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Who knows if the fish were amused, but the schools of people on the other side of the glass got a kick out of the divers in the water wearing chef's hats and aprons and waving signs that said "Enjoy the bites!"
And they were, in a feeding frenzy at two dozen chefs' stations Thursday night at the Opening Night Party of the BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival at the South Carolina Aquarium.
The bait was a culinarian's dream of plates bearing everything from braised octopus with smoked carrots (from restaurant Tristan) to quail lasagna (Trattoria Lucca). Fat Hen served a boiled peanut salad and Charleston Grill a Thai shrimp soup called tom-yum-goong.
Drew English of Johns Island helped himself to MacIntosh chef Jeremiah Bacon's corned beef tongue with pickled walnuts. "It was really good," he said. "But I was a little hesitant."
English said it was his fourth time at the Opening Night Party, which is designed as a "Salute to Charleston Chefs." Always a sellout, it's a favorite event among locals and the chefs alike, the $135 price tag notwithstanding.
"It's a hard ticket to get but I love being able to sample the best of Charleston in one place," English said. "You get to try things that you wouldn't ordinarily order on the menu."
Fat Hen chef-owner Fred Neuville also had high praise for the party and the festival, now in its eighth year. "I think it gets better and better every year, more organized as the kinks get worked out. It's gotten more diverse in terms of the menu."
All the chefs look forward to the camaraderie, Neuville said. It may be the only time during the year when he gets to see many of the other chefs.
People approaching the aquarium's entrance walked through a huge pattern of light, with images of forks, knives and spoons projected onto the sidewalk. Likewise, an image of the festival's official poster, a goose swimming in a wine glass, was projected on an outside wall.
Just inside the door, seven volunteers were setting out the first of about 1,000 wine glasses on a table minutes before the doors opened.
Tom and Maribeth O'Brien of West Ashley, who moved to Charleston from Connecticut nine years ago, said they have volunteered with the festival every year since its inception.
"It was a great way to meet people and be part of the food culture. We love food, we love wine," Maribeth said.
The chef's stations that wound around the halls of the aquarium were eye-catching, decorated with paint can lids, faux drop cloths, paint brushes and splotches of different colors. Giant batiks by artist Mary Edna Fraser lit up a wall, also art by projection.
Festival Director of Events Randi Weinstein said the idea was to echo the art of the festival, primarily the unusual poster. It was commissioned to an artist, Robert Lange, for the first time this year. It was a contest in previous years.
"But you can't compete with the fish," she quipped.
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As The Greater Montreal Multiple Myeloma Support Group approaches its first anniversary, it is encouraging to review the progress that the group has made since our first meeting in November 2004.
Over three years ago, when I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I felt frightened and all alone. One of the first things I did was to look for a local support group. Having many questions and a thirst for knowledge, I desperately wanted to learn from other patients' experiences. Alas, no myeloma support group existed in Montreal at that time. Thankfully, the Internet led me to the International Myeloma Foundation. The IMF was the inspiration and motivation for the founding of the Greater Montreal Multiple Myeloma Support Group.
In the Fall of 2004, when I decided to take the initiative to form a myeloma support group in Montreal, serendipity stepped in to provide the necessary momentum. I knew that I needed to work with a team that possessed specific skills: communication, public relations, legal knowledge, accounting, web design and, of course, translation – remember that Montreal is a bilingual city! Through a unique set of circumstances, all these resources came together and the group quickly took shape. Our website was created thanks to the financial assistance of Ortho Biotech. The support group was incorporated as Myeloma Canada, a federal non-profit organization. We created a flyer and began to spread the word to hospitals and clinics.
The first meeting of the Greater Montreal Multiple Myeloma Support Group took place on November 2, 2004. The gathering drew fifty participants, including patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Given the success of the inaugural meeting, we decided to organize a Patient & Family seminar, with the encouragement and support of the IMF. This was no small task. We had to find a venue, secure top-notch speakers, arrange for simultaneous translation, build an on-line registration site, and find a camera crew. Of course, the most challenging task was to get the members of the local myeloma community to come out in great numbers to this educational event.
When I was told that an audience of 80 people would be considered a good turnout for such a seminar, I thought this a daunting objective. But the support group members worked hard in promoting the event and, once again, serendipity came to our rescue. I received a phone call from one of Montreal's leading myeloma specialists, the head of a stem cell transplant unit, enquiring about the group and offering his assistance. He assisted us in promoting the seminar not only to the patients but also to the nursing staff and social workers at his hospital. An article in the Montreal Gazette about our support group prompted even more interest and we quickly reached the maximum occupancy of the meeting room: 150 people.
The seminar attracted people from as far as six hours away by car. The speakers covered subjects such as the basics of myeloma, coping with fatigue and depression, stem cell transplantation, and novel therapies. The faculty consisted of myeloma specialists, researchers, a symptoms management nurse, and a psychologist specializing in psychosocial oncology. Each of the speakers was associated with a university and practiced in a teaching hospital. We were also very fortunate to have Susie Novis and Dr. Brian Durie lend additional "star quality" to the seminar.
Besides the educational presentations, the seminar also offered information on the Bank On A Cure research initiative. Thanks to IMF's David Smith, plenty of "swish and rinse" kits were available and we managed to collect more than 40 samples from Canadian myeloma patients.
I am very proud of what the Greater Montreal Multiple Myeloma Support Group has been able to accomplish since its inception. Although we are still faced with the challenges of expanding the group in Montreal and across the province, as well as locating a permanent home for our meetings, we are moving forward with an ambitious plan for our second year. In addition to finalizing the speakers and topics for our group's regular meetings, we are also planning the second Montreal Patient & Family Seminar for 2006. Another objective is to mobilize the 13 support groups across Canada to come together to create a fully functional national organization to serve the particular needs of the Canadian myeloma community. Already, an agreement in principle has been reached on the structure and regional representation, and we are preparing to elect the Board of Directors and begin the task of developing a business plan.
In closing, I would like to thank the Montreal Executive Committee, whose talents and dedication were instrumental in helping make this dream a reality, as well as the entire team at the IMF whose insight and encouragement continue to sustain the dream.
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Many Doctors Don't Report Incompetent Colleagues
July 13, 2010 -- One-third of doctors who knew of peers who were incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, said they did not turn them in, according to a new survey.
''I was expecting the number who said they reported to be higher," says researcher Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, assistant professor of medicine at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.
She and her colleagues evaluated responses from 1,891 doctors in a variety of specialties. "We had 17% of physicians who had direct knowledge of a colleague in their practice or hospital whom they believed was impaired or incompetent. About two-thirds of those did report that physician, but we still had about a third that did not report."
More than one-third did not completely agree that doctors should report all instances of impaired or incompetent physicians, they also found.
While some may argue that the majority do turn in incompetent or impaired doctors, DesRoches says the percent must be higher. "If you are the patient, you would want all the impaired or incompetent physicians to be reported."
The study results are in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Impaired Physicians Survey: A Closer Look
DesRoches and her colleagues sent surveys to 2,938 doctors practicing in the U.S. in 2009 in a variety of areas: anesthesiology, cardiology, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry.
In all, nearly 65%, or 1,891 doctors, responded.
Updating a 2004 questionnaire on the same topic, DesRoches' team asked respondents to the new survey to rate the extent to which they agreed with statements such as "Physicians should report all instances of significantly impaired or incompetent colleagues to their professional society, hospital, clinic, and/or other relevant authorities."
Among the results:
- 64% agreed with the professional commitment to report doctors who are significantly impaired or otherwise incompetent to practice medicine.
- 69% reported being prepared to deal effectively with impaired colleagues in their practice.
- 64% reported being prepared to deal with incompetent colleagues.
- 17% said they had direct knowledge of a peer incompetent to practice in their hospital, group, or practice.
- 67% of this 17% reported the colleague to relevant authorities.


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--Patient "Statement of Principles" to be Unveiled at the Global ASCO Cancer Meeting in Orlando, Florida-- --Principles Emphasize Equal Insurance Coverage, Prevention Research, Continued Innovation, Early Approvals, and Expanded Access to Experimental Drugs--
Orlando, FL, May 29, 2009 - A coalition of cancer patient advocacy organizations led by the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) and the MDS Foundation (MDSF), today announced plans to unveil a patient "Statement of Principles" at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida. The principles, issued on behalf of patients and caregivers, state:
"The application of these principles is especially important to patients diagnosed with any of the eight lethal cancers, those that have five-year survival rates of less than 50 percent," said Susie Novis, president and co-founder of the IMF. "These cancers, including multiple myeloma, will cause nearly half the 560,000* cancer deaths projected in America this year. This is one of the key reasons we must assure that all patients have access to well-trained specialists and that we continue to develop newer, better treatments until there is a cure."
"When patients are diagnosed with cancer, their concern should be managing their disease, not reimbursement for their treatments," said Kathy Heptinstall, BSN, RN, operating director and co-founder of the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation. "Oral drugs should have the same coverage as hospital-based procedures; research and innovation must be encouraged and supported; and for fatal diseases, the criteria for drug approvals should emphasize expedited approval and ready access to them."
The patient advocacy organizations supporting these principles believe they can make initial progress working to resolve the critical disparity in insurance coverage. Medicare and many private insurance programs require higher deductibles and co-payments for oral drugs than for intravenous drugs and hospital-based procedures. Because private insurance is regulated at the state level, Oregon, Indiana and now Iowa have laws requiring equal coverage for oral and intravenous drugs, with similar laws pending in several additional states and federal legislation introduced in Congress.Former NFL linebacker Elijah Alexander, a myeloma patient and founder of the Tackle Myeloma Foundation, says this insurance inequity must end: "This unequal coverage is unreasonable and unfair. I just take a pill at home, I feel good and I'm again active in my work and with my family. As patients we should be able to take advantage of the best care, and not be limited to what our insurance will cover."
The Statement of Principles is in keeping with sessions at the ASCO conference that go beyond clinical trial data to discuss the impact of financial issues on access to, compliance with, and reimbursement for cancer therapies. The Principles and supporting petitions will be located in booth 2806, at the MDS Foundation booth 2813, and the IMF booth 2904 in the ASCO exhibit hall. The materials can also be found on the websites of the IMF (www.myeloma.org) and the MDSF (www.mds-foundation.org).
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About the Cancer Patient Statement of Principles THE CANCER PATIENT STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES: Prevention, Innovation, Access, and Early Approvals PRINCIPLE 1: Prevention is the key to reducing the burden of cancer. We must support every reasonable attempt to encourage studies of cause and prevention to reduce the number of new cancer cases.
PRINCIPLE 2: Continuing innovation is critical to the early diagnosis and the more effective and safer treatment of the vast majority of patients with cancer
PRINCIPLE 3: Equality of access (and equality of insurance coverage) should be available to all patients for all approved cancer treatments.
PRINCIPLE 4: National policies and procedures for early approval of new treatments for cancer and other deadly diseases need to be reformed and streamlined.
PRINCIPLE 5: An efficient and effective mechanism is needed to permit access to unapproved and experimental therapies for patients who have exhausted other available possibilities.
About the eight lethal cancers Eight forms of cancer, of which multiple myeloma is one, are projected to cause 49% of the 562,340* cancer deaths projected in 2009. For each of these forms of cancer, at least half of the patients diagnosed will die from their cancer within five years. Those cancers are:
Deaths projected in 2009
New diagnoses projected in 2009
5-year survival rate
Brain cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Esophageal cancer
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Multiple myeloma
Ovarian cancer
Stomach cancer
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Matilda is an eight-pound gray tabby cat, 3 years old, small with an elfin face. She was rescued by the SPCA Serving Erie County from a hoarding situation and entered the shelter on March 15. Unfortunately, the medical conditions she presented are typical of the neglect cats suffer in hoarding environments. Usually hoarders are so overwhelmed by the number of animals in their possession that they are unable to care for them adequately, and in some cases, they literally can't see that there is anything wrong with the ones that are obviously ill.
What follows is an edited version of Matilda's medical history. March 16: Ears have been cleaned and treated for ear mites; missing incisors; tapeworms seen; conjunctivitis; green ocular discharge. For the next 10 days, treatments are prescribed. On March 26, her eyes are clear enough to reveal corneal scarring. On March 30, she is diagnosed with dry eye, which will require the administration of eye drops three times a day for the rest of her life. Described as "shy," on April 23 she is declared healthy and cleared for adoption.
Throughout her medical treatment, SPCA AdvoCATS, the cat enrichment volunteers, of whom I am one, were working with her, trying to keep her physically and mentally healthy. SPCA AdvoCATS write evaluations after each encounter. Reviewing these one day, I noticed that there had been no improvement in her shyness in a month. She was a tight little ball of withdrawal. I became alarmed and offered to foster her. Veterinary services called me shortly after my proposal because Matilda had begun refusing food. I took her home on April 28.
The change of location brought results. She explored. She played with toys and scratched and climbed the scratch pole. She was affectionate, sweet and "chatty," using chirps and trills to "talk" to me and to her toys. She liked sleeping on a window sill in the sun and watching the deer, rabbits and birds. Everything seemed new and interesting to her.
The one problem was eye drops. She thought that every time I approached she would be getting the dreaded drops. I devised a signal of visual, auditory and tactile cues to indicate "love and affection only." I wanted her to depend on this signal and that I would never betray the trust I was building to "bribe" her for the application of eye drops. For this I approached her matter-of-factly, comforted her afterward and provided treats of tuna or deli-sliced roast beef as a "reward" for enduring the eye drops. She became a happy, healthy cat.
I returned Matilda to the shelter the first week in June. SPCA AdvoCATS and other volunteers continued to give her lots of attention, and she grew less shy. We were all worried about finding adopters willing to take on the demands of her care. I wasn't at the shelter when a young, engaged couple adopted her on Aug. 9. SPCA AdvoCATS who were present liked the match. I would miss her, but I was happy she had found a home.
Although many creatures taken in at the SPCA Serving Erie County don't require the amount of attention Matilda needed, many others do, and the care given this cat illustrates beautifully the shelter's unreserved commitment to the well-being of the animals that enter its doors.
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Highlights From Edward Snowden's Wired Interview
Edward Snowden appears on the cover of the September issue of Wired, clutching an American flag. Writer James Bamford traveled to Russia to interview Mr. Snowden, in a piece called "The Most Wanted Man in the World." Here are some highlights:
He'd volunteer for prison, if …: Mr. Snowden tells Wired he cares more about the U.S. than what happens to him, but says "we can't allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to scare people away from standing up for their rights, no matter how good the deal."
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- Deputy Attorney General Dodges Question on Status of Snowden Case
- Five Ways Spying Has Changed Since Snowden
- Rand Paul Draws More Fire From GOP Rivals
- Intelligence Official: Era of Bulk-Records Collection Likely Over
- Google Executives Applaud NSA Ruling in Lively Reddit Chat
He's mum on the myth of a second leaker: Mr. Snowden will not say if all of the government documents leaked in his name actually came from him. Journalist Glenn Greenwald suggested this in July, and U.S. officials told CNN this month they had reached the same conclusion and are investigating. Documents under question include ones claiming to show the U.S. tapped German chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone.
He first thought about leaking information while working for the CIA: After breaking both of his legs while training to join the Army Special Forces, Mr. Snowden found his way to the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Snowden told Wired he became upset over details emerging from the Iraq war and became upset. He said he held off because he believed the election of Barack Obama would change things, but became upset when that did not happen. "Not only did they not fulfill those promises, but they entirely repudiated them," he told Wired. "They went in the other direction. What does that mean for a society, for a democracy, when the people that you elect on the basis of promises can basically suborn the will of the electorate?"
Mr. Snowden claims the U.S. killed Syria's Internet connection: While working for Booz Allen and contracted to work for the National Security Agency in 2012, Mr. Snowden claims the U.S. was trying to access a core router at an Internet provider in Syria, but instead shut off Syria's connection to the Internet. At the time, the outage was seen as an effort from President Bashar al-Assad to disrupt rebel communications. Mr. Snowden claims the office joke was, "If we get caught, we can always point the finger at Israel."
The tipping point was the discovery of MonsterMind: While being briefed on the data storage facility in Bluffdale, Utah, Mr. Snowden told Wired he was most disturbed to learn about a new cyber-warfare program called MonsterMind. Mr. Snowden claims this program would look for the start of foreign cyberattacks, automatically block them from entering a country, and then fire back. The lack of human involvement concerned Mr. Snowden, who told Wired, "You could have someone sitting in China, for example, making it appear that one of these attacks is originating in Russia. And then we end up shooting back at a Russian hospital. What happens next?"
The NSA's response: NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines told Wired, "If Mr. Snowden wants to discuss his activities, that conversation should be held with the U.S. Department of Justice. He needs to return to the United States to face the charges against him."


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Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Legend Oaks homeowner has sinkholes in her yard and just wants to know what she should do.
Advice, however, is hard to come by.
"I'm really concerned about the value of my property. …Nobody's telling me what to do or how to handle it," said Dori Hein.
Hein said she's spoken to the homeowner's association and the Dorchester County Water Authority, but hasn't gotten relief.
When the county is contacted about sinkholes, it will identify water, sewer and stormwater lines and see how close they are to the sinkhole, said County Administrator Jason Ward.
If the hole is on private property and not near one of the lines, then the property owner has the responsibility to contact a private contractor, he said.
So far, Hein has been filling the holes with gallon milk jugs. She said she's gotten perhaps 30 jugs in one hole and 13 in another.
Scott Howard, with the Geological Survey at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said sinkholes are fairly common, but without looking at one it's impossible to tell the cause.
They could be manmade, or they could be caused when carbonite material in the ground dissolves and creates a void space.
That's what appears to have happened in Georgetown, he said – the void grew, and interconnections were made. The underground void was stable, however, because water was filling the space and providing support.
People who lost property in that sinkhole have alleged that when road crews began pumping the water out, the support evaporated and the ground collapsed.
Howard said a remedy for sinkholes can be to put something in the hole, like concrete, that will solidify it. Every case is different, though, he said.
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December 2010
In This Issue:
Social Securitys Retirement Estimator is in Spanish
Treasury Issues Final Rule on Electronic Payments
Your Clients May Qualify for New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
Getting Income Verification Online is Easy
Medicare General Enrollment is Near
Robert M. Ball Memorialized at Social Security Headquarters
Social Securitys Retirement Estimator is in Spanish
Social Security's most popular online service, the Retirement Estimator, is now available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador. The Retirement Estimator uses a person's own Social Security earnings record to provide immediate and personalized benefit estimates. To publicize the website and the new Spanish-language service, Social Security has enlisted the help of the widely popular host of Sábado Gigante, Don Francisco.
"The Retirement Estimator is the first of our online services available in Spanish," said Commissioner Michael J. Astrue. "But we are not stopping there. We are working to make our online retirement application and Medicare Extra Help application available in Spanish next year. Until then, visit www.segurosocial.gov to estimate your benefits and learn more about Social Security."
Check out the Spanish-language Retirement Estimator and watch a quick video with Don Francisco now at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador.
Treasury Issues Final Rule on Electronic Payments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a final rule to extend the safety and convenience of electronic payments to all Americans receiving Social Security and other federal benefit and non-tax payments. Under the rule, anyone applying for benefits on or after May 1, 2011 will receive their payments electronically, while those already receiving paper checks will need to switch to direct deposit by March 1, 2013.
"Eight in 10 federal benefit recipients already use direct deposit, and now millions of additional retirees, veterans and other Americans will also receive their money in the safest, most reliable way – electronically," says Treasury Fiscal Assistant Secretary Richard L. Gregg. "This important change will provide significant savings to American taxpayers who will no longer incur the annual $120 million price tag associated with paper checks and will save Social Security $1 billion over the next 10 years."
To learn more about electronic payments or to sign up, please visit www.GoDirect.org.
Your Clients May Qualify for New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
Do you have clients who find it hard to obtain insurance due to pre-existing conditions? Please let them know they may be eligible for the new Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan — a program for people who have a pre-existing condition and have been without health coverage for at least six months. The program may vary depending on what state you live in. In some states, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with the help of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center, will run the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan; other states have requested to run the program themselves. For more information, call toll-free: 1-866-717-5826 (TTY 1-866-561-1604). Or visit www.pcip.gov and select "Find Your State" to learn about eligibility and how to apply.
Getting Income Verification Online is Easy
If you have a client who needs verification of income from Social Security, rest assured that obtaining it is easy and convenient. The place to go is www.socialsecurity.gov. Just look in the left column under "Top Services," open the "Services for people currently receiving benefits" section, and select "Request a Proof of Income letter" to get a letter by mail that verifies Social Security benefit information. This letter can be used for any reason that someone requires proof of income. In addition to offering proof of income, the letter is an official document that verifies Medicare coverage, retirement or disability status, and age. Tell your clients to get their income verification at www.socialsecurity.gov
Medicare General Enrollment is Near
The general enrollment period for Medicare Part B runs from January 1 through March 31. Medicare is a medical insurance program for retired and disabled people. Some people are covered only by one type of Medicare (Part A, hospital insurance); others opt to pay extra for more coverage. Part B helps pay for doctors' fees, outpatient hospital visits, and other medical services and supplies.
In 2011, the standard premium for Part B is $115.40. Some individuals do pay more than the standard premium if they have higher income and resources, or if they enroll later than their initial enrollment period, or later than when they first become eligible. However, there are exceptions.
For more information about Medicare, visit www.medicare.gov. Or read our publication on Medicare at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10043.html.
Robert M. Ball Memorialized at Social Security Headquarters
President Obama has signed legislation naming the Operations Building at Social Security headquarters in Baltimore the "Robert M. Ball Federal Building." Robert Ball was the longest-serving Commissioner of Social Security, and his dedication to the agency and its programs lasted until his death in 2008.
Learn more about Robert M. Ball from an article in the Social Security Bulletin at www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n3/v68n3p67.html.
Social Security During the Holidays
If your clients must do business with Social Security during the holidays, it is possible they may experience more busy signals on the telephone and longer wait times in local offices. We encourage anyone who needs to do business with us over the busy holiday season to go online to www.socialsecurity.gov.
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Celebrity Central / Top 25 Celebs
Anne Hathaway
- circa 1996
A Jersey Girl Acts Out
Despite her parents' objection, Hathaway appears in several plays at local theatre, the Paper Mill Playhouse, in Milburn, N.J. "They so wanted me to have a normal life as a kid," she tells the New York Times in 2001, of her parents – Gerald, an attorney, and Kate, who was in a national touring company of Les Misérables. The young Hathaway goes on to study with the Barrow Group, a prestigious New York theatre company, for six months.
- 1999
Hathaway Gets Real
At 16, Hathaway plays overachieving daughter Meghan Green in the Fox drama series Get Real (pictured with costar Eric Christian Olsen). The show is compared to the short-lived drama, My So-Called Life, and one Variety critic likens Hathaway to Claire Danes. Like MSCL, Get Real is cancelled after one season.
- 2000
A Disney Princess
Hathaway takes time off from Vassar College to star as an unlikely royal in Disney's The Princess Diaries. Garry Marshall of Pretty Woman fame directs the movie, which costars Julie Andrews (right) and Mandy Moore. It becomes a sleeper hit and earns $108 million. In 2004, Hathaway reprises her role in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
- 2002
A New York Courtship
Hathaway begins dating hip restaurateur Scott Sartiano, co-owner of New York City hot spot, Butter. While filming 2002's Nicholas Nickleby in London, Hathaway travels to New York almost every weekend to be with Sartiano, the New York Post reports. But after several months together, they call it quits and Sartiano moves on with Ashley Olsen in 2004.
- 2004
Fairy Tale Darling
Hathaway dusts off her tiara to play a girl cursed to be obedient in Ella Enchanted. "We're bringing fairy tales to a new generation," Hathaway tells USA Today. "All of a sudden, there's these real characters girls have to look up to...We've all seen Cinderella be the good, sweet girl who's kind of worshiped for her beauty, and that's kind of boring. But if you can give her a brain and a personality and a point of view, that just makes the story more enjoyable."
Hathaway & Follieri
Hathaway, 21, begins dating Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri, 26. He starts a five-year program to immunize disadvantaged children throughout Central America in 2005, and Hathaway accompanies him on trips to Nicaragua and Honduras. They help vaccinate 11,0000 children against hepatitis A in 2006, and she tells Harper's Bazaar, "My boyfriend is incredible in a lot of ways...One of the most untouted aphrodisiacs in the world is charity work. Seriously, you want a girl to be impressed, vaccinate some kids, build a house."
- 2005
Going Nude
Hathaway sheds her kid-friendly image and clothes for straight-to-DVD movie Havoc. "I know people are going to focus on the fact that I'm topless in Havoc, but it was necessary for the film," she tells New York's Daily News. "My character is a shallow girl who's so jaded about her own sexuality that she has no problems sharing it."
A 'Brokeback' Wife
Hathaway appears in her most adult role to date as Jake Gyllenhaal's wife in Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain. The film centers around two cowboys secretly in love. "I wanted everybody to take her for granted until the end when all of a sudden you realize that just as you had the men pegged wrong, you had her pegged wrong," she tells WWD of her character Lureen Newsome, a wealthy Texan rodeo star.
- 2006
Going Head to Head with Streep
Hathaway, 23, plays Meryl Streep's battered fashion assistant in The Devil Wears Prada. "Acting against [Streep] was like taking a cold bath of terror every day," Hathaway tells EW. "I was always ready to wet my pants." Prada director David Frankel adds, "Annie is a girl who is very aware – of herself, of what every shot is, and how it might be used."
- 2007
Becoming Jane
PEOPLE names Hathaway one of its Most Beautiful, and she appears on the covers of Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire before the release of Becoming Jane. The actress plays a young Jane Austen in the biopic. "With the success of [the 2005 film] Pride & Prejudice I know that people are open to it. And it's a very different story," Hathaway explains to WWD. "I just wish Keira Knightley [who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance] hadn't been so damned wonderful in it! I have to bring it even more."
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BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Ron Galella/WireImage; Everett Çollection; Anthony Dixon/LFI; Kobal Collection/Wireimage; Splash News Online; Everett Collection; Everett Collection; Twentieth Century FOX
- Name
- Anne Hathaway
- Date of Birth
- November 12, 1982
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Relationships
Adam Shulman, husband (2008 to present)
Raffaello Follieri, ex-boyfriend (2004 to 2008)
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ozn:I guess the only way Brit can beat German is they have Americans helping them.
chimpsmith: Most horse units are cavalry
You just got outplayed. Probably a mixture of him cowing, bad micro, wrong units, and maybe position could have played a part.
And nobody used the natives? You could have spamed standard army + natives for a extremely cost effective chu/huaminca pike combo.
Steppe riders are not that bad, they block some cav of the opponent, cost only one pop and are cheap. Also standard army is the only way to get ckn without wood.
Never make arque/changdao unless you really do not have enough wood for some anticav...
George:Its like trying to drink soup with a fork.
LordStefanIII: You could have spamed standard army + natives for a extremely cost effective chu/huaminca pike combo.
Do this and you would probably never run out of wood + be able to spam chu.
And yes they're better than the skirms.
shouldbedoingschool:flamethrowers are epic! especially against inf. but they do fail very bad vs hussars, and he used his hussars VERY effectively. he had goons too so he might have been microing goons on flamethrowers, that would have been smart
Flamethrowers are very limited in effectiveness, and they have a very low cost efficiency. Because of their low range, they go straight to the front of ur army which makes your opponent just own them. there are very few situations where i would recommend making flamethrowers because the flying crow shipment can usually supply your artillery needs with what hand morts cant.
dcdonnie4:The more costeffective army can win vs a more expensive (better unit) because they can just keep throwing them at the other player.
britsh is decent vs china. But maybe u need to do a better composition. Chuk+pike+mortar+crow + consulate canon are china´s best army.
Take a look to some china recs, so u have an idea.
Jerom:Maybe you drained because flamethrowers (at least so I think) kinda suck ?
shouldbedoingschool: but i don't understand how i could have had 1000 fewer points when we had almost identical total recourses.
Points is not how much resources you have gathered in the whole game- it is related to the amount of resources you have at that time + the cost of any troops/buildings/vills out at that time + upgrades
So even though you gathered the same amount, you must have been consistently losing much more than him- due to your bad army composition and possibly microing your troops badly- so despite the fact that you both gathered similar amounts- you used up much more than him and so his score was much higher at the end.
It seems like you probably need to use your troops more wisely- CKN with the age4 card (old han reforms?) are really strong.
Given that you don't cow after treaty ends at all I would suggest maybe doing a boom without cows? It would make your score slightly lower at 40 but you could get out more military cards and you could free up your deck for other useful cards (I'm unsure how many useful cards China actually has though)- I would imagine that getting other cards out earlier would actually be more helpful given that you stop cowing altogether after 40.
shouldbedoingschool:so i'm kind of confused here. i did a 1v1 treaty on andes yesterday. me china him brits. 40 minute treaty, then we had like a 40 minute battle at midmap. no one was winning battle. he was going musk/huss/lb/rocket. i using a lot of the arbuesquir/chadango army, forbidden army, hand mortars flame throwers and the infinite 30 rattan shield shipment and infinite two flying crows. but for some reason. after 40 minutes of battle. i was DRAINED. i mean i had like no money. idle villagers was not the issue, i had all my cards/improvements for rice paddy, and i did NOT delete the extra 20 vils, so i had 119. i had used livestock until end of treaty (i'm not a good enough multitasker so when treaty ends i just put all on rice paddy. i looked at postgame and he had 2000 more total recourses, so very close. but at end of game, my score had drained way down to 1400 while his was steady at 2400. i think my issue might have been kill ratio (.58) but for china i don't think thats as bad because they need to mass right? if anyone has tips for china or would know what i possibly did wrong (army composition?) it would be appreciated. thanks
Give us the link to the game and people can help out a bit more.
Take a look at your combat to training xp.
Also, a kill ratio of .58 is pretty bad, you should be up around .75 or .80 against British in order to be even or win I would think.
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A 26-year-old man is in serious condition after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a turning car about 3 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 26th Street and U.S. 85.
The man was traveling southbound on U.S. 85 from Greeley to Garden City when a 70-year-old man driving northbound turned west in front of the motorcycle, said Steve Reams, bureau chief for the Weld County Sheriff's Office.
The driver of the motorcycle was taken to North Colorado Medical Center to be treated for a laceration to his neck, Reams said. He is expected to recover.
Reams said the driver of the car was cited, and the highway was closed for about 30 minutes as a crews cleared the debris.
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Gwendolyn D. Minks, 90, of Kewanee, died at 9:31 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 at Kewanee Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Rev. Bob Sherman will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Gwendolyn Minks Memorial Fund.
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After more than 50 years in business, Court Lee Interiors is closing its doors this week.
Owners Bob and Mike Lee have decided it's time to retire.
"We don't have to go out. It's just time to retire," said Bob Lee. "We've had a good run. You got to call a halt sometime."
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Mike (left) and Bob Lee are closing Court Lee Interiors after more than 50 years in business.
Bob said they have been slowly easing out of the business for quite a while, and the building has been for sale or lease for several years. The right opportunity arose recently to make their decision final.
"We didn't want to leave an empty store front," Bob said.
When Angie Weisenauer of Bloomville said she was interested in moving her Primitive Crossroads Craft Barn store to Tiffin, the Lees decided it was time to close.
"She's going to continue to sell some of the products we sell," Bob said. "And she's going to move her products in here."
After the doors of Court Lee close, the brothers will continue working out of one of the offices for a few months to complete orders already underway.
There will be no "going out of business" sale.
Bob said he and his wife own a get-away home at Lake Erie and they plan to spend more time there after the store closes.
"We already do, but we always have to come back for the store," he said.
Mike said he plans to spend more time with his grandchildren.
Bob said he started working at Lee's Floor Covering while in high school, and Mike started a few years later when he got into high school.
They cleaned the store and learned how to install flooring.
"As soon as we turned 16 and got a license, we started making deliveries," Mike said.
The brothers opened the store in 1972 on Court Street downtown after gaining experience in their early years working for their father, Robert Lee, who owned Lee's Floor Covering.
They named it Court Lee after the store's location and continued downtown until they decided to build on West Market Street, where the business moved in July 1989.
"Thanks to all our customers over the years for allowing us to give you quality products and expert installation," the brothers said.


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I used to serve these simple yet impressive parfaits when we ran a motel and restaurant. Now I serve them to guests. You can substitute other seasonal fruit, like peaches or strawberries.—Ruth Andrewson, Leavenworth, Washington
- 2 cups cold 2% milk
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla or French vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon a third of the pudding into six parfait glasses.
- Set aside six raspberries for garnish; divide half of the remaining berries over pudding. Repeat layers. Top with remaining pudding and garnish with the reserved berries. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Raspberry Pudding Parfaits in Quick Cooking May/June 2000, p17
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High-Performance LC-VCOs and their Analysis using Time-Varying Root-Locus
Broussev, Svetozar
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2012-05-28
Language: en
Pages: 196
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication;1046
Supervisor: Tchamov, Nikolay T.
Opponent: Long, Stephen I.
University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto - Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta – Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Department: Tietoliikennetekniikan laitos – Department of Communications Engineering
This thesis focuses on the analysis and development of High-Performance LC Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCO) tailored for wireless communications. The frequency instabilities of the VCO signal, or poor phase noise performance, may degrade the quality of signal transmission and reception in communication systems. Furthermore, advanced transceivers used in modern terminals should cover a wide frequency range. Unfortunately, there is a fundamental tradeoff between wide tuning range and low phase noise in oscillators. Therefore, solutions that break the tradeoff between phase noise performance and wide tuning range are needed. The thesis evaluates two approaches to mitigate the abovementioned fundamental tradeoff: circuit approach and theoretical approach. The goal of the circuit approach is to develop oscillator architectures that can generate wide tuning range, or multiple frequency bands, without significant effect on phase noise performance. The goal of the theoretical approach is to gain deeper understanding of the phase noise mechanisms in oscillators. Once the phase noise mechanisms are well understood, the acquired knowledge can be used to build high-performance oscillators, which would indirectly mitigate the tradeoff between phase noise and tuning range. The main outcome of circuit approach presented in the thesis is the proposed dual-band VCO based on fourth-order resonator. The principle is validated with analytical derivations and prototype measurement. Furthermore, a tapped-inductor topology has been proposed to reduce silicon area. The introduced in the thesis programmable VCO gain concept for LC-VCOs is another circuit approach to mitigate the tradeoff. The main outcome of the theoretical approach is the developed Time-Varying Root-Locus (TVRL) method for the analysis of large-signal oscillators. The method allows oscillator architecture comparison and extraction of effective quality factor. The root trajectories are further linked with physical phenomena in oscillators, whereas the effective quality factor estimation links the TVRL method with oscillator phase noise. The verified by simulations and measurement method could become an auxiliary tool for oscillator characterization.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Last week my mother turned 85. Not bad for a woman who thinks a balanced meal is a Little Debbie in each hand.
She's been in a nursing home for three years now. Some days she likes it, other days she doesn't. On the latter days, staffers deliver her meals and meds and beat feet ASAP. Mom's body is old, but her mind and tongue are sharp as a stinging nettle. Do not, whatever you do, ask her opinion of Obamacare.
Her nursing home is a great facility, with kind employees and lots of activities. The last time I visited, a nurse's aide was smoothing lotion on Mom's body, softly singing "O Happy Day."
She's actually kind of a big deal there. When she sweeps down the hall in her wheelchair, everybody talks to her. She smiles and waves like a beauty queen on a float.
Like many mothers and daughters, ours is a fraught relationship. Sometimes she finishes my sentences, and I realize she knows me better than anyone else. Other times, I've been moved to tears by her generosity to strangers. She is also the funniest person I've ever met.
Then there are the days she criticizes my hair and clothes and choices and speech, until I ponder setting my own self on fire. Since she would consider that impolite, I just laugh instead.
There are two things my mother told me that I've never forgotten.
When I was 15, she looked at me and said, "Dear, you're fat." I was 5 feet tall and weighed almost 114 pounds. None of it was muscle; I was a Flabby Abby.
"People will say you're chubby and it's cute. It's not," advised the woman who weighed every morsel she ate on a Weight Watchers' scale. "Knock off 10 pounds now, while it's easy, and keep it off."
It never occurred to me to tell her she was damaging my self-esteem. I obediently knocked it off and have kept it (mostly) off for 30-plus years. Mission accomplished, Mom.
The other thing she drummed into my head was: "Get an education and make your own money. Never depend on a man to support you." At 25 she was divorced with two small children, no money and no job skills.
"Don't make my mistakes," she said.
I started working at 14, got educated and supported myself quite nicely, thank you. She was proud of her daughter the journalist, but disapproved of almost everything else, including my choice in husbands and addiction to exercise.
"Women aren't supposed to move vigorously. It damages the female organs," she'd say, with a straight face. "And by the way, I can't stand your husband."
(True to form, the night I called to tell her divorce was imminent, she said, very quietly, "He was good to you.")
I have tried hard not to inherit her acerbic tongue, but wish I had her green thumb, and her zeal for cleaning. She mopped and vacuumed and dusted and scrubbed every single day, and sang while she worked. At suppertime, however, she said "Ugh," and opened soup for her spawn. In the summer she'd spread newspapers on the kitchen table, hack open a watermelon and shout, "Dinner!"
Our arguments aside—and to be fair, I've not been a model daughter—Mom is the strongest soul I know. She fears nothing on earth, and taught me to get up when life deals a sucker punch. Anything I've accomplished, I owe to her.
So I spoiled her on her birthday, with flowers and a big card. And a carton of Little Debbies.
Julie R. Smith, whose mom starts every phone call with "Hello. This is your mother," can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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years, the recording industry has attempted to save itself by combating illegal
downloading of music and movies in an effort to increase CD and DVD sales. It's
no secret that subscription services like Netflix are a thorn in their sides,
offering movie rentals for one low monthly price. But now, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
and the U.S. state of Tennessee are taking these efforts to revive DVD sales to
a whole new level by proposing a new law that could ban the sharing of Netflix
Netflix is an on-demand video streaming and video rental-by-mail company that launched
its subscription service in 1999. The user base grew quickly, reporting 23.6 million
subscribers worldwide this year. In addition, Netflix has Hollywood
executives shaking in their boots, and even pushed
Blockbuster into bankruptcy.
While Netflix continues to grow as far as audience and content goes, the movie
rental and streaming giant may encounter some problems in the state of
Tennessee. Tennessee lawmakers have passed a new bill that would make it illegal to share
passwords for Netflix, Rhapsody or other similar services
amongst friends.
The bill is awaiting the governor's approval, and if passed, could put sharers
of Netflix accounts in jail. According to one report, stealing
$500 or less of entertainment would be a misdemeanor, and would land a person
in jail for up to one year with a $2,500 fine.
The RIAA is backing Tennessee's bill in an effort to stop hackers who sell
passwords, and say that Netflix password pooling falls into that category. Bill
Ramsey, a Nashville lawyer, noted that those who share subscriptions within the
same household would not likely be apart of the ban, as small-scale violations
like that would be difficult to identify. But when one password exceeds about
10 people, that's when "a prosecutor might look and say, 'Hey, you knew it
was stealing.'"
This definitely isn't the RIAA's first attempt to get its share. After battling
filesharing service LimeWire in federal court over copyright infringement
claims, the RIAA won $105 million,
and many doubted its intent to share with recording artists, who were
supposedly the ones to benefit from the case. According to a report released a
couple weeks ago, the RIAA may distribute
some of the settlement money to artists, and while it may
pocket a large sum of the loot, it never said it would give artists nothing at
But many agree that this new measure is wandering into the zone of
ridiculousness, and are wondering where the RIAA will draw the line. What about
lending a friend a CD? Or a DVD box set? When will it be enough?
quote: You may watch instantly on up to 6 unique devices: Including personal computers and Netflix ready devices. You may also use this page to manually de-register devices you no longer wish to use for watching instantly. A deactivated device can be reactivated later if you wish to resume using it. -netflix.com-
quote: Account Access; Identity ProtectionIn order to provide you with ease of access to your account and to help administer the Netflix service, Netflix implements technology that enables us to recognize you as the account holder and provide you with direct access to your account without requiring you to retype any password or other user identification when you revisit the Netflix service. You are responsible for updating and maintaining the truth and accuracy of the information you provide to us relating to your account.You are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer or Netflix ready device. If you disclose your password to anyone or share your account and/or devices with other people, you take full responsibility for their actions. Where possible, users of public or shared devices should log out at the completion of each visit. If you sell or return a computer or Netflix ready device, you should logout and/or deactivate the device before doing so. If you fail to log out or deactivate your device, subsequent users may be able to access certain of your account information. To deactivate a device, go to Manage Netflix ready devices and computers.If you find that you're a victim of identity theft and it involves a Netflix account, you should notify customer service. Then, you should report this instance to all your card issuers, as well as your local law enforcement agency. Also, you should be mindful of any emails requesting that you submit credit card or other account information. These types of emails, also known as phishing emails, can result in identity theft. Always access your sensitive account information by going directly to the Netflix website and not through a hyperlink in an email, even if it looks official. Netflix reserves the right to place any account on hold anytime with or without notification to the member in order to protect itself and its partners from what it believes to be fraudulent activity. Netflix is not obligated to credit or discount a membership for holds placed on the account by either a representative of Netflix or by the automated processes of Netflix.


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The movie version of E.L. James's runaway best-selling erotic novel looks to be just as titillating as the book, as Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson – playing Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele – ratchet up the sexual tension to the strains of a special, exclusive version of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love."
But be warned: The trailer isn't for the prudish.
The latter third, in particular, gets quite racy, including some bondage scenes. In fact, when NBC's Today show premiered the trailer Thursday morning, it aired a truncated version – deeming the full preview too hot for TV.
Of course, Fifty Shades of Grey fans wouldn't want it any other way.
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Spectacular Citrus Salad RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
A delightfully different salad is what I was looking for when I came across the original version of this recipe. I altered it a bit to fit my taste. Each time I serve this salad, it gets raves for being so colorful and refreshing.
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 12 cups torn red and green leaf lettuce
- 3 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2/3 cup pecan halves, toasted
- In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the first seven ingredients; shake well. In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, oranges, onion and pecans. Add dressing and toss to coat; serve immediately. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Originally published as Spectacular Citrus Salad in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1998, p28
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San Juan Range > Sunlight Peak > Climber's Log
Sunlight Peak Climber's Log
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|A classic
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2003
|Beautiful day. The summit block in your back yard would be fun to play on. The summit block two hundred feet in the air is a bit scary.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 11:41 pm
|normal route
|summit block is fun, but having a lightning and snow storm move in wasn't so fun
|Posted Oct 24, 2007 4:18 pm
|My Best 14er Yet!
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
|Camped at 11,000 feet. This was the best peak I've done yet! The top 200 feet was fun and the move onto the summit block was great!
|Posted Sep 16, 2007 11:02 pm
|Ever looked down from the summit at the geo-marker? go try it. the rock was great up high. wonderful scramble.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:46 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2007
|Fantastic place--all it was made out to be. Too bad the monsoon weather forced us to descend before we really wanted to leave.
|Posted Jul 31, 2007 11:03 am
|Mike Mc
|S. Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Spectacular summit! The S.Slopes are a bit grungy, but well worth the final 100 feet.
|Posted Jul 29, 2007 6:38 pm
|Scott Rogers
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007
|My favorite climb so far. The last 20 feet is the coolest! The snow conditions were great as well. I wish the exposure got to me more...
|Posted Jul 11, 2007 9:59 pm
|South Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006
|I took the famous picture of TalusMonkey doing his 14ersJihad Captain Morgan shot here on the summit block. What a moment. Fun scramble!
|Posted May 24, 2007 6:19 pm
|South slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2006
|I was not looking forward to the climb of the summit block, so I didn't think about it for too long. I basically bear hugged the summit, spun around and hopped back down. I kept one hand on the block I hopped off of over the gap, but don't think about it for too long!
|Posted Sep 5, 2006 4:02 am
|Brian Kalet
|South Face
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006
|Trip Report
|Posted Aug 17, 2006 10:32 pm
|Route Climbed: South Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006
|One of the best climbs yet!
|Posted Aug 14, 2006 11:10 pm
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2006
|Amazing climb, one of my favorites!!
|Posted Aug 12, 2006 5:25 am
|coll summit and ridge!
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 1995
|The Red Ridge if neat and the views of the range were great!
|Posted Jul 26, 2006 6:42 pm
|Dan the Jones
|Red Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2006
|Dustiano and I got off to a late start leaving Chicago Basin at 9:15am. We were tired and sunburned by the time we got to the summit. A word of caution, once you leave the trees in Chicago Basin, there is no shade until you return. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and our late start was rewarded with endless views and perfect sunshine.
|Posted Jul 24, 2006 12:58 am
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2006
|What a thrill! Summit move was a bit easier than I expected but still plenty exposed. I was able to reach across the gap with both hands and one foot and use my other foot to push myself across. The jump/hop back is far worse because the landing is tougher. Amazing views from the summit. We were the only group on Sunlight for the whole climb.
There is one section where routefinding is tough at the very end. You have to find a crack which leads to a higher ledge and the alcove that Roach mentions. The crack is probably the hardest part of the climb.
|Posted Jul 17, 2006 9:11 pm
|Route Climbed: South Slopes II
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006
|Loved the summit dot!
|Posted Jul 6, 2006 1:28 pm
|Hubris (bzzzt!)
|My worst hiking mistake ever was not bailing on this mountain for another day. The summit rocks buzzed with electricity from the nearby storm; I'm frankly a bit ashamed to say I climbed it, given my stupidity. I'm grateful and lucky to be home safe and able to type this.
|Posted Jun 26, 2006 4:11 am
|most fun and exhillerating summit ever!!! I really felt like I was on a airie mountain. we were the only ones to actually climb the summit rock that day.
|Posted Apr 14, 2006 11:05 pm
|Mountain Jim
|From Windom
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 1967
|Nice summit !!!
|Posted Mar 23, 2006 8:02 pm
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 1999
|Snowed on the summit that day. After summitting, I hiked out to Purgatory, making for a 20-mile day.
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Very over marked - doubling jumps at a Sr Grand Prix ? He is injured and waiting for surgery, however, D/R did highest degree of jumping. Lovely program, yes, but did they deserve bronze ? I think not.
You see, I can believe a skater should win because of huge PCS. A complex program full of choreography, performance and musical interpretation with glorious skate language should be commended. Just that this wasn't it.
I wish the other couples wouldn't go to Sochi 2014 and each of the Russians were medaled, in any kind of order the Russian Fedration wanted.
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1. Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR & Maxim TRANKOV (RUS) - 204.55 Free Skate
2. Vera BAZAROVA & Yuri LARIONOV (RUS) - 201.60 Free Skate
3. Qing PANG & Jian TONG (CHN) - 192.81 Free Skate
4. Meagan DUHAMEL / Eric RADFORD (CAN) - 187.09 Free Skate
5. Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS & Dylan MOSCOVITCH (CAN) - 180.45 Free Skate
6. Yuko KAVAGUTI & Alexander SMIRNOV (RUS) - 178.72 Free Skate
yes, acknowledge the fail on the lift, however, P/T doubled every jump, only tripled throws. D/R technically superior, marks show it, but being North American is a battle on it's own in the GP circuit, so good on them.
The more I think about result, the more similarity I see between Chan last year and V/T
Even with their falls the judges LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE their skills
Dunno what to think about it
the scores for everyone other than maybe the pcs for K and S were overmarked. V and T had huge errors; maybe B and L did deserve to win. I think P and T and V and T were way overmarked. S and S must be thrilled in a way; they can't lose. I am not sure why people like B and L of over K and S. Some would say K and S just retire but I think they should finish the year and come back with an amazing comeback. Straighten out their single jumps, get the quad sal and figure out a brilliant concept program for their long - not an easy feat but with no pressure on them as Russia no. 3 maybe they can be an alternative team with huge innovation. Pang and tong still have al ot of it factor but i have to say it is a like a team desperately trying to figure out how to stay alive and win OGM. I kind of think their compatriots were lucky they came back and won gold in 2010 but they are pushing the odds that the same nation can do it again. i could say they should do a K and S but K and S have no oly medal or world title. PandT should move on; I hat seeing such injuries.
Maybe they should make the performance pcs subject to mandatory deductions
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let me do a little translation: my first time saw a full mark tw and a zero point throw, impressive......
Well, one thing you can't say about V/T is that they're not entertaining. When they skate well, their choreography, lifts, and other elements are well worth watching. When they don't skate well, they have memorable falls, emotional reactions, and unbelievably high marks for these failures. Who would want to miss that?


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1.) Sign the remaining FA scraps and try to stich a competitive team together.
2.) Make trades to acquire a young #1 dman (think Keith Yandle)
3.) Push forward with an internal youth movement and let the chips fall where they may. If the kids can't step up next summer will be very interesting. If they can step up we'll see just what this team has in terms of the next generation. One benefit of this plan is it will leave the Wings with a lot of cap space that could be useful if the new CBA drops the cap by an appreciable amount (in which case you'll see some serious panic from the teams who are up against the temporary cap).
Personally, I'd take option #3. I'd rather gamble on the kids and get them minutes to grow than wash out in the 1st round again. At least we'd be in line for a decent 1st round pick for the first time in more than 20 years.
With that in mind here's my proposal:
Quincey (if and only if a better player can't be had for his spot and he's willing to take 4 mil or less, otherwise release him)
Abdelkader (Tootoo does everything he does but better and Abs is a terrible face-off guy)
Holmstrom (only so many roster spots left, it'll be a shame to see him go)
Emmerton (let him pass through waivers)
Miller (no room, need the roster spot for one of the kids)
Joey Mac (find him a legitimate back-up job, trade him for future considerations if necessary)
Eaves (if he's ready in training camp and earns his spot keep him as the 4th line center since he's got NHL experience in the circle and is fast as hell, otherwise slot Andersson or Sheahan up into his spot)
Mursak (he's the 13th forward in my mind)
On deck:
Tatar, Andersson, Sheahan. All three should get an extended look through the entire pre-season and if any of the three beat an NHLer on the roster for his job make the trade that brings them onto the team. It's time to give the kids a chance to drive.
Obligatory line-up from cap geek:
Gustav Nyquist ($0.875m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m)
Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m)
Damien Brunner ($1.350m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m)
Danny Cleary ($2.800m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
Jan Mursak ($0.550m) /
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.750m)
Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) / Brendan Smith ($0.875m)
Ian White ($2.875m) / Jakub Kindl ($0.883m)
Jimmy Howard ($2.250m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
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CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $14,453,788
Notes: Subtly probe the market to see if there's interest in Cleary from one of the Canadian teams. Float the idea of a trade with Cleary. He's got the NTC (assuming it came back after the window that opened this past trade deadline) but there's always a chance he'd be excited to come home to Canada.
Longterm outlook:
Give Smith, Nyquist, Tatar, Sheahan and Andersson every opportunity to make the team and earn a perminant spot. If they can bump an NHL player off the roster who is performing at or very close to their level then so be it. The #1 priority should be to fully evaluate just what the team has in the cupboard. If the kids are found lacking it's time to make some bold moves.
This plan very well may reduce the chances this team has to make the playoffs but I believe that it is in the long-term interests of the team.
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ATTICA - It turns out, the visitor's side of the scoreboard at Seneca East wasn't broken after all. It just took five-and-a-half quarters of football this season for anyone to put any points up against the Tigers.
Plymouth converted a second quarter field goal to finally light up the visitor's half of the board. Meanwhile, the Seneca East offense was lighting up its side at will, building a 40-9 lead after three quarters and cruising to a 40-21 victory.
"Our defense, two weeks in a row now, its been solid," Seneca East coach Ed Phillips said. "They played really well. (Plymouth) ended up with 21 points on the board, but two of those (touchdowns) were against our JVs. So I'm really proud with how our defense has started the season off."
"As a team, the defense is doing outstanding so far," linebacker Kurtis Reichert added. "Last week with the shutout and this week, I don't know how far they rushed or anything, but it didn't seem like much out there."
It actually was 248 yards rushing. However, most of that came during the fourth quarter, including a 99-yard scoring drive.
The first three quarters, though, featured hitting, hitting, turnovers and more hitting.
"That's the team's goal every week, to come out and hit as hard as we can, make sure we get them reeling back and keep our momentum up from the very beginning," Tiger senior lineman Marshall Lucius said.
The pure thought of how physical his team played brought a smile to Phillips' face after the game.
"We're playing really physical up front," Phillips said. "Our defensive line and our linebackers, they're playing very physical and very tough football right now.
"We were hitting. Every football coach wants to be physical, and, boy, did we hit tonight. It was a lot of fun."
"You get the big hit, you feel really good about it," Reichert added.
Seneca East forced the Big Red into five turnovers. The Tigers recovered two fumbles and grabbed three interceptions.
"I though we did a really good job getting to the ball quickly and we definitely got more people to the ball to strip it," Lucius said.
When the defense got the ball back, the Tiger offense took advantage.
Senior Jordan Phillips, who his coach referred to as "lightning in a bottle," made his first varsity start, filling in for an injured Ethan Caudill. He ran for 121 yards, threw for 141 more and accounted for a pair of touchdowns, one rushing, one passing.
"He's a kid that shows up everyday in the weight room and he does everything all out and loves football," coach Phillips said. "For him to go out and play well last week and this week, lead us to victory after Ethan went down last week, I feel great for him and great for our team right now."
Phillips said he wasn't nervous getting the start and his actions backed up his words when he ran 36 yards for the game's first score.
"We got a really good offensive line and a good offense," Jordan Phillips said. "We had a good game plan and I just had to follow it."
After forcing a Plymouth to fumble on its next play, Phillips connected with Kevin Moore on a 30-yard pass to the 2-yard line, where Alex Scheiber punched it in on the next snap.
Seneca East tacked on another score in the first quarter, once again taking advantage of a Plymouth mistake. After recovering a fumbled Plymouth punt, the Tigers struck fast. Caudill entered the game and didn't take long to get comfortable. His first play was a 32-yard touchdown pass to Adam Bauman that upped the lead to 20-0 after one quarter.
While Phillips was more than pleased with his team's start, the same couldn't be said for Big Red mentor Mark Genders.
"Lack of emotion, lack of leadership, a sorry display of football. I'm not very proud of my team right now," Genders said. "Turnovers happen because we were forced to throw the ball, things that we don't do that great. We just didn't play with any emotion. We didn't come out ready to go, and that's my fault."
Coming out in the third quarter, the Tigers picked up right where they left off before the break. Seven straight running plays brought Seneca East to the end zone. Scheiber punched it in for the second time on the night.
The sophomore finished with 50 yards on seven carried and a pair of scores.
Plymouth's first second-half drive ended with its fifth and final turnover of the night, this one coming off a Mason McWilliams interception.
Once again, it took only one play for Seneca East to convert. Phillips hit Adam Hall on a swing pass and Hall raced 35 yards for the score.
After Plymouth finally found the end zone on a 9-yard pass from Hunter Bailey to Tyrell Edmiston, Seneca East drove down for its final scored, a 1-yard run from Jared Walker.
Jordan Phillips said after it's a nice help to have so many weapons, even when he misfires.
"I don't know how a defense can guard me, Alex and Jared in the backfield at the same time. I wouldn't want to do it," Phillips said. "Adam Hall made a great catch on a terrible throw. Darin Baldosser made a really nice catch on the sidelines. We got a lot of weapons to play with."
As Plymouth found out Friday, a lot of offensive weapons and a stingy defense make for a tough combination to beat.
Seneca East 40, Plymouth 21
Plymouth03612 - 21
Seneca East200200 - 0
First Quarter
SE - Jordan Phillips 36 run (Issac Phillips kick) 5:30
SE - Alex Scheiber 2 run (kick failed) 4:42
SE - Adam Bauman 32 pass from Ethan Caudill (Phillips kick) :49
Second Quarter
P - Brett Roberts 23 field goal, 6:04
Third Quarter
SE - Scheiber 2 run (Phillips kick) 9:12
SE - Adam Hall 35 pass from Phillips (Phillips kick) 6:00
P - Tyrell Edmiston 9 pass from Hunter Bailey (kick failed) 3:55
SE - Jared Walker 1 run (kick failed) :30
Fourth Quarter
P - Austin Durbin 5 run (kick failed) 8:56
P - Grant Weltlin 1 run (kick failed) :24
First Downs1618
Passing yards52189
Punts-ave. 2-31.53-36.6
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RUSHING: Plymouth - Chance Butcher 13-57; Austin Durbin 9-51; Hunter Bailey 9-39; Shadd Collins 6-85; Grant Weltlin 4-11; John Gillum 2-4; Tyson Beebe 1-2; Adam Prederi 1-2; TEAM 1-(minus 2). Seneca East - Jordan Phillips 8-121; Alex Scheiber 7-50; Jared Walker 11-38; Adam Bauman 1-15; Cale Felter 2-8; Hunter Saylors 1-0; Ethan Caudill 1-0; TEAM 1-(minus 3).
PASSING: Plymouth - Hunter Bailey 5-12-52-3. Seneca East - Jordan Phillips 8-13-141; Ethan Caudill 2-4-48-1.
RECEIVING: Plymouth - Jeremiah Crager 4-43; Tyrell Edmiston 1-9. Seneca East - Adam Hall 2-51; Kevin Moore 2-46; Alex Scheiber 2-19; Adam Bauman 1-32; Darin Baldosser 1-18; Mason McWilliams 1-18; Jared Walker 1-5.


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South Pole. By positioning sensors along a 1 cubic kilometer patch of ice
buried below the Antarctic ice flows, NSF researchers anticipate detecting high
energy neutrinos as they collide with atoms in the ice flow.
High energy neutrinos are sub atomic particles. Scientists are interested
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quote: "String theory and other possibilities can distort the relative numbers of 'down' and 'up' neutrinos," said Jonathan Feng. "For example, extra dimensions may cause neutrinos to create microscopic black holes, which instantly evaporate and create spectacular showers of particles in the Earth's atmosphere and in the Antarctic ice cap. This increases the number of 'down' neutrinos detected. At the same time, the creation of black holes causes 'up' neutrinos to be caught in the Earth's crust, reducing the number of 'up' neutrinos. The relative 'up' and 'down' rates provide evidence for distortions in neutrino properties that are predicted by new theories."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fall heat wave is starting to ease after setting record highs throughout California.
Monday's 94 in downtown Los Angeles tied an 1898 record for the date and the 93 at Long Beach Airport was 3 degrees above a 1976 high.
Downtown Oakland had 84, seven degrees higher than the previous record of 1976. San Francisco Airport's 79 beat a 1993 record by a degree.
El Cajon's 95 broke the 2006 record of 91.
Records also were set in Santa Rosa, Redwood City, San Jose and the Central Valley.
National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall says a high-pressure ridge is weakening and moving east so temperatures will cool through the week, with showers possible beginning Thursday night.
However, he says hot spells could continue on and off through January.