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BUCKHANNON - The city of Buckhannon is in the process of adopting the Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines for cleaning up methamphetamine laboratories in residences within corporate limits where the drug was believed to have been made or used.
Members of Buckhannon City Council on Thursday unanimously approved on first reading Ordinance 379, which, if passed on second and final reading, would adopt the EPA's official instructions for methamphetamine laboratory cleanup.
Those guidelines were revised in March 2013.
City Attorney Dave McCauley said the ordinance is just another weapon the municipality can use in its ongoing "war on drugs."
"I know the current administration has chosen not to call it that (a war on drugs), but sometimes you have to be in the trenches to know it's a war," McCauley said, prior to reading the ordinance to council.
According to the multi-step ordinance, if an individual is arrested or convicted for either using or manufacturing meth by the Buckhannon Police Department or any other law enforcement agency, the Buckhannon Chief of Police is required to notify in writing the city's zoning officer. The zoning officer must then notify in writing the owner of the property, where meth was allegedly made or used.
That notice will inform the property owner that he or she must immediately have his or her real estate in question evaluated "to determine the presence of meth contamination, and further to determine the reasonable and necessary abatement actions to be undertaken" if meth is discovered. This "methamphetamine assessment" must be conducted by a professional contractor who has experience in meth inspection and meth contamination abatement, the ordinance states.
Samples taken from the affected residence must then be evaluated by a "professional, experienced meth testing laboratory," according to the ordinance. Once the presence of meth has been confirmed, the property owner "shall immediately vacate the subject premises," and notices stating that the premise is uninhabitable until the presence of methamphetamine has been abated must be posted at every entry point.
After the meth problem is fully abated, a reoccupancy permit will be issued to the property owner.
The ordinance says that the property owner will be responsible for paying for the cost of "all inspections, laboratory testing, contamination abatement, reinspection, compliance certification and any and all other activities" associated with removing the presence of methamphetamine.
The ordinance absolves the city from any financial responsibility, saying that the city has "no responsibility whatsoever" to pay any costs associated with inspection or abatement.
However, the ordinance says council is aware that the new law will pose "hardships" to landlords who rent properties to people who chose to use or make meth in those residences. As a result, the document goes on to say that city officials plan to reach out to landlords by providing them with information and setting up workshops that will help landlords identify meth users and manufacturers.
The penalty for a conviction of an offense under the ordinance is a fine of up to $500 per day that a property owner is determined to be noncompliant.
"So if the landlord is notified that there is an offense under this and does nothing about it, then he's subject to a $500 fine and all that stuff?" Councilman Ron Pugh asked.
"That's correct," McCauley replied. "If we didn't have that in there, there would be absolutely no teeth to the ordinance. We work with people a lot, but you've got to sometimes have something out there of a coercive nature that if they just point-blank won't work with you, it's there in case we need to use it. And money talks."
Pugh made a motion to approve the ordinance on first reading, which was seconded by Councilman John Waltz on its way to passing unanimously.
Following the vote, Councilwoman Pam Cuppari said she'd like to see a meth maker/user identification workshop for landlords set up as soon as possible.
"There are a lot of landlords in the city of Buckhannon," she said.
City zoning officer Rich Clemens agreed to set one up.
Should the ordinance pass on second reading at council's Jan. 16 meeting, it will go into effect Feb. 15.
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Reuters - Japan's former world champion Daisuke Takahashi plans to hang up his skates after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Reuters - Japan's former world champion Daisuke Takahashi plans to hang up his skates after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
I can't stand the thought of it! We'd better enjoy him while he's here.
If I was Dai, I would seek something really special to skate to next year!! Well we hope (we say this every year, more originality please!!)
Not surprised by this. After Sochi, it is truly the end of an Era. Who else left? Only Patrick or Hanyu and maybe Liza, and Zijun worth following up. Not sure about others. If either Patrick or Hanyu win, will they stay beyond Sochi?
Wish the best for Dai. I expect he will get a medal thought not sure what colour at Sochi. He need better programs and be saved from Morozov.
nooooo. I can't imagine men's skating without him.
It would be interesting if he joined kings on ice or something if he wants to be a career skater. He made a great comeback after his injury and some of the programs are real classics. And he got the quad toe back and can do two which is really impressive.
He's been around for so long - we've all watched him grow up in the sport. It will be weird to not think of what he will do after that season - or to not see him competing...
The end of an Era.
According to his bio, he wants to coach after retiring.
Although he has been saying it before, I'm kind of sad that he won't be in Worlds after Sochi. The only way to become World Champion a second time is Worlds 2013 then. Maybe depending on his result in this years WC and Sochi he will reconsider at least maybe do this one last competition in 2014. I have no doubts that his programmes for next season are deserving of as many performances as possible. I see myself crying when he finishes his last pose at Sochi, no matter how he skated or whatever the result will be.
I hope he wins his 2nd World title this March, and the Olympic Gold next February. Nobody deserves it more. He is finaly getting the scores from the judges he deserves again. I think he will win both events if he skates 2 clean programs, especialy as his main competitors arent likely to do this, but he himself probably isnt likely to either. It will probably come down to who has fewest mistakes.
This news makes me sad everythime that I hear it. Daisuke has been saying this ever since he came in 5th at the 2011 World Championships, but at the time I thought there was still plenty of time left. It went way too fast, though, and I am in disbelief that he will be hanging up his skates in just a little over a year. Part of me would like him to stay until 2014 Worlds because they are in his home country, but only if he doesn't win Worlds 2013 or the Olympics. If he wins Worlds 2013, then he doesn't need to stay till Worlds 2014 because he'll already have his second title, and if he wins the Olympics, well, then I'm okay with him hanging up his skates right then and there. I understand why he wants to end it at the Olympics, though. What better time and place for a three-time Olympian to skate his final skate than at the Olympics?
I cannot imagine men's figure skating without Daisuke. He has brought so much to the sport - his combination of artistry and athleticism is what you want in a skater. And he always lives his performances and gives them everything he has. I hope his Olympic free skate is one that will leave everyone breathless. In my opinion, no one deserves the Olympic gold medal more than Daisuke does. He has been out there fighting and competing, winning and losing, for the past ten years. Just like MaiKatze said, I will probably cry when Daisuke finishes the final free program of his career. It has been such a journey. I truly hope he can win in Sochi. However, Olympic Champion or not, Dai's skating is special, and his name should always be remembered among the all-time skating greats.


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The results trickle in each Saturday and even though we're a month out from the Colorado State Track & Field Championships, the anticipation has started to mount.
I'll confess, it's been awhile since there's been a sense of urgency to check a distance or a height around these parts.
Usually those can't wait to see moments are reserved for January and February when Weld County always possesses a handful of unbeaten wrestlers.
Well, this spring the story's the same one — except it involves the best pole vaulter and discus thrower in the state, in any classification.
Seniors — Greeley Central's Addy Neibauer and Greeley West's Austin Waterman — are on top of their game. Have been all season.
Neither are strangers to the drama that goes along with being the best at what they do, knowing that their toughest competitors are clicking into coloradomilesplit.com to track their success and see what standards will be set heading to Jeffco Stadium in May.
Neibauer has already won two state pole vault titles and is signed and sealed to compete for the Air Force Academy next season.
Waterman has a pair of state wrestling titles to his credit, and is still exploring where he'll next call home.
He conceded after his Class 5A heavyweight title in February that his attention, or a lack thereof, to academics may put a detour in his plans to compete at the highest level in college, though the University of Wyoming was on his radar.
The next month will go down as the busiest in their high school careers with gold medals and graduation diplomas atop their lists.
Neither has finished anything less than first in every meet this season, a feat that goes hand-in-hand with pressure, expectations and emotions.
There's no sign that Neibauer nor Waterman will waver from what has been a perfect season.
You have to go back to Neibauer's freshman season to find the last time she lost a high school state meet.
It was just two months ago when Waterman stood atop the podium at Denver's Pepsi Center with a perfect record and hardly a challenge along the way.
On Saturday, Neibauer finally went over the 12-foot bar at the Frederick Warbird Invitational where her biggest competition was herself. She has her sights set on 12-6.
The state record is 13-3, set by Longmont's Elizabeth Stover in 2008. The national record is 14-2 3/4.
Waterman stood alone as Weld's only champion at the prestigious Pomona Invitational with a throw of 171 feet, 10 inches at the same venue where he'll put his numbers up against the field at next month's state meet.
Waterman's winning throw on Saturday was more than 23 feet farther than the next-best finisher, a finish that has become familiar this season.
His season-best is 180-05, way short of the state record of Buena Vista's Mason Finley, who threw 236-6 in 2009 and was the sole reason Colorado High School Activities Association officials had to move the event outside the stadium gates to an open field because the normal discus pit couldn't hold his long throws.
Unless the Tribune's archives are incorrect, should Waterman win the discus title, he'll be the first-ever Greeley athlete to win two state titles in two sports in the same year.
Another state title for Neibauer would put her amongst the elite group of Weld wrestlers who have three-peated, and in the same group of only four in Greeley history — College High's Ben Gonzales , Greeley Central's Tony Mustari and Greeley West brothers Joseph and Emilio Martinez.
It may have already become redundant to check results to see if Greeley's king and queen of Track & Field continue to win, but only to see if they've reached new heights and distances.
To Neibauer and Waterman — keep bringing it. It's been worthwhile checking your progress.
Samuel G. Mustari covers sports for the Tribune. Reach him at (970) 392-4437 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on twitter @samuelmustari or @GTribSports.


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Yoga Fairies coloring book is not only magical and fun (I mean, fairies doing yoga, what's not awesome about that?) but it also serves as a platform to stimulate emotional and physical well-being. On top of that, it is an original artist design. As an artist myself, I believe this makes it even more amazing. In my opinion, this could be the best coloring book you ever buy. I know I will be getting one for my nieces, my sister and also for myself!
The coloring book Yoga Fairies by Adele Aldridge is pure genius. It features fairies demonstrating yoga poses, so that while you are coloring you are learning yoga.
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Signing set for Civil War books
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc. and the Save Historic Antietam Foundation Inc. are co-sponsoring a book signing dinner March 16 at the War Memorial Building. The dinner will celebrate the publication of Dr. Tom Clemen's second volume of "Ezra Carmen's The Maryland Campaign of September 1862" and the publication of Dennis Frye's book, "September Suspense: Lincoln's Union in Peril."
The book signing will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. during a cocktail hour. Dinner will be served afterwards. Cost per plate is $45.
For more information or reservations, call 732-930-3132 or visit www.battleofshepherdstown.org.
EcoFashion event set at film festival
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) hosting an ecofriendly and fashion forward way to spend this Valentine's Day, from 5 to 8 p.m. today the Shepherdstown Train Station.
The EcoFashion Challenge Valentine's Day Formal is a way to express yourself by reclaiming and/or repurposing what you already own or by purchasing attire from the second hand market. This event is also encouraging the upcycle use of materials that would otherwise be tossed and go to landfills and turning them into formal wear/accessories. The Best Dressed and Best Couple Awards will be presented by guest judges and experts Roselyn Sanders Mendez and Judi Platz. An Audience Choice Award will be cast by silent vote submission. Each award recipient will be furnished with a $25 gift certificate to the Yellow Brick Bank. Champagne and appetizers will be served and the opportunity for digital photos from the Picstacheo Photo Booth will be provided.
In conjunction with this event, the Yellow Brick Bank Restaurant, which is the lead sponsor, is providing ticket holders a "buy one entree, get one half price" special valid through Saturday. Pianist Sam Jannotta will be playing at Yellow Brick Bank until 10 p.m., and kitchen service will be available until 9 p.m. Reservations for dinner are recommended by calling 304-876-2208.
Tickets at the door are $25 each or two for $45. All proceeds benefit the American Conservation Film Festival.
For more information on the American Conservation Film Festival, please visit www.conservationfilm.org
Price retirement dinner scheduled
INWOOD - In honor of 40 years of service, coaching and teaching, tickets are now on sale for the Denny Price Retirement Dinner and Roast, which will be held Feb. 23 at Heritage Banquet Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Cost is $20 per person and may be purchased at Musselman High School, 126 Excellence Way. Tickets must be purchased by Friday.
For more information, call 304-229-1950.
Film Society slates spring schedule
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Film Society is pleased to announce its spring 2013 series. This season continues the partnership with the Scarborough Society of Shepherd University. This partnership gives the Shepherdstown Film Society the financial support it needs to maintain its commitment to show free films for Shepherd students and faculty, and the Shepherdstown community.
Friday: "Round Midnight"
March 8: "Swept Away"
April 19: "The Wicker Man"
All films will be shown Fridays. All showings are at 7 p.m. in Shepherd University's Reynolds Hall. As with all the Society's films, admission will be free and each showing will be followed by a discussion.
For further information about the Society and its films, visit their website or call Lisa Welch at 304-876-1837 or email lmwelch @frontiernet.net, or Mina Goodrich at 304-876-2159.
Opera House announces events
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Opera House has announced the following lineup:
Friday: Friday Nights Live with The Cam Miller Ensemble;
Saturday: Young Artists Series with Johnny Neel;
Feb. 22: People's Blues of Richmond;
March 5: Zach Deputy;
March 15: Blue Mafia;
March 16: PitchBlak Brass Band;
April 4: The Grascals;
April 6: Tom Paxton.
Admission ranges from $5 to $30, depending on the concert, and more information is available at www.OperaHouseLive.com.
Music performance on tap at Artworks
STRASBURG, Va. - Rick Evans, Melinda Bremmer, Justin Bickle and Richard Hardy will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Shenandoah Valley Artworks Music and More, 234 West King St., Strasburg, Va.
In addition, two floors of the historic brick Federal building that houses the art center will be filled with art and music. Casual, comfortable and affordable, this event is hosted by the talented artists, authors and musicians who create the beautiful paintings, pottery, jewelry, hand-painted silks and photography that make this one of the hippest little galleries. Artist Michael Cecere will be on hand to greet guests and show you his work.
Mark you calendar for the third Friday of each month to hang out with the artists and musicians, enjoy snacks and music as it spills out into the backyard.
For more information, call 540-664-8028.
PASS schedule announces season
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Performance Arts Series at Shepherd University has announced its 2013 season. All performances will be held at 8 p.m. at Shepherd University's Frank Center Theater.
Saturday: The Campbell Brothers: Sacred Steel;
Friday, Feb. 22: Fullset;
Wednesday, Feb. 27: Dancing Wheels.
For more information or tickets, call 304-876-5219 or visit www.shepherdbook.com.
Wine-tasting and music event slated
MAURERTOWN, Va. - Make plans to celebrate President's Day and Valentine's Day at North Mountain Vineyard, on Saturday and Sunday. Special pairings of wines, chocolate, cheese and fruit this weekend and Robbie Limon will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Great Room. Wine tasting is $5. No reservations required.
For more information, call 540-436-9463, or visit www.northmountainvineyard.com.
Wartime love letters collection to display
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Kelly Hancock, Museum Educator for the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va., will present a collection of wartime love letters, Valentines and home-made items of affection at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Cost is $5 for non-members and free to members.
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Free photography program offered
NEW MARKET, Va. - Local photography expert Jeff Fleisher will lead a program at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the New Market Area Library. He will talk about cameras (point and shoot vs. DSLRs), taking pictures (composition, lighting, etc.), digital darkroom (computer enhancement), exposure, etc. The program will offer insights into improving your photography skills. The program is free of charge. All are welcome.
Dance performance slated for Feb. 22
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The performance by the Equinox Dance Company, originally scheduled for Jan. 25, has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in HCC's Kepler Theater.
Based in Frederick, Md., Equinox Dance Company is a contemporary women's dance group for adults that specializes in fusing modern dance with jazz and tap. Company members choreograph their own dances and frequently offer free classes and shows for children and adults.
This event is free and is open to the public.
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Mediterranean cuisine event set
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Cumberland Valley School of Music will sponsor an evening of Mediterranean cuisine at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Chambersburg Country Club. Event will feature a champagne and hors d'oeuvres welcome, a four-course meal, live music and dancing, a silent auction and more. Cost is $90 per person or $720 for a table of eight. Black tie welcome.
For more information or tickets, call 717-261-1220 or visit www.cvsmusic.org.
Dance association to sponsor event
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Hagerstown County Western Dance Association will sponsor a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Quincy Gym, 7888 Anthony Highway. Line dancing for singles and couples. Admission is $5 per person.
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Apple is estimated to have outsourced 2.3-2.35 million iPads to Taiwan players in July with 58-60% for the Wi-Fi and 3G hybrid model despite Wi-Fi only models having stronger sales in the first half of 2010, Kuo noted.
quote: While I wouldn't go so far as to suggest this is a "new technology" or a "game changer", if the figures mentioned are true, and they probably are, then don't be surprised if the next computer you buy is an iPad lookalike, and don't be surprised if the OS on it is different from your now preferred supplier.
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So the Raw drama continues as CM Punk is still trying to figure out why Kevin Nash cost him the world title, COOHHH keeps claiming innocence and John Cena is doing his best to hog the spotlight.
Ratings actually went up last week, so let's see if WWE can resist hot-shotting an angle yet again and milk this storyline a little more. With Rey Mysterio out for an extended period due to another knee surgery, creative is going to have to work overtime in order to fill the void.
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GREENWOOD — Dozens of hogs were running loose early Friday following a tractor-trailer accident that shut down U.S. 25 near Greenwood.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 2:00 a.m. Troopers say the tractor-trailer hit a disabled vehicle in the median, flipped on its side and slid into the southbound lanes.
Authorities say some of the hogs were killed, while some escaped into nearby woods. Others just chomped on grass at the roadside.
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A 16-month-old child who was taken from his mother "by force" has been found safe and his father has been arrested, police said.
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Officers said a father took his son from the child's mother by force early Monday.
Adonis Strawter is 16 months old. The child's father, Timothy Strawter, was refusing to cooperate with officers, according to a news release.
Strawter's whereabouts are unknown. The child was abducted from his mother's home along the 2000 block of Colonial Drive just after 6 a.m., investigators said.
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As "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius prepares to return to court on Tuesday, where he will likely seek bail, the grieving mother of his dead girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, has called for answers in the case, asking, "Why my little girl?"
June Steenkamp, in an interview with the Times newspaper of South Africa, wonders "Why did he do this? … She loved like no one else could love. Just like that, she is gone."
Pistorius's agent, Pete van Zyl, visited him in jail over the weekend and told PEOPLE it was too early to determine what the charges might mean for the star's running career. He would not comment on the case and said he was there to lend support to Pistorius and update him on sponsorship, contracts and future races.
"I can tell you that we have had overwhelming support from Oscar from a lot of fans on a global scale, really on a global scale. South African fans, international fans from literally all over the world," van Zyl told PEOPLE. "He knows it. I have given him that message."
Meanwhile, new details continue to emerge surrounding Steenkamp's death. Citing a police official close to the case, CNN reports that Steenkamp, 30, was shot through the bathroom door inside Pistorius's house.
She reportedly also was alive after the shooting, with Pistorius carrying her downstairs in a frantic effort to save her life. Local media in his hometown of Pretoria have reported that Pistorius, 26, thought Steenkamp was an intruder and shot her by accident.
Monday's Today show reported that Pistorius called friends around 4 a.m. the day of the shooting to ask for help, telling them there had been a terrible accident and that Steenkamp had been shot. (Neighbors who had reportedly heard commotion at the Olympian's home, called police.)
Reuters, citing an eyewitness account published in the Sunday Argus of a paramedic on the scene, said Steenkamp was already dead when he arrived.
The reports said she had been shot once in the head and in the arm, where the bullet broke the bone, and was lying at the bottom of the stairs wearing a black sweatshirt and long pants, but without shoes. When told she could not be revived, Pistorius began to cry, the medic said.
Through his agent, Pistorius has rejected any suggestion that Steenkamp was murdered. The couple had been dating since November. Her publicist told Today that the couple had "seemed happy."
Prosecutors said on Friday that they planned to pursue a charge of premeditated murder. If convicted on that charge, Pistorius would face life in prison.
Pistorius' father, Henke Pistorius, told the Sunday Telegraph that his family thinks the shooting was an accident based on their son's thinking Steenkamp was an intruder inside his home.
"When you are a sportsman, you act even more on instinct," said Henke Pistorius. "It's instinct – things happen and that's what you do."
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency released final documents for the Regional Plan Update in late October. The Update includes incentives to move development from sensitive land to already developed areas as a way of stemming Lake Tahoe's historic clarity loss. The plan has been met by heavy opposition from the region's conservation groups who fear it will set a precedent for over-development.
The agency's November meeting will focus on taking public comment on the documents, according to TRPA. The two-day schedule is as follows: starting at 9:30 a.m. and going all day on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at The Chateau in Incline Village and again starting at 9:30 a.m. and going all day Thursday, No. 15, at Harveys Lake Tahoe.
The Governing Board is scheduled to take action on the Regional Plan Update at its Dec. 12 meeting. The thousands of pages of Regional Plan Update final documents are available on the TRPA website at www.trpa.org.


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Boston's new Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge is dedicated to the memory of a very special human being who lost his personal battle with multiple myeloma on December 2, 1999, at the age of 46. It is a fitting tribute to a man who dedicated his life to building bridges, working tirelessly for civil rights and intercultural harmony. The bridge was dedicated on October, 4, 2002 in a moving ceremony attended by about 2,000 people. The ceremony included a multi-ethnic children's chorus assembled for the event, and reached its apex when rock star Bruce Springsteen, whom Lenny had become friends with towards the end of his life, took to the stage to sing his classic, "Thunder Road."
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Bruce Springsteen during the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge Dedication
Lenny was co-founder of the Team Harmony Foundation along with former Celtics Assistant Coach and now Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Jon Jennings. Jon and Lenny founded Team Harmony after the passing of Celtics Captain Reggie Lewis, whom Jon was close to while coaching the Celtics. Jon and Reggie had wanted to create an event that brought students of all different backgrounds together in a rally to fight hatred and bigotry. To pursue this goal, Lenny came together with Jon and helped found the largest gathering of youth in America to fight hatred and bigotry — Team Harmony. Lenny addressed over 12,000 students from all over New England at Team Harmony VI.
Lenny Zakim with his wife, Joyce
Lenny was the Regional Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League of New England for the last 20 years. He was instrumental in achieving the ADL's mission by being one of the most quoted Jewish civil rights leaders in the region. Lenny was also quick to tend to incidents of hate crimes or violence that affected groups throughout the region, often visiting synagogues that had been desecrated or advising schools that had problems with hate crimes.
He was a noted activist in his efforts to counter bigotry and unite diverse racial, religious, and ethnic groups. He often appeared on radio and television as a Jewish community spokesperson and frequently addressed high school audiences. He published numerous articles on the Middle East, Black/Jewish, and Catholic/Jewish relations, and anti-Semitism; was the author of a Brandeis University publication on coalition building; and wrote a book on anti-Semitism titled Lift Up Your Voice, that was published in the fall of 1998.
Lenny served on the Reebok Human Rights Advisory Board and was a member of Harvard's national Black/Jewish working group. He received numerous awards, including the Jewish Community Relations Council's top Jewish professional award, Northeastern University's Human Rights Leadership Award, the National Conference on Christians and Jews Humanitarian Award, and in 1996, he was awarded an honorary degree in humane letters from Brandeis University. In 1997, he received the Urban League's Community Service Award and the Catholic Charities Medal, and in 1998 he received The Wellness Community's Gilda Radner Award. Lenny was honored by Combined Jewish Philanthropies. On a trip to Rome in November, 1998, Lenny was honored with the highest lay honor in the Catholic Church, The Knighthood of St. Gregory, for his work in establishing a greater understanding between Catholics and Jews in the New England region. Lenny was knighted by Pope John Paul II.
In Lenny's own words: "I had a really good life. And the diagnosis of cancer was the end of that life as I knew it. Being told you have cancer is still, I think, the three worst words you can hear in your entire life. When you're diagnosed with cancer, you are stripped of titles, you're stripped of previous power, ideas of power, illusions of control. Cancer is a disease that doesn't just affect your body, it affects your mind, it affects your soul, it affects your heart. It affects every relationship you have. I found that you want to try to wage a full scale mobilization of resources to deal with this disease. That's why it's important in the process of treatment to do something —whether it's acupuncture, vitamins, more water, changing your diet, massage, guided imagery, or music therapy."
Lenny's passion for complementary therapies bore fruit on November 27, 2000, when the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute opened the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies. The center provides complementary therapies to patients and their families, offers education on complementary therapies to patients, families, and staff, and advances knowledge of effectiveness and outcomes of these therapies through peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical research.
Lenny Zakim is survived by his wife Joyce, daughters Deena and Shari, and son Joshua.


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MIFFLINTOWN - Juniata County District Attorney Cory Snook said during a Thursday hearing he wants to have another independent psychological evaluation on a man who was recently declared incompetent to stand trial by a doctor hired by his defense attorney.
Judge Kenneth A. Mummah agreed with Snook that it would be prudent to have two separate evaluations done to determine whether Brian C. Janson, 32, is competent to stand trial.
Brian Ulmer, who represents Brian C. Janson, recently filed a petition in the Juniata County Court of Common Pleas, wherein he asks the court to find his client incompetent to stand trial based on the psychological evaluation performed by Dr. Richard E. Dowell Jr.
Janson sustained serious injuries, including a gunshot wound to the head, which destroyed one of his eyes. Police opened fire on Janson on Aug. 17, 2010, after he pointed a gun at several officers, according to court documents.
In the petition Ulmer submitted to the court it states Janson "does not have the ability to consult rationally with an attorney to aid in his defense" and "does not posess the ability to have a rational and factual understanding of the charges."
The petition further states that "Dr. Dowell believes (Janson's) condition is permanent."
At a preliminary hearing in August of 2011, Janson had to be helped into the courtroom by family members because he had difficulty moving around and it appeared he also had trouble speaking. Janson subsequently waived his right to a preliminary hearing and the charges were bound over to the court of common pleas.
During a court appearance in September and again on Thursday, Janson appeared to be able to move around on his own, without the help of others.
On the day of the shooting, Police opened fire on Janson after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers following a lengthy manhunt to track him down to answer questions about an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend that occurred several hours prior to the shooting. Janson is also alleged to have stolen two trucks following the dispute, court documents indicate.
The August shooting was ruled justified by Snook in December 2010, following a four-month investigation. Janson spent several months at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recuperating from the wounds he sustained during the incident.
As troopers approached the passenger's side of the car, Janson was ordered to drop his weapon and show his hands, police said. Janson reportedly ignored those commands and exited the vehicle on the driver's side, brought the weapon to his shoulder and aimed it at police, who then fired at Janson, according to documents.
A total of four Pennsylvania State Police troopers fired at Janson that morning, all of whom were placed on administrative duties while Snook conducted his investigation.
Janson is charged with several counts of attempted homicide, attempted assault of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief and prohibited possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, Janson remains free on bail and was previously released to the custody of his sister who lives in New Jersey.


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There has been a lot of misinformation shared around the country about Mental Health Screening and the TeenScreen program since the release of President Bush's New Freedom Commission report in 2003 that recognized the Columbia University TeenScreen program as a model program. Recently the New England Journal of Medicine published an article on Mental Health Screening that discusses the merits of mental health screening.
The Columbia University TeenScreen Program is a national mental health and suicide risk screening program for youth. The goal of the National TeenScreen Program is to make voluntary mental health check-ups available for all American teens. TeenScreen works by assisting communities throughout the nation with developing locally operated and sustained screening programs for youth. Screening can take place in schools, doctors' offices, clinics, youth groups, shelters, and other youth-serving organizations and settings.
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In a ceremonial fly-over, the blasting engine of an F/A-18F Super Hornet took to the skies to help celebrate the opening of the world's largest annual agricultural expo. Pleasant, sunny, moderate temperatures in the 60's and 70's were seen today and are expected for the rest of the three-day show. Attendee filled the show's streets and exhibition halls — including the popular Farm Credit Dairy Center. If you're traveling to the show, please stop by the Hoard's Dairyman booth. We're handing out free one-month subscriptions to our online magazine! Our booth is located just inside the center front doors of the Farm Credit Dairy Center.
Events we found ourselves at on opening day included the first-ever meeting of the National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO). The organization is holding forums in a large tent just outside the Dairy Center for the duration of the show to promote their organization's objective of improving producer profitability.
At noon, we attended the World Ag Expo Forage Challenge awards luncheon. Forage growers from across the West were honored for their superior forage results. The competition awarded a total of $18,000 in cash prizes. Thirty-seven entries vied for honors in three categories: alfalfa hay, non-BMR corn silage, and BMR corn silage.
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1/2 cup minced red onion
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MIFFLINTOWN - More than 50 years ago in rural Juniata County, a small community of believers began what some considered a hopeless cause - a Catholic parish.
Faced with prejudice from the community and no priest to serve them, the group persevered through the struggles to found St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Mifflintown.
Now celebrating its 50th year, the church today is much larger and more active in the community, said the Rev. Jeff Thoms, who serves St. Jude and Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Lewistown.
The effort to build a Catholic church in Juniata County goes back more than 150 years, Thoms said. St. John Neumann, a bishop of Philadelphia in the mid-1800s, mentioned Juniata County as a frontier area in his memoirs, Thoms said. However, it was not until the 1950s that the local Catholic community decided to build its first church, he said.
Because of anti-Catholic sentiments, the group purchased land saying that they planned to build a custard stand, Thoms said.
"When it became known that there was going to be a Catholic church built, someone burned a cross on the property," Thoms said.
Though met with obstacles of prejudice from the community, the group did not give up, Thoms said. The church building was completed and blessed on April 5, 1959, he said.
"Our patron (St. Jude Thaddeus) was chosen because of that environment," Thoms said, explaining that St. Jude is the saint of hopeless causes.
St. Jude was one of Jesus' chosen 12 disciples, Thoms said. Today he is referred to as St. Jude Thaddeus so as to not mix his name up with Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, he said.
The Mifflintown church remained a mission of Sacred Heart until Oct. 21, 1965, when it was declared a parish and was placed under the care of the Glenmary Fathers. When the fathers relinquished charge of the parish, the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales took up the challenge.
When the church's priest, the Rev. Thomas Rush died in 1988, St. Jude again became dependent on Sacred Heart to provide a priest. Much of the parish responsibility was give to Deacon John Rocco, who served the parish until his death in 2002.
Today, St. Jude has more than 165 families in attendance, including a large Hispanic population, Thoms said. To accommodate the growth, the congregation built a new sanctuary onto the existing church last year.
"There are many signs of hope," Thoms said of the congregation. "St. Jude has been coming through for us."
In addition to Sunday Mass, the church holds two Masses on Saturdays, one in Spanish and one in English.
Along with the growing congregation, the church also now has a better relationship with the community and other churches in the area, Thoms said.
"We've come a long way, not only co-existing with others as brother and sister Christians, but we have more of a sense of one family," Thoms said, referring to the community of churches in Juniata County. "These are signs of hope not only for St. Jude but also Juniata County."
Looking back over history, the congregation understands how the church forefathers brought the church to where it is today, Thoms said.
"We have a greater sense of who we are," Thoms said. "It not only helps our identity today but it gives us hope for the future in renewing the mission Jesus gave us to preach the gospel."
To celebrate their anniversary, the church will hold a special solemn evening prayer at 3 p.m. May 3 followed by a potluck dinner.


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Grants totaling $580,219 have been awarded to organizations for an initiative to prevent falls by people age 65 and older, according to the president of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York.
"Falls can have a devastating physical and financial impact on older adults and can often be a trigger of decline that ultimately leads to an inability to remain in one's own home, or even death," said foundation President Ann F. Monroe.
Under the Step Up to Stop Falls Collaborative, groups in seven counties are working on projects to change the habits of senior citizens at risk for falls.
Erie County grant recipients are: Brothers of Mercy; Buffalo Rehab Group Physical Therapy; Erie County Department of Senior Services; McAuley Seton Home Care; the Occupational Therapy Department at the University at Buffalo; and Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York.
Community-based coalitions receiving funding include: Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network; Health Community Alliance, Cattaraugus County; GLOW-YMCA and Genesee County Office of the Aging, Genesee County; and DeGraff Hospital-Kaleida Health, Niagara County.
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Kent Stewart, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, AbbVie
Dr. Stewart has over 27 years experience in drug discovery and more than 90 research publications. Contributed to 8 candidate compounds, with one in advanced clinical evaluation. Specialist in computer-aided drug design. Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles, and post-doctoral work in biochemistry at the Rockefeller University.
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ADCs are an emerging modality in cancer. This course will give you an overview of the current advances being made in the clinic, review the design of novel payloads and linkers, and discuss some of the challenges being faced in developing future linkers and cytotoxic drugs.
Dr. Ho Sung Cho is the Chief Technology Officer of Ambrx. He has over 22 years of experience in recombinant protein engineering, expression, purification, modification, and analysis. Prior to joining industry, Dr. Cho was a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs where he worked on the structural genomics project. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Instructors: Daniel A. Erlanson, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Carmot Therapeutics, Inc.
Edward R. Zartler, Ph.D., President & CSO, Quantum Tessera Consulting
Part 2: The practical issues of FBDD
Dr. Daniel A. Erlanson is the co-founder of Carmot Therapeutics, Inc. (http://www.carmot.us), a small-molecule drug discovery company applying fragment-based approaches to a variety of therapeutic targets. Prior to Carmot, Dr. Erlanson spent a decade developing fragment-based drug discovery technologies at Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, which he joined at the company's inception. Before Sunesis, he was an NIH postdoctoral fellow with James A. Wells at Genentech. Dr. Erlanson earned his PhD in chemistry from Harvard University in the laboratory of Gregory L. Verdine and his BA in chemistry from Carleton College. As well as co-editing the first book on fragment-based drug discovery, Dr. Erlanson is an inventor on more than a dozen issued patents and published patent applications and an author of more than two dozen scientific publications. He is also editor in chief of Practical Fragments (http://practicalfragments.blogspot.com/), a blog devoted to fragment-based drug discovery.
Dr. Edward R. Zartler is the Chief Scientific Officer of Quantum Tessera Consulting (www.quantumtessera.com). Dr. Zartler works with clients developing practical applications of Fragments and biophysical methods leveraging his decade in the pharmaceutical industry (at Merck and Eli Lilly). While at Eli Lilly, Dr. Zartler implemented and led all fragment efforts there and coined the term "Fragonomics." Prior to joining Lilly, Dr. Zartler did his post-doctoral training with James Prestegard at the University of Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania under Ponzy Lu and his B.A. in Chemistry from Goucher College. Dr. Zartler is co-editor of the second book on Fragment-based Drug Discovery. He is also editor of Practical Fragments (with Dr. Erlanson) (http://practicalfragments.blogspot.com/), a blog devoted to fragment-based drug discovery.
Instructor: Kenneth C. Kalunian, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology in Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical School
Topics to be covered:
Review of inflammatory processes
Autoimmune and inflammation-related diseases
Current treatment landscape
Dr. Kalunian is well suited for leading a course on Immunology Basics for Chemists because his medical focus is on autoimmune-related diseases – both from a basic research and clinical medicine perspective. He also has a fundamental background in chemistry from his undergraduate training. His research focuses on innovative strategies for the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. His work is also aimed at uncovering prognostic and predictive factors for outcomes in rheumatic diseases. Dr. Kalunian treats patients with lupus, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in his clinical practice. Dr. Kalunian received his AB in chemistry at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. He earned his MD at St. Louis University Medical School in St. Louis, MO.
Monday, April 15 • 3:30 - 6:30 pm
Instructors: Mark L. Peterson, Ph.D., Vice President, IP & Operations, Tranzyme Pharma
Macrocyclic compounds fill an important chemical space between small molecules and biologics. This course will discuss the recent developments in the field of macrocycle synthesis and screening, as well as specific aspects of these compounds for drug discovery and development purposes.
Dr. Peterson is currently Vice President, IP & Operations at Tranzyme Pharma. He was previously with Monsanto and Advanced ChemTech, where he worked in a wide variety of research areas including structure-based design, solid phase organic chemistry, combinatorial libraries, synthesis automation, heterocycles, unnatural amino acids, peptides and peptidomimetics. With Tranzyme Pharma since 1999, Dr. Peterson led the chemistry R & D efforts during the technology development stage of the company and the initiation of its drug discovery programs before assuming his present position in 2003. A native of Wisconsin, he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Washington State University and conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Minnesota prior to starting his industrial career. He is author or co-author of over 80 publications and abstracted presentations plus two book chapters, as well as co-inventor on over 20 patents.
Instructor: Karen J. Gregory, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Jeffrey Conn Laboratory, Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
Quantifying allosteric modulation
Complexities and challenges
How can structural information aid modulator drug discovery?
Karen J. Gregory, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Jeffrey Conn Laboratory, Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
Karen Gregory, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research fellow who joined Jeffrey Conn's laboratory in August 2009. As a recipient of the prestigious Dowd Foundation (Neuroscience) and NHMRC (Australia) Dora Lush postgraduate research scholarships she undertook her doctoral training in the laboratories of Profs. Arthur Christopoulos and Patrick Sexton at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. During her Ph.D., Karen investigated the functional consequences of allosteric modulation of M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
In the Conn laboratory, Dr. Gregory continues to pursue her interest in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) pharmacology focusing on metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGlu5). Dr. Gregory investigates the structural determinants that underlie allosteric ligand binding to mGlu5 with the aim of facilitating rational drug design efforts. Dr. Gregory received her undergraduate degree in Pharmacology from The University of Melbourne and earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Monash University.
Wednesday, April 17 Dinner Courses • 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Instructors: Robert Cooke, Ph.D., Head, Biomolecular Structure Department, HeptaresMichael Hanson, Ph.D., Director, Structural Biology, Receptos
Robert Cooke, Ph.D., Head, Biomolecular Structure Department, Heptares
Robert Cooke, Ph.D., obtained his BSc and Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry) from the University of Sydney. He then did post-doc studies with Iain Campbell in the Department of Biochemistry at University of Oxford determining solution structures of growth factors by NMR. Rob joined Glaxo to establish protein NMR studies, and while at Glaxo, Glaxo Wellcome and Glaxo Smith Kline he led a number of areas including structural biology & biophysics, protein production, analytical chemistry and biochemistry, and computational chemistry. Rob has also been involved in several external partnerships, including establishing the Structural Genomics Consortium in 2003. Rob joined Heptares Therapeutics in 2011 as Head of Biomolecular Structure, where he is responsible for structural biology and biophysics, computational chemistry and informatics and protein biochemistry, as well as management of external alliances.
Michael Hanson, Ph.D., Director, Structural Biology, Receptos
Michael Hanson's work has been largely focused on pushing the boundaries of structural biology with a focus on crystallography and biophysical characterization of membrane proteins. As such he has been involved in many groundbreaking developments in working with systems such as fatty acid amide hydrolase and more recently G-protein coupled receptors.In 2002, Michael received his Ph.D. in chemistry from The Scripps Research Institute. After a brief departure from TSRI to join a small startup biotech venture, Michael returned to help lead a program in the Professor Stevens laboratory aimed at developing technology for structurally characterizing the GPCR family of membrane proteins. This effort laid the ground work for three high resolution structures of human G-protein coupled receptors (β2-adrenergic + carazolol (in collaboration with Kobilka lab), β2-adrenergic + timolol and A2A-adenosine receptor) during his tenure at TSRI and many more in the years since his departure in 2009. For his involvement in these efforts, Michael has been an author on numerous papers and received the Sidhu award for advances in x-ray diffraction studies associated with GPCR crystals.Currently, Michael is leading a structural biology group at Receptos, which was formed in 2009. In his time at Receptos Michael's group has successfully determined several structures of therapeutically important receptor targets, such as the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor. In addition, his group is actively involved in technology development to enable more robust and rapid structure determination pipelines as well as utilizing purified receptor protein as a tool for direct binding assays and biophysical characterization of protein ligand interactions.
Stephen Edgcomb, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, BPS Bioscience Inc.
Terry Kelly, Ph.D. R&D Manager, Active Motif (formerly from laboratory of Peter Jones)Elizabeth Quinn, Ph.D., Director, Marketing, LeadHunter, DiscoveRx Corp
This course will focus on what a chemist needs to know regarding epigenetic targets. It will start with a biology review of epigenetic modifications and then address challenges in designing probes and inhibitors for various EPG modifiers. Issues such as optimizing compounds for selectivity, potency and avoidance of toxicity will also be covered.
Dr. Stephen Edgcomb received his Ph.D from the University of Iowa where he investigated the biophysics of protein-protein interactions. During postdoctoral fellowships at the University of California San Francisco and The Scripps Research Institute, he made contributions to the understanding of HIV interactions with human cellular-factors. Stephen joined BPS Biosciences as a Senior Scientist in 2011 where he has developed methods for investigating epigenetic-readerdomains.
Terry Kelly, Ph.D. R&D Manager, Active Motif
Terry Kelly received her PhD in Neuroscience from UCLA studying brain and spinal cord neural stem cells. Based on her graduate work she became interested in epigenetics and joined Peter Jones's lab as a post-doctoral fellow studying the roles that epiegentic mechanisms play in the cell cycle, development and cancer. During her post-doctoral work she co-authored many important papers and also developed NOMe-seq, which is an assay that visualizes DNA methylation and nucleosome positioning at base pair resolution from the same DNA strand and subsequently collaborated with Active Motif to modify NOMe-seq for commercialization. In 2011, she received a prestigious K99R00 Career Development Grant from the NCI which provides 2 years of mentored and 3 years of independent funding to start her own lab. However rather than pursuing a tenured faculty position in 2013, she joined Active Motif as the R&D manager in San Diego where she plans to continue developing epigenetic tools and reagents for the scientific community while also examining the role of epigenetics mechanisms in the nervous system and how they are altered in brain cancer.
Elizabeth Quinn, Ph.D., Director, Marketing Manager, LeadHunter Discovery Services, DiscoveRx Corporation
Elizabeth Quinn received her Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine and Genetics from Wayne State University where her research focused on retroviral transduction of activated T-cells and the development of novel gene therapy strategies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. She completed a 3 year post-doctoral research fellowship at Stanford University in the area of Hepatitis C pathogenesis. Elizabeth then joined Clontech Laboratories, Inc. as an application scientist and co-developed customized whole genome sequencing and SNP detection kits with several large pharma customers. After 3 years of varied and increasing responsibility within R&D, she moved into Marketing and then joined DiscoveRx as a Senior Product Manager in 2008. During her tenure at DiscoveRx, she successfully launched the consumable cell-based assay product line and next generation GPCR screening and profiling platform that measures receptor internalization. Elizabeth now serves as Marketing Director for the LeadHunter Discovery Services division at DiscoveRx. She is an active member of AACR and has been an invited speaker at major tradeshow Tutorial and Workshop sessions and has presented at multiple academic, pharmaceutical and biotech companies within the drug discovery community.
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Prep Time 10 minutes |
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12 ounces Eden Ziti Rigati
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1/2 cup water
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Kickstarter campaigns are turning into the indie musician�s best friend.
The latest in grass-roots fundraising for artists, it�s an online platform that lets fans provide the financial backing for a band�s or artist�s recording projects.
The simplicity of internet marketing and a PayPal account is a great aid for any young musician with the drive and the will to put out a record but not the cash to make it happen.
Back in the day, recording projects, tour travel and merchandise were handled mostly by record labels. But with the slow, sweet, rotting demise of the corporate side of the music business and large record labels, that money has to come from somewhere. It may as well come from the fans.
And the fans can be rewarded for donating to their favorite artist�s projects, often in the form of rare recordings, merchandise or early copies of albums before they hit record stores or iTunes.
Portland, Ore.�s Bottlecap Boys is one of thousands using Kickstarter to fund its art. The group�s campaign helped it acquire and remodel a school bus, which is serving as the band members� home for their six-week summer tour.
The Bottlecap Boys will make its Durango debut Saturday at The Balcony. Members include Lucas Borsten on guitar and vocals, Ross Becker on mandolin, Mike Raley on bass and Adam Willumsen on fiddle.
For a band that formed less than a year ago, Kickstarter lived up to its name.
�We met and exceeded our Kickstarter goal of $8,000 for our 35-foot tour bus,� Borsten said last week from Portland. �We knew since we were going to be on the road for six weeks this time, we needed something that would be reliable and sleep five people and get us around safely from place to place. We didn�t have the funds to do that on our own, hence Kickstarter. It happened to work beautifully thanks to all of our friends.�
Their �reward� for their backers is an advance copy of their debut album, which they�ll record this fall in Oregon.
The Bottlecap Boys� story is a familiar one for many bands. Two members meet in college and start dabbling in songwriting. They graduate, move to Portland, surround themselves with other great musicians and start a band. Play shows, as many as they can, wherever they can. Venues, bars, street corners and farmers markets become their office. And all with little concern about classification; they were just a band using bluegrass instruments to make music even though it�s not the genre that drives the musicians.
�We definitely all appreciate it, and I�d even go so far as to say we love it. But I don�t think that�s been any of our fundamental starting points,� Borsten said. � ... But this is what happened based on the instruments and based on the songs written. I still have a bit of a hard time classifying what we do, but we all appreciate folk and bluegrass.�
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A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet—Or Would It?
By Jean Moore, NAMI Manager of Military and Veterans Policy and Support
What's in a name? How much does a label affect your perception of something—or even someone? For some members of the military, a name means everything. More specifically: one word means everything. In recent months, there has been much speculation about changing the name of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI). Changing that one word, some argue, will reduce stigma and encourage more military members and veterans to seek help for mental health issues.
However, modifying the name PTSD to PTSI, despite its apparently simple notion, is a complicated and contentious issue. As the new manager of military and veterans' policy and support at NAMI, I was eager to discuss the topic with NAMI veteran affiliates and interested parties across the country. If NAMI were to offer an organization-wide position statement it would require consideration of the valuable opinions of NAMI's military and veteran community membership. Needless to say, the topic has sparked much debate, and here is why.
To start, there are simply the sheer facts of the issue. Because of the nature of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan a large number of military service members have developed PTSD. Rates of PTSD in the Army are estimated at 10-20 percent for combat infantry soldiers who experienced direct combat. In some units with high combat involvement, the rates are as high as 25-30 percent. Army infantrymen are highly likely to experience at least one event that could lead to PTSD: 93 percent report coming under fire from artillery, rockets or mortars; 91 percent say their unit has been attacked or ambushed; and 87 percent say they know someone who has been seriously injured or killed.
The Department of Veterans Administration estimates that as many as 15 percent of returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) have some form of PTSD. Between 2002 and 2008 an estimated 290,000 OIF and OEF veterans entered into the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) system. Of the nearly 37 percent who received a mental health diagnosis, 21.8 percent were diagnosed with PTSD. Despite high rates of PTSD in returning OIF and OEF veterans, roughly half of the soldiers who return from war with signs of mental illness do not seek treatment, and many more drop out of therapy early. One can only imagine that the cost of these invisible wounds will last for some time and have a significant impact on the health of military families and veterans.
Compounding the issue are the estimated 10 percent of Gulf War veterans and 30 percent of Vietnam War veterans known to live with PTSD.
Enter the U.S. Army, led by former Army Vice Chief of Staff, Retired General Peter Chiarelli. In an article for PBS, Chiarelli states that "calling the condition a 'disorder' perpetuates a bias against the mental health illness and is a barrier to veterans getting the care they need." He eventually dropped the word disorder and began referring to the condition simply as posttraumatic stress.
The new name was adopted by officials at the highest levels of the Pentagon, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. However, posttraumatic stress never caught on with the medical community because of concerns that insurers and government bureaucrats would not be willing to pay for a condition that is not explicitly labeled a disease, disorder or injury. When some psychiatrists suggested posttraumatic stress injury as an alternative, Chiarelli heartily endorsed the idea. Last year, General Chiarelli called on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to modify the name of posttraumatic stress disorder.
The name for PTSD has transformed over the years and the condition has gone by many different names. In the 17th century, Swiss military physicians referred to PTSD-like symptoms as nostalgia and German doctors referred to the condition as heimweh (homesickness). Later, French doctors referred to the symptoms as maladie du pays (homesickness) and the Spanish called it estar roto (literally, "to be broken"). More recent names include battle shock, shell shock, war neurosis, neurasthenia, combat neurosis, combat exhaustion and battle fatigue.
The American Psychiatric Association was in fact already in the process of updating diagnostic standards for all mental illness in the soon to be published revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). President Dr. John Oldham's asserts that he is open to the suggestion of changing the name if it would encourage those who have experienced the condition to seek help.
Dr. Matthew Friedman, executive director of the VA's National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and chair of the committee that is currently updating the definition of PTSD in the DSM, believes, however, that changing the name of the condition could have "unintended negative consequences" because "it would confuse the issue and set up diagnostic distinctions for which there is no scientific evidence."
According to Dr. Friedman the net effect of such a modification would be to tinker with a psychiatric diagnosis rather than actually help patients. "To change to PTSI without anything else would accomplish nothing positive," he argued in a PBS article. Dr. Friedman believes that the focus should not be on altering condition names, but on enhancing how the U.S. military handles traumatized troops. Reportedly, a better approach would be for the U.S. military to follow the Canadian military's route to helping soldiers with wartime psychological trauma: sponsor peer counseling centers for veterans and embark on an education campaign to raise awareness about mental health—invisible—wounds.
While Dr. Friedman feels that it is "unfortunate" that the Pentagon refuses to entitle soldiers with PTSD to receive the Purple Heart, some proponentsof the PTSD name change idea believe that changing the designation from PTSD to PTSI will encourage the awarding of the Purple Heart to warriors with invisible wounds.
For Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kenny Allred, NAMI Veterans and Military Council Chair, the argument is that "psychological wounds, including posttraumatic stress disorder, that are the result of direct and indirect hostile action, including terrorism, should be eligible for award of the Purple Heart with the same level of appreciation and recognition as those awarded to warriors with visible wounds … Denying soldiers with emotional wounds the same award as those with physical wounds denies the parity of those wounds and the reality of modern combat."
Proponents also believe that nomenclature is important: a one-word change could go a long ways to reducing barriers to care. To them the word disorderindicates weakness and refraining from attaching disorder to trauma is a step in the right direction.
Furthermore, some argue that calling the condition a "disorder" perpetuates a bias against the mental health illness and connotes a pre-existing problem the individual had prior to entering military service.
Psychiatrists in opposition to the PTSD name change argue that posttraumatic stress disorder has more in common with bipolar or depressive disorder than a bullet wound. Some assert that changing the designation from PTSD to PTSI assumes that there is a cure, when there is often not. According to Ellen Harris, president of NAMI Oklahoma, "the only way to really overcome stigma, like any prejudice, is not to bow to it; but to rise above it with knowledge, understanding and compassion."
APA President Dr. John Oldham recently moved to bridge the divide between the two camps by proposing to maintain the PTSD moniker for civilian cases, such as following a rape or other trauma; and creating a subcategory for combat-related "injuries." The proposal, however, has fallen by the wayside.
As a Persian Gulf /Desert Storm War veteran, I am grateful that there is such a spirited debate surrounding such an important issue in the military and veteran community. I look forward to supporting NAMI's efforts to seek out, listen, and engage people of diverse perspectives and experiences in ways that are inclusive, respectful, relevant and responsive, as we continue to develop a position. Post your thoughts on the issue of changing the name of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI) in the comment section.


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Prep Time 20 minutes |
Cook Time 7 minutes
2 cups unsweetened pumpkin puree
1 1/4 cups Edensoy Vanillaor Edensoy Extra Vanilla
1/4 cup boiling water
3 Tbsp Eden Agar Agar Flakes
2/3 cup organic maple syrup
1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 cous cous pie crust, see Eden's recipe: Pie Crust - No Bake Cous Cous
Soak agar flakes in 1/4 cup boiling water for 20 minutes. Combine Edensoy, maple syrup and dissolved agar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer until agar has completely melted, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add pumpkin, salt and spices. Blend well in a food processor. Pour into crust and allow to set at room temperature until firm, about 2 hours, or refrigerate 1 hour until firm.
If using a fresh pie crust, bake crust until done and allow to cool before pouring pumpkin filling into the crust.
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Simon Cowell has no qualms about becoming a first-time father.
The X Factor judge, 53, addressed his situation for the first time on Tuesday, telling the BBC, "I'm proud to be a dad."
Cowell – fathering a child with Lauren Silverman, who wasn't separated at the time from now-estranged husband Andrew Silverman – went on to say, "It's something I hadn't thought of before, but now I know I feel good about it."
Keeping his distance from the mother of his unborn child until her divorce drama calms down, Cowell calls Lauren "a very special girl."
Adds Cowell, "Things are changing in my life right now for the better."
His positive comments follow an interview in 2009, when he said, "God, no, I couldn't have children. If I had them here drawing on the walls I'd go nuts. You've got to be up at a certain time. Got to listen when all you want to do is sit in a corner thinking."
But he had a change of heart last year, explaining, "I do really, really like kids, because I can talk to them and listen to them. The problem has always been how much time you need to devote to bringing up kids and I've always dedicated all my life to work, and at 52, I've probably missed the opportunity."
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Joe Hernandez Recipient of CoSIDA 25-Year Award
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State associate athletics director for media and alumni relations Joe Hernandez has been named a recipient of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) 25-Year Award.
The 25-Year Award is presented to active CoSIDA members who have completed at least 25 years in the profession. This year, a total of 17 sports information directors will be honored with the 25-Year Award at the CoSIDA Annual Convention which runs June 8-11 in Orlando, Fla.
Each 2014 CoSIDA Special Awards recipient was recognized with a feature story on CoSIDA.com. Below is a copy of the article written about Hernandez.
|L to R: Hernandez on the football field; with Mira (Coleman) Zimmerman of the NCAA (former Ball State student); with Ball State dance coach Michelle Bowyer Duggan at a tailgate; conducting a press conference.


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