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Investigational Drug Study for Adolescents (ages 14 17) with Fragile X Syndrome The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether an investigational drug is safe and effective for the treatment of the symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome. Eligible participants
Children's Mealtime Study The Children's Mealtime Study located at the E.K. Shriver Center UMass Medical School is looking for children with intellectual disabilities ages 3 8 to participate in a research study on children's eating patterns, mealtime behaviors, and parent
Genetic Study of Familial & Sporadic ALS Motor Neuron Disease, Miyoshi Myopathy & Other Neuromuscular Disorders We have been studying families with a history of ALS for more than 25 years and are continuing to use new ways to understand
Dengue Fever We are looking for healthy adult subjects 18 years or older who do not have any chronic medical problems, who are not taking medications that suppress the immune system, who are not pregnant, and who have a history
Type 1 Diabetic Volunteers Needed for a Research Study We are looking for volunteers with Type 1 diabetes to donate blood samples on different occasions. Times will be scheduled according to your availability. This is a laboratory study to learn
Healthy Volunteers Wanted for a One Time Blood Draw Healthy volunteers are wanted for a research study that is looking at alcohol and immune function. You may be eligible if you are 18 years of age or older and are
Adult Diabetic Patients Calling all English speaking, diabetic adult patients Help us develop the NoteAid tool which will help patients understand their electronic health records. Participation requires attending a 60 120 minute focus group, for which you will receive an
Social Networking and Smoking We are looking for smokers who are willing to test some electronic chain referral approaches to increase people's access to smoking cessation self management tools. We need your help and feedback to develop the study tools.
Pregnant women needed to complete a research study about decision making, eating, and weight gain during pregnancy Researchers at the UMass Medical School are conducting a research study to learn more about decision making, eating, and weight gain during pregnancy
Pregnancy and Mood Study Are you pregnant? We are conducting a research study in healthy women to monitor their mood and hormone levels during pregnancy and in postpartum. A postpartum brain MRI scan will look at how sex hormones affect
Treatment of Marijuana Use and Schizophrenia Researchers at the Psychotic Disorders Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at UMass are looking for volunteers for an NIH funded research study involving schizophrenia and marijuana use. We are studying whether an
Are you the parent of a child with a mood disorder? Are you the parent of a child with a mood disorder with or without a history of trauma? Would you like to be involved in a research study to
Male adolescents need for a study of personality, the brain, and substance use Who is eligible? Male adolescents ages 14 24 who speak English who are currently receiving treatment or counseling for substance use or have never abused any substances.
Crohn's patients interested in dietary treatment We are currently conducting a nutrition research study investigating how dietary change can influence patients' microbiomes, cause pattern changes in urine samples, and impact symptoms. We are looking for patients with Crohn's Disease who
Early Detection of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Using a Wearable Monitor The SENTINEL Study Cardiovascular Research is currently conducting the SENTINEL Study (PI Dr. David McManus) sponsored by Philips Healthcare to see whether a new type of heart failure monitor,
Do you struggle with type 2 diabetes? If so, you're not alone. Today, more than 60 million people face the challenge of managing their type 2 diabetes. Combined with excess weight, this challenge can be difficult for anyone to overcome.
Vitamin D and Bipolar Study Are you feeling down or blue? We invite you to participate in a research study looking at Vitamin D and mood. We will monitor your mood and Vitamin D levels over the course of 12
Sustaining Remission of Psychotic Depression Study Patients who are currently suffering from depression with irrational worries are invited to participate in a research study to determine how long people need to stay on an antipsychotic medication after they recover from
Do you or someone you know have mild Alzheimer's Disease? Purpose of the study Patients with mild Alzheimer's Disease will be given three different drugs over a 4 month period to try to increase the blood flow to their brains,
Are you pregnant? Mood in Pregnancy Postpartum Hormones and Brain Imaging Research Study Kristina Deligiannidis, MD is conducting an NIH funded research study to evaluate hormones during pregnancy and the development of postpartum depression. Women will complete 2 pregnancy study
Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery This trial is studying chemoembolization and sorafenib tosylate to see how well they work compared with chemoembolization alone in treating patients with liver cancer that cannot be removed by
Prediction of Recovery After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy We are looking for NCAA athletes (ages 18 30 years old), who do not have an active medical or psychiatric illness, are able to have MRI scanning
Glutamine and Glutamate in Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Does Your Child Experience Mood Swings OR Have a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder? We are looking for children aged 8 17 to participate in a research study being held at
Breast Reconstruction Of the many women who face breast cancer, many will choose to have a mastectomy. Only half of these women will go on to have breast reconstruction. One of the reasons for this is the discomfort and long
Current or ex smokers We need your help rating messages for a new research study You must be at least 21 years of age. Participation involves a one time commitment of 30 40 minutes at UMMS or from your home
Antibodies to the Lyme disease bacteria MassBiologics of UMMS is sponsoring a research study of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. We are seeking healthy volunteers who are at least 18 years old and have previously
Do you use Tanning Booths? Do you use tanning booths? Do you want to participate in a research study? Females ages 16 65 are invited to participate in a research study about tanning at UMass Medical School. Participation will last
Tanning Bed Users? Do you want to participate in a research study? Are you interested in participating in a focus group to discuss your opinions and beliefs about tanning? Men and women ages 18 65 are invited to participate in
Meet the research team Jessica Oleski, Project Director Gin Fei (Effie) Olendzki, Research Coordinator Data Manager Susan Bakke, Research Coordinator Recruiter Jessica Oleski, Susan Bakke, and Effie Olendzki work with Principal Investigator, Dr. Sherry Pagoto, in the Division of Preventive
Breast Reconstruction This clinical study is designed to compare the performance and safety of the AeroForm™ Tissue Expander System to currently cleared saline tissue expanders. The AeroForm™ System provides a needle free alternative to standard saline expanders and allows patients
Glioblastoma study ACT IV Study The purpose of this research study is to find out whether adding treatment with rindopepimut (also known as CDX 110) to the commonly used chemotherapy drug called temozolomide helps to shrink brain tumors or prevents
Are you interested in losing weight? Do you own a smartphone? If so, you may be eligible to join a no cost weight loss research study at UMass Medical School. UMass is researching a program that includes nutrition and exercise
Did you lose weight after pregnancy? If you were able to lose your pregnancy weight within 6 months, you are invited to take part in a research study. In a telephone call, we will ask you to tell your story
Home Tanning Bed Study Do you have a tanning bed in your home or use one that is in someone else's home? We would like to interview you. Your participation will include a 1 hour interview. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or
Research Study Needs Male Participants With ADHD Young men with ADHD are needed for a research study looking at brain function. Participants may qualify if they are between 14 24 years old they have ADHD are right handed. Both smokers
Treatment Choices of Men with Good Risk Prostate Cancer What happens when you enroll? You will be interviewed about your knowledge of your diagnosis, treatment options, decision making style, coping style, mood, and quality of life. We will interview you


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Rob Uyttebroek '77 is currently working for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. and living in Alexandria, Va.
Freshman Dorm: Day Student/Off Campus
Dave Scott '74, J.D. '77 writes, "Practiced law until 1981 then went to work for a subsidiary of NV Philips. Started a small electronics company in 1983. Sold it in 2002 and retired. Currently split time between Saratoga, Calif. and Aspen, Colo. area and travel around the world with my wife. Do volunteer work for the United States Tennis Association."
Arnie Maurins '77 was recently interviewed by NewsReview.com about the role of the library in a high-tech world. Maurins became director of the Washoe County Library System in 2008. He said, "There's some limitations on what we can do as far as what the county does with technology. They're generally one or two releases behind the latest software and that kind of thing, but I think within those limitations … we're doing pretty well. Staff is starting to use mobile devices like tablets out in the stacks, helping people. And we're going to start lending out those kinds of things to the public for them to use and maybe having a bar setup in the library where they can use those kinds of things and try out the latest stuff."
John Kelley '77 recently purchased a home in Victorville, Calif. and currently works at Time Warner in direct sales.
Thomas E. Jensen '74, JD '77, is living the retired life at 8800 feet, in a mountaintop log home 40 miles west of Colorado Springs. Living the life!
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This interview was originally published in the summer issue of Radar Magazine – Issue 04: Better, Connected.
After 15 years in strategy consultancy with leading firms Bain and Company and The Boston Consulting Group, Janet Voûte moved into public health as CEO of the World Heart Federation. She then spent two years as Partnerships Adviser at the WHO and became Global Head of Public Affairs at Nestlé in December 2010.
SustainAbility has been working with Nestlé since 2006 on Creating Shared Value reporting, stakeholder engagement and strategy, and most recently arranged the company's fourth stakeholder convening in London. Rob Cameron spoke with Janet about the increasing importance of speaking the language of both business and NGOs and Nestlé's stakeholder engagement journey.
Rob Cameron: How would you characterise stakeholder engagement when you arrived at Nestlé?
Janet Voûte: I arrived a few years after the terminology and thinking around Creating Shared Value (CSV) at Nestlé had been launched, and the focus on being the leading nutrition, health and wellness company had been clearly defined. Additionally, the Chairman and the Public Affairs team had also agreed upon nutrition, water and rural development as priority areas for action. …
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For over 25 years, companies have valued our ability to serve as their early warning system—to interpret emerging issues and trends in the sustainable development agenda and help them anticipate, understand and respond to shifts in the business landscape. In 2013, SustainAbility re-launched a dedicated function to regularly track and interpret "what's next"—our Ten Trends of 2013 series is the distillation and public output of our thinking over the year.
"The catastrophization of the future freezes people." If there was a common theme at the various sustainability conferences we attended this year it was an acknowledgment that collectively, the sustainability movement has failed at telling a compelling (read: positive) story of what a sustainable future looks like. This quote from Paul Hawken at the VERGE SF conference was followed by similar sentiments from Amory Lovins and Andy Revkin that we've had very little to show when deploying 'sky is falling' rhetoric. As Jo Confino of Guardian Sustainable Business summarized, "The greatest risk to the sustainability movement is that it is struggling, and so far failing, to articulate a vision of a future that is both prosperous while remaining within planetary boundaries." …
Between traditional news channels, blogs, and social media, it can be hard to keep up with what's making waves in the field of sustainable development. In this roundup we aim to cut through the noise with a handful of highlights that have caught our eye.
Challenging Gender Norms Through Product Marketing
In early September Toys 'R' Us pledged to drop gender labeling for its products in UK stores, and in the long term, it has indicated plans to remove explicit references to gender in its store signage. The move followed pressure from Let Toys Be Toys, a consumer group that campaigns for gender neutrality in toys. The campaign highlights the social cost of gendered marketing to children— from influencing personality development to shaping world views. Other UK retailers including Boots have agreed to remove "boy" and "girl" signs from their stores after receiving social media pressure from consumers….
Between traditional news channels, blogs, and social media, it can be hard to keep up with what's making waves in the field of sustainable development. In this roundup we aim to cut through the noise with a handful of highlights that have caught our eye.
Fossil Fuel Divestment Gathers Momentum
Last fall, climate activist Bill McKibben's organisation, 350.org, supported the launch of fossil-free divestment campaigns across cities and college campuses. Modelled on the South Africa anti-apartheid divestment movement of the 1980s, the campaign has reached over 100 US cities and 300 colleges. Similar versions are also taking hold in Australia, the Netherlands and the UK.
I had occasion this week to be in San Diego for Sustainable Brands 2013, where I offered opening remarks on the first full day of the conference, June 04. Conclusions from Changing Tack, the final output of The Regeneration Roadmap, were top of mind as I did so.
Sustainable Brands' theme this year was "From Revolution to Renaissance." I love the implications behind the words. To me, it suggests that we have broken through into a creative, hyper-productive phase of sustainable development progress and the role brands will play. But, as in the title above, I put the theme to the conference audience as a question – not to query where we are going, but to allow us to step back and look at where we are on the journey, and to consider how we can chart a path forward. And, based on Changing Tack's conclusions, I suggested that we need to incite still far more people toward revolution at the same time as we push forward the renaissance….
Companies continue to rank low among global institutions when it comes to sustainability leadership, though a few companies — mostly the usual suspects — continue to rise above the others, according to an annual survey being released this week.
If that sounds like damning with faint praise, it is. According to the 2013 Sustainability Leaders survey, produced jointly by GlobeScan and SustainAbility, the private sector outperforms only the world's national governments when it comes to effectively addressing sustainability challenges. That is to say, their second to last….
As the Guardian's Jo Confino wrote at the close of the Rio+20 Conference in June 2012, "the most often used phrases in the many meetings I attended [were] the need to create 'coalitions of the willing' and a recognition that 'all issues are inter-connected' and cannot be viewed in silos."
Collaboration is widely acknowledged as vital if we are to address global challenges at the scale and speed we need, but the current rhetoric often fails to acknowledge how hard it is to …
"How might our businesses serve our humanity, and how might our humanity serve our businesses?" (Raphael Bemporad, BBMG speaking at Sustainable Brands, London)
Sustainable Brands finally came to London, in November, a long way from its most recent home in balmy San Diego. The organisers may not have brought us sunshine but the event did bring a strong call for more humanity, heart, purpose, bravery and honesty in brands and business….
I am perplexed by the fuss about integrated reporting. It seems obvious that a company ought to effectively measure and communicate aspects of its business that matter to key stakeholders, and to do it in a cohesive manner.
Why it wasn't done well in the first place is a discussion for another time and place, but here we are in 2012 knowing what's at stake if we don't take into account the impact we have on current and future generations' ability to thrive. Surely we are ready to move …
One of the perks of being a graduate student at the University of Michigan was access to football season tickets. With this, I learned the various rituals undertaken by the student section on game day, including chanting, "who cares?" when opposing team players' names are announced before each game.
This ritual still makes me smile for some reason, and is also a question many of us in the sustainability field ask during ratings and rankings season, which kicked off last week with the release of the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. These results, like those in previous years, sparked a flurry of press releases by proud companies, angst in companies who fell short, blogs debating the merits and shortcomings of ratings, and consultancies offering their services to improve company performance….
Over the last decade, there has been an extraordinary growth in the number of ratings and award schemes designed to measure corporate sustainability performance. While these rankings play an important role in improving corporate performance, companies are struggling to keep up, and many question the time and effort required to respond to raters' requests for information.
Is it all worth it? Which ratings, if any, do people pay attention to? How much does a company's score …
Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan. Marks & Spencer's Plan A. GE's ecomagination. Nike Better World.
Feel like you can't turn around without bumping into a big, brassy, branded, corporate sustainability program these days? Or at least a product campaign (think Nissan Leaf) that seeks to cast a green and otherwise sustainable hue over an organization? It seems we have entered the age of the Big (Sustainable) Idea, an epoch in which performance as well as leadership and influence are limited without membership in this club….
As SustainAbility's web and digital media manager, I've been looking at how online tools and technologies can be used to support our work on The Regeneration Roadmap.
The ambitions for the project are high, and engaging the right people in the right way will be key. Online platforms can play a significant role here: today there are fewer barriers than ever in mobilising people from all backgrounds and geographies to shape and get behind a campaign. From video blogging and social discussion forums to idea generation and crowd sourcing websites, the options available are seemingly endless. But where do you start?…
The phrase "In praise of Barclays", used during this, of all weeks, and with Wimbledon coming to a conclusion, surely elicits only one response: "You cannot be serious!!" Well, no, not exactly serious. In fact, most definitely not serious, because the company's performance has been nothing short of woeful at best and disastrous at worst. So, why the headline?
I will remodel it: "In praise of Barclays individuals that I know have worked patiently and diligently for over a decade or more to drive change against all the odds, and in praise of the tens of thousands of frontline Barclays staff who are being vilified daily by the media. They have surely felt …
The World Health Organisation estimates that 30% of prescriptive drugs in circulation in emerging economies are counterfeit. Imagine you live in the developing world, and you depend upon regular medicine to keep you healthy enough to feed your family. There is roughly a one in three chance that each pill you take is at best ineffective, and at worst dangerous. Other than swallow and hope for the best, what can you do? …
"You want us to produce one of those corporate socialist reports?!" This incredulous response, from the CEO of a large US conglomerate, may not be the typical reaction that we get from companies (a raised eyebrow is much more common in London), but it does belie a deep-seated misunderstanding about the role and value of sustainability reporting.
In case you've not been watching, sustainability reporting has become a sizeable industry. CorporateRegister.com, a consultancy that monitors the global output of reports every year, estimates that in 2011 there were approximately 6600 reports (including corporate responsibility, sustainability, environmental and other similar reports) – up from less than 1000 ten years ago and …
Back in September, I discussed in a blog post the fact that open data was one part of a move for technology to help us become more open, collaborative, participatory, and connected. Open data is but one part of a wider suite of technologies currently being adopted for accountability in the value chain. We discussed these in a recent Engaging Stakeholders webinar featuring Leo Bonanni of Sourcemap. These technologies include RFID, apps, mobiles, and a number of different codes – alphanumeric, barcodes and QR codes. Collectively, this group of technologies …
In business, sometimes simplicity is praised and sometimes it is scorned. It can be hard to predict which reaction will win out.
Each year, GlobeScan and SustainAbility survey sustainability experts across corporate, government, NGO, academic, research, and service organizations in 75-plus countries to determine which businesses are perceived to be sustainability leaders, and why. This year's results remind us that simplicity is a more complex phenomenon than it might appear.
The 2012 Sustainability Leaders Survey was released this month. …
You do all the right things: establish goals and targets, publish an annual sustainability report, seek employee and public input — and then repeat the cycle. Yet despite your efforts, those around you don't seem to be moving fast enough to address the world's environmental challenges, and you sense that real progress will require more involvement on the part of consumers, investors and government leaders.
What do you do? How will you make your company's engagement efforts …
It's hard to think about brand leadership without thinking about Apple, now neck-and-neck with ExxonMobil as the world's biggest company by market cap.
Last week, Apple was top of mind for many of us, with two major pieces of reporting: the UK release of Adam Lashinsky's book, Inside Apple, which describes in part-admiring, part-unmerciful detail Apple's tough organizational culture, and the New York Times's excellent investigation into conditions in Apple's supplier factories in China.
This last piece spurred CEO Tim Cook …


text: Penguin Facts Fun Penguin Facts to Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day by Sarah Lipoff 1/20/14 22 Reactions 112 Shares Print 7 82 23 0 0 There's no denying that penguins are seriously cute, and the flightless birdie has some pretty unique characteristics, too. Not only can they stay underwater for 20 minutes at a time, but penguins live and thrive in frigid temperatures. Celebrate everything penguin on Jan. 20, which happens to be Penguin Awareness Day, with this collection of interesting facts paired with adorable penguin-filled pictures. You'll be amazed at how smart, special, and silly these birds are! Source: Flickr user Anne Froehlich Big and Tall What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Topping out at four feet tall and up to 100 pounds, the Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all penguin species. And these big birds can live up to 50 years. Source: Antarctica Bound 1 / 8 Out of Africa What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Although these birdies are seen at a zoo in Japan, this species is originally found along the southwestern coast of Africa. The African Penguins live in colonies on dozens of islands, with the largest on Dyer Island off South Africa. Source: Getty 2 / 8 Pink Eye What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 If you notice that pink spot above their eyes where a lid would be — those glands actually get more pink, the hotter the penguin gets! More blood is then sent to the glands, darkening the color, so it can be cooled by the surrounding air and thus cool birdie, too. Source: Getty 3 / 8 Marching, Marching What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The annual March of the Penguins at the San Francisco Zoo allows guests to get up close and personal with toddler penguins being reunited with their colony after a month of getting used to zoo trainers. The zoo houses one of the largest captive Magellanic colony in the world. Native to South America, the medium-size Magellanic Penguin mates with the same partner year after year, unlike Emperor Penguins, which change mates yearly. Source: Getty 4 / 8 Cute Baby! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 After hatching, baby penguins stay in the nest where they are fed by their parents. Young penguins are often grouped into nurseries and watched by other penguins while parents hunt for food. Even though the penguins may all look alike, they have no problem finding their babes when returning from a long day away. Source: Flickr user Aztlek 6 / 8 Breaking Out What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicks break out of their protective shells by poking a small hole in their eggs using their beaks. Then they chip at the shell until they can eventually push themselves out. It can take a chick up to three days to break free from the shell, which is done without assistance from the parents. Source: Flickr user *christopher* 6 / 8 Look at Me! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Most newly hatched chicks are covered in a fine down of feathers, except for the King Penguins, which hatch naked and grow feathers within a few weeks. The down feathers aren't waterproof, which makes baby penguins unable to swim. Once a penguin turns 1, adult plumage grows in, and penguins are introduced to the water. Source: Flickr user *christopher* 7 / 8 Thanks, Mom and Dad! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicks require parental care for survival, including being fed regurgitated food. Adult penguins also protect babes from the cold by covering them with their brood patch, found under their bellies. Source: Flickr user brian.gratwicke 8 / 8 7 82 23 0 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Cute AnimalsPenguins cute animals 10 Pets That Would Like Your Attention Right Now 3 days ago 9 Cute Dog and Cat GIFs That Will Make Your Day 1 week ago Awww-Stentatious Displays of Cute 1 week ago Unlikely Pet Friendships You Gotta See 1 week ago Pucker Up: Cute Pictures of Animals Kissing 1 week ago 25 Supercool Dogs in Shades 1 week ago Get a Personalized Living Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Home Love & Sex DIY Food What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love Jennifer Lopez is ready for her fourth marriage — Us Weekly Watch Hugh Jackham deadlift 400 pounds — HuffPost Celebrity Chloë Moretz holds hands with a boy who is not Brooklyn Beckham — Lainey Gossip Kate Moss's body part inspired a Champagne glass — People Kim Kardashian is doing waist training now — BuzzFeed Are Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise moving to LA? — Dlisted George Clooney's ex is getting married the same month he is — ET Aaron Paul sets up a Breaking Bad scavenger hunt — JustJared Meet Ryan Seacrest's new girlfriend — Hollywood Tuna Nicki Minaj is in another new music video — Pink Is the New Blog Why is Justin Bieber getting sued again? — PopBytes


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The Chauvinist has a hard start for 5.8. P1 - starts below Left Ski Track in a short dihedral. Climb straight up a steep and flared crack to easy face climbing just left of Left Ski Track to Left Ski Track 2 bolt belay. P2 - Climb up to a pin, then open to face climbing with 3 bolts to a easy crack that lead to the top.
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The pin on pitch 2 is gone now, but it protects well with a medium stopper.
The start is definately scary for 5.8 - make sure your belayer pros to the rock. But this is a fun route, well worth doing, and a nice mix of crack and face climbing. I thought route finding was a little difficult to start the second pitch as the bolts are hard to see from where the crack runs out.
Does anyone know what the line that leads directly above the P2 bolted belay is? Climbed up a couple bolts of this before I realized it was not 5.8 and I was off route...
That's pitch 2 of the Feminist (5.11-) done by Erik Roed a few years ago. It's located between The Heathen and The Chauvanist, and joins The Heathen's third pitch at its last bolt (5 bolts total) ending at The Heathen's bolt anchor. (100 ft rap to Ski Tarcks/Chavanist anchor.)
Thanks Bob! FYI, if heading up this, bring a wrench for the second bolt. Cool terrain.
We were at Tahquitz in late june before the fires and looked at this line and decided to try it. It starts with a thin inside corner then the crack through the bulge. I was leading the first pitch, in the crux and was pulling rope for the clip, I put a bite in my mouth to get more rope and I snaped my front tooth out. I watched as it bounced down the climb, hit the slab and rolled down the mountain. It was a new cap. Later as we were heading back to Lunch rock, we stopped for a minute and one of our group looked down and said "is this a tooth ?" it was my cap right there about 100 yards down the hill.


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Butternut squash and Italian sausage soup
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A reader wrote that this recipe is a great way to use butternut squash.
Butternut Squash and Italian Sausage Soup
1 large butternut squash, about 3 lbs, halved and seeded
2 Tbs vegetable oil
1/2 tsp salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 large onion, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tbs chopped fresh sage, plus 12 whole leaves
1 tsp chopped fresh marjoram
6 cups light chicken stock or broth
1 tsp cider vinegar or lemon juice
1/2 Cup heavy cream, or more to taste
2 Tbs butter
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat the squash halves with 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil. Season the inside with slat and pepper and place cut-side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until very tender, about 45 minutes. When the squash is cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and reserve. Discard the peel.
In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the remaining vegetable oil and, when hot but not smoking, add the sausage. Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until the onions wilt and start to caramelize, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, sage and marjoram, and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Add the cooked squash and chicken stock, stir well to combine, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
With a hand-held immersion blander, puree the soup. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a clean saucepan. Add the cider vinegar and stir to combine. Add the cream and adjust the seasoning to taste.
In a small sautte pan, cook the butter over medium-high heat until it begins to turn brown around the edges. Add the whole sage leaves and cook until crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the leaves to paper towels to drain.
Serve the soup in bowls, garnished with the crisp sage leaves.
Butternut squash must be in Knoxville's air this week, so I hope the grocery stores are stocking up: I posted another good recipe on my own blog for (easy!) Butternut Squash Gnocchi.http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/10/09/butternut-squash-gnocchi-for-the-impoverished-unemployed/


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Jackson resigned Wednesday following a leave of absence for bipolar disorder. He also admitted he is the subject of a federal probe and is cooperating with investigators.
Among the possible contenders to replace him are Chicago Aldermen Anthony Beale and Will Burns and defense attorney Sam Adam Jr.
Jackson's brother Jonathan also has been mentioned. So has his wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson.
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Rush said if the field of candidates is too large it could make it easier for a more conservative candidate to win in the Democratic stronghold.
Add Todd Stroger, the beleaguered former Cook County Board president, to the list of possible candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s old congressional seat.
Stroger told the Sun-Times on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Jackson's resignation was announced, he's seriously considering it after receiving some calls from listeners to his talk show Tuesday nights on WVON-AM.
"I was on WVON and some callers chatted with me and I'm thinking about it," Stroger told the Sun-Times.
Stroger says he lives just outside the Second Congressional District that includes stretches of the South Side and suburbs, but that it's hardly a bump in the road.
"That really isn't a problem, my wife has been trying to get me to move so that wouldn't be a problem," he said.
But it does mean moving from the South Side bungalow where he grew up, and where he and his wife are now raising their young son and daughter.
Stroger isn't that sentimental about it. Right now he's just weighing options. Indeed, he said it's been tough landing full-time work. Last summer he told the Sun-Times that his political rival, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, bad-mouths him so much that he's seen as "radioactive."
"I'm doing, as they say, some exploring at this point," Stroger said when asked just how serious he is.
While he has long-complained about how he was mistreated by the media, he said he'd be ready to get back in to the political game for the congressional seat.
"When you're a congressman, the media they don't come after you. They really can't destroy you way they did when I was at the county," he said.
Reminded that Jackson found himself in the media spotlight time and again, Stroger said: "I just don't think it's the same."
The voters unceremoniously dumped Stroger — whose late father also was the county board president and ruled the black 8th Ward political army for decades — as his first term drew to a close. Preckwinkle, then the 4th Ward alderman, left him and two other challengers in the dust in the Democratic primary.
Today, two of Stroger's top aides are facing public corruption trials. Carla Oglesby, his one-time deputy chief of staff, is set to go on trial Feb. 11 for allegedly steering no-bid, no-work government contracts to friends and her own private public relations firm. She has denied the felony charges she's facing in state court.
And his childhood friend Eugene Mullins, a former Chicago cop who served as Stroger's chief spokesman, is awaiting trial on federal charges he was involved in a kickback scheme involving government contracts. Specifically, authorities say, he accepted $34,700 in exchange for improperly steering four county contracts for disaster relief, energy grants and census work. Mullins has pleaded not guilty.
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"It's hard to beat that -- going to games as a kid and then getting to be part of the team and the organization," Hottovy said about playing for the Royals. "It's just one of those things that couldn't have worked out any better and I really had a blast in the time that I was here. But teams make moves and the Royals needed a roster spot and it's kind of the way things worked. Fortunately, the Rangers were interested and I'm looking forward to heading down there."
Hottovy was a fourth-round pick by the Red Sox in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Wichita State. He became a free agent after the 2011 season and was signed by the Royals. They designated him for assignment last Friday.The Rangers' scouting reports describe Hottovy as a sidearming left-hander who is tough on left-handed hitters. He throws 86-90 mph, with a slider to go with his fastball. He gives the Rangers a third candidate for left-handed relief behind Robbie Ross and Michael Kirkman.
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San Mateo County sheriff's deputy arrested for alleged molestation
Original post made by Lurker on Oct 1, 2013
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"Police in Gilroy arrested a San Mateo County sheriff's deputy Thursday at his home on charges he sexually abused a girl in his family over the course of several years, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
Galen Underwood was scheduled to be arraigned yesterday and faces seven felony counts and one misdemeanor count related to an alleged ongoing sexual relationship with a girl in his family who was under 14 when the molestation first started, according to prosecutors.
Charges range from rape by forcible object, oral copulation of a person under 16, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and lewd acts upon a child.
Underwood has worked for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office since January 2005 and had been out on disability the past few months, according to the Sheriff's Office."
And this:
"Underwood, 40, is currently on paid administrative leave. Sheriff's officials in San Mateo County told the Daily Journal they only became aware of the allegations after Underwood was arrested Sept. 26 in Santa Clara County."
I find it hard to believe that the San Mateo Sheriff's office only found out about this after his arrest on September 26. What is Underwood on leave for? Why has the paper not given us the reason?
Will Wagstaffe defend this guy as he did Sheriff Munks and Undersheriff Bolanos after they were caught at the house for underaged prostitutes?
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on Oct 1, 2013 at 7:32 am
"Will Wagstaffe defend this guy as he did Sheriff Munks and Undersheriff Bolanos after they were caught at the house for underaged prostitutes?"
Of course not. There's no political capital in it for Wagstaffe like there was in the Munks case. Besides the fact it's outside his jurisdiction. And unlike the corrupt little sewer of a county we live in, Santa Clara County DA's typically take a very hard line on this stuff when it comes to cops.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 8:23 am
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Sad to say but this is to be expected since our County leaders have done nothing since Operation Dollhouse was brought to our attention, actually they supported it, and here we are today. They knew this story would come out.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 8:54 am
The reason a San Mateo County sheriff thought he could get away with this is because DA Steve Wagstaffe operates two systems of justice: one for cops, and one for everyone else.
When San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks and San Mateo County Under Sheriff Carlos Bolanos were caught in Las Vegas' "Operation Dollhouse", two key facts were glossed over by local media:
1. This was an underage prostitution house. (Why else would the FBI be raiding it...normal prostitution is legal in Nevada!).
2. Munks and Bolanos said they thought it was a nightclub. Anyone who has seen the photo knows it's of what looks to be a crack house in some hovel of a neighborhood.
Here's what Steve Wagstaffe had to say about this transgression:
e-mail sent 4/25/07 10:20 AM
Greg and Carlos
Just a quick word of support from me as you go through a difficult time. To those who matter, your decades of outstanding work in law enforcement are all that count and your integrity is not the slightest marked by the modern media's efforts to make a story out of a non-story. Hard as it is to think it now, remember it will be yesterday's news and irrelevant by tomorrow.
My positive thoughts are out there for both of you.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:03 am
It is a scandal a minute in San Mateo County. Maltbie, Munks, Bolanos,Forrest, the psychiatrist, all the stealing etc. When will someone take control and be responsive to the taxpayers.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:24 am
Two more for your list. Menlo Park police officer Jeffrey Vasquez, who still has his job after being caught with a prostitute from MyRedbook.
And San Mateo County Coroner Foucrault, who according to the Chronicle:
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The report depicts a workplace where sexual language was common, an employee was teased about sexual orientation, a birthday cake for an employee was adorned with a naked woman figurine, employees accessed adult Internet sites on their work computers and a life-size fake skeleton had breasts drawn on it.
Foucrault was also accused of "mooning" two male staffers, which he denied. The investigation could not substantiate the incident, although the evidence "suggests it probably did occur," the report said.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:32 am
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on Oct 1, 2013 at 9:39 am
Some people are doing it right, good job
The victim [Portion removed. Please don't attempt to identify the alleged victim even if other news media are doing it.]
reported this to her school counselor on Wednesday and SMC Deputy Galen Underwood was arrested on Thursday.
Best of Health to the victim
on Oct 1, 2013 at 10:14 am
If this crime had occurred in San Mateo County, you can bet that Wagstaffe would have kept this off his daily press list.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:00 am
Lurker said,
"If this crime had occurred in San Mateo County, you can bet that Wagstaffe would have kept this off his daily press list."
Sorry to say but true
I have no confidence that Deputy Galen Underwood would have been charged with anything had these alleged crimes been committed in San Mateo County, thanks to our Supervisors.
Does anybody where the family stands I understand they where at the court appearance yesterday, so often they side the perp which can cause more harm to the victim.
Thoughts are with the victim, good job
on Oct 1, 2013 at 11:43 am
CORRECTION: Prostitution is not legal in all parts of Nevada & Munks & Bolanos were too stupid or too lazy or too arrogant to find a legal brothel!
on Oct 1, 2013 at 12:21 pm
It's not legal in Las Vegas proper. It was legal where they were.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Prostitution is NOT legal anywhere in Clark County, Nevada. Clark County includes all of Las Vegas and a large area around it.
Munks' brothel was on the outskirts of the city, but they were still in Clark County. This brothel was not legal.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Lurker has it right. That's what was so obviously stupid about their behavior - it's not hard at all to find the legal places. And it being busted while they were there - coincidence, bad timing, or?
on Oct 1, 2013 at 1:14 pm
3474 Eldon Street
Las Vegas, Nevada
on Oct 1, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Wow. This is the first time I've seen the brothel for underaged prostitutes on Google maps. The street view shows a non-descript suburban house in a suburban neighborhood that looks like all the others.
What was Munks and Bolanos's excuse for entering the place?
One thing is for sure: the corruption by Munks and Bolanos, aided by their chief enabler DA Wagstaffe, seems to have given some deputies in the sheriff's office the idea that they can break whatever law they feel like, with no consequences.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Take a wild guess at what the spouses and children of our deputies have to tolerate.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 2:35 pm
But the voters don't have to tolerate this.
on Oct 1, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Lurker - their excuse was that they just wanted massages, after they'd raced that day. They relied on their limo driver to take them there & had *no* idea what the place was really about. Yep, after all those combined years of LE experience, they had no idea that they were at a brothel. Those are the folks running the LE arm of the county - & they got away w/it. Makes me wonder what they really got up to when they were both employed by Palo Alto PD.
on Oct 3, 2013 at 12:45 pm
I dream of using my teaching/presentation skills, and, my Great knowledge and experience in working with the deputies of The San Mateo County Sheriff's Dept. and under the D.A.'s office, to bring education and encouragement to groups of officers, so that they might begin to *see* how their culture of silence (and the lies and secrets that grease it's wheels) has a terrible and destructive rippling effect on everyone, and that they might then begin to feel and understand better, why and how to implement even small changes, that will make life for everyone, safer - less painful, dangerous, chaotic and scarey - and to build genuine trust back, with 'the people'. Slowly as it may come...
Most EVERYONE who I speak to about the police. sheriff's, when I ask, "what is your perspective on 'them' "? They are ALL afraid of police now! Nationwide, too, everyone IS.
Me? Perhaps I SHOULD also be afraid, maybe even especially I should be(?) But I've chosen not be. ...Terrified sometimes of what I hear and am told? Yes! But not so much that I'm afraid. No. Not ever will I allow myself to be afraid.
I hope I have an opportunity to speak to my former employee (the D.A.'s office and Sheriff's Dept.) and to discuss the materials I have and my willingness to be a part of the solution.
When i read the RAGE people feel and the thirst for blood for this young deputy Galen Underwood? I realize that my skills and knowledge and expertise would be put to great use - if they might only contact me, though.
As I 'read' the countenance of people very well, and their posturing, he does seem 'guilty' in my opinion. But what does this matter if there is so much work to be done and the root of the suffering itself, is not addressed?
What can YOU do to be a part of the solution??? Besides lend a careful ear to those in your own families? I suggest we all 'seek them out' now and love them now.
I would love to hear from my former employer!
Elizabeth Harrison
on Oct 3, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Ms. Harrison:
I believe you and I were in touch one year ago. I didn't know that you worked for the DA's office. Would you be comfortable telling us here what you did there?
on Oct 3, 2013 at 1:21 pm
> their excuse was that they just wanted massages
Yeah, like the resort they were staying at didn't offer massages at its spa, nor the other 17 (or whatever) retail massage businesses that they passed along the way of the 3 mile drive to this small neighborhood house with bars on its windows.
Yep, sharp as tacks, them officers.
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The Liberty County Lady Bulldog softball team broke their Regional Final curse on Saturday- locking in a spot at the Class 1A State Final Four with a 6-3 win over Sneads. The Lady Dawg senior class is happy to secure a spot at the Finals, after coming so close for so many years. One of those seniors is Carly Sapp, who shares the heartache of the past two seasons with her teammates.
"It kind of seems like the last couple years we've been talking about it, and getting so excited, and then in the end, we're not getting there," said Carly. "If somebody talks about it, we're like hush! Don't say that word!"
But with a Regional Championship finally under their belt, that word can be shouted out, as the Lady Dawgs are State Bound, and the leadership of Carly is a big reason why.
"She's one of those athletes you dream about having," said head coach Jennifer Sewell. "She's a great all-around athlete. Whatever situation you put her in, she's going to do it and go as hard as she can go."
That mentality has Carly leading the way for the Lady Dawgs- as she boasts a .507 batting average, blasting two homeruns and nine triples, and on defense- she holds down the fort from behind the plate.
"She's got that mentality of she's going to go hard, every inning, every pitch," said Coach Sewell of her catcher.
"Knowing that it's your last game, or it could be your last practice is an awful feeling," said Carly. "Everyday I go out to practice, I'm giving it 100%, and then come to game time, I'm all in it."
Carly's also all in to her studies- as she's finished 26 hours of college credits sporting a 3.75 GPA. That all around dedication has earned her a softball scholarship to the University of North Alabama.
"She always gets her work done," said Coach Sewell. "She's not one of those kids you have to stay on. She also helps other kids that need help."
"It's just a crazy feeling, because after this it's over, and then I have to grow up and go to college and be on my own," laughed Carly. "I mean, this year, it's win or go home, and it being the last year just means everything. We're working hard and hoping we get there, and maybe the hard work pays off this year."
Hard work, and after so much heartache- it's finally paying off. Carly and the Lady Bulldogs play Wednesday in their Final Four match-up. At UNA, Carly plans to study Psychology.
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There was a time when an ocean cruise was considered the ultimate in luxury vacations. Fine food, elegant settings, exotic ports of call.
Much of that luster has rubbed off in recent years, however, as the cruise industry has absorbed negative publicity. Norovirus outbreaks. Pirate attacks. A sinking off the coast of Italy. An engine fire that left 3,000 passengers without working bathrooms for a week.
Minor annoyances like raw sewage in the corridors, though, can lead to price slashing and great bargains, which led my family onto high seas for a trip this August.
My previous experience with cruise ships was limited to "Love Boat" episodes in the early '80s, but now I feel like an expert. I think it's something most land-locked neophytes should try at least once.
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First, there are ample buffets available at every meal. Think of it as living above a Golden Corral for a week. There's also free room service, at any hour. I set the alarm for 3:30 a.m. every day so I could order a steak sandwich.
Those — and the 24-hour pizza bar — are only supplemental, though, to the dining room. There you are treated to multi-course meals from a changing and extensive menu.
Each day there were old favorites, like lobster and pot roast, alongside fancier options. At least one dish would be something adventurous: Frog legs, escargot, alligator, haggis, swamp bat, pegasus.
Once upon a time, these meals were formal occasions, but cruises have relaxed those restrictions. Sure, you can still wear an evening gown or a tux, but one gentleman showed up for a dinner wearing nothing but a Speedo, flip flops, voluminous chest hair and a derby. No one said a thing.


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Northland Pines High School announced the students of the month for September. Students honored were, front row from left, senior Samantha Caramanidis, junior Rebecca Puffer, sophomore Drake Schneider and freshman Amy Camodeca. Representing sponsors were, back row from left, Nancy Schuller, River Valley Bank; and Theresa Sullivan, First National Bank. —Contributed Photo
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Court date postponed in Hines Ward extortion case
A preliminary hearing for a man charged with trying to extort $15,000 from Hines Ward was postponed until Dec. 3 at the request of his attorney.
Complete effort the difference for Steelers' running game
A total team effort helped the Steelers roll for a season-high 167 rushing yards in Week Seven.
AFC North Spin cycle: Steelers impressive in key win
The Steelers, in a much-needed strong performance, won at Cincinnati and took a step forward. The rest of the AFC North? Not so much.
Steelers overcome injuries to beat Bengals
Ben Roethlisberger threw one touchdown pass, and the Steelers overcame their injury-depleted running game to beat the Bengals 24-17 on Sunday night.
Steelers add Malecki, cut Bryant
The Steelers promoted OL John Malecki to their active roster on Saturday.
Key matchup: Steelers run defense vs. Bengals ground game
Can the Bengals get their running game going? We take a closer look in Saturday's key matchup.
Feds: Steelers ex-doc prescribed illegal steroids
A former Steelers doctor has been indicted for illegally prescribing anabolic steroids and other drugs.
Man in court on Hines Ward extortion charges
A man who claims his girlfriend once had a "physical relationship" with retired Steelers WR Hines Ward was in custody Friday on charges he tried to extort $15,000 from the player.
Steelers suspend Ta'amu two games
The Steelers will suspend rookie NT Alameda Ta'amu for two games without pay after Ta'amu was arrested over the weekend.
AFC North Spin cycle: Costly win for Ravens
The Ravens inched further ahead in the AFC North race, but at a huge price with the losses of Lardarius Webb and Ray Lewis.
Steelers DL Ta'amu arrested for DUI
Steelers DL Alameda Ta'amu was arrested early Sunday on charges of leading police on a chase while driving drunk and crashing into parked cars, injuring a woman
Steelers' pass defense not as sharp
The Steelers' pass defense, though not allowing many yards overall, hasn't been as solid as a season ago.
Steelers release TE Saunders
The Steelers released TE Weslye Saunders, the team announced Friday.
Friday's 60-second rant: Weight on Big Ben's shoulders too great
The Steelers continue to rely heavily on QB Ben Roethlisberger but they might be running him into the ground in the process.
Bironas field goal gives Titans win over Steelers
Chris Johnson ran for 91 yards and Rob Bironas booted four field goals, including the game-winner as time expired as the Titans edged the Steelers.


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Large 3 Bdrm 1 block to Beach with Pool!! in Wildwood Crest
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Three Coins
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Spacious end-unit condo, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, with balcony and lots of windows, sleeps 8 comfortably (maximum number allowed for rental is 8).
Location: 1 block from beach, corner of E. Farragut Rd and Atlantic Ave.
Open and airy living room extends into dining area, breakfast bar and kitchen.
3 bedrooms: All bedrooms have large windows, dressers, pillows, quilts, alarm clocks, ceiling fans, and Flatscreen TV's with DVD players and comcast cable. Oversized master bedroom with queen bed and full private bath; second bedroom with queen bed and third bedroom with bunk bed and full size futon. Living room has pull out queen sofa bed, ceiling fan, TV/DVD player, stereo, and game cube system.
Largest floorplan in the building!!! All you need to bring are your own bed linens, towels and paper products.
Condo Features:
2 Reserved Parking spaces
Central Air
Free Wireless high speed Internet
Digital Cable service with 4 TVs & 4 DVD players
Compact Stereo/CD player and Game Cube System
Fully equipped kitchen including dishwasher, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, George Foreman, blender, mixer, etc.
Utility room with full sized Washer and Dryer, vacuum,
Private Balcony with table and chairs
No Smoking Unit
No Pets allowed
We rent to families and adults only.
All prices include cleaning, utilities, taxes and lease fees.
Please inquire for off-season rates
Please feel free to contact us with any questions!!!
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condo rental amenities
*In-ground heated Pool
*Locked outside private storage closet with sand toys, balls, boogie boards, chairs, beach cart, hose, and room to leave your own items.
*Variety of board games, books, movies, and video games.
activities and attractions in Wildwood Crest New Jersey
*Beach a block away
*Boardwalk and piers in walking distance
*Trolley stops at corner
*Amusement rides at Morey's Piers
*Splash Zone Water Park
*Parasailing and boating activities
*Bike Rentals
*Cape May within 10 minutes away
...and so much more to make your weekend beach getaway amazing!
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Top things to do in Wildwood Crest
- Wildwood Beach
- Morey's Piers
- Wildwood Boardwalk
- Parasailing
- Mini-Golf
Top things to do on a budget
- Bike Riding
- Nature Reserves
- Bird Watching
- Free Beach Access 1 block away
Top things to do with a family
- Spend time at the Beach
- Enjoy the amusements at Morey's Piers
- Visit Cape May
- Play Mini-Golf
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From the moment he filed, Michael Brodkorb warned he was willing to name other state lawmakers who had affairs and kept their jobs as he sought to prove gender discrimination in federal court. Now, he has.
The names of 10 state lawmakers most Minnesotans would surely recognized were revealed by mistake in a court filing that was uploaded to a public website but later sealed.
For Capitol insiders, the names won't come as a huge surprise -- and the biggest question in the air seems to be whether or not Brodkorb accidentally showed his hand too soon.
Each time the lawyers defending both Brodkorb and the Minnesota Senate head back to the court room, taxpayers are picking up the tab. So far, the bill has topped $225,000 and it's growing fast.
Brodkorb's key evidence is a list of lawmakers -- both Democrats and Republicans -- who he claims were "widely known" to be engaging in affairs with female staffers. In the mistaken filing, Brodkorb names six of the women -- one who allegedly had affairs with three lawmakers -- and claims all kept their jobs.
While FOX 9 News has verified all of the names contained in the filing, they will not be released since none have been subpoenaed or accused of illegal conduct.
Brodkorb's personal story played out very differently. Just 48 hours after his affair with former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch went public, he was fired. Republicans claim he was an at-will employee who could be terminated for any reason, but Brodkorb sees it differently.
"It was a palace coup," he told FOX 9 News in a one-on-one interview last October. "It was an attempt to take over the Senate leadership."
Although Brodkorb acknowledges he was an at-will employee, he claims he was a victim of gender discrimination.
"You can't fire an at-will employee for reasons that are illegal," he contends.
Yet, as salacious as a list of lawmaker affairs may be, employment attorney Stephen Cooper says it may be a problem that only one of the names on the list is still in office. Some of the names date back to the 80s, and different leadership could pose a problem for someone trying to show a pattern.
"You have to have apples to apples. It's not good enough to have apples to oranges," Cooper explained. "Does that mean this information is meaningless? No, it does not, but ... if 10 names had all been during the same time period and the same people had been involved in the decision-making, then it would be very persuasive evidence."
Cooper, a former human rights commissioner, says there seems to be little dispute over the facts of the case. Rather, motive is the fulcrum on which the decision rests: Was it just raw politics or discrimination?
No current settlement talks are scheduled.
The Associated Press was the first to get their hands on the list. They reported that in at least two of the cases Brodkorb referenced, the lawmaker and staffer ended up getting married. In another case, a child was born out of wedlock.
It remains unclear whether any of the lawmakers may be asked to testify about their alleged affairs if the case goes to trial.
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Pangaea: The Adventure continuesTue, 11/01/2011 - 15:27 — Petzl News
The Pangaea expedition to the Kamchatka region of Russia has ended. Despite some sketchy weather, the young explorers managed to take full advantage of their expedition's final days. The team shared some unforgettable moments with a group of dogsledders and their dogs, climbed a volcano and enjoyed soaking in the hot springs in Petropavlovsk, the capital of Kamchatka.
This adventure, highlighted by a sense of discovery and sharing, has enabled each member to understand the importance of sustainable development to the survival of the planet. The young adventurers returned on 14 December, their heads filled with ideas for new projects.
- Reintroduce the ancient traditions of the indigenous people in order to promote sustainable tourism in Kamchatka
- Launch an eco-tourism website focused on the dogsledders
- Find a way to help the organization that helps the indigenous people of northern Kamchatka
Even if the team's efforts were a bit limited by the weather and unforeseen circumstances, the outcome was positive. The team was able to benefit from the expedition by learning from their discussions with Mike Horn and all the interesting people they met on their trip.
Next Expedition: The North Pole in May 2011
You can register now on Mike Horn's website .
Team selection for the new expedition will take place in February 2011 in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.


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Prehistoric Tools
Over the decades of archaeological research, archaeologists have worked to identify categories of prehistoric tools, many categories created by comparison to modern tools because no written records existed to tell us what they are. Today, archaeologists use a suite of supporting data: deposits left on the working edges, marks of usewear on working edges, and experimental replication.
This list of prehistoric tools links to details on the characteristics which make the tools distinctive, and the archaeological evidence used to recognize them.
The adze, also spelled adz, is a stone wood-working tool, the first versions of which are at least 70,000 years old.
An arrowhead is the word used by archaeologists and enthusiasts alike to mean the sharp tip of an arrow, whether made of stone, bone, metal or other material.
Arrowheads and Projectile Points: The Tools of a Prehistoric Hunter
Arrowheads are the most identifiable archaeological artifact in the world. Whether they've personally collected them from nearby farmlands, seen them in museum displays or just watched them being shot into people in John Wayne movies, most people know the triangular tips of arrow shafts are the remnants of a hunting trip.
An artifact (spelled artefact, if you're in the Old World) is an object or remainder of an object, which was created, adapted, or used by human agency.
The atlatl is a sophisticated combination hunting tool or weapon, formed out of a short dart with a point socketed into a longer shaft.
An axe is a stone wood working tool, used as modern day axes are, to cut down trees, horizontally slicing through the wood.
Debitage is the collective term used by archaeologists to refer to the sharp-edged waste material left over when someone creates a stone tool
A handaxe is a type of stone tool made by our earliest hominid ancestors, and part of the Acheulean tradition.
Projectile Point
Archaeologists use the general term 'projectile point' to refer to any object affixed to a pole or stick of some kind, fashioned for use as a weapon
Stone Hoe
A stone hoe was a tool used by prehistoric peoples to dig in the earth, and is was primarily associated with farming societies who have no access to metals.


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I was thinking about all the freedom fighters all over the worlds. Some are in it for the riches they can get to through the struggle. In South America the oppressed groups I know of are often linked to drugs and kidnapping. In most wars I have read about the people who are in a struggle attack the people who are the root cause of the problem. Just look at Syria now. They aren't running around blowing up wedding parties or Olympic athletes. They are ordinary people just trying to get their freedom from an oppressive regime. They attack the government they are oppressed by. I would assume that was the normal reaction if war can be categorized as normal at all.
Why is it different with Islamic fundamentalist and terrorism? I wonder. It's not just me is it? When did you last hear of an attack from them on Israeli soldiers? How come? I am not asking for them to attack Israeli soldiers. I would rather that they did not. I am just wondering about the thinking of the people involved.
Lets look at the attacks.
Let's look at 911. They got 4 jets and what did they do.
- Pentagon – Military.
- White house – Considered military and Civilian. The President is the top of the military chain.
- Twin towers – By no means military. Just a target to hurt as many as possible.
They did attack USS Cole and they did attack the embassies in Africa 1998.
- Cole 2000 – Military.
- Embassy 1998 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Government – not military.
- Embassy 1998 Nairobi, Kenya – Government – not military
Now let's look at the actions they have taken that are absolutely civilian attacks. And mind that this list is not covering all of them.
- Theater in Russia 2002. – Civilian. Just a cowardly raid. No matter what the Russians did in chechnya.
- Istanbul bombings 2003. Attacking synagogues. Then a bank.
- Madrid 2004 – Attacked the train system of Madrid.
- Mumbai 2008 – They attacked a hotel, café, children's hospital and cinema among other sites.
- Russia Beslan 2004 – The Beslan school hostage taking.
- UK London bombings 2005 – attack on the train system.
- Delhi bombings 2005 – Attack on markets and a bus.
The Palestinian situation is in a category of its own. They do have a cause that is legit and something should be done to help them. That said they almost never choose a military target. The sad truth of the attacks from them on Israel is the story of attacks on parties, café shops, bus stops, weddings and so on. It's just mind blowing to think that someone can justify this. Even when they did have access to Israel they don't have today they almost never picked a military target.
It's just interesting to read through this. I am not saying that the people in the struggles involved do not have anything to complain about. I'm just wondering why if they believe they are in war they don't attack the warriors of the enemy. Why attack children and people who many would agree with their struggle to begin with?
It is said that you should judge people by their actions. Those actions sure do look like cowardly attacks to me.


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April showers bring May flowers, and if you don't dress your baby in appropriate rain gear it may bring April colds as well. However, finding baby rain coats that are small enough for your little one can be more than a bit challenging. Lucky for you, I've put this list of options together for you.
See also: Hot New Baby Spring Products!
1. L.L. Bean Discovery Rain Jacket (and pants!)
It shouldn't be rocket science that one of my top picks for baby rain coats is made by a company so well-known for its apparel and outdoor line. L.L. Bean's Discovery Rain Coat, hands down, is my top pick for rain coats for your baby.
Why? Well, sizing is one. It really is hard to find a rain jacket for a baby, and L.L. Bean makes one that fits babies as young as 6 months old. Made from weather-proof nylon with taped seams, it really does the job at keeping your baby dry. I also find the matching pull-on rain pants great for damp strolls or trips to the park when the slides or swings are a little moist. If your baby is walking, the pants plus LL Bean's Puddle Stompers Rain Boots set your baby up for a great day of puddle jumping too!)
Available in 5 bold spring colors, this rain jacket is well-priced, especially considering the quality of the jacket.
2. Kushies Splish Splash Rain Jacket
Kushies is a well known company among parents who use cloth diapers, but they also make wicked cool baby rain coats (sorry, the New Englander in my slipped out).
Their Splish Splash rain jacket also begins sizing for 6 month old babies, and they have matching drawstring pants with adjustable leg hems. I love that the jacket is edged in a reflective safety strip, and the hooded visor helps protect little ones who feel encumbered by the protection of an umbrella.
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3. Wrapeaze Rain
If you are looking for a baby rain poncho rather than a rain jacket, then I'd highly recommend this one from Wrapeaze. You can throw it on directly over top of your babies clothing and outerwear to keep them protected from wet weather.
This poncho is sized with sort of a one-size-fits-all mentality, and so the smallest size is intended for 0-24 months and the largest size is for adults. You can purchase matching ponchos for the entire family if you like!
Only available only in yellow, the poncho has a simple velcro closure and pulls on and off with ease.
4. Tuffo Muddy Buddy Overalls
Now this is some rugged wet weather gear! But the truth is that the Tuffo Muddy Buddy Overalls aren't just for rainy days. These coveralls are great for keeping clothes clean when playing in the mud, exploring ponds and beaches, or any kind of messy play. The dual front zippers help them go on and off in a jiffy.
The downside is that this rain gear is more sized with the toddler in mind, with the smallest size at 12 months (20 lbs/28.5"). Keep in mind the Muddy Buddy is sized generously with the intention that it goes over your child's clothing and other outer wear). Practically designed with reinforced nylon through the seat and knees, I read multiple exceptional on-line reviews from very please parents.
Available in yellow, blue, and pink.
5. Hatley Infant Rain Bundler
The cute prints of Hatley's Infant Rain Bundlers are just irresistible, if you ask me. These rain overalls are lined in soft terry cloth for added comfort. Boot straps on the cuffs keeps pant legs from riding up.
To help keep baby dry, the Rain Bundler features a wide brim on the hood, reinforced seams, and waterproof fabric. The smallest size is intended for 12-18 month old babies, so it wouldn't work well for smaller babies.
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Need To Enroll In Obamacare? File Your TaxesTaxpayers who need to obtain health coverage under the Affordable Care Act can now do so easily and conveniently when they file their taxes through an eligible preparer.
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New Taxes Under The Affordable Care ActFind out what you need to know about the 21 new tax changes linked to the ACA.
A Closer Look At Accelerated Benefit RidersAccelerated benefit riders can allow policy holders to access the death benefit in their life insurance policy while they are still living if they meet certain conditions. Knowing what you get for what you pay can help you to more intelligently purchase these products.
Medicare Vs. MedicaidMedicare and Medicaid are often confused with one another, because they are both public health-care programs. This confusion likely arises from the similarities between the two programs. After all, both were created by the U.S. government in 1965, and both are funded by taxpayers.
State-By-State Comparison Of What You'll Pay Under ObamacareCheck out our interactive map to get a better idea of the premiums you'll pay under Obamacare.
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The Drawbacks Of Single-Payer HealthcareUniversal healthcare has many benefits, but if there's no such thing as a free lunch, then in what ways are single-pay citizens paying for their "free" healthcare?
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Lowering Your Costs For Marketplace Health Insurance CoverageHere, we take a look at how you may be able to lower your costs for health insurance coverage in 2014 though the Health Insurance Markerplace.
Beware The Liability Of Sharing Your Car With StrangersCar sharing, the newest way to rent a car, is catching on in the U.S., Canada and Europe. But both renters and the car owners they rent from may be taking on risks they don't fully understand.
Essential Health Benefits Under The Affordable Care ActUnder the Affordable Care Act, certain preventive health services and these 10 essential health benefits are the minimum requirements for many health insurance plans.
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6 Things That Spike Your Auto InsuranceSeveral factors can cause your auto insurance to rise. Knowing what these are can help you find the best deal.
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Is Loan Protection Insurance Right For You?This coverage can keep you from defaulting on your loans when you're in financial trouble.
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Will Filing An Insurance Claim Raise Your Rates?An accident can mean higher insurance costs - even if it wasn't your fault.
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