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Crusaders Announce Addition of Two Transfer Guards
Monday, April 16, 2012
Valparaiso men's basketball head coach Bryce Drew announced today that two transfer guards have committed to join the Crusader men's basketball program for the 2012-2013 season. LaVonte Dority (Chicago, Ill./Edwin G. Foreman) played one and a half seasons at the University of South Florida, while Jordan Coleman (North Hollywood, Calif./Calabasas) began his collegiate career at the University of Hawai'i and spent last season playing at Southwestern Illinois College.
Dority appeared in nine games in 2011-2012 as a sophomore at USF prior to transferring, starting on seven occasions, and played in 26 games during his freshman campaign. The 6'1" guard played his prep basketball at Chicago's Edwin G. Foreman High, where he averaged 20 points, six assists and 4.8 rebounds per game as a senior. One of four Division I signees on his high school team, Dority helped the Hornets to a 19-7 record his senior year in the Chicago Public League. Dority was ranked among the top-50 point guards in the nation in his class by ESPN.com coming out of high school.
"We are very excited about the addition of LaVonte," said Drew. "He brings experience, toughness, and very good playmaking ability to our program. He handles and distributes the ball very well, which should be a great asset for our offense. Valpo fans will look forward to seeing LaVonte play."
Coleman enrolled at Hawai'i prior to the 2010-2011 campaign and played two games for the Rainbow Warriors before opting to transfer. The 6'4" guard played last season at Southwestern Illinois College, helping the Blue Storm to a 21-10 record while averaging 10.2 points and 1.7 steals per game. Coleman played his high school basketball at Calabasas H.S., where he posted 19.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game as a senior while earning First Team 3A All-California Interscholastic Federation honors. He was also named league MVP and voted Player of the Year by the Ventura County Coaches Association.
"Jordan is a great athlete who can play and defend multiple positions on the floor," said Drew on Coleman. "His versatility will fit in very well with how our team plays. Jordan played for a legendary coach [Jay Harrington] last year, so he will be well prepared when he arrives on campus. We are looking forward to the opportunity to coach him."
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In the last post on Nerd Casting the Dark Tower, I made some suggestions of who, from Nerd Culture, you could cast as Roland, Eddie, Susannah and Jake. I also promised that I would do another post in the near future covering who I think should be cast to play the parts of Blaine the Mono, Marten Broadcloak (and his aliases) both young and old and Henry Dean. This is that post.
This is a more difficult casting, to me, because Blaine is only a voice and with Marten you have to make sure that the casting transfers well from one generation to another. You also have to make sure they are of similar nationality, so he doesn't have an accent when he's young, and then turn around and not have one when he's old, or the vice versa, for that matter. That doesn't make casting completely impossible, but it does limit the possibilities.
Also, being a part of the Stephen King universe, in my mind, automatically puts you into nerd culture. I don't think that bears explaining, but a simple explanation would be that I think being a fan of King, well, to the point that I am, is a pretty nerdy thing.

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Whats your water pressure run?
Need some help with our bathroom remodel.
We have 3/4 supply lines coming into the master bathroom (sink and shower) and about 5 feet of 1/2 inch to the bathtub. We are doing a complete remodel and the bathtub 1/2 line is closest to the new shower location. We are installing a Kohler Water tile Rain Head, 3 body sprays and hand shower.
So what makes more sense.
1. Use the 1/2 inch line with a 1/2 inch valve
2. Use the 1/2 inch line, but with a 3/4 inch valve
2. Cap off the 1/2 inch line and reroute one of the 3/4 supply lines to the valve?
The system would never have more then 2 devices running at the same time, plus we have a 60 gallon water heater. So we don't want a 5 minute shower either.
Thanks for the advice!
From what I hear my city averages about 60 PSI.
What kinda volume are we looking at per body spray??? The handheld and the rainhead are suppose to be limited to 2.5 gal per minute at 80 psi I believe. We need to calculate how much water you will be needing with two functions in use.
Most 1/2" shower valves will run over 7 or 8 gallons a minute.
Check the specs on the 1/2 valve and see what it will flow with the 60 psi you have compared to the total of the gallons your two functions will use.
We haven't bought the valves yet, but here are the options:
Pressure Balancing Valve (Rite-Temp)
3/4 Valve - 13.0 gpm
1/2 Valve - 5.0 gpm
Thermostatic Valves (Master Shower)
3/4 Valve - 17.2 gpm
1/2 Valve - 10.9 gpm
It depends on how many of those things you want to run at once! Unless your hot water supply is hotter than normally allowed (that's 120-degrees), you'll be using mostly hot water, especially in winter when the incoming supply water is (often) much colder, a 1/2" valve would be hard pressed to deliver those specs within the safe flow velocity of the water pipes (about 5pfs). Faster water flow creates turbulence, noise, and can literally create holes in the piping after time.
You need to look at the specs of the individual sprays you want to run at once. Add them up. Four body sprays by themselves could run anywhere from 2-10gpm depending on their design. Then, add one other showerhead, and you've overloaded the system, and the performance will be lousy.
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The Kohler body sprays are 2.5 gpm, we're installing either 2 or 3. We would only have them going with one other device at the same time.
Since all the main lines are 3/4 to the bathroom, do you think 4-5 feet of 1/2 would hurt the pressure that much? If we bumped the 1/2 inch line back to 3/4 before the valve?
We can reroute another 3/4, but it would take time and be a little tricky. But doable
Thanks for all the info guys!
You would get about 5 minute shower at 105 degrees running 10 gpm. assuming the water heater had its full capacity of storage at the time you wanted a shower.
If you had a hot water temp of 140 degrees and a incoming water temp of 60 degrees with a shower temp of 105 degrees you would be using 56% hot water to achieve that ratio. Your shower would last roughly 20% longer......thats not much.
You stated you have a 60 gal heater.
I can already tell you your water heater is undersized for what you have planned.
For 3 bodysprays running 2.5 gpm each and another function of 2.5 gpm I would use the 3/4 valve and run 3/4 piping to it for sure. If you did 2 body sprays plus another function totaling 7.5 gpm I would use the 1/2 thermostatic. and leave the piping alone.
Consider installing two 50 gal water heaters in parallel set at 140 degrees with a tempering valve set at 125. Fly me over to Texas to supervise the job. LOL
Last edited by Hackneyplumbing; 02-12-2013 at 09:18 PM.
We were actually thinking about getting a new water heater anyway, so we can upgrade.
The bodysprays are rated usually at 80 psi. Kohler doesn't list the pressure but lists the volume at 2.5 gpm. If you have 60 psi at the meter you will have some pressure loss by the time you get the water to the bodysprays because of friction through the pipe,fittings and valves.
You would get 75% of the listed volume with 60 psi, That calculates out to 1.875 gpm. Multiply times 3 for the bodysprays and you get 5.625 gpm. Now figure in a little pressure loss and you would at best be getting 5 gpm out of all 3 bodysprays. Now add another 1.875 for the second function minus some pressure loss through the piping and you would get about 1.5 gpm. Total your going to be running about 6 to 7 gpm.
Thats unless you remove flow restrictors.......thats illegal tho. No one really does that do they??? LOL
Sounds like I should go with the 1/2 Thermostatic Valve, and just limit my shower to 2 body sprays and one other device running at the same time.
As a practical matter, if you compute the actual size of the openings in a 3/4 valve, you will find that a 1/2" a pipe has the same, or almost the same, area, so you can use any of your options and have the same results.
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Just checked with the city, and our PSI averages between 65 to 85. Since we live right by a pump station and a ground level water tower, they think it's pretty high. They're sending somebody by this afternoon or in the morning, to measure it.
Would that matter, if I have 80 PSI? If we went with the 1/2 valve? Any benefits of piping the 1/2 into a 3/4 valve?
Last edited by barbourdg; 02-13-2013 at 08:31 AM.
A 60 gallon WH will deliver, round numbers, close to 45 gallons of shower-temp water. At 15 gpm for all those sprays, that will be a 3 minute shower.


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That's exactly what I tried to ask Billy at a "meet and greet" on October 10th. They answered about 3 really generic questions real quick and then did a "cattle herd" type photo op with some VIP ticket holders.
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Simply Unethical – They are spammers and entirely unethical, do not do business with them. After numerous complaints about being on their email lists I still get regular emails, their unsubscribe methods do not work at all. From what I can tell their actions are simply illegal. I can't understand how any legitimate business would behave like that, with no common decency and don't see how anyone could support such a business.
Very different – I had a culture shock...but in a good way.When you walk in you dont know what to expect but within 3 minutes i was fairly impressed.Their crabcakes are okay..timing and service was very good.Our server was very friendly and made sure we were taken care of.We will be back next two weeks:)
Honesty – I can describe london bistro in 3 words, they all start with "A": Awful, Awful, Awful.
When my fiance and I arrived, an employee came to the door and eagerly sat us, very kind and welcoming. We were asked if we could be started on some drinks, we decided on water. The music was a bit loud when we entered, but we noticed that the volume was increasing at an alarming rate within the 10 minutes we had to look over the menu.
My fiance ordered Lamb and I got some Fried Green tomatoes to start. Conversation began to become more and more difficult as our food was being prepared as the music had grown even LOUDER. There weren't many people there yet (it was around 9 o'clock) but the owner was bumping the roof off of this place like some sort of club. Again, not many people, no one was dancing.
Our order came out and I had to catch my jaw before it hit the table: THREE THINLY sliced fried green tomatoes and THREE shrimp. After paying what i did for the meal I expected something a little more satisfying. My fiance's Lamb, on the other hand, looked decent, and I was ready to have a taste when I saw her cut it open...nearly the entire chop was FAT.
We cut our losses and ordered some drinks, since we had a coupon and had to spend at least $40. By the time we were half into our "meal" we noticed significantly more people had come in, all ordering drinks and dancing about the venue.
I was unaware this was a CLUB! In my book, as well as many of your's, I'm sure, clubbing and dinner do not go together. Since we had had a few drinks, we had decided to dry out for a bit before we left and see how the night unfolded.
LO and BEHOLD, by the end of the night even shouting to my fiance, who was right next to me, wasn't an option. Many of the youths who had entered were now being belligerent and spilling drinks. On my adventure in the bathroom I found an empty bottle of patron in the garbage. People were bringing in their OWN alcohol and using this place as some kind of personal party house. I also found that a couple of the guests there were friends of the man i was told to be the owner.
We requested our bill and the server apologized for any troubles we had there that night; They could tell we were not happy.
Horribly understaffed, there were easily more than 80 people there, with only 2 servers and 2 bartenders. I would've had a word with said "owner" if the relatively small restaurant / now club wasn't packed with people and empty liquor containers across the ground.
My fiance and I will NEVER return here and for your sake, I hope you never have a first time. This is a result of a man with a plan and absolutely ZERO management skills.
LONDON BISTRO-I LOVED IT – Guys,i kept hearing about this place and everything was very nice.The ambience,the service was excellent and the food was simple but great.They played great music.I like their themed nights etc.Overall it was great.We will be definately going buk at least once a week!Loved it!!
Great music, Great drinks, gerat date – Had a date night at London Bistro and it was great! Music, drinks and atmosphere made for an awesome evening and I'll def go back. Highly recommend this place
Great music, sexy people – I have been going to the Mexican restaurant that used to be here for ages before London Bistro took over. I was certainly glad i checked them out, the music was great, the wait staff was very friendly and the food was amazing. Its not a huge place so it certainly fees very intimate. Yummy drinks!!
Super hot spot for a martini – Love having my girls night out here. Drinks are great and the gentlemen are extremely handsome ;-)
Howell Mill's Best Kept Secret – We hosted a birthday party at London Bistro a couple of weeks ago and had a BLAST! We reserved the entire patio and it was perfect. One would think that the street traffic during rush hour would interrupt dinner, etc., but it wasn't a factor at all! Besides the fact that the food was AMAZING and AFFORDABLE, the staff was UNBELIEVABLE. Everyone there was so nice and accommodating - never before have I been to a restaurant and gotten so much attention. Loved the venue - big enough to see interesting people - small enough to feel intimate. You should definitely check this place out. We went on a Friday night and enjoyed a DJ and live music. Call ahead to see what entertainment there will be, but you won't care once you taste the shrimp & grits! ;) I will DEFINITELY return!
Great spot – Cool spot, the outdoor patio is pretty cool. Had the salmon and it was quite tasty.
Great food – I was invited by the owner for a pre-opening food tasting. The food was AMAZING, i can't wait for this place to open. I believe labor day weekend was supposed to be the week it opens its doors to the public.
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Riffing off of Marion Nestle's recent post about Coca-Cola, marketing, and obesity, I think that it's not a problem that Coca-Cola should be a participant in the conversation about the growing of America's waistline. Hell, the more companies involved in such discussions, the better off we would all be.
That being said, the Coca-Cola company, nor any corporation for that matter, should solely drive the discussion, at least not without chance of proper questions to be asked of them and their own presumed culpability in the matter.
There in lies the dissonance. Companies like Coca-Cola don't want a dialogue. It might put the company at risk, which in turn, puts their stock at risk, something that is a big no-no in the corporate world. It's far, far better, from their point of view, to get in front of the debate, and lead it in the direction where questions surrounding their marketing, health claims, and pricing strategies simply do not get asked.
The result of this is silliness such as Coke's Live Positively website, designed to give the impression that they care about the obesity issue. Yet, if you look around this site, the one unequivocal answer to helping consumers reduce caloric intake, i.e. drink less soda, is not mentioned once.
In fact, the opposite is true. Looking at their section on Active Healthy Living, Coke promotes guiding principles: Think, Drink, and Move. You'll note that "Drink" comes before "Move". You'll also note that when clicking on the "Drink" link, it takes you to one of their many branding pages, where they boast of their "500 beverage brands inclusive of more than 3,500 beverages", many of which are no where near what one would consider a healthy choice for consumption.
I've said this before about McDonald's, and it holds true for Coca-Cola: Creating an illusion that their products are healthy is a difficult one to maintain in the long run. When your primary product is sugar water, and you major goal for your sugar water is to have people consume it in excess, it's difficult to hold the position that Coke's interest is equitable to the interest of those trying to be healthy.
It has to be a difficult position for Coke to be in. After all, they can't just say that their products are little more than empty calories. They can't imply that their beverages are little more than an affordable luxury item. But this is exactly what they are. They have the science to prove it. As do we.
They know this. They just can't say it. And when a company cannot be free to speak to the facts when engaging in dialogue, for fear of adversely affecting their stock prices, they become a dishonest broker of information in the national discussion.


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"This game is for the region championship regardless what happens with either one of us in the game next week," Piedmont coach Steve Smith said of the game against Saks. "There's no way around it. It's cut and dry."
The Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0) and Saks (6-1, 5-0) sit atop the Class 3A, Region 5 standings with only one other team having a winning record in the area, Glencoe.
"It's one of those games where this is for all the marbles for us and Saks as far as the championship goes," Smith added. "The loser of this game will be locked into second place."
Despite both teams being undefeated in the region, Saks faces more of a challenge than Piedmont. If the Wildcats want to be the champions, they'll have to defeat the No. 1-ranked team in 3A on the road.
Adding even more of a challenge, Saks coach Jonathan Miller said star tailback LaDarius Young was still day-to-day at the beginning of the week after missing last week's contest vs. Weaver.
"When we get him back, he'll bring a spark," Miller said looking forward. "He has 984 yards in five and a half games. When we get him back it's going to be a big boost on offense. He's a good player and anytime you lose a player of his caliber, it's going to hurt you.
"He's having a nice season on defense, too. It's like we lost a starter on both sides of the football."
Miller said if Young is unable to play tonight, the Wildcats will have Devontae Young and Raekwon Blake taking over duties in the backfield and Quin Smith playing defensively.
Piedmont is going to need to play "assignment football" if it wants to slow down Saks' offense, according to Smith.
"They do so much misdirection and so much play action and they do it very well that our guys are going to have to be very disciplined and stay with their assignments," he explained. "We're going to do the best job we can into getting into position for making those plays and on Friday night it's going to be up to the players to be disciplined enough to stay at home and follow their keys."
Miller joked that the best way to stop the Bulldogs' offense is "say a prayer."
"We're just going to have to come out and try to play physical and play fast and match their intensity and slow them down a bit," he said. "They have a lot of skill guys. They can throw it, they can run it. It's going to be tough."
Smith said the Bulldogs will run the same offense that it has run all year, averaging 36.57 points per game.
"We just try to do what we do best and figure out a way to do it against each opponent," Smith said. "They bring an interesting challenge in that they have some good size up front, but they've got the back eight of their defense playing extremely well. They've done an outstanding job this year of keeping people in check."
Miller said his immediate attention when looking at Piedmont, however, was its defense.
The Bulldogs haven't allowed more than 13 points since their first game of the season. Only allowing 27 points combined in the months of September and October, Piedmont's defense also posted three shutouts, including against No. 3 Leeds.
"They're big, they're fast, they're physical," Miller said directly. "It's going to be a challenge to move the ball on them."
The biggest problem for Saks in the big picture, however, may be winning at the Field of Champions.
Piedmont has not lost a home game since Nov. 26, 2010, when Hamilton won in the semi-finals of the playoffs. The Bulldogs have not lost a regular season game at home since 2009, when Leeds won 14-13 on its way to becoming state champions.
"Our players tend to play better at home and for whatever reason our fans seem to get into the game better at Piedmont," Smith said. "We have great support on the road, don't get me wrong on that, but there's just something about the atmosphere at a game at Piedmont that's different.
"There's an electric atmosphere every time we step onto the field and our guys are certainly proud of the beautiful facility that we have and go out and defend it to the best of their abilities every time we get to step on that field. Anybody would tell you that in a game of this magnitude it is nice to play on your home field."
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According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Rob Demovsky, Bulaga sustained a dislocated hip during the first half of the Nov. 4 game against Arizona. He "potentially" will not need surgery, according to coach Mike McCarthy. Bulaga will have a checkup in about four weeks to make that determination.
"Bryan Bulaga has a significant hip injury," McCarthy said. "It's something that there's a lot of conversation about the timeline of a possible return. The more people we talked to, we felt it was best obviously to put him on IR. His long-term health is always at the forefront of these decisions."
The Packers filled Bulaga's roster spot by re-signing outside linebacker Vic So'oto. About an hour into Monday's practice, Zombo trotted onto the Don Hutson Center practice field.
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"They looked good in a practice environment," McCarthy said of Barclay and Van Roten. "They're working hard. They're growing as far as their understanding of what's asked of them. It's obviously a challenge when you play backup positions because you don't really get to set into just one spot and learn the intricacies of every position. They're hard workers, they're smart, they're tough and they know the challenges in front of them, so I'm excited about both Don and Greg."
Clay Matthews (hamstring) was not at practice and would seem to be a long shot to play on Sunday at Detroit. That left the Packers with Erik Walden, Dezman Moses and Frank Zombo at the position until So'oto showed up. Moses presumably will start for Matthews; Zombo was activated from the physically unable to perform list (hamstring) before the Arizona game but did not play; So'oto played four games for Oakland but was released on Tuesday.
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Beaver Pond Trail
- Hiking
Length: .25 Mile View map
This short walk takes you around a small man-made pond below the cabins in the park's campground. Before this campground was built, beavers called this pond home. Look for signs of beaver activity, such as tree stumps chewed through almost to a point, or sticks with all of the bark chewed off.
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Black River Trail System
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Length: 1.75 Miles View map
These trails run through the main park valley, from County Road N at the park entrance to the main parking lot and Shut-Ins Trail trailhead. Explore all that the park has to offer, from rocks to water to wildlife. Start at the Black River Center exhibits and then follow the Black River Trail to see the real thing. Visit pavilions, designed to help you understand what makes Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park so special. Walk along the East Fork of the Black River. Watch for dragonflies at the Johnson's Shut-Ins Fen Natural Area.
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Black River Center
Campground Trail System
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Length: 2.5 Miles View map
The campground in the Goggins Mountain valley was built after the 2005 AmerenUE Upper Taum Sauk Reservoir breach, which destroyed the park's campground in the main park valley. The new campground includes campsites, cabins, a campground store, an interpretive amphitheater and the Campground Trail System. The trails allow campers to walk or bicycle throughout the campground.
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On County Road MM
Goggins Mountain Equestrian Trail
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Length: 10 Miles View map
This somewhat difficult loop passes through the Goggins Mountain Wild Area – 5,000 acres of oak-hickory forest that is critical habitat for many songbirds and other animals. Free of roads, power lines and other development, you can experience something increasingly hard to find – wilderness. For extending your trip, use the white connector that connects Goggins Mountain Equestrian Trail to the Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail. Be prepared for some uphill climbs and rocky foot tread. The trail crosses several rocky creeks, especially in wet weather. Carry plenty of water, since water to treat for drinking may not be available.
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|10 Miles
|7 hours, 30 minutes
Along County Road MM at the park's campground
Horseshoe Glade Trail
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Length: 1.5 Miles View map
This trail takes you into the heart of the East Fork Wild Area in the park. Experience a sense of wildness as you pass through forest dominated by oaks and hickories, dotted with scattered shortleaf pines. Large areas of woodland such as this are critical habitat for the survival of songbirds, bobcats and other wildlife. Forest gives way to a rocky clearing at Horseshoe Glade, providing views across the ancient St. Francois Mountains. The trail also passes near a smaller glade overlooking the East Fork of the Black River. This moderately difficult loop trail has some uphill climb. You may encounter some water crossings in wet weather. No pets are allowed on the Horseshoe Glade Trail.
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|1 hour
Near the Shut-Ins Trail trailhead off the main parking lot
Scour Trail
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Length: 2 Miles View map
On Dec. 14, 2005, the AmerenUE Upper Taum Sauk Reservoir broke, sending 1.3 billion gallons of water cascading down the mountain through Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. Everything in its path was stripped from the mountainside, leaving a three-mile stretch without trees, flowers or soil. Scour Trail loop leads you to this scour channel. Stop at the interpretive pavilion and the upper overlook to learn more about the newly-exposed geology of the scour. Take time to walk into the scour itself along a spur trail, which takes you near some of the many geologic features of the ancient St. Francois Mountains.
This moderately difficult trail involves some uphill climbing on natural, rocky tread. You may encounter water crossings. Rocks may be slippery, especially when sandy or wet. This trail also connects with the Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail.
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Parking lot area along County Road N, just north of the main entrance
Shut-Ins Trail
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Length: 2.25 Miles View map
This trail takes you to the park's namesake shut-ins. This rocky gorge along the East Fork of the Black River has thrilled visitors for generations. A wheelchair-accessible .30-mile trail leads to an observation platform over the flowing waters of the shut-ins. The trail becomes more difficult, continuing up a stairway. Entering the East Fork Wild Area, Shut-Ins Trail follows natural tread through oak-hickory forest and small glade clearings, eventually returning to the main parking lot. This somewhat strenuous loop trail involves some short rocky climbs and a long series of stairs. You may also encounter some water crossings in wet weather. This trail is for day-use hiking only. No pets are allowed on Shut-Ins Trail.
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Main parking lot
Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail
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- Hiking
Length: 35 Miles View map
This trail runs through the heart of the ancient St. Francois Mountains. Some of the most scenic areas lie within Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. This rugged trail winds through mountains of oak-hickory forest, dotted with shortleaf pine trees, bluffs and rocky glades. Several access points allow you to shorten or lengthen your walk.
Starting at the trailhead, you soon pass into the Goggins Mountain Wild Area of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, where you are treated to mountain views across open, rocky glades. After crossing County Road N, you will continue high above the East Fork of the Black River to the scour channel. Here, you can follow Scour Trail to the Scour Trail trailhead, near the entrance to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.
Or, you can continue on to the next trailhead at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park. Lying within the St. Francois Mountains Natural Area, this rugged 14.5-mile portion includes steep, rocky climbs with high rock "steps" and several creek crossings. The eastern portion of this section passes by the tallest waterfall in Missouri – Mina Sauk Falls. From the top of the falls, you can see across several knobs of the St. Francois Mountains. A short spur near the trailhead takes you to the highest point in Missouri. At 1,772 feet above sea level, this point is an easy walk along a paved path to the trailhead parking lot at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park.
Hardy hikers can continue another five miles beyond the park to the Claybaugh Creek trailhead on State Highway 21. This rugged, difficult trail has rocky tread, steep rocky climbs, high rock "steps" and creek crossings. Seasonal flooding is possible. Use caution as rocks are very slippery when wet.
Follow the green and white "OT" trail markers, allowing plenty of time to complete each portion – Highway A to Scour Trail trailhead, 15 miles, 15 hours; Scour Trail trailhead to Taum Sauk Mountain trailhead, 15 miles, 15 hours. Watch out for trail intersections with old roads and fire lines.
This trail is for hiking, backpacking and backpack camping. (See Black River Center staff for restrictions.) Carry plenty of water, since water to treat for drinking may not be available along the trail. The Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail connects with the Goggins Mountain Equestrian Trail and the Scour Trail at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, and with the Mina Sauk Falls Trail at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park.
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George M. Shaw, M.D., Ph.D.
George M. Shaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
409 Johnson Pavilion
3610 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania
409 Johnson Pavilion
3610 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-8514
Fax: 215-573-8976
Fax: 215-573-8976
Education:Permanent link
Dartmouth College, 1975.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology)
The Ohio State University, 1979.
The Ohio State University, 1980.
Dartmouth College, 1975.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology)
The Ohio State University, 1979.
The Ohio State University, 1980.
Description of Research ExpertiseMy laboratory has a longstanding interest in human and simian immunodeficiency virus (HIV/SIV) molecular biology and pathogenesis and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Previous highlights of this work include the first molecular clones of HIV-1 (Shaw et al., Science 1984); recognition of the quasispecies nature of HIV-1 in vivo (Saag et al., Nature 1988); discovery of the dynamic and persistent nature of viral replication in vivo (Clark et al., N Engl J Med 1991; Piatak et al., Science 1993; Wei et al., Nature 1995); mechanisms of virus persistence in the face of evolving cellular and humoral immune responses (Borrow et al., Nature Medicine 1997; Wei et al., Nature 2003); and molecular identification and biological characterization of transmitted HIV-1 genomes and their progeny (Keele et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2008; Salazar et al., J Exp Med 2009; Li et al., PLoS Pathogens 2010). More recently, we have extended the work to SIV infection of rhesus macaque monkeys (Keele et al., J Exp Med 2009) and HCV infection of humans (Li et al., CROI 2011).
Current projects in the laboratory include:
1. Molecular studies of HIV-1 transmission, persistence and pathogenesis. This project area includes a molecular and biological analysis of HIV-1 viruses responsible for transmission and productive clinical infection resulting from heterosexual, homosexual and intravenous exposures and their subsequent evolution. The long-range goal is to develop effective vaccine strategies to prevent infection.
2. Molecular studies of SIV transmission, persistence and pathogenesis. This project area aims to develop more relevant SIV-rhesus macaque mucosal infection models and a clearer understanding of viral-host events responsible for transmission and productive clinical infection. A practical application of this work is in HIV/SIV vaccine design and assessment.
3. Molecular studies of HCV transmission, persistence and pathogenesis. This project area aims to leverage our recent discoveries in HIV-1 and SIV transmission biology based on single genome amplification and sequencing of plasma virion RNA to elucidate HCV transmission and early virus evolution. A major goal of this work will be to gain insights into immunopathogenic mechanisms of virus containment and persistence relevant to therapeutics and vaccine design. A second major goal is the development of novel strategies for identifying and characterizing full-length infectious molecular clones of HCV representing the seven major pandemic genotypes for use in in vitro and in vivo modeling and analyses.
Members of the Shaw Lab
Current members of the Shaw lab, with the month and the year they joined the lab, and a brief description of their projects (updated summer 2011):
Research Assistant Professors:
Fred Bibollet-Ruche, Ph.D. (07/98) Molecular evolution and pathogenesis of SIV.
Hui Li, M.D. (07/03) HIV, SIV and hepatitis C virus transmission biology and pathogenesis.
Research Associate:
Shuyi Wang, M.D. (06/01) Single genome amplification and sequencing of HIV/SIV/HCV.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow:
Ranjit Warrier, Ph.D. (07/10) Molecular analysis of SIV transmission and vaccine prevention.
Graduate Students:
Rui Kong (05/07) Neutralization of HIV-2 in vitro and in vivo.
Joshua Baalwa, M.D. (08/07) Molecular pathogenesis of HIV-1 clade A, C and D viruses.
Michael Lopker (09/09) Molecular pathogenesis of transmitted/founder SIVsmE660 and SIVmac251 viruses.
Mark Stoddard (09/10) Molecular identification and pathogenesis of transmitted/founder hepatitis C viruses.
Lab Manager:
Erica Parrish (10/10) HIV/SIV biology; BSL 2+ tissue culture core facility.
Selected PublicationsFenton-May AE, O Dibben, T Emmerich, H Ding, K Pfafferott, MM Aasa-Chapman, P Pellegrino, I Williams, MS Cohen, F Gao, GM Shaw, BH Hahn, C Ochsenbauer, JC Kappes, and P Borrow.: Relative resistance of HIV-1 founder viruses to control by interferon-alpha. Retrovirology 10: 146, Dec 2013.
Li Hui, Blair Lily, Chen Yalu, Learn Gerald, Pfafferott Katja, John Mina, Bhattacharya Tanmoy, Hahn Beatrice H, Mallal Simon, Shaw George M, Bar Katharine J: Molecular Mechanisms of HIV-1 Prophylaxis Failure Revealed by Single Genome Sequencing. J Infect Dis 208(10): 1598-603, Sep 2013.
Klein Katja, Veazey Ronald S, Warrier Ranjit, Hraber Peter, Doyle-Meyers Lara A, Buffa Viviana, Liao Hua-Xin, Haynes Barton F, Shaw George M, Shattock Robin J: Neutralizing IgG at the portal of infection mediates protection against vaginal SHIV challenge. J Virol Aug 2013.
Permar Sallie R, Salazar Maria G, Gao Feng, Cai Fangping, Learn Gerald H, Kalilani Linda, Hahn Beatrice H, Shaw George M, Salazar-Gonzalez Jesus F: Clonal amplification and maternal-infant transmission of nevirapine-resistant HIV-1 variants in breast milk following single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis. Retrovirology 10: 88, Aug 2013.
Ping Li-Hua, Joseph Sarah B, Anderson Jeffrey A, Abrahams Melissa-Rose, Salazar-Gonzalez Jesus F, Kincer Laura P, Treurnicht Florette K, Arney Leslie, Ojeda Suany, Zhang Ming, Keys Jessica, Potter E Lake, Chu Haitao, Moore Penny, Salazar Maria G, Iyer Shilpa, Jabara Cassandra, Kirchherr Jennifer, Mapanje Clement, Ngandu Nobubelo, Seoighe Cathal, Hoffman Irving, Gao Feng, Tang Yuyang, Labranche Celia, Lee Benhur, Saville Andrew, Vermeulen Marion, Fiscus Susan, Morris Lynn, Karim Salim Abdool, Haynes Barton F, Shaw George M, Korber Bette T, Hahn Beatrice H, Cohen Myron S, Montefiori David, Williamson Carolyn, Swanstrom Ronald: Comparison of viral Env proteins from acute and chronic infections with subtype C human immunodeficiency virus type 1 identifies differences in glycosylation and CCR5 utilization and suggests a new strategy for immunogen design. J Virol 87(13): 7218-33, Jul 2013.
Lopker Michael, Easlick Juliet, Sterrett Sarah, Decker Julie M, Barbian Hannah, Learn Gerald, Keele Brandon F, Robinson James E, Li Hui, Hahn Beatrice H, Shaw George M, Bar Katharine J: Heterogeneity in neutralization sensitivities of viruses comprising the simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsmE660 isolate and vaccine challenge stock. J Virol 87(10): 5477-92, May 2013.
Liao Hua-Xin, Lynch Rebecca, Zhou Tongqing, Gao Feng, Alam S Munir, Boyd Scott D, Fire Andrew Z, Roskin Krishna M, Schramm Chaim A, Zhang Zhenhai, Zhu Jiang, Shapiro Lawrence, Mullikin James C, Gnanakaran S, Hraber Peter, Wiehe Kevin, Kelsoe Garnett, Yang Guang, Xia Shi-Mao, Montefiori David C, Parks Robert, Lloyd Krissey E, Scearce Richard M, Soderberg Kelly A, Cohen Myron, Kamanga Gift, Louder Mark K, Tran Lillian M, Chen Yue, Cai Fangping, Chen Sheri, Moquin Stephanie, Du Xiulian, Joyce M Gordon, Srivatsan Sanjay, Zhang Baoshan, Zheng Anqi, Shaw George M, Hahn Beatrice H, Kepler Thomas B, Korber Bette T M, Kwong Peter D, Mascola John R, Haynes Barton F: Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus. Nature 496(7446): 469-76, Apr 2013.
Liao Hua-Xin, Tsao Chun-Yen, Alam S Munir, Muldoon Mark, Vandergrift Nathan, Ma Ben-Jiang, Lu Xiaozhi, Sutherland Laura L, Scearce Richard M, Bowman Cindy, Parks Robert, Chen Haiyan, Blinn Julie H, Lapedes Alan, Watson Sydeaka, Xia Shi-Mao, Foulger Andrew, Hahn Beatrice H, Shaw George M, Swanstrom Ron, Montefiori David C, Gao Feng, Haynes Barton F, Korber Bette: Antigenicity and immunogenicity of transmitted/founder, consensus, and chronic envelope glycoproteins of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Virol 87(8): 4185-201, Apr 2013.
Parrish Nicholas F, Gao Feng, Li Hui, Giorgi Elena E, Barbian Hannah J, Parrish Erica H, Zajic Lara, Iyer Shilpa S, Decker Julie M, Kumar Amit, Hora Bhavna, Berg Anna, Cai Fangping, Hopper Jennifer, Denny Thomas N, Ding Haitao, Ochsenbauer Christina, Kappes John C, Galimidi Rachel P, West Anthony P, Bjorkman Pamela J, Wilen Craig B, Doms Robert W, O'Brien Meagan, Bhardwaj Nina, Borrow Persephone, Haynes Barton F, Muldoon Mark, Theiler James P, Korber Bette, Shaw George M, Hahn Beatrice H: Phenotypic properties of transmitted founder HIV-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(17): 6626-33, Apr 2013.
Sundararaman Sesh A, Liu Weimin, Keele Brandon F, Learn Gerald H, Bittinger Kyle, Mouacha Fatima, Ahuka-Mundeke Steve, Manske Magnus, Sherrill-Mix Scott, Li Yingying, Malenke Jordan A, Delaporte Eric, Laurent Christian, Mpoudi Ngole Eitel, Kwiatkowski Dominic P, Shaw George M, Rayner Julian C, Peeters Martine, Sharp Paul M, Bushman Frederic D, Hahn Beatrice H: Plasmodium falciparum-like parasites infecting wild apes in southern Cameroon do not represent a recurrent source of human malaria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(17): 7020-5, Apr 2013.
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The next time you go out, don't forget to tip your bartender or waiter, because it could be the end of their 16-hour work day.
Some teachers in the state are struggling just to make ends meet, and are forced to work multiple jobs just to keep doing the one main job they love -- teaching.
For special education teacher Chris Gibson, his summer session has been working as a bartender at the Blue Note Grill in Durham. And once school starts, Gibson will still have to continue at the restaurants out of necessity.
"If the pay increases would have gone accordingly, as far as teaching, I really wouldn't need the supplemental income," explained Gibson, who teaches in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
The McCrory administration has trumpeted its efforts to make teach pay performance-based by ending tenure and eliminating automatic pay increases for teachers who have master's degrees.
"I'm not just talking about $500 bonuses," touted Eric Guckian, Gov. Pat McCrory's education advisor, "I'm talking about meaningful raises for our teachers."
So far, the only raise Gibson has received in four years was a half percent. He is also part of the last group of teachers who will receive a bump in pay because of his master's degree.
But even with his wife working part-time, Gibson said it's still not enough.
"Our first-born son is coming in September and once he's born, I know we'll qualify for Medicaid," Gibson said.
It's thoughts like that that weigh heavily on Gibson's mind as he pulls double shifts at school and at the bar.
"You're trying to give it all to everything -- at the Blue Note, at school, at home -- but you get spread so thin, sometimes it's difficult to be as good as you need to be at all those different places," Gibson explained.
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Economic War Against Cuba
Ricardo Alarcon
From the Print Edition:
The Cuba Issue, May/Jun 99
It's enough to read the autobiographies of ex-U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon to find proof that within weeks of the triumph of the Cuban revolution, the U.S. government began its hostilities toward Cuba and launched the economic war that continues today. This occurred months before Cuba adopted a socialist program, and before it had reestablished relations with the Soviet Union.
But the history between the two nations goes back further. In 1805, 13 years before the birth of Karl Marx, in a note to the English minister in Washington, President Thomas Jefferson made the first official declarations that aimed at taking control of Cuba for strategic reasons. In 1809, the United States made its first attempt to convince Spain to cede its colony to America. In 1823, 25 years before the publication of Marx's Communist Manifesto, the United States formulated the theory of "fruta madura," or "ripe fruit," that suggested when Cuba separated from Spain, it should be incorporated into North America. The father of Cuban independence, José Martí, would later note this danger.
In 1898, three years after Martí's death, the United States intervened in Cuba's War of Independence and began four years of military occupation. In 1901, it imposed in the Cuban constitution a clause that took away part of Cuba's territory [Guantánamo--ed.], which is still illegally occupied, and claimed the "right" to intervene in Cuba. In the decades of the twentieth century before the Cold War began, the United States repeatedly sent occupation troops to depose and install governments, and intervene in various ways in the internal affairs of the country. Finally, Cuba won its full independence on January 1, 1959. From the beginning, the U.S. embargo not only prohibited all commerce between Cuba and the United States, but it also banned entry into the United States of any product made with some or all Cuban products, even if it was made in a third country. The ban also applied to the sale of any U.S.-made products to Cuba, even a product containing just 20 percent U.S.-made components. Additionally, for most of the past 40 years, the regulations have closed U.S. ports to any ship carrying goods to or from Cuba, just because that ship had been in a Cuban port.
This economic war has been governed by a combination of laws, regulations and executive orders that were finally codified by the U.S. Congress with the March 12, 1996, enactment of the Helms-Burton Act. Of course, all these rules not only affect Cubans but also U.S. citizens, because any violation of these rules is a "grave crime," punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if committed by an individual or $1 million if committed by a corporation. Also, the U.S. Treasury Department has authority to impose an administrative fine of $55,000 per violation.
The Torricelli bill of 1992 [the Cuban Democracy Act, sponsored by then Representative, now Senator Robert G. Torricelli of New Jersey--ed.] also toughened the embargo against Cuba by prohibiting any commercial transaction with Cuba by a sub-sidiary of any U.S. corporation based in third countries.
This business had a value of $700 million, mostly in food and medicine. The new law reduced that business by 90 percent when it took effect. In the past seven years alone, the embargo has produced damages of $1.2 billion in the area of health. Despite supposed flexibility in the Torricelli bill, Cuba has not been able to buy a single aspirin in the United States.
The Helms-Burton Act further intensified these measures and tried to halt foreign investment in Cuba by imposing fines on the investors, something that is without precedent under international law. It has been strongly opposed and rejected by some of America's principal allies.
Some experts have quantified the value of damages caused to Cuba by the embargo at more than $60 billion, a figure that grows daily. Just to give you an idea of the impact, let's look at the statistics for damages in 1997 alone: $130 million in extra freight charges; additional credit fees of $155 million because of higher interest rates; $200 million in import costs because Cuba must go farther to acquire goods, and often at higher prices than world market rates; losses due to currency exchange of $260 million; and $55 million for low prices for export goods.
This all comes to about $800 million. Those five areas alone require the Cuban government to expend 20 percent more funds than it would have to otherwise. This damage estimate does not include: the value of tourism that Cuba could have had with the United States and other countries, the increase in direct communications revenues, the increased income that would come from more airplane flights, the rise in investments, or new financing. Each of those areas would increase if the embargo ended.
There has been universal rejection of U.S. policy. Since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has consistently condemned the embargo against Cuba by a vote equal to the membership of the body; in the last vote, it was 157 to 2, with Israel, a country that has investments in Cuba, joining the United States in this unjust policy. Within the United States, there is growing opposition to the embargo; it includes religious leaders from different denominations, businessmen, academics, prominent leaders from past administrations and a growing group of Democrats and Republicans in Congress who have expressed their support for a revision of the policy. Pope John Paul II called the embargo "unjust and ethically unacceptable."
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the introduction of the Voter Empowerment Act, sponsored by Congressman John Lewis, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn, Congressman John Conyers, and Congressman Robert Brady. This legislation was reintroduced on the 49th anniversary of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended the discriminatory poll tax in federal elections:
"Nearly half-a-century ago, our country discarded the discrimination of the poll tax onto the ash heap of history. Yet today, too many Americans are still denied their basic rights to participate in our elections. That's why the Voter Empowerment Act is critical to the health of our democracy: extending access to the polls; modernizing our registration system; and protecting voters from deceptive practices and intimidation.
"By enacting this legislation, Congress can take a firm stand against any efforts to suppress the vote and keep our country on the path toward justice and civil rights for every voter. But we must do more. To strengthen our democracy, we must build on this effort through clean campaigns and fair elections. We must act to shine a bright light on the unlimited, secret special interest money flooding our campaigns. We must ensure the power in our democracy rests with the votes of the people, not the pocketbooks of the privileged few.
"The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy – and it must be protected and preserved. Congress must work to ensure that every voter can cast a ballot and every vote is counted as cast. We started with the 24th Amendment 49 years ago; we can continue with passage of the Voter Empowerment Act this year. We can secure the character of our country with a renew commitment to fairness and equality in our elections."