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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
When it comes to technology, somewhere along the line I veered off the learning curve and wandered down the cobblestone road to Oldmansville.
I have become my old man.
My method of troubleshooting is to repeatedly jab at the ENTER key. I figure 20 times should do it. Im certain on the 21st time the computer will understand my desired task, close this pop-up ad and return to my desired screen.
But then I get the spinning mutli-colored pinwheel that says, We are trying to ascertain the nature of your request and will do exactly as you instructed us to do ... 21 times.
I watch the little spinning pinwheel so long that I self-hypnotize to where everytime my phone whistles I start singing bad 80s love ballads.
We are well into the Digital Age, but Im a product of the Industrial Age.
When something broke we fixed it with a hammer about 20 times, certain that on the 21st the hammer-whack would jar loose whatever had gotten stuck, and whatever was broken wasnt anymore.
When I talked on the phone it was tethered to the wall and I talked on a party line.
And no, that is not a 1-900 number.
My TV came on a cart with wheels, rabbit ears and tin foil. My remote control was my baby brother, who stood next to the TV and changed the channel whenever I asked. We only had three channels so it wasnt like I was asking him to calculate Newtonian physics.
Today, my email account didnt work so I called the Help Desk. To fix the problem, they told me to right click on the apple, scroll down to where it said PROPERTIES, left click on that, find the file that said DIAGNOSTICS and double center click while holding down the ALTERNATE key.
I instead sat there staring into my phone looking like a monkey doing a math problem trying to determine my right from my left while holding a Sweet Delicious apple in my hand.
There are certain things out there Im no longer smart enough to operate.
One of them is my cell phone.
First, who can type on these things? The keyboard is the size of a Barbie doll accessory and because of my hotdog fingers and sausage thumbs I text in my own language, and since Im not smart enough to pick the right text window I send intimate personal texts to everybody but the intended party.
I text, Hey baby, if I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?
My moms best friend texts me back and suddenly Im in therapy for the next six months.
I am the William Tell of texting. I shoot an arrow into the air and where it lands I do not care.
I think thats William Tell. Im not sure of anything anymore.
I tried to upload a photo last week, but instead sent Chapter 27 of a novel Im writing ... a very steamy chapter and now I cant walk into the office and look anybody in the eye.
I sat through an instructional seminar and at the end, they asked if we had any questions.
I raised my hand and said, Explain everything you said after, Hi, my name is Dave.
Technology has stuffed a peanut-butter sandwich into the VCR of my brain.
And I bet most people under the age of 25 never heard of a VCR.
Ill just sit here and wait for my kids to cast me adrift on the next ice flow.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I'm writing a novel.
People who know me yawn and say, so what else is new?
This isn't the first time I've said "I'm writing a novel." Over the years I've finished more than a dozen stories, most really awful, some pretty good, and while my name has topped the New York Times Bestseller's List four or five times, none of those titles were mine.
My books are called, LOOT, A Fool's Gold, Full Boat and A Fish Tale. The romances go by Locked Hearts, The Lunchbox, and Maybe.
Maybe I'll get around to seeing them published someday. Pigs might fly first.
Writing the novel is the easy part. It's getting one published that's my kryptonite.
I can spit out a 120,000-word story in about six weeks. LOOT took me a little longer and I began to wonder why I could never finish the story when I was told a standard pocket paperback runs about 75,000 words tops.
LOOT topped out at 146,000 words and change.
No wonder I could never finish the story. That's Stephen King territory I was told. I wrote the phone book.
Then to make matters worse, I yada-yada'd myself.
You know the routine. He looked deeply into her eyes and she nervously bit her lower lip, yada-yada he promised to call her but never did.
Verbosity has never been a problem for me. It's less of a problem now than a few years ago. Let's just say in high school those minimum of five-page term papers were never a problem for me.
I always thought a word limit was something that did not apply to me. People needed to hear what I had to say. Then I had to read my own work.
I'm in the editing process of a romance novel called Locked Hearts.
It's decent enough, but my God, I don't know how to shut up. I get on my own nerves. I read two pages of fluff and start yelling at my laptop, "Come on Dan, shut up already and tell the story!"
I wrote this back in 2004, during what I call my Cotton Candy Sunset phase.
That's when I couldn't write two paragraphs without pausing to describing throw pillow clouds of downy white, splashes of pink, orange and magenta spilling above the western horizon – hence the name Cotton Candy Sunset, the ocean the color of pewter, and anvil shaped cloud towers reaching for the top of the sky.
Then I realized stories needed strong characters and I evolved into what I call my Tourette's Syndrome phase.
This is when I start focusing on characters but every time I had someone say something, "he said" and "she said" were usually followed by a bodily function like a helpless sigh, a shrug, a cut look, a wry grin, a hiking of the shoulders, a cocking of an eyebrow, stray strands of hair constantly falling into the heroine's eye only to be seductively brushed back, winces, grimaces, flushing of the cheeks, blanching of those same cheeks and last but not least, a sob catching on a throat's briar.
I used to think this stuff was good, but it's awful.
I talk writing all the time with young people and I say how their writing will evolve over the years as will their writer's voice. Mine's still evolving and I'm 55.
Sometimes I need to develop a good case of writer's laryngitis. I need to shut up for a week or three.
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The 4 Most Meaningless Arguments Against Gun Control
#2. "Guns Save Lives."
After last week's shooting, some are saying that the tragedy could have been avoided if someone in that audience had been holding a gun. Ignoring the intense panic and huge crowd, the tear gas filling the theater and the body armor the shooter was wearing, sure, maybe someone could have gotten a good shot off. After all, there are many success stories of defensive gun uses, or DGUs. Around the Internet, many people toss around the number "2.5 million," as in "There are 2.5 million DGUs a year." That's quite a lot of lives possibly saved. Now compare it to, say, the 75,684 gun-related injuries back in 2000, or the 31,224 gun-related deaths in 2007. Two and a half million! Wowzers!
Scientists confirm: "Wowzers."
Except "2.5 million" comes from a single study back in 1993. A study that involved calling 4,977 people across the country, asking them a few gun questions and then adjusting the number to fit the population of the whole country. The number is both highly cited and highly disputed. Not only are the figures not enough to make an accurate estimate (other studies range from 50,000 to 2 million), but the results don't actually translate to "lives saved thanks to gun use." They refer to a gun being involved in the presumed protection of a person or thing. This could be a life-threatening situation or a situation where a gun wasn't needed at all. DGUs include people who were in actual danger of losing their lives, as well as people who were George Zimmerman. Regardless, the general consensus is that 2.5 million is a gross exaggeration.
So we have a mixed bag of "guns saving lives" scenarios. In some cases, guns will stop a crime. In others, guns will kill a maybe criminal. In others still, they will be a part of a terrible accident. It's quite a gamble. Like Russian roulette, only no one knows they're playing it. And now, since the Dark Knight shooting, gun sales have gone up thanks to a healthy dose of fear. More potential to save a life, and just as much more potential to end one. I of course don't want to belittle the success stories, though. A life saved is fantastic, and however many lives saved is however many fantastics.
But the real problem with a "guns save lives" argument is the language used. People talk about "defensive gun uses" and their right to defend themselves and their property. But there's actually nothing defensive about a gun. They are all ATTACK. They are made and used for offense. "Defense," on the other hand, is resistance against an attack. Defense is protection, something that STOPS an attack. Wearing a condom is defense, whereas punching yourself in the balls is offense. Protection is a bullet-proof vest, or mace, or a security system. A gun is not defense. The widespread use of an actual defensive weapon would potentially save more lives than a gun because, again, guns are for killing, not protecting. The sooner we are all provided a weapon LIKE a gun that merely incapacitates a person, the sooner we can safely defend ourselves, instead of defending ourselves by killing each other.
OK, that poster isn't super relevant. I just felt like lightening the mood. Because I don't want to say that "Guns Save Lives" is absolutely meaningless. But it is muddy. It's just not all there, which makes it not have true meaning in the context of the larger conversation. The truth is, "Guns Have Saved Lives. Guns Have Ended Lives. Guns Are Meant to Kill." The issue isn't whether or not we have the right to protect ourselves and others, it's whether or not guns are the best instrument to do the protecting.
Speaking of rights, none of this actually matters, because ...
#1. "Well, the Second Amendment Says ..."
Stop it. Technically yes, the Second Amendment says what you were going to say before I cut you off, but stop it. I'll tell you what the Second Amendment says.
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
There's quite a lot of debate over what this actually means, and many will argue that the amendment only refers to people in a militia. So if you're not in a militia, then you should not have a gun. Except in 2008, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects the right of an individual to possess a firearm. So there. The Second Amendment wins. You can grab your gat and go get your kids back now.
Fucking finally.
Except that court ruling doesn't have as much meaning as you think, in the long run. The very nature of the Constitution is not permanent. We're talking about the Second Amendment, after all. The Constitution is supposed to be amended. Not only that, it's supposed to be completely rewritten. Take it from Thomas Jefferson:
"Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of nineteen years. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right."
Our Constitution, of course, has not been rewritten in more than 200 years (read: ever). But people change, and nations change. Ideals and rights change. Life was, ya know, totally way different 230 years ago. It's quite possible that the people no longer require or even want every citizen to have the ability of point-and-shoot death. We should also consider what "bear arms" meant when it was written. Back then, guns were muskets, and muskets could fire about three incredibly inaccurate rounds per minute. Today, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle can shoot off more than 60 rounds per minute with extreme accuracy, and reload in seconds. Perhaps it's time to reevaluate our needs and freedoms. In fact, regardless of the gun control issue, perhaps we're about 200 years late on reevaluating our needs and freedoms.
All I'm really asking is that when the conversation starts, let's actually have it. These basically meaningless phrases always seem to stop the conversation from even beginning. Let's move past that, and really look at ourselves and our country and our planet and our future. Let's consider who we are on a larger scale, and who we want to be, and where we are headed.
"Wheeeeeeeeeee!" - humans
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Dr. Jason Highsmith's practice involves the full spectrum of neurosurgery, from pinched nerves to brain tumors. He chose the field partly because of its variety and rapid technological advances. He has already seen a great deal of change since 2000 when he started his six-year neurosurgery residency. "The options we have surgically are much improved. Less invasive options are more prevalent," he says. Many of the procedures Dr. Highsmith currently performs are minimally invasive back surgeries, which may only require an overnight hospital stay. Yet he has a conservative approach to recommending surgery and believes that in most situations non-operative solutions should be exhausted first. His desire to educate patients led him to join a respected roster of experts on the editorial board of the website SpineUniverse. That, in turn, led Penguin Publishing to invite him to co-write "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Back Pain," just published in 2011. "We're making more progress – better relief, shorter hospital stays, less need for rehab." -Jason Highsmith, MD Medical School: Medical College of Virginia Residency: Medical College of Virginia Hospital Complex spine fellowship: Emory University To schedule an appointment with Dr. Highsmith, please call 843-553-7615.
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LEWISTOWN - People gathered at a new apartment complex for the elderly at the former site of the Mann Edge Tool Co. on Monday for a guided tour.
Ground was broken on the project in November 2011 and the first residents started to move in Jan. 1.
The 31-unit apartment complex was made possible through a collaborative effort by the Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation, SEDA-Council of Governments, the Mifflin County Commissioners and several other entities.
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Guests enter the foyer at the new Mann Edge Terrace apartment building in Lewistown Monday for an open house. The foyer sports the sign from the former Mann Edge Tool Co. office.
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Mike Fisher, left, gives a tour of the library room at Mann Edge Terrace apartment building.
Rob Postal, president of MCIDC, was one of the tour guides on Monday.
Many of the residences graciously opened up their homes for the tour, allowing visitors to get a close up look of the spacious one- and two-bedroom apartments on three levels.
In addition to an on site laundry room, the complex has several common areas, including a fireplace room on the third floor and three seasons sun room.
Even though it has been less than two months since the project was completed, 25 of 31 apartments have already been rented.
The apartment complex sits on a 1.5-acre site. An adjacent 1.5 acres of property is currently undeveloped.
"It's under exploration, we are looking at it ... we want to see it redeveloped for its highest and best use," Postal said.
Postal said there has been strong demand for affordable housing such as the Mann Edge Terrace.
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on January 11, 2013 - 5:13 PM
LOCKPORT – Claude J. Wilson, 35, of LaSalle Avenue, Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to having had two baggies of cocaine when Falls police checked him out in a parked car July 24.
Wilson admitted to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance for possession of 2.38 grams of the drug near 18th and Niagara Streets. County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III scheduled sentencing for April 19 and promised Wilson, a second-time felon, a prison term of no more than 2 1/2 years.
Assistant Public Defender A. Joseph Catalano said Wilson is awaiting sentencing by State Supreme Court Justice Penny Wolfgang next month on an Erie County drug case that also carries a 2 1/2-year maximum sentence. Murphy will have the choice of making his sentence consecutive or concurrent with the one Wolfgang will impose.


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on March 23, 2013 - 12:04 AM
Don't be a "Candy Cop" when it comes to filling Easter baskets for your kids, says Dr. Meelin Dian Chin Kit-Wells, clinical assistant professor of pediatric and community dentistry at University at Buffalo Dental School.
"'Candy equals cavities' can be a distraction to parents," she said. "While there is some truth to this, here are five things that you can do this coming holiday season" to bring smiles Easter morning – and for months to come.
1. Stick to dark chocolate: It may be more expensive than milk and other chocolates, but is less damaging to teeth – and dental bills.
2. Avoid the goo: Steer clear of caramel and gooey, sticky high-fructose corn syrup. It's sugar velcro on baby teeth and grown-up teeth alike.
3. Add color: Consider using fresh fruit of different colors, or homemade trail mix. Sugar-free chewing gum also is an option.
4. Instill good habits: Include fun toothbrushes and different flavors of toothpaste and floss, and while your kids are home from school over the holidays, have them brush three times a day.
5. Fill plastic eggs with little fun toys and stickers.


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Join us for a 3 mile run and learn about Minneapolis best restaurants, pubs, and bars! PLUS, sample a few of Minneapolis finest brews along the route. A great time for a very casual group of runners that want to participate in a fun run!Includes free beer tasting of local brews along the way at some of the best bars/pubs/breweries in Minneapolis! Run begins promptly at 2pm - please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early. Runs are lead by the knowledgeable guides of City Running Tours. The tours will be run at a casual pace to suit all running levels, but average 9-10 min/miles for a touring time of 1-1.5 hours including stops for beer samples. Time varies by group.Runners will receive a bottle of SmartWater and Clif Bar. You are encouraged to bring your camera, as there can be stops along the way to take in the scenery.You will be responsible for your arrival to and departure from the meeting location. All runs will meet at the famous Mary Tyler Moore statue in the heart of downtown on the corner of Nicollet Avenue & 7th Street South.City Running Tours offers both guided personalized and group running tours of major cities across the United States, accommodating your needs as both a runner and tourist. Share your love of running with us as we share our city with you!
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The new season of Celebrity Motor Homes got a sneak peek at Pitt's million-dollar movie trailer – including his master bedroom, which features a queen-sized bed!
"Are you kidding me? This thing's bigger than my apartment," says stunned show star Drew Waters as he steps into the 48-ft.-long trailer on the first episode of the new season (premiering Wednesday, July 17, at 9 p.m. ET).
The father-of-six has a luxury home away from home when he's on the set of his movies, and the trailer is equipped with everything Pitt (and his fiancée Angelina Jolie and their kids) could need.
Featuring four extra-large pullouts that give it even more room for the Jolie-Pitt crew, the trailer has a chef's kitchen that cost more than $60,000, with a full-size fridge and a dishwasher.
The living room features a 10-ft.-long leather sofa, big enough for at least four kids to stretch out on, and a big TV that's perfect for playing video games.
The master bedroom is a neutral-toned oasis that has two bathrooms, including a walk-in shower for two, and plenty of room for the family and Pitt's hair and makeup team.
The first episode of the show – which airs on Great American Country – also features a tour of singer Jake Owen's lavish tour bus.
That boasts its own walk-in closet, beer on tap, six bunks, a master bedroom and a baby crib, while the pregame hangout of the Dallas Cowboys also features rare football artifacts and huge plasma-screen TVs on every wall.
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Still, security experts aren't
so hot on Snow Leopard, criticizing the operating system's
default firewall setting of "off", its lack of fully
automatic updates, and weak anti-phishing efforts for Safari.
They also weren't impressed that Apple shipped with a vulnerable
version of Flash, which downgrade users from the
safer current version.
Now one prominent Mac hacker has
pointed out a significant difference that makes Snow Leopard less
secure than the upcoming Microsoft OS, Windows 7.
Miller, of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators, the
co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook, and winner of two consecutive
"Pwn2own" hacker contests is about as experienced as OS X
hackers come. He recently criticized
Snow Leopard, stating, "Apple didn't change anything.
It's the exact same ASLR as in Leopard, which means it's not very
ASLR is address space layout randomization, a
security technology that randomly assigns data to memory to make it
tougher for attackers to determine the location of critical operating
system functions. According to Mr. Miller, unlike Windows 7,
which features robust
ASLR, Snow Leopard's ASLR is half-baked. It does not properly
randomize the heap, the stack and the dynamic linker, the part of
Snow Leopard that links multiple shared libraries for an executable.
This means that it's much easier for hackers to attack Snow Leopard
via memory injection than Windows 7.
Still Mr. Miller offered
some praise for Apple. They rewrote QuickTime X, their video
player, largely from scratch fixing many holes and insecurities in
the process -- including an exploit Mr. Miller had been saving.
He states, "Apple rewrote a bunch of QuickTime, which was really
smart, since it's been the source of lots of bugs in the past.
They've shaken out hundreds of bugs in QuickTime over the years, but
it was still really smart of them to rewrite it. [Still] I'd
reduce the number of file formats from 200 or so to 50, and reduce
the attack surface. I don't think anyone would miss them."
also praises Apple's relatively effective implementation of DEP (data
execution prevention), another memory protection scheme that Windows
7 also has. DEP is also present in Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2) and Windows Vista. Still without ASLR, DEP is only so
good he says. He states, "Snow Leopard's more secure than
Leopard, but it's not as secure as Vista or Windows 7. When
Apple has both [in place], that's when I'll stop complaining about
Apple's security."
So why aren't Macs being exploited
left and right and why can Apple still air commercials claiming
superior security? Mr. Miller states, "It's harder to
write exploits for Windows than the Mac, but all you see are Windows
exploits. That's because if [the hacker] can hit 90% of the machines
out there, that's all he's gonna do. It's not worth him nearly
doubling his work just to get that last 10%."
quote: Consider this: If Mac users are tens of millions of richer, clueless, users running an insecure OS, connected to to the Internet, where are all the exploits that should invite? It sounds like a scammers dream come true. Tens of millions of "easy targets", yet the attacks and exploits are extremely rare. Why?
quote: All security systems have vulnerabilities . If there is a human involved in it's operation, that's a big vulnerability. The questions are and always has been:1. Is there enough security to discourage or defeat the vast majority of attacks, or to cause the attackers to look elsewhere?2. How can we mitigate the loss/damage caused by an attack?And those questions always have to be considered in the context of the value of what the security system is protecting. If you're protecting Ft Knox, a large bank, military secrets, or a celebrity, you need a different level of security than a typical business or average person.
quote: OSX runs the Mach kernel, which is not BSD.
quote: Today further experimental research on Mach appears ended, ... Neither Mac OS X nor FreeBSD maintain the microkernel structure pioneered in Mach
quote: Certain parts from FreeBSD's and NetBSD's implementation of Unix were incorporated in Nextstep, the core of Mac OS X
quote: The lead developer on the Mach project, Richard Rashid, has been working at Microsoft since 1991 in various top-level positions revolving around the Microsoft Research division. Another of the original Mach developers, Avie Tevanian, was formerly head of software at NeXT, then Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple Computer until March 2006.
quote: XNU was a hybrid kernel combining version 2.5 of the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University with components from 4.3BSD


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on December 31, 2012 - 4:09 PM
State police say a 20-year-old Buffalo woman was drunk when she was stopped by troopers while driving the wrong way early Monday morning on the Niagara Thruway in the city.
Thruway state police patrols encountered the wrong-way vehicle driving directly toward them shortly before 3:15 a.m., authorities said.
Troopers were able to safely stop the driver, Stephanie Cutler. She later gave troopers a breath sample indicating a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit, state police said.
Cutler was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, driving the wrong way, improper entrance to a controlled highway and unsafe backing, according to police reports.


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About the Plea & Sentencing Clinic
The Michigan State University College of Law Plea and Sentencing Clinic is dedicated to educating students in the fundamentals of legal practice. This Clinic is a collaboration with the State Appellate Defender Office ("SADO"). SADO is appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants on appeal. One division deals with convictions and sentences resulting from trials, and one division, the plea unit, deals with convictions and sentences resulting from guilty or no contest pleas. This Clinic will address plea cases.
Plea cases comprise the vast majority of convictions and sentences in the criminal system. Integrity in this process is critical to a criminal justice system that operates fairly. Understanding the system is fundamental to serving indigent defendants who are accused of crimes, both large and small. Clientele is comprised of inmates within county jails or the Michigan Department of Corrections.


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on March 19, 2013 - 12:43 AM
The first step toward the development of a new 27,000-square-foot indoor public shooting range off Union Road in the Town of West Seneca was taken Monday evening when the Town Board unanimously approved modifying its town code to allow for the operation of such a facility.
Board members voted to amend a law restricting firearms use in town that, until Monday, had remained untouched since 1951. If formally adopted after an upcoming public hearing, it would exempt police officers, any "approved indoor shooting facility" and "any person and/or entity" who has a town-issued permit to discharge such a weapon.
Ransier Development Corp. wants to construct an indoor range on North America Drive for long gun, pistol and archery target practice. But Thursday, the company was temporarily stymied before the Planning Board after Town Attorney Shawn P. Martin advised the body it lacked the jurisdiction to grant permission for the project because of the stipulations in the town's code.
Monday's move to update the code will now remedy that.
"This had to be done for the project to move forward," said Supervisor Sheila M. Meegan.
"Any shooting inside those four walls – or six walls or however many there will be – will be exempt from this law," Martin said of the Section 74 prohibition in the town code that forbids discharging a firearm in the town.
Town officials have been largely supportive of the new indoor range, which, if developed, would join the Niagara Gun Range in North Tonawanda and the soon-to-open Wolcott Gun in Depew as the only public indoor ranges in Buffalo Niagara.
"This will take care of this community" in terms of filling a need in West Seneca for a public gun range, said Meegan, who called the North America Center "an ideal location" for the project.
Meegan said there will be a public hearing on the proposal April 29. Then, the plans are expected to progress to the town industrial park's executive review board.
Residents asked whether town funds would be allocated toward construction of the facility.
They also asked if the new range would be conducive for training by the town's Police Department, which currently practices at the nearby Buffalo Revolver & Rifle Club.
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The generation of high-throughput data from sequencing and gene expression profiling experiments has resulted in an overabundance of information, making analysis quite overwhelming.
Pathway analysis offers an approach that involves grouping thousands of molecules based on similarities, interactions, and components, thus simplifying the task of finding meaning in all the gathered information.
Pathway analysis also allows identification of minor changes that might occur within biological systems at varying conditions, which may help in devising an explanation for a particular response to a stimulus. At the recent "BIO-IT World Conference and Expo", several computational scientists and researchers shared their analytical tools, experiences, and expertise in using pathway analysis in their investigations.
An enrichment analysis platform allows the enumeration and interpretation of genes that have been identified from genomics and gene-ChIP studies, according to Gary Bader, Ph.D., associate professor at The Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto.
"Genomics researchers often generate massive gene expression data, so it's important to be able to identify which genes are differentially expressed, know which ones are highly expressed, and those that are least expressed. In addition, these experimental data should also be compared to that of the control."
Dr. Bader also explained that there is currently so much information from genomics studies, resulting in a lot of redundancy in terms of raw information. Thus it is important to further analyze these datasets to delineate smaller groups among a huge network of genes.
"We have developed the Enrichment Map, which is a visualization method that allows the user to identify functional themes within gene expression data. These gene sets, or pathways, reduce the complexity of the analysis because they simplify the interpretation of the dataset," discussed Dr. Bader.
"This approach thus generates a map of biological processes that one can view, together with p-values based on pathway (gene set) enrichment. This network-based approach is interactive, allowing the user to see nodes, edges, and overlaps between gene sets. For example, within the cell cycle alone, genes could be further grouped into specific mechanisms within this biological event, such as anaphase, metaphase, and DNA replication, and thus the user is provided with a ranked pathway list, which helps in prioritizing target genes for further analysis."
Dr. Bader's group plans to further zoom in to mechanistic details of biological events, including mutations from cancer genomics. "We would like to look into ChIP-seq data and mutation data to identify specific mechanisms for particular types of cancers. It would be interesting to determine which regulators are responsible for a certain gene expression profile in a specific cancer type."
Pathway analysis has helped Novartis perform research in two major aspects: patient selection and identification of drug combinations that may be useful for addressing unmet clinical needs, especially relating to drug resistance, according to Joseph Lehar, Ph.D., director of bioinformatics, oncology translational research.
"In patient selection, we identify gene sets from networks of association data, and these sets of genes often belong to the same functional unit," Dr. Lehar explained. "The approach allows us to have a predictive advantage in terms of drug response and reduces the noise that is usually observed when examining individual genetic features. It may also be possible that based on relationships established using pathway analysis, we may know whether one gene affects the expression of another."
Furthermore, Dr. Lehar said that pathway analysis has facilitated their work in assessing drug resistance and identifying useful drug combinations. "It is possible that one drug works on a specific mechanism, and pathway analysis can help us find that a second drug works on an escape mechanism, and perhaps find ways to pulse the treatment—that is, treating cells with the second drug before the cells develop resistance to the first."
Dr. Lehar is also a member of a research consortium that has developed the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia, which is a compilation of cell line-specific data on gene expression, sequencing, and copy number that could be utilized in identifying various predictors for drug resistance and sensitivity. His group envisions that this unique dataset will enhance the design and development of personalized treatment schemes in cancer.
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"We are now figuring out how to select patients that would respond to specific drugs based on markers in pathways of the targeted proteins. We and most drug companies no longer rely on the classical approach of treating large undifferentiated cancer populations and instead are using a personalized approach, identifying groups of patients with likely drug responses based on their specific cancer genotypes."
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Some random thoughts while awaiting the introduction of Bill O'Brien:
n Allowing 150 years of service by the assistant coaches to not be able to leave the program in dignity - and thus have to clean out their offices and exit the Lasch Building before TV cameras - is among the biggest disservices done in this prolonged search. They all deserved better, and Penn State's administration ought to be embarrassed. Turning down a bowl bid, one many of the players didn't want anyway and played like it, would have given Joe Paterno's right-hand men appropriate consideration.
n Dave Joyner, an All-American on and off the field, had the perfect image as a player.
n Some of PSU's former players are outraged by O'Brien's hiring while many of the current Nittany Lions were disappointed they were not kept in the information loop as the search dragged out, no doubt in part because current NFL coaches were involved. The reality is to preserve the integrity of a search, it must be confidential. Say, for example, Penn State did talk to Nick Saban. Is it supposed to admit that in an email to thousands of its lettermen? Is it supposed to Tweet every time it has a phone conversation with an attractive candidate?
n For all the intense next-coach speculation since Nov. 9 - and really well before Joe Paterno was fired - it's fairly amazing that the first reference to the eventual choice came on Jan. 1 or just five days before the decision.
n Brandon Short and LaVar Arrington are leading a verbal revolt against the program (please see related story.) If the decorated duo would have shown this kind of leadership as upperclassmen, the Nittany Lions wouldn't have surrendered 90 points in the final three games of the 1999 season.
n Penn State should be thankful it hasn't had to go through football searches too often, and while O'Brien is not the grand-slam name of Saban, Jon Gruden, Tony Dungy or Bill Cowher, you can be sure Skyler Mornhinweg and other quarterback prospects will have an open mind.
n If O'Brien yelled at Tom Brady, imagine how he'll handle Rob Bolden - if, that is, Bolden even returns to the team.
n This amazing rush of coverage ought to give O'Brien a gauge of the passion that exists for Penn State football - and there's a lot more interest to tap given that Paterno rarely did any live TV and radio interviews, even with national outlets.
n These bye weeks (Penn State's on Nov. 5, when the Sandusky charges broke and the Pats' open date before the playoffs begin) have certainly been maximized.
n The folks who wanted a hire with Penn State ties - and I'm one of them - must understand there weren't that many former Paterno assistants and ex-players coaching elsewhere. Two of the most attractive, Mike Munchak and Al Golden, had only been with their current teams for one year.
n Based on the response to Paterno's firing, it's not surprising that the decision to hire O'Brien was made before the students returned to campus. I'm curious whether Penn State will do a better job with security when it welcomes O'Brien, given that the Board of Trustees' press conference included taunts from non-credentialed media.
n Lost in the shuffle Thursday night was the basketball team's win over Purdue - the Nits' best victory this year in football or basketball.
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It was painfully obvious that WWE had painted itself into an awkward corner heading into last Sundays Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
Two of the companys biggest stars, C.M. Punk and Ryback, both stood a lot to lose. Punks impressive WWE title reign, approaching a year, was on the line against the undefeated Rybacks Goldberg-like win streak.
The bout was in a cage, with a clear-cut winner virtually guaranteed, and something had to give.
Perhaps WWE creative took the night off. Or maybe the company didnt think Ryback was ready for the mega-star treatment.
Whatever the reason, WWE opted for a terrible finish that not only killed Rybacks momentum, but made Punk look weak in the process.
And those shelling out big bucks to watch the spectacle on pay-per-view couldnt have been pleased with the bouts outcome being determined by a rogue referee who made a heel turn at the end. It was a predictable finish that Stevie Wonder could have seen coming.
The next night on Raw was proof that WWE had no idea what it was doing. Reaction to Ryback was, not surprisingly, lukewarm. Placing him on Mick Foleys team at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view did little to placate fans still smarting over the events of the previous evening.
And, basically blowing off the storyline, there was no immediate explanation for the heel ref turn or why he was even in charge of the main event in the first place. Brad Maddox, who had played a major role in the inexcusable finish the previous night, was nowhere to be found.
Then again, both Chris Jericho and even Punk himself had admitted in pre-HIAC interviews that WWE appeared to have no firm plan on how to handle the much-anticipated match.
Trust me when I tell you, they have no idea what theyre doing, Punk bluntly stated.
Obviously he wasnt lying.
It has been reported that WWE owner Vince McMahon, unsure of how to handle the situation, made the last-minute decision to go with the finish.
He and other WWE officials were said to be unhappy with the general crowd reaction in Atlanta for the PPV and in Charlotte the following night for Raw.
Many fans in the Queen City were hoping that Charlottes own Nature Boy Ric Flair might make a surprise appearance on Raw. But with WWE in the midst of combating a lawsuit filed by TNA, it appears that Flair may have to wait a little longer before he gets the call.
And, on the subject of Hell in a Cell matches or any other cage matches for that matter, is there really any reason to put up the unforgiving steel structure when blood is no longer allowed in the PG-era WWE?
It has become almost laughable when the company hypes Hell in a Cell, with the promise of combatants using the unforgiving cage as a battering ram, yet not even a drop of blood is spilled.
It appears that the proverbial crimson mask has gone the way of the horse and buggy in the WWE universe.
-- Seven weeks ago Jerry The King Lawler suffered a massive heart attack while doing commentary on Monday Night Raw.
On Nov. 12, two months removed from his near-death experience, The King will be returning to the commentators booth.
This truly is the comeback of the year in professional wrestling.
Had it not been for the timely response of the WWE medical personnel on the scene, the 62-year-old Lawler most likely would have died on Sept. 10 in Montreal.
But miracles still happen, and The King will return to his familiar chair a week from Monday in Columbus, Ohio.
The downside is that Jim Ross and John JBL Layfield will likely fade back into the background after doing a stellar job in Lawlers absence.
-- Josh Stewart reported in a Newsday article that the much-maligned Jake The Snake Roberts is moving in with Diamond Dallas Page in Atlanta to begin training for a pro wrestling comeback.
Roberts, 57, whose career has been plagued by substance abuse issues, is scheduled to train for his comeback as part of an upcoming documentary. Roberts already has dropped more than 30 pounds after beginning DDPs acclaimed yoga program several weeks ago in Texas.
Bottom line is, everybody wants the comeback story, said Page. Everybody wants to see Jake look good, and feel good, and not be a mess anymore. That would be great. I think there are a lot of really positive things that can come out of this if Jake really does it.
A report, however, circulated this past week regarding an incident at a show last weekend in Texas where Roberts appeared to have been intoxicated and went to the ring early for a scheduled match.
Roberts has denied being drunk at the show, although he admitted to one reporter that he had two beers in the locker room. Roberts claimed he had a disagreement with the promoter earlier that day when asked to carry a three-foot snake to the ring.
Condolences to Bobby Eaton on the passing of his mother, Dorothy Jean Eaton Brand, on Oct. 28. She was 81 and lived in Huntsville, Ala.
Get-well wishes to former Georgia star Jerry Oates who is recovering from a double knee replacement.
Old School Championship Wrestling will present its final card of the year with an event on Nov. 11 at the Hanahan Rec Center.
Former WWE star Gangrel will team with Dr. Creo to meet Michael Frehley and Steven Walters in a match to determine the No. 1 contender for the OSCW tag title.
Bell time is 5 p.m.
The professional wrestling fraternity suffered a great loss Thursday with the passing of Brad Armstrong (Robert Brad James).
Brad, who was only 51, was one of the good guys in this business. One of the most underrated workers to ever step inside a ring, he was a true Son of the South, a member of the famous Armstrong wrestling family that included patriarch and WWE Hall of Famer Bullet Bob Armstrong (James) and brothers Brian (Road Dogg), Scott and Steve.
On a personal note, I dont think I ever saw Brad without a smile on a face, a reflection of his easygoing nature and cheerful demeanor.
Nor did I ever see him in a bad match. There was, in fact, no such thing as a bad Brad Armstrong match.
He was an amazing wrestler and an even better person.
To be in the ring with Brad was a gift from God, said George South. I always felt like time stood still for me when I locked up with him ... What I would give to take his dropkick and armdrag one more time.
He was the most underestimated guy in the business ... like Arn Anderson. We used to tear the house down, reflected 16-time world champ Ric Flair.
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Every year, JD Power & Associates puts out a credit card customer satisfaction survey in which all the major credit card companies are listed along with their scores. It's a 1,000 point scale and this year the "winner" was American Express with 769 out of the possible thousand. The silver medal goes to Discover Card with a 757.
I wanted to do an informal Bargaineering comment survey to see who you guys rated as the best credit card issuer. Is your favorite American Express? Discover? Citi? Chase?
I don't call my credit card very often and I've never had an issue with any of my cards, so the basis of my satisfaction really just boils down to cash back rewards. In that regard I'm close to JD's results as my favorite card is the American Express Costco TrueEarnings card followed by the Citi mtvU card.
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The purpose of this thread is to get input from a few people on something that Ive been thinking about lately. Lately Ive been having a fantasy about getting a jerk off buddy, but with no toughing. I consider myself to be straight, and I do not find men attractive. Basically I want someone that can enjoy everything normal guy friends enjoy, with the addition of watching porn and masterbating together. The way I see it, friends should be able to do just about anything that they enjoy together. Guys watch football together, why cant they watch porn together? Most guys that watch porn also masterbate, so I do not see what the big deal is. I would also like to note that I would be getting off on the porn and masterbation, not the sight of another guy masterbating. Below Im going to list a few of the situations/fantasies that I think would be fun with a friend.
1- Going to a strip club to enjoy some dances (female strippers) and drinks. Afterwards going home to watch some porn and masterbate or play with my fleshlights.
2- Watch sunday night football, turning on some porn in between quarters and rubbing one out.
3- Simply watching porn, discussing the scene (what we like and dont like) while jerking off.
4- Going to sporting events, and again going home to watch porn and JO.
5- Spontaneous jerk off / porn sessions. Sometimes in the car I get the urge to pull out my cock and rub one out.
6- Etc....... Basically anything normal guys do with the addition of masterbation and porn/porn discussion.
Finding a friend that would be in to this is something I am seriously thinking about doing, so I would like the input of others on this forum. What do you think about it? Do you have any experience with something like this?
Again I would only consider to act on this fantasy with someone that is straight, in the 21-35 age range (im 25 so I would like to keep it somewhat close to my age), and someone that is not creepy or dirty lol.
I realize that this would be hard to find, most guys that would consider this are either bi or gay. Again, does anyone have experience with this? how did you find someone that has this fantasy. Any advice? How would one go about finding a friend like this?
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I noticed that you removed all those distracting rapid zoom-in and -outs from the interview, its a good change.
Hope to see more about those old famous language products like Microsoft BASIC and C/C++, Fortran etc.
And, ultimately, maybe the most heavy topic - operating systems: DOS, Windows, and NT.
Great insights into important moments in the history of computing.
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That crusty shit that you are sitting on is the fuck stain that your sister left.
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Any person who is reprehensible, considered to be subhuman trash.
All cops are fuckstains.
Por cop hater 17 de julio de 2003
1. the solidified form of excreted fluids from sex, usually found on linen and underwear.
2. derogatory term or suggestion to describe someone who is stupid and an annoyance.
2. derogatory term or suggestion to describe someone who is stupid and an annoyance.
1. The previous nights activities resulted in a fuck stain the size of a dinner plate on my mothers good quilt.
2. Our new teacher is an utter fuck stain, i wish he would dissapear.
2. Our new teacher is an utter fuck stain, i wish he would dissapear.
Por p.m.n 12 de agosto de 2003
n. the dried up sex juices left on the sheets
1. Dude, quit being such a fuck stain.
Por LC 30 de agosto de 2003
1:The unintentional remnants, Dried or moist, of Seminal and/or Vaginal fluid typically found on any surface where intercorse has been performed.
2:A person or persons who are a waste.
2:A person or persons who are a waste.
1:I screwed my Girlfriends brains out last night and now My sheets have fuckstain's all over them
2: That guy is a total Fuckstain.
2: That guy is a total Fuckstain.
Por Anonymous 20 de noviembre de 2002
a person who has no redeeming values or qualities, who simply exists, and with their existence does nothing but complain and take from the world. they provide nothing in the way of stimulating conversation, great personality, etc. they simply take up space and own a body.
"Gee, he's such a useless fuckstain."
Por caiaphas 11 de diciembre de 2006
An insult to an individual that is absolutely worthless and useless. Especially good when used with former lovers or fuck buddies.
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If you are a young person facing a career choice in the near future, you could become a college professor, where - according to CNN Money - 25 percent of those in the profession make over $105,000 per year. The average pay is $81,000 per year.
Or, you could become the football coach at the same university where the top profs are making a hundred grand and knock back at least three-and-a-half times that sum.
A quick glance at USA Today's college football coach salary database is mind-boggling. Nick Saban of Alabama - whose team will play Notre Dame for the national championship - will have total pay of $5,476,000 this year. He is also eligible for another $700,000 in bonuses.
On the other side of the ball, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly will have to make do with a paltry $2,424,000 this year. Poor Brian. At least Notre Dame is a private institution.
What is unsettling to us is what state schools - public institutions - are paying head football coaches. The University of Texas will shell out $5.35 million for Mack Brown's services this year.
There are a couple of states shelling out over $4 million (Oklahoma and Ohio), seven more paying over $3 million and at least a dozen over $2 million.
The lowest we saw in the database was $350,000. Norm Chow of Hawaii makes $550,000.
What message is it sending when a state school will give a coach 4 million or 5 million bucks, then turn around and give a veteran professor $100,000? Where Nick Saban reigns at the University of Alabama, the average professor makes $80,200 according to the Tuscaloosa News. Saban makes 67 times more money.
Furthermore, if state schools in the database capped coaches' salaries at, say, $1 million, it would free up enough money for thousands of full-ride scholarships for students.
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Tahmina Rehman is used to thinking in terms of basic comforts. Food. Friendship.
And conversation.
Such age-old comforts can bring people together in the worst of times, she believes. And four years ago, she saw conversation as a way to ease the tensions that came from a shocking tragedy.
In 2009, 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan of Orchard Park was stabbed and decapitated by her husband, Muzzammil Hassan. Rehman was not only outraged but concerned that people would associate the crime and its brutal method with her religion, Islam. She wondered what she could do to help people learn the difference between religious influences and cultural influences. She also hoped to counter a growing antipathy toward faith in general, based on the misconception that religion promotes violence.
The result was an interfaith seminar, "The Culture of Religion," that has become an annual event.
Sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Buffalo, this year's seminar takes place Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga (near Walden Galleria). It is free and open to all. There will be refreshments. And the seminar is also serving something else people are hungry for - understanding.
Rehman, whose family owns the restaurant Kabab and Curry in Amherst, created the event with Shazan Tejani-Butt, a neuroscience researcher who is associate dean in the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
"Tahmina came to me and said, 'I don't like the way people are referring to Islam.' At the time, there was also this book, 'The Jewel of Medina,' by Sherry Jones. It speaks very poorly of the Prophet [Mohammed] and his wife," says Tejani-Butt, a soft-spoken mother of two and, recently, a grandmother. "Tahmina said, 'Can we do something?' Because it was such a contentious topic, such a difficult topic."
The first seminar was for women only, and drew more than 100 people. Rehman and Tejani-Butt kept things simple, with talks followed by question-and-answer sessions.
"Logically, the first one was to remove misconceptions about the Prophet. The second talk was about how women of different faiths walk together to promote global harmony," Tejani-Butt says.
This year's seminar, as in the past, embraces a variety of faiths. Jean Campbell, who teaches religion at Mount Mercy Academy, will be bringing the Catholic perspective to Sunday's event. Enid Bloch, a photographer who works occasionally with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, is leading a discussion called "Concept of God," and is Jewish.
Now in its fourth year, the gathering is growing, bit by bit. Last year's event drew 146 people.
"The last one was on 9/11," Rehman says. "There were some elements who said, 'Don't do it on 9/11.' But I made the decision because it was bringing people together."
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Amy Fleischauer, director of victim services at Buffalo's International Institute, says that it is common for the perpetrators of violence to justify their atrocities and quest for power by citing religion. Just as the Taliban and al-Qaida cloak themselves in Islam, the Ku Klux Klan made false claims of Christian values.
"Our study of any kind of domestic violence is that it is really present in any culture," Fleischauer says. "There is really no data that show that any cultures or religions are more violent than others. The statistics we've seen show that the only thing that makes one more vulnerable to domestic violence is being female.
"That doesn't mean that culture doesn't affect violence," she adds. "Every perpetrator manipulates whatever culture or faith he and his victim are a part of in order to exert power and control."
Fleischauer is happy for Rehman and Tejani-Butt's grassroots move to promote understanding.
"The only growing population in Buffalo is the immigrant population," she says. "It's important that our city of good neighbors learns more about them, not only the different faiths. It's really exciting! These are the owners of our new businesses. On Hertel Avenue, Grant Street, half these businesses are immigrant owned."
The Muslim organizers of Sunday's seminar are outspoken in their gratitude to be here.
"We feel fortunate, we feel part of society," Rehman says. "I want people to know that."
Coming from Pakistan, Rehman openly condemns the actions of the Taliban. Recently, she was disgusted to hear a report on NPR from her native land that told how the Taliban killed people who were holding a party with music and dancing.
"What the Taliban did, beheading people who are enjoying life, what they did is not Islam," she says. "People think what the Taliban is practicing is Islam. It's not. You look at the Taliban, you look at Afghanistan. No wonder people are saying, 'What kind of a religion is this?' "
Bloch shares Rehman's concerns. She writes an online magazine devoted to building bridges between Muslims and Jews, which led to her participation in the seminar.
"I was surprised when Tahmina called me," Bloch says. "She said she had read some of the things I've written and was impressed. I wasn't sure what she was referring to. My guess would be, it was some of the things where I was defending Muslims against Islamophobic fears."
That is something Bloch is passionate about.
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Rehman and Tejani-Butt place an emphasis on charity work. Both are active in soup kitchens. They have a particular concern about wasted food, a concern understandable in immigrants from the Third World.
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She hopes the conversation will help bring people together, face to face.
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In the final of the E singles draw, Jen Miller fell to Alice Garcia (Winthrop), losing 6-1, 6-2. MayaBlue Stauffer-MacDowell suffered the same fate in the F singles draw, losing to Briana Berne (Elon) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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WAILUKU - With Hawaiian Canoe Club not asking to be compensated for damages to its traditional hale, a man was released Friday after six months in jail for setting fire to the structure's pili grass roof.
Johnathan Namauleg, 19, of Kahului was placed on five years' probation.
"With the flick of your BIC, the hale's roof was lit," 2nd Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo said as she sentenced Namauleg.
He had pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of third-degree arson in the July 26 fire to the hale at Hoaloha Park in Kahului.
The hale and a canoe stored there were damaged in the fire at about 8:20 that night. Initial estimates put the damage at up to $5,000.
Namauleg later told police he used a disposable BIC lighter to set the fire because he was angry after being kicked out of the area earlier in the day.
"The damage could have been a lot worse," said Deputy Public Defender William "Pili" McGrath. "There's no way to justify it."
Namauleg's father is in jail, and he was sent from Saipan to Maui, where he has no stable family relationships, he said.
"I'm sorry," Namauleg said in court Friday.
Deputy Prosecutor Kim Whitworth said that club members at the hale had been welcoming to Namauleg, but then he tried to steal a member's pair of shoes and was told to leave. If he had instead told members he wanted to learn to paddle, they would have helped him and "the family he's craving could have started with the canoe hale," Whitworth said.
She said the canoe club wasn't seeking restitution for the damage in acknowledgment of the spirit of the hale as a place that brings people together for activities.
Members had spent years raising money and building the hale, Whitworth said.
"It's a very special and sacred thing," she said.
A plea agreement between the defense and prosecution recommended probation and up to nine months in jail for Namauleg.
"You're lucky that nobody was in the hale and nobody got burned or scarred for life," Loo told Namauleg. "If you learn anything from this, there are different ways to approach situations like this. I suggest you get rid of all your lighters, all your matches."
Namauleg was ordered to complete a drug and alcohol assessment and to obtain mental health treatment.
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Today, the gifts are opened.
Toys, ties, tricycles and more, it's all part of this season of giving.
But there is a Makawao woman whose story takes giving to another level. In her story, giving of one's self is not just an expression.
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Suzy Crowell, sitting in the center of the front row, poses for a photo with her family. The rest of the family (front from left) granddaughter Christine, son Andrew, son Don Jr., and granddaughter Emily (back row from left), grandson Thomas, daughter-in-law Keri, daughter-in-law Gabriela and grandson Kristofer.
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In October 2010, Kathy Anderson, affectionately known as Kats, read a prayer request about a woman living in San Marino, Calif.
"It explained who she was, and it just moved me," said Anderson, who is a senior accountant with The Maui News. "Usually, we just read the emails and pray for the person, but I felt like it was a calling."
The woman was Suzy Crowell, 72, a widowed mother with two sons and four grandchildren. Crowell had been dealing with kidney failure after losing one of her kidneys to cancer. The disease progressively worsened until she was forced into dialysis two to three times a week.
"My mother took it hard," said Andrew Crowell, one of her sons. "It changes your life to be chained to a machine for five hours a day."
Adding to her misery, her husband had unexpectedly died eight years ago, said her son. The couple had plans to travel the world together.
"Surgery would give her back the mobility she needed to make some of those trips," said Andrew Crowell. "She wanted to fulfill those plans and go with some of her girlfriends."
Suzy Crowell, who is a member of the board of directors for Harvest Evangelism, said the president of the organization asked her what he could do for her.
She asked him to find her a kidney.
He sent an email with Suzy Crowell's prayer request to several affiliates, one of which fell into the email box of Anderson, a member of Grace Bible Church in Kahului.
She read the California woman's prayer request and found that they were the same blood type - B positive.
Anderson, 41, submitted her name as a potential donor and completed numerous blood tests and other examinations over the past two years. The first few donors were found to be incompatible; Anderson ended up being a perfect match.
In October 2011, she flew to the University of Southern California Keck Hospital for a week of screenings and stress tests. In April, Anderson met Suzy Crowell in-person for the first time.
"To love a total stranger, as much as I did, it's amazing. I can't describe it," said Anderson. "When we first met, it was just love. It was a wonderful experience."
When the tests were done and the results were positive, Anderson agreed to have the surgery in April.
"I thought she was an angel," said Suzy Crowell. "I didn't have to talk her into (the surgery). She wanted to do the surgery."
Anderson is a single mother with a son and a daughter and said this isn't the sort of thing she normally does. Although this was going to be the first surgery in her life, she wasn't afraid.
"The joy kept me going," said Anderson. "I wasn't scared. I was always happy. Every step I went through, I would just pray. If this is God's will, open the door and I'll be there . . . but there was a lot of resistance with everyone close to me."
Anderson's mother, Iris Nakata, traveled with her to the hospital but didn't want her to go through with the surgery.
"Originally, I didn't want her to do it because the risk was too great," said Nakata. "But she had her heart set on doing it, and I eventually saw the light too and helped her. . . . The surgery was a miraculous thing."
Nakata said that once the doctors completed the kidney transplant, the organ immediately began functioning. Doctors told her this was rare and that new kidneys typically take more time to acclimate to the host.
The surgery, however, didn't go completely as planned for Anderson.
She said the surgeon told her the operation would take around four hours, but it ended up taking 10 hours.
"I was sitting in that big hospital all by myself," said Nakata. "When I finally got word I could come see her, I just fell apart. The doctors spent extra time with the surgery for precautionary reasons. It would've been nice if they told me ahead of time."
Anderson said that because her insides were exposed for an extended period of time in the surgery, doctors had to pump gas into her to keep her organs inflated. This caused her to be filled with excess gas that was trapped in her body. The air would inhibit her movements and apply pressure to parts of her body, including her lungs.
"It was really painful," said Anderson, who said the condition has dissipated. "I figured the surgery would be painful, but it was the gas part that threw me. I couldn't breathe because the pain was so bad."
Anderson and her mom stayed in California for almost a month to give Anderson time to fully recover from the surgery. She has completely recovered, but Suzy Crowell still visits the hospital a couple times a week - but not for dialysis.
Anderson said it's normal for the donor recipient to take longer to recover.
Nakata said the extended stay in April allowed them to spend more time with the Crowell family in San Marino, where Suzy Crowell has been a member of the city council for eight years, as well as served both as mayor and vice mayor.
"I've never felt such an outpouring of love and emotion," said Nakata. "They showed us the town they lived in, took us clothes shopping, took us to their home. They're calling us and planning on doing some trips to Disneyland."
Crowell's sons, Andrew and Don, have children of their own and hope to see Anderson and her family soon.
"It was a pretty surreal experience," said Andrew Crowell. "She gave my mom her life back. She gave the greatest gift she could ever give to another."
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This article includes corrections from the original published on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. The Maui News apologizes for the errors.