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Kevin Mayhood-Paskawych, 30, of Marietta was on a ski trip in Truckee, Calif. last January when he had a fainting episode that landed him in a small local hospital there.
Back in Marietta and with continuing symptoms, his local cardiologist diagnosed him with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
"I had an enlarged heart, but he wasn't sure what was wrong with my heart to cause the enlargement," said Mayhood-Paskawych.
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Teresa Asselin-Hayes and Kevin Mayhood-Paskawych, both of Marietta, trade information about their diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension Wednesday. They are working to raise public awareness of PH.
What's more, the doctor said he would most likely need a heart/lung transplant to survive.
Fortunately, the cardiologist had Mayhood-Paskawych get a second opinion at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus.
This August, he was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, or high blood pressure in the right side of the heart and blood vessels between the heart and lungs. PAH is one of five categories of PH.
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According to The Cleveland Clinic, the incidence rate for PH is 2 per 1 million adults in the U.S.
Although there are at least five individuals in the Mid-Ohio Valley diagnosed with a category of PH, it is not known why this number is elevated, said Teresa Asselin-Hayes, 57, of Marietta, who has also been diagnosed.
Without treatment, the median survival rate for PH is approximately 2.8 years. The mean duration from symptom onset to a confirmed diagnosis by right heart catheterization is also 2.8 years.
For Asselin-Hayes, a PH diagnosis took even longer.
"It took about four and a half years to get a proper diagnosis," she remembered.
Asselin-Hayes was actually diagnosed with HP in 2003 and saw an HP specialist in Columbus.
"I was told I was obese and I needed to lose weight and start exercising, and I would start feeling better," she said.
Thinking the specialist was right, "I would try to exercise. I would have episodes of passing out and terrible fatigue," she added.
A Cleveland cardiologist, who treated Asselin-Hayes for three years, also declared her "fat" and in need of more exercise.
In 2008, a new HP specialist in Cleveland finally did the necessary tests and the right heart catheterization to give her a proper diagnosis.
"It was a damn comedy of errors, but it isn't very funny," Asselin-Hayes said.
"It's difficult to diagnosis, it's sneaky," said Dr. Ed Tappel, D.O., a Marietta family practitioner who is Asselin-Hayes' primary care physician.
Other medical conditions like asthma, other lung diseases and heart failure are more common and "look like pulmonary hypertension," he added.
The tests for confirming a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension are complex and include a right heart catheterization, Tappel said.
"It requires specialized equipment, training and facilities," he added.
PH symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, dizziness, fainting and edema, according to phassociation.org.
Both Asselin-Hayes and Mayhood-Paskawych take medications that help slow the disease's progression but there is no cure-except a heart and/or lung transplant.
"The medicines improve our life, they buy us time," Asselin-Hayes said. "Hopefully we last until the next medicine that can buy us time."
During the time for making a correct PH diagnosis both Mayhood-Paskawych and Asselin-Hayes suffered huge personal losses.
"I lost my job, my savings, my retirement, everything," Asselin-Hayes said. After filing for disability in 2005, she did not receive it until 2008.
In April, Mayhood-Paskawych lost his job as a shipping, receiving and warehouse manager for a local manufacturer.
"This disease has bankrupted me," he said. His medicine bill is a whopping $17,000 per month, for which he receives some help from pharmaceutical companies and other organizations, he added.
In addition to the difficulty in diagnosing PH, it is often hard for people to believe someone with the disease is sick because they look healthy.
"I'm six feet tall. I weigh 180 pounds. I quit smoking years ago," Mayhood-Paskawych said. "Some people look at me as a healthy person and say 'Well, you're not sick at all."
Asselin-Hayes was in agreement.
"We don't look sick," she said. "I've had people tell me that I'm lazy, and that if I just tried a little harder I could go back to work."
Both Mayhood-Paskawych and Asselin-Hayes are working to raise awareness of PH.
"I'm trying to find ways to organize fundraisers to raise money for research into the triggering factors and causes for this disorder," said Mayhood-Paskawych.
Asselin-Hayes recommended those who suspect their symptoms may be PH should see a PH specialist.
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Prep time 30 minutes,
Marinating time 1 hour
Cooking time 6‒8 minutes
Serves 4
8 oz skinless-boneless wild salmon fillets
8 oz Alaskan Weathervane scallops
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon snipped fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 medium zucchini, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 medium red, orange, and/or yellow sweet bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1/2 fresh pineapple, cut into chunks, or one 16 oz can pineapple chunks, drained
Fresh tarragon (optional)
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A massive cleanup and recovery effort got under way this morning in Granbury, where at least six people were killed and dozens injured by three tornadoes, at least one of which was likely an EF-4 with sustained winds up to 200 mph.
"Doesn't get much worse than that," said Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds, who helped escort a tour of the hard-hit Rancho Brazos subdivision.
Deeds said Thursday morning that all of the dead were adults and were in Ranchos Brazos. Another 37 people were injured, with about 100 homes flattened, damaged or destroyed. Separate tornadoes and strong winds near Ennis and Cleburne, where a tornado more than half a mile wide has been confirmed by the National Weather Service, destroyed homes, but no one died.
After a daylong survey, the National Weather Service has confirmed 16 tornadoes, from Montague County down to Ennis in Ellis County.
Although up to seven people are still missing in Granbury, officials said they believe they probably aren't trapped in the rubble and simply haven't notified authorities of their whereabouts. Nonetheless, emergency responders still plan to continue searching the flattened homes.
"I'm very confident we will find them alive and well and that they haven't reported into to us yet," Deeds said Thursday afternoon. "We are going to keep on looking and not going to give up until every piece of debris is turned over."
Officials identified the other six who died as Glenda and Bob Whitehead, Tommy Martin, Leo Stefanski and Marjorie Davis and Jose Tovar.
Hood County Commissioner Steve Berry, who also toured the damage, pointed to empty concrete squares where several homes were stripped to their foundations.
"Where do you hide if you're living here?" Berry said. "How do you take cover there. There's nothing. There's no hiding. This tornado was a monster."
Wednesday night's storms produced baseball-size hail, powerful winds, heavy rain and a fierce tornado that tore through neighborhoods, reducing blocks to rubble and choking the streets with debris. Granbury residents said emergency sirens blared for only a few minutes before the tornado hit.
Around the damage, bits of people's lives -- their possessions and mementos were sprawled out for all to see. A jewelry box with an old photo of a couple in it lay out in some mud. There was an orange chew toy for a dog on Sundown Trail and sparkly high-heeled shoes caught in a twisted chain link fence.
No one was found in the debris Thursday morning. Granbury City Manager Wayne McKethan said crews are now focusing on recovery.
"It really hurts to see what our citizens went through," he said, while standing near a crumbled street sign, "what killed and hurt some of them."
Family members of Tovar said he died inside a friend's mobile home in Rancho Brazos. The force of the storm tossed everyone outside.
"I saw him just minutes before driving by our house," said his cousin Elizabeth Tovar, who also lives in the subdivision. "My uncle was the one who found him."
At least two others there were taken to the hospital, Elizabeth Tovar said. Three mobile homes at the property, which are owned by Tovar's uncle, and the uncle's house were destroyed, she said.
Jose Tovar, 32, had lived in the Granbury area for years, working for the uncle's construction company while supporting his wife and three young children in Mexico, she said.
"He was such a nice guy," Elizabeth Tovar said. "It was just bad luck. He lives in Rancho Brazos too, on the other side that wasn't hit. But he went to check on his friends. By the time it hit them, he was gone."
The National Weather Service said this morning that the tornado was likely an EF-4, one step below the highest designation on the open-ended Fujita scale, with sustained winds between 166 and 200 mph.
Before Wednesday's storms, tornadoes had killed only three people so far this year in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. It was the deadliest tornado in the state since 2007, when seven people were killed near the Texas-Mexico border.
The Hood County sheriff said Granbury was hit by as many three tornadoes, though weather service surveyors won't be able to confirm that until later.
"It's definitely a nightmare," Deeds said. "We knew it was going to be a tough night in Hood County."
Meanwhile, Granbury High School asked many of its seniors to volunteer at ground zero. The students hoped to serve food at a shelter, while others wanted to foster any of the stray dogs or cats that are roaming Rancho Brazos.
Adults showed up by the truckload, offering trailers to haul away debris and two hands to help families clean up their lives scattered around their subdivision.
"I saw the news this morning, and I was just blown away," said Mark Stevens, a contractor from nearby Stephenville. "We all just want to do what we can."
Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that the State Operations Center was monitoring the cleanup and helping the residents there.
"I'm deeply saddened by the deaths caused by yesterday's horrific storms," Perry said in a statement. "I commend our first responders, who do everything in their power to minimize the damage and care for the wounded. The thoughts of 26 million Texans are with those suffering today, along with our prayers for a quick and full recovery for those still hospitalized, and for this community as a whole."
About an hour after the deadly Granbury tornado, three EF-3 tornadoes with sustained winds up to 140 mph touched down around Cleburne in Johnson County. The storm damaged more than 600 homes, including 30 severely, said Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain.
Heavy damage was reported in a subdivision about three miles southwest of town -- but no one was killed or seriously hurt.
Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain said seven people suffered minor injuries. Dozens of homes were likely damaged, and the area was declared a local disaster, he said.
The majority of Cleburne ISD schools were without power after the storm, according to district officials.
Lowell Smith Middle School and Gerard Elementary School, both in southwest Cleburne, "were in the eye of the storm," district spokeswoman Lisa Magers said. The district is still evaluating the extent of the damage, which ranges from broken glass and debris to significant roof damage.
Many of the schools are also impacted by unsafe road conditions because of downed power lines. The district has not yet decided whether school will be held on Friday.
"Really it's about power and the safety of roads," Magers said. "That's where we're at at this point."
Power lines were down along several major streets, and police blocked off some of them with cones and barriers. With many residents without electricity and school canceled, neighbors pushed strollers, walked dogs and rode bikes to check on one another.
Lisa Montgomery's home, across the street from the middle school, was among the hardest hit, with its walls collapsed and roof torn off. Her water-damaged home is littered with her possessions.
She said she's been trying to salvage what she can and call insurance, but the phone line has been busy.
Montgomery, her 10-year-old son Dillion and her dog hid from the storm in the bathroom. They were trapped by the collapsed walls and after the tornado, her older son came to the home and had to kick his way in.
"I was just praying we wouldn't die," she said.
"The only thing that's still up is my living room wall," she said. "It's covered with crosses. And it's still there."
In the ruins of one Cleburne neighborhood, a family roamed a street with a chainsaw and gas can as neighbors crowded around uprooted trees, which lay across every other lawn. Children played on a flattened fence, using it as a slide.
Plastic garbage bins lay ripped in half around the Gerard Elementary playground. An Oncor worked stopped her car in front of a barricade of downed power lines that criss-crossed and blocked a street leading to several demolished homes.
An overturned pickup lay in the parking lot of Smith Middle, where the tornado plucked every air conditioner from the roof and one police officer estimated the damage at $2 million.
Three eighth-graders, enjoying an unexpected day off school, ran around the storm-battered school until a resource officer caught up to them and kicked them off the grounds.
Before he did, they stood at the back of the school where a giant metal bin that holds the school's athletic gear had blown 100 yards from the field into the back wall.
About 30 miles to the west in Granbury, crews worked through the severe weather to reach people. Deeds said there were some breakdowns in communication at first because so many emergency crews were racing to the most-damaged areas to search houses.
"But they were taking care of business and taking care of the citizens," he said.
Habitat for Humanity of Hood County says it built more than 60 of the houses in the ruined Rancho Brazos neighborhood just outside Granbury. The nonprofit group uses volunteer labor and donated materials to build homes for needy families, who contribute "sweat equity" and become owners.
Habitat president John Quilty said local authorities have made it nearly impossible to get information about the owners' fate.
"It's been incredibly frustrating," he said. "We have not been able to get into the neighborhood to do an assessment."
Quilty said an assessment team from Habitat for Humanity International's administrative headquarters, in Atlanta, is traveling to the Granbury area now.
At an emergency shelter set up by the American Red Cross at First Christian Church, about 20 people woke up in beds that were not their own. Volunteer Jeff Watson said the extent of the damage to the families' homes was still unclear. After breakfast, volunteers will conduct interviews to determine what other services the relief organization should be offering in the coming hours and days.
Many residents quickly left the area after the storm to stay with friends or relatives, so it was difficult to know where everyone went, the sheriff said. Those from the damaged areas were encouraged to register at the Red Cross' Safe & Well program so officials and families would know who was all right.
The storms rolled in from Erath County around 6:30 p.m., and the weather strengthened over the next hour. A tornado warning and phone emergency notification system went out and the tornadoes hit about 10 minutes later, Reeds said.
Dozens of ambulances and other emergency responders had mobilized, with agencies from many cities standing by to help. Firefighters and police officers were going home to home in search of casualties. Much of the area was without power.
Many of the injured were being treated at Lake Granbury Medical Center, Granbury City Manager Wayne McKethan said. Medstar officials said its crews had taken 17 people to Fort Worth hospitals, which received victims with more serious injuries.
Dixie Lee Hedgecock, a spokeswoman at Lake Granbury Medical Center, said the hospital has treated about 40 patients, whose injuries ranged from minor to serious.
At least 10 tornadoes were reported Wednesday, although meteorologists noted that some may only have been on the ground for moments.
In Ennis, a suspected tornado struck downtown shortly after midnight. About 40 commercial buildings and another 25 homes were damaged, and one person suffered a minor injury, said Steve Howerton, Ennis' city manager. About 25 percent of the city is without power.
Several buildings in the historic downtown had damage to the roofs and other areas, he said. One of the hardest hit businesses in Ennis is the Wall Chinese Cafe, which is missing an entire wall. The owner, overwhelmed by the damage, circled the building, but would not comment.
Tornadoes also were reported in Montague, Parker and Wise counties. A tornado hit the Parker County town of Millsap, about 40 miles west of Fort Worth. Parker County Judge Mark Kelley said roof damage was reported to several houses and a barn was destroyed, but no injuries were reported.
In Granbury, Red Cross volunteers continued to walk around and assess the damage and what victims need most. Spokeswoman Anita Foster said in addition to shelter and meals, volunteers will help hand out gloves, rakes and whatever else families might need to clean up their neighborhood and recover their belongings.
The relief organization has also assembled licensed counselors who will be available to those affected by the storms.
"It's stunning to see what Mother Nature did here," Foster said. "This is truly devastating. We're hoping counselors will help talk people through their grief ... and help parents be able to talk to their kids."
Staff writers Christina Rosales, Avi Selk, Melissa Repko, Eden Stiffman, Tristan Hallman, Tanya Eiserer, Tasha Tsiaperas, Eva-Marie Ayala, Matthew Haag and Brooks Egerton, Robert Wilonsky, WFAA-TV (Channel 8) and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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On the eve of Apple's (AAPL) earnings call Monday, activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring CEO Tim Cook for an "unprecedented" $150 billion stock buyback that Icahn says would nearly double the value of Apple shares.
Icahn recently increased his stake in Apple by 22 percent -- from 3.87 million shares to 4.73 million shares -- and on Thursday unveiled a letter he wrote to Cook calling for the stock buyback.
Icahn's proposal would come on top of Apple's current plans to repurchase $60 billion worth of shares over three years.
In the letter that he posted on his new website, www.shareholderssquaretable.com, Icahn called Apple's $60 billion buyback "simply not large enough."
Shares of Apple closed at $531.91 Thursday, but Icahn wrote to Cook that a $150 billion stock buyback would drive Apple shares up to $1,250.
With $147 billion in cash on Apple's books, Icahn wrote, "we find it difficult to imagine why the (Apple) board would not move more aggressively to buy back stock by immediately announcing a $150 billion tender offer (financed with debt or a mix of debt and cash on the balance sheet).
"While this would certainly be unprecedented because of its size, it is actually appropriate and manageable relative to the size and financial strength of your company," he continued.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
Icahn's letter followed a dinner meeting he had in September with Cook.
Icahn, who owns an estimated 9 percent of Dell, had been fighting to keep Dell public. But around the same time as his dinner meeting with Cook, Icahn wrote an open letter to Dell shareholders saying he no longer would challenge a buyout proposal from company founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.
Scott Rothbort, president of LakeView Asset Management, said Icahn's strategy with Apple is different from his intentions with Dell.
With Dell, Icahn "wanted to take over a company and install new management and re-engineer the company from top to bottom," Rothbort said. "With Apple, all he's saying is he wants to re-engineer the bottom line."
"If Tim Cook looks at him in a mentor role, as an elder statesman, it will be beneficial," Rothbort said.
But Gary Lutin, chairman of The Shareholder Forum, was involved with Icahn's efforts in the Dell takeover and warned Apple and its shareholders to regard Icahn with caution.
With Dell, Lutin said, "he got a lot of people to follow him, then he negotiated a settlement and didn't share whatever he got with them."
"He's making proposals the way he did with Dell," Lutin said. "He makes a proposal that appears to appeal to a large number of active traders as something that represents a potential value increase. And he knows that when he gets on TV, the stock price continues to fluctuate in a predictable manner and he's going to make a profit on that."
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Mike Fletcher wrote an inspirational poem for my birthday. I spent some time composing a reply that scanned properly in terms of rhythm. ;) With minor modifications, here it is:
My bar is high: set not for me, but you who trained for many years to leap such heights with practiced ease and aim for stars beyond my reach. I hear your tales of weary bones, of long hours spent and much pain born, but also: flying through the air! And so I dare, and so I dare. And still you urge me onward to heights far above the lowest bar. With ease can I achieve acclaim, but I can reach things greater far. You, my friend, will keep me true to gaps that only I can leap, to things that only I can do, to stars that only I can reach.
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WHIPPLE — Just feet from the railroad bridge spanning Ohio 821 in Whipple, Scott Bever and William "Bill" Byers were installing brick-type edging in Bever's front yard Wednesday....
If it isn't used, and won't be used in the future, then it's probably not being properly maintained. If it's not properly maintained, then it's a safety hazard. Will you people still defend it when it falls onto a passing car and kills the children in the back seat? Good grief, tear it down, already.
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If it's not safe, then it needs some attention - removed or fixed. Oh and... Don't just stand there, let's get to it. Strike a pose,there's nothing to it.
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It isn't used for anything just a reminder of times past. Leave it alone!
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Take it down its an eye sore. We need signs growth
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It is private property leave it alone!
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This article should bring some interesting comments. I guess the main question, is it structurally sound? Is it useable? How much of the tax payers dollars would be used to tear it down? How many accidents does the bridge cause on a yearly basis?
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Leave it alone !!!!!
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HENDERSONVILLE— Selma Deanna Pace, 74, of Hendersonville, a loving and devoted wife, mother, and "Nanny" passed away in the loving arms of Jesus on Thursday, November 29, 2012.
She was a daughter of the late John B. and Selma Blazer Hill. Deanna was a gentle and sweet spirit who was always kind to all she met and knew. She will truly be missed but know she walks with our Lord and Savior.
Survivors include her husband Nathan Junior Pace; daughter, Molly Pace and her partner Stacey; son, Casey Pace and his wife Stacey; grandchildren, Alex Case, and Jackson and Presley Pace; sister, Becky McAdam; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm, Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Mountain Page Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverends Mike Bennett and Harold McKinnish officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel and at other times at the home of Becky McAdam.
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You've got mail! Surfing the Web can be fun and informative, but it can be dangerous, too. Let Tim and Moby help you sort out the good from the bad as you learn some rules to keep you safe in this BrainPOP movie on online safety. Figure out how to keep your identity a secret, how to identify people who might not be a nice as they seem, and who can help you stay safe. You'll also discover some rules that are good to follow both online and in life and what can happen if you break the World Wide Web code of conduct. Finally, you'll find out about some places that are good for kids to hang out online. Here's a hint: BrainPOP is definitely one of them!
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I can't tell you the number of times I wish I could ask a long deceased ancestor a burning question about family or life. Of course, that's not possible.
Sometimes I run across a letter or journal of thoughts or events, an old newspaper clipping, etc. (usually from someone else's family and not mine), and wish they had written such things or had saved them and passed them down through the generations to me today. Of course, if they didn't, that's just wishful thinking.
Then it hits me. Am I writing journals, notes, letters and saving clippings and pictures, etc. Nope is usually the answer. The reason is likely the same as my ancestors: I don't see the things I see, do, and have as having much importance.
But, oh the importance I would attach to anything my great grandparents had saved, written, or done.
Then it hits me again. Some day, I will possibly be the great grandfather and the things my far distant descendant ordinary daily things would treasure knowing will have also been lost to time and history. Oh, they'll probably be able to find official records with names and dates and a little more information from some online database. We know, however, how little that actually says about the person.
So, as I try to answer the question of what I'm going to do (and in some cases continue to do), I share the question with you. What are YOU doing to leave bits and pieces of your life and those around you for your possible descendants?
Journaling? Clipping and saving? Storing? Writing letters or emails (and keeping copies)? Making plans to put these some place that future generations might find them?
We will be gone some day just like our ancestors. What daily things about our lives might our great grandchildren treasure knowing?
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Warriors center Festus Ezeli underwent surgery to reinforce ligaments in his right knee and will miss the start of next season, the team announced Thursday.
Ezeli suffered a knee sprain during the regular season finale on April 17, but continued to contribute during the team's two-round playoff run. According to a team statement:
"The procedure, which was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, was necessary to reinforce both the medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in Ezeli's right knee."
The team's medical staff estimates recovery time will be a minimum of six to nine months.
Ezeli, 23, was the 30th overall pick out of Vanderbilt. His 41 starts were the most by a Warriors rookie center since Joe Barry Carroll started 80 games in 1980-81 and were the second most among NBA rookies this season, behind only teammate Harrison Barnes (81).


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12 Totally Fun New Fitness Fads
Want to pliè like Natalie, "fly" like Pink or skate like Drew? Now you can with these fitness programs
What it costs: Dues are $60 per month, plus required gear. (If Derby Lite isn't in your town, let them know.)
Why it's fun: You get a tough, two-hour workout that makes you feel like a kid again, and an excuse to buy some pretty nifty gold-plated skates. You can even work out in fishnets!
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I plan on trying some of these.
by Monique3 Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 07:56PM Report as inappropriate
totally not a fan of bootcamp-style training, but i love the dancing classes
by AstridB Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 03:36AM Report as inappropriate
Nothing beats good, old fashioned running for the ultimate workout! Five miles in the morning, 30 minutes of free weights after, then 30 minutes of yoga before bed. Nothing faddish about it, but it works for me! That is the key - - find something that you love, then stick with it.
by queeniemeanie Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 01:16PM Report as inappropriate
by EricaF123 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 06:40AM Report as inappropriate
I have Hip Hop Abs by Shaun T and he's hilarious but the workouts are so-so. I'll stick to yoga and basic circut training. Good music can help bust through a fitness plateau.
by kimihavens Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:56PM Report as inappropriate
I would love to try the anti-gravity yoga.
by alictasia Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 03:48PM Report as inappropriate
Everyone always says that working out makes you feel better, but honestly it just makes me feel dirtier... maybe one of these would help?
by schien Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:35PM Report as inappropriate
I've tried the p90x and its kinda grueling at times but makes me feel like im really workingout.
by danny54f Friday, October 12, 2012 at 08:22AM Report as inappropriate
i would really like to dance class especially ballet
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Need my dancers body back!
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Mike Harris is off to a sizzling start after transferring to the Diablo Valley College men's basketball team from Cal Lutheran-Thousand Oaks.
The Monte Vista High graduate is making the transition from Kingsmen post player to Vikings swing man, averaging 16 points a game.
Harris was named MVP of the Vikings' Chevron Tournament last week after helping Diablo Valley (5-1) beat Umpqua (Ore.) 65-50 in the championship game.
Things are going so well that Vikings coach Steve Coccimiglio believes Harris, who averaged 21 points over his first three games, might receive Division I interest by season's end.
"He's our motor. He's our guy," Coccimiglio said of the 6-foot-4, 195-pound left-hander.
In high school, Harris was a multisport machine. Try this unique triple on for size: As a junior he played football, basketball and swimming, only dropping football as a senior.
On the hardwood, he averaged a double-double as a senior power forward/center. Then he helped the Mustangs' 200-yard freestyle relay team to a blistering second-place finish at the 2011 North Coast Section swim championships, one year after Harris and Co. placed first in the same event.
"I think we were in the top 10 in the nation," Harris said of the 200-free relay time. "That was pretty cool."
Harris enjoyed playing at Division III Cal Lutheran but felt the school was too small. Plus, he wanted to shoot for a higher level.
"The whole school dynamic of it wasn't right for me," he said. "So I talked to my dad, and we decided to come back and play for a year at DVC and work on my guard skills a little bit more and see what opens up after that.
"So far it's going pretty well. I like the team. I'm comfortable at DVC."
Coccimiglio, who emphasizes tough defense, is replacing basically his whole team this season, including sensational guard Brian Goins, who is already turning heads at Cal State San Bernardino, averaging 26.5 points in his first two games.
So Harris has been a most welcome addition.
"He's really competitive," Coccimiglio said. "He's worked hard on being a face-up player. He's a great kid, very tough-minded, really a go-getter and an aggressive kid."
BOARD WORK: Dominican University center Sarah Nelson (Clayton Valley Charter), a 6-foot-4 sophomore, leads the Pacific West Conference in blocked shots (5.3 pg) and rebounds (11.7 pg) and is third in scoring (18.3 pg).
BARBOUR A CUT ABOVE: Another Monte Vista graduate, Columbia senior guard Brian Barbour was 8 for 8 down the stretch in a 75-59 road win over Villanova on Nov. 20. An All-Ivy League pick last season, Barbour had a team-high 19 points against both Marist and Furman and leads the Lions averaging 12.8 points a game. Barbour scored 9 in a loss at USF last Saturday.
PIONEERS BASKETBALL: The Cal State East Bay men's and women's basketball teams open the California Collegiate Athletic Association season at San Francisco State and Sonoma State on Friday and Saturday. The Pioneers women's team (2-2) got 17 points from forward Lauren Lucchesi in a 79-66 loss against unbeaten Westmont on Nov. 21. For San Francisco State (2-2, 1-1 CCAA), Michaela Booker (James Logan) is averaging 11.5 ppg. For Sonoma State (1-2, 1-1 CCAA), senior guard Taylor Vigil (Carondelet) was 12 for 12 shooting and scored 24 points in a win over SFSU on Nov. 24. Junior Jamie Capoot (Contra Costa) has made 11 of 13 free-throw attempts and is averaging 7.0 ppg. Cal State East Bay's men's team (1-2) boasts forward Nick Marshall (Las Positas) and guard Gabe Kindred (Oakland/Salt Lake City CC). For the Gators (2-0), James Albright (Fremont High/Cal State Bakersfield) was named MVP of the Carl's Jr. Mac Martin Invitational in Chico after averaging 17.5 points over two games.
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If you live in the US, check out the advance listening party on the Facebook tab presented by Nokia Music and AT&T at http://smarturl.it/hearunonow.
Live in rest of the world? Head over to http://smarturl.it/unofortheworld
please help me . i cant open it! :(
the link "rest of the world" takes me to Green Day's website ._.
Calumoe lo leí en la página unas dos horas antes que se estrenara ponía eso de que sólo los que tuvieran una IP española lo podrían oír pero creo que ya lo han arreglado
The link for the rest of the world, directed me to a link of an italian newspaper.... O____O
Green Day - Uno album's chords and lyrics http://en.primanota.ru/blog/green-day-uno-albums-chords-and-lyrics/
By songs:
Nuclear Family: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/nuclear_family/chords_1840114
Stay The Night: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/stay_the_night/chords_1840113
Carpe Diem: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/carpe_diem/chords_1840112
Let Yourself Go: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/let_yourself_go/chords_1840111
Kill the DJ: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/kill_the_dj/chords_1840070
Fell For You: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/fell_for_you/chords_1840110
Loss of Control: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/loss_of_control/chords_1840109
Troublemaker: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/troublemaker/chords_1840108
Angel Blue: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/angel_blue/chords_1840107
Sweet 16: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/sweet_16/chords_1840106
Rusty James: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/rusty_james/chords_1840105
Oh Love: http://en.primanota.ru/performers/green_day/oh_love/chords_1840025
i cant open it :( can someone help me ?
All the music stores in New Zealand say they are releasing UNO on September 21st.
I really like it! My favs are ... kinda every song on the album :D
Angel Blue rocks!
my iUNO! only comes the 27th :/
Obly two more days until its out in Australia. YES!
for listen; xtrem-torrent.com,write green day and the album willbe there
I've already listened all the songs on this album and ITS FUCKING AWESOME !!!!!
The album's leaked anyway... I'm listening to it right now on my iPod. But gonna by the CD anyway, for the sake of supporting Green Day and to have the Booklet + a physical copy of it. Don't want my 39/Smoothed till Awesome as Fuck collection to be incomplete. btw: The german link is totally fine and working.
I cant hear it :( :(
Green Day wrote it in our language that its available!!! AWESOME!
not work :(
now the link to the worldwide stream is redirect to greenday.com x_X
Andypearce donde viste eso ?
DeadDJ, Calumoe sorry to say this but I live in Spain and it said an hour ago that only Spanish IP´s would be able to listen to de album. Hope for all you guys out there that they will fix it for you
Link not working :(
hey I don't know why but the rest of the world's link is broken :/


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December 18th, that's the day the walk began in California. Three months later and it has led participants to Mississippi. The purpose is to primarily call attention to the case of Leonard Peltier. He's a Native American activist who was convicted in 1977 for killing two FBI agents. Sentenced to serve two consecutive life terms, Peltier has been in federal prison for more than 30 years. Part of the mission of the walk is to push for his release.
'I don't know about a new trial,' says Walk for Human Rights organizer, Dorothy Ninham. ' I think we need to get him out on clemency or something else first because he's been denied a retrial all along.'
Amnesty International and some other groups view Peltier as a political prisoner who received an unfair trial. They, along with Ninham, are calling for his release.
'Everybody feels it was unjust from Mother Theresa to Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. He's innocent,' says Ninham. 'Mainly what we're trying to do is reawaken the case in Indian country because I think it's real important that tribal leaders speak out. Talk about sovereignty and him being a prisoner of war, a political prisoner.'
Participants in this walk say they believe that injustice anywhere is truly means injustice everywhere. That's is why they're taking their message across the country in hopes of drawing attention to the need to address human rights violations.
'This is for all the injustices that happen to people, not only in America, but everywhere,' says Walk for Human Rights organizer, Geronimo Powless.
Scheduled to reach Florida later this week, the March for Human Rights is set to end May 18th in Washington D.C. There a 3 day Pow Wow will be held.
'We're going to continue fighting not only for him, but there are a lot of innocent people who are behind bars,' says Ninham.


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FTC Chairman: Advertisers Backing Away from 'Do Not Track' Pledge
In February, the online advertising industry declared that it would agree to honor "Do Not Track" options in Web browsers by the end of the year– a reversal of its previous opposition to the anti-tracking effort.
Now, that year-end goal – announced with much fanfare at the White House – is looking less likely. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the industry "appears to be backing off from its commitments."
Mr. Leibowitz, who has been leading the crusade for a Do Not Track option in Web browsers, said he still hopes that an agreement can emerge from the Tracking Protection Working Group meeting in Amsterdam this week, where privacy advocates and advertisers are hammering out the details of a Do Not Track button for Web browsers.
The sticking point is likely to be the industry's definition of Do Not Track, which includes an exception for tracking related to market research and product development. Privacy advocates have pushed for limits on how long the industry can keep data for such purposes, and requirements that the data be anonymized after a certain date.
Mr. Leibowitz said that without limits, the industry's proposal "is a loophole to Do Not Track that you could drive a virtual truck through."
Stuart P. Ingis, counsel for the industry group, the Digital Advertising Alliance, called the tracking protection working group "dysfunctional" but said the industry is open to negotiating a retention period for product development and market research data. However, he said the industry won't compromise on anonymizing the data. "The consumer groups don't want any data to be linked back to a browser or a device, and it's not realistic," he said.
He added that the industry plans to honor its pledge to support Do Not Track by the end of the year – but only within narrow limits, which he says none of the Web browsers have yet met.
Lost in the hoopla around the White House's privacy announcement in February, was a one-page "commitment" paper, in which the alliance said it would only support Web browsers that agreed to make Do Not Track "off" by default and described to consumers that some data will still be collected if they turn Do Not Track "on."
Mr. Ingis said that so far no browser meets the industry's standard Microsoft has set Do Not Track to be "on" by default. Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari have Do Not Track buttons that aren't automatically activated, but don't contain specific language about data that could be collected if enabled.
Google has said it will include a Do Not Track option in its Chrome browser by the end of the year.
"I think Google will probably get it right, but we'll wait and see what it looks like," Mr. Ingis said.


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In 1914, when she was 7 years old, Hulda Hoover McLean, her two sisters and their mother arrived at Waddell Valley in a horse-drawn wagon. For the next 92 years, until her death at age 100, McLean had a passionate connection with the scenic oceanfront landscape near the Santa Cruz-San Mateo county line.
Her father was a dean at Stanford University. Her "Uncle Bert" became president of the United States. But McLean's true love wasn't politics or prestige. It was the spectacular expanse of Rancho del Oso, her family's 3,000-acre property where Big Basin Redwoods State Park meets the Pacific Ocean.
On Saturday, a new chapter is set to begin on the ranch when McLean's former house opens to the public as a newly renovated nature and history center. It features historic displays, a stuffed grizzly bear, mountain lion and other animals, exhibits of the Hoover family's life in the valley and educational activities for children.
"Hulda Hoover McLean dreamed of this valley being preserved for future generations," said Elizabeth Hammack, an interpretive specialist with the California parks department. "The theme of the nature center is that she is teaching you about the valley, and passing the baton of stewardship to the next generation."
Forsaking developers who offered millions to turn the rugged valley across Highway 1 from Waddell Beach into golf courses or gated subdivisions, McLean and her sisters sold 1,600 acres to the state parks department in 1975, expanding Big Basin to the ocean.
Ten years later, after her husband, Chuck, died, she sold their ranch-style home there to the Sempervirens Fund, a Los Altos nonprofit, with the goal of creating a nature center.
"We always felt that owning a place like Rancho del Oso was more a stewardship than a possession," McLean once wrote. "There is a responsibility to cherish and nurture its natural inhabitants, maintain its beauty and protect its ecosystem."
The building showcased McLean's watercolor paintings and collections of shells, bones and butterflies, along with the spectacular history of the area. Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola visited in 1769, and lumber man William Waddell later owned it and died on the property when a grizzly bear attacked him in 1875.
Just before she died in 2006, McLean supported a new effort by state parks and the nonprofit Waddell Creek Association to upgrade and renovate the building, a popular attraction for hikers, horse riders, bicyclists, beachgoers and tent campers.
"We'd love to have school groups come and visit," said Hammack, "and have it serve as an environmental field station where kids could learn about animal tracks and use binoculars while hiking -- that kind of thing."
The project was funded with $325,000 from Proposition 84, a $5.3 billion bond measure passed by California voters in 2006 for parks and water projects. An additional $160,000 was raised by the Waddell Creek Association, a group McLean helped found, the 250 members of which volunteer as docents.
The project is seen by many parks lovers as a rare burst of encouraging news. Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown drew up plans to close 70 state parks -- one-quarter of the entire system -- by June 30 to save $22 million toward the state's $9.2 billion budget deficit. Because it came from bond proceeds, the renovation money for the Rancho del Oso nature center cannot legally be spent on parks operations, such as paying rangers to keep parks open.
Earlier this week, crews put the finishing touches on the new center in anticipation of the opening event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Over the past year, construction workers raised the ceiling, tore out most walls, rebuilt the floors and installed everything from computer kiosks to a mounted telescope on the deck.
The valley surrounding the building features wetlands that are home to steelhead, coho salmon and 250 species of birds from osprey to blue herons. Its hillsides are covered with Douglas firs, oaks and redwoods. Trails lead to Berry Creek Falls, a popular destination with hikers, and Waddell Beach, a nationally renowned windsurfing spot.
On about 1,000 acres that remain in private ownership, several families who are relatives of Herbert Hoover still live and lease some of the land to organic farmers.
"I grew up on the ranch. It was a perfect place for young boys to grow up," said Allan McLean, one of Hulda's sons, a retired Lockheed engineer in Scotts Valley. "My two bothers and I had horses. We rode over every inch. The beach, the creek, the hills -- it was a wonderful place."
McLean said his mother, who was born in Palo Alto, learned her love of the outdoors from her father, Theodore Hoover. A farm boy from Iowa, he and his brother, Herbert, moved to California in the late 1800s and enrolled in the newly established Stanford University.
One day in 1898, while doing survey work, Theodore rode a horse into the Santa Cruz Mountains, gazed down on the scenic valley and vowed to own it. After making a fortune in mining, he returned, bought the valley, became dean of engineering at Stanford and helped run the ranch until his death in 1955.
Hulda went on to graduate from Stanford, serve as president of the California League of Women Voters and win election in 1956 to Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Well into her 90s, she led hiking trips through Big Basin, Butano and other state parks.
"She was a naturalist her whole life," said Walt Hays, president of the Waddell Creek Association.
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RANCHO DEL OSO NATURE and HISTORY CENTER
Location: Seventeen miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1. The entrance is on the inland side of Highway 1, south of the Waddell Beach parking lot.
Hours: Open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, including a grand opening this Saturday.
Cost: Admission is free.
Call: 831-427-2288 or the ranger station 831-425-1218.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- And on Sunday, for the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era, the 49ers were beaten up, knocked down and thoroughly humbled. Left with a feeling of helplessness, something they've never known in their 24 games under Harbaugh.
And they slipped into the evening curious about how they will recover after their comprehensive collapse in a 26-3 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants at Candlestick Park.
"Plan-wise, obviously it wasn't the right one,'' Harbaugh conceded. "And you try to figure out what the next one will be.''
The Giants protected their quarterback, Eli Manning, while punishing San Francisco's quarterback, Alex Smith, who was dreadful one week after he seemed on a path to join the elite.
The Giants starved the 49ers running game while running effectively -- especially in the fourth quarter, when they absolutely needed to -- against a Niners defense that had been run-resistant.
Despite crafting a reputation under Harbaugh for playing smart and rugged and creative and with extreme ferocity, the 49ers were outplayed, outmuscled and out-coached.
"We're got a lot of work to do, on every phase of the game: offense, defense and special teams,'' cornerback Carlos Rogers said.
San Francisco's Super Bowl ambitions, which seemed so realistic, particularly after successive blowout wins over the Jets and the Bills, were bloodied by the reality of six New York sacks, three interceptions thrown by Smith and 342 yards accumulated by the Giants.
The Niners (4-2) still can come back and get where they want to go. But they had no idea they were so far away.
"We can learn a lot from this," linebacker Patrick Willis said. "One thing is that everything is not always going to go our way."
San Francisco had better learn quickly. The 49ers return to Candlestick on Thursday night to face NFC West rival Seattle, which moved to 4-2 with a win over New England that forced a three-way tie atop the division. Fourth-place St. Louis (3-3) is one game back.
Gone is any belief the 49ers would dominate the NFC West.
But San Francisco's biggest roadblock to Super Bowl clearly is New York. The 49ers came into the week knowing this was a statement game against the team that broke their hearts last January with a 20-17 overtime loss in the NFC Championship game.
Unlike that game, which was decided by breaks that went the way of the Giants, this one was decided by the precision and brute force of the Giants -- and an array of errors of the 49ers.
There were the three interceptions thrown by Smith, leading to 13 New York points. There were two missed field goals by kicker David Akers, costing the 49ers six points; a dropped interception by Carlos Rogers; a 66-yard kickoff return allowed by the coverage unit; and the 116 yards surrendered to running back Ahmad Bradshaw.
Along the way, the Giants punished Smith and backup Colin Kaepernick, made Vernon Davis disappear and Frank Gore irrelevant.
It was unlike any other game in the Harbaugh era, during which the five previous losses were by an average margin of 5.8 points. Always, there was a sense the 49ers were not out of it, were in it until the very end.
Not this time. Fans were restless early in the third quarter and started filing out shortly thereafter, when the Giants took a 23-3 lead. They hadn't seen such ineptitude since the worst days of Mike Singletary or Mike Nolan or Dennis Erickson.
"It just hurts so much because we are used to winning, especially since last year," Davis said. "And to lose it just hurts."
So comprehensive was this speed-bagging it's conceivable the Giants have set up residence inside the heads of the 49ers.
"The statement we made today," said Giants receiver Victor Cruz, who caught a 6-yard touchdown pass, "was that we are here to stay."
For the 49ers, this was a blast from the ugly past, a reminder of indignities endured during their eight seasons away from the playoffs.
"The plan wasn't the best plan," Harbaugh said. "And we'll work to make a good one this week. (It) wasn't a great day for any of us.
"I don't know that I have the lesson learned right at this moment. But we'll think through it and see if we can get it corrected."
The 49ers thought they were beyond the days of being too sloppy and not strong enough. The numbers supported them. It has been safe throughout this season to presume they are among the top five teams in the NFL. Maybe they still are.
But not when they line up against the Giants, who swaggered out of town after burying most everything we thought we knew about 49ers.
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ANAHEIM -- This time Cal took the easy route to victory.
The Golden Bears opened the season 5-0 for the second time under coach Mike Montgomery with a solid 68-57 victory Friday night over Georgia Tech in the semifinals of the DirecTV Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Cal advanced to the tournament final Sunday against the University of the Pacific, which upset Saint Mary's earlier in the day.
The Bears were led by junior guard Justin Cobbs with 17 points, and he also had five rebounds, four assists and three steals as Cal started 5-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season. Richard Solomon added 12 points and nine rebounds. The team's leading scorer, Allen Crabbe, had 13 points and five assists but also made only 1 of 7 from 3-point range.
"We dug down and helped our bigs," Cobbs said of the guards.
Georgia Tech (3-1) will face Saint Mary's on Sunday in the tournament's third-place game. The Yellow Jackets were led by guard Mfon Udofia (16 points) and forward Kammeon Holsey (14).
Cal started slowly in the second half before building a four-point lead with 11:46 left on Cobbs' dunk that followed Crabbe's jumper. The Yellow Jackets were hampered with the 6-foot-8 Holsey on the bench with three fouls.
"It seems we've gotten better once we got the feel for the game, got the tenor of the game," Montgomery said.
Cobbs agreed.
"The defense wasn't where it should be at the beginning of the game," he said. "We made some adjustments. We figured out the tempo of the game."
The Bears had rallied from as many as nine points down with 6:59 left to defeat Drake 73-70 in the tournament opener.
This time they relied on a 16-3 run to build a 54-44 lead with 8:09 remaining on freshman Tyrone Wallace's three-point play off a spectacular drive underneath the basket. Wallace ended with 11 points and played a big role in subduing Holsey underneath with double teams.
The Bears have out-rebounded each of their five opponents this season -- 41-29 against Georgia Tech.
"You're still talking about an ACC team," Montgomery said. "It's encouraging that we rebounded the way we did."
The Yellow Jackets had won each of its first three games this season by at least 14 points. Coach Brian Gregory hoped the early results are a sign the Atlantic Coast Conference school can rebound from an 11-20 record in his first season.
"They have a couple veterans that just make plays for them, and we weren't able to respond," Gregory said. "We didn't just get enough basketball to beat a talented Cal team."
Georgia Tech hurt itself by making just 2 of 15 3-point shots.
"They took it to us a little bit," Gregory said. "That is something our young guys have to learn. They need to respond well on Sunday."
Montgomery sounded ever the perfectionist when lamenting the way the Bears' offense is running.


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A man stopped for driving under the influence Wednesday in Pocono Township turned out to be the suspect in an Oct. 17 smash-and-grab netting over $20,000 in watches at the Crossings Premium Outlet Center, Pocono Township police said.
Terence McArdle Jr., 32, of Tannersville, broke down crying and made some inference of guilt when questioned after being taken into custody, but never confessed, police said.
McArdle is charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief (property damage) and criminal conspiracy. He was in Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail as of Thursday.
Police arrested McArdle for DUI and identified him as the smash-and-grab suspect by his tattoo, which is visible on the male shown in the surveillance video obtained from Ultra Diamond at the Crossings.
According to police, McArdle entered Ultra Diamond at 1:06 p.m. Oct. 17, carrying a paper shopping bag. A male accomplice placed a rock at the base of the door to prop it open for a quick escape, police said.
The accomplice walked to a waiting getaway car while McArdle approached an enclosed locked glass cabinet containing several expensive Rolex watches.
While employees were busy with a customer at the rear of the store, McArdle shattered the glass case with a hammer he pulled out of his bag, reached in and stole two Rolex watches, one valued at $12,000 and the other at $8,100. He then fled to the getaway car, which then sped out of the shopping complex.
A hidden digital camera captured excellent quality images of McArdle's face, a small unidentifiable tattoo on the right side of his neck and a scorpion tattoo on the left side of his neck.
When arrested for the DUI, McArdle initially denied any involvement in the smash-and-grab, claiming he was in Texas at the time. He again denied being the suspect when shown the surveillance video, but later broke down, police said.
When questioned about his accomplice, he said, "Take me to jail," according to police. He will appear in district court at a future date.
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Peer: Accused Teen Stayed After School With Teacher
Published: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 11:25 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 11:25 p.m.
DANVERS, Mass. | A teacher who was allegedly killed by one of her students had asked him to stay after school the day she was killed, a classmate said Thursday, as students met with grief counselors and tried to come to grips with the slaying of the popular teacher.
Philip Chism, 14, was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of Colleen Ritzer, a 24-year-old math teacher at Danvers High School.
Rania Rhaddaoui sat two seats away from Chism in Ritzer's Algebra I class, the final class of the school day. She said Chism was drawing in a notebook rather than taking notes Tuesday.
"She came over and said, 'I didn't know you draw,' and he said, 'yes,' then later on, she said, 'Can you stay after with me?'?" Rhaddaoui said. "Obviously, he stayed after because when I was leaving, he was still at his desk."
She said Ritzer had scheduled a test for today, but she was unsure why Ritzer asked Chism to stay after school.
Ritzer never returned home that day. Blood in a second-floor bathroom helped lead investigators to her body, which was dumped in the woods behind the school in a close-knit community about 20 miles north of Boston.
Chism was picked up by police in the early morning hours Wednesday, walking along Route 1 in neighboring Topsfield. Classes were expected to resume today.
Authorities offered no clues Thursday on Chism's alleged motive. They also would not say how Ritzer was killed.
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ALAMEDA -- Lateral movement has given way to full speed ahead when it comes to the Raiders running game.
As the Raiders concluded their three-day mandatory minicamp Thursday, so did an offseason of junking the zone running scheme in favor of the type of gap and power runs favored by former offensive coordinator and head coach Hue Jackson, and most notably, running back Darren McFadden.
``We were turning our shoulder to the sideline and running a lot last year, now we're keeping them square and going downhill,'' center Stefen Wisniewski said. ``You've got to change your footwork and that takes time. But we have more than enough time from April to September to adapt to some new run schemes.''
Oakland dedicates its first team session each day with a heavy emphasis on inside running, and the difference is striking. Instead of the stretch play runs where backs are asked to be patient before making one decisive cut upfield, McFadden, Rashad Jackson and Marcel Reece are taking handoffs as if coming out of starting blocks.
If this seems like a familiar storyline, it's because it happened in 2010 as well.
When Lane Kiffin was hired as the Raiders coach in 2008, he brought in zone blocking devotee Tom Cable to install the system. The Raiders running game improved, with Justin Fargas gaining 1,902 yards over 28 games in 2007 and 2008.
The system wasn't at all compatible with McFadden, who struggled with injuries but also with the hesitation aspect of the scheme, looking nothing like the two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up he was at Arkansas.
Cable eventually became the head coach and play caller, but things didn't change until owner Al Davis hired Jackson to take over the offense. Jackson immediately changed up the blocking scheme to feature plays McFadden likes, and the result was a leap from 3.4 yards per carry in 2009 to 5.3 yards per carry in 20 games in 2010-11.
Left tackle Jared Veldheer said the switch is less dramatic in terms of learning because many of the linemen have done it before.
``Coach Cable had a lot of zone stuff, then when Hue was the offensive coordinator there was a lot of power stuff, and all that stuff has been with me during the shifts,'' Veldheer said. ``Nothing's a totally new concept like I've never done it before, so that's kind of nice, being able to build off all that stuff. Then when you specialize in one thing you can really get good at it.''
The zone system isn't completely dead, but as McFadden noted, ``for the most part, it's North-South. I feel like I'm a downhill runner and that's a lot of what we focus on, and it's something I'm looking forward to.''
-- Allen came away from the three-day camp feeling confident about the Raiders being a much improved team in 2013.
``I know there's a lot of experts out there that might thing differently, but I like this football team,'' Allen said.
--The list of players who didn't participate remained the same and included cornerback D.J. Hayden, return specialist Josh Cribbs, r unning back Latavius Murray, linebacker Travis Goethel and cornerback Phillip Adams, but Allen said he anticipated everyone being ready to go for training camp.
-- The Raiders won't meet as a team until they arrive at the Napa Marriott with July 24, with the first day of practice July 25 after a day of meetings.
-- Players and coaches went through an NFL mandated security meeting following practice.
-- Rather than concentrating on inside running plays in their first team session, the Raiders had a surprise on offense on the first snap as quarterback Matt Flynn play-faked to McFadden and threw a perfect 60-yard touchdown strike to Denarius Moore.
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White House: Labor Market About 80% Back to Precrisis Level
A range of unemployment measures show the U.S. labor market is about 80% back to the level before the financial crisis, a sign the economy is steadily healing five years after the official end of the recession, top White House economic officials said Friday.
Sharp declines in the unemployment rate, which have been broadly distributed by gender, race and educational background, are evidence that the U.S. is so far avoiding the type of broad economic stagnation that plagued other economies recovering from a financial crisis, said Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
"We still have a big challenge in terms of long-term unemployment, but it is not remotely in the league of a 'Eurosclerosis' type of situation," he said in an interview with Wall Street Journal reporters and editors.
The Commerce Department reported last week that gross domestic product had expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0%, following a 2.1% contraction in the first quarter that was due in part to a brutal winter and an uptick in business inventories. "It's pretty widely appreciated that the first quarter was anomalous," said Mr. Furman.
Revisions also showed stronger growth at the end of 2013, with growth at year-end advancing 3.1% from a year earlier.
"In some sense, you actually are seeing the higher growth we've all been hoping for," he said. Though wage growth is beginning to pick up, it has recovered more slowly than hiring has, Mr. Furman said.
While polls have continued to show unease over the economy, other measures of consumer confidence have reached new post-recession highs in recent weeks. White House officials say corporate executives feel better about investing in the U.S. relative to other countries than at any time in the past decade.
"If you talk to global CEOs about where they want to invest, we are now No. 1 again," said Jeffrey Zients, the director of the White House's National Economic Council.
The economic officials said an agenda that includes overhauling the corporate tax code and the immigration system together with infrastructure spending could boost growth. They also said those steps could help cushion the economy from global tensions that include Iraq and Ukraine.
The latest WSJ/NBC News poll this week showed that more than seven in 10 Americans say Washington is primarily to blame for the economy's sluggish recovery. "If you observe that Washington is getting less done than people would like, we certainly share that observation and would answer the question the same way," said Mr. Furman.
The White House continues to seek possible administrative actions, including moves on such issues as housing and taxes, to support the economy, they said. The U.S. Treasury Department this week said it was looking for ways to deter companies from merging with foreign firms to lower their corporate taxes.
The officials pointed to President Barack Obama's push to boost the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour as an example of building support for an issue that hasn't gone anywhere with Republicans that control the House of Representatives. A small but growing number of states and cities have passed their own minimum-wage increases, and some businesses including IKEA International A/S have said they will increase minimum wages.
"I don't think anyone necessarily expected that the House was going to rush to pass a $10.10 bill," said Mr. Furman. "What we've seen historically is a lot of this is driven at the state level, and then it bubbles up. And so that's the playbook you're seeing."


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"Aerospace is a leading global supplier of aircraft engines, avionics, and related products and services for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, aircraft operators, military services, and defense and space contractors" (Honeywell 2009 Annual Report). This statement by Honeywell sounds like the same mumbo jumbo that customers and investors read from a company. All for-profit organizations strategize in some way to be the leader in their industry. What is Honeywell's recipe?
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Wednesday, March 6, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- "Used to they said that was one of the best things about being in the military is that at the end of the month, you always got paid, but that's not necessarily true anymore," admitted Jason Hillman, the financial course coordinator.
It's a tough reality for DOD civilians and a lot of federal programs, now that sequestration has kicked in.
"I would have never in my wildest dreams in military service, thought you were going to furlough the DOD civilians," Rick VanKluyve said.
VanKluyde is retired Army. Now he works at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon.
"If the furlough happens, I'm out a $1,000 a month. So, I don't know whose budget can take a $1,000 a month," he said.
The new cuts are putting new stress on his own budget.
"I have $6,000 to make up in a little less than five months, and if I don't, then I'll be going over to Walmart, and if you need a greeter or a stocker, whatever I need. I've got bills to pay and a family to take care of," VanKluyde said.
That's why all these families have been gathering at Providence Baptist Church to take a financial course together, all trying to save money despite the heavy pay cuts.
"If I would have been told this six months ago, I would be totally freaking out. Right now, I'm putting my faith in my God and with this program," VanKluyde said.
"As a class, we've managed to pay off over $50,000 in debt and save right at $43,000," Hillman said.
Michael Jones is a linguist on Fort Gordon. He says because of this course, his family will be able to handle the loss.
"You can set yourself up for it, even when there's something like the sequestration or some sort of economic downturn, nobody can take your money from you," he said.
That's the drill now for a lot of local families, military and civilian.
The group at Providence Baptist Church was following Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Wednesday was the last class of this session, but they'll be starting a new class on May 2 at 6:30 p.m.