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KID syndrome
Other Names for this Disease
- Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome
- Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, autosomal dominant
- KID syndrome, autosomal dominant
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erythrokeratoderma); and sensorineural deafness or severe hearing impairment. The skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet as well as the nails may be affected. KID syndrome belongs to a group of skin disorders marked by dry, scaly skin known as the ichthyoses. KID syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and is caused by specific mutations in the GJB2 gene.[1][2]
Keratitis ichthyosis deafness (KID) syndrome is a very rare, inherited, multi-system disorder. Less than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature. It is characterized by defects of the surface of the corneas (keratitis); red, rough, thickened plaques of skin (
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- Keratitis Ichthyosis Deafness Syndrome. National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). 2006; http://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/884/viewAbstract. Accessed 9/9/2011.
- KID syndrome. Orphanet. April 2009; http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=EN&Expert=477. Accessed 9/9/2011.
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Basic Information
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on KID syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- DermNetNZ provides information on ichthyosis in general. DermNetNZ is an online resource about skin diseases developed by the New Zealand Dermatological Society Incorporated.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a federation of more than 130 nonprofit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders. Click on the link to view information on this topic.
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- The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss KID syndrome. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss KID syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.


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Oh those wacky Ancient Greeks, why else do you think a lot of the sexual fetishes use the Greek word -philia in the end? Now in those times what we call pedophilia was called pederasty which was a socially acknowledged relationship between an adult and a younger male usually in his teens. Scholars have debated the role or extent of sexual activity, which is likely to have varied according to local custom and individual inclination. The English word "pederasty" in present-day usage implies the abuse of minors, but Athenian law, for instance, does not recognize consent and age as factors in regulating sexual behavior. I think however classical historian Robin Osbourne puts it best:
"It is the historian's job to draw attention to the personal, social, political and indeed moral issues behind the literary and artistic representations of the Greek world. The historian's job is to present pederasty and all, to make sure that … we come face to face with the way the glory that was Greece was part of a world in which many of our own core values find themselves challenged rather than reinforced."
However because I'm not as mature as this historian I will still say that this story is:
Sadly I couldn't find a drawing of him in a toga, oh well.
So what is this story exactly? Well it is origin of this practice of having boys "hang out" with considerably older men. And what better character to represent the older man than the king of gods and known sexual deviant/rapist: Zeus. (Man I'm using a lot of colons today). The young man in question is a Trojan prince, because only the royalty are beautiful and worthy enough to get beloved by the gods (Actually since this is Zeus I'm talking about, that may not hold true.) Anyway let us continue on as I tell the tale of Zeus and Ganymede. (Now does that moon of the same name by Jupiter make sense?)
Getting a little excited Zeus? Because he presented you with a cock? (Look at the boy's arm closest to the staff)
One day while he was looking around the Earth and viewing it's machinations, Zeus caught sight of a young youth in the fields of Troy. His name was Ganymede, son of Tros (guess what city was named after him?) Immediately the lord of the skies was smitten in passionate lust for the beautiful youth. He went down from the heavens and stood before the boy. Ganymede was presented to be the god's youthful lover and cup bearer, in response, the boy presented a cock (Ha Ha) and gave it to Zeus. It's then that things begin to get freaky. (What they haven't already, you underestimate Greek Mythology)
Damn it Zeus, could you just fly your chariot to Olympus instead of letting your Transformation Fetish get the better of you?
So from Mount Ida, Zeus, either sending an eagle or turning himself to an eagle transported Ganymede to Mount Olympus. Once there he was accepted by all the gods and goddesses, except for Hera of course. The reason why? Because he was going to replace her daughter, Hebe, in the role of cup-bearer.
Tros grieved for his son. Sympathetic, Zeus had Hermes deliver a gift of two immortal horses, so swift they could run over water (or perhaps the gift was a golden vine). Hermes also assured Ganymede's father that the boy was now immortal and would be the cupbearer for the gods, a position of much distinction. (So simple the times were when you could kidnap someone and pay there father with horses)
It's the season of Aquarius
Zeus later put Ganymede in the sky as the constellation Aquarius, which is still associated with that of the Eagle (Aquila). However his name would also be given by modern astronomy to one of the moons of Jupiter, the planet that was named after Zeus's Roman counterpart. Ganymede was afterwards also regarded as the genius of the fountains of the Nile, the life-giving and fertilizing river. Thus the divinity that distributed drink to the gods in heaven became the genius who presided over the due supply of water on earth.
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Azerbaijan's biggest gas field and one of the largest in the world began producing gas in 2006 and has a production capacity of 8 billion cubic metres a year from its first phase. Its second phase is expected to start production in 2018 and reach another 16 bcm in annual output.
"We have agreed to extend the Shah Deniz PSA from 2031 to 2036, and the Shah Deniz partners will now proceed with phase 2", Elshad Nassirov, vice president of the Azeri state oil company SOCAR, told Reuters in Davos.
Relations between Azerbaijan and BP soured last year over falling output at the BP-operated Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (ACG) oilfields - output that is crucial to Azerbaijan's economy.
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Beyond Turkey, Shah Deniz partners BP, Statoil, Total and SOCAR are set to choose by mid-2013 whether to transport via the Nabucco-West pipeline into Austria or the rival Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) into Italy.
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One quick note - On Friday, I discussed the Twins postseason roster options and what I would do. I posted who would make my 25 man roster. However, as it was pointed out to me by dedicated, daily reader Jason Bain, I only included 24 men on that roster. I came up one short. The 25th player I would have on my roster would be Joe Mauer, and if he can't go, then they would have to keep Rob Bowen on the playoff roster. So, thanks Jason.
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Well, as I mentioned Friday, I had a bit of a road trip this weekend, but based on what happened, it was well worth the 16 hours in a car! I know that I primarily discuss the Twins and their minor league affiliates on this site, but I find it absolutely necessary to give the Wolf Lake team a little notoriety around the state and country because I think they deserve it! So, please read this and then below you will find my thoughts on the Twins and their affiliates.
I went to the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament, played in Jordan and Belle Plaine. My brother Justin plays for the Wolf Lake Wolfpack. The previous week, they had defeated St Francis 12-3.
The amateur state tournament (Class C) is a 32 team tournament (two teams from each of 16 regions). The first two rounds are single-elimination. That brings you to the final 8. Those teams play a double-elimination tournament.
So, Wolf Lake needed to win on Saturday afternoon to ensure coming back the following weekend. Lets just say I witnessed two incredible baseball games! Games in which the Grand Slam played a big role.
Saturday afternoon - Wolf Lake versus St. Charles Sting
Wolf Lake is scheduled to play St. Charles in the 2nd round at 11:00 a.m. in Jordan. The ball park in Jordan is very impressive. It is actually almost dug into the ground. The top of the left field fence is barely above ground level and there is a road and a railroad track beyond it. If you were to look in from left field past the first base line, there is a huge hill that provides a very nice back drops. They have a nice bleachers but a lot of people just sit on the hill along the left field line.
OK, to the game. Wolf Lake was the visitors on the scoreboard. Their starting pitcher, Shane Hendrickson, is also their leadoff hitter. He took a 2-0 fastball and drove it about 375 over the left field fence for a 1-0 lead. But the Wolfpack exploded for six runs in the 3rd inning to jump to a 7-0 lead. The big blow of that inning came off the bat of Ron Litzau. He deposited a fastball well over the left field fence for a grand slam!! I have written in the past about how he is the smartest player I have ever played ball with, as well as being an absolutely incredible person. The other part about Ron is that he is a pretty good baseball player.
The Wolfpack had plenty of run support for Hendrickson who pitched the complete game. He had also pitched a complete game the week before. They added an insurance run and won 8-0 to advance to double-elimination play.
Now, the starting pitcher for St. Charles was no slouch. Andy Kreidermacher who had pitched for Viterbo (WI) College. He spent his previous summers pitching in the Northwoods League. On the year, he was 7-1 and averaged 16 strikeouts a game. In their first game the week before, he had pitched in their win against Roseau, and had struck out 17. His scouting report (not that amateur teams have scouting reports, but from reading pro scouting reports) on Kreidermacher was that he has the stuff to beat anyone. He was reportedly clocked at 89 mph in his previous start, and from my angle, he was throwing that on Saturday, but with a sharp slider to go with it. The question with him was always control. And Wolf Lake made him work, and he walked a few.
Sunday afternoon - Wolf Lake versus Elko Express
So, Wolf Lake had advanced into the eight-team double-elimination tournament. In 2003, the team had won their first two state games and got to this point. However, they lost their next two games. This year would be just as difficult. This game was going to be played in Belle Plaine.
And, Elko was throwing another quality pitcher at them in Andrew Lyke. Lyke had pitched (and been quite successful) for four years at Northern State University (the school that produced the Twins 26th round draft pick and Elizabethton star - see below - Deacon Burns) . Lyke didn't throw quite as hard (although probably still up in the mid-80s), but he had some serious movement on his cut fastball (the pitch that makes Mariano Rivera).
On the mound for Wolf Lake was 44 year old veteran Greg Scmid. The people sitting behind me kept looking at him in amazement. On more than one occasion, I heard them utter, "This pitcher is 44 years old, but he doesn't look like it at all." And, he was great! He was throwing hard and mixing in his incredible cutter with a curveball and hitting spots. He gave up 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Jake Stoll struck out the lone batter he faced and Pete Marjama went the rest of the way.
Let's just jump to the bottom of the 8th. Down 2-0 and with just five hits on the game, Wolf Lake needed to get a couple runs if they wanted a win. Justin Stohs led off with a single to right field. The next two batters got out. 9-hitter Boone Caughey drilled a single to right center for his second hit of the game. The next move was a second-guessers dream, Elko brought in a relief pitcher. When he was warming up, he threw fairly hard, but it was all straight. Shane Hendrickson came up and drilled the first pitch to left field for a single, loading the bases, still with two outs and still down 2-0.
Luther Kangas came to the plate. Now, if I can say anything about Luther, he is a SABRmetrician's type of player. Takes a lot of pitches, fights off some tough pitches, takes walks, puts the ball in play. He's also a traditional scout's type of player. Short, compact swing, fast, fundamentally sound, and can play all over the field. The sweet swinging lefty earlier had a single up the middle and one to left field. But this at bat, he chose to do something that stat-heads hate; he jumped all over the first pitch...
Now, let me say a quick word about the Belle Plaine field. The dimensions down the right-field line are 305, but they had a taller wall. Centerfield is 435 feet from home plate, and the wall gets deep fast.
OK, Luther Kangas jumped all over the first pitch and drilled a shot about 380 feet into the right centerfield gap. As soon as the ball landed, I saw that two runners had already scored and Hendrickson was approaching third base and heading home, scoring easily. The centerfielder was at the wall, grabbed the ball and relayed the ball into the infield. When player/manager Jeremy Kovash saw this, he sent Kangas home and he scored standing up.
In the bottom of the 9th, Pete Marjama walked the first batter, but dominated the next three to record the win.
But seriously, an insider-the-park grand slam in the bottom of the 8th inning of a state tournament game... that may have been the most exciting baseball play I have ever seen in person, and I have watched a lot of baseball! I literally had goosebumps!
The Wolfpack
I talk about the pitchers from the other teams, but Wolf Lake has a lot of guys that played well at college themselves. No fewer than seven played at my alma mater, Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. (Isaac Hjermstad, Ben Kvidt, Ron Litzau, Luther Kangas, Jeremy Kovash, Greg Schmid, Justin Stohs)
Ryan Breitbach and draftee (from Midway) Chris Baso were both top-notch performers at North Dakota State University.
What's Next?
Well, the Wolf Pack will play in Jordan at 5:00 on Friday night against another non-metro team, the Moorhead Brewers who beat Melrose 11-4 thanks to a 3-3, 2 walk, 2 HR, 8 RBI game from catcher Chris Clemenson. If they win, they will play on Sunday at 11. If they lose, they will play at 7:30 on Saturday night.
Sunday's game finished at about 1:00. We were on the road at 1:15, and I got to my house at 8:45. And, because they won, I will make that trek again next weekend! Might as well, right?
Do you have any questions or comments on this tournament, players, teams, anything? Any thoughts on this at all? E-mail me.
The Angels came into this series as arguably the hottest team in baseball, and they showed why, beating the Twins twice in three games. However, the two losses were reasonably close and barring just a pitch or play in each, the Twins could have won. So Twins fans should in no way feel bad about this series.
Friday - Twins 6, Angels 9
If you look at Brad Radke's numbers, they look awful, and well, they are awful, but if not for a Shannon Stewart gaff, the game is far closer. With runners on 1st and 2nd and ONE out, Radke recorded a fly out to left field. Bother runners advanced, but when it was clear that Stewart thought that was the third out, the runner scored from 2nd base. The Angels went on to score five more runs in that inning and take a big lead. Two points then are 1.) Radke wasn't as bad as his numbers looked, but 2.) a pitcher still needs to pick up his defense when these types of things happen.
Shannon Stewart did go 2-5 and led the game off with his 9th home run of the year.
Jacque Jones was 2-4 with his 21st homer.
Matthew LeCroy hit his 7th home run, his first in a LONG time.
Torii Hunter and Cristian Guzman each had two hit.
Jesse Crain gave the Twins 2 1/3 innings of one-hit ball.
Corey Koskie was hurt again when Curtis Pride slid into 3B. It is listed as a mid-to-high ankle sprain, and if you have ever had one, you can imagine how much that hurts and how long it takes to even feel better. If you saw the play it happened on and saw the immense pain Koskie was in, you can understand. He is expected to miss a week to ten days, but could also be put on the Disabled List. Don't be surprised if Terry Tiffee is called up from AAA in the next couple of days.
And, please don't talk to me about how 'injury prone' Corey Koskie is. I understand that the definition of 'injury prone' is one who gets hurt frequently. But, like Ken Griffey Jr., you can in no way blame Koskie for any of his injuries. They have been happening, to both players, while playing the game right. I just think that "fans" are too hard on these players as individuals because of their injury histories. Be upset at the injury, not at the player!
And, it's not like the Twins could do too much. I mean, Aaron Sele was the opposing pitcher and he always wins against the Twins!
Saturday - Twins 7, Angels 1
Hottest team in baseball meet the best pitcher in the game... what do they say, "Good pitching beats good hitting?" Well, that's exactly what happened on Saturday. Johan Santana was incredible (yes, again!). He went 7 innings and gave up a run on four hits and a walk. The Angels don't strike out much meaning Santana had just six strikeouts.
The fact that the game was nationally televised may help Santana's Cy Young chances.
Juan Rincon and Grant Balfour each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
Augie Ojeda started at 2B The light-hitting utility infielder came through with a 3-4 day, including a 9th inning home run.
Jacque Jones had two "Web Gems" and hit his 22nd homer, a three run shot.
Shannon Stewart, Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter each had two hits.
Sunday - Twins 2, Angels 4
Adam Kennedy just has the Twins numbers. Yesterday, it was a game winning, two run homer off Juan Rincon in the bottom of the 9th. Two years ago, he hit three homers in the final game of the ALCS to almost single-handedly eliminate the Twins. And in between, he continues to hit well, including some big, "clutch" hits.
A lot of times, people use the term "Twins Killer" too often. I mean, Mike Mussina is a Twins Killer, but he is great no matter who he pitches against. I remember people talking about how Edgar Martinez just kills the Twins. Well, he can hit. Period. Against anyone. To use the term "Twins Killer" in my opinion, a player has to be non-good in general, but seem to come up big against the Twins. Adam Kennedy fits that mold. The one I remember killing the Twins when I was younger was Lance Johnson.
Carlos Silva gave up a run in five innings. Joe Roa wasn't good giving up doubles to Vlad Guerrero and Jose Guillen to score a run. JC Romero got five outs and only walked one. Juan Rincon pitched a perfect, three-strikeout 8th inning, but walked Troy Glaus with an out in the 9th before giving up the Kennedy homer.
Cristian Guzman was the only Twin with multiple hits. He was 2-3 with an RBI.
Justin Morneau is too good! Sure, he was just 1-8 in the series, but the home run alone was impressive, and I know Aaron Sele didn't want to throw him a strike in Game 1.
Jose Offerman came off the bench and had a great at bat which resulted in a single.
The Twins now will enjoy an off day before starting a series at the Dome against the Texas Rangers. Jason Kubel has already been called up, with Jesse Crain being sent back down to Rochester. Since the Redwings season ends in just a week, he will be back up shortly. Because of the rules of playoff rosters, it is possible that Jesse Crain could still be on that roster. He could take Joe Mays' spot.
AL Central Standings
Minnesota Twins 72-58
Cleveland Indians 66-66 7.0
Chicago White Sox 63-65 8.0
It will be an interesting couple of days. Will the Twins try to make a claim and make a trade? Any thoughts on the Twins, e-mail me.
Friday - REDWINGS 3, Ottawa 5 - Scott Baker started and went six innings. He allowed five earned runs on seven his and two walks, and struck out three. Joe Beimel and Willie Eyre each pitched a scoreless relief inning. Kevin West (pictured)went 3-4 with his third homer and a double. Terry Tiffee had a double.
Saturday - REDWINGS 3, Ottawa 1 - The Redwings had just two hits but still managed to squeak out a win. Michael Restovich hit his 20th homer and drove in two of the runs. JD Durbin came back from an embarrassing start with a solid one. He went six innings and gave up just an unearned run on seven hits and three walks. Aaron Fultz three two scoreless innings. Beau Kemp pitched a perfect ninth for his 2nd save.
Sunday - REDWINGS 3, Ottawa 0 - Dave Gassner recorded his International League Leading 15th win. He pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and a walk. Joe Beimel and Willie Eyre combined for a perfect innings.
Friday - ROCKCATS 4, Bowie 2 - Francisco Liriano has pitched well since moving up to AA. But yesterday, he finally recorded his first Win there. He went 5 innings and gave up two runs on 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out five. Jason Miller was perfect the next two innings, with three strikeouts. Bobby Korecky picked up his 27th Save with two perfect innings with five strikeouts. Seth Davidson was 2-4 with a triple. Garrett Jones was 2-4 with his 31st double and 26th home run.
Saturday - ROCKCATS 1, Bowie 5 - Ryan Owens had a double, the lone extra-base hit among five Rockcat hits. Colby Miller went 7 innings and gave up five runs on eight his and three walks. Jim Abbott pitched a scoreless 8th.
Sunday - ROCKCATS 4, Bowie 3 - Henry Bonilla improves to 11-9 with his seven inning, three run performance. He gave up five his but walked none. Again, not a strikeout pitcher, Bonilla recorded just two Ks. Travis Bowyer pitched a scoreless 8th. Bobby Korecky, the Twins minor league player of the week, was perfect in the 9th for his 28th save. James Tomlin went 2-5. Ryan Owens was 2-4 with his 6th homer. Garrett Jones was 2-4 with his 27th homer. Jake Mauer was 2-3 with a double.
Friday - MIRACLE 2, Dunedin 1 - Justin Olson started, but went just 1 1/3 innings. Manny Tejada replaced him and pitched the next 6 1/3 innings. He gave up one run on four hits and a walk. He struck out 8 in improving to 4-4 with a 3.65 ERA. Pat Neshek grabbed his 10th save with 1 1/3 innings of one-hit ball.
Saturday - MIRACLE 1, Dunedin 4 - Nick Blackburn pitched some innings Saturday. He went 6 2/3 innings and gave up three runs on 8 hits and a walk. Jannio Gutierrez was 4-4 against batters he faced. Matthew Hines gave up a run in his inning. Felix Molina had two of the Miracles five hits.
Sunday - MIRACLE - NO GAME SCHEDULED
Friday - SWING 2, Peoria 5 - The Swing had just six hits. Kyle Phillips' double was the only extra-base hit. Errol Simonitsch went 3 innings and didn't give up a run. Chris Schutt came in and went 2.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks. Julio DePaula went the next 1.2 innings and gave up two runs on three hits and two walks. Eric Brandon went 1.2 innings and gave up a run.
Sunday - Game 1 - SWING 8, Peoria 4 - Saturday's match up was rained out and moved to Sunday. In the first game, Justin Jones got another start. He went 4.2 innings and gave up two runs on three hits. He still walked four and hit one. Angel Garcia went the next 1.1 innings and allowed two more runs. Peter Tautor did pitch a scoreless 7th. The big news of this game was the return to the lineup of Matt Moses. He DHed and went 0-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Mark Zamojc went 2-2 with 2 walks. Alex Garcia was 2-4. Kyle Phillips hit his 11th home run.
Sunday - Game 2 - SWING 5, Peoria 4 - Adam Harben is a top pitching prospect for the Twins. He improved to 9-7 with a 3.07 ERA. He went five innings and gave up four runs (3 earned) on five hits and five walks, and struckout three. Jay Sawatski picked up his 4th save with two shutout innings. Denard Span went 3-3 with a walk. Brock Peterson was 2-4 with a double. Scott Whitrock hit his 13th home run.
E-TWINS 3, Pulaski 4 - Luke Hughes had two of the E-Twins seven hits. Only a double by Javier Sanchez went for extra-bases. Kyle Waldrop went seven innings. He gave up three runs (2 earned) on three hits and no walks. He struck out six.bn gave up a run in his inning.
E-TWINS 14, Princeton 3 - David Shinskie was the recipient of a lot of run support. He improves to 7-3 after this five inning, two hits, one (unearned) run ball. But the offense was the story. Johnny Woodard was 3-4 with a triple, his 7th homer and four RBI. Deacon Burns was 2-4 with a walk, triple, and his 10th homer, and three RBI. Matt Tolbert batted second and was 2-3 with 3 walks and his third home runs.
E-TWINS 10, Princeton 8 - Trevor Plouffe led with a 4-6 day. Deacon Burns was 3-6 with his 11th homer. Javier Sanchez was 2-5. Johnny Woodard hit his 8th homer on a 2-5 day. Jay Yaconetti was 2-4 with his fourth homer. John Williams started and gave up seven earned runs in just 2.1 innings. Jeff Mousser came in and in 2.2 innings, gave up just one hit. Kevin Culpepper gave up a run on 2 hits and 3 walks in 1.2 innings. Frank Mata gets the win with 2.1 innings of shutout ball, including 3 strikeouts.
DREAM TEAM - Welp, dream team lost to Argentina. It certainly was not a surprise. Team USA was not known for its defense, so who was going to stop Manu Ginobili? Well, they went with no one and Manu scored 29. Team USA did rebound to win the bronze medal, beating Lithuania, a team which had beaten them earlier in the week.
NATIONAL PRIDE, OR ARROGANCE? - Remember when the Olympics was all about goodwill and those human interest stories that make you feel good? Oh, those were the days! Now, it seems it is all about commercialism and medal count. The US is happy because it came away with more than 100 medals. Well, I am more excited for Israel who won just one medal, but it was its first ever. America should win a lot of medals. I mean, there are what 350 million people in this country?
No, to me, the Olympics has become incredibly political. Everything is a scandal. Why should that Hamm guy have to give up his Gold Medal? Let them share it. That's why "sports" that don't keep score shouldn't be considered sports. When it is left to judges, it is set up for controversy! I mean, can you imagine the Twins and Angels going out and playing their designated nine innings, but instead of the scoreboard dictating the winner, a panel of judges get to grade each team and determine who they want to give the win to.
My point, lay off Team USA men's basketball team. And certainly lay off those NBA stars who chose not to play in the Olympics. Lay off the men's and women's 400 meter relay teams. And the media coverage just encourages this attitude. It is rather annoying
Oh, I do have to note that the commercials during the Olympics were generally VERY good!
And that rhythmic floor dancing thingy was pretty interesting!
OK, on that note, I am going to call it a day. Have yourself a great week!
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Yet another federal budget cut looms on Friday, March 1st. And the $85 billion in sequestration cuts could mean a major change in "Head Start", a preschool program for over 400 kids in Sioux City.
Preschool. It's more than just a time to jump and play, but to learn and prosper.
And in order for all kids to have the same opportunities, Jean Logan, and her team at Community Action Agency of Siouxland sponsor the "Head Start" program which provides Pre-K education for kids in low-income families.
It's that program that could lose $400 million on Friday.
"Families still haven't recovered from the recession so we're seeing really an increased need for many of things like food, not a decreased need. It seems backwards and upside down," said Jean Logan.
"Head Start" is just one of about a half a dozen programs the Community Action Agency of Siouxland pays for with just over $8 million from the federal government, all are in danger of being cut.
Now, just how the possible "Head Start" cuts would be distributed will be dictated by the federal government, including if Sioux City's "Head Start" program has to cut its number of students.
"Generally, we have waiting lists. We're a high need area. That would be the last thing in the world that I would want to happen. And I guess that's why we're so concerned about this," said Logan.
Like always, the threat could be resolved, if Congress could come to an agreement.
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I'm Nova Ren Suma. I wrote the YA novels 17 & GONE and IMAGINARY GIRLS (both out now from Dutton/Penguin). And as we speak I'm writing a new novel, THE WALLS AROUND US, coming Spring 2015 from Algonquin YR.
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Happy Book Birthday to the paperback edition of 17 & GONE, on sale today!
I haven't yet held a paperback of 17 & GONE in my hands—if you do, please send mea photo—but I am told that the paperback really is on sale today, and so I am choosing to believe it. If you haven't read it yet, I hope you'll consider buying the paperback edition with Libba Bray's beautiful blurb on the front cover, and the…
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On the outside, this happened:
I revealed the cover and plot summary for my new novel 17 & Gone—and I have a pub date: March 21, 2013!
If you are a librarian or a blogger or reviewer,you can request an ARC here, for when ARCs are available, which thankfully isn't today.
And I need to update my websites once I get a moment.
But on the inside, I'm a strange jumble of nerves and yes excitement but more nerves, come from having something kept private for so long now being pulled up into the light. Do any other authors get this, too, or am I a complete weirdo?
I am also in the midst of a creative breakthrough that I can't talk about yet. Partly it came from failing utterly at this writing experiment (which deserves a whole separate blog that I will get to) and also from needing to follow my heart right now. Needing to write what I want to write, and—no offense—not care what it is I think YA readers and the market and critics and anyone else might expect or want from me. 17 & Gone is very much me, it's kind of ridiculous, and I love this book all the more for that, so I might as well fling myself off the deep end and keep going instead of wishing I could be more commercial, which is a flaw I have, like wishing I could be a flamingo when I'm actually an ostrich. I'm an ostrich, damn it!
I didn't build this semblance of a life to try to be anyone other than who I am.
And thus ends the cryptic talk about my behind-the-scenes creative breakthrough! How many of these does a writer have to go through before it sticks?


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ALGIERS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Twenty-five foreign hostages escaped and six were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces launched an operation to free them at a remote desert gas plant, Algerian sources said, as one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades unfolded.
The standoff began when gunmen calling themselves the Battalion of Blood stormed the gas facility on Wednesday morning. They said they were holding 41 foreigners and demanded a halt to a French military operation against fellow al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali.
The raid increased fears that jihadist militants could launch further attacks in Algeria, a vast desert country with large oil and gas reserves that is only just recovering from a protracted conflict with Islamist rebels during the 1990s which cost an estimated 200,000 lives.
Fast-moving details of the military operation to free the hostages from the gas plant were difficult to confirm. Algeria's official APS news agency said about half the foreign hostages had been freed.
A local source told Reuters six foreign hostages were killed along with eight captors when the Algerian military fired on a vehicle being used by the gunmen.
Mauritania's ANI news agency, which has been in constant contact with the kidnappers, said seven hostages were still being held: two Americans, three Belgians, one Japanese and one British citizen.
It quoted one of the kidnappers as saying that Algerian ground forces were trying to fight their way into the complex.
ANI and Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported that 34 of the captives and 15 of their captors had been killed when government forces fired from helicopters at a vehicle. Those death tolls, far higher than confirmed by the local source, would contradict the reports that large numbers of foreigners escaped alive.
Britain and Norway, whose oil firms BP and Statoil run the plant jointly with the Algerian state oil company, said they had been informed by the Algerian authorities that a military operation was under way but did not provide details.
As many as 600 Algerian workers at the site managed to flee, the official Algerian news agency said.
The incident dramatically raises the stakes in the French military campaign in neighbouring Mali, where hundreds of French paratroopers and marines are launching a ground offensive against rebels after air strikes began last week.
Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said the kidnappers were led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a veteran Islamist guerrilla who fought Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980s and had set up his own group in the Sahara after falling out with other local al Qaeda leaders.
A holy warrior-cum-smuggler dubbed "The Uncatchable" by French intelligence and "Mister Marlboro" by some locals for his illicit cigarette-running business, Belmokhtar's links to those who seized towns across northern Mali last year are unclear.
The hostage takers earlier allowed some prisoners to speak to the media, apparently to put pressure on Algerian forces not to storm the compound. An unidentified hostage who spoke to France 24 television said prisoners were forced to wear explosive belts and captors had threatened to blow up the plant.
A local source told Reuters the hostage takers had blown up a petrol filling station at the plant.
Two hostages, identified as British and Irish, spoke to Al Jazeera television and called on the Algerian army to withdraw from the area to avoid casualties.
"We are receiving care and good treatment from the kidnappers. The (Algerian) army did not withdraw and they are firing at the camp," the British man said. "There are around 150 Algerian hostages. We say to everybody that negotiations is a sign of strength and will spare many any loss of life."
Ireland said later that the Irish hostage was among those freed.
The precise number and nationalities of foreign hostages could not be confirmed, with some countries reluctant to release information that could be useful to the captors.
Britain said one of its citizens was killed in the initial storming on Wednesday and "a number" of others were held.
The militants said seven Americans were among their hostages, a figure U.S. officials said they could not confirm.
Norwegian oil company Statoil said nine of its Norwegian staff and three Algerian employees were captive. Britain's BP, which operates the plant with Statoil and Algerian state oil company Sonatrach, said some of its staff were held but would not say how many or their nationalities.
Japanese media said five workers from Japanese engineering firm JGC Corp. were held, a number the company did not confirm. Paris has not said whether any hostages were French. Vienna said one hostage was Austrian, Dublin said one was Irish and Bucharest said an unspecified number were Romanian.
Spanish oil company Cepsa said it had begun to evacuate personnel from elsewhere in Algeria, an OPEC member.
Paris said the Algeria attack demonstrated it was right to intervene in Mali: "We have the flagrant proof that this problem goes beyond just the north of Mali," French ambassador to Mali Christian Rouyer told France Inter radio.
President Francois Hollande has received public backing from Western and African allies who fear that al Qaeda, flush with men and arms from the defeated forces of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, is building a desert haven in Mali, a poor country helpless to combat fighters who seized its north last year.
However, there is also some concern in Washington and other capitals that the French action in Mali could provoke a backlash worse than the initial threat by militants in the remote Sahara.
The militants, communicating through established contacts with media in neighbouring Mauritania, said they had dozens of men armed with mortars and anti-aircraft missiles in the compound and had rigged it with explosives.
"We hold the Algerian government and the French government and the countries of the hostages fully responsible if our demands are not met, and it is up to them to stop the brutal aggression against our people in Mali," read one statement carried by Mauritanian media.
They condemned Algeria's secularist government for letting French warplanes fly over its territory to Mali and shutting its border to Malian refugees.
The attack in Algeria did not stop France from pressing on with its campaign in Mali. It said on Thursday it now had 1,400 troops on the ground in Mali, and combat was underway against the rebels that it first began targeting from the air last week.
"There was combat yesterday, on the ground and in the air. It happened overnight and is under way now," said Le Drian. Residents said a column of about 30 French Sagaie armoured vehicles set off on Wednesday toward rebel positions from the town of Niono, 300 km (190 miles) from the capital, Bamako.
The French action last week came as a surprise but received widespread international support in public. Neighbouring African countries planning to provide ground troops for a U.N. force by September have
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Wrapping the root exception with BaseAppException will not the stack-trace of original cause if you are working in JDK 1.4+ environment. However, for older JDK versions, there is a problem in keeping original stacktrace intact. <b/> In that case you need to modify BaseAppException for root-cause stacktrace implementation. You can take a look onNestedCheckedException
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Top pick USED Garmin nuvi 780 Automotive GPS Receiver Unit, No Accessories - O1030This item appears here because it is the lowest priced, Buy It Now item from a highly rated seller. | Used Returns not accepted Hayward, CA, USA | |
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Pre-loaded with street maps and thousands of point of interest, you will never get lost with the City Navigator NT of the Garmin Nüvi 780. Featuring MSN Direct technology, you can keep tabs on weather, traffic and gas prices through this Garmin GPS receiver. The 4.3-inch widescreen display of this automotive GPS receiver provides routes in details with directions and is readable even in bright sunlight. Built-in Bluetooth technology of this Garmin GPS receiver facilitates hands free communication, letting you answer calls. Along with locating destinations, this Garmin Nüvi 650 automotive GPS receiver also keeps you entertained while traveling as it functions as an MP3 player and photo viewer. Garmin lock of the Garmin Nüvi 650 GPS receiver works as an anti-theft precaution. | |
Product Identifiers | |
Brand | Garmin |
Model | nuvi 780 |
Key Features | |
Usage | Automotive Mountable |
System Type | Fixed, Portable |
Screen Size | 4.3" |
User Interface | Keyboard, Touch Screen |
Display | |
Display Size | 3.81 in. x 2.25 in. |
Display Type | LCD TFT Display |
Resolutions | 480 x 272 |
Technical Features | |
Features | 3D Map View, Audio Book Player, Calculator, Converter, JPEG Image Viewer, MP3 Player |
Audible Features | Spoken Street Names |
Trip calculator | Avoid toll roads, Detour Feature, Points-of-Interest (POI), Route Recalculation, Shortest distance |
Included Software/Maps | City Navigation Maps, North America Maps |
Battery | |
Battery Type and Quantity | Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery |
Battery Life | 5 Hours |
Dimensions | |
Height | 3 in. |
Width | 4.8 in. |
Depth | 0.8 in. |
Weight | 0.39 lb. |
Other Features | |
PC Interface | USB |
Expansion Slot Type | SD (Secure Digital) Card Slot |
Average review score based on 107 user reviews
of customers recommend this product
This is the second GPS unit I have owned. After reading countless reviews on many products I selected this one since it was lower cost due to its out of production status, but had the features I wanted;… text to speech, blue tooth for hands free phone,live traffic information, and a reputation for quick start-up finding all the satellites it needs to navigate. Garmin also has a good reputation. How does it work? Well, the start-up time is affected by how long ago the last time you used it and if your position has changed much since then. In general it is satisfactory on that score. At first, the text to speech was weak, but a downloaded update improved it to the point I am satisfied. I have not tried the live update feature yet as I am waiting for a long trip to test it. The sensitivity to the gps satellites is great. This unit works inside my house which helps when I am doing planning. I also like the MP3 storage [sandisk card]. I am able to load several hours of music to this device. That said the fm transmitter is poor in my car, a Toyota camery. I can use it if I plug a 3rd party device [Radio Shack] that works from the earphone jack on the Garmin that does the fm transmitter work. This will make it possible for the Garmin unit to interrupt my music playback with navigation instructions. My experience with Garmin tech support has been good so far. After you go through the phone maze and the waiting you get an American English speaking person who, in my experience is informed and patient. There is not much of that available these days. The only improvements I would want to see is: 1. Being able to organize "favorites" into folders and 2. Having computer software that allows you to plan trips and upload them to the unit.
We purchased the nuvi to help us on a trip from Bluffton Ohio to Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. My wife and I are finding the nuvi very helpful and accurate in finding specific locations, fuel stations, food, hotels. We purchased a used diesel dump truck to use on our property in B.C., and planned on having a pleasure trip as well as ferry the truck back to B.C. The trip started by flying from Palm Springs Calif to Detroit where we used the navi to locate relatives we were visiting in Detroit area for a couple of days. We rented a vehicle at detroit airport, hooked up the navi and found all the locations with ease. The navi even routes you around traffic jams which are several in Detroit area during the rush hour. We picked up the truck in Ohio and drove back to detroit area for another couple of days. Again nuvi routed us around all traffic jams and we located additional relatives. We finally departed detroit and things seemed to be going great for the first leg of the trip until we were 275 miles and the truck fuel system started acting up. The nuvi found the closest Ford dealer in Joliet IL. We fixed the truck in a couple of hours, we thought and again continued to move on. Well another 200 miles we encountered the same problem. Nuvi again found us the next Ford dealer in Iowa City. We are still in Iowa city, where we tried to leave yesterday and made it only 5 miles out of town when the same problem started again after spending $1,490 at the local Ford dealer in Iowa city. Again nuvi was accurate in getting us off the interstate and locating back roads, the only roads we could travel at the snail pace we were traveling at with the same fuel problem. The only thing I can comment on about things that could be better with the nuvi is to be able to review the actual route ahead of time like a view list. This would allow you to take alternate route, if necessary. In our case with the truck not able to run faster than a couple MPH we would like to review the list of roads to make sure our route eliminated the interstate.
The Garmin Nuvi 780 is an excellent GPS Receiver,
Satellite Capture is fast and the receiver appears to be very sensitive.
The additional features,using MSN is a plus.
The turn by turn audio is loud and clear allowing you to keep your
eyes on the road.
Having been a long term users of GPS (since about 1999) I have watched the progression of technology with them and adopted a refresh every 2 or 3 years strategy. The technology is simply advancing and changing so fast that a premium model one year is obselete very quickly. Because of this I try to buy the last generation of premium models as they are reaching (or just past) their product run. The NUVI 780 is currently like this. Finding one for about $200 is no real problem (and with a new map set running $100, updating an old one is also not really cost effective). Lots of small things are better than the NUVI 750 this replaces but the additon of MSN Direct has been surprisingly much better than the other traffic update strategy it replaced for me. The ongoing maintenence of movie times, traffic, and the ability now to find something on BING on your home computer and then hit upload to GPS and have it find your GPS in your car in about 30 minutes (they claim 20, but 30 is more of a norm) is a huge advantage if you plan trips. Just do it the night before or if at work before you go out to your car and it normally can get there pretty quick. The internal maps and navigation on the GARMIN is pretty good but the expanded map search capability of the WEB is much better and adds a new dimension to the capbility of the GPS. THis is first big improvement in GPS technololgy since the appearence of 3D navigation a few years ago. The 780 is a good solid contempory GPS with good features but nothing really amazing for a $200 GPS. The combination of this GPS with MSN direct however makes this something else. The traffic updates are faster and more relevent to the situation in Wash DC where I live and the acting watching of convenince things like movie times for local theaters is a small but really nice addtional feature. In short I am very impressed with the new capability in MSN Direct on the GARMIN, and the NUVI 780 is a really good and economical way to implement this capability.
I ended up buying the nuvi 760 model. I have an Acura GPS navigation system I purchased in my MDX a few years ago that was used many times during club soccer trips throughout the western US states. It saved us many times on every trip locating parks, playing fields, hotels, restaurants and the occasional medical facility. I purchased the nuvi 760 for its portability to be able to move from vehicle to vehicle with ease. (Can't do that with the factory installed Navi in the MDX) Also for the price of the unit and the ease and cost of updating maps. MDX GPS cost over $2k and a new DVD disk cost several hundred dollars to update maps. While the graphics are better in the Acura system, the basic functions in nuvi 760 work just as well as the more costly unit. What I like the most about the nuvi 760 is the "live traffic" function that alerts of oncoming hazards and its ability to navigate around these areas if you choose. Also its accuracy in estimating arrival time. I know when I leave home in the AM within +- 2 minutes if I will be late for work. Some of the things I don't like about this unit: 1. Time it takes to acquire satellite and load maps. At least once I drove .5 miles before it was ready to go, inputting an address as you navigate traffic not safe. 2. The cost to add MSN Direct antenna and live traffic almost doubles cost of the unit. 3. The ability for the nuvi 760 to tune in to an FM station on your car radio not as simple as it should be. Overall I am quite happy with my purchase. The Bluetooth function simple and easy to set up. The basic function of navigating turn by turn from point a to b, exceptional ,regardless if it is two miles or two thousands it is right on.


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New Mexico chief public defender says she's stepping down after more than a year and a half on the job.
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Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),
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Hearing On Judicial Nominations
July 15, 2010
Today we welcome to the Committee five of President Obama's well-qualified judicial nominees. Senator Kyl and Senator McCain support the nomination of Judge Mary Murguia of Arizona to the Ninth Circuit. Similarly, Carlton Reeves of Mississippi has the support of his Republican home state Senators, Senator Cochran and Senator Wicker. And Denise Jefferson Casper of Massachusetts has the support of Senator Kerry and Senator Brown. These nominations demonstrate again how President Obama continues to work with Senators from both sides of the aisle to identify qualified nominees to fill vacancies on the Federal bench.
I thank Senator Durbin for chairing this hearing. He and Senator Burris strongly support Edmond Chang, the nominee from Illinois who is appearing before the Committee today. I appreciate his willingness to preside over this important proceeding.
I trust that with the support of so many Members of this Committee and so many Republican Senators, all of these nominees will be treated fairly. I hope that in light of the vacancies on the Federal courts, we can proceed without delay to consider their nominations both in Committee and before the Senate. That should be the case for all nominees. Sadly, the Senate Republican leadership has insisted on months of delay before agreeing to vote on judicial nominations that are confirmed unanimously and refuses to consider many others. This serves no good purpose. This obstruction is wrong. I have called for it to end, but the Republican Senate leadership persists in their practice.
Early this week, the Senate finally confirmed Judge Sharon Coleman to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Coleman waited nearly three months before her nomination came to a vote because of obstruction by the Senate Republican leadership. When allowed to vote, Senators confirmed her unanimously. She should have been confirmed months ago, as should have the dozen other judicial nominees who were reported by the Judiciary Committee with no objection and yet remain stalled by Republican refusal to consent to final Senate action. In all there remain 21 judicial nominees already considered by this Committee and favorably reported that are being stalled from a final vote.
The Senate Republican leadership refuses to enter into time agreements on pending judicial nominations that have support from both Democrats and Republicans, including nominees with bipartisan support from North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, California, New York, Delaware, Virginia, Utah, Maryland, Minnesota and Rhode Island. Democrats are prepared to vote on these nominations; the Republican leadership is not and continues to obstruct progress.
The Senate is dramatically behind the pace I set for President Bush's judicial nominees in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, the second year of the Bush administration, the Democratic Senate majority's hard work led to the confirmation of 72 Federal circuit and district judges nominated by a President from the other party. We are more than halfway through the second year of the Obama administration, and we have confirmed just 24 so far--72 to 24.
In the first two years of the Bush administration, we confirmed 100 Federal circuit and district court judges. So far in the first two years of the Obama administration, the Republican leadership has successfully obstructed all but 36 of his Federal circuit and district court nominees--100 to 36.
Federal judicial vacancies around the country continue to hover around 100. Of these, 42 vacancies have been declared by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to be judicial emergencies. Nominees to fill more than 10 of these emergency vacancies remain stalled on the Senate Executive Calendar. Each vacancy represents an overburdened Federal court handicapped by Senate Republicans' refusal to act. Republican obstructionism and delay has real meaning for litigants in those jurisdictions--they are often forced to wait months or even years before their cases are heard. This is just wrong.
Last year, Senate Republicans refused to move forward on judicial nominees. The Senate confirmed the fewest judges in 50 years. The Senate Republican leadership allowed only 12 Federal circuit and district court nominees to be considered and confirmed despite the availability of many more for final action. They have continued their obstruction throughout this year. By every measure, the Republican obstruction is a disaster for the Federal courts and for the American people. We owe it to the American people to do better, and I hope we start with the judicial nominees before us today.
Judge Mary Murgia is nominated to serve on the Ninth Circuit. She has spent the last decade as a Federal district court judge in Arizona, where she has presided over thousands of civil and criminal cases. She is a former Federal and local prosecutor, and she was the first Latina to become a Federal judge in Arizona. Judge Murgia earned her undergraduate and her law degrees from the University of Kansas.
President Obama nominated Edmond Chang to sit on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has served as a Federal prosecutor in that district for more than a decade, and he is currently the Chief of Appeals for its Criminal Division. Previously, he practiced labor and employment litigation in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin. He earned his B.S., cum laude, from the University of Michigan and his J.D., cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Northwestern University School of Law. If confirmed, Mr. Chang will be the first Asian Pacific American to serve as a Federal judge in Illinois.
Judge Leslie Kobayashi is nominated to be a district court judge in Hawaii. She has served that district as a Federal magistrate judge since 1999, before which she was a lawyer in private practice and a local prosecutor. Judge Kobayashi earned her B.A. from Wellesley College and her J.D. from Boston College School of Law. If confirmed, she will become the second female Asian Pacific American Federal judge in the District of Hawaii.
The President nominated Denise Jefferson Casper to serve as a Federal judge in the District of Massachusetts. She is currently the Deputy District Attorney in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and she previously was a Federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston, where she rose to become Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit. She has also worked as a lawyer in private practice and as a legal writing instructor at Boston University School of Law. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Carlton Reeves is nominated to sit on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He is a partner in a Jackson, Mississippi law firm, and he also serves as a Family Master in a local court, as part of which he adjudicates cases related to paternity and child support. He previously was the Chief of the Civil Division in the U.S. Attorney's office in the Southern District of Mississippi. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Jackson State University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. If confirmed, Mr. Reeves will be second African American to serve as a district court judge in Mississippi.
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