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From the Pork Barrel: Bill Maher Indoctrinates Our Youth
* Bill Maher surprised a Political Science class at UCLA for MTV's Stand In. If that doesn't confirm all of Rick Santorum's fears about liberal indoctrination, I don't know what will.
* Thank God for Rush Limbaugh. Without him, we'd never have found out that Barack Obama once shoved a girl back in the 5th grade. Unless we read Obama's autobiography.
* Looks like Michele Bachmann's Swiss citizenship plan just got… poked full of holes.
* If Bill Clinton was our first black president, does that mean Barack Obama will be our first gay president?
* Don't forget to download our Election Companion App for iPhone and iPad – use it to follow along for our weekly Sunday liveblog. In this week's Very Special Mother's Day edition Ilya Gerner and his mother will be co-blogging Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Fox News Sunday at 10am/9c.
Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Education, LGBT, Michele Bachmann, MTV, Switzerland
Michele Bachmann, Switzerland's Newest Cuckoo
Congratulations, Switzerland! After 500 years of democracy and peace, elaborate clocks are no longer the only kind of cuckoos your scenic confederacy will be known for…
[Michele] Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently became a citizen of Switzerland, making her eligible to run for office in the tiny European nation, according to a Swiss TV report Tuesday…
Marcus Bachmann, the congresswoman's husband since 1978, reportedly was eligible for Swiss citizenship due to his parents' nationality — but only registered it with the Swiss government Feb. 15. Once the process was finalized on March 19, Michele automatically became a citizen as well, according to Honegger, [a reporter for Swiss public television].
Marcus Bachmann's application reportedly came at the behest of his children, the three youngest of whom have become Swiss citizens automatically, while the oldest have earned a fast-track path to naturalization. It must have been an awkward conversation. Sure, the prospect of a Bachmann presidency was terrifying, but asking your own father to plot escape plan from the United States to a tyrannical land of universal health insurance mandates has to be equally uncomfortable.
There are other theories as to why dual citizenship in the United States and Crazylvania wasn't enough for the Minnesota congresswoman. She's now eligible to ruin politics in a whole other country. And the Alpine heights of Switzerland make for an ideal location to welcome the Rapture. But a less celestial explanation suggests that this is part of a transparent ploy to qualify Bachmann for the position of IRS Commissioner in a Mitt Romney administration. What better way to learn the ropes of promoting tax avoidance than to visit Romney's money?
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Tags: Marcus Bachmann, Michele Bachmann, Switzerland
Tax Returns Confirm Mitt Romney Is America's Richest Unemployed Person
Newt Gingrich has really done a number on the Mitt Romney campaign. This past week, Gingrich jabbed at Romney so hard that his tax returns came loose…
Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday, disclosing income of $21.7 million in 2010 and $20.9 million last year — virtually all of it profits, dividends or interest from investments. None came from wages, the primary source of income for most Americans. Instead, Romney and his wife, Ann, collected millions in capital gains from a profusion of investments, as well as stock dividends and interest payments. The couple gave away $7 million in charitable contributions over the past two years, including at least $4.1 million to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
The Romneys sent somewhat less to Washington over that period, paying an estimated $6.2 million in federal income taxes. According to his 2010 return, Romney paid about $3 million to the IRS, for an effective tax rate of 13.9 percent.
Breaking news: Romney is a very wealthy man, paying a relatively low effective tax rate, and your reaction to this information will be premeditated by prior ideological beliefs.
Romney pays taxes at a lower rate than some middle-class taxpayers because our laws give preferential treatment to capital income. At some point, everyone including Romney, earns wages that are taxed using the full income tax schedule. If that post-tax income is invested, rather than consumed on booze and hookers, the returns on that investment are withheld lightly to avoid double-taxation. And say what you will about Mormon mannequins, but they have little use for booze and hookers.
Alternatively, Romney's returns show that supply-side, trickle-down tax cuts end up "trickling down" to bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, where — because they're people too, my friends — Romney's blind trusts are vacationing. And though criticizing the Swiss holdings of the ultra-wealthy is probably proof that you hate America (somehow), it's difficult to justify regressive tax cuts as job-creation measures when the money ends up in Lugano instead of Louisville.
But whatever you think of tax policy, don't weep for Mitt! On the day he declared himself unemployed, Romney earned 120,000 barely-taxable dollars.
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Tags: Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, Money, Newt Gingrich, Primaries, Republicans, Switzerland, Taxes
The Onion: Wealthy Swiss Tourist Offers U.S. Government $87 Billion to Buy Indiana's Populace for Just One Night
The Onion reports on a particularly interesting offer…
Sources on Capitol Hill have confirmed that visiting Swiss banker Maximilian Krieger met privately with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders Friday, offering the U.S. government the equivalent of $87.3 billion for one night with the entire population of Indiana…
"Let me be frank: You have something I want, and I, in turn, have something you want," said the debonair Krieger, according to an Oval Office staffer who was briefed on the meeting. "Of course, I'd be most delighted to assist you in any, how shall we say, pecuniary matters? All I ask in return is 12 hours alone with that lovely Indiana of yours."…
According to Krieger, limousines will be dispatched to escort every Indiana resident, all of whom will be treated to an elegant evening of dinner, dancing, and champagne. Krieger stated that he and Indiana's citizenry would then retire back to his private suite to "enjoy the pleasures of one another's company."
From everything I know about Indiana, I'd guess that they'd be into this. Maybe a little too into it, if you know what I mean.Have you seen the way its vast stalks of corn undulate seductively in the wind? Ugh!
I'd feel a little more safe about this if it were Missouri we were talking about. That state has its knees permanently bolted together.
Tags: Barack Obama, House of Representatives, Indiana, Money, Sex, Switzerland, The Onion
Scroogey Swiss Judge Persecutes Noble C.I.A. Informants
Merry First Work Day After Christmas, sugar lumpkins! Did your children sufficiently rejoice over the leavings of a mythical fat man in a creepy suit? No? Well, surely a tale of alleged James Bond-ian international nuclear smuggling will serve to brighten your mood!
A seven-year effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to hide its relationship with a Swiss family who once acted as moles inside the world's most successful atomic black market hit a turning point on Thursday when a Swiss magistrate recommended charging the men with trafficking in technology and information for making nuclear arms.
First of all, "magistrate" is an adorable occupation. It is up there with "cooper" and "blacksmith" in the Cute Professional Nomenclature Hall of Fame. Second, what what whaaat?
This naughty Swiss family sounds just as clever and even more inventive than the Swiss Family Robinson, who crafted an entire live/work Kennedy-esque compound using only their smarts and the surprisingly useful bounty of a wrecked ship. Let's learn more about our new neutral, chocolate-loving, ski-happy heroes!
The three men — Friedrich Tinner and his two sons, Urs and Marco — helped run the atomic smuggling ring of A. Q. Khan, an architect of Pakistan's nuclear bomb program, officials in several countries have said. In return for millions of dollars, according to former Bush administration officials, the Tinners secretly worked for the C.I.A. as well, not only providing information about the Khan network's manufacturing and sales efforts, which stretched from Iran to Libya to North Korea, but also helping the agency introduce flaws into the equipment sent to some of those countries.
Friedrich, Urs, and Marco ratted on their boss to the C. I. frickin' A.?! These Swiss warriors risked the Wrath of Khan to make our government happy? WHY exactly are these people being prosecuted in their dumb, clock-obsessed home country?
The U.S. should offer these Aryans sanctuary in a marvelous Florida treehouse of their very own, plus give them their own starfleet to command, plus give them a lifetime supply of Yodels for their trouble.
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It is amazing to watch the "stock market analysts." While they constantly present themselves as the forecasters of the market, I find them to be very reactionary. Not one of the downgrades to Apple came before the earnings announcement. They all run around trying to get press, trying to convince their clients that they know whats going on. These are the same people who predicted that Apple would be gone two years ago. But, then again, analysts have been predicting Apples downfall since its inception. There were comments that read like Apples 11 quarters of consecutive profits were over, but Apple just lowered their profit estimate, they did not eliminate it. I half expected to start seeing "beleaguered" and "struggling" again.
Apple is never allowed to be average. They are either flying high or fending off death. While not a good piece of news, the earnings warning was neither odd, nor totally unexpected. People had been commenting about the long time between new iMac models for some time. This coincides directly with the slowdown Apple mentions in June. The month before the long rumored new iMac announcement, and a good 6 months after that generations release. In a marketplace that turns over every 3 to 6 months, that generation was getting long in the tooth. Now before anyone yells, I have an iMac DV of that generation and would NOT consider it obsolete or slow. However, perception is important, and the perception was that that model of iMac was old.
To be honest, while I drooled over the Snow iMac, the specs on the new models were not significantly superior to the previous model, bigger hard drive and a small speed bump were the only significant improvements beyond colors. The G4 desktops were also somewhat lackluster due primarily to the lack of faster processors. Dual processors are of limited use until Mac OS X, which is still months away. The G4 Cube was the only really impressive product, and it is really targeted at a smaller market.
A large part of this dilemma falls squarely on Motorola, and their inability to produce faster G4s. Had Apple been able to offer higher speed G4s, I expect that we would have seen a G4 iMac, and the G4 desktop models would have been much better performers for everyday functions, not just Photoshop and a handful of other products.
As an investor, I was not surprised by the earnings report, but by the response. Had Intel not had a similar situation about a week earlier, maybe the reaction would not have been so severe. But then again, those of you who do not have Apple stock might just want to scrounge around and get some. The earnings announcement was issued just prior to the end of the quarter, and the report is due on Oct. 18th. You have to expect that Apple adjusted the earning so that they will beat them. As shortsighted as Wall Street is, I would expect Apple to gain back much of the ground that they lost.
I am not a stock analyst, and do not claim to have any special knowledge. I do, however, have some memory of Apples history, especially over the last couple of years. I also have seen this scenario before. Apple lowered estimates, only to blow them away later and, if memory serves, just edged out the original numbers. But I suspect that no one at Apple would have expected such a disproportional response.
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By Teresa Vise
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City council leaders, this one is for you. As we stand on the cusp of continued development here in the north Jefferson area, I would like to offer sincere and heartfelt congratulations to all who hold an elected position in our community.
Now get busy.
We have discussed here before that when accepting an appointment to be on a board or agreeing to hold membership on a council as an elected official is not the time for a Cinderella appointment or a full blown exhibition of the Peter Principle. It is indeed a privilege and one that should be approached with strength and humility. The challenge here is to realize that all goals and jobs come with training and this role is not any different. Please seek out tools to help you understand how to do this job at a very high level, and to grow in the value that you bring.
You will be under scrutiny, but that is not a bad thing. Think of scrutiny as a fancy word for campaigning and holding people to account for what they said or should be doing. You are of course representatives of the people to the town hall. You are not representatives of the town hall to the people.
And of course, no one will tell you what to do, but they will blame you when something does not get done. Previous New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani put it best when he said, "Give me a leader whose nose has been bloodied over someone who is totally perfect."
Sometimes, you may be told what to do, but beware the snare of "consensus" thinking. According to Margaret Thatcher, "Consensus is the negation of leadership." Most think this fine lady knows what she is talking about still. Even President Ronald Reagan took the time to listen to her.
Your purpose is to not do things to people, as it is to engage people in the change. It can be seen in something as fundamental as a Community Development Plan. Did the plan come from some educated and high advised third party? Is it dusty and 20 years old? That may be fine, but it will only be effective if the city leaders get buy-in from the community. Simply put, take the time to ask. This means recognizing that people are the heart of directing resources and making decisions, therefore people, rather than strategies or theories, should be at the heart of transforming outcomes in a place.
As our north Jefferson area continues to grow and develop, we cannot take for granted what it will look like in 20 years. As Freud would say, there are no accidents. There are also many political realities to continue to simmer and ponder upon as we move into the next election cycle. Mr. Councilman, do you have a succession plan? Ms. Council Woman how will you control the change? And can you both recognize the talent that you will need to end up where you aim? Groucho Marx said it well when he quipped, "Only one man in 1,000 is a leader of men, and the other 999 follow a woman."
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2-axis motion control card for stepping, pulse-type servo motors
Advantech Universal PCI Card ensures synchronized movement across both axes, without consuming the PC's CPU.
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the PCI-1220U, a 2-axis motion control card for stepping and pulse-type servo motors.
Hardware controlled linear and circular axis interpolation ensures synchronized movement across both axes, without consuming the PC's CPU.
Other features include programmable T/S-curve acceleration/deceleration rates, constant speed control, hand wheel and jog functions, up to 4 Mpps output for each axis, two pulse output types (CW/CCW or pulse/direction), 1 MHz encoder input for each axis, two encoder pulse input types (A/B phase and up/down), and position management and software limit switch functions.
For users that only need to control two axes, the PCI-1220U is a cost-effective solution over a 4-axis motion control card. For more information or to purchase, please contact Advantech directly or your regional Advantech authorized dealer.
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RALEIGH — Dave Doeren likes to talk about defense.
The Wolfpack's new coach spent 16 seasons as an assistant on the defensive side of the ball, including stints as a coordinator at Kansas and Wisconsin.
You can get Doeren going on formations and blitz calls, but he can reduce defensive philosophy to one concept.
"It's being tough," Doeren said.
N.C. State's defense had moments of toughness last season. The Wolfpack held four teams to 10 points or fewer, and shut out Florida State in the second half of its 17-16 upset.
It also had too many lapses, especially early in games. Slow starts sank the Wolfpack against Tennessee, Miami and North Carolina. Each team put up at least 21 points in the first quarter.
"The word was inconsistent," senior linebacker Zach Gentry said.
With a new coordinator and only four regular starters — three on the line — back from last year's defense, N.C. State is essentially starting over in Doeren's first season.
Doeren went young when he hired his assistants with the exception of defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable, who begins his 31st season in coaching. Huxtable, 56, has been a coordinator in the ACC at Georgia Tech and UNC.
The transition from Mike Archer and Jon Tenuta, who ran last year's defense, hasn't been as drastic as the overhaul on offense. The previous staff and new one both use a 4-3 scheme, with four down linemen and three linebackers. Still, there will be differences.
"Nobody blitzes as much as coach Tenuta," senior linebacker D.J. Green said. "That's the obvious one."
Gentry said another has less to do with scheme but rather the camaraderie of this defense. There are no defined stars, like last year's group with corner David Amerson and safety Earl Wolff, a pair of NFL draft picks.
"We are all tight and we are all friends," Gentry said. "It's a different atmosphere than it used to be. I think that will make a difference."
Huxtable, who helped Pittsburgh rank 16th in the NCAA in total defense last season and 21st in scoring (State was 68th and 52nd, respectively, in the same categories), has been impressed with how quickly the players have picked up the scheme.
"They've done a remarkable job," Huxtable said. "We're not where we want to be yet, obviously, but we're getting there. I've liked the way the guys have come to work at practice."
Doeren expects the defense, whose strength and experience will be up front, to "chase the football, beat blocks and tackle in space."
There will also be a certain simplicity and straightforwardness to the defense, which should be improved with the return of Green — a starter in 2011 — from an NCAA suspension.
"It's not how many different calls you have, it's how well you run the calls you have," Doeren said.
Huxtable shares a primary philosophy with Doeren.
"We want 11 guys playing with a high energy, playing fast, physical, tough and getting the ball," Huxtable said.
"That has nothing to do with 4-3 or 3-4, it's just about the basics and fundamentals of defense."
It won't take long to see where the Wolfpack's defense stands. Louisiana Tech, the opening opponent, led the country in total offense last season. Clemson, the third opponent, ranked ninth in total offense.
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MATTHEWS, N.C. -- The Kroger Company announced Tuesday morning that it will buy Matthews-based Harris Teeter Supermarkets for $2.5 billion in cash.
Kroger will pay $49.38 for each of its rival supermarket chain's shares. The price represents a 2 percent increase over the company's Monday closing stock price.
"This is a financially and strategically compelling transaction and a unique opportunity for our shareholders and associates," Kroger Chairman and CEO David Dillon said in a statement.
Harris Teeter operates 212 stores in southeastern and mid-Atlantic markets, along with a pair of distribution centers and a dairy facility. Its fiscal 2012 revenue totaled about $4.5 billion.
In comparison, Kroger operates 2,419 stores in 31 states. In addition to its flagship brand of supermarkets, it also owns Ralphs, Fry's and Food 4 Less.
After the deal closes, Harris Teeter will become a Kroger subsidiary and will continue to be led by members of its current senior management. There are no plans to close stores and the company will remain based in Matthews.
Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. says it expects the deal to result in cost savings of $40 million to $50 million over the next three to four years.
Kroger will finance the deal with debt and plans to assume Harris Teeter's outstanding debt of about $100 million.
The transaction price represents a premium of 33.7 percent to the Harris Teeter closing share price on January 18, 2013, according to a press release.
The terms of the agreement were approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.


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Tim Kolodziej
New Castle News
It was an emotional moment.
The odometer turned just as I did, distracting my focus, so a bright new beginning nearly turned into the end for a beloved friend.
I pulled over and looked down. Here's what I saw:
How cool is that?
My 1999 Honda Accord had reached another milestone.
Another car company has been airing a wonderful commercial along those same lines (watch it below), and it has fueled my memory reflex back to some of the unique and special occasions that have occurred since we purchased our brand spankin' new vehicle. Here are but a few:
•A new millennium.
•The horror of 9/11.
•Multiple trips to Three Rivers Stadium and the Civic Arena, which later morphed into visits to Heinz Field, PNC Park and Consol Energy Center.
•Bringing home our newborn son from the hospital.
•Taking our daughter to the hospital for surgery.
•Two crashes.
•Three presidential elections.
•Our 10th, 15th and 20th wedding anniversaries.
•Twelve birthday parties for our daughter and eight for our son.
•Concerts by Paul McCartney, the Dixie Chicks, Harry Connick Jr., Sarah Groves, Amy Grant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and John Mellencamp.
•Family vacations to Oak Island, N.C.
•Jaunts to Kennywood, Cedar Point and Idlewild Park.
•Hundreds of worship experiences at church and thousands of long days at work.
•Sunshine, thunderstorms, hail, freezing rain and record snowfalls.
•Two pet golden retrievers.
•The joy and celebration of weddings.
•The heartache and tears of funerals.
•And back home again, tucked safely into the garage at night.
I guess I'm feeling a little melancholy because yesterday I turned over another year on my personal odometer.
I still feel like a kid in a lot of ways — OK, a young man — but I know I'm showing a bit of wear and tear, too.
A little more rust than usual.
Can't go nearly as hard or as fast as I once did.
Maybe you're feeling all the miles, too.
But just like my Honda, we're still fully capable. We can still show up on time, roll up our sleeves and serve our masters well.
We just need to be careful about the fuel we're using, remain current with scheduled maintenance, stay out of the elements as much as possible, and keep moving.
Happy 200,000, my old friend.
Despite some headaches and heartache, we've had a darned good run together.
Here's to many more miles — and memories — down the road.


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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — City of Lockport
UNLICENSED: Nicole Jordan, 32, 3420 Millersport Highway, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle Saturday. Jordan was taken into Lockport Police Department's custody and was held in lieu of $200 police bail ahead of her arraignment Monday in City Court.
DWI: David Douglas, 63, 6520 Creek Hollow, was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday. Douglas was held in lieu of $100 police bail ahead of his arraignment Monday in City Court.
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PETIT LARCENY: Crystal Doll, 25, 6321 Robinson Road,was charged with petit larceny Friday. Doll received a ticket to appear in Lockport Town Court on Feb. 6.
HARASSMENT: Marcus Walton, 34, of Lockport, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, criminal mischief, second-degree harassment and acting in a manner injurious to a child early Saturday. Walton was taken into custody by New York State Police and was held for court.


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The Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and Clinics, located at 5000 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides health care to more than 54,000 veterans in eastern and central Wisconsin.
The VA Medical Center has been a major teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin since 1946. Physicians who staff the hospital are full-time faculty of the College.
The Medical Center provides 182 acute care hospital beds. Annually, it admits nearly 6,000 patients and records more than 443,000 outpatient visits. It is one of the busiest and most comprehensive centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
About $12.45 million in research, funded primarily by the VA and the National Institutes of Health, is conducted by Medical College of Wisconsin faculty at the VA Medical Center.
Primary care is provided at the Milwaukee location, as well as at clinics in Appleton, Union Grove, and in east central Wisconsin at Cleveland, and through a mobile clinic. Primary care services are also provided to Native American veterans who are members of the Oneida Nation via a contract with the Oneida Nation Health Clinic.
Secondary and tertiary inpatient and outpatient care is provided at the Milwaukee facility.
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They sat there, the two hockey lifers, and managed to get a few friendly digs in at one another while comparing notes.
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Rin Tin Tin: The Life, The Legend, The Author
Writer Susan Orlean signed copies of her best-selling book about Rin Tin Tin during a program sponsored by the Friends of the SMU Libraries October 10.
Author Susan Orlean kicked off her national tour for the paperback edition of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend at a program presented by the Friends of the SMU Libraries October 10. In the best-selling book, Orlean connects the tender narrative of a man and his extraordinary German shepherd to a broader exploration of the emotional human-animal bond and the 20th-century entertainment industry.
"Rin Tin Tin was Zelig-like. You didn't know how he would figure back into history, but there he was," she remarked about the 90-year, rollercoaster career of the original "Rinty" and his successors. "He appeared in every format – silent movies, talkies, comics, books, television and even radio. Not even Superman can say that."
One of Rin Tin Tin's most famous silent movies, Clash of the Wolves (1925), is included in a video series that may be checked out from the Fondren Library Center Media Collection.
The author's comprehensive knowledge of her subject came after months spent poring over special collections in museums and libraries on both coasts and in London. "I kept finding archives I didn't expect to find," she said.
That experience gave her an appreciation for libraries and archives that could become the focus of her next book, she said.
"I really couldn't have done this book without libraries, not only because of the materials they hold but also because of the atmosphere – libraries are alive. It's such a different experience from researching on the Internet," she explained. "And I also worked with phenomenal librarians, who knew the materials and were so organized and helpful."
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DEERFIELD, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities are looking for a possibly armed man who eluded Jefferson and Dane County deputies. Jefferson County authorities began pursuing a stolen car around midnight today before the chase reached Dane County. Deputies say the driver fled on foot after the car came to a stop, and efforts to track him down were unsuccessful.
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In my mind, I have a visual map of Colorado Springs.
Maybe you do, too.
In my map, I see neighborhoods in colors.
For example, neighborhoods like the Broadmoor, Skyway, Peregrine and towns like Monument are white. Glaring, gotta-wear-shades white.
Others, like my neighborhood in Rockrimmon, are more off-white. Predominantly white but not starched-and-pressed white.
That image probably is true for most of Colorado Springs, with exceptions.
Hillside and Deerfield Hills, in my mind, were black and Hispanic. Same for the Lowell School neighborhood, Mill Street, Stratton Meadows and the Widefield/Security areas.
Now, thanks to a cool website created by the folks at the Timoney Group in Denver, I have a new visual map of the area. And I'm surprised how different the reality is from the 20-year-old image in my mind.
Brian Timoney, a demographer and social analyst, plugged in U.S. Census data from 2000 and 2010 to allow viewers to easily see how cities along the Front Range changed in their racial and ethnic makeup during the decade.
Timoney said the website was helpful as Denver was redrawing its city council districts and trying to ensure minority neighborhoods were represented.
"Oldtimers have a mental map that is often 20 to 30 years out of date," Timoney said. "In Denver, many think of the Five Points neighborhood as predominantly black. But it hasn't been for 25 years."
Similar changes have occurred in Colorado Springs, if not on the same scale.
For instance, the Broadmoor remains solidly white. But from 2000 to 2010 the diversity of the neighborhood was slowly changing, as evident in Timoney's maps.
More dramatic change is evident in the southeast part of Colorado Springs. Take Hillside, long a racially diverse and predominantly black area. According to the map, Hillside experienced a surge of white and Hispanic residents by 2010.
An interesting neighborhood to look at is around the Lowell School south of downtown. In 2000, it was predominantly Hispanic. Then came the townhomes and condos of redevelopment and suddenly it shows up as mostly white in 2010.
Then there is the interesting case of the development in the Woodmen Heights region northeast of Powers Boulevard and Woodmen Road. The Cumbre Vista neighborhood is being developed there along with Woodmen Vistas, a 10-acre subdivision where the Habitat for Humanity and Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust are partners in building low-income homes.
The two agencies launched the project in 2007 and when finished it will have about 70 homes.
Look at the map and see what Woodmen Vistas has done to the racial makeup of the area. It's gone from bleached white to predominantly Hispanic.
It's actually a little unusual to be able to clearly identify minority neighborhoods in the Springs, said Kee Warner, a sociology professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
"Colorado Springs, in comparison with cities across the United States, is not extremely segregated," Warner said. "Racial minority populations are more evenly distributed here, than even in Denver. It's not easy to identify certain neighborhoods as strictly African American or Latino."
There is no "Chinatown" or Irish or Italian neighborhood, as you commonly find in other cities.
And based on the maps, the city's predominantly white neighborhoods are trending toward eggshell, if you will.
"These maps tell us something about how the community is evolving over time," Warner said. "We've got significant diversity in our population below age 21 and we're going to see that work its way into our broader population. We're going to have an increasing diversity of our population."
Still there will be enclaves or concentrations of racial populations and they can be attributed to economics, whether it's a public housing project in South Shooks Run or Hillside, or among the mansions of the Broadmoor neighborhood.
"You've got to remember that the city is arranged by income levels as well," Warner said, adding that while slight shifting is expected, don't look for dramatic change in the racial makeup of wealthy neighborhoods any time soon.
But as for the rest of the city . . .
"Other neighborhoods will continue to shift," Warner said, noting the folks seeking out specific schools can drive huge population shifts. "It's part of the aging process of neighborhoods."
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Upcoming Guitar Houston Events Strike a Chord with Lone Star College-Montgomery Students
Published on: September 21, 2012
Lone Star College-Montgomery has partnered with Guitar Houston to bring fantastic performances and creative student learning opportunities to campus this fall.
It all begins on Sunday, October 14, with a Guitar Master Class led by internationally acclaimed guitarist and recording artist Juan Carlos Laguna at 12 p.m., in the Recital Hall, located in the college's Music Hall (Building H). The class will feature outstanding local guitar students and is $5 to attend (or free for LSC-Montgomery Guitar Club students and Guitar Houston members.)
"As part of its mission, Guitar Houston focuses on education by connecting guest artists with area students," said Kris Chapman, professor of music at LSC-Montgomery. "This collaboration allows our students to learn from and work with renowned performers. During the visits, students perform for the other guitarists and receive comments and feedback to better help their technique and performance."
According to Chapman, LSC-Montgomery's Recital Hall is quickly becoming the premier venue for solo performances and chamber music.
"This area benefits from absolutely fantastic performances without the trek to Houston," said Chapman. "Our facility offers a superb listening environment, especially for guitar performances, and we're excited for this partnership and the events it will bring to campus."
The following Guitar Houston events will take place this fall in the Recital Hall.
Artist Concert with Dr. Andrew Zohn on Sunday, October 28, at 2 p.m. The cost is $10 for general admission.
Guitar Master Class with Ana Vidovic on Sunday, November 18, at 12 p.m. The cost is $5 to audit the class or free for LSC-Montgomery Guitar Club students and Guitar Houston members.
Guitar Houston is a membership organization that brings together classical guitar aficionados for live performances, lectures, activities, and master classes. The group supports worthy and talented developing artists and provides the greater Houston area with cultural enrichment.
The collaboration between Guitar Houston and LSC-Montgomery began when David Barfield, founder of Guitar Houston, began taking lessons from Alejandro Montiel, adjunct professor of guitar at LSC-Montgomery. Both realized that such collaboration, along with the creation of a Guitar Club, would be valuable tools for guitar students.
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PERU — Elmore SPCA wanted dangerous-dog language removed from its contract to provide services to the Town of Peru.
James Douglass, the town councilor who acts as liaison with the animal shelter, brought the request to his colleagues during a recent Town Council meeting.
Elmore staff expressed concern that the facility is not equipped to handle dangerous dogs and suggested the town use the Clinton County Sheriff's Department for calls on such canines, he said.
Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko said the only people who can legally determine that a dog is dangerous and must be removed from the community is a town judge or dog-control officer.
"Still, we have to do something with that dog when it's picked up," he said, noting that the legal process to put down a dangerous canine can take up to five days.
"Somebody has to care for that dog for those five days. We have specially designed kennels for this. They (staff at Elmore) are supposed to be trained for this."
Carol Solari-Ruscoe, who sits on the SPCA Board of Directors, told the Press-Republican that Elmore did not mean to say the facility would not handle dangerous dogs, but language in the state Agriculture and Markets Law covers the requirement above and beyond the contract with Peru.
"Our request was not done to reduce any level of services we provide," she said. "We totally understand that if we have a dangerous dog, it has to be put somewhere."
Solari-Ruscoe met with Glushko and Douglass recently to discuss the issue and clarify the shelter's stance.
"It was a very cordial meeting," she said. "They understood where we were coming from, and we agreed reinstate the clause back into the contract."
However, before that happened councilors were concerned about changing the contract without a clear idea of how dangerous dogs were to be handled. The town was prepared to study the issue, finding out how the City of Plattsburgh deals with vicious-dog calls, and discussed reducing the financial support the town provides Elmore, so the town could find an alternative to handling those calls.


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CARY — The driver of a car that was struck by an Amtrak train in Cary last week has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, the town announced Thursday.
Police have said they suspect Benny Derrick Dimery, 24, of Laurinburg drove around downed railroad crossing arms as Amtraks Silver Star approached Southwest Maynard Road late last Thursday morning. His passenger, 21-year-old Lauren Webb, died at the scene after the train collided with the car.
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In honor of its two year anniversary, the Tucows-owned MVNO drops prices.
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London comes to you! "Ravishing", raved the LA Weekly of his
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Tonawanda News — NIAGARA FALLS — Falls police believe a man responsible for an attempted robbery of a convenience store in the 9100 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard Friday afternoon attempted to evade arrest by jumping from the third floor of an apartment complex moments later.
Joseph Baughman, 33, 1659 Niagara Falls Blvd., was charged with second-degree attempted robbery, second-degree criminal trespass and resisting arrest.
Det. Dan Dobrasz said Baughman entered the store at approximately 3 p.m. to withdraw money from the store's automatic teller machine. He was apparently declined, Dobrasz said, and instead decided to get the money he desired from the store's cash registers.
"He decided to make a withdrawal from the store, instead," Dobrasz said. "But the (employees) wouldn't give him anything. He tried again to come around to the register. The store manager refused him and basically chased him out of there."
Officers responded to the reported attempted robbery and Dobrasz said investigators met with the person who drove Baughman to the store. He said they were given Baughman's address and arrived at the apartment building he resides in, only to confront him in the stairwell heading up to his apartment.
Dobrasz said police tried to stop him, but Baughman entered an apartment on the third floor and jumped out the window to the street below. He ran for about a block before surrendering, he said.
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The Heat went into the fourth quarter down eight points on Wednesday night. Shane Battier said Miami was desperately "searching for something."
That "something" turned out to be reserves Battier and Norris Cole.
Battier and Cole came into the fourth with just one point between them, yet both came up big on both sides of the floor to help Miami rally for a 94-91 win over the Bulls to close out the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Heat outscored Chicago 25-14 in the fourth.
"We were able to turn the corner in the fourth, change the momentum," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "At the beginning of the fourth, our bench really sparked us. It gave everyone on the bench and our team life. From there our guys were able to make confident plays."
Battier and Cole combined for 13 points in the fourth — and all of those points seemed to grab momentum for the Heat.
The biggest two points from that duo likely came from Cole with 5:51 left.
Miami trailed by a point when Cole went up over Chicago's Joakim Noah and threw down a nasty dunk — with his left hand.
"It's big," Cole said. "Any time you get a bucket in the fourth quarter of a playoff game is big. For it to be a dunk was icing on the cake. It felt great."
Cole had five points in the fourth and four within a span of less than a minute. Before his big dunk, Cole hit a midrange jumper for his first field goal of the night.
"We had to dig down deep because we knew they weren't going to go away," said Cole, in his second year out of Cleveland State. "We needed to go on a run and we were able to do that. We're a team and the plays that we ran were to my strength."
Added Spoelstra: "He was initiating a majority of our offense in the fourth to get it going. He showed some poise beyond his years."
Battier's night got off to a cold start as he missed his first four shots.
Never one to hide during a shooting slump, Battier shot his way out of it and drilled a three-pointer to pull the Heat within five 90 seconds into the fourth.
Not long after, LeBron James missed a three-pointer and the Heat got another offensive board — something it hadn't done for much of the night.
Battier hit another three-pointer to pull the Heat within two.
"We dug deep. It was a strange game and a strange series," Battier said.
"We knew we needed to hold them under 20 points in the fourth. We just needed something to spark us. Whether it was three-point shots or spectacular dunks, we needed something to get us into the game."
Not to overstate the obvious, but Miami also got a lift from Dwyane Wade in the fourth after it looked like his bruised right knee was giving him trouble.
Spoelstra said Wade went to the locker room during the third and fourth quarter — but Spoelstra claims it wasn't because of his knee.
"I think he was just changing his shoes," Spoelstra said.
Wade, who returned to the game with 8:27 left, scored six of his 18 points down the stretch.


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The Contra Costa County Clerk's Office in Martinez today was booked up for weddings on Wednesday, the first time that has happened on a weekday in quite some time.
The reason? It was Dec. 12, 2012 -- 12-12-12, the last time in most of our lives we're going to see a sequence of numbers like that. The next time will be Jan. 1, 2101. And for some reason, people thought that would be a good day to be married.
Do you have a lot of weddings going on today, Patch inquired of an employee at the county clerk's office.
"You could say that," the employee said, his voice fairly dripping with irony. "We're fully booked today. That's very unusual for a weekday, except Friday."
Clerks throughout the Bay Area reported the same thing -- an unusual number of weddings taking place on a Wednesday.
It's a particularly strange day to get married if you're at all paying attention to the Mayan calendar, which ends later this month. This is, according to that ancient culture, the end of times.
So, as a tribute to that prophecy, which hopefully is as accurate as other end times predictions have been, we present a song the Mayans would have loved had they had access to it.
Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the great Skeeter Davis with her biggest hit, "The End of the World." Enjoy, and enjoy the rest of 12-12.


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I've been on bad roads while driving to hiker trailheads in Colorado, but six hours trying to keep my head from pock-marking the roof of the Pathfinder I was riding in topped them all. The road I'm talking about is in Liberia, Africa, where I served for one month as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer (PCRV). My first stop in country was the capital, Monrovia, then all PCRVs and PC Trainees traveled to Kakata for orientation and training, two weeks for PCRVs and two months for PCTs. After orientation and swearing in of our six PCRVs by the US Ambassador to Liberia, Ruthia, a fellow PCRV, and I attended a workshop on Education Development Centers in Zwedru. The road from Kakata to Ganta was paved (co tah roa in Liberian English, cold tar road in Standard English), but from Ganta to Zwedru it was a ribbon of rusty clay sliding, winding and bounding through the sylvan green jungle. Since Liberia is currently in the rainy season, the road had deep ruts. The view was interesting for the first few miles, then all the mud huts with thatched roofs and the hundreds of eight-foot termite mounds started to look the same. Multicolored goats sleeping in the road near villages provided some periodic entertaining moments as we dusted between them at whiplash speed. 'Hey, White Man' After a full day in Zwedru, which is near Cote D'Ivoire, I had to come back on the "ribbon of red" to Ganta, about a mile from the Guinea border, then on to Gbarnga, where I lived and worked in a learning resource center (LRC). I arrived there on Liberian Independence Day weekend, so lots of people were in town. I only saw one other white person, though, and he was driving. Since the local kids didn't know my name, they yelled, "Hey, why mahn." Then they gave me a smile, thumbs up, hand shake or hug. This white man's job in Gbarnga was to help promote the library (one small room of books) at the LRC, support the lab of 8 computers (five work) and foster stronger organizational skills of staff members, local teachers and students. Liberian educators are well aware of the tremendous task ahead of them to rebuild their educational system from scratch after it was neglected during the civil war. I was hoping to impact teacher subject knowledge and teaching strategies to assist their efforts. 'You Trying to Eat My Eyeball?' During orientation for the six PC Response Volunteers, we had to take Liberian English lessons, though most Liberians understand Standard English. The language problem in Liberia is that there are 16 tribes, each with a different language. Liberian English facilitates cross-cultural communications. Only five percent of the population represents Blacks with American colonial heritage, so the rest are from Liberian tribes or the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, and other African nations. One fieldtrip took us to the open mahkay (market), where we picked up a few spare items. Our instructor, Luther, told us to ask the price. If we thought it was too much, we should say, "Fren, can you hep me?" If the seller persists with a high price, you can say, "You try'n ea my eyebaugh?" In other words, you're accusing the vender of overcharging. That became a catch phrase and an inside joke among PCRVs and our Liberian teachers. If you don't want your neighbors to see what you have bought, you ask for an opaque plastic bag—which costs extra—and is called a mine yo mou bag, or mind-your-mouth bag. It keeps people from knowing your personal business and gossiping. If you want fast food, you ask for co bo, which is a cold bowl. Liberians drop word-ending sounds the way the French do. A road can also be a dusty roa (dirt road) or mota cah roa (motor car road). Many roads are barely more than dirt paths that cars still drive on, but walking paths meander all through towns and villages of the beautiful countryside. Learning the Liberian Handshake After a month I was still learning the Liberian handshake, which is made up of a regular hand shake, rotated into a thumb shake, collapsed into an all-finger grip, which is slid into a one-finger snap. My snap was more of a "snup," so I got lots of laughs and lessons from people I met. The Liberians are friendly and understanding of our lack of knowledge of local customs. Public transportation is mostly by motorcycle in Gbarnga, but there are some taxis that do long-hauls to Kakata and Monrovia and probably Zwedru. Peace Corps Liberia forbids volunteers to drive any vehicle or ride on a motorcycle taxi, so I walked everywhere in town. Besides, I saw one of the motorcycle taxi drivers wipe out right in front of me on one of Gbarnga's dusty roads. He got up fairly quickly, but he was doing a high-stepping dance and shrugging vigorously to reduce the pain of assorted sore muscles and road rash. I understand another thing. Taking a Pathfinder to Zwedru and back was double torture, so taking one of the little, shockless local taxis over the ribbon of red clay to Zwedru would be like taking a dozen trips over Niagara Falls in a 55-gallon steel barrel. I didn't need any headaches or chipped teeth, so I was glad I didn't have any more meetings in Zwedru.


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Embarrassing Answers to Common Questions (by Rob Balder)
July 25th, 2011
People ask me all the time what games I play. I hate answering that question, because I don't play anything that I am really proud of playing. At the GenCon panel a few years ago, the question came up and I said, "I only play Hello Kitty Island Adventure." It got a laugh, and got me off the hook from giving a real answer, which wasn't much less embarrassing than that.
But I'll admit, I am hooked on browser games, especially tower defense games, and especially the ones at Armor Games. So because I said I would, here's a shout-out to Jesvar, a guy I met playing Shell Shock who has become a fan of Erfworld. His favorite characters are Wanda and the dwagons. Jesvar, I hope your friends believe you now that that's how you discovered the comic. Anyone else, if you ever see me on Shell Shock, my handle is pclips.
What? No Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp?
Seriously, don't be ashamed of the games you play. We ask because we want to know. Heck, I love Space Empires IV, The Sims (the first one, I'm not willing to buy fractional expansion packs), the Quest for Glory series, and Dwarf Fortress.


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Changing habits is a complete reshaping of your orientation to life in order to go in a new direction and create a different reality.
OK, I'm about to go a little bit "Star Wars" on you.
It takes more than the will to change. It is more than mind over matter. It is literally a gathering of your own life forces. Imagine all of the molecules that you are. That is, imagine a 2 with 27 zeroes after it. That is the estimate of how many molecules you are.
Now when you make a permanent change in your way of being (a habit, or lifestyle change) all 2 x 10 to the 27th power of molecules have to shift along with you. So that's like gathering up all of the energy that you are until you've turned yourself into a "laser for change."
If you are a smoker, you've programmed your 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 molecules to relate to the nicotine. Add your emotions, which can be attracted to the smoking experience, and your mind patterns, which can feed the need for that boost, and you feel hooked.
The same is true if you are addicted to alcohol or other substances, including the sugary late night snack that you look forward to every night that is contributing to your rising blood sugar and triglycerides.
"It's not will power, it's programming," Dr. Phil says on his website under Seven Steps to Breaking Your Addiction. "You have to set your life up for success if you're going to break your addiction."
All of the variables have to be above the radar and programmed for your intention to change. So, we all have to face the below-the-radar (unconscious) variables, better known as "the dark side."
For example, if you go to the fridge without really feeling hunger, you may be eating because you are lonely, but you don't realize it. That's the dark side.
You shine the light on these patterns by becoming more aware of your actions, and how they are sabotaging your goal.
Equally, all the conditions that you've created around you are shaping life as you know it right now. Are you scattered or are you focused?
All conditions have to be right to influence all of that energy that you are into a new model of "what you intend to become." For anything you want to change, sometimes you have to let go of the environments and people that condition you to continue the pattern.
All of your habits — the way you eat, sleep breathe, play, pray, work, move, laugh, grumble, emote, care — are delivering the experience you are having right now.
Taking ownership of your whole life force is equal to getting your own light saber to wield. Remember, Luke Skywalker had to practice in order to become a master fighter. That was powerful stuff. Yoda thought Luke was too old to learn the ways of the Force.
So do you think your're an old dog? Are you afraid you've missed the opportunity to use awareness wisely and sharpen your skills at choosing who you want to become? Many professionals including, physicians, registered dieticians, personal trainers, counselors, ministers, massage therapists and physical therapists can be on your team of "wise ones" to shift your attention towards the new you. It's never too late.
And don't forget loving, caring family and friends who support you. They can also be instrumental as you gather up all of the molecules that you are into one powerful laser beam of intent for positive, powerful change.
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Council provides funding for non-profit and community based organisations through the Community and Cultural Services Department in the areas of community and cultural development that enables Council to form partnerships with community based organisations for projects that may not receive funding from other sources. Such projects are to have a community development focus that addresses community needs, encourages the development of skills within the community and leads to enhancement of community life and well-being of Ipswich residents.
Additionally, Ipswich City Council supports cultural organisations and individuals through Sponsorship Grants and Master Classes that enable the community to develop and showcase their cultural skills and promote a sense of pride in cultural activities and heritage.
Local artists and cultural organisations can apply for Regional Arts Development Funding for short term one off projects which will increase active participation in community life.
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Get your tissues ready—Walmart has released this year's Veterans Day commercial, which features real footage of military families reuniting after deployments.
In the 00:16 second mark of "A Thank You to Our Troops," a Camp Pendleton couple—Lance Cpl. Tyler Welty and his wife, Anna—reunite after Tyler's seven-month deployment to Afghanistan with the 1st Marine Division's 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. (If you don't want to count seconds, it's the clip after the one of a dog greeting a service member.)
The video was taken in May by Patch editor Daniel Woolfolk.
The Weltys had one more special moment that you don't want to miss in the Patch video.
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Hurricane Sandy has curtailed campaigning by President Obama and Mitt Romney, but former President Bill Clinton will speak at a campaign event for the Democratic ticket at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Tuesday morning—and you can watch it here.
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Leukemia - Chronic Myeloid (CML)
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Leukemia is a cancer of the blood. Leukemia begins when normal blood cells change and grow uncontrollably. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a cancer of the blood-producing cells of the bone marrow (the spongy, red tissue in the inner part of the large bones) that primarily results in an increase in the number of white blood cells (cells that normally fight infection). CML is also sometimes called chronic granulocytic, chronic myelocytic, or chronic myelogenous leukemia. CML makes up about 9% of all new cases of leukemia.
People with CML have an acquired genetic abnormality or mutation in their bone marrow cells, in which part of one chromosome (a long strand of genes) breaks off and reattaches to another chromosome. This type of genetic exchange is called a translocation. In CML, part of chromosome 9 breaks off and fuses to a section of chromosome 22, resulting in what is called the Philadelphia chromosome or Ph chromosome. The translocation causes two genes called BCR and ABL to fuse into one gene called BCR-ABL. This mutation is found only in the blood-forming cells, not in other organs of the body, and is not inherited. Therefore, there is no concern about an increased risk to other family members.
The BCR-ABL gene causes myeloid cells to produce an abnormal enzyme that allows white blood cells to grow out of control. Ordinarily, the number of white blood cells is tightly controlled by the body—more white blood cells are produced during infections or times of stress, but then return to normal when the infection is cured. In CML, the abnormal BCR-ABL enzyme is like a switch that is stuck in the "on" position—it keeps stimulating the white blood cells to grow. In addition to the elevated white blood cell count, the number of blood platelets (cells that help the blood to clot) often increase, and the number of red blood cells, which carry oxygen, may decrease.
In 2009, an estimated 5,050 people of all ages (2,930 males and 2,120 females) in the United States will be diagnosed with CML. Most of these will be adults; CML is rare in children. It is estimated that 470 deaths (220 males and 250 females) will occur.
The five-year relative survival rate (the percentage of people who survive at least five years after the cancer is detected, excluding those who die from other diseases) for people with CML depends on the phase of the disease, other biologic characteristics of the CML, and the response of the disease to treatment.
Cancer survival statistics should be interpreted with caution. These estimates are based on data from thousands of cases of this type of cancer in the United States each year, but the actual risk for a particular individual may differ. It is not possible to tell a person how long he or she will live with CML. Because survival statistics are measured in five-year intervals, they may not represent recent advances made in the treatment or diagnosis of this cancer. This statement is particularly true of CML, because major improvements in treatment have occurred during the past decade.
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The Henryville softball team got back to the .500 mark on Tuesday by upsetting Class 3A No. 6 Salem on the road, 7-3.
The Hornets' Spencer Whitehouse went 3-for-4, including a two-run single in a four-run third inning. Teammate Sydney Hollingsworth went 2-for-4.
Henryville's Ashtyn Kaskie was the winning pitcher, improving her record to 9-5.
NEXT: Henryville (10-10) hosts Clarksville, today.
• Generals down Austin: Hannah Heintzman smacked a two-run triple in a four-run sixth inning to help host Clarksville defeat Austin on Tuesday, 5-2. The Generals' Kayla Wallace went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Clarksville freshman Bailey Sharp was the winning pitcher. She pitched a complete game, yielding two unearned run on five hits. Sharp struck out nine and walked none.
"We just kind of hung around," Generals' coach Tim Hauber said.
NEXT: Clarksville (7-11, 2-4 Mid-Southern Conference) at Henryville, today.
• Pioneers down Lanesville: Meredith Endris pitched a three-hitter in Providence's 2-1 win at Lanesville on Tuesday, striking out two and walking one. The Pioneers' Marlee Karem went 2-for-3 with a double.
NEXT: Providence (16-8) at Southwestern, next Monday.
• Ernstberger wins two MSC titles: Eastern's Katie Ernstberger won a pair of Mid-Southern Conference championships on Tuesday at Eastern.
Ernstberger won the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 3 inches and was part of the Musketeers' winning 1,600-meter relay team. She also was third in the 100.
Silver Creek was the highest-finishing local team. The Dragons finished fourth and got a championship from Emily Chrisman, who won the discus with a toss of 118 feet. Chrisman was second to Charlestown's Megan Brooks in the shot put. Brooks won the event with a throw of 38-4.
Silver Creek's 3,200 relay team finished second to Salem, Maggie Shields was second in the 800 and Jessica Backherms finished runner-up to Scottsburg's Morgan McNeeley in the 400. McNeeley won the 100, 200 and the 400.


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The advertisements are sponsored by a group calling itself the "National Coalition for Safer Roads."
David Kelly is the executive director. He says there is a false impression that a majority of Missourians are opposed to red light cameras.
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After a successful inaugural season with six sold out performances, Voices Café is back for year two with twelve scheduled shows.
We're kicking off our first show with Buskin and Batteau. The New York Times called them: "The most musically sophisticated act in folk" and The Boston Globe summed them up in two words: "Acoustic Heaven".
While Buskin and Batteau have been winning hearts and minds with their soulful acoustic balladry and fun-filled performances it's their unique combination of instrumental virtuosity (piano and violin, primarily, though both play other instruments as well), soaring vocal harmonies and unparalleled lyric-writing that prompts standing ovations and rhapsodic reviews.
And with the help of uber-percussionist Marshal Rosenberg, they manage to kick the rhythm pretty hard. His array of congas, djembe, snare, bongo, bells, triangle, and cymbals is like being a kid in a toy store for anyone who has ever tapped out a rhythm on a steering wheel or pots and pans.


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