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What happens in our brain when the mind is considering itself? Until now, it has been unclear what happens during a navel-gazing session. Now a team of neuroscientists has shed light on the process by identifying an area of the brain that is larger in more introspective individuals.
Introspection is the act of assessing or thinking about one's own thoughts, decisions and feelings. Stephen Fleming from University College London and his colleagues were interested in how the act of introspection - thought to be a crucial component of consciousness - links to the physiology of the brain.
The team asked 32 volunteers to assess the accuracy of their own decision-making by identifying which screen, out of two they were shown, contained the brightest dot. The test was designed so it was equally hard for all participants.
Decision confidence
The participants were then asked how confident they were about their decision, on a scale of 1 to 6. Individuals with a high level of introspective ability should be more confident after making a correct choice and less confident after a poor decision than people who are less good at self-reflection.
After the perceptual test, the team scanned the participants' brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging to look for links between the individual's introspective ability and their brain structure. They found that people with a high introspective ability had a larger amount of grey matter in the right anterior prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain located just behind the eyes, involved in decision-making.
It is thought that there are different levels of consciousness. Sometimes we are aware of mental processes, like playing the piano, while others may proceed in the absence of consciousness, like driving a car, says Fleming. Thinking about our own thoughts occurs when we are more highly aware of our own consciousness.
Type of awareness
"I am cautious about saying that what we are measuring here is consciousness," he says. "But we might be measuring something that is required for a particular type of conscious awareness."
"The study addresses an intriguing problem," says neuroscientist Alan Cowey from the University of Oxford in the UK. "The results reveal a fascinating correlation between a level of self-awareness and activity in the prefrontal cortex. They do not yet reveal the neural mechanisms that underlie introspection but that will surely follow".
One way to understand how introspective decisions get made in the brain could be to repeat the experiment in an fMRI machine. This would enable researchers to look at changes in brain activity in real time, rather than just looking for correlations between brain structure and an individual's level of self-reflection.
Journal reference: Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1191883
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Posted on May 31st, 2013 | Filed under Challenges, Congregation, Featured, Intra-Faith, Leadership, News, Social Issues
Tagged with intrareligious dialogue, Minnesota, politics, public sphere, same-sex marriage
Earlier this May, the Minnesota state legislature legalized gay marriage, making Minnesota the twelfth state (in addition to Washington, DC) to recognize same sex marriages. A couple of days after the vote, I stumbled across a photo gallery of activists from both sides rallying at the state capitol. As I scrolled through the gallery looking for people I knew, I was struck by the number of clergy showing support for the bill. Seeing clergy speaking out in favor of gay marriage filled me with thankfulness, pride, and a little bit of relief. But it also made me question if I've been holding others to a double standard.
Most of the arguments against extending marriage equality seemed to rest on some form of religious belief. Sometimes it would be explicit, such as "Gay marriage is not what God intended" or "This goes against my religious beliefs." But other times it was a step removed, such as "Don't redefine traditional marriage" or "Don't erase moms and dads." Ask what makes a marriage "traditional" and you'll usually find yourself back in a religious argument. While I heard a few speeches that argued against extending marriage equality for totally separate reasons, they were far outweighed by explanations that either spoke of religious beliefs in coded language or gave an explicitly religious answer.
When I talked to people who supported the bill, many of them expressed frustration over these religious arguments being brought into the legislature. One activist's sign summed up the feeling well: "This is not your church." Even some of my friends who consider themselves religious expressed similar misgivings. "You can't," said one, "bring the Bible into policy. It should negate the rest of everything you say."
While I sympathized with their frustration over religious arguments being brought into a political issue, I couldn't help but wonder if I was holding the people I disagreed with to a double standard. If I don't believe that we should base our public policy on religion, why was I glad to see clergy speaking out in favor of the bill's passage? As I thought about it more, I could think of lots of times I had used religious arguments in deciding how to vote or support a cause. When clergy cite Biblical narratives in support of prison reform, are they really doing anything different than those who use the Bible to argue against gay marriage? When I call my representative to express my opposition to cuts in the SNAP program, am I making the state legislature into my church?
Is there a way to judge between good and bad uses of religious arguments in the public sphere? The easiest metric seems to be whether or not we agree with them. But is there a metric we can use that asks us to step outside of our experience? Some of the metrics we often toss around appear promising, but ultimately rest solely in our own views. One could argue, for example, that religious arguments should only be used if they are advocating for justice or advocating for those who are shut out of the legislative process. But this merely permits us to define justice according to our own a priori beliefs. Another argument often used is that religious arguments should only be used if they use they are correctly formulated. The shortcomings of this argument are apparent: who defines what "correct" is?
So are there any ways we can tell between good and bad religious arguments? To be frank, I am not aware of any. What I do know is that the discourse we are currently using perpetuates a double standard that seeks to let us into the public sphere while keeping others out.
One reason for the development of this double standard is our endless focus on finding common ground and looking for ways we can work together. If someone shares our views on an issue, then we often feel justified in overlooking what means they used to get there. While this focus on outcomes can foster innovative and unexpected partnerships, it can also construct a double standard that drives us further away from people that we disagree with. It is possible that we will become so focused on achieving our desired ends that we will become oblivious to the fact that we are using the same methods as those we disagree with.
Should progressive communities of faith advocate for justice in the public sphere? Certainly. But we should not do so without being critical of our own methods and arguments. While we must focus on achieving goals, we should not let ourselves become ignorant of the double standards that our arguments may create.
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Another great post, Joseph, thank you.
I can share similar musings from my own tradition: 'Listen patiently and seek the truth which other people's words may contain for you. Avoid hurtful criticism and provocative language. Do not allow the strength of your convictions to betray you into making statements or allegations that are unfair or untrue. Think it possible you may be mistaken' (QFP §1•17).
I have been pondering the paradox of intolerant tolerance for a while now, and your words shed clarity. Thanks.
I really appreciated this article. So often how we define "good" use of religious arguments in the public sphere is profoundly personal. Of course, from my perspective, clergy fighting for queer empowerment or immigration reform represent the very best of their religious tradition, but this article made me stop and consider what my foundational assumptions are. I think your final conclusion is spot on – it's not that people of faith should stop letting their faith speak into the political sphere, but we do have to keep in mind our double standards.
Thank you for this honest and insightful post. When one is working to make a positive impact in the world, it's easy to lose sight of other perspectives and see oneself on some moral high-ground, so I think this kind of self-reflective questioning is a great reminder to all of us.
Regarding the question of how much we should allow personal religious beliefs to inform our political decisions, I think it is certainly a tight-rope walk. There is a sense in which on an individual level, it is impossible to separate our beliefs and values from how we cast our ballots, since our very motivation for casting ballots in the first place is our beliefs and values. For this reason, I have to concede that just as I have a right to vote for (and openly support) marriage equality according to my beliefs, the "other" has the same right to do so according to theirs. That said, I do hold elected officials, and particularly supreme court justices to a higher standard of objectivity. To be sure, they are only human as well, but I believe it is their responsibility to set aside their personal beliefs and values as much as possible, and act instead on the collective values we established in our creation of the Constitution.
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Thank you for your honeset opinion on this issue. This is definitely an often overlooked issue and at times it does feel as if many of us already have our conclusions in our minds and we look for premises to back those conclusions, in the current case the premises happen to be rooted in our respective scripttures. In the American context we can even trace this issue all the way back to the abolition debates where both sides of the debate had their reasoning rooted in scripture and yet were coming to opposite conclusions. It may be the case that there is not resolution to this issue and one keeps one faith in MLK Jr's maxim, "I have not lost faith. I'm not in despair, because I know that there is a moral order. I haven't lost faith, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Thanks for your thoughtful essay. I would say that opinions on any subject can be guided by religious belief. That's true for both progressives and conservatives. But on secular matters, religious arguments carry no weight. Again, that's true for both progressives and conservatives.
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Yes he won by a penalty point, but Covington was deep on shots close to scoring two or three times from neutral. He had a reversal and said penalty point. Amu didn't really do anything the whole time but back up and his only points were off of escapes. I think he might have taken one shot the whole time and that was in desperation time at the end of the third.
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Overall process is improved dramatically with Bobcat loader and compact excavator
Steve Cunningham upgraded from his S185 to a T190 and added a 435 compact excavator for improved profits.
For veteran swimming pool builder Steve Cunningham, some things are in, others are out:
What�s in: A Bobcat� T190 compact track loader and Bobcat 435 compact excavator.
What�s out: Renting equipment and hiring subcontractors for pool excavation.
What it means: Control of his own schedule, faster turnaround for customers and increased profitability.
Cunningham, owner of Calypso Pools, Lexington, S.C., has been building swimming pools for 29 years, the last nine as owner of his own company. Cunningham installs about 50 vinyl and custom concrete pools a year; some are as large as 3,000 to 5,000 square feet. His Bobcat machines do almost all the dirt work.
Economic decision No. 1
Initially Cunningham rented equipment, but when his business began to grow he purchased a Bobcat S185 skid-steer loader from Bobcat of Columbia for grading around pools. �The money I spent for just three days a month of rental equaled the payment on a new machine,� he says. �That made buying an easy decision.�
Later, he switched to a Bobcat T190 to counteract the Lexington area�s heavy summer rains and red clay soil. �The compact track loader is the perfect fit for my business,� he says. �Now I can work regardless of the weather conditions. When rubber tire machines are idle, I can be productive.�
The T190 is used to move soil out of the way when a pool is being dug and to backfill with new soil.
Economic decision No. 2
Cunningham was spending $1,200 each time he hired an excavation company to dig a pool. �If I dug two pools a month, I saved more than enough money to purchase my own excavator,� he says. �I now save up to $3,000 to $4,000 a month by not hiring subcontractors. It was a no-brainer.�
His choice of excavator: a Bobcat 435.
�The 435 is strong enough to use a 3-foot bucket to carry soil,� Cunningham says. �That�s the same size of bucket as on the backhoe we previously hired to excavate the pool. With our excavator we can dig as fast as the subcontractor with the backhoe did, but the 435 is much more maneuverable. We can get in places where the backhoe could not work. Plus, the ZHS machine enables us to get very close to buildings.�
The T190 and 435 allow Cunningham and his six employees to control their own schedule. �Instead of taking up to six weeks to complete an entire pool construction project, we have cut our time down to less than four weeks,� Cunningham says.
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By owning equipment instead of renting or subcontracting, Calypso Pools is at least 15 to 20 percent more profitable.
�My Bobcat machines have always done what I expected them to do,� says Cunningham. �As a business owner, I have very high expectations for my equipment. Bobcat has never let me down.�
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He was more than pleased when his dealer, Bobcat of Columbia, offered him about 90 percent of the original price of the S185 when he traded it in for a new T190. �I was pleasantly surprised to learn the value of my loader when we worked the numbers,� he says. �That�s one of the many reasons Bobcat is No. 1.�


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Thank you for your question. I have been asked many times whether or not alcohol consumption causes glaucoma, but never its effect on trabeculectomy longevity. Unfortunately, the short answer to your question is that after searching the literature, I could not find any studies that have addressed this subject. In general, when my patients ask about the connection between alcohol consumption and glaucoma, I tell them the following: First, the most recent large study looking at the risk of alcohol consumption and the diagnosis of glaucoma were published in 2007 out of Harvard Medical School. The study examined 80,486 female nurses followed from 1980 to 1986 as part of the prospective, longitudinal Nurse's Health Study, and 42,251 male healthcare professionals who were followed from 1986 to 2002. The final conclusion of this study was that the amount of alcohol consumed by an individual did not influence the risk of being diagnosed with glaucoma.This brings up a second different question however, and that is whether or not alcohol consumption has an impact on intraocular pressure. The answer to that question is yes. Alcohol consumption can lower intraocular pressure for a short time; however, it should never be used as a method of treating glaucoma or increased intraocular pressure. This is important for patients with glaucoma or patients that are currently being followed because the eye doctor is concerned that the patient may develop glaucoma in the future (i.e., a 'glaucoma suspect'). It is important that you do not consume alcohol prior to your doctor's visit as this may falsely lower your intraocular pressure and make monitoring or diagnosing glaucoma more difficult. I am sorry that I could not answer your question directly, but to my knowledge, there are no studies that have ever addressed that specific issue. I hope that the other information is helpful.
Thank you for your question. There are a lot of different types of glaucoma, and they can progress at different rates. Intraocular pressure is the only variable that we can change to either slow or stop the progression of your glaucoma. To achieve this goal, there are essentially three different tools that doctors can use. There are medicated eye drops, laser treatments, and surgical methods to lower the intraocular pressure. In most cases, it is often possible to lower the pressure enough to stop or dramatically slow the loss of vision; but this may take multiple surgeries, lasers, or medicines (and likely a combination of all three).Once a thorough eye exam has been completed, eye doctors often set a target or goal intraocular pressure. Your doctor will follow the intraocular pressure, vision, visual fields, and the appearance of the optic nerves to see how your eyes respond. If the pressure is not reduced enough or your doctor ever notices advancement in your glaucoma, they will add more medications (if they can) or use laser (one or more times) to help lower the intraocular pressure further. Unfortunately, sometimes medications and laser do not lower the pressure enough and surgical options are needed. Unfortunately, medications and laser are the only non-invasive treatment options that we have, and it appears that you have already maximized these options. You may not be at your target eye pressure or your glaucoma is still progressing, and in these cases, unfortunately, the only remaining options are surgical. Your doctor should discuss the risks, benefits and alternatives of each surgical option and why they think one specific surgery (trabeculectomy) is the best option for you. It sounds as though you have tried all other options and this has not lowered the pressure sufficiently. If the eye pressure is not lowered further, you may eventually lose vision in that right eye. It sounds as though surgery is the next best option for you; however, if you are concerned, it is always acceptable to ask for a second opinion. I wish you the best of luck; I know this is often a difficult time for patients.
Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, without having examined your sister myself, learned more about her medical background (other possible diseases that she may have), reviewed her history and exam findings (including blood work) it is nearly impossible for me to provide an accurate assessment for your sister. Even with an accurate diagnosis to define why she has uveitis, this does not always help us predict whether or not she will lose vision from the glaucoma. Chronic inflammation in the eyes (iritis or uveitis) and use of steroids (the treatment for uveitis) are two well-known causes of what doctors call "secondary open-angle glaucoma." This means that the glaucoma did not happen by itself but was related to another issue. If there was no other factor that caused the glaucoma, we would call that "primary open-angle glaucoma." Secondary glaucomas such as uveitic glaucoma or steroid-induced glaucoma happen when the ability of aqueous fluid in the eye to get through the trabecular meshwork is decreased. This causes a buildup of fluid and pressure in the eye. Determining the exact cause is more difficult. Uveitis is a well-known cause of secondary glaucoma and may have caused your sister's problems. Steroid use for the treatment of the uveitis can also cause an increase in eye pressure, and in some people will also cause a secondary glaucoma.While it sounds as though the optic nerve is healthy at this point, it is important to get the pressure lower so that optic nerve damage and vision loss does not occur. This can be accomplished by using eye drops (like she is currently using) or adding more drops in the future, if needed. The medication that they are considering is like a prostaglandin analog (Xalatan, Travatan, or Lumigan) and it can cause a rebound inflammation. If the doctors decide to use this drop, they will watch the severity of the uveitis very carefully to ensure that it is not making the uveitis worse. If the drops do not work, there are always surgical options to help lower the pressure and prevent vision loss as well. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the path that your sister will take, but you should know that we have a lot of different treatment options available to help her. It sounds as though her doctors have done an excellent job in recognizing both the uveitis, but also the increase in intraocular pressure. They have a good plan in place to try to decrease that pressure as well. If you or your family is concerned, it is always acceptable to ask for a second opinion from a glaucoma specialist, if you are not already seeing one. I wish the best of luck to your sister and your family.
While every patient diagnosed with glaucoma is completely different, once you have been diagnosed, a plan for follow-up should be established. This can be either a plan to watch your eyes closely or to begin new treatments. All of this depends on how advanced the glaucoma is and how much damage has been done to the eyes. As an example, immediately after surgery, I may see my patients 1-2 times per week until they are stable. For those patients with advanced glaucoma (like yourself), and uncontrolled intraocular pressure, I may see them several times per month if we are making changes to their eye drops or we are considering surgery. Other patients that are glaucoma suspects, or patients with mild glaucoma that has been stable for several years with no changes in intraocular pressure, may be seen 1or 2 times per year. The goal of eye doctors is to identify glaucoma progression before you, as a patient, ever notice any further changes. Your eye doctor will likely follow the intraocular pressure, vision, visual fields, and the appearance of the optic nerves at different intervals to see if there is any evidence of glaucoma progression that presents in the future. The frequency of examinations will depend on how advanced the glaucoma is and how well you are responding to treatment. Taking all of your medications, not missing any drops and always going to the scheduled appointments with your eye doctor is the best thing that you can do. If you have questions or concerns, do not hesitate to start an open dialog with your eye doctor and ask why he/she has chosen the particular monitoring or treatment plan that was prescribed for you. If you are still concerned, it is always acceptable to ask for a second opinion from a glaucoma specialist.
Every medication can have potential side effects; however, currently there are no studies that indicate any long-term negative side effects for the liver, kidneys, lungs or heart with any of these medications. The doctor that prescribed the medications should continue to ask you if you are noticing any side effects during each of your visits. The medications were manufactured with the assumption that once they were started, the patient would likely continue using them for years or even decades, so they inherently are created in an attempt to minimize the side effect profiles.
It is worthwhile discussing the proper installation of eye drops briefly however, as this not only increases the efficacy of the medication, but it also decreases the side effects. The most efficient method of instilling eye drops is to place a drop in the eye and then close the eyes. It is probably best to either recline or sit upright. The other thing that we often teach our patients is to place gentle pressure on the nose just next to the lower part of the eye. Ask your doctor to demonstrate this the next time you are at the office for a visit. This helps block the tear drainage system and does two things:
When the medication drains into the nose and throat it can be absorbed into the body, and the risk of side effects from the medication increases. Finally, we typically tell our patients to wait a full 5 minutes between drops or wait 5 minutes after the last drop before cleaning the eyelids. Most of the medication that will be absorbed into the eye will have done so within 5 minutes. Finally, I always recommend that my patients bring their eye drop bottle to the clinic so that I can watch them put in at least one drop, just to make sure they are doing it correctly. You would be amazed at the things that I have seen patients do. Doctors often take for granted that patients know how to instill drops and they simply should not. I highly recommend that you ask your eye doctor to watch you put in a drop to make sure that you are doing it correctly.
Thank you for your question. Answering your question may be slightly difficult as I have not personally examined your eye, reviewed your history, or seen the results of your previous tests. Given your young age, it would be slightly unusual (but not impossible) for you to have "run of the mill" open-angle glaucoma. Typically, open-angle glaucoma presents in much older individuals. I would be curious to know if you had a subset of open-angle glaucoma such as pigmentary glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, or another type altogether. In any case, you are correct, your course or response to treatment may not be similar to an elderly patient with glaucoma that received identical treatment. It likely also depends on many other factors including the amount of pigment in the trabecular meshwork, which can be seen using gonioscopy.
The information that you read online concerning glaucoma treatment in younger individuals (and provided to me as part of your question) is interesting, and I think there may be some truth to these observations. Unfortunately, I found it difficult to find studies in the literature fully supporting this notion. This may be a result of the fact that we do not have many "young" patients with glaucoma and we simply have not studied it closely enough. From my own personal experience, I agree that sometimes laser does not appear to work as well in younger patients. Given that, a search of the literature actually shows a few studies that state age is not a predictor of success or failure. Some of these studies had patients in their 30s. I think it is fair to say that studies on the subject are inconclusive.
So without definitive evidence in the current literature, it essentially comes down to the fact that you have to discuss the risks, benefits, and alternatives of having either laser or surgical intervention and then decide how you would like to treat your eyes. There are risks with every procedure, so please share all of the information that you have obtained with your eye doctor and have a thorough discussion. You will have to decide which treatment provides the best benefit with reasonable risks in your opinion. That is a decision that only you can make (and two different people with the same options may make different choices based on their willingness to assume certain risks). That is why you must sign an "informed consent" before any procedure is completed. It states that you have been given the risks, the potential benefits and understand that you have alternate choices.
I wish I could provide a more definitive answer, but unfortunately I don't think there is one. If there was definitive information showing that laser in young patients was contraindicated, your doctor would not have offered it as an alternative. I wish you the best of luck.
Thank you for your question. I have had a similar tic on occasion and it nearly drove me crazy too! Fortunately, this likely has nothing to do with the medications or the glaucoma. These are usually termed "myokymia" and last only a short time (although it can be several weeks). Often they occur when individuals are under increased stress, and it doesn't help that having the tic stresses you out more! The best advice is to ignore it and it will soon go away on its own. In addition, increasing exercise, increasing sleep, and decreasing caffeine or any other stimulants may help. To be safe, if it lasts more than a couple of weeks, you should probably stop by the eye doctor to just make sure it is this type of muscle twitch and not something related to other medical conditions. I know this can be aggravating, and I do wish you the best of luck.
Thank you for your question. You bring up a point that many of my patients ask. Let's first take the case of high blood pressure. Unfortunately, the only real answer that I can give you is that I believe there is possibly a link between elevated blood pressure (hypertension) and elevated eye pressure, but the studies that have looked at this association have come up with various answers. Some support a link between the two and others do not find a link. Many of the studies were not designed the same and the outcomes were very difficult to interpret. I would say that because the data in the studies has been so inconclusive, I cannot give you an accurate answer. I think that more very well controlled studies, which are in progress, need to be completed before we will have a definitive answer. Regardless of the connection, it is always in your best interest to treat both hypertension and glaucoma. While the association with hypertension (elevated blood pressure) is not as clear, I think there is more conclusive evidence to show that low blood pressure (hypotension) is associated with a very special type of glaucoma known as "normal-tension glaucoma." In these patients, the intraocular pressure is not elevated but they still have signs of glaucoma. In some cases, it is believed that raising the blood pressure to a normal level may be of some benefit, and the eye doctor will then work with the primary care physician regarding ways to safely increase the blood pressure.
You should know that you can still get glaucoma even though no one in your family has had this eye disease before. In fact, a good number of my patients do not have family members with glaucoma. In the same respect, this is also good because it also means that if they have children, there is a good possibility that the children may not be affected. Just because something is "genetic" does not always mean that every person in the family will have the disease. It is often much more complex than that. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.
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Just what I need! Someone to remind me I still ahven't finished my Street Tracker.
It's been sitting a big attic closet waiting for me to find time to finish rebuilding the engine.
Frame, tnk and seat pan are all painted about 8 years ago. I guess the paint is good and dry by now.
I have been wanting rephase and punch out the engine to 750, but just can't find the time or money to get back on it.
That is a really nice job. You are one anal bike builder Sir!
I sure hope the wife doesn't see this build or I'm gonna have to listen to her bitching about how I never finfish anything. Actually I do, I just get distracted by people bringing me bikes to work on.
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WHEN Jane Goodall first reported that chimps use tools, our concept of human uniqueness was rocked. It has never quite recovered. In another twist, a population of wild chimps in Uganda's Kibale National Park appears to be using objects as toys.
That's remarkable in itself, but Sonya Kahlenberg of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and Richard Wrangham of Harvard University found that juvenile chimps in this population play with sticks like children play with dolls, cradling them and even making nests for them to sleep in at night - and they found that the behaviour is more common in females.
"Stick carrying may be practice for the adult role of motherhood," says Kahlenberg, "perhaps similar to functions of other kinds of play, being practice for adult roles."
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— Posted by Krista on January 5, 2008
What started out as a crazy day (buses blocking streets, winds closing lifts, etc) turned into one of my best days ever! When I heard the report that we received close to 18 inches of snow overnight I decided it was time that I ski the powder. All of the upper mountain lifts were closed for a couple hours this morning because of high winds and avalanche danger (the heavy snow had 3.5 inches of water) so I began by doing laps on PayDay lift. I took a couple runs on Waterfall, which is my favorite lower mountain run.
Around noon they opened Bonanza, Silverlode and Motherlode lifts so I headed up and tried Motherlode Meadows. I am ashamed to say that it was my first time in this new area and let me just say It was AWESOME! If you haven't skied this new area I highly recommend it. As I was riding Motherlode lift I heard that Thaynes lift was about to open so I cut through the trees over to Thaynes run and got fresh tracks. When I got to the top of Thaynes Lift they were just dropping the ropes into Blue Slip Bowl (my favorite upper mountain run). You can't beat getting fresh tracks at 2 pm! It's days like today that I can't believe what a great job I have!
I'm sure Mark (AKA 406) is going to blog about his crazy day on the mountain today. I think he's got some pretty amazing pictures. But I wanted you to know that in my books we have the best snow safety team in the industry. They do an incredible job of making sure we all have a memorable experience on the mountain. Utah's snow pack has been very unstable lately creating extremely high avalanche dangers. In fact, today our snow safety team triggered the following slides:
· Treasure Hollow – Slid near the Crescent Mine Dump
· Pinyon Ridge – Slid to the ground from Sunrise Ridge to Nordic Nob
· West Face – Slid to the ground with debris sliding all the way down to Shadow Lake
· 1st Bowl and 2nd Bowl – Slid to the ground
The Jupiter lift area, including the Peak and Pinecone Ridge, is going to be closed until Snow Safety conducts further control work. The WeatherBank forecast is calling for up to a foot of snow falling through tomorrow night with ridge top winds between 20-40 mph.
Enjoy the snow and always remember to ski/ride safe!
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As the annual legislative session gets set to begin next week in Tallahassee, WMNF caught up over the weekend with one of the highest ranking Democrats in the Legislature, Tampa area State Senator Les Miller, the Senate Minority Leader.
This will be Millerââ¬â¢s last year in the Legislature, as he is stepping down after the session to run for Congress.
One of the issues we discussed with him was the death of 14 year old Martin Lee Anderson, who died after being manhandled by guards at a Panama City boot camp.
Yesterday, the attorney for the parents of Anderson said that had agreed to give permission to Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober, who is investigating Andersonââ¬â¢ death, to exhume the body of Anderson to perform a new autopsy
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My Favorite TV Characters of 2009
As I say every year, some times great writing fuses with a brilliant performance to form a perfect television character. Ones who we so believe in that we're sad when they're sad, happy when they're happy, root for them to find true love as if they were our best friend, and are heartbroken for them when things don't work out for them as planned. Or it could be the complete opposite, characters who we fear as if they were a real person, criticize when they make a mistake and chastise when they behave badly. They are what make TV so much fun --we care about them as if we actually know them.
These characters pop off the screen and command our attention. I think you all know my self-imposed rules by now. All characters on my list are at least in their second season because a great character takes time to evolve - perhaps we'll see some of the relatives from "Modern Family" or the fabulous title character on "The Good Wife" on this list next year. I also only chose characters that are on shows that are still on the air. And I stick to the rule of only one character per show. If I didn't put some sort of limit on this, practically everyone who resides in Dillon, Texas would be on the list.
Quite a few years ago, I decided to move some characters into the TV Gal Hall of Fame to make room for some fresh faces. Currently hanging out in the Hall of Fame are Dennis Franz's Andy Sipowicz ("NYPD Blue"), John C. McGinley's Dr. Cox ("Scrubs"), Kelly Bishop's Emily Gilmore ("Gilmore Girls"), Neil Patrick Harris' Barney ("How I Met Your Mother"), John Krasinski's Jim ("The Office"), Chandra Wilson's Dr. Miranda Bailey ("Grey's Anatomy") and Daniel Dae Kim's Jin ("Lost"). They have all set the standard.
One thing worth noting is that I think this is the first year where I've had the same amount of women and men on my list, which I think is proof that TV is creating more and more great roles for women. Here, in no particular order, are my favorite TV characters for 2009.
1.Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on NBC's "Parks & Recreation:" Her show easily wins the most improved award. Poehler has delicately balanced Leslie's gung-ho enthusiasm and naïve optimism without ever making her seem incompetent or silly. Even last week, when Leslie pulled down her pants on live TV, I was proud of her not embarrassed by her behavior. Amidst a wacky work environment, Poehler has created a character I can't help but root for - she oozes believable emotions (no one does a crestfallen face like Poehler) and I kind of think she's pretty good at her job.
2.Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen on DirectTV/NBC's "Friday Night Lights:" As I stated above, it's hard to chose my favorite "Friday Night Lights" character - they're all pretty terrific. But Gilford gracefully rises oh-so-slightly above the rest. When he had to decide between leaving Dillon to follow his dream of becoming an art student or staying in Dillon and caring for his ailing grandmother, well I get teary and proud just thinking about that moment. He even made me believe he would take Julie back after she had treated him so terribly.
3.Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet on ABC's "Lost:" There's something about the plaintive look in Mitchell's eyes that just gets me every time -- the flash of hurt that crossed her face when she could see that Sawyer still cared for Kate or the way she said goodbye to James in the heartbreaking final moments of the season finale. Mitchell is one of those actresses who actually makes my heart ache. She totally made me believe that Juliet and Sawyer belonged together, a coupling I had never really considered before. I'm happy that she's on "V" but even more delighted that we'll be seeing her again in the final season of "Lost."
4.Portia de Rossi as Veronica on ABC's "Better Off Ted:" de Rossi's comedic gift is that she says absolutely outrageous lines with pitch perfect delivery and utter conviction. I didn't think there could be a better role for de Rossi than Linsday Bluth, but Veronica comes pretty darn close.
5. Nathan Fillion as Rick Castle on ABC's "Castle:" As I said a few weeks ago, he is the most charming character in prime time.
6. Christina Hendricks as on AMC's "Mad Men:" As good as this season was, every episode Joan wasn't in was one too many. I've never missed a TV character the way I missed Joan. Joan epitomizes the struggle of women during that time. She's so competent - as the finale proved, they couldn't start a new firm without her - but so vulnerable to the power of the men around her. And Joan confronting her husband was one of the best TV moments of the year.
7. Scott Michael Foster as Cappie on ABC Family's "Greek:" Yes my college years are behind me and yes I'm married but I still kind of want Cappie to be my college boyfriend. He gets the best pop culture lines on the series and delivers them with a lackadaisical charisma. Yet he still absolutely sells the dramatic moments.
8. Jamie Kaler, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Bunin, Reid Scott, and Kyle Howard as the boys of TBS's "My Boys:" For the second year in a row, I'm declaring them one of the best comedy teams on TV. And one that surprisingly wasn't ruined by having Bobby (Howard) and P.J. (Jordana Spiro) get together.
9. Chris Colfer as Kurt on "Glee:" Again it was hard to single out just one character on "Glee," but Colfer is so wonderful as Kurt. He puts a new spin on an old stereotype (who else would try out for the football team to Beyonce's "Single Ladies") but his relationship with his dad defies our collective expectations (I still get a little teary when I think of him purposely throwing a song). Plus his exchanges with Rachel are among the show's funniest.
10. Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on FX's "Damages:" I wouldn't want to be on Patty's bad side but her bad side is wonderful to watch. What I enjoy most is that I'm never quite sure what Patty is up to and if her intentions are good or bad. Thank goodness this show will be back for season three.
Those are my ten favorite TV characters for 2009. Who are yours? Talk about it below.
Highlights of the Week Ahead
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time for December 14-20
You can catch up on "The Vampire Diaries" this week because the CW is all "The Vampire Diaries" all the time beginning Monday at 8 p.m. on the CW. If you only pick one episode to watch, I vote for watching "Haunted" Thursday at 8 p.m. That episode was a game changer.
A lot of shows are in repeats this week, but surprisingly most of the CBS shows are new episodes starting with "How I Met Your Mother" (Monday, CBS, 8 p.m.) where Lily suddenly realizes that smoking makes her sound like Harvey Fierstein. I'm slightly wary of this story line since I don't think we knew Lily smoked before (did we?) but the show seems to be on a creative upswing so I'm optimistic. Christine Baranski takes a break from "The Good Wife" to return as Leonard's mom on "The Big Bang Theory" Monday at 9:30 p.m. on CBS.
Nick Lachey hosts "The Sing Off" beginning Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC. The competition will air Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and conclude next week.
Jennifer Hudson, my favorite "American Idol" contestant ever (I was a fan long before her "Dreamgirls" Oscar), has her own holiday special "Jennifer Hudson: I"ll Be Home for Christmas" Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
So I received a lot of mixed feedback on "Men of a Certain Age" (Monday, TNT, 9 p.m.). What I can tell you is that I've now seen next week's episode and I think it's the best one yet so the show is definitely heading in the right direction. This week, Owen's wife confronts her father-in-law.
"Lie to Me" has its "fall finale" Monday at 9 p.m. on FOX. The show won't return to the schedule until spring.
"Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live," airs Tuesday at 9 p.m. on FOX. Alyson Hannigan, Cedric the Entertainer and Leanne Rimes join Ramsay, who guarantees that by the end of the hour, you'll have made Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp, Chili Peppers and Tomatoes, Steak Diane with Sautéed Potatoes and Peas, and Quick Tiramisu. But who is going to want to eat all that at 10 o'clock at night?
"The Good Wife" is also new this week. Alicia looks into a judge who she thinks might be on the take Tuesday at 10 p.m. on CBS.
Adam Lambert performs during the two hour finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" Wednesday at 8 p.m. on FOX.
That's all for today. I'm back on Friday with my picks for the best of everything television 2009. Do you have a favorite TV quote or TV moment of 2009? Write me at mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com or Twitter and let me know about it. Have a great week. Talk to you on Friday.
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Woman who take estrogen and progestin, a combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT), have double the risk of developing blood clots. The findings add more grief to a growing list of risks associated with HRT, including, heart attack, breast cancer and stroke.
Researchers from the University of Vermont suggested women considering HRT who have a family history of blood clots should undergo testing to determine if they have a genetic predisposition.
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Haha, I would love to, but I just bought the pedals and the triggers cost about as much as them. It's a crazy marketing strategy and I don't know the reasons behind it. So while they might kick a**, I don't see myself springing for them anytime soon, out of financial responsibility.
And if I do raise the cash, would I be better off spending a little differently and getting an Axis pedal with e-kit? Hence, the original question :)
I like the pedals I have, but I haven't really had the chance to really work with some of the other direct drives. It's interesting that you like the Pearl Demon Drives so much, beyondbetrayal, especially having an Axis pedal in your arsenal.
One of the key concerns I have with external triggers is the set up time on a drum that's not your own at a gig. Ensuring trigger consistency would be really important. Plus, all the time taken to stuff the bass drum, tighten to tension, etc. In-built kick triggers would be really useful in such a situation.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by DrSatz Family/Pet Friendly with Great Service I loved saying here as did my kids, they loved it so much here they didnt want to leave! I like that they accommodate to those who have pets that travel and offer great services, we will be back! June 3, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Tam27 Staff Overview When I am greeted by Saleem or Enuardo, my stay is always special. The new staff treat platinum guests the same as any other guests. The new manager of the lounge is incredibly rude. I was just receiving my order from Leslie (who is lovely) and he comes to my table and proceeds to tell her to get moving. Completely unprofessional. I have been staying at this hotel for approx. 20 stays a year/year for the last 4 years. I am evaluating changing hotels May 30, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 This place sucks This was one of the worst stays I've ever had at a hotel. The coffee maker in my room was dirty ther was a dirty Qtip on the floor in my room the one bed sunk down In the middle. The pool was not as the website made it out to be. It was dated and dirty the kids pool was the size of fish bowl and paked full because the main pool is not heated. I don't think a pool advertised for kids should allow drinking pool side my kids don't need to see a bunch of drunks at the pool. I was staying with my tow small girls who need milk to go to sleep when I asked to use the fridge I was told I needed to pay $150. The view of the garbage on the roof was grat to if you like garbage. Next time I go on a trip I will not go a Sheraton. May 27, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Dano123 Go Green I have made a habit of the Go green efforts. I travel alone so its no big deal. I didn't receive my points at this hotel even though I requested them at check out. -Dan . May 23, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Val13 Will definitely stay again We got an amazing deal on this hotel. Because we stayed on a long weekend we got our 3rd night free! The staff are awesome and were always happy to do anything to make our stay special. And everywhere we went they would go out of their way to put a smile on our 2 year old daughters face. We got complimentary breakfast and evening horderves with our stay and both were always fantastic. I was expecting a little more from the pool area. I thought it would be bigger with a few more things for our 2 year old to play with, and it was always super busy when we went. But we went every night of our stay and still had a blast. We were able to take our daughter down the slides which she LOVED! There was always a line up for the slides but we never waited very long. The location of the hotel was great as well. We were close to everything we had planned to do like the zoo and the spark center. All in all we loved our stay and will definitely staying again the next time we are in Calgary :) May 21, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by jazz08 They like dogs Once again we stayed at the Sheraton Cavalier on the last night of our three day trip home. We were welcomed warmly by the staff and check-in was a breeze. Our room was clean, the beds were comfortable and we along with our two dogs felt very much at home. We all had a restful time and a good nights sleep Best of all, they have a Starbucks in the lobby May 19, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cheapspeed Enjoyable Repeat Stay Stayed over the weekend with family and appreciate the suite upgrade. As always, staff was helpful and friendly. Hotel is at a reasonably good location with free parking. To go downtown, go south on Barlow Trail to Memorial and by-pass traffic on Deerfoot. Newly renovated fitness centre is under-utilized, I was there alone for more than an hour on Sun evening. Henry's Pub has daily steak and pint special for $18. All in all, I feel right at home in Cavalier on my frequent business and personal visits to Cgy. Breakfasts during this stay at the club lounge are very good. May 16, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by CAPJ Express checkout that wasn't If a hotel offers an express checkout it should be faster than going to the front desk. Mine was not. Don't bring too many devices that need charging or you will need to crawl around. Nice breakfast on the Club floor. May 11, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by river not all rooms equal my room located above ventilation equipment so there was always a low hum and loud hum when window was opened. May 7, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by earlyriser Fun Clean, comfortable, great decor, nice facilities, my wife and I even used the pools/slides. Had a great time. It would have been nice for the room to have a fridge and microwave. May 5, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Markdf A little dissappointing for the price For a "club floor room" the room was an average room in size the bathroom was small and only had a shower (was expecting a jetted tub, the website is a little confusing and misleading) the breakfast is only until 8:30 so if you sleep in you are out of luck and the lounge closes at 10:00 so if you go out for a nice late dinner you are out of luck there as well. I will say the room was nice and bright and clean. April 25, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jody39 Excellent This hotel was truly amazing. I stayed for 1 night and attended a conference within the hotel. From the shuttle, to the staff, to the check in procedure, to the rooms, to Henry's Pub and the service our group received in this pub, to the food and service in Colors, to the conference room and the catering during the conference... everything was top shelf! I would definitely rebook here and definitely recommend this hotel to others. If you don't stay here, you are missing out on an experience that will definitely set a new standard of excellence in the hotel industry. Great Job Sheraton!! April 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sandi46 Another great stay The hotel lobby is comfortably luxurious with well appointed rooms. The room was over sized with soft bedding and very comfomfortable beds. The restaurant was bright and had a good selection of breakfast (the only meal I ate on site) items at a good price point. The bathroom was compact with up to date fixtures. I loved the large walk in shower, rather than a tub combo! April 15, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Dani Great Staycation in Calgary We stayed at this hotel to visit with friends that were in from out of town and staying at the Sheraton Cavalier (even though we live in Calgary). By far the best hotel pool area I have ever seen! Lots of hot tub space, our kids loved the waterslides, and it was nice to be able to socialize with a drink while supervising our kids at the pool. The staff was accommodating in getting us an available room close to our friend's room. I would have been nice to have a little more space - the rooms are quite small - and 2 beds instead of a bed and a pull-out, but we were able to accommodate our family of 4 easily enough. April 15, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by RutBusinessTrv Great place but beware of the Green option This is another great Sheraton especially the 8th floor lounge which makes it convenient to have small informal meetings through out the night. The pool/water slide was amazing. Be warned however about the Green option they have which is in a form of a door tag to hang on the door outside the room. Once you hang that green option, you are placed on the "do not clean room" list and from that day on, you room will not be cleaned until checkout even if you only have it there for 1 day. on Not knowing this, I had my on the door the first day thinking I would participate every other day for cleaning but on the 2nd day after it was removed, no cleaning was done. After the third day, I called the front desk at 8AM and they told me by placing that on the door once, I had opted for the green option for the entire stay. I told them that is not my understanding and I needed the room clean immediately. The staff said they will send someone to clean the roomBy. That night when I returned to the room late and of course the room was not cleaned. I called room service and they told me that there were no house keeping left. I had to request them bring just extra towels and dump my trash. I am busy enough when I am traveling and really don't extra task of chasing around the hotel staff to keep up the room. So be warned. Do not use those Green door tags until your last few days. April 13, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by GC99 Above and Beyond While I was on business, my husband (who had recently had an accident) was not. I was given an early check in so he didn't have to hang around the lobby waiting for me to get back from an appointment and an extended check-out time a couple of days later so he could enjoy the first round of the Masters in our room while waiting for me to finish for the day. It was really good to have him close at hand in case of a problem and also to know that he could be comfortable and private. Many thanks to the Sheraton Cavalier for accommodating our special needs. April 12, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Lynne20 Very nicely appointed rooms. The new decor was tastefully done. Beds were super comfortable. Staff very courteous. April 9, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by heck Staff Staff were very friendly and helpful, also in the pool the staff there were very nice and helpful. Room was cozy and clean. April 8, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by AnnE28 Honey Moon with Spouse Excellent location, Very nice rooms - smelled so fresh. Coffee was not in the bathroom! Safe and ironing board in room. Colors Restaurant - always good. Excellent service Internet - very expensive. April 7, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Lizzy58 Thumbs Up! Our stay at the Sheraton Cavalier was great! The room was comfortable and clean and had everything we needed. Of particular note were the staff - whether it was the server in Colors, or the young man cleaning the elevator, or the woman cleaning our room, or the desk staff - all very friendly and helpful. I will stay there again! April 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dean1970 Exceeded expectations This hotel was great for our family. The room was clean and large enough for our family. What really impressed us was the service we got following our daughter getting sick in the lobby just after we checked in. This, was of course unexpected and embarrassing, when our daughter was sick on our way to the elevators just after getting our room keys. The staff responded by helping us with our bags and getting us to our room quickly. Within minutes of our arrival in our room we had a knock at the door and it was one of the bellman with a plate of crackers, bread and ginger ale for our daughter. Two minutes later another employee arrived with a plate of fruit for her. This was service and caring above and beyond. Thank you for a great stay and for helping us with our daughter. March 29, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Marker74 Met my needs I was there for a convention and it met my needs. Nothing wrong and nothing outstanding. March 28, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Shauna Won't be staying again Terrible beds, paperthin walls, bedding like crinkly paper that was very noisey. Not impressed with cleanliness March 25, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by JamesZ A Good Experience Overall, a good experience. Nothing spectacular, but quality stay. I did not try the restaurant, but the lobby bar staff was very attentive and efficient. I was surprised that the hotel was quite so far away from the airport. And, with the construction that is currently going on the morning shuttle rides can take quite some time. March 22, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ron58 This hotel was very nice The staff was very accommodating... Over the top. The club level was great. Will difintely stay again when in Calgary. March 12, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Paul27 One Night Stay The hotel is great as are the staff, ours was part of a block reservation for a tournament, the experiance was great my only negative was the breakfast provided for kids going to play sports was VERY Poor March 10, 2013


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In the pretty northern Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, the staff of VMH (formerly Verdugo Mental Health) go to work in a brand-new building. It is elegantly constructed in Spanish colonial style, and when you wander the corridors you can still sniff out that fresh-paint odor coming from some of the cream-colored, plushly carpeted counseling rooms. On the surface, it all looks good. Spend a few hours at the clinic, however, and you realize that there's something grievously amiss. The rooms, even during prime counseling hours, are almost all unoccupied.
VMH has provided counseling and medication to impoverished children and adults since 1957. But in August, shortly after the new facility opened, the clinic lost most of its funding for adult services when the state and county yanked their dollars, triggering huge matching-fund losses from the federal government. Eighty percent of the counseling staff, including nearly all of the site's adult counselors, were laid off. Kids still receive some counseling, but the walls of the rooms in which they are seen by staff are bare--the clinic ran out of funds before it could decorate them--and the doors have paper signs taped to them instead of brass plaques.
Nowadays, VMH's adult clients are treated exclusively with medication. And the indigent mentally ill--whose treatment had been paid for by LA County, which in turn received money from the state--are turned away at the door. Many of them end up sleeping on park benches near the clinic. "These are the chronically mentally ill," says psychologist Janie Strasner glumly, "who will end up being the raving lunatics on the street."
What makes this all the more troubling is that Glendale isn't an outstandingly poor neighborhood, Los Angeles isn't a poor city and California certainly isn't a poor state. And yet something is seriously wrong with the organism that is California. The state's savage budget cuts--$26 billion in 2009, an expected shortfall over the next year that could reach $20 billion--now serve as anti-stimulus to the federal stimulus package. Its basic educational, public safety and social service infrastructure is crumbling. As a self-sustaining political system, as a set of relationships between local and state governments, as a revenue-raising and revenue-spending mechanism, California is deeply damaged. And the impact of that damage is hitting an awful lot of people awfully hard.
The state's unemployment rate stands at more than 12 percent, and in some poorer counties it's in the 25 percent range. In Los Angeles, that number is 12.2 percent. "It boggles the mind," says LA's mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. "Not since the Depression have we had numbers this bad." To make matters worse, in an attempt to slow the state's fiscal implosion, halfway through 2009 Sacramento forcibly borrowed billions of dollars from city coffers statewide. "They took our community redevelopment dollars that are capital we need to create jobs and housing in this town," the mayor argues.
The network of public universities, long the country's most prestigious state-supported higher education system, is wilting. The state's schools, starved of money from a combination of thirty-year-old local property-tax revolts and the more recent budget implosion, are rapidly sinking into what can only charitably be called mediocrity.
There's a Mad Max feel to daily life in many neighborhoods. The Central Valley has a swath of cities whose home foreclosure rates rank in the top ten in the country. Friends looking to buy a home in a poor part of Sacramento tell me of foreclosed houses stripped of their copper wires, their toilets, their pipes, even their drywall. An ex-student reports visiting homes in which furious foreclosed owners and evicted tenants have urinated and defecated on the carpeting, abandoned pets to starve, left kitchens filled with rotting food. Sure, you can buy these properties for next to nothing, but you'll have to bring in the biohazard squads before you can safely occupy them.
University departments looking to pinch pennies are removing their professors' office phones. Judges in some counties have donated a percentage of their salaries back to the courts so that the courts will have enough money to stay open. And on furlough Fridays, downtown Sacramento--the capital city of the world's eighth-largest economy--is practically a ghost town. The restaurants are empty, the streets quiet. Nobody's at work.
Why this has happened, how the mess can be cleaned up, how big-picture fixes to a discredited political machine can be implemented--well, that's all up for debate. Political consensus is as rare a commodity in California these days as baseball-sized gold nuggets were after the forty-niners had picked the mountains clean. Practically the only thing conservatives and liberals agree on in Sacramento is that the decision-making system has stalled and that the state leadership's ability to implement long-term strategic plans in the face of economic crisis has been corroded in recent years. California, historically the country's most populous, wealthiest, most dynamic state, has become chronically anxious about its future. Its citizens have grown distrustful of those who govern them, increasingly aware that ineptitude is making a bad economic situation worse. Recent polling suggests only 13 percent of voters approve of the job their state legislators are doing.
Some residents want tax reform--though Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tax reform commission recently issued recommendations that appear, in their chilly reception, to have been stillborn. Others want to tweak term limits; curb the sprawling, open-ended initiative process; introduce open primaries; further cut government services; even hold a constitutional convention to rewrite the basic governing mechanisms of the state. Few, though, deny the storm clouds overhead.