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LAKE LURE — As brisk winds swept across the beach, high school students ran into the cold waters of Lake Lure — twice — for a good cause.
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Students in the National Honor Society at North Henderson High took part in their third Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Henderson County on Friday. The plunge was originally scheduled as a Valentine's Day event, but school was cancelled as the area cleaned up after Winter Storm Pax.
Lake Lure Inn and Spa Engineer Lou Welge said the water was between 40 and 50 degrees Friday, but last week the lake was frozen over, with snow on top of the ice.
Sixteen-year-old Teague Graham was not planning on plunging after school, but said his English teacher, Rachel Durant, talked him into it at the last minute. His mother, Lois Khalafalla of Edneyville, drove out to the lake to sign his waiver so that he could take the plunge with his classmates.
"I was excited; I wanted to grab my camera and come down," Khalafalla said. "He was shaking his head going, 'no, no, no pictures.' Here I am, camera in tow."
Since Graham is a member of the Air Force ROTC, he already had a change of clothes with him, but did not have a towel.
"I figure I'll get cold and then I'll be out and I'll be fine," he said.
About 15 students from the club, wearing bikinis, trunks and tank tops, raced into the water for the plunge alongside Principal Frank Edney and Assistant Principal Jessica Banks. After just a few seconds, the first student ran back out.
Once everyone was out of the water, Banks turned back to the students and challenged them to a second dip. Every single student and teacher stopped for a moment, then ran back into the water.
Seventeen-year-old Seth Smith said going in the second time was worse than the first because he knew how cold it was going to be. National Honor Society President Lindsay Patton disagreed.
"I was already half-numb from the first time," she said.
As students dried off and recovered at the picnic area, they snacked on chips, cookies and sodas as Durant passed out their souvenir T-shirts.
As Graham entered the picnic area, Patton noticed he didn't have a towel and gave him an extra one she had brought along.
"My freshman and sophomore year we did the polar plunge and it was a lot of fun, and there was a lot of school spirit with it, so when we have the opportunity to do it this year we had to do it; there was no question," she said.
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Eh. I was hoping he was literally Mr. Crowley but that's cool too.
Eh. I was hoping he was literally Mr. Crowley but that's cool too.
There's a whole separate demon named Alastair as well. He was the top level torture guru of Hell.
Interesting. This isn't the first time I've seen writers separate his first and last name. In Fallout 3 you have Alistair Tenpenny, the well-to-do homeowner who bids the player to destroy Megaton, and Mr. Crowley, the literal "ghoul" who puts a price on Alistair's head. He's also on the cover of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which incidentally is nowhere near as torturous as a knotted rope to the balls.
Archer Season 4 starts tonight.
Also, anybody here watched Freaks and Geeks? I am enjoying it.
^ Yeah that is a good show.
Also, The Kroll Show is an absolute pile of turd!
"ABSOLUTE PILE OF TUUURD!" the little turtle said smiling, as he turned himself blue while squatting one out. "HNNNGNGNNNGNGGHHH"
Haha seriously though, what's the Kroll Show? Never heard of it.
Also, just realized that the Supernatural show has literally demonized my religious beliefs. Heh. That's funny.
Buuuuut maybe it's actually good, because going off of your other posts you and I have very different tastes so I dunno.
Oh yeah, ok. I just googled that Kroll thing, looked at it for a few seconds, was like NOPE. Looks like shit imo!
Nah, he took a lame rip-off.
Started watching Portlandia.
It's legit. The bookstore bit is excellent.
Yeah I like it. Something funny to watch on a Saturday morning.
Thought the Supernatural fans might enjoy this. Almost went in Nightmare Fuel but nah, it goes here. Listening to it now and it's kinda Halloweeny in tone, yet has some actual facts about the real Mr. Crowley.
edit - removed embed after noticing a topless scene. The title is "Documentary - Aleister Crowley - The Other Loch Ness Monster". Look for that on Youtube if you want and here, have a gif instead.
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God damn I love Archer.
I am behind on my AHS:Asylum, Mr. Selfrige, Miranda and god knows what else!
Forced my way through some more Bones. Wish they got rid of the female cro-magnon lab assistant and dropped the horribly forced "Bones is a badass and can fight too". It's so bad because she's stiff with it and they try to realistically portray a 130lb female taking down tall 250lb+ dudes with ease. My bullshit meter only goes so far. I won't go into how bad the 3D model hologram crap the cro-magnon designed either.
I do like the crime situations and her and the agent's interactions as well as the dorky "squints" dudes. Everything else should be dropped though because it's so hamfisted.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Matt Berry in Portlandia this week. So much awesome.
Watched the first episode of Utopia.
The many Watchmen references were a little on the nose for my liking, but it feels good that Channel 4 are making more stuff like this again, and it's not written by Charlie Brooker for once. Interested to see where it'll go.


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Medicines in Development for Older Americans - Backgrounder
Selected Medicines in Development for Older Americans
Alzheimer's disease– A gene therapy in development for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is designed to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) to the brain. NGF is a naturally occurring protein that is important for neuron survival. The gene treatment is injected into a region in the brain where neuron degeneration occurs in Alzheimer's disease. It is thought that the resulting sustained expression of NGF in the neurons can restore their lost function, leading to memory and cognition improvement. Another medicine in development is a humanized monoclonal antibody that is designed to bind to the beta-amyloid protein, drawing it away from the brain through the blood system. This process could reduce the accumulation of the protein, preventing the subsequent plaque formation that is seen in Alzheimer's disease.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – Several medicines in development for COPD are fixed-dose combinations of two or more medicines. One is a combination of two long-acting medicines with different biological actions. Both act to relax smooth muscles in the bronchial passages, leading to improved lung function for up to 24 hours, which allows for once-daily dosing.
Dementia – A dementia treatment in development selectively targets 5HT6 receptors in the brain. These receptors are associated with learning and memory. Currently available symptomatic treatments, such as cholinesterase inhibitors, are not brain-specific and, as a result, can alter systems in the entire body, leading to possible side effects. A targeted treatment like this has the potential to reduce systemic side effects.
Diabetes, Type 2– A potential first-in-class medicine in development for type 2 diabetes is a selective agonist of GPR40, a receptor expressed in pancreatic islet cells (a cluster of cells that produce hormones). Insulin, which breaks down glucose in the body to create energy, is secreted when glucose levels rise. This potential new medicine increases insulin secretion without causing insulin to significantly lower blood sugar.
Depression – A potential first-in-class treatment for major depression is in development based on the theory that chronic exposure to stress hormones may prevent the growth of new neurons in the brain, leading to depression and other conditions. The medicine, which can cross the blood-brain barrier, recruits the patients' own neural stem cells to repair or protect against damage to the central nervous system.
Diabetic Kidney Disease – A potential first-in-class medicine is in development for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy – a chronic progressive kidney disease that is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or kidney failure. This treatment may protect kidney function and slow disease progression when added to existing therapy.
Heart Failure – A genetically-targeted enzyme replacement therapy for heart failure is being tested to restore levels of a specific gene that promotes a failing heart to pump better and minimizes the severity of heart failure. In all forms of late-stage heart failure, levels of the gene decline, resulting in deficient heart function.
Osteoarthritis– Osteoarthritis is characterized by the breakdown of cartilage – the part of a joint that cushions the ends of the bones and allows easy movement. As cartilage deteriorates, bones begin to rub against one another, causing pain and difficult of movement. A potential first-in class medicine is in development that inhibits the gene encoding protein that plays a role in inflammation that causes pain in osteoarthritis.
Osteoporosis – An oral, once-weekly medicine is in development for osteoporosis. This treatment is an inhibitor of a protease enzyme that is involved in the metabolic breakdown of elastin, collagen and gelatin in the body, causing the deterioration of bone and cartilage.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)– One medicine in development for RA is a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against interleukin-6 (IL-6), a naturally occurring signaling protein involved in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses associated with the disease. The mAb interrupts the inflammatory signaling cascade of IL-6 and has been shown in clinical trials to reduce the signs and symptoms of RA by targeting inflammation.
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A stray bullet shot into a Poconos home Sunday afternoon and ricocheted into the living room, but no one was hurt, police said.
The shot hit the Dorothy Cavanaugh home on Molasses Valley Road about 4:20 p.m. in the Kunkletown area of Eldred Township, state police at Lehighton said.
The bullet appears to have been fired from the woods across a field in front of the home, police said.
Two years ago, a stray bullet hit a living room along the same road. Then, too, no one was hit.
Anyone with information on the shooting can phone the state police barracks at 610-377-4270.
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Wanda Carlson Lippert, 99, died on Oct. 16, 2012, at the Tahoe Forest Hospital Extended Care Center.
In 2006, she had moved to the ECC for special medical care and to be close to her son Tom and his wife Laurel. Born in Milnor, No. Dak., of Norwegian ancestry, Wanda earned a teaching degree at Ellendale State college.
In 1938 she married Al Lippert, owner of the local general store in Ashley, No. Dak., and had two children. Five years later they moved to Lodi, Calif., where they lived for 60 years. Wanda taught elementary school in Lodi and shared her gift of music by playing piano, singing with a choral group, and directing the church choir.
She is survived by her son Tom (Laurel) in Truckee, daughter Kathy (Gary) Knecht in San Dimas, grandchildren Tom (Nikki) Knecht in Montecito and Krista (Lance) Knutson in Moraga, along with five great grandchildren.
Wanda's family is extremely grateful to the ECC and medical staff at Tahoe Forest Hospital and TTMG for the extraordinary care they showed her for six years. The ECC staff's attention to every detail of her daily care was unsurpassed, as was their genuine love and concern.


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Ambrose denies anti-pot ads aimed at Trudeau
By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Health Minister Rona Ambrose is denying that the federal government's proposed marijuana awareness campaign is aimed at Justin Trudeau.
"Telling kids to not smoke pot is not a partisan attack on Justin Trudeau by Health Canada," Ambrose told a news conference Monday on the sidelines of the annual Canadian Medical Association meeting.
"It is a sound public health policy backed by science. Whether pot is legal or illegal, the health risks of marijuana to youth remain the same, and we should all be concerned about them."
It was Trudeau who "made this a political issue," Ambrose said, noting the CMA itself had asked for a marijuana awareness campaign, and Ottawa simply responded to that call.
The Liberal leader lashed out at Conservatives last week over reports that Health Canada has approached three doctors' groups to sign onto an anti-pot advertising campaign directed at youth.
All three — the CMA, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada — have declined to participate, saying the campaign has become a "political football."
It's not the first Health Canada marijuana awareness campaign aimed at young Canadians. The so-called Drugs Not 4 Me campaign launched in December 2007 and wrapped up in 2012.
Trudeau, however, has suggested the Health Canada move was meant as an attack on his support for legalizing marijuana. The proposed campaign came on the heels of several Conservative cabinet ministers, including Peter MacKay and Julian Fantino, publicly maligning Trudeau's stance.
"We know that Canadian taxpayers are getting extremely frustrated with the fact this government tends to use public money for ads that do more for its partisan aims than for actual public service," Trudeau said.
The health minister also weighed in Monday on the heated debate over medical marijuana, saying Canada's doctors should not feel pressured into prescribing it.
"Health Canada does not endorse the use of marijuana, nor is it an approved drug in this country, nor has it gone through any of the clinical trials that other pharmaceutical products that are approved in this country have gone through," she said.
"The majority of the physician community do not want to prescribe it; they don't want to be put in a situation where they're pressured to prescribe it and I encourage them to not prescribe it if they're not comfortable with it."
The CMA has said Canadian doctors are in a "untenable" position on medical marijuana. Louis Hugo Francescutti, the organization's outgoing president, suggested recently that many people seeking medical weed are simply looking to get legally high.
On Monday, Francescutti said marijuana has not been subjected to the same type of clinical trials that every other drug has. That's a state of affairs that makes doctors uncomfortable, he added.
"Any physician worth their salt wants to know that if they're prescribing 81 milligrams of aspirin, they're getting 81 milligrams of aspirin ... and we know the benefits and we know the side effects," he said, calling for accelerated studies into medical marijuana.
"We're nowhere near that with marijuana."
Elsewhere on the painkiller front, Ambrose announced that the federal government is putting stronger warning labels on extended-release painkillers like OxyContin in an effort to prevent the abuse of opioids.
"Too many people are abusing prescription drugs," Ambrose said in a speech to the conference earlier Monday. "Too many people are suffering and dying as a result."
The new labels emphasize the risks and safety concerns associated with the drugs. They also remove reference to "moderate" pain to clarify opioids should only be used to manage severe pain.
Canada is the second-largest per capita consumer of prescription opioids in the world, behind the United States.
A 2012 study suggests that close to a million young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 24 reported using prescription drugs in the previous 12 months.
The Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey also found that 410,000 Canadians said they'd abused prescription drugs like opioid pain relievers, including Demorol and OxyContin; stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall; and tranquilizers and sedatives that include Valium, Ativan and Xanax.
A year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced safety labelling changes for all extended-release and long-acting opioids intended to treat pain.
David Juurlink, a medical toxicologist at the University of Toronto, said it's "hard to argue" with label changes but added OxyContin and related drugs should have been restricted to patients in severe pain as soon as they came onto the market.
"It's not likely to change how doctors prescribe opioids," he said in an interview. "That horse has bolted."
Ottawa needs to go much further, Juurlink added.
"What we really need are federal initiatives to quantify the toll of opioid misuse, to properly educate doctors about the risk/benefit profile of opioids and perhaps even federal support for an investigation into how these drugs were marketed in Canada," he said.
"That's happening in the United States, and for good reason. Why it's not happening here, I don't know."
Ambrose denied the measures lacked clout.
"Yes, we have work to do with the prescribing community," she said. "Maybe it won't stop a doctor from prescribing an opioid, but perhaps someone might read that label and think: 'Well I don't have severe pain, why am I being prescribed this?'"
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One of my DDs was saying she cooked a turkey upside down by accident (we were discussing not being turkey cooking experts) and it came out the best she'd ever made. Tender and juicy.
I was thinking, the fat part is on the bottom, so if you put that on top, it would melt and run down over and through it? And the top part (that is usually on top) usually gets all brown and dry if you don't keep basting it.
Maybe they should/could be cooked upside down?
I'm sure there's no law against it LOL
I did chickens like that.Once by accident then on purpose a couple times.It was really juicy.
My MIL always cooks her turkey breast side down. I sometimes do but I like the browned look better.
Every day I'm shufflin'
I've done it that way. If you still want it golden, turn it breast-side up for the last 15 minutes, turn the heat up to 400, and brush the skin with turkey fat.
I was going to buy an elephant,but I couldn't figure out any way to get it home in my car. I just don't have the trunk space.
Have done it before with good results. Usually turn it over half way through the baking time. That part is difficult to do, especially with a very large turkey.
Some days, I can literally see the testosterone floating in the air around here.
We've done our turkey upside down (breast side down) for several years now -- usually 20-25 lb. birds, brined, unstuffed. It is a little awkward to turn it over for the last 15-20 minutes' browning, but we've found that having it on a rack, then turning onto another rack, using oven-proof (silicon) mitts helps. Turns out beautiful and juicy every time.
That method has been recommended for years but I never remember to do it. This year I will be using a bag for the turkey so maybe that will make it easier to turn it over. It's only 11 1/2 lbs so should be easy to handle with a few pot holders. I'm wondering if it will still get nice and brown in that bag if I turn it? Think I'll keep an eye on it after turning and see if it browns.
Thanks for the reminder.
I usually use a cooking bag and they tend to stick down on the bottom of the pan, so turning it over at the end might not be so easy (or neat)
I'm going to try it. It just doesn't seem RIGHT LOL Going by habit...
I have done this for years... (Whole chickens also) it makes the breast meat juicier. About 1 hour before it is done I turn it.... so it can get nice & browned.
SC, you can always call the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line for advice. 1-800-288-8372. Might help to alleviate some of those guilty feelings.
First time I did that was back in the 80s - my dad didn't know and couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong when slicing the turkey. I used to always do my chickens like that too, but just buy them roasted from Sam's or Costco now. I'm with Starchild on the bags sticking. The top has holes poked and the skin is crispy, but once it's turned over, that top skin will now stick to the bag. Maybe you could remove from bag first then flip. Flipping a big bird is not easy - might not be worth it. And if it's carved before going on the table, no one will know.
Over the years I have learned the best way to cook a turkey. Yes cooking it upside down DOES help the white meat stay juicy. But there are wasier ways.
1. Put stuffing between the skin and the turkey breast.
2. Cover the bird with tin foil and not once do you open the open and baste that bird. Every time you open the oven you let heat out. This makes it take longer to cook the bird and often leads to a drier bird. Keeping the bird covered keeps the steam generated under the foil and keeps the bird moist. Basting merely runs the juice down the skin and does nothing for the meat. Just pull the foil off the last 30 minutes to brown the skin.
3. If you do not want the stuffing under the skin, rub butter between the skin and breast. That adds the extra fat you need for moister white meat. Mix herbs with the butter for flavor.
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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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A. The Beginning of the Deportations
1.In mid-September 1941, Hitler made the decision to deport the Jews within the "Greater German Reich" to ghettos in Poland and the occupied Soviet Union. Himmler communicated Hitler's wishes to the Reichsstatthalter (governor) of the Warthegau, Greiser, on 18 September 1941 (copies went to Heydrich and the HSSPF of the Warthegau, Kopppe):
The Führer wishes that, from the West to the East, the Altreich 186 and the Protektorat be emptied and freed of Jews as soon as possible. I am therefore striving to transport the Jews of the Altreich and the Protektorat in the Eastern Territories that became part of the Reich two years ago. It is desirable that this is be accomplished by the end of this year, as a first and initial step in deporting them even further to the East next Spring. I intend to remove a full 60.000 Jews of the Altreich andProtektorat to the Litzmannstadt ghetto for the winter. This has, I have heard, the space to receive them.187
2.Following the protests of Uebelhoer, the Head of the administration in the district of Lodz, and Thomas, the Head of the Armaments Office of the Wehrmacht, who emphasised the total overcrowding of the ghetto and likely obstruction of its production - the original plan was modified and expanded. In October it was decided to deport 25.000 Jews and Gypsies to Lodz. At the same time, new destinations were planned for two further groups of 25.000 Jews from the Reich - the ghettos of Riga and Minsk.188
3.A variety of evidence can substantiate the original intention to deport Jews who had been previously deported from the Reich to camps in the occupied Soviet areas. This would be carried out at a later date, and if the military situation allowed it.
4.On 24 September, after a meeting with Heydrich on the previous day, Goebbels wrote n his diary that, "we must evacuate the Jews from Berlin as soon as possible".189 This "will be possible as soon as we have cleared up the military situation in the East. In the end, they should all be transported to the camps set up [by the, added P.L.] Bolsheviks. These camps have been constructed by the Jews; what would be more apt than to now have them peopled by the Jews. "190
5.On 6 October, while propounding on measures to punish the Czechs, Hitler emphasised that all Jews from the Protektorat needed to be "removed" (entfernt) - and not into the Generalgouvernement first, but - "straight on to the East".191 This was said to be impossible at the moment, due to lack of transport capacity. Parallel to the deportation of the "Protektorat-Jews" the Jews of Vienna and Berlin should "disappear" (verschwinden).
6.At a meeting in Prague four days later, on 10 October, at which Eichmann was also present, Heydrich said the following:
There are at this time about 88.000 Jews in the Protektorat as a whole, 48.000 of whom are in Prague. [...]" Due to the evacuations there have been difficulties. It was foreseen to begin this around 15 October, in order to let the transports eventually, until 15 November, reach the level of 5000 Jews - from Prague alone. ... Minsk and Riga are to receive 50.000. .. In the coming days the 5000 Jews should be now evacuated from Prague. SS-Brigadeführer Nebe and Rasch could take Jews into the camps for communist prisoners in the operational area.192 ccording to SS-Sturmbannführer Eichmann, this measure has already been initiated [...]" The Gypsies to be evacuated could be brought to Stahlecker in Riga, whose camp is operated along the lines of Sachsenhausen. As the Führer wishes the Jews to be brought out of the German sphere by the end of the year if possible, all open questions must be solved immediately.193
7.The deportations from the Reich did in fact begin in mid-October.194 In a first wave of deportations between 15 October and 5 November, 10.000 Jews from the Altreich, 5000 from each of the Protektorat and Vienna, and 5000 Gypsies from the Burgenland, were deported to Lodz195 in 24 transports. Between 8 November and 6 February, altogether 34 different transports went to Riga196, Kovno197, and Minsk198 Originally this wave of deportations was to have ended at the beginning of December, and encompassed the deportation of 50.000 people.199 The deportations to Minsk, however, had to be broken off at the end of November due to problems of transportation. Up until this time, approximately 8000 people had been deported into the Minsk ghetto. The transports to Riga were completed at the end of February, having fulfilled the planned quota of 25.000 people deported.200
8.Already in November 1941, however, the RSHA was assuming that the deportations which had not been completed in the course of 1941 as originally planned, would be continued in a third wave of deportation the following Sring . This can be taken from a note Goebbels made concerning a conversation with Heydrich on 17 November:
Heydrich has reported to me on his intentions concerning the deportation of the Jews from the Reich [...] The third consignment, which is due at the beginning of next year, shall follow the procedure which I have suggested - namely, evacuating city by city. Thus when the evacuation commences in a particular city, it will be completed as soon as possible, ensuring that the burden placed on public opinion does not last too long, or have too harmful consequences. On this question too, Heydrich is proceeding very consistently.201On 22 November 1941 Goebbels noted in his diary that Hitler had given his approval to the implementation of the "city-wise" deportation.202
9.Drawing this evidence together we find: the deportations of Jews from the German REICH in the autumn of 1941 and the ensuing Winter proceeded on the orders of Hitler; they were implemented in several waves according to a plan; and, they were directed centrally by the RSHA. One can hence speak of a systematically prepared and implemented programme of deportations.
10.The RSHA's planning of deportations in autumn 1941, however, extended not only to Central Europe, but was already directed towards a wider perspective which encompassed the entire territory under German domination . This can be substantiated by a number of documents.
11.The expert on Jewish Questions of the German Embassy in Paris Carltheo Zeitschel,203 succeeded (through the aid of Ambassador Abetz) in securing Himmler's fundamental approval for the eastward deportation of the foreign Jews interned in France.204 This was in mid-September 1941, that is, exactly at the time Hitler had decided to start the deportations from the Reich. (In his proposal Zeitschel had taken it for granted that the removal of this group represented only the first step in the deportation of all Jews under German domination to the occupied Eastern Territories.)205 In autumn 1941, the German military administration in occupied France fell in line with Zweitschel's proposal of mid-September. It decided to deport a large number of Jews and communists, who had been arrested206 in mass-raids in May and August 1941, into forced labour "to the East", presenting this as a repressive measure against the attacks of the French resistance movement.207 From December 1941 onward, Jews and communists were named and singled out. These "hostage-deportations", although initially put back by transportation problems, eventually started operation in March 1942.208
12.A further number of indicators dating from October and November 1941, support the view that while the deportations from the German Reich where being introduced, there were, in fact, already preparations being made for the deportation of all Jews within the German sphere of domination.
13.In a letter to the Generalquartermaster of the army of 6 November 1941, Heydrich defended his explicit approval of the attacks on seven synagogues in Paris, which had been perpetrated during the night of 2-3 October by an anti-Semitic French group. The proposal to carry out these attacks, Heydrich asserted, was "accepted by me only from that moment onward, when also the highest office characterised Jewry with utmost severity as the responsible firebrand in Europe who must finally disappear from Europe."209
14.In a meeting with representatives of the Ministry for the Occupied Eastern territories on 4 October, Heydrich indicated the possibility of companies claiming Jewish workers. This, however, "would destroy the plan of a total evacuation of Jews from the occupied territories".210
15.Also the Head of the Jewish desk of the Foreign Office, Rademacher, still assumed at the end of October 1941 that the Serbian Jews who had survived the repressive measures of the Wehrmacht, would be "removed by ship into the transition camps in the East".211 This was to happen as soon as "the technical feasibility within the general framework of the comprehensive solution of the Jewish Question" was established.
16.Was the deportation of Jews "to the East" at this time already a metaphor for the planned murder in the extermination camps? The state of contemporary research does not give sufficient evidence for this conclusion. Until early 1942, in fact, neither the Central European nor the French Jews were sent directly to extermination camps. Further, these camps were not significantly expanded until early 1942 and early summer 1942. Until the contrary has been proven, one should thus take the statements of leading Nazis literally - that the intention behind the deportations and the planning of Autumn 1941, was still to deport all European Jews to camps in the occupied Soviet Union, after victory had been achieved.
17.The RSHA's programme of deportations for German Jews, and their broader plans for the deportation of Jews throughout the area under German control, were secured by a number of administrative measures. - The universal exterior labelling of Jews in the Reich was instigated by Secretary of State Stuckart in August. After this proposal had found general approval at an inter-ministerial conference in the Propaganda Ministry on 20 August, the ensuing police directive of 1 September prescribed that all Jews over the age of six were to wear a yellow star with the inscription Jude, i.e., "Jew".212
18.- At the beginning of November 1941, the Finance Ministry issued regulations determining the confiscation of the property of "Jews to be deported to a city in the Eastern territories in the coming months".213 The relatively complex directive determining the procedure of confiscation of property was significantly simplified by the eleventh decree of the Reich Citizen Law of 25 November 1941. This decree stated that a Jew "who has his usual residency abroad"214 - which meant, "is situated there under circumstances which can be recognised as not merely temporary"215 - would lose German citizenship. "With the loss of citizenship" his property "is forfeited to the Reich ".216 In the complementary directive of the Finance Ministry of December, the term "abroad" was defined to also include all the occupied territories - in particular, the Generalgouvernent and the Reichskommisariate Ostland and Ukraine, the administrational units which the Germans introduced in Poland and the Soviet Union respectively.217
19.- While these administrative measures effected the Jews in the Reich, the ban on emigration for Jews of October 1941, applied to all Jews in the German dominated areas.218 Two memoranda of the Head of the German Department of the German Foreign Office Luther, mark the period of time within which a fundamental decision against further emigration must have been taken. On 13 October Luther noted that the proposal to deport the Spanish Jews in France to Spanish Morocco was, "a suitable contribution to the resolution of the Jewish Question in France".219 Only four days later however, Luther recorded that the Reich Security Office had opposed these deportations "because of the necessary measures that would be required after the end of the war, to fundamentally solve the Jewish Question."220 The decision to ban emigration was thus made exactly at the same time as the deportations from the Reich began. It was a decisive precondition for the implementation of the still current plan, which envisaged the total deportation of all Jews under German domination into the occupied Eastern Territories after the end of the war.
20.Himmler discussed the planned ban on emigration with Heydrich on 18 October.221 Eventually, on 23 October, the RSHA issued a directive in Himmler's name, imposing a general ban on emigration from the German dominated areas, although exceptions were foreseen.222
21.Closely following the ban on emigration, the Foreign Office asked the governments of Slovakia, Croatia and Rumania in November, whether they had any objection to the deportation of their Jewish citizens residing in Germany. All three governments replied positively.223
186. This term is normally used for Germany before 1938.
187. "Der Führer wünscht, daß möglichst bald das Altreich und das Protektorat vom Westen nach dem Osten von Juden geleert und befreit werden. Ich bin daher bestrebt, möglichst noch in diesem Jahr die Juden des Altreichs und des Protektorats zunächst einmal als erste Stufe in die vor zwei Jahren neu zum Reich gekommenen Ostgebiete zu transportieren, um sie im nächsten Frühjahr noch weiter nach dem Osten abzuschieben. Ich beabsichtige, in das Litzmannstädter Getto, das, wie ich höre, an Raum aufnahmefähig ist, rund 60.000 Juden des Altreichs und des Protektorats für den Winter zu verbringen.' BAB, NS 19/2655, printed in Longerich (ed.), Ermordung, pp. 157.
188. This number is mentioned in Heydrich's teletype for Himmler, 8.10.41 (BAB, NS 19/2655).
189. ' daß wir so schnell wie möglich die Juden aus Berlin evakuieren müssen'. Fröhlich (ed.) Tagebücher Goebbels, 24.9.41.
190. '...der Fall sein können, sobald wir im Osten zu einer Bereinigung der militärischen Lage gekommen sind. Sie sollen am Ende alle (in die von den, added P.L.) Bolschewisten angelegten Lager (...) transportiert werden. Diese Lager sind von den Juden errichtet worden; was läge also näher, als daß sie nun von den Juden bevölkert werden.' Ibid.
191. '...gleich weiter nach Osten'. BAB, R 6/34 a, Reports of Werner Koeppen, Rosenberg's permanent representative to Hitler.
192. Heydrich probably meant the camps for civilian prisoners, such as they had existed in, for example, Minsk and Mogilev (cf. Gerlach, Failure, p. 62)
193. 'Im ganzen Protektorat leben z.Zt. etwa 88.000 Juden, davon sind in Prag 48.000. [...] Wegen der Evakuierung entstanden Schwierigkeiten. Es war vorgesehen, damit am 15. Oktober etwa zu beginnen, um die Transporte nach und nach bis zum 15. November abrollen zu lassen bis zur Höhe von etwa 5000 Juden - nur aus Prag. [...] Minsk und Riga sollen 50.000 bekommen. [...] In den nächsten Tagen sollen die 5.000 Juden aus Prag nun evakuiert werden. SS-Brif. Nebe und Rasch könten in die Lager für kommunistische Häftlinge im Operationsgebiet Juden mit hineinnehmen. Dies ist bereits nach Angabe von SS-Stubaf. Eichmann eingeleitet [... Die zu evakuierenden Zigeuner könnten nach Riga zu Stahlecker gebracht werden, dessen Lager nach dem Muster von Sachsenhausen eingerichtet ist. Da der Führer wünscht, daß noch Ende d.J. möglichst die Juden aus dem deutschen Raum herausgebracht sind, müssen die schwebenden Fragen ungehend gelöst werden.' SUA, 114-2-56 (also YV, M 58/23), printed in Kárny/Kárna, Margita (eds.), Protektoratni, No. 15.
194. Heydrich to Himmler, 19. Oktober, Trial of Eichmann, Doc. No. 1544.
195. Compiled from the following sources: YV, JM 10.731, Arolsen International Tracing Service; Arndt/Boberach, Deutsches Reich, pp. 44f; Ino Arndt, Luxemburg,, pp. 95-104; Moser, Österreich, p. 76; Schmidt-Hartmann, Tschechoslowakei, p. 361; Safrian, Eichmann-Männer, pp. 120f; Experience-Report Inspector of the German uniformed Police Lodz 13.11.41, printed in DiM (Lodz) I, pp. 203ff; Matzerath, Weg, 536f.
196. Compiled from the following data: YV, JM 10.731, Arolsen International Tracing Service; Arndt/Boberach, Deutschland, p. 47; Moser, Österreich, p. 79; Adler, Theresienstadt, p. 50.
197. Schneider, Journe.
198. Compiled from the following materials: YV JM 10.731, Arolsen International Tracing Service; Arndt/Boberach, Deutschland, p. 46; Moser, Österreich, p. 79; Schmidt-Hartmann, Tscheckoslowakei, p. 361.
199. IFZ, Fb95, 27, Note Gotenhafen, 24.10.41, Summary of a discussion with Eichmann.
200. Schneider, Journey.
201. 'Heydrich berichtet mir über seine Absichten bezüglich der Abschiebung der Juden aus dem Reichsgebiet [...] Bei der dritten Rate, die Anfang des nächsten Jahres fällig wird, soll dann nach dem von mir vorgeschlagenen Verfahren vorgegangen werden, nämlich städteweise zu räumen, so dass, wenn in einer Stadt die Evakuierung beginnt, sie auch möglichst bald beendet ist und die dadurch hervorgerufene Belastung der öffentlichen Meinung sich nicht allzu lange und allzu schädlich auswirkt. Heydrich geht auch in dieser Frage sehr konsequent vor.' Fröhlich (ed.), Tagebücher 18.11.41.
202. Ibid., 22.11.41.
203. See Zeitschel's account of 22.8.41, CDJC, V-15, printed in Klarsfeld, Vichy, pp. 367ff as well as 14.9.41,. CDJC, VI 126.
204. This meeting took place on 16.9.41 (Witte et. al. <eds.> Dienstkalender). Zeitschel informed Dannecker of the content of this conversation on 8.10.41: CDJC, V-16, printed in Klarsfeld, Endlösung, p. 25. For Zeitschel's recommendations during this period see the extensive account in Witte, Decisions, 327ff.
205. This can be taken from his writings of 22.8 and 14.9.41 (as in footnote 204).
206. Ibid., p. 25 and pp. 28ff; Herbert, Militärverwaltung, pp. 435f
207. Ibid., especially pp. 438f and 448f.
208. Klarsfeld, Vichy, pp. 34ff.
209. '... von mir erst in dem Augenblick angenommen, als auch von höchster Stelle mit aller Schärfe das Judentum als der verantwortliche Brandstifter in Europa gekennzeichnet wurde, der endgültig in Europa verschwinden muß.' CDJC, I-28, printed in Klarsfeld, Vichy, pp. 369f.
210. '... den Plan einer totalen Aussiedlung der Juden aus den von uns besetzten Gebieten zunichte machen'. BAB, NS 19/1734.
211. 'Sobald dann im Rahmen der Gesamtlösung der Judenfrage die technische Möglichkeit besteht, werden die Juden auf dem Wasserwege in die Auffanglager im Osten abgeschoben'. PAA, Inland Iig 194, 28??.10.41, printed in ADAP, Serie D, vol. 13, pp. 570ff.
212. RGB1. 1941 I, pp. 547. See further to this the express letter of the Reich Interior Ministry of 15.9.41 with guidelines for the implementation of the Police directive of 1.9.41 (Dokumente Verfolgung, 207ff). Cf. Hilberg, Vernichtung, pp. 186f.
213. '...die in den nächsten Monaten in eine Stadt in den Ostgebieten... abzuschiebenden Juden'. For the regulation issued 4.11.41, see Walk, Sonderrecht, IV, p. 261.
214. 'der seinen gewöhnlichen Aufenthalt im Ausland hat'. RGB1 1941 I, pp. 722ff.
215. 'sich dort unter Umständen aufhält, die erkennen lassen, daß er dort nicht nur vorübergehend weilt'. Ibid.
216. '...verfällt mit dem Verlust der Staatsangehörigkeit dem Reich'. Ibid.
217. Order of the Reich Interior Minister of 3.12., IfZ, No. 5336, printed in Adler, Verwaltete Mensch, pp. 503f, as well as his comments, ibid., pp. 491ff.
218. On this, see Adler, Verwaltete Mensch, pp. 29ff.
219. '...ein geeigneter Beitrag zur Lösung der Judenfrage in Frankreich'. PAA, Pol. Abt. III 245.
220. '...wegen den nach Kriegsende zu ergreifenden Maßnahmen zur grundsätzlichen Lösung der Judenfrage'. PAA, Pol Abt. III 245; cf. Browning, Solution, p. 66.
222. CDJC, XXVb-7.
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Famous American author Mark Twain once said about finding love, "When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain."
But "fishing" for love, especially in today's world, can be a bit more complex. As technology rapidly changes and our schedules become more packed, online dating is almost the norm.
But the credibility of online dating has fallen under scrutiny as speculations arise that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's allegedly fake girlfriend could have been a "catfish," someone who fakes an identity online, drawing themselves into a fraudulent romantic relationship. The controversy around Te'o opens up questions about online dating.
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Although its retention rate in recent years for first-year students is higher than the national average, Marietta College has formed a task force to look at ways to improve those numbers.
"The goal is always to have 100 percent, and that would be the ideal world," said Gama Perruci, dean of the McDonough Center and McCoy Professor of Leadership Studies, who is chairing the task force. "The work of the task force is to look at the data and to look at all of the different variables and see what is affecting our retention rate and what we should do about it, with the goal of increasing our retention rate."
The retention rate for the college wasn't problematic, Perruci said. According to statistics provided by Tom Perry, executive director of college relations, Marietta's retention rate for first-year students ranged between 74.2 and 79.5 percent over the last six years. The national average for private colleges is 67.3 percent, according to ACT's Institutional Research, he said.
Still, the task force, made up of individuals from around the college, is looking at ways to increase the first-year retention rate, as well as the overall graduation rate, for which statistics were not immediately available Friday.
There is an investment in recruiting students, "and so there is the expectation that once we put that effort (in) that they will stay and become part of that community," he said.
Retention is also part of growth.
"When we talk about growing as an institution, it's always cheaper to retain than recruit a new student," Perruci said.
The task force is expected to present recommendations to the president and board of trustees in February. Perruci declined to discuss what those recommendations might be, but said a number of factors can lead to a student leaving a school.
The first- to second-year rate is focused on because it's easier for students to leave then, before they've accumulated a lot of credits that would be difficult to transfer, he said.
"Sometimes financial changes - (a) parent loses a job, so it becomes a financial hardship," Perruci said. "Or they may decide that they really are not prepared to continue in higher education."
Sometimes homesickness kicks in, or the college just isn't the right fit for the student.
Marietta College freshman Clayton Cowgill, from Alliance, said he's returning to school here next year, but he has a couple of friends who are transferring. They didn't have anything against the college itself, but felt other institutions would be a better fit.
Cowgill said the college is a good fit for him, after attending smaller middle and high schools.
"I like the small atmosphere better," he said. "Generally, everyone here's really nice."
Marietta resident Jordan Reynolds, a freshman, said she originally planned to go to the University of Cincinnati, but feels she made the right decision in selecting MC.
"You don't get lost in the shuffle of thousands of students," she said.
But sometimes, the small-town experience is a deterrent for students, Perruci said.
It was definitely a change for Brian Holliday, a freshman who came to Marietta College from Brooklyn, N.Y.
"In New York, I didn't really need a car to go anywhere," he said. "I could go anywhere I wanted at anytime."
That's been an adjustment, but Holliday said he's happy with how his freshman year has gone and he plans to spend four years at the college, noting being a member of the football team is one incentive.
Reynolds said she has heard one or two classmates talk about transferring away, but she also noted she's in classes this semester with students who have transferred to Marietta.
"Something obviously brought them here," she said.


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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(e). Filing With the Court.
(1) Defined. The filing of pleadings and other papers with the court as required by these rules shall be made by filing them with the clerk, except that the judge may accept the papers for filing, in which event the judge shall note thereon the filing date, hour and minute and forthwith transmit them to the office of the clerk. The judge or clerk shall indorse upon every pleading and other paper the hour and minute of its filing.
(2) Filing by Facsimile. Any pleading or document except those documents requiring a filing fee or filed as proof of incarceration of a party to the action may be transmitted to the court for filing by a facsimile machine process. The clerk shall file stamp the facsimile copy as an original and the signature, court seal, and notary seal on the copy shall constitute the required signature and be considered as originals under Rule 11(a)(1). After a document is filed by facsimile, there is no need to mail that document to the court. Filings may be made to the court only during the normal working hours of the clerk and only if there is a facsimile machine in the office of the filing clerk of the court. Provided, documents over ten (10) pages in length cannot be filed by the facsimile machine process.
(Amended April 22, 2004, effective July 1, 2004.)
(3) Other use of facsimile copies. Any facsimile machine process copy that is not transmitted directly to the court may be filed with the court. The clerk shall file stamp the facsimile copy as an original and the signature on the copy shall constitute the required signature under Rule 11(a)(1). There shall be no limit as to the number of pages of a facsimile copy which was not transmitted directly to the court by the facsimilemachine process.
(Amended November 15, 1989, effective January 1, 1990; amended April 3, 1996, effective July 1, 1996.)
(4) Additional filings by county. Each county, on an individual basis, may elect to waive any or all of the restrictions of subsection (2) above to the extent that (a) documents requiring a filing fee may be transmitted to the court for filing by a facsimile machine process provided that the fee is prepaid by credit card in accordance with the county's credit card acceptance policy; (b) filings may be made at any time, provided that filings received outside normal working hours or on any non-judicial day will be file stamped at 9:00 a.m. on the next judicial day; (c) documents of any length may be faxed.
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It's not every day that you assemble a panel of four NASA scientists with 10 college degrees among them, including the lead inventor of something called the phenolic impregnated carbon ablator, for a chat with 50 high school students in the school library.
But Deepika Bodapati figured it would be worth the effort to bring the all-woman panel to her all-girl high school as part of her crusade to conquer the reluctance of students, especially girls and low-income kids, to pursue classes and careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
"I've actually thought about this a lot," Bodapati, a senior at San Jose's Presentation High School, says of the paucity of women and people of color working in science, technology and the rest. "I think it's a lack of role models that are leading these fields."
When you're a kid, you look around for examples of people like you doing what you want to do when you grow up. Don't get Bodapati wrong. She knows there are people of color, people who struggled as kids, women and all kinds of other people excelling in the fields of the future. But the numbers just aren't there yet.
"It's so sad," she says, "because there are women who are doing all these amazing things. The fact is there are not enough women, so they're not able to make the same sound as men."
You've probably heard politicians, business leaders and community activists worry about the problem in general. We're becoming an increasingly complex and sophisticated society. More and more the jobs of the future will require skills learned in the tough courses, often called STEM (as in science, technology, engineering and math).
Already, there is a skills gap that means tech companies can have trouble filling positions even in a time of high unemployment. The theories and solutions are many, but most agree that we need to encourage more students to head in the STEM direction and that one barrier for kids -- especially poor kids, children of color and girls -- is a lack of role models and mentors.
That's the problem Bodapati has chosen to tackle -- not because she's lacked encouragement, top-flight science programs or mentors, but rather because she's had them in abundance.
"It's important that I do work hard on my school stuff," she says, "but I would say it's equally important to give back."
Bodapati has worked since elementary school with Schmahl Science, a San Jose nonprofit that supplements school science programs in struggling districts. Belinda Lowe-Schmahl, the program's CEO, says Bodapati knows well the stories of schools that budget $250 a year for a science curriculum serving 180 kids.
"Deepika has been immersed in this for years, hearing these things," Lowe-Schmahl says. "I think she felt a call to action."
Bodapati's latest action was inspired by a winter round-table discussion she participated in with a U.S. Department of Agriculture official. Her inner-networker got a White House contact from the visiting deputy undersecretary. Bodapati called. And called. And called.
"Then all of a sudden, I shot right up the list," Bodapati says. The White House science and technology policy office put her touch with NASA Ames, which lined up the panel's scientists -- research computer engineer Misty Davies, planetary scientist Jennifer Heldmann, astronomer Pamela Marcum and deputy director of aeronautics Huy Tran.
"I think it's a wonderful idea," says Karen Bradford, NASA Ames chief of staff, "I'm in awe of Deepika taking this on at her age." The NASA women talked about their career paths, about sticking with it, about trying new things, about listening to those who are helpful. And as for listening to the others?
"Don't ever let anyone else try to convince you that you're not good enough," Heldmann told the girls in the library. "The worst thing you can do is listen to them."
Bodapati, of course is working on another message. And she realizes that the highly motivated students at her private Silicon Valley high school might not be the ones who most need to hear it. Her plan is to organize similar panel discussions at schools where students don't have the same advantages that she and some of her classmates have.
She's aiming for students who are saddled with disadvantages of geography, living in neighborhoods where just walking to school can mean navigating a world of gangs, drugs and violence.
"In these underrepresented areas, there are so many other things to be concerned about," Bodapati says. "There are so many other influences that I don't have to deal with."
Bringing more panel discussions to other schools will no doubt be complicated by bureaucracy, logistics and the busy schedules of the role models Bodapati is hoping to recruit.
But after spending an afternoon in the Presentation High library, I really wouldn't bet against her.
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OAKLAND -- Ferns reach leafy fingers out and passers-by stop to take photos of a new "living wall" garden where an ATM once was at the edge of Montclair Village.
Now it's part of Red Oak Realty's new headquarters -- unveiled Sept. 20 at a grand opening -- a green rebuild that serves not only as an attractive place to work but as an inspiration to the community and the company's own agents.
"I think the management, from the top down, really tries to be different," said real estate agent Jennifer Ames, a Montclair resident.
The spark of the idea to do real estate a new way came with a new generation. Vanessa Bergmark and Kevin Hamilton, partners at Red Oak, both have young children. For Bergmark, that meant environmental concerns suddenly came into the forefront.
"It became more important overnight," she said.
Bergmark said the real estate industry, with its reams of printed paper, is famous for waste. Not only that, she realized that the vast space of the old office, which housed about half of Red Oak's 70 agents, was inefficient.
"Our PG&E bills were off the charts," she said.
More than a year later, Red Oak has turned a nondescript bank building on Moraga Avenue into a spacious, light-filled new headquarters. An exterior of native plants has replaced dark bushes, the space is lit with old chemistry lab lights turned into new fixtures, and local artisans used reclaimed wood to make new furniture and signs.
"It doesn't look like a standard real estate office," Ames said. Even the walls are "green tech," with paints that use fish oil. The office has gone as paperless as possible, with iPads and smartphones replacing the endless file cabinets.
For Ames, electronic signatures and downloadable documents aren't just environmentally friendly, they help connect with mobile and tech-savvy clients that might not have time to stop by.
"Most of my clients lead very busy lives," she said.
But the design of the new office, which houses about half the agents that work for Red Oak, isn't only about green. Bergmark also hopes the open office plan, the dry erase walls and conference room will help her agents collaborate to share knowledge about what's going on in the local market. Ames said the plan is working.
Red Oak Realty was founded in 1976 and specializes in East Bay properties. Bergmark became a partner three years ago, and acts as the general manager. Ames said it's the forward-thinking management, which planned the new headquarters, that makes it special.
"I really have to say I would not want to work anywhere else," Ames said.


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The Raiders say offensive lineman Rodger Saffold failed a physical because of a torn labrum and opted to send him on his way rather than pay him $42.5 million over five years.
The St. Louis Rams say Saffold's shoulder is good enough to play, and they signed him for $31.7 million over five years.
Apparently, both teams are right, according to ESPN analyst Andrew Brandt, a former executive with the Green Bay Packers.
"There is no universal medical physical given in the NFL," Brandt said Thursday in a phone interview. "Every team has got its own thing and its own level of tolerance and risk."
Brandt said it isn't unusual at the NFL draft for one team to have taken a player off its board for physical reasons while another will give a second- or third-round grade.
With Saffold's deal becoming public before the physical, and then with his return to the Rams, the Raiders took it on the chin in terms of bad publicity -- especially since they had allowed incumbent left tackle Jared Veldheer to sign with the Arizona Cardinals.
The NFL Network reported Raiders owner Mark Davis nixed the deal when learning from the medical staff of Saffold's shoulder issue.
Davis, this newspaper has learned, was indeed dismayed when the diagnosis was relayed to him. However, it was general manager Reggie McKenzie, upon recommendation from Davis, who made the final determination.
Saffold's injury dates back to the preseason, when he sustained a dislocated shoulder Aug. 8 but managed to play.
Alan Herman, the agent for Saffold, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "We had him examined prior to the season, and he was fine. The Rams physicians thought he was fine, and he played great."
Saffold passed an exit exam after the season and assumed he would pass in Oakland as well.
The Raiders examination determined Saffold would need surgery to repair the torn labrum, keeping him out three months. McKenzie reluctantly told Herman and fellow agent Jared Fox the deal was off.
"He apologized profusely," Herman said. "I shared my displeasure in very strong terms. Jared and I were sitting there in disbelief." Brandt, familiar with the process in Green Bay, said having players fail a physical with one team and pass in another is not an unusual occurrence, the difference being it happened this time in a very public way.
"What happens is the agent gets the (contract) numbers out to their preferred media source and the player hasn't even been there," Brandt said. "Then a day later the player will take a physical and actually sign the contract. And it's not a deal until the physical is passed."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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The Daily Start-Up: DFJ Backs Retrofit to Help Companies Control Rising Health-Care Costs
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Retrofit has raised $8 million in venture capital funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the company has revealed. The Chicago-based start-up helps people take off weight with a combination of software, consumer electronics and weekly online appointments with experts including exercise physiologists and dieticians. It sells almost entirely through corporate human resources departments currently. According to Retrofit founder and Chief Executive Jeff Hyman, the digital approach to weight loss works for professionals who travel too much to benefit from a local gym membership or who prefer the discreet qualities of online appointments. Half his clients are men, he reports, which is unusual in the weight-loss industry.
Pearl Therapeutics said it has raised $65 million from insiders as it prepares to take on GlaxoSmithKline and other large companies in the market for drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, makes breathing difficult. The disease, primarily caused by smoking, is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The $65 million Series D financing for Pearl will enable the company to prepare for Phase III clinical trials of a therapy called PT003.
Also in today's VentureWire, LiveU has raised $27 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, as it aims to vanquish satellite news trucks and bring real-time video broadcasting to the masses. The funding enables the company to expand beyond its four products which allow cellular-based live video uplinks…Platfora has found a new way to make Hadoop simpler to use, making data stored in Hadoop available even to business analysts with no IT training. The company has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures with current investors Andreessen Horowitz and Sutter Hill Ventures participating…and Xtime, a maker of customer-service software for auto dealers, has raised $23 million in new funding to capitalize on auto makers' newfound love for customer service and repairs that's emerged in the wake of the recession.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving start-ups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
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Gifford Medical Center's hats were off, well technically on, in recognition of its volunteers at an annual appreciation luncheon Monday. The "Hats Off to You" hat-themed event welcomed 70 of Gifford's hospital and Auxiliary volunteers.
In all, Gifford had 120 volunteers in 2013 who gave 16,678 hours to the non-profit medical center, or 2,085 eight-hour days. Auxiliary volunteers working at the Thrift Shop gave another 6,489 hours, or 811 eight-hour days.
Volunteer Coordinator Julie Fischer noted that the number of volunteers and volunteer hours was remarkable. "We are amazing," she said.
In recognition of their year of service, volunteers were treated to a delicious lunch, door prizes from 17 area businesses, favors, accolades, a presentation from hospital president Joseph Woodin and even an impromptu round of singing "You Are My Sunshine" from managers working as servers at the event.
Managers, wearing hats in appreciation of the volunteers, came from different areas of the hospital and offered heartfelt thanks.
"Thank you for helping to enrich the lives of the residents," said Terry MacDougal, Menig Extended Care Facility activities director. Menig is Gifford's nursing home.
"What you bring is just enormous," agreed Menig Director of Nursing Brooks Chapin.
Volunteers were thanked for their remarkable gift of time, for offering support to staff as well as patients, for their warm smiles and for their hugs. "You bring peace, comfort and stability to the organization," Woodin said.
Woodin went on to share the latest on Gifford's plans to build a senior living community in Randolph Center and private inpatient rooms at the medical center. Gifford hopes to break ground on the first phase of the project, a new nursing home in Randolph Center, next month.
Volunteers were enthusiastic about the plans, which have already garnered remarkable support from the Gifford Auxiliary. The Auxiliary has pledged $650,000 to the project.
One other remarkable achievement of 2013 for Gifford volunteers was the recognition of Major Melvin McLaughlin as Vermont's and the nation's Outstanding Senior Volunteer. McLaughlin earned a round of applause from his fellow volunteers.
Businesses generously donating door prizes and favors to the volunteers were Belmains, Blue Moon, Central Supplies, Chef's Market, Cockadoodle Pizza Café, Dandelion Acres, Holiday Beauty Salon, Onion Flats, Randolph Village Pizza, The Harrington House, Tozier's, One Main Tap and Grill, Bethel Village Sandwich Shop, Sidewalk Florist, Drop Dead Gorgeous hair salon, the Aiken family of Bethel and Freedom Foods.


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TRACY - Emily Anchartechahar helped tie the game and then put the Tracy girls basketball team ahead for good in the final minute as the host Bulldogs edged intracity rival West 40-39 on Thursday in a nonleague game at Swenson Gym.
Anchartechahar passed in from the corner to a wide-open Karsi Fyfe, who spotted Shelby Perry underneath. Perry banked it in to tie the game at 38-38 with a minute remaining in the fourth quarter.
Following a free throw from West's Nini Woodward, Anchartechahar hit a 10-foot jumper from the key with 37 seconds remaining for what proved to be the final points.
"The adrenaline was really pumping," Anchartechahar said. "We needed this. It was a real confidence boost."
The game, which had 11 lead changes and nine ties, was as exciting as it was sloppy. The Bulldogs (9-7) hit only 15 of 60 shots from the field and 1 of 9 from the free-throw line.
"It was an ugly win, but it was a win," Tracy coach Derek Solano said. "This is some momentum but nothing to boast about going into league. We hope to improve our shooting percentage."
Emma Bell put up a double-double for West (9-8) in the first half, scoring 12 of her game-high 15 points and grabbing 12 of her game-high 21 rebounds. Woodward also had double-digit rebounds with 15 and scored nine points, while Kate Bell had 13 points.
"We played hard," Wolf Pack coach Joe Hernandez said. "But we just couldn't get that last shot at the end."
Fyfe led Tracy with seven points and Anchartechahar, Perry and Toni Juarez all scored six points apiece. Perry had 15 rebounds.
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Early line for 2016 shows vice president who's not the favorite
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. showed up late at an event last week, saying he was delayed because "the president keeps those meetings going longer." But he walked into a Hillary Clinton crowd. Outside, supporters hoisted signs urging her to run for president. Inside, she was greeted as a hero.
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Osage Beach Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the city hall to consider the following agenda items:
•Amendment to Appendix A of Section 710.410. Second Reading
•Discussion of Outer Road and Miscellaneous Items with MoDOT Representatives
•Removal of No Left Turn Sign from Redbud Road at Osage Beach Parkway. First and Second Readings
•Authorize Mayor to Execute Contract with Show-Me Asphalt Paving & Maintenance, LLC. First and Second Readings
•Neighborhood Improvement District and Community Improvement District Policies
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For a change, there were going to be wrinkles in our usual New Year's tradition. There would be a new venue and a new city. Huddling in protected areas of the lot in a desperate attempt to stay warm would be out. Going on a pre-show beach run would be in. For once, there wouldn't be a late December trip to the dirty, dreary cities of the Northeast. Instead, we'd get to go to a dirty, sunny city down south.
The first obvious beneficiary of the scene was Shakedown. Freed from the usual constraints of a winter show, it was hopping. The cops just let people set up tents and do whatever they wanted. There were two weird things about the scene though, there was a lot of meat for sale in the lot (this vegetarian actually had a hard time finding something to eat) and the scalpers were out and getting desperate. One almost got into a fistfight with a random hippie who was just trying to miracle someone. It was a scary moment, especially for someone like me whose word association to "Miami" is the murder of his friend Oren here in a car jacking in 1988. Fortunately, nothing became of the fight, and we went back to lying in the warmth before it was time to go in.
American Airlines Arena isn't going to win too many points from the Phish crowd, at least not from Section 309. It made a bad first impression as it didn't have nearly enough bathrooms. The whole point of building these new venues is to not have that kind of issue. The food was expensive, even by venue standards. There were no merchandise stands at all set up in the upper level, so if you wanted a shirt, that required going up and down two flights of stairs. Security was very tight at checking tickets even in the upper levels. All throughout the show, they lit up every single aisle in order to keep them clear. Even though the seats weren't bad in theory (second row in the upper level, a quarter of the way back Mike side), the stage seemed very far away. The acoustics weren't very good, especially in the first set.
The actual show started out oddly. We were looking around, trying to figure out the pattern of the coloring of the seats and speculating about what was behind the large black curtain over the stage when the lights went out. Much cheering. A minute or two passed though and the band failed to come out. They started piping music over the PA and the house lights actually came back on. People booed. Quickly, they turned them out and the band came right out.
The set opened up with a deep space jam. This was a fascinating moment. Would this be a new song? Would they just open up with a weird jam? Alas, Fishman ended all of my speculation about two minutes into it by starting the Bowie fill. It's not that Bowie is a bad song mind you, but there were just so many interesting possibilities there that didn't come to fruition.
The set started out strongly, if not spectacularly. The Bowie and the Tweezer were solid, but won't be making top ten lists. The set didn't really come into its own until Frankie Says. Yes, Frankie Says.
The version didn't start out too promisingly. There was some confusion to the lyrics and it sounded like the whole, "Lost my mind/Lost my way" part wasn't sung. They made up for that, though, with an interesting jam out of the end of it. It started out a bit spacey, with Trey using the effect that he used a lot during the Loaded cover set. This jam soon turned angry and just kept going and going and going. As on the summer tour, any song at any point could go anywhere. I figured this jam would be the highlight of the show. It turned out it was just foreshadowing for the second set.
After a Llama, we were to get another treat. For the first time since the Hiatus ended, we were going to get a traditional Fishman front man song. Hearing the HYHU theme brought back all sorts of memories. Alas, those memories didn't help out Jon. He forgot the second verse of Love You and was first forced into some scat singing before finally improvising, "I can't remember the words/but it doesn't matter/because I can't sing either/so I guess it's time for the vacuum cleaner." He made up for it with his post-song antics. While everyone else just kept playing HYHU, he raised his arms in triumph, did a few victory laps, and did a band introduction. It was just like old times.
Speaking of old times, the second set was a flashback to the old days of Summer Tour 2000. There, the ever present Gotta Jibboo second set opener was something to lament. This tour, though, it was a bit of a novelty. It was well played too, so there's definitely nothing to complain about there. They came to a complete stop and played Suzy. I figured this would be a breather tune. Little did I suspect.
The jam between the first and second verses was nice. It was a Page-led groove jam that went on a bit longer than I was expecting (in a good way that is). As a result, I took notes to see if the second music break would also be longer than usual. This bit started five minutes and forty five seconds into the version. Nearly fourteen minutes later it would still be going strong. The third verse would never actually be sung.
No, this wasn't a long vamp on the Suzy chords. Rather, it was a heavy metal inspired jam. It took off where the Frankie Says went, and went much further with it. I was hearing hints of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix themes throughout the jam, but I think that was just the tone rather than any actual teases. Phish rarely play like this and the show is worth hearing solely for this jam.
That was the peak of the show. Sure, it was nice to hear the cheer for "filter out the Everglades," back to a Big Cypress roar and we did get the fun of the double double entendre encore, but when people talk about this show, the focus is mainly going to be on the segment starting with Frankie and ending when Taste started. This wasn't an all time classic by any means, but it was a solid addition to the tradition of great New Year's Run shows.
(Author's note: this, and my other reviews of this Run, were written only hours after each show, without a chance to listen to the recordings.)


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With the help of mice, researchers have developed an antioxidant gene therapy that slows cone-cell death and prolongs vision in mouse models of retinal degeneration.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 10:03
With the help of mice, researchers make a major breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. They were able to restore memories to mice by using a simple and non-invasive technology and believe if applied early this approach will be very effective in humans.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 15:19
Mice play a vital role in the development of a new class of drugs that focuses on reducing aging. Be sure to check out this very informative and exciting video!
"If translatable to humans — which makes sense as we were using human cells in many of the tests – this type of therapy could keep the effects of aging at bay and significantly extend the healthspan of patients."
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 16:17
A MUST read by AMP Director David Jentsch featured on Speaking of Research: "Animal research successes spur growth in science but PeTA can only complain" #animalresearch #animalresearchsaveslives
"Why is the scale of animal research growing in the US? The answer is clear: scientific progress is cumulative. One discovery often enables multiple other lines of work. The discovery of the structure of DNA, for example, enabled thousands of efforts to find the genetic causes of disease. Because of this, successes build on successes and research grows.
"What is the consequence of the growth in animal research? The answer is: new treatments, new cures, less sickness and longer, healthier lives."
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 11:25
Have an idea for a research advocacy program? Apply to become an AMP/Michael D. Hayre Fellow for 2015-16 academic year! Applications packet deadline is May 1.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 10:37
Nobel Prize winner May-Britt Moser, "The Queen Of Neuroscience," shares her amazing story and reveals her new research with rats. Be sure to check out the great pictures!
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 14:08
Thanks to mice, scientists are hopeful that "smart" insulins could revolutionize the way diabetes is managed.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 14:43
Researchers find a possible link between foals born with neonatal maladjustment syndrome and childhood autism in humans.
"They hope their efforts will help prevent and treat the disorder in foals and advance the search for the causes of autism, which affects more than 3 million individuals in the United States."
Monday, February 9, 2015 - 13:18
This is a "significant step toward visualizing complex protein metabolism in living systems with high resolution and minimum disturbance, a longstanding goal in the scientific community."
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 11:30
"It's long past time for you to take a stand
against animal rights thugs..." - AMP Director David Jentsch speaks
about why we must stand up publicly for animal research and the
scientific community!
Please take these easy actions in support of animal research:
- Use social media to let the University of Minnesota's President Kaler (@PrezKaler), University of Wisconsin's Chancellor Blank (@BeckyBlank) and NIH's director (@NIHDIrector) know that you support the life-saving research that is going on in their animal research labs.
- Let Congresspersons Lucille Roybal-Allard (@RepRoybalAllard), Dina Titus (@repdinatitus), Sam Farr (@RepSamFarr) and Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel) know that they should retract their calls for an investigation of non-human primate researchers and instead support this vital research.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 11:29
Researchers create insulin-producing cells that normalize blood-sugar levels in diabetic mice. This may represent the first step towards a new treatment therapy for type 1 diabetes!
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 12:14
With the help of mice, researchers have
developed a new treatment for rabies that cures the disease even after
it has spread to the brain.
"This is the most effective treatment we have seen reported in the scientific literature," He said. "If we can improve these results and translate them to humans, we may have found one of the first useful treatments for advanced rabies infection."
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 11:02
Armadillos roll out treatments for leprosy!
"Without armadillos, there would not be much research on leprosy" explains Meyers from the Armed Forces Institute. And thanks to them, over the last 20 years, 14 million people were cured of the disease.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 13:58
Mice play a vital role as scientists identify a trigger for psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition affecting 125 million people around the world.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 16:29
Pre-clinical studies in mice reveal ways to reduce cancer risk with modified treatment.
"Effective and safe gene therapies have the potential to dramatically reverse diseases that are life-threatening for affected children."
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 15:20
Mice help researchers discover new information that may be used to develop different approaches to delay the onset of cataracts, one of the most common eye diseases.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 15:37
With the help of rats, soft spinal implants show promise as long-term solution to paralysis!
"This opens up new therapeutic possibilities for patients suffering from neurological trauma or disorders, particularly individuals who have become paralyzed following spinal cord injury."
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 10:42
Be sure to check out this great article that details how important animal models are in understanding human developmental diseases!
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 10:41
Mice play a vital role for researchers who have discovered new findings that may be used in therapy for weight loss and diabetes.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 13:19
AMP stands in strong support of the safe and humane transport of research animals – read our statement!
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Senate budget includes $533K bailout of Tri-County Cap
"I'm mindful that the public has a right to expect a full investigation (as to why a shortfall exists) and that all responsible parties will be held accountable," said state Sen. Jeff Woodburn.
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Britt Festivals will move this weekend's 2013 Classical Festival opening indoors to keep performers and attendees out of the thick layer of smoke that has blanketed the area from nearby wildfires.
Britt officials said the concerts will be at the South Medford High School gymnasium, 1551 Cunningham Ave., instead of their typical outdoor setting in Jacksonville.
The concerts will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Aug. 3. The performances will feature the previously announced artists Mei-Ann Chen — Britt music director finalist — and pianist Jon Kimura Parker on Friday and pianist Ian Parker on Saturday.
Concert patrons who have already purchased tickets can use their tickets at the new site. Britt officials said they will email ticket holders with more details. Additional tickets also will be available at the door. For more information, call the Britt box office at 541-773-6077, or visit it at 216 W. Main St., Medford. The box office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Officials said they were still working out details regarding food and drinks at the gym.
Festival staff said they will continue to monitor air quality and notify patrons about future concert locations as the dates get closer.
A full program of the Classical Festival concerts is available online at www.brittfest.org.
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Medicines in Development for Older Americans - Clinical Trial Backgrounder
Clinical Trials: Older Americans and Chronic Diseases
The 668 clinical trials listed here include 406 that have not yet started recruiting patients or are just now seeking volunteers to participate and another 262 that are active, but not recruiting new patients. This information is potentially valuable to patients still seeking effective treatments for the top ten chronic diseases affecting seniors. It provides a new therapeutic option to discuss with physicians. Those interested in obtaining more information about certain clinical trials can use the URL code listed for each trial to log onto www.clinicaltrials.gov, the clinical tests database of the National Institutes of Health.
Source: www.clinicaltrials.gov; Search criteria: Phase 0, 1, 2, 3; industry only, and United States. Included are only active clinical trials – active, not recruiting; recruiting, not yet recruiting, and enrolling by invitation. Search performed 3/13/2013.


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There is level access into the Aberconway Building from Colum Drive. Follow the corridor on the left leading to the lifts. Take the lift to the third floor, then the corridor to the left. Follow the corridor straight ahead which leads to seminar room D27.
There is level access into D27 which is a loose, flexible seated seminar room. The room is suitable for wheelchair users.
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Oakland's pension shortfall threatens the city's solvency, raising questions of whether it will have enough future assets to pay its debts, City Auditor Courtney Ruby concludes in a new report.
Unfortunately, even Ruby, one of only a few city officials acknowledging the seriousness of the situation, substantially understates the problem's magnitude and holds out false hope that Sacramento might come to the rescue.
For three years, Mayor Jean Quan has ignored reality as the Bay Area's third-largest city slips slowly toward bankruptcy. She has done no financial planning to head off calamity.
It's time for candidates seeking to unseat Quan in the fall election, including Ruby, to honestly discuss inevitable cuts to nonessential services. There's no other way out.
While Quan asserts that she has taken steps to shore up city finances, her former city administrator's financial forecasts show otherwise. Oakland faces a $28 million projected shortfall at the end of next year, a $241 million imbalance the following year and a $292 million deficit in fiscal year 2017-18.
Escalating retirement costs for city employees help drive those numbers.
"While formerly viewed as a cash flow issue, we now know pension obligations are a solvency issue," Ruby writes in her report to the City Council. "There is simply not enough money coming in to pay for what must go out."
Oakland's three major retirement plans are badly underfunded, with just over half the assets they should have. Ruby and the city administrator's office place the total shortfall at $1.5 billion. In fact, it's about $2.4 billion, equal to about eight years of base city payroll, excluding overtime.
It's like a huge credit card debt. The city will soon need at least $93 million more annually to cover increasing installment payments.
Here's the breakdown:
CalPERS is phasing out use of that number, and reports the true underfunding for Oakland at $1.2 billion.
Due largely to rising payments on that debt, the city's contributions to CalPERS will increase at least 50 percent, requiring $40 million more annually by 2019.
Since 1981, property owners have paid an exorbitant extra tax just to help cover the shortfall from this small pension plan. The surcharge, based on assessed property value, costs $788 a year for a $500,000 home.
Because of past city mismanagement, those tax revenues won't be enough to cover the installment payments. The city will have to add an estimated $24 million annually from the general fund starting in 2017.
In sum, the city faces a financial disaster. Ruby deserves high marks for emphasizing that the city's solvency is at stake. But her recommended solutions are inadequate, and they avoid the tough decisions.
She proposes forming an advisory group to "design a plan to impact" pension changes at CalPERS, the federal and state governments, and within Oakland.
Let's get real. Federal officials won't bail out a city that's mismanaged its finances. While state lawmakers should make more pension system changes, they falsely consider the problem solved. As for CalPERS, it is making much-needed reforms to shore up its finances -- but those require more, not less, money from local governments.
It's long past time for Oakland officials to face reality. They're living beyond their means. No one will rescue them. Deal with it.
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It was a slap in the face that resonated throughout the literary world. In 2012 the Pulitzer board decided not to award a prize for a fictional novel published in 2011 - the first time in 35 years. How could this happen? Just who are these Pulitzer Prize judges? With many fans of fiction still fuming, perhaps I can shed some light on the Pulitzer process, and in case the judges need a little prodding for this year's prize possibilities, I can offer up some suggestions.
Pulitzer Prizes are awarded each year in a variety of categories. Each category has a board of jurors nominated by Pulitzer judges. That group of jurors is responsible for nominating three pieces of work, e.g., novels as in the case of fiction, that they feel are worthy of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. The judges then read these selections and determine a winner. In 2012 the three books presented to the judges were Karen Russell's "Swamplandia," "The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace and "Train Dreams" by Denis Johnson. After two days of deliberation the judges did not feel that any of these selections warranted a prize.
You can be sure that this year's fiction board members will be more vigilant in their selections. Just in case they need help, I am offering my top choices. The award of $10,000 goes to an American author whose work deals with American life. "The Orchardist," written by Amanda Coplin, takes place primarily in the Pacific Northwest, where Coplin was born and still lives. From the very first page I immediately had flashbacks to Anne Proulx's "The Shipping News," the 1994 Pulitzer winner. "His face was as pitted as the moon ... . He had already taken on the barrel-chested sturdiness of an old man. His ears were elephantine ... they had darkened like the rest of his sun-exposed flesh ... and were tough, the flesh granular like the rind of some fruit."
Another possibility is Kevin Powers' "The Yellow Birds." Powers served as a machine gunner in the US Army during the war against Iraq. Although his novel is fiction, it is as if we are reading the pages of Powers' personal war journal. Powers' novel censors none of the horrifying images of war, and yet it is his character's battles with psychological demons that haunt us. "Or should I have said that I wanted to die, not in the sense of wanting to throw myself off of that train bridge over there, but more like wanting to be asleep forever because there isn't any making up for killing women ... or for that matter killing men and shooting them in the back more times than necessary ... and it was like just trying to kill everything you saw sometimes because it felt like there was acid seeping down into your soul and then your soul is gone ... but really it doesn't matter because by the end you failed at the one good thing you could have done, the one person you promised would live is dead."
Several other books are also worthy of nomination. Charlotte Rogan's "The Lifeboat" is an adventurous tale of emotions and ethics between passengers stranded on a lifeboat at sea for three weeks. "The Art Forger" by B.A. Shapiro reveals the covert underworld of art forgery. And we cannot ignore the blockbuster success of Gillian Flynn's hypnotically disturbing "Gone Girl."
Let's hope that the Pulitzer judges don't snub the 2012 fiction nominees since there are plenty of excellent possibilities. So head over to your Summit County Library and make your own determinations.


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