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MacMurray College defeated the Principia Panthers 94-58 this evening. Dylan Burton put up 24 points, including going 10-12 field goals, and pulled down 7 boards. Cole Busch also added 7 rebounds and 12 points. Rounding out double digit scorers for the Highlanders was James Williams with 13.
Rebounding was the song of the night for the Highlanders as the men out-rebounded the Panthers 44 to 19. The Highlanders shot 50 percent, while holding the Panthers to 37.7 percent on the evening.
Principia's Kenny Sydness and Damon Wilgus both added 15 points apiece for the Principia, leading their offense. Justin Ball also added 13 points.
The Highlanders now move to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the SLIAC. The Panthers drop to 3-9 and 2-4 in the SLIAC. The Highlanders return to action on the road Thursday at Westminster.
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Far too many people are according Alan Pardew the title of 'Manager'. True that may be his status but a manager he is NOT; a coach maybe. After almost every match he states that he was either 'disappointed, puzzled' or the like. On occasion his players 'have a lot to learn' - at Championship level supposedly vying for promotion - I DON'T THINK SO.From the tenor of other contributors it would appear that the club doesn't have sufficient funds (or wit) to terminate whatever contract the board has agreed to; the man obviously lacks the integrity to fall on his sword and so unless the players actually begin working consistently (and not spasmodically) AS A TEAM then then only way has got to be down.
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IT boffins in charge of the WRU's fixtures and results computer are in a race against time to correct software bugs ahead of the season start. Yet again the problems revolve around incompatible system requirements with the Colwyn Bay-based state-aid rugby franchise, RGC 1404.
"Our Dragon 32 supercomputer was running lovely until the penultimate weekend of last season when the Gogs posted 20 tries in a home game against the league minnows," explained Nigel Acne, head of IT support and pornography archives at the WRU. "When the score came in 'RGC 1404 134 – Tredegar 0' the system naturally assumed it was reading an ordering code from a kitchen fittings catalogue and started melting its own processors." Read more about how to sharpen a knife on Knifeista.com
Similar problems are amassing for Acne's team in the run-up to this season's grudge match on October 26th with Tata Steel, played away at the The Rust Bucket stadium. "We're working through all the possible outcomes now, and none of them are going through without wiping critical data elsewhere in the system. For instance, Tata Steel 12 – RGC 1404 40 is coming up as an old invoice docket for an engine propeller in Barry docks. We need to fix it, or Delyth Does Denbigh is going to be off the menu until further notice."


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Small-business owners should constantly be thinking about how they can get new customers and keep existing ones happy. One way to do this is through social-media marketing, using online social networks to spread the word about your business either through organic posts or paid advertising.
It's important first to consider whether it makes sense for your business to use social media.
First, ask yourself, who are your customers? Do they use social media? What social networks do they use - Facebook? Twitter? Pinterest? LinkedIn? YouTube? Etc.? (I'll be covering all these social networks in future columns.)
Ask current customers when they come in to your business to fill out a survey asking them:
If they use social media.
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Small-business owners should also post a survey with the same questions on their business websites. Why? People who visit your website may include potential new customers, and most people looking into a business go to its website first. There are free online survey platforms such as SurveyMonkey that make this process quick and easy for small-business owners.
There are many reasons that small businesses should use social media. The beauty of social media is that people can share your content with their friends, hopefully leading to more customers.
I recently attended a Social Media Club meeting in Ellenville, N.Y., at Aroma Thyme Bistro, a healthy, gourmet-dining restaurant in The Catskills. There are more than 300 club chapters globally. The club's Twitter profile says "We explore key issues facing our society as technologies transform the way we connect, communicate, collaborate & relate to each other."
The owner of the bistro, Marcus Guiliano, is extremely active on social media. He and his wife, Jamie, said at the meeting that using social media is all about spreading positive news about their business; it's not about return on investment. They said they likely get new customers by being on social media, but that's not their purpose in using it. Aroma Thyme Bistro is on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Constant Contact and other social media platforms. I would encourage all small business owners to visit Aroma Thyme Bistro's social media accounts. They have a significant following on multiple platforms.
Page 2 of 2 - I will host a live Twitter chat this Thursday at 6 p.m. using hashtag #AskMarcus. Marcus Guiliano will be on hand to answer all your social media marketing-related questions until 7 p.m. If you don't know how a live Twitter chat works, shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'd be happy to send you instructions.
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Editor's note: Tim Sohn is a freelance writer/editor and social media consultant from Pike County and is a correspondent for The News Eagle. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter @editortim. (This column is distributed by More Content Now.)
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Erythrasma is a long-term skin infection caused by bacteria. It commonly occurs in skin folds.
Erythrasma is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium minutissimum.
Erythrasma is more common in warm climates. You are more likely to develop this condition if you are overweight or have diabetes.
The main symptoms are reddish-brown slightly scaly patches with sharp borders. They may itch slightly. The patches occur in moist areas such as the groin, armpit, and skin folds. The patches often look similar to other fungal infections, such as ringworm.
Gently scrubbing the skin patches with antibacterial soap may help them go away. Your doctor may prescribe erythromycin gel that you put on the skin. If the condition is very bad, you may need to take this medicine in pill form.
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Habif TP. Superficial and fungal infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology . 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 13.
Millett CR, Hapern AV, Reboli AC, et al. Bacterial Diseases. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Schaffer JV, et al, eds. Dermatology . 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 74.


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One man was stabbed in the leg and his alleged assailant was arrested after a fight that happened in an alley between two downtown Carthage bars around midnight Saturday night.
The Carthage Police Department said Kaleb Spry, Carthage, was taken to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin after the incident that was reported to Carthage police at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday.
Steven Michael Sloniker, Carthage, was arrested shortly after the incident and charged with felony first degree assault. He was still in custody on Monday in the Jasper County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Carthage police said the incident appeared to be a fight that started in one of the bars in the area and continued into the alley behind the Triple L Bar, 418 Grant St., Carthage.
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"During interviews with witnesses at the scene, a suspect was identified, and deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, located and detained Steven Michael Sloniker," police said in a written release. "After further investigation by detectives with the police department, Sloniker was arrested for felonious assault." Police said Judge Gail Crane issued the warrant charging Sloniker with one count of first degree assault.
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While Jennie Iverson is technically the author of "Ski Town Soups," she feels more like a curator of recipes.
"Like an art curator who tries to pose the art in the best light possible, I tried to position the recipes in the best format I could see fit and really make them shine," said Iverson, who lives in East Vail with her husband Ross and two sons, Hunter, age 6 and Grant, 4.
"The boys love soup," Iverson said. "We donated a copy of the book to the VMS auction; we were dropping it off with the director and unprompted, Grant goes 'did you know, I love soup?'"
The self-published book came out in September. Tonight, Iverson comes to The Next Page Bookstore in Frisco to sign copies.
Iverson's love for soup began after she took a soup cooking class when her boys were young.
"I just love making soups," she said. "I love the simmering time and how creative you can be with them. I started making tons of soups and pureeing them with an immersion blender. The kids would drink them through a straw."
That love of soup, combined with Iverson's affection for ski town life and culture - she grew up in a "skiing family" in Minnesota - got an idea simmering in Iverson's head for a coffee table-caliber cookbook.
"I wanted it to have a travel and lifestyle feel as well," Iverson said. "Rustic yet sophisticated, with kind of an Old World, European flair to it."
During the summer of 2011, Iverson began reaching out to restaurants and resorts, asking for recipes and photos. In all, she worked on the project for a year and a half before the first shipment showed up on her doorstep. "Ski Town Soups: Signature Soups From World Class Ski Resorts" is $29.95.
A few local chefs and restaurants took part in the cookbook, including Relish and Hearthstone in Breckenridge; CB Grille, JJ's Rocky Mountain Tavern and Endo's Adrenaline Cafe in Copper; and Ski Tip Lodge in Keystone.
"I feel honored and blessed by the caliber of chefs in the book," Iverson said. "We've got competitors from Bravo's Top Chef, Food Network's Iron Chef America and we have the last six winners from Aspen Soupskol competition. There's (recipes from) James Beard nominees, semi-finalists and winners, too. I feel like these top-notch chefs get asked to do things a lot, and the fact that they decided to participate really ramped up the quality and sophistication of the book."
Iverson has two favorite recipes in the book. First is the Hungarian mushroom soup from Deno's Mountain Bistro in Winter Park - "It's creamy and velvety with the earthy flavors of mushrooms and sherry and brandy - it's so good," Iverson said. Next up is the five onion soup from St. Bernard's in Brighton, Utah.
"It is really, really rich and there are lots of layers of flavors," she said. "You can make it into a French onion soup as well."
One of Iverson's neighbors in East Vail, Andie Andersson, owns a local catering company with her husband Mats, called The Tall Swede. So far Andersson has made three recipes from the book, she said.
"The cream of roasted potato soup was excellent. All the kids had second helpings," Andersson said. "What we really love about the book is there is a beautiful picture of each dish with the recipe that gets you motivated to make it. ... There are some very easy recipes and they're all crowd pleasers."


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Becoming a charter school would not sever Lawrence Elementary's ties with the Frontier Local school district.
While charter schools, by law, are independent of any school district and have their own governing board, Frontier would be the sponsoring entity and likely provide a variety of services for the school.
"We'd certainly want them to be part of this community because I've got the seven to 12 side of that coin," Frontier Superintendent Bruce Kidder said. "And they're still Frontier kids."
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Lawrence Elementary students play a tag-like game called sharks and minnows during recess Thursday in the school's gymnasium.
Making Lawrence a standalone "conversion" school was proposed at this month's Frontier Local Board of Education meeting as an alternative to closing the school, something that's been on the table for the last couple of years as the district looked to cut costs. Supporters see it as a win-win proposition because the small-but-strongly-supported school would remain open while not costing the district as much money.
The board plans to decide at its April 18 meeting whether to pursue the conversion option or close Lawrence and convert New Matamoras and Newport Elementary to grade-level-specific buildings, one kindergarten through third and one fourth through sixth. Another approach would close Lawrence and one of the other schools, leaving just one elementary and the high school.
The board has asked the community for input on the decision.
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A "conversion school" means a community school created by converting all or a portion of an existing traditional public school or building to a community school.
The district in which the school is located can be a sponsor, although the school would no longer be considered part of the district.
A conversion school has its own governing authority, consisting of at least three individuals.
The school would receive per-pupil funding, deducted from the home school districts of students attending. What the amount would be going forward is unknown, since a new school-funding formula is being considered.
Additional information on charter, or community, schools can be found at the Ohio Department of Education's website, www.ode.state.oh.us
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The charter school approach "would be fine" with Lawrence Township resident Susan Morrow, 42, who attended Lawrence Elementary and has a 3-month-old child she hopes will one day do the same.
"As long as they don't shut it down," Morrow said. "That school has memories for everybody."
Whatever direction the board chooses, a levy is expected to appear on the November ballot to increase revenue for the district, which is on pace to spend about $600,000 more than it takes in this year. The millage rate would vary with the option selected, because some additional money would be needed if they go the charter route.
Whether Lawrence is closed or converted to a charter, the fixed costs of the building would be off the district's ledgers, as well as some personnel costs. A previous estimate for outright closure projected a $350,000 savings, including teachers and other employees, but some factors have changed and Treasurer Frank Antill said Thursday he was still working on updated estimates.
As a conversion school, Lawrence would be funded based on a per-pupil amount deducted from Frontier's share of state aid. How much that would be has yet to be determined, as Ohio Gov. John Kasich's proposed school funding formula is being reviewed by the House of Representatives and is expected to undergo changes.
While Frontier would not receive the money attached to the students, the district stands to lose some of that anyway if it closes Lawrence and parents opt to send their children to another district via open enrollment. Plus, the conversion option allows the district to keep the neighborhood schools residents have indicated they support, rather than grade level determining which building students attend, Kidder said.
Some residents at last week's board meeting indicated concern that the Ohio Department of Education could reject the effort to transform Lawrence, but John Charlton, associate director of communications for the department, said that isn't the case.
"ODE does not approve new schools," he said. "We do read every community school contract ... to ensure that it is compliant with all the legal requirements for the contract."
Charlton noted the contract is an agreement between the sponsor and developer, due to ODE the spring before the conversion school would open. In the case of a conversion school, both roles filled by the school district.
ODE offers other assistance with getting started and monitors the school financially and academically just as it does other public and charter schools.
Kidder said the district would still provide transportation for Lawrence students, just as it would for a private school located in the district. Running payroll would only add a handful of additional employees on top of the district's, and special education services would likely be shared. Frontier might provide administrative services for a while rather than the new school hiring a principal.
The district would receive some sort of compensation for those services, but that would have to be negotiated, Kidder said.
Exactly how the new school will operate is not known yet. Kidder said starting a conversion school is new territory for him, so he needs a year to research the process and get everything in place. He said he's already visited Firefox Schools, which started as a high school in the Maysville school district in Muskingum County and became a separate entity, along with an intermediate school, for the 2010-11 school year. He also wants to see an elementary-level building at work.
"I plan on going to a couple of (conversion schools) if this is the direction we're going," he said.
Firefox officials were not available for comment Thursday.
Kidder's intent would be to run Lawrence as close to its future conversion incarnation as possible in 2013-14. For now, that means with no principal and one less teacher.
The board voted this month not to renew Frontier High School Principal Jack Mental's contract in a cost-cutting move. Kidder intends to assign Bill Creighton, currently splitting time between Lawrence and serving as assistant principal at the high school, to Mental's old post.
If Lawrence remains open, Kidder may spend some time there himself handling principal duties, as he did recently when Mental was out for several weeks on medical leave.
Lawrence's staff would be reduced from four teachers to three and classrooms altered from combinations of first and second, third and fourth and fifth and sixth to kindergarten through second and third through fifth. Sixth-graders would be split between Newport and New Matamoras.
Kidder said he still has to look into potential union issues and how staff might cross over to the conversion school.
Lawrence's current enrollment is 45 students. Kindergarten was removed from the school this year, and some residents said that hurt the school's enrollment even more since parents may continue to send their children to the school they started.
Lawrence Township resident Christy Cobb, 29, said she's fine with the way the school is structured now and believes it can work at the proposed reduced level as well.
"They're still getting an education like kids in the other schools," said Cobb, who has a 7-year-old son at Lawrence. "It's not like they're being under-educated at all."
Having one more teacher than classes allows students to be broken out by grade level for math and reading lessons. Kidder said he would like to keep a similar arrangement if the school remains open for 2013-14.
At the board meeting, Kidder said becoming a conversion school could restore people's confidence that Lawrence is going to be around for the future and attract more students. Increasing enrollment could also allow the school to hire additional staff, he said.
Cobb said she's already talked to a couple people who might be willing to send their children to Lawrence if it becomes a conversion school. The school would not be limited to the geographic boundaries it has now.
"If people would just know what's going to be out here," they might consider it, Cobb said.
Kidder said he hopes enrollment does increase if Lawrence becomes a charter school because once they finish their time there, students might continue their education in the Frontier district, which boosts its enrollment.


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Hello Ladies...I finished my 6 months on clomid in january so this february cycle i haven't took any clomid..since been on clomid my periods have been exactly 29 days well according to my cycles i was due for AF yesterday i was just wondering with me not taking clomid this cycle it would make a day or 2 out i just dont know am trying so hard not to get my hopes up i've had no period pains as of yet just keep getting these crunching pains which i've had since wednesday...can't take no more BFNS Sending you all lots of baby dust! Love Jo xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thanks ELP so the clomid would of still been in my system on my last cycle? if so that would mean this cycle would be 29 days also? even though i stopped clomid...am so scared dont want to go to the toilet incase AF shows am only a day late but you know what us TTCers are like a days is like a week Lots of love Jo xxxxxxxxxx
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (October 26, 2012)--A bagpipe processional closed out the funeral service Friday for former U.S. Sen. George McGovern, who was remembered by hundreds of mourners during a two-hour ceremony.
McGovern, who died Sunday at age 90, was recalled fondly Friday in speeches by former U.S. Sens. Tom Daschle and Gary Hart.
Hart called McGovern "a voice of conscience for our nation in our time."
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, who is not related to George McGovern, also spoke about the love McGovern had for his country.
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For perspective on the Carnival Triumph situation -- the ship dragged back to port after a harrowing and unhygienic five days of floating in the Gulf of Mexico without power or flushing toilets -- we contacted two cruise industry experts: Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor at Cruise Critic, and Jay Herring, author of "The Truth About Cruise Ships" and a former senior officer with Carnival Cruises.
How common are engine room fires and other meltdowns on cruise ships?
Herring: Cruising is very safe. These incidents are very rare -- maybe once a year, once every couple of years. You're more likely to be hurt driving to the cruise ship terminal than are you actually being on a cruise.
Brown: Engine room fires happen, but 99 percent of the time passengers aren't affected.
How serious was the situation?
Herring: On a scale of 1 to 10, Costa was a 10. (Last year's Costa Concordia accident in Italy caused 32 deaths.) This is a 5 or 6.
Did Carnival handle the disaster well?
Brown: This is a textbook case of how not to react. Nothing about the handling of the situation seemed well done.
Any heroes deserve a mention?
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Do you think Carnival's compensation package -- reimbursement for the trip, credit toward a future cruise and $500 -- is fair?
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Will this event affect future bookings?
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Any advice for people now nervous about cruising?
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Would you still sail Carnival?
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State Jurisdiction Ends as Result of Fort Peek Case William Walter McDonald St. Ignatius, Mont- CHAR-KOOSTA PUBLISHED BY CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, FLATHEAD AGENCY. MONT. Vol. 3 — No. 5 April, 1959 Father Louis Taelman, S. J., The Flatheads' Friend and Priest By Walter W. McDonald As Editor in Chief of the CharKoosta, I am privileged to dedicate this issue to a great Catholic priest. Ninety-two years ago a son was born to a Belgian family in Exaarde, Belgium. Today we see this man as one whose spiritual guidance with the full-blood Indians in priceless. The man I am speaking of is no other than Father Louis Taelman, S. J., who was born on April 19, 1867. Father Taelman has experienced a long life of education. Not only did he teach others but his own knowledge of Indian culture and customs taught him by the Indians are of great value. Father Catalde S. J. admitted Father Taelman to the Rocky Mountain Mission in 1890, which was the first time Father Taelman had seen the St. Ignatius Mission. He became a teacher in the seminary of St. Ignatius and since the boys' boarding school was one cf the major phases of Indian education, Father Taelman became familiar with the Indians' way of life. Father became President of Gonzaga University in 1903 and worked in that capacity until 1913. Father Taelman's experience with the different Tribes of Indians is remarkable as 15 years of his life were spent with the Crows, 16 years with the Spokanes, Kalispels and the Colvilles and over 30 years have been spent with the Flat-heads. Father Taelman still carries on his duties as Chaplain at the Holy Family Hospital besides attending regular services in the large church. He is active at Indian funerals, where he usually leads the Rosary and the full-blood Indians look forward to him being present where prayers may be said in the native tongue. Father is affectianately known to the full-blood Indians as "Louie'. EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is the story of the results of the Wing case which resulted in a ruling that the highway patrol had no jurisdiction over Indians on reservations. Be sure to read the article on pages 2 and 3 which relatse the Flathead tribes request for the patrol to continue their work on this reservation. Ralph Wing of Poplar has emerged the victor in a dispute with the Montana Highway Patrol in a case involving jurisdicción of the patrol over Indians. Wing's triver's license was supended Feb. 1 and reinstated on the 20th after he fought the action. The case has state-wide importance, since it is an open admission by the patrol that it has no jurisdiction over ward Indians on the reservation. Up to now, they have been haled into state courts and treated as other violators unless they prottsted, in which case they were turned over to Indian authorities. The right of initial arrest by the patrol is now doubtful if government wardship can be proven at the time. A test case or similar action to that of Wing's will probably come to definitely decide this issue, however, Wing, who is a former tribal court judge, maintains the patrol does not have this right. Wing, in his case with the patrol, carried the matter of jurisdiction to Attorney General Forrest H. Anderson who said that thtre can be no divided jurisdiction in the case of Indians who are wards of the federal government. In the case of the Fort Peck tribes, Anderson said that he understood that "the Highway Patrol has an arrangement with tht Fort Peck Tribal Council whereby they cite highway violators who are Indians to the Tribal Courts." An affidavit signed by the tribal secretary to the effect that there was no such arrangement clarified this point for Wing. Such an arrangement does exist with the city of Poplar. Special deputy cards issued to the patrol by the Billings area office of the Indian Bureau also lack authority, according to Wing, who pointed to the fact that such authorization must come from the Tribal Council. Nullification of the deputy status is also true, he said, because the men receive no pay from the Indian Bureau, are not members of a federal agency nor subject in any way to its jurisdiction. The patrol's action against Wing came as a result of an accident in Poplar. His license was suspended effective Feb. 1 and was reinstated Feb. 20 with the statement, "Lack of Jurisdiction." It was signed by Alex B. Stephenson, supervisor Montana Highway Department. The attorney general's letter to Wing also called attention to the fact that congress has authorzied the state to take over criminal jurisdiction in Indian country but that it had never acted upon the matter. His letter is as follows: December 15, 1958 Mr. Ralph Wing Poplar, Montana This is in reply to your letter of Dec. 9, regarding jurisdiction over Indians by the Highway Patrol. That exact question has not been ruled (Continued on page 4)
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Spirit Lake Nation and U.S. Army member Jerrid Mudgett Jr., pictured here with niece Erin Lee, recently returned from a year long deployment called "Operation Enduring Freedom" 2011-2012 in Kandahar, Afganistan.
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After earning the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye at the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament in Columbia, Mo., the Crowder Lady 'Riders made a splash in their opening game of the double-elimination tourney on Friday as they whipped the No. 3 seed, Three Rivers, 8-0 in five innings at Battle High School.
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Gale, Do you have the answer or anyone else at why USTA does not mandate race directors to have CERTIFIED draft marshalls or you will not be Sanctioned? I thought I might get a clear answer from my earlier post. Yes race directors hire draft marshalls, one post indicated that the draft marshalls hired where the ones turning a blind eye on drafting and it was not the R.D. fault. I do not agree. If you are a R. D. and your draft marshalls are not enforcing the rules then they need to be reprimanded, friend or no friend. It is the R.D. responsibility that the marshalls are doing there job. The time one puts in to get his certification to be a draft marshall, plus the time he alots out of his family schdule to marshall at a race, why should he deliberately not enforce the draft rules? Hey, he is also getting paid to do this job.
I've had triathletes draft me in non-drafting events. There were two people drafting me and the referees on a motorbike came up to them, behind me, and reiterated that there was not drafting. The two who were clearly drafting both mad comments back to the referees to the effect that they were not doing so. Not only were they cheaters they were also liars. Neither cheater/liar was penalized. I realize that it was only a sprint race but fair is fair, and that wasn't at all fair to all the athletes who completed the race honestly and with complete integrity.
Hi, I'm very new to Tri, interesting thread. Would a lower tech draft wazrning aid be of any use? I'm thinking of a laser pointer attached to the front of a bike which points at the road at set distance ahead...assuming it's visible in sunlight it'd be a pretty clear real-time indicator to the drafter that he was too close, give the marshalls measured evidence of an infraction, give draftees a warning about someone getting a tow. For a couple of bucks. Just a thought...
Let me see if I can get someone to comment about mandating certified draft marshals.
Ha ha thats an awesome suggestion, but I could see me now, "there's the dot, catch the dot, see the dot, where's the road? Oh ****! There's a tree!" Ha ha so on and so forth! But seriously a good idea, but just one more thing WE would have to buy, maintain and adjust!!
Re: Have you seen people draft in a non-drafting event?
Hello Gale,
This response is based on nearly 20 years of officiating USAT age group and pro events, and lately ITU pro draft legal events, and not the opinion of USAT.
I read the comments and must question the qualifications of the referee that "chatted" with the athletes on the course. A certified USAT Official would NOT care on a conversation during competition. They either see an infraction and note it for review prior to posting the final results by the head referee or continue monitoring the course without engaging in a conversation. Please note that a penalty can only be applied by the head referee after discussing an infraction with the official that noted it. The head referee has the ability to dismiss an infraction should the evidence presented not be strong enought to justify a penalty. Also, USAT certified officials should be wearing distinctive apparel that would identify them as such. There is a possibility that the event was being officiated by uncertified local individuals.
In regards to the salient question, my comments below. but there is no one complete answer.
A USAT sanctioned event is not required to have officials unless they are championship events. Those that do sometimes do not request enough officials and/or have enought motorcycles for officials to monitor the bike course. The issue comes down to the willingness and ability of the director to pay for the appropriate number of officials and provide sufficient motorcycles. There is also the reality that some races place more athletes on the course simultaneously than the course can accommodate without the potential for "pack riding". Even the number and time between swim wave starts can cause problems on the bike course. Then, there are those athletes that are willing to cheat. Very hard to address the cheaters without sufficient officials. Lastly, there are far too many athletes that just don't know the rules.Thus, it honestly is an issue that has several potential causes for drafting or pack riding. Clearly, the ideal scenario would have knowledage athletes, sufficient certified officials, sufficient motorcycles, a course designed to accommodate the number of athletes, athletes unwilling to cheat, and ability and willingness of directors to fund sufficient officials.There is also the reality that, in my opinion, USAT is attempting to grow the sanctioned events. Forcing the "average" race to have official may cause the event not to sanction to reduce that cost. Sanction events also tend to bring in new membership applications as well. However, with sanction there is insurance and other valuable resources for the race director. Therefore, most sanction for those benefits and avoid the officiating expense.
Lastly, I can't envision the average age grouper in a draft legal format. I, for one, would be very uneasy in a pack with athletes who's skills set on the bike are unknown. I see the affects of an individual falling on their own, which is bad enough. We can all relate to falls in a pack or high speed turns in the mist of a pack
Jose Valdes
Jose ~
Thanks for your comments. I can see several areas that can cause drafting problems.
Jose, thanks for posting this reply. After reading this, correct me if I am wrong, USTA is operating like a business. They want everyone santioned in order to make money. As a race director you pay for the insurance and USTA hopes you sign up at the race athletes for a full year membership. I understand this point but still have a bad problem with not mandating the R.D. to have certified draft marshalls. Have been racing tris for over two decades, many small sprint tris, that did not have a certified drat marshall, just "uncerified individuals" on the course, many people left home unhappy because the drafting rules were not being enforced. After all these years it would seem USTA would have a formula. Ex.=one draft marshall for every 100 participant. USTA might be increasing membership, but there are alot of small tris that have been hurting for participants the last few years (blame it on the gas prices?), I think the drafting problem is a big culprit. I myself will think twice about doing a tri without a certified draft marshll. Races that had C draft marshalls strictly enforcing the rules was fun. Happy that someone with your experience has addresed this issue.
I begin my response by restating that I am presenting my opinion based as an official, participant, and member of boards for many years.
I believe that USAT has a strong business component by design and need. Other national governing bodies do as well. Memberships and event sanctions are components of the "business". What cannot be disputed is the outstanding growth of USAT, the exposure of triathlons to the "mainstream", increased awareness of its professionals, and its potential for becoming a sanctioned sports collegiately.All positive items. However, you focused on a legitimate issue in our sport that is caused, in my view, by several factors.
Particularly small events are generally organized by local organizations or race directors that are not attempting to "make a living" from the event but to raise money for charity and/or provide the community with a triathlon. They generally want to keep entry fees low and offer a venue for new athletes to become engaged in the sport. Clearly, all good objectives. However, without sponsorship the entry fees need to cover the costs. Good race directors will not sacrify safety, awards, t-shirts, food, aid stations, in order to afford USAT certified officials. Although USAT does have a scale of officials per athletes registered, as you suggested. I can't blame them for that business decision. Larger, for profit events with sponsorship should have officials in order to maintain a good reputation and attract athletes such as yourself and me. The fact is that some don't elect to do so or to minimize the quantity of officials to reduce expense and increase profit. One way to ensure that is remedies, besides a mandated by USAT, is for us to "vote with our feet and money" by not registering for those events. Frankly, I don't perceive many quality, established, large events taking that tack, however. Generally, it is the local, small event that cannot afford officials but benefits from insurance and logistical assistance from USAT. They do face a hard decision on how to spend the usually limited financial resources available to them. But, let's not forget two very important facts, athlete's integrity and knowledge of the USAT Competitive Rules.
I would hope that all multisport athletes have sufficient integrity and knowledge of the rules to avoid cheating. But, I have know of cheating cases event at very high profile events. Lack of knowledge of the rules is not an excuse but highlights a problem and a blessing with our sport. Complete neophytes may race with competitive age groupers and even pros without any knowledge of the competitive rules by signing up for a one day license. Can you imagine a person playing in a sanctioned softball league without having knowledge of balls or strikes or the pursue for having bases! However, it does allow new people to engage in the sport very easily.
In my opinion, USAT should not mandate certified officials at all sanctioned races because it may cause fewer sanctions and/or undo financial hardship on small local races and/or hardship on athletes because of higher entry fees. I would hope, however, that even the small races attempt to build an official into their budget. Again, if enough "customers" make that a demand, most race directors will attempt to meet the customer expectations. I have not excuse for large events that can afford the cost but elect not to have officials. Again, the customer can do something by not entering and/or expressing their displeasure. The major ones will have officials virtually by default. But, let's not forget athlete integrity and knowledge of the rules in this equation!
Lastly, having been around since Tri-Fed and the tenure of at least three Executive Directors of USAT, I support the direction of the current USAT administration to create a "business" while supporting its core, the age groupers, and increasing the emphasis on youth, collegiate and elites. I believe that it's a symbiotic relationship amongst these groups that will create a viable governing body for the long term.
Jose Valdes
Jose ~
Another good post, thanks.
Is there any information that comes with a one day license that says something on the order of "Six (or whatever number) things you must know so you don't get penalized":
- Helmet strap rule
- Mount and dismount line
- Description of drafting
- Description of blocking
- ?
Hello Gale,
There is no verbiage on the USAT one day license related to the competitive rules, except to state that they apply and you agree to abide by them. I doubt that 95% of the signees read beyond the signature line. Not a knock on anyone, just a fact when dealing with a long legal form. However, there is a single sheet handout that race directors receive from the head referee that outlines the most common infractions to the rules. Ideally, this sheet is included in the athlete packet for an event. Also, is allowed sufficient time, the head referee will conduct a short session on the rules at pre-race meetings. In events where officials are not in attendance, neither of these may occur.
In regards to pre-race meetings, I can ensure you that not all athletes attend and surprisingly a disproportionate number of neophyte triathletes attend. In addition, it is very difficult in 10 minutes, the usual time allowed, for an official to cover effectively the competitive rules. I no longer attempt to do so but rather focus on a few selected ones and emphasize the purpose of the officials, how penalties are applied, where they are posted, the practical stuff. However, I always clearly state that I am available post race meeting to discuss the rules in details with those interested. I also suggest that athletes go to www.usatriathlon.org and download the rules. Generally, not many takers. Please, although my views reflect many years of experience, they are my experiences and other officials can certainly dispute my observations.
All, the bottom line is that an athlete, particularly a new one to a sport, should take a little time to understand the sport's rules as part of their preparation. Somewhere in the equation is an element of personal responsibility, as well as sportsmanship and integrity.
Roman Mica collects a < a href="http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2008/11/cheating-weasels-stories-of-shame-cheating-at-ironman-florida.html#more" target="_blank">few cheating stories in his blog</a> on the 2008 Ford Ironman Florida. One guy is caught using swim fins! (There's a photo).
Another person recounts being a marshal on the bike course and how rudely some cheaters reacted to him. That experience is backed up by another person who talks about getting caught and then watches peloton after peloton pass by.
Whoa! Using fins is pretty bold.
Looks like IMFL is pretty bad for drafting issues. It looks like they are trying to do a good job but staffing is an issue.
Too bad people were so rude to the marshalls - all of those people should have received a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
There are probably some violations, or combination of violations, that should give people a two-year (or more) suspension from Ironman events. Maybe any triathlon?
I'm fairly certain that USAT does not keep a list of constant cheaters - but maybe they should?
I thought all of you would be interested in this old column I found in a 1988 Triathlete magazine. How about the athletes self-policing drafting violations?
The information herein provided is my personal opinion based on 19 years of being a USAT certified referee and also International Triathlon Union certified. I have also been a competitive triathlete for over 25 years and involved at the regional and national level with USAT. But, ultimately I do not speak for USAT.
I have not kept up with the thread regarding drafting in triathlon events and the role of officials/referees and RDs. However, the last post seems to suggest that RDs have input into the assignment/hiring of the USAT certified referees. The regional coordinator of officials for the region in which the event takes place assigns the referee(s), not the RD. Also, if the regional coordinator is doing their job correctly, it will request a formal evaluation of the referees from the RD. Note that the head referee for an event also has to send in a formal race report to the regional coordinator and "national" coordinator of officials. If a local RD is hiring his/her own referees, I suggest that they are not USAT certified because a certified referee will loss their certification by "freelancing" as a referee. I have witnessed a marked improvement in the professionalism of certified referees over the years. I know that we police ourselves and identify poor candidates early. I do not know a respectable certified referee that is willing to expect a poor referee in our community because it reflects on each of us.
Another part of the post questioned why USAT does not require events to have referees. I addressed this issue on an earlier post, but it is worth repeating. In my experience and opinion USAT runs a fine line regarding sanctioning events, which provides the opportunity to expose USAT, increase membership, and receive revenues from sanctioning fees and one day licenses and forcing an "extra expense" on the RDs for referees. Please note that the majority of sanctioned events are local events with relatively small number of athletes run in many cases by non-profit seeking entities. Therefore, their operating budges are relatively small. Travel and officiating fees may then be a prohibitive cost to the RD. Granted, large, for profit events with sponsorship, etc. may have less of an excuse regarding absorbing the expenses of referees, but some elect not to maximize profits, a business decision. Thus, it is important not to place all events in the same context and rather judge them individually. USAT only requires referees at regional and championship events that obviously tend to be larger events. Lastly, to effectively marshal an entire triathlon venue, swim, bike and run, requires multiple referees, and the course layout also has a bearing on the number of referees. That translates to additional expenses for the RD. I must acknowledge that there are many quality RDs that still request certified referees although it's a noticeable expense because they believe that it provides a fair "playing field" for the athletes, and I believe it overall does. Again, the course coverage is a consideration.
I also want to emphasize that athletes have an obligation to know the USAT Competitive Rules and abide by them in an event. An athlete with the disposition to cheat will do so regardless of the presence of a referee, at least out of their site. That goes to the ethical behavior and personal restrain. I can attest that many penalties are called on athletes that are not familiar with the competitive rules. It is great that a neophyte can enter a highly competitive triathlon by simply completing and application and one day license, but the down side is exactly that too. We have yet to institute a categorization scheme like cycling where individuals progress through categories based on experience, etc. I am keen on the idea of a novice wave that requires attending an hour triathlon introduction course the day before the event.
As a referee, I appreciate that there is enough passion on this topic to allow a continuing discourse on drafting, sanctioning and associated topics.
Jose Valdes
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Terrebonne schools outline possible uses for proposed tax hike
Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 8:05 p.m.
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Terrebonne Parish school officials have released a list of possible improvements they say could be made if voters approve a proposed tax hike.
A previous version of this story misstated the proposed change in tax millages. The proposal would increase the property tax schools collect by 31 mills, up from 9 mills to 40 mills.
Voters will decide May 4 whether to increase the property tax schools collect by 31 mills, up from 9 mills to 40 mills.
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The system could provide additional ACT prep or advanced placement courses. It could also expand programs such as FOCUS, which pay specialized teachers to help struggling students.
"These are things that we're doing now, but we just don't have the resources to do on a large scale," Martin said. "We know all these things work."
Martin's proposal would use the existing 11 mills the board collects to purchase about $120 million in new construction bonds.
Bonds are government-issued loans that are paid back over time using tax money.
With that money on hand, Martin said the school system could renovate and remodel the interior and exterior of all schools; increase security by reducing the number of entrances and purchasing cameras or other safety technology; expand over-crowded schools, like Mulberry Elementary; or replace portable buildings with permanent ones.
The system could also choose to spend its construction money replacing Bayou Black Elementary, Greenwood Middle and Gibson Elementary with one consolidated Bayou Black school in a new building or build a new Southdown Elementary School at the school's current site.
It could also combine Dularge Elementary and Dularge Middle, or West Park Elementary and Legion Park School.
Martin and School Board officials have said they will present the public with a detailed list of what improvements the tax would pay for before the vote. Martin said he plans to discuss the options at the next board meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the board office, 201 Stadium Drive in Houma.
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Duplantis said he thought the universal pre-K expansion would most likely be part of the final plan. But beyond that, he said everything seemed to be on the table.
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- Jul 2:
- Santa Clara County same-sex couples celebrate marriages on Monday
- Jun 30:
- San Francisco Pride Parade: Downtown packed as marchers make their way up Market Street
- Gay marriage: Justice Kennedy denies request to stop California weddings
- San Francisco: Gay Pride parade turns into celebration on an epic scale
- Gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings
- Jun 29:
- Supreme Court rulings on same-sex unions place spotlight on the weathered institution of marriage
- Same-sex couples marry at San Francisco City Hall as city celebrates Pride weekend
- Jun 28:
- San Francisco: Huge crowds expected for this weekend's gay pride parade, festivities
- Jun 27:
- July 28 Readers' letters: The Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage
- Prop. 8 case was once seen as a Supreme Court long shot
- Jun 26:
- Same-sex marriage: Evening rallies unleash jubilation after court rulings
- Prop. 8: Bay Area's gay rights advocates celebrate same-sex marriage rulings
- Gay marriage: Proposition 8 appears doomed in California after Supreme Court ruling
- Cassidy: Twitter moved us toward the Supreme Court's DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings on same-sex marriage
- Prop. 8 ruling: Bay Area marriage license officials eager to serve same-sex couples
- Gay marriage: How TV helped nudge society on the issue
- Biz Break: Google, Apple celebrate Supreme Court's same-sex marriage rulings, markets rise again
- Prop. 8, DOMA: Q-and-A
- Bay Area lawmakers' reactions to marriage rulings
- Timeline: Key dates in the American gay rights movement
- Bay Area rallies planned for DOMA, Prop. 8 decisions
- Prop. 8: Supreme Court ends California ban on gay marriage but fight remains
- Obama on DOMA: 'Supreme Court has righted a wrong'
- Mercury News editorial: Prop. 8, DOMA fall; it is a great day
- Document: California Attorney General Kamala Harris addresses marriage licenses
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act
- Raw Video: Prop 8 Supreme Court decision reactions
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 and gay marriage
- Prop. 8 and DOMA: Bay Area greets gay marriage rulings with joy
With a simple sentence, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday afternoon lifted the stay on gay marriages in California, opening the way for same-sex weddings to resume.
Less than two hours later, shortly before 5 p.m., the first wedding occurred in San Francisco when Attorney General Kamala Harris performed the ceremony for Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, two of the plaintiffs in legal challenge that overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban.
After waiting for years to get married, the couple rushed from the their East Bay home to San Francisco City Hall after the brief court of appeals order.
"The stay in the above matter is dissolved effective immediately,'' the ruling reads.
Harris quickly tweeted: On my way to S.F. City Hall. Let the wedding bells ring!
Matt Dorsey, a spokesman for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, said city officials were preparing to let couples marry right away.
Just minutes after the appeals court issued its order, Siter and Perry were standing in line at San Francisco City Hall to get a marriage license, the Associated Press reported. They planned to wed at 4:15 p.m., with Harris officiating, according to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which brought the lawsuit.
"I am thrilled that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay to allow same-sex couples to legally marry in California," Harris said. "Gay and lesbian couples have waited so long for this day and for their fundamental right to marry. Finally, their loving relationships are as legitimate and legal as any other."
The Associated Press reported Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, the two other plaintiffs who successfully challenged Proposition 8 before the Supreme Court, will marry at 6:15 p.m. Friday at Los Angeles City Hall.
Proposition 8 supporters blasted the rush to issue same-sex wedding licenses, calling it a "disgraceful day for California." Attorney Andy Pugno, in a written statement, said the action deprives the Protect Marriage Coalition of their right to ask for a reconsideration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that negated Proposition 8.
"This outrageous act tops off a chronic pattern of lawlessness, throughout this case, by judges and politicians hellbent on thwarting the vote of the people to redefine marriage by any means, even outright corruption," Pugno said.
"The resumption of same-sex marriage this day has been obtained by illegitimate means. If our opponents rejoice in achieving their goal in a dishonorable fashion, they should be ashamed."
The San Francisco City Clerk's Office said licenses would be issued until 8 p.m. Friday, and resume at 9 a.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. Sunday hours have yet to be determined.
Elsewhere in the Bay Area, clerk's offices were scrambling to react to the court of appeals order.
The Alameda County Clerk's office added one hour to its daily schedule for weddings, and ceremonies were allowed until 5 p.m., and marriage licenses issued for an additional half-hour.
At the end of the day, four licenses were issued, with two couples completing the ceremony.
"It caught us by surprise," said deputy clerk Matt Yankee. The office can't stay open later because no overtime was authorized for security staff, he said. And the office will not have special hours Saturday.
There was a very brief chance for couples to get a marriage license at the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office on Friday, as county lawyers gave the greenlight around 4:10 p.m. -- scant minutes before the office closed at 4:30.
Clerk-Recorder Gina Alcomendras said they would have stayed open to accommodate any size line that made it there by then, but nobody did.
But Alcomendras said they expect a crowd when they open Monday at 8 a.m., and on Friday staffers were setting up a queue area reserved for those seeking a marriage license.
"We usually have three windows available, but will keep going up to 27 windows, each of with can issue a license," she said.
And while they could not have held ceremonies on Friday, starting Monday they will offer a "special express service."
"If the applicants want to get married right after they get the license, we will be able to do it right there, at the window," she said.
Alcomendras added that any member of the board of supervisors can perform a ceremony, and at a rally in front of San Jose City Hall after the Supreme Court decisions on Wednesday, supervisors Ken Yeager and Dave Cortese said they were looking forward to doing just that.
"Very soon the county building will be open for business," Yeager told a cheering crowd. "And we are ready."
The Contra Costa County clerk's office was also planning to close as usual at 4:30 p.m. No licenses were issued, and there will not be special hours over the weekend.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that the sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban lacked the authority to defend Proposition 8 in court once the governor and state attorney general refused to do so.
The decision lets stand a trial judge's declaration that the ban violates the civil rights of gay Californians and cannot be enforced.
Check this website for more on this breaking story.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Long Beach and Los Angeles harbor commissions held a joint meeting July 7 to discuss implementing, developing and building a "zero-emissions" container movement system at the San Pedro Bay Ports and surrounding areas.
Through new and innovative technologies that have been planned for the last five years, the ports presented a "roadmap" for implementing a system that moves cargo efficiently while burning virtually no fossil fuels and having no tailpipe emissions
The goal of zero emissions is to further reduce emissions and health risk in the air basin and nearby communities. The ports have so far pioneered a Green Port Policy and Clean Air Action Plan, which have helped reduced pollution dramatically over the past decade, according to port staff.


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SAN JOSE -- A murder of crows blackened the spotless white examination table -- a dozen gape-beaked birds, each in its own zip-locked body bag, tagged and ready for testing one recent day.
Their deaths weren't much of a mystery: Vector control workers immediately identified the primary suspect that knocked the crows from their perches, a prediction that proved true when the first results arrived minutes later. Crimson streaks that appeared on test strips confirmed suspicions that West Nile virus had struck again.
"We're seeing more than in all the other years," said Mike Stephenson, the disease surveillance specialist with Santa Clara County Vector Control who swabbed the beaks of the crows to check for the deadly virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and also poses tremendous risk to humans.
"We've had other busy years, but not like this."
As of July 3, the county logged 286 infected birds; that's nearly 60 percent of the positives counted statewide and more than three times the number found in all of 2013. At this time last year, positive hits could be counted on one hand. Once the birds' infection is confirmed, workers then seek to zero in on infected mosquitoes, which are more difficult to track.
Local and state officials can't pinpoint with certainty a reason for the high numbers, but they are worried about what the dead birds portend for the county's residents. The California Department of Public Health cited conditions such early warm temperatures and a lack of rainfall as possible boosters.
"That certainly seems to be one of the factors," county vector manager Russ Parman said of the drought. He said that while it seems counterintuitive -- less water should mean less mosquito breeding -- it actually has the opposite effect.
"Birds and mosquitoes are in closer contact because they come together at the same watering holes," Parman said.
Fogging worries
Whatever the reasons, Santa Clara County stands out among neighbors. San Mateo County found its first infected bloodsucker in years, which resulted in a mosquito fogging last month. Contra Costa County has seen 10 dead birds and one infected mosquito sample and fogged twice this year. In Alameda County, which hasn't fogged in 15 years, five infected birds have been found and no mosquitoes.
By contrast, Santa Clara County is on track to easily surpass last year's record 13 foggings, with the 10th taking place July 3.
The trigger to bring out the chemicals is a positive virus hit in a mosquito -- the only way to kill the adults is through the spraying -- and they've been getting those hits this year, with 16 so far. Sacramento County has had the most statewide: 76. But at this time last year, there were none in Santa Clara County.
The increased fogging doesn't sit well with some residents, who have shown up to county meetings to voice their concerns about truck-mounted misters spewing poison through their neighborhoods in the dead of night.
"I'd like to know who is advising the county that spraying is worth it," said Jennifer Schmid, a nurse from Sunnyvale. "This stuff is so toxic. Where's the cost-benefit risk analysis?"
That "stuff" used in fogging operations is pyrethroid. Parman said the pesticide has been studied extensively and is a less toxic, synthetic version of the chrysanthemum-based pyrethrin commonly found in flea shampoos. He also said that in 30 years of fogging, there hasn't been a documented case of the spray harming anyone.
"It's not known for knocking out anything bigger than a housefly," he said. "We know more about these products going out than we do of what's sold over the counter as herbal remedies."
Parman acknowledged that "for folks concerned, that probably doesn't help."
Schmid and others believe that known and unknown adverse effects of pesticides such as the pyrethroid outweigh what they call a rare and usually not-so-severe human West Nile infection. Just over 4,000 cases have been documented in humans statewide since the disease appeared in 2003, with 145 fatalities.
Nineteen of those cases were from Santa Clara County, with two last year, although none of those people died. In the Bay Area, Contra Costa County historically has seen the most, with 47 diagnosed cases and two fatalities, both in 2006. Nine human cases have been reported statewide this year, three in both Stanislaus and Tulare counties and one each in Fresno, Solano and Contra Costa counties. People older than 50 have a higher chance of getting sick and are more likely to develop serious symptoms.
But Deborah Bass of Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control said, "West Nile virus is grossly underreported." She cited a Centers for Disease Control study that showed for every person diagnosed with a severe case, 70 more may have thought they'd just had a nasty bout with the flu.
"We estimate, based on the CDC data, that as many as 350 people had West Nile virus last year in Contra Costa County," Bass said. "They just didn't know it or it wasn't tested for or reported."
Vector control officials say the virus isn't something to sneeze at.
"Even its mild form averages 16 days off work," Parman said. "It's not the common cold. And for a small percentage it gets neuroinvasive -- we're talking encephalitis. It's a very significant disease."
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Fogging opponents cite studies that show pesticide exposure can lead to respiratory and neurological disorders, including a recent UC Davis study that linked use of pyrethroids in agricultural fields with increased incidence of autism in children whose mothers were exposed while pregnant.
"We don't know what effect West Nile virus has during pregnancy," said Alycia Halladay, senior director of environmental and clinical sciences with Autism Speaks.
"On the other hand, you want to avoid pesticides because there's a small increased risk of having a child with autism after exposure. It's damned if you do, damned if you don't."


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Authorities released a video on Monday showing four young men wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old Manhattan boy who was apparently targeted for his fashionable jacket.
The video, taken from a surveillance camera inside a convenience store near the Lower East Side crime scene, shows the four men entering the store and quickly retreating while mouthing some words.
According to a law enforcement official, it is believed one of the individuals in the video is the gunman who fatally shot Raphael Ward at about 9 pm on Friday at the intersection of Rivington and Columbia Streets.
Investigators believe Raphael, who lived in the nearby Baruch Houses, a public housing development, was targeted by a group for his green Polo Ralph Lauren jacket, the official said.
Friends of the victim told detectives Raphael had approached them and appeared worried after he was confronted by several teenagers who asked about his jacket – and said he suspected one of them had a gun, the official said.
Raphael's friends said they went to retrieve bottles to use as weapons and when they returned, they saw Raphael in the street holding a stick, the official said. Moments later, a young man raised his hand and a gunshot was heard, the official said.
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On a roll in month of August
by Mike Engstrom » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:22 pm
Former NTK racer Kaley Engstrom, has been on a roll in August. Early in the month, the 16 year old traveled to English Creek Speedway just outside Knoxville Iowa for the Outlaw Kart Nationals. She raced her QRC -Honda powered 250cc to a National Title. A week later,she would be at Cowtown Speedway for a 600cc non-wing show, finishing 2nd in the heat and 4th in the feature. Last Friday night we were back at Cowtown for a 600cc show, but wings back on the cars. After running 3rd in the heat, she wasn't sure just how the night would go. A great start in the feature, would put Kaley out front and never looked back, taking her XXX chassis-Yamaha powered machine to victory lane! This weekend Kaley will be at Heart of Texas Speedway in Waco Friday, and Sunday at Gulf Coast Speedway outside of Houston.
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Good job Kaley. Keep it up!
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Lipstick is such an interesting thing. You can step out of your comfort zone, switching from your everyday color to something new and get tons of attention from people at work and home. You can also keep it moving day to day and play with all the spring colors. Doing this creates a fluid relationship with the project of lip adornment. I like to experiment and I own probably around 80 lipsticks and glosses, but there's no need for you to become as lip-happy as I am; my poor boyfriend had to build a bookshelf in our laundry room to house the overflow that doesn't fit in my cosmetics cabinet. You can keep it a little more streamlined by picking one or two fun and fresh new colors to try each season.
Which brings me to lavender. It's such a beautiful color and one that many people might not dream of putting on their lips. I fondly remember an old makeup friend; for the longest time my ultimate favorite lipstick was Chanel's "Violette." This luxe, creamy stick was an ever-so-slightly pearlescent lavender with just enough pink in it to remain ladylike and enchanting. It was so beautiful. I was fifteen years old and I wore it every day of sophomore year until it was a sad little flattened shell of its former glory. Then I begged Mom for another stick and after that one died, we discovered that it had been discontinued. We were both horrified and saddened and have been wandering around the beauty counters ever since looking for something that matches Violette's charms. To no avail.
This season, a shocking ten years after the disappearance of Violette, pastel is major again and violet lips are showing up all over the place. I felt determined to find my old flame in new packaging, and I think I got pretty damn close. The new Duane Reade is a remodeled wonder filled with beauty goods for giddy girls, and I unearthed a $7 lipstick there last week and have received rave reviews. This creamy, long-last lipstick delivers plenty of shine and manages a purple pout without bluish tones. I'm obsessed and I think you might be too. And, since it's super cheap, you won't have to cry if this is one of those makeup trend moments that just isn't your fave.