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The Houston Texans are tied for first in the AFC South. But they're atop the NFL standings when it comes to something that has nothing to do with pigskin: Politics.
A new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics finds that the NFL's newest team is also its most politically active since January 2009.
The reason for the Texans' supremacy in the political arena is owner Robert McNair, an energy executive who is a liberal donor to conservative causes. The study finds that McNair has donated $215,200 of his estimated $1.4 billion net worth to political causes since January 2009, "almost strictly to Republicans."
Overall, Texans' players, executives and coaches have totaled $293,100 in political contributions — far ahead of runner-up San Diego. Chargers personnel gave $171,500 to federal politicians and committees since January 2009. The Spanos family, which owns the team, has been tied to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's 2012 presidential campaign.
Only three other teams anted up more than $100,000 in the past three years: the New York Jets, the Arizona Cardinals and the Miami Dolphins. The Dallas Cowboys, who have had their share of woes this season, did not rank in the NFL's political top ten.
Clearly, there is no relationship between political involvement and success on the football field. At least yet.


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Rangers edge A's in extras
Oakland, CA – Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland each crushed solo home runs in the 10th inning and Joe Nathan survived a shaky bottom half to help the Texas Rangers down the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, in the middle test of a three-game series between the AL West rivals.
Beltre got the green light on a 3-0 count and narrowly cleared the fence in left-center, and Moreland came up two batters later and launched his second of the game -- a blast to straightaway center for his ninth home run of the season and sixth already this month.
"You gotta throw a strike there and good call on their side...3-0 swing and Beltre hits a homer," A's manager Bob Melvin said of the pitch to Beltre. "Then Moreland comes, who's been swinging the bat pretty well, hits another one."
After giving up an RBI single to Seth Smith, Nathan struck out Daric Barton and grounded out pinch-hitter Eric Sogard to leave the bases loaded and pick up his 12th save of the season.
Moreland had a two-run homer earlier in the game, Beltre had three hits and Nelson Cruz drove in two runs for the Rangers, who have won five of their last six and ended a five-game losing streak at Oakland Coliseum.
"Not thinking about how many games we lost here, we're only thinking about the one we played tonight to try to win," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of his team's struggles in Oakland. "You can't worry about that type of stuff. We're a good ball club, they're a good ball club and tonight we won."
Smith finished with three hits and scored twice, Josh Donaldson went 4-for-5 and Nate Freiman added two hits, a run scored and an RBI to highlight the Athletics' offense.
Chris Resop (1-1) served up both homers in the 10th to take the loss, Oakland's seventh in its last nine games. It was the first setback suffered by the Athletics' bullpen this year.
The Rangers jumped ahead with three runs in the fourth inning off starter Bartolo Colon. Elvis Andrus opened the frame with a base hit, moved to third on Beltre's double and scored on Cruz's sacrifice fly. Colon then grooved a letter-high fastball to Moreland that was redirected over the wall in right- center for a 3-0 Rangers lead.
Texas' Derek Holland was on cruise control before giving up two singles and a walk to open the fifth. The lefty appeared to limit the damage by getting Adam Rosales to ground into a run-scoring double play, but Jed Lowrie followed with an RBI double.
Yoenis Cespedes just missed a home run down the left-field line before grounding out to end the inning, then misplayed Lance Berkman's line drive off the center-field wall into a triple with one out in the sixth.
Colon, though, got Beltre to ground to short, and Rosales threw out Berkman at the plate to keep the A's within 3-2.
Donaldson led off the bottom half with his second double of the game and 14th of the season. A groundout moved Donaldson to third, and Luke Montz's fly ball to center was deep enough to score the tying run despite Leonys Martin's strong throw home.
Oakland wasn't done, as Smith ended Holland's night with a base hit and scored all the way from first when Freiman greeted Robbie Ross with a double to left field.
Sean Doolittle struck out Ian Kinsler to strand runners on the corners in the seventh, but the Rangers pushed a run across against Ryan Cook an inning later. Just as they did in the third inning, Andrus led off with a single, took third on Beltre's hit through the left side and scored on Cruz's sac fly.
Game Notes
Colon, who had given up 14 runs over his previous three starts, allowed three runs on four hits and a walk in six innings of work ... Holland was charged with four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 frames ... Melvin was ejected in the eighth inning by umpire D.J. Reyburn for arguing a close play at first base ... Nathan picked up career save No. 310, tying him with Goose Gossage for 19th place on MLB's all-time list ... Oakland fell to 3-1 in extra inning games, while Texas improved to 1-1.


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Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence was left speechless during a backstage interview on Sunday, after engaging in a flirty exchange with Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson.
The Best Actress honoree was being interviewed for a pre-taped segment on "Good Morning America" shortly after her big win for "Silver Linings Playbook" when Nicholson stopped by to heap praise on the young actress.
He told her, "You did such a beautiful job (in the movie). I don't mean to crash your interview…" as Lawrence joked, "Yeah, you're being really rude!"
Nicholson then made a comment about how she bore a striking resemblance to an old flame of his, prompting the blonde beauty to reply, "Oh really? Do I look like a new girlfriend?"
The 22-year-old star, who split from her actor boyfriend Nicholas Hoult late last year, laughed as the veteran quipped, "I thought about it!", as Lawrence gasped, "Oh my God" and buried her head in her hands as Nicholson, 75, walked away.
The whole encounter was caught on camera and aired on TV on Monday morning.
The post-win run-in with Nicholson wasn't Lawrence's only embarrassing moment of the Oscars – she also tripped over her Dior couture dress and fell on the stage stairs as she made her to the podium to collect her Best Actress prize and flipped off the press during a post-win interview session.
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iPhone. We've expended numerous electrons trying to pin down a release date for Apple's new gadget for months. We've heard some rumblings swirling all day about a new, previously un-rumored date, but it looks like we finally have that date confirmed: June 29, according to a new ad from Apple that aired tonight during 60 Minutes. From MacRumors:
It shows a guy holding iphone, flipping between functions, etc, shows web, ipod, phone, mail. after showing those short videos, shows black screen with white letters "iPhone"
then shows "Coming June 29". only at AT&T. with little ATT logo
June 29 is the very last business day of the month, so that comes as no surprise. (Now, to see whether everyone who wants one will be able to get it.) Expect to see blurry Flash-encoded copies of the ad within minutes on YouTube, or just wait until tomorrow for it to be posted by Apple. Either way, thankfully our six-month national nightmare is over.
Update: Apple has now posted the ads (yes, that's plural) on their web site. There are three separate ads, all confirming the June 29 date.


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John McCain, 2002 edition:
I am concerned that repeal of the estate tax would provide massive benefits solely to the wealthiest and highest-income taxpayers in the country. A Treasury Department study found that almost no estate tax has been paid by lower- and middle-income taxpayers. But taxes have been paid on the estates of people who were in the highest 20% of the income distribution at the time of their death. It found that 91% of all estate taxes are paid by the estates of people whose annual income exceeded $190,000 around the time of their death.John McCain, 2008 edition:
Another of my disagreements with Senator Obama concerns the estate tax, which he proposes to increase to a top rate of 55 percent. The estate tax is one of the most unfair tax laws on the books, and the first step to reform is to keep it predictable and keep it low.Hmm. We'll give him ten out of ten points for "willingness to abandon principle when politically expedient," but you know what would really put this over the top? If he threw in a gratuitous lie to make Obama's plan seem just a little more extreme. Oh, here we go:
Obama's actual plan: Make permanent estate tax with $3.5 million exemption and 45 percent rate.Nailed it!
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Count Bill Parcells among those in favor of the NFL making thigh and knee padding compulsory for players to take the field.
In a conference call with media on Wednesday, Parcells, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, said getting players to wear the proper padding was a "constant battle" for him as a head coach.
"I'm glad that we are enforcing that, because I think that the players sometimes don't know what's in their own best interest, and I think wearing proper equipment is definitely in their best interest," said Parcells, who noted he would fine players for not wearing padding and who was asked specifically about his time with the Giants.
Added Parcells, who also coached the Patriots, Jets and Cowboys: "I've seen many, many injuries in my experience that came when proper equipment was not worn and could have been prevented, so I am all for that 100 percent."
Parcells said in his experience, "the cornerbacks and the receivers were the two positions that I found to be the most flagrant violators. And, it's a coincidence, but they're the furthest people from the ball.
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MIDDLEBURY — College sports is a big deal in Middlebury. Not big enough, says Charles T. Clotfelter.
The Duke University economics professor will deliver a lecture titled "What?! You Don't Take College Sports Seriously?" on Thursday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Twilight Auditorium on the Middlebury campus.
"The cost of big time athletics is growing faster than anything else that universities do," Clotfelter said.


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Man sues sheriff's department for using excessive force
A man has filed a lawsuit after he says a Georgia deputy failed to identify himself while ramming his car and kicking him
A man has filed a lawsuit after he says a Georgia deputy failed to identify himself while ramming his car and kicking him
A man has filed a lawsuit after he says a Georgia deputy failed to identify himself while ramming his car and kicking him
A Georgia man is suing Chatham County, Effingham County, the Chatham County Sheriff, Effingham County Sheriff and a Chatham County Sheriff's Deputy after he says that deputy used excessive force during a traffic stop.
In the lawsuit, filed in Federal Court this month, Anthony Oliver claims that a Chatham County Sheriff's Deputy failed to identify himself while ramming his car, kicked Oliver in the face while Oliver was on the ground and threw Oliver's body camera he was wearing into a nearby body of water during an arrest in January.
Anthony Oliver was originally arrested by the Southern Georgia Regional Task Force for an outstanding DUI warrant from California on October 28, 2016 and again three weeks later, eventually getting a court date to appear in the Superior Court of California on February 13, 2017.
On January 23, 2017, Oliver was driving on Highway 21 in Port Wentworth at about 9:00 a.m. when the lawsuit states a large black SUV rammed his vehicle from behind. Oliver then got out of the vehicle to assess the damage, when the driver of the SUV pulled out a gun and pointed it at Oliver. Oliver then got back into his vehicle and drove down Highway 17 while calling 911 to report the incident, never believing the driver of the SUV was a law enforcement officer.
While driving, Oliver called 911 and an Effingham County Sheriff's office dispatcher informed him he was being followed by a Sheriff's Deputy. The dispatcher told Oliver to pull over and turn off his vehicle, and Oliver followed those directions and pulled over on Highway 17 in the Guyton area. Before leaving the vehicle, Oliver turned on his body camera, which took several minutes. At that point, the lawsuit states that the black SUV rammed Oliver's vehicle twice.
The lawsuit then states that Deputy Franklin Rollins Jr., told Oliver to leave the vehicle and get on the ground. When Oliver followed those directions, the suit claims Rollins kicked him, breaking two of Oliver's teeth and causing a large cut to his face. The body camera footage allegedly shows Deputy Rollins rip off the camera and throw it into a nearby body of water as well.
Oliver says at that point, about eight to 10 other law enforcement officers began kicking and striking him with fists and a Billy club while he was handcuffed, causing a back injury. He says members of the Effingham County Sheriff's Office stood by and did nothing while this was happening.
Oliver says he needed immediate medical attention for the injuries but was taken to the Chatham County Jail instead. He was examined at about 11:30 a.m. by medical personnel at the jail, who stated he needed to be taken to a hospital. However, that didn't happen until "hours" later, where staff determined he had a fracture back.
Oliver, is now suing the defendants for violation of federal Civil Rights. Deputy Rollins is being sued for use of excessive force and deliberate indifference to medical needs and both counties and sheriff's offices involved are being sued to provide better training. Oliver is seeking damages from all defendants as well.
The Chatham County Sheriff's Office and Chatham County Attorney told WJCL 22 News that they do not comment on pending litigation, but Sheriff John Wilcher told the Savannah Morning News that the sheriff's office conducted an internal investigation and that "everything he alleges is untrue."


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Under Advance Passenger Screening, your travel documents (including passport and any visas) are checked and validated before you board your flight to New Zealand. All documentation must be valid and up-to-date. Incomplete or invalid documentation may result in delays at check-in or even prevent you from boarding your flight.
Visiting New Zealand
You will need to apply for a visitor visa before you come to New Zealand if you are not from a visa waiver country/region.
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British citizens and other British passport holders who produce evidence of the right to reside permanently in the UK can visit for up to six months without a visitor visa. Australian citizens and people who hold a current Australian permanent residence visa or a current Australian resident return visa do not need a New Zealand visitor visa to enter New Zealand.
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If you are a visitor to New Zealand making a separate international journey from and returning to New Zealand before departing New Zealand on your onward ticket (e.g. travelling to Fiji and then returning to New Zealand), please remember to take your onward ticket with you. You will need to present this when checking in for your return flight to New Zealand.
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If You Drive Drunk Tonight, You're an Idiot
Tonight is one of the biggest bar nights of the year as everyone returns to their suburban hometown and heads out to some skanky sports bar they wouldn't be caught dead in the other 364 nights. Then they drive home drunk and get a DUI. Tale as old as time.
Of course you want to go out tonight and see who got fat and who got divorced and who failed out of college and prove to Jessica Mohoney that she made a big mistake, huge, not going out with you in high school because now you're hot and popular and have a good job. Yes! Get to Bleachers right now, because it's all going down.
Then, after eight beers, you drive home and there is a mandatory stop and you get put in the slammer and then you have to get your mom to bail you out and ruin your holiday. (PS—If that happens, we know just where you can tell everyone about it.) The cops are onto this Thanksgiving Eve thing. Last year Pennsylvania bagged nearly twice as many drunk drivers tonight as they did on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
They know it's coming so don't play into their trap. If you do, you're an idiot. Not as big of an idiot as someone who drinks pumpkin ale or enters a sexy Pocahontas contest, but you're an idiot nonetheless.


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SWENSON v. STIDHAM(1972)
During respondent's trial for murder he challenged the voluntariness of his confession. A full evidentiary hearing was held outside the jury's presence, following which the trial court held the confession admissible. After affirmance of respondent's conviction on appeal, respondent sought state post-conviction relief. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed the denial of respondent's motion to vacate, and an evidentiary hearing was held by the St. Louis Circuit Court on the voluntariness issue. That court concluded that the trial judge himself had found the confession voluntary and thus complied with Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 . The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, and held additionally that respondent had been given a new evidentiary hearing by the St. Louis court and that his confession had again been found to be voluntary. Respondent then sought federal habeas corpus. The District Court determined that Jackson v. Denno had been satisfied. The Court of Appeals, concluding that the trial judge, as permitted by then-prevailing state law, had not made the voluntariness finding himself but had submitted the issue to the jury, reversed and held that respondent was entitled to a new hearing. Held: The trial court's Jackson v. Denno error, if any, was remedied by the constitutionally adequate evidentiary hearing given respondent on the voluntariness issue by the St. Louis court, which the Missouri Supreme Court upheld after concluding from its independent examination of the record that the confession was voluntary. The Court of Appeals therefore erred in holding that respondent was entitled to still another voluntariness hearing in the state court. Pp. 228-231.
443 F.2d 1327, reversed and remanded.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Kenneth M. Romines, Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was John C. Danforth, Attorney General. [409 U.S. 224, 225]
Mark M. Hennelly, by appointment of the Court, 405 U.S. 913 , argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case has a long and tortured history and is not yet concluded. At this juncture the question is whether, absent further state court proceedings to determine the voluntariness of his confession, respondent's 1955 conviction for murder is vulnerable to attack under the Fourteenth Amendment as construed and applied in Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964).
In July 1955, respondent Stidham was convicted of first-degree murder of a fellow inmate during a riot. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was represented by experienced counsel who challenged his confession when it was offered at trial. A full evidentiary hearing outside the presence of the jury was held. Stidham's testimony as to the relevant circumstances surrounding his confession was in sharp conflict with that of the officers. His claim was that he had been subjected to gross physical abuse; the officers denied the claim. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial judge admitted the confession with the following ruling:
In compliance with this order, an evidentiary hearing was held on December 5, 1968, before Judge Godfrey in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. The court heard oral testimony from both Stidham and witnesses offered by the State; it also had before it the transcript of the prior proceedings as well as certain stipulations of fact by the parties. In April 1969, the court issued its opinion, with findings of fact and conclusions of law, denying the relief requested. With respect to the confession issue, the court first concluded that the judge himself at Stidham's trial had found the confession voluntary [409 U.S. 224, 227] and had thus complied with the rule of Jackson v. Denno. As to voluntariness vel non, the court said:
Stidham then resorted to federal habeas corpus, presenting several issues including the confession matter. [409 U.S. 224, 228] The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, after having examined the full record of the state court proceedings, denied the petition without a hearing but with an opinion holding that there had been no violation of Jackson v. Denno because the state trial judge had satisfactorily found the confession voluntary prior to submitting it to the jury. 328 F. Supp. 1291 (1970).
The Court of Appeals reversed by a divided vote. 443 F.2d 1327 (CA8 1971). Its understanding of Missouri law at the time of Stidham's trial was that the trial judge was not required to make a finding on voluntariness himself, but was permitted to submit the issue to the jury in the first instance. As the Court of Appeals saw it, this is precisely what the trial court did: the finding that the confession was not involuntary as a matter of law was not an independent assessment of voluntariness but merely a statement that the issue was one for the jury. Because in its view there had never been a reliable judicial determination of the facts and of the ultimate issue of voluntariness, either at trial or in later proceedings, the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the case to the District Court, it being contemplated that the State would be allowed "reasonable time to make an error-free determination on the voluntariness of the confession at issue . . . ." Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482, 484 (1970). We granted certiorari, 404 U.S. 1058 (1972).
We are first asked to hold that the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that Stidham's trial judge failed to comply with the requirement of the Fourteenth Amendment as construed in Jackson v. Denno that there must be a judicial finding of voluntariness before a challenged confession is submitted to the jury. Petitioner's position is not without force, and begins with the proposition that the Court of Appeals was too much influenced by [409 U.S. 224, 229] what the trial judge might have done under the Missouri law prevailing at the time and too little by what he actually did. Even if the controlling rule permitted submission of a challenged confession to the jury without the judge's own determination of voluntariness, that rule, the argument goes, did not prevent him from resolving the disputed issues of fact prior to admitting the confession into evidence. Obviously, it is said, Stidham's trial judge took the latter course, for (1) he held a full evidentiary hearing outside the presence of the jury, a wholly unnecessary and time-wasting procedure if he was merely to determine if there was a disputed issue as to voluntariness that should be submitted to the jury and (2) having heard the evidence, he denied the motion to suppress and found the confession not involuntary as a matter of law, a conclusion necessarily indicating that the judge resolved the disputed issues against Stidham, for had he believed him rather than the police, it is inconceivable that the confession would have been submitted to the jury. Finally, it is urged that the Missouri courts and the Federal District Court construed the trial judge's ruling as equivalent to an affirmative finding that the confession was voluntary and that the Court of Appeals should have accepted this interpretation of the proceedings in the lower courts.
The issue, then, is not free from doubt, but it is evident that we need not decide it in this case, for the Court of Appeals erred in another respect that requires reversal of its judgment.
Even if the trial procedure was flawed with respect to the challenged confession, Jackson v. Denno does not entitle Stidham to a new trial if the State subsequently provided him an error-free judicial determination of the voluntariness of his confession - error-free in that the determination was procedurally adequate and substantively acceptable under the Due Process Clause. Jackson v. [409 U.S. 224, 230] Denno, 378 U.S., at 393 -396. Here, the Missouri courts, in connection with Stidham's second motion to vacate his sentence, unquestionably furnished a procedurally adequate evidentiary hearing, and the outcome was adverse to Stidham. But it is said that the St. Louis Circuit Court considered itself bound by prior proceedings and never independently determined that Stidham's confession was voluntarily given. Reliance is placed on Judge Godfrey's statement that the evidence was conflicting, that the issue was for the trial court and jury and that "[the] issue should now be considered closed, and this Court finds it to be so."
This contention is in the teeth of the Missouri Supreme Court's prior order reopening the entire matter and directing the trial judge to hold a full evidentiary hearing and then "to decide all issues of fact and questions of law . . . ." 415 S. W. 2d, at 298. The Missouri Supreme Court later thought its mandate had been complied with and expressly read the Circuit Court as having "found, as had the previous court, that the oral and written confessions were voluntary . . . ." 449 S. W. 2d, at 644. What is more, the Supreme Court carefully reviewed the record, noting that "the testimony in contradiction of Stidham's uncorroborated claims was all but overwhelming," id., at 641, and that the patrol, police and prison officers - "all these witnesses, all produced by the state, categorically or implicitly refuted all of Stidham's claims of mistreatment, either physical or mental." Id., at 643-644. The court's conclusion was that the finding of voluntariness was "overwhelmingly supported" and that there had been no invasion of due process. Id., at 644.
We are not inclined to disagree with the Missouri Supreme Court's interpretation of the Circuit Court's opinion and judgment. We also hold that as between the two courts the Jackson v. Denno error, if any, was sufficiently remedied. [409 U.S. 224, 231]
This, of course, does not end the matter. A state prisoner is free to resort to federal habeas corpus with the claim that, contrary to a state court's judgment, his confession was involuntary and inadmissible as a matter of law. The Court of Appeals did not reach this issue. We are asked to decide the question here but it is not our function to deal with this issue in the first instance.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.


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May 01, 2010 11:45 AM|rswetnam|LINK
I downloaded and ran the Club Starter Kit with my new installation of Visual Studio 10. I went to create a new Web Application - selected the Club Starter Kit in Templates (C#) and got the following very informative error:
Exception from HRESULT: 0x80041FEB
Any help figuring this out and getting started would be greatly appreciated.
May 14, 2010 07:54 PM|xinqiu|LINK
Thanks. I found this a VS2010 bug that I've logged to our internal database.
2 workaround proposed:
1. Change the installed template file by:
a. find the template: e.g. C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual Web Developer\CSharp\club_rtm_v1_cs.zip
b. Extract the file ProjectName.webproj from the zip file
c. Edit this file, remove the 1 null byte from it to make it totally empty
d. Update this file for the zip file (e.g. in windows 7, you can just drag/drop the new file to the zip folder
2. Create the website in VS2008, then open it using VS2010.
Apologies for our bug. Hope the workaround works for you.
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Jul 04, 2010 04:30 PM|alexjt|LINK
I got the same error box when I tried to: Add New Item / MVC 2 View Master Page / Add. Any ideas/suggestions?
I appreciate your help.
Jul 04, 2010 08:59 PM|xinqiu|LINK
Hi, alexjt, I can't repro your problem using default MVC 4.0 web project in VS2010. Could you give me a repro from start that shows your problem? Only if I can repro it, I can log the bug to our database...
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Jul 09, 2010 07:12 PM|alexjt|LINK
Thanks, xinqiu, for your prompt response. Here are steps that repro the
problem for me. First, I'm using VS2010 C# and create a new MVC2
application. I then try to create a new master page by: right clicking on
Views/Shared folder in Solution Explorer then Add/NewItem then MVC2 View
Master Page / Add. At that point I get the Exception error dialog box
I hope this helps. -alexjt
Jul 11, 2010 11:32 AM|xinqiu|LINK
Alexjt, I still can't repro it on my machine. I think you might get a corrputed item template somehow. Try the following to see if it works for you:
1. First, close Visual Studio.
2. Open a new 'Visual Studio 2010 Command Prompt'. Once there type the following command at the prompt, press enter and wait… This should reset the project and item templates and their cache directorys in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE
devenv /installvstemplates
3. It should take a few minutes, though no GUI indicates the process. Wait until devenv process disappears in the windows task viewer.
Hope this solves your problem.
Jul 12, 2010 12:58 AM|alexjt|LINK
Jul 12, 2010 01:14 AM|alexjt|LINK
I've done some more digging on this and found two additional templated that don't work: MVC2 View User Control and MVC2 View Content Page. I also tried MVC2 View Page and that works.
Jul 12, 2010 12:18 PM|alexjt|LINK
I appreciate the time and attention you've given to my problem. At this point I think it's out of scope of this thread so I'm going to take it up with MSDN support. Thanks again!
Jul 12, 2010 09:38 PM|xinqiu|LINK
I forgot to mention that you need to run the devenv command from an elevated command prompt. could you please try again?
Jul 13, 2010 12:21 AM|alexjt|LINK
That worked, thanks a million! (I entered the devenv ... command on the Visual Studio command prompt under Visual Studio Tools. The add View Master Page and View Content Page functions now work correctly.) I can now proceed with my MVC2 studies.
Again, I appreciate your time, patience, and helpfulness!


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I suspect that's part of it (i.e. launching pad) and that this is also part of the Sox philosophy (i.e. home run or nothing...)
Daver knows about as much about the minor league system as anyone and he has said in the past another issue is the Sox (unlike say the Twins) move players from team to team, from level to level based strickly on hitting. And they'll move guys up to multiple levels in a single year to boot. Daver says things like knowing the strike zone, fielding, fundamentals are being ignored simply because a guy 'can hit.' And if I've misquoted Daver he can clarify his thoughts if he wishes.
Also remember the Sox have had by my count three different scouting directors in the past 10 years and probably three different minor league directors. Continuity doesn't seem to be a strong point in this regard for the organization.
This is an interesting point, Lip. I'd also add that the Sox, perhaps because of the approach you mentioned, have a tendency to promote players before they're ready for the Major Leagues, often because they need to fill a hole in the lineup or in the starting rotation. How many times over the past decade (at least) have we complained about the lack of pitching at the back end of the rotation, or the lack of production from certain spots in the lineup?
It has been a problem nearly every season that I have followed this team, save for the 2000 and 2005 seasons. The '02 and '03 teams had problems with consistency from their fourth and fifth starters, and the '04 team was devastated by injuries to its two best offensive players (Thomas and Ordonez), forcing Paul Konerko and Carlos Lee to be the primary run-producers for the team. Konerko grew into that role, and eventually succeeded Thomas as the team's best hitter, but Lee was too undisciplined for the role, and as he was traded to Milwaukee after the season, it's unclear if he would have progressed as Paul did in later seasons. In any case, the absence of the team's number three and four hitters was more than enough to knock the Sox out of first place, as it would likely be for any team (as the 2012 Phillies about that).
Ironically, the events of 2004 were the impetus for Williams trading Lee and allowing Ordonez to leave via free-agency, moves that ultimately paved the way for the team that won the World Series. It's impossible to know how the Sox would have fared had either or both remained with the team in 2005, but I find it hard to believe that either would have contributed to the extent that Jermaine Dye or Scott Podsednik did. None of the players I mentioned were young, but Williams' willingness to find players who approached the game differently had a tremendous impact on how the Sox played. Why he was never able to recapture that dynamic with future groups is something I don't understand, as it was clear that reliance on team baseball produced far better results than the "home run or die" approach of Jerry Manuel's teams.
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The mole (abbreviate mol and sometimes called Avogadro's number) is a conversion number that allows a chemist or chemistry student to move from the microscopic world of atoms, ions, and molecules to the macroscopic world of grams, kilograms, and tons. The mole is used in reaction stoichiometry to predict how much product can be made from a certain amount of reactant or how much reactant is required to produce a certain amount of product.
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FIRST, A NOTE: In an interview in MaCleans Magazine, anthropologist Lionel Tiger criticizes the aggressive tone of the "New Atheism" by singling out writers such as Richard Dawkins for calling people who believe in religion "idiotic". In his new book "God's Brain" Tiger (with co-author psychiatrist Michael McGuire) argues that belief is completely natural to humans and that religion and church act as "seratonin factories" that sooth and comfort our brains.
Apologists such as Tiger (who do not critique the science nor the apparent human-source of all religious philosophy, but rather the "tone" of the outspoken atheists such as Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett and others) are referred to as "Framers". They believe that reason can be appealed to more effectively through more gentle means. The argument of Tiger and the like seems to be that since religion is a natural phenomenon (apparently accepting the proposition put forth by Dennett), it is worthy of respectful inquiry, but not ridicule. I can go along with that…to a point.
But that doesn't change this basic truth: We humans are capable of (as well as both biochemically and psychologically pre-disposed towards) believing any number of impossible things for reasons both defensible and ludicrous. Count me among those that have believed. Count me also among those that appreciate the no-holds barred approach of, say, a Hitchens. Having said that, however…
The other night I played Irish music for the annual St. Patrick's corned-beef and cabbage dinner at a local Catholic school. As I looked out over the crowd I saw a community of people, drawn together (in this building that their individual contributions surely built) by a shared religion. I noticed the carefree little girl skipping down the isle between the rows of cafeteria tables to pluck a ticket from the shiny green cardboard "leprechaun hat" for one of the evening's door prizes. I saw the Monsigneur (a long-time fixture of the town) and reflected on his vows of celibacy as he stood and played the upright piano with a flourish while leading the crowd in song: "When Irish eyes are smilin' — okay, everyone!"
I did not see a room full of religious zealots holding signs of aborted fetuses in front of Planned Parenthood, or any sign of a child-abusing priest. I saw a community of fellow humans and sensed the warmth of their fellowship, as volunteers served up the trays of stewed meat and vegetables that they had cooked for their fellow church members.
There is so much to admire and love in a scene such as that. And looking at the families enjoying themselves, the bouncing kids and the tottering old folks, I would be hard pressed to wish upon them any weakening of the bonds that bind them together as a tribe. But must the bonds necessarily be those of constraining and invasive religions? No, of course not.
For humans will find about any excuse to group together: Religion, model railroads, Ham radio, music, Toastmasters, motorcycles, Aryan supremacy. Clearly we have a natural tendency to clump in groups large and small. I think we're still a tribal Ice Age people thrust into a world of technology and change that is ever increasing in amplitude and thereby amplifying our "primitive" natures.
I think the T.E.A. Party phenomenon is a fine example of this reaching back to an imagined past where men were men, right and wrong were easily defined, and life was more easily understood. Of course nostalgia is so incredibly effective because it reduces the messiness of past times into a handful of notions and images. The entire founding of our nation can be condensed into a single chapter in a history book.
This is also the problem sciences like Anthropology and Paleontology face: a bit of a bone here, or an artifact there that in reality represents a single object or animal from a specific time that was rescued by accident and conspiring natural conditions to represent a vast, widely-populated and complex time line. In short, we glimpse an inch of millions of miles of history, a second out of millions of years. No wonder we can weave entire stories from such bits — they have been isolated from their actual lives and times that were, to be sure, no less complex and varied as our own. Imagine a scientist trying to reconstruct your entire life from that bit of bubble gum you left under your desk back in fourth grade? (To be accurate here, the scientist would be able to use the DNA you left behind to verify it was you that was actually in that classroom at a certain period of time, but they wouldn't know what you were wearing or what you were going to have for dinner).
Nostalgia, then, is selective by its very nature. Even our individual pasts are remembered as an increasingly refined collection of stories and images. (Have you ever been presented with a photo of yourself from your past that you had never seen or known of and felt the surprising power it had to re-shuffle your organized memories?)
Conservative politics trades on the power of reductionist recollection as much as religion does: both are constantly harking back to an ideal of impossible simplicity, even as liberalism (and "New Age" belief) project an inevitable teleological advance toward ever higher levels of consciousness and spiritual advancement (based much more on hope than human history).
I tend to fall more into the hopeful-for-the-future camp, if for no other reason than the attachment to a return to an imagined past is both impossible to fulfill and, frankly, detrimental to whatever progress we humans might actually be capable of.
We all believe silly things, even as we try to be rational and fact-based. I feel the urge as much as anyone. But what I have managed to do is find the same chemical comfort that religion lends the human brain in a more reason-based pursuit of an informed life.
The proponents of religious belief, even when stripped of any factual basis for their creeds, will still resort to the claim (so richly attacked by Hitchens) that the benefits belief offers to the harried human soul can be purchased nowhere else but in their pews. And for the most part, they are correct. But that is much more a criticism of the current market of ideas than any ringing endorsement of their own product.
Other writers such as Sam Harris and Jeff Sharlett have called for a new narrative based on science and fact to replace the creaky tomes of our old religions. This is a breach I am doing my damnedest to wade into (like I said, I'm the "hopeful" type — my own version of believing in foolish things). Because the plain fact is that I have replaced religion (almost in the same way that I replaced my once nightly alcohol consumption with morning workouts at a gym, and over time traded my other addictions one by one for healthier alternatives and, eventually, dropped even the better substitutes altogether).
And so I find myself hesitant to rip from anyone's shoulders the worn old spiritual garment that they wear without first having a new one to offer them in exchange. But even then I would be committing an assault to intrude on another human's life in that way. Religion, of course, has rarely entertained such qualms. Which is one of the many reasons if does not deserve the market share it has enjoyed for so long.
So what am I (what are we) to do? I don't know the entire answer to that. For now I write, I post, I wear my Darwin walking fish pin, plaster Church of Bob stickers on my truck and generally allow myself to be visible as a believer of not simply a different religion, but a believer of a different kind.
I love attacking ideas. I don't love attacking people. Is this the same sort of cop-out as the evangelical "Hate the sin, but not the sinner?" Probably not. For I am not accusing anyone of committing a sin by believing what they do, for believing is looking more and more (based on the research) to be a completely natural phenomenon (like, say, homosexuality). I would not (like most religions) deny what is natural to us, or try to suppress or excise it. My argument would be to let our nature flow towards a more enlightened expression, a healthier outlet than the ones we first thought up those millennia ago.
Things have changed a lot since the Neolithic, and we are gradually catching up. Maybe we should start a new national campaign called "No Cavemen (Cavewomen) Left Behind!" Heck, maybe we could even find a way to get the likes of Beck and Limbaugh to lay down their clubs and join the circle around the fire of reason. (Having said that, do you need any further evidence that my own irrational side expresses itself in an unsupportable hopefulness?)
We all believe silly and insupportable things. It's as much a part of having the brains we have as sneezing or liking particular foods. But what we cannot afford to do is to defend foolish ideas against evidence and thereby hold them long past their expiration date. Religion is an old idea. We can find better reasons to clump together as a human community.


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Brittleness is often seen as a sign of fragility. But in the case of infectious proteins called prions, brittleness makes for a tougher, more menacing pathogen. Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher have discovered that brittle prion particles break more readily into new "seeds," which spread infection much more quickly.
The discovery boosts basic understanding of prion infections, and could provide scientists with new ideas for designing drugs that discourage or prevent prion seeding, said the study's senior author Jonathan Weissman, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Weissman and colleagues from UCSF reported their findings on June 28, 2006, in an advance online publication in Nature.
The scientists studied yeast prions, which are similar to mammalian prions in that they act as infectious proteins. In recent years, mammalian prions have gained increasing notoriety for their roles in such fatal brain-destroying human diseases as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and kuru, and in the animal diseases, bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow" disease) and scrapie.
Yeast and mammalian prions are proteins that transmit their unique characteristics via interactions in which an abnormally shaped prion protein influences a normal protein to assume an abnormal shape. In mammalian prion infections, these abnormal shapes trigger protein clumping that can kill brain cells. In yeast cells, the insoluble prion protein is not deadly; it merely alters a cell's metabolism. Prions propagate themselves by division of the insoluble clumps to create "seeds" that can continue to grow by causing aggregation of more proteins.
In earlier studies, Weissman and his colleagues had discovered that the same prion can exist in different strains and have different infectious properties. These strains arise from different misfoldings of the prion protein that result in different conformations. A similar strain phenomenon has been described for mammalian prions. More generally, even in noninfectious diseases involving protein misfolding, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, the same protein can misfold into more than one shape with some forms being toxic and others benign. However, Weissman said, it was not understood how different conformations cause different physiological effects.
As part of the studies published in Nature, the researchers created a mathematical model that enabled them to describe the growth and replication of prions according to the physical properties of the prion protein. To validate that model in yeast, they then created in a test tube, infectious forms of the prion protein in three different conformations and introduced them into yeast cells. They then correlated the strength of infectivity of each prion with its physical properties and compared their results to those predicted by their mathematical model.
According to Weissman, the researchers found that the slowest-growing conformation seemed to have the strongest effect in producing protein aggregates inside cells. "But we knew from our model that growth was only half of the equation," said Weissman. "The other key feature was how easy it was to break up the prion and create new seeds, and this propensity to seed could be an important determinant of the prion's physiological impact. And that is what we found experimentally -- that the slower growth of that conformation was more than compensated for by an increased brittleness that promotes fragmentation."
According to Weissman, the importance of a prion's brittleness, or "frangibility," to its physiological effects has both basic research and clinical implications. "Investigators trying to develop synthetic prions as a research model for mammalian prions have had a very hard time getting a high degree of activity," he said. "Part of the reason may be that they were trying to create forms that were very stable. But that might have been exactly the wrong thing to do, because prions that are too stable may be the ones that are not very infectious because the aggregates are hard to break up.
"And from a therapeutic point of view, our findings suggest that effective treatment strategies for prion diseases might aim at stabilizing prion aggregates. By preventing the aggregates from being broken up to smaller seeds, their propagation can be reduced. In contrast, most such strategies now aim at preventing the proteins from forming in the first place," he said.
In future studies, Weissman and his colleagues plan to expand their analytical model to describe in more detail how prions' physical properties lead to different physiological effects. They also plan more detailed analyses to examine how the molecular structure of a prion protein gives rise to its physical properties.


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"At first she wasn't sure she wanted him to know, but after talking about it, she decided it would be easier if he knew. I was so proud of her when she said, 'If he's going to like me, he's got to like me with diabetes!'"
Going Public
Many parents, wanting their child to be safe at all times, prefer their teen tell every date about diabetes. But teenagers have competing needs, including the need to choose who they want to tell about their diabetes and who they do not.
Remind yourself that there is no right or wrong decision. And the decision is not yours – but your teen's – to make.
Regardless of whether or not your teen decides to share, be cautious of how you say things or ask questions; parents often hover with tone rather than words. Feeling ownership over diabetes will build confidence in your teen's ability to manage diabetes as he matures into self-sufficiency.
Help your teen make this decision by asking:
- How would you react if roles were reversed?
- What do you think your friend's response would be?
- Will it complicate things if you decide not to share?
Privacy, Please!
It's ok if your teen decides to keep it private. Just be sure she wears her diabetes medical ID before she leaves the house. It might also help for him to consider the following questions prior to leaving for the date:
- How will you handle dosing for a meal or snack?
- What snacks will you bring and how will you carry them around?
- Will you be too anxious about how you're going to manage diabetes to have a good time?
- What if you guys want to play tennis? Are you okay with checking your blood glucose (blood sugar) level if you need to?
- How would you handle a serious high or low?
Tips for Sharing
- Suggest making it quick and simple, like, "I have diabetes so I have to plan a little when I eat. I keep track of my blood glucose levels and give myself insulin."
- Reassure your child that most people are very caring and concerned , sometimes curious, too.
- Prepare your child to be ready to answer a lot of questions. In fact, that's a good sign – and it could mean a second date!


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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
August 12, 2018
1. Thrawn: Alliances
Timothy Zahn
A Star Wars saga. Darth Vader and Grand Admiral Thrawn join forces to serve Emperor Palpatine.
2. The President is Missing
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
President Jonathan Duncan takes on adversaries at home and abroad.
3. The Other Woman
Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon, the art restorer and assassin, fights the Russians to decide the fate of postwar global order.
4. The Outsider
Stephen King
A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy's body is found.
5. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh
When Eddie disappears, Sarah realizes they did not share the truth with each other.
6. Cottage by the Sea
Debbie Macomber
Annie Marlow forms new relationships in the Pacific Northwest as she tries to recover from tragedy.
7. The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand
A body is found in Nantucket Harbor hours before a picture-perfect wedding.
8. Spymaster
Brad Thor
The 18th book in the Scot Harvath series.
9. Clock Dance
Anne Tyler
A window into Willa Drake's life over 50 years and how she adjusts to some of life's surprises.
10. All We Ever Wanted
Emily Giffin
A scandal sends members of two Nashville families into chaos.
11. When Life Gives You Lululemons
Lauren Weisberger
Emily Charlton plans a comeback from the suburbs.
12. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate
A South Carolina lawyer learns about the questionable practices of a Tennessee orphanage.
13. The Good Fight
Danielle Steel
Meredith McKenzie embraces and eschews the values of her family of lawyers during the tumultuous 1960s.
14. There There
Tommy Orange
A multigenerational story exploring the plight of the urban Native American.
15. The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.
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A version of this list appears in the August 12, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 28, 2018.
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Scrapbook Photo Books & Home Decor: 5 Mini Albums for Scrapbooking Summer
Jars are meant to preserve jams and jellies, but who's to say they can't also be used to preserve memories? April Massad created this adorable album by poking holes in the lid of a mason jar and threading ribbon through them to attach her summer highlights mini album. You can also put memorabilia, like sand or seashells, in the bottom of the jar to add to the album's theme.
Summer Highlights mini album by April Massad, as seen in the July/August 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakesmagazine, page 53.
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In 1991, Graham Bergh was riding his bike to his recycling job when he got a flat. Being a savvy recycler, he took the inner tube and made a cradle for his stereo speakers. Three years later, he started his own company focusing on reviving and refashioning spent bike gear.
Every year, Graham and his team of bicycle craftspeople collect thousands of pounds of used parts, drawing from bike shops nationwide. The pieces that still have life in them are donated to a local non-profit group that teaches bicycle repair to children, and the ones that are beyond repair are made into edgy home accents and accessories.
"We envision a sustainable future where commerce flourishes in a world powered by renewable energy, and where consumers are conscious of the origin of the food they eat, the energy they consume, and the products they buy," says Graham.
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Check out GoPro footage of diving in The Coromandel. The Pacific Coast has many great dive spots and tour companies ready to introduce you to another world
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It's worth doing a little more research before coming to The Coromandel. Engaging dive professionals is paramount, as good as these spots are, they're not without their challenges. Check out the local dive operators who have years of experience and know all the best spots for the varying conditions.
Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve
The first place that has to be visited is Te Whanganui a Hei Marine reserve, commonly known as Cathedral Cove Marine reserve. A great spot for snorkelling a protected reserve complete with a fun snorkel trail. The snorkel trail has floating buoys with pictures and descriptions of the species of fish found below the surface. There are boat tours from Whitianga that can take you to Cathedral Cove, alternatively you can walk from Hahei.
Check out Gemstone Bay, plentiful snapper and crayfish on supply – albeit protected. Kingfish Rock's name is self explanatory, you'll also see leatherjackets, spotties and marblefish. Mahurangi or Goat Island to the locals (not to be confused with Goat Island north of Auckland) sits just outside the marine reserve, deep canyons and Spectacle Reef are the notable attractions.
Mercury Islands
Not far from Hahei and the Marine reserve are the outer islands, pinnacles and volcanic coastline that present a bounty of aquatic life for the avid diver.
Reefs, sandy bottoms, caves, pinnacles, drop offs and islands are on show in the Mercury Bay and Islands. With names like Never Fail Reef and Red Mercury the promise of new discoveries is all to inviting. The Mercury Islands are best accessed from Whitianga.
Don't miss the annual Dive Festival in Whitianga. This event has been running over a decade and attracts keen divers from around the world.
Alderman Islands
Offshore from Tairua the Alderman Islands remain one of The Coromandel's best kept secrets. Sunken pinnacles, deep drop offs, boulder bays, wedges and caves make this place an all time favourite for novices and experts.
The visibility is more often than not perfect. It's here that you may encounter aquatic life usually reserved for the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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I'm passionate about helping children be 100% healthy, 100% full of vitality and the best learners they can be. What fascinates me about my work is that as a child's neuro-developmental system is improved, all other aspects of the child's life improves. This first in a series of blogs on movement lessons and biochemistry, explores […]Read More
BRAIN-BASED DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING & INTERNAL BIOCHEMISTRY—-Children on the Autism Spectrum
On the drive home Friday after my Feldenkrais lesson I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt. I haven't felt that relaxed since I had acupuncture. I couldn't believe how much movement I had in my shoulders & elbows. It was wonderful. During the whole ride we did not have one pulling match between us. He did not lean on me once. I could actually soften him to the left, his stiffer side, and use my left leg to move him to my outside rein. My left leg used to be so heavy that this wasn't possible before. The whole left side of my body feels lighter & better!
– Mary Ann C. / Equestrian
"Life as I knew it changed after I was injured in two auto accidents. I turned to traditional as well as alternative methods to manage and cope with the pain. Nine months ago, my physician referred me to Patricia Holman. After the fourth lesson, I knew I had another tool to help me cope with my chronic pain. I'm learning how to be better focused and use my body differently. I'm also incorporating this new awareness of myself into my daily exercise routine & activities. This time, it is a positive lifestyle change for me. I can walk more freely without the limp I was becoming accustomed to, and my pain levels have diminished greatly. What a great feeling! I only wish I had known about the Feldenkrais Method before my injuries as I now know the power that brain/body awareness can bring to daily movement and life."
– Marlene Wilde, Consulting Director to the IT Industry
"Given my mothers age and the severity of the stroke she suffered in January, '09, she has been written off by the medical establishment. Because she was not ambulatory, she became Medicare ineligible in the nursing home setting in which she resides. Patricia has stayed with us through thick and thin. The result is that mom's physician that has assumed responsibility for her medication says he can't believe her progress. Her agitation is diminished and the movement on her affected side has continued to improve. Mom's improvements are incremental milestones, nothing short of miraculous. Patricia finds the keys which unlock the door to movement. We appreciate her in ways she will never know. We are thankful for the spirit of Moshe Feldenkrais which lives in Pati through her perceptive awareness, caring touch, and kind guidance to relearn movement."
– Heidi Stutzki
"Whenever I have had episodes of back,neck, hip, or knee pain, Pati's work has helped to resolve those issues in a day or two. I have recommended Pati Holman's work to friends and relatives. They have also derived great benefit from the process. I feel that we can all improve the way that we move and that moving can be more natural and effortless."
– Cari Bravo-Fernandez, M.D.
So, now the real test, on my horse after the Feldenkrais work. As I rode, I made sure to think about my pelvic and head movement with the horse. It really relaxed my back muscles. I exaggerated twisting to the left and then went back to the center. My feet were the same in the stirrups. I kept falling back into my old twisted body pattern, but caught myself and fixed it. I also kept thinking about how I lift my chin and kept tabs on that. After a while the walk felt good. Then I trotted. NO ankle pain, back still relaxed. Now, the canter……….It was wonderful. Clancy felt like he was moving differently. He may have been, but it was probably more that I was sitting centered and we were both more comfortable. For the first time in my 42 years of owning a horse, I believe I felt what centered riding is.
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I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease 10 years ago at the age of 45. I am a senior executive at an international manufacturing company and travel extensively. I have been under the care of an outstanding physician and have progressed through a series of drug treatments that have been effective in moderating my tremor and fine motor skills for 60 – 75% of my waking hours. I have tried other non-traditional therapies over the years with no resulting benefit. Last year I became aware of Feldenkrais therapy through an article written by Andrew Weil. It turned out that Patricia Holman was a 5-minute drive from my home so I decided to give it a try. Three months into treatment I am thrilled with the improvement in my overall movement and level of energy. While my tremor is still present, I feel like the length and quality of my "on time" has been improved and my rigidity has been lessened which has helped to significantly improve my sleep. Pati has demonstrated an amazing ability to "center in" on the needs of my body in any given session. Her commitment and passion are evident as Pati works to eliminate what she calls "parasitic resistance" to my body's natural movements. While Feldenkrais may not cure my disease, it has certainly improved my quality of life. I am truly thankful to Pati for sharing her gift with me.
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Colo. temps down, firefighters get "aggressive"
(AP) BELLVUE, Colo. - Firefighters took advantage of a break in the heat Wednesday to ramp up their attack against wildfire burning on more than 100 square miles in northern Colorado.
After three straight days of gusty winds and temperatures in the 90s, temperatures were expected to be about 20 degrees cooler.
"We've been patient through those red flag conditions. Today we're going to be aggressive," said Bill Hahnenberg, who is leading the fight against the 65,738-acre fire west of Fort Collins.
Firefighters were working on extending containment lines around the fire but also focusing on protecting homes in unburned pockets of land within the perimeter. Some residents were also being allowed back to their homes, but hundreds remained evacuated.
Conditions are also better at a wildfire burning on nearly 2 square miles near Lake George, which is 23 percent contained.
A fire that broke out Tuesday in northwestern Colorado spread to about 3 square miles, or 2,000 acres, forcing some evacuations in a subdivision, but residents were able to return that night. Moffat County Sheriff Tim Jantz said the fire is believed to have started from a cigarette thrown from a vehicle.
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The largest Colorado blaze west of Fort Collins, was 55 percent contained and has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said it could be weeks or even months before it's finally controlled.
In California, a 300-acre fire near Sequoia National Park is 35 percent contained, U.S. Forest Service officials said Wednesday.
Two hundred firefighters are battling the blaze on the northwest side of Lake Isabella and 200 more are on their way, said Forest Service spokeswoman Cindy Thill.
About 160 structures, including homes and cabins, and a campground near the park have been evacuated.
No structures have burned and no injuries have been reported, Thill said.
Residents in San Diego County, meanwhile, have been allowed to home near a 995-acre fire. Full containment was expected Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
In Wyoming, nearly 300 firefighters are battling a wildfire burning in remote and mountainous area of the Medicine Bow National Forest that has burned about 4 square miles since Sunday. An 800-acre wildfire that began Tuesday in Wyoming and crossed over into Colorado is 70 percent contained.
In New Mexico, a fire that has destroyed 242 homes and businesses in southern New Mexico was 60 percent contained. A fire in the Gila Wilderness, the largest in state history, is at 463 square miles and is 80 percent contained.
In Arizona, firefighters built containment lines around a 3,700-acre blaze on the Tonto National Forest to try to protect electric transmission lines that provide power to the state's major metropolitan areas. The fire was 15 percent contained Tuesday.
In Nevada, a 10,000-acre wildfire north of Ely was 15 percent contained.
In Hawaii, a 6-acre fire in Maui that damaged three homes was contained late Tuesday and residents were allowed back home.


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A guardian is a surrogate decision-maker appointed by the court to make either personal and/or financial decisions for a minor or for an adult with mental or physical disabilities. After adjudication, the subject of the guardianship is termed a "ward."
Florida law requires the court to appoint a guardian for minors in circumstances where the parents die or become incapacitated, or if a child receives an inheritance or proceeds of a lawsuit or insurance policy exceeding the amount allowed by statute.
Adult guardianship is the process by which the court finds an individual's ability to make decisions so impaired that the court gives the right to make decisions to another person. Guardianship is only warranted when no less restrictive alternative—such as durable power of attorney, trust, health care surrogate or proxy, or other form of pre-need directive—is found by the court to be appropriate and available.
Florida law allows both voluntary and involuntary guardianships. A voluntary guardianship may be established for an adult who, though mentally competent, is incapable of managing his or her own estate and who voluntarily petitions for the appointment.
Legislative intent establishes that the least restrictive form of guardianship is desirable
Accordingly, Florida law provides for limited as well as plenary adult guardianship. A limited guardianship is appropriate if the court finds the ward lacks the capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for his or her person or property; and if the individual does not have pre-planned, written instructions for all aspects of his or her life. A plenary guardian is a person appointed by the court to exercise all delegable legal rights and powers of the adult ward after the court makes a finding of incapacity. Wards in plenary guardianships are, by definition, unable to care for themselves.
Whether one is dealing with a minor whose assets must be managed by another or an adult with a disability who is not capable of making decisions for him/herself, when the court removes an individual's rights to order his or her own affairs there is an accompanying duty to protect the individual. One of the court's duties is to appoint a guardian. All adult and minor guardianships are subject to court oversight.
The legal authority for guardianship in Florida is found in Chapter 744, Florida Statutes. The court rules that control the relationships among the court, the ward, the guardian, and the attorney are found in Part III, Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Court. Together, these statutes and rules describe the duties and obligations of guardians and attorneys, as well as the court, to ensure that they act in the best interests of the ward, minor, or person who is alleged incapacitated.
Legal Resources
- Section 393.12 Florida Statutes, Guardian Advocates for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
- Chapter 744 Florida Statutes - Guardianship
- The Florida Probate Rules of Court Procedure
- The 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- The 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Additional Resources
- Handbook for Guardians (Seventeenth Judicial Circuit)
- Lighting the Way to Guardianship and Other DecisionMaking Alternatives: A Manual for Individuals and Families
- Judicial Determination of Capacity of Older Adults in Guardianship Proceedings: A Handbook for Judges
- 2003 Guardianship Monitoring Report
- Center for Elders and the Courts
- ABA Commission on Law and Aging, titled Volunteer Guardianship Monitoring Programs: A Win-Win solution
- AARP/ABA report, Guarding the Guardians: Promising Practices for Court Monitoring
- Guardianship Monitoring
- The Florida Bar
- National Center for State Courts
- American Bar Association
- Statewide Office of the Public Guardian
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
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DRAPER –– Turning in a team total of 300 at Draper Valley would be good enough to win a state championship most years. But not on Mondays.
Led by brothers Ryan and Jake Monday, Blacksburg obliterated the team scoring record and claimed its first championship in the fifth annual Draper Valley Prep Classic, held Monday at the par-72 Draper Valley Golf Club.
The Bruins finished with a four-man total of 293, whacking 15 strokes off of the previous low team score of 308, set two years ago by Graham.
Galax, the defending team champion and the Group A state runner-up last fall, finished a distant second despite posting a team score that would have shattered the old record by eight shots.
Ryan Monday and Jake Monday finished tied for the lead at 1-under 71, and Ryan defeated Jake on the first playoff hole to earn the individual championship. Their scores also tied the record for low score in the tournament, set by Pulaski County's Heath Viers in 2006. Mike Yourshaw turned in a 74 for Blacksburg, the Group AA state runner-up last year after three straight state championships. Jake Prater shot 77.
Led by Dustin Thompson's 73, the Maroon Tide coasted to the runner-up finish with a 300, a full 22 strokes ahead of third-place Graham. Radford (346) and Bath County (350) rounded out the top five.
Carroll County (353) placed sixth as a team, followed by Grayson County (360), Tazewell (369), Chilhowie (371), Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (387) and host Fort Chiswell (404).
Kristopher Goad of Carroll County was one shot off of the lead, finishing a close third with an even-par 72, tied with Conner Hayden of Chilhowie.
Galax placed all four of its scoring golfers among the top 16 in the field of 54 individuals. Thompson was all alone in fifth place in the individual standings, while Brock Cox shot a 74, John Bryant turned in a 75 and Jon Alouf added an 80.
Grayson County was led by the 15th-place showing of Tyler Rutherford, who shot 79.
Galax tops defending state champ
Giles and Galax have split the last two Group A state golf championships, each finishing second to the other, and the two powers went at it head-to-head on Thursday with the Maroon Tide taking the win over the Spartans in a nondistrict match at Blue Ridge Country Club.
John Bryant shot a 1-under-par 69 to lead Galax to a four-man total of 290, six shots better than their Three Rivers District rivals. Brock Cox was one shot off of the pace at 70 while Dustin Thompson carded a 74 and Jon Alouf added a 77.
Giles was led by Gunar Frazier's 72 and Tyler Meredith's 73. Andrew Epperly shot 75 for the Spartans and Tanner Carbaugh had a 76.
Team results
1. Blacksburg (293)
Ryan Monday 71, Jake Monday 71, Mike Yourshaw 74, Jack Prater 77.
2. Galax (300)
Dustin Thompson 73, Brock Cox 74, John Bryant 75, Matt Downey 78.
3. Graham (322)
Ben Taylor 78, Alex Riffe 79, Andrew Day 81, Morgan Brewster 84
4. Radford (346)
Zeke Shafer 75, Paul Purcell 88, Taylor Price 90, Travis Wood 93.
5. Bath County (350)
Alex Fry 75, Walker Ryder 91, Mason Ailstock 91, Ryan Schneider 93.
6. Carroll County (353)
Kristopher Goad 72, Halyard Burton 84, Jerrod Stone 95, Austin Horton 102.
7. Grayson County (360)
Tyler Rutherford 79, Jared Salts 90, Lucas Rudy 95, Tucker Phipps 96.
8. Tazewell (369)
Blaine Hancock 84, Colin Hancock 93, Brett Powers 95, Blake Hash 97.
9. Chilhowie (371)
Conner Hayden 72, Jeb Sturgill 93, Dustin Creasy 99, Aaron Dunford 107.
10. Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (387)
Josh Compton 88, Blake Sholes 98, C.J. Caudill 99, Michael Buchanan 112.
11. Fort Chiswell (404)
Will Dalton 92, Matt Sweet 93, Josh Quesenberry 100, Sam Nunn 119.
Individual top 15
1#Ryan Monday (Bburg)71
2Jake Monday (Bburg)71
T3Kristopher Goad (Carroll Co.)72
Conner Hayden (Chilhowie)72
5Dustin Thompson (Galax)73
T6Mike Yourshaw (Bburg)74
Brock Cox (Galax)74
T8Zeke Shaffer (Radford)75
John Bryant (Galax75
Alex Fry (Chilhowie)75
11Jack Prater (Bburg)77
T12Ben Taylor (Graham)78
Matt Downey (Galax)78
T14Alex Riffe (Graham)79
Tyler Rutherford (Grayson)79
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