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My wife was diagnosed with PE 9 days ago (34wk + 3). Her protein (24hr catch) was 600 and the BP hovers around 135's/85's. She was in Hospital for the first two days and then bed rest for the past 7 days. She has been very god about either laying on the sofa or in bed on her left side. I should mention we are in a sublet while our apartment is renovated so we are on unfamiliar sofa and bed. Her blood work (tested 3 times now - last test Friday) has been normal. She has no swelling, no URQP. She does have a minor headache (1 out of 10) for a few hours each afternoon.
Yesterday, she started to complain about a "stiff neck" and tightness in the muscle that runs along the top of her right shoulder. Massage seems to help a great deal and she has no problems sleeping through the night (meaning its not painful enough to keep her awake at night). She describes it as a kink in her neck from constantly laying on her side.
Can those of you who have had the Right Shoulder Pain that was a result of your PE explain how the pain felt, etc?
I'm certainly going to report it to our OB at our next appointment but that is 48hrs away and I want to be proactive if I think this is related. I have read the symptom descriptions and I've mostly found people describing it as someone pinching you along the bra strap line. (Is that the strap around the back or the strap over the shoulder? - sorry, a nervous husband).
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Quests are becoming more streamlined which I actually enjoy much more than chasing after the "?"s. Cataclysm dungeons had this system and it was received very well. Enter an area, you automatically get a "quest" if you clear the area you are rewarded with xp and possibly items for your due diligence. No chasing "?"s, no reading up how you're supposed to click a specific hidden sparkly thing.
While I typically dislike things that are "dumbed down" and made easier for the masses, I think this is the right direction for quests and honestly are more like DnD quests than your typical go here, gather 10 this. You enter an area, you fight monsters, maybe you find someone trapped, some stolen goods, or defeat some evil sorceror and the rewards are greater... much better than 100 go kill 10 squirrels quests which all give you 1/100th of the reward of that bigger quest.
As far as removing them altogether I disagree. Even UO and EQ had forms of quests (UO had the worst escort quests in the world if anyone remembers). I think WoW stumbled upon something with combining story with quests and then the whole system got boiled down to a go here kill X system. It has regressed, but in general I feel the questing systems is steadily improving and evolving.
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Originally posted by lizardbones
Exactly. Several of those presented are very succesful MMOs, and most of them are far more successful than most of the current MMOs that aren't quest-based.
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Originally posted by GrayGhost79
In the interest of complete clarity.....EQ2 did NOT go free to play. They made a new mirror-like GAME called EQ2X that is free to play. EQ2 on the Live servers is still 15 bucks a month and has no restrictions other than the vampire race which you have to pay to play in BOTH forms of EQ2.
On topic: Take quests out of games. Uhm.....no. I like the fact that they slowly tell a story (at least in some games) and feed you the game lore in tidbits. Now when I say "no"....I don't mean I like quests in their present form. I'm thinking at least more like GW2 if not totally different.
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Originally posted by crysent
umm Darkfall had quests in beta and were in on release , anyway mmorpg's dont need to do away with quests all together , but they need to do away with all the 1000 Bs quests you get in between the real quests with meaning . Quests should be about Lore , story and the world around it ,there can still be all those kill 10 of this or go fetch this quest , but present them in a diferent way , not as actual quest content , have traders who send you out for gathering things for them as "hunter/gather" tasks , even have a task board's in citys to pick up hunt and kill tasks if you want , but make actual quests real and mean something . Take leveling up totaly out of questing , thats what grouping is for.
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It's ok when there's quests for beginners, kind of a tutorial. New player, doing beginner quests should find out some stuff about his class and game lore. Like "We're dark elves, necromancy is the most respectable art in our society, blabla, go and get me 3 halfling skins, then i will give you a black necromancer's robe."
After that a player should start exploring adjacent lands, going further and further.
Occasional quests could be there for those who love questing, but there should be no exp rewards for it.
When you start doing quest hubs and mindless quest grinding, a game becomes just a big tutorial, not a world.
There also may be the epic quests for class defining abilities or epic gear.
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Isn't Guild Wars 2 sort of heading in this direction? With the quests being more dynamic and just happening rather than being initiated with a static npc, if it meets the hype it could be the right direction and make the grind feel more natural without interrupting you with mindless npc chatter.
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No one makes you do the quests, in even the most quest based MMO's. In the two I've played most recently, Warhammer online and WoW, sure, there are quests all over the place, but if you feel like it, you are most welcome to go find an enemy village, keep, group of boars, etc and kill them until your little heart is content.
I think quests are fine as an option, but even in World of Warcraft, you still have the option to do what you want, when you want. There are alternatives to questing as far as progressing your character, so I'm not sure why quests should be removed. Personally, as long as I have options, I'm fine.
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Logic be damned!
Open world no story/quests only "works" if there is no grind for stats/levels/gear/skills.
Without story, all you are doing is grinding...
Real problem is quests in MMOs can hardly be called story because they are so limited by the genre itself.
Hence, you see TOR and GW2 and TSW taking quests to another level in giving them actual story and meaning and purpose.
All MMOs are a grind, it's just that the good ones hide the grind behind the fun.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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I believe that a real sandbox mmorpg with a slight themepark feeling to it for the casuals will be the future of mmorpgs.
Just these days small companies are only creating them with limited recourses they know that this is what players want and they are fun and all of there concepts sound amazing just there limited recourses and expierience makes the game lacking in many ways, and the big companys these day that just shove a amount of money into a product and make it happen rather stay with something safe.
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Originally posted by BadSpock
As long as im having fun there is no such thing as grind, story/quests or not .
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GW2 won't have ANY quests in the open world and the "personal story" bit is optional...
We'll see how it goes. Maybe this is finally the beginning of the end for the traditional quests in mmos? /crossfingers
... and Firefall the F2P mmo shooter is to have dynamic events as the basis of its PvE gameplay. From what I gather "quests" in FF are nothing more than pointers to events already happening in the open world or stuff that you generate yourself (like placing a mining thumper and pulling a sh**load of mobs). So we'll be able to see how "events" work out even before GW2 comes out.. and for free! :D
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Players aren't sticking around for games they don't like. That doesn't even make sense. Players are getting something out of the game, even if it's just to pass the time with their friends.
I think this is how a sandbox proponent sees success and failure. There are more people playing and enjoying Rift right now than are playing Eve, but Rift is a failure and Eve is a success. More people have purchased and played Rift in 7 months than have played Eve in 7 years. But Rift is a failure and Eve is a success. Except Eve has, you guessed it, quests so I guess Eve is actually a failure, disguised as a success.
Let's go on to single player RPG sandboxes. They are full, full to the brim with quests. You talk to people in the game and you will pick up quests whether you want them or not. Skyrim will be the newest example of this. But of course, those are the games that MMO developers are ignoring. MMO developers are doing anything like what you'd find in a single player RPG. << That's sarcasm.
Anyway, we're not even talking about sandbox versus theme park. We're talking about quests. If you could make a questless game, that was also compelling, then yeah, it would probably work. The only thing that people have managed to come up with is PvP to replace quests.
I think the best anyone will come up with is making quests more like conversations and less like checklists. Remove the stupid ones, like handing an object to the guy standing next to you. I don't see it happening any time soon, but somebody will come up with questing content where you don't do it and think to yourself, "I need to finish this quest."
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Logic be damned!
Originally posted by Boreil
Exactly the point.
I've probably been lurking for way, way too long.
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I think there should be some sort of option for people who want to quest and those who don't.
Everyone knows in most mmos its near stupid to try to just grind your way to the highest level since questing is so much faster. But there are people out there (like me) who can't stand questing and having to follow a long quest line and all that stuff and would rather just grind it out in my own way. Maybe there is a way to balance out quest rewards vs grinding so that people who enjoy one or the other have a choice and both will get you to the same ending at the same speed.
Mostly this is the reason why I haven't found a good mmo to play for the last 10 years, all of them are the same "kill x amount of enemies, collect x amount of this, go do this" over and over until you are the max level can become extremely boring.
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Originally posted by FearTHeFro
In most games with quest based levelling the xp you will get for killing a mob is really bad. And often if some are grinding mobs to level anyway the devs will think something needs to be done about it. -Everyone should be doing quest. We dont want people to "grind". And they will nerf mob xp next patch. And perhaps boost quest xp also.... Its very sad. But this attitude is common among devs that work with games that follow the WoW-model. They try to force people to play like they intend the game to be played. And if its possible to do it in other ways its a problem they need to address..
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Originally posted by Dvalon
I think you may have hit the nail on the head. I really dont think questing should be completely removed. However, in its standard form it should be removed. Get rid of questing hubs and make exploring and "quests" be something you chance across- like the farmer example you listed is a great example. It is a quest in real time- you come across a farmer and you help him right then. You dont accept the quest and come back a few days later- it happens right then and will not be available later. I know games are trying this now (dynamic quests?) like RIFT did with rifts and how GW2 is doing quests.
Questing should feel natural and be something you come across while exploring the world- not pointed out to you- that lead you from zone to zone to zone in a predetermined path. Like finding a acient ruin where you decipher some old lore that leads you on a search for someone who may kno more about it. Eventually you speak with a elder and he progresses the story and lore further- where eventually you are searching for clues about a lost culture and find some old ruins filled with mobs etc.
However, quests should not hold your hand. What is the purpose of doing quests when you are told where to go with "glowing arrows" - that is not questing- that is more like playing simon says or follow the leader. When we think of questing in the real world- think of something like archeology (not wow archeology). Archeologists are not given a map with arrows pointing to the exact spot to dig. They have to take the clues they are given and try to figure out what to do next.
Originally posted by Lathial
I long for the days where I camped NPC spots in Everquest 1.
Originally posted by BadSpock
Imagine World of Warcraft with no quests and levels, a much bigger world of course, where you can mine rocks or hire NPC's to mine rocks, NPC's walking back and forth to a blacksmith you just constructed. You slowly build up stone, wood, copper, tin, etc. Then in an hour if no enemy player attacks you you have enough materials to build a Norman Tower (you're a human player). In next 5 minutes you build a barracks next to it to churn out soldiers, and enchant your solder's weapons cause your an enchanter. OMG AN ENEMY PLAYER SHOWS UP TRAILING 10 SOLDER NPC'S and 10 ARCHER NPC'S!!!!!!!
story to be continued, never. Cause you guys would rather do flex emotes in front of the auction house in your glowing armor than own a castle, how sad. I'd rather own a castle with an army of NPC's.
"The story" in this game is war, player politics, economy, and making your civilization look cool by decorating your stuff. Sort of a cross between MMORPG and RTS.
Originally posted by ThaneUlfgar
Wrong, you are forced to quest. If you don't quest you'll end up at level 20 wearing rags and wielding a starter rusted axe.


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It is the strangest thing to be 52. Having never been this age, I'm not sure how 52-year-old women are supposed to look, dress or act.
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I understand more than I did at 30, but don't we all? I love Jesus and ice-cold Michelob Ultra. I used to be afraid of dying; now I'm afraid of outliving my mind. Last week I asked Widdle, "Will you still love me when I'm putting down food for a cat that's been dead 10 years?"
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2010 SANGIOVESE Napa Valley
Wine Specs
93% Sangiovese, 7% Merlot
Napa Valley
6.1 g/L
18 Months in French oak barrels
Residual Sugar
0.5 g/L
Alcohol %
2010 SANGIOVESE Napa Valley
AWARD WINNER-2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - Gold Medal
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Perfumed aromas of dried flowers, red plum, sweet exotic spices and wild berry flavors framed by supple, toasty oak. The wine shows excellent balance between acidity and ripe cranberry/pomegranate flavors with a supple, polished perception on the palate, and finishes with fine, textured tannins.
♦ Gold Medal - 2014 San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition ♦ Gold Medal - 2014 San Francisco International Wine Competition
Vineyard Notes
Sangiovese is principally estate grown from the vineyards surrounding the Castello
Winemaker Notes
Sangiovese is an historic red wine grape variety originating in Northern Italy where it is recognized as the superior variety in Tuscany and elsewhere. It often forms part of a blend to create harmonious, focused food wines. Sangiovese is becoming increasingly popular as a red wine grape and some winemakers use Sangiovese to make rosé wines. The wine was created principally from grapes harvested from the vineyards surrounding the "Castello."
Food Pairing Notes
It pairs quite well with fish in a rich sauce, grilled meats and vegetables in garlic and olive oil, pastas with mild sausage and antipasti with flavorful cheeses.
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(Jan 11, 2013 at 7:25 PM)
usually not a San fan...but THIS One was Fantastic! ordering more for me and my neighbors.
(Jan 18, 2013 at 5:09 PM)
This is surprisinly very welll made and balance to the last drop. I have tried many of the italian sangiovese but nothing like this one. I highly recommend.
(Feb 17, 2013 at 6:26 AM)
Some friends of ours visited Castello di Amorosa the other month. They purchased a bottle of Sangiovese 2009 and brought back to Pennsylvania with them. Last evening my wife and I went to dinner with our friends, but before leaving they shared this bottle of wine with us. I found it had a great nose with a smell of light toast, fresh berry, and light cherry. It had great legs and a beautiful full body finish. The taste proved equally as excellent with lots of tannin, light smoke, dark berries, and light licorice. This was a wonderful bottle of wine and start to a great evening.
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(Mar 7, 2013 at 1:25 PM)
Tried and felt in love with this wine. I did the wine testing at the Castello and after trying many reds... I got 6 bottles of this delicious wine. If you go SF, don't miss this place; excellent environment; my 9 & 5 year old kids had a blast!
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(Apr 7, 2013 at 6:10 AM)
Castello's Sangiovese is the best of its kind. We've tried San's before and generally like them but Castello's was amazing. We recently shared 1 one of the btls we bought w/ our friends in Va. They loved it too. Buying more during Castello's sale and gifting some to our friends too!
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(Jun 26, 2013 at 7:57 AM)
I knew I was going to enjoy this wine from the first whiff after uncorking this Sangiovese. What nose! A delicious tasting wine. What a treat for a person who usually only enjoys Cabernet Sauvignon. What a pleasurable experience!
(Dec 19, 2013 at 5:53 PM)
I tried this wine in July while I was visiting the Castle and fell in love with it. I bought a few bottles then but should have bought more! I recently ordered a case because I thought it would be the same. I didn't realize until I unpacked the case that what I had back in July was the 2009, and what was delivered was the 2010. The 2009 was a lot better. The 2010 doesn't have the same depth of body or finish. The 2010 isn't bad, but just not the same as the 2009 I fell in love with. I definitely wouldn't have bought a whole case if I had realized that. All the 5 star reviews on here must be for the 2009 since they are from earlier in the year.
Bruce Jan
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Love it love it . Very deep yet smooth wine


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Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 5 for iPhone and iPad
Just release the GM already! I miss my jailbroken iPhone.....
Apple was most likely delaying this release to try to find the jailbreak exploit, and time ran out.
So, they release another Bata Release to buy more time to find their loophole.
Sad that Apple insists on keeping its from jailbreakng our own devices!
Hopefully, it won't take too long to release the jailbreak, getting tied of using stock & playing by Apple's rules.
I find it funny that you people still don't understand that although the device on which the software/firmware runs may be yours lock stock and barrel, the code is NOT, likely never has been and likely never will be.
Somewhere in the documentation with the phone, on the phone or online I'll wager it states as much, and probably also says that by using it you agree not to tamper.
Apple are well within their rights to protect it and to make it as hard as possible to break.
If you find it difficult to break you should grin and bear it or code harder if that's yourangle but your attitude should not be to call the owner sad, it is you that is sad.
That's like saying if you bought a car, the car is yours, but that engine is not yours. We have a right to modify that engine or exhaust however we want and then resell the car or keep it for our own use. The courts in America have ruled, i can find the case numbers and years if you care that much, that once a company or individual sells something, you can tweak it and sell it for as much as you want, to whomever you want.
Listen. You can look at it however you choose, but let's deal with facts;
"That software is licensed by you, NOT owned. By definition license means yu can do certain things within certain limits. Same as buying a CD, the disc is yours the music on it is not."
If you really believe the last part of your comment you are either a fool or misguided. Before you come back with any other ludicrous parallel have a look at the part in quotes. Then look at it again.
Tell you what release a movie and don't ask the license holders of the music for permission to use their score. See how far your line of thinking gets you.
Yeah, getting a strong feeling the upcoming Jailbreak had something to do with releasing another potentially useless beta. I'm pretty sure they'll have this beta until it expires and if they can't find the exploits, they'll release yet another Beta after the current one expires. If the Jailbreak team see that Apple has actually patched the exploits in 6.1, I hope they can still release it for 6.0
"presumably sometime in the next couple of months"
No, according to AllThingsD (http://allthingsd.com/20130123/live-hi-wall-street-its-apple-did-we-ment...) Tim Cook announced during their conference call that iOS 6.1 will be released "next week", quote: "5:57 pm: Apple adding LTE support in Italy, Denmark, Switzerland and a bunch of other countries next week."


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I am growing in my appreciation for a diversity of ears to hear Scripture and a diversity of cultures to interpret God's call on our lives.
Like other aspects of Francis' papacy, this encyclical is sure to draw attention to ways in which Christians cooperate on the basis of their shared understanding of creation.
The history of interpretation of Adam from Genesis to the 1st Century reveals a bold and astonishing diversity in which the authors made of Adam what they needed of Adam.
When we make distinctions between natural and supernatural activity in Scripture, not only do we push our modern categories into the Bible, but we also limit God's action.
A college student raised as a young-earth creationist shares his story of coming to understand and appreciate God's evolving creation.
If we want people to accept that evangelical Christianity and evolution can co-exist, then it will only happen in the context of relationships.
A short guide to where BioLogos fits in the origins debate.
What happens when evolutionary creationists, old-earth creationists, and Southern Baptist theologians sit down publicly and talk about origins? At the 2014 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, these three groups decided to find out. This four-part series is adapted from the three-hour dialogue, entitled "A Conversation on Origins".
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
Today, we are unveiling our new comment/discussion system, with many new ways to interact with authors and fellow readers about science and faith.
Because reliance upon experts cannot be eliminated, the central question for Christians today is not "should I believe scientific experts?" but "which scientific experts should I believe?"
Our time at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society showed that there is a hunger to a better conversation about science and evangelical Christianity.
Pope Francis is reiterating a basic claim in Catholic Christianity: If one acknowledges that God creates by giving creatures not only their existence but also their natures, one can reconcile an evolutionary worldview with the Christian faith.
Collection of the best articles of the past several weeks on science (and faith) from around the web.
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
BioLogos president Deb Haarsma responds to Ken Ham's recent comments about Hugh Ross, and pleads for a more gracious conversation between Christians on issues of faith and science.
"We should be slow to accuse another of discarding the authority of Scripture, and therefore denouncing them, just because they interpret Scripture differently than we do."
We feel that the long-term efforts by ForumC to bring these different factions together are beginning to bear fruit. Where the atmosphere at the first conference was at times tense, this second conference was perceived by all those present as more relaxed and open. The willingness to concede past? errors and the problems involved in the respective positions taken was one clear sign of this.


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Milwaukee toppling New Orleans as the new Mardi Gras capital? Perhaps, because "Mardi Gras Celebration Night" comes to a venue that's actually plugged in: The Domes; "Music Under Glass" Thursday. Paul Cebar headlines the lineup, and there will be a $100 prize for Best Mardi Gras costume. Tip: Think multiple strands.
Other things comin' at cha Thursday--namely 3-D dinos. Put on those glasses and check out the new 3-D film offerings at the Milwaukee Public Museum theater. "Flying Monsters" is the first fun 3-D flick.
And if you're one who counts on Agatha Christie to provide great murder and mystery by the numbers, you'll enjoy the chuckles from the Christie spoof "And Then There Was One & Then There Was One, Too " at the Lincoln Center.
Yo La Tengo swings from calm to full-on rocking
Yo La Tengo's show at Turner Hall on Saturday showed that in music, there are different types of Zen.
The Hoboken, N.J.-based indie rock darling began a nine-song opening acoustic set with a meditative variation of "Ohm," the first track off "Fade," its lovely and relaxed 13th full-length studio album released in January. Georgia Hubley gently tapped the drums with brushes, her husband Ira Kaplan glided the song toward a subdued Middle Eastern-influenced guitar jam, and the couple along with primary bassist James McNew sang sweetly, quietly, together.
Later in a longer rock set, Yo La Tengo revisited "Ohm," with faster tempo, full-bodied drumming (plus maraca in Hubley's left hand) and Kaplan's gnarly guitar work. It was distinct enough from the first go-round to avoid a dull déjà vu (and, of note, more assertive than the recorded track), and yet there was a similar sort of peace to the way the band played. »Read Full Article
Bucks find energy, break skid vs. Magic
It was the dreaded fourth game in five nights for the Milwaukee Bucks.
And they desperately needed a victory after suffering consecutive losses to the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks.
But the Bucks showed they had some energy in reserve as they fought off a spirited effort by the Orlando Magic and secured a 107-98 victory Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. »Read Full Article(6)
Tribal leader says lawmakers have failed to discuss mining concerns
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa took legislators to task on Friday for their failure to reach out to tribal leaders and discuss a proposed iron ore mine in northwestern Wisconsin.
A letter from tribal chairman Mike Wiggins Jr. said that lawmakers have failed to engage in "government-to-government consultation" with the tribe.
He said members of the Legislature have met "wealthier, nontribal communities in the north while making no effort to visit affected Native American communities." »Read Full Article(35)
Minnesota's mining not an economic panacea
Mining could be a huge economic boost for the state, say proponents of an iron ore mine in northwestern Wisconsin.
But it hasn't been a cure-all for the big iron ranges of Minnesota and Michigan.
The areas rank below average in median household income for their states, and their economies have often struggled despite dominating iron ore production in the United States. »Read Full Article(170)
Woman found dead in ice shanty
A 30-year-old woman died Saturday after she and man were found unresponsive in an ice shanty on Lake Winnebago, the Appleton Post Crescent is reporting.
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Funeral home heritage hits home
He handled thousands of funerals over the years, but when it came to his own, James W. Krause didn't have much interest in talking about it.
"It was like pulling teeth to get anything out of him. It was the old G.I. generation. It was always all about everyone else," said his son, Mark Krause, president of the Krause Funeral Homes that his father had run for half a century.
Mark Krause now finds himself planning the funeral of his father, who died of complications of the flu Tuesday at a Brookfield hospice. He was 83. »Read Full Article
Wisconsin company to challenge decision on statewide student data system contract
A Stevens Point company that provides data systems to about half the school districts in Wisconsin lost its bid to provide the Department of Public Instruction with a single statewide student information system and intends to challenge the decision, it announced Saturday.
The response from Skyward Inc. came after the Wisconsin Department of Administration on Friday said it intended to award the multi-million dollar contract for the statewide student information system project to Infinite Campus Inc., based in Blaine, Minn.
Infinite Campus supplies student data systems to about 10% of Wisconsin's school districts, including Milwaukee-area districts such as Greenfield, Whitnall, Elmbrook and New Berlin. »Read Full Blog Post(10)
Partisan divide on immigration may not be insurmountable
Can the two parties finally agree on immigration reform?
Here's one reason for thinking it won't happen: A big divide has opened up in recent years between Democratic and Republican voters on the issue.
Here's one reason for thinking it could happen: Partisan differences aren't as big on immigration as they are on many other hot-button issues. »Read Full Article(1)
Lemon law attorney's YouTube videos a wild card in election
Madison - Supreme Court candidate and lemon law attorney Vince Megna built up his name over the past year with a series of web videos, but those spoofs could come to haunt him in the election.
It's questionable for a candidate appear on a book cover with a scantily clad woman or to crudely dismiss Jewish people in an online video, even if it's done as satire.
Nor is it ideal for someone seeking statewide office to make a rude gesture to a state senator during committee testimony. »Read Full Article(24)
Packers LB Dave Robinson elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
New Orleans - Green Bay Packers linebacker Dave Robinson, a three-time Pro Bowl selection and member of five championship teams, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
Robinson becomes the 22nd Packer and 11th player from the Vince Lombardi era to reach Canton, Ohio.
A veteran of 12 seasons, 10 with the Packers and two with Washington, Robinson was a force on the Packers defense and was named all-NFL from 1967-'69 and was second-team all-pro in 1968 and '69. »Read Full Blog Post(55)
Freedom from Religion group sues over refusal to deliver roses
Providence, R.I. - A florist who refused to deliver a dozen roses to a 16-year-old who fought to remove a prayer banner at her public school has been sued by the atheist group that placed the order.
The group is seeking flowers and an apology for discriminating against them for their religion, but the florist's lawyer says that's not going to happen because she didn't discriminate.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued florist Marina Plowman on Jan. 25 in Rhode Island Superior Court. »Read Full Article(103)
Overcoming the partisan divide on immigration
Can the two parties finally agree on immigration reform?
Here's one reason for thinking it won't happen: a big divide has opened up in recent years between Democratic and Republican voters on the issue.
Here's one reason for thinking it could happen: partisan differences aren't as big on immigration as they are on many other hot-button issues. »Read Full Blog Post(40)
Barrels from Lake Superior contained explosives
Duluth, Minn. - The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says military waste barrels retrieved from Lake Superior contain active explosives.
The Red Cliff issued a preliminary report on its effort to locate, raise and test the contents of the barrels that were dumped in the lake a half-century ago. The band's contractor, EMR of Duluth, located and extracted 25 barrels. The Red Cliff say the active explosives do not pose human health or environmental concerns.
The 25 barrels were recovered between July 30 and Aug. 13 and included either parts from cluster bombs or a composite of incinerated metal. The band said all recovered materials are securely stored, but provided no further details.
The Duluth News Tribune says the $3.3 million project was funded by the U.S. Defense Department.
For the family of Ravens' Oher, a New Orleans Super Bowl befits the 'Blind Side' story line
New Orleans - A knowing grin spread across Sean Tuohy's face as he considered the uncanny connections between the hit film that changed his family's life and the fact that Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher will play in his first Super Bowl in the Big Easy.
New Orleans is where Tuohy grew up and went to high school with author Michael Lewis, who wrote "The Blind Side."
The book led to the movie, which depicted the Tuohys' rewarding experience as Oher's adoptive family. Actress Sandra Bullock, who starred as Sean Tuohy's wife, Leigh Anne, owns a home in New Orleans. »Read Full Article(4)
MSO captures excitement of rarely performed Beethoven works
In the culinary world it's quite the event to plan a meal around a single delicacy, for instance a white truffle meal.
In the music world, it's a similar treat to plan a meal around a musical delicacy, for instance some of the infrequently performed symphonies of Beethoven.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and music director Edo de Waart offered up just such a musical feast Friday evening with performances of Beethoven's second and fourth symphonies and his "Coriolan" and "Egmont" overtures. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee's groundhog verdict: Spring is on the way
A groundhog named Wynter called for spring Saturday morning at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
The furry, 5-year-old creature crawled from her toasty indoor home to the frigid cold of the Northwestern Mutual Family Farm, where around 200 people gathered to celebrate Groundhog Day.
"If she sees her shadow, six more weeks of winter," said Alex Waier, a zoo curator. "If she doesn't, spring is on her way." »Read Full Article(6)
Milwaukee Rep's 'Clybourne Park' an electrifying production
Because "Clybourne Park" is so good and because it explores issues that aren't going away, it's easy to agree with Mark Clements' prediction - made in his director's notes for the new Milwaukee Repertory Theater production - that Bruce Norris' play is built to last.
It's much harder to imagine watching the inevitable revival, 10 or 20 years from now, without hearkening back to the electrifying performance I saw Friday night, in which Clements' all-star cast gave "Clybourne" the treatment it deserves.
Set in the same ill-fated Chicago house featured in Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," the first act of "Clybourne" takes place in 1959, as a black family prepares to move into an all-white neighborhood. Set in 2009, the second act is a photographic negative of the first, as a white couple prepares to move into what's become an all-black neighborhood. »Read Full Article(1)
Winter Jam tour brings full range of Christian music to U.S. Cellular Arena
The Christian music industry has long been a bit of an enigma.
Mostly, the genre has remained separate from its pop brethren. There it has thrived, in record sales, at festivals and on Christian radio.
That popularity was quickly apparent at the U.S. Cellular Arena Friday night, where the Winter Jam tour made a stop. »Read Full Article(3)
Groundhog Day will be cold
The snow you find on your sidewalk this morning is so light you can probably sweep it away with a broom, advises Jesse Ritka, meteorologist at WTMJ-TV (Channel 4). But it still could cause slippery conditions on roads around here, she says.
After a cloudy morning, sunlight should peek through the clouds Saturday afternoon, but perhaps too late to cast a groundhog's shadow at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Saturday morning.
Temperatures aren't expected to get up to 20 until Monday, so expect a cold winter weekend. »Read Full Article


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Computer science is an ever-expanding field. Computer scientists are trained problem solvers who have knowledge of both the theory and practice of programming solutions. Students graduating from our program understand the importance of creating solutions that clients want and that users can use, and are aware of the ethical issues involved in the process. Students work with an abundance of programming languages, and learn how to select appropriate software tools and hardware devices for their designs.
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The masquerade mask conceals the features surrounding the eyes. This type of mask has of course been popularized by the 16th century Venetian masquerade balls. Masquerade balls have originated from 14th and 15th century carnival celebrations in Europe, including the lower-class society. Due to popular demand, these festivities quickly gained popularity in aristocratic society; The notorious balls of the day would quickly be consumed in the arrival of Kings and other royal entries. At these events people would wear masks covering their faces to cause anonymity and the participants could engage in a night full of gluttony and lust.
These masks would be ornate in detail. Masquerade masks can be made of anything, but usually are not particularly durable, as they are intended to be built for style and have some level of comfort. This type of mask is typically designed to add a level of mystique and elegance to the wearer; it is customary for the mask to include feathers along the edges to enhance the overall style and shape. Different stones or minerals may also be embedded into the trim or placed in specific orientations along the surface.
Masquerade masks are great at changing a persons' facial features and either enhancing or simply altering form completely. Nowadays, these masks are a novelty item, and masquerade balls have been downgraded to party themes. The "night of risk" motif within masquerade balls arose from Gustav III's (King of Sweden from 1771) assassination, where a disgruntled nobleman entered the room in median disguise to kill the King mid-dance.


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I mentioned in some previous posts that Picasa Web Albums has many limitations: even though Google lets you buy up to 16 TB of storage, Picasa Web Albums was limited to 1,000 albums and each album could only include 1,000 photos. To make things worse, Google Buzz creates a new album every time you upload photos.
Google addressed this problem by raising the limit to 10,000 albums, but I'm not sure if that's the right solution.
"We want Picasa Web Albums to be a place you can share and store all your digital photos, regardless of how many you have. We recently made extra storage really affordable, but until now, Picasa Web accounts have been limited to a maximum of 1,000 albums. We heard that you needed more room, and because we want you to keep sharing your photos and posting them to Buzz, we've worked hard to now raise this limit to 10,000 albums."
Google could make these limitations less important by detaching photos from albums. Instead of uploading photos and adding them to a single album, Picasa could use labels to group related photos. Some labels could be created dynamically: place labels, date labels, people labels, while albums could be created manually or using filters.
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A genealogy blog focused on families settling in East Tennessee and the Northern Neck of Virginia with explorations of Rusyn roots.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Madness Monday: Crazy with Joy
The genealogy gods, fickle sprites that they be, have smiled upon me. While we were visiting my mother-in-law this past weekend her sister brought out an old family Bible. An 1832 Bible, to be exact. A Bible I did not know existed. I know I paled; I damn near swooned.
The moment would read like geneaporn if I used the adjectives that come to mind. Let me just say the earth moved.
And there was more. She dug out other items for me to examine. She has her grandmother's genealogical research papers and rolled pedigree charts from the late 19th and early 20th century; first person accounts of the Civil War; handwritten certified copies of early 19th c. wills and estate inventories; her great-grandmother's baptismal veil from 1840 (that one brought me to tears). I didn't even open half the envelopes or file folders.
I spent a crazed few hours transcribing the family record from the Bible and doing a preliminary inventory while watching the clock so I wouldn't miss my plane home. I will go back in the Spring with a plan of action and the necessary equipment to document and archive the materials.
I'll have all kinds of specific questions as I figure out how to proceed, but for now a dazed "Yippee!" and a heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving is all I can manage. I would name my firstborn child for her if I could. At least their names are close.
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Photograph everything you can,ReplyDelete
What a wonderful find, you will be on a genie high for weeks! LOL
Susan, Is this the person you were talking about, the 90 yr. old? Wow oh wow, how wonderful. Bet you wanted to tell everybody on the plane!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, Susan. I am so excited for you. You just had one of those moments where everything has changed. Doors open, nagging questions are answered, and your research will never be the same. I've had that happen twice in all the years that I've been doing genealogy. Both times I cried. I so know where you are coming from.ReplyDelete
FYI, "geneaporn" is a great term! Mark my words, that will be quoted...
Enjoy the discovery!
Wow! How exciting! Get back there ASAP!ReplyDelete
The people on the plane just weren't as excited as you all. Go figure. And Barbara, she loves your flower pix. I interspersed them with the family pix on the digital picture frame. Huge hit. Thank you.ReplyDelete
That is so great and a very special find. I am surprised you couldn't fly home yourself from the high!ReplyDelete
Hope its in good shape. MaxReplyDelete
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I am 39 years old and 37 weeks pregnant with my 4th child. I have never had such a run around in my entire life. I was hospitalized on the 17th of Nov. because I could not stop vomiting. About 2 hours after they got me to my room I experienced what they called "Spontanious Transvaginal Bleed" I must say it was very scarey, as I never saw so much blood come out of me! It resolved itself and they kept me for around a week. All the while I had awful pain in the entire upper quadrent of my abdomen, both right and left side. They started me on Zofran and Protnics and my stomach settled down. By my 3rd day there my blood pressure rose to 182/100. I also had +2 protien in my urine. I thought, this is not good as I had preeclampsia with my last pregnancy 8 years ago. After 6 days they sent me home on bed rest with scripts for the medications they had me on, and also a visiting nurse.
The day after I came home I began to swell in my legs, ankles, and feet. The pharmacy would not fill my scripts for my stomach and I began to vomit again. Finally I went in that evening. They told me the swelling was from the medication and my pressures were not that bad. My lowest BP was 142/95 that evening. I inquired about my meds also and was told they had no control over that. I came home and called the Mom Matters Program for my insurance company. The nurse from there had told me she faxed the Office Manager an over-ride form that day and I should have my meds by that evening.
A week later I was seen in clinic where they "did not" take my Blood Pressure, Weight, or Urine. The only thing they did was a NST? I approached the doctor and when they took my urine it was +1 and my BP was 140/88. I asked the doctor about the visiting nurse and my medications. I was told that the nurse should have been out and that they had no idea about what could be holding up my meds? The doctor called in the Office Manager, she told me that the insurace company was lying to me about calling her and faxing an over-ride form and she had tried to contact them and they would not call her back.
The day after the visiting nurse came and I ended up back in L&D with extremly high pressures and horriable stomach pain with the worst headache I have ever had. At that time they started to give me Dexamethisone Shots to mature my babies lungs. They were going to keep me until this Friday and then section me but a resident came in and discharged me and sent me home telling me the visiting nurse would be out everyday to check me. I was told that my section was to be on Friday the 12th and to report at 6 am providing nothing happend.
Back home on bed rest the nurse never showed and still has not been here. I received a call from her telling me the office manager had canceled her from coming here and that I do not have preeclampsia. Next, I called the Mothers Program to find out that they cannot get past this office manager to get intouch with my doctor regarding the visiting nurse and my medication. The woman told me she had faxed the doctors office 4 over-ride forms so far and has had no response and will not return her phone calls. After that I get a letter in the mail along with a survey form congratulating me on the birth of my daughter (I'm having a boy..and didn't have him yet) along with a rate your delivery? Then this Monday I get a call from surgery that my sections are canceled! The one on the 5th and the one they had sechuled for the 14th? I asked who did this and they told me the office manager! Again, I call the Mom's Program to try to get advice on how to handle this. She in turn called the doctors office again only to hear that they didn't know who I was?
I am very concerend that someone is being so cavaler about my health and my babies health. I understand that this is a large practice with a large number of doctors. I cannot change at this late date as I am on Medical Assistance and they will not allow it. I have called the patient advocate and have had no respose. This afternoon I began with swelling and headache again. What do I do? I'm getting scared to have this baby there.
I have a past history of Placenta Abruption and Preeclampsia. I'm also having another c-section because I have had 3 prior and I have a large fibroid. The next time I see the doctor is this Friday the 12th.
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CHARLESTON — A former Williamson physician pleaded for her freedom in federal court but was sentenced to six months in prison for operating one of the most prolific "pill mills" in the state.
Dr. Diane Shafter was sentenced in federal court Tuesday afternoon by U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver.
Judge. Copenhaver Jr. rejected a request for probation from the defense lawyer for Shafer. Defense lawyer Dwane Tinsley had asked the judge to allow Shafer to remain at her Mingo County home, where she cares for her frail 81-year-old mother. Tinsley also cited the letter in which Shafer expressed "true remorse" for her crime.
According to court documents, Shafer was investigated by the West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the FBI after numerous complaints had been received that a staff member at her practice was providing prescriptions signed by Dr. Shafer in exchange for cash and/or drugs.
Baisden said the practice stayed open even when Shafer was out of town. "Shafer would fill out and sign the prescriptions and place them in the patients files with the date left blank," court documents said.
Shafer pleaded guilty in May to a conspiracy charge. The 60-year-old admitted she left signed prescription slips at her Mingo County office for staff to hand out in her absence.
From December 2002 through the present, Shafer wrote 118,445 controlled substances prescriptions, the investigation showed. As part of the report, Shafer's prescription writing practices were compared to for four Charleston-based physicians, two of whom specialize in pain management,
"Dr. Shafer's patients had more controlled substance prescriptions filled on a given day than all four of the Charleston doctors combined," documents said.
Based on a patient register provided to WVSP, the daily cash intake for one 13-day period, not including insurance payments, was approximately $89,000, or $6,800 daily. Using those numbers, with her office open four days per week, 50 weeks per year, annual income would total $1.36 million, excluding insurance payments.
"It is estimated that Dr. Shafer may have grossed in excess of $7 million in cash payments from December 2002 through January 15, 2010," documents stated.
Copenhaver called the sentence he handed Diane Shafer on Tuesday a warning over the scourge of drugs in the region.


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May 26, 2008
feeeeeed me...
As much as I pride myself in my low maintenance status as a woman, I've recently noticed that my brain (at least the creative part of it) has gone into full-on brat mode. Like Harry once said to Sally, "You're the worst kind - you're high maintenance but you think you're low maintenance." Bratty brain's gotten all needy on me, she needs to be fed, she needs to be "understood." I used to be able to appease her with a tub of popcorn and a cheesy flick, but after dragging her out to see the new Indiana Jones movie this weekend she wailed..."why couldn't we have stayed home and watched Amelie and eaten some decent European chocolate?!"
poor baby.
Still, she isn't to be trifled with. I know that if she doesn't get what she wants, she'll turn against me and start churning out stilted dialogue and laughable plot twists. If I ignore her, she'll pull the plug completely...leaving me alone at my desk with nothing but writers block.
As I can't afford to have that dreaded disease right now, I've decided I'd better give little Brat Brain some attention. Every day, she'll get a stimulus package, filled with odds and ends to get her going again. Today's package included, a thumbing through Bourgery and Jacob's Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery, listening to Sarah Slean's the Baroness, having a square of dark chili chocolate, and landing on the following picture from last October's trip to NYC.
That is the beautiful and amazing Angelica (AKA Insectavora) of present-day Coney Island fame.
When I was getting ready for my trip to New York last autumn, I made extensive notes on the research I wanted to do while I was there - places I wanted to visit, books and documents I wanted to ferret out, people I wanted to meet. I was hoping to cram in as much as possible, all of it surrounding the work I was doing on my next novel - The Virgin Cure and my play - Jerome, the Historical Spectacle.
The circus sideshow setting for the play hadn't quite worked itself out in my bratty brain yet, so I looked up the Coney Island web site to see if anyone would still be hanging around in mid-October. Of course, I found they were pretty much closed down for the season, all the sideshow performers having gone their own ways. With only a limited amount of time in the city, I figured this wasn't the trip to meet any of them, and that was that.
I spent a fair bit of time at the New York Downtown Hospital and the New York Historical Society Library. I also wandered around the neighbourhood where the Women and Children's Infirmary once stood, walking the same sidewalks my great-great grandmother once walked, looking for places my characters in The Virgin Cure might inhabit. One afternoon, while looking at the facades of 19th century buildings on Tenth street, I decided to come down Second Avenue for a bit. My head still craning to get a look at something old, I nearly ran into a woman who was walking her dog. It was her! It was Insectavora! Of all the performers listed on the Coney Island site, she was the one I had most wanted to meet.
For a moment, I thought it should be enough that I saw her at all, that I should just keep walking, but bratty brain wouldn't let it go. "You can't count on me to remember this forever. Besides, who will believe you if you don't have proof!" I found myself stopping in front of the woman and declaring, "It's you!"
She just stared at me in a kind, but unimpressed way -
I started talking at break-neck speed (New Yorkers always have somewhere to go, so I knew I didn't have long...). "You're Insectavora, right? The woman from Coney Island? I saw you on the web site, I wanted to meet you, but I'm not from the city, I'm from Canada, and I only have a few days here, and what are the chances? This is crazy! I'm sure you think I'm crazy...but I'm writing a play, and the sideshow performers are the heroes (that last bit of course, was decided right there on the spot) and I just can't believe it's you. May I take your picture?"
Long story short, she said "yes." She was sweet and unassuming. In our moment of accidental meeting, she was kind and gracious and put up with my babbling and my questions. Today, when I looked at that photo again, I was reminded of a warm, sunny, October day when the Universe stepped in to show me I was on the right path.
"See?" Bratty brain scolds, as if this was her plan all along... "It's important to feeeeeed me once in a while!"
What will you feed to your bratty brain today?
10 comments:
- Shelli said...
This is a great story - how you discovered/researched parts of your story.
I have noticed that I am happier and more at peace when I spend a little time each day writing, reading and perhaps listening to some insightful podcast on my iPod. Frankly, as a mother to a toddler, my iPod is a savior. I can listen and chase him at the same time!
Ms. McKay, I just finished reading The Birth House the other night, and I wanted to write to you and tell you how much I enjoyed the book! The story still lingers in my mind, and I wish I had a friend like Dora in real life! I will definitely put your second book on my wish list.
I just watched a video of a talk with Gregory Maguire and Susan Cooper at MIT. Go figure. Does that count?
- EDWARD said...
Ami - FYI: I put a link to this post at http://halifax.infomonkey.net
Coincidence? No such thing! Yes, you were (and are) definitely on the right path, my friend! :) I love that...
- grits said...
ahhhhhhh, a little 'ami-fix'-
- Cheryl A said...
Right now my bratty brain is searching for a good book and sleep. However, a newborn and those two things don't go together.
Thanks for the story.
- Catherine said...
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Dear Ami,
We met at your book launch in Toronto a few years ago. I am also a knopf writer. I think at the time you told me that you read my book TOO CLOSE TO THE FALLS. I have just written a sequel.
I have just finished THE BIRTH HOUSE and really liked it alot.
I also love your blog. I read it and decided I have to get out of the Victorian era and start a blog.
If you are ever in Toronto again give me a call and we can 'do' lunch.
All the best,
Cathy gildiner
- Halfnthebag said...
I've been a seeker of late.
A seeker of information, of a muse, of inspiration and motivation.
Thank you for 'being there'.
Maybe one day you too will be seeking and I can be the provider for some of that for you.
Keep writing. *(I need to listen to myself sometimes ;)


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Los MiserablesWritten by Michael Miller | Editor in Chief Emeritus | email@example.com
Forbes magazine recently placed Toledo on its list of "America's most miserable cities." A recent visit to the South Toledo neighborhood where I lived during my high school years shows Forbes doesn't know what it is talking about; "miserable" does not begin to describe some of South Toledo's blighted and abandoned areas.
"Wretched" might. "Hellish" might.
Describing parts of South Toledo as "miserable" is like characterizing a gaping, hemorrhaging chest wound as "unpleasant."
As soon as one leaves Downtown Toledo and drives west on Summit Street, the decay is evident. The street that connects Downtown to Broadway Street looks like it was shelled by German airplanes during World War II and left to sink into the earth. It is shameful that the main eastern artery into Downtown's riverfront area is a first impression wreck of pitted, dangerous potholes and crumbled asphalt.
Perhaps Mayor Mike Bell's recently approved plan to fix local roads will start with the gateway to Downtown.
The Broadway Street stretch to South Avenue and a bit beyond features closed and boarded businesses, four semi-demolished schools and a shuttered library.
When did South Toledo turn into Gotham City?
Haunted and rotting
The area was not a thriving paradise when I lived there in the mid-1980s, but I was able to walk to the grocery store, library or laundromat without feeling like I was creeping through Mumbai. Today, there are parts of the neighborhood that feel haunted; there are broken windows, smashed-in doors and piles of urban rubble. It's like someone airlifted Salem's Lot and dropped it near Jones Jr. High, which has been stripped and readied for demolition but stands as a skeletal tombstone. Newbury and Beverly schools also sit empty and half-smashed, portentous testimony to a vanished population.
Behind the Jones corpse, a row of nearly a dozen abandoned houses sits rotting and ransacked, mocking the memories of those who once lived there. Behind one, a large boat sits, half blocking the alley, filled with garbage and God only knows what else. It is surrounded by discarded evidence of children: a collapsed wading pool, a broken car booster seat, a wasted plastic picnic table. It is difficult to imagine that youthful laughter once emanated from the junk-filled backyard that now serves as a boat dock, but all those squandered kids' items testify that someone once called the building a home.
It is clear that Toledo Public Schools and the City of Toledo have abdicated their responsibilities to this area of South Toledo, like deadbeat fathers who seduce, rut and molest to their satisfaction and then disappear like wisps of smoke. If there was a shred of interest in the future of these streets, why would three crumbling schools, scores of atrophied houses and piles of junk like a foundered boat be strewn through the neighborhood?
To drive around the zone of Broadway Street, South Avenue, Western Avenue and such side streets as Field Avenue and Walbridge Avenue is to tour a landscape of urban waste and desolation.
I did not have the heart to cross the Anthony Wayne Trail to witness the destruction of Libbey High School.
And yet …
And yet, in the midst of collapse and ruin, there are people who believe in a better way, people who believe in the future, people who believe in salvation. And that cannot be factored into Forbes' injudicious list.
Pastor David Kaiser and his wife, Kelly, operate Western Avenue Ministries and the South Toledo Community Center, literally in the shadow of Jones Jr. High (across from that abandoned boat, which sticks in my memory like a horrific talisman in a zombie movie).
The Kaisers belong to that group of people who seem blissfully unaware of the path of least resistance. They choose the cracked, hammered road choked with weeds and unspeakable obstacles. Why? Because they know that is where they are needed.
The South Toledo Community Center offers free hot meals, take-home groceries, clothing and opportunities for education and betterment, ranging from GED classes to parenting help.
Kaiser estimates there are 6,600 households in the "South Toledo Kids Zone," which lies between the High-Level Bridge to the Toledo Zoo and the Anthony Wayne Trail to the river.
The demographics are horrific.
- It is a young area. The median age in the S.T. Kids Zone is 29. One-third of the people who live there are younger than 14.
- It is an impoverished area: 35.3 percent of the residents are below poverty level (the Ohio average is 13.4 percent); 16.6 percent have income below 50 percent of the poverty level (the Ohio average is 6.2 percent); and 60 percent of S.T. Kids Zone households are led by single females living in poverty.
- It is a poorly educated area: 39 percent have no high school diploma (the Toledo average is 20 percent and the Ohio average is 17 percent); www.neighborhoodscout.com rates educational achievement on a scale of 1 to 10. The U. S. average is 5, with 10 being the highest. The S.T. Kids Zone neighborhood is rated at 1.
Plan of action
The Kaisers' ministry is working on a 20-year-plus plan to transform the S.T. Kids Zone, focusing on essential services (food, clothes, education, health care), a "transformational pipeline" (based on the successful programs the Harlem Children's Zone and Urban Impact of Pittsburgh, emphasizing parenting classes, preschool, tutoring, college preparation and a potential charter school) and infrastructure changes (creating a community development corporation, fixing or removing shuttered houses, creating jobs in repair and security and developing a commercial corridor to capture the attention of commuting workers).
The ministry has received a growing number of accolades, which it has earned through its actions. It bought and demolished a crack house and two abandoned properties to create an urban agriculture zone, in cooperation with Toledo GROWs. The ministry's leaders and volunteers have donated more than $150,000 in the past four years.
The ministry spends $2,500 a month to maintain essential services, untold tens of thousands on education opportunities and is working on purchasing its $250,000 building, which drains $1,500 in monthly rent.
There are partnerships with too many organizations to list here, but ProMedica and Cherry Street Ministries are driving forces.
Pastor David and Kelly are hopeful and optimistic, fueled by their faith, but they are realistic. They fully understand the challenge the S.T. Kids Zone faces, with its 14-year-old mothers, violence, drugs, abusive attitudes toward women and survival needs trumping niceties such as education and vocational training.
And yet they believe, and they love, and they try.
The S.T. Kids Zone is engaged in a losing round of whack-a-mole, with problems and neighborhood issues popping up with alarming frequency. It's a miserable situation with no easy remedy and no short-term comfort.
But as miserable as the blight might be, as miserable as the decay might be, there are people like the Kaisers who are willing to put their shoulders against the encroaching boulder of misery, to slow it, to at least try to slow it. Whether they — and the S.T. Kids Zone — get crushed beneath that boulder depends on how many people are going to join them in the effort to push back, to fight, to make a difference.
Western Avenue Ministries is embarking on a "One of 100" campaign to raise funds for its work. $25 a month from 100 people will cover the costs of the community center's essential food and clothing services.
A subscription to Forbes costs about $25. The ministry works in the South End to ease misery and solve problems for us. Forbes works in Manhattan to celebrate misery and create problems for us.
Which entity will you reward?
David Kaiser: (419) 344-5844.
Forbes magazine: 1-800-295-0893.
Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tags: Anthony Wayne Trail, Cherry Street Ministries, City of Toledo, David Kaiser, Forbes magazine, Harlem Children's Zone, High Level Bridge, Jones Jr. High, Kelly Kaiser, Libbey High School, Lighting The Fuse, Michael S. Miller, Mike Bell, ProMedica, South Toledo Community Center, South Toledo Kids Zone, Toledo GROWS, Toledo Zoo, Western Avenue Ministries, World War II


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parallel_tests. He found that
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parallel_teststurned out to be quite simple and gave him about a 3x performance boost on an 8 core machine. Not linear with the number of cores but still significant.
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[1,2,3].should =~ [1,2,3] # => green
[1,2,3].should =~ [3,2,1] # => green
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[1,2].should =~ [3,2,1] # => red
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expected collection contained: [1, 2, 3]
actual collection contained: [1, 2, 3, 4]
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