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Sunday night's fatal crash is highlighting the importance of those driving restrictions on young drivers. The 15-year-old driver needed someone at least 21 in the passenger seat, but the passenger was just 18. News 12 has more on the rules of the road and the importance of those three years.
Don Brock has seen a lot over three decades as a driving instructor. His focus, teen driving and the dangers of starting out, some as young as 15-years-old.
"It's very important that they understand all the skills first and develop a confidence," Brock said.
Brock trains hundreds of young drivers each year and takes time to point out the consequences of bad driving.
"I hammer it all the time. The key is you tell them about it and you keep telling them and keep telling them. Someone's going to get it after a while," Brock said.
The extra attention comes after Sunday night's crash in Edgefield County that killed two teenagers. 15-year-old Robby Kasten was driving the car when he lost control and slammed into a tree. His passenger was 18-year-old Bobby Kotz. But a spokesman for the highway patrol says the passenger should have been at least three years older.
According to South Carolina driver's license regulations, a 15-year-old driver with a learner's permit must have a passenger that's at least 21 years old, same as in Georgia. In South Carolina, that passenger must also have one year's driving experience.
"Just that three years of age from 18 to 21 obviously they've got more experience. But also the maturity level as grown," Brock said.
Rules of the road, in hopes of preventing accidents in the future.
Click the following links for the complete regulations for teen drivers for South Carolina and Georgia.
And an update on a story we first brought you last August. The Columbia County sheriff's office says 101 teen drivers have joined the STOPPED program. That stands for Sheriff's Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers. It uses a bumper sticker on the teens's car, and anyone can report dangerous driving. That information is then passed along to the parent. To sign up, call (706) 541-3970.


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The Kids University Day Care Center in Grand Ledge closed earlier in August, after Eaton County Health Officials say the owner was not complying with safe drinking water laws. In June, water testers found E.coli bacteria in the well water at the day care.
By law, once E.coli is found, the owner is required to supply alternative drinking water, and post a sign indicating the bacteria had been found. But during a follow up visit, Eaton County health officials say no sign was posted, and alternative drinking water was not offered. Coincidentally, during their visit, the sewage system had also malfunctioned, and sewage was present on the property. The Kids University Day Care Center voluntarily closed that same day.
The sewage system has since been fixed, but further E.coli tests are being conducted. The first two came back clear. There's one more test to go, and then the health department will make a recommendation to the Family Independence Agency whether or not to reopen the facility.
The owner, Deborah Howland, declined comment, but she did say she is doing her part to comply, and does plan to reopen. Around thirty kids attended Kids University Day Care Center.
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After both their children were diagnosed with a fatal disease, a husband and wife living in County Kerry, have begun fundraising to bring their babies to the U.S. for clinical trials that just may save their lives.
"If we don't do this our children will die," Tony Heffernan told the Irish Voice from his home in Keel, Co. Kerry on Monday.
Heffernan, 38, is the proud father of 4-year-old Saoirse and 22-month-old Liam.
Both children have a rare disease called Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), or Batten's Disease, that will eventually end their lives if a cure isn't found.
Heffernan and his wife Mary, 34, were elated when their first child was born. Saoirse was the light in their day.
While Heffernan, a ships captain by trade who currently works with Hoegh shipping enterprise, and his wife, a stay at home mom, were enjoying the endless pleasures that came with having a daughter, they became worried in January 2009 when Saoirse started having seizures.
Doctors put it down to epilepsy. All the symptoms pointed in that direction.
However, Saoirse's seizures became more aggressive, finally resulting in her suffering up to 200 a day. A trip to specialists in Dublin was a must.
"We were referred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin last March. We just couldn't control the seizures. They got progressively worse and worse," recalls Heffernan.
Endless tests still reveled epilepsy. The Heffernans were satisfied and Saoirse began a course of treatments to help her little body deal with it. In August she was called for an MRI in Dublin.
"Doctors told us if anything serious showed up in the MRI that they would call us immediately. If not they said it would be two to three weeks before we heard anything and they would contact our doctor here in Kerry directly," explains Heffernan.
As the phone was silent for three weeks, the Heffernan's were satisfied the diagnosis was still epilepsy.
However their lives were about to be turned upside down the weekend of the All-Ireland football final.
"We were all getting excited for the big game, I'm from Cork and Mary is from Kerry so as you can imagine the jokes were flying," remembers Heffernan.
Then came the call.
The Friday before the football final, September 25, the hospital in Dublin called to say it was imperative for Saoirse and her parents to be in Dublin Monday morning for further testing and a proper diagnosis.
"As Kerry was playing Cork in Croke Park we were checking into a hotel in Dublin waiting for our appointment on Monday with our daughter," he said.
The following morning the Heffernans were asked to bring Saoirse to Beaumont Hospital, an academic teaching hospital in Dublin city, to meet with a group of Irish neurologists who were visiting that day.
"They said they wanted a fresh pair of eyes to look at Saoirse. I never expected the outcome," said Heffernan sadly.
During the consultation with the neurologists, Heffernan overheard the doctor's conversations.
"I heard one doctor mention Saoirse's name and this thing called Batten's Disease in the same sentence," he said.
Not familiar with the term, Heffernan began to Google its meaning. His heart began to rip from his chest slowly as he read what was before him.
Batten's Disease is a rare neurological disorder that begins in childhood. It is always fatal.
"Less than four hours after I heard that doctor say Batten's Disease we were back in Temple Street Hospital and the news wasn't good," Heffernan said.
The Heffernans worst nightmares became a reality.
"I was the first to break down and then when Mary saw me she knew what it meant," said Heffernan. "When I asked was it fatal they said it was."
Saoirse was kept in hospital another 10 days but the results were still the same. Nothing could be done.
A return visit in December to determine her life expectancy brought even more heartbreaking news.
"They gave Saoirse two to three years but they said she wouldn't see double digits," Heffernan sadly shared.
Losing their child wasn't an option. Immediately after diagnosis, Heffernan began searching for cures or programs worldwide that could give his little girl a chance in life.
"If we don't do anything our children will die," he said
While the Heffernans were frantically trying to find help for their eldest child, another blow came their way last month.
Airing on the side of precaution, they decided to get their youngest, Liam, tested for Batten's Disease.
"He was showing no symptoms at all aside from a little delayed speech so we really didn't think he would also have it, " said Heffernan.
Unfortunately on March 2, Liam too was confirmed to have the fatal disease.
During his research, Heffernan happened across a Batten's Disease trial in Weill Medical College of Cornell University in upstate New York that gave him hope for his two children.


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SAN JOSE -- The future of San Jose Repertory Theatre appeared to be in question Tuesday as reports swirled that the 34-year-old company was facing new financial troubles and could be in danger of closing. Theater officials did not comment but are expected to address the company's fate on Wednesday.
Rumors about the South Bay's premiere theater spread like wildfire throughout the arts community.
"If this is true, this is a devastating loss for us here at SJSU and the city as a whole, I can't even begin to imagine the impact on the South Bay arts scene," says San Jose State University theater professor Amy Glazer. "All I can do is hope that it isn't true."
City officials, who have been monitoring the Rep's financial situation, confirmed the group was in danger of shuttering but added it is not a done deal.
"Due to the financial situation, the Rep has furloughed staff and the board is considering ceasing operations," said Kerry Adams-Hapner, director of Cultural Affairs for the city. "A lot of great people have stepped up and are doing their best to keep the arts alive downtown, but the sustainability of the business model has been a challenge for many years. We are very concerned and we are monitoring the situation closely."
One longtime associate of the company said a staffer advised it was time to pack up one's belongings because the end was near.
"It's always been a roller coaster. They have come close to the end before but it has never felt like this, this feels ugly," said the associate, who asked to remain anonymous.
Rep officials could not be reached for comment.
Founded in 1980, the Rep has been struggling financially in recent years. In 2006, on the brink of insolvency, the $5 million theater turned to the city for a $2 million bailout that later was restructured into a long-term mortgage-type loan.
A 2012 auditor's report on San Jose Rep noted the company has "taken substantial measures to reduce its operating costs" but added "there can be no assurance that these actions will be sufficient."
Certainly the Rep is not alone in its financial woes. Ballet San Jose has suffered many a fiscal crisis. Shakespeare Santa Cruz went under last year and then managed to come back to life. American Musical Theatre of San Jose perished in 2008.
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Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part series examining the issues Summit County's lawmakers Sen. Randy Baumgardner (R - Hot Sulphur Springs) and Rep. Millie Hamner (D - Dillon) will be addressing during the 2013 legislative session.
DENVER - Contenders for state House District 61 and Senate District 8 spent the campaign season touting their commitment to working across the aisle.
But it's a partisan world inside the Capitol building, and with the election behind them, the challenge now for the victors - Republican Sen. Randy Baumgardner and Democratic Rep. Millie Hamner - is finding a way to walk the talk.
Both lawmakers are navigating a minefield of contentious issues this year as the Democrats - back in the majority in both chambers for the first time since 2009 - seize the opportunity to push several party-line bills through to the governor's desk and the public demands decisions on marijuana and gun control.
The latter is a topic that sends the usually candid Hamner shuffling for her page of "talking points."
"I will support common sense legislation that strikes a balance between respecting gun owners' rights, while also protecting our communities," she said.
Baumgardner, on the other hand, leaves little question as to his stance on the issue with a statue emblazoned with the words of the Second Amendment positioned front and center on his desk. But he becomes equally vague when asked about the forthcoming civil unions and ASSET bills.
"I've got some concerns about it," Baumgardner said of the ASSET bill, which would allow illegal immigrants who attend Colorado high schools to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges. "I don't know. I'll have to see (the bill) when it gets to the (Senate) floor."
Baumgardner said he wouldn't support any bill related to same-sex unions that included the words "marriage" or "spouse."
It's still early for state budget discussions, but Hamner seems prepared to maintain the precedent set in her first two years in office of advocating for education funding.
Officials with Gov. Hickenlooper's office announced plans last week to ask the Joint Budget Committee for another increase in education spending for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
"This amended request stays true to the governor's intent on spending increased revenue on education, public health, safety and infrastructure," Hickenlooper's budget director stated in a recent release. "We look forward to working with the Joint Budget Committee in the coming weeks as it reviews our proposed budget."
Though lawmakers' vote on the final budget for next year is still months away, Baumgardner said at this early stage one of his primary concerns is ensuring the state's savings balance isn't used to cover ongoing expenses.
"They say we have a reserve, and it seems like we're trying to find a way to spend that reserve. I'm not very supportive of that," he said. "I want to make sure we don't expand government when the money's not there."
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Yarn Profile: Heirloom Easy Care 8-Ply Merino
First Impressions
Heirloom Easy Care is blend of merino and merino cross that looks surprisingly similar to mercerized cotton. That's because it has a cable spin, which also provides excellent strength. The merino adds elasticity and loft.
The superwash yarn is currently available in 42 colors.
Knitting Up
It took quite a while before I was comfortable enough to look away from my knitting. Even then I'd hit an occasional snag where I'd only picked up one of the three strands that make up the cable.
The yarn also snagged occasionally against dry skin, pulling one of the cable strands loose from the rest. Fortunately, the yarn has a good memory and bounced back into shape with some tugging.
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Feeling the need to temper my enthusiasm, I next tossed the same swatches in a load of heavy laundry using standard Tide laundry detergent. Not a good idea.
The swatches emerged slightly faded and tired-looking, with a bit less elasticity.
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Likewise, they endured substantial wear and friction before they began showing their age. Signs of age included small fuzzy patches followed by subtle pills. The pills were best removed using scissors or a sweater shaver because they were still tightly attached to the yarn.
I can think of only a few occasions where this yarn wouldn't be appropriate. Someone who spends a lot of time pruning thorny bushes, for example, wouldn't appreciate Heirloom's tendency to snag. Likewise, a highly sensitive person might notice Heirloom's slightly rougher texture, a result of its superwash treatment.
As for me, I can't get beyond the snagging problems -- which may be a personal limitation more than anything else.
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"Have just discovered your site and saw mention of Heirloom wool. I have used a 5ply of theirs to knit my daughter a sweater on my Brother 940 knitting machine in a garter carriage and cable stitch pattern. It was just lovely to use and looks very nice. The upside is that I can purchase the wool at my local wool and yarn shop. The downside is it comes in 50gram balls, which is a bit of a pain to have to re-wind for the K.M." Beverly, 5/30/2001
"I just love Heirloom Easy Care! I discovered it for making baby booties and have fallen in love with the texture and bounce. Unlike the reviewer, I haven't had any problems with snagging or splitting - just the opposite. It's been less problematic for me than Dale Baby Ull. I have been knitting Easy Care up at 4.5 st/inch for a baby sweater and it's just dreamy. I also love how crisply the purl stitches stand out. I'm thinking about making a matching pair of ganseys for baby and me!" terri, 5/26/2001
"Heirloom also used to make(still do???) a lovely cotton yarn. For washing the merino yarn, in Oz we would use some type of WoolWash liquid, most of which have eucalyptus in them, or a soap/detergent which says it is suitable for washing wool, NOT your average all-purpose laundry detergent. We would also use the 'delicate' or shortest warm (not hot or cold) cycle on the washing machine. Or make a rod for our own backs like I do, and handwash them anyway! They will eventually suffer from machine washing, no matter how delicate the washer." sydo, 5/25/2001
"I use unscented Tide all the time. Was my husband's woollen handknit socks in it all the time. They are still going strong & looking good after more than 10yrs and a few darns of the heels where his boots rubbed." Dee, 5/25/2001
"Heirloom also make beautiful 3 and 4 ply yarns, which knit into beautiful baby clothes. 3 and 4 ply yarns are the equivalent of fingering weight, I guess, using 3mm or 3.25mm needles. Drat! You guys are discovering all our secret yarns!" Catherine from Melbourne, Australia, 5/24/2001
"I haven't used the merino wool you're refering too, but I wouldn't wash ANYTHING in Tide. Don't let it in the house!!" billie, 5/24/2001
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50 grams / 98 meters
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21.09.2011 | Tennis, Starseite 3
Roger and the other members of the Swiss Davis Cup team around Severin Lüthi will play the team from the USA in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group. The rubber is scheduled for February 10-12, 2012. The Swiss team will be able to profit from home field advantage.
The last meeting between the two countries goes back to 2009 in Birmingham, with the Americans taking home a clear 4-1 victory.
I agree with RTLVR, go Suisse. Roddick is from the US, but I am not glad about that. Roddick always finds something to complain about & then tries to talk himself around it after. He has a major chip on his shoulder.
Go Stan, Go Suisse, Go Roger!!! And please, one more time, beat that sullen and unsporstmanly representative from my country, Andy Roddick.
Good luck against States for next yr's world group tie! Hope you and your fellow team mates win the rubber.
How about clay courts to give Stan an edge and have some wiggle room against the incredible Bryans? You are a master in every surface and Stan is getting better in grass which means he will be a master of each ground soon. Clay for your stop volley drop shots and the americans will drown. My best wishes and go all the way.
My heart is with the Bryans and Roger!
Beat the USA team------Go Roger, Go Roger , Go Roger.
Okay: I'm an American: This is what I'll do, I won't say "Go Suisse" I'll say "Go Roger" :) and my conscience is clear :)
Love u Rogerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Love u Rogerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I'm sure you'll beat the USA team.Good luck!
Hopp Switzerland!
(go usa also :D)
(go usa also :D)
Good luck to you Roger and all the Swiss Davis Cup Team against the USA next February. It's great news that you are back in the World Group.


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Dopamine and gamification
By Erikanollwebb-Oracle on Jun 11, 2013
It's been a bit crazy in the gamification world with GSummit and CHI coming one after the other, but I'm back and have been meaning to post on a topic that came up again and again at the GSummit. So often, in fact, that I started to think of the old drinking game Hi Bob because people were saying dopamine in practically every talk. It's funny to me, because my degree is in Cognitive Neuropsychology and as part of my qualifying exams, I had to map out the entire dopaminergic system. In fact, I might still have the notecards I drew out to study from in my garage someplace. Dopamine (and really all neurotransmitters involved in behavior) is a topic I studied a lot.
For those of you who aren't following why dopamine kept coming up at the GSummit, here's a little background. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, or the chemical juice that lets one neuron (nerve) talk to another. The neurotransmitters break down into a set of categories, usually based on their chemical structure. The most common groupings are the amino acids (like glutamate, which is not the same as monosodium glutamate, but that's someone else's blog), peptides (like Substance P, a very science fiction-y name) and monoamines (like dopamine, histamine, and serotonin). Here's a lovely set of dopamine molecule earrings from our friend at madewithmolecules.com:
The brain, and the body in general for that matter, is fairly parsimonious with neurotransmitters and the same neurotransmitter might be involved in multiple very different systems. Dopamine is a prime example--it's the main neurotransmitter of the motor system (loss of neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway is the primary problem in Parkinson's disease) but it's also one of the main neurotransmitters of the mesolimbic system (the other is serotonin). The mesolimbic system is sometimes described as a "reward" pathway, which is why it kept coming up at the GSummit.
Why is dopamine maybe involved in reward? Well, that's an interesting question. Back in the 1950's, a couple of researchers (Olds and Milner) decided to see what would happen if the electrically stimulated a region of the brain in the mesolimbic system called the nucleus accumbens when a rat went into a certain region of their cages. Turns out, rats liked it. They liked it a lot. So much that when the experiment was adjusted so that they could press a lever to get the little zip of electricity, they'd do it as much as 1700 times an hour. And the nucleus accumbens is one of the structures in the mesolimbic system that uses dopamine to communicate. Initially, this area was described as a reward center and dopamine was hypothesized to be the neurotransmitter of pleasure. More evidence came from the discoveries that dopamine levels increase in the brain when addicts take drugs like opiates, cocaine and amphetamines. When dopamine is blocked in the brain by 99%, rats stop eating, which led researchers to hypothesize that they no longer derived any pleasure from eating.
But of course, nothing's ever quite that simple in neuroscience. Further research on the rats who had all their dopamine suppressed concluded that it wasn't that the rats didn't take pleasure in eating, it was just that they had no desire to eat on their own. If they pushed food on the rats, they concluded that they seemed to show pleasure while eating (though how they conclude that sort of escapes me) but that left to their own devices, they simply wouldn't eat. They had lost the motivation to initiate eating.
"Dopamine-depleted rats still 'like' rewards, and still know the rewards they 'like'. They simply fail to 'want' rewards they 'like'."
Further experiments with people confirmed the idea that dopamine might not be about pleasure and reward as much as it created a wanting or motivation to keep seeking out stimulation. There is some evidence that dopamine levels increase when a reward is
greater than expected, which then is hypothesized to increase drive or
motivation to achieve a reward. Lack of dopamine meant there was no motivation or drive to do something.
So the role of dopamine might not be in pleasure/reward after all but in motivation and drive. Still pretty important issues for gamification, just maybe not in the way some folks might have thought.


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BlackBerry shares surged the most in a month after the U.S. Department of Defense said the company's smartphones will account for 98 percent of devices in one of its new networks.
About 80,000 BlackBerrys and 1,800 phones and tablets based on Apple's (AAPL) iOS software and Google's (GOOG) Android operating system will start being hooked up to the Department of Defense's management system at the end of this month, the Defense Information Systems Agency said in a statement last week.
BlackBerry rose 8.2 percent to $10.80 Canadian in Toronto, its biggest gain since Dec. 20. After tumbling 33 percent last year, the stock has gained 37 percent this year.
The Waterloo, Ontario-based company has been losing market share to Apple and Android devices for years as its devices failed to carry the same features and range of consumer-focused applications as the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy range. John Chen, who took over as chief executive officer in November, is reorienting the company toward its core of business and government users, pledging to predominantly make models fitted with BlackBerry's traditional physical keyboard in the future.
The report shows that Samsung Electronics, the biggest maker of Android devices, and Apple are not making the inroads into military smartphone procurement that many expected because they can't always meet the security specifications the Pentagon wants, Doug Pollitt, a broker at Toronto-based Pollitt & Co, said by phone.
"It's a challenging specification and other vendors are having a tough time meeting it," said Pollitt, whose brokerage owns shares of BlackBerry. "BlackBerry has already has got it."
The defense agency known as DISA, which implements the U.S. military's information technology policies, will introduce the first phase of a new system Jan. 31 to make it easier for personnel to work on unclassified documents from wireless devices. A military app store will be included in the first phase and the program currently supports 16 mobile apps, according to DISA's statement.
Adam Emery, a spokesman for BlackBerry, is looking into DISA's statement and didn't have any immediate comment.
Today's gain follows a 6.6 percent advance on Jan. 17 after Citron Research published a report calling for the stock to climb to $15 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Trading on Monday was closed in the U.S. for Martin Luther King Day.
"BlackBerry has a healthy balance sheet, with ample liquidity to execute its turnaround strategy and make the necessary investments for growth," according to the report. Citron added that while it more typically makes short-selling bets against a stock rather than a long position, this was not a time to bet against BlackBerry.
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BRECKENRIDGE - The same day a plane crash at the Pueblo Memorial Airport caused Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to cancel a Colorado stop, his campaign pushed forward with a statewide tour, passing through Breckenridge Sunday morning.
Speakers, including state Senate and House GOP candidates, as well as Romney staffers, targeted the Obama presidency and unemployment rates at the rally on Main Street in Breck.
"We can't afford four more years of Obama," state Senate District 8 hopeful Randy Baumgardner told the crowd. "We're not better off than we were four years ago. If we get four more years we're sunk. We are sunk."
Obama campaign staffers were in Summit County in June. They toured a beetle-kill mitigation site with House District 61 incumbent Millie Hamner and Democrat County Commissioner Dan Gibbs.
Colorado, a battleground state that went blue in 2008, may still be up for grabs this year.
A recent Denver Post poll indicates President Barack Obama is locked in a dead heat with Romney for Colorado, leading by only one percentage point in a poll with a 4-point margin of error.
Both the president, who has visited Colorado four times in recent weeks, and Romney's campaigns are trying to make the most of the split to swing the state in the dwindling days before mail ballots go out Oct. 15.
Speakers Sunday called on the crowd of approximately 100 cheering people who greeted the bus to reach out to their friends and neighbors to turn out the vote, while staffers worked the crowd collecting voter registrations.
"Every county's important and we're hitting every town, every community that we can," Romney campaign spokesman Chris Walker said. "We're reaching out to every voter and making sure that we're going to win this state."
The bus, one of five the campaign is circulating around the country, was wrapping up a five-day tour of Colorado when it arrived at the local GOP's new field office on Main Street in Breck.
Baumgardner, Walker and state HD 61 challenger Debra Irvine addressed the crowd Sunday morning.
Baumgardner talked about fiscal responsibility, while Irvine called on conservatives to return seats from the Statehouse to the White House to Republicans.
"We can win this," Irvine said.
She said she was the only Republican running against two Democrats, grouping Independent hopeful Kathleen Curry in with Democrat Hamner for the HD61 race.
The Republican field office, the first in Summit County in recent memory, is a campaign hub as well as a bid to increase the party's visibility ahead of the election.
Romney was set to speak at the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum Sunday afternoon, but cancelled the visit after the crash at the Pueblo airport closed two of three runways. The man who owned the plane, the only person on board, was killed in the crash.
In Breckenridge the same day, Romney's staffers said their thoughts and prayers went out to the victim's family, but could not confirm whether Romney would return to Colorado before the first scheduled presidential debate, which will take place Oct. 3 at the University of Denver.
"We'll definitely reschedule and try to have him out here soon," Walker said.
Sunday was set to be Romney's first campaign visit to Colorado in a month. It is not clear whether he would have traveled with the bus that came through Breck.
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Triple Traverse Climber's Log
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|Climbed up Robinson Variation, did both Twins, Sunrise, and Dromedary. The scrambling was really fun!
|Posted Oct 22, 2014 10:41 pm
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|Triple Traverse
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2014
|Did the Triple Traverse going up the Robinson Variation and down via Lake Blanche, which was a very rewarding and fun scramble. See "Good Things Come in Threes" trip report for details.
|Posted Oct 15, 2014 12:10 pm
|David Mortensen
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2014
|We started at Broad's Fork trailhead and did the Robinson route up the East Twin, then over to Sunrise and Dromedary and then down to Lake Blanche. It was a great day with perfect temperatures.
|Posted Sep 20, 2014 5:24 pm
|Love this one
Date Climbed: May 7, 2010
|Several times. All enjoyable
|Posted Jul 17, 2014 9:57 am
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2014
|after a number of doubles, finally a Triple. Broads Fork, Robinson route to East Twin, then standard to Dromedary & down to Lake Blanche. Visited W Twin too - does that make it a Quadruple? WIth Dennis et al. WMC.
|Posted Jul 3, 2014 10:06 am
|Matthew Van Horn
|Double Triple
Date Climbed: May 26, 2014
|Memorial Day. Up Tanners, Dromedary summit, then Sunrise and the Twins. Reversed it all, including Dromedary, and had a nice glissade down Tanners. 7Hrs57min round trip.
|Posted May 26, 2014 7:40 pm
|Soloed the Triple
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2013
|6/5/2013 Dromedary, Sunrise, and Twin Peaks in that order. On a solo mission I gained the saddle between Sunrise and Dromedary, via Broads Fork. From Dromedary I traversed over Sunrise to Twin. I have done Sunrise and Dromedary a number of times from the Twin/ Sunrise saddle but this was my first trip working my way East to West. Thought it was all great except trying to find a good line to down climb the West buttress of Sunrise. I found myself backtracking quite a bit in that short section in order to get down safely. It is much easier to pick out a good line looking up it as oppose to looking down.
|Posted Jun 5, 2013 7:30 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2012
|I had been thinking about this route for a couple years now, every time I went up Twin Peaks. I finally made the traverse on a gorgeous day. Kept going across the ridge and dropped down above Lake Blanche.
|Posted Mar 5, 2013 2:44 pm
|The Triple
Date Climbed: May 5, 2012
|Absolute beautiful day with great climbers from the Wasatch Mountain Club. Looking forward to snow to repeat!
|Posted Jul 26, 2012 4:25 pm
Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
|Up Tanners and down Broads Fork, with MVH, Mooner, Garrett, and Lana. I've done lots of doubles, but this was my first triple.
|Posted Dec 22, 2010 6:49 pm
|Up I GO
|05/06/10 with Matt and group
06/04/11 with WMC. Incredible amounts of snow for this time of year
|Posted Oct 29, 2010 5:58 am
|Epic (in a good way)
Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
|Probably the most fun spring climb I've ever done. Started up Tanners @6am with crampon and trekking poles, swapped to ice axes near Dromedary all the way thru BF Twins then after a long glissade from the BF saddle snowshoed till the snow disappeared. Gorgeous views/weather. 9hrs start to finish. Trip planned by Matt Van Horn (thanks Matt)
|Posted Jul 3, 2010 12:09 am
|Triple Tea
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2008
|A triplex tripper!
|Posted Jul 18, 2009 11:52 am
|the trip trav
Date Climbed: May 21, 2009
|Started in tanners gulch at 6:00 and summited dromedary in 2 hours, scrambled the ridge and got to car at Broad Fork trailhead at 1:30.
|Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:46 am
|Multiple routes
|I've done it Via Tanners, Lake Blanche, Furgeson, Deaf Smith, Broads and in conjunction with the Cottonwood Ridge.
|Posted Dec 11, 2008 12:05 pm
|Couple years back now
Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2006
|We went up on a Monday, got rejected, then saw that some people summitted Wednesday. So Thursday night, me and Scotteech decided to give it a go. Left the car at 3 AM, traversed the tripleness, and hitchhiked from Mill B back up LCC.
|Posted Oct 29, 2008 11:30 am
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008
|oh man. i made it. barely. up broad's fork, up to the saddle, up to twin peaks, then back to the saddle and around the back of sunrise and to the summit. that's where it began to get nasty.
from sunrise to dromedary I had to downclimb some scary nasty cliffs, i was alone which was not smart. then up dromedary, and then off the southern-east side of dromedary i hit some cliff bands again and found myself sketchily downclimbing again. overall took me about 16 hours.
|Posted Jul 26, 2008 8:42 pm
Date Climbed: May 10, 2008
|Great day, Grizz's small slide led us to take safer, but definitly much longer and more arduous route around Jepson's Folley. Tons of huge relatively recent wet slides on the way down boads
|Posted Jun 5, 2008 6:58 pm
|Matthew Van Horn
|sun & snow
Date Climbed: May 10, 2008
|A big day. Completed the TT with mtnrunr, Joe, Dustin (Apachedino) and some other friends of mtnrunr (Grizz). Grizz took a sketchy slide off the Jepsen's west buttress and was able to self-arrest. Could have been bad.
|Posted May 10, 2008 9:10 pm
|Traditional route up Tanners Gulch and down Broads Fork
Date Climbed: May 7, 2010
|What a day! Five started, four finished. Twelve hours of climbing, cramponing, postholing, kick-stepping, sunblock slathering and snowshoeing. Worth every hour. This was my second time doing this route (May 2007 the first) and with the deep snow pack and the warm conditions, this time was more difficult. Thanks to Lana, Dave, Robert & Alex for the tremendous moral support. #3 May 2009 W/ Dave & Christine #4 5-7-10 w/ Joe Bullough - heavy new snow from a week earlier left us with mucho trailbreaking on corniced-ridges. The exit on the East Twin Peak north ridge was quite the hairy thing. :)
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The Four Keys to Quitting (Almost) Anything
In an ideal world, we'd move from one stepping-stone to the next, on the road to happiness, knowing exactly what we want and don't want. But in real life, most of us will find ourselves having to quit something that isn't working. Sometimes, we'll leave under our own steam, and sometimes not.
The problem is that humans aren't very good at leaving behind things that have mattered, whether it's a relationship, a job, a dream or a goal. Really quitting — letting go — is hard because evolution has wired us to keep trying. Humans are a conservative lot, sensitive not just to the pain of lost dreams but to the time and energy already invested. Much of the time — whether we've been shown the door or done the walking — we end up carrying emotional and cognitive baggage. It's easy to become the person at the bar who can't stop talking about that failed relationship, or the opportunity lost, or the boss from hell. It's failed quitting that's responsible for that middle-of-the night replay of what we might have done differently or how it could, somehow, have worked out.
But with effort, quitting can be mastered. There are four basics you're going to have to pay attention to first.
Take an inventory of your thoughts: It's not just what we're thinking but how we think that keeps us hanging on long past the expiration date. Our thought process is far less conscious and deliberate than we think, and subject to all kinds of biases. First of all, there's seeing "the near win." Like someone who's playing the slots and thinks, "I almost won" when all the images match but one, we tend to recast what's a loss into a "near win" when there's been no real gain. Then there's "intermittent reinforcement" — that bit of positive feedback that comes your way just some of the time. If this reminds of you of something you heard about rats in Psych 101, you're spot on and this, too, gets in the way of quitting. Anything that sounds even vaguely like progress — your boss is civil instead of dismissive, your lover is actually listening for once — will keep you hanging on. Focusing on what you've invested — the time, the energy, or even the money — will stop you from quitting too. It's called the "sunk cost" fallacy and, if you don't reframe your thinking, you'll just stay put.
Prepare yourself for free fall: Don't listen to anyone who tells you quitting is a get out of jail card and that you're going to feel so liberated. It's not going to happen. Anticipate the cascade of worries and second-guessing you're going to experience, the criticism friends and strangers alike will visit on you, as well as your own negative feelings. It's okay and normal because leaving something important behind is hard. Focus on managing your feelings and thoughts in the present, and gear yourself up for the future by planning.
Get realistic: There are conscious strategies you can adopt to move yourself in the right direction if you've quit, are thinking about quitting, or have been pushed out. Set new goals but make sure you've got the skills necessary to achieve them, keeping in mind that most of us tend to over-rate how skilled we actually are. Practice what psychologists Gabriele Oettingen and Doris Mayer call "mental contrasting" by envisioning your future, on the one hand, and thinking about the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving that future, on the other. Using that technique will keep you motivated but also establish realistic expectations of what may lie ahead. If you find yourself "indulging" — imagining yourself as CEO without thinking about how you'll get there or dating Charlize Theron — you're on the wrong path. And if you're just "dwelling" on the mess in your life, you're not going to move forward either.
Keep it real.
Gear up to implement: When you set new goals for yourself, psychologist Peter Gollwitzer's research suggests you need to move from a "deliberate mind-set — weighing options, being open-minded, and inquisitive — to an "implemental mind-set." The implemental mind-set is focused on planning and dealing with problems, and pro-active. This is the one situation in which the hardwiring for optimism and persistence is actually a good thing. Use "if…then" thinking: strategize what you'll do "if" x or y happens.
It's only by getting to a new place in life with new goals that we've actually quit in the truest sense.
Peg Streep is the author and coauthor of eleven books, the most recent of which is Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why It Matters in Life, Love, and Work.


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OAKLAND -- Two council members illegally directed city staffers to swing a lucrative contract to their preferred construction firm, City Auditor Courtney Ruby said in a report released Thursday.
Council members Desley Brooks and Larry Reid both told city employees to contract with Turner Group Construction on a $2 million demolition project at the Oakland Army Base, and Brooks negotiated a portion of the contract herself, Ruby wrote.
Turner, whose vice president has close ties to both Reid and Brooks, ultimately lost out on the contract when City Administrator Deanna Santana stepped in and ordered a competitive bidding process, Ruby found.
The episode underscores a "culture of interference," among Oakland council members and their aides in violation of city law, Ruby said. Council meddling in administrative affairs was so pervasive, the report found, that city staffers fear retaliation if they don't cater to the wishes of council members.
"This report strikes at the very integrity of city government," Ruby said Wednesday. "Employees should be able to do their jobs without being subjected to undue influence from council members and citizens, and businesses should be able to live and work in a city where they know everyone plays by the same rules."
Representatives for Turner didn't return phone calls Wednesday, nor did Brooks, who Ruby cited for four separate violations.
Reid said that he was only trying to make sure that Oakland-based firms had a shot at the job, which was originally set to go to an out-of-town firm on a no-bid contract.
"I've never directed city staff to benefit anyone," he said. "But I have stood up to challenge city staff when I thought they were wrong."
The audit also cited one of Reid's aides for trying unsuccessfully to intimidate parking officials into forgiving two tickets.
While Oakland council members are responsible for setting policy and approving budgets, they are supposed to take their concerns over the city's day-to-day affairs to the city administrator or mayor.
The city charter does allow council members to make inquires of city staffers but prohibits them from giving orders or attempting to influence them when it comes to contracts, purchases or personnel decisions.
A violation of the charter provision is a misdemeanor punishable by removal from office if the council member is criminally convicted. Ruby said her findings will be forwarded to District Attorney Nancy O'Malley.
Although the audit only substantiated accusations against Reid and Brooks, it found many instances of perceived interference and an overall sense from city staffers that the protective wall between them and council members had crumbled.
Staffers often see council members as their bosses, the audit found, and have prioritized council member requests over those of their direct supervisors.
Several city employees refused to speak with auditors, Ruby said in the report, because they feared that council members would retaliate by undermining their performance reviews or voting against their initiatives.
The report did include interviews with more than 40 city employees and a review of council member emails and phone records dating back to 2008.
City Council President Pat Kernighan, who received an advanced copy of the audit, said it raised "serious issues" that the council needed to discuss in public.
She said the council should set up a process to censure colleagues who violate the charter but also said that interference is on the wane since Santana took over as city administrator in 2011.
"She is good at letting everyone know that council members cannot fire them and that they should not be intimidated by us," Kernighan said.
Ruby initiated the audit almost a year ago in the wake of revelations that Brooks had appeared to violate the rules by spearheading the construction of the Rainbow Teen Center and staffing it with her own employees.
The audit found that Brooks had overstepped her bounds with city staff both in connection to the Rainbow and the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center. Brooks was found to have purchased equipment for centers and then required staffers to obtain bids for the items retroactively.
In a separate case, the audit found that Brooks had threatened to remove a city employee from an assignment in front of that employee's direct supervisor.
The fight over the Army Base contract began in spring of 2011 when Reid and Brooks objected to a city administration recommendation that Top Grade Construction, an out-of-town firm get a no-bid contract.
After an effort to include Turner on the contract fell apart, Brooks told city staffers that she and Reid opposed the recommendation and that she was negotiating a portion of the contract with Turner, according to the report.
In July, city staffers "received direction" from Brooks and Reid to "work with Turner to establish a bid proposal for the project," the report found. Meanwhile, Turner representatives told staffers that "they had (Brooks and Reid) on their side and that they were here for a fight."
On Sept. 19, Oakland redevelopment workers sent Turner a letter asking the firm to submit a bid for the job, according to the report. However, a week later, Santana questioned why city workers were dealing with Turner and put an end to the negotiations.
The job ultimately went out to bid among local firms. Both Reid and Brooks voted to approve the contract with Downrite Corportion, which was the low bidder.
Reid and Brooks both have close ties to Turner's vice president Ken Houston, who runs a political action committee and volunteered on Reid's most recent re-election campaign.
Brooks named Houston to the city's Budget Advisory Committee last year.
Reid had Houston stand with his family members when he was sworn in for his fifth term on the council in January. "Kenny is a true friend, and he's like my brother," Reid said during his speech.
However, Reid said Wednesday that he has never gone to bat for Houston when it comes to contracts. "A whole lot of people are like brothers and sisters to me," he said.
Contact Matthew Artz at 510-208-6435.


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Definition of jaw in English:
1Each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.
Example sentences
- In others, the way the upper and lower jaws meet can cause teeth to look unsightly and lead to an incorrect bite. Orthodontic treatment may be able to correct this.
- Full dentures are needed when there are no teeth left in the upper or lower jaw.
- Ruminants also lack incisors in the upper jaw, and most lack canines in the upper jaw as well.
1.1The lower movable bone of the jaw, or the part of the face containing it: she suffered a broken jaw
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- The 28-year-old victim suffered a broken jaw and black eyes, among other injuries.
- But the world featherweight champion knows how to control that anger, how to focus the energy of his rage on the point of an opponent's jaw.
- The implant material, made of highly biocompatible titanium, is inserted into the bone of the jaw.
1.2 (jaws) The mouth with its bones and teeth.
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- The dragon caught up with and snapped his jaws shut, trapping Xio inside.
- It was not until the autofocus hit the mark that I noted the jaws of the scorpionfish trapping the poor butterfish.
- For one thing, the average WAFR is around the same size as a Labrador, with front teeth some four inches long, and jaws capable of crushing human bone.
1.3 (jaws) The grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate.
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- Scolecodonts are the isolated jaws of polychaete annelid worms.
- Whereas arms and legs have more muscles than segments, the jaws and tongues of anurans are composed of relatively few muscles.
- The buccal mass of cephalopods includes a pair of jaws termed beaks that are used to masticate prey.
1.4 (usually jaws) The gripping parts of a tool or machine, such as a wrench or vice.
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- Cover the jaws of wrenches or vices with electrician's tape.
- Finally, the bucking pipe is gripped by the mechanical jaws of a massive clamp.
- Make sure the jaws of the wrench or pliers are snug in position before you manipulate the handle, to avoid slippage or scraped knuckles.
1.5 (jaws) The grasping or destructive power of something: victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat
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- This adds up to more than 500 million people, who have been saved from the jaws of oppression and dominance.
- Keighley Town grasped victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a brilliant last minute individual try from Man of the Match Neil Kennedy.
- To our great relief, due to the joint efforts of six doctors who stayed with them in the intensive care unit for a couple of hours, they were ultimately snatched from the jaws of death.
1.6 (jaws) An opening likened to a mouth: a passenger stepping from the jaws of a car ferry
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- Then we continued on our way, going deeper and deeper into the open jaws of the cave.
- From the jaws of the ferry in Tårs you are quickly led away from the cars and out through Sandby.
- The steel jaws of the traps, which will catch any animal or person walking in the bush, are ostensibly for use against jackals but are often used by poachers to trap game.
verb[no object] informal
Talk at length; chatter: I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew
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- Most evenings as I'm coming home from work, Steve is out in front of the store, jawing with anyone who'll give him a minute of his or her time, cussing up a storm, flirting with all the women, and exhorting everyone to go in and buy stuff.
- I sit here jawing while Pavel enriches the world through his generous work.
- Chesterton once observed that it was always perilous to talk politics with women because of the imminent danger that they would want to do something about it and not just go on jawing as men do.
one's jaw drops
- One feels or appears amazed or shocked: Laurel's jaw dropped despite her attempts to hide her surpriseMore example sentences
- I don't normally experience moments where my jaw drops at something online.
- Some moments, my jaw drops, I don't believe what just happened.
- His eyebrows rise in surprise as his jaw drops.
jawless adjective
- Example sentences
- The hagfish, together with lampreys, are living representatives of the jawless vertebrates (class Agnatha) and are considered to be the most evolutionarily ancient vertebrates.
- Most jawless species went extinct long ago and are known only from the fossil record.
- In traditional classifications, the hagfish, lampreys, and extinct armored jawless fish are grouped together in the paraphyletic Class Agnatha.
Late Middle English: from Old French joe 'cheek, jaw', of unknown origin.
Words that rhyme with jawabhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your
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Patembe - Website and Blog Development
Welcome to Patembe.com - a blog about development of blogs and websites! Feel free to suggest topics and tips for this blog.
Validation is the process of ensuring that the pages on the website conform to W3C standards. It is important to validate your website to ensure that your web pages can be processed in the same way by search engines, browsers and users. There are many standards which can be grouped into two main categories:
While more websites incorporate the latest trends in media add ons and web 2.0 graphical effects, finding the right methods to speed up a website become more and more important. Not only will these tips reduce web site size and load times, you will be also be keeping your bandwidth down making you're web site more environmentally friendly!
Connectify was the first downloadable application that used the virtual Wifi capabilities of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system to turn the computer system into a Wifi hotspot. The developers offered the program as a beta version that could be freely downloaded. Their intention on the other hand was to sell the software program once they managed to compile a retail version of the virtual Wifi software.
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, manager, computer programmer, or engineer; whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter – typing is an invaluable skill. It's a skill that can open doors and enhance your career opportunities. In this high-tech world of computer-generated communications, anyone who can't type runs the risk of being exclude from many business transactions.
As we know, most web surfers are aware that as of Safari 3, the Webkit engine (which also powers Google Chrome) introduced a new feature: the user-resizable textarea. This feature was very welcome to those who are familiar with accessibility and web usability. Allowing a user to resize the textarea instead of simply relying on the scrollbars is just all-around good UI design.
Deletist is a lightweight portable software for Windows that can be used to delete folders and files in bulk. The program supports two operation modes. The user can add folders and files by pasting their paths into the program interface, or by loading a text file that contains the full path of the directories or files that need to be deleted.
If we store files or images in a folder called "images", and people enter www.oursite.com/images as a URL, they will see a list of all the files we have in that directory. A quick way to solve this is to create an empty index.html or index.php file and upload it to the directory. This will load an empty page instead of showing a content list.


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Community briefs: June 26
Published: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:25 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:25 a.m.
Charity campaign preps for 2nd half
The Knights of Columbus' 2013 Operation Lamb campaign, which supports charities that help people who are intellectually challenged, has passed the halfway mark. Belk's, Sam's Club and South Willy's have helped the organization reach nearly $2,000 in contributions so far.
The campaign's second- half kickoff egins with a charity breakfast at Applebee's from 8 to 10:30 a.m. July 20. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee will be served. Cost is $8 for adults, $15 for couples and $5 for children younger than 12.
Training set for farmers, ranchers
The N.C. Cooperative Extension, Henderson County and Environmental engineering firm agCompliance will hold an SPCC educational training seminar from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Extension Office in Jackson Park, Hendersonville.
The seminar will provide updated information about the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure law and how it pertains to farmers, ranchers and fuel distributors.
Call 828-697-4891 for more information.
Youth camp has theater, improv
Brevard Little Theatre, at 55 E. Jordan St., will host a weeklong camp for youth ages 8 and older from 1-5 p.m. July 8-12.
Each student will take classes including improv, theater games, vocal projection and musical theater skills that will also feature singing and dancing.
The camp costs $85. Get an application by emailing Sonia Arnold at sonisilver@ yahoo.com. Call 828-883-2029 or visit www. brevardlittletheatre.com for more information.
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I woke up early this morning and went out to photograph the city of Roanoke from the Blue Ridge Parkway. I decided to try some black and white photography, and therefore decided to search for clouds. I was out of the house before sun-up, so I didn't realize I wouldn't have far to go to find them (the clouds, that is).
I love clouds
I don't, however, love the gloom of most cloudy days, but I find clouds fascinating--almost as fascinating as birds and wildflowers. There was also a motive to my madness today, but I can't tell you what it was until much later. I love clouds because they are mobile, they are always changing, and when treated right, they let the light shine down on us. I was lucky today to catch some wonderful shots of the light shining down through the clouds.
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Sometimes it is easy to become overwhelmed with everything - our families, friends, job, school, and all of our stuff and all of our activities - that we forget to find time for a little "nothing."
Obviously "nothing" is not a four letter word and it is not even a bad word. Sometimes we can all use a little "nothing" in our lives to balance out the hectic pace, madness, and maybe even a little of the drama that may be consuming us or that has crept into our world at the moment.
Finding times to be quiet and allow "nothing" to invade our mind or our space could be really healthy at times.
I know that some of you may be reading this laughing and saying that there is no way to find time to do "nothing," and if I only knew just how much madness and pressure you face each day it would be ridiculous to even propose such a thing. And that would be exactly why I am recommending that you find some time to do "nothing."
Now when I say find the time to do "nothing," I am in no way suggesting that become our complete lifestyle. Finding time for "nothing" could mean just a few minutes each day. Maybe it's even the start to our day or found at the end of a busy day where we can decompress and allow the enjoyment of "nothing" to take over. For some folks the need for "nothingness" could happen in the middle of the day as an escape.
I am not sure about you, but when I actually practice this principle of "nothing," my world comes back into perspective, I find my center, experience peace, and in some way I am actually able to accomplish more than when I am in full on scramble mode. And in those quiet moments of my "nothing" I also seem to hear so much more from my heart and my head that brings clarity, less worry, and comfort to what may be happening around me. My nothingness-filled moments oddly enough also inspire and motivate me, even spark my creativity.
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to do "nothing?" Was it a quiet moment found somewhere in your home or office? Maybe you enjoyed a few minutes of "nothingness" outside during a walk or hike. There is actually a spot that I ski to sometimes in the trees where hardly anyone else ever goes, I stop and surrounded by the aspens and pine trees, in the stillness of the mountain, I take a few minutes of doing "nothing."
Again, "nothing" really does matter when taken in the right context. Not the sluggard or sloth type associated with laziness, but rather the freeing, energizing, and yet restful form of "nothingness" that helps us to get back to where we really want to be or need to be in our life.
I would love to hear your thoughts on doing "nothing" at email@example.com and maybe our week filled with a few moments of "nothing" will lead us to having a better than good week.
Michael Norton is a strategic consultant, business and personal coach and motivational speaker, and CEO of www.candogo.com. He writes a weekly motivational column for the Vail Daily.


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Spatial relationships and analysis are important when packing a travel bike (at least to me they are). Where Pam spent about a 1/2 hour packing her bike, I spent about 2.5 hours making sure everything lined up, the space was used to its potential, and the package would arrive safe and intact.
Both bikes did arrived safely and with no damage. However my packed items shifted all over the place and Pam's was in pristine condition. I'm now deconstructing what possibly went wrong with my pack and she'll just pack like whatever next time. I explained to Pam that it was a guy thing to do the perfect pack and I had to get it right.


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WASHINGTON -- San Jose State has faced some good defenses this season. Bowling Green, its opponent in Thursday's Military Bowl, ranks among the toughest.
The Falcons (8-4) are in the top 15 in the country in each of the major defensive categories, including No. 7 in total defense.
The Spartans (10-2) have faced three other teams whose defenses rate similarly: Stanford, Utah State and BYU. San Jose State lost to Stanford and Utah State and was shut out in the second half of its 20-14 win over BYU.
"I think they're right up there in that classification," SJSU offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren said of Bowling Green. "Their front is physical. People aren't scoring a lot of points against them. ... I think we've got our work cut out for us."
Bowling Green is allowing 15.8 points per game, which ranks eighth nationally. It has allowed more than 30 points only twice, in a 37-0 loss to Virginia Tech and a 31-24 loss to Kent State. The Spartans are averaging 35.3 points.
"Our offense has worked like crazy to game plan against these guys," defensive coordinator and interim head coach Kent Baer said. "That's probably the matchup you want to watch. We feel good about it, but we're going to have to play."
Bowling Green's defense is keyed by senior defensive tackle Chris Jones, the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He's among the national leaders with 12.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss.
"He plays extremely hard," Lindgren said of Jones. "He's extremely athletic for how big and strong he is. He changes direction well. He gets off the blocks. He's a really impressive player. One of the better guys we've seen up front all season."
Jones definitely has San Jose State's attention.
"We've got to throw in a little bit different protections for him because he makes plays down there and he's real explosive," Spartans quarterback David Fales said.
The Falcons differ from the other three stout defenses in that they use a four-man front, anchored in the middle by Jones.
"They're a talented group," SJSU left tackle David Quessenberry said. "They have a lot of experience. They have real good lateral movement and real good gap control. For us, it'll be important to get solid double teams, be assignment sound, find the right guy and execute."
Sophomore linebacker Gabe Martin and junior defensive back BooBoo Gates joined Jones as first-team All-MAC selections.
The Falcons are allowing 173 passing yards per game, which is seventh in the country. San Jose State is averaging nearly double that through the air.
A lot of Bowling Green's success has come from shutting down the run to force opponents to become one-dimensional, which could work in the Spartans' favor. San Jose State's passing game has been much more consistent than its running game.
There may be nothing more significant than preventing the Falcons from establishing a pass rush. The Spartans surrendered 13 sacks in their 49-27 loss to Utah State. But in the six games since -- all victories -- SJSU has allowed just two sacks, both against BYU.
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The rationale cited for these megadeals is that global bio/pharmaceutical companies favor large CROs with broad capabilities in their selection of preferred service providers. These "strategic partnership" deals are the cornerstone of global bio/pharmaceutical companies' current sourcing strategies, which seek to leverage their massive buying power while reducing sourcing overhead expense and improving coordination with the CRO.
We have already seen a major shift in sourcing strategies at one of the largest bio/pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer was an early proponent of the functional service provider (FSP) sourcing model but has now shifted to the integrated service provider (ISP) model. In the FSP model, Pfizer sought to engage the best-in-class service provider in each clinical research activity (e.g., site monitoring, data management, or central laboratory services) and to have those best-in-class providers support all of their trials. However, Pfizer executives found the FSP model too costly because too much internal overhead was required to coordinate the activities of the various FSPs.
In its most recently announced strategic CRO deals with Icon and Parexel, Pfizer has moved to the ISP model in hopes of eliminating the high internal overhead costs. Now, Icon and Parexel will provide a broad range of services to each of the clinical trials they will manage on behalf of Pfizer.


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squadjot wrote:And here is the strange thing... I _am_ browsing on my PS3. Why would there be an image of a PS3 in the menu of my PS3?
Does not make sense and makes things more confusing than strictly necessary.
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I agree with this, a PS3 icon on the PS3 itself doens't make much sense, but it is fairly simple to change, i did.
Something like this: