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- Jul 19:
- Girl who survived Asiana plane crash killed by SFO firetruck
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- Asiana no longer suing KTVU over use of racially offensive names
- Asiana drops plans to sue KTVU over bogus pilot names
- Jul 13:
- SFO crash: If you were on Asiana Flight 214, would you help others or yourself?
- Jul 11:
- SFO crash: NTSB says control tower reported crash before pilots as on-site probe winds down
- Jul 10:
- Asiana Airlines flight attendants told pilots plane was on fire
- SFO crash: Three flight attendants ejected from plane strapped in their seats
- SFO crash: 911 tapes feature passengers frustrated with emergency response
- SFO crash: Coroner identifies which girl may have been hit by emergency vehicle
- Jul 9:
- SFO crash: NTSB reveals chaotic details of pilots' confusion; two flight attendants ejected
- SFO crash: Asiana Flight 214 spotlights complexity of modern aircraft
- SFO crash: Doctor finds unusual pattern of spine injuries
- Did Korean culture contribute to San Francisco plane crash?
- Jul 8:
- Pilot actions in Asiana crash scrutinized by investigators
- SFO jet crash TV coverage: KTVU claims victory
- Rescuers recount first moments after Asiana 214's crash at SFO
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- SFO Crash: Southern California school in shock after students killed, injured in crash
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- Two girls killed in San Francisco plane crash were students headed to summer camps in U.S.
- SFO Crash: Victim may have been hit by rescue truck after plane crash
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- SFO Crash: 2 girls dead, almost 200 other people injured after Asiana flight 214 slams runway
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- Live Coverage: Investigation of Asiana Flight 214 crash at SFO
A story about the Asiana Airlines plane crash incorrectly reported that 17-year-old Jeong Han Kim of Korea had survived the crash, based on an interview with Kim. Officials from the Korean Consulate in San Francisco said Monday that Kim had been in the United States since March and was not a passenger on Asiana Flight 214. Kim's passport was either lost or stolen, an official said, forcing him to seek help Sunday afternoon at the consulate offices, where he was interviewed by this newspaper. In addition, the story also listed Kim's name incorrectly.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 13-year-old girl gripped the edges of her seat as tightly as she could when the plane crashed hard on the runway. The emergency door behind her business class seat caved in and crushed the bathroom as the plane bounced and tipped. Luggage fell down and books and magazines in the laps of the passengers flew up. Omelets and cinnamon buns from the kitchen shot through the air and rolled down the aisles. Her cherished iPod flew out of her seat.
"I hear people screaming and crying and I heard a lady say, 'Where's my baby?" said the San Carlos teenager, who was sitting next to her mother Saturday morning on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul, where she was visiting relatives. "I was really scared, freaked out and I was wondering if I was going to die. I thought it was going to blow before anyone gets out."
Of 307 people aboard, two Chinese girls at the back of the Boeing 777 -- just three years older than she is and on their way to a church summer camp -- didn't get out alive. One was ejected from the back of the plane, one possibly run over by a rescue vehicle. The horrifying deaths occurred in the midst of chaos and panic, fire and smoke. A day after the stunning crash landing, news images of the plane's hulking carcass with gaping holes down the spine, blackened, incinerated seats inside, still raise the question: How did anyone survive at all?
Some passengers pushed their way to emergency doors.
"I don't want to discount that lives were lost, that people were critically injured," San Francisco fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said during a news conference Sunday. "But it is nothing short of a miracle that we had literally 123 people walk away from this."
Another 182 were taken to hospitals, including dozens with serious injuries. On Sunday, 19 remained hospitalized, six in critical condition, with two of those children, she said. Many had broken bones and burns.
Chairs buckled, spines snapped and a number of passengers from the back of the plane suffered what appeared to be road rash, a condition doctors found hard to explain. When rescuers arrived, they saw some passengers emerge from the water, speculating they might have been dousing themselves.
Many passengers were young, including a group of 70 Chinese students and teachers heading to summer camps, according to authorities in China.
Shi Da, 39, a project manager with a China-based Internet company, and his wife and teenage son were some of the lucky ones. They were near the back of the plane when the tail hit the sea wall. Oxygen masks dropped down.
"I saw some sparkle shining in front of me," Da told The Associated Press. "When I stood up, I saw the tail. There was a big hole and I could see through the hole to the ground. There was a lot of dust in the cabin. I grabbed my bag and rushed out through the tail, through the hole."
Wen Zhang also exited with her family through a hole, this one in the side of the plane, she said, just big enough for two people to squeeze through at a time. She was bruised, her husband's neck was injured and little Xu Qixuan had broken his left leg when the seat in front of him lurched backward.
"We are lucky because we survived," she said of her family.
Eugene Anthony Rah also feels lucky. A music producer, Rah had made the trip countless times. This time, "I just knew we were too low."
"I was holding the chair so hard, just waiting for the crash," he told ABC News.
In the midst of the chaos, he saw a "a tiny girl, a flight attendant."
"She was crying, tears all over, but she was helping, carrying a big man twice as big as her, trying to get him out of the plane," he said. "It was amazing."
After the plane came to rest and the debris that had been flying around the fuselage settled, the 13-year-old San Carlos girl, whose mother didn't want her name used, knew she had to get out fast "because in most movies, it's always on fire right when it lands."
Still, she didn't want to leave without her iPod.
Somehow, in the chaos, she had seen it land and slide under her seat. But her mother was waiting at the emergency door.
"My mom was yelling at me to get out," said the girl. "All you had to do was lift the seat a little bit, the cushions. I was doing that.
"If I lose it, I can't get another one."
She didn't know the girls had died at the back of the plane.
Staff writers Erin Ivie and Heather Somerville contributed to this report.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, April 25, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- An intruder broke into the office of Paine College President Dr. George Bradley days after the private institution's audit was leaked to the media.
"We have visionary leadership," said Brandon Brown, VP of Institutional Advancement. "We are moving forward."
Paine College leaders took to the airwaves after a internal audit was leaked to the media. It reveals the school has temporarily lost access to a federal loan.
"Your Pell Grants, your student loans, your Hope," Brown said. "All those were never in jeopardy."
The college released a statement admitting to an "unanticipated financial" shortfall. They acknowledged alleged mismanagement of funds has left the college stripped of the Federal Perkins Loan.
"It is regrettable that we did lose the Perkins Loan," Brown said. "But the side of the story that wasn't told was that when people graduate from college, you have to pay back your loans. Some of our graduates went into default."
The college is also now investigating a break-in at the president's office.
"The president's safety is important, along with the students here at the college, and the institution and protecting itself is something we are going to do," Brown said.
All big-ticket items like computers and televisions were left behind.
"First a private institution's audit is leaked, and now someone breaks in the president's office," we noted. "Do you think this is connected? And what are people after?"
"We're working with local law enforcement to investigate and ascertain what exactly happened," Brown said.
The shattered glass is prompting the college to launch an internal probe to determine how the private audit was leaked.
"Paine College has been that cutting-edge institution," Brown said. "Its safety will be safeguarded."
Brown insists the college is on sound financial footing.
"This year we reaffirmed our accreditation for another 10 years," he said. "We have applied, and we are going to be starting graduate programs this fall."
Through it all, the students are still bringing home the goods. First-year Golf Coach Herman Belton Jr. helped the school bring home the SIAC golf championship trophy.
The team now heads to Florida to compete on Mother's Day weekend at the PGA Minority Golf Invitational. Paine College has lost access to the Perkins Loan until 2014. It is a less than $400,000 account that reportedly awards up to $20,000 annually to students. Paine College has a $23 million budget.


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STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department has arrested a fourth person in connection with the 2011 shooting death of Brian Spivey, 21, who was gunned down outside an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Delaware Avenue, authorities said.
Andrew Garcia, 24, was taken into custody about 5:45 p.m. Thursday at the Police Department's Investigations Building, said Officer Joe Silva, a police spokesman. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime, police said.
Garcia was arrested in connection with the July 19, 2011, shooting that killed Spivey and injured a 20-year-old woman. Kejuan Reaves, Eric Pabin and Lamarr McNeal have also been arrested in connection with the case.
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Irving v. Lipstadt
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13.134 It is clear to me that, according to what Lipstadt wrote in Denying the Holocaust and the Summary of the Defendants' case, her allegation was that the risk of damage arose on the occasion of the second removal of plates from the archive. According to Lipstadt, it was the transport of the plates to England and the testing which took place here, followed by the return journey to Moscow, which gave rise to the risk of damage. It was this which caused "serious concern in archival circles" about significant damage to the plates. I do not consider that the evidence bears out the allegation that any real risk of significant damage did arise. According to the unchallenged evidence of Irving, the plates were at all times securely packaged. When they were in possession of others, I see no reason to suppose that they were at risk. Showing one plate at a meeting in Munich does not appear to me to give rise to a risk of damage. When Irving left the plates in Munich, whilst he made an excursion to Rome, they were left in the hotel safe. In England the tests were carried out in reputable laboratories belonging to Kodak and Pilkington. I am satisfied that the physical interference was minimal and caused no risk to the integrity of the plates. The emulsion of the plates was not tested. Irving may well be right in his comment that the plates were safer whilst in his custody than they were in the archive. Accordingly I do not accept that the allegation of risk of damage to the is made out in relation to their removal from the archive to be taken to England for testing.
13.135 But the Defendants advanced an argument that, on the occasion of the first removal on 10 June, the plates were put at risk when they were left during the afternoon hidden behind a wall on some waste ground a short distance from the archive. I am satisfied that the plates were carefully wrapped in cardboard and plastic thereby eliminating the risk of physical damage. So the only risk which might be said to arise was if someone came across the plates by chance and removed them. Bearing in mind how far this is removed from the risk of which Lipstadt wrote and the unlikelihood of a passer-by showing interest in a package consisting of a couple of pieces of glass, I am not prepared to find that the allegation of risk to the plates is proved.


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Coming Together Stark County will host a Native American Heritage Month Program at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21, at the Goodwill Community Campus at 408 Ninth St. SW
Guest speaker Don Bartlette of North Canton will present "A Journey Through Black America: A Diversity Experience Connecting Two Cultures."
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Le Petit is official parish theater
Published: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 8:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 7:13 p.m.
The Terrebonne Parish Council declared Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne as the official community theater for the parish.
"Over the past 75 years they have entertained the residents in this area with many memorable things," said Russell Hornsby, a council member and Le Petit board member, at Wednesday night's council meeting. "Le Petit is the sole live production theater in Houma-Terrebonne on a regular basis, and it is with great honor that we acknowledge them as the official theater of Terrebonne."
Last month, to celebrate its 75th anniversary, members of the theater hosted an award brunch gala at the Houma Municipal Auditorium. The gala was to raise money for major improvements to the theater at 7829 Main St. and to reinforce its cultural significance within the community.
The theater's board of directors, headed by President Karen Schilling, has already consulted with an architect about renovating it to make room for more public restrooms, reconfigured seating and improved handicap access.
Registered as a historic site, changes to Le Petit's façade are restricted. However, the interior has long needed improvements, board members have said, which are permissible despite its historic status.
The theater can accommodate 125 guests. Renovations will increase seating by 20.
Those changes are expected to cost about $500,000 — an amount that far exceeds money Le Petit has stashed away for the project over several years.
"We truly believe all 25 board members and the theater itself contribute greatly to the quality of life here in Terrebonne Parish," Schilling told the council.
The little theater has a long-term, inexpensive lease arrangement with the parish, keeping it in a prime location in the heart of downtown Houma.
"Without your support, we would not be able to do the things that we do," Schilling told the council.
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By The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - Investigations into the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver are continuing three years after the mayhem made international headlines.
Police have recommended charges against 365 suspected rioters since June 15, 2011.
So far, the Crown has approved charges against 298 people, and 260 of those charged have entered guilty pleas.
Only one suspected rioter who's been identified and charged with criminal offences remains on the Canada-wide wanted list.
Police say 33-year-old Michelle Scarce had been working in Whistler during the time of the riot, but returned home to Australia after photos appeared on social media sites and her employer fired her.
The riot began at an outdoor viewing area where thousands of fans gathered to watch giant screens set up for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final, which the Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins.


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Corporate Boards in China: Are They Truly Independent?
There are plenty of good reasons for outside investors to be wary of China's record on corporate governance and transparency, says Wei Jiang, a Chazen Senior Scholar and professor at Columbia Business School. Most of the country's nearly 2,000 listed companies were carved out of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and the government and its agencies still own controlling blocks of non-tradable stock in those enterprises.
"This has raised the question of who is going to uphold the interests of diversified outside shareholders, such as mutual funds and individuals," Jiang says. To find the answer, Jiang and her coauthors dug into board of director voting records and found a promising ally for minority shareholders: independent directors.
A Push for Openness
Independent directors have been a mainstay of China's corporate governance since 2001, when the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) mandated that listed firms have at least one-third of their boards made up of members with no financial stake in the company. As in the United States, management typically nominates candidates for these positions, and the largest fraction of these seats, 39 percent, are held by academics. Another 19–20 percent are retired government or quasi-government officials.
Even after opening corporate oversight to outsiders, though, there was still speculation on where allegiances lay for these new members, Jiang says. So in an effort to polish the reputation and enhance the transparency of Chinese public companies, the CSRC began publicly reporting individual votes on board proposals in 2004. "Knowing that their votes would be viewed from the outside potentially changed the incentives for the independent director," Jiang says.
Her recent working paper, "Reputation Concerns of Independent Directors: Evidence from Individual Director Voting," shows that career concerns motivate independent directors to establish a reputation of being diligent monitors rather than being management-friendly.
Perks and Prestige
The vast majority of proposals voted on by Chinese boards come from corporate management, which typically represents insiders and controlling shareholders. As a result, any dissenting vote tends to be viewed as confrontational and can label the naysayer as someone hard to work with, Jiang says. With the public watching, independent directors are now more interested in enhancing and maintaining their reputations as watchdogs than in sidling up with management, she adds.
Jiang's research measured the "stock," or reputation, of independent directors in the study group based on how often they were quoted, in a non-negative way, in China's top newspapers and magazines and how many other boards they were asked to join. She found that directors with higher reputation stock were more willing to dissent, and that dissenting led to more future opportunities as independent directors in other firms.
That willingness to confront management is strongest among young directors because they have their careers to think about. "Relatively young directors value their reputations more highly because they have the opportunity to serve on more boards and get involved with other companies," Jiang explains. By raising the value of their personal stock, independent directors can enjoy a lifetime payout in terms of both perks and prestige, she adds.
And once independent directors have earned a strong reputation, they want to hold on to it. In fact, Jiang's research shows that directors with the best personal reputation stock have a higher probability of dissenting than those without those reputations to protect.
"This is an important finding, because before our study there was a question of whether older and more established board members would use their reputations to 'cash in' by catering to management, or would they be more interested in protecting their reputations," Jiang says. "This shows that these board members have more to lose, and that is the dominant force motivating them."
Power to the Minority
Of course, a few "no" votes can't stop managements from moving forward with their proposals, but the power of those dissents is in their public reporting. Jiang's research also found that when those votes are published, a company's stock will drop between 1.5 percent and 2 percent in a single day if investors see disagreements from the independent directors.
"That move in the stock market has put constraints on management because now they know they can't do whatever they want," Jiang says. "More importantly, minority shareholders now know that they can rely on independent directors to alert them to any potential wrongdoing inside the company."
Outside investors can use this research when it's time to cast their votes for future directors, Jiang says. "When mutual funds are asked for input on nominating independent directors, they often wonder what kind of quality they should look for in the candidates," she says. "This is a measurement they can use."


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Local gasoline prices highest in West Virginia
February 21, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Gas prices continue to rise nationally, and Wood County is the home to the highest prices in West Virginia....
everyone needs to contact their Senator's and Congressmen. You can email them at USA.gov and click contact government. Flood them with emails and call them. Manchin 202-224-3954, Rockefeller 202-224-6472, McKinley 202-225-4172, Capito 202-225-2711. We can post on here all we want but unless people start inundating our leaders with calls and emails then nothing will change. Demand better.
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crude has dropped from $98 to $93 per barrel. It's mostly speculation and the oil companies screwing us over. Speculators have gas market prices at $3.08 per gallon simply because they say it's time to "switch over" to summer blends and maintenance. Does it always take 3 months to do this? Just an excuse to screw us over. So much for the President promising to put a stop to it. All Politicians are evil, liars and scum.
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Maybe if subsidies the oil company's more the price of gas would go down!
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$3.65 in Columbus this morning before discount. Must cost more to deliver to WV. I'll fill up in Ohio before I come back.
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You notice the election is over and none of the politicians are even bothering to address the issue.Why is oil so high? We have companies here in the US that can't sell their oil because of the "glut" on the market. Just the usual corporate greed and the politicians won't do anything about it because they own stock in the oil companies.
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Greedy ( Insert description of choice), and then some!
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The price for oil right now is still under $100 a barrel. There is no excuse gas has to be this high....what will it be when the gov't ups the fed. gas tax?
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Just a bunch of BULLspit, it is nothing short of corporate greed and the s c r e w i n g of the American people.
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$3.72 in Belpre..I love the excuses for rising prices.It's always something,but record profits are guaranteed.
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After A Long Campaign Season, A Blitz Through The Battleground
Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 8:12 am
It's almost over. We're just hours from Election Day 2012, which means President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney are blitzing the battleground states in the final day of campaigning.
Here's ABC News with the schedule:
"President Obama is set to hit urban centers in Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa, with Bruce Springsteen tagging along as his opening act. Jay-Z is scheduled to join the campaign at a mid-afternoon gathering in the Buckeye State.
"Like the president, Mitt Romney will make one last play for Ohio, arriving in Columbus four hours after Obama leaves for Iowa. It will be the Republican's third stop in a day that sees him track north from Florida — where the wait to register an early vote this weekend lasted as long as six hours — to Virginia, ending the night with one last rally in New Hampshire."
If you include the surrugates — the first lady and the vice president, for example — the schedule is ever more frenetic.
As Reuters reports, the campaigns are also delivering their closing statements. Of course they are trying to get their base to the polls, but they're also concentrating on wooing the last remaining undecided voters.
Romney, explains Reuters, is doing so by citing a disappointment with Obama.
"He promised to do so very much but frankly he fell so very short," Romney has said.
Obama is making his case by defending his record and framing the election as a "choice between two different versions of America."
"Obama, citing improving economic reports on the pace of hiring, argued in the final stretch that he has made progress in turning around the economy but needed a second White House term to finish the job," Reuters reports.
As for the final polls? We're not far off from where we were a year ago. The national polls are pointing to nail-biter, whereas the state-by-state polls are predicting a slim Obama victory.
The Real Clear Politics average of polls has Obama up by 0.5 percent nationally. The New York Times statistics wizard Nate Silver, whose prediction model relies on state-by-state polls now has Obama as the clear favorite with almost 9 in 10 odds of winning.
Over the weekend, Silver mused that for Romney to win, "state polls must be statistically biased," which he says is amounts to a about a 10 percent chance.
That's exactly the case that some conservatives are making. GOP strategist Karl Rove, for example, says it's a tight race and that statisticians are giving democrats a bit too much credit with undecided voters.
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The most courageous politician in California -- probably the nation -- is a Berkeley city councilman, Gordon Wozniak. His gutsy act: proposing that the government tax email.
Yes, sacrosanct, time-gobbling, out-of-control email.
"I got a lot of nasty emails nationally," he says.
"You are making Berkeley look really silly," one person wrote. Another called him "the epitome of a communist -- you and all your commy liberal idiots."
Wozniak, however, is certified brainy -- a retired nuclear scientist, a futurist who, he admits, may be ahead of his time about taxing email. "It's a real uphill battle."
But a battle worth waging.
Wozniak, 59, suggested taxing email during a recent council meeting as the city went on record opposing the sale of the Berkeley main post office and urging the Postal Service to maintain all its services there.
Postal officials have announced plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays starting in August. Email and online billing have reduced the feasibility of -- and need for -- six-day snail mail delivery, they say.
An email tax -- as part of a broader Internet tax -- could raise money to help keep the Postal Service afloat, Wozniak told the council.
"There should be something like a bit tax," he said. "I mean, a bit tax could be a cent per gigabit and they would make, probably, billions of dollars a year. ... And there should be, also, a very tiny tax on email."
I don't know about taxing gigabits. I'm not even sure what they are.
But email I'm as familiar with as a nagging toothache. I spend way too much of my day, as do many workers who depend on computers, hitting the delete key or -- even more time-consuming -- routing spam into the junk file and trying to block out the arrogant sender forever.
Often the email is in a foreign language that's all Greek to me. Or it's spinning me on some Atlantic Coast congressional race that is of no interest whatsoever. I'm also not in the market for awnings or pet food or a "tactical robot." And, no, I really don't care about the "Amway Boycott" or that "the National Farmers Union Endorses Raw Milk."
So leave me alone. And stop clogging my inbox.
There also are the scam scum. No, I wasn't aware that I had just won the $25-million online lottery and the check would be sent as soon as I turn over my personal info. Nor am I interested in the woman who wants to "share her love."
You get the idea. I'm not nearly as concerned about keeping snail mail afloat as fending off these spammers and scammers and denying them free access to my work station. Make them pay. Maybe it'll be a deterrent.
If the Postal Service were to receive the tax money, fine.
Or it could be used to place a laptop on every school kid's desk. Or blanket the country with Wi-Fi. Or combat Chinese hackers. Maybe chase after scammers.
Or just to help replace the tax revenue lost by technology putting people out of work. That was the idea of the Canadian economist -- Wozniak's inspiration -- who first raised the notion of a bit tax back in 1997 in a speech at Harvard Law School.
"Needed: new taxes for a new economy," asserted Arthur J. Cordell, then an information technology advisor for the Canadian government. "The new wealth of nations is to be found in the trillions of digital bits of information pulsing through global networks.
"The move to a new economy should be matched by consideration of a new tax base, a tax base that is growing. ... Why not examine a possible tax on the digital traffic of the Information Highway?"
President Clinton and Congress responded the next year by enacting the Internet Tax Freedom Act banning any taxation of bits or email. The act is scheduled to expire next year, but most likely will be extended. Washington politicians, after all, hire other people -- on the taxpayers' dime -- to handle their spam.
I phoned Cordell in Ottawa, where he's a professor at Carleton University.
He's still pushing a bit tax. "It's needed more than ever as we get rid of brick and mortar stuff," he said, adding: "We're wealthier as a society than we think we are because so much stuff is free. I use Google all day long.
"We're passing up a great source of taxation. It's out there, and it's not going away. Eventually it's going to happen.
"Email would be easy to tax," he continued. "The Internet service provider could bill it."
Wozniak says he's through pushing it. "I'm not going to do any more than what I've done. It's not something the city of Berkeley can do on its own."
Here's how I'd set it up:
Emailing within a company would be tax-free. I'd allow everyone a certain number of untaxed, private emails a month -- 100, maybe 200. After that, each message would cost 1 cent, up to a certain size. If they ran off the screen, they'd cost extra -- just as a bulky letter costs more than a 46-cent stamp.
After 500 emails, the fare would be hiked to 2 cents to discourage the junk-mailers. Copy 500 people on one message, that's 500 emails.
Probably 99 percent of us wouldn't pay much tax at all.
I don't know how many emails are tapped out daily in California or the U.S. But it's estimated that 204 million are sent worldwide every minute -- 145 billion a day.
It just seems like most are landing in my inbox.
Cellphones are taxed. Email should be too -- to save it from the spammers and scammers.
Contact George Skelton at email@example.com.


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Delores Blank, 78, of Montevideo, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Wing-Bain Funeral Home, of Montevideo, was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
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By 8 a.m. Wednesday, the first trickle of Ride the Rockies cyclists arrived at the western edge of Frisco, a mere three hours after the first light hits the sky to illuminate the road route.
The six-day tour started Saturday in Gunnison, with riders heading to Hotchkiss before cycling over McClure Pass to Carbondale, Independence Pass to Leadville and Fremont Pass to Summit County. After stopping into the aid stations at the west end of Frisco and the north side of Silverthorne, the approximately 2,500 cyclists rode north on Highway 9 before turning off on Ute Pass Road in the direction of Granby. Part of Wednesday's ride was on a dirt road, which isn't the most ideal surface for road bikers. However, the section is relatively short, considering cyclists covered 94 miles Wednesday and will total about 450 miles.
The goal is to finish the race at Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, but the High Park fire may cause some rerouting. The last leg stretches from Estes Park to Fort Collins - over the highest continuously paved road in the United States, Trail Ridge Road - and includes routes along Horsetooth Dam and through LaPorte and Bellvue, areas currently in or near the fire zone.
Cyclists gather for the tour from all parts of the state and beyond. It's been going for 27 years, with many riders returning year after year.
One group, who call themselves Mike's Maniacs, met while unloading bags from the three semi trucks that haul them between host towns. Mike Kosel, from Littleton, has been in the tour for 21 years. Over time, he's picked up riders who like to leave as early as the day shines its light, meeting the aid trucks in time to help them set up and arriving at camp in time to unload the bags of 2,500 riders who arrive throughout the afternoon and evening.
"It's a good week of fun and a lot of camaraderie with other people," Kosel said. "It's a great way to see the state."
Highlands Ranch's Phil Chavez, who befriended Kosel roughly seven years ago, "got hooked on unloading" when his bag was nestled in the front of the trailer. To get it, he had to help unload.
Mike's Maniacs are a small group among many who take to the road for the tour, which changes routes each year.
"It doesn't matter your riding style or when you like to ride, you'll meet people who like that style," Kosel said.
This year, the 2,500 riders is more than usual. There were few no-shows or cancellations. On the bright side, that meant more registration fees that turn into charitable donations for the host communities. Leadville, for instance, was fed about $250,000 through lodging, dining and grant money for local organizations.
"It's a rolling community," route organizer Rick "The Worm" Charbonneau said. He works with 83 volunteers to make the tour as seamless as possible. The average volunteer has served for nearly eight-and-a-half years, he said. He sets up aid stations consisting of Gatorade, water and fruit, and various vendors come along to provide pancakes, fajitas, energy wraps, pasta and more.
"It's a shared sense of accomplishment," Charbonneau said.


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Nail the new Spring Trend because as Essie stated on Glamour,
"It's the only makeup that you get to see all day"
Looks like the new ombré and magnetic nail trend aren't the only game in town this season… because the spotlight is shining on the newest nail glitter, Caviar Pearl Manicure by Ciaté. Sounds delicious right, too bad it's not edible. Needless to say this innovative yet extravagant trend will have you trashing last nights nail polish leftovers. In other words, those so-called "in" trends will be "out". We at Botkier call it "Avant-Garde at Your Fingertips." The creators of the eye-catching product is Ciaté, a British nail varnish company. The 'Caviar Manicure' came to life when Charlotte Knight, Ciaté's Creative Director, wanted to create a 3-dimensional nail for a magazine cover shoot that was feminine, indulgent and delicately extravagant. The fully equipped Caviar manicure kit is available in three colors: Rainbow, Black Pearl and Mother of Pearls at Sephora.
Images via Ciaté
If the Caviar Manicure is too daring for you, not to worry because we have found other exciting nail expressions. A little bird told us that minimal nude hues are in, which is a perfect contrast to neon clothing and accessories trending.
Soft grey, pearl white, seashell pink, and creamy beige will emanate perfection and simplicity.
Images via Huda Beauty, NailCrazyYouKnowIt Tumblr
Brights can't be left in the dark, so of course they will have their moment to shine under the sun with colors like classic red, mellow yellow, soothing pastels and preppy corals.
Images via Pinterest, Beautylish, notsonaked.blog.com


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Monta Vista High School alum Angeline Chen has been recognized along with three college classmates for their ability to think, create and imagine in the mold of Walt Disney.
Chen, a 2011 Monta Vista graduate and current Carnegie Mellon University student, and her three teammates emerged as the winners in the 23rd Imaginations competition put on by the Walt Disney company's Imagineering division.
Chen's team was one of six finalists that spent a week at Disney Imagineering headquarters in Glendale. The finalists were awarded an all-expenses-paid trip Jan. 27-31 to meet with the men and women responsible for some of Disney's most famous attractions.
Teams presented their projects to Imagineering executives, met and networked with technical and creative Imagineers, went behind the scenes at Disneyland, and were interviewed for possible paid internships.
"I was very surprised, very moved by how much dedication Disney has for telling the story in the most emotional way possible," Chen said. "That was the biggest thing I learned and the biggest takeaway I had, that one goal which is to tell a story that brings joy and happiness to guests."
The competition tasked teams with finding a large and densely populated urban area and designing a potential experience that temporarily or permanently transforms the city for the enjoyment of its residents and visitors. The project had to take advantage of existing infrastructure.
Chen's team won with the project "Antipode," a hypothetical two-week festival of cultural exchange that would simultaneously unfold in Bangkok, Thailand, and Lima, Peru. Bangkok and Lima are antipodal to one another, meaning that they are on the exact opposite ends of the globe.
"We decided to do a culture swap with different locations and found this term antipode," Chen said. "Both are incredibly different places and rich in culture and are up-and-coming cities. There were also a lot of similarities."
The Disneyland-esque spin on the festival included magical "whispering trees," which would serve as portals between the two cities and as an entry to the narrative surrounding the festival. Throughout the two weeks, memories "stored" in the tree in Lima will leak out into Bangkok, and vice versa, according to Disney.
Contest judges described the project as "incredibly unique and literally brings nations together" and "totally embodies the spirit of this competition."
The projects and concepts presented are not necessarily intended to be built by Disney; instead, they are a way for the entrants to demonstrate their skill and creative abilities.
The top three placed teams were awarded cash prizes, with Chen's team receiving $3,000. An additional $1,000 grant was awarded to the first-place team, to be equally divided among its sponsoring universities and/or organizations.
Chen's teammates included Christina Brant, John Brieger and Matthew Ho, all of Carnegie Mellon University. This marks the third consecutive year that a Carnegie Mellon team has placed in the top three, according to Disney.
The cash prize was nice, but visiting Disney Imagineering, networking with other college students and seeing Disneyland itself behind the scenes were the other big "prizes" for Chen and her team.
"Nothing [at Disneyland] is a coincidence; everything is very well thought out," she said. "The biggest thing I took away was how much attention and heart and passion goes into every experience they make."
For more information about Imaginations, visit disneyimaginations.com.


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As part of our ongoing support to the Kruger National Park's research on lions, Jock Safari Lodge, part of the Shamwari Group, sponsored a new satellite collar that was fitted onto one of the Jock pride females. Guest and staff were on hand to help the researchers and vets on the evening of the capture.
The demographic study, conducted by the highly efficient team of the Kruger National Park, will help us to understand the impact of bovine tuberculosis on lion populations.
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The Occupy Wall Street movement that took root in New York City four weeks ago has taken hold in the Bay Area, with scores of demonstrators camping out on city property to talk about corporate greed and government corruption.
The movement's first local incarnation arrived in San Francisco last week and has spread to Oakland, San Jose, San Ramon and Walnut Creek.
About 50 people, including Oakland Councilwoman Desley Brooks, camped out Monday night on the lawn in front of City Hall as part of the Occupy Oakland protest. By early Tuesday evening, it had grown to more than 60 tents, from one-person pup tents to 10-foot-tall tarp-covered lounges. Some campers predicted they could remain there for at least another two weeks unless they see fast action from local governments to address rampant joblessness and other hardships grinding down Oakland's underclass.
The commitment was further reflected by the installation of a handful of portable toilets, paid for by the Oakland Education Association, the SEIU Local 1021 union and Everett and Jones Barbeque.
Everett and Jones owner Dorothy Everett said she is outraged by what she sees as a callous government attitude toward the poor and middle class and by big banks' unwillingness to help out.
She was joined in what she calls "Occupy Alley" by Brooks and an assortment of people representing a wide variety of backgrounds -- from business leaders and teachers to families and students to the homeless and unemployed.
The Occupy demonstrations have come under fire from critics who say there isn't enough coherency to the movement, and that a lack of leadership or concrete demands is creating a problem and giving a sense of aimlessness to the protests.
But unemployed Oakland resident and City Hall camper Alex Matkin, 26, said that's the wrong way to look at it.
The point right now, he said, is less about issuing demands, and more about bringing together a community with economic problems that are wide-ranging, but unifying.
"We're not protesting," he said. "We're out here discussing these issues. That's our legitimacy: We're working toward something and doing it together."
Brooks, who represents the Eastmont-Seminary district, was among protesters emerging Tuesday morning from several tents pitched in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. Brooks said her goal was to show solidarity with the demonstrators, despite the campers violating city codes by staying in the plaza.
Sue Piper, a spokeswoman for Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's office, said the order of the day is to "keep it cool."
For now, Piper said, police won't be asked to clear the plaza of campers unless public safety issues begin.
Stella Rose, 23, stayed overnight and said she plans to spend another night in the downtown Oakland square. Police patrolled the perimeter but it was otherwise quiet, and the protesters were left undisturbed, Rose said.
The protest began Monday afternoon at 14th Street and Broadway when about 500 demonstrators, following the lead of Occupy Wall Street, rallied in the rain against widespread unemployment and what they call corporate greed.
Several local House members are voicing their support for the protesters.
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, said in an email Tuesday that she strongly supports "the courageous people who have started Occupy Wall Street and I think they deserve more than our attention.
"In fact, we should all support putting a stop to endless wars, unrestricted corporate greed and massive inequity facing all but the wealthiest few. I am inspired by and will work with those on the front lines of this growing movement."
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, said in an email that "everybody's got a right to express their opinion and I applaud these folks for organizing to express theirs."
"I understand their frustrations," Stark said. "People want to work, they want to make a fair wage and they don't want to see the out-of-control transfer of wealth that has gone from the middle class to the wealthiest of Americans. It's not right. Hopefully this movement will focus Congress on what should be our top priority -- creating jobs and opportunity for all Americans."
On Tuesday, another group of protesters struck similar chords.
Chanting, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, corporate welfare has to go," several dozen members of the public policy advocacy group MoveOn.org gathered outside Chevron's corporate headquarters in San Ramon to protest government subsidization of Big Oil companies.
The demonstrators, who hailed mostly from the Tri-Valley and other cities in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, included several former and current Chevron employees.
"We're looking at the power of big money and it's controlling our country like it hasn't since 1929," said Sheilah Fish, a retired marriage counselor from Moraga and organizer with MoveOn's Central Contra Costa chapter.
The 13-year-old nonprofit group is separate from the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, but MoveOn's leaders said they wanted to take advantage of the public's growing anger to raise awareness of related concerns -- namely the lobbying power and government subsidization of Big Oil companies.
"This is not just aimed at Chevron, this is aimed at all the oils. ... We don't have their money, but we have voices and we have votes," said Karen Beck, an organizer with MoveOn's Tri-Valley chapter.
Meanwhile, in New York City hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters held a "Millionaires March" on Tuesday past the homes of some of the wealthiest executives in America, stopping to jeer, "Tax the rich!" and "Where's my bailout?"
They paused outside buildings where media mogul Rupert Murdoch, banker Jamie Dimon and oil tycoon David Koch have homes, and decried the impending expiration of New York's 2 percent "millionaires' tax" in December.
In Walnut Creek, the groups Occupy Walnut Creek and Contra Costa 99 Percent plan to protest at 4 p.m. Wednesday near Main Street and Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Protesters say they don't plan to camp.
Demonstrating in Walnut Creek makes sense, said Mike Veiluva, a resident and member of Contra Costa 99 Percent.
"It's absolutely the logical place because, in some ways, it's the heart of the beast," he said.
"You have a lot of people hurting out here. Just because it's Walnut Creek, it's all kept underneath.
"There is wealth inequality here," Veiluva added. "We have people who are just barely getting by and then we have the 1 percent living in these palatial homes on the hills that surround us."
The Associated Press and staff writers Elizabeth Nardi, Jeanine Benca and Josh Richman contributed to this report.


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so I was reading xsmoker07 post wondering if he can run a marathon in 5 months. Someone else, an ex-smoker, suggested that we get a support thread going for us ex-smokers turned runners! I think this is a great idea and maybe someone who is just lurking will see this and read our quit stories and maybe we'll help someone quit or just support each other to not go back!
So to start off the thread....
When did you quit?
How did you quit?
How are things going?
I quit January 14, 2007.
My husband & I went on wellbutrin in July 06, it worked for a few days. We went to this smoking sessions where we sat and talked with this guy, he gave us tips and tricks. That worked for my husband but not for me, it did get me to cut down my smokes but not all together. then finally in January, my husband had been smoke free for about 3 months I went out and got the patch... wore it for about 3 weeks and that's it never smoked again.
Things are going really well.... I gained about 20lbs after I quit and knew I needed to do something so I got me a pair of running shoes and got out of the door one day.. now I can't believe I waited so long!
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so I was reading xsmoker07 post wondering if he can run a marathon in 5 months. Someone else, an ex-smoker, suggested that we get a support thread going for us ex-smokers turned runners! I think this is a great idea and maybe someone who is just lurking will see this and read our quit stories and maybe we'll help someone quit or just support each other to not go back!
So to start off the thread....
When did you quit?
How did you quit?
How are things going?
I quit January 14, 2007.
My husband & I went on wellbutrin in July 06, it worked for a few days. We went to this smoking sessions where we sat and talked with this guy, he gave us tips and tricks. That worked for my husband but not for me, it did get me to cut down my smokes but not all together. then finally in January, my husband had been smoke free for about 3 months I went out and got the patch... wore it for about 3 weeks and that's it never smoked again.
Things are going really well.... I gained about 20lbs after I quit and knew I needed to do something so I got me a pair of running shoes and got out of the door one day.. now I can't believe I waited so long!
Congrats to you and your hubby!!! I have a question: what is your opinion of why a person gains weight after quiting smoking? Is it slowed Metabolism, a person eats more, etc....just curious because I know a lot of people that won't quit because of the wieght gain issue.
Keep up the good work,
I FINALLY quit about May 15, 2007. That is when we moved to our new location. It was so much easier to quit when everything is new and fresh and your fellow smoking friends aren't around. How did I do it? I just stopped buying cigarettes. We live on a very small AF base and if someone saw me buying smokes EVERYONE would know. It also helped that my DH signed me up for the Disney marathon in January then told me later. Can't train for a marathon when puffing away. I do admit to wanting to smoke when I have a drink but I much prefer having a clear head in the morning. Smoking always gave me a "hangover" of sorts. Quitting for me was actually easy this time around. Would have been easy other times if I wasan't around my sister or othr friends who smoke. BTW, DH is soooo anti-smoking and a marathoner. It's amazing how we ever got along.
Tim, as far as my views on the weight gain... I know it's different for everyone and I'm not 100% that quitting was the only thing that contributed to my 20 lbs. I went back to school at night part time in Sept 06'. With work full time, school part time I had to quit karate in Oct 06' I then proceeded to try and quit and not have any exercise at all for the next 7 months.... I ate more, I tried to buy more fruits and veggies but I had the idea that HEY I just quit smoking and if that Hershey's bar will make me happy then so be it, it's better than a pack of smokes. I went from size 6-8 pants to a 10 and then I jumped into 14, that is when I knew it was now or never to get my butt back on the road!
As far as your metabolism goes, I believe I read an article about how smoking increases it for a little bit, but I believe so does drinking a glass of water! I don't think it's that much to make a difference, but I do believe that ex-smokers need to curb their oral fixation, which is why they eat more, quitting is really mental, I still get a desire to smoke just once in a while and it's not a physical need it's a mental need but I just ignore it until it goes away.
This is a great thread idea. I think ex smokers can feel intimidated by the running community, I know I did!
I quit on March 3rd 2007.
My husband quit chewing 3 months prior and I decided it was time so I went Cold Turkey and never looked back.
The first 3 weeks were hard and sometimes when I have a drink I feel like I want one but I have been fairly surprised at the ease of the transition from being a sedentary chain smoker to an active runner. I completed the C25K in August and hubby and I ran our first 5K in September. Many poeple questioned why I chose running since I was am a former smoker but after I completed the 5K and didn't come in dead last, no one questions my commitment. I am now training for a 10K in April. Congrats to everyone who has quit and began running and to those who are still smoking and want to quit, it IS possible and it feels great!
I quit smoking about 4 months ago but can't remember the exact date. I'd tried quitting so many times before that it didn't seem like this would be the one time that worked, so I didn't even keep track.
I think not making a big deal out of it also eased some of the pressure on me too. I smoked for 20 years (I'm 32 now so do the math), grew up in Japan where 99% of all Japanese men smoke and it was just a natural progression, even at such a young age.
I think the weight gain comes from the habit of putting something in your mouth so many times a day and then it's just gone. That, or not having the appetite suppression that smoking gave me.
By replacing my smoking with running (I finally called it quits on week 3 of C25K) I haven't gained weight and have run 3 5K races within the past 30 days. I feel stronger than ever, too.
I knew the real test would come when I faced something stressful. Unfortunately that test came last weekend when I found out my 35 year old friend was hospitalized for an aneurysm and given a 30% chance of recovery.
I'm so extremely proud to say that (first and foremost) he is defying all the odds and even the docs and nurses call him a 'miracle' because he's doing so well...and I haven't even been tempted to smoke, let alone craved one. I've replaced those needs with working out to release my tension and don't plan on ever going back.
Thanks, Jenn for starting this thread. I hope we can be positive influences on others wanting to take that first step!
Rachel in Atlanta
I quit smoking November 12, 1975 at 11:40 PM. Had smoked for 12+ yrs(quit 2x for 6 months
to prove I could) then quit for 2 yrs and stupidly started back. Quit for good in 11/75. Replaced a negative addiction with the positive addiction of running. I have logged over 64,800 miles since I started keeping track back in April of 1976. I am greatful every daythat I quit and that I run. I am 64 and am running 50-60 miles a week--and probably love it more than ever. I know I appreciate it more. Nick
I am a habitual quitter myself. I go about 3 months without then start again...stress, boredom... who knows!
I haven't had a cigarette since Monday and ran Tuesday and Wednesday. Runnign does seem to keep me away from them.
Good luck to everyone!
I haven't had a cigarette since the day after my twenty-first birthday, so I'm coming up on about two and a half years now. I still have the occasional (like, a couple of year) clove while drinking although I haven't even thought of that since I started running so maybe that's over as well.
I just... stopped buying cigarettes. Stopped going to the bars for a while. I got sick of all my clothes smelling like smoke. I got tired of being a smoker. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life doing it. I've never been so happy with a decision in my life.
I think this is a wonderful idea! Ex-smokers have different obstacles to 'ramping up' the running & w.o. training, etc....especially if it was at all long term!
I quit for good Nov '06 ~ after my oral surgeon told me that he would refuse to finish my procedure if I was smoking anything at all!! (@ that time, I was only smoking 2-4/day ultra-lights as I was already working towards quiting - again!!) I got some patches & havent' bought any more. Had to make a focus of staying away from all of my 'triggers' - people, places & things that revolved around smoking....Took a few days even @ that low number. More mental than anything.
I came from a smoking household (upper middle income for all you that buy into the stats propoganda!) & in a generation that basically -(initially) advocated or at least approved of smoking....everything from the media to GNP encouraged/supported smoking (that's changed a little bit, now hasn't it!?!?)....My whole life has been interspersed periods of: smoking regularly - up to a pack a day during times of stress &/or partying; social smoking only - only when drinking -or with other smokers, & 'bumming' smokes from the smokers; quit, am quitting, gearing up to quit, awww screw it! give me the dammed cigarette!!!.......you know! Addiction!! @ the same time, I've always been intermittent active (some of my friends think that I'm pretty intensely active, but I beg to differ! ) Back in the day.....H.S....I was in XC, etc....& as a self-absorbed, know everything teenager, I didn't take it all that seriously...never really worked it, etc. sooo, when in a moment of stupidity, I injured my knees.... (I have absolutely NO scars that are NOT a direct result of my own stupidity! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|border=0!)... & my PT at the time told me I was "done running." weeelllll, needless to say, it didn't matter that much to me! Then!.......
So.... I quit in Nov. & promptly put on 18lbs through the Holidays......my weight was already up 25lbs before that!! {{{{{{my inner voice}}}}}} PUT THE FORK DOWN!!!
I started counting calories & I took up power walking....relatively speaking..... one day, (about March 07) when I was mad, upset, irritated, etc. I broke into a "shuffle-jog" of sorts (not supposed to be able to do that!) made it about 50 feet before I was completely outta breath!! OMG!!! THIS CANNOT BE!?!? dammed cigarettes!!! ***grumble, grumble, grumble*** (we won't go into the rest of that conversation w/me!) I walked my HR down, & did it again! I continued this sort of 'interval' for a couple of miles!! HMMMM!!! i might can do this...I think I HAVE to do this!!! Went back out the next day with the same intent ~ & again & again ~ building my mileage walk/run interval...... I have no idea when exactly I first ran (very slowly) the first mile all together - but at that time, I thought it was an awfully long ways! lol! yeah, I did the "Rocky Dance" the first time I ran 3.1 w/o walking!! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|border=0! & 6.2.... THEN I found CR & the C25K program! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/rolleyes.gif|border=0!
~~~ fast fwd 7 mos.....11 mos. smoke free! & sticking!!. I've lost 40lbs. I currently run about 30 miles per/wk. w/8 being my longest to date (unless you count run/walk combos, which would be 13.8) trying to work through a 10K training program (I'm still very slow for a race I think!) Oh yeah, I had some down time in the middle of the summer for oral surgery (dental implants) & complications which, is healing nicely - probably largely due to me now being a non-smoker! (Doc told me that smoking reduced my chances of success by about 80%!) but it took a bite out of my running for a bit....
It's been a challenging road to better cardio/pulmonary health. I'm sure it's taken me much longer than a non-smoker would have. Sometimes, my self-talk is about patience & persistence w/myself.....sometimes I still have a bit of a dry cough...but, the more I run, the more I KNOW I can never smoke again! & I'm okay with that. yeah, I still have moments when I think about smoking.....it passes....& gets less frequent as time goes by. & Running has moved beyond just excercising to lose weight & clean out my lungs!!! I guess if you're going to 'switch addictions,' this is a good way to go! !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/wink.gif|border=0!
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Nice thread Jen.
I'm on day 29. I'm taking Zyban to help with the cravings.
I am 36 and I started chewing 20 years ago. I quit chewing 4 years ago, and took up smoking 6 months after. Stupid, I know, but I obviously have an addictive personality.
Running has hopefully taken the place of the bad habits I used to have.
It's still hard for me everyday, but so far so good. Hopefully one day I won't have a craving, then that will turn into two days and then three.
I quit smoking Jan 1 ( I Beleive ) 2003, I was so proud of myself, The first goal I ever set and made it, I was completly smoke free till this spring, U all know the "I feel off the wagon reasons,"
I gained 40lbs when I guit in 2003, this spring I set out to walk off some of these lbs. lost 20
on and off smoking, that would bringg me down I couldnt walk as well smoking Well Duhhhh, I have been smoke free this time the longest and don't really know how long it has been, I tied into those calvers cheese burgers and bud lite, back came 10 of the 20 I lost, looking for some way to comfort the stress. finialy I Joined weight watchers to control my eating, ( No Burgers in 2 !/2 weeks) lost 5 lbs walking two miles a day and counting points. sat I started to run during my walk, I was a track runner and swimmer in middle school and have a daughter who runs for a big ten school as there #1 Runner, so I figured if I did it before and she is so good at it then I could do it starting at 41, I found this website and so far love it, and the ex-smoker forum is awsome. I didn't run walk today i am guilty and have done no stretching, I am going to be making some big life changeing and very stressful things in my life so I thought what better thing to do then to get into running with a goal of a road race in the spring,running walking clears my head of the day before stresses, in hopes that tommrow will not be so. please anyone with advise all is so welcome,
Thanks I am sure u will all hear much from me, I will start this program tommrow, YEAAAAAAAAAAA Can't wait !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!
It is None of my business what u think of me!
When did you quit?Hmm... hard to say. Wish I remembered the exact date. It was probably 3-4 years ago. I had been smoking for about 12 years on and off.
How did you quit?It took me literally around 20 tries to actually quit. I had to cut back on drinking, going out to bars, even had stop hanging around some of those bad influences for a while. I was tired of the way smoking made me feel (sick) and quit cold turkey.
How are things going?Very good. I feel better than ever right now. I never thought I would be able to run because my lungs were in such bad shape. Now I don't even feel like I've ever smoked. I've been running (full-time, not on and off) since May of this year. I'm almost up to 20 miles a week and ran a 5K PR of 23:17 this past weekend.
Nice thread. I quit after fifteen years of smoking on October 2, 1995. I did it cold turkey. I found the biggest obstacle was the psychological addiction. When I smoked, I would think "I can't imagine never having another cigarette for the rest of my life." I watched a video by the American Heart Association that interviewed ex-smokers. I realized that if they could do it, I could too. I adopted the AA mentality: Take it one day (sometimes one minute) at a time; don't take that first puff. I wrote down all the reasons I wanted to quit. Every time I had the urge to smoke, I would take it out and read it. It worked for me. I admire anyone who quits the nasty habit. !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!
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Thanks for starting this thread! I quit smoking on July 22, 2007, which means that my 3rd month anniversary is coming up next week. I started smoking regularly at around 15 and am now 33. I have smoked about a pack a day for years and years. The insidious thing about smoking is that the physical effects don't kick in until you are really hooked. I have always been an athlete and have wanted to quit for ever. I used to joke that I quit smoking every Monday. I tried the patch and would just rip it off and smoke a butt after a while. For a variety of reasons (I decided that 2007 is "my year") I decided that this summer would be it. I tried cold turkey in June, which didn't work. Then I tried the patch, which didn't work. Finally, someone recommended Chantix, which ended up doing the trick. I started running regularly in May or so, with the idea that, if I fell off the wagon, I would be able to feel the results in my running. This actually worked too. I also thought that I would be able to lose some weight at the same time. This did NOT work. I haven't gained any weight but did not lose the 20 pounds I thought I would by running 4-5 times a week and giving up my nightly wine. My eating habits haven't changed at all. Now, I understand the reasons for this: I think I have gained muscle weight and also understand that my metabolism has slowed down. I feel awesome now -- I sleep better and breathe better and I know I smell better! But I am wondering if anyone out there has any advice about losing weight? It's funny (and maybe a girl thing) but, while I should be patting myself on the back for quitting smoking and completing my first 5K, all I can think is "man, I have a fat ***!"
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Alcohol-free liquid extract based on Desmodium adscendens (also known as Amor seco or Pega Pega in Peru). Each milliliter (ml) contains 1 gram of the extract of dried leaf.
Desmodium adscendens' is a widely used medicinal plant that ha been treasured for centuries in the Caribbean' Central and South America' and in West Africa. It is a small herbaceous' perennial' which likes sandy soil and grows to about 18 inches in height. The stems which support its small purple flowers turn upwards and face the sky' which is responsible for it species name 'adscendens'.
Traditional Usage: Although known primarily for its support of healthy lung function in West Africa' it is also used to promote healthy liver function in the Amazon rainforest' and to relieve muscle pain in Jamaica and throughout the West Indies.
Traditionally uses now supported by scientific research.
- Help maintain free and easy breathing' fast acting bronchial dilator.
- Promote healthy histamine level in blood.
- Promote healthy eye' nasal' and lung function.
- Helpful for People with Lung and Respiratory Conditions.
DESMODIUM.a (Desmodium adscendens).
A Powerful and Safe Lung and Liver Support
Desmodium adscendens is another wondrous rainforest herb which has been traditionally used by native peoples for a wide variety of conditions including: hepatitis' protection of liver from cirrhosis' muscle' tendon' and spinal pain' rheumatism' asthma (has bronchial-dilating qualities)' allergic symptoms and eczema.
Desmodium adscendens (or adscendens) is a vine' which grows wild in the Amazon rainforest of Peru and other South American countries and on the West Coast of Africa as well. It is believed to have been used for thousands of years by peoples native to the areas where it grows for a variety of health issues' including the following: asthma' bronchitis' jaundice' hepatitis' muscle cramps and backache. In Peru it is called Amor Seco or Pega Pega or any of a half dozen other names; in Belize it is know as "Strong Back" herb. It is an herbacious' perennial plant which grows up the trunks of trees. The leaves and stems are the medicinal parts. The therapeutic phytochemicals in Desmodium a. include alkaloids of the family of indolic alkaloids. The plant contains 4 mg/kg of alkaloids expressed in tryptamine. Fatty acids are present in a concentration of up to 3%' which is relatively rich in unsaturated acids.
Research Findings: Desmodium a. has been studied in France' England' Canada and Ghana (one of its countries of origin) including bronchial dilation' relaxation of smooth muscles' anti-histamine effects' and its ability to help normalize elevated liver enzyme levels.
Effects on the Lungs:
These studies have shown an inhibition of the contraction generated by histamine on the smooth muscles of guinea pigs. Tests have targeted the ileum and the bronchial muscles' and it has been shown that the relaxation effect on the bronchials is very rapid (within a minute or two). These studies confirm the traditional usage for asthma' so well known that in Ghana the first line of treatment for patients in an acute asthma attack is the use of Desmodium a.
Other effects on the lungs include helping to clear the sinuses' clearing congested nasal passages rapidly' helping to stop a lingering cough after the flu and even helping to clear up snoring.
- Congestive Heart Failure (Coughing).
- Chronic Cough.
- Nasal Drip.
- Asthma.
- Bronchial Spasms.
Dr. Cherkesian' a licensed acupuncturist and naturopathic doctor who practices in Boca Raton' Florida has found remarkable improvement in his patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) who were coughing a great deal because of the inability of their heart to clear their lungs' despite their taking different pharmaceutical lung-clearing drugs.
Effects on the Liver:
The nutritional support provided for people with jaundice and different kinds of hepatitis with Desmodium a. is well established in West Africa. Medical doctors have documented the gradual normalization of elevated liver enzyme levels over a period of months. Improvements in liver enzyme levels are noted even within a week. This effect takes place because of the indolic alkaloids present in the plant. There are no anti-viral properties against the hepatitis virus in Desmodium a.' as there are in Phyllanthus niruri or "Break-Stone" herb). The normalization of elevated liver enzymes—including cases of chronic hepatitis C—is facilitated entirely by the nutrients in the herb which support liver repair.
Analgesic Effects on Muscles and Tendons (Anti-spasmodic):
Traditionally used for minor and occasional pain due to trauma and physical injury.
The studies are based on taking Desmodium a. capsules' but native peoples use this plant as a juice or a tea (aqueous extract) to get rid of jaundice' hepatitis' relieve asthma' relieve rheumatism and to clear up eczema.
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Serving size:1 ml (30 drops)
Servings per Container: 118
Amount per Serving / % Daily Value*
Desmodium adscendens leaves and stems 1:1 extract / **
*Percent daily values are based on a 2'000 calorie diet.
**Daily value established.
Other Ingredients: vegetable glycerin' purified water.
For immediate and urgent use: Take 4 squirts (approx. 96 drops) with water' at least 30 min. before or 2 hrs. after food' as needed' or consult a physician.
Maintenance Dosage: Take four squirts ( approx. 96 drops) with water' 1 or 3 times a day' at least 30 min. before or 2 hours after food' five or six days a week.
Children will take 2 squirts.
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Secondary Effects: None. Drug interactions: None known.
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Real Estate News: Have Troubled Assets, Will Travel
Here is a look at real-estate news from Wednesday's WSJ:
Have Troubled Assets, Will Travel: With concerns easing in Europe over the possibility of the euro collapsing, banks are picking up the pace of selling off distressed real-estate assets.
Brookfield Faces Bribery Charges in Brazil: A Brazil prosecutor filed civil charges on Tuesday against a unit of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest property investors, alleging that the subsidiary committed bribery to win construction permits.
A Hotel-Condo Revival: Developments that combined luxury hotels with pricey condominiums got hammered during the downturn, but now a revival of these projects is under way in a handful of major U.S. cities popular with international buyers.
Spain Selloff: a Bargain-Hunter's Dream?: Tens of thousands of homes are waiting for buyers in Spain. The government took control of these and other assets late last year and now is expected to sell them at bargain prices as part of efforts to put an end to a banking crisis triggered by the land bust.
Ireland 'Bad Bank' Tries to Make Good: As Ireland's National Asset Management Agency—known as NAMA— picks up the pace of its sales efforts, a group of supporters is emerging in the real-estate industry who say it has done the best job possible, given the terrible hand it was dealt.


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Clement signs undrafted free-agent deal with New York Giants
Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 11:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 9:52 p.m.
Former E.D. White Catholic and LSU football player Chase Clement signed an undrafted free agent deal with the New York Giants on Saturday.
Clement, who played tight end at LSU, announced the signing on his Twitter page.
The 6-foot-5, 251-pound Clement caught five passes for 51 yards with a 10.2 yards per catch average in his senior season with the Tigers last year.
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PEBBLE BEACH -- Jordan Spieth gave a series of fist pumps after his 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18 on Sunday, almost as though he'd just won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The 20-year-old phenom did wind up finishing tied for fourth, quite a rebound after a third-round 78. But Spieth was a happy man for a different reason than his top-five finish. He was determined to conquer Pebble Beach Golf Links after it fairly well brutalized him during Saturday's weather-challenging round and effectively knocked him out of a chance at victory.
Spieth, the co-leader with eventual winner Jimmy Walker at the midway point, was a bit unlucky drawing Pebble Beach in the third round, when the weather was at its fiercest. After being 9 under par at the halfway point, he made four bogeys and a double bogey in his first 15 holes, then had to play the final three holes early Sunday morning before officially teeing it up for the final round.
Spieth shot a 5-under 67 in a closing round that didn't have a single bogey. He had an eagle at the par-5 second hole and three birdies.
He refused to blame the conditions at Pebble Beach on Saturday for his downfall, even though the course's average score was 3-over 75, two strokes higher than either Spyglass Hill or Monterey Peninsula Country Club. And Spieth may have caught the weather at its absolute worst.
"You want to play Pebble Beach in that weather once in your life," Spieth said. "You just don't want it to be Saturday when you're in the lead. I tried to force it too much. I was trying to shoot under par when you really needed to play it safe, hit the ball to the fat part of the greens, and I didn't want to do that.
"I'm definitely not blaming the fact that we were on this course. I just didn't play smart enough."
Spieth said he was determined to try to get back all the shots he lost Saturday and get back to 9 under at the finish. He fell a stroke short but was still quite satisfied after finishing at 8-under 279. He acknowledged that he probably got a bit carried away with his fist pumps, which were more exuberant than those of Walker's a few hours later.
"Looking back, I probably wouldn't want to do that because it's not like I won the tournament," he said. "I was just really, really happy with the way I struck the putt. It was a big putt for my confidence to drop one on 18 when I needed it, under pressure."
"I played pretty well on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but just really made nothing on the greens," McDowell said. "And today the putter got hot. So, really pleasing. Some good stuff, a dream week having the chance to play with my dad."
The Renner/Harkey team finished at 31-under 256, a shot ahead of Sabbatini and Mycoskie.
Giants pitcher Matt Cain and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning appeared as though they'd make the pro-am cut, but when their incomplete third rounds were held over to early Sunday morning, both wound up losing in playoffs.
Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob, who also had to finish his third round in the early hours, did make the cut and finished tied for 14th with pro Chesson Hadley at 21 under.
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