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AKRON - Michelle "Shelly" Van Huffel Witherspoon, 55, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Akron.
She was born April 24, 1957, in Warren, to Harold E. "Mike" Van Huffel Jr. and Mary Gertrude Palmer Sampson.
Shelly graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1975 and attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind.
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Michelle Witherspoon
An opportunity at Sea World - where her duties included swimming with dolphins, feeding sharks, diving for pearls, assisting with orcas and performing in the Super-Friends water-ski show - led her back to Ohio and eventually to Orlando, Fla., where she settled and spent many years.
Prior to her passing, Shelly was studying veterinary medicine. She was dedicated to this work and it was a natural extension of her passion for animals. It's no exaggeration to state that she saved countless dogs, cats, birds, turtles, fish, possums, rats, raccoons, worms and everything in between from untimely ends.
She saved people, too. Michelle was recently recognized by the American Red Cross for donating 50 gallons of blood in her lifetime.
Michelle was an avid swimmer, spirited Notre Dame fan, and cherished her summers at Diamond Lake, Mich. Often heard humming a tune or singing a song, music figured heavily into her life. Her musical tastes were broad, impeccable and greatly influenced her six younger siblings.
Shelly possessed an exuberant personality, a perfect smile and an infectious laugh that will always be remembered and forever missed.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary (Don) Sampson of Akron; six siblings, Valerie Van Huffel Bloom, William Sampson and Victoria Sampson of Akron, Michael Van Huffel and Regan Van Huffel Botsford of San Francisco, and Dennis Van Huffel of Austin, Texas. She also leaves behind four nephews, Christopher Bloom, Hutton Van Huffel, Penn Van Huffel and Henry Botsford.
Preceding her in death was her father, Harold E. "Mike" Van Huffel.
Services will be held in her memory at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Victory Light Church in Stow and 11 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church in Warren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests considering a donation in her name to the American Red Cross or the American Veterinary Foundation.
Arrangements were handled by the Gordon-Flury Memorial Home in Akron.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual legislative luncheon Thursday at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center in Shepherdstown for legislators from the Eastern Panhandle to discuss what they plan to accomplish in the upcoming West Virginia legislative session.
Sens. Herb Snyder, D-Jefferson and John Unger, D-Berkeley; and Delegates Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson; Tiffany Lawrence D-Jefferson; and Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson shared their goals for January and participated in a question and answer session with area leaders and business owners during the event. The legislatures addressed top issues based on results from a survey by the chamber's government affairs committee. Hans Fogle, from the Hospice of the Panhandle, moderated the discussion.
During the next session, Espinosa said he will look for missed opportunities to improve the economy. Lawrence said she will continue to advocate for children, education and infrastructure. Skinner said he will join the new standing committee in promoting success in small business. Unger said he will address future workforce needs. Snyder said he will focus on the inner workings of the government so it runs more efficiently.
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From left: Rep. Paul Espinosa, Rep. Tiffany Lawrence, Hans Fogle, Sen. John Unger and Sen. Herb Snyder at the 2013 Legislative Luncheon with the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce in Shepherdstown Thursday afternoon.
All of the legislators agreed the state budget would be one of the biggest challenges. According to Snyder, his colleagues said it is the worst it has been in 17 years due to the decrease in gaming revenue, the decline in coal mining and increased use of the flex fuel vehicle tax credit.
"You watch cannibalism as we cut government," he said. "What do you cut? It's not a pretty process. ... But we've done a lot of good things in this state."
There has been "a flurry of interest" in businesses coming to West Virginia, particularly in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, because of the decisions of the legislature such as not borrowing money for unemployment compensation, according to Snyder.
Each legislator said that the issue of limited or no broadband access in the Eastern Panhandle should be addressed. Skinner said he was disappointed to hear that a major provider shut off dial-up service to a local veteran, who then would be required to pay several hundred dollars to have Internet service.
"Telling someone, who is a veteran on a fixed income, who's had adequate service that they no longer will get it suggests to me that we need look into some regulation," he said.
Among other topics covered were education reform, natural gas, public transportation, tax breaks for businesses, highways and mental health issues.
- Staff writer Erika Elaine Wells can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or twitter.com/ewellsJN.

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My Cairo
airo is full of adventure and mystery and offers a lot for travellers and explorers. While it's the most chaotic city I've come across, its beauty lies in the chaos itself. It is a 24-hour city with lots of energy and crowd.
The real Cairo is in the older part of the city. Amid all the ancient heritage monuments, mosques, synagogues and chaos, the first thing that struck me was that the people of this great city are very industrious. You can see individuals indulging in some form of business or the other. It's because of the people of this city that it still retains its centuries-old culture.
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The Cairo Citystars InterContinental is my favourite because of its location in the main business area and proximity to the airport. The hotel is situated in a shopping and entertainment hub, so there's enough over there to unwind after a day's work. The Cairo Marriott is also great.
I've mostly rented a car from the hotel. Thank God, I didn't have to drive because it can be nightmarish given the crowded streets. However, there is no dearth of local taxis which are quite cheap. There's also a well-connected metro rail system in place.
Cairo is not the best place for vegetarians. The Khan-al-Khalili is a huge bazaar with a plethora of eating options.
Cairo is a shopping heaven as far as souvenirs are concerned. Though there is no dearth of malls, the vibrant bazaars are abundant in fancy carpets, perfumes, papyrus paintings, fabrics and other craft work.
To sit back and enjoy the calmness of the Nile, a cruise can be a great option. If you are adventurous like me, you should definitely try scuba diving. To get away from the hustle bustle of daily life, I recommend the pyramids. Coupled with a tour of the Sphinx and the sound and light show at night, it is a great experience.
Cairo's night life is very energetic; it can bowl over even the most passive travellers. The city gets livelier at night and people come out to socialise amid lots of music and dancing which continues late into the night. There are plenty of bars and clubs that open throughout the night and the popular ones stage belly dancing and jazz as well.
- Avoid driving: The city is best seen on foot.
- Cairo's business area is separated from the main city. To see the city after work, keep in mind that you'll have to budget extra time for travelling.
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Staatliche Hochschule für bildende Künste, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1979
Cooper Union, New York, NY, 1978
BFA, Maryland institute College of Art in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 1977
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Anytime you make a complicated selection, you should always save it so that you can refer to it later if necessary. Doing so can prevent you from having to spend time repeatedly making the same selection. Let's take a look at how you can save and load selections in Elements 6. I'm currently in the Bridge application, and what I would like to do is select this image right here, bird_in_flight. We're actually in our catalog images folder. Here in our exercise files these are all the images inside of that folder. Because we're viewing these sorted by filename, as you can see here in the Filter panel. In alphabetical order we have bird_in_flight here up near the top.
So I want to select that image by clicking on it. Let's go and just double-click on it to open it up here in Photoshop Elements. So what I would like to do is make a selection of this bird_in_flight, and to do that the best tool would be the Quick Selection tool. That's the best tool for making this kind of complicated selection. However, even though the Quick Selection tool is incredibly powerful and usually does a great job, it can still get tripped up and this is one instance where it's going to. I will show you what I mean.
When I'm looking at this and I'm seeing all the solid color surrounding the object that I want to select, I'm thinking the best thing to do would probably be try and select the background first and then inverse it so that we then have a selection of our object, which would be the bird. So let's go ahead and try that. I'm going to increase the size of the brush, because the larger the brush is the further it's going to reach into our image and look for areas of high contrast. So with a pretty large brush now I'm just going to click and drag over here on the left of the bird and then click and drag on the right of the bird.
Now let's take a look at what happened. We have all of the water selected around here and it's selected around the wings fairly well, but because there are some blurred areas over here on the right, we can see that it didn't quite get every little last detail around those wings. It also completely missed its head and its legs. So that's a bit of a problem. We also have this little stone area over here. I'm going to go ahead and just click over there to add that to the selection to bypass that problem. So we still have some issues here. We need to clean this up. So what I'm going to do next is inverse the selection. Select Inverse, and now add to the areas that it missed. So we're going to do some editing.
So this is somewhat complicated, more complicated than what I normally would like a quick selection to be, but sometimes depending on what it is you're trying to select, this is what can happen. So it doesn't always work perfect every time. Let's go ahead and hold down the Command key and the Spacebar, that allows us to temporarily access the Zoom tool, then I'm clicking and dragging over the head of the bird. That's going to allow me to zoom right in on that area. Now my brush is way too big. If I click now, it's going to add it to the selection and then add some of the water surrounding it as well. So that's way too much.
You always want your brush size sort of match the area that you're trying to select. So I'm going to decrease the brush size on the fly using the left bracket key. Just hit that a few times until it's starting to fit in the area that I want to select. Then I'm going to click and drag. Resizing again to fit the beak. Click, click, resizing, click, resizing, click and that's not too bad, looking pretty good. Right now with this small brush here I'm going to click and drag down at the bottom here in the shadow areas that it missed. The reason it missed it is because the shadow areas are very similar in tonality to the surrounding water.
Look, underneath it's hard to even see the definition, let alone for the tool to recognize any kind of contrast. There is just not a lot of contrast there for it to recognize. So we're giving the tool little bit of help here. Going around the bird, around the bottom edge. Looks like we went a little too far up. It fixed itself. That's great. Let's go ahead and try and get these legs. Again, the brush is sized really well. It's matching the area that we want to select. If it were too large, it would creep in. Now there it crept into the surrounding water.
That's okay. For now I'm just going to go ahead and just try and get his feet first and then we will fix that later. Clicking and dragging, clicking down here, adding this extra area that is missing, giving it some help. It's not seeing the area of contrast. It's just not enough. Now what we can try and do is make the brush a little smaller, hold down the Option key and click in that area of water in between his legs. You can see how it's just really struggling, but it's getting it, just barely getting it.
If it gets to where it's too complicated, this is just not happening for you, you can default to the Lasso tool. This is where the Lasso tool is still a useful selection tool. I can add to my selection now with the Lasso tool by holding down the Shift key and you can see the cursor change. Now it has a + symbol next to it. Then if I click and drag loosely over the area that I want to add, it adds it to the quick selection, which is nice. I like being able to do this. I can refine my selection. I would not want to select the whole image this way, but I can refine it and get it very, very detailed using the Lasso, just fine-tuning things here.
I'm not saying that you should go ahead and trace the entire bird with the Lasso. Let's fit in window again. Command+0. Now let's take a look at these wings. Let's clean those up. I think I'm just going to use a Lasso tool. Rather than trying to edit with the Quick Selection tool, I'm just going to go ahead and use the Lasso tool. I'm holding down the Shift key and drawing over those areas. If I want to subtract I hold down the Option key and click and drag. Very detailed. Very, very detailed selection what we're making here. Holding down the Shift key, trying to fix that up, and again holding down the Shift key. I'm not going to worry about that one wing right there, because it is so out of focus that I don't think it's even going to matter if we should ever use this selection if wanted to extract the bird or if we wanted to make an adjustment to the selected area. It's really not going to matter. It's just so out of focus.
Maybe that feather there. Ops! Didn't quite get it. You've got be careful when you're tracing. That's one thing. That's the only tough part about doing this with the Lasso tool. That helps, you can zoom in even further, again Command+Spacebar to access that tool quickly. All right, that's looking good. I'm not going to get too crazy here. It doesn't have to be quite that detailed. That looks pretty good to me. Pretty decent selection! Now that we have made this complicated selection, you don't ever want to have to go through all that again, because that is way too much effort. So what we're going to do is save it, definitely save it. Let's go under the Select menu, choose Save Selection. As soon as you're done with it, definitely do this. Work smart; not hard. That's what I say.
New selection is what we're creating. We're going to name it Bird or something like that. Make sure it's a new selection down here. We don't have any other selections. So we're not going to say add to or subtract anything like that. Click OK. We now have this saved. It's actually saved in what's called the channel. We're going to go ahead and deselect. Command+D, oh no where is that selection? Oh! Don't worry, we have it saved. We can bring it back. Let's go under Select, Load Selection. There is it. If you click on this menu here, it would show you if you had other saved selections, it would show them in a list.
Since we only have one, there is only one in there. If you wanted to invert the selection, you can go ahead and just do it now rather than applying the command later. I'm not going to do that now, but it's nice to have this option. Then we're going to click OK. There it is. So that's the beauty of saving selections. You only have to do all that work once. Then save it and you can refer to that selection any time you need to. Now that I have this selection I can apply an adjustment to adjust the bird, because it's the selected item. I can refine the selection edge if I needed to.
I could extract the bird, place it on a different background. I could use it in a collage and combine it with other images. These are all the kinds of things you can do with the selection. It's just great to know that we don't have to make that complicated selection every time we want to work with this image. Make it once and then save it.
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interface editor help?
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 10:29 AM Edited by ryanhaych1, 22 April 2012 - 10:32 AM.
Is there a Program i can use to do my Interface Easyer its hard to edit in Notepad. I Did have a Program Ones But i lost it. it was not english it was russin
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On Aug 13, 12:44 pm, "just bob"
> The DUPTAP command only works on two separate drives. How can I duplicate a
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By Coastal Breeze News Staff Otter Mound has native vegetation representative of what covered the Island before modern development; the whelk shell walls located throughout the property were built in the 1940's and 50s by Ernest and Gladys Otter from the Calusa shell that was found on the site. Archaeological surveys show that Calusa Indians occupied the property around 750-1200 A.D. It is thought that the walls were constructed for the Otter's vegetable and flower gardens. After selling most of Caxambas to Barron Collier in 1922, the Barfield's moved into their house which was located on the south half of ... Read More »
No matter what part of Collier County you are in, local history is only a short drive away. From prehistoric mastodons to the Calusa Indian civilization that once made Southwest Florida its home, Collier County is sure to have something at its five museums that will pique your interest. And admission is free. The Collier County Museum, located at 3331 Tamiami Trail E. on the main government campus, offers many artifacts from the Calusa Indian civilization, which flourished here centuries before European explorers first set foot on the Gulf Coast. The museum also offers a comprehensive history of the Seminole ... Read More »
Historical Museum and Society Win Awards
Submitted This must be the "season" for awards because the Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM) and the Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) have sure taken a few. The Museum's permanent exhibit, "Paradise Found," a collaborative effort of both groups, has just received the 2015 Museum Excellence Award from the Florida Association of Museums (FAM), a membership organization for museums and museum professionals. And that's not all. The Historical Society also received two honorable mentions in the annual publication competition sponsored by the Southeastern Museum Conferences (SEMC), another major networking organization for the museum community throughout the Southeastern states. Pat Rutledge, ... Read More »
Historic Site #6 – Collier County Museum 3331 Tamiami Trail East
By Coastal Breeze News Staff The Collier County Museum, in the County's Courthouse Complex, brings history to life with prehistoric saber cat skeletons, and stories of Calusa Indians, Spanish explorers, and Seminole warriors. With five acres of native Florida gardens, the museum includes two historic cottages, a working archaeology lab, Seminole village, tropical orchid house, wildlife displays, a 1910 steam logging locomotive, a recreated Seminole War fort and a fully restored Sherman tank from World War II. Located on the property is the restored boat "Kokomis," which was the ferry that operated from 1934 to 1999 between the Keewaydin Club ... Read More »
Street with a Split Personality
By Barry Gwinn firstname.lastname@example.com Goodland sits on a horseshoe shaped peninsula -although some insist it is an island- which juts out eastward from the southeast corner of Marco Island. It seems to be separated and isolated from the City of Marco Island by a couple of miles of trackless mangrove forests. Consequently, Goodland streets generally lead to dead ends or to intersections with other streets which lead to dead ends. This holds down traffic volume and speed. We like it that way. You can't get to somewhere else by going through Goodland. A notable exception to this serenity is Goodland ... Read More »
New Line of Museum Jewelry
Submitted The Smithsonian may have the original Marco Island artifacts, but here is the next best thing: a line of fine jewelry fashioned after some of the Island's most famous archeological finds. A collaborative effort of the Marco Island Historical Society's Gift Store (MIHS) and Golden Gate Jewelers, the jewelry includes a Key Marco Cat pendant, a favorite mascot of Islanders, as well as a Calusa mask made into necklaces, earrings, rings, and cufflinks. The jewelry is available in several different sizes, in either solid sterling silver or 14kt. gold, and can be customized with precious or semi-precious gems (diamonds, ... Read More »
New Guidebook for Kids by Karen T. Bartlett
By Pat Newman Looking for fun things to do with your kids during spring break? Pick up a copy of A (mostly) Kids' Guide to Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades by Naples resident Karen T. Bartlett, click your seatbelts and take off for adventure. The book is written for youngsters, but includes tons of fun facts and an indextreasure of names, web addresses, and phone numbers for the sights included in the colorful 79-page soft-cover guide. The section on Marco Island starts off with the Calusa Indians, and mentions the Marco Island Historical Museum and its life-size interactive Calusa ... Read More »
Marco Island Historical Museum features "Painting S.W. Florida History"
The Marco Island Historical Museum is delighted to present the "Painting S.W. Florida History" exhibit from Jan. 6 to March 21, 2015. An opening artist reception will take place on Jan. 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free. During the reception, artwork will be juried by a panel of experts and will include a "Peoples' Choice Award" for attendees to vote on their favorite piece. The exhibition portrays Southwest Florida as one of the last frontiers of the United States. Each piece tells the story of settlers like Tommie Barfield, who arrived on Caxambas with her family ... Read More »
MIHS Alley Proposal – Part III
By Noelle H. Lowery and Craig Woodward During its Aug. 1 regular meeting, the city of Marco Island Planning Board approved a proposal from the Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) to name 11 currently unnamed alleys around the island after major players in Marco's history. With a vote of 6-1, the proposal was passed onto City Council, but council has yet to set a date to review and consider the proposal. An initiative of the MIHS, the proposal will help mark the 50th anniversary of modern Marco, which begins January 2015. Society members believe it is a good time to ... Read More »
Art in Nature
PROTECTING & PRESERVING Nancy Richie firstname.lastname@example.com A not so well known turtle roams Marco Island. It's not the glamorous Loggerhead Sea Turtle or the well-known Gopher Tortoise. It is very commonly seen in the beachfront dunes and near wetlands and pond areas of the island such as Barfield Bay, in Hideaway Beach conservation areas and along Spinnaker Drive. The Florida Painted Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) is a small turtle that is not only a small wonder but a treasure for the island. Its striking array of a yellow pattern on its shell is art in nature; some have said ... Read More »
'Experience Nature' with Tyler MacDonald
Submitted The Marco Island Historical Museum is delighted to host "Experience Nature" a photographic exhibit from Tyler MacDonald, which runs July 1-Aug. 30. Marco's own MacDonald will be exhibiting some of his latest photography at. At just 18 years old, MacDonald has already won numerous awards and national recognition for his work including second-place in the National Wildlife Federation's annual photo contest. His passion for wildlife photography is evident in each and every photograph. Taking risks and spending hours waiting to capture the perfect image, MacDonald has encountered many venomous snakes, sat in trees and been suspended above water to ... Read More »
Native Beauty on Display
By Melinda Gray firstname.lastname@example.com During the hustle and bustle of an average day, I wonder how often we notice just how amazing Southwest Florida is. I find when I take time to notice the natural beauty of my surroundings, I truly appreciate living here. The native animal and plant life that surrounds us is a fascinating mixture of beauty and strength. Mother Nature is wild, and taming her takes a special touch. The Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM) has accepted her challenge, and has been busy cultivating an impressive exhibit featuring native plant life available around-the-clock for the enjoyment and ... Read More »
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Local Student Contributes to Island Preserve
By Nancy J. Richie A small oasis — 2.45 acres in total — holds archaeological, historical, cultural and biological importance for the history of Marco Island. It is the Otter Mound Preserve. Located in the southern area of the island at 1831 Addison Court, the "mound" that this preserve references is a relatively small part of a 70-80 acre Indian mound built by the Calusa Indians, estimated between 750 and 1,200 A.D. In more recent history — the early 1900s — it was the site of Caxambas Village, the Marco Island settlement for the clamming industry. It was a bustling ... Read More »
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By Noelle H. Lowery firstname.lastname@example.com Marco Island Eagle Scout Andrew Smith likes history. In fact, one of the 16-year-old Lely High School student's hobbies is collecting Civil War artifacts. It was this love of history that led him to archeology and Marco's resident archeologist, Gene Erjavec, who has spent the last decade digging up artifacts all around Marco Island. "Throughout middle school, I always wanted to have a career path either as a historian or a museum curator," says Smith, "until I met Gene and realized there were more hands on jobs that deal with artifacts and the history of ... Read More »
Come Experience Marco Island's Living Beaches
Submitted The Marco Island Historical Society presents "Marco Island's Living Beaches," a presentation by Debbie and Marty Roddy, on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 PM at the Rose History Auditorium. There is no charge for members; non-members are asked to pay $5. The Roddy's will provide a virtual tour of Marco Island's living beaches for interested beach goers. Learn about the critters, plants and formations that make the coastline a vibrant place. You'll also learn how the Calusa Indians used local natural resources to live. Debbie and Marty are permanent residents of Marco Island and have devoted a majority of ... Read More »
MIAAOR Donates to MIHS
By Natalie Strom email@example.com The rich history of Marco Island spans thousands of years, reaching as far back as the Calusa Indians. Then there were the early settlers such as the Barfields and the Colliers. As Marco continued to grow, much of the look of the land changed, providing developers and realtors the chance to create pieces of paradise for family after family. Needless to say, maps, aerial photos and more were taken regularly in the early days as well as today. The Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM) has strived to provide as much history as possible regarding the island's ... Read More »
Shorebirds & Birds of Prey
By Steve Mutart Marco Island Historical Museum features a presentation on Florida's Shorebirds The Marco Island Historical Museum is delighted to host Shorebirds & Birds of Prey, a PowerPoint presentation by Steve Mutart on August 22, at 2 pm. Join us amid the beautiful Florida Shorebirds & Birds of Prey photographic exhibition by Marie Adams, which is currently on display in the museum until September 26, 2013. Artist Marie Adams will be present and seating is limited. Mutart, a retired real estate lawyer from the Philadelphia area, has garnered a life-long passion for birds and volunteers with the Conservancy of ... Read More »
Everglades Student Showcase
By Natalie Strom email@example.com Throughout the summer, the Museum of the Everglades is featuring artwork by local students. The colorful and talent-filled artwork in its many different mediums lights up the display cases in the front room as visitors enter the museum. Located in the heart of Everglades City, only one block from City Hall, the Museum of the Everglades is run by the Collier County Museums, which encompasses the museums of Naples, Marco Island, Immokalee and Everglades City. The well-maintained museum is free to visit, and is filled with information and exhibits on the vibrant history of the Calusa ... Read More »
Time to Rhyme with Big Cypress
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When a jogger's dog suddenly sprang several feet in the air, the runner was glad that his dog was trained to avoid rattlesnakes.
The man and his dog had been running when they suddenly came upon the hidden snake. Instead of a dog's normal reaction, the surprised animal jumped and avoided the snake completely.
That is because it was trained by Sam Elder, hunter and owner of Four Winds Pheasant Hunting Club.
Elder, 73, has been using rattlesnakes to teach dogs avoidance to the poisonous reptiles for the last 10 years.
And it paid off for the jogger and the dog.
"The jogger's life was possibly saved as well as the dog's," said Elder.
Elder believes strongly in his program, "Snake Break," a rattlesnake avoidance program for all breeds of dogs.
And he brooks no opposition.
In fact, this outspoken hunter condemns groups who oppose his methods.
The aging, trim outdoorsman denies that the use of electronic collars for rattlesnake avoidance is abusive.
Calling critics "extremists", the iconoclastic gray-haired- huntsman vigorously defends the use of "e-collars" in training dogs in rattlesnake avoidance.
"It is not abuse. It saves the lives of dogs and people," he says emphatically.
The training teaches dogs to avoid the sight and smell of rattlesnakes by applying an electric shock each time the dog approaches a rattlesnake. Hidden in bushes, duel barrier cages house two large rattlers.
Opponents say the method is cruel.
Gabriella Ravani of "Great Dogs Training and Education" in San Diego passionately opposes the use of electronic shock in training dogs — even in the case of rattlesnake avoidance.
"There is no 100 percent in any training and nothing replaces vigilance around long grass, bushes and brush, a solid recall and a short leash on trails," says Ravani on her dog training website.
"E-collar snake breaking does not provide magical lifesaving results," continues Ravani.
She gives examples of three cases where the collars "failed miserably."
Ravani says snake aversion trainers "…like to pretend electric shocks don't hurt…".
"In fact, in two of the three failures — it (e-collar training) failed miserably," continues Ravani. "My friend…took her Jack Russell Terrier to e-collar snake aversion training — one week later, her Hubby took two of their dogs to work with him and let them out to run in a field near his job…Dottie the terrier was frolicking, yelped, obviously bitten by a rattler, and despite an immediate trip to the nearest vet, Dottie died," says Ravani.
Ravani says that a friend of the above owner attended the same training.
"Her female didn't learn that snakes were dangerous-instead her dog learned that being in groups of people and their dogs is painful. The dog is now ruined for agility and can no longer run in agility trials, the park like setting and crowd of people and dogs were too similar to the aversion seminar setting, resulting in a dog that is a shivering wreck on the agility field."
Elder admits that there are people in the training that sometimes abuse the dogs inadvertently. "One member of the club (Elder's club) turned the collar way up and screwed up his dog," says Elder.
In the Snake Break training, only Elder uses the e-collar. Elder says he "uses the collars properly."
Elder contends that the great majority of dogs are not hurt by the low electric shocks. "The anti-rattlesnake program is very successful."
"It cuts training by two-thirds without abusing the dogs," says Elder.
Elder and six volunteers rotate during the appointed sessions with the dogs.
However, the owners "do call the dogs" to test whether the pet will avoid the rattlesnake cages, he says.
Starting with as low voltage as possible, the amount of electricity is increased if the dog continues to approach the rattlesnakes. The training "goes until the dog gets it," says Elder.
Some dogs are faster learners than others. A few don't get it at all, he says.
"In that case we stop giving the electricity," says Elder.
"When the dog's attention is on the snake, an unpleasant stimulation (the electricity) is applied to the dog. The stimulation is similar to static electricity," says the Idaho Humane Society's snakebite avoidance program website.
On a bright Saturday morning in June at Mint Canyon School in Canyon Country, a group of volunteers from SCV Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation sat up cages with rattlers inside.
Under the direction of Elder, they surrounded the cages with potted plants and flags. The flags were meant for volunteers to see the direction of the wind.
"Katy" a two-year-old female English springer spaniel was set downwind from the snakes.
Though the long haired liver and white colored dog was specially trained in scenting through the "National Association of Canine Scent Work", her owners, Bess and Chuck Knight, felt she needed this additional training.
Katy was given a low voltage jolt the first time she approached one of the cages.
"Curiosity is what gets dogs and owners in trouble," says Derek Fong, chapter chairman of the federation.
And that ability to smell caused Katy to be curious. "A dog's sense of smell is much greater than a human's," adds Fong.
A human being has 50 million scent receptors.
Whereas, a dog like Katy has millions more; anywhere from 125 million receptors in a Dachshund to 300 million in a Bloodhound, says Stanley Coren, PhD, in his book, "Understanding Your Dog for Dummies."
"We are backed up to chaparral where we live in Stone Crest (a development in Canyon Country), says Bess Knight.
"It is more about training the dog's owner than the dog," grins her husband Chuck. "We learned from the Snake Break trainers about the heating and cooling activity cycles of snakes, and where they engage in this (biting) behavior."
"We learned, particularly, to pay attention to our dog's avoidance signals," added Bess.
Even quick learners like Katy will need retraining, says Elder.
"Dogs must be retrained every four years. Once I had a dog who forgot everything because I skipped a year. The following year the dog went right to the snake in the cage to smell."
Elder says in addition to physical harm, snake bites pose an economic problem.
"It cost $1.3 million dollars to save a girl who was snake bit not long ago," says Elder. "A vile of anti-venom is $600. After the vile is administered, vets have to flush the dog's system, that — and the overnights — add up."
Sometimes avoidance training is the only way a pet can survive.
"The Mojave Green is the most deadly rattler—its venom is a neurotoxin and you or your dog's chances of survival are not good," says Elder.
Seco Canyon Animal Clinic owner Terry Dayton agrees with Elder.
Dayton, who is a registered veterinarian technician, says while she is against e-collars in regular dog training, in this case "…it does a great service. It has the dog associate a shock with the sight and smell of a snake. They (dogs) won't go by a rattlesnake for years."
She says her dogs are trained for snake avoidance by e-collars.
Dr. Jenny Johnson, a veterinarian on the Seco clinic staff, also has her dogs go through the snake bite avoidance program, says Dayton.
Rattlesnake avoidance training originally was designed for hunting dogs.
"Now 80 percent of the dogs are non-hunting dogs," says Fong. "People from recent burn areas such as Elizabeth Lake turned out this year for the training."
Fong says the training is a community service.
"We are a non-profit and what profits we make is given to wildlife conservation. We have trained over 400 dogs in the last three months," says Fong who has been the chapter chairman since 1992.
The program was sponsored by the foundation at Mint Canyon School in April, May, and June. The wildlife group holds this training every year in those months.
The "Snake Break" website is www.snakebreak.com. The contact number is 661-297-0876. Sam Elder's website is www.pheasantclub.com. His e-mail address is sam.elder@verizon-net, or call 310-370-2238 and 310-720-8773.


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roflcopter instead of just rofl
roflcopter instead of just rofl
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From the term rofl (Rolling On the Floor Laughing), roflcopter describes rolling on the floor laughing so hard your legs begin moving, causing your horizontal body to turn in a clockwise (or counterclockwise) motion, much like the rotating blades on a helicopter.
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An artist's group called 2:1 has transformed the structure's facade into a musical instrument similar to a pipe organ. It uses a precisely controlled flame that produces a sustained tone when projected into glass tubes.
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Calvin Arnold Finley
Calvin Arnold Finley, 76, formerly of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 13 2007, in Austin.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Alvin Walker, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Finley was born March 16, 1931, in Mountain Home, Kerr County, to Clifford M. and Lula Shelton Finley. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo and was dearly loved by many people for his dear and gentle manner.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Melvin R. Finley, Delton R. Finley, Carrol N. Finley and his twin brother, Alvin A. Finley.
Survivors include two cousins, Bryan Finley and Alice Finley; a dear friend, John Wheir; and numerous other cousins.
Leave online tributes at www.mem.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
Jorge Humberto Sarabia Hernandez Jr.
Jorge Humberto Sarabia Hernandez Jr., 24, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur St. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Monsignor Arturo Mesa as celebrant.
Jorge was born May 4, 1983, in Piedras Negras, Coahila, Mexico, to Jorge and Norma Sarabia. He graduated from Caprock High School and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Jorge enjoyed watching all sports on television and listening to music. He was a loving son and brother and will be missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jorge Humberto Sarabia Yahollosi; and his grandfather, Eduardo Sarabia.
Survivors include his mother, Norma Patricia Sarabia Hernandez of Amarillo; a brother, Jorge Ivan Sarabia Hernandez of Amarillo; and his grandparents, David Hernandez, Maria de los Angeles Hernandez and Maria Cruz Yahollosi Sarabia, all of Piedras Negras.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
Dolores "Dee" Lewis
Dolores "Dee" Lewis, 70, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with the Rev. Robert E. Field officiating.
Ms. Lewis was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Mount Calm to Roberto and Luz Hernandez. She graduated from Hereford High School in 1956 and then from Northwest Texas School of Nursing. Ms. Lewis was a registered nurse for more than 35 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include four sisters, Trini Gamez of Dallas, Lupe Cerda of Hereford, Rose Valdez of Austin and Dr. Carolyn Hernandez of Stillwater, Okla.; a brother, Bob Hernandez of Borger; and many nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to the Amarillo Humane Society, 3501 S. Osage St., Amarillo, TX 79103.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
Belle Hunsaker Everheart
ROTAN - Belle Hunsaker Everheart, 83, of Amarillo, formerly of Rotan, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007.
Celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Dominquez and the Rev. Johnny Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Rotan Cemetery by Weathersbee Ray Funeral Home.
Mrs. Everheart was born March 28, 1924, in Rotan, the youngest of nine children to William Lee and Mae Estella Morrow. She graduated from Rotan High School and attended Mary Hardin Baylor. She married Forrest E. Hunsaker on May 16, 1942, in Victoria. They farmed in Fisher County until his death in 1991.
She married Lee E. Everheart on Oct. 18, 1999, in Rotan. She was a homemaker and active in First United Methodist Church in Rotan. They moved to Lubbock in 2001 and to Amarillo in 2004.
She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers, Ira Morrow, Raymond Morrow, Jessie Morrow, Ruple Morrow, Preston Morrow and Juston Morrow; and two sisters, Clara Carter and Lula Mae Crawford.
Survivors include her husband, Lee; two sons, Wesley Morrow Hunsaker and wife Cecilia of Rotan and Perry Hunsaker and wife Jeanie of Amarillo; a daughter, Suzanna Wilson of Childress; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Pirtle Hunsaker and wife Norma of Cisco.
The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 337, Rotan, TX 79546.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Jeff Hunsaker, Mike Wilson, Dusty Hunsaker, Josh Wilson, Billy Burns, Jeff Vanlandingham, Brian Carreon and D.J. Alvarado.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
Rebecca Montano
DALHART - Rebecca Montano, 74, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, in Amarillo.
Vigil will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Scott L. Raef, minister of the church, as celebrant. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Montano was born April 6, 1933, in Genova, N.M., to Alfred and Josephina Romero Fuentes and was raised by Ray and Cleo Encinias. In 1950, she married Fermin Montano in St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Dalhart.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, James Montano and Max Montano, both of Amarillo, and Kendall Montano of Dalhart: three daughters, Loretta Moreno and Sandy Niavez, both of Amarillo, and Linda Tomlin of Dalhart; a sister, Delia Romero of Albuquerque, N.M.; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Sign the online guest book at www.horizonfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
George W. Ritter
HEREFORD - George W. Ritter, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007.
Memorial celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darren Skinner officiating. Private family burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home.
Mr. Ritter was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Groom to Jess and Ayme Jackson Ritter. He married Joyce Howard on Oct. 5, 1951, in Grapeland, Houston County, and moved to Hereford that same year.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Linda Ritter West of Guymon, Okla.; a son, Larry Ritter of Hereford; two sisters, Margaret Brownfield of Moberley, Mo., and Billie McCoy of Zanesville, Ohio; a brother, Keith Ritter of Amarillo; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 501 N. Main St., Hereford, TX 79045; or Samaritan Hospice, 426 N. Main St., Suite E, Hereford, TX 79045.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
Loretta Carol Warren
DIMMITT - Loretta Carol Warren, 70, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clint Young officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo by Colonial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Warren was born June 25, 1937, in Amarillo to Bernie and Mary Elizabeth Hollis. She was a Baptist, a homemaker most of her life and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Guy Warren of Dimmitt; a daughter, Belva York of Guymon, Okla.; a brother, Raymon Lee McCabe; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Sign the online guest book at www.colonialfuneralhome.org.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2007
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ASH 2011: Dr. Usmani - Second Malignancies in Total Therapy 3 Trials for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Influence of Lenalidomide Versus Thalidomide in Maintenance Phases
Saad Usmani, MD, FACP
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Recent data from IFM, CALGB and GEMIMA trials suggest that utilizing lenalidomide as maintenance therapy is associated with a higher incidence of second cancers, including both hematologic and solid malignancies. Two successive Total Therapy 3 (TT3) trials, one employing as maintenance thalidomide (TT3A, n=303) and the other lenalidomide (TT3B, n=177), after tandem transplants offered the opportunity of investigating whether lenalidomide therapy was associated with greater probability of inducing second malignancies.
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The details of TT3A and TT3B trials and patient outcomes have been reported previously. Briefly, both employed identical induction therapy with 2 cycles of VTD-PACE (bortezomib, thalidomide, dexamethasone plus 4-day continuous infusions of cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide), followed by melphalan 200mg/m2-based tandem autologous transplantation and 2 cycles of dose-reduced VTD-PACE consolidation. Maintenance consisted of VTD in the first year and TD for years 2 and 3 in TT3A, while TT3B employed VRD for all 3 years. All patients had signed an informed consent in keeping with institutional and federal guidelines. For the purpose of this analysis, the MM data base was interrogated for the development of CA-2 arising after protocol initiation and after start of maintenance therapy in TT3 trials. This was based on frequently scheduled positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, performed at baseline and on average every 3 months in the first year and semi-annually thereafter. For the early detection of potential MDS or AML, all bone marrow examinations included metaphase karyotyping and, when indicated because of pathological or clinical suspicion, inter-phase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for the detection of MDS- and AML- associated abnormalities. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to compare baseline characteristics between protocols. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression were used to model associations between baseline covariates and onset of second malignancy. Furthermore, the Kaplan and Meier method was used to model cumulative incidence of second malignancy from the initiation of maintenance therapy.
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TT3B patients had notably higher proportions of patients with ISS III disease and GEP70-high risk as compared to TT3A patients. There was an incidence of 16 new second primary cancers on TT3A over the entire period of observation with 7 solid tumors and 9 hematologic malignancies. We only observed 2 new second primaries on protocol TT3B (1 solid, 1 hematologic malignancy)
There were no differences in cumulative incidence of hematologic CA2 or solid CA2 between the protocols from the initiation of maintenance therapy on the two TT3 trials (Figure 1). Cox regression analysis identified old age (> 66yrs) and high Kappa FLC levels (>168 mg/dl) as the only factors negatively associated with timing of onset of a second malignancy, when modeled from initiation of maintenance therapy. MDS associated cytogenetic abnormalities (MDS-CA) can occur as either transient or persistent anomalies on serial bone marrow analyses in post-transplant MM patients in absence of cytopenias or morphologic evidence of MDS, as previously reported. The 4-year incidence of MDS-CA in TT3B was significantly higher than TT3A. It remains to be seen whether such MDS-CAs progress to overt clinical MDS and therefore need to be followed prospectively.
Our study has the great advantage containing large cohorts of patients who underwent treatment that only differed in the maintenance regimen. Furthermore we did not have to rely on multiple different methods of detecting incidental CA2 but rather obtained PET scans in regular intervals thus avoiding underreporting of CA2s. In terms of treatment our aproach can be best compared to the IFM 2005-02 and CALGB 100104 who both included HDT and HSCT. Overall we had a significant lower incidence of CA2 in the treatment arms than these comparable trials. Taken together, the data suggest that there are no discernable differences in CA-2 when combining different IMiDs with BZ/D as maintenance strategy. There is, however, a higher incidence of MDS karyotypic abnormalities, both transient and persistent, in patients who remain on the Bz/D/Len maintenance after having undergone autologous stem cell transplantation on TT3B.
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I am in the process of moving to Denver,and need a good range.Prefer a private club with at least a 300 yard rifle range.Buffalo Creek out by Bailey looks like a pretty good setup;anyone else have any ideas?
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November 11, 2012, 03:51 AM
Been about 6 years since I was there and options are very limited.
Before moving into Denver proper, check to see whether there is still a magazine capacity ban. There was when I left in '06.
As far as metro area gun clubs, Aurora gun club is outstanding and has a rifle range. But it's indoors; with good ventilation.
90 min north is Pawnee, an open range area east of Ft. Collins.
Outside of that, there's a few handgun ranges like the Firing Line, but they are lower class (a few NDs and suicides have occured there I think).
November 15, 2012, 11:12 AM
I go to the Family Shooting Center (http://www.familyshootingcenter.com) in Cherry Creek State Park, and Lead Valley Range (http://leadvalleyrange.com) out in Byers. There's also Centennial Gun Store (http://centennialgunclub.com/shooting-range/) which has an indoor range, but I haven't used them yet.
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This is a private club with target positions at 50 feet, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards.
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Rush Limbaugh got a legal reprieve Monday when a West Palm Beach, Fla., judge allowed the conservative radio host's medical records to remain sealed and unavailable to prosecutors for at least another 15 days while his legal team pursues an appeal to keep a permanent lid on them, the Associated Press reports.
Limbaugh's lawyers had requested the extension -- a 15-day stay in the case had been granted two weeks ago -- as prosecutors seek to examine the files for evidence that Limbaugh, 52, illegally purchased painkillers and went "doctor shopping," allegedly to stock up his medicine cabinet with pills.
Last month, investigators seized the records (from doctors in Florida and California) after discovering that Limbaugh received more than 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors, at a pharmacy near his $25- million Palm Beach mansion, says AP. Limbaugh's former maid, who said she had been supplying him prescription painkillers for years, reportedly had tipped off the authorities.
Limbaugh admitted in October to a prescription-painkiller addiction, which he blamed on severe back pain. He then took a five-week leave from his show to enter a rehab treatment program.
Limbaugh's attorneys argue that the seizure of the records violate Limbaugh's privacy. They have also long maintained, as has Limbaugh on his show, that the investigation is politically motivated.
"It's not really a question of wrongdoing. It's a question of privacy rights in Florida," attorney Mark Shapiro tells AP. He says the records include "the most private conversations between doctor and patient."
Prosecutors have filed no charges against Limbaugh, and their probe has been put on ice until the court decides the ultimate fate of Limbaugh's records.
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The researchers used a sophisticated testing technique to determine if the products contained black cohosh or the related Asian species.
Although the Asian plant has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries, Kennelly says it is not used for the same indications as black cohosh.
The researchers did not identify the 11 products they tested by brand, but they did notify the FDA of their findings, Kennelly says.
A spokesman for a leading trade group for the botanical products industry tells WebMD that the group was made aware a little over a year ago that some extracts used in the manufacture of black cohosh supplements did not contain genuine black cohosh.
Steven Dentali, PhD, says a manufacturer warned the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), and the group quickly took action to make sure other manufacturers knew that the extracts were out there.
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The best known and best-selling black cohosh supplement now available is Remifemin, marketed by Enzymatic Therapy Inc. of Green Bay, Wis.
It is also one of the few products to have been tested in clinical trials, says Pam Boggs, who is a spokeswoman for the North American Menopause Society.
Boggs tells WebMD that the findings have been mixed, but some studies do suggest that Remifemin does relieve mild hot flash symptoms in perimenopausal women.
"We rarely mention brand names, but this is one time when we will," she says. "The Remifemin formulation has been studied, and we don't know of any other formulations that have undergone the same degree of scientific scrutiny."


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