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Can PEP meds mimic ARS? (PEP AND THE NEED FOR HIV SPECIALIST, 2009)
Hi Dr. Bob,
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for people who find themselves scared and bewildered. A twist of humor is also helpful.
I have searched the archives. Simple question, I think, can PEP meds side effects mimic ARS?
Thank you kindly for your answer and please find a donation forthcoming to the foundation.
Regards, Amas
Hi Amas,
Simple question, yes. However, the answer is not quite so simple! HIV acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) symptoms are quite variable from case to case. These symptoms are also "non-specific," which means they can be caused by many different conditions (for instance many underlying conditions can cause fever, rash, malaise, etc.). Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is any combination of antiretroviral drugs used to try to abort an HIV infection following an exposure. Each of these drugs has a wide array of potential side effects. Not everyone uses the same PEP regimen and not every drug has the same side effect profile. So since ARS symptoms are broad, varied and non-specific and since PEP regimens are varied with each component drug having a wide array of potential side effects, it is possible (although not highly likely) that some PEP-related side effects could mimic some HIV ARS symptoms. This is one of the reasons I always recommend (when possible) that folks who have had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP be followed by an HIV specialist during the 28-day course of treatment. An HIV specialist is best suited to evaluate and manage any symptoms that might arise during a course of PEP. (See below.)
Amas, as you can see, not all simple questions have simple answers.
Dr. Bob
EMS Exposure (PEP AND THE NEED FOR HIV SPECIALIST) Mar 2, 2009
A patient of mine had projectile vomiting and some of it landed in my mouth and eyes. There was no way I could have avoided this. I do not think there is a risk of HIV transmission, however, the hospital put me on Viread and Combivir as a precaution. The patient was homeless, intoxicated, and not forthcoming of his medical history.
What do you think of this situation?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Vomitus (like saliva, urine, tears, sweat, nasal mucous and feces) is not considered to be a risk for HIV transmission unless there is visible blood present. PEP was most likely not warranted. As with all people who have had a potential exposure significant enough to begin a PEP regimen, I recommend you be evaluated and followed by an HIV specialist physician. (See below.) He will take a detailed history and advise whether or not PEP should be continued or modified. Also, since you know the potential source patient, he could be contacted and asked to undergo HIV screening.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
pep and the worst year of my life. (PEP AND THE NEED FOR HIV SPECIALIST) Jul 13, 2008
I'm a bit nervous because I just took PEP and I don't know what the side effects are so maybe you can help out with it.
I've been having pains in my right abdomen for about a month now but my liver enzymes are normal. I'm still a bit scared because it is where my liver is.
Yesterday, I has receptive anal sex with a stranger. I put a condom on him and he was doing what he was doing. Then he said, I THINK SOME ONES COMING, So I look around, there was nobody there and looked behind me. Saw that the condom with lube was on the floor and his zipper was zipped up. Didn't think anything of it. Went home and pooped. I saw a glob of his semen in the toilet and was going to kill myself.
My possible exposure before this one was 4 months ago. It was anal receptive without condom with a guy I barely knew who I can't get in touch with. I came down with flu symptoms and was told to test at 3 months and then 6 months and then a year because I got really sick.
So my result was negative today before I started pep. I wanted to know if my testing window period will change for the sexual encounter that took place 4 months ago or should I trust in a 4 month negative??????
PEP treatment is 1 month.
When should I test again.
Should I stop taking the pep?
Does pep have hiv in it that will effect me if I have previously been exposed(4 months ago), ruining my chances of being negative?
I've had the worst luck any guy can have. I didn't have sex for 4 months and the one day I decided to cruise, I got violated.
Will pep have a bad effect on me if I am infected and don't know it from the 4 month issue?
I know that you're the only one that can answer these questions for me.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Why would you think I am the only one who could answer your questions! Your questions are not uncommon or particularly challenging. Any HIV specialist should be able to help. I'm a bit concerned by your first statement, ". . . I just took PEP and I don't know what the side effects are . . . ." The prescribing physician (hopefully an HIV specialist) should have explained potential side effects at the time the medications were recommended. I can't specifically answer this question, because side effects are different from person to person and also the range of potential side effects differs depending on which antiretroviral medications are in the PEP regimen. I'm also concerned about several of your other questions, such as "Does PED have HIV in it?" Questions like this demonstrate a profound lack of understanding of post-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy. (The brief response is no, of course these medications do not contain HIV!)
Your multiple concerns clearly demonstrate why I strongly recommend that all folks who have had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant PEP have an HIV specialist involved in their care. The HIV specialist will:
Evaluate and document the HIV risk exposure.
Recommend PEP if warranted.
If PEP has already been started, the HIV specialist will revise, optimize or suggest discontinuation of the PEP regimen as indicated.
Evaluate and manage all PEP-related side effects and toxicities.
Evaluate all symptoms, including potential acute retroviral syndrome symptoms, occurring during the course of PEP therapy.
Arrange for and interpret post-PEP HIV testing.
My advice to you is to contact an HIV specialist. He or she will specifically address all your concerns in detail. I would also suggest that you be a bit more discerning regarding your sexual partners. When that last jerk said "I THINK SOME ONES COMING," apparently he was talking about himself! If he managed to ditch the condom without your realizing it, you really need to pay more attention to "what he is doing while he's doing what he's doing," particularly when he's "doing" you!
Good luck!
Dr. Bob
ARS or PEP side-effect? Jul 3, 2008
Hi Doc,
Thank God for you and this website! Quite concerned over the following:
I'm on PEP (Kaletra and Truvada) after a potential exposure (4 days ago) and noticed yesterday for a time (and again today) that my face is quite warm and I feel flushed. I have had the usual loose stool, stomach-related side-effects of the meds but I'm REALLY hoping that you can tell me if a slight temperature might also be a side effect and not a result of the "ARS" I see so many here concerned about. Obviously self-diagnosis is a BIG mistake, as is worrying and stressing but I'd very much appreciate your honest opinion.
Many thanks
Response from Dr. Frascino
Your question graphically demonstrates the reason I suggest anyone who has had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP be followed by an HIV specialist. The HIV specialist can document your true degree of HIV risk, optimize PEP regimens, evaluate and manage all PEP-related side effects or toxicities, monitor for and evaluate any possible ARS symptoms and arrange for an interpret all post-PEP HIV tests. Having to take a course of PEP is indeed stressful. Having an HIV specialist involved can significantly reduce that stress. I cannot evaluate symptoms or make diagnoses over the Internet. What I can tell you is that "feeling flushed" and actually having a significant fever are two very different things. Also, even if you were to have an elevated temperature, there are many conditions other than HIV that could be the cause. I can also advise you that symptoms four days after exposure would not be related to HIV. It takes weeks, not days, for the symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) to appear.
Dr. Bob
condom broke during the act Jan 20, 2007
First, Thank you so much for this forum.
about 4 days ago i had vaginal sex with a woman who i later discovered to be very high risk. the condom broke during our act and it was less than 3 or four minutes later that i finished. i don't know if she was hiv positive and have no way of finding out. the following day I went to the emergency room and was perscribed ATRIPLA. and of course i am not feeling very well at all on it. I go to the bathroom often and have the symptoms of a low fever at times during the day. cottonmouth, sore throat ...
I live in san francisco, and am wondering if I should have a follow up visit with a specialist in the area. And How I would find such a doctor.
Also was my risk and exposure high enough to warrant such a drastic step as ATRIPLA?
And of course I am completely freaking out that one stupid drunk moment has damaged my body to such a degree, has anyone built a time machine yet?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Personally, I feel anyone who has had an HIV exposure significant enough to warrant a course of PEP should be followed by an HIV specialist, if possible. The HIV specialist would:
Evaluate the risk to see if PEP was really warranted.
Optimize the PEP regimen.
Evaluate and manage PEP-related side effects and toxicities.
Arrange for and evaluate post-PEP HIV testing.
Living in San Francisco, you have many options from which to choose regarding HIV specialist. Certified HIV/AIDS specialist physicians in your area can be located by consulting the American Academy of HIV Medicine Web site, www.aahivm.org.
Finally, if you do find that time machine, let me know. I know millions of folks who want to go back to 2000 and 2004 and recast their presidential vote.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob


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Old Fashioned Hand-Squeezed LemonadeI admit, there are some pretty good frozen lemonade concentrates out there, but a holiday like Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day, just calls for something special and that means fresh, homemade lemonade to me. This one begins with a simple syrup, which really helps to provide that perfect balance between tart and sweet. Be careful not to over-boil the syrup though ... you don't want to make candy!
I hope that you give this a try. Although I love using frozen concentrate in a rush, it really cannot compete with fresh homemade lemonade made from lemons you just juiced yourself. Your guests will be very impressed.
Recipe: Old Fashioned Hand-Squeezed Fresh Lemonade©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min
Inactive time: 8 hours
Total time: 8 hour 10 min
Yield: About 6 servings
- 1/2 cup of boiling water
- 1-1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 1-1/2 cups of freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 8 lemons)
- Zest of one lemon
- 5 cups of cold water
- Additional sliced lemon for garnish, optional
Make a simple syrup by bringing 1/2 cup of water and the sugar to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring regularly and heating until mixture becomes clear and slightly thickened. Set mixture aside to cool.
Using a microplane, zest one of the lemons; set aside. Squeeze the juice from about 8 lemons or until you have 1-1/2 cups of lemon juice. Add the juice to a 2 quart pitcher along with the zest and cold water. Whisk in the cooled simple syrup and refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours. Serve in tall glasses over ice and garnish with lemon slices, if desired.
Lemon-Lime: Add in 1/2 cup of fresh lime juice and lime slices.
Pink Lemonade: Add 1/8 to 1/4 cup grenadine, cranberry or pomegranate juice, or to taste.
Orange Lemonade: Prepare as above, except reduce lemon juice to 1 cup and add 1 cup orange juice. Garnish with thick cut orange slices.
Strawberry Lemonade: Prepare as above, except process 1 pound of rinsed and hulled strawberries in a blender or food processor. Strain, using a sieve, into the prepared lemonade.
Blueberry Lemonade: Prepare simple syrup as above. Add in 1 cup of fresh blueberries, reduce to a simmer and cook until berries pop and release. Strain, using a sieve and set aside to cool. Whisk into the lemonade as above.
Blackberry Lemonade: Prepare simple syrup as above. Process 2 cups of blackberries in a blender or food processor and strain, using a sieve, into the prepared lemonade.
Peach Lemonade: Prepare simple syrup as above. Process 1-1/2 pounds of fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced in a blender or food processor. Strain, using a sieve, into the prepared lemonade.
Pineapple Lemonade: Substitute 2 cups of pineapple juice for 2 cups of the water.
Honey Ginger Lemonade: Prepare simple syrup as above, except substitute 1/2 cup of honey for part of the granulated sugar and add 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger. Remove, strain out solids and let cool. Continue as above.
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This giant pot of awesome came about because I was having some friends over for a dinner party & the main course request was for pork. I have made something very similar with lamb before, so I decided to give it a whirl with pork instead. Also, the fact that pork shoulder costs quite a lot less than a similar cut of beef or lamb makes it a good choice for feeding a crowd on a budget. And right now I don't know anyone who isn't on a budget.
As with all slow-cooked foods, this tasted even better on Day 2, so consider making this in advance if you choose to entertain with it.
Start by breaking down a 6lb pork shoulder (or "butt") into fairly equal size cubes, roughly 2 inches square each. You can skip this step and just get pork stew meat from your butcher, but I dislike buying the random cubes.
However if you are less than secure in your knife skills, or squeamish about having to skin and cube the shoulder yourself, by all means get the butcher to do it for you.
I would recommend buying some loose pork bones from your butcher tho (about 2 lbs). The recipe does not call for them, but they will add a bit of richness to your final product, not to mention you might get lucky and find a little marrow to snack on at the end of the cooking process.
In a small bowl to the side, have about 20-30 prunes, roughly chopped, soak in about 1 cup of Armagnac (or brandy) for 1 hour. Stir occasionally to make sure they all have time to pick up some flavor.
In your heavy-bottomed pot, heat a little olive oil and brown your (seasoned) pork cubes in batches. Try not to rush this step as it adds a nice level of flavor to the finished product. Set aside the browned pieces in a bowl, making sure not to lose any juices that accumulate.
Next: Bacon.
I add about 4-5 slices to the bottom of the pan (heat reduced to medium-low) and render until crispy.
Remove cooked bacon.
Feel free to snack on this, or save to add back into the pot at the end as you prefer.
Into the rendered bacon fat over medium heat goes 1 large diced onion and 4-6 large peeled & chopped carrots. When the onions start to become translucent I add in 4 minced cloves of garlic and allow them to become fragrant for another minute or so.
Then add in the prunes with their Armagnac and stir to get any remaining brown bits (fond) off the bottom of the pot.
Return the browned pork to the pot along with any juices in the bowl. Add in the pork bones if you have them, your bouquet garni, and 1 bottle of red wine.
As always, the rule with the wine is to only use something you would actually drink.
I also add in about 3/4 cup of ruby port, as I like the richness it adds to the finished dish.
Resist the urge to add stock to this mixture, even if you are afraid the liquids do not come up high enough in your pot. Adding stock will vastly change the finished product, leaving you with something quite loose and lacking the rich flavor.
The finished product should be dense and almost sticky.
For the bouquet garni: 3 rosemary stems, 3 fresh thyme stems, 2 bay leaves
I put all of this in a loose tea bag or cheese cloth tied with twine, along with about 8 black peppercorns I crush under the flat of my knife.
Bring the whole mixture to a simmer on your stovetop and then transfer to a 320º oven for 3 hours, lid on, stirring once or twice along the way.
The result should be dense, slightly sweet, and nicely caramelized with very little liquid left at all in the pot.
Remove the bouquet garni & bay leaves, and I find the easiest way to break everything down is with a potato masher. Gently crush the cubes of meat until you have a gently shredded/pulled consistency.
I chose to serve this over polenta, but it would also go very well over either quinoa or couscous. If serving this over polenta, keep it simple. Do not add a ton or milk or cheese to the bubbling mixture. Just water or stock, salt, and maybe a little butter at the end.
As I said, this followed the rule of tasting better on Day 2, so if you have the time try to make it a day in advance. Especially as breaking down the shoulder and browning all the meat takes quite a bit of time, so you might even want to do that the day before if you don't have time to do it all in one day.
Either way, this dish was a BIG hit with my friends, and it easily fed 6 hungry people with leftovers.
Try it out before the cold weather passes.


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The pick by USA Today showcases foodie highlights from the open air Mexican farmers market on Airline where cacti, papayas and mountains of chilies go for the lowest possible prices, to the high end prix fix menus of the Pass at Pass and Provisions.
It's a testament to the bright and booming Houston food industry which has experts hailing the Bayou City as a cultural and culinary capital.
"When people are innovating and doing new things its always wonderful," said restauranteur Tracy Vaught of Backstreet Cafe, Hugo's and Prego. Husband Chef Hugo showcases Mexican coastal cuisine at their new Galleria location, Caracol which opened over the holidays.
"We're excited, it's going really well," said Vaught of Caracol, which features an oyster bar center piece and custom wood-burning domed oven, "It's a new reach and a new clientele for us, the people and energy of that area is so different."
Also new since the end of last year and making the list are Izakaya Wa and Osteria Mazzantini. At memorial Drive and Boheme, Izakaya Wa serves "Japanese tapas" by Master Chef Hajime Kubokawa in this cocktails and Sake forward establishment.
Osteria Mazzantini from Mockingbird Bistro chef-owner John Sheely is up there with Tony's and Da Marco in terms of cost but reviews touted it as worth it for rustic Italian food in a no-tableclothes setting.
There's also a spot for previous new kid on the block Underbelly along with more upscale markets Urban Harvest and Revival.
The full list reads:
1. Urban Harvest Farmers Market: the widest selections of produce, cheeses, meats, eggs and prepared foods.
2. Izakaya Wa: nuances of classic Japanese flavors create deeply memorable impressions.
3. The Pass and Provisions: two eateries in one space – white-tablecloth prix-fixe-only Pass and a la carte Provisions.
4. Underbelly: Gregarious chef-owner Chris Shepherd proudly touts the nose-to-tail movement.
5. Airline Farmers Market: where budget-constrained chefs shop for vegetables, fruits and dry goods trucked in from Mexico and elsewhere.
6. Revival Market: Remove the frills and let the quality of the ingredients speak for themselves.
7. Osteria Mazzantini: Houston is in short supply of authentic Italian, so John Sheely's upscale eatery in the Galleria area is a welcome addition.
8. Caracol: Ceviches and crudos dance merrily between sweet, salty and tangy, such as scallops tossed with sweet mango, papaya and lime.
9. RDG: Culinary luminaries who come through town rarely pass up the opportunity to pay this shy, humble chef a visit.
10. Tacos Tierra Caliente: About 1,000-plus food trucks cruise Houston streets. But Tacos Tierra Caliente on West Alabama is legendary.
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Arthur Goldwag
September 13, 2012
When I began writing this post, no one seemed to know the real identity of the mysterious auteur of "Innocence of Muslims." After telling the Wall Street Journal that "Islam is a cancer" in a phone interview, he dropped off the face of the earth. The actors and crew say they had no idea what they were getting into and that some of their lines were redubbed. The Christian hate group leader Steve Klein, who was involved in the promotion of the movie, told various people in the media that Bacile was an Israeli Jew and that 100 Jewish donors provided his financing. The Koran-burner Terry Jones says he only spoke to Bacile on the telephone, but he knew that it wasn't his real name. The anti-Islam activist Morris Sadek, who promoted the movie with an Arabic language blog post, has yet to make a statement.
You'd have to be crazy not to suspect that this is a plot to stir up violence in the Middle East on the eve of the US presidential election, but who put all its pieces together? Karl Popper defined the "conspiracy theory of society" as "the view that an explanation of a social phenomenon consists in the discovery of the men or groups who are interested in the occurrence of this phenomenon…and who have planned and conspired to bring it about." Much of the speculation about the identity of the plotters is already following those lines. Obviously, there is more than one idea about who stands to gain the most, and thus a real conspiracy is already becoming something of a Rorschach test for conspiracy theorists.
Debbie Schlussel's virulently anti-Islamic blog points to an Arab plot against Jews, Christians, and the anti-Islamic movement:
This alleged 'Israeli Jew'–who at the same time is also allegedly a 'Coptic Christian'–was a fake, a liar, and probably a plant designed to spur some predictable Muslim violence against America (violence that happens on the part of Muslims every single day without an alleged fake movie plot). And, along with that, I felt the plot was meant to spur anti-Semitism and discredit those of us with legitimate concerns about the Islamic threat….I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but as I said earlier today, I wouldn't be surprised if Muslim money was behind this to discredit Americans, Jews, and Christians in one fell swoop or to unite people against Jews or those who expose the real Islamic threat to America. Could it be Iran? Ya never know.
Cannonfire points instead to Mossad–and sees Iran as the object of the conspiracy, not its mastermind:
You would have to be a child not to understand what's really going on here. This is the most obvious psyop conspiracy I've ever seen.
Neocons in America and Israel concocted this plot long ago. I would stake my life on it.
We can state with the certainty of a geometrical proof that Sam Bacile is a Mossad asset — a "sayan" — and that he did what he did under orders, not of his own initiative. The motive is transparent: Likudniks want the United States to attack Iran, and they know that Obama won't do it. Romney will. He has made that point very clear. Thus, Israeli war hawks concocted a plan to make sure Romney gets into office.
The conspirators made this film for the express purpose of provoking a violent reaction, which would, in turn give the Republicans a political cudgel to wield against the president.
I do not doubt for a second the presence of provocateurs on the ground in Cairo and Libya. (How did they even know about the YouTube clip?) I also believe that this plan would have remained "on hold" if Romney had attained a comfortable lead.
I'm pretty sure that CIA had nothing to do with this. Only Israeli intelligence is so reckless.
By the time I got to this paragraph, the AP had confirmed Bacile's real identity. He is a 55-year-old Coptic Christian named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who has been convicted of bank fraud. Whether he is one of the plot's chief authors or just its front man (or patsy, as some conspiracy theorists are likely to insist), his story is certain to be fascinating.


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The website healthcare.gov reported a high amount of traffic as people got their first chance to look at and enroll in a health insurance plan through the exchange. The open enrollment period runs through Mar. 31, with plans going into effect no sooner than Jan. 1.
In a CNN interview on Tuesday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said that the high traffic "shows how many people are eager to get information."
A disagreement over the Affordable Care Act led to the governmental shutdown. House Republicans hinged the budget agreement on delaying or defunding the healthcare law, something the Senate and President Barack Obama rejected.
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Despite the fall weather, gardening in Sun City has not slowed down.
The Okatie Farmers Club was formed more than 10 years ago and continues to grow. Because of the community restricting residents from planting vegetables on residential property, the Okatie Farmers Club developed and became popular club. Currently there are 45 residents who are on a waiting list to be granted a lot in the garden.
Okatie Farmers Club's future president Chris Nagy said she waited two years before she received her garden lot. About 10 years ago, Nagy moved to Sun City from Ohio where she grew fruit trees. For years, she tended and canned the fruit from her plum, apple and pear trees. When she moved to Sun City, she was excited about starting a garden in the Lowcountry but was put on the waiting list. As treasurer, Nagy notifies residents on the waiting list when a lot is available.
"Some residents can't tend to their gardens anymore so they don't renew their yearly dues," Nagy said. "That is when I notify a resident they can receive a lot and can join the Okatie Farmers Club." For Nagy, the wait was worth it. Nagy said she enjoys the quietness that comes from gardening.
"I've always enjoy gardening and I found a poem about gardening that is dear to me," Nagy said. "The poem reads, 'Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You're closer to God's heart in a garden than any place else on earth.'"
Nagy said she sings while working on her garden and enjoys being outside.
As the fall planting season begins, Nagy said there are two times to plant. At the end of September and through October is when most gardeners lay down their first cold crop plants. Cold crop plants include broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, radishes, lettuce and spinach.
"I've already planted my Swiss chard, pole beans and broccoli," Nagy said. "I'm starting to see the broccoli heads grow already."
Because broccoli and pole beans are her favorite to eat, Nagy is excited to see the progress the plants are making despite the drop in temperature.
Nagy said the best time to plant another round of cold crop plants would be around Jan. 10.
Since the Lowcountry goes through many different climate changes, Nagy suggests to new gardeners to invest in making raised garden beds. Without a raised bed, gardeners' plants will either drown from the rain water or die because the soil doesn't hold enough moisture. Nagy also suggests building a fence around the lot to keep out rabbits and other animals that enjoy fresh vegetables.
Seymour Glanell moved to Sun City from New Jersey 13 years ago. He is a past club president and one of the original gardeners. At 85 years old, Seymour Glanell continues to plant at his 20x25 foot garden lot. Since his wife, Shirley Glanell is a vegetarian; Seymour Glanell keeps his garden 100 percent organic.
"My wife juices everyday so I plant things she can add to her juices," Seymour Glanell said. "My favorite thing to grow is garlic because it keeps well and I even make braided garlic cloves to give to my kids."
Seymour Glanell's garden consists of multiple 4x4 foot raised beds with different vegetables. He planted garlic at the end of October which will continue to grow until May. He also enjoys planting Bok Choy, spinach, cabbage and other greens during the fall season.
"I enjoy the quiet the garden has," Seymour Glanell said. "I go out there and nobody bothers me. I see butterflies, birds and an occasional rabbit which distresses me because I don't want them to eat my crops."
Seymour Glanell tends to his garden every two to three days. While he admits that his age has slowed his gardening, His favorite recipe to make from his garden is radish top soup.
"For a long time we weren't using the tops of our radishes," Seymour Glanell said. "We looked up recipes that could include the tops and now the radish top soup is my favorite thing. Everyone should make radish top soup."
For Nagy, two of her favorite recipes to make from her vegetables are broccoli cheese soup and vegetable lasagna.
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Rolando McClain retired at the age of 23. He's hoping to launch a comeback at 24.
The Carroll County Times reported Monday, via a source close to the player, that McClain "is in a better place mentally," is working out regularly and has been telling people for months that he plans to return to football in 2014.
The trouble-prone linebacker signed with the Baltimore Ravens last spring, but retired shortly after an arrest for disorderly conduct. It was McClain's third arrest since entering the league as the eighth overall pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 2010 NFL Draft.
After his retirement, McClain re-enrolled at Alabama and has spent time as a student assistant under Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.
"I admire the kid for coming back to Tuscaloosa, going to class and trying to get everything in his life outside of football situated," agent Pat Dye Jr. said last September. "It's not my decision to come back or not come back. I think ultimately he wants to play again. He's only 24 years old. He's talented. It's just a shame. It was such a great situation there in Baltimore."
The Ravens retain McClain's contractual rights, but you wonder if general manager Ozzie Newsome will still be interested during an offseason already marked by legal troubles.
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After receiving help from a stranger, three Silsbee teenagers are now giving back in hopes of helping other students' homecoming and prom dreams come true.
The Guillorys - Katy, Jayla, and Cajun - were inspired to start Prom-Misses after a stranger provided them with dresses and tickets to their own prom.
The girls are now collecting gently used, clean prom dresses that will be loaned out for a night for free to those who may not be able to afford a dress. The teenagers started a Facebook page – Prom-Misses – which has more than 100 likes already. So far, they have received 52 donated prom dresses, tuxedoes, ties and a pair of shoes.
"I know how hard it is for people to afford everything for prom. You have to have your hair fixed, your nails done and all your jewelry, your shoes and your dress," said Jayla Guillory, 14. "I just feel like if someone blessed us, we wanted to do the same for other people."
The girl's mother, Robin, said she had posted something on Facebook about how she was looking for ways to raise money or things to sell for three of her nine children to attend prom with the home school co-op group. Complete strangers stumbled upon her post and offered to help, she said.
"I really couldn't believe it," she said.
Guillory said her family has gone through recent financial hardships and she was struggling to find a way to have enough money to outfit her daughters for prom.
Jayla and Katy Guillory, 12, said they enjoyed dancing the night away at their prom.
"I think I might have had one break. I went to the bathroom once," said Jayla Guillory.
"I didn't bring a nasty boy. I brought my best friend," said Katy Guillory.
Jayla Guillory said they are also collecting donated makeup, fake nails, nail polish, costume jewelry, hair accessories, tuxedo vests, ties and shoes. She said they are also taking gift cards to restaurants from donors wanting to ensure the prom attendees have a place to eat before or after their special night.
Morano's Cleaners has offered to clean the donated dresses, Jayla Guillory said.
Jayla Guillory said she knows how close they were to not being able to attend the prom due to financial burdens.
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For the next set of directions, Matteo had his trusty compass
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the latest temporary funding of the FAA, reauthorization has reached adulthood — that is, temporary approvals are now at 21.
The FAA hasn't had a full authorization vote since 2003. On 21 occasions, the Senate and House have not been able to agree. They have until Sept. 16 to finally agree or make it 22.
When members of the two sides of Capitol Hill began their sessions 21 times ago they had more than 200 differences. They have narrowed that to 12.
When FAA funding ceased because of the failure to agree on the extension, and 4,000 FAA employees were furloughed as a result, five Democratic Senators sent a letter to the Speaker of the House urging him to quickly appoint conferees "to provide a bipartisan, long-term solution to keep the 74,000 air travel, construction and FAA workers employed when the current extension expires." But was it necessary for that claimed number to be furloughed? Not really. Furloughs could have been avoided.
Two weeks before the 20th extension expired, the House of Representatives sent an extension bill to the Senate. It contained riders naming cuts in the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, which provides subsidies to airlines to provide service to smaller, and perhaps less profitable, cities. There was no mention of the contentious labor issue, which was in the original bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate 21 temporary extensions ago.
The sticking point? The appointment by President Obama of a new member to the National Mediation Board, which resulted in a change to how votes for or against unionization are counted. Before the appointment, the NMB rule was that all failures to vote by eligible workers were counted as "no" votes. The new rule changed that to just a simple majority of all votes cast is the deciding answer in a union election. The Republican-controlled House wants to return to the old rule; the Democratic-controlled Senate doesn't.
The Senate chose to make a labor question the issue for not approving another temporary extension. Reductions in government subsidies to some small communities do not make the news that disagreements over union voting regulations do. So the Senate chose to let the 20th extension expire and allow the furloughing of some workers.
After several days of news coverage, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood realized that he had the authority all along to ignore the House riders about EAS extensions, so the Senate could agree to the House extension and everybody could go back to work.
FAA employees won't lose. They had an extra paid vacation. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) introduced a bill to pay them for the time off. He was joined by Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the Transportation Committee and Infrastructure Committee, two other Republicans, and one Democrat.
Between now and Sept. 16, conferees may try to resolve those 12 still sticky issues, labor being the primary point of contention. Both sides seem to be dug in. Perhaps that will mean temporary extension 22. Such are the fortunes of Washington politics.
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Hillsboro USD 410 Superintendent Steve Noble was working the morning of Dec. 7 when he heard an unexplained bang.
"I heard a sound I'd never heard before," he said.
He looked around for the cause, but with no luck. On Dec. 9, district office staff found the cause. There was a bullet hole about 3/8 of an inch wide through the south exterior wall of the building, and another through an interior wall.
Hillsboro Police Chief Dan Kinning said there was no evidence it was malicious. The size and location of the bullet hole, direction it came from, and fact that it is firearm season for deer hunting led police to determine it was a stray shot from deer hunting.
Noble said police estimated the bullet was fired from about ¾ of a mile southwest of the office, somewhere south of the municipal airport hangar. He said that sounded probable, because the bang he heard wasn't the sound of a gun firing.
Certified hunter safety instructor Evan Yoder of rural Peabody said a hunter likely shot at a deer on a hill and missed. When that happens, a bullet can travel up to 2 miles, he said.
Yoder, who is also principal at Hillsboro Elementary School, said his hunter safety classes talk about scenarios like this a lot. He said hunters should always know what is behind what they are shooting at, and what they will hit if they miss. If they don't know, they shouldn't take the shot, he said.
"That's just the scenario we don't want to see," Yoder said.
He said he plans to use this as an example in future hunter safety classes.
Noble agreed with Yoder's concerns.
"I am a deer hunter," Noble said. "We need to know what is our backdrop. We need to know what is past the horizon."


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Last week our nation paused on Memorial Day to salute those who have died defending America and her principles.
We wonder what the men and women honored on that day would think of the treatment the nation�s newest veterans are receiving from their government.
We speak of the backlog of Veterans Administration disability claims that has become a crisis and a national outrage. While the VA and its leadership, the latest being Secretary Eric Shinseki, have repeatedly pledged to speed up the process and remove the backlog, the reality is the average wait for first-time disability claims to be processed is now more than 300 days, and according to a letter recently sent to President Barack Obama by 67 U.S. senators, some veterans �continue to wait 800 days, 900 days and even more than 1,000 days for a disability claims decision from the VA.�
This is not just unacceptable, it is outrageous. It is not an easy problem to fix, obviously. Shinseki has vowed to have all claims processed within 125 days by 2015. The VA is requiring more than 10,000 of its workers put in 20 hours of overtime a month to try and whittle away at the backlog of claims.
With an estimated 875,000 veterans on waiting lists for disability claims, it is a monumental challenge � yet, a challenge that must be conquered.
The problems contributing to the backlog are clear. The Afghanistan and Iraq wars were two of our nation�s longest, and many of the service men and women who served in those wars were deployed multiple times. Moreover, improved trauma care saved 95 percent of the wounded. There is also a higher awareness of so-called �invisible wounds,� which has contributed to an unprecedented demand for post-service assistance. One-third of the troops who are coming back from our two latest wars have been diagnosed with mental health issues.
A Harvard University report indicates that one of every two veterans from Afghanistan or Iraq has applied for permanent disability benefits, undoubtedly higher than any previous wars our nation has fought.
Certainly it will be left to future generations and history to debate the reasons and the justifications for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But there should be no disagreement over the debt we owe to the men and women who served in those wars and fought for this nation. Now, this nation must fight for them by fulfilling our promise to stand by those who have stood up for us.
The VA must do better. When we think of our military services, we think of certain ideals: teamwork, discipline, sacrifice, putting nation before self. Those ideals need to applied by the VA administration in resolving the horrendous backlog in disability claims.
Because failure to do so not only is a disservice to our returning veterans but is blatant disrespect for those who defend us. And that is intolerable.


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AUSTIN — Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson thinks Rick Perry's recent decision to stop wearing cowboy boots makes the governor look like a "West Coast metrosexual," according to an email published Wednesday in the Austin American-Statesman.
Patterson, who like Perry is leaving office next year, called Perry's explanation of back pain a "feeble excuse" for not adopting the Texas dress code staple.
"Tell Rick that boots can be purchased with normal heels," Patterson wrote in an email to American-Statesman columnist Ken Herman. "I lament the fact that our governor could now pass for a West Coast metrosexual and has embarrassed us all with his sartorial change of direction."
The email was apparently in response to a Herman column about whether or not to buy cowboy boots.
Perry, who is considered a possible presidential candidate in 2016, has been tied to the West Coast recently.
Last month, on a visit to San Francisco — the same trip in which he compared homosexuality to alcoholism — the governor told the New York Times Magazine that he may move to California when he leaves office in January.


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STRANGE BUT TRUE- Large snarge: Why snakes and rabbits hit airplanes
Q. What is "snarge,"and how are the good folks at the Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory working to make your next plane flight safer? –S. Sullenberger
A. Believe it or not, snarge is the bird goo left over from a collision with an airplane. And it's not just birds.
"We've had frogs, turtles, snakes, even a cat once struck at high altitudes," says the Smithsonian's Carla Dove. Birds like hawks and herons will occasionally drop their quarry into oncoming planes.
Recently, she sent a "snake" sample to the DNA lab, and it came back as rabbit.
"How do you explain to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that we had a rabbit strike at 1,000 feet?" Dove asks.
It's of intense interest to both the FAA and the U.S. military to know what kinds of birds are smacking into the nation's airplanes. At the lab, technicians identify the snarge DNA, then enter the sequence into a national database.
Although most cases consist of feathers, many consist of a "paper towel swipe" of gooey bird fat, flesh bits, spores. Once the type of bird is identified, steps can be taken to avert future incidents, such as by altering flight paths and by engineering more bird-resistant planes.
As an example, jet engines must now be able to withstand the ingestion of an eight-pound waterfowl. "Of course, we're trying to improve aviation safety," says Dove, "but we're also helping to save the birds."
Q. Does lightning ever strike twice in the same place in the sense of successive holes-in-one struck by the same golfer? How about thrice? –J. Frost
A. Most remarkable was the performance of Norman Manley, who holed the seventh (330 yards) and eighth (290 yards) at California's Del Valle Country Club in 1964, says John Wesson in The Science of Golf. The thrice was achieved by Bob Taylor in 1974 on the Hunstanton Links course at Norfolk, England. He holed the 188-yard 16th-hole from the tee on the practice day of the competition, then did the same on both day 1 and day 2 of the competition proper– three successive holes-in-one on the same hole!
Record for the longest hole-in-one is tougher to assign, due to different conditions such as dog-legs and favorable slopes.
But longest success on a straight hole was in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1965 when Bob Mitera holed a 447-yard drive— helped, however, by a downhill slope. This record held until 2007 when Bret Melson aced the 448-yard, par 4 at the Ko'olau Golf Club in Oahu, Hawaii, "edging out Mitera by a massive one yard"!
Q. It's hard to sell the valiant human spirit short, especially when that spirit yearns to communicate under the most difficult of circumstances, such as the spirit of French journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby, who wrote the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, on which the movie was based. Explained one New York critic: The lightness of the butterfly symbolizes the persistence of Bauby's spirit, the heaviness of the bell his extreme physical difficulties. What difficulties? –S. Hawking
A. Bauby himself composed and dictated his memoir recounting the massive stroke that left him in a state known as "locked-in syndrome," mentally alert but deprived of speech and of all movement except for control of his left eyelid, says William Hanson in The Edge of Medicine.
Bauby painstakingly "wrote" by blinking his eyelid to select each letter as an assistant ran through a frequency-ordered alphabet and came to the correct letter.
He dictated the slim volume in the summer of 1996, averaging only a single word every two minutes. The following spring, ten days after the highly successful publication of his book, Bauby died.
Q. Folklore says lightning seeks out oak trees, and, surprisingly, a high percentage of trees shattered are oaks. So how does lightning pick them out from all the rest? –B. Franklin
A. Oaks aren't hit more, but their rough bark traps rainwater and keeps the lower trunk dry, especially early in a storm, says Jearl Walker in Flying Circus of Physics.
Smooth-barked trees get drenched faster, top to bottom, so the lightning descends harmlessly through the water sheath into the ground. For oaks, the current more often enters the tree, heats the sap and blows the trunk apart.
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In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
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Global Knowledge is an IT and business skills training company that employs more than 1,300 people worldwide. Global Knowledge's corporate headquarters is located in Cary, North Carolina, and the company also operates out of Toronto and the United Kingdom. Last month, the company announced its acquisition of TrainCanada, which expanded Global Knowledge's presence across Canada.
The Mistake:
Defining success in the wrong terms.
After reviewing a 32-year career, I've realized we all make a lot of mistakes. One mistake early in my career – specifically as it relates to being a manager or a leader – was the idea that success was defined by how big a department you were leading or how big a budget you had at your disposal.
When I was 27 or 28, I took over responsibility for an IT department at a major university, where I had worked for several years. I was promoted to the lead role as the manager of the university's IT department and I was really excited about it. I achieved that promotion after having done a really good job, I developed key relationships with senior-level people, and I really embraced it.
The mistake I made is a trap that's probably quite common for new leaders to fall into. You're looking to grow your career and take on more responsibility, but you think the measurement of your success lies within how big your organization is or how large your budget is. If you fall into that trap, which I definitely did, you might find yourself with contentious relationships with peer groups and friction with other departments.
I recognized the company had failed and it forced me to think beyond my own success.
The Lesson:
The big aha moment for me came probably four or five years into management. It took that long for me to understand that the success of the organization was more important than the success of the group I was managing. I had to embrace the bigger picture of the organization. That took a lot of humility and introspection.
It came into focus for me when I was working at a startup in Research Triangle Park. After four years, we had failed. I had to stand up in front of a room and lay off 85 people. It was the first time in my career that I had felt failure in a professional capacity. I had to look these people in the eyes and terminate their employment. It was probably the time in my life where I grew the most.
I recognized the company had failed and it forced me to think beyond my own success.
That was a really big moment for me and I immediately fell into the maturity and the knowledge that it didn't matter how many people I managed or even what that business was. I had to focus on what I could do to contribute to the success of the organization.
In enterprise businesses, the sales team has to be effective, as does the marketing group. The finance team has to do a good job. All those groups have to work well together for an organization to succeed. You have to focus on the larger picture. There's a little bit of risk when doing that. I think it takes maturity to be able to let go of your personal aspirations to focus on the success of the larger organization.
Now, when I coach young leaders, I explain to them that you have to focus on the success of the organization. To do that, you have to listen to people and empower people. If you do that, they will follow you, they will believe in you and they will work hard for you.
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So, I'm hearing this morning that despite the fact that President Obama clearly won last night's foreign policy debate, he actually lost:
Josh Marshall tweeted that reporter friends of his are saying Mitt's playing 12 dimensional chess. I guess that makes sense since he has basically morphed himself into Obama 08 in these debates. (Yes he can!)
The right wingers are working the refs big time as you can see by this exchange I had last week with Jeff Greenfield:
Today's update:
Yes indeed. Michael Tomasky writes about this in his piece this morning:
Today may be the most important single day of the campaign. Obama won the debate. Everyone this side of Charles Krauthammer agrees that Romney was general and platitudinous and not that engaged. That makes two out of three. You might think that would mean momentum. And yet the conventional wisdom is congealing right now—it is hardening this morning, minute by minute—that Romney is going to win the election.
From Playbook, which distills the c.w.: President Obama won last night's foreign-policy debate on substance, in snap polls and with the pundits, but Mitt Romney did well enough that for the first time in six years, Romney folks emailed, "We're going to win."
In reality, Obama is the favorite. The state maps still make him so. Nate Silver, the only person who takes every single poll into account (plus loads of other indicators), still has him so. This emerging c.w. is built more on spin and smell, which the media are starting to buy. One piece that Mike Allen bought this morning in that Playbook item: A Romney aide told him New Hampshire leans their way.
At worst from Obama's perspective, the thing is tied. As far as we know, looking at all the averages, on a state-by-state basis he's ahead. If you assume seven or eight states in play and go through all the permutations, Obama often wins by taking just two or three of them. Yes, a lot hinges on Ohio. But he can win even without it (he needs a strong inside straight, but it's possible). Romney absolutely cannot.
Conservatives know all this. But they're constructing an opposite reality. This is at the heart of everything going on right now, I think. It's what they can do that liberals can't really do. They've always done it. "Romney is going to win" in 2012 isn't so different from "We'll be hailed as liberators" in 2003. They say something and try to make it so, and the media go for it time and time again.
And… they are.
This is the right's great advantage. They have their own media, (which the Democrats stupidly validate every chance they get) and they have a boatload of professional spinmeisters ready to instantly hit the talking points. They have been at this for a very long time and they are probably better at doing it than anything else — especially governing.
To me, it was clear that Obama won the debate. He was much more fluent on the issues, and obviously truly engaged. This is what he cares about. Indeed, everyone should remember that until the fall of 2008, domestic issues weren't at the top of the list and Obama made his bones on his foreign policy promise. The country was looking for someone who would get us out of the stinking mess Bush's bellicose neo-cons had created. It was only toward the end that everyone focused on the economy and frankly, Obama had a steep learning curve. Luckily for him (and the world) McCain was simply unintelligible.
Now, there's no doubt his vision has shifted. It's not that he didn't say the same things, (people always thought he was more of a peacenik than he clearly said he was.) But he is now fully engaged in a series of covert wars than simply didn't show up on the radar screen in 2008. (Or, really, in the campaign of 2012.) It's different than Bush's loud and boisterous muscle flexing, to be sure. But it's also different than what a lot of liberals thought they were getting.
None of that seems to be salient in this campaign. I have no idea what Mitt really thinks about foreign policy, but the fact that he has the entire neo-con establishment (including psychopaths like John Bolton!) advising him, tells me that it will not go well. I'm guessing covert wars, plus Iran and God knows what else. (Covert action just isn't as satisfying as "projecting strength" through chest pounding.)
Romneybot One, which was online until the first debate, makes Dick Cheney look like Dennis Kucinich. Romneybot Two seems to be trying to be Dennis Kucinich. (All that talk about "peace" last night much have made the hardcore wingnuts shrivel up like raisins.) But the handlers know that they're (finally) in the bag which allows Mitt to pretend to be kinder and gentler in order to corral a few stray women and drag himself over the line.
Most importantly, in the final stage of any campaign, they always go for the bandwagon effect. They even go to great lengths to fake out the Democrats by playing in states they can't win and feigning confidence in odd ways. And, needless to say, they are whispering bogus poll numbers in the media's ear in the hopes of getting them to push the "inevitability" button.
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Giroud went for a soft second yellow card while Keane said on ITV: "It's what I expect from Arsenal, they are short. Looking at the spine of the team, the players in the middle of the park."
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On Tuesday both Manchester clubs were beaten in their Champions league openers with United's night of misery compounded by a double leg fracture for Luke Shaw.
Only Jose Mourinho's Chelsea had any joy with a 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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HOTSEAT- Hot type: McConnell upbeat on newspaper biz
Literal minds could compare Lawrence McConnell's job as publisher of the Daily Progress to that of a general manager of any business. He's responsible for all aspects of the manufacture, advertising and marketing of the product, in this case, reporting of the news. But for McConnell, it's not just a business; it's a sacred calling and one that's protected in the Bill of Rights, no less.
McConnell talks to the Hook on a day in which Apple will announce its iPad, a device that will enable the reading of newspapers, he says. The next day, Media General posts its first quarterly gain in who knows how long.
At a time when the future of the newspaper biz looks bleak, when he's had to lay off staff and adjust to reduced advertising revenue, McConnell skips the gloom and doom. "The future of reading seems to be fairly bright," he says.
"The printed word still has power," he insists, even for people who get their news from TV or online. "When Obama was elected president," he points out, "people ran out to newsstands and purchased newspapers for keepsakes."
Atlanta-raised McConnell has worked on newspapers since he was in high school. "When I went to Washington and Lee, the first thing I did before I signed up for classes was to go to the newspaper," he recalls. By senior year, he was elected editor of the Ring-tum Phi.
From college, he launched a southeastern tour of newspapers: The Charleston Evening Post, the Greensboro Record, the Roanoke Times, the Montgomery Advertiser, and the Tampa Tribune before coming to the Progress as publisher in 1995.
As editor of the weekly Georgetown Times in South Carolina at age 25, he learned the business from unloading newsprint to running a one-man advertising sales team.
He remembers affectionately time spent in the capital of Alabama as the managing editor of the afternoon paper. Remember those? "Alabama is a state where there's a Pulitzer prize under every rock," he says, citing the real headline, "Governor's brother sues to collect bribe money."
Working in journalism since the 1960s, McConnell has seen the biggest revolution since the invention of the printing press: the digitization of everything.
"There's less romance to newspapers than there was in the late '60s and '70s," he says, describing the hot metal of the Linotype machine, the ceremonial lighting of the dryer with a Zippo to dry the ink on one side of the page so it could be fed back in to be printed on the other. "Very Gutenberg," says McConnell, noting the "clank of iron and steel and molten lead."
McConnell is unabashed about the bashing the Progress frequently takes and the critics who dub it the Regress. "We try to put out the best paper we can every day," he says. The main thing is to listen to complaints and to not get defensive, he says. "They may be right— we may have mishandled something," he acknowledges.
But he's also aware that Charlottesville is not unique. "You go to any town in the United States," he says, "and they're going to tell you why they don't like their paper."
Along with other newspaper folk, McConnell is trying to survive in uncharted territory, and he's exploring options that probably wouldn't have been considered before in more profitable newspaper days. For example, last year the Daily Progress joined forces with nonprofit Charlottesville Tomorrow to broaden its coverage of public meetings, a step that could be a blueprint for other struggling news organizations.
So with the 21st century's multiple platforms for getting the news, does McConnell still read a newspaper?
"When I wake up, I get the coffee going, go turn on the computer, get that fired up, get the newspaper, check my email, fix breakfast and read the newspaper," recounts McConnell. "It's a multimedia experience."
Even in the brave new world of journalism and with the predicted death knell of newspapers, McDonnell is confident about their staying power: "A hundred years from now, someone can go into a digital archive and pull up this paper or," he adds generously, "the Hook."
Age: 60. The "new 30."
Why here? Publisher of the Daily Progress
What's worst about living here? No beach and, ergo, no surf fishing.
Favorite hangout? Tennis courts
Most overrated virtue? Don't know what that could be. Tried to Google my virtues ratings. No luck.
People would be surprised to know: [Hook editor] Hawes Spencer and I are buds.
What would you change about yourself? Can I have some of my hair back?
Proudest accomplishment? Spending 8 days on a raft in the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
People find most annoying about you: Relentlessness, maybe.
Whom do you admire? Theodore Roosevelt.
Favorite book? Lots. Favorite genre: biographies.
Subject that causes you to rant? Bigger and bigger government.
Biggest 21st-century thrill? Multimedia.
Biggest 21st-century creep out? Social media overload.
What do you drive? 2009 Jetta, 2003 Boxster S.
In your car CD player right now: Chili Peppers mix.
Next journey? Emerald Isle, NC
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? The threat of a libel suit over a story in the Tampa Tribune about a teen suicide. The story carried a photo illustration of a teenager's dresser that had a picture on it of someone who was very much alive, as her parents confirmed the morning the paper came out.
Regret: See last answer.
Favorite comfort food: Barbecue.
Always in your refrigerator: Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger herbal iced tea.
Must-see TV: 24
Describe a perfect day. Most any day at a newspaper.
Walter Mitty fantasy: Be a driver in a Formula One race.
Who'd play you in the movie? Jack Nicholson. Or Robert Culp.
Most embarrassing moment? Getting on/off a horse at a Wyoming dude ranch.
Best advice you ever got? Don't waste time.
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Tacrine and donepezil are currently the only drugs approved in the United
States for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The present trial was
conducted to determine whether ginkgo or tacrine had noticeable
pharmacological effects on elderly subjects diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Data
from 18 subjects at an average age of 67 years with light to moderate dementia
were analyzed. Each subject was randomly administered a single oral dose of
either 40 mg of tacrine or 240 mg of ginkgo in two separate sessions. Before
drug administration and at 1- and 3-hour intervals after drug administration,
brain wave activity was tested for a minimum of 10 minutes. The results
indicated that ginkgo and, to a lesser degree, tacrine enhanced arousal type
brain wave activity. More patients responded to ginkgo than to tacrine.
Comments: I'm often asked if ginkgo has any immediate noticeable effects. My
personal and professional experience indicate that this to be true. However,
the effects are often subtle. Within hours of taking ginkgo, there's often an
enhancement in arousal with an improved ability to focus. Many people don't
notice these subtle effects the very first day but do so when ginkgo is taken
a few days in a row.
Itil TM, Eralp E, Ahmed I, Kunitz A, Itil KZ. The pharmacological effects of
ginkgo biloba, a plant extract, on the brain of dementia patients in
comparison with tacrine. Psychopharmacol Bull 1998;34(3):391-7


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NHL Game Day: 11-22 Lightning at Thrashers
Stinks to give Atlanta anything, but it was important for the Lightning to get two points.
Antero Niittymaki allowed 3 goals on 31 shots for the win.
First Period
Second Period
TB 5:45, Veilleux 1 (Konopka, Foster)
TB 19:36, Malone 14 (St Louis, Stamkos)
Third Period
ATL 5:29, Enstrom 3 (Kozlov, Antropov)
TB 9:20, Foster 1 (Tanguay, St Louis)(PP)
ATL 15:37, Kozlov 2 (Antropov)
ATL 17:29, Kane 7 (White, Enstrom)
TB 2:56, Stamkos 15 (St Louis)
Don't look now, but after going scoreless in his first 10 games of the season, Kurtis Foster has 1 goal in 3 points in the last couple of games.
Steve Downie had 4 penalty minutes and 1 shot in 11:03 on graduation night. Congratulations to Downie on his 82nd career NHL game, which graduates him from prospect status on this website.
Zenon Konopka had a helper and was +1 with 2 hits in 8:15.
Paul Szczechura had 1 shot in 15:32.
James Wright was -1 with 3 shots and 1 hit in 13:50.
Victor Hedman was +1 with 3 shots, 1 hit, and 1 blocked shot in 20:25.
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