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EAGLE COUNTY - Some supporters of the proposed property tax increase by the Eagle River Fire Protection District - issue 5A on the November ballot - have claimed the issue can be boiled down to simple math: Pay a bit more in taxes, or more than that in property insurance.
In discussing the proposal recently, Darell Wegert, a district board member, said he's been told by his insurance agent that his insurance bill will go up more than his tax liability if the proposal fails and the district is forced to close two of its four stations in 2014.
Other insurance agents in the valley said that claim is true.
Officials have been clear this fall that lack of revenue in 2014 will force the closure of two of the district's four fire stations - in Cordillera, Edwards, Avon and Minturn. That will almost certainly increase response times to some neighborhoods, and will mean fewer firefighters on duty at any time.
Increased response times increases risk, and insurance companies hate risk. Evaluating the risk to property is the job of the Insurance Services Office, or ISO. That group rates communities on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst. A higher rating usually means higher insurance bills from many companies, although some companies, including State Farm, use their own risk-calculation systems.
Kelly Hollis, an agent at the Montag Group, a Farmers Insurance agency in Eagle, said property insurance rates for county residents are headed up in the next year anyway, thanks to the state's recent wildfires and other newly perceived risks.
"We have an association policy now that their increase (for next year) was 33 percent," Hollis said. "If you take away fire stations, it's going to go up more."
Hollis said one homeowners associationpresident her agency works with mentioned the prospect of station closures in a message to that group's insurance carrier.
"He was just trying to ask questions, and they raised the rates," Hollis said.
Since fire generally causes the biggest losses covered by insurance companies, it makes sense that those companies would be nervous about the state of fire protection in a community.
James McGalliard, owner of Alpine Insurance in Avon, said most companies have their own "black boxes" they use to calculate risk beyond the ISO ratings.
"The ISO rating is an important part (of risk assessment), but not the only part," McGalliard said. "There's no cut and dried formula to know."
While at least one insurance company is reacting to the mere prospect of further cuts at the fire district, McGalliard said it's hard to tell just when policy rates might change for any particular property owner.
"It will affect rates," he said. "But the scope is unknown and so is the timing ... I don't know how quickly they'll figure it out."
And, while companies set the rates, it's the agents who see the raised eyebrows and hear the complaints.
"I don't want to be the one to tell (clients), but that's what happens," Hollis said.
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SAN JOSE -- Jamie Craighead had to make a tough decision, but is excited about the opportunity to take over as the new women's basketball coach at San Jose State.
Craighead left her perch at Sacramento State on Monday to take over the vacancy at SJSU created by the resignation of Tim La Kose. Her hiring comes less than two weeks before the start of practice.
"Obviously it was really difficult, just like I'm sure it was difficult for the previous coach here," Craighead said Wednesday of leaving Sac State. "You invest in your players lives if you're good at what you do. It's not a business when it comes to them. But there are times when you have to make decisions and put yourself forward. I think as coaches, we tend to be selfless and put our kids in front of our own needs. But this decision was the right one for me."
Craighead praised the vision of the athletic department. She got good feedback about the program from Boise State coach Gordy Presnell, who she coached under at Seattle Pacific and worked with Bleymaier in Boise.
"He thinks this program has a chance to be great," Craighead said of Presnell "It didn't take much convincing. I believe it's a great opportunity. I could see that right away."
Craighead's next step is to meet the team and begin filling her staff. She wouldn't say if any of the current SJSU assistants are expected to stay on or if any of her Sacramento State staff would join her in San Jose.
"It's open at this point and we'll see who joins me," Craighead said.
Craighead counts Presnell as one of the major influences in her coaching career, along with Loyola Marymount coach Charity Elliott and Dan Muscatell, who was an assistant during Craighead's playing days at Oregon, was her predecessor at Sacramento State and is again an assistant at Oregon.
"I've always wanted to be a coach at this level," Craighead said. "I feel like my playing experience gave me a lot of great tools as well as I've had a lot of great mentors along my path. I've really enjoyed this profession and it's a long-term life for me."
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Two really good football teams showed why they were both unbeaten Friday night on the gridiron at Jasper and it took more than the normal 48 minutes of football to decide who would emerge the winner.
The Jasper Eagles and Sarcoxie Bears were 4-0, sitting atop the Spring River Valley Conference at the beginning of Friday's football game, and they were tied 14-14 at the end of regulation.
It took a sudden dash of 25 yards by Jasper's Payton Smith and a stand on fourth and two by Jasper's defense in the first overtime to decide the winner as the Eagles took the contest 22-14 to go to 5-0 and stand alone atop the conference.
"I told the kids afterward I didn't know what to say, I haven't been a part of anything like that in a long time," an elated Jasper Head Coach Rich Adkins said. "It was a blast. We challenged our kids at half time to come out and play harder and get more physical. We told them that was how it going to be all week, and I think they came out here there and met the challenge in the second half. I'm just so proud of our kids."
It literally was a tale of two halfs in this football game, with Sarcoxie dominating the first half and taking a 14-0 lead with less than a minute before the break, then Jasper taking over and tying the game with less than four minutes left in the contest.
The two defenses were huge in the game coming up with timely stops and turnovers to change the momentum.
"I think we came out and played well in the first half," said Sarcoxie Head Coach Luke Rader. "We had some penalties that hurt us and some things like that, but I thought we were ready to play. The kids have been focused, they've worked extremely hard on defense and when you've got a group that does that, they're going to make some plays."
Sarcoxie had more yardage than Jasper. All the yards for both teams were gained on the ground as neither team could get the passing game going.
Sarcoxie had 375 total yards to 235 for Jasper.
Payton Smith was the sparkplug for the Eagles, gaining 137 yards on 12 carries, including an 80-yard run that got the Eagles out from under the shadow of their own goal post after Jasper's defense recovered a Sarcoxie fumble on Jasper's 11.
The Eagles Quarterback, Logan Johnston had 57 yards on 10 carries and scored both of Jasper's touchdowns and the two-point conversion that tied it with 3:52 left in the game.
Payton Smith scored the go-ahead touchdown and the two-point conversion in the first overtime on a 25-yard burst over right end.
Page 2 of 2 - "First half, they just physically beat us up up front," the Eagles' Adkins said. "Same thing when we had the ball, we had trouble moving it the whole time, so they really just physically beat us up and we answered the bell in the second half. In the first half we didn't have very many offensive plays, they controlled the clock, they controlled the game, so I'm just so happy with the fight in our kids tonight."
The Bears scored first with less than four minutes gone in the first quarter when Gavin Curry broke open a 13-yard run to the end zone. Marcos Lopez hit the kick to put the Bears up 7-0.
With the clock winding down until the half, Sarcoxie drove the length of the field and Conor Jones scored on a 1-yard plunge with less than a minute left before the break. Lopez' second kick sent the Bears to the locker room with a 14-0 lead.
"I said last week that we were almost mirror images," said the Bears' Rader. "I think they've got kind of the same thing we do, that they've got a group of kids that work hard and they believe in each other, and when you have that, you've got a team that's never going to give up. We saw two teams that have that same attitude and it's just a shame that one of them has to lose."
Jasper travels to Pleasant Hope next week while Sarcoxie hosts Greenfield.
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OAKLAND -- Geneva Peare's second-grade class at Montclair Elementary School had a big surprise when they returned from lunch recess Tuesday -- Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan had come to visit the students.
The class had written letters to the chief in September thanking him for keeping the city safe. They were inspired by a book that Peare read to them, "Man Who Walked Between the Towers," written by Mordicai Gerstein in 2003.
The Caldecott Award-winning book is often used to commemorate 9/11 with children. The book chronicles the true adventures of Philippe Petit, a French aerialist, who tightrope walked between the two World Trade Center towers on Aug. 7, 2004, shortly before their completion.
Needless to say, Petit gets in trouble with the law. Peare's class discussed the role of the police in society and decided to write letters to the police chief.
"It was nice to get the letters," Jordan told the class. "I was very touched. It made my day. I wanted to come and thank you personally. I brought some friends with me."
Jordan arrived with seven officers assigned to Oakland's middle schools.
"We are here to let you know that your safety is important to us," Jordan continued.
Jordan read a few letters from the class. One boy asked how many people are in jail and how strong the bars are. Many more simply thanked the chief for keeping the city safe.
The class talked about the badges and stripes on the police uniforms. Jordan gave each child a police badge upon his departure.
The visit had been scheduled months in advance, and had nothing to do with last Friday's events in Newtown, Conn. Officers were specifically asked not to discuss the massacre because Peare had not discussed it with the students.
"It's nice for the kids to get acknowledgement from the chief," Peare said. "Kids don't always think that adults pay attention to what they say. This is special."
"This is really cool because I've never seen a chief of police before," said Franchesca Bolt. "He was nice and he is keeping our city safe. I'm happy he brought the other police because they're doing a lot to keep our city safe, too."
Avery Reischer-Craft also appreciated Jordan's efforts to keep the city safe.
"It was interesting to meet a chief," Reischer-Craft said. "He wasn't scary at all."
But Jordan Henwood thought "it was a little scary at first. I know the chief isn't scary because he keeps the city safe."
School psychologist Susan DeMersseman stressed "the importance for kids to see peace officers in a peaceful context. Even though they don't see them often, it's good for them to know that they exist and that they have jobs related to their safety."
"It was cool and fun," Dylan Paltiel said. "He talked about all kinds of stuff. We learned what they do for schools. He made us feel safe."
"I thought it was good because they gave kindness back to us," Nadia Peinodo said. "I might want to be a policewoman. I want to explore the world."
Luke Choi said: "There should be more signal lights in the city. I thought the visit was good. I want to be a policeman someday."
"Hopefully, my presence makes them feel safe," Jordan said. "I hope the message reignites through the school and throughout the community."


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of reconciling those principles with the hard facts of fear, and of hatred of
physical suffering and of prejudices must now be met.
Inspirational conferences at long intervals are not the solution.
Patient and persistent participation in the daily affairs of this troubled
world is required. Of paramount importance is the character and wisdom of the
men who represent us. It will take boldness and imagination on the part of
these men if we are to avoid the extreme nationalism which has contributed so
much to our troubles. To resurrect and defend that old order of lawlessness
and national irresponsibility will be inviting disaster. Our goal is not to
defend a bankrupt system. Our goal is to create something new in the world; a
system in which binding rules of conduct are accepted by all nations by
agreement rather than by force.
Out of the continuous process of adjusting differences and
establishing order, new standards of national conduct, standards without precedent
in this confused world, standards of economic, political and moral conduct, must
be created and accepted, if mankind is to avoid complete self-destruction.
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- May 6:
- Warriors fire Mark Jackson
- Thompson: Warriors tempt fate by firing Jackson
- Kawakami: Now pressure squarely on Joe Lacob, Bob Myers
- Kawakami: Mark Jackson discusses firing, his future and the Warriors'
- Thompson: Jackson, Lacob personality clash was too much for Warriors
- Kawakami: Possible candidates to replace Mark Jackson
The Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tuesday after he led them to two straight playoff appearances.
Jackson's firing comes after the Warriors won 51 games in his third season but lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
With one year left on his contract, differences between Jackson and ownership apparently could not be overcome.
"Mark Jackson has had a big impact on the improvement of our team and the success that we've had over the last couple of years," co-owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. "Nonetheless, we must make some difficult decisions in our day-to-day operations of the club and this would certainly qualify as one of those examples. We wish Mark the best of luck in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions over the last three years."
Jackson had strong support from his players, most notably star guard Stephen Curry, who reiterated that he would voice his support if asked.
"It's never easy to make a decision of this nature," general manager Bob Myers said in a statement. "Mark has accomplished many good things during his three years with the organization, including his role in helping elevate this team into a better position than it was when he arrived nearly 36 months ago. We're appreciative of his dedication and commitment since his arrival and are extremely grateful for his contributions. However, as an organization, we simply feel it's best to move in a different direction at this time."
Jackson was 121-109 in his three years at Golden State, his only head coaching job.
He told the Bay Area News Group's Marcus Thompson II by phone, "I'm going to be fine," and took the high road in addressing his departure.
"Thanks to the Warriors organization for the opportunity they gave me," Jackson said. "Thanks to the fans for the great support. Thanks to my players. I love them. And God bless."
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In Their Own Words – Miracles Have Wings
This "In Their Own Words" is by Elaine Hall, author of the memoir NOW I SEE THE MOON: A Mother, a Son, a Miracle and founder of The Miracle Project, a theatre and film arts program for children with special needs. She is also the mother of a fifteen-year-old son with autism. Discuss the book on Facebook and follow Elaine on Twitter @CoachE.
How do you know if you are doing the right therapy for your child? With so many "remedies," "cures," and paths to take, how do you know if you are on the "right" one? How do we know if it's "working"?
Like most things in my life, my answers didn't evolve gradually; they hit me over the head. There's a story about a man so eager to "help" a butterfly into the world that he opens its chrysalis too soon. The result is tragic: the wings never develop properly, the butterfly cannot fly, and it dies. I tell this story to parents and educators who seek to force kids with autism to be something they are not, who pressure them into compliance or try to coerce them to be part of this world before they are ready. My experience with my son Neal – who I adopted from a Russian orphanage at age two and who was diagnosed with autism a year later – has taught me that we must yield to slow yet natural progress: caterpillar to chrysalis to beautiful creatures that can soar on their own. But it took me a while to learn this for myself.
I had a significant "a-ha!" moment when Neal was seven years old. I had been taking Neal out into the community quite a bit, trying desperately hard to have a normal life and fit in. Anything that Neal was interested in, I pursued. Because Neal loved butterflies, I was overjoyed to hear about a butterfly exhibit that was coming to the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. It sounded extraordinary, a "Pavilion of Wings." The brochure read, "Stroll through a beautifully landscaped exhibit, see Monarch butterflies, giant swallow tail butterflies, and more." I couldn't wait.
I prepared Neal with butterfly books and manuals. We acted out the life-cycle of a butterfly. We crawled like caterpillars, munched on leaves, and rolled ourselves into a cocoon and wait, wait, waited, until we developed wings. Then we flew around our house in a rainbow of laughter. I had often used this kind of creative play in my career as an acting coach for children. Being able to use these techniques with my own boy was even more rewarding. We had so much fun together.
Finally, the exhibit opens, and on that day I get Neal into the car effortlessly and we head downtown to the museum. Neal is a little reluctant to walk across the large parking lot, but once he nears the exhibit, his eyes widen with excitement.
We enter the Pavilion. Neal is in awe: hundreds of butterflies in all shapes and colors flick and flutter around us. Neal loves the butterflies. He loves them too much. When he sees these familiar, angel-like creatures, he wants to get close to them, to smell them, to touch them. He starts reaching out ecstatically to touch each butterfly. Like King Kong snatching airplanes from atop the Empire State Building, Neal grabs for butterflies.
"He's killing the butterflies!" shouts a little boy.
"Butterfly killer," screams a tiny girl.
Now all the kids and adults are yelling, "Stop him! Get him! He's killing the butterflies!!!
This terrifies Neal. He grabs a plant and pulls it out of its pot. He knocks over other pots. The butterflies are flapping wildly. A security guard swoops in.
"I am so sorry," I keep saying. "I am so sorry. He has autism. He loves butterflies. He didn't mean to harm them."
"Get that kid out of here!" someone shouts, loudly enough to be heard over the others who are still screaming at Neal.
But Neal doesn't want to leave. He is actually quite amused by the commotion he's causing, and I can't get him out of the exhibit. Finally, I see some plastic, made-to-look-real butterflies on the gift shop counter. I rush to the front of the line. People glare at me for cutting in. I beg to buy one of the pretend Monarchs. I can't wait for change, so I place a $10.00 bill on the counter, grab a fake butterfly, and race back to Neal. I use this insect amulet to coax Neal out of the Pavilion, through the long parking lot, and back to the car.
Sitting in the car, Neal and I stare blankly out the front window. I look at Neal. I see the puzzled look in his eyes give way to sadness. I start to cry. Neal stares back at me. He gets teary-eyed. He's ashamed of what happened. We look long at each other. The tears give way to smiles. The smiles become laughter. It's one of those situations in which everything is so terrible, that it's ultimately absurd.
But that night I pray. "Dear God, I need help. We need help. It's just not working."
I fell apart that day. I surrendered to the fact that our lives are just going to be a bit different from the norm. "Abbynormal," I like to say. From that day on I became 100% committed to keeping Neal at home and bringing in creative folks – actors, musicians, writers – to join his world, until he was ready to be in ours. Gradually, inch by inch, Neal did, indeed, emerge from his cocoon as a glorious butterfly – but on his own schedule, not mine. Among many other things, now Neal can sit patiently and watch a butterfly float by without any need to "possess it."
Through writing my memoir, Now I See the Moon, I was able realize that some things in life, as in nature, cannot be rushed. Luckily, the right teachers, the right programs, the right books, and the right methodologies always appeared just when I needed them most. Neal will always be my guide as to what he is ready for and when he's ready for it. A caterpillar knows best when he is ready to break out of the cocoon and emerge as the graceful butterfly he was always capable of becoming.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
June 29, 2010 at 2:33 pm
i was inspired….thanks..
July 1, 2010 at 9:34 am
So pleased.
June 29, 2010 at 2:36 pm
What a beautiful Story? I can actually picture you guys in the museam. I have had many of those moments but with mine i have to physically drag my son out. I feel you gave me some words for Jake's father, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Everyone expects more from him. They expect strong discipline for my son to learn and that isn't how he works. It is a long process of teaching him that he is learning. He has a tough time communicating with people. He has the words in his head but cant get them out to tell us what is upsetting him. Thanks for sharing that story. I will always remember it and pass it on.
July 1, 2010 at 9:38 am
Dear Barbara,
I am so pleased that my story has been helpful to you. Yes, people so often misunderstand our kids. They interpret sensory processing overload to "bad behavior." Some strategies for communication that worked for my son, and I speak at length about this in my book, "Now I See the Moon," is a choice board. I write down (or use pictures – the new ipad has an app called proloquo2go), and have him point to what he is feeling or thinking. This has been very helpful. You may also remind your "strict" relatives that the word 'DISCIPLINE" means "to disciple" or to "teach." NOT to punish. Many blessings, Elaine
June 29, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Thank You so much for sharing such an enpowering message of love & rsspect for your child. Most children who have a developmental disability most of the time exhibit the excitable personality traits you described. Their need to use all of their senses are so strong when they are happy is hard to control. I experience a similar situation, but it involved food,and my son who has a neurological disability needed to TOUCH everything he saw. So it can be very difficult to explain at that moment, as the man and customers look at you and ur child with eyes of disgust…saying teach your child right!!!!
Enjoy Your gift of love….as I do with my son, and the students I work with who have autism, give me everyday. ,)
July 1, 2010 at 9:40 am
Thank you, Joanne. And thank you for the good works you are doing. Your students are very fortunate to have someone like you who embraces the gifts of autism.
Many blessings, Elaine
June 29, 2010 at 2:50 pm
This brought tears to my eyes and reminds me very much of my 5 yr old daughter. I am like you were but this gives me a very good perspective. THANK YOU.
July 22, 2010 at 1:58 am
I am so pleased that my experience with my son gives you a good perspective with your daughter. Many blessings, Elaine
June 29, 2010 at 2:51 pm
This impacted me greatly and helped in the making of life changing choice/choices.
June 29, 2010 at 2:54 pm
My daughter with Autism also LOVES butterflies….we took her to a butterfly exhibit in Missouri and she behaved rather well. I can not even imagine people yelling at her or me, and I cried when I read this story. But in the end I smiled because I saw an incredible mom with so much patience have nothing but respect and love for her son. She is correct….parents with autistic children must learn what works for their children to help them come out of their cocoons.
June 29, 2010 at 3:20 pm
so very beautiful!!! it touched my heart very much. my son is 4 and he also has autism. I am so glad you put this up here, the more I read about peoples stories and watch helpful documentaries about other kids with autism, the more it educates me. but nothing educates me more than my own son. i feel that if people cannot deal with it, then they can get over it. the kid has problems of his own without having to worry about what other people think. God Bless this kid, I bet his heart is so beautiful!!!!! as is his momma's!!!
June 29, 2010 at 3:56 pm
So moving. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story and giving us window into Neal's life and your family's heart.
July 22, 2010 at 1:59 am
Thank you, Patty. Many blessings, Elaine
June 29, 2010 at 7:54 pm
thankyou for sharing… i will also never forget this story… it is stories like this that makes us as parents of children with autistic children do better. Sometimes we need things pointed out.
July 22, 2010 at 2:00 am
We're all learning – all on the path together. Each day a new opportunity to grow!
Thank you.
June 29, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Each day I try to find a positive story on living with Autism and this one has reminded me to step back and not push our son before his wings are ready. Thank you Elaine…:)
June 29, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Wow. I needed that story today, trying to make sense of school buses and therapy appointments and meltdowns. It has given me hope that my son will come out of his cocoon in his own good time. And, if he does not, I guess we will just have to crawl in there with him! Bless you for sharing.
June 29, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Elaine your post is so very touching. It completely describes what we parents experience with our kiddos in public situations. I first learned of your story in the documentary Autism the Musical and I am so very glad that you now have a book. You are such a positive person and seem to see the goodness in even the toughest situations. I wish you the best with your son and with your new book. Thank you for sharing with us. Love Angie
June 29, 2010 at 11:34 pm
This story was breathtakingly sad but happiness did arise from it as a lesson to not push a living, breathing person or living object until they feel they are ready to face challenges. I see my son in this story and it brought tears to my eyes on how peoples reactions set off panic because it may not seem normal to them but in actuality what is normal? People are so quick to judge and dismiss others who may not be able to defend themselves. Thank You for this wonderful story of your son and butterflies.
July 22, 2010 at 2:02 am
I so agree with you! What is "normal" any ways? When I was growing up, all I ever wanted was to be normal – to be "one of them." After writing my memoir, Now I See the Moon – i came to realize that the "normal" I so desperately crazed was actually self acceptance. and that was what my son, Neal, has taught me. Unconditional Love and Acceptance. Go figure! Thank you for your beautiful comment.
June 30, 2010 at 5:26 am
I love your pure stories Elaine for these are the special moments we have. We are in charge of our sons with Autism. But ultimately they are there own being. Elijah will do as he pleases. Not everyone will understand and thats okay.
June 30, 2010 at 8:00 am
Beautiful story, Coach E, and beautiful message: accepting our kids and meeting them at their level of readiness. Can't wait to read more of your book!
June 30, 2010 at 9:00 am
Your truly have a gift with words. Thank you for sharing your life with the world, you have an amzing perspective on life and autism. I have a 4 year old and a 3 year old with autism, and seeing Autism the Musical and reading your book as truly changed my life and the joy that I find in my children everyday. Thank you Thank you Thank you
July 3, 2010 at 11:31 am
Elaine, this brought me to tears and will for many hours today. Shalom.
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September 14, 2010 at 6:54 pm
As a parent of an adult son who has Asperger's Syndrome, I was experimenting with ways to help my son when Asperger's Syndrome was intially brought to the surface years ago. I was teaching the doctors and teachers how to handle my son. I cried so many times in frustration when doctor's and teacher's handed me back my out of control son, telling me they didn't know what to do to help him. Today I'm thrilled to hear how much Autism is being talked about and how much parents are willing to help each other. I felt so alone in my world. Today my son has successfully finished college, (a degree in electronics, 2 yr.) is still somewhat a loner, no friends, living at home, but has come somewhat out of his shell, next stop, finding him a job. Bravo to your book and to you as a mother who also had to find the means to help your son. Much future success. Claire


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by Molly Saunders, Digital Bear
If you're like me, you're always looking for unique and useful ways to breathe new life into recyclables. Recycling things is great, but reusing is the best way to recycle. It doesn't take any extra energy, other than your own elbow grease and creativity, to create something new from something that's already been used. Toilet paper rolls are perfect for lots of different kid-friendly crafts. But if you're looking for something to satisfy your more sophisticated tastes, follow along with me to find out how to make your very own wall sculpture. Anyone can do this!
Let's get started!
Toilet paper/paper towel rolls (about 6 to start with, more for bigger projects)
Hot glue gun
Hot glue sticks
Cardboard or newspaper to protect work area
Get out all of your supplies. Protect your work area and turn on your glue gun.
1. Flatten a few rolls and cut them into 1 inch strips. I cut mine in different widths and diagonally to create more varied depth in my sculpture.
2. Pop out a few pieces so they look like leaves. Without gluing them yet, place them together to create a design you like.
3. Then, put dots of glue wherever you want them to stick together. A little dot of hot glue goes a long way.
I decided to add some depth to my design by cutting one of the leaf edges and gluing the cut edges into the middle. This created a half-size set of leaves, and really made the design more original.
4. Keep building on your design until you love it!
You can go outside and spray paint this, or have the kids use brushes to make it really colorful. (I would have done brushes, but I was really excited to see what this looked like raw on the wall. I just didn't have the patience this time!)
Each of your kids could create something special for their room. I would suggest using tacky craft glue for this project with children. It isn't dangerous, like hot glue, and they don't have to hold the pieces together as long as they would if using regular white school glue, which should prevent some frustration. To make it even easier for little ones, use paper clips to help temporarily hold the pieces together while they continue to create their designs.
Also, for the children's workspace, I find it easiest to tape (using masking tape) a bunch of long strips of waxed paper over the work surface to protect it from any glue (or paint). With waxed paper, there aren't any smudgy fingers to worry about after the craft is complete. Plus, waxed paper is relatively inexpensive at discount grocery stores and depending on the surface, it can be left on for multiple rounds of crafts before throwing away.
Happy crafting!
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Corum: Not Just Modern; Ultra-Modern
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One thing distinctive about Corum as a watchmaking brand is that it knows what it is doing – even when nobody else could put their hands on the brand's avant-garde designs. This year, Corum once again heralds a new chapter in the history of watchmaking with its newest addition to the collection, the Ti-Bridge Automatic Dual Winder, which bears the automatic CO 207 caliber. The movement which was designed, developed and patented by Corum has a dual winder system and derives its energy from two interconnected inline oscillating weights – a breakthrough innovation in the world of horology. With its new manufacture movement, fresh titanium case, and revolutionary winding system, the model remains true to Corum's signature affinity to linear architecture. The linearity of the movement and the case is further accented by the watch's tonneau shape and intrinsic transparency that are the marks of identity for Corum's T-Bridge collection.
Check out these ultra-modern pieces at Shreve & Co. – authorized dealer for Corum.
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CHERRYLAND -- A sheriff's deputy was driving almost 20 mph over the speed limit with no siren or emergency lights on last year when his cruiser struck two pedestrians, killing one and injuring the other, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Valdemar Flores Rosas was pronounced dead in the street after the April 19, 2013, accident at Mission Boulevard and Cherry Way, north of Hayward. His companion, Delia Delgadillo, was injured.
Rosas' family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Alameda County, and Delgadillo is suing for head and other injuries.
Deputy Jonathan Hamm was driving 53 mph in a 35 mph zone on Mission when his car struck Rosas and Delgadillo, according to the CHP investigation report. He told investigators he was driving around 40 mph and that he routinely drives about 5 mph over the speed limit.
The couple were not in the crosswalk when Hamm struck them shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to the CHP collision report. However, an attorney representing both Delgadillo and Rosas' family disputes that.
"We disagree where the people were at the time of the collision," Arnoldo Casillas said. "My client will testify that they were in the crosswalk."
The intersection had a painted crosswalk and streetlights on the north side but no traffic signals.
Nine months after the accident, Caltrans installed bright green signs warning drivers of a pedestrian crossing ahead, and signs pointing to the crosswalk. An additional sign in the middle of the intersection advises motorists that state law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
The crosswalk improvements were made in January at Alameda County's request, said Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus.
Hamm was not on an emergency call but was driving north on Mission looking for two vehicles that had been in separate police chases shortly before the accident, according to the report. Traffic was light, the deputy told investigators.
"There was one vehicle up ahead a ways. I could see taillights," Hamm told investigators, according to the CHP report. "Besides that, as far as I could see, there was no vehicle traffic."
The couple were more than halfway across the intersection and entering the northbound lane when Hamm saw them, according to the report. He swerved but struck Rosas, then Delgadillo. Then his car slammed into a Volkswagen parked on Mission.
Rosas was pronounced dead in the street, and Delgadillo was treated for head injuries at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.
Earlier in the evening, the couple had been at La Taberna, a Hayward bar where 36-year-old Delgadillo worked, according to the report. They went to Rosas' home on Blossom Way and later walked to Mission to find a taxi, the report said. Both were under the influence of intoxicants, police said, although the redacted CHP report has no specific blood-alcohol information.
La Taberna's owner said Rosas often stopped there on the weekends.
"He was very responsible person. He always called a taxi after having a couple of drinks," Maria Valencia said. The 38-year-old construction worker regularly sent money to his elderly mother and ailing sister in Mexico, she said.
This newspaper received the CHP report in response to a public records request. Key portions of it were blacked out, including a witness' statement, cause of the accident and recommendations.
The District Attorney's Office did not charge Hamm, a spokeswoman said.
"Based upon a very thorough review of all of the evidence, we declined to file charges," Teresa Drenick said. "Our standard is whether we believe we can prove that a crime occurred beyond a reasonable doubt."
Casillas questioned how the deputy could see a vehicle ahead of him but not two people crossing a street.
"This is a guy who admits to speeding regularly," the attorney said. "He's doing 53 in a 35, and he kills somebody, and you're not charging him? If it were me, I'd be in jail."
Staff writer Karina Ioffee contributed to this story. Contact Rebecca Parr at 510-293-2473 or follow her at Twitter.com/rdparr1.


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Teen dies after being shot by Fayetteville police
Published: Monday, October 14, 2013 at 7:20 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 14, 2013 at 7:20 a.m.
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A teen has died after he was shot during a confrontation with Fayetteville police.
Police were called around 6 p.m. Sunday by a woman who said she had been assaulted by her child's father. Lt. Todd Joyce says an officer confronted a suspect and took him into custody.
Joyce says the suspect's mother and others confronted the officer. Joyce says the officer ordered the crowd to stay away. He fired when one of those in the crowd started to pull a gun from his waistband.
Joyce says 16-year-old Shaqur McNair was shot. McNair was taken to Cape Fear Valley medical Center where he died.
Officer Christopher Hunt has been placed on administrative leave while the State Bureau of Investigation reviews the shooting. Hunt has been with the department since 2011.
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WACO – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team ran into a juggernaut on Tuesday evening, falling 15-2 in seven inning against the #6 Baylor Bears. The Bears won their 20th-straight game while Baylor head coach Steve Smith won the 650th of his career.
The Islanders move to 15-21 on the year, while Baylor improves to 31-7 overall. Starter Trevor Belicek took the loss for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi to fall to 0-1 on the year. Belicek pitched 3.2 innings, giving up nine runs, five of them earned, on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Matt Danton, Trevor Foss, Jake Dziubczynski and Tanner Green also pitched in relief.
Jordan Lee and Stafford Brantley led the Islanders with two hits apiece. Each player had a single and a double on the night, as they totaled four of the six hits in the game for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.
Belicek struggled early on, giving up four runs in the first inning, including a three-run home run the left field that made it a 4-0 game.
The Bears added a single run in the third inning, as a single was followed by a triple that Stafford Brantley nearly made a diving catch on, but could not hold onto it when he was fully extended as he came down on the warning track. The run made it 5-0 through three innings.
In the fourth inning, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi would put two runs on the board, both with two outs in the inning, to cut the lead to 5-2. Lee started things off with the first hit of the game for the Islanders, and then stole second to move into scoring position. Eric Weiss then singled home Lee, and was followed by a Brantley RBI double to the right field wall that brought Weiss around from first to make it a 5-2 game.
Baylor would add four more runs in the bottom half of the inning, all of them unearned, to push the advantage to 9-2.
The Islanders threatened in the fifth, loading the bases on a Jeramie Marek walk, a Brad Porras hit-by-pitch and a Dan Sciantarelli single, all with no outs, but they were unable to bring any runs in to keep the score at 9-2.
The Bears would cap off the scoring in the sixth inning, plating six runs, five of which were unearned, to make it a 15-2 game.
Due to the run-rule being in effect, the game ended in a 15-2 final after seven innings.
The two teams will finish up their two-game set on Wednesday, with a 4:05 p.m. first pitch at Baylor Ballpark. Jacob Dorris will get the start for the Islanders, while Baylor has not yet named a starter for the game.
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January 11, 2012
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Roll in Detroit Auto Show
The 2013 Ford Fusion has three versions: gasoline, hybrid, and an all-new plug-in hybrid that Ford says gets more than the equivalent of 100 MPG.
Alternative fuel vehicles are sharing the spotlight at the annual North American International Auto Show—also known as the 2012 Detroit auto show—which opened on January 7 in Detroit, Michigan. Ford, General Motors, Nissan, and Honda are among carmakers featuring hybrids or electric vehicles (EV) and concept autos. The show runs through January 22.
In its hometown, the Ford Motor Company debuted the new Fusion, saying the model was the first sedan to offer gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid versions for top fuel economy. Also on its home turf, General Motors Corporation exhibited its Code 130R concept, a coupe designed so that a turbocharged engine will work in tandem with GM technology to shut off the engine at stops and recapture braking energy. Nissan showed its e-NV200 Concept, which has the drive train from its Nissan Leaf EV installed in a Nissan NV200 multi-use van. And Honda unveiled its 2013 Accord lineup, which will feature the Accord Sedan with a new two-motor plug-in hybrid system that moves continuously through three modes: all-electric, gasoline-electric, and direct-drive. See press releases from Ford, General Motors, Nissan, and Honda.
In addition, Energy Secretary Steven Chu is scheduled to address the Detroit Economic Club on January 11 as DOE highlights its support for U.S. auto industry innovation. DOE also released a new video, "Energy 101: Electric Vehicles", which showcases the benefits of EVs, including improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and lowered maintenance costs. See the DOE press release and visit YouTube to watch the Energy 101 video.


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Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's request for public schools to take two days off this week is causing parents to scramble and day care centers to make some changes. It's all an effort to conserve fuel across the state. News 12 is on your side to tell you if local daycares have enough room for your child.
So far, so good.
"Still have space, I'll probably get calls until this afternoon," said Juanita Young, owner of Child's World Daycare.
That's what Juanita Young at A Child's World Daycare is telling parents on Monday. Daycares across the Peach State have had their phones ringing off the hook since the governor asked schools in the state to close. Parents are all waiting to hear those magic words.
"If you need care you can bring them down," Young said. "A few parents were disgruntled, they feel they were told at the last minute and they really don't know what they were gonna do."
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Augustana once again is among the nation's leading colleges and universities dedicated to volunteerism, service learning and civic engagement according to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the U.S. Department of Education.
Augustana Faculty Promotions Announced
Following meetings by the Augustana Board of Trustees earlier this month, a number of faculty members have been approved for tenure and/or promotions.
Augustana Band Set to Tour China
Soon, the Augustana Band, led by Dr. Paul Schilf, will embark on a 23-day tour of China. Sixty students will make the journey to perform and participate in a course designed and taught by Dr. John Pennington, professor and co-chair of the music department, about Chinese culture and history.
Nobel Peace Prize Forum Seeks Augustana Peace Scholars
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When Augustana alumna Nancy Erickson '84 was appointed Secretary of the Senate on Jan. 4, 2007, she became only the 32nd person, and sixth woman in history, to serve in that capacity. With her term at a close, she was featured in a USA Today/Argus Leader media story.
In the News: Professor Recognized for Public Artwork
Augustana's Scott Parsons, associate professor and Chair of the art department, was featured recently in the Argus Leader recognizing his successes in creating public artwork around the country. Read the story here.
Professor's Dark Matter Experiment Featured
An article featuring an experiment on dark matter done in part by Dr. Drew Alton, assistant professor of physics, has been showcased in an October newsletter called Fermilab Today.
Student Busing Available for Basketball Games
Augustana is pleased to announce that bus rides will be provided to and from the Sioux Falls Arena for students who want to attend any and all basketball games.
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Kacey Musgraves, country music's preeminent all-around female artist, has high hopes for all women in country—if only Nashville will listen up. The outspoken 25-year-old talks about what her songs mean to her, what it's like to win so many awards and what her touring plans are for this year in the cover story of NASH Magazine, inside Country Weekly's March 10 issue.
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Seeing SuSE's new desktop—the one using XGL and Compiz—one may be tempted to try and get it working on his own system... Good luck.
Personally, I use Mandriva's GNU/Linux distribution. They decided to follow Red Hat/Fedora's impulse by using Xorg 7.1, which has AIGLX (Accelerated Indirect GL X) built in.
Now, AIGLX and XGL use complementary methods to display a 3D desktop, and in fact have very similar requirements—and can run the same window managers.
However, while XGL can run on pretty any OpenGL 1.5 compatible hardware, AIGLX isn't there yet: right now, only Intel and older ATI hardware (those with open-sourced 3D drivers) can make it run... Because they require the driver to follow the 1.0 ABI specification
Now, since I was always told that NVIDIA is the way to go for OpenGL hardware under GNU/Linux, I tried to find a way to make AIGLX and a 3D desktop on my favourite distribution... And I tried to find out anything I could about a free 3D driver for NVIDIA hardware.
Here's what I found out:
The Utah-GLX project had a semi-working 3D accelerated driver, which has never been ported to Mesa/DRI. In fact, the last person to work on it was working on a BeOS driver... And has made some progress. However, his work hasn't seen any echo—that I could find—in the GNU/Linux world.
Too bad.
I can understand that it takes some time to develop a driver from scratch. I can also understand that companies like NVIDIA and ATI, who have today's most powerful 3D hardware, would not want to share those secrets with others. However!
Seeing that there already are some available code on both parts, that it merely requires someone's time to reverse engineer those hardware pieces—it can arguably be easily covered with one or two people's salaries—to discover those secrets, I don't think that either ATI or NVIDIA would have much to lose by disclosing at least part of the specs required, but at least there would probably be MUCH more activities on the free software side.
How about a sponsered project
I was thinking about the following.
Reverse engineering is legal at least in some countries.
How about collecting money to finance a small group of competent people to analyze the Nvidia and ATI CS-drivers there and publish the specs gathered from that.
Then we finance a group that writes a driver from these specs.
I guess that we should be able to collect sufficient money for that given that most people have a card from one of these two companies build in (apart from business people who mostly have intel-chips).
Strange comment
"That NVIDIA was the way to go"..? A bizarre comment, considering Nvidia is the only hardware maker which IS NOT at all supported by free software. Older ATI cards and Intel cards are supported. Which one is best I don't know.
Nvidia was the way to go - still is, in part
Nvidia OpenGL drivers are, right now, the most efficient OpenGL drivers for the most powerful GPUs under GNU/Linux (Ati drivers usually lag a LOOONG time after their hardware comes to market, and usually cause mor eproblems to run and install, and Intel hardware is just not powerful enough). Moreover, the free nv driver included with Xorg (starting form xfree86) was provided by... Nvidia.
It is true however that Nvidia keeps mum about their hardware specs, making developing a free 3D driver difficult (right now, the Utah-GLX driver badly supports Geforce2-level hardware; interesting hardware acceleration started with Geforce3, then Geforce 5).
What version of Mandriva are you running? The last stable release, 2006.0, included X.org 6.9, not 7.1, and doesn't have AIGLX or Xgl. Current Cooker has (and therefore 2007 will have, when it's released) both AIGLX and Xgl.
-Adam Williamson, Mandriva
About the Mandriva version...
Yup, I run Cooker. And I hope the AIGLX and XGL packages will be ported to x86-64, because right now Cooker doesn't have them. But this isn't a Mandriva mailing list.
There is an nvidia open source project...
It used to be located at sourceforge but they have moved to freedesktop.org. Seems like they haven't configured the wiki correctly yet...
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Forget it
The whole of X is a titantic screw up.
I have a Matrox G550 -- which used to be one of the best supported cards, sicne it was well-documented and had excellent free software drivers for both 2d and 3d.
But not anymore. If you made a choice to get a card with free software drivers, you've been royally screwed, since NVIDIA and ATI are the only ones who get any real attention from the X monkeys.
Since modular X and GTK2.6+, my Matrox has gotten so slow compared to Windows (I dual boot) that it is a humiliating experience showing it to anyone -- and no, it's not a configuration screw-up... it's just that the code has gotten slower.
Despite the Matrox G400+ being popular cards, with capable 3d support (my g550 can run Q3 at a good resultion with a decent framerate with high detail), AIGLX doesn't support it, and neither does XGL.
they say the matrox g550
they say the matrox g550 works with aiglx after a driver update:
one may be tempted to try and get it working on his own system..
Just for reference getting to run XGL and Compiz in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS is really easy, I followed the steps in this howto: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=222034
I'm not complaining about a particular distro...
...but about the fact that hardware and software supports are so fragmented that right now, making your GNU/Linux desktop run in 3D accelerated mode, you either need a ground up Xorg replacement (XGL) or to possess a very specific piece of hardware (recent Intel IGP or pre 9xx0 Ati card) to run the most recent Xorg's extension (AIGLX).
I know that you can run XGL in Ubuntu; you can do so under SuSE 10.1 too, and the i586 version of Mandriva's cooker; Fedora Core 6 should be able to do so too.
It doesn't help.
too many parallel devs wasting resources
Why does there have to be two 3D technologies (GLX and AIGLX)? What a waste of resources.
Nvidia supposedly supports AIGLX over GLX, but their support is confined to words - there is no driver. What sort of support is that?
The open source 3D software DRI is dead in the water - no open source drivers for any hardware this side of the year 2000. So either get a time machine or you are stuck with proprietry drivers. An open source framework that depends on proprietry drivers is far from ideal. RMS cannot be pleased. Somewhat of a joke in fact (but only Nvidia and ATI are laughing).
Apparently Intel is opening up its current drivers and is about to release their graphics chip on a card. Not the fastest 3D but probably good enough for the desktop. This might be the best thing on the horizon. Lets hope they get the texture-from-bitmap support to enable AIGLX.
An open source framework that depends on proprietry drivers is far from ideal.
BIOSes are closed source, yet the OS depends on them. Should we therefor abandon Linux and the BSD's? GLX doesn't depend on closed source drivers. It relies on any driver that has proper OpenGL support. The fact that most of these drivers are closed source is an unrelated, if unfortunate matter.
"...Reverse engineering is legal at least in some countries."NOT
read this here http://www.nvidia.com/object/nv_swlicense.html
you obligate not to do any reverse engineering, can you imagine? You should not buy nvidia if you have a choice.
stealing a page from ReactOS' book...
As far as I know, this 'reverse engineering' refers to dirty reverse engineering: decompiling the driver to analyse it. Hardware reverse engineering isn't forbidden (it cannot be, since you are entitled to talk however you want with your hardware; it may just void the warranty), and is what is used right now to fuel the NouVeau project: intercept commands coming from a working driver, analyse them and reimplement them in a free driver - when there is a lack of documentation available (as is the case).
They're looking for a Quadro 1 card, by the way. Any volunteers? I only have an old TnT1 in stock right now... (I will keep my GF 6600, I need it thank you very much)
At least under European law...
...provisions like that are null and void. Same with all the EULA business.
RE: AIGLX, XGL, DRI, MesaGL... sort it out
I guess that we should be able to collect sufficient money for that given that most people have a card from one of these two companies build in


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Several local athletes qualified for the Northern Section Master's Meet that will take place today at West Valley High School. Field events will begin at 4:00PM and track events are set to begin at 6:00PM. Marisela Cardenas will compete in the girls' shot put after qualifying last Friday with a distance of 41-03.5. The closest qualifying distance to Cardenas was 35-11.00. Cardenas's shot put PR of 42-01 is currently the top distance in the entire Northern Section. Live Oak's Adrian Silva will compete in the long jump, with a qualifying distance of 19-07.00, and the 400m after qualifying with a time of 52.62. Gridley senior Tyler Abrego is to compete in the boys' high jump after qualifying with a 6-00.00 leap in Wheatland last Friday. Gridley distance runners Averie Roberts and Brennah Payne both qualified for the 1600m and the 3200m. Roberts qualified with times of 5:36.75 (1600m) and 12:39.82 (3200m), while Payne ran a time of 5:44.36 in the 1600m and 12:48.40 in the 3200m at the Division II finals. Gridley junior Ryan King will serve as an alternate in the boys' 800m and 1600m. Senior Joaquin Johnson will act as an alternate in the boys' 110m hurdles. Event 16 Boys 1600 Meter Run Live Oak sophomore Lacey Herbert will serve as an alternate as well, in the girls' 300m hurdles.
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JUST add water and sperm – any romance should be provided separately. In future, women who want to safeguard their fertility may be able to store their eggs at home as a powder. To revive them for an attempt at having a baby, all they would need to do is empty the sachet, add water, fertilise with sperm and implant the embryo. The technique was demonstrated with cow eggs last month at Cryo, a conference on cold-preservation techniques for eggs, sperm and embryos held in Berlin, Germany.
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A team of UC Davis scientists has found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the disease.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 10:06
Johns Hopkins scientists say they have evidence from animal studies that a type of central nervous system cell other than motor neurons plays a fundamental role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal degenerative disease. The discovery holds promise, they say, for identifying new targets for interrupting the disease's progress.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 16:26
Usually, science starts in the lab and then moves to patients. Gastric bypass surgery has taken the opposite path. Originally offered as a radical treatment for severe obesity, the surgery's effects on the digestive system and metabolism have turned out to be far more mysterious and fascinating than anyone expected. Now, a new study probes another of the surgery's effects: its impact on microbes in the gut and how changing these microscopic communities might drive weight loss.
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 14:48
Researchers are finding new drugs for chronic pain and autoimmune diseases by modifying animal venom-derived molecules that target the nervous and immune systems.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 14:55
Study reveals 'evolutionary glitch' as possible cause of common childhood ear infections. Researchers at King's College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ear.
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 15:17
The mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins out of the brain, scientists are reporting in a new study. It appears in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 15:16
Signs of Parkinson's disease have been relieved in a small animal study conducted by International Stem Cell Corp., which is developing its own kind of stem cell therapy for various diseases.
The study used rats and monkeys to test the therapy's ability to replace the kind of brain cells destroyed in Parkinson's and relieve the disease's movement disorders. The animals were given a neurotoxin to induce Parkinson's symptoms. Rats showed improved movement and the monkeys produced higher levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for movement.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 16:16
A mutual curiosity about patterns of growth and development in pig brains has brought two University of Illinois research groups together. Animal scientists Rod Johnson and Ryan Dilger have developed a model of the pig brain that they plan to use to answer important questions about human brain development.
Friday, March 15, 2013 - 14:14
For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of a new study in Cell Reports. After six months, the cells looked entirely normal, and were only detectable because they initially were tagged with a fluorescent protein.
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 15:12
It happens to everyone: You stay up late one night to finish an assignment, and the next day, you're exhausted. Humans aren't unique in that; all animals need sleep, and if they don't get it, they must make it up.
The biological term for that pay-the-piper behavior is "sleep homeostasis," and now, thanks to a research team at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, one of the molecular players in this process has been identified – at least in nematode round worms.
Monday, March 11, 2013 - 15:21
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe they've uncovered a vital step in developing a vaginal gel that may prevent the spread of HIV, which causes AIDS.
Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), while leaving surrounding cells unharmed.
Friday, March 8, 2013 - 14:58
Most people think that veterinarians are doctors who treat cats and dogs, provide compassionate, expert care but also charge amply for their services. This narrow view means that a vet's work is underestimated and, often, not respected. In reality their role is substantially broader and yet their leadership potential is generally overlooked.
While many vets are caregivers for our domestic animals -- and it's very important work -- a larger mission is to focus on minimizing the transmission of infectious disease and help tackle world hunger issues.
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 10:41
Alligator blood is showing to be a potent antibiotic in lab testing at McNeese State University. These keepers of the bayou are known for their tenacity, but behind the alligator's piercing eyes and sharp teeth is an immune system that is as ferocious as the primitive creature.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 15:45
Scientists may be better able to study how heavy drinking damages the liver using a new mouse model of alcohol drinking and disease developed by researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The model incorporates chronic and binge drinking patterns to more closely approximate alcoholic liver disease in humans than any existing method. A report of the new model appears in the March issue of the journal Nature Protocols.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 15:27
New research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation shows that eating a high-fat diet produces a similar effect to starvation in cells and could be key in understanding why cells "flip the switch" to burn fat instead of sugar in the early stages of diabetes.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 09:58
Mollie Heinz had two surgeries to remove parts of her bowel due to flareups of Crohn's disease.
Even so, the 37-year-old mother from Maryland Heights isn't so hot about the idea of ingesting the eggs of pig whipworms to treat the condition. The eggs, it seems, might be the latest icky way to treat a bacterial balance gone bad in the human gut.
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 13:41
For years, researchers have worked to decode the mysteries of how dogs that race 1,000 miles perform so well -- and how to help them. Research on the physical stamina and the high-performance metabolism of Iditarod dogs has led to changes in the way the animals are conditioned, cared for, fed and rested. Now, from the wintery reaches of the northern United States, the iconic dogs of Alaska's Last Great Race are helping keep American soldiers safe in the deserts of Afghanistan.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 17:20
Stanford scientists have demonstrated a technique for observing hundreds of neurons firing in the brain of a live mouse, in real time, and have linked that activity to long-term information storage. The unprecedented work could provide a useful tool for studying new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 10:06
When it comes to hanging on tight, the lowly mussel has few rivals in nature. Researchers have sought the secrets behind the bivalve's steadfast grip on wet, slippery rock. Now, reporting here today at the annual meeting of AAAS (which publishes ScienceNOW), a researcher said he has used the mollusk's tricks to develop medical applications. These include a biocompatible glue that could one day seal fetal membranes, allowing prenatal surgeons to repair birth defects without triggering dangerous premature labor.
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ABRATAThe Brazilian Association of Families, Friends, and Sufferers from Affective Disorders. http://www.abrata.org.br
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Balanced Mind FoundationWe were formerly known as the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, and our web address was www.bpkids.org We served families raising kids and teens with depression and bipolar disorder. Our new name is The Balanced Mind Foundation, and our new web address is www.thebalancedmind.org. We have expanded our mission as follows: "The Balanced Mind Foundation guides families raising children with mood disorders to the answers, support and stability they seek."
Beyond BipolarBeyondbipolar.com is the website of Jane Mountain, MD, author of Bipolar Disorder: Insights for Recovery, and in-demand speaker on bipolar disorder and other mental health issues. When she faced the challenges of bipolar disorder, Dr. Jane Mountain chose to give up her practice, cut down on her daily activities and pursue recovery. In doing so, she became interested not only in her own recovery but in helping others who have bipolar disorder. Author of Bipolar Disorder: Insights for Recovery and a popular speaker, Dr. Mountain brings fascinating insight and hope to the millions who have bipolar disorder, as well as their families and friends.http://www.beyondbipolar.com
Bipolar Care Giversis an information resource for close family, partners and friends of people with bipolar disorder. It includes information on bipolar disorder and its management, suggestions about ways caregivers can provide support, deal with the illness and take care of themselves, and links to helpful resources. This information is based on guidelines for caregivers developed by combining the research literature with the opinions and consensus of international panels of clinicians, caregivers and people with bipolar disorder, selected for their expertise and experience in dealing with the illness. The website was developed at the University of Melbourne in Australia.http://bipolarcaregivers.org
Bipolar Network News
Check out WWW.BIPOLARNEWS.ORG for the BNN NewsletterThose interested in the latest clinical and research information on bipolar disorder might want to check out the newly redesigned website at www.bipolarnews.org. The bipolar network newsletter (BNN) has been published multiple times per year since 1995 and all back issues are available, as well as new volumes for 2009 and 2010. http://www.bipolarnews.org
Bipolar PoetryBipolar Poetry is for anyone who enjoys reading poetry or would like gain insight into the emotional world of the bipolar poet and anyone who lives with bipolar illnes that writes bipolar poetry as a creative expression about how it affects their lives. http://www.bipolarpoetry.com
Brandon and the Bipolar Bear and Resources for Childhood Educators
"This is the first fictional story available for children about early-onset bipolar disorder. In 32 simply illustrated pages children will follow (and relate to) Brandon's experience with rapid mood swings, irritability, his sense of always being uncomfortable, and his sadness that he can't control himself and that no one can fix him. The comforting explanation of bipolar disorder that Dr. Samuel gives him makes Brandon feel not alone, not bad, but hopeful that the medicines will make him (and his Bipolar Bear) feel better. We were so moved by the power of this little book and we feel better that we now can highly recommend a book for children ages 4 through 11." Click for more information
Center for Women's Mental Health, USA
Depression Alliance
UK charity offering help to people with depression, run by sufferers themselves. http://www.depressionalliance.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
The mission of the DBSA is to educate patients, families, professionals and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses. http://www.dbsalliance.org
Dutch Association for Manic Depressives--Netherlands
Sponsors psycho-educational courses to provide information and teach coping skills to bipolar patients, their families, and friends. http://www.nsmd.nl
Eli, the Bipolar BearEli, the Bipolar Bear is about a child struggling with drastic mood swings and seeking to resolve the issue that is disrupting his whole life. With the help of his parents and a Wise Old Bear, Eli is able to understand what is happening to him and find resources to manage this disorder. ISBN: 0974656828 http://www.ChildHeroesPublishing.com
Fundacion de Bipolares de Argentina (FUBIPA)
FUBIPA, or the Bipolar Foundation of Argentina, has been working for fourteen years, providing support, information and education for bipolar patients and their families through its thirteen self-help groups located in different sites throughout the country. The website is in Spanish only. http://www.fubipa.org.ar
GAMIAN Europe
Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks is a non-political, nonsectarian organization dedicated to publishing and promoting information and awareness concerning the incidence and available treatment of mental illness. GAMIAN is particularly interested in enhancing the recognition and availability of treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. http://www.gamian.eu
German Society for Bipolar Disorder
The German Society for Bipolar Disorder was established in 1999 and is open to professionals, patients, and relatives. The society promotes public awareness of the illness and establishing of local self-help groups, advises patients and relatives, supplies educational materials for professionals and patients, and stages nationwide and local symposia for continuing education.
International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS)
IBANGS, founded in 1996, works to promote the field of neurobehavioral genetics in its largest sense. The Society's journal, Genes, Brain and Behavior (G2B) G2B is published jointly by IBANGS and Blackwell Publishing and is a journal publishing top quality research in behavioral and neural genetics in its broadest sense. The emphasis is on the analysis of the behavioral and neural phenotypes under consideration, the unifying theme being the genetic approach as a tool to increase our understanding of these phenotypes. www.ibangs.org
International Bipolar Foundation
International Bipolar Foundation is a not for profit organization whose mission is to eliminate bipolar disorder through the advancement of research; to promote care & support services; and to erase associated stigma through public education. In addition to providing research grants, we offer a free monthly lecture series which is uploaded onto our website, a Buddy Program and Outreach & Referral Program, educational brochures & videos, and an award winning e-newsletter, My Support. We host prominent speakers, host a Mental Health Fair, Caregiver Support Groups, have a Stigma Busters' Program and produce, support and build awareness for fundraising events to raise money for bipolar research and services. www.InternationalBipolarFoundation.org
International Society for Affective Disorders (ISAD)
Promotes research in the area of affective disorders. http://www.isad.org.uk/
Josselyn Center, The
The Josselyn Center for Mental Health, a not-for-profit corporation, is dedicated to providing high quality interdisciplinary mental health and related services to families and individuals of all socioeconomic backgrounds. It has served Chicago's north shore communities since 1951.
The Juevenile Bipolar Research Foundation
The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation is the first charitable organization solely dedicated to the support of research for the study of early-onset bipolar disorder. Our board is a remarkable one, made up of dedicated parents, treating professionals and world class clinical investigators and basic science researchers. http://www.jbrf.org
Leading Education and Awareness for Depression Pittsburgh (LEAD)
A community advocacy nonprofit that promotes collaboration throughout the community to address the standard of depression care as a common concern. http://www.leadpittsburgh.org
Madison Institute of Medicine
The Madison Institute of Medicine, Inc. (MIM) is committed to conceptualizing, developing, and disseminating innovative approaches to the education of professionals and the general public about medical disorders and their treatment. An additional focus of MIM is clinical research as a vehicle to advance the frontiers of medicine and improve quality of life. http://www.miminc.org
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web
McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web represents the web's most comprehensive one-person site devoted to depression and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), with more than 240 articles, more than 150 links, and news - from diagnosis and treatment to personal stories and essays to issues that touch all our lives. This website also includes a reader's forum, an online depression and bipolar book store, and community message boards and chat.
Bipolar affective disorder affects approximately 3% of people in the United States, and it has been described with consistent accuracy over the centuries, even before Hippocrates. The complexities and subtle variations make it difficult to diagnose at times and even more difficult to predict the course and outcome. The challenge for clinicians is to identify the most appropriate management strategy for a particular patient, a process often complicated by comorbid conditions, such as substance abuse or ADHD, and noncompliance with treatment. To help meet this challenge, Medscape has created the Bipolar Disorder Resource Center.
Mood Disorder Association of Canada, The--Winnipeg
Founded in 1983 as a self-help organization to provide support, information and education to those affected by mood disorders. Fosters public awareness of the social, biochemical, and psychological factors in mania and depression through education in the media. Assists those with mania and depression to obtain professional help. http://www.depression.mb.ca
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders. http://www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment and eventually, prevention of mental illness. For bipolar disorder specific information, click here. For depression specific information, click here.
Pharmacogenomics of Bipolar Disorder (PGBD) StudyPeople with bipolar disorder who are interested in treatment with lithium can receive expert care and contribute to research by participating in the Pharmacogenomics of Bipolar Disorder Study (PGBD). This research study is sponsored by the National Institute for Mental Health and coordinated by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego. Lithium is one of the most effective treatments for bipolar disorder and many people obtain excellent control of their bipolar disorder with it. The goal of the study is to find the genes that determine who will respond best to lithium. This will one day result in a test to help doctors choose the best medication for each individual patient avoiding the lengthy trial and error process that is so common today. There are 11 sites in the US, Canada and Norway where you may participate.
Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
The Stanley Medical Research Institute
The Stanley Medical Research Institute is the largest private provider of research on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the United States. SMRI funds approximately half of all U.S. research on bipolar disorder and approximately one quarter of the research on schizophrenia. In addition, it is a major provider of research on these diseases in England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, and Australia. http://www.stanleyresearch.org
World Health Organization (WHO)
The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. http://www.who.int/