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Diane Hoffman-Kim is Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and the Department of
Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology at Brown University. She received her B.S. in
Optics Engineering from the University of Rochester in 1988, her Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from
Brown University in 1993, and held postdoctoral positions at MIT, Harvard, and The Bunting Institute
before joining the Brown faculty in 1998. Her research spans the fields of biomedical engineering,
cellular and developmental biology, cardiology, neuroscience, and tissue engineering. She is currently
director of the Collis Cardiac Surgical Research Laboratory.
IN THE COURSE OF MY CAREER in
engineering, applied medical science, and cell
biology, I have come to see myself not merely
as a scientist but as a woman in science. As a
result, I have come to value collaboration and
openness to different perspectives and fields — in
short, dialogue and community — that can better
promote scientific inquiry. While the numbers
and prestige of women in science are rising, we
are still immersed in methodological paradigms
of scientific research that were developed in eras
when most scientists were in fact white, middle
or upper class men. As a woman in science, I
have lamented the isolating scientific culture that
valorizes individualistic, competitive, and
specialized approaches."
The previous paragraph was from a personal
statement for a postdoctoral fellowship application
I wrote in 1997. Three years later, as a
junior faculty member, I find that it still sums up
much of my thinking about the relationships
between scientific culture, the process of doing
science, and women's success.
I was asked to consider why women leave
academic science. I took an informal survey of
my female teachers, colleagues, and students in
science, and received responses from a group
diverse in race, culture, sexual orientation, and
age. Themes that emerged include: overt
discrimination manifested in lower salary, less
prestigious projects, etc.; sexual harassment;
assumptions about women's lack of scientific
abilities from early education onward; lack of
female role models; and difficulties finding
livable means of reconciling the demands of work
and family; just to name a few. These issues still
strongly influence women's lives, and women
scientist's lives in particular. I ask you to consider
how much more productive these women would
be if we did not have to expend vast amounts of
energy considering these work-related issues,
rather than considering the actual work!
What I'd like to focus on is what I find
problematic on a different level: the more subtle,
more deeply internalized views of women, and of
science, that make the two seem mutually
exclusive and incompatible. Sue Rosser and
others have stated that younger women are often
not taken seriously in their work environment,
and many women are excluded from important
informal information exchange that goes on in
the laboratory. This resonates directly with my
experience and with that of my female colleagues.
Often styles of discourse that were
created, maintained, and dominated by men,
ultimately function to exclude women, to impede
their confidence, communication, and access to
information essential for their careers.
For example, many women have told me they
are interrupted and drowned out during laboratory
group meetings, the primary settings for
communication, learning, information gathering,
and self-presentation within a research group.
These anecdotes are strongly supported by
studies of group meetings, that demonstrate that
women are interrupted by men and have their
contributions ignored or misattributed more
often than are other men. Many women interviewed
described discomfort with male-dominated
combative communication styles. And if
discomfort were not bad enough, the fact
remains that if these women wait to speak, they
lose opportunities for dialogue that are essential
for their learning. Sheila Widnall stated this
distinctly in her address as president of the
AAAS: "[Students who avoid] such professional
experiences as opportunities to present and
defend research results in regular and productive
group meetings, to evaluate and criticize the
work of peers, to formulate and carry out
research tasks of increasing importance, to
participate in dialogues and debates about
scientific and technical issues, and to discuss
further career plans as they relate to current
interests and activities ... because of a lack of selfconfidence
or because they find them painful, are
deprived of an important component of the
graduate experience ... and they are unlikely to
be recommended by their mentors for important
opportunities in their profession." I would add
that in addition, such women are perceived as
not having that vaguely asserted but all-important
quality — "what it takes" to succeed in science.
Many women are also put off by a reverence
for exclusive individualism and a scorn for collaboration in the process of doing science. It is
not the case that these women do not want to
work independently; however, they find it
offensive to be told by a fellow male student, "I
spent many hours figuring that technique out;
I'm not going to show it to you just because our
advisor said you should ask me. Learn it yourself."
Nor do women appreciate having their
requests for technical advice from a colleague
referred to as "getting too much free help around
here." When an advisor gives two students the
same project without telling each of the other's
assignment, or when a supervisor takes a
brainstorming session about why an experiment
has generated unexpected results, and turns it
into a competition to see who can "make the
project work," many intelligent, highly capable
women wonder where the spirit of inquiry has
gone, and indeed, wonder whether they have the
right personality for this work. They feel that
they do not belong to this club of scientists
whose accepted practices are largely
unarticulated, difficult to learn, and often clash
with many aspects of themselves that they bring
to this pursuit.
Research has shown that as women experience
the world of professional science, they find that
science still runs as a 'boys only' enterprise. This
is not surprising, since Western culture socializes
boys, and not girls, to develop characteristics
typically assumed to be masculine: independence,
emotional toughness, objectivity, and pure
rational thinking — the characteristics most
valued by scientists. Consequently, becoming
assimilated into the prevailing culture of science
is an integrative process for men, in which they
have to adapt in some ways, but they face no
challenge to their identity as men in our society.
For many women, however, the experience of
entering and assimilating into the scientific
culture challenges their core sense of self.
Some women work through the laboratory
culture and training environment and thrive,
creating and maintaining a strong sense of self.
However, many of these clearly successful
women articulate similar problems with the
established paradigms of doing science.
A colleague of mine, who is one of three women
in a male-dominated lab group, told me that her
male co-workers complain to her "You're fine,
you're confident and great to work with. It's
those other two that are a pain; they're timid,
underconfident, we have to be sure they get
to speak, and we have to coddle them." In
response, she has said, "If you want to have a
'me' for a colleague, you had better figure out
how to help them develop. They are me, as I
was five years ago!"
I do not believe that coddling women and
eliminating all competition from science are
useful ways to address these issues. I would like
us to continue to find ways to help women
develop their strengths as people and specifically
as scientists. Leslie Barber, among myriad
researchers, raises the question that women in
science desperately want answered: "Is equity for
women in science and engineering, then, an
impossible goal? If the culture of science is
assumed to be immutable, it may be. However,
there is little reason to believe that existing
cultural norms are necessary to the pursuit of
excellence in science and engineering. More
likely, they provide a comfortable, supportive,
and familiar environment for those who have
traditionally been scientists, that is, men." To this
end of changing the culture of science, I will
come to the point raised many times before —
the need for a critical mass of women in science
at all levels. I would assert that the current
definition of at least 15 percent falls far short of
what is actually needed to bring about qualitative
changes and improvements in conditions.
Etzkowitz and colleagues have explained why this
is so following interviews with 30 academic
science departments. "The fallacy of critical mass
as a unilateral change strategy is that female
faculty pursue strikingly different strategies.
Despite some progress, organizational structures
within departments, and the divisions they
engendered, continued to isolate women.
Furthermore, the dispersal of women students
into male-dominated research groups sustained
isolation even when there was a critical mass in
a department."
I find that to mentor and to give examples to
younger women, working toward full demographic
representation of women, is essential for
women's success in science. Otherwise, with one
established and dominant norm of what a
scientist does and is, who in the male-dominated
research group will be chosen for a project,
nominated for a fellowship, sent to a meeting? In
terms of opportunities and careers, the stakes
only rise from here. Clearly and historically, the
chosen one has been the person who most easily
fits the norm and the model. I believe that with
full representation, this model can evolve to
include the woman scientist among all creative,
productive scientists.
Portions of this article were published in "Women in
Science and Engineering - Choices for Success" Ed. C.
C. Selby, The Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences Vol. 869, 1999. It has been reprinted here with
permission from the author.
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OLIVE TOWNSHIP – A Meigs County man is in serious condition at a Huntington hospital after a trailer fire Thursday night, officials said.
Owen Miller, 50, sustained burns over 45 percent of his body in the blaze, which is being investigated but is not considered suspicious, said Olive Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief Russell Carson.
Miller, who lives in the trailer at 51485 Mount Olive Road with owner Rodney Pierce, 65, was pulled from the burning structure by a firefighter, Carson said. Pierce was rescued by a neighbor and suffered smoke inhalation, but no burns, Assistant Chief Clarence Atherton said.
"Several people (were) pretty brave in the rescues," Atherton said.
The fire was reported at 9:20 p.m. Thursday. Atherton, who lives about a mile-and-a-half away, was one of the first on the scene.
"One end of the trailer was fully involved," he said.
The fire started in Miller's room, Carson said. Pierce "just said he heard a loud noise and looked up and saw a lot of fire," he said.
Miller had made it about midway through the trailer when he was discovered, Atherton said. He was flown by medical helicopter to Cabell-Huntington Hospital.
Initially, Miller was listed in critical condition, but a nursing supervisor at the hospital said Friday he had been upgraded to serious.
Atherton estimated it took about 15 minutes to get the fire under control.
The trailer is considered a total loss.
In addition to Olive Township, the Chester and Tuppers Plains volunteer fire departments responded.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal is assisting with the investigation.
Carson said there were smoke detectors in the home, but Pierce said they were not working. The fire chief said that should serve as a reminder for people to check the batteries in their own smoke detectors, especially with the time change this weekend.

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I have to turn off ZOne ALarm web security for Firefox to open properly
I have Firefox 5.0 and Zone Alarm Extreme Security (10.0.246.000). When I open Firefox I get the welcome screen, as if I have just downloaded Firefox (no home page and no bookmarks - options are set at default). So, I close the browser and disable Zone Alarm Web Security and reopen Firefox. My home page and bookmarks load properly, options as previously set. I turn on ZA Web Security and all is fine until I close Firefox - then I have to do this all over again.
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Every time Firefox opened
This started when...
Recently - not sure what triggered it.
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I may have or had a Google search redirect virus. Seems OK now.
I use Windows XP.
I recently started getting an error message that cccinstaller and mom.exe encountered a problem and had to shut down. I don't open clinstall.exe upon startup (this has to do with the ATI 600x video card, I think.)
If you want to keep using that ZoneAlarm feature, I suggest that you go to the ZoneAlarm forum for Web Security/Browser Virtualization and ask whether Firefox 5.0 is now supported, or contact ZoneAlarm support.
P.S. This copy of a post by BadK_FFox (from last week) may also help:
Firefox 5 will not start with Zone Alarm Ver 10.0.240.000
I'm running Win7 x64 with ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 10.0.241.000
I had the same problem with Firefox 4. After turning off ForceField Toolbar, it started working fine.
Then I updated to Firefox 5 and it wouldn't start, instead it was showing an error message from ZA...
I searched mozilla support and followed the instructions here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up on the topic"Firefox does not start after updating with ZoneAlarm ForceField enabled".
The correct instructions for this ZA version should be: "Internet -> Web Security -> Settings, and click Clear Virtual Data"
After that I could open Firefox again! Then I realized it was still version 4... I installed the update, and everything went smooth. Checked again if Forcefield toolbar was inactive (it was) and opened a few pages, closed Firefox and opened again. After a while it wouldn't open...
AGAIN the "Clear Virtual Data" did the trick...
This time I clicked on Settings (next to "Clear Virtual Data") -> Advanced Settings, and turned off "Enable Virtualization".
Until ZA get a fix for this, either we turn it off or clear virtual data every few moves...


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KALAMAZOO — High school, community and New York theaters keep revisiting "Our Town."
It's obvious why, said Candace Myers, who will direct Thorton Wilder's 1938 classic at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. "It's universal, it's the common human experience," she said.
It's all there in three acts, Myers pointed out: "Daily Life" is first, next comes "Love and Marriage" and the final act is "Death and Eternity."
Wilder wrote the play just as a massive war was breaking out in Europe, and America was trying to shake off the Great Depression. The action focuses on small-town life in Grover's Corners, N.H., in the early part of the 20th century when — from a 1930s' perspective — life was simpler.
Props are minimal; traditionally just a few chairs and ladders serve as the set, and the actors sometimes cross "the fourth wall" to communicate with the audience.
It's a literal interpretation of Shakespeare's "all the world's a stage" as the play's "stage manager" (Max Hardy) takes the audience on a tour through ordinary lives. "This is the way we were," the stage manager repeats. But, even in ancient Babylon, people went through the same life patterns, the manager says.
Hardy has been pondering the character of the stage manager as he takes on the role.
"(He's) an enigma," Hardy said. "The stage manager transcends the barriers of time."
When: 8 p.m. April 1-2, 8-9 15-16; 7:30 p.m. April 7; 2 p.m. April 10.
If You Go
"Our Town"
at the Kalamazoo Civic
Where: Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, 329 S. Park St.
Cost: $18-$22
Contact: 269-343-1313, kazoocivic.com
When: 8 p.m. April 1-2, 8-9 15-16; 7:30 p.m. April 7; 2 p.m. April 10.
Old, but timeless
Since "Our Town" is set a century ago, "some of it seems a little quaint to us in our modern age," director Myers said.
Nonetheless, the play's themes still apply, said Hannah Homnick, who plays Emily in the production.
"It's especially relevant now" as technology makes many interactions more impersonal, Homnick said.
Homnick's character in the play discovers love with George (AJ Sharief). Emily is the focus of another of the play's themes: that life should be lived. Homnick said that's still true.
"I think we need to take the time to experience one another and experience life as it is without all these distractions."
The town's 30 residents are played by Mary Teutsch, Scott Horn, McKenna Laabs, Lars Loofboro, Heather Cloetingh, Jake Ray, Timothy Jordan II and Mitchell Harpenau, among others.
The staging will use period costumes since "people like eye candy," Myers said.
But the Civic set will be kept about as bare as Wilder wanted.
"You always want to put your own stamp on a play, and this one has been particularly hard to resist," Myers said. "But you have to respect what the author wished. If you start cluttering it up with lots of props and sets, you kind of lose the central focus of the play, which are the people.
"A very wise director once told me, 'Don't try to make a zebra out of a horse.'"
Myers wants to draw audience members into the life of this town to feel like participants.
"As you come away from this production, you may be changed," she said. "You may step outside into the cold and you'll feel the cold, and you'll really see the stars and you'll really think about your life."


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Just Run Baby!September 22, 2008 – 4:10 pm by TheBaker
I don't presume to know anything that goes on inside the deteriorating cranium of one Allen Davis, but with the possibility that the team will be looking at its fourth coach in six seasons, I figure it is my duty to offer a list of qualified candidates for the head coaching vacancy.
Big Al (the un-gay one) was among the first in the NFL to hire a Latino (Tom Flores), an African-American (Art Shell version 1.0) and a woman (Amy Trask) to top level positions. So after (apparently) bombing with a young whizkid like Lane Kiffin expect the unexpected from Davis.
Darth Vader – Season ticket holder since 1977, the Dark Lord of the Sith cut off his own son's limb. That's the kind of cold-blooded, "Just win, baby, or die," leadership the Raiders need. Ranked No. 3 all-time amongst villains by the AFI, Vader has no problems taking orders from ghastly looking crypt keepers.
Ed Hochuli – He's already beaten the Chargers once this year.
John Madden – America would rejoice as a return to Oakland for Captain Obvious would mean one thing: getting him out of the broadcast booth.
Barack Obama – Anyone can take on this banking crisis, energy dependency and global conflict, but it takes a real brave soul to work for Al Davis. A master orator, Obama would no doubt be a great motivator in the locker room, though he'd need to surround himself with people more experienced (within the game of football). However, he's more of a hoops man and is eying a run at the Chicago Bulls job in 2016.
Dr. Emmett L. Brown – Using the plutonium-fueled flux capacitor Doc Brown will hop in the DeLorean DMC-12 and travel to a time when the Raiders were still relevant.
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird – You'd have to be crazy to work for Al Davis, and I think we've found our bird. He's "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!" which is a bonus, though players would need to avoid the words "crunchy, munchy and chocolatey" during team meetings. Interesting side note: the same guy (Larry Kenney) did the voices for Sonny and Lion-O from "ThunderCats." And now you know.
Stephen Hawking – Who better to plop in The Black Hole than the acclaimed theoretical physicist who has devoted his life to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity? I'm sure the Lucasian Professor of Mathetmatics at the University of Cambridge can come up with some innovative ways to use Darren McFadden.
Howie Long – A Raider-lifer, Long was the face of the franchise en route to eight Pro Bowl appearances between 1983-93. He gets bonus points for the development of his son, Chris, who is the only bright spot for the Rams this season. Long is Chevy Tough and he's proven he can handle a "Firestorm." Though one has to wonder how his coaches' headset will contour around the infamous flattop.
Dick Butkus – Once dubbed by Sports Illustrated as "The Most Feared Man in the Game," Butkus could have the Raiders "Bound for Glory." Or not. His 1-6 record with the Montour Spartans doesn't really tantalize. Though he more than held his own on "Hang Time" as Coach Mike Katonwinski leading the Deering Tornadoes to countless lessons about drugs, alcohol and sleep deprivation. That's the kind of positive role model you want around youngsters JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden.
Bud Kilmer – Say what you want about the guy's methods, but he got results. The head coach of the West Canaan Coyotes just won baby. Hell, his team even brought home a district championship with Jonathan Moxon at quarterback and "he ain't worth the Charmin Extra Soft he wipes his butt with." Throw in the fact that he had an injured star quarterback, a disgruntled black running back and a 600-pound guard and it's amazing the Coyotes did anything. Surely he could get something out of JaMarcus Russell, Darren McFadden and Justin Fargas, right? Hell, he even had a statue erected in his honor and a stadium named after him. He is the perfect guy to pair with Al Davis.
Al Davis – How about the skeleton himself? Sure he's 75 percent dead inside, but no one tells Al what to do. People forget, Davis got his start in football as a coach. He took over the Raiders job in 1963 as a 33-year old wise guy from Brooklyn and won the AFL Coach of the Year. He coached two more seasons with the Raiders before becoming AFL commissioner. Davis IS the Raiders franchise. I mean the dude picked the colors silver and black most likely because he's color-blind (he really is). He may have trouble getting around the sideline with his cane, but if Hawking and Charlie Weis can manage, he'll do just fine. Only one man can answer to Al Davis, and it seems that's just going to have to be Al Davis.


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She graduated in 2005 from St. John's University with a bachelor of arts degree in childhood and childhood special education. While there, she was on the dean's list.
She is a 2001 graduate of Curtis High School and was a member of the Ivy Academy at Curtis.
She is currently working for the New York Department of Education part-time and is pursuing a full-time position.
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WYOMING -- City officials Monday reaffirmed their intent to ask voters next spring for a millage increase, while also leaving the door open to an income tax down the line.
Wyoming City Council convened before its normal business meeting to rehash budget talks from a retreat earlier this month when a 2-mill, 5-year tax request for police and fire was identified as a short-term fix for a widening deficit.
Some officials see an income tax as more sustainable long term, but agreed a millage may be less confusing and more amenable to voters.
"I don't think we have time to educate the public on an income tax at the present time," Mayor Pro-tem Sam Bolt said. "If we were to pass the millage, maybe two or three years from now we could roll that millage back and put the income tax on the ballot."
City Council member Kent Vanderwood asked for the meeting to clear up confusion from the retreat, where he was surprised officials charted a course to put a levy on the May ballot.
The council is expected to vote next month on whether to proceed, with five votes required to bring the request to voters.
City Council member Joanne Voorhees has voiced objections to any kind of new tax. City Council member Dan Burrill has concerns about passing a "scary" 2-mill levy when the economy's worse than when millage requests in 2004 and 2005 were refused.
Vanderwood said he's leaning toward voting to put the levy on the ballot, though he prefers an income tax.
"It sounds like we're saying that several of us think that might be a better long-term solution, but we're not quite ready for it," he said.
"Is it right not to pursue this income tax if it's the best just because we don't have time to educate?"
The proposed levy, which would cost the owner of a typical $150,000 house $150 annually, would raise about $4 million annually.
If passed, the tax would restore six police officer jobs and five firefighter posts cut in the first half of the current fiscal year.
As part of the plan, Wyoming also would begin merging its police and fire departments into a public safety department with cross-trained officers.
An income tax proposal (link: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/12/income_tax_increase_will_be_re.html) also would net an extra $4 million in annual revenue, combined with a 3-mill decrease in property taxes.
That plan would eliminate personal property taxes for businesses while shifting some of the tax burden to non-residents who work in Wyoming.
City residents would pay a 0.75-percent income tax, with a 0.375-percent tax levied on non-residents and corporations.
City Manager Curtis Holt said the average person in Wyoming would pay about the same under either tax plan, though most wealthier residents who are "probably more of a voter than others" would pay more under an income tax.
"That option is extremely confusing to the citizens," Holt said. "I think it's a great plan, but I think it's going to take a little more time to make sure we have all our ducks in a row.
"The biggest cut you're giving (with an income tax) is to business. You've got to somehow convince people that you're bringing jobs to our community. You've got to sell them on the cost in the short term."
Mayor Jack Poll said none of the tax options are best, though voters deserve the choice to pass a levy and maintain existing services while officials consider long-term solutions.
"We are making a decision to reduce services if we don't put anything on the ballot," he said. "By putting the five years on (the millage request), we're saying this is not the final solution.
"Five years gives us a chance to get a game plan. It gives us the opportunity to look for what gives us a sustainable future."


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Replacement parcel tray (under basket) and footwell for your sport version 2 buggy. This parcel tray has domes and will only fit the v2 sport buggy. his parcel tray does not come with attachment screws and washers included.
This parcel tray and footwell can be replaced using a standard screwdriver.
*The sport parcel tray cannot be replaced with the fabric from any other model strollers.
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Excellent service, just what I wanted.
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Bought this for Sport V1. It fits! Footwell a little smaller and side access a little tighter (we use both seats) than previous but otherwise great. Fairly simple to fit with bradawl (guide holes in fabric) and screwdriver.
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I had to replace the under basket and I soo happy they still had this one for the sport v2!
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Have been given the buggy by my eldest daughter, for my youngest daughter to use for her 2 children. The footwell tray was worn out, but the new replacement is perfect. Easy to fit, only had to take out 8 screws, slot the new tray in place, replace the screws, buggy is good as new. Thanks!
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The basket is just fine. However, this is the second replacement basket we've bought for this buggy, and most second-hand ones also have torn baskets -- it's evidently a weak link in the buggy. To be fair, the buggy is discontinued, and maybe the new model is better. On the other hand, the baskets are now out of production, so when this one goes, we're out of luck. They're expensive, too. It would be helpful if the phil&teds web page said what the material was, as it might be possible (if not ideal) to patch it.
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Good product, cumbersome set up.
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16/09/2014 9:01 am4/5
A well expected replacement, but setting it up was cumbersome as one has to screw about 10 screws through the fabric onto the frame.
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Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - The Saint Louis County Medical Examiner, who conducted Anderson's autopsy, said a subdural hematoma... or blood on the brain, resulting in swelling... was the official cause of Anderson's death.
This was caused by the blow Anderson received to the head after being punched by 33–year–old Paul Welle, and falling backward onto the concrete sidewalk.
The autopsy also revealed a large bruise on the inside of Anderson's upper right lip, which the examiner said is synonymous with a massive blow.
No defensive or offensive wounds were found on Anderson's arms or hands, either, which the examiner said would've been present had Anderson thrown a punch that connected with Welle.
The altercation went down last November outside the Powerhouse Bar, in Proctor when, after hours of drinking, both Welle and Anderson stepped outside when an argument ensued between the two.
Welle told officers after the fight that he punched Anderson in self defense only after Anderson had thrown two punches, allegedly landing one to Welle's face.
Officers that took the stand on Thursday said Welle had no visible bruising on his face just one hour after the fight, and that he appeared intoxicated though no breathalyzer was given.
Welle is facing charges of second–degree murder and first–degree manslaughter.
Defense attorney Richard Holmstrom emphasized on the fact that Anderson had a .203 blood alcohol level...two and a half times the legal driving limit.
Holmstrom also reiterated that the subdural hematoma was the official cause of death, not the punch from Welle.
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Nose - Warm amber in appearance, sweet vanilla and subtle spice combine with fruitier green apple and grapefruits on the nose. Palete - Butter cream and vanilla pave the way to fruity green apple skin and citrus cleanliness, leading to an elegant and subtle finish.
Wine Maker Notes
The quintessential Glen Garioch, Founder's Reserve celebrates the brothers who first established the distillery and the 200 plus years of craftsmanship that goes into every bottle that bears the Manson name.
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Glen Garioch Distillery is situated in the Aberdeenshire village of Old Meldrum in the Scottish Highlands. This region is famed for its stunning scenery, colourful tartans and is home to many distilleries, Glen Garioch being one of the oldest and most endearing.Established in 1797, this small distillery takes its name from the Valley of the Garioch, traditionally the finest barley growing area of Scotland. There is a saying that from small beginnings come great things and this could not be more true for Glen Garioch. The location chosen by founder John Manson (1762-1838) and his younger brother Alexander (1770-1847) for their new malt whisky distillery was an obvious one. Old Meldrum lay at one end of the Valley of the Garioch, pronounced Geery in the ancient Doric dialect of Aberdeenshire. John and his younger brother Alexander realised that there was a clear advantage in setting up production in a small glen alongside a peaceful track that led to the rutted Aberdeen-Banff road.This is a whisky that evokes the spirit of the Highlands. Should you happen to come across a bottle of Glen Garioch Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, take a moment to savour its charm - its sweet, malty, floral characterictics will be remembered forever as will its smooth, long, warm finish.


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Blackall writes, on Huffington Post:
"Missed Connections have about as much chance of reaching their intended as a love letter written on a paper plane and launched from the Empire State Building. But you'd be surprised. In the last year, I've had 47 emails from happily united couples. Six of them even asked me to illustrate their wedding invitations. I guess for all the hopelessness in writing and posting a Missed Connection, for all the "You probably won't read this," there's a justifiable 15-watt bulb of hope dimly glowing in each message...-- David Stabler
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Missionaries on Fredericksburg campus
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students has a new presence at the University of Mary Washington.
Not all the new faces at the University of Mary Washington this fall are freshmen. In fact, four are recent college graduates who moved to Fredericksburg this summer to launch a Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) presence at Mary Washington for the first time.
The missionaries, led by team director Anthony Christenson, will work together using FOCUS' three-pronged approach to evangelization: to win over students by entering into friendships with them; to help these students build personal relationships with Christ; and then to send them forth to evangelize their peers. Rob Frank, 27, and first-time missionaries Maria Buchholz, 22, and Susie Maurer, 23, complete the team.
Maurer, a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax and an undergraduate participant in the FOCUS program on that campus, said the fellowship is a "very personal ministry." Her goal, in addition to starting two women's Bible studies, is "to start mentoring two or three girls on a one-on-one basis every week" to help them grow in their faith, their prayer lives and as student leaders.
"We all have that call to the new evangelization," she said.
FOCUS already has planned several fall outreach programs for new students, including a hike Sept. 8 in the Shenandoah Valley.
"Outreaching to freshmen is very important and we put a lot of time and effort into that because the first couple days or weeks freshmen are on campus can define their college career," Christenson said.
Of course the FOCUS missionaries' presence at Mary Washington will work together and complement the existing campus ministry program, led by Father Frederick Edlefsen. It was Father Edlefsen who petitioned FOCUS to come to the university in the first place.
"They give students a personal approach," Father Edlefsen said. "They're out there all the time doing what the students themselves can't do because of their studies or things I cannot take care of because of (what) I've got to do here."
FOCUS will work in conjunction with campus ministry leaders by inviting those they meet on campus back to the Catholic student center for campus ministry-led programs, events and, of course, free food.
"We tend to focus more on bringing students into the (campus ministry program)," Buchholz said. "We get to meet a lot of people and invite them to events that are already established and start to form some small group Bible studies."
"They help students weave themselves into the community to feel comfortable here and to spark them into being interested in learning about their faith," Father Edlefsen said. "That's exactly what we need at campus ministry (and) so far that seems to be bearing some fruit."
Other than Mary Washington and George Mason, FOCUS missionaries in Virginia are present at James Madison University in Harrisonburg and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Frank, who served three years as a FOCUS missionary at the University of Maryland in College Park, said establishing a FOCUS presence "from the ground up" at a new campus is challenging and exciting.
"A fresh start on a new campus really gives you a lot of experimenting and figuring out what works here on this campus," he said. "You really get to see the beginning of it."
"We have a lot of freedom to try new things and go around campus and see what works," Buchholz added.
Frank said that he's not only looking forward to making friendships and spreading the Gospel message, but also to introducing the idea of Catholic missionaries and evangelization to a population that may not have even known they existed.
"We're coming off decades of not really understanding our role as the Catholic laity to be missionaries, to evangelize," he said. "It's awesome to start bringing that back."
While much outreach is done to first-year students, Buchholz said she's also looking forward to getting to know and support the upperclassmen.
"Being at a new campus, we have a lot of work to do," she said. "At a returning school, you would be able to focus just on the new students … whereas (at Mary Washington) we have to go across the board and focus on everybody."
While on campus, the missionaries "cast the net as wide as we can," Christenson said, attending events, clubs and other student gatherings. "We basically try to use our strengths and go after those affinity groups. Eventually you're going to get into those conversations and start praying for them and you never know what the Lord will do."
The tangible goal for the new FOCUS group is to have 10 students committed to a personal relationship with Jesus and to reaching out and evangelizing among their peers by the end of the semester.
But, Christenson said, success doesn't always come in the form of large numbers.
"I just need a few students to invest in and it'll go from there," he said. "I would rather have five students committed to knowing Christ and spreading the Gospel than 50 students who are lukewarm in their faith. It's always the work of the Lord."
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Matt Kepnes (otherwise know as Nomadic Matt) has been travelling the world and writing about his escapades since 2005. Although a self professed Japanophile, he's travelled to over 40 countries and has ammassed a wealth of knowledge about not just travelling on the cheap, but how to get the most out every country he travels to. Matt has just launched a new book "How to travel the world on $50 a day".
Kate Hoffman, our Editorial Producer, sat down (albeit virtually) to ask this Nomadic fellow about what he's learned over the years and how he's trying to support other travellers.
What came first, a passion for writing about travel or a need to find a way to sustain your travel desire?
My passion for travel drove me to writing. I wanted to find a way to keep traveling and becoming a travel writer seemed like a good way to do that. So I started my blog in hopes of becoming one. It was more of an afterthought. What could I do to keep myself on the road and guidebook writer seemed like a good one. Then the blog took off and I could sustain myself that way. I'm happy it worked out.
Do you think independent travellers focus too much on tallying the countries they've been to, as opposed to travelling more slowly and getting under the skin of a destination?
I think that really depends on the person. Some view the world as a checklist, some don't. Most don't. I think most people who go out traveling for awhile want to get to know places deeply not just check off some list. For me, I don't have a right speed. I travel at the pace I want to go. Sometimes that means I'll be in a city for two days, sometimes two weeks. I stay in a place until I feel I've seen enough and am ready to move on. I think that's the best way to do it. That way there's no pressure and you go at a pace that makes you happy. That being said, in travel less is more and the ones that get travel for what it is tend to travel slowly, not just take photos of places and check places off some list.
What is the longest you've spent in one place while travelling? What kept you there? I spent about 9 months in Thailand teaching English in Bangkok. I was originally there to learn some Thai but then I decided I wanted to travel longer and I ended up getting a teaching job and staying there. I hated the city at first but I grew to love it the more I stayed there and I just never wanted to leave. Now I go back to the city every year for months at a time. Bangkok has a hold on me.
How important is it for you to connect with locals when you travel?Connecting with locals is the reason to travel. For me travel is about getting to know how the world works and how people think. I want to understand other cultures and the only way to do that is to meet the locals. The more I can do that, the better I can understand the people and places I came to visit.
Independent travel can sometimes be a lonely experience, what advice could you give to someone on how to best make local connections when taking the slow travel approach?There are many great ways to meet locals. I never feel like I am alone because there are so many people traveling on the road. I never really find myself lonely. Lonely means depressed. I'm never lonely but I am often alone and when I need to find people there are many ways to meet people. My three favorite are: Couchsurfing is a great site for this. This site has meet-ups, group events, and people who might not give you their couch but will gladly meet you for coffee and show you around. The Ghetto Gourmet is a place where people have underground restaurants and group dinners. Essentially, strangers get together and eat dinner at someone's home "restaurant." Meetup.com is another great site for meeting people. This site where you can meet people with the same interests as you but in a foreign country!
What personal skills do you think you've developed over the years from travelling and connecting with different cultures?I've definitely grown as a person. Traveling has definitely changed me. Over the years, I've become more confident, better able to have a conversation with strangers, and especially the ability to read people. When you can't speak the local language, you have to learn to read non-verbal cues and get by without language. That's been one of the greatest skills travel has taught me - how to communicate without speaking the local language.
Do you think you'll ever settle into a "fixed life"?Well, I have settled down. I now have an apartment in NYC and I'm traveling less. I'm more semi-nomadic at the moment. I'm ready for that though. After 6.5 years of being on the move, I look forward to having a place to come back to, regular friends to call, a gym, and a fully stocked kitchen. After so many years traveling solo, I'm ready to move on to the next phase of my life. We all grow up eventually.
Your book "How to travel the world on $50 a day" has just been published. How much does money impact on the experiences you have when you travel? The important thing is value. It's not about about the price you pay but about the value you get. Too many travelers are worried about the absolute dollar amount of what they are purchasing and don't look at value. I don't want to spend money and the book is about finding ways to avoid spending money but more importantly, the book is about finding value. It doesn't if something is 10 cents or 10 dollars if that's the maximum reward you can get at that price. A tour may cost 200 dollars but if it's the cheapest available option, it will be lots of fun, and everything is included in that price, then that's a good value tour. Similarly a hostel that is 10 dollars might be worse than a hostel that is 15 if you have pay for your sheets, there is no breakfast, and the beds are uncomfortable.
Do you think you can travel cheap and not be a cheapskate? Have you haggled with someone over 50 cents and felt shitty afterwards?Traveling on a budget isn't about being cheap, it's about finding value and getting the most for your money. It's about being frugal. You need to think about the big picture and budget according to what you want to do. Is saving a few dollars worth that 3 hour extra long bus ride? Probably not. I don't haggle with people over small amounts of money. If I'm at a market, I'll haggle per local customs but the local needs that extra dollar more than I do and so I don't get too caught up about overpaying. I'm not a local. I'll always overpay.
Whats the best travel experience you've had for free?I've had many great "free" experiences. The best travel experiences are always the ones in which you are interacting with people and doing what you love. There was that time I got to go to a Greek festival in a tiny village, the Cambodian birthday party I went to, or the month I spent living on an island in Thailand. I don't think I can pick just one experience that stands out from the rest. All these experiences stand out because they allowed me to step off the tourist trail and see the local way of life.
What's next for Nomadic Matt?I'm currently living in NYC. This summer I plan to start offering tours and a blogger business course. And of course, more travel! But for most of the summer I'll be staying put in NYC and just enjoying my new home. I haven't been home in a lot because of my recent book tour promoting the book.
If you're keen to learn more about stretching your travel dollar further, head on over to Nomadic Matt and check out his book.
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sounds like your settlin' in to the ole rockin' chair matt....as you said "everybody grows up" (except peter pan, of course)
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I am going to Rome probably in 04/2014 for a month. I also want to visit florence, athens and amalfi coast but especially sites of antiquiy. I want to utilize bonus travel credit card points when possible for greatest savings, except booking apt. through vrbo in rome. Would like to fly to europe maybe cruise back. Ideas??
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More than 60 friends, family members and strangers gathered Thursday night in Northeast Portland to celebrate the life of 25-year-old Keaton Otis who was shot and killed by Portland police last May 12.
Otis, who was described as an outgoing and artistic young man, slowly deteriorated into a mentally ill recluse. He was killed after wounding officer during a traffic stop in Northeast Portland.
A Multnomah County grand jury later found no criminal wrongdoing by the Portland police officers.
The shooting occurred after members of the Hotspot Enforcement Action Team, who were patrolling near Holladay Park in Northeast Portland, saw a driver near Northeast Grand Avenue commit traffic violations.
The officers trailed the car, turning on their lights and siren, and sounding their horns. The car pulled over, but the incident quickly turned violent, ending with an officer wounded and Otis dead.
Felesia and Joseph Otis indicated in a statement that they wanted to get help for their son but were stymied by "limited options and restrictive laws preventing families from intervening earlier."
His father, Fred Bryant, organized Thursday night's event, which was held at the Miracles Club in Northeast Portland.
"It has been a hard year," he said. "I have a big hole in my heart."
He said the celebration of his son's life gave people a chance to "heal."
Bryant, speaking before the crowd, said that he's spent many a sleepless night thinking of his son.
"Keaton was a loveable man," he said. "I will keep his smile in my heart."


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FD3 to interview chief candidates
Times have been set for public meetings this weekend for Island County Fire District 3 commissioners to interview six finalists to replace Fire Chief Dan Stout.
The commissioners will meet at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525 in Freeland.
They'll meet again at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at district headquarters, 5535 Cameron Road in Freeland.
Top candidates in the process will be interviewed again early next week, and commissioners hope to make a decision at that time, Stout said.
The six candidates, who Stout declined to name, were selected after a nationwide search by an executive recruiting firm. Stout also declined to say if a local candidate is included.
Stout, 66, is retiring in February after 43 years in various fire services, the past five with District 3.
Meanwhile, the location of the district commissioners' next regular meeting has been changed. The meeting is 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Langley Fire Station, 820 Camano Ave.
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Garfield is executive vice president and chief strategy officer for the Motion Picture Association of America, the trade group that represents six of the nation's largest movie studios. He's charged with finding ways to limit the bootlegging of feature films and, as he says, help the film industry not end up like the music industry.
He knows all about the music industry's mostly losing battle against piracy. Prior to joining the MPAA, Garfield was vice president of legal affairs for the Recording Industry Association of America, where he helped manage the court cases against Grokster, Kazaa and MusicCity.
This kind of experience, working for both the music and film industries, has turned Garfield into the face of copyright enforcement.
But at the same time that the MPAA is pursuing a copyright complaint against TorrentSpy, a BitTorrent tracker, Garfield has been named in a lawsuit filed by TorrentSpy. He's accused of hiring a hacker to steal information from TorrentSpy's servers. The MPAA has denied the charges, and Garfield declined to comment on pending litigation.
CNET News.com recently spoke with Garfield about the MPAA's tactics and strategy for dealing with digital piracy.
Q: So is piracy growing?
Garfield: That's a good question. We're actually looking at it. In 2005, for the first time, we actually undertook that analysis, to look at the losses that are suffered by the industry from piracy, and we are in the process of revisiting and refreshing that analysis.
My thought is that it's not clear whether it's growing, although my sense is that it probably is. I do think also that it's changing very dramatically as we move forward. And we're trying to adapt and evolve to address it.
Why do so many of these young people see the MPAA and RIAA as one big evil empire?
Garfield: I'm going to challenge your assumption a little bit. I do think that the people are able to distinguish between the industries. But for a lot of folks who aren't versed in our world, it's all Hollywood. So we're viewed as part of Hollywood and all that's wrong with Hollywood.
They aren't able to see the value and hard work that goes into making a movie. It's a real investment. It requires not only vision and great storytelling, but real capital investment. It costs a little over $100 million to make and market a movie.
Why hasn't the MPAA trotted out respected stars to help get your message out? Might it be more persuasive for Tom Hanks and Sean Penn to help sell the message?
Garfield: It's a good idea. We are trying to do more and more to spread the word on all that goes into the magic of moviemaking and the impact it has not only on people's lives but on our economy.
Earlier this year, we put out a report on the economic impact of the motion picture industry, and we had a symposium in Washington. The people behind that were the studios as well as the artists who are part of that industry. That is one of the events that we hope to do, to put a face to the work that goes into the movies.
I'm not of the view that we aren't doing anything. I'm also not of the view that we have a monopoly on perfection. So I think we can improve.
You guys have chosen a different tack than the music industry on fighting piracy. You aren't suing many people.
Garfield: We have sued some individuals, but we just haven't done it at the level of the music industry. Our campaign was different in that it was targeted at education and deterrents. In our testing over time, we started to see some difference. It's not where we wanted it to be.
Some members of the public didn't know what was legal. We're looking to see now whether, after this education, they will act consistent with what they know. Driving drunk was socially tolerated at one point in this country's history, but things have changed, and it's not accepted any longer. Hopefully, we'll get to that kind of understanding and change behavior.
What kind of technologies are you guys using to help prevent piracy?
Garfield: We're at the point where technology provides real opportunity, and it's not just down the road, but today. We're conducting requests for proposals in conjunction with MovieLabs around content recognition technologies. (MovieLabs is a company started by the six major studios to develop technologies that can help distribution of film.)
That testing is still ongoing, but the reports are that the technology really works. It is really effective. You can distinguish one piece of content versus another. That's real potential for monetizing and filtering out copyright content. Technology gives us real opportunities to give consumers what they want while also protecting the investment.
The big studios have just sold Movielink for pennies on the dollar. Google has gotten out of the video-on-demand business. Is it time to give up on the Internet as a distribution method for feature films?
Garfield: I don't think so. It's still too early. We're in the truly nascent stages of the Internet as a multimedia delivery mechanism. We are really just starting out. In time, I think it will be a real medium for delivering digital content.
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Garfield: I wouldn't say that at all. The thing to keep in mind is that the development of the DVD and turning the Betamax recorder into a viable piece of technology was something done by our industry. We were behind much of the development behind DVDs.
What the studios do is tell stories, but the way they tell those stories is through the use of technology. We embrace technology and use it to tell our stories more effectively.
If you look at the list of movies that have broken new ground, from Star Wars to Polar Express, nobody would look at those movies and suggest that our industry is afraid of technology. The truth is quite the opposite.


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Paying For Others' Mistakes
February 21, 2014
To the Readers' Forum: Well! No one else will respond, so it will be my duty to bring reality to M. Russell's column of several weeks ago....
As with penitentiaries (i.e., supposedly places to be penitent over your sins but breeding grounds for more crime), ideologues and holier-than-thou types always fail to notice the economic trade-offs. That getting prisoners and addicts into other ways of thinking and acting is in the best interests of the community, society and economics. Wake up, or pay your taxes to imprison them at great cost, or to pay (less money in taxes) to reintegrate them into society. In both cases, prison and drugs, our communities would be better off. Why is America, with 5% of the world's population overwhelmingly leading the world in the % of our population in our prisons? Is this economically feasible, or is it "feel good"--punish the jerk--ideology. I'm especially interested in the Christian's charitable response to this: What would Jesus do?
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The taxpayer should not be responsible for paying the rehab costs of people that are addicted to illegal things, whatever those things may be. The family of that person needs to step up emotionally and financially to help their family member. Same with very young girls that become pregnant, parents of the boy and girl need to pick up the tab, not the taxpayer. If this were the case in both scenarios I bet families would be paying closer attention to what their family members are doing because the money would be coming from their own wallet.
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formerjmstres is right on. Kids get lied to about the effects of weed, they see their so called "conservative" parents rail agains "drugs" while they drink and pop their oxycodone. Hey, this weed isn't so bad, I'll bet that cocaine isn't so bad either. Well…that's a*****of a step right there! Natural plants shouldn't be illegal, but any, and ANY synthesis of a plant, or any synthetic drug should have harsh penalties for supplying minors. But the treatment should be aligned towards the disease, not incarceration.
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this is a direct result of prohibition when you lie to youngsters about the effects of cannibis and they try it and realize they have been lied to so they try the harder drugs as well but by then its to late and they get hooked. honest education is what is really needed
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What Mr Thompson calls, "(t)he old cry baby liberal mantra that drug addiction is a 'disease' . . . " is based in science and empirical evidence. Credence's ludicrous charge that, "Liberals (the liberal "mind") says that ALL ill-behavior, sin, wrongdoings (whether civil or criminal), all moral decadence (habitual & otherwise, any WRONG relational, and whatsoever is missed herein.......are ALL DISEASES!" are demonstrably incorrect. Why do so many the "conservatives" rely on personal bias and outright lies to inform their opinions? Why do so many of them cling so tenaciously to discredited conspiracy theories, skewed rhetoric and histrionic rants propagated by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck when some real research, with a willingness to learn and change based on facts would give them a better idea of what's really going on? Is the prospect of change really that frightening?
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The idea that addiction is self inflicted is used to justify people's willingness to let other people suffer and die, as long as it isn't one of their own. It seems a kind of libertarian cop out.
Untrue things like that are easy to say and absolve us of any responsibility for our fellow human beings. Calling addiction a choice ignores the physical and psychological pain and suffering people are trying to relieve when they take drugs, legal or illegal, and it also ignores the fact that some people are much more susceptible to addiction than others by way of genetic and other physiological factors.
We have been treating addiction as a choice and have created a huge law enforcement apparatus to punish drug users. Has it worked? Are harmful drugs becoming harder to get? Is the number of addicts decreasing? No! It's not working and that points to the falsehood behind the attitude expressed in this letter.
Addiction and illicit drug use need to be dealt with as a medical issu
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I have never been an addict, myself, but have quite a few friends and family members suffer with addiction of all different sorts. It's not funny. They don't want to be that way. They don't want to be living their life the way they are. I suggest those of you that are insensitive/uneducated on the subject, take a little time and research it, thoroughly. ..For those of you calling out obesity as an issue, it's a crap-food/lack of exercise issue more than anything. I have big friends that are perfectly healthy and I have very thin friends that are very unhealthy. It's about diet and lifestyle. Sometimes people just need a little help getting out of what they have gotten themselves into. How about taking a more positive approach and reaching out to these people to try and help them instead of judging them? Just a thought.
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Good letter to make people think. We are all tired of the stupidity of healthy people taking drugs for a high, but not able to do anything about it. A sad empty state for our country.
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What does it say about a society when such a high percentage of its population needs to be medicated with either legal/illegal drugs and or alcohol (a drug) to function???
It speaks volumes about how many are living am empty life and searching for some degree of peace!!!
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Yes, troglodyte, that would most definitely be a disease. What would you call it? Stupid? Yes, as cigarette smoking is stupid but lung cancer is a disease. After classifying this person in whatever imprudent thought you may have, then what would you have society do with such a person?
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Liberals (the liberal "mind") says that ALL ill-behavior, sin, wrongdoings (whether civil or criminal), all moral decadence (habitual & otherwise, any WRONG relational, and whatsoever is missed herein.......are ALL DISEASES! therefore there is NO recourse for them. You can qualify for social security pay if you just want to be a drunkard! Go fig.???
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Most people do not understand the disease concept/medical model of drug addiction. Most likely because the disease is often self inflicted. Now that ****** and other drugs are bringing down white, affluent people there will soon be a sea change in attitude.. just saying
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Obesity can cause type two diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. Obesity is a much bigger problem and cost us much more money than addiction ever will. Obesity is a choice as well, but we still call health problems that steam from that diseases.
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And how does this make addiction a disease? If you knowingly take any poison and get sick, is your behavior a disease?
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"so-called disease of ******, coke, crack, etc."
He shows his ignorance and lack of knowledge on the subject he writes about. Many are addicted to prescription pain killers, and others given to patients by doctors. Many resort to ****** after they cannot get a new prescription for their pain killers. I notice he didn't mention alcohol either...
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As announced earlier today, the Hyundai Elantra compact -- sold in America for more than 20 years now -- beat out the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat for Car of the Year. In 2009, the Hyundai Genesis sedan won the same honor.
The automaker today announced plans to target the "young-at-heart" drivers with two new coupes: the Veloster Turbo and the Genesis Coupe, presented today at the North American International Auto Show.
"We'll keep the exciting product coming," John Krafcik, president of Hyundai North America, told journalists at the unveiling.
Hyundai sold almost 650,000 vehicles in 2011, up 20 percent from 2010. Its strategy, Krafcik said, was to focus less on fleet vehicles and more on fuel-efficient vehicles.
Today, the automaker announced that all hybrid vehicles have a lifetime battery replacement guarantee effective today. And Krafcik noted that several of Hyundai's vehicles -- particularly its midsize Sonata, the automaker's best-selling vehicle -- matched or outpaced rivals in terms of fuel economy.
"We sought to connect with customers in a much more emotional way than in the past," Krafcik said.
Hyundai has appointed a new chief designer, Chris Chapman, who spent 17 years at BMW. It's tinkering with hydrogen-powered vehicles and developing its own 10-speed automatic transmission. At the Auto Show, consumers are invited to a virtual test drive of the Veloster Turbo, which uses Sony Playstation technology to give drivers a real-world feel.
But their greatest asset might be their increasing customer loyalty, something it hopes to continue building upon as its lineup expands. A redesigned Santa Fe SUV has yet to be unveiled.
"Elantra owners are the happiest in the compact segment. And the same goes for Sonata owners in the midsize segment," Krafcik said, noting a J.D. Power & Associates study.
"When a brand becomes truly valuable, something happens: Consumers return," he added.


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Miami Gardens, Fla. – Notre Dame's football program woke up its echoes in 2012. Alabama made the Fighting Irish regret they even brought the matter up Monday night in the BCS championship game.
Working with its classic ruthless efficiency and inspired by Coach Nick Saban's process-oriented preparation, Alabama steamrolled Notre Dame from the start in a 42-14 victory at Sun Life Stadium before a stadium BCS-record crowd of 80,120.
Alabama (13-1) didn't simply crush the last unbeaten Division FBS and No. 1-ranked team, but it cemented its status as a dynasty with its third BCS title in four years and second in a row. Saban, who won the 2003 title with LSU and last year became the first coach to win three titles, won his fourth. Minus two years with the Miami Dolphins, he has done that in a span of eight college football seasons.
"I'm especially proud of this team because they were able to repeat," Saban said afterward. "That is hard to do. You're fighting yourself. You have to challenge your will."
The Tide broke the Irish will. Notre Dame (12-1) hoped to bank on its rock-solid defense that had allowed only 10.3 points and 92 yards rushing per game, and two rushing touchdowns all season. But Alabama exposed the Irish and All-American linebacker Manti Te'o quickly by scoring touchdowns the first three times it had the ball.
The lead ballooned to 35-0 before Notre Dame scored in the third quarter on a 2-yard run by quarterback Everett Golson. All that did was break a streak of six quarters of shutout ball by Alabama defenses, going back to last year's 21-0 whitewash of LSU in the title game in New Orleans
"We didn't represent our school, our team, our families like we wanted," said Te'o, who won numerous individual national awards. "It's disappointing but I'm still proud of this team.
The Alabama defense early in the game took a back seat to the Tide offense, which pummeled the nation's No. 1 scoring defense.
When power backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon weren't running through Irish tacklers, junior quarterback AJ McCarron was lofting passes over and around Irish defenders. Lacy, a Gretna native, won the game's Most Outstanding Player award by rushing for 140 yards on 20 carries. He set the tone early with a 20-yard touchdown run on which he broke two tackles and added an 11-yard touchdown reception to give Alabama a 28-0 halftime lead.
"For the first time this year we were able to play a complete game," said Lacy. "We did it the way Coach always talks about. We come out and we play for 60."
McCarron, who won the offensive MOP award last season in a 21-0 victory against LSU, completed 20 of 28 passes for 264 yards and four touchdowns.
Yeldon rushed for 108 yards, and both he and Lacy scored a touchdown to match the number of rushing touchdowns allowed by the Irish through the first 12 games.
"I get chills thinking about it," said quarterback McCarron of the repeat. "All the thanks to my teammates. They made it possible."
Alabama blitzed Notre Dame, needing only 23 plays to put up 21 points on the first three possessions and driving 82, 61 and 80 yards.
On the second Tide possession, Lacy just missed another touchdown with another 20-yard blast up the middle but was stopped on the 3-yard line. With Alabama and Notre Dame all bunched up inside, McCarron flipped a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Michel Williams, who first faked a block and was wide open.
Alabama came one play from making it a 21-point first quarter. McCarron hit Amari Cooper, who caught six balls for 105 yards and two touchdowns, for a 27-yard gain and two plays later, Yeldon made it 21-0 on the first play of the second quarter with a 1-yard run.
There was little doubt where this one was going after that as Notre Dame staggered for a half on offense. The Irish was out-gained, 309-124, at the break and trailed, 16-5, in first downs. Lacy twice executed his patented "circle button" spin move to make it 28-0 on a dump-off pass from McCarron.
"Everybody was positive. Everybody had the mindset we could come back," Notre Dame wide receiver John Goodman said. "They just came out in the second half and continued what they were doing."


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Posted by Pablo Kjolseth on March 23, 2014
Last January while attending the Arthouse Convergence in Midway, Utah, I was privy to a digital 4K restoration of The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948). It was introduced by Leonard Maltin, and the screening preceded the official Blu-ray release by a couple weeks. It comes to mind now because I see it coming up on TCM and also because next month anyone lucky enough to be attending the TCM Classic Film Festival can watch another one by Welles with the "world premiere restoration reconstructed from the original camera negative" of Touch of Evil (1958). Restorations are a tricky business; hard work and, if all goes well, all that work should be invisible to the viewer.
Working with an original nitrate negative and "the lacquering effect."
In the case of The Lady from Shanghai, the good news is that Grover Crisp (Executive Vice President of Asset Management, Film Restoration & Digital Mastering at Sony Pictures Entertainment) and his crew had access to an original nitrate negative that Sony Colorworks colorist David Bernstein acknowledges as having a "intangible property" and a "rich, luxurious look to it." The bad news was that, on top of the usual problems (tears, missing frames, scratches) the negative, at some point, had been lacquered. "This is a process by which a lacquer solution is applied to the film to fill-in scratches and prolong the printability life of the negative," explains Crisp. The lacquering, however, was poorly applied, dangerous to remove, and left behind a slew of artifacts, including thin vertical streaks.
Photochemical restoration vs 4K restoration.
The original effort to restore The Lady from Shanghai began back in the 1990′s, but there were too many difficulties with the typical photochemical restoration. Two decades later the ability to scan the negative using a 4K wet-gate scanner meant the restoration process could be done digitally – but that's not to say all the cleanup was done using computers and algorithms. The famous house of mirrors scene, for example, provided so many unique challenges that 30 artists manually had to restore areas plagued by dirt and scratches amidst the shattering glass and changing lights.
A note on 2K vs 4K projection.
At this point, I'd like to give the floor to Steve Seid, Video Curator at BAM/PFA, who posted the following comments last December by way of introducing the public to 4K restorations from Sony Pictures:
Steve's comments are interesting to me because, after watching the 4K presentation of The Lady from Shanghai, I do remember one colleague mentioning afterwards how unsettled he was by the level of detail and stability up on the screen. I had a similar feeling when I first saw Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) on a 4K projector: I was able to see individual dust motes floating in the air that I don't remember seeing during the film's original theatrical release. It wasn't quite as jarring as seeing The Hobbit (Peter Jackson, 2012) at 48 frames per second (instead of cinema's longstanding 24 fps), but it did look… different.
If I had a time-machine, after doing all those things you're supposed to do (stop Hitler, etc.), I'd most certainly like to go back to 1958 to watch an original 35mm film print of The Lady of Shanghai upon its theatrical release, rather than a digital copy that had been cleaned up a half century later. (The time machine might also prove handy in saving the almost hour-long footage that was supposedly destroyed by the studio, which didn't care for The Lady of Shanghai – but that would be a separate adventure.) What can I say? I am a fan of those intangible and luxurious properties that film has over digital. But until that time machine gets built, I'm surely very grateful to the hardworking people behind the restorations that are keeping the past alive, preserving it for us in a clear and beautiful form. In a way, a restored movie is already the closest thing we have to a time machine. Not one that allows us to go into the past, but rather one that brings the past to us. It also helps replicate that feeling of what it might have been like to see the film for the first time, minus the decades of degradation that only serve to remind us of the injustices of time.
The following links were consulted for both pictures and quotes, and provide more details on the restoration process:
Recommended reading for more on The Lady from Shangai:
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Posted By kingrat : March 23, 2014 7:24 pm
Thank you for this article. I'm looking forward to seeing THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI the last night of the festival. A great way to end a great festival.
Posted By LD : March 23, 2014 9:32 pm
After reading your post of LADY FROM SHANGHAI, I decided to watch what Bogdanovich had to say on the DVD. I am not usually upset by imperfections on DVD'S and I can honestly say I won't be replacing what I already own. Double dipping I think it is called. Bottom line, this is a wonderful film as a vehicle for Welles and Hayworth. Also it is nice to have film of Flynn's boat, which I assume is the Zaca and his dachshund as part of the back story. With that being said, Glenn Anders as George Grisby creeps me out, as I would think it would any normal person.
Posted By Pablo Kjolseth : March 24, 2014 5:49 am
I'll probably buy THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI Blu-ray because "TCM Vault Collection titles are produced in small quantities for a limited time," and for me it's a must-have. As to TOUCH OF EVIL, all I can say is that if you're in L.A. during that 4K restoration screening next month – don't miss it!
Posted By Richard Brandt : March 24, 2014 4:45 pm
I can remember watching a 16mm print (I assume) of DOUBLE INDEMNITY on a college campus and being impressed by the dust motes floating in the beams of sunlight coming through the blinds (just like the narrator promised!). That it took digital restoration to bring them out in BLADE RUNNER surprises me, but HD brings out all manner of things you didn't notice before. It played hell with the budgets of TV producers who had to upgrade their cheap sets.
Posted By Pablo Kjolseth : March 24, 2014 4:57 pm
Hi, Richard -
What you said reminds me of a better example; STAR TREK. When I first saw it as a kid it was on a small and crappy TV. Now, as I project the Blu-ray on a big screen in true HD it reveals a lot more information. Okay, a lot of the rocks that get tossed around ALWAYS looked like Styrofoam. But with HD I can now see the makeup around Spock's ears with alarming clarity. (Still love the show, of course.)
Posted By swac44 : March 28, 2014 5:38 pm
To add to the general weirdness of HD, there's also the digital erasing of special effects wires and matte lines that you're used to seeing, making things even more hyper-real. I guess it's not necessarily a downside, but if you're used to seeing them in the past, it can be a bit jarring.
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Results tagged ' third base '
Johnson to get 'bulk' of time at 3B
Astros manager Brad Mills shed some light Saturday on how he plans to split playing time the rest of the season at third base, which has been a rotation between Chris Johnson, Angel Sanchez and Matt Downs the past two weeks.
Johnson, who burst onto the scene last year with a strong rookie campaign, has started just three of the team's last nine games after starting 75 of the first 85 games. Downs has started a pair of games at third during the last nine games, and Sanchez started his fourth game in that span on Saturday.
Mills said Saturday that Johnson will get most of the playing time. Johnson batted .298 in June and is hitting .274 with four homers and 23 RBIs following a woeful April when he hit .185.
"C.J.'s going to get the bulk of it," he said. "He's got the bulk of it in the first half of the season and he's going to get the bulk of it here coming up pretty quickly. Again, hopefully he's able to get it going and trying to get these guys some at-bats right now is difficult. He's going to get the bulk of starts as soon as [Sunday] maybe, at third base."
Mills had Sanchez in the No. 2 hole Saturday, which is where Sanchez has hit during most of his starts.
"He does a good job defensively, wherever you put him," Mills said. "He's done a good job at second and obviously has done a good job at third. We're putting him in there today mainly because how he fits in. C.J.'s struggled against [Paul] Maholm in the past, even though he's a left-handed pitcher. I think how Sanchez is able to fit into our lineup is nice."
Astros position breakdown: third base
We close out the infield portion of out position-by-position analysis by sinking our teeth into third base, which is pretty set at this point in time:
2010 Opening Day starter: Pedro Feliz.
2010 end-of-season starter: Chris Johnson.
Others who were in the mix: Geoff Blum, Matt Downs.
Combined 2010 stats of Astros third basemen: .265 BA/.292 OBP/.392 SLG, 31 doubles, 14 homers, 80 RBIs, 25 walks, 126 strikeouts, 616 at-bats.
Free agents: Geoff Blum (option declined).
Arbitration eligible: None.
What happened: The Astros signed Pedro Feliz to a one-year, $4.5-million contract at last year's Winter Meetings with the hopes he could add some muscle to their offense and be a run-producer while playing a steady third base. Feliz did neither. He scuffled defensively and never got going with the bat, hitting .221 with four homers and 31 RBIs in 97 games before the Astros benched him in June and handed the starting job to rookie Chris Johnson.
Johnson, who made his Major League debut at the end of 2009 and played sparingly, had a tremendous spring and made the Opening Day roster, thanks in part to an injury Lance Berkman. That's because Feliz saw time at first base against left-handers with Berkman out, allowing Johnson to make some starts at third. But Johnson's season was quickly derailed when he went on the 15-day disabled list April 20 with a right intercostal strain.
When Johnson was healthy, Berkman was back in the lineup for the Astros and they had no room on the roster for him. He went to Triple-A Round Rock and hit .329/.362/.570 with eight homers and 33 RBIs before the Astros called him up.
Although he got a late start, Johnson went on to make a run at National League Rookie of the Year, hitting, .308/.337/.481 with 11 homers and 52 RBIS in 94 games. He led all Major League rookies with a .308 batting average (minimum 300 at-bats) and hit .316 after the All-Star break with 11 homers and 44 RBIs. He struggled at times defensively, committing 18 errors for a .908 fielding percentage, but the Astros are confident he will continue to improve with the glove.
What's next: Johnson is the man of the moment. He's penciled in as the starter next year with the expectation he'll continue to improve as a run producer and a defensive player. The Astros will be in the market this winter for a utility player that can play third base when Johnson needs a day off, but if he's healthy expect C.J. to make at least 150 starts for the Astros in 2011.
Who's on the farm: The Astros' top two third base prospects are in the lower Minor Leagues: Jonathan Meyer and Mike Kvasnicka. Meyer, a third-round pick in 2009, hit .245/.304/.317 with two homers and 49 RBIs last season in 121 games at Class A Lexington in his first full season in pro ball. Kvasnicka was taken with the 33rd overall pick this year and hit .234/.305/.337 with five homers and 36 RBIs in 68 games at short-season Tri-City. Kvasnicka, out of the University of Minnesota, has played third, the outfield and caught, but his future is at third base.


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