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Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye . It may be done when there is a retinal detachment, because removing the vitreous gel gives your eye doctor (ophthalmologist) better access to the back of the eye. The vitreous gel may also be removed if blood in the vitreous gel (vitreous hemorrhage) does not clear on its own.
During a vitrectomy, the surgeon inserts small instruments into the eye, cuts the vitreous gel, and suctions it out. After removing the vitreous gel, the surgeon may treat the retina with a laser (photocoagulation), cut or remove fibrous or scar tissue from the retina, flatten areas where the retina has become detached, or repair tears or holes in the retina or macula.
At the end of the surgery, silicone oil or a gas bubble is injected into the eye to lightly press the retina against the wall of the eye. Oil cannot be absorbed by the body, so if an oil bubble is used, you'll need a second procedure to remove the oil after the retinal detachment has healed.
Vitrectomy is always done by an eye doctor who has special training in treating problems of the retina.
What To Expect After Surgery
Vitrectomy may require an overnight hospital stay. But it may sometimes be done as outpatient surgery. The surgery lasts 2 to 3 hours. Your eye doctor will determine if the surgery can be done with local or general anesthesia.You may need to position yourself in a certain way at home for a while. Your doctor will tell you what position to lie in so that the gas or oil can push against the detachment.
Contact your doctor right away if you notice any signs of complications after surgery, such as:
- Decreasing vision.
- Increasing pain.
- Increasing redness.
- Swelling around the eye.
- Any discharge from the eye.
- Any new floaters, flashes of light, or changes in your field of vision.
Why It Is Done
Vitrectomy may be done to:
- Repair or prevent traction retinal detachment, especially when it threatens to affect the macula.
- Repair very large tears in the retina.
- Reduce vision loss caused by bleeding in the vitreous gel (vitreous hemorrhage) when bleeding is severe or when the blood does not clear on its own after several months.
- Treat severe proliferative retinopathy that causes severe scar tissue formation or when growth of new blood vessels on the retina (neovascularization) continues despite repeated laser treatment.
An oil bubble can be used in this surgery. Because an oil bubble does not move around in the eye as much as a gas bubble moves around, your eye doctor may suggest this type of surgery instead of other retinal detachment surgeries. The oil bubble may make the surgery and recovery easier for older adults, young children, and anyone who may have trouble keeping his or her head and eye in the proper position.
How Well It Works
Vitrectomy has been shown to greatly improve visual acuity in many people who have severe vitreous hemorrhage that has not cleared on its own.
In general, surgery can restore some vision that is lost as a result of traction retinal detachment and may help prevent further detachment. But the results tend to be better when the detachment has not affected the center of the retina (macula) and the central vision it provides.
Vitrectomy may cause elevated pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure, or IOP), especially in people who have glaucoma.
There are several other serious, vision-threatening risks linked to vitrectomy. These include:
- Further bleeding into the vitreous gel.
- Retinal detachment.
- Fluid buildup in the clear covering of the eye (corneal edema).
- Infection inside the eye (endophthalmitis).
- Cataracts may form after surgery.
What To Think About
One of the main uses of vitrectomy is to remove blood from the middle of the eye, a condition called vitreous hemorrhage. When vitreous hemorrhage occurs, some doctors may recommend waiting several months to a year to see whether the vitreous gel will clear on its own before they do a surgery that can have serious complications.
But if the hemorrhage is causing severe vision loss or is preventing treatment of severe retinopathy, surgery may be done sooner rather than later. Some studies have shown that long-term results are better with early vitrectomy.
There are a few ways to repair a retinal detachment. The chance that each surgery type can help restore good vision varies from case to case. The cause, location, and type of detachment usually determine which surgery will work best. Other conditions or eye problems may also play a role in the decision.
You may need more than one surgery to reattach the retina if scar tissue from the first surgery grows over the surface of your retina.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF) to help you prepare for this surgery.
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Skip to comments.Shouting Louder (Sowell on Obama, Clinton & Benghazi)
Posted on 01/28/2013 1:18:32 PM PST by jazusamo
An old-time trial lawyer once said, "When your case is weak, shout louder!"
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouted louder when asked about the Obama administration's story last fall that the September 11th attack on the U.S. ambassador's quarters in Benghazi was due to an anti-Islamic video that someone in the United States had put on the Internet, and thereby provoked a protest that escalated into violence.
She shouted: "We had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?"
Students of propaganda may admire the skill with which she misdirected people's attention. But those of us who are still old-fashioned enough to think that the truth matters cannot applaud her success.
Let's go back to square one.
After the attack on the American ambassador's quarters in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, the Obama administration immediately blamed it on the anti-Islamic video.
Moreover, this version of what happened was not just a passing remark. It was a story that the administration kept repeating insistently. U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice repeated that story on five different television talk shows on the same Sunday. President Obama himself repeated the same story at the United Nations. The man who put the anti-Islamic video on the Internet was arrested for a parole violation, creating more media coverage to keep attention on this theme.
"What difference, at this point, does it make?" Secretary Clinton now asks. What difference did it make at the time?
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Thanks for posting. Dr Sowell gets right to he heart of the issue, as always. Let's hope somebody asks the Secretary or the President this question.
Thanks for the ping jaz. Thomas Sowell is right on the mark again.
He is so right. That's what bullies do.
". . reality, nevertheless, rears its ugly head . ."
Yes. . and when the REALITY of what the Clintons and the Obamas have done to this country rears its ugly head . . it isn't going to be pretty.
Hillary looks and sounds guilty.
Domo for the Ping, jaz.
Dr. Sowell rightly calls bs on the video meme; I wish he would have also raised the question of why Ambassador Stevens was in Benghazi that night, and what the function of the "consulate" there was at that point in time.
Then of course, there's the question of who gave the order to stand down a rescue attempt, leaving our people for dead. . .
Unfortunately I doubt we'll ever get the answers to your questions now that the turkey has four more years in the WH.
You lied then, you lie now. Truly what difference does it make?
con·science /ˈkänCHəns/ Noun An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
Using Hillary's logic, why should the police, as an example, spend the time and money to investigate Sandy Hook? There are twenty-six dead Americans and what makes the difference what guns were used?
Four great Americans DEAD so Hussein Obama could make sure HE could be reelected. Hussein treated the people at the embassy like sewer rats so he could continue his dream of destroying America. Any fool could see that...
Agreed...With Obama it's always about Obama.
What a great Article. What also bothers me is how these points in this aricle SHOULD'VE been put to Hellary by the Republicans on that committee. That they were not, only tells you how far gone our elected officials ( and all of their interns + handlers who read + write everything they say in public) on the small "r" right, truly are. I watched about 2 hours worth and turned it off.
Zer0 his Syndicate and the Hildebeast could care less about the American people or how many are killed. They don't give a rat's ass as long as their lust for power is not frustrated. We don't call them Rats for nothing. They're DemonRATs and, so far, nothing is stopping them.
Gun running Obama had his planned event screwed up by some retired Seals and his trading partners expressed their dissatisfaction by raping and killing obama's ambassador.
Such acts were once considered an act of war and this specific act was most definitely a message to our officially still in the closet gay president Obama.
All of this was blamed on a video for several reasons, but first and foremost, to help keep obama in office.
Plenty of guilt to go around, but no one to make sure it goes where it needs to go. There are no official manure spreaders other than the presidential spokesgirl.
The difference, Madam Secretary, is that four Americans are dead and it's your fault. That's what difference it makes.
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La Casita second grader Sigrid Viera reads from her text book during science class Tuesday at La Casita Elementary School in Clovis. Ten years ago it would be hard to find a student speaking Spanish in the classroom. (CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth)
By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer
Upon first glance, the colorful ink numbers in Francis Duarte's classroom, printed on cardboard, appear to be typical decorations in a typical kindergarten classroom — except below each numerical value is the corresponding Spanish word.
In this classroom, Spanish is spoken 90 percent of the time; the goal is literacy and proficiency in not one language, but two — Spanish and English.
Duarte's class is just one example of the Dual Language Program at La Casita Elementary School, a program experts call a trend in border state education.
Meli Galavan's daughter is a student in La Casita's Dual Language Program. Although Galavan, who was born and raised in Clovis, is Hispanic, she was 18 when she taught herself how to speak and write Spanish.
"I was raised in a foster home where we were not allowed to speak a word of Spanish," said Galavan, who struggled for years to regain the heritage she lost. Now she wants to make sure her own three children don't face those same hurdles.
The little Spanish that Rhonda and George Griese know they learned through their son Jacob, the only fair-haired child in Duarte's kindergarten class on Tuesday. Choosing La Casita's dual language program seemed a natural and logical option for the Grieses.
"It's important for when he gets older," George Griese said, his arms folded, "for employment. The more you know, the more places you can go."
As the demand for bilingual speakers in the workplace skyrockets, Mary Ayala, assistant dean of liberal arts and sciences at Eastern New Mexico University, said schools like La Casita will be an increasingly popular choice for parents who want to prepare their children for a more global, multi-cultural world.
"At ENMU, we have a whole separate track of classes for native and heritage Spanish speakers," said Ayala, who defines a native speaker as someone who was born in another country and migrated to the U.S. and a heritage speaker as someone born in the States.
Many of Ayala's students come from a background where Spanish is spoken in the home — she said it is not uncommon for a student to speak Spanish fluently, but lack the corresponding written and literacy skills. Tailoring classes to fit the this burgeoning population, she said, is important, especially for a university, like ENMU, with a student population that is over 50 percent Hispanic.
"Immigrant populations across the U.S. were encouraged to completely adopt a second language. That attitude has been a disadvantage for the United States. We are one of the only countries where it is socially frowned upon to be anything but monolingual," Ayala said. "Ten years ago it was not uncommon for me to hear that a student was discouraged from speaking Spanish, but this generation has moved beyond that."
The climate for bilingual learners in the United States is still not as welcoming as it should be, according to David Briseno, principal of La Casita.
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The best and worst global bond funds of 2013
The vulnerability of traditional bond funds was today highlighted when Pimco's Total Return Fund – managed by investment guru Bill Gross – confirmed its worst annual loss since 1994.
The fund declined by 1.92% in value last year, according to Morningstar figures reported in The Wall Street Journal, marking the fund's worst loss for 19 years.
While the Pimco fund saw its performance curtailed by the performance of US Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which lost value last year, other global bond funds have performed far worse. The funds which performed the worst in the sector invested the majority of their portfolios in "low risk" sovereign debt.
Data from FE Analytics shows the worst performing fund in the global bonds sector was the £50.7 million M&G International Sovereign Bond which lost 9.59% of its value in 2013.
The fund, managed by Mike Riddell, had 67% of its portfolio invested in AAA-rated bonds as of the end of November, predominantly in top-rated government bonds. It does not invest in UK Gilts. M&G did not provide comment in time for publication.
The data covers unit trusts and open-ended investment companies, or OEICs, that are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. It does not include investment trusts or investment trust companies.
The second worst performer in the global bonds sector was the £61.19 million Baillie Gifford Global Bond fund, which lost 9.26% of its value over the period. The fund's largest investments are in US Treasuries and Japanese government bonds. A spokeswoman for Baillie Gifford said the company did not wish to comment on the fund's performance.
The third worst performing fund was the £655 million Newton International Bond Fund which was down 8.5% over the year. As at the end of November, the fund was 57.7% invested in AAA assets with an Italian sovereign bond the top holding in the portfolio by value, followed by two US Treasuries, according to the fund's factsheet. Newton did not provide comment in time for publication.
The three best performing funds in the global bonds sector were all European high yield bond funds.
The best performing was M&G's £124 million European High Yield Bond fund, managed by the recently promoted James Tomlins. More than 57% of the fund was invested in riskier B-rated debt or below.
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and i've written here before about being petrified of the greys/being
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after doing this i almost immediately regretted having done so. i began to
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LACKAWAXEN, PA — Bring cookies and let's talk about our website, was the gist of a recent township email inviting residents to an informal January 30 town hall meeting.
Local governments historically have called residents to public hearings and special meetings about budgets, proposed ordinances and emergency issues, but newly seated Supervisor Mike Mancino had a new request. He called on folks to talk about how the township communicates with them and his email brought out some 60 local residents on a cold evening.
The cast looked much the same as a regular supervisors' meeting, and solicitor Anthony Waldron explained at the outset that this was not a regular legal meeting and not the place to introduce any specific issues.
That said, Mancino said he hoped to better connect the township government with its residents and businesses. He said his feeling was that email and the township website was "the best way to create a constant conversation, for the sake of transparency and openness. What we do, at the end of the day, is represent you."
Having asked them to attend, he introduced all the township employees, from the road crew members (who received applause) to the tax collector.
Using a projection screen, Mancino went through the menu of the website (www.lackawaxen.org) line by line. Noting that it has not been updated recently—Mancino's name for example does not appear among the supervisors—he asked for suggestions about information that should appear.
The lack of information helps generate misinformation, said Chairman Bob Cocchi. "If you don't see it, call here. This township is known as a great rumor mill," he said.
Several people wanted more local road information.
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Grandkids had a GREAT time with these!
By Red Letter Lady
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I purchased this as a gift for my daughter's family (2 adults & 3 kids aged 9, 9 and 11) for Christmas. Due to their hectic schedule, they used it on New Years Eve and said they had a GREAT time "racing" the reindeer. The cardboard "racetrack" would not lay flat where it was folded to fit in the box. But this was a minor issue - not really needed at all. Not only did they "race" each other, they wound up trying to know each others reindeer over and they all held up fine.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great entertainment value!
By Mom
from California
We had reindeer races and everyone laughed so hard. The track and quality of the reindeer was above expectation.
Fun ending to dinner
By Maggie
from Danville Indiana
A fun tradition to add to Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dinner
Poor Performance
By Sad Reindeer
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The packaging was nice and the game looked good. Unfortunately the Reindeer went in circles rather than going straight down the track so they immediately left the track so no races were possible. Also the winder spring on one of the units was broken entirely. Very poor value
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Elkay
from Holland MI
The racing reindeer Christmas crackers were a hit although for the price I'm not sure I would buy them again. The reindeer were good size about 3 inches tall. It was hard to get the six reindeer and their 'handlers" positioned at the starting line without crowding. We ended up racing them in smaller heats which was fun too. The slightest wrinkle or lift in the paper race track caused the reindeer to veer off course and not head for the finish line. We did save them for next year and I think we will race them toward a finish line of our own making which will work better. (The race track is cute though.) The crackers were fun to open and the enclosed paper crown and jokes were fun for everyone. It was a surprise for everyone to find a named racing reindeer inside the cracker. It also added excitement to have a prize for the winning reindeer & the runner up (not included). It would have been nice to have a reindeer for everyone but due to the cost, family members had to share. I would have liked to purchase 2 sets but is was just not worth the price.
Crackers for Christmas
By Stickler
from Beltsville, Maryland
Fast shipping. Arrived in excellent condition.
Fun game!
By Kim
from Peru IL
Fun for all ages!
Super Christmas Crackers!
By Elementary Teacher
from Mississippi
We used our crackers after Christmas dinner & raced on table after clearing dishes. What fun we all had!
I would buy this again
By Deedee30
from Fort Smith Arkansas
This was first time to use this, I had never seen anything like it before. It was great fun. Our Christmas party was adults and they all pulled the crackers apart, wore the paper crowns, read the jokes, and raced the reindeer! Most Christmas pictures show paper crowns on heads. We're calling it the crackers reindeer Christmas.
Fun fun
By Libo
from Atlanta Ga
Grandkid over last weekend for christmas picture, so we have that over with and don't have worry on Christmas day. Ages 14,12 and twins 8. They were excited about the poppers and the riddles and the windup reindeers. It was fun, only draw back is that they didn't run in straight line so couldn't do the race. We even attempted on the bar with not paper, it never failed that one, not always the same one, but one would just go in circles. They are cute, and fun but don't think you are going to race.
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Second Look: Lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Op-Ed, The Boston Globe
October 26, 1987
Author: Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The 25th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis is an appropriate occasion to ask: what lessons should this event teach policy makers in the United States and the Soviet Union today? Distant as it is, the missile crisis still offers the best lens available through which to examine the possibilities of nuclear confrontation, problems of crisis management and opportunities for crisis prevention. It remains the only occasion in the postwar era when the United States and the Soviet Union stood "eyeball to eyeball" contemplating actions that could have led directly to nuclear war. At the time, President Kennedy estimated the risks of war as "between 1 in 3" and even Chairman Khrushchev remarked " the smell of burning" was in the air." Whatever the actual risks, analysts generally agree that on no other postwar occasion did the superpowers stand so close to the nuclear precipice. Our understanding of this crucial event thus continues to shape the lessons that should be learned from that critical historical event, four deserve special interest.
- 1.Nuclear war really is possible: Forty-two years after World War II, having enjoyed four decades without nuclear war or any general war, many people are tempted to conclude that war has become obsolete. Indeed, many now believe that peace is the natural condition of mankind. The further we get from those fateful 13 days, the more implausible it becomes that this confrontation could have led to nuclear war. Given the consequences of such a war, the stakes involved simply sis not justify such an outcome. Indeed, given the consequences of a nuclear war today, both President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev can readily agree that "a nuclear war could never be won and therefore must never be fought."
Is this equivalent to the proposition that a nuclear war is impossible? Decidedly not. No event demonstrates more clearly the fateful gap between "Implausibility" and "impossibility" than the Cuban missile crisis.
- 2.The principal risk of nuclear war arises from the uncontrollable: Both Kennedy and Khrushchev were clear that no sane person would choose nuclear war to the solution to his problem in that crisis. But both leaders showed a fine sense for risks beyond their control. The sources of such risks included accidents: on the final Saturday, a US U-2 flew erroneously over the Soviet Union: rather than shooting it down. Khrushchev ordered Soviet fighters to escort it out of Soviet airspace. A Soviet surface-to-air missile shot down a US U-2 over Cuba on that final Saturday. We learned only this month that this was done without direct authorization from Moscow. President Kennedy overrode prior instructions to delay military retaliation for that shootdown until he could probe further the evidence about Soviet intent.
Misperceptions are a further aspect of the uncontrollable. As we learned at this month's Harvard conference between Soviet and American scholars and policymakers, the primary impetus for Khrushchev's decision to send missiles to Cuba was his belief that an American military invasion of Cuba was imminent. In fact, the United States has no such plans or intentions. Khrushchev's misperceptions of American intentions led him to a fateful adventure. The US government failed to anticipate that the Soviet Union could take an action such as sending missiles to Cuba. Once discovered, President Kennedy and his associates misperceived the Soviets' purpose. The Soviet Union appeared to the Americans so bold and so threatening that it was incommensurate with any modest objective such as the defense of Cuba. This American response shaped our response, which in turn shocked Khrushchev and his associates even further. Misperceptions are thus a key ingredient fueling the uncontrollable.
One more ingredient is people, who being human are also fallible. Two days before his death. Robert Kennedy told an interviewer "he 14 people involved (in President Kennedy's advisory group) were very significant- bright, able, dedicated people all of whom had the greatest affection for the United States…. If six of them had been president of the U.S. I think the world might have blown up." While states dramatically the remark underlines the well known fact that a half dozen, indeed more, members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (ExComm) strongly preferred a US air strike on the missiles in Cuba. Had that occurred, one of those operational missiles could have been fired in an authorized or unauthorized manner- against an American city. Had such an attack occurred many Russians who were guarding the missiles sites would undoubtedly have been killed. In our recent discussion with the Soviets both Americans and Soviets concluded that a Soviet military response would have been "inevitable."
A fourth element was time, or lack thereof. In the missile crisis Kennedy and his closest associates had a week for private deliberation. During that week, the President's initial preference for an immediate air strike on the missiles in Cuba was examined and the risks and likely consequences of such an action probed. As a result, he came to prefer the naval blockade as a first step. Toward the end of the second week, as the Soviet missiles became operational, and after the shootdown of the US U-2. Kennedy felt his time had run out. This led to his final gambit, which fortunately resolved the crisis.
In analogous circumstances today how long would a president expect to have to decide-before his knowledge of a secret Soviet move became public and he thereby lost the initiative? Having discussed this point with national security advisers of subsequent administrations, I know of no one who believes the probable " leak date" would be later than 48 hours. The current combination of pervasive press presence, increasingly savvy journalists, the widespread practice of leaking and competitive pressure to be the first to publish-all conspire to shrink the time available for careful deliberation.
Absent time in which to engage competing views that would clarify the issues and the options less well-considered choices imply less well-predicted consequences. In the missile crisis, had JFK believed that the story would leak in 48 hours he would certainly have acted rather than forfeited the iniative. Had that been his window for decision, he most probably would have chosen the air strike. As Robert Kennedy concluded his own memoir of the crisis, the first and most important lesson was that time….was essential. If our deliberations had been publicized, if we had to make a decision in twenty-four hours, I believe the course we ultimately would have taken would have been quite different and filled with far greater risks. "Together these elements-accidents, misperceptions, personal predictions and biases, and unintended consequences-give bite to what former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara one of the participants in the crisis has articulated "McNamara's Law": "it is impossible to predict with precision the consequences of a military action."
- 3.The reality of nuclear interdependence: Technology has created for the United States and Soviet Union an inescapable common interest in avoiding the major nuclear war of which they would be the first victims. Interdependence is an overused term today. One should always ask: Who depends on whom and how much? This concept has not previously been applied, to the best of my knowledge, to the most fundamental and mutual dependence. We Americans can live, and our country survives, at the discretion of the Soviet leadership. At any moment Secretary Gorbachev chooses, he can order a nuclear attack upon the United States that will destroy everything that we hold dear. The Soviet Union faces an identical threat from the United States. From this condition there is no escape today, or in the foreseeable future.
From this central act follows one indisputable implication: America's security is dependent upon Soviet security and vice versa. Our actions (our extraordinary buildup of strategic offensive forces in the period leading up to the Cuban missile crisis) led the Soviets to fear an American first strike, or an invasion of Cuba. Is provoked their independent actions (putting missiles in Cuba) which brought us to the brink of war. Painful as it is for Americans, as well as for Soviets, our security is affected by their insecurity, and vice versa. This conceptual insight, familiar to Western specialists, has been incorporated by General Secretary Gorbachev in his concept of "mutual security." If this concept comes to guide Soviet actions, the world will become a safer place.
- 4.The perils of crisis management: The perils of crisis management are clear in the discussion of uncontrollable above. Any one of dozens of accidents, misperceptions, personal fallibilities, or time driven choices by the Soviets or by Americans could have triggered a chain of reactions ending in war. Lesson: crisis must be prevented.
This injunction is much easier said than followed. But the missile crisis offers clues about how to prevent as well as to provoke crises. One is to limit misunderstandings of real interests and real intention. The Kennedy administration failed to communicate clearly its commitment not to allow Cuba to become a base for offensive Soviet threats to United States: it failed to communicate that we had no intention of mounting and American military invasion of Cuba. Second is the importance of the unwritten rules of the game that constrain the US-Soviet competition. Kennedy was shocked by Khrushchev's lack of appreciation of what he referred to at the time as the "rules of the precarious status quo. Installing missiles in Cuba clearly violated these rules. If the Soviet leader could so badly understand the United States and our interests, so Kennedy reasoned, he might be tempted to do anything, for example in Berlin, Kennedy's reaction was thus motivated in substantial part by his concern to re-establish and understanding of these constraints on which the peace depended.
Since the missile crisis, both American and Soviet leaders have come to understand better these unwritten rules. Further, discussions among the United States and the Soviet Union, especially about areas of potential dispute hold promise of mush greater appreciation of these rules and their applications. This should lead to better appreciation of the relative importance of parallel interests vs. competing interests in the US-Soviet relationship. Given the inescapable threat both face together, each must reconsider its interests in situations that allow independent iniatives by third parties to engage superpower interests. Regional discussions that distinguish between real primary interests and secondary interests offer promise on this front. Nowhere are such discussions or distinctions more sorely needed than in the Persian Gulf today.
For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at 617-495-1400.
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Mitchell Stehling has been missing since June 9, when he told his family he was going to hike to the Spruce Tree House near the park's headquarters.
Searchers, which have included dog teams, helicopters, park rangers on horseback, found no clues of Stehling's disappearance Sunday.
Flyers with Stehling's picture and description remain posted throughout the park.


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12:45 p.m., Off Ramp Stage
Congratulations on leaving work early! Catching math-rock specialists Survivalist is the best way to kick off the weekend. Essentially the crowd at the Off Ramp Stage has two options. Survivalist's semi-cerebral, odd time signatures let those focused on the music get excited about the band's technical prowess. Or don't think — just drink, soak in the sun and recognize how perfectly these inventive instrumentals serve as a summer soundtrack. —Heather Gross
6:55 p.m., Bozo Stage
Pieces of Mojoflo's musical puzzle come from the genres that have the most fun — funk, soul, hip-hop, rock, reggae and jazz — which, when put together with their saucy lead singer and hard-boiled strut, means this sexy seven-piece blares the brass and always kicks ass. —Jackie Mantey
Tim Easton
7:05 p.m., Solar Stage
Anytime Tim Easton makes a return to Columbus, it's worth recommending. The singer/songwriter's pensive concepts blend masterfully with his catchy, twang-laden hooks. His raspy vocals (think Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros meets a harmonious Bob Dylan) only improves this bridge. Whether you've been at ComFest all day or are only making an evening arrival, Easton is perfect for rolling into the night's headliners. —Jesse Tigges
9:30 p.m., Off Ramp Stage
Columbus' own legendary indie rockers — fronted by Ace of Cups mastermind Marcy Mays — will make a presumably legendary return. Catch them here before they head to play an All Tomorrow's Parties show on the Jersey Shore curated by pal Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs. —Brad Keefe
EOP (Evan Oberla Project)
9:55 p.m., Bozo Stage
Evan Oberla hustles hard. From jam sessions to websites to showcase concerts, he works his tailbone off to direct eyes and ears to Columbus music. But he's not just a cheerleader; Oberla has blared his trombone with the likes of Mojoflo and O.A.R. (he's now a touring member), and his self-titled ensemble is now poised to funk up stages nationwide. Make no mistake — this band will blow you down. —Chris DeVille


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Wangechi MutuBrooklyn, New York, USA
Hangin' in Texas
Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu combines fashion magazine imagery and ink to create elegantly grotesque collages of the female body. Surreal and distinctive, the works at once reference ethnology, war, and portrayals of the female figure in mass media. Realized bothRead more
Milica TomicBelgrade, Serbia / Montenegro
Reading Capital
Whether videotaping pirated film screenings in developing countries or staging a performance drawing together a city's guest workers and its art world, Milica Tomic addresses the global complexities of identity. Her dialectical projects, primarily realized through video, connect contemporaryRead more
Anne WallaceSan Antonio, Texas, USA
el otro lado
Native Texan Anne Wallace gathers material from her immediate surroundings and recontexualizes it in community-based projects, videos, sculpture, and sound pieces that fuse personal and collective issues. Through sidewalk panels that reveal the past, a video of abandoned oilRead more
Dan CameronSenior Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Dan Cameron is Curator of the 8th International Istanbul Biennial set to open in September 2003. Currently, he is also Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, a position he began in 1995. Cameron, basedRead more


text: MTA Board votes to support Race to the Top application The Massachusetts Teachers Association's Board of Directors voted Saturday to support the state's Phase 2 Race to the Top application and to communicate that support to the organization's local association presidents. Local union presidents, superintendents and school committee chairs have until noon on Thursday to sign onto the process if they did not sign on in the first round. That is the same deadline for those who no longer want to participate to withdraw. "Our staff and leadership have been working very closely with state officials and other education groups to craft an application that we believe is appropriately focused on supporting teachers and schools," said MTA President Anne Wass. "On balance, our board believes the potential benefits of participating outweigh the risks." Wass added that the board's vote is intended to provide guidance to local affiliates, but that ultimately they must make a decision based on local circumstances and the views of their own members. Wass said that the state's application, which is in near-final form, contains several provisions that will be useful to school districts, including new teacher-developed curriculum and instruction resources, more professional development offerings through Readiness Centers, incentives to encourage experienced teachers to work in hard-to-staff schools, and more training for supervisors in how to conduct effective evaluations. "We believe that some of these provisions will make our very good schools even better," said Wass, who noted that the phrase "race to the top" doesn't really apply to Massachusetts since Massachusetts students already post the highest scores in the country and also do very well on international comparisons. Wass said another plus is that it will inject some new funding into the state, although the funding is short-term and will not offset the impact of state and local budget cuts. The state is applying for $250 million over four years. If approved, half would go directly to districts to implement the program. The other half would go to the state, which plans to distribute some of its share back to districts, as well. "A major reason our board is supporting the application is we believe that teachers need to be at the table when decisions are made about how to attract, retain, support and evaluate teachers and principals," said Wass. "The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has promised that this will be an open process involving all of the major education groups. We have been gratified by how responsive the department has already been to our suggestions and concerns." Wass said that the most controversial section of the grant program involves use of student test scores in educator evaluations. "The U.S. Department of Education has made it clear that they expect student performance to be part of a teacher's evaluation," said Wass. "Teachers recognize that we play an important role in student academic achievement. At the same time, teachers are very clear that it would be grossly unfair to hold us solely responsible for our students' growth scores on MCAS tests since there are dozens of other factors that contribute to scores, including family income, parental support and the students' own motivation and effort." Wass said that the application carves out a reasonable approach. The application calls for revamping the evaluation system by creating a two-year cycle. Prior to the evaluation process beginning, educators will be rated in one of at least three categories of effectiveness. That rating will be based on multiple factors, such as supervisor observations and evidence of an educator's knowledge and skills, as well as measures of student growth. Those measures of growth will include trends in MCAS growth scores, where they are available, as well as school- and district-based assessments. Once the rating is completed, the evaluator will complete a "formative assessment" – an analysis of strengths and weaknesses – and work with the educator to develop performance goals. The following year, the evaluator will conduct a "summative evaluation" to determine how well the educator has met the goals. In making that determination, the evaluator may look at multiple measures of student performance, but not MCAS scores. "We like to think of standardized test scores as a thermometer. They can indicate that there may be an issue, but can't diagnose the problem or suggest a cure," said Wass. "If Teacher A's students' scores are consistently lower than the scores of others teaching similar students, a good supervisor should ask why. It may turn out that Teacher A has more special needs students or English language learners in her class and she is actually doing an excellent job with the students she has. On the other hand, it may be that Teacher A has poor classroom management skills or is teaching a subject outside her area of expertise. The scores alone won't tell you what is going on. Only observation by a skilled, experienced evaluator will get to the heart of the problem and form the basis of an improvement plan."


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Colvin Run Mill
[ 10017 Colvin Run Road ] [ Great Falls, Virginia 22066 ] [ 703-759-2771 ]
Come take a turn
around the mill.
Bring your family, friends or a whole group and explore the beautifully wooded and landscaped grounds around historic Colvin Run Mill and General Store. You'll find something fun for everyone.
Venture out of your car for a leisurely afternoon enjoying the simple past-times common in the early 19th century. Have a picnic, shop at the general store for stone ground cornmeal, wheat flour and grits, "penny" candy, toys, books, snacks and drinks. Take a short stroll on the nature trail or a longer hike on the nearby Cross County or Rails to River trails. February through December, enjoy special programs including live music, craft demonstrations, ice cream making, seasonal activities and summer camp. For more detailed information see Programs/Classes/Camps.
Highlight your visit with a tour of the restored mill - a water-powered technological marvel built c.1811. On this multi-sensory tour, you'll see the massive waterwheel and gears, feel the furrowed stones that grind grain and smell the burn of mill stones set too close together. You'll hear stories about the man whose ideas revolutionized the milling industry, the family that ran Colvin Run Mill for over 50 years, and learn about George Washington's plans for a mill on Colvin Run.
Tours can be customized for each group from interactive flip books to engage the youngest visitors to in-depth historical and engineering information to pique even the most enthusiastic history buff and engineering fan's interest.
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I have a 3 month old baby who seems to have a phobia with his bottle. We initially latched and I had supplies issue and always needed top up with formula or my ebm.
At 6 weeks, he showed signs rejecting breasts for a day or two but would still latch for a few minutes and stop when flow becomes slow, so he'd still need a bottle as top up, so I was breastfeeding and pumping with every single feed and it was not the way to go..
So since about 7 weeks I decided to do day time pumping where he gets a bottle and someone can help with the feeding and we got to a point where I have more than enough breastmilk for him. As he didnt drink fast enough my freshmilk became older and older and I was giving him milk that was about 3-4 days old. I didnt think much of it but he'd always cry and scream with his bottle until he takes a bit. At 2.5 months it got really bad until I decided to taste my ebm and I wanted to vomit. I believe it may be due to excess lipase issue so I threw all my fresh milk away leaving with only those within 36 hours old. The feeding seems to be better for 3-4 days and now when my breastmilk is less than 24 hours old he still seems to have issues with it.
Given that hes never had formula for nearly 1.5 months could he still 'remember' the formula taste and cries bc he prefers that? or is my Ebm at 24 hours really bad? I tasted it, it still has a sweet smell though has a slight change in smell with a slight aftertaste but acceptable to my standard. We've tried changing teats/bottles, giving even fresher breastmilk but he seems to still cry.
Could i have created a phobia with the bottle and this is his main way of feeding? What should I do? I'm so desparate seeing him cry over his bottle and hes not very keen on the breast either! Thanks


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South-Central Section, GSA
43rd Annual Meeting
16-17 March 2009
Search Abstracts
We extend three invitations to entice you to come to the 2009 GSA South-Central Section meeting.
First, we invite you to come to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the home of more than six million people — about a quarter of the Lone Star State's population. Two great cities, Dallas (home of Southern Methodist University) and Fort Worth (home of Texas Christian University), anchor either end of the Metroplex, surrounded by many smaller cities, including Arlington (home of the University of Texas at Arlington) and Richardson (home of the University of Texas at Dallas); Baylor University, in Waco, is not far to the south. Benefiting from a resurgent energy industry, the Dallas-Fort Worth area is growing and changing rapidly. You'll have numerous cultural attractions, sporting events, and world famous shopping centers to enjoy during your visit to the Metroplex.
Second, you are invited to spend a few days in Richardson, the home of the University of Texas at Dallas. Richardson blossomed on the prairie just north of Dallas in the 1960s when Texas Instruments first established the high-tech business base that transformed a sleepy little Texas town into a vibrant city with a culturally diverse population. Today, more than 90,000 people work in Richardson, and it's the home of more than 600 telecommunications companies. Just to the north lies the bustling city of Plano, a suburb of more than a quarter million inhabitants.
Finally, you are invited to spend a few days at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), a young, dynamic university on the cutting edge of science, technology, medicine, business, and the arts. Since its inception in 1961 as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest, the brainchild of technology giant Texas Instruments, UTD has fostered a strong tradition of academic excellence. Originally a graduate institution, the Graduate Research Center became part of the University of Texas system in 1969. UTD admitted its first freshman class in 1990. With a current enrollment of more than 15,000 students, UTD aims to provide Texas and the nation with the benefits of educational and research programs of the highest quality. The site of the meeting is the UTD Conference Center, easily accessible by car or courtesy shuttle. Because the meeting is scheduled over UTD's spring break, there will be plenty of parking.
Many good hotels and restaurants are nearby, and we are sure that you will enjoy your stay in the Dallas-Richardson-Plano area. Please be sure to invite your students, colleagues, and family to join us at UTD for a great meeting!
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Countdown to Incompetence Part II: Beyond Squeamish
Thought it couldn't get any worse?
Wrong. It can. It will. US Americans will suffer.
Dear readers, another day is gone; the Cardinals bullpen still su<ks. And somehow, John Mozeliak still manages to keep a smile on his face. Perhaps he heard about Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's new proposal and decided to get a head start on my aura. That's the only reason I can think of that would somewhat adequately explain Mozeliak's easy-going penchant for incompetence.
Well, I'm just sick about it.
The Cardinals had to score five runs in the 9th last night to secure a victory because the gods knew a one-run lead wouldn't be enough. But how long can one expect the Cardinals to do this? How often will the Cubs and Brewers spot us a five-run lead going into the late innings of a game?
When a team has already recorded over 20 blown saves midway through the season, it's hard not to find its fans puking in the street. Yesterday, I was moved to illustrate my queasy frustrations with a Corey Feldman video that makes me equally — if not more — uncomfortable.
But that was yesterday. Things have gotten a lot worse since then. With one day left until the trade deadline, I'm afraid watching the Cardinals attempt to hold close leads will now make me as uncomfortable as I feel watching this:
**Warning!** The two minutes and twelve seconds you are about to lose from your life can not ever be replaced. You may or may not leave the video a lesser man/woman.
Have you lost your appetite, dear reader? Now you know how I feel.
This must stop. Mozeliak, be a man. Don't send the fans, the men who wear birds on the bat, and TLR the wrong message. Prove to us that you want to win and you want to win now.
I don't just speak for myself. I speak for Red States, Blue States, all the States of US America. Mr. Mozeliak, you can hate me 'cuz I'm an ^sshole and you can surely hate me 'cuz I'm a closet Corey Feldman fan, but please don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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That's abuse I couldn't make it thru the whole thing
I am trying to start a John Mozeliak day at my work. I have proposed to my superiors to start the John Mozeliak day once per month. It will be great. On John Mozeliak day, we will not have to do anything and still get paid for it…
My god. Was that video taken in an old-folks home? Cause there were a bunch of old people and no one stood up, so it sure as hell wasn't a concert.
Baba — sorry you had to go through that. It was hard on me too.
Tim — that's an excellent idea. I too plan to sit around and do nothing and hope that my competitors – who are busy spending money to be better than I – just happen to fall out (which they won't). Shame on Mozeliak. Shame, shame, shame.
NMYF — I think the only audience willing to witness that in person would have to be senile octogenarians. Again, I apologize for putting you through that, but now you know how it feels to root for a team that doesn't care about you.
OMG. I am having like the worst 80's flashback. You're killing me. Now I look like your "passed out" photo…please, please make the little Cory voices in my head STOP! Arrgh! ….. hee!
Oh god, I'd consider watching Ryan Franklin close out a one run game against the Cubs, rather than watching that again. Well, Dane Sardinha got called up again. Ugh.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ¼ of recipe
Calories 50
Calories from Fat 0
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 260 mg
Total Carbohydrate 2 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 1 g
Proteins 10 g
Vitamin A 4% DV
Vitamin C 8% DV
Calcium 6% DV
Iron 2% DV
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Servings 4
Preparation Time 25 minutes
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.0
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Pine nuts 2 tablespoons
Edible cactus (nopales), de-prickered, rinsed, and cut into ¼-inch squares ¼ pound edible cactus (nopales), de-prickered, rinsed, and cut into ¼ inch squares
Peeled and diced medium-hot chili-pepper or low sodium diced tomatoes 2 tablespoons
Egg substitute 1¾ cup
Salt and pepper
Cooking spray
- Toast nuts in a skillet over low heat until lightly browned, stirring often. Reserve.
- Spray nonstick pan with cooking spray. Stir in cactus.
- Toss gently over moderate heat until crisp-tender (about 4-5 minutes). Stir in chili-pepper.
- Blend eggs, adding salt to taste.
- Add eggs to cactus and chilies. Stir often until set.
- Sprinkle with pepper and pine nuts and serve hot.


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Easy risotto with bacon & peas
Not for risotto purists - this simple recipe has just 5 ingredients and the stock is added all in one go
Nutrition and extra info
- Healthy
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal396
- fat11g
- saturates4g
- carbs64g
- sugars0g
- fibre3g
- protein14g
- salt1.88g
- 1 onion
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- 6 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
- 300g risotto rice
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- 1l hot vegetable stock
- 100g frozen pea
Finely chop the onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a knob of butter in a pan, add the onions and fry until lightly browned (about 7 minutes). Add the bacon and fry for a further 5 minutes, until it starts to crisp.
Add the rice and stock, and bring to the boil. Stir well, then reduce the heat and cook, covered, for 15-20 minutes until the rice is almost tender.
Stir in the peas, add a little salt and pepper and cook for a further 3 minutes, until the peas are cooked. Serve sprinkled with freshly grated parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.
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This was yummy! I made two versions- one meat and one vegetarian with Quorn bacon lardons (from the frozen section). I also added some sausages along with the bacon as I had them in the fridge! My partner said it worked out well, and I think the vege version was delicious! I also added two cloves of garlic along with the onions.
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Fishing with Ben - The next generation of fly fisherman
I got real lucky Memorial Day Weekend and was able to fish 3 out of 4 days
Monday I was able to take out a newby fly fisherman. Time for pay back for all those that helped me along the way. I'm not sure if Ben is a Junior or Senior in high school, but I do know he is very excited about fly fishing, and seems to be already quite addicted to the sport. I met him through Steve Darnell, who is my Acid Decomposition team leader for the water sampling in the Park, and who has been teaching a few people some fly tying on Monday evenings at his church. Ben has been fly fishing for at least a year now, and is over his initial curve of not catching fish, but is still working on reading the water and presentation. He is very enthusiastic and I'm sure will soon be a major threat to the trout in our area. He and his Dad have been out with Roger Lowe a few times, and both seem to make an effort to get out to the Smokies on a regular basis. I'm sure glad I was able to take him for some fishing. I had my best numbers day all year, and he caught 20+ saying it was the most trout he ever caught on a dry fly.
The plan was to fish a Brookie stream. We drove there, rigged up, and hiked in. Put in on an awesome section of stream, and was shocked when I arrived
LOW WATER - Seems like we are going from a high water Spring straight into Summer lows
We fished a few hundred yard stretch.
Caught a few of these guys, but fish were spooky, and most seemed to be in hiding. Ben got a few also
There were several perfect pools with no action, I decided it was time to head for bigger water. We hiked back to the van drove for a while, got a Bar-B-Q sandwich and drove to the trailhead. We hiked in a ways to try and avoid other fisherman, then crawled through the rhodo to the stream. Water levels were much better here.
One of the better fish of the day
In just a few weeks the stream will be lined with flowers
Nice stretch of water - eh
And their rewards
My lousy attempt of trying to get artsy
Not just rainbows - lots of these guys too
This was turning out to be an awesome day. There were multiple fish fighting over the fly to the result of 5 to 15 missed takes before the pool would turn off. They just kept coming back! Perfect practice for Ben.
Nearing our exit for the day
My last fish was a good one!
Ben works the last few pools
Early Bloomers
Another Great Day in the Great Smokies!
Hope you've enjoyed
Great post. Good to see you are giving back to this sport and the next generations. Dp you definitely fish some beautiful places in those mountains.
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Marriage Equality USA's News Blog includes a series of Post-DOMA/post-Proposition 8 guest posts on marriage, written by Boyce Hinman. Hinman is the founder and director of the California Communities United Institute, and a member of Marriage Equality USA.
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Hardware synths can crash, just like a computer can crash. The fun thing is that the hardware generally crashes when a specific set of conditions are matched. It's reproducible. Software can crash if a specific set of conditions are met or ... if you've got bad karma or something.
Easiest way to crash a piece of hardware: pull the plug.
I've never played a synth where it boots up instantly. It generally has to do some checks and then it comes on. Hey, if it's analog synth, it might take a bit to warm up, too.
Most hardware synths have at least one moving part: a cooling fan. You've also got buttons and stuff -- and membrane keys are annoying to replace. Even if you've got only one sound, you've got an on and off switch. And, of course, if you've got a keyboard, you've got, well, keys.
"Solid state" is a term to describe something that can function without any moving parts. A solid state (hard) drive (SSD) is the most prevalent example of this at this time. However, they can overheat and their firmware can be glitchy -- including ceasing to function if you upgrade the firmware wrong or the operating system on your computer.
Of course, you've also gotta have an amplifier of some sort ....
As one final example, the Apple "chicklet-style" keyboard (which I like very much) has firmware to make it work. There have been a couple viruses that can infect the firmware. Kewl, no?
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Ok here goes - If you want some protein with your oatmeal just cook up a couple of egg whites and have it on the side.
If your having something like a pasta salad, just throw in a can of tuna.
If Im going to have a meal with less protien than I want I simple just eat meat as a side dish. Small steak, half a chicken breast, small proetin shake, half tin of tuna, eggs, turkey... The art is in the cooking. If you let the meat breath for an hour before you cook it, and use a nice oil, the meat will be perfectly tastey on its own.


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Moleskine Passions Wine Journal (5 x 8.25)
Cheers to the Passions Wine Journal! Keep track of your wine passion with 6 theme-based sections to fill in: Sparkling, White, Rose, Red, Fortified/Sweet, Spirits. In addition, use the 6 tabbed sections to personalize and 10 blank pages to insert comments and notes.
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Justice Department Calls for Airwaves for WirelessThe U.S. should free "underutilized" airwaves for use by wireless companies such as Clearwire Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp. to increase competition for high-speed Internet services, antitrust regulators said. From Bloomberg, January 04, 2010
American Library Association sends letter to NTIA asking for additional broadband funding for public computer centersThe groups assert that greater funding for the PCC program will allow public libraries and community colleges to expand their computer and Internet access capabilities for the general public, which is critically important in these times of economic distress.
From Fiece Wireless, January 04, 2010
Year-end Review: Economic Recovery Through Municipal Wireless NetworksThe year 2009 started with municipal wireless left for dead by mainstream media, and it ended with billions in stimulus grant monies supporting the expansion of broadband throughout the world.From MuniWireless, January 01, 2010
NTIA Awards 5 More Broadband Mapping Grants; Total to 41 States is $78 MillionThe Commerce Department agency responsible for the mapping component of the broadband stimulus program announced, on the last day of the year, that it had funded five more states' broadband data programsFrom Broadband Census, December 31, 2009
Why No One Should Talk To or Read Anything from the Heartland InstituteFor those of you paying attention over the past few years to the Telecom sector, you'll remember The Heartland Institute as a Sock Puppet Organization that "that call themselves independent but have ties among each other and to the industries about which they are stating they have an objective opinion."From NYC Wireless, December 26, 2009
NTIA Gives Millions To Connected Nation, Announces 15 Broadband Mapping GrantsAt least five of the 15 grants NTIA announced Tuesday will be going to Connected Nation.From Broadband Breakfast, December 22, 2009
FCC Eyes Average Internet Speeds for Rural AreasWith two months to go until the FCC is scheduled to unveil its plan for improving broadband service across the U.S., agency officials seem to be settling on relatively modest speeds for rural areas.From Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2009
FCC hails Mayor Daley's plan to bring technology to 5 neighborhoodsWireless Internet access along a 26-block stretch of 63rd Street. Free refurbished computers as an incentive to complete technology training. Family NetCenters and Community Craig's Lists to support local businesses.From Chicago Sun Times, December 21, 2009
Analysis: Paltry Stimulus Allotment May Signal Trouble AheadThe government finally got around to handing out some of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding set aside by the Obama administration.
For anyone who took this as a sign that the government was finally getting its act together on the broadband stimulus fund, think twice. The first 18 projects to get federal funding received less than 3 percent of the overall stimulus funds, and there's no news on when more funds will be allocated. From Wireless Week, December 18, 2009


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W. Bradford Walker IIIJanuary 29,2013
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EAST HAVEN Wilmarth Bradford Walker III, known to everyone as Brad, died at home surrounded by friends on Jan. 17, 2013, after a brave battle with cancer. Brad was the son of Edward and Jeanne Walker, of Burlington and Montpelier. He is survived by his brothers family, Mark, Cyndy and Alex, who reside in Jericho.
Brad was born in Burlington. While still young, Brads family moved to Berlin where he attended elementary school in Berlin Corners, then on to Montpelier High School where he loved working in drama and stage set construction and lighting. He spent hours building elaborate sets, probably not realizing that he would become an exceptional finish carpenter later in life. It was in high school that Brad developed his love of guitar. He was given his first guitar for Christmas by his father at age 16 and practiced daily, staying up in his bedroom until late at night. Deaf in his right ear, he would tilt his head to favor his left side, and played by his good ear, copying riffs from the blues rockers of the time.
Brad graduated high school in 1970. In 1971, he attended UVM, majoring in English. He had a strong love of the English language and was somewhat of a wordsmith. Brad worked in the stage shop at UVMs newly constructed Royall Tyler Theatre, further honing his creativity in woodworking.
In 1975, Brad ventured off to Aspen, Colo., with a good friend to ski the slopes, enjoy the outdoors and work in carpentry. In 1978, he went to Vail to remodel and staff a new ski shop, returning to Aspen in 1980. In 1986, Brad returned to Vermont, living in Essex renovating a house for his parents. He then moved to Waterbury to continue his love of carpentry and playing guitar. Brad worked on and built several houses, additions and renovations, all enhanced by his fine eye for detail, exceptional craftsmanship and knowledge of period correctness. Brad was very creative, and the quality of his creations was unsurpassed. Those who were fortunate enough to have him work on their homes have a long-lasting reminder of his talent.
In 1998, Brad moved to East Haven, where his life was enriched by Alcoholics Anonymous, embracing changes that allowed him to completely overcome his struggles. Along with his success in the program, Brad gained a huge new family, which he embraced without reservation. He loved going to meetings, sharing his years of success with his typical wit and superior sense of humor.
Brad often drove the 80 miles back to the Mad River Valley to work his carpentry magic on projects that fulfilled his creative need. His ingenious way of looking at things always added a whimsical touch to everything he made. Enough cannot be said about his humor, lightheartedness and his willingness to please.
Brad was a gentle soul who will be greatly missed by everyone he touched. He was taken from us too soon.
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"Dirt Road Diary" Tour Dates
Luke Bryan announced tour dates for his "Dirt Road Diary Tour"! He'll be in the area Sept 20th at the USANA Amphitheater in SLC, UT and in Denver, CO Sept 21st. All the details about the shows and where to purchase tickets can be found on 1055 The Hawk's CONCERT page.


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In addressing perhaps the last hurdle to Woodstock Reunion this summer, the Bethel Town Board voted to grant a noise permit to Yasgur Road Productions. However, perhaps mindful that at previous reunion events the loud music reportedly upset the dairy cows next door, which are owned by former supervisor Harold Russell, the planning board attached some conditions to the permit. Supervisor Dan Sturm read the conditions, "The speakers and amplified music shall be turned away from adjoining residences, and agricultural buildings, and shall be angled toward the ground."
The property, which was owned by Roy Howard, who passed away in January, and Jeryl Abramson, has been the site of numerous Woodstock Reunion events. But they were controversial and sparked a sustained and public legal battle between the owners and the town. Eventually, the town won and put a halt to the event.
Asked why the situation seems to be moving along smoothly this year, Sturm said it's because the owner of the property applied for the proper permits through the planning board. He said he believes the event can be positive for the town, and provide a few jobs.
The event is scheduled for August 16 through 19 and the permit allows for up to 900 cars and 3,000 campers.
Smoke in the sewer
Also at the meeting, Steve Grimm, a wastewater technician with the New York Rural Water Association, said it was time for the Kauneonga Lake sewer system to be put to the test with a technique called Liquid Smoke Testing. During the process, smoke and air are forced into sections of the sewer line, and seep up through the ground at any location where there is a fault in the system.
The faults need to be addressed because they allow rainwater and other clean water to get into the system, which increases the cost of operating the sewer system. Grimm said a campaign to let the sewer users know the testing is coming is very important because it's possible that the smoke will appear inside people's homes if there is a problem with individual hook-ups.
He said this can anger some people, until they understand that, "the smoke gets into your home, sewer gas is getting into your home," and that poses a health hazard; sewer gases can also explode.
In preparation for the testing, several manholes that have been paved over will have to be exposed. Sewer plant operator James McBride said that the older manholes in the system were forged locally and were not a standard size. When the system was switched from one that handled rain and sewage together to one that separates the two, some of the manholes were grated and the easiest way to seal them was to pave them over.
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|United States Sailboat and Powerboat Shows: A Boaters Wonderland
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For a boater, walking the docks of the U.S. Sailboat and U.S. Powerboat Shows is like being a kid in a candy shop. Everywhere you turn are gadgets and gear you'd love to have aboard. Your dream boat is on display nearby. And all around are folks who share your passion for getting out on the water. Every year, boaters from around the nation and beyond come to Annapolis to be part of the largest and oldest in-water boat shows in the country.
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BoatUS Member Anna Tunnicliffe Wins First Women's Sailing Gold Medal in 20 Years
QINGDAO, China - Laser Radial sailor Anna Tunnicliffe became the first woman in 20 years to sail to an Olympic gold medal. Tunnicliffe, of Plantation, FL, is a BoatUS Member.
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The comment thread for the last Petopia update and my GMail inbox were both filled with reports of a new ghostly wolf in Dustwallow Marsh yesterday. I haven't been able to get down there yet myself, but apparently this ghost wolf is summoned by one of the Grimtotems — but is not classed as an NPC's pet and so you can start the process of taming it. The problem? It dies after just a handful of seconds regardless of damage, and since Tame Beast lasts 20 seconds you can't finish taming it before it dies.
[UPDATE: As of 01/14/2008, Blizzard has announced that this creature can no longer be tamed. This reverses their previous comments on the matter.]
Resourceful hunters wracked their brains thinking of ways to shorten the length of time it takes to cast Tame Beast — so far as I know this is the first time we've had cause to consider that problem! And it looks like someone managed to do it — kimisawa just posted a comment with screenshots of another hunter who tamed the ghostly wolf!
My thanks to kimisawa, Mugungo, Ryno, Jakal, and everyone else who has been frantically trying to figure out how to tame this wolf. Now that we know it's possible, I want to know more about exactly how it can be done!
Edit: Our own Mugungo from Dunemaul managed to tame one of these amazing wolves today and sent me a screenshot. Click the thumbnail for the full-sized pic.
He also sent a guide about how he tamed his wolf:
I thought I would post a small guide on how to get the awsome ghost wolf. First of all, I dont know how to do this as a non-troll, but what you should do, is get the meta gem Mystical Skyfire Diamond. Then, spam aspects 'til it procs. You will have to get lucky with the wolf spawns to time the spawns with the gems proc. Then use troll zerking (the shaman blood lust skill may stack with the gem, i am unsure) and then have a leather worker drop the drums. Then you must click on the wolves EXACTLY when they spawn, and hope your taming finishes!
Also, this wolf looks awsome with bestial wrath on. Attached screenys show it with BW and I also put a screeny that is a good representation of how clear the wolf looks. =D
Again, click the thumbs for the full pic:
In the comment thread below, Maera also gives a little guide that I wanted to pull up and repeat where it's more visible:
I tamed my little wolf with the help of Mappy (70 shammy) and my Fiance. I also was toting the Skyfire Diamond and the Drums of Battle. Found one of the Grimtotems to harrass, demanding for the wolves to be summoned. Luwl. Dropped the drums once I had aggro from the Grimtotem, and started spamming trueshot aura to get the Diamond to proc. Once it did Mappy immediately threw down Heroism. Started the tame, and hello ghost wolf!
I strongly suggest making a macro to target one of the wolves the very moment they spawn. The seconds to complete the tame is so small a window, and every little piece of time you can scrounge is crucial.
The other thing that might make you panic is that your wolf may die the second after you finish the tame. My wolf fell over dead the moment the tame was complete, I think because the wolf was intended to die after only eight seconds or so after being spawned.
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Kamehameha Schools says it will break ground next month on a $16 million redevelopment of the Oahu North Shore business district that includes Matsumoto's Shave Ice.
The trust said Monday the Haleiwa shave ice stand popular with tourists and residents will remain open during construction.
The project will reuse five historic buildings, including the one housing Matsumoto's.
The redevelopment will add 95 parking stalls in a lot behind storefronts and public restrooms.
It's being designed to move lines of shave ice customers away from busy Kamehameha Highway.
Kamehameha Schools Senior Land Asset Manager Kalani Fronda says the trust approached this project with the rural community and culture in mind.
The private charitable trust is Hawaii's largest landowner. Its mission is to improve the capability and well-being of Hawaiians through education.