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February 6, 2006
Imagine someone following you home and then robbing you in your own driveway. That's just what happened to two elderly women in Augusta, and the suspect is still on the loose. Deputies say the victims were followed leaving the Kroger grocery store on Washington Road and had their purses snatched when they got home. News 12 is on your side with what you can do to protect yourself.
Officers say these incidents have happened before and they're not just going on at grocery stores, these thieves will even target hospitals. But one thing is for sure, and that's their victims…the elderly.
When you're at the store, the last thing you'd expect to be is followed. But that's exactly what investigators believe happened to two elderly women on Friday.
"There's not as much traffic as there is at Kroger and they would target elderly because they resist less," said Major Ken Autry.
According to the incident report, one of the victims was a 93-year-old woman. She was just pulling into her driveway when a man jumped out of the bushes and tried to get in her car. When he couldn't, he reached inside the car window and snatched her purse.
But she wasn't the only one, only a few hours later another woman became a victim. This time she was unloading groceries out of her car when her purse was taken right off her shoulder.
"The two victims were coming from the same grocery store," Autry said.
Police believe the same man is behind both cases, because they were done in a similar fashion. The thief waits for his victim in a high traffic area like this grocery store parking lot and then follows them home.
"One of the victims didn't get a good look at all. That's why they like to target elderly victims, they catch them off guard and a lot of times they don't get the descriptions," Major Autry said.
So what can you do to make sure you don't become the next target? Be aware of your surroundings, check your rearview mirror to make sure you're not being followed and lock your doors.


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Salesian High's Jabari Bird on Wednesday became the highest-rated recruit Mike Montgomery has signed at Cal.
Bird, who announced the news on Twitter, headlines a Cal class that is expected to also include guard Jordan Mathews of Santa Monica High and Sam Singer of Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Fla.
Cal made no official announcements on Wednesday.
Bird, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard and the son of former Cal standout Carl Bird, is rated by Scout.com as the No. 16 prospect in the country, while Rivals.com ranks him No. 23. He is considered a five-star prospect on both lists.
Consider that current Cal junior Allen Crabbe, who was the California high school player of the year in 2009-10 and was an All-Pac-12 pick last season, was rated just No. 69 by Rivals.
Scout placed Montgomery's class as the 19th-best in the country, behind only UCLA (No. 15) and Arizona (No. 17) in the Pac-12. Mathews, a 6-3 shooting guard, is a four-star prospect, rated No. 88 nationally by Rivals.
Gaels coach Randy Bennett is excited about his group. "They've all been at the top of their class where they've played thus far. They've been able to handle success well," Bennett said in a statement. "They've all been very high achievers academically, so there's just a lot of things they have going for them."
Pineau, from Melbourne, is the latest in a long line of Aussies who have found their way to Saint Mary's. Bennett coached 2012 Aussie Olympians Patty Mills and current Gaels guard Matthew Dellavedova,
Stanford did not announce any signings, but coach Tara VanDerveer's anticipated class is ranked fifth nationally by BlueStar Basketball Report. Stanford also had commitments from 6-3 forward Kailee Johnson, 5-11 guard Karlie Samuelson and 5-7 guard Khaliya Thompson. Guard Briana Roberson of Fullerton plans to join the team as a walk-on, according to reports.
McCall is Ridgemont's all-time leading scorer (1,876), rebounder (1,391) and shot blocker (672). She averaged 25.8 points per game, 16.7 rebounds and 8.4 blocks during her junior season. "She will be an instant impact to the team," her coach, Michael Martin, said Wednesday. "Her work ethic is what sets her apart. We always told her work beats talent. And she believes it."
McCall, whose sister DeWanna Bonner is a star with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, comes from a basketball family. Her father, Greg McCall, is the Cal State Bakersfield women's coach.
The 6-3 Range and 6-2 Waters are among the class of 2013's top 55 recruits, according to recruiting websites. Range was an all-state selection last season at Manteca High.

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This evening, meet up with your fellow travellers and Trip Manager & get to know each other over dinner.
Get a feel for the city's UNESCO World Heritage centre and a look into Peter the Great's imagination as our Local Guide uncovers many of St. Petersburg's best-known sites. You'll see the Admiralty and the stunning Church on the Spilled Blood, where Alexander II was killed
Make a visit to Petrodvorets, Peter the Great's summer palace. This place is breathtaking! Explore the spectacularly manicured grounds, cottages, fountains and palace. Choose to visit St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress in our fascinating optional, where the remains of many Tsars are held.
The group takes a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit one of the world's top art collections at the Hermitage gallery. The Hermitage itself is a gorgeous palace and was once home to Tsar Royalty. It makes a scene-stealing backdrop for the priceless works inside, which are the remains of Catherine the Great's personal collection.
There's free time to walk along St. Petersburg's main street, Nevsky Prospekt. There's a bit of everything along this street: palaces, lavish shops, museums, churches and buildings from many different eras. Take off down Nevsky Prospekt for a slice of glitzy new Russia and see how the country is shaking off its past with style.
Take advantage of an optional cruise on the Neva River and get another angle on the city from the water. There's also a chance to get up close to St. Petersburg's traditional art and romance in an evening excursion to the Russian ballet, where world-class dancers perform classics such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Otherwise liven things up with your new friends and head to a bar or club to try out Russia's national drink, vodka.
- Locally guided tour of historical St. Petersburg
- Locally guided tour of the Hermitage, former home of the Russian Tsars & one of the world's largest Art & Culture Museums
- Visit Peterhof Palace Gardens
- See the Church of the Spilled Blood and the Admiralty
- See the St. Peter and St. Paul Fortress
- Guided tour of Peter and Paul's Fortress Euro 13.50
- St. Petersburg dinner Euro 25.00
- Russian Ballet Performance Euro 50 - 80
- Russian Folklore Evening Euro 32.00
There's a definite change of pace as we enter the peaceful, shady streets of Novgorod, an ancient fortress city. Filled with old churches and a Kremlin of its own, this lovely town once suffered terribly at both the hands of Ivan the Terrible and, more recently, the Nazis.
Head into central Novgorod with the group and get an insider's look into the old town, where Russian history is captured in a nutshell - or actually in a bell! The landmark Millennium Bell is a 300 tonne sculpture covered in 127 figures – all of them key players in Russia's history which our Novgorod Local Guide brings to life with stories.
- Locally guided tour of Novgorod's old town
- See the Millennium Bell
- Guided Tour of Siege of Leningrad Memorial Euro 8.00
En route to Moscow we make a stop in Klin, the former home of famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky, and see where the creator of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker worked.
Later today, we arrive in Moscow, Russia's economic powerhouse, political point of power and cultural core. As the country's historical heart, this massive metropolis mixes up extravagance from the time of Tsar Royalty, relics from the Cold War and a new, progressive Russia. Moscow is a popular destination for travellers, its rich historical past makes it the perfect place to explore & get a serious learning fix on days gone by.
- See the famous composer Tchaikovsky's house in Klin
With two full days, there's plenty of time to uncover Moscow. Chalk up a truly local experience with a ride on one of the planet's busiest subway systems. The Metro is packed with art that was installed under Stalin, meaning that Moscow's Metro stations double as fascinating historical art galleries. You can learn more about them in an included tour and get an insider's look at the art with our expert Local Guide.
Discover the city's centre with our Local Guide, who'll give you the background on the famous Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral with its iconic onion-shaped domes, and on Lenin's Mausoleum, where the former leader of the Russian Revolution still lies, preserved in wax. Learn how Russia only came out from behind the Iron Curtain in 1991, and is still opening up.
Walk through Russia's political heart with a visit to the Kremlin, whose construction marked the birth of Moscow. Your Local Guide will reveal the inner workings of the Kremlin as the group explores the grounds of this stunning fortified complex, made up of cathedrals, palaces and treasures. The former home of grand princes as well as to Stalin and Gorbachev, the Kremlin is now the current Russian president's place of residence. Learn more about it and see treasures up close by joining our fascinating optional through the Kremlin Armoury with our expert Local Guide.
Otherwise, make the most of a beautiful shopping experience at GUM, once the favourite shopping mall for Soviet leaders and now a favourite spot for Russia's elite. There are 150 shops to explore in this elegant turn-of-the-century building, selling anything from designer labels to local products and great souvenirs.
Food-wise, Moscow mixes it up. You could try out blinis (pancakes) or borshch (beetroot soup) at a street stand, caviar in a gourmet store, or grilled meats in one of the city's many cafes.
While you're here, get a taste of local culture at the Moscow Aquamarine Circus. Be amazed by highly-skilled artists and performers on this fun night out.
- Visit Red Square, the Kremlin & see Lenin's Mausoleum & St. Basil's Cathedral
- Discover the rich history & culture of Moscow & the Kremlin on our locally guided tour
- Guided tour of the famous Moscow Metro
- Guided tour of the Armoury Museum in the Kremlin Euro 27.00
- Statue Park Euro 10.00
- Moscow dinner Euro 29.00
- Circus Aquamarine Euro 35.00
- Contemporary History Museum (Revolution Museum) Euro 13.00
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Buckwild's Future
Consider how stars, viewers were affected
April 10, 2013
MTV television network officials have suspended work on the upcoming season of the "reality" show "Buckwild." Good. Let's hope they think about the message being sent by the program....
What does it say about the youth of WV when even MTV decides that to continue filming a reality series here is a bad idea? If the show got a bad rap it was because of the cast and their immature antics. I thought the show depicted a very realistic image of WV youth! They made Snookie look like Princess Di!
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Don't think for a second that MTV won't fill the roles of misguided young lads for cash. It will just be filmed somewhere else. It would be nice though to see a story on just who these youths really were. Of course that type of writing would be way over the heads of anyone at MTV. Rest in peace young man...
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Well said "robnjess" and "Geezer"
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Its amazing how quickly people turn into grumpy old fuddy-duddies. In my younger days I drank lots of beer, chased girls, and spent a lot of nights four-wheeling across the Laurel Creek 'high road' back when 'muddin' was done in trucks. My friends from those days ended up being regular moms and dads, business folks, doctors, lawyers, and blue-collar workers. I feel sorry for perennial moaners like Mr. Alex who apparently has never had a day of fun in his entire life. I miss my 'Buckwild' days, am glad I survived them, don't want to relive them, but enjoyed the he11 out of them at the time. Live a little, kids, there's plenty of time to be old later on, and it s u c k s.
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"Where you from?" "West Virginia." "oh, I have friends in Richmond, maybe you know them." Typical conversation with anybody in the other 48 states.
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My generation did not condone Buckwild;BUT we did condone,and I was there in the muddy fields at Woodstock!! Is that hypocritical?
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It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt or in this case died. Shain Gandee, his uncle and friend might very well be alive today had they not been drinking or drunk. Maybe MTV is climbing out of the gutter.
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MTV has said that the show will not go on and filming has stopped. The producer/agent for the cast has said it's not a done deal. The cast had received a raise to $3000 per show versus $1000 the first season. I think the fat lady has sung.
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Just my opinion-but how come no one in WV raises the integrity flag when it might count for something. All during Bob Wise's cheating scandal, Heather Bresehs's fake degree scandal and the fiasco that was the Sago Mine Disaster-no one seemed to point out the obvious and call out the people who needed to be called on the carpet?
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Thanks for my laugh of the day, Mr. Alex.
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Well MrAlex... those rosy necked folks are the base of your side of the aisle in politics. Muddin.. NASCAR.. Guns.. God..the South will rise again..etc. All of these things are held sacred by those individuals. Does this mean you're calling the base of your party idiots? Indeed friends, this must be a banner day.
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Hendersonville woman charged with embezzlement
Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 12:31 p.m.
A 39-year-old Hendersonville woman has been charged with embezzlement and obtaining property by false pretense from her Asheville employer, according to the Asheville Police Department.
Amy Marie Mathis, of 107 Ardis Lane, is accused of stealing at least $20,000 from Ron Dula Plumbing on Patton Avenue. According to a the Asheville Police Department, Mathis worked there as a secretary from September 2013 until May of 2014.
Mathis is currently out of jail on bond, awaiting her court date later on this summer.
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Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
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Amazon.com has begun raising the walls at its 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Tracy, which is expected to employ about 1,000 people when it goes into operation this fall.
City officials worked hard to attract the project and give the area's job market a boost, said Andrew Malik, Tracy's development and engineering services director.
"It's going to be a tremendous benefit, not only locally but, more importantly, to the region," he said.
Hiring for the facility is already in progress. A check of Amazon.com's career site Tuesday found more than two dozen openings listed, mostly in managerial, professional and support positions.
Amazon is pushing to open the facility quickly, perhaps sometime in October, Malik said, and building officials are helping to speed progress.
"The city has done everything we can to condense and streamline the processing," he said.
The distribution hub is being erected off Chrisman Road south of Grant Line Road, west of an existing Crate & Barrel warehouse.
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The Summit County Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committee members would like to thank everyone who attended or contributed to its local banquet Oct. 6. The banquet was a great showing of how supportive the community is for elk and other wildlife. Thanks and we hope to see you next year.
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Almira M. "Sally" Lauver, 91, of Mercersburg, died Saturday, July 27, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Lininger-Fries Funeral Home Inc., Mercersburg. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and one hour prior to the service Thursday, in the funeral home. Burial will be private in Union Cemetery, McConnellsburg.
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Definition of false in English:
1Not according with truth or fact; incorrect: he was feeding false information to his customers the allegations were false
More example sentences
- She lashed out at 'certain media organisations [that] have distorted facts and spread false rumours'.
- This study points out that most of the published results of medical research are, in fact, false.
- We make no claim that something is incorrect, false, or erroneous.
incorrect, untrue, wrong, erroneous, fallacious, faulty, flawed, distorted, inaccurate, inexact, imprecise, invalid, unfounded;
untruthful, fictitious, concocted, fabricated, invented, made up, trumped up, unreal, counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, spurious, misleading, deceptive
1.1Not according with rules or law: false imprisonment
More example sentences
- From what I'm hearing about the allegations, they don't mention anything about false imprisonment or kidnapping.
- He was given a life sentence in March this year after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm, false imprisonment and threats to kill.
- She was charged with a felony count of false imprisonment and a gross misdemeanor count of criminal sexual conduct.
2Made to imitate something in order to deceive: the trunk had a false bottom a false passport
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- Its activists can hide themselves among the civilian population and, using false identities and fake passports, they can move easily across international borders.
- A court heard how 30 fake Belgian and ten false French passports were found in the lining of a bag after Customs officers checked luggage off a flight from Zurich.
- A bag stuffed with fake passports and false IDs found abandoned near Heathrow airport may be linked to West Yorkshire.
2.1Artificial: false eyelashes
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- A generation ago, women were asking each other why they were wasting half the day fitting corsets and false eyelashes, and the other half trying to perfect an orange souffle.
- Cohen saw potential in a beauty parlour where women could get make-up done, have eyebrows plucked or false eyelash extensions applied.
- Traditional false eyelashes are uncomfortable and difficult to apply.
fake, artificial, imitation, synthetic, simulated, reproduction, replica, ersatz, faux, plastic, man-made, dummy, mock, sham, bogus, so-called;
counterfeit, feigned, forged
informal phoney, pretend, pseudo
2.2Not sincere: a horribly false smile
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- I forced a smile, a lying, deceitful, false smile, as if that was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard.
- Faith said with false sympathy that sounded sincere.
- Another small gem goes like this: 'Resist whispered speech and false pleasant smiles when in the boss's company.'
3Illusory; not actually so: sunscreens give users a false sense of security
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- But the US vetoed the protocol, claiming that it would create a false sense of security while not actually catching cheats.
- It's a false sense of security that they are actually holding on to.
- We see people winning the game and losing, and those that think they are winning are fooled into a false security that actually makes them losers.
3.1 [attributive] Used in names of plants, animals, and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called, e.g. false oat.
Example sentences
- Animals like the false killer whale and bottlenose dolphin show how much variety is possible by purely natural means.
- Other plants are false nettle, a pink Saint-John's wort, and two species of white-flowered smartweeds.
- Although suffering from an overabundance of names, false holly makes a handsome evergreen accent at the back of the border.
4Disloyal; unfaithful: a false lover
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- True in love ever be, unless thy lover's false to thee.
faithless, unfaithful, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, false-hearted, treacherous, traitorous, perfidious, two-faced, Janus-faced, double-dealing, double-crossing, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, dishonourable, dishonest, duplicitous, hypocritical, untrustworthy, unreliable;
untruthful, lying, mendacious
informal cheating, two-timing, back-stabbing
rare hollow-hearted, double-faced
false position
- A situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one's true nature or principles.Example sentences
- Has she been led into a false position by eager cynics who have sacrificed nothing and who would happily surrender unconditionally to the worst enemy that currently faces civilization?
- It put them in a false position as they categorically denied the existence of any bonded labourers in those areas.
- In any relationship there will be give and take, so you have to operate from a position of self awareness, or else you enter the give and take aspect from a false position and end up making decisions built on nonresistant values.
falseness noun
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- Publicity stunts, artificiality, falseness, popularity contests, and egos, leave me cold, in blogland as in life, and I feel that I don't want to be part of this at present.
- If Rick hated anything, it was lies, dissembling, falseness, pretension.
- The utter falseness and deception that pervade the campaigns of the two parties have imbued the proceedings with an air of unreality.
Old English fals 'fraud, deceit', from Latin falsum 'fraud', neuter past participle of fallere 'deceive'; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus 'false'.
Along with default (Middle English), fail (Middle English), and fault (Middle English), false comes from Latin fallere 'to deceive'. A false dawn is a light which in Eastern countries is briefly seen about an hour before sunrise. The expression, the translation of an Arabic phrase, is often used to describe a promising situation which has, or is likely to, come to nothing.
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Eyelid Surgery
Eyelid surgery (also called an eye lift or blepharoplasty), reduces bagginess from lower eyelids and removes excess skin from the upper eyelids.
This surgery is usually done for cosmetic reasons. It's also an effective way to improve sight in older people whose sagging upper eyelids get in the way of their vision.
An eye lift will not eliminate dark circles under the eyes, crow's feet, or other facial wrinkles. It is often done along with other procedures such as laser resurfacing, filler injections, or forehead lifts.
The Eyelid Aging Process
As skin ages, it gradually loses its elasticity. A lack of elasticity plus the constant pull from gravity causes excessive skin to collect on the upper and lower eyelids.
Excess skin on the lower eyelid causes wrinkles and bulges. On the upper eyelids, an extra fold of skin can hang over the eyelashes and get in the way of seeing.
The fat that cushions the eyeball from the skull can also cause bulges in the upper and lower eyelids. The thin membrane that holds the fat in place weakens with age, letting the fat come forward into the lids.
Who Is a Good Candidate For Eyelid Surgery?
The best candidates for an eye lift are people who are in good health and who have realistic expectations. Most are 35 years or older, but if baggy eyelids or droopy eyelids run in your family, you may decide to have the surgery done sooner.
Eyelid surgery can enhance your appearance and help build your confidence. However, it may not result in your ideal look or alter your facial structure. Before you decide to have surgery, think about your goals and discuss them with your surgeon.
Will the Results of Eyelid Surgery Be Permanent?
Upper eyelid surgery can last at least five to seven years. Lower eyelid surgery rarely needs to be repeated. Of course, your eyes will still age after the procedure.
If your lids sag again, a forehead lift rather than another eye lift is often the proper procedure.
How Should I Prepare for Eyelid Surgery?
You will need to arrange for another person to drive you home after your surgery. You should also have someone stay with you the night of the procedure.


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A Randolph County man who was wounded in a shooting in July has died from his injuries.
The Courier-Tribune of Asheboro reported that 28-year-old Christopher Michael Lawing of Randleman died late last week at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
Lawing's uncle, 53-year-old Michael Anthony Dotson of Randleman, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and possession of a weapon by a felon.
Deputies were unsure over the weekend whether the charges against Dotson will be upgraded.
Deputies were called to a home on July 16 and found Lawing in the yard with a gunshot wound to the neck. Deputies say Dotson was found about an hour later.


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Fall Color Getaway in Cleveland
To understand Cuyahoga Valley National Park's appeal, pull out an area map. First, look for a squiggly green ring around Cleveland. That's the Emerald Necklace, a chain of regional parks. Now find a green curl hanging off the necklace like a huge pendant. That's Cuyahoga Valley National Park, a 33,000-acre preserve located just 20 minutes from downtown. Here in Cleveland, you can have your nature—and your city, too.
About 4 million people live within a half-hour of Cuyahoga, but the park absorbs crowds well. Where mules once pulled barges, walkers and bicyclists now stream along the 20-mile Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail. More ambitious hikers choose from an additional 100 miles of trails. Families tour a 19th-century living-history museum, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad chugs past heron and bald eagle nests.
Cleveland, meanwhile, is the bustling yin to Cuyahoga's pastoral yang, the two worlds linked by the winding Cuyahoga River (and Interstate-77). Spend a day immersed in fall color, then zip back for big-city pleasures: an overnight at the historic J. Palen House, an orchestra performance in Severance Hall. Funky neighborhoods like Ohio City and Tremont feel a universe away from Cuyahoga's rocky gorges—but the dirt on your shoes proves they're not.
What to do
Cuyahoga Valley National Park In the autumn, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway offers ghost train rides. Free; admission charged for the train. (330) 657-2752; nps.gov/cuva [1]
Cleveland Metroparks The Emerald Necklace is Cleveland's regional park system. Hike at Tinker's Creek Gorge or paddle the Rocky River. Free; admission for some activities. (216) 635-3200; clevelandmetroparks.com [2]
Lake View Cemetery The landscaping alone warrants a visit, but history buffs shouldn't miss President Garfield's impressive tomb and monument. The cemetery is near University Circle, home to many of the city's museums. Free. (216) 421-2665; lakeviewcemetery.com [3]
Where to eat
Great Lakes Brewing Company For nightlife, sample seasonal craft brews in the beer garden. (216) 771-4404; www.greatlakesbrewing.com [4]
West Side Market Cleveland's ethnic heritage comes to vivid life in hip Ohio City. Try a pumpkin cupcake from Grandma Freida's or kielbasa from Chuchraj Meats. (216) 664-3387; westsidemarket.com [5]
Where to stay
J. Palen House This 150-year-old Ohio City bed-and-breakfast blends Victorian style with modern amenities: flat-screen TVs, updated bathrooms and a gourmet breakfast. From $129. (216) 664-0813; jpalenhouse.com [6]
For more information: Positively Cleveland (800) 321-1001; positivelycleveland.com [7]
(A version of this story appeared in Midwest Living® September/October 2010. Prices, dates and other details are subject to change, so please check specifics before making travel plans.)


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Car Reviewers Beware: Tesla's All-Seeing Eye
Tesla Motors stock is down about 2.5% today, after the New York Times published a report over the weekend documenting a pretty nightmarish experience trying to drive one of the company's flagship new Model S sedans from Washington, D.C. to New York.
The story played on the most basic perception problem facing electric cars: what happens when you're running low on power? While a gas station can be found within a short drive of pretty much anywhere in America, electric car charging stations are much fewer and farther between. And while you can plug your Tesla into any regular old power outlet, it's not going to do you much good: from a regular old-fashioned electrical socket a Tesla will get about five miles worth of driving range per hour of charging.
That, of course, is as good as useless for someone driving any kind of significant distance. Commuters who leave their cars charging at night and drive a regular distance each day will be fine with the Tesla's range when fully charged: from 160-300 miles, depending on the kind of battery you have. But if you're on the road, driving longer distances or spending more time away from a charging station, these details matter.
That's where the recent NYT story stings, with reporter John Broder detailing a DC-NYC road trip gone wrong: the available miles remaining fell faster than the miles being driven, the battery's charge fell by more than two-thirds while he slept at night, and after running out of charge on the side of the road, even the tow truck that comes to collect his crippled Tesla struggles to deal with the dead battery refusing to disengage the parking brake.
It all sounds pretty awful, and Tesla stock took a hit this morning in response. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the story is misleading — "fake" in his words — and that he has the data to prove it, which will soon be posted on the company's blog.
The data to prove it? That's because Tesla has the ability to remotely monitor its vehicles, which can "phone home" with all their vital signs in case something goes wrong. The feature is turned off by default and can only be switched on with customer consent, but according to Musk, it's always activated for test drives — at least since the company's well-publicized incident with the BBC's Top Gear.
In this case, Musk is claiming the reviewer didn't full charge the battery and took a longer detour than mentioned in the story, hence the reduced range. The newspaper is standing its ground, and it will be interesting to see how Musk fleshes out his claims with the promised / threatened blog post.
But even more interesting will be how this kind of data monitoring influences future reviews — plenty of auto reviewing is more art than science, and more about feeling than cold fact. But the more data that is gathered during a drive, the more ammunition car companies have to rebut small details — was it really understeering on those corners? Was the responsiveness of the brakes really that sluggish? — and generally hold their reviewers feet to the fire.


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Former Prospect High School student Michael J. Carter said he'd never been so nervous to speak in front of a group of people.
Carter graduated from high school in 2006 and went on to found Strive for College, a nonprofit organization that matches high school juniors with college student mentors who guide the high schoolers through the college application process. On Jan. 8, he presented his program to juniors at his alma mater.
"It all started here," Carter said, referring to Prospect High School. "If I had not transferred to a public school, I don't think I'd be doing this because I wouldn't have seen a need."
Carter, who grew up in San Jose, attended private schools before coming to Prospect High. While attending the school, he noticed something strange.
"I had a lot of friends in honors and advanced placement classes here who had amazing GPAs but weren't looking at all their options for going to college," he said.
As a student Washington University in St. Louis, Carter came up with the idea to mentor low-income students at a small high school just outside of the city. He and his peers helped juniors fill out college applications and apply for scholarships and financial aid.
"Who better to do it than us? We just did the process presumably successfully," he said. "That's how it all began. We started really small."
Of the 27 students Carter and his peers helped mentor that year, 24 of them got into four-year universities. Of the previous class of 30 students at that high school, only one high school graduate had gone on to a four-year school.
Carter said that if a low- income student goes straight from high school to a four-year college, they have a 45 percent chance of graduating. However, only 2.2 percent of low-income students who start out in community college go on to earn their bachelor's degree. Therefore, going to a four-year college is "an extremely critical choice," he said.
"It excites me because it's so measurable. There are leverage points in any person's life where a mentor could make a difference, and this feels like a really big one," he said. "And college students are certainly the best folks to do this work."
By the time Carter graduated from college, Strive was serving about 100 students. Last year, the organization served 1,000 students. Today, mentors from 22 colleges serve 30 to 35 high schools across the nation.
Last year was the first year the program was available to Prospect students, and about 30 juniors participated. This year, the goal is for 100 students to be mentored, Carter said.
Nearby Del Mar High School has had the program for four years. Del Mar and Overfelt are two of five high schools in the Bay Area participating in the program. College students from CSU Monterey Bay, San Jose State University and Santa Clara University serve as mentors in the area.
Campbell Union High School District superintendent Patrick Gaffney, who attended the presentation, said the program has been a "huge success" in the district. He said that between 95 percent and 97 percent of the students who participated in the program ended up going on to four-year colleges.
"It's been great for kids, great for the community," he added.
Last week, Carter shared his story with the assembled juniors in the Prospect gymnasium and discussed the benefits of going to college and how his program could help interested students reach their goals.
A private college counselor usually costs about $200 an hour, he told the gathered students, whereas students that participate in the Strive for College receive 24 hours of college counseling for free.
Carter emphasized the importance of applying for scholarships, telling the students that there are more than 6 million scholarship opportunities available.
He said that, on average, college graduates earn $1 million more over the course of a lifetime than students who only graduate from high school, according to federal government census data.
"College is really important because it helps you make more money to have a better life," he said.
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He asked the students to think about what they are striving for after high school and emphasized the importance of choosing a career path that will lead to an enjoyable occupation.
"Jobs take up about 80 percent of our lives. So doing something you love is really ... important," he said.
Addessa Kiryakos, director of programs with Strive, also addressed the students. Kiryakos was a college mentor for Strive while attending SJSU.
The college mentors "are only a year or two older than you and have gone through the process just last year or the year before that," she told the students. "They're really here to help you and work with you and make you successful."
Following the presentation, many of the students seemed interested and asked questions.
Junior Laura Kawaguchi, 17, is considering signing up for the program. Laura is interested in psychology, sociology and anthropology.
"They talked a lot about scholarships and how they can get you on the right track for going to college," she said. "I feel like it's something that would be helpful and benefit me a lot."
Miho Yamamoto, 16, said she isn't sure whether she'll sign up for the program because she needs her study hall time to do homework. Miho said she originally wanted to pursue the fine arts but was discouraged when she learned it's difficult to make a living as a dancer. She's now thinking of studying communications.
"I'm not really sure yet," she said.
High schools students will work with their college mentors for an hour each week, from the spring of their junior year until the fall of their senior year.
"A lot of it is saying [to the high school students], you've earned this ... and helping them get it done," Carter said.
To sign up, Prospect students should visit guidance adviser Maria Aguiniga at the school's student services center. Mentoring will begin at the end of January and take place on Fridays during study hall, Aguiniga said. Students must sign up by Jan. 17.
Carter said it felt "weird but good" to be back at his former high school. He added that the gymnasium is much nicer now than it was when he attended the school.
"I feel old," he said.


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At times tearing up, the former San Jose elementary school principal on trial for failing to report suspected child sexual abuse tried to explain Thursday what in hindsight seems unimaginable -- why she didn't call police to report that a teacher had blindfolded an 8-year-old student with no one else there, made her lie down on the classroom floor, touched her feet with something that felt like a tongue, inserted something gooey in her mouth and then wiggled her head around til she tasted a salty liquid.
"It was my job to keep those kids safe," Lyn Vijayendran testified in a choked voice. "But on that day, I did what I thought was right.
"Now, looking back, I have a different lens."
For more than two hours Thursday, the former 36-year-old principal of O.B. Whaley Elementary struggled to convey why she accepted teacher Craig Chandler's explanation for his disturbing behavior -- that it was part of a lesson plan about Helen Keller.
"He was very forthright," she said, once again tearing up. "He looked me right in the eye."
For only the second time in two decades, Santa Clara County prosecutors have charged a local educator with shirking their legal obligation to call the authorities when they have a reasonable suspicion that a child has been abused.
Prosecutors have taken the rare step of making an example out of Vijayendran primarily because her alleged lack of judgment in October 2011 had devastating consequences. Another child reported being molested in a similar fashion by the same teacher about three months later.
Chandler was subsequently arrested in January and ultimately charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on five children. Tests by the Santa Clara County crime lab found his semen on a classroom chair. The 35-year-old teacher, in jail pending his trial, faces a maximum sentence of 75 years to life if he is convicted.
If Vijayendran is convicted of her misdemeanor charge, she could serve up to six months in jail, though it is more likely she'd be put on probation. She has been reassigned to the district office as coordinator of teacher support programs.
On Thursday, under gentle questioning by her attorney Eric Geffon, the former principal said she was lulled by several factors into believing the teacher had merely done something dumb.
One reason Vijayendran was convinced was the child's demeanor was completely out of character for someone who had been molested.
"She had a big smile on her face," she told the jury of five women and seven men. "She was her normal self, very talkative, the same as if she was talking about what she'd perform at the talent show."
The girl and her mother, who were both interviewed by the principal, didn't contend the incident had been sexual in nature, she said, merely that it had been strange. The mother is a legal immigrant.
Vijayendran also hadn't gotten any training from Evergreen Elementary School District on how to interview suspected victims and other aspects of her responsibilities as a mandated reporter.
She also said she interviewed the teacher because she was told to do so by the district's human resources director, Carole Schmitt. In hindsight, that decision gave Chandler the opportunity to try to get rid of any incriminating evidence.
Her interview with Chandler was very persuasive, Vijayendran said. He told her that he called the girl into the classroom to prepare a lesson on Helen Keller, which he had been using for years. He said the "instructional goal" was to deprive participating students of sight. He said he used a bath sponge on her foot and legs, and put a bottle containing salty water into her mouth. All the while, his classroom door was open, he told Vijayendran, though the child said the door was closed.
"He said students learned better by doing," she said. "He was very convincing."
But under cross-examination by prosecutor Alison Filo, the former principal admitted she was worried before she spoke to Chandler about the sexually suggestive aspects of his behavior toward the girl.
Among other concerns, the child reported the teacher told her to "open her two legs."
"If someone said that to you in a grocery store line, you'd slap him, wouldn't you?" Filo commented.
"You'd have to be crazy not to think that (his behavior could be sexual)," Vijayendran agreed.
That admission contradicts Geffon's insistence that it never occurred to anyone -- the principal, mother or human resources director -- that the strange encounter was sexual.
Vijayendran also apparently didn't ask Chandler what wiggling the child's head while something was in her mouth had to do with Helen Keller. And she didn't query other administrators if it was true they knew all about the lesson plan and were fine with it, as Chandler claimed.
Schmitt, the district's director of human resources, also didn't help Vijayendran's case much, though the jury may wind up sympathizing with the former principal. The administrator testified she told Vijayendran to interview Chandler, but all she knew at the time were a few scant details. Vijayendran merely told her that Chandler put something "salty, warm and hard" in the child's mouth. Schmitt said she hadn't received any training on reporting child sexual abuse for 17 years.
But Schmitt said it was Vijayendran, not her, who decided how to handle the incident. After the interviews, Vijayendran called Schmitt and without sharing many details said she'd decided to grant the mother's request and transfer the child to a different classroom. She also reported ordering Chandler never to use the lesson plan again.
"The only direction I gave her," Schmitt said, "was talk to the teacher and talk to the child."
The case could go to the jury as soon as Friday afternoon after the judge instructs the jury and the lawyers make their closing arguments.
Follow Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.


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WASHINGTON (October 30, 2012)--President Barack Obama will travel to storm-stricken New Jersey on Wednesday to view damage from the massive storm that struck the East Coast and to thank first responders.
The White House said Mr. Obama will join Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in viewing the damage.
Christie has an Obama critic, but Tuesday he praised Mr. Obama's leadership in dealing with the storm disaster.
Mr. Obama said Tuesday at Red Cross headquarters that the storm "is not yet over."
He said there are still risks from flooding and downed power lines, and called the storm "heartbreaking for the nation."
The president offered his thoughts and prayers to those affected and said "America is with you."
He said he told government officials coordinating the response that there was "no excuse for inaction."


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- Castilleja: Palo Alto's response to enrollment reduction plan under review
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- Aug 19:
- Herhold: Castilleja School should make peace with its Palo Alto neighbors
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PALO ALTO -- According to legend, castilleja -- a native flower so red, its nickname is "prairie fire" -- once grew wild along the fields between Bryant and Emerson Streets, where the private girls school that bears its name now sits. The flowers withered and died years ago. But to some of its neighbors, Castilleja School has become something like an invasive species.
A blossoming controversy over Castilleja's decision to willfully exceed an enrollment cap imposed by the city, with all the attendant traffic and parking issues an extra 33 students bring, has pitted the school -- which commands a tuition of $38,800 per girl -- against residents living in multimillion-dollar homes that surround the campus.
On its surface, the disagreement swirls around a hard number -- the 415 students Castilleja is allowed to enroll -- and the murkier metrics of traffic management. But it's the prospect of one privileged group diminishing the privilege of another that has given the dispute its "Don't park your Porsche here" sense of spectacle.
"We see Internet posts that say, 'Ah, you rich people fighting with each other,'" says Carla McLeod, who recently moved back to the neighborhood where she grew up to live with her father, Vic Befera. "It's hard to be tarred with that brush. That doesn't feel nice."
Much has changed in the 45 years since Befera, 87, bought a home at the intersection of Bryant and Kellogg, when the nearby school had only 200 students and took in boarders.
"My dad bought this house for what you would pay for a Lexus today," says McLeod, sitting in the parlor of what is now probably a $4 million home. "At that time, it was just normal people. Then Silicon Valley happened."
Steve Jobs lived just a few blocks from the school when he died, and one of the main buildings on the Castilleja campus is named for the late wife of John Arrillaga, one of the largest landowners in Silicon Valley. Their daughter, Laura, graduated from high school there in 1988, and is married to Marc Andreessen, valley royalty since he created the Internet browser Netscape. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and '60s rock goddess Grace Slick are both Castilleja alums.
It's no wonder that the nonprofit school's endowment had swollen to $77.8 million, according to 2011 tax records.
"They are very wealthy," says Befera, who in 2000 helped negotiate terms of the school's conditional use permit, an agreement known as a CUP designed to alleviate traffic and parking congestion by limiting Castilleja's enrollment to 415 students.
But during a meeting with neighbors last summer, Head of School Nanci Kauffman revealed that Castilleja's enrollment had climbed to 448.
Even neighbors who hadn't attended an exclusive girls school were able to quickly work out that 33 students times $38,800 came to $1.28 million per year for the school, give or take a scholarship.
But the school's next surprise was even more galling to some neighbors: Castilleja had knowingly been in violation of the CUP for 10 years.
"There's a profit motive there," Befera surmised, adding darkly: "I think they must have a lot of influence at City Hall."
That suspicion arises from Castilleja's unwillingness to bring its enrollment down to 415, despite a record fine of $236,000 imposed by the city, and Palo Alto's apparent unwillingness to push the school too hard. The school's board made several appeals to city planners to increase its allowed enrollment to the current number, and instead of an outright rebuff, the city ordered Castilleja to come up with a plan that would both reduce enrollment -- though not all the way to 415 -- and reduce its traffic impact.
"We didn't do this to line our pockets," Kauffman says, "we did it because more and more girls want to come to the school."
Palo Alto advance planning manager Steven Turner says "the goal is to get them into compliance with their use permit. But the city is agreeable to a reduction in enrollment over time." He would not dismiss the possibility that Castilleja might be granted a new CUP, allowing higher enrollment.
While residents await details of a new plan due from the school Tuesday, Kauffman continues to say that if Castilleja can demonstrate it's not inconveniencing neighbors, the problem is solved. "The way we've tried to address it is to focus on impact," she says. "That's the story! There's no parking in front of neighbors' houses, there's no traffic at drop-off and pickup."
In fact, the school has taken steps to reduce traffic around the campus, which before last summer's meeting with neighbors had been the scene of long lines of double-parked cars and blocked driveways.
"In the last three or four months, they've made an aggressive effort to control traffic flow, and you can see the difference," says Stan Shore, who lives across the street from the school, and has been a vocal critic of Castilleja's increased enrollment.
But Shore and others are dismayed that the city seems ready to capitulate to the idea that if Castilleja can reduce street congestion, it can keep all those extra students.
And he does not rule out a trip to court. "I can put together $200,000 toward legal fees if this doesn't get resolved," he said.
Not everyone in the neighborhood is upset. "Since education is an area where California seems to be lacking," says Glowe Chang, who lives across Bryant from the campus and whose daughter graduated from Castilleja in 2001, "I think these people should just do their civic duty and not force the school to reduce the educational opportunities that it offers."
Applications are already being reviewed for next year, and Kauffman has no plan to reduce the number of first-year girls allowed to wear the school's traditional yellow tie. "I feel I'm often cast as the villain, and the neighbors are portrayed as the victims," she says. "But it's the girls who want to come to Castilleja who will be the victims."
"We're not just a place that causes traffic issues," she adds. "We're not cars, we're people."
Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004. Follow him at Twitter.com/brucenewmantwit.


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Penn Jillette, the world-famous magician (and fellow of the Cato Institute), has a saying: "Everybody got a gris-gris." By that, Jillette means everyone has some irrational belief or superstition, something one believes even when knowing it is an unreasonable. We carry these superstitions through life like talismans, and we defend them when confronted with the cold light of reason. My gris-gris is NASA.


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April 5, 2012 -- More than half of women in the U.S. who get annual mammograms will have at least one false-positive reading after 10 years of screening, and now new research suggests that these women may be at increased risk for breast cancer.
Women in a Danish study who had at least one false-positive mammogram were more likely to eventually be diagnosed with breast cancer than women with no such history.
But there was little difference in risk among women with and without false-positive readings who were screened after the year 2000, suggesting that advances in mammography screening technology have led to more accurate testing.
"This study could be interpreted as reassuring for women being screened today," says breast cancer specialist Stephanie Bernik, MD, who was not involved with the study.
Bernik, who is chief of surgical oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, says innovations in mammography screening since 2000 have led to better detection of breast cancer and fewer false-positives.
"There has long been a suggestion that women who have more activity in their breasts that lead to false-positive mammograms may also have an increased risk for breast cancer, but I don't think this study proves this," she tells WebMD.
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Women with positive mammography screenings -- whether false or not false -- typically have additional mammograms or ultrasound, followed by a biopsy to confirm or rule out breast cancer if the results are still unclear.
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Several previous studies have suggested that women with these breast characteristics have an increased risk for breast cancer, but the research is inconclusive.
In the newly published study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen examined data from a population-based mammography screening program in Denmark.
The analysis included 58,000 women who had mammograms in that country between 1991 and 2005.
A false-positive mammogram was associated with a 67% greater likelihood of eventually receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer.
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The Monroe City Singers will present their annual Christmas Concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the United Methodist Church in Monroe City.
The 50 minute presentation will include 12 choral arrangements of sacred and secular Christmas songs.
Soloists for the concert include Donna O'Brient, Michael Wilson, Ralph Harn, and Suzanne Quigley. Dorothy Kern is the accompanist for the group. Percussion accompaniment will be provided by Catherine Kelso. The group is under the direction of Todd Richman.
There is no admission charge, however, donations will be accepted at the door to help defray costs. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. For information call Bonnie Berrey at (573) 406-3060.
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- Book day! 00:42
- Being my age 02:20
- Three things 09:37
- Book rearrangements 10:15
- Browser's Den of Magic 10:20
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1. Book day!: 00:42
Today was a very good book day. I finished Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and I bought five books - five books! - at Chapters. Details in the vidcast (10 minutes), short notes follow.
- Siddhartha: Nice novel, well-written. Insightful.
Listen, Kamala, when you throw a stone into the water, it finds the quickest way to the bottom of the water. It is the same when Siddhartha has an aim, a goal. Siddhartha does nothing; he waits, he thinks, he fasts, but he goes through the affairs of the world like the stone through the water, without doing anything, without bestirring himself; he is drawn and lets himself fall. He is drawn by his goal, for he does not allow anything to enter his mind which opposes his goal. That is what Siddhartha learned from the Samanas. It is what fools call magic and what they think is caused by demons. Nothing is caused by demons; there are no demos. Everyoe can perform magic, everyone can reach his goal, if he can think, wait and fast.
- How to Win Friends and Influence People: Useful, classic. Packed with examples, although harder to read now.
- How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships. Don't get put off by the weird title and even worse self-helpy blurb at the back; actually sounds like a practical, useful book.
- Right to Write: Haven't really browsed through this, but inclined to trust the author because my mom likes her other book.
- Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul: about as sappy a collection as you can get of heart-tugging awwww kind of stories.
- Five Good Minutes: Sweet! Good for me _and_ superbusy friends.
Also, some thoughts on my now-depleted book budget, the importance of books, and my new need for bookshelves...
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On Indigo/Chapters: (for Canadians)
- Siddhartha, Herman Hesse. CAD 8.99 (also, really cheap: CAD 3.00)
- How to win friends and influence people, Dale Carnegie. CAD 11.99.
- How to talk to anyone: 92 little tricks for big success in relationships: Leil Lowndes. CAD 21.95
- The right to write: an invitation and initiation into the writing life, Julia Cameron. CAD 18.99
- Chicken soup for the Canadian soul, Mark Victor Hansen, Janet Matthews and Raymond Aaron. CAD 19.95
- Five good minutes: 100 moring practices to help you stay calm and focused all day long, Jeffrey Brantley, MD and Wendy Millstine
Random Japanese sentence: 悲しいことに私の猫はどこかへいってしまった。 To my sorrow, my cat has gone somewhere.
Comment from my mom:
did you know I read Siddhartha when I was in college? and that I have been looking for "Right to Write" since last year? Try to find "Sound of Paper," also by Julia Cameron. I've read Carnegie's book and even took their executive course. Love, Mom
2. Being my age: 02:20
When Dave Brown was in Toronto last weekend, he insisted on taking me shopping for clothes. He picked out things I would never have tried myself: a cropped top, a black asymmetric tube, shorts around the same length as the miniskirt my sister gave me... <laugh> Although I was initially quite hesitant about wearing things like that, they turned out to be quite fun. (I still prefer skirts to pants or shorts.) "Now you look more like your age," Dave said.
Sometimes it's hard to remember that I'm just turning 23 this August. I don't need to have my career figured out yet. I don't even need to have people figured out yet, either. Such a liberating thought! <laugh> I can take risks. I can explore. I can screw up and recover (for the most part).
I really appreciate how many people around me are either going through similar issues or can remember and empathize. Wisdom can't be taught, after all. Wisdom can only be learned, and I'm glad I have all these opportunities to experience so many aspects of life _and_ people with whom I can share those experiences.
I'm really glad things worked out the way they did, and I'm looking forward to the future. =)
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With the long Canada Day weekend drawing to a close, the three things I can do today that will have the best influence on my life are:
- Sort out the Toastmasters records so that the new Secretary/Treasurer can step right into my position
- Draft my research proposal and find a few related papers
- Go to the Democamp afterparty and meet lots of interesting people
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4. Book rearrangements: 10:15
I need to buy more bookends. That will temporarily fix my shelving problem. In the meantime, I can... hmm... move the rice cooker onto the TV stand and move some of my books from my personal bookshelf to the living room shelves.
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5. Browser's Den of Magic: 10:20
One of the juggling shops in Toronto:
Browser's Den of Magic
Magic tricks for professionals and hobbyists.
Books, videos, DVDs, juggling equipment, ventriloquist dolls, jokes
Since 1975 - Mail order and retail shop
John Cardella
875 Eglinton Ave. West, #10, Toronto, Ontario, M6C 3Z9
Tel (416) 783 7022 Fax (416) 783-3560 Toll-free 1-888-469-3616 browsersden AT sympatico.ca
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They stock diabolo, too.
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Father ForgetsHere's a classic: "Father Forgets", as condensed in Reader's Digest:
Listen, son; I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library, a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guiltily I came to your bedside.
There are things I was thinking, son: I had been cross to you. I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a dab with a towel. I took you to task for not cleaning your shoes. I called out angrily when you threw some of your things on the floor.
At breakfast I found fault, too. You spilled things. You gulped down your food. You put your elbows on the table. You spread butter too thick on your bread. And as you started off to play and I made for my train, you turned and waved a hand and called, "Goodbye, Daddy!" and I frowned, and said in reply, "Hold your shoulders back!"
Then it began all over again in the late afternoon. As I came up the road, I spied you, down on your knees, playing marbles. There were holes in your stockings. I humiliated you before your boyfriends by marching you ahead of me to the house. Stockings were expensive - and if you had to buy them you would be more careful! Imagine that, son, from a father!
Do you remember, later, when I was reading in the library, how you came in timidly, with a sort of hurt look in your eyes? When I glanced up over my paper, impatient at the interruption, you hesitated at the door. "What is it you want?" I snapped.
You said nothing, but ran across in one tempestuous plunge, and threw your arms around my neck and kissed me, and your small arms tightened with an affection that God had set blooming in your heart and which even neglect could not wither. And then you were gone, pattering up the stairs.
Well, son, it was shortly afterwards that my paper slipped from my hands and a terrible sickening fear came over me. What has habit been doing to me? The habit of finding fault, of reprimanding - this was my reward to you for being a boy. It was not that I did not love you; it was that I expected too much of youth. I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years.
And there was so much that was good and fine and true in your character. The little heart of you was as big as the dawn itself over the wide hills. This was shown by your spontaneous impulse to rush in and kiss me good night. Nothing else matters tonight, son. I have come to your bedside in the darkness, and I have knelt there, ashamed!
It is a feeble atonement; I know you would not understand these things if I told them to you during your waking hours. But tomorrow I will be a real daddy! I will chum with you, and suffer when you suffer, and laugh when you laugh. I will bite my tongue when impatient words come. I will keep saying as if it were a ritual: "He is nothing but a boy - a little boy!"
I am afraid I have visualized you as a man. Yet as I see you now, son, crumpled and weary in your cot, I see that you are still a baby. Yesterday you were in your mother's arms, your head on her shoulder. I have asked too much, too much.
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ACAMPO – San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of an Acampo man who is believed to have confronted a trespasser on his property early Friday morning.
Deputies found Kristopher Hoyt, 36, suffering from a gunshot wound at 3:40 a.m. at his home on the 1100 block of Peltier Road. He was transported to a hospital where he later died, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Deputy Les Garcia.
Initial investigations indicate Hoyt was killed by a trespasser. The investigation is ongoing, Garcia said.
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Do you know?
Hey there, DO YOU KNOW?
I'm shooting I, ALEX CROSS. It's a James Patterson book that we're making into a movie. I can't remember if I shared that with you or not.
On to the reason I'm writing. A few days ago, I was in the car on my way to set when we stopped at a red light. I looked up from my script and saw a father walking across the street holding his son's hand. The child couldn't have been more then 2 or 3years old, this kid was giddy with joy. I watched this man and his son go into the park and start running and playing. The light changed and as we drove away, I turned around in the back seat to watch them until they were out of sight. My eyes filled with water, I thought to myself, this is really a strange reaction. I was thinking, why did I have such a strong emotional reaction to this father and son? It didn't take long for me to realize that it was because I never had those kind of experiences, never knew that kind of unconditional joy, never knew what it felt like to be wanted and adored as a child.
Which made me think of this question. I wonder if the man I called 'Daddy' as a child, knew then what he knows now, would he have treated me any differently? If he had known, the little boy that depended on him for food and shelter would grow up to be a man that he would have to depend on for food and shelter, would he have made different choices? I realized that my emotion to that moment was about this man loving his child in the purest sense. No matter what the future holds for that little boy, he will always have that moment with his daddy loving him, for him.
There is an old song written by the Gaither's called, MARY, DID YOU KNOW? It's a beautiful song asking Mary, the mother of Jesus, the question, "Did you know that her baby boy would come to save the world?" The lyrics go on to ask, "Mary did you know that when you kissed the little baby, you kissed the face of God?" My favorite lyric is this one, "Mary, did you know that the child that you delivered will soon deliver you?" That last line makes me think of my own mother. Before she died she often said to me that she had no idea that her little baby boy would be able to take care of her the way I did. I get so much joy knowing that I could and I did. That lets me sleep at night. Mom, I thank you! You helped me be able to do that. God bless you!
I want to leave you with these questions. It's for every parent, the good and the bad. DO YOU KNOW who is in your house? DO YOU KNOW whom you're raising, and will the child that you delivered, have to deliver you in your old age? Think about it, and know that when you kiss that innocent face of your child, you kiss the face of God.
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Climate conditions 600 feet below Saddle Island on the shores of Lake Mead in Nevada speak nothing of the decade-long drought that's plagued the American Southwest in general and the Colorado River Basin in particular.
As galosh- and rainsuit-clad miners drill and blast an erection chamber for a soon-to-be-assembled tunnel-boring machine, water steadily rains down the access shaft, streams from the walls, and gurgles up from drill casings on the tunnel floor like an artesian well. Thermal in some places and cool in others, the water creeps through fissures in the metamorphic rock — a Precambrian block of amphibolite and gneiss surrounded by youthful tertiary volcanic rock — and drops as it pleases on the workplace below, despite continuing efforts to minimize it.
No shortage of water here.
But aboveground, the drought has prompted the Southern Nevada Water Authority to build a third intake on the lake, which provides 90% of the water supply to the 600-square-mile Las Vegas Valley but is at 43% of its storage capacity — a fact that's painfully evident by the 130-foot-high "bathtub ring" around the 248-square-mile lake. The authority includes seven member Nevada agencies and was formed in 1991 to manage the region's water needs.
Flows on the Colorado River vary widely from year to year, depending on the amount of snowfall and temperature fluctuations across the watershed basin, but they've been well below average in eight of the past 10 years and water levels in the lake have dropped alarmingly — by more than 100 feet, in some cases. Climate uncertainties make it impossible to guess whether levels will recover or continue to decline.
The possibility that they'll keep falling raised concern about the future operability of one of the lake's two intakes, and in 2005 the authority's board of directors approved the design and construction of a third intake. Its primary objective is to protect water supply to the Las Vegas Valley's 2 million residents from significant loss of system capacity should the lake continue to dry up.
Higher-quality water from below the thermocline will be drawn through a 16-foot-diameter intake and conveyed 3 miles through a 20-foot-diameter tunnel to an existing pumping station via a connecting tunnel. The new intake will be deep enough to function at a lake elevation of 1,000 feet, 50 feet deeper than the intake it will replace.
Capital improvements are funded through fees for new water connections, surcharges added to the retail rates for water use, and a ¼ cent sales tax — all of which have fallen along with the economy and affected the project's scope (more about that later). Still, Engineering Director Marcus Jensen says these sources have allowed the authority to build up $400 million in cash reserves while securing long-term financing for nearly $2 billion in capital projects.
At Lake Mead, three intake-related contracts are moving toward completion in 2013.
On board since March 2008, Vegas Tunnel Constructors, a joint venture of construction firms Impregilo SpA and S.A. Healy Co., won the $447 million design-build contract for the tunnel access shaft, tunnel, and intake components. Also part of the design-build team is Arup, which is providing design services, and Brierley Associates LLC, which brings geotechnical expertise. MWH and CH2M Hill provided preliminary design services and are helping with design review during construction.
The authority opted for design-build to give the builder more opportunity to match design features with preferred construction methods and more control in mitigating risks when striving to meet the aggressive deadline. A 24-foot-diameter, mixed-shield boring machine will drill through varied geological formations below the lake bed with a maximum static water pressure of 17 bars. Underwater blasting and tremie-placed concrete work will be used to build the intake in more than 250 feet of water at the bottom of the lake.
Renda Pacific was awarded a $42 million contract to build the underground tunnel that will connect the new intake with Intake 2 and a stub tunnel that will connect the new intake with Intake 1. The contractor will excavate both shaft and tunnel using a drill-blast-muck process.
Barnard of Nevada Inc., which began work on its $30 million contract in May 2008, is digging nearly 400 feet belowground to make the connections and modify Intake 2 to allow water to flow from the new intake to Intake 2 and its pumping facilities.
The firm's tight schedule includes critical work during a six-week complete shutdown of Intake 2 in December and January 2010 to make the final tunnel connections. Workers will first install a large isolation gate to separate Intake 2 from Renda Pacific's work on the connector tunnel. The gate assembly requires precise and complex concrete formwork to ensure the gate can be tightly sealed to protect crews working on the connector tunnel. A temporary cap will be placed on the Intake 2 opening to allow dewatering of the existing intake. During the shutdown, an inspection and modifications will take place inside the intake shaft and tunnel, and the final 50-foot section of rock will be excavated to allow the connection to be made with the new intake once all three components are complete.
An 85% drop in new-connection fees and a 14% drop in sales tax revenues since 2006 forced engineers and project planners to look for ways to reduce overall expenses while maintaining operational objectives. Although cash reserves were available to support financing, drawing down reserves to finance the project's entire scope could have negatively affected bond ratings and future borrowing costs.
As a result, significant engineering adjustments were made to defer building a pumping station and discharge pipeline from the new intake to a nearby treatment facility, a decision that knocks $200 million off the entire project's estimated $817 million price tag.
The authority planned to replace the pumping station at Intake 1, which is in jeopardy of being rendered inoperable by falling lake levels, with a 600-mgd pumping station at the new intake. Instead, larger-capacity pumps will be installed at Intake 2. This increased capacity, together with the sharply curtailed growth in demand due to improved conservation and stalled development, may allow the authority to defer the new pumping station for many years.
These cost savings will be passed along to the seven agencies that govern the Southern Nevada Water Authority in the form of lower construction expenses.
The West is no stranger to scarcity of resources, and the Lake Mead Intake No. 3 project exemplifies Southern Nevada's response to such challenges with planning, engineering, and ingenuity.
— Robin Rockey is the project information manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority.


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Brown creates installations of seeping, creeping, and dripping organic forms that suggest accumulation and decomposition. These environments are made up of brightly colored ceramic sculptures of epoxy resin and paint, urethane foam and plaster, and rubber, wire, and steel rods. Brown notes, "I intend for the work to suggest perpetual mutation as if ripening and rotting systems have been cross-wired and are melding into new growths." Linear elements extend from the ceiling and floor connecting to viscous components that ooze and drip from bulbous masses, making the work appear a living conglomeration of pulsating biological organisms. Evoking oil spills and biological experiments gone awry, Brown's work relates to her interest in human consciousness, the elasticity of the mind, and its potential for perpetual ripening. She describes her forms as "hyper-organic." Implying growth, movement, and expansion, Brown strives to create "electrically charged" installations, which she believes convey "a feverish sense of immediacy and vitality." The artist holds onto the idea of the transformative power of art, seeking "a flight of imagination that is linked to the physicality of this world but also moves beyond it." Upon entering the gallery, viewers will sense that they are no longer in an ordinary place but have entered into a world of biological metamorphosis.
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Neil Young's music has banned from a Fort McMurray, Canada radio station after he compared the oil-rich region to Hiroshima, Japan, after the United States dropped the atomic bomb in August 1945.
According to MSN.com, Fort McMurray radio station Rock 97.9 will no longer play Young's music after made the remarks about the Alberta area while talking about the controversial Keystone X-L Pipeline project during a news conference in Washington, D.C. this week.
Young opposes the plan that calls for transporting oil from what has frequently been referred to as "tar sands" oil fields in the area down to Texas. Young, who's Canadian, said the area has been wrecked by pollution, "The fact is, Fort McMurray looks like Hiroshima. There's fumes everywhere. You can smell it when you get to town."
Rock 97.9 host Chris Byrne said the station was swamped with complaints about Young's comments, which prompted bosses to remove the rocker from their playlists. Which, of course, will solve the problem and everyone will live hapily ever after.
Or not.
According to CBC News, Byrne said "Rock listeners are pretty apathetic people. It takes a lot to get their ire up. But based on the number of emails and voicemails that I've gotten, I don't think ... a topic ... has caused more people to call in or write in than this. ... To (put) Fort McMurray on the same level as a nuclear bomb, dropped to end a world war -- when you get to that extreme, you kind of have to get into specifics."
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The Twentieth annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life for Redwood County team meeting is being held at 6:30 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls this coming Monday in the dining hall.
All team members are encouraged to come to this meeting. Anyone else wanting to know more about the Relay For Life, form a new team, be on a team or volunteer for the Relay For Life is welcome. Now is the time for team captains to pick up their team packets. Teams need to be registered online as soon as possible. Contact Ann Rose to do that for you if you do not do it yourself.
There are going to be treats and door prizes also. There are several changes happening for our 20th Relay For Life.
One of them is that it will end at midnight.
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LOTTS CREEK Ky. (WYMT) - The next team up in our DQ Grill and Chill countdown to tip off series; the Cordia Lady Lions.
The Lady Lions come in to the season with a new coaching staff and a new attitude towards the season. So they are hoping with those changes, they will see a difference on the court.
"It is, it's just a focus of ours this year is to get this team to really come together. Get some cohesiveness there, and let them understand the expectations we have for them", said head coach Dora Webb.
"We expect them to give it their all. We expect them to work hard in practice. WE haven't been there with them that long, so they are not as conditioned as we would like", said assistant coach Betinna Vanover. "So, I feel like earlier in the year, we are going to struggle a little bit. But, say by the time All "A" comes around, I am hoping that we may surprise a few people."
"We expect to come out and surprise some of the fans and just be better than last year", said Lady Lion junior Asha Gonzales.
"Our team this year is small and it is hard for us. But our expectations are we are going to work hard. And we expect to win", said senior guard Whitley Mullins. "We are going to work our tails off."
"We have to try. We can do it, if we just put our heads in to it", said senior forward Alice Walls. "Just everybody has to really work this year. We just can't let a few people do it, everyone has to do it."


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OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Mark Jackson announced Monday that rookie Harrison Barnes will be his starting small forward.
Jackson said he was looking for the best fit and not necessarily the best player. Apparently, Barnes beat out forward Richard Jefferson and swingman Brandon Rush.
"Starting was definitely a goal of mine," Barnes said. "Playing in the NBA and starting on opening night is a huge accomplishment. But my mindset is not going to change. I'm going out there and try to provide this team all of the little things I can to help us win."
The Warriors have known four of their starters since they acquired center Andrew Bogut in March. The question since had been who would start at small forward. The options entering training camp were Barnes, the No. 7 overall pick, Jefferson and Rush. Barnes and Rush had emerged as front-runners early in training camp.
At 6-foot-8, 206 pounds, Barnes gives the Warriors the desired combination of size and athleticism at small forward.
Though Barnes has shown he's pretty capable of scoring, his offense wasn't what won over Jackson. Instead, it was Barnes' proving he wasn't a liability on defense that made Jackson feel comfortable enough to start Barnes.
"He doesn't give up on plays," Jackson said. "He battles. He competes. He knows when he makes mistakes."
A big factor in the decision was Jackson's comfort with Rush, who registered a breakout year coming off the bench last season. Jackson said part of him wanted to keep Rush in that role. The value of knowing what he's going to get from Rush off the bench was not lost on the second-year coach.
Bringing Barnes, who has never played a sixth man role, off the bench was too much of an uncertainty for Jackson. The rookie, it stands to reason, has a better chance at success being surrounded by the experience and talent of the first unit, the rest of which comprises point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Klay Thompson and power forward David Lee.
Plus, Rush's versatility gives Jackson more options, as Rush can come in for Barnes or Thompson.
"B-Rush is going to get his share of minutes," Jackson said.
Bogut, who had a second surgery on the ankle in April, still is uncertain about whether he will play in the season opener Wednesday in Phoenix.
"It was a long time coming for him. He put in a lot of dedication and therapy and rehab," Curry said. "It was good to have the big fella out there."
Now the Warriors will see how Bogut's ankle responds. If he has no issues, the likelihood is he will play. Even if Bogut plays, Jackson has already begun lowering the bar.
"At the end of the day, it's going to be asking whole lot for him to be Andrew Bogut from Day 1," Jackson said. "But we're making steps toward that."
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Taylor Regional Hospital is planning to construct a walking track behind the hospital for community use and United Citizens Bank has donated $500 to help in the construction.
Water and electricity are also going to be installed, according to TRH CEO Jane Wheatley, so it can also be used for different events.
The track is being built completely with community donations.
Lexington NBC affiliate WLEX-TV has been honored with nine first-place 2008 Kentucky Associated Press Broadcaster Awards among Class One TV stations.
The winners were announced recently during a ceremony at the Radisson Hotel in Lexington.
WLEX anchor Nancy Cox, a Campbellsville native, was named Best News Anchor in Kentucky, while Sarah Lane was chosen Best Reporter in the state. And LEX18.com received the nod for the Best Web site in the state.
The Central Kentucky News-Journal editorial staff won seven awards at the annual Landmark Community Newspapers Inc. editorial awards luncheon last Friday.
The awards presentation followed the annual LCNI advertising/editorial meeting held this year at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville.
The contest is a competition between more than 55 LCNI newspapers across the country - including dailies, weeklies and multi-weeklies. The News-Journal competes in the multi-weekly category.
Editor Rebecca Cassell won a first-place award for Best Front Page Design.
Shandi Hall has joined Davina's Plaza Salon, Central Plaza.
She specializes in haircuts, perms and color.
Mike Ware of Jessie Insurance Agency in Campbellsville recently became a member of a select group of State Auto independent agents - PaceSetter agents.
"The goal of our year-long PaceSetter program is to form a sales/marketing partnership with each agent to improve service to all our customers," said chairman/CEO Robert Restrepo.
In the coming months, State Auto sales personnel will work closely with PaceSetter agents like Ware in forming a true sales alliance and providing professional assistance and feedback, as necessary.
United Citizens Bank of Southern Kentucky celebrated the opening of its
Campbellsville branch on March 27. Ron Wise is vice president and loan officer at United Citizens newest branch, 294 Campbellsville By-Pass, in the Lakeway Shopping Plaza.
Burton's Nursery & Garden Center of Campbellsville has enrolled in the 2008 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. This is Burton's 12th year with the program. A total of 82 markets have enrolled in this year's program.
In joining the Kentucky Farm Bureau program, Burton's Garden Center has committed to offering quality products and service. Its acceptance by Farm Bureau as a Certified Market tells customers that Burton's Garden Center meets the highest standards of quality, freshness and marketing appeal.
Kentucky Christian School received a check for $10,000 from Citizens Bank President Mark Johnson. The funds will be added to the school's capital campaign as it searches for a new location. Pictured are, from left, Johnson, KCS Director Gail Gabehart, Board members Sharon Force and David Nunery.
Louisville eye surgeon Dr. E. Britt Brockman, managing partner of John-Kenyon American Eye Institute, who also visits Patterson Eye Care at Greenriver Plaza each week, has been named one of the most influential healthcare leaders in the region by Business First of Louisville.
Jackie Pierce has moved to The Salon on 68, 1308 E. Broadway.
She was formerly with Davina's Plaza Salon.
Pierce specializes in perms, colors, highlights and roller sets.
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This is a website directly related to the amount of water flooding the Peninsula. Peninsula Water Level
About Halfway down (under Latest Data) Click on Plot Forecast and you can see where the water level is at and where they predict it to be in upcoming days.
Around 2,000 CFS is optimal for the course to be totally playable (with the exception of #5, who knows when that'll ever be playable).


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The Kingdom of the Netherlands' WBC story just keeps getting better -- and now will include a trip to San Francisco for a chance to win the whole thing. Holland punched its ticket to the championship round with a walk-off 7-6 win to eliminate World No. 1 Cuba 7-6.
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