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As Mega Millions madness infects Long Islanders, local businesses say they've been swarmed by people hoping to hit the record high $540 million jackpot.
Business owners across the Town of Smithtown were doing brisk business Thursday as residents streamed in looking to buy New York Mega Millions lotto tickets by the handful.
"That's a number that no one can even relate to. It's incredible," said Rock Massa, from behind the counter of in Commack. "We have never see this before, not in 10 years."
At off Indian Head Road, owner Jessica Brezina has set up a small table and chairs outside her store where customers can sit down and fill out their Mega Millions tickets. Brenzina said she's seen her sales triple, make that quadruple within the last week as people scramble to buy lottery tickets.
"[I] just had somebody come in for 70 tickets for a business pool," Brezina said, noting the average customer purchased five tickets. "Yesterday, we sold about an added 60 percent upon our base of what we would normally sell for tickets."
Other area lotto retailers reported similar group purchasing trends.
"A lot of my business is being generated by the offices, as we have people coming in with envelopes asking for $100, $200 in tickets," said John Bonner, owner of Card Fanatics in Hauppauge.
The high tickets sales can mean a windfall for local store and shop owners, who don't need the lucky ticket to hit the jacketpot.
"I would say I will be doing almost a week's worth of sales in one day. It's about five times my normal business in a week due to Mega Millions," Bonner said.
However, Commack resident Lisa Rose, saw no reason to stock up on lottery tickets.
"I always buy tickets. I have been buying all week," Rose said, as she purchased one Thursday afternoon. "I bought one. All it takes is one."
According to a recent study out of Bloomburg, state-run lotteries "have the worst odds of any form of legal gambling" in America, reported AOL. Residents are more likely to get struck by lightning, odds 1 in 10,000, or die of a flesh-eating bacteria, odds 1 in 1 million, than winning the $540 million jackpot – odds of 1 in 175,711,536, according to New York Lottery's website.
But Massa said he's noticed more customers are taking the time to select their own numbers. He believed it might be due to the fact that last time the Mega Millions were so high, the winning numbers were closely spaced together.
"I would say that about 80 percent are playing quick pick, 20 percent are picking their own numbers," Massa said. "That's a lot."
And if it's anyone's guess, the number of customers lining up to buy Mega Millions tickets will only get longer as the drawing approaches.
"If you come in here tomorrow at this time, it will be crazy," Bonner said Thursday afternoon. "Everyone always comes in at the last minute."
He predicted the jackpot may creep up as high as $600 million. New York Lottery reported it starting at $476 million and increasing to $500 million Wednesday. Then it reached $540 by mid-day Thursday.
Massa made the same guess. He estimated a whopping $600 million jackpot.
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RICHARD KELTON BAKER, 85, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10 a.m., Saturday, July 27, at Faith Fellowship Church. Dr. Duane Costello will officiate. Interment will follow in the Wellston Cemetery.
The Terwilliger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES EDWARD GARTHE, 87, of Traverse City, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Tendercare Birchwood.
Graveside services will be held Monday, July 29, at 2 p.m., at Leelanau Township Cemetery.
Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.
FREDERICK WILLIAM REARICK II, 63, of Beulah, died July 21, 2013 at Munson Medical Center.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by the Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort and Benzonia.
LYMAN O'DELL WILLIAMS, PH.D., died Monday July 22, 2013, at Willow Cottage, Grand Traverse Pavilions.
Cremation has taken place. An informal gathering will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., with a brief ceremony at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at the Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City. A complete obituary will be in Saturday's edition of the Record-Eagle.
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I was tickled to stumbled onto this tonight. PAL (the Performing Arts Lodge) is a retirement community for people in the performing arts: actors, musicians, dancers, stagehands, etc… Retirees living here are still working and keeping busy in the arts (there's a full theatre on the top floor, and there's always something happening there). Let's face it, artists never retire. I visited last week and I want to go more often, maybe organize some art shows there.
Imagine a place like this for visual artists.
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CHAPEL HILL — Orange County sheriff's deputies arrested a man Monday wanted in connection with a shooting Friday on West Rosemary Street.
Dennis Junious Clark, 23, is charged with attempted first-degree murder. He is being held in the Orange County Jail under a $500,000 bail, sheriff's officials said.
Clark is accused of shooting another man multiple times around 6:30 p.m. Friday in a downtown parking lot beside Tate Realty and Construction Co. and Legacy Cuts hair salon, 342 W. Rosemary St.
The male victim, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill police spokesman Lt. Kevin Gunter said. The man is not a UNC student, Gunter said.
"At this point, I'm not sure whether the victim's injuries are life-threatening or not," he said late Friday.
An arrest warrant was issued Saturday afternoon for Clark, who reportedly fled in a white sedan, police reported.
Police investigators worked into the night Friday collecting evidence, including several items near a black Honda Accord parked in front of the salon. Police later towed the car.
The investigation is continuing, Gunter said.
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Milwaukee Languages girls wrap up City Blue title
Milwaukee Languages girls basketball team used a fast start and big night from Kayla Brewer to clinch the City Blue Division title outright Friday.
The Hawks defeated second-place Pulaski/Arts, 55-47, on the road to finish conference play 11-0. The league plays a 12-game schedule, but Languages' game second game with Bay View was canceled so that the division's top two teams could make up a game that was postponed earlier this month because of bad weather.
Brewer, Languages junior forward, led the charge with 23 points. Senior forward Paige Butler and freshman guard Timeah Stotts were next in line with eight points each.
Pulaski/Arts finished 10-2 in the league with both losses coming to Languages. Junior guard Paris Jones finished with 16 points and Chelsea Rhodes, another junior guard, had 13 for the Rams, which trailed by eight after the first quarter.
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Tyler Welch Randall's jury trial began Jan. 30. Randall faced a charge of rape in the first degree by force or fear.
Assistant District Attorney Mary Hill made the opening statement for the state.
"You're a smart group. I only want to highlight for you what will happen. I anticipate you will hear that a young lady who got out of school for the summer came to visit a friend. She is going to tell you she was 14 or 15 when she met Tyler Randall. He flirted and acted interested. He said he was younger than he was," said Hill.
She continued to paint a picture of the young girl, Maria Sanford, who was asked to go on a walk and ended up alone in a home with Randall.
"Many people think rape is about sex, really it's about power and control. Nobody tells the defendant what to do," Hill said.
Randall, wearing a gray pin striped suit, held the same stoic expression through opening statements from both the state and his attorney.
Jacqueline Rhodes represented Randall and asked the jury to keep an open mind during her opening statement.
"Do these charges sound bad? Yes, but that doesn't mean he's guilty. There are two sides to every story," said Rhodes.
She described how Sanford went with Randall willingly and at no point tried to leave. She said during questioning with Sheriff's Deputy Alan Davis, Randall requested an attorney multiple times.
"Put your emotion aside and be objective. Your job is to determine if you have the full, correct picture. Once you do that, I think you'll determine he is not guilty," Rhodes said.
The alleged victim was called as the first witness for the state.
The defendant's demeanor changed drastically when she entered the room. Randall averted his eyes and put his hands on his temples.
Through her questioning Hill ascertained that Sanford met the defendant through a mutual acquaintance and that the incident in question occurred June 23 or 24. She said that Randall was aware of her age and that he said he was 17 at the time.
When Hill asked if Sanford recalled anything disturbing taking place during that time she simply, tearfully, stated, "I was raped."
Guided by questioning from Hill, Sanford described details from the alleged event.
Randall invited Sanford to walk to the lake, but led her to an empty house instead. The couple watched the first few minutes of a movie before he "gently grabbed her hand" and led her to the bedroom, according to Sanford. She recalls crossing her legs and pushing him away, telling him no several times.
Afterwards, Randall offered to walk her home. She "was a little terrified so she said yes."
Hill asked why she waited a full week before reporting the incident to anyone.
"I blamed myself. I thought it was my fault. I still sorta do. I think I led him on," said a tearful Sanford.
Rhodes asked Sandford if she flirted or kissed Randall prior to the event, and if he left hickeys on her. Sanford answered no.
Rhodes established that the defendant took his pants off prior to getting on the bed and that Sanford did not leave or ask him to get dressed. Rhodes asked if he removed his boxers at the same time.
"I think he took his pants off first, then his boxers later but I wasn't quite paying attention. I was preoccupied, thinking," said Sanford.
Rhodes and Sanford discussed the layout of the room, and that Sanford was closest to the door.
Sanford was asked if she interacted with Randall after the alleged rape.
"We hung out once the next night because I didn't want anyone else to know anything had happened," said Sanford.
A discussion over the discrepancy regarding the date the event occurred began. Sanford had just testified the event was either June 23 or 24. Hill read the notes from the preliminary hearing in which Sanford testified the incident happened between May 12 and the middle of June. She was asked if it was possible it could have happened in May. She answered no. Davis reported his investigation as beginning June 18.
Davis was the next witness for the state. Hill played the recorded conversation for the jury. On the tape, Randall asked why the issue was just coming up as the event had happened two months prior. Davis said Randall was 21 at the time and Sanford was 15, Randall defended himself.
"Since her parents knew we were dating, it was OK to date her. The accusation is forcible rape, that's not the case. We were dating," said Randall. "There's nothing ya'll can do. I talked to her mom. She knew we'd been kissing and stuff. Why would they not have said something if they thought it was a big deal?"
Davis explained that while the parents may have given consent for him to date Sanford, sexual intercourse with a minor is still, by law, considered rape.
"How is it rape if I talked to her parents?" said Randall.
When Rhodes questioned Davis, she said he was in an unmarked vehicle and not in uniform. The rest of her questioning regarded Randall's repeated request to have an attorney present for the conversation.
The validity of Davis' "evidence based training" was discussed.
Rhodes outlined that there was no physical evidence in this case.
"There was no DNA, and no rape kit was done. The state would have you believe there is no evidence because the case is strong enough that it isn't needed. This isn't the case. There is no physical evidence in this case because there is truly no evidence," said Rhodes. "It's the accusation of one woman, that's it."
On day two of the trial Rhodes begian by calling Angel Morris, a local business owner and Randall's cousin, to the stand.
Morris was a character witness.
He said he had no first hand knowledge of the event and was dismissed.
Both attorneys spent time outlining the three qualifications that must be met for first degree rape; 1. sexual intercourse 2. with a person who is not the spouse 3. presence or threat of force or violence.
On the second day of trial, the jury was asked to also consider charges of rape in the second degree. The difference, the judge explained, is that the third requirement to find a person guilty of second degree rape is that the victim is under the age of 16.
"This has not been a long case. Ya'll get it. You have the law which you have promised to follow," said Hill in her closing statement.
"There is no argument that sex occurred. There is no argument that she is not the spouse. There is no argument that she was under 16 years of age."
Hill said it was up to the jury to determine if the requirements for force or violence had been met.
"This is your decision, jury," Rhodes said in her closing remarks. "The state talked about the age difference. This doesn't mean he know her age at the tine of the incident, it is entirely possible that he did not find out until later," said Rhodes.
"The state keeps saying 'nobody tells him what to do.' But you don't know him. He is presumed innocent. Ask yourself, have they proven each and every element?"
Rhodes discussed the inconsistency of dates, saying people generally remember traumatic events eight months afterwards.
"If you were raped by force or fear, would you voluntarily go with him the next day? No. Again, put your emotions aside and approach this logically," said Rhodes. "Isn't it possible her guardian found out and her story changed? Kids tell stories to get out of trouble."
Rhodes said the state provided no evidence on Randall's physical condition that would satisfy the question of force.
"I anticipate Ms. Hill is going to get back up and give you a passionate statement. Whatever emotion that leaves you with, place that emotion aside because this man's freedom is on the line. He deserves logic, reason and subjectivity." said Rhodes.
Hill concluded by saying, "Whether it was rape one or two, the defendant is a rapist."
After deliberation, the jury found Randall guilty of rape in the second degree. He was sentenced to seven years in prison and a $2,000 fine.
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While the Glasgow Police Department continues looking into an officer's "admittance to not telling the truth to investigators" during the pretrial phase of a federal case, the officer in question has been placed on leave, a GPD spokesperson said.
Sgt. Jessie Barton's administrative leave without pay took effect Monday, said Julie Anne Williams, GPD public affairs officer, but an investigation by the department's internal affairs unit had started earlier, based on "his admittance to having not told the truth."


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It was a day of education for Trojan Academy freshman involved in the Biomedical Sciences Program, who watched an open-heart surgery and toured the new T.J. Heath Pavilion on Wednesday.
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New York, NY (PRWEB) July 03, 2014
Unite US announces the second release of the ONE of US campaign video series. The campaign is leveraging the power of social media to share short, but motivating 40 second videos of military members, veterans, and organizations. The purpose of the campaign is to bring awareness to the stories of military members and the great work conducted by support organizations.
Episode 2 will highlight US Army combat medic Nick Colgin. Colgins experiences in a combat zone motivated him to continue his service after the military through his business Right at Home of Western Massachusetts. Colgins business is an in-home care and assistance agency providing licensed, bonded, background-checked, and trained caregivers to assist elderly and disabled adults in their home.
You can see the full video here: One of US campaign - Episode 2
The campaign is currently scheduled for 8 episodes, and will showcase inspirational individuals and innovative organizations that support the military and veteran community. The goal is to continue to build awareness about the amazing work being performed by these organizations, and highlighting the impact the organization has on founders, Veterans, military families, and/or their communities.
Andrew Price, Unite US Co-Founder and Director of Outreach stated, Nicks video captures the spirit of the post 9/11 veteran. Its Unite US duty to showcase Veterans like Nick who are applying the skills and values they acquired in the military to the civilian sector. There are thousands of other Veterans on Unite US with similar stories, and we look forward to connecting them to other service members and supporters as they make their way into the civilian sector.
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And a little help from Provera, I am finally showing signs of AF! I think today is the day for CD 1!! If not, def tomorrow.
I think I am the only person who is excited about CD1 but it's been sooo long. Internet cheapies will be here Monday and hopefully this will be our cycle!
Eboom:I started taking provera 4 days ago and im not sure how long it will take for AF to show up. I feel how excited you are for AF! I never thought I would be anticipating AF! LOL! good luck, hope CD1 shows up tomorrow!
I finished up Provera on Tuesday and I am just starting to spot. They say anywhere from 7-10 days after finishing but I have heard of some ladies on TB getting it as quick as 2 days after the last pill. GL to you!! :)
Good luck! I know what you mean about wanting AF to show up. I started charting mid-cycle last month and knew I didn't have any shot of getting KU bc MH and I had bad timing. I was excited for AF to show up so I could get a full cycle of charting in.
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Monday Morning Draft - Week 14
Here is the 14th edition of the Monday Morning Draft - a column that delves into the past weekend's action from an NFL Draft perspective. As the season goes on, the draft picture and slotting will become more clear, but every Sunday will provide a few hints for next April.
By Charlie Campbell.
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Suck For Luck:
Here are the standings for the race for the No. 1 overall pick to have the first shot at Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.
Indianapolis Colts:
Indianapolis was handled by Baltimore this week. The Colts locked up first place in the "Suck for Luck" standings after losing at home to the Jaguars in November. It was a winnable game for Indianapolis, but their offense was completely ineffective. This season, the Colts have played tight games with the Patriots, Steelers, Browns and Buccaneers. Right now, there is no certainty when Peyton Manning will return. At 0-13, the Indianapolis Colts look like they are headed to a winless season. While it is still possible they won't select first, it would be a shock if they didn't land the No. 1 pick.
Minnesota Vikings:
The Vikings fought hard but lost to the Lions 34-28. A week ago, Minnesota got "Tebowed." The Vikings fell to the Broncos 35-32, and are now 2-11 on the season. Throughout 2011, Minnesota has lost a lot of games late. Two of the Vikings' final three opponents (the Bears and the Saints) are in the playoff race. Minnesota has a winnnable game against Washington, but the Vikings could easily finish 2-14 or 3-13 this season. Minnesota looks like a lock for a top-five pick next April.
St. Louis Rams:
The Rams play on Monday night against the Seahawks. Last week, St. Louis fell to 2-10 on the season after getting shutout 26-0 by San Francisco. The Rams had a one-point win over the Browns, and also shocked the Saints with a 31-21 in the middle of the season. St. Louis has had a tough schedule to go along with a lot of injuries which have decimated their talent. The Rams on their way to a top-five pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Cleveland Browns:
The Browns fell to 4-9 on the season after losing to the Steelers in a close game. A week ago, Baltimore running back Ray Rice ran for over 200 yards against Cleveland. It has been an ugly year for the Browns. They lost to the Rams with narrow wins over the Jaguars, Seahawks and Dolphins. All three of those games could have been losses. Cleveland may not win another game this year. They go to Arizona and Baltimore before finishing the season at home against Pittsburgh. That spells 4-12, and it would be surprising if the Browns beat the Cardinals to finish 5-11.
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Jacksonville blew out Tampa Bay 41-14. They scored 41 unanswered points and forced seven turnovers after falling behind early. The Jaguars are capable of pulling off some surprising wins, but this Sunday shouldn't be considered a shocker. In most games, the Jaguars offense is painful to watch. Prior to playing Tampa Bay, rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert struggled to move the ball, and he doesn't have any quality wide receivers to help him. On a very short week, the Jaguars play Atlanta on Thursday night.
Let's Play Matchmaker:
This section will look at some of the top talent in college football and match those prospects up with teams that have a dire need at the position.
Cleveland Browns: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
The Browns' offense clearly can't compete with an elite defense. All season, Richardson has faced defenses focused on stopping him, and they've been unable to do it. He is used to succeeding against heavy fronts having averaged six yards per carry in the 2011 regular season. This year, Richardson has totaled 1,583 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground along with 27 receptions for 327 yards and three scores. He would be a good fit in a West Coast offense like Cleveland's system under Pat Shurmur.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
The Jaguars' offense has got to get some weapons around the quarterback, whether it is Blaine Gabbert or someone else. An elite passing threat would take some of the heat off of running back Maurice Jones-Drew. All day against Tampa Bay, Jacksonville's receivers struggled to get separation from the defensive backs. The Jaguars would have to use their first-round pick to land Blackmon, but he would be worth it. This year, Blackmon has 113 receptions for 1,336 yards and 15 touchdowns. He would stretch the field for the Jacksonville offense and take advantage of teams loading up the box to defend Jones-Drew. Blackmon's big play ability could also help generate some fan interest for a team that has issues selling tickets.
Cincinnati Bengals: Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama
The Bengals allowed Texans quarterback T.J. Yates to throw for 300 yards and two touchdowns in a second-half comeback. Cincinnati made a real mistake allowing Jonathan Joseph to leave in free agency. With Leon Hall out for the season, the Bengals don't have the cornerbacks to limit receivers from getting separation. Jenkins is an excellent man corner who can match up and limit elite receivers. His tight coverage would help the Cincinnati pass rush. The Bengals have two first-round picks, and Jenkins could be a good selection with one of them.
New England Patriots: Mark Barron, S, Alabama
The Patriots gave up some big plays through the air and were gashed on the ground by Roy Helu for 126 yards on 27 carries. New England could use a safety that can contribute to their run support and prevent some big plays downfield. Barron is an instinctive player that plays in a complex 3-4 collegiate defense that should translate well for New England. Barron recorded 66 tackles this season with four tackles for a loss and two interceptions. New England would have a shot at Barron in the first round, and potentially with their two second-round picks.
Chicago Bears: Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
The Bears are definitely missing Jay Cutler, but their receivers couldn't produce much against Denver. Johnny Knox led Chicago in receiving with three catches for 37 yards. Sanu would be a great fit in the Bears offense and is an underrated prospect who had a fantastic junior season. He caught 109 passes for 1,144 yards and seven touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Sanu has a good combination of size and speed, but his hands and body control are truly special. Chicago could target Sanu with a trade down in the first or a trade up in the second round.
Detroit Lions: Barrett Jones, OT, Alabama
Detroit allowed three sacks to Jared Allen on Sunday, and if they want to protect Matthew Stafford for the long-haul, the team has to upgrade their pass protection. If Jones declares for the draft, the Lions could have a shot at him in the first round. He has been a dynamic run blocker since breaking into the starting lineup as a guard in 2009. In 2011, Jones showed the ability to be a blind side protector at left tackle. The LSU game in particular illustrated that he can neutralize speed rushers. Jones would be a good fit in Detroit's offense and could be a quick upgrade for the Lions.
San Francisco 49ers: Chase Minnifield, CB, Virginia
The 49ers were torched through the air on Sunday by Arizona. Larry Fitzgerald (7 for 149) and Early Doucet (3 for 73) produced big plays to lead the Cardinals in their upset win. San Francisco has had a great season, but the team definitely could use some young talent for the secondary, especially considering they have to play Fitzgerald twice a year. Minnifield is a quick and physical man corner who can match up well with receivers who have size and speed. He had tight coverage all year and teams avoided throwing his direction. Minnifield recorded eight pass breakups with three interceptions. In 2010, he had six picks with four passes defensed. The 49ers could target Minnifield with their first-round pick.
Atlanta Falcons: Robert Lester, S, Alabama
The Falcons could use another safety to replace Thomas DeCoud and improve their defense of the deep part of the field. The Panthers got long touchdowns out of running back DeAngelo Williams (74 yards) and Greg Olsen (44 yards) on Sunday. Lester is very skilled at defending the deep part of the field and not letting plays get behind him. He snuffs out runs that get to the secondary and can match up well on tight ends. Lester is reliable as the last man of defense before the open field. This season, he has 36 tackles with two interceptions. In 2010, Lester had eight interceptions. Atlanta would probably have to use their second-round pick to land him.
Team Draft Report:
In this section we take a deeper look at specific teams and where they stand in regards to the 2012 NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh Steelers:
Even though the Steelers are one of the elite franchises in the NFL, they will have a challenging draft next April. Not only does Pittsburgh have multiple needs, the Steelers have a lot of core players who are aging and are going to need to be replaced in the next few years.
Pittsburgh one of the older teams in the NFL. Their defense in particular is packed with veterans. Take look at the age of a lot of their defensive starters: nose tackle Casey Hampton (34), inside linebacker James Farrior (36), outside linebacker James Harrison (33), defensive end Brett Keisel (33), safety Troy Polamalu (30), safety Ryan Clark (32) and cornerback Ike Taylor (31). That isn't including injured starting defensive end Aaron Smith (35). The Steelers have some young backups on defense, but they may need to use a premium pick or two in order to get some additional young talent for their defense.
Pittsburgh's offensive line has received a fair amount of criticism, but that is one of the younger units on the team. Center Maurkice Pouncey, guard Doug Legursky, tackle Marcus Gilbert, guard Ramon Foster and other offensive linemen are all in their early to mid 20s. Still, the Steelers may have to look at the offensive line, and in particular, find a long-term starter at left tackle.
Wide receiver Mike Wallace is approaching the end of his contract, and if Pittsburgh doesn't want to pay him, their will be a big hole at wide receiver with Hines Ward closing in on retirement. The Steelers have a shot at making another run in January, but this offseason will require the Steelers to look at a lot of positions to reload and make for a very interesting 2012 draft class.
Jacksonville Jaguars:
The Jaguars draft situation just got a lot more interesting after Blaine Gabbert produced the first quality game of his career. Prior to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, he was awful, and it was reasonable to think that Jacksonville could potentially look at a quarterback again in the first round of the draft. Gabbert threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns with two ugly interceptions, but it was progress over past weeks. With a first and second-round pick invested in him, the Jaguars may be better off trying to help him before declaring him a bust and finding a replacement.
Adding an elite receiver has to be a high priority for Jacksonville next April. Even though they scored 41 against the Buccaneers, the Jaguars were led in receiving by tight end Marcedes Lewis (2 for 77). Running back Maurice Jones-Drew was second in receiving yards with 51. Jarett Dillard (5 for 45) is just a complementary receiver. Jacksonville has a lot of holes, but doubling up at receiver with a few early-round picks warrants heavy consideration.
Another revelation from Sunday's game against Tampa Bay was Jaguars defensive end Jeremy Mincy putting together a fabulous game against Pro Bowl left tackle Donald Penn. That kind of performance could prompt Jacksonville to think that the organization could wait on a defensive end until after the first round, but a good end to pair on the other side from Mincy could make their pass rush even more forceful. It was also nice for Jacksonville to see Tyson Alualu notch a sack in the game.
It is clear the Jaguars need help at cornerback as well. At least they have a new passionate owner, who will probably be willing to spend in free agency. Jacksonville has a lot of needs and a lot of routes the team can go, but at least Sunday provided some glimmers of hope for their fans regarding the prospects of Gabbert, Alualu and their pass rush.
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Belenko, Steven. "The Challenges of Integrating Drug Treatment into the Criminal Justice Process." Albany Law Review. 63.3. 2000: 833-76. Print.Belenko is a senior rerecsah associate at The National Center on Addiction and Substance abuse at Columbia University. The audience is other lawyers or justice officials. The information is also available for use by the general public. He proposes background information for previous treatments and uses this information to prove his theories for the changes he is suggesting. He has many ideas for reducing the impact of drugs and alcohol on the criminal justice system by altering current treatment programs and current laws. The author uses evidence of past cases and other rerecsah studies to enhance his argument. This journal is under the discipline of law and science. The author uses section headings and subheadings. He also keeps the data tables at the end of the paper. This helps the reader to easily read through the abundance of information and then inspect the data tables. Colliver, James, Joseph Gfroerer, Beth Han, and Michael Penne. "Substance use disorder among older adults in the United States in 2020." Addiction. 104.1. Jan 2009: 88-96. Print.These authors are affiliated with the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, USA and RTI International, and Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. The audience is other rerecsahers in the field of science and any individual seeking knowledge pertaining to substance use disorder. The purpose of this rerecsah was to determine the number of people over the age of 50 that would be affected by SUD in 2020. This is important information to obtain because treatment and prevention programs must be created that work efficiently. The author achieves the goal of projecting the population affected with SUD by creating a study to find out how many people are affected presently. They have compiled this information over the past decade in order to foreshadow the expected trend for 2020. The validity of this rerecsah is shown by the authors including limitations and other errors within the study. This study is associated with the discipline of science. The authors use section headers to guide the reader through the steps of rerecsah and conclusions.Dakof, Gayle, Paul Greenbaum, Craig Henderson, Hoawrad Liddle, and Ralph Turner. "Treating Adolescent Drug Abuse: a Randomized Trial Comparing Multidimensional Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy." Addiction. 103. 2008: 1660-1670. Print.Liddle and Dakof are rerecsahers from the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. Turner is accredited to the University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania. Henderson is rerecsahing for Sam Houston State University and Greenbaum is rerecsahing for the University of South Florida. The audience is other scientists studying adolescent drug abuse. Families of adolescents that are suffering from drug abuse may find this information helpful as well. The purpose of this study was to find out whether family therapy or behavior therapy would better affect these young adults in their battle with drugs and alcohol misuse. The authors explain the selection process for obtaining participants in the study. They provide background information about how many people were in the study and how long they performed the study. They explain standards of comparison based on other studies as well. This study is under the discipline of science and psychology. This is concluded because the therapy studies and effects the adolescents experience because of their issues. The arrangement of this paper is progressively moving through the process the authors went through to achieve their conclusions. The chronological order of the rerecsah helps the conclusion to become clear to the reader. Fisher, Celia and Meena Mahadevan. "Factors Influencing the Nutritional Health and Food Choices of African American HIV-Positive Marginally Housed and Homeless Female Substance Abusers." Applied Developmental Science. 14.2. 2010: 72-88. Print.Celia Fisher is a rerecsaher at Fordham University and Meena Mahadevan is a rerecsaher at Montclair State University. The audience is other people that are studying nutrition and drug abuse. This information is also insightful for anyone interested in learning about the importance of taking care of yourself and learning about what can happen if you do not put nutrition first. The authors show a correlation between malnutrition, drug abuse, and health diseases. The authors include their rerecsah along with conclusions to prove the correlation. They also include personal statements from the women they performed the study on. This helps make the reader identify with the study and realize that this is a real issue among the US population. This study fits the discipline of nutritional sciences. The authors arranged the paper to convey the statistical and rerecsah findings first. The personal statements are followed up by conclusions provided by Fisher and Mahadevan.Mosher, James and Karen Yanagisako. "Public Health, Not Social Warfare: A Public Health Approach to Illegal Drug Policy." Journal of Public Health Policy. 12.3. 1991: 278-323. PrintThese authors were able to complete this rerecsah and article by receiving a grant from Berly Buck Trust at the Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. They also mention that they had help from many other rerecsahers in order to publish this paper. This article appeals to anybody that wants to learn about older drug wars and current drug problems. The purpose is to review the history of drug disturbances, analyze recent drug abuse, and critiques policies in effect now. The article talks about approaches to handling these drug problems that have not worked in the past. This evidence is utilized in the argument for the authors' ideas for a public health approach to solving these issues. The discipline for this article is public health and science. The authors use data tables to display the illegal drug use in the years of 1985, 1988, and 1990. They also compare these statistics to ethnicity and employment status.
Anitra 09-07-2012 11:44 pm xxx.xxx.xxx2.12 (total posts: 1)
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Stands back from the kbeyarod in amazement! Thanks!
Dennis 07-30-2012 11:03 pm xxx.xxx.xxx1.66 (total posts: 1)
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07.30.09 at 12:05 pmNate Newon's VanYou know what would help me make it to September? More than three posts a day./liks his beer cold, his homos flaming, and his free cotennt on the internet to be plentiful
Santiago 07-02-2012 12:25 am xxx.xxx.xxx.162 (total posts: 1)
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You? are correct. NO proragm will work unless you change your diet. If you eat bad foods and lots of calories you will stay the same. But if you do and use vibration exercise, you can lose up to 4 times as much fat as with regular exercise. You can read the report done on this by searching Congress on Obesity vibration exercise . Very impressive results.
Hairi 07-01-2012 11:23 pm xxx.xxx.xxx1.28 (total posts: 2)
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At last some rationality in our liltte debate.
Fitz 01-25-2012 03:22 am xxx.xxx.xxx4.86 (total posts: 1)
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Todd Bowles is almost 50
Brandon 01-16-2012 10:30 am xxx.xxx.xxx.243 (total posts: 1)
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Love Mike Zimmer and the Bucs. Glad someone is talking about the two together
denver 01-16-2012 07:32 am xxx.xxx.xxx0.83 (total posts: 1)
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100% agree with the need of a dt...! it was not just in this game - then the o-line doubles dumervil and miller or just takes them out, there no other guy to put pressure on them... ..one more pass rusher would be great...
John L. 01-09-2012 09:21 pm xxx.xxx.xxx0.24 (total posts: 1)
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If NFL teams haven't learned by now the idiocy of drafting a RB high, they never will.
Tyler 01-09-2012 05:48 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.111 (total posts: 2)
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I keep hearing that this is the first draft that the Lions can realistically consider targeting a need over sheer talent and that scares me. Mayhew is proven that he can build up a team by drafting the Fairleys of the world, but the one high pick he's used on need versus talent is Jahvid Best. That pick clearly isn't working out. Personally I hope the continue to address need via free agency and talent via the draft.
Vince 01-09-2012 05:32 pm xxx.xxx.xxx3.99 (total posts: 2)
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Does anyone else think the Bengals won't be able to land Trent Richardson? I feel like he'll be gone by the seventeenth pick.
Matt 01-09-2012 02:51 pm xxx.xxx.xxx9.37 (total posts: 1)
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I'm a Ravens fan, so I'd love for the steelers to waste a pick on a linebacker, but why would they chose a OLB when Harrison is still playing lights out and they still have Woodley? They would need a corner more than anything...by all means take a LB though lol
Tyler 01-03-2012 03:45 am xxx.xxx.xxx.111 (total posts: 2)
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Andrew Luck did not look like an elite quarterback tonight. Yeah, the guy completes passes, but he seemed like a Jeff Garcia-esque dink and dunker against OK State. If I'm the Colts and I'm thinking about replacing Peyton Manning, I'd want a Matthew Stafford level talent.
I think he's a guy that is masked by a stellar run game and defense. No way I'd draft him 1st overall. Trade the pick, Colts.
Matt 01-02-2012 08:00 pm xxx.xxx.xxx2.43 (total posts: 1)
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I agree 100% with Ram Guy. They need a WR very badly in STL. I never got why Left Tackle became such a huge priority anyway. Look at the past few LTs taken in the top 5. Joe Thomas, Jake Long, Jason Smith, Trent Williams, Levi Brown. Some are great. Some are OK. Some are busts. But they all have one thing in common... the teams that drafted them still suck.
Ram Guy 01-02-2012 04:07 pm xxx.xxx.xxx5.90 (total posts: 1)
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No way the Rams stay pat and draft Kalil. If they had a lower pick, they certainly wouldn't give up picks to move up and draft Kalil, so no way in hell do they reject picks to stay at #2 and draft him...especially now that they've cleaned house and Brandon Lloyd won't be there next season since McDaniels won't be. WR is now priority 1 and 2 for the Rams.
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Despite an injury to his right knee in the final game of his senior season, Jacob Overton will go on to play football in college.
The Minco running back and All-State selection signed for Oklahoma Baptist University in front of a full room of friends and family at the high school auditorium. Overton is still in rehabilitation after rupturing his ACL and MCL in his knee in a playoff game last year, but the Bison coaches were still convinced he was a player they wanted.
"I didn't know when I was going to be able to come back," Overton said. "I was afraid everybody was going to lose interest in me because I got hurt. But, they said they still wanted me to be apart of the program, and that gave me a lot of peace."
The Bulldogs have used Overton in a number of positions throughout his four years as a varsity starter, specifically running back, wide receiver, and some time at quarterback. He comes from a big Oklahoma State family and was hoping to become a Cowboy after high school.
But Overton said he spent much time in prayer, and OBU seems to be the right path.
"I've been to church camp there five summers in a row, so I'm very familiar with the campus," he said. "I prayed about it for a couple of months, and I felt like God was leading me to OBU rather than OSU. It made the idea of playing football there much more exciting."
OBU is currently in the process of moving up to Division II, said offensive line coach C. W. Cooke who attended Overton's letter of intent signing. It's a big step so soon after the program was rebooted just last year for the first time since the 1940s. Should things pan out as expected, Overton would be playing at that level of competition, and he said that was an attractive possibility.


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April 12, 2012 | Vol. 39, No. 15
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Joe Zarlengo during his first place finish in the Boys 110 Meter Hurdles.
Track and field kicked off their season in Ketchikan with an unusual meet last weekend.
Most track meets are invitationals and are attended by many nearby schools, but the season opener scheduled in Sitka was canceled, so Ketchikan invited Petersburg to come down for a rare two-school dual meet.
"It was the first dual that I've ever been a part of, and I've been coaching here for thirty years," said Petersburg Head Coach Brad Taylor.
To make things even more unusual, Mary Hagemann, the Ketchikan coach, asked the Vikings to bring a middle school team.
"I contacted Jaimie Cabral and said 'can we get a middle school team started?' and he said 'you bet,' so the rest is history," said coach Taylor. "It was awesome."
The small meet was a very nice way to start the season. With far fewer kids competing, more Petersburg kids made the finals.
"They get to compete more, which is really a plus at the beginning of the year, when you're trying to get things ironed out. With a lot of kids who've never done anything, they get a real taste of track and field.
"The beautiful thing about this last weekend, it was so nice out. The kids were out there laying on the Astroturf. It was warm. The kids were running well, so that was a lot of fun for their first meet, instead of raining and snowing. It makes a big difference for enthusiasm," said Coach Taylor.
That enthusiasm carried over to competition, with many Petersburg kids winning their events.
"Little Isabelle Ith, who's a middle schooler ended up winning three events, with high school included. She had a really, really good meet," said Taylor.
Ith took first place in the triple jump with PHS senior Julia Buschmann coming in second in the event.
Ith also won the long jump, with Bessie Johnson taking second place and Asia Prus getting third.
Isabelle also won the girls 100 meter hurdles with a time of 18.35 seconds. Bessie Johnson came in second with 19.70, followed closely by Grace Weller at 19.87, and Maria Lopez a fraction behind, at 19.91 seconds.
"Joe Zarlengo had a really good meet," said Taylor.
Zarlengo finished first in the boys 110 meter hurdles, and a close second in the 300 meter hurdles.
Long distance runner John Brooks had a strong performance, taking first in the boys 3200 meter, and third in the 1600 meter.
"Bessie Johnson had a great meet, she ended up second in the hurdles and first in the high jump," said Taylor.
The boys relay team, including Joe Zarlengo, PK Bunyi, Mizani Rawhani, and Ian Fitts, won the 4x100 meter relay.
Brina Compton delighted the coaches with her first place win in shot put.
"[She] wanted to be the manager, but I said, 'well lets give it a shot.' She ended up winning the shot put," said Taylor.
Isabelle Ith (left), Marissa Nilsen, and Rosa Lopez taking hurdles at in Ketchikan. Middle school athletes were invited to this first meet of the season in Ketchikan.
"All the kids did really, really well. I was so pleased with their efforts," said Taylor. "A lot of middle school kids did fabulous."
When asked about his first impressions of the team compared to recent years Taylor said, "We've got a lot of talent. Last year our girls were region champs. I haven't seen the other schools, but I think we are as competitive, girl wise, as we were last year. Our boys team is up this year, and I think athletically and ability-wise we are a bit better than we've been the last two years."
"We lost a few kids that were big point winners last year, and those kids are really hard to replace, but hopefully these guys will step up and perform well," Taylor said.
The Vikings will have a chance to compare teams from around the region this weekend as they return to Ketchikan to face Juneau, Sitka, Thunder Mountain, Haines, and more.
"It will be a good test of what we look like this year," said Taylor.
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Wayne Rooney
Wednesday 22 February 2012
On January 7 we published a story, headlined on the print edition's front page, suggesting Wayne Rooney could be sold in the January transfer window because of a damaged working relationship between him and Sir Alex Ferguson ("Ferguson willing to sell Rooney during transfer window", by James Lawton). We said there was a strong feeling around Manchester United that Sir Alex believed he had "lost control of Rooney". We now accept that the working relationship between player and manager is strong and are happy to reiterate the statement, issued jointly by Rooney and Manchester United on the night of publication (and included in our story in later editions), that player and manager look forward to working together for seasons to come. We also accept that no moves were made to sell Wayne Rooney during the January transfer window.
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June 11, 2008
CamWorld Turns Eleven
Wow, has it been a year already?
Where have I been? What have I been doing? I assure you, there are a lot of good answers. The easiest and most obvious answer is that, yes I have been completely swamped with that thing called life. It creeps up on you and before you know it you're too busy to do anything else let alone keep a blog up-to-date.
What I'm taking about, of course, is my beautiful baby daughter Amelia, who popped into this world last September and has provided so much happiness and joy to my little family. It's true what they say about parenting: you'll find yourself making sacrifices you'd never have considered in a million years before becoming a parent. One of those sacrifices is, unfortunately, this blog. But who knows, we're past the difficult infant stage and it's getting easier so perhaps I can squeeze out a few minutes a day to start blogging again.
What else have I been up to? The job I spoke of in my May 2007 post was a complete wash. I ended up leaving after six months of trying to help an ecommerce company that needed some serious help in the Web 2.0 and social media space but after nothing but continual resistance, I walked out. The last thing I said to them was "I can only help a company that wants to be helped." Water under the bridge. I wish them luck.
I'm now working at a company that provides a private, invitation-only social network to a pretty select group of members. You can think of it as kind of a Facebook for the rich and well-connected. We're porting the legacy application from PHP to Rails and redesigning the UI and functionality at the same time. It's very challenging, but fun and rewarding and I'm happy to report that I work with a great team of people.
June 11, 2007
CamWorld Turns Ten
Ten years ago today I sat down at my trusty Apple PowerMac 7100 (66 Mhz), fired up a text editor and wrote the very first entry of this weblog. It said simply, "Life is a constant challenge."
There was no further explanation, no diatribe about the turmoil my life was in at the time, no links to web design and HTML resources elsewhere on the web, no opinion about politics, no product reviews or endorsements. It was simply a cheap rhetorical statement thrown out into the growing thing which soon acquired a name: the blogosphere.
Here we are, ten years and hundreds of millions of blogs later -- some of use still blog regularly, offering our insights, our voices and opinions about anything and everything. Others like myself, have stopped their regular blogging and only contribute when they really have something worthwhile to say. Part of me misses it but I also recognize that my personal and professional lives have become so busy that one of the sacrifices I've had to make is the health of this blog.
For the past yen years my blog has been one of the constants in my adult life. It has been there through the thick and the thin. Early in my career it was there when I was the first person to ever get fired over a blog. It was there when I took my first dot-com job and when I moved to NYC. It was there when I moved to Little Rock, AR to work for the Wesley Clark 2004 presidential campaign and it was there when I met my wife (through a Craigslist personals ad no less).
My blog does not get updated much anymore and I need to renew my commitment to keeping it fresh. My new job (more about this soon) and my increasingly busy personal life are taking their toll on CamWorld. My wife and I are expecting our first baby soon (due October 1) and everyone with kids keeps telling me I have no idea what I've signed up for. Never one to back down to a challenge I smile and say, "Sure sure, piece of cake." Remind me of this post in November and I may think differently!
The bottom line is my blog continues to be a large and important part of my life, more so my past than the present. Who knows what the future may hold. Here's to ten more years of blogging!
May 31, 2007
Last Blog Standing
Sorry for the lack of updates. The past few months have been spent finishing my consulting work and preparing to take on a new job (more about this in tomorrow's blog post). Funny how as soon as I accept a job offer the number of opportunities explodes. In the past 3 weeks I've had six recruiters contact me, three startups and two former employers -- all of which I've turned down or ignored because I've landed at a place I hope to make a big difference in a big way.
I'm also very happy to get back into a regular schedule with a regular paycheck; something I haven't had for more than 4 years. I also have an easy commute to lower Manhattan by train or bike which is worth a lot more than most people give it credit for. After seven years in NYC I'm finally sick and tired of the masses of people who ride the trains with their loud voices (teenagers), shitty headphones that leak bad iTunes (hip hop fans), and their nasty smelly food and body odors.
Note: CamWorld turns 10 years old on June 11. For that anniversary, I'm working on a blog retrospective piece that outlines where we began so many years ago, where've been and where we are going in the next 10 years.
April 16, 2007
Confabb Introduces Social Networking
The development team at Confabb has been busy these past few months. Today, we are announcing a whole bunch of new features. Here is an excerpt from a press release:
New Logged-in Homepage
Log in and check out 'your new homepage.' Above "your conferences" is the new "your network," a bird's-eye view of bulleting board messages from within your network (more on that below), your online Confabb connections and any messages sent to you by those within the Confabb community. Click on "My Account" to see the full range of search and connection possibilities. Post your own messages for everyone to see on "your bulletin board," which will be broadcast globally or have a one-on-one discussion with other Confabb members. You can also see what others are talking about and invite new people, either from within or outside of Confabb, to join your network.
Buddy Lists/or My Connections
Just as you keep a list of people with whom you correspond daily, the "My Connections" tab is your gateway to the personal contacts you've made within the Confabb community - people with whom you've connected before and want to stay in touch going forward. This is your personal network; friends, colleagues and other contacts whose whereabouts and doings you want to follow as they prepare for the event. Attendees can view the list of other conference participants, check out their profiles, and invite them into their personal network.
Bulletin Boards
Confabb gives all of its community members their own personal blog, or bulletin board with which they can share their thoughts, opinions on the issues and experiences. This is the community member's space; it's intensely individual, consisting of the member's content and comments from their readers. People can also read the musings of others within their network by clicking on the "Bulleting Board Posts" within "My Network" tab, which shows what others within their network are saying too. Each board - the individual blog and the personal network bulletin board" are completely searchable by the major search engines. You will build traffic from within the community as well as anyone from around the globe with an interest in what you have to say!
Personal Messaging
This is the Confabb community's private email service. We respect everyone's right to privacy so messaging within the community is handled by us; simply use the "contact" link to jot a note to the person of your choice and we'll send the message to the email they've registered within our system. Responses are handled by us as well so your information is never revealed unless you choose to do that outside of the community.
I'm very pleased to see how Confabb has grown over the past few months. It validates my decision to take a back seat in December to try and earn some money (everybody's gotta pay the bills) while the business development guys and the developers worked on the next phase of Confabb. I'm confident the team we have in place can continue to execute and grow Confabb in new ways.
We're up to over 22,000 conferences and adding them at nearly 4000 per month. I still need to write about how we made the decision to go with manual data entry of conferences rather than automated web scraping. It was a hotly-debated issue but I feel we made the right decision. Granted, if we had the resources of someone like Yahoo, Google or Microsoft we'd probably have made a different decision.
April 07, 2007
April is Autism Awareness Month
If you watch any daytime TV or caught Nightline the other night you'll know that April is Autism Awareness Month. Recently there has been a big activism push towards edcuating the public about autism and creating a larger awareness about what autism is and isn't.
When I met my wife a few years ago she mentioned to me that she had a nephew who is autistic. I didn't know what to expect. Over time, as we visited her brother's family for the holidays and family events I learned more and more about little Michael and his struggle in this confusing world. I watched him grow into the amazing little boy he is. He is now the star of an Autism Speaks video that uses the music of John Ondrasik of the band Five for Fighting. Every time this video is watched, a donation is made to the Autism Speaks charity. This is made possible via Revver's revenue-sharing approach that give up to 68% of the video's ad revenue to charity.
If you care about activism and educating the world about autism, please go watch this video now. If you're really moved please consider donating money. Thousands of children like Michael are counting on it.
April 02, 2007
Ten Years of Blogging and an Announcement
Congrats to Dave Winer on ten long years of blogging. I've long given him credit for inspiring me to start writing CamWorld way back in the heady days of 1997.
Sometimes I wish we could go back 10 years and push a big [red] "reset" button [that doesn't do anything]. I know there are things I would have done differently. Dave and I have had our spats over the years and have often not seen eye to eye. Usually we simply agree to disagree and go on with the love/hate relationship that has grown into a business partnership, among other things. Dave was one of the first investors in my most recent startup, Confabb. I was very happy that he saw the value in what we are trying to do because I've always respected his ideas, his leadership and his way of thinking.
These days I'm busy with my blog and online community consulting; almost too busy. I'm looking around for a full-time job in New York that can offer me decent benefits and a respectable salary. My reasons for this are many. The first is that I'm really tired of consulting and need a more stable income. My startup doesn't provide it nor can I afford the health benefits through organizations like Freelancers Union. The second reason is that the CamWorld clan will soon number three. That's right; my wife and I are having a little baby girl somewhere on or around October 1. This is somewhat bittersweet since we tried last year and lost the baby at 16 weeks. All signs and test results this time point to a very healthy baby so we're getting excited. We're keeping our fingers crossed. And our toes.
CamWorld will turn 10 years old on June 11, 1997. Maybe by then I will have my new site design done (it's been sitting inside of a Photoshop file since about Feb 2006).
March 14, 2007
An Update! Wow, an Update!
For all of you who thought I had crawled under a rock and died, I have news for you. I'm not dead! Really.
Later this afternoon I'm flying out to California for a series of job interviews with an unnamed company (I can assure you that you've heard of them). If they go well, my wife and I will be relocating to the west coast or what I like to think of as EarthquakeLand, which in some ways is just like TerroristWorld here on the east coast. We'll be around until late on Monday, so if you want to meet up for lunch or brunch over the weekend, shoot me an email or text my cell phone (mobile [at] camworld.org), or Twitter me at username camworld.
I'm also interested in learning about which neighborhoods in the Bay Area are the best to live in. We're going to drive around Berkeley and its surrounding towns and get some of the local realtors to show us places, but it'd be a good idea to know what's good and what's bad before we go.
In other news...
Confabb, the startup I co-founded last year is hosting the site for the annual Personal Democracy Forum conference. They're taking advantage of all the social networking and conference management tools we built into the web application. It's exciting to see our hard work pay off.
David Dell has joined Confabb as our CEO. I'm excited to see someone with so much experience building companies join our little startup. It validates the idea I had a few years ago for a centralized conference community which resulted in Confabb. I feel that my idea is now in good hands with people like David a the helm.
I've been doing a lot of Drupal consulting lately. I am continually amazed at how robust and powerful this community platform is. The largest Drupal site I run is snowboard-mag.com, which gets about 20,000 unique visitors per day. I'm now building a Drupal-powered site for a film and video company that wants to build a large online community for the creative professionals industry. It's a fun project that I am hoping will turn into a huge success for them since that particular market is underserved as far as robust online communities go.
Stay tuned in the next month or two for more exciting news and announcements. This year is going to be full of surprises, excitement and new learning experiences.
February 13, 2007
Cam's TV News Debut
About a month ago I received an email from a TV news producer who wanted to interview me for a segment about online florists who scam people. Long-time readers should be aware of my extensive write-up about my experience with the ultra-scammy UrbanFlorist.com, based out of Vancouver, Canada.
On January 30, a freelance TV news crew showed up at my apartment in Brooklyn and shot about 30 minutes of footage of me at my computer, talking on the phone, etc. The end result (Quicktime | WMV) is not bad and I realized they used only a few seconds of material from what turned out to be more than two hours of setup, filiming and equipment breakdown.
I pretty much flubbed my interview portion but they managed to pull out a few quotes that sound OK after the editor had put everything together. The interesting thing was every question had to be paraphrased back to the producer in the form of an answer. You can't just answer "Yes" or "No" since any soundbites pulled out for editing would then be out of context. You needed to answer something like, "No, I would not use an online florist that is not based in my city." It sounds easy but in practice is pretty hard. If this had been live, the entire thing would have been a wash, but you get several shots at answering the question and by the 3rd or 4th take you sound OK, if not a little bit scripted.
It was an interesting experience, though I'm not sure if I would do it again. I think maybe I would be more comfortable the next time now that I know and understand the process better.
January 01, 2007
New Year, New Beginnings
The year of 2006 was an interesting and challenging one. I married my wonderful wife Bonnie in January, poured my spare time into a startup over the summer and then launched it in November. This year promises new beginnings. After a 6-month hiatus from blogging I'm working on a CamWorld redesign and want to start blogging more regularly again. To be honest, I've missed it. There is something therapeutic about telling the world what you think and why; whether it's about the horrendous job the Bush Administration has done leading this country for the past six years or about why Paris Hilton needs to just shut her pie-hole, close her legs and go away.
Dave Winer calls blogging the "unedited voice of a person" which is exactly correct. This echoes my defintion of blogs written back in 1999:
You see, CamWorld is about me. It's about who I am, what I know, and what I think [...] CamWorld is a peek into the subconsciousness that makes me tick. [...] CamWorld is an experiment in self-expression. And that experiment is not over. [...] Weblogs, however, are designed for an audience. They have a voice. They have a personality. Simply put, they are an interactive extension of who you are.
We know now that blogs are not going away. Increasingly, they play an important role in teaching the media that every person has a voice and the right to broadcast that voice. If enough of those voices are united, they are a force to be reckoned with. Freedom of speech is one of the founding principles of this great country, despite what the Bush Administration might wish to believe otherwise. Calling dissenters and those who disagree with them "unpatriotic" and passing laws that take away our civil rights is a step backwards. Let's hope that 2007 is a better year for the retention of our civil liberties and gets us one more step closer to the day our country can put the Bush Administration behind us and begin healing the damage they have done.
I have a busy year planned for 2007. The wife and I are working on our first little tax break for 2007, but no luck so far. I'm working in a more stable income bracket (for NYC) and am finally tackling the debt I took on when working for the Democratic political campaigns in 2003-2004. Being in debt for so long really sucks but I see it as my own personal sacrifice for the effort to get rid of a President who is so wrong for this country it's not even funny; no not funny at all, tragic and disturbing really.
Stay tuned for the new CamWorld design, which will have some neat new features. I hope to have it done later this week.
December 28, 2006
My Year in Cities, 2006
Here are the cities I visited in 2006 in chronological order, via Kottke. Qualifier: one or more nights spent in each place.
- St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Los Angeles, CA
- Charlotte, NC
- Austin, TX
- Verona, NY
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Portland, OR
- Warrenton, VA
- Youngstown, OH
- Mt. Pleasant, MI


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Oneonta Theatre, at 47 Chestnut St. in Oneonta, will host performances tonight and Saturday night.
At 7:30 p.m. today, the Oneonta Concert Oneonta Concert Association will kick off its 85th season with Scotland's Battlefield Band.
Tickets are $25 general admission and $6 for students. For more details, call 433-7252.
Saturday brings The Justice League and the Phony Hearts Club Band at 8 p.m. The groups will perform several Beatles albums in their entirety. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.


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Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex CECRA Facility (UBMC)
Project Overview
The Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex (UBMC) is a state superfund facility located about 15 miles east of Lincoln. Seeps from the tailings and waste rock dumps along with acid mine drainage from old adits have contaminated surface water, sediments, soils and groundwater. Additional contamination exists due to the 1975 dam failure that washed metals-laden tailings down the Beartrap Creek drainage and into the upper Blackfoot River.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will lead cleanup efforts in coordination with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) over the next few years. The primary goal of the cleanup is to remove approximately 1 million cubic yards of tailings and mine waste for protection of human health and the environment. This protection will be accomplished by minimizing direct contact with contaminants and limiting migration and mobility of contaminants within the environment.
The UBMC, also known as the Heddleston district, is an inactive mining district which was mined intermittently from 1889 to the 1950s and explored intermittently up to the present. The UBMC is located in the headwaters of the Blackfoot River in a fairly remote location on and near national forest land, which is used by hunters and other recreationists. The town of Lincoln is about 15 miles downstream.
The main workings at the UBMC are the Mike Horse, Anaconda, Carbonate, Edith, Mary P and Paymaster mines and a tailings impoundment on Beartrap Creek. Tailings are the materials created during the processing of the ore rock. They are generally fine-grained and contain metals at levels that are toxic to human health and the environment. The historic mining and exploration activities in this area have resulted in numerous tailings and waste rock dumps. Erosion from the tailings and waste rock dumps along with acidic seeps and mine drainage from old adits have contaminated surface water, sediments, soils and groundwater. Additional contamination exists due to the 1975 tailings impoundment failure that washed metal-laden tailings down the Beartrap Creek drainage and into the upper Blackfoot River.
Click map above for larger view of area descriptions.
The State of Montana and the USFS successfully reached a settlement with ARCO and Asarco for environmental damages at the UBMC. Claims and interest paid amounted to approximately $39 million. More detail on the settlement can be found at the NRDP website. DEQ will lead cleanup efforts in coordination with the USFS and NRDP.
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Waste Repository Selected
After preparing a technical analysis and considering public comments, the USFS has selected Section 35 as the most protective waste repository location for mine waste removed from the UBMC, which includes the Mike Horse Dam. In July 2012, the USFS issued an amendment to its 2007 Action Memorandum for wastes on National Forest Land. This selection follows extensive analysis of alternative repository sites after investigations revealed concerns that substantially limited the possible use of the originally planned Paymaster repository. Section 35 best meets the selection criteria under federal environmental law (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) for protectiveness, feasibility, and cost.
DEQ has concurred in the decision and will implement the site cleanup actions under a 2008 agreement between the USFS and state. No other changes are being made to the 2007 Action Memorandum.
Section 35 is located east of Highway 279's crossing of the Blackfoot River, about 8.5 road miles from the Mike Horse Dam and approximately 13 road miles east of Lincoln. In 2011, a repository study was prepared by Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. to review previous repository information, take a fresh look at potential sites, and make a recommendation for the most appropriate location. The USFS released the study for public comment in September 2011. The decision can be viewed at the Helena Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/rl/helena/.
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Work to Do
In summer 2012, the agencies will be investigating the floodplain in the mining area to collect design-level information for cleanup and fine tuning waste quantities. At the repository site, scientists will dig sample test pits and install additional monitoring wells to further ensure that a protective repository can be built on Section 35 and to determine the most protective location and design for a repository within Section 35.
DEQ's construction manager plans to meet with nearby residents to discuss the implementation of the project and how the residents' concerns will be addressed throughout the project. These meetings will begin the same week the decision is released.
The agencies will move into the design phase of the project this fall and winter. This includes conceptual design of the repository site and removal of the Mike Horse dam and tailings.
Our goal is to have a construction bid package for repository preparation by winter-spring 2012-2013 for bidders. Design-level investigations are necessary before we can move to construction. Construction (dam removal) should begin in summer 2014. Hauling is expected to last 4 construction seasons (approximately 100 days between July and October). With cleanup and restoration, the area should reap the benefits of a restored fishery and other amenities of the Blackfoot River headwaters as they were more than a century ago.
Information/Mailing List
DEQ, in coordination with NRDP and the USFS, puts out the Mike Horse Messenger. If you would like to receive notification of publications or any other mailings on the UBMC from DEQ, you have two choices. 1.) To receive the information electronically, please use this ListServ option to enter your email information, or 2.) use this link to enter your address information and the mailings will be put in the mail to you.


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