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Above...someone is above. Power is above
Kai looked up from the combat drones he had just destroyed to see a dark figure fly by above with another more familiar figure slung across his/her shoulder.
Familiar. Very familiar. Wait...We know this one...Shana?
Kai looked down at the mage who was currently attempting to stand and he pointed at the figure who was slowly getting out of range.
Taking Shana away...Can't allow it. Lost Hizuni. Won't lose Shana. Kill him. KILL HIM NOW!
Kai pointed up at the figure who was now nearly out of sight.
"Make go up. Get me up and you will survive. Chase him. Kill him." Kai grunted angerly
The terrified Mage nodded and grabbed Kai, activated his flight magic and began to fly toward the figure who was carrying away Shana.
Get there soon...Teach them pain.
"Kai has lost control Hizuni. He must think you are dead. Is there a way to bring him back to himself, otherwise the amount of magic he is using right now will break his body, the tension he's building up will kill him."
Hizuni shook her head in fright. "I-I've never seen him like that. I don't think theres anyway to calm him down. The only way I can see him stopping is if he burns himself out."
She pointed at the rapidly retreating dark figure of the mage with Kai hanging from his back. "He's on the move again. I think he's using the mage's ability to fly to go after someone...or something."
She turned to Terranova. "You need to save him. I don't want him to die." she begged.
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A journal/notebook containing photographs of some of the historic Missions in San Antonio, Texas.
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By Alan Hargreaves-Oracle on Jun 22, 2004
Decided to work from home today as the kids were going on a school trip down to Sydney to visit the powerhouse museum and have a ride on the light rail and monorail; and needed to be at school well before the normal bus would get them there.
Got them on the bus; went to drive home to start work and had the gearstick come off in my hand.
Sigh, at least it happened in front of a Service station with a workshop in it. They'll have a look at it today or tomorrow. Meanwhile, I ended up walking down to the shopping centre, grabbing a coffee and catching a bus home.
I've still got to work out how to get in touch with my wife to tell her that I can't give her a ride home from the station today
Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
Managed to get in touch with my wife, ... Apparantly I'm dead. :|


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Delicious with wild game and fowl, ripe cheeses, and spicy red meats. The wine is unfiltered in order to completely maintain its character, therefore we recommend decanting it before serving.
In 1980, it was acquired by its present owner, Ricardo Claro, under whom Santa Rita has reaped the rewards of continuous investment, resulting in a period of impressive growth, during which the winery has consolidated its position in the vanguard of Chile's most successful and innovative estates. Initiatives include the highly successful launch of Santa Rita's 120 Series of wines and a range of ultra-premium wines, notably the highly acclaimed Casa Real and Triple C. Wide-ranging enhancements embrace the purchase of choice new vineyards, plantings with top quality clones, improved trellising and irrigation, balanced viticulture, restricted yields, later harvesting, individual block farming, small-lot vinification, and an increased emphasis on sustainable agriculture.
Today Santa Rita exports to more than 70 countries worldwide. The property accounts for outstanding vineyards in Chile's most important appellations - the Maipo Valley; Casablanca; Rapel; Apalta; Leyda and Curico - enabling access to diverse climates and terrain.
The 2009 growing season experienced a cool spring followed by a warm summer. Favorable temperatures provided for good ripening and resulted in intensely concentrated flavors, healthy grapes, and excellent red, ripe fruit flavors with elegant yet powerful tannins.
Blend: 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Syrah, 25% Carmenere, 18% Merlot
The coastal mountain ranges surrounding the Casablanca estate create a unique terroir with a diversity of microclimates. The valley floor's cool climate is reminiscent of Carneros and ideal for growing premium Chardonnay. The foothills are warmer, akin to the more Northern reaches of the Napa Valley. Here, the climate is more suited to varieties like Carmenëre, the lost Bordeaux grape that has become Chile's citizen and the basis of Primus, our racy, exotic Chilean blend.
Using the latest viticultural technology developed in California, rootstock has been matched to each vineyard block and clone. Vertical trellising and dense vine spacing balance growth and fruit production. Veramonte's Casablanca vineyard produces significantly lower yields than other grape growing regions in Chile, resulting in grapes with more intensity and concentration.
Recognizing that the region also had potential as a tourist destination for its proximity to Santiago, Huneeus began to plant the estate and in 1995, constructed the first Napa Valley style hospitality center in Chile. The first wines were released in 1996.
Blend: 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec
Vines ranging from 1,000–1,600 feet in elevation cling to rugged, steep slopes that offer cool conditions that lead to slow ripening, which extends the growing season. Mount Veeder is usually the last to harvest in Napa Valley. The result is fruit with highly concentrated flavors - big, bold and brambly - a Cab lover's feast.
Mount Veeder Winery was the first in Napa Valley to plant all five red Bordeaux varieties in the same vineyard. Its expertise with these grapes is manifest in Mount Veeder Winery Reserve, a meritage blend of these noble grapes, which are still grown on the property.
Blend: 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot, 16% Malbec, 16% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
In 2003 we decided to build an entirely new cellar in order to provide us with the best conditions for winemaking and aging. Though it is true that the quality of the wine is born in the vineyard, it is also true that nowadays the benefits of a modern cellar, maximizing hygienic and working conditions, are essential if the wine is to express the soil and vines from which it comes.
Blend: 50% Syrah, 50% Carignan
Every wine evokes the image and emotions from the South of France; "Art de Vivre" – the "art of life." Committed to producing quality wines of great value, Gerard is hands on in every facet which bears his name… and has been fortunate to receive great accolades from World Wide press reinforcing his dedication.
"I welcome all to experience the South of France; here at Chateau L'Hospitalet or at your own home or favorite restaurant."
The first bottles of our own wine date back to 1960 and were produced by Luigi
Pelissero, whose work was followed by his son, Oenologist Giorgio who
after finishing his studies, decided to work full time at the winery.
The Pelissero family takes care of all the winery work; from pruning the vines
to marketing the wine.
The estate consists of twenty hectares of vineyards
which yield a total of 80,000 to 100,000 (depending on the year) bottles of wine, namely Dolcetto d'Alba from two vineyards (Munfrina and Augenta), Barbera d'Alba Piani, Barbaresco, Barbaresco Vanotu, Grignolino, Favorita,Freisa and Nebbiolo.
It takes passion, commitment to the land and hard work in the vineyards
and cellar, to always endeavour to make high quality wines, the
only way we know to get real satisfaction. Research in the vineyards and, successively, in the cellar never stops here, and we hope that this will bring about further improvements on our wines.
It naturally accompanies typical Tuscan cuisine with its bold, authentic flavors, such as pasta and risottos made with mushrooms or truffles, pork, grilled meats and medium-flavored cheeses.
In 2007, Marilisa Allegrini and Leonardo Locascio purchased the property, and with together with winemaker Nicola Biasi adhere to meticulous vineyard management, including environmentally sound and sustainable agriculture, and extremely low-yield crop management (approximately 2 tons per acre). The vines are traditionally trained according to the spurred cordon method, with south/south-east exposure. After being harvested, the grapes receive a long maceration in stainless steel at controlled temperatures (82-86° F) and are then immediately transferred to French barriques (10 months for the Rosso, 18 months for the Mezzopane, and 24 months for the Brunello).
The non-vintage Mirabelle combines the bright, vibrant fruit of the 2002 vintage with the equally dynamic wines of vintages past. Complete with a green apple and jasmine fragrance, filled out by tropical fruit notes, the aromas merrily greet you from the glass. The bright citrus entry on the palate gives way to subtle honey and caramel, with just a hint of fresh cream to balance the zesty acid. Mirabelle, as ever, demonstrates the illustrious combination of yesterday and today, with age enhancing youth and freshness complimenting the more complex characters.
"Big, buttery aromas of baked apple, lemon curd, nutmeg, malt and bread dough. A whiff of buttered toast leads to balanced flavors of citrus, white flowers and butterscotch. Citrusy, nutty finish refuses to fade."-Wine News
Hugh Davies, President and Winemaker of Schramsberg, is devoted to carrying on his parent's vision: to create America's premier sparkling wines. Our winemaker's passion for constant refinement of vineyard sources and winemaking techniques is captured in each bottle. The resulting refinements to our original vision are evident each year in our new releases. We invite you to share in this American tradition by enjoying our proudly crafted sparkling wines.


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Iowa junior point guard Samantha Logic doesn't always take the most shots. She doesn't always score the most points. But there is no question Logic is the Hawkeyes' most valuable player.
And the league's media and coaches agreed with that claim Monday when the Big Ten Conference released its women's basketball all-conference teams.
Logic was a unanimous first-team selection by the coaches and a first-team pick by the media. She was accompanied by two teammates – junior Bethany Doolittle and freshman Ally Disterhoft.
Doolittle was a second-team selection by both the coaches and media, while Disterhoft was one of five rookies named to the all-freshman team and garnered honorable mention honors as well.
Iowa's lone senior Theairra Taylor was Iowa's Sportsmanship Award nomination.
Logic is the 18th Iowa player to garner first-team All-Big Ten honors, marking the most of any Big Ten program. Kachine Alexander was the last Hawkeye to earn first-team honors when she was picked back in 2010 and 2011.
The junior from Racine, Wisconsin, rewrote the record books at Iowa this season. In Logic's last game, she passed former Hawkeye Cara Consuegra for the all-time career assists mark. With five assists in the win over Illinois, Logic now has 577 career helpers and still has more than a season to add to that number.
Logic is the Big Ten leader in assists and is the only player in the nation to average 13 or more points (14.1), six or more rebounds (6.6) and seven or more assists (7.5) per game. Logic, who has recorded three triple-doubles on the year and four for her career, was a third-team all-Big Ten selection last year and was a unanimous selection to the Big Ten all-freshman team during her rookie season at Iowa. She leads Iowa in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and minutes played.
"I am happy that everyone else recognizes the impact Sam has on the game, our program, and this conference," said Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. "For her to be a unanimous selection by the coaches is very telling how the coaches feel about her and her contributions."
Doolittle, a 6-foot-4 center from Minnesota, was honored by the Big Ten for the first time in her career. She leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage at .557 and blocks per game at 3.3. She has 98 blocks, marking the most in a single season in program history.
Doolittle, who also earned a spot on the All-Big Ten defensive team, ranks ninth nationally in blocked shots and 25th in field goal percentage.
"These are great honors for Beth," said Bluder. "I am not even sure if Beth knew she was capable of these honors. She had solid campaigns during her first two seasons, but this year she has blossomed. She is one of the best shooters in the conference in terms of field goal percentage, and the leading shot blocker. For her to receive two honors shows her versatility."
Disterhoft took off when Bluder inserted her into the starting lineup and coincidently so did the Hawkeyes. A freshman from Iowa City, Disterhoft is Iowa's third leading scorer in conference play at 13.7 points per game and that number also ranks 15th in the Big Ten and fourth among Big Ten freshman.
Since being inserted into the Hawkeye starting lineup 11 games ago, she has reached double-figures 10 times and Iowa is 9-2 during that span. Disterhoft also has led the Hawkeyes in rebounding in 13 games and scored in double-figures in 22 of the team's 30 games, including 12 of the last 13.
"This is the best class of freshman I have seen in 14 years in the Big Ten," said Bluder. "That speaks volumes for the future of our conference, and I am glad we have one of the five named to the All-Freshman team. Ally is very deserving. She has done well since moving to the starting lineup. To earn honorable mention All-Big Ten honors while not starting the entire league slate is a special honor."
Bluder has now coached 18 players to 40 All-Big Ten honors, including 11 first team picks, 11 second, 10 third and eight honorable mention selections. She has also coached two Big Ten Freshman of the Year award winners, two Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year recipients, six members of the Big Ten All-Freshman team and three players named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team.
No. 23 Iowa concluded the regular season at 23-7 overall and 11-5 in Big Ten play. Iowa's 23 wins equal the highest total under Bluder. The Hawkeyes won 23 games in 2004-05. Iowa has won 20 or more games in six of the last seven seasons (the Hawkeyes won 19 in 2011-12).
"The season has gone by fast because this team enjoys being around each other so much," said Bluder. "The sky is the limit for this team. I love our balance and leadership. This is a great group."
The Hawkeyes finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten with Purdue. Iowa will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Illinois (9-20, 2-14), the No. 12 seed, for a third time this season on Thursday in the second game of the opening day. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
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- Iowa Basketball: Logic moves into record books, Hawk women crush Illinois
- Iowa Basketball: Logic wins another Big Ten Player of the Week award
- Iowa Basketball: Disterhoft makes good on first start with career high
- Iowa Basketball: Disterhoft, Logic guide Hawkeye women past No. 9 Penn State
- Iowa Basketball: Doolittle's boost lifts women past No. 23 Michigan


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World Series Game Two: A Nice "Shield"
Although I admit I did not watch Game Two of the World Series from first pitch to last-I mostly tuned in and out while doing other household tasks-the thing that caught my eye the most was the solid pitching of Rays starting pitcher James "Big Game" Shields, who held a crafty Philadelphia Phillies lineup to zero runs over five and two-thirds innings.
Shields' pitching performance may not be the stuff that legends (Jack Morris, Curt Schilling, etc.) are made of, but it is something the Rays have not seen since the inception of the franchise. To this day, Rolando Arrojo either holds or is dangerously close to holding nearly all of the key Rays franchise pitching records. Point being, the Rays have never, in the history of their organization, had a shut-down pitcher that could be counted on to win a game, but throughout this postseason James Shields has been exactly that.
After today's travel day, the Series will continue on Saturday night in Philadelphia (barring the inclement weather that is forecast). I will preview that matchup later.
World Series Game Two Preview: Digging Themselves A Hole
Although before last night's opening game of the World Series I predicted that Tampa Bay would beat Philadelphia's ace Cole Hamels, I knew that there was a pretty good possibility that Hamels would still win, as I was just playing a momentum-based hunch. However, now down 1-0 in the Series on their home turf, Game Two of the WS tonight is almost a must-win game for the Rays, as they don't want to dig themselves too deep of a whole and be forced to fight their way out of it while in Philly.
Tonight's starters (with their 2008 postseason stats) are James Shields (TB, RHP, 2-0, 19.1 IP, 3.72 ERA) vs. Brett Myers (PHI, RHP, 2-0, 12 IP, 5.25 ERA). Shields has been pretty dominant this postseason, while Myers can be gotten to, so I think this series has a very good chance of being evened up heading into Citizen's Bank Park on Saturday.
World Series Game One Preview
Tomorrow night, October 22, the World Series will commence at roughly 7:00 p.m. on FOX. Pitching matchups for Game 1 are: Cole Hamels (PHI; LHP, 3-0, 22 IP, 1.23 ERA in postseason) vs. Scott Kazmir (TB; LHP, 2-0, 15.2 IP, 4.02).
To me, this is the key game of the series. While the Phillies seem to have the advantage because of the brilliant ace Hamels, I think that the Rays will knock him off (due to their home field mojo that has propelled them to victory all season long) and thus set the tone for the entire series.
Of course, if Philly does succeed, it would really put the pressure on the Rays to win Game Two before heading to the City of Brotherly Love.
World Series Prediction: The Magic Continues
The entire season, I have doubted the Tampa Bay Rays, first thinking they would never win the division, and secondly, thinking they would not advance deep in the postseason. However, now that the Rays have proven me wrong time and time again (and beaten the playoff-savvy Red Sox), they are my pick to host the Commissioner's Trophy in about a week.
I think both teams are very evenly matched (as pitching is the strong suit of either side), but I'm giving the series to Tampa Bay because of their home field advantage at the Trop. In a shocking upset, I think that the Rays will defeat Philadelphia Phillies ace starter Cole Hamels in Game One and shake up the Phils a bit. However, I also see the series advancing to at least a sixth game (as Philly plays well at home too), but likely no further, as the home-town magic will be enough to propel the Phils into the promised land.
So, because of the home field advantage and enough talent to beat Philly's ace, I predict a Rays world championship in six games. I'm excited to see what happens…
I Don't Believe What I Just Saw
Last night, as I sat down to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 7 of the ALCS, I was rooting for the Sawx to win the AL pennant. I just know a lot more about the Sox and figured it would be more interesting to see them back in the World Series then the upstart Rays. When the final out was recorded (remarkably, in favor of Tampa Bay), however, I found myself feeling good for the improbable Rays franchise for two reasons: seeing former Twins succeed, and seeing a franchise that never should have been winning something significant.
I have been closely following major league baseball since 1998 (the whole McGwire-Sosa thing, you know), the same year the then Devil Rays (along with the Arizona Diamondbacks) were introduced into the game. Within a few years, once the Rays organization had time to prove to me how inept they were, I made the prediction that the Rays would never win a significant championship in the history of their franchise. I though this for two reasons: First, the Tampa Bay area really isn't suited for a major league baseball franchise, as the fan support is terrible (too much sun in Florida, I think). Second, they play in what amounts to the high-rollers division of the American League…the AL East. While the Yankees, Sox, and Orioles (although you would never know it considering how many bad decisions they make with it) have incredible streams of revenue, the Blue Jays and Rays are pretty much left in their dust. To me, the chances of someone other than New York or Boston winning the AL East were as good as someone knocking the New England Patriots off the top of their weak NFL division the last few years.
So, as the final out was recorded last night, I was glad to see the Rays bring at least some happiness to the few fans in TB who follow them with a passion (like I do my Twins). Also, I was happy for former Twins Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett (and Grant Balfour, I guess) for their winning performance. Garza clashed with enough Twins coaches to make his departure imminent, but I don't begrudge him for that, as the Twins have a very strict organizational stance on pitchers that Garza didn't feel he could work within. I liken it to the Twins telling David Ortiz to push the ball into an often wide-open left field, something he wasn't going to do and thus needed a new team to start fresh with. As for Bartlett, he never really played up to his true potential for the Twins, so I'm glad to see him step up and become a leader for another club.
Finally, I was wondering throughout last night's game what team the Twins (and specifically manager Ron Gardenhire) were cheering for. At first, I thought that perhaps the bitterness at losing Garza and Bartlett would have them leaning towards Boston, but then I consider things further and reached a different conclusion. Being a Little League coach for three years in my home town, my face always lit up when a former player experienced success elsewhere, so I bet a guy like Gardy (and a close-knit team like the Twins) were rooting for their old pals.
All season long I doubted the Rays. First, their ability to win the AL East, and second their ability to advance deep into the postseason. They have proven me wrong at every turn, and I now finally believe they have a shot at accomplishing the unthinkable…winning a World Series championship. If I were the Devil right now, I'd start getting the heaters installed, as things could get a bit chilly down there if the Rays have their way this week.


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Last week I shared this recipe at another blog and it was such a BIG hit! I thought it would only be fair for me to share it with all of you too. It only calls for a handful of ingredients and the results are quite delicious! In fact, I'm off to bake some right now!
- 1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
- 3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 c. white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 c. white chocolate chips
- 1 c. shredded coconut
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, mix softened butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until combined. Then, add egg.
- Reduce speed and mix in dry ingredients until combined. Stir in white chocolate chips and coconut.
- Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes or until slightly brown. Allow cookies to cool on rack.
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Health In Vieques: A Crisis and its Causes
By Cruz Maria Nazario, John Lindsay-Poland, and Déborah Santana
Media coverage of the controversy in Vieques frequently states that opponents of the US Navy's bombing "allege health and environmental damage from military practices" and that "the Navy denies those claims." Yet the critical health situation in Vieques is at the heart of why more than two- thirds of the island's residents voted for an immediate cessation of naval bombing and a full environmental cleanup.
This Issue Brief explores health conditions in Vieques and what is known about the possible causes of health problems there. It concludes by calling for the immediate cessation of military activities in the island, full environmental decontamination, thorough evaluation of the health situation and improvement of the health care services in Vieques.
Children at risk? When she was just two years old, Milivy Adams' parents, José and Zulayka, noticed a bulge on the child's head. It was diagnosed as a tumor and removed, but there were other tumors — in her kidney, her left hand and leg, and shoulders. José had been a baker in Vieques, but brought the family to New Jersey, where Milivy received chemotherapy and radiation treatment at nearby Philadelphia Children's Hospital; at present her condition is deteriorating.
For many Puerto Ricans, Milivy Adams' struggle to live has become symbolic of the many people in Vieques who have contracted cancer and other serious diseases during the years that the Navy has used the eastern end of the island as a bombing and training area. This was demonstrated in a Puerto Rico Department of Health publication (November, 1997), which showed that Vieques had a 27% higher cancer rate than the rest of Puerto Rico from 1985 to 1989. Subsequent studies and observation have confirmed the excessive risk of developing and dying from cancer among viequenses. From 1995 to 1998, viequenses under 50 years old had 56% greater risk of dying from cancer than Puerto Ricans of the same age living in the main island. The increased risk of viequenses of developing and dying from cancer since 1970 is significant.
While every cancer death affects the family, in a small community the impact is multiplied. Therefore, when in a single week in February 2002, six viequenses died of cancer, not only the immediate family was affected, but a distressing signal also reached the entire community: Who will be next?
The poor health situation in Vieques is not limited to cancer. In 1998, the crude death rate from heart disease in Vieques was 251.6 per 100,000, compared to 157.5 in Puerto Rico. Vieques has no long-term or heavily contaminating industries, except for the military. Other towns in Puerto Rico with evident environmental contamination or with limited access to health care experienced lower mortality rates from heart disease during that year. For example, the town of Cataño is contaminated from many industries in the vicinity, yet has a death rate from heart disease of 163.9 per 100,000. In addition, rural Las Marías also had lower rates (172.7) even though, like Vieques, a large proportion of the population lives in remote areas with poor access to specialized health services.
Between 15 — 32% of Vieques public school students reported respiratory ailments in the annual health report of the Puerto Rican Department of Education from 1995 to 1999. During 1998 the Puerto Rico Health Department conducted two health surveys using a sample of 215 households in Vieques. One of the surveys, sponsored by the federal Centers for Disease Control, is known as the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). The BRFSS is a survey designed to gather information from a representative sample of the population on their habits as they affect health, such as cigarette smoking (considered the most important risk factor for developing cancer) and measures for early detection of disease (a positive factor for a better quality of life).
The official report from the Department of Health reported that while there were no significant (p>0.05) differences between those living in Vieques and the main island regarding physical activity, cigarette smoking, vitamins and supplement consumption, and many demographic characteristics, the reporting of premature sexual development (telarchia) in girls under eight years old was significantly (p=0.005) higher in Vieques (7.2%) than the rest of Puerto Rico, which already has extremely high rates (3.0%). Puerto Rico's high rates most likely stem from the presence of high levels of phthalates from manufacturing. Phthalates are chemical compounds which mimic hormones. The most probable sources of phthalates and other ecoestrogens in Vieques are military explosives components.
Infant mortality in Vieques is decreasing more slowly than in Puerto Rico: in Puerto Rico a 71% decrease was observed when infant mortality rates from 1960-1964 were compared to 1990-1994, while it only decreased 27% in Vieques during the same 30 years. In fact, between 1990 and 1997 the risk of a baby dying before his or her first birthday was about 25% higher for babies born from women living in Vieques than one born in Puerto Rico.
Cancer risk. Many years before David Sanes was killed by two off-target bombs in Vieques in 1999 —the tragic event that reignited a massive protest movement — the people of Vieques were already dying of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer at a higher rate than expected for a population of less than 10,000. In fact, when cancer rates in Vieques during 1970-1974 are compared to their cancer rates from 1985-1989, the risk of viequenses contracting cancer was 66% higher than in the previous period. This means that the cancer risk in Vieques has been increasing steadily in statistically significant proportions since the early 1970s, when bombing and military practices in Vieques also intensified.
It is important to note that among viequense children up to nine years old, the risk of developing cancer was double the risk for children of the same age in the rest of Puerto Rico from 1985 to 1989. Even more significant is the fact that during the same time period children in Vieques from 10 to 19 years old had 3.5 times the risk of developing cancer, compared with children of the same age in Puerto Rico. In 1999 — the year David Sanes died — the risk of dying of cancer in Vieques was 61% higher than in Puerto Rico. These statistics represent the reality of the health situation in Vieques, according to official data from the Puerto Rico Department of Health.
In Vieques, cancer deaths are under-reported, because many cancer patients move to other municipalities to receive treatment and are thus more likely to die away from their residence.
How can we explain the elevated risks of developing cancer in Vieques? Why do viequenses have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer ? Are the people living in Vieques different from Puerto Ricans on the big island? Are the living habits of viequenses less healthy than those living in Puerto Rico? Is it because of the contamination on Vieques? What are the most probable sources of contamination in Vieques?
Health surveys show that socioeconomic differences, lifestyle, or even age distribution among viequenses compared to Puerto Ricans in the main island do not account for the high risk of developing cancer in Vieques. Epidemiological studies are required to further evaluate the influence of such factors in cancer etiology. But based on the official data available from scientific studies, the evidence points elsewhere.
A very few small industries have been established in Vieques for short periods, none of which have been large enough or operated long enough to account for the serious and widespread health crisis in Vieques. By contrast, for more than 60 years the US Navy has actively bombed and openly burned conventional weapons in Vieques, fired unconventional weapons, and experimented with unknown materials and substances.
It is reasonable to focus on the activities and wastes of industries with a high potential for contaminating the environment where they are located. This is why regulatory and environmental agencies are charged with actively monitoring such activities and wastes. Any industry not complying with these laws and regulations is subject to fines, as well as requirements to clean up the contamination and compensate for damages.
Navy activities, cancer and other diseases in Vieques. Toxic wastes produced by military activities have been verified by information provided by the Navy and manufacturers of weapons components such as explosives, propellants, and munitions casings. The available information usually does not include the weapons used in an experimental stage, or those used by other nations' militaries that rent the impact area in Vieques. The limits on available information further indicates the need to investigate the links between health problems and environmental contamination in Vieques, using sound scientific methods.
The Navy has argued that there are no links between military practices and health problems in Vieques. Yet as environmentalist Peter Montague points out, "Science will never provide definitive answers to some of the most important questions that we face." Absolute proof that a person became sick from a specific source of environmental contamination is almost never possible. "There is always room," Montague continues, "for a researcher employed by Philip Morris or the Crop Protection Association (the pesticide trade group) to say, 'Could not this disease be partly caused by some factor that you haven't taken into consideration?' And the honest answer must always be, 'Yes, there's a slim chance that it could be.'"
Yet the precautionary principle argues that identifiable sources of health hazards must be controlled, even in the absence of "absolute proof." If we value the health of the people living on Vieques, then "absolute proof" is not necessary. Among the factors that might explain the high cancer rate and other health problems in Vieques, environmental contamination appears to be most important. There already is enough evidence to conclude that naval bombing has imposed and continues to impose enormous risks on the health of islanders.
What we know. The information currently available allows us to discuss the biological plausibility that contamination from naval activities can cause many health problems in Vieques. For example, some explosives — such as TNT and RDX — are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as possible carcinogens. RDX contamination only results from military activities, and traces of this toxic element have been detected in Vieques. Even bombs that do not contain large amounts of explosives use propellants such as DNT, which is also a probable carcinogen. Studies of animal exposure to DNT have shown that a reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, nervous system disorders, and liver and kidney damage can occur .
The structural parts of munitions also have components such as arsenic, cadmium and lead, which the EPA has classified as carcinogenic, based on studies showing that humans and animals exposed to these substances have an increased risk of developing cancer. Other carcinogens related to military activity are: pyrotechnic products (hexachloroethane and lead, both probable carcinogens), and combustion products (Nitrosodiphenylamine, classified as a probable carcinogen by EPA). Military training also destroys vegetation using chemical compounds such as dioxins, which have toxic effects on humans. Exposure to dioxin increases the risk of autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, as reported by a e recent Air Force Health Study (2001).
Are people in Vieques exposed to these compounds? In the 1978 the Navy conducted a study of water wells in Vieques aimed at measuring the presence of materials from explosives in the island's water sources. The study found RDX (0.00004 parts per million) in all samples except one, and also found the explosive Tetryl in a water tank in Isabel Segunda, the island's main town. The amount of contaminants measured is not as important as what they establish: that there exists an exposure pathway between the toxic materials used in munitions in the impact area and people's water in the civilian area of the island. It should be noted that naval bombing intensified in the years following the 1978 well study.
When civil disobedience camps were established in the bombing zone of eastern Vieques (between May 1999 and May 2000), several researchers (Jorge Fernández Porto, Neftalí García Martínez and others) took soil samples that provided scientific evidence of the presence of toxic substances in the Vieques firing range. Biologist Dr. Arturo Massol and his colleagues from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez have published several studies establishing that these toxic substances have entered the food chain and are present in dangerous levels in vegetation (squash, peppers, pigeon peas, and others) in the civilian lands of Vieques. A research group from the University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health (Nazario et al) found cadmium, arsenic and lead in the surface dust accumulated inside homes in Vieques. Hair samples of viequenses taken in 1999 and 2000 showed high levels of cadmium, lead and mercury.
Such findings indicate an urgent need for comprehensive and complete studies of potential exposure and contamination of the people living in Vieques, who have apparently been exposed to carcinogenic and toxic substances for decades.
What do health professionals say? In 2001, the American Public Health Association adopted a resolution calling on the President to order a permanent cessation of military exercises on Vieques and to establish a cleanup program to restore the island's environment. The resolution pointed out that cancer rates for Vieques "exceed the alert levels adopted by the surveillance system as defined by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry." Moreover, in June 2000, 21 Puerto Rican physicians were arrested for entering the firing range in Vieques. They announced that byengaging in peaceful civil disobedience, they observed their Hippocratic Oath in an act of concern for the health of soldiers as well as of islanders.
1. As a public health measure for controlling the most probable source of exposure of viequenses to harmful substances, the United States should permanently end naval bombing, as well as open burning and detonation, in Vieques.
2. The federal executive should initiate — and Congress should fully fund — removal of the existing contaminants to which people in Vieques are exposed, with a complete cleanup program of the island's lands and waters.
3. A complete and up-to-date epidemiological study of the causes of cancer and other health problems in Vieques should be initiated as soon as possible. Whether the study is underwritten by an international organization such as the Pan-American Health Organization, the U.S. government, the Puerto Rican government, or another party, it is crucial for viequenses to be integrally involved in the study's design and execution.
4. It is critical that health care services in Vieques be improved and made comprehensive. For example, while a planned new birth center is a good step, pre-natal services are even more important and urgently needed.
Dr. Cruz Maria Nazario is a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health. She coordinated the professional group assigned by the Puerto Rican legislature to study the incidence and causes of cancer in Vieques in 2001. John Lindsay-Poland is director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Déborah Santana is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Mills College.
This Vieques Issue Brief is one of a series published by the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Sources for more information:
Air Force Health Study, available at:
Resolution of American Public Health Association, American Journal of Public Health, March 2001, p. 514.
Military Toxics Project, "Toxic Hazards of Practice Ammunition," available at:
Arturo Massol, Casa Pueblo, "Studies on Vieques Flora and Fauna: Summary of Findings," available at: http://www.viequeslibre.addr.com/articles/articles.htm
Peter Montague, Rachel's Environmental and Health Weekly #726, "Science, Precaution and Pesticides," June 7, 2001.
Jorge L. Colón, Cruz Maria Nazario, Himilce Vélez, Rafael Guerrero, Vieques: Situación Actual de la Salud, Grupo de Apoyo Técnico y Profesional para el Desarollo Sustentable de Vieques, April 2000.
"Focused Petitioned Public Health Assessment: Drinking Water Supplies and Groundwater Pathway Evaluation, Isla de Vieques Bombing Range, Vieques, Puerto Rico," Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, available at:
Erick Suárez, "Incidencia y Mortalidad de Cáncer en Vieques," presentation to First Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, San Juan, April 10, 2002.


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Washington State fell to 11-7 overall and 5-1 in conference play while Utah improved to 8-9 overall and 1-5 in conference. The Cougars, playing without their second-leading scorer Lia Galdeira (18.6 ppg) who sat out due to soreness, shot 40 percent from the floor and 5-of-15 from behind the arc. Utah shot over 54 percent in the second half and finished 13-of-21 from the free throw line while WSU Went 6-of-9.
Junior guard Tia Presley led the Cougars with 13 points and senior forward Sage Romberg added 12. Sophomore guard Taylor Edmondson started in place of Galdeira and finished with eight points and three assists. Sophomore forward Mariah Cooks added seven points, six rebounds and three assists. Forward Michelle Plouffe led the Utes with 17 points and 10 rebounds after hit the eventual game-winner.
WSU's 5-1 start to Pac-12 play matches the best start in program history through the first six conference games (1970-71, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1978-79).
Washington State answered Utah's three straight 3-pointers to open the game with two from Romberg and later used a 15-5 run to take a 15-13 run after two layups from Presley.
Both teams traded runs for much of a sluggish first half and the Cougars received jumpers from Cooks and Romberg to close half, sending WSU into the break down two, 27-25. Presley and Romberg each finished the half with eight points as Washington State was held to 34 percent shooting.
The Utes opened the second half with two quick baskets and later grew its lead to eight after an 8-2 stretch. The Cougars responded with a 9-1 run as senior forward Hana Potter got things going with a rebound putback. Cooks followed with a runner off the glass, Presley connected on her own runner in the lane, Dheensaw hit a free throw and Edmondson capped the run with a jumper, tying things up at 36 at the 11:52 mark.
Sophomore guard Dawnyelle Awa gave the Cougars its first lead since early in the first half with a three at the 10:15 mark. The lead grew to four following a jumper from Edmondson and another three from Awa. WSU pushed its lead up to seven with 5:04 left after Dheensaw's setback jumper and Presley's acrobatic layup and free throw after she was fouled on the play.
Following a Romberg baseline jumper, the Utes began their comeback with six straight points to even things up at 53 with 1:53 remaining. Then both teams traded baskets over the final 90 seconds before a replay review of Presley's shot attempt with 12 seconds left was ruled to not have touched the rim, resulting in a shotclock violation against the Cougars, giving possession to Utah. The Utes got the ball on the next play to their leading scorer, Michelle Plouffe who hit the go-ahead layup with two seconds left. Following a timeout, WSU got the ball to Presley at midcourt who dribbled twice and got off a three from well outside the arc on the left wing but missed wide as time expired.
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Joseph Juarez, 39, of St. Paul, Minnesota went to Heaven on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Joe loved the Lord and prayed for everyone all of his life. His request was that he would like to visit Aunt Phyllis' church.
Joe was born on November 16, 1971 in St. Paul, MN. He lived his lifetime in St. Paul. He was born the third son to Joseph and Shirley Juarez. Joe leaves to celebrate his memory, Mother, Shirley of Milltown, WI, Children, Benjamin, Joe Jr., Dakota, Tianna, Amanda, granddaughter, Christina, brothers, Michael, David, Angel and many cousins, aunts and uncles who reside in the Round Lake area. Joe also is survived by all of his many friends. Joe loved to cook and worked as a cook. His favorite pastime was fishing which he dearly loved to do. Joe was preceded in death by his Father.
Joe loved living in the Cities and loved the city lights, noise and the closeness to restaurants, shopping and food markets. Joe liked going to McDonald's for fast food as his health was failing. He loved food and coffee, coffee being his favorite. His mother took him to Old Country Buffett, which he really enjoyed for the variety of foods.
Joe loved visiting his Aunt Phyllis' for her awesome fry-bread hot dogs. Joe loved her cooking and feast she put on for the holidays and summer cookouts. Joe also loved his music, especially Pink Floyd.
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Is it a Helix? Is it a Lymnaea? Or is it both?
The shell on the left belongs to the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis, while the one on the right is that of Helix aspersa, a land snail. And here is what you would get if you could put the two together.
I found this specimen in the land snail collection of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. Tim Pearce and I examined it briefly. We came up with 3 explanations as to how it may have been created.
1. It is a fake. If it is a fake, it is a very cleverly made one. As you can see in the picture below, the body whorl of Helix grew over the body whorl of Lymnaea. To be able to do that one would have to remove the body whorl of a Helix shell by cutting along the suture of the body whorl, put the rest of the shell inside a larger Lymnaea shell, place the body whorl of Helix on the outside and, finally, glue everything together without leaving any traces of the cuts and breaks.
2. Tim suggested that a juvenile H. aspersa in its shell was purposely lodged, or glued, inside an empty L. stagnalis shell. The Helix couldn't get out, so it grew out of the Lymnaea shell.
3. I thought that a H. aspersa was removed from its shell and placed inside an empty L. stagnalis shell. Somehow, it survived, reattached its columellar muscle and continued to grow, building its own shell. In Tucker Abbott's Compendium of Landshells (p. 193) there is a picture a similar chimera of H. aspersa. According to Abbott, in that case "an aspersa animal was placed in an empty Ennea shell and became atttached."
X-raying the shell would help pick between the alternatives 2 and 3. An X-ray photograph could even reveal hidden cracks and expose the specimen as a fake. All I could do at the museum was hold the shell against a light, but that wasn't helpful.
Note that the bands on the Helix shell are visible thru the translucent Lymnaea shell near the lip of the latter. This is explained (if the whole thing is not a fake) by the fact that when a snail resumes growth after a break, the new shell starts growing below the old shell and slightly behind the break. I have discussed this with examples in 2 previous posts (here and here).
I am not familiar with the name, Cailliaud, on the label. The only Cailliaud in 2,400 Years of Malacology is Frédéric de Nantes Cailliaud (1787-1869). If this specimen indeed belonged to him, then it is from before 1870. Cailliaud might have written about this specimen or others like it. I will appreciate any further information, including literature citations, that anyone might have on Cailliaud's work with chimeras.


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Jane Havsy with the Daily Record caught up with members of the Tripucka family for an article highlighting the family's athletic success, especially UMass alum Travis Tripucka, who was a student-athlete on the Minutemen football and lacrosse teams and is now competing for a spot with the NFL's New York Jets.
FLORHAM PARK -- Kelly Tripucka didn't think about his children becoming professional athletes. No matter that Tripucka was a two-time NBA All-Star, and his father, Frank Tripucka, had his No. 18 retired as the Denver Broncos' quarterback in the 1960s.Read the full article here.
Now Kelly and Janice Tripucka's sons are following the family tradition.Jake Tripucka was scheduled to debut with the Charlotte Hounds in Major League Lacrosse on Saturday night, just a couple of weeks after winning his second NCAA title at Duke. Travis Tripucka, who played both football and lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts, is trying to catch on with the New York Jets as a long snapper.


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On Wednesday, August 6, Houston City Council debated nearly 5 hours before passing an amendment to Chapter 46 of the Code of Ordinances governing vehicles for hire to authorize Transportation Network Companies (TNC) including Uber and Lyft to operate. Under the new rules, each TNC must register for an annual fee and assure that all its drivers carry commercial insurance while transporting passengers. In addition, Uber drivers must pass a criminal background check, be fingerprinted, and submit to a drug test within 30 days of applying to drive.
The lengthy debate was a tour de force of policy issues aimed at striking a balance between the stringent regulations applicable to traditional taxicab companies and users of a cell phone app who are willing to drive on an occasional basis using their own cars. Among the most contested proposed amendments were an effort by Council Member Martin to require each driver to carry commercial insurance at all times, and a temporary cap on the number ot TNC drivers at 250 per company. Many aspects of fairness were proposed including allowing surge pricing for all vehicles (traditional cabs and TNCs) for rides solicited through a mobile application.
The new statute also creates a task force to be comprised mainly of disabled persons to review issues related to the availability of handicap-accessible vehicles, data on usage, demographics, and geographical distribution of services in 6 to 12 months of passage.
As with all the recent public speaker sessions, Council meetings and related Committee hearings, the chamber was packed with interested members of the public. Most wore yellow t-shirts or stickers saying "play by the rules" or other slogans used by the pro-taxi companies and lobbyists. But today's session was quiet with little silent cheering or standing in support of results. The pro-taxi side lost on virtually every issue, albeit by some narrow margins. The final vote was 10 in favor, 5 opposed, and 2 absent. Most of the spectators left the chamber in silence. But the pro-TNC side was clear on certain conditions and restrictions that will assure more accountability and professionalism. Under the rules all licensed companies traditional and TNC's will be required to collect and retain more data about trips, locations, and services, and submit it to City regulators to provide a robust database ahead of a scheduled review of the impact of the new law.


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I bought an Uncle Mike's PDA Holster as the dimensions advertised were perfect for my Colt Mustang. That is, they would be if accurate.
It is reported to measure 6" wide, but is actually 5.75" outside and with the .25 inset allows only 5.25 for my 5.5" gun.
The height is reported at 5" but is actually only 4" outside with 1" of that a gap above the carry space. With the .25" inset of the bottom I have 2.75" for my 3.9" gun. It might be deep enough if one could stretch the elastic .5" inside space to the 1" advertised.
Bottom line is the 6 x 5 x 1 PDA holster has only 5.25 x 2.75 x .5 usable space. It looks sturdy and is attractive, so if you have a mouse that would fit, it may be a consideration.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Lots of Hills, great finishIn full: Well organised, bit slow at check-in, water stop on the way. Not many spectators on the way round, marshalls very good although some didn't cheer. No water or any drinks at the end though which I think is poor. Water bottle & a bag full of magazine. Nice run though would do again.Date of review: September 22, 2014
In short: Great Hills, Not enough obstaclesIn full: My second time doing this run & I got 1st woman.. great run, felt for what you pay it wasn't value for money. Received my trophy in the post, last year it was broken, this year the plaque with no date was wonky, v cheap. But overall good race. Always a mix up at the end over positions & times though.Date of review: September 22, 2014
In short: Steep Hills, fast down hillIn full: Lovely run, not many turned out this year though. Slight rain but great hill as always, and very fast down hill, drink stop at the top & bottle of water for the finishers. Date of review: August 28, 2012
In short: Change of route this year, windy & hilly, lots of drinks & sponge stationsIn full: Lots of drinks stations, brilliant. I wasn't so keen on the change of route felt like the cars were really close so did run on the pavement at times. Route is very dull if you are local. But nice towel at the end, well organised.Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Great run, terrible weatherIn full: Great event full of local club runners but everyone was welcome. Hilly race with quick finish. Date of review: April 29, 2012
In short: Beautiful, great hills, lovely goodie bag & tIn full: We hada lodge near by at Whitebridge so made our own way to the start, drinks and loos at the start so great. Started to rain but hey ho.. lovely run went really quickly, pleanty of drinks stations lots if not maybe too many lucozade ones and not enough water. Overall fantastic, my wee one did the wee-nessie they said it was fun. The sun came out also. MY FIRST AND NOT MY LAST MARATHON Date of review: October 4, 2011
In short: Watchout for the downhill, brilliant!In full: Short race but full of ups and downs, marshalls at some points, but not all. The downhill was very steep, cross-country hills and tracks. Great race, shame all you got was a bottle of water at the end, alcohol for the winners though!Date of review: August 29, 2011
In short: Great race loved the mud!In full: Well organised, lovely hills nothing too challenging, mud was great and the quick bits in the fields. Lots of locals cheering bit too much road for my liking though.Date of review: August 13, 2011
In short: Well organised, love the water stops!!In full: My first 1/2 marathon, organised very well, slight shortage of loos though, lovely race all on road, watch out for the cars, few hills nothing major and a quick finish. Had one of the massages afterwards lovely about 5mins worth while. Loved it!!Date of review: August 7, 2011
In short: Well organised, interesting courseIn full: Received very thorough details before, the day went very well and the run was interesting through fields, woodland, road & heathland. I don't think it was quite 10k though maybe 8.8.Date of review: July 31, 2011
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Yet more evidence of what happens when voter IDs aren't required. From the Daily Caller:
Video footage provided exclusively to The Daily Caller shows election workers in New Hampshire giving out ballots in the names of dead voters at multiple voting precincts during the state's primary election on Tuesday.
The bombshell video is the work of conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe and his organization, Project Veritas.
Voters in the Granite State are not required to present identification to vote. O'Keefe's investigators were able to obtain ballots under the names of dead voters at polling locations Tuesday by simply asking for them, he said. . . .


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Thanksgiving is months away, but take the Turkey test anyway!
News agencies are reporting that the European Union has started membership talks with Turkey. Only time will tell how far they will go. In the meantime, brush up on your knowledge of geography and history with this test from the BBC.
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SEATTLE - In a sport centered on precision; inches, centimeters, minutes and seconds; to improve is to succeed. For star thrower, Angus Taylor, this has been his main goal during his three years thus far at the University of Washington.
Recently finishing up his third indoor season for the Huskies, Taylor closed out the final meet with a significant personal record in the weight throw of 62-feet, 7.75-inches. For a seasoned athlete such as himself, big PR's can often be difficult to come by.
But, for Taylor, a native of Richmond, British Columbia, it's all about just improving incrementally year to year. To improve and to perform at one's best, according to Taylor, gives an athlete the best shot at making it onto the national scene of collegiate competition.
A senior outdoors this spring who now trades the weight throw for the hammer throw, Taylor has been agonizingly close to making the final site of the NCAA Champioships the past two years. At NCAA Prelims, the top twelve advance on to the final site. In 2010, Taylor placed 13th, the first man out of nationals, and last year he wound up 17th after a career-best fifth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships.
Last season was a challenge for Taylor as he had his appendix removed before the season which cut into his training significantly. He was able to increase his hammer PR yet again, but by just six inches to 201-6 (No. 7 in Washington history). Fully healthy now, Taylor says "the main goal for me is to make it to the NCAA meet at the end of the year. I only had a really small improvement throughout the last outdoor season, but this season with nothing holding me back, I'm definitely looking for a large PR in the hammer throw."
In order to improve over his marks last season, Taylor has had to adapt to a new coach and the altered training style of Washington's new throws coach, T.J. Crater. As a new coach on the scene, Crater focuses on form and technicality with his athletes with the hopes of helping them improve steadily throughout the season. Taylor's response to the coaching change was one of surprise, but also an excitement with the possibility of finding new angles in which to better himself as an athlete.
Of Coach Crater's technical coaching style, Taylor noted, "I definitely think it has helped me improve. He brings a few different things to the table that kind of help the throwers understand what they're supposed to be doing technically."
With a more focused approach on form, Taylor hopes to see himself competing well at Pac-12s and beyond this season. "My goal is always to just improve," says Taylor. "Even throughout high school, I set the bar high and try to reach it."
As team captain of the throws squad, Taylor is a laidback, unassuming guy. Sure, he has high expectations for himself no doubt. But the goals he verbalizes speak to his down-to-earth demeanor. To simply improve; to better oneself. And to reach this goal, it takes a mature athlete to recognize that improvement occurs in a series of steps up to the greater accomplishment; many steps upward, but some also backwards from the ultimate destination. Faced with injury and seasons with little improvement in the past, Taylor has a clear perspective of the patience, hard work and dedication it takes to do simply get better.
Taylor says that expectations of the throws squad are always high. Of the throws squad Taylor laughed a bit, "We're always looking for ways to beat one another in order to make each other better."
A big senior season could also set up Taylor for a post-collegiate career. "I'll be going home to train with my high school coach, who is well known for coaching in Canada," says Taylor. "I'll train with him and if I see drastic improvement, I'll continue throwing and see if I can make it to (the World Championships.)
Hammer throwers usually don't peak until they're 30. I've always improved every season, so I don't see any reason that I can't continue."
Reflecting on a career still with the best to come, the modest Taylor said that he'll be written down in the record books, but beyond that, "I hope I leave the legacy of working hard. Trying to push yourself as well as your teammates to get better, to stay focused, and to do as your coach tells you," he says. "Guys will come to knock off records. There are freshmen now that hopefully I've rubbed off on and will continue to feel the same way as far as succeeding as a team and individually."
Hopefully they'll remember one thing, if nothing else--to continue to strive for improvement. To simply aim to better oneself as an athlete each and every day. That has been the name of his game, and clearly it has worked well so far.


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Tonight is the big finale of "The Bachelorette" 2014 with Andi Dorfman. Fans have been wondering all along who will end up giving her a letter on the big finale night. Viewers have seen previews of this and for some reason ABC decided to go ahead and spoil it. On Monday, Reality Steve went to his Twitter with confusion about why they would release this early.
This has been something that they keep talking about on the previews. Fans want to know who the letter is from and now they are trying hard to figure it out. "The Bachelorette" went to their Facebook page to go ahead and share the entire letter with fans. This letter makes it very clear that one of the guys who has been sent home wrote the letter.
The letter explains how this man thinks that their love was real. One part says, "I fully realize that in the end I could have been wrong about what we had. While it's hard to accept, I totally realize that it's a possibility. With that being said, when I think about the relationship that we had, very few things in my life have felt more real."
It goes on to explain that when she ended things it was hard on them. This proves the letter isn't from the man who she picks in the end of the show. It talks about not feeling right about their relationship when she woke up in the morning. This makes it sound like it is from one of the guys she stayed the night with which would be either Josh Murray or Nick Viall. It is pretty easy to assume it is from whichever guy she turns down tonight. There are also videos out that make it look like Nick loses that you can see at this link.
It talks about a date to the monastery and it also talks about a walk in Belgium. Hollywood Take mentions her taking a walk in Belgium with Nick and he did go on a group date to a monastery. It really sounds like that Nick Viall may end up being the one she sent home and who also wrote her this letter. Find out tonight on "The Bachelorette" 2014 finale.
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*note: video describes how multiple sclerosis is currently diagnosed. Wednesday's published paper is going to change all this.
Last year's research done by Gladstone Institute Investigator Katerina Akassaglou, Ph.D. and her team had revealed an important start in the beginning stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Wednesday's paper shows what they did with those discoveries.
They were able to show, last year, that MS begins with the break down of the blood brain barrier (BBB); it physically separates from blood circulation thereby allowing fibrogen to seep into the brain.
The protein thrombin then coverts fibrogen into fibren, a fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood, and, since fibren aren't suppose to be in the brain; it triggers the body's immune response.
The researchers continued to build upon this discovery and were able to develop "a fluorescently labeled probe specifically designed to track thrombin" and discovered not only it being active in the beginning stages of the disease but that it also interconnected with the severity of MS.
To understand how important a find this is, one needs to try to comprehend that MS sufferers, each and every single one, didn't even know they had the disease until damage had already been done.
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Dr. Akassaglou stated, "We already knew that the buildup of fibrin appears early in the development of MS—both in animal models and in human patients, so we wondered whether thrombin activity could in turn serve as an early marker of disease. In fact, we were able to detect thrombin activity even in our animal models even before they exhibited any of the disease's neurological signs."
"…even before they exhibited any of the disease's neurological signs." The feeling of awe in that statement cannot be overstated.
Using a type of molecular probe that delivers florescent agents to a particular area of the body, an Activatable Cell-Penetrating Peptide (ACPP), they analyzed the stages thrombin showed itself and "specific disease 'hot-spots,' regions where neuronal damage developed over time," said Gladstone Staff Research Scientist Dimitrios Davalos, Ph.D.
Like a one-two punch, these scientists not only proved thrombin-specific probes can be used in early disease detection, they are also able to show thrombin activity is directly tied to the ruin of the myelin sheath.
They essentially were able to take people to the beginning of MS - when it takes its baby steps into our brains.
For more info: for those who live in Lima, Ohio, the Northwestern Ohio MS Chapter can be reached at: 401 Tomahawk Drive, Maumee, OH at (419) 897-7263. They are located approximately an hour and a half from Lima, Ohio and 45 minutes from Findlay, Ohio. For directions please click here at Google Maps
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Opening of blood brain barrier and why it is an important MS finding (2011)
Blood brain barrier created in a laboratory dish (2012)
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Nokia could produce first quad-core Windows Phone 8 handset
Benchmark results show Nokia has a quad-core Windows Phone 8 handset in the works
Nokia is working on the first quad-core Windows Phone 8 handset, according to leaked benchmark results.
The results turned up via the GFXBench benchmarking app's web-based database, showing a Qualcomm Adreno 305-toting chipset with 4 CPUs. While the chip name isn't dropped we can quickly conclude this is definitely a Qualcomm chip and both the Nokia name and Windows Phone 8 also show up.
The version of Windows Phone 8 isn't mentioned, but the GDR3 update of Windows Phone 8 is pegged to introduce support for both quad-core processors and 1080p Full HD resolution displays. It's worth noting that the device listed in the benchmarks sports a 1280x720 pixel display resolution - the same as current-gen Windows Phone 8 devices - so it's not taking full advantage of GDR3 at this point.
Qualcomm recently announced that its Snapdragon 400 quad-core chip would support Windows Phone 8 with its four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.2GHz, so that's one possible candidate. The company is also thought to have a number of other quad-core chips on the way but it's not clear if any are tailor-made for Windows Phone and there are few further details at present.
As always with benchmarks such as this, it could be a fake.
There's also the rogue element of rumours surrounding Nokia's EOS PureView cameraphone, which doesn't yet have a Lumia brand-name though it is known to run Windows Phone 8. It's also thought to have a 720p display and there's talk of a quad-core variant, possibly following the release of a dual-core model. The Nokia EOS features a 41-megpixel PureView camera with optical image stabilisation, Xenon flash and a mechanical shutter.
Nokia has an event schedule for July 11 in New York where it promises to 'reinvent the zoom'. We're expecting the Nokia EOS and, if we're lucky, it might be the device listed in these benchmarks. We'll keep you posted with more news as it emerges.


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Quick note, this post is going to be photo heavy. I tried to cut some out, but I just couldn't. So many beautiful beautiful images. So sorry (but not really because we get to look at all the lovely photos again :D)
Watching William & Kate's wedding kinda got me thinking about my own someday and I thought it would be neat to share the few ideas I came up with. These will very likely change many times over before I do walk down the aisle, but it's fun to search around :)
Going with the theme of something old, something new, something borrowed & something blue, this is what I came up with.
Beautiful old pearls from my grandma
Fabulous new shoes to wear :)
Borrow my mom's veil
And paint my nails a fabulous shade of blue! (For Audrey by China Glaze)
And just because I cannot stop admiring them, more beautiful images from the Royal Wedding :)
And did you see Kate & Pippa's dresses for the evening event?? Gorgeous!!
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Service Providers: Enterprises Want to be Dazzled
December 31st, 2012 by Editor
At HostingCon, Chairman Dave Link and CTO Antonio Piraino sat down with WHIR TV for a series of videos discussing Service Providers. In the final video they discussed how enterprises want to be dazzled when it comes to cloud services management.
Antonio says enterprises are far more educated than they ever were in the past. To win them over, you have to have something that really dazzles them. He goes on to say, "at the end of the day it's about creating more than the perception, the ability to visualize everything that they're getting from you as a service. That dazzle has really been missing a lot of times from the service provider industry."
ScienceLogic is able to help visualize the power of a lot of the services to make portals more functional and exciting. "I think moving beyond just the dashboards themselves is the ability of our platform, as essentially an analytics platform, to create extremely rich data that can be used in intelligent ways. I think that intelligence is what's coming through in the dashboards customers are able to see," says Antonio.
Service Providers can utilize the ScienceLogic API to make more intelligent decisions around their provisioning, orchestration, billing and so on to really make the entire platform far more holistic than we've ever seen in the industry before. ScienceLogic really is the glue that pulls together all of the underlying infrastructure which is getting more and more complex to manage as we go forward.
Dave agrees, saying this is really the key. "When you think about creating bling and really cool dashboards, you have to have the data. If you don't have the data to do the analytics against, then you're not going to have anything that's compelling to the end user. ScienceLogic collects data from a variety of applications since it's a very open platform. We bring all your data into one data store, one common data format that we can then bring rich analytics against in really cool dashboards."
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June 24, 2010 | by Tom Tritton
If you ask the mythical person-on-the-street for a definition of science, you'd probably get something like, "a body of knowledge about the physical or biological world." My dictionary chimes in with "a branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts on the natural world."
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April 29, 2010 | by Tom Tritton
With depressing regularity we are treated to reports of the scientific illiteracy of our fellow citizens. One such salvo comes from the National Center for Education Statistics.
March 11, 2010 | by Tom Tritton
Richard Holmes' book, The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, is witty, charming, inspiring, and highly recommended. So is the author, as I learned firsthand at a lecture he delivered at CHF last week.
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March 4, 2010 | by Tom Tritton
Every two years the National Science Board produces a detailed report on the state of U.S. science, engineering, and technology. The new 2010 version can be found here.
December 24, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
Chances are that anyone reading a blog called Periodic Tabloid will have good memories of enjoying high-school science classes. A fondness for high-school science isn't universally shared, however. Sadly, there are people who harbor a negative association with their high-school science experience. Can this be changed?
December 3, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
For the past 20 years the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture has brought people of the highest distinction to Philadelphia for an evening of lively discussion. Academics, CEOs, government officials, university presidents, and others have all offered their perspectives on the chemical sciences' contributions to society. This year's honoree was Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone of the University of North Carolina.
November 12, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
It is an article of faith, especially in higher education, that student participation in research is utterly required for shaping attitudes, appreciation, and understanding of the scientific enterprise.
October 8, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
Like most contemporary people, I am a voracious consumer of information. I readily concede that possession of information does not ensure wisdom, but at least it raises the possibility of a more informed judgment about the state of the world. Leaving aside television and the Internet, my main info sources are podcasts and books. Here are a few current favorites from each category.
September 17, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
Most people love movies. Whether drama, comedy, westerns, thrillers, romance, documentaries, or animation, what's not to like about settling in for a couple of hours with popcorn and film? But have you ever seen a chemistry movie?
July 23, 2009 | by Tom Tritton
By now most readers will have heard about the 9 July Pew Research Center report on the attitudes of Americans on science and scientists. At one level the news is good: Americans hold scientists in high esteem and believe science contributes to our economic well-being. At another level, though, the Pew report reveals the seeds of future problems.
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