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RICHMOND -- Dominique Romero and her stepdad were watching TV in their living room when they heard gunfire outside and dove to the floor.
Seconds later, Romero, 19, realized she had been hit. A bullet had struck her left elbow, passed through her body and lodged in her spine.
After Romero was airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, she and her family awaited her fate. The doctor delivered good news and bad news -- she would live, but she would never walk again.
But Romero is determined to prove the doctors wrong. Less than two weeks after she was shot, Romero started moving her left leg. Now, she can fully extend that leg and can raise her right thigh slightly while sitting in a wheelchair.
Her goal is to walk with leg braces and a walker by the end of the year. She also hopes to enroll in community college and to become a pharmacy technician.
She has gotten support from family, friends and people she doesn't even know. But she said she likely wouldn't be here without quick action by her stepfather.
"As soon as it happened, he instantly grabbed a towel and put pressure on it," Romero said of her stepfather, during a Saturday gathering exactly 10 weeks after the Dec. 14 shooting that left her paralyzed from the waist down. "I'm pretty sure he saved my life, acting so fast. I'm glad he was there."
Romero's stepfather, Chester Thomas, 67, said his CPR training helped him stop the bleeding.
"I was sitting there hoping she's not taking her last breath with me," he recalled.
The family took the news of her paralysis very hard.
Romero's brother, Chris Solis, 26, said he felt lightheaded and had to sit down because he thought he might faint. But Romero, Thomas said, took the news better than anyone.
"She basically said, 'I'd rather be paralyzed than dead,'" Thomas said. "And she's showing us each and every day that she's glad to be here. She's keeping me inspired."
Solis said his sister was more concerned about him than about herself.
"Less than a minute after hearing, 'You're paralyzed for life,' she was saying, 'Check on my brother,'" Solis recalled. "She was asking me, 'Are you OK?' If it was me, I would have been screaming and crying. It's kind of like give and take. We're being her support, while she's being ours."
Romero's upbeat attitude and can-do spirit are having a positive effect on her recovery.
"I just thank God every day that I'm still here," Romero said. "I didn't go through depression, because it could have been much worse."
Her boyfriend, Mariano Skinner, has been by her side throughout her recovery, helping her to dress, move from her bed to her wheelchair and go to the bathroom. As soon as Romero was released from rehab last Friday, she and Skinner moved to Sacramento, where she plans to continue outpatient rehabilitation.
She said had planned to leave Richmond even before the shooting.
"I've wanted to leave Richmond because it's just a bad city," she said. "I feel like the crime is going up every year. I've lived in the same house 17 years and there have been shootings on that block before."
She hopes police will continue to pursue the shooter, who has not been caught. She also wants the city to crack down on people carrying guns on the streets.
"Bullets have no name on them," she said, "and they can basically hit anyone, like me."
To those shooting guns in her neighborhood, Romero has this message: "They almost took an innocent person's life, so what does that tell you about using a gun?"
Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, community health director for the nonprofit RYSE Center, which hosted the gathering for Romero, said her organization helps victims of violent crime, ages 12 to 24, through its Restorative Pathways Project. "Richmond is a really hard place to be a young person," she said.
Yet, Romero, her family and the RYSE Center were also celebrating the support Romero has received from friends as well as strangers, through two online fundraising efforts and a fundraiser by the 66th MOB, or Making Oakland Better, which raised $1,400 during a Raiders tailgate event.
"I'm really thankful for everybody that has stood behind me the whole time," Romero said, "even people I didn't know."
Her aunt, Victoria Casillas, 56, of Concord, said Romero is a role model for her family and community.
"No one has a reason to whine or pout when they take one look at her," she said. "She's a soldier. With a smile on her face, she has not stopped fighting. She's going to do big things in her life. Nothing's going to stop her."
To see video clips of Dominique Romero talking about being shot by a stray bullet in her Richmond home, go to www.contracostatimes.com/crime.
To contribute to Romero's recovery, go to www.youcaring.com and search on "Dominique Romero" or go to http://gvsfoundation.org/survivors/dominiquess-miracle.
More information about the RYSE Center is available by calling 510-579-1922 or at www.rysecenter.org.


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In his first year Robinson won both
the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award and the MLB Rookie of the
Year Award. After his third season he was named the National League
MVP, the first black player to achieve such an honor. On the 50th
anniversary of the day he made his debut, MLB retired his jersey number
42 across all MLB teams. Robinson was also very successful off the
baseball field. He was the first African-American Major League Baseball
analyst, as well as the first black vice president of a major American
corporation. After Robinson died of a heart attack in 1972 his wife,
Rachel Anneta Islum founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
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Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. Jackie's middle name "Roosevelt" was in honor of former president Theodore Roosevelt who had died 25 days before Jackie was born. Robinson and his family moved to Pasadena California after their father left them. Robinson enrolled in John Muir High School in 1935 after graduating from Dakota Junior High School. He lettered in four sports: football, basketball, track, and baseball. Jackie's older brother Matthew inspired Jackie to pursue his love and talent for athletics.
Jackie attended Pasadena Junior College after
leaving John Muir High School. At Pasadena Junior College Jackie played
quarterback and safety for the football team, shortstop for the
baseball team, and participated in the broad jump. Robinson left
Pasadena Junior College in 1939 when he transferred to UCLA. At UCLA he
became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports:
baseball, basketball, football, and track. Robinson ultimately withdrew
from UCLA with one semester to go and took a job with the government's
National Youth Association, where he briefly worked as an athletic
director. He then went on to Honolulu to play football for the Honolulu
Bears, a semi-professional team. The season was brief and Robinson
returned home after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was drafted
to the army the following year.
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Jackie was drafted to the United States Army and was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. White men with Robinson's level of education were allowed to go to Officer Candidate School, whereas blacks were not allowed. Robinson asked Heavyweight Champ Joe Louis, whom he met during basic training, for help to be allowed to train to become an officer. After Louis talked with a friend in Washington D.C. the army allowed Jackie and several other black men to train to become officers. Robinson was commissioned a second lieutenant and re-assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. There he joined the 761st "Black Panthers" Tank Battalion.
Robinson was charged
with insubordination, disturbing the peace, drunkenness, conduct
unbecoming an officer, insulting a civilian woman, and refusing to obey
the lawful orders of a superior officer, for an incident that occurred
aboard an Army bus. The driver ordered Robinson to the back of the bus
and he refused. When the bus reached the end of the line the driver
summoned the Military Police, who took Robinson into custody. Robinson
confronted the officers on scene and the officers recommended he be
court-martialed. The charges were reduced to only include Robinson's
alleged insubordination. He was acquitted by an all white panel of nine
officers. He was then transferred again, this time to Camp
Breckenridge, Kentucky. He received his honorable discharge in November
1944. Although the 761st Tank Battalion was the first black tank unit
to see combat, Robinson never saw combat action in World War II.
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Jackie Robinson was playing for the Negro League Kansas City Monarchs when he was selected by Branch Rickey to be assigned to the Montreal Royals(the Brooklyn Dodgers AAA farm club). Branch Rickey was club president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the time Rickey selected Robinson for this assignment he was batting .387 and playing shortstop for the Monarchs. Rickey asked Robinson if he could restrain himself from the racial hatred that would be sure to follow in the Major League. Robinson asked Rickey "Are you looking for a Negro who is afraid to fight back?" Rickey replied that he needed a Negro player with guts not to fight back.
Robinson attended spring training in 1946 in Daytona, Florida with the Montreal Royals. He played his first integrated game in organized ball on March 17 1946. That season Jackie led the International league with a .349 batting average and .985 fielding percentage. Robinson played well for Montreal despite the hositility he faced during road trips. The local fans in Montreal supported him as their summer hero.
Robinson was called up to the Dodgers six days before the 1947 season. He made is debut on April 15, 1947 before a crowd of 26,623 spectators. Over half of which were black. The Dodgers won the game 5-3 with Robinson going hitless. He became the first player to break the color line since 1887. He played along divided lines. Virtually all blacks and many whites applauded the decision to let him play. A large number of white people objected the decision. Other Major Leaguers objected the move. Robinson's high level of play dealt a huge blow to segregation and caused many racial barriers to fall. Hotels that the Dodgers frequently stayed at integrated so that Jackie could stay with his teammates. In that first year Robinson hit .297 and led the National League in stolen bases. He also won the first ever Rookie of the Year Award.
In Jackie's second season, he moved to his natural position at second base. He had a batting average of .296 and stole 22 bases. The Dodgers finished third in the National League that year with the Braves winning the league title. Robinson had less pressure in his second season as there were a number of black players in the league. In 1949, Robinson's third season, he enjoyed his most successful season as he batted .342 and stole 37 bases. The Dodgers won the pennant that year but eventually lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series. In 1950 Robinson batted .328 with 12 stolen bases. Robinson's salary during this year was $35,000, and at the time was the highest amount paid in Dodger's history.
In 1951 Jackie batted .338 and had 25 stolen bases. For the second year in a row he led the league in most double plays by a second baseman with 137. In the last game of that season Robinson made a season saving defensive play in the 12th inning and hit the game winning home run in the 14th inning. These heroics forced a three game playoff against the Giants. The Dodgers ultimately lost the pennant to the Giants on Bobby Thompson's home run in the last at bat of game 3. In 1952 Robinson batted .308 with 24 stolen bases. He followed that up in 1953 batting .329 with 17 steals. In 1954 he batted .311 with only 7 steals.
Robinson won his only championship in 1955 when the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. Ironically this was Jackie's worst year, in which he hit only .256 and stole 12 bases. He missed 49 games in all and didn't even play in game 7 of the World Series. Due to Robinson's diminishing abilities, the Dodgers tried him in the outfield and at third base during the season. Jim Gilliam a rising black player had staked his claim on second base. In 1956 Jackie batted .275 with 12 steals. He was traded after the 1956 season to the New York Giants for Dick Littlefiield and $35,000 cash. This is frequently thought of as the reason Jackie retired, but before the trade, he had agreed to become a top executive with Chock full o'Nuts. Instead of announcing his retirement through the Dodgers, Robinson announced his retirement in Look magazine.
Jackie Robinson retired from baseball on January 5, 1957. After
retiring from baseball Robinson was the vice president of personnel at
Chock full o'Nuts from 1957 to 1964. He was the first black person to
serve as vice president for an American Corporation. He was inducted to
the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1962. He
was the first African American honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He
served as an analyst for ABC's Major League Baseball Game of the Week
in 1965. He was the first black person in an analyst's role for Major
League Baseball. On June 4, 1972, Robinson's uniform number 42 was
retired by the Dodgers. Late in his life Robinson was weakened by heart
disease complications and diabetes. Jackie Robinson died of a heart
attack on October 24, 1972.
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'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy
This undated publicity photo released by ABC shows Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope in a scene from the season finale, "White Hat's Back On," from ABC Television Network's show, "Scandal," aired Thursday, May 16. (AP Photo/ABC, Richard Cartwright) by Michael Cidoni LennoxAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood experienced this "Scandal" episode differently Thursday night.


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Clostridium difficile most often strikes the elderly, many of whom are frail and, hence, more susceptible to its bacteria.
The average age of U.S. patients hospitalized with C. diff is 68, meaning that most of the bills are covered by Medicare. With the average cost of a C. diff hospital stay pegged at $24,000, the infection is helping drive up Medicare costs nationally.
Medicare has noticed.
Starting in January, Medicare will start collecting hospitals' C. difficile rates across the United States as part of a new program under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
In 2015, Medicare will begin using those numbers to judge which hospitals to penalize for not improving their C. difficile rates. Those numbers will be public, and consumers can use them to choose among local hospitals.
That prospect has put even more pressure on hospital employees to determine whether patients are afflicted, cure them, and rein in future infections within their walls.
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Immutable Service Containers: Addressing Security in a World of Changing Deployment
By marianne on Aug 24, 2009
Cloud computing sits at the forefront of industry headlines these days. It's a trending computing model that is forcing many organizations to seriously consider it if they want to keep up with evolving IT business practices and maintain a competitive edge. But with this new shift towards virtualization technology come a number of concerns to address, particularly around issues of security. Glenn Brunette, Distinguished Engineer and Cheif Security Architect, is working on a project that attempts to solve some of the bigger problems around the security of virtualized environments using Immutable Service Containers (ISCs)--an architectural deployment pattern for highly secure service delivery.
Listen to this edition of Innovating@Sun in which Hal Stern, VP Global Systems Engineering, and Brunette discuss ISCs and how building them along principles of stronger security, greater integrity, and simplified security configuration and management is proving to be a very viable solution for organizations looking to safeguard their virtualized environments. Hal and Glenn go on to discuss:


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Ashley Nicole Wooten and Daniel Ray Millsap announce the birth of a daughter, Blaklee Raye Millsap.
She was born at 3:31 p.m., Nov. 21, 2012, in Shawnee. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
She is the granddaughter of Daryl and Marilyn Newton and Ken and Mary Millsap.
She is the sister of Cailyn Wooten, Abbyegail Wooten and Jaxson Wooten.
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (publ. 6/11/2014, page A4)
A story incorrectly reported that Korean War veteran Joe Gonzales served under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur had been relieved of his command before Gonzales arrived in Korea. A photo caption accompanying the story incorrectly reported the year Gonzales' unit was in North Korea. It was 1952.
SAN JOSE--The late Gen. Douglas MacArthur famously said, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."
Well, sometimes they fade away in style on the back of a beaten but beloved old Army truck.
Former Army Sgt. Joe Gonzales, who served under MacArthur during the Korean War, gingerly climbed into the cabin of a huge cargo and troop truck Sunday afternoon at History San Jose park, a short walk from the city zoo.
The behemoth was so rusted, its drab Army green paint had turned burnt yellow.
Remarkably, it still runs. Even more remarkably, it was found at a farm where Gonzales once picked apricots as a teenage boy.
"I drove one of these a long time ago," the 83-year-old Bronze Star winner said with a subdued smile.
At his age, Gonzales still wears the same size uniform he wore in Korea. He can still walk at a healthy pace and drives his own car to veterans meetings and wartime re-enactments. And like other Korean War vets, he venerates the World War II generation more than his own.
"They are the ones who paid the greatest sacrifice," Gonzales said.
A few weeks back, he joined a group of vets and friends in a conversation about getting some old Jeeps to carry WWII and disabled veterans who are too frail to march in parades. Gonzales suggested a GMC CCKW, a 2.5-ton truck used in both wars to carry everyone from troops to nurses and everything from ammunition to food.
Farm find
Robert Corpus of Spirit of '45 Silicon Valley, a national organization documenting the WWII experience, was in that conversation.
"I naturally agreed," Corpus wrote in a email, "and thought, where the hell would we find one?" The Army ordered more than a half-million of these trucks, which the troops nicknamed "Deuce and a Half" and "Jimmy." After Korea, they were sold as surplus to just about anyone with a big enough parking space.
Corpus heard a tattered one might be forgotten on a farm in Hollister and with Dan Johnsen, a 1980s Army reservist, and Gonzales, they all went to take a look.
While there, Gonzales was nudged by one hill on the property because it looked oddly familiar. He asked about the history of the farm and was stunned to realize he had picked apricots there in 1944. It was a difficult time in his life, following the death of his mother. He and his distraught father temporarily left their home in Hanford to lessen their grief by doing migrant farm work.
In 1952, Gonzales was drafted and sent to Korea. He manned the gun barrels and ammunition on an armored half-track vehicle. He won a Bronze Star but, like so many veterans of both wars, he won't talk details. After returning stateside, he drove the big trucks on training exercises until his discharge. At that point he put his uniform in a trunk after the war and avoided veterans groups and parades for decades.
"I used to keep everything to myself," he said. "That's what we veterans do, don't we?"
In 1965, the soldier turned supermarket meat-cutter moved with his wife and children to Mountain View and then to San Jose. He retired in 1996.
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Gonzales said he remained mostly silent about the war until 2007, when he went to see Edith Shain, the nurse who was kissed by a sailor in a famous World War II photo. Shain was visiting a San Jose exhibit on the war's end.
"Hey, this is nice," Gonzales said at the event, where he met other veterans and Corpus. "I want to be part of this too."
Since then, Gonzales has recorded his Korean War story for Spirit of '45's oral history project, participated in modest wartime re-enactments and has become one of the public faces of Spirit of '45.
"They see me as an old man," he said Sunday afternoon at a veterans publicity shoot at History Park, a short walk from the city zoo. "And at the same time, they see me as strong because I can keep up with them."
Johnsen figures it will take at least six months and $10,000 to restore the truck to "combat readiness," or in this case -- parade readiness. But Gonzales doesn't see himself riding in the truck on Veterans Day any time soon. He'll stand or walk on his own, thank you.
"It's for the (WWII) veterans," he insisted. "We want to honor and thank them. That's the purpose of the truck."
Contact Joe Rodriguez at 408-920-5767. Follow him at Twitter.com/joerodmercury.


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ROCHESTER — A Desert Delight fundraiser for Spaulding High School Class of 2014 will be held on Feb. 10 from 1 to 3 pm at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 43 Highland St. in East Rochester.
Tickets are $10 each. Have a sample of the following: Chocolate fountain, ice cream, peanut butter balls, date balls, fudge, brownies, candy and cupcakes.
Contact your Spaulding High School junior for tickets-or class advisors Deb Hoyt and Sonya Cusack-McCaferty at 332-0757
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SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: STL: 1993-89 overall
2010-11: Appeared in 78 regular-season tilts, posting 14 points (3G, 11A) with SJS … Paced the club with 124 penalty minutes … Ranked fifth on SJS with 105 hits … Registered a +3 plus/minus rating … Recorded his only multi-point game of the season on March 31, tallying two helpers vs. DAL … Was held pointless in 12 postseason appearances with SJS … Registered a postseason career-high 12 PIM.
2011-12: Registered 15 points (6G, 9A) in 81 regular-season games … Paced the club with 91 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the club with 102 hits … Ranked second on the team with a 56.1 faceoff winning percentage and third with 313 faceoff wins … Notched a season-high four hits twice … Paced the club with 11 major penalties … Recorded a season-high 14:31 of ice time on March 6 at STL … Potted goals in back-to-back games on Jan. 31 at VAN and Feb. 2 at EDM … Tallied a season-high 17 PIM on Jan. 10 vs. CBJ … Posted a season-long three-game point streak (1G, 2A) from Dec. 14-18 … Recorded the first point of his Blackhawks career with the game-winning goal on Oct. 18 at PHX … Missed one regular-season game due to injury on March 21 … Held scoreless in three postseason appearances vs. PHX in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
2010-11: Appeared in 78 regular-season tilts, posting 14 points (3G, 11A) with SJS … Paced the club with 124 PIM … Ranked fifth on SJS with 105 hits … Registered a +3 plus/minus rating … Recorded his only multi-point game of the season on March 31, tallying two helpers vs. DAL … Held without a point in 12 postseason appearances with SJS … Registered a postseason career-high 12 PIM.
2009-10: Totaled 14 points (3G, 11A) in 77 regular-season games between between CGY and TOR after mid-season trade … Posted six points (1G, 5A), 53 PIM and +3 rating in 27 regular-season tilts with CGY … Registered eight points (2G, 6A) and 78 PIM with TOR.
2008-09: Notched 16 points (7G, 9A) in 71 regular-season contests with TOR … Ranked fourth on the club with 82 PIM … Netted one game-winning goal.
2007-08: Recorded NHL career highs with 27 points and 15 assists in 80 regular-season tilts with STL.
2006-07: Appeared in 80 regular-season contests for STL, registering 22 points (8G, 14A) … Paced the Blues with 89 PIM and ranked fourth with 81 hits.
2005-06: Posted a career-high 129 PIM and an NHL career high in goals with 15 … Tallied 26 points (15G, 11A), two shorthanded goals and one GWG in 67 regular-season contests … Ranked third on the team with 72 hits.
2004-05: Split the season between the United Hockey League's Missouri River Otters and the Swedish Elite League's Hammarby IF … Posted seven points (5G, 2A) in 13 games with the River Otters … Compiled 22 points (9G, 13A) in 19 appearances with Hammarby IF.
2003-04: Recorded 11 points (6G, 5A) in 80 regular-season tilts with STL ... Registered a +1 rating in five postseason games with STL.
2002-03: Appeared in 15 regular-season games for STL, posting seven points (2G, 5A).
2001-02: Registered a career-high +9 rating in 77 regular-season games with STL … Amassed 17 points (9G, 8A) while posting 99 PIM … Tallied an NHL postseason career-high three goals in 10 playoff appearances.
2000-01: Made 77 regular-season appearances with STL, netting eight goals and adding 13 helpers along with 117 PIM … Recorded an NHL postseason career-high five points (2G, 3A) in 15 contests.
1999-2000: Notched 17 points (7G, 10A) in 79 regular-season contests with STL in his first full season in the NHL … Tallied four assists in seven postseason games.
1998-99: Split time between STL and the American Hockey League's Worcester IceCats … Appeared in 34 regular-season tilts with STL, recording nine points (4G, 5A) ... Posted one assist in 11 playoff appearances … Tallied 16 points (9G, 7A) in 20 regular-season games with the IceCats.
1997-98: Tallied professional career highs with 43 points, 19 goals and 24 assists … Logged 117 PIM in 61 regular-season games with Worcester … Posted seven points (3G, 4A) in 11 postseason appearances.
1996-97: Made six regular-season appearances with STL, posting one assist and 2 PIM … Recorded 26 points (12G, 14A) in 62 regular-season games with Worcester … Tallied postseason career highs with nine points, four goals and five assists in five games.
1995-96: Registered 39 points (17G, 22A) in 38 games at the CCHA's Western Michigan University.
1994-95: Posted 45 points (13G, 32A) in 39 games at Western Michigan.
1993-94: Compiled collegiate career-high 49 points (17G, 32A) in 40 games.
1992-93: Totaled 25 points (8G, 17A) in 38 games his freshman season at Western Michigan.
1991-92: Tallied 107 points (38G, 69A) in 56 games with Metropolitan Toronto Junior Hockey League's Thornhill Thunderbirds.
1990-91: Posted 36 points (12G, 24A) in 44 games with the Thunderbirds.
Posted five points (2G, 3A) and +6 rating in nine appearances with Team Canada at the 2008 World Championship in Canada … Tallied five points (4G, 1A) and a +3 rating in nine games with Team Canada at the 2007 World Championship in Russia … Represented Team Canada at the 2000 World Championship, scoring one goal and logging 2 PIM in seven games.


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Animal Control Officer Resigns After Being Accused of Taking Dog
Published: Friday, January 4, 2013 at 10:56 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 4, 2013 at 1:16 p.m.
WINTER HAVEN | A former Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control officer has been arrested after she was accused of taking a Chihuahua named Mojo.
Lori Holland, 41, from Winter Haven, was charged with robbery and burglary. She resigned from her job Thursday night, the PCSO said.
Holland went to the home of an 82-year-old woman and forcibly took Mojo from the woman, deputies said.
Holland previously owned Mojo but gave him to the woman a few weeks ago because she could no longer care for the dog, the PCSO said.
After Holland's arrest, the dog was returned to the woman.
Holland was booked into the Polk County Jail and has been released after posting $2,000 bail.
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Houma Tunnel closes nightly
Published: Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 12:15 a.m.
The Houma Tunnel crossing the Intracoastal Waterway will be closed to vehicle traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Friday, the state Transportation Department says.
The closures are required to allow contractors to perform work on the tunnel lighting system along with other electric work.
Alternate routes are the Houma Twin Spans and the Dularge Overpass.
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OAKLAND -- On the night before disgraced Oakland police Officer Frank Vazquez disappeared in November 2000, he called attorney Michael Rains in a rage.
In a profanity-laced tirade, Vazquez said he feared his fate as one of the four Oakland cops caught up in the infamous police brutality case known as the Riders.
"They're not going to give us a fair trial," Rains remembers Vazquez screaming into the phone. "I'm not going to rot in prison."
Twelve years later, Vazquez is still on the run, an enduring symbol of Oakland's decadelong failure to fix a Police Department ripped apart by the Riders scandal.
But the city might be able to start moving on, now that U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson on Wednesday approved a major reform plan for the Police Department with an unprecedented level of federal oversight.
While Vazquez is still a fugitive, the other officers at the center of the Riders case have been trying for years to move on. One is a police officer in Southern California. A second headed to the Middle East and became a private security contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan. A third is an investigator in the Bay Area with a security company.
"My life didn't turn out the way I planned it, but whose does?" said Matthew Hornung, the only defendant to be acquitted of all charges, who now works for Monument Security, a large national security firm.
Despite Vazquez's fears, not one of his fellow officers was convicted in the high-profile criminal case that portrayed the group as rogue cops who terrorized West Oakland, beating suspects, planting drugs, falsely arresting them and making up police reports in a quest to clean up drug-infested neighborhoods.
The city settled a class-action lawsuit by paying out $11 million to 119 people who claimed they were brutalized by police, but Hornung also received a $1.5 million settlement from the city for wrongful termination.
"I'm sad about things," said Hornung, who has two daughters, ages 6 and 8, with his wife, who is an Oakland police detective. "I wanted to be a cop since I was in sixth grade, I wanted to be OPD."
Proud but disappointed
Keith Batt, the rookie police officer who in 2000 blew the whistle on the men who came to be known as "the band of rogue officers" was celebrated as a hero and went on to become a decorated police officer. But he still feels the sting of being ostracized and intimidated by people he once believed in.
He, too, left his job and sued the city for emotional distress, receiving $625,000, and then went to work as a detective for the Pleasanton Police Department. Today he lives in a gated community far from Oakland with his wife and infant daughter.
"I'm proud of the decisions I made," Batt said recently in his first interview since the Riders case surfaced. "I am disappointed that all of the reforms outlined in the negotiated settlement agreement have not been implemented after so many years, but am glad that the issue of police accountability is not forgotten."
Still enforcing law
Years after facing accusations in the Riders trial, Clarence "Chuck" Mabanag, a San Francisco native, left the Bay Area for Southern California, where he was hired by the Indio Police Department. Mabanag was acquitted of several charges in each of two Riders trials, but the jury hung on others, including one charge of writing a false police report.
Another officer cleared in the Riders case, Jude Siapno, went to the Middle East as a security consultant for a large U.S. defense contractor. He has spent the past decade in and out of war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan doing the same work.
His lawyer, William Rapoport, said Siapno, who moved from the Philippines to Oakland when he was 8, speaks seven languages fluently, including two Arabic dialects, and is a keen student of "religion, history and world politics."
In his time off he has traveled to 61 countries, gone trekking in the mountains and traveled widely, according to Rains and others.
On the lam
In July 2000, the same month that Batt filed his initial report with Oakland's Internal Affairs department, Vazquez signed over power of attorney to his wife, Pilar, according to court documents. He traveled briefly to his native Mexico, Rains said, perhaps to his home district of Merida.
Then he came back to Oakland. He began showing up on Mabanag's doorstep on a regular basis, crying, angry and close to what Rains describes as "hysteria."
Four months later, Vazquez called Rains one last time. After ranting for a long time, he finally said, "I'll see you around."
The day after that phone call, Vazquez fled his home, his family, his job and the three other officers who had been charged alongside him. He was 44 at the time.
His case remains open with the FBI, who declined to comment for this article because the investigation is ongoing.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office says it is "prepared to pursue any and all charges against Frank Vazquez" -- who skipped out on $194,500 bail -- if he is found.
In one sense, the Oakland department has started to put the Riders case behind it. But as long as Vazquez remains a fugitive, the city's biggest police scandal will remain an open case.
"Was Vazquez a dirty cop?" Rains said. "I think Frank put probable cause out to its outer limits, possibly crossed over, did things that shouldn't have happened."
Who were the Riders? Matthew Hornung, Frank Vazquez, Clarence Mabanag and Jude Siapno -- four Oakland police officers charged in 2000 but never convicted of a multitude of police misconduct felony charges.
What happened to the case: Vazquez fled the country and remains a fugitive. None of the other three officers was convicted, but the city paid $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging police abuse.
What happened Wednesday: U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson approved a reform plan stemming from the Riders case that includes federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department.


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Anyway, I think the Glides have their place in this collection, might go Buzz, Xpress, Stable Driver to be named, and Glide - or SHOULD we have a putter? I'll see if we can order fewer putters, and more of other models?
Ok, there are my initial thoughts... This course is still new, so let's keep the discs as "newbie models" for now?
Need thoughts on the putter & driver though. Maybe get Bangers in the regular plastic - or maybe FLX Challengers...
Innova's expensive compared to discraft, I posted that on page 3 or so of the "help Norwalk" thread
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The North Tahoe cross country team continued its successful season with a couple of top finishes at the Pacific Grove (Calif.) Invitational this past Saturday, as the boys captured the win and the girls finished third.
Competing against seven California schools, the Laker boys posted a winning high score of 40 points to runner-up King City's 23. Bret Harte finished third with 22 points.
Once again, North Tahoe junior Noah McDermott led the Laker contingent, winning the 5,000-meter junior boys race in a time of 16:57 - the third-fastest time on the day.
Teammate Shane Christian finished second in the junior race in a time of 17:28, while Peter Holmes was seventh in 18:00, Brandon Hackett was 11th in 18:38 and Dominic Antonucci 12th in 19:03.s
Representing the Lakers in the senior race - each grade had its own separate race - Patrick McElravey posted a third-place finish in 17:03. Edgar Bonilla of King City won the race in 16:38. North Tahoe's Sean McDermott finished 13th in 18:26.
North Tahoe's Julien Bordes took the overall win in the freshmen boys race, finishing in a time of 18:30. Teammate Cam Goldstone was seventh in 19:40, Jackson Shaw eighth in 19:52, Ryan Heisinger 15th in 21:33 and Kobe Hudson 17th in 21:53.
In the sophomore race, James Palacio led the Lakers with a third-place finish in 18:44. Juniors Forrest Smith (20:21) and Skyler Smith (20:22) placed 21st and 22nd, respectively.
The Laker girls managed their third-place team finish with a group of only six runners, and no upperclassmen - just four freshmen and two sophomores. They finished with 22 points, while Bret Harte won with 26 points and Santa Catalina was second with 24.
Sophomore Tara Gallant finished runner-up to Michelle Watkins of Pacific Grove, posting a time of 21:23 to Watkins' 20:17, while Laker teammate Ingrid Roske was ninth in 25:15.
In the freshmen race, North Tahoe's Sophia Tallarigo won the overall in 22:34. The Lakers' Kaya Williams was fourth in 23:39, Holly Lewis was 14th in 26:36 and Erica Backus was 17th in 29:38.
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1. Lupita Nyong'o, best supporting actress for "12 Years a Slave": Even though Nyong'o was gaining on early fave Jennifer Lawrence of "American Hustle" in the final stretch of award season, there was a sense this category was hardly decided. Would the Academy really go for an unknown? Or would they reward America's box-office sweetheart fresh off last year's win? In the end, they wound up doing the just thing: Giving it to the person who graced us with a performance that sent shivers up and down our spines. No one in that category was more deserving. No one.
2. John Ridley, best adapted screenplay for "12 Years a Slave": Ridley's adaptation of Solomon Northrup's autobiography appeared to be a long shot, with many suspecting the overlooked squabbling couple drama "Before Midnight" would get a little recognition. And if that didn't play out, the frenetic, foul-mouthed "Wolf of Wall Street" would be the spoiler. But Ridley's intense screenplay apparently was seared in the minds of Academy voters.
3. "Let It Go" wins: Nearly everyone was resigned to the fact that the U2 song "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was a lock in the original song race. Not that it was necessarily the best song (it wasn't), but it was a song Oscar by which could stand with conviction. Never underestimate the power of Disney, though; the upstart "Let It Go" caught the "Frozen" awards drift and skated to another deserved victory.
4. Darlene Love: The singer helped accept "20 Feet From Stardom's" best documentary award, thereby injecting some passion into a tepid show. The phenomenal singer featured in this rousing crowd-pleaser about backup performers was a fireball of much-needed energy. She belted out her thank you and it helped jump-start the proceedings. Wish she could have been a stand-in for some of the other presenters.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A plan is already in motion, moving people out of Hyde Park, but some of the folks who live there are asking: When is it actually going to happen?
City leaders are talking about cutting out a step in the process that could speed things along.
Nora Roberts is one resident wishing the city would make up their minds, saying, "If they are going to move us out and relocate us, then get to stepping."
Roberts has lived in the same home in Hyde Park more than 40 years, and she says this isn't the first time the city has told her she will have to move out of her home.
"They told us one time we was going to have to move, and my house had went down a whole lot," she said.
That was more than 10 years ago, and once she realized they weren't moving her out anytime soon, she spent money fixing the place back up.
"I had this bathroom redone ... I went back in debt, got things done to my house, and now, they say we have to go again," she said.
This time, though, city leaders say the move is for real.
"We'll actually start appraisals in January or February of 2013," said Hawthorne Welcher Jr. with Housing and Community Development.
Commissioners are deciding right now whether or not to give the mayor and city administrator the power to approve each contract, rather than having hundreds approved by the commission.
"We hope to eliminate some of the time that would take to put each of those on the commission agenda," said City Administrator Fred Russell.
But, commissioners aren't so sure they want to hand over that much power.
"We are the purchaser of this property, and every one of those come before the commission," said Jerry Brigham.
"Most of the contracts they look at, they do look at each individual contract," Russell said.
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The MMS filed the report with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, January 11. The DEIS labels most impacts of the project as "negligible" or "minor," with only a handful of impacts rising to the level of "moderate," including visual impacts. The report lists the ways these impacts will be minimized, including the elimination of daytime lighting on the wind turbines and the use of only 57 warning lights at night. The DEIS also found the Horseshoe Shoal site preferable to alternative sites that were studied and found that building the facility would be preferable to the likely alternative, a fossil-fuel power plant. The MMS will begin accepting comments on the DEIS on Friday, January 18, at which time a Notice of Availability for the DEIS will be published in the Federal Register. Written comments will be accepted through March 20, and the MMS will hold public hearings on the document at four locations in Massachusetts from March 10-13. See the press releases from Cape Wind Associates and the MMS, or go directly to the full DEIS (PDF 5.48 MB). Download Adobe Reader.
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The draft guidance—three documents to be exact—includes Scientific Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a Reference Product; Quality Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a Reference Protein Product; and Biosimilars: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009. FDA seems to have gone out of its way to anticipate and respond to key concerns in the documents, the first being whether animal and clinical data from a non-US licensed comparator drug can be used to demonstrate biosimilarity. The answer is yes, according to the Scientific draft guidance, although justification and adequate bridging data to a US-licensed reference product will be required in these cases.
Another answer provided is which studies a sponsor needs to perform and submit as part of its 351(k) application—the route to be taken for biosimilar approval. The BPCI Act set the stage for these requirements, and the draft Scientific guidance states that companies must include "analytical studies that demonstrate that the biological product is highly similar to the reference product notwithstanding minor differences in clinically inactive components; animal studies (including the assessment of toxicity); and a clinical study or studies (including the assessment of immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics) that are sufficient to demonstrate safety, purity, and potency in one or more appropriate conditions of use for which the reference product is licensed and intended to be used and for which licensure is sought for the biological product."The guidance documents provide sought-after definitions for "protein" and "chemically synthesized polypeptides." These definitions are crucial because the pathway legislation added "protein" to the definition of a biological product for the first time and industry has been wondering how FDA would consider these products. Also noted are pediatric assessments, which the draft guidance states are required for a biosimilar product that is not deemed "interchangeable." Pediatric study plans should therefore be part of IND applications.
Overall, FDA is focusing on a step-wise approach for biosimilars manufacturers and a "totality-of-the-evidence" approach for regulatory assessment. Essentially, the manufacturer needs to look at each step of biosimilarity demonstration, starting with extensive structural and functional characterization of both the proposed product and the reference product. For FDA's part, the agency will be reviewing the "totality of data and information submitted in the application...."
Looking ahead, Sherman noted during the press briefing that FDA still plans to address naming and tracking standards for biosimilars as well as additional exclusivity issues, which are addressed briefly in the Q&A draft guidance. Also on the docket for the future: standards for "interchangeability." Public comments on the draft guidance will be used to shape the final guidance—hopefully sooner rather than later. The European Union has been ahead of the US in the biosimilar game for years, with some 14 approved products under its regional belt. It will be interesting to watch how the global market reacts to FDA's long-anticipated movement forward in this area.
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September: US Open Live at Madison Square Park
Flushing Meadows is a wonderful, if expensive, place to catch the matches, but you can save yourself a long ride on the 7 train (and some cash) by watching the US Open satellite broadcast in Madison Square Park. For the past several years, American Express has provided a jumbo screen and bleachers; several restaurants pitch temporary tents to sell food and booze. (That's me, proudly carrying our complimentary seat cushions.)
September into October: Madison Square Eats
For a few weeks in October, the median just west of Madison Square Park (known as Worth Square) converts to Madison Square Eats, a temporary outdoor food court. The vendors are some of New York City's finest: Roberta's (wood-fired pizzas, shown above), AsiaDog (inventive hotdogs), Robicelli's (highly-sought-after cupcakes), Momofuku Milk Bar (Crack Pie and Compost Cookies), and many other merchants hawk their (edible) wares. (There's even beer and wine!)
October: Dachshund Octoberfest
Even if you aren't owned by a dachshund like we are, you can't help but smile at the sight of hundreds of weiner dogs (many of them costumed) converging on Washington Square Park. Who doesn't love those long-bodied, short-legged pups? This parade isn't necessarily a destination (unless you have a dachshund - then, it's a must), but if you happen upon it, you won't be sorry. (That's Chloe on the far left.)
October: openhousenewyork
During this October weekend, the city's architecture and design is unlocked to those who want to take advantage of dozens of free talks, tours, and performances. openhousenewyork activities include access to a boatbuilding shop, glassblowing studio, a brewery, the Gowanus canal (by canoe!), and some of the city's most beautiful churches, hotels, and residences. Two years ago, we toured the Chrysler Building's lobby (pictured above).
October: Halloween
On any given day, New York City is a fabulous place to people-watch, but on Halloween it is over-the-top phenomenal. As the sun sets, Shawn and I don our costumes and head to Greenwich Village with cameras in tow. We've learned the hard way to steer clear of the parade route and stick to the side streets east or west of 6th Avenue, where there are plenty of get-ups to gawk at. Unlike most other times, Halloween is the one occasion where strangers don't mind one bit if you take their picture.
November: Marathon Sunday
As an avid runner and two-time marathoner, this event is one of my favorite days of the whole year. However, I don't think you need to be a runner yourself (or personally know someone racing) to enjoy spectating at the ING New York City Marathon. Participants range from speedy to slow, jubilant to dejected, but if cheering them on isn't reason enough to get out there on the sidelines, the pure spectacle of the event is.
November: Holiday Window Displays
Holiday decor goes up in mid-November, with the most gasp-worthy windows belonging to Bergdorf Goodman. (Barneys always garners an appreciative chuckle). The window displays are best viewed on a chilly night (to minimize both glare and crowds) with a cup of cocoa in hand. Cartier's giant red bow, Saks' episodic light show, and Fendi's decorations are also worth the trip to midtown.
November: Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation
Seeing the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons up close as they're being inflated is far preferable to jockeying for a spot at the parade the next morning. Visiting Woody, SpongeBob, and Garfield on Wednesday night isn't exactly a picnic, but it beats standing around for hours awaiting a slow-moving procession when you could be stuffing your face instead. I recommend getting to the Upper West Side (specifically, on the north and south sides of the American Museum of Natural History) early to beat the crowds.
November: Cold-Weather Comfort Foods
The Spotted Pig is one of the best places to warm up on a blustery day, and around the holidays, my drink choice there is an easy one: for a limited time, they serve warm mulled wine. This season also calls for pie, my favorite of which can be found at Four & Twenty Blackbirds. (Doesn't that slice of Salty Caramel Apple look incredible?)
November: Sample Sales
Around the time of year when you should start to think about shopping for others, it's Murphy's Law that your favorite brands will hold a warehouse sale. The deals are tempting, especially where Rebecca Minkoff (pictured above) and Diane von Furstenberg are concerned. Keep tabs on upcoming sales by visiting Racked NY and Daily Candy.
I've lived in New York City for almost three years, but I still often feel like a tourist in my own home. For a further glimpse at how I spend my time in this wonderful town, please visit me at my blog Embarrassment of Riches.
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Oh. My. Gosh.ReplyDelete
If I ever waved on wanting to move to the city, you have cured me.
I have to go. And stay.
Looks like so many fun things to do! I've never been to NY and would LOVE to go one day soon. Thanks for the list! (& that is awesome about the warehouse sales!)ReplyDelete
Have a great day!!
Looks like a great place to be! So many fun things to do! I've been to NY a million times, but never NYC thus far. It's on my to do list though!ReplyDelete
wow, great guest post! love all the nyc knowledge! now i'm heading over to check out your blog!ReplyDelete
Hey gals - thank you, thank you, thank you for the sweet words! I adore New York City so much and want everyone to visit and fall in love with it too! Holler at me if you ever head out this way :)ReplyDelete
Dachshund Octoberfest may be the best thing I have ever heard of... next to sample sales of courseReplyDelete
Great post Kate - though I am SOOO BUMMED I missed out on Dachshund Oktoberfest again this year!ReplyDelete
Can I come play with Chloe sometime?
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What a great round up of offerings! I love the photos too. Kate writes a really fun blog and it was great to see her posting here!ReplyDelete
Oh, Chloe. You classy little lady...ReplyDelete
Awesome list, Kate (as usual)! I can't wait for the parade balloon inflation in the park, 5th Avenue window and the sample sales. We are spoiled, indeed.
oh my. I love weiner dogs, I grew up with one and would love to go to that event!!! They are just so darn cute!ReplyDelete
I am hoping, hoping, hoping to be living in the city next fall, and this post makes me look forward to it even more (which I didn't think was possible)! I am definitely adding all of this to my to-do list. Yay!ReplyDelete
this was an asweome guest post! so unique and now i really want to go to nyc. as if i didn't before.ReplyDelete
I didn't realize there were so many dachshund lovers out there! We are head-over-heels for ours. She is so sweet and funny!ReplyDelete
Emily, how exciting - you are trying to move here? That is awesome! Good luck!
oh to be young in NY! This all looks incredible (:ReplyDelete
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As New Milford VNA & Hospice prepares for another session of Camp Jonathan, our summer day camp for bereaved children, we would like to thank those who make this important program a reality. Every year, we receive generous donations from the First Congregational Church of Kent, the (Kent) Quality Thrift Shop and the Catholic Women's Guild of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Washington, Conn. These donations go a long way toward funding lunches, snacks and supplies for the week.
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Like you Joe, I've said he should be given a fair chance, and I think he's doing a good job considering the new player's and injuries he's had to manage. I'm amazed some people think we're a shoe in for a top 4 place when you look at the quality we lost and bedding in the new boy's, having key player's missing for large part's of the season. AVB made mistake's early on as he got to know the player's, but some judged him without any thought HE was new as well. I look at the team against Newcastle and think he would of got slaughtered had we not won, seeing Naughton start over BAE and Caulker over Vertongen, but he obviously thought the extra pace they offered was benificial for that game, and thats what a manager has to do, pick a team HE thinks can do the job. I think he could become a top manager once he gains enough experience but maybe not with us, because as soon as we go through a lean spell, he will be hounded out by media and fans alike. I judge him on what he doe's over a couple of seasons, and not on media biase as some do.
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I'm totally with you Remmah, we're 1 point of 3rd and only 5 points of 2nd.
I just can't believe the diatribe he gets from so many soo called Spurs fans, from the press yes but not our own supporters. Stop whingeing all the time and get behind the club, that means all the players, staff, management and the board. Tottenham Hotspur haven't been in such a solid position since the 1980's and even then we had money problems.
Yes he has made mistakes but he appears to be learning all the time.
Yes HR had us playing great football but he never won anything and lost us 2 years of CL.
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Go to Marshalls you will get all type of running gear there CHEAP! I got my sports bras there too..I have the adidas adibase but cannot fing the model I got last year so now im on a quest to find a couple more..you can get your shorts, pants, running skirts when they come out in early spring there too..I like to wear those for my races because they have a pocket..but otherwise I live in my compression shorts that I got at sports auth. for $12 (brand: Aspire) the held up well thru my marathon training this past summer..I do wear a fuel belt so I have the added pouch for the gels, phone, etc..
way to jasmine..Yahoo indeed..It is indeed a great feeling!
Im to get 14 miles in tomorrow but its going to snow/sleet in the CHI area tomorrow..Ugh so done with this winter ..hope to get the miles in in the afternoon..
Good night all will post if I did run!! keep you rfingers crossed!
What kind of fuel belt do you have? I purchase the 2 bottle pink Helium belt from ebay for $12.99!
I am totally a penguin too folks. I haven't run in 6 months and will be starting in a week. I need a week to psyche myself up. It is still WINTER here up in Canada, so my runs will most likely be indoors for awhile. Last year I purchased the 4 bottle fuel belt and it was great for my liking. Looking forward to visiting with you all! Happy running!
Kate, you are going about it the right way. The first time I did the C25K, I had to repeat some weeks. Also in the end, I became a run/walker, and I plan to do the same again. I was able to run for 8 months injury-free!
First of all, GOOD FOR YOU!!!! You are moving and that is a step forward in the right direction. As for clothing I do understand your dilemma. I went to a ladies foot locker and hit the clearance rack. I was able to get a couple of nice tops that were quite inexpensive. I also shop at outlet malls here in the north but not sure where to go in Alabama. I think Burke's would be my first stop though if you have one close to you. They always seem to have some nice workout wear. I wore loose fitting capris with elastic waste for the first 8 months of my running until I felt more comfortable. Today I went outside for the first time this year to run. I have been on the treadmill all winter since we have gotten so much snow that it has been difficult to run safe outside. To say the least I probably looked hilarious with my under armor tights, running shorts over those, a long sleeve wicking t-shirt, hooded sweatshirt with a headband to cover my ears. Not one piece of clothing matched...lol I wore sunglasses also in hopes that no one would recognize me.
But I did finish and felt wonderful when I was done. Keep running and keep trying, before long all of your worries will be gone.
Kim I know what you mean. I never cared what I wore outside to run last year. I figured as long as I had my hat and shades on that no one would recognize me!!!
You can sometimes find great running items at Goodwill! I got a long sleeved tech shirt for $4. You have to look through some junk, but you can sometimes find some bargains.
My apologies if this has been asked before - Does anyone have a Garmin Forerunner 305, and if so, what do you think of it? Is it complicated to set up and to figure out how to use? Can you use it in the water for swimming?
Hello there SloMo2 i have a garmin forerunner 305 and i love it its pretty easy to use and the pace feature really helped me out. At the races i go to (5k & 10k) i see a lot of runners using them i got mine as a present so not sure what they cost but if you want to get better at running this will help you out.. I dont know about swimming but you can use it out in the rain
Hi there,
I have a Garmin 305. Although, I haven't used it for it's full functionality, it is easy to use. I am able to track my speed and how many miles. I'm still learning how to use it, but for what I need, it does the trick. This is not waterproof. I bought mine from Amazon.com for about $150 (including shipping). I think you can get it on ebay for a little less.
It's not waterproof. I think that model is the Garmin 310XT. This one was around $400. I've heard great things about it, so depending on what you need. You can see the difference in the price.
I could very well be the definition of a penguin. I think it is because I have embraced the fact that I am one which is why I have taken to marathons. Running 26.2 miles - or any distance for that matter - at between 12 and 14 minutes per miles suites me just fine. The scenery on some of the courses I've been on have been to nice to run any faster - even if I could. In May, I am going to attempt complete my first ultra up in Rochester. I am going to be running a 12 hour race and hope to run 50 miles - which comes out to - I believe - 14.24 pace. Certainly doable for this penguin. And remember - what matterss, isn't that you finished, it's that you started.
I have a garmin 305 I really like it. I did a post regarding it on blog not long ago.
It is easy to set up easy to use.
The one glitch is they put the points of contact on the back of the unit, so they get sweaty when you run. I clean them after every run so that it will charge properly and synch with my computer.
I do not think it is recommended to take it swimming.
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I have the original 4 bottle 6oz and 8oz fuel belt and the 2 bottle fuel belt. I bought an extra pouch that goes onto my belt from one of the pre race expos that I attended and I stuff my Roctane and gum and phone etc into it..I want to try a camel pack this year it holds a lot of stuff too but not the water one that the bikers use just the bag..
woohoo!! good for you..I liove the longer runs too. Dont do 5ks at all did one in the deadof CHI winter and other than the beauty of the lake throught the snow did not much care for it! so will stick to my halfs and fulls!! Maybe we shall meet someday!!
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it's pretty pathetic & hypocritical that you're advocating the culling of sharks to prevent attacks when you want to turn my home into a nature preserve.
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It's pathetic that you value the life of a few dead fish over a human being. Truly sick. I find your viewpoint disgusting.
You live oceanfront? I said to turn the oceanfront into a nature preserve and not even all of it. Just a lot of it. The immediate coastal area's are too developed. I see nothing wrong with that. Somebody bitten in half is dead or maimed for life. A little different than you having to move a block or two. Get over yourself.
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So, what about people that live in the Mid West and have tornado damage? Screw em, right? Or when there's an earthquake in Cali, screw them too? Forest fires? Let them suffer too?
What happens when you have insurance and you've been paying for 30 years (like my parents)? And then when it's time to collect because your home floods and they don't even cover half.
We have FEMA to help when we are in need... If you don't like it move somewhere else.
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My issue is more with the fact that we shouldn't be subsidizing million dollar homes so they can have insurance. Apparently, according to some of the people here, oceanfront property in nj is inexpensive. That's b.s. of course.
Earthquakes/forest fires/tornadoes can happen over a HUGE area.(entire states!) So of course they should be covered. Their not building in some super high risk area. People who build multi-million dollar homes on stilts on the beach should not be getting bail outs from tax payers. Current law subsidizes their insurance. It shouldn't.
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FEMA operates under the department of homeland security, an extension of the patriot act, the brain-child of war criminals like GW Bush and **** Cheney. By association alone I don't trust FEMA. The resources preparedness act...check that one out if you want to have nightmares.
Aug 20, 2013, 12:25 PM #66
while i don't buy into your archy-esque hysteria, fema does suck.
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FEMA used to be a pretty good operation before it was absorbed by DHS. DHS grabbed a lot of FEMA's resources and never paid much attention to it or it's mission. They're too busy collecting emails and harassing journalists.
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Upshot is that we have lots of people and the places that are the nicest to live often have risk. Either we all cross cover each other through the gov't (FEMA, Cat fund, etc) or allow the private markets to do it through insurance. In all cases there is a transfer of risk and money that the beneficiaries will like and the others will not. And to be sustainable, it will have to be expensive because the risk is high and real. If the subsidy is removed, the rest of the coast will look like the Hamptons where only people who can afford to rebuild their houses or pay $30k+ per year in insurance can live. Population density will certainly go down which would be a pretty interesting process...
In terms of the high cost of coastal or prime mountain real estate, that is the much bigger issue of wealth dispersion which I am not going to touch. But the fact is that whatever your views on it, lower income people will be priced out of many areas that perhaps they used to be able to afford. Personally, I think it unfortunate but thats what our societal priorities are.
may Bill be the model for all future Hurricanes (with apologies to anyone in the Carrib who had their house wrecked and their insurance not pay for it or anyone else who finds this offensive...)


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Santa Clara County Board President George Shirakawa, under fire for thousands of dollars of questionable credit card spending of taxpayer money, on Tuesday called the reports of his alleged financial improprieties a "political lynching," and urged the public to essentially ignore the accusations against him.
"Much has been written in the past about my personal office's P-card usage, and I wanted to tell you ... don't let this be a distraction," he said in his first public comments about the purported misspending, directed to his four board colleagues at a regularly scheduled board meeting.
"I don't want you to be distracted by the political lynching that you read today and continue to read about in the print media."
The veteran politician's comments preceded a discussion by County Executive Jeff Smith about analysis of current policies and procedures related to use of P-cards, short for "Procurement Cards" that are issued to hundreds of county employees and a handful of elected county officials.
The county is expected to tighten those policies and penalties by next month in the aftermath of recent reports on Shirakawa's purported credit card abuses.
Outrage over Shirakawa's use of the county-issued credit card is growing, with some county residents publicly asking for his resignation. But supporters in his district have defended his tenure, calling the attacks unfair.
The credit card, which is meant to be used primarily for office supplies and travel expenses, has been used by Shirakawa to pay for at least 180 meals, often at pricey restaurants, in addition to charges he racked up at a Las Vegas-area golf course and casino and a flight upgrade that quadrupled the cost to taxpayers.
At Tuesday's meeting, Smith explained that audits of all five board members' cards as well as top county officials are under way and the results, as well as recommendations, will be discussed at a board meeting in December. He also said the county will study ways to strengthen policies for filing campaign contribution reports.
Shirakawa, who has stumbled recently in that arena as well, is under investigation by the state's political watchdog office and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office for failing to submit a series of campaign contribution reports from his 2008 run for office.
Supervisor Ken Yeager was particularly dogged in his questioning of Smith over exactly how any proposed changes would halt future abuse related to both the P-card -- which Yeager called "a lack of county oversight" -- and campaign contribution filings.
"We need to be very clear with the public about what we are looking at, and more importantly, what will change," said Yeager, who asked whether stricter penalties could be applied to anyone who disobeyed the rules.
Smith said the original oversight of the cards had been the purview of the county's finance department, but in 2003 it was decentralized and county department heads, and the board members' offices, began monitoring their own departments and office expenses.
Smith said one possibility could be reverting to having the finance department monitor the board's P-cards. Current penalties for P-card abuse by employees vary from repaying any inappropriate expenditure to having the card taken away from them.
Shirakawa stopped short of issuing any apology over his spending, saying only that "when all the reviews and inquiries are completed, you'll hear a little bit more from me."
Shirakawa pointed to his record of hard work in his district.
"I want you to understand that for 50 years I've been nurtured and raised and lived in peace in this community," he told the board. "For the past 20 years, I've served and I've worked hard with the community."
Nevertheless, Shirakawa -- who has refused to answer questions from this newspaper about his spending practices -- claimed he will "cooperate certainly with anyone who wants to review the public record and our expenditures" in his office.
Shirakawa then quickly changed the subject, saying his constituents aren't concerned about the "19-inch LCD HD-TV'' he purchased for his office in 2009, but the recent spate of violence and shootings that have occurred in the community.
"There has been an increase in violence, and residents are very concerned with that," Shirakawa repeated. "I say that because I don't want us to be distracted, with the work we have to do" on other important county matters.
But fellow board members seemed unwilling to let Shirakawa off the hook. Some pointedly said the reputation and public trust in the entire board is at stake because of Shirakawa's missteps, and they asked him to move quickly to explain the credit card discrepancies that have been reported in the media.
Supervisor Dave Cortese told the board that, rightly or wrongly, the characterization of Shirakawa's expenses have turned into a "siren" that is "blaring" in the community whose members are "demanding a response.''
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Thursday, March 14, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
About Karen Terrey
Karen Terrey teaches English and Creative Writing at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nev. She offers writing workshops in Truckee through her business Tangled Roots Writing, as well as serving as poetry editor for Quay, a literary arts journal. Some of her poems have been published in Moonshine Ink, Sierra Nevada Review, Autumn Sky, Word Riot, Rhino and Edge. She earned her Master's of Fine Arts from Goddard College and is the recipient of a Sierra Arts Endowment Grant in 2009 and a John Woods Scholarship to the Prague Summer Program. To learn more about Karen's efforts to build literary community in Lake Tahoe, see Tangled Roots Writing on Facebook. Call Karen A. Terrey to talk about your goals, at 530-386-3901 to sign up.