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David Irving, Hitler and Holocaust Denial: Electronic Edition, by Richard J. EvansTable of Contents
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(F) Misconstrual of books that directly contradict Irving's arguments: the Goebbels diary
1. Irving suggests that Hitler distanced himself from Goebbels in the aftermath of the pogrom.131 This is very far from an accurate picture of the two men's relationship after 9/10 November 1938. As Irving well knows, on the day after the pogrom, on 10 November 1938, Hitler made a semi-public appearance with Goebbels in front of members of the German press. Goebbels was standing next to Hitler while the latter delivered his speech. Indeed, Irving actually prints a photograph of this evening in his book Goebbels: Mastermind of the 'Third Reich', with the caption: 'Hitler stands by Goebbels and delivers an impassioned speech to editors on the importance of propaganda to the tasks that lie ahead'.132 Hitler continued to give his personal support to Goebbels during the following days. He visited him on the afternoon of 15 November and according to Goebbels's diary was 'in a good mood. Sharply against the Jews. Approves my and our policy totally.'133
2. There is no reason to suppose, as Irving implies, that this entry was in some way an invention on Goebbels's part.134 Indeed, as Irving notes, Hitler demonstrated his approval of Goebbels by visiting the theatre with him and staying overnight and all the following day at the Goebbels home, talking with the Propaganda Minister and playing with the Goebbels children.135 All the while, Goebbels continued his antisemitic campaign in the newspapers, whose output he directed, with Hitler's explicit approval: 'The Führer', he noted in his diary entry for 24 November, 'is very satisfied with our anti-Jewish campaign in the press.'136
131. Irving, Goebbels, p. 280.
132. Ibid., plate section between pp. 332 and 333. Irving misdates the speech to 11 November. The speech made no reference to the pogrom. See W. Treue, 'Rede Hitlers vor der deutschen Presse (10. November 1938)', Vierteljahreshefte für Zeitgeschichte, Vol. 6 (1958), pp. 175-91, here pp. 175-6.
133. Entry for 17 November 1938, in Reuth (ed.), Joseph Goebbels: Tagebücher, Vol. 3 (1935-1939) (Munich, 1992), p. 1,287: 'gut in Stimmung. Scharf gegen die Juden. Billigt ganz meine und unsere Politik.
134. Irving, Goebbels, p. 282.
135. Ibid.; Reuth (ed.), Goebbels: Tagebücher, pp. 1,287-8, entry for 17 November.
136. Ibid., p. 1,289.


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Acts of Love: Parenthood
The Los Angeles Chapter held "Acts of Love: Parenthood," on November 4 that raised $100,000. Hosted at the Creative Artists Agency in Century City, California, the evening was a salute to Jason Katims. He is the executive producer of the NBC television show "Parenthood," who received the 2010 Acts of Love Awareness award for incorporating an autism story line into the series.
Performers included "Parenthood" cast members Max Burkholder, Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, and Craig T. Nelson, plus Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs), Stephen Tobolowsky (Glee), Lorraine Toussaint (Saving Grace) and Brian J. White (Men of a Certain Age), among others.
The event was attended by such personalities as Alyssa Milano, Matt Dallas, Maria Menunous, Jurnee Smollett, Milo Ventimiglia, and Autism Speaks National Board Member Holly Robinson Peete. One very special guest was a woman from Italy who loves "Parenthood" so much that she flew in from Europe just for one night to attend the show!
The audience was moved to laughter and tears about parenting—and the unique joys and challenges of having a child with autism—through music performed by John Doe, and readings from Erma Bombeck, Dana Carvey, Golda Meir, and Bill Cosby, along with several poignant essays written by parents of children with autism.
Many thanks to all who attended, and especially our major sponsors, Creative Artists Agency and NBC Universal Television.
November 9, 2010 at 4:51 pm
I love *Parenthood* so much and am so happy that it's bringing ASD to the forefront! The show is so well-written and honest… I hope more people will grow to understand the challenges that are faced in the ASD community.
November 12, 2010 at 11:05 am
I wanted to say thank you so much for creating "Parenthood", my husband and I look forward watching it every week. We have two children that live with Autism and we find that the show has opened a lot of peoples eyes. I also love the fact that the whole entire family is there for everyone, keep up the great writing!!!!!
November 12, 2010 at 1:49 pm
I love watching "Parenthood" and can never wait until Tuesday nights! I think that this show is very well written and the actor that plays Max is outstanding! This show does a great job showing the ups and downs of parenting a child with autism. I know many people that watch the show and it really shows them what we go through as parents – the everyday challenges and the celebrations!
November 12, 2010 at 2:28 pm
I am the parent of a 24 year old man on the autism spectrum named Danny, and I sat down to watch Parenthood with a fair degree of skepticism that they would get it right; I am writing to say the script and characters ring surprisingly true to me and it is a now a show that my whole family gathers around to watch religiously. I congratulate both the writers as well as actors along with Mr. Katims with helping to change both hearts as well as minds about our cherished children on the spectrum.
And I want to suggest a story line for Max! My son Danny is now a graduate student at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, living independently and enjoying a close circle of friends and mentors in Hollywood…he is using his strong visual skills to develop his considerable talent in film editing, and he has learned social skills through a painstaking process of hoisting himself up learning curves with help from typically developing people who he knows and loves; Danny couldn't be achieving what he is without a community of supporters who understand the unique challenges he faces as well as the talent and vantage point he has to offer.
Perhaps Max can walk in Danny's footsteps? Art sometimes imitates life!
Or maybe Max would like an assistance dog to help him better relate to those around him? Zeke seems to think so…
Warm regards,
Patty Dobbs Gross
Founder and Executive Director
North Star Foundation
We help children find their way.
November 13, 2010 at 12:36 pm
I am looking for support for grandparents…..Our ex daughter-in-law and our son have an autistic son…He is 11 years old and has been in school since he was 2…She met some guy online and took up with him, she said that our grandson understood, he was 4 at the time….He spent the night with us last night and wanted to know why his mommy and daddy weren't together now as they were with his older brother…His mom had a baby on Friday and our grandson is so very confused, I'd just like to know how badly it would hurt him to be told the truth, I'm certain, he'd understand most of it, OR doesn't he need counseling??? He's not as bad as some children/adults with autism… He is a very smart child with…When she did all of this he did regress, then she has moved several times and again he regressed, he went all the way back to barney, then tele-tubbie, then blues Clues, it was like that every time, and our son hangs onto her every word about this…I wish someone could tell us what to do….We just show him all the love we're allowed to…We're open to any suggestions, Thank You for all the articles, they do tend to help when I read them
November 14, 2010 at 10:26 am
Hi Martina,
There is no way I can fully address your concerns online but I believe you are asking for help defining your role in your precious grandchild's life. His autism makes him vulnerable to environmental pressures and insults in any case, and you care deeply that his journey to adulthood is as smooth as you can now make it for him with your limited power afforded by a grandparent status (but unlimited amount of grandparent love.)
Just understanding him today and how he feels and communicates his feelings to you is a powerful way to start; for any of us, typically developing or not, this is at the very heart of who we are to do this…
Explaining in brief, nonjudgemental terms the reality of his past as well as current situation will perhaps fill in the gaps of his understanding of the social side of rather complicated relationships, and both the good as well as the ugly should be explained here…when these gaps of knowledge are properly filled in with the concrete of fact, undue anxiety can be avoided stemming from mistaken thought that he is at fault or at risk in some way in situations beyond his control. Remember, he has a socially naive imagination no matter how smart he is intellectually. Developing coping skills is the name of the game here, and allow him to create these coping mechanisms for himself and do not judge him for his selection…being on the autism spectrum means celebrating a unique set of both talents as well as needs.
Think of yourself as a type of buffer; be sure his school protects him from bullying as he gets older. See if you can attend his IEP meetings if your son or ex daughter-in-law cannot make them and be sure to stress this important protective measure for him to keep his learning environment calm and conducive to learning as he gets older…and be sure they get him hooked up with the latest technology for children with autism that they now have online!
Allow him to regress upon occasion to an earlier language he had for his emotions when he is with you, but gently encourage him to communicate in a more sophisticated manner, such as talking about his feelings directly to you (this is apt to happen when your grandson is most comfortable and happy.) Don't push things here, but think of these moments as if a butterfly is landing on your shoulder and keep as still and attentive as you can to hear what he is struggling to tell you. Respect should be at the cornerstone of all your communication with him to keep him moving forward in his ability to develop social skills and emotional resiliency.
Being there for him anytime you can for the rest of his childhood and providing stability for him is the best commitment you could make for him today. Be his sounding board as well as safe retreat for him to help him through the thick and thin of his childhood, and you will be rewarded by a relationship of richness beyond measure!
Kind regards,
Patty Dobbs Gross
Executive Director
North Star Foundation
We help children find their way.
Best of luck
November 16, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I am a divorced mom of a very handsome lovable almost 10 year old son with highly functional autism-pdd-nos,a hole in his heart, mitral reguration and astma.He misses alot of school and is in the 3rd grade on 1st grade level, he was spending most of his school time in a smaller class setting but they took that away and said he just needs to spend more time in the natural settings ,but it has set his learning back alot.they also changed his IEP date twice .His regular teacher thinks he needs more time in the smaller settings but doesn't know what I should do.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I get very little tv time what channel & time on Dish network does your show come on I would love to see it.
November 18, 2010 at 10:39 am
Hi Charlotte,
Well, as a mom of a child with autism, I would say you should call a new IEP and tell the group his new placement is not appropriate for your son based on performance they can and should be measuring…remember, they owe you an appropriate education, and even if this means a more, not less, restrictive setting, whatever works best for your son is the way you should go…
Kind regards,
December 3, 2010 at 7:17 am
We are the parents of two children with Autism. The show Parenthood has been a tremendous blessing to us. We just wanted to pass on our gratitude for portraying Aspergers (from both the child and family perspective) with such respect and dignity. Well done and thank you!!
April 19, 2011 at 10:57 pm
I do not have a child on the Spectrum, but I am a therapist that specializes in working with them. I love that the show is bringing the issue to the forefront, but I believe it is not doing a good job of portraying all the assitance that there is for children. I want the Braverman's to begin to really address all of Max's behavioral problems, by first learning to not reward his bad behaviors. In the episode that aired on 4/19/2011, Adam and Christina rewarded Max with his tirade at the hospital by allowing him to leave and then giving him what he wanted despite his inappropriate behavior. All children need parents to tell them what the limits are, and children on the spectrum need their parents to be even firmer because they will continuously push the boundaries.
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The board of directors of the Red, White & Blue Fire District appointed Jim Brook of Breckenridge to the board, replacing Jim Keating, who resigned to become the interim fire chief. Brook was sworn in at their regularly scheduled board meeting on Dec. 5.Keating moved to Breckenridge in 2001. Having grown up in the mountains of Winnipeg, he has been skiing for most of his life. He and his wife, Laura Leigh, whom he met in college, have three children; two of whom live in Colorado. Much of Brook's professional background includes service in public utilities, which, as he says, "have a lot of parallels to the fire service." He has extensive experience in acquisitions and mergers, which, he thinks, will benefit the board and the community as a whole. "As a board member, I will be able to bring what is relevant from my past experiences to my service at Red, White & Blue," he said. "This fresh perspective will allow us, as the board of directors, to continue to be able to objectively assess information to make informed and well-thought decisions that consider the community we serve." Brook is no stranger to community involvement, serving on the board of directors at the Highlands of Breckenridge for the past five years, the last four of them as president; he also volunteers at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church as a member of the vestry, and as the president-elect of the Rotary Club of Summit County. Brook sees the role of the board of directors as a "strong team of people with varied and complementary skills who work well together to the benefit of the community."
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A random act of kindness
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I am writing this letter at the request of my parents, Harrell and Eloise Cade.
They were having lunch at IHOP on Jan. 10 and became engaged in conversation with a young couple.
The man's wife was admiring my mom's hat and asked about the fleur-de-lis logo.
My mom explained about the logo and how it is associated with the New Orleans Saints.
She told them that my dad's hat was more interesting because the cap identified him as a World War II veteran of Iwo Jima.
The man was very interested in this and began talking with dad at length about his service in the Navy during World War II.
My parents noticed that the young man was wearing a camouflage military cap and wondered if the couple were here on leave and visiting family for the holidays.
After the couple left the restaurant, my mom and dad asked for their bill, and the waitress told them that the couple with whom they were talking had paid it.
My parents didn't get their names and are hoping that somehow this letter will reach them. My parents wish to thank them for their random act of kindness.
What a blessing it is to know that there are still those who are able to touch others by such a simple act of generosity.
On behalf of Harrell and Eloise Cade, we thank you!
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China Investment In Africa And The Risks Of Savage Capitalism
From World Crunch
By Han Wei
China's investment in Africa has evolved from its original purpose of aid and assistance to a much more market-oriented economic approach. And now, it is changing again: beyond the large state-owned enterprises, an increasing number of private Chinese companiesare also doing business on the continent.
As Chinese firms get involved more deeply and more broadly in Africa's economic activities, the challenges regarding its market conditions, laws and regulations, and community relations are becoming increasingly evident. Companies with strong adaptability tend to perform better than those that are slow to adjust to the changing business landscape.
At the same time, some Chinese firms' approach is to take advantage of African countries' weak political systems, manipulating the conditions to suit themselves and becoming bad examples of foreign investment to locals.
Zhang Jianping, director of the International Cooperation Office of the National Development and Reform Commission's Foreign Economic Research Institute, said Chinese firms entering Africa had lots of homework to do, especially in assessing "non-economic risk."
However, "up to now, whether at the governmental, entrepreneurial or academic level, China still largely lacks studies and guidelines of African countries' market conditions and risks," Zhang said.
The Ministry of Commerce said that in 2011 trade between China and Africa reached a record US$ 166.3 billion. Meanwhile, China's investments in Africa reached US$ 14.7 billion in 2011, up from less than US$ 100 million in 2003. In 2009, China became Africa's largest trade and investment partner.
"As a critical source of energy and mineral resources, Africa has strategic significance," Zhang said. "China is an important global manufacturing center. This position will be maintained for a considerable period of time, which means that it requires a sustainable energy source."
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7 Vitamins That'll Make You Look Younger
These anti-aging skin care tips will help you eat and drink years off
Despite Vitamin C's notoriety for boosting our immune systems, what you might not know is that it's also involved in collagen production and helps protect skin cells from sun damage, says Bauer.
Where it's found:
Bell peppers (any color)
Citrus fruits like pineapples, lemons, limes, oranges, etc.
How much you need:
Did you know that bell peppers are packed with 280 mg of Vitamin C, whereas oranges (the poster child of this vitamin) only contain 90 mg? While you need at least 100 mg of Vitamin C daily, Bauer says there's not really a set daily amount that you should eat, so she suggests that you go out of your way to eat two of the aforementioned fruits and/or veggies per day.
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The variety of fruits and veg to choose from helps.
by Candice11 Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 02:06AM Report as inappropriate
I can't underestimate the importance of water in your diet; many dermatologists say that you should be drinking the number of ounces equal to half of your body weight. Shocked? I was. But I've greatly increased my water intake. My skin looks far better and I'm losing weight without trying!
by GigiSD Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 08:27AM Report as inappropriate
great need to add this to my diet
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I see a few I may need to add
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These are great tips. I already drink plenty of green tea and eat almonds, fruits and veggies and I can see a difference in my complexion when I don't consume these as often as I should.
by kallgood Monday, November 5, 2012 at 07:33PM Report as inappropriate
I take a lot of these, but don't necessarily feel that I look younger for it. I do it for the health benefits though!
by Chris213 Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 04:34AM Report as inappropriate
Good tips. I take tons of vitamins, as the US RDA recommendations are insufficient. Especially for women.
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Thanks for these tips!
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I agree with the advice for the vitamin C. Good article.
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Great info! When I eat more E and C, my skin really shows a difference after a couple of weeks. (Much brighter and more "awake" looking.)
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I have a verizon Fios router and there is no option for UPNP. My PS3 has UPNP enable.
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South Tahoe and Whittell basketball players had a season of hard work campaigning for them when the All-League vote rolled around this year.
"Typically, I attend these meetings with stats in hand to make an argument for one or two of our team's best players," South Tahoe coach Chris Proctor said. "What was great about this year was that a lot of the other coaches suggested that these Tahoe players deserved recognition."
The All-League awards were voted on by coaches of the mixed-division Mount Rose League, which includes Division III and Division I-A schools around the lake, plus Sparks. The coaches determined a separate first team for the two divisions, while the two divisions were combined for the second team and honorable mention selections.
A combined 12 players from both high schools made the All-League cut when the roster was released this week. Three players from both South Tahoe and three from Whittell earned first team honors.
Seven South Tahoe players made the Northern Division I-A roster, the most Proctor has seen in his six seasons with the Vikings.
Brandon Cramer, Cale Backinger and John Cefalu were named to first team. Kyante Wilson and Hayden Bronken earned second team status, and Justin Espiritu and Jason Rogers picked up honorable mentions.
Five Whittell players made the Northern Division III roster, among them was freshman Palmer Chaplin who got the first team nod.
Garrett Bronken, Austin Neil and Chaplin were all named first team. While Bryce Bronken earned second team, and Mark Waite grabbed an honorable mention.
The Warriors also posted their first winning season in more than seven years.
"No one expected too much from us, and yet we were competitive every time we were on the floor," Whittell coach Phil Bryant said.
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Cramer led the Vikings, averaging 12.2 points a game, 317 total for the season. He also threw 72 percent from the line.
"Every coach hopes for at least one of him on their team each year," Proctor said.
"He has always stood out to me as a leader, but this year I think he took it to a higher level demonstrating grit and toughness when it was most needed."
In the boy's quarterfinal game against Fallon, Cramer willed the Vikings into the next round of playoffs with a 12-point fourth quarter.
Backinger backed Cramer up. He averaged 9.8 points a game, 195 total, shot 45 percent from the field and had 80 rebounds.
"This year the other coaches felt he was a shoe-in for first team based on how they all spent time preparing for him," Proctor said. "They were also appreciative of his serious attempt to control his emotions during the games (even though they admitted it was their game plan to get him frustrated)."
Cefalu's first team selection was based on more than just numbers.
"We knew how important John was to the team all season, but it became quite apparent at Incline. He is the prototypical "glue" player...keeping it all together for the rest of us," Proctor said. "There should be some type of stat category that would objectify this type of player, but luckily the other coaches understood how important he was to our success and decided to recognize him for it."
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Garrett Bronken was the calm and dependable engine behind the Warriors this season, and contributed more than nearly 10 points a game suggests.
"Garrett's selection to first team All-League was based on his leadership and his heart," Bryant said. "He can score, defend, and most importantly, he was a positive influence on all his teammates."
Neil was the Warriors top scorer, averaging nearly 20 points a game.
"When he's on, he is as good a scorer as anyone," Bryant said. "His expectations of himself are very high, and he would sometimes let his frustrations carry over to teammates."
But Neil grew up quite a bit on the court this season, Bryant said, and his offensive contribution was a big part of Whittell's winning season.
Chaplin emerged as one of the Warriors best 3-point snipers this season. He posted five 3-pointers in Whittell's playoff game alone. The freshman hit game-winning pressure shots and played beyond his years.
"He was our second leading scorer in league and made tremendous strides as a point guard throughout the year. There is always a great deal of pressure on a point guard and it just increases when you are a freshman. Expectations are high and he delivered," Bryant said.
There is no doubt the freshman will be a big part of Whittell's future.
"He is a confident, dedicated player who has high aspirations to go on to the next level. There is no doubt he will make it," Bryant said.


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MUST END Thursday, January 17th!
Digital presentation - Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant) travels by limousine around Paris to a series of nine "appointments," transforming into new characters or incarnations at each stop. Fetched in the morning by Céline (Edith Scob, Eyes Without a Face), his trusty chauffeur on this surreal journey, Oscar begins the day as a captain of industry. Then he becomes a gypsy crone, begging for spare change on a bridge over the Seine. Inside a digital production facility, he's a ninja warrior transformed by cutting-edge technology into a reptilian sex god. Next he's a gibberish-spewing troglodyte who kidnaps a fashion model from a photo shoot in Père Lachaise cemetery. Then he's the melancholy father of a teenage daughter, followed by a shadowy assassin sent to kill his own doppelgänger, and finally a thwarted lover revisiting a flame from his past next to the Pont-Neuf. Monster movie, film noir, romantic drama, musical, crime thriller, futuristic sex fantasia... Holy Motors is a ravishing, shape-shifting, fever dream of becoming, unraveling and starting all over again. Co-starring Kylie Minogue, Eva Mendes and Michel Piccoli. Written and directed by Leos Carax (Pola X, Lovers on the Bridge).
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Children in Carpools Often Go Without Booster Seats
Jan. 30, 2012 -- Parents often skip using booster seats when carpooling with preschoolers or young school-age children, increasing the risk of serious injury in a crash, a new study shows.
"I think it's a complex issue of convenience, expectations, and peer pressure," says researcher Michelle Macy, MD, a pediatrician at the University of Michigan. Macy and her co-authors of the study say theirs is the first study to explore issues related to carpooling and booster seat use among parents of 4- to 8-year-olds.
Macy and her co-authors conducted a national, web-based survey of U.S. parents in January 2010. They asked parents 12 questions about booster seats and carpooling. The researchers based their findings on responses from almost 700 parents of children in the 4- to 8-year-old age group.
Overall, about three-quarters of parents said their child uses a car safety seat.
More Carpoolers Need to Put Kids in Booster Seats
In Macy's study, about two-thirds of the parents said they carpool. Those parents were significantly more likely to report that their child uses a safety seat in accordance with their state law.
And nearly two-thirds of parents of child safety seat users reported always using booster seats for the children of others, compared to only about a quarter of parents whose children use a seat belt.
But only half of parents who report using a safety seat always have their child use one when riding in their car if their friends don't have boosters -- and 1 in 5 parents don't always ask other drivers to use a booster seat for their child.
If possible, Macy suggests, stow a spare booster seat in the trunk of your car. Or for about $40, you could buy an inflatable booster seat that, when deflated, can fit into a backpack.
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Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that children use a booster seat from the time they outgrow their forward-facing car seat until they're 4 feet, 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years old. With shorter children, Macy says, the shoulder belt might not hit the middle of the collarbone, spurring them to put it under their arm or behind their back.


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VAIL - The Winter Mountain Games presented by Eddie Bauer returns to Vail February 8-10 for its second year, building on the success of its inaugural year with an additional night of free music added to its Bud Light Mountains of Music entertainment lineup.
As part of the Mountain Games' celebration of winter mountain lifestyle and adventure sports, free entertainment will kick off on Feb. 7, with Ana Sia and Kraddy at Thursday night's kickoff party at Checkpoint Charlie, starting at 7:30 p.m. One of the west coast's most celebrated DJs, San Francisco Bay Area-based Ana Sia is known for not only energizing the dance floor, but consistently breaking new sounds from all over the world. Ana Sia has gone from rocking house parties to huge festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival and others by stylistically staying two steps ahead of the game.
She will be joined on Feb. 7 by Kraddy, a Los Angeles-based electronic-music producer known for bringing an undiluted sound of the underground to new audiences. From his work as a founding member of the infamous Glitch Mob to his groundbreaking solo work, Kraddy (born Matthew Kratz) has always been known for shattering genre conventions while moving crowds everywhere from Red Rocks to L.A.'s famed Low End Theory club.
"The Winter Mountain Games presented by Eddie Bauer are an extension of our longer-lived summer mountain games, and we're excited to bring the Winter Mountain Games into its second and biggest year yet," said Michael Imhof, senior vice president of sales and operations for the Vail Valley Foundation. "By kicking things off on Thursday night this year, we hope to add even more excitement and entertainment for our locals and guests participating in the event."
Colorado favorite the Flobots will hit the Checkpoint Charlie stage Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Known best for its catchy hits like "Handlebars," the band is made up of visionary emcees who join forces with a groove-fusing rhythm section and classically trained violist for a sound that explores and expands the frontiers of live hip-hop. Progressive in both style and message, the band's ability to drop from symphonic rock-infused crescendos into stripped-down string-laden breakbeats has earned Flobots a reputation for both originality and authenticity.
Headlining the weekend on Feb. 9 night at 7:30 p.m. at Gold Peak will be John Brown's Body with its unique reggae sound. Incorporating dub, drum and bass, dancehall, hip hop and other musical explorations, the eight-piece band's explosive live show boasts super heavy rhythms, a three-piece horn section and air-tight drum and bass.
The Winter Mountain Games will include an interactive expo area and a dozen winter sport competitions in Nordic skiing, ice climbing, snowshoe racing, snow biking, ski mountaineering, telemark skiing and more. Highlights of the 2013 include head-to-head ice climbing competitions, the country's largest ski mountaineering race, on-snow mountain bike races, and a big air competition with bikers and telemark skiers flying simultaneously off huge snow jumps. All competitions feature pro and amateur divisions.
Registration for the 2013 Winter Mountain Games is available online at http://www.mountaingames.com/winter/register.aspx. Follow @MountainGames on Twitter and Mountain Games on Facebook for updates and additions.


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TRC Bldg., Rm 102
Faculty Website
Professor of Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering – M.I.T., 1989
M.S., Environmental Engineering – The George Washington University, 1983
B.S., Environmental Sciences – University of Virginia, 1976
Professional Interests
Our interest is in developing an end-to-end system of field-deployed sensors and fully coupled groundwater-surface water mathematical models to quantify and predict the urban hydrologic cycle and coupled biogeochemical cycles from neighborhood to regional scales. Our goal is to be able to assimilate sensor data into hydrologic and water quality models in near-real time for predicting flow paths, fluxes and stores of water and chemicals on land surfaces and in the subsurface. We work in collaboration with the NSF Baltimore Ecosystem Study Long-Term Ecological Research Site and the USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center. While methods are being developed using place-based research in Baltimore area, the methods are widely applicable to other urban areas.
Bhasker, A. S. and C. Welty. 2012. Water Balances along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient of Metropolitan Baltimore, 2001-2009. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience.
VerHoef, J., C. Welty, J. Miller, M. Grese, M. P. McGuire, R. Sanderson, S. Kaushal, and A.J. Miller. 2011. Preliminary Assessment of Real-Time Sensor Deployment in Baltimore Urban Watersheds. CUERE Technical Report 2011/001. UMBC, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, Baltimore, MD.
Sivirichi, G., S. Kaushal, P.M. Mayer, C. Welty, K. Belt, T. A. Newcomer, K. M. Delaney, M.M. Grese. 2010. Longitudinal variability in streamwater chemistry and carbon and nitrogen fluxes in restored and degraded urban stream networks. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, DOI: 10.1039/c0em00055h.
Runyan, C. and C. Welty. 2010. Use of the White Method to Estimate Evapotranspiration along an Urban Riparian Corridor. UMBC/CUERE Technical Report 2010/001. University of Maryland Baltimore County, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, Baltimore, MD.
Kaushal, S., M. Pace, P. Groffman, L. Band, K. Belt, P. Mayer, C. Welty. 2010. Land Use and Climate Variability Amplify Contaminant Pulses. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 91(25):221-222, 22 June 2010.
Ryan, R.J., P.C. Larson, and C. Welty. 2010. The Logistics and Mechanics of Conducting Tracer Injection Experiments in Urban Streams. Urban Ecosystems, DOI 10.1007/s11252-010-0144-5.
Ryan, R.J., C. Welty, and P.L. Larson. 2010. Variation in Surface Water-Groundwater Exchange in an Urban Stream. Journal of Hydrology, 392: 1ñ11. doi 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.06.004.
Fraley, L. M., A. J. Miller, and C. Welty. 2009. Contribution of In-Channel Processes to Sediment Yield of an Urbanizing Watershed. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00320.x.
National Research Council, Committee on Reducing Stormwater Contributions to Water Pollution, 2009. Urban Stormwater Management in the United States. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Maxwell, R.M., C. Welty, and R.W. Harvey. 2007. Revisiting the Cape Cod Bacteria Injection Experiment Using a Stochastic Modeling Approach. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41, 5548-5558.


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Public Lecture by Dr. William Hitchcock, Professor of History, Temple University.
Thursday, February 4, 2010, 6:00pm
Loyola-Notre Dame Library
Lower Level Auditorium
A brief reception will precede the lecture at 5:30pm outside the Auditorium.
This lecture is co-sponsored by Loyola University's Phi Beta Kappa Chapter - Epsilon of Maryland, the Department of History, Loyola College Dean's Office and the Center for Humanities.


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MONTE SERENO -- An Alameda woman has been charged as an accessory to the home-invasion slaying of a multimillionaire businessman at his mansion last month, an episode that rocked a secluded community that went decades without experiencing a murder.
Raven Chanel Dixon, 22, was arrested Tuesday in Mountain View on suspicion of furnishing a controlled substance and soliciting for prostitution. While in custody for those allegations, she was charged with being an accessory to homicide with a gang enhancement in the Nov. 30 killing of Ravi Kumra, a venture capitalist who at one time owned the historic Mountain Winery.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, which announced the charges Friday, declined to provide further details about the accessory charge, including the source of the gang enhancement. Dixon was arraigned Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, and a judge ordered her jailed on $1 million bail.
Dixon's arrest raised more questions than it answered. Authorities have yet to say how Kumra was killed or give a possible motive.
They did not disclose how Dixon and Kumra knew each other. But sources told the Mercury News that they had been acquainted for several years. Also unclear is any connection with an undisclosed suspect depicted in a police sketch released a few days after the killing.
Attorney John Ambrosio, who was retained by Dixon's family shortly before the Friday hearing, said he only had a few minutes to talk with his client and urged the public to withhold judgment.
"A lot of the facts are not in yet," Ambrosio said outside San Jose's Hall of Justice. "(Dixon) got pulled out of the street and put in jail. She hasn't been told anything."
Ambrosio called the homicide-related charge against Dixon "out of the blue," and that her bail was "disproportionately high" for a "single mom struggling to get by."
Sandra Mitchell, Dixon's mother, said in a brief interview that her family was committed to getting to the bottom of the charge and is hoping for the best. She said her daughter had attended college until this year.
"To see her in chains, it's hard for a family," Mitchell said. "She's scared like anyone would be."
Court documents filed by prosecutors detail Dixon's Dec. 18 arrest, which occurred after she allegedly offered an undercover officer sexual services for $600 and cocaine for $50. The documents also say after her arrest, Dixon admitted to having worked as a prostitute for six years. She has not been charged in connection with these allegations.
Additionally, the District Attorney's Office sought high bail out of concern about illicitly earned cash, and prosecutors have requested the right to examine the source of any money posted on behalf of Dixon.
The homicide-related charge was announced the same day Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police responded to media inquiries by stating their belief that Kumra's death was "most likely not a random act."
"The department recognizes that the nature of the investigation has required that only very limited information can be provided to the public about the crime to protect the integrity of the investigation, and the department is sensitive to these concerns," police said in a statement.
On the night of the killing, Ravi Kumra's wife, Harinder, told a 911 dispatcher just after 1:30 a.m. that intruders had ransacked her home, and she had been beaten. When police arrived, they found her husband dead on the floor.
She didn't recognize the assailants, she told police. But she said there may have been three or four.
Kumra, 66, had owned many businesses over the years but was best known in the community for owning the Mountain Winery on Pierce Road in the 1990s, a scenic winery built by vintner Paul Masson that for decades has been a popular concert venue. Before selling it in 1999, he had considered subdividing part of it to build an estate for his family.
Kumra owned Western Cellular Management, which lists its business address as the family home on Withey Road, its number of employees as two and its annual revenue as $2.5 million.
Anyone with information about the case can contact Sgt. Mike D'Antonio of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department at 408-827-3219 or 408-354-6843 after business hours.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869.


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Tallahassee, Florida- August 28, 2012
Isaac became a hurricane shortly after noon today. The storm is expected to make landfall in Louisiana overnight and leave Florida mostly unscathed. Governor Rick Scott continues to track Isaac even as it veers west of Florida.
Waiting on orders, these Red Cross trucks from all over the country are idle for now, as volunteers wait for Hurricane Isaac to strike.
"These vehicles we use for mobile feeding for hot meals and bulk distribution," said Becky Maxwell, a Red Cross Feeding Manager.
Florida may have dodged a bullet. Isaac threatened to wreak havoc on Tampa during the Republican National Convention, before tracking west. Tuesday afternoon, the storm was upgraded to hurricane status.
Isaac ruined Governor Rick Scott's convention plans. Scott was supposed to speak Monday night, but party leaders held a quick gavel and go session to protect delegates from dangerous travel conditions.
From the Emergency Operation Center Tuesday Scott told reporters he made the right decision.
"The most important thing right now is to keep everybody that lives in our state, everybody whose visiting our state safe and that's what everybody up here is doing, including me," said Scott.
While Isaac strengthens, its path continues to veer past Florida, but elements of the storm will still impact the state.
"This afternoon we will have tropical storm force winds through tonight. The concern is flash floods, inland flooding, storm surge; we're going to get rain," said Scott.
Palm Beach is experiencing the worst flooding it's seen in the past 100 years and statewide rain continues to fall, including areas still reeling from damage left by Tropical Storm Debby.
Scott also toured the FEMA Joint Field Office in Tallahassee this afternoon and was briefed on recovery efforts for Florida counties hit by Tropical Storm Debby.
Tallahassee, Florida- August 28, 2012
On Saturday, Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in Florida. Ever since he's given news conferences updating residents on Isaac's activities.
The governor is expected to give another briefing regarding the latest from Isaac and plans for the entire state. And the governor is looking toward the future already.
He's expected to assure visitors and tourists that Florida is and will be open for business and the weather will be great for the upcoming Labor Day weekend.
These comments come while recovery efforts are still underway for flooding that occurred earlier this week in south Florida. The panhandle, is bracing for what is expected to be less rain than originally forecasted.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency still is taking claims from Debby earlier this summer. In fact a week from today marks the last time flood vicitms can make calims for federal aid. Something the governor has been briefed on


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Next Week's Tape: Chase for 14000 Gets Real
This week's news that the U.S. economy slightly contracted in the fourth quarter was a huge surprise. Next week will offer news on how productivity performed in a quarter where growth basically stalled.
Of course, next week may also offer a new DJIA record. After Friday's rally, the Dow sits just about 150 points away from its 2007 record high, and the surge to a new record will very likely preoccupy much of the market's attention.
On the data-front, productivity is an important building block for rising profits and living standards. The stall in output growth last quarter sets productivity up for a fall, say economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.
The median forecast of economists surveyed is that output per hour worked declined at a 1.6% annual rate last quarter, after growing 2.9% in the third.
With productivity declining, unit labor costs are projected to have increased 3.2%, more than reversing the 1.9% drop in the third quarter. The Labor Department will release the report Thursday.
But earnings season isn't over, either. While there aren't as many high-profile names on the docket, the calendar is still heavy Yum Brands, LinkedIn Zynga, Humana, ADM Disney, CVS Time Warner, and Sprint all report earnings.
On Friday, the Commerce Department will report the December trade deficit. The median forecast calls for the trade gap to shrink to $45.4 billion from $48.8 billion in November.
Overseas, traders will be paying close attention to the ECB's monthly policy statement on Thursday for any mention of the euro, which has rallied more than 3% against the dollar since the start of the year. Investors have become increasingly optimistic about credit conditions in the euro zone, especially as the likelihood of catastrophic events like a Greek exit get priced out.
MarketWatch's Kate Gibson stopped by the Markets Hub this morning to preview next week:
Here's your clip-and-save data calendar:
10:00 a.m. ET: December Factory Orders: seen: +2.2%; last: unchanged
Anadarko, Clorox, Gannett Hartford Financial, Humana, Yum
10:00 a.m.: January ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI: seen: 55.0; last: 55.7
Aflac, Allergan Arch Coal, ADM, ADP Becton Dickinson Cardinal Health, Chipolte, CME, Eaton Estee Lauder Expedia, Kellogg, NYSE, Panera, Sirius XM, Take-Two, Toyota, Walt Disney, Zynga
Nothing of note.
Akamai, Allstate American Electric Power Con-Way Coventry Health, Cummins, CVS, Fifth Street GlaxoSmithKline, Green Mountain IAC/Interactive, IntercontinentalExchange, Lincoln National Marathon Oil News Corp Prudential Financial, Ralph Lauren, Tesoro, Time Warner, Visa, Yelp
8:30 a.m.: Weekly Jobless Claims: seen: 360,000; last: 368,000
8:30: Fourth-Quarter Productivity (1st Read): seen: -1.6%; last: +2.9%
8:30: Fourth-Quarter Unit Labor Costs (1st Read): seen: +3.2%; last: -1.9%
3:00 p.m.: December Consumer Credit: seen: +$12.0 billion; last: +$16.05 billion
Activision Blizzard, Cigna Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coinstar, Exelon Hasbro KKR, Levi Strauss, LinkedIn, Mack-Cali, McClatchy Monster Worldwide, New York Times, Philip Morris, Scripps Networks, Sprint Nextel,
8:30: December US Trade Deficit: seen: $45.4 billion; last: $48.7 billion
10:00: December Wholesale Inventories: seen: +0.5%; last: +0.6%
AOL, Apollo Global, CBOE Entergy, Louisiana Pacific Moody's
– Nicole Hong contributed to this post
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.


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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:15 am
Post subject: Growth Scans
Morning ladies,
Not sure if this is anything to worry about but I'm 32 + 4 weeks pregnant and have been sent for extra growth scans as I'm quite small in frame.
I had one yesterday and they have said the baby is growing fine, but on the print out for my notes that the ultra sound technician gave me it said estimated fetal weight just over 2 lbs.
Does this seem quite small at this stage in pregnancy?
I know the reason for the growth scans was because they suspected that I would have a low weight baby but they seem to be telling me that everythings fine and then when I saw that it made me worry that the baby isn't putting on the amount of weight it should do.
Any suggestions on what I should do? Call my midwife maybe?
Thanks girls
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I dont know if that is a normal amount but if you are concerned speak to your midwife. My daughter was 6lb 4 at birth and is perfectly healthy, I know other people who have had healthy 5lb babies too, so a low birth weight doesnt necesarily mean an unhealthy baby.
Good luck
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Thanks for your replies girls.
I'm going to try not to worry about it now and maybe just ask my midwife when I see her on the 16th, I've also got another scan at 36 weeks so hopefully by then the weight will be piling on!
I was expecting a 5 or 6lb LO anyway because of my height/weight etc.
As long as they're healthy thats all you can ask for isn't it!
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you still have almost 6 weeks to go you will be supprised at how much it will grow in the last few weeks. my friend was scanned a lot in the last few months as they said it was small she was born 7lb. most of the growing is done in the last trimester sorry spelt wrong.
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Criminal checks sought for jurors in Bulger case
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DART board committee gives preliminary OK to health benefits for domestic partners
A Dallas Area Rapid Transit board committee approved Tuesday a plan to give employee health benefits to domestic partners, including gay and lesbian couples, and their children.
DART's Administrative Committee OK'd the measure — which could impact upwards of 200 people, counting agency employees and their family members — after months of briefings, discussions and delayed votes.
The proposed policy, which could cost DART as much as $734,849 annually, must still receive final approval from DART's full board likely at a meeting to be held next month. If passed, the measure would go into effect in January 2014.
It appeared for a moment Tuesday that the measure might not receive preliminary approval, even though DART staff provided committee members with several options that covered a range of costs and benefits.
One option extended the health benefits to only same-sex domestic partners and their children. Another gave the benefits to both same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners. And a third also allowed coverage of one additional relative under special circumstances.
Or the committee could've done none of the above.
There wasn't much discussion among committee members, although board member Randall Chrisman noted that rising health care costs have been one of DART's biggest challenges. He asked whether the time was right to pursue such a policy.
"Are we on the cutting edge or are we beyond the cutting edge?" he asked.
Michael Muhammad, DART's vice president of diversity and innovative services, replied, "It's not required."
After committee members went into executive session for 15-20 minutes, board member Claude Williams made a motion to vote on the most expansive option. But he failed to receive a second.
Committee chairmen Jerry Christian started to suggest that the topic be tabled until another meeting, but then Pamela Dunlop Gates moved for a vote on giving health benefits to both same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners and their children.
The motion passed 5-2. Gates, Williams, Christian, Richard Carrizales and William Tsao voted for it, while Chrisman and Gary Slagel voted against.
Please see after the jump to look at the DART briefing presentation on the topic.


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"In response to the allegations that both the
Secretary of State and I received last week, our two offices held a meeting to
discuss our plan of action to investigate voter fraud allegations and to ensure
a comprehensive and unified response," said Attorney General Strange.
"We take all allegations of voter fraud seriously. The right to vote is a
sacred, fundamental civil right and the foundation of our democracy. The
integrity of our elections process must be protected."
In 2008, Secretary of State Chapman's office created a
Voter Fraud Unit dedicated to dealing with reports of voter fraud. The unit is
comprised of attorneys and elections staff members trained to receive and
process voter fraud complaints. A website established by the Secretary of State
provides a form for reporting complaints that are then reviewed by the Voter
Fraud Unit and forwarded to the Attorney General.
Secretary of State Chapman stated: "Honest elections
are crucial to protecting, preserving, and participating in democracy. I have
pledged to the people of Alabama that there is no more important duty of my
office of Secretary of State than ensuring honest elections. The names of
people making voter fraud complaints to our office will not be disclosed to the
public, so as to encourage those with legitimate claims of voter fraud to come
forward without threat of retribution or fear for their personal safety."
Citizens have multiple options when reporting voter
You may file your allegation online:
If you would prefer to send your allegation via postal
mail, it may be sent to the address below.
Mailing Address:
Secretary of State Beth ChapmanVoter Fraud Unit P.O. Box 5616 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5616
Secretary of State Beth Chapman
Voter Fraud Unit
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5616
For more information on reporting voter fraud in Alabama
go to http://www.stopvoterfraudnow.com
For more information on the election process in Alabama
go to http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2012/2012voterguide.pdf


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My good friend Alma and I didn't meet until college although we were born a few months apart at the same hospital – maybe even in the same hospital bed – in the border city of Laredo, Texas. Her family moved to Freeport, near Houston, when she was four months old and I grew up in a speck of a town not far from Laredo. Every year, Alma's family , like so many other families, has faithfully made the trek down to their hometown in Mexico to spend the holidays with familia. A few weeks ago while we were doing a back-and-forth email to each other, Alma sent me this newspaper story about Ciudad Mier, a town close to the Texas-Mexico border where the fearful residents have fled en masse because of the violence and murders of the rivaling drug cartels. Her message said, "This town is between our house/town and the border. No signs of a Zetas and Gulf Cartel truce in the near future, most unfortunately for the hoards of people who go back home for the holidays."
For the first time, Alma and her parents and siblings are staying in Texas for the holidays. She said some of her extended family is still going, but they're leaving their cars at the border and taking the bus down. One of her aunts who lives in Mexico closed her tiendita because she couldn't pay the drug groups' extortion fees. She says she wishes the cartels would get on some boats and fight it out in the Gulf of Mexico and leave everyone else out of it.
I am heartbroken about the situation. I know how much these holiday trips to Mexico mean to Alma, and I asked if she wouldn't mind sharing her thoughts on the situation and what these sojourns were like as a kid. This is her take:
We were never certain whether Santa would leave our toys at our U.S. house or the Mexico house, but we knew we were getting something. I remember my grandmother telling me on a car ride to Monterrey that Santa lived in the mountains. Somehow, I never questioned it and the whole North Pole thing. Guessed he had a second house in Mexico like we did.
My family's house is in General Treviño, population 1,400, and my dad's hometown is Agualeguas, which is the next town over. It's mostly ranchers and not very industrialized. Our "claim to fame" is that former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari has hometown roots there. He actually visited Agualeguas with President Bush Sr. and Barbara. One of my cousins played in the kids' band that performed for them. And that's the story of how the town got landing strip.
As we grew up, we formed friendships with the other children of family friends. Some lived "alla en el norte" – Chicago, Detroit, even Wisconsin and Washington. Others lived as close as Houston, but yet we'd spend more time together in Mexico than stateside.
Turning 15 meant we could now go to the bailes with our friends. All the big names in norteño music came to town during los dias de fiesta. On nights when there wasn't a baile, or wedding or quinceañera – which was almost every night since everyone was back in town – we'd drive around the main drag with the girls in whichever car one of our parents let us borrow. We'd hit the taco stands at 1 a.m. and gossip until 2 a.m. as we sat on the banqueta in front of my second-cousins' grandmother's house, which was on the main drag – la calle principal –in Treviño. We'd chismear the night away shivering, until we called "uncle" and went to bed. Or her grandmother would tell us to be quiet because we were waking up the neighborhood with loud laughter.
On Christmas Eve the entire town smelled of tamales. The chimneys were all lit – just about every house has one in the kitchen, from when houses were first built and they were used to cook – so the smell of mesquite filled the air. Christmas Eve was when we had the family gatherings and parties. My aunt used to have a huge party every year with a huge bonfire in her huge yard.
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For the last two weeks in December, the local carnicerias would drive up and down the streets around 7 a.m., with the windows rolled down and a megaphone sticking out the side, announcing the daily specials. First come, first served for the carne seca, chicarrones, barbacoa, murcilla, chorizo, etc. All freshly made, ready to be scooped up.
Sometimes it was the town government that announced special events, like a big baile for Noche Buena o el Fin del Año, or a posada. And if the 7 a.m. "commercials" didn't wake you, then the neighbors' roosters did, because at least one house on every single block has chickens and a rooster in their backyard.
As kids, I remember my parents and siblings and I would plop into the car to go see the family. Family meant scores of great-aunts, great-uncles, first and second cousins, you name it. It was a full day affair, sometimes two days. We went from house to house, rancho to rancho.
Hay que ir a ver los viejitos, my parents would say. Seemed like a nuisance back then, because children were meant to be seen not heard. So we just sat around and watched the adults talk. Unless we were at a rancho and could go scare up the chickens.
As we became teenagers, we realized that a lot of gossip was had during these adult conversations. So not being heard wasn't so bad anymore because you got quality chisme in exchange for it. Loss of innocence, I guess, knowing who was having affairs, who was sick, who was contesting a late relative's will, who was not speaking because of a fight over property lines ...
Now, I appreciate those days and I miss them because a lot of the viejitos are no longer with us. And over the years the number of houses on the "must visit' list has grown smaller and smaller. Most of the cousins my age have also moved to el norte or to Monterrey for work, and seeing them isn't guaranteed. In a sense, I wish we could go back to those days that seemed so boring, if only to see them all again.
Now, the viejitos that are left feel a greater sense of loneliness with a greatly reduced number of relatives coming to see them. Today, the standard answer to "when are you coming?" so far has been "veremos, ojala puedamos ir."
The other day I had lunch with two of my "Mexico" friends – the ones who live in Houston but we spend more time together in Mexico than here. Neither is going this year either. We sat there commiserating over the true loss of innocence of the town, because we're not sure if our kids will ever be able to romp around town the way we did as kids and teenagers. We always assumed the slow pace of life would be around for our kids to enjoy as well. Always assumed we'd be able to trust in our neighbors and leave our doors unlocked at night as we waited for the kids to come home. We hold out hope that maybe one day it'll be like the old days again.


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I mulled over a lot of options while thinking about what to write about for the letter 'F'. Faith, friends, family, fun, freedom, forgiveness, fatherhood are all topics I want to expand on at some point during this process, but in the end I chose 'Fear' because overcoming one's fears is probably the single most important thing one must do to live the fullest, most productive life possible.
In small, rational amounts, fears are generally fine things, and certainly serve their evolutionary purpose, alerting us to possible threats and dangers, and preventing us from attempting feats which could prematurely end our lives.
Alas, fears don't often come in modest doses; they prefer to go big, to expand into paralytic phobias, wiggling their way deep into our psyches, crippling us from doing things that could dramatically enrich our lives.
It's fear that will prevent you from asking your high-school crush to the prom.
It's fear that will keep you from majoring in theater.
Fear will have you settle for the first job offer thrown your way. Keep you stuck in your hometown.
It is why you won't buy that stock, start that business, kiss that girl, write that novel, visit that city, join that group, forgive that enemy, fight that battle, take that leap.
It'll convince you to avoid a confrontation and refuse a challenge, to shirk commitments and shrink from changes.
Fear is the bitter-tasting wellspring for jealousy and hate and cynicism and regret.
In the end, fear will only leave you wondering what might have been.
Overcoming one's fears, however, is no simple task; I certainly have few answers. This is strictly a 'do as I say, not as I do' piece.
I mean, I know how silly most of my fears are, how freeing it would be to rid myself of them, yet they still cast a very strong shadow in my life.
I may have outgrown or pushed aside out of necessity certain of my fears, but mostly I have failed thus far to do something which I know is of utmost importance.
It's all quite sad, and I'm sure you'll find more useful assistance within modern psychiatry or on the shelves of your local bookstore's self-help section. Or perhaps conquering one's fears merely requires accessing a reservoir of inner fortitude I don't have or haven't yet been able to reach. I only hope you will be more successful.
Now for your amusement and education, I'll quickly rundown a small sampling some of my more prominent fears – rating them on their intensity, rationality and impactivity (not a word I don't think but should be) – and hopefully you'll be able to see how destructive fears can be. Remember, this is merely a small taste of my fears, plenty more where these came from.
FEAR OF SNAKES, SPIDERS and OTHER CREEPY CRAWLY THINGS
Intensity – Low. So ever since I can remember, I've always hated bugs. Could never watch nature shows about creepy things, certainly couldn't stomach it when such creatures dared enter my childhood home, dismantling its aura of safety and security in one fell crawl. If I would see in my room a spider (they were the most prevalent threat in suburban St. Louis living), my plan was always the same: Immediately flee the scene in search of my mother or father to have them get rid of the offending creature. If neither parent were home, I would not return to the scene of the crime for many hours, at which point I would just pray that the bug had the decency to crawl to my brother's adjoining room.
Thankfully, over time, this particular fear has dissipated. Granted, I still get the chills and make that crinkled-up face when I encounter a bug. And I still strongly believe that civilized man and creepy crawly things should keep to their own natural habitats (thus my aversion to almost all outdoorsy activities, most notably camping).
But I now have a wife of my own, who is at least as averse to creepy, crawly things as I am, and removal of such creatures now justifiably falls to me, the supposed man of the house. I generally succeed in the task, with only minimal shrieking.
Rationality – Medium. True, those creepy, crawly creatures generally mean no harm, and most couldn't do harm even if they had the desire, but a small number can be poisonous and/or spread disease. And let's face it, all of them are rather unhygienic.
Impact – Low. Even at the height of this fear, it was never particularly paralyzing. It did perhaps prevent me from pursuing my dreams of becoming an exterminator.
Intensity – Medium. I am still not convinced man should ever leave terra firma. I'm not a fan of the ocean, spooked out by its sheer vastness and by all the unknown, unseen things living in the blackness below (the fact I am not a strong swimmer doesn't help), but my fear of the water pales in comparison to my fear of flying.
This fear has actually intensified over the years – I never enjoyed flying, but now I dread the days I must travel the friendly skies. For me, the worst part is takeoff, as the process of fighting gravity and achieving flight just seems totally unnatural and full of hubris to me, like it's doomed to fail because we're somehow disturbing nature's laws or god's will.
I think I've just seen one too many disaster flicks, but I just cannot fathom a more dreadful way of dying: Being trapped for several minutes in a plummeting, shaking vessel with nothing but the sound of screams and chaos to keep you company as you wait for the inevitable crash and the horror that will surely follow. (Well, perhaps drowning would be worse, but with some flights you have the chance of a water crash landing, making it a 2-for-1 special in worst ways to die).
Rationality – Medium. Now I know the stats that say flying is by far the safest mode of transportation, but I still believe the absolute horrific nature of what goes down in a plane crash justifies my fears on some level.
Impact – Low. So far, I've been able to just bear down and deal with the white knuckles. I've pretty much gone everywhere I've needed to go, including a couple of long trips to Europe and China. But with a new daughter, I sure do wish at least one set of grandparents lived within train distance!
Intensity – High. I'm pretty sure I was like most kids, completely unconcerned with my mortality. But ever since my maternal grandfather got sick some 20+ years ago, I began to be consumed by thoughts of death. Despite the fact that my paternal grandfather was the only close relative who died relatively early (mid-5os), I was convinced that I was going to die young. I think what I fear the most is the process – I don't know what it's going to feel like to die, but I assume there is going to be a lot of pain and suffering involved (I imagine it being like the worst flu you've ever had and you just don't get better – though obviously a sudden death would be much different). I saw both my grandmothers die and it was an awful process, one that I think as a modern, evolved society we could handle a lot better. Many nights I keep myself up with thoughts of death and dying, often with me as the main subject. Unpleasant stuff, to say the least.
Rationality – Medium. You would think that this would be one of the more rational fears to have. Everyone does, in fact, die at some point. It's likely to be quite painful. You don't know the where or when, so there's a disconcerting lack of control over the matter. And unless you're a person of deep faith (in religion or science), what happens afterward is more than a little frightening to ponder. But actually, and partly because of all these reasons, death is a highly irrational thing to be afraid of – and certainly not worth wasting the precious minutes of living worrying about death often involves. It's going to happen – you don't know when or how but it's likely going to suck – and you won't know what comes next until it does, so why not appreciate your life and good health while you have them.
Impact – Medium. Here's the crazy thing – while the pain of death is certainly a major reason for my fear of it, at least a part of what I fear is that I will die with unfinished business and view my life as a waste of time and energy. But it's my fear of dying, along with all of my other fears, that often prevents me from fully living. How utterly asinine.
The solution isn't to ignore our mortality, either, which is what I find myself – and a lot of other people – doing, maybe as a kind of survival tactic (I know it's somewhat contradictory for a person who fears death as much as I do, but even today, when I read about someone near my age who dies – an alarmingly more frequent occurrence – I feel oddly detached from the news, as if death was this surreal concept that won't ever affect me or those closest to me). Instead, I need to respect death, come to grips with its finality, its inevitability, and its ultimate meaning, and use that understanding to better take advantage of the finite, glorious blessing that is life. Respice finem.
Intensity – High. These are actually two different fears but they're closely related enough (and this blog is way too long already) that I'm lumping them together. Being rejected means being dismissed out of hand, without even being given the shot to prove yourself – think of the woman at the bar looking for the escape route, or the potential employer tossing the cover letter in the trash. Failing is even worse; It means you are given a chance but fall short of people's expectations. Think of the woman several months later dumping you, or the boss firing you. In the former case, you fear people think you're a fraud. In the latter, you know people think you're a fraud. And in my life, both fears are omnipresent, and hugely paralyzing.
Rationality – Low. The worst part is these fears make little sense. First of all, only the rejected can give rejection its power. Who cares what other people think of us, our looks, our personality, our talents? You will never please everyone so you shouldn't take rejection personally. Dismiss it. Scoff at it. Reject rejection. And as far as failure is concerned, it's virtually a prerequisite for success. I defy you to find a successful person who hasn't been waylaid by a significant failure at one point in their lives. The only trick is not letting failure stop you, which is, of course, a trick much easier said than done.
Impact – High. No fears have done more damage to me than these two. And while I won't ever know the full extent of the opportunities that I may have lost because I was too afraid of rejection and/or failure, I do strongly believe I never reached my full potential because of these fears. In the words of the Rev. Sydney Smith: "A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage."


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ByteController is a small user interface utility for controlling iTunes. ByteController gives you three buttons in your menu bar: Previous Song, Next Song and Play/Pause.
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After I reinstalled Leopard, it doesn't seem to recognize Growl (it did before). I've reinstalled both, but it still doesn't appear in Growl's application list. Any clue what's up?
Small. Stable. Perfect.
Very nice, I love it :)
I love ByteController!
It's small and lightweight. The best part is the keyboard shortcut manager. I like Ctrl+Cmd+Spacebar for pause/play, Ctrl+Cmd+Left and +Right to go back and forth on the playlist, Ctrl+Cmd+Up and +Down to control volume. I barely need to touch iTunes or ByteController anymore. :)
The Growl notifications are nice too.
Thanks, updated :) You can also use the suggest version box.
iController does the same but with the added functionality of hotkeys as well as scrolling track & artist info in the menu bar (you can alter the font and colour of text too, to match your menubar)
Hover over the scroll to get the same rew/playpause/fww buttons as bytecontroller but with an added volume button too
iController didn't crash on my friends intel mac (and only uses 5Mb of RAM and 4% CPU when in full use so it's not a memory hog on my PPC G4 laptop), so hopefully it will be fine as an alternative if you can't use byteController (worth a go...).
Does the most important of what M-Beat does and is not a memory hog.
Great little app. Useful when multitasking and lots of windows open allows you to easily control itunes without actually bringing up the window.
While it was stable on PPC it constantly crashing on Intel machines.


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Here is my take on the top centers in high school basketball right now...
Samardo Samuels – St. Benedict's – Newark, NJ
Yancy Gates – Withrow HS – Cincinnati, OH
B.J. Mullens – Canal Winchester HS – Canal Winchester, OH
Terrence Jennings – Notre Dame Prep – Fitchburg, MA
Derrick Favors – South Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
John Riek – Winchendon School – Winchendon, MA
Greg Monroe – Helen Cox – Gretna, LA
DeMarcus Cousins – Leflore – Mobile, AL
Derrick favors and demrcus cousins play each other on 1/19. game will be on espn.
Kryrl Natzayacko sp? is a big time center from img academy in florida. hes 6'10 250 and he can shhot and drive to hoop. good player who is only getting better.
That is a game i will have to DVR. Two big time recruits on national tv. I love it that espn is showing more hs hoops.
DeMarcus Cousins i think is just a flat out stud. I dont know if anyone can stop him but just slow him down. I wouldnt want to see him coming down the lane full speed.
derrick favors can stop him. It is going to be a great game. Leflore has power and favors is more agile. Going to be a great matchup.
Favors is a beast. I saw him play against Duncanville and he had 30 points and 20 rebounds against Duncanville who was preseaon number 1 in country. He was 6-6 the first half and had 20 pts and 10 rebounds. At one point he dunked on 4 duncanville players. Favors is the real deal Holyfield.
I think this kid will national player of the year.
does gatorade give out a national player of the year like they do for football???
They do. Jrue Holiday was the winner last season. I think Derrick Favors is the front runner this year. Greg Oden won the award twice in consecutive years and so did Bron Bron. Other winners inclure, Felipe Lopez, JR reid, C-Webb, and Corliss Willamson. Just some interesting names I thought I would throw out there.
thats some good history marion. JR reid and corliss williamson are two old school names. To win it two years in a row is an amazing feat considering lebron was one of them is not a surprise.
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Born in Medellin, Colombia, Ricardo Bustamante began his dance training at the age of eight, at the Academia de Ballet de Medellin. After dancing a diverse repertory as a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet, he joined American Ballet Theatre in 1985, at the invitation of Mikhail Baryshnikov. While performing with ABT over the next nine years Bustamante quickly moved through the ranks to become Principal Dancer. He had the privilege to work directly with many important choreographers including Sir Kenneth McMillan, Antony Tudor, Agnes DeMille, Twyla Tharp, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, Carole Armitage, and Natalia Makarova. In addition he was a frequent international guest artist, toured twice with "Rudolf Nureyev and Friends" and also starred in two productions that aired on PBS' Dance in America series.
In 1994, he joined the SF Ballet School faculty, where he choreographed a number of works for the School including Baroque Divertissement, which was performed by both the School and students from Le Jeune Ballet de France. Beginning in 1998, Bustamante successfully led Argentina's famous Ballet Teatro Colón, as artistic director. From 2000–03, Bustamante directed and choreographed for the Ballet de Santiago in Chile, creating his own version of The Nutcracker and Le Corsaire to popular acclaim. In 2004, he joined SF Ballet as a ballet master and principal character dancer. In February 2009, along with Rachel Beaujean of Het National Ballet, Bustamante set his own production of Giselle in Amsterdam at Het National Ballet. Later that year, in addition to his roles with SF Ballet as ballet master and principal character dancer, he was named assistant to the artistic director.
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MONTARA -- Call it an exorcism.
Seventy-six years after building an extension of Highway 1 at Devils Slide, Caltrans is ready to shut down the landslide-prone coastal road forever and open a pair of state-of-the-art tunnels through a mountainside behind the precarious cliffs.
The ceremonial opening Monday morning of the Tom Lantos Tunnels will put an end to decades of peril and frustration for motorists, and it closes the book on a fierce political battle to protect the rural character of the central and southern San Mateo County coast.
Caltrans will hold an invitation-only celebration with politicians and supporters at the south portal of the $439 million tunnels, the first in California since the 1964 completion of the third bore of the Caldecott Tunnel in the East Bay. The 4,200-foot tunnels will open to regular traffic that night or Tuesday morning.
That Caltrans is christening a tunnel, and not a 4.5-mile freeway bypass to the east, is the result of a remarkable grass-roots coalition of environmentalists and Coastside residents who rose up to oppose the agency's plans for an inland route. The four-lane bypass would have cut McNee Ranch State Park in half and, activists feared, opened the coast to more aggressive development.
"It feels like an extraordinary victory," said Moss Beach resident Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, a leader of the residents group. "So many people have worked for so many years to see this project come to completion."
The tunnels promise real improvement in the lives of people who reside and work on the coast. The landslides that plagued the road since it opened, including closures for several months in 1995 and 2006, turned their commutes into nightmares and threatened their livelihoods.
"This project will finally end the lengthy closures of Highway 1 that isolated communities, worsened commutes and hurt tourism along the coast," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, who along with Rep. Tom Lantos obtained key financing for the federally funded project. "And it permanently solves the problem in a way that protects the environment and the beauty of the San Mateo coast."
Devils Slide -- less than a quarter-mile of steep, crumbling rock between Pacifica and Montara -- has tormented travelers since the late 19th century.
The promontory forms the western flank of San Pedro Mountain, rising abruptly from the Pacific Ocean to a height of about 1,000 feet. Its presence sealed off the coast from the sort of development that occurred in Pacifica and Daly City during the mid-20th century.
In 1937, Caltrans carved a 5.9-mile extension of Highway 1 into the cliffs, just down the slope from a more primitive road built in 1879. It suffered its first major closure the following year. Fatal accidents, with cars plunging into the rocks at surf's edge, became a regular occurrence.
By the 1960s, state and county officials were eyeing a bypass of four to six lanes that would run east of San Pedro Mountain. The road was tied to a bold idea for development on the sparsely populated coast.
"They saw another couple hundred thousand people living out there," said Mitch Postel of the San Mateo County Historical Association. "Maybe more."
But the plan collided with the burgeoning environmental movement. The Sierra Club and others sued to block the project in 1972, sparking an epic legal and political fight that reached a climax in 1996 when county voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in favor of a tunnel.
That victory remains a crowning achievement for the Committee for Green Foothills, said the environmental group's legislative advocate, Lennie Roberts, adding it proves "the power of people working together for a vision."
As the project moved toward groundbreaking in 2005, and the cost for the tunnels more than tripled, land that was once tagged for subdivisions became protected open space. The abandoned section of Highway 1 will become a public trail in 2014.
Annette Lantos, 81, recalled her late husband's deep commitment to fixing Devils Slide. One of his first major accomplishments after joining Congress in 1981 was securing about $50 million to repair the slipping road.
"I am very, very pleased that they named the tunnels after him," she said. "It will be a nice memorial."
Contact Aaron Kinney at 650-348-4357. Follow him at Twitter.com/kinneytimes.
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The twin tunnels are each 30 feet wide and 4,200 feet long, making them the second-longest in California behind the Wawona Tunnel in Yosemite National Park.
The excavation involved removing about 11.4 million cubic feet of rock from inside San Pedro Mountain.
Each tunnel is equipped with sensors that monitor heat as well as nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide levels.
The tunnels are monitored by cameras 24 hours a day. Tunnel operators can override motorists' car stereos to communicate during emergencies.
There are 16 powerful jet fans affixed to the ceiling of each tunnel to provide ventilation in the event of a fire or other incident.
The southern entrances to the tunnels are covered in a fake rock surface, created by a man who worked on Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride, that is designed to blend into surroundings.
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