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This is a very personal story of living gracefully with a fatal diagnosis. When I wrote "Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond," I had no idea that I'd be putting its precepts into practice in my immediate family within a year of publication. But as I said in the book, "You never know." You never know when your time will be up, and so it is best to prepare for the end sooner rather than later.
On Feb. 2, we learned that my husband of 43 years had Stage 4 lung cancer. There was no asking "Why me?" Richard knew very well why. He'd been a pack-a-day smoker for 50 years. Although he quit for good more than 15 years ago, it was far too late. After a few weeks of encroaching weakness and coughing, a PET scan showed that cancer was ravaging his body, taking up residence in both lungs (along with emphysema), in his spine, his adrenal glands and his brain. It was inoperable and incurable. He was looking at weeks or months of remaining life, maybe a year at most.
Long before this diagnosis, we had discussed and written down our wishes if either of us faced such a dismal prognosis. At nearly 77, Richard felt he had already cheated the grim reaper despite his long addiction to nicotine. He wanted nothing to do with drastic therapies that might grant him a few extra months at the expense of his comfort and his ability to do what needed doing before he died.
His choice — affirmed by the doctors we consulted — was for palliative treatments aimed at minimizing his pain and maximizing his function. As his health care proxy, I had long ago agreed to such a plan. Our sons and daughters-in-law knew him far too well to try to persuade him otherwise.
Treatment and Comfort
For his comfort and our convenience, we stayed with local doctors at our local hospital, New York Methodist, an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College. I was extraordinarily impressed with the intelligence and sensitivity of the doctors we saw: our primary care physician, whose specialty is geriatrics; the pulmonologist, who made the diagnosis and provided a pretty clear picture of what was ahead; an oncologist, who strongly recommended palliative radiation (which could, if Richard wanted it, be followed by gentle chemotherapy); a radiation oncologist, who explained how radiation could help control pain; and a neurologist, who periodically assessed his physical limitations.Continue reading the main story
We were warned of two potentially disastrous complications. Richard was already suffering from severe sciatica attributed to the spinal tumors, and we learned that these could cause permanent paralysis if they impinged on the spinal cord. The brain lesions could bleed and cause a hemorrhagic stroke. And his balance, which we realized in hindsight had been declining for months, was also at great risk from lesions in the pons, near the top of the brainstem.
And so he began three weeks of radiation to his lower spine and whole brain. For a week, though the city was blanketed by snow and his balance was iffy, he was able to walk himself with a cane to and from the hospital for treatments. But 10 days from the start of radiation, he awoke unable to walk, and the oncologist said he had to get to the hospital without delay.
The paramedics who responded to the 911 call were amazingly gentle and reassuring. A magnetic resonance imaging test of the spine and brain revealed no tumor to explain this handicap, prompting a probable diagnosis of swelling caused by the cancer, the radiation or both.
And so began a two-week hospital stay marked by increasing pain (and increasing doses of narcotics to control it), extreme weakness and constipation caused by the narcotics. Richard thought there was no point in continuing treatment; he'd never get any better or leave the hospital alive. His doctors thought otherwise and urged him to continue the radiation, along with medications to counter the swelling and constipation.
My goal, my hope, was that he would live just three more weeks and be well enough on March 26 to attend a musical celebration of his life's work as a lyricist, at which friends and family from far and wide could say goodbye.
On the sixth morning of his hospitalization, his bowel congestion finally relieved, he awoke pain-free and cheerful and announced, half joking, "Today, I almost feel like living." I began to breathe normally again, no small thanks to the capable and conscientious oncology nurses and nurse technicians, whose cheerful demeanor seemed able to inspire a will to live in a corpse.
A Final Journey
But this was to be only a brief reprieve. After two weeks of radiation, it became obvious that the treatments were only adding to his misery, not relieving it — every touch, every movement seemed to hurt him — and he was no longer able to get out of bed. Encouraged by my sons and their wives, who saw no point in prolonging his agony, I reluctantly abandoned my March 26 goal and arranged for hospice care.
Francine Russo put it succinctly in her excellent new book, "They're Your Parents, Too!" (Bantam, 2010): "The real challenge in making decisions about life-extending treatment is how much we can focus on what our dying parent needs rather than our own anguish. This is the ultimate test of emotional separation."
And so the next day, I got in the ambulance with my husband for his transfer to Calvary Hospital, a lovely, peaceful hospice whose Brooklyn campus is at Lutheran Medical Center. The hospice physician reviewed his pain medications and immediately suggested changing to a continuous morphine drip, which greatly relieved his discomfort and my gnawing distress over watching him suffer. Nothing more to worry about, no more decisions to make.
Three days later, it was apparent to all that the end was near. He had stopped eating, no longer uttered a word and slept almost all the time. Knowing that hearing is the last sense to go, we continued to talk to him, saying how much we loved him, reading the many incredible letters and e-mail messages sent by family and friends, and wishing him a peaceful end.
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Sioux Falls Canaries Sign Former Washington Nationals Draft Pick
The Sioux Falls Canaries are reeling a bit after the first month of the 2013 season. Losers of four straight and six of their last seven, the Birds (12-19) are dead last in the American Association's North Division.
Tuesday, the Canaries added a player they hope will turn things around in a hurry.
Former Washington Nationals third-round draft choice Stephen King, an infielder, has signed with Sioux Falls. King has spent six seasons in the Nationals farm system. Last year he combined with Class A Potomac and Class AA Harrisburg to hit .248 with 24 doubles, one home run and 32 RBI. King is a career .234 hitter in 562 professional games.
The Winter Park, Florida native was drafted by Washington in 2006 with the 91st overall pick.
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Before she dove off her block in lane three at a race last week, Katie Ledecky clapped three times. The 15-year-old had done the ritual for years, but not in London five months ago, before she won a gold medal. It was too loud, and she didn't want to disrupt her rhythm.
Now she was doing it again, at a small high school pool in McLean, hoping to lead her team to an Independent School League title.
Above, she could see people in the bleachers rise to their feet, trying to catch a glimpse. Girls selling food to raise money for their prom stopped and rushed into a workout room to peer through windows overlooking the pool. Swimmers wrapped in towels crowded the edge of the deck, many with camera phones pointed at Ledecky. Some of her high school opponents on the blocks just stared.
She was a spectacle, and she set a meet record in the race — the 200-yard individual medley. Afterward, she waited an hour in a corner of the natatorium with her Stone Ridge teammates, laughing and cheering. Then she snuck back to the blocks for the 500 freestyle, where she lapped everyone. And when she was done, she turned around and stood in the water. She lifted her goggles onto her forehead, and rung out her ears. Then she extended her elbows onto the concrete edge of the pool, as if she were relaxing on a couch, and waited for the rest of the field to finish.
"Every race that I have, whether it's a high school meet or a race at the Olympics," Ledecky said, "I never feel the pressure."
Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle race in London on Aug, 3 — an event that dwarfs the 500 she regularly swims for her Bethesda school. She didn't just win the race, she won it by four seconds, shattering the 23-year-old U.S. record with a time of 8 minutes 14.63 seconds. That August day, Ledecky became an international star and a rarity in American sports — a true prodigy.
But this winter, the prodigy is precisely where she knows she belongs — back in the pool alongside her high school teammates.
"If I could compare the two, I would say high school swimming is a lot more team oriented," Ledecky said. "These are some of my best friends, and I know they'll be my best friends in 20, 30, 40 years."
Looking ahead to those years, instead of flashing back on the 15th year of her life, has brought calm to Ledecky. Last weekend, when Stone Ridge won the ISL championship for the first time in 10 years, Ledecky looked genuinely happy. After officials announced her team had won, Ledecky dove into the pool with her Gator teammates and swam around for awhile, splashing and hanging on them, like she was at a local water hole on a hot summer day. She took pictures with the team, hugged well-wishers, and went out to dinner with everyone after. And she hopes to do it all again Saturday night at the Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim & Dive League Championships at the Takoma Aquatic Center, where the circus could be two-fold.
"I just want to represent my school as well as I can," Ledecky said. "It's not something where I feel like, 'Oh I'm an Olympic gold medalist, I better win this race or else it's going to look really silly.' I don't feel that at all. There are great swimmers in the area, and if I don't win, it's fine."
She has taught herself how to deal with the hoopla. The everyday questions are countless for Ledecky. How do you learn how to sign an autograph at 15? How do you organize your thoughts for countless interviews? Or act calmly on a visit to the White House earlier this fall? And how do you still win every individual race against high school girls who are trying to make a name for themselves by beating you?
"I can only imagine the pressure. . . the external pressure there may be," said Malcolm McCluskey, the director of studies at the school, who enjoyed the "once in a lifetime opportunity" of a White House visit with Ledecky. "I mean, you go out in your first international showing and you win a gold medal, and then you come back to some of these high school meets. . . . I believe there is a great amount of pressure. Kid loves to win. And she loves to race."
Ledecky spends about 20 hours a week in the pool, splitting time between commitments to the Nation's Capital Swim Club and her high school team — and sometimes she misses club practices to make high school dual meets. It is a protective cocoon for Ledecky, and in turn she guards her time with the Stone Ridge team, where as with Team USA in London, she is still a junior member.
One teenage girl who can relate is fellow summer sensation Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old swimmer from Colorado who after winning four gold medals in London, opted to come back to swim at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora this winter. But she is still two years older than Ledecky.
"From Katie's standpoint, she's seven years under the average age of our team," said USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch. "Why would we ever deny someone the opportunity to compete at a level in which they're qualified for? So why would we ever want to take the high school experience away from Katie or Missy?"
Last week at Madeira, as her team made a circle around the senior captains for a pre-swim rally, Ledecky stood on the outer ring, taller than the rest, listening to the speeches. Then she blended in for a series of chants, including the 'Gator Chomp,' which pays homage to the school's mascot.
In that circle was 14-year-old Kelleigh Haley, a freshman swimmer who just turned 15 this week, and who, after getting over an initial intimidation of Ledecky last year, decided to "shadow" her role model during their interactions on the club swimming circuit. She said she decided to come to Stone Ridge last year with prodding by Ledecky. This happened before London, and Ledecky arrived home and became Haley's teammate.
"It was really cool," Haley said of Ledecky continuing to swim at the high school. "A new feeling like, 'Wow, I'm so close to the top. This is, like, real.' "
Another one of those girls was senior captain and Carnegie Mellon recruit Natalie Kronfli. She has worked with Ledecky to look at this season at the school as opportunity, not pressure.
"I don't know if it's really nervous," Kronfli said of the swimmers who have to face Ledecky in practice and at meets. "I don't want this to sound rude, we kind of know the outcome. People get very excited. All the kids come up to her and ask her for autographs. I mean, my sister did so."
The pageantry around high school swimming, in stark contrast to the cutthroat nature of international competition, is what has ahold of Ledecky this winter. The kids make signs. Some paint their faces, and wear costumes during the meets. Ledecky will be in the middle of it all Saturday night at the WMPSSDL meet.
But she still has moments when traces of her past creep up, and for the good. A club coach noticed Ledecky get antsy during the national anthem at a meet in December, and told her he saw her swaying back and forth. As an Olympian, it's one part of herself that she can bring back to life in high school pools.
"He could tell I was flashing back," Ledecky said. "I definitely was."
More from Washington Post Sports:
Reach for the Wall: Ledecky's top times | ISL meet results
Archives: Ledecky, 15, makes big splash with gold in 800 meters
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CES 2012: MSI GUS II External Thunderbolt Graphics Upgrade System
Subject: Graphics Cards, Mobile, Shows and Expos | January 10, 2012 - 07:41 PM | Ryan Shrout
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While wandering around the MSI suite at The Venetian today I came across a very interesting new device. The GUS II is an external discrete graphics card dock that connects to a notebook PC (or small-form factor, etc) via a Thunderbolt connection.
Thunderbolt is a somewhat new interface that extends the PCI Express bus outside of the machine allowing for performance as high as 10 Gb/s per channel in its full implementation. Current Intel implementations that ship with the Macbook Air and likely included in the first batch of Thunderbolt-capable Ultrabooks are built around Eagle Ridge that offers two bi-directional channels. Still, even with a 10 Gb/s rating, we are seeing more than enough bandwidth for a discrete graphics card.
You can see that device obviously won't fit your new Radeon HD 7970 3GB in there but the GUS II will support cards with as much as 150 watts of power consumption via the included external power brick. 75 watts of power is supplied by the internal PEG slot while the internal 6-pin ATX power connector supplies another 75 watts.
MSI was running an HD 5770 inside the GUS II on a MacBook Pro running Windows 7. Unigine Heaven was playing on the graphics card outputs and it was definitely running at speeds and quality settings that the GPU in the Macbook would not have been able to.
MSI mentioned they were hopeful the price would be in the $150 range which is actually quite a good surprise considering they are going to be including the Thunderbolt cable in the box - an accessory that is notoriously expensive today.
All that is holding up the GUS II from release at this point is compatibility and driver support from AMD and NVIDIA. Because you are essentially adding in another PCI Express graphics card to system that might only have been prepared and QA'd for a single one, there are some issues to work out. Even with the hardware in a basically complete state, there is no time table for release though hopefully we can get this pushed into the mainstream soon.
Thunderbolt might finally bring us the dockable and upgradeable graphics we have always envisioned for notebooks.
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Very cool indeed! This would could very well be the perfect LAN Party addition. I have my huge PC rig at home and I want to fly to a LAN event. Just pop the GPU out of my desktop, into the GUS II, connect to MacBook Pro and I am ready to rock! This would be all I would really need at QuakeCon, for example. $150 is a great price, and it should be quite functional for many years. Was this located in their notebook, component, or media suite at the Venetian?
I wonder if this will also work for non-video PCIe applications? I would love to use the new iMac with my Apogee Symphony system. Especially since new MacPro's are nowhere to be found.
Awesome. I want to see more of these, with greater power ratings in the future. A laptop could legitimately replace a desktop with one of these docks.
Is there any way to use Msi GUS 2 under os x ?
Seems like I have to get windows to use it..
I would really love it if it worked on my MacBook pro late11 !
Someone have an answer??
Well why not just install windows? I mean what i'll be using this for is gaming on my macbook pro.( I really wanna play BF3). And basically all games are for windows. d:
If they could build a usb hub and firewire ports into here it would be insanely great (of course mac osx compatibility is a must then!) Looks very interesting though! The price is fantastic as well!
Would this work with a usb 3.0 to thunderbolt adapter?
This isn't about adapters, there just isn't the bandwidth if you don't have thunderbolt behind it.
The GPU isn't everything, though. A lot of games today are bottlenecked by the CPU rather than the GPU - like StarCraft 2, Minecraft and Oblivion...
RAM is another thing, too.
Fortunately, RAM and CPU seem to be in the high-end range in current notebooks while it's the GPU that is being compromised. Still...the power supply on this is not high enough, but it shows what the future can hold.


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SCons / StaticPicLibrary
The SCons wiki has moved to https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/StaticPicLibrary
This builder is exactly like the StaticLibrary builder, but uses position independant code (pic). It is useful when the library is meant to be statically linked to a shared library.
def createStaticPicLibraryBuilder(env): """This is a utility function that creates the StaticExtLibrary Builder in an Environment if it is not there already. If it is already there, we return the existing one.""" import SCons.Action try: static_extlib = env['BUILDERS']['StaticPicLibrary'] except KeyError: action_list = [ SCons.Action.Action("$ARCOM", "$ARCOMSTR") ] if env.Detect('ranlib'): ranlib_action = SCons.Action.Action("$RANLIBCOM", "$RANLIBCOMSTR") action_list.append(ranlib_action) static_extlib = SCons.Builder.Builder(action = action_list, emitter = '$LIBEMITTER', prefix = '$LIBPREFIX', suffix = '$LIBSUFFIX', src_suffix = '$OBJSUFFIX', src_builder = 'SharedObject') env['BUILDERS']['StaticPicLibrary'] = static_extlib return static_extlib
You then just have to call the function createStaticPicLibrary(env), and then call the StaticPicLibrary builder, which has exactly the same semantics as the StaticLibrary one. The only difference with StaticLibrary is the src_builder: instead of calling StaticObject, it uses SharedObject.
Note that since scons uses a different suffix for pic object code and non pic object code, it may confuse some tools which expects .o in static libraries.
Question (thank you in advance AdrianNeagu):
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Anyone have a heads-up on some of the prime PHD departments to study Patristic Theology in Greece?
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The big benefits to places like Thessaloniki are access to Orthodox scholars and some of the references, but otherwise Phd's are largely self-directed; Rome, on the other hand, has a better developed program (maybe because they've been allowed to develop it more thoroughly without the interruption of, say, Turkokrateia) and more resources (some of which were, er, pilfered from the East). I know the same is true of studies of Liturgical Theology (my fav)... you can study in Thessaloniki (I don't think I'd ever go to Athens for this kind of stuff), but the Pontifical Institute (Orientalis, I think) is the #1 place to go, with the best scholars and largest research base.
After a brief search on the web- I am now not sure whether you refer to the one in New York, Toronto or other...
I got nothing.
I forgot the maps
Being a Greek, I would recommend Thessaloniki for further theological studies. The university is not that great, but then again it's the second University in Greece, we can't expect too much from such a small budget country. I would recommend Thessaloniki because the Agion Oros is very close (3 hours with a car?) and you can have a more hands on approach with Orthodox theology via the monastic communities. After all, I have heard that the monks from the Monasteries in Agion Oros visit the theological schools once in a while in order to support the future theologians, which would increase your chance of meeting a more enlightened person.And after all, you will be in Greece: sun, islands, beachesÂÂ
University of Athens is 1 year of mandatory greek.  Unless you can test out of it.  If you can, then they'll let you take the course.  The test is out of 10.  If you get a 6 or above you pass, and they'll let you take the course.  However, they MIGHT make you take 1 semester of Greek on top of what you're already taking.  But that's kind of rare, though not unheard of.  If you don't pass the first time, its try try again system after that, up to 3 times.  So you might have to take more than 1 year. ÂÂ
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According to researchers, the main causes of persistent liver disease include:
Regardless of the instigator of chronic liver disease, liver damage usually proceeds along a common route, causing chronic inflammation, the death of formerly healthy liver tissue and its replacement by scar tissue. This process is called fibrosis. If the underlying cause of chronic liver disease is left untreated, the scarring eventually spreads throughout the liver and this vital organ becomes increasingly dysfunctional. This can lead to serious health complications, including in some cases, liver cancer.
Assessing fibrosis is important so that doctors and their patients can keep abreast of changes to this organ and determine if interventions to improve the health of the liver are having an effect. In the case of ALD and NAFLD, such interventions are behavioural, including cutting back on alcohol and incorporating exercise into daily routines. In the cases of viral infections -- HBV and HCV -- interventions include treatment with antiviral medicines.
Historically, the most highly regarded way of assessing liver fibrosis has been a liver biopsy -- a procedure that involves removing a tiny piece of the liver for laboratory analysis. This procedure can be done relatively quickly. However, liver biopsies can have drawbacks:
There are several non-invasive means of assessing the degree of fibrosis in the liver, which are largely dependent on blood tests. These include:
Tests that evaluate the physical state of the liver, or stiffness of the liver, can also assess injury. These include:
No liver assessment technique or technology is perfect; each one has advantages and disadvantages. However, care and treatment guidelines across high-income regions in North America and Western Europe increasingly call for the use of non-invasive means for assessing liver health. As a result, researchers at McGill University and the University of Calgary were interested in determining how non-invasive technologies were being used to assess damage to the liver. The researchers developed an internet-based survey, which was disseminated with the help of scientific societies such as the Canadian Association of Gastroenterologists (CAG) and the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN). The survey asked doctors who cared for patients with chronic liver disease detailed questions about what they used to assess liver injury in patients.
The researchers found that the use of liver biopsy was still relatively common -- nearly 46% of participants reported using it. However, researchers stated that "non-invasive methods, particularly Fibroscan, have significantly reduced the need for liver biopsy in Canada." Further findings from the survey appear later in this CATIE News bulletin.
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In Greta Gaine's new music video, "Mikey Likes It," there's a skateboard dude who rips the streets of New York City, enchanting women along the way. Mikey ollies a garbage can to the beat, pops off a staircase like it's a curb, and spins on his skateboard like a break dancer. It's one of those music videos that you want to play over again mainly because you want to see Mikey in action. His hard stares, mean skating, and that tattoo are way cool. But what most people don't know is that Mikey is Morgan LaFonte disguised in guys' clothes with a wig.
It's not surprising that Greta chose Morgan to play the Mikey character. "I've always been a thespian," says Morgan. In school she loved acting and wants to continue pursuing a film career, but mostly as a stunt woman specializing in car chases and fight scenes. "There are so many avenues," she says with tons of energy. "Snowboarding is going to open a whole new world and I'll be able to bypass the bullshit."
Then some day, she'll build her own house, maybe in Lake Tahoe, "old-style." Like the Pilgrims' farm-building days, she wants a ton of friends to join in and have a part in the building process so that it reflects her and her friends-complete with solar heating and hydro-electric power that "harnesses nature."
So far, Morgan's certainly harnessed nature athletically. She's the first woman to pull off a snowboard backflip on film (TB4), to pull off a backflip in the middle of a chute at an Extreme contest (Squaw Valley '95) and stick it. She also happens to be an incredibly skilled skateboarder, hackey sacker, and kayaker.
And yet she's so small. At 5'2″ she's more like a little girl than 29-year-old backcountry extreme rider. Yet to meet her is like meeting the Zen master of positivity: she's always stoked on life, even when she's tired and crampy and she's always pumped on you and your life (so much so that I find myself filling her in on the most minute details of my daily existence regardless of the fact that I called her for an interview).
A year ago I wrote, "…when Morgan talks, it isn't about snowboard politics. It's about standing in a beautiful rainstorm and feeling the drops soak into her skin, or finally getting first tracks down pristine mountains-the stuff that pulls at your heart and shakes up your soul." Despite the incredible feats and big airs, consciously or unconsciously, Morgan remains firmly on the ground. Even on the day she wrapped her knee around a tree.
Watching Morgan ride, you'd never get the feeling she'd ever get hurt. Her balance and timing are impeccable, and like a female Midas she's got the golden touch for hitting every mark a cinematographer asks her to touch. Only Midas turned sour during one turn last season. She'd just launched a huge air out of the infamous Alta Chutes in Jackson Hole and landed it fine. But the slope out of the Chutes is steep, and there's a lonely tree that stands in defiance of any avalanche smack in the middle of the fall line. " Basically, I was riding tired and that's what I did wrong," says Morgan. "Never say 'one last run.' I was ready to go home and was riding down the rest of the chute and hit a rock under the snow and was pitched out of the chute and thrown up. Gravity swept me down the hill to the only tree on that whole face. When you look at that only tree you'd never think you'd hit it.
"I was in no pain-I was in shock. I could see it the knee and I was looking at the back of my pant leg. 'This is not real!' I said to myself. My knee came all the way back around."
Supposedly, Morgan felt no pain until after the surgery and then mostly from the incisions, only. It's been seven months and through lots of physical therapy, positive thinking, and homeopathic remedies, she says she "only feels little aches every now and then. But I was freaking right off the bat," she recounts. "Then four months into it I was like, 'this is OK and I'm going to learn and gather information.' It was the Yin and Yang theory-that you can't have on without the other.
"Mike Hatchette told me all about injuries. He's been around and said you'll probably keep it on the ground for the first half of the season and then let loose the last half.
"I've had a nice season off and I'm ready to charge it again. There was a reason for my accident and I learned many things about myself in that time off. I've been skurfing and skateboarding in the last 6 weeks and everything is coming together-the physical confidence and mental confidence, which comes back as soon as you have the physical behind it. Coming off the last part of recovery is real mental. You need to give yourself the time and love to heal. You have to put in the time, " she says emphatically, "the time to find out and know how to heal yourself and be strong. There's always time-you have all the time you can give yourself."
As for her goals this season, travel is way up there, "Maybe Russia. And filming with Adventure Scope, Standard Films, the greater northwest."
As for competitions, that's never really been Morgan's gig, one reason is because there's no competition for her. "In the Squaw Extremes, I mean, there's like 5 women that sign up, " she says exasperated. As for the King of the Hill: "I'm not into them saying you have to race today-to say here's the 'extreme' line and the face and spot and then you go down and that's the 'extreme line.' But I understand that format, " continues Morgan, not wanting to harsh on anyone. "Because that format is gentler for people. I love Nick Perata founder of the King of the Hill competition in Valdez but it's turned into a sponsored advertising campaign for people and for TV. Not for riders. As soon as the media gets involved like that it takes away from the individuality of the person in the sport."
Her philosophy extends itself to the Olympics. "People like to see things they can relate to, " says Morgan, carefully. " Gate riding and halfpipe riding is what, like Time Magazine and ESPN cover. That's what the general public sees. But a 3,900-foot vertical face would blow them away-it's almost too dangerous for them to see it. But personally, the fact that they're even making snowboarding an Olympic sport is a strong foot in the door for our whole sport. Even though I don't race, the halfpipe-like boardercross or big air-is what separates snowboarding from skiing. But with the Olympics what you're seeing is a lot of young people, not the ripe fruits of the crop. They don't really show you who really makes snowboarding, people such as Farmer and Tex and Ox and Tom Burt."


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|Grown on Maui Farmers Market at Whaler's Village.
Maui is one of my favorite places in the world, an incredible combination of beautiful beaches, historic towns, gorgeous hikes. The last time I was here, I hiked into Haleakala National Park, a once in a lifetime experience I'd love to repeat someday. And, of course, there's the food! AMAZING!! All those things and more are what keep me coming back to the Magic Isle.
Here are the 50 things I love about Maui:
2. Spicy ahi tuna poke from Foodland. Heck, all the poke at Foodland. Yes, I've tried them all.
3. Geckos.
4. Spam macadamia nuts. OK, I've never tried them, but the idea that they exist cracks me up.
5. KPOA, 92.9 FM. Love the mix of old-school island music and contemporary tunes, too.
6. Aloha Fridays! No work 'til Monday.
7. Swimming in the super mellow waters off Airport Beach.
9. The Korean seafood pancake at Japengo.
10. Yoga with Karen at the Hyatt Regency. She's a gifted teacher and a massage therapist, too.
11. Speaking of massage, can I get an aloha for the oceanside lomi lomi by Helena at Spa Moana? Pure bliss by the sea. Truly.
12. Sleeping with the slider open and listening to the sound of the surf.
13. The crab-stuff Kona shrimp at Pulehu Italian Grill at the Westin Oceanside Villas.
14. Hawaiian Sun guava nectar.
15. Roadside stands selling coconuts, especially the ones that have a box where you pay. The honor system is alive and well on Maui.
16. Banana bread from Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop.
17. Hello Kitty soft coolers from ABC Stores.
18. Wearing my swimsuit all day long.
20. Longboard Lager.
21. The sound of keikis splashing in the ocean. Reminds me of coming here with my kiddo many years ago, back when she was just learning to swim. Wonderful memories.
23. Boogie boarding at Fleming Beach Park. Got my butt kicked this trip! Still a blast.
24. Kokohead's smoked ahi spread from Foodland. Great on crackers, but I also made a killer tuna melt with it.
25. That friendly aloha spirit. It's not put on for tourists. Promise.
26. No shirt, no shoes? No problem! Especially dig restaurants where there's soft sand on my feet and a cold bev in my hand.
28. Snorkeling at Kapalua.
29. Rainbows.
30. MauiGrown's awesome coffee! Thanks for the plantation tour Kimo!!
31. The scents of the tropical flowers.
32. Sticking one of those beautiful-smelling blossoms in my hair.
33. Leis. This trip, I got a gorgeous lei for being a judge at the Ka'anapali Fresh Festival's chef competition. Win!
34. The deep, deep blue of the Pacific Ocean.
35. The red, green and black sand beaches in Hana.
36. Anthony's Coffee in Paia.
37. Drinks with paper umbrellas.
38. Baby Beach.
39. Running into my brother's buddies. He lived on Maui for 25 years and his friends miss him.
41. JAKE! Absolutely blown away by the magical performance of Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele rock star. What a joy to watch him!!
42. Meeting the farmers at the market. So, so impressed by Ono Farms, Surfing Goat Dairy, Hana Fresh, Ho'O Pono Farm, Hana Herbs and Flowers, Olinda Organic Farm, Evonuk Farms, Otani Farm, Kula Country Farms and the righteous microgreens from Napili Flo Farm.
43. Sitting at the bar at Mala. (Where my bro, Chris, used to work.)
45. The seafood! Monchong, mahi mahi, uli and especially ahi tuna.
46. Papaya. I don't eat this fruit anywhere but here.
47. Maui Gold Pineapple! Especially when somebody else is cutting it up.
48. Sugar cane swizzle sticks.
50. The way people say "aloha" instead of "hi" and "bye."
And speaking of so longs, I hate to leave, but as they say in the islands, a hui hou! Until we meet again.


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Midway through his election-night victory speech, Eric Garcetti turned toward the cluster of family on the stage behind him and invited his wife to step forward. He thanked her for "making our life work" under the stress of his run for mayor of Los Angeles, saying, "None of this would be possible without Amy Wakeland."
It was a rare moment in the spotlight for Wakeland, a powerful player in Garcetti's political life but one who fiercely guards their family's privacy.
With Garcetti's inauguration five weeks away, Wakeland, 43, will soon need to reconcile her fondness for a low profile with the platform that her husband's position will offer to advance causes that she has worked on for years.
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"Environmental issues, economic justice issues, combating sexual violence — those are the things I care about," Wakeland said in a recent conversation over dinner with Garcetti at an Italian restaurant near their Silver Lake home.
Wakeland's deep involvement in Garcetti's political career has led to speculation at City Hall on how big a force she will be in shaping his agenda and administration. Friends and foes alike say there's no doubt Wakeland is a full partner not just in Garcetti's personal life but also his professional life.
The two met 20 years ago when both were in a group of Rhodes Scholars taking a red-eye flight to England to begin graduate studies at Oxford University.
"I remember talking to her, and thinking she's great and pretty — and she has no memory of it," Garcetti recalled. Wakeland's version: "I just wanted to sleep."
Wakeland's upbringing in small towns in Indiana shaped her politics. Her mother, who was married three times, worked multiple jobs — including Sheraton restaurant hostess and bookkeeper — to support Amy and her younger brother, sister, stepbrother and stepsister.
The family moved around so much that Wakeland attended 12 schools and lived in 15 homes. One was a duplex, where the five kids shared a converted attic. Another was "a big farmhouse with lots of wild dogs running around out back," Wakeland said.
"My mom worked hard to keep the lights on, and to keep the gas on, and sometimes they weren't on, and sometimes we were behind on the rent," she said.
As an undergraduate at Albion College in Michigan, Wakeland studied English and political science, working as a waitress and campus police dispatcher to supplement her scholarships. At Oxford, she wrote a dissertation arguing that in segregated American society, the poor often could not gain access to social networks that enable people to succeed.
Wakeland's politics were a good match with Garcetti's. He had grown up in the privileged settings of Encino and Brentwood but took trips as a young man to support social justice movements in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Myanmar.
"I had girlfriends where we shared values, but this was something where we had a really deep connection on that — wanting to make this a more just world, and we both saw that as part of the glue and attraction between us," he said.
After they found their way back to Los Angeles, Wakeland ran field operations in Garcetti's maiden run for City Council in 2001. "She basically ran it like a military operation," said Sean Burton, a longtime friend of the couple.
At the time, Garcetti and Wakeland lived in Echo Park, where they renovated a sleek hillside home with cutting-edge environmental features that earned the couple a photo spread in Dwell, the design magazine. In one shot, Wakeland, wearing red gardening gloves, posed squatting in a backyard vegetable patch.
The home, like the larger Silver Lake house where Wakeland and Garcetti live now, was often a bustling social scene. "They have a vast friendship network, really from around the world," said Burton, who described their home as "almost like a salon."
"When people come to town, Eric and Amy say, 'Come stay with us.'"
Inspired partly by her childhood in Indiana, where her mother took in two runaways and all four grandparents took an active role in raising her, Wakeland wanted to become a foster parent. She and Garcetti, who were married in 2009, have fostered seven children over time.
"I grew up with this notion that family was from all over the place," Wakeland said. "And when I was in high school, I wanted to have a large family, and I talked about building a family that was not necessarily a biological one, but a chosen one. And then when I met Eric — everybody is Eric's family."
During the mayoral race, Wakeland and Garcetti adopted a baby, Maya, now 17 months old. At the Italian restaurant, Garcetti cooed at Maya in Spanish. Wakeland worried the toddler could choke on chunks of ice, so Garcetti bit them into smaller pieces. Unsatisfied, Wakeland asked a waiter to bring crushed ice.
In politics, Wakeland's style has struck critics as brash or abrasive. Allies describe her manner as frank or direct.
"She doesn't suffer fools," said Madeline Janis, cofounder of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, a group closely tied to organized labor.
Wakeland has been a prodigious fundraiser for the alliance, which seeks to influence the mayor and City Council on an array of issues, from commercial trash collection to port pollution.
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"They are focused on campaigns that disproportionally benefit women and Latinos, African Americans, the folks who are most disadvantaged in the wage labor market, and I like that," Wakeland said.
Beyond her role as a senior advisor in Garcetti's campaigns, Wakeland has worked for L.A. Unified School District board candidates and Howard Dean in the 2004 presidential race. Accounts vary on how involved she has been in the running of Garcetti's council office. She said she had limited her role largely to scheduling to accommodate Garcetti's family time as foster children have come and gone.
"It's hard to manage a City Council schedule with a family, period — much less with a family whose structure changes," she said.
Wakeland's firm hand on the schedule was apparent at the restaurant. When Garcetti mentioned an upcoming event for the Liberty Hill Foundation, a group that promotes social change, she said firmly: "We are not attending the dinner. No. We are not attending the dinner."
Wakeland, a former Liberty Hill board member, now serves on the boards of Just Detention International, which seeks to end prison rape, and People Assisting the Homeless. She is also on the honorary board of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking. As the election approached, she showed no inclination to curb any of her work to avoid potential conflicts at City Hall. "If Eric's mayor, that's what I'm going to be doing," she said. "If Eric's not mayor, that's what I'm going to be doing."
Wakeland also acknowledged that Garcetti's role as mayor could further the goals of the groups she supports.
"If it helps where those issues are concerned," she said with a laugh, "then I'm in."
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A 37-year-old Danvers man was fatally shot by police Thursday night in the Avalon Danvers complex on the site of the former Danvers state hospital, officials said today.
Scott Kehoe was armed with a knife and lunged toward an officer during a confrontation. At that point, officers "deployed lethal force," according to preliminary investigation, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett's office said in a statement.
Kehoe was transported to Beverly Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors promised a "full and impartial review" of the shooting.
"The community can count on a thorough investigation by our office," Blodgett said in the statement. "In all cases of use of fatal force, transparency is critical. As we have in prior investigations of police-involved shootings, community stakeholders and members of the media will have the opportunity to review our written findings when the probe is complete."
Danvers Police Chief Neil F. Ouellette said his officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of Kirkbride Drive in Danvers to investigate an alleged assault around 9:52 p.m.
"The ensuing investigation indicated that a robbery had occurred and, as officers were attempting to place the suspect into custody for that, as well as existing trial court warrants, an officer-involved shooting occurred,'' Ouellette said in a statement. "The suspect was shot."
Blodgett's office said the incident involved five Danvers officers and one state trooper. During the confrontation, prosecutors said, Kehoe approached officers and repeatedly tried to stab them.
Officers told Kehoe, who was a Kirkbride Drive resident, to drop the knife, but he "eluded capture and lunged toward an officer. At this point, officers deployed lethal force to stop Kehoe," prosecutors said.
An autopsy is being conducted by the state medical examiner, prosecutors said.
Ouellette, the police chief, said the initial altercation that drew police into the neighborhood was not random, and that the public should not be concerned about an ongoing crime issue.
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Ginebra Suicide is a 24-year-old Suicide Girl from Colombia, living in Argentina. It's hot there, so she's dressed appropriately, thank goodness.
Ginebra is a full-time student and part-time model who says that Jack Daniels, surprises, and her family make her happy, and idiots make her sad. Us too, Ginebra.
Her favorite movies are Requiem For a Dream, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Big Fish, and she loves watching Two and a Half Men.
What she's telling you is, if you're not an idiot, can hold your whiskey and will watch bad sitcoms with her, you might be her dream man. Probably not, but we can dream, can't we?


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Special Services Needmore Seventh-day Adventist Church invites all who would like to join in for a special time of worship, celebration and praise Saturday, November 23. The three senior officers of our 20 million member World Church will be leading out. At 9.20 a.m. services will commence with music, then mission reports by Treasurer Pastor Robert Lemon and Bible study by Secretary Pastor G.T. Ng. At 11 a.m. a message will be shared by the church's world president, Pastor Ted Wilson. Following the church service, all guests are invited to enjoy a meal that will be prepared for them. The church is located in the village of Needmore at the intersection of U.S. 522 and PA 655.
Christmas Program Wells Valley Community Christmas program will be held at 7 p.m., December 1, at Wells Valley United Methodist Church. Scripture and songs provided by members of the community churches. Snacks will be served following the service. All are welcome.
Thanksgiving Service Wells Valley Community Thanksgiving service will be held at 7 p.m., November 24, at Wells Valley United Methodist Church. Nonperishable food items will be collected to be given to local food banks. Snacks will be served following the program. All are welcome.
Pioneer Club There will be Pioneer Club at Rock Hill Mennonite Church for grades kindergarten thru eighth grade from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., November 20 and December 4, 11 and 18. Additional information may be obtained by calling 485- 9074.
Missionary Speaker Jonathan Phillips, Nazarene missionary on leave, will share his experience and work in Romania at Pleasant Ridge Church of the Nazarene, Harrisonville, Sunday, November 24, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in missionary work abroad is invited to attend and learn more about the work in Romania. Additional information may be obtained by calling 717-485-3973 or 717-816-3707.
Christmas Concert As part of the congregation's 275th anniversary celebration the Mercersburg Presbyterian Church, 34 West Seminary Street, will host Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute Choir in concert Sunday, December 8. The concert begins at 4 p.m. and includes beautiful sacred Christmas music. Congregational singing will be interspersed throughout the program accompanied by the church's recently restored Teller's pipe organ. Admission is free and there will be a light reception afterwards in the social rooms. More information may be obtained by calling 328-2510.
Thanksgiving Hymn Sing Knobsville Church of the Brethren will host a Thanksgiving hymn sing Sunday, November 24, at 7 p.m. An offering will be collected for Buddy's Food Bank. All are welcome.
Christmas Celebration A community Christmas celebration will be held Friday, December 6, at 6 p.m., in Akersville Church. Snowdate is Friday, December 13. Akersville Church is located in Brush Creek Township on PA 915. The event is free of charge. Baked goods are welcome. More information may be obtained by calling Gary at 717-860-1880 or e-mailing Kim at email@example.com.
Craft Show The Shade Gap winter craft show will be held November 23, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and November 24, between noon and 4 p.m., at Shade Gap Auxiliary building and next door at the Dublin Township municipal building.
Open Stage Hustontown Area Volunteer Co. will hold an open stage November 23, beginning at 6 p.m. Kitchen opens at 5 p.m.
Senior Social Night Warfordsburg Senior Center will host their last social for this year November 22. Barb and Forrest will be the DJs for the evening. So seniors 60 and over come and enjoy the food, music and dancing. Bring a covered dish, meat is furnished. Meal is at 6 p.m. The next social will be in March 2014 weather permitting. For more information call 717-294-6020.
Dodgeball Game "Dodge The Glow Leave Cancer In The Dark" first-ever glow-in-the-dark dodgeball game, sponsored by McConnellsburg eighth-grade Character Education class, will be held Friday, December 6, at 6 p.m. at McConnellsburg Elementary gym. Cost is $10 per player or $2 per spectator. All ages 0-99. Wear glow-in-the-dark items and create unique team shirts. Proceeds go to the "Winner's Choice" cancer research or cancer fights. Forms are available in Room 301 at McConnellsburg Middle School.
Thrift Store Open House Better Days Animal League Thrift Store will hold its third annual Christmas open house during Christmas in McConnellsburg Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, with store hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pictures with Santa Claus and Rudolph for kids and pets will be held Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Join in for free refreshments while you shop with more than 5,000 Christmas items and decorations. CC Funnel Cakes & SyTy Creations will also be participating. Live top quality Christmas trees with proceeds benefiting furry fourlegged friends living at the shelter will be available the weekend of November 30. Store will be closed Thursday, December 5.
Open Mic Night Open Mic Night will be held at Warfordsburg Senior Center December 14, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m. There will be a canned goods collection and at 7:30 p.m. a baked goods auction for Ada Fletcher, who lost her home to a fire. Canned goods (good date and not dented) and homemade baked goods will be welcomed. For more information call 717-294-6020.
Dodgeball Tournament McConnellsburg Alumni & Friends will sponsor a dodgeball tournament at the alumni community gym Saturday, November 30. Registration will be from noon to 1 p.m., with games starting at 1 p.m. Registration is $10 per team member and there are six team members playing at a time. Number of teams will determine the type of tournament that will be played. Every team is guaranteed to play at least two matches. To register or questions please contact 485-0221 or 377-3643. All proceeds from the tournament help preserve the museums that are housed in the alumni community building.
Open Mic Night Needmore Volunteer Fire Co. will host Open Mic Night Saturday, November 23, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.
Open Stage Hustontown Area Volunteer Fire Co. will hold an open stage Saturday, November 23, at 6 p.m. Kitchen opens at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
X Card Shoots Fulton County Pistol & Rifle Club X card shoots will run every Friday night until November 22. Kitchen will be open.
New York City Trip Modern Woodmen of America Camp 7948 will sponsor a bus trip to New York City Saturday, December 21. The bus departs From McConnellsburg Courthouse at 6 a.m. A stop will be made for breakfast at approximately at 11:30 a.m. Depart New York City near 9th Avenue between 44th and 45th streets at 6:15 p.m. A stop will be made halfway home for supper. Estimated arrival back in Mc- Connellsburg is 12:15 a.m. Cost for transportation and buffet breakfast is $50 for adults and children under 12 $45. Please send money by December 2 to Rick Claar, PO Box 624, Bedford, PA 15522 or call 888-623-6719 for more information.
New York City Trip Modern Woodmen will sponsor a "day on your own" bus trip Saturday, December 7, to New York City. Leave McConnellsburg at 6 a.m. and home around 11:30 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. A nonrefundable payment of $50 is due to hold a seat. More information may be obtained by calling Cheryl Cutshall at 485-0527 after 4 p.m.
Shoebox Collection Needmore Bible Church will be collecting shoeboxes again this year for Operation Christmas Child. The church located at 6939 Great Cove Road, Needmore, will accept drop-offs November 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; November 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; November 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and November 24, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Toy Donation Christmas Wish List toy donation, in loving memory of Kay Seville, to benefit Hershey Medical Center Children's Oncology, is being held. Drop off items at Harryman Brothers True Value in McConnellsburg.
Parenting Courses McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church and Fulton County Family Partnership are offering a series of free parenting groups open to the community November 21 and December 5, at McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Childcare provided. Additional information may be obtained by calling Kenny Walker at 717-485-5038, Ext. 215.
Tree Of Love Ceremony The annual Tree of Love ceremony will be held Sunday, December 8, at 3 p.m., in the hospital lobby. Forms in memory or in honor of a loved one are available in the hospital gift shop, in the lobby or from an auxiliary member.
Emergency Food, Shelter Funds Available Fulton County has been chosen to receive $5,200 through the state set aside funds of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for emergency food and shelter program funds must contact Sister Margie Monahan, 110 South Third Street, McConnellsburg, or call 485-5917. Deadline for applications to be received is Friday, November 29.
Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, sponsored annually by Samaritan's Purse, will be collected at My Father's House Minsitries, located at 1635 Lincoln Way West, McConnellsburg, during the week of November 18-25. Following hours for collection: Thursday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. More information may be obtained by calling 717-987-9512 or 717-571- 0895.
Christmas Gift Program Fulton County Catholic Mission is taking applications for its Christmas gift program for needy families. To sign up and for more information call 485- 5927.
Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group Alzheimer's/ dementia support group meets the third Tuesday monthly at 6:30 p.m. in Fulton County Medical Center, Pearl Room. More information may be obtained by calling 717-485-6108.
Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime Community Wellness/Silver Sneakers/Prime will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Fulton County Medical Center cardiopulmonary rehab gym. The cost is based on insurance. Call Kim or Patti at 717-485- 6149 to see if insurance provider is accepted. Community Wellness is $40/month/person or $70/month/couple.
Yoga Classes Reaching Wellness yoga classes will be held for all ages every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at Community State Bank. Call for cost and to register at 717-485- 4492.
Free Blood Pressure Screenings Free blood pressure screenings will be given at the following locations: Mc- Connellsburg Senior Center – the first Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Hann's Apartments – the first Thursday of every month from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Warfordsburg Senior Center – the first Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon; and Hustontown Senior Center – the third Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon and Mt. View Apartments – second Tuesday monthly 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
McConnellsburg AA Meetings The McConnellsburg Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. every week at the Alumni Building Basement, McConnellsburg.
Veterans Assistance Dan McIntyre, assistant state service office of Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be at McConnellsburg VFW to assist veterans with service-connected disability claims. Primary day is the second Wednesday of every month and the alternate day is the fourth Wednesday of the month. Also available by appointments. Contact 717-414- 0675 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Potpie Dinner A slippery chicken and ham potpie dinner will be held November 23, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Orchard Ridge First Church of God. Cost is by donation. More information may be obtained by calling 301-678-5423.
Thanksgiving Dinner Needmore Bible Church family would like to extend an invitation to all to join in for Thanksgiving dinner November 28 at noon. Served will be a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. The meal is provided at no cost. Anyone wishing to attend should call 573- 2212 or 573-2893. The church is located at 6939 Great Cove Road, Needmore.
Thanksgiving Pie Sale The Family Life Committee will sponsor a Grandma Ann's Thanksgiving apple and cherry pie sale Saturday, November 23. Pies cost $8 for plain and $9 for crumb. To place an order call 485-5917.
Library Teen Meal Fulton County Library Teen Advisory Board will meet Friday, November 22, beginning at 6 p.m., for a sit-down style Thanksgiving meal. All teens planning to attend are asked to bring a covered dish. A sign-up sheet for the event is located at the front desk of the Fulton County Library. All teens between the ages of 13 and 19 are welcome to participate.
Hunter's Potpie Dinner There will be an all-you-can-eat hunter's ham potpie dinner at Artemas American Legion on Big Creek Road Tuesday, December 3. Serving will begin at 4 p.m. until gone. Takeouts available. Dinner will include drinks and desserts. Donations accepted. Everyone is welcome (even non-hunters). Enjoy a home-cooked meal after a hard day of hunting. All proceeds benefit VFW Post 155 Artemas.
Bake Sale Knobsville United Methodist Church will hold a homemade pie and baked goods sale Saturday, November 23, at 9 a.m. until sold out. For more information call 717-987- 3934.
Hunters Helping Kids Banquet Mason-Dixon Hunters Helping Kids annual banquet will be held November 22 at Hustontown Firehall. Doors open at 5 p.m., with light snacks served until the meal at 7 p.m. This will be the time to look at auction items and silent auctions. The auction will be after the meal. Guns and the last two prints of Mark Twin Noe will be auctioned off. Cost is adults $10 and kids under 12 $7. More information may be obtained by calling Troy or Bonnie Miller at 717-485-5529. Free Meal A free meal will be served the second Tuesday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 220 North Third Street. Please join in for good fellowship.
Relay For Life Meeting The first committee meeting for the American Cancer Society 2014 Relay For Life of Fulton County will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, in the Pearl Room, second floor, Fulton County Medical Center. All past, current and interested potential team and committee members are encouraged to attend. Now is an excellent time – the100th birthday year of the Cancer Society – to get involved in the Relay For Life as a volunteer, team captain or participant, and make a difference this century in the fight against cancer. For more information about the meeting or the event just call the American Cancer Society at 717-264-6266 or e-mail email@example.com for additional information.
Shooting Club Meeting The monthly 4-H Shooting Club meeting will be held Thursday, November 21, at Fulton County Rifle & Pistol Club at 6:30 p.m. All members and any youths interested are urged to attend.
P.O.W.E.R. Meetings P.O.W.E.R. (Parents Offering Wisdom, Education and Release) will meet on the following dates: December 9, January 13 and 27 and February 20 and 24. The goal of the group is to support and educate the community, the addict and the families of addicts to the issues and problems that can occur when dealing with addicts and their recovery programs. Emotional and possible financial support are also offered to any individual who might need it to successfully overcome an addiction. The meeting is held at 292 Buchanan Trail. For more information, contact Susanne Reed at 717-414-9695.
FCMC Auxiliary Meeting Fulton County Medical Center Auxiliary will meet December 2. They will be making hard candy December 5 at 4 p.m. in the activity room. At Christmas in McConnellsburg Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7, the auxiliary will sell its cookbook for $15. A Christmas bazaar and bake sale will be held Friday, December 13, in the hospital lobby beginning at 9 a.m.
Friends Of Meadow Grounds Meeting Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake holds a monthly meeting on the fourth Monday of every month except December at 6 p.m. at Community State Bank at 415 Fulton Drive (runs from the Giant to Cito Road). The public is invited to attend and contribute.
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If you chomped into this mouthwatering meal, your taste buds would never trust you again. Why? You'd get a mouthful of paper towels, cotton balls, dish soap, plus other yucky surprises.
Food stylists and photographers use many tricks to make food look delicious for advertisements and cookbooks. For instance, milk on cereal might be replaced with white glue. That way the cereal doesn't get soggy. Or lemon juice might be added to a banana to keep it from turning brown. "Food is basically like cut flowers," says food stylist Lisa Cherkasky. "It's amazing how fast it dries up and shrinks."
We take you on the set of a photo shoot to check out the secrets of food styling. Just make sure that it's only your eyes that do the feasting!
Photograph by Renee Comet, food styling by Lisa Cherkasky
Photograph by Renee Comet, Lisa Cherkasky
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Soapy Milk
To make milk look freshly poured, food stylists add dish soap bubbles to the surface just before the shoot. This trick works for coffee and other drinks too.
Nice Ice
Don't crunch those ice cubes! They're actually hand-carved plastic blocks that cost up to $50 each. The thirst-quenching cranberry juice is really red food coloring mixed with water.
Hot Potato?
This spud might look smoking hot. But the steam was created by heating a wet cotton ball in a microwave oven and hiding it behind the potato. Squeezable margarine instead of real melted butter adds to the ready-to-eat illusion.
Chicken with Paper Stuffing
This chicken is only partly cooked. Otherwise its skin would get wrinkly and burned. To give it that well-roasted look, the food stylist painted the bird with a special brown mixture. To keep it plump, the chicken is stuffed with paper towels.
Photograph by Renee Comet, Lisa Cherkasky
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Icing Cream and Lipstick Berries
This scoop of vanilla is actually store-bought cake icing mixed with powdered sugar. That means it won't melt under bright lights while the camera clicks. White areas on the strawberries have been touched up with lipstick.
Waterproof Bread
The bread is coated with a special spray that people normally use to protect car interiors from water and sun. Stylists use the spray to keep bread from drying out.
Indoor Grill
Can't you just smell the charcoal grill? In reality, the burn marks are seared into the veggies using a very hot electric coil. Some stylists apply eyeliner to make fake grill marks.
Stylin' Toolbox
Food stylists know all sorts of tricks to make food look yummy. But they also have tools that they never leave home without.
Here are a few of them:
- Jeweler's Torch: A jeweler uses this flaming tool to repair broken necklaces and secure gems in rings. A food stylist uses the torch to brown the edges of a steak or melt chocolate chips in a cookie.
- Superglue: Great for patching skin on a chicken or holding together a pile of nuts.
- Tweezers: The tiny prongs help rearrange sesame seeds on a bun or place rice on a plate.
- Ice powder: Mixed with water and food coloring, this product creates tasty-looking but fake icy treats such as slushes.
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SanFranciscoStudios needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 257 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
CallTalk (subsidiary of allTalk Productions)
over the last year 'allTalk Productions' has been growing...
we create audio for anybody... now its time to branch out
- we will target small and medium businesses... an age of around 25-55
- these people have over 10 employees
- they decide 'what' is mentioned on their phone message
i have an existing logo... this is the logo of 'allTalk Productions'
i need you to keep the integrity of 'allTalk' (as in ARIAL font and spacing)
we are creating CallTalk... but it needs a diff colour
if you could try yellow/blue please
i did have an idea about using an old style home telephone hand piece as the C of Calltalk... and the rest of the phone where the 'audio waves' are... BUT that was my first idea...
im sure you have bigger, better, bolder ideas
see if you can incorporate this into the square on the left...
go nuts, go crazy
just remember to keep the ARIAL font of 'allTalk'
i do not need productions on the CallTalk logo
have a look at some worldwide "on hold messaging" companies if you need more of a brief
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July 31, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) –
Chase Seiffert – the hottest amateur golfer in the state of Florida – won his fourth event of the summer as he earned medalist honors at the Oglethorpe Invitational at the Wilmington Island Club in Savannah, Ga. on July 29. He carded scores of 69-66-68 for a 203 total to win the event by three strokes. Seiffert rallied over his final 10 holes of the round after trailing by one stroke to win the event.
In succession Seiffert has won the Sherman Invitational (with an 11 under par score of 205), the Florida Amateur (1 under par 287), the Florida Open (23 under par 193) and the Oglethorpe Invitational (10 under par 203). He also finished with a two round score of 136 (8 under par) in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur at the Pensacola Country Club in mid-July.
Seiffert, who is still awaiting word on whether he will play in the U.S. Amateur, is a cumulative total of 53 strokes under par over the course of 13 competitive rounds. He has a stroke average of 68.30 and has carded nine of his 13 rounds in the 60's. Seiffert has carded six consecutive scores at 68 or better including a tournament record 63 in the third round of the Florida Open. He has finished with one score of 63, one score of 64, one score of 65, two scores of 66, three scores of 68 and one score of 69. Seiffert's highest single round score of the summer (73) came in the Florida Amateur – an event he won by three strokes.
At the U.S. Amateur qualifier on July 17, Seiffert finished in a three way tie for first place. He lost the playoff with the two men ahead of him earning spots in the event which will be played at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., August 13-19. Seiffert hopes to hear any day between now and the start of the U.S. Amateur if he will earn an invitation to play in the event.
If Seiffert is not invited to play in the Amateur, he will attempt to earn his fifth championship of the summer at the Florida Match Play Championship at the Country Club of Orlando August 9-13.
"I have been working very hard on my putting both mentally and physically and I am starting to see huge results," said Seiffert. "I am also playing with a lot of confidence and playing smart tournament golf. I am coming up with smart game plans for each course and I am sticking to those plans no matter what happens."
Classes for the fall semester at Florida State begin on August 27 with the fall golf schedule commencing September 17-18 at the Inverness Intercollegiate at the Inverness Club in Inverness, Ohio.
Seiffert's Scintillating Summer Scores Event 1-2-3-4=Total (To par) Sherman Invitational 72-68-65=205 (11 under) Florida Amateur 68-73-73-73=287 (1 under) Florida Open 66-64-63=193 (23 under) Oglethorpe Invitational 69-66-68=203 (10 under)


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Scarves: The Perfect Accessory
I love scarves! This single accessory can totally transform an outfit, add warmth on a cold morning, and highlight the versatility of stitches and patterns available to crocheters. And with the stunning variety of scarf designs and styles available, I may need another dresser just for my scarves.
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A great lace scarf option is motifs. In her new book, Kristin Omdahl explores new methods of joining motifs as you go that are even more economical. I love the delicate motifs of the Snowflake Scarf, and I would love to work the delicate blossoms of the Blissful Flowers Shawl as a scarf. Seamless Crochet is full of beautiful motif-based projects, each of which could easily be worked as a scarf or shawl. Try them in striking colors to brighten your winter outfits and add some fun to your spring wardrobe.
Scarves are wonderfully warm (whether crocheted in a lace pattern or bulky stitch), and this is an advantage I am especially thankful for in the middle of winter and in early spring. A swath of crocheted draped around your neck provides an ideal way to help your body conserve its heat. Bulky scarves such as the Rapunzel Scarf, worked in superwash merino, work up quickly and pair beautifully with a jacket or sweater. I have been known to wear a scarf around the house on a chilly evening.
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Rahul Gandhi fit to be PM, says Lalu Yadav
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav has endorsed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister.lucknow Updated: Jul 27, 2013 11:10 IST
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav has endorsed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister.
Lalu Yadav said in Mirzapur Friday that Gandhi was "fit to be the prime minister and had all qualities of a bright leader".
"Rahul Gandhi has nothing negative about him. If given a chance by the people of India, he would prove to be a good prime minister," he said.
Lalu Yadav added that he would do everything to stop Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi from becoming prime minister. "I will do everything I can to stop Modi from becoming prime minister," he said.
Hitting out at the BJP, the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief said his tough stance against LK Advani during the Ram Janmbhoomi movement in the early 1990s ensured that the BJP leader never became prime minister.
Lalu Yadav said that he supported the Congress for its secularism but he was displeased with the recent comments of Congress leaders on poverty. He said many people in India could not afford two meals in a day.
He blamed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for "playing with the lives of school students" and held him responsible for the deaths of 23 children after they ate a mid-day meal in a government school.
"Whatever bad happens in Bihar is heaped on the opposition parties. This is very unfortunate," he said.
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Oct. 14, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT women's volleyball team did not drop a game as it captured its second consecutive MIT Quad Tournament title on Saturday. Eastern Connecticut State University finished second, with Centre College (Ky.) placing third and Colby-Sawyer College taking fourth place. Alex May was named to the All-Tournament Team while Amanda Morris was selected as the Tournament MVP for the second time this season in Rockwell Cage. Both players received these honors last month at the MIT Invitational.
The Engineers (23-3) led off the day by defeating Colby-Sawyer, 30-21, 30-24, 30-18. May had a solid outing as she finished with eight kills, seven digs, four aces, and three total blocks. Briana Stephenson also registered eight kills and three blocks while Rose Zhong earned four aces. Frances Rogoz paced Tech with four total blocks as Ellen Sojka registered a trio of aces and blocks. Alexandra Huston-Carico bolstered MIT's blocking corps with two solo and one assisted stop. Carrie Buchanan collected 18 digs while Amanda Morris dished out 24 assists.
Against Eastern Connecticut (30-21, 30-27, 30-13), May posted her first double-double of the day with 14 kills and 12 digs to go along with four assisted blocks. Katie Rowe contributed 12 kills, three aces, and three assisted blocks while Stephenson recorded four assisted blocks. Morris notched a team-high 18 digs in addition to 34 assists as Huston-Carico led MIT with six assisted blocks. Rounding out the back row, Buchanan tallied 14 digs while Lindsay Hunting added 13.
In Tech's final match with Centre (30-23, 30-27, 30-15), May posted a team-high 14 kills, 14 digs, three block assists, and two aces. Rogoz posted 11 kills while Rowe registered nine kills, three block assists, and two aces in two games. Huston-Carico continued to lead MIT's blockers with four assisted blocks as Buchanan collected 19 digs. Zhong and Hunting finished right behind each other in dig totals with 13 and 12 respectively. Morris distributed 42 assists in the Engineers' win.


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South Dakota State Penitentiary Guard Zane Mathis Injured in Assault by Inmate Carlos Green
SIOUX FALLS - A guard at the South Dakota State Penitentiary is recovering after authorities say he was assaulted by an inmate.
Corrections officials say Zane Mathis was punched several times in the head and suffered facial cuts and a broken jaw. He was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital after the attack Saturday night.
Authorities say inmate Carlos Green was subdued by other prison staff and locked up in a disciplinary section of the prison. The section of the prison where the incident happened was placed on lockdown status the rest of the night but returned to normal operations Sunday.
Green is serving more than 40 years for Brown County convictions that include aggravated assault.
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Grue was a science fiction fanzine by Dean Grennell.
Grue featured multi colored silk screened covers and was otherwise mimeographed, using the Gestetner. First published int eh 1950s, it was also a Fantasy Amateur Press Association publication.
Dean Grennell describes picking his title: "In casting about for a fanzine title, I considered several: STELLAR STORIES, FIASCO, and GRUE were three I kept coming back to. I asked the advice of friend-and-mentor Bob Silverberg and he opined that either FIASCO or GRUE would act as a deadly blight on a fanzine. Despite this, perhaps even because of it, I clung to GRUE as a title."
Contributors of writing included Mal Ashworth, John Berry, James Blish, Robert Bloch, Redd Boggs (Sky Hook), Les and Es Cole, Harlan Ellison (Science Fantasy Bulletin), Chuck Harris (Hyphen), Gerald Page (Si-Fan), Robert Silverberg (Spaceship), Bob Tucker (Le Zombie) and Andy Young and Jean Young.
Contributions of artwork were by Ron Fleshman, Damon Knight, Bill Rotsler and the editor.