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Theres this stranger who yells at noisy kids, shakes his fists at speeders in the neighborhood, glares at youngsters who thump the subwoofers in their cars at sub-atomic testing, and has yet to understand most of the applications on his cellphone.
And I see him every time I look into a mirror.
Who is this guy and why is he following me around, anyway?
I used to laugh at guys like him. I especially remember a crusty, aged gentleman sitting near me and some friends in a Waffle House in Atlanta, Ga. Aside from the five minutes he spent noisily masticating waffles and schlorpping scalding cups of coffee, he spent the entire time he was there carrying on a vociferous, acid-drenched commentary about every single occurrence within 15 feet of him.
The highlight of this one-man flash mob was when he dropped his fork on the floor. His face turned as red and as tight as a boiled fist.
Son. Of . A. B----! he declared in the same voice and possibly even the same phrase Moses used as he smashed that first edition of the Ten Commandments against the ground at Mt. Sinai.
I still laugh at that memory but not quite as loudly as I used to.
A few years ago, I began to fret a little that curmudgeon-hood was creeping up on me. Now that it has crept, lept, and wrassled me to the ground, Im actually finding it not so bad, even downright agreeable.
Its sort of like being taken over by the pod people ala Invasion of the Body Snatchers you fight and run and fight and run, over and over, like some never ending bad chase dream. Then one morning you wake up and you dont even realize you are now one of them.
I think my first hint that curmudgeon pods were on my six was the moment I first discovered I didnt really get Saturday Night Live anymore.
Then one day not too long ago, inexplicably enraged by some unknown noise somewhere outside, I stumped out on my front porch in a pair of ratty boxers and orange Mukluks and waving the walking cane I was using because I had done something to my knee working in the yard the day before. I dont recall if I was yelling at those blasted kids to cut out their confounded tomfoolery or admonishing some irresponsible fool speeding down our street.
Whatever it was, Im thinking that was the moment the pod people won. Going to sleep one night as a hip, with-it young dude and awakening the next morning a curmudgeon is not quite as much of a life-changing event as, say, losing ones virginity, but its close. Its that realization that the downhill slide is well underway and that you are, in fact, turning into your parents. I catch myself channeling my dad all the time, from some of the quaint phrases he employed during moments of stress to this alien comfort with his politics and economics. Im not quite at the point of carrying a calculator to the grocery store, but sadly, I do need my cheaters reading glasses to all you young whippersnappers who dont use them yet the better to carefully compare per ounce prices or read dietary information, all of which is printed in a type size only fruit flies and quantum physics scientists can read.
And how my interest in my health has spiked! I watch all those Viagra ads with more interest and less humor. Every mosquito bite is a new tumor; every freckle skin cancer; every twinge across the temples an oncoming stroke. Whenever my left shoulder aches, I check my pulse and wonder if I can pull off a geriatric McGuyver and fashion a self-defib device out of a refrigerator magnet and a busted lamp cord. I suppose if I was really with it, I could just download the app to my phone.
God forbid there ever comes a day I start hanging out at Walmart, hearing aids cranked like guitar amplifiers, and discussing in great detail my morning bathroom achievements in a tone and volume of voice one would normally use for, say, breaking up a dog fight or hailing a ship in a dense fog at sea.
On the other hand, curmudgeon-hood is liberating.
You realize that you dont really have to be nice to everyone you meet, particularly if they are engaged in the business of telemarketing, saving souls, taking surveys, or running for office. Your vices may be less frequent, but whats left is all about quality over quantity.
Youre ok with the fact that you find such things as social media, Reality TV, and political movements silly, trivial, boring, generally useless, and largely interchangeable.
As to channeling my dad; thats cool; he was a great guy and I miss him every day, so maybe this is one way to stay in touch. Certainly it works better than a Ouija Board.
Best of all, because you dont care what anyone thinks, you can, in fact, happily call a spade a shovel.
Now get off my porch and take those confounded magazines with you. And keep it down, already this is a neighborhood!
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Maybe it's the fact that Buffalo voters have twice elected a black mayor.
Or maybe it's because they have twice helped elect a black president.
Whatever the reason, the presence of two African-Americans and one Hispanic on this year's mayoral ballot – and the absence of a white candidate – doesn't impress many voters. While some said this first for Buffalo signals progress in the black and Hispanic communities, many others are taking it in stride.
"I don't look at it as a phenomenon," said 80-year-old Clarence Barr, who is black and lives near Erie County Medical Center. "It's just developed this way."
Voters say they are more interested in what the candidates are going to do.
"It should be a qualified person with a plan," said Jim Anderson, who is African-American and a community organizer with Citizen Action. "The color thing shouldn't matter."
The city's first black mayor, Byron W. Brown, is running for a third term against former FBI Special Agent in Charge Bernard Tolbert. The two Democrats will face each other in a primary Sept. 10. Republican Sergio R. Rodriguez, a Marine veteran who was born in the Dominican Republic, is running in the general election.
In interviews about the racial aspects of the contest, voters time and again wanted to talk about bad landlords, the overgrown vacant lot next door or the potholes on their street.
When the conversation was steered back to the historic nature of the race, opinions varied about whether this year's mayoral field signals a shift in the city's racial politics, or if it has more to do with dynamics that have nothing to do with race.
Ethnic politics have historically played a key role in Buffalo elections, and winning support from Irish, Polish, Italian, African-American and Hispanic communities has been a task for any candidate running citywide.
The absence of a white candidate from this year's race is a sign that some of that is changing, though ethnic politics still plays a role, said Fillmore Common Council Member David A. Franczyk, whose long political career began when there was a large Polish population on the East Side.
"The city's changed a lot," Franczyk said. "Minorities are as likely to be elected mayor as anybody else."
The city's white population fell from 54 percent in 2000 to 50 percent in 2010, and the black population grew from 37 percent to 39 percent. At the same time, 11 percent of residents were identified as Hispanic or Latino in 2010, up from 8 percent in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Despite the political landscape, racism persists, according to Dwayne Knightner, an African-American who lives near Willert Park on the East Side. He recalled a recent incident when he was called a racial epithet while he was traveling in a different part of the city.
"The city's progressing, but in certain areas we're regressing," said Knightner, 53.
Former Common Council President George K. Arthur, an African-American who ran for mayor in 1985, thinks the presence of two black candidates does mean that the black community has come a long way, but he also thinks it is part of a completely different trend, one that has more to do with the public's distaste for modern politics.
"It's getting harder to recruit candidates," he said. "Today people are turned off."
The absence of a white candidate is a product of a political reality that has nothing to do with race, some observers said.
Brown has more than $1 million in campaign funds, and 65 percent of voters think the city is on the right track, according to a poll Siena College conducted for the Buffalo News and WGRZ-TV last month.
Brown's favorable rating in that poll was also at 66 percent.
"I just don't think other candidates had an option to win, and they are sitting this particular race out," said Henry Louis Taylor Jr., director of the Center for Urban Studies at the University at Buffalo.
Brown also has been able to neutralize people and power bases that could have posed a challenge to him, including wealthy developer Carl Paladino of South Buffalo and the Common Council, where seven of nine members now support him, Taylor said.
City Comptroller Mark J.F. Schroeder, who is white and has a political base in South Buffalo, was rumored earlier this year to be interested in the race. Several observers predicted that white mayoral candidates will emerge in four years.
Niagara Council Member David A. Rivera said he, too, expected more candidates to enter the race this year, but there were only a few "with the fire to run."
"You have to be passionate – they are the ones that stepped forward," he said.
Rodriguez's entry into the race is creating some excitement in the Hispanic community, but a Hispanic candidate could gain more traction if the community came together, said 56-year-old Edwin Vazquez, who lives on the Lower West Side.
"There's a lot of division," Vazquez said. "If the Hispanic community would unify itself, it would be quite an outcome."
There also might not be a buzz about the racial makeup of the field because there isn't much of a buzz about the race at all.
"It's very low-key right now," Rivera said.
West Side resident Eleanor Paterson said she hasn't heard much talk about the mayor's race yet.
Paterson is white, but she serves on the boards of the Hispanic Women's League and Hispanics United of Buffalo. She is more interested in why the candidates want to be mayor and what they will do than with their race or ethnicity.
"A lot of cities do have black mayors," she said. "So what? Whatever. Whoever does the best job."
Other voters said that no matter who is mayor, a single elected official can't change the conditions in their neighborhood, or in the schools, or in an entire community.
"We do need help in these communities, but we also need communities to take personal responsibility for their neighborhoods," said Larrone Williams, president of the Glenwood Avenue Block Club on the East Side. "I'm more interested in the development of the community than getting caught in today's politics."
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Cervical Cancer Health Center
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) uses a thin, low-voltage electrified wire loop to cut out abnormal tissue. LEEP can:
- Cut away abnormal cervical tissue that can be seen during colposcopy .
- Remove abnormal tissue high in the cervical canal that cannot be seen during colposcopy. In this situation, LEEP may be done instead of a cone biopsy.
LEEP is also known as large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ).
A vinegar (acetic acid) or iodine solution, which makes abnormal cells more visible, may be applied to the cervix before the procedure is done.
How it is done
LEEP is usually done at your doctor's office, a clinic, or a hospital as an outpatient procedure. You do not have to spend a night in the hospital.
You will need to take off your clothes below the waist and drape a paper or cloth covering around your waist. You will then lie on your back on an exam table with your feet raised and supported by footrests (stirrups). Your doctor will insert a lubricated tool called a speculum into your vagina. The speculum gently spreads apart the vaginal walls, allowing the inside of the vagina and the cervix to be examined.
Medicine is injected to numb the cervix (cervical block). If a cervical block is used, an oral pain medicine or pain medicine given into a vein (intravenous, or IV) may be used along with the local anesthetic.
What To Expect After Surgery
Most women are able to return to normal activities within 1 to 3 days after LEEP is performed. Recovery time depends on how much was done during the procedure.
After LEEP
- Mild cramping may occur for several hours after the procedure.
- A dark brown vaginal discharge during the first week is normal.
- Vaginal discharge or spotting may occur for about 3 weeks.
- Pads should be used instead of tampons for about 3 weeks.
- Sexual intercourse should be avoided for about 3 weeks.
- Douching should not be done.
When to call your doctor
Call your doctor now or seek immediate medical care if:
- You have severe vaginal bleeding. You are passing clots of blood and soaking through your usual pads each hour for 2 or more hours.
- You have pain that does not get better after you take pain medicine.
- You have signs of infection, such as:
- Increased pain.
- Vaginal discharge that smells bad.
- A fever.
Why It Is Done
LEEP is done after abnormal Pap test results have been confirmed by colposcopy and cervical biopsy. LEEP may be used to treat cell changes on the cervix. These include:
- Minor cell changes called low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) that may be precancerous and that persist after a period of watchful waiting.
- Moderate to severe cell changes that can be removed.
How Well It Works
LEEP is a very effective treatment for abnormal cervical cell changes. During LEEP, only a small amount of normal tissue is removed at the edge of the abnormal tissue area.
After LEEP, the tissue that is removed (specimen) can be examined for cancer that has grown deep into the cervical tissue (invasive cancer). In this way, LEEP can help further diagnosis as well as treat the abnormal cells.
LEEP is as effective as cryotherapy or laser treatment. If all of the abnormal cervical tissue is removed, no further surgery is needed, though abnormal cells may recur in the future. In some studies, all the abnormal cells were removed in as many as 98% of cases.1
- Infection of the cervix or uterus may develop (rare).
- Narrowing of the cervix (cervical stenosis) that can cause infertility may occur (rare).
- After a woman has had LEEP, she has a higher risk of delivering a baby early.2
What To Think About
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is less expensive and easier to perform than cone biopsy or carbon dioxide laser treatment.
Before a LEEP procedure is done, a biopsy is done to confirm the abnormal cervical cell changes.
If you have LEEP, you need regular follow-up Pap tests. A Pap test should be repeated every 4 to 6 months or as recommended by your doctor. After several Pap test results are normal, you and your doctor can decide how often to schedule future Pap tests.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
Garcia F, et al. (2012). Intraepithelial diseases of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. In JS Berek, ed., Berek and Novak's Gynecology, 15th ed., pp. 574-618. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Samson SA, et al. (2005). The effect of loop electrosurgical excision procedure on future pregnancy outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 105(2): 325-332.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerSarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerKirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Current as ofMarch 12, 2014
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CEOs Pledge Support for Obama's Effort to Help Long-Term Unemployed
Updated with the announcement and comments.
President Barack Obama said Friday that he wants to connect ready-to-work Americans with ready-to-be-filled jobs as he announced that more than 300 U.S. companies have signed a pledge aimed at halting hiring practices that discriminate against the long-term unemployed.
After meeting with nearly two dozen CEOs and executives at the White House, the president detailed his plans to put those who have been out of work for months back in jobs, and he called on businesses to adopt best practices for recruiting and hiring the long-term jobless. Mr. Obama also signed a presidential memorandum directing the federal government to adopt these practices to ensure that people who are out of work receive a fair shot in the federal hiring process.
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"Statistically, the long- term unemployed are oftentimes slightly better educated, some cases better qualified than folks who just lost their job," Mr. Obama said. "Just because you've been out of work for a while does not mean that you are not a hard worker."
Saying that giving up on those without jobs would create a drag on the economy that could not be tolerated, the president committed to making a serious dent in the long-term unemployment problem.
Gene Sperling, director of the president's National Economic Council, said that 21 of the 50 largest companies in the country – and a total of more than 300 businesses – have committed to make hiring practices inclusive and to remove barriers to employing the long-term jobless. Employers such as AT&T Inc., Citigroup Inc., Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Xerox Corp have agreed to the pledge. News Corp, which publishes the Wall Street Journal, was among the companies that signed the pledge.
The companies "all took very seriously what it meant to sign on to a pledge publicly like this," Mr. Sperling said. He added that their commitments were not an admission that they had done anything wrong but a promise to use best practices going forward.
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But what impact the voluntary pledge might have remains an open question. Mr. Sperling couldn't provide an estimate of how many people might be helped by this effort. And administration officials haven't spelled out plans to enforce the companies' commitments or monitor progress.
The president said that this partnership with companies seeks to break the negative cycle for the unemployed, as people who have been without work the longest often encounter an increasing number of obstacles.
"It's a cruel catch-22 — the longer you're unemployed, the more unemployable you may seem, Mr. Obama said.
The White House pointed to a study showing that those who have been out of work for seven months send out an average of 35 resumes to receive just one job interview; those unemployed for one month schedule one interview for every 10 resumes they send.
The unemployment rate has fallen to 6.7%, but large numbers of people have left the work force. Millions have been out of work for more than six months. Benefits for the long-term jobless lapsed last month, and lawmakers have not heeded Mr. Obama's call to extend the expanded unemployment program.
"While Congress decides whether or not it's going to extend unemployment insurance for these Americans, we're going to go ahead and act," Mr. Obama said.
The president's announcement Friday is just the latest in a series of unilateral steps that the White House hopes will underscore its goal of making this a year of action. But some of the presidential memoranda have been decidedly modest and have highlighted the limits of what the president can do alone. Republicans also have criticized what they view as an attempt to sidestep Congress.
Administration officials said the White House was using every tool at its disposal, and this effort to work with employers accomplished some things that congressional action could not.
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APPLETON – A 66-year-old woman was taken to Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, for injuries she suffered when she was kicked by a donkey Tuesday morning at her home at 7348 Hoffman Road.
The victim, Avis Townsend, was conscious when Niagara County sheriff's deputies arrived.
She told deputies that she had no idea what happened, but said one of the donkeys knocked her over and she woke injured up on the floor.
Her husband, Daniel, said he heard his wife calling for help and found her on the floor with two donkeys running around her. He said one of donkeys could have charged his wife.
Rescuers from the Barker Volunteer Fire Department reported the victim had head, back, arm and internal injuries.


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DUNCANSVILLE - Doctors and staff at the Laurel Laser & Surgery Center reached a milestone in July - they removed their 10,000th cataract.
Dr. Stewart Van Horn, medical director of the surgery center, which is a part of the comprehensive eye care practice at the Laurel Eye Clinic - founded in 1973 - said he was proud to reach the milestone.
"Removing 10,000 cataracts in just over six years means that we have been fortunate to work with many great patients. It also means that I've had the opportunity to develop my skills to the point where I can offer very high quality, small incision cataract surgery," Van Horn said in a statement.
As a facility, LLSC is a specialized ambulatory surgery center where only ophthalmic procedures are performed. VanHorn sees the advantages of working in a specialized ambulatory surgery center as another contributing factor to LLSC's success.
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EBENSBURG - Tuesday was a bittersweet night for State Sen. John Wozniak's followers, whose celebration of a tight win over challenger Tim Houser was marred by U.S. Rep. Mark Critz's equally close defeat.
"We're all sort of one ... sort of melded. And it hurts," Wozniak said shortly before midnight Tuesday. His Cambria County-based 35th Senate District partly overlapped Critz's congressional territory.
Wozniak's volunteers, based out of Critz's Cambria County headquarters, were left mourning a federal defeat even as their candidate touted "Herculean" plans for his fifth state Senate term.
Wozniak, a Democrat whose extensive legislative experience became a main campaign point, said he hopes to spearhead education finance reforms in his next round.
"The people who knew who I was - they made sure to come out," he said.
Wozniak scraped by with a 2 percent victory over Houser, whom he portrayed as a likeable individual controlled by Machiavellian party bosses in Harrisburg.
"He's a really nice man. But it's Harrisburg party politics - it drummed up emotions. They just continued to hammer away," Wozniak said.
His campaign ads showed as much, with a cartoonish Gov. Tom Corbett controlling a grinning Houser marionette.
Speaking as his followers parted ways and readied for bed after an 18-hour day, Houser, an Ebensburg funeral home director, seemed upbeat in spite of his loss.
"We're proud of what we've done," Houser said Tuesday night, stressing that he didn't want his supporters to become jaded in the wake of defeat. "We were very fortunate to do what we did: a Cinderella story, in many ways."
Houser said another run for political office is unlikely; he'll return to his funeral home after a few days' rest, he said.
"Sometimes God chooses you to bloom where you're planted," he said.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Democratic legislators were guilty of "piling on" State Superintendent of Instruction James Guthrie last week. Testifying before a joint meeting of the Nevada Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, Guthrie said: "In an ideal world I would ask that you lift (legislatively mandated) class size restrictions and let local school districts decide how best to spend their resources." He might as well have bitten them on the rear end.
Democrats, who equate class size reduction with the Holy Grail, responded shrilly. Senator Debbie Smith (D-Sparks) retorted: "If we didn't fund class size I'd hate to see what class sizes would be." Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D-North Las Vegas) said: that "would set our teachers up for failure."
Assemblyman David Bobzien (D-Reno) said that while he might support eliminating class size limits at some point "when we're trying to hold this whole system together with duct tape and bailing wire ... we're not there yet."
Forget for a moment that these people are lecturing a guy who holds undergraduate and advanced degrees from Stanford, ran the Education Department at UC Berkeley for 27 years and did post-doctoral work at Oxford University, England; forget that Jim has been an educational consultant to eight nations, the World Bank, UNESCO, OECD and the Organization of American States; forget momentarily that Nevada Democratic legislators are in the pocket of the teacher union which wants the money and power associated with new teacher hires that further classroom reduction would entail.
Consider only that Dr. Guthrie has said on innumerable occasions that the most important factor in student achievement is good teachers; that he wants good teachers to enjoy the same pay and prestige as medical doctors; and that taxpayer dollars are finite and when legislators spend money on one thing it's not there to be spent on another. Dr. Guthrie was giving a lesson on education economics but his Democrat students flunked.
Most class size reduction studies have shown there is little or no correlation between smaller class sizes and student achievement except in some cases of disadvantaged or unruly students. To date Nevada has spent $2.21 billion on the Silver State's 21 year old K-3 class size reduction program to hire and retain additional teachers so the student/teacher ratio comes out right.
Additionally, local Nevada property taxpayers have funded an undetermined amount to build, heat and maintain the additional classrooms required. Results: Nevada's own evaluations have shown that students in class sizes ranging from 1 to 15 have dramatically underperformed their peers in larger class sizes on both reading and math tests.
As Nevada Policy Research Institute points out, standout teachers are in limited supply. Hiring "warm bodies" to fill additional classrooms does little more than dilute the teacher talent pool exposing more students to lower quality teachers. Suppose an enlightened legislature did as Dr. Guthrie suggested ... allow Nevada School Districts to spend distributive school account monies on attracting top flight educators to improve student achievement. Think of how many really outstanding teachers Nevada could have with that $2.21 billion.
The teacher union doesn't let facts get in the way of their political goals. With their financial muscle (derived from dues paid by teachers) the fight will undoubtedly go on.
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Former U.S. Navy Corpsman Jeremy Usher came home in 2003 from Iraq and Afghanistan to sleepless nights and panic attacks, with vivid flashbacks of combat, horrifying nightmares, anxiety and depression, all amid memory loss and a severe stutter.
After turning to alcohol to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, Jeremy is serving probation in Weld and Larimer counties for his second and third DUIs. He's doing well in counseling and school, he says, but he faces jail time for using marijuana medicinally while on probation to manage his PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
Jeremy finds himself in legal limbo. Medicinal marijuana is the one treatment that's helped him with his PTSD, but he violates his probation when he uses it, which puts him at risk of going back to jail.
"The court systems are very black and white, and PTSD is the definition of gray area," said Jeremy, 31. "They're not acknowledging the gray area."
Jeremy — "Doc" to the Marines he treated as a combat medic — remembers hearing a loud snap when he was shot in the side of his head. He was on the back of a helicopter sent into a hot zone to rescue wounded Marines, and he was struck as they were lifting off the ground, leaving him brain damage that caused his memory loss and stutter.
"I think the fact that I can't remember what happened is a good thing," Jeremy said.
After a stint in a San Diego hospital and being discharged with an "OK, good luck," Jeremy suffered from extreme paranoia as he wandered San Diego, constantly spinning around while walking to make sure no one was sneaking up on him. His nightmares of what he'd seen — an armed Iraqi civilian he killed in combat — kept him up at night. Anything that sounded like gunfire or a mortar round would set him into panic mode.
"Fourth of July has always been hell for me," said Jeremy, who is the brother of Tribune employee Jennifer Usher.
During the next few years, Jeremy began drinking heavily and developed for the first time, a criminal history: a DUI in California, a phone harassment charge for calling an ex-girlfriend repeatedly, a protection order violation for drinking, and then two more DUIs within months of each other.
Jeremy served time in jail and was sentenced to probation in Weld and Larimer for the DUIs, and both probation sentences have been extended twice because Jeremy didn't immediately start DUI treatment classes while he was seeking PTSD treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.
After a judge denied his request to continue using marijuana medicinally while on probation, Jeremy got a prescription for Marinol, a synthetic, highly expensive version of marijuana's active ingredient, THC.
Now, with his service dog Rodney constantly by his side, he's sober, succeeding in counseling for PTSD and alcohol dependency, and he's in his third year of classes at Aims Community College.
"I'm never going to be free of the flashes of the memories; I'm stuck with those for life," he said. "What I'm able to do is manage those in an appropriate manner, without just going out and cracking open a bottle."
With hands tied
As the VA representative in the Aims Community College financial aid office, Bob Small has worked with Jeremy since he started classes a few years ago. He's seen vast improvement in Jeremy's interactions with other students and teachers since he started using marijuana and Marinol, and he's concerned that taking away that treatment will stall Jeremy's improvement.
"Here's something that's helping him, but it's creating a barrier," Small said.
Small, a 30-year member of the Navy and Air Force, deals daily with veterans who suffer from the same flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety as Jeremy, and he knows their PTSD is often misunderstood by civilians. As a veteran in the legal system, Jeremy says he understands that barrier all too well.
Jeremy said he feels that the probation department doesn't understand the seriousness or scope of his PTSD. Standard procedures for probation, like a probation officer knocking on his door unexpectedly for a home visit, can send him into a world of panic. He's asked probation officers to call when they get to his house, but they say they can't give him warning.
Jerry Green , Weld County's Chief Probation Officer, said he can't comment specifically on Jeremy's case because of privacy laws, but he said probation officers work as much as possible with people in special circumstances. He said they have to turn the case over to a judge after repeated violations.
Most of all, though, Jeremy views the idea of being denied the right to use medical marijuana — as opposed to paying about $18 per pill for Marinol — as the worst example of the way in which the justice system isn't flexible enough for veterans with PTSD.
"It's like I'm being punished for being a little different, and I'm not understanding why," he said. Still, said Small: "The system's not a bad guy in this. Their hands are tied."
'Out the window'
Jeremy faces 29 days in jail for failing dozens of drug tests while he was using medical marijuana. His probation officer has filed a complaint to revoke his probation for those failures. In Larimer County, a judge placed him on unsupervised probation, which means he no longer has to take those tests. Jeremy fears that jail time will mean he has no access to Marinol or anxiety medication, and without Rodney to wake him from nightmares and flashbacks, Jeremy says all the progress he's made will go "out the window."
Others, including Small and Jeremy's treatment providers, have the same concern.
His doctors have written letters saying they've seen that marijuana and Marinol help Jeremy. Those treatment providers, including one at the VA, wrote that they want him to continue with his current treatment.
Weld County Jail officials say Jeremy would be evaluated individually for necessary medications. Small said if Jeremy does serve jail time, he's planning to take Jeremy homework assignments to help "keep his mind focused on his education." District Attorney Ken Buck didn't comment specifically on Jeremy's case but said that anyone who violates probation by using marijuana has to face consequences.
"They can't violate state or federal law," Buck said. "That's a court ruling. That isn't a Ken Buck rule." Buck said he is concerned about the fact that Jeremy is a veteran, and his office is working on creating a veterans diversion court. They haven't considered how to deal with DUI cases, though, "because they're so dangerous," Buck said.
"We're trying to deal with those who have served their country and who have come back with injuries in a special way," Buck said. Jeremy hopes to be allowed to complete probation using Marinol, without serving jail time. He said even if that doesn't happen, he hopes officials will find a way in the future to help veterans who get tangled in the legal system.
"I want to raise enough awareness so that this doesn't happen to guys coming out of there," Jeremy said.
I'm never going to be free of the flashes of the memories; I'm stuck with those for life. What I'm able to do is manage those in an appropriate manner, without just going out and cracking open a bottle.
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So What's Up With Abby & Quincey?
Posted 09 July 2012 - 01:45 PM
Turtling is for the weak
Grand Rapids Griffins Fights
Posted 09 July 2012 - 01:58 PM
All of the Mlive articles mentioning Abby make it seem that a contract is close to being signed.
Didn't want to start a new thread...
We know Q is going to arbitration, but what is the hold up on Abdelkader I wonder? Is he looking at offers? Is he waiting for all the dust to settle? I really would hate to lose him, I am looking forward to seeing him team up with Tootoo for some chaos out on the ice...
Posted 09 July 2012 - 02:35 PM
bottom 6-
mursak, eaves, miller, emmerton, helm, tootoo, "abs"
could go either-
bert, cleary, sammy, brunner, nyquist
top 6-
datsyuk, zberg, filppula, franzen.
even if we dont sign any top 6 forward(s) and re-sign abs that gives us 16 forwards signed. both nyquist and brunner have the 2-way contracts and in reality could be sent down which would really suck and is something that i really hope doesnt happen but even then, still are at 14 forwards. (14 forwards, 7 d, 2 g)
does this mean emmerton goes? eaves? mursak? signing doan and or semin would improve out top 6.... but then again it seems to make things even more complicated.
maybe abs or miller can play d lol
Edited by DangleDangleBeach, 09 July 2012 - 02:44 PM.
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 01:13 AM
"The Wings have been talking to Abdelkader's camp for a while, and the negotiations were going well enough that Abdelkader opted not to file for arbitration by the July 5 deadline, unlike teammate Kyle Quincey. Quincey has a hearing July 25, and while the sides could reach an agreement before then, Quincey would, through arbitration, be assured a one-year deal that would leave him an unrestricted free agent next summer."
I hope both are signed to long term deals shortly.
"Empty-net goals are for homos" -Al Iafrate
Posted 18 July 2012 - 01:26 PM
Posted 31 August 2012 - 04:48 PM
Pavel Datsyuk - "Pasha" - #13
"Got no fun if you got no puck"
'"I like ladies" - Towards the Lady Byng trophy
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I'm Don Cherry and Danny DeKeyser is my Kadri.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 09:55 AM
negotiations are likely already completed with Abs. Kenny is like you said probably just waiting for the new CBA until the signatures are laid.
did i miss something or is abby still not signed? seems like holland with the prospect tournament cancellation and not signing anyone just means hes more than sure hockey isnt going to be played at the joe next year. i can understand his philosophy of not signing anyone until the new cba rolls out but contract extensions too? what ze hell kenny
I like this team.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 10:27 AM
EDIT: I found the actual article from Khan where he adds it as a note
Edited by GSBrooks13, 01 September 2012 - 10:37 AM.
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 03:56 PM
Tootoo did, with less goals (1 of which came on the PP (an opportunity Abdelkader wasn't afforded) scored with a lot more ice-time (only 3 seconds of which was short-handed)
Wouldn't surprise me if he thinks his 8 goals in 81 games and 0 playoff points is somehow good enough to test free agency for a big money contract.
Edited by Johnz96, 01 September 2012 - 05:31 PM.
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Posted 02 September 2012 - 03:29 PM
Posted 02 September 2012 - 04:36 PM
Abby is our only guy taller than 6'
I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not. If not, here's a list of heights on Detroit's website (yes, I know, a lot of guys are "bulked up" by their club)
Justin Abdelkader - 6' 1"
Todd Bertuzzi - 6' 3"
Danny Cleary - 6' 0"
Patrick Eaves - 6' 0"
Cory Emmerton - 6' 0"
Valtteri Filppula - 6' 0"
Johan Franzen - 6' 3"
Drew Miller - 6' 2"
Mikael Samuelsson - 6' 2"
Jonathan Ericsson - 6' 4"
Jakub Kindl - 6' 3"
Niklas Kronwall - 6' 0"
Kyle Quincey - 6' 2"
Brendan Smith - 6' 1"
Jonas Gustavsson - 6' 3"
Jimmy Howard - 6' 0"
Joey MacDonald - 6' 0"
Posted 03 September 2012 - 01:57 AM
Posted 03 September 2012 - 01:58 AM
Jordin Tootoo.
He's our only guy who plays like he's 6'0 or taller
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Posted 03 September 2012 - 05:26 PM
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 02:26 PM
Regarding or surplus of Forward here's a few things I could see.
Waive Emmerton (I think that is certain to happen)
Try to trade or Waive Mursak for some Defensive Debt.
Send Brunner down to GR.
Though it wouldn't shock me to see a trade with someone out of our Bottom 6 (excluding Helm) being traded in exchange for some Defensive Depth.
Posted 12 September 2012 - 02:09 PM
Red Wings' Ken Holland said he's close to signing Justin Abdelkader to four-year contract
"We thought we were indestructible, The Lords of Iron"
Posted 12 September 2012 - 03:00 PM
Posted 13 September 2012 - 08:46 AM
Anyone with an update regarding Abby?
Regarding or surplus of Forward here's a few things I could see.
Waive Emmerton (I think that is certain to happen)
Try to trade or Waive Mursak for some Defensive Debt.
Send Brunner down to GR.
Though it wouldn't shock me to see a trade with someone out of our Bottom 6 (excluding Helm) being traded in exchange for some Defensive Depth.
Emmerton being waived has to be likely. We just don't need him or have room for him, and no one would want him in a trade.
But Babcock already said Brunner is starting in the Top 6, so no Grand Rapids for him. Mursak will be kept because he hasn't really had a chance to show what he's made of and could be good depth.
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Ahh 15...such a good age to cling onto a hockey team that JUST won the STANLEY CUP and claim you've been a lifelong fan.
Actually I have pictures of me in a Red Wings jersey when I was a little kid, but I better not show them to you because your a fan of the Predators so more then likely you are a predator. Probably try and come find me.
And man must be cool to just learn hockey a month ago in Hicktown.
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Who watched these movies if u didn't u need to cuz they are awesome and if u did - Did u like it?
i seen underworld that was a alsome movie
I have watched it.It's good
Underworld:Rise of the Lycans was so damn awesome I loved it! But I haven't seen Taken whats it about? Love... is just a different kind of pain.
Underworld was awesome my sister loves it more than Taken!!!I love those movies i can watch those movies over and over again(not really)
it is so awesome i really love it
haven't seen it but i've heard of it..what is it about?
taken is with liam neeson. he is an ex government agent and is daughter is abducted by white slavers in paris. he goes to rescue he daughter, meanwhile he dishes out his revenge on the bad guys. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
i liked taken. i'm kind of sick of versus movies, and vampires are just getting gay. go back to basics, bram strokers dracula. no more effeminate looking men in low riders and no more cross breed romances. make a horror movie, not a love fest. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
vampire movie
Underworld is not taken.....
Its basically a vampire against lyncans(warewolves) movie u know. Now a days they are making movies which either has vampires or warewolves?Isn't that crazy
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but not too shure about underworld
ill see 2 it
I never seen Taken . Underworld was a great movie. Nobody is perfect... I am Nobody
what's taken?
scroll down i explained the plot already "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
thanks monsignor
Not seen Taken. I've seen the first two Underworld movies but I only like the first one. "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
taken and I saw all the underworld. I also want to see matrix and I plan on getting them in blu-ray
i have seen them bouth and they are very very very good thout i do like taken better then underworld thout but still there very very very good.
yap bouith are very good .
I`ve seen both of `em,and they kicked ass!"Say hello to my little friend!" -Scarface
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I loved the first one and the third one but in my opinion the second one really sucked, big time. Anyway thats my opinion.
Love... is just a different kind of pain.
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Finally saw Taken, I thought it was really good, nice action, good plot, Liam Neeson did a good job with his role, nicely paced. I wasn't disappointed, really liked it.
Love... is just a different kind of pain.
It is awesome movie to watch. I like it very much. It's story line is fantastic.
version of Taken is better olny because it's rated R where as Americas was pg-13 blahhhh even thought it was a 5 min difference.....Underworld they could of done better......<~I don't ever want to just exist. I want to Live. I'm starving for more~>
I have seen the movie Taken and I like this crime based and action packed flick but i have seen Underworld movie and have no idea about this.


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Joel is a founder of Imaginet and also services as the Executive VP at Telerik in charge of the Agile Project Management division. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Microsoft ALM and has a degree in Computer Science. With over 18 years of experience, Joel specializes in helping organizations around the world realize their potential through maturing their software development and information technology practices. Joel is passionate about Application Lifecycle Management tooling, techniques, and mindsets and regularly speaks at conferences around the world on a wide range of ALM topics. Joel is also the co-author of "Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System" published by Microsoft Press as well as dozens of other articles for popular trade magazines.
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The Buffalo School Board voted, 7-1, Wednesday to authorize the superintendent to decide how to proceed in the court case regarding involuntary teacher transfers at three schools.
A State Supreme Court justice in September upheld an arbitrator's decision that found the transfer of 54 teachers violated the Buffalo Teachers Federation contract. The teachers were transferred as part of a school improvement model that the board decided to implement this year at Futures Academy, Drew Science Magnet and Bilingual Center 33.
"I have a very good working relationship with the board, and I appreciate the fact that they have the confidence in me to make that decision," Superintendent Pamela C. Brown said.
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text: In 2006, the Auburn Tigers won their fourth straight NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving National Championship. Auburn accumulated 480.5 points at the event, with Arizona in second place with 440.5 points. Auburn secured the victory in the next-to-last event, when Steve Segerlin won his first NCAA title on the 10 meter platform.


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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
A cell phone call proved to be good luck for three boaters on Lake Moultrie this week.
When a rogue wave hit their boat causing it to take on water, 40-year old James Feagin; his son, 20-year old Jessie Feagin; and a third occupant, 41-year old James Garrett; all of Moncks Corner, thought fast on their feet. They quickly grabbed life jackets and called 911 on their cell phones.
They were able to grab life jackets before the boat sank, said Berkeley County Rescue Squad Chief Bill Salisbury. They were also able to call 911 and keep the cell phone above the water line and provide directions.
The three boaters were rescued by a DNR officer at 9:30 p.m.
This is the second rescue in the last several weeks involving three people and a sinking boat, Salisbury said.
On June 1, the Rescue Squad pulled three boaters out of Lake Moultrie after their boat took on water and sank. The boaters were stranded with the boat for nine hours as rescue squad workers scoured Lake Moultrie in their search.
Life jackets and quick use of a cell phone once the boat sank aided in the Resuce Squads recovery of the victims.
The Rescue Squad was notified by the father that their boat was overdue. They did not file a float plan and the father was convinced the victims were on the river and not on the lake, he said. The father kept saying theyre on the river, theyre on the river. They never go on the lake.
The Rescue Squad found the victims clinging to the overturned boat around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, June 2 on Lake Moultrie.
They had been in the water more than eight hours, Salisbury said.
With the busiest recreational boating traffic of the summer hitting Lake Moultrie and the Tail Race Canal this week, Salisbury implored boaters to follow boating safety practices such as filing a float plan, having adequate life jackets on hand and to keep an eye on the weather.
Lake Moultrie is a shallow lake and it doesnt take a lot of wind to stir things up and make conditions dangerous, so please, file a float plan, he said. There is a lot of water out there to search and its important somebody knows where you are sailing.
Salisbury said two things helped save lives in the most recent rescue: life jackets and cell phones.
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1. A fake messiah like the one invented by the Romans. His name is honored on gold coins issued by the Vatican.
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1. Where Lesus name lieth, may riches cometh.
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Jelena Jankovic, a 2013 Family Circle Cup finalist and past champion, has officially entered the 2014 tournament.
Jankovic, the World No. 8 player who won the Family Circle Cup in 2007, joins World No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams in the 2014 tournament Mar. 29–April 6 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.
Jankovic had a resurgent 2013 season. She began the year ranked outside of the top 20, but ended it ranked No. 8 after reaching the semifinals of the WTA Championships,
"Jelena Jankovic's 2013 season has made for some thrilling tennis matches to watch," said Eleanor Adams, Family Circle Cup tournament manager. "Her personality draws fans in, but her powerhouse tennis skills are what makes them continue to cheer for her. The Family Circle Cup is excited to welcome Jelena back, at the top of her game, to Charleston for the 10th time."
Jankovic has made nine previous appearances in Charleston, where she holds an 18-8 record and the 2007 singles title. Throughout her 14-year WTA career, she has accumulated 13 singles titles, 530 singles victories, more than $15.3 million in prize money and a World No. 1 ranking in 2008.
"The Family Circle Cup is such a special tournament to me, and I always have so much fun in Charleston," said Jankovic. "I'm already looking forward to being back there this spring.
"The tournament has the greatest fans, and I'm excited for another shot at its historic title."
Ticket packages, travel packages and individual session tickets are available at FamilyCircleCup.com or by calling the box office at (800) 677-2293.


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The "frankfurter" is born, the Holland Tunnel opens to traffic, the Supreme Court integrates Alabama's public buses, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated, and water is found on the moon, all on this day.
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CORTLAND — Classes are expected to resume at a northern Illinois elementary school after more than 60 students, teachers and staff were treated at a hospital when they became overcome by a sour odor from a nearby landfill.
The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports the incident at Cortland Elementary School was reported Tuesday morning. The 530-student school is about three miles from DeKalb.
Authorities say the smell likely came from the landfill when a contractor tapped a pocket of decomposing trash. Officials haven't determined what gas was released, but doctors say the 63 people taken to Kishwaukee Hospital were treated for low levels of carbon monoxide exposure.
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I bought a new porno and had a hell of a onesome last night!
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An awesome and alternate name for masterbation, jacking off, or pleasuring yourself.
Riley: "What's Erik doing in the corner?"
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Man, a threesome is way better than a onesome.
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a words that stupid people use to mean one on one sexual intercourse, but it actually means to have a wank.
downy: there's a threesome going on in that tent, and a onesome going on over there.
bretherin: what? u mean someones having a wank?
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I would assume this means masturbation.
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Julie Reser and Eric Rutkowski exchanged wedding vows at 5 p.m. May 25, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin. The Rev. William Rose was officiant during the double-ring service. A reception followed at Meadowbrook Park Ballroom, Bascom.
The bride is the daugher of Michael and Sue Reser of Tiffin.
The bridegroom is the son of Jeffrey and Irma Rutkowski of North Port, Fla.
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The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory luxe, taffeta strapless gown. Pleating wrapped across the bodice to feature a sweetheart neckline. A sash embellished with rhinestones, crystals, pearls, bugle beads and sequins highlighted the waist of the ballgown skirt, which flowed into a chapel train. She carried a bouquet of purple hydrangeas accented with green roses tied with an ivory sash.
Laura Hill of Bucyrus was her sister's matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Angella Reser of Tiffin, sister in-law of the bride, and Megan Mansour of Silver Spring, Md., Tiffany Frazier of Fort Worth, Texas, and Elice Tucker of Oregon, Ohio, friends of the bride.
The groom's sister, Nicole Rutkowski of North Port, Fla., was an honorary attendant.
The attendants wore sapphire taffeta, floor-length dresses. The strapless dresses featured a pleated bodice accented with a sash at the waist of the ballgown skirt. They carried bouquets of purple hydrangeas accented with green roses tied with a sapphire sash.
Victor Livingston of Urbana, Ill., and John Rutkowski of Dominica, brothers of the groom, were best men. Groomsmen were Steven Reser of Tiffin, brother of the bride, Nathan Hill of Bucyrus, brother-in-law of the bride, and Zel Skrtic of Dublin, Ohio, friend of the groom.
The bride, a 2000 graduate of Calvert High School, graduated in 2006 from Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. She is a pharmacist at Walgreens in Monroe, Mich.
The bridegroom graduated in 2002 from Williamsville East High School, East Amherst, N.Y., and is working toward a degree in information technology. He is employed at Toledo Hospital.
Honoring the bride with miscellaneous showers were Irma and Nicole Rutkowski in March 2012 in North Port, Fla., and Laura Hill and Angie Reser in April 2012 in Tiffin.
A rehearsal dinner was at Reino's Catering, Tiffin.
Following a seven-day cruise on the Southern Caribbean, the couple resides at 5110 Merlot Drive, Oregon, OH 43616.


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The first settlement arose on today's site of the city as early as 2,500 BC. The mighty castle was constructed by the Dukes of Zähringen. It has a fortification tower built between 1180 and 1190. The halls of the tower house a historical museum that exhibits artifacts from prehistory and early history as well as medieval objects, weapons and uniforms from the 18th and 19th century. The castle's most splendid exhibit is the restored Knights Hall, dating to the 12th century.
Further sights in the Old Town include the town church with its tower dating back to about 1330, the town hall from the 16th century, the Old Town itself and the numerous restaurants and cafés along the Aare River.
The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau rise majestically across Lake Thun, over which glides a historic paddle steamer. The castle and city church proudly dominate the late-medieval Old Town.
The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau rise majestically across Lake Thun, over which glides a historic paddle steamer. The castle and city church proudly dominate the late-medieval Old Town.
- Old town with castle – shopping and culture combined at close proximity.
- Thun-Panorama – the 7.5-metre high and 38-metre long 360° circular painting in the Schadau Park depicts the town of Thun at about 1810.
- Stockhorn, Niesen, Niederhorn – accessible by mountain transport facilities, they are fantastic vantage points in the immediate vicinity.
- Cruising on Lake Thun – motor- and a paddle-powered ship sail to Interlaken regularly.
- Water sports by and in Lake Thun – the clean water of the lake is perfect for bathing, sailing, surfing, diving etc.


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Youth independence: Adult on the outside, but still growing on the inside
July 15, 2012
LISBON — Youth seem to always look ahead. They don't want anyone to tell them what to do. They want to make their own decisions, be the big cheese and do their own thing....
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Pawley's Island, SC – After posting a blistering opening round score of 294 on Sunday in the opening round of the GolfWeek Program Challenge, the Stetson women's golf team slipped back a little on Monday.
The Hatters tied their best round from all last year on Sunday at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, but fell back to a 303 on Monday in the second round.
"We had a really good first day, but didn't play as well today," Hatters coach Floyd Kerr said. "We really only had one player play well today where we had three on Sunday."
The Hatters were led by senior Mallory Viera on Monday. She finished with an even par score of 71 despite having a pair of double bogeys in her round. Viera had her first double on the par five second hole, but had battled back to two under par before having another double on the 16th hole.
"The 16th and 18th holes are really tough with a lot of water," Kerr said. "We hit three balls in the water on 16 alone today."
Viera bounced back from an opening round score of 77 that included a triple bogey on the second hole. She finished well with birdies on 15 and 17 and then added five more birdies on Monday. Her six-over par total score of 148 is good for a tie for 16th place.
The Hatters are led by another senior, Jenna Hoecker, who slumped to a five-over par 76 on Monday after an opening round score of 70. Hoecker played a clean front side on Monday with nine straight pars, but had four bogeys, plus a double on 16, to go with a birdie on the back.
Her four-over par score of 146 is good enough for a tie for eighth place going into Tuesday's final round of play. Hoecker is just six shots behind tournament individual leader Ginger Mak of James Madison, who shot a three-under par round of 68 on Monday to take a three-shot overall lead.
Hatters freshman Alessandra Kutz is tied for 22nd entering the final round of play after her second round 77 has her at eight over par for the tournament. Kutz had her troubles on the front nine Monday, posting double bogeys on holes five and seven. She was even par for her opening round on Sunday before a double on 18 left her with a 73.
Senior Sammi Smith struggled to a 79 on Monday with eight bogeys (five on the back), plus a double to go with a pair of birdies. Smith opened with a 74 on Monday that included a double on 16.
Stetson's other freshman in the field is Giulia Vandenberg. She followed an opening round 83 on Sunday with an 81 on Monday.
"Giulia is going to be a good player for us, but she has struggled here," Kerr said. "We went out to the range after the round today and worked on a couple of things. I think she will have a better round on Tuesday."
Defending tournament champion Campbell is again leading the way in the team standings. The Camels are just 10-over par as a team through two rounds of play. James Madison is not letting them run away, however, and enters the final round on Tuesday eight shots back in second place.
Jacksonville State (+20), Old Dominion (+25) and Stetson (+29) round out the top five with Western Carolina (+31) lurking just behind.
"Campbell is really good again this year and is going to be hard to beat," Kerr said. "If we come out and play well tomorrow, we have a good chance to finish fourth. Getting to third might be a stretch, but we have an outside shot.
"What we need is to have more than just one player have a good score. We know we can go low, we just need to all do it at the same time."
The Hatters will play with the teams from Old Dominion and Western Carolina in the final round, which will start at 7:30 a.m.
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You've faced some pretty intimidating opponents, while slogging through the deep swamps and thick forests... You emerge from neck deep murk to crouch on a marshy rise. The sound of water dripping off your Tippmann paintball gun is the only sound heard as you peer around, hoping not to spy the inevitable enemy regiment.
Your worst fears are realized as an entire legion of competitors opens fire directly at you. Paintballs strike all around you with wanton abandon, and as you fall backwards into the marsh (you and your friends take paintball hits pretty seriously), you see that at least 100 paintballs were unleashed on and around you in the space of just a few seconds... There must have been at least 15 of them, I didn't stand a chance, you dispassionately think as you slip into the dark fog of elimination.
Lying perfectly still in your mock-death state of "out," you wait for the horde of enemies to creep past you. Instead, a single set of splashing footsteps approaches you and the owner laughs a little bit as he walks right past you.
What the...?
Ignoring your closely held "play dead" protocols, you bolt upright and look around wildly for the rest of his cronies. He spies your confused look and simply points to his reactive trigger kit on the exact same gun that you have. But how is that possible, you wonder, it sounded like dozens of opponents were opening fire at the same time?!
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Sources: Bloomberg ("Steve Jobs Started Talks With Samsung ..."), Bloomberg ("Samsung Electronics Gives Apple Proposal...")
quote: Samsung hasn't had any trouble coming to an accord with other companies in the past; it makes me wonder why they had so much difficulty with Apple.
quote: Samsung put years of research in their wireless patents. Why don't we hear their arguments too and consider a ban for ipad 2?
quote: Apple also invented the first mp3 player and the first mobile phone. It's true.
quote: Apple also invented the first mp3 player and the first mobile phone. It's true.
quote: I think that is because Apple is not looking for what most other companies are looking for.Apple doesn't want licence income.Apple doesn't want to swap licences unless it absolutely has to and then if it can do so on favourable terms (but it really doesn't want to).
quote: Absolutely right. what Apple want is to drive all competition out of the market, so they can have a monopoly control. The reason they want this is because their strict control, walled-garden approach has failed to maintain dominance of the market in the past. They know it is at risk of being overwhelmed by open platform products again.
quote: As a company that thrives on the position of "low market share, high profit margin," Apple is always conerened about fluctuations in its market share. Where minor fluctuations in market share can be easily absorbed by companies with a "large share, low margin" approach, Apple is always at risk from small changes in their sales. A small drop in sales means a large drop in profits.
quote: Consequently, it is in their best interests to keep the competition to a minimum. The more competition, the more chance of their market share fluctuating at every product release. What is immensely high now could become unsustainably poor in one generation is the market shifts against them. They can't risk that - hence the need to try and litigate all potential competition out of the market.
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Altoona resident Troy Benton has caught the acting bug. It's no wonder since the 20-year-old acting novice landed in two major productions out this year - "Oz the Great and Powerful" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The "Oz" movie, set before the classic tale "The Wizard of Oz" begins, stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz and and is directed by Sam Raimi. It opens nationwide today.
"The Wolf of Wall Street," stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill and is directed by Martin Scorsese. It is expected to hit theaters Nov. 15, according to the Internet Movie Database.
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Benton, who restores classic cars for a living, is a little person and plays two different Munchkins in the "Oz" movie.
In the opening scene of the Scorsese film, DiCaprio and actor Ethan Suplee toss Benton - who is wearing a velcro suit - at a target.
DiCaprio was "one of the nicest actors I've met so far," Benton said.
As for feeling exploited for the film's tossing of a little person, Benton said it was a movie and he didn't really think too hard about it.
Benton, who graduated from Altoona Area High School in 2010 and attended the Collision, Repair and Refinishing Technology program at Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, shot the "Oz" film in October and November of 2011 in Detroit, Mich.
Filming for his part in "The Wolf of Wall Street" took place in New York City over four days in 2013.
A casting crew for the "Oz" movie came to the 2011 Little People of America National Conference in Anaheim, Calif., looking for athletic dwarves, Benton said.
Benton plays on The Statesmen, a little people professional sports team, with Zach Roloff of TLC's "Little People Big World" and Martin Klebba, an actor, who has appeared in several films, including the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, and will appear in the "Oz" movie and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Klebba recommended Benton for the role in "The Wolf of Wall Street," Benton said.
Benton plays several sports, including soccer, basketball and volleyball, for the Little People organization, and plays on the indoor soccer league at the Summit Tennis and Athletic Club in Altoona.
In "Oz the Great and Powerful," Benton does his own stunts and filled in for another actor when needed.
Benton said he knew a lot of the other little people cast in the film, which made it easier and more comfortable.
Every day, he received new prosthetic eyebrows and cheeks. Makeup for the film took an hour and a half, he said.
The movie was shot inside a huge studio with "unbelievable" sets the size of football fields, he said. Hundreds of live trees were used in the production.
"It was quite intimidating being there and seeing how big the sets were," he said. "The production changed my perspective on moviemaking. I give them a total different respect."
He praised the talents of the set designers and makeup department.
One of Benton's characters in the "Oz" film has a handlebar moustache and the other wore a Pirate hat and a blond moustache.
In the Pirate garb, Benton emerges from hiding to salute Franco as he is heading down a darkened alley. In another scene, Benton is seen sliding down a pole.
Benton is aware scenes he is in could end up on the cutting room floor, but he is optimistic.
His parents, Larry and Patty Benton, both said it was a "great experience" for their son.
Patty was nervous about sending her 18-year-old off to Detroit for two months, though.
Family members plan to see "Oz" today. Benton - the youngest of four children with sisters, Amanda and Kasey, and brother, Neil - also planned to attend with friends opening night, he said.
The new "Oz" film has a pair of big ruby slippers to fill, but Benton is confident it will succeed and then some, predicting it will best the original.
He enjoyed his experiences in the movie business so much he is considering getting an agent. He'd like to branch out, move to a big city and make a career of it, he said.
"It's hard work, but it's totally worth it," he said."Whatever opportunity I'd have would be great."
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.