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i agree, i definitely prefer outside at all times but i do think it would be great to still get some regular reps with a dry disc at a descent temp to save adjusting come spring. and yeah i knew it was short term but just was trying to get it started up so it can hopefully get a lil more organized b4 we get too deep into winter and run out of time to get a rhythm. had a lot of convos randomly throughout the day but never enough at once to consider it. i got a lil frantic about starting like that cuz dave kea with sportszone offered the gym for a couple hours for only 45 bucks so i figured what the hell. he did extend his offer onto wed. also so we are going there on wednesday at 1000pm till midnight.Crager wrote:Anybody take you up on this ? We were at Shaver from 9 till 3:30 , need a little more heads up if you want to get a group to make it worth it .
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My bicycle is our second car. I love to bicycle in all weather, for all distances, and on all routes. Bicycling has brought so much joy to my life, and I want to share it with anyone who is interested. I will use my soapbox to tell you about the joys, the freedom, the benefits, and, yes, the challenges of bicycling and walking for transportation.
In 2005, the first year I almost exclusively bicycled for transportation, I found myself riding home in the dark more than once. That didn't bother me, except for one street that was narrow, bordered on both sides by steep drop-offs of 100 feet or more with intermittent guard rails, and completely unlit.
In those early days, I biked on the sidewalk because I thought that's where you were supposed to ride a bike. It snowed the week of Thanksgiving and I navigated the slushy roads and sidewalks until I got to that very dark stretch. I was scared that I might slip on the slush and fall off the precipice into the creek far below, so I took to the street.
That weekend a drunk driver lost control, drove over the sidewalk, crashed through the flimsy rail, flew over the precipice, and collided with a tree. Between the broken rail and the memorial flowers stapled to the tree I was even more scared to bike that segment in the dark. So I got my first set of bike lights.
I thought the lights were entirely inadequate because they failed to light up the street sufficiently for me to see. That's when I learned that the most important purpose of bike lights is not for me to see the street, but to make me visible to other vehicles.
It's hard to believe now that I was once so stupid as to ride in the dark without lights, and that I thought lights were only necessary if I couldn't see my path. It's good to tell this story, and remind everyone that when it comes to bicycles, nearly everyone is inexperienced. We make mistakes. Bicyclists ride on sidewalks and without lights because they don't know better. Motorists make mistakes like right hooks and left hooks and insufficient passing distance because they don't know better. We become experienced, and we learn how to bike with traffic and how to drive around bicycles.
With experience, I learned about bike lights and sidewalks and assertive lane position, and then I took Traffic Skills 101 which confirmed what I'd learned and taught me much more. As more people bicycle, motorists and bicyclists will gain experience. I was lucky, and learned my lessons without injury. I hope my articles will help many bicyclists and motorists learn these same lessons without injury.

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The Myths of Sports Nutrition
The Athlete's Kitchen
Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD Feb 2014
Sports Nutrition: What's Old? What's New?
Once upon a time, warriors (the original athletes) ate lions' hearts. Today, athletes seek out energy drinks and protein shakes. Clearly, times have changed! In case you are wondering what else is old—and new—when it comes to sports nutrition, I've compiled an update to help resolve confusion so you can fuel for success.
OLD: The lighter you are, the better you will perform.
NEW: The runner who is genetically lean and eats enough to have well-fueled muscles has an advantage over the runner who is genetically heavier and has to skimp on food to maintain an unnaturally low weight. Research with elite female swimmers indicates those who restricted calories in the pursuit of thinness lost speed (but not body fat) during a 12-week training cycle, while those who ate adequately swam faster (1). Thin at any cost often comes with a high price tag.
OLD: Female runners who train hard and have too little body fat will stop having regular menstrual periods.
NEW: Lack of fuel, not lack of body fat, tends to determine if a female runner's body will menstruate normally. That is, many very lean female runners do have regular menses. Although they may have very low body fat, they eat enough to support both their exercise and normal body functions.
OLD: Eat fat, get fat.
NEW: Yes, excess calories of dietary fat can easily convert into body fat. But healthful fats (i.e., nuts, olive oil, avocado, salmon) are an important part of a runner's diet; they help reduce inflammation. Runners also need dietary fat to absorb important vitamins such as A, D, E, and K. Fat also fuels the muscles; small amounts of fat get stored within the muscles and can enhance stamina and endurance. Research suggests runners had more endurance when they switched from a very low fat to a moderate fat diet. (2)
OLD: If you want to lose weight, you need to go on a diet.
NEW: Diets do not work. If diets did work, then everyone who has ever been on a diet would be lean. Not the case. Rather than going on a diet, try to make just a few basic changes, such as 1) choose fewer processed snacks in wrappers and instead enjoy more fruit (fresh or dried) and nuts, and 2) get more sleep. Lack of sleep can contribute to not only weight gain but also reduced performance.
OLD: The recommended dietary allowance for protein (RDA) is the same for runners as for non-athletes.
NEW: The RDA for protein (0.8 grams per kilogram body weight.) is less than the 1.2 to 1.7 g pro/kg currently recommended for athletes. Most runners eat that much (plus more) as a part of their standard meals, so you are unlikely to need protein supplements. You do want to distribute your protein intake evenly throughout the day, and not pile it all into dinner, so your muscles have a consistent supply of amino acids (the building blocks of protein).
OLD: Slabs of roast beef help build bigger muscles.
NEW: Because the body can utilize only about 20 to 25 grams of protein at one dose, you won't build bigger muscles by eating jumbo portions of beef in one sitting. (4) Your better bet it to cut that slab of meat into four pieces. Enjoy those deck-of-cards-sized pieces at least every four hours, so you get 20 to 25 grams of protein at each meal and afternoon or evening snack. Weight lifting—not eating excessive protein—triggers muscles to grow bigger. To have the energy needed to lift heavy weight, you want to eat meals based on grains, fruits and veggies (with protein as the accompaniment). Those carbs provide the fuel needed to lift heavy weights.
OLD: Don't drink coffee before running in the heat; it is dehydrating.
NEW: Pre-exercise coffee is not dehydrating and it can actually enhance performance, even in the heat (5). Caffeine boosts alertness and reaction time, as well as makes the effort seem easier so you work harder without feeling the extra effort. If you are sensitive to caffeine (a mugful gives you a "coffee stomach" and the jitters), you'll be better of abstaining. But runners who enjoy drinking coffee are likely to notice positive benefits.
OLD: Energy drinks contain magical ingredients, such as taurine.
NEW: The magical ingredients in energy drinks are caffeine and sugar. Although taurine has been reported to enhance performance, the limited research was done on rats. Newer research suggests taurine offers no ergogenic benefits (6). To save money, simply add a heaping tablespoon of sugar to your coffee. You'll get the same boost. Better yet, eat wisely and sleep more; you won't need an energy drink…
OLD: Don't eat before you run. The food just sits in the stomach and does not get digested.
NEW: You can digest food during a run as long as you are exercising at a pace you can maintain for more than 30 minutes. Fitness runners can benefit from a small pre-exercise snack as tolerated (such as a banana, granola bar, or packet of oatmeal) to get their blood sugar on the upswing. Marathoners who run for more than 90 minutes will benefit from both pre-run fuel and then carbs during the extended workout. The target is about 250 to 350 calories of carbohydrates per hour. That's more than just a swig of sports drink! Be sure to practice fueling prior to and during long runs, so you can learn what works and what doesn't.
OLD: Refuel as soon as possible after you workout.
NEW: If you do exhausting workouts twice a day, you'll benefit from eating soon after the first run to fuel-up for the next run. But if you are a fitness exerciser, simply back your workout into the next meal. You'll have plenty of time to recover before your run the next day.
OLD: Orange slices are perfect for half-time of a youth sporting event.
NEW: While chomps, gels, and sports drinks may seem better than cut-up oranges and water for half-time fueling at youth sports events, kids actually should be taught that natural foods work well. Orange slices, pretzels, and water provide more nutrients and electrolytes (a.k.a sodium and potassium) than sports drinks. Even adult runners can do well with real foods. While elite runners might prefer engineered products during intense exercise, most of us can perform just fine with real food. Go back to enjoying more orange slices, please. Sometimes the old ways can be preferable to the new!
Boston-area sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD counsels both casual and competitive athletes. Her private practice is in Newton, MA; 617-795-1875. For information about her new Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 5th Edition, and her food guides for runners, cyclists and soccer players, see www.nancyclarkrd.com. For online education, visit www.sportsnutritionworkshop.com.
Selected References:
1. Vanheest J, C Rodgers, C Mahoney, MJ DeSousa. Ovarian suppression impairs sport performance in junior elite female swimmers. Med Sci Sports Exerc 46(1):156-66, 2014.
2. Horvath, P, C Eagen, N Fisher, J Leddy, and D Pendergast. 2000. The effects of varying dietary fat on performance and metabolism in trained male and female runners. J Am Coll Nutr 19(1):52-60.
3. Mah CD, Mah KE, Kezirian EJ, Dement WC. 2011. The effects of sleep extension on the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players. Sleep.34(7):943-50
4. Phillips, S. van Loon, L. 2011. Dietary protein for athletes: From requirements to optimum adaptation. J Sports Sci 29(S1):S29-S38.
5. Armstrong, L, A. Pumerantz, M. Roti, et al. 2005. Fluid, electrolyte, and renal indices of hydration during 11 days of controlled caffeine consumption. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 15:252-265.
6. McLellan TM, Lieberman HR. 2012. Do energy drinks contain active components other than caffeine? Nutr Rev. 70(12):730-44.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Against all odds, some actual news broke out Sunday night after the 49ers' preseason snoozer of a 34-14 decision over Minnesota. In postgame remarks, coach Jim Harbaugh more or less officially proclaimed that Colt McCoy is the team's No. 2 quarterback.
"I thought he played very well," Harbaugh said. "I feel good right now that Colt's the backup."
Well, I guess we can now all resume our regular activities as we remove those pins and needles from the seats of our living room chairs.
Hey, this time of year, you take your big NFL stories where you find them. McCoy was hardly perfect Sunday. He threw a bad interception on his first series of the night. But when given the ball on three more offensive possessions, McCoy settled into a smooth groove and played his best football of the summer, producing a field goal and a touchdown.
"I hadn't performed the way I know I can perform -- maybe I was thinking a little too much," McCoy said.
Or, possibly, he wasn't thinking enough. Or maybe he was thinking too much about not thinking enough. It's hard to say. In fact, there might be no tougher job in sports than trying to interpret the meaning of any given development in any given NFL preseason game.
(All right, so it's probably a tougher job to fight the preposterous traffic to get in and out of Candlestick Park. But at least there are only 10 more games, maximum, to worry about that.)
Look, no matter how the 49ers' backup quarterback situation behind Colin Kaepernick shook out before opening day, it wasn't going to be as good as last season, when the team had Kaepernick ready when starter Alex Smith went down with a concussion -- and Kaepernick turned out to be as good or better than Smith.
The 49ers, though, were looking for a scenario as close to that as possible, even with Smith gone to the Chiefs. And the uncertainty of the 49ers' backup spot was becoming an issue -- involving McCoy, Scott Tolzien, B.J. Daniels, Seneca Wallace and the entire cast of Beach Blanket Babylon. Or so it seemed.
None of us knows what happens inside the closed meeting rooms at 49ers world headquarters. But from what both men hinted, it sounds as if Harbaugh made up his mind last week to tell McCoy he was the guy ... and then see how McCoy responded.
Apparently, he responded with his best week of practice so far, since his trade to the 49ers from Cleveland last spring. Harbaugh then told McCoy on Saturday that he was the designated No. 2.
McCoy confirmed that he subsequently restructured his contract -- which the 49ers inherited from the Browns and which called for him to be paid $1.5 million this season -- to a lower figure.
Thus, the 49ers couldn't use finances as a reason to cut him or trade him.
"I think we've figured each other out a lot better," McCoy said of his interaction with Harbaugh.
Sunday's most hugely positive moment probably happened in the third quarter when McCoy threw his best pass of the game -- and it was snared adroitly by wideout Jon Baldwin, acquired by the 49ers just six days earlier from the Chiefs for 2012 top pick A.J. Jenkins.
Baldwin escaped coverage at the line and found an open seam to grab the perfect delivery from McCoy. Jenkins never did anything similar as a 49er.
"I was just looking forward to anything that came my way," Baldwin said.
The regular season is coming our way, too. Just not soon enough. But with McCoy slotted at backup, at least one item is checked off the 49ers to-do list.
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Published: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 11:09 a.m.
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he Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business Morning Update Wednesday at the Chariot, 715 N. Church. St.
Speakers will be Hillary Hart and Vincent Marini with the Flat Rock Playhouse, Scott Hamilton with AdvantageWest and Megan Piner, environment coordinator for Henderson County. Networking begins at 7:45 a.m. and the program begins at 8 a.m.
The event is free and breakfast is provided.
June's Business Morning Update is presented by Steve Dozier with Beverly-Hanks & Associates.
The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the rebranding, name change and re-grand opening at noon today at Blue Ridge Lighting Supply, 627 S. Grove St., Hendersonville.
Blue Ridge Lighting Supply is a commercial and industrial lighting distributor serving Western North Carolina, Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia for 25 years.
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Several injured in three-car accident in Charlotte County
Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 8:21 a.m.
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY - Several people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Saturday at State Road 31 and Horseshoe Road.
Shortly before noon, Chitra G. Paul Victor, 44, of Fort Myers, was northbound on S.R. 31 when he took his 2011 Hyundai off the roadway and then attempted to make a U-turn to head south. Guadalupe Salvador Perez, 41, of Labelle, swerved his 2000 Lincoln to avoid hitting the Hyundai. The Lincoln rotated clockwise and overturned. Allen Jeffrey Wright, 51, of Immokalee, attempted to stop his 1997 Ford to avoid striking Victor's car but failed.
Victor was reported to be in serious condition at Lee Memorial Hospital. His passenger, 75-year-old Lily Paul Victor of Fort Myers, was in critical condition at the same hospital. Another passenger, 64-year-old Elsamma Varghese of Fort Myers, was treated for minor injuries at Charlotte Regional Medical Center.
Perez and his two passengers, 12-year-old Gary Perez and 16-year-old Guadalupe Perez, were also treated for minor injuries at Charlotte Regional. Wright received minor injuries but was not hospitalized.
The Florida Highway Patrol cited Victor for failing to yield the right of way.
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SAN JOSE -- Mayor Chuck Reed thanked San Jose voters in his annual state-of-the-city speech Thursday night for supporting his controversial pension overhaul last year but said that alone won't satisfy the city's financial needs and residents may see a new tax on the ballot next year.
Voters have approved four city tax measures since Reed took office, and he has long indicated the city would seek another after implementing his pension changes. But suggesting a tax in 2014 was a notable shift after Reed blocked a city tax measure from the November 2012 ballot on grounds that polling was uncertain, there was no organized campaign for it and his pension overhaul remains under legal challenge from city employee unions.
"Pension reform alone will not generate enough savings to cover all of our needs," Reed said. He stopped short of personally calling for a tax but urged "all of you who want a tax increase to put together a broad coalition of support with the capacity and commitment to raise a million dollars," saying "that's what it will take to win."
In his speech, Reed wasn't specific about how much of a tax increase he thought would be necessary. And while Reed mentioned the need to restore police and fire services, reopen libraries and repair roads, he didn't target any specific area to benefit from a tax increase, saying: "All of our departments need increased funding both to improve service levels and to retain top quality workers."
A new city survey showed growing voter support for a possible sales or business tax increase.
Reed delivered his seventh annual address since taking office in a more muted atmosphere before a smaller crowd than a year ago when unionized city workers protested his pension proposal outside and accused him of exaggerating potential growth in city retirement costs to scare voters into approving it. Nearly 70 percent of city voters approved the Measure B pension changes in June, which reduced retirement benefits for future hires, eliminated costly pension bonus checks and required current employees to either pay more for their pensions or switch to a reduced plan for their remaining years on the job.
It marked a string of successes Reed has had with city voters, including measures to raise taxes and limit police and firefighter arbitration awards.
"There's not another big city in America where the residents have done more to help solve a fiscal crisis," Reed said.
But while the measure's passage put San Jose and Reed at the forefront of the national debate over costly government pensions, much of its provisions remain tied up in union court challenges not expected to be decided for months. Labor leaders criticized Reed's approach as overly divisive.
"In other Bay Area cities that were equally hard hit by the Great Recession, city leaders worked together to solve the community's problems, but not here," said Ben Field, executive officer of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council.
Councilman Ash Kalra echoed that thought afterward, saying "we need to finally start working collaboratively with our employees" on labor cost issues, "and that hasn't happened."
Even so, Reed, as he did a year ago, sounded a note of cautious optimism that his agenda is slowly putting San Jose's books in the black after a decade of crippling deficits that forced the city to cut 2,000 staff positions including unprecedented layoffs in the police and fire departments.
The layoffs would have been even deeper, Reed said, had city workers not taken 10-percent pay and benefit cuts. The pay cuts and resulting reduction in retirement expenses, Reed said, saved the city $100 million, allowed the city to balance the current budget without layoffs, and to open four branch libraries that the city had been unable to staff. Reed thanked city employees for their sacrifices and dedication.
"While our fiscal reform plan has averted disaster and put us on the path to recovery, I want to acknowledge that it has had real and painful consequences, especially for our hardworking city employees," Reed said.
While the city can't yet afford to fully restore the 10-percent pay cuts, Reed said the city would seek "retention bonuses and targeted pay increases" to keep cops from leaving. He added that savings he expects to eventually secure from Measure B will allow San Jose to hire 200 more cops.
"While pay cuts and pension reforms were necessary to save hundreds of jobs and preserve services, they have resulted in resignations and a loss of good people in some areas," Reed acknowledged. He argued that other cities will be making similar changes, but admitted that "we still need to mitigate some of the impacts that fiscal actions have had on our employees."
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Officers Shoot, Kill Man in Brooklyn
New York Police Department officers shot and killed a man in Brooklyn on Sunday after he allegedly lunged at them with a pair of scissors. The incident took place the same day officers shot and wounded a man in East Harlem.
The shootings on Sunday mark the second and third time police opened fire on suspects since Friday.
In the most serious incident Sunday, two police officers shot dead a man on Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Garden at around 8:30 p.m. after responding to a report of a woman stabbed.
The suspect, who wasn't identified, was killed after allegedly trying to stab officers who entered the apartment where the crime occurred, police said.
The woman suffered a stab wound to the chest and was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she is in stable condition, police said.
Earlier Sunday, police responding to a call of a large group of disorderly people near the Washington Houses on East 102nd Street just after 2 a.m. ended up shooting a 23-year-old man. He had run from police and then pointed a .22-caliber revolver at two pursuing officers, police said.
That suspect, who wasn't identified, was shot several times in the torso and is in critical but stable condition at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Charges are pending. The officers weren't hurt.
On Friday, police shot dead robbery suspect Scott Kato, 45 years old, after Mr. Kato allegedly displayed a gun while fleeing a pharmacy holdup on the Upper East Side. Police said Mr. Kato pointed a Hi-Point 9mm handgun at officers, and the police responded with deadly force.


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Room and board rates for MSU freshman, transfer and returning students who live on campus will see a 3.9% increase for the 2013-14 school year. That is slightly lower than last year and the lowest rate increase since the 2000-01 academic year.
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved the rate increase at its meeting Friday morning.
With this rate change, the double-room residence hall housing rate would increase $136 to $3,636 per year. The silver unlimited meal plan for residence hall students would increase $194 to $5,170 per year, setting the 2013-14 rate at $8,806.
"As in the past, we work very hard to keep housing and dining rates affordable for our students," said Vennie Gore, MSU vice president for auxiliary enterprises. "The on-campus living experience is essential to the academic success of the student. It's a mission we take very seriously and are pleased at the services we provide for a reasonable price."
More than 14,000 students will live in MSU's residence halls in 2013-14. Two residence halls -- Butterfield and Landon -- will be closed for renovations from May until August 2014.
Students living in campus apartments won't see an increase in their rates. The MSU Board voted to keep rates at the same level set in 2011, so Spartan Village and University Village Apartments' one- and two-bedroom apartments will remain unchanged at $650 and $774 a month, respectively.


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It's counted among the social events of the year, one of the few opportunities Summit County takes to dress to the nines for an evening out - and this year, for the event's 29th, Wine in the Pines is rolling out the red carpet.
The theme is the Oscars, and guests are invited to dress the part and "strike a pose as they glide down the red carpet, past the flashing cameras of the paparazzi and into the grand ballroom."
The two-day event starts tonight with the oft-sold-out winemakers' dinner at Keystone's AAA four-diamond-rated Keystone Ranch, presented by head chef Steve Vlass, featuring wine and champagne from Chandon.
Chandon then joins other wine distributors to present upwards of 500 wines from around the globe for the big event on Saturday, which draws between 800 and 1,200 people, eager to taste wines and sample cuisine from Keystone's best chefs.
Saturday's menu includes pan-seared escolar from Alpenglow Stube, cremini mushroom and goat cheese quinoa from Black Bear Grill and North American elk carpaccio and truffled chanterelle salad from Ski Tip Lodge, to name a few. In total, seven Keystone restaurants will take part.
The coup de grace is Keystone executive pastry chef Ned Archibald's chocolate presentation, which this year includes solid chocolate Oscars coated in 22-carat gold leaf and displayed on dark chocolate movie reels, plus five 25-pound solid chocolate champagne bottles measuring 30 inches tall.
Other desserts include French pastries like eclairs, creme brulee, Bailey's cappuccino teacups, mascarpone chocolate-dipped cannoli and two chocolate dipping fountains, said Archibald, who will use 450 pounds of chocolate to create more than 10,000 confections for the event.
Keystone donates the venue and provides food at cost for the event, which serves the greater good by raising funds - from $100,000 to $150,000 annually - for Cerebral Palsy (CP) of Colorado.
Mike and Margaret Smith, owners of Dillon Ridge Liquors, started Wine in the Pines nearly three decades ago to benefit people like their daughter, Kelly, who has cerebral palsy - a non-progressive, complex condition resulting from oxygen deprivation to the brain.
The funds support CP of Colorado's Kelly Smith Employment Center and Employment Works, a statewide program based in Denver with offices in Durango, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction that serves approximately 4,000 Coloradoans, including youth. "All funds help people find employment who have disabilities that are a barrier," said CP of Colorado president and CEO, Judith Ham.
The employment center also helps individuals manage benefits like Social Security and Medicaid when they do find work. "People with disabilities have complex systems to navigate, so we have become certified to help people sort through that and make good decisions. The primary objective is to help people go to work and get a paycheck," Ham said. "We all like those; they're important for our self esteem."
The Smiths' daughter Kelly worked at the old Holiday Inn in Dillon, managing the database.
"It was a wonderful experience for her - and not just for her, but for all the employees also," Margaret Smith said. "She had a great work ethic. It kind of rubs off on you when you see someone not as capable as the next person but who shows up every day with a smile on her face. It makes you pretty amazed what she can do for the world."
Kelly currently attends Timberline Daycare, which has become a meaningful part of her life, Smith said.
Wine in the Pines was not always so big; in fact, it started with a telethon in which the Smiths participated, followed by a dollar-per-ski-rental donation they conducted from the shop they owned. Later, CP of Colorado challenged them to do something bigger to raise money for the cause.
The Smiths held their first tasting event at Keystone Ranch. Approximately 150 people attended, and it proved so popular that they hosted it every year after that. "It started with a challenge - and it's been going ever since," Smith said.
Now, visitors from Denver join Summit Countians for the annual gala, including wine collectors seeking high value wines, gifted to the event, that can't be found elsewhere.
Silent and live auctions include vintage wines, chocolate champagne bottles, a South African photo safari for two, a Cape wine experience, a Denver Broncos party package and a limited edition New Belgium Brewery cruiser bike, to name a few.
"We appreciate this ongoing support; it makes a difference," Ham said. "We don't receive support for all the work we do, so this event helps us fill that gap." It doesn't hurt, either, that "Keystone knocks it out of the park with their food, and unbelievable wines are being served."
Tickets to Saturday's event are still available; visit www.wineinthepines.org.


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Alcohol, tobacco and drug-free parades: fact or fiction?
Published: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:17 a.m.
Many believe it is the reason for parades: a street party, all-day drinking and many other things I don't care to reflect on.
Most of these things — parades excluded — should not happen at all, let alone on public roads during daylight hours. Many people will defend these things adamantly as being their right, their culture, their deserved break, if you will, to party until they puke, literally. I see it every year, I actually hear it time and again, as "those" people ("those" being drunk people) feel it necessary to stand toe to toe with me and loudly debate this very issue.
All I have asked them to do when they pass the designated alcohol, tobacco and drug-free area is to do so through the back of the zone, to respect our space and to keep their addictive substance use out of the eye shot of our youth and families.
While I respect every adult's right to make decisions, even with drinking being one of those decisions, it is also my right to enjoy the parade in the manner in which I choose, as well.
The alcohol, tobacco and drug-free zone is an area that is made possible because of network and partnerships with many of the law-enforcement agencies throughout the community. It is a designated area stationed at the Good Earth Transit Depot, 7600 Main St., Houma, next door to Sunshine Feed and Seed.
It provides a barricaded area where paradegoers can enjoy the festivities in an addiction-free environment. We also have uniformed officers that stay in the area during the parades. We take our covenanted position during all west-Houma parades only. Year after year we are joined by people who tell stories of unpleasant experiences elsewhere and are grateful to have found us. I've been told it's the best-kept secret in Houma.
Fact is, it's not a secret at all. Twelve years ago, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana heard the cries of our community for a family-friendly place to hang out where there is no fear of getting beads snatched from their fingers, having to hear offensive loud music or language, fights, or worse of all, where they are unable to place little ones on the ground for fear they will be plowed down by a float follower.
During day parades, ADAC youth group, South Louisiana Youth, or SLY as they like to be called, take over. They set up an area to entertain our families in the zone. They have simple refreshments they pass out to the youth and spend most of the day playing games and chatting with our guests. They demonstrate how much fun families can have without any mind-altering and harmful substances. I'd like to believe this is the way it is meant to be.
We invite you to bring your family and spend the day with us. We welcome everyone who will respect our rules and boundaries. For information on the zone or how you can become part of the ADAC agency through volunteer opportunities, call the office at 879-2273.
Alicia P. Toups is executive director for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana, 730 Belanger St., Houma. She can be reached at 879-2273 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A new workout group for diabetics is testing out a theory that lifting weights helps manage the disease.
The new group, sponsored by the Summit Community Care Clinic, will meet every Wednesday at Elevation Fitness in Dillon. Participants will follow recommendations from the book "Body by Science," which says low-frequency weight training can help improve insulin sensitivity.
"They've found that by doing this series of weightlifting workouts, it works for diabetics," said naturopathic doctor and care clinic staff Jannine Walldan, who will be helping the group with nutrition and blood sugar advice.
The book's authors - exercise scientist Doug McGuff and weight-training professional John Little - say that by lifting slowly, a diabetic's hemoglobin A1c levels (a marker physicians use to measure blood glucose) are actually lowered, Walldan said.
Workout participants will provide their levels from beforehand, then have them re-tested three months later to see if there's any change. Walldan will also be looking at blood sugar levels after each workout, and participants' daily logs of measurements to see if there's a pattern.
If the short, 15-minute weekly workout doesn't seem to be affecting glucose levels, then the meetings will be "switched up," maybe with an added weight-lifting session or some cardio, Walldan said.
The workouts will be led by Elevation owner Doug Roessel.
The care clinic already has two support groups for diabetics, one for Spanish speakers and another for English. While the outward purpose of the new exercise group is to hopefully improve blood sugar levels, Walldan also hopes it'll provide another social outlet, and maybe lead to other ventures like group hikes.
"It's always good to have people to work out with that understand your personal needs as a diabetic," Walldan said. "We just want to get everyone together."
To join, and for more information, contact Walldan at email@example.com, or call Elevation Fitness at (970) 468-7597.


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I couldn't find a topic like this, so I'm opening one here.
So far, my wife and I have been using PMS on our computers. Resulting in a regular "Honey, is your PC running?". So we thought abaut getting a NAS.
But which one?
Our requirements:
- Naturally it should be able to run PMS.
- 4-Bays (2-Bays may be enough, but I like having some reserve just in case)
- low power consumption
- low price
- high reliability
I know, I won't find all that in one device, but maybe something close enough.
What are your experiences? Which NAS's can you recommend?


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The Lake Champlain Basin Program's Lake Stewards are a familiar site at boat launches on Lake Champlain. They are there to help spread the word that boaters can help stop the spread of invasive plants and animals from one body of water to another.
Lake Stewards Josh Rhoades and Carla Gratto show Conservation Correspondent Bridget Butler how to clean, drain and dry boats and kayaks.
With the recent announcement that a new invasive, the spiny water flea, has been found in the Champlain Canal, the Basin Program hopes that increased awareness and diligence will help to slow it's spread.
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How to Send Wedding Photography Clients' Images through PASS
Open PASS and click on the Upload tab. Find the folder on your computer with the photos to upload and drag it over to the PASS window.
After confirming that you want the upload to be in high resolution, your images begin to upload and a status report about the upload window keeps track of your progress.


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017 – Romanian-Podcast.Net – Apartamentul meuPosted on March 31, 2009 | 2 Comments
Hello everybody, Here is episode 17, where you will find some useful vocabulary describing an apartment. Listen to the audio preview: the audio (mp3) To get access to the whole list of lessons please visit the lessons page.
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Mets Player Daniel Murphy and Why Critics Cry Foul Over Paternity Leave
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy made his season debut Thursday after taking three days of paternity leave following the the birth of his son. But he weathered criticism from some fans and members of the media. Family Coach Catherine Pearlman discusses. (Photo: Getty.)
There was an enormous Supreme Court decision this week about campaign finance. There was a tragedy this week at Fort Hood. Yet here in New York, many people were talking about Daniel Murphy, the Mets second baseman after his decision to skip a couple of games to be with his wife after the birth of their first child.
According to the Associated Press, Murphy called remaining in Florida an extra day "the right decision to make" after his wife Victoria's cesarean section and said "we felt the best thing for our family was for me to stay."
Thanks to a collective bargaining agreement, Murphy is assured the right to take up to three days off. However, among some baseball fans and many male members of the sports media, one would have thought Murphy robbed a bank. He faced particularly hot criticism from sports broadcasters Mike Francesa and Boomer Esiason.
"You're a Major League Baseball player," Francesa said on air. "You can hire a nurse to take care of the baby if your wife needs help."
"Quite frankly, I would have said C-section before the season starts. I need to be at opening day, I'm sorry," Esiason, a former NFL quarterback, said on his radio show.
A representative for Francesa didn't return a request for comment.
Many critics of both commentators fired back. "Shame on @7BOOMERESIASON — a baseball game is more important than the birth of your child? Where are your priorities?!" read one tweet.
Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay, on his ESPN New York radio show, said "I'd have to be an unbelievably narcissistic baboon to make my choice on somebody else and say that that person is wrong. That person has that right. It's a collectively bargained right….Daniel Murphy was right for what Daniel Murphy wanted to do. Daniel Murphy wanted to be with his wife. Daniel Murphy wanted to be with his first child. And we're gonna sit here as all-knowing gods and say that he's wrong? How dare people?"
But the issue of promoting some paternity leave for men is far from being woven into the fabric of American society.
Back when it was passed in 1993, the Family Medical Leave Act guaranteed the right for most workers (men and women) to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for an ailing family member or a newborn/adopted child. Yet, in the subsequent two decades, there have been no major changes or improvements to the law to help workers exercise that right.
The United States still lags far behind almost all industrialized nations with respect to rights of new parents. According to the International Labour Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations that advocates for workers rights, only three other countries (Lesotho, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea) provide no mandatory amount of paid leave. Having the opportunity to take leave is wonderful. But for the majority of men—many of whom are the major breadwinner in the family—the lack of pay for leave makes it increasingly difficult to stay home and enjoy a new child.
Some companies do have paid leave yet the pressure to get back to work is overwhelming. Even women in high-powered jobs often feel the need to cut their time at home short. Last year Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth shortly after taking the helm. She worked throughout her leave and returned to work after just two weeks at home. More recently Melissa Smith, the head of WEX Inc., announced in a company-wide memo that she will have a baby in September and planned to take a very short maternity leave.
It is not surprising that when women are in male-dominated fields or at the highest level of employment, they decide to cut their leave short as they confront the same fears as men do in most jobs. They fear they will be mocked, left behind, seen as unprofessional or undedicated.
In a survey conducted by the United States Department of Labor, 53% of people who took leave cited concerns about having enough money for bills as a result of their leave. Other concerns included worry about losing seniority, slowing job advancement, and potentially losing their job. This may account for part of the reason why women take leave to care for their baby 30% more often than men.
Stigma too still plays a role in the difficulty men have in taking their legal right of leave. Caregiving is often seen as a gendered role in the home. Men often make the decision to help take care of their children. But for women that role is expected. Taking time off from a job might be pushing the envelope too far. Manhood is sacrificed and that seeps into the workplace.
Clearly, men often feel they can't take paternity leave. But the benefits are readily apparent. Women feel more supported. Family bonding is enhanced. Men feel they are an equal part in the childrearing from the beginning which if missed can have long lasting consequences. A new dad, who doesn't know where the diapers are or how to quiet a crying child, may shy away from future duties such as caring for a sick child at night or parent-teacher conferences. It may sound trivial, but equity in household duties, including caring for the children, is vitally important if we want to improve the lives for all genders.
This morning, Esiason apologized for his remarks about Murphy and his paternity leave. "I was not telling women what to do with their bodies," he said. "I would never do that. That's their decision, that's their life and they know their bodies better than I do. And the other thing, too, that I really felt bad about is that Daniel Murphy and [his wife] Tori Murphy were dragged into a conversation, and their whole life was exposed. And it shouldn't have been. And that is my fault."
Despite the backlash from some of Francesa and Esiason's own listeners, the paternity issue is far from settled. Murphy's supporters feel that the ballplayer was brave to take this time off. But many others believe you shouldn't have to be brave to take care of your wife and baby, and that behavior deserves support.
Murphy's minuscule paternity leave may hurt his fan base a little. His stats might drop down and maybe the Mets will suffer because the season began without a starting player. But in a few years when Murphy isn't playing ball, he and his wife will certainly remember the special moments when they were together as a family for the first time.
Catherine Pearlman is a social worker who also works as an assistant professor at the College of New Rochelle. She's the founder of The Family Coach, a business that specializes in helping families resolve everyday problems. She blogs on parenting at www.thefamilycoach.com, and Tweets at @thefamilycoach


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Chester "BoDean" Ganaway, 64, of Boonville passed into eternity on October 1, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 12 pm at Morgan Street Baptist Church in Boonville. Visitation will be from 11 am - 12 pm Saturday at the church. DN
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A "sold" notice is posted on the "for sale" sign of a house in Seattle. Home prices in major U.S. cities have risen for the first time in eight months, boosted by an annual flurry of spring buyers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Home prices rose in nearly all U.S. cities last month, the latest evidence of a steady recovery in housing.
The Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index reports that national home prices increased 2 percent in August compared with the same month a year ago. That's the third straight increase and a faster pace than in July.
And prices in hard-hit Las Vegas rose 0.9 percent, the first year-over-year gain since January 2007.
The report also says prices rose in August from July in 19 of the 20 cities tracked by the index. Prices had risen in all 20 cities in the previous three months.
Seattle reported a small decline of 0.1 percent in August from July. Prices are still 3.4 percent higher than a year ago.
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If you're considering monoclonal antibody therapy as part of your cancer treatment, learn about these drugs and carefully weigh the benefits against the potential side effects.
Monoclonal antibody drugs are a relatively new innovation in cancer treatment. While several monoclonal antibody drugs are available for treating certain cancers, the best way to use these new drugs isn't always clear.
If you and your doctor are considering using a monoclonal antibody as part of your cancer treatment, find out what to expect from this therapy. Together you and your doctor can decide whether a monoclonal antibody treatment may be right for you.
A monoclonal antibody is a laboratory-produced molecule that's carefully engineered to attach to specific defects in your cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies mimic the antibodies your body naturally produces as part of your immune system's response to germs, vaccines and other invaders.
When a monoclonal antibody attaches to a cancer cell, it can:
Make the cancer cell more visible to the immune system. The immune system attacks foreign invaders in your body, but it doesn't always recognize cancer cells as enemies. A monoclonal antibody can be directed to attach to certain parts of a cancer cell. In this way, the antibody marks the cancer cell and makes it easier for the immune system to find.
The monoclonal antibody drug rituximab (Rituxan) attaches to a specific protein (CD20) found only on B cells, one type of white blood cell. Certain types of lymphomas arise from these same B cells. When rituximab attaches to this protein on the B cells, it makes the cells more visible to the immune system, which can then attack.
Rituximab lowers the number of B cells, including your healthy B cells, but your body produces new healthy B cells to replace these. The cancerous B cells are less likely to recur.
Block growth signals. Chemicals called growth factors attach to receptors on the surface of normal cells and cancer cells, signaling the cells to grow. Certain cancer cells make extra copies of the growth factor receptor.
Extra growth factor receptors allow cancer cells to grow faster than the normal cells. Monoclonal antibodies can block these receptors and prevent the growth signal from getting through.
Cetuximab (Erbitux), a monoclonal antibody approved to treat colon cancer and head and neck cancers, attaches to receptors on cancer cells that accept a certain growth signal (epidermal growth factor). Blocking this signal from reaching its target on the cancer cells may slow or stop the cancer from growing.
Stop new blood vessels from forming. Cancer cells rely on blood vessels to bring them the oxygen and nutrients they need to grow. To attract blood vessels, cancer cells send out growth signals.
Monoclonal antibodies that block these growth signals may help prevent a tumor from developing a blood supply so that it remains small. Or in the case of a tumor with an already-established network of blood vessels, blocking the growth signals could cause the blood vessels to die and the tumor to shrink.
The monoclonal antibody bevacizumab (Avastin) targets a growth signal called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that cancer cells send out to attract new blood vessels. Bevacizumab intercepts a tumor's VEGF signals and stops them from connecting with their targets.
Deliver radiation to cancer cells. By combining a radioactive particle with a monoclonal antibody, doctors can deliver radiation directly to the cancer cells. This way, most of the surrounding healthy cells aren't damaged.
Radiation-linked monoclonal antibodies deliver a low level of radiation over a longer period of time, which researchers believe is as effective as the more conventional high-dose external beam radiation.
Ibritumomab (Zevalin), approved for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, combines a monoclonal antibody with radioactive particles. The ibritumomab monoclonal antibody attaches to receptors on cancerous blood cells and delivers the radiation.
Deliver chemotherapy to cancer cells. By combining chemotherapy drugs with a monoclonal antibody, doctors can deliver chemotherapy directly to the cancer cells.
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) is one such drug approved to treat HER2-positive breast cancer. Ado-trastuzumab emtansine contains an antibody that attaches to the HER2 receptors on the breast cancer cells. The cancer cells then ingest the antibody, which releases a few molecules of chemotherapy.
The chemotherapy only damages the cancer cells, leaving the surrounding healthy cells undamaged.
A number of monoclonal antibody drugs are available to treat various types of cancer. Clinical trials are studying monoclonal antibody drugs in treating nearly every type of cancer.
Monoclonal antibodies are administered through a vein (intravenously). How often you undergo monoclonal antibody treatment depends on your cancer and what drug you're receiving.
Some monoclonal antibody drugs may be used in combination with other treatments, such as chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Others are administered alone.
Monoclonal antibody drugs were initially used to treat advanced cancers that hadn't responded to chemotherapy or cancers that had returned despite treatment. However, because these treatments have proved to be effective, certain monoclonal antibody treatments are being used earlier in the course of the disease.
For instance, rituximab can be used as an initial treatment in some types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) is used in the treatment of some forms of early breast cancer.
Many of the monoclonal antibody therapies are still considered experimental. For this reason, these treatments are usually reserved for advanced cancers that aren't responding to standard, proven treatments.
In general, monoclonal antibody treatment carries fewer side effects than do traditional chemotherapy treatments.
However, monoclonal antibody treatment for cancer may cause side effects, some of which, though rare, can be very serious. Talk to your doctor about what side effects are associated with the particular drug you're receiving.
In general, the more common side effects caused by monoclonal antibody drugs include:
Serious, but rare, side effects of monoclonal antibody therapy may include:
Discuss your cancer treatment options with your doctor. Together you can weigh the benefits and risks of each treatment and decide whether a monoclonal antibody treatment is right for you.
Questions to ask your doctor include:
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John Elder Robison Decides to Take a More Active Role
This guest post is by John Elder Robison. John Elder Robison is a free range Aspergian male, having grown up in the 1960s before the Asperger's diagnosis had come into common use. After dropping out of high school, John worked in the music business and the electronics industry before founding Robison Service, a specialty automobile company in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today, John serves as an adjunct professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts. He has also served on the public review board for the National Institutes of Mental Health, and he is currently involved in TMS autism research at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. John is the author of Look Me in the Eye, my life with Asperger's. John's writing has been translated into 18 languages and is sold in 60+ countries. John's next book, Be Different!, will be published in the spring of 2011. In addition to his autism advocacy work, John is a lifelong car enthusiast, an avid hiker, a photographer, a music lover, and a world-class champion eater. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Readers of my blog know that I've been concerned about the direction of autism research for a long time. I am also troubled by the way we allocate dollars in general in the autism world. I'm a fairly action oriented guy, and I don't like to sit around and worry. I want to do something; I want to take action. If this were a political issue, I'd have to run for office. Even the thought of that makes me cringe. Luckily, I now have the opportunity to make a difference without taking such an extreme step.
Last year, I was invited to join the Public Review Board for the National Institutes of Mental Health. Today I have agreed to join the Scientific and Treatment Advisory Boards of Autism Speaks. Founded in 2005, Autism Speaks quickly became the largest non-government source of autism funding in this country. Last year, they allocated 37 million dollars for autism research.
In the past, Autism Speaks has been criticized for not having any autistic people in its organization. They do have autism parents and grandparents, of course, but the views of parents are often at odds with those of their autistic offspring. People on the spectrum rightly feel that we – the affected individuals – should be at the heart of any funding decisions that may affect us. I agree with that, so I decided to take an active role.
I'll be joining a board made up of thirty-some scientists and two parents. Each of us will have the opportunity to read, consider, and discuss proposals. The Autism Speaks review process is familiar to me; since it's modeled on the system developed the NIH. I feel it's a fair way to allocate limited resources and I'll surely make the most of my opportunity.
I believe it's a great honor to be selected for this role, first by the government and now by Autism Speaks. I will certainly do my best to live up to everyone's expectations. I'm aware that my vote is only one among thirty, but the fact that I myself am on the spectrum will make a difference, and I certainly believe in speaking up for whatever I support. So I'm off and running!
One of my principal areas of concern will be identifying and funding studies that have a high likelihood of improving the lives of autistic people today. Research into causes of autism is important, but I want to see more research aimed at remediation of specific components of autistic disability. The TMS work I'm involved with at Harvard/Beth Israel is a good example of work that can lead to better lives for today's autistic population.
There is also a lot of potential in behavioral therapy. Therapies like ABA and RDI have been successful for some on the spectrum, but they've totally failed for others. Are there new cognitive therapies with promise? That too is something that could make lives better today.
In addition to my work on the science side, I hope to work more closely with the Wrights and Autism Speaks management to help the organization appreciate the needs of autistic people at all points on the spectrum. That's going to be a real challenge because the views of different people on the spectrum are so widely divergent.
When the Wrights founded Autism Speaks their focus was on children with significant autistic disability. While that remains important, I hope to broaden the organization's focus to welcome and support less impaired people too. I also want to bring some attention to the plight of adults on the spectrum, many of whom grew up with no awareness of autism at all.
At one end of the spectrum autism may seem like a total disability. At the other end, autism can enable us in some ways while crippling us in others. It may seem like less impaired people need fewer services and less support, but it's more correct to say their needs are just different. For that, they are no less real. I hope people everywhere can learn and share from one another and in doing so, all our lives may be enriched.
Jonathan Mitchell made an excellent point in one of his blog essays. A while back, I said I wanted to be accepted for who I am, and I want to live my life like any other person, in peace. He said he wants the same thing, but his autism prevents him from "living like anyone else." To do that, he needs help remediating some of the disabling aspects of his own autism. However, at this moment, the help he needs does not exist because science has not yet found the answers. As a member of Autism Speaks, I will do my best to advocate for research that can help people like Jonathan live better lives.
I believe each of us should be free to choose therapies or treatments – nothing should be forced upon us. After all, what works for me may do nothing for you. But before we can make those choices, viable therapies must exist. In today's world, the workable solutions for autistic disability are far too few. I believe Autism Speaks is committed to funding research to find the answers we need.
At the same time, we want and need greater public awareness of autism. Autism Speaks has done a great job raising awareness but there's a lot more to be done.
There may not seem to be much common ground between the extremes of neurodiversity and those who seek a cure, but I'll find what there is and try to build more. I hope everyone can see the potential if we can all rally together in pursuit of a common goal.
Whatever our differences, there are many things we can all agree on, such as the need for greater acceptance and opportunity for people with autism. We have issues with schools, jobs, and even the way the law treats people on the spectrum.
As always, I am here to respond to your questions and comments. I look forward to a new level of interaction with this community and the larger community Autism Speaks has built.
September 24, 2010 at 10:53 am
My name is andrew Shepard im a senior at lincoln high in rhode island and im doing my senior project right now and i have to pic a topic to do it on. I chose aspergers because i have this disorder and whould like to learn more about it. this is my core question What are the necessary accommodations for a student with aspergers to be successful in school? If you have any information that will help me in this that would be great. please email me back thank you for your time
December 18, 2010 at 11:18 am
Like all with Asperger's I started out significantly limited in everything from school through sports to social interactions. Using the dyslexic/Asperger's out of the box approach to the problem along with a little obsession, I cured the most of my dyslexia and Asperger's. I did it over a couple of decades of many holistic therapies. I am left with some quirks such as bad spelling and bad penmanship.
It pains me to hear about kids and adults on meds for either dyslexia or Asperger's. With commitment both can be cured in significant ways. Today I am left with my major symptoms gone and the advantages more accessible.
March 19, 2011 at 11:25 am
Does this mean you support genetic screening like Autism Speaks does? They want parents to get genetic screening for autism, so that they can abort their autistic children the way many children with Down's Syndrome are aborted. This is essentially eugenics. They could be aborting the next Einstein or Bill Gates for fear of having a low functioning autistic child.


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Marietta and Washington County is rich with history, and residents need look no further than local cemeteries to find historical figures and accomplishments unique to the area, that made Marietta a special place.
"You look in Mound Cemetery, and right beside it, within 20 to 30 feet of Rufus Putnam's grave are the graves of several free blacks," said local historian Jean Yost. "You didn't find that across the river a mile away."
As rich with history and unique accomplishments as the local cemeteries are, not all of them remain in the pristine condition they were when Putnam and the original pioneers established Marietta as the first organized settlement of the Northwest Territory.
In fact, many of them are experiencing the ravages of time, and stopping Father Time is part of the goal for Mark Martin, owner/operator of Gravestone Guardians of Ohio. Martin will be in Marietta May 20 to present a class on tombstone restoration. He hasn't yet worked on any area cemeteries.
"You guys have the old stuff," Martin said. "That's where the Ohio Company came through. If there's the oldest tombstone in Ohio, it would be in your area."
Protecting history is the goal for Gravestone Guardians, which will physically restore historic cemeteries by repairing tombstones and removing agents that can damage the markers, such as tree roots.
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If you go:
What: Presentation on tombstone and cemetery restoration.
Where: Washington County Public Library, 615 Fifth St., Marietta.
When: 1 p.m. May 20.
Who: Mark Martin, owner/operator of Gravestone Guardians of Ohio.
For information: www.gravestoneguardians.com
But preserving a cemetery and its markers doesn't start there.
It begins with historical research by Martin, who analyzes records on the cemetery to determine original locations of stones, the boundaries of the cemetery and the original look and feel of the site.
Martin's work, which has spanned multiple states to include Indiana and New York as well as Ohio, focuses predominantly on sandstone and marble tombstones and their restoration. Those two stones were the popular form of construction during America's early years, and will often degrade into poor condition and be cracked or even have pieces missing.
"That's kind of one of my favorite parts, is probing for the missing pieces," Martin said. "They fit together just like a jigsaw puzzle."
Once a stone's pieces have been located, Martin will clean each part and put them together using specially formulated epoxies created in Europe and Germany. Cracks are filled with a void mix, which is similar to a mortar.
After the stone is completely restored, it is then reset in its original location, or as near as can be determined based on historical records. The entire process can take several days, and Martin uses an assembly line process to keep the project moving forward throughout restoration of the cemetery.
Along with the restoration of individual stones, Martin will also work with the party having jurisdiction of the cemetery, typically townships, to maintain the integrity of the overall site, which can lead to removing trees or other hazards.
Cost varies according to how much damage there is. A single break is $100 to $150 and multiple breaks are $150 to $250.
In the end, the goal is to preserve the last resting place of America's early residents and doing so requires expertise and commitment, Martin explained.
"If you're not sure what to do with it, ask somebody like me or somebody else that's doing this," Martin said. 'Do some research before you run out to the nearest cemetery and accidentally destroy a tombstone."


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The life of Steve Jobs
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As I'm sure you noticed, no one "owns" the Internet. We all have a stake in it and it's time for all of us to take some personal responsibility when it comes to how we manage what we do on the Web.
Sure, there are companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon and eBay that own important Internet services. But these are like islands in a vast ocean. The people who govern the island can make rules to cover what's happening onshore, but they can't -- all by themselves -- govern what floats in the seas that surround them.
There are bodies that govern certain parts of the 'Net. ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) governs top level domains like .com, .biz and now even .xxx, and there are procedures for resolving disputed domain names. But once someone has a domain, it's up to the site owner to determine how to operate it.
We also have laws, depending on where we live, that govern some aspects of the Internet. The Kingdom of Bahrain, for example, prohibits pornography, Russia can shut down sites that the government brands as "extremist." Most countries ban child pornography -- images depicting the sexual abuse of children. There have been all sorts of proposals to create international regulations, including some that surfaced at a recent United Nations World Conference on International Telecommunications, where some countries advocated increased governmental and international control.
Despite efforts to exert control, the Internet, in most parts of the world, remains pretty free and open and a lot of people -- myself included -- want to keep it that way.
But that doesn't mean that stakeholders -- individuals, groups, companies and governments too -- shouldn't take responsibility for their own behavior. There are things that we can do to help assure a safer, more secure and just plain better Internet.
Companies can shore up their security, privacy and transparency standards. Governments can promote openness and fairness and we can all, for example, make a resolution to use good Internet security in 2013. Failing to protect your device against malicious software and hacks not only affects you, but others as well, since insecure device can be used to spread malware to other people's devices. Making sure that your financial transactions are secure protects others too. The cost of fraud and theft is reflected in the prices of everything we buy.
One of my biggest pet peeves is getting people to be responsible for the accuracy of what they post or forward. There are too many false stories spread online. Some are deliberate campaigns to defame politicians or others. Some false information is the result of people posting things hastily in an attempt to be first with the "news." Even some professional journalists wound up identifying the wrong man as the alleged shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month.
Even people who have never actually written anything incorrect may be guilty of spreading false rumors. I regularly receive emails and see Facebook and Twitter posts that simply pass on false information generated by others. Whenever I see anything that seems odd or untrue, I try to verify it or see if it's a known hoax. It's not hard. You can search sites like Snopes.com or UrbanLegends.com, or you can simply copy a string of text that seem suspicious and paste it in a search engine to see if others have reported it as false.
How we behave online affects others too, which is why it's so important to think about what you post and how it might affect other people and your own reputation.
I could fill this entire column with rules and guidelines, but most can be summarized in four words, "Think before you post."
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I'm relatively new to programming in this project. I do have some questions because the code is very confusing and it is hard to understand. Is there any kind of 'documentation'? If so I would be glad if you could give me a link. If not I would like to do some 'pair programming' with somebody who knows the code. This may sound crazy, but it isn't. There is a tool which allows Eclipse-Users to do distributed pair programming called 'Saros' (information can be found here). So nobody would have to travel to 'meet' me
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Amazon's Event: Questions About the Expected Smartphone
Amazon invited developers, media and others to an event in Seattle today where the company is expected to show a smartphone that can track eye movements and is capable of displaying 3-D images.
The phone is the latest piece of hardware from the Web-commerce giant, but it has been years in the making. Here are some of the questions we'd like to see answered at the event:
What Does It Cost? One way Amazon could set its smartphone apart is on the price tag. The flagship devices from Apple and Samsung Electronics all launched north of $500, though they are largely accessible to the average U.S. customer thanks to the subsidies that come with wireless contracts.
Amazon could shake up the field by offering a quality device at an approachable price without the contract baggage. What price would work is the question. Google's Moto X didn't catch on at around $400. Amazon historically has been willing to live with razor-thin profit margins to build up its base of customers, so it could theoretically go even lower.
What's With the 3-D (Or, How Can Amazon Differentiate Beyond Cost)? Amazon is expected to distinguish its phone through technology that lets its smartphone show 3-D images. The phone is also expected to track eye movements, something Samsung tried with its Galaxy phone to little success.
It will be interesting to see just how advanced is the 3-D display — is it "help me Obi-wan Kenobi" hologram quality, or gimmicky early days. Amazon's teaser video would have you believe we're about to take a great leap forward. More importantly, though, are the practical uses. One could be in e-commerce — Amazon's bread-and-butter — where shoppers who are used to swiping from product to product could now stare at 360-degree images of clothes, toys and other goods.
How Will It Fit Into Prime? If Amazon comes in at a high price along the lines of the Galaxy or iPhone, it will need to pile on the innovations to lure customers away. There are has some cards it can play.
Amazon has generated buzz with its "Mayday" live-help button on the Kindle. It could tightly integrate the smartphone into the Prime universe, making it that much easier for loyal customers to play Prime songs or watch Prime video from the cloud. Or it could find a way to cut down on friction — or offer plain-old discounts — when buying from Amazon's many stores, making it that much more likely those customers won't wander to e-commerce competitors. It could also pull a sheet from Apple's manual and have the phone work with other Amazon devices, like Fire TV.
What are the Specs? Rumors and leaks aside (and there are plenty), we don't know officially know much about what Amazon's phone looks like or how it will perform.
3-D is fancy but consumers want to know meat-and-potato details: screen size, locked or unlocked, home screen, pixel density, battery life, storage, camera quality, navigating between apps. Those spec-sheet questions go on and on. Another one: What operating system does it run? That will be important to developers. The phone is likely to employ a forked — or customized — version of Android (like the Kindle Fire) that doesn't have access to the Google Play store of apps. Amazon will need to convince developers that it's worth their time coding for Amazon's environment, especially when Apple and Samsung boast millions of apps.
And a final question: when can people get their hands on it? The phone is expected to be released before the end of the year, in time for the holiday season. The WSJ will live blog today's event here and will provide some sense of first impressions after getting a closer look at the phone.
– Greg Bensinger contributed to this article.
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Glenn Beck's doing well in the ratings these days. So well, that Bill O'Reilly doesn't mind letting his viewers know what he thinks of Beck, and that Beck doesn't mind letting his viewers know what he thinks of them. Frankness?
It's an underrated virtue. When these two get together, it's usually pretty fun. You can enjoy the quiet seething of Bill O'Reilly, who'd probably rather have thought of Beck's shtick first, if it weren't so beneath him.
The setup: Beck and O'Reilly are arguing about the Swine Flu shot. Beck will not disclose whether or not he'll get the shot. O'Reilly will get the shot; he thinks it's better for the general public that he doesn't infect everyone around him. Any symbolism here is purely coincidental. Beck jokes that his viewers are zombies. There's never truth in any joke, ever. Bill O'Reilly suggests that Glenn Beck might be the highest rated pundit in sincere need of mental health care.
Thank you, Media Matters:
Bill O'Reilly might have mixed feelings about Glenn Beck.