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BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns were hoping that the two tackle positions on the offensive line were set for a long time.
Joe Thomas has been to the Pro Bowl in each of his first six seasons and the previous Browns regime signed him to a long-term contract last year. The previous front office also used a high draft choice (second-round, 37th overall) in 2012 to draft Mitchell Schwartz to be the answer to the problems at right tackle for a long time.
Last week, Thomas played in his 100th straight-game. He continues to receive the praise of his coaches, including offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
"I don't know how you can play any better than Joe has the last two weeks," Turner said in reference to Thomas' play against the Vikings and Bengals.
Regarding Schwartz, it has been reported that the current Browns braintrust might not be as high on Schwartz as the previous front office was.
However, if Schwartz continues to play like he has in the past couple of weeks, they might look at things differently.
Schwartz struggled early this season, but Turner said Schwartz has been coming on strong.
"The right side of the line played their best game of the season against Cincinnati and Mitchell had his best game by far," Turner said.
Turner was asked what was the difference from earlier in the season.
"I think every guy is different and I think there are things that are different in what we're doing," he said. "The last two weeks, Mitchell is just more comfortable with what we're doing."
Schwartz, like Thomas has started and played every snap in all 20 games thus far in his NFL career.
Schwartz said he aspires to be the type of player that Thomas is.
"My job is to block the guy and I don't want to be a guy that needs chip-help on every third down," Schwartz said. "That wouldn't mean that I'm a productive player if we had to take a guy out of his job to have to do that every single time.
"The goal is to be able to block my (guy) every single time," he said. "A guy like Joe Thomas is obviously able to do that every single time and be consistent with everything you're doing. That's where I want to be."
Schwartz struggled early as a rookie in 2012, but then finished the season as one of the best at his position as he was recognized by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writer's Association on their All-Rookie Team.
Schwartz also feels he's started to play up to his capabilities.
"That was probably my best game of the year," Schwartz said referring to his play against the Bengals. "But it isn't saying much, considering how I started (the season)."
Schwartz said he just keeps working and working each week to get better.
"You just try to make a progression and try to get better every week," he said. "I think the same thing happened last year. I don't know why that is, but hopefully I'll be able to start fast next season."
Schwartz has faced some formidable pass rushers against the Dolphins, Ravens, Vikings and Bengals thus far. However, he might be facing his biggest test to date as he will square off against one of the best in the NFL Thursday with Mario Williams, who is currently ranked third in the NFL with 5.5 sacks.
"You've got to be pretty good with what you are doing, otherwise he can expose you," Schwartz said. "A guy that big, that fast, that strong is going to give you pretty much everything you can handle."
Brian's Test: The Bills intercepted QB Joe Flacco five times last week and Turner knows the challenge for QB Brian Hoyer.
"The challenge is every week there is a new defense, a new scheme," Turner said. "You go from four-man front to 3-4. Buffalo is playing at a high level. From comfort standpoint, Brian's a week better. (Last week), he made good decisions and was not rushing into things. He did a good job without turnovers.
"(Buffalo) was very impressive against Baltimore," he said. "We all know what Flacco can do and to pick him off five times. Off a short week and trying to cram in everything (quickly), Brian is going to have to be really sharp."
Turner is impressed with what Hoyer has done in his first two games.
"Brian has the physical ability to play," he said. "To me, it's very obvious. He brings an energy and an enthusiasm (to the offense)."
Horton Embraces the Challenge: The Bills come to FirstEnergy Stadium with the second-best rushing game in the NFL and he expects a challenge. Even though, RB C.J. Spiller (ankle) and RB Fred Jackson (knee) have been on the injury report he knows they have three good backs, whoever plays.
"There might be three with Tashard Choice," he said. "We know they're injury status but expect them to play. (Buffalo) is the second-leading rushing team. If you take Michael Vick off the field (for the Eagles), they're No 1. It's a challenge to stop these guys. They have different style. I expect them to be 100 percent, but if they don't (play), Choice is good runner."
Horton said that Vick as a quarterback, has over 300 yards rushing, while Bills' QB E.J. Manuel has 77.
Brandon Backup: Turner said that Rob Chudzinski hadn't decided yet on who would be Hoyer's backup against the Bills. He said the staff would talk on Wednesday night and make the decision, but he did say that he was glad he didn't have to make the final decision.
"In the position I'm in now, that's Chud's call," Turner said.
Turner did indicate Weeden had just one practice in the short week, but if he was deemed ready to play, he would be the backup to Hoyer.
Willis Time: Although the Browns appear to be using a running back by committee approach, Turner said he was impressed with the way RB Willis McGahee carried the ball in the drive to help the Browns close out last week's win over the Bengals.
"He got 15 carries and it was nice as an offense to put a drive together that wasn't based on a receiver or a go route," he said. "We put together a good drive. We needed it and finished it off with some physical play and the more we can do it, the better.
"Willis was a lot better in week two and I expect him to continue to get better."
McGahee finished with 46 yards but had 33 on the final drive on six carries.
Jim Brown Day: The Browns will honor Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown at halftime of the Browns nationally televised game with the Bills.
"We are absolutely thrilled to formally honor Jim Brown, the greatest running back in the history of the NFL," said Owner Jimmy Haslam. "Jim is synonymous with the Cleveland Browns. He has an undeniable place in our history and we look forward to celebrating him appropriately on Oct. 3."
Brown was not in attendance when he was inducted into the Ring of Honor due to a rift between he and former Browns president Mike Holmgren.
"When Jimmy Haslam invited me to do this, I was flattered," Brown said. "That night will be about family, about joining together with the city, the region and the greatest fans in all the NFL, in a celebration of the Cleveland Browns. I'm thrilled about the opportunity."
"We look forward to celebrating Jim Brown this Thursday with football fans in Cleveland and throughout the country," said CEO Joe Banner. "I've always admired Jim. He is not only a cherished member of the Browns, but his contributions to the NFL and its national prevalence are immeasurable."
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has proclaimed it "Jim Brown Day" in Cleveland.
"You cannot think of the Cleveland Browns or the City of Cleveland without thinking of Jim Brown," Jackson said. "He brought prominence to the team and to this city. I am honored to join the city, fans and Cleveland Browns in celebrating this football legend."
Injury Update: LB Jabaal Sheard (knee), DL Billy Winn (calf), LB Quentin Groves (ankle) did not practice Monday and Tuesday. OL Shawn Lauvao (ankle), DL John Hughes (knee) and K Billy Cundiff (quad) practiced, but were limited.


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New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Kerala's octogenarian Chief Minister and veteran Communist leader, V S Achuthanandan, was axed on Sunday from the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) politburo following charges of party indiscipline.
Achuthanandan was accused of leaking information related to the party to the media. The CPI-M Central Committee said that it would issue a formal statement this evening at the conclusion of two-day meet here.
Meanwhile, no action is likely against the other protagonist in the Kerala CPM Pinarayi Vijayan, party sources revealed.
Achuthanandan and Vijayan, the powerful state secretary, have been at loggerheads for last few months with Achuthanandan demanding that Vijayan be removed from his post since he has been named an accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs.374 crore SNC Lavalin corruption case.
The Vijayan faction, in retaliation, demanded that disciplinary action be taken against Achuthanandan for "violating party discipline".
Party insiders fear that the CPI-M might split in Kerala if action is taken only against the chief minister. Achuthanandan was removed from the CPI-M politburo for the first time on July 12.
Achuthanandan, however, will continue being chief minister till the Assembly elections. he party has constituted an independent probe into allegations against Vijayan, who has been held responsible for what the party called "organisational lapses". (ANI)

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We are very proud to be a sponsor of the Veterans Outreach Center's Stars and Stripes Celebration. The VOC is giving it's highest honor, the Harris Award for service to veterans, to Dr. Barry Culhane from RIT.
Dr. Culhane was a driving force behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. It symbolizes his commitment to veterans. "This is really part of my life's passion. To build something to commemorate, to educate and to heal. To leave it as a lasting legacy to the 280 men who gave their lives."
Barry was an Army Medic stateside during the Vietnam War helping wounded veterans. "I know the difference between a bad day and a good day and I never had a bad day. 32:52 So for me, every good day I'm around I want to do something to help veterans."
Culhane's legacy will be four decades of service. The Harris Award is named for Sterlin Harris' parents. Years ago, Edward and Jaqueline Harris saved the Veterans Outreach Center. "This community is richer because of Barry Culhane for numerous reasons" says Harris. "To me this award represents someone in this community, whether a veteran or not, who hd done over a great period of time a great deal of things for our veterans."
Dr. Culhane's office at RIT tells the story of his life. Pictures of his service to the community line the walls. "I've really had a good life and RIT has provided me an opportunity to do a lot of community service."
One of the most important lessons he's taught his own children and his students is the importance of giving back. "If you've been blessed with certain capabilities you need to use them not lose them. You need to share and do whatever you can do to help your fellow man."
In addition to serving many local agencies, Barry is a member of the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. He received the Outstanding Service Award from Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 20. He helps Women Veterans, leads the ROTC Joint Service Run on Veterans Day, the RIT Veterans Breakfast, he's part of the new "One Team, One Fight" initiative to benefit Rochester's Afghanistan and Iraq veterans. And he is passionate about the VOC.
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In May 2005, Texas legislators amended the state Constitution to specify that "marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman." That November, about 76 percent of Texas voters approved the gay-marriage ban.
Before and after that, however, transgender marriage cases sparked controversies and confusion about what, for the sake of marriage, legally defines men and women in Texas. A 1999 court ruling, Littleton v. Prange, established a person's birth certificate as his or her legal gender-defining document, regardless of whether or not he or she has sex reassignment surgery.
A 2009 change to the Texas Family Code allowed marriage applicants to use a sex change court order to nullify the gender on their birth certificates. But the code does not give precedence of any of the 19 possible types of identification that marriage license applicants may use, which led to questions for Sabrina Hill, a transgender woman, and Therese Bur, who applied to marry in El Paso County in April 2010. County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to weigh in on the issue.
Then there's divorce. State District Judge Scott Jenkins granted a divorce in February 2010 to a Travis County same-sex couple who married in Massachusetts, the second same-sex divorce in Texas. The attorney general tried to block both, arguing those marriages were not valid in Texas to begin with.
Meanwhile, state District Court Judge Tena Callahan ruled in October that the state ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. Abbott appealed the ruling.
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Includes: New Ships / Boarding Rules / Map Notes / Trade Rules
The maneuver slows the ship down by one hex per turn; if the ship is moving one hex per turn, it must land on the world. Ships attempting to land on Jupiter are destroyed.
If the ship is moving two or three hexes per turn, the maneuver adds a thrust to the ship in the direction shown by the gravity hex the ship would next enter on its current course. If the X-24's course passes between two gravity hexes, the player chooses which arrow takes effect. A ship moving two hexes a turn which ends its turn in a planet hex may land for one fuel point; a ship moving at a speed of three which ends its turn on a planet hex may land if it can perform an overdrive manuever.
DIAGRAM STILL NEEDED HERE - coming soon, honest.
Aerobraking at high velocities is dangerous. If the ship is moving four or more hexes per turn, roll a die:
Fast Aerobraking table Die Roll Result 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 D1 5 D2 6 EIf the ship survives a fast plunge through the atmosphere, its velocity is changed as described above.
An orbiting X-24 can land on any world with an substantial atmosphere (Earth, Venus, and post-terraform Mars) without expending a fuel point; the player merely announces that the ship is landing.
(A fun "special" for the patrol. The X-24 - the name comes from a goofy model rocket - would cost a little more than a corvette. Aerobraking is a legit space technology that NASA plans to use for many future probes, in lieu of expensive braking thrusters.)
The Gravitron can ignore, double, or reverse gravity arrows. When it ignores a gravity arrow, simply treat the arrow as though it were empty space. (Note that gravity must be active in order to start or maintain an orbit!)
Doubled gravity effects the ship twice as strongly; the ship's course would be changed by two in the direction of the gravity arrow. A partial gravity arrow would be treated as a full arrow in this case. The sun's double gravity would be treated as a quadruple gravity arrow!
Reversed gravity arrows have opposite their usual effect on the ship's course, repelling the ship away from the world the arrow belongs to.
The Q-13 must still use a fuel point to lift off of a planet's surface; once in space it may ignore (or reverse!) the gravity hex it launched into and accelerate away. It may land without fuel expenditure, however.
The Q-13 can safely change one gravity arrow per turn. It may attempt to change more; for each additional change roll a die. On a roll of 1-2 the Q-13 is disabled for that many turns. On a roll of 6 the Gravitron Q-13 either turns into a pin-head sized chunk of neutronium or explodes like a nuke. (Flip a coin to see which. It IS an experimental drive!) The effects of the roll are applied before the gravity change is made.
(Another experimental ship for the Patrol, inspired by Larry Niven's "gravity polarizer." Like the X-24, it clicks in well with Tripe's movement system. It should make some really keen maneuvers possible; a slingshot effect off the sun could really make you tear. If the planets are aligned right the Q-13 could play gravity-well billiards across the whole system! I haven't had a chance to test this one . . . )
Combat: 1d Fuel: 5 Cargo: 50 (or 10 for passenger model) Crew: 2/5 Passengers: 10 (or 100 for passenger model)Shuttles have limited life support systems. If they remain in space for more than five turns, the systems may break down. Roll a die each turn after the limit is passed. On a roll of 6 the crew of the ship asphyxiate, leaving the shuttle a derelict. The life support systems are recharged during minor maintenance.
(An interesting "desperation vessel." They might make neat rebel torpedo boats.)
Combat: 1d Fuel: 10 (20?) Cargo: 5 Crew: 2/4 Passengers: 2Towing: Tugs (and other vessels) can grapple with other ships and attempt to pull them out of danger. Linked ships count as one large vessel for maneuvering purposes; the towing ship must perform an overload maneuver to give the pair one normal vector change. Normal thrust lets the pair change course by one hex every other turn; the direction of the change must be announced in advance (the towing ship must thrust in the same direction for two days to have an effect).
Combat: 1d Fuel: 3 Cargo: 1 Crew: 1/2 Passengers: 6Lifeboats have heavy-duty foam heat shields, and can perform a limited version of Aerobraking. They can safely land on any planet with an atmosphere without expending a fuel point. To do this the lifeboat must be in orbit, or have a course that intersects the planet while moving at a speed of one. Lifeboats doing this are "used up;" what's left is only usable as a emergency shelter.
Lifeboats are instantly destroyed by any Dx combat result. They have no detection capabilities, but they are so small and insubstantial that they cannot be detected much of the time. (Roll a die for each turn that a lifeboat is in detection range of a planet or ship. On a roll of 1-4 the lifeboat goes undetected.) Lifeboats which want to be detected can take advantage of a manually-operated emergency beacon.
(A gimmick for long campaigns or scenarios involving lost princesses or somesuch.)
-6 or less: The defenders turn the tide! They capture and disable (D1) the attacking vessel. Half of the attackers and defenders are killed.
-4 to -5: All defenders killed in fierce resistance; they can destroy cargo, kill prisoners and disable their vessel if they wish. Half of the attackers killed.
-2 to -3: Defenders put up fierce resistance. They have time to destroy cargo and kill prisoners. Half of the defenders and attackers are killed.
-1 to 1: Defenders put up a good fight, but lose half their number. Attackers lose one quarter of their boarders. Defenders don't have time to destroy cargo or kill prisoners.
2 to 3: Defenders lose a third of their numbers. Attackers suffer no losses.
4+: Defenders overwhelmed. All aboard are captured (alive, if not uninjured).
The counter for Luna, Earth's moon, should be placed on Earth's orbital path, three hexes ahead or behind Earth. (For simplicity's sake, Luna orbits along Earth's path.)
The counters for Jupiter's moons (Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede) are randomly placed around Jupiter. Io and Europa should be centered two hexes away from Jupiter. Callisto and Ganymede should be placed three hexes away from Jupiter. Overlapping gravity hexes should be avoided where possible.
Music of the Spheres The planets and asteroids move counterclockwise along their orbits. The planets do not move every turn. The chart below shows which worlds move on a particular day (game turn); an "x" indicates the planet moves, a "." means it stays still. When the end of the turn is reached, start over with Day 1.
Planet Day (Game turn) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mercury . . . x . . . x . . . x . . . Venus . . . . x . . . . x . . . . x Earth . . . . . x . . . . . x . . . Mars . . . . . . . x . . . . . . . Asteroids . . . . . . . . . . x . . . . Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x(Chart and concept adapted from "The Bored Board" by Kevin J. Pardus, The Space Gamer #9, pp. 8-9) When a planet moves, ships on its surface or in orbit move along with it. Any moons are moved along with the planet, keeping their distance between the bodies constant.
In very long games, orbital motion may result in Jupiter or the asteroids moving off the edge of the map. If this event occurs, "set back the clock" by moving all worlds back several hexes in their orbits; units in deep space must also be moved and their courses redrawn, keeping their relationship to each other and the planets intact.
Intersecting Gravity Hexes If a ship enters a hex with two gravity arrows, it is affected by the arrow belonging to the world his ship is passing closest to. If the ship's course passes through the center of the hex, the player chooses which gravity arrow affects his ship.
Big Map Considerations I've been experimenting with a "big map," two 22 x 17" sheets of hex paper covered with clear "contac" paper. If you ignore the wrinkles and bubbles that always seem to occur, the map is quite nice. I fit in complete orbits of everything out to Vesta (my realistic replacement for Clandestine), plus a large enough chunk of Jupiter's orbit to last many turns. I made planet counters out of "megahexes" (seven hexes in a circle) of the same hex paper as the map, backed with cardboard and covered with clear contac. The counters show the planet and its gravity hexes. The counters would move along the appropriate orbit line, slowly turning so that their sensor footprint sweeps the heavens around them.
Problems: The Moon (ours, Luna) "orbits" three hexes away from Terra. Venus and Earth's orbits are two hexes apart (twenty million miles). It's possible for Venus to be closer to Earth than Luna! And if Luna "orbits" Earth, it's possible for it to collide with Venus! This might make for an interesting evacuation scenario, but is otherwise silly. I guess the Moon will have to stay starward of Earth. Similar problems occur if the Galiliean moons orbit Jupiter.
Crew has a double listing. The first figure, before the slash, is the absolute minimum number of people needed to run the ship at full capacity. Ships with less than this minimum can not do more than one action (Firing guns OR maneuvering OR repairing damage OR launching ordnance) in one turn. (There must be at least one crewman, of course.) The second listing is the normal complement of crewpeople; leaving port without this number is a civil misdemeanor. Each crewperson has appropriate accommodations. Crew places cannot be used for paying passengers.
Passenger spaces can be used for actual paying passengers, soldiers or even prisoners. Most paying passengers actually require more than one passenger space.
SHIP TYPE CREW PASSENGER SPACES Freighter 2/4 4 Tanker 2/4 4 Liner 2/5 60 Packet 2/5 4 Corvette 3/7 6 Corsair 3/12 8 Frigate 4/15 8 Dreadnought 5/20 12 Torch 4/15 6 Orbital Base 4/20 18
PLANET Trade Value Mercury 3 Venus 1 (3)* Earth 4 Luna 1 L-5 3 Mars 2 (3)* Ceres 2 Vesta 1 *** Clandestine 1 Io 1 Callisto 2 Ganymede 3* Trade values for Venus and Mars increase after they are terraformed.
** Vesta has a ''boom and bust'' economy. Its trade value changes frequently. At the beginning of every month (30 turns) of play, roll a die. On a roll of 1-3, Vesta's trade value is 1. On a roll of 4-5, the trade value is 2. On a roll of 6, the trade value is 3.
Advertising: Increase effective trade value by 1 if the player spends 1 KCr on advertising. (Spending more than one 1 KCr has no effect.)
Merchant Skill: Increase effective trade value by 1 if the captain of the ship can pass a Merchant skill roll.
Example: Merv came up with a triple 3 when rolling to determine the size of a cargo he's shipping from Venus to Earth. The basic size is 13 (3 x 3 + 4), but because he rolled triples he rolls all three dice again. This time the dice come up 1-1-3. The size of the cargo goes up to 18, and Merv rolls the two dice that came up 1 once more. This time he gets a 7 and a 6. The total size of the cargo is 31 tons!
Distance Basic fee/ton In-hex .75 (i.e. Earth to Luna, Io to Callisto) 1-5 hexes 1.5 6-15 hexes 2 16-25 hexes 2.5 26+ hexes 3
Die roll Cargo Class Deliver by: Fee Multiplier_ 2-4 Bulk Freight N + D * 4 .5 5-9 Standard N + D * 1 1 10-11 Rush N + D * .75 1.5 12 Express N + D * .5 2
Die Roll Condition Fee multiplier 2-8 None 1 9 No passengers aboard 1.1 10 Guards required 1.25 11 Ship must be armed 1.5 12 Ship must have armed escort 2Example: It is turn 28. Merv's 31-ton cargo must be delivered to Earth, a rare 5 hexes distant. The basic fee is 1.5 KCr per ton. Merv rolls a 7 on the Speed Required table and finds that the cargo is due on Earth in 5 turns, on turn 33. He rolls on the special condition chart and finds that there are none. He earns only the basic fee for his efforts, or a total of 46.5 KCr.
Harry, whose packet Spectra is currently on Earth, has a 9-ton cargo headed for Ceres. The asteroid is currently 12 hexes distant. The basic fee for shipping the cargo is 2 KCr per ton. Harry rolls a 11 on the Speed Required table; the ship must get to Ceres in (15 * .75 =) 11.25 turns, or day 39. The basic fee is multiplied by 1.5 to 3 KCr per ton. Finally, Harry rolls a 11 on the Special Conditions roll. The ship must be armed; fortunately the Spectra is. The fee is multiplied by 1.5 again. The final fee per ton: 4.5 KCr. The cargo will earn Harry 40.5 KCr.
Subtract the size of the cargo divided by 10, rounded down (bulky items tend to be of lesser value). This is the value of the cargo per ton.
High-priority cargoes are obviously of higher value. Multiply them by the same fee multipliers given above for Speed Required and Special Conditions.
Example: Merv rolls three dice to determine the value of his 31-ton cargo. The roll comes up 9 (3-5-1, so there are no rerolls). He adds 2 because the shipment originates at Ceres. He subtracts 3 because the shipment is 31 tons (31/10 rounded down). The value of the cargo is 8 KCr per ton, or 248 KCr for the whole shipment.
Harry rolls a 13 for the basic value of his 9 ton, Ceres- bound shipment. This is increased to 17 because it is originating on Earth. The delivery date requirement increases the value to (17 * 1.5=) 25.5. The armed-ship requirement bumps up the value to (25.5 x 1.5=) 38.25 KCr per ton, or 344.25 KCr!
Class Delivery date Space Fare multiplier Steerage N + D * 3 1 .5 Slow Boat N + D * 3 1.5 .75 Coach N + D * 1 1.5 1 Luxury Class N + D * 1 2 2.5* Coach Express N + D * .75 1.5 2 Deluxe Expresse N + D * .75 2 5* Solar Comet N + D * .5 1.5 3 Grande Expresse N + D * .5 2 8* * Only Liners and Packets (if they have the room) may accept passengers of this class.
Die Roll Condition Fare multiplier 2-5 Super Saver. No late fee. .75 6-9 Nothing special 1 10-11 Guards required 1.25 12 Armed ship/escort required 2


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When there are mysteries to be solved, the Red Blazer Girls are on the case! The discovery of the Ring of Rocamadour has secured the girls'' reputation as Upper East Side super-sleuths, bringing many sundry job requests (no mystery too small, right?) and some unwanted attention from crooks. This time the girls must follow a trail of cryptic clues, involving everything from logic to literature, to trace a rare violin gone missing. But nothing is as it appears, and just as a solution seems imminent, the girls find themselves scrambling to save the man who was once their prime suspect. Bowstrings and betrayal, crushes and codes abound in this suspenseful companion to the Red Blazer Girls'' 2009 debut. Recent clues indicate that there''ll be more mystery and mayhem to come!From the Hardcover edition.


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I got this warning in my dash board (Bremsbelag Prufen) with the usual beeps and this sign got on:
Same sign with "abs" in the middle is for ABS worning but this one is without "ABS" text.
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From what I seen on Google these are "Bremsbelag":
I think these are those plates for braking, don't know how to call them in English, does that error mean that those breaking plates are too used?
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Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, New Jersey Congressman Leonard Lance (R-7) discusses what he's been hearing from his constituents while Congress is in recess and what he expects to happen in Washington in September when Congress reconvenes.
Leonard Lance is a Republican in his second term. He represents the 7th Congressional District. Lance said the major concern he hears across the country is the economy.
I am willing to consider the proposals of the president… my personal view is what we need is certainty in the economy.
He said while he hopes for fewer regulations, it is certainty regarding tax policy, regulation and health care that employers need to create jobs.
I do not favor raising tax rates, but I certainly am willing to examine increases in revenues.
He said he had sponsored legislation to eliminate the ethanol subsidy and would also consider ending subsidies to oil and gas industries, as well as "the corporate jet situation."
The congressman was clear that he does not think that closing loopholes and ending subsidies is simply a semantically-acceptable route to raising taxes, and that he hopes the super committee puts those strategies to use.
It's charge is one-and-one-half trillion dollars, but that doesn't mean they can't do more than that.
The super-committee will be filibuster-proof, which Lance said is a point in favor of it achieving an effective solution. Yet he agreed that some of his GOP colleagues are unlikely to share his position that closing tax loopholes is deferent than raising tax rates.
I believe in dynamic scoring, that if you do X, Y is likely to occur in tax revenues. The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] does not score dynamically, but many of my colleagues who are in the Tea Party caucus, are in favor of dynamic scoring.
Regarding the Tea Party in general, he said their overwhelming concern is fiscal responsibility, and in his experience meeting with MoveOn.org members, their concerns are the same.
I think when people actually sit down and speak with each other there is much greater congruity than some of the pundits will suggest.
He denied the narrative that President Obama and Speaker Boehner almost reached a grand bargain on the debt, but the Tea Party caused the deal to fail by pushing unrealistically radical demands. He said while he was not in the room, the version of the story he hears says it was the president who broke the bargain down, by pushing for more tax increases than previously agreed to.
I obviously don't know whether that is completely factually accurate, but perhaps if we were to go back to what appeared to be the rough agreement between the president and the speaker, that might be an [sic] historic agreement by the twelve members of the committee.


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How long does it take before you can submit values to the trade-in tracker? It's the reason I came across the site. I joined soon after, and have been trying to add a game or two since then. It's been almost two weeks, and it still won't let me submit anything.
I'm just trying to be helpful and give back... but a delay this long makes it seem like CAG doesn't want the help, haha. I can understand how it could possibly be abused, but still. Two weeks later, I'm not even sure the games I was going to submit are even the same price anymore.
Submitting trade-in prices
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Use this topic in the meantime. I can only assume your trade-in prices were rejected automatically because you're a new user.
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Thanks for that info, I didn't know that thread existed.


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It's been a while since my last blog post. And unfortunately, this one's going to be pretty short, too, as I haven't been able to sink as much time into Kerbal Space Program as I've wanted to. I got distracted by other things. Namely, the Summer Steam Sale, the Shogun 2 expansion, and trying to conquer Japan with line infantry and artillery. Also, I lost all my vehicle designs for Kerbal Space Program. The game had a patch. A pretty sizable patch, which rendered designs for previous versions unusable. But a lot of new parts were added, I imagine the physics were tweaked, and most importantly, you can now get your brave Kerbals to leave their vehicles.
That's right. You can totally expose them to the elements. Or space. Or both.
But back to my goal of reaching the Mun with a plane. I'm not there yet. It's going to take a lot of effort to get there. But I made the first big step. Low
Earth Kerbin Orbit. To be honest, I'm not even sure where Low Orbit actually begins. But that indicator next to the...globe tells you where you are. And when it changes to "Orbit," I'm inclined to believe it.
After multiple failures with Death Sleds, plural, I went with a three-fuselage design, which I sadly don't have pictures of. The center fuselage would house three fuel cells and one larger rocket, and the outer tubes would house two fuel cells and two slightly smaller rockets. I went with a swept-wing design at the front, and simple tail fins at the rear. And I almost made it into LKO, and then the patch hit.
So for the next week or so, I spent my time in the game messing around with all the new parts.
Today, I revisited the space-plane, and made it. At some point, I started messing around with dual-wings, like the biplanes of WWI. And was pretty successful with it. They generate a lot of lift for the amount of space they take up (which makes sense). But because of their size, I had to tie them together using the space-string the game provides.
I also never realized how effective turbojet engines were. The game's description makes you think that jet engines are effective in low atmosphere, and turbojets are *only* effective at higher altitudes. This is not the case. Turbojets are pretty damn effective as long as there's still air rushing through them. So out went the rockets on my space plane's outer fuselages. These were replaced with turbojets that could get the plane up to around 15,000 meters, where the Kerbin air begins to thin out. And then, the rocket would take over.
If I were going for the X Prize, I'd be a lot smarter about my angle of ascent, so that I'd actually have some sort of horizontal speed when I reentered. I'm not going for the X Prize yet. Oddly enough, I'm going for the Mun first. So after going up at a 70 degree angle, this craft pretty much went straight down after it hit its peak altitude.
But for a few moments, we were in space.
Back to the patch updates. While messing around with the new parts, I realized I could make a VTOL. While I still want to get to the Mun in a space plane, being able to build and fly a sky car is pretty fun, too. The thing is unstable as all hell, and you're pretty much screwed if the thing tilts more than 30 degrees to the side. But it's fun to float around in.


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Vanity shelf interfering with trap install
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With a new vanity 'installed', there is only ~2" from the shelf to the bottom of the drainpipe coming out of the wall. Not enough room to fit a standard trap installation.
It seems like I need to glue in some pieces that slope downwards from the trap to the wall pipe. Is that feasible?
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I've had to cut a rectanguler shape hole in the shelve.
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Your trap outlet needs to be at the level as the pipe in the wall- so as Joe said, you need to cut a hole. Also, you get about 3" of swing in a trap, so you need to move the sink over a tad or put a 45 on the drain arm
Looks like you might as well open the wall up and adjust the elevation and the horizontal arrangement of the drain. That's what I would do. I hate cutting into cabinets. :(
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It puts your vent below the trap arm which causes siphoning of the trap.
I'm confused about this. Can you have a vent above the trap?
I mean, what is the difference between coming off the trap, dropping down a bit, then going into the wall (where it surely drops immediately), and going directly into the wall (where it surely drops immediately)?
How does siphoning occur unless the vent is before the trap?
I've always been told you want the vent as close to the trap as possible, and there are some permitted maximums. Obviously, a vent 30' from a trap isn't as good as one 3" away.
So if the vent is 6" below the trap, and the water wants to pull on the trap water, the vent won't stop this suction?
Now picture water in the pipe. The water is level in the pipe because again, water seeks it's own level.
As the pipe gets longer, soon you see that on the downhill end of the pipe, the water level is reaching the top of the inside of the pipe. Once this happens, the air is not allowed into the horizontal pipe anymore. It pulls air through by siphoning the trap.
Same thing happens when the trap arm is offset vertically. Someone here has posted a diagram here before of this scenario, and I have a book that shows it. Hopefully you understand what i'm saying.
Here's a diagram
OK, I get it.
You must be worried about situations where the vent is out of code. In my experience, a lav sink drains into the wall, where it meets a tee. The tee is the vent, so the trap is about a foot from the vent.
I was also taught to drop a toilet into a tee or elbow with a 2" coming off it for the vent.
And typically the bathtub is about 30" from the toilet.
Anyway, thanks for the clarification.
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In theory, yes, but that is too steep to achieve over a 1 foot section without using fittings.
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Breast cancer awareness month: LIVING BEYOND THE DIAGNOSIS
Babies and breast cancer
Whatever it takes By Angela Parker For Custom Publications
Megan Rosbottom was 33 years old and 29 weeks pregnant with her second child when she felt a lump in her armpit. Because swollen mammary glands aren't unusual during pregnancy and typically subside after the birth, she and her doctor logically decided to wait and see. Rosbottom's daughter, Fiona, was born Dec. 28, 2012. In the excitement that followed, she forgot about the lump until mid-January, when she felt something on the side of her breast. Her husband, Lucas, confirmed that it felt abnormal. By the time she saw her doctor and had both a mammogram and an ultrasound, another month had passed. Test results confirmed a cancerous lump and a second suspicious area, this one behind the nipple. "They were more concerned with that area than the lump," Rosbottom said. "But [Dr. Erin Zusan, breast surgical oncologist, Community Breast
Megan and Lucas Rosbottom with their daughters, Fiona and Reese
Care South] wasn't comfortable saying the lump was just a cyst. She wanted to biopsy it that day." The procedure indicated cancer was present. Based on the tumor's size and the lymph nodes involved, Rosbottom's diagnosis was Stage 3 cancer. "Then the treatment began rapid-fire," she said. Within the next week she had an MRI, an echocardiogram and surgery to place a chemotherapy port. A PET scan revealed that the cancer was located in the right breast only but had spread to the lymph nodes. "It was an aggressive cancer, and I was so young that they wanted to hit it hard. They wanted to do everything they could to get rid of it," Rosbottom said. She began chemotherapy on March 1, 2013, and finished in June. In July she had a double mastectomy. Of 20 lymph nodes removed, eight were determined to be cancerous. Rosbottom also tested positive for the BRCA1 gene, an indicator for breast and ovarian cancer, so she had her ovaries
Pregnancy and cancer: The connection Is there a link between pregnancy and breast cancer? "Yes, there is," said Stanley Givens, MD, medical director and radiation oncologist with the Hendricks Regional Health Cancer Center. "When a woman is pregnant, the cycle of estrogen and progesterone is different than in the nonpregnant state. This may make breast cancers behave much more aggressively and be somewhat less responsive to therapy in a pregnant female than one who is not pregnant." The risk ranges from 1-in-1,000 to 1-in-10,000 pregnant women who develop breast cancer. According to Givens, either set of odds is relatively small. "Cancer in a pregnant woman is uncommon, but in that uncommon event, breast cancer is the most common to see," he said. "The younger a woman is when she develops breast cancer, the greater the likelihood of a genetic link to that development." Breast cancer in pregnant women typically is more aggressive Givens and more likely to be detected at a later stage, however. One reason, Givens said, is that some warning signs can mimic normal pregnancy changes. The breasts become fuller, more tender and lumpier, which makes it more difficult to identify abnormalities. Abundant estrogen also makes younger women's breast tissue more dense, which can reduce the effectiveness of mammography. Some women don't pursue a diagnosis for fear of harming the baby. "Treatment can be a challenge, balancing the needs of the mother with the developing fetus," Givens said. "It's got to be difficult. They've just gone through this tremendous process and given life to their child and all the joy that comes with that, but they're immediately confronted with a very challenging health issue — all while trying to take care of a brand-new baby." ✱
and fallopian tubes removed as well. Rosbottom was scheduled to begin radiation treatments last month. But before the first appointment arrived, she discovered another lump. Another biopsy — and yet another cancer diagnosis — quickly followed. Her doctors don't expect the new tumor to require surgery — radiation therapy should take care of it — but a PET scan will help make sure. She'll also have regular Herceptin therapy for the next year to prevent any recurrence. "It's been a whirlwind at our house this whole year," Rosbottom said. "My stepmom and my mother-in-law have been wonderful. One if not both of them have stayed with us since Valentine's Day. I've just recently gone at it on my own. "And Lucas, my husband, is fantastic. He'll say, 'We have two girls, so whatever (the doctors) tell us to do, we're going to do.' Any time I get down, he reminds me of that. I have those three to live for. I'm not ready to say goodbye, so we're going to do whatever it takes." ✱
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n Feb. 3, 2013, Levi Rosenfeld came into the world a bit earlier than expected. After being cared for at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, his family thought the worst of their worries was over. But just as life settled down, Levi's mother, 28-year-old Brittanny Seybold, found a lump in her right breast. Her obstetrician, Ian Johnston, MD, sent her to the Hendricks Regional Health Women's Center for a biopsy and ultrasound. The next day, March 22, Johnston called with the news: Seybold had breast cancer. "It was a shock because nobody in my family has had breast cancer, and we don't really have a strong history of cancer at all," she said. She even tested negative for the BRCA gene, an indicator of breast and ovarian cancers. Her doctor believes the cancer was present before the pregnancy, and the surge of hormones spurred rapid growth. ❯ See ZERO TO 10, on Page 2
very woman knows her body will change during pregnancy. But what if something changes in a negative way? How can she tell if her new normal is anything but normal? For these women, the joy of pregnancy was accompanied by a dreaded disease: cancer.
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very woman who has experienced breast cancer has a unique story to tell. Among them all, the common denominators are courage, resiliency and a fierce determination to live life to the fullest.
Jill's story Jill Golightly discovered a lump in her breast in November 2010, when she was in New York City to watch the University of Notre Dame play football at Yankee Stadium. She chalked it up as a benign cyst; cancer wasn't on her radar. She had no family Golightly history of the disease and had seen her doctor for an exam in June. "I didn't let it ruin my vacation," she said. "I wasn't that concerned." Golightly saw her doctor the following Monday and scheduled an ultrasound for several weeks later, on her day off. After that
test, her doctor ordered a biopsy for the next day. At this point, she became concerned. The biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of noninvasive ductal breast cancer. Golightly subsequently tested positive for the BRCA1 gene. Within a week, she began a fourmonth chemotherapy regimen, followed by a single mastectomy, lymph-node removal and 32 radiation treatments, then preventive mastectomy on the left side, "Both work reconstruction and keeping and a as much hysterectomy. "I did it all," normality Golightly said. as possible Chemotherapy helped me get was the "hardest through it." part," she said, and she remains thankful for family and friends who offered support during that difficult time. "Now that I am involved with a lot of survivors, I realize that although my journey was very difficult, I went through it well," she said. "I didn't have the complications many women get."
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im DeMasie, 50, was diagnosed with triple positive invasive ductal carcinoma in the left breast in July 2011. Follow-up tests revealed two "satellite" areas on her right breast. Though a nurse at Riverview Hospital,
DeMasie was in no way prepared for what lay ahead. Throughout her journey with cancer, she kept a journal on CaringBridge.org, a health-focused social networking site. Parts of her journal are excerpted below.
August 2011 When I found out I had to have chemo ... I was heartbroken. Yesterday when I woke up my scalp was sore. Then when I washed my hair, it started coming out in handfuls. It was a weird feeling just watching it fall. But I have to think if the chemo is doing this on the outside to good cells, (hopefully) it's doing worse on the inside to bad cells. So we drudge forward into the next phase of this crazy walk.
Golightly, now 38, has discovered a reserve of strength she didn't know she had. She focuses on being a good mom, attending school events and soccer games with her two daughters, ages 11 and 7. She continues to work hard, taking time off only when necessary. "Both work and keeping as much normality for the girls as possible helped me get through it as well as I did," she said. With cancer behind her, Golightly is getting back to the activities she enjoys. In May she participated in the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and is training for a second race. "In some ways it feels like it was just yesterday," she said. "In other days, it feels like it was eons ago."
struggled to get through eight rounds of chemotherapy. A regimen of the Taxol drug made her feel as though every bone in her body were breaking. She was weak and dizzy, suffered severe migraines and had no feeling in her hands and feet. "I couldn't function," said Hollis, the mother of two, ages 13 and 16. That treatment was suspended and replaced with 33 rounds of radiation, which were easy in comparison. Hollis, 39, wasn't a good candidate for hormone treatment to suppress her body's estrogen production. After seven months, she was bedridden and nonfunctional. She also developed lymphedema — swelling in the arms — and wrapped up three months of physical therapy last Julie's story July. This month, In February 2012, she'll undergo Julie Hollis felt a lump reconstructive in her right breast. surgery. She didn't have any Despite many reason to believe it was challenges, Hollis, serious. owner of Julie's "I was in great shape Flowers of Geist, and wonderful spirits," provided floral she said. "I had never arrangements for 20 felt better in my life." weddings, with help Still, she went to see from friends and her doctor the next family. She even got day. And two weeks married in June. after being diagnosed Hollis and her husband at their June wedding. "I decided it was with Stage 3 invasive time to move on ductal cancer, Hollis with life and start had a mastectomy. In the next chapter," she said. "My husband has a second surgery, performed in March, 20 been phenomenal, never leaving my side lymph nodes were removed — and three through all this and taking care of my kids were found to be cancerous. Her doctor when I couldn't." reported that the cancer had metastasized. Hollis has decided to forgo additional "The cancer was so extensive and treatments and rely instead on frequent aggressive, my chance of recurrence was checkups. 86 percent," said Hollis, a 2013 Komen "It was just too toxic," she said. Ambassador who is helping to advocate for And now that the side-effects of health and wellness in central Indiana. "I treatment are gone, she worries less. was young and healthy, so they needed to "If you're always worrying about what throw everything at me." will happen, you're not actually living life," But her body had other ideas. Hollis Hollis said. ✱ PHOTO: RICH MILLER
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❯ ZERO TO 10 continued from Page 1
September 2011 Even though it's been two months, it still feels like some kind of dream. I took our dog Zoe out the other day and saw my reflection in the patio door without my hat. I thought, 'Who is that bald girl?'
November 2011 The last chemo was Friday, and I'm definitely feeling it. My brain knows it's over but my body hasn't heard the news yet. Everything hurts. I feel like my body went through one of those old washing machines.
After four months of chemotherapy, in December 2011 DeMasie had a partial mastectomy on her left breast and a biopsy of her right breast. In January her lymph nodes were surgically removed, along with additional tissue around the tumor site. When the tissue margins weren't cancer-free, she had a third surgery in February. Each time she was supported by her family, including her husband, Jeff.
February 2012 The past three surgeries weren't good enough. I feel like I've been able to stay strong and just 'go along' with the plan, but I lost it and couldn't stop crying. I want to have a mastectomy and be done with this. I just can't put my family through another failed surgery. After much consideration I've decided to have a bilateral mastectomy. DeMasie's fourth surgery was completed in March.
April 2012 It started to hit me what this cancer has cost me. I cried hard and loud and just let it out. It felt good to finally just scream at cancer and how much hurt it causes people.
April 21, 2012 I got the ALL CLEAR! Hooray! I told Jeff I felt like a cloud was lifted when we finally got all of the cancer out and we can get on with life. Hopefully this is the last entry in this journal. Thank you for all of your well wishes. ✱
DID YOU KNOW? ❯ Scientific evidence does not support a link between wearing underwire bras and increased risk of breast cancer. ❯ More than 40,000 women will die from breast cancer in the United States this year. It will kill about 440 men. ❯ Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among U.S. women. ❯ In the United States, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes. And every 13 minutes, one woman dies of the disease.
Brittanny Seybold, her fiance, Stephen Rosenfeld, and their sons, Devlin and Levi
Seybold immediately underwent tests to determine the disease's progression, and she learned it already had spread. In addition to the breast tumor, 10 more growths were found on her liver. "My first oncologist basically said there was not a whole lot he could do because it was Stage 4," she said. "I was like, 'Oh, great. I have an 8 year old and a baby at home.' It was devastating." Seybold decided not to accept that prognosis. She met with Ruemu Birhiray, MD, an oncologist with St. Vincent Health. And though the specialist acknowledged the difficulty of the situation, he also offered hope. "He said, 'We'll do everything we can. There's no reason to plan a funeral,'" Seybold said. They went to battle in April. After the second high-dose chemotherapy session, the breast tumor no longer was "It was a hard palpable. decision, but to "Dr. Birhiray was really excited," she said. "Only about 30 potentially save percent of patients respond that quickly. Since it was reacting my life and keep so well in my breast, he said there was no reason to believe it me here longer wasn't reacting as well in my liver." After six more rounds of chemotherapy, Seybold had a CT for my kids, I scan last July. That test showed breast tissue clear of cancer and have to do it." a single 1-centimeter spot on the liver. A week later, that single spot was not visible on an MRI. For her part, Seybold did everything possible to boost her odds. She decided to keep a positive outlook, change her lifestyle and switch to a plantbased diet, which she says helped her tolerate rigorous chemotherapy. In early September, surgeons removed Seybold's right breast and one lymph node, which proved to be disease-free. Thought the left breast was unaffected by cancer, it will be removed in about six months. "It was a hard decision," she said. "But to potentially save my life and keep me here longer for my kids, I have to do it." ✱
❯ African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. ❯ There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today. —Komen Central Indiana
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he news can weaken a husband faster and more decisively than Kryptonite subdues Superman. Though they attend appointments, gather information and vow to be strong for the women they love, men say that breast cancer makes them feel less like a superhero and more like a hapless sidekick. "Men, by their very nature, are problem solvers. They like to fix things, but there is Stephan nothing they can do to fix cancer. That realization can be quite a blow," said Lee Stephan, a mental health professional for Community Health Network. Stephan's own wife passed away from breast cancer in 2010.
Staying strong Despite feeling helpless, men tend to act quickly to protect the women who mean the world to them. They juggle personal and professional responsibilities, and they strive to create a normal home environment at the very moment their universe is shifting. Fortunately, men can find emotional support in a number of outlets. When Mike Petraits learned that his wife, Donna, had breast cancer, he immediately reached out to the St. Vincent Center for
Women's Health helpline, (317) 338-4437. By calling that "You simply have number, he was able to gather information that helped him to jump in and do stay strong and keep smiling whateer it takes to when his wife needed him help your wife." most. The woman on the other end —Mike Petraits, whose of the phone described many wife Donna (right) is a options and positive scenarios, breast cancer survivor and and though the cancer was 2013 Komen Ambassador serious, Petraits was able to remain upbeat when the situation got tougher. "Sometimes you hear things you don't want to hear express his frustrations and soothe his heart. and you get information you don't want "When something like this happens, it to know about," he said. "But you simply is really transformative," he said. "It sets have to jump in and do whatever it takes to priorities where they need to be, and you help your wife climb out of this hole. We realize that you have to man up and do what celebrated every victory. We cried when needs to be done." we needed to, and we stayed in control of When men have to face the worst-case a situation that seemed to have a life of its scenario, they may need to connect with own at times." others who've been through a similar situation. Relying on others When Stephan lost his wife, he discovered a real shortage of local support groups Rich Dawson was 32 when his wife, geared toward men. Though they may not Heather, was told that the lump in her breast want to admit they need help or support, was cancerous. With two young children, men should have the opportunity to share he had to face the possibility of raising them concerns and ask questions. alone. "I'm really committed to growing this The couple did their best to keep home group and getting the word out to let men life normal for the kids, but Dawson felt know that whatever feelings they have, it's fears and doubts creep in during quiet normal — and above all, they are not alone," moments. When that happened, he would he said. ✱ turn to his family, friends and pastor to
DID YOU KNOW? ❯ In the U.S., more than 250,000 women under age 40 are living with breast cancer. Many were in their 20s when it was discovered.
❯ It's OK for people with cancer or a history of cancer to get a flu shot, but those with cancer should not receive the nasal spray vaccine. That's because the virus in the shot is dead; the virus in the nasal spray is living. ❯ 90 percent to 95 percent of breast cancer occurs in women with no immediate family history. ❯ Radiation is measured in rads. A woman who has an annual mammogram for 50 years receives about 20 to 40 rads. Breast cancer patients who are treated with radiation receive several thousand rads.
❯ It can take up to 10 years for a mass to grow large enough to detect on your own. ❯ Some studies have found that larger breast size increases risk, while others have found no link. ❯ Cancer is 5 percent more likely to occur in the left breast than in the right. ❯ Studies have found that for each alcoholic drink consumed per day, the relative risk of breast cancer increases by about 7 percent. Women who had two to three alcoholic drinks per day had a 20 percent higher risk than nondrinkers.
❯ The three largest studies to date on caffeine and breast cancer found no link between drinking coffee or tea and the risk of breast cancer. ❯ Many studies have found that women over 5'3" have a slightly higher risk for breast cancer. One reason might be growth spurts caused by higher hormone levels. ❯ Research does not support a link between breast cancer and the use of deodorant or antiperspirants. ❯ Before menopause, being overweight appears to decrease a woman's risk of breast cancer. After menopause, it increases her risk by 30 percent to 60 percent.
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Resources for male caregivers
Men who endure breast cancer alongside their wives may benefit from peer support, but their needs often are overlooked. A number of local facilities offer information, hope and help as men work through their questions and frustrations. Community Health Network men's support group Community Hospital North 8040 Clearvista Pkwy., Suite 290 First Tuesday of each month, 6 - 7:30 p.m. (317) 621-4323 Franciscan St. Francis Health patient and caregiver support Indianapolis and Mooresville Mondays, 6 - 8 p.m. (317) 257-1505 Hendricks Regional Health cancer support group (317) 718-4360 St. Vincent Center for Women's Health helpline (317) 338-4437 Available 24 hours St. Vincent Health's Our Fight Against Cancer program (317) 338-4968 www.ourfightagainstcancer.com Riverview Hospital Cancer Center support group 395 Westfield Road, Noblesville First and third Tuesday of each month (317) 776-7179
—Komen Central Indiana
What to expect: 1 You will remove clothing and deodorant, jewelry or other objects from the waist up, and will be given a gown to wear.
2 The technologist will discuss with you any lumps or other breast changes you have noticed. Areas of concern are noted.
As a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, Hendricks Regional Health uses all-digital mammography, which provides electronic images of the breast that can be enhanced by computer technology. Using computer-aided detection systems, mammogram images are analyzed for abnormalities that may indicate the presence of cancer.
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3 You will stand in front of the machine and the technologist will position your breasts, one at a time, on the x-ray plate. 4 A separate plate will be placed on top of the breast to compress it against the x-ray plate. Compression of the breast is required to ensure optimal images of the breast tissue. 5 Two pictures will be taken of each breast.
Types of mammograms The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year. Screening mammograms take about 15 minutes. A doctor's order is not required. If you are experiencing breast pain, a lump or skin thickening, nipple discharge or a change in the size or shape of your breast, contact your doctor to be referred for a diagnostic mammogram or other tests. A diagnostic mammogram takes about 30 minutes, with results available before the patient goes home.
Screening mammograms are done at our Danville and Plainfield campuses. Convenient early and evening hours are available. Diagnostic mammography is performed in Danville.
Don't forget to get your mammogram. Go to hendricks.org/mammo or call (317) 745-3404. IS-0000000246
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¼ c canola oil 1 t vanilla extract ½ c milk ½ c pomegranate juice
Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and blueberries in a bowl. Combine liquid ingredients in another bowl. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Optional streusel topping: Combine 2T brown sugar, 2T flour and 1T butter; sprinkle 1T on each muffin before baking. Yield: 12 muffins, 135 calories/muffin (without the topping) IS-0000000377
Blueberry Pomegranate Muffins 2 c flour ½ c sugar 1 T baking powder 1 c blueberries (fresh or frozen) 1 egg
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Family history, genes and breast cancer By Jen Bingham For Custom Publications
re you at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer? To get a better idea, take a look at your family history and genetics, both of which are key risk factors.
Understand your risk "Most women don't know their risk," said Debbie Saslow, PhD, director of breast and gynecologic cancer for the American Cancer Society. "They either think it's greater than it is or smaller than it is." Women tend to overestimate their own risk when any family member has had the Saslow disease, she said. "The closer someone is to you on your family tree and the younger their age when diagnosed, the more danger you're in," Saslow said. "On the one hand, everyone's at risk. On the other, some women are afraid they're at high risk when they're not." Talk to your health care provider about your family history, but don't be overly anxious if one relative has had breast cancer. Rebekah Krukenberg, MS, CGC, LGC, a genetic counselor with Krukenberg
Community Health Network, said cancer comes in three types: sporadic, familial and hereditary. "Sporadic cancer accounts for greater than 60 percent of cancers and is based on environmental or unknown factors. In familial cancer, a family looks like they have more cancer than normal but don't have a genetic component you can find," she said. The third type, hereditary cancer, is passed down through generations and can be pinpointed genetically. Krukenberg said it accounts for 7 percent to 10 percent of diagnosed cancers.
Working with a pro Genetic testing for cancer is one way to determine your risk level. But Saslow emphasizes that many doctors aren't equipped to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer and aren't able to interpret results. "If you have a worrisome history, ask for a referral to someone who knows how to take the information and transfer it into clinical recommendations," she said. "Go to a genetic counselor or a doctor or nurse trained in cancer genetics. A trained pro can take your cancer info and use a complex model that will help you decide whether to have genetic testing." Helping patients determine whether to pursue testing is one task Krukenberg handles daily. "When patients come in to see whether
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reast cancer specialists emphasize regular mammograms and self-exams as two important ways to detect and treat tumors early on, giving patients the best chance of survival.
Conflicting consensus
When and how often should a woman get a mammogram? The American Cancer Society recommends that females should begin getting an annual mammogram at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says women should have the test done at age 50 and every other year after that. For each woman, the actual timing should depend on her physician's advice and her understanding of her own health. "The source of confusion is that there's never been a perfect research study for screening for breast cancer," said Erika Rager, MD, MPH, a breast surgeon for Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis. "Some started at 40, some started at 50, some did screenings every year, every two or maybe two-and-a-half years." The ACS recommendation takes into account the benefits of mammograms, Rager said, but it doesn't consider the risks. "That's where the (American Academy of Family Physicians) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force came out with their recommendations," she said. Rager With earlier mammograms, women are more likely to get a false positive. About 10 percent undergo additional testing, which can be stressful and costly and cause patients to miss work unnecessarily. A small percentage of these women are advised to have a biopsy. "We argue about the details, and that's fine, but we don't want to lose sight of the forest for the trees," Rager said. "The bottom line is that women who have regular screenings for breast cancer have a 15 percent to 20 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer."
Know your genes In determining a woman's risk for breast cancer, family history is big factor. Genetics and certain other conditions can help an individual understand her risks and spur her toward regular care and, when recommended, genetic testing. Genetic counselors are health professionals who help patients with multiple risk factors and educate them about genetic disorders. Based on test results, a counselor can describe the available options and recommend certain treatments. "There are several things that we look for, such as younger ages of onset, cases of cancer that fit known hereditary patterns, bilateral cancers – these are cancers affecting both organs. These red flags suggest there could be a hereditary cancer condition," said Morgan Dally, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor with Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis. "Just one case in the family does not warrant genetic Dally counseling. It's when we see multiple cases for a physician to refer." If a genetic mutation is present, Dally noted, the woman has an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer. "For these women we suggest routine surveillance or preventive surgery," she said. "Increased surveillance can mean earlier mammograms, while preventive surgery could be a mastectomy." ✱
Imaging's new offering Breast cancer detection is making new strides as the latest development in imaging is helping patients detect tumors earlier. Tomosynthesis, called 3D mammography by some, might detect earlier "Mammograms stages of breast cancer when used in conjunction with can detect traditional mammography. "Mammograms can detect tumors as small as three tumors as small to four millimeters in many cases," said Jack Drew, as three to four MD, a radiologist who practices at Riverview Hospital. millimeters in "Tomosynthesis doesn't detect smaller tumors, but it many cases." increases the sensitivity by taking multiple images of the breast from many angles, which can lead to better detection rates. It can also be less painful because it requires less pressure on the breast when compared to a traditional mammogram." Tomosynthesis was approved by the FDA in 2011, but has not yet been widely adopted as physicians evaluate its effectiveness. ✱
FACTS ❯ Tomosynthesis increases the sensitivity of screening for breast cancer to 76%. Mammography has on overall sensitivity of 66% ❯ Tomosynthesis increases the specificity of screening for breast cancer to 89% from 81% from mammography. ❯ Tomosynthesis decreases the recall rate for additional imaging by 43%.
they're a candidate for testing, we talk about their medical and family history," she said. "We draw it out on a board so they can see it on one page. We also talk to them about cancer and genetics and how they're related, and give the details on genetic testing and what it can and can't do."
You may have a higher risk of breast cancer if … ❯ A male relative has been diagnosed with breast cancer. ❯ A number of close blood relatives on one side of the family have had breast cancer. ❯ Any relative has had cancer in both breasts. ❯ You have relatives with other glandular cancers, such as pancreatic. ❯ A relative has had ovarian cancer at any age. ❯ A relative was diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. ❯ Any relative has had cancer of the breast and ovary. ❯ You have a personal history of ovarian cancer.
Genetic testing isn't for everyone, Krukenberg said. Generally, it's recommended only for individuals whose family history places them at high risk for breast cancer. Even then, test results should be taken with a grain of salt. "Having negative results doesn't mean you're never going to get breast cancer; you're at the same risk as everyone else," Saslow said. "And if you're positive, it doesn't mean you will get cancer."
If the risk is high What should you do if you have a genetic factor that increases your risk? The common recommendations are to increase the frequency of self-exams at home and to get annual mammograms and MRIs, with the two imaging tests spaced six months apart. Other courses of action include preventive medication and prophylactic mastectomies, along with routine well care, such as exercising, eating well, maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding tobacco smoke. "Increased screening does reduce risk most of the time," Krukenberg said, noting that genetic counselors guide patients through testing and help them understand their present and future options. When a strong familial risk is present, she said, some patients are advised to seek increased screenings and take preventive measures, even if they test negatively for a genetic factor. ✱
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s summer turns to autumn, Midwesterners anticipate nature's smooth transition from every shade of green to red, orange, brown and brilliant gold. This October, Indianapolis is bucking the typical color trend by turning bright pink instead. The shift is a visible sign of the city's support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual effort to promote understanding of the disease. Items from clothing and jewelry to food and drinks are turning pink to spread the word that breast cancer can be prevented and treated through early detection. "There's never too much pink," said Dana Curish, executive director of Susan G. Komen Central Indiana. "We're still losing women to breast cancer, and all of these events going on are raising money to help low-income women access early screening and detection services, in addition to funding research to help save future generations." Curish Just 60 percent of women who have health insurance today choose to get an annual mammogram, Curish said. The ultimate goal this month is to create mass awareness through these and other local events: Power of Pink bracelets ❯ Throughout October Brighton Collectibles, located inside The Fashion Mall at Keystone, is offering unique Power of Pink bracelets for $60. Each bracelet sold benefits Susan G. Komen Central Indiana and the Indiana Women in Need Foundation. Visit the store soon to get your oneof-kind bracelet. Break (pink) bread ❯ Throughout October Since Panera Bread began offering Pink Ribbon Bagels 12 years ago, the eatery has helped raise more than $2 million for breast cancer charities nationwide. Central Indiana locations are offering this tasty favorite and donating proceeds to Susan G. Komen. Premium pink ❯ Throughout October When you're in a shopping mood and up for a short road trip, head down I-65 to Edinburgh Premium Outlets. Donate $10 to Susan G. Komen and you'll receive 25 percent off the cost of your favorite item at a number of retailers. The mall is planning to kick the action up a notch on October 26 and 27, serving up light eats and live music. Pink pottery party ❯ Thursday, Oct. 10 Stop in at the Ceramic Dreams studio at 1134 E. 54th St. from 5 to 8 p.m. You'll receive a 20 percent discount on all pottery you paint. Ceramic ribbons and lots of pink paint will be available for patrons. Wear your brightest pink painting clothes! Cancer Sucks party ❯ Saturday, Oct. 19 Sara's Soldiers is a group of friends and family who've come together after the breastcancer death of Sara Moyer Carpenter last September. Sara, just 30 years old at the time, left behind a husband and 18-month-old daughter. The team is hosting a Cancer Sucks party from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Stonegate Meeting House on 6653 Westminster Drive in Zionsville. Bring cash for the silent auction and you'll help raise money for Susan G. Komen Central Indiana while keeping Sara's memory alive. Celebration of Life ❯ Thursday, Oct. 17 Riverview Hospital is sponsoring this special event to share cancer survivors' stories, including their struggles and challenges. WTHR-Channel 13's Julia Moffitt will host the event, held at the Mill Top Banquet and Conference Center, 802 Mulberry St. in Noblesville, from 6 to 8 p.m. Register at www.riverview.org. Someone to lean on ❯ Monthly throughout the year Hendricks Regional Health in Danville hosts a free support group for breast cancer survivors, patients and family members. The group originated with women who beat the disease and continues on today to encourage others through the journey. Meetings are the third Thursday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call (317) 250-3057 for details. To learn more and join the effort to end breast cancer, visit www.komenindy.org. ✱
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Beauty and the breast-cancer beast
Good nutrition can help women beat breast cancer
here is a link between a woman's diet and her risk of breast cancer, but it's not as direct as using sunscreen to avoid melanoma. The American Institute of Cancer Research, which funds research and develops recommendations, reports two main risk factors: family history and age. Gael Wasserman, RD, CD, an oncology nutrition specialist for Community Health Network, adds two more. "Good nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight play a role in breast cancer prevention," she said. That's good news, because choosing the right foods and maintaining an appropriate weight are modifiable risk factors — ones women can control.
yet clear, but a diet that includes foods and supplements containing this vitamin are shown to moderately decrease the risk in premenopausal women. Antioxidants like vitamins C and E are found in densely colored fruits and vegetables. And while regular intake of fruits and veggies isn't known to prevent breast cancer, these fiber-rich foods are low in calories, which can help you maintain a healthy weight and therefore help reduce the risk for cancer. The ACS urges adults to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
11 for prevention To further reduce the risk of cancer, the ACS recommends these 11 steps to better health. ❯ Consume food and drinks in
moderate amounts so you can maintain a healthy weight.
Calories, alcohol and soy A recent Women's Health Initiative study of the link between dietary fat and breast cancer shows no definite evidence that low-fat foods help prevent the disease. But a diet high in calories often leads to obesity, which is clearly linked to breast cancer. The American Cancer Society urges women to limit their consumption of alcohol, high-fat meats and foods high in saturated fats. Regarding alcoholic beverages, the ACS says women should limit themselves to one daily drink, which equates to 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of spirits. The ACS also recommends that women diagnosed with breast cancer eat only small amounts of soy products and avoid supplements containing large amounts of isoflavones, an estrogen-like plant chemical that could increase the risk of estrogenresponsive cancers.
Increase the green, bump up the D A potentially potent cancer-fighting ingredient is vitamin D. Research also points to the positive benefits of consuming calcium-rich foods. The connection between vitamin D and breast cancer is not
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calorie foods.
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whole fruit and other low-calorie options over French fries, chips, ice cream and donuts.
❯ Limit your intake of sugar-
sweetened beverages.
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nyone who's been through cancer treatment knows that the disease affects the whole person. For women, breast cancer can have a profound impact on outward appearance. To support breast cancer patients and survivors, the medical community increasingly offers new resources. Hair loss perhaps is the most noticeable physical change a woman experiences during chemotherapy. Ann Maier, CMT, LC, educates patients and helps prepare them for this and other changes. She also coordinates Debbie's Make You Smile Fund, part of IU Simon Cancer Center's CompleteLife program, which provides support and care for patients, families and caregivers. "I tell them what can happen — I feel like I'm giving them more bad news — but it's better if they know ahead of time than have more surprises," Maier said. "Every patient reacts to treatment differently." Because intense cancer treatments can make skin appear sallow, Maier recommends women wear makeup when possible. She also advises patients to cut their hair short before it begins to fall out. As to other beauty treatments, she urges patients to steer clear of manicures and pedicures for the time being, as both can increase the risk of infection. A better way
to accessorize is to choose fun, trendy or colorful scarves and hats. "I try to get the body and mind to work together," she said. "On the days you feel good, take the time to put on your wig and your makeup. When you do that, it makes you feel good and your family, too." Hospitals and treatment centers increasingly are introducing products and services to help patients manage the physical changes of cancer. Doing so can improve an individual's self-image and state of mind. "The Oasis is an appearance center, a place where all of our patients can go and leave feeling better about themselves," said Kimberly Williams, RT(R)(T), manager of radiation oncology at Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis. She also manages The Oasis store, which stocks wigs, turbans, scarves, breast prostheses, swimsuit tops and lingerie, as well as skin creams, synthetic eyelashes and UV-protective clothing — all reasonably priced. "I once had a patient with breast cancer who wore a different wig everyday," Williams said. "One day she'd have short blond hair, the next long red hair. I want our prices to be affordable so a patient can have more than one wig, so they can have a little fun. The more fun you have with it, the better you feel." ✱
Innovations in surgery Cancer patients today have the advantage of highly advanced medical procedures and treatments. Where the previous generous of women might have to undergo a deforming mastectomy, they now can choose from a variety of surgical options. "One of the things we always take into consideration is body image," said Kandice Ludwig, MD, a breast surgeon with IU Health. "Oncoplastic surgery is a cancer surgery using plastic surgery techniques. (The surgeries) are done in conjunction with a plastic surgeon, and oftentimes the patient will get a breast reduction. That allows me as a cancer surgeon to remove what I need to remove, and then the plastic surgeon comes in to rearrange the tissue and make the other side match." Patients facing a mastectomy can work with a surgeon to determine the ideal treatment, which could include reconstructive surgery, implants or prostheses. "A technique that's gained popular attention is the subcutaneous mastectomy, or 'nipple sparing' mastectomy, as popularized by Angelina Jolie," said Robert Goulet, MD, FACS, medical director of the Community Health Network breast program. "You do the mastectomy through an incision, which is hidden underneath the fold of the breast, but save the envelope of skin, including the nipple, and remove the breast tissue." ✱
STRONG, FUNNY, SMART. And Breast Cancer Shouldn't Change That. Your family and friends treasure who you are. And so do we. At the Franciscan St. Francis Health Breast Clinic, you'll benefit from leading-edge treatments and research. You can see all of your specialists in one visit, and in one location, without spending hours in waiting rooms or traveling to appointments. Because we know you have a life to live. To schedule an appointment, or for a second opinion, call (317) 528-1420.
Erika Rager, M.D.
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
Celebration Plaza in White River State Park, Downtown Indianapolis Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.; walk begins at 9:00 a.m. To learn more or to sign up for the event, visit www.MakingStridesWalk.org/IndianapolisIN Purchase a Making Strides donation "card of hope" at any Central Indiana Kroger in the month of October.
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Asus's Eee Top was revealed a couple of months ago, under the guise of the Eee Monitor. It seems someone at Asus saw sense and realised that Monitor was not a good name for an all-in-one PC. That's particularly noteworthy now, as the system is up for pre-order at a bunch of e-tailers.
Not only does that give us a taste of the system's prospective price of £400, but it also it means we have the full specs, as follows:
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU
- 160GB hard drive
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Classic cookbooks comeback
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You may not see this cookbook return to the shelves revamped, but Penguin have repackaged some classic cookbooks from some of the biggest names in Australian cooking: Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer, Kylie Kwong, Matt Moran, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.
And of course it gave us the excuse to hear from listeners with their favourite old cookbooks. You can have a listen to the audio link below to hear the stories and this week's book review by Jon Page.
This week, he reviews the new book by Colin Meloy, Wildwood...
This has been compared to The Chronicles of Narnia and maybe in a way it is a modern day version of those stories but I personally think it is infinitely better than the Narnia books and doesn't need the comparison.
The book is set in modern day Portland and focuses on Prue McKeel who takes her one year old brother to the park only to have him carried off by a murder of crows. The crows carry her baby brother off into The Impassable Wood. An area of Portland that has never been settled or developed and is seemingly off limits to everybody. But Prue must get her brother back and with the help of her friend Curtis she sets off on a magical adventure through Wildwood, a land where animals and humans live together but where trouble has been brewing amongst warring tribes and factions.
Colin Meloy is best known as the front man for the band The Decemberists but as he shows with his music he is a natural storyteller. He has created a totally believable world and I was fascinated by the politics and hierarchies he created within it. I would recommend in for 10 and up only because it gets a little dark in places and a bit of blood spilt. Wildwood is out now in paperback and the sequel Under Wildwood is out this week.
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When I was little my stepmother ordered this dress from a catalog, it was the ugliest hting on earth and I am the only reason she kept it, because it was warm. And after a cold day outside skiing, skating and the like I'd wrap myself in a dress 5 sizes to big (as everything is when you are 8) and warm up. Somewhere along the way I lost that dress (or my aesthetic side finally banished it from my house), but this cashmere dress is the best replacement I've found. It's warm, cozy and the beading makes it not so casual it looks like you are being super scrubby.
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Lakeside's River Park Conservancy announced the purchase of 6.5 acres of land on Tuesday. The parcel, which runs along Los Coches Creek, will provide habitat for several native local plants, including riverine, riparian scrub, and coastal sage.
The land will be restored to its natural state over the next few months. This is expected to clean the watershed of the San Diego River and ultimately the Pacific Ocean by eliminating or reducing storm-water pollution into the creek. Restoration has been underway on other parcels acquired by the group for several years, including several former sand-mining sites along the river.
The River Park, established in 2001, is located to the north of SR 67. A ¾-mile walking trail through some of the Park's land is accessible via Channel Road.