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In World War II, the Arctic became an active theater of operations for German and Soviet subs, which occasionally ducked under the ice to escape detection. After the war, interest in cold-water acoustics led to work on sonar and navigation instruments that could be applied to submarines operating in the Arctic. As a result of the Cold War and the corresponding growth of naval concern about the possibilities of nuclear warfare in the Arctic, an under-ice capability for nearly all US submarines was implemented.
With the appearance of the first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, the Arctic Ocean beneath the pack ice finally could be explored fully and used for naval operations. Today, under-ice operations are standard for submarines of the US and other nations. Furthermore, studies suggest that sonar could be used as a tool for detecting and localizing under-ice oil spills. So, for both strategic and environmental reasons, the study of under-ice sound properties is important.
For more than two decades, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, located in Newport, Rhode Island, has been investigating and modeling the under-ice sound environment. Current work involves the use of 3-D visualization to aid in the understanding of complex scattering that results from the impact of sound energy on the ice blocks making up an underwater pressure ridge. These pressure ridges, called ice sails above the water's surface and ice keels below the surface, are formed when floating Arctic ice collides (Figure 1).
Current 3-D visualization work builds on a previous effort that was designed conceptually to show submarine commanders target location volumes created by the rendering of data from towed submarine sound sensors. Subsequently, this software has been modified and greatly enhanced to display environmental information in all parts of the world, including under the Arctic ice pack. The enhanced 3-D display is capable of immersive stereopsis viewing in multiple environments, including fixed shore-based facilities, such as a 3-D CAVETM, or on mobile systems, such as a laptop using a head mounted display (HMD, Figure 2).
It is anticipated that through the use of these high-level graphics techniques that both rapid target identification, be it tactical or environmental, and data prospecting will allow for a better understanding of the complex sound behavior in areas of interest to the Navy.
Although the original software was written to run under the Silicon Graphics IRIX operating system, at the time of this writing, the new Undersea Environmental Visualization (UEV) version is compatible with and has been tested and developed under Red Hat Linux 7.0 through 9.0. Linux was chosen as the operating system for several reasons. First, it is compatible with current and future submarine combat systems. Second, it is a generic UNIX operating system, which means software and script files developed under Linux can be transferred readily to UNIX operating systems such as HP-UX and IRIX. Third, it is an open-source operating system with a large user community that can be tapped for system optimization and maintenance.
The UEV system is composed of two main modules, the bezel and the main 3-D display application. These two modules communicate with each other by way of TCP/IP sockets. Figure 3 illustrates this architecture.
Separate modules were chosen for the display of the 2-D and 3-D data to allow separate viewing media to be used for each display, thus achieving the highest resolution for both. In its expanded form, the bezel also supports a 2-D overhead view. Still, this system is flexible enough to allow both displays to be shown simultaneously on a single screen, as shown in Figure 3. This simultaneous view does not support a 2-D overhead view, but it does support all the expanded version's functionality.
The bezel is a digital information and 3-D scene control program. The variables passed between the bezel and the main program include 3-D oceanographic/topographic maps, 3-D ice cover data, including ice keels, ice keel target strength data and 3-D sound propagation data, along with vehicle position data. The bezel for the UEV display was written using the XForms library. XForms is a GUI toolkit based on Xlib for the X Window System. It features a rich set of objects, such as buttons, scrollbars and menus, integrated into an easy and efficient object/event callback execution model that allows fast and easy construction of applications. In addition, the library is extensible and new objects easily can be created and added to it. Furthermore, Xforms was chosen for the prototype version of the UEV software because it is a stable and easy-to-use application programmers interface (API). In addition, absolutely no recoding is needed for operation under Linux.
Communication between the bezel and the main 3-D display happens by way of sockets that are established as datagrams in which messages sent over the network are self-contained packets delivered asynchronously between the two applications. This asynchronous form of communication was chosen because the data update rate between the two programs is slow enough that this primitive form of intra-program communication was sufficient. These links are primitive in their construction, requiring the specific IP address of the machines running the bezel and 3-D main application. Again, the reality, at least for research and development at Navy labs, is fast and inexpensive implementation is the driving force behind the creation of prototype software. This is so because software often doesn't advance past the prototype stage—the cost associated with programming elegance is a luxury.
However, a requirement for the follow-on UEV software is it must operate under Microsoft Windows as well as Linux. The Xlib version of XForms is no problem for Linux, but it is a big problem for Windows unless it is operated in the Cygwin environment. Although this is an option, the preference is for code that runs natively in both the Microsoft Visual C++ and Linux environments.
Our solution is the future conversion of the bezel to the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK), which will solve multiple problems. Because FLTK compiles under both Microsoft Visual C++ and Linux, the same software can be used for both systems. Second, the transfer of information between the bezel and main application can be converted from clunky TCP/IP sockets to a more elegant shared memory method. Finally, the bezel code can be brought into the 21st century by conversion of its XForms C routines to FLTK C++ methods. The conversion process currently is underway and is drawing in large part on the Open Inventor-based software that NUWC, Virginia Tech and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) jointly developed for the TALOSS Project. As the system evolves to rely more and more on 3-D interaction with the 3-D environment, the bezel controls will become less important and may disappear entirely. Most likely, they will be replaced by a virtual toolchest and a gestural-based interface.
The 3-D UEV display receives its mapping and navigational information from an under-ice canopy database that is loaded at startup and updated based on the evolution of the acoustic situation. The under-ice canopy database consists of an ice volume of uniform depth with one or more embedded ice keels. The area of acoustic coverage determines the extent of the ice canopy.
All under-ice acoustic information is pre-rendered as OpenGL Performer binary (pfb) files. Construction of the pfb files begins with using Matlab 7.0.1 on a Linux platform. Matlab is a flexible interactive tool for doing numerical computations with matrices and vectors but is capable of displaying this information graphically, in both 2-D and 3-D forms. Therefore, by using a combination of Matlab and C-based transformation code, the under-ice information that comes out of a FORTAN-based model, developed by G. Bishop, is messaged into a form that is compatible with the OpenGL Performer-based 3-D UEV display.
The transformation starts with a Matlab routine that calculates all polygonal surfaces and their normals. It then outputs this information to the C-coded routines that convert the information to pfb file format. The pfb conversion is a modification of the Silicon Graphics utility pfConvert that is available for both IRIX and Linux. The code snippets shown in Listing 1 were added into pfConvert.c to read in the polygonal information generated by the Matlab code. The pfConvert routine then uses its own libraries to output the data to a Performer pfb file. The 3-D main application combines all tactical, navigation and acoustic information into a comprehensive 3-D picture. It renders the picture using the computer platform-independent scenegraph, OpenGL Performer. The use of OpenGL Performer was necessitated by the need for an efficient and cost-effective means of displaying both planar and volumetric data within the same 3-D display. OpenGL Performer provided the least labor-intensive means of achieving this integration, although open-source freeware, such as OpenSceneGraph, could provide an inexpensive alternative to OpenGL Performer in future releases of the software.
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As you reach the non-teenage years, a lot of things will start to change. The difference between being a teenager and an adult is huge.
As teens, we barely have social graces, we have no etiquette; however, when you become an adult, you have to know how to deal with fancy dinners, dinner parties, events and much more.
Sometimes, as teenagers, we find ourselves not showing up on time, or even not showing up at all. We may be late to class, late to a dance, late to dinner; whatever it may be, we find time to be of little issue. What a lot of people don't consider is that being late is rude to everyone involved, especially if they hold up a certain part of the event until everyone arrives.
During the holidays or dinners, you may not find yourself helping out, but when you're older you have the responsibility to help out your peers/elders and may be expected to bring a dish to serve. Corresponding back to the holidays, you may get away with being impolite or snobby but when you're older, that's not acceptable behavior.
As you reach your 20s, you need to start to realize that maturing is very important.
As of right now, you may find yourself "going with the flow." However, when you become an adult, a lot more planning and scheduling is required. College has given me a taste of that. I need to be able to go to class at odd hours, work on projects with groups, finish all my homework and, in my case, go to cheer practice. All of this requires both planning and flexibility.
Right now, many of you probably stay at your parents' house. You come and go, without paying for rent, food or utilities. You don't really care if it's clean or worry about what's for dinner.
When you grow up and have your place, you have to worry about a lot more. And, regardless of how you feel as you read this, most of you will care about things you never have before. Having your own place usually brings on a sense of self-pride you Yes, it allows more freedom because it is your own but you might just find yourself saying, "You're not destroying my place!" when someone suggests a wild party.
Think of your schedule now and then think of all the times you've used the excuse "I don't have time!" Well, before you know it, that time you're lacking now will become a negative value.
Take your current schedule and add, say, a dozen things to that list that you never had to consider before.
And, behavior. Right now you can get away with a surprising number of bad decisions. As you get older, you can still get away with some bad decision-making but you'll find out that it is not tolerated at the same level or as often anymore.
All of this brings us to friends and acquaintances. Right now many of you will see friends come and go and think it's not that big of a deal because there are others to take their place. However, as you move on with life, you'll find your friend circle slowly shrink as people move on with life. At this point the friends you're still holding on to will become more important in several ways. If you've made it this far with them, it's pretty certain they're good friends who you've been through a lot with. Losing friends like that becomes painful because so much of your life has involved them. If you're not careful, patient and tolerant, you could end up losing more friends than you ever thought possible. It's a tightrope walk until you hit your 30s and then things usually settle down.
Nobody is saying all the fun from your life will be gone as you mature. The word "fun" simply takes on a new meaning in some cases. You'll have more freedom. which you'll appreciate and enjoy. The main thing to remember is that your life now, and a couple years from now, will be different and you just need to know its a natural progression.
Melissa Flathmann, a 2011 graduate of Oneonta High School, is a freshman at the State University College at Plattsburgh. Would you like A Word of Advice from her? Send her an email at email@example.com or send her a letter to "Teen Talk: A Word of Advice," C/O The Daily Star, P.O. Box 250, Oneonta, NY 13820. 'Teen Talk' columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/teentalk.


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Through Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) and Community Care of Wake and Johnston Counties, the Wake team plans to utilize existing networks to target healthcare professionals. The team has recognized the importance of engaging healthcare professionals across disciplines and linking these individuals with community resources and information. The goal of the advocacy training will be to successfully train and engage 20 healthcare professionals. Advocates for Health in Action aims to broaden their reach by extending advocacy trainings through both a broad (large-group training) and focused (small-group training) approach to approximately 100 healthcare professionals.
Key Data:
- Population: 866,410
- Identified children at risk (by project team): 224,000
- Race and ethnicity: 72.9% White, 20.6% African American, 8.4% Latino, 4.4% Asian, 2.1% identify as Other; plus a large population of undocumented immigrants from Mexico
- Physical activity recommendations: Met by 1/2 of the county's children
- Percentage of children that consume 5+ fruits and vegetables: Under 20%
Policy Focus:
Prior assessment of the community through AHA and its partners has led to several potential focus areas. Wake has recognized an opportunity to partner with the Parks and Recreation department to increase awareness and resources available to healthcare professionals, and to ultimately improve physical activity and active lifestyles in the community. In addition, the team is exploring possible land use and zoning for community garden as well as nutrition policy.
The Wake team aims to balance their efforts between "big P" policy and "little P" policy, making sure to align efforts with the AHA agenda and state programs as well as local projects that are already in place.
Customized Advocacy Resource Guide:
A customized version of the Be Our Voice guide has been developed to assist in training local advocates. Local government structures and processes, data, media resources, and other grantees specific to Wake County are included. Download the North Carolina Wake Advocacy Resource Guide (PDF).
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The bottom line - port placement next Monday, PET/CT scan on Friday, first chemo on Dec. 26th, staying on generic actos because Dana Farber had a clinical trial using that combo and the oncologist thought it was a good idea. It will be weekly for 3 weeks then a week off, rinse and repeat. PET/CT again in 3 months.
And I think my Christmas tree glows...LOL!
Read my blog at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you!
Also, I will bring poinsettas (a drink with champagne and cranberry juice instead of orange juice) 'Tis the season, after all!
Seriously, Michelle, will be with you in spirit for all these appointments.
I am so glad they have a treatment plan for you. I will be aboard "Pinkie" to support you with all the scans and treatments. I believe it is time to round up the "Cabana Boys" to serve you drinks and wait on you. Perhaps a little music to entertain us complete with some of that super Paris chocolate.
Let's hope Rachael can stay on the road this time. Her driving lately leaves a little to be desired. We don't want her hitting the curbs again.
It sounds like you have a super team in place with Dana Barber among the best. Now enjoy Christmas (including the glowing) with your family, grand-kiddies and friends.
BTW--can you explain what "actos" are? Not heard of that med.
You are a super strong gal. You can do this. Just remember we are all in your corner.
Actos is a diabetic medicine (generic is pioglitazone) so unless you're diabetic, you're probably not familiar with it. There was a clinical trial at Dana Farber combining carboplatin with Actos. I think it's ended - they probably pulled it because of the black box warning for Actos (it can cause bladder cancer if used for more than a year). But it also has proven to increase the effectiveness of platinum chemos. So this is a matter of "picking your poison" - I will not use it for more than a year but right now I need all the extra help I can get to fight the beast and I'm willing to take the risk.
Read my blog at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you!
Count me in for the weekly party. I will be holding your hand and patting you on the back-side to beat this bastard to the curb. You have had enough all ready.
Thanks for the explanation on the Actos. Sorry, just never heard of it before. Yep, sounds like a good one to use to help with the chemo. You are so smart and wise with all your research. I am happy you got a plan and a great team together.
Much love.
Read my blog at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
Smile and the world smiles with you!
I wish you all the best with your new treatment plan. You
are such a pioneer! I wil be on "pinkie for the ride"
Can I be in charge of the cabana boys?I like your choices!
We have to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 7:15 a.m. The good news is we should be outta there by 11 a.m. at the latest.
Read my blog at www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com
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Have a great day angel hugs Roberta,
So far no pain from the surgery site, and now I'm going to take a nap! Thanks everyone for the company, it's all good!
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has me drooling!
Sweet dreams during your nap! And be kind to yourself while you recover!!
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."
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Good morning sleepyhead Oh that stuffed french toast sounds sooo goood !!! I am going to have to try and make some now lol.lol But hey you so deserve it and so what if you have some yummy food every once in a while !!!! Your sugar will go back down I am sure you take care of that very well. So for a day of enjoying your self and eating something so yummy as that go for it GAL !!!! Now I am so happy everything went well and you had fun with all the guys on your trip and from surgery hey we would do anything for you what are freinds for right !!!! Now go get some rest and take care of your self or should I say play good and let everyone else take care of you lol.lol. We all know that wont last long lol.lol You always have to be doing something lol.lol. But please listen to your body and rest we want to see you have a nice restful holiday with your family not a tired out one so sleep up !!! have a great day and fast recovery. Sending loads of love and angel hugs Roberta,
I hope you have/had a great nap and can just take it easy and enjoy the sounds, smells, sights and all that comes with the holiday season!
I am with Roberta, let everyone take care of you. You have earned it, my friend!
Many blessings ~
Tomorrow's a big day - meeting with the radiation oncologist at 10:30 then on to the Imaging Center to have a PET/CT scan. It got moved up from Friday to Wednesday. I'm sure it's going to show progression - my CA27.29 jumped from 126 two months ago to 313...that's kinda scary but I haven't been on any chemo since the beginning of the brain mets so it's not totally surprising. I'll be glad to get back into chemo and slow down this beast!!!
Hugs to all,
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Words very seldom fail me, but when it comes to "No One Survives," a new video from extreme metal band Nekrogoblikon, the most I could manage to spit out was a string of gasping noises followed by profanity-filled laugher and spilled coffee. I'll spare you that derp-a-thon and try to come up with something coherent: First of all, a band called Nekroboblikon is a thing that exists, which is in itself pretty damn awesome. But this video... well, it's just the most bizarre slice of micro-horror-cinema I've seen all week, and believe me, I've seen some nutty shit lately.
Suffice to say that this band hails from Santa Barbara, CA, and their latest album Stench is a rousing smorgasbord of blackened melodic death/folk metal, with some powerful anthemic choruses and symphonic/synth accents. The video, directed by Brandon Dermer, contains some impressive makeup effects, serious laughs, and one of the most hilariously over-the-top finales I've seen in ages. After watching this clip about seven times, it's a foregone conclusion I'll be tracking this band more closely from now on... and you should too, so drop by their official Facebook page for more heavy Goblin grooves.
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In your opinion do you believe there is a viable alternative to this radical procedure? Possibly using radiation therapy...I believe I heard about using a radioactive isotope the size of a kernel of rice, which is inserted directly into the tumor. Or do you feel that another form of therapy could be used? Your input here would be greatly appreciated!
The best that can be accomplished with modern radiation is to control about 25% of these tumors when surgery is omitted. Lower doses of radiation may be used with chemotherapy if the entire tumor can be locally excised (scooped out) with negative margins, and the cure rate is about 99%, with 90% avoiding a colostomy.
Unfortunately, when the tumor invades the sphincter muscle, the muscle usually doesn't work very well after the surgical excision. There is a less common tumor that occurs primarily in elderly women (which may be called an anal canal squamous cell tumor, basaloid squamous carcinoma of the rectum, transitional cell carcinoma of the rectum, or a cloacogenic carcinoma). This is exquisitely sensitive to the effects of radiation and chemotherapy. The control rate is about 90% with this treatment and it does not require a colostomy.
Surgery is possible and will control the tumor in the remaining patients and does require a colostomy, but still most people avoid it. It is also possible to do the surgery first which always requires a colostomy, and while this is an accepted treatment, most people still require radiation and chemotherapy afterwards and the results are the same as the radiation-chemo program. The NIH rejected a randomized trial of surgery first vs. radiation first as they felt it wasn't ethical to randomize 1/2 of the patients to a mandatory colostomy. Hopefully, your mother has a squamous/basaloid/transitional/cloacogenic carcinoma. Please speto her physician about the options.


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Duke Energy will close two of its oldest coal-fired power plants, Riverbend west of Charlotte and Buck in Rowan County in April, two years ahead of schedule.
Both plants date to the 1920s and had been planned for retirement in 2015. They're among a wave of older, smaller coal plants closing down rather than investing in new pollution controls to meet federal environmental regulations.
The plants had been little used in recent years as larger, more efficient plants came online and falling natural gas prices shifted generation to gas.
Efficiencies in Duke's management of a larger power plant fleet, following its merger last year with Progress Energy, also contributed to the early retirements, the company said.
"These stations played pivotal roles in the 1920s and 1930s in helping to electrify the industries and homes of the Carolinas, and we honor all those employees who contributed their time and talents over the years to ensure safe, reliable operations," Keith Trent, chief operating officer of Duke's regulated utilities, said in a statement Friday.
Critics of Duke's coal-fired plants applauded the shutdowns.
"We're very excited and just feel like this is a positive step forward," said Sara Behnke, founder of We Love Mountain Island Lake, a community group created last spring in response to Riverbend.
"We're glad to see that the air in this community will be cleaner after April. We'll also try to make sure Duke properly retires its ash ponds, which are seepable into our drinking water. We don't see this as an end to our mission by any means."
Greenpeace has pressured Duke to move away from coal power, which contributes to air pollution, releases large amounts of greenhouse gases and mutilates Appalachian mountains. Savings from the merger with Progress should help Duke move in that direction, said Charlotte organizer Monica Embrey.
"These two coal plants have been polluting North Carolina for over 80 years, and their early retirement is evidence that coal is too ancient a technology to generate North Carolina's power," Embrey said. "Duke must commit to careful remediation of the two sites, including coal ash, to protect nearby communities from toxic exposure."
Duke plans to retire more than 3,800 megawatts of older coal- and oil-fired generation by the end of 2013, part of overall retirements of up to 6,800 megawatts.
Riverbend started up in 1929. Its units 1 and 2 retired in 1979, and Unit 3 in 1976. Units 4 through 7, dating to the 1950s, will close in April. Four smaller gas-fired units retired last October.
Buck, Duke's first large-scale power plant, began operating in 1926. Its first two units retired in 1979, and units 3 and 4 in 2011. Units 5 and 6 will retire in April. Three gas units were shut down last October.
A 620-megawatt gas-fired power plant at Buck began operating in 2011.
Duke said it would try to find new positions within the company for the 65 people who work at Riverbend and Buck.


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The Jefferson City Council voted last night to move forward with two proposals for a new convention center, effectively putting off making a decision on which plan to choose.
The council plans to spend more than $9 million on the new convention center, but Fourth Ward City Council member Carrie Carroll said neither proposal is up to par. She was one of the four council members in the minority that voted against moving forward with both.
Residents of Jefferson City continue to voice their concerns with the City Council's proposal for a new conference center.
The Council held its second public hearing on Thursday, to listen to comments on two existing proposals.
The proposals came from two different local companies, the Farmers Holding Company and the Erdhardt Hotels Group.
Jefferson City leaders have approved a tentative budget for fiscal year 2014, and the budget would eliminate all funding for the city's only public access television station. JCTV, which broadcasts city council meetings and other public programming, would lose all funding from the city under the tentative budget. This comes as Columbia's public access channel, CAT-TV, may also lose its funding from the city of Columbia because of an expiring contract with the city.
In Jefferson City, the downtown watch parties for the Second and Third Ward city council candidates were small, but the support was evident.
Ken Hussey hosted his watch party at J.P Fenny's Sports Bar and Pub on High Street, where friends and family gathered watching election results on television.
He emerged as the victor, with 70 percent of the vote according, to KRCG TV. Hussey said he's glad to have the support of the Third Ward and he's ready to get to work to help move Jefferson City forward.
It's been a busy week in Jefferson City. While the city was considering how to overcome a $1.68 million budget deficit, the Public Works Director and Communications Director both decided to resign on the same day this week.
Following recent discussions on budget shortfalls in Jefferson City and the resignation of two city employees, officials there say they have a plan that avoids layoffs of city staff.
Jefferson City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed noise ordinance today.
The Jefferson City Council is considering a new noise ordinance. The city's current noise ordinance doesn't have a decibel level limit, so the new ordinance would make it clear to residents and businesses if they're in violation.
The Jefferson City Council is considering a proposal that would provide the fire department with more than $800,000 of funding.
The Jefferson City City Council has taken on a debate about smoking in public housing. A subcommittee of the City Council has announced a special meeting to discuss smoking regulations in public housing and whether the council has any power to change them. Several citizens from public housing and Smokefree Jefferson City asked the council earlier this month to strengthen regulations on smoking in public housing.


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The store will have its grand opening in LA at the Grove this afternoon, but last night all the stars got to celebrate early. Demi Lovato, Miranda Cosgrove, Darren Criss and Emma Roberts were just a few of the many names to make an appearance.
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California Assemblymember Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and former Assemblymember Sally Lieber appear to be heading to the November ballot for the 13th California State Senate District.
The race calls for the two candidates with the most votes to move on to the Nov. 6 election. The winner will succeed Joe Simitian, who is termed out.
With all 418 precincts reporting by 11:30 p.m., Hill had received 51.3 percent of the votes, while Lieber had attained 22.1 percent. The other two candidates, John Webster and Christopher Chiang, had received 15.9 percent and 10.7 percent, respectively.
Hill has been an elected official representing portions of San Mateo County for more than 20 years. He has been the mayor of San Mateo, County Supervisor and has served in the Assembly since 2008.
Hill has lived on the Peninsula for the past 42 years, owning his own small business for the past 34 years. His public service began as a member of his neighborhood homeowners association.
Lieber served in the California State Assembly from 2002 until 2008, representing California's 22nd Assembly District and as the Assembly's Speaker pro Tempore. Before her election to the State Assembly, Lieber served as a council member and mayor of Mountain View.
Lieber currently serves as an advisor to the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, an agency that was created through her legislation, and recently served on Attorney General Kamala D. Harris' Transition Team working on women's rehabilitation and mental health.
The newly drawn 13th State Senate District includes northern Santa Clara County and much of San Mateo County, specifically Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, El Granada, Emerald Lake Hills, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, La Honda, Ladera, Loma Mar, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Loyola, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Mountain View, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Pescadero, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Stanford, Sunnyvale and Woodside.


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Seth MacFarlane has already said he's not interested in hosting the Oscars again, and it turns out Tina Fey doesn't want the gig, either. The 30 Rock creator told The Huffington Post there's "no way" she would be interested in hosting next year's Academy Awards.
Speculation began about whether she would do it began in a bit during this year's ceremony, when William Shatner teased host Seth MacFarlane by asking, "Why couldn't they get Tina and Amy to host?"
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Fey and Amy Poehler drew praise for their stint hosting January's Golden Globes ceremony, which prompted The Huffington Post interviewer to ask about the Oscars. "I just feel like that gig is so hard," Fey said. "Especially for, like, a woman – the amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone . . . no way." When the possibility of "a one in a million chance" was suggested, Fey replied, "I wish I could tell you there was."
The reaction to MacFarlane's performance last weekend has been sometimes negative, but certainly strong. After seven seasons, 30 Rock wrapped up last month with its series finale, and Fey is starring in Admission, which is due out March 22nd.
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Significant Date in Twins' History - November 21, 2007
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2007 was a rare poor season for the Twins in the first decade of the 21st Century. They finished under .500 and in 3rd place. A long-time Minnesota Twin was heading for free agency after the season as well. Torii Hunter was likely the fourth or fifth best player on the team at this point, behind Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Johan Santana and possibly Joe Nathan (I think Hunter was better). In addition, he was 31 years old and slipping defensively from a great centerfielder to an aging centerfielder who probably would benefit from a change to right field. I know that I was personally against signing Hunter to a long-term deal, but Hunter obviously wanted to cash in on what had been a good career to this point.
I remember hearing that the Twins offered 3 years and 45 million dollars. I thought that was too high, but the years were not offensive to me. I tried calling Terry Ryan, but realized quickly that I didn't have his number, and that he doesn't care what I think. It was all irrelevant anyway, as Anaheim and Hunter agreed to terms on a 5 year, 90 million (actually 89.5) dollar contract on November 21, 2007. I found this to be laughable, and I was more than relieved that the Twins did not offer anything close to that.
I thought that Hunter might do well for the first 2 or 3 years of that deal, and then completely fall off the table as a 35 and 36 year old. Knowing that his defense was slipping a bit, moving him to right field might have made some sense for the Twins. So, I wanted to see how he did against Twin center and right fielders. The results? Well, let's just see, shall we? I took the liberty of making some charts; I hope you don't mind.
Chart 1 - Torii Hunter's WAR, compared with Twins' center and right fielders over the past 5 years.
WAR Hunter Twins CF Twins RF 2008 2.6 Gomez 2.6 Span 3.2 2009 3.9 Span 4.1 Cuddyer 2.8 2010 3.7 Span 2.6 Kubel/Cuddyer 0.4 2011 2.6 Span/Revere 4.2 Cuddyer 3 2012 4.4 Span 3.5 Revere 2.7 Total 17.2 17 12.1
As you can see, Hunter was more valuable (by Fangraphs' WAR) than either Twins' center or right fielders. Although, it was very close in center field. If nothing else, this chart makes me appreciate just how good and underrated Denard Span is. Hunter has been really consistent over the 5 year deal and definitely exceeded my expectations.
Chart 2 - Torii Hunter's Salary (in million dollas), compared with Twins' center and right fielders over the past 5 years.
Dollas (in mils) Hunter Twins CF Twins RF 2008 16.5 0.4 0.4 2009 18 0.4 7.66 2010 18.5 0.75 13.516 2011 18.5 1.4 10.5 2012 18 3 0.5 Total 89.5 5.95 32.576
I chose dollas over dollars, because I am currently wearing my trucker cap tilted slightly to the side. As is clearly seen, Hunter has been significantly more expensive than these two Twins outfield positions combined. The center field situation is almost a laughable comparison. So, let's take this one step further.
Chart 3 - Torii Hunters WAR/Million Dolla, compared with Twins' center and right fielders over the past 5 years.
WAR/Dolla Hunter Twins CF Twins RF 2008 0.16 6.50 8.00 2009 0.22 10.25 0.37 2010 0.20 3.47 0.03 2011 0.14 3.00 0.29 2012 0.24 1.17 5.40 Total 0.96 24.38 14.08
I'm still using dolla instead of dollar, although my trucker cap did fall off. I am still wearing my favorite shirt. This is a rather crude measurement, I admit. However it does show that the Twins got comparable production from these positions and at a much lower price. Over the 5 years Torii Hunter was worth 17.2 WAR. Over that same time, Denard Span was worth 15.6 WAR. He also make approximately 200 billion dollars less (I don't feel like checking my math).
Chart 4 - Torii Hunter statistics over the past 5 years
Hunter Totals 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Year Total 5 Year Avg Games 146 119 152 156 130 703 140.6 HR 21 22 23 23 15 104 20.8 RBI 85 74 76 80 74 389 77.8 SB 19 18 9 5 9 60 12 OPS 0.810 0.873 0.819 0.765 0.802 0.814 0.814 WAR 2.6 3.9 3.7 2.6 4.4 17.2 3.4
If you had shown me this chart in 2007, I would have said two things: 1. What is WAR? 2. Wow, that honestly surprises me. Over the last 5 years, Torii Hunter has been a good player. He has been about a 3 and a half win player and has produced good counting stats. He also seems like a really good guy and someone that the Angels like having around. My charts did not measure things like clubhouse chemistry, ballpark factors of anything like that. I am sure there are ways to make the Twins' decision to let Hunter leave look bad. As much as I have grown to appreciate Hunter over the years, I am glad he left. Denard Span has really flourished in his absence and has become an overall more valuable player than Hunter (when you consider salary and age). In addition, he also seems like a good guy. The good guy stuff balances out!
Were you sad or glad when Torii Hunter left? Were you mad? Did you feel you'd been had? Don't feel bad. Love, Brad.


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RALEIGH — Bill Atkinson, the chief executive whose relentless drive built WakeMed into a powerful regional health care player over the past decade, is leaving the hospital system just as it enters one of the most challenging periods in its 53-year history.
Atkinson, the third CEO to ever lead the hospital, was removed from his position by WakeMed's board of directors late Wednesday. The board cited "differences in the future direction of the organization" as the reason for his departure.
Atkinson's last day will be Tuesday – the same day that open enrollment begins for subsidized insurance under the Affordable Care Act. He also departs just as WakeMed is preparing to report its first annual financial loss in years.
"As we move into the next phase of healthcare reform and respond to the continued growth of this community and region, there are going to be challenges and opportunities for WakeMed," William H. McBride, the board chairman, said in a statement. "The Board of Directors looks forward to welcoming a new leader to successfully guide us through this new era of healthcare."
The board declined to comment further. Atkinson also declined to comment Thursday.
His departure comes after a tumultuous few years for WakeMed, which has faced intense competition from crosstown rival Rex Healthcare and a federal investigation into its Medicare billings practice. The removal of Atkinson will likely increase speculation about WakeMed's future and whether it can remain a stand-alone hospital in an industry that is undergoing rapid consolidation.
Hospital systems have been rushing to buy or affiliate with other medical groups to achieve greater bargaining power with insurance companies. Hospitals also face reduced Medicare reimbursement rates and penalties for excessive readmissions under the Affordable Care Act, which could potentially cost systems such as WakeMed millions of dollars in lost annual revenue.
"The danger is, as you move into one of the biggest health care rollouts in modern history, do you have a leadership vacuum there," said Adam Linker, policy analyst at the N.C. Justice Center. "You're going to have to be doing a lot of adjusting on the fly over the next year or two – really starting on Oct. 1 – and to not have a strong leader in place like Atkinson is worrisome."
Atkinson, 59, arrived at WakeMed in 2003 with a reputation as both a visionary and a workaholic who operated on just a few hours of sleep a night. He had been CEO of New Hanover Health Network in Wilmington, where he increased the hospital system's reserves and added two hospitals and about 1,000 employees.
Under Atkinson's leadership, WakeMed became a top-level trauma center and a destination for heart care. It also expanded its facilities throughout Wake County and into Johnston County.
Today WakeMed is the largest hospital in Wake County, with 8,500 employees and 870 beds. The hospital has also taken on a much more prominent role in the community, supporting various nonprofits and touting its works through extensive marketing campaigns.
"When he came to WakeMed he brought a whole new perspective," said Billie Redmond, a former WakeMed chairwoman who left the board two years ago. "He moved us into ambulatory care, moved us out into the community, advanced our certification around trauma. He's really just an incredible concept person."
Where Atkinson was less adept was in building and maintaining relationships with physicians – an area that has taken on increased importance. Several physician groups, including heart doctors, cardiothoracic surgeons and neurosurgeons, have switched allegiances from WakeMed to rival Rex, a subsidiary of UNC Health Care, in recent years.
Wake Heart's departure
The most significant departure was Wake Heart & Vascular, a group of heart surgeons who were responsible for a significant chunk of WakeMed's profits.
"We at Wake Heart thought UNC was a good partner, and we still do," Dr. Bill Newman, a founder of Wake Heart & Vascular, said Thursday. "We wanted a larger system and a partner who had the same vision that we did going forward – working together in a complementary way."
The departure of Wake Heart, combined with lower reimbursement rates for Medicare, help explain WakeMed's deteriorating financial position. The hospital reported a $15 million operating loss in the quarter that ended June 30 and last month announced plans to lay off more than 100 workers.
Wake Heart's move to Rex was also a factor in WakeMed's decision in May 2011 to launch a $750 million hostile takeover bid for Rex. The bid resulted in an unseemly public spat between UNC and WakeMed, with Atkinson criticizing his rival for not shouldering its share of the charity care burden in the county. He also said Rex had an unfair advantage because of the financial benefits it receives from being owned by the state.
The rivals ended their public battle in May 2012, with WakeMed able to declare a significant victory. The settlement included a requirement that UNC build and operate a $30 million, 28-bed psychiatric facility in Wake County, easing some of the charity care burdens WakeMed has carried for decades.
But Atkinson's passion and outspokenness – while a key factor in his success as a hospital administrator – has also put WakeMed in some difficult spots.
In December 2012, the hospital system agreed to pay $8 million to settle an investigation into its practice of billing Medicare for expensive overnight care when the patients had been treated and discharged the same day. But days before WakeMed went before a federal judge for approval of the settlement, hospital officials were forced to clarify statements that Atkinson had made that appeared contrary to the proposed agreement with prosecutors.
Atkinson also drew headlines this month when he took aim at the embattled state Department of Health and Human Services. Atkinson made a claim that the state is focusing more on inspecting abortion clinics than permitting a new mental health facility in which WakeMed was partner. The state and UNC, which is operating the facility, denied the claim, and Atkinson retreated.
WakeMed has not named an interim CEO. It plans to conduct a national search.
Linker, the N.C. Justice Center policy analyst, said WakeMed remains in an enviable position despite the challenges it faces. It is in a growing area, with a reputation for providing quality care to both the insured and uninsured.
"They have a pretty strong brand in the Triangle, and they seem to be pretty well-positioned," he said. "There's nothing wrong that they can't fix."
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Time to slow down and take stock
Located as the base of the St. Vrain watershed, the consequences of last months record rainfall was inevitable for tiny Lyons, Colo.
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My boss is Bill Palmer, editor of Public Works' sister publication Concrete Construction. Bill lives in the foothills just above Lyons, a town of 2,000 people located at the confluence of the north and south St. Vrain creeks.
Usually, he says, you hardly notice the river's there. But one consequence of Colorado's torrential rains last month is that, in addition to overflowing its banks, the body of water itself has actually moved. So no one knows where to relocate the wastewater treatment plant.
I was preparing for the Water Environment Federation's annual convention during the flooding. As North America's largest gathering of people and companies in the wastewater collection and treatment industries, WEFTEC is a BIG show. For the second year it's also offering extensive stormwater programming. (For more details, see my Sept. 25 blog at go.hw.net/WEFTEC.)
This makes perfect sense: You can't talk about cleaning up stormwater without also talking about wastewater. (And you shouldn't talk about it without also including drinking water, but … baby steps.)
The January 2014 deadline for EPA's revised stormwater permitting program has once again been postponed but eventually, someday, there will be new requirements. Agency representatives will be at WEFTEC to answer questions about how the proposed changes may affect MS4s and NPDES permit holders in real life. In my experience, EPA staffers are loath to give hard-and-fast answers to the types of questions you and I have. That's understandable, given how long and drawn out, and how painful figuring out how to regulate non-point sources of water pollution has been.
When the Clean Water Act was passed in 1970, most water pollution was from point sources: industrial and wastewater treatment discharges. Now the situation is reversed: Most comes from non-point sources. That's a huge improvement in just 40 years.
We often lose perspective when we're in the midst of a difficult journey. As we as a nation struggle to adequately and fairly mitigate this last type of water pollution, pat yourself on the back for making enormous strides despite all of the uncertainty. All the best management practices implemented without knowing how effective EPA may deem them. All of the stormwater utilities formed. All of the outreach to explain in plain English what the heck a "stormwater utility" is and why businesses and residents must pay a third water-related fee.
Your efforts have made the U.S. a society that's enraged rather than resigned to nature's occasional devastation and death.
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Now in their third year at the Pearl complex, The Twig Book Shop is finding solid footing in San Antonio and continues to stay visible by partnering with non-profits and having author signings in-store.
Though they are one of the most well known of the stores featured in these profiles, it's the way they have adapted to the modern book industry that makes them worth taking a closer look at.
Hello, e-reader. Nice to meet you.
The book industry finally settled down in 2012, and thanks to a big push for buying local, independent book stores are feeling good about where they are right now -- and what 2013 may bring.
There are still worries about physical book store locations, especially since so many small stores closed during the recession and Borders, one of the majors, closed in 2011, but there is hope.


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Stay on Track
Checklist for this Week, March 25, 2013
For freshmen
Now is the time to start learning the basics of money management.
- Open a savings account and save some of your income.
- Open a checking account, learn to write checks and balance a monthly statement.
- Keep a list of expenses — all the items you purchase.
- Talk about upcoming expenses with your parents. Find out what they expect you to pay for that new car, a bike, or college.
For sophomores
Here are a few important things to know about the SAT Subject Tests:
- The SAT Subject Tests are one-hour, primarily multiple-choice tests in specific subjects. They measure knowledge or skills in a particular subject and your ability to apply that knowledge.
- Some colleges may require one or more of these tests for admissions purposes or use them for placement in courses.
- The best time to take a Subject Test is at the completion of a course in that subject.
- If you are taking an Honors or Pre-AP course in one of the areas tested by a Subject Test, you may want to take the test this spring.
- Seek advice from your teacher. Registration materials for the tests are usually in your counselor's office.
- Get an update on a list of SAT tests that are available from the College Board (www.collegeboard.org).
For juniors
Here are a few notes about dual-credit enrollment:
- An advantage of dual credit is the ability to earn both high school credit and college credit at the same time. It is a "two-for-one" venture.
- Taking a college course while in high school gives you the opportunity to experience the structure and expectations of college classes.
- One disadvantage of dual credit is that not all colleges will accept a course for college credit if it was also taken for high school credit. Check with prospective colleges to determine if they accept dual-credit courses.
For seniors
It's your senior year and you may be thinking, "I'm outta here!" But if you plan on going to college, here's why you should stay focused:
- Colleges accept students contingent upon "successful completion of the senior year."
- Admissions personnel watch for dramatic grade drops on midyear reports and final transcripts. Should your grades reflect a steep decline, the school may request a written explanation describing the reasons for the poor performance.
- Occasionally, a college may require a student to attend summer school or be placed on academic probation for the first semester of the freshman year.
- In rare instances, a selective college may actually revoke a student's acceptance if his/her grades drop in the final semester.
For parents
If you filed a FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) from the federal government. Here is some information about it:
- The SAR will list the amount of money that you and your child are expected to contribute toward college expenses. This amount is called the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC).
- The SAR will also inform you of any federal grants (such as the Pell Grant) or federal loans for which your family qualifies.
- The college financial aid office will also receive the SAR information if you provided the college's name on the FAFSA. The college will subtract the EFC from the Cost of Attendance (COA) to determine the student's financial need.
- You can expect the colleges' financial aid award letters to arrive during the month of April.
- More information about the Student Aid Report and the Estimated Family Contribution can be found in AIE's "Understand the Aid Application Process" page (www.aie.org/paying-for-college/applying-for-aid/Understand-the-aid-application-process.cfm).


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State money that went to a Nebraska farm coalition that fights animal welfare groups is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers, who question why Attorney General Jon Bruning awarded the grant.
Bruning announced the $100,000 grant this week to We Support Agriculture, a coalition that promotes farms. Bruning praised the group for efforts to protect Nebraska "against extremist groups like the Humane Society of the United States."
The Humane Society of the United States has opened an office in Omaha, but a spokesman said the group will not pursue any ballot
initiatives and does not plan to propose farm- or animal-related legislation this year.
A We Support Agriculture spokesman says the grant will be used
to promote farming.
Bruning, a Republican, is looking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson in 2012.


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Linebacker Kyle Bosworth, one of the more surprising cuts by the Giants on Saturday, will get a chance to face his former team on Opening Night after he was claimed off waivers on Sunday by the Dallas Cowboys.
Bosworth, nephew of "The Boz" (Brian Bosworth), excelled on special teams for the Giants over the summer and was in a battle with veteran Aaron Curry for the sixth linebacker spot. In the end, though, the Giants elected to go with only five linebackers on their 53-man roster.
One-phrase Reaction: Week 17 - Cowboys @ Redskins
PJ's Reaction: Week 16 - Saints 34, Cowboys 31
There was a point in this game where it seemed like the Cowboys would handle business.
Did I? (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
There was also a point where all hope was lost. At that point, anyone who has paid attention to this team this year knew what would happen next. Moving with urgency, Tony Romo would orchestrate a comeback because this offense has the tools to put up points when it isn't thinking too hard. But again, anyone who has paid close attention to this team knew that, once again, this team had allowed itself to fall into a hole that would make the margin for error razor thin and a victory unlikely.
Even after forcing overtime and winning the coin toss to get possession first against a defense that had to be gassed following the relentless comeback at the end of regulation, Dallas couldn't seal the deal at home – this with Dez Bryant emerging as a reliable beast, posting his first career 200-yard receiving game.
That says a lot about what the 2012 Cowboys are. They're a pretty good team that can kick it into gear when they're desperate, but often times they come up short.
Despite everything, it's win and get in. Beating the Redskins means the 2012 Cowboys will be NFC East champs. How insane is that?
No matter what happens, one thing that we've learned this season, however, is that Tony Romo is by no means the problem. In a season in which he surpassed Troy Aikman in TDs thrown as a Cowboy and set the franchise record for passing yardage in a single season, Romo has been the one thing consistently keeping this team in games. Maybe Romo still has another gear we haven't seen yet that can lead this team of misfits into the playoffs and beyond.
One-phrase Reaction: Week 16 - Saints @ Cowboys
Rolled away.
PJ's Reaction: Week 15 - Cowboys 27, Steelers 24
Cowboys Stadium was half filled with terrible towels. Many in attendance described it as a bowl game atmosphere and the game certainly had major playoff implications for not just the two competing teams, but for about six other teams as well. Still, neither team seemed to want it.
Shit! (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
When the game dragged into an overtime period, sudden death seemed like nothing more than a foregone conclusion for two teams that have performed just above mediocrity all season. It became more about which teams was going to be the one to make the big mistake than which team would ascend to lay claim to being a playoff contender. But that assessment takes away from the big play that was Brandon Carr's near-pick 6 at the start of the overtime period. Carr may have made the biggest play of the season when he read a lazy out route and nearly took it to the house, setting up Dan Bailey for yet another game-winning kick.
Other than Carr's big play, there's not much more to say about this team right now, as week after week they find themselves in games determined by the thinnest of margins. It's a three-way tie for first in the NFC East, but there's nothing to indicate that just as hard as this team has fought to stay in the hunt over the last couple weeks, they could just as easily drop the next two games against New Orleans and Washington.
We'll only find out what the 2012 Cowboys are about when it's win or go home.
Yo Steelers…
PJ's Reaction: Week 14 - Cowboys 20, Bengals 19
Very typically of the 2012 Dallas Cowboys, this was a game that could've gone either way once it came down to the final drive and the foot of Dan Bailey. A lot will be said of how this team had to perform with heavy hearts after the passing of Jerry Brown and arrest of Josh Brent, but the team played no differently than it has any other game this season.
RIP Jerry Brown. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
The offensive line had its breakdowns which forced Tony Romo to improvise on numerous occassions. Miraculously, he finished the game with only one interception (a desperation heave at the end of the first half that probably should've been fought for harder by Dwayne Harris) after a few of his throws hit the hands of Bengals defenders (Hi, Terrence Newman). The running game was surprisingly stagnant, with DeMarco Murray only recording 53 yards, which put pressure on the passing game. Only Dez Bryant came up big with a late touchdown to cut into the Cincinnati's two-score lead.
The defense, which arguably would be playing most with its emotions on its sleeves, did just enough throughout the game to keep victory within reach. After Bryant's touchdown, they came up with a big stop to give the ball back to the offense only down by 2.
The difference betwen this week and others, maybe, was that when the game was on the line, this team played mistake-free football. There will need to be a lot more of that with the playoff race in the NFC East getting tighter.
PJ's Reaction: Week 13 - Cowboys 38, Eagles 33
It seems like each week we're either reeling from a devastating loss or letting out a slight, unimpressed cough after an unconvincing victory. The Eagles are competing only to avoid the distinction of worst team in the league right now, and possibly to save their coach's job. A 5-point win at home? How disappointing.
Exciting. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
On a night when Tony Romo surpassed Troy Aikman as the Cowboys' all-time leader in TD passes, and a night in which he had a flawless second half (10/10, 169 yards and 3 TDs), this game felt less like a triumph and more like a lucky break.
Nick Foles had a 96.6 passer rating against the Dallas defense, and Bryce Brown added 169 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. Against a fading team that was 3-8, that is unacceptable.
Some things to be optimistic about — DeMarco Murray put up 83 yards and a touchdown in his return to the lineup. The last few weeks have made it very clear how crucial is style of running is to balancing the offense.
Dez Bryant has been on a tear with 29 catches, 475 yards and 6 touchdowns over the last four games. But it hasn't just been statistical. His big plays against Philadelphia were timely and game-changing. Miles Austin also came up big on his two receptions in the game, one of them being a touchdown.
It's hard to know where the Cowboys really stand right now until the Giants and Redskins face off tonight, but it's going to take way more than the struggling performance they put up against the Eagles to make the playoffs… especially with the Bengals, Steelers, Saints and Redskins remaining on the schedule.
PJ's Reaction: Week 10 - Cowboys 38, Eagles 23
It was the battle of the shit versus the poop. Though the Cowboys should celebrate any victory at this point (especially a divisional game), this one should be tempered with 1. The Eagles came into this game in much worse shape than the Cowboys, and 2. Much of the game was played without Michael Vick.
See? Much worse off than Dallas. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
The Eagles offense was already a turnover machine before Nick Foles took over at quarterback. There was no 'breakthrough' for the Cowboys defense in this game where they will suddenly now have a couple takeaways a game. Philly was prone to give up the ball, and the defense was often in the right place at the right time, which should always be the case. So… good for them.
The Cowboys are a full game back of the Giants in the NFC East, which definitely puts them in striking distance with a cakewalk of a schedule the rest of the way. But do we really believe at this point that this team won't play down to its competition and find ways to lose? Maybe having DeMarco Murray back will get this team back on track since it's largely been the offense that's held this team back this year.
It's also encouraging that Morris Claiborne reportedly stood up in front of the locker room after this game and vowed that he will never have such a poor performance again, after committing a number of penalties and generally looking lost. A Cowboys rookie holding himself accountable? What sorcery is this?


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RAVENNA: An overflow crowd of 125 filled two rooms for a public meeting Thursday arranged by the Portage County commissioners over Sunoco Logistics Partners' plans for its pipelines in the county.
Forty-five people filled the commissioners' seventh-floor meeting room and another 80 listened in another room while others spilled out of the doors into the hallways for what was billed as an educational meeting on pipelines.
The 97-minute meeting included a presentation by Sunoco officials, plus the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
The pipelines in question include:
•An east-to-west pipeline that crosses Portage County and runs through the Akron area carrying liquid ethane from Utica shale wells. It began operations last December.
•A west-to-east pipeline not yet built to carry gasoline and diesel from Ohio refineries to eastern Ohio and Pittsburgh.
The two pipelines would share the same right-of-way across southern Portage County.
More than 30 residents voiced comments and concerns about the pipelines. Each was limited to one minute speaking by the county commissioners.
The meeting was called "very informative" by Portage County Commissioner Kathleen Chandler.
She mildly chided Sunoco Logistics officials for not participating earlier in such a meeting.
The meeting, one of the first pipeline meetings in the Akron-Canton area, was triggered in part by complaints to the Portage County commissioners by landowners, Chandler said.
Landowners are unhappy that landmen working for a contractor hired by Sunoco Logistics have threatened to take the needed land via eminent domain, she said.
The company has not used eminent domain to acquire the needed land, but it could, although it is a means of last resort, said Sunoco Logistics spokesman Joe McGinn.
He asked anyone with complaints to lodge them with the company's hotline at 855-430-4491.
Neighbors were also troubled by the fact the pipeline can carry numerous products, Chandler said. People need to aware of that fact, she said.
Cathy Doak of Randolph Township said she has "serious concerns" about ethane.
In the event of a leak or spill, neighbors have been told not to start vehicles, not to switch on lights and not to ring doorbells because those actions could produce a spark and trigger a major explosion, she said.
Chris Tokarcik, of Suffield Township, said he has safety concerns, worries about property values being impacted by proximity to pipelines and has questions about the potential impacts on home insurance.
Ron Ettling, of Hiram, questioned how pipeline construction would impact streams and wetlands.
George Sosebee, of Shalersville Township, asked for more transparency from pipeline companies.
Mary Greer, of Shalersville Township, encouraged Sunoco Logistics to fund needed community projects in Portage County.
Debbie Olson, of Mantua, said the company should provide a map of the pipeline routes for police and fire departments. The company agreed to do so.
Ted Voneida, of Kent, called pipeline construction to be "a highly disruptive process."
McGinn tried to answer questions and calm concerns.
The pipeline projects, he said, have won needed federal and state approvals.
Pipelines are the safest way to transport many materials, he said.
He promised to get answers to questions posed by residents and to furnish those to the county commissioners within the next week.
The Mariner West Pipeline runs 350 miles from Houston, Pa., to Sarnia, Ontario, and is capable of handling 50,000 barrels a day. The flow in the existing pipeline was reversed.
In the Akron area, the pipeline crosses southern Portage County, runs from Mogadore to Hudson, then heads west through Summit and Medina counties. It measures 8 inches in diameter from the Canadian border to Hudson and 10 inches from Hudson to Vanport, Pa.
The Allegheny Access Pipeline will carry refined petroleum from Fostoria through the Akron area to Pittsburgh.
It will run along a different path from Fostoria to Akron, passing under northern Wayne and southern Summit counties en route to Mogadore.
Once there, the pipeline will share the same right-of-way with the ethane pipeline.
The Allegheny Access Pipeline was originally scheduled to be in service by June.
The pipeline, from 10 to 12 inches in diameter at various points, will move up to 85,000 barrels of petroleum a day.
The pipeline will be get minor rerouting in a few areas. That includes a new 4.3-mile route around Mogadore Reservoir in Suffield Township.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or email@example.com.


text: Hi, my name is Leann and I have a question for the pilots. I have been informally rehoming exotics for many years, mostly dealing with small wildcats. I work closely with many sanctuaries all over the country. Often times it's difficult to fly exotics on commercial airlines and long car rides are sometimes stressful on the animals. I was just wondering if there were pilots on here who would be willing to fly animals other than dogs, cats, and reptiles. I'm not talking about large, dangerous exotics. My most recent rescue was a baby kinkajou and I drove the 10 hours one way and back to rehome him. It would have been alot easier on everyone if we could have just flown him from NC to KY. I never know what I might be called on but some examples of the rescues we've done include bobcats, servals, lynx, kinkajou, coatimundi, fox, and small primates. Alot of times, these animals have been confiscated by animal control because the owners had them illegally or weren't taking care of them and they face euthanasia if a legal home isn't located. Are there pilots on here who would help transport these types of animals to get them to a safe, legal, forever home?


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Filing for a place on the May election ballot begins today across Orange County and the rest of Texas.
Candidates wishing to file for positions on local city councils, school boards, drainage district, water districts and the port and navigation district may begin filing for places on the ballot on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The filing period ends Friday, Feb. 28. Early voting for the election period is from Monday, April 28 through May 6, 2014. Election Day is Saturday, May 10.
City of Orange
An election will be held for the Single Member District 3 seat, currently held by Essie Bellfield, as well as the at-large seat for Position 6, which is held by Charles Guillory. Candidates seeking the District 3 must reside within the district, while any Orange resident may file as a candidate for Position 6.
People interested in filing may contact City Secretary Rhonda Haskins at 409-883-1042 for more information.
City of West Orange
Three councilmembers have terms expiring in the City of West Orange this year.
Seats held by councilmembers Shirley Bonnin, Dale Dardeau and Mike Shugart will be open for filing beginning Wednesday. The seats are at-large position and any West Orange resident may file.
Also, the city will have the re-authorization of the its 0.25 percent tax dedicated for street maintenance on the ballot this year, and five charter amendments which council approved for placement on the ballot during Tuesday's city council meeting.
Call Theresa Van Meter at 409-883-3468 for more information.
City of Pinehurst
The City of Pinehurst will most likely have a change to its council this May as one candidate has announced he will not seek re-election.
Terms are expiring for Mayor Joseph "Pete" Runnels, as well as councilmen John D. Zerko and Ron Cowling Sr. All positions are at-large.
Call the city secretary at 409-886-3873 for more information.


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Justin Bieber took over "Saturday Night Live" last night as both host and musical guest.
Justin starred in a number of sketches and even poked fun at himself during a sketch of "The Miley Cyrus Show" where he played the president of Miley's fan club. Justin also showed off his musical skills by performing acoustic versions of "As Long As You Love Me" and "Nothing Like Us."
Watch Justin's full episode below. What was your favorite sketch?
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Lawrenceville Patch reports misdemeanor and felony arrests and incidents from area law enforcement agencies. Information is based on media releases, incident reports, arrest reports and other sources including data available through www.crimemapping.com.
Lawrenceville Patch will publish the names and addresses of those charged with a crime. This information is a matter of public record.
The names of individuals involved in incidents where no arrest is made will generally not be published. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor.


text: During Thursday's Big Ten Basketball Media Day, I went around and asked one player from all 12 teams the following questions: 1. Toughest Big Ten road venue? 2. Favorite Big Ten player to watch? 3. Best Big Ten uniform? 4. Favorite Big Ten road trip? The players' answers were anonymous, and the only rule was that they couldn't use their school for any answer. See the winners, plus a couple sample quotes, in this post.Read More »