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• Suspended slugger Nelson Cruz wants to be ready if the Rangers make the playoffs. Cruz apologized to the organization and its fans Friday in his first public appearance since he was among 13 players banned 50 games over their relationship with a closed anti-aging clinic in Florida accused of distributing banned performing-enhancing drugs. The right fielder took batting practice and will go to the Arizona instructional league in a bid to be ready when his ban ends after the regular season.
• The Reds recalled former Pirates starter Zach Duke from Triple-A Louisville to add a left-hander to their bullpen. Duke was 2-0 with a 1.36 ERA and two saves in 26 games for Louisville.
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• Mariners outfielder Michael Morse was traded to the Orioles in exchange for outfielder Xavier Avery. Baltimore claimed Morse off waivers earlier this week before completing the deal Friday. The 31-year-old Morse hit .226 with 13 homers and 27 RBI in 76 games for Seattle.
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The PhD in Education program prepares educational leaders, researchers, and teacher educators. The entire PhD in Education program requires a minimum of 56 credits beyond the master's degree. Literacy can be included as either a 21-credit specialization or a 12 credit minor. Graduate research assistantships at George Mason and internships in government and educational associations in the Washington, D.C. area are often available. Applications are accepted twice a year.
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Did you know that fewer than 9 percent of plastic bags in this great country of ours are recycled at all?
And did you also know that right here in Fort Collins, 12,000 tons of perfectly recyclable cardboard were estimated to end up in landfills, according to a 2006 Fort Collins Solid Waste 5-Year Strategic Plan? Talk about spooky!
Recently, the City Council asked city staff to investigate the environmental and community implications of single-use shopping bags and cardboard waste to our community. On Nov. 27, City Council will hold a work session that will include a conversation about these two separate initiatives.
Fortunately, just around the corner is your opportunity to learn the facts, what other communities around the country are doing, and the pros and cons of single-use bag consumption (plastic or paper) as well as cardboard recycling.
Join us at a public open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 215 N. Mason St., Community Room. Wed like to hear your opinions, and this open house is a great opportunity to let us know what you think. In fact, one of our biggest goals is to determine the level of interest Fort Collins residents have in reducing shopping bag waste and the possibility of adopting regulations to ban cardboard dumping in the trash.
In addition to the open house, we also have two resources by which to log your opinions online. Simply visit fcgov.com/recycling/plasticbags and click on the feedback button to enter your comments. In early November, well also make available a brief online questionnaire on disposable shopping bags, in addition to the general feedback resource.
To share your opinions on cardboard recycling, visit fcgov.com/recycling/cardboard, and look for the Feedback button on that page as well. City Council will be assessing whether our community should adopt regulations to prohibit the placement of corrugated cardboard boxes/packaging in trash containers for disposal in landfills that extend to commercial, industrial, and residential generators.
At the work session, city staff will share with City Council a triple bottom line (economic, environmental and social) analysis that outlines four types of strategies that a community may evaluate when considering a disposable bag challenge. On the cardboard topic, city staff also will share with City Council the implications of different approaches that can keep cardboard out of the waste stream and into the recycling bin.
Beside presenting research and data to City Council at the work session, city staff will provide feedback from the community about these topics. So join us at the open house and send us your feedback online. Your opinions are key in how we shape the future of Fort Collins related to these two waste reduction initiatives. To ensure that your comments are included to City Council via the staff report, please submit your feedback online from now through Nov. 16.
For more information, visit fcgov.com/recycling, or contact Senior Environmental Planner Susie Gordon at email@example.com, or at (970) 221-6265.
Ana Arias is the public rela- tions coordinator for Environ- mental Services, city of Fort Collins. She can be reached at (970) 221-6264, or at aarias@ fcgov.com


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Book your room at Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
Get an overview of this hotelDowntown Salt Lake City business hotel with pool
Near venues, shops
This downtown Salt Lake City hotel is adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center, across from the Energy Solutions Arena, and within 2 blocks of Temple Square, The Gateway open-air shopping center and City Creek Center.
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The Radisson features an indoor pool and spa tub, as well as a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. A business center, with 6 computers, is available for guest convenience.
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All rooms at Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown overlook the city or Wasatch Mountains, and include complimentary wireless Internet access, free local phone calls, 37-inch flat-panel televions, and refrigerators.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown sits adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center, across the street from Energy Solutions Arena, and within two blocks of Temple Square and The Gateway open-air shopping center and City Creek Center. The hotel is also near 32 ski runs and 332 ski lifts.
Copper Canyon Grill House & Tavern boasts an intimate casual dining experience, featuring a menu of Contemporary American cuisine. This new restaurant offers a relaxing and family-friendly environment with simple yet elegant décor. Open 7 days a week from 6.30 AM to 2 PM and from 5 PM to 10 PM.
A business center with complimentary high-speed Internet access is located in the lobby, one on the second floor. In addition, wireless Internet access is complimentary in the lobby and guestrooms.
Other amenities include an indoor pool, spa tub, and fitness center.
Self and valet parking is available for a surcharge. An airport shuttle is also available on request (surcharge applies).
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 15,000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1394
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- Total number of rooms - 381
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Copper Canyon Grill House & Tavern - Casual, family friendly restaurant featuring a menu of Contemporary American cuisine. Open 7 days a week from 6:30 AM – 2 PM and 5 PM – 10 PM. Also serves cocktails, microbrews, and wine from late afternoon to late evening.
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Hiking and cycling are available at City Creek Canyon, one mile away. Bonneville Golf Course, open to the public, is five miles from the hotel. Among the world-class ski resorts within driving distance are Alta and Snowbird ski areas, and Park City--all between 18-33 miles from the Radisson.
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List of ESPN Writers Who Did Not Include Chris Paul in Their Top 5 (TOP. FIVE!!! Not three. FIVE.) MVP Ballot
1. J.A. Adande
2. Jon Barry
3. LZ Granderson
4. Chris Sheridan
5. Mark Stein
They polled 18 of their writers. Five out of 18 didn't even think Chris Paul was in the Top 5. Let that sink in for a minute. That's 28% of ESPN. Just for some wacky fun, here's what the Top 10 PER looks like currently:
And yet THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE STAT even put him fourth. WTF!?!$^%@#*&@#$O!! (I'm sorry, I spontaneously died on my keyboard.) You know, I'm over it. I really am. But I guess the question I am really raising, and oddly enough, it's the same question Kelly Dwyer over at Ball Don't Lie raised this morning and it is a good one (regardless of what he thinks of the rest of our underachieving team), is why exactly are we going to these people any more as a source for our sports news and commentary?
"Well, what is it about, then? I've been obsessing over this game for years … what the hell am I missing? What am I not getting? What is everyone else seeing that I'm not seeing? How could anyone rank Chris Paul out of the top two or three players in this game anymore? Why aren't these people laughed at when they trot out Kobe or Dwight Howard or … Chauncey Billups?!? … To say that this guy isn't even in the top five? And these are the people with votes. And these are the people who shape the way you view the game"
There is a point where it just doesn't make rational sense. And I have pretty much reached it.
So why am I still arguing about it? I don't know. I'm just sad for Chris. I'm sad on behalf of all the non- die hards who may only watch general sports news outlets like ESPN and therefore don't know what they're missing. I'm sad for the city of New Orleans, because just like the rest of us, the adopted son who bears our name on his jersey continues to be an afterthought.


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Gary Clausius has been named community conversation editor at The Reporter, part of Action Reporter Media, a Gannett Company.
Clausius has been with The Reporter for 30 years, starting on the news desk in 1984 and moving to the Mayville bureau to cover news from that community.
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Back in February, Ruam Duay Chuay Kan or "Uniting to help each other" in Thai, an organization with a mission to help develop the Thai society to be a society of generosity, compassion and mutual assistance, partnered with Dtac, a Thai telco, to launch the Ruam Duay Chuay Kan, an emergency assistant app. Today, it announced its upgrade to further enhance the app by providing emergency assistance to foreigners in nine languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Myanmar, Lao, Khmer, Malay, Indonesian, and Jawi.
According to Jon Eddy Abdullah, CEO of Dtac, this is an initiative to prepare for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). This also helps Dtac get ready for 24 million tourists forecasted to visit Thailand in 2013 and more than 1.1 million expats working in Thailand.
The app helps users contact Ruam Duay Chuay Kan's hotline (dial 1677 from within Thailand) using an SOS button to report incidents and request emergency assistance 24 hours a day. When the SOS button is pressed, a very loud noise will come out as a call for help, and the system will automatically send SMS to three previously designated numbers.
Other functions of the app are:
News Feeding : Users can report traffic, crime, and accidents by uploading pictures and providing details such as location. They can also use this menu to request assistance from volunteers or rescue teams that are in close proximity.
Where Am I? : Users can use this service when they have lost their way while driving or travelling. Users will be provided with details of the location as well as telephone numbers of important places such as hospitals, police stations, petrol stations and rescue units.
Online Radio: This function is for connecting and listening to the Ruam Duay Chuay Kan radio.
The app has been downloaded 70,000 times so far. It's available on iOS and Android.
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Maybe this time the law DOES matter —
The United States (Government) hasn't been legally at war since September 12, 1945, when the Japanese forces in Southeast Asia surrendered to Allied Commander Louis Mountbatten in Singapore, ending World War II.
That's right, the Korean "War," the Vietnam "War," the first Iraq "War," the second Iraq "War" (euphemistically named Operation Iraqi Freedom), Libya and the Afghanistan "War" aren't wars. At least not according to the U.S. Constitution — which document explains how wars are supposed to happen. This way:
ARTICLE. I. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States… Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power… Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water —The United States Constitution
The U.S. President doesn't do it alone. In fact, as founding father James Madison explained, "...the executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war."
So, how do they get us into these non-wars? Maybe this explains it – – –
"I think it is a fact of modern history that declarations of war are gone. I think they are anachronistic. Clearly the Constitution assigns the declarations of war function to Congress and only to Congress. But declaring war has consequences in a technologically advanced world that nobody wants to face. Instead what you do is you call it a police action, as we did in Korea, or you call it something else, but you do not formally take that giant leap of declaring war." –Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), June 7, 1995
The first "war" after WWII, the Korean "War," was executed without any explicit Congressional authorization what-so-ever, declared and carried out under the auspices of Mr. Harry S. Truman, mostly on his own recognizance. Similarly, in an early iteration of Rep. Hyde's dictum — which has become Standard Operating Procedure — even though North Vietnam officially declared war on the U.S., the U.S. never officially declared war on North Vietnam.
Congress wanted to avoid that "giant leap" of declaring war. As per Rep. Hyde above, they wanted to do it by any other name. But, paradoxically, they wanted to do it in a way so they wouldn't lose their Constitutionally mandated prerogative — so Congress passed The War Powers Act of 1973. Over President Richard M. Nixon's veto.
In this act, there are three excuses for the President to send U.S. forces into "harm's way." It gives three ways and three ways only to a war — or a non-war as the case may be. Specifically (text directly from the document itself):
Section (c), clause 1. a declaration of war, [the Constitutional way –l.r.white]
Section (c), clause 2. specific statutory authorization [Congress passes a specific law –l.r.white]
Section (c), clause 3. a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces
Clearly clause 1. won't apply since even Mr. Obama and those who are apparently pressuring him behind the scenes, haven't even hinted at declaring war.
clause 3. is handy for war mongering because by invoking "national emergency," whomever currently inhabits the Oval Office has 60 days to get clause 2. blessings from Congress and then keep going or, theoretically, get out.
Unfortunately for Mr. Obama, clearly, clause 3. doesn't apply to Syria either. No one — not even someone grossly over-indulging in Colorado's newly legalized crops — could claim the Assad Administration is attacking U.S. territories or possessions. Or U.S. armed forces.
That leaves clause 2.
So, if the law matters this time, as Jerrold Nadler, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice recently pointed out — Mr. Obama has to go to Congress and convince the members to give him statutory authorization to attack the men, women and children in Syria — who, some might say, are already being attacked by plenty of people already.
And then there's this: Lacking an official U.N. Resolution, even with Congressional approval such an attack on the Syrians would be a violation of international law. Since Russia and China, not to mention most of the rest of the real "International Community," don't support such action, the U.N. won't pass such a resolution.
Not even U.S. dominated NATO will get behind this turkey.
If the Nobel Peace Prize winning President somehow goes ahead anyway, that's by definition another U.S. war crime.
And given that only 29% of Americans — voters among them — favor attacking the Syrians, I'm tempted to bet against Mr. Obama and the War Party getting even that War Powers clause 2. fig leaf for cover. What do you think?
Given the circumstances, I'd say the odds of Mr. Obama successfully instigating a U.S. military "message" to Syria are about 50/50.
On the other hand, the Administration has been telegraphing they'll attack Syria with or without Congressional approval.
So, does the law matter this time? Or doesn't it? Can the next U.S. President, following in the footsteps of Hitler, Harry S. Truman, Mussolini, Saddam, and Barack Obama in Libya, etc. go to "war" whenever he or she pleases?
What do you think?
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"'It became necessary to destroy [Syria] to save it', a United States major said today."
Suggest we find a modern-day Gandhi, before 9Sep'13.
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
Where are the decent people; why are they so silent?
So far, no decent people piping up, outside you & me.
IF the law did matter, THEN the ICC could think about this:
means: robots of death & destruction; bullets, bombs, drones & rockets.
motive: Assad disobedience/intransigence; Golan Heights, pipeline routes, and road to Tehran.
opportunity: a) stage a false-flag, (most likely Mossad, but CIA, Saudi Arabia, Qatar or just Al-Qaeda/jihadis would fit), then b) misreport it, repeating "the big lie" = Assad did it (zero proof, and Assad apparently not suicidal, and "the big lie" itself sourced from a more than (self-)interested counter-party, namely Israel – known world's worst liars).
premeditation: frus1945v08 pp45 "stupendous source of strategic power" and then see [1].
presence: now five Tomahawk-equipped ships + sundry submarines (including some D-provided to IL, nuke-missile capable) and planes, etc..
modus operandi: 6&9Aug'45, before, during and after 29Nov'47, N. Korea, Vietnam (see Blum's "Killing Hope"), … Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, now Syria and Iran next. Check-mate after Russia and China go the same way.
cui bono: rogue-regimes US + Zs, beneficiaries of the M/I/C/$4a†-plex.
[1] Wesley Clark: About ten days after 9/11, I went through the Pentagon … "This is a memo that describes how we're going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran."
Me [POD]: conspiracy n. (pl. -ies) 1 secret plan to commit a crime; plot. 2 conspiring. [Latin: related to *conspire]
QED; foreman of the court: "Guilty, your honour; suggest hanging all perpetrators by the neck until dead."
The first "war" after WWII, the Korean "War," was executed without any explicit Congressional authorization what-so-ever, declared and carried out under the auspices of Mr. Harry S. Truman, mostly on his own recognizance.
@L. Reichard White: "Can [any] President … go to "war" whenever he or she pleases?"
«"When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master – that's all."»
Me: As for Humpty's words, so psychopath's/rogue representatives' laws.
I had a face-to-face chat with one of my so-called 'representatives,' and asked him: How does he propose to establish the consensus of his electorate, on a particular topic?
He boldly told me: "I won't; as an elected representative, I have a mandate to [get this!] vote any way I want."
I suspect he learned it, as perhaps most others, in some 'representative school,' as I've seen the same idea manifested elsewhere.
In the 'democratic covenant' in an "of, by, for the people" democracy, voters delegate their sovereignty to elected representatives, who govern for the majority, respecting minorities. The voters trust the representatives to earnestly and accurately follow the electorate's consensus. One result of this is laws drafted in society's best interests, or so the theory.
IF psychopaths infiltrate then dominate the representatives, OR the representatives otherwise go corrupt (by selling-out to the highest bidder, usually the <1% and/or 5th-column traitors, say) OR just simply ignore the electorate's consensus THEN the covenant is violated, and such representatives lose the electorate's delegated authority. This means that the now *non*-representatives may no longer act on our behalf; amongst other things, no taxation without valid representation, say, and no action corrupt politicians take has any 'sovereign protection,' so IF they offend THEN they should be prosecuted. In this context, no *non*-representative may validly send a country to war.
I think that in the US democracy, as so-called 'world leader,' election is taken as total carte blanche, to the point of a) aggressively propagandising the electorate, often with lies (especially war-related lies) then b) aggressively ignoring the public's opinion when the lies fail to convince.
It is then only a short step to ignoring/violating the laws of the land, like the constitution, say, i.e. in doing whatever they want, even if 'against the rules' = illegal.
Hence Obama: "I *am* the law; I do what *I want* – which is to be master – that's all."
However, betraying the electorate is the "supreme democratic crime" which must be appropriately punished – by a) de-election = being sacked then excluded, and b) prosecuted for any/all criminal acts, where crime is defined as violating the 'universal' law = "Thou shalt not lie, cheat, steal or kill," a formalisation of the moral basis "Do unto others …" and "Do no harm."


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SAN JOSE — Joe Pavelski knew the game was going to get intense. He didn't realize it would happen so early.
Pavelski had two goals, Patrick Marleau scored again — though only once — and the undefeated San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday.
The game became feisty even before the puck dropped as Ryan Clowe and Alexandre Burrows got into it at center ice and it remained that way.
"We know there is a lot of stake when we play them," Pavelski said.
"The intensity was set . . . I'd like to stay at the first puck drop but it was before that. That's the first time I've seen something like that."
Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who improved to 5-0-0. Antti Niemi made 23 saves as coach Todd McLellan earned his 200th career victory.
"We were ready to go. I think that Clowie getting us going early was huge for us," Thornton said.
"Every game against these guys is just a really, super competitive game, and I think we saw that again. Both teams are engaged early."
Marleau scored two goals in each of the first four games of the season, becoming the first NHL player to pull off that trick since 1917.
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Stage 3: Upheaval
A hallmark of the new grief is its length. As the treatment and caregiving processes stretch onward, pressures build, both within patients and the family members who love them. Consider, for example, the experience of Ellen, a 49-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer:
"In 2003, I started chemo and simultaneous radiation—a horrid combination. The chemo left me bald, nauseous, with no appetite, dry mouth, neuropathy, and incredible fatigue. No one told me that without eyelashes, dust and dirt fly into your eyes—or that my nose would run constantly and often bleed. The radiation was worse. For three days, I lived in a Star Wars movie, with beams of light shooting across a cold room where I was half-naked, forced into uncomfortable positions, and told not to move while strangers drew lines on my chest with markers and placed little black dots, like tiny targets, on my skin. And this was just the prep work.
"The physiologists taking measurements had a tough job aiming their radiation at a malignant node under the chest bone while avoiding my heart and working around my implants. The radiation itself was okay for a while, but then my skin started to burn. I was then told to go to the hospital burn unit for 'burn baths' until I healed enough to continue the treatments. That was my entry into the world of metastases."
Following these treatments, Ellen's doctor put her on a two-drug combo that's kept her stable for five years. "Stable is good. Actually, stable is great!" she wrote me. But the process goes on. As she recently wrote, after starting yet another treatment, "This recent cancer treatment is very hard on me . . . and I suspect the remaining chemos won't be much different. I want to spend the years I have left on a healing spiritual quest. . . . I have bone metastases, and massage is not advised due to pressure on the bones that are already weakened. I have lymphedema in my arms and chest, which leaves just my legs, feet, back, face, and ears for acupuncture needles. In the earlier stages, I did get relief from acupuncture . . . not so much now." Ellen has taken up meditation, and says that this seems to calm her and lessen her physical discomfort.
The stress of the disease and its treatment for the patient is often apparent to others, as in the case of a cancer patient who loses her hair and becomes visibly frail; however, the impact for the caregiver may be invisible to the outside world. George, whose spouse had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, remembers the chemo experience as so dramatically up-and-down that he never quite got his bearings. "On good days, Claire was still vibrant and energetic, able to get herself and the kids dressed while I served up breakfast, and then ready to help load the kids into the car for their ride to school as we both headed off to work," he recalled. "A good day for me was pretty much a replica of the way life had been before the diagnosis. Sometimes I'd allow myself to fantasize that everything was fine."
But on bad days, he was slapped back into reality. "Some days—typically after a chemo treatment—Claire was totally drained. On the evenings after a treatment, I tried to make her comfortable, see to it that the kids were fed and bathed, and try to strike a balance between allowing them to hang out with their mom and not tiring her too much. I usually prepared a separate dinner for Claire and me—something simple like soup and bread, since her appetite on those nights usually wasn't great." By the end of the day, George often felt exhausted by near-single parenting, caring for Claire, and a grinding worry about whether his wife would survive.
This period of upheaval was when Claire gradually lost her hair—"all of her hair, including eyelashes, eyebrows, the works," said George. "For me, that was frightening, because it made Claire look so vulnerable, and reminded me that she really could die." Fortunately, there were a few moments of comic relief. "I have a vivid memory of going with Claire to a special salon to pick out a wig. I watched her try on variations from platinum blonde curls to Gothic jet black, and then turn to me for my opinion, her neck swiveling around like a runway model's. We cracked up the whole time."
George kept his darker feelings to himself. He had friends and colleagues he might have turned to, but didn't. "For quite a while, I'd been in the habit of meeting a couple of guy friends for wings and beers at a local pub every two weeks," he said. "But once Claire got sick, I found myself wanting to stay close to home. I wasn't in the habit of sharing anything serious with these guys, anyway." He paused, considering. "It's not that people weren't sympathetic. Most people I knew would ask how things were going—but mostly in terms of Claire's treatments. Rarely was I asked how I was doing, though occasionally, someone would ask about the kids."
George was grateful that, throughout the ordeal, his relationship with Claire remained strong. "We didn't talk about her illness at length, but we felt that we were in it together, regardless of the outcome," said George. "We still laughed together, watched the news together before going to bed, and did family things on weekends. We were still intimate. But as much as we were bonded as a couple, on another level, I felt completely alone."
Before our interview, George had never told anyone about his experience of being with Claire before surgery. As she lay in a bed in the pre-op area, George by her side, her surgeon strode toward them. He was a handsome, energetic man, who'd been dressed in Armani during their two office visits. Now he was wearing scrubs, and the surgery suddenly became real. "When he pulled up a stool next to Claire and made eye contact with her, I saw her lips start to tremble," George said. "The surgeon must have seen it, too, because he reached out and took her hand. 'This is going to go just fine,' he told her. Claire nodded, but her eyes welled with tears. It was all I could do to keep from breaking down."
The surgery was deemed successful, marking the end of the first stage of upheaval that would go on and on. At each juncture—surgery, chemo, follow-up testing—there'd be more declarations of success. Each time, Claire and George experienced great relief, followed by renewed wariness. "We both know that 'success' is, in fact, only a statistical statement," said George. "I'm aware that our family is among the lucky ones. Claire has now been in remission for nearly two years. But ovarian cancer is aggressive. For both of us, the fear of relapse—and possible death—lurks in the back of our consciousness. I've come to think of Claire as being 'a survivor, so far.'"


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New research indicates the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and fish oils found in seafood may help protect the heart, eyes and kidneys.
The December issue of the quarterly PUFA Newsletter incorporates several different studies to show that higher intakes of fatty fish, or the omega-3s that they contain, can help lower the risk of heart disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and chronic kidney disorders.
A 12-year study identified in the newsletter has shown that people with intermediate AMD who reported a high intake of omega 3s were 30 percent less likely to progress to advanced AMD, the leading cause of vision loss in adults over the age of 60.
In other research, people with chronic kidney disorders who consumed high doses of the fatty acids had considerably lower blood pressure and heart rate compared to those who reported a low intake of the compound.
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Off the coast of Northern Norway, where the tepid Gulf Stream meets cold, Arctic waters, the ocean teems with life. There is hardly a richer sea anywhere in the world, and the deeply indented coast provides shelter under most weather conditions.Thousands of lakes, rivers and streams dot the Northern Norwegian landscape. Enthusiasts of all ages, including families, bring their tents and fishing rods, go hiking and find their own lake full of trout or char. Numerous camp grounds sell licenses and provide accommodation in cabins.Some of Europe's best salmon rivers are found in Northern Norway, and in late summer some locations have an air of jet-set and exclusivity. Services like river boat transport, guides and accommodation are provided.
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Here are a few fishing festivals taking place in Northern Norway every year. World Cod Fishing Championship (Svolvær): International fishing competition in honour of that fine fish – cod (23-24 March 2012) Millionfisken (Salangen): Fishing festival with big prizes (late June) Sørøydagene (Sørøya): Local family festival with various activities, also fishing competitions for children and adults (early July) World Crab Fishing Championship (Sandnessjøen): Word crab fishing championships, seminar, "knowledge tent", go-cart race, auction, entertainment and banquet (mid-September)King Crab Festival (East Finnmark): Food festival with entertainment and more (end of October).
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I am considering getting the Dermaroller to smooth frown line on my forehead. It is quite deep considering I'm only 20 so I need a solution and this looks like the best of what I can find so far. Any ideas if this works for this?
Dermaroller for Frown Lines on Forehead?
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Microneedling for Wrinkles and Scars
Dermaroller is simply a brand name for several available, hand-held devices used around the world for a process known as microneedling or collagen induction therapy (CIT).
The device itself is quite simple and the concept equally so. A small roller, much like a mini dough roller, is equipped with a series of 90 or more spokes or needles whose lengths may vary from 1.0-2.0mm depending up the intended use. The roller is passed repeatedly in varying directions over the wrinkles or scars to be treated creating numerous, microscopic, tunnel-like channels within the skin of the treated areas, much like a mechanical version of a Fraxel laser. The tiny wounds created in this way stimulate new collagen synthesis leading to the desired improvements. In general, a series of about four treatments at four to six week intervals is necessary to accomplish this. Downtime is typically minimal, some redness and occasionally pinpoint bruises, but these usually fade quickly and are easily coverable with makeup by the next morning.
I have been using microneedling for the past five years and have obtained gratifying results for treating fine wrinkles and scars, especially those around the mouth, on the neck and the crepeyness of the cheeks and on the sides of the eyes. Microneedling should be reserved for static wrinkles, i.e. wrinkles at rest. Wrinkles and furrows caused by the movement of the muscles of facial expression, dynamic wrinkles, are best treated by Botox or Dysport injections.
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Dermaroller and the Forehead
I agree with the posts by Drs. Persky and Chen. A muscle relaxer like Botox or Dysport is the answer for the transverse forehead line. They are caused by over activity of the Frontalis muscle and will relax with a proper application of either one of these agents. You must be careful though that your Botox injector (preferably a MD) knows what they are doing so you do not end up another Bad Botox statistics like some other of your Hollywood colleagues.
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Dermaroller - not for forehead frown lines.
I think you would be very disappointed if you proceeded with the dermaroller procedure for forehead or glabellar frown lines which are primarily the result of overactivity of the underlying muscles. These lines can be addressed with Botox or Dysport. The dermaroller might improve certain forms of acne scarring, fine lines and perhaps achieve a modest degree of skin tightening by promoting neocollagenesis. Before getting on the dermaroller "band-wagon," I would need to see some well-designed, controlled studies proving the device's effectiveness.
Good luck.
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Dermaroller for Frown Lines on Forehead?
If you have transverse forehead lines at 20 you need to check if you have an underlying eyelid ptosis ( droopy or weak eyelid). If the frown lines are vertical then you will need either Botox or Dysport first. Dermaroller is less effective in the situations you have mentioned.
Dermaroller for frown lines on forehead? Nope, Save it for old Aunt Emma.
Hi Ben,
The horizontal lines of the forehead are caused by the movement of your frontalis muscle, which despite your best efforts at rolling, will continue to create the lines. Save the roller for your middle aged aunts lip lines.
Forehead lines are best treated with Dysport or Botox. Once the muscles relax, so will your lines. At 20 years old, relax and enjoy your youth. If it really bothers you, go get some Botox or Dysport.
Good day and be well.
Dr. P
Botox is better
First, I thought you truly deserved the Oscar in Traffic, but come now you are well beyond 20! Who are you trying to kid?
To answer your question, Dermaroller is intended for finer lines, scarring and perhaps as an anti-aging mechanism. We await well designed studies to see whether this relatively new modality lives up to its claims.
I agree with the others who have commented on your question. Why use something with questionable benefit to address your concern when there is the perfect solution in Botox or Dysport?
Personally, I am finding Dysport to be a terrific product for forehead lines as it diffuses more readily than Botox. Plus, this diffusion often extends to some of the lower forehead lines I have been reluctant to touch for fear of a brow drop.
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The Pentagon is planning a militarywide effort to influence the lifestyles of troops and families, aiming to change bad habits such as smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating. The initiative was to be rolled out this spring, but several factors, including pending budget cuts, have delayed an announcement. (Senior Airman Ethan Morgan / Air Force)
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The Pentagon is planning a militarywide effort to influence the lifestyles of troops and families, aiming to change bad habits such as smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating, according to a source with knowledge of the new program.
The Healthy Bases initiative will be similar to a program established in 2003 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Healthy Communities that targets behaviors known to cause chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and cancer.
The Defense Department plan is to reduce these illnesses by encouraging active lifestyles and discouraging overeating and couch-sitting.
The initiative was to be rolled out this spring, but several factors, including pending belt-tightening measures under the sequestration budget cuts, have delayed an announcement.
As with Healthy Communities, the program is likely to be implemented through DoD schools, exchanges, commands and health care facilities, though defense officials declined to give specifics prior to the official unveiling.
"We are very excited about this initiative and are working hard to make this revolutionary effort a reality," said Charles Milam, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy. "We are currently collaborating with the many people and agencies that are key to this important effort."
Officials said the program will incorporate a number of ongoing efforts to promote wellness, including the military health system's Operation Live Well, currently under development, as well as projects to overhaul the menus at 1,100 military mess halls to include more lean meats, fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices.
The military exchange services have been participating in the planning stages of the initiative but could provide few details. The exchanges run the lunch program in DoD's overseas schools system, sell food in their stores, oversee other food concessionaires and sell fitness wear and equipment.
But it appears doubtful that the Defense Commissary Agency will be heavily involved. In a March 2011 memo, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered DeCA to eliminate its health and nutrition program and its outreach and marketing program in a DoD-wide effort to cut costs.
"While DeCA would continue to provide a healthy selection of food choices for its patrons, its promotion of healthy lifestyles is not part of DeCA's mission," the memo stated.
DeCA officials eliminated the agency's dietitian staff position.
The services' installation officials also are involved. For example, the Navy Installations Command has nominated four installations to take part as potential host sites: Naval Station Rota, Spain; Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.; Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam; and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., said Pat Foughty, a spokesman for Commander, Navy Installations Command.
Defense officials will announce two of those sites to officially be hosts in mid-March, he said. At that time, host bases' commanding officers will work with various organizations, including medical officials, fleet and family support officials, and supply officials on "an array of specific health issues," he said.
Risky habits
According to defense health officials, about one-third of young service members report using tobacco, a rate that has changed little since 2009.
Among Tricare beneficiaries ages 40 to 49, 20 percent of those on active duty are considered obese, while 40 percent of retirees in the same age group are significantly overweight.
In introducing an anti-obesity campaign in 2012, DoD Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs Dr. Jonathan Woodson said the plan is to push troops and family members to take a more active role in their personal health.
"It's time to take a comprehensive look," Woodson said. "We know so much more about good nutrition and how to prevent disease" than before.
But even initiatives with the best intentions face criticism. First lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign to end childhood obesity has been faulted for focusing on body mass index as a measure of health.
Critics say other assessments of fitness and ability should be used to assess overall health, not just weight or body mass measures derived solely from height and weight, since even excess lean body mass can raise BMI.
Laws that restrict food sales also have been sharply criticized. Opponents of a law banning sodas larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and theaters in New York City say that will hurt businesses and infringe on consumer choice.
Still, defense officials say programs like Healthy Bases are needed to maintain readiness and reduce the costs of medical care for troops, family members and retirees.
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Exhibit E: VoIP, Instant messaging, and Web conferencing are helping. Voice over IP may be coming on fast, but its a risky business. The market is getting crowded and prices are dropping fast, eating into profits. The best way for a VoIP vendor to succeed is to take advantage of IPs flexibility to build more profitable services on top of voice. Since video over IP is essentially an extension of VoIP, expect most major VoIP vendors to offer it in 2005. In fact, AT&T may gamble everything on establishing itself as the leader in the field.
Internet messaging, which like videoconferencing is real-time (well, nearly), is another growing springboard for the technology. Earlier this year, America Online introduced a 5.5 version of AOL Instant Messenger, which supports links to video chat. Meanwhile, Microsoft (Windows Messenger) and Apple (iChat AV) have also added webcam support. In all these cases, videoconferencing is not incorporated directly within the messaging interface, but users can be invited to a videoconference via IM, and a single click then opens up a SIP-based software package that activates the webcam. For videoconferencing vendors, IM offers a huge ready-made directory of real-time users. Along with the H.350 standard, IM could finally make videoconferencing a spontaneous act.
In similar ways, the steady spread of Web-based document conferencing packages such as Microsoft NetMeeting and WebEx offers another entry point. The software for switching between voice, video, and data conferencing (most of it associated with H.323) is becoming more sophisticated, allowing all three modes to intermingle in a single conference. In this way, video can be incorporated incrementally, easing individual concerns about privacy and quality. For example, its fairly typical now for two remote groups to be connected by a room-based videoconferencing system, both a PowerPoint presentation and video sharing a screen. In addition, however, with some systems individual remote users can be invited to join (perhaps via IM) and can participate via desktop videoconferencing, voice only, or voice combined with remote document conferencing.
Exhibit F: Travel is problematic. Even with signs of growth in consumer videoconferencing, the biggest market for some time to come will be for business meetings. (Vertical applications such as remote education and healthcare will also continue to grow as videoconferencing mainstays.) Although business travel has crept up lately, a recent survey by Smith Barney found that 54 percent of corporate travel managers said their companies are investing more in teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment. The driving force here is that air travel is growing ever slower and more expensive. Rising gas prices could also put a dent in longer car trips that might be replaced with videoconferencing.
Although the evidence points to a rising tide for videoconferencing in the years ahead, some say the core problem of the technologylatency–will never really be fixed until we get a new Internet. Yet TV took off without color; the Web was a winner despite slow dial-up connections; and cell phones continue to be popular despite static and disconnects. Its possible that theres an innate psychological resistance to video telephony thats more stubborn than our tendency not to want to fly around in a tin can or answer a business call at the beach.
Yet if so, why has the videophone played such a central role in our vision of the future? Long before AT&T decided (a bit prematurely) to promote videoconferencing as the next big thing back in the early 1960s, our popular culture embraced the concept. In fact, Charlie Chaplin featured the technology in his 1936 film, Modern Times, more than a decade before video hit the scene. True, Chaplin revealed the potential privacy fears about video communications that still make some consumers hesitant today, but the idea stuck, and videoconferencing became an absolute assumption of sci-fi futurism. Once a concept becomes so deeply engrained, and once affordable technology arrives to fulfill its destiny, all thats required is a tipping point.
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PÉREZ DE ALMAZÁN, FERNANDO (?–?). Fernando Pérez de Almazán was emissary to the French commander at Natchitoches on the occasion of the Aguayo expedition and was appointed governor of Texas as a result of the Marqués de Aguayo's proposal in 1720 that Coahuila and Texas have separate governments. When the appointment was confirmed by the viceroy in 1722, the new governor established his capital at Los Adaes. Crop failures in East Texas in 1724 forced him to seek supplies in San Antonio. He facilitated travel by placing rafts at the difficult river crossings. In 1725 ill health induced him to remain in San Antonio and appoint Captain Mediavilla of Los Adaes as lieutenant governor. Sometime between 1727 and 1729 Pérez de Almazán resigned his office because of ill health and was in Mexico City in 1729. It was during his administration that Pedro de Rivera y Villalón inspected the presidios of Texas and undid some of Aguayo's work by having the presidios near Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña Mission in East Texas closed. This entailed the closing of the three nearby Queretaran missions, their so-called transfer to the Colorado River in 1730, and their reestablishment on the San Antonio River in 1731.
Carlos E. Castañeda, Our Catholic Heritage in Texas (7 vols., Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1936–58; rpt., New York: Arno, 1976). Elizabeth Howard West, trans., "Bonilla's Brief Compendium of the History of Texas, 1772," Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 8 (July 1904).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."PEREZ DE ALMAZAN, FERNANDO," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe82), accessed November 28, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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"Laguna Beach" bad boy Jason Wahler has moved out of the ritzy beachside community made famous on his MTV series - and checked into drug rehab.
The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively that Wahler - who shot to fame as one of the spoiled rich kids on the hit reality show - is battling addictions to alcohol and drugs at the Chapman House treatment center in California's Orange County.
"Thank God he's getting help, because his hard partying has definitely taken its toll," a pal of the troubled 20- year-old tells The ENQUIRER.
"He needed to hit rock bottom - and judging by the look of him, he definitely has."
On April 8 Wahler was arrested for the fourth time in nine months after allegedly punching a guard at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront hotel. He was charged with assault and criminal trespassing and released on $1,140 bail.
His previous run-ins with the law include a battery charge resulting from an altercation with a tow-truck driver and public intoxication.
The judge ordered Wahler to attend AA meetings, as well as anger-management classes.
Wahler also made headlines recently when wild rumors flew that he'd made a sex tape with his exgirlfriend Lauren Conrad, his co-star on "The Hills."
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- Murder of Jacqueline Gonzalez
- Husband of convicted murderer Yara Belen Perez pleads guilty to burning daughter
- Judge denies new trial for Yara Belen Perez in girl's death
- Yara Belen Perez lawyers seek new trial in '07 death of daughter, 3
- Yara Belen Perez gets second sentence in daughter's beating death
- Jurors begin deciding punishment for Yara Belen Perez
- Yara Belen Perez found guilty of capital murder in daughter's beating death
- Defense: Yara Belen Perez, mom of slain girl, was victim
- Detective: Yara Belen Perez said she watched daughter die
- Second trial begins for El Paso mother accused of beating daughter to death
- Mother faces 2nd trial in girl's 2007 beating death
- Mistrial declared in slaying of child
- Mother again seeks new date for murder trial
- Trial again delayed for mother charged in daughter's slaying
- Trial of mother accused of killing daughter delayed
- Trial delayed in slaying of 3-year-old Jacqueline Gonzalez
- Trial for mother charged in girl's death moved to 2012
- 2010: Child's killer gets life sentence
- 2010: Jury deliberates beating death
- 2010: Medical examiner details girl's injuries
- 2010: Defendant told police girlfriend hit 3-year-old
- 2010: Officer testifies how girl was found
- 2008: Death penalty out in slaying; Lower Valley couple charged in death of girl, 3
- 2007: Death penalty still possible in slaying
- 2007: Mom, stepdad indicted
- 2007: Death penalty is option in slaying of toddler
- 2007: Family holds funeral for slain girl, 3
- 2007: Dad sought custody; Toddler was 'healthy, happy little girl'
- 2007: CPS checks of dead girl's mom involved burn to child, slapping
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- 2007: Mother, stepfather charged after Girl, 3, found dead: Child found in plastic tub in trunk of mom's car
The capital murder trial of a 30-year-old woman accused in the beating death of her young daughter began Monday with the woman's videotaped statement to police, where she tearfully implicates her then-boyfriend in her daughter's slaying.
The detective who took the statement, however, testified he thought Yara Belen Perez was "acting" when she gave her statement, and that she didn't shed a real tear.
Perez, who is also charged with injury to a child, is accused of beating 3-year-old Jacqueline Gonzalez to death on Nov. 19, 2007. Jacqueline's body was found in a blue bin inside the trunk of Perez's car, which was parked outside of Perez's Lower Valley apartment. An autopsy later found Jacqueline had numerous bruises throughout her body and her stomach lining had ruptured.
Perez's boyfriend at the time, Francisco Castañeda, was convicted of capital murder in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
In the videotaped statement, Perez described to police Detective Erik Messer that she had gone to work around 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2007, and left Jacqueline alone with Castañeda.
While at work, Perez said, she checked in with Castañeda, who told her Jacqueline was taking a bath because she had urinated on herself, and that he threw her in the tub with her pajamas on.
Perez said in the statement that when she got home, she gave Jacqueline a hug and noticed bruises on the girl's face and neck. Perez said she asked Castañeda about the bruises, and he became angry, telling her, "Now you're going to start" in Spanish.
Because Perez was fearful of Castañeda and because he allegedly had beaten Perez before, Perez said she didn't call police and dropped the subject. Instead, she made lunch for herself and Castañeda and left the home to pick up her other daughter from school.
When she returned, Perez said, Castañeda told her Jacqueline had been throwing up and that Jacqueline complained of a stomach ache. Perez said she later heard Jacqueline stumbling into the bathroom.
Perez said in the statement Castañeda tried to rub alcohol on Jacqueline's stomach, but the girl pushed him away and told Perez to do it instead. Perez left the apartment a third time, she said, to buy more rubbing alcohol and chamomile tea for Jacqueline.
Later that evening, Perez said, she noticed Jacqueline seemed cold and took her temperature. The thermometer read 87 degrees.
During the interview with Messer, Perez broke down into tears as she described her unsuccessful attempts to revive Jacqueline. Perez told Messer she became hysterical and that Castañeda threatened to kill himself. Perez said Castañeda put Jacqueline's body in the bin because he had planned to take her body somewhere and bury her.
On the stand Monday, Messer testified during questioning by Assistant District Attorney Penny Hamilton that he believed Perez was acting during the interview because he never saw tears in her eyes.
Messer also testified he was privy to statements made by Castañeda, and said those statements didn't match with Perez's.
But during cross-examination by defense attorney Joe Spencer, Messer testified that during his initial contact with Perez, she was "hysterical" and sobbing.
Spencer asked Messer if he knew the keys to Perez's car were found in Castañeda's pocket. Messer said he didn't have that information.
Castañeda's sister, Abigail Castañeda, also testified Monday. She said between 8 and 9 p.m. the day of Jacqueline's death, Perez had called her acting hysterically and threatening to kill herself. Perez told Abigail Castañeda that Jacqueline had fallen from a balcony, but later changed her story and said Jacqueline had fallen off a bed.
Perez then hung up on Abigail Castañeda, who called Perez back and asked to speak with her brother. She testified she heard "commotion," as if the phone was being shuffled back and forth, and the call was disconnected.
During her testimony, Abigail Castañeda admitted she didn't call 911 until about three hours later, but only because she was unsure of what was going on. However, she did drive to Perez's apartment, but Perez refused to let her in.
But as Perez held the door a few inches open, Abigail Castañeda was able to see Jacqueline's body, which was half wrapped in a blanket, lying in the middle of the living room floor. Abigail Castañeda testified Jacqueline's eyes were wide open and staring at the ceiling.
Abigail Castañeda testified she left the apartment, called 911 and asked officers to meet with her at a nearby gas station. After she told the officers where Perez's apartment was, they drove to the apartment but returned minutes later.
She testified she told the officers to go back because "a 3-year-old girl was missing," and told them to look in Perez's car.
Perez's trial will continue at 9 a.m. today in the 346th District Court.
Adriana M. Chávez may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; 546-6117. Follow her on Twitter @AChavezEPTimes.


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