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Just days before Jerry Sandusky was convicted on multiple counts of child sex abuse, an email was sent to thousands of Penn State alumni with a simple message:
�We are ONE TEAM. Join us.�
Inside was a link to a website for purchasing tickets to football games.
After seven wrenching months of utter turmoil, shock and sadness, Penn State is looking toward the future and trying to change the subject.
The Nittany Lions open their season on Sept. 1 at 107,000-seat Beaver Stadium against Ohio University. For legions of PSU fans, it can�t come fast enough.
�Time is going to have to heal the image and perception,� former Penn State quarterback Todd Blackledge said. �That�s going to happen sooner for some, later for others. It�s going to take time for people to think about Penn State and Penn State football without thinking about the Jerry Sandusky scandal.�
How much time will be in large part determined by new coach Bill O�Brien and his team.
O�Brien spent three weeks on the road in May trying to drum up support among alumni and fans still stinging from the loss of Joe Paterno, who was fired in November and died in January.
O�Brien made a name for himself as a New England Patriots assistant coach working with quarterback Tom Brady, but his new job will require far more than the ability to dissect defenses.
�He can play a prominent role in the healing of Penn State,� said Lou Holtz, who coached at Notre Dame, Arkansas and South Carolina during a hall of fame career.
In sports, winning and repairing a reputation often go hand in hand.
�A lot of it is getting back to basics and focusing on what you do well,� said Jeremy Robinson-Leon of the Gordon Group, a New York-based public relations firm that handles crisis management. �Focus on games. Focus on winning. That will help them get past this.
�But it�s going to take time. This isn�t over.�
Far from it.
The 68-year-old Sandusky, Paterno�s former longtime defensive coordinator, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period. He will be sentenced in the next three months and likely will spend the rest of his life in jail.
Two former Penn State administrators, including athletic director Tim Curley, are awaiting trial on charges of lying to the grand jury investigating Sandusky and not complying with a state law about reporting suspected child abuse.
Still ongoing is a university trustees� investigation spearheaded by former FBI director Louis Freeh. The findings of that investigation could be released in August and will be shared with the NCAA and Big Ten. Both want to determine whether Penn State violated any of their rules.
The investigations and legal proceedings could take years to play out, and because the scandal involves one of the most famous college football programs in the country, it is almost guaranteed to do so in the spotlight.
�There is great reputational risk in athletics,� said Southern California athletic director Pat Haden, who was hired shortly after the Trojans� football and basketball programs were peppered by NCAA sanctions in 2010.
�Institutions like USC spend more than 100 years building a positive reputation and gaining respect in the community, then athletic shenanigans can impact that perception for a long time. If the chemistry department makes a mistake, it�s not going to end up on the front page of the newspaper.�
The hiring of O�Brien was at first greeted with skepticism and criticism by some former Penn State players who wanted someone familiar, someone with ties to the school and Paterno, to guide the program through some very dark days.
Robinson-Leon, however, said it was wise for Penn State to go outside the �family.�
�They needed to bring in somebody who could not be perceived as an insider,� he said.
By hiring a first-time head coach, Penn State could be signaling that the football program � and its coach � no longer will be an isolated and powerful entity that seems to operate separately from the university, Robinson-Leon said.
�Penn State was criticized publicly for fostering a culture that ultimately allowed these heinous crimes to go unpunished,� he said. �The perception was a football program operating with impunity. The football program needs to regain the trust of the community and the public.
�Penn State needs to communicate what they are doing moving forward to make sure these things don�t happen again; demonstrate the football program will be held accountable.�
O�Brien clearly was trying to do just that during PSU�s 18-city coaches� caravan that stretched from Buffalo, N.Y., to Richmond, Va., and Cleveland to Boston.
�We�re one team,� O�Brien told The Associated Press in an interview last month before a tour stop in New York City. �This athletic department is a part of this university. This football program is a big part, but just a part of this athletic department.
�We�ve got a new era of Penn State athletics. A new era of Penn State football. We�ve got to respect the past. We�ve got to learn from the past. But we�ve got to move forward.�
That message does seem to be getting through to recruits, said CBS Sports Network recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, who visits with hundreds of highly touted high school football players and their parents.
�When I talk to players, never does the Sandusky stuff come up,� he said.
Lemming said what does concern players when it comes to programs racked by scandal is the possibility of NCAA sanctions.
The governing body has said it will examine whether Penn State violated bylaws covering institutional control and ethical conduct in its handling of accusations against Sandusky.
NCAA President Mark Emmert has made clear the organization will let the legal process and other investigations play out before deciding whether to weigh in.
Spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said the NCAA had no further comment in light of the Sandusky verdict and that its previous statement about Penn State �still stands� after the verdict.
Blackledge, who played on Paterno�s first national title team in 1982, said the �bizarre and surreal� circumstances that led to O�Brien being hired could work in the new coach�s favor.
�Had (Paterno) retired and none of this took place, there would be a strong sentiment toward not changing things,� said Blackledge, who currently works as an analyst for ESPN. �A guy like O�Brien would come in and be handcuffed.�
Instead, fans are looking forward to seeing whether O�Brien�s pro-style offense will invigorate a Penn State attack that has sputtered in recent years and whether he can find the next Brady to guide the Nittany Lions.
These days, nearly everyone agrees that the more time people spend talking about who is going to play quarterback, the better for Penn State.
Holtz said O�Brien�s message to his players should go something like this:
�There�s been a lot of great things here, but they have been marred by an individual. But it�s time for us to move on. You can�t let one man tarnish the tradition of Penn State.�


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At Helianthus LLC (www.helianthusonline.com ), we see the Education Audit more as a call to action rather than a specific roadmap to education transformation in West Virginia. Change is needed, yes - but taking traditional steps and implementing failed strategies will not yield the highly transformative actions needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century learner.
In the spirit of social media, I have reduced lengthy briefs on schooling initiatives into info-snippets reflective of issues raised (or not raised) in the recent education audit.
- Teachers cannot educate the kids if they don't participate - we need to create learning environments that attract students and parents, supporting their interests/passion on their journey to graduation and beyond.
- Schooling environments need to embrace the new "3 R's": Relevance, Rigor and Relationships.
- Engaging and authentic learning activities. School reform has focused on three areas: assessment, curriculum and pedagogy. It's time to start talking about pedagogy - now!
- Support comprehensive extended learning programs.
- Extended learning: before/after school, Saturdays, extended year.
- Arts-based learning and creativity.
- Arts-based learning can re-energize classroom instruction for students and teachers. Place ABLCIS's in all schools: Arts-Based Learning and Creativity Integration Specialists.
- Good teachers want to teach in a learning environment where support is consistent and open. Salary is secondary.
- Year-round school is a good thing -schooling "refusers" can use the online school to graduate.
- Instructional practices should be implemented that engage students with relevance, rigor and relationship building.
- Amend 18A to allow state recruiters to offer contracts and bonuses to educators - recent grads and veterans (offer yearly fellowships to master teachers): bonuses, transference of sonority for retirement, moving expenses, housing, degree advancement/compensation of tuition and costs, classroom instructional autonomy and leadership opportunities.
- The state aid funding formula is inherently unfair.
- The county system of funding schools is constitutionally linked to the distribution of funds.
- Consolidation only helps urban districts, financially.
- High-speed broadband connectivity for every classroom - priority given to the most rural and isolated settings
- Stakeholder empowerment and transformative leadership.
Bob Dunkerley
Helianthus LLC

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Health and wellness
Smoking cessation: Smoking Cessation, a four-week program, meant to give the motivation, strategies and tools needed to help you kick the habit, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Wednesdays starting next week, Independent Health Family Branch YMCA, 150 Tech Drive, Amherst. Space is limited. To register, visit www.independenthealth.com or call 631-8701. Free.
Postpartum Breastfeeding Class: For moms and babies, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Room 249, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. For information and registration, call 298-2618 or 298-2385.
Health care: Join a RedShirt for Medicare 101 and get an overview of Independent Health's Medicare Advantage plan options, 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday and April 25, Independent Health Family Branch YMCA, 150 Tech Drive, Amherst. Space is limited. To register, visit www.independenthealth.com or call 631-8701. Free.
senior housing and health care fair: 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday, Episcopal "D" House, 1064 Brighton Road, Town of Tonawanda. For more information, contact Lois Tripp, parish nurse, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone at 839-5868.
MS Support Group: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Room 249, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. For information, contact Megan at 634-2573, Ext. 70502 at the National MS Society.
UNYTS Blood Drive: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Room 249, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. To schedule an appointment, call Karen at 298-2144. Walk-ins are welcome.
Fibromyalgia Support: 1 p.m. next Saturday, Room 249, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston. For more information, call Lisa at 298-5481.
Wellness and Nutrition: Healthy Habits Weight Loss Classes: "Finding Food Close to Home, Should I Eat This or That?" 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays starting next week at Westminster Community Charter School, 24 Westminster Ave.; 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays starting April 9 at West Side Community Services, 161 Vermont St.; and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays starting April 15, at the Doris W. Jones Family Resource Building 6001 Ninth St., Niagara Falls. To register, call 635-4959. Free. Presented by Independent Health Foundation.
Fun run: Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and the race will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Westwood Park Pavilion on Pavement Road in Lancaster. The day will include a fun run, with activities and healthy food to follow. This event will is open to all kids for free. For more information, call 345-1629 or the Lancaster Youth Bureau at 683-4444.
KIDS Exercise: Exercise Like The Animals (A to Z) Open House, 9:30 to 11 a.m. next Saturday, Church of the Good Shepherd Church Hall, 96 Jewett Parkway. Learn the foundation for a series of exercises designed for kids by Jerry Turcotte, a certified aerobics instructor. For more information, call Turcotte at 310-4234.
YWCA exhibit: YWCA of WNY has launched its second annual archive exhibit, "YW's Working Women," which will be displayed through April 9 at the Larkin at Exchange Building, 726 Exchange St., and from April 12 to 30 at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site, 641 Delaware Ave.
SEASTER EGG HUNT: Aquarium of Niagara's annual egg hunt will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Whirlpool Street attraction in Niagara Falls. Kids will check out the various salt and freshwater tanks on both levels. SEAster egg hunters, accompanied by a parent, will receive a special form to keep track of their finds. Prizes include plush animals, candy and more. The SEAster Bunny will hop around throughout the day. Regular admission of $10 for adults, $6 for children and free for 2 and under. Aquarium members are free every day. For more information, call 285-3575, Ext. 206.
Eggs and Butterflies: Easter Egg Scramble, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, Sunday and Monday at Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, 2405 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ont. Children will be encouraged to look for letters hidden throughout the conservatory to spell a secret phrase and earn the chance to win a grand prize gift basket. While at the conservatory, visit the new Venom Exhibit, a hands-on, interactive show that includes tarantulas, scorpions, highly poisonous toads, rattlesnakes, vipers and one of only two king cobras on display in Canada. Conservatory admission is $13.50 (Canadian) for those age 13 and over; $8.80 children 6 to 12; and free for children 5 and under.
widows support: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, YWCA Tonawandas, 49 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. For women experiencing loss of a husband or companion. Light refreshments are available. Free. This is a safe place to listen and share with people who understand, find out what strategies can work to comfort and help, learn from informative speakers and ask questions. Contact Nicole Ennett at 692-5580 to register.
Elder law: The Schofield Adult Wellness Center, at the Schofield Residence Nursing Facility, 3333 Elmwood Ave., Town of Tonawanda, will host a presentation on "Elder Law 101" at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Attorney Bruce Reinoso, a partner with Magavern Magavern and Grimm, will cover an overview of elder law issues, including powers of attorney, health care proxies, wills, trusts, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and Family Health Care Decisions. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested and may be made by calling 995-3851 or visiting www.schofieldcare.org.


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Leske Earns MIVA Defensive Player of the Week
MUNCIE, Ind. – No. 13 Ball State men's volleyball senior middle hitter Matt Leske was named MIVA Defensive Player of the Week for the first time this season and the sixth time in his career. Leske led the blocking unit in wins against conference foes Quincy and Lindenwood this past weekend to extend Ball State's winning streak to six matches.
Leske is third in the conference and eighth in the country with his 1.41 blocking average. He collected 11 total blocks against Quincy and Lindenwood. The senior has tallied at least five blocks five times this season, including a career-high tying 12 total blocks against IPFW earlier this seaon.
Leske and the Cardinals will host No. 1 Loyola-Chicago this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The match will mark the first time in school history that the Ball State men's volleyball program has hosted two No. 1 teams in the same season.


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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - The recently completed swim season was an emotional one for Luisa Holland.
The Jefferson senior was sad because it was her final year of swimming for the Cougars, and there was frustration for not performing as well individually, especially in the state meet.
Despite both, one emotion remained a constant for Holland.
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Jefferson swimmer Luisa Holland has been named The Journal's 2012-2013 Girls Swimmer of the Year after leading the Cougars. (Journal Photo by Ron Agnir)
Holland, who won regional championships in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke and finished seventh and eighth in the state, respectively, cried tears of joy for a bigger accomplishment in being named The Journal's 2012-13 Girls Swimmer of the Year.
"I started bawling my eyes out when I heard that we had won the regional championship," Holland said of the awards ceremony inside Shepherd University's Wellness Center Feb. 9. "As a team, we had worked toward this point for four years in battling with Fairmont Senior.
"Once I found out that we had accomplished it, it had meant the world to me."
Holland was not only shocked with the final result of the regional meet, but also the result of the 200 free relay against Hedgesville, anchored by fellow All-Area first-teamer Courtney Layhew.
"I still can't believe that result to this day," Holland said. "I really thought we had lost that race, but then I saw a '1' next to the Jefferson on the board as well.
"Those girls we were up against are talented, and we have gotten close over the last three years, and I couldn't even be upset about it because I had never had a relay tie like that before."
Holland not only showed her strengths in the pool as an individual, but also outside the pool as a team leader and captain.
"I have seen all of the freshmen grow in just this one year that I did have with them," Holland said. "Even the juniors, who will now be upcoming seniors, have shown growth.
"I will be excited to hear about how this team is doing after I am gone."
One freshman that Luisa got to see develop as a swimmer was her younger sister, Mia, who received an honorable mention in her first season as a high school swimmer.
"Mia definitely had to take a few for the team," Luisa said. "I had to do the same thing in swimming what was needed -the 50 and 100 free - which I did not like."
Upon graduation, Holland will not swim collegiately, opting to become an officer at the Naval Academy studying Arabic and information technology, with plans to work in counter-terrorism intelligence.
"This year is my last year of swimming competitively, but I was offered a chance to walk on to their swimming program," Holland said. "The stress of competitive swimming on top of what I am going to go through in training as an officer for the Navy just was not appealing at all.
"I won't have the opportunity that others who will swim in college will have, but this season meant a lot to me. I could not have ended my swimming career in a better way."


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For the first time in the West Virginia Wesleyan College's history, the Student Senate is being led by an all-female powerhouse.
The 2012-2013 officers have already been busy addressing many issues that affect the campus community, and President Jacki Stow believes that the female leadership is working hard for the betterment of the college.
"I would not trade the women I work with for anyone," Stow said. "It has been an amazing opportunity to work with this executive team."
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The West Virginia Wesleyan Student Senate includes, from left, President Jacki Stow, Secretary Courtney Weaver and Vice President Brooke Robinson. Not pictured is Treasurer Colleen Black.
Currently, the Senate is completing organization reviews which will help the College track what groups remain on campus. The team is plans to introduce a Student Senate newsletter this semester.
The Student Senate is responsible for the coordination of campus activities and student organizations, as well as the oversight of quality of life issues on campus and in the residence halls. Membership consists of student representative, as well as representatives of campus organizations, faculty, and administration. Student Senate meets weekly to address campus communication and to provide leadership in dealing with campus issues.
Meetings of Student Senate are open to all who are interested.
The 2012-2013 officers include:


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Documents and ephemera from the SDS and YSA chapters at UW and Seattle Central, as well as from the Women's Liberation Committee of SDS and the GI-Civilian Alliance for Peace. Including papers from the April 1968 Northwest Regional SDS-Draft Resistance conference, the GI-Civilian Alliance for Peace activities, the SDS UFW boycott in 1969, SDS and YSA chapter correspondence, papers and flyers from the Women's Liberation Committee of SDS, and pamphlets on the draft from Draft Resistance-Seattle. This gallery is part of the Pacific Northwest Antiwar and Radical History Project, which features a page on student activism at UW during the Vietnam War. Documents digitized with permission from the personal collection of Steve Ludwig; the personal collection of Joe Felsenstein; and courtesy of the Special Collections Library at the University of Washington.
Agenda for SDS meeting, October 10, 1967
SDS and IWW correspondence, Dec. 7, 1967
Goerge Arthur writes to the IWW asking for songbooks
"SDS at the University of Washington," c. 1968
SDS leader George Arthur writing about SDS' activities on campus
Correspondence on SDS with the Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 1968
Letter from SDS leader George Arthur describing SDS' activities at UW and at other schools in the Northwest.
Vietnam Committee Newsletter, January 1968
Calls for a vote for the antiwar candidates running in the student body elections
"Talking to McCarthyites about McCarthy," early 1968
Proposal for how to relate to Gene McCarthy's presidential bid
"Proposed Platform for SDS Election Campaign," c. 1968
Two clippings on SDS from March/April 1968
"SDS Begins at Ballard," from the Ballard Talisman, March 6, 1968; and "'April Days' Drawing Big Crowds" from the UW Daily, April 24, 1968
Antiwar Basic Training Days, April 5-6, 1968
A two-day conference hosted by students and soldiers from the GI-Civilian Alliance for Peace
Ticket for the April Days of Resistance Conference, April 19-21, 1968
"The Political Responsibility of the Regional Conference," by Roger Lippman, April 1968
Written for the Northwest Regional SDS/Draft Resistance Conference, April 19-21, 1968
"Women and Draft Resistance: Revolution in the Revolution," by Jill Severn, April 1968
"The American Political System: Panacea or Placebo?" by Vic Svacek, April 1968
Schedule for April Days of Protest, April 22-27, 1968
Flyer listing planned events for the week, sponsored by SDS and the UW Vietnam Committee
SDS internal meeting agenda, c. 1969
Statement on UW complicity with the war
"Rank and Filer" newsletter, Feb. 12, 1969
Second page contains a call for the February 16 GI demonstration in Seattle
"Are you content with being second class citizens?"
A Draft Resistance/SDS pamphlet and list of upcoming actions, 1968
"Draft Boards" pamphlet
"Draft Boards: A Study of the Selective Service System, How it Works, and the People Involved--Seattle"
"GE Turns Off" Revolutionary Youth Movement flyer, c. late 1969
"Why we carry the NLF flag!"
Revolutionary Youth Movement flyer from Los Angeles
Call for the "Days of Rage" protestts in Chicago, October 8-11, 1969
Organized by the Weather Underground
"Support Black Construction Workers," SDS pamphlet Nov. 5, 1969
Press Release on the Pacific Northwest New Mobilization Committee, July 1970
Cartoon flyer for the Weather Underground, date unknown
"The Revolutionary Youth and the Road to the Proletariat"
Pamphlet by the Revolutionary Youth Movement faction
Flyer for the Pacific Northwest Antiwar Conference, July 18, 1970
Support the Abortion Bill
Flyer from the Women's Liberation Committee of SDS-PFP; the Women's Majority Union; and the Young Socialist Alliance.
Revolutionary Arts Festival at UW sponsored by the Young Socialist Alliance
UFW Boycott Bulletin #1, January 30, 1969, by SDS


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Months after buying an 8,500-sq.-ft. Los Angeles estate with beau Justin Theroux, the actress's New York City apartment is officially off the market – for a half-million cheaper than the price she paid when she bought it last year!
A mystery buyer dug $6.5 million deep for Aniston's two pre-war West Village condos, a one-bedroom penthouse and one-bedroom on the building's 17th floor that she planned on combining, reports the New York Post. Aniston originally paid $7.01 million.
"We tried New York," the Wanderlust star, 43, said last month of her Big Apple departure. "It was a little rough with the paparazzi. It didn't feel like the New York I grew up in and knew."
Back in L.A. with Theroux, 40, since August (the two shacked up in a rental before moving into their $21 million Bel Air space, which boasts a vineyard, four bedrooms, a garden and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean), Aniston will soon have another reason to celebrate: The couple will mark their one-year anniversary in May.
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The Emmy-winning (and currently nominated) Homeland star, 34, plays an intensive role as bipolar CIA officer Carrie Mathison on Showtime's hit series – so when she filmed her kooky Audi Smart Performer commercial, she enjoyed venturing away from a serious set.
"It's nice to just goof off and improvise and be a little silly," Danes told PEOPLE on Wednesday. "I'm getting ready for a more substantial reprieve from Homeland, which I love and continue to be inspired by – but it would be nice not to be saving the world for a second."
In Sunday's spot, presented in a Sliding Doors scenario, the actress plays "a version of myself."
As Danes explains, "I am leaving set and have to be at an event very soon and all the airports are shut down, so I have to drive a great distance. In one scenario, I'm driven in a town car by a driver and in the other, I drive my own Audi, fuel-efficient diesel car."
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She even gets thrown into jail after a cop walks in on her and a deranged doctor impersonator "in a compromising position."
This concludes the commercial, which also shows her car breaking down, leaving her to pull over after her driver injures himself.


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The HEROES Academy (Higher Education Readiness and Orientation for Exceptional Students) is a University of Baltimore community outreach initiative created and hosted by UB faculty and staff. This college-readiness program provides high school students an opportunity to have a simulated college experience as they begin making decisions about life after high school. To date, 600 local high school students and over 100 UB staff have volunteered.
Please give a warm welcome to our visiting high school students if you should see them around campus on Friday, Oct. 26.
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Cabin: Tettegouche State Park
Camp Cabin C
Nestled on the edge of the woods, this three-room log cabin is near the lodge and shower building with a view of Mic Mac Lake from its two small screened porches. It sleeps six, and is available year-round.
Tettegouche Camp is located in the interior of the 9,000 acre Tettegouche State Park.
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There is one bedroom with two twin-over-full bunks, a living/dining room with woodstove, and a small kitchen with a two-burner cook top and mini refrigerator. Pots, pans, plates, and utensils are provided. Please bring bedding and linens - sleeping bags work best.
- Regular season: $120 per night for up to two people
- Off-season: $95 per night for up to two people. Off season is November-May, Sundays through Thursdays only. (Fridays and Saturdays are regular rate year-round.) Does not include Christmas Eve through New Year's Day, or Sundays on holiday weekends.
- Add $10 per person for each extra person over 12 years old (year-round)
- Rates do not include tax
- Check-in: 4 p.m. Check-out: 11 a.m.
- No pets
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- Not ADA accessible
- There is no vehicle access to any of the cabins in Tettegouche Camp
- Guests are responsible for cleaning after their stay, supplies provided
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A non-refundable reservation fee ($10.00 for call center/$8.50 for web) is charged for each reservation. This fee and camping fees for the entire length of stay must be paid when the reservation is made.


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New Economic Assessment of Farm Bill Dairy Security Act
New Economic Assessment of Farm Bill Dairy Security Act
Says It's Better for Farmers and Taxpayers
A new analysis
The new report, prepared by University of Missouri agricultural economists Scott Brown
According to Brown and Madison's economic modelling, the DSA would have increased net farm revenues by $0.55 per cwt. over the period studied, while the Goodlatte-Scott amendment would have raised farm revenue by only $0.48 per cwt. More important from a budgetary standpoint, the Goodlatte-Scott proposal would have hiked government expenditures by $1 billion over the 2009 to 2012 period compared to the DSA, because G-S would encourage more milk production – even at lower margins.
"This new analysis gets to the heart of the question that our lawmakers must answer: do they support a plan that will save the government money while helping farmers, or will they instead endorse an alternative that results in the worst of all worlds -- lower farm milk prices and higher taxpayer outlays?," said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. "Regardless of your politics, the Dairy Security Act is the more fiscally responsible choice."
Contrary to claims that the DSA would short the market of milk, affecting both the domestic and export aspects of the U.S. dairy sector, the Missouri report found that "Milk production on average is virtually unchanged under either option." Brown's report did note that the DSA's market stabilization program would slow milk output in response to market signals, but that it would not have been in place frequently enough to produce long-term changes in milk production.
The National Milk Producers Federation, based in Arlington, VA, develops and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they own. The members of NMPF's 30 cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of more than 32,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies. Visit www.nmpf.org


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The College of Charleston is 80 days away from its basketball season opener and the Cougars don't appear to be any closer to hiring a coach than they were a month ago.
Tweets about Anthony Johnson and the College of Charleston
What people were saying on Twitter Wednesday after the two leading candidates for the men's basketball coach position at the College of Charleston withdrew their names:
So, Anthony Johnson and Mike Young -- the two finalists - have now withdrawn. Nice job, College of Charleston. How to screw up a job search.
Stunning developments at #CofC - Mike Young withdraws, sources say Anthony Johnson to be named coach, now he withdraws...what an awful mess.
Breaking: Glenn McConnell seen running at full speed in the direction of Columbia. Sources said he was going to beg for his job back.
Does anyone else think Doug Wojcik is just sitting back somewhere with a beer and laughing hysterically? #cofc
#PatConroyforCofC should start trending. Now. #CofC
College of Charleston better be glad CFB season starts tomorrow. Few people will notice how badly they are screwing up this coaching search
I am embarrassed to be an Alum right now. Hull is awful and McConnell is to blame too. I will never give another $ to CofC.
The search to replace Doug Wojcik, who was fired on Aug. 5, took a bizarre twist Wednesday when the two leading candidates - former Cougars guard Anthony Johnson and Wofford coach Mike Young - withdrew their names from consideration within hours of each other.
"It's sad because Charleston is a great job, but now they've become a laughing stock around the country," ESPN basketball analyst Jeff Goodman said. "The program's reputation has taken a hit and it's all because the administration has mismanaged this from the very beginning.
"They've known for a long time that they were going to have to find a new coach. This whole process should have been completed a long time ago."
When reached Wednesday, College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull declined to comment on the withdrawals of Johnson and Young.
"We hope to have a coach in place very soon," he said.
Early Wednesday afternoon Young told The Spartanburg Herald-Journal that he was going to remain at the Upstate school. That prompted several media outlets to report that Johnson, who had been the leading candidate for the job, would be the Cougars' next head coach.
However, Johnson told The Post and Courier in an email that he also had withdrawn his name for "personal reasons."
"I am ending my pursuit of the position of Head Men's Basketball Coach at the College of Charleston," Johnson, 39, said in an email. "I have a personal matter, my divorce in June of 2013, that requires my full attention, as my wife and I are working hard to reconcile.
"This is my top priority at this time and what is in the best interests of my family, especially my two beautiful kids. Unfortunately, at this time, I cannot continue in my pursuit of that position."
Young has deep roots at Wofford, having been at the school for more than two decades. He has spent the last 12 years as the Terriers' head coach, compiling a 176-165 mark and leading the Terriers to three Southern Conference titles and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament in the past five seasons.
"The only thing that matters to me are those 16 guys coming to campus and this team," Young told The Spartanburg Herald-Journal. "I knew when it was time to back away and take care of my guys. I'm always for doing things the right way and winning another league championship. That's all that matters to me. We were respectful of the process. But just like I have been for a long, long time, I am invested in this college and this program."
Johnson and Young were not the only coaches to pass on the Cougars' job. A third candidate - Florida assistant coach Matt McCall - withdrew his name from consideration last week, multiple sources confirmed.
The College's search committee interviewed six candidates for the job - Johnson, Young, Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant, University of Connecticut assistant coach Karl Hobbs, former UNC Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz and Virginia assistant coach Ritchie McKay.
It's not clear if the search committee will meet again to discuss a new candidate or if the College will consider Grant, McKay, Lutz and Hobbs, who were not among the finalists for the job. A source at the school said all four coaches were still interested in the position.
When reached Wednesday, Grant, a former Stall High School star, declined to comment on his interest in the position.
"I'm shocked at what's happened today," Grant said. "I feel bad for Anthony and the College of Charleston."
With less than three months before the season opener, the College could decide to retain interim coach Antonio Reynolds-Dean.
Goodman said there's still a good chance the College can make a quality hire.
"I've had 50 coaches text or call me and tell me they're glad they didn't get involved during the search," Goodman said. "But it's still a great job and they'll get someone good. The people I feel sorry for are the players. The College is very lucky they're still at the school and they have not transferred yet."
Wojcik was fired for "just cause" after two independent investigations uncovered allegations of verbal and physical abuse of players and athletic department staff members.
Johnson, who interviewed for the position in 2012 just before Wojcik was hired, was the first player from the College of Charleston to be selected in the NBA draft when Sacramento picked the former Stall High star in the second round in 1997. Johnson helped lead the Cougars to one NCAA appearance (1997) and two NIT bids (1995, 1996) during his career. Johnson played 13 seasons in the NBA.
The Cougars open the season at Furman on Nov. 15.
Sports -- Wofford head basketball coach Mike Young said Wednesday that he will remain at the Upstate school. (Wade Spees/Staff)×
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A mcdonalds muck, at wee hours of the morning, that gets one intoxicated off fast food.
"Yo I Just Mucked Five Junior Chickens, Im so mcdrunk"
"Im way to mcdrunk to drive"
"Im way to mcdrunk to drive"
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Consistently going to McDonalds while intoxicated.
Are we going to get McDrunk tonight?
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Getting drunk on cheap beer thats served at fast food restaurants.
"Wanna go to Carls and get McDrunk?"
"I would have gone to the bar but I was already McDrunk"
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You could start by using correct capitalization (first person pronoun "I" is always capitalized, beginning of sentences...), punctuation and paragraphs. Also, please avoid using non-standard terms like "ain't" or "u" meaning "you".
hi how you doing? my name is rap lil im 22 years old i been here since 2006 i came here when i was 15 years old and the reason why is because things wasn't going that good in Portugal, and then my sister asked me for help because she was a single mom and she needed help baby sitting her daughter my beautiful niece Natalie, so i decided to come because like i said before things weren't really good in Portugal financially, my dad was really sick in a wheel chair so he couldn't work so i felt like without me being there it would be a lost mouth to feed, my mother dint t work because she took care of my dad and my grandma all the time, my grandma use to give my mom some money but it wasn't enough, anyways so i decided to come and spend the summer with my sister and my niece. then summer was over and i had to go back to Portugal but a few days before that my parents called me and asked me to stay in the USA with my sister because they couldn't afford to have me there the economy was really bad, my father was getting worse so they couldn't take care of me, so they give my custody to my sister, i aint gonna lie it was hard in the beginning because everything was just so new to me but has time went by it got easier and i started to love it here, i have a great family. after a while i got so tired of being an illegal and i really dint know about the law so there was times i just wanna to give up and go back to Portugal but i never did cause i was so scared not to be able to come back to USA and here is where i grew up and got raised since i was 15 years old. i met this guys in 2010 and it was love at first sight he gives me strength he really does. it gets hard it really does, i don't really have friends because im scared to go out and have fun. in 2010 i tried to apply for petition alien but i got denied because my sister wasn't an american citizen and the fees wasn't right, im happy with my life in a way but im missing my free down, im only gonna be fully happy when i know im safe, im legal and i don't have to be scared to be taking away from what i know, from what i have or what i love, and that's being here in this country. i tried to apply for schools but i needed a social so i give up on school, but someday i would love to take my GED and become a somebody. it makes me sad and depress knowing im almost 23 years old and i never accomplish anything in life. sometimes i feel like im 15 years old i just arrived here because 7 years later nothing much has changed. i took a big change on going to homeland, but i really need to change the way i live my life. almost two months ago i moved in with my boyfriend and its amazing but sometimes its so hard because one paycheck its not enough and with all the bills its hard and stressful. im so scared i cannot keep living like this anymore, i need a change in my life, i really don't wanna go back to Portugal, this is my home this is where my heart is. i have so much i cant loose and im not talking about material things im talking about family, the ones who makes me happy, the ones who made me who i am today, taking that away from me will break my heart. i wanna have a life with my boyfriend, i wanna get married, have a family with him someday. i wanna stay in this country, become legal be able to work, support myself, become independent. i wanna be normal be a somebody do what normal people do. USA is where the opportunities are, i feel safe here, protected, my family is here. please don't take that way from me please give me a change... i hope you understand my situation
thank u so much whoever corrects my letter
You could start by using correct capitalization (first person pronoun "I" is always capitalized, beginning of sentences...), punctuation and paragraphs. Also, please avoid using non-standard terms like "ain't" or "u" meaning "you".
Please be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor a teacher.
I feel as if I were reading a transcript of an interview, which is to say it's written in spoken language.
I'm not saying it's bad, but I think you'll need to follow charlie's advice.
Raplills, please amend your profile to show your true native language.
I am not a teacher.
If this is truly a letter which you intend to send to the US government, I would suggest that you do not send it. Even if it was edited and all grammatical mistakes were taken out, you are admitting to violating the laws of the US. Contact an immigration lawyer to see what options you may have.


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Let's not get ahead of ourselves, but the Gulf of Mexico disturbance I mentioned Friday morning is showing some signs of organizing.
Now odds still are against this system developing into a tropical storm before reaching Texas on Sunday, but it's August, and we can't rule out the possibility.
Here's a satellite view of the storm as of Friday afternoon.
The storm appears to be moving due west or slightly north of west, and forecast models indicate it should continue to move west toward Texas, likely reaching the coast sometime on Sunday. However, it's also possible the storm takes a more northwesterly track, into Louisiana, which would preclude development.
The National Hurricane Center gives the system a 20 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm by then, but based upon its latest appearance on satellite this might be a tad conservative if the storm remains over the Gulf for a couple more days. Waters in the storm's path are warm, and wind shear is relatively low.
Regardless of development, a reasonable guess for rainfall from this storm this weekend is a few inches across the greater Houston area between Saturday night and Monday, and tides a foot or two higher than normal.
At this point it's looking like Sunday's tailgating at the Texans game might be a bit wet.


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Gina Sinclair
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|Minor Character: Las Vegas
|Gina Sinclair
|Todd Sinclair (husband)
|Las Vegas
|Serial Killer
|Portrayed By
|Stacy Haiduk
|First Appearance
Gina Sinclair was a serial killer operating with her husband, Todd Sinclair in season twelve of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Gina and Todd abducted and killed four girls together.
The last victim, Colleen Hughes, survived by playing along in their fantasies, but was held captive for three years. Sara investigated the case.
Eventually, both were caught and Colleen was saved, but the trial wasn't all too successful.
Todd was sentenced to life in prison for killing the girls, but because Gina was a master manipulator and the recordings she and Todd made when they raped their victims were not shown during the trial, she managed to portray herself as an unwilling accomplice and got off with a much lighter sentence.
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In 2011, she was paroled. Just a few weeks afterwards, a girl named Samantha Chase was murdered the same way Gina and Todd killed and disposed of their victims. Gina immediately became a suspect, but was later revealed not to have been the killer.
The killer was actually Gina's last victim, Colleen Hughes, who had developed Stockholm Syndrome due to the amount of abuse Gina had done to her and copycatted her.
Modus OperandiEdit
Gina and Todd targeted teenage girls. After abducting them, they would hold them captive at their house where both Todd and Gina would rape them repeatedly, Gina using beer bottles and record the acts with a video camera. At some point, the girls would be killed, dismembered with an industrial pressure washer, encased the parts in cement blocks and disposed of them, presumably at junkyards or similar locations.
Known VictimsEdit
- Two unnamed victims
- Jennifer Burrows
- Unnamed victim
- Colleen Hughes (abducted, raped, tortured and held captive for three years; was rescued)
- Gina and Todd Sinclair may have been based on real life serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Like Homolka, Gina aided her lover in a series of rapes and murders of young women and was released after serving a very short sentence, which she got because tape recordings of their crimes weren't revealed.


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An insult to describe someone as jelly-like and fat.
Person 1: Can I have some crisps?
Person 2: Get your own!
Person 1: It's only because you're so gelatinous!!
Person 2: Get your own!
Person 1: It's only because you're so gelatinous!!
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Referring to an item composed of gelatin or gelatin-like material. See StrongBad email 84.
Some people are being devoured by a gelatinous monster. Hilary's legs are being digested.
ayon kay Steve ika-12 ng Enero, 2005
an adjective that can be used to describe anything.
look at his gelatinous nips!
that test was so gelatinous!
that test was so gelatinous!
ayon kay jaimchelrohrbenson ika-16 ng Oktubre, 2008
An amorphous-describing adjective, used to describe various structures.
Tenille Pegg's disproportionate body is made up of gaping gelatinous hips and zero tits.
ayon kay Peter from Popoya ika-04 ng Oktubre, 2010
Meaning of a gelatin form commonly known as Jello...ya know the one with the catchy ass theme song....also its just a fuckin awesome word to describe anything of awesomeness
So damn gelatinous!!! How much did she pay you?
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it is a different word for gay David Wade
everyone thinks gelatinous sucks.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Given a choice, I believe I would rather have the Hantavirus than the virus that recently infected my computer. With the Hantavirus at least I might have had time to compose my last will and testament, get my worldly affairs in order and kiss my loved ones goodbye.
But the scare-ware virus that vaporized my hard-drive did give me time even to bend over and kiss my one thousand Mark Twain files goodbye, files I had taken great care to cobble together over a 30-year span to adequately prepare for various Twain programs.
As a specific example, next month I have a trial in Phoenix whereby I'm being tried as the Ghost of Mark Twain for publishing racist materials, and the students in Mrs. Allen's AP English class are getting their evidence out of Huckleberry Finn -real courtroom, real judge. My case is lost. (In full disclosure, Mrs. Allen's kids have taken me to grass once before when I had access to all my files.)
Well, as it happened, good news arrived in a flashing alert on my computer screen that told me "On Pay, Inc." could restore my files for $85, and they could do it with a couple of clicks and my credit card ... they conveniently left one browser open to allow a credit card transaction.
I figured if these people could suck the life out of my computer, what could they do with my credit card account? So I called my good friend and computer wiz Sebastian McAlister, who was able to kill the dragon and recommend a virus protector, though, alas, I thought the lifeline to my profession was forever lost, not to mention my instructions on how to save the world.
But wait. My old Diamond Peak skiing buddy, Mark Pilarski used to inveigh with great passion, "Back-up, Back-up, Back-up!" So over the course of several years I developed a habit of backing up my computer on the first of every month, which I did with diligence on the first of October. On the 2nd of October I did not hear that great sucking sound as my life's work was being sluiced out of my computer, apparently by somebody in India who has no real need for a thousand Twain files, but could use the $85. Albeit, thanks to Mark P. and Seb, I lost not 30 years of work, not one year of work, not one month of work, but one day of work. Grateful? There are no words.
I guess my question now is, how can anyone smart enough to conceive of such a devious scam and configure the technological roadmap to perpetrate it, choose a life of crime when they obviously have brains enough to make a perfectly good living within the law. My next question might be, who let this person down? His parents? His school? His religion? Perhaps not one of these guiding lights was on long enough to make a difference. Who knows.
I only wish I could invite my "On Pay, Inc." perpetrator to Nevada, take him by the hand, and introduce him to the Sebastians and Mark P's of the world so he could decide to make a decent living without taking advantage of some poor unsuspecting schnook 12,000 miles away, who might never recover from such a digital mugging.
The moral to this bitter-sweet story is simple: Compose your instructions on how to save the world. Keep these precious instructions in your computer, get the best virus protection money can buy, install, and Baby, Baby, Baby, Back-up, Back-up, Back-up.
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Deputies: Boy, 10, cuts mom to go back to jail
Child said food was better in detention
Published 11:17 AM EST Feb 28, 2013
Deputies in Volusia County said a 10-year-old boy cut his stepmother with a kitchen knife three times to get back into juvenile detention because he said the food is better.
Investigators said the victim called investigators from her Orange City home Tuesday evening saying deputies had responded earlier in the day because the child wanted to be Baker-acted but didn't meet the criteria.
The boy told deputies he cut his stepmother so he could go to the Halifax Behavioral Unit for care and the juvenile detention center because the food is better than at home.
Officials said the woman's injuries were minor.
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Since the beginning of the talk of Hurricane Sandy making her appearance, I have heard and seen numerous people speak of the devastation this could cause on the East Coast. Natural disasters are always scary because there is no way to prevent them. But people can protect themselves by seeking safe shelter, or in this case, boarding up windows and leaving town.
But no matter how bad the weather gets, some people choose not to leave. I know there are others, but the ones that stick out most in my mind are the "Old Guards."
Soldiers from the Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) have stood guard around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier since 1948. No matter how cold, hot or what storms may rage: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days out of the year, someone is always protecting the tomb.
Call me naïve, but I guess I didn't realize the extent of their duties. I had no idea that they are out there 24/7. Wow.
That is dedication to our country. That is pure courage.
These men and women don't know who lies in the tomb, but that doesn't matter. The tomb holds the remains of an unidentified soldier, and it represents all of those who have fallen; past, present, and future. They have no idea who is in this tomb, yet they still risk their lives to protect it.
My heart aches for those that the tomb represents. Not only the fallen soldiers, but the families they left behind.
It's quite humbling to be able to be in my warm home surrounded by my family, while there are numerous soldiers out there, everywhere, defending my honor. We should be thanking our soldiers (and their families) every single day... if it wasn't for them, we would have no freedom.
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Creating Collages with Photo Editor 6
Not to be confused with the collage effect, we're going to show you how to create a fun photo collage with ACDSee Photo Editor 6.
Photo Editor 6 is the only ACDSee product that will work with Object Layers. If you're a beginer, its easiest to start with a template. Go to File | New From Template and choose the template that you like best. For this tutorial we're using VickiStegall-Kiss-Explode, but feel free to choose any template you like.
You can use the tools and Color Picker to enhance the design like we did here. Once you are happy with your design and color scheme, you can arrange the photo boxes.
To add your images you go to File | Place.
Select the photo that you want to place, or CTRL + click to select multiple images and press Place.
Move the place cursor to the location in the work area where you want to place your photo, then click.
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Im guessing Watson was scheduled to start yesterday or today so they got him in there, thinking the second game may not get in.
Im guessing Watson was scheduled to start yesterday or today so they got him in there, thinking the second game may not get in.
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
On the Cooter front, he lowers his ERA from *.** to 135.00. Nice job Jon.
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
It seems he took the demotion hard. He will need to pitch better to make it back to Cincinnati. He does not want to become the new Ryan Wagner.
Any idea what has happened to your boy?My 2007 Reds Prospect Draft- Scott Carroll
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
August 11, 2007
Bats 4, Indians 2
Hamilton's hit beats Tribe
Star report
August 11, 2007
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Josh Hamilton appears well on the road to recovery from a sprained right wrist that landed him on a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Louisville.
Hamilton's two-run single in the fifth inning Friday night carried the host Bats to a 4-2 win over the Indianapolis Indians. He was 2-for-4 in his fourth game since joining the Bats.
The Tribe (60-58) faces the Toledo Mud Hens (69-51) tonight at Victory Field in the opener of a five-game homestand.
Louisville went in front 1-0 in the first inning when Chris Dickerson scored from third on a double play grounder.
Indianapolis took a 2-1 lead the second on a sacrifice fly by Luis Matos and a wild pitch by Tom Shearn, allowing Yurendell de Caster to score from third.
The Bats tied the score 2-2 in the fourth with an unearned run as a result of fielding errors by shortstop Don Kelly and third baseman Jose Hernandez.
Tribe first baseman Steven Pearce was 2-for-4, raising his average to .375 (15-for-40) in 12 games since being promoted from Double-A Altoona.
"These first two weeks have been real good for me," Pearce said in a news release from the team. "I've been swinging the bat with a lot of confidence. . . . I'm just trying to show everyone that I belong. I think you have to go out there with a swagger, and that's what I'm doing."
"Hyperbole is the greatest thing ever" Redsland
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Rob Neyer: "Any writer who says he'd be a better manager than the worst manager is either 1) lying (i.e. 'using poetic license') or 2) patently delusional. Which isn't to say managers don't do stupid things that you or I wouldn't."
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Main :: Spider Jam
by Philinwood on 2011-05-26 07:49:36
on one song that is included in the playback jam songs already loaded into the Spider Jam, every 30 seconds approx. on playback the song just falters/stops for about a second or so and this electrical crackling sound happens-it sounds like an electrical glitch or like a short circuit type of sound just for a second. So, I avoid this track because it doesn't sound like it is good for the amp, but can this be corrected? I think it only happens on this one song.- Outlaw Country Club.
by Line6david on 2011-05-27 09:15:15
Is the glitch on a song that you recorded or actually in the backing track it's self?
Have you tried transferring your songs to your computer and resetting the spider jam?
Line 6 Customer Support
by Philinwood on 2011-05-27 10:06:58
the glitch (it's like a static electricity charge type of sound) is on a pre-recorded jam track (specifically - "Outlaw Country Club" ) and it is NOT one of my recordings. I did the factory reset procedure and therte was no change. It happens about everyuu 30 seconds- it is not subtle- it is very noticeable and sounds like the whole amp just shuts down for a millisecond and then it's right back to normal- for another 30 seconds until it repeats.
by mastermart on 2011-05-27 20:23:16
its make the same glitch on mine too ??? what can i do to correct theproblem ??
by Philinwood on 2011-05-28 04:55:45
does it happen on the same song on yours- "Outlaw Country Club?"
by mastermart on 2011-05-28 08:21:16
HI Phil, yes the same song and its the same has you describe.did somebody help you with that ?? my spyder jam is one and half year old.
by mastermart on 2011-05-28 08:33:09
Hi david,i have the same malfunction and its really inside of the preset song has phil describe to you so if we both have that problem you probaly heard about other that complaint about this ??
by Philinwood on 2011-05-28 10:20:58
haven't heard anything yet- stay tuned
by Philinwood on 2011-06-01 06:17:57
am I doing this right? It seems so random. I am sure this is not the first time Line6 has heard of this problem and another individual has posted that he is having the EXACT same problem. How do you get the technical support to answer? I hope it doesn't mean I have to get on the phone or write a letter.
I thought someone would have addressed this by now- it seems like they just want to avoid it.
by Philinwood on 2011-06-05 15:21:12
Mastermart, I just fixed it. I downloaded and reinstalled the firmware even though I already had the most currewnt version it must have goten messed up. So, when I downloaded and then installed it after deleting the old firmware it fixed the problem.
by mastermart on 2011-06-05 16:27:34
Ok Phil, i will do this but can you tell me witch version did you download ??
Cool thanks
by Philinwood on 2011-06-05 17:33:02
firmware version 2.09 it's the most recent version. you have to have an SD card that is 2 GB or less, you have to format it (sometimes formatting it multiple times is necessary and sometimes it seems to be most effective to format with the Spider Jam) and I think you need to have the firmware located in a file named Line6.
by mastermart on 2011-06-05 18:13:06
Ok Phil, well done !!!!! COOL
by ryers on 2012-11-15 21:28:02
This makes me feel really comforted since I'm not the only one with this problem. So I've tried the firmware solution but it didn't work I assume because i didn't use 2GB card or smaller so I'm going to try again following firmware install instructions to a tee and hopefully I have the same successful results as yourselves. Thanks.
The information above may not be current, and you should direct questions to the current forum or review the manual.


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Stage I or II colorectal carcinomas with microsatellite instability (MSI) are characterized by more isolated lymph nodes in the resected specimen than their counterparts with microsatellite stability (MSS).
Prospective study.
Academic research.
Using a pentaplex polymerase chain reaction assay, MSI status was determined prospectively for 135 operative patients.
Main Outcome Measures
Mismatch repair defects were investigated by immunohistochemistry on tumors demonstrating MSI.
Among 82 stage I or II colorectal carcinomas, 11 had MSI, and 71 had MSS, with a mean (SD) number of 23.6 (3.1) and 13.7 (1.0) negative lymph nodes, respectively (P = .001). The mean number of lymph nodes for all resected stage I or II colorectal carcinomas analyzed at our hospital was 15. The prevalence of MSI among tumors with more than 15 lymph nodes in the specimen was 25% (9 of 36), and 82% (9 of 11) of MSI tumors belonged to this group.
A high number of isolated lymph nodes in stage I or II colorectal carcinomas was associated with the MSI phenotype. Good prognosis that is usually associated with tumors having a high number of uninvolved lymph nodes might reflect the high prevalence of MSI among these tumors. The number of examined lymph nodes as a quality criterion should be used with caution. For stage I or stage II colorectal carcinomas, restricting MSI phenotyping to tumors with more than the mean number of lymph nodes identifies almost all MSI tumors.
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in North America.1,2 The mesocolon lymph node status at presentation predicts long-term survival and is the most important prognostic indicator for primary colon cancer identified so far.3 Although adjuvant systemic treatment is no longer solely based on lymph node status, the presence of histologically involved lymph nodes is still a major indication.4 Therefore, correctly identifying patients with positive regional lymph nodes has important prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Among patients with node-negative colon cancer, studies5- 7 have shown that pathology reports of few lymph nodes in the resected specimen correlate with shorter survival. Swanson et al8 stratified a cohort of patients with T3N0 disease into 3 groups according to the number of examined lymph nodes (1-7, 8-12, and ≥13); these groups had significantly different 5-year survival (49.8%, 56.2%, and 63.4%, respectively) (P < .001). A recent systematic review9 confirmed that the number of lymph nodes evaluated after surgical resection was positively associated with survival among patients with stage II tumors.
At our hospital, this has also been reported for survival and local relapse rates associated with rectal cancer10: the actuarial survival rate at 10 years was significantly lower for patients having T3 tumors with fewer than 10 vs 10 or more lymph nodes in the resected specimen (P < .05). The local recurrence rate was significantly higher for patients with fewer than 10 (20%) vs 10 or more (7%) lymph nodes analyzed in the resected specimen (P < .02). Together, these studies demonstrate that a higher number of examined lymph nodes is associated with a better prognosis. To date, there has been no clear biological explanation for this observation.5- 8,11- 15
It has often been suggested that poor prognosis is due to tumor understaging of patients who are node positive but are deemed node negative because of inadequate surgical removal of lymph node–bearing mesentery. These understaged patients are then erroneously assigned to a better prognostic category because of their node-negative status and subsequently have poorer survival than actual node-negative patients. Accordingly, the number of examined lymph nodes may be considered a quality criterion. In an effort to improve the staging of patients undergoing colorectal resection, national and international organizations have recommended to surgeons and pathologists that a minimum of 12 lymph nodes should be identified during pathologic review.16,17
There are 2 major distinct colorectal oncogenic pathways, namely, microsatellite instability (MSI) and chromosomal instability.18 Microsatellite instability status is associated with better prognosis for each specific tumor stage compared with microsatellite stability (MSS) status. In a French study that included 142 patients, Parc et al19 reported longer overall and recurrence-free survival among patients with MSI tumors than among patients with MSS tumors (P = .002). In a recent article,20 the presence of a Crohn disease–like infiltrate in Dukes B rectal cancers was associated with a higher mean number of lymph nodes in the resected specimen (14.7 vs 11.0 if absent) (P < .001). This Crohn disease–like infiltrate is characteristic of MSI.21
We postulated that these data might be linked and that stage I or II MSI colorectal carcinomas are characterized by higher numbers of lymph nodes in the resected specimen than their MSS counterparts. Confirmation of this hypothesis would lead to the following implications: (1) the hypothesis may account for the better prognosis in patients with stage I or II colorectal carcinomas having more lymph nodes in the resected specimen, (2) the number of examined lymph nodes as a quality criterion should be used with caution, and (3) it is worth exploring whether the mean number of lymph nodes retrieved by a surgical unit may be used to select patients for whom MSI analysis should be performed.
This study includes a population-based series of patients with colorectal cancer from Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France. During a 3-year period from January 15, 2003, to December 15, 2005, a total of 135 patients who underwent surgical resection for a colorectal adenocarcinoma were studied prospectively. Patients undergoing emergency surgery were excluded. All patients were operated on by the same surgical team and underwent the same operative procedures, including total mesorectal excision for low rectal carcinoma as previously reported.10,17 No rectal tumors were irradiated before surgery.
Eighty-two patients (52 with colon tumors and 30 with rectal tumors) without lymph node invasion were included in the study. The tumors were classified as T1 (n = 6), T2 (n = 21), T3 (n = 54), or T4 (n = 1) according to the TNM system.
All resected specimens were examined by the same pathologist (J.N.) using a standard technique. After adequate fixation, the entire mesocolon or mesorectum is separated as soon as possible from the bowel into a monobloc. If there is substantial subserosal paratumoral invasion, the bloc is dissected with special care. Then, atypical lymph nodes are marked with a thread, and the mesocolon or mesorectum is cut into sections of less than 1 mm. Macroscopic examination of the lymph nodes is completed by palpation to detect invisible nodes. Pathologic staging was based on the 1997 TNM system by the International Union Against Cancer.22
Ten-micrometer sections of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks of surgically resected, pathologically confirmed cancerous tissue were used to extract DNA just after fixation (QIAamp tissue kit; Qiagen, Courtaboeuf, France). The revised Bethesda Guidelines23 were used to determine MSI status. Analysis of MSI was performed using panel 18 of 5 quasimonomorphic mononucleotide repeat markers (BAT26, BAT25, NR21, NR22, and NR24) that map to intron 15, intron 16, 5′ untranslated region (UTR), 3′ UTR, and 3′ UTR of the MSH2, c-kit, SLC7A8, transmembrane protein precursor B5, and ZNF2 genes, respectively. A single pentaplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows coamplification of all 5 markers, which are subsequently analyzed using a genetic analyzer (ABI PRISM 310; Applied Biosystems, Courtaboeuf, France) and computerized fragment analysis. For each of 5 primer pairs used in the PCR, 1 primer was end labeled with fluorescent dye FAM, HEX, or NED as follows: BAT26 (5′-TGACTACTTTTGACTTCAGCC-3′ and FAM-5′-AACCATTCAACATTTTTAACCC-3′), BAT25 (5′-TCTGCATTTTAACTATGGCTC-3′ and NED-5′-TCGCTTCCAAGAATGTAAGT-3′), NR21 (5′-TAAATGTATGTCTCCCCTGG-3′ and HEX-5′-ATTCCTACTCCGCATTCACA-3′), NR22 (5′-GAGGCTTGTCAAGGACATAA-3′ and FAM-5′-AATTCGGATGCCATCCAGTT-3′), and NR24 (5′-CCATTGCTGAATTTTACCTC-3′ and HEX-5′-ATTGTGCCATTGCATTCCAA-3′). The PCR contained 40 to 50 ng of DNA, 200μM deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate, 2.5mM magnesium chloride, 1μM of each primer, and 1 U of DNA polymerase (AmpliTaq Gold, Applied Biosystems) in a total volume of 20 μL. Cycling variables were 7 minutes at 95°C, 45 seconds at 95°C, and 1 minute at 60°C for 40 cycles, with a final extension step for 10 minutes at 72°C. Two microliters of the completed PCR was added to 20 μL of HiDi formamide (Applied Biosystems) containing 1 μL of ROX (GeneScan 500, Applied Biosystems), vortexed, denatured for 2 minutes at 95°C, and immediately placed on ice. The denatured PCR products were separated by capillary electrophoresis using the genetic analyzer and were further analyzed using commercially available software (GeneScan, Applied Biosystems). Resected specimens were considered MSI tumors if at least 3 markers showed instability.
Analysis of the mismatch repair proteins MLH1 and MSH2 was performed on fixed tissue embedded in paraffin using double-layer indirect immunohistochemistry with an autoanalyzer (NexES or BenchMark; Ventana, Tucson, Arizona). After deparaffinization and rehydration, the covered sections were placed in a water bath (pH 9) at 95°C to 98°C for 40 minutes in target retrieval solution (DakoCytomation; Dako, Carpinteria, California [when the NexES autoanalyzer was used; when the BenchMark autoanalyzer was used, target retrieval solution for antigenic restoration was included in the autoanalyzer]). Anti-MLH1 antibody (G168-615; Pharmingen International, San Diego, California) was diluted 1:50 and incubated for 30 minutes. Anti-MSH2 antibody (FE11; Oncogenic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was diluted 1:50 and incubated for 30 minutes. Anti-MSH6 antibody (clone 44, Pharmingen International) was diluted 1:100 and incubated for 30 minutes. Anti-PMS2 antibody (A16-4, Pharmingen International) was diluted 1:50 and incubated for 30 minutes. Labeling was interpreted as follows: Protein expression was defined as the presence of nuclear labeling in tumor cells and internal controls (Figure 1A). Loss of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2 expression was defined as the absence of nuclear labeling in tumor cells in the presence of positive controls (basal cells from the colonic mucosal crypts or lymphocytes) (Figure 1B). Noninterpretable labeling was defined as section detachment or the absence of labeling in tumor cells and internal controls, all performed in duplicate.
Examples of microsatellite instability tumors. A, Nuclear expression of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 in tumor cells by immunochemistry. B, For patient 8 in Table 1, immunochemistry shows no nuclear expression of MLH1 or PMS2 in tumor cells but positive internal control expression of MSH2 and MSH6. Arrows indicate internal positive control cells that confirm that the technique did work and that tumoral cell negativity is true.
The Fisher exact test and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare frequencies and medians. The prognostic factors studied were sex, age at tumor diagnosis, tumor site, perineural invasion, lymphovascular invasion, and MSI status as determined by immunohistochemical analysis and PCR. Statistical significance was set at P < .05. Analyses were performed using commercially available statistical software (StatView, 1992-1998; SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina).
Eleven of 82 patients (13%) showed MSI both in the molecular and immunohistochemical analyses. Characteristics of these patients are given in Table 1. Patient 11 was classified as having an MSI tumor by analysis with 3 of 5 unstable molecular markers but retained expression of all mismatch repair proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2).The power analysis showed that 82 resected specimens provided 88% power for the conclusions reached in this study.
Microsatellite instability was more likely to be found in tumors located in the proximal colon than in tumors located in the distal colon or rectum (P < .001); lymphovascular or perineural invasion did not correlate with MSI status (Table 2). No association was found between MSI status and sex or age at tumor diagnosis. The youngest patient with MSI was 35 years; the mean age of patients with MSI was 63.5 years compared with 68.0 years in the remainder of the cohort. No rectal cancers received neoadjuvant treatment. No patient had hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or family history of colorectal cancer.
Analysis of the mean (SD) lymph node counts according to MSI status showed that a higher number of detected lymph nodes among patients with N0 disease was associated with MSI (23.6 [3.1] for MSI and 13.7 [1.0] for MSS) (P = .001). These results are shown in Figure 2.
Distribution of the number of detected negative lymph nodes relative to microsatellite instability status. Solid circles indicate patient with microsatellite instability; open circles, patient with microsatellite stability; and horizontal line, the mean number (15) of lymph nodes.
No MSI tumors were found among patients in the cohort with fewer than 7 examined lymph nodes. Because the MSI phenotype was associated with a high number of lymph nodes in the resected specimen, our aim was to develop a score that allows the selection of patients with a high probability of MSI using solely the number of lymph nodes in the resected specimen. Among all resected stage I or II colorectal carcinomas analyzed at Lariboisière Hospital, the mean number of lymph nodes in the specimen was 15.
Among tumors with more than the mean number of lymph nodes in the specimen (ie, >15), the prevalence of MSI was 25% (9 of 36). Use of this score (>15 lymph nodes in the specimen) detected 82% (9 of 11) of MSI tumors.
The most important determinant of patient outcome following diagnosis of colorectal cancer is the stage of disease at the time of treatment. Particularly, this includes the TNM classification and the number of involved lymph nodes.
Analysis of lymph node counts according to MSI status suggests that MSI is associated with a high number of lymph nodes in the resected specimen among patients with N0 disease. This observation allows us to link a specific cancer pathway (MSI) to a specific pathologic result, leading to several particular implications.
Confirmation of our study hypothesis explains the better prognosis observed in patients with stage I or II colorectal carcinomas who have more lymph nodes in the resected specimen. The authors of a recent article8 concluded that prognosis (overall survival and disease-free survival) was significantly better among patients with tumors containing a high density of inflammatory cells, as reported in rectal cancer.20,24 Dense peritumoral inflammatory cell infiltration (so-called Crohn disease–like reaction) is characteristic of MSI colon cancer and has a cytotoxic effect on tumor cells.25 This may explain why tumors developing through the MSI colon cancer–specific pathway generally have a better prognosis than their MSS counterparts at the same TNM stage.26 Together, these observations prompted us to test whether the number of examined lymph nodes (which is further related to the immune status and to the density of inflammatory cells) in node-negative patients26 may be a prognostic factor related to MSI status, as the mean number of lymph nodes is high in MSI tumors and low in MSS tumors.
The number of examined lymph nodes as a quality criterion should be used with caution.16,17 Previous studies27- 29 demonstrated that the mean number of lymph nodes may vary based on patient characteristics and on the use of preoperative radiotherapy, which results in fewer lymph nodes being found on pathologic examination.
For some other primary tumors, additional factors affect the mean number of analyzed lymph nodes. In breast cancer, the number of examined axillary lymph nodes is influenced by age. In a study30 of patients with node-negative results among 5314 consecutive procedures, 73% (561 of 765) of women younger than 50 years had 10 or more examined lymph nodes, which was significantly different from the 64% (496 of 776) of women older than 70 years who had 10 or more examined lymph nodes. A similar result was found among 1081 patients with colon cancer in a study16 that demonstrated in a monovariate analysis that age influenced the number of examined lymph nodes. The mean (SD) number of examined lymph nodes was fewer in patients older than 75 years (6.7 [0.4]) than in younger patients (8.2 [0.4]) (P < .01). In our study, the only MSI tumor with very few examined lymph nodes (n = 9) was in a 98-year-old patient.
These results underline that the number of examined lymph nodes cannot be considered a quality criterion for an isolated case, as there are other factors affecting this number. However, the mean number of examined lymph nodes obtained for a series of cases probably represents a quality criterion. In a recent French study2 of public university hospitals (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris) in a Paris metropolitan area, fewer than 8 examined lymph nodes were reported in 8.6% (31 of 362) of resected specimens, which was statistically different from that reported in private hospitals during the same period, in which fewer than 8 examined lymph nodes were reported in 32.6% (248 of 760) of resected specimens.
There are no major guidelines regarding patient selection for MSI phenotyping. The cost of this research relative to its clinical benefit remains to be evaluated. Although the Amsterdam and Bethesda criteria31,32 have been developed to detect hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, indications for routine MSI testing among patients with sporadic colon cancer are not clearly established. In some academic centers in France, all resected colorectal cancer specimens are tested for MSI, but this procedure is too expensive for routine use. To define the group of patients who are more likely to develop MSI tumors, we investigated whether a high number of isolated lymph nodes is associated with the MSI phenotype.
Because clinical practice varies among surgical units, it is necessary to consider the usual mean number of lymph nodes analyzed in a particular situation to adequately establish a protocol that allows selection of patients for whom MSI analysis is likely to result in a high rate of detection. We recommend MSI analysis of sporadic N0 tumors in which the mean number of regional lymph nodes detected exceeds the usual mean number. This value needs to be established based on local information because the mean number of detected lymph nodes varies based on the region of practice.2
Our work is based on a cohort of 82 patients from Lariboisière Hospital. The study was limited to a single medical center. Although the small cohort size is a limitation of this study, the operative procedures and pathologic examinations were homogeneous. All patients were operated on under the supervision of 2 senior surgeons, and the histologic slides of all resected specimens were examined by the same pathologist (J.N.).
Microsatellite instability testing was performed using a single method recently recommended by the National Cancer Institute,23 with immunohistochemistry performed only in tumors demonstrating MSI. Molecular detection of MSI can be nonproductive if there is massive normal tissue contamination giving a false-negative result in the PCR. However, several authors33- 35 emphasize that immunohistochemistry results should be interpreted with caution because they are less reproducible than results of molecular analyses. Notably, immunohistochemistry relies on tumor fixation and antigen retrieval procedures that are poorly controlled.
Finally, it would be relevant to confirm our results in a larger cohort of patients undergoing surgery at Lariboisière Hospital and at other medical centers. A definitive conclusion regarding the biological association between lymphoid reaction to the tumor and MSI status is confounded by that fact that MSI tumors are more common in the proximal colon, where mesentery and lymph nodes may tend to be quantitatively greater. However, our data suggest that the number of examined lymph nodes cannot be used as a reliable criterion of the quality of surgical or pathologic dissection.
Correspondence: Marc Pocard, MD, PhD, Département Medico-Chirurgical de Pathologie Digestive, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université Paris 7, 2 Rue Ambroise Paré, 75010 Paris, France (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: January 30, 2009.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Eveno and Pocard. Acquisition of data: Eveno, Soliman, Valleur, and Pocard. Analysis and interpretation of data: Eveno, Nemeth, Soliman, Praz, de The, Talbot, and Pocard. Drafting of the manuscript: Eveno and Pocard. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Eveno, Nemeth, Soliman, Praz, de The, Valleur, Talbot, and Pocard. Obtained funding: Eveno. Administrative, technical, and material support: Eveno, Nemeth, Soliman, and Praz. Study supervision: Nemeth, de The, Valleur, Talbot, and Pocard.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Additional Contributions: Carole Sanchez and Malika Bennis assisted with the study.
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WASHINGTON – Rep.-elect Chris Collins, R-Clarence, dove headlong into the ways of Washington during his first round of congressional orientation last week, raising $60,000 at a breakfast that sought donations of between $500 and $5,000 from individuals and political action committees.
The Collins breakfast, which took place Thursday at the Capitol Hill Club, came toward the tail end of a week of meetings where soon-to-be first-year lawmakers met with their colleagues from across the country, sometimes on a bipartisan basis and sometimes not.
Billed in an email flier as a "Debt Retirement Breakfast," that's exactly what it was.
"I've got bills to pay," said Collins, who said that he had told some campaign vendors – including a pollster and people who took part in the making of his television ads – that his campaign would not be able to pay them till after the election.
Indeed, Collins' last statement to the Federal Election Commission, which was filed in mid-October, showed him owing $7,500 to Public Opinion Strategies, $4,782 to Henninger Media Services and $3,036 to Epiphany Productions – the fundraising firm that put together Collins' Debt Retirement Breakfast.
The biggest debt Collins owes, $650,000, is to himself: the businessman-turned-politician loaned his campaign that amount as the campaign downplayed fundraising until after the election.
Political action committees, in particular, are reluctant to contribute to congressional challengers, Collins said. So for that reason, he said, he waited until after he defeated Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul, D-Hamburg, to push for their contributions.
Asked how he would respond to any critics who complained about him holding a fundraiser on his first post-election visit to Washington, Collins said: "It's part of the political process. All I can say is that I was independent as county executive, and I'll be independent as a member of Congress."
The fundraiser capped a week of planning sessions for Collins, in which he and other newly elected House members learned the details of their coming work in Washington.
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Collins quickly rushed out of the breakfast despite the delightful company of the Democrat from California.
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