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"I'm a big believer in guys who come in each and every day with an incredible amount of effort," Orlando City head coach Adrian Heath said. "They stick out like a sore thumb. Every day they bring bags of enthusiasm and want to do well. They try every day to convince the coaching staff why they need to be starting, and that's what Jonny does.
"He has an infectious sense of humor and personality, and brings his best to every single training session," Heath continued on about Mendoza. "I will always give people like him an opportunity. He's got a football brain and understands the system."
One of the most decorated players in Stetson history, Mendoza was a three-time First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection, the 2011 A-Sun Player of Year, and a NSCAA Third Team All-America selection as a junior. In 2009, he helped lead the Hatters to an A-Sun Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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DENVER � Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he�s got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly explaining green-leafed marijuana ads and �free joint� promotions endemic in his suburban hometown.
�I did not talk to my oldest son about marijuana when he was 8 years old. We got to talk about fun stuff. Now with my youngest who�s 8, we have to talk about this,� said Jolton, a consultant from Lakewood.
A marijuana opponent with a �just-say-no� philosophy, Jolton, 48, is among legions of American parents finding the �drug talk� increasingly problematic as more states allow medical marijuana or decriminalize its use. Colorado and Washington state have measures on their Nov. 6 ballot that would go a further step and legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults.
Parent-child conversations about pot �have become extraordinarily complicated,� said Stephen Pasierb, president of the Partnership at Drugfree.org, which provides resources for parents concerned about youth drug use.
Legalization and medical use of marijuana have �created a perception among kids that this is no big deal,� Pasierb said. �You need a calm, rational conversation, not yelling and screaming, and you need the discipline to listen to your child.�
Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the pro-legalization Drug Policy Alliance, says the family conversations �are becoming a lot more real� because most of today�s parents likely tried marijuana themselves.
�Parents know a lot more about what they�re talking about, and kids probably suspect that their parents did this when they were younger and didn�t get in trouble with drugs,� Nadelmann said. �There�s still hypocrisy, but the level of honesty and frankness in the parent-child dialogue about marijuana is increasing every year.�
The Haskins family of Olympia, Wash., provides a vivid example of how the conversations have evolved.
Sarena Haskins, 41, and her sister are both longtime users of pot for health reasons, and Sarena�s 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, has become an advocate of medical marijuana to the point of posting a video online expressing her views.
Yet Sarena Haskins opposes the ballot measure that would legalize recreational use of pot in Washington and advises Hannah to avoid experimentation with the drug.
�I�m a little a little nervous about those conversations, but I�m having them now,� Haskins said. �I tell Hannah it�s not a smart choice, that she needs to focus on school ... You can�t just be a pot head and be lazy.�
Another longtime parent/pot user is Tim Beck, a Detroit insurance broker who succeeded in getting a marijuana-legalization measure on the city�s ballot for Nov. 6. The measure wouldn�t supersede the state law against nonmedical marijuana use, but would let adults possess small amounts of pot on private property without facing arrest under city ordinances.
Beck says his 17-year-old daughter, Maria, who is now studying at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, observed his pot-smoking throughout her youth.
�I decided I wouldn�t hide it ... no big deal, no lectures. It�s something she grew up with,� said Beck, 60. �I don�t know whether she�s tried marijuana or not, and I don�t care. If we detect any evidence of dysfunctional behavior, which we never have, then we�d focus on that.�
The legalization campaign grates on Yolanda Harden, 47, officer manager at a Detroit middle school who has raised five kids of her own and a dozen others from her circle of friends and family.
Harden said her own parents battled drug problems that started with marijuana use, and she tries to convey to the young people in her care they could risk the same fate.
But she finds it harder now to get that message through. �Because it�s so popular, they truly believe it�s harmless.�
Michigan, Colorado and Washington are among 17 states where medical marijuana is legal. More than a dozen states, and many municipalities, have scrapped criminal penalties for small-scale pot possession or made it a low-priority crime for police.
In Colorado, hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and growers operate legally, and ads invite new patients to try their pot.
In Boulder, home to nation�s largest college pro-marijuana protest each spring, city councilwoman KC Becker doesn�t oppose Boulder�s thriving marijuana business but realizes that, within her family, she�ll have to approach the topic differently than her parents did.
�My parents definitely didn�t talk to me about drugs, ever,� Becker said. Marijuana legalization, she said, �does force you to talk about it and explain it � but that�s not necessarily bad.�
What will Becker tell her 4-year-old when he learns to read the pot ads?
�I�ll say, �That�s a store where people can get medicine to help them when they feel sick, but you have to be responsible in using it and old enough,�� Becker said.
In Portland, Ore., a 29-year-old mother found out the hard way that her kids needed more information.
Serra Frank uses marijuana to treat a bladder condition. When her 8-year-old son heard last fall in a school anti-drug campaign that marijuana harms the brain, he burst into tears and told school authorities he was scared because his mother uses pot.
Police came to their house, and Frank had some explaining to do � to the authorities to prove she was using pot legally, and to her son.
�I tell him it�s medicine. It helps with pain, but it�s not for kids,� Frank said.
Six years ago, Frank created a Facebook page called Moms for Marijuana to ask advice from other marijuana users with children. The group now has about 17,000 online members and chapters in 40 states.
�Nobody really wants to talk about it,� said Frank. �It�s been ingrained into our brains that it�s a bad, bad thing and we�re supposed to be afraid of it.�
Trish Nixon of Colorado Springs had two children living at home when Colorado legalized medical marijuana. She tackled the topic head-on, evolving from a �It�s against the law � don�t do it� warning to a more nuanced message.
�I would explain why somebody might need to use it, the right reasons some people need it and why some people are using it for the wrong reasons,� Nixon said.
Her daughter, Krista, now 21, said she never considered marijuana a big deal.
�My generation just grew up with it,� she said, though adding that she�s never used it.
Gretchen Burns Bergman, a fashion show producer from San Diego, has two grown sons who struggled with heroin addiction, including one who served prison time. Founder of a group called Moms United to End the War on Drugs, she hopes more parents will support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana as a relatively safe option compared to hard drugs.
�We�ve been talking down to our kids for far too long,� she said. �It widens the divide if we say the stuff is just terrible, and they�re not seeing the bad effects. It�s just scare tactics, and they disbelieve us.�
Indeed, marijuana activists make the case to parents that pot is less dangerous than alcohol.
In Colorado, the legalization campaign aired a television ad titled �Dear Mom,� showing a young woman talking to her off-camera parents about marijuana.
�It�s less harmful to my body, I don�t get hung over, and honestly, I feel safer around marijuana users,� she says.
Recent national surveys indicate that many teens view marijuana as relatively benign, with more of them now smoking pot than cigarettes.
Linda Pearlman Gordon, a psychotherapist from Chevy Chase, Md., who often counsels families, says a child�s well-being � rather than fear of arrest � is increasingly likely to be the focus of parent/child conversations as the legalization drive continues.
She says parents should strive to discourage any drug usage that isolates a child socially or inhibits their maturation.
�It�s troubling when anyone uses a substance to self-medicate, to push away difficult feelings,� she said. �You want to make sure your child, if having difficult feelings, knows there are healthy ways to deal with it.�
Pasierb of the Partnership at Drugfree.org says it�s vital for parents to engage their children in relaxed discussions � �See where your kid is at. Ask them, �What do you think?�� � and to do so before they reach middle school, where pot use is surging.
�Kids are willing to press all of mom�s and dad�s buttons, but they don�t want to lose the ultimate respect of their parents,� he said. �It�s important for parents not to say, �If you smoke marijuana, we�ll throw you out of the house,� but they should say they�ll be disappointed.�
His advice to parents who partook of pot in their youth:
�You should not lie to your child, but you don�t owe them a blow by blow explanation of every party you went to.�


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Woo! Chelly Rozay is a name I haven't heard in a while. I thought she'd be laying low for a while but apparently I was wrong. Even worse, this goes to proves Ballers just don't care.
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Baller Alert,So, im writing to figure out who is Chelly Rozay? As a woman in a relationship with a athlete (over 6 years) , i'm constantly hearing and seeing Ms. Rozay being quite the girl who deals with ALL athletes. Now, in the wives and girlfriends world of these athletes we don't know if we can honestly call her a groupie, but we can call her reckless.Now, Ms. Rozay is constantly at different basketball and football games rooting for different players. She also allows you into her world via instagram, constantly showing pictures of her different hotel rooms, text messages from various players in the football AND basketball world, taking pictures of herself in different athletes homes, bodyguards and rappers included. She constantly keeps you updated with her locations and who she's with. Also, constantly taking pictures of her "new items" that clearly you can see she's still in the store.The question we want to know is Who is Chelly Rozay? We have heard many stories about her and some of us has even seen her in action, but we do know in this day and age putting your business out there pays, BUT she takes it to a different level. She HOLDS nothing back.The people want to know….who is Chelly Rozay
I rarely answer Baller Mails but since this was a question, rather than a tea spilling session, I figured I'd answer the question to the best of my ability. Valentino Sigemore (probably not her real name) aka Chelly Rozay's name became "famous" in the Summer of 2011 when Baltimore Ravens LeRon McClain accused her of stealing his bank information after he was done tapping that. Unfortunately McClain had no clue that his bank info had been swiped until an officer told him they found the info on Rozay's person. McClain claims that Miss Rozay tried to buy Miami Heat tickets, Flights, and that he wasn't the only Baller who's financial info had been swiped.
So what does a Baller do in 2011? Jumps on Twitter and tries to put her on blast. Chelly says that not only had she lost her ID (so the officer didn't find the info on her) but LeRon purchased the flights and Heat tickets and is just trying to cover it up. I would have believed that story had I not known you need identification to board an airplane. You can read about that 2011 situation HERE. Since then though, I haven't heard much about Chelly Rozay but apparently she is still getting it in with Ballers including Adrian Hamilton, Nick Young, Willis McGahee, David Clowney and who knows who else. Hopefully you guys are leaving your wallets in a safe when you're smashing Miss Rozay, may end up with your bank account cleared out.
I will say this though, if Chelly Rozay isn't still snagging Baller Bank Account info and she's legitimately getting her money, I can't even hate the hustle. If dudes are dumb enough to still smash, I'd assume they are smart enough to hide their info. So kudos to you Miss Rozay!
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I think this is a SPAIF sent in by none other than Chelly Rozay herself. Lol the writer keeps saying "We" and "the people want to know" who is this we that is so concerned with this rogue?
LOL I keep saying it matters not who is on his arm when you spot him. Git in where you fit in. That's what it looks like she is doing.
I requested her on instagram to see her pics. Not very impressive but I did find a few ballers to follow, then unfollowed her ass.
^^^ *falling out laughing*
she look like the nigga from top model
@Tone She sure does look like Miss J Alexander the former Top Model judge.
Who is Chelly Rozay? A bucket. I can't believe women are still letting their guards down with their ballers and THEY KNOW they are creepin with chicks like this. Nobody is scared of STD's anymore huh? If this was really sent in by a wife/girlfriend, I think she should be ashamed. For real. As for Chelly, I say get it. She obviously is cool to kick it with. These chicks are scurred of her and how she handles her biz. I say whatever she is doing, she is winning at it.


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The type of ant killer that is recommended will typically depend on what type of ants and also their food preference. Another important factor is sanitation so that the bait is not competing with other food sources; remember that the bait is trying to mimic the ant's food source.


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I read John Searles's first book because I had to (he was my first boss and yes, I felt obligated!). But it was so good that I read his next one. And I practically counted down the days leading up to his third, Help for the Haunted. I tore through the whole thing in a week, but it was just released in paperback, so I'm bringing it on vacation with me next week. I can't wait to re-read the story of Sylvie, a girl whose parents (a couple who help "haunted souls" find peace) are murdered, and her search for answers. It's part coming-of-age, part mystery and it manages to be both dark and, somehow, sweet and touching.
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As I prepared to go on vacation and escape real life, the last thing I thought I'd be reading would be a World War II novel. But on the advice of my husband, I picked up this book that chronicles the parallel lives of two young people on opposite sides of the war. Doerr's protagonists are a young, blind French girl who, along with her father, flees Paris to live in isolation with a relative, and a young German orphan-turned-soldier who, because of his talent, becomes a radio communications expert. In alternating voices, Doerr weaves a lyrical, magical tale and, while presenting both sides of the war, he makes us understand the choices people are forced to make. When their lives finally intersect, you don't want the book to end.
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A store with everything made of bamboo is coming to downtown Charleston.
Cariloha at 341 King St. features a product line that includes apparel, accessories, home decor, bedding and other goods made from the largest member of the grass family.
The Utah-based company, with a name derived from the Caribbean and Hawaii, will have 32 stores throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Mexico with the 1,380-square-foot local shop. A late June opening is planned, according to Ron Nichols, new store opening manager.
Making music
"Record Store Day" at Monster Music and Movies at 946 Orleans Road in West Ashley promises a full day of activities Saturday. In its sixth year, the event celebrates independent record stores and their place in local communities. Look for live music starting at 1 p.m., food trucks, jump castles, sidewalk sale, storewide sale and some free stuff. The Lowcountry Food Bank will conduct a food drive on site as well.
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A shop that provides used and pre-owned restaurant and food service equipment, furniture, supplies and fixtures is open on James Island.
The USSED Co. is at 1533 Folly Road.
It also offers equipment rentals, appraisals and consignment. The owner is Don Fletcher.
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P.I.E. Bakeshop at 5 Warren St. in Charleston is expanding its space to include a seating area next door.
It currently has six tables for sidewalk dining. The new space will seat 40.
The business serves breakfast, lunch, ice cream and baked goods, all made by owner Paige Young.
Daniel Island will soon have a new Mexican dining option. Agave Mexican Restaurant leased a 3,414-square-foot space at 885 Island Park Drive, according to real estate firm Lee & Associates. A May opening is planned in the former Lana's Mexican Restaurant.
The Vault, a seller of retro sports apparel, will have its grand opening at 616-A Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant on Friday. It will also offer some store surprises on Saturday. The retailer has another location at 307 King St. in Charleston. Wayne Welden is the owner.
Giving back
Revolutionary Eating Ventures is continuing its "Neighbor-to-Neighbor" program this year to help nonprofits involved in influencing the health and well-being of local kids.
On various days throughout the remainder of the year, REV restaurants — Poe's Tavern, Monza, Closed for Business and Taco Boy — will donate 10 percent of sales to eight organizations: Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center, Pattison's Academy, WINGS for Kids, Surfer's Healing, The Green Heart Project, YesCarolina and Louie's Kids. Dates and locations will be announced throughout the year.
Also, giving back is The Kickin' Chicken. Its "Month of Giving" campaign runs through May 15, when each of the five Lowcountry restaurants will donate 10 percent of their sales each Thursday, starting today, to a nonprofit. Twenty groups will benefit. Go to kickinchicken.com for locations and the beneficiaries.
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O'Reilly Auto Parts will hold a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting for its new store in Moncks Corner on Friday. The shop is located at 129 N. Highway 52.
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January 6, 2013, 01:14 PM
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January 6, 2013, 01:31 PM
I don't understand why all the special requirements ? These thing should be "shoot on sight " status ! Kevin
January 6, 2013, 03:05 PM
If Fl was really serious about getting rid of pythons and other non native species, the state would put a bounty of say $50. on each one. Otherwise I don't think there is enough encentive what, with the cost of gas and other expenses for this program to have much effect.
January 6, 2013, 08:54 PM
The state biologists can't find the pythons unless they've been implanted with a transmitter. I saw a TV show where the transmitter was buzzing like crazy and they said they were within 10 feet of one but couldn't find it in the heavy growth.
And they expect us to find them??? And do their work for them.
Art Eatman
January 6, 2013, 11:39 PM
There have never been any restrictions if you find a python on your land or on land where you have permission to be. The restrictions have been on state land. Granted, my personal opinion is that the state wildlife folks are overly restrictive.
January 7, 2013, 04:55 PM
south beach should make an effort to push "python" purses, boots, belts, etc... that will drive demand and price up.....then the good old boys have that much more incentive to rid FL of those buggers. Never did see one myself and quite thankful.
January 8, 2013, 02:30 AM
Goodness, I'd be more worried about violating their laws/rules then getting attacked by a python!
January 9, 2013, 12:17 AM
Can't shoot them from a levee.....
Alrighty then!
Art Eatman
January 9, 2013, 10:33 PM
I'd need an explanation about the levee thing. Shooting downward is pretty much a lot safer than shooting at any other angle, seems to me.
So here we go, hunting an introduced feral harmful species, a "varmint" and we face this worry:
"The central nervous system of a python (and all reptiles) is tolerant to low oxygen and low blood pressure conditions (AVMA 2007) and so the brain of a python can remain active for up to an hour even after decapitation, thus allowing the snake to experience pain (Barten 1994). Because the goal is to minimize the snake's suffering, the brain should be quickly destroyed."
While I am quite happy to kill one of these doofers ASAP, I can't say that I'd worry about whether or not it felt pain.
What kind of music would a snake like? Maybe they want you to have a loudspeaker on your iPod, to play soothing sounds while you hunt and then decapitate that sucker?
January 10, 2013, 01:53 PM
ears, but might sense big low frequency vibrations.
Wonder if there is a scent that might attract them
January 10, 2013, 04:42 PM
Most levees are actually elevated roads and the only way to get around above water. Therefore shooting from a levee is a safety factor to keep a person or vehicle from getting shot. Any public hunting place in Fla. that I've been on that has levees has rules against shooting from them.
January 10, 2013, 06:30 PM
Like the man said, put a bounty of their hides and make it attractive enough and just let nature take it's course. I know in La they have a bounty on nutrias. I don't know about shooting from a levy, but if I'm shooting a python I'll probably have a 12ga. with bb shot or no. 4 buckshot so I don't see any problem with richotets.
Art Eatman
January 10, 2013, 09:12 PM
I can see worrying about a fool shooting across a levee or roadway. I don't understand how there could be danger when shooting from a levee or roadway.
Oh, well...
January 11, 2013, 08:54 AM
As most have figured out this first "python hunt" is a lot more about politics than anything else. I work in Everglades National Park when I'm guiding and have seen a few of the pythons. The real problem with them is what you're not seeing. Since 2005 the swamp rabbit population down in the Park near the only roadway has gone to zero (there's only one road into the Park and from the front gate to Flamingo... that 38 mile stretch always had lots of little rabbits at dusk and dawn.... viewing them while towing my skiff down the road was a daily event for me since my first trip down there in the early seventies...). That road used to have a terrible roadkill problem - not anymore... I can't remember the last racoon or possum carcass on the roadway, all you see now are reptile or bird remains. Pythons are literally changing the ecology of any area that they're present in. I can only imagine what's happening to the predator population. Bobcats, foxes, hawks, etc must be having a hard time of it, and now the darned pythons are beginning to migrate to where there's more food (they've been found down in the Keys and I'm certain they're quietly spreading northward as well...). When I first noticed that the rabbits had disappeared I went to a Park biologist to ask about it and all I got was a shrug.... I couldn't even find out the name of someone that might be interested in looking into it. Wish it weren't so.
In short what's needed is a year 'round bounty program for every specimen brought in and the Park (all 90 miles by 90 miles of it) needs to participate. Of course the Park will resist any such thing since it goes against everything they believe in (but that's another story). Hunting the critters will be terribly difficult given where they live.... but during winter cold spells they'd be much, much easier to find on sunny afternoons. On cold days I think all you'd need is a large machete and a big gunny sack to do a bit of snake harvesting... Unfortunately I'm betting that we'll still be talking about this five years from now....
Art Eatman
January 11, 2013, 11:28 AM
Eons ago I lived in Florida--in one of my other lives :)--and have kept at least a casual eye out for what goes on there. I'd read about the loss of "snake food" in the Glades.
Is there much noise from the "We Love Snakes!" people?
January 11, 2013, 12:45 PM
Eons ago I lived in Florida--in one of my other lives :)--and have kept at least a casual eye out for what goes on there. I'd read about the loss of "snake food" in the Glades.
Is there much noise from the "We Love Snakes!" people?
Most people don't believe it but there is a big contingent of reptile lovers who don't want all these controls on pythons. My son-in-law is non-vocal about it but he loves reptiles. He has a bearded dragon and tries to catch and play with snakes whenever he can. Yet, he is terrified of spiders. Go figure??
January 11, 2013, 04:49 PM
Art, we've had much the same experience with deer levels since the coyote population began to spike..........particularly in the Ocala area. Once it was common to jump multiple deer....six to eight in a bunch.....since the yodel dog invasion, coupled with the over protected black bear population, one rarely see's more than one, perhaps two at a time.
Now the yodel'lers are an invasive species, brought in by fox hunters. the bear issue is one that fall's squarely on the back of the FWC folks.....they've refused to deal with it and minimize conflict issues at every turn. I rather suppose that the approach you're seeing relative to the super sized mobile sausage population in the Glades will be handled in the same adroit fashion!
January 11, 2013, 07:26 PM
Reptile lovers have begun to lower their profile a bit down here in south florida... One too many big snakes have been found with someone's family pet inside. By and large most folks don't think much about them at all until the news media finds something sensational to report.
Like I said before, the real damage these snakes are causing is to the local wildlife population. They're busy eating themselves into migrating.. literally.
By the way anyone that thinks the FWC can be a bit difficult should try dealing with the national park service... Those folks have rules for their rules and never seem to be in a hurry over much of anything... I have to purchase an annual guide's permit for the 'Glades each year and I try to limit my involvement to only that.
spider 69
January 12, 2013, 07:15 AM
Once it does we may get serious.
January 12, 2013, 08:47 AM
There actually has been one fatality here in Florida involving an infant and a python.... but that one, up in central Florida involved a family pet that got out of its cage... Can't cite the particulars but remember that the pet owner had some serious legal difficulties over it.
January 13, 2013, 12:40 PM
There actually has been one fatality here in Florida involving an infant and a python.... but that one, up in central Florida involved a family pet that got out of its cage... Can't cite the particulars but remember that the pet owner had some serious legal difficulties over it.
In that case the two parents were both convicted and sentenced for child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. The father was sentenced to jail and the mother is on probation. It happened in the county I live in.
The pet albino python got out of the fish tank they had it in with only a blanket covering the top. Authorities believe that it wrapped around the child (about 2 yrs. old I believe) to keep warm but maybe for food too. The little girl was bitten and strangled.
January 14, 2013, 02:58 AM
I'm a reptile lover but I'll destroy any introduced reptile I see if I'm out in the scrub.
I won't kill any of our native reptiles and even our most venomous will flee if they aren't crowded.
Here in Australia we aren't allowed to own ANY exotic reptiles AT ALL.
Not Corns, Ball Pythons or Boa's and there are massive fines attached to being caught with exotic reptiles in your possession.
The best time to find those sorts of pythons is when the females come into estrous because males will be attracted to the female and they form a vast ball as the males try to dislodge the successful male for a chance to breed.
There can be up to 10 or more males wrapped around a single female in breeding mass.
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January 14, 2013, 08:18 AM
The present cool weather will keep the snakes in-doors while the "hunters" get some much needed exercise out-doors.
January 14, 2013, 09:40 AM
I watched about 2 minutes of a tv show on the month-long Python hunt with a $5k prize. They were interviewing the expert, the first guy licensed, etc., etc.
He estimated that these 800 hunters won't get a total of 25 pythons in a month.
January 19, 2013, 02:26 AM
I was watching a program on cable about the snake problem in Florida. They were showing a anaconda that had been tagged with a radio transmitter . This was an adult female and it almost got them! It was a much bigger snake than the pythons . I would think there would be a much better &bigger program to get rid of these snakes! The eco system & the potential loss in livestock not to mention the danger to people! Put a real bounty on them & in today's economy they might at least control their spreading across the whole S.E. USA!
January 19, 2013, 10:32 AM
They started on Saturday the 12th. And the first week's total is...
"21 harvested Burmese pythons were received by the University of Florida as of Friday, January 18. The pythons are being processed and logged by UF for the 2013 Python Challenge. Additional updates on the number of snakes harvested will be posted here on a regular basis on Tuesdays and Fridays."
Art Eatman
January 19, 2013, 01:35 PM
Only a few thousand more to go! :D
January 19, 2013, 03:35 PM
Never under-estimate mans ability to hunt a species to near extinction. All man needs is a little motivation. Example: Bison and their hides.
I firmly believe if there were a price on every python brought it, we could successfully hunt them out of the Everglades and south Florida. What we need is a savvy sales-person to create a market for their hides, heads, jaws, meat, etc. and then we'll see REAL snake eradication take place.
Is there a market in Asia for them for meat or medicinal purposes?
Any Chinese buyers for herbal/holistic purposes?
January 19, 2013, 08:13 PM
The problem with these snakes is they have no predators. They eat gators along with anything else they can find. I too think a high enough bounty would help. Only time will tell. Maybe someone will come up with a way to attract them. I have heard that they have decimated the everglades.
January 20, 2013, 10:14 AM
I'm telling you, create a market for python purses, wallets, boots, belts...etc. There is the bounty!! Cletus and Billy Bob then sell their dead pythons to some wanna-be french Yo Yo fashionista at some swanky boutique in South Beach.
Problem solved...
January 20, 2013, 02:27 PM
Python leather products have been available for many years from a wide range of makers. (Limited availability in California.)
Here's a nice Gucci bag for $3900.
January 21, 2013, 08:50 AM
A few additional items about the "hunt".... Everglades National Park is off limits for the "hunt". Since it's just about python central that means any snakes taken during this political event are only a fraction of what's out there. You know it's a political deal when one of two senators in our state gets a photo op as he joined the "hunt"....
As some have suggested a year 'round bounty system with no areas off limits (particularly the Park, since it stretches from Key Largo all the way west to Everglades City...) is the best way to go. Since these animals have pretty much eaten all the small mammals in the area of the Park they infest (east and west of the only road in the Park from the front date down to Flamingo). They're now spreading out of the Park. I know that Park officials are probably dead set against any active hunt for them on Park grounds, but until they do something all of the rabbits, possums, racoons, and anything else that comes into contact with one of these snakes will come out on the short end of things....
If they did institute a bounty system I'd advise anyone interested to wait until the last two months of the dry season (we only get two seasons down here - a wet and a dry) and target the coldest days possible when there's also really great sunshine... Like every other reptile they'll be laying out anywhere they can sunbathe (and they're not able to move too fast, particularly early before they warm up properly...).
Art Eatman
January 21, 2013, 12:02 PM
Many factors in play in this mess. To begin with, the management of the parklands can't admit that they don't know how to deal with the problem. Obviously they don't know how, or they'd have been doing something years ago when the problem first surfaced.
Next is the notion that "civilians" don't know how to do anything. "Civilians" means anybody not a government employee.
I may be wrong, but I see no solution other than some sort of bounty system and unlimited killing by any possible means, anywhere by anybody, anywhen.
January 21, 2013, 03:23 PM
The pythons don't just eat coons and rabbits. They also eat, or try to, gators, hogs and deer.
If I remember right, this deer weighed 75 lbs.
January 21, 2013, 07:49 PM
Maybe instead of hunting them, they should call in the live bait fisherman. The guys who fish for big sharks off the beach should be able to figure it out.
Scroll to the bottom for the good pics... like a 9' 4" lemon shark.
January 22, 2013, 07:17 AM
I'm one of those "live bait fishermen" (but we also do it every other way possible including using lures and even flies....) and sharks are daily fare for my anglers when I'm guiding. Funny thing, years ago when I first worked as a mate on charterboats (early seventies before I went into police work) we killed every shark we encountered since they were headed for the taxidermist. These days every shark is very carefully released in good condition (guys who fish the beaches haven't gotten that message from what I've seen). Most folks on the water these days are very conservation minded.
That's why I'm so hot to see the pythons gone -they're doing terrible damage to the Everglades. If we don't do something now you'll be hearing about wild pythons up in central Florida in a few years... they just don't have any natural enemies and small and not so small animals have no defense against their slow hungry progress.
Art Eatman
January 22, 2013, 11:55 AM
"I'm one of those "live bait fishermen"..."
Poodles? Chihuahuas? Other yip-yaps? :D:D:D
Oops. Sorry. I digress. It's a character flaw.
January 22, 2013, 12:15 PM
Mostly ladyfish where I am. We use them live, dead, in little pieces and chunks bigger than your fist. Everything in the backcountry eats them (and unlike someone's pet... the ladyfish are so abundant that we catch however many we need each day and never keep them overnight). In most places along the coast between Cape Sable and Lostman's River we're a bit disappointed if a chunk isn't picked up in less than five minutes - it's that kind of place.... I'll quit here -next thing I'll be posting pictures and a brochure.
January 23, 2013, 11:34 AM
running some numbers here...
$3900 for a purse..... I figure the average python can produce 2 or three of those at a minimum - probably a lot more, but let's say 3. that's almost $12,000 at retail. let's say it costs 1/4 of that in man hours and overhead to skin, tan, and stitch (that seems very conservative). that's $3,000 to handle a full python from start to finish. So hunters could be looking at sizeable amounts of cash and retailers could still make a killing.
$1000 per python doesn't seem unreasonable.
Even better, the state just has to give the OK for a market. Then the market takes over from there. No state funds needed.
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Tuesday, the reality stars turned up at a Children's Miracle Network event at Frames Bowling Lounge in Manhattan, where they played a few games.
A witness tells PEOPLE that both Lowe and Giudici were "really lovely, high-fiving even when Catherine's bowling ball went straight to the gutter." The playful pair stayed at the event for a while, talking to the young CMN attendees and listening to their stories.
"Catherine said she ... loves to play mommy," the eyewitness adds.
While there, Lowe also dished on wedding plans, telling guests that he and Giudici "aren't in any rush" and are enjoying their summer before delving into the details in a few months.
Capping off the evening was a stop at The Sanctuary Hotel in Midtown, where the couple helped celebrate the one-year anniversary of rooftop bar Haven before retreating to their room around 10 p.m.
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The importance of Google Dart | Opensource.com
The importance of Google Dart
Google is making its Dart system open source.
This is very important, not just for open source.
Dart is a structured language for web programming. That means you can actually build a website as you would write a little Javascript. In fact, Dart can be run on a Java Virtual Machine, or compiled into Javascript.
As I've written here many times, there is no Moore's Law of Software. That is, programming improves arithmetically, while hardware improves geometrically. We have far more in the way of hardware resources than we can possibly use right now, because we can't build stuff fast enough to use them.
Dart isn't a cure for this problem, but it's a help. Having a big company like Google supporting it, pushing it, and teaching it is going to help a lot, too. Learn more about all this at dartlang.org.
But I hear you have a question. Why?
Google remains the cheapest source of Internet infrastructure, period. But lots of companies with very expensive hardware, name brand networking gear and costs out the wazoo are getting into the cloud game because, frankly, it doesn't matter.
There's not enough demand for web stuff to soak up all this abundance, and make costs a gating factor for competition. That's one big reason why Google isn't doing better than it is. Another reason is that Google hasn't tried to monetize its infrastructure, except through advertising.
All this is changing. Slowly.
The success of the iPhone and the Android are the tip of a demand iceberg. That is, they're drawing more bandwidth from the mobile networks than those networks can afford to sell at present prices. So they're raising prices.
I know, and readers of this blog, know this scarcity is artificial. If the current frequencies were pooled, run as a utility, or if you just forced re-sale on the existing carriers, at fair prices, the scarcity would go away. But let that pass.
Cloud technology cuts costs, prices, but raises demand. That is the intention. Over time the scarcity we are now seeing in bandwidth moves to network capacity, moves to Internet stuff itself.
It's at this point that Google starts to look good, not before. So long as a 10x cost advantage over Facebook doesn't matter (because margins are so humongous) Google's advantages are useless. It's only when demand rises that costs matter.
So Google has always had as its second goal (after keeping costs down) increasing demand for Internet stuff. That's why it gives so much stuff away.
As it's giving Dart away. If you reduce the software cost of producing highly functional Web sites, you can increase demand for them.
It's a long game, but that's what Google has been playing all along, a long game. Dart is just one piece of the puzzle.
But it's a nice piece, a free piece. It's a piece you can make money on. Try it and see.
Originally posted on danablankenhorn.com.
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I dont get your article. The cost and demand. Just rewrite it again so dummys like me can understand it.
I don't get this article either. DART is a web programming language. Google makes it money from advertisments. What's the relation, besides the fact that they are both about the web?
I had to read the article twice as well. First off, Dana makes a very good point, and I read a lot on economics.
Second, here is the gist of his article:
At the moment cost does not matter in internet services competition, because demand is not as big as it should be relative to technological resources, i.e. google provides its services much more cheaply than facebook but both make boatloads of money.
Third, now I understand the significance of android. It is a tool to raise the demand for internet services.
Kudos Dana,
very good article
the article is mainly stupid, sorry. that's why some of the comments here had troubles understanding.
when writing about a new programming language, try to stay focused instead of mixing up all kinds of topics.
Nice article. I particularly liked the way the introduction of a new development tool was set in the wider context of Internet business.
I can't follow what you are trying to say.
I also find it hard to understand because you're not on focus. However, I still managed to get your point. You are right, Google never stops to continuously provide its users stuffs that they need and they can get for the cheapest price or for free. Anyway, do you know that Google releases their Transparency Report biannually? (See it here: Government requests for user data on the rise, says Google) This report details the requests governments make of the company. Google states this report serves two purposes. First, to be as transparent as you can about the inquiries those are and are not fulfilled for and by the government. Second, it is a way to prove that the rules that govern electronic privacy need to be reformed.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Officials are investigating a fatal vehicle vs. cyclist collision that occurred at the Central Truckee Roundabout Saturday afternoon, according to the Truckee Police Department.
The cyclist, Robert Koechlin Jr., 45, of Los Gatos, Calif., died from "major traumatic injuries" suffered in the collision with a white Dodge 3500 truck at the roundabout west of downtown, near the McIvers Crossing, said Truckee Police Sgt. Robert Womack.
Koechlin was wearing a helmet, Womack said.
Truckee Police and Truckee Fire Protection District units were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the scene, according to the initial report from TDP through the online service, Nixle, at 2:55 p.m.
Officials found several people performing first aid on the bicyclist and helping direct traffic before Truckee Fire took over life-saving efforts and transported Koechlin to Tahoe Forest Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
While the incident is still being looked at, Womack said alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor on the part of the truck driver, and the initial investigation indicates the truck did not strike the bicycle.
"It's still an active investigation," he said. "We're still looking for any witnesses to come forward."
Witnesses can contact Womack at 530-550-2335.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.35 % unveiled a reinvented Xbox videogame console Tuesday, demonstrating an advanced motion and voice-control system and new television functions as it tries to thrust the machine back into the spotlight amid changing consumer habits.
The Redmond, Wash., software giant said its new device, dubbed Xbox One, was designed to take advantage of new technologies to offer customers ways to play games while responding to trends such as the popularity of smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft also integrated technology from its Skype video chatting subsidiary into Xbox One, allowing customers to interact with friends using a more refined version of the Kinect motion and speech sensor.
Xbox One also can play and control live television streaming from a cable or satellite set-top box.
The device represents Microsoft's answer to "a living room that has become too complex, too fragmented and too slow," with features that integrate control of multiple electronics, said Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business.
Microsoft said the device will be released later this year, but didn't specify when or how much it will cost. The company's previous device, the Xbox 360, was priced starting at $299 when it launched in 2005.
The Xbox remains key to Microsoft's efforts to penetrate consumers' homes, as many of its other consumer-oriented products—such as Windows Phone—have stumbled. But the console hasn't had a refresh in eight years and arrives as mobile devices such as Apple Inc. AAPL 0.78 % 's iPhone have become go-to machines for a new swath of casual games that are either free or cost a few dollars.
Those factors combined with the videogame industry's cycles—where sales taper off before a new game console is released—have hurt sales of new games, consoles and accessories. According to market researcher NPD Group, packaged game sales fell 25% to $495.2 million in April from $657.5 million a year earlier. Console hardware sales dropped 42% to $109.5 million.
The Xbox, which sits at the center of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, has also seen declining sales as it has aged.
While the last Xbox has been the top selling console in the U.S. for 21 consecutive months, profits at Microsoft's entertainment and devices division plunged 71% in fiscal 2012 to $364 million, below what it was in 2010.
Game console makers are responding to the changing consumer landscape by including new technologies in their devices. Nintendo Co. melded a touch screen into the controller for its Wii U console, which was released last November. Sony Corp. SNE -0.09 % in February showed a touch-sensor built into a redesigned controller for its PlayStation 4 console, due out later this year.
Aside from additional horsepower to make better looking games, Xbox One includes the ability to watch TV on one part of a screen while looking at other information, such as a fantasy football league scores or a Skype video chat, on another.
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But the two devices are also different in that Sony plans to offer a way for its advanced data centers to stream game images and button presses over the Internet to its PlayStation, allowing customers to play potentially any game instantly with a Web connection.
That includes older games, which otherwise can't play on the new device. Microsoft didn't unveil that technology for Xbox One.
Microsoft put more horsepower behind the technology it does offer, however. The Kinect motion sensor, which debuted three years ago, was revamped and can now better hear gamers speak at the device and more accurately understand their movements, for instance.
Microsoft is investing in new games for the device. The software company said it would release 15 titles from its own studios during the Xbox One's first year on the market.
The company said it is developing a television show based on its popular Halo space-war game series with director Steven Spielberg. Nancy Tellem, head of Microsoft's television studio efforts, said the effort is the beginning of Microsoft's efforts to apply its Xbox technology to the way television works.
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All successful programs offer stories involving the individual successes of their teams. Most are reported with reference to the star athletes on the team. While the Truckee cross-country team has had great success this fall as it prepares for the Northern Division I-A regional meet this Friday, it is the story of sophomore Michaela Welch that helps keeps them focused as the season winds down.
Welch's road to regionals is far different than most of can relate to. She was diagnosed at age 3 with cerebral palsy. This is a disorder caused by lack of oxygen to the brain around birth. It affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills. She also has bi-lateral hearing loss. One would think there would be little chance of competing on a cross-country team that races over a 5-kilometer distance most weeks. Not the case with Welch.
From the age of 5 when she defied odds and taught herself how to ride a bike, determination and spirit to succeed has driven Welch. She not only puts in the effort at all practices, but has to follow that up with nightly physical therapy sessions while most are having dinner and thinking about their homework.
Senior Ruby Wood says of her teammate: "When I really am feeling off and don't want to be out there, I look at Michaela and the effort she is putting in and realize that I can keep going."
That effort has enabled Welch to improve by 1 minute and 30 seconds per mile this season, and earn her first individual medal at the Retro Relays in South Lake Tahoe earlier this season. Most importantly, she has earned her spot on the varsity team that is co-favored to win the regional meet (with Elko) this Friday. The top three teams advance to the state meet in Boulder City the following week.
"Michaela has improved dramatically due to an incredible work ethic that will continue to bring her success going forward," said Truckee cross-country coach Pat Matava. "The team has embraced her as a fellow teammate and competitor."
The regional meet will be held at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno on Friday. The boys race at 10:40 a.m. and the girls at 1:10 p.m.


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The "Ion Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry Conference" held at Lake Arrowhead, CA, earlier this year, covered many advances in mass spectrometry that have allowed unprecedented analysis of molecular events occurring in normal and pathological biomolecular systems.
Among the enabling technologies highlighted at the meeting was work done by Joseph Loo, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry of the University of California, Los Angeles. "We have developed electrospray ionization mass spectrometry methods with improved sensitivity for detecting and measuring protein noncovalent complexes," he said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - State lawmakers are likely to delay voters' consideration of an $11 billion water bond from this November until 2014, the leader of the state Senate said Thursday.
It would be the second time the measure is pushed back. The bond was originally set for voters' consideration in 2010, but former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation delaying it until this year.
"In all likelihood the water bond will be put off 'til 2014, that's what I think," said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento.
He said the priority this fall is promoting Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to raise taxes to help state programs and cut the deficit.
Money from the bond sale would go to cleaning up contaminated groundwater, increasing conservation efforts, improving sewage systems, and researching construction of at least two dams.
However, Brown and Steinberg have worried about the timing and cost of the proposal as the state faces a multibillion deficit and a continued poor economy.
Negotiators still are considering reducing the amount of the bond but leaving it on the November ballot, Steinberg said, but reached no agreement. They also are conducting public opinion research in an attempt to predict if voters would agree to the borrowing.
"It's fluid," he joked.
He previously has said it would be difficult to recreate the 2009 bipartisan compromise crafted by Schwarzenegger, a Republican, and legislators of both political parties. Any deal would need a two-thirds vote in the Legislature, requiring some Republican support, and the two parties have recently found it nearly impossible to agree on major issues.
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possible sag in tax revenue when, as expected, president Danilo Medina signs it
into law, and asked the Chamber to consult the Internal Taxes Agency (DGII) first.
In that regard, deputy Esther Minyeti asked how many
of her colleagues had actually read the bill fully, "because it seems to me
that we don't learn. . . because we want to declare legislation as emergency as if
we didnt have any more days to approve them.
Santo Domingo- British ambassador Steven Fisher on Monday called the work by the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) formidable with timely and permanent confiscation of drug shipments and dismantling international crime networks, which in his view have stunned the South American cartels' operations iin his country and other European nations.
We've recently had constant and successful seizures of drugs that were headed to London and other nations of Europe with the joint intelligences collaboration between the DNCD and British police, so we're pleased with this work, said the diplomat, who donated high-tech equipment to the agency.
Fisher handed to DNCD president Julio César Souffront video surveillance cameras with night infrared vision and fiber optic system, GPS to be installed in vehicles, among other modern instruments to combat drug trafficking and money laundering.
He said the DNCD's effectiveness prompted London to designate a permanent liaison between the British Embassy and the Agency starting next June, headed by Col. Nick Fallach, because we take the fight against drug trafficking in Dominican Republic very seriously, on its profound impact which ruins the lives of citizens, especially youngsters.


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The Altoona Symphony Orchestra is rejoicing Saturday in the decades of music it has performed since its inception.
The ASO will present "85 Years of Musical Traditions" at 7:30 p.m. at the Mishler Theatre.
The opening concert of the 2013-14 season is "dedicated to the Altoona Symphony, celebrating its 85 years of history of performing and serving Central Pennsylvania since 1928," Maestra Teresa Cheung said in an email.
"It began as a humble string quartet, and gradually evolved into a community/volunteer orchestra, all the way to a present day professional regional orchestra. This is a celebration of the orchestra's progress, and a tribute to all the hard working people that have dedicated [themselves] in building this great ensemble."
The concert's musical selections - Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture, Felix Mendelssohn's violin concerto, and Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius - are "all about coming into one's own," Cheung said.
The first selection is "the opening number for a very 'naughty' opera by Mozart," and was written when royals still ruled over society," Cheung said. It is "about Figaro, a mere servant outwitting and rising above the count that he was serving. It symbolizes the humble beginning of ASO."
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What: Altoona Symphony Orchestra "85 Years of Musical Traditions" concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Mishler Theatre, Altoona
Tickets: $30-$35, individual adult; $13-$15, individual student. Prices include box office handling fees. Tickets can be purchased through the Mishler Theatre box office, 944-9434
The second selection, the violin concerto, "is one of the most important and popular concertos in the repertoire, and definitely [is the] most often played," she said. "It is a late work by Mendelssohn, written for one of the greatest violinists of his time. We are so proud to feature our own concertmaster Andrew Sords with this work so our audience will have a chance to get to know the talents that we have in our orchestra today."
Sords is the ASO's concertmaster, leader of the strings section.
"Andrew is a young, talented and multi-faceted musician trained in the United States," Cheung said. "He is fun and versatile, and loves working with young people. We are very fortunate to have him on board."
Sords feels the collaboration with Cheung, "a wonderful conductor and a great friend," is going to be "very exciting," he said in an email.
"I'm thrilled to be playing the Mendelssohn concerto for this ASO's opening concert," he said. "It's a concerto I've been playing since middle school, and I enjoy 'rediscovering' it for each subsequent concert."
The international musician, who has played the violin since first grade, has performed as soloist with nearly 150 orchestras worldwide.
According to his online biography, among other upcoming performances elsewhere, Sords will headline the 2014 Moscow Mozart Festival and will make his solo debut with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Ontario, Canada.
"It's what I love doing, and [I] can't see myself changing this path anytime soon," he said.
Sords is in his third year with ASO.
He finds ASO audiences "to be enthusiastic and responsive," he said. "I will be doing a recital at the Cathedral [of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona] on Nov. 3, and hope to meet much of Altoona's music-loving community over these two shows."
Saturday's concert will close with "the monumental" Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius, Cheung said.
"The work was written in 1901, right when Finland was struggling to maintain its own voice, literally during a period of Russian sanctions of the Finnish language and culture," she said. "The symphony has always been hailed as the 'Symphony of Independence' of the Finnish people, a symphonic Tour de Force and a symbol of the spirit of the people - a fitting ending to our evening's program."
But it is not the end of the celebration of local art for the 2013-14 season.
"Our entire season is dedicated to the various genres of arts in the Altoona area: music, theater, dance and visual arts, and how music relates to each of them," Cheung said.
The next concert, "Music Tells the Story," will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Mishler Theatre.
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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Social media is brimming with New Year's posts this week. Everyone is reflecting on the past year and planning for the next. Apparently, we are now supposed to set goals because resolutions are passé and can't be kept. But everyone knows that if you call it a goal it immediately gets accomplished.
I'm all for reviewing and renewing. A fundamental part of being human is marking occasions with celebration and seeking new beginnings. I've been doing some reflection myself and have set aside time when the kids are back in school to truly evaluate where God is leading me this next year; so I relate to all the fuss.
Also, I appreciate that people declare their goals on Pinterest, Facebook and blogs for all to see because accountability is important to achieving your objectives. Yet sometimes, I grow weary because every time someone pins a list of "daily cleaning chores that will make your home sparkle," I'm thinking that I'm just happy if my guests don't have to get a tetanus shot before they come over.
I love the World Wide Web but I wonder what it has done to my perception of reality. When I read about the mom who cooked dinner for her family and that of an ailing relative and still found time to scrapbook her toddler's first three years, I feel deficient. When I read the mommy blogger's list of holiday crafts, I envision her doing them in a serene environment with tidy, happy children who never whine and I'm positive that she never loses her temper. Then I wonder what's wrong with me.
Therefore, I often avoid reading about other people's aspirations and accomplishments because, inside, I am still a junior high girl.
Inside, I am still concerned what people think and am worried that I'll never measure up.
I believe that social media has been a blessing and a curse to us moms. We can find information and support in an instant when it comes to various parenting issues. Unfortunately, we can now feel inadequate in so many different venues. No longer are we just comparing our children or ourselves with the moms at story time. Now, it's story time plus Facebook, plus Twitter, plus Pinterest, plus mommy blogs plus whatever else you expose yourself to.
It's all a little much, don't you think?
Can I remind you that, just because someone pinned about painting circus animals in their child's bedroom, it doesn't mean they did it?
Can I remind you that the mom whose child gave out homemade valentines at school probably stayed up until 1 a.m. working on them?
Can I remind you that, even though you didn't take a picture of your kids and post it on Facebook, it doesn't mean you didn't have a great day together?
Can I remind you that you can ignore all of these things if they are bringing you down?
There is a reason you have the kids you do. You really aren't going to mess them up if you don't measure up to the overachievers on social media.
So breathe, Mama, and go play with your kids. Resist the urge to mention it in your Facebook status.
Jaymi Anderson is married with two daughters. Read her Fridays on Greeley Moms.
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Soon after the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) took effect, tightening new-drug reviews with the goal of preventing approval of blockbuster drugs with deadly side-effects like Vioxx and Celebrex, the biopharma industry began years of complaining about FDA red tape slowing down the pace of new-drug decisions—to the detriment, they said, of patients.
But a study published today by JAMA Internal Medicine questions that widely cited premise, raising the issue of whether safety has been sacrificed by a provision of the FDAAA allowing expedited approvals of drugs deemed to offer significant therapeutic advancement for "serious or life-threatening conditions that would address an unmet medical need."
Thomas J. Moore, A.B., of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices—a nonprofit dedicated to medication error prevention and safe medication use—and Curt D. Furberg, M.D., Ph.D., of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, studied development times, clinical testing, post-market follow-up, and safety risks for the 20 drugs approved by the FDA in 2008.
Eight of the 20 drugs approved in 2008 were approved via expedited review; the rest, under standard review. Expedited drugs took a median of 5.1 years of clinical development to win FDA marketing approval, compared with 7.5 years for drugs approved through standard review, according to the study results.
Dr. Furberg and Moore found that far fewer patients were tested for drug efficacy during expedited approvals—a median of 104 patients, compared with a median 580 for standard-review drugs. More sobering: As late as this year, many postmarketing studies requested by the FDA to gather additional evidence on the safety of expedited drugs had not been completed, according to the researchers.
The safety concern, according to Dr. Furberg and Moore, reflects a consequence of the expedited approval review process: Most testing of such drugs occurs after small trials in more narrowly defined patient groups, followed by extensive additional testing once those treatments win FDA approval.
"Our findings suggest that the shift has made it more difficult to balance the benefits and risks of new drugs. Further systematic assessment of the standards and procedures for testing new drugs is needed," the authors concluded.
In a related commentary published in the same issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Daniel Carpenter, Ph.D., of Harvard University, observed that the findings of Dr. Furberg and Moore "underscore the continuing importance of rigorous premarket studies of ample size."
"If the critical phrase 'serious or life-threatening conditions that would address an unmet medical need' is defined broadly enough (and there are lobbying efforts to define it as broadly as possible), the future of evidence for pharmaceuticals in the United States will look more like 100 patients for efficacy trials instead of 500 patients," wrote Dr. Carpenter, who in 2011 called for the FDA to be an independent agency insulated from political pressures by removing it from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Carpenter concluded: "If the FDA's requirements for new drugs, both premarket and postmarket, are weakened, trust in both the efficacy and safety of prescription drugs is likely to be weakened. The stakes of the current policy debates could not be higher. There is scarcely a feature of the American healthcare system that does not depend on evidence-based trust in prescription drugs, ratified and enforced by the FDA."
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But the groom, 28, stole at least some of the show in his own eye-catching tartan tux he rocked during the Sept. 29 nuptials.
In a series of Alison Dyer-snapped photos released exclusively to PEOPLE, the newlyweds blended tradition with their trailblazing ways for their carnival-themed big day, which had 150 guests (including former costar Nikki Reed, who was in the wedding party) flocking to the Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas, Calif.
"It was a magical, emotional day filled with friends, family, balloons, popcorn, magic, and even a sword swallower! We are blessed in love and life and are so very thankful for our families coming together. It was our perfect day," Rathbone tells PEOPLE exclusively.
The bride complemented her Eve Muscio-designed gown and vintage engagement ring with a coordinating wedding band. (Rathbone, on the other hand, chose a David Yurman ring with his custom-made Klein Epstein & Parker suit.)
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The newlyweds, however, kept with the sideshow theme to let someone else take the spotlight: a sword-swallowing performer, who entertained guests at the reception.
"We are both spontaneous people. I wouldn't say we are bohemian, but we are both artistic," Rathbone previously told PEOPLE of meeting Hafsadi in Fort Lauderdale in 2011. He had been playing a show with his former band, 100 Monkeys, when he saw her working at the venue next door.
"It was one of those things. I always said I believed in love at first sight, but I never really had that feeling before."
One tradition Rathbone seemed more than happy to honor: the removal of the bride's garter. (And, true to his Twilight alter-ego, he used his teeth.)
"Honestly, at the end of the day, you don't need a piece of paper to say you are in love," he told PEOPLE of his wedding plans after his son's birth. "We are dedicated completely to one another."
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Schumacher, Jennings seek Homecoming Court, Vote Now
The voting process started Monday for 2013 Homecoming Royalty, and Ball State student-athletes Albert Jennings and Brooklyn Schumacher are on the ballot.
Jennings, a junior golfer, is a king nominee, while Schumacher, a junior gymnast, is a queen nominee. The pair is representing the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Voting is open to Ball State faculty, staff and students. Click here to cast your vote.
The election runs from Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. Based on the voting, the field will be narrowed to the top 10 candidates, who will be announced Sept. 30 at the Royalty Fashion Show in Pruis Hall.


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Potter Prime Time being held tonight
EAST LIVERPOOL - The annual Potter Prime Time basketball event is tonight at Potter Fieldhouse. The 2012-13 East Liverpool basketball teams and coaches - grades 7-12 boys and girls - will be introduced to fans. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students. Kat Ammon, an ELHS graduate and former Potter standout, will perform the national anthem at 6. The night also includes the cheerleaders, the pep band and the return of the alumni game. There will be several door prizes and raffle items awarded throughout the night as well. The alumni game roster includes five High-Y winners, members of 1999 Final Four team, All-State players, and scoring leaders. Those participating include Shaun Reed (class of 1978), Jim Mackey (1985), Larry Long Jr. (1987), Scott Rogers (1988), Eric Rogers (1992), Anson Wiegand (1995), Dave Hill (1995), Josh Martin (1996), Mike Bosco (1996), Eric Martin (1997), Mike Cook (1997), Brandon Reed (1999), Rob Green (2000), James Dickey (2001), Mike Robinson (2002), Josh Reed (2003), Jason Irving (2003), Zack Kinsey (2006), Joey Wines (2007), Tony Metsch (2007), Matt Phillips (2007), and Jason Bahen (2009).
Potter basketball season tickets on sale
EAST LIVERPOOL - The final day to purchase season tickets for the East Liverpool boys' basketball team is at 5 p.m. today. The cost of the tickets is $35.
Glenn Mitchell wins 2nd straight bout
YOUNGSTOWN - Board's Boxing was represented by Big Red graduate Glenn Mitchell who won his second consecutive amateur boxing match on Nov. 17 in Youngstown during the 24th annual Thanksgiving event put on by trainer Jack Loew. Mitchell, 21, defeated Brian Robinson, of Columbus, by unanimous decision in a 138-pound bout. Mitchell moved up from 132 pounds to take the fight. Another Steubenville graduate, Angelo Magnone, will be fighting under Board's Boxing on the Dec. 1 Mountaineer fight card. Magnone, who was a Div. III player of the year in football for Big Red, is 3-0 as an amateur and will be the first fight of the MTR event.
Team Mojo dodgeball tournament to be held
EAST LIVERPOOL - Team Mojo Foundation will hold Black Friday Dodgeball, a single elimination tournament, at 4 p.m. Friday. The tournament is being hosted by the Downtown East Liverpool YMCA. The cost is $25. The tournament is limited to 20 teams, ages 12 and up. Details and registration forms are available online at teammojofoundation.org or from the Downtown YMCA or the Calcutta YMCA.
BLHS Athletic Hall of Fame nominations
CALCUTTA - The BLHS Athletic Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominations. Forms can be obtained at www.beaver.k12.oh.us/blhof/hall-fame.html or at the high school office.
SL Meet the Indians event to be Nov. 28
SALINEVILLE - Meet the Indians will be held Nov 28 at 6 p.m. in the high school gym followed by the mandatory state preseason parent meeting. The following winter passes will be available for purchase following the meeting: adult girls basketball $45; adult boys basketball $45; student pass $20; athlete pass $10; high school family $125; junior/senior high family $170; junior high $15; Senior Citizen passes for those living in the district are available at the superintendent's office.
Poland Boosters Basketball Tournament
POLAND - The Poland Boosters Basketball Tournament for boys and girls grades 4-6 will be held Jan. 26 and 27 and Feb. 2 and 3. Contact David Wolfe at 330-707-0565 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Info at www.polandboosters.com.


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text: Hatters Drop Second Game of Series 5-4 February 17, 2013 Even after seeing a three-run lead evaporate late in Saturday's game against Saint Joseph's at Melching Field, the Stetson Hatters still felt good about their chances with the middle of the batting order due up in the ninth inning. That optimism vanished in a flurry of strikeouts as Hawks' closer Jimmy Yacabonis struck out the side in the home half of the ninth to preserve St. Joe's 5-4 victory in the second game of the three-game season-opening series. The Hatters will try to avoid getting swept at home in a season opening series for the first time since dropping a four-game season-opening series to Boston College in 2009 when the teams meet in the series finale on Sunday. The game is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. first pitch. Stetson owned a 4-1 lead going to the eighth inning on Saturday, but saw that advantage disappear as the Hawks scored four times against three Hatters hurlers before freshman Adam Schaly came in to end the inning with a strikeout, leaving the bases full of Saint Joseph's runners. With six outs to work with to overcome the deficit, Stetson managed just one hit, a two-out single by Mike Fernland in the eighth inning. "The thing that was most troubling to me, from an offensive standpoint, was the last inning," Hatters head coach Pete Dunn said. "We are one run down with our two, three and four hole hitters up. We were not taking a strike, we told them to go up there and look fastball because we knew he was going to come right after them. Out of six strikes on the first two hitters all we could manage was a check swing. We have to compete better than that." The three strikeouts in the ninth inning capped an 11 strikeout day for the Stetson hitters. Hawks starter Jordan Carter recorded four strikeouts over his 3.2 innings and the bull pen got the rest. Reliever Kevin Burum (1-0) got the victory despite allowing two run on one hit over 1.1 innings, but he avoided allowing more runs in the seventh with a strikeout to end the frame with two Stetson runners on base. "We struck out 11 times, and we aren't going to win many games by punching out 11 times," Dunn said. "We don't have a team that has proven they can score runs in bunches. We have to put the ball in play, but we punched out 11 times, three of those in the ninth inning when we are down one run and you have to go up there and battle." The late rally by Saint Joseph's spoiled a strong effort from sophomore starting pitcher Josh Powers. The big right-hander worked into the sixth inning allowing just one run – a one-out homer by Quinn Renner in the first inning – on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. "Powers did a great job, and that was Josh Powers," Dunn said. "That is just what he does. People don't put the barrel of the bat on it very much. He pitched his way out of the one little trouble spot he had after giving up a leadoff double in the fifth. He got out of that and went back out for the next inning. He certainly pitched well enough to win but, as a team, we aren't doing enough things well enough to win yet." The Hatters built their 4-1 lead by scoring twice in the third inning and twice more in the seventh, but left multiple runners on base to end both frames. Tyler Bocock and Patrick Mazeika had RBI singles in the third inning to give Stetson a 2-1 lead. The advantage grew when Mitchel Brennan double in a run in the seventh and James Rasmussen plated another with a sacrifice fly. "The thing about a close game like this is you have to capitalize on your chances," Dunn said. "We got picked off with two outs in the fourth inning when they had dropped a fly ball and then walked the next batter. We had a chance there with two outs but ran ourselves out of the inning. "We obviously have a long way to go. With this ball club we are looking for little things. We have to find ways to win but we haven't found it yet. We are only two games in but, today we had an opportunity to find a way to win and we let it get away from us." The Hawks got their big inning started with a leadoff single by Renner off senior Joe Dye in the eighth. Brian O'Keefe followed with a one-out single to chase Dye. Freshman left-hander Garrison Banas came in to face left-handed hitting Stefan Kancylarz but, after issuing a wild pitch, issued an intentional walk. Another freshman, right-hander Tyler Warmoth (0-1), came on to pitch with the bases loaded and surrendered a two-run single to Chris Hueth, followed by an RBI double to John Brue to tie the game. After another intentional walk loaded the bases, Mike Muha plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly. "We are finding ways to lose," Dunn said. "I guess that is what young teams do." The Hatters will send junior left-hander Cameron Griffin to the mound for his second college start on Sunday. The Naples native has made 65 appearances in his Stetson career, but will move into a full-time starter role this season. "I hope he has a solid start and throws strikes," Dunn said. "They haven't seen a lot, but they haven't swung the bats against left-handers very well so far. (Austin) Perez and Banas did a nice job last night and Schaly did today. We hope he can fill the zone up and take us deep into the game. He is going to be one of our guys, so he has to go out there and learn how to be a starter every weekend." For tickets to all Stetson home baseball games during the 2013 season, call 386-738-HATS or visit GoHatters.com for information.Print Friendly Version More Headlines


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Dear Readers: Next week, March 16-22, is National Poison Prevention Week. Here are some good hints from the Poison Prevention Week Council and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on how to prevent accidental poisonings:
* Store all household cleaning products out of reach of children and pets, preferably in a locked cabinet.
* When using chemicals or household cleaning products, do so in a well-ventilated area, and wear protective clothing when necessary.
* Never combine cleaning products or chemicals. Toxic fumes may be released.
* Teach children not to eat, drink or touch anything before asking an adult.
* Do not call medicine "candy" when giving it to children. It can confuse them, and they might accidentally take medicine, thinking it is "candy."
* When taking or giving medicine, always turn on a light to make sure the right dosage is given.
* Clean up any chemical or cleaning-product spills immediately.
* Wash your hands after cleaning with or handling cleaning products, chemicals, pesticides, etc.
If you are concerned about a possible poisoning, call Poison Help at 800-222-1222, or dial 911. - Heloise
Dear Heloise: I often find my microwave covered inside with splatters after the kids have used it. Telling them to use a paper towel to cover their dishes obviously doesn't always work. I have found that a wet paper towel works well to clean the splatters, but for more stubborn food, I make a paste using baking soda and water. Nice, clean microwave every time! - Nancy P. in Tennessee
You have discovered one of my favorite ways to use baking soda when cleaning. It has many uses and is inexpensive, so I keep plenty stocked in my house. I use baking soda in so many ways that I wrote my pamphlet Heloise's Baking Soda Hints. Take your empty grated-cheese container, clean it out and refill with baking soda. Keep one in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry room for quick cleanups. - Heloise
Dear Heloise: I have trouble throwing away cards and letters. I also don't want to simply store them, and I don't like clutter. My solution is to use them as bookmarks. Every time I pick up a particular book, I'm reminded of the person who wrote me, and of his or her thoughtfulness, and I get to again enjoy the images that accompanied the correspondence. - P.F., Placentia, Calif.