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Malawi's Option B+ programme for has led to a 763% increase in HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), according to data shown at CROI 2013.
Beth Tippet Barr presented findings from the first 18 months since the introduction of Option B+ by the Malawi Ministry of Health.
The 2010 WHO guidelines made CD4 count testing a prerequisite for PMTCT, which was unfeasible in Malawi. Instead the Department of Health expanded their ART public health programme to test-and-treat for pregnant and breastfeeding women, who are now all eligible for lifelong treatment, whatever their CD4 count or clinical stage. After a positive HIV test, women receive efavirenz/tenofovir/3TC -- this regimen will also become the standard adult first line regimen in Malawi later in 2013.
Implementation began in July 2011, which required the decentralisation of ART into all antenatal care (ANC) facilities, resulting in rapid expansion from 350 to over 650 sites. It also required training of nearly 5000 health-care workers. Prior to starting Option B+ many pregnant women still received only single dose nevirapine prophylaxis at smaller ANC sites.
A strong M&E framework underpins the programme: routine ANC and ART data is collected during quarterly supportive supervision visits, which include validation of reports from primary patient records. A 2011 independent data quality audit, commissioned by the Global Fund, showed 99.2% data accuracy.
Dr Tippett Barr presented data up to the end of 2012. Before Option B+ was introduced the initiation of ART had flat-lined in Malawi for almost two years to about 18,500 people starting per quarter. There was a rapid increase in new patients starting treatment in the first few months of the programme to almost 35,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011.
In the third and fourth quarters of 2012, the total number of women receiving any antiretrovirals during pregnancy increased to 20,687 from 13,910 in quarters one and two of 2011 -- the period preceding the implementation of Option B+. This was a 49% increase in total antiretroviral coverage of known HIV-positive pregnant women.
Such rapid scale up represents a 763% increase in the use of ART in pregnant women and the elimination of single dose nevirapine and dual prophylaxis regimens in Malawi.
An unexpected finding was the large numbers of women initiating ART during the breastfeeding period at the start of the programme -- 41% in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Department of Health had not anticipated the backlog of women who heard about Option B+ and came forward. The number of women initiating during breastfeeding was sustained at about 25% over the last two quarters of 2012.
Data on women who were already receiving ART in pregnancy were not disaggregated until the last three quarters shown in the data set, when this was about 25%. This proportion of women is expected to increase as the programme matures.
Retention in care at 12 months showed 78% of women were alive and on treatment, which was similar to 81% of all other adults. Only 4% of the Option B+ patients not retained had died, compared to 31% of other adult patients.
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These data are impressive and it is amazing what programmes can achieve with political will and allocation of resources.
As pointed out in the discussion after the presentation, the retention figures are from pregnant or breastfeeding women, so there are no data yet for the plus part of Option B+. There is a strong "ART for life" message associated with the programme and It will be important to see whether women elect to remain on ART after the breastfeeding period.
The large number of women initiating ART during the breastfeeding period are concerning. This was particularly notable at the start of the programme but remained high throughout the study period. Dr Tippet Barr explained that this was community initiated -- women came in and asked for treatment -- she speculated that it was possible women had tested HIV positive previously in pregnancy but had taken time to process their diagnosis. The programme started with immediate initiation of treatment following diagnosis but now women come back to start ART after about seven days.
Monitoring the programme will include birth defect surveillance.
Barr BT et al. Uptake and retention in Malawi's Option B+ PMTCT program: lifelong ART for all HIV+ pregnant or lactating women. 14th CROI. Atlanta, GA. 3-6 March 2013. Oral abstract 82.
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Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Brazil View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message tvikJoined: 18 Apr 2006Posts: 371Location: here Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: simple question... is it possible to turn up in rio and find work and get a work visa??? does anyone have detailed knowledge about the work visa situation for brazil? i'm canadian. thanks in advance Back to top teaguetodJoined: 01 Jun 2007Posts: 3Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: simple answer simple answer: no. but you can easily get work without one. -- IF you are an experienced, competent native speaker who knows english and who knows what you are about. nobody cares if you are legal or not. (of course that would be better -- but unless you get lucky, dream on.) they'll hire you anyway. detailed situation: no, i don't know. only if you are already here and you get very lucky. a friend of mine got one working for the british school, for example.... Back to top tvikJoined: 18 Apr 2006Posts: 371Location: here Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: how long can you stay in brazil with a tourist visa? Back to top nikonJoined: 01 Feb 2004Posts: 34Location: waiting for clearance to land Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: tourist visa in brazil one can stay 3 months and renew for 3 more months, the last i heard. and the guy has a point, if you are competent and present yourself well you can find work without a work permit, and possibly find a way to get some way to stay, short of getting married, which I did and consequently have a work permit. (but i don't recommend it! kkkkk) it is good to familiarize yourself with a grammar book and at least one of the series like Side by Side, or something more advanced. so that you have some reference to books, and knowing how to teach, and to know where to find answers to grammar and rules questions the students might ask. I don't know what your qualifications or experience is but good to bs as much as possible about what you can do, if your applying to a course or school. after you have some some connection to a school, you can run a newpaper ad for private students and for the going rate. that is how it goes in theory at least. I will arrive in Bahia in about 2 weeks and check things out. good luck Back to top brucecrawfordJoined: 19 Mar 2008Posts: 19 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: tourist visa in brazil [quote="nikon"]short of getting married, which I did and consequently have a work permit. (but i don't recommend it! kkkkk) Well, why not?? I am married to a Brazilian citizen and have no complaints about that! Bruce Back to top ManausJoined: 15 Apr 2008Posts: 52Location: Orlando, FL Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: tourist visa in brazil [quote="brucecrawford"] nikon wrote: short of getting married, which I did and consequently have a work permit. (but i don't recommend it! kkkkk) Well, why not?? I am married to a Brazilian citizen and have no complaints about that! Bruce Hahaha...I think he means in order to work legally. 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Apartment Therapy at the "West Elm Market" Launch
When you think of a "general store" you might imagine delightful little shops in small towns rich with nostalgia and locally made goods. Home furnishings retailer, West Elm, is bringing this charm and authenticity of a true community general store to a city near you. We were thrilled to be part of the launch of West Elm Market: Tools to Make Work Wonderful at their flagship store in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
Offering themselves as the "total home tool kit", West Elm Market features locally sourced products in the "Garden, Kitchen, Care & Repair and Personal Care" departments.
The beautifully styled store proudly showcases artisans from Brooklyn. With handcrafted knives and copper pots to jars of artisanal peanut butter, pickles and salted caramel, each product "celebrates the everyday" and promotes a strong connection within the local community.
From Gordy's Pickles: the Thai Basil Jalapeno's were a hit!
Our absolute favorite is the sinfully delicious Chewy Sesame Caramel from Spoonable...So Good!
While shopping, customers can indulge in freshly made sticky buns and coffee from La Colombe (a collaborator in the store's café). There's even a kitchen space for cooking classes and demonstrations.
For more info, check out: West Elm Market
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Thanks, Logical! You're great!!! The process in the video works perfectly! ^^
Ah, we weren't that far, then. It was that value in the Registry.... just that we had to change permissions on the key so everyone can read.... I had only changed the ones in the files...
And, this solution is the best because it's personal to each user!!! Yeah!!
Thanks everyone for your time!!! Probleeeem solved!
EDIT: Just to make sure I understood what I just did... The trick in the video is to do what I was doing already, change the value in the key, but afterwards edit permissions so People (Windows) can read it but cannot edit it. That is, it cannot change the value to the "good one" again because nobody has that permission. Is that right?


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Reviewed by Hunter B (age 9)
I loved this book because it is action filled. Barney reminds me of my dog Bruster who saved me from drowning. My favorite character is the dog because he attacks the bear. My favorite part is when they are at the waterfall and they start fighting.
I recommend this book because it is awesome. If you are into bears and dogs then this is the book for you. I think everybody should read this book because it is awesome and great.


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WOLFEBORO — Wolfeboro Friends of Music invites you to take an early St. Patrick's Day musical romp with The Clancy Legacy Quartet, comprised of Robbie O'Connell, Aoife Clancy, Hanneke Cassel, and Erik Wendelken. This sixth program of WFOM's 77th Season will be held at Brewster Academy's Anderson Hall, 205 S. Main Street, Wolfeboro, on Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. Sponsors for this event are Green Mountain Communications and Avery Insurance.
Robbie O'Connell and Aoife Clancy are the next generation of the celebrated Clancy Brothers music clan. Tommy Makem was one of the organizers of "The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem" (Paddy Clancy, Tom Clancy, and Tommy Makem). In 1956 he emigrated from Keady, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland to Dover New Hampshire where he produced their first album of Irish Rebel songs called "The Rising of the Moon." Decades later (2006) Robbie and Aoife tapped their innate talents during the New York Irish Arts Week and came out shining in their first Clancy Legacy CD released in March 2010.
Robbie O'Connell, a nephew of the Clancy Brothers, grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where his parents had a small hotel. At age thirteen he began to play guitar and sing, soon weekly at the hotel, then touring English folk clubs before enrolling at University College Dublin where he studied Literature and Philosophy. In 1977 O'Connell began touring with his uncles who were by then well-established on the world folk and mainstream music scene.
With the release, in 1982, of his first solo album, "Close to the Bone," O'Connell emerged as a touring artist of major stature. In 1992 he performed at Carnegie Hall with the Clancy Brothers and performed in a telecast of a live tribute to Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden, a performance that Rolling Stone magazine described as "breathtaking." In addition to performing, he has taught songwriting at the Augusta Heritage Arts Workshop in Elkins, West Virginia, Gaelic Roots Week at Boston College and at the Summer Acoustic Music Week in Boston.
Aoife Clancy (pronounced "Eefa") comes from the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, in Co Tipperary, Ireland, where her musical career began at an early age. Her father, Bobby Clancy of the Clancy Brothers, placed a guitar in her hands at age ten, and by age fourteen she was playing with her father in nearby pubs. Aoife Clancy later moved to Dublin, where she studied drama at the Gaiety School of Acting. After only one season at the Gaiety, she was invited to do a tour of Australia. In 1995 Clancy was asked to join the acclaimed group "Cherish the Ladies," which continues to be one of the most sought-after Irish American groups in history. For the past four years, she has toured extensively doing no less than two hundred dates a year throughout the United States and Europe. She has been a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Boston Pops and Cincinnati Pops and, while performing with Cherish the Ladies, collaborated with the Boston Pops on their Grammy nominated Celtic album. As one reviewer remarked, "…she has a breadth of styles that make her concerts fascinating. Her singing would melt packed ice with its warmth and richness…" — Mike Jackson, Canberra Times.
In recent years as The Clancy Legacy, O'Connell and Clancy have been joined by Hanneke Cassel, folk violin, and Erik Wendelken, acoustic bass. Born in Oregon, Hanneke was the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance at Berklee College of Music in 2000. She has performed and taught across the U.S., Scotland, Sweden, China, New Zealand, France, England, and Austria. Her debut album, "My Joy," was heralded as "A great debut album by one of the most talented and fun-loving young fiddlers you could ever hope to meet!"
Wendelken, began acoustic bass studies at age 11 with renowned bass teachers Linda McKnight and Homer Mensch at Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School. Under the continued tutelage of Linda McKnight at Montclair State University he received the degree of Bachelor of Music. In addition to his work as an orchestral bassist, Wendelken has extensive performance experience in acoustic roots music. He has performed and recorded with many groups including The Clancy Legacy, Corky Laing and Bill Morrissey. Festivals performances have included The Boston Folk Festival, The Kinsale Fringe Festival (Ireland), and The Newport Irish Folk Festival.
The Wolfeboro Friends of Music eight-concert series runs from September through May for the benefit of all citizens and visitors in Wolfeboro and the Lakes Region; season sponsor is Points North Financial. Tickets for Saturday, March 2 are available for $20 at the door; at Black's Paper Store and Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; or at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith; by calling (603) 569-2151; or by visiting the website at www.wfriendsofmusic.org. Please note WFOM's special policy: High School students with ID will be admitted free of charge. A child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge.


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Welcome to High Seas Trading Co.!
Two Decades ago the journey began in the coastal city of Dana Point,Ca. Drawing inspiration from the ocean,nature,travel,and culture, we are dedicated to converting fine art to cloth which is tailored and brought alive on each one of our shirts. Our shirts have been designed and made in California since 1988.
High Seas Trading Co. is family run company and is proud to be in the less than 5% of apparel companies still manufacturing in the USA. Being a local company gives us the speed and flexibility to make limited edition and small runs of rare fabrics. Every month we bring in 3-4 new designs.
High Seas Trading would like to thank our many customers who have supported us for almost 27 years. We have gained valuable feedback and great ideas which has helped us to continually to improve our line.
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Truro is a small cathedral city (population 22,000) in the Duchy of Cornwall, of which it is the administrative capital.
The Cornish will insist this is a city. Anyone from outside of Cornwall will have visions of a built-up centre with a large conurbation and a good public transport system: don't. Truro is a practical city once you're in, and residents of other Cornish Towns will often visit to shop with more variety. But, unless you're staying within walking distance of the centre, expect to either drive in or have to plan a journey. There is a very small 'inner-city' area surrounding the centre. Even the most immediate 'suburbs' are small villages that have nothing but a few miles of field and a winding road separating them from the centre.
Get in
Trains from London Paddington - Plymouth - Truro.
Truro is at the junction of the A39 and A390 arterial roads, some 14 miles north of Falmouth.
Get around
Good number of shops including a rather large Marks and Spencers.
the old ale house, just on the corner by the bus station is a great place to go for tradidtional ales and a quick game of pool
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Achille Onorato's 'Mascalzone Latino Jr.' Wins Porto Ercole, Atop The 2013 Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series
19 May 2013
Porto Ercole, Italy - Congratulations to Achille Onorato, tactician Lorenzo Bressani and crew Stefano Ciampalini aboard Mascalzone Latino Jr. as he has won the Porto Ercole edition of the 2013 Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series. Onorato now leads the overall Series after two events by a slim margin also. Celebrating second overall is American Russell Lucas on Shimmer, and Rob Wilber's Cinghiale finished third.
Saturday was void of racing, but the twenty-nine Audi Melges 20 teams lived it up on Sunday squeezing in four races after an early 09.00 start. With a perfect 10-15 knots of breeze, Wilber was the first out of the gate with a big win in Race One. Claudio Dutto's Asante Sana took second, followed by a photo finish between Marco Zaoli on Shadow, Alessandro Rombelli's STIG and Guido Miani's Out of Reach placing third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Race Two saw Lucas up front early but lost his winning edge to Vincenzo Adessi on Raffichetta and Federico Albano's 3Menda. Adessi went on to take the win, followed by Rombelli in second and Lucas in third.
By the time Race Three rolled around, Rombelli was on an obvious upswing and in a heated duel with Albano. Rombelli eventually overtook for the official lead and win, Albano was second and Onorato improved his scoreline to take third place.
The final race of the day delivered more great turns, twists and plenty of fun downwind planing conditions. At this point, Rombelli appeared to have a solid grasp on the top position, but a disappointing thirteenth place finish forced him to settle for fourth overall. Miani was his next best rival, he too found it impossible to finish better than tenth. Once again, Onorato proved to be the team to beat with an impressive second place finish behind Mirko de Falco's Peccere, moving him into the overall lead position to win. Wilber finished strong in third.
As the season progresses, everyone is reminded to download the Audi Sailing Series App for free at Apple's App Store and Google Play. Download it today to receive reports in Italian, German and English, photos, videos and much, much more!
Now that Porto Ercole is complete at Circolo Nautico e della Vela dell'Argentario, the 2013 Audi Sailing Series season moves ahead to Portoferraio on 8-9 June and Torbole on 6-7 July. Fleet numbers will be on the rise as it pushes onward to Porto Rotondo on 29 August - September 1 for the first ever European Championship since the classes inception as an ISAF International Recognized Class. Many of the teams are looking forward to competing at the 2013 Audi Melges 20 World Championship taking place in Key Largo, FL at Ocean Reef Club on December 11-14.
TOP TEN RESULTS (After four races)
1.) Achille Onorato/Lorenzo Bressani, Mascalzone Latino, Jr.; 7-7-3-2 = 19
2.) Russell Lucas/Harry Melges III, Shimmer; 6-3-8-6 = 23
3.) Robert Wilber/Anthony Kotoun, Cinghiale; 1-16-4-3 = 24
4.) Alessandro Rombelli/Paul Goodison, STIG; 4-2-1-13/ZULU = 26
5.) Guido Miani/Gabriele Benussi, Out of Reach; 5-6-5-10 = 26
6.) Saverio Bifulco/Paolo Scutellaro, Noi di Notte; 10-9-9-5 = 33
7.) Claudio Dutto/Fabio Zeni, Asante Sana; 2-10-18-4 = 34
8.) Federico Albano/Giulio Desiderato, 3Menda; 16-4-2-18 = 40
9.) Marco Zaoli/Gabrio Zandona, Shadow; 3-13-17-7 = 40
10.) Francesco Farneti/Alberto Bolzan, ITA-157; 13-5-10-12 = 40
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TOP FIVE SERIES RESULTS (After two events, ten races)
1.) Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino Jr. = 36 pts.
2.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach = 38 pts.
3.) Alessandro Rombelli, STIG = 55 pts.
4.) Federico Albano, 3Menda = 63 pts.
5.) Francesco Farneti, ITA-157 = 64 pts
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2007-03-21 / Events & Calendar
Good Friday Silent Vigil to be held April 6
On Friday, April 6, 10:30 a.m. to noon, the Long Island Coalition for Life invites all to join in its Good Friday Silent Vigil in Defense of Life in front of Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow. This is a Face the Truth witness to move hearts and minds toward a greater respect for all human life. Signs will be provided. For information call 631-243-1435.
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Phone Calls Are So Last Century
from the keep-up-with-the-times dept
Apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way. Many people are realizing that random phone calls are just not considered polite any more. They're somewhat interruptive and can be annoying. What strikes me as really interesting is that this isn't a case of just the "younger generation" feeling this way -- but it's actually true of many older people as well.
I find this interesting for any number of reasons, including how counterintuitive it may actually be. These days, people have phones with them at all times. In the past, when most people didn't have mobile phones, such random calls were more common. And you might assume that our greater access to telephony would mean greater desire to make calls. Now, obviously, a big part of the reason for making calls has been replaced by (mostly text-based) alternative means, such as email, text messaging and social networks. But, I'd argue that the greater access also makes us more wary in general. For example, I was thinking about calling a friend recently, who I hadn't spoken to in a while, but realized it would be his mobile phone, and what if he was out with his wife and kids, and I didn't want to interrupt that.
It's kind of an interesting phenomenon, which makes me wonder if the idea of personal voice calls was really just a temporary slice of time that is going entirely out of style. Perhaps there will be some sort of quaint revival, like the idea that people have of writing paper letters to each other these days as being more "personal," but the whole phenomenon of the random personal phone call is pretty much becoming a thing of the past.


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Gerard Butler: Joxer Daly's Afternoon Outing!
Gerard Butler checks his phone real quick as he heads to his car after hanging out with some pals at Joxer Daly's on Tuesday (November 20) in Culver City, Calif.
The 43-year-old Scottish actor showed off his super toned body in a tight black t-shirt!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Gerard Butler
It was recently announced that Gerard and Sarah Jessica Parker will be co-hosting this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert, to take place on December 11! Set to perform at the festivities are Jennifer Hudson and Seal.
Be sure to check out Gerard's next film, Playing for Keeps, in theaters on December 7.


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On Thanksgiving Day, if you so choose, you can pull up the Watch ESPN on your computer, tablet or smart phone and tune in to an international cricket match between West Indies and Bangladesh. If that's not your cup of tea, how about some Euroleague Basketball? Unicaja and Asseco Prokom Gdynia are playing at 2:45 p.m. I hear it'll be a good one.
Then there's your standard fare – three NFL games, the Dubai World Golf Championships, some NBA action, eight college basketball games, two college football games and two college volleyball matches.
You could watch it all.
Please don't.
But it illustrates a point. This is the world we live in now, a world where you can literally watch everything under the sun. If your dream is to watch Australian Rules Football at 2 a.m., I'm sure you can find it somewhere.
It's a great thing in many ways. Television has shrunk the sports world. You can experience all of it without ever leaving your couch. For someone like me, whose favorite basketball team's home court is 800 miles away, it's perfect.
But the byproduct is unfortunate: as televised sports have gained popularity, local sports have fallen by the wayside. If you want to watch sports, you grab the remote. You don't think about going outside and catching a high school game.
I bring this up now because of Thanksgiving high school football. It's one of Rhode Island's great sports traditions, and it still draws big crowds. I am a firm believer that, if you're a sports fan and you're not responsible for cooking the turkey, there isn't a better way to spend your Thanksgiving morning than a high school football game.
You should go. Trust me.
I wrote a similar column last year, talking about how great Thanksgiving football is, how it's a tradition that should never fade. That feeling is even stronger for me this year.
For our Turkey Bowl section, we looked back at the history of our local Thanksgiving football rivalries. It's the 50th year for the Pilgrim-Vets game and the 40th for Cranston East-Cranston West. That prompted our trip down memory lane.
It's a trip I'm glad we made.
I talked to coaches and players from the first games in the Pilgrim-Vets and Toll Gate-Hendricken series. Our assistant sports editor, Kevin Pomeroy, talked to coaches and players from the first East-West game.
We had the same experience – it was really cool.
Everybody wanted to talk, everybody wanted to reminisce. I wish I could have talked to every player on the team. The stories were fantastic.
Pilgrim and Vets players traded pranks that first year, back in 1963. Bob Padula remembered going to Newport Creamery on Warwick Avenue and talking trash in the weeks leading up to the game.
Emo DiNitto remembers how impressive it was that a bunch of kids who didn't all know each other came together in one season to build the Toll Gate football program – and beat Hendricken on Thanksgiving.
Nick Capezza recalled a teammate with a broken leg who took his cast off and snuck into the East-West Thanksgiving game, just because he didn't want to miss it.
Those stories came from just a few people, and just one year. Take all the years of the rivalries, and you could fill a book.
New chapters will be written this season. These are games that matter, games that will be remembered. There's an extra intensity on Thanksgiving. There's something in the air.
Get out there and breathe that air. Watch some local sports for a change. You won't be disappointed.
And you'll be home in plenty of time for cricket.
William Geoghegan is the sports editor at the Warwick Beacon. He can be reached at 732-3100 and firstname.lastname@example.com.


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UW-W is approaching 2011 like a junior high math story problem. The Warhawks know the question, and their season opening 26-7 win at UW-La Crosse Saturday night had them sharpening pencils and scribbling in the margins, getting closer to their answers.
The Warhawks took the opening drive 51 yards in seven plays, with senior quarterback Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) completing two of three passes and running for nine yards. Sophomore Eric Kindler booted a 38 yard field goal with 10:57 left for the first points of 2011.
After the Whitewater defense forced a three and out, the UW-W offense put another score on the board. The Warhawks used eight plays to go 83 yards, with Blanchard 2-2 on the drive and senior tailback Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) carrying the ball four times for 24 yards, including a one yard scoring run to make it 10-0 with 5:41 on the clock.
Late in the second quarter UW-W had La Crosse backed up. Facing a third and eight at their 18, sophomore QB Mike Butterfield's pass was picked off at the line by sophomore defensive end Louissaint Minett. Three plays by the Warhawk offense netted a minus eight yards, but Kindler came through again, this time from 33 yards to make it 13-0 with 2:07 left in the half.
Whitewater's defense limited the Eagles to three downs, and gave the ball back to the offense with 1:01 left in the half. Blanchard gained 12 yards on a run and completed a pass to sophomore wideout Luke Menzel (Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg) for 16, and Kindler connected again, this time from 41 with 18 seconds left in the half, to make it 16-0 at intermission.
UW-W held La Crosse to two first downs in the half and 63 yards of offense, while gaining 150, 97 of those on the ground. The Warhawks were 3-3 in red zone conversions.
Whitewater's opening drive of the second half almost mirrored the first half, but it took longer. The Warhawks controlled the ball for almost eight minutes (7:45), using 15 plays to cover 65 yards. When the drive stalled it was ... Kindler tying the UW-W school record with his fourth field goal of the game, this one 36 yards with 3:21 left in the third. The last time a UW-W placekicker booted four field goals was November 3, 2007, when Jeff Schebler did it at UW-Stout.
In the fourth quarter, after an exchange of possessions, UW-W started at the UW-L 45. A penalty moved the Warhawks back, but Blanchard hit senior tight end Jason Ford (Palatine, IL/Fremd) for 32, then back to Menzel for 11, and back again to Ford for 16. Junior tailback Desmin Ward (Milwaukee/Hamilton) ran the ball three times to punch it in with 6:47 left and a 26-0 lead.
La Crosse replied with its first scoring drive of the year, covering 67 yards in five plays. All-WIAC tailback Lee Lauters had a gain of 21 yards, and two personal foul penalties also aided the Eagle drive. Butterfield ran it in from seven yards out with 4:35 left to make it 26-7.
UW-W gained 421 yards and held La Crosse to 119, 40 of those passing. Whitewater was 7-16 on third down conversions, UW-L 2-11, and the Warhawks were 5-5 in red zone conversions and the Eagles 1-1.
Blanchard went 18-30 for 248 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions for the Warhawks. Menzel caught five balls for 61 yards, Ford 5-62. Coppage rushed 21 times for 108 yards. Butterfield was 4-10 for 19 yards and one interception, and the rushing touchdown, and Lauters carried the ball 15 times for 89 yards for UW-L. Sophomore linebacker Kyle Wismer (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-Burton) had six tackles and one tackle behind the line for Whitewater, with junior defensive lineman Anthony Dowery (Saint Francis/Milwaukee South) contributing five tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss. The Eagles had three players in double figures in tackles, led by DB Jack Leahy's 12 with three tackles for a loss. Fellow backs jake Meckstroth and Matthew Buswell both had ten tackles.
The victory upped UW-W's win streak to thirty-one games, longest in NCAA football -- any division. Whiteawater's last loss was to Mount Union in the 2008 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
The Warhawks will be on the road again next week, traveling to Franklin, Indiana to face the hometown Franklin College Grizzlies, who opened the season at Valparaiso University. Franklin is ranked 24th in the D3football.com preseason poll. UW-W and Franklin met last year, with Whitewater winning in a NCAA III first round playoff game in Perkins Stadium.
Warhawk fans are invited to a special pregame tailgate hosted by chancellor Richard Telfer and director of athletics Paul Plinske.
Whitewater's first home game of 2011 will be September 17 at 12:00, with Campbellsville University visiting Perkins Stadium. Tickets are sold in the University Center ticket office on the main campus mall Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Tickets are also available at the Perkins ticket windows on game day. Call 262-472-2222 for ticket information.


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Nope, the truth is that I got myself into an even more precarious position, and that was one of race director. It is probably not the best time to debut as a race director when you have a two month old. In fact I had NO CLUE how much time an event like this would require. (an event like this= 5k, half marathon and marathon on an out and back trail).
The race appeared in our local paper, Sjaellandske, a couple weeks before it was run and it suddenly turned from what I like to consider a "cannonball" run (low-key and arranged at the last minute) to Naestved's new trail race for charity. And with that, I needed to step it up. It needed to run flawlessly. I needed to get official permission of all of the land owners the trails went through (and for this I needed to personally walk up to the door of some enormous estate owners and beg and plead). I needed to seek local sponsorship for things like energy drink and prizes. I ended up getting Sportmaster, Maxim and Spar Nord (the latter is a bank that even donated $400 to Unite for Sight because they like sponsoring local events). And suddenly I had created this giant and I nearly cracked under the pressure. It also drove SR nuts. But when it came down to it, he was out setting up race markings, aid stations, etc. with me from sun up to sun down the day before the race.
Since Unite for Sight fund raising events require that I personally spend no money on fund raising, I also needed to get the blessing of our local athletic club to use their signs, their plastic ribbons and arrow maker, their cups and water canisters and chairs and tables, etc., etc.
And it was amazing how people offered to help - even some people at the last minute. Some people helped the entire day and even on days leading up to it (yes, Stig, Anette, Morten, Mathilde, Hoeg family, mom, I am talking about you!)
Oh my gosh - now I am boring you- but seriously, the night before the race I vowed repeatedly "I will never do this again" and SR was happy to chime in: "no, you WILL never do this again".
But then at 9:30 am the day of the race, the runners came. They had smiles on their faces and were nervous. They were charming and enthusiastic. They had dressed in their best race clothing and had taken money along and food to share at the aid stations. And the volunteers came and were also smiling and willing to help out. And suddenly organizing a race was wonderful.
And it was fun to try to keep things organized.
And Anette from our tri club was watching Mattias.
And The Lorax was watching his little cousin, Ayla.
SR and I held a rather flighty, only potentially helpful race briefing. And the runners started to line up.
Even I ran the 5k, hoping to keep runners from getting off course in the beginning. Having run nearly 180 km (109 miles) in the last 8 days, I wasn't going to set a PR, especially not on a hilly course. 21:17 was what I managed and that was fine.
How did the race go for everyone else?
Well, you can read Daniel's report here (in English). Or you can try to translate this section of a two page article from our local newspaper. Luckily, we had perfect weather and runners who seemed to love the challenging route.
Even Kim seemed to enjoy the half marathon route with a baby and jogger! The above newspaper article actually followed Kim through the route (the reporter was on his mountain bike). Just in case you were confused, Kim is a guy's name in Denmark.
Here are the results .
And suddenly, both SR and I found ourselves saying "of course we'll do it next year".
Plus, we raised $1481 for Unite for Sight.
And businesses have approached me about sponsoring next year. And I find myself unable to say no. Å til Åsen may just become a Næstved tradition.
Just have to add that I am writing this from the US - and in just two days we'll be running The Milwaukee Marathon. Goal: qualify for Boston and don't get injured before the Glacial Trail 50k next weekend. I am not good at road marathons (even my PR was set in a marathon half on trails). SR, on the other hand, is going for a PR and I think he will do it.
I have so many mixed feelings about being back in the US, but that will all come out in another post.
Running song of the day: Vi Lægger Ingenting I Dage by Tue West
10 comments:
- Mapp said...
Good to hear from you : I was started to wonder if something had gone wrong (I mean, two weeks without blogging!). Glad your race went well : sound slike a lot of work, but a lot of fun too!
(on a side note, we've got news, too... if you have a couple of spare minutes in your crazy schedule!).
Good luck for this weekend and next!
- 30 September 2011 at 22:01
- cherelli said...
Awesome SLG!! Congrats on organising the inaugural (haha) annual event! Hey, at least it increases the chances that some of your blog readers will get over there to enjoy it in the future too :) Welcome back to the Nth American continent - and good luck in your marathon, hope you set a road AND overall PB!!
- 30 September 2011 at 22:22
- DDitlev said...
180 km in 8 days! Wow, you keep impressing me :) You already know that I think you (plural) did an excellent job with the race. I'll be happy to join again next year. I totally agree trail > road! Good luck with the upcoming races!
- 1 October 2011 at 09:44
- Diana said...
Congrats on such a successful event. I'll have to mark my calendar for next year! :)
Good luck to you and SR tomorrow in Milwaukee! Sending lots of positive vibes your way.
- 1 October 2011 at 10:58
- RunnerWoman said...
You're in Wisconsin??? STAY PUT!!! We'll be there on Thursday! Don't move an inch!
You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read you were trying qualify for Boston... I thought big city marathons on asphalt were the epitome of everything you dislike??? but don't get me wrong, I am super excited that you are gunning for a PR on fast(?), road course. GO FOR IT GIRL! That's awesome (tie your shoes laces double!!). Though I hate the say it but qualifying for Boston is actually the easy part of getting in. Registering before the race sells out is far, far more challening. Last year it sold out in a few hours so make sure you are on the ball on the day registration opens.
Finally huge congratulations on your debut as a race director. What an amazing accomplishment.
- 1 October 2011 at 15:53
- pernillesarup said...
Yay! Of cause you have to do a sequel!
And it will be SO much easier next time around, because you know the drill.
Best of luck over there!
- 1 October 2011 at 16:03
- Danni said...
Nice work! I RD a small trail run and it's super stressful. The good thing is once it's been going some years and is well established and easier to put on others will volunteer to take it over :p
- 1 October 2011 at 16:33
- SteveQ said...
No one appreciates what race directors do until they try it. The one time I did it, I got a phone call saying that the race director of a local race quit and would I be willing to take over? After I said yes, I was told the race was the next day and the course hadn't been laid out! No permits, no volunteers, no numbers or awards... nothing.
In 2008, after I dropped out of the Sawtooth 100, Larry (race director) drove me to the finish, pulling up course marking flags from the door of his truck while still moving, just to save time - and started the 50 Mile and marathon races at the same time. That's multi-tasking!
- 1 October 2011 at 17:15
- sea legs girl said...
Runner Woman/PPC! You're coming to Wisconsin on Thursday???? Aaaahhh!!! It's too good to be true. Wherever you are, we will find a time to meet you! Oooh. And then you can run the Glacial Trail 50k :). Sound fun? (even pregnant, you might win for the women...).
I gotta admit I had no idea Boston Marathon registration closed to quickly. Thanks for the pointer!
- 2 October 2011 at 00:28
- Kate said...
Nice work! I continue to be amazed by all that you're able to do with a two month old, since, you know, my youngest is only a few weeks behind yours in age. You sometimes leave me wondering, "What am I doing wrong here?" (that would be especially true on the days that I can't even seem to manage a shower.) : )
- 2 October 2011 at 06:34


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I knew I wouldn't get to blog all that much at a convention where I was a busy delegate so to make up for that, I had a less busy delegate video tape much of the proceedings to post here when it was all over. So I've compiled about 30 videos from across the 3 days of the convention for your enjoyment. Some of these (like Stéphane's 7.5 minute speech at the reception to retire his leadership debt) were not broadcast by the media. Though only about half of these are original and the other half are poached from other blogs to make for a more complete collection (source indicated in brackets - to give credit where credit is due those videos look much more professional). I haven't been able to upload all the videos I have yet, so please come back to this post later as there are still some really good speeches and debates that will go up. And within the next few days I will be sure to find the time to give my own thoughts on all the major happenings of the weekend of the Vancouver and maybe some other stuff going on on the Hill.
DAY 1: Thursday April 30th
Council of Presidents
John Turner Speech (BC'er in Toronto)
Michael Ignatieff Speech (WAM0)
DAY 2: Friday, May 1st
Young Liberals of Canada (YLC) Biennial
YLC Presidential Candidate (and now President) Sam Lavoie Speech
YLC Presidential Candidate John Lennard Speech
YLC Representative to the National Women's Liberal Commission (NWLC) Monika Drobnicki Speech
Incoming YLC National Director Keith Torrie speaks to YLC delegates
Outgoing YLC President Cory Pike speaks to YLC delegates
Michael Ignatieff's Speech to YLC Delegates (Jennifer Smith)
Paul Martin Speech to YLC and Aboriginal People's Commission (APC) members
TO BE UPLOADED (This was an excellent speech! Come back later to see it)
Canada and the World Thinktank (WAM0)
Reception for Stéphane Dion to Retire His Leadership Debt
Paddy Torsney (former Burlington MP) and Don Boudria (former Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP) Introduce Stéphane Dion
(Not sure why but this video is the only one uploaded that ended up being mostly blurry/choppy, but the audio is fine)
Stéphane Dion Gives Speech to Reception Attendees
Party Officer Elections
VP English Candidate (and eventual winner) Steve Kakucha Speech (Liberal Minute)
Convention Opening Ceremonies
Jean Chretien Speech Pt. 1 (WAM0)
Jean Chretien Speech Pt. 2 (WAM0)
Stephane Dion Tribute Video, Part 1
Paul Martin Tribute to Dion (WAM0)
Stephane Dion's Speech at His Tribute Night
DAY 3: Saturday, May 2nd
Voting for Executive Positions Ended at 11 AM
Policy Plenary
Debate on "Removing the Ban on MSM Organ Donation" (Very pleased to see this pass so overwhelmingly, but was surprised and saddened by some of the things said by those opposed to this policy)
Debate on "Climate change" Policy
Introduction and Vote on "National Water Policy"
Vote on "Human Rights Commission" Policy (Closest vote of them all)
Constitutional Plenary
Debate on OMOV
TO BE UPLOADED (Will include entire debate from start to finish)
Debate on YLC amendment to ensure all policies put forth by commissions and PTAs are voted on by delegates before going to the floor (watch for a cameo by a famous former blogger)
Debate on YLC amendment to establish an Outreach Secretary on the National Executive
Leader's Speech
Bob Rae Nominates Michael Ignatieff Speech (Jennifer Smith)
Announcement of Results for Leadership Vote
Michael Ignatieff Makes His Entrance
Ignatieff Intro Video (LPC)
Ignatieff Acceptance Speech Pt. 1 (LPC)
Ignatieff Acceptance Speech Pt. 2 (LPC)
Ignatieff Acceptance Speech Pt. 3 (LPC)
Ignatieff Acceptance Speech Pt. 4 (LPC)
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2nd Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday
B cycle
Reading 1. Acts 4: 32-35
Reading II. 1 John 5:1-6
Gospel. John 20:19-31 (Doubting Thomas).
In the Sundays after Easter the Church gives us a little history lesson. For the next few weeks the first reading will be taken from the Acts of the Apostles, and not from the Old Testament or Hebrew scriptures. We are going to see the young Church growing through the "signs and wonders" worked by the Apostles in the Name of the Risen Christ. They devoted themselves to teaching...to the communal life, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.
Today's gospel, however, shows us another manifestation of the Risen Lord. It is the traditional and touching story of "doubting Thomas," from St. John's gospel. Before Vatican II this gospel was always used for the first Sunday after Easter. Even though we now have three cycles of gospel readings, the story of our Lord's appearance to the Apostles and to Thomas is used in each cycle.
Remember that last week we heard how in the early hours of the first Easter Sunday, Mary Magdalene had found the tomb empty. Then St. John tells us that he and Peter ran to the tomb and also found it empty with the burial cloths neatly rolled up. When the two men went back to tell the others, Mary Magdalene stayed by the tomb. Jesus appears to her and asks her why she's weeping. At first she fails to recognize Him but when He speaks her name she believes. We can imagine her throwing her arms around Him but He cautions her not to touch Him, "for I have not yet ascended to my Father." He tells her to tell His brethren what she has seen. She returns to the disciples and says, " I have seen the Lord." Immediately, after this episode John's gospel jumps right to the incident in today's gospel reading.
On the evening of that day Jesus comes to the disciples despite the locked doors of the house. He "stood in their midst and said to them "Peace be with you." He shows them His hands and His side and they all rejoice. Again He says, "Peace be with you," and tells them of their mission. "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." All were present except Thomas and when he returns, he can't believe it.
Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nailmarks
and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.
A week goes by and Jesus appears to them again. Again He says, "Peace be with you." This time Thomas is there and in that unforgettable scene, Jesus tells him to examine his wounds. "Do not be unbelieving but believe." We can picture Thomas dropping to his knees and saying, "my Lord and my God."
Only about a century ago Pope Pius X, who would later be canonized as St. Pius X was trying to encourage frequent reception of Communion. It was part of the effort of this great Pope to restore all things to Christ. It's hard to believe but for centuries most Catholics did not receive Communion at Mass. Not only did Pius X encourage adults to receive, he also lowered the age for the reception of first Communion so that children could receive. As part of this effort Pius X encouraged Catholics to look at the Host when it was elevated and repeat the words of Thomas. "My Lord and my God."
The Pope also initiated a great liturgical reform movement. He was the first to grant permission for the words of the Mass to be printed in everyday language alongside the traditional Latin. Older Catholics will remember the Latin-English Missals of their youth. His reforms led to the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. One of those reforms has particular relevance to today's reading.
How many times in today's gospel did our Lord say, "Peace be with you?" In the traditional Latin Mass it seemed like the priest was always kissing the altar and then turning to the people to say "Pax Vobiscum", "Peace be with you." The altar represented Christ. The priest would receive the Kiss of Peace from Christ and then pass it on to the deacon, who in turn would go into the congregation and bring Christ's Kiss of Peace to all. Since Vatican II the Church has given new emphasis to this practice.
Later in the Mass the priest will give us the Kiss of Peace and ask us to pass it on to our neighbor. He will ask us to give much more than a simple handshake. He will ask us to repeat the same words that our Lord used in today's gospel and give Christ's blessing to our neighbor. A blessing is a real thing. It is meant to heal. We are being asked to bring Christ to our neighbor just as the Apostles did. After the Apostles believed, they were able to work "signs and wonders," they were able to heal the sick in both body and soul.
People will travel thousands of miles to receive the blessing of the Pope, the Vicar of Christ. Yet, for us we believe that at every Mass Christ, Himself, comes into this room and gives us His blessing. "Peace be with you." As St. John says in today's second reading,
His commandments are not burdensome,
For whoever is begotten by God conquers the world.
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For National Weather Service forecasters in areas stricken by last week's devastating tornadoes, the tension-filled business of tracking violent weather has given way to a more somber responsibility.
Many of them have been walking block by block through heavily damaged areas, interviewing survivors, recording the damage to homes and farms, in an attempt to to see what lessons the tragedies may hold for improved warnings, better building codes, and a better understanding of how the twisters and the storms that spawn them grow, mature, and fade.
In some cases, investigators also face the task of rebuilding -- forecasters whose homes were among the structures damaged or destroyed by the the April 25-28 outbreak.
By nearly every measure,"this was historic," says Jim Stefkovich, lead forecaster at the NWS's forecast office in Birmingham, Ala., which took a direct hit from an EF4 tornado that also took a swipe at Tuscaloosa, some 50 miles to the southeast. On what is known as the enhanced Fujita scale for categorizing twisters by the damage they inflict, EF4 is the second highest designation. An EF5 tornado, the most damaging category, powered through Huntsville County on April 27.
"We were predicting 24 to 48 hours in advance" that the area would face "strong to violent tornadoes" with long tracks, Mr. Stefkovich says. The storm system more than lived up to its billing.
Over the past 30 years, Alabama has averaged 37 tornadoes a year, he continues. In April 2011, the state experienced 72 tornadoes; 41 hit during a mid-April outbreak. The annual record for the state stands at 94 tornadoes, set in 2008.
The story is repeated, to varying degrees, throughout the eastern US, according to figures released today by the National Weather Service.
Some 305 confirmed tornadoes struck 14 states between April 25 and 28, the single largest outbreak in US history and more than twice the number of tornadoes that set the previous record – 148 twisters between April 3-4, 1974.
For the month as a whole, more than 600 tornadoes touched down – again, more than twice the previous record of 267, also set in 1974.
Yet for all the damage done – including an estimated 327 deaths so far attributed to last week's outbreak – the fatalities remain less than half the number attributed to an outbreak in March 1925, which killed 744 people in northeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and Indiana.
No one downplays the tragedy surrounding last week's violent weather. Still, the lower death toll is noteworthy, specialists say, considering the disaster struck a region of the country that has seen significant population growth in the past several decades.
Many of last week's tornadoes moved through rural areas with houses built before communities began adopting codes aimed at improving a home's ability to withstand high winds, says John Ferree, who heads the severe-storms division of the NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Service in Norman, Okla.
Had more of those homes been built to today's highest storm-resistance standards, the death toll might have been lower, he adds.
Still, he says, better forecasting, improved communications that allow people to see what's happening as it happens, and a deeper understanding of tornado-generating storms helped to reduce storm fatalities. The average lead time for warnings around the country during the outbreak was 24 minutes, according to initial NWS data.
"The general public knows more, so they take shelter" more often than they once did, he says.
Post-storm surveys – a kind of CSI: Tornado – provide a foundation for these improvements, he says.
In addition, the surveys help verify the warnings, adds Chris Darden, lead forecaster with the NWS Forecast Office in Huntsville.
"If we're issuing 30 tornado warnings and not verifying any of them, or only two tornadoes are occurring, people can become complacent," he says. "When big events like this one occur and we issue warnings, they may not take them very seriously. It's important we put some meat to the bone."
Still, he adds, the work "is physically hard and emotionally hard" as teams of at least two forecasters – often joined by civil engineers or meteorology professors from nearby universities, or forecasters and other specialists from forecast offices outside the affected region – spread out to record a tornado's aftermath.
From the air, field surveys try to map the start-to-finish path a twister takes and the damage it inflicts. Patterns in the orientation of debris on the ground –especially in forested areas – help distinguish between damage from the tornado itself and damage from intense downdrafts that can appear off to one side of a tornado. From the ground, the damage can look the same.
As happened last week, some of the more powerful funnel clouds spawned their own smaller twisters. Each of these siblings also leaves a distinctive signature along the main funnel cloud's path, although for reporting purposes, the collection still counts as one tornado.
In some cases, the evidence even from the ground is unambiguous. The twisters took out 90 tall, high-tension electrical towers in northern Alabama. These towers were designed to withstand winds of up to 150 miles per hour.
"I saw many of those taken all the way to the ground, some wrapped up like pretzels," Darden says. In other places, large oak trees had been flattened, their bark stripped, and the wood left sandpaper-smooth after scouring by the tornado-borne debris, he adds.
Investigators also try to track debris lofted from populated areas – from personal checks and other documents to full-size sedans.
Tracking light-weight debris – which can travel more than 200 miles – gives investigators an idea of the wind movement within the larger storm system.
The sedans – if they can be found – give additional measure of a storm's strength.
"We ran into a family in Oak Grove, Ala., who had a very well-built home, and fortunately they weren't home" when a twister struck, Darden recalls. "It was a two-story brick house, probably the best-built house I saw in four days of surveying."
Still, the home was totaled. Curiously, the father's Crown Victoria, which had been at the house at the time, was missing. No one has been able to find it.
"We don't know what happened to it," Darden says. "Did it get disintegrated by the tornado? Did it get sucked up into the vortex and get carried four or five miles away and we just can't find it?"
The owner said he had GPS in the car and half-jokingly wondered if it still worked, Darden says.
Ground surveys put researchers up close and personal with destroyed homes and people who have lost family and friends to the tornado outbreak.
Rigorous analysis can reveal how well homes fared whose walls were anchored firmly to their foundations or whose roofing timbers were reinforced with metal straps where they join walls.
It's also a boots-on-the-ground view that revealed a 25 foot section of asphalt in one neighborhood yanked up from the street and deposited on a house a half mile away.
It was in a neighborhood where many homes carried markings Darden says he hasn't seen before.
"This is where I kind of lost it," he says. He had asked about the 0/- painted on whatever was available at each home. "The guy said the one on the left is the number of survivors."
Investigators also confront the confounding effects of twisters. Credit cards embedded in steel refrigerator doors. A mobile home lifted from its foundation and deposited hundreds of yards away, while planters hugging the home's perimeter are still filled with vibrantly colored flowers, every flower undamaged, every nugget of bark mulch as neatly in place as if nothing had happened.
Survivors recount similar stories.
Darden describes a family of five who lived on a farm outside of Higdon, Ala., a small community in the northern part of the state. They had no storm shelter, but they did live in a home that he says was well-built.
On Saturday, Darden and a partner visited the family.
"The mother and three daughters were there at the time," he recalls. Looking at the wall-free ground floor -- all that remained of the home -- "I introduced myself and said: Thank God y'all were not home."
Her response? "Oh, we were here."
With no storm shelter and nothing but a slab foundation left, "I really thought she was joking," he continues. "I asked: Where were you at?"
She led the two men to a spot on the storm-swept slab, where nothing but a small patch of hardwood flooring and a scrap of carpeting remained – parts of each pulled up by the tornado. The rest of the flooring vanished into the vortex and hasn't been found. The patch is all that was left of the interior hallway in which the family huddled.
"They were not touched," he says, in a voice tinged with amazement. "They were not sucked up. They didn't have a scratch on them."