victims with the immediate funds available via state and federal resources. We are committed to raising as much as we can to ensure long-term support for the victims' families and survivors. The money raised towards this fund directly supports the victims families and survivors.
We ask all victims to call this hotline to begin this process:
VictimConnect Resource Center
855-4-Victim (855-484-2846)
Esta es la página web oficial del fundo para las víctimas de "Pulse." Esto fundo ha sido creado por el organization "Equality Florida", el organizacion estatal para los derechos civiles de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transgéneros (LGBT). Equality Florida está recogiendo las contribuciones a través de esta página de GoFundMe para apoyar a cada víctima de los disparos horribles en la discoteca de "Pulse" en Orlando. Esto incluye las víctimas familiares, sobrevivientes y las personas en el club que no han sufrido daño físico pero que necesitan apoyo.
Estamos trabajando con el Centro Nacional para Víctimas de Crimen (National Center for Victims of Crime) (NCVC) para distribuir las contribuciones a través de su Fondo Nacional de la Compasión (http:// nationalcompassionfund.org/ faq/).
El Fondo primero fue creado por las víctimas y familiares de los crímenes siniestros en el pasado, incluyendo 9/11, Columbine, VA Tech, NIU, Aurora, Oak Creek y Newtown. Después de que experimentaban negociaciones prolongadas y estresantes tratando de recoger el dinero donado en su nombre, pidieron el Centro Nacional para Víctimas de Crimen para para desarrollar un nuevo modelo para las donaciones — un modelo que sirve genuinamente a las víctimas, los donantes y el público en general.
NCVC ha comenzado la dispersión de los fondos a corto plazo de las víctimas de "Pulse" y estan conectando las víctimas con los fondos inmediatamente disponibles a través de recursos federales y estatales. Estamos comprometidos a recaudar todo lo que es posible para garantizar el apoyo a largo plazo para las familias de las víctimas y sobrevivientes. El dinero recaudado en eso fondo esta apoyando a las familias de las víctimas y sobrevivientes directamente.
Le pedimos a todas las víctimas que llamen a este numero telefónico para comenzar el proceso:
Centro de Recursos "VictimimConnect"
855-4-víctima (855-484-2846)
Please contribute and share this page. #WeAreOrlando
For the latest information, visit:
- http://www.eqfl.org/news/pulse/spanish
For those who prefer to check, please see below:
Equality Florida Institute, Inc.
P.O. Box 13184
St. Petersburg, Fl 33733
Memo should note Orlando Victims Fund
Nadine Smith, Equality Florida's CEO will be managing the campaign and can be contacted with questions.
To ensure transparency, GoFundMe has requested we answer the following questions:
1. Who you are:
Equality Florida, a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization and the state's LGBT civil rights organization: eqfl.org
2. Where you're from
Founded in St. Petersburg, Florida, with staff and offices across the state including in Orlando, Florida.
3. Your relationship to the parties you're raising funds for
We are advocates for the LGBT community in Florida.
4. How the funds will be spent (be specific as possible)
Every penny raised will be distributed directly to the victims and their families. We are working with a team of attorneys and experts, including the National Center for Victims of Crime, which deployed funds in both Chattanooga and Aurora, to ensure funds are distributed correctly.
Equality Florida statement on mass shooting at Orlando gay club:
We are reeling from the tragic news that a gunman opened fire on the 2am capacity crowd at Pulse leaving 49 people dead and over 50 injured according to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
We are heartbroken and angry that senseless violence has once again destroyed lives in our state and in our country.
Gay clubs hold a significant place in LGBTQ history. They were often the only safe gathering place and this horrific act strikes directly at our sense of safety. June commemorates our community standing up to anti-LGBTQ violence at the Stonewall Inn, the nightclub that has become the first LGBTQ site recognized as a national monument.
We have received a steady stream of emails and messages from those seeking to help or to make sense of the senseless. We make no assumptions on motive. We will await the details in tears of sadness and anger. We stand in solidarity and keep our thoughts on all whose lives have been lost or altered forever in this tragedy.
Graphic designed by local artist Tony Chevy.
I'm writing to make sure everyone knows the next phase of work.
We made two promises in the aftermath of Pulse.
The first was to do all we could to support the survivors and the families of those killed. The second promise is to ensure that the lasting memorial to this tragedy is to make the world safer for LGBT people, especially our youth.
We fulfilled the first promise, as $29M was distributed directly to victim's families and survivors.
Now our Honor Them With Action campaign #ForThe49 is focused on uprooting the hatred that makes discrimination and violence inevitable.
Please share this link on Facebook and other social media: https://www.gofundme.com/forthe49
I appreciate the incredible generosity and kindness you've shown. With your help, we will create real and lasting change.
P.S. Here's the link to our Honor Them With Action link: https://www.gofundme.com/forthe49
Thank you again for your support - if you'd like to keep up the giving spirit, please check out our other campaign here: https://www.gofundme.com/forthe49
We want to make sure everyone knows the next phase of work in the aftermath of Pulse.
I appreciate the incredible generosity and kindness you've shown. Now is the time for real and lasting change.
Here's the link to our Honor Them With Action link: https://www.gofundme.com/forthe49
Because of you, we were able to respond immediately to every need that was brought to us to support the victims. Emergency passports for family to attend funerals, gift cards so no one left the hospital without resources for food. And now the funds raised in the name of the victims are being distributed beginning today. So to thank each of you, here are survivors , family members and Orlando leaders sending you a heartfelt Thank You. We kept our promise to take care of our people. Now we hope you will stay with us to keep our second promise: To Honor Them With Action. Visit gofundme.com/forthe49. Your gift will be double by GoFundMe. - Nadine
So how bout GOFUNDME EXECUTIVES show some heart and WAIVE THE 5% FEE !!! Sending prayers to all the people
I'm giving my last 2.00. It's not much, but I'd give my last of whatever I have. If this is still up next week, I'll give again. God Bless and I love everyone, ♡♡♡♡
I am a victim of this horrific thank god I was discharged with minor injuries. Physically I'm ok but mentally and emotionally a wreck. Please pray for my friends
I'm donating because there are probably kids killed or hurt in this shooting who have no health insurance or have no family supporting them. My donation is given for my two gay sons who are lucky enough to have insurance, great jobs and supportive families.
I am a survivor, I would like to thank everyone for all contributions. Such a sad day, as a surviver I will do everything and anything to help anyone involved. What happend in there is extremely hard to explain... the magnitude of loss in a horrid scene . Thank you and God bless.
I see a lot of comments questioning the legitimacy of this campaign. There is nothing wrong with being careful before donating your money, but this is an easy one to confirm. Rather than leave a negative comment that may discourage others from donating, please just do a little research to allay your suspicions. Ida Vishkaee Eskamani, the creator of this campaign, is a development officer for Equality Florida. You can see her on their staff page here. http://www.eqfl.org/staff Equality Florida is the largest LGBTQ civil rights organization in Florida. You can see their Guidestar report here https://www.guidestar.org/profile/59-3435235 Guidestar is a reputable database of non profits. This page is linked to from Equality Florida's official website and their Facebook page. So please, if you want to donate then donate, if you don't then don't, but don't use suspicion as an excuse because here are the facts.
My brother was one of the victims that lousy his life in this horrific tragedy..... He didn't have life insurance and we are trying to find a way to pay for his funeral service... Please if any one will help my family out in any way with information or whatever they can donate... His name was Eddie Justice... thank you!
Ida Eskamani created this event. She serves as Equality Florida's North and Central Florida Development Officer based in Orlando.
i aint got much cash right now, will still donate, but i got plenty of blood. has there been any word if any is needed? and if shipments from other states will be headed out at all?
Haley Equality Florida is behind this gofundme. They are a valid organization. Get over it and donate
UPDATE: The poster's account is active on Facebook, but has disengaged the "CONTACT ME" for obvious reasons. THAT BEING SAID, I received the email from GoFundMe. This is a verified campaign! CONTRIBUTE WITH CONFIDENCE! THIS GOFUNDME IS THE REAL DEAL!
Gabriel Derek Lopez, 500k seems steep? This appears to be legitimate from searching the groups sites...and if you consider we are talking about minimum 50 funerals and 53+ surgeries and hospital stays...500k seems woefully lacking.
From France - We are standing with you Orlando ! We are shocked and we are sharing your pain. Our thoughts to the victims family ! No words can describe how painful this must be : we all are mourning with you ! We are sending you all the strengh we can from Europe. With love love love, A french citizen.
There seems to be some concerns that this is not a valid collection. Frankly, who cares? I'd rather risk my money is wasted than not make a gesture of help.
I can saw with 1000% certainty, every single penny of the money donated here WILL go exactly where Equality Florida says it will!!! I live in Orlando, my 25 yr old is in that downtown area of Orlando frequently {Thank God he is safe}. I also know the cost of even a simple funeral. It's not cheap. Medical bills for those without insurance, add up. Give, whatever you can, every little bit helps. Make a difference today. My family mourns with the families of those whose lives were lost and pray for the wounded, all Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire Dept, the amazing people in the club who helped save lives, the doctors, nurses, all of the hospital employees working over 18 hours to save lives, we pray for each & every one of you. ALL LIVES MATTER!
We lost a beloved friend that we concitered family, Brenda Mc Cool. I donnated all I could afford on her sons Fo fund me. My heart is broken for all. Donna Gray.
Xiao all you have to do is go to Equality FL on Facebook and you can see there's a link that directs it here. Please don't make uniformed comments that may distract people from giving.
Probably no one will read his comment, I'm from Chile and I'm sending all my love and blessings to everyone who is affected in anyway from this. All the support to the family, it's extremely hard lost someone you love and now the only thing than we can do for the people who died is fight for make a better world and create more concience
To everyone concerned about the person who set up this fund: I personally know this woman and her sister, and have volunteered with them. They are amazing women who work for great causes and will 100% donate all of this money to where it needs to go. I promise this fund it legit.
I'm thousands of miles away. Before these last days, I didn't know the names of the victims or even that Pulse existed. I have never been to Orlando. And I am not a member of the LGBT community, as I am straight. I don't have a rainbow flag to hang in my window and I cannot attend a candlelight vigil or deliver flowers to the site of this tragedy. The name of the monster that took the lives of so many, I don't care to learn; he shall remain nameless to me. Today, as the days before, I will shed tears for the lives lost and the lives altered by this event. Today, I will out stretch my arms and my thoughts to the gay community and all those affected. I will continue to support you in every way I know how. I will continue to love you without judgement. I will continue to be an ally. If I could take this hurt away, I would. I would bring back the smiles and beautiful eyes of those who lost their lives. I want the friends and families of the lost to know that I'm here and I care. For what tiny bit it's worth, I'm here and I see you. I see your broken hearts, I see the what ifs and the words left unspoken. I see you. I see the love and the pain. My only solace is knowing these people no longer have to know hate. Please know that you are not alone. I would love to befriend each of you, if I had the chance, so you know that you're not alone. I have nothing to give and I have no way to help, but my heart breaks with you and I am here. Rest peacefully.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Gaucho men and women's swim teams both beat the Cal Poly Mustangs in an exciting meet this Saturday in what proved to be an almost even matchup. The women edged out Cal Poly 172 to 122 while the men had an even narrower margin with a score of 152.5 to 137.5.
The Gauchos got off to a good start with wins from the men and women's 200 medley relays. Naomi Javanifard, Anne Marie May, Katie Ure and Kendall Neely came in first with a time of 1:46.32 for the women. Kevin Ferguson, Tim Freeman, Danny McClary and Chris Peterson touched first with a time of 1:32.96 for the men.
Cal Poly swept the distance races thanks to Lacey Buck and Matt Waggoner. Buck won both the 1000 freestyle (10:21.37) and the 500 freestyle (5:03.47). Waggoner did the same with a time of 9:32.77 in the 1000 and 4:36.70 in the 500.
Katie Stover redeemed the Gauchos by winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.51. Stover also won the 200 backstroke later that day with a time of 2:04.25.
The 100 breaststroke went to the Mustangs. Danielle Coville touched first with a time of 1:06.97 and J. Carter Richards came in first with a time of 58.05.
But the Gauchos retaliated with back to back wins in the 200 butterfly. UCSB's Mariana Prutton swam in first with a time of 2:05.36 and Brittany Borowitz came in second with a time of 2:06.91. For the men, Chris Wiggin, McClary, Mitchell Long and Max Horrell swept the event with Wiggin touching with a time of 1:50.88.
The sprint freestyle events went to the Gauchos as well. The women took the top four spots in the 50 freestyle and leading the pack was May with a time of 23.94. For the men Peterson touched first with a time of 20.73 and Kevin Kuhn came in second with a time of 21.33. May and Peterson also came in first in the 100 freestyle with times of 51.92 and 46.26.
The Mustangs caught up to the Gauchos thanks to their men's and women's diving teams.
UCSB ended the meet stong finishing first in all events except the 200 backstroke and 200 IM thanks to Cal Poly's Peter Kline who placed first in both.
The women's `A' and `B' 400 free relays finished one-two with Neely, Javanifard, Sasza Lohrey and May coming in with a time of 1:35.68. The men's `A' relay of Hanni, Peterson, Ferguson and Kuhn came in first with a time of 1:23.59.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama returns on Wednesday to an Illinois town that has been a touchstone for his plan to rebuild America's manufacturing sector, giving the first in a series of speeches that will set the tone for his fiscal battles with Congress in the fall.
The White House said the address in Galesburg, Ill. will lay out Obama's priorities in the face of a pair of expected fights with Republicans over raising the government's debt limit and the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1.
"The President wants to talk about the issues that should be at the core of that debate," senior Obama advisor Dan Pfeiffer said in an email announcing the speech.
The speech signals Obama's plans to go on the offensive with his jobs message this summer after months of defending his administration, which has suffered recent setbacks in Congress and been accused of abuses by civil libertarians as well as conservatives.
Obama will introduce some new economic ideas this summer, Pfeiffer said, although it was not clear what those would be.
Galesburg, a town of about 30,000 people, lost more than 900 jobs after Maytag, now owned by Whirlpool Corp, announced in 2004 that it would shut down a refrigerator factory.
Then-Senator Obama met with workers, and spoke about them at the Democratic National Convention that year, when he first turned heads as a potential future presidential candidate.
He also gave a commencement address at Knox College in Galesburg in 2005 and mentioned the town's struggles in his State of the Union speech in 2010.
A Knox College study of what happened to the Maytag workers found that six years after the plant closed, the workers' median household income had dropped by $10,000, and 40 percent of those surveyed said they would never recover financially.
Most of them felt the "American Dream" was out of reach, according to study results published in 2011 by the Galesburg Register-Mail newspaper.
Obama has often said jobs are his top priority, with unemployment remaining stubbornly high above 7 percent.
But he has spent much of his second term battling Republicans over other priorities such as gun control, immigration reform, and the roll-out of his landmark 2010 healthcare restructuring law.
The Democratic president also has been put on the defensive to explain government surveillance programs after a former U.S. government contractor leaked information about phone and email collection programs aimed at Americans as well as allies abroad.
His Galesburg address comes the week after the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing in American history, in Detroit - a former manufacturing powerhouse and the historic center of the U.S. automotive industry.
Obama played a key role in helping to bail out the auto sector in 2009, but the White House is now struggling to determine how it can help Detroit get back on its feet financially.
Obama, who will give a number of similar speeches this summer, will present new ideas as well as some familiar arguments to seek the upper hand in the economic debate in his Galesburg address, Pfeiffer said.
He will give a second speech later on Wednesday at the University of Central Missouri, which runs an "Innovation Campus" to give accelerated training and internships to high school students focused on science, math and engineering.
Obama's message will be bolstered by addresses in Washington this week by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Gene Sperling, head of the National Economic Council, Pfeiffer said.
"The President thinks Washington has largely taken its eye off the ball on the most important issue facing the country," Pfeiffer said.
"Too many in Congress are trying to score political points, re-fight old battles, and trump up phony scandals," he said.
Obama has pitched economic ideas in his second term, including the development of a new network of manufacturing hubs, an infrastructure jobs program, investments in education and a hike in the minimum wage.
He has urged Congress to lower the corporate tax rate, particularly for manufacturers, and raise taxes on the rich.
But his ideas have fallen flat in Congress, especially the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Obama last visited Galesburg in 2011 during a bus tour of the Midwest where he also focused on jobs. The campaign-style tour came after that year's battle with Congress on spending and the debt ceiling, which resulted in a cut to the long-term U.S. credit rating and a hike in U.S. borrowing costs.
Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Paul Simao


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A federal judge reluctantly handed down what she called an "extremely severe and harsh" life sentence without parole Tuesday to a 47-year-old heroin dealer convicted of trafficking the drug from New York to Baltimore.
District Judge Catherine C. Blake said she had no choice but to accept the prosecutors' decision to seek the mandatory term, based on Roy Clay's prior convictions and the amount of drugs involved.
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has said his agency will seek to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenders. But federal prosecutors in Maryland said that shift applies to the way new cases are charged, and that in Clay's case, the mandatory sentence was appropriate.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ayn Ducao described Clay as a "classic drug-dealing recidivist."
Clay's attorney, Edward Smith Jr., said the government had decided to go "full steam ahead" with a sentence that "seems to cut against the public policy set forth by the attorney general."
Blake did not express an opinion on Holder's policy. But she said she disagreed with the "ultimate outcome" in Clay's case.
"Were I exercising complete discretion ... I would impose a sentence of ... 30 years," Blake said. "This is a decision the executive branch gets to make."
Clay imported large quantities of heroin from contacts in New York between 2009 and 2011, according to evidence at his trial summarized by prosecutors.
In the winter of 2011, Clay was the victim of a home invasion. FBI agents watched as the robbers chased Clay and another man from his home.
"This is clearly what he's spent his life doing," Ducao said. "This is not a crime of need. ... It's a crime of a man who wanted to continue living this lifestyle."
Clay told the judge that he understood that he needed to be held accountable for his crimes. But he rejected the allegation that he was a leader of the trafficking group.
"The way the record reads it might seem I'm a bad person," Clay added. "I'm really not a bad person."
Clay apologized to his mother, who was sitting in the courtroom. He said he has a 4-year-old daughter who does not understand his incarceration and whose mother had many relatives killed in violent incidents.
"I just want to get home to my family," Clay said.
Clay was convicted in 1993 on a federal heroin charge and in 2004 on a state charge of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. Under federal sentencing rules, defendants who have dealt more than 1 kilogram of heroin and have two prior convictions face a mandatory life sentence.
Holder told the American Bar Association this month that he had instructed prosecutors to avoid charging "low-level, nonviolent drug offenders who have no ties to large-scale organizations" with offenses that could lead to them receiving mandatory sentences.
But Maryland prosecutors said that characterization did not apply to Clay. They said the assault convictions and arrests on Clay's record show he is a "career offender."
Federal agents say they overheard Clay on a tapped phone discussing a plot to buy gold coins using fraudulent credit card details. That formed the basis for separate bank fraud and identity theft charges, but those were dropped Tuesday.
Clay's attorney had challenged the validity of the state drug conviction. Blake ruled that it was fair. Smith said after the hearing that he would return to state court to fight his client's case.
If the 2004 guilty plea in Baltimore Circuit Court were ruled to be faulty, Clay could be resentenced, Smith said.


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As I have explained on numerous occasions, supporters of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) – which would end federal guaranteed student loans, turn everything into lending direct from Uncle Sam, and spend the resulting savings and way much more – have often shamelessly promoted the bill as a boon to taxpayers when it will almost certainly cost them tens-of-billions. Where they have generally been right is in rebutting criticisms that SAFRA would be a federal takeover of a private industry. With lender profits all but assured under federal guaranteed lending, the vast majority of student loans haven't been truly private for decades.
Unfortunately, SAFRA advocates are just as clueless – or, more likely, rhetorically unbridled – about what constitutes a private entity as are status-quo supporters. Case in point, an article in today's Huffington Post that, along with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, attempts to portray the suddenly rocky road ahead for SAFRA as a result of evil lender lobbyists dropping boulders in the selfless legislation's way:
Taking aim at Sallie Mae, the largest student lender in the country and a driving force behind the lobbying effort, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday accused the company of using taxpayer funds to lobby and advertise, and cast its executives as white-collar millionaires uninterested in serious education reform.
"Sallie Mae executives have paid themselves hundreds of millions of dollars in the last decade while teachers, nurses, and scientists – the backbone of the new economy – face crushing debt because of runaway college tuition costs," Duncan said.
Here Sallie Mae is painted in the same ugly hues as Lehman Brothers, AIG, and all the other supposedly rapacious, unscrupulous companies whose unchecked greed, we're told, brought the American economy to its knees. (We also get the baseless but obligatory pronouncement about "crushing debt" for teachers and other toilers for the "public good.")
But wait! Doesn't "Sallie Mae" sound a lot like"Fannie Mae" and "Freddie Mac"? Of course! That's because just like Fannie and Freddie, Sallie was created by the federal government, only with Sallie's job being to furnish lots of cheap college loans. And guess what? Just like Fannie and Freddie, Sallie became by far the biggest kid on her block because her huge federal creator fed her and protected her for decades, not setting her off on her own until 1996. But that part of her story doesn't fit anywhere into the evil corporation narrative, so it's just not mentioned. All we need to know is Sallie is private, her owners and employees make a lot of money, and that is why she is evil and dangerous.
And so the politics of demonization and denial, a staple of the recession blame game, continues. Private institutions are portrayed as malevolent predators and government as a warm, pure, protective father-figure. But there is much more accurate imagery possible when it comes to Sallie Mae: Egomaniacal Dr. Frankenstein furiously blaming the monster he created for doing exactly what he built it to do.
And some wonder why there's such widespread outrage – the real reason SAFRA is in trouble – about ever-expanding federal power?


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NORD gratefully acknowledges J. Antonio Aldrete, MD, MS, Professor Emeritus. Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama Birmingham, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
Arachnoiditis is a disease characterized by an acute inflammatory stage that occurs in the dura (exterior) and the arachnoid (interior), two of the three membranes that cover and protect the brain, the spinal cord and the nerve roots. The arachnoid contains the cerebrospinal fluid which circulates from the brain to the sacral area, about every two hours; it filters any invasion and usually responds first by inflammation and follows with a chronic stage life-lasting phase characterized by scarring and fibrosis. As a result, abnormal adhesion of nerve roots to the dural sac or to each other (clumping) occurs in a variety of configurations that alter significantly the function of the roots and the spinal cord. This causes a variety of neurological deficits and severe chronic neuropathic pain usually located in the area affected. In the pre-antibiotic era, severe cases of tuberculosis or syphilis invaded the spine causing arachnoiditis; currently these infections are rare, but it is important to mention that arachnoiditis will result in most patients affected by fungal meningitis from attempted epidural injections of tainted steroids.
The severity of the symptoms usually depends on the extent and location of the injurious event, direct injury to the spinal cord or to the nerve roots resulting in immediate, severe pain in the corresponding area of innervation (i.e. the area that is supplied by the affected nerves). Chronic severe pain is mostly localized in the lower back, perineum, legs and feet; it may appear weeks after a spinal surgical intervention or an injection into the neuroaxis that went astray. In most cases the pain is intense, accompanied by tingling or burning on the legs and feet; skin sensations like "bugs crawling" or "water dripping".
Frequently patients complain of severe pain radiating to the lower extremities, muscle cramps, gait abnormalities and alterations of proprioception. Moreover, patients suffer from severe headaches, vision disturbances, hearing problems, dizziness and nausea. Bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction as well as "electric shocks" type of pain are common in patients with severe arachnoiditis. All the symptoms are caused by the alteration and impediment of the CSF circulation resulting from clumped nerve roots, scar tissue and fibrosis.
Severe complications from multiple operative procedures in the spine may ensue in spinal cord damage, like "softening" (myelomalacia) or elongation of the nerve roots as in cases when the nerve roots and/or the spinal cord adhere to the dural sac wall. Some patients may develop arachnoid cysts and or syringomyelia. (For more information on these conditions, choose "arachnoid cysts" or "syringomyelia" as your search term in the Rare Disease Database.)
Most symptoms are initially due to progressive inflammation around where damage to the arachnoid membrane was produced. Because in the early stages, arachnoiditis is usually a progressive disorder, first it is characterized by inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and invasion of the subarachnoid space. Eventually, the nerve roots undergo an inflammatory stage in the affected areas and after three months, they begin to adhere to each other and to the inner layer of the arachnoid initiating the adhesive phase of arachnoiditis. Subsequently, these adhesions can exert undue pressure upon the nerve roots or the dural sac wall and eventually result in scarring and fibrosis which in turn may restrict blood flow to the affected area and eventually also impede the free flow of the CSF. In this manner of distribution, the rotation of the CSF can spread infections, disseminate malignant tumors, and disperse fungi.
There are numerous causes of arachnoiditis:
a)Direct mechanical injuries (dural cut/tear) caused by surgical interventions, especially repeat spinal operations, after fusions or minimally invasive procedures requiring corrective surgeries.
b)Trauma to the spinal cord.
c)Epidural disc prolapse.
d)Repeat manipulation during catheter or leads insertion.
e)One or multiple spinal taps.
f)Several steroid epidural injections.
g)Injections of epidural steroids gone intrathecal.
h)Difficult epidural blood patches (injection >20ml).
i)Injection of myelogram dye into the spinal cord.
j)Infections that may cause meningitis (viral, fungal or bacterial).
Arachnoiditis is a rare disorder affecting more females than males, probably because two thirds of the pregnant women in the USA, Latin America and most other countries receive spinal or epidural anesthesia for the delivery. (It is estimated that about 4% of them develop arachnoiditis due to complications of anesthesia).
Individuals who have had spinal surgery, intrathecal injection of toxic fluids (i.e. hyaluronidase, blood, dyes, steroids and local anesthetics with preservatives) into the spinal dural sac, or have had injuries to the spine or head, may be at greater risk to develop this disorder. However, the precise prevalence and incidence of arachnoiditis is unknown. According to one estimate, approximately 11,000 new cases occur each year in the USA; however the cause varies, ranging from back surgery, pain relief procedures and diagnostic interventions mostly performed in North and South America, Europe and Asia, with an undetermined number in Africa. Obviously, the greater number of surgical and anesthetic spinal interventions has increased the number of cases considerably. For different reasons, some cases of arachnoiditis may go misdiagnosed or undiagnosed, making it difficult to determine its real frequency in the general population. Diagnosis of arachnoiditis by MRI with intravenous contrast is preferred. The intrathecal injection of some dyes is potentially hazardous and should be avoided.
A diagnosis of arachnoiditis is based upon the antecedents of having had an invasive procedure or serious illness within the spine and a complete clinical exam, a detailed patient history, identification of key symptoms and a variety of specialized tests of which radiological confirmation is essential. Since most cases occur in the lumbosacral spine, an MRI with contrast is the optimal examination to verify the extent of the illness. A complete history and physical may define the extent and severity of the illness, including the injury caused by prior trauma, surgery and other interventions into the spine. The symptoms of arachnoiditis resemble those associated with other spinal conditions including back pain, muscle spasms, referred pain, headache, dizziness and alterations of balance. When the intensity of the pain increases post surgery or certain procedures such as manipulations or punctures of the spine are followed by intense headache, back pain and or by visual disturbances, proper radiological studies are indicated, nerve conduction studies are non-contributory.
Clinical Testing and Work-Up
Of preference, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine with contrast is ideal, more precise and less injurious. The MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce cross-sectional images of particular organs and bodily tissues. To obtain the best results is imperative that an intravenous dye is administered only a few minutes before the test in order to be able to have the optimal images, especially within the dural sac, ideally obtaining axial and saggital views of the lumbosacral region. However, the presence of certain non-titanium metal objects (screws, wires, etc.) makes the MRI contraindicated since it may heat certain metals. If an MRI is contraindicated, the diagnosis of arachnoiditis will have to be made using a computed tomography (CT) scan, which requires the administration of contrast media into the intrathecal compartment; however the images are not as informative as those obtained from an MRI. The intrathecal injection of a dye (myelogram) presents one more obstacle, as it may be hazardous, especially in cases of infections. An intrathecal injection refers to injecting a substance directly into the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Physical examinations of patients with arachnoiditis can reveal changes in reflexes, sensory deficits, strength, and/or weakness. Furthermore it confirms the physical findings between the right and the left side when compared with radiological images. Of great use is the exploration of proprioception which confirms the alteration of balance.
Currently, there is no complete cure for arachnoiditis, but there are therapies which, if implemented, may lessen pain and suffering. Multimodal medication management with Schedule III drugs should be employed for chronic indications. Any Schedule II opiates are to be used with great caution as there is a risk of dependence and development of side effects of continuous tolerance will require progressively higher dosages.
Mild physical therapy is recommended for affected individuals to restore motion, preserve function and to help them remain active. It may include massage, mild exercise (without producing pain), hydrotherapy, and hot or cold compresses.
Psychotherapy may be helpful for most patients with arachnoiditis, as there is a strong element of depression. Patients need to be able to cope with their disease problems and the detrimental effects of continuous severe pain.
Surgery as a treatment of arachnoiditis is generally not recommended because of the possibility of scar tissue and fibrosis formation.
Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government web site.
Repeated therapeutic infusions provide patients considerable pain relief.
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Probably the most advanced automotive probe on the market, with a huge range of functions for effective automotive diagnostics, making short circuits and bad earths easy to find.
Features a scope function to visually test component signals, with the added benefit of maximum/minimum volts, frequency and duty cycle displayed.
Allows components to be activated in situ or prior to installation.
The fly lead allows continuity and polarity testing with a high-contrast colour LCD display giving a 7mm high read-out.
Features an audible continuity and positive/negative voltage indicator.
Two integral work lights.
6mtr Lead connects to the battery supply and reaches to all areas of the vehicle.
Includes a vehicle accessory socket adaptor.
Supplied in carry-case.
Specifications of the Sealey PP100
Model No: PP100
DC Voltage: 0-30V
Frequency: 0-10KHz
Duty Cycle: 1-99%
Resistance: 50Ω-2MΩ
Continuity Test, Audible: <50Ω
Scope Function: Yes
Back Light: Yes
Circuit Breaker Reset: Yes
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. Heyyy-o!
How has everyone's holidays been?! Well, just Thanksgiving I guess. I know I say this every year but the holidays creep up on me faster and faster. It's crazy. Can you believe 2012 is near over? And isn't the end of the world coming up quite soon here, too? Just kidding.
Anywho, my life has been a bit topsy turvy as of late and the holidays are not making anything calmer. Aside from conjuring up Christmas presents for everyone, working, slipping in a workout or two, and attempting to blog, I also have several Christmas parties coming up that I'm oh-so-excited for. But really, who wouldn't be?! So needless to say, both my weeks and weekends are pretty much jam packed for the rest of the month. And so here's my early apology for neglecting LSM. It's already begun and I feel bad about it. Sowwy.
As you can tell, it's been hard for me to get in the kitchen for one reason or another. Too tired, too busy, you know the deal. But I made myself bake something this week because I knew it'd make me feel better. And the magic of baking worked.
I decided to go with something rather easy and uncomplicated because I was short for time and energy, but dang. I'm glad I did. I opted to try out une gamine dans la cuisine's Brown Butter Cranberry Shortbread because it seemed classic and simple, yet I knew it'd be a quality treat as this blog is one of my all time favorites.
And. I was right. The bar consists of a tart, jam-like cranberry filling nested atop a soft, brown buttery, shortbread and finished with crumble of the same shortbread mixture. Does that make sense...? In my head it reads funny. But regardless, all you must know is that the combination of the sweet, brown butter shortbread, and [very] tart cranberry filling is one festive holiday treat that will keep you coming back for seconds. Or thirds. Addictive little buggers.
I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season. As we well know, it only comes around once a year and even if you're feeling the stress of it all, take a breath and really enjoy it. Family, friends, and food. What more could we want?! .
From une gamine dans la cuisine
Crust and Crumble:
1 c. plus 5 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 c. sugar, divided
3/4 tsp. salt
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/4 tsp. almond extract
3 c. plus 3 tbsp. all purpose flour
Cranberry Filling:
1 (12 oz.) bag fresh cranberries
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. orange juice
- Line a 13x9-inch pan with foil; butter or spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- For the crust, melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat. Increase heat to medium and, stirring occasionally, cook the butter until it turns golden and develops a nutty aroma (about 5 to 8 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled brown butter, 3/4 cup sugar, and salt until well blended. Add the egg yolks and almond extract and whisk until smooth. Using a large rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in the flour until you have a stiff dough.
- Transfer about 2 cups of the dough into the prepared pan and press evenly into the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate for 40 minutes. Add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar to the remaining dough and using your fingertips, work the sugar into the dough until it becomes crumbly. Cover and set aside.
- In the oven, place one rack second from the bottom and the other rack second from the top. Heat oven to 325°F.
- Once done, remove the crust from the refrigerator and prick the dough with a fork several times. Place the pan on the lowest rack and bake 15 minutes or just until crust begins to set (don't worry if the center is still doughy, it's better to under bake at this point).
- For the filling, in a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, and orange juice. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid turns into a thick syrup and the cranberries take on a chunky, jam-like consistency. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the filling to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Spread the filling over the partially baked crust and crumble the remaining topping over the filling. Place the pan on the highest rack and increase oven to 350°F. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crumb topping is golden brown. Let bars cool for 1 hour before cutting.
Yield: 2 dozen bars


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For any fan of the great, late director and playwright Orson Welles or for those who are only familiar with his films, Stanford Repertory Theatre's production of "Moby Dick -- Rehearsed" offers a rare chance to view his theatrical genius in full.
The production is part of Stanford Rep's "Orson Welles: Substantial Shadows" summer festival, which includes free Monday-night showings of Welles' iconic films, an all-day symposium and a stage performance of "The War of the Worlds."
Set on a stage stripped down to the barest essentials with actors dressed predominantly in street clothes, the performance of Welles' two-act retelling of Herman Melville's classic tale of vengeance and downfall brings to life the suspense of the doomed whale hunt on a roiling sea.
Director Rush Rehm has put together a 90-minute show that honors Welles' original production while adding elements that mirror the crew's psychological dilemma. Look for the changing roster of female actors who represent the mastheader. Their changing positions reflect the play's action and mood. It's an element that Welles did not include in his original script, but it transforms the ship, in a sense, into the story's subconscious.
Rehm also cast the opening rehearsal scene in a modern context -- one that made the audience sheepishly laugh.
"Did you really read the book?" an actor asks regarding "Moby Dick."
"Well, no -- but it's all here," says Playwright/Ishmael, pointing to his smart phone.
The play opens on a somewhat confusing note. There's a half-rendered red sun that initially seems to be the only set prop, and when the actors mill about in street clothes reciting lines from "King Lear," there's an initial thought of, "Uh ... what have I gotten myself into?"
But that is as Welles intended. The audience is glimpsing not a polished set and play of "Moby Dick," but a rehearsal of "King Lear" that the performers soon abandon for the Melville masterpiece. "Moby Dick -- Rehearsed" then builds into an engrossing experience. Swelling like an enormous wave, the play takes the audience on a transformational, white-knuckle ride.
Bare-bones set scaffolding becomes the ship Pequod on which crew members toil; the search for the monstrous white whale becomes a journey into a man's troubled soul. The audience becomes the helpless witness to this tragedy, following the maniacal Captain Ahab and his doomed crew to the bottom of the sea.
Rod Gnapp, a veteran of Bay Area stages, is a crusty Ahab who barks out orders on his search for the giant cetacean. He lost his leg to Moby Dick on a previous journey, and he wants revenge at all costs.
His crew members are more than a little concerned about their captain's mental state, yet they are torn by loyalty to their master. Mutiny is a hanging offense, after all.
The young Ishmael, played by Louis McWilliams, is the sole survivor who narrates the tale, vacillating between active crew member and storyteller. Peter Ruocco is Starbuck, the Best Mate whose final confrontation with his captain seeks Ahab to reckon with his demons. Pip, played by Maia Kazin is the adoring but terrified cabin boy who serves as a kind of angel on Ahab's shoulder, but one the obsessed captain chooses to lock away.
It is all to no avail. Even during the most joyous times when the crew sings sea shanties and dances jigs there's still an undercurrent of unease.
The songs are among the best parts of the production. They were selected by director Rehm and music director Weston Gaylord after meticulous research. Some, such as "Haul in the Bowline," go back centuries to the reign of Henry VIII, Gaylord said.
The original score by New York composer Michael Keck (who did Stanford Rep's "Electra" festival), draws in the audience with haunting sounds of the sea; and Michael Ramsaur's play of colorful light is impressive for its representation of the sea and its subtle shifts from hope to doom.
"Moby Dick -- Rehearsed" keeps its audience riding the crest of emotional waves until its dramatic finale when the great whale finally takes Ahab down into the briny drink.
What: "Moby Dick -- Rehearsed," a play by Orson Welles performed by Stanford Repertory Theatre
Where: Pigott Theater, Memorial Hall, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford University
When: Performances through Aug. 10, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.
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Thank you to everyone who made the "Every 15 Minutes" program a great success for the students of ELC High School over the days of April 4th and 5th.
You may or not believe that it takes a village to raise a child, but this was truly a great example of an entire community coming together to stress to our young people the possible dangers and consequences that come with making the decision to drive under the influence.
I would surely leave someone out if I tried to mention every group, organization or individual that made these two days possible (and there were many). But I would like to especially thank Michelle Howing and Brent Shatto for presenting this program to us and for ramrodding the whole show over the 5-6 months it took to bring it to fruition. It was an enormous task and they were enthusiastic and great to work with throughout the process.
Another group that needs to be thanked is the parents of those students who were selected to participate. The students were unaware that they were going to be among the 'living dead' until the grim reaper came for them every 15 minutes during the morning on Wednesday. In the meantime, their parents were asked to write an obituary for their son or daughter. I can only imagine how hard that was to do.
A big thanks also goes out to the great staff at ELC High School as well. I asked them to give up almost two whole days of academic contact with their classes in exchange for an opportunity to reach the students in a most unorthodox manner. They didn't bat an eye and, in fact, shed their share of tears along with the students who were genuinely touched by the events that unfolded.
Finally, I would like to thank all of the students who were attentive and cooperated in the activities over the two days. It was all for them and while we may never know how effective it was in the long run, my hope is that they will reflect on the fact that so many people cared so much about them and that the entire village of Estherville did their part in providing this education for them.
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Margaret Hardeman---- August 13th, 1925 to January 15th, 2011
Margaret Hardeman was born on August 13th, 1925 in Los Angeles, California to Anthony and Angelina Fido. Margaret attended Burbank High School and then worked for Owl Drugstore and Bakery Lane in Burbank. Margaret married Benjamin Hardeman on September 26th, 1943 in Burbank, California. Margaret and Ben had two children, James and Judy, who they raised in Burbank.
Margaret enjoyed spending time with her family which included four grandchildren and four great-grandchilden. They were her greatest joy.
Margaret is survived by her son James (Judy) Hardeman of Fountain Valley, California and her daughter Judy (Steve) Maggiora of Saugus, California; her 4 grandchildren, Kristin (Brian) Brocoff of Las Vegas, Nevada; Carrie (Chris) Cantor of Ladera Ranch, California; Doug Maggiora and John Maggiora of Valencia, Calfornia; and 4 great grandchildren, Brett, Amber, Caden, and Kyler.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, husband, her two brothers; Joe and Nick; and her 3 sisters; Mary, Katie, and Lena.
Funeral Services will be held at the San Fernando Mission Cemetary on Tuesday, January 25th. Visitation will be at 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 1:00 p.m with burial immediately following.


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Monica Hall was named Director of Travel and Sports Camps at UC San Diego in July of 2010.
Hall is responsible for coordinating and reconciling all aspects of team travel including airfare, lodging, ground transportation and meals for all 23 of UCSD's intercollegiate athletic programs as well as recruiting and professional travel for coaches and administrative staff.
Hall serves as the liaison with travel companies to negotiate discounts and amenities while operating within NCAA guidelines and university policies and keeping the safety, health and welfare of the travelers in mind.
Hall also manages the department's sport camp program and supervises camps interns. She is responsible for advertising, website maintenance, facility reservations, risk management, hiring and payroll for camps. Since Hall's hire in 2010, camp registration has increased from approximately 2,000 campers annually to over 3,200.
In addition, Hall assists the Athletics Communications staff with game management for various programs and is most commonly known for donning her zebra jersey as the official scorekeeper for men's and women's basketball.
Hall assumed her current position after working as the Athletics Program Coordinator for over a year. She was responsible for drafting game contracts for all home competitions, coordinating preseason housing arrangements with Housing and Dining Services and communicating with visiting teams and officials. She assisted with the management of postseason bids and hired, trained and supervised the front office student staff. Hall also served as the logistical coordinator for several special events, such as New Athlete Orientations, the All-Athlete Welcome Back event, the department's annual Kick-Off Meeting and the ICA Recognition Night banquet.
Prior to joining the Triton family, Hall spent eight years with the City of Chula Vista Recreation Department. As a Recreation Specialist, Planned, directed and supervised programs, special events and facility rentals. She trained and supervised part-time recreation staff and volunteers for many programs, scheduled and staffed the department's camps and youth basketball leagues.
A San Diego native, Hall earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities with a focus in History from the University of San Diego in January 2008.


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Linda Robertson: NFL's cold shoulder to truth about concussions embarrassing
To stand on the sideline of an NFL game is not only to understand how brain damage can be inflicted by football but also to be amazed that an ambulance isn't called on every play.
Yet the NFL refuses to acknowledge any link between blows to the head and cognitive impairment, despite graphic, grotesque and high-definition illustrations to the contrary.
The NFL has never admitted that our violent national pastime caused players to lose their minds. The NFL dismissed the connection again while simultaneously agreeing to pay $765 million to retired players who sued for their lingering pain. In fact, the NFL's 20-year effort to ignore or obfuscate the effect of concussions hasn't ended and probably never will. That was the most outrageous conclusion among several explained in the Frontline documentary League of Denial, which aired Tuesday on PBS.
Denial is the perfect description of the league's mind-set and strategy.
Only through denial could the NFL not be moved to act by the sad stories of Tom McHale, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman who suffered from early onset dementia and died of a drug overdose at age 45, or Mike Webster, the former Pittsburgh Steelers center who spent the last chapter of his life in a confused, depressed, angry state, duct-taping the cracked skin of his feet, Super-Gluing teeth back into his mouth and living in his pickup truck before he died at age 50.
Neuropathologist Bennet Omalu was shocked by the amount of scar tissue on Webster's forehead. When Omalu examined Webster's brain, his diagnosis was chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease. Omalu made the same diagnosis when he examined the brain of ex-Steeler Terry Long.
The NFL tried to discredit Omalu, likening his research to "voodoo."
"If 10 percent of mothers in this country would begin to perceive football as a dangerous sport, that is the end of football," Omalu said he was warned during a meeting with an NFL doctor. "I wish I had never met Mike Webster. You can't go against the NFL; they'll squash you."
At every step of the growing concussion crisis, the NFL responded with heartlessness toward its players and disregard for science.
Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who waved off newspaper reports on the dangers of concussions as "pack journalism," created the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury committee to study the issue, but it was headed by Dr. Elliot Pellman — the Jets team doctor and a Guadalajara-trained rheumatologist, not a neurologist. Over the years the committee wrote 16 papers downplaying concussions as minor injuries that shouldn't prevent players from returning to games even moments after coming off the field in a dazed condition. When Pellman was replaced by Dr. Ira Casson, Casson gave his famous "Dr. No" interview on 60 Minutes repeating the denials.
The league consistently marginalized the advocacy of Chris Nowinski and the work of Dr. Ann McKee. Nowinski convinced the families of deceased football players to donate their brains to Boston University's research center, where McKee's examinations have revealed CTE in 45 of 46 NFL cases. McKee also found CTE in the brains of a college player who committed suicide and a high school player who died following a concussion.
The Frontline documentary was based on the forthcoming book by brothers Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, who also wrote the Barry Bonds and BALCO expose, Game of Shadows. One of their most impactful interviews was with agent Leigh Steinberg, who described his conversation with concussed Troy Aikman. Three times within about 30 minutes Aikman asked Steinberg where he was and what had happened, and three times Steinberg repeated the news that the Cowboys were going to the Super Bowl.
The NFL, compared to Big Tobacco at a congressional hearing, has made some reforms to the rules on hits, procedures for clearing concussed players and amount of contact in practice.
Then a player like Alex Smith — exercising caution in letting his brain heal — loses his job to Colin Kaepernick, or Jahvid Best finds himself out of football after an incomplete recovery.
The other side of the concussion problem is resistance from the players and their union in admitting brain injury. A league in denial makes it necessary for its stars to be in denial, too. None of them are quitting the sport in fear for their future sanity.
What's at stake? Millions of dollars in salary for the athletes and mega-billions for the entertainment industry of football, whose foothold in American culture starts at the grass-roots Pee Wee level.
The denial starts at the top but trickles down through our football-loving society, where the crunchiest collisions get the loudest cheers. The forgetful, broken old men simply got the tradeoff that came due. The concussion crisis won't ever end until the risk of dementia by age 50 outweighs the reward of youthful glory.


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It's been 233 years since the bouncing baby United States of America declared its independence from the United Kingdom, and it's been thirteen years since a hardy band of patriots led by no less than the US President repelled the alien invaders intent on exterminating mankind. If that's not worth celebrating, then seriously, nothing is.
There are an actual ton of recipes kicking around to mark the occasion, which is handy because I haven't had a lot of time to put one together myself. The one that caught my eye is Jonathan Pogash's American Collins (or Red, White & Blue Collins).
American Collins
45ml Bombay Sapphire
25ml simple syrup
15ml lemon juice 4 pitted Bing cherries
8 blueberries
Muddle the blueberries and cherries with the syrup and the lemon juice. Add the gin with ice and stir briefly. Top with club soda.
Whatever you're drinking today, raise a glass to Uncle Sam. No, not the cantankerous old sod who lives in your basement. The mythologised personification of the American Spirit.
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Up to this point we've had to use the buzzword "voluntary" when discussing a team's veteran offseason workouts.
However, the voluntary part will be dropped for seven NFL teams who open their three-day mandatory minicamps Tuesday:
Arizona Cardinals
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The big difference between the three-day workouts these seven teams will hold this week is that players skipping mandatory work are subject to fines -- totaling up to around $69,000 for missing all three days.
Twenty-four other teams hold their mandatory work next week -- with the Rams as the outlier. At that time the status of players such as 49ers tight end Vernon Davis and Texans receiver Andre Johnson, both of whom have been discussed as possibilities to skip minicamp, will be scrutinized.
As for the seven teams kicking off mandatory minicamps Tuesday, it appears most known potential holdouts have shown up for work.
The Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals and Lions will wrap up their pre-training camp workouts this week, while the rest of the league stretches into next week.
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Professor Chandra Varma (Ph. D. Physics '68) of the University of California Riverside will receive an honorary doctor of science from the University on April 22, 2010.
He will give the Physics and Astronomy Colloquium on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 3:35 p.m. in 131 Physics. He will speak on "Quantum Phase Transitions or You Gotta Love Singularities." He will also deliver the Condensed Matter Seminar on Thursday, April 22nd at 1:25 p.m. in Physics 210. The title of his seminar is "Collective modes observed and yet to be observed in the Loop Ordered Phase of High Temperature Superconductors." Alumni are cordially invited to these talks. Go to www.physics.umn.edu for more information.


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See your account history
Your Google Ads account contains a history of changes that shows what you've done in the past. This change history can help you better understand what events may have led to changes in your campaigns' performance. You can see up to 2 years of changes.
This article explains how to find and use change history in your account. It also explains how to undo changes.
The new Google Ads experience is now the exclusive way for most users to manage their accounts. Note, automatic targeting is only available in the new Google Ads experience.
See your change history
- Sign in to your AdWords account at https://adwords.google.com.
- There are two ways to see your change history:
- Click the Campaigns tab, then look to the right of the "Search" button and click View Change History. (This option isn't available on all tabs.)
- Click the Tools tab and select Change History.
- Customize the way your change history is displayed:
Date range: Use the drop-down menu near the top of the screen to view changes for a particular date range.
Scope: Use the list on the side navigation bar to view changes for the following:
- To view changes made to all campaigns, click All campaigns.
- To view changes for a specific campaign, click the campaign's name.
- To view changes on a specific ad group, first click the name of the campaign it belongs to, then, in the "Ad group" column in the change history table, click the ad group's name.
Details: By default, items in the Changes column are collapsed--they're more of a summary.
- If you'd like to see exactly what changes were made, you can expand the item by clicking Show details.
- If you'd like to expand all items in your change history, click Show all details.
- To simplify the view again, click Hide details or Hide all details.
Filters: See "Filter your change history" below.
- To download your change history, click the Download report button, choose the download format, then click Download.
The types of changes you can see
You can see the following kinds of changes in your account change history:
- Ad: Actions taken to create, edit, pause, resume, or remove an ad
- Budget: Adjustments to your campaign's budget, but not shared budgets
- Bid: Adjustments to your ad group and keyword bids
- Conversions: Actions taken to create, edit, or remove conversion actions
- Network: Changes to the ad network(s) your campaign is targeting
- Keyword: Actions taken to add, pause, resume, or remove keywords; adjustments to a keyword-level maximum cost-per-click (CPC) bid or landing page
- Status: Actions taken to pause, resume, or remove a campaign, ad group, keyword, or ad
- Targeting: Adjustments to language and location targeting
In addition to changes made directly in your AdWords account, your change history will show changes made via automated rules, AdWords API, and AdWords Editor.
Your change history doesn't track password changes (for security reasons).
Filter your change history
To filter your change history, simply click the Filter drop-down menu. You can select one of the predefined filters or create a custom filter. When a filter is applied, you'll see a yellow notification bar above the table.Predefined filters
These are the predefined filters available for change history:
- Ad changes: Actions taken to create, edit, pause, resume or remove an ad
- Budget changes: Adjustments to your campaign's budget, but not shared budgets
- Bid changes: Adjustments to your ad group and keyword bids
- Network changes: Changes to the ad network(s) your campaign is targeting
- Keyword changes: Actions taken to add, pause, resume, or remove keywords; adjustments to a keyword-level maximum cost-per-click (CPC) bid or landing page
- Status changes: Actions taken to pause, resume, or remove a campaign, ad group, keyword, or ad
- Targeting changes: Adjustments to language and location targeting
To create a custom filter:
- Click the Filter drop-down menu, then select Create filter. A yellow notification bar appears and expands to show more options.
- Use the drop-down menus to construct your custom filter. For example, if you wanted to see changes made by another user on your account, you'd select Users from the first drop-down menu, then you'd select the user's name from the second.
- Click Apply.
To save your filter:
- Apply a predefined or custom filter to your change history.
- Click the yellow notification bar above the table. The bar expands to show more options.
- Check the Save filter option and enter a name for your filter. You'll use this name later to identify the saved filter.
- Click Apply.
Undo changes in your account history
The "Undo" feature lets you roll back most types of changes, as long as they were made in the last 30 days. This will revert the change to its previous state.
Changes eligible for undo have an arrow button next to each set of actions. If there are multiple changes listed in the same row on the "Change history" page, the "Undo" feature will undo all of these changes together.
Many, but not all, changes can be undone. If a change can't be undone (or it's older than 30 days), you won't see an arrow button next to it. In rare circumstances, we won't be able to undo changes even if you've clicked the arrow button (we'll let you know if that happens). This could be because an associated item has been removed since the change was made, or someone else with access to your account has already undone the change since you last refreshed the page, for example.
Here's how to undo changes in your account history:
- Identify the row with the set of changes you want to undo and click the arrow button at the end of the row.
- You'll be shown a verification that the change can be undone. If so, click the Undo changes button to proceed.
- You'll be taken back to the "Change history" page. If the change was successful, a yellow box will appear confirming the number of changes you've just undone. The "Undo status" column on the row of changes you just reverted will display "Undone."
- A new row will appear on your "Change history" page indicating the undo actions you just took. However, changes can take from 30 minutes to 3 hours to appear in your account and on your "Change history" page, so look for the yellow box described in step 3 for immediate confirmation.
Add change history columns to your statistics table
Did you know you can also view a running count of changes from the Campaigns tab? Adding columns to your statistics table is an easy way to keep track of the type and number of changes to your campaigns and ad groups.
To add columns to your statistics table:
- Click Campaigns at the top of your screen.
- Click the Columns drop-down menu.
- Select Modify columns.
- Under "Select metrics," click Change history. A list of available columns is displayed.
- Click Add for each column you want in your table.
- Click Apply.
Here are some things you should know:
- The total displayed in the "All changes" column is not the sum of the other change history columns in your table. It's the total number of changes you've made.
- For example, let's say Fatima pauses an ad. The "Ad changes" column and the "Status changes" column would both show one change, because pausing an ad is both a change to the ad and a change to the status. However, the "All changes" column would only show one change, not 2. This is because Fatima only made one change.
- Some changes, like changing the name of an ad group, are only displayed in the "All changes" column. This is because they don't fall into any of the other change categories. This is another reason why you should not consider the "All changes" column a sum of the other change history columns.
- Changes made yesterday are displayed after 10 a.m. Pacific Time (PST) today. Changes made before May 19, 2014 are not shown.