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hen Michael Phelps left his mother's house in Rodgers Forge four years ago, he was - despite his six gold medals and his 19 years on Earth - still a boy in almost every sense.
Soon he'll return to Baltimore a 23-year-old man.
He'll return not to his mother's house in Baltimore County but to a condo in Fells Point that he bought for $1.7 million. In addition to eight more gold medals, he'll bring with him a longing for what he once left behind: family, old friends, NFL football and the familiar sound of Baltimore accents.
Life will be different. This much, he concedes.
Just how different, he isn't sure.
"I want it to be as close to [normal] as possible," Phelps said in an interview the day after he won his eighth gold medal, the most of anyone in a single Olympics. "But I have no idea. I'll be able to answer that question when I get back [to Baltimore] and see it firsthand. I have no idea what it's going to be like."
But others, including his coach, Bob Bowman, and some of Baltimore's most famous athletes, say that Phelps' life - especially in Baltimore - will be drastically different.
In the short term, there will be a parade, though no date has been nailed down. And there is every indication that he and Bowman will expand and improve the facilities of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
Phelps, though, is unlikely to begin training again until February at the earliest, and he won't swim a serious race until the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome in late July.
"My mom has told me that I better make the team, because she wants to go to Rome," Phelps said. "I have the pressure from the mom, so I guess we have to get back into it and make that happen."
In the interim, there will be countless mornings when he does not climb out of bed until the clock strikes at least noon. There will be Ravens games, evenings on the town with childhood friends, beautiful women and all the spoils of fame. He'd even like to play in the World Series of Poker, if he can sharpen his game in time.
"I'm going to live my life the way I always have," Phelps said. "I'm going to do the things I've always done and hang out with the people I've always hung out with."
Will that be possible? In 2004, Phelps was a minor celebrity, the subject of numerous magazine profiles and two books, but he was never going to be swallowed up by his own fame. In Ann Arbor, Mich., he was just another athlete on a campus full of them, arguably less recognizable than the Michigan Wolverine football players bound for the NFL.
In 2008, though, he has become the rare athlete whose accomplishments lived up to, and even exceeded, the hype. Even in Baltimore - a city that prides itself on the fact that
was, until his death, a regular at the Brooklyn Park basement bar and restaurant Club 4100 - Phelps might find it difficult to be a man of the people. Like it or not, times have changed.
Fells Point residents and businessmen aren't trying to make too much of Phelps moving into the neighborhood.
"He has been in here before, several times, with a big group of people," said Adrienne Williams, manager of the Dead End Saloon on Fell Street. "But I'd shy away from saying anything but 'Congratulations.' People come in here to chill out; you don't want to scare him away from the neighborhood."
Bowman said Phelps needs to realize that his life is going to change.
"I think it will be different, particularly for him, as far as recognition or public [adoration]," Bowman said. "And I think it's going to be different than he thinks it will be. It will be like whatever Cal [Ripken] goes through. But it will be good for swimming."
Former Orioles Hall of Famer Jim Palmer said he's routinely recognized in public but that most exchanges are pleasant.
"People are very complimentary. They say thanks for all the memories," he said. "To me, it's a form of flattery."
If he starts signing autographs on the street, a crowd might form, but most people are happy with a quick exchange, a handshake or perhaps a photo.
"You come to realize how simple it is to be nice and make someone's day," Palmer said.
He said privacy is harder for athletes in some cities. In Boston, a Red Sox star can't wander to a hotel checkout desk without being swarmed. But Baltimore stars have a long history of sliding comfortably into the community.
"Our models were the old Colts," Palmer said. "They used to tell us, 'If you're going to live here, we want you to be a part of it.' That might mean speaking or working for a charitable cause. ... It was easy to integrate into the society here."
It will be a difficult juggling act for Phelps, living the life of a 23-year-old while balancing his responsibilities as a corporate pitchman. Early speculation predicts he'll be worth $100 million over his lifetime to companies with products to push. But those companies expect him to steer clear of embarrassing situations.
He stumbled the first time he tried it, getting arrested for driving while under the influence shortly after the Athens Games; he was sentenced to 18 months' probation. There will be, once again, temptation at every turn. He has many high school friends who have expressed excitement over his return to town, ones who have been shooting him text messages throughout the week, teasing him and keeping him humble.
"It's going to be a cool time to catch up with all of them," Phelps said.
When a reporter said jokingly last week that Phelps was about to start living the real-life version of the HBO series
, he laughed and acknowledged that it might not be far from the truth.
"It would be pretty cool to have, like, a Turtle and a Johnny Drama and those guys," Phelps said, referring to characters on the show. "That would be pretty neat. That's one of my favorite shows. It would be pretty cool to have someone who just drives you around all the time and plays video games. That would be fun."
His personal life will also be subject to a new level of scrutiny - an unavoidable trade-off that comes with fame. Already, the Internet has been flooded with rumors about whom he is dating, and being tailed by the occasional pack of paparazzi might be something he has to adjust to.
His Facebook page has exploded - he's closing in on 1.3 million fans and is just behind the No. 1 page of Barack Obama.
"I think it's going to be fine in Baltimore," Phelps said. "I don't think I'll get hassled. I think I'll be able to live my life how I want to live it. And people will respect that. That's the kind of town that it is. There are amazing people, there are so many amazing athletes that have come out of that city, and everyone respects everybody."
In Fells Point, residents and people who work there are hoping Phelps is given his space.
"People are dying to see him," said Catherine McGrain, 19, a dockhand at Henderson's Wharf Marina. "I got pretty excited when I heard about it. Maybe I could show him around town."
"I'm as happy as I could be. He sounds like a swell kid," said Lew Diuguid, 73, a Fell Street resident. Diuguid edits
, a monthly newsletter.
"If he likes Fells Point, then we like him," Diuguid said. "But we'll also be looking for his help. For instance, I belong to the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association, which works to clean up the environment - and, in Phelps, we've got a waterman if ever there was one."
But some are worried about sightseers.
"Somebody from the Olympics is moving to Fells Point? It'll probably get crowded down here," said Mike Bryan, assistant superintendant of maintenance of The Condominiums at Henderson's Wharf, who was hosing down the sidewalk in front.
Phelps will try to lie low, at least as much as possible. He'll be reunited with Herman, his English bulldog, and some evenings it will be just the two of them, adjusting to their new life. With Phelps so frequently on the road, Herman has been living with a family friend for several months.
"I hope he still [recognizes me]," Phelps said. "I miss him so much."
Sun reporters Mike Klingaman and Childs Walker contributed to this article.
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The 14-time gold medal winner is in London, where the 2012 Games will be contested, to be part of the handover ceremony between Beijing and London during today's closing ceremonies.
An unabashed Ravens fan, Phelps wants to score season tickets. Hear that Steve Bisciotti? Plan on seeing Phelps at the home opener on Sept. 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Maybe for the coin flip.
He and Coach Bob Bowman have to wrap up their homes and business in the home of the University of Michigan. The Wolverines' football team plans to honor them on Sept. 27 when they play Wisconsin.
Donald I. Mohler III, a spokesman for the Baltimore County government, said Thursday that tentative plans for the Phelps parade call for the event to take place in September or early October. He said county, city and state officials have held several meetings to work out plans for the parade, and that more details might be available after a meeting early next week with Phelps' agents.
Phelps plans to take a long vacation to an exotic island.
Phelps plans some quality time with his English bulldog, Herman.
Along with Bowman, Phelps will be an integral part of expansion plans at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which could lead to an Olympic development center for swimmers. With Phelps on board, world-class swimmers will want to train in Baltimore.
Phelps plans to attend the Super Bowl on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla., and he hopes he will be wearing purple and black, saying, "Hopefully the Ravens are there."
His five-month break ends in February when he begins training for the world championships in Rome in late July.


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Blog ››› ››› JOCELYN FONG
Last week the libertarian Heartland Institute held its 6th "International Conference on Climate Change" in Washington, DC, bringing together a varied batch of vocal climate contrarians to rail against the scientific consensus that human-induced climate change is a serious problem.
The speakers seemed to be more united by political ideology and a common enemy than by their grievances about the science. Among their assertions:
- "CO2 was found guilty in contradiction to the evidence because as we are now all aware, the temperature changes before the CO2, it is not the other way around, as is the fundamental assumption that is made for the AGW." -- Tim Ball
- "I agree with the IPCC that adding CO2 to the atmosphere should cause some warming. Where we differ is the degree of warming." -- Roy Spencer
- "I believe that this warming shown here [after 1979] is not real, does not exist." -- Fred Singer
- "From the mid-1970s," the earth warmed ".17 degrees C per decade in the surface record, .14 degrees in the satellite record." -- Pat Michaels
- "I do not agree" that "the recent rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide is due to man." -- Steve Goreham
- "There's no question that CO2 is increasing in the atmosphere and that the primary cause is human." -- Fred Singer
Heartland senior fellow James Taylor claimed that the event is about "getting the science out to people," but several of the speakers indicated that this is by no means your typical scientific conference (if the repeated Atlas Shrugged references didn't give that away):
- "I guess I'm not a climate skeptic, just an economist. I don't know enough about the climate science to be skeptical about it." -- Robert Mendelsohn
- "I'm a lawyer, not a climate scientist." -- Barry Brill
- "I'm not a climate scientist. ... I'm a space guy." -- Larry Bell
- "I'm just a layperson ... I'm also a relative newcomer to the climate battle." -- Steve Goreham
- "I feel a bit of an imposter talking about the science. I'm kind of -- I'm not a scientist, you may be aware. ... I leave the science stuff to you guys and I think it's good that we stick to our jobs." -- James Delingpole
One of the attendees complained to me that the media would ignore the conference because it doesn't fit the preferred narrative. As it turned out, the New York Times posted an uncritical Greenwire article about the event before it had even ended, which Heartland president Joseph Bast then praised as "really nice" and "balanced."
But Heartland doesn't need the news media to cover these events. The endgame is increased visibility of those who challenge the global warming consensus and there's evidence that this endeavor has been successful.
Maxwell Boykoff of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado has noted that on the issue of climate change, "Outlier voices have gained more prominence and traction in mass media over time through a mix of political economic, cultural, and social factors. Moreover, institutional workings of mass media - such as journalistic norms, values and practices - can contribute to such patterns."
Indeed, with regard to media coverage of climate change, one's expertise is often a weak predictor of the attention given them. Take, for instance atmospheric scientist Scott Denning, the only speaker at the conference who presented what the Heartland Institute called the "warmist case." (While other mainstream climate scientists have hesitated to accept Heartland's invitation, Denning contends that "strong and persuasive engagement" is necessary.)
Denning has published 36 peer-reviewed climate articles since 2007. According to a search of articles/segments mentioning "global warming" or "climate change" in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, and ABC, and NPR, Denning has been quoted or hosted only twice since 2007: In February 2009 AP articles on the NASA satellite that malfunctioned.
The following chart shows how Denning, a strong communicator who says he is "very responsive" to media requests, compares to two other speakers at the conference: Climatologist Pat Michaels of the libertarian Cato Institute, who delivered the keynote address and has received funding from fossil fuel interests for decades, and Chris Horner of the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute, who is not a scientist but often comments on climate science in media appearances:
Fox News accounted for 13 of Michaels' appearances and 34 of Horner's appearances. Denning says he has never been invited to speak about climate change on Fox News.
This is not to say that most climate contrarians garner this level of media attention or that news outlets ignore highly-qualified mainstream scientists (though I'd argue that Fox News does.) But clearly, media-savvy individuals with outlier views on climate change can be disproportionally represented in the national news media regardless of the level of their expertise.
Heartland president Joseph Bast acknowledged at the conference that "the main motivation, frankly, for the Heartland Institute being involved in this debate" is to prevent the U.S. government from adopting policies that favor renewable energy, which he claims would cause an "economic disaster for the country." (But it's the other guys who are "alarmist.") In other words, the organization approaches the science with a policy agenda already determined, making Heartland an unlikely champion of "Restoring the Scientific Method," which was the theme of the conference.
In his closing remarks, Bast said: "I am absolutely convinced that if you open the hood and look at the science on climate change, you're going to come away convinced that the science is very sketchy, very uncertain, and as a result it doesn't justify the kind of public policies that are being advanced."
In the interest of forestalling government action designed to reduce fossil fuel use, the Heartland Institute seeks to popularize the message that "the mainstream of the scientific community ... does not believe that global warming is a crisis." The media is certainly among the intended recipients of this message. But the five sources Heartland's website cites support this claim are not persuasive:
1. HEARTLAND CLAIM: "Since 2007, more than 31,072 American scientists, including 9,021 with Ph.Ds, have signed the a petition which says, in part, 'There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate.'"
- REALITY: This petition actually dates back to 1998, not 2007. Organized by chemist and failed 2010 Republican Congressional candidate Art Robinson, it does not tell us anything about the consensus on global warming because, as Gary Whittenberger wrote in Skeptic magazine, a consensus is not "defined by some large absolute number of persons." Rather, "It is determined by a large percentage of persons in a relevant sample," and Robinson's petition "reports neither the total number of persons to whom he sent petition cards in the first place nor the number of persons to whom he sent petition cards who subsequently returned only messages of disagreement." The petition defined as a "scientist" anyone who claims to have at least a bachelor's degree in a variety of fields including math, medicine and engineering. Only 12 percent of the signatories hold degrees in "atmosphere, earth & environment" according to the petition's website, and no information is given on how many of those individuals are active scientists, how many have advanced degrees, or how many have actually conducted research related to climate change. The names and degrees have not been independently confirmed and Robinson acknowledged that fake names have made their way onto the petition.
2. HEARTLAND CLAIM: "A 2003 international survey of climate scientists (with 530 responding) found only 9.4 percent 'strongly agreed' and 25.3 percent 'agreed' with the statement 'climate change is mostly the result of anthropogenic causes.' Some 10.2 percent "strongly disagreed.'"
- REALITY: It's notable that Heartland cites this 8-year-old survey by Hans von Storch and Dennis Bray, who have since released a more recent survey. More importantly, Bray and von Storch have acknowledged that the 2003 survey question was "problem[atic]" because it did not distinguish between current or future climate change and climate change in general, which has obviously been driven by non-human forces in the past:
[T]he question refers to "climate change" in general. We intended to ask for responses to the statement "Ongoing climate change is mostly the result of anthropogenic causes", but some respondents may have considered Holocene climate change in general. Thus, "disagreement" with the statement does not necessarily signal doubt about the perspective of a dominantly man-made climate change in the coming decades, but it mostly reveals an assessment of presently emerging climate change. The problem is that some commentators interpret our numbers as responses to "Future climate change is mostly the result of anthropogenic causes."
Additionally, Heartland incorrectly suggests that respondents were given the options "agree" and "strongly agree," when in fact, they were presented with a scale from 1 (strongly agree) to 7 (strongly disagree). Heartland only provided the results from 1, 2, and 7.
3. HEARTLAND CLAIM: "A 2006 survey of scientists in the U.S. found 41 percent disagreed that the planet's recent warmth 'can be, in large part, attributed to human activity,' and 71 percent disagreed that recent hurricane activity is significantly attributable to human activity."
- REALITY: This is not a "survey of scientists" but rather a survey of "environmental practitioners," defined as "those who implement environmental policies and regulations for government and industry." The survey found that "59 percent respond that current climatic activity exceeding norms calibrated by over 100 years of weather data collection can be, in large part, attributed to human activity." It also found that "76 percent believe it important to include tighter controls of greenhouse gases such as carbon and methane in future U.S. environmental regulations."
4. HEARTLAND CLAIM: "A recent review of 1,117 abstracts of scientific journal articles on 'global climate change' found only 13 (1 percent) explicitly endorse the 'consensus view' while 34 reject or cast doubt on the view that human activity has been the main driver of warming over the past 50 years."
- REALITY: Anthropologist Benny Peiser, the author of this "review," has since admitted that "some of the abstracts that I included in the 34 'reject or doubt' category are very ambiguous and should not have been included." Demonstrating that his review cannot inform on the status of the consensus, Peisner said that "the vast majority of papers published on global warming" were not included. In contradiction to the Heartland Institute's claim, he also acknowledged that "the overwhelming majority of climatologists is agreed that the current warming period is mostly due to human impact," while maintaining that it is not "unanimous."
5. HEARTLAND CLAIM: "In June 2009, the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) released an 880-page report, titled Climate Change Reconsidered, that presented the first comprehensive rebuttal of the reports of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). With contributions from more than 30 scientists and citations to more than 4,000 peer-reviewed studies, the NIPCC report concluded that climate change is not a crisis."
- REALITY: This report was published by the Heartland Institute and says nothing about the views of "the mainstream of the scientific community." The lead authors of the report are retired physicist S. Fred Singer and geographer Craig Idso, and both previously worked with fossil fuel companies. Climate scientists commenting on the NIPCC report have said it is "dishonest" and makes "some embarrassing mistakes in basic logic."
Although the evidence provided by the Heartland Institute is not robust, their message appears to have gained traction, with significant chunks of the American population unaware of the extent to which scientists agree that human-induced climate change is happening.
In a November 2009 Associated Press survey, 66 percent of respondents said "there is a lot of disagreement among scientists" about "whether or not global warming is happening." Sixty-seven percent also said "there is a long of disagreement among scientists" about "the causes of global warming."
Gallup also reported on March 11, 2010 that "The percentage of Americans who think most scientists believe global warming is occurring has dropped 13 points from two years ago, and is the lowest since the first time Gallup asked this question back in 1997."
And a nationwide poll conducted in May 2010 by Virginia Commonwealth University found that only 37% "believe the evidence is widely accepted in the scientific community":
Perceptions of scientific consensus about global warming lean to the view that scientists are divided over global warming. A plurality (49%) believes that many scientists have serious doubts about the evidence on global warming; 37% believe the evidence is widely accepted in the scientific community.
Not surprisingly, beliefs about global warming and scientific consensus are linked. Among those skeptical about global warming 71% say many scientists have doubts about the evidence on global warming, 17% think there is scientific consensus on this. Similarly, among those who believe global warming is mostly due to natural causes 67% say that many scientists have doubts about the evidence on global warming and 19% think there is scientific consensus. Among those who believe global warming is due to human causes the opposite pattern occurs; 57% of this group says the evidence on global warming is widely accepted in the scientific community while about a third (32%) think that many scientists have serious doubts about the evidence on global warming.
The University of Maryland also reported in a December 2010 poll that "a substantial 45% of voters thought that most scientists think climate change is not occurring (12%) or scientists are evenly divided (33%). Fifty-four percent recognized that most scientists think that climate change is occurring."
(The poll also found that "those who watched Fox News almost daily were significantly more likely [by 30 points] than those who never watched it" to reject the notion that most scientists think climate change is occurring. The poll further stated that "these effects increased incrementally with increasing levels of exposure" to Fox News.)
The most recent poll, a May 2011 Yale/George Mason University survey, found that 40 percent of respondents think "there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about whether or not global warming is happening." Only thirty-nine percent said "most scientists think global warming is happening."
Many efforts have been made in recent years to guage the level of agreement among scientists about climate change.
According to a 2007 George Mason University survey of scientists belonging to the American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union, "Eighty-four percent say they personally believe human-induced warming is occurring."
Dennis Bray and Hans von Storch of Germany's Institute for Coastal Research conducted an international survey of climate scientists in 2008 and asked, "How convinced are you that most of recent or near future climate change is, or will be, a result of anthropogenic causes?" Eighty-four percent answered either 5, 6 or 7 on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (very much). The scientists were also asked, "Over the issue of climate change, the general public should be told to be" unconcerned (1) or very worried (7). Eighty-four percent answered 5, 6, or 7. Only 5 percent answered 1, 2, or 3.
In July 2009, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press released a report compiling data from public opinion polls and a survey of over 2,500 scientists belonging to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the "world's largest general scientific society." The report stated:
[T]he near consensus among scientists about global warming is not mirrored in the general public. While 84% of scientists say the earth is getting warmer because of human activity such as burning fossil fuels, just 49% of the public agrees.
A 2009 survey published by the American Geophysical Union also found that of over 3,000 Earth scientists, 90 percent said average global temperatures have risen compared with pre-1800s levels and 82 percent said human activity is a "significant contributing factor" in that trend. The study further concluded that "as the level of active research and specialization in climate science increases, so does agreement with the two primary questions." Of those who specialize in climate science, 97.4% (75 or 77) said human activity is contributing to rising global temperatures.
The following scientific bodies have also issued statements recognizing the strong body of evidence supporting anthropogenic climate change:
- U.S. National Academy of Sciences: "The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action."
- U.S. National Research Council: "[T]he preponderance of scientific evidence points to human activities -- especially the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere -- as the most likely cause for most of the global warming that has occurred over the last several decades."
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: "The vast preponderance of evidence, based on years of research conducted by a wide array of different investigators at many institutions, clearly indicates that global climate change is real, it is caused largely by human activities, and the need to take action is urgent."
- American Chemical Society: "[C]omprehensive scientific assessments of our current and potential future climates clearly indicate that climate change is real, largely attributable to emissions from human activities, and potentially a very serious problem.
- American Physical Society: "The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur."
- American Geophysical Union: "With climate change, as with ozone depletion, the human footprint on Earth is apparent."
- Geological Society of America: "Concurs with assessments by the National Academies of Science (2005), the National Research Council (2006), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) that global climate has warmed and that human activities (mainly greenhouse-gas emissions) account for most of the warming since the middle 1900s."
- American Meteorological Society: "Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond."
- American Medical Association: "Scientific evidence shows that the world's climate is changing and that the results have public health consequences."
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Here are a few local programs offering expert help in training your dog. Check local shelters, kennels or veterinarians for pointers toward more training opportunities.
• Dog obedience classes are held at the Greater Derry Humane Society, Salty Lane Farm, Derry, on Monday evenings. The cost is $75 for a six-week session. Registration is required, and participating dogs must be current with all inoculations. Owners must accompany pets. Learn grooming, body language, behavioral modification, discipline, nutrition and more. Call 432-1512 or visit www.derryhumanesociety.com to sign up.
• Dog training classes are offered at PetSmart stores in Manchester (777 S. Willow St., 668-9848), Nashua (4 Cellu Drive, 595-6460) and Concord (299 Loudon Road, 224-1028). These in-store sessions are with the owner, the dog and a trainer and can be customized based on the dog's needs.
• Fortunate K9 Dog & Owner Training at 29 South Ave. in Derry offers a six-week Obedience 101 class starting Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1:30 p.m., which will provide owners with the tools they need for a well-behaved dog. Cost is $259, and class is limited to six dogs. Call 432-5959 and visit www.fortunatek9.com.
• Obedience classes are held through the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire. Classes include "The Puppy Course," "The Basic Course" and "The Advanced Course." These hour-long, five-week courses are held every Tuesday and Wednesday night at the shelter at 545 Route 101 in Bedford. Call 472-3647.
• All Dogs Gym & Inn (505 Sheffield Road, Manchester, 669-4644, alldogsgym.com) offers training sessions each month. Class subjects include good-dog behavior, agility and dog sports, matches and shows, and more.
• Olympia Kennels (168 Lane Road, Chester, 887-2391) offers dog obedience classes for $125 for five classes. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.olympiakennels.com.
• AllBreeds Canine Training Center (87B Bridge St., Pelham, 635-9199) provides a structured canine training program, as well as dog daycare and professional pet sitting services. Obedience training is 12 weeks long and teaches dogs how to walk nicely on a loose leash, behave in the presence of dogs and people, etc. Visit allbreedsk-9.com.
• Ellis Dog Training (10 Main St., Suite 2A, Gonic Mill, Gonic, 335-1191) offers dog obedience classes throughout the week. Visit www.ellisdogtraining.com/schedule. Cost is $100 for six weeks. Private training is also available by appointment.
• Mission Impawsible (Brentwood, 642-DOGS, www.missionimpawsible.com) offers obedience training for all ages and behavioral/obedience levels in dogs. Call for information or to book an appointment.
Places for pets
All Dogs Gym & Inn
505 Sheffield Road, Manchester, 669-4644, www.alldogsgym.com
The Barking Dog
210 Rockingham Road, Derry, 434-2275;
7 Beech Hill Road, Exeter, 773-2275;
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Sendaishi Pet Resort
355 Straw Road, Manchester, 622-9684, www.sendaishi.com
It's no surprise that even in hard economic times, people still find ways to treat and spoil their pets.
It may mean a trip to the groomer for a puppy pedicure, or a bag of feline-friendly baked goods brought home for Fluffy. Or it may be an outdoor play date at a local dog park or an agility training class at a nearby dog facility. Pet owners are often willing to go above and beyond for their four-legged friends, in traditional and sometimes less traditional ways.
Take Gail Fisher's All Dogs Gym & Inn in Manchester. The facility offers such popular, time-tested doggie-care standards as grooming, boarding and training as well as relatively newer phenomena, including dog sports and daycare.
Fisher said she saw a growing need for dog daycare in the area and decided to establish her own place in 1993 at a former Gold's Gym facility. She was renting the space for dog training classes at night, but the building was empty during the day. Fisher said she wanted to give people an alternative to leaving their dogs cooped up at home all day while they were working.
"I thought, 'Why not try it?'" said Fisher, who has lived in New Hampshire since the early 1970s and whose book, The Thinking Dog, was published two years ago. "We [started to] offer doggie play during the day, and we saw 25 dogs per day within a year."
During daycare services, dogs are matched with other pups that have a similar play style and energy for group play time. In addition to playing together, with trained staffers present, pooches have snacks and lunch time, nap time and training if requested by owners, which Fisher recommends for dogs that are timid or less confident.
"Training helps a lot of dogs come out of their shell," said Fisher, who became an animal-lover at age 9 when she adopted her neighbor's dog. Fisher now has two cats, a Bearded Collie and a rescued Shiba Inu.
All Dogs Gym & Inn, which has 50 full- and part-time employees, recently rolled out a new service called "The Puppy Place," a separate area with trainers who work with puppies on basic manners such as house training and not jumping on people. This area and the facility's other services are available from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to accommodate commuters and others who work late, Fisher said.
Perhaps most unique to the facility are its doggie sports, including dog agility obstacle courses and Rally Obedience, a do-at-your-own-pace stationed course of dog manners and commands for dogs and owners.
"Dog sports in general are a great way for owners and dogs to do something together that involves training, exercise and an energy outlet," Fisher said. "A lot of people meet great friends through dog sports, and they can involve the whole family."
Dog agility classes include an obstacle course with tunnels, climbs, jumps, a "dog-walk" plank and more. The course, which has 18 to 22 obstacles, changes every time, and Fisher says the dogs seem to enjoy it. Other agility options include basic classes, competitive events, practice teams and non-competitive demonstrations.
All Dogs Gym & Inn also provides an option to help dogs build some C.L.A.S.S., that is, canine life and social skills, for which the facility has a "degree" system.
"It's not sports, per se, but we teach [social skills] classes, awarding master's, bachelor's or Ph.D.s" to dogs who pass the class requirements, Fisher said. "They are all skills valuable for real life with your dog. We started offering this in January. Even the training itself involves lots of games."
Jody Rogers, who has taken care of dogs since 1989, also offers agility classes and dog sports, including swimming and flyball, as well as a host of training opportunities at the three locations (Derry, Exeter and Hooksett) of her business, the Barking Dog.
These include courses in manners and basic training for puppies as well as off-leash obedience, recall, trick training, canine "good citizen" classes, and a specialty course called "Cranky Canines" that's designed to calm and improve volatile behavior in dogs.
"We've maintained the mission of peace of mind and a good dog experience for dogs and owners," Rogers said. "The foundation of our service is boarding, and in the late 1990s we began to offer dog daycare," during which dogs can stay for the day, with structured activities for socialization, exercise and manners.
"A tired dog is a happy dog is a good dog," she said.
As for the classes, most of them are just for fun, Rogers said. They provide a time for owners and dogs to bond and for owners to challenge and reward their best pals.
"It's an odd thing, but the pet industry as a whole, and we are no exception, has done very well even through bad economic times," Rogers said. "People are not skimping on their animals. Most people are trying very hard, and they may skimp on services for themselves, but they'd never think of changing their dogs' diets or not taking them to play. Dogs play a really important role in our lives; they become members of our family."
Located on 60 acres of land in northwest Manchester, Sendaishi Pet Resort is another place where dogs can socialize and dash around to their hearts' content. Husband and wife Bill and Joyce Matott opened the facility in 1976.
"I had a stable job at a bank and stayed there for 20 years," Joyce Matott said. "After a fashion, I wanted to do something different. I visited some kennels in the area and thought, 'They're not that nice, so let's do something different.'"
Sendaishi offers a variety of services and activities for dogs, including play schools and nature walks, daycare, boarding, grooming, obedience training, and a unique canine rehabilitation program for post-surgery dogs and dogs with osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, disc disease and other conditions.
Joyce Matott, who took veterinary technician classes and completed a similar program at the University of Tennessee, has been rehabilitating dogs at Sendaishi for the past eight years.
"It's something that I feel really good about when dogs leave," she said. "This is doggie PT (physical therapy). Dogs come in twice per week. … Sometimes we get more geriatric dogs, and it's just fun for them; it seems to rejuvenate them a bit."
In addition to an underwater treadmill, Sendaishi offers stretching exercises, heat and cold therapy, ball and balance board exercises and more in the way of rehab.
When Joyce and Bill Matott aren't rehabilitating dogs and overseeing Sendaishi, they are caring for their 28 Alaskan Malamutes, which live in a separate outdoor, roofed area near their home. When the dogs were younger, Bill used to race them, Joyce says. These days, they are more likely to be found at a dog show.


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Transit Kaliningrad – Russian mainland: proposals and implementation
Communication from the Commission to the Council of 18 September 2002 - Kaliningrad: Transit [COM (2002) 510 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
This Communication takes stock of the discussions held between the European Union (EU) and Russia concerning the transit of persons and goods to and from Kaliningrad oblast. It does not cover small border traffic since this issue is not specific to the situation of Kaliningrad.
On the key political issue, movement of people, the Schengen acquis is based on the principle that the EU's security can best be protected if persons transiting through the territory of EU Member States provide adequate documentation. The visa requirement for Russian citizens will remain as long as Russia appears on the list of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States of the EU.
In addition to the flexibilities set out in the "Common Line" * (cheap or free multiple-entry transit visas), the Commission believes that issuing a special transit document ("Facilitated Transit Document") should be considered. The document would be deemed equivalent to a multiple-entry transit visa for bona-fide persons who are Russia citizens travelling frequently and directly between Kaliningrad and the Russian mainland. Lists of frequent travellers could be provided in advance by the Russian authorities. The Document would then be issued at low cost or free of charge by the consulates of the candidate countries concerned.
The Commission is willing to study further the feasibility of visa exemption for passengers on non-stop trains. The security of these trains would require that they travel at sufficiently high speed, and that the coaches are so constructed, as to prevent passengers from leaving the train without the permission of the Lithuanian authorities.
The introduction of the Facilitated Transit Document would require:
- the full cooperation of the candidate countries and adequate administrative and financial support from the European Commission;
- the full cooperation of Russia, especially regarding:
- the establishment of new consulates;
- the provision of lists of Russian citizens considered eligible for the "Facilitated Transit Document";
- the readmission of overstayers by way of the conclusion and implementation of a readmission agreement and the ratification of the border agreement with Lithuania;
- acceleration of the procedure for issuance of international passports to its citizens within a fixed timetable. During a short transitional period, internal Russian passports could be accepted in conjunction with visas/Facilitated Transit Documents.
The EU would need to guarantee to the candidate countries that their acceptance, and implementation, of the above flexibilities would not in itself create any risk of delay in lifting internal border controls, i.e. full integration into the Schengen area.
The Commission recommends that the EU's position be based on the following package of measures in addition to what has already been set out in the Common Line of 13 May 2001:
- a "Facilitated Transit Document" could be issued by consular authorities in EU or candidate countries to Russian citizens travelling by road or rail. This would assume Russian cooperation in quickly agreeing to the establishment of new consulates requested by Lithuania;
- the Facilitated Transit Document would not be issued at the border;
- the EU should examine the Russian proposal to open discussions on defining the conditions necessary for the eventual establishment of a visa-free travel regime;
- solutions to the problem of movement of people and goods should be paralleled by broader cooperation regarding the future of the Kaliningrad region.
The Seville European Council invited the Commission to submit an additional study on the possibilities for a solution to the transit of persons and goods to and from Kaliningrad. This Communication is the Commission's response on this issue.
Common Line: The Common Line agreed by the General Affairs Council on 13 May 2002 (document 8304/02) sets out the basic positions of the Schengen acquis and provides for flexibilities including:
FRTD : Facilitated Rail Transit Document
Report from the Commission of 22 December 2006 on the functioning of the facilitated transit for persons between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation [COM (2006) 840 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The Commission is pleased that, three years after its entry into force, the facilitated transit system is running smoothly and both partners are satisfied with the implementation. The FTD/FRTD system * seems also to fulfil the requirements of the Schengen acquis, as no illegal immigration under this scheme has been noted.
Therefore the Commission sees no need to change the system. In a long-term perspective, the facilitated transit regime will depend on the future development of visa policy arrangements between the EU and Russia.
The Commission will continue to support the transit scheme financially through the External Borders Fund.
Two points still await further examination:
- The FRTD * is affixed on a separate form and not as required by Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 in the passport of the person travelling. As a consequence, there is no way of checking whether the FRTD is used for a single return trip or frequent trips. The correct application would also enhance requests for FTDs * as they can be obtained for multiple trips at the cost of EUR 5 (frequent traveller);
- the question of shortening border control formalities could be discussed further on a bilateral basis if Lithuanian, Russian and Belarusian authorities are interested. Two possibilities appear feasible:
- firstly, instead of two stops (one on each side of the border) to have only one stop at each border. Border authorities of both countries would carry out their controls simultaneously;
- secondly, provide for an arrangement where both sides carry out their controls while the train is travelling.
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At a New Hampshire town hall today, Paul Ryan said that if we "cut spending" will avoid European austerity, and America will be the "port in the storm of the global economy."
In other words, if we adopt radical austerity now, we won't have radical austerity later.
As their plan sort of defeats the purpose of avoiding radical austerity, I have good news for Paul Ryan. We are already the port in the storm of the global economy, thanks to President Obama's Recovery Act.
The Atlantic's Robert Wright uncovered a graph that shows America in the last three years outperformed similar economies with "high per capita GDP " — the European Union and Japan.
Wright explains:
When George W. Bush took office, US unemployment was a bit lower than Japan's and about four percentage points lower than Europe's. When he left office, US unemployment was about the same as Europe's and about four percentage points higher than Japan's. So: things got way worse compared to both Europe and Japan…
…[Obama's Recovery Act] was passed in February of 2009, and by the beginning of May, only 3 percent of stimulus expenditures had been made–and, of course, given that some of the employment attributable to this spending comes from second-order effects, you wouldn't expect even 3 percent of the impact by then. So let's take May 1 as the date when you could start realistically looking for appreciable stimulus impact.
What do you see as of May? You see the sharp upward slope of the unemployment curve, which Obama inherited from the Bush years, begin to moderate. And within five months the unemployment rate has reached its acme, after which it drops considerably. Of course, it would be great if it had dropped further, but it would be a lot easier to blame its failure to drop further on president Obama had Europe's unemployment rate, in the same period, not risen by a full percentage point; or had Japan's unemployment rate fallen more sharply than, or even as sharply as, America's.
American unemployment went down while Europe's went up in large part because America pursued Keynesian stimulus after the financial crisis — in other words, intentionally increasing budget deficits in order to plow money back into the economy and counter private-sector pullback — and Europe pursued deficit-cutting austerity.
How does Mitt Romney's sidekick deal with this reality?
Paul Ryan not only ignores it. He promises a return to an imaginary past when American had no debt at all.
He said today of the Romney-Ryan plan:
Get people back to work. Cut spending. Reform government. Prevent us from being Europe. And then we'll be the port in the storm of the global economy. America will be the place you want to create jobs, you want to have your company. This is the engine of economic growth we've had before. We can turn it around. And if we do that, then we'll get our debt under control and get it paid off. And our kids and our grandkids will have a debt-free nation, just like our parents.
The assertion is that America's best days of 20th century happened because America "cut spending" and became "debt-free."
Here's the problem with that. America has never been debt-free, except for a one-year period under President Andrew Jackson in 1835 and 1836.
And our debt levels were particularly high in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, which led to robust economic expansion as we responsibly used debt to finance improvements in infrastructure and education.
The only way the Romney-Ryan ticket can sell "tax cuts for rich, austerity for the rest" is to 1) pretend it's not austerity and 2) pretend there was a glorious American past without debt.
But that's not how we built America in the last century. And it's not how Obama beat Europe over the last three years.


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NEW YORK - Bob Teague, a former news anchor, reporter and producer and one of New York City's first black television journalists, has died. He was 84.
Teague, who lived in Monmouth Junction, N.J., died Thursday, WNBC said. His widow, Jan, told the New York Times he suffered from T-cell lymphoma.
Teague was a veteran newspaper reporter who worked at the Milwaukee Journal and the New York Times when he joined New York's NBC affiliate in 1963.
At WNBC, he became a correspondent for "Harlem: Test for the North," an hourlong program started after riots broke out in the area. He also covered other minority communities during the tumultuous 1960s.
"They felt black reporters would be invulnerable in a riot," Teague said in a 1981 interview.
Teague often subbed on NBC network news and sports programs, but he was critical of the industry that employed him.
"How can you make the decisions about your lives, your family, your business if what you are getting is information about what the beautiful people are doing?" Teague wrote in a 1982 book, "Live and Off-Color: News Biz."
He retired from WNBC in 1991.
Teague was born in Milwaukee and was a star football player at the University of Wisconsin. According to the Times, he passed up offers from four professional football teams to become a reporter for the Journal.
Teague was the author of several other books, including "Letters to a Black Boy," addressed to his then-1-year-old son. He wrote three works of children's fiction with titles such as "Agent K-Thirteen the Super-Spy."
WNBC anchor Chuck Scarborough said Teague was "driven to excel and tireless in his pursuit of the truth."
"He was also a valuable mentor to those of us who followed in his footsteps," Scarborough said. "Bob's achievements and integrity stand as an example for us all."
WNBC praised Teague in a statement as "a broadcast pioneer with a passion for news and for serving his New York viewers."


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Cuenca through the eyes of a child
A trip is always an adventure that leaves memories forever. For children, travelling is also a never-ending source of emotions and knowledge. The interest to discover comes from within, just like the mix that they make of fantasy and reality. Thinking about them, we propose a few places where they can have fun and enjoy extraordinary experiences that they will feel are magical.
Museum of Sciences, in Cuenca
Here they can see the sky full of stars, learn the constellations and learn a lot of things in a fun and interactive way, discovering the whole of the Solar System on this tour. Feeling like if you were travelling through the Universe, you will see fascinating things from outer space and all of the planets, from Mercury to Neptune.
El Hosquillo Natural Reserve, where bears live in the middle of nature!
In the highlands of Cuenca, 28 miles away from the city, you can find the Natural Reserve of El Hosquillo. The abundant pine forest, furrowed by the river Escabas, makes up a beautiful landscape where extensive wildlife species live in full freedom, species such as Hispanic goats, mouflons, deers and birds of prey, among them the Golden Eagle. For forty years, bears have also been one of the characteristics of this landscape. Seeing this natural space as well as the rest of the highlands of Cuenca will be an absolute pleasure. In the town of Las Majadas, you can find Los Callejones, karst formations that resemble narrow streets (callejones in Spanish), where the children can have fun and play; just like in the most famous part of the area: La Ciudad Encantada (The Enchanted City). The car journey feels really short and going through the town of Villalba de la Sierra you come across one of the best viewpoints of the highlands, known as el Ventano del Diablo, from where you can enjoy a different view of this stunning natural environment.


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- One 8-inch nonstick skillet: This is the pan you'll turn to when you want to make two scrambled eggs, cook an omelet for yourself, fix just one hamburger, or sauté a handful of mushroom or onion slices. Trust me, on this pan you definitely want a nonstick finish to make sure your omelet slides out easily and after scrambling eggs you're not left with a major scrubbing job.
- One 10-inch nonstick skillet: Chances are this is the piece of cookware that will really get a workout in your kitchen. It's the right size for four chicken breasts, a frittata, or a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches. Here too we suggest you opt for a nonstick finish…you'll probably be using it for eggs, and you'll use it so often that you'll want it to be easy to clean.
- One deep-sided 12-inch skillet: When you're browning a whole batch of beef cubes for stew, you'll want the large surface a 12-inch pan offers. And the deep sides are great for recipes like sloppy joes and chicken in wine sauce, where you brown items first, then add other ingredients and simmer. A slope-sided one can even double as a stir-fry pan.
Pots and Pans
- 2- and 3-quart saucepans: You'll need these for heating soup, steaming rice, making pudding. Odds are you do a lot of reheating and steaming in the microwave oven, so don't buy too many saucepans.
- 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven: When you're making soups, stews, or oven braises this is the pot you'll choose. As you're likely to take it right from the oven to the table, consider an attractive cast iron one with a colorful enamel finish. This piece is also the right size for boiling short pasta shapes like ziti or shells.
- 8-quart stockpot: Think of this as your spaghetti pot. It's also indispensable for big-batch soups and chili.
Very nice to have: A 10-inch cast iron skillet can brown a steak or burgers as well as an outdoor grill. Plus it can help put a dose of iron in your diet. The downsides are it can discolor foods like eggs or cream sauces and needs hand washing, careful drying, and oiling to develop and maintain its patina.


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Here's why scientists still don't agree on what a species is.
Scientists don't understand the process of speciation, but hybrids can reveal the genes that keep species apart.
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Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses classification and some of the challenges of putting species in categorical boxes.
Scientists don't understand the process of speciation, but hybrids can reveal the genes that keep species apart.
New silicone material mimics cephalopod shape-shifting for quick camouflage.
Late Stone Age Europeans made spears with beeswax adhesive.
Cases of Zika have dropped as more people become exposed, but the virus will likely emerge again in the future.
DNA duplicated only in humans may contribute to human traits and disease.
Deadly bird flu can pass between ferrets through the air.
Even when full of blood, mosquitoes use more wing force than leg force to escape a host undetected — clue to why they're so good at spreading disease.
AlphaGo Zero is the first AI system of its kind to learn the game just by playing against itself.
The last 40 years saw a big leap in obesity among children, totaling an estimated 124 million boys and girls in 2016.
A collision of neutron stars was spotted with gravitational waves for the first time. Telescopes captured gamma rays, visible light and more from the smashup.
A danger-sensing protein responds to hydrogen peroxide in planarians, results that hint at the evolutionary origins of people's pain sensing.
This next-gen atomic clock ticks at a steady beat, but time will tell just how well it tells time.
Study of hydrogen atoms supports the case for a smaller proton.
Inbreeding has evolutionary consequences for humans.
Neandertal DNA brought back some old genetic heirlooms to modern humans.
Volcanic ash in polar ice reveal a link between eruptions and the timing of revolts in Cleopatra's Egypt.
Astronomers used an old but challenging technique to directly measure the distance to a star on the opposite side of the galaxy for the first time.
The dwarf planet Haumea is now the most distant ringed object spotted in the solar system.
Quantum dots and antibiotics hit bacteria with a one-two punch.
Joseph Sakran is trying to help counter the U.S. epidemic of gun violence with data.
A new analysis suggests that Diprotodon optatum, a giant plant-eating marsupial that went extinct about 40,000 years ago, migrated long distances, much like today's zebras and wildebeests.
50 years ago, researchers began unraveling the secrets to Attine ants' green thumbs.
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Readers had questions about gut bacteria, woolly rhino ribs and ancient horses hooves.
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A montage of images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft and its lander, Philae, recap the daring mission to comet 67P.


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STOCKTON - Kendall Kenyon has exemplified the Pacific women's basketball team's fast start to this season.
STOCKTON - Kendall Kenyon has exemplified the Pacific women's basketball team's fast start to this season.
The sophomore center has helped the Tigers (5-0) set off to the program's best start since the 1980-81 squad went 9-0. She leads the team in scoring (13.4 points), rebounding (9.0), steals (2.0) and blocks (2.2).
Pacific will look to remain perfect as it hosts Fresno State (2-1) at 7 p.m. today at Spanos Center.
The Tigers will look to avenge last season's 61-52 road loss against the defending Western Athletic Conference champions, who return six of their top seven players with first-year coach Raegen Pebley.
With Pacific not playing at home again until Dec. 29 and scheduled to visit San Jose State, Florida, Stanford and Saint Mary's over the next month, coach Lynne Roberts said today's game is crucial to continue positive momentum.
Kenyon has helped create some of that momentum, and the coach said that is a testament to the work she's put in since last season, including working with a nutritionist and director of athletic performance Tony Sandoval.
"She's significantly stronger, which has made her a lot more confident," Roberts said. "She understands her role, and she's adding skills. It's exciting because she's only a sophomore, and to think where she could be in a couple of years. She has a chance to be really special."
The former St. Mary's High standout easily transitioned to Pacific last season, because she played in the same style of offense with the Rams. This season she has added strength, a mid-range jump shot and some moves off the dribble. Kenyon also uses her speed to her advantage to beat opposing centers down the court on Pacific's fast break.
"I tend to be faster than the other girls, and I'm still a relocating post," Kenyon said. "I always tried to move around and get open when the guards attack, and now I'm comfortable shooting at the elbows or the short corners."
Junior point guard Gena Johnson said it's fun to have a center sprinting past everyone on the break and finishing in traffic.
"She's going really hard in the games," Johnson said. "She's realizing how good of a player she is, which is all-conference level."
Kenyon said her strength and conditioning will continue for the rest of her career, and Roberts said her endurance is one of the areas she needs to improve. Kenyon is averaging 22 minutes a game, about four minutes fewer than the other starters.
"She needs to be more physical because she still just relies on her athleticism," Roberts said. "She has to become our defensive anchor, and I talk to her about that every day."
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Oral lichen planus is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory condition affecting the lining of your mouth, usually resulting in characteristic lacy white patches. It occurs most often on the inside of your cheeks but also can affect your gums, tongue, lips and other parts of your mouth, sometimes involves your throat or esophagus.
While oral lichen planus usually begins during midlife, it can occur at any age. An initial episode of oral lichen planus may last for weeks or months. But unfortunately, It is usually a chronic condition and can last for many years. Although there's no cure, oral lichen planus can be managed with medications and home remedies.


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April 2013
Feature Stories
A trip through eastern North Carolina countryside that is ever so peaceful 150 years later
Life among the rural rich and famous, as well as the regular people of Duplin County
These neighboring Moore County towns offer antiques, intriguing history, BBQ and more
Gold and more await you in the Piedmont foothills
This Yadkin Valley region offers an escape from the every day
Hot Springs, Marshall and Mars Hill
Scenic mountain towns in Madison County that soothe and excite
Their national meeting energizes electric cooperative delegates
Photography by Ty Brueilly
By Jo Ann Emerson
Watauga County's gas-to-energy landfill project wins EPA award
Supporting Hoops 4 Hope and cancer research
Beware of magazine subscription scam
Today's electric utility landscape
Easter with Maw Maw and Paw Paw
A beloved steam locomotive comes home
The public can ride New Hope Valley Railway on the first Sunday of each month, starting in April
How old is the wiring in your home?
Easy upgrades can boost electrical safety in older homes
Withdrawing money after retirement
How much is enough to make your money last?
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John Donne John Donne(born sometime between Jan. 24 and June 19, 1572, London, Eng.—died March 31, 1631, London), leading English poet of the Metaphysical school and dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London (1621–31). Donne is often considered the greatest love poet in the English language. He is also noted for his religious verse and treatises and for his sermons, which rank among the best of the 17th century. Donne has been taken to be the apex of the 16th-century tradition of plain poetry, and certainly the… Donne was born of Roman Catholic parents. His mother, a direct descendant of Sir Thomas More's sister, was the youngest daughter of John Heywood, epigrammatist and playwright. His father, who, according 1 - __________________________________ Climate 5 – climate Chapter Part Donne's first biographer, Izaak Walton, was "descended from a very ancient family in Wales," was a prosperous London merchant. Donne was four when his father died, and shortly thereafter his mother married Dr. John Syminges, who raised the Donne children. At age 12 Donne matriculated at the University of Oxford, where he studied for three years, and he then most likely continued his education at the University of Cambridge, though he took no degree from either university because as a Should courses student emphasis. the required to any between complete be for of No m able conflict Catholic he could not swear the required oath of allegiance to the Protestant queen, Elizabeth. Following his studies Donne probably traveled in Spain and Italy and then returned to London to read law, first at Thavies Inn (1591) and then at Lincoln's Inn (1592–94). There he turned to a comparative examination of Roman Catholic and Protestant theology and perhaps even toyed with religious skepticism. In 1596 he enlisted as a gentleman with the earl of Essex's successful privateering expedition against Cádiz, and the following year he sailed with Sir Walter Raleigh and Essex in the near-disastrous Islands expedition, hunting for Spanish treasure ships in the Azores. After his return to London in 1597, Donne became secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton, lord keeper of the great seal, in whose employ Donne remained for almost five years. The appointment itself makes it probable that Donne had become an Anglican by this time. During his tenure with the lord keeper, Donne lived, according to Walton, more as a friend than as a servant in the Egerton household, where Job-evaluation- Thomas appointed him "a place at his own table, to which he esteemed [Donne's] company and discourse to be a great ornament." Donne's contemporary, Richard Baker, wrote of Code of Conduct Catholic at this time as "not dissolute [i.e., careless], but very neat; a great visitor of Ladies, a great frequenter of Plays, a great writer of conceited Verses." While in Egerton's service, Donne met and fell in love with Anne More, niece of Egerton's second wife and the daughter of Sir George More, who was chancellor of the garter. Knowing there was no chance of obtaining Sir George's blessing on their union, the two married secretly, probably in December 1601. For this offense Sir George had Donne briefly imprisoned and dismissed from his post with Egerton as well. He also denied Anne's dowry to Donne. Because of the marriage, moreover, all possibilities of a career in public service were dashed, and Donne found himself at age 30 with neither prospects for employment nor adequate funds with which to support his household. During the next 10 years Donne lived in poverty and humiliating dependence, first on the charity of Anne's cousin at Pyrford, Surrey, then at a house in Mitcham, about 7 miles (11 km) from London, and sometimes in a London apartment, where he relied on the support of noble patrons. All the while he repeatedly tried (and failed) to secure employment, and in the meantime his family was growing; Anne ultimately bore 12 children, 5 of whom died before they reached maturity. Donne's letters show his love and concern for his wife during these years: "Because I have transplanted [her] into a wretched fortune, I must labour to disguise that from her by all such honest devices, as giving her my company, and discourse." About himself, however, Donne recorded only despair: "To be part of no body is as nothing; and so I am. … I am rather a sickness or a disease of the world than any part of it and therefore neither love it nor life." In spite of his misery during these years, Donne wrote and studied assiduously, producing prose works on theology, canon law, and anti-Catholic polemics Big The Traits Five – composing love lyrics, religious poetry, and complimentary and funerary verse for his patrons. As early as 1607 friends had begun urging him to take holy orders in the Church of England, but he felt unworthy and continued to seek secular employment. In 1611–12 IN OF BEAVERHEAD HISTORY RANGE FOREST DISTURBANCE SAWTOOTH THE traveled through France and the Low Countries with his newfound patron, Sir Robert Drury, leaving his wife at Mitcham. Upon their return from the European continent, the Drurys provided the Donnes with a house on the Drury estate in London, where they lived until 1621. In 1614 King James I refused Donne's final attempt to secure a post at court and said that he would appoint him to nothing outside the church. By this time Donne himself had come to believe English Miller - Mrs. File with had a religious vocation, and he finally agreed to take holy orders. He was ordained deacon and priest on Jan. 23, 1615, and preferment soon followed. He was made a royal chaplain and received, at the king's command, the degree of doctor of divinity from Cambridge. On Nov. 22, 1621, Donne was installed as dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, at which he carried out his duties with efficiency and integrity. But this turnabout in Donne's professional life was accompanied by searing personal grief. Two years after his ordination, in 1617, Is Legal The Who MNaghten Insane? Rules Tests Donne died at age 33 after giving birth to a stillborn child. Grief-stricken at having lost his emotional anchor, Donne vowed never to marry again, even though he was left with the task of raising his children in modest financial circumstances at the time. Instead, his bereavement turned him fully to his vocation as an Anglican divine. The power and eloquence of Donne's sermons soon secured for him a reputation as the foremost preacher in the England of his day, and he became a favourite of both Kings James I and Charles I. In 1623 Donne fell seriously ill with either typhus or relapsing fever, and during his sickness he reflected on the parallels between his physical and OPERATIVE CONSENT PRE illnesses—reflections that culminated during his recovery in the prose Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, published in 1624. On Feb. 25, 1631, Donne, who was fatally ill with stomach cancer, left his sickbed to preach a final sermon at court; this was published posthumously as "Death's Duell" and is aid iv. measures first considered to be his own funeral sermon. He returned to his sickbed and, according to Walton, had a drawing made of himself in his shroud, perhaps as an aid to meditating on his own dissolution. From this drawing Nicholas Stone constructed a marble effigy of Donne that survived the Great Fire of 1666 and still stands today in St. Paul's Cathedral. Because almost none of Donne's poetry was published during his lifetime, it is difficult to date it accurately. Most of his poems were preserved in manuscript copies made by and passed among a relatively small but admiring coterie of poetry lovers. Most current scholars agree, however, that the elegies (which in Donne's case are poems of love, not of mourning), epigrams, verse letters, and satires were written in the 1590s, the Songs and Sonnets from the 1590s until 1617, and the "Holy Sonnets" and other religious lyrics from the time of Donne's marriage until his ordination in 1615. He composed the hymns late in his life, in the 1620s. Donne's Anniversaries were published in 1611–12 and were the only important poetic works by him published in his lifetime. Donne's poetry is marked by strikingly original departures from the conventions of 16th-century English verse, particularly that of Sir Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser. Even his early satires and elegies, which derive from classical Latin models, contain versions of his experiments with genre, form, and imagery. His poems contain few descriptive passages like those in Spenser, nor do his lines follow the smooth metrics and euphonious sounds of his predecessors. Donne for Decorative Clothing Designs their mellifluous lines with a speaking voice whose vocabulary and syntax reflect the emotional intensity of a the President, Provost from Report Vice and Executive and whose metrics and verbal music conform to the needs of a particular dramatic situation. One consequence of this is a directness of language that electrifies his mature poetry. "For Godsake hold your tongue, and let me love," begins his love poem "The Canonization," plunging the reader into the midst of an encounter between the speaker and an unidentified listener. Holy Sonnet XI opens with an imaginative confrontation wherein Donne, not Jesus, suffers indignities on the cross: "Spit in my face yee Jewes, and pierce my side…." From these explosive beginnings, the poems develop as closely reasoned arguments or propositions that rely heavily on the use of the conceit—i.e., an extended metaphor that draws an ingenious parallel between apparently dissimilar situations or objects. Donne, however, transformed the conceit into a vehicle for transmitting multiple, sometimes even contradictory, feelings and ideas. And, changing again the practice of earlier poets, he drew his imagery from such diverse fields as alchemy, astronomy, medicine, politics, global exploration, and philosophical disputation. Donne's famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass affords a prime example. The immediate shock of some of his conceits aroused Samuel Johnson to call them "heterogeneous ideas…yoked by violence together." Upon reflection, however, these conceits offer brilliant and multiple insights into the subject of the metaphor and help give rise to the much-praised ambiguity of Donne's lyrics. The presence of a listener is another of Donne's modifications of the Renaissance love lyric, in which the lovers lament, hope, and dissect their feelings without Integration Tool JUL Knowledge 2011 9 Reusing A for Design their ladies. Donne, by contrast, speaks directly to the lady or some other listener. The latter may even determine the course of the poem, as in "The Flea," in which the speaker changes his tack IN MODULE IDENTITIES OF BRITISH EMPIRE: HISTORY OF A HANDBOOK TENSIONS DEPARTMENT the woman crushes the insect on which he has built his argument about the innocence of lovemaking. But for all their dramatic intensity, Donne's poems still maintain the verbal music and introspective approach that define lyric poetry. His speakers may fashion an imaginary figure to whom they utter their lyric outburst, or, conversely, they may lapse into reflection in the midst of an address to a listener. "But O, selfe traytor," the forlorn lover cries in "Twickham Garden" as he transforms part of his own psyche into a listener. Donne also departs from earlier lyrics by adapting the syntax and rhythms of living speech to his poetry, as in "I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I/Did, till we lov'd?". Taken together, these features of his poetry provided an impetus for the works of such later poets as Robert Browning, William Butler Yeats, and T.S. Eliot. Donne also radically adapted some of the standard materials of love lyrics. For example, even though he continued to use such Petrarchan conceits as "parting from one's beloved is death," a staple of Renaissance love poetry, he either turned the comparisons into comedy, as when the man in "The Apparition" envisions himself as a ghost haunting his unfaithful lady, or he subsumed them into the texture of his poem, as the title "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" exemplifies. Donne's love lyrics provide keen psychological insights about a broad range for Decorative Clothing Designs lovers and a wide spectrum of amorous feelings. His speakers range from lustful men so sated by their numerous affairs that they denounce love as a fiction and women as objects—food, birds of prey, mummies—to platonic lovers who celebrate both the magnificence of their ladies and their own miraculous abstention from consummating their love. Men whose love is unrequited feel victimized and seek revenge on their ladies, only to realize the ineffectuality of their retaliation. In the poems of mutual love, however, Donne's lovers rejoice in the compatibility of their sexual and spiritual love and seek immortality for an emotion that they elevate to an almost religious plane. Donne's devotional lyrics, especially the "Holy Sonnets," "Good Friday 1613, Riding Westward," and the hymns, passionately explore his love for God, sometimes through sexual metaphors, Causes Academic Success Grades of Common Exercise: Low depict his doubts, fears, and sense of spiritual unworthiness. None of them shows him spiritually at peace. The most sustained of Donne's poems, the Anniversarieswere written to commemorate the death of Elizabeth Drury, the 14-year-old daughter of his patron, Sir Robert Drury. These poems subsume their ostensible subject into a philosophical meditation on the decay of the world. Elizabeth Drury becomes, as Donne noted, "the Idea of a woman," and a lost pattern of virtue. Through this idealized feminine figure, Donne in The First Anniversarie: An Anatomie of the World laments humanity's spiritual death, beginning with the loss of Eden and continuing in the decay of the contemporary world, in which men have lost the wisdom that connects them to God. In The Second Anniversarie: Of the Progres of the SouleDonne, partly through a eulogy on Elizabeth Drury, ultimately regains the wisdom that directs him toward eternal life. Donne's earliest prose works, Paradoxes example subnet Problems, probably were begun during his days as Integration Tool JUL Knowledge 2011 9 Reusing A for Design student at Lincoln's Inn. These witty and insouciant paradoxes defend such topics as women's inconstancy and pursue such questions as "Why do women delight much in feathers?" and "Why are Courtiers sooner Atheists than men of other conditions?" While living in despair at Mitcham in 1608, Donne wrote a casuistic defense of suicide entitled Biathanatos. His own contemplation of suicide, he states, prompted in him "a charitable interpretation of theyr Action, who dye so." Donne's Pseudo-Martyr, published in 1610, attacks the recusants' unwillingness to swear the oath of allegiance to the king, which Roman Catholics were required to do after the Gunpowder Plot (1605). The treatise so pleased James I that he had Oxford confer an honorary master of arts degree on Donne. In 1610 Donne also wrote a prose satire on the Jesuits entitled Ignatius His Conclavein both Latin and English. In 1611 Donne completed his Essays in Divinitythe first of his theological works. Upon recovering from a life-threatening illness, Donne in 1623 wrote Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, the most enduring of his prose works. Each of its 23 devotions consists of a meditation, an expostulation, and a prayer, all occasioned by some event in Donne's illness, such as the arrival of the king's personal physician or the application of pigeons to draw vapours from Donne's head. The Devotions correlate Donne's physical decline with spiritual sickness, until both reach a climax when Donne hears the tolling of IN OF BEAVERHEAD HISTORY RANGE FOREST DISTURBANCE SAWTOOTH THE passing bell (16, 17, 18) and questions whether the bell is ringing for him. Like Donne's poetry, the Devotions are notable for their dramatic immediacy and their numerous Metaphysical conceits, such as the well-known "No man is an Iland, regulators insight Pharmacy by which Donne illustrates the unity of all Christians in the mystical body of Christ. It is Donne's sermons, however, that most powerfully illustrate his mastery of prose. One-hundred and fifty-six of them were published by his son in three great folio editions (1640, 1649, and 1661). Though composed during a time of religious controversy, Donne's sermons—intellectual, witty, and deeply moving—explore the basic tenets of Christianity rather than engage in theological disputes. Donne brilliantly analyzed Biblical texts and applied them to contemporary events, such as the outbreak of plague that devastated London in 1625. The power of his sermons derives from their dramatic intensity, candid personal revelations, poetic rhythms, and striking conceits. The first two editions of Donne's Poems were published posthumously, in 1633 and 1635, after having circulated widely in manuscript copies. The Poems were sufficiently popular to be published eight times within 90 years of Donne's death, but his work was not to the general taste of the 18th century, when he was regarded as a great but eccentric "wit." The notable exception to that appraisal was Alexander Pope, who admired Donne's intellectual virtuosity and echoed some of Donne's lines in his own poetry. From the early 19th century, however, perceptive readers began to recognize Donne's poetic genius. Robert Browning credited Donne with providing the germ for his own dramatic monologues. By the 20th century, mainly because of the pioneering work of the literary scholar H.J.C. Grierson and the interest of T.S. Eliot, Donne's poetry experienced a remarkable revival. The impression in his poetry that thought and argument are arising immediately out of passionate Buffer 554655 Cytofix™ Fixation BD made Donne the master of both the mature Yeats and Eliot, who were reacting against the meditative lyricism of a Romantic tradition in decline. Indeed, the play of intellect in Donne's poetry, his scorn of conventionally poetic images, and the dramatic realism of his style made him the idol of English-speaking poets and critics in the first half of the 20th century. Readers continue to find stimulus in Donne's fusion of witty argument with passion, his dramatic Piutang Pertemuan Pengelolaan Persedian. & Soal 1: Pengeloaan 11- 12 of complex states of mind, his daring and unhackneyed images, and his ability (little if at all inferior to William Shakespeare's) to make common words yield up rich poetic meaning without distorting the essential quality of English idiom.


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May 10, 2012
Cal State Fullerton's annual Labor Day weekend season-opening cross country meet will be known as the Mark Covert Classic beginning with the Sept. 1, 2012, event at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea.
Covert is a legendary distance runner who won the NCAA College Division individual championship in 1970 and led the Titans to the NCAA team title in 1971. He went on to run in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials and win the national AAU 25 K championship.
He currently holds the American record for most consecutive days running at least a mile. The streak began on July 24, 1968, and now covers more than 15,000 days or almost 44 years. He has been the track and field coach at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster since 1990 after previous stints at Glendale College (1974), L.A. Valley College (1976-83) and L.A. Trade Tech (1983-85).
"I'm very surprised and very honored," said Covert upon hearing the news from Cross Country and Track and Field Coach John Elders. "I was at Fullerton a long time ago... to think they would name something after me is very, very nice and a great honor."
"I was sitting at my computer and it just kind of hit me like a bolt of lightning," said Elders. "Mark really deserves the recognition, not just because he was a national champion. Running has been such an impactful thing on his life. He's made an impact on the lives of others and has been giving back to the sport since the mid-70s."
Covert earned All-America status seven times. He graduated from Burbank High School in 1968 and from L.A. Valley College in 1970. He got his bachelors degree at Cal State Fullerton in 1973 and his masters in 1979 from Cal Lutheran. He and his wife, Debi, have four children. The eldest, Chris, also ran cross country for the Titans and later coached cross country and track at Southern Connecticut State University.
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The meet has been called simply the Fullerton Season Opener. The all-comers event typically draws more than 40 teams and more than 500 runners.
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