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Psychosocial Interventions for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer - Part 2
Intervention Studies
There are several distinct categories of interventions that have been employed for patients with cancer, namely, education, emotional support, and psychotherapy. Fawzy suggested that psychosocial interventions provide an overall positive effect on quality of life, although some interventions have failed to achieve the desired results. [18] For example, Pruitt et al undertook a prospective, randomized controlled trial to determine whether education would reduce psychological distress in newly diagnosed cancer patients. [70] Thirty-one patients who were assessed to be at high risk with high levels of distress were randomly assigned to three 1-hour information sessions about radiation therapy, cancer, coping strategies, and communication skills, or to a standard no intervention control group. Measures were taken at baseline and 1 and 3 months later. Depression decreased in the intervention group but there were no changes in affective state or knowledge levels.
Conversely, Greer et al. reported on a prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the quality of life of 156 patients with cancer (various cancer sites except cerebral tumor and nonmelanoma skin tumors) receiving psychotherapy based on the premise of CBT to patients receiving no therapy. [71] This brief cognitive behavioral treatment program specially designed for individual patients with cancer demonstrated that patients receiving therapy had significantly lower scores on helplessness, anxious preoccupation, depression, and fatalism and significantly higher scores on fighting spirit at the end of 8 weeks of therapy. At 4 months, this improvement continued. Moorey et al. reported on the long-term effect of this intervention program on the same cohort. [20] At 1-year follow-up, 19% of patients receiving therapy were still clinically anxious compared to 44% of patients in the control group. A similar trend was noted concerning depression, 11% of patients receiving therapy were depressed as compared to 18% of patients in the control group. More recently, Davidson has suggested that CBT is emerging as the most therapeutic and cost-effective approach for adult patients with cancer with psychological morbidity. [72]
Fawzy alluded to the quest for interventions to help individual patients with cancer to cope with this life crisis. [17,18] Also, clinicians and researchers have highlighted the need for psychosocial intervention for patients with head and neck cancer. [73,74] However, when the body of literature is examined for effective intervention programs for these patients, there is a significant dearth of research and clinical work.
More than 20 years ago, Fiegenbaum developed a practical social skills training program for patients with facial disfigurement following treatment for head and neck cancer. [75] Although this was with a small sample ( N = 17), under experimental or control group conditions, data relating to pretraining and posttraining measures, including 2 years after therapy, were collected. Patients in the experimental group had 10 training sessions of 2 hours duration, which covered disfigurement-related issues and also problems with speech and eating. In the experimental group, data showed significant reduction in social anxiety and improvements in self-confidence, and these improvements were maintained over the 2-year follow-up period. Despite the methodological shortcomings from the small sample size, possibly accounting for an unrepresentative biased sample and thus limiting the generalizability of the findings, these data have been pivotal in influencing other research studies for patients with disfigurements.
Robinson et al designed a similar social interaction skills workshop for a heterogeneous sample of participants with acquired and congenital disfigurements ( N = 64). [76] Measures of psychological well-being using standardized scales were taken prior to a workshop and at 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up. Mean scores of social avoidance and distress were significantly lower than preworkshop levels and reduced slightly further at 6 months follow-up For example, on the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, [77] the preworkshop mean score was 15.4, the 6 weeks postworkshop mean score was 13.5 ( P < .05), and the 6 months postworkshop mean score was 13.2 ( P < .01). However, with the lack of a control group measure, it is difficult to ascertain whether the affective changes were resulting from the opportunity of meeting other people with disfigurement rather than the practice and application of social skills explored within the workshop.
Clarke designed a social rehabilitation program to promote coping in patients with head and neck cancer. [78] Eight head and neck nurse specialists, following training in managing psychosocial issues for patients with head and neck cancer, delivered this program. Within this cohort, clear gains were measured in reducing social embarrassment and, subsequently, facilitating social functioning. This consequently had a positive impact on quality of life as measured by standardized global and disease-specific tools with good psychometric properties. Despite the small sample size, comparison of mean pretest and posttest scores using the Wilcoxon test demonstrated a trend toward significance for reduced anxiety and depression as measured by the HADS. However, this study had obvious limitations, notably the small sample size ( N = 16) and the lack of a control group.
Similar methodological weakness, of a small sample size, were noted within 2 pilot studies designed to explore both the feasibility and efficiency of 2 psychosocial intervention approaches for patients with head and neck cancer at different stages of their disease trajectory. [12] The first study evaluated the effect of group psychological therapy, using a combination of cognitive and behavioral techniques, including relaxation, led by a psychologist for newly diagnosed patients. Quality of life, including psychiatric morbidity, was measured longitudinally for 1 year and compared with that of a control group. Thirteen patients started the group psychotherapy intervention, and 8 participants completed both the intervention and evaluation process. At 1-year follow-up, the intervention group had improved in most areas as compared to the control group ( N = 34). Significance testing was not performed because of the small sample size in this pilot study; however, the improvement noted on the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-head and neck cancer module 35 (EORTC QLQ-H&N35) of more than 10 points was evident in 10 of the 20 domains. In contrast, the control group findings revealed that only one domain improved more than l0 points. In addition, psychiatric morbidity as measured by the HADS was studied in both groups. At 1-year follow-up, the therapy group had improved markedly compared to the control group, with fewer patients considered as probable or possible cases of psychiatric morbidity.
The second pilot study investigated the effect of a 1-week psychoeducational program, for patients 1 year after diagnosis at a rehabilitation center for patients with cancer. Participants' quality-of-life scores were measured longitudinally from the time of diagnosis until 4 weeks after the intervention. According to the HADS scale, results demonstrated that the number of probable or possible cases for anxiety and depression was almost constant throughout the study, whereas the EORTC QLQ C30 [79] and H&N35 depicted a pattern of improvement in the majority of functions and symptoms after the intensive short-term psychoeducational program, with the most evident changes in the eating domain. When considering the timeliness of an intervention, it is important to note that participants would have preferred the intervention at an earlier stage of their disease. However, these 2 pilot studies suggest that patients with head and neck cancer can benefit from psychosocial intervention.
The only larger, longitudinal, case-control study published that evaluated the effect of a psychosocial support program on HRQoL in patients with head and neck cancer was undertaken by Petruson et al. [80] One hundred forty-two newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancer in Sweden were included in this study. Fifty-two participants in the study group were given additional emotional support and information on head and neck cancer, its treatment, and side effects repeatedly throughout the first year after diagnosis. Results highlighted that both the study and control groups did not differ at diagnosis and during treatment regarding HRQoL scores as measured by the EORTC QLQ H&N35 and HADS. At 1-year follow-up, the control group had a clinically and statistically better global quality-of-life score. However, at 3-year follow-up, participants of both groups had high levels of depression and treatment-related side effects were also prevalent in both groups.
It must be noted that the aim of the support team (consisting of a ward nurse from a head and neck unit and a dietitian) was to provide information and give emotional support. It has been suggested that the lower quality-of-life scores could possibly be explained by regular follow-up, causing some patients to develop a dependency. [80] Moreover, the team did not have any training in diagnosing or treating depression or other related psychological problems. Therefore, a time-limited intervention, using cognitive and behavioral techniques, delivered by professionals trained in detecting affective disorders may prove more beneficial in reducing psychosocial dysfunction and enhancing quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer. Nevertheless, the findings obtained provide a basis for further research and intervention development.
The design of a psychosocial intervention program to effectively meet the magnitude of needs for patients with head and neck cancer is clearly warranted and a major challenge. Today, many global and disease-specific research instruments have already been developed and validated for use with patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer, and these provide a timely opportunity for further research. Using these standardized tools, researchers can find out more about the difficulties experienced by patients with head and neck cancer and how they relate to their quality of life. With such knowledge, an appropriate intervention program can be developed and evaluated. The intervention program could be best evaluated using a randomized controlled trial. To this end, the first author (C.J.S.), under the supervision of the coauthors, has commenced work in this area.
This article was originally presented in Cancer Nurs. 2004;27(6):p434-441.
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University of Alabama football fans traveling to College Station for Saturday's much-hyped matchup with Texas A&M can also look forward to the school's military traditions, plenty of options for Tex-Mex food and the opportunity to visit the 41st president's library and museum.
This will be the Alabama football team's first visit to College Station since a 30-10 Tide win on Dec. 1, 1988, in game known as the "Hurricane Bowl." The game, originally scheduled for September of that year, was delayed because of the threat of Hurricane Gilbert.
The two schools also share several coaching ties, with Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, Gene Stallings and Dennis Franchione having coached both programs.
Ross Brandy of the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau said that a must-see game-day experience for football fans will be watching the Aggies Corps of Cadets march to the Kyle Field Stadium from the Memorial Student Center, a building dedicated to the Aggies who lost their lives in World War II.
Texas A&M's ROTC program is the largest uniformed body of students outside the service academies, he said.
Another college football tradition will be in College Station on Saturday as Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit anchor ESPN's "College GameDay" broadcast.
For Alabama fans who still want the feel of the Quad on Saturday, the University of Alabama Alumni Association will sponsor Tailgatin' With the Tide from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Simpson Drill Field near Gene Stallings Boulevard.
The event will be adjacent to the set of "College GameDay."
Cost is $50 for adults and $25 for children. The event includes a Tex-Mex game day buffet as well as appearances by the Alabama cheerleaders and Big Al.
Brandy said that the most popular attraction in the College Station area is the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 1000 George Bush Drive W. The library and museum offers a number of historical records and artifacts of the 41st president. The site is open 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $5.
Downtown Bryan is 5 miles from Texas A&M University, and is home to many boutiques, restaurants, concert and event venues and art galleries.
The Aggie-owned and operated Messina Hof Winery and Resort, 4545 Old Reliance Road in Bryan, is also very popular, Brandy said. Wine tasting and tours of the vineyard are available.
And for hungry football fans, Brandy had several suggestions: Los Cucos, 1521 S Texas Ave. in College Station, Casa de Rodriguez Restaurant, 300 N. Bryan Ave., and Papa Perez Mexican Cuisine, 200 S Main St. in Bryan.
For barbecue, Brandy recommended C&J BBQ, 1010 S Texas Ave. in Bryan.
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CONCORD -- Unlike many of the athletes signing letter of intents on Wednesday, De La Salle High's Elliott Pitts wasn't rushing to sign first thing in the morning, but he's not any less excited.
"I'm going to sign with the team during a parent meeting tonight," Pitts said of the 7:15 p.m. meeting at the school where he will ink his letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Arizona.
"I'm really excited just to finally know I'm definitely going to Arizona and get this thing going," Pitts said.
The 6-foot-5 shooting guard is the No. 91-ranked prospect in the nation by ESPN. He's part of a recruiting class that ESPN ranks No. 18.
He's ready for the raised expectations that will follow him this high school season.
"I'm still the same person. I'll just be humble about it and just worry about this high school season coming up," Pitts said. "I'm definitely going to be ready for college, but I'll worry about a state championship first."
State titles are always the goal at De La Salle. The Spartans won the North Coast Section Division I title last year, but lost in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern regional semifinals to Jesuit-Carmichael.
De La Salle opens its season Dec. 6 when it hosts the Chris Vontoure Spartan Classic against Richmond High. Pitts said the team is eying the Gulfshore Shootout in Naples, Fla., a tournament that will feature several national powers including Montverde (Fla.) Academy and St. Benedict's Prep-Newark (N.J.).
Pitts wants to use his senior season to work on improving his shooting ability.
"I've been working on it all summer and all fall," Pitts said. "I want to keep getting better at that and working at that."
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PARKERSBURG- A Kenova, W.Va., man who has pledged to raise $10,000 in each of West Virginia's 55 counties to benefit food pantries is in Wood County "walking out hunger in West Virginia."
Tom Knopp, director of Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, came to Parkersburg Wednesday evening. A potluck dinner was held for him at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Parkersburg, where he spoke to residents about his plans.
''I set out a goal to walk all 55 counties in West Virginia,'' he said. ''Hopefully, I can walk 25 miles a day.''
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Tom Knopp, director of Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, W.Va., speaks during a potluck dinner for him Wednesday at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Parkersburg.
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Tom Knopp, director of Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, W.Va., came to Parkersburg Wednesday evening as part of his "Walking Out Hunger in West Virginia" campaign.
In each county, he wants to raise $10,000 to meet his goal of $550,000 statewide by June 24.
The idea for the walk and the "Walking Out Hunger in West Virginia" campaign came from a need to help the two area food banks in West Virginia.
The funds he will raise in Wood County will go to the Mountaineer Food Bank, which supplies local food pantries and feeding programs, or the Wood County Emergency Food Co-op to support member pantries and feeding programs.
''When I left home Sunday, I left for 67 days on this journey,'' Knopp said. ''The hope is we can draw awareness and raise money for hunger in West Virginia.''
Knopp talked about how in 1990 he was diagnosed with terminal lymphoma and was in Hospice care within three months with a bleak prognosis. He talked about praying to God and saying that no matter how much time he had left, he wanted to live in a way that glorifies the Lord.
Shortly after, he said, his "spiritual healing" began and he is now cancer free.
Since then, he had become the director of the Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, has raised $14,000 (his goal was $9,111) through donations by living on the streets in his town to bring the plight of the homeless to people's attention, and he walked 900 miles and raised $75,000 to get a new building for the Good Samaritan Center.
''There is an even greater need now, and it reaches all across our state,'' he said of people who are in need and going hungry.
High unemployment has forced many state residents to ask for help in feeding their families. The downturn in the economy has lowered the number of contributions to food banks.
He walked around Cabell County Monday, Mason County on Tuesday and Jackson County on Wednesday. He starts his walk each day at the county courthouse.
Today at 8 a.m., Knopp will speak on the steps of the Wood County Courthouse about his goals and hopes for his walk.
He will walk from the courthouse to the Julia-Ann Square Historic District. Throughout the morning he will walk along the Fifth Street Bridge, at City Park, and will pass Parkersburg High School.
In the afternoon, he will walk along Grand Central Avenue in Vienna and on to Williamstown. After covering 25 miles, his walk will end around 3:30 p.m. at the West Virginia Welcome Station in Williamstown.
He is encouraging the citizens of each county to contribute and participate in fundraising events. Churches can make a love offering and people can contribute in a variety of ways.
In his own area of Wayne County where he will end his walk on June 24, firefighters have organized a boot drive and school children are being asked to donate 25 cents, one cent for each mile he will walk.
Knopp will be in Pleasants County on Friday and Tyler County on Saturday. Next week, he will be in Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock and Marion counties.
He will be walking in Doddridge County on May10; in Ritchie County on May 11; Wirt County on May 13; Calhoun County on May 14; and Gilmer County on May 15. He will be walking in Roane County on June 6.
Donations can continue until the end of his campaign on June 24.
''This is quite an undertaking,'' Knopp said. ''I have been touched knowing the need and I hope people will be touched by this and will contribute to help those in need.
''I have seen so many people in our state who can't afford to feed their families. We urgently need help to prevent people from going hungry,'' he said.


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Parades, flag-raising ceremonies, memorial services, a road race and other events are scheduled in and around SouthCoast this weekend to mark our appreciation for the services of America's military veterans. Following is a listing of Veterans Day events, including those scheduled for Sunday, the 11th day of the 11th month.
Veterans Day Dinner Dance: Sponsored by Fairhaven Improvement Association and Fairhaven VFW, at the Fairhaven VFW, 7-11 p.m. Nov. 10. Dinner is catered and a cash bar is available. Music provided by Billy Couto and the After Hours. Tickets are limited and are $20 per person. For more information: Teresa Pereira, 508-994-7266. 109 Middle St., Fairhaven.
Acushnet 5th Annual Flag Raising: 10 a.m. Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Musical performances by the Hollybriars bagpipe ensemble and former Miss Massachusetts 2007 Valerie Stanwood. Ceremony will also include a Coast Guard flyover. Town Hall, 122 Main St.
Battleship Cove: Free admission for veterans, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 11., 5 Water St., Fall River.
Fairhaven Veterans Day Parade: 10 a.m. Nov. 11. Those marching in parade should meet behind Oxford School in Livesey Park at 9:15 a.m. Keynote speaker will be National Guardsman and former Fairhaven police officer Ralph Tate. There will also be a flag display at Fairhaven High School with 113 flags displayed representing 113 Fairhaven servicemen and women killed in defense of our country.
Memorabilia display in the Selectmen's Room of the Middleboro Town Hall: From 1-3 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, there will be a military memorabilia display in the Selectmen's Room of the Middleboro Town Hall. Local Vietnam Era veteran Bob Lessard organizes the exhibit.
Middleboro Veterans Day parade: Forms at 1:30 p.m Nov. 11 in the Town Hall parking lot, steps off at 2 p.m. and proceeds along the standard Veterans Day parade route. Grand marshal this year will be the Middleboro Army National Guard unit, which returned from a deployment in Afghanistan in March. The unit will be welcomed home in a ceremony at Middleboro Veterans Memorial Park after the parade. In case of inclement weather, police will be notified as to whether the parade will be held, so call them at 508-946-2451.
New Bedford Veterans Day Parade: Annual parade honoring veterans, 10 a.m. Nov. 11. Forms at Buttonwood Park, proceeds along Union Street to Wings Court with a ceremony at Wings Court.
Old Sturbridge Village: Free admission for veterans, active military and families, Nov. 11. 800-733-1830, www.osv.org. Sturbridge.
Veterans Day 5k road race hosted by the Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Center: Noon, Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Registration at group's Middleboro office, Oak and Center streets, starting at 10:30 a.m. First 400 get a T-shirt. Call Carin Smith at 508-923-0900 and leave a message.
Westport Service: American Legion James Morris Post 145 sponsoring Veterans Day services at the flag post of Beech Grove Cemetery, 947 Main Road, 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11; public invited.
Thank you lunch: Hosted by Texas Roadhouse restaurant in North Dartmouth for area military veterans and active-duty military, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12. Choice of 10 entrees and nonalcoholic beverage. Must provide proof of service, including military or VA card or discharge papers. 131 Faunce Corner Mall Road, Dartmouth.
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Since our founding in 1998, AVODAH Corps Members have leveraged approximately $16.2 million dollars in staffing costs and brought critical services to more than 587,000 people living in poverty.
In addition, the vast majority of our alumni have chosen to continue working in career paths related to social activism and/or Jewish life.
Our Theory Of Change
AVODAH believes that people can find the support and inspiration needed to sustain long-term commitments to social activism through engagement with Jewish traditions – the traditions of a community that has long placed efforts to improve the world at the center of its spiritual practice. Moreover, we believe that the most powerful way to structure this engagement is through an intensive, immersive, yearlong program that requires a high level of commitment from participants.
During the program year, AVODAH's framework of full-time work on social issues combined with communal living, education, and skills-training creates change in two ways.
- First, the network of anti-poverty nonprofit organizations that serve as AVODAH's worksites receive concrete benefits, including high-quality staff, on-going training and development for those staff, and significant budget savings. In addition, these worksites benefit from the fact that they are networked with one another by a group of Corps Members who find ways to make connections between the agencies' needs and resources.
- The second way in which AVODAH's method produces change during the program year is its focus on group-building skills. The fact that AVODAH Corps Members live together is not an incidental part of the program. It is, in many ways, the heart and soul of AVODAH's approach to identity formation. By bringing together a group of passionate and idealistic people and challenging them to build a vibrant community of young Jewish activists, we are modeling during the AVODAH year precisely the project that we hope AVODAH alumni will undertake throughout their lives – the building of strong, pluralistic, and effective Jewish frameworks for social change.
For this reason, we focus extensively on group building, group management, group decision-making, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. AVODAH Corps Members are taught how to help a group identify its aims, its strategy for pursing those aims, the tactics that will achieve the aims, and ways to successfully navigate conflict when it arises. These skills are immediately applied in the context of AVODAH's group living, but they also contribute to the effectiveness of our Corps Members at their worksites and in their other activism.
AVODAH believes that social change happens because groups make it happen, and that the Jewish community is best described as a large collection of voluntary groups. For this reason, AVODAH aims to make our alumni the kind of individuals who strengthen and energize group aims. Seeding such people throughout civil society and the Jewish community is a core part of our theory of change.
The impact on anti-poverty nonprofits and the communities they serve is significant – thousands of people are helped to maintain decent and dignified lives each year through the efforts of AVODAH Corps Members, and dozens of organizations addressing the causes and effects of poverty are strengthened through their work. But it is ultimately the program's ability to help participants sustain long-term commitments to involvement in work on social issues – as either professionals or volunteers – by which AVODAH's theory of change will prove to be valid.
The high impact of our method (year-long, full-time, and residential) has been proven repeatedly by evaluations of other resource-intensive, full-immersion programs, such as Jewish day schools and summer camps. These programs have been shown to be the most successful vehicles for education and identity transformation, and we believe that investment in AVODAH produces similar high-impact results. Funders of programs like AmeriCorps, City Year, Public Allies, and other full-time, year-long service programs – every one of which has grown dramatically in scope over the past 5-10 years – all subscribe to the notion that high-intensity, high-impact programs like AVODAH offer an effective means of changing the lives of program participants and the people they serve.
Surveys of our alumni and the ongoing vitality of the AVODAH Alumni Community appear to confirm that our alumni are themselves changed by AVODAH and that they are going on to change the communities in which they live, work, vote, and volunteer. For more information click here.
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SENSE Theatre, Makes Sense to Me
This guest post is by Autism Speaks Blog contributor Kristen Byrne. Kristen is the proud mom of two sons with autism. She is also one of the founding co-chairs of the Sacramento Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.
Just over a year ago I'd heard that Dr. Blythe Corbett, a spunky, brilliant, and caring doctor at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute was developing a program to put children with autism on stage in a musical to perform in front of a live audience. She not only put children with autism on stage in a musical in front of 6 packed theatre houses, she gave our children a unique and precious experience I'm quite certain they'll remember fondly forever.
I have twin boys who have autism. When they were first diagnosed at age 3 ½, they were non-verbal, engaged in self stimulating and self injurious behaviors, they had significant fine motor skill delays as well as social & cognitive delays. If anyone had said, your kids would be performing in a musical on stage in front of a live audience; I would have thought they were being cruel.
With much apprehension; we completed all of the paperwork for our sons to participate in SENSE Theatre's first production, Jungle Book Kids in March 2009. We took home the Cortisol sampling kits for the research piece of the project Dr. Corbett was simultaneously conducting, and the boys both endured blood draws all before the first day of rehearsals and I kept wondering – will this be worth it?
At the start of the project we could not comprehend that anyone could have the patience and understanding to handle the constant struggle Ethan & Devan would impart. We doubted that we'd make it very far in the project and while we were cautiously optimistic, we never prepared ourselves for the outcome of success.
Day One
We entered the theatre and immediately the boys dart off into opposite directions. One bee lined to the stage and the other to the back of the house zooming up the stairs two by two. It was a good thing my husband & I decided to go together. They were up and around, down the halls, into the green room, climbing on sets, hanging on the curtains in the wings and opening emergency door exits.
Needless to say, we were exhausted. When we got home that night we got the boys to collect their spit in these tiny vials provided by the SENSE lab, and recorded the events of the day in the log for future researchers to analyze. Feeling somewhat defeated, I briefly contemplated calling Dr. Corbett that night to tell her we quit. However, this thought quickly vanished; we are not quitters and surely the next rehearsal would be better. While the boys did not appear to have had a good time, I caught them both singing one of the Jungle Book songs in bed, "Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, forget about your worries and your strife!" And that was it for me – I would not feel tired, I would not complain, I would not worry – I would dutifully drive them 45 miles to rehearsals for two hours and happily drive another 45 miles home two or three times per week to see them perform live on stage in front of six packed theatre houses.
Day Four
We entered the theatre as before and unlike the times before both boys sought out their SENSE buddies with no prompting required. Progress already! The SENSE buddies were neuro-typical cast members who volunteered to help a child with autism in the cast. Ethan would ask for Eric, Chris & Turner by name and each time he saw them at rehearsals, a huge grin lined his face. Devan would ask for Camilla, Autumn, & Turner and they were all there each day with open minds, open hearts and open arms.
The SENSE buddies performed roles while being video recorded. The videos were uploaded to a website for us to stream at home so the boys could rehearse their parts throughout the week. These videos were ingenious! We'd just click play and the boys would come running into the den and start singing and acting without us having to convince them to rehearse.
Tech Week, Three Months Later
iPhones, V-tech games, M&Ms, gummy bears, Star Wars figures, token charts, squishy stress balls, books, play dough, and puzzles covered the green room. The parents & the SENSE buddies retreated to the green room with the kids after each song to break and regroup. The costumes took some getting used to, working out the kinks of the bumble-bee head dress, the bulky feeling of the stripped fabric draped over head, the wolf head that wouldn't stay on top of Devan's head, and the Kaa snake puppet resting on his back. It seemed that the show was coming together just in time for opening night.
Stay tuned to see how the Byrne family and SENSE Theatre's Jungle Book production made out!
May 25, 2010 at 1:37 pm
this sounds like a dream come true. I can't wait to read more.
May 25, 2010 at 9:24 pm
i know how this all turns out, but i'm still excited to read the end. love the blogging, k.
May 25, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Devan and Ethan are shining stars – and they have support from a smart strong family – love your post!
May 26, 2010 at 1:00 am
Kristen – so fun to read about you and your boys. You are an awesome mom and a great spirit here in California. Do let us know how the performance turns out and send the You Tube Highlights if available. Hope to catch up soon!
May 27, 2010 at 10:20 am
What a wonderful program and a beautifully written post about your experience. Thanks for sharing this with our community. Further testament to what our kids CAN do if given the opportunity. Simply awesome!
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Despite intermittent rainfall which turned some areas of the 18-acre McCullough Park Campground into mud, hundreds upon hundreds of bluegrass enthusiasts packed in to hear bluegrass and gospel tunes played by 11 different bands and groups. Persons from as far away as Washington state were among those who attended the first-ever four-day event. July 20, 1981.
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"Survivor: Caramoan" hits the airwaves on Feb. 13, delivering up another cast of misfits, manipulators, misogynists and maniacs including 10 players we couldn't wait to get rid of the first time.
We also think the "Survivor" producers have a lot of nerve calling this a "Fans vs. Favorites" season because the Evil Little Troll's Nephew and Pink Panty Agent Man were not our idea of faves.
You be the judge. Here's the lineup, with our traditional snark.
Bikal (favorites) Tribe
Andrea Boehlke, 23
New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Entertainment host and writer
Survivor skills: You might remember Andrea from "Redemption Island." We didn't, until we saw her photo. It was the first season to feature a chance to get back into game after having your torch snuffed. The new twist gave Andrea her chance, but she then was promptly voted out again.
Survivability: Let's say we're not confident she'll make it to the finals. She's pinning her hopes on "crazy people" targeting each other, sort of like in the presidential primaries. When asked what three things she would bring to the island, if she could, she said a yoga mat, juggling balls filled with rice and a unicorn, but not one of the flying kind. Idiot. You would so want the flying kind.
Brandon Hantz, 21
Katy, Texas
Occupation: Chemical disposal
Survivor skills: Brandon is the nephew of Russell Hantz, a conniving lout who thought people would give him the prize money out of respect for the way he lied, backstabbed and voted them all off. They didn't. We think of him as the Evil Little Troll and Brandon as the Evil Little Troll's nephew. On "Survivor: South Pacific," Brandon was a hot mess. He didn't want to disclose his relationship to the Evil Little Troll, then felt guilty about it and confessed in dramatic fashion. He also seemed fixated on scantily clad female contestants, willing to ogle them before turning on a sort of biblical wrath against the Jezabels. We had no idea what to make of him.
Survivability: Despite his protestations that he's changed, we haven't seen evidence of it. He describes himself as "sexy, crazy fun and loyal," and lists his reasons for returning as "money, money, money." His hobbies are hunting, fishing and fire breathing. Unless someone needs a loyal henchman, he'll be out early.
Brenda Lowe, 30
Miami, Fla.
Occupation: Paddleboard company owner
Survivor skills: In Brenda's first season, "Survivor: Nicaragua," we didn't want to like her but she quickly grew on us. She had people doing her bidding, but then it all fell apart when her alliance weakened and one of her tribemates failed to share an immunity idol with her. She's bright, pretty and good at challenges, which don't always mean success in this game.
Survivability: If Brenda can recapture her early magic and keep her alliance in line, she could go very far. If nothing else, she's the one the other players should be wary of. If they underestimate her, they may find their torches being snuffed before they know what happened.
Corinne Kaplan, 33
Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Clinical consultant
Survivor skills: Corrine was part of the "Survivor: Gabon" season and became the 12th castaway to be voted out, and another "favorite" we only have vague memories of. In reading her bio, we started having flashbacks. Unpleasant ones. When asked who her inspiration in life is, she said the question implies she wants to "be like" someone and she doesn't. Whatever.
Survivability: Her pet peeves are "reality show losers" and "anyone who uses the "door open" button in an elevator. How random. How sad. Please push the down button and step out when you reach the sub basement.
Dawn Meehan, 42
South Jordan, Utah
Occupation: English professor
Survivor skills: Dawn was on "Survivor: South Pacific" and made it much further than we predicted. Early in the game, she had an emotional breakdown and had to be talked out of quitting by "Papa Bear." She snapped out of it and became a strong player, right up until her torch got snuffed.
Survivability: Dawn may have captured lightening in a bottle when she played the first time, finding a niche that might not exist this season. The key will be whether she can recreate that place or go a completely different route and take control of the game from the start.
Erik Reichenbach, 27
Santa Clarita, Calif.
Occupation: Comic book artist
Survivor skills: If you don't remember Erik, let us refresh your memory. Sweet-face kid from "Survivor: Micronesia" who was easily talked into showing what a stand-up guy he is by giving his immunity necklace to another tribemate, and who was then rather gleefully voted out, the ghost of a smile dying on his lips as his torch was snuffed.
Survivability: He's back, he says, largely to show everyone that "in actuality I am a smart, funny guy who just does things in a different way." Erik, Erik, Erik. Don't you know they go after the different ones first?
Francesca Hogi, 38
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Occupation: Attorney
Survivor skills: Francesca's mouth got her voted off "Survivor: Redemption Island" when she let certain people get to her. She does hold the dubious distinction of being the first voted off, the first to go to "Redemption Island" and the first to get booted off there, too.
Survivability: Francesca has developed a system of speaking her mind and getting punished for it. We say, let's not mess with a proven track record.
John Cochran, 25
Washington, D.C.
Occupation: Harvard law student
Survivor skills: If there was ever a guy designed for not playing this game, it would be Cochran, as he prefers to be called. A scrawny, brainy, neurotic guy who didn't want to take off his shirt (with good reason) and didn't seem to fit in anywhere. You could taste his desperation through the television screen. And yet, he almost made it the to end, becoming the 13th castaway and fifth jury member on "Survivor: South Pacific."
Survivability: Cochran has lived and breathed "Survivor" from the first season and is likely the biggest expert of the game there is. But it's sort of like studying musical theory without ever playing the instrument. We fear his game hasn't changed enough to get him anywhere this time around.
Malcolm Freberg, 25
Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Occupation: Bartender
Survivor skills: We admit to having a bias in favor of Malcolm, who came close to winning the previous season. He had everything working against him and he managed to stay in the game and become such a threat that he was voted off because everyone was too afraid to go up against him. He's strong, capable, plays a great social game and seems like the kind of person you might want to hang out with outside of the game.
Survivability: If he can play the same game he played before, he'll be golden. Unfortunately, nothing ever goes as planned in "Survivor." As the unknown quantity, they could vote him off early.
Phillip Sheppard, 54
Santa Monica, Calif.
Occupation: CEO of software company
Survivor skills: Phillip made it to the final three of "Survivor: Redemption Island," but he was a loose cannon the entire game. He irritated people by washing his nasty pink undies in the soup pot, and he seemed to enjoy a very vivid fantasy life, portraying himself as a super counter-intelligence federal agent/spy/Man in Pink Undies. He was both entertaining and painful to watch.
Survivability: We can't believe anyone will put up with him for long, unless they decide he makes the perfect foil for the finals, like last time. But Phil is the quintessential double-edged sword. He can be a valuable distraction but he's extremely difficult to control. If we had a vote, we'd snuff his torch and snuff it fast.
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Laura Alexander, 23
Washington, D.C.
Occupation: Administrative officer
Survivor skills: Laura's lists her personal claim to fame as climbing Mt. Toubkal in North Africa, and says she enjoys traveling, jigsaw puzzles and dancing. She compares herself to other strong female players, including Brenda, whom she will face on the "favorites" tribe.
Survivability: She promises she'll kick butt on challenge puzzles and work hard around camp. "You won't find me picking my sorority sister's armpit hair," she says. Well good, we say, because we don't want to see that. But she'll have plenty of time to pick her own when she gets booted off to Loser Lodge.
Sherri Biethman, 41
Boise, Idaho
Occupation: Fast food franchisee
Survivor skills: Sherri describes herself as having a strong personality and lots of charm. In our experience, if you've got one, you better have the other, and most who people who think they do really don't. She also sees herself as a natural, likable leader. Oh, she will be like a lamb to the slaughter.
Survivability: Once her tribemates hear about her autistic son and how she has fought the establishment to make sure he got the proper diagnosis, they'll vote her off fast. No "Survivor" wants to see someone deserving win the money.
Matt Bischoff, 38
Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation: BMX bike sales
Survivor skills: OK, we're a little worried about Matt. His inspiration in life is Hans Langseth, a guy who grew the longest beard ever -- 17.5 feet long. What sort of character traits are needed to grow a beard? Matt also lists his hobbies as singing in a band, BMX and beards. OK, we get it. He likes beards.
Survivability: One of the things he'd bring with him, if he could, would be a video camera to "film myself doing wild stuff." Dude. You are on TV. Set the freaking TiVo. Sorry Matt, but the second chair is open at the Loser Lodge barbershop. Let's get ready to shave that chin, shall we?
Hope Driskill, 23
Jefferson City, Mo.
Occupation: Pre-law student
Survivor skills: Hope seems like a decent sort. Her father is her inspiration, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri, she describes herself as tenacious, intelligent and personable, and she doesn't like complainers or not being able to brush her teeth. She wants to win the money to pay for law school, but we can't hate her just for that.
Survivability: Hope is likely to be the girl who goes along, doesn't cause any waves and makes all of her tribemates necklaces out of shells and Matt's beard hair. At the end of the show, if she's still around, we all be asking "Who is she again?"
Eddie Fox, 23
East Brunswick, N.J.
Occupation: Fireman/EMT
Survivor skills: Eddie describes himself as a hard worker who is great with his hands, has a great personality, is a good swimmer, is very social and has a very positive attitude. He doesn't like people who talk about things they know nothing about, so it's a given he wouldn't like us, or Philip, or most of the "Survivor" cast.
Survivability: It used to be the strong players stayed the longest, but that hasn't been true in a while and we think the strongest thing about Eddie is his ego. Hey Fireman Eddie, your torch is in violation of the fire code. We have to snuff it.
Julia Landauer, 21
Stanford, Calif.
Occupation: Race car driver, Stanford University student
Survivor skills: At age 14, she became the first woman champion in the Skip Barber Racing Series. Paul Newman is her idol, and we assume it was racing skills that impressed her and not his salad dressing. Her biggest pet peeve is slow drivers in the left lane, so she should be golden on an island with no form of transportation or highways at all.
Survivability: We want to take away points for describing herself as "driven," but we'll let her pass in favor of making our own puns. If Julia doesn't stall out at the start and makes quick pit stops, she could win the checkered flag. Winning the game of "Survivor" is a whole other thing. We expect a blowout in the third lap.
Allie Pohevitz, 25
Oceanside, N.Y.
Occupation: Bartender
Survivor skills: We think Allie's list of pet peeves tells us all we need to know about her. She hates dirty people. "I don't mind if you are messy and leave clothes or papers around but if you drop food, clean it up. If you use a cup, wash it out. If you go to the bathroom, wash your hands." She also doesn't care if she is lied to as long as the lies remain consistent.
Survivability: Allie, Allie, Allie. You will be living outdoors where there is no running water to wash your hands and people are going to tell you half a dozen conflicting lies every 20 minutes. Oh bartender. We'd like an Allie-tini on the rocks, please. To go.
Michael Snow, 44
New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Personal event planner
Survivor skills: Michael was a founding member of the "Whole World Theater" in Atlanta, which is still running today, so we guess that means ... nothing because he isn't involved any longer. His hobbies are running, attending theater and the movies, knitting and photobombing. Now those are skills we don't even see in a survivor.
Survivability: His pet peeve is crazy people, saying "If you can't think rationally, stay away from me." Michael gets our nomination to be the first person this season to go down the crazy route himself. And he may soon get his wish about people staying away from him. Far, far away.
Shamar Thomas, 27
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Occupation: Iraq War veteran
Survivor skills: Shamar is an ex-Marine who loves his grandmother, hates people who chew with their mouths open and is none too happy with "civilians" who "lack passion or enthusiasm about their jobs." Since he probably could clean and jerk our Chevy, we'd just like to say we love our job with an enthusiastic passion, hoo yah.
Survivability: Military guys struggle with this game when they expect their fellow tribemates to get with the plan and give their all for the good of the company, er, tribe. Despite alliances, it just doesn't work that way because while team has no "I" in it, a "million bucks" does. His team will ride his strength until he becomes a threat, and then Shamar will be dishonorably discharged.
Reynold Toepfer, 30
San Francisco, Calif.
Occupation: Real estate sales
Survivor skills: He's strong. He's intense. He's charming. He thrives in stressful situations. He can blend in like smoke in fog. In other words, he's going to be in for a rude awaking.
Survivability: Reynold is our pick to be this season's Mr. Nature, the guy who suddenly starts each day by saluting the sun, talking in the third person and finding mystical significance in a feather dropped into his rice by a seagull right after he asked the gods for a sign that he is a Sky Warrior. Know what? We hate that guy and so will his tribemates.


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I have saved a lot of space in my living room by ripping all my dvds on to disk.
No compression and with subtexts and menus and so on.. (1:1 rip)
When i try to stream this to PMS the transcode folder contains folders named "Title 1" to "Title 10"
but those folders are empty.
I used version 1.72 before and then everything worked fine, then i upgraded to latest version and now this happens.
Have tried to go back to the old version but now it stays like in the newest version..
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Preston Royal Village has been sold by Henry S. Miller interests to Houston-based AmReit
Henry S. Miller Interests Inc. has sold two major retail corners in the heart of Dallas' upscale Preston Hollow neighborhood to Houston-based AmREIT, a real estate firm that owns and manages what it calls "irreplaceable corners."
Preston Royal Village was built in 1958. The northwest side of the center was developed by Henry S. Miller and Trammell Crow. Miller and Crow acquired the northeast corner in 1965.
When Preston Village opened there was only one of the retail strip north of Northwest Highway. Anchored by Barnes & Noble, Tom Thumb and Dougherty's Pharmacy, the corners house 65 tenants. Specialty stores and restaurants include Chico's, Ken's Man's Shop, Cantina Laredo, Royal China and
The sale was completed Wednesday afternoon.
"We're very happy to sell to a Texas based company and one that has a local management and leasing office. That was very important to us because our tenants have been like family," said Jackie Miller Stewart.
It's an emotional sale for the Miller siblings because it's the last important property that their father developed. The sellers included the Bromberg family and the Cullums, the founders of Tom Thumb. Miller brought the Cullums into the project as owners when the grocery anchored shopping center was a new idea.
The sale "was very bitter sweet," Stewart said. "It is an irreplaceable asset, but we felt the time was right. We're excited to see what AmReit will do with the centers."
AmReit is a 28 year-old real estate investment trust that owns, manages and redevelops neighborhood and community shopping centers and mixed-use properties. The firm says its properties are "where people find their favorite grocery store, restaurant, coffee shop or boutique."
It's focused on Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Atlanta and defines its irreplaceable corners as having average household income of $100,000 in a one-mile radius and high density of 45,000 households within a three-mile radius.
AmReit was founded by H. Kerr Taylor, who is chairman and CEO, of the company with $1 billion in assets.
In Dallas it also owns the Casa Linda Shopping Center, Uptown Plaza at 222 McKinney Ave. and MacArthur Park Shopping Center in Irving,
It's a dominant neighborhood shopping center owner in Houston with properties around the Galleria and some of the newest developments in Katy, The Woodlands, Pearland and Sugar Land.
John Zikos of Venture Commercial represented AmREIT in the sale and Henry S. Miller Interests represented Preston Royal Village.


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Model Cara Delevingne Steps Out at Fashion Week
Is this the season of Cara Delevingne?
The British model with bold brows, big eyes and enviable cheek bones, is getting some top-notch bookings this New York fashion week, walking on behalf of designers like Jason Wu and Carolina Herrera.
For proof of just how busy Delevingne is, take her Sunday schedule: she raced from the Derek Lam show at noon to open DKNY at 1pm (she is the face of their current ad campaign. A few hours later, the 20-year-old was the first to strut down Diane Von Furstenberg's catwalk before finishing the night in Tommy Hilfiger's show.
View a slideshow of Cara Delevingne on the runway
Delevingne, ranked #25 by Models.com, has built a following thanks in large part to her grasp—nay, bear hug—of social media. She's got more than 428,000 followers on Twitter, and even more (612,000+) on Instagram. Her tagline on the photo-sharing site sums up her approach nicely: "Don't worry, be happy! Embrace your weirdness." She often posts pictures of herself making goofy faces or odd-ball poses (she's got a particular fondness for adult-sized animal costumes.)
That quirky personality comes through on the runway, too—at least when it's called for. She was right at home in her debut last year as an angel at the Victoria's Secret fashion show. And on Sunday, at DVF, she followed the directions backstage that instructed models to smile on the runway. "Life is a party," a large poster board read, "Smile, be happy, be you." Most models struggled to adapt their usual steel-faced strut but Delevingne rose to the party-girl occasion. She sported a smirk that suggested she knew a juicy secret and wasn't about to share it.
You can be sure we'll see a lot more of her in the next three fashion weeks in Europe, as she's worked with big names like Burberry, Chanel and Valentino in the past. And she'll be a newsstand fixture in London, having landed the cover of the March British Vogue.
The magazine coverline puts Delevingne's status in no uncertain terms: "Model of the Year."


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Team Spirit camp July 8-10 teaches children about living a drug, alcohol and violence free life.
The camp starts at 9 a.m. each day at the Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever. It costs $75 per person. For information, visit www.facebook.com/teamspirithouma?ref+tn_tnmn.
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The Frisco chapter of the Summit County Chamber of Commerce will host an After Hours Business Mixer from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Hotel Frisco. (The ad in the SDN on April 10 incorrectly listed the location.) The Hotel Frisco is located on Main Street in Frisco. Cost of entry is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers and includes one free drink ticket for beer or wine, a light dinner and two raffle tickets to win a $200 circular saw donated by Lowes. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to meet new contacts and have some fun. If you'd like for your business to get a bit more exposure, donate a door prize by calling Judi at (970) 389-6470 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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OAKLAND -- Brett Anderson will be the A's opening-night starter Monday.
Not an expected gig for someone who made only six regular-season starts in 2012.
But stepping up to big-time situations is not new to Anderson, a left-hander who has been slowly marching toward stardom for four seasons, a level he probably would have reached if not for injuries.
Anderson made the A's starting rotation in 2009 when he was 21 but didn't get any traction in the first three months of the season, going 4-7 with a 5.45 ERA, and the A's lost five of his first 14 starts.
Start No. 15 changed everything. It was Nomar Garciaparra's season with the A's, his last season in the major leagues, and on July 6 he made his return to Boston -- where he'd become a star -- following five seasons in the National League. Anderson was starting for the A's that night, but the evening was all about Nomar. Until the game began.
Then it was all about Anderson, who threw a two-hit shutout at a Red Sox team that would finish third in the A.L. in runs, home runs and wins that season. Anderson was the first of only two lefties to shut Boston out at Fenway Park that season.
He pitched 30 games that year, but he has pitched in only 38 games in the three seasons since because of injuries, including the Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his left elbow that cost him the second half of the 2011 season and the first four months of 2012.
"I think about it, but not too much," Anderson said. "What's good is that I'm healthy now (he had a bit of a neck problem this spring). I think I'm ready."
The season opener, which will see him matched against 2010 A.L. Cy Young Award winner Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, will be Anderson's first, so he doesn't have too much to compare it to. Or does he?
"I remember what it was like to pitch in the playoffs last year," he said. "I think it'll be that extra feeling."
The A's collectively have that extra feeling when Anderson takes the mound. When Anderson came back last August and won his first four decisions, that was the start of the surge that led to the A.L. West title.
"The first thing you notice as a hitter is the arsenal of pitches he has," center fielder Coco Crisp said. "His track record is solid, and he's been successful coming back from injuries. And that game he pitched in the playoffs, that's the kind of game that gives everyone confidence in what he can do.
"He's a quality starter, and he can be a dominant starter. He has the respect of hitters and of pitchers, and that's tough to do."
The A's are going through their third opening-day starter in three years, and pitching coach Curt Young says Anderson is every bit as capable of leading the rotation as were Trevor Cahill (2011) and Brandon McCarthy (2012).
Young knows a little about pitching the opener. He did it for the A's in 1987.
"He's not a guy who is going to feel too much pressure," Young said. "He's healthy, which is the most important thing, and he has command of four pitches, which is not something most pitchers can say.
"He's definitely the right guy for us. You just have to look at the game he pitched in the playoffs."
Pitching in Game 3 of the playoffs with the A's desperately needing a win, Anderson came back from a hamstring injury to throw six shutout innings and beat the Detroit Tigers.
Manager Bob Melvin said making the call to go with Anderson at the front end of the rotation wasn't a difficult one. He and Young came into spring training believing Anderson was the guy they wanted to go with.
"He's got top of the rotation stuff," Melvin said. "He's not a vocal guy, but I think people will see he's a leader."
Anderson gets his chance to show it starting Monday night.


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Saturday, 07/03/2010
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
Set 1: Character Zero, DestinyDestiny Unbound > Rift, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, GinBathtub Gin, MistMountains in the Mist, NICU > Gumbo > MSOMy Sweet One, STFTFPStealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Strange Design, Sanity, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Set 2: R&RRock and Roll > CaspianPrince Caspian > Tweezer -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Possum, BDTNLBackwards Down the Number Line > HoodHarry Hood > Loving Cup
Encore: Sleeping Monkey > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
· Killing in the Name tease in Harry Hood
· Super Bad tease in Tweezer
Noteworthy Jams: Prince Caspian (highly recommended), Tweezer
Average Song Gap: 12.58
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Character Zero opened a show for the first time ever. McGrupp was played by request with Trey taking the sign from the crowd and holding it up before starting the song. Trey forgot the second verse to Sanity, asking "What the heck's the second verse here?" Trey teased Super Bad in Tweezer. In a possible foreshadowing of the song's Phish debut the next night, Hood's intro contained brief Killing in the Name teases from Fish.
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Song Distribution:
4 Lawn Boy
2 Joy
2 Billy Breathes
2 Stash
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 The White Tape
1 Farmhouse
1 Rift
1 Junta
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "2010 Early Summer Tour."
I had pit tix for this night, but would have been just as happy on the lawn of one of America's finest outdoor venues. Anytime you can see a tree and live music- someone has thought it all through.
Character Zero- I love this as an opener! Lets be honest this song had worn out it's welcome. This version is lively and immediatly whips the crowd into a frenzy. Lets hope this happens again soon.
Destiny>- I might of crapped my pants! First time so it was special and sounded great taboot. The nice little jam sandwiched in the verses is pretty sweet.
Rift- Wow what year is it? Great version!
McGrupp- Just shit my pants again! There are no bad versions of this one so . . .
Gin- GReat jamming on this one. Solid, very solid.
Mountains- I'm really liking this one. Very mellow with a floaty rythm.
Gumbo> Short but sweet. I love when they stretch this one out but it gets cut off for MSO.
MSO- Best 2 minutes of bluegrass you'll ever hear. Just kidding it was fine though.
Stealing time- What a great song. Heavy, Deep and retrospective for most. This song will grow into a monster by next year.
Strange design- I haven't heard it since clifford ball I think or at least I can't remember. Lovely as always.
Sanity- Heard it in Albany last year have now lost my sanity once again.
Antelope- Nothing crazy here but everyone loves Antelope
How do top the first set you ask? . . . .
R&R>- . . . thats how. My favorite opener along with Drowned. This one smokes especially the last 4-5 minutes.
Caspian>- I heard a lot of moans at the opening chords but you know what? You cheated yourself out of a great rendition. Caspian can zap the momentum on occasion but this isn't one of them. Beautiful! the transition into Tweezer will give you the willies. Trust me.
Tweezer>- Tight, Funky, SICK!!! Not long but very creative and fresh. My favorite song of the night.
Slave- Best version in over 15 years! $$$
Bouncing- if you were hating Caspian then you problably slashed your wrists when Mike started this one. I liked the call though. Stuffed a phatty and was ready to go for the 4th quarter.
Possum- solid
Backwards>- My favorite song off of Joy. Tight jam man I couldn't d stop dancing. Great jam. Bravo!
Hood>- A sign of a great show. Thought it was the closer but I was wrong once again.
Loving Cup- Best choice for a closer!
E: Monkey>Tweezer Reprise- Sent us into the lot happy as clams. Baked Clams that is.


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2.12-2 Subsequent Offenders
Revised to June 12, 2009 (modified May 20, 2011)
In the second part of the information, the defendant has been charged as a (second / third / subsequent) offender of the crime of <insert crime>. A person is guilty of being a (second / third / subsequent) offender of the crime of <insert crime> when that person stands convicted of <insert crime>, and has been, prior to the commission of that offense, convicted of that same crime on (a prior occasion / two or more separate prior occasions).
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Current conviction
The first element is that the defendant has been convicted of <insert crime> in this case. The verdict you just rendered, finding the defendant guilty of <insert crime>, satisfies this element.
Element 2 - Prior conviction
The second element is that prior to <insert date the current crime was committed>, the defendant was convicted of <insert crime and number of convictions if applicable>. To be "convicted" of a crime means that a finding of guilty has been entered against a defendant in a criminal or motor vehicle case.
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has been convicted of <insert crime>, and that (he/she) had previously been convicted of <insert crime>.
You will now return to the deliberation room to consider this question. I am sending in with you a form on which to record your answer. Your decision must be unanimous. Your foreperson should check the appropriate answer and sign and date the form. Refer back to and use the instructions I previously gave you on burden of proof, presumption of innocence, and reasonable doubt.
Many offenses have sentence enhancers based on prior convictions for the same offense. These are noted in the commentaries to those offenses. When the state seeks an enhanced penalty due to a prior conviction, the offense must be charged in a two-part information. Practice Book § 36-14. See the Introduction to Part B Informations.
It is recommended that the factual question of the defendant's status as a subsequent offender be submitted to the jury by way of an interrogatory after it has rendered its verdict on Part A of the information. Below is an example of the text of the interrogatory.
Has the state proven to all of you unanimously beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is a (second / third / subsequent) offender?
Yes _____ No _____
Foreperson Date
N.B. Foreperson must sign and date in ink.
that in Driving Under the Influence, § 14-227a, and Driving Under the Influence,
Under 21 Years Old, § 14-227g, the statute distinguishes between a second and a
third offense. If the state offers evidence of two prior convictions, the jury
is free to find only one of them proved. This interrogatory should be adapted
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MORAGA -- A loaded backcourt leads the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team on its annual trip to No. 9 Gonzaga.
The Gaels' guards are good, no doubt.
The bigger question is how Saint Mary's frontcourt will fare against Kelly Olynyk, Elias Harris and company in the 8 p.m. Thursday game that will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett didn't pause when asked about Gonzaga's inside presence. The Bulldogs' big guys are the best Saint Mary's has seen so far.
"They're deep, they're good, I think that's the strength of the team," Bennett said.
Gaels senior forward Mitchell Young took it a step further.
"What I keep hearing is it's one of the best frontcourts in the country," he said.
If that's the case, Thursday's showdown between the West Coast Conference rivals should provide a good barometer for where the Gaels' inside game stands.
No single player has been able to consistently match the production of Rob Jones, who was a double-double machine for Saint Mary's before graduating last year.
Instead Bennett has mostly used the combination of Young, Brad Waldow, Matt Hodgson and Beau Levesque inside. Young and Levesque, in particular, have upped their production recently, and Bennett says he likes his front line.
But they haven't seen a guy like Olynyk, who is 7-foot and possesses guard skills in addition to his back-to-the-basket game.
Young remembers facing Olynyk at the under-19 FIBA World Championships in New Zealand in 2009. Young, playing for Australia, described the Canadian Olynyk as a skinny perimeter player.
Olynyk was essentially that same guy his first two years at Gonzaga, earning only a handful of minutes each game before taking a redshirt year to reinvent himself. Now he leads the Bulldogs in scoring (17.1 points) and is the reigning WCC Player of the Week after a road sweep to begin conference play.
Harris, a 6-8 senior forward, adds 15.1 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds a game, while 6-9 Sam Dower and 7-1 Przemek Karnowski also contribute.
"We've played against all these guys except for Karnowski, so it's not like we haven't seen them," Bennett said. "We know what's coming. We know what we're dealing with."
The game comes at a time when the Gaels are still figuring out their own identity. With so much depth at guard, Bennett has utilized a small lineup down the stretch in their last two games against Harvard and Loyola Marymount with winning results.
He thinks going small could be successful against Gonzaga, too, despite its massive and talented front line.
"That's kind of where we are at as a team," Bennett said. "What do we want our steady diet to be? Playing big or playing a little more downsized?"
Gonzaga won't lack motivation against Saint Mary's.
After winning 11 straight West Coast Conference championships, the Bulldogs lost both the regular season and tournament crowns to the Gaels last season.
Count on the Bulldogs -- and their supporters in the notoriously hostile McCarthey Athletic Center -- remembering that Thursday night. They'll welcome a Gaels team that has lost three of its last four road games.
"The rivalry is probably at the highest point it's been since I've been here," Young said.


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Note: This is a recent syndicated column.
�We find comfort among those who agree with us, growth among those who disagree.�
- Frank Meyer
I have a great many friends I do not agree with on a great many issues.
Once upon a time that statement would have been considered banal, and likely met with a �So what?�
Alas, in this day and age we seem to be self-segregating, not according to race or religion, but opinion. And those opinions are identified with certain professions and sectors of the economy.
For example what would you automatically assume if I told you, �I have a friend who is a sociology (English, liberal arts, humanities) professor�?
Friendships across ideological lines are getting harder to maintain these days, and that�s a pity. When we associate only with people we agree with, our ability to defend our opinions atrophies.
Recently I had a Facebook disagreement with a friend I�ve known since he was a boy. He identifies himself as a �progressive.�
I think he�s wrongheaded, na�ve, and having known his parents I can�t conceive of how he got that way.
I think he�s well-meaning in his error � to a point. I also see in him motivations of envy towards �the rich� and an overwhelming desire to be important, which as e.e. cummings noted, is the source of a great deal of the harm in this world.
He�s a �progressive� you see. A position I heartily dislike, as much as I like him.
Why should that surprise anyone? Arch-conservative Winston Churchill maintained a long friendship with George Bernard Shaw, a socialist and one-time ardent admirer of both Hitler and Stalin. When Shaw died, Churchill genuinely mourned the passing of one of the few men who could match him in repartee.
What I owe my friend is, that he makes me think more deeply about why I believe what I do. He forces me to refine my argument. Not to convince him, but to clarify it for myself.
To being with, �progressives� � aren�t. They�re living in the past.
There is nothing progressive about the philosophy expressed by those who sail under that label.
Progressivism is a grab bag of very old ideas that have been tried many times before, and caused untold misery.
Progressives believe society must be directed from a head, that society is broken and needs to be fixed – by them.
Progressives believe in the rule of the wise. They have no concept of distributed knowledge, that the world works best when everybody is free to manage his or her little piece of it.
Thus progressives favor the government sector, fear and loathe the private sector.
Progressives see fortunes made from the production of concrete goods and services as tainted, evil. They see money made in sports, entertainment, information technology, law, and government connections as good, worthy, and well-deserved.
Progressives see nature as good, and mankind as separate from nature. A weaver bird building a nest is natural. A couple building a house is not.
Progressives would do anything for the working class � except join it.
It is very difficult to sustain the idea that the world owes you a living when you make your own living from the strength of your arm and the skill of your hands. You might wish it were so, but the aches in your muscles and the dirt under your fingernails tell you differently.
Progressives trust logic over experience. With logic, you can start with certain assumptions and reason to a conclusion that must be true � if your assumptions are correct. Experience is what puts those assumptions to the test.
This leads progressives to assume a conclusion, that a proposed program will achieve the results they say it will: cheap universal health care, high-quality education for all, world peace, etc.
But if the assumption is true, then any disagreement means you oppose the wonderful results.
If you argue a government takeover of medical care will result in poorer quality, less available, and more expensive medical care � they hear it as, �I oppose good quality, readily available, and cheaper medical care.�
And here we get to the heart of it. Progressives believe if you disagree, you�re not just wrong, you�re evil.


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South sits in third place as Huntington sets the tone in AAA
February 21, 2013
HUNTINGTON — After day one of the 66th annual West Virginia State wrestling tournament, host Huntington is tied for first in Class AAA with Parkersburg at 34 while Wirt County took an early team......
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Guard your keys with LEGO® Star Wars™ Boba Fett™ Key Chain featuring an authentic minifigure with non-detachable metal ring and chain!Price $7.99
Hire bounty hunter Boba Fett™ to watch your keys!
Connect with warrior and bounty hunter Boba Fett™ as you carry out your inter-galactic assignments! It's simple when you attach the authentic LEGO® Star Wars™ Boba Fett minifigure, equipped with cool Mandalorian armor, to your keys or backpack.
- Features an authentic LEGO® Star Wars™ Boba Fett™ minifigure attached to a sturdy metal ring and chain
- Attach to your keys or backpack
- Minifigure is not detachable from metal chain
- Makes a great gift for fans of LEGO® Star Wars™ building sets
- Suitable for ages 6 and over
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