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Sharpening Stone Group Buy
The feel and feedback that a stone gives back to the knife sharpener is crucial to the sharpener's ability to hold steady the angle to which he's working at. I've tried and tested just about every stone that is sold and have come to rely on a few key stones as my "core stones" because they do what I need them to do and are consistent for the most amount/types of knives encountered.
For this group buy we've paired up my core set of sharpening stones along with my instructional DVD - "Dave Martell's Core Set of Sharpening Stones" along with "The Art of Knife Sharpening" DVD set at a reduced cost.
This set will fit the bill for the newest knife sharpener to the seasoned veteran looking for an upgrade. These stones work great with both European and Japanese knives.
If you should have any questions please ask them - I'm here to answer all concerns.
Dave Martell's Core Set of Sharpening Stones + The Art of Knife Sharpening DVD 2-Disc Set
Set includes the following:
Beston 500x - A fast cutting yet very slow wearing stone, essential elements that make up a good coarse stone. This Beston 500x leaves a fine finish for this grit range and is an excellant stone for fixing edge chips/nicks as well as more serious grinding tasks. This stone cuts like a 220x but leaves a 500x finish. For knives that skid on diamond plates this stone will grab and go to work. I use this stone to remove edge nicks/chips, to set new bevels, thin edges, and flatten the blade roads of single bevel Japanese knives. I find it to provide great feedback and ease in "feeling the bevel" which helps in holding the knife steady and staying level in use. I keep two soaking in my bucket at all times and have always kept back-ups on hand "just in case of emergency". This stone is a must have in my opinion.
Requires at least 30 min. soak time in water before use, however, it will work a lot better if left soaking for many hours prior to use. Also, this stone is best used after being lapped a couple of times to remove the harder outer layer of the stone. Some downward pressure (while sharpening) is advised to help bring the water to the surface for proper lubrication. For heavy metal removal do not flush the stone's surface clean during use, allow for a slurry to build to aid in cutting performance.
Size - 200 x 70 x 25mm
Bester 1200x - This is a nice wide fast cutting yet slow wearing coarse stone. It leaves a fine finish in this grit range and is an excellent stone to start off a normal sharpening session with as it cuts a bevel quickly. I find it to provide great feedback and ease in feeling the bevel which helps in holding the knife steady and staying level.
Requires 30 min. soak time in water before use.
Size - 210 x 75 x 25mm
Suehiro Rika 5k - Here's a great value waterstone. The Suehiro Rika 5000x is one of the best feeling/feedback waterstones I've ever used, a pure joy to work with.
This stone offers, what appears to be, a 3000x edge (not very shiny) however the edge quality is 5000x, no question about it. This stone makes a great stopping point for double bevel knives.
Stone comes mounted on sturdy plastic base (wood base shown in picture is old style).
Requires soaking in water - but only soak for as long as it takes to stay wet on the surface. If stone goes dry quickly it needs more time in the water.
Size - 210 x 75 x 23mm
The Art of Knife Sharpening DVD 2-Disc Set by Dave Martell - "Tactical Knives" Magazine Editor Steven Dick wrote (in the April 2008 issue), "I would have to rate this as the best DVD yet on using waterstones to sharpen Asian style knives"This DVD set, "The Art of Knife Sharpening" is an introduction into the world of hand sharpening knives. It concentrates on the use of waterstones and Japanese kitchen cutlery but is suited for all types of knives regardless of make, design, or purpose.
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KKFGroupBuyWooHoo - This provides 10% OFF of the group buy set
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International customers will be billed shipping costs at the time of order fulfillment.
Please feel free to take advantage of the FREE shipping (from the group buy set) and add in additional items from the JKS store, I won't mind.
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County public health director to retire
Tom Bridges has led Henderson County Health Department for 15 years
Published: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 9:34 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 9:34 a.m.
Henderson County Health Director Tom Bridges plans to retire Dec. 1, according to a news release issued today by Henderson County government.
Bridges' more than 38 years in public service include 15 years as Henderson County health director.
He has served as the president of the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors since 2000, according to the release. He has also served as the president of the North Carolina Public Health Association since 2005. In 2008 he was given the distinguished Ronald H. Levine Legacy Award for Public Health in recognition of his outstanding contributions to public health in North Carolina.
"My major effort here at Henderson County has been to seek collaboration and to grow the agency professionally while maintaining or offering new and vital services," Bridges stated in the release. "This heath department has been blessed with a great staff - both past and present - and through such caring people, the agency has maintained high professionalism and trust throughout the community and the state. The present Board of Health is one of the finest with which I have worked, and I know that my successor will be fortunate to have such a dedicated and committed Board."
Bridges currently serves as the president-elect of the Southern Health Association and will serve as president next year.
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In the four-way Democratic primary to represent South Buffalo in the Common Council, Christopher P. Scanlon, who was appointed to the seat in May, was successful,
Scanlon, 31, had the backing of some of South Buffalo's biggest political names, including Rep. Brian Higgins, Assemblyman Michael P. Kearns, city Comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder and developer Carl Paladino.
Scanlon defeated fellow Democrats Kevin M. Lafferty, 32, Anthony "A.J." Verel, 42, and Patrick B. Burke, 28. With all of the districts reporting, Scanlon garnered 56 percent of the vote to 24 percent for Burke, 11 percent for Verel and 9 percent for Lafferty.
In November, Verel will appear on the Republican line and Scanlon will appear on the Conservative line.


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I started in June of last year, because I knew that's what agents wanted. I'd like to say I had loftier reasons than that, but I didn't. It's something I had put off for a really long time, fearing it would cut into writing time too much. I'd had a personal blog for years, so I KNEW how much time it took. (Well, okay, a blog takes more time than I guessed, but I still guessed pretty high.)
If I followed my goals, I'd be able to say that I write them all a week in advance, but the truth is, I don't. I keep a file of ideas of things to blog about, and many times I decide what I'm going to blog about for several days that week. But the blogging itself usually happens the night before. (Shh. I'll share a secret. If any of my posts have a time stamp of close to 7:00 am or after, it means I had to wake up extra early, shake of that slacker feeling, and do it then.) As far as more process than that, I find the image I'm going to use first, write my title last, and get down the point of my post as I write and rewrite.
Definitely announcing my book deal. This community we're a part of is AMAZING. People will come out in hordes to congratulate and support you. Seriously, anyone thinking about becoming a writer definitely should, if for no other reason than to be a part of this community! Writers are incredible people, and I consider myself fortunate to be able to rub shoulders with them.
- Because of the people! I became a writer 3 ½ years before I started my blog. During that time, I read tons and tons of blogs and learned mass amounts about the business and the craft. But it wasn't until I started my own blog that I really felt immersed in this world. It was the first time I really go to know this fabulous group of people. I started blogging to find an agent, but I ended up finding MY PEOPLE.
- Because it helps me to become a better writer. There are a million blogs out there (kind of like how there are a million books out there). If you want people to read yours, you have to write well. Use economy of phrasing. Have a point. Get to the point. Write clear, concise sentences. The exact same things that help you to be a good writer of blog posts help you to be a good writer of novels.
- Comments! (Oh, come on. That's why everyone blogs, isn't it?) Seriously, though. When I read comments, I get a glimpse into you, then I go to your blog and get to know you even better, and then this blogging world feels more like a blogging town where everyone lives next to each other and you can walk down the street waving to all the people you know just like in old movies. And who doesn't love that?
I read to my kids every night, and have done so for a whole lot of years. So I've read a lot of MG. My favorites are the ones that we ALL loved so much that it made bedtime not such a bad thing. Our #1 favorite is the GREGOR THE OVERLANDER series by Suzanne Collins. I mean of course it's great! It's Suzanne Collins! It's kind of like The Hunger Games for kids. (Also: Warning. It's kind of like The Hunger Games for kids. Just sayin'.)


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BLACK FOREST —El Paso County Sheriff's Office fire crews are at the scene of a fire on Shoup Road and Highway 83 that was first reported about 2 p.m. The fire is about 15 acres near the 12600 block of Peregrine Way near Black Forest Regional Park.
A live video stream from Colorado news stations shows multiple houses burning in the blaze — some homes have already been reduced to bare foundations.
The Colorado Office of Emergency Management is sending a field manager to the scene.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department called the fire "aggressive" and said it was moving quickly. The department sent resources to the scene and the Colorado Springs Police Department is also assisting.
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There were 66 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,435 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Assault with a deadly weapon: A 54-year-old man had minor injuries after he was attacked by his nieces about 6:10 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of East 9th Street. One of the victim's nieces scratched him and the other struck him several times with a baseball bat. The victim declined medical attention. The assailants, who fled before police arrived, were identified as Marlisa Urray, 21, and Lisa Earnest, 39.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 21 noninjury accidents and two injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. CHP officers also made two felony arrests and recovered three stolen vehicles.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 107 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday, including 10 vehicle accidents, 79 medical calls and one structure fire.
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Barney the dinosaur among attractions at 'Back to School Fam Jam' in Tuscaloosa
Published: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 8:52 p.m.
The Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway, will host a "Back to School Fam Jam" today with face-painting, a photo booth, music by the Laughing Pizza Band and a special appearance by Barney, the purple dinosaur.
Showtimes will be at 10 a.m., 1 p.m, and 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ticket office.
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All Sorts of Weird Stuff offers news and information about George R.R. Martin, in particular about his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
"When I was young, I read all sorts of stuff. One week it would be Lovecraft, the next Vance. It was all imaginative literature, or as my dad called it 'Weird Stuff.' It was all 'Weird Stuff.'"
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Subterranean Press—after a good deal of discussion, consideration, and canvassing opinion—has gone ahead and signed contracts to publish the first two volumes of the A Song of Ice and Fire limited edition. Full details are not yet available, but this is a very interesting turn of events.
When Miesha Merlin first published A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings as limited editions, few would realize at the time that the company would close down and the production would shift to Subterranean. In the course of the move, an incredible amount of numbered sets were "broken"—left incomplete—through various issues related to documentation and the like. The first two novels—illustrated, respectively, by Jeffrey Jones and John Howe—have become quite rare, especially when trying to match them up to broken sets; the numbered Game of Thrones has now hit four figures in value on EBay and at specialist booksellers.
In related news, the excellent artist Marc Fishman has over 30 interior illustrations completed for the limited edition of A Dance with Dragons, and will complete the rest of his work—including several full-color paintings—when he receives the finished manuscript for the novel, which is due to be published on July 12.
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Everyone hold on to your seats! Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, we race headlong into a plethora of holiday shows that will leave even the staunchest theater lover breathless.
Town Hall Theatre starts things off as it brings the warmth of Philip Van Doren Stern's holiday gem, "It's a Wonderful Life" to Lafayette from Nov. 29-Dec. 16.
Based on Frank Capra's classic film, the stage version will surely bring a tear to your eye as Clarence, that hardworking guardian angel, tries to convince George just how meaningful his life has been. Call 925-283-1557 or go to www.townhalltheatre.com for tickets.
Onstage Theatre continues the holiday spirit with its funny, slightly irreverent tale of a Christmas program gone awry in Faro, Texas, as the Futrelle sisters bring their own brand of festive cheer to local audiences.
"Christmas Belles" runs Dec. 1-8, at Cue Productions Live, 1835 Colfax St., Concord. The show features Siobhan O'Brien, June McCue, Wayne McRice, Mark Barry, Ryan Terry and a host of other local favorites. Call 925-518-3277 for reservations.
And what would the holidays be like without Center Repertory Company's annual presentation of "A Christmas Carol"?
Luckily, we don't have to contemplate such a disaster thanks to Scott Denison once again directing the beloved story of Tiny Tim and everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge.
It's amazing how the show gets better and better each year with even more extravagant costumes and special effects. While many favorite actors return to reprise their roles, this year's production introduces a new Scrooge, Mark Anderson Phillips.
"It's not the crotchety mean guy who is hard to portray," Denison says, "It's the reborn man. It's so important to the storytelling. Mark will bring honesty and sincerity. I think he's going to excel at it: he's a workhorse and a brilliant actor."
Performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts, "A Christmas Carol" runs Dec. 6-16. Call 925-943-SHOW (925-943-7469) or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
Another holiday tradition, especially for the younger audience member, is Fantasy Forum's "The Biggest Gift." The heartwarming story of Tucker the elf and his toy friends as they set out to save Christmas runs Dec. 13—16, at the Lesher Center.
The cast includes Kerri Shawn, Joel Roster and Jessica Fisher. For tickets, call 925-943-SHOW (925-943-7469) or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
Discover the radio play adaptation of "It's a Wonderful Life" at Walnut Creek's Diablo Actors' Ensemble Dec. 14-16. Directed by Nancy Sale, the 1940s live radio broadcast features five actors performing the dozens of characters as well as the sound effects. Call 866-811-4111 or go to www.diabloactors.com.
The memory of local dance icon Lareen Fender lives on at her ballet school in Walnut Creek, now operated by her granddaughter, Jennifer Denison Perry, and in the annual production of "Once Upon a Christmas."
The colorfully narrated holiday ballet features Santa, his elves and all the toys in the workshop as they create a world where dreams can and do come true. Performed by The Ballet Joyeaux, the performing company of the school, the show performs Dec. 21-22, at the Lesher Center. Call 925-943-SHOW (925-943-7469) or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
"Phantom of the Opera" star Franc D'Ambrosio will present his "Christmas in New York" for one night only, Dec. 21, at Moraga's New Rheem Theatre to benefit Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland.
Sponsored by Lafayette's Peter Pan Foundation, the gala fundraiser marks the group's fifth anniversary. Founded by Lafayette teacher/singer Leslie Noel, the Peter Pan Foundation supports Children's Hospital and other local children's charities while also building self-confidence in children through performance.
"I am so excited and honored to have such an incredible performer, hero and friend giving us his voice and his heart for the evening," Noel says.
Noel and 90 young members of the Peter Pan Foundation will join D'Ambrosio on stage. The fundraiser also includes a silent and live auction, a raffle drawing and appetizers and desserts in addition to the concert. Call 925-388-0751 for tickets.
In case you still desire more holiday entertainment, a short trip through the Caldecott Tunnel will take you to the 27th annual "Christmas Revels."
Running Dec. 7-16 at Oakland's Scottish Rite Theatre, this year's revels are set in 16th-century Italy and feature music from England, the Holy Roman Empire and the Middle East. The story follows pilgrims from all over Europe who have come to prepare for a great feast in the small village of Prosecco on the Adriatic Sea.
Led by the local Guild of Fools, what could possibly go wrong? According to director David Parr, anything and everything that provides laughter and good cheer for the audience. Call 510-452-8800 or go to www.californiarevels.org.
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CLOVIS -- Castro Valley High's Nate Moore produced a performance Saturday at the CIF state track and field championships that will remembered in the record books.
The Oregon-bound senior became the first boy in state history to win the triple jump and long jump in consecutive seasons.
After winning the triple jump with a national-leading all-conditions mark of 51-4, with a barely wind-aided 2.1 meters-per-second reading, he was victorious in the long jump in spectacular fashion, setting a wind-legal personal record of 25-8¾. That mark leads the nation for wind-legal jumps, according to DyeStat.com.
"It's something no one can take away from me," said Moore about the record. "Last year was a shock. Now I'm just grateful that I was able to come out and win both again."
Moore showed again that he excels under pressure.
On his first triple jump attempt, he soared 50-10¼ (wind-legal). That was a huge mark. Not only was it farther than any high school athlete had jumped in the nation this season, but it also gave him needed breathing room.
Moore left the competition after the third round to compete in the 400-meter relay. He returned to the triple jump after the other competitors had jumped, and that's when he posted his mark of 51-4.
James Logan's Karsten Wethington was second at 50-7. He improved on four of his six attempts, with his best mark occurring on his last attempt.
Moore followed the same blueprint in the long jump as he used in the triple. He took the lead for good with his first attempt (24-7¾) and produced his national best on his final try.
De La Salle's Marquis Morris was also a state champion, as he won the 300-meter intermediate hurdles title in a personal-record 36.86 seconds.
The key word for Morris after the 300 hurdles race was redemption. He entered Saturday as the defending champion in the 110-meter high hurdles but finished second to Misana Viltz of Millikan.
"I got out of hurdle two (in the 300 hurdles) and I saw the whole field ahead of me, and I said, 'Let's get this, let's win,' " said the USC-bound Morris, who was second entering the final straightaway with 100 meters to go.
In the 110 hurdles, Morris also set a personal record of 13.68, but Viltz ran a national-leading 13.47. Morris' time ranks fourth in the nation.
"(This year) was definitely more special because I'm a senior," he said.
The Castro Valley boys 400 relay team crossed the finish line third but was elevated to second after a zone disqualification by Edison. The Trojans ran an outstanding time of 41.29.
Castro Valley placed second in the team standings with 28 points, two points behind champion Mater Dei-Santa Ana. De La Salle was third with 23 points.
Amador Valley's Conner McKinnon placed third in the 800 meters in a personal-record 1:51.64.
In the boys 1,600 relay, Hercules took fourth in 3:15.77 and Amador Valley was fifth in 3:16.15.


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Quote: In this week's Polish edition of Newsweek there's a really positive article about Sage and his latest album. This is the first time I've seen Sage featured in such a major magazine over here (he was featured in hiphop press here years ago, though). My buddy texted me about it today so I went and got it just to read this thing.
Sorry for the shittyness of this, but I couldn't scan it so I just took a photo of it (yeah, I know there's this bigass date on the photo cause I forgot to turn that thing off) and anybody interested can see it HERE.
Since nobody will be able to read that thing I can just summarize it for y'all. It's really positive, although it kinda plays up the "white rapper" angle a bit (it's Newsweek...). The guy mostly seems to have good info on Sage and it seems he did his homework.. Though there was some info there that I'm not so sure about. It also has some Chuck D quotes about Sage and it mentions that "both Eminem and Sage Francis released their new albums recently. Critics have no doubts about which album is better."
It praises the new album a lot (but also gives props to Sage's older stuff).
The article is very positive and will no doubt get Sage some more attention over here (he already does have a fanbase here, though).
Now come on, Sage, play a show in Poland. It's like you're playing every European country except Poland on this tour, ya bastid. And bring Dolan with you.
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POSITION: Right Wing
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Welland, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: FLA: 2003-3 overall
|OHL All-Rookie Team (2002) Signed as a free agent by San Antonio (AHL), October 28, 2004. Traded to Boston by Florida with Gregory Campbell for Dennis Wideman, Boston's 1st round choice (later traded to Los Angeles Los Angeles selected Derek Forbort) in 2010 Entry Draft and Boston's 3rd round choice (Kyle Rau) in 2011 Entry Draft, June 22, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 5, 2013. Missed majority of 2013-14 due to shoulder surgery, July 17, 2013. Traded to Toronto by Columbus for David Clarkson, February 26, 2015. Missed 2014-15 due to recurring back injury.
|Has won one Stanley Cup championship (2011 with Boston) ... Has a 12/41 record in NHL shootouts (4 deciding goals) ... Has taken two career penalty shots (two goals) ... 2011-12: His 18.9 shooting percentage ranked sixth overall in the NHL ... Had 17 goals and 32 points despite playing in a career-low of 46 games after suffering a concussion on Jan. 22 at Philadelphia, which ended his season ... Had nine multiple-point games with his season-highs 2-1=3 efforts each Nov. 7 vs. NY Islanders and Jan. 5 vs. Calgary ... Had a three-game point streak from Nov. 7-12 (3-3=6 totals) ... Missed 36 games with the concussion in addition to all post-season contests ... 2010-11: Reached the 20-goal mark for the sixth straight season and the 50+ point plateau for the fourth time in his career ... Tied for the league's fourth-highest plus/minus rating at +29 ... Had 10 multiple-point games with his season-high 1-4=5 totals on Feb. 9 vs. Montreal ... That tied his career-high for assists in a game and set a career-high for points in a game ... Tied his career-best point streak with a six-game streak from Oct. 9-23 with 5-4=9 totals in that span and also had a five-game point streak from Feb. 26-Mar. 5 ... Played his 500th NHL game Apr. 6 vs. NY Islanders and recorded his 300th NHL point with an assist Oct. 16 at New Jersey ... Missed two games to injury ... Added 8-9=17 totals in 21 games while playing in the NHL playoffs for the first time in his career ... Had five multiple-point playoff games with his career-high a 1-2=3 night on May 17 vs. Tampa Bay ... Had a "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" with a goal, assist and fight (Sean O'Donnell) on May 4 vs. Philadelphia ... It was the first such feat by a Bruin in a playoff game since Moe Lemay vs. Montreal on Apr. 20, 1988 ... Had a five-game point streak from Apr. 27-May 6 (3-5=8 totals) ... Scored the series-clinching goals in two game sevens - a 4-3 overtime win vs. Montreal in the Conference Quarterfinal on Apr. 27 and a 1-0 victory vs. Tampa Bay in the Conference Final on May 27 ... Played his first NHL playoff game Apr. 14 vs. Montreal, scored his first NHL playoff point with a goal Apr. 18 at Montreal and recorded his first NHL playoff assist Apr. 30, 2011 vs. Philadelphia ... Missed the final four games of the Stanley Cup Final vs. Vancouver after suffering a concussion in game three ... 2009-10: Established a career season-high in assists and finished second in the Panthers' scoring race while leading the team in assists with 20- 37=57 totals in 65 games ... Had 16 multiple-point games, including his second career hat trick scored in a 3-1=4 effort Dec. 14 at NY Islanders which matched his career-high for points in a game ... Had a six-game point streak, tied for the longest such streak of his career, from Nov. 14-23 (3-5=8 totals) and had a five-game assist & point streak from Dec. 11-18 (3-7=10 totals) ... Had 1-1=2 totals vs. New Jersey on Apr. 8, moving into third place on the team's all-time scoring list with 292 points ... Played his 400th NHL game Jan. 5 at Montreal ... Missed 17 games to injury ... 2008-09: Had nine multiple-point games ... Had a four-game point streak from Oct. 10-18 (1-3=4 totals) ... Played his 300th NHL game Nov. 1 at Nashville, recorded his 100th NHL assist Nov. 24 vs. Carolina and scored his 200th NHL point with a goal Nov. 2 at Atlanta ... Missed 15 games to injuries, snapping his consecutive games played streak at 200 when he missed the Nov. 28 game ... 2007-08: Tied his career season-highs in points (62) and plus/ minus (+15) while playing in all 82 games for the second straight year ... Had 15 multiple-point games, including a career-high four-assist night Jan. 22 vs. Ottawa ... Had a career-best six-game point streak from Feb. 1-10 (5-3=8 totals) ... Took his second career penalty shot on Feb. 16, scoring vs. Carolina's John Grahame ... Scored his 100th NHL goal Apr. 4 at Carolina ... 2006-07: Established career-highs in goals (31), points (62) and plus/minus (+15) while playing in all 82 games ... Had 18 multiple-point games ... Had two five-game point streaks, from Oct. 28-Nov. 10 (2-4=6 totals) and Dec. 16-26 (4-3=7 totals) ... Recorded his 100th NHL point in a two-goal effort Dec. 26 at Carolina ... 2005-06: Had nine multiple-point games, including his first career hat trick scored Dec. 13 vs. Nashville and at age 20, was the youngest Panther to ever score three goals in a game ... Had a career-high six-game point streak from Dec. 10-22 (5-3=8 totals) ... Played his 100th NHL game Feb. 4 at Atlanta ... 2004-05: Played the lockout season with San Antonio/AHL with 5-4=9 totals in 21 games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury ... 2003-04: Played his first NHL season at 18 years old with 14-8=22 totals in 55 games ... Six of the 14 goals came on the power play .... Became the youngest player in NHL history to score on a penalty shot when he tallied on his first career attempt, Jan. 8 vs. Philadelphia's Jeff Hackett ... Had two multiple-point games with his season-high a 2-1=3 night Jan. 8 in Philadelphia ... Played his first NHL game Oct. 9 vs. Carolina, recorded his first NHL assist & point on Oct. 24 vs. Minnesota and scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 1 vs. San Jose ... Missed 26 games with shoulder injuries ... Juniors: Played two seasons of junior hockey with Oshawa in the Ontario Hockey League with 64-71=135 totals and 195 penalty minutes in 118 career junior games ... Earned OHL All-Rookie Team honors in 2001-02 as he finished second in OHL rookie scoring with 67 points in 64 games.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Members of the Islanders men's and women's cross country teams will head to San Antonio on Saturday to compete in the 8th annual Incarnate Word Invitational.
Both teams are coming off impressive performances, as each placed first in the Islanders Splash. However, A&M – Corpus Christi will not have a full team competing in either race, as the top Islanders runners will continue to get ready for Pre-Nationals the following weekend.
"It's a chance to compete for those who have been injured or sick or just not quite where we'd like them to be, and to show their stuff as we get down to the really serious part of our schedule," head coach Shawn Flanagan said. "It will give them valuable experience, as we will count on some of these individuals to help us in both the Southland Conference and Regional meets."
The meet will get underway with the men's 8k race at 8 a.m. and will be followed by the women's 6k race at 8:45 a.m. The majority of the universities competing hail from South Texas with all of the teams scheduled to run listed as follows: Abilene Christian, Huston-Tillotson, Lubbock Christian, Our Lady of the Lake, Schreiner, Sul Ross State, Texas State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Trinity, UT-Brownsville, UT-Pan American and UT-Permian Basin.
For a full recap and results of the meet be sure to go to goislanders.com, and for the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).


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- May 19:
- Tour of California: Asian cycling team makes Tour debut
- Tour of California organizers begin considering routes for 2014 race
- Tour of California: Tejay van Garderen wins championship
- May 18:
- Tour of California: Leopold Konig wins Mount Diablo stage; Tejay van Garderen poised to win race
- Amgen race: CHP officer collides with car, downtown Livermore evacuated hours later
- Tour of California: Tejay van Garderen can seal win in Livermore-to-Mount Diablo stage
MT. DIABLO STATE PARK -- Eating French bread and cheese, Scott and Sharon Shumway sat in their lawn chairs halfway up Mount Diablo, soaking in a view rivaling cycling enthusiasts Shangri La -- the French Alps.
All the Martinez couple was missing was wine.
Alas, the Bay Area's iconic peak was dry Saturday, due to state park regulations prohibiting alcohol, as throngs of race enthusiasts squeezed along its narrow road to the summit and waited under beautiful skies for some of the world's top professional riders to huff and puff past them during the steep Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California bike race.
The second-to-last stage started in Livermore, looped through East Contra Costa County and back to Livermore before the final climb up Mount Diablo, the most popular stretch for crowds. A retired park superintendent estimated the thousands of spectators to be Mount Diablo's largest single-day crowd.
"We see the race on TV in our living room, and we figured it would be much more exciting to see it up close," said Scott Shumway, who drove through the park gates shortly after they opened to cars at 8 a.m. and then hiked to a picnic spot halfway below the 3,865-foot summit.
Rangers stopped cars before the mountain's steep ascent and viewers were left to hike or bike to find a spot to watch.
At the higher elevations near the finish, the narrow road's shoulders were packed two-to-three deep with people waiting hours before any riders would pass. Fans rattled cow bells, waved flags from different countries, wrote encouraging chalk messages on the pavement, and kept track of the peloton with smartphones getting spotty reception and binoculars.
Devil's Elbow, a steep and sharp switchback near the summit, was one of the most popular viewing points. One man was dressed in a red-and-black devil outfit, holding a pitch fork, possibly honoring the host mountain or the man in a devil costume who has made appearances at European bike races for years.
Finally, by late afternoon, two lead riders pounded up the last steep incline as fans cheered and waved paper noise makers.
"You can see the sweat and the agony on their faces," said Eduardo Messidoro, a race fan from Bay Point who hiked 7.5 miles to stand near the summit finish. "This is so vivid. I hope this race becomes America's Tour de France."
Katy Wilke, of Martinez, and her husband, Shaun, took advantage of her broken foot and got a lift from race officials to the summit.
"We didn't know if we would be able to make it, but I wasn't going to be dead weight," said Katy Wilke, as she ate a picnic lunch 10 feet from the finish line, which featured a 17 percent grade in the last 300 to 400 yards.
The Wilkes and others watched Leopold Konig win the stage with an unofficial time of 3 hours, 54.18 minutes. Tejay van Garderen, 24, of BMC Racing, finished third, kept the tour leader's yellow jersey and is poised to win the 750-mile race Sunday in the final stage from San Francisco to Santa Rosa.
More than 3,000 feet below, Jason Zweiback and his family watched the racers from Diablo Scenic Road, with Zweiback reminiscing about past rides up the formidable mountain.
"I probably went up maybe three or four times. Usually, I'd drive to Blackhawk Plaza and ride my bike from there. But one time I rode from Livermore here, up the mountain and back," he said smiling. "Yeah, that hurt."
Zweiback and his wife, Pat, and sons Jacob and Andy cheered as the riders flew past on the flat section.
"It's like this bizarre parade," Jason Zweiback said. "You've got all these cars in front, the motorcycles, and then the bikers, and then behind them you've got these support vehicles and marshals and police and security, ambulances."
Earlier in the day, recreational cyclists Cindy and Ross Soulier, of Benicia, watched the race start with their 1-year-old daughter, Sienna.
"We're big fans of cycling," said Cindy, who in 1995 participated in a Washington-to-Washington (D.C.) ride. As the cyclists blew past their spot in a hospitality tent, she marveled at their age.
"They're younger than I thought they were going to be," she said, laughing.
Once the cyclists were gone, onlookers perused First and Second streets in Livermore, which were lined with vendor tents. Some listened to live music, as others wearing cycling apparel walked their bikes.
There was at least one celebrity spectator: Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who has taken up cycling since retiring from baseball.
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The 14th annual International Survivors of Suicide Day Conference will be held on Nov. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Hospice of the Valley's Community Grief & Counseling Center.
The program will feature experts in grief care and survivors of suicide who will share their own insights on grief, loss and suicide in what is planned to be a healing and supportive environment for newly bereaved survivors of suicide.
The free conference is done in collaboration with Hospice of the Valley of Northern California and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Bob Gebbia, executive director of AFSP, says, "A person dies by suicide every 14 minutes in the United States, and with every suicide there are family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers--'survivors'--left behind to cope with the tragic loss."
The conference is a way, he says, of connecting "survivors with others who have experienced a similar loss."
It takes place at 4850 Union Ave. Those who would like to attend are asked to make reservations online at hospice valley.org/afspconfer ence or call Bred Leary at 408.559.5600, ext. 5164.


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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – No. 14 Shawnee State University got a monster day from senior Schera Sampson in a 74-57 win over the University of Pikeville on Saturday afternoon at Waller Gymnasium.
Sampson, a 6-0 forward, finished with 26 points and 16 rebounds for her 12th double-double of the season.
Shawnee State (22-7 overall, 13-6 in the Mid-South Conference) controlled the glass with a 48-34 edge and won despite shooting 2-of-19 from the arc. It was aided by 22-of-28 (78.6 percent) shooting from the line.
Shawnee had 19 of its 48 rebounds off the offensive glass.
Pikeville (11-18, 6-13) shot 20-of-59 (33.9 percent) for the game, including 6-of-21 (28.6 percent) from the arc. The Bears were 11-of-16 (68.8 percent) from the free throw line.
Junior forward Callisha Johnson fired in 15 points to lead three Bears in double figures. Freshman forward Peyton Wright followed with 10 points and six rebounds, while sophomore guard Christin Haney scored 10 while pulling down four rebounds and handing out three assists.
Pikeville turned it over only 12 times in the loss. Shawnee State took care of it as well, giving it up only nine times.
Sampson was joined in double figures by junior Alannah Sheets. Coming off the bench because of Senior Day, Sheets was 10-of-11 from the line to finish with 17 points and a dozen rebounds.
Senior Alex Pohl had 15 points and six rebounds.
Pikeville will close out the 2012-13 regular season on Monday night at U.Va.-Wise. The 6 p.m. tipoff could decide who is the eighth and final seed in next week's Mid-South Conference tournament, which begins on Thursday at the Frankfort Civic Center.


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Large purse, crowd expected at second annual Tom Rosebrugh Memorial race
WHITTEMORE — Extra winnings will be on the line in front of a capacity crowd at Whittemore Speedway when drivers hit the track for the second annual Tom Rosebrugh Memorial July 6.
Tom's son, Tony Rosebrugh, a driver who races regularly at Whittemore, said last year during the first memorial race there was not an empty seat in the stands.
"The stands were absolutely packed, and there was a lot of people that don't go on a weekly basis, that went just for this specific event," he said.
"There was over 1,000 people last year, and I think our grandstands will hold about 1,200," said Whittemore Racing Club President Andy Hess, adding that with coolers and other things carried into the stands taking up space, 1,000 people is probably more accurate.
A purse of $3,000 for the winner and $500 for cars starting in the feature is also on the line, which Tony said attracts more racers to the speedway.
"This will be easily Whittemore's biggest purse of the year," he said. "It'll get cars out of Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio."
According to Hess, large sponsors, small businesses, individuals and friends of Tom's all chipped in to help sweeten the pot for drivers.
Tony said faster cars are allowed at the memorial race, and that the cars run 100 laps, compared to the 30 normally run during a feature race at Whittemore.
"Whittemore, on a weekly basis, runs a limited late model, which is restricted on horsepower," he said. "This will be a super late model race, which will be bigger tires and bigger motors."
"The times will be roughly a half a second to three-quarters of a second quicker than a normal night," Tony added.
Hess said the club is hoping to attract more cars this year for the event. He said last year there were 18 cars in the feature.
"We're hoping we'll get in the 30 range," he said. "I don't quite see that this year, because we are in the building process. We are up north. People know where we are, but it's kind of out of the way."
Tony said last year's inaugural event was amazing to be a part of.
"It definitely was something special," he said. "What's more amazing, and why we want to keep this memorial race as an annual event, is when you still, two years after his passing, run into people that still talk about his racing career. And these are random people as far away as Flint, Grand Rapids. People still talk about his career, which basically started at Whittemore."
"It was nice to see in the first annual — or last year's race — it was nice to see the old mechanics that helped him, and all the old fans that used to go week in and week out to watch him race, back at the track," he added.
Tony's brother, Todd Rosebrugh, won the memorial race last year. He said winning an event that was established to honor his father was a great feeling.
"It's pretty huge to win the race in memory of your dad," he said.
Todd added seeing so many people at the race demonstrated his father's impact on racing in the area.
"It was overwhelming to see so many people come out for that deal," he said. "And it's going to be bigger this year."
Tom Rosebrugh was killed in a logging accident in 2011. He raced at Whittemore Speedway from the mid '60s at the age of 15, all the way up to 2008.
"He started out racing at Whittemore and the American Legion Speedway in West Branch, which is gone now," Tony said.
Over the years, Tom caught the eye of racing fans, drivers and mechanics, Tony added.
"His early cars were very primitive, and then in '73, or '74 a builder from Sand Lake actually built a car from the ground up for Dad to race," he said. "It was just somebody that had the funding to build the expensive car. He had the funding to build a premium car and wanted to put Tom in it."
Tom's cars continued to evolve, Tony said. And over the years he won championships and large invitational races at Whittemore, he added.
"He won several big event races, as well as several championships," he said. "He won them at Meritt. He won them at Standish, too."
Todd said Tom helped him and Tony grow as drivers.
"He's helped us along the way, showed us the dos and don'ts," he said.
There will be practice for drivers July 5, and on race day at 3 p.m. Qualifying begins at 5 p.m. and the memorial race starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $8 for children 6-16 and senior citizens.
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Obama Challenges Boehner to Allow 'Clean' Vote on Funding Government
President Barack Obama on Monday challenged House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) to allow a vote on a "clean" bill to open the government, saying he bets it would pass despite Mr. Boehner's predictions it would fail.
"If Republicans, Speaker Boehner, are saying there aren't enough votes they should prove it," Mr. Obama said. "Let every member of Congress vote their conscience."
The president's comments come on the seventh day of the government shutdown, which showed no signs of ending as the the White House and Republicans remain at odds over how to solve the impasse. Mr. Boehner wants to negotiate with Mr. Obama, while the president has said he won't negotiate until after the government is open.
Mr. Boehner, speaking Sunday, said he didn't have the votes in the House to pass a "clean" spending bill to open the government. The White House wants a "clean" spending bill, meaning one that doesn't include other provisions, while Mr. Boehner said Republicans will only support funding the government if such a bill includes changes to the health-care law.
The president said Mr. Boehner hasn't brought it up for a vote is because "he doesn't apparently want to see the government shutdown ending unless he's able to extra concessions."
Mr. Obama made his comments while visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., to meet with employees who are working without pay. FEMA made hundreds of furloughs as a result of the shutdown, though last week recalled some staff to help deal with Tropical Storm Karen and violent weather in the Midwest.
The president said FEMA will likely have to furlough some of the recalled employees again. He said such a scenario is "no way of doing business."
"So think about it…At a moment's notice, you're willing to show up here in case people got in trouble and respond to them even though you're not getting paid, even though you don't have certainty, and now you're being put back on furlough because the government is shutdown," Mr. Obama said.
Tropical Storm Karen caused some oil-and-gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico to halt some production last week. The storm has since weakened, and energy production in the Gulf began to return to normal by Sunday afternoon.
The House has passed legislation to fund FEMA, but the White House has said Mr. Obama would veto it as he wants to fund the whole government, not just specific agencies.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus will take place March 3, 6 p.m., at Church of the Mountains, 10079 Church St. in Truckee. The study combines stories of faith with historical and archaeological information, showing the places on Jesus' journey in the Holy Land, using a book and DVD by Adam Hamilton: "The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus." Visit www.churchofthemountains.com or call 530-587-4407
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Minneapolis police say a man found stabbed in an apartment has died.
KARE-TV reports that officers responded to the report of a stabbing late on Saturday afternoon. They transported the victim to the hospital where he died a few hours later.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012
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Interim Executive Director Judy Pugh recalls a conversation she had with some of the people who live there.
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"I entered into here to help me gain that self-esteem in order to get my foundation," Hill explained.
"We're not just a roof over a person's head, we're a program. We will provide a roof and a very nice one, but we also provide support," Pugh said.
Hill describes it as "a home away from home."
A new statistic from the CDC shows 60 percent of youth with HIV don't even know they're infected.
But at St. Stephen's, these people are not just a number.
"Had I not had a child, I would be like some other people of the world and not know, because I've never had any other symptoms. I have never been sick," Hill said.
So, people around the community are working to educate and inform.
People gathered at Paine College to walk for awareness.
"Our theme is getting to zero. Zero infections, zero new cases, zero transmissions," said Augusta World Aids Day Committee Chairman Ken Bonds Jr.
They're also working to break the stereotype.
"It is no longer a gay man's disease," Pugh explained.
She says the fastest growing population is married women, and no one is exempt.
"It is a disease that touches all of us regardless of race, regardless of income. It's not a poor person's disease. It is not a street disease," Pugh said.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A priority-setting meeting billed as being the first major step to charting the next two decades for Incline Village is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug., 28, from 7-9 p.m.
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1) Michael Franti once wrote that its hard to separate music and politics. Chuck D called hiphop the black CNN. How true do you believe these statements to be, especially in light of todays democratic war?
1) Real people create real art. Real Art has the ability to fuel and empower the people. Apparently we have a bunch of cyborgs running the music industry. And they are influencing yet another generation of humans to be more like them. Mechanical. Programmed. Hiphop was the WORLD'S CNN for a good while. Chuck D was the head reporter. Chuck D is the reason I rejected robot teachers. Today's music climate is much different though. And where are the Public Enemy's when you need them? Limited to the underground for the most pat. The artists who actually have the fuel for the dwindling flame that is free society are not given the promotion, exposure, or publicity by the major media machines. It's too risky and self-defeating for corporate monsters to allow something like that to happen. Def Jam was the Motown of the late 80's and early 90's. Their artists were untouchable and undeniable. That was the pinnacle of hiphop. They gave an opportunity to groups like Public Enemy to tap into the mindset of black/brown/yellow/red/white America and deprogram the younger generations. I want to know why labels like Def Jam turned to utter shit. Image and franchise took precedence over message and art. That's the world we live in. Def Poetry Jam my ass (pause).
2) How do you feel the propaganda war/the media assault is harming artist attempts to speak out?
It doesn't help that most radio and TV stations are owned by major corporations whose decisions are based on what advertisers want the public to be aware of. I have to believe that this is the trickle-down effect of 5 CEO's owning a majority of what supplies us with information and/or product. But one thing that's good is it separates the fake from the real. Seeing Michael Moore show public disapproval of the US invasion of Iraq during the Emmy's was a beautiful moment in American history. Whether you agree with him or not, you have to tip your hat and say, "Yes, sir...that's the kind of balance we would like to see on our television more often." The notion that we have independently owned, free media is comical.
3) Releasing an antiwar song on the internet, suddenly everybody has it, is this spirit of spontaneous protest a good choice to make as an artist?
It was the responsible thing to do. I'm not sure where everyone's head is at, but I am not hearing what needs to be said. So I will say it. This is dissent. This is disapproval of false leadership. I use tools of the common man to speak to the common man.
4) What advice (non-musical-they cant be saved there) would you give to artists such as the Dixie Chicks, who for the first time have spoken out and received a tremendous amount of unpopularity?
I don't have to give them advice at all! They have been so brave. Can you imagine the GAUL it took for three women in COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC to show disapproval of a cowboy's war??? I commend them and wish the best for the career. People come to their senses at some point, and they have the potential to be regarded as heroines ten years from now. I would like to pee on every news reporter, talk show host, radio personality or hack-comedian who takes a pot shot at them for speaking their mind on such a touchy subject.
5) The avenues of media that refuse to play these antiwar songs, do you feel that if they did play for example March of Death by Zack de la Rocha and DJ Shadow, would you see it as OK for them to strike a balance and play a song such as The Angry American (I cant remember the artists but the country andwestern star who wrote a song about putting a boot in your ass cos thats the American Way?)
To be quite honest, I don't want to hear pro-war country music. But if the stations who played such songs were responsible enough to offer a balance by playing March of Death I would be all for it. March of Death is a BANGER. Damn, that's a great track. Thank you Zack. Thank you Shadow.
6) Do you think it was appropriate for Michael Moore to speak out at the Oscars?
What's appropriate? Keeping feathers groomed and orderly? Ruffle them shits. I am proud of him.
7) What is the answer for artists who cant find an audience for these songs? Will the internet suffice?
Right now, the internet is a great tool for people in need of information that is not offered via network television. Of course it is also full of misinformation which the internet user needs to be wary of. But that's nothing new to us. I watched video footage of a few people jump on a statue yesterday and that was supposed to represent USA's victory over Saddam Hussein. Had the camera pulled back far enough you'd see that the attendance for that publicity stunt was scarce. Where was the video footage when hundreds of thousands of people stood in front of the White House to protest the impending war? I watched CNN when I returned home from DC and saw them misrepresent the whole event. They gave a ground view of some goofy looking hippies prance around with their drums. False representation is all the rage these days. Oh, so back to your question, the internet will HAVE to suffice. But it needs to extend well beyond the internet. We can't stop there.
8) What is your message to BushnBlair? What is your message to the Iraqi people?
Bush and Blair could give a shit what the people have to say. Their decisions have nothing to do with the welfare of the people they are supposed to be representing. But if I could say anything to them I would probably want to strike a very general chord and say something like, "It ain't gonna work. We will resist and rise. You will be laughed at and mocked in history books, fools." And then I'll burst into red, white and blue smoke. I don't know what I would say to the Iraqi people. Perhaps it would be something to the effect of, "Well...at least Saddam is gone?" And then I'll throw a Band-Aid at the one armed boy.
9) What comparisons and differences do you think there are between the artistic climates both here and now and during the 60s in Vietnam?
I see artists taking the initiative to speak a voice of dissent and catching heat from mainstream media outlets. Our voice could not be heard in many places outside of music, so that's what makes art an extremely powerful political tool and maybe that's the whole point behind us "keeping it real." We speak for the people because we are the people. We aren't the dolls propped up in front of a television camera. We have blue collar backgrounds and happen to be directly affected by the selfish decisions made by the bigwigs. The 60's seemed to have more unification in the music scene. They had a stronger movement. What do we have? The internet. Technology, in a strange way, has left a lot of us apathetic. As long as we're able to obtain the truth through independent media sources we feel satisfied, but that's not right. Action is needed. Get off of your TV-trained ass, and DO something in this world. Take action. Scream "NO!" where people can hear you. Don't just preach to a choir. Show people what the fuck is up.
10) Finally, I have compiled an antiwar anthology and would like to send them over to you. If you could provide me with a PO or postal address I will be happy to send a copy over.
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ROME (WOMENSENEWS)--In anticipation of Italy's elections on April 9, Catholic leaders here have signaled their hopes that a swing in political leadership will reinforce opposition to the nation's laws protecting abortion rights and turn back support for same-sex and civil unions.
Camillo Ruini, Rome's vicar and head of the Italian bishops' conference, said on March 20 the church would not side with a political party during the election campaign, but would weigh in on debates over marriage, civil unions and other social issues. The cardinal said the church has a duty to share with voters the "elementary truths that regard our common humanity."
The abortion issue has prompted new condemnations from the pope and thinly-veiled election comments from some church leaders. "Voting for a candidate who does not respect the embryo is being an accomplice in the homicide of this embryo," said Jean-Marie Le Mene of the special Vatican committee, the Pontifical Academy for Life, during its annual conference in February.
Signs of popular resistance to the church's historically strong influence on Italian politics, however, have also been emerging.
In January, protest organizers estimated that a Milan demonstration to show support for reproductive rights drew 200,000 and another rally in Rome on the same day to cheer for civil unions drew 50,000. Both events helped raise expectations of an electoral showdown.
'Politics on Women's Bodies'
"Men are doing politics on women's bodies," journalist Assunta Sarlo of the leftist weekly Diario told Women's eNews in a recent phone interview.
Sarlo and others insist that civil and women's rights issues are sizzling and the elections could mark a backlash to Vatican-influenced social policies.
Sarlo sparked a resurgence of reproductive-rights activism last November when she sent an e-mail urging Italians to stand up to what she described as a repressive social shift. "The newspapers and the political agenda are returning the belligerent image, in tones and substance, of a new strong attack to the one thing we are all fond of: our freedom to choose, even when--as in the case of abortion--it is painful and hard to exercise, as we know."
Sarlo recalls sending the message to about 150 individuals and lists but her e-mail spread rapidly on the Internet through what she supposes were people who forwarded her e-mail along to others. The message became the basis for a Web site, Usciamo dal Silenzio, or "Let's Come Out of Silence," that has become a prime organizing tool for activists.
Reproductive rights activists were dealt a blow when a national referendum last June failed to turn back a law that bans stem-cell research involving embryos and placed limits on fertility treatments. The date of the referendum coincided with a popular vacation period and too few voters cast ballots to meet the required quota. Polls at that time indicated that a majority of Italians supported rights restricted by the law.
Since then, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right government has continued its offensive against reproductive rights.
In September 2005, research trials of RU-486, the abortion pill that has not been approved yet in Italy, were suspended. The government in December convened a parliamentary committee to investigate Italy's 1978 law legalizing abortion within the first 90 days of a pregnancy. In January, in its 2006 spending plan, the Berlusconi government cut funding for family-planning and counseling centers that were first established in 1975 and had been hailed by women's groups for providing affordable and high-quality health care.
Women's Representation Also at Stake
Women's political representation is also at stake in the election. Both the ruling center-right majority and the opposition coalition have presented a meager list of female candidates, confirming Italy as the European country with the lowest percentage of female representatives: just 11.5 percent in the Deputies Chamber and 8.1 percent in the Senate.
To protest the gender imbalance, Wanda Montanelli, head of the equal-opportunities department of the Italy of Values Party, staged a hunger strike for 27 days, but was in critical condition and was persuaded on March 23 to end it. However, the Committee for Wanda, created during the strike, will remain as the equal-opportunity watchdog of Italian politics. But Montanelli said she would start her strike again if promises made by opposition leaders to affirm women's equality in politics and society aren't transformed into concrete action.
So far, Berlusconi shows no sign of taking the matter too seriously. "It's not easy to get women to leave their husbands to move to Rome," he said in a recent television debate when the topic of female representatives came up.
The Milan demonstration in January brought together established activists who 30 years ago rallied to support abortion rights along with young girls, older women and many men. Old slogans such as "Tremble! The Witches Are Back" from the 1970s mingled with new generational chants such as "Free to Choose" and "We Have Come Out of Silence."
"Precariousness may become tomorrow's contraceptive," said Fiorella Mattio, a young jobless woman speaking from a public stage set up in a major plaza for the Milan demonstration.
Civil Unions and Abortion Rights Gain Support
Before 1978, abortion was illegal in Italy and punishable by imprisonment. According to the Higher Health Institute, between 250,000 and 600,000 illegal abortions occurred each year and many women died of complications. In recent years the number of legal abortions has settled at about 135,000 a year, according to the National Statistics Institute, while the number of illegal abortions has settled between 20,000 and 25,000 per year.
A January poll of more than 1,000 Italians from the Rome-based European Institute of Political, Economic, and Social Studies found that 83 percent of Catholics approved of abortion if the woman's life was in danger, 73 percent approved in cases of severe malformation and 65 percent approved in cases of rape.
Meanwhile, support for civil unions has been growing in Italy and the opposition coalition has been working on a compromise bill to allow civil unions should it win the elections.
A bill to allow civil unions was first offered up in 2003 by Franco Grillini, president of Arcigay, the Italian gay association, and deputy of the Leftist Democrats (Democratici di Sinistra) party.
At the Rome rally in January, protesters turned out to demand equal rights for unmarried couples of any sex, and European Parliament member Pasqualina Napolentano was symbolically united to her companion in a public ceremony.
The European Institute of Political, Economic, and Social Studies poll found that 69 percent of Italian Catholics and 88 percent of non-Catholics favored some sort of legal recognition for gay or unwed couples. The European Parliament has adjusted laws in 14 nations--including strongly Catholic Spain--to legally acknowledge unmarried couples regardless of sex.
Clara Park is a freelance writer and a communication consultant based in Rome. She is also a staff writer for the Italian women's news agency Delta News, where she covers world news, gender, human rights and development issues.
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Small ball (a rubber ball, Pilates ball or soccer ball are ideal)
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I agree with postpartumpunk! Lifting heavier gives you SO much better results. It disappoints me seeing women constantly led to believe that we have to do wimpy workouts just because we are the gentler sex. Start smaller with more reps and work up to larger weights with less reps. Trust me, you won't get a man body.
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My booty is my pride and joy! I love doing lunges, squats and bridging. Also the treadmill and elliptical machines are my bestfriends!
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A great way to also tone your inner thighs while doing lunges is before going into the lunge after standing, take the leg that you're going to put behind you, and swing it forward and around to behind you and going into your lunge from there. While you're swinging your leg around, keep it as high as you can while keeping your leg straight. This will also help with your flexibility. I had been doing this without the pause in between and doubling it as a cardio work-out. The only thing with doing this, is you probably want to have something to hold on to (I use either a chair or my fridge door) with your opposite hand for balance.
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Bio sky Cou M try '311» Wa fcl NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH, PEND cTOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 12 NUMBER 18 THE COLDEST MONTH FEBRUARY I, 1984 The 1984 reorganization of Tribal operations begins A special Council meeting January 17 had one item on the agenda: reor-ganizatioa Two things of particular note were decided First, the Tribal Council chairman received a specific job description - "History has been made," Ron Q Ci ¦H Z M U '-¦-i i- Therriault said - which is published on page two. Second, all of the 30-plus Tribal programs were given 30 days to submit written reports to the Council outlining department goals, staff, and funding, among other things. The reports will be published in the Char-Koosta during the next several months, and will be used to draft a plan to "streamline and cut the fat" from Tribal operations, in Kevin How-lett's words. The plan should be finished by budget-planning time this summer, and may be well on its way to being implemented by the start of the next fiscal year. The January 17 meeting began with a review of some 20 Tribal committees, boards, task forces and advisory groups: Which ones devised policy and had significant oversight authority, and which ones were advisory? Each was reviewed briefly, with some getting different representatives. As the day progressed, a lot of ideas were shared about Counciimen's civic duties - Kevin Howlett said each councilman should be involved with his community. Vic Stinger noted that he is on Pablo's water board and until recently was active with the volunteer fire department Bob McCrea is a volunteer fireman in Ronan. Availability to the Tribal public -There has to be a way to increase it Howlett said Hot Springs' Mickey Pablo said he's put up a suggestion box in that town's senior citizens center and has plans "to break bread there once a month." Informing the Tribal public -- The membership has the Char-Koosta and the Council minutes, Howlett noted, but evidently felt that wasn't enough. Other media - T.V. and radio, for example - could be used to help inform the public about Tribal affairs and increase the membership's confidence in its government Howlett who could be said to have dominated the meeting, summed up the discussion about reorganization by saying he didn't see any reductions in the staff, necessarily, but there will be reassignments. "I see more services delivered and more accountability built in," he said INSIDE- Jump dances....................Page 3 Road closures...................Page 4 BLA questionnaire..........Page 15
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Silicone breast implants are allowed in cosmetic surgery in the United States again, after having been banned for over a decade. In November 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants after determining that they are safe and effective. They are approved for breast reconstruction in women of any age and for breast augmentation in women 18 years or older. Here is a summary of the controversy behind silicone breast implants.
The controversy over silicone breast implants began in the 1980s, when unscientific accounts linking connective tissue disease to silicone implants started to surface. Around this same time, a multimillion dollar lawsuit was filed alleging a connection between silicone implants and systemic disease.
In 1992, the FDA determined that there was not enough safety data to support continued approval of silicone implants. Up until 2006, silicone implants had only been allowed in certain cases. Specifically, only women undergoing reconstructive surgery or revision surgery (implant removal or replacement) and those enrolled in a clinical trial could receive silicone implants. Women seeking breast augmentation for cosmetic purposes were only allowed to receive saline implants.
In 1997, the US House of Representatives asked the Department of Health and Human Services to carefully study the safety of silicone breast implants. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) took up the effort and wrote a comprehensive report published in 1999. Among the findings was evidence that silicone implants do not cause major disease, including
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It is important to be well-informed before making a decision that can impact the rest of your life. You should discuss your options carefully with your doctor and be sure you know all the benefits and risks. Especially consider these factors:
A recent FDA safety report points out that there is currently no conclusive evidence showing that silicone breast implants cause conditions like breast cancer, reproductive problems, or rheumatoid arthritis.
If you decide to have silicone implants, you should follow these safety tips from the FDA:
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The Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Brown SL, Pennello G. Replacement surgery and silicone gel breast implant rupture: self-report by women after mammoplasty.
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FDA Breast Implant Consumer Handbook. Food and Drug Administration website. Available at:
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FDA update on the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/implantsandprosthetics/breastimplants/UCM260090.pdf. Published June 2011. Accessed May 1, 2014.
Gladfelter J. The return of silicone gel-filled breast implants: will you be ready?
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