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By Chris Jennings, Ducks Unlimited Magazine, Web Editor
Louisiana's early teal season is ending with a bang, thanks to the arrival of good flights of bluewings during the latter half of September. The strong finish comes after a disappointing start for many Louisiana teal hunters. In fact, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries tallied a record low number of blue-winged teal during their early September survey.
"Our habitat was excellent, so when we did the survey we were a little surprised," says Larry Reynolds, Louisiana waterfowl program manager. "The lowest count we had on record was 96,000 blue-winged teal. This year, we posted the survey results with only 50,000 bluewings counted. We knew it would be a low number, but not that low. The long-term average is 238,000, if that puts it into perspective.
Reynolds' phone began to ring the moment the survey results were posted as hunters explained to him that they were seeing good numbers of bluewings in their traditional hunting areas. Following opening weekend, however, those same hunters called him back apologizing for questioning the numbers – the bluewings just weren't there.
"It was frustrating for some hunters. The vegetation looked good in their ponds, millet was headed out, and everything looked right," Reynolds says.
Fortunately, some hunters enjoyed success on opening weekend, especially in southeast Louisiana. Ryan Lambert, owner of Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras, reports that the marshes near Venice have some of the best submerged aquatic vegetation in a long time, and these habitats have been holding good numbers of bluewings all teal season.
"Our teal season has been spectacular and a lot of that has to do with the high river levels," says Ray Stansberry, manager of Cajun Fishing Adventures. "Typically, we lose the high river in June. This summer, the river didn't begin to drop until August. That fresh water in the marsh helped our habitat around here."
Throughout the state, blue-winged teal numbers increased after opening weekend. Reynolds began hearing reports from hunters about increasing numbers and quality hunts. By Wednesday of last week, the entire state was enjoying decent shoots.
Ducks Unlimited Television traveled to Honey Brake Lodge in central Louisiana on Tuesday, September 24. The crew is looking to wrap up the first shoot of the year this weekend. Below is a brief migration update from the guys on location.
With teal season ending on September 29, this weekend should be enough to hold Louisiana duck hunters until the regular waterfowl season opens in November. Throughout the state, habitat conditions are good to excellent, and barring a late tropical storm, these conditions will hopefully set the stage for good waterfowl hunting.
"Our coastal marshes are all in good shape. Catahoula Lake was very low, but we received more than two inches of rain recently, and now that habitat could be considered excellent," Reynolds says. "I'm not going to tell people to stock up on shells. But we have every reason to be confident and optimistic about the upcoming regular duck season. We have the habitat, but we know that we need the right combination of weather and habitat to dictate this year's fall flight."
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Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens likely are the first two names I'll check when I fill out my Hall of Fame ballot for the 2013 class. Sammy Sosa is less of a slam dunk, but I will probably vote for him, too.
I can't judge what kind of numbers these players would have posted if they hadn't allegedly taken performance-enhancing drugs. I look at the numbers Bonds and Clemens posted early in their careers, and they were great players from the day they stepped on a major-league diamond.
I'm not as sure about Sosa, but 609 lifetime homers is hard to deny. He twice led the National League in homers and RBI, and three times he led the NL in runs scored. He was an MVP. I might do what I did with Rafael Palmeiro -- not vote for Sosa in his first year of eligibility but wait for the 2014 ballot.
I've always viewed the Hall of Fame as a museum, not a club for angels and saints. When I visit Cooperstown, I want to see all the best players. That includes Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Palmeiro and Mark McGwire. Plus, these guys aren't criminals and they're not bad people. We're not even sure if they're guilty of what they have been accused.
So they will all get my votes -- McGwire and Palmeiro already have, Bonds and Clemens this year, Sosa next year if I decide to wait. And if these guys aren't eventually elected, taking a trip to Cooperstown will seem much less inviting.

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Davis Cup: ready for take-off
Roger was drawn against world number 262 Alan Mackin in place of the British team's top player Greg Rusedski to this weekend's World Group playoff against Switzerland.
Rusedski is expected to be brought in for Sunday's reverse singles, allowing Britain to concentrate their firepower on the matches against Swiss number two Stanislas Wawrinka as well as on Saturday's doubles rubber.
Britain's number three Andy Murray will be the first to play Stanislas Wawrinka in Friday's second singles rubber. Rusedski and Murray will then pair up against Roger and Yves Allegro in the doubles. Britain will hope to still be in contention after Murray's rubber with Roger on Sunday, allowing Rusedski to come in for a decisive match against Wawrinka.
"Yes, I was surprised," Roger said during the Swiss team's media conference. "You always keep in mind the various options that are there, but I thought it might be Murray that they would leave out. I'm sure they have their reasons though. I'm happy not to be playing Murray in my first match though, and I think Stan is pleased not to be playing Rusedski, who he has never beaten."
The crowd will certainly be there to support the athletes all the way; the stadium seats 8'300; 18'600 tickets had been sold until the beginning of the week.
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Davis Cup, Switzerland - Great Britain in Geneva (Indoor; sand; 8300 seats). Friday, 13.00: Roger Federer - Alan Mackin, followed by Stanislas Wawrinka - Andrew Murray. - Saturday, 13.00: Roger Federer/Yves Allegro - Murray/Greg Rusedski. - Sunday, 12.00: Roger Federer - Murray, followed by Wawrinka - Mackin.
Referee: Paulo Pereira (BRA). - Chair-referee: Sandra de Jenken (FRA), Hans-Jürgen Ochs (GER).
Switzerland: Roger Federer (Singles ranking: 1/doubles: 130), Stanislas Wawrinka (60/930), George Bastl (113/587), Yves Allegro (1101/36). - Captain: Severin Lüthi.
Grossbritannien: Greg Rusedski (29/505), Andrew Murray (110/1387), David Sherwood (233/279), Alan Mackin (262/994). - Captain: Jeremy Bates.
Head-to-Head: 0:3. - Last encounter: 1985 GBR - SUI 3:0.
TakE cARE ... Muahzzz xoxo
i know you will win...
Best of luck Rogi!! I am sure you will do well (as always!!)
good wishes are always with you.
Take care
Pat, UK.
Wishing you ALL great shot making. Give some good tips to Stanislas, you are so good at assessing other player's weakness, and let him know we are cheering for him and Yves too!! Beat the Brits! Too bad, I don't


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Because you were, no doubt, wondering where Stevie Nicks weighs in on the whole Kristen Stewart cheating on Robert Pattison scandal -- this just in, she forgives her.
The 64-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer is a big fan of the "Twilight" films. According to E! News, she's developed a friendship with Stewart and Pattinson. She even wrote a "Twilight"-inspired song called "Moonlight -- A Vampire's Dream." Of course. The singer, who just announced that Fleetwood Mac would tour in 2013 (there's a May 22 show in San Jose, tickets go on sale Dec. 14), told Us Weekly that people need to give the 22-year-old Stewart a break.
"I was her age once, and exactly what happened to her happened to me two or three times, and whoever it was that I was with forgave me all two or three times," Nicks said. "The fact is that when you're young and you've been in a relationship for a long time and something comes along that is a little bit overwhelming and magical, and you're kind of in another situation with someone else ... things happen," Nicks said.
As you know, Stewart had an affair last summer with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director, Rupert Sanders, and then issued a public apology, calling the incident a "momentary indiscretion." Pattinson and Stewart took some time apart, we all cried and hoped the world wouldn't end, then they reconciled just in time for their press tour promoting "Breaking Dawn Part 2," the finale of the 'Twilight' franchise.
Nicks has all kind of opinions these days. She told the Huffington Post that Rihanna could front a "really great rock 'n' roll band," and that she didn't think it was a good idea when Beyonce went solo and broke up Destiny's Child.
Good point. Beyonce's career has been in the toilet ever since.
"Because you should never break up your band. Because your band may come in very handy to you down the road. Because if you don't verbally break it up, then you're not making a comeback," she explained.
ANGELINA JOLIE TALKS RETIREMENT: Angelina Jolie is talking about retiring from acting.
"I will do some films and I am so fortunate to have the job, it's a really lucky profession to be a part of and I enjoy it," Angelina Jolie said recently, in an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News. "But if it went away tomorrow I would be very happy to be home with the children."
Really? When was the last time she stayed home alone for a few days with six children? I mean, she seems like a good mother and all. But I give her three days with any six children on the planet and I guarantee you she's suddenly chomping at the bit to do "Tomb Raider 3."
"I think I'm going to have to give up the acting as the kids hit the teenage years, anyway," she said. "Too much to manage at home."
Well, that makes sense. Six Hollywood teenagers can cause a lot of property damage, not to mention a potential fortune in bail money.
According to the Huffington Post, this isn't the first time Jolie has talked about quitting the business. "Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things," Jolie said in a 2010 interview with Vanity Fair. "So I'm very, very grateful, it's a fun job. It's a luxury. Look, I'm at work today in the middle of Venice. But I don't think I'll do it much longer."
Not if you keep making movies in Venice with Johnny Depp that bomb.
Jolie's oldest son, Maddox, is now 11. Jolie is currently working on the movie "Maleficent," hitting theaters March 14, 2014. She even brought her daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt into the mix, as the 4-year-old will reportedly have a "minor role" in the film.
Jolie is also said to have a role in the upcoming "Kung Fu Panda 3" and reportedly reviewed a script for "Salt 2."
She may need some time off for a wedding, as partner Brad Pitt recently said the pair will get married "soon."
EDDIE MURPHY IS OVERPAID: Eddie Murphy is Hollywood's most overpaid actor.
What do you mean you didn't see "Imagine That," "A Thousand Words," or "Meet Dave?" Oh ... right. Nobody did.
Forbes on Tuesday released the list and said Murphy won the title by bringing back an average of $2.30 for every $1 paid for starring in his last three films. The films in question have to open in more than 2,000 theaters.
Ranking second behind Murphy is Katherine Heigl. For every dollar she was paid on her last three movies, they earned an average of $3.40.
After hits like "Knocked-Up," "27 Dresses" and "The Ugly Truth," Heigl's salary shot up to the $12 million range. Unfortunately, the films she's made at that price point have failed to deliver, says Forbes. Her most recent film, "One For The Money," earned only $37 million on an estimated $40 million budget. She has a chance to recover, however, with next release "The Big Wedding," schedule for release in April and features Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon and Amanda Seyfried.
Drew Barrymore topped last year's list, but wasn't in the most recent top 10 because she hasn't starred in three big releases over the last three years.
Reese Witherspoon ranks third with an average $3.90 return for every $1 she made, by making films like 2010's "How Do You Know." With a ridiculously high budget of $120 million -- a big chunk of which went to salaries for Witherspoon and big-name co-stars Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson and Owen Wilson -- the romantic comedy grossed just $49 million at the box office, making it one of the worst-performing films of 2010.
Witherspoon's most recent film "This Means War," didn't help much. The $65 million action comedy did OK, earning $157 million worldwide, but it wasn't enough to get Witherspoon off the overpaid list.
Sandra Bullock finished fourth, with a $5 return for every $1 she was paid. In 2009 Bullock starred in one of the biggest films of the year, "The Blind Side." According to Forbes, not only did it earn $310 million at the box office globally, it was made for just $30 million, making it one of the most profitable films of the year. It was also a big earner for Bullock, who had a profit-sharing deal on the project. But her two other films of the last three years were stinkers: "All About Steve" and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."
Rounding out the top five is Jack Black, whose films returned only $5.20 for every $1 he was paid. Last year's comedy "The Big Year" barely registered at the box office.
FRANKIE MUNIZ HAS MINI-STROKE: Frankie Muniz is recuperating after having a "mini stroke."
The 26-year-old "Malcom in the Middle" actor revealed the health scare on Twitter on Tuesday morning.
"I was in the hospital last Friday. I suffered a 'Mini Stroke,' which was not fun at all," he tweeted. "Have to start taking care of my body! Getting old!"
Muniz, who became a household name thanks to his hit Fox comedy, did not offer up any further details, according to E! News.
BARBARA WALTERS FINDS HONEY BOO BOO FASCINATING: Even Barbara Walters seems to "redneck-ognize" that naming Honey Boo Boo kid as one of her 2012 "Most Fascinating People" is a reach.
"A lot of people will say, 'For heaven's sake, this is ridiculous, this is a child at 5 or 6 years old entering beauty contests,'" Walters says in an interview with Us Weekly. "But the relationship between Alana (Boo Boo) and her mother -- that's the story, the two of them. It's very touching."
Has Barbara taken a fall recently, or maybe bumped her head? Hey, she's human ... these things happen.
Walters said "Honey Boo Boo is not an obnoxious little girl. She's sweet and loving with her mother and loving with her sisters (Jessica, Lauryn and Anna). And now Anna has a new baby, and the baby has (three) thumbs -- but so what? It'll make you smile."
Was that last sentence real?
Other names on Walter's 2012 list are: Ben Affleck, whose film "Argo" is an awards-season front-runner; "Family Guy's" Seth MacFarlane; British boy band One Direction; Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and E L James, the author behind the erotic mega-hit "Fifty Shades of Grey."
Walters will announce the No. 1 most fascinating person of 2012 during the broadcast, set to air at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12. Previous honorees have included Barack and Michelle Obama, J.K. Rowling, Nancy Pelosi, Paris Hilton, Gen. David Petraeus, Nelson Mandela and the late Steve Jobs, all of whom would, no doubt, feel blessed to have Honey Boo Boo join their ranks.
NICK LACHEY ACCUSED OF CHOKING MAN: Nick Lachey is being accused of choking a San Diego Chargers fan and calling his wife names Sunday, right before he and friends were ejected from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego for unruly behavior.
Smell that? It's the sweet aroma of opportunity arising from a lawsuit about to be filed.
TMZ obtained video the website said shows the singer, a Cincinnati Bengals fan, getting aggressive with a Chargers fan wearing an Igor Olshansky jersey (Olshansky played for the Chargers from 2004 to 2008). The fan, who was not identified, told the site that Lachey and his die-hard Bengals fan buddies heckled him and his Chargers jersey for much of the second half. Lachey made one comment about Olshansky that crossed the line.
That's right. Nobody talks about Igor Olshansky that way in San Diego.
So the fan's wife turned to Lachey and said, "Well, he lasted longer than your boy band."
Lachey allegedly flipped out (Nobody talks about 98 Degrees like that in this town) and called the woman a term that starts with an expletive and ends with a reference to a female dog. Things escalated, and the Chargers fan says Lachey grabbed him by the throat and shoved him to the ground, which is supposedly captured on video.
There's that smell again ...
Security officers -- obviously big fans of the Backstreet Boys -- responded and ejected Lachey and his pals, but not the Chargers fans.
Afterward, Lachey got on Twitter and, in a move that no doubt thrilled his attorney, wrote "Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals." He later acknowledged the altercation, writing, "i simply don't appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face. call me crazy, but that deserved a reaction."
Right. It's almost as if he said Lachey's teeth were not as pure white as freshly fallen snow.
TMZ reported the Chargers fan plans to file a police report against Lachey. Lachey's rep said "This is a gross misrepresentation of what happened. It was nothing but a spirited debate between fans of opposing teams. At no point did Nick say anything derogatory to the man's wife and anything to suggest the contrary is simply untrue."
Contact Tony Hicks at email@example.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks.
Wednesday is Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2012. There are 26 days left in the year.
1776: The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
1782: The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, was born in Kinderhook, N.Y.; he was the first chief executive to be born after American independence.
1791: Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, at age 35.
1792: George Washington was re-elected president; John Adams was re-elected vice president.
1831:Former President John Quincy Adams took his seat as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
1848: President James K. Polk triggered the Gold Rush of '49 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.
1932: German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa, making it possible for him to travel to the United States.
1933: National Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.
1955: The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany.
1962: The United States and the Soviet Union announced a bilateral space agreement on exchanging weather data from satellites, mapping Earth's geomagnetic field and cooperating in the experimental relay of communications.
1979: Feminist Sonia Johnson was formally excommunicated by the Mormon Church because of her outspoken support for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
1991: Richard Speck, who'd murdered eight student nurses in Chicago in 1966, died in prison a day short of his 50th birthday.
1994: Republicans chose Newt Gingrich to be the first GOP speaker of the House in four decades.
2002: Strom Thurmond, the oldest and (until Robert Byrd overtook him) longest-serving senator in history, celebrated his 100th birthday on Capitol Hill. (In toasting the South Carolina lawmaker, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott seemed to express nostalgia for Thurmond's segregationist past; the resulting political firestorm prompted Lott to resign his leadership position.)
2007: A teenage gunman went on a shooting rampage at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., killing six store employees and two customers; Robert A. Hawkins, 19, then took his own life. President George W. Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face diplomatic isolation.
2011: The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced $3 billion in reductions, with cuts to first-class mail service by the spring of 2012 and elimination of more than 250 processing centers. Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was posthumously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Singer Little Richard (80), author Joan Didion (78), singer Jim Messina (65), football great Jim Plunkett (65), football great Art Monk (55), rock singer-musician John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls) (47), comedian-actress Margaret Cho (44), rock musician Regina Zernay (Cowboy Mouth) (40), actress Paula Patton (37), actress Amy Acker (36), actor Nick Stahl (33), actor Frankie Muniz (27), actor Ross Bagley (24).
Associated Press.


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quasifoto wrote: i don't understand why it's at colleges? is it because they are state schools?
Quote: Occupy UC Davis, in the vein of the greater Occupy movement, is an attempt to reclaim the public spaces, particularly in the sphere of education, which have come under attack by those in power. The austerity budget pushed by California's leaders has result in massive cuts to public education and social services throughout the state while spending tens of billions to expand our already bloated prison system and give tax breaks to the megarich. Join us as we fight back against these attacks on students and citizens, and seek to create a society that truly allows liberty and justice for all.
xX gideon Xx wrote: 7/10? wait, what's happening here? are you trolling, sage?
Sage Francis wrote: xX gideon Xx wrote: 7/10? wait, what's happening here? are you trolling, sage?
I don't understand what this means. Sometimes I untangle your posts and edit them for everyone else's edification, but right now I'm drawing a blank. What's 7/10 and why do you think I'm trolling?
Sage Francis wrote: "What's really kind of disturbing and confusing to me is how people can stand by...watch something like this happen...and yell "shame shame shame" instead of reacting in violence.
Quote: UC Davis policy on use of non-lethal force
Any application of force that is not reasonably anticipated to result in death will be considered non-lethal force. Each officer is provided with equipment, training and skills to assist in the apprehension and control of suspects as well as protection of officers and the public. Non-lethal force applications may include, but are not limited to, Electronic Devices, Body and Leg Restraints, and other Less Lethal Control Devices.
Given that no policy can realistically predict every possible situation an officer might encounter in the field, it is recognised that each officer must be entrusted with well-reasoned discretion in determining the appropriate use of force in each incident. While it is the ultimate objective of every law enforcement encounter to minimize injury to everyone involved, nothing in this policy requires an officer to actually sustain physical injury before applying reasonable force.
The University Of California, Davis Police Department authorises the use of less lethal force applications by officers and supervisors.
Quote: The faculty of the UC Davis English Department supports the Board of the Davis Faculty >Association in calling for Chancellor Katehis immediate resignation and for a policy that will end >the practice of forcibly removing non-violent student, faculty, staff, and community protesters by >police on the UC Davis campus. Further, given the demonstrable threat posed by the University of >California Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to the safety of students, faculty, >staff, and community members on our campus and others in the UC system, we propose that such >a policy include the disbanding of the UCPD and the institution of an ordinance against the >presence of police forces on the UC Davis campus, unless their presence is specifically requested >by a member of the campus community. This will initiate a genuinely collective effort to determine >how best to ensure the health and safety of the campus community at UC Davis.
Plum Puddin' wrote: Hang on so she gives him the ok to use force, then he uses force, then she suspends the dudes to gain trust back from the uni?
That cops name is Annette?
No wonder he's so angry.


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There were 73 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,431 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: Deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at a business in the 4100 block of North West Lane about 10 p.m. Monday. A male clerk said he was confronted by an armed robber who pointed a handgun at him, demanded money from the register and fled in a vehicle with two other men and an undisclosed amount of money. The robber was described as a Latino man with a mask and a red hooded sweatshirt.
Robbery: A man was walking near East Main and South Filbert streets about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday when another man approached him from behind, brandished a semiautomatic handgun and demanded the victim's wallet and gold chain. The victim resisted, so the robber struck him with the gun, snatched his gold chain and fled east on East Main Street in a red four-door vehicle. The robber was described as a black man about 25 years old with a cleanshaven face, a red shirt and blue pants.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 12 noninjury accidents and three injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 104 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday, including four vehicle accidents, 72 medical calls and one structure fire.
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Pentagon Memo: Please Leave Unapproved Bombs at Home
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has a message for its 24,000 employees who work in the massive building: Please don't bring your unapproved bombs to work.
In an e-mail to Defense Department workers, the Pentagon's top security officer is reminding people that they aren't allowed to bring bombs to work – even if they don't work anymore – without prior permission.
Bringing a bomb to work might seem like a no-brainer. But this is the Pentagon facility, after all, home of the nation's top anti-roadside bomb experts, so it's not uncommon for people to have a few so-called IEDs – Improvised Explosive Devices — lying around.
The issue came up late last month when a Navy civilian tried to bring an inoperable bomb to work. He was bringing it to the Pentagon for a briefing to senior Navy officials, but he forgot to inform building security, said Shannon Giles, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
"That was a first," she said. "I've never heard of someone bringing an IED before."
In classically bureaucratic language, Steven Calvery, director of the Pentagon security agency, advised people that they needed written permission to bring such things into the building.
"It would be helpful if you could ensure your components are familiar with the authorization process outlined in Administrative Instruction 30 for bringing inoperable firearms or inert ordnances into the Pentagon for official business," he wrote in the Nov. 22 e-mail. "These require written approval from PFPA."
The Pentagon began beefing up security in September after a military contractor brought a shotgun onto the Washington Navy Yard where he was working and killed 12 people before being shot dead by security.
The shooting exposed concerning gaps in security at military facilities that allowed the shooter, Aaron Alexis, to easily bring a shotgun onto the Navy Yard. The Pentagon also allows its workers relatively unfettered access to the building. Pentagon workers can routinely get into the building without passing through metal detectors.
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Bombs aren't the only thing security officials have found since they began beefing up security.
In the last few weeks, Mr. Calvery wrote, security officials conducting x-ray screenings at the Pentagon Metro station have confiscated 21 knives, seven pepper spray canisters, five shotgun shells and one expandable baton.
Late last month, the Pentagon set up surprise screenings inside its facility that led to the arrest of on Army civilian carrying illegal drugs, Ms. Giles said. Security also barred four workers from entering the Pentagon with banned knives, pepper spray and drug paraphernalia.
The Army said it couldn't comment on any open investigation but would cooperate with any case as needed.


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Charles Crain, 95, and his wife Betty, 88, were recently honored by their children with a donation of four benches to the city of Chillicothe, two of each at Simpson and Danner parks. A dedication ceremony took place Saturday morning in Simpson Park.
The couple are life-long residents of Livingston County, and Charles is a World War II veteran, having served with the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In addition to Charles and Betty, the ceremony also honored the late Earl and Elizabeth Crain, brother and sister-in-law of Charles.
The benches will have small plaques indicating their names. Accepting the $5,000 donation on behalf of the city was Mayor Chuck Haney.
On hand for the event were seven of the couple's nine children, Councilman Tom Douglas, local veterans and a host of other family and friends. The ceremony occurred one day prior to Charles's 96th birthday. The couple thanked everyone for the recognition.
"This is one of the nicest things anyone has every done for us," Charles said.
A small reception followed the event at Indian Hills Retirement Village where Betty and Charles currently reside.
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Tom Collins cocktails are making a major comeback, and it's not surprising. It's hard to go wrong with something as refreshing as gin, sugar, lemon juice and club soda -- or the creative riffs a classic combo invites. Last week, a dozen of the Bay Area's best bartenders came together at The Claremont Hotel's Meritage restaurant for a battle royale -- or rather, a mixology melee -- to determine the ultimate St. George Tom Collins cocktail. The Alameda-based craft distillery provided its St. George Botanivore Gin. The rest was up to the bar mavens from Alameda's American Oak, Oakland's Bocanova, Walnut Creek's Eleve and Redwood City's Martins West, among others.
The winner: A Caprese Collins designed by Jay Crabb, from Berkeley's BUILD Pizzeria Roma (and formerly with Walnut Creek Yacht Club, where he won the Best of the East Bay martini honors in 2011). Crabb, who was kind enough to share the recipe, infused his gin with olive oil first, using a fat-washing technique -- basically, you add the fat, freeze the mixture, then strain it -- that leaves the flavor but not the oily mouth-feel.
You may want to simply use the Botanivore gin as is. It's an herbaceous gin flavored with 19 botanicals, including citrus peel, dill seed, angelica root and citra hops. (Editor's note: It's lovely stuff.) Actually, the recipe involves enough homemade pepper tinctures and basil infusions, you may want to just head over to BUILD and ask Crabb to make it for you. And next time you hear the term "craft cocktail," you'll know exactly what that means.
Caprese Collins
Makes 1
1 3/4 ounce olive oil-washed Botanivore gin
3/4 ounce heirloom tomato water
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce homemade basil-infused simple syrup
3 drops homemade Calabrian tincture
Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Fine-strain it into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with a splash of chilled seltzer water. Garnish with a caprese skewer -- half a cherry tomato, a small mozzarella ball, pepper and basil.


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Antrim residents and business owners breathed a sigh of relief late on Sunday, November 18, when a "gas leak" in the town center was declared safe.
But relief quickly turned to anger when Northern Ireland Electricity confirmed that the loud bangs heard by locals and revelers were in fact caused by "heavy rain hitting live wires" at an excavation site on High Street.
The three "explosions" occurred at around 9 p.m. and were clearly audible above the music and general chatter in nearby Madden's Bar.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
A van fitted with a hydraulic ejector pad, believed to be of use in the diesel laundering process, was discovered alongside another van containing a storage tank with 265 gallons of illegal fuel, following a H.M. Revenue & Customs operation in Crossmaglen last week.
John Whiting, assistant director of criminal investigation at H.M.R.C., said both vehicles had been adapted for the purpose of diesel fraud, with one van adapted to transport the laundered diesel whilst the other was fitted with what he described as "a James Bond-style ejector system, whereby waste product could be ejected from the back of a vehicle very quickly and fly-tipped at the side of the road."
"Both vehicles are unsafe for use on our roads and show a total disregard for the safety of other motorists. This indiscriminate dumping of waste is a very real threat to the environment and costs the tax and rate payers thousands of pounds in clean-up costs," he said.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Members of the public have reacted angrily to "state-sponsored vandalism" along the River Barrow. Two weeks ago, Waterways Ireland began cutting trees along the Barrow Track that, locals say, has left it "looking like The Somme."
Local man Michael Whelan from Springfield Drive, who describes himself as "an avid walker," claims the cut trees have been left "like spears" and voiced his concerns about the effect the chopped trees will have on the local wildlife. "We condemn the young fellas who did this in John Sweeney Park," said Mr. Whelan, referring to trees that were chopped down at the entrance to the Carlow Town estate recently. "Now we have a state body doing it."
[Source: Carlow Nationalist]
The High Court was told last Thursday that Seán Quinn, Sr., who is serving a nine-week prison sentence for contempt of court, has dismissed his lawyer and that his son, Sean Quinn, Jr. has also moved to appoint a new legal team.
Presiding Miss Justice Elizabeth Dunne was told the bankrupt Ballyconnell businessman had informed his lawyer of the decision to remove them during a professional visit while in prison.
A formal application for the lawyers to come off record will be made on Monday, November 26. The court also heard the rest of the Quinn family, with the exception of Peter Darragh Quinn, who is currently residing outside the jurisdiction, have hired new lawyers and that both the family and their newly-appointed legal team need time to review the contempt case.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
It is very much a case of Donegal's loss is Clare's gain following the appointment of Dr. Austin Stack as Professor of Medicine at the University of Limerick.
Dr. Stack has joined existing nephrologists Dr. Casserly and Dr. Cronin at the dialysis unit in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick and at the Fresenius unit on the Dock Road.
He was consultant nephrologist at Letterkenny General Hospital in Donegal where he was highly-respected.
The Clare branch of the Irish Kidney Association (I.K.A.) has welcomed his appointment to the Mid-West area, while he has been enquiring about the kidney association in Clare, as he was familiar with the work of the Donegal branch.
[Source: Clare Champion]
The Jack Lynch Tunnel fully reopened last Friday, two weeks ahead of schedule to facilitate the free flow of traffic in the run-up to Christmas.
The tunnel has been closed nightly from 9:15 p.m. to 7 a.m. with the exception of Fridays, as part of an E.U. directive for additional fire protection. The work, which commenced in September, was originally scheduled to take six months but later reduced to three months.
"We're delighted to announce that the work, which was originally scheduled to take six months, has been practically completed in less than three," said a spokesperson for the Jack Lynch Tunnel management team.
[Source: Cork Independent]
He's best known for playing tough guys with a penchant for violence but movie star Ray Winstone was anything but when his latest film, "Ashes," enjoyed its Irish premiere at the Foyle Film Festival last Wednesday evening.
The London-born movie star was in Derry along with "Ashes" director Mat Whitecross to promote the film, which was screened at the Brunswick Moviebowl. He started off by telling the Journal that City of Derry Airport is one of the nicest airports he's ever been to.


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Edna Sturgeon, 79, Neosho, died Dec. 29, 2012 at Freeman West Hospital, following a sudden illness. Edna was born Oct. 15, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Okla. and lived most of her life in the Southwest Missouri area.
She worked at Teledyne, Crowder Industries and at A&W Restaurant in Neosho. She was a member of the Neosho Area Widow to Widow and Calvary Baptist Church.
Edna married Virgil Sturgeon on June 21, 1952 at Oklahoma City, Okla. and he preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 2008.
She is survived by two sons, Donnie Sturgeon, Neosho and Ronnie Sturgeon, Carthage; three grandchildren, Christina Sturgeon, Amanda Brattin and Chad Sturgeon; 4 great grandchildren and a sister, Ann Kelley, Neosho.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Misty Graff; great grandson, Coby Brattin and two brothers.
Services will be Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Neosho, Rev. Roger Brumley and Brother Sam Turner officiating.
Interment will be in the Neosho Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Clark Funeral Home, Neosho on Wed. from 12-5 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Services are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. Online condolences may be posted at www.clarkfuneralhomes.com.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications from individuals, organizations and local governments to distribute up to$900,000 for Fishing is Fun program grant.
Matching grants are available in 2013 for projects in Colorado that benefit fishing.
The grant program is partially funded by federal excise taxes on the sale of fishing equipment and comes to Colorado through the federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2012, marking the initial passage of the Pittman-Robertson Act in 1937.
Projects to improve angler access, fish habitat and angling conditions can receive matching funding from the Fishing Is Fun grant program.The deadline to apply for the 2013 Fishing Is Fun funding cycle is Friday, March 1. Complete details on the Fishing Is Fun grant program are available on-line at http://wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/ResourcesTips/FishingIsFunProgram/.
More information on the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program is available at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Iron Curtain was fairly easy to peek behind before it was pulled down entirely with the Berlin Wall in 1990. The Taliban Curtain on the other hand is more ethereal and consequently more difficult to peek behind. But let's try.
What is the defining force that drives Taliban hatred of America? Religion? Nope. Politics? Nope. Ideology? Nope. The defining force that drives Taliban hatred of America is a force more powerful even than all of the above combined ... the blamed sex drive.
As this is a delicate matter to discuss in a family journal I shall choose my words carefully, in fact, I shall ask a few rhetorical questions in order to draw a curtain in front of the curtain we are trying to peek behind. I admit this journalistic approach to getting at the truth of a matter has never worked before and is likely to misfire here, but let us try...
Imagine you are a devoted jihadist, true to your wife during the fighting season, hoping to live to see her again, but all the while comforted in knowing if you do not live to see her again at least you have 16 special maidens waiting on the other side of martyrdom.
Now stay with me, suppose the mountain passes are clogged with snow and you go home for the winter to discover that your wife has taken a job with Apple and has moved to China. How are you going to feel? You are going to blame America and start looking forward to the next fighting season and those 16 special maidens.
Moving right along, what do you think is the one thing that an educated, liberated American woman controls unequivocally? That's right. Take THAT away from the jihadist and we've got a problem my friend, right here in Taliban City.
Yes, the jihadist's devotion to casting aspersion upon America hangs on one thing, and that one thing is protected and preserved by his religion, his culture and his history. It is so deeply inbred that when a 14 year old girl professes openly that she wants to be educated and take control of her life, a Taliban jihadist can feel compelled to shoot her in a school bus.
Next question. Who led this jihadist to the wrong side of history? If you answer "his religion" you are warming to the Socratic irony of the real answer - his mother.
So what about Mom? The jihadist's wife cannot say no to her husband, that's a given. But she could say no to her son's aspiration to be like Dad, and yes to her daughter's desire to be educated. These yeses and nos have to be whispered to escape the wrath of getting stoned, and I don't mean stoned as in Haight-Ashbury.
The whispers of mothers carry a velvet force of persuasion that is formidable. When mothers of young potential jihadists discover their whisper power and unleash that power, they will vouchsafe a peaceful and natural end to this particular jihad in one short generation. (In full disclosure, I have been waiting 1,000 columns for an opportunity to use the word "vouchsafe" and it has finally arrived.)
One last question and we'll let you go. Do they celebrate Mother's Day in the land of the jihad? Because until they do, we are going to have Taliban jihadists gathering together in cells around the world wanting to bring down a country that honors mothers, women, and 14 year old girls with a thirst for education and liberty.
Yes sweet mother of that young potential jihadist son, it is up to you. And yes sweet mother of that young potential college bound daughter, it is up to you. The world is watching...
- Learn more about McAvoy Layne at www.ghostoftwain.org.


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This was totally fun and our guide Liz was great. We toured through North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf. Our guide showed us local spots we had not been to before and took pictures of everyone through out the tour. The one thing I would fix is that all of the segways for tours should be retrofitted with an emergency hand break. The segway does have a speed limiter and you apply the breaks on the segway by leaning backward. The problem with novice users is that the speed limiter pushes the handle bars towards you, which makes you feel like you are falling backward. The way to slow the segway down at this point is to lean backwards even farther, which can be scary because you already feel like you are falling backwards. We had a woman on our tour, unable to stop the segway when it hit its max speed, fly off her segway when she hit a parked car out of control. We got the impression that this was not an unusual occurrence on segway tours. An emergency hand break for out of control situations would help instead of insisting all riders become experts on segways in the 30 min training prior to the tour. Still, I loved the tour, but I did not fall off my segway.
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We started off with a quick training session on the segways which included some hands-on and a dorky little video and then we were off. The tour guides were informative, friendly, and always helpful. Each segway has its own individual moniker so...continued
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Super duper fun! The Segways are easy to ride and the set up of the tour is safe and comfortable and lets face it, San Francisco is the prettiest city in the US! A winner tour!
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This fully narrated tour begins at the West end of Fisherman's Wharf and includes:
-North Beach, the neighborhood best known as San Francisco's Little Italy. This famous culinary destination prides itself on authentic Italian fare and bustles with activity both day and night.
-Washington Square Park by Saints Peter and Paul Church, where guests will learn about the Beat Generation in North Beach.
-Chinatown, a veritable city within a city. Cruise through historic Chinatown and past hidden alleys in the largest Chinese community outside of Asia.
-Romantic night views of the Transamerica Pyramid and the Ferry Building.
-The tour will loop back from the edge of the Financial District towards the Wharf, cruising past historic Piers along the Embarcadero while the San Francisco Bay glitters against the night.
-Fisherman's Wharf, where guides will take you past picturesque fishing harbors and hidden gems like Fish Alley, Fisherman's Chapel, a WWII Liberty Ship, and the Pampanito submarine. See and hear Dungeness crabs being cracked in stands located in the heart of Historic Fisherman's Wharf.
-Learn how Cable Cars operate and see the built-in Cable Car turntable at the end of the Hyde Street Line.
-Ghirardelli Square, where guests will learn more about the famous chocolate that bears its name.
-View the unique streamline design of National Maritime Museum and the fleet of historic sailing ships berthed at Hyde Street Pier.
-Pause to take in breathtaking nighttime views of the Alcatraz Lighthouse and the twinkling lights of the Bay Bridge.
-Return to the starting point, and perhaps visit the Buena Vista Cafe after the tour ends for a taste of their famous Irish Coffee.
The tour begins with a 45-50 minute Segway training session and lasts approximately 2.5 hours, including training time.
Tours are limited to 10 riders, ages 12 or older. The tour is not recommended for guests age 70 and older.
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Guests will be required to sign a liability waver before riding and wear a helmet and safety vest for the duration of the tour.
Flip-flops, open-toed sandals and high heels are not recommended for this tour. San Francisco can be cold and foggy any time of year, so dress accordingly. Tours run fog, light rain or shine.
Tour prices do not include meals, beverages, admission fees, gratuities or souvenirs. Guide gratuities are not included and are appreciated.
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The first event is their sixth annual "Let It Be Golf" tournament on Feb. 25.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m. Followed by tee off at 10:30 a.m. at the Vellano Golf and Country Club, 2441 Vellano Club Drive, Chino Hills.
The tournament includes a noted speaker and auction as well as a full dinner.
The foundation will also host a two-day community talent show from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Chino Hills High theater, 16150 Pomona Rincon Road, Chino Hills.
Cost: $8 presale, $10 at the door and $5 children.
The Let It Be Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides support to Southern California families. The focus is providing individualized aid to meet the needs of the family (medical accessories, sibling care, household maintenance, meals, etc. With sponsorship and private donations, relief can be provided to overwhelmed and financially strained families.
The foundation was inspired by Karla Asch-Rosen, who was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Her heartfelt desire was to "just be normal" and share her faith with others. The foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that illness can have on the family dynamic.
Through The Let It Be Foundation, together with the help of the community, they care for families that are in need - in desperate need to "just be normal."
"We can help them to enjoy things right in their own community.
Information: 909-613-9161 or www.theletitbefoundation.org


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In Memoriam: Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas (1927-2010)
Editor's note: On August 2, 2010, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas passed away. We sincerely thank Dr. Lovaas for all of his contributions to the autism community.
In 1981, with the publication of Dr. Lovaas' pioneering work, Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children (popularly known as "The ME Book"), the landscape of the world of autism was quite different than it is today. In 1981, the prevalence of autism in the general population was reported to be only 4 in 10,000, hardly the 1 in 100 world epidemic that autism represents today. While considered a relative rarity at the time, a diagnosis of autism in the 1960's and 1970's was considered by most to be the beginning of a countdown to institutional care. To add insult to injury, Bruno Bettelheim and others were disseminating and perpetuating the notion that autism was caused by cold and unfeeling "refrigerator mothers" and other forms of inadequate parenting. For much of the latter part of the last century, families of children with autism had little, if anything, to hope for.
Dr. Lovaas, who had already been working with children with autism for decades, knew better. Dr. Lovaas knew instinctively that poor parenting was not to blame. However, finding the root cause of autism was not Dr. Lovaas' chosen mission. Instead, Dr. Lovaas focused his energy and attention on developing effective teaching strategies. Dr. Lovaas believed that children with autism could "learn to learn." Back in the day, this was considered by many to be an unreachable star.
Just as Thomas Edison's numerous lightbulb failures paved the way for Edison's ultimate success, Dr. Lovaas painstakingly identified the "serious mistakes" that he and his colleagues at UCLA had made over the course of two decades in attempting to teach children with autism and other severe developmental disabilities. Dr. Lovaas knew that the first step to finding an effective, core intervention would be to identify and eliminate the various approaches and strategies that had been tried, but which were demonstrably ineffective. Dr. Lovaas then worked tirelessly to break down the large and general problem of "disability" into manageable and separate behavioral units. Through years of trials, Dr. Lovaas further refined his behavior modification techniques and approaches. Over time, Dr. Lovaas' work in the field became recognized to the point that for many, "Lovaas" became synonomous with the term "Applied Behavior Analysis."
During the 1980's, Dr. Lovaas and his colleagues at the UCLA Young Autism Project further refined their behavioral approaches, and they were fortunate enough to receive an important grant from the NIH allowing a most unusual and intensive approach that had never before been attempted—a forty hour per week one-to-one teaching program. In 1987, the results of Dr. Lovaas' study, entitled Behavioral Treatment and Normal Educational and Intellectual Functioning in Young Autistic Children, were published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, a respected peer review journal.
While there certainly was some controversy over the precise "design" of Dr. Lovaas' study, there had never before been a study reporting such a favorable outcome—many of the students who had been receiving a 40 hour per week intervention program for approximately 2-3 years had recovered function to the point that they were considered virtually indistinguishable from their typically developing peers. A 1993 follow-up study appearing in the American Journal on Mental Retardation confirmed that some six years later, all but one of the children in the "best outcome" group had retained the gains reported in the 1987 study. In 1998, the Surgeon General's Report on Autism referred to Dr. Lovaas' 1987 study as a "well designed study" that "….demonstrated the efficacy of applied behavioral methods [ABA] in reducing inappropriate behavior and in increasing communication." Vindication!
In 2002, Dr. Lovaas asked me to write a chapter on ABA litigation for his then upcoming update to The ME Book, Teaching Individuals With Developmental Delays (Pro-Ed). Dr. Lovaas told me in the charming Norwegian accent that he never seemed to lose despite living in this country for many decades that his greatest wish was that every parent, whether residing in California, New York or Alaska, would have access to effective autism treatments. Dr. Lovaas regularly spoke of the need for insurance reform, as he knew full well the devastating impact autism can have upon the family. The dedication appearing in Dr. Lovaas' latest book speaks volumes as to his empathy and compassion for the family: "This manual is dedicated to all parents of children with developmental delays in recognition of the heavy burdens they carry, and the models they provide for all parents to follow."
I last sat with Dr. Lovaas and his lovely wife, Nina, at the Autism Speaks' benefit concert in Los Angeles, headlined by Paul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld. Dr. Lovaas was truly pleased to see how far public awareness of autism had come. He also has a special appreciation for Jerry Seinfeld's jokes, ostensibly because so many of them are based on the nuances of human behavior.
Dr. Lovaas' pioneering work has not only helped, but has profoundly changed the lives and futures of thousands of affected children and their families. Dr. Lovaas' work continues to have a profound impact on the professional development of today's autism professionals. Perhaps most importantly, where once there was darkness, Dr. Lovaas brought light and genuine hope.
The autism community clearly has lost a giant.
This guest post is by Gary Mayerson. He serves on the board of Autism Speaks and is the founder of Mayerson & Associates, the first law firm in the nation dedicated to representing children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
August 5, 2010 at 11:15 am
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Dr. Lovaas' family during this time of sorrow. I will be forever thankful and grateful to Dr. Lovaas for his tireless work in the field of Autism. As a special education teacher of children with Autism I am grateful for his work and studies. We have gained minimal ground in servicing young children with autism, and have so far to go to get insurance for the family so that they can be less burdened with the high cost of therapies. Thank you again for paving the way.
August 5, 2010 at 11:29 am
Without Dr. Lovaas' inspired and groundbreaking work, I strongly believe that my son and countless others could not have developed the ability to communicate verbally. While ABA and it's variants don't result in improved outcomes 100% of the time, for so many the therapy is a "game changer" and can mean the difference between verbal and non-verbal outcomes. Let's not let up on the push for 100% insurance coverage. Even if your state has an insurance bill, it probably has a lot of carve outs and exemptions denying many the option of ABA. Every child deserves access. I for one will always remain profoundly grateful for the work and dedication of Dr. Lovaas.
August 5, 2010 at 1:30 pm
i am so grateful to dr lovaas for his unbelievable work, for his help and his wisdom in helping children. i have two autistic children and without dr lovaaas and his great work i would have never made it. the inspiration and strenght that he instileed in me made me realize that i could work with my children and because of him both of my kids who were severely autistic are now high functioning aspergers. dr lovaas and his work with ABA is a g-d send for our kids and i have the utmost appreciation for him i know that he will have a special place up in heaven for g-d is def. proud of him. thank you dr lovaas for all your dedication, care and devotion in helping special needs people.
August 5, 2010 at 7:55 pm
We, especially the MOMS, are so happy that Dr. Lovaas didn't buy the bogus refrigerator theory. He was "A Great Man" to all mothers of disabled children but more specifically for the children who would have been looked at with sympathy or just completely ignored. Our son was in a very bad place and it was impossible to pull him out…without ABA. I remember seeing this and thinking "You've got to be kidding me?" I am so thankful to this man (God Bless Him, his Mama and Daddy). Truly a wonderful teacher, a creative thinker and just a persistent person (like many of our kids :) Thank you God for giving us Dr. Lovaas :) I will pray for him and his family this month of August. I Can't Thank Him Enough :)!! Love, Love, Love
August 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Thank you Dr. Lovaas for all you've done for the child affected with Autism. You gave us hope were others did not. <3 Forever grateful
August 5, 2010 at 8:50 pm
I am grateful to Dr. Lovaas for his ABA method. Without it, Isabelle would never have learned to speak, to be social or be independent. She is now 14 and partially mainstreamed for academics and specials (with modifications). She is engaged and happy. But when she was 18 months she could not even pay enough attention to the speech therapist to benefit from the sessions. Not until ABA was used – and she was a star pupil of it – did she finally benefit from any other therapy.
We must honor his memory and contribution by making sure insurance companies recognize this proven therapy and cover it as they do any other conventional therapy for a disorder.
August 6, 2010 at 12:07 am
If my autistic daughter has learnt to learn it is in no small measure thanks to Dr. Lovaas's pioneering work on teaching methods for autistic children back then Autism had not yet assumed epidemic proportions. It was a labour of love and though many scholars seriously tried to discredit the methodologies in the early days it is credit to his passion that the methodologies adapted to greater expectations, newer research and learning. For all those who have been in some way touched by him in some way, the way we can express our gratitude is by working towards making ABA affordable to every one. If Ford could do that for cars, we can surely do it for ABA.
May his soul rest in peace and may his spirit live and energise all those who are working in this field.
Sridhar Aravamudhan
Bengaluru, India
August 6, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Without Dr Lovaas' pioneering work and the support we received from people who studied with him at UCLA, my oldest son and daughter would still be nearly non-verbal and unable to play, interact, and express their emotions and needs. Instead, Matthew, Emily, and Jared (7,8 and 10) are now loving, playful, talkative children, and learning more and more each day. Our family is still affected by autism, but no longer ruled by it. My profound gratitude to the Lovaas family for giving hope to so many families like ours. I hope for the day in which access to these life-saving treatments are available and affordable to all who need them without the overwhelming financial sacrifice we made. We would do it all again.
May he rest in peace knowing the difference he made in so many lives.
August 6, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I am forever grateful to Dr. Lovaas. My daughter came back to us with the help of ABA. She is now hardly distinguishable from her classmates but that would have never happened without receiving 20+hours of ABA when she was two and three. I believed in his work 110%. ABA was the course of action my husband and I knew could help our daughter
Dr. Lovaas really made a difference and his legacy will live on with the countless amounts of children that will benefit from his teachings.
August 6, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I will always be grateful to Dr. Lovaas for bringing science to the treatment of autism. It has been an uphill battle but he gave all of us hope so that we could persist. My son would not be the same person without the work of Dr. Lovaas. My deepest sympathy to his family. You should be very proud!!
August 7, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I am so thankful for Dr. Lovaas. My son is doing so well because of ABA. I don't think we'd have come this far without Dr. Lovaas dedication and ground breaking research. I'm so grateful to him and my son is here and present because of him. I am forever grateful…and many thanks!
August 8, 2010 at 10:53 am
Thank you, Dr. Lovaas, for paving the way to great things happening for people on the spectrum. So many will be forever thankful! RIP
August 8, 2010 at 1:58 pm
I am so grateful to Dr. Lovaas. My daughter developed to a point, then she stopped and was just "spinning her wheels" so to speak. She was very frustrated. the ABA therapy that Dr. Lovaas developed brought her out of this and she is HF Autism/Aspergers. I feel sure she would be functioning at a much lower level had we not had this method to teach her how to get "unstuck." It really worked for her and I have seen it work for so many others too.
September 1, 2010 at 11:19 pm
October, 1994, my son said his name for the first time. He was 5 yrs.old.
Louise,a college student, had asked me if I had heard about Dr.Lovaas and
his work.She worked with my son for hours,keeping notebooks,always having hope.
He was integrated with peers and an aide in school. He was in the 5th grade and junior high bands,he performed in auditoriums seating 700 people. He went to prom.
He shaves. He makes eggplant parmesan. He says "I love you,too."
Dr. Lovaas and Louise–forever in my heart.
March 3, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Wonderful guy really. Also tried to cure the "evil" of potential homosexuality in a four year old. He later committed suicide. In this slightly more enlightened time his treatment of homosexuals would be seen as deplorable, and yet we let him work on the Autistic. In defense he may not even have a problem with gays somebody just paid him to try to cure the "problem" and he took the money.
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Can't believe how often has Parker given the ball away tonight???? He looks soo off the pace, running round in circles, going nowhere.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Feb 21, 2013 19:26 Flag
Nothing new there Longtimespur i have never rated Parker and fail to see what he
brings to the party.
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A Yahoo! User Feb 21, 2013 20:48 Flag
The only thing I see from himis destructive, he stops other teams playing. Don't see him being here next year, hopefully we buy a younger DM to rotate with Sandro.
Great strike from Dembele.
Just watching L/pool, 2-1 up at the mo, still need 2 more without reply!!!
A Yahoo! User Feb 22, 2013 20:12 Flag
He is more lost now as Spurs are all about pace. He slows down our attacks by passing side ways or back wards. He knows his limitations so is honest enough that way. Needs to be replaced would only be on bench if Sandro was fit.
Born2Suffer Born2Suffer Feb 22, 2013 02:37 Flag
In fairness, he looked after the ball very well last season, his passing being mainly safe rather than incisive. Sandro has his own fair share of misplaced passes, but they are both good at breaking up play, something we have been thankful for on lots of occasions. Prefer Sandro though as he is younger and stronger. Both are better than Livermore, who suits the bench more than the pitch.


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More than just privacy advocates have shown disdain for the database. A recent study in Germany using facial recognition technology garnered a 60 percent matches success rate during optimal lighting conditions. The accuracy plummeted as low as 10 percent in low-light situations. The German law-enforcement agency tolerated a false positive rate of 0.1 percent, or 23 people of the roughly 23,000 that passed through the train station where the study was done.
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I wish we could take that fighting point to their doorstep, as I'm more scared of somehow being identified for that mp3 I downloaded with Napster in college than I am of being 'terrorized' or scared by an extremist of any kind:
Individual - 'You don't negotiate with terrorists? I don't negotiate with terrorists either. This conversation is over.'
Big Brother - 'We'll take your identifying information first, sir.'
Individual - 'YOU scare me more than Al Qaeda. I am more terrified of you than I am of Bin Ladin himself!'
Big Brother - 'Taze him John...'
Individual - 'Wait, what, no you canAAARGHGHBRBRBB...'
Big Brother - 'Now get his prints and stuff and lets get out of here. We'll file a report saying he threatened us with a bomb or something and he'll get what he deserves, damn terrorism found its way to US man...'
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17 November 2009
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CEO report to the board as GAVI approaches its tenth anniversary.
Joint Health System Strengthening (HSS) Platform
Potential joint GAVI, GFATM and World Bank health systems strengthening programming and funding platform.
GAVI Alliance vaccine donation policy
Vaccine donation in 2000 from Merck (5 million doses of hepatitis B monovalent vaccine (6-dose vials)) to GAV and in 2008 from Wyeth (3.1 million doses of 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PrevenarTM)). The Executive Committee accepted these donation, but requested that GAVI's existing vaccine donation policy – adopted in 2000 – should be reviewed and revised if necessary. This work was undertaken by the Secretariat, under the guidance of the Policy & Programme Committee (PPC) during 2009.
Managing GAVI's finances
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Investment policy revision
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CEO report Board 17 Nov 2009
CEO report to the Board.
GAVI 2010 administrative and work plan budget
The 2010 Administrative budget is presented for Committee review. The 2009-2010 work plan budget was approved in October 2008; the Secretariat is providing an update to the Audit and Finance Committee which shows decreased spending in 2009 and a decreased budget for 2010.
GAVI Alliance eligibility policy
The GAVI Board requested that the eligibility policy be reviewed and revised in 2009 and the Programme and Policy Committee (PPC) took responsibility for developing this policy for Board review. The PPC appointed a time-limited task team to guide the analytical work, which was carried out by the Secretariat.
Programme funding plan - Restricted countries
The processes and procedures described in the main programme funding plan submitted to the Audit and Finance Committee were used to make the recommendations made in this paper except that US citizens and residents of the IRC and Secretariat refrained from participating. United States regulations currently restrict disbursement of US funds to the Governments of Cuba, Myanmar, and North Sudan.
Governance Committee report
Governance Committee update June - November 2009.
Principles for prioritisation
Since 2000, the GAVI Alliance has identified ten priority vaccines (the "current portfolio"). In order to achieve its ambitions, GAVI's resource mobilisation efforts will need to generate significant additional and predictable funds and should consider now how to prioritise its allocation decisions while considering how best to shape markets to make vaccines and related technologies more affordable in the longer term. The Board was requested to take decisions on funding existing commitments and the focus of prioritisation.
Programme and Policy Committee update
Programme and Policy Committee update, June-November 2009.
GAVI eligibility graduation procedures
Since GAVI's inception, a simple metric and threshold have been used to define country eligibility: GNI per capita ≤ $1,000. However, there are no formal or explicit procedures to guide countries as changes in their income causes them to transition from eligible to ineligible; i.e. no procedures for "graduation". This has created uncertainty for, and potentially inhibited decision-making by GAVI-eligible countries.
Audit and Finance Committee recommendations
The Audit and Finance Committee advises the Board in respect to the accounting, financing, budgeting, and financial practices of the GAVI Alliance. The Committee is chaired by Wayne Berson and has met twice since the June Board meeting. This document serves to update the Board on its discussions and recommendations.
Developing the next GAVI Alliance strategy
Experience over the lifetime of GAVI's current strategy has lead to evolution and change to some aspects of GAVI's operational model as well as the development and revision of several fundamental polices (co-financing, eligibility, the Vaccine Investment Strategy (VIS)), and the design and set-up of platforms for Accelerated Vaccine Introduction (AVI) and health system strengthening (HSS). GAVI is now in the position to develop a single and integrated strategy and budget, which includes projections for vaccines and country programme costs.The Board was requested to determine the process for strategy development.
02 June 2009
GAVI Alliance Board Meeting, 02 June 2009, Final Minutes
GAVI Alliance Board Meeting, 02 June 2009, Final Minutes.
2008 Financial statements
The Statutes state the Board has the responsibility to approve the annual accounts. For the 2008 year, the scope of this responsibility applies only to the Swiss entity. In the future, the GAVI Alliance financials will consolidate affiliated entities such as IFFIm. On 28 May 2009, the Audit and Finance Committee will meet with GAVI's outside auditor and review these financial statements.
Managing US funding restrictions
The United States has a particular funding restriction that implicates individual Board members (and staff): US citizens and permanent residents (and organisations) are barred from any involvement in decisions that result in funding to so-called 'Restricted Countries' (currently includes the governments of Myanmar, North Sudan and Cuba). The Board is requested to acknowledge that Board members who are US citizens or permanent residents will need to recuse themselves from any decisions that lead to funding for Restricted Countries.
GAVI evaluation advisory committee charter
The Governance Committee recommended to the Board that it charter a small committee comprising a majority of independent evaluation experts and a minority of board members to oversee organisation and programme evaluation. The Secretariat drafted the charter based on the Governance Committee's guidance.
Advisory groups and task teams in GAVI's new governance structure
The GAVI Alliance has relied on a range of advisory groups and task teams to provide independent, expert advice; to facilitate the work of multiple partners on important initiatives and projects; and, to provide technical support to the policy design and implementation process. The Governance Transition Committee (Dec 2007- Jun 2008) recommended that the new governance structure gives GAVI an opportunity to ensure that GAVI's task teams and groups continue to work effectively.
CEO Report to the GAVI Alliance Board
CEO Report to the Board.
Investment policies
The investment policy and cash investment policy together provide the framework on which the Investment Committee and Secretariat perform these functions. They describe roles and responsibilities, risk management priorities, the frequency for review of GAVI cash and investment allocations, and provide transparent criteria for key decisions.
Board recruitment
At its 1 June meeting, the Governance Committee will discuss its plan for recruitment of new board members to fill seats being vacated at the end of 2009. It will update the Board on its deliberation at the Board meeting.
Governance policies
The Governance Committee recommended to the Board that it approve the following policies: Whistleblower policy, Document retention policy, Delegation of authority policy and Conflict of interest policy.
The Programme and Policy Committee of the GAVI Alliance Board has held three meetings in 2009. This paper provides a brief summary of issues discussed.
Board/committee self-assessment
The Board tasked the Governance Committee to develop and oversee a performance self-assessment process for the Board and each committee. The Committee discussed a strategy at its meeting on 15 April and determined an outside consultant reporting to the Governance Committee should administer the self-assessment.
IFFIm agreements and administrative amendments
Since GAVI's administrative and legal capacities are now organised within the GAVI Alliance as a legal entity, it is appropriate for the GAVI Alliance to become a party to the IFFIm Agreements substituting for the GAVI Fund, whose activities are now focused on private fundraising.
Advocacy and Communications Strategy
This paper considers the key elements of such a strategy through the end of the Alliance's current work plan in 2010. It proposes that Alliance partners strengthen coordination to ensure more aligned advocacy and communications outreach and proposes a framework for improved collaboration.
Resource mobilisation strategy
This paper explores scenarios for bridging GAVI's emerging funding gap. It demonstrates that the additional income required to reach Alliance goals can only be raised if GAVI is able to attract new government donors and secure significant increases from existing donors.The Board is asked to approve the proposed Resource Mobilisation Strategy.
Governance Committee update
The GAVI Governance Committee is tasked with developing and implementing sound governance policies and practices. Since the reorganisation, the Committee has worked on the most pressing items.
2nd GAVI evaluation
At the March 2009 retreat, the GAVI Alliance Board provided guidance for a second evaluation of GAVI. This evaluation will assess GAVI's results and added value at global and national levels from 2006 to 2010. The terms of reference were developed with input from the Programme and Policy committee sent to the Executive Committee for review.
On 1 June 2009, the Governance Committee will discuss the nominations outlined in this paper. The Board is asked to appoint the individuals the Governance Committee will nominate at the meeting.
Harmonised health systems funding
The first part of this paper asks for guidance on work towards harmonising health system activity, the second provides an update on GAVI engagement in the International Health Partnership (IHP).
02 March 2009
GAVI Alliance Board Meeting, 2 March 2009, Final Minutes
Final minutes from the GAVI Alliance Board Meeting, 2 March 2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
KPMG Engagement Letters
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