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News Release
Medicare 101 Seminar: September 8 at Main Library
Same Free Session September 15 at South Community Library
SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) is offering a Medicare 101 seminar at the St. Petersburg Main Library, 3745 Ninth Avenue North, on Saturday, September 8 at 11:30 a.m.The same free session will be at the South Community Library, 2300 Roy Hanna Drive S., on Saturday, September 15 at 12:30 p.m.
Each seminar will provide an introduction to Medicare, and attendees will learn about Original Medicare, Supplemental Plans, Medicare Advantage Plans, Part D Prescription Drug Plans and financial assistance programs. Call Main Library at (727) 893-7724, or South Community Library at (727) 893-7244, to reserve a seat. The seminars are free and open to the public.
If you are new to Medicare or have questions about your current Medicare programs, a SHINE counselor will also be available by appointment at the St Petersburg Main Library or the South Community Library for one-on-one counseling. The SHINE counselor can help answer your questions, assist with enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs, help resolve Medicare coverage issues and appeals, and can help you determine which Medical and/or Medicare Prescription Drug Plan best fits your needs.
During the Medicare open enrollment period, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, a SHINE counselor will be available at the Main Library most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call (727) 893-7724 to make an appointment.
A SHINE counselor will also be available at South Community Library from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on most Tuesdays and Thursdays between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. Call (727) 893-7244 to make an appointment.
You can also call the SHINE helpline for phone assistance at 1-800-963-5337. This service is free and open to the public.
The St. Petersburg Library System is pleased to offer this service in partnership with SHINE and the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc., and as a part of its Community Development Initiative, a method to enhance the provision of resources, services, and programs focused on the Education, Economy, Ecology, Equity, Efficiency and Engagement of our community.
For more information, call the Main Library at (727) 893-7724, or the South Community Library at (727) 893-7244.
About Your St. Petersburg Library: St. Petersburg's Library System provides library resources to meet the educational, recreational, cultural, intellectual and social needs of its diverse community. It operates seven community libraries, including the Main Library, North Community Library, South Community Library, West Community Library, Johnson Community Library, Mirror Lake Community Library and a micro-library at Childs Park. For more information, visit www.splibraries.org.


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I can't quite get my head around the idea that Xander is already a year old. Some day physicists will have some new way to measure time and will definitively show that Dec 2, 2007 to Dec 2, 2008 was actually the shortest year in the history of the universe. For now you'll have to take my word for it. It was fast.
Xander at 1:
...is tiny, smaller and slimmer than his brothers at this age, and with pixie proportions. He's truly a little elf with his dainty face and snapping eyes.
...is SUCH a happy guy, still. Ok, today he had a fever, and he's probably working on his top eye teeth, but he was still the most pleasant possibly-sick-and-teething baby ever.
...is my little buddy. I adore mornings with Xander. Running errands with him is so fun, he seems so full of joy to be perched in the shopping cart, and he points and tells me "dat!!" to direct me where to go. He has this playful gleam in his eye and always seems to be sharing a joke with me.
...favors both parents equally. Griff favored Dan at this age. Reese was mama's boy. Xander will actually jump from parent to parent and back again, soaking up affection from both.
...has the most stick-straight straw-colored hair I've ever seen.
...gives the best baby hugs ever. Sometimes he even gives a pat-pat-pat. This makes up for the fact that being kissed by Xander is risky and unpredictable - you might get a head butt, you might get a passionate lip kiss, you might get chewed on.
...still doesn't have any 100% definite words that you hear it and know exactly what he is saying, but I feel like he has a good half dozen or more emerging words, things that I hear and think, that could be cracker, or yeah, maybe I should give him credit for dada, or huh, is he calling it a cat? Possible words include:
mama (although maybe he's just saying milk, thus is the fate of the breastfeeding mom)
...signs milk, more, and all done, although not as much as he used to. We haven't taught a lot of signs since he's pretty communicative even without many words. He does a great job of directing me to the fridge and selecting what he wants to eat!
...babbles up a storm, in this really expressive, explaining-the-world-to-mama kind of way. I wish I understood what he's saying!
...is still not walking, much to my surprise. He loves standing up by himself, he adores walking holding on to a parent's hand(s), he cruises speedily, he scales stairs and his brothers' bunk bed ladder (oy!), but he's not quite ready to let go and step out on his own.
...adores cats. Talks to them whenever he sees them. Dogs come in close second.
...has adopted two stuffed monkeys as his own, and makes monkey noises every time he sees them or hears somebody say "monkey", which happens quite often now that we know he'll do it. Ha.
...is very busy ripping books off of shelves, turning pages, doodling with crayons or (his favorite) the magnadoodle, putting things into buckets/baskets/bins and taking them out again, eating anything he gets his hands on, scaling anything steplike
...loves to eat, although he's getting picky all of a sudden. He has a morning yogurt-and-cereal routine with Dan and has clear expectations when he gets up of what they will do.
...has two new uses for the "oooooo" sound. One is like "oooo, look at that" while he points at something awesome he just discovered. The other is a sad "oooooo, I'm miserable" which can also be "ooooo, I'm upset that you didn't give me what I wanted," and is accompanied by an O-shaped pouty mouth.
...requests handplay songs/games by doing the motions. It's especially cute when he rolls his hands and tries to say "guli guli guli". I need to learn more of those types of songs!

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Windows 10 offers a number of benefits over its predecessors, including improved boot and wake-from-sleep times, the ability to run Universal apps, the Cortana voice assistant and Xbox game streaming. It even has a Start Menu, a key feature that is infamously missing from Windows 8. But what if you like the improved performance and features of Windows 10, but you prefer the look and feel of Windows 7? While you can't make everything look identical to Microsoft's old operating system, you can change many key elements, including the Start Menu, wallpaper and taskbar.
I. Install a New Start Menu
Windows 10 brings back the Start Menu . . . sort of. While there is a Start Menu, it's very different from the one in Windows 7 and you may not like the differences. Instead of providing a list of icons and folders, the new Start Menu has a set of flashy, but space-wasting, live tiles on its right side and a list of frequently used apps on the left side. You can add live tiles, but you cannot pin a simple icon to the left side like you could in Windows 7 and XP. Fortunately, you can install a third-party Start Menu that looks and functions the way you want it to. There are a couple of Windows 10-compatible Start apps out there, but we like Classic Shell, because it's free and very customizable.
- Download and install Classic Shell version 4.2.2 or higher. As of this writing is 4.2.2 is in beta and available for download from the Classic Shell forums. Earlier versions don't work properly with Windows 10.
- Deselect Classic Explorer and Classic IE during the install process. You can try those programs if you want, but we didn't find them particularly useful.
- Open Classic Start Menu settings. If Classic Shell is already running, you will see a Shell icon in the lower right corner and can right click it and select settings. Otherwise, you can search for "Classic Start Menu Settings."
- Check Show All Settings if it is not already checked.
- Navigate to the Start Menu Style tab and select Windows 7 Style if it is not already selected.
- Download the Windows 7 Start button image from this thread if you want your Start button to look authentic. There are several custom buttons available. Then navigate to the Start Button tab, select Custom button and browse to the image. If you don't see a Start Button tab, make sure Show All Settings is checked.
- Navigate to the Skin tab and select Windows Aero from the pulldown menu.
- Click Ok. Your Start Menu should look something like this.
II. Hide the Cortana / Search Box
On its taskbar, Windows 10 has a prominent search box which invokes Cortana when you click in it. While this box is actually quite useful, it doesn't exist in Windows 7 so you may want to get rid of it. Besides, if you install Classic Shell or another Start Menu replacement, that will come with its own built-in search box. To hide the Cortana box:
- Right click on the search box. A context menu appears.
- Select Hidden from the Cortana menu.
III. Get Rid of the Lock Screen
The Windows 10 lock screen you get when you boot up or wake from sleep looks attractive but wastes your time. You have to click or swipe to get rid of it, and then you still get hit with the login prompt. In Windows 7, you boot straight to login prompt and you can do the same in Windows 10 if you make a simple registry edit.
- Hit Windows +R to bring up the Run dialog.
- Type "regedit" and hit Enter.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows in the registry tree.
- Right click in the right pane and select New > Key. A new key (looks like a folder) appears in the left pane.
- Rename the key to Personalization and select it.
- Right click and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value in the right pane.
- Rename the new value to "NoLockScreen."
8. Double click on it, set the value to 1 and click Ok.
IV. Add Windows 7 Wallpaper
Nothing makes a computer look like Windows 7 more than using the default Windows 7 wallpaper with the bright blue background and the giant Windows logo in the middle.
- Acquire the Windows 7 wallpaper. Windows 10 doesn't come with the old wallpaper, but you can get it a couple of ways. If you still have access to a computer with Windows 7 on it, you'll find the wallpaper at C:WindowsWebWallpaperWindowsimg0.jpg. You can also download the wallpaper from various places that have posted it online, including here.
- Right click on your desktop and select Personalize.
- Click the Browse button and select the wallpaper file.
V. Give the Window Bars Colors
Windows 10 allows applications to select their own title bar colors, but most programs don't have a custom color set and end up with a depressingly bland white bar. While you can't get back the transparent aero effect in title bars, you can make them show a nice Windows 7 blue. Here's how.
- Right Click on the desktop and select Personalization.
- Select Colors from the left pane.
- Toggle "Automatically pick an accent color from my background" to off if you want to choose a custom color. Or leave it / toggle it to on to have it change colors based on your wallpaper.
- Select a color if you chose to pick a custom color. We recommend the dark blue in the second row for the most Windows 7-like shade.
- Make sure "Show color on title bar" and "Show color on Start…" are toggled to on.
VI. Replace Edge with Internet Explorer
Windows 7 came with Internet Explrorer as its default browser, with the IE icon pinned to the taskar. If you don't like Edge browser, Chrome or Firefox, you can easily go back to using Internet Explorer as your default browser in Windows 10.
- Right click on the Edge browser taskbar icon and select Unpin.
- Search for Internet Explorer in the search bar. By the time you type Internet, you should see the icon for it.
- Right click on the Internet Explorer icon and select Pin to Taskbar. The IE logo will appear on your taskbar. You might want to drag it to the left so it sits next to the Start button.
- Launch Internet Explorer.
- Select Internet Options from the menu.
- Navigate to the Programs tab and click "Make Internet Explorer the default browser." A new window opens with a list of programs.
- Select Internet Explorer in the left pane and click "Set this program as default."
- Click Ok.


text: From the Nurse's Office Reported by firstname.lastname@example.com on 12/21/18 With the snow recently fallen on the ground and cold weather holidays approaching, many of us will be hosting, or traveling to, our families and friends across the state, and/or country. While it is a wonderful time for gathering together, it is also unfortunately a time when we can find ourselves becoming ill. According to the CDC, influenza (flu) activity has started to be sporadic in Illinois, but as always it is important to be proactive in preventing influenza-like illnesses and/or viruses from spreading. Regular hand-washing using proper technique, particularly before and after activities (eating, bathroom use, coughing and sneezing, as examples), is one of the very best best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. I encourage you to consider this a teaching moment with your child. If you believe your child is sick (if your child has a deep/barking cough, sore throat and fever over 100 degrees and/or has vomited), please keep them home from school (24-hours after a fever and/or vomiting has subsided without the use of fever-reducing and/or anti-nausea medication). Not only is winter cold and flu season, but it is also the season of an increased incidence of head lice. When lice are found on a child at school, the child's parents/guardians are informed, and we ask that the child be picked up from school. Our District Policy requests proof of treatment (either receipt or box top from treatment method, or a physician's statement) before a child's return to school. In following Health Department recommendations, parents are not notified if there is a student with lice in the school/class nor do we do head checks. Please talk with your child about not sharing hats and coats. Wearing long hair up in braids or buns can also be good prevention this time of year. Kindly remember to call the school's attendance line promptly in the morning and report your child's absence, stating the reason for their absence. Sharing his/her symptoms early with the health office allows us to monitor patterns of illness. Feel free to call and speak with the school nurse if you have questions about your child's specific illness in relation to school attendance. Stay Home If... ( pdf) Log in to Edit


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Family fun this summer holiday
Throughout the summer holidays we have plenty to keep your days full of fun, and something new.
Bank or Bust
Our new lifesize version of a family favourite board game arrives on 26 July and is available throughout the holidays. Pick up the game pack for £5 from visitor reception, it's perfect for groups of up to five. You and your family can then play this life size version of a classic board game to 'get rich quick' around the house and garden. The aim of the game is to get silly to earn enough money to buy their favourite parts of Stourhead.
Collage art workshops
Anouk Mericer, our artist in residence has trained up a team of wonderful volunteers to host collage drop in workshops throughout August. There will be a range of activities on offer throughout the month, from a large and small scale collaborative drawing activities, to descriptive drawing and activity sheet work.
Why not pop into the Discovery Centre, weekdays throughout August, 10am-1pm to see what you can create?
'Grand Tour' adventure lanyards
These fun filled adventure packs help you to explore the house and garden at Stourhead. There are challenges and puzzles to complete such as finding rubbing posts around the garden, writing a postcard home and finding some special souvenirs. These adventure lanyards are available every day from visitor reception.


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Best World gap down 3 days back on a Wednesday. I believe on Tuesday, UOB had placed Best World in their restricted list which caused that sell down that we see now. Looking and studying at the chart, the stock had selling from the big buyers and is due for a correction. I am not bullish on this counter anymore because the valuation is too high now. I am not sure if this stock is shortable or if it's in CFD or SBL but I know the timing to short maybe coming soon. For those who are holding this stock, be on alert.
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Markus Mauder: A First Look at the Unreleased KDE 4.0.0
Markus Mauder on his blog posts a look at the soon to be released KDE 4.0.0 complete with screenshots and a review of some of the significant changes. "I hope you enjoy this preview and come to share my opinion that KDE 4 is going to rock!" He also has an album of screenshots on Picasa that expand on the ones in the article. The big release happens on Friday, join us in #kde4-release-party on Freenode to celebrate.
Re: The Question of the Question...
Did she cheat on you?
By Bobby at Thu, 2008/01/10 - 6:00am
Re: The Question of the Question...
She used to much Time at bath, and did'nt spend enough time for my personal needs :-9
By Chaoswind at Fri, 2008/01/11 - 6:00am
The new "K" menu.
Looks cool. However, why is the "search bar" on the top of the menu and not at the bottom where is closest to the just-depressed-K-button?
By NabLa at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: The new "K" menu.
The search bar receives focus when you open the menu. So it's like "click on the K-button and start typing", without having to click again. Also, results appear from top to bottom, just under the search bar.
By an user at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: The new "K" menu.
> However, why is the "search bar" on the top of the menu
The SuSE team who developed the UI originally found that people did not find the search bar if it was on the bottom.
Its a slightly surprising result, but it shows the value of testing things in the real world.
Either way, the search bar has keyboard focus as soon as you open the menu, and any key presses to the tab bar or menu area which wouldn't have any effect (eg. letters) are directed there.
By Robert Knight at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: The new "K" menu.
Reminds me of a book I read about how to make efficient presentations : it said that when a slide appears onscreen, people automatically look at the middle, so always put in the middle the real important thing you want people to consider in that particular slide. I've been following this motto since then and it seemed indeed to make my slides easily read by attenders.
By Richard Van Den Boom at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: The new "K" menu.
And what if we put the bar at the top of the screen instead ?
I have had some bad surprises with kicker in the time when I used to put it on the left edge...
By Aldoo at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
These images are posted on a website that doesn't work in Konqueror.
By Michael at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: Picasa?
Sigh, poor Konqui. People stopped using it when Firefox extensions became too useful to be ignored, and it didn't get much love since it started choking on GMail.
By giacomo at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: Picasa?
I dunno, as someone who has moved more or less from Firefox to Konq over the past year or so (all I really use firefox for is scrabble on facebook - and only recently while the new proprietary flash is broken in 64 bit konq in kde3) I find the advantages outweigh the problems. There are other sites/services/banks you can use if your current ones can't be bothered to make crossbrowser compatible sites.
By Simon at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: Picasa?
It doesn't work in KDE3 konq but I just checked and they do indeed work in KDE4 konq. I was wondering how long it was going to take for someone to notice.
I guess this points out the general lack of use of konqueror for normal people browsing. Google is by far the biggest offender for bad sites that are somewhat popular since they seem to code for firefox first and current standards second.
I'm sticking with konq until something better (qt or kde) comes along and living with what doesn't work.
By fuegofoto at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Re: Picasa?
Picasa works for me (as in i can see/browse the album) in Konqui 3.5.8 when setting Browser Ident to Mozilla 1.7.3 on XP
By Rischwa at Thu, 2008/01/10 - 6:00am
Very happy about this release!
I truly appreciate all the great work that's under the hood of KDE. I'm glad there's a desktop alternative that isn't a few separate desktop apps cobbled together with the window manager du jour, that has a consistent design under the hood. KDE has come a long way over the years, not necessarily having the last bit of spit and polish, but certainly having the most power, and making the most efficient use and reuse of libraries to get it.
I think KDE4 is where this changes and that sense of design shines through, even at a glance. This is payoff. I hope to see KDE go toe to toe with OSX this year for the best, most productive desktop. I have machines running either of them, and I'll be interested to see how it feels to switch back and forth.
Go devs! I'd join up and bang on that code too if I could pay the bills doing what you do.
By Daniel Rollings at Wed, 2008/01/09 - 6:00am
Rocking or rock stable.
It may rock, but will it be rock stable?
By szlam at Thu, 2008/01/10 - 6:00am
Re: Rocking or rock stable.
A *major* break from a very large existing code-base being stable on it's very first release?
It's never happened before and, while the KDE guys are great, they are not miracle workers ;)
By anon at Thu, 2008/01/10 - 6:00am
Re: Rocking or rock stable.
It's not yet full featured, meaning that it's just the beginning of the KDE4 series and quite a few programmes are still not ported but it's already very stable, at least the current RC that I am using. I can't remember the last time that a programme crashed and I use the RC2+ everyday.
By Bobby at Thu, 2008/01/10 - 6:00am
A minor bug that will keep me away from KDE4
I've tried it, tried workaround and it's useless. To bad such thing is considered less important to be fixed. Using dualhead is the primary thing I use computer (and Linux) for.
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Oral Sedation, a Moderate Sedation Option at Jay Lopez, D.D.S.
Oral sedation is one of the available methods of sedation Dr. Lopez offers for patients who want to be sedated during dental procedures. He also offers IV sedation. You will be totally relaxed, and depending on the medication, you may have a sleepy, amnesic experience with little memory of the dental procedures themselves. But, you will be conscious enough to respond to instructions from Dr. Lopez and his team, and you will recover from sedation relatively quickly.
Candidates for Moderate Sedation
- Anyone who has fear and anxiety about dental treatment of any kind.
- Anyone who has a gag reflex.
- Anyone who has put off dental care for years because of dental anxieties.
- Anyone who wants to have all their dental care completed in one or two visits.
Choosing Between Oral or IV Moderate Sedation
Moderate Sedation is ideal for dental procedures because you are so relaxed that multiple procedures can be efficiently performed in one appointment without you undergoing heightened physical stress, a gag response, or anxiety. When you consider your sedation options, realize that the IV option allows Dr. Lopez to give you more medication if the treatment session is long and you require more sedation. The IV option also has an immediate effect so you are not waiting for oral medication to take effect. The safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of IV sedation makes this option a preferred choice when your treatment session is likely to be lengthy. Dr. Lopez will recommend what he thinks is best based on your level of expressed anxiety and your medical and dental circumstances.
What to Expect with Oral Moderate Sedation
Your safety is always paramount. Dr. Lopez is highly trained and licensed in the State of Arizona to prescribe an oral sedative, and to carefully control your dosage. He will choose the drug for you based on thorough knowledge of drug characteristics, your medical history, and the length of time your procedures will take. He will thoroughly review your medical history and assess which personalized sedation options are best for you.
You will be instructed to swallow a prescribed medication a certain length of time prior to your dental procedure. You will be asked to arrive for your appointment 60 minutes early and take your medication after arrival. You will never be left alone while you are sedated, and one of Dr. Lopez's professional team members will be with you while you recover from sedation.
You will need to arrange for someone to drive you to and from your appointment, and you should not plan to drive, return to work, or operate machinery for the following 24 hours.
Call us to learn more and to make an appointment.
We want you to have the quality dental care you deserve. If you have a gag reflex, fear of the dentist, or easily become anxious in clinical settings, you are NOT alone. A large number of dental patients are like this. If you want to have stress-free dental appointments of any kind, we understand and are prepared to make this possible.


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Sponsored Events
A Sponsored Event / Sponsored Educational Slot is an opportunity for both commercial and non-commercial organisations to sponsor an educational slot at EHTEL's Annual Symposium or at other international digital healthcare events where EHTEL is participating. The emphasis is on education usually through the showcasing of a successful implementation of an innovative healthcare deployment. This gives commercial organisations the opportunity to publicise, through their clients, success stories and lessons learned and to promote their name and brand to a targeted audience of healthcare innovators.
What's Involved?
- An EHTELconnect Sponsored Event is paid for by the sponsoring organisation and involves making a 20-30 minute presentation at the EHTEL Symposium or other event. Working with EHTEL, the sponsor and their client can create and showcase their deployment within a relevant stream at the Symposium.
- EHTEL can work with you to ensure that the subjects covered engage the audience in the most effective way.
Can We Take the Opportunity to Promote and Market Our Products or Services?
No. As a non-commercial membership organisation, EHTEL cannot act as a conduit for sales and marketing activities. We do, therefore, have one important stipulation regarding the sponsorship and that is has to be treated as an educational session with the focus on awareness raising of a particular use case or similar.
How Do We Move Things Forward?
The first step is to contact EHTEL and to have an initial meeting or conference call to discuss the potential opportunity. With many years experience of organising the Symposium and a detailed knowledge of the audience and their requirements, EHTEL can help to design the shape of the presentation and make suggestions where necessary. In addition, EHTEL will liaise with the presenter(s) and sponsors to ensure that their technical and organisational requirements are met.
I'm Interested. Whom should I contact for more details?
For further information and to discuss your specific requirements, please contact
EHTEL, Avenue de Tervueren 168, Box 2 - B-1150 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 230 1534 Fax: +32 2 230 8440
eMail: email@example.com
Please click/touch image to download the EHTELconnect Leaflet on Sponsored Educational Events.


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A letter from Professor Alfried Kohlschuetter
I am very grateful for the magnificent work that Elisa Seeger, Jean Kelley, Janice Sherwood, Gina Cousineau and many others are continuing to do in getting New Born Screening (NBS) for ALD throughout the United States and the resultant success. The rest of the world is awake and working on their individual country's requirements to achieve NBS.
Professor Kohlschuetter and I have been steadfastly working on overcoming a major issue in regard to this program. There is a global tendency to only want NBS if there is a known cure. I have attached a letter that has been developed to give us some powerful patient data to resolve this issue.
We desperately need your help please! Will each of you read this letter and respond in a frank manner to either or both of the mentioned contacts please. I implore you to take a few minutes to give us your thoughts as it will contribute to the NBS programs in other countries around the world.


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Friday, June 15, 2012
Neil Young pre-sale, plus Americana
Managed to figure out how to negotiate buying Neil Young and Crazy Horse tickets today using the Rock 101 Presale. Pretty uncomplicated, actually. Totally enjoying Americana, too. There are some remarkably bold and effective (and generally very dark) reworkings of what might normally seem annoyingly trite campfire singalongs for kids; to my amazement, my favourite tune on the album is "Jesus' Chariot," a re-interpretation of "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" that all but obliterates the original and evokes an Appalachian apocalypse, greatly aided by Ralph Molina's tribal drumming. The poorly sublimated, resentment-driven bloodlust of Rapture-ready Christianity courses through the veins of this tune, makes it a very scary and very relevant song about America today. "Oh Susannah," "Clementine," and "Tom Dula" (AKA "Tom Dooley," here re-worked to suggest a "Down by the River"-style crime of passion), all work damn fine, too. Not all the songs are rendered quite so unrecognizable in the treatment, but then, not all of them require such radical measures to make them listenable and new. I haven't really been excited about a Neil Young album (with or without Crazy Horse) since 1996's Broken Arrow (though I've ignored several, to be honest), so I'm delighted that I'm going to get to see them on an album I think I kinda love. Fans of Broken Arrow (or Crazy Horse's unique brand of jamming) will find this a most agreeable disc; I gather some critics are accusing it of being sloppy and indulgent, with songs that go on too long, but it sounds to me like those folks have no business even listening to Crazy Horse...
One suggestion for Mr. Young: how about an album reworking some songs by African-Americans? It's no criticism of (the pretty much all-white) Americana - I'd just love to see you get your hands on some Reverend Gary Davis (or Charley Patton or Bukka White or Howlin' Wolf or Son House or...).
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Merseyside & Cheshire Blood Bikes
We are not an "Emergency Service"!
We cannot use "Blues & Two's" on Public Roads & We Cannot Speed, Go Through Red Traffic Lights, or Break Any Road Traffic Laws!
If you're still interested in joining us after reading the above then carry on reading below
As a volunteer rider you can ride your OWN motorbike with no restrictions, however in order to ride one of the MCBB marked bikes we do have some restrictions:
All Marked MCBB bike riders:
Must have held a full motorcycle licence for over 2 years
Must have 0 points on their driving licences, NO pending convictions or had a "Fault" accident in the last 5 years
Must be over 25 yrs
A new volunteer must show a commitment to our group before they will be considered to use a marked MCBB bike. i.e. Minimum of 3 months regular commitment &/or minimum of 40 dispatches
All volunteer riders must agree to providing a printout of their driving licence points every 12 months.
Must comply with all road traffic legislation & the highway code
Would You Like To Volunteer To Work With Us.
We are always looking for volunteers in these main areas:
Volunteer Riders
We're happy to have all motorcycle riders join us as Volunteer Riders. As with most things, there are hoops to jump through.
If you are going to use your own bike.
- Then it obviously has to be roadworthy and capable of carrying whatever the hospitals want us to take.
- Hard case panniers or top box are essential. (The hospitals are aware that there are limits as to what we can carry on a motorcycle.)
- You must have at least 2 years fully licensed motorcycle riding experience and you will also have to undergo an assessment ride with one of our selected trainers.
MCBB openly encourage and help our riders to become Advanced Riders.
MCBB transports blood, samples, small medical equipment, patient notes, various paperwork between your local hospitals 24 Hours per day, 365 Day's per year!
We have various shift times, but these are flexible to suit the hours you can volunteer for.
The minimum commitment is just TWO shifts a month or 24 shifts a YEAR that's all!
By volunteering to be one of our Controllers you will be offering to cover a phone shift that will fit in with hours that you can volunteer for, we are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year! So we're sure we can find a shift to suit you.
The role is very simple, a single telephone number is called by the hospital and that will be diverted to the personal phone of whoever is the controller. This can be any UK based number, either your mobile or home number or both. When the hospital rings, you answer it, fill out a simple form asking for set information and then contact the most appropriate duty rider.
The rider will Text you when he/she collects & Delivers, which you enter that time onto the sheet. They will also Text when Home Safe, All this is done online. THAT'S IT! The minimum commitment is just TWO/THREE duties a month including weekends that's all!
Sound daunting? It's not as bad as it reads. The age of our controllers ranges from early 20's onwards. Full training is provided before you go on a duty, and support is always available from our experienced management team.
Volunteer Roles
A Marked Bike – Supporting a Community Motorcycle Event in St Helens
Volunteers Own Bikes – Taken from our 2018 Calendar
Some of Our Controllers – Taken at Crabwell Manor Hotel Nr Chester who supported our charity throughout 2017


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Jeanhee and I caught dinner and a movie on Saturday night. It was our first movie since Chiara was born, and we had a lot of fun. Anyway, at dinner our waiter described a special in terms we've been chuckling about since then:
It's a salad of mache, which tastes like clover.


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The price of life is causing our shelters to fill up; many families can't afford to pay for pet food.
"It's sad, its heart wrenching a lot of times to see these folks. They are coming in crying. They don't want to give up their pets," said Gina Knepp with the Sacramento County Animal Shelter.
A new non-profit program is helping families keep their pets. It's called "Pet Food Stamps" and it's similar to food stamps, but it's not federally funded.
"I think it's rather exciting and ingenious. There is defiantly a need in our country to help people who have pets to prevent them from surrendering them because they can't afford to feed them," Knepp.
If you qualify for food stamps, you qualify for this. The program has only been around for less than a month, but already they're getting three thousand requests for help a day.
"It will give them some time to find someone in their world – a friend, a relative – who can take on ownership of that animal versus resorting to a shelter," said Knepp.
The program is run through Pet Food Direct, an online company. So, for the families who qualify for this help, the food is delivered to their front door every month.
To sign up, head over to the website at http://www.petfoodstamps.org (website may be experiencing intermittent outages).


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Meet the Artist Who Spins Your Trashiest Nights Out into Irreverent Drawings
Anouk Colantoni is a down-to-earth Australian artist who talks a mile a minute and rocks truly envy-inducing ruby red lipstick and matching nails. Besides drawing graphic portraits of NYC's classic characters, she also happens to be an excellent advisor on dating and life—as under-qualified as she considers herself to be. We met up with her at the Wallplay Shop on the Bowery, where she's currently exhibiting a cluster of drawings, in a series titled "Safety in Numbers."
The oldest drawing in the exhibition, which she made only a year and a half ago (and there are a lot of drawings—Colantoni is pretty prolific), is a picture of an old couple lumped on a couch sipping beer and smoking like chimneys, with the caption "Connection is Real." It represents a lot of the themes in Colantoni's work: blunt humor, playfulness, and a hint of sexuality. Whether it's a doodle of an old couple being couch potatoes with their legs spread wide, or a drawing of a femme fatal taking a nude selfie, all of her illustrations are eerily relatable. Everywhere I looked, I found sincere, exposed, depressing, and simultaneously hilarious works.
Colantoni also created an illustrated series for Milk called NYC: WTF?, detailing the misadventures of a downtown "It" girl. The drawings revolve around a character named Yolanda (AKA Yolo), and take you through the secret life of this 20-something girl's ups and downs in the glorified mess we call New York City. It's like Sex and the City, in comic book form, and the drawings are all too real.
Colantoni uses her graphic drawings to tackle inner conflict, release stress, and to capture those moments and emotions that people often find hardest to reveal. Her doodles are graphic and incredibly vulnerable, but that's what makes them so brilliant; her work inspires conversations most people feel too embarrassed or scared to acknowledge. As Colantoni graciously drew us a one-of-a-kind picture, we chatted about her illustrations and how they've contributed to her artistic growth in the city, in addition to dating apps, the standard of perfect, and NYC hot spots—one of which was home to an incidental run-in with Justin Bieber.
Your drawings are wild. Are any of them based on true events?
Well, a lot of it is something that has happened to me, or a version of things that have happened to my friends. They're made-up characters with real stories. I guess that they're a way of processing stuff that's going on. But like I said, [what I'm drawing] came out of me five minutes ago. Who the fuck knows where from? That's the kind of shit that I talk about with my girlfriends.
When did you set up the show? How was that?
On Wednesday a whole lot of my amazing friends came and helped me put this together. We ended up having a big opening party and it turned out to be ridiculous and amazing. I'm still recovering from the whole thing. It was so intense and wonderful to have everyone turn up and have this moment. [The drawings are something] that came out of me without really having to try. So I didn't think it was valid for a long time. It just started coming out. It wasn't something I studied and it wasn't something I had worked towards consciously. It just started doing it for me.
That sounds so natural.
That's the thing. There's a lot of things here about forcing and change and grow[th]. I moved here five years ago and I've kind of made up everything on the way. I guess not filling my time and space with everything and feeling a little lost brought about this need to talk about things that really made me embarrassed and scared and look like I lost my shit—to realize everyone else felt the same way. There was a part of me that wanted to be perfect.
"Everyone thinks there are all these valid forms that are going to make them safe and acceptable. Like, acceptable to whom?"
What's funny is that everyone is really just doing a good job at pretending to be perfect or to have their shit together.
Is there even such a thing? It destroys you trying to be something you're not. But God, it brings out some funny fucking times. There's no sense of being too cool in this room. I think there's a lot of making fun of myself—like gentle fun.
Can you tell me a little about the idea behind "Safety in Numbers"?
The idea of "Safety in Number" was—[and you can see it in] the way that I curated the whole room—everything is sort of an organized cluster. Everything is an equal number. Everyone in here and everyone in the world is trying to find their people or their moment. Everyone finds safety in how many followers you have on Instagram, which makes you cool, which makes you relevant, which makes you safe. Or how much money do you make? And if you make a lot of money, you're safe. Everyone thinks there are all these valid forms that are going to make them safe and acceptable. Like, acceptable to whom? Again, that's also the joke. Like, whom do we try to be so acceptable for? Also, my artwork has a colorful and jovial sense to them, even if they're really dark images. I think a part of me plays on that because that's naturally what I'm drawn to, and I [like to] play with color and feeling.
I love how you completely abandon censoring the female body in your drawings.
There's a big discussion about sexuality in here, but it's not always about having sex. It's about processing identity to sexuality to strength and power and there's a lot of humor in it too. I've had my moments struggling with emotional issues and times where I don't feel good and a lot of my power has come from being playful and sexy.
[People] assume that it's actually about having sex. It's not. It's just a discussion with where I'm at in my life with my friends.
When did you realize these sort of drawings would be your "thing"?
I didn't know I was making all these social commentaries and miniature comics or whatever you want to call them—these little universes. Right now, I'm still obsessed with anime, animation, Studio Ghibli, and children's films. A huge amount of the composition is from my childhood and [the idea of] allowing myself to show people what I actually like even if it's not fucking cool. I guess there was some part of me that needed to be heard in a way. I didn't even know that I was processing my own shit through it. And then to have people start to relate to it was really fun and wild. I mean I had a lot of people be like, "There is something wrong with you."
Well, you know that? I'm breaking down [the] idea that I had of perfection and there's no one that's perfect. I mean, I'm going through phases in my life of understanding what that means.
I don't think anyone actually likes things that are perfect. People want to hate perfect.
They do! And also that's what's so strange. That's what this pressure is. What is perfection? I don't know and I'm trying to throw it out of my life.
Some of your drawings depict characters using a dating apps. Are you on Tinder or any of the others?
Obviously, Yolanda [uses dating apps]. I'm really not the one to know about dating. I'm not certain I know.
Well, you must know all the hot spots in the city. Where do you go out?
I go to lots of bars. I go out for drinks at my friend's restaurant Dudley's, I'll go to Forget Me Not, or Bacaro. I used to go to Black Market all the time. I love Hotel Delmano. Loosie Rouge is great. I've had some very interesting and funny conversations about that place. I'm trying to stick to places that have nice drinks. I like the Commodore, but that frozen Piña Colada—that shit is giving me arthritis. That shit has sugar and I'm a fucking kid. Don't give me anything with an umbrella in it.
I heard that you also like the Russian and Turkish Baths in the East Village, which I'm all about too.
That place is hilarious. I actually ended up at the Aire Ancient Baths in Tribeca. It's really fancy and very sexy. I was in this bathhouse with a person who I thought was Justin Bieber, but it really was.
You were in a bathhouse with Justin Bieber?!
It was just me and my girlfriend. The whole thing ended up being hilarious. There were hundreds of screaming people outside and I was just like, "Oh what's going on out there?" And then he walks out and I was like, "God, that guy thinks he's Justin Bieber." And it was. He's [there] all the time. My friend and I were like, "Oh, that's fucking great." So, I like to relax with my casual friends, you know, the Biebs.
So it's been five years since you moved to New York. What initially brought you to the city?
I needed an adventure. To be honest, I kind of burnt out at 26. I was having a bit of a life crisis. I got to a place in Australia and I didn't like it. I wasn't happy. I came here and I ended up going through a lot of fucking ups and downs. I started to go, "Okay, well this city is a catalyst for my honesty." If I hadn't gone through all of that and tried to still be perfect, I'd probably [never have tried] to do whatever it was that I was doing. I'm just a lot more trusting—you gotta trust. If I'm going to be shit-scared doing things I hate, I might as well be shit-scared doing things I fucking love.
"Safety In Numbers" will be on display at Wallplay Shop until May 20th.
Find more of Colantoni's Yolanda series here.
All illustrations by Anouk Colantoni.
Video and photography by Kathryn Chadason.
Music by Visuals
Stay tuned to Milk for more irreverent illustrations.


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Are you always getting stuck looking for a really amazing adhesive? Well we have some amazing news for you. Today we are introducing the new Couture Creations 2 Way Glue pens – giving you twice the solution to sticky messes.
I tested the glue pens on a quick tag I made using some of my favourite products from The Wholesaler. I used the larger pen tip as a wet permanent bond glue for my larger elements and matts, and then the smaller pen for my fussy cut elements that I wanted to be repositionable. Both options that I like having in my bag of tricks.
Step 1
Cut out images from printed paper, journaling cards or use photos for your project.
Step 2
Use the large 2 Way glue pen for the large pieces you are adhering. TIP: To start off using the glue pens, you need to push the pen tip in several times to activate the glue. The pen tip will become white as the glue seeps into the nib.
Step 3
The large pen tip is perfect for adding adhesive to larger pieces like photos, journaling cards and other flat elements. The large tip spreads the glue evenly in a thin layer.
Step 4
Add glue to the postcard element using the large 2 way glue pen.
Step 5
TIP: I used this glue wet. Adhere the element to brown cardstock while the adhesive is still wet for a permanent hold.
Step 6
Use the smaller 2 way glue pen with the small nib for smaller cut out elements for detailed work.
Step 7
Add glue to the cut out elements using the glue pen and set them aside to dry first.
Step 8
Once the glue is dry adhere the elements to your decorated tag – I can move the elements around until I am happy and then leave them in position to dry for a permanent hold.
- The 2 way glue is really great for people who battle using very wet adhesives. It enables you to let the glue dry first before committing to placement on your project, and lets you move things around for that perfect fit. Giving you time to adjust certain elements will take the stress out of getting things stuck.
Products Used
- ADCO 724022 Couture Creations 2 Way Glue Pen
- ADCO 724037 Couture Creations 2 Way Glue
- TVF-54 VersaFine Ink Pad – Vintage Sepia
- PM 578992 Bella Rouge 4X6 Journaling Pad
- AC 01128 Heidi Swapp Mini Clear Stamps – Right Now
- PM 573836 Color Bloom Spray – Tea Stain
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Lung Cancer Statistics
Solid statistics can provide a clearer understanding of lung cancer and its effects. In 2002, lung cancer accounted for more deaths in the United States than breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer combined. Statistics from that same year indicate that 90,121 men and 67,509 women died from the disease. Other statistics on lung cancer show that the overall 5-year relative survival rate for the disease for 1995-2002 was 15 percent.
More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. In 2002, lung cancer accounted for more deaths in the United States than breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer combined. In that year:
- 100,099 males and 80,163 females were diagnosed with lung cancer
- 90,121 males and 67,509 females died from lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. Among women, lung cancer is the second most common cancer among Caucasian and American Indian/Alaska Native women and the third most common cancer among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic women.
Age at DiagnosisFrom 1998 to 2003, the median age at lung cancer diagnosis was 70 years of age. The percentages of people diagnosed with lung cancer based on age were as follows:
- 0.0 percent were diagnosed under age 20
- 0.3 percent between 20 and 34
- 2.1 percent between 35 and 44
- 8.8 percent between 45 and 54
- 21.1 percent between 55 and 64
- 32.6 percent between 65 and 74
- 28.2 percent between 75 and 84
- 6.9 percent 85+ years of age.
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Mitch (age 11) should be credited with the concept – he knew he wanted to make puff pastry filled with fruit and covered with a yogurt sauce. Tyler (age 9) helped with the filling and wrote down every step of the recipe while Mitch assembled the pastries. You'll find the unedited version of Tyler's recipe below.
I sure wish Tyler was here to take notes when I'm developing other recipes!
Tropical Fruit Turnovers
by Mitch & Tyler, Midlothian VA (ages 11 and 9)
Puff pastry 1.17.3
Banana 2
Mango 1
Cinamin 1/2 tsp.
Brown sugar 2 tsp.
Butter 2 tbsp.
Egg 1
Put a Sauce pan on a stove and put it on mediem high. Place 2 tbsp. butter in sauce pan till melts little bit. Then get 2 bananas and 1 mango and cut in slices. When butter melts, place banana and mango in sauce pan. Start stiring the mixture till it gets smooth with tiny chunks. Get 2 tsp. Brown sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinamin in sauce pan and stir till Brown sugar and cinamin desolve. Now it's time to start on the puff pastry part of this meal. Cut the puff pastry in 3 tall rectangles. Then cut every one of the tall rectangular puff pastry in three mediem sized squares. Put the filling sauce in sort of the middle. Fold the pastry over the sauce and make it so there's no wholes around the edges. Place puff pastrys on pan and put it in the oven at 400°F.
To make the sauce you will need a blender. Blend yogurt, granola, and pineapple. Then bring your creation to life.


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I just finished listening to This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House (Unabridged) on #Audible for #Android. Get the app free: http://audible.com/wireless @audible_com
I certainly would recommend it to anyone interested in seeing a self-made American sitting in the White House. He has made his own way from poverty in the segregated South to a successful business leader and now a presidential contender.
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Well, if you've been keeping up with the growing popularity/use of AJAX in the modern web then you might find this article from CNet's News.com
AJAX sets off tools race.
I for one will like to see some plugins for Eclipse. No rush though, it's not like we'll be implementing AJAX at work any time soon, but the future holds many twists and turns so who knows.
Until next time.
Les Martin
January 26, 2006
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This past weekend, I made a trip to Carlsbad, CA to visit my godfather and to see my parents who were visiting from North Carolina. I don't see my godfather that often so this was a special trip for me. In fact, the last time I saw him was at my brother's college graduation in 2009.
In order to have some one-on-one time, my godfather took me for a drive in his Acura NSX convertible. We took his automobile up into the hills, driving along Elfin Forest Rd/Harmony Grove Rd, so that we could experience the true performance of the car as we sped around the curves of the winding road. My godfather handles the car like a pro.
As we approached an area with some industrial buildings, my godfather turned onto a cul-de-sac, and stopped the car. He then asked me if I would like to drive it! I hadn't driven a stick-shift since high school (however, that was an SUV – a Mazda Navajo LX). It is quite a different experience to drive a 6-speed, high performance automobile. However, after a few quick trips up and down the cul-de-sac to once again develop a feel for using a clutch, I was ready to hit the road.
My godfather gave me the opportunity to drive the car back along Harmony Grove Rd/Elfin Forest Rd, back to I-5 (where I could open it up a little bit on the freeway) and back to his home in Carlsbad.
It is an experience I will never forget.
Thank you, Uncle Tony!
For video of the Acura NSX, you can visit my website: http://www.brianrobertmohr.com/videos.html
Information about the Acura NSX:
- Production: 1990-2005
- Assembly: Japan
- Class: Sports car
- Body Style: 2-door coupe
- Transmissions: 4-speed automatic, 5- and 6-speed manuals
- Fuel Capacity: 18.50 gallons
The information above is from Autos.com. If you want to read 7 Facts About the Acura NSX here is the link: http://www.autos.com/car-buying/seven-facts-about-an-used-acura-nsx


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The game is stacked. Unless you go into certain fields and maneuver a golden parachute, expect to watch the rich get richer and the poor poorer. According to September 11, 2013 Associated Press article, "the gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of America is the widest it's been since the Roaring 20's. In 2012 the income of the top 1 percent rose nearly 20 percent compared to a 1 percent increase for the remaining 99 percent. That statistic makes me cringe.
In the generation of the Robber Barons, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Morgan, and others believed their ruthless, but huge economic successes , achieved by unethical, and perhaps illegal means based on today's standards, was part of a Divine Endorsement. Yet, we remember and even idolize their homes and think kindly of their charitable works, ignoring the lives they literally destroyed.
Why is it that many of us fail to embrace, showcase, and teach our children that it is simply wrong to maneuver others to turn over their time, products, concepts to a few , rather than justly compensate all?
Where are our social entrepreneur heroes and heroines in history? Can you find Martha Matilda Harper, Madame CJ Walker, and others as top examples of inventive poor women who decided to bring along others with their success and to insist that success had to be based on principles?
I love business. I know how hard it is to create a business, hire , motivate and support people to form a successful team. I believe risk-takers should be justly compensated. But, how much is enough? I think we need to begin at early childhood, rewarding and encouraging our children and grandchildren to be kind, inclusive, sensitive, along with bold and brave. We need to acknowledge that our role models need to change as we reboot our values and truly walk the talk of being an admirable society. We have those models; we just need to dust them off from history and spotlight them. We can make societal difference; we simply need the will. Are you ready?


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State Football Championship Bowls
What: Five games pitting teams from Southern California against high schools of similar enrollment from Northern California.
Selection: Participants were chosen by the commissioners of the California Interscholastic Federation's 10 sections. Only section champions were eligible.
TV: 4 San Diego.
Online: KBCsports.com
Tickets: $15, students $10.
Le Grand (12-0) vs. Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (14-0)
When: Friday, 4 p.m.
Le Grand, near Merced, has scored 702 points in 12 games. Sierra Canyon beat out San Diego's Coastal League teams for the bowl bid.
San Jose Bellarmine (12-1) vs. Santa Margarita (12-2)
When: Friday, 8 p.m.
Bellarmine's only loss of the season was to De La Salle. Orange County's Santa Margarita survived the Southern Section gauntlet.
Moraga Campolindo (14-0) vs. Fresno Washington Union (13-0)
When: Saturday, noon.
First bowl appearance for Campolindo. Washington Union has won 21 straight.
Loomis Del Oro (13-1) vs. Helix (12-1)
When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Del Oro, northeast of Sacramento, is averaging 40 points a game. Helix, which ended Oceanside's streak of seven straight Division II titles, is the undisputed No. 1 team in the San Diego Section.
Concord De La Salle (12-1) vs. Westlake Village Westlake (14-0)
When: Saturday, 8 p.m.
This is De La Salle's sixth appearance in the six years the state bowls have been in existence. Westlake is the top-ranked team in Southern California.
Brandon Lewis walks about the Helix High campus, earbuds firmly implanted, connected to his
"He's not 'American Idol' material," said offensive lineman Denning Crenshaw.
Added running back Darrion Hancock. "He's like, goofy."
And this is the Highlanders' Big Man On Campus, the senior who will lead the Scotties into the Division II State Football Championship Bowl on Saturday against Loomis Del Oro at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
"I like to make people smile and laugh. I'm that kind of person," Lewis said. "But I know when to bring it, and I know when it's time to focus."
His credentials provide proof. Lewis' record as a starting quarterback at Helix: 25-3. The Highlanders won the San Diego Section Division II baseball title last spring. A starting pitcher, Lewis delivered two complete-game playoff wins.
"He's a unique kid, just a different cat," said Helix head football coach Troy Starr. "He's a big-game baller. He did it in baseball and he did it in football."
As you would expect from a team headed to a state championship game, the Highlanders are loaded. Between them, Hancock and Michael Adkins rushed for 2,114 yards and 32 touchdowns. Four players caught 20 or more passes. Helix landed nine players on the All-San Diego Section first and second teams.
But a team needs a leader and Lewis fills that role. He completed 176 of 281 passes (63 percent) for 2,750 yards and 34 TDs against seven interceptions. A panel of sports writers and coaches unanimously selected Lewis the section's Offensive Player of the Year.
Numbers, though, are black and white and boring. Dig deeper and you understand why Lewis' coaches and teammates respect him.
First, there's his football IQ.
"He has abnormal football intelligence for a high school kid," Starr said. "Very abnormal."
Helix sometimes calls three plays in the huddle. When the Scotties stand at the line of scrimmage, Lewis surveys the defense and selects the play.
According to Helix quarterbacks coach Matt Stevens, a former
Said Stevens, "He's a very, very bright kid."
Lewis enjoyed an excellent junior season (2,239 yards, 29 TDs), but he improved significantly this year. Credit there, according to the quarterback, goes to Stevens.
"The man behind the curtain," said Lewis.
Stevens lives in La Mesa and works as a radio analyst on UCLA football broadcasts. He approached Starr and asked if he'd like a volunteer assistant coach this season.
Stevens' work produced improvement in three main areas: Lewis' footwork, passing touch and mental approach. While he's 6-feet-1 and a slender 175 pounds, Lewis packs a powerful arm.
"He's got a cannon," Stevens said.
Problem was, he used to throw everything hard. Now, he's got some touch.
"He's a complete quarterback," said Stevens.
But he's not drawing much attention from major-college programs. The problem is Lewis' size. Major universities prefer a taller, heavier quarterback.
Starr said that "without question" Lewis can play at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Added Stevens, "If Brandon puts on 20 pounds, he can do whatever he wants."
"Is he ready now?" Starr said. "Probably not. He has to continue to physically develop, put on weight, get stronger."
Starr thinks Lewis' best path might be to play at a community college.
"If it was good for Aaron Rodgers and
Lewis' preference is to play Division I baseball and football. If Lewis is selected high in baseball's amateur draft, he may take the money and run.
Along with abundant substance, Lewis carries some style. When he won KUSI Channel 9/51's Silver Pigskin trophy, he showed up in a burgundy shirt with a black vest and black bow tie.
"I'm trying to bring the bow tie back," he said.
The bow ties, the singing, the dancing, that's one side of the Highlanders' quarterback.
"He's probably the most playful person on the team," said Hancock. "That's why it's so good. Because when it comes down to the game, he gets disciplined and focused and serious."


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What are asbestos diseases and what causes them?
Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. It occurs when malignant cells develop in the lining of the chest cavity, abdominal cavity, or the cavity around the heart. Mesothelial cells cover the outer surface of most of the body's internal organs. The tissue formed by these cells is called mesothelium. The mesothelium acts as a protective layer for the organs by producing a special lubricating fluid that allows organs to shift. This fluid is especially crucial to the lungs, as it allows the lungs to expand and contract inside the chest cavity. The mesothelium of the chest is called the pleura and the mesothelium of the abdomen is called the peritoneum. The mesothelium that lines the heart is called the pericardium.
What is asbestos and why is it used in products?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals derived from metamorphic rocks. Asbestos fibers are soft and pliable to the touch and capable of withstanding very high temperatures. They are also very strong and can make products more durable. When left intact and undisturbed, asbestos fibers pose no health risk.
Where is it commonly found?
Asbestos can be found in products such as joint compound (mud), gaskets, auto brakes, rope, plaster, and insulation. Anyone who has worked with or around products containing asbestos is at risk for developing an asbestos-related disease like mesothelioma, asbestosis, or lung cancer.
Prolonged exposure to raw asbestos or to materials containing asbestos can lead to terminal illness. However, many individuals have been diagnosed with mesothelioma years after a brief but intense exposure to asbestos—for example, during a summer job. There are also many documented cases of mesothelioma resulting from second-hand exposure to asbestos carried home on a worker's clothing. Wives who regularly launder their husband's clothes and children who encounter dust on a family member's clothing are at heightened risk.
How do I know if asbestos caused my disease?
Duration and intensity of exposure are two important factors in the development of asbestos-related diseases.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease like mesothelioma, please contact us immediately regarding your legal rights. You may be entitled to compensation for pain and suffering experienced by you or your family due to the negligence of the asbestos industry.
There is a latency period ranging from 15 to 50 years between initial exposure to asbestos and the development of this deadly disease. For many who worked in shipyards, power plants, and other industries that used asbestos in their manufacturing process in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, symptoms of this disease are just beginning to surface now.
As early as the 1920s, the asbestos industry and most corporations that manufactured products containing asbestos were aware of serious health risks associated with inhaling asbestos fibers. Since asbestos was inexpensive to mine and easy to transport, with useful chemical and physical properties, it was widely used in manufacturing processes and in a variety of products. Most corporations considered only their bottom line, and did not explore alternatives to using asbestos. As a result, many people were exposed to this potentially harmful mineral.
The attorneys at Lipsitz & Ponterio devote a significant amount of time and care to representing these people. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, we'd like to help you get compensation for medical bills and years of lost income so you can provide for your family. We urge you to contact us today regarding your legal rights.
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. There is a latency period of approximately fifteen to fifty years between initial exposure to asbestos and the development of this deadly disease.
Failure to Warn
In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. manufacturing industry began to develop more and more uses for hard plastic parts. A number of companies, including Union Carbide, the developer of Bakelite; General Electric; Plastics Engineering Corporation (PLENCO); Rogers Corporation; and the Durez (for "durable resins") Division of Occidental were beginning to produce massive quantities of plastic molding compounds for use in manufacturing everything from hard plastic telephone casings to frying pan handles to circuit boards and distributor caps. A large percentage of the plastic molding compounds made by Union Carbide and these other companies were reinforced with raw asbestos fiber derived from asbestos mines in Canada, Russia, South Africa, and elsewhere. These mining companies already had several generations of workers who had developed cancer and asbestosis as a result of exposure to asbestos.
In the late 1950s, researchers from England began an intensive study of lung disease among South African asbestos miners, who were mostly employees of companies owned by wealthy English conglomerates. Led by Dr. Christopher Wagner, the researchers determined that not only were the miners themselves developing malignant mesothelioma; so were their family members and even some of their neighbors. Dr. Wagner published an article in the British Journal of Industrial Medicine in 1960 documenting dozens of cases of malignant mesothelioma arising from asbestos exposure in and around the mines of South Africa's Northwest Cape Province. The case studies documented by Dr. Wagner included a housewife, a social worker, and an accountant. Similar studies conducted by researchers in the Canadian mines of Quebec also uncovered higher-than-average incidences of mesothelioma and lung cancer. By the early 1960s, it had become impossible to deny that exposure to asbestos could result in serious disease and death.
Beginning in 1958, Johns Manville Corporation, a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing products and the largest miner of asbestos fiber in the world, sold asbestos fibers to Rogers Corporation, a manufacturer of plastic molding compound. In or before 1969, Johns Manville began to place warnings on the bags of asbestos fibers it sold to Rogers. In 1971, Johns Manville addressed a letter to a buyer at Rogers explaining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new requirements regarding airborne asbestos fiber exposure.
Johns Manville amended its warning label in 1972, but it was not until 1977—eight years after Johns Manville first began including warning labels on its bags of asbestos fiber—that Rogers placed any warnings at all on its asbestos-reinforced plastic molding compound, which was sold widely in the United States. These warnings failed to mention that asbestos could cause cancer. Johns Manville and other miners and suppliers of raw asbestos provided similar warnings to Union Carbide, General Electric, and other plastic molding compound companies.
Under New York State law, product manufacturers, not consumers or workers, are responsible for being aware of their products' dangers and have a duty to warn users about those dangers. This duty cannot be delegated to another person or company. Manufacturers have a duty to warn about any hidden dangers associated with reasonable use of their products. Warnings must also clearly caution the user to avoid certain uses of the product "which would appear to be normal and reasonable." The specificity of that warning depends on the degree of danger. Consumers and workers themselves typically lack the expertise to understand exactly how a product works, let alone to determine whether using it could result in contracting a deadly disease.
Every asbestos-related personal injury lawsuit rests on the claim that the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products failed to warn the injured party about the health risks of being exposed to the asbestos in their products. U.S. courts have regularly upheld a plaintiff's right to have a jury of his or her peers decide if a manufacturer is liable for failing to provide an adequate warning. In our view, no manufacturer of plastic molding compound ever adequately warned a consumer or worker about the risk of cancer. We believe that companies like PLENCO, Occidental, G.E. (General Electric) and Rogers Corporation failed to meet their duties to people who were exposed to their products and are suffering from cancer as a result.
If you or a loved one has worked with or around asbestos-containing plastic molding compound and been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease, please contact us today.
Statute of Limitations – Time is of the Essence
Under New York State law, a third-party lawsuit based on a diagnosis of mesothelioma must be brought within three years of the date the plaintiff learns of his or her injury—or, with reasonable due diligence, the date he or she should have learned of the injury. Unfortunately, relatively few people suffering from mesothelioma live more than three years beyond the onset of their symptoms or diagnosis. While it is important to act quickly to avoid having your claim barred by the statute of limitations, it is even more important to act quickly so that you have a good chance of having your case heard and decided before you die.
New York State's courts are sympathetic to the need of a plaintiff suffering from mesothelioma to have his or her case heard as soon as possible. Therefore, a case brought by a living mesothelioma sufferer will be given a fixed trial date ahead of most other cases. The sooner your case is set for trial, the sooner the company you're suing will feel pressure to offer a settlement. An even more compelling reason to pursue your claim immediately is that the person suffering from mesothelioma is in the best position to provide an accurate account of his or her exposure to asbestos, including the names of the particular products he or she was exposed to and for which certain asbestos companies are legally responsible.
The attorneys at Lipsitz & Ponterio can help you preserve this information while you are still relatively healthy and sound of mind. As soon as your lawsuit is filed, arrangements can be made for you to testify under oath on video for later use at a trial. Contact us for more information.


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There actually is a winter here in Las Vegas. We haven't seen 70 in over a week, this after 108 straight days this summer of 100+. The nights are almost too cold for the hottub but then I remember the tub on Sunset Road in the snow and I feel much better about dipping my toes and other parts into the warm liquid.
Amy is in town and we are working on several projects including, of course, our current book with Mike Matusow. We have met with our New York agent (doesn't NYA just sound good!) and we will be hanging out at Bellagio the next several days to pick up interviews with other players who play prominent roles in portions of Mike's story. We (that would be Amy and I) also have to formulate our "Big Push" plan to finish the text, as it appears our proposal will be seeing the light of several big publishing houses in early January.
So this little laptop and I are becoming even better friends.
I am going to write through holiday #1 and then make the trek north to Mt Shasta (actually Weed, California) for the turning of the calendar day. I haven't been to the Great North of California in several years and I miss the Sloth of Shasta. Back in the desert early in the year and back to the challenge of becoming an author on paper rather than just an editor of the ether.


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OSAP mourns the loss of the great dental educator William Bird DDS DrPH that occurred on July 18, 2012. Bill was a great friend to OSAP. On a national/ international level he served on foundation boards supporting infection control for dental offices and institutions globally. He served on the faculty of the UCSF School of Dentistry for the past 22 years. Following his retirement, he returned on a part-time recall as a Health Sciences Clinical Professor Emeritus to assist with special projects in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. Click here to learn more.
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Walt had an illustrious 31-year career as an indoor environmental microbiologist. He went to work for the Centers for Disease Control in 1968 where he was assigned to the Phoenix Field Station and started his career working in the Planetary Spacecraft Sterilization program in partnership with NASA. While in Phoenix, he did notable research on spore-forming bacteria. During this time he discovered a highly thermo-resistant bacterial spore which was officially named Bacillus xerothermodurans. He transitioned into what would become his life-long passion of environmental infection control. The scope of his work included hepatitis B virus microbiology, sterilization and disinfection of medical instruments and healthcare facility surfaces, and healthcare worker safety. His work in this latter subject laid out the scientific principles involved in healthcare occupational infection, which were incorporated into the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard released in 1991.
February 17, 1943 - July 2, 2015
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we inform you that Charles "Chuck" Cottrell passed away suddenly on July 2, 2015 at his home in Glendale, Arizona. Chuck was a long-time member of the Dental community and a pioneer in the infection control industry. He founded Cottrell, Ltd. with his then wife Peggy in 1979, which grew into a leading infection control products company servicing the Dental industry. Chuck held positions as: Chairman of the American Dental Trade Association (ADTA); Founding Chairman of the ADTA Foundation; A.T. Still University - Executive Director; Office Safety and Asepsis Procedures Research Foundation (OSAP) -¬ Founder and Founding Chairperson; The Dental Manufacturer's Association (DMA) - Board Member; American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) Foundation - Founding Chair; Oral Health America (OHA) - Trustee Advisor; The National Foundation for Dentistry for Handicapped - Board Member; Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND) – Board Member; and Camp-Get-A-Well-A - Officer and Board Member. Click HERE for more information.
OSAP mourns the loss of the renowned educator James Joseph Crawford PhD that occurred on January 11, 2013. Jim was one of the "fathers in dental infection control", and a founding officer of OSAP. Jim wanted to take microbiology out of the basic textbook and make it relevant and useful to the dentist. He certainly succeeded as his landmark If Saliva Were Red is a concept that transcends language and offers a visual lesson that no one who has ever seen it forgets. Click here to learn more.
Mary was proud to be an Iowa City native, living nearly her entire life in the Goosetown neighborhood and very much enjoyed the history surrounding the area. Mary worked for 37 years at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Central Sterilizing and currently was working at the UI College of Dentistry. She was the current President of the Central Service Association of Iowa, Inc., as well as a founding member.
Charles John Palenik, MS, PHD, MBA
July 16, 1947 - August 31, 2018
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Palenik was one of the very early infection control educators to embrace OSAP and its mission. Chuck served on the OSAP Board as Chairman from 2003-4. He held a number of academic and administrative positions at Indiana University School of Dentistry including Professor of Oral Microbiology, Director/Human Health & Safety, Director/Central Sterilization Services, Coordinator of Dental Informatics, Chairman of the Infection Control and Hazardous Materials Management Committees and Director/Infection Control Research & Services at the School. He published over 115 electronic and print manuscripts, over 285 monographs, three books and seven book chapters, the majority of which involve infection control in dentistry and related human safety and health issues. For more information click here.
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Lisa earned her bachelors degree of science in dental hygiene from Thomas Jefferson University. She began working at a private practice, but found a passion for teaching and attained a position as clinical instructor and administrative coordinator at UMDNJ, now Rutgers University, in Scotch Plains, N.J. As an allied health professional, Lisa was a member of the New Jersey Dental Hygienists Association (NJDHA) and American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA).
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