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9 ways to always have hope for your child with special needs
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Thank you for writing this. Sometimes it's like you have a view into my head.ReplyDelete
Excellent advice, practical and empowering.ReplyDelete
Very good advice, to take your child on their own terms. It can take a while to get there but it is the best for them and for you.ReplyDelete
Great post, sharing on Facebook :)ReplyDelete
if your child isn't "measuring up", maybe you are measuring with the wrong tool!ReplyDelete
I keep telling my hubby this. He keeps telling me " a teenager should be..." and I keep telling him "...but our autistic teen..."
Agree, and progress.....every ounce of progress is still progress. Don't worry about where your child is going, just the fact that he's not stagnant. He's moving forward.ReplyDelete
I stopped talking about milestones and instead started talking about inchstones. (I thought I was so clever when I came up with this and then I found out that lots of other people did too. ;) ) We celebrate all the little things and I try to see them as pieces of a larger puzzle that's slowly coming together.ReplyDelete
Beautiful advice for ALL parents and children! Sharing the link to your post on FB!ReplyDelete
Great post! Very encouraging!ReplyDelete
Excellent advice...I really needed it today! :)ReplyDelete
- FeliciaAugust 24, 2011 at 2:31 PM
That's pretty much always been my approach. Life is too short to spend all your time beating yourself up, worrying, accusing, bargaining, comparing, or doing all that other "stuff" that doesn't make one whit of difference in the long run! All you can do is try to do the best you can, be positive as you can manage, and accept help from family and good friends when you plainly need it and it comes your way (that bit was hardest for me--I always wanted to do it all myself!).ReplyDelete
I always try to think of how huge everything really is.ReplyDelete
Like with my brother, if I think something that is more negative like "I wish he could hold his head up independently", I try and counter it in my head with "But he can swallow now, and that takes so many muscles working in coordination, it's such a huge achievement, remember how happy everyone was when he started to swallow without choking. And you thought he'd never be able to do that, so maybe one day he will be able to support his head, or even sit up."
I've always wondered about the wisdom of giving those "What Your 18 m/o Should be Doing Now" handouts to the special needs parents at well-child check-ups. At our doctor's office, it is right on the form they give you with the height, weight, and percentiles... I am sure they didn't give this a thought.ReplyDelete
Wow. This was excellent. I will be linking it on my blog today. Thank you!ReplyDelete
It's so true that sometimes it seems like they stop progressing, but it's only that we see our kids every day! When I look pack at pictures or videos or things I have written, I can't believe how far Esme has come. I honestly can't even imagine what she will be doing next year.ReplyDelete
Excellent list. I would add that if you have a support group and it's stressing you out, find another. Sometimes going through special needs blogs stresses me out and I have to stop for a month or so.ReplyDelete
And I wish everyone positive doctors for their kids. Sometimes, the positive ones aren't always the best,and vice versa.
So if the top notch neurologist you need because of your kid's seizures isn't a positive person, but your therapists are, you have to learn who to listen to for what. And to trust yourself.
I really love this. Wonderful advice.ReplyDelete
Good medicine for me today.ReplyDelete
Really great advice--especially for moms new to a diagnosis. That's such a rough time!ReplyDelete
I agree with Eric :) My mom - bless her heart she loves me and does everything for me - but every time she looks at me I can see in her eyes and I even heard her saying to my dad once Nisha is so smart imagine how great she would been if she could walk that the problem with living in what could've been you're focuced on what you child could have been and missing out on what your child is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:56 PM
I am a counselor - this is inspiring for the families I work with :)ReplyDelete
I love your words . . I have an 11 year old daughter (with special needs) and have been telling people the same things you say here . . keep saying it, there are so many that need to read it and take it to heart . being a mom to a child with special needs isn't easy, it isn't always fun, but it is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. My daughter is kicking butt!ReplyDelete
Go all you MOMs (and Dads) out there! meet these kids where they are at, love 'em, and put opportunities in front of them- they will shine. (and remember the "no timeline")


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I just thought this was an interesting read from the NY Times blog. I guess money can buy you better grades. "In other words, both categories of schools inflated their grades, but private schools inflated their grades more...The authors suggest that these laxer grading standards may help explain why private school students are over-represented in top medical, business and law schools and certain Ph.D. programs: Admissions officers are fooled by private school students' especially inflated grades."


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Fulton County commissioners held a re-vote for topics including a cell phone ban, animal shelter improvements and jail locks.
The re-vote was held Wednesday because one commissioner arrived late to the Dec. 12 meeting.
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During the meeting on Wednesday the commissioner voted to extend the contract for the current animal control vendor.
The contract is month to month for up to six months.
Commissioners also voted to use $5 million reserves to replace the locks at the Fulton County Jail.
Sheriff Ted Jackson made the following comments in reference to today's vote:
"We are appreciative for support from the commissioners to protect inmates and employees from harm due to the situation with the locks. We understand the thoroughness of reviewing the need for the locks and the commissioners' concern for increasing the safety and security of the Fulton County Jail. The new locks will protect employees and establish a safe environment for inmates and visitors to the facility. This also helps the County comply with the Consent Decree."
There has yet to be a vote on the cell phone ban.
Commissioner Robb Pitts said the current statewide ban on texting while driving is not enough and does not work. He wants a law in Fulton County as soon as possible.
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Sidenotes on 2013: Jenkins although with injury concerns would start for us and is one of the speedy LB's we've been looking for, Lane Johnson could be a Mitchell Schwartz, or Kelechi Osemele type of player for us at RT, Markus Wheaton would start, Sheldon would be in a trio with Brockers, Langford and Richardson I had Terrance Williams in his place originally and Sylvester Williams in Markus Wheatons place but I switched it around, i've seen scenarios with us getting Vaccaro and Elam that I absolutely love but they don't show much love to the offense so I think this is the best way to go, let me know what you guys think on all this. On a side note I was also thinking of somehow fitting Eddie Lacy in their since I think he's a perfect successor for SJ39.
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A look into the future, we now have an idea of where Mishawaka is heading.
Mayor Dave Wood gave his fourth State of the City address, Monday evening.
He talked about finishing projects started last year, such as construction on the Union Street overpass and reinventing one of the city's oldest parks, Central Park, near the police station.
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Filed under: maritime, maritime heritage, storytelling | Tags: Jamie Budge, maritime heritage, maritime museum, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, surfing, The Living Curl
Sick and tired of all of the bad news in the papers and on the web? Longing for simpler times? Jamie Budge's The Living Curl might be the antidote.
This Thursday (January 14, 2010), the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum offers The Living Curl in an old fashioned, 60s presentation: narrated live and in person by Jamie Budge. Five bucks gets you in, $10 more gets you tacos and a beer. Sounds awesome.
Thursday. January, 14 at 6 pm, Film shows at 7 pm – Call the SBMM Store at 805-962-8404 ext. 115 to purchase your tickets early!
Filed under: maritime art, maritime heritage | Tags: Bowsprite, maritime art, maritime heritage
That's according to a short sea story told by Bowsprite, one of the most amazing ports of call on the Internet. Please do yourself a favor and check out this maritime treasure.
Filed under: maritime heritage | Tags: maritime heritage, maritime history, SS United States, Wall Street Journal
Jesse Pesta wrote a great piece on the SS United States for the front page of today's Wall Street Journal. Fans of World's Fastest Ocean Liner Put Out a Distress Call Sept. 29, 2009) (free content) There's a great nostalgic slideshow which includes the below photo of the author onboard at 2 years old.
The quote in the title of this post comes from the naval architect, William Francis Gibbs, a very interesting character who prided himself in beating his British counterparts in designing the fastest ship in the world. In fact, this was more a matter of national than personal pride during the post World War II technology boom. That's him in the below photo watching his ship leave NY harbor.
If you've read Mr. Pesta's article in the Wall Street Journal and you're still not convinced that this grand old ship should be saved to preserve an important piece of America's maritime heritage history, please watch this trailer for the PBS documentary by Big Ship Films, Lady in Waiting.
Here's another promo for the documentary that has some different footage and is worth watching.
Wonder what it was like to sail the Atlantic on the SS United States? Here's a home movie from the 1950's (via ShipGeek):
YouTube – SS United States Unknown Home Movies
Unfortunately, things look a little different now. Here's a video from Phillip Buehler great Modern Ruins website where he rollerblades the Promenade Deck to music by the ship's orchestra that he found on eBay. Make sure you check out all of the amazing then and now photos in the SS United States section of Modern Ruins.
YouTube – Rollerblading on the SS United States Prominade Deck
This is a project of monstrous proportions. We can only hope that this old grand dame does not end up on a beach to broken up somewhere far away. She deserves better than that. Please raise awareness, spread the word and share this post with people you know who might care. Thanks.
Important links:
SS United States Conservancy (website / blog)
Coalition to Save the SS United States
Mike Alexander's SS United States Site
The "SS United States Group" on Yahoo Groups
Filed under: maritime heritage | Tags: maritime heritage, National Museum of American History, On the Water, Smithsonian
On May 20th, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History opened a new permanent exhibition, On the Water. While I haven't had the chance to visit the museum, I've spent some time on the companion website and all I can say is that it really should be called MaritimeHistoripedia!
From the museum's press release:
"The maritime influence on American history is one of the most compelling chapters in the national story," said Museum Director Brent D. Glass. "'On the Water' will transport visitors to places they have never been, allowing them to experience life at sea through the experiences of real people and objects from one of the Smithsonian's oldest collections."
And from the museum's website:
Marine transportation and waterborne commerce underlie American history like a strong and steady ocean current. Maritime trade established major cities, created connections between people and places and opened the continent. Visitors to this new permanent exhibition will explore life and work on the nation's waterways, discovering the stories of whaling crews, fishermen, shipbuilders, merchant mariners, passengers, and many others. From 18th-century sailing ships, 19th-century steamboats and fishing craft to today's mega containerships, the exhibition will reveal America's maritime connections through objects, documents, audiovisual programs, and interactives. Visitors will discover the continuous and significant role maritime activity has played in American lives.
If you enjoy reading the Sea-Fever blog, you're going to love exploring On the Water. But make sure you're wearing you Internet PFD, because you could drown in the depth of information anchored there. Things are organized by period:
- 1450-1800 Living in the Atlantic World
- 1800-1850 Maritime Nation
- 1870-1969 Fishing for a Living
- 1820-1940 Inland Waterways
- 1870-1969 Ocean Crossings
- 1917-1945 Answering the Call
- Present Day Modern Maritime America
As well as by theme:
You can also search the museum's vast maritime collection filtered by keywords and eras that reflect National Standards for U.S. History, Grades 5-12. Video and audio clips are extensively and effectively used throughout the website and there's some great age appropriate learning resources available for educators and families too.
One of my favorite things about On the Water is the way they've create a mash-up of several popular social media websites to engage and enlist visitors in adding to America's rich maritime story. Visitors are invited to upload photos to Flickr.com and post them to the OTW snapshots group which is linked to the below Google Map.
On the Water is a fantastic website for anyone interested in America's rich maritime heritage. Take the plunge, the water's great.
YouTube – Smithsonian goes On the Water
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Filed under: FotoFriday, life, maritime art, maritime heritage, photography, storytelling | Tags: FotoFriday, maritime heritage, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Phillip Mello, photography
The name in the title might look familiar and that's because the artist is my cousin. Today the New Bedford Whaling Museum is opening a show of Phil's amazing collection of photographic portraits of New Bedford commercial waterfront workers. From the museum's website:
Working Waterfront, Photographic Portraits focuses on local shoreside workers and their jobs: from fish cutter to purveyor, from welder to auctioneer, from lumper to inspector, as well as fishermen. Each person, each job, is vital to the daily operation of supplying seafood to market. All photographs were taken by Phillip Mello, mostly using a Mamiya RZ 67 camera with Kodak BW400cn Professional film. They are part of a project he began early in 2008 and which continues today: to photograph the local fishing industry through the people who work in it. Mr. Mello knows these people and this place well, having worked on the waterfront for over thirty-four years, currently as plant manager at Bergie's Seafood. His photographs benefit from this closeness, and we are fortunate to have had these doors opened.
There's an opening reception this evening after the Whaling Museum's Annual Meeting and before/during their very popular After Hours Friday night social event. But in case you can't make the event or have trouble getting to the gallery anytime soon, you can experience Phil's work via the Whaling Museum's Flickr page.
Phil is also the president of the New Bedford Port Society which owns and operate the Seamen's Bethel, which first came to fame as the Whalemen's Chapel in Herman Melville's classic American novel Moby-Dick, as well as the historic Mariner's Home.
Reproductions of photographs in the exhibit are available via the Whaling Museum's photography department by contacting email@example.com. Proceeds from their sale will be split evenly between the Whaling Museum and the New Bedford Port Society.
It's an amazing body of work that celebrates the spirit of the people who work anonymously on New Bedford's commercial waterfront everyday. Thanks to Michael Lapides, the New Bedford Whaling Museum's Director of Digital Initiatives / Curator of Photography for giving the community the opportunity to get this inside look and for creating a historical document that captures an important part of New Bedford today. And thanks Phil, the Mello family is proud!
Make sure you check out the Whaling Museum's blog, join their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter too!
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Filed under: maritime heritage, tall ships | Tags: Duchasse Anne, Dunkirk, Google Earth, maritime heritage, Musee Portuaire Dunkerque, Street View, tall ship
Duchesse Anne in Dunkirk, France – Formerly a German training-ship called Grossherzogin Elisabeth, built in 1901. She was saved from scrap by the City of Dunkirk in 1981 and is currently an exhibit at Musee Portuaire Dunkerque
. With an overall length of 90 m, she is the biggest tall ship preserved in France. (via GoogleEarthHacks)
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Filed under: maritime heritage | Tags: Civil War, maritime heritage, S.S. Sultana
At 2:00 AM on April 27, 1865, a catastrophic boiler explosion took place on the grossly overcrowded wooden paddlewheeler S.S. Sultana. The ship was less than 10 miles from Memphis, TN on the Mississippi River when the explosion occurred. The overcrowding of the vessel was due to the large number Union soldiers from Ohio and Indiana returning home from the Civil War many of whom were recently released from Confederate prisons. The precise number of casualties is unknown but estimates are that 1,300 to 1,900 lives were lost.
This is the worst maritime disaster in US history yet few American's are aware of it. In it's day and ever since, it was overshadowed by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln which had taken place two weeks earlier on April 14, 1865.
Last week I received a copy of Alan Huffman's Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History (2009). I had the chance to start reading it yesterday and am currently about a quarter of the way through it. So far it's a fascinating read. If like me, you are interested in American and maritime history as well as leadership, this book's also for you!
Here's a few Sultana websites to check out on the 144th anniversary of the worst maritime disaster in American history:
- The Sultana Disaster Online Museum and Archives
- Sultana: A Tragic Postscript to the Civil War – American History Magazine
- Death on the Dark River: The Story of the Sultana Disaster in 1865
- Wikipedia – S.S. Sultana
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Filed under: life, maritime art, maritime heritage, Sea-Fever Style, storytelling | Tags: India House, maritime heritage, New York Times
Well, that the opinion of ALAN FEUER in his Rooms column in today's (April 22, 2009) of the New York Times (Time and Tide Gnaw at a Downtown Enclave) While sounding a little harsh, there is more than a ring of truth to it and frankly therein lies the India House's charm. At least for me.
A maritime curiosity shop as much as a luncheon club, the India House was where I was taken on a number of occasions by the "big wigs" to celebrate successes when I was cutting my business teeth. For good luck it was always a good idea to rub the belly of the big fat smiling Buddha standing sitting guard inside the front doors. If you like maritime culture, history and heritage, this place is like Disneyland (with cobwebs and expensive threadbare Persian rugs).
And this was a place where captains of industry made history. From the India House's website:
We will never fully know how discussions over luncheon and private meetings at India House changed history from 1914 through World War Two. The maritime historian, Frank O. Braynard, in his 1973 foreword to the second edition of The Marine Collection at India House, states that "England could not have survived [World War Two] without the armada of American-built, American-manned, American-operated merchant vessels…managed by many of the outstanding members of India House."
So without the India House, German might be spoken in England today. (more India House history)
Click on the above article for a PDF download of the original 1914 story which makes interesting reading. I was particularly struck by the following paragraph which shows how little things have changed in nearly 100 years.
From the sound's of Feuer's article, the same people who I spied across the room thirty years ago are still going there today. They appeared to be pretty old back then so there must be something good going on here. Maybe the new marketing pitch should be "Eat in the India House and Live Forever!"
This economy is causing all kinds of casualties. And while most people wouldn't notice if the India House rolled up its carpet, it would be a real loss to our national maritime heritage. And heck, where else can you go and grab a good turkey club and feel like you are eating in a maritime museum.
The NY Times has a cool interactive feature you should check out.
Previous NY Times article: Streetscapes/India House, at 1 Hanover Square; A Club Created With the Theme of World Commerce
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Filed under: Education, maritime, maritime heritage, sail training, tall ships | Tags: Erie Maritime Museum, maritime heritage, Mystic, tall ships, US Brig Niagara
Some very bad news for tall ships, maritime heritage preservation and professional mariners today.
Plans for U.S. Brig Niagara's sailing season could be sunk by Kevin Flowers for the Erie-Times News March 25, 2009 (download copy)
Foreclosure For Tall Ship Mystic by Joe Wojtas for The Day (New London) – March 25, 2009 (download copy)
I'll be writing more about this later.
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Filed under: maritime art, maritime heritage | Tags: Frank Stella, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Herman Melville, maritime art, maritime heritage, Moby-Dick
The Grand Rapids Museum of Art currently has an exhibition of a modern master who get inspiration from a literary classic: MOBY-DICK: Frank Stella and Herman Melville.
If you have never experienced Frank Stella's monumental artworks you are missing out. His large three dimensional paintings/sculptures on twisted metal (stainless steel) in vivid colors are some of my favorite works of art.
From the Grand Rapids website:
From 1985 to 1997, leading American painter and printmaker, Frank Stella, created a major series of works linked to Melville's classic Moby-Dick. He created one or more works for each of the novel's 135 chapters. The completed series consists of 266 pieces: large metal reliefs, monumental sculptures, a mural, and an extended series of mixed-media prints. The series that Stella named for Melville's novel is his greatest sustained achievement in four decades of making art.
The exhibition MOBY-DICK: Frank Stella and Herman Melville brings together more than thirty monumental printed works from Stella's series, including his definitive masterpiece, The Fountain. Twenty-four feet in length, The Fountain is Stella's largest and most complex work on paper. The woodblocks with metal inlay plates for The Fountain are included in the exhibition on loan from The National Gallery of Australia. A preamble to the exhibition includes a group of Rockwell Kent's ink-drawings for Moby-Dick and the original Lakeside edition of the book.
You can download the Grand Rapids Art Museum's audiotour of the exhibition from the museum's website and view a short video interview with the artist on Blip.tv.
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LAS VEGAS -- After 62 consecutive months of posting the nation's highest foreclosure rate Nevada slipped to number two in March behind Arizona but only by an eyelash, the website RealtyTrac.com reported Wednesday night.
Nevada is not out of the woods, though, because it still had the nation's highest foreclosure rate for the first quarter of 2012.
The state's foreclosure activity, which RealtyTrac measures by the volume of foreclosure filings, dropped 26.2 percent from the fourth quarter of last year and was down 61.5 percent from the first quarter of 2011. Much of the decline has been attributed to a state law effective last fall that makes it more difficult for mortgage lenders to initiate foreclosures. Nevada is known as a non-judicial foreclosure state because one doesn't need to obtain court approval to initiate a foreclosure.
Still, Nevada led the nation with one foreclosure filing for every 95 housing units in the first quarter of this year, compared to a national rate of one filing per 230 residences.
In March, though, Arizona had one filing per 300 housing units, barely more than the one per 301 in Nevada. The national rate in March was one filing per 662 housing units. There were 3,899 Nevada homes that received foreclosure filings that month, including 1,163 notices of default, 1,228 notices of trustee sales, and 1,508 notices of foreclosure sales.
There were 198,853 foreclosure filings nationally in March, the lowest monthly total since July 2007.
"The low foreclosure numbers in the first quarter are not an indication that the massive reservoir of distressed properties built up over the past few years has somehow miraculously evaporated," RealtyTrac CEO Brandon Moore said. "There are hairline cracks in the dam, evident in the sizable foreclosure activity increases in judicial foreclosure states over the past several months, along with an increase in foreclosure starts in many judicial and non-judicial states in March.
"The dam may not burst in the next 30 to 45 days, but it will eventually burst, and everyone downstream should be prepared for that to happen, both in terms of new foreclosure activity and new short sale activity."
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Friday is a particularly special feast day to Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
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Charity shop in Leek to close
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A CHARITY shop will be closing it's doors in Leek this month.
Cancer Research UK, which currently has two charity shops in Leek, will be closing it's Market Place shop on Saturday, February 22.
However, it's Derby Street shop will remain open.
Representatives of Cancer Research UK has issued a vote of thanks to the people of Leek for supporting their Market Place charity shop.
However the charity is asking for the community's continued support at its shop at 14 Derby Street, Leek.
As well as the customers who have so generously donated goods and purchased items in its Market Place shop, the charity has also praised the team of staff and volunteers who dedicated their time to making it such a success.
Area Manager Andy Garner said: "We are very sad to close the Cancer Research UK shop in Market Place, Leek.
"I would like to say a huge thank you to the team of volunteers who have given up their time over the years and have done a fantastic job, and to the community for the amazing support we've received.
"We have a responsibility to be as profitable as possible and, in a climate of increasing over-heads, it is unfortunately and sadly no longer viable for us to remain trading here."
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The historic View Point Inn, location of the famous Twilight prom scene, caught fire on Sunday July 10th.
CORBETT, Ore. – The historic View Point Inn in the Columbia River Gorge caught fire on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke into the sky and burning much of the building's top floor.
The inn's owners said two people walking around the back of the inn first spotted the flames and ran inside to alert employees.
The two people were fans of the Twilight movie. Part of the popular movie was filmed at the inn and movie fans often stop by to visit, the owners said.
It's not clear how the fire started or the extent of the damage. A large column of smoke could be seen coming from the building.
Staff members tried to put the fire out with a garden hose, but were not successful.
Deputies said several guests were in the building at the time. A wedding was also scheduled for the afternoon and the guests who had arrived were sent home. A nearby facility offered the host the wedding instead.
The View Point Inn is located near Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge.
Very sad. Our hearts go out to the owners of View Point Inn. Luckily no one was hurt.
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The fourth quarter (2008) FMI Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) survey was conducted, as the financial crisis moved from Wall Street to Main Street. The results of the construction management consulting provider's quarterly survey of construction industry executives show the effects of the troubled financial markets now spilling over to the nonresidential construction sector. The NRCI dropped 10.6 points to 34.1 since the third quarter. Panelists also indicated they expect significant declines in municipal construction budgets due to financing difficulties and reduced tax receipts for 2009. Uncertainty in the markets and further delays and cancellations will mean lower revenues for contractors working in the nonresidential construction sector for 2009. Highlights of the NRCI included:
- 85% of panelists reported the overall economy as worse than last quarter
- 71% of panelists agreed that the economy in their geographic regions was worse than last quarter, an indication that there are few corners of the country now bucking the national economic trends
- Until the fourth quarter, panelists' business looked better than the national and regional business scenes. As of the fourth quarter, only 4.6% said their business has improved over last quarter
- The "cost of materials" component of the NRCI made a significant improvement to move the component score above the neutral range of 50.0 to 53.4, signaling lower material costs for the near term
- Labor costs slightly improved, as 22% of panelists reported higher labor costs compared with the previous quarter
- 20% of panelists expect revenues to be as much as 16% or more lower for 2009 due to the turmoil in the financial/credit markets
- 32% of panelists expect municipal budget cutbacks for 2009 of 5% to 10%


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The attorney for Zach Walen says all three organizations didn't follow their own standards for handling concussions.
Breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, traffic, video and community news from the Portland and SW Washington area.
Forest Grove Capt. Mike Herb said Robert Schuppert Jr. was arrested after a four-month investigation into the allegation that he had an improper relationship with a student at Forest Grove High School.
The parole board reviewed a psychosexual risk assessment of Engweiler and decided he should be released.
The man who was shot along Interstate 84 by Portland police on Monday had been suffering a paranoid delusion the day before and had broken both of his arms last week and removed the casts himself, Portland police said.
The attorney for Zach Walen says all three organizations didn't follow their own standards for handling concussions.
Forest Grove Capt. Mike Herb said Robert Schuppert Jr. was arrested after a four-month investigation into the allegation that he had an improper relationship with a student at Forest Grove High School.
The parole board reviewed a psychosexual risk assessment of Engweiler and decided he should be released.
The man who was shot along Interstate 84 by Portland police on Monday had been suffering a paranoid delusion the day before and had broken both of his arms last week and removed the casts himself, Portland police said.
Isabel Grace Franks was found to be unconscious and not breathing after rescue teams pulled her out of the hole she dug in the sand last Friday evening. Efforts to save her were unsuccessful.
The CEO of the company that provides food and catering at Timbers and Mariners games and was caught on camera abusing a dog has resigned, the company announced Tuesday.
A man walking past a 7-Eleven convenience store came to the rescue of a clerk who was being attacked in the middle of a robbery. What he did led to the arrests of the thieves, but it also landed him in the hospital.
KATU has built an interactive map of motor-vehicle accidents - the latest from ODOT's online database - and used data filters to highlight crashes involving pedestrians and bicycles.
It happened last night just after 6 on the exercise path at Mount Pleasant Elementary School.
Police said they shot a man in Northeast Portland on Monday morning who was threatening motorists with a gun, forcing the closure of Interstate 84 through much of the afternoon.
Unable to find her second directing project, Angelina Jolie took to sifting through "generals."
As federal investigators worked Tuesday to determine who stole and posted nude photos of several female celebrities online, the images continued to be removed from various sites.
Joan Rivers' family is confirming that the comedian is on life support after going into cardiac arrest last week during a procedure at a doctor's office.
Squeezed into tighter and tighter spaces, airline passengers appear to be rebelling, taking their frustrations out on other fliers.
A trove of more than 1,400 tobacco cards featuring a slew of Hall of Famers like Cy Young and Ty Cobb - the legacy of a teenage smoker whose family hung onto a collection that dates to 1909 - is going up for auction.
There's a good chance that many of the suddenly trendy vegetables that foodies latch on to in the next decade will benefit from research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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On Your Side Investigator Anna Canzano has been tracking his story for seven years. Crumbley's path toward college was anything but traditional.
Vancouver police say Marissa Halbin has been found safe.
Fire crews are working to clear brush in neighborhoods closest to the Deception Creek Complex as they expect activity to increase throughout the week.
Record a crime, call police, text a friend all at once? There's an app for that.
A Seattle police officer was injured and needed to be cut out of his car after a Monday night crash in West Seattle.
Prompted by concerns about concussions, many youth football leagues are adopting a new technique for tacking that aims to protect kids from head injuries. Many leagues are also seeing a decline in enrollment.
A teenager is in the hospital facing a drunken driving charge after a high-speed, single-vehicle crash on a steep hill near Molalla. A total of six teens were involved.
A viewer called KATU with concerns that her neighbor was breaking Oregon's dog tethering law, which forbids dogs from being tethered for more than a few hours at a time. The On Your Side Investigators pressed for answers from St. Helen's police and the dog's owner.
KATU's On Your Side Investigators have discovered Portland Public Schools spends a half-million dollars on spin doctors - staff members in communications and lobbying positions. Meanwhile, schools have struggled with overcrowded classrooms.
Lorenzo Solis needs to move and says he can't find a place that will accept he, his pregnant fiancee and his companion dog despite a doctor's order
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A 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed an instructor with an Uzi at an Arizona shooting range said immediately after the shooting that she felt the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder, according to police reports released Tuesday.
The U.S. is adding 350 more troops to help protect the American Embassy in Baghdad and its support facilities in the capital, raising the number of U.S. forces in the country to over 1,000, officials said Tuesday.
A 16-year-old in South Carolina sued the state's Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday because the agency won't allow him to take a driver's license photo wearing makeup.
A dethroned 16-year-old beauty queen from Myanmar said Tuesday she won't return her bejeweled $100,000 crown until pageant organizers apologize for calling her a liar and a thief.
Nicaragua's government said Tuesday it has called off a search for as many as seven missing miners because cave-ins made the effort too dangerous to continue, and hopes have faded that anyone could be found alive after five days.
Marcus Mariota accounted for four touchdowns in the first half of No. 3 Oregon's season-opening 62-13 win against South Dakota on Saturday night. He threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns, and then ran for one more before sitting out the final two quarters.
The NFL suspended Jim Irsay for the first six games of the season and fined him $500,000 for violating its personal conduct policy, coming down hard on the Indianapolis Colts owner Tuesday just hours after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from an embarrassing March traffic stop.
Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion passed for 328 yards and one touchdown and rushed for another score Saturday to pace the Beavers to a 29-14 victory over Portland State.
Serena Williams reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kenepi at the U.S. Open on Monday, keeping her hopes alive for a third straight Flushing Meadows crown.
Michael Sam was probably never an ideal fit with the St. Louis Rams and it had absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish its decision on Friday in the Federal Register. It takes effect 30 days later.
So far, summer in Seattle has brought us lots of hot days and clear skies: The perfect recipe for hiking. Watching (or swimming in) a waterfall is one of the best ways to end a hike, especially when it's sweltering. Here are five of Washington's most beautiful waterfall hikes to enjoy this summer.
New photos show that Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, has at least three pups that he and a mate are raising in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon.
Scientists studying southern resident killer whales for the past decade now know they are among the most contaminated marine mammals, with pollutants particularly high in the youngest whales, according to information released Wednesday.
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Megan Roosevelt, aka the Healthy Grocery Girl, was at KATU on Monday morning with healthy ideas for school lunches. Click play on the video to watch!
Roosevelt also offered the advice and recipes below:
When packing lunches, choose as many "whole foods" as possible.
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When packing lunches, choose as many "whole foods" as possible.
Click play on the video to catch KATU's Natali Marion winning $1,000 for Be the Match in a "race.
Click "play" on the video to see Lincoln Graves get a lesson in BBQing from KATU web producer and master griller Dusty Lane.
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Oregon's voter participation rate hit a near record low for the modern era in the May primary. That begs the question: Why?
Andrea Miller from an immigrant rights group called CAUSA and the Safe Roads Campaign, and Cynthia Kendoll, the authorized agent for the Protect Oregon Driver Licenses campaign joins host Brian Wood Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 to discuss the issue.
Gubernatorial candidates accused each other of not being sufficiently supportive of issues important to women, and Republican Dennis Richardson grabbed some big checks from the timber industry. After backing the Republican last time, the firefighters union is throwing its support to Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. And Republicans came out against most Oregon ballot measures.
By the time Oregonians cast their ballots, the issues and candidates will be well-known. Gov. John Kitzhaber's cowboy boots and Senate candidate Monica Wehby's surgeon scrubs will be all over television. But here are five things you might now know about the upcoming election.
A mother got some help from the On Your Side Investigators on Wednesday. She said her son was beaten outside a Vancouver night club last month and prosecutors didn't file charges against the man who was arrested.
Oregon and Washington's anti-bullying laws don't cover what's becoming known as the "bullying loophole."
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Netflix is giving its Internet video subscribers a more discreet way to recommend movies and TV shows to their Facebook friends after realizing most people don't want to share their viewing habits with large audiences.
ony is trying to woo Japanese game fans to the PlayStation 4 home console that went on sale in November in the U.S. and Europe, but didn't arrive at stores here until February.
The overseers of the popular franchise at 343 Industries announced Saturday at the PAX Prime gaming convention that the upcoming live-action "Halo" series would take place on a surviving fragment of the Alpha Ring, the intergalactic locale from the original "Halo: Combat Evolved" sci-fi shooter.
Northeast Ohio is hardly ready to usurp Silicon Valley as a high-tech mecca, but a growing number of data centers are choosing to locate in and around Cleveland to take advantage of cheap power, an abundance of fiber-optic cable and one of the safest environments in the country for storing digital information.
Ecuador is planning to create the world's first government-issued digital currency, which some analysts believe could be a first step toward abandoning the country's existing currency, the U.S. dollar, which the government cannot control.
A campaign seeking universal background checks on gun sales has now raised more than $7 million after a $1 million donation from a group funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
A state judge said Friday that a small city can continue to ban state-licensed marijuana businesses, in a case with big implications for Washington's experiment in legal pot.
TV and radio ads in support of an initiative to prevent the expansion of gun sale background checks will begin next week, the campaign announced Thursday.
A federal appeals court has dismissed the National Organization for Marriage's effort to appeal an Oregon court ruling that allows same sex marriage.
A federal judge Friday threw out new Texas abortion restrictions that would have effectively closed more than a dozen clinics in the state.
U.S. construction spending staged a strong rebound in July, rising by the largest amount in more than two years. All major categories of construction showed gains in an encouraging sign that spending on building projects will help boost the economy in the second half of this year.
A court has barred ridesharing service Uber from operating in Germany, the latest shot in the popular app's fight with taxi drivers worldwide.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. is buying Harry & David for $142.5 million to help broaden the assortment of foods that its customers can choose as gifts.
U.S. manufacturing grew in August at the strongest pace in more than three years as factories cranked out more goods and new orders rose.
U.S. home prices rose in July but at a slower rate compared with earlier this year. The moderating price increases could help support sales.
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Canadian pop star Justin Bieber faces new charges after police said Tuesday he was arrested for dangerous driving and assault following a collision between a minivan and an ATV that led to a physical altercation in southwestern Ontario.
Chris Brown pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hitting a man outside a Washington hotel, an assault that occurred while the singer was on probation for attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna.
Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst has criticized technology giant Apple over the nude photo leak which led to saucy photographs of the star emerging online.
Country star Carrie Underwood and NHL player Mike Fisher chose the Labor Day holiday to announce they are expecting their first child.
The FBI said Monday it was addressing allegations that online accounts of several celebrities, including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, had been hacked, leading to the posting of their nude photographs online.


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Dr. Vincent Monticiollo will offer hundreds of free dental services at his Tampa dentistry office Friday as part of the 12th annual Dentistry From The Heart event.
"We provide free extractions, fillings and cleanings," Dr. Monticiollo said.
He founded the charitable event back in 2001, and since then it's grown to 49 states and 3 countries, but he can't do it alone. For the Tampa event he'll have plenty of back-up.
"We'll have over 100 volunteers, a dozen dentists, about eight hygienists, so we'll be able to service you know from three to five hundred people," he said.
Last year Dr. Monticiollo says he and volunteer dentists provided services for 526 people at his New Port Richey office.
"We get a lot of hugs. We get a lot of tears you know, and it can really change a person's life," Dr. Monticiollo explained. "A lot of people have been hurting for a long time just waiting for this event, and they're real thankful, and it's real gratifying."
Dr. Monticiollo's office is located at 8327 West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. Registration for the event begins at 7am, and services will be offered to patients 18 and older on a first come first served basis.
In previous years patients have camped outside Dr. Monticiollo's office the night before the free dentistry event to ensure access to the free services.
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You know what i hate? When after waiting all off-season for the new baseball season to start, and within the first few weeks, you pretty much know yourbaseball team sucks.....and it's going to be another long year of heartbreak. Or your team is at best going to be .500. Which means no playoffs, (unless your the 2006 St.Louis Cardinals). And no playoffs for me is close enough to sucking as to not differentiate (yes I'm spoiled and have unrealistic expectations of making the playoffs each and every year).
Of course a team can come back and make the playoffs after starting out mediocre, and there were a few A's teams in the last decade that went on post all-star break tears that any team would be hard pressed to duplicate. (The 2001 A's team was 58-17 and the 2002 A's team was 52 -21 post all-star). But it's sure nice to start out a season hot and have the mojo running all season long.
It's really, really, early...... I know. Playoff teams are not made the first few weeks of April. SSS, SSS, SSS, i get it. And it could very well be that the Mariners and Angles are that bad, not that the A's are any good, But this team has started off HOT, the western division looks weak, and I can legitimately hope of the playoffs for the first time in many years after the start of the season. This getting out of the gate strong is really nice for a change. Yes this season has started out great for having hope.
You know what else is fun? Scoring runs. Oakland usually have been far south of average in the league in team runs in a season:
2009 9th in runs scored A.L.
2008 14th (dead last)
2007 13th
2006 9th
2005 6th
2004 9th
2003 9th
2002 8th
That's one year in the last eight (8) the team has been better than average in scoring runs. Could This be the year Oakland ( 51 million dollar payroll or 1.6 million per player, which is last in the A.L) breaks into the top five in runs scored?
Least you ask why I should care that the team with the lowest payroll can make some statistical dominance, What more can I root other than some moral victory's in this age of inequitable payrolls and my team on the bottom end of it?
Speaking of low payrolls and the bitterness I have about it:
Average payroll of the bottom six teams is about 50 million. Average payroll of the top six teams is about 150 million. It's time all T.V. revenues goes into one pot and is divided equally between the 30 teams. Here are some synonyms for inequitable which mirrors my thoughts on the way MLB does things compared to the NFL or NBA:
unfair, grievous, immoral, improper, shameful, unjustifiable, unsporting, fixed, shabby, deplorable, oppressive, repugnant. In stronger words: total fking bullshit if your an A's fan. At least as a Raiders fan I can claim owner incompetence. But I digress....
After 8 games we are Third, right behind the Yankee's (206 million payroll or 8+million per player) and Tigers (122 million payroll or 4.5+ million per player) in runs per game in the A.L. I think at least three players (Davis, Barton and ______) are going to have to have career years to keep it up, but maybe this small ball baseball is going to work out all year long.
I'm really wanting Rajai Davis to steal 100+ bases this season and with a patient Barton taking alot of pitches behind him, it's conceivable. Nothing is more exciting to me as an old A's fan than to relive the days of Rickey dominating games from the basepaths. Realistically, its not going to happen as Rickey had only three 100 steal seasons in his career. The last time someone stole over 100 bases was Vince Coleman in 1987, but it sure would be fun to watch.
Pitching has Oakland's bread and butter the last eight years (thank you Coliseum) and so far the 2010 version hasn't disappointed. Team A.L. ERA rank since 2002-
2002- 1st.
2003- 1st.
2004- 2nd.
2005- 5th.
2006- 4th
2007- 6th
2008- 4th
That's six out of eight years in the top four with the worst year being 6th out of 14 teams. You can see the A's team's that have made the playoffs this last decade didn't do it based on it's run scoring ability. This years version has the A's once again at the top of the A.L. and as of right now, tops in all of baseball in team ERA.
1st- Oakland 2.61,
2nd- S.F 2.82
3rd-Twins 2.88.
The starting pitching looks like it could be particularly impressive this year, able to go five deep with our worst starter's ERA ( 4.09) right now a four time All-star in Sheets (01',04',07', 08') who probably needs another month or so to really break off the rust from missing all of 09'.
Do I dare think that a team with a 50 million dollar payroll, widley expected to be in last place in the West, or at best .500, could actually dominate in Pitching and hitting in this year of 2010? I have been givin real hope. And my dreams are getting bigger. You?


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Will all be said and done?
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This is a photoexpression for the budgetminded. No flashy color eight by tens, just a peeping Tom picture. Peeping into my world of photographing and expression.
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NY finalizes Adirondack snowmobile plan, first project set for Hamilton County
Piseco, NY, Aug 13, 2010 — Later this morning, the Adirondack Park Agency is expected to approve a plan creating the first major piece of a new regional snowmobile trail.
The project in Hamilton County includes construction of a new 12-mile hub trail that would link the towns of Piseco and Speculator.
State officials say this project in the Jessup River area will be a model for a much larger snowmobile trail system now in development across the Park.
But critics on all sides say they're not sure this plan is workable or affordable. Brian Mann has our story. Go to full article
The project in Hamilton County includes construction of a new 12-mile hub trail that would link the towns of Piseco and Speculator.
State officials say this project in the Jessup River area will be a model for a much larger snowmobile trail system now in development across the Park.
But critics on all sides say they're not sure this plan is workable or affordable. Brian Mann has our story. Go to full article
Town of Keene mulling future of Old Mountain Road
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Keene, NY, Aug 10, 2009 — The Town of Keene is considering a referendum this fall on the fate of a stretch of unused road that has been serving as a section of the Jackrabbit Ski trail. Todd Moe has more. Go to full article
Adk snowmobile trail limit set at 848 miles
Mar 17, 2008 — The Adirondack Park Agency has set a new limit on snowmobile trails that will affect "wild forest" land in the Park. The 848-mile ceiling, approved on Friday, drew fierce criticism from snowmobile riders. The reaction among pro-environment groups was more mixed, with some arguing that the limit leaves too much wiggle room. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article
APA plans to adopt mileage cap for snowmobile trails
Mar 04, 2008 — For Adirondack communities that rely on snowmobile tourism, next week's Park Agency meeting could play a big role in shaping their future. The APA is considering a proposal to formally adopt a limit on snowmobile trail miles, set at 848 miles. The cap would allow state officials to add roughly another 80 miles of trails on all state forest preserve land. But after that, any new trails would have to be offset by cuts in other parts of the park. The cap would affect any new forest preserve acquisitions, but wouldn't restrict trail miles on private land covered by conservation easements. Snowmobile clubs fiercely oppose the fixed limit. And some pro-environment groups say the cap still allows too much motorized recreation in the Park. The APA received more than fifty letters from snowmobilers opposing the mileage cap. The issue is on the APA agenda for March 13 meeting in Ray Brook. Brian Mann sat down to talk about the debate with Curt Stiles, who chairs the APA board. Stiles says next week's decision will clear up a muddle that has existed for more than thirty years. Go to full article
State considers expansion of Adirondack snowmobile trails
Oct 22, 2007 — State environmental officials are moving to scrap the decades-old cap on snowmobile trail miles in the Adirondack Park. DEC commissioner Pete Grannis says the change means there will be more sled trails inside the blue line. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article
A strong tourism summer and high hopes for winter
Sep 20, 2007 — There's no hard data available data yet, but tourism businesses across the North Country are reporting strong traffic and sales this summer. They were helped by great weather and by a favorable exchange rate with Canada. Brian Mann sat down with Hamilton County Tourism director Bill Osborne. Go to full article
DEC Tallies Adk Snowmobile Trails
Jul 14, 2006 — For the first time yesterday, New York's Department of Environmental Conservation released an official mileage tally for snowmobile trails in the Adirondack Park. Over the last five years, field crews mapped roughly 841 miles of roads and trails that cross over state land. As Brian Mann reports, the new tally is controversial, but could help in creation of a long-delayed snowmobile trail system. Go to full article
Four Die in North Country Snowmobile Accidents
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Feb 20, 2006 — Four more snowmobile riders died over the weekend in the north country. Martha Foley reports. Go to full article
APA & DEC To Discuss Champion Lands
Jun 09, 2005 — The Adirondack Park Agency meets this morning in Ray Brook. As Brian Mann reports, commissioners and state DEC officials will talk about a recreation plan for Champion Easement lands. Go to full article
APA Hears Boreal Forest Arguments
May 25, 2005 — The Adirondack Park Agency held the first of five public meetings in Colton last night. The agency is gathering comments regarding the classification, or reclassification, of 78 parcels of forest land in the Adirondack Park. In St. Lawrence County, the focus is on one of them - a boreal forest that borders Carry Falls reservoir on the Raquette River. Environmentalists want to protect a rare habitat. ATV and snowmobile riders want access. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article


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BRANSGORE Rotary Club will be holding a fun run on June 1, starting at the recreation ground in Burley Road.
Runners can choose between five or 10km. To enter you can turn up on the day, or download an entry form from the Bransgore Rotary Club website or Facebook site. Cash raised will go to WaterAid, Bransgore Community First Responders, the Honeypot Childrens Charity and other Rotary charities.
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When Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecked during a tire test at Kansas Speedway, current NASCAR points leader Brad Keselowski was there that day and saw firsthand just how hard of an accident it was.
"I had heard it in my car when we were sitting in the garage when it (Earnhardt Jr.'s wreck) happened," Keselowski said Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I looked up and could see the marks and could see that he hit really, really hard and that he probably was not going to be okay."
And when Earnhardt Jr. was checked out and cleared by the medical staff that August afternoon, Keselowski was part of the contingent who gave him a lift back to the garage. The two even sat next to one another on the ride and according to Keselowski, "He looked fine to me" and "was impressed" that Earnhardt Jr. had apparently emerged unscathed from what was a hard lick.
But Earnhardt Jr. wasn't fine, as he had a concussion that neither himself, Keselowski, nor anyone else knew about at the time. So in spite of not feeling 100 percent right, Earnhardt Jr. continued to race, as NASCAR drivers too frequently do when injured.
As Keselowski went on to explain, asking a driver to step out of the car for any length of time is a tough proposition - even if it may be in their own best interests to take a week off.
"For any race car driver, not being in the car is your worst fear," he said. "It's a nightmare that you have. It's your worst fear not to be in the race. That's the competitive desire you have as a race car driver so missing the show is terrible. It's just terrible to watch and not be a part of."
If there is a driver who knows something about racing with a serious injury it would be Keselowski.
Last year in a testing accident at Road Atlanta, the Penske Racing wheelman suffered a broken ankle. But despite the limitations, Keselowski didn't miss a single race, and in fact, the very next week at Pocono he went out and won.
"It's a tough situation to race in this sport and be injured," Keselowski said. "You're always left wondering what the line is and I think we all have our own code for that. ... As a driver the temptation, for me, at least is to honor that code back by finding a way to persevere through adversity - and physical injury is certainly one of them.
"But you're left balancing that with the knowledge sometimes you can compete through an injury and perpetuate whatever damage there is or, even worse, risk those around you. There is certainly a fine line to walk and every injury is different. But I would say that every driver will encounter that at some point in their career and has to find their own path through it."
However, there is a big difference between competing with broken ankle compared to an injury to your brain - especially when racing at speeds that can top 200 mph and where one mistake can not only put yourself at risk but those around you.
And this is why Keselowski recognizes and respects Earnhardt Jr. being forthright about his symptoms, as him doing do so made him ineligible to race the next two weeks at Charlotte and Kansas.
"Respectfully to Dale, he chose to not put himself in a bad situation and I think that is very admirable," Keselowski said." "Because everyone knows the effects of cumulative concussions can have on your body and that's something he doesn't need to take a risk of.
"And I think we all respect that; especially because of Dale's passion for the sport and the caring of his competitors not to put them in a tough situation."


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Detectives arrest Lake Havasu man for child luring and sexual exploitation
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ - Mohave County Sheriff's detectives arrested a man for luring minors for sexual exploitation Friday.
Dominic Joseph Lopez, a 20-year-old man from Lake Havasu City, was indicted by a grand jury on commercial sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, both felonies, according to officials.
Detectives are asking other victims to come forward during the on-going investigation.
If you have any information, contact Detective Jason Elsbury at 928-753-0753.


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Jason Morris-Jung (Ph.D., 2013) is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore.
Cheong Soon Gan (Ph.D., 2013) is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He was Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York in 2012-13.
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Sylvia Nam (Ph.D, 2012) is a University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Riverside.
Joanne Rondilla (Ph.D., 2012) is a lecturer in Asian Pacific American Studies at Arizona State University.
Michael Dwyer (Ph.D., 2011) is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor, Indonesia.
Eric Pido (Ph.D, 2011) is Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University.
Ian Lowman (Ph.D., 2011) is an ACLS New Faculty Fellow for 2012-14 in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Richard Quang-Anh Tran (Ph.D., 2011) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore.
Lynette Chua (Ph.D., 2011) is Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.
Kimberly Hoang (Ph.D., 2011) was awarded the American Sociological Association's prize for best dissertation in 2012. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston College.
Danielle Lussier (Ph.D, 2011) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College.
Noer Fauzi Rachman (Ph.D., 2011) received the Association of Asian Studies Southeast Asia Council award for best student paper presented at the 2011 AAS annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award was announced at the 2012 AAS annual meeting in Toronto. Rachman's paper covered agrarian reform and land title legalization in Indonesia.
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SU alum's Bryant Park flash mob wedding proposal
Craig Jones is an '08 grad, his new fiancee Allison an '06 grad. Would've been boss if he had gotten SUMB to do the band part, but still cool nonetheless. However, Doug Gottlieb and Dana O'Neill have doubts about their future. Since the proposal took place in Manhattan, Craig has never made a true road wedding proposal. St. John's fans are outraged that nobody paid attention to their flash mob proposal in NYC. If either of them read TNIAAM by any chance, congrats!


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Thanksgiving has passed. You survived yet another Black Friday. Holiday shopping is almost done. You are mailing out your holiday greeting cards, longingly daydreaming of your holiday vacation and waiting for the season's first snow to stick.
Amidst dreams of dancing sugar plums, however, are other less fortunate families wishing they could celebrate the holidays as well. There are countless charitable ways to help families in Scarsdale, Westchester and beyond. What better way to spread holiday cheer than by spreading the gift to others in need?
Below are the 10 best places to volunteer your time, services and generosity during the holidays.
- "Save A Life Before New Years" by donating at the New York Blood Center's blood drive at the Scarsdale Library on Dec. 16 from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact (914) 588-0805 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Donate blood at the s in Westchester County's blood drive on Dec. 22 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall.
- The in White Plains is desperate for bell ringers for its kettle locations. The Salvation Army offers social services and specialized programs, including Emergency Disaster situations, homeless programs, soup kitchens, community center programs, homework centers and Christmas assistance. These services are funded by donations made through the Christmas Kettle Campaign. For more information on how you can help, contact Captain Antonio Rosamilia at (914) 949-2908 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Help with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's annual to collect toys for kids in need, sponsored by County Legislator Jim Maisano. It will take place on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 12 to 3 p.m. at Dudley's Restaurant in New Rochelle. They are in special need of gifts for teenage children, including gift cards or monetary contributions. For more information call 914-813-1402. Additional toy drop-off locations include the Scarsdale Fire Department and the Scarsdale Police Department.
- Volunteer to serve meals at Grace Church Community Center's Soup Kitchen in White Plains. They provide Christmas meals every year to those in need. GCCC also accepts food, money and "in-kind" (plates, cups and napkins) donations. The Junior League of Central Westchester also provides two meals a month to approximately 100 individuals served by the GCCC Soup Kitchen. Contact the Community Center at (914) 949-3098 ext. 100 for details about how you or your organization can help.
- The Scarsdale Teen Center could use your time. Donate and encourage your company to match your contribution. Alternately, donate an item on the STC's wishlist, including furniture, electronic equipment, stage lighting and more. See the full list at the website.
- Help make a young girl's prom dreams come true by donating new or gently worn prom or bridesmaid dresses to Operation PROM. There are many girls who cannot afford prom expenses. Operation PROM helps hundreds of female teens in Westchester who live in shelters, group homes or very low-income households attend their prom at little-to-no cost. Operation PROM also accepts tuxedos, evening bags, jewelry and shawls.
- Donate to the 's gift drive for local children, toddlers to 21-years-old living in foster homes or residential centers. Gift cards are also accepted. You can also sponsor a child by filling a specific request on a child's wish list. Collections boxes open to the public are located in county offices. Contact Barbara Sabater at (914) 995-5545 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
- The Hastings-on-Hudson chapter of Family-to-Family (F-to-F) is collecting new unwrapped toys and books for children ages two to 18-years-old. They are also collecting wrapping paper, tape and ribbon for struggling families. Your generosity helps the parents give gifts to their children this holiday season.
- Purchase gifts from the 2010 Holiday Giving catalogue for our troops and families in need. Some popular items include the Military Comfort Kits for wounded soldiers, Full Day of Emergency Shelter for Disaster Victims, Infant Care Kits, Cleanup Kit for Victims of Floods and Hurricanes, Shelter and Food for House Fire Victims and Vaccinate Children. The costs of these gifts start at $20. For more items and to learn more, visit the website.
Although this list features many worthwhile local charitable endeavors, do not let it limit your volunteer options this holiday season. Research other organizations in Westchester that need your help, or get creative and do something on your own to spread holiday cheer. Gather your family and friends and go caroling at a hospital or shelter. Make holiday ornaments with residents at a local retirement home. No matter what you do, the help is appreciated, and giving gifts to the less-fortunate is rewarding and fulfilling.