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In Their Own Words – Matthew's Talking Dream
This "In Their Own Words" is by Debbie Simon Pacholder. She and her husband, Tom, have three children. Their six-year-old son, Matthew, has autism and is non-verbal.
I am home on a Saturday, in the kitchen, with all three kids buzzing about. Allison and Shannon, our two-year-old twins, are teasing each other with their favorite bunnies. Tom, my husband, watches them and laughs. Matthew, our six-year-old, is at the refrigerator. He touches the water dispenser with his finger, then suddenly turns to face me. "Mom, can I please have a glass of water," he asks, slowly and distinctly, carefully looking me in the eye.
Instinctively, I head toward the cabinet to get a cup. Then, it hits me. My son has spoken – and not just "no"or "yeahhh." My son has uttered a full sentence! MY SON HAS UTTERED A FULL SENTENCE!
"YAY, Matthew!" I shout, flooded with happiness and relief. He smiles sheepishly and accepts my hug. "Did you hear Matthew; DID YOU HEAR HIM?" I shriek. "He just asked me for a glass of water!" His voice is so full and beautiful. I think, this is what winning the lottery must feel like.
Tom is too surprised to form words, but the girls circle around Matthew and touch him, like he's a rock star. "Yay, Boy!" Allison sings. "Matthew, talking! Matthew, talking!" Shannon says, and flings her arms around him. He smiles only slightly, but his deep blue eyes are alight with excitement.
Fast forward to the next day. I'm at school, with all three kids. I'm afraid. Afraid Matthew will stop talking, that the day before was just an anomaly. Yet, he's speaking. Words. Phrases. Sentences. He's had a breakthrough; he's come out of it. I hold my breath.
"I strongly recommend you send all three kids here next year," the director tells me, while they play nearby. She nods her head toward the twins. "They're doing incredibly well – and I see how much they have been able to help their brother." She glances at Matthew, who's playing with a toy truck, appropriately.
I'm about to answer, but something stops me. A sound. Click! The safety gate to Matthew's room. He's up, and it's 6:00 a.m. Rudely, I'm jolted back to reality: I'd been dreaming all along.
Not that I should have been surprised. I've had this dream before, the Matthew's Talking Dream. In the last one, we're in a room with only a TV, and he tells me he wants to watch Frasier. Totally random. But this one is different; it mimics reality.
Matthew has put words together in real life three times. First, when he was two, at the Noah's Ark pool – a water Disneyland for toddlers. We're at a birthday party. Matthew's playing in the water, which churns like a hot tub, when it suddenly becomes still. We whisk him out and head toward the pizza and birthday cake. "Go back!" he shouts quickly. We're stunned.
Next, Matthew's four, and swimming. His instructor, Gina, shows him how to dive in the water for the toy fish she leaves at the bottom of the pool. She's talking, and Matthew shifts his feet from one side to the other, impatiently. "I got it!" he exclaims. Did I hear right? I look at Gina for confirmation. "He said it," she laughs. Matthew looks in my direction, then focuses on the water, like it's no big deal.
The next week, more instructions from Gina. "I'll do it!" Matthew says. "I can't believe it," I shake my head. "Clearly, he can talk." "Yep," Gina smiles. "He can."
I look at Matthew. "I'm on to you, buddy," I tell him. "Your secret is out." He pretends not to hear.
That was two years ago. No phrases or sentences since. Not even in the pool. I try not to be upset, but I just don't get it. Hours and hours of swimming, ABA, OT, hippotherapy, oral motor therapy, reflex integration therapy, and still no more speech. He's way, way overdue, and I've told him as much.
Last week, we're playing on his bed. He's laughing and hugging me, like a typical six-year-old. I remember what one of his therapists told us. He knows how to do so, so many things. He's just choosing not to.
"Matthew, I know you can do it," I whisper. "You can talk to us. I want you to talk to us. You know Allison and Shannon won't let you stay quiet for much longer. You're going to have to make the decision to talk. I hope it's soon." He stares into my eyes, surprised. I stare back. He laughs – a deep giggle from his belly – then covers my mouth with both of his hands. I move them away and hold them in mine. "Think about what I said," I tell him. "Goodnight … I love you."
The next morning, he's the first to wake up, and runs into our bedroom. "Good morning sunshine," I say, melodiously. He looks at me and comes to my side of the bed. "Mommm!"
It's not a sentence, but it's a start.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
September 1, 2010 at 10:54 am
My 14yo nonverbal daughter has come to me in my sleep state and held clear, articulate conversations with me. I only wish I could initiate those conversations whenever I want. They don't happen often enough.
September 1, 2010 at 11:10 am
Yay! I'm glad you got to hear him say "Mommm!" I remember the first time my son said that same word, he was 4 years old. I feel that a lot of parents of mainstream kids take for granted what we would call miracles. BUT when those words do come out of our kids' mouths, it's the best experience!!! Here's hoping your son continues on his verbal path!!! :oD
September 1, 2010 at 11:31 am
Twice my son said full sentences out of the blue. The first one was 4 years ago when my friend and I were walking on the trail near our houses. It was opening day of fishing and plenty of men and fish around, he took my friend Donna's hand and said "there are 5 ducks swimming in the pond". We looked at each other and she got down on her knees and looked him in the eyes and asked what did you say? He repeated there are 5 ducks swimming in the pond. We looked and there was 5 ducks swimming in the pond! I cried all the way home.
Next was May 2010 he came into my room at 1 in the morning and climbed into bed with me, I snuggled him close and kissed the top of his head. He said "thank you for the kisses mommy". I cried for a half an hour holding him.
September 1, 2010 at 11:32 am
To all parents with autistic children, have faith, patience and hope. My Matthew had spoken a few words until 3, never really sentences. Now at 5 he has "moments of awakening" when he does put things together and I understand what he's saying. Encourage your children to use words, try PECS, try websites/DVD's that teach words (www.starfall.com or Sesame Street)….most importantly remember that they understand and may wish to speak, but sometimes cannot. Talk to them, not at them… give them words, use flash cards….give beyond what you think possible and hopefully the words will come. Bless you all
September 1, 2010 at 11:43 am
So my 4 year old non verbal son has, in the last week, said "Hello" (hey-yo!) to the dental hygienist, and when I said "Oh, hey bud, thanks for sneezin' right into my mouth!" after he did, he liked at me and said "welcome!"
He also imitated Mel on Jacks Big Music show.
I'm on to him too :)
September 1, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I am happy you have heard your baby speak that special word "MOM" t really is a great feeling. When my son was 2 1/2-3 we thought he would never speak.(he is now 5) He was diagnosed at 2. He started special ed pre school at almost 3 and from about 3 months into the start of school to current he has been talking every since. It happens sometimes later than others but it can happy I will keep you in my prayers.
September 1, 2010 at 12:41 pm
My now 15 yr old son was 4 and we went 90 miles to clinic where he was then diagnosed as autistic. In the parking ramp before we went in he said his first sentence "I want to go home." Great teachers, PECS, reading 10 books a day to him early until 7 or 8; now we get science magazines from the library and discuss time travel, cryptograms, all kinds of great adult stuff! It'll come eventually! Expose them to as many different things as you can, it helps! Touching them repeatedly when talking to them succintly helps so much. Good luck! I still cry when I read these kinds of stories!
September 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I have never had a dream like that, but I would love to! My non-verbal three year old son has started the PPCD program at our local elementary school, and after only two weeks he is begining to mimic my husband, and I. I can only hope he decides to pick up his speech and begin to tell us what he thinks. We know he's such a smart kid, and those wheels are turning, I just want so badly to hear his sweet voice. Good luck to you and your son, here's hoping you hear that beautiful voice soon.
September 1, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Thank you for sharing your story. What a blessing just to read ……
September 1, 2010 at 3:14 pm
I have had those dreams where my non-verbal son starts talking and I am so very happy but I have to keep it low key because I am afraid he will not speak again. My son was slow to speak but we did get him to be verbal then all of a sudden when he was 7 1/2 he became completely non-verbal,he is now almost 14. We are hoping that some day he will become verbal again, until then I have videos from when he was little.
September 1, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Wow, reading just a few stories gives me so much hope, for my Siah. I know he's in that little body….we just have to do all we can do for him and keep our faith. I had a dream too. I received a call from his teacher telling me to get to the school that I had to see something. Of course I asked what's wrong please tell me is he okay. She said he's fine just get here we have to show you something. I got to his classroom and there he was talking……….I just screamed "oh my baby boy found his words". I just cried and cried. All I can say is believe in your dreams and never give up your faith and hope.
September 2, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Debbie, this really touched me. It's amazing what comes through in our dreams. My two kids have autism and communication is a big issue with them both. My daughter is 9 and has been nonverbal since she was two. Many times I dreamed of her talking. Watching videos of her when she was two has been painful. You'd have to go through it to understand how hard it is. …..Well, she still isn't talking, but recently she began communicating through spelling out words on a keyboard. I didn't even know she could spell!!! It's been unbelievable! She is this poetic, intelligent and confident child. Every child is different, but keep hope alive and never give up on your dream:)
September 3, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Thank you Debbie for sharing your story! My Brett is 6 and non-verbal also. I too have dreams like these. It used to make me sad when I would wake up but now I feel like they are God's little windows for me to look in to the future and to have that prayer answered that I have prayed for so many times. It makes me feel comforted now. He used to say some phrases when he was about 18 mths but the whole summer before he was 2, no words or sounds at all. He has about 4 words but never has uttered anymore sentences. I keep believing that if he did it before in life, it may just come back. You hear so many stories like that. Until then, we continue to work with communication devices and spelling in the hopes that he will be able to converse that way. More than sounds, I just want to know his thoughts! Keep believing and know that your Matthew is a very special boy! :O)
September 3, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I will never EVER forget the day my daughter hushed me with her hand over my mouth, looked me directly in my eyes, and said "I love you". I was allowed this joy for a short few months before she stopped saying it altogether.
September 5, 2010 at 12:30 am
My son is 5 and non-verbal. I too pray everyday and hope he will speak in full sentences or even say a word.
September 5, 2010 at 11:57 pm
My son up to the age of 10, would only say: mama,papa,toy and tom and jerry,but something happened when he turned 11, he started saying more words, then sentences and now he is high functioning and he doesn't stop talking…..
September 6, 2010 at 3:52 am
The first word is the hole in the wall.From here on you can start – eye-Q oil has helped our son a lot as well as speach therapy. All the best.
Kind regards
September 7, 2010 at 9:10 pm
My son stopped talking when he was about 3. By 3.5 he was DX'D with Autism.I remember he had not spoken for around 4 months, when he said, referring to a balloon, upon receiving a replacement, "My other one flew high up into the sky" I remember asking the speech path, "would Matt ever speak again?" She replied, "The sky's the limit!". Matt is 18 and in community college now. Hang in there! I think if it was there, it still should be.
September 14, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Way to go Matthew! Proof that you can never give up. He's in there. "Mom" – What an awesome gift he gave you. One of the most beautiful words in the world. These exceptional kids of ours truly make you appreciate the little things in life.
Play on Little Man! God Bless. – Scott


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Recently, the Feynman Lectures on Physics became free to read on the web. In the chapter on the eye - http://feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_36.html#Ch36-F1 - there is mention of an illusion. I had to give it a try, and QCAD is my tool of choice for such drawings: Although they are not strictly CAD, it has the right tools to construct certain 2D vector grafics.
So, attached the drawing and below a foto of what the thing looks like - beware though, that the effect is only visible with the real stuff, the foto cannot capture it. First I tried with the electric drill, but that went much too fast. More mundane it works when built as a top. Speed is very essential, one has to wait a little in order to see; especially in a dim room and the disc below a light bulb the effect will show very good.

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Let your anxiety go, parents of little girls. The great "Frozen" consumer products shortage of 2014 may soon be coming to an end.
At a presentation for Wall Street analysts Wednesday morning, Walt Disney Co. CFO Jay Rasulo said more toys, clothing and other items related to the blockbuster animated musical, which has grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide, will be coming for the back-to-school and holiday seasons.
Licensees that make Disney-branded products "have to hedge [their] bets," said Mr. Rasulo, explaining why they didn't make nearly enough to satisfy demand so far this year, leaving many parents unable to get the Elsa dress or Anna doll that their daughters desperately want.
"There's always a bit of lag time," he said, in meeting consumer products demand when a movie is a surprise blockbuster on the scale of "Frozen."
So far, he added, "Frozen" product sales have "done OK," due to shortages on the supply side. Nonetheless, within Disney Stores that the company owns, they have already sold twice as much as products related to the 2010 princess movie "Tangled."
Work also continues, Mr. Rasulo added, to integrate "Frozen" characters into Disney's theme parks and to find new creative extensions. CEO Robert Iger has already said a Broadway musical is in development, but Mr. Rasulo didn't discuss other specific plans. "There can be more that comes out of that story," he said.


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Published: Friday, March 8, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 8:18 p.m.
Hendersonvilles project to improve the north blocks of Main Street is going to be beautiful when it is complete and the city should make sure the job is done as soon as possible.
Construction crews are busy revamping sidewalks, replacing utilities, replanting trees and preparing spaces for public art along the 500 and 600 blocks. Much of the work should be done soon, with the exception of work to prepare for renovations to the Skyland Hotel.
With springtime just around the corner (spring officially begins March 20), its imperative that the work on the street itself be wrapped up soon. Construction has been snarling traffic and is making it difficult for customers to access businesses in the two northern blocks.
With the parking spaces along Sixth Avenue West and East out of commission, two lanes of traffic are shifted to the left. Lines that used to divide traffic on the two-block strip of road have been painted black, and new lines have been painted yellow. But many drivers didnt realize they need to move over or realize that parking is no longer allowed.
The problems with the intersection of Sixth and Main are being fixed, city engineer Brent Detwiler assures. On Thursday morning, a sign was placed at Sixth Avenue and Main Street alerting motorists to merge left. Barrels are closing off the right lane. Itll be obvious once that lane is closed on the south side what traffic should be doing, Detwiler said on Wednesday.
The citys $1.4 million face-lift for the northernmost blocks of Main Street is the third and final phase of streetscape improvements. The makeover includes wireless street lamps, smoother sidewalks and fresher landscaping as well as spaces for public art.
City Council recently agreed to spend an additional $16,000 to use brick pavers for crosswalks instead of cheaper alternatives. Councilman Ron Stephens also had an excellent suggestion to go ahead and fix spotty wireless Internet access downtown. Stephens said the city should replace Wi-Fi antennas now as part of the streetscape improvements rather than wait until next years budget. Downtown wireless service has been hampered since utility improvements required that antennas be relocated from rooftops to street level.
Hardly a week goes by that somebody doesnt complain about that, Stephens says of the downtown Wi-Fi service. We need to do it so tourists can have use of that. If we wait to finish it in August or September, the season will be over.
It would have been better if the third phase of streetscape improvements were done before warm weather tourists arrive. As it is, the project is not scheduled for completion until May. Although spring is officially still almost two weeks away, traffic is picking up downtown. This weekend is forecast to bring a return of balmy weather along with the return to daylight saving time (dont forget to set your clocks forward one hour Saturday night).
Lets hope the weather will cooperate so work crews can wrap up the street work sooner rather than later.
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Dover, DE - Florida A&M recorded their ninth win against Delaware State in Dover, Del., as the Rattlers pulled out a 24-22 win over the Hornets on Saturday night at Alumni Stadium.
The Rattlers are now 9-2 against the Hornets at Alumni Stadium.
FAMU raises their record to 2-2 and 2-0 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play, while DSU lowers their record to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
In a penalty stricken game, both teams finished with a combined 21 penalties. FAMU finished with 12 penalties for 95 yards, while DSU finished with seven penalties for 50 yards.
On their first drive of the game, Delaware State would go 66 yards on six plays, taking 3:28 off the clock as Dae-Hon Cheung scored from 10 yards out with 11:32 to go in the first quarter. It gave the Hornets a 7-0 lead, after the Mitchell Ward PAT.
The Rattlers would answer right back as James Owens scored on a eight-yard TD reception from Damien Fleming, capping a five-play, 68 yard drive, taking just 2:20 off the clock. It tied the game at 7-7, after the Chase Varnadore PAT, with 9:06 left in the quarter.
Mitchell Ward broke the 7-7 tie as he connected on a 29-yard field goal at the 11:46 mark of the second quarter, capping a nine-play, 63-yard drive, and just taking 3:28 off the clock. It gave the Hornets a 10-7 lead.
FAMU would regain the lead as Fleming tossed his second TD pass of the game as Travey Harvey came down with the reception in the back of the end zone with 7:38 left in the half. It capped a seven-play, 54-yard drive, taking 3:52 off the clock, giving the Rattlers a 14-10 lead after the Varnadore PAT, to end the first half scoring.
A roughing-the-punter penalty by Delaware State extended a FAMU drive late in the third quarter as Harvey caught his second TD reception of the game from nine yards out from Fleming, with 4:12 remaining in the third. It capped a 10-play, 76-yard drive, taking a 4:46 off the clock, extending the Rattlers' lead to 21-10.
On their very next possession, the Hornets would strike back as they would go 67 yards on nine plays, as Cheung would score his second TD of the game from 22 yard out. DSU would go for two and the Nick Elko pass was batted down by FAMU's Brandon Davis, making the score 21-16 in favor of the Rattlers with 16 seconds to go in the third quarter.
Varnadore would nail his first field goal of the game from 29 yards out increasing the Rattlers' lead to 24-16 with 10:34 to go in the game.
DSU would score with 6:39 left in the game on a five-yard run by Najee Jackson, but the Hornets would miss their second two-point conversion of the game, making the score 24-22 in favor of FAMU for the final.
Fleming finished the contest recording a career-high 399 yards passing as he completed 30 passes in 37 attempts with three TDs.
Harvey recorded his second 100 plus game in receiving as he recorded 122 yards on 11 receptions with two TDs.
Elko led the Hornets' passing attack as he connected on 15 passes in 21 attempts for 194 yards, where as Dae-Hon Cheung recorded a season high 135 yards on 18 carries with two TDs.
Travis Tarpley led DSU's receiving corp as he recorded a team high 129 yards on 10 catches.
DSU's Davon Moore, led the Hornets in tackles as he recorded a game high 14 tackles with eight of them being solos.
Eddie Rocker led the Rattlers ground attack as he rushed for 46 yards on 14 carries.
Brandon Hepburn led the Rattler defense as he tallied eight tackles with five solos.
Harvey recorded his fourth consecutive game, where he recorded at least one TD reception in a game. He had a 13-yard reception for TD against Tennessee State, a 75-yard scamper for TD against Oklahoma, an 18-yard reception against Hampton last week and recorded two TD receptions against Delaware State as he caught a TD reception from 21 yards and nine yards out.
This is FAMU head coach Joe Taylor's 15th career win against Delaware State. The win makes Taylor, 15-4 lifetime against Delaware State.
In the last three meetings, both teams scored no more than 21 points as the Rattlers defeated the Hornets, 21-12 in 2011, 17-14 in 2010 and 21-12 in 2009. The last time these two teams scored four or more TDs in a game is when DSU defeated the Rattlers, 35-28 in overtime, here at Alumni Stadium in a Thursday night special broadcasted live on ESPNU.
Up next for FAMU will be Southern University as the Rattlers will travel to Atlanta, Ga., to take on the Jaguars in the annual Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic at the Atlanta Georgia Dome, in a 3:30 p.m. kick.


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Sought by authorities: Nov. 11, 2012
Published: Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 10:14 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 10:14 p.m.
NAME: Fabian Dion Byrd Jr.
DATE OF BIRTH: Sept. 2, 1985.
CHARGES: Possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana in the presence of a juvenile, expired driver's license, disturbing the peace by an amplified device.
AGENCY: Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, 876-2500.
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 3600 Thomas Drive, Houma.
STILL AT LARGE: Tate Paul Allemand, Byron Gerard Brown, Joshua Leo Brown, Lakeishawn Monique Bolden, Stephen Patrick Callahan, Jamie Howard Davis, Christopher Lawrence Diggs, Isaias Alvarran Escobar, Rosella Angela Foret, Resendiz Jose Francisco, Randy Joseph Gorley, Damien Jermaine Jackson, Tamila Ann Jenkins, Wilma Jeannie Lindsey, Trent Terrell Lyons, Matthew Basin Mitchell, Dirk Ion Mousseau, Peter Long Nguyen, Tyron Anthony Rainey, Kristen Wallace Rios, James Earl Samuels, Byron Charles Shelby, Paul Kenneth Smith Jr., Anthony Chaddrick Taylor, Charles Louis Taylor III and Kedar Aska Wallis.
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Tuesday, 02/18/1997
Bataclan, Paris, France
Set 1: Beauty of My Dreams > Cavern > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Runaway Jim > NICU > Stash, Waste, Walfredo, Character Zero > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Set 2: PeachesPeaches en Regalia > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > My Soul > Maze, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Reba[1], Train Song, HoodHarry Hood > Frankenstein
Encore: Bold As Love
[1] No whistling.
· Super Bad tease in Also Sprach Zarathustra
Noteworthy Jams: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Harry Hood
Average Song Gap: 4
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Slave was dedicated to "a friend" (long-time taper Don Wright) who had been hit by a car earlier in the day. Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
Song Distribution:
3 Billy Breathes
2 Stash
2 A Picture of Nectar
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1997 Winter European Tour."
As others have mentioned, Harry Hood is the only stand-out jam, it gets even more beautiful than most versions.
While no other versions are stand-out, pretty much everything is well played, especially the Stash, Slave, and Reba. Come to think of it, this would be a great show for a novice. Really a greatest hits show that might not appeal as much to those looking for DWD->Carini->Taste->DWD craziness of the previous night, but I certainly enjoyed the ride.


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BRECKENRIDGE - Sitting in his office in the Summit County Justice Center, Sheriff John Minor holds out a seven-round magazine.
"Tell me when that was manufactured," he says, indicating the exterior of the magazine, which is devoid of serial numbers or manufacture dates. The same is true of high-capacity magazines, he says.
House Bill 1224, part of a package of bills Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law Wednesday morning, makes it illegal to possess a magazine capable of carrying more than 15 rounds that was made after July 1 of this year. It does not, however, make it easier to tell the difference.
"The way this bill is written, it cannot be enforced," Minor said. "This law, in my mind, was deliberately written to be unenforceable. It is a stepping stone to enact further restriction down the road. It is a game. Everyone is being played."
Hickenlooper signed three bills revising Colorado's regulation of firearms Wednesday morning, as the measures' sponsors and family members of victims of high-profile mass shootings watched. One requires universal background checks for the purchase of firearms, including private and online sales, another ups the fee for the mandatory checks.
"This is a fairly significant set of bills that we signed today," Hickenlooper acknowledged.
But it is HB 1224 that is under heavy fire.
Republicans, the National Rifle Association and the sheriffs of Colorado's 64 counties have adamantly and vocally opposed the legislation. Some top cops have flat out refused to enforce the new law. Minor says he can't.
Dubbing the bill vague, he questioned how law enforcement is to keep up with nuances of the measure. HB 1224 bans high-capacity magazines, but grandfathers in those purchased or made before July 1 of this year, so long as the owner maintains continuous possession.
But Minor said it will be impossible for authorities to determine if the device has been out of the owner's hands or manufactured after this summer's deadline.
Hickenlooper, however, disagreed.
"We do not believe a reasonable interpretation of the law means that a person must maintain continuous 'physical' possession of these items," the governor stated Wednesday afternoon. "We are confident that law enforcement and the courts will interpret the statute so as to effectuate the lawful use and care of these devises."
He said the measure should be narrowly applied so as not to infringe on the Second Amendment.
The bills became law less than 24 hours after the chief of the Colorado Department of Corrections was shot and killed in his Monument home and eight months to the day after 12 people were murdered by a well-armed shooter in an Aurora movie theater.
"My brother was killed by a person with a hundred-round magazine," said Megan Sullivan, the sister of Alex Sullivan, a victim of the theater shooting in July. "He didn't have a chance."
Firearms don't tend to be a significant problem in Summit County. Homicides are rare only one of the handful of murders in recent years involved a gun. Of the six suicides in Summit County last year, only one died of a gunshot wound.
The Denver Post contributed to the reporting of this story.


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Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 9:31 a.m.
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I speak not of the Civil War, but do not be fooled. A new and just as frightening era is upon us as Southerners. We have long held a proud tradition of God, country and, yes, firearms. But increasingly today, these values are under attack. Some, however, make the mistake that it is just Congress doing so. This is not the case. Below, I quote a Vermont article who seems to have it just right:
Author Bill Kauffman wrote, "Vermont has long been a mixture of radical, conservative and populism." It's very much ingrained into the state's character, which has allowed it to remain true to its roots, despite going from solidly Republican to solidly Democrat. Vermonters who value their freedoms are not as threatened by any political party as they are by transplants from Chicago or New York who seek to impose the values and laws of the society they left on the new state they call home."
Substitute "Vermont" for any Southern state, and now you know the situation. What may or may not work in crime-ridden Chicago or New York , or Los Angeles, for that matter, is not what we want or need.
Having moved here from one of those criminal-owned metropolises, I will say I have never met more decent folk, had a better night's rest or felt more secure than I do now. God bless the southern states. And God protect the Second Amendment.
Kevin Avera
Monticello, Fla.
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|'Revolutionary' Spiritual Care Conference Takes Place in Ireland
Five hundred health care professionals and caregivers attended the international spiritual care conference organised by Rigpa in Killarney, Ireland from 27-28 April.
The conference set out to explore how caregivers of all kinds can find spiritual and contemplative resources to support themselves in their work, and integrate those resources into the care they give to their patients. Delegates included consultants, doctors, nurses, nuns, priests, chaplains, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, pastoral care workers, therapists and home carers, who travelled from as far away as Australia, Japan, the United States and Saudi Arabia to attend.
Despite the diverse backgrounds and specialties, there was a strong sense of collaboration and a common purpose. John Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society, and one of sixteen speakers who presented their perspectives on spiritual caregiving in Killarney, described the conference as "revolutionary". Dr Gian Domenico Borasio, a professor in palliative medicine at the University of Munich, said: "The conference was a very important milestone in the effort to bring awareness of spirituality and spiritual needs back into modern medicine. It was there centuries ago, but it got lost through the advent of technological success, and now we are slowly bringing it back again."
Organised by Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Programme, the conference was entitled Compassion and Presence: Spiritual Care for the Living and Dying. It was held at Killarney's Europe Hotel, against the beautiful backdrop of Lough Lein and the mountains of County Kerry. Sogyal Rinpoche helped to create an extremely inspiring atmosphere for the days to follow as he gave a public talk entitled Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World on the eve of the conference. Almost half of the eight hundred people in the audience had not heard Rinpoche speak before, and he shared profound teachings on how meditation can help us to meet the challenges that we face in our lives today.
The following morning, as the conference got under way, Rinpoche gave a talk entitled The Heart of Compassion. In order to truly be able to help others, he said, we need to work with our own minds, which begins with the practice of meditation. "As the cloud-like thoughts and emotions fade away [through meditation], the sky-like nature of our true being is revealed, and, shining from it, our buddha nature, like the sun," said Rinpoche. "And just as both light and warmth blaze from the sun, wisdom and loving compassion radiate out from the mind's innermost nature."
The other speakers, all experts in their fields, were Dr Ann Allegre, Dr Tony Bates, Ursula Bates, Dr Ira Byock, Dr Susan Delaney, Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, Christine Longaker, Dr Ciaran O'Boyle, Dr Tony O'Brien, Rosamund Oliver, Sinead O'Toole, Andrew Warr and Christine Whiteside. In their talks and round-table discussions, they set out to define spiritual care, presented scientific evidence and research studies, and addressed a number of key issues, including patients' quality of life, end-of-life care, and stress and compassion fatigue among carers.
Several speakers gave advice on how programmes such as mindfulness meditation can be integrated into the workplace. Delegates were also offered the chance to experience for themselves a number of different contemplative practices and tools, including meditation, compassion and loving kindness.
The work of Rigpa's Spiritual Care Programme is inspired by the vision that Sogyal Rinpoche set out in The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, in which he called for a more compassionate approach to the way we care for the living, and for the dying. The conference was timed to celebrate the opening of the new spiritual care centre, Dechen Shying, at Dzogchen Beara retreat centre in south-west Ireland.
There is a long-established and rich tradition of spiritual care-giving in Ireland, and Mary McAleese, the President of Ireland, who visited the care centre while it was being built, sent a message of support for the conference. Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, an Irish Sister of Charity who has been responsible for developing social service programmes to help thousands of people in need, said the conference had been "a great spiritual renewal". She added: "I found all the speakers so inspiring, and it was all really around the same thing, spirituality in the broadest and the deepest sense. It is about compassion, love, care, and the deeper meaning of life."
Feedback from delegates on the content and the organisation of the conference was also extremely positive, and there are already plans to organize a follow-up event in the future. Dr Tony O'Brien, a consultant in palliative medicine who chaired the first day of the conference, said: "People were constantly approaching me saying how much they had enjoyed the conference, how valuable it was and how we had achieved such a wonderful balance in the programme and a sense of inclusion. I believe that you achieved something particularly special and memorable and gave a voice to many who are striving in their own workplace to create a greater awareness of the spiritual needs of our patients and their families."
Dr Ciaran O'Boyle, who is Professor of Psychology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, added: "I found the mix of presentations and the interfacing of Buddhist and Western thinking absolutely absorbing, and it has given me a lot of food for thought. I also think that a lot of people at the conference, myself included, received not only academic and professional gifts, but personal gifts in the form of insights and reflections also. It was an honour to be there."


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Typhoon in Philippines kills 74, displaces 60,000
Philippine villagers who had evacuated their homes and taken refuge in emergency shelters were among at least 74 people killed Tuesday when rain from Typhoon Bopha cascaded down a mountain, swamping shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and civilians. "They thought that they were already secure in a safe area, but they didn't know the torrents of water would go their way," Gov. Arturo Uy said of the townspeople of Andap, in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province. An estimated 60,000 people fled their homes for emergency shelters, more than 100 domestic flights were canceled and two provinces were without power. In the town of Cateel in Davao Oriental province, 23 people drowned or died under fallen trees or in collapsed houses, and three children died in a mudslide.
NATO approves Patriot missiles for Turkey
NATO on Tuesday approved a plan to deploy Patriot anti-missile systems in southern Turkey to shield the country from cross-border attacks by Syria. The Patriots are to be used only for defensive purposes, and NATO stressed that they would not be used to support a no-fly zone over Syria. But the move brings the U.S. and 27 allies a step closer to intervention in the Syrian war. "We stand with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. "To anyone who would want to attack Turkey, we say, 'Don't even think about it!'" The Patriots will be programmed to intercept weapons in Turkish airspace only, so they could not be used to thwart a conventional or chemical attack within Syria's borders. In suburban Damascus on Tuesday, a mortar apparently fired by the opposition struck a ninth-grade classroom, killing 29 students, according to state media, or 13 students, according to an Education Ministry official.
U.S. denies Iran's claim to have captured drone
Iran on Tuesday showed off a drone it says it captured from the U.S. in Iranian airspace, but the U.S. Navy said all its drones in the Persian Gulf were "fully accounted for." The Navy did say it had lost drones of this type, a Boeing ScanEagle, in the water in years past, and Iran may have recovered it long ago. "Our operations in the Gulf are confined to internationally recognized waters and airspace," said a spokesman for the Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, Cmdr. Jason Salata. Other countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, also have drones of this type. The naval chief of the Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Ali Fadavi, said, "The U.S. drone, which was conducting a reconnaissance flight and gathering data over the Persian Gulf in the past few days, was captured by the Guard's navy air defense unit as soon as it entered Iranian airspace." On state TV, two Guard commanders examined what appeared to be an intact ScanEagle and showed where it entered Iran's airspace on a map. Printed on the map in Farsi and English were the words "We shall trample on the U.S."
NYPD seeking man who pushed another to his death in subway
New York police Tuesday were seeking a man who argued with another a day earlier in a Manhattan subway before pushing him onto the tracks, where he was killed by an oncoming train in front of horrified witnesses. The New York Post was widely criticized for printing a front-page picture of the man staring at the train with his hands on the platform wall as if trying to climb out -- under the headline "Pushed on the subway track, this man is about to die." The freelance photographer who took the picture, R. Umar Abbasi, said he took it hoping that the flash would alert the train driver to stop. The wife of the victim, 58-year-old Ki-Suk Han of Queens, said she argued with her husband earlier and tried to call him afterward, but he never picked up. A video released by police shows Han and a much taller man in a knit cap and white T-shirt arguing. Some witnesses told police the pusher had been harassing people and Han intervened.
Dutch wondering if 'Black Pete' Christmas caricature might be racist
Drop by the Netherlands during the holidays and you might be shocked to see that Santa's little helpers here wear blackface, Afro wigs and thick red lipstick -- and go by the name "Black Pete." Most Dutch people say the holiday tradition of "Zwarte Piet" is harmless, and that he does not represent any race, but a growing number are starting to question whether this tradition should go the way of America's "Little Black Sambo"-themed restaurants. "There is more opposition to Zwarte Piet than you might think," says Jessica Silversmith, director of the Anti-Discrimination Bureau for Amsterdam. "It's not only Antilleans or Surinamers who are complaining. It's all kinds of Dutch people." Apparently Black Pete debuted as an African servant in an 1850 book, though some people now claim his face is black from the soot of climbing down chimneys (which hardly explains the Afro and big lips). A TV documentary this weekend laid out the arguments against Zwarte Piet, and the country's widely read news blog "GeenStijl" has launched a blistering campaign against him, saying: "Zwarte Piet is nothing more than a repulsive parody of a slave, fine-tuned to indoctrinate schoolchildren into the finer points of racism."
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The Backstage Theatre presents the Colorado premiere of Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking," the play based on her memoir of the same name. The production opened at the Breckenridge Theatre on Thursday and runs for a total of eight shows through April 13.
"The Year of Magical Thinking" chronicles the time Didion spent coping with the unexpected loss of her husband, writer John Gregory Dunne, while their daughter, Quintana, was in a coma in the hospital.
"It's a story of her journey to process this loss emotionally and intellectually," said Backstage Theatre artistic director Christopher Willard, who directs the production. The play is based on Didion's memoir about the death of her husband but also includes elements from her book, "Blue Nights."
"Because this is the work of a supremely gifted writer, the experiences she shares are funny, surprising and ultimately redemptive," Willard said. "There is no wallowing in the emotion."
He called her journey "admittedly crazed" but said there are many lessons to be learned from it.
"What I love about the piece is how Didion approaches the piece as if creating a manual for maneuvering the pitfalls of grief," he said.
Willard chose to bring "The Year of Magical Thinking" to the Backstage Theatre after going through his own process of dealing with grief over the death of his father in November 2011.
"I immediately saw in it a healing power for those who had experienced the same type of loss and were needing comfort and guidance in navigating its pain," he said, noting "the power of theater" in its ability to "hand us useful tools on how to live our lives, make sense of the world around us and become better human beings."
The set evokes an isolated place where Didion's experiment of "magical thinking" could flower, Willard said. It takes place in a private room containing "the tools necessary to understand her husband's death and in which she may fight the ever-confusing illness that plagues her daughter," he said. Then it morphs into a dock adrift on the ocean, using Didion's metaphor of water for life and death.
"To me, the final moments of the play carry the most power," Willard said. "After a year of struggling with how to process the grief she has been experiencing, Didion comes to terms with what she has been feeling and finds a comforting path on which she will proceed."
The denouement comes in what he described as "a beautiful theatrical moment."
Denver-based actress Patty Mintz Figel, winner of the Westword's Best Actress award, stars in the production. It's her first one-woman show, but according to Willard, you'd never know it.
"We've been working together to discover the emotional core of the play, make sure those discoveries are represented onstage through action and experience and that the storytelling is constantly active and engaging," he said. "She's absolutely amazing. ... I think people are going to be blown away by this performance and production."
"We all experience loss differently," said Figel, who rehearsed the show in her home to create the sense of isolation Didion experienced after the death of her husband.
"There is no road map for getting from one point to the other," Figel said of grief. "We all must find our own way - but hopefully, in the telling of this well-crafted play, the audience will find hope from (Didion's) story and realize 'The world changes but also continues.' I consider it truly an honor to speak her words."


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This past December, The Shops at Prudential Center launched "31 Nights of Light," a new Boston holiday tradition, partnering with 28 Boston-area organizations to light the top of the Tower a different color each night in December.
Monday, December 21 featured Autism Speaks and its signature blue awareness color. At 5:00 p.m., a seven-foot switch was honorarily "flipped" by Dennis Floyd and his son, Grant, from Lynn, Mass. Actually, five-year-old Grant muscled the huge light switch up and on, lighting the 51st floor of the Prudential Tower in Autism Speaks blue. The Floyds were one of many donors who, for a donation of $25 or more between December 9 and December 16, were entered into a drawing to win this special honor.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- What does filing your taxes have to do with going to the doctor? A lot because of the Affordable Care Act.
The information on your 2012 taxes will be used to determine pay next year for health care if your employer doesn't offer insurance.
Tiffany Bash visits her tax preparer's office every January, but she is in for a surprise this year.
Elizabeth Owens: "So you this is news to you?"
Tiffany Bash: "Yeah."
Elizabeth Owens: "It's a shock to you that you got to have insurance next year?"
Tiffany Bash: "Yes!"
Bash had no clue what she is about to file now will determine how much she will pay for health care.
"It's important for people to file their 2012 tax return to get on record what their income levels are," said Steve Harvey with H&R Block.
Harvey says the government will use information on taxpayers' 2012 returns to determine the amount each family will pay for health insurance if they don't already have it.
Bash works part time so she doesn't qualify for insurance through her employer and doesn't collect Medicaid. She will need to purchase a government-issued health care plan by the end of the year.
"The cost of the plan is a function of your family's income, not individual, but family," Harvey said.
Families could qualify for Medicaid if they are at least family members and the total household income is around $15,000 to $30,000.
Other families could qualify for an exchange which is like a discount for health care. The discount or how much you pay will be calculated by your income, household size and other factors.
If you don't have health insurance either through your employer or through the government by the end of the 2013, you will be fined. The penalty for not having health insurance doesn't seem too bad, at first. In 2014, the fine is $95. In 2015, it is $325. By 2016, uncovered taxpayers will pay $695 in fines.
"It's going to be money out of my pocket," Bash said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth chief of staff.
A White House official said Obama will announce McDonough's appointment Friday in the East Room. McDonough, 43, will take over the key West Wing role from Jack Lew, Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary.
McDonough has advised Obama on foreign policy for nearly a decade and most recently served as the president's deputy national security adviser. He is highly regarded by White House staffers.
McDonough's place in Obama's inner circle was illustrated during the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. He is among those whose images are captured in a White House photograph seated in the situation room with Obama and other senior officials watching the raid unfold.
The White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to speak before the president's announcement, said McDonough has played a key role in all of Obama's major national security decisions in recent years, including the end of the war in Iraq, winding down the war in Afghanistan, responses to natural disasters in Haiti and Japan and repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members.
Earlier, McDonough worked as a foreign policy specialist in Congress, including as a senior foreign policy adviser to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., before moving to Obama's Senate office.
McDonough's new role was previously filled by Rahm Emanuel, William Daly and Pete Rouse, as interim chief of staff, before Lew.
McDonough grew up in Minnesota as one of 11 children. Two of his brothers are priests. He is a graduate of St. John's University in Minnesota, where he played football, and he received a master's degree from Georgetown University.
The White House official said other senior personnel shifts would be announced, including the appointment of Obama chief congressional lobbyist Rob Nabors as McDonough's deputy for policy. Vice President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Tony Blinken, is taking over McDonough's post as deputy national security advisor.
Katy Kale will be promoted from to assistant to the president for management and administration after serving as the deputy for that post. Assistant Attorney General Lisa Monaco, head of the Justice Department's National Security Division, was selected to take over for John Brennan as advisor for homeland security and counterterrorism once his nomination as head of the Central Intelligence Agency is confirmed.
White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer is being promoted to senior advisor. Pfeiffer deputy Jennifer Palmieri will take over as communications director.
Miguel Rodriguez will be named to take over the top lobbying post after serving under Nabors, and Obama campaign staffer David Simas is being named a deputy senior advisor for communications and strategy.
The White House announced Friday that Chris Lu, an aide who has been with Obama since his time as a senator and most recently managed relations with his Cabinet, was leaving his post. The official said the job will be taken over by Danielle Gray, formerly deputy director of the National Economic Council. In a statement, Obama praised Lu for overseeing "one of the most stable and effective Cabinets in history" and said he's asked him to consider taking on another administration job after he takes some time off.
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A ketone urine test measures the amount of ketones in the urine.
Ketone bodies - urine; Urine ketones
Urine ketones are usually measured as a "spot test." This is available in a test kit that you can buy at a drug store. The kit contains dipsticks coated with chemicals that react with ketone bodies. A dipstick is dipped in the urine sample. A color change indicates the presence of ketones.
This article describes the ketone urine test that involves sending collected urine to a lab.
A clean-catch urine sample is needed. The clean-catch method is used to prevent germs from the penis or vagina from getting into a urine sample. To collect your urine, the health care provider may give you a special clean-catch kit that contains a cleansing solution and sterile wipes. Follow instructions exactly so that the results are accurate.
You may have to follow a special diet. Your health care provider may tell you to stop taking medicines that may affect the test.
The test involves only normal urination. There is no discomfort.
Ketones build up when the body needs to break down fats and fatty acids to use as fuel. This is most likely to occur when the body does not get enough sugar or carbohydrates.
Ketone testing is most often done if you have type 1 diabetes and:
A negative test result is normal.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
An abnormal result means you have ketones in your urine. The results are usually listed as small, moderate, or large as follows:
This may be due to diabetic ketoacidosis, a problem that occurs in people with Type 1 diabetes. It occurs when the body has no insulin or the insulin does not cause the right signal in fat cells to prevent fat from being broken down to form ketones.
An abnormal result may also be due to:
There are no risks with this test.
Inzucchi SE, Sherwin RS. Type 1 diabetes mellitus. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 236.
McPherson RA, Ben-Ezra J. Basic examination of urine. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 28.
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - Battle Mountain's Jimmy O'Rourke paused to catch his breath. His teammates didn't stop congratulating him.
"I just went up and tipped it in," he said, grinning on Friday night.
It sounds easy enough, but his simple tap resounded like a cannon, stunning the Steamboat Springs High School basketball team at the buzzer, 57-56, and delivering a major setback to the Sailors' postseason plans.
O'Rourke won a battle on the block, leapt and tapped in a Joe LyBarger miss as time expired, handing his team the game.
"Joe took it to the top of the key, took a jumper and there was a high rebound," O'Rourke said. "I just went up and tipped it in."
The loss rocked Steamboat's plans for the next phase of the season. A win would have locked the Sailors into the district playoffs no matter the outcome of a challenging game today at Eagle Valley.
Now, the Sailors, 10-8, aren't promised a spot even with a win.
"Now our backs are definitely against the wall," Steamboat coach Luke DeWolfe said. "If we don't get that win, we'll probably be playing a pigtail game here Tuesday to get into the district tournament.
"This definitely hurts. It's one we really wanted."
The frustrating part for the Sailors --and, of course, the gratifying part for the Huskies - was that Steamboat led almost wire-to-wire, but couldn't hang on to a lead. Battle Mountain managed two one-point leads in the second quarter, none of which lasted more than a couple of possessions.
The Sailors, meanwhile, closed the first half in style, Garrett Bye scoring and drawing a foul as time expired to establish a 33-30 lead.
Steamboat's lead swelled eight points in the third quarter, but the Huskies (8-10) always found a way to answer.-
They cut it to two points before Bye helped spark another Steamboat surge with a powerful dunk on a sweet assist from Mitch McCannon. The Sailors got up by five that time, but it was one point again midway through the fourth quarter when Amadou Dath scored and sank a free throw.
Steamboat got yet another considerable edge when Carter Kounovsky drained a 3-point shot with 1:39 seconds remaining for a 54-50 lead.
LyBarger answered with a trey for Battle Mountain several seconds later, however, and O'Rourke gave his team the lead with 26 seconds remaining with a smooth move down the baseline and under the hoop.
"We lost to Steamboat by one when we were at home. We've lot maybe four games by one this season, but we never give up. We just kept fighting," O'Rourke said. "We kept our heads in the game."
Kounovsky put Steamboat up one final time, making a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left, but O'Rourke struck yet again, to the Sailors' great disbelief.
"We were defending it well, but they got a shot," DeWolfe said. "We just didn't get bodies and they were able to get in there."
Steamboat girls cruise against Huskies
It may have been sweet, but it wasn't quite thrilling.
The Steamboat Springs High School girls basketball team ran it up on Battle Mountain on Friday night, blasting the Huskies in Steamboat, 62-12.
Any potential drama was drained from the game very quickly as the Sailors scored 24 points in the first quarter. Battle Mountain, meanwhile, tallied just one basket, a 3-pointer.
The Huskies scored five in the second quarter, but were held scoreless in the third. By that point, Steamboat had already been shuttling in reserves.
Nikki Fry, one of five seniors playing at home for the final time, proved particuarly potent Friday night. She scored 12 points in the first quarter alone, finishing with a game-high 18. Fellow senior McKenzie Repollo scored 11 while junior Mikaila Jegtvig had nine.
Alex Feeley, Megan Stabile and Jessie Wallace rounded out the departing seniors.
Elizabeth Olivas led the Huskies with five points.
The win bumps Steamboat back to .500 on the season, 9-9. Battle Mountain slipped to 2-16.
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A Glen Burnie, Md., man died when his car ran into the back of a trailer on westbound Interstate 70 near Route 355 Thursday evening.
The accident occurred at 5:31 p.m. in stop-and-go traffic, according to Maryland State Police.
A 1991 Honda Civic driven by Kevin Knight, 26, of Glen Burnie ran into the flatbed trailer being pulled by a 1999 Mack truck driven by Wayne Clifford, no age or address given. Clifford was not hurt, police said.
The westbound interstate was shut down for more than two hours during the investigation by the Maryland State Police Western Region Reconstruction Team.
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On our last trip to Italy, my wife and I went on a quest for the perfect potato rosemary pizza. We had enjoyed this local cuisine at the many small bakeries in the towns and cities of Tuscany. After trying a few variations, we decided on procuring the recipe from a small shop in the town of Pisa, where pizza was invented and named after. (Pisa Pie.) As in "I would like a Pisa Pie to go, prego." (Please.)
I engaged the cashier/chef with casual conversation and discovered to our good fortune that she was new on the job, and was referring to a vintage handwritten recipe while making the potato pizza. As a distraction, I had my wife start a small fire in a trash can in the far corner of the shop. Right on cue, the chef looked away and I snatched the recipe and ran for the door. My wife was detained for a while until they finally believed she had mistaken the trash can for an ashtray - after all, even the stray cats in Italy are avid smokers. After the initial shock that I had married an arsonist subsided, and with recipe in hand, I knew we had the means to replicate the savory pizza pie.
We arrive back to our hotel, I used a complimentary community computer and decoded the ancient Italian words only to discover it was not so ancient and was actually contemporary a shopping list, not a recipe.
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After donning a simple but effective disguise, I went back to the shop and asked for the recipe, which they were more than happy to tell, and here it is. Due to the fact that I do not have time to learn Italian, I have taken the liberty of translating the recipe into what I believe to be "The King's English," or some form of it.
The Pisa restaurant made its pie in large baking pans, which I consider too industrial for my taste, and as such, I fell back on the tried-and-true method of the 12-inch cast iron skillet.
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GRANBY — The Granby Fire Chief Kevin Johnson made a request to the Granby City Council during Tuesday's council meeting, held at city hall.
The request was for approval to apply for a radio grant.
"It is a state grant, it is 100 percent state funds," Granby City Clerk Paula Carsel said. "It has to be in by April 15."
The city is not out any money to pursue this grant.
"It is not matching, it is 100 percent state funds," she said.
The council approved Johnson's request.
In other business, the council:
• Appointed Melinda Stribling as mayor pro-tem;
• Approved of the hiring of Stephen Lance Piatt to the street department;
• Approved of Kevin Hopper to be the animal control officer;
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