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As BART workers walked picket lines last week, the Bay Area had a new reason to debate whether public strikes are a legitimate sign of working people's frustrations over shrinking pay and rights -- or the delusional tactics of a movement that's out of touch with economic reality.
The Great Recession left so many Americans jobless, underwater on their mortgages or just barely scraping by that many no longer identify with public workers whose still-strong wages and benefits are paid with tax dollars -- and whose contracts often are overseen by the same politicians that their unions bankroll. "If I can't have it, why I should I pay for it for them?" this reasoning goes -- a feeling reflected in public opinion polls.
"They have clearly not been paying attention to the California cities and other industries which have failed, and the pensions that were lost or the contributions by the employer that were reduced or eliminated entirely," said Sierra Reed, 26, of Oakland, noting that she gets only 1 percent annual raises as a policy and diplomacy assistant at a foreign consulate in San Francisco. "There are plenty of people looking for work that will happily take what they will not."
Yet others see striking public workers as the last defenders of what's left of the middle-class American dream -- wages that pay the bills and allow for modest savings, affordable health insurance that protects the family, a secure retirement. "If they can still win it, maybe there's still hope that I can, too," this reasoning goes.
"Union struggles reflect on all jobs," said Jane Smith, 30, a data scientist from San Francisco. "Unions won the struggle for a 40-hour workweek, and we are all benefiting from that still. Unions also fight for higher wages, which translate to higher wages for all Americans."
The BART strike is a symptom of "the income and wealth inequality that is plaguing our nation," she said. "I can't believe that people are missing the point."
However you view the debate, it's not going away. BART trains are at least temporarily running again and a last-minute deal avoided an East Bay Regional Park District strike that could have stymied residents' Fourth of July plans. But Oakland city workers and AC Transit drivers could be on strike soon, and Hayward city workers, some San Jose teachers and others might be close behind.
As new laws let public-sector unions build membership from the 1960s through the 1980s and stay relatively strong since then, private-sector union membership has plummeted since the 1950s.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that union membership among all U.S. workers fell to 11.3 percent in 2012 -- the lowest level since 1916. Yet public-sector workers had a union membership rate of 35.9 percent -- more than five times that of private-sector workers, at 6.6 percent. Since 2009, public workers have made up a majority of all union members.
Gallup in August reported that 52 percent of Americans approve of unions, only slightly above an all-time low of 48 percent in 2009, compared with 65 percent in 1999 and 72 percent in 1936. By last year, 52 percent believed unions would grow weaker in the future, and 41 percent believed unions should have less influence than they have today.
Wages for most working people, meanwhile, have remained stagnant over the past several decades, while the top 1 percent of earners have gotten much, much richer. In recent years, private-sector raises often have been minimal or nonexistent. And more and more fixed-benefit pension plans have been replaced by 401(k) savings plans to which employers contribute less and less, as health care premiums have skyrocketed.
As a result, many workers have little sympathy for BART workers who make an average of $78,000 including overtime per year, contribute nothing toward their retirement and pay a flat $92 monthly for health insurance, yet demand a 20.1 percent pay bump over three years.
"The voters' reservoir of sympathy for public-sector labor is running very low, and a lot of it is the perception ... that they live in a bubble, that they're not subject to the same competitive pressures that the private sector is," said Jon Coupal, president of the conservative Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. "These very public strikes that are hugely disruptive, I think, are just going to rub salt in an open wound."
Then again, BART workers haven't seen a raise in five years and earn no Social Security benefits. And overall raises in the public sector have consistently declined in recent years while private-sector workers have seen raises bounce back after suffering much deeper hits during the depths of the recession.
Some workers in the private sector also see public unions as the only ones left with enough leverage to fight for the kind of pay and benefits that built the American middle class.
Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, said, "We want everybody to get a 21 percent increase in their wages." But even that, he noted, would bring American workers only to where they should've been in 1989, given their long-running wage stagnancy.
"People would still be behind where they would've been if we had had a fair economy," he said.
Still, Pulaski acknowledged that when public employees strike, the work stoppage disproportionately affects other working people. A BART strike might be an inconvenience for rich people, he said, but it could keep low-income workers who have fewer transportation alternatives from the jobs that they need to survive.
"It's a shame and it's an awful circumstance," he said. "And I think that's why these workers have not gone on strike for the last 16 years."
Terry Moe, a Stanford University political-science professor and Hoover Institution senior fellow who is researching the power of public-sector unions, said they're just like any other unions -- "in the business of protecting jobs and maintaining the material well-being of their members."
Strikes, he said, are their most potent weapons. "If they never do it, then they don't have a threat," Moe said.
"This is a bad time for them," he added. "The economy is in the tank, there's no money, the pension problem is driving cities to the point of bankruptcy and creating serious budget problems for the states. So this is not a good bargaining environment."
But don't mistake this for a last gasp, Moe said.
"In another several years when the economic crisis has passed, they're not going to be so weak," he said. "They won't be making any concessions, and they'll be looking to get back what they'd lost."
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.
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Where will the next public-sector strike be?
Almost 2,500 Oakland city workers — not including police and firefighters — staged a one-day strike Monday, turning residents away from City Hall, libraries and other public facilities. They say they'll do it again if the city doesn't sweeten its contract offer, even as the city seeks concessions.
The East Bay bus agency's contract with workers expired last Sunday, and AC Transit workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. It could happen at any time, although the union will provide 24 hours' notice. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 says worker safety, including plans to replace sheriff's deputies assigned to AC Transit with private security guards, and no pay raises in the past decade are among the union's top concerns.
Service Employees International Union Local 150 voted last month to authorize a strike by the city's librarian assistants, water treatment workers, street maintenance crews, crime-scene technicians, administrative staff members and others whose contracts expired in April. The union says workers have given back about $4,000 each over the past four years to help the city balance its books, including 12 unpaid furlough days last year. The city contends it faces a $2.6 million general fund deficit in the fiscal year that began Monday, a gap that grows each year because of the rising costs of pensions, health care, unfunded benefit liabilities and deferred infrastructure needs.
Evergreen School District teachers and administrators have been at a bargaining impasse since October, and teachers now are preparing to go on strike right after the school year begins in August. Teachers already have been "working to rule" — refusing to work beyond the required school day, meaning cancellation of extracurricular activities such as a districtwide science fair, theater productions and tutoring. The battle is mostly over which side will bear the brunt of rising health care costs. Evergreen is one of few local districts still bearing 100 percent of insurance premiums for both employees and their families. Teachers contend the district won't tap its reserves, while the district contends it already has been spending at a dangerous rate.


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Crews will open the direct connector road between Cook Road and the Elon Bypass on Wednesday.
Prior to the opening, crews will temporarily shut down N.C. 100, also known as University Drive, in both directions between Manning Avenue and Haggard Avenue. A detour route will be posted.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A lot has happened since Bay Area native Jeremy Lin last played at Oracle Arena nearly 14 months ago.
But when his Houston Rockets visit the Warriors on Tuesday, Lin will have proved the most important thing: He belongs.
The third-year point guard isn't as dominant as he was at the height of Linsanity, when he carried the injury-riddled New York Knicks into the postseason. But nor is he a 13th man. Lin is the starting point guard for a team in the mix for the Western Conference playoffs.
"I didn't know it would happen this fast," Lin said after practice Monday, referring to the rise of his career. "Midway through my first year in the league, I was like, 'Dude, I could do this. I can play at this level.' "
Lin said he loves being a Rocket. He even considers it home now. Houston is the peaceful middle ground between the pressure of the Bay Area and the magnitude of New York.
He can walk around, have dinner in comfort. He doesn't have hype pressing on his shoulders or doubt shoving him in the back. It is an experience Lin said he hasn't known since Harvard.
"I think I'm in a good place where I can grow and mature and get better as a player," Lin said. "And kind of go at a reasonable, normal pace. ... Playing (in the Bay Area) my rookie year was tough. There was a lot of pressure, and I wasn't ready for it. And then New York is New York.
"Houston is a nice change of pace for me."
Lin is not devoid of pressure and expectations after signing a three-year, $25 million contract. But the rush to win immediately was erased when the Rockets revamped the roster after their attempts to land center Dwight Howard failed. The numbers of eyes affixed on him to be the solution were lessened when management traded for Oklahoma City guard James Harden, demoting Lin to the Robin role in the dynamic backcourt duo.
Unlike in New York, where the offense seemed to revolve around Lin's pick-and-roll abilities, Houston is challenging him to be a better point guard. The Rockets like to play at a fast pace and shoot a ton of 3-pointers, which the Warriors learned the hard way in their first matchup, a 140-109 loss last week. Lin still gets to run the pick-and-roll, but he also has to play off the ball and get his teammates going.
"He couldn't shoot like he shoots the basketball now," said Sacramento Kings coach Keith Smart, who coached Lin with the Warriors. "He was still trying to get the ball to the basket, where defenses were waiting on him. But that next year or year and a half, his game changed because his jump shot evolved. And once the jump shot evolved, he had a great feel for finding people, making plays to other teammates. And then his game took off."
During Linsanity, he was averaging 13.5 shots per game. This season, he is taking about three shots fewer. In New York, Lin's usage rate was 28.9 percent of the plays. With Houston, he is down to 19.7.
Some say Lin's decline in production was proof that Linsanity was a fluke.
Reality says Lin is a catalyst for a team on the rise in the Western Conference.
"Linsanity, man," Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said. "That's going down in history as the most unbelievable thing ever. It wasn't overrated at all. You give credit where credit is due. He's pretty good."
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Richmond senior Tra'von Clay ripped through Albany's defense for 271 yards and four touchdowns to lead visiting Richmond (1-7, 1-2 TCAL-Stone) to its first win of the season.
Clay's performance was made all that much more amazing considering he had just 37 yards on nine carries at halftime.
At the half, Albany (0-8, 0-3) led 12-6 and was controlling the game thanks to a pair of long touchdown passes from quarterback Nick Sternad to Jarin Panigbatan. The two connected on the first play of the game for a 49-yard score and then again on a 29-yard strike to end the first quarter. In between, Richmond's Lamont Foggy added a three-yard touchdown run to keep the game close at the break.
But when the third quarter began, so did Clay's impact.
He took the first Richmond play of the half 80 yards for a score to tie the game at 12. Following an Albany fumble on the next drive, Clay scored from 44 yards out on the third play and Richmond had a lead it would not give up.
Albany's Michael Rabin scored for Albany midway through the third quarter to close the deficit to 20-18. Rabin, the bruising runner from Albany, tallied 105 yards on 15 carries in the game.
But two plays after the Albany score, Clay scored his third touchdown, a 52-yard run that gave Richmond a 26-18 lead.
With Albany unable to mount a drive, Richmond scored on its first drive of the final quarter. Clay added his final score in the closing minute, a 32-yard run to the corner of the end zone.
Clay did his second half damage (234 yards) on just 11 carries. House added 82 yards for the Oilers in a game in which they completed only one pass.
Rabin was a bright spot for Albany, as was Panigbatan, who had three catches for 92 yards.
Richmond 38, Albany 18
Richmond 6 0 20 12-- 38
Albany 12 0 6 0-- 18
A -- Panigbatan 49 pass from Sternad (kick failed)
R -- Foggy 3 run (run failed)
A -- Panigbatan 29 pass from Sternad (run failed)
R -- Clay 80 run (run failed)
R -- Clay 44 run (Clark pass from Andewrsonrun failed)
A -- Rabin 35 run (run failed)
R -- Clay 52 run (pass failed)
R -- Anderson 1 run (run failed)
R -- Clay 32 run (run failed)
Rushing: R -- Clay 20-271, House 8-82, Clark 4-12, Foggy 3-11, Anderson 6-4. Totals 41-380. A -- Rabin 15-105, Stephens 8-38, G. Pelesauma 3-21, Sternad 3-13, J. Panigbatan 1-10, Natsagdorj 1-(-7).Totals 31-180. Passing: R -- Anderson 1-4-0-40. A -- Sternad 5-14-2-109; Natsagdorj 0-3-0-0. Totals 5-17-2-109. Receiving: R -- Clark 1-40. A -- Panigbatan 3-92, D. Pelesauma 2-17. Fumbles/lost: Richmond 3/0; Albany 1/1. Records: Richmond 1-2, 1-7 TCAL-Stone; Albany 0-3, 0-8.


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The Lake Area Fiber Arts Guild will sponsor the 8th annual Fiber Arts Festival on Saturday, April 27. Guild President Mary McGowan says "We hold this festival each year to encourage the public to appreciate the beauty of fiber arts and how these are practiced by individuals living right here in the lake area."
"Many of our guild members seek out experiences such as the Jeff City Fiber Retreat held each March, Fiber U held in Lebanon each July, and national needlecraft conferences to build their skills and knowledge. We also look to the Missouri Fiber Artists organization for inspiration."
The 2013 Lake Area Fiber Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Thompson Hall at Harper Chapel United Methodist Church in Osage Beach. The general public is invited, and admission is free.
Various vendor booths will offer an array of finished handmade items such as scarves, garments and home accessories. Specialty hand-painted yarn, roving, spinning wheels and looms will be available as well as paper art, fiber-oriented jewelry and surface design.
Demonstrations such as hand-spinning yarn and rigid heddle weaving will be held throughout the day and there will be attendance drawings each hour. An artistic display of works completed by guild members and vendors will also be offered.
The Guild was established about eight years ago to provide a forum for those who enjoy handmade fiber art and crafts using techniques such as spinning, weaving, knitting, rug-hooking, and surface design. Members of the Lake Area Fiber Arts Guild meet monthly to work on their projects, share ideas, hold a business meeting, and host presentations on aspects of fiber arts and crafts.
More details on the 8th annual Lake Area Fiber Festival can be found on the website www.lakefiberarts.com.
Harper Chapel is located next door to Osage Beach City Hall about 1.5 miles south of the Grand Glaize Bridge and about 3.2 miles south of the Osage Beach Premium Outlets Mall.
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During a Wednesday-night event honoring this year's documentary nominees, "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" filmmakers reminisced about Alice Herz-Sommer, the optimistic 110-year-old musician and Holocaust survivor who served as the star of their Oscar-nominated short documentary.
Herz-Sommer, a piano player who was believed to be the oldest-known survivor of the Holocaust, died Sunday at a London hospital.
"We thought she was going to go on forever," said director Malcolm Clarke, who told the crowd at the motion picture academy headquarters he originally didn't want to make a film about Herz-Sommer until he met her and was taken with her charisma.
"The Lady in Number 6" is competing against earth artist portrait "CaveDigger," hate crime account "Facing Fear," Yemeni uprising story "Karama Has No Walls" and prison hospice tale "Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall" for the short documentary trophy at the Academy Awards.
Morgan Neville, director of documentary feature nominee "20 Feet From Stardom," recalled that film producer Gil Friesen originally conceived of the idea of a film about backup singers. Friesen, an entertainment executive who helped to found A&M Records, died in 2012.
"He worked with us right up until a few weeks before we premiered it when he passed away, so this whole experience of the film and how it's been received has been so bittersweet because Gil's not here to enjoy it, and he would've loved every minute of it," said Neville.
The film is up against the battlefield expose "Dirty Wars," Japanese artist portrait "Cutie and the Boxer," Indonesian death squad odyssey "The Act of Killing" and Egyptian revolution recount "The Square."
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AUSTIN (March 8, 2013)—At 28.8 percent Texas has the highest percentage of people without health insurance ever recorded, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday, one after the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 24.4 percent of Texans lacked health insurance in 2011, which was also the highest in the nation.
The release of the Gallup data covering 2012 came as lawmakers continued to debate whether to expand Medicaid, the health care program for the poor and disabled.
Republicans who control the Texas Legislature have rejected a federal offer under the Affordable Care Act of $100 billion in return for the state paying $15 billion over the next 10 years and Gov. Rick Perry has demanded permission from Washington for the state to develop its own plan for reducing the percentage of uninsured.
The percentage of uninsured in Texas is 4.8 percent higher than the Louisiana, the state with the second-highest rate of uninsured residents at 24.0 percent.
Massachusetts has the lowest rate of uninsured residents at 4.5 percent.
Nationally, an average of 16.9 percent of adults were uninsured in 2012.
"The high uninsured rates in Texas and other states, including California and Florida, are likely related, at least in part, to the large Hispanic populations in those states, a demographic group that Gallup finds has the highest uninsured rate in the country, at 40.1% in 2012," a Gallup press release says.


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SANTA CLARA -- Expectations are elevated within the San Jose State football program, even if the opposite is occurring on the outside.
Following last year's 6-6 season -- something senior center David Peterson called "an extreme disappointment" -- the Spartans say they are ready to take the next step.
"For us, 6-6, that's not good enough. That's not going to get the job done," senior wide receiver Jabari Carr said at Wednesday's Bay Area College Football Kickoff at Levi's Stadium. "Getting the job done to us is a 9- to 10-win season."
The 6-6 record also wasn't good enough to impress bowl executives, as San Jose State was left at home for the postseason. The Spartans were one of seven eligible teams from the Mountain West for just six guaranteed spots.
The season-ending upset of then-undefeated Fresno State produced some offseason momentum that translated into the recruiting season. But it also provided fuel to the returning players.
"It left us hungry," Peterson said. "It left us wanting more. We want to prove ourselves this year.
"That's fueling us. We felt we should've been in (a bowl). But we can't leave it up to them. We've got to win."
"Good defense and a run game can be friendly to a first-year starter at quarterback," Caragher said.
The second-year coach fully understands why his team has lower expectations now that Fales is gone, but that hasn't dampened his excitement.
"Will the expectations be as high as last year? Probably not, when you see all the preseason picks and what not," Caragher said. "And that's understandable. People often project how the quarterback position is with how the season is and the experience of that guy. That's fine too. I'm just excited to work with those guys and bring them along and see what they can do."
"Whether he's on the field or not, Jared Leaf will be a presence in the program," Caragher said. "He'll be around because that's who we are. It's about family. It's about team."
New Hampshire leads the nation with 10 straight trips to the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats reached the FCS semifinals last year and finished as the No. 5 ranked FCS team in the country.
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OK, a little background info for those of you are truly interested in seeing if this is indeed a real recipe or if I'm just yanking your chain. A few weeks back I received a package from Green Giant through My Blog Spark. In the package were the items pictured below. (Notice the pedometer? I'm thinking someone on the outside of my closely guarded bubble has been making suggestions to someone that I might possibly need to lose some weight.)
Instead of merely microwaving and serving the broccoli and cheese sauce as is, I decided to get a little creative and turn it into a pizza sauce. I've been thinking that pizza really gets a bad rap in the dieting world when in fact, it can honestly be a dieter's friend if made properly. Pizza crust typically contains very little fat or sugar and when white flour is replaced with whole grains, the crust actually becomes quite healthy. And when that healthy pizza crust is topped with lean protein, veggies and part-skim cheese, suddenly you have a complete meal before you that really does fall within the specifics of most weight loss plans.
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1 (10 oz) box of Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese Sauce, prepared per package directions then processed in food processor until 'saucy.'
1 (10-12 inch) whole wheat pizza crust
6 ounces seasoned, cooked and cubed boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded, diced
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Place pizza stone in oven and preheat oven to 475 degrees.
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Great news on the test results!!!
Started week 8 last night. Once I got into the groove, I opted to try for distance (2.75 mi) vs. time (28 min) and I was able to do it!!! I continued running for my 5 min coold down to get my distance in and my avg was 5 mph so that is increasing as well as my distance. I had started the run thinking I would try for 20, even after dark, the temps were mid 90's and humidity in the 90%'s as well. Makes it hard to breath.
thank you! seems people love asics!!
I just completed W5D2 and am so nervous and scared about day 3.... running 2 eight mins was ok... but jumping to 20 mins seems way too HUGE of a jump!! I don't know if I can do it and dont know if I should try or if I should alter it a bit.... I think there should be another "baby step" built into it here!! What did you think ?
I just started reading these posts, but have been training for a 5K race for 6 weeks now using a couch to 5 K app on my phone. I, too was terrified of running for 20 minutes without stopping! I did it, even though I was a little under the weather that day. I am so very happy to be able to do what I am doing now at 56 years old!
Congrats on the negative test results!!!
I'm thinking of going back to week 5 to try to get my pace back on track - I found with my knee that I've just lost momentum. I can still run, as I proved to myself today - I ran 5 minutes, walked 2, ran 7 walked 1 ran 5, walked a few and then ran another 5-7. But I am just dragging. Now granted we're also in the hottest time of the season which isn't helping - the other day it was so nice at the beach that I ran back on my former 13 min/mile pace, but I just had a rough 2 weeks. Unlike past attempts at getting back in shape however, I promised myself to get up and go out again anyway. I have my next 5K this weekend, and then no new races for now until the 1/2 marathon in September. My goal for august is to gradually increase distance, and just stay on a steady pace. I am trying hard not to focus on the pace so much but it's hard when I have my NIKE telling me every 5 minutes how far I went (I need the timer from them b/c I will just zone out and stop before I probably should when running). I think I need some new routes too.
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Races run:
CHKD Charity Run - 7/9 - 5K - 36:20 personal best on a mile 10:24
Allen Stone Braveheart Memorial 5K- 7/16 - 5K - 35:38 personal best on 5K
Operation Homefront 5K - 7/23 - walked - 51:55
Military Challenge (3.5 miles/obstacles) - 7/30 - ran/jumped over hurdles haha/walked - 64:55
RocknRoll 1/2 marathon - 9/4 VA Beach - 3:48:58
Freedom Run 9/11/2011 Chesapeake 49:11
Races entered:
Beach Ford 5K - VA Beach - 10/8/2011
Komen 5K - Chesapeake VA - 10/15/2011
Run Like a Girl 10K - 10/23/2011
Blue Moon Wicked 10K VA Beach - 10/29/2011
Outer Banks 8K (Kitty Hawk HS) - 11/12/2011
Freedom Half Marathon - 11/13/2011
Surfing Santa 10 miler VA Beach - 12/3/2011 - debating
Walt Disney World Marathon - 1/7/2012 - (run thru Epcot and Magic Kingdom)
Yikes!!! Doing it (I hope) tomorrow morning! Thanks for the words of encouragement! I will let you know how I do - I think I keep thinking I "can't" and I am sure that is not a very healthy, positive way to be... so ... I have some work to do on attitude as well!!! lol
I have not been on this site in several weeks but I am so happy to see that so many people are sticking to the program! It is very encouraging, to say the least!
I myself suffered a knee injury way back on W1D3. After limping around for 10 days, I finally relented and went to the doc. Turns out, it's Patellofemoral pain syndrome and Pes anserinus bursitis. Apparently, very common injury in runners (which makes me laugh out loud since I was only a 'runner' for 3 days, one for only minute at a time!) Although my knee still aches every now and again depending on what I have been doing, the 'pain' is finally gone (it was pretty intense for a while). I am seeing a physical therapist once a week for 4 weeks (I saw her for the second time this week) and realized that my injury was due to a 'perfect storm' of several things all at once.....weak hip, bad running shoes and running up and down hills. That'll teach me.
I have not been running but was able to walk for 3 miles twice last week and have been given the go ahead to start a "Return to Running" program (which is very much like the C25K program). I will be getting new running shoes this week as I am armed with a list of good running shoes, thanks to my physical therapist.
I will also be the proud owner of a treadmill within the next two weeks.
I am hoping with the right shoes, a treadmill and the encouragment I get from reading all of your posts, that I will eventually start on the C25K again and be classified as a 'runner'. Or, at least classified as someone who can run a 5K.
Stay strong and keep on runnin'.
Hey Kris (WI): Was curious to know what your PT recommended
in the way of running shoes? I have had zumas in the past and currently switch
between my 2 prs of asics. I need to switch a pair out and get some new ones
this week.
Am thrilled to have had a successful W6D2 today! I did find the 10-3-10
interval to be much easier than W6D1. This weekend is my first 25 min
run no walk. Can't believe I have FINALLY made it to my straight runs!!!
So proud of myself that I am going to sign up today for my first 5K
on Sept. 5th. It is appropriately named "Labor of Love 5K" ! hahaha!!!
Something tells me tho' that I am going to need some encouragement
getting thru the W7,8, and 9's of 25 min, 28min, and 30 min runs!
If I could just get a morning or evening without the humidity! Geez!
Keep on Running!
Well completed week 6 yesterday by running Tues (W6:D1), Wed (W6:D2), & Thurs (W6:D3). I usually would have allowed a day of rest between the runs but had good weather (hot, but no rain), I was feeling good and the kids were off @ Grandma's this week so I actaully had the time! My left leg was a little sore after the 2.25 run, but I think that's because I hadnt given my body ample time to recover from the previous 2 runs. Taking a day off for stretching today. Planning on starting Week 7 tomorrow as long as the soreness is gone in my leg. I'm still amazed (and proud) that in week 1 I kept looking at my watch begging for that 1st run interval to be done and now I'm cruising by 2 miles. I've been averaging around 10.5 minute miles on my pace when I run. I hope to be able to get below a 10 min mile by the end of week 9, but if I can just jog the whole 3 miles I'll be perfectly satisfied in improving the time later!
Completed W8D2 this morning. I was a little surprised by my run today. The last few weeks, I have done my runs in the evening, higher heat and 90's for humidity. I actually felt better running in that than I did the morning. I wonder if it is because I am running on an empty stomach in the morning. Last run, i was able to push myself to reach 2.75 mi and it felt great, not too hard. Just hot. Today, I really had to push myself to get to the 2.5 mi mark, and my pace was slower. So in the same run time, I was 1/4 a mile slower today
Happy running everybody, enjoy your weekend!
Completed w6d2 tonight! Boy it was so humid it was like a sauna outside. Even running inside it was sweaty. I had no issues running the 10 min intervals. I'm starting to get into a zone so that minutes pass by without me being overly aware that I'm running! No more walk intervals for me! I'm a little apprehensive about 25 minutes! I will be trying it on Sun. I've been able to run on one day's rest so my body is finally getting used to the pounding. Happy running everyone!
C25K started on 06/19/11 and completed on 08/22/11!
8/6/11 -- Inaugural Harrisburg Hydro 5k Walk/Run (not timed)
I know I'm way behind you all, but I finished wk 1 tonight!!! Not to sure about doing wk 2. Thinking about repeating wk.1. What is recomended by you all?
If you were able to complete that run three times I'd suggest moving ahead unless you're having pain or are extremely short of breath. If you completed less than that how was your last run? If it felt like something you could repeat and it would be easier the next time I'd move on. You can always repeat w2d1 if you find it'd too much. Congrats on completing the first week. You will be amazed at how you will progress.
C25K started on 06/19/11 and completed on 08/22/11!
8/6/11 -- Inaugural Harrisburg Hydro 5k Walk/Run (not timed)
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'Sepideh' Director Brings Iranian Girl's Dream to Sundance
Danish director Berit Madsen premiered her documentary, "Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars," at the Sundance Film Festival this week, coinciding with the film's release on iTunes.
The film follows young Sepideh, an Iranian girl who is obsessed with astronomy, who struggles with grief over her father's death. As Sepideh tries to forge her own path (her dream is to be like Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer), she comes up against traditional expectations of women from her family and community.
Madsen talked with Speakeasy about "Sepideh," which is playing in the World Documentary Competition category at Sundance. (There are some spoiler details about "Sepideh" below.)
How did you first meet Sepideh?
How did a woman from Denmark meet a girl in the middle of nowhere in Iran? It was a coincidence. I do know Iran because my husband is from Iran. Also, Iran being a very conflicted country, I just by coincidence heard about an astronomy club taking place 800 kilometers south of Tehran. A teacher was trying to raise an observatory, and women and young boys and girls would go up the mountains in the night. I was astonished because it's not really something you expect to take place. I just really stumbed into Sepideh one dark night, she was coming with this monster of a telescope. There was an immediate attraction just by looking into her shiny eyes and going with her out in the night.
What struck you as most interesting about her and her family?
I went to her house and first I met this poster of Einstein looking down on me. She actually opened up very fast in the sense of giving me a bit of her story because of course I was wondering what this 14-year-old girl was doing out there in the freezing winter. It was a horror for me to go out there. It was so cold. Why wouldn't she just stay home? She was telling me about the death of her father, how she promised while he was dying that she wanted to be something in astronomy and make him proud. And telling how her mother is not appreciating her going out. The mother tried to intervene but she didn't know what to do with this stubborn daughter. I had this understanding this was something deep down for Sepideh, what she was trying to do.
Is her family's dire financial situation common in that region of Iran?
These days it has become more common with the situation with the sanctions in Iran – this is one part of it. On the other hand, her story is also particular in the sense that they really depend on this piece of land that the father left the family when he died and as we know, the uncles on the father's side, they are really trying everytihing they can to interrupt it — which is also caused by Sepideh's behavior. They don't really appreciate the way the family runs their business. It's a complex story but these last four or five years when filming "Sepideh," I've seen how life in Iran on an economic basis is getting more rough.
What did her uncle mean when he says "I'll kill you" to Sepideh if she "does something wrong"?
Well first of all, when that scene ended, I had to run out of the room for awhile. I was sort of shocked myself and not knowing if I should interrupt it. I think also getting to know him through time, somehow he's really doing what he has reason to do. Especially if we're talking about sexual behavior – if she crosses this red line, he's going to have to stop her. If she doesn't understand, he really, really has to stop her. In one way, which might sound strange because it's not appropriate thinking about human rights, he's actually somehow trying to protect her in his own way. He's really trying to make her understand, don't go further. You've already done enough.
Does Sepideh find a new way to pursue her dream, within the traditional expectations placed upon her? Or is her agreement with her fiancé modern?
I think she's a very modern girl in a very classic way. Sepideh is somehow grabbing the root of the generation gap by insisting on profoundly being in charge of defining her own way of living. Not wanting to accept the limitations. Young people in Iran dream of being part of the world and don't want to be kept away. Sepideh took it one step further — she wants to be part of the universe. And with her fiancé that's really a love story. When she met him, I myself was worried about what was going to happen. I really had to rush down there to see what was going on. But he's very much supportive of her. I think he was the prince in the kingdom somehow.
Did you know that Anousheh Ansari would befriend Sepideh and support her, when you began filming?
No, not at all. It was a surprise. Actually, that's why it kept taking so long to finish the film. It was already done before all this happened about Anousheh. We had finished the shooting, even the ending. Which of course now is different. It was new and made me hurry back to Iran and see what was going to happen. The last scene is shot in Dubai a year ago, and that was the first time I talked with Anousheh.
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ANDOVER � An Andover man is facing a felony charge, accusing of �engaging in acts of sexual conduct� with a child.
Rick D. Carter, 40, of Grove Street, Andover, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a Class B felony.
Investigators allege that Carter engaged in sexual conduct on �multiple occasions� with a child under age 13. The suspect was processed at the New York State Police barracks in Belmont and arraigned in Scio town court.
Authorities said Carter posted $50,000 bond and was released. He is scheduled to reappear in Scio town court Jan. 13.
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Linda Alley
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Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Linda's desk seems to be a magnet for those who need a listening ear. If she had her way, every person at the seminary would continue that benefit by intentionally meeting with a spiritual companion. For the past decade, while completing her Masters in Church Leadership at EMS (2008) and practicing the art of spiritual direction, Linda has honed her skills in listening for God's voice speaking into the lives of individuals.
While her roles as an EMS employee are many, she is especially pleased to merge her ministry and work interests as Director of the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation – a June training school for spiritual directors and church leaders who want to pay close attention to spiritual grounding for those they serve.
Whether coordinating seminary events, directing the Congregational Resource Center library, or job-sharing with Beverly Delp at the main seminary desk, Linda's sense of being in the right place at the right time in her life is evident. On her own time she serves individuals and retreat groups as an ordained Church of the Brethren minister.
She and her husband, retired pastor Robert Alley, have three married children and six grandchildren. Her current interests include flower gardening, Celtic Christian prayers and songs, and afternoon teas.
B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1973
MACL, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 2008
Oasis Deepening Year for Direction Ministries, 2009


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(Boston, Revised 11/17/10) New England Law | Boston: Minority law students represent "an elite class," said Chief Justice Joseph F. Baca (retired), New Mexico Supreme Court, and that special position comes with unique responsibilities. He exhorted students at New England Law | Boston's 27th Annual Minority Students/Alumni Banquet to go beyond customary career paths and aim squarely for positions of prominence and power.
The annual banquet, which took place this year on September 24, brings together successful minority graduates and current students to celebrate diversity and provide mentoring opportunities.
Chief Justice Baca, the first member of his family to attend law school, emphasized the privileged nature of the banquet audience. "You who have been offered the opportunity to study law here are numbered in an elite class," he said. "There are relatively few minorities sharing this position with you today. ABA statistics show fewer African American and Mexican Americans starting law school today than in the past."
"Because you are a chosen few," he continued, "with this elite status come great responsibilities. One of the first responsibilities you have is to refuse to be stereotyped, to refuse to be placed in a niche, to in effect 'know your place.' You also have an affirmative obligation to move into areas where minorities have not gone before."
He reviewed the conventional roles of minority attorneys. "Minorities have traditionally been clustered in small law firms doing plaintiff's personal injury work or representing criminal defendants. Minorities have also worked in civil service and have filled many government jobs." While emphasizing that there is "nothing wrong or demeaning" about these careers, he asked attendees to consider aiming for the "power structure of the law," including partnerships in large firms. "This next level of involvement," he said, "will open up opportunities, not only for us, but those who follow us."
Chief Justice Baca served on the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1989 to 2002 and was chief justice from 1994 to 1997. His extensive American Bar Association service includes membership on the ABA's Law School Accreditation Committee, the Task Force on Opportunities for Minorities in Law Schools and Opportunities for Minorities in the Judiciary, and the executive committee of the Appellate Judges Conference of the Judicial Division.
Chief Justice Baca also spoke about the importance of service, noting that it was through his ABA committee work that he met New England Law Dean John F. O'Brien and had the opportunity to visit other law schools in this country and abroad.
His awards include the J. William Fulbright Award for Distinguished Public Service from George Washington University Law School and the Outstanding Judicial Service Award from the New Mexico Bar Association. He is a member of the American Law Institute and many other judicial and legal organizations and was twice named as one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" in America by Hispanic Business magazine.
Chief Justice Baca is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and received a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia Law School.


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The Art of Selling Stocks
Successful stock investing requires two kinds of transactions: buying and selling. Unfortunately, nearly all advice givers, including me, concentrate on the first and leave you to fend for yourself on the second. So with this column I correct the omission and provide a set of rules about unloading shares.
See Also: Why I Sell Stocks Slowly
As a rule, you should buy stocks with the intention of holding them for a long, long time, meaning at least ten years and perhaps forever. The reason is simple: Deciding to buy something is hard enough, but deciding to sell is even harder. You have to know what to sell, when to sell and what to replace it with. Plus, once you own a stock, your emotions, not just your money, are invested in it. You may become reluctant to sell an overpriced winner that's lost its competitive edge because it has been so good to you. Or you may hesitate to dump a troubled loser because doing so would confirm your stupidity. So make limited buying decisions and hardly any selling decisions. As Warren Buffett once put it, "Inactivity strikes us as intelligent behavior."
Sell because something has changed for the worse. In Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, one of the best investing books ever published, Philip Fisher wrote, "It is only occasionally that there is any reason for selling at all." That occasional reason is "the deterioration of a company's underlying business." In Fisher's view, there were only two possible causes of a deteriorating condition: bad management (which usually meant a change at the top wasn't working out) or decreased prospects for a company's products. As my wife is fond of saying, this seems to be an insight into the obvious.
But think about why most investors sell stocks: price. Either the price has gone up so much that it's time to take profits, or the price has gone down so much that it's time to cut losses.
In 1960, a professional dancer named Nicholas Darvas wrote a book called How I Made $2 Million in the Stock Market, which turned into one of the biggest financial bestsellers of all time. He preached the virtue of the stop-loss order — for example, buying Apple at $150 and telling your broker to sell automatically if the shares hit $120. That way, the most you could lose would be 20%. Selling at $120 as Apple continued to slide to $78 in January 2009 might have left you feeling pretty good at the time. Only problem is that today the stock sells for more than $400, and you don't own the best business in the world.
See Also: 23 Stock Picks for 2013
My advice: If you own a good business, don't sell it. Let your three-baggers (stocks that have tripled) turn into ten-baggers. And if the price is falling, buy more shares.
To know when to sell, know why you bought. The reason to own a stock is that you want to become a partner in a great business. That's the formulation of Warren Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham, and it is the starting point of all market wisdom. But you need to know what makes a business great. If you do, it will be much easier for you to determine when the business is no longer great and it's time to sell the stock.
Let's take a close look at Whole Foods Market (symbol WFM) as an example. The stock ran up from $9 in 2000 to nearly $80 at the end of 2005, then skidded to $8 in November 2008. Today it trades at $91. In other words, Mr. Market has run hot and cold on Whole Foods, as he does on most stocks. But the logic behind buying into this company remains the same: It's a business with an inspirational leader and a clear, attractive, modern vision that sells, at premium prices, things that everyone needs to consume every day.
Over the years, Safeway, Wal-Mart and other competitors have entered the healthy-grocery space. Just visit those stores, however, and you'll see why they fall short. The Safeways and Wal-Marts try to do it all, whereas Whole Foods stores — where you can't buy Coke or Kleenex — differentiate the brand strongly. Whole Foods' approach pays off. Sales have risen from $9 billion in the September 2010 fiscal year to $11.7 billion in the year that ended last September. Meanwhile, earnings jumped 80%.


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Does anyone have any idea if wdtv is supposed to load videos slower than ps3?
I recently got a wd tv to stream videos to my 2nd tv.
I changed the setting in wdtvlive.conf to transcode mkv and avi to support 10 bit videos and external subtitles which wdtv doesn't appear to support. And everything is working great.
However, I noticed that wdtv is slower in loading videos from PMS compared to the PS3. PS3 would load a video instantly or within 3 seconds. But wdtv will take about 15 seconds before video is loaded and starts. If I stream natively with wdtv, the video loading time would be around 7 seconds, cutting the video loading time by half. I was wondering if there is any possible way to make my wd tv load video faster like my PS3. (BTW both the PS3 and wdtv have wired connection)
Or is it that PS3 has better hardware, therefore it is supposed to be faster than wdtv?
If anyone has any idea regarding this issue, I would appreciate it.


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THE GOOD: For those Meters fans, you should definitely take a listen to the sound-check, as the band plays Pungee for a solid 4 minutes. Take a listen to the Sample here, as it really smokes, more so than most versions from the time period. Foam, also in the first set, is worth a listen as the band follows a Page-led dynamic bit of splashing before Trey's solo takes off. The rare Leprechaun debuts here, and although not as well-played as the 7/17 version, is nice and leads into an fiery and chaotic Jim closer. In the second set, the Trey Acoustic-Horse is beautiful, as it is extended more than usual (to me the extension almost sounds like some acoustic Metheny from his work in the early 80's and One Quiet Night). This is also a fantastic version of Lizards, extremely fast-paced and lots of tense-staccato from Page. Of course, if you have never heard an a capella Freebird, it closes the encore and should be heard immediately.
THE BAD: Being an opening show, there are some tempo issues evident in Rift which really detracts from the performance. Bowie also has some missed cues. Faht, while a short-lived little number that would be an exciting surprise these days, doesn't translate that well to tape here. No extended jams that would occur later in August yet, but I don't know if that can be considered 'bad' particularly since at this point in time, a long extension wasn't common at all.
THE GEEKY: Of course, like most sound checks, this one has some interesting banter, a run through of Leprechaun, and an interesting poppy number with a few lyrics that never made it to the stage in full form (sounds like Fish or Mike singing). Listen for Wilson teases in the build-up to Possum. For the time, this show had a few breakouts, particularly MMGAMOIO and Faht, as well as debuts (Leprechaun, Daniel, and FreeBird. There's some banter after Divided Sky as well as during Daniel, where Trey mentions that he hopes that he'll see folks at the next few nights.
OVERALL: Hard not to give this show a 4 just from the extremely solid playing, the variety of the setlist, the novelty of several of the songs, and the solid encore choice. However, it lacks the 'hey'-jams that would occur later in the tour that would give it a 5-star rating. I'd give the sound quality on the spreadsheet a 7/10.


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Rhoda Olkin
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology
San Francisco Beach St Campus
Dir, Inst on Disability and Health Psych
Distinguished Professor
Alliant International University San Francisco
One Beach Street, Suite 100
San Francisco CA 94133-1221
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Research Methods
Research Cluster on Disabilities, Families and Culture (Dissertation Supervision)
Psychopathology and Diagnosis (in person and online)
Principles of Psychotherapy
Physical Disability: Psychosocial/Legal Aspects
Observation and Interviewing
Medical Family Therapy
Learning Theory
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy (Beginning and Advanced)
Effective Teaching and Presenting
Dissertation Proposal Design
Disability, Law and Family
Disability, Ethnicity and Culture
Social Psychology (online)
Theory and Technique: Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy with Couples and Families
Consultation and Evaluation
Clinical Supervision
Distributive justice; models of disability; parents with disabilities; diversity training; case formulation, psychopathology and diagnosis; family therapy; cognitive behavior therapy
Olkin, R. (2006). Disability and depression. In F. Haseltine (Ed.), Women with disabilities - A comprehensive guide to care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Olkin, R. (2006). Why I changed my mind about physician-assisted suicide: How Stanford University made a radical out of me. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
Olkin, R. (2005). Females with disabilities. In J. Worell & C. Goodheart (Eds.), Handbook of girls' and women's psychological health. New York: Oxford University Press.
Olkin, R. (2003). Women with physical disabilities who want to leave their partners: A feminist and disability-affirmation perspective. Women and Therapy, 26(3/4), 237-246.
Olkin, R. (2003). Women with disabilities. In J. C. Chrisler, C. Golden, & P. D. Rozee (Eds.), Lectures on the psychology of women (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Olkin, R., & Pledger, C. (2003). Can disability studies and psychology join hands? American Psychologist, 58(4), 296-304.
Olkin, R. (1999). What psychotherapists should know about disability. New York: Guilford Press.
(2003, June). Families with disabilities. Keynote address for the American Family Therapy Academy, Miami, FL.
Principal Investigator, "Parents with disabilities and their adolescent children." Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (PR award # H133G990130)., 1999-2003
Multicultural Professional Development Grant Award, California School of Professional Psychology, 1998-1999
Research Grant: "Strategies for Reducing Any Negative Impact of a Physical Disability On Early Adolescents: Designing An Intervention Model For Early Teens and Their Parents." California School of Professional Psychology, 1996
Research Grant: Admissions and retention policies in masters level mental health programs. American Mental Health Counseling Association, 1988
Three Assigned Time and Scholarly Activity Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987-88; 1988-89 (2)
Three Affirmative Action Research Grants, California State University, Sacramento; 1987-88; 1988-89; 1989-90
Academic History and Background
BA, Stanford University (Psychology), 1975
MA, University of California, Santa Barbara, (Counseling Psychology), 1977
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, (Counseling Psychology), 1981
Licensed Psychologist, #PSY8053, California, issued 6/1983
Marriage, Family and Child Counselor License, #M17504, California, issued 8/1982
Alliant International University President's Award for Faculty Excellence, 2003
National Multicultural Conference and Summit II: Dalmas A. Taylor Award, 2001
APA Division 43 (Family Psychology) Carolyn Attneave award, 2001
APA Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) award, 2001
Meritorious Performance & Professional Promise Award, CA State Univ., Sacramento, 1988
Award for Outstanding Performance, VA Medical Center, SF, CA; 1983, 84, 85
Outstanding Merit Increase Awards, CSPP: 1991; 1992; 1993; 1995; 2000
Member of four-person California Psychological Association Task Force on Short-term Psychotherapy. Results: report and recommendations to CPA; presentation at APA, 1994
San Francisco Bay Area Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy; President, 1986-1987
American, Western, California, and Contra Costa County Psychological Associations
American Family Therapy Academy
American Counseling Association
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
American Association of University Professors
Californians for Disability Rights
Member of APA's Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology, 1/02 - 12/04; President of Committee 1/04 - 12/04
National Council on Rehabilitation Education
Member of APA Textbook Guidelines Initiative (re diversity material in undergraduate psychology texts), 5/01 - present
Society for Disability Studies
American and California Associations for Marital and Family Therapy
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers
American Orthopsychiatric Association
Member of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Task Force on Disability & Substance Abuse, 7/02 - present
Professional Practice and Community Service
Principal Investigator, Department of Education, Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) grant on parents with disabilities and their adolescent children, at Through the Looking Glass, Berkeley., 1999-2003
Staff member, Through the Looking Glass, Berkeley
Clinical Practice, 1984-present; includes expert witness work re: physical, sensory, and psychiatric disabilities
Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Alameda; 9/90-present
Book Review Board, The Family Psychologist; 1990-present
Ad hoc reviewer for: Journal of Family Psychology, 8/88-present; Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 1995-present; Disability Studies Quarterly, 1995-present; Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991-present
Editorial Board-Rehabilitation Psychology, 1/02 - present


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You've heard of painting the town red.
When John Ho rolled through San Jose, he went with blue.
On one fateful weekend in 2012, the wheelchair-bound paraplegic from Southern California said he dropped in on nearly 80 small businesses in the South Bay that he deemed to have inadequate parking or access for the disabled. Then he sued them all, saddling economy motels, burger joints and other humble establishments with fat bills for lawyer fees, settlements and buckets of blue paint to bring their properties up to code.
While targeting some legitimate violations, Ho and other so-called "serial plaintiffs" across the country have been blasted by some for taking advantage of the law to line their own pockets, and applauded by others as champions for the disabled. But that debate aside, this much is clear: Ho's legal carpet-bombing left scores of mom-and-pop establishments, some of them struggling to stay afloat, quickly out of tens of thousands of dollars.
"There are a lot of outraged people around here," said Carole Rast, part-owner of Roy's Station, a cafe on the main drag of San Jose's Japantown. "First the restaurant across the street got sued because the front entryway allegedly wasn't big enough for his wheelchair. Then Santo Market got hit for its bathroom and parking lot. Next he sued the Happi House Restaurant, and then just kept moving right through the neighborhood.
"A lot of us in Japantown are sitting here on pins and needles," said Rast, "wondering who'll be next."
Ho and his San Diego-based attorney, Ray Ballister Jr. with the Center For Disability Access, aren't the only ones suing up a storm. Because of state laws that make it easy for plaintiffs to seek damages and fees in disability cases, California has long proven fertile ground for the litigious disabled who crank out dozens of lawsuits over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. In fact, California is now ground zero in ADA-related litigation, with an estimated 42 percent of all cases in the country filed in the Golden State.
And with each new filing, more questions arise about the efficacy and enforcement of a 24-year-old law designed to change the way society accommodates its disabled citizens.
"This is a shameful abuse of a well-intended law," said San Jose Councilman Sam Liccardo, who's been working with business owners to fix ADA violations without huge cash payouts that threaten to sink their companies. "We know there are plenty of small businesses out there hanging by a thread right now, and these lawsuits don't make things any easier."
And while advocates such as Debra Sue Stevens with the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center applaud the ADA, even she admits that overly zealous litigators "give all of us in the disability community a black eye. Taking $10,000 from a small-business owner won't help fix the problem of accessibility, so these lawsuits just end up draining the resources of the business owner."
Ho, who according to court documents lives in the Southern California town of Rosemead, could not be reached for comment. His attorney did not return several calls seeking comment. But attorneys such as Tom Frankovich in San Rafael, who has made a very good living over the years filing lawsuits for disabled clients, says plaintiffs like Ho are actually doing defendants a favor.
"In the end, it's going to be less expensive for any of the places Ho sued, and who settle quickly, than it would be if some more experienced ADA attorney got involved," said Frankovich, who has represented disabled clients all over the East Bay and San Francisco. "So, as much as people don't like to be sued, it may be to the business owner's advantage because they've saved themselves a lot of money."
Besides, Frankovich said, "if you ask a business nicely to fix something, they never do. Litigation is the only thing that gets anything done."
One of his clients is Marshall Loskot, a wheelchair-using herb farmer whose website says he's currently developing a "paraplegic accessible garlic clove separator." Asked in a brief phone interview about his dozens of lawsuits, many in the East Bay, Loskot said, "Everything in law is confidential. I can't tell you anything, not even my attorney's name."
Improvements demanded by plaintiffs like Loskot can come at a high cost to small-business owners. Vikas Patel said he was already working on a planned ADA-parking upgrade at his Santa Clara Econo Lodge when Ho showed up.
"Unfortunately, my wife died while we were working on it and in the meantime I got sued," said Patel, who has owned the franchise since 1984. "These are good laws and they need to be followed, but when my attorney explained to them that we'd already done some of the work and we were in the midst of doing more, that wasn't enough for them. They said, 'That's fine, but we still need to get paid.'"
The ordeal cost Patel nearly $20,000 in settlement and legal fees, along with the construction work at the hotel, where Ho had complained about a lack of proper parking spaces.
"It costs us quite a bit to run this place and the hotel business took a big hit over the past five years," Patel said. "This lawsuit really hurt us; it didn't put us out of business, but it definitely hit the bottom line."
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1990: The year the federal Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law
25,000-35,000: Estimated number of federal and state ADA-related lawsuits filed over the past decade in California
42: Estimated percentage of all ADA-related cases nationwide filed in California
56.7 million: Number of Americans with disabilities as of 2012 (about 1 in five)
30.6 million: Number of Americans who use a wheelchair, cane, crutches or walker, or who have difficulty walking
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Definition of inelastic in English:
1(Of a substance or material) not elastic: a tough, inelastic membrane
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- The cuff is an inelastic cloth that encircles the arm and encloses the inflatable rubber bladder.
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2 Economics (Of demand or supply) insensitive to changes in price or income.
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- With an inelastic demand, much lower prices and lower incomes (excluding large increases in subsidies) resulted.
- A slight drop in price does not endear the other newspaper - more or less newspaper demand is price inelastic.
- If this occurs, rice prices would decline, given that the demand for rice is relatively inelastic.
3 Physics (Of a collision) involving an overall loss of translational kinetic energy.
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inelastically adverb
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So Cal Nationals and Knuckle up have partnered up to form Nationals Knuckle Up 18 Gold. We will be hosting our annual NKU Toys for tots tournament at Noble Creek Park. Noble Creek's nice well maintained 7 Softball Fields with plenty of warm up room for the girls to get prepared.. Also there will be a variety of food and a onsite mizuno vendor there as well. All teams are required to bring one unwrapped toy per player, In which all toys will be given to the pediatrics department at the local hospitals by our players. We invite you to come out and enjoy a wonderful occasion this December and spread holiday cheer.
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As a three-year letter at Brazoswood High School, newcomer Trish Amboree averaged 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists per game. Throughout Amboree's high school basketball career, she was named Offensive Player of the Year and earned First Team All-District honors each year. As a sophomore, she was named Newcomer of the Year and led her team to the first round of the playoffs.
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Paramore's recent success on the charts hasn't translated to the live arena.
The band scored its first No. 1 record in April with its self-titled fourth album but still drew far less than a half-full house to the SAP Center on Friday night.
The roughly 5,000 fans in attendance tried their best to make up for all the empty seats, including those in the completely curtained-off second deck of the arena, showering the band with enthusiasm and affection throughout the 100-minute show.
Vocalist Hayley Williams and her crew certainly have a die-hard fan base, yet this San Jose show underscored many of the reasons why Paramore is having a difficult time building upon its core group of followers.
The group's harmless, unremarkable and derivative music works fine on the radio -- dished out in single servings, sandwiched between, say, Train and Maroon 5. Yet, less is more when it comes to Paramore. The 21-song set the band delivered on Friday translated to one long, monotonous and repetitive evening of musical mediocrity.
Paramore simply has no signature sound. It has found success by making music that is similar, but inferior, to other top pop acts. It got to the point in San Jose that I found myself hoping that the band would play more tunes that sounded like bad Taylor Swift because those songs were so much better than the ones that sounded like bad No Doubt or Avril Lavigne.
It's too bad, since the band's stage show is certainly adequate.
Williams, 24, has improved onstage over the years and now stands as a fairly convincing front woman. She's pretty and appealing, full of energy and enthusiasm, interacts well with the crowd and slings her vocals onstage with the same degree of professionalism that she does in the studio. Watching her perform, it's easy to understand why so many predicted she would have left Paramore for a solo career by now. (If that ever happens, let's just hope that she hires different people to write her songs.)
Meanwhile, the rest of the band has seen significant lineup changes, with original members Josh and Zac Farro departing in 2010 and the remaining two other members of the Tennessee trio -- bassist Jeremy Davis and guitarist Taylor York -- come across as nothing more than faceless sidemen onstage, playing roles about as significant as the three actual sidemen that support the group on tour.
Opening the show with a double-shot from the new album -- "Grow Up" and "Fast in My Car" -- Paramore took great delight in revving the engine early and often. Unfortunately, the band never bothered to shift out of neutral. Songs such as "That's What You Get," "Daydreaming" and "When It Rains" came and went, without really taking us anywhere.
Paramore tried to juice things up a bit, adding a few stripped-down acoustic numbers, bringing out a high school choir during "Ain't It Fun" and even adding a nice snippet of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" to "In the Mourning." And Williams certainly went out of her way to compliment the sparse crowd.
"This is absolutely the best show yet," she told the audience.
The show ended with a balloon drop and confetti cannons being fired. Yet this colorful crescendo felt anticlimactic -- much like the band's music.
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Brad Keselowski got some help on the last day of practice for NASCAR's Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.
Pole sitter Joey Logano was involved in a three-car accident during the first of two practice sessions Saturday, switched to a backup car and will start from the rear of the field Sunday.
That will move Keselowski, who had qualified third, to the front when the green flag drops Sunday. Marcos Ambrose will start on the outside.
And if Keselowski leads the first lap, he will extend his points lead from 20 to 21 in the 400-mile race. He needs to finish 15th or better to clinch the title, which would be the first for longtime NASCAR team owner Roger Penske.
"I certainly wasn't expecting to be on the front row," Keselowski said. "It's different from what we're used to, but it's different in a good way. ... If I can take the lead without wrecking myself, then that's what I'm going to do."
Keselowski seemed a little tighter than usual Saturday, quite possibly starting to feel the pressure as he goes for his first championship.
Fellow title contender Jimmie Johnson, who will start 10th in the finale, has done all he can to make Keselowski feel uncomfortable.
"Ready to race for sure," Johnson said. "Very pleased with how our car finished up. It's really nothing for me to lose sleep about tonight. It's an easy night for me. ... Easy from my standpoint because I've got nothing to lose. We'll see what they do on the other side."
Johnson also thoughts about how he would like see the first lap unfold.
"I hope (Keselowski) tries really, really, really hard to lead that first lap," Johnson said. "I know Ambrose next to him is going to try hard, too. That could be good for me."
Keselowski knows Johnson is messing with him and is a little envious of his position.
"I don't ignore it, but if we could change places, I bet he would in a heartbeat," Keselowski said.
Keselowski was faster than Johnson in practice Saturday. Keselowski turned the faster lap and edged Johnson with a better 10-lap average.
But NASCAR chairman Brian France stressed the sport is committed to both social media and technology, and drivers could be communicating from inside digital cockpits as early as 2014.
Keselowski was fined $25,000 for having a cellphone inside his car last week at Phoenix International Raceway. NASCAR found out about the phone because he tweeted during a red flag in the race -- the exact same thing he did to worldwide acclaim in the season-opening Daytona 500 without penalty.
France admitted Keselowski's tweets in February caught NASCAR by surprise, and the rule has since "evolved" to address the possibility of competitors manipulating electronic fuel injection with onboard digital devices.
Nationwide Series: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. left little doubt that he's ready for a promotion.
Stenhouse became the sixth driver to win consecutive championships in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. He finished sixth in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, edging Elliott Sadler for the title.
"A lot of people put a lot of effort into this and I'm just the lucky guy who gets to drive it," said Stenhouse, who is replacing Matt Kenseth in the Sprint Cup Series next season at Roush Fenway Racing.
Stenhouse finished his final Nationwide season with six wins.
About the only drama in the finale was whether he would play it safe. He did, but not without a few close calls. His spotter even had to remind him several times over the final 10 laps to avoid potential pitfalls.
Stenhouse eventually obliged, but only after he held the push-to-talk button down on his steering wheel to drown out all the chatter in his helmet.
"I don't ride around," Stenhouse said. "That's not how we got in this position."
Regan Smith won the 300-mile race, his first victory in 103 Nationwide starts. He was making his first start since 2007, and he's going to race for the championship next season for JR Motorsports. This was his debut race with that team, which is co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and had not won a race since 2010.