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Jeanne Chatman is a retired public school teacher with 43 years experience in the classroom. Since her retirement, she has become a public speaker and gives presentations of the scientific evidence that support Biblical creation. Her website is jeannechatman.tateauthor.com She is the author of the book, Soul Sucking Evolution, which is available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com
Racial Profiling for the Christian
For the Christian, there should be no racial profiling. There is only one race in the eyes of God, the human race. There are God's people, and there are people who have not chosen God. Those people who truly believe in God, have accepted the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, repented of their sins, and have chosen to follow the Lord. They are the children of God. Those people who have not done this are not the children of God. They are still His highest form of creation, created in His image, but until they choose Jesus as their Savior and follow Him, they are not children of God. God's children are brothers and sisters in Christ. They are the family of God. It doesn't matter what color they are, because God made a wonderful variety of colors and features. All that God has made is beautiful, and it only becomes ugly when sin and Satan enter into it. Should Christians be prejudiced, jealous, hateful, fuss, fight and name call? Absolutely not, and if they do, they need to repent, ask forgiveness, and change their ways immediately. Christians need to represent the Lord Jesus Christ in all they say and do. Christians should not be involved in any form of racial profiling or prejudicial activities. Christians should love their brothers and sisters, and witness to those who are not Christians.
The Black Panthers, the KKK and other similar organizations are not Christian organizations. They do not represent the Lord Jesus Christ, and Christians should stay away from them. Christians should belong to a good Bible believing, serving, witnessing, mission minded church. Unfortunately, too many people who claim to be Christians are not dedicated enough to serve Christ, and to raise their children in church. Thus, winning lost people in our nation is not going well like it should be. Also, too many of our children are lost, because they are not educated in church or witnessed to by their parents. Satan and the demons are running rampant in our country trying to indoctrinate our people with atheism, moral decay, and racial prejudice.
I attended grade school in the 1950's, high school and college in the 1960's. It was a turbulent time for racial profiling, and I lived in East St. Louis, Illinois. While the South did racial profiling and hateful prejudicial acts upon black people, the North did racial profiling and hateful prejudicial acts upon white people. All of this was unchristian, and against the will of our Savior. I first noticed the hatred, when I was riding on a city bus. I was sitting on a long side seat at the front with an elderly black man, and a well dressed black lady. My mother, younger sister, and little brother were in the first regularly positioned seat by me. Unlike in the South, black people could sit anywhere they wanted on the bus. During one of the stops, I read huge white painted letters written across the red brick wall of a building. I will never forget what it said, "Death to the blue eyed Devils." I asked my mother who the blue eyed Devils were, and the elderly black gentleman next to me said, "Don't worry about that, little girl, it's just some meanness the Black Panthers are trying to stir up." Later, at home, Mother told me that the Black Panthers were an organization that promoted hatred toward white people, and that there was another organization, the Klu Klux Klan, that promoted hatred against black people. She said that both were evil and did wicked things. She told me that Christians are not supposed to hate anyone, and are to treat everyone kindly, because Jesus loves all of us.
When I entered my teen years in the 1960's, racial crimes in East St. Louis became terrible. The Black Panthers incited young men and teenage boys to commit crimes against white people. There were home invasions, vandalism, assaults and murders in our neighborhood. The gangs of teenage boys preyed upon helpless old white people. An elderly lady in her 80's, who lived three houses down on our street, was beaten, tied to her bed, and her home ransacked. She survived and testified that it was a group of black teenage boys, who had committed the crime against her. An elderly couple, who lived one street over, had their home broken into. They were tied, beaten and their possessions stolen. They also testified that it was a group of black teenage boys. The family who lived across the alley behind also had their home invaded. Their college age son was home. The gang beat and killed the son, cutting off his head. They ravaged the house and stole all the valuable possessions. A neighbor noticed black teenage boys leaving the house with various items, and called the police. These three events happened to people that we knew. The crimes were committed by black teenage gangs. Did these white victims commit crimes against black people? No! Were they members of the KKK? No! Were their ancestors slaveholders? No! They were from the North and their ancestors fought for the Union to free the slaves. Why weren't the black teenagers in the local high school studying to get an education? East St. Louis High School was integrated. Black and white students both attended the same classes, had the same books, used the same water fountain, and used the same bathrooms. What was the problem? The Black Panthers had incited them to hate white people by telling them about all the crimes that white people had done in the South against black people. However, the poor, elderly, white people that the black teenage gangs victimized were not guilty of the crimes committed by the Southern KKK. Their only crime was being white, old and helpless.
My parents did not want me to attend East St. Louis High School, because they heard about the racial hatred for white people in the school and the beatings that occurred. So, they sold our home and moved to the Bluffs on the outskirts of East St. Louis. Belleville Township High School sent a bus to pick up the students on the bluffs. The first week of school at East St. Louis High, my best friend was cut up her arm by two black students, who were having a knife fight in the hallway. She tried to get out of the way, but couldn't. My parents were glad that they got their children out of harm's way, and that we moved. Later on, my cousin was continually persecuted by black students. He was called names, punched, and threatened, because he was a small, blonde, blue eyed white boy.
My aunt lived alone in her home, because her children were grown. She worked every day at an office job, and used the city bus system to travel back and forth. There was a black gang of men who moved in the house next to her. They were not a family. She believed that they were drug dealers. Every day, when she walked up her sidewalk to her front door, they would call her names and threaten to kill her. Her house could not be sold, because it was in a dangerous neighborhood. Her son became very worried about her, because the threats were getting worse and scaring his mother. He came with a big truck, moved out her possessions, and they deserted the nice family home. He bought her a used mobile home and moved it onto his property in a nearby town. He was a good son and fixed up the mobile home very nicely for her with a big front porch and a large back deck. She retired from her job, and didn't have to worry about being threatened every day. It was a great financial loss to her, but she was able to enjoy her grandchildren every day.
My parents both worked in East St. Louis. My mother was an office worker at Sears and my father was a supervisor at the East St. Louis Post Office. One evening after work, my mother went to the back parking lot to get in her car and go home. A gang of black young men called her names and started coming after her. She ran across the street into the dime store that was fortunately still open. The manager called the police, but the gang was gone. The next week she got a job at Scott Air Force Base, and Daddy didn't have to worry about her anymore. However, he was still having problems. His car was continually stripped in the parking lot at the Post Office. So, he bought a beat up old pickup truck to drive. There were gangs that hung out around the parking lot, and they would yell obscenities at him and threaten him. He carried a gun for protection and was afraid that he would have to shoot someone if they came after him. With that in mind, he quit his job. Daddy and Mother both got jobs at Fort Leonard Wood. They sold their house on the bluffs in East St. Louis and bought some land outside the Fort in 1968. Daddy built a house, and our family has lived here ever since.
Mother told her children that most of the black people in East St. Louis were good people. She said that we needed to pray for them, because they were treated badly by the hoodlum gangs, also. Because of the multitude of crimes, property value had dropped down to almost nothing. Most people couldn't afford to move. However, it began to be a common practice for people to just leave their homes, and find somewhere else to live away from East St. Louis. They had to save their children from being influenced by the hoodlums, or from joining a gang, or from being beaten up or even killed.
My parents' philosophy was that there are good people and bad people in the world, no matter what their color. They taught their children that stereotyping groups of people was very wrong. That is what hate organizations like the KKK and Black Panthers do. Horrible atrocities were committed against black people because they were stereotyped as evil by white hate groups. Horrible atrocities against white people were committed in retaliation because they were stereotyped as evil by black hate groups. This type of thinking is from Satan, and it is what really is evil. Christians should have no part in this type of thinking, which is stereotyping a certain race.
Our family has been acquainted with many black soldiers, and with black families in the area. They have all been very nice, and have treated us well. We are glad to have them as neighbors. We are happy to have them as brothers and sisters in Christ at church. The black students in our schools are great kids, and have been friends with our children. This is how it should be. God's people need to live together in harmony without hate groups causing mischief and racial profiling.


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Mary Lou Vallano, PhD
Current Appointments
- Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology
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Research Programs and Affiliations
- Biomedical Sciences Program
- Neuroscience Program
- Neuroscience and Physiology
- Physiology Program
Education & Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Yale University School of Medicine
- PhD: Rutgers University, 1979
Research Interests
- Neuronal survival and development.
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Neuronal survival and development.
Modification of synaptic neurotransmission at glutamatergic synapses and activation of Ca2+-dependent second messenger systems contribute to the processes of learning and memory, neuronal survival and differentiation. In addition, these systems play important roles in the neuronal dysfunction that is observed following stroke and ischemia, focal epilepsies and Alzheimer's disease. Our research program is focused on analysis of the expression and functional responsiveness of distinct excitatory amino acid receptors (NMDA subtypes), modulation of responses by Ca+2-dependent protein kinases, and examination of the roles of these receptors and kinases in neuronal survival and differentiation. Dissociated neuronal cultures and knockout mice are used as model systems.
Selected References:
Gerber, A. M., Beaman-Hall, C. M., Mathur, A. and Vallano, M. L. Reduced blockade by extracellular Mg2+ is permissive to NMDA receptor activation in cerebellar granule neurons that model a migratory phenotype. J. Neurochem. 114:191-202, 2010.
Bui C. J., McGann A. C., Middleton F. A., Beaman-Hall C. M. and Vallano M. L. Transcriptional profiling of depolarization-dependent alterations in primary cultures of developing granule neurons. Brain Res. 1119: 13-25, 2006.
Gerber, A. and Vallano, M. L. Structural properties of the NMDA receptor and the design of neuroprotective therapies. Mini-Rev. Med. Chem. 6:109-120, 2006.
Vallano, M. L., Beaman-Hall, C. M., Bui, C. J. and Middleton F. A.. Depolarization and Ca2+ downregulate CB1 receptors and CB1-mediated signaling in cerebellar granule neurons. Neuropharmacol. 50:651-660, 2006.
Monaco E. A. III and Vallano M. L. Roscovitine triggers excitotoxicity in cultured granule neurons by enhancing glutamate release. Mol. Pharmacol. 68: 1331-1342, 2005.
Tremper-Wells, B. and Vallano, M. L. Nuclear calpain regulates Ca2+-dependent signaling via proteolysis of nuclear CaMKIV in neurons. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 2165-2175, 2005.
Monaco, E. A. III and Vallano, M. L. Role of protein kinases in neurodegenerative disease: cyclin-dependent kinases in Alzheimer's disease. Frontiers in Biosciences 10: 143-159, 2005.
Tremper-Wells, B. and Vallano, M. L. Nuclear calpain regulates Ca2+-dependent signaling via proteolysis of nuclear CaMKIV in cultured neurons. J. Biol. Chem. 280:2165-2175, 2005.
Choi, J. Y., C.M. Beaman-Hall, C. M. and Vallano, M. L. Granule neurons in cerebellum express distinct splice variants of the inositol trisphosphate receptor that are modulated by calcium. Amer. J. Physiol. Cell 287:C971-C980, 2004.
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Professor
- Sandra Hewett, Ph.D. (Biology, Syracuse University)
Adjunct Associate Professor
- Bart Farell, Ph.D. (Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University)
- Katharine (Kate) Lewis, Ph.D. (Biology, Syracuse University)
- Brad Motter, PhD (VA Medical Center)
- Theresa White, Ph.D. (Psychology, LeMoyne College)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Annette R. Jenner, Ph.D. (Communication Science Disorders, Syracuse University)
- Patrick Yurco, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, LeMoyne College)

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Highway 6 over Loveland Pass has reopened after an empty tanker truck and another vehicle crashed on the road.
A driver was injured in the accident, although it was not clear which vehicle's driver or the extent of the injuries.
The crash occurred at 8:40 a.m., just minutes after the road reopened from an earlier closure for avalanche mitigation in the area. The tanker truck was empty at the time of the accident, so no cargo was spilled on the roadway, although the accident did close the highway in both directions for nearly two hours.
The highway reopened to traffic at approximately 10:15 a.m.
Loveland Pass is the primary transportation route for trucks and commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials. When it closes, the Colorado Department of Transportation reroutes those vehicles through the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70, which generally causes periodic traffic stops on the highway.
"When haz mats are traveling through the tunnel, regular private vehicles aren't allowed through there as well," CDOT spokesman Bob Wilson said. "So we separate them."
Traffic is generally halted once every hour until the pass reopens to allow the hazardous materials vehicles to travel through.


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If you're considering monoclonal antibody therapy as part of your cancer treatment, learn about these drugs and carefully weigh the benefits against the potential side effects.
Monoclonal antibody drugs are a relatively new innovation in cancer treatment. While several monoclonal antibody drugs are available for treating certain cancers, the best way to use these new drugs isn't always clear.
If you and your doctor are considering using a monoclonal antibody as part of your cancer treatment, find out what to expect from this therapy. Together you and your doctor can decide whether a monoclonal antibody treatment may be right for you.
A monoclonal antibody is a laboratory-produced molecule that's carefully engineered to attach to specific defects in your cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies mimic the antibodies your body naturally produces as part of your immune system's response to germs, vaccines and other invaders.
When a monoclonal antibody attaches to a cancer cell, it can:
Make the cancer cell more visible to the immune system. The immune system attacks foreign invaders in your body, but it doesn't always recognize cancer cells as enemies. A monoclonal antibody can be directed to attach to certain parts of a cancer cell. In this way, the antibody marks the cancer cell and makes it easier for the immune system to find.
The monoclonal antibody drug rituximab (Rituxan) attaches to a specific protein (CD20) found only on B cells, one type of white blood cell. Certain types of lymphomas arise from these same B cells. When rituximab attaches to this protein on the B cells, it makes the cells more visible to the immune system, which can then attack.
Rituximab lowers the number of B cells, including your healthy B cells, but your body produces new healthy B cells to replace these. The cancerous B cells are less likely to recur.
Block growth signals. Chemicals called growth factors attach to receptors on the surface of normal cells and cancer cells, signaling the cells to grow. Certain cancer cells make extra copies of the growth factor receptor.
Extra growth factor receptors allow cancer cells to grow faster than the normal cells. Monoclonal antibodies can block these receptors and prevent the growth signal from getting through.
Cetuximab (Erbitux), a monoclonal antibody approved to treat colon cancer and head and neck cancers, attaches to receptors on cancer cells that accept a certain growth signal (epidermal growth factor). Blocking this signal from reaching its target on the cancer cells may slow or stop the cancer from growing.
Stop new blood vessels from forming. Cancer cells rely on blood vessels to bring them the oxygen and nutrients they need to grow. To attract blood vessels, cancer cells send out growth signals.
Monoclonal antibodies that block these growth signals may help prevent a tumor from developing a blood supply so that it remains small. Or in the case of a tumor with an already-established network of blood vessels, blocking the growth signals could cause the blood vessels to die and the tumor to shrink.
The monoclonal antibody bevacizumab (Avastin) targets a growth signal called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that cancer cells send out to attract new blood vessels. Bevacizumab intercepts a tumor's VEGF signals and stops them from connecting with their targets.
Deliver radiation to cancer cells. By combining a radioactive particle with a monoclonal antibody, doctors can deliver radiation directly to the cancer cells. This way, most of the surrounding healthy cells aren't damaged.
Radiation-linked monoclonal antibodies deliver a low level of radiation over a longer period of time, which researchers believe is as effective as the more conventional high-dose external beam radiation.
Ibritumomab (Zevalin), approved for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, combines a monoclonal antibody with radioactive particles. The ibritumomab monoclonal antibody attaches to receptors on cancerous blood cells and delivers the radiation.
Deliver chemotherapy to cancer cells. By combining chemotherapy drugs with a monoclonal antibody, doctors can deliver chemotherapy directly to the cancer cells.
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) is one such drug approved to treat HER2-positive breast cancer. Ado-trastuzumab emtansine contains an antibody that attaches to the HER2 receptors on the breast cancer cells. The cancer cells then ingest the antibody, which releases a few molecules of chemotherapy.
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With a colder winter predicted for 2013, many homeowners in the region will find themselves spending a little more on heating costs this winter.
Conservation Correspondent Bridget Butler spoke with Efficiency Vermont energy consultant Li Ling Young to learn about what to look for in your home and then visits with Roland Ostrout at Ace Hardware to find out what's available for the do-it-yourselfer to keep the heat in and the cold out this winter.
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The Systematic Character of the National Socialist Policy for the Extermination of the Jews: Electronic Edition, by Heinz Peter LongerichTable of Contents
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1. The Mass murders in the Warthegau
1.1Since Hitler's decision to begin with the deportation of the Jews from the "Greater German Reich" in mid-September 1941, a continuous stream of transports arrived in the utterly overfilled ghetto of Lodz, starting in mid-October. They carried a total of 25.000 Jews and Gypsies who had been forcibly removed from the Reich.
1.2Around the same time, probably still in October 1941, the mass murder of local Jews began in the area of Konin in the southern Warthegau.240 In an "action" lasting several days at the end of November, 700 Jews were killed in gas-vans at the camp of Bornhagen (Kozminek) in the area of Kalisch.241 This was carried out by the SK Lange which had already murdered thousands of mental asylum inmates in gas-vans in 1939/1940, and again in June/July 1941.242 In October 1941, Lange's unit was called to Novgorod by Himmler in order to kill the patients of mental asylums there.243 Lange's driver testified that he had been told to chauffeur Lange around the Warthegau in the autumn of 1941, in order to find a suitable place for a stationary murder-installation. After a suitable building had been found in Chelmno, Lange's unit started killing Jews there with the use of gas-vans on 8 December. At first, mainly local Jews who had been deported from various areas of the Warthegau to Chelmno were killed. From January 1942 onward, however, predominantly Polish Jews from the ghetto of Lodz were put to death at Chelmno.244
1.3A letter of the governor Reichsstatthalter of the Warthegau Greiser of 1 May 1942, gives important evidence in the reconstruction of the decision to carry out the mass murder of Jews in the Warthegau.245 In this letter to Himmler, Greiser writes that the "special treatment of around 100.000 Jews in my district [which was] authorised by you in agreement with the Head of the Reichsichterheitshauptamt SS Obergruppenführer Heydrich" could be "completed in the next 2-3 months".246 If Himmler and Heydrich had to "authorise" (genehmigen) this mass murder, then it is to be assumed that this suggestion was of Greiser's making.247 The murder of the 100.000 people (Polish Jews "unfit for work") which Greiser demanded of Himmler, was hence presumably the "quid pro quo" for the approximately 25.000 Jews and Gypsies (instead of the 60.000 originally proposed by Himmler) who were to be taken up in the ghetto of Lodz in October/November 1941.
240. Kershaw, 'Final Solution', p. 65. In 1942 the information that the Jews of the District of Konin, 3000 people, had been systematically murdered got through into the United States. This was confirmed by a German investigatative proceeding (see ZSt., 206 AR-Z 228/73).
241. Vercit District Court Stuttgart of 15.8.50, printed in Justix VII, p. 231ft.
242. Aly, Endlösung, pp. 188f.
244. Statement of Lange's driver, Justiz XXI, No. 594, District Court Bonn, Verdict, 23.7.65.; Kogon et. al. (eds.) NS-Massentötungen, pp. 110ff.
245. Faschismus, p. 278.
246. 'von Ihnen im Einvernehmen mit dem Chef des Reichssicherheitshauptamptes SS Obergruppenführer Heydrich genehmigte Aktion der Sonderbehandlung von rund 100.000 Juden in meinem Gaugebiet... in den nächsten 2-3 Monaten abgeschlossen'. Ibid.
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The safety of Oak Ridge High School students was the topic at Monday night as City Council discussed the installation of a traffic light where students cross the Oak Ridge Turnpike to go to the Library or Civic Center.
By a 5-2 vote, Council deferred the issue for four months to the Traffic Safety Advisory Board to study. Voting against the deferment were Council members Chuck Hope and David Mosby.
Mayor Tom Beehan suggested deferring the issue for further study to the Traffic Safety Advisory Board (TSAB), which was an action supported by Council member Anne Garcia Garland, who said she liked the idea of considering other safety options. One option on her mind was to do nothing and require "healthy" students to walk to the corner to cross the street.
"Any parents who have an issue with that can come talk to me," she said in an earlier discussion.
Council member Trina Baughn cautioned Garcia Garland on being too optimistic about the willingness of teenagers to obey the law and make the walk to the corner to use crosswalks.
City Manager Mark Watson said that based on traffic surveys the location meets one of nine criteria necessary for a new traffic light. Former Council member Ellen Smith said one criteria that is met is all that is needed for a light installation. The criteria the location meets is that of peak vehicle and pedestrian traffic during busy times.
Mosby warned against deferring the issue to TSAB without instructions. He said Council needed to be specific in telling that board what they wanted out of a study. Several Council members echoed support and asked for a specific timeline in which the TSAB can report back to the City Council.
In a phone interview on Tuesday, Hope said that while he feels some type of traffic safety enhancements at the high school, he felt more instruction for the TSAB was needed.
Hope also explained that the light would not be a traditional traffic light and would be for pedestrian-use only.
"Someone can push a button and the light turns red so they can use the crosswalk," Hope said.
"(The request) would have been clearer if we had specified what we were looking for as a council," Mosby said Tuesday, in explaining why he voted against the deferment.
Russel Langley can be reached at (865) 220-5514.
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Poor Health is not an Inevitable Consequence of Aging
Poor Health is not an Inevitable Consequence of Aging
03.20.13 | By Preet Bilinski
Chronic diseases can have a profound impact on the health and quality of life of older Americans, not to mention the financial burden that is often associated with long-term illness. Although the risk of disease and disability undoubtedly can increase with advancing years, poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging.
America's biopharmaceutical research companies are developing 465 new medicines that target the ten leading chronic conditions affecting seniors, according to a new report. These medicines include:
- 142 for diabetes, which affects 10.9 million Americans age 65 and older;
- 92 for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis, which affect 1.3 million Americans and 12.4 million people over age 65, respectively;
- 82 for Alzheimer's disease, which could afflict nearly 8 million people in the U.S. by 2030 unless a treatment or preventative measure is found;
- 48 for heart failure (affecting 5.8 million Americans) and ischemic heart disease; and
- 40 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which impacts more than 13 million adults, with the highest prevalence rate in those over age 65.
All too often, because there are so many chronic conditions that seem to afflict seniors, there is the mistaken perception that diabetes, arthritis and the like, are just "part of growing old" - and nothing can be done about them. The truth is most of these diseases and conditions are treatable. In the last decade more than 300 new medicines have been approved by the FDA. These medicines are helping our nation's seniors live longer, healthier lives. They are transforming many cancers into treatable conditions and reducing the impact of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The treatment of patients with RA has made substantial progress as our understanding of the disease grows. 20 years ago physicians worked to relieve patients' symptoms while today the objective is to slow disease progression and aim for remission. A new report Recognizing the Value of Innovation in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, shows the impact treatment advances over time can play in improving the lives of millions of patients.
With the population of Americans over 65 on the rise and life expectancy climbing, chronic diseases remain a primary threat to the health and productivity of older Americans, as well as to rising health care costs. Innovative medicines have led to major advances against many chronic diseases - and the more than 400 medicines in the pipeline targeting a variety of chronic diseases provide new hope to older Americans seeking to live longer, more independent and healthier lives.
Learn more about how we're working to keep seniors healthy in our new Medicines in Development report on Older Americans.


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These Snow Angels Aren't For Kids
Not rain nor wind nor snow can keep the Angels away! The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show must go on!
The annual marketing spectacle, set to air on CBS on Dec. 4, took place amid the first snowstorm of the season. The nor'easter didn't stop 40 models, known as Angels, from taking the stage with Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber. Attendees weren't swayed by the weather either, with women donning mini dresses and stilettos while taking Mother Nature's wrath as an opportunity to pull out their fur coats.
It was the second storm to threaten the lingerie soiree. Setup was well underway last week when Hurricane Sandy hit Manhattan, including the 69th Regiment Armory where the show is held. The hall lost power with the southern half of Manhattan, but regained it quickly thanks to the generators the show organizers had in place.
Before the show, audience members were warned that the storm had hampered the preparations. But by now, Limited Brands, the Columbus, Ohio-based owner of Victoria's Secret, has the routine down pat. As always, the leggy, busty models were dressed in elaborate-but-scant getups that required viewers to squint to see the saleable merchandise. The girls paused at the end of the runway to wave, wink or blow a kiss to the cameras. There were different themes to the costumes (this year's ranged from "Angels in Bloom" to "Circus") and a jewel-encrusted "Fantasy Bra" (made by London Jewelers, costing $2.5 million).
Rihanna nearly stole this year's show with her closing performance of "Fresh Out the Runway." Bruno Mars, just off his tour de force stint as a host and musical guest of SNL, brought his adorable eight-piece band with him.
But suffice it to say, neither Rihanna or Bruno enjoyed their turn on the catwalk as much as Bieber did.
The teen popstar took the stage solo for his first song, an acoustic version of "As Long as You Love Me." But for his second tune, Bieber was joined by the Angels and—true to his 18-year-old self—he soaked up the experience. While singing "Beauty and a Beat," he paused to eye every model who walked by him, once stopping to put his fist under his chin and gaze longingly. The shrunken chaps on Sharam Diniz's cowboy costume garnered a nod, while the butt-cheek-grazing striped mini on Cara Delevingne earned a huge grin. (To be fair, many of the models are his age or just a little bit older.)
It was Delevingne's first time as an Angel. Although the Brit has starred in a Burberry campaign and walked the catwalk for Oscar de la Renta and Chanel, the 20-year-old says she was "terrified" to be a part of the Victoria's Secret show.
"I'm so nervous," she said backstage earlier in the afternoon as she had her hair curled, her pink satin robe hanging open to reveal a black bra. "When it comes in terms of wanting to be a sexy woman, this is like the epitome of that. So it's pretty incredible to even be considered."
View a slideshow of looks from the show.
Delevingne, who reveals her quirky side on her well-followed Instagram account, grabbed a bottle of water and, not wanting to mess up her manicure, opened it with her teeth. "I never used to be a big fan of any type of lingerie," she said, "until you realize that it's like a secret weapon." Wearing sexy lingerie, when only you know about it, she said, is a secret confidence booster.
Like many other Angels, Delevingne was more excited to see Rihanna than Bieber. "Oh my god, I love Rihanna. I have the biggest girl crush on her. I don't know what to with myself," she gushed.
Perhaps Rihanna was inspired by the models, because after the show she tweeted "And that's a wrizzap," along with a photo of herself on a black couch wearing nothing but a garter belt and stockings.
Another eyebrow-raising moment in the night came during a segment called Calendar Girls, featuring a dozen models dressed to represent a month of the year. Hilary Rhoda was a sexed-up leprechaun for March, with a tweed corset over an emerald green and massive shamrocks for wings.
And then came November. Karlie Kloss dressed in a Native American getup with a floor-length headdress, cropped suede vest, fringed barely-there skirt and turquoise jewelry. Given No Doubt's recent apology over their Western-themed music video, it might have been better to go for a pilgrim getup or even a turkey costume. (Because if there's anyone who could make a turkey look sexy, it's Kloss.)
After the show, the crowd made its way back out to the harsh weather, tiptoeing back to black towncars to head to the after-party at Lavo. Vanessa Hudgens, in an oversized animal print coat, huddled underneath an umbrella while quietly singing Rihanna's "Diamonds."
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Marilyn Manson Collapses on Stage
During a concert in Saskatoon, Canada, Wednesday, Marilyn Manson reportedly collapsed while performing his song, "Beautiful People."
The 44-year-old singer vomited and fell, and was soon helped off stage by stagehands. He was suffering from the flu, according to his representative. She said he's now recovering and his tour will go on as scheduled, continuing in Calgary on Friday.
Manson's tour is set to visit other cities in Canada and the U.S. and continue until Feb. 23.


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It wasn't the heaviest carrot ever harvested. It likely isn't the biggest vegetable of its kind ever pulled from the ground in Missouri. But the carrot discovered recently by Mary Jo Rose of Bowling Green was still a whopper.
The carrot, which weighed in at 2 pounds, 9 ounces, was only recently harvested by Rose.
"I was just amazed when that rascal popped out of the ground. I had to dig pretty deep to get it out," said Rose, noting that she and her husband, James, both "love" carrots.
Rose, who removed the carrot about a week-and-a-half ago, was the last one to be removed.
"I had a couple about half its size. The rest were normal sized," she said.
Before slicing it up Rose has been busy showing the carrot to friends and family.
"My husband was amazed, too. My daughter went hysterical," she laughed. "I had some friends who said, 'Why don't you take it up to the Courier-Post and show them.'"
Photos of the oversized vegetable have been e-mailed by family members to people as far away as Minnesota.
"It's getting around," she said.
Increasing Rose's surprise regarding the carrot's size was the less-than-ideal growing conditions encountered this summer.
"It was so dry, but then we got a few rains," she said, noting she doesn't use any fertilizer, only compost in her garden. "I've had a garden in that spot for 25 years. I just try to take care of the soil."
As for the carrot's future, Rose explained it will soon be a "guest" for dinner.
"I'll cut it up and put it in a soup if it's any good. It should be," she said.
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Reverend Sam Hill is a quiet man, except when he's leading the congregation at North Bryan New Birth Baptist Church. Pastor Hill's been serving the greater Bryan-College Station community for almost 30 years.
Sundays at North Bryan New Birth Baptist Church, you can find Pastor Sam Hill in front of his congregation.
His boisterous voice quickly fills the small sanctuary.
Get him one-on-one, though, and it's a different story.
"I'm one of the most shy people you'll ever meet," shares Hill. It's a contradiction of sorts. His quiet demeanor and his preacher's voice.
"I think that this is me, but I believe that when I'm up that it shouldn't be me. It should be God working through me," explains Hill.
It's God's direction in Pastor Hill's life that leads him outside the walls of his church. The pastor that preaches on Sunday is the same guy that quietly helps residents at local food pantries.
"I know for a fact that in times that aren't as nice as they are now, that sometimes when you're hurting, church is the last place that you come to," says Hill. He knows that it can be difficult for people to bring themselves to the church. That's why he goes to meet them where they are.
"I don't know anyone that's homeless, but once you get here you get to meet the homeless," shares church member David Lamar. "You get to be at the situation and it becomes real"
It's reality that Pastor Hill brings back inside the walls of his church. A reality that time is linear... and all things important to a community have to be told.
"Anything that happens is the past. How one precieves what happens is perspective. But only what's passed on is history," says Hill.
"Whenever we quit telling the story it falls out of the history. It will always be the past, but it won't always be a part of our history. And so because we have a story to tell, we have to continue to tell that story."
It's a story that is continually being written, in hopes that future generations will tell it.


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EFSA publishes GMO data
17.01.2013 - In the controversy over the harmlessness of GM maize, the EU food watchdog EFSA has published all data from its safety assessment of Monsanto's NK603.
The EFSA's move was triggered by "the level of public interest" after Caen-based researcher Gilles-Eric Séralini claimed Monsanto's GM maize NK603 harmed the health of lab rats in an experimental setting last September. However, researchers all over the world challenged Seralini's findings saying his data were insufficient and would require publication of the raw data.
Up to now, the scientific head of the GMO-sceptic organisation Criigen refused to do so. But in a press conference at the European Parliament Séralini announced he will publish his data now as the EFSA opened up its data first. The EFSA, which reviews the use and authorisation of GM crops and foodstuffs, in November rejected a report by Seralini which linked NK603 to cancer found in laboratory rats as failing to meet "acceptable scientific standards." The EFSA decision is part of a major initiative designed to facilitate access to data, enhancing transparency in risk assessment. "Risk assessment is an evolving science and EFSA is always willing to review its past work should new robust science bring a new perspective to any of the Authority's previous findings, " said EFSA chief Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle.
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SAN JOSE -- Joe Thornton had the puck, kept the puck, shoved other players off the puck, and otherwise bullied and bulldozed the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
He basically played keep-away; the Kings had no chance.
In other words, in the Sharks' crucial 2-1 victory in Game 4 at HP Pavilion, Thornton was the biggest and easily the best player on the ice.
Exactly when the Sharks' captain needed to be -- and now this series is tied 2-2, heading back to Los Angeles for Game 5.
"He's our leader for a reason," said forward Brent Burns, who scored the game's first goal in the first period on a pass from Thornton. "It's awesome to play with him when he's playing like that. It's a lot of fun."
It was also impossible to miss: Thornton started the game like he was shot from a cannon and kept the pace through most of the game.
His line squashed the Kings' top line (led by Mike Richards) so thoroughly that the Kings were basically turned into five frantic defensemen, just trying to do anything to parry Thornton and Co.
And even Thornton, who is not big on speaking about his own performances, agreed that he felt strong.
"Yeah, I've been feeling good," Thornton said. "Coach has given us a lot of rest. Once game time comes, a lot of guys are feeling good and you have a lot of energy."
Is there something going on here? This is Thornton's eighth season with the Sharks, and he turned in the lowest points-per-game total (0.83) and had the lowest average ice time (18:23) of his Sharks career.
But now, in the playoffs -- and especially in the past two games -- he's surging. Counting Thornton's Game 4 assist, he has nine points in eight playoff games.
His plus-6 rating is the best playoff rating of his career; Thornton has never been better than plus-3 in any previous playoff run.
"Well, tonight he sure had great legs," coach Todd McLellan said. "We were commenting after the game on how well he skated and how he powered his way through a lot of people ...
"But tomorrow's a new day, get some rest and he's got to bring those legs again."
As Thornton mentioned, getting some extra down time on off-days seems to have freshened him up.
"He has played hockey since September (in Europe during the lockout), when a lot of guys have had a lot of time off," McLellan said. "We're always concerned about the number of players we had over in Europe and how their fatigue level would be at this time of year.
"We're almost at the end of May now, so Jumbo's had a long year. To see him with that type of stamina's pretty encouraging."
In the first period Tuesday, Thornton was a singular force, and his teammates jumped on for the ride.
Thornton dominated in the faceoff circle (he won 12 of his 18 draws on the night) and almost by himself kept the puck in the Kings' zone for long periods.
"He was really good in the first period," said defenseman Dan Boyle. "I think that was our team's best period, and he was dominant out there in the first.
"There's only so much other teams can do against a guy like that when he's playing that way."
The Sharks outshot the Kings 15-3 and won 77.3 percent of the faceoffs in the first period.
Things evened out in the second period, then the Sharks just had to hold on against Los Angeles' surge for the entire third period.
But the first-period clobbering held up -- and it was all about Thornton making the Kings look and play tiny.
He can do that when his legs are strong and the puck is out there, within reach; that's when the game is in his hands, which is where the Sharks usually need it.
Read Tim Kawakami's Talking Points blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Asterax wrote: Finding, identifying, picking and consuming wild "liberty caps" or psychedelic mushrooms in the middle of a pasture that a group of friends and I found in Viñales, Cuba to trip. There were two types: the "liberty caps" (make you trip) and the "death caps" (make you sick). We did not know 100% which we were about to eat.
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DOE Announces $10.5 Million for Small Business Research and Development in Clean Energy Technologies
February 22, 2013
The Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently announced 70 grants totaling $10.5 million to small businesses to develop technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. These awards will help small businesses with promising ideas for clean energy solutions that could improve manufacturing processes, boost the efficiency of buildings, reduce reliance on foreign oil, and generate electricity from renewable sources.
Funded through DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, the awards included three projects that will explore concepts for improving the performance and reducing the costs of land-based and offshore wind technologies.
Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Inc., in Lafayette Colorado, will develop a compact, low-power wind sensor to monitor offshore winds and optimize wind power.
Hyper Tech Research, Inc., in Columbus Ohio, is developing a lightweight 5 MW to 6MW superconducting wind turbine generator that is easily transportable.
Wetzel Engineering, Inc., in Lawrence, Kansas, will research the development of field-assembled, component-based rotor blades that will avoid the expense and logistical challenges of transporting very large blades.
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For Jerry Buss: Showtime and Championships
There's an image of the Lakers that fits in with sun-flecked, booze-soaked, celebrity-laden Los Angeles that team owner Jerry Buss reveled in promoting. What Buss understood, though, was that the spectacle was its own form of basketball; that players would be moved to head West to play for such a glitzy, storied franchise, and that the city's way of life could be channeled into the team's style of play. 10 championships over a 34-year ownership; league icons like Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal; the cheerleaders and the Staples Center and the unerring presence of Jack Nicholson and all the other celebrities—all these things came to pass under his tenure. When Buss passed away on Monday at the age of 80 after a long battle with cancer, there was a real sense that the NBA had lost a singular figure, one who helped shepherd the league through multiple incarnations and era toward the product it is today.
Not that Buss's love of a fun time permeated everything at the Lakers, who operated in less-than-glamorous working conditions and remained, essentially, a family-owned business. There's a reason why the Clippers, who've been in Los Angeles almost as long as Buss was, never achieved the same heights until recent years. Buss sold the vision of Los Angeles, but he also sold the tradition of the Lakers and the power of being memorialized amongst such history. (One shudders to imagine the infinitely grander spectacle over Michael Jordan's 50th birthday had he worn the purple and gold.) Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski relates the saga of Kobe Bryant's once-imminent departure from the team, when his name was batted around in trade talks following a few unsatisfying post-Shaq seasons, and how Buss convinced the restless superstar to stick around. "For all Bryant's impatience, there was still such an immense part of him that was comforted in the company of the Los Angeles Lakers' patriarch. True for Bryant, true for all of them," He writes. "No one walks away from the Lakers, from Buss, and does so without a deep, lingering regret." It wasn't just the big names, either: Apart from bonding with his players Buss was also known for being generous with team employees, keeping them on the payroll even after their health and specific value to the business had declined.
Lest the generous remembrances get it twisted, he wasn't a saint or anything. But amongst a sea of distracted businessmen he was a very dedicated basketball owner, sparing no expense to make the Lakers the most prominent force in the league. "That's what the NBA is losing — not just a shrewd billionaire who transformed the Lakers into a perennial contender worth billions, but a visionary, a thinker, someone who made the league better and smarter and bigger and richer and, over everything else, a little more interesting," writes Grantland's Bill Simmons. "Nobody tapped into the sweeping potential of a professional basketball franchise quite like Dr. Jerry Buss did."
This season has been somewhat of a nightmare for the Lakers, who sit comfortably in 10th place in the West with a handful of injured players and may even miss the playoffs for just the third time under the Buss family's ownership. It isn't quite clear, either, whether the succession plan will work out or whether the descent into league doldrums will be easily reversed. (Though it was officially denied, a report persisted that the Lakers had considered trading maladjusted Dwight Howard for injured Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, basically an admission to try again next year.) At the very least, no one could say that son Jim and daughter Jeanie, who split duties of running the basketball and business operations, weren't prepared for this. "It is a future Jerry Buss has long planned for. He has trained his children, made them earn it, or at least learn what they should know," Ramona Shelburne writes for ESPN Los Angeles. "Now that he sleeps, it is up to them to dream."


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For some people, it would have been a difficult first name to live up to. But not for Love Pope Balkwill. She showered it on bathers as they arrived at Club Almaden, the south San Jose swim resort where families flocked in the 1950s, making the welcoming of each car an expression of irrepressible Love. "She was the first person to greet everyone," said Laurie Pope, one of her six children, "and people just loved her."
Love maintained her affection for the people who crossed her path until the day she died, Feb. 16. She was 85.
She was born Love Brown in Virginia, the first name adding needed color to the latter. "In the South, it was not that unusual to have names like Delight or Love," said Pope. As her surname changed -- she married Norman Pope at 19, then the late John T. Balkwill after her first husband died -- Love herself provided all of the color that one life could contain. She was matriarch of the last family to occupy La Casa Grande, a 27-room thicket of crystal chandeliers and hand carved mother-of-pearl fireplace frames, then spent her final years designing detailed Victorian dollhouses.
"Sliding down the banister and playing hide-and-go-seek in the old home was really something," said Cherie Foster, Love's youngest daughter. "It was definitely a Peter Pan childhood for me."
Sculptured grounds
Club Almaden wasn't the only swim club in San Jose when Love and Norman Pope bought it in 1950. But it stood out because of its historic home, built in 1854, which served as center of high society in the village of New Almaden, once welcoming the empress of China.
"It was really an incredible existence," said Pope. "Of course, when you're young and all your friends live in neighborhoods, there were times when some of us just wished we were in a tract house with a sidewalk."
The grounds at Casa Grande were landscaped by John McLaren, who also designed San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Two huge swimming pools were set like jewels among nine acres of rolling lawns.
"Back in those days, a lot of people didn't have swimming pools," Pope said. "And there weren't country clubs as we know them today. My dad would show Disney movies on the weekends for the kids."
Love helped run the business, while raising six children. "We always had built-in summer jobs as lifeguards, or working at the snack bar," said Pope, "and it really was a family affair."
Club Almaden was the center of summer life for many Bay Area families until it was sold in 1968 -- Casa Grande is now home to the New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum -- at which time Love embarked on a 23-year career as secretary at Reed Elementary and Randol Schools.
Detail oriented
She married Balkwill, an English glassblower she met in the senior mobile home park where they both lived, in 1991, and together they created a collection of astonishingly detailed dollhouses.
"My mother would design the rooms, down to every single little detail," Pope said. "And my stepfather would wire them for lighting."
Her attention to detail was always evident in her fashion sense, which didn't wane even after she was confined to a wheelchair, wearing expensive Italian shoes that never touched the ground.
"She practically invented the term fashionista," said Foster. "Even when she was a school secretary, she would be dressed to the nines. In fact, when we were planning her memorial, the family joke was, 'Should we do it at Nordstrom cafe?'"
Instead, Love's life will be celebrated at a private gathering in Morgan Hill March 23. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested donations in Love's memory to the Myelodisplastic Syndrome (MDS) Foundation.
Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004; follow him at Twitter.com/BruceNewmanTwit.


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Top Definition
for boys so in other words girl pants......excepionally tight. a wise emo friends once told me....... "crap i dont have my cell phone these freaking girl pants are to tight"!
my friend kailey wears emo pants because he's cool like that!
by ashliey and alex (logan) September 11, 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A style of jeans usually worn by emo boys. They are skin tight, occasionally distressed, and found in the girls departemnt of most stores. Worn with converse all stars, black and white specs, and a black tshirt, they complete the classic emo look.
Emoguy 1: Check out my new jeans!
Emoguy 2: Dude, those are the best emo pants.
Emoguy 1: yEah, I saw Taking Back Sunday with 'em on.
Emogirlfriend: Hey, are those my pants?!
Emoguy 2: Dude, those are the best emo pants.
Emoguy 1: yEah, I saw Taking Back Sunday with 'em on.
Emogirlfriend: Hey, are those my pants?!
by Hannah E. August 14, 2006
Word created to symbolize ones emo/emotional feelings
"I wear my emopants abroad."
by Monotypical April 09, 2005
REALLY tight pants emo boys wear to show everyone their lack of a penis. Also entertainment for passersby to wonder how early the emo pant - wearer had to get up that morning to put on his emo pants.
wow...how early did he have to get up this morning to be able to get his emo pants on?
by Kaley02030405 April 01, 2008
Emo pants ARE NOT girl pants. They are found in the men's section of any clothing store. Emo pants are not as tight as most people think...I've seen someone put a pop can in all four pockets of the pants at the same time. =0
Emo pants are so hot...that most girls find them sexy and go after the men wearing them. Emo kids get more girls than you would ever believe.
by mtdewisnotme July 30, 2008
When emo kids wear really baggy trousers that expose far too much of their underpants. More often seen in emo boys - the pants may also be emo orientated e.g bright blue with stars on or similar, they aint your average Calvins anyway! Therefore emo pants are the type of pants you see on an emo kid who should pull his damn trousers up!
"Seriously that kid should pull his trousers up, I can see far too much of his emo pants"
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VOLCANO - Pageant winners were selected at Mountwood Park's fourth annual Woof Fest on Sunday.
Organizers said about 350 people and their canine friends came to Mountwood Park for the event. The fest included a poker run, dog blessings, a costume contest and the first Little Miss and Junior Miss Woof Fest Pageant.
Peggy Squires, president of Friends of Mountwood and chairman of Woof Fest, said the Friends of Mountwood organization is glad to have the winners of the pageants as representatives of the park for the next year.
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From left, Junior Miss runner-up Rachelle White, Little Miss runner-up Audrey Sprout, Little Miss winner Lyanna Smith and Junior Miss winner Shayla Bartlett at the Mountwood Park event.
There were two divisions involved in the pageants. One was for a Little Miss, ages 6 to 8. The other was the Junior Miss, ages 9 to 12.
Squires said her daughter, Wendy Williams, was the director for the pageant. Nine girls were in the contest.
"They (the winners) will ride in parades and come to events to help out," said Squires.
The first order of business for the winners was to help with the Woof Fest.
Winner of the Little Miss title was Lyanna Smith and first runner-up was Audrey Sprout. Winner of the Junior Miss title was Shayla Bartlett and first runner-up was Rachelle White.
Proceeds from Woof Fest will help maintain Mountwood's new dog park, and make additions to it. Additions the Friends of Mountwood committee wants to make to the park are a bulletin board, paving at the entrance, lighting, a shelter and upgrades to the restrooms.


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NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's tennis team won their first Southland Conference Tournament match in team history on Thursday, beating Northwestern State by a 4-3 final in a four-and-a-half battle that saw them beat the Lady Demons for the first time since 2007. Mia Matuszak gutted out a win at No. 6 singles on a hurt ankle to win the deciding point.
The Islanders improve to 16-4 on the year with the win, and will move on to face the No. 1-seeded Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks at 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon. NSU finishes their season with a record of 14-5 in 2012.
"Unbelievably proud of the way these girls fought and never gave up," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "6-3, 4-2 down in the final match for the season to end, and they fight back and find a way to win against a very good team."
The Lady Demons were the Southland Conference Champions and tournament champions just two years ago and advanced to the NCAA Championships.
"This was simply a great college tennis match, and what college tennis is all about," said Moore. "Never giving up and battling until the end, even when you're down, even when you're way down.
"The way that Mia fought, and all these girls rose up and pulled her through, was one of the best team efforts. That's the great thing about the conference tournament, you either rise up or the season ends, and they rose up today in a big way."
In doubles, the Islanders fell behind early after Mirna Cicak and Doris Kuselj fell by an 8-3 final at the No. 1 position. The team quickly tied it up however, with Ashley Garza and Stefania Nicolae winning 8-5 at the No. 3 spot.
That left the deciding match at No. 2 doubles, and it did not disappoint. After Sandra Burges and Chelsea Horan raced out to a 5-2 lead, and were on the verge of taking the match while ahead 7-6, Northwestern State broke their serve and won the next two points to take an 8-7 lead. Undeterred, Burges and Horan fought back to tie it at 8-8 and send in into a tiebreak. "
Chelsea and Sandra in the doubles tiebreaker, battling back to win 9-7, this was match was simply all about battling, never giving up, and never losing belief, said Moore. "Northwestern State played a great match and deserved to win also, our girls just never quit."
Things looked bleak early on, as NSU won the first three points in a game to seven, and held a 6-3 lead to bring match point. The Islanders duo won three straight points to tie it at 6-6 before NSU regained a slim lead at 7-6. Burges and Horan would go on to win the next three points to claim a 9-8 (9-7) final and give their team a 1-0 lead.
In singles, Horan won a 6-0, 7-5 final in No. 5 singles, and Nicolae picked up a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 4 to give the Islanders a 3-0 lead.
The Demons came back with three straight wins, as Burges lost 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3, Kuselj went down by a 6-1, 7-6 score at No. 2, and Cicak was unable to battle back after a first set defeat, losing 6-3, 7-5 at No. 1 singles.
That tied the score at 3-3, and put the entire match on the outcome of No. 6 singles. After a quick first set were Matuszak struggle with finding the right way to play on her tender ankle, she rallied from 4-2 down in the second to win it and go on to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 final to give her team the victory.
The win was the first ever for the Islanders women, and with the win, they finally got over the hump against Northwestern State. They lost to the Lady Demons 4-3 both last year and this year in the regular season, and lost 4-0 in the Southland Conference Tournament in 2011.
Both the men's and women's team will be in action on Friday, with the men playing against UTSA in the first round of the men's tournament at 10 a.m., while the women will play SFA in the semifinals at 2 p.m.
"Tomorrow we face another incredibly tough test against Stephen F. Austin at home, a team that we have a ton of respect for," said Moore. "We don't have much time, so we need to be ready to go on short notice, but I promise you they will be ready. I have a lot of faith in the character of these girls."
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Tennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs Northwestern State
04/26/2012 at Nacogdoches, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4, Northwestern State 3
Singles competition:
1. Olga Bazhanova (NSU) def. Mirna Cicak (AMCC) 6-3, 7-5
2. Tatiana Larina (NSU) def. Doris Kuselj (AMCC) 6-1, 7-6
3. Polina Konop (NSU) def. Sandra Burges (AMCC) 7-5, 6-4
4. Stefania Nicolae (AMCC) def. Andrea Nedorostova (NSU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Chelsea Horan (AMCC) def. Amy Williams (NSU) 6-0, 7-5
6. Mia Matuszak (AMCC) def. Linda Gamo (NSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition:
1. Olga Bazhanova/Polina Konop (NSU) def. Mirna Cicak/Doris Kuselj (AMCC) 8-3
2. Chelsea Horan/Sandra Burges (AMCC) def. Tatiana Larina/Andrea Nedorostova (NSU) 9-8 (9-7)
3. Stefania Nicolae/Ashley Garza (AMCC) def. Linda Gamo/Amy Williams (NSU) 8-2
Match Notes:
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 16-4
Northwestern State 14-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,4,3,2,1,6)
2012 SLC Women's Championship Tournament - Opening Round


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Come by your nearest Eagle Valley Library District library and put your answer into our trivia contest drawing. If you answer correctly and your name is drawn, you will be the lucky winner of a free Amazon Kindle! Winner will be notified in early October. While you're at it, register for a free library card if you don't already own one. If you lost your card, bring in $1 for a replacement.
Here are my top 10 reasons why you want to have an EVLD library card:
1. It's free. There is no charge for a library card. If you want to register and begin checking out materials right away, bring in proof of mailing address and a photo ID. You will receive a wallet and keychain card. You can also apply online at evld.org.
2. You can borrow stuff. We offer books, audiobooks, magazines, movies and downloadable books. EVLD's three libraries lend out materials for three weeks, with the exception of DVDs, which check out for one week.
3. Free Movies. The one-week checkout on DVDs is still a good deal, because renting a movie elsewhere is usually only for a few days with a fee. The library offers many movies as soon as they are released.
4. You can go online to our website and manage your card. You can see what you have currently or previously checked out. You can renew or request materials on your own. You can go online to pay overdue fees with a credit card. Instructions for managing your card can be found on our website.
5. You will have access to materials from libraries across the state. With two systems called Marmot and Prospector, patrons can view other library database catalogs and request materials to be sent to their local library. This covers a vast array of titles - even those old movies and out-of-print books.
6. You can check out audio or e-books with your card. Whatever your device, whether Nook, Kindle, or iPod, you can download titles and have them for up to three weeks - just a like a regular book. Instructions are on our website.
7. EVLD's website can connect you to many electronic reference resources via links on our home page. Some of these include Chilton's auto repair, Consumer Reports, Freegal music, and Morningstar.
8. It can be your child's first "credit card." The library's rule of thumb is that a child is ready to own a library card when able to write his or her own name. By this age, your youngster understands the responsibility of taking care of this card and the borrowed materials. We have colorful lanyards to put on kids' cards, and we give out book bags to new adult cardholders.
9. You will use your card to access the Internet at the library, and we have wireless if you come in with your laptop.
10. Convenience. An EVLD library card can be used at the Eagle, Avon, and Gypsum public libraries. All we ask is that you have the card with you - just like a credit card. If you are up and down the valley and check out materials from one location, you can return them to another library.
American Library Association has traditionally established September as National Library Card Sign-up Month. A library card is the perfect addition to your child's back-to-school supply list!


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A spring ritual is underway at the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley where newts have returned for the mating season.
Every year, the newts return to mate in the same pools and ponds where they were born, and the garden's Japanese pond offers crystal clear water that gives visitors a clear, up-close view of the colorful amphibians.
The newts will be out in force through the end of March, and special "newts explained" docent sessions are set for 2-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, and Monday, Feb. 18.


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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Evidence gathered by the investigation under the aegis of the Soviet State Extraordinary Commission
7.18 The early reports referred to above tallied with the findings of a joint Polish-Soviet commission set up to investigate events at Majdanek, another extermination camp at Lublin in the General Government which had fallen into Russian hands in July 1944. Auschwitz itself was liberated on 27th January 1945 by the advancing Russian army. The Russians found a total of 7,500 inmates. Some 60,000 inmates had been forced to march west a week earlier. Large quantities of shoes, suits, clothes, toothbrushes, glasses, false teeth, hair and other personal effects were found in storage barracks.
7.19 A Soviet State Extraordinary Commission was set up to investigate what had occurred at the camp. On 6 May 1945 it issued its findings. It concluded, on the basis of evidence from inmates, Nazi documents found at the camp and an inspection of the remains of the crematoria, that more than four million people had been annihilated at the camp. The Commission concluded that gas chambers had been used to kill people at the camp and their remains had been incinerated in crematoria. The Commission also reported that the zinc covers used in connection with the ventilation system had been tested in a forensic laboratory. Hydrocyanide was found to be present.
7.20 Although the archive of the camp Kommandantur had been destroyed by the Nazis, the archive of the Central Construction Office survived, apparently by an oversight, and was recovered by the Russians. Basing himself on the blueprints for the construction and adaptation of the crematoria and morgues and on visits made to the site, a Polish specialist in combustion technology named Davidowski compiled a report on the technology of mass extermination employed at Auschwitz. He noted that terms such as Spezialeinrichtungen (special installations) were used in the documents to describe the crematoria and that there was a reference to a Vergasungskeller (gassing cellar).
7.21 In his evidence van Pelt did, however, concede that the evidential value of the Russian report is limited.
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Cub Scouts to help supply Rescue Mission
Published: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8:27 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8:27 a.m.
A pack of Hendersonville Cub Scouts has set an ambitious goal of collecting 75 supply kits for the Hendersonville Rescue Mission.
Pack 615 of the Daniel Boone Council, Terrora District, decided that the mission would be one of its service projects this year. The pack's goal is to provide the mission with hygiene kits, child activity kits and infant care kits.
Donations can be dropped off at Shelton Pharmacy on U.S. Highway 25.
Meeting the goal would give the pack a sense of accomplishment and a lesson in compassion, Cub Master Melanie Shelton said.
"It would mean a lot to the boys of the pack as well as ... the recipients of the supply kits," she said. "I think it would show a sense of unity within the community and that we do care about those who are struggling and that we are willing to get in there and help."
The pack includes Jackson Cannon, Adley Shelton, Aidan Shelton, Trey Cannon and Parker Braithwaite.
Hopes are high that they can reach the goal, Shelton said.
"I would be very happy knowing that we would be able to help the people at the Rescue Mission," 7-year-old Adley Shelton said.
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In case of emergency, unzip and pull on.
No need to get soaked in a surprise downpour, or frozen by chilly canyon temperatures. Err on the side of caution and stash the simple and convenient Castelli Squadra Long Jacket in your jersey on your next ride.
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Bright! Dry! and Windproof!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
A great addition for those mornings or evenings when the temperature and weather is unpredictable. Lightweight and folds easily to store in a jersey pocket. The neon color provides greater visibility for safer riding when the weather is questionable.
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Castelli offers, arguably, the greatest line-up of performance cycling clothing in the world. I think the problem here is that this is a -very- difficult category to pull off. There really is no such thing as a $100 jacket that is wind-proof, and rain-proof, and that breathes well. It doesn't exist -in any company's line up.
This is why Castelli makes their Gabba line of wind-proof, rain-resistant jerseys that are designed to breathe well (ventilate sweat). Indeed, the Gabba jerseys are iconic for how well they work (and are favorites in the pro peloton). And Castelli makes their Tempesta "full" rain-proof jacket (which *is* packable at 200 g) made with expensive eVent textile. But no, none of these jerseys/jackets costs < $150.
If you are looking for a good $100 light packable windbreaker, try Castelli's newer "Velo" at $90 (it is vented much better along the sides). Or, perhaps, try the wind-proof and rain-proof Castelli "Misto" light jacket -on sale here for only $85.
A 100-150g packable windbreaker is really best: (a) at the start of a descent, (b) for cool start mornings, and (c) as insurance for rides under sketchy skies.
Poor design and white is actually clear
- Size Bought: Medium
Didn't expect much from the jacket due to the price, but it still came in below those expectation. Castelli should quit making this jacket given the quality of their other products. Also, the white is more "clear" than white.
Not as nice as Sottile - disappointing
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
I was excited to get what I thought was this year's version of the Sottile rain jacket. It isn't even close. The material is less comfortable and less breathable. The fit is horrible compared to the Sottile. The body is cut fat and the arms are cut short (not exactly a cycling fit).
I'm disappointed to say that everything is wrong with this jacket, and it's a shame because I love the Sottile.
This thing is junk
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: Runs small
I bought this in size M. It was tiny (medium is usually a bit big on me) and I was sweating after zipping it up. It is very plastic and not well made. Honestly, it feels like the kind of thing you would get for free, like from a bank or a store. I can not even imagine wearing this thing on a bike ride.
not what i expected
maybe it's me...i was expecting a jacket with pockets in the back...not the case. i was expecting that i wouldn't sweat like a pig and that the sleeves of this jacket wouldn't stick to my bare arms when i did wear it on a cool morning ride and later during a brief shower. the vents were useless. no, i made a bad decision. the only saving grace is that it really looks good.
I totally agree, it was my first castelli jacket almost turned me off of castelli. You get what you paid for.
It mentions louvered side vents, do these...
It mentions louvered side vents, do these work well?
Strikes me as a gimmick. I own the Leggero Jacket and see no reason why regular seam vents aren't good enough. I guess the theory is that these 'louvered' vents might keep water out better, but I've never had water in the Leggero's vents.
Good Value
Got the white color, which is partially transparent. So beware if that is an issue for you. Looks nice and the extra long tail will keep you dry from wheel spray. It's a real athletic cut and not at all blousy . I'm 6'0" and 188lbs and the XL is just right over a thin base layer and long sleeve jersey. If I had much more on underneath I'd need a bigger size than that. So, as with all Castelli gear - size up. This appears to be well made and a good value for $50.


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Most mid-period Phish fans who've heard this show love it. If you're not a fan of Phish's spacey late-90's improv, you might find it a bit samey; e.g. the last 20(!!) minutes of Roses Are Free head back to ground that'd already been adequately covered (you might say) by the last 10 minutes of Rock'n'Roll and the 15-minute 'Quadrophonic Topplings' jam and even the last six minutes of the *show-opening* Disease jam. That's a lot of twinkling ambient-textured psychedelia to sit through in one listen. If you're in the right mood, on the other hand, or happen to enjoy that sort of thing, you might call NYE '99 the canonical Phish show. Trey memorably thought so - he came offstage with Fishman thinking the band was done for good, and a little more than nine months after this night it was. It took them a decade to fully recover and regroup after this spiritual/musical peak.
Both camps have it, I think. The ferocious concentration and intensity of '97 were gone by this point in the band's arc, as was the larking bounce of 1998, but there's a miniaturist's precision to the sound-assembly and quiet interplay nonetheless. By late '99 the ambient excursions of fall '98 has started to integrate fully into the band's sound; even the driving rhythmic songs here start with Trey piling sonic sediment atop the rhythm bed, and the great guitar declamations are more rare than ever.


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I just purchased QCAD-Pro.
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I hope to contribute to the development of this great tool, and I want to ask for something, that never change the style of QCAD, I think that it is very elegant software.
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Ashland police have received lab results identifying intoxicants in the bodies of two Ashland men who were found dead just 24 hours apart on Dec. 3 and 4.
"We can confirm that heroin was associated in the deaths," Ashland police Deputy Chief Corey Falls said.
Heroin was found in the body of 36-year-old Colin McKean, who was found by a family member in his home on Dec. 3, and heroin, methamphetamine and alcohol were found in the body of 34-year-old Jordan Roth, who was found by a family friend on Dec. 4, according to Falls.
Police are still investigating the cases, but the investigation is likely nearing a close, Falls said.
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Space heater to blame for house fire
January 24, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Fire destroyed a house at 4110 Eighth Ave. around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Parkersburg fire officials said....
Sounds like to me, someone needs to have some compassion instead of being so quick to call someone careless. You were not there. You do not know if this space heater had a defect and overheated to cause the fire or how it happened. This family lost everything regardless. Maybe you should offer to help instead of being so eager to point a finger.
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There were pets in the house and that speaks volumes alone,if it's anything like here with cats.
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PARKERSBURG - Students at Parkersburg South High School were encouraged to continue to strive for the best during an academic pep rally on Friday afternoon.
Students from all four grades at the facility filled the Rod Oldham Athletic Center to celebrate the achievements of individual classmates in the areas of academics and attendance.
"This pep rally is to celebrate student achievement in the classroom in the areas of academics and attendance," said teacher Maria Miller.
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The Parkersburg South High School pep band plays active music during an academic pep rally Friday afternoon in the Rod Oldham Athletic Center.
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Parkersburg South High School students filled the Rod Oldham Athletic Center for a pep rally where more than 400 students were recognized for their attendance and academic achievements in the 2012-2013 school year Friday afternoon.
The students who were individually recognized were given certificates as well as prizes that included coupon books and iTunes cards.
More than 400 students were awarded for their accomplishments, including high attendance in the school year and throughout their academic career as well as their grade point averages for the first semester of the school year.
"We are here to look at people who worked hard for their attendance and grades," Miller said.
Awards were presented to students who had perfect attendance for the first semester, with a grade point average of 3.5 or above, and with a grade point average increase of 1.0 or more from the first to second grading periods.
Special awards included the Believe and Award, which will be given to one student in each grade level based on citizenship, school spirit, academics and attendance. Students who receive this award are nominated by teachers, administration and staff.
A new award named after South vice principal Tim McCartney to honor the fact that he did not miss one day of school during his kindergarten through 12th grade career will be given during the end-of-the year academic pep rally to a student or students who have done the same.
All students who received awards at Friday's assembly and at the end of the year academic pep rally will be entered into a drawing to receive one of four available Kindle Fire tablet e-readers.


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BEAVER CREEK - On Saturday, the best of Pink Floyd - including "The Wall" and all the excitement of a live concert - will take over the Vilar Center as Paramount's Original LaserSpectacular, featuring the music of Pink Floyd, takes the stage.
Now in its 25th year of successful touring, Paramount's LaserSpectacular has become a cult classic, presenting the music of Pink Floyd as you have never seen it before. Surrounded by 50,000 watts of concert quality sound, Pink Floyd's musical legacy continues as the band's concept music captures the imagination and carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey driven by cutting-edge effects. Colorful lasers and lighting effects parallel the sonic journey.
"Pink Floyd's music is very dramatic and visual," said Paramount's LaserSpectacular Producer Steve Monistere. "You can see or imagine images when you listen to their music. Without any lighting effects at all, there is still a show in your mind. Now imagine using lasers, lighting, video and other special visual effects to interpret what your mind is 'seeing' and that is why into the show, so expect new features people love this show so much."
This year's show celebrates the 40th Anniversary of "Dark Side of the Moon." The show also features the classic synchronization of "Dark Side" with "The Wizard of Oz," better known as "Dark Side of the Rainbow."
"What's so great about Pink Floyd's music is that it speaks to so many different types of people, across several generations," said Kris Sabel, executive director for the Vilar Performing Arts Center. "When you take music that impactful, and pair it with this incredibly well-produced visual experience, it creates an effect that cannot be described with words - you simply must witness it for yourself."
Tickets are $33 and are available at www.vilarpac.org or by calling the Vilar Center box office at 970-845-TIXS.


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Timberlake, 32, said in a British radio interview this week that he and Mumford worked with veteran T-Bone Burnett and folk band The Punch Brothers on the soundtrack for "Inside Llewyn Davis," a film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.
Mulligan married Mumford in April 2012.
"We all kind of worked on the music together and I don't know any other world where we would get the opportunity to collaborate like that, but it was so much fun. So not only will it be a great movie, but the music to it will be fantastic," Timberlake told Britain's Capital FM radio station.
The film, co-starring Timberlake, John Goodman and Garrett Hedlund, follows a singer-songwriter exploring the folk music scene in 1960s New York. It is expected to be released later this year.
The "Sexyback" singer, who first gained fame in the 1990s as lead vocalist of the boy band 'N Sync, stepped away from music five years ago to focus on films such as "The Social Network" and "Friends With Benefits." But last month he released lead single "Suit & Tie" ahead of his album "The 20/20 Experience" out on March 19.
Timberlake is also starring in upcoming crime drama "Runner, Runner," alongside Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton.
Mumford & Sons won two Grammy Awards earlier in February, including Album of the Year for "Babel."


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Thibodaux night parade may become a tradition
Published: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 8:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:14 a.m.
Thibodaux will host a night parade for the second year running.
After what organizers felt was a successful trial run, the Krewe of Ambrosia will roll at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2.
Last year's nocturnal festivities were the first in decades for the city.
The city's previous administrations rejected a night parade before the city approved it last year to see how it would go, said Peter Verret, captain of Ambrosia.
"It has been a dream of mine to bring a night parade permanently to Thibodaux," Verret said.
If all goes well, Mayor Tommy Eschete said, the city will permanently amend its ordinance dictating parade times to allow for the krewe's parade.
"We want this to be our historic night for here on," Verret said.
Verret said last year's parade helped organizers identify places where the lighting wasn't sufficient.
There will be some temporary lighting placed at problem places along the route, he said.
"We know that our I's and our T's need to be crossed when we hit the streets," Verret said. "We need to do it to perfection and be well prepared."
Thibodaux Police Chief Scott Silverii said lighting is one of the primary challenges faced when planning a night parade. Daylight is a deterrent to some crimes that might take place in a crowded setting, he added.
Silverii also noted people traditionally drink more before night parades, and traffic is more of an issue with the parade ending late.
"It does present a challenge, but we had zero issues with it last year," Silverii said. "We were well prepared, but the weather was brutally cold. I don't think it reflected accurately the interest the city has in a night parade."
Verret said last year's parade fell on the coldest night of the year, which limited crowds to some extent. But aside from some additional lighting, he said there are not large changes for this year's event.
The theme of the parade is Ambrosia celebrating fairs and festivals, Verret said, noting many lighted throws will be tossed out during the route.
"We are very excited and proud of what we are doing in Thibodaux," Verret said. "We are here to entertain a crowd and do it safely."
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Not having the words is a bad place to be in my line of work.
But I don't have the words to write this column. My fellow columnist Scott Herhold has always counseled that when you don't know what to write, turn to the news. So, the news: After 28 years of writing for the San Jose Mercury News, I'm leaving this news organization for a new career.
Looking to Herhold for advice reminds me of how much I've learned at this place and how many people have taught me those lessons. My colleagues are bright, generous, dedicated and indefatigable in bringing you the news you need to know, as well as the stories that you might simply enjoy.
Every day working with them has been a privilege.
Maybe it's not that I don't have the words. Maybe it's that I don't have enough words to write about all I've done here and all it's meant to me. Or maybe it's that I don't know where to begin in writing about the end.
So, back to the news: I wish it was a little more exciting. No great scandal here, I'm afraid. I just figure that every 28 years or so, you should shake it up a little. Call me restless.
I'm moving on to a tech startup where I'll write stories and produce videos about the fields it works in and about tech culture in general. (You'll likely encounter my byline in this newspaper a few more times, as a long-term project that I worked on this year is rolled out.)
Maybe my move was inevitable. I have been writing about Silicon Valley since before Google, Facebook and Twitter -- since the days that nobody talked about how unstoppable Apple was and everybody talked about how the company would certainly go out of business any minute. The valley's culture has always fascinated me. And more than that, there are the people; people willing to make big bets on themselves; people who figure they just might be the smartest person in the room and if not, maybe they can outwork whoever that person is.
Yes, losers outnumber winners in Silicon Valley, but there is a certain energy in the trying. And the truth is, the valley is as much about reinvention as it is about invention. And so, I'm reinventing myself.
Not a major overhaul, mind you, but I will be entering a foreign world that I've only visited as a correspondent. Then again, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when I moved from north Florida to Santa Clara County to come to work for the Bay Area's Best.
And as I sat down recently and listed for an internal memo some of my experiences at this paper, it was evident that it would be impossible for anybody starting out at a newspaper to know exactly what to expect. My years here began as a blur of city council meetings, house fires, floods, a couple of World Series, a Super Bowl, a ride on a rodeo bull and a Hawaiian hurricane.
From there I turned my gaze to Silicon Valley, which was beginning to ride the dot-com boom up to new heights. I met Yahoo's David Filo and Jerry Yang when they were founders in stocking feet, eating burritos and occasionally sleeping under their desks. I talked to Google guys Sergey Brin and Larry Page as they sat on exercise balls and explained their plan to hire the small company's first chef and first masseur.
I covered some of the boardroom and courtroom drama at Hewlett-Packard in the Carly Fiorina era and chronicled the pain of layoffs and foreclosures brought on by the dot-com bust and later by the recession.
I met a huge number of so-called ordinary people, who it turned out had some fairly extraordinary ideas about what technology could do for them, or for others, including the most extraordinary of all: Myra Jodie, a middle-school girl on the Navajo Reservation, who had no phone, but won an Internet-ready iMac. The irony of her prize helped bring attention to the digital chasm in our country and earned her a chance to meet the president of the United States.
Of course, there would have been no point in writing any of it, if it had not been for you being there to read it. I can't thank you enough for not only reading my column, but for sending along your thoughts -- sometimes brutal, sometimes heartwarming, almost always genuine.
A columnist can't ask for anything more than that. Except maybe to have just the right thing to say, even when the words to say it are hard to come by.
Contact Mike Cassidy at 408-859-5325. Follow him at Twitter.com/mikecassidy.


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Palm City, Florida – When the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County
issued a public plea for assistance, after their dog population doubled in a single
day, a company headquarted in Palm City stepped up to the plate … literally.
Seventy-five Chihuahuas and one Pug were dropped off at the shelter on October
19th, when a local breeder hit hard by the economy determined she could no longer
operate her business.
Life's Abundance heeded the Society's call for donations, providing more
than 300 pounds of Life's Abundance Premium Health Food for Puppies & Adult Dogs
and Life's Abundance Weight-Loss Formula for Adult Dogs and 46 pounds of Gourmet
Dental Treats – Honey Peanut Butter Recipe. More...
While many people like the smell of puppy breath, the same can't be said for "Dog breath". It's almost universally considered as eye-stingingly unpleasant. This phrase has even been used as a play-ground insult! While it's a joke to some, when you look at the science behind foul panting, it's clear that bad breath is anything but funny.
In fact, bad breath is epidemic, affecting four out of five companion animals over the age of three. Additionally, this condition could be a sign of dental disease, which can lead to health consequences throughout the whole body, not just in the mouth. As some veterinarians have rightly noted, infections of the gums and teeth can spread to other parts of the body, including the heart, kidneys and intestinal tract … even the joints!
Brushing your dog's teeth and providing them with dental snacks are two ways to help improve the health of teeth and gums, especially in reducing the build-up of plaque. Unfortunately, however, many pet parents find brushing frustrating, which can result in a stressful experience for pets.
Thankfully, Dr. Sarah is here to share with you the proper technique for brushing your dog's teeth.
If dental health is a priority for you, watch this short, how-to video about dental care, so you can help your pet fight dental disease and bad breath.


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Professional photographers share their techniques and ideas for making extraordinary pictures. Join them as they describe life behind the lens.
Duration: 10 minutes
Explore Damaso Reyes' journey from street shots to photojournalism and documentary photography, and how he relies on KODAK Film to create images that transcend time.
Duration: 8 minutes
Steve McCurry originally wanted to be a film maker, after 30 years of photographing he realizes this was a good change. Steve talks to us about his career as a photographer and his migration from KODACHROME to EKTACHROME film
Peter talks to us about his travels around the world discovering new, exotic destinations and people to photography as well as his passion with KODACHROME and EKTACHROME film.
Jocelyn Bain Hogg juxtaposes the starkness of black and white, shot with Kodak Tri-X film against the vibrancy of color, using Kodak color negative films, to present a fully rounded exploration of his subjects.
Duration: 9 minutes
When Michael Crouser picks up a camera, he's out to capture a sense of timelessness. Kodak Tri-X film helps capture the look he wants.
Celebrity photography is more than getting a star to smile. Kwaku Alston shares techniques and insights on getting great portrait photos.
Bob McNeely accompanied President-elect Barack Obama in the days leading up to and just after his historic Inauguration as the 44th President of the United States.
Ben Fernandez is a photojournalist at the center of the civil rights movement and took many of the iconic images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Duration: 6 minutes
Amy Postle pushes the boundaries of her art by evoking passion, beauty and emotion with color and black and white films.
Duration: 13 minutes
Award-winning photographer Pep Bonet shares his haunting experiences and photos from his multiple journeys to capture the genocide in Darfur and the efforts of aid workers to relieve the suffering.
Photographer Jeff Liao explored today's working-class New York City for his book, Habitat Seven. Jeff talks about his use of large-format color film to create his detailed images.
Duration: 12 minutes
Go beyond a safari with photographer Liz Gilbert as she explores the people and places of the African continent.
Duration: 32 minutes
Listen as Dennis Hays interviews Photographer John Sexton and Kodak's Scott DiSabato on Kodak's new T-MAX 400 film. Further information available about our Kodak Professional black and white films are available here.
Duration: 21 minutes
Join Dennis Hays as he interviews Kodak's Scott DiSabato on the recent advances of Portra films. Further information available about our Kodak PORTRA films are available here.
Duration: 11 minutes
John Sexton, one of America's most admired photographers, shares his passion for black and white photography over digital. You can also view more photographs and a Q & A session with John on Kodak's A Thousand Words blog.
Join award-winning photographer Pep Bonet as he talks about his photographic experiences in Darfur, Sierra Leone, and Somalia.
Travel with photographer Chris Usher as he shares the stories of survivors of Hurricane Katrina.