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Image from "Red Squares" by Yulia Gorbachenko.
For the Debut category of PDN's The Look contest, Sony Artisan of Imagery Matthew Jordan Smith selected three young photographers for special recognition.
The Debut category of PDN's The Look contest is especially significant, as it honors a student or emerging photographer, and this year's competition—subtitled "Where Fashion Meets Art"—has brought to light a particularly fresh talent: Yulia Gorbachenko. Her brash, vibrant fashion photographs earned her the first-place Debut award in the competition, sponsored by Milk, Dripbook and Sony. Her work reminded me of an era, the 1970s, with the colors and the emotions," says Debut category judge Matthew Jordan Smith, a highly regarded celebrity, beauty and portrait photographer whose clients include Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry, Vanessa Williams, Pantene, L'Oréal and Revlon. "I like that she wasn't just following what other established photographers are doing. Her work is inspired."
The New York–based Gorbachenko, who emigrated to the United States from Ukraine three years ago, received her master's degree in digital photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York in July, and her work has appeared in Washington Life Magazine, Washingtonian, PDN and Cliché Mag. Her first-place photographs, Red Squares, were part of her thesis project at SVA, a series called "Remix."
"Color, flare and beauty are my addictions," says adding, "I'm extremely happy and inspired to have won the award. Getting recognition for my work is truly important."
As the winner, Gorbachenko received a PDN Photoserve portfolio, valued at $860, a Sony a850 DSLR, valued at $1,999.99, and an SAL2875 lens, valued at $699.99. Her work also was featured in the September 2010 issue of PDN and in The Look contest gallery.
The two runners-up in the Debut category were Alex Wein and Kris Shacochis. Wein's spare, streamlined images, titled Rachel Desert, showed a windblown, waifish blond against a blue sky and a dry desert landscape. "Clean, simple and beautiful" is how Smith describes the images submitted by Wein, who is based in San Francisco but is in enrolled in the BFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. "He was telling a story and I liked that about his work."
Shacochis is a BFA student at the University of the Arts, College of Art and Design, in Philadelphia. Her entry, Third Dimension, consists of soft, muted images with an almost three-dimensional look. "Her work is playful and interesting," notes Smith, "and her style stands out, which is hard to do in this industry."
Being honored in The Look contest is a significant coup for these three young shooters, he adds. "I judge contests whenever I can, especially student work. They are the ones who are going to change the world when they put their work out there."

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Midway through the fourth quarter of the Crosby-Harding boys basketball game, a fan of the Presidents turned to her husband and said, "I told you we should have gone to the movies."
Movies? Are you kidding? Tyshon Rogers was the best show in town.
The Crosby junior was immense Thursday at the Palace as the Bulldogs topped Harding, 83-66. Rogers put up 36 points, snared 11 rebounds and grabbed four steals. Most importantly, he did it all when it mattered.
Though the Bulldogs (4-0) led comfortably at times, a resilient Harding (2-3) made a series of runs to keep the Bulldogs in view. And each time Rogers pulled Crosby out of danger.
"Crosby beat us on the boards tonight," was how Harding coach Charles Clemons saw it. "They were a little tougher than us. And No. 10 played well."
"No. 10" is Rogers, and "well" is not the word.
Rogers scored 10 of Crosby's 14 first-quarter points. He scored from halfcourt to beat the buzzer at the half. And after Harding cut a 10-point Crosby lead to just three late in the third period, Rogers personally put the Presidents away in the fourth. He scored nine points in an 11-0 Crosby run and, for good measure, Roger buried a monster 3-point field goal from somewhere out in the parking lot with 3:35 to play to run the lead to 17.
Then after the game Rogers chastised himself for missing six free throws.
"I played good, but I should have played better," Rogers said.
You mean, it's going to get even better than this?
Crosby coach Nick Augelli said Rogers' shot was a bit off after concentrating on football in the fall. "But now he is getting his basketball legs," said Augelli. "Going to the hoop, no one is going to stop him."
That is only part of what Rogers brings to the Bulldogs.
"He plays 32 minutes of basketball at 150 percent," Augelli said. "He plays hard, and he makes the rest of the team play hard."
But the Bulldogs also received important play from others Thursday. Lex Perez scored 16 points, and the coach was pleased that his jumper looked smooth. Off the bench, Ernest Wallace added a solid eight points and seven rebounds, and Jarron Chapman had six points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Augelli knew he had "an iron five, but I'm finding two other players that get us to seven, and hopefully, as the season goes on, we can get into an eight- or nine-man rotation."
Harding was a handful. Donte Dennis hit five 3-pointers and scored 17, and Kinshawn Pettway grabbed six boards and also scored 17. But what the Presidents gave the Bulldogs was a look at a man-to-man defense that will be quicker than anything the Bulldogs see on a nightly basis in the Naugatuck Valley League.
Augelli said that at times his guards panicked, but that's OK. That's why you go after a nonleague opponent like Harding. Crosby looked like Crosby on Thursday, and that pleased the coach and, especially, his star.
"We have struggled with shooting, but it has improved," Rogers said. "What I like most is our hustle, and our defense just busts it up."
And now Crosby comes back to do it again tonight at home against a rejuvenated city rival in Kennedy. Don't even think about going to the movies.
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They come every year at this time, a costumed coterie of cold-weather congregants. They descend on the Mt. Ashland Ski Area for the Screamin' Tele Lizard Classic, which is billed as a telemark race.
There's racing, that's true, and the previous year's winner has the (dubious) honor of wearing a giant lizard tail, a distinction that fell Saturday to Ashland's Kirk Austbo.
But the Tele Lizard also is a costume party, with racers donning outfits to match each year's theme, which Saturday was "The Lizard in Wonderland!"
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Got inside the show and got right up front. Before the show I saw Mike walking around and told him it was my birthday. He wished me Happy Birthday and signed my ticket for me. I asked as a special request if the band could do Mango Song, they had not played it for quite a while, almost a year I think. He said they hadn't practiced it so probably not. So I said, "well, how about Tela then?" He said he would talk to Trey.
The band came out and laid that monster first set on us. When they came out for the 2nd set my friends and I all screamed in unison "Tela!" as loud as we could. Trey looked down at us and said "Tequila?", then proceeded to play the theme from the song. They opened with Demand, then Bowie, and during the Bowie kept returning to the Tequila theme, even yelling "Tequila" at a few points. Then, out of the Bowie, you guessed it, Mango Song! Trey was smiling that goofy grin of his and the whole band was looking down at us and beaming. They killed it as well as the rest of the show. Check out the solo on Chalkdust, just sheets of screaming feedback.
I really love these guys, I'm so glad they're back and playing well again. Rock on Phish!!!
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CORPORATE SPEAK: Nuance Looks to Bring Voice to Health
[This is one in a series of profiles that will examine the strategies of corporations plugged into the startup community, whether through investments, acquisitions or partnerships.]
Nuance Communications, a pioneer in the field of speech recognition, has grown in the last 22 years to employ thousands of people in 35 offices world-wide. Its growth, in large part, has been fueled by the company's constant involvement with small, privately held startups with technologies that could help Nuance move the ball forward.
Over the years, Nuance has acquired dozens of smaller players, some that helped Nuance teach computers to listen to vocal commands, and others that helped speech-recognition move into new industries.
The company is still engaging with startups, and found a new way to do so 18 months ago when it made its development platform available for download. Independent developers, especially those with an eye on the health-care sector, are key to the continued growth of Nuance, said Janet Dillione, the executive vice president and general manager of the company's health-care business. She discussed speech recognition in health care with Venture Capital Dispatch.
The following is an edited version of that interview.
Where does speech-recognition fit into the health-care industry?
Well, everything that happens in health care starts with the physician. Speech technology allows the doctor to tell the patient's story in the language that they prefer to use. That story triggers everything else that happens, all of the treatment. At Nuance, health care is our largest vertical.
What has happened since the company made its software-development kit available to download?
There are more than 500 health-care developers using it. The first application we made available was speech, followed by language-understanding tools. This has been an opportunity to see what we wouldn't typically see, [our technology being put to use in] this emerging ecosystem. We're seeing it in mobile technology, the automated home, automotive, virtual assistants and call technologies, and of course, health care.
Where will speech technology be used in health care, aside from doctors dictating their case notes?
There is clinical documentation, medical transcription and coding. Meaningful use [the federal mandate for providers to adopt new software] has been a real tailwind. The health-care industry is really scrambling to automate everything, and this presents opportunities. Electronic health records, medical coding–these are big opportunities.
How does Nuance benefit from seeing its technology embedded in other products?
So far, we have been doing usage-based fees. We are still figuring out other pricing methods, and licensing issues for the future. … Health care makes up 40% of our revenue.
Is Nuance still interested in acquiring other companies, specifically health-care companies?
Yes. We're always looking. We are opportunistic, and strategic. We will also invest if we see an opportunity. Two of our most recent acquisitions were in the area of health, [information-technology company] Quantim and [clinical documentation company] J.A. Thomas & Associates. And over the last couple of years, we've done six or seven such acquisitions. Nuance Healthcare, my division, now has about 1,200 employees.
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- Election on Tuesday to replace George Shirakawa Jr. in Santa Clara County District 2 likely to have low turnout
- Santa Clara County supervisor election: Meet the candidates
- George Shirakawa Jr. is convicted but not sentenced; can he vote?
- May 14:
- Mike Honda: Cindy Chavez the best choice for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
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- Mercury News editorial: Teresa Alvarado for Santa Clara County supervisor
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- Four other candidates competing for vacant Santa Clara County Board of Superviors seat
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- Candidate profile: Teresa Alvarado campaigns for reform in wake of Shirakawa scandal
- Candidate profile: Cindy Chavez seen as both savior and polarizing figure
SAN JOSE -- In the race to fill Santa Clara County's District 2 supervisorial post, labor leader Cindy Chavez had a substantial lead after mail-in ballot results were released moments after the polls closed at 8 p.m.
Teresa Alvarado was in second place in the packed field.
Residents of the city's east side came steaming mad to the polls Tuesday -- with various favored candidates among seven locals vying to be county supervisor, but intent on one common goal: Anyone but George Shirakawa Jr.
Turnout was barely a trickle at many precincts on the day of the special election to replace the former supervisor convicted of corruption and theft of public funds. But those who marched into community centers, churches and public schools across District 2 did so with determination.
"Do you want me to be brutally honest?" said 73-year-old Navy veteran Charles Stephanski when questioned by a reporter outside his mobile home park polling place. "It's to get rid of the cheater! He's a scumbag and I'm glad he was convicted. And I'm looking forward to Friday when he gets sentenced."
The District 2 supervisor's race is the only issue on the ballot, and the election is curiously timed. Shirakawa, 51, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on a slew of felonies related to his abuse of public office. The longtime east San Jose politician pleaded guilty in March to using taxpayer funds and campaign donations for his casino jaunts, unauthorized travel and dozens of restaurant meals with his friends and staffers.
"All of the stuff our Moms and Dads told us not to do -- he did," Stephanski said. "He kicked us all in the shins. He took the public trust and dumped it upside down."
The candidates say they will restore dignity to the office. All along Chavez, 49, and Alvarado, 48, had been considered the two apparent front-runners. The other four candidates are Scott Hung Pham, a 49-year-old Vietnamese-American college instructor; Patricia Martinez-Roach, 63, a school teacher and former school board member; Joseph La Jeunesse, 44, a deputy county sheriff, and David Wall, 58, a retired San Jose city employee. Perennial candidate Andrew Diaz, 70, is a write-in candidate.
Political watchdogs anticipate that no single candidate will receive more than 50 percent of the vote, forcing a July 30 runoff. Stephanski was among the district's 118,000 registered voters who actually made it to the districts 52 polling places Tuesday, which remain open until 8 p.m. Many others are expected to have cast ballots by mail.
Replacing Shirakawa with someone competent, accountable and trustworthy was on the minds of other voters Tuesday as well -- even those who were less clear on the specifics.
Cynthia Jones, an aide at a local elementary school, said the region's political leadership needed drastic improvement. "I'm tired of all the crap that goes on, and I have to change that," Jones said, after voting at the Alum Rock Christian Church on Story Road. "This one's lying to us, this one's cheating us. So it's up to us to try to find the best one out of the group."
For retired Air Force member Adolph Burton, 76, the Tuesday vote was up close and personal. Burton, a neighbor of Shirakawa's lifelong home near the county fairgrounds, voted at the same polling place at the Stonegate Elementary School where Shirakawa and his brother Kenley are registered to vote as mail-in voters. Burton occasionally saw the former supervisor at neighborhood meetings, but was "not impressed," he said. "I was impressed with his dad," Burton said of the deceased George Shirakawa Sr., a longtime San Jose city councilman revered by many locals.
Burton has spent years playing pinochle at the Shirakawa Community Center -- named for Shirakawa Sr. -- less than a mile away from the neighborhood. "After all the hard work he put in, and his son growing up to be a crook," he said. "He let everybody down. Now I'd like to see somebody that cares about this area"
Contact Karen de Sá at 408-920-5781.
Early District 2 returns
Teresa Alvarado...5,055...29.5 percent
Cindy Chavez ...7,071...41.27 percent
Joseph La Jeunesse...568...3.32 percent
Scott Hung Pham...2,622...15.3 percent
Patricia Martinez-Roach...1,269 votes...7.4 percent
David Wall...549...3.2 percent
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Starting Tuesday evening, the second annual Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainable Community Film Series kicks off at Loaded Joe's in Avon. The first film, called "Chasing Ice," follows environmental photographer James Balog as he deploys time lapse cameras to capture a multi year record of the world's changing glaciers as part of his Extreme Ice Survey. His beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear.
The film, directed by Jeff Orlowski, the same man who produced the Academy Award winning documentary "The Cove," has been getting a lot of press since it was released. Among the long list, it nabbed the "Excellence in Cinematography" award from the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and was an Audience Award Festival Favorite at SXSW in 2012.
Orlowski answered a few questions about the film:
Vail Daily: Talk about how "Chasing Ice" came to you as a film. How did you get involved?
Jeff Orlowski: I was connected to James Balog through a good mutual friend, and we met on occasion in Boulder every time I visited. I was a photographer, and a huge fan of James's work, and really wanted to work with him. In 2007, he started his project called the Extreme Ice Survey and I offered to help for free. I went with him and a team to Iceland when he started installing his first time lapse cameras, and I filmed the entire trip. It was mostly just to document what he was doing, and to have a record of the project. Then I went with him to Greenland, and then Alaska, and then kept traveling with him, filming everywhere we went.
As time went by, we had collected a great archive of the project, and I knew we could make a great film out of it. There have been so many efforts to document climate change, but this one was unique
As James' time lapses started to come back from the field, we knew the project was working. So I put all my efforts into making a feature doc, built a world class team to support me, and spent the next few years dedicated to ice.
VD: How many locations did you shoot at and how did you select them?
JO: The list is too long! Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, Glacier National Park in Montana, the Alps, Bolivia, Canada ... Wherever James went, we followed. James selected the locations to install his time lapse cameras based on wanting to capture a very broad representation of glaciers all around the world. He wanted his Extreme Ice Survey to show people how glaciers are responding everywhere not just in one small region; so, we followed him everywhere. Beyond the work in the field, we filmed scientists and experts all around the country who could help explain why James's work is so critical.
VD: What were your biggest challenges during filming?
JO: The biggest challenge was the harsh environments. We had weather as low as negative 30 degrees. One winter night in Greenland, I thought I was going to freeze to death in our cabin. Our heater was leaking gas so we decided to go to sleep without it. I woke up in the middle of the night from my own teeth chattering. I rubbed my body to stay warm, and suffered until sunrise.
But as cold as it was, and as difficult as it may seem, that was all the fun stuff. I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. I'd much rather be out shooting than editing!
VD: "Chasing Ice" features some very moving images of how climate change is impacting our natural world. What do you hope audiences take away from the film?
JO: As James says, he wants people to realize that these images are visual evidence of climate change. His time lapses capture that process in action. It's really hard for the average person to see the impact that humans have on the planet, especially when we live in a huge, beautiful country like America. You can drive across the States and spend days just looking out at huge open fields, and think, "How is my little car supposed to be having some sort of impact on all of that?"
Yet, what James has documented is that visual record. It's something that people can see and feel that represents what the science has concluded. Glaciers may seem really far away, in a distant world that nobody ever goes to, yet we humans are changing them. I hope that "Chasing Ice" can take James' work and make it real for people; to take the beautiful world of ice and to make it tangible and bring it close to home. If it helps change how people think about their relationship to nature, and how human beings exist on this planet, then I'll consider it a success.


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NRA-Gabrielle Giffords fight heats up; Giffords charity rakes in $11M since Sandy Hook massacre
Giffords� gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, hit back � announcing it raised more than $11 million in its first four months of operation � a staggering figure even in the age of super PACs and big outside money groups.
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There is a whole new batch of child stars out there, giving seriously good performances in quality movies and television shows.
Their backgrounds and performances are all over the map. Some were literally discovered out of the blue (Quvenzhané Wallis), others come from Hollywood royalty (Elle Fanning, Jaden Smith). Some are asked to play very un-childlike roles ("Madmen's" Kiernan Shipka, Chandler Riggs of "The Walking Dead").
And some are from the Bay Area (Thomas Horn, from "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Zendaya from TV's "Shake It Up.")
In all cases, their collective future seems bright and the chances are - unlike so many other child actors - these will be remembered for their careers, not their appearances in the tabloids.
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*** NOTE *** Due to popular demand, we will be moving the league to Tuesday nights starting next week 5/17/2011!
Women's league will start Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Our first week will be at Turkey Creek. Meet at the shelter by the 16 basket after 5:45 and we will start at 6 pm. We will rotate parks each week on Tuesday nights over the summer.
There is no charge for the Women's league at this time. We will be playing for bag tag pride. This league is a democracy, so bring your opinions! This league is for fun, so bring your friends!
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Biologic therapy may be used in the treatment of kidney cancer that has spread.
Biologic therapy is a treatment that uses drugs to improve the way your body's immune system fights disease. Your immune system is your body's natural defense against disease. Biologic therapy attempts to repair, stimulate, or enhance the immune system so that it can fight the cancer more effectively. These therapies can be used to fight cancer or to reduce the side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments.
Examples of agents used to treat kidney cancer include interferon and interleukin 2 (also known as IL-2, aldesleukin, or proleukin).
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) is approved for metastatic kidney cancer, when the disease has spread to other places in the body. The medicine is given by shots under the skin or by IV. Treatment may be given in cycles separated by a rest period. Although only about one in six patients with renal cell carcinoma have shrinkage of their cancer with IL-2, some of these patients have disappearance of their cancer that can be long lasting. Unfortunately, the medicine has many side effects and is not appropriate for all patients with renal cell carcinoma.
A combination treatment of
bevacizumab and interferon-alpha is used for patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The medicines are given by IV and work by preventing the growth of new blood vessels to the tumor. The most common side effects are hypertension and gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation.
Interleukin 2 produces responses in 15% of kidney cancer patients. Interferon response rate is about 15%. The combination of interferon with other chemotherapy drugs and IL-2 increases the response rate.
Side effects may include:
Side effects for the bevacizumab and interferon alpha combination may include:
These medications attempt to interfere with the growth of the tumor by blocking the
formation of new blood vessels around the tumor.
Sorafenib (Nexavar)
Sorafenib (Nexavar) targets several different pathways of tumor growth. The most common side effects include:
Sunitinib (Sutent)
Sunitinib (Sutent) attacks both blood vessel growth and other targets that stimulate cancer cell growth. The results show tumor shrinkage in one third of the patients treated. Side effects may include:
Temsirolimus (Torisel)
Temsirolimus (Torisel) is an IV medicine used in advanced kidney cancer, which also works to inhibit cell growth. The most common side effects include:
Pazopanib (Votrient)
Pazopanib (Votrient) is approved for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. It works by preventing the growth of new blood vessels to tumors.
The most common side effects include:
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Bob Dylan Tackles the Super Bowl with Ads for Chobani Yogurt and Chrysler
Bob Dylan is set to support two Super Bowl ads on Sunday. The 72-year-old singer has lent his 1966 hit "I Want You" to a Chobani yogurt commercial and will personally appear in a commercial for automaker Chrysler. The Chrysler deal was confirmed to the Wall Street Journal by two sources with knowledge of the partnership.
In the Chobani commercial, a wild bear invades a small town's general store. The customers and store attendant scream, scatter and hide until the bear find what he was looking for, a honey Greek yogurt, as the song kicks in. Preview the ad here.
Throughout his five decade career, Dylan has never been short on surprises and his take on commercialism has always been especially puzzling. Ten years ago, he made an unexpected cameo in a Victoria's Secret Super Bowl ad that also featured his song "Love Sick." When the ad officially aired during the game, it was difficult to figure out what either party stood to gain from the collaboration (are the target consumers of Victoria's Secret big folk-rock fans?). In recent years, he's also appeared in commercials for the Apple iPod, Cadillac Escalade, Jeep Cherokee and Pepsi.
But unpredictability is one of the singer's trademarks. In November, Dylan hired digital-media company Interlude Studios to create an interactive music video for his 1965 smash hit "Like a Rolling Stone." The project was designed to simulate the experience of channel-surfing and allowed users to click through different videos, all of which featured celebrities lip-syncing the song's lyrics. The video, which operated on its own platform housed at bobdylan.com, was one of the first of its kind.


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Family Warns Of Skin Cancer Dangers
Woodland Park Family Raising Awareness For Skin Cancer
Kelly Bullard?s mother was diagnosed with skin cancer when she went to the doctor complaining of headaches.
?We didn?t find out until she had four brain tumors and then she lost her sight. It?s just huge, its one of most deadly types of cancer and fastest growing,? Bullard said.
According to Dr. Vinh Chung with Vanguard Skin Care Specialist, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer with more than one million diagnoses every year in America.
?Skin cancer is an epidemic. It is the most common type of cancer, more than all the other types of cancer combined: colon, prostate, lung cancer,? said Chung.
Chung said early detection is key, citing the ABCDE?s of Melanoma. Chung said this is an easy way to spot moles that could be cancerous.
A ? Asymmetry: when one half of the mole does not match the other half. B ? Border: when the border of edges of the mole are blurred or irregular. C ? Color: when the color of the mole is not the same throughout; or when there are shades of tan, black, red, white or blue in the mole. D ? Diameter: when the mole is larger than the diameter of a pencil eraser, although melanomas can also be much smaller. E ? Evolution: when the mole changes in size, shape, elevation, or color; most normal moles remain the same for many years.
Chung recommends putting sunscreen on daily, and recommends using SPF 30 or higher to help protect against skin cancer.
According to Bullard, she did not take skin cancer seriously before her mother was diagnosed and now wishes she would have been more knowledgeable about the risks.
?I thought it was as simple as removing a mole and having a little scar when you?re 40, no big deal. I?d still rather be tan,? Bullard said.
Now Bullard explains she wants to prevent others from making this same, deadly mistake.
Bullard started the Fight Against Melanoma Research and Education Foundation, and is hoping to raise awareness about the disease. Bullard said she want to educate teens and young adults about the dangers of tanning and explain to them the long-term consequences.
?It?s not worth it. It?s not worth being tan especially when you can get a fake tan in a bottle,? said Bullard.
Bullard is working to raise money for her foundation, in hopes of attaining nonprofit status.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk made it official Thursday: The automaker's first "gigafactory" for battery production -- key to its future and plans to produce a more affordable, mass-market car in three years -- will be built in Reno.
"Nevada is a real 'get things done' state," said Musk, who joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and scores of jubilant elected officials for the announcement. "It's a heck of a big factory. It will be shaped like a diamond, with solar panels on the roof. The factory will produce all of the energy that it needs through wind, solar and geothermal."
The announcement, made on the steps of the state Capitol, is a huge victory for Nevada, which is eager to diversify its economy and competed against far larger states with bigger budgets. Nevada, with a population of just 3 million, expects the gigafactory to pump $40 billion into the state economy over the next 20 years.
The gigafactory will add 6,500 jobs -- Nevada residents and veterans will get priority in hiring -- that will pay an average of $25 an hour. The 5 million-square-foot project is expected to employ 3,000 workers at peak construction. Musk did not say when it might start production, but construction can begin immediately.
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Musk, who flew in from London for the event, was mobbed after the formal news conference. During a brief exchange with journalists, he stressed that Nevada did not offer the largest incentive package.
"Incentives were one factor. The biggest single factor was time to completion," said Musk. "Unless the gigafactory is ready when we need to produce the mass-market affordable electric car, then the vehicle will be stalled. So time to execution is extremely important. Nevada was No. 1 on time to execution."
Tesla evaluated scores of potential sites in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas before deciding on Nevada within the last few days.
"We're going to build this awesome factory that's truly going to be a wonder to behold," Musk said. "It's going to take battery manufacturing to a whole new level. I don't think there's anyone in Nevada who will regret this incentive package. It's going to pay for itself by an order of magnitude or more."
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Roger made a good start into the Gerry Weber Open by defeating Florian Mayer 6-4, 7-5 in just 74 minutes today.
"I'm very happy with the way things went today. I obviously knew playing against Mayer in the first round was going to be tricky," he said.
Roger showed solid tennis today, having to defend just one single breakball - with a service winner. He will meet Milos Raonic (ATP 21) in the quarter-finals. It is already the third time this year that the two meet, Roger won both previous encounters, but dropped a set in each of them.
Congratulations, Rog. Good luck in the QFs.
Very good work Rog. Tomorrow you will win in a two straight sets.
Good start Roger. Be careful and focused with Raonic; that guy has a terrific serve but I know you can manage it. Wish you all the best.
Good work, Roger. You can still win in the smaller tournaments. If Wozniacki can reach number one without doing well in the majors, maybe you can too. You may want to stop wasting so much energy on the majors which are probably out of your reach at this point. Go, Roger!!
congratulations, Rog . I still believe that you are the best player ever , and I belive you can win grandslams, but before this you can win Gerry Weber Open.
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In Their Own Words – One New Message
This "In Their Own Words" is by Laura Traw, who has a son with autism.
Sometimes I have a hard time watching shows regarding autism. No matter how I prepare myself, I find myself either turning off or walking away for awhile, then always coming back. My thought process always seems to be, "I am living this life. It's too painful to watch someone else go through it as well."
When HBO aired "Temple Grandin" (great job, by the way), my husband and I (on the west coast) watched the east coast feed while my best friend, who is in Tampa, watched at the same time. Periodically, we would text one another, something like this, "how r u holding up" Me: "so far so good". Then, there is a point in the movie when the doctors told Temple's mother that Temple needed to be institutionalized. I don't remember the exact correspondence between the two but the message was all too clear. There was no cure, no hope.
Another text came through, "are you ok" No, I'm not.
I looked at my husband, tears streaming down my face. I felt like someone was standing on my chest; I couldn't breathe and I could not stop this waterfall. What was happening to me?
"I can't watch this," I said, as I got up and started walking out the room.
He stood up and came over to me. I could barely make his face out, because my eyes were covered with tears. He hugged me, really hugged me – which was good because I felt like I was going to collapse.
I put my head in his chest and sobbed, "I just can't." Without hesitation he stopped the DVR, and said "It's okay."
It wasn't "okay" – this is our life!
Maybe I'll learn or see something that will help, that I can do, I'm thinking. Why was I feeling like this? I have to pull it together, I have to be strong for my son. How can I fight this battle if I can't sit through a movie or a show about autism?
My phone vibrates, another text, "this is so good, what an amazing movie."
Amazing? This isn't amazing – nothing about any of this is amazing. I text back, "had to turn off, can't watch."
Does no one understand this? I know this is a great story and I know she has made such strides and is a voice of hope, reason and even understanding to this disorder.
What is wrong with me?
I am strong. I have been strong. I will, and have fought for my little guy and I dare anyone to tell me we can't or he won't be able to do something because of autism.
Why can't I watch this movie?
I leave the room, utterly and completely defenseless of my own thoughts. I start doing laundry, anything to keep me busy. My husband comes in. I keep my head down, because I know I am going to start crying; I am weak.
I can't be weak.
"I love you," he says, standing in the doorway. I pour the laundry soap into the washing machine; I still can't look up. "I love you, too," I say, my voice quivering.
He sets my phone on the counter and there it is, telling me, "one new message." I read it – "you are an amazing mom."
That's it, just that.
How is it that when I am so weak, my husband is so strong or although miles and miles apart, a best friend still knows just what to say?
I don't know, but with that and about an hour to pull myself together, I sit on the couch with my husband holding hands. Sometimes I'm clinching.
We laughed, we cried and WE made it through the whole movie. It's still hard for me to watch some things, but I am so thankful for these amazing people who open themselves and their lives up for the rest of us to see, hear, read and learn from. We are not alone, I am not alone.
It is because of such courageous people, my family, my husband and, yes, my best friend that I, too, have opened up about this journey.
These are raw emotions, me, us, our son. There are some moments when I feel like I just can't make it one more minute. Then there are moments like the other day when I pointed to the color red and my son said, "RED." Or last week when we were at the beach and he could not get dirty enough. We didn't have to spend hours wiping every piece of sand off of him, or wash his hands numerous times to make sure there was no more dirt. A big day for us!
My heart hurts. I get angry and yes, sad. I am strong, but sometimes I feel defeated. I cry alone, because I don't want anyone to see my tears. But, I open myself up because I know that I have a great family, wonderful friends, a husband that I adore, a son that is the love of my life; and yes, I am an amazing mom!
"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 email@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.
August 28, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I get it. My son, who is 15 now, was diagnosed in 2nd grade. I feel the same way. I'm living this. Why do I want to watch it on tv? (BTW, I also feel the same way about American Choppers :-), not because of the choppers, but because of the explosive anger) I actually haven't brought myself to see this movie. I really like reading books by Dean Koontz, but stopped reading the Frankenstein series because one of the characters was creating autistic people to experiment on. Totally made me angry. I get it. You are not alone. There is no glory or entertainment with living with autism. There is just every day. And every day is different; some better, some worse. And in the end, we hope that our family keeps together and has happy memories for the most part.
August 28, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I know exactly how you feel, but that movie gave me hope. It inspired me to keep teaching him, keep loving him, keep trusting that he will overcome this. I tried reading the new book about an autistic boy by Jodi Picoult (one of my favorite writers) and I couldn't get past the first chapter. It was a story of my life and I don't want to relive it in a book. BUT the movie wasn't a made-up story, it was real, and showed me that these kids can live somewhat normal lives. Go back and watch it….
August 28, 2010 at 3:17 pm
This hit home….wow! Every single thing said reminds me of every single time I tried to watch movies like this….to this day it is still hard but i know I learn something from each and every one I watch and it will help Lincoln. My love goes out to you!
August 28, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Thanks. I haven't seen the movie yet but I've been there.
August 28, 2010 at 5:01 pm
You are not alone!!!! I couldn't even read this without tears rolling down my cheecks. You are a great MOM. Keep up the great work.
August 28, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Laura, thank you for sharing your story. I am sitting here with tears rolling down my face. I honestly feel the exact way you have. I just can not explain why or when the emotions will take me over. I watch the stories and hope to gain some insight or educational information that will help me help my daughter who has autism. Sometimes it feels like self inflicted torture, but I keep on hoping and hoping for a sign. A sign or a cure. It gives me peace that I am not going out of my mind. I am glad to know there is someone out there that feel the same way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you and your family!
August 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm
i know exactly what you are feeling laura i have 2 autistic children a son with diabetes and recently had a brain tumor and now as a side effect and result of the tumor can no longer work as a nurse so i went back to college to get a degree in special education. i had to make a report, research paper and give a presentation on autism and it was murder. all i did was cry and sulk and it was really hard to do it but we gotta keep on going cause our kids are relying on us and we need to be there to help and guide and show them the way.
August 28, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Dear Mrs. Traw,
I feel your pain. I too had a difficult time watching the movie, but am glad I forced myself to do so. Temple Grandin has several books on the market currently that I would suggest reading if you have the time, and the dedication. They are not an easy read. It is painful to hear details about her story. The point is, they are full of strategies you can try with your son. Her latest is titled simply "The Way I See It".
My son and I had the priviledge of meeting her at a book signing hosted by Barnes and Noble about a month ago. She is truly a strong woman, and a powerful influence, not only in the autistic world, but in the entire world!
Good luck to your family in their continued battle! You are in my prayers.
Lisa D. Carlisle
August 29, 2010 at 1:17 am
Thank you for your story. I cried and cried about the "RED" and getting dirty at the beach!! My son is now 4 1/2 and I have many of those "weak" moments but I've come realize that an awesome moment in probably just minutes away and it always gives me hope. A few weeks ago my son saw my slice of pizza, and he said, "PIZZA" the funny thing is, I didn't think he even knew what it was or even liked it. He ate my whole slice! What a moment!! Aren't we so lucky that we can find such joy in the little things.
August 29, 2010 at 3:32 am
yes, you are an amazing mom !!!!,and you are not alone.I have a 17 year old autistic son…My heart also hurts and I cry alone many, many times…believe me..I do understand you..
August 29, 2010 at 6:42 am
hello laura i read your piece YES YOU ARE AN AMAZING MOM and i too have a son with autism i understand totally where you are coming from every word .autism is very cruel it makes our lives so uncertain we feel alone and scared for our childs future if we are not around .but who knows the future and our children do have different qualities that others do not see as long as we feel they are doing the best they can that,s what we all want to be happy .from one mom to another i send you love and i really do know how you feel comment back if you like x lorraine x
August 29, 2010 at 11:06 am
Thank you; I know what it's like to cry alone–always having to be strong.
August 29, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Thank you for a very well written essay. I want to say that it's very helpful for me to read an essay from a mother of a child with autism, like my son has. Much of what I see and read is written or produced about children who are hardly affected at all and I am left feeling terrible because my son, Sam, really does have autism. He can't have conversations and he can't do many things, because of his autism. I too have a wonderful husband, who suffers because this child will never be able to do things because of his autism. We have had to accept this. My husband is upset so much because he can not accept this. My son is 19. We all have to accept ourselves for who we are and we have to accept our children for who they are too. It is the way forward. I can tell you that with acceptance comes unconditional love and joy. We can fight and struggle and refuse to accept for only so long, and then, we have to live. Being a parent is not about making our children into our own image of what we need them to be. It is about learning to love them, helping them grow, learning to grow from what we learn by being their parent. The inner journey will get easier as we let go and learn this. We will all witness miracles in our children's lives, but they might not be the one's we think we want. Thank you again for your writing. Sincerely, Vicky Z.
September 3, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Vicky, you hit the mark when you said "We will all witness miracles in our children's lives, but they might not be the one's we think we want."
In truth, they'll be bigger, better and more glorious than than we imagined!
And we'll start witnessing these miracles when we've finished mourning the loss of our dreams for their life. All it takes is a simple shift in perspective – from thinking we have to change, fix or force them to be more like us, to recognizing that maybe – just maybe – they're here to teach us something… That something may well include patience, acceptance, understanding – but I guarantee that's not all, and I guarantee we parents aren't the only ones they're here to teach.
Perspective is Everything.
Everything is Perspective.
We get to decide if we want ourselves and our children to be happy and thrive, or not.
I choose JOY every day of the week!
August 30, 2010 at 5:00 am
I still don't know if my son is autistic although sometimes I think he is. He is only 3 1/2 years old and if it weren't for pioneers like Temple Grandin, I wouldn't know about autism or early intervention. I had my son in early intervention when he was about 18months old and so now he talks and he is becoming very expressive but he seems to have some sensory issues with food and can still use help with expression and other issues and so if he is autistic, I am hopeful because he received early intervention and he has improved and if Temple Grandin and many others with autism can achieve goals then so can my son. God Bless you also for sharing your story.
August 30, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Thank you so much for this story! I work with early intervention and have the opertunity to work with many parents as they get the first diagonis or when they are first realiziing something is different with thier child. I have a real passion for working with children with Autism but not having a child my self who has autism, it is hard to relate and to know what these parents are feeling! So thank you so much for expressing your feelings and being willing to share them with us! You have helped me to understand what not only you but many other mothers feel.
August 30, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I can completely relate to your story, I believe watching a TV or show or even anyone else makes us see things from an outside perspective and it becomes even more real. It was hard at first but I actually bought this movie last week, it caught my eye at the store. I have been trying to stay strong and think postive and arming myself with research and faith so that I can help my son in any way that I can. I have my pity parties and crying sessions, but I force myself back up and realize that these are my own fears and obstacles I have to face. My son is happy and doing well and that is what I hold on to everyday.
August 31, 2010 at 7:57 am
What an amazing story and you are an awesome mom!!! I found myself different then you. I had to buy books, many books, tv shows, movies anything to help me learn more about it and how I could help him. I can't imagine having a hard time watching anything about it. My husband had the hard time. he denied everything at all our doctors appointments. He kept saying that our son was fine. Its nice to hear everyone's different and same experience. thanks for sharing and stay strong!!!
September 1, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thank you for sharing, I cried right along with you. I am so glad I am not alone, I couldn't explain to my Mom why I couldn't watch Parenthood on TV. That is the answer, it is too painful to watch a family go through the early stages again. It is painful to watch daily routines be so challenging because of 1 child (who is not a toddler) throw a fit, and know I have been there, I will be there again. It is too challenging for me to watch family members (Aunts, Uncles, Grandpartents) deny anything is wrong with this child they are related to and to brush off any and all feelings their brother, sister or child are going through having to parent a child with autism. Now that my daughter is getting older (9) things are different. But, the traits and subtraits and my anger are still very prevelent. Some days are hard (I try to be strong) and other days are very fufilling! I wish the latter was more true. I pray for her every night to have as normal of a kids life that she can. (she has been in training since the early age of 15 months) To not be ridiculed or treated differently yet at the same time to realize she has issues and is a wonderful person regardless and fill her with love and support. It is a hard line to draw and a hard line as Mom's and Dad's to decide which side you are on and when and why. (being tough, and pushing on or stopping and crying for them) Being strong is hard when inside your heart really doesn't know what to do. Bottom line, I love her more and more everyday. I can't imagine my life any different.
September 5, 2010 at 12:55 am
Thank you Sharon. I too have an Autistic daughter who just turned 15 on Tuesday. There are so many more challenges to having a daughter as opposed to a son. Menstruation is really challenging, mood swings, she hates taking baths, she's SUPER strong, but really petite. It takes my husband (who's a pretty big guy) and myself to get her into the bathtub (sometimes fully clothed). I too have a hard time reading or watching anything to do with Autism, living it is hard enough! Luckily with early intervention we can have very basic communication with our daughter. But ask her to go get her underwear and she'll just stand there opening every drawer even though they haven't moved from the drawer in 10yrs. My wonderful friends suggest things when I am having a hard time getting her to cooperate, but they really don't understand that she WILL NOT comprehend what I am saying. I've gone to the school because she would not leave a classroom (laying on the floor),wouldn't get on/off a bus, was sitting on the floor (with her period) and would not use the restroom. You just pack yourself up and go help your child. Our newest challenge is clothing (sensory issues) she rips every t shirt she wears to bed and it takes at least 20min to find one to sleep in that does not bother her. I do realize I am not alone, and my stories may be unique but familiar. Everyday there is a challenge and a reward. The BIG hug and kiss are the rewards I look forward to everyday. I learned a long time ago not to sweat the (what ifs..)small stuff anymore. She loves music,Nick and Disney channels are her faves. We love that many of their shows are like musicals. I am so grateful to be her mom and enjoy the little things that excite her! We pray for her to have some form of normalcy as well. I can't imagine my life without her though…as challenging as this journey has been I have learned how strong I am, my marriage is and how brave our little girl is…Ok I'm gonna start crying now. I love that there is a place for us parents to share our thoughts and to realize we are NOT alone EVER. Thanks eveyone!
September 2, 2010 at 11:16 pm
I love this, yea fine it made me cry, anything like this does but that's ok :) Is that your son in the sand? If so is he kicking? I'm just wondering because my son likes to lay down and kick for awhile a few times a day and I've never met any one else's child who did. Thanks for sharing your life.
September 3, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I'm going to have to watch that movie, I love movies that may help or open my eyes to things I may not already be doing for my son. Thanks for sharing your reaction to that movie I hope I learn something new. at least I know I'll cry which for me crying during a movie is the only way to let these feelings of guilt and frustration out….
On another note… Matthew,7, read his first sentence today without prompts!!! I'm so Happy. those are my reminders that I am to an awesome mom.
September 3, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Thank you for sharing. I know the feeling of not being able to go on. I have a 4 year old with aspergers. But today for the first time I met another mother with a child that has aspergers. I am 23 and Gabriel is my first child. He is 4 and I can honestly say that I realized today that God gave me him because I am strong. We are all strong women. I don't have any other children, but to me my son is just a normal child he just likes things his way, and he will certainly let you know if he doesn't like what is going on. My husband and I don't do much like going out to dinner, because Gabe is not comfortable with us leaving. He started K4 this year and his teachers know he is autistic, but I am fairly certain that they have no idea what that is really. I am sure they have heard of it but I don't think that they know quite how sever the struggles of day to day life are. I haven't seen this movie but from the sound of it I don't want to watch it. I just want to let you know that you are not alone. Thank you for sharing and please keep up the faith.
September 5, 2010 at 12:09 am
I completely understand how you feel. My little boy is five years old and does not talk at all. When I put him on the bus to go to school in the morning I tear up most of the time. I always wondering are they really treating my son good in school , when I am not around. I turn on the news and constantly hear about autistic children been killed by a parent or being neglected inside an institution and losing their lives. I just get so angry and began to cry every time. Us parents know that these children are Angels with special gifts, but some other people in the world are so cruel to them and just want them to disappear. So, we as parents must stay strong and not let any negative things about autism destroy our journey.
September 16, 2010 at 2:16 pm
When I log on here I know to do it alone and with plenty of tissues. So many people are feeling the same as I do. I love my son to death he is 3 and has been "behind" his whole life, I never wanted to admit that anything was different about him and used the excuse "boys are just slower than girls" Eventually I had no choice we had him monitored and they have given us way to many diagnoses but I truely believe its autism so does a the people who see him everyday. They say he is to friendly and loving. Who said all children with autism are mean or prefer to be alone?! Luke is going through alot as the whole family is but not one day goes by where I dont wonder if this is something I caused by not eating properly durring my pregnancy or taking medications to stop labor most of my pregnancy. Dont get me wrong I love my son and am VERY proud of him for the progress he had made but I still want to make sure I am doing everything I can for him.


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HOYLAKE, England -- After he hit his tee shot at the fifth hole -- a low, right-leaning, sickly number with a 2-iron -- Tiger Woods clenched his teeth, then stepped to the side of the tee box, into the shadows. There, he pantomimed the swing that hasn't been seen in a major championship this season.
"It wasn't exactly the greatest of starts," Woods said.
But by the time the fifth hole was over, he had his first birdie. And by the time the first round of the British Open was complete, Woods was in a place that used to be so familiar but recently has seemed foreign: right in the mix. His 3-under 69 sat three shots off the lead of Rory McIlroy, but it featured a Woods-like stretch of five birdies in six holes, and a little bit of that don't-forget-who-I-am swagger.
"It wasn't that long ago," Woods said. "I did win five times last year."
None, of course, was a major; that last happened six years ago at the U.S. Open. But Woods's performance Thursday at bright, sunny Royal Liverpool Golf Club led to one simple conclusion: He is not hampered by his back, on which he underwent surgery March 31. And that allowed him to do some old-school Woods things, even though he had just two competitive rounds in the past four months.
"I knew I could do it," Woods said.
And there was that swagger, defiant when cast against recent results. His only two competitive rounds since March 9 were of 74 and 75 in the Quicken Loans National last month at Congressional, where he missed the cut. Miserable, in other circumstances. Encouraging, he said, in these, because he knew his back could handle whatever swing he had to make. It's what he needed to know before the British.
"I was able to go out there today and play," Woods said.
He made the turn at 1 over after opening with two bogeys, failed to birdie the par-5 10th, and then hit his approach at 11 into a little swale short and right of the green.
"Tough little putt," Woods said, because his ball was up against a tuft of grass near the edge of the rough.
Yet he used his putter to cover those 30 feet or so, and the ball dropped for birdie -- and a till-then dormant fist pump. From there, he was off: a 6-iron to 5 feet at 12, a replica of that shot from the tee at the par-3 13th, a 7-iron to 12 feet at the par-3 15th, and a nice up-and-down from the side of the green at the par-5 16th, birdies all.
"At Congressional, I made some just terrible mistakes mentally," Woods said. "My decisions weren't crisp. I wasn't decisive enough. Today was totally different, and consequently I shot a better score."
The score wasn't quite the 67 that he shot to begin the 2006 Open, which he won. And there is all sorts of room for improvement.
"I need to get everything a little bit better," he said.
And then he headed to the practice range.
Meanwhile, McIlroy had a bogey-free 66, but there's no telling what he might do the day after he opens a tournament sublimely.
"It's not like I've shot good scores in first rounds and haven't backed them up before," he said. "I'm used to doing that. I just haven't done it recently."
McIlroy opened the Memorial with a 63 and followed with a 78. He opened last week's Scottish Open with a 64 and followed with a 78. Six times in his last eight Friday rounds he has failed to break 40 on either the front or back nine.
McIlroy admitted earlier in the week that the second-round issue "just got in my head." But he is somehow at peace on Thursdays, and it showed here. He birdied three of the four par 5s -- considered a key at Royal Liverpool. But his day got pointed in the right direction when he made a beautiful 6-iron swing from 190 yards out at the second, sticking it to tap-in range.
"That's the advantage, sometimes, of having a high ball flight in links when there's no wind," McIlroy said. "You're able to bring it down like that and stop it close to the pin."
Matteo Manassero, just 21, was a shot back. Top-ranked Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia and brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari were among the seven players at 68.
The Los Angeles Times contributed to this report.
After first round
Royal Liverpool Golf Club; par 72
Player Score Par
Rory McIlroy 66 -6
Matteo Manassero 67 -5
Seven tied at 4 under
Sergio Garcia 68 -4
Adam Scott 68 -4
Tiger Woods 69 -3
Tom Watson 73 +1
Phil Mickelson 74 +2
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Genoa will celebrate the Wild West through Sunday.
Guests are invited to see the early days of Nevada through the eyes of Eilley Bowers, famous "Queen of the Comstock," and Julia Bulette, Virginia City's most beloved "working girl." With their dislike for one another, the comedy and the drama will unfold on the stage of Genoa's Historic Town Hall.
In this original two-act play by CobwebPalace Productions, Eilley Bowers is played by Lisa Bommarito, who has a background in performing arts. Julia Bulette is played by Kim Cop, a local historian. Both women are residents of Genoa and longtime locals to the Sierra Nevada Community.
Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Doors open one hour prior to each performance. No-host cocktails, a raffle and an exclusive fortune teller will be included in the festivities. Period attire is encouraged.
Tickets cost $12 and all seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the Genoa Town Office, 782-8696; Genoa Trading Co., 782-0991; and Sweet Repeats, 309-3133. Will call tickets can be purchased by contacting Lisa Bommarito 782-3893 or Kim Cop at 220-0605.
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LOS ANGELES—The death of ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in a fiery standoff with authorities has done little to quell online chatter over a man whose rampage against law enforcement created a small but vocal following.
A Mexican crooner sings a traditional ballad titled "El Matapolicias," or "The Police Killer," in a video on Facebook with lyrics paying homage to Dorner's campaign of revenge against the Los Angeles Police Department.
A video game titled "Christopher Dorner's Last Stand Survival Game" on YouTube arms the player with a handgun to shoot out from the window of a wooden cabin into a snowy, pine-covered terrain.
While most supporters don't condone killing people, many saw him as an outlaw hero who raged against powerful forces. They even questioned whether he really died Tuesday.


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SACRAMENTO - Warriors center Andew Bogut will have his troublesome left ankle examined Monday in Los Angeles.
The Warriors play at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, giving Bogut an opportunity to visit Richard Ferkel, the doctor who performed arthroscopic surgery on the ankle in April.
Bogut, who fractured the ankle in January while with Milwaukee, has yet to practice or play a preseason game. Before Wednesday's exhibition game at Sacramento, Warriors coach Mark Jackson said Bogut is "still a ways away."
Bogut is still pushing to be ready for the Oct. 31 season opener. The plan was to get him in a couple exhibition games to prepare him, but the Warriors have just three exhibitions left -- Friday at Portland, next Monday at the Clippers and next Tuesday at home against Phoenix.
With Bogut scheduled for an exam Monday, only Tuesday seems possible -- and not likely. According to one source, Bogut won't play even if he checks out at 90 percent.
However, he could still make the season opener. The Warriors have eight days between their final exhibition and the season opener.
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Cancer stem cells caught
06.08.2012 - Belgian and UK researchers have for the first time tracked the existence of cancer stem cells in vivo. The study provides another piece of evidence that cancer stem cells are drivers of tumour recurrence.
The study published in Nature demonstrates for the first time the existence of cancer stem cells during unperturbed solid tumour growth. The team led by Cédric Blanpain from Université libre de Bruxelles found specific subsets of cells in mouse tumours that seem to be responsible for the re-growth of tumours. These findings shed new light on the controversial issue of whether cancer stem cells exist in growing tumours and may have implications for potential therapies.
Cancer stem cells are proposed to be responsible for tumour recurrence after anti-cancer treatments fail. However, evidence for cancer stem cells in solid tumours remained unproven so far. Blanpain and co-workers tracked tumour progression in mouse model of skin cancer and observe a persistent subpopulation of tumour cells with stem-like properties. There are two more groups publishing in parallel on their tracking success of cancer stem cells in Nature and Science.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/cancer-stem-cells-caught.html


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I was off running 3 years. I used to be below 19 mins on most 5k and below 1:40 on all my half marathons besides 1. Now I am having trouble doing almost anything. It took me a long time just to run under 9 minute mile for a single mile OMG i can't believe that. I ran that in march or feburary. Now its july I only gotten a little faster doing 7:26 is my fastest mile and my pace for runs is like 11 minute miles. Slower if its hot even :\
I seem to be improving to slowly. I think maybe I am being patient rather than agressive? I used to be a super agressive runner that would do anything crazy. But it took me years to run under 19 min 5k's I know some people excell faster than me but I take alot of work to improve always it seems. More than an average person to get the same goal I think. I am only 25 im not old and im 6'3 176 pounds. I spend most of May and the end of april basetraining like 6 weeks doing as much miles as I can it seemed to help but I only improved in 1 month so much. It seems in march of this year When i was going all out 20 min runs on the treadmill I was making more progress than I am with half the milage per week I did in may. But not sure. I only got up to 28 miles per week which isn't alot compared to what i Used to do but if I did more than that the miles would probably be so slow it would be redicilous so I couldn't do more than 28.. Trust me..
Some of the problems this year after reading my logbook is the month of April. I overtrained april seconds So had to totally rest my quads. It was one of those freaky overtraining things where you cant even run. I had to do not much 10-14 days. This happened Once in my entire life before this significatly so I knew right away it was overtraining so i rested and my quads went back to normal. Not sure the cause of the overtraining but im just telling you that I did. Then near the end of april I got the flu which 4 days ruined. I missed running 3 days but I walked 1 of the days and jogged super slow the 4th day but all my momentum faded. Then last week of april and all of may basetraining with no speedwork so i can make my milage per week more. It helped me a bit but i feel only a little progress not enough like i wanted.Then june and july im mixing speed worrk in with all a variety of training doing it all and not overtraining.
Has anyone ever lost it all and had to bring it back? What is the fastest way to bring it back? Should I attempt getting to 40 miles a week or doing more tempo type runs? Fartlek is not good dont even suggest that to me please its just uncontrolled intervals. My milage is 18-25 now with speed work but if i went to the 30s i wouldnt be able to do speed work. I can do around 32 maybe per week if i slow it down alot and all long slow distance. My experience with that is that LSD long slow distance is not good to do to long becuase you will not benefit from faster speed work. So if i keep my intervals balance and add on a few miles i can get up in miles but my intervals will have to slow down. I cant add more of everything at the same time because then I would slow slow slow down to 12 min miles Like i was doing in Janurary .
I am making progress but 3-4 months from a 8:45 mile to a 7:26 mile is not progress. The slower miles are easier to improve on. I dont know how the hell when i was 16 i ran a 6:19 mile without speed training I dont think i justt did tons of 8-10 mile runs. Anyway if you read all this and found it interesting im glad. Anyone have an idea? I hope I explained the situation where you don't tell me anything silly because u misunderstood me.
One more question: is improving my 1 mile time more important than my 4 mile time or doesnt matter? It seems that 1 mile is easier to improve but they are all connected I think. Like if your mile time gets faster so does yout 4 mile and 8 mile time so I cant just focus on 1 mile fast run and expect that to be the easy guy then build off that adding on distance once i get it down to a 6 minute mile or faster. BTW i ran 11 miles max only without stopping ever since i got back. IF i build my long distances maybe tats the key? Im really confused and im tired of slow progress. Im running on flat ground mostly too and not even adapted to hills so if i hit a hill on a race even after i get faster ill be in trouble!
You're making pretty significant progress on your mile time, even if it isn't where you want it to be. You need to put in more miles to make your longer runs faster, because you need to rebuild the strength of your muscles. The bad news is that that takes time (and it will take longer if you push too hard and have an injury). The good news is that it will happen even with 11 minute miles. From strength comes the power to do faster shorter runs.
A sensible running plan builds a base mileage by running three to four times a week, with one run either a long run or speed work. When you've done this for a few months you may add days, add mles, or do one long run and one tempo run in a week. I suspect that if you keep to this program you will be doing six minute miles in 6-12 months.
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Robin from Maine
I'm 60 and just started running again after 5 years of not being able to run. The road back has been difficult. I started simply by building my base, went from 16/mi week to 40+ miles/week. 2 weeks ago I started incorporating speed training, I varied the types of speed training, fartlek,surge, tempo and also some speed training on the treadmill. I will start at a 7. 2 setting warm up for 2 minutes, then increase the speed to 8.5 for 2 minutes, rest for 5 and repeat for 30 minutes. Evently hope to increase the total time to 1 hour. I also do hill sprints and quad exercises and pylometrics. After 2 weeks of speed training I've been able to improve my 10k time from 49:49 1 month ago to a 46:19 I ran 2 days ago . The key is to be patient and gradually build up, or you'll end up with injuries. When I was in my 30s I used to average 5:50 -6:00/mi for 10k and 1/2 marathons, trained a lot different then ran 100-120/week and all my training was done at race pace. I had a lot of injuries during that time and also a lot of GI problems. I've learned over the years that quality trumps quantity when it comes to running. Gradually build up your base and speed. I like to start with building my endurance first then work on speed. Don't forget weight training/stretching and inbalances in muscle strength can cause problems. Rest is also critical allows muscles to rebuild/heal after hard work outs. The key is to find what works best for you.
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Last Thursday Tony Donovan boarded a plane bound for Ireland. Almost two decades after emigrating from Co. Offaly, he was off to meet President Barack Obama in Donovan's hometown of Moneygall.
Leaving his heavily pregnant wife Patty behind in their Delaware family home -- she is expecting twins -- he admits it was a hard decision before adding, "There is no trump card bigger than the president visiting my home village!"
When Donovan spoke to the Irish Voice on Tuesday, he had just arrived back on U.S. soil after a whirlwind trip to his native home with the gravity of the Obama visit still sinking in.
"I spoke with him and he signed my ticket for the event which is something I will always treasure," said Donovan, who was so elated to shake Obama's hand.
"I told him I was so proud that my president came to Moneygall. He asked me where I lived in the U.S. and when I told him Delaware he told me Joe Biden will be happy to hear that!"
Donovan, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1991, flew home especially for the trip. His own family home on Main Street in Moneygall, now owned by his brother John, was the place were Obama's ancestor Falmouth Kearney lived before leaving Ireland in 1850.
In the heart of the action, the ex-pat had a busy time helping out in his brother's shop Donovan's, selling Barack's brack and other souvenirs.
"It was an experience that I couldn't have imagined could have ever occurred in the little village that I grew up in," says Donovan.
"There was a collective surge of adrenaline through the village when then motorcade pulled up and Obama jumped out.
"It was as if Tipperary had just scored the winning goal against Kilkenny in a close All-Ireland final, it was so amazing."
Considering the enormity of the security operation, the large crowd that gathered in Moneygall were not sure what to expect once the Obamas arrived. But what followed, according to Donovan, far surpassed their expectations.
"Immediately he dived into the crowd. He lifted children up," Donovan told the Irish Voice.
"The Secret Service were beside themselves with worry but the barrier almost didn't exist," he added.
With the rain beating down on them, the Obamas seemed unfazed by the bitter Irish climate.
"They never flinched from the rain and they were 100 percent engaged with everyone," Donovan said.
"The president even made the effort to get to those further back from the rail."
Speaking about the warm Irish welcome that the people of Moneygall extended to the Obamas,
Donovan said it was great to see how engaged both President Obama and the first lady were with the crowd.
"After a long flight, they had traveled down and were so happy, open and comfortable to meet everyone. It was testament to them as a couple," he said.
Donovan, who owns his own real estate company, splits his time between New York and his home in Delaware. He travels home to Ireland at least twice a year.
On his last visit home to Moneygall earlier this year he said the atmosphere was downcast, with the news of Ireland's multi-billion bailout making headlines around the world.
"I was home the first week of March, prior to the announcement of the president's trip and there was an air of despondency throughout the country," Donovan said.


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We West Virginians are among the most irresponsible in the nation when it comes to taking care of ourselves. We eat too much. We smoke too much. We take too many stupid chances with our safety.
And, aside from the fact that means we die earlier than need be and don't enjoy the same quality of life more thoughtful people do, there's a price to be paid for that irresponsibility. It's in the cost of health care treatment - and, because so many Mountain State residents are enrolled in the state-federal Medicaid program, everyone has to pay the tab.
The tab is about to become much larger. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has recently decided the state should bow to federal demands that we expand our Medicaid program. It is meant to help low-income and disabled people with health care costs.
About 20 percent of state residents - 350,000 or so people - already get Medicaid benefits. Expansion will add an estimated 91,500 more.
We already had 350,000 reasons to get Medicaid spending under control.
By this time next year, we'll have 91,500 more.
It isn't that some West Virginians haven't tried to do that. While U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was governor, his administration attempted to implement a program called Mountain Health Choices. Proponents were slapped down quickly by folks who claimed MHC was unfair to low-income people, especially children.
The program was an attempt by the Manchin administration to control Medicaid costs - while encouraging West Virginians to take better care of ourselves.
In exchange for agreement to follow a few very simple rules (keep doctors' appointments and follow physicians' orders, in essence), participating Medicaid clients received "enhanced" benefits. One, as an example, was smoking cessation treatment.
But MHC went down the tubes because of lack of participation and opposition from "advocacy" groups and the feds.
Partly as a result, the cost of Medicaid continues to skyrocket. State government has had to cut other services to pay the higher bill. And we're about to increase the number of people on the Medicaid program.
Might it be time to take another look at MHC - and other programs to improve West Virginians' health while curbing the cost of treating our illnesses and injuries?
Just as an example, why not require Medicaid clients who smoke to cover a higher co-pay for visits to the doctor, similar to what private insurance companies do when they set higher premiums for smokers? Hey, if you can afford $5 a pack or so for cigarettes ...
Maybe it's time for taxpayers to find an "advocacy" group.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike Myer is executive editor of The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register. He can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com


text: There have been recent letters chastising the protesters at the "Nuns on the Bus" rally. I was there, and the noise I heard were of those singing hymns and praying aloud the rosary and prayers for the protection of religious freedoms in our country. Most Catholics who were present do not respect and actually look with disdain upon anyone who, while using the backdrop of their religion, advocates activities and programs which are diabolically opposed to the tenents of Catholicism.


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by Ryan Dixon - July 23, 2009 1:15 PM UTC
High salary expectations and a shrinking goalie market will have the new Isles goaltender wondering where he and his agent went wrong.
Just when you thought things were morphing into some form of normal on Long Island, GM Garth Snow announces the Islanders have signed goalie Martin Biron.
by Ryan Dixon - July 16, 2009 12:49 PM UTC
With one of the most potent lineups in the NHL and a goaltending philosophy similar to Detroit's, the time for Philly to strike is now.
Bullies are rarely mathematicians. As such, the Philadelphia Flyers have tried to stuff way too many high-priced bodies in their dressing room and face an impending salary cap crisis one year from now.
by Ryan Dixon - July 9, 2009 11:45 AM UTC
The burgeoning sniper's departure may have come as a Rock City shock, but don't expect the impact to run too deep... and who wants a Tanguay?
It is the last team you'd expect to get caught in the rain without an umbrella. The Detroit Red Wings are the kind of organization that prepares for every scenario, happy and sad.
by Ryan Dixon - July 2, 2009 12:20 PM UTC
Bob Gainey missed out on a true No. 1 center and a big-time blueliner, but instead of saving the cap space he wasted it on second-liners.
One thing we know for sure about the Montreal Canadiens' off-season is it won't include a team-bonding trip to an amusement park.
by Ryan Dixon - June 25, 2009 1:10 PM UTC
If Ducks ultra-nasty blueliner Chris Pronger is up for grabs, Caps GM George McPhee should be the first on the phone.
It's a true, tough-to-stick-to creed: Worry about the things you have the power to change, not the ones you don't. If I was a Washington Capitals fan, I'd be most vexed with my team's goaltending.
by Ryan Dixon - June 18, 2009 12:00 PM UTC
When a 50-goal scorer becomes available, there's usually a lot of interest in his services, but Dany Heatley comes with some heavy baggage.
You know Dany Heatley crossed the line when the talent-starved Toronto Maple Leafs won't trade for him. Leafs GM Brian Burke said his team would not be in the mix for any deal involving Heatley based on the method the big left winger took in asking for a trade out of Ottawa.
by Ryan Dixon - June 11, 2009 2:27 PM UTC
Getting kicked to the curb now may end up being the best thing for the former Dallas coach who will surely find himself back behind an NHL bench.
Marc Crawford is already a better coach than Dave Tippett. That fact has nothing to do with Crawford's knowledge of where X's and O's are best slotted on a whiteboard and everything to do with what form the Dallas Stars will take this year relative to last.
by Ryan Dixon - June 4, 2009 1:16 PM UTC
The latest hiring by the Colorado Avalanche of GM Greg Sherman continues a trend of newbie coaches and GMs around the league.
For all the talk of rescinded suspensions and non-calls in the final, it sure seems like the NHL Old Boys Network is losing some of its cache.
by Ryan Dixon - June 1, 2009 1:29 PM UTC
Just what does Pittsburgh need to do to get themselves back into the series after dropping both games in Detroit?
DETROIT - On a day when the teams travel, we sort out why the Stanley Cup final, currently led 2-0 by the Detroit Red Wings, can still be salvaged.
by Ryan Dixon - June 1, 2009 1:23 AM UTC
They do it so often, it really isn't a surprise anymore. The Wings found a way to win again and take a 2-0 series lead into Pittsburgh.
DETROIT - This is Detroit, minus an MVP-caliber piston. This is Detroit, a place the Red Wings have been outshot in consecutive games now after allowing more shots than they fired just five times on home ice all year before the Stanley Cup final.
by Ryan Dixon - May 31, 2009 2:46 PM UTC
It's only been one game, but Sidney Crosby has quickly become the center of attention, battling hard against Detroit's best.
DETROIT - Already engaged by a number of Detroit players, Sidney Crosby had no interest in picking another battle with the Red Wings coach. Hours before his Pittsburgh Penguins try to even a Stanley Cup final series Detroit leads 1-0, Crosby was told Wings bench boss Mike Babcock referred to him as a "head-hunter" based on the way he went after adversary Henrik Zetterberg in Game 1.
by Ryan Dixon - May 31, 2009 12:55 AM UTC
It was Chris Osgood and a few helpful bounces that led the Wings to a Game 1 win, but this series started differently than last year's matchup.
DETROIT - Facing a hot goalie is usually a source of concern, not confidence. But the Pittsburgh Penguins have to be encouraged by the fact Chris Osgood was the best Detroit Red Wing in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.


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June 29, 2011
Efficiency, Renewable Energy Projects Win 11 R&D 100 Awards
R&D 100 awardees Pauls Stradins, Brian Egaas, and David Young of DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory take a look inside the instrument that measures how solar cells respond to different wavelengths of light.
Efficiency and renewable energy projects from DOE national laboratories have won 11 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine. The awards are presented annually in recognition of exceptional new products, processes, materials, or software developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year. Overall, DOE won 36 awards, including those funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Scientists and engineers from 13 DOE's national laboratories and facilities received the honors from an independent panel of judges.
There were four DOE winners for energy efficiency. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was cited for three projects: the NextAire packaged gas heat pump, a means to heat and cool small and medium sized buildings by using fuel (typically natural gas) instead of electricity; CermaClad, a technology that fuses various substances onto metal substrates 25 to 50% more cheaply, and 10% to 100% faster than current technology; and a new stainless steel alloy tooling for high temperature presses that can increase the life of products. In addition, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) earned honors for its advanced ceramic film capacitors, which could yield less expensive capacitors for power electronics in electric drive vehicles. See the press releases from ORNL and ANL.
In renewable energy categories, there were seven R&D 100 award picks. ANL's enhanced renewable methane production system was picked because it accelerates biological methane production rates at least fivefold and could enhance biological methane production at waste-water treatment plants, farms, and landfills. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) gained recognition for its demand response inverter—designed to reduce the levelized cost of energy from solar photovoltaic power by being more efficient—and for the ultra-high-voltage silicon carbide thyristor, a power control device for the next-generation "Smart Grid" that is up to 10 times smaller and lighter than current silicon-based technologies. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) garnered a prize for nanostructured antifogging coatings that can provide a more transparent, less costly coating for solar panels. And the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scored three firsts: a flash quantum efficiency system to assess the quality of solar cells about 1,000 times faster than previous methods; an optical cavity furnace, which could produce higher quality and higher efficiency solar cells at a fraction of the cost of conventional thermal ovens; and the Innovalight silicon ink for high-efficiency solar cells, the first time that silicon has been sold in the marketplace as a liquid, potentially improving the bottom line of a typical solar production plant by 20% while boosting cell efficiency. See the press releases from SNL, the LBNL, and NREL.
Since 1963, when R&D Magazine's annual competition began, DOE has been the recipient of more than 800 R&D 100 awards in areas such as energy and basic scientific applications. See the DOE press release and the complete list of R&D 100 winners.