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At 8:07 a.m. Wednesday, Adam Spatz, 42, was standing in a crowd at 94th Street and Broadway on Manhattan's West Side when a southbound M104 bus appeared on the horizon, a sight that made him and everyone around him step forward, his chin lifting with anticipation.
A few yards away, plastic police tape blocked the stairwell leading to New York's subway system — dark, flooded and silent since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the city.
But here came that M104 bus, inching south on Broadway through traffic, crossing 96th Street, and the people at the bus stop moved forward as it approached, until they saw that every available inch of window was occupied by faces, shoulders, hands and arms.
And there went that bus.
"Ain't even gonna stop," Spatz said. He shook his head and walked back to his apartment.
If the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center and the Brooklyn Bridge are part of what defines New York's majesty, the city's 108-year-old subway system is part of what makes it function, more than 600 miles of tracks connecting Brooklyn to the Bronx and everything in between.
Anyone who wants to get anywhere — whether it's Coney Island or Wall Street, Yankee Stadium or the Brooklyn House of Detention, grandma's house or yoga class — rides the subway. Just last year, the system delivered 1.6 billion rides, an average of 5.3 million a day during the week, 3 million on Saturdays and 2.4 million on Sundays.
Hurricane Sandy halted all that, at least for the next few days, flooding the tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Water rose to the ceiling at the South Ferry station at the southern end of Manhattan, across from the Statue of Liberty. And water poured into the station at 86th and Lexington. Even the stations that seemed dry, like the one at 96th and Broadway, were closed.
Suddenly, millions of New Yorkers had to find another way to get around.
And one of those ways was the M104 bus, which, like buses on dozens of other routes in the city, promised free rides to anyone who could climb aboard.
The crowd waiting at 94th Street and Broadway included John DeMeo, 53, an assets manager, who struggled to remember the last time he took a bus, a ride that is considered inferior to walking by many an overly caffeinated New Yorker.
"Too slow," he said, standing at 94th and Broadway. But today he needed to get to Midtown, about 50 blocks to the south, and another M104 approached.
He let that one go by because he didn't want to push his way on. Another passed, also overstuffed.
The crowd around him thinned, then thickened with new arrivals, creating yet another ungainly formation.
Perhaps if there were a line, DeMeo thought. Maybe then he'd have a chance.
A line? Here in New York?
A Coach USA charter bus stopped. Through the window, dozens of vacant seats were visible. The door swung open.
DeMeo and the others around him stepped forward.
"Goldman Sachs! Goldman Sachs!" the driver shouted, apparently looking for investment bankers. A moment later, the door shut, and the driver took off.
At 9:13 a.m., more than an hour after arriving at the bus stop, DeMeo returned to his apartment.
Kate Rubin, 28, kept waiting, hands stuffed in the pockets of her blue coat.
Fourteen minutes later, she hadn't moved.
A man in a sombrero walked by.
A man on a scooter rolled by.
Then a boy in a dinosaur costume.
"Oh, yeah," Rubin said. "Halloween."
A black car stopped. A woman leaned her head in, then turned and shouted, "I'm not paying $70 to get to Brooklyn!"
Rubin's phone rang. "My e-mail isn't even working," she told the caller.
Taxi after taxi rolled by. Then one stopped. A seat was available. She slid in.
It was 9:56 a.m.
Six minutes later, here came another M104.
Sally Tondteaond, 65, tall and thin, had been waiting for one hour and 16 minutes.
She pushed her way on, her left hand gripping the metal rail on the left, shoes clinging to the bottom step, her face pressed into a woman's corduroy coat.
The doors closed behind her, nudging her in the back.
"Ninety-second Street!" the driver announced.
"Guess I'll be walking home," said Janet Saines, 44, on her way to the office, standing on the second step, her nose almost touching the windshield, envisioning her return trip at the end of the day.
The woman standing next to her said: "I thought it would be easier if I got up early. But I didn't get up."
At 90th Street, a woman who had boarded two stops earlier squeezed through to get off. Her departing words: "Too hot!"
Eight New Yorkers were waiting to take her place.
At 86th Street, Irwin Gilbert, 55, offered his seat to Sally Tondteaond.
"The mayor made a big mistake when he allowed cars into the city," Gilbert announced to no one in particular. "But I can't say what they should do. I'm a nobody."
To his right, a woman turned to another and said the bank for which she works had just announced thousands of layoffs.
Another woman said, "I'm leaving at 3 p.m. today, and I'm not doing this again."
At 76th Street, a shaggy-haired man with a guitar on his lap talked into his phone.
"JFK International Airport," he said.
"Phoenix, Arizona," he said.
"5:35 p.m.," he said.
"Oh my God," he said.
Flight canceled, he had been told.
"Dear God."
A stranger next to him, an older woman who said she was a psychoanalyst, offered consoling words. New York, she said, is as good a place as any to wait out a crisis.
"There's so much to do," she said.
Behind the wheel, the driver announced that the bus was arriving at 72d Street, on the corner of which, Bob Bachner, 62, a housewares wholesaler, waited for a different line to take him to the East Side.
"Can you believe this?" he asked, a porkpie hat on his head, his eyes behind a pair of shades. New York City was upside down, and here he was, waiting for the M5. He was sure one would arrive any time now.Reuse content


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Gorgh is an orc warrior. He was Ukk's sergeant. During a fight with some humans he had been injured, a trickle of blood coursing down his scarred face. He also pointed out that their supply wagon had been stolen during the fight, while they had been distracted by target dummies.[1] (APG 120)

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numerical differentiation
I defined a cost function for an data fitting problem, that involves
solving an ordinary differential equation, i.e.
model=NDSolve[ ... ]
(* sum of squared residues *)
sim = First[m3[tp] /. model];
Return[(sim - data).W.(sim - data)];
This gives me estimated optimal parameters x1 and x2. So far, so good.
Now I want to calculate asymptotic confidence intervals for the
estimated parameters x1 and x2. One option is to calculate the Hessian
of costfunc as an approximation to the Covariance Matrix. However,
numerical differentiation like
N[D[costfunc[{x1,x2}],{{x1,x01},{x2,x02}}] does not seem work.
Does anybody have a hint how I can get numerical derivatives of costfunc
in this case? Or how can I recover the Hessian or Jacobian, when I use
FindMinimum? Is there a routine for Finite Differences?


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The rector of the Cathedral of Sts. Simon and Jude in Phoenix has decided to only allow boys to be altar servers at Mass. The Rev. John Lankeit said the decision was his alone, not that of Bishop Thomas Olmsted. Lankeit cited the historic connection between altar boys and vocations.
The decision is regrettable from every angle. There may be an historic connection between boys being altar servers and some of those boys going on to be priests. Hard to tell. There was also an historical connection between maleness and, say, the American founding. There was, until recently, a connection between being male and running for President. The rector may not have noticed but women do lots of things they did not do previously and it is a misplaced concern for gender differenciation to want to hold on to yesteryear's ways.
The decision also runs the risk of bringing back the "boys club" mentality that has caused great damage to the Church. Altar servers bond. While other boys and girls sleep in or play soccer on a Sunday morning, they get together to help out at Mass. Restricting that activity by gender helps create the wrong kind of gender differentiation, the kind that leads adolescents to grow up to be uncomfortable with women in Church, but any future pastor will likely rely on women to run all sorts of activities in his parish. Boys who are uncomfortable around girls will be inclined to see being an altar boy as a chance to escape their uncomfortability. I would submit that this is not necessarily a good thing to discern, still less to cultivate, in future clerics.
But, there is a deeper concern. Those altar girls who are now barred are baptized. Serving as an altar boy does not have to do with holy orders - and it never has. Yes, in seminary, future priests were installed officially as acolytes and as lectors, but most parishes never had officially installed acolytes. Rev. Lankeit has focused on the wrong sacrament in this decision. One wonders if he has even read the documents of Vatican II which place such a heavy emphasis on the dignity of the baptized.
Bishop Olmsted has not been shy about making controversial decisions. And, generally, most of us think that allowing pastors more say in their parishes is a good thing: micro-managing bishops can be a disaster. But, this is not just any parish. Officially, Olmsted is the pastor of this parish. He should step in and overturn the decision.
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The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency was called to the scene of a car-garbage truck accident this morning that resulted in a fuel spill.
It happened around 10 AM at the intersection of Northpointe and Fairview roads. Zanesville police say the driver of the truck failed to yield at a flashing red light and crashed into a car. Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Jeff Jadwin says the truck's tank ruptured spilling 50 gallons of fuel on the road and into a nearby creek.
"Yeah its all over the roadway from the point of the impact to the where the truck stopped here," said Jadwin. "With the tank ruptured, it was pouring out onto the ground so the fire department builds some dikes and dug some trenches to keep it from moving farther but with it being all of the roadway it has gotten into the water way some."
Jadwin says the EMA is called to the scene if there is a spill of more than 25 gallons of fuel.
"They will have to contract with a clean up contractor and we just have to oversee that all the work is done and it is properly cleaned up. The company that owns the garbage truck will be responsible for the payment with the local contractor to clean it up. "
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by CaluluMother Jones magazine has finally published Kathryn Joyce's account of the Evangelical Movement's obsession with adoption and the inevitable not so great outcomes when you don't take practicalities of foreign adoption under consideration. … [Read more...]
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Volume 1: The Traveling Wilburys
Better than the A-team and Michael Jackson's "We Are the World" compilation in the 80's, combined. So, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison were having lunch one day and a magnificent aroused, so they took it to Bob Dylan's recording studio and bam! The birth of the super band: The Traveling Willburys, this lasted from 1988-90. Nelson Wilbury - George Harrison Otis Wilbury - Jeff Lynne Lefty Wilbury - Roy Orbison Charlie T. Jnr - Tom Petty Lucky Wilbury - Bob Dylan


text: In its first report on Accountable Care Payers issued today, KLAS, an independent researcher of technology and solutions for the health care provider market, cited Aetna (NYSE: AET) as having the most transformational relationships as compared to other payers based on interviews with providers that have implemented accountable care models. Aetna is described as "forward-thinking" and a "flexible partner that adjusts to meet provider goals and needs." In the report " Accountable Care Payers: Partners in a Changing Paradigm," one provider said, "Aetna was good to work with and very flexible as we started. ...They have all the tools and bells and whistles that organizations need to be an ACO." "As the industry moves toward payment models based on quality and accountability, forward-thinking provider organizations are looking to payers for the resources and expertise they need to take on more risk," said Mark Allphin, author of the report and research director at KLAS. "Commercial payers offer a range of innovative approaches for successfully making the transition to accountable care, from simple shared savings agreements all of the way to private-label health plans." "Through our Accountable Care Solutions business, we offer the technology, programs and health plan infrastructure that enable ACOs to deliver better quality, more efficient patient care and get rewarded for better results," said Charles D. Kennedy, chief executive officer, Accountable Care Solutions from Aetna. "Rather than paying for itemized services, we have deployed innovative financial models to share risk and reward with providers and jointly created new health plan products in local markets that offer more options for employers and consumers. Further, we work with providers in a 'payer-neutral' manner to share our extensive knowledge and integrated suite of technology and care management solutions from Healthagen. Our capabilities enable providers to deliver accountable care to all their patients, not just Aetna members."


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Heidi Montag wore a purple L*SPACE bikini and went without makeup as she took a solo stroll on the beach in Costa Rica yesterday. She's been living in the Central American country for weeks now and was spotted making a strange dog exchange with her husband Spencer Pratt earlier in the day. The two are said to be working out a puppy custody agreement as part of their alleged divorce. Heidi has spent lots of time in skimpy swimwear showing her sad faces this month. With all the talk of wanting to reduce the size of her breast implants, she's still flaunting her figure in this latest revealing shoot.
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Sulphur Springs High School's agriculture department is a thriving program with about 200 students enrolled in classes, including about 80 in shop-type classes.
The program includes agriculture mechanics, animal science and horticulture programs which offer numerous opportunities for students to learn valuable skills through hands-on practice, prepare for the work force and put to use many of the lessons they've learned in other classes, and chances to earn scholarships.
"In education, what some don't understand is that we bridge the gap," said Dan Froneberger, who along with Dannie Johnson and Amber Norris teach the agriculture classes at SSHS.
For instance, in math they use the Pythagorean theorem to plot points for projects, then cut them out of metal. They use science in welding; they use and have to have knowledge of different gases. They use their English skills to detail all of the stages of their projects.
"They have to know how to express themselves," Froneberger noted.
It helps prepare some students for the workforce, often giving them a leg up against the competition who has no prior experience. For some it's a temporary job at a higher pay while they work their way through college, for others it means a step above entry level and entry level pay. Some jobs can include manufacturing products like trailers.
Students learn to build projects; landscape, grow and care for many types of flora; as well as vehicle repairs; compete with projects at state shows and events; and be good employees.
"We teach them what we call soft skills — first skills. Be the first on and last off and all the things in between. You'll be a good employee," Froneberger said.
These departments this weekend were able to show off their projects and skills along those participating in family and consumer science and health science departments at Saturday's Career and Technology Education Extravaganza.
The animal sciences students compete in local and regional shows and sales, while the ag mechanics students have opportunities to compete with their shop projects at six different shows and fairs each year, including the San Antonio Livestock Show.
Often each competition calls for a different project or modification to existing projects, as each have their own rules, categories and specifications.
Last month, SSHS FFA came home with two awards and received recognition for six projects.
Carson Hicks, Ethan Phillips and Drew Forsman won second place with their 24-foot lobby trailer.
Seth Stout, Jordan Persall, Keegan Morris and Mauro Basio's shop table placed fourth.
Receiving blue ribbons for their projects were Lindsey Froneberger with the small animal surgical table she built; Edward Perez and Garret Vickery with their push blade; Clancy Horton with a hay feeder; and Bryce Gorton and Colter Phillips for the shop table they built.
While that's not unusual for the ag students, who often come home with awards, ribbons, cash and other prizes, what was impressive were the two special awards received by SSHS at the meet.
Student Edward Perez went home with the Houstonians Offering our Friendship Award, an honor given to a youngster who has overcome hardship to succeed. In addition to the recognition, it also comes with a $1,500 check.
Houstonians Offering Our Friendship is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides financial support to hard working FFA and 4-H students who have shown determination in overcoming extraordinary trials and/or hardships over the past year. The program was started to assist students and families who work hard on raising and showing animals or building projects for their local FFA and 4-H chapters.
Not only does Perez work to help his family financially, he also helps his classmates and teachers.
"He was the last one to get done with his project because he stopped and was helping everyone else. He works with me on Saturdays; he won't take lunch unless I do," Froneberger said. "We submitted the application for Edward. I wrote the essay and a couple of the dads wrote a few paragraphs and we submitted it. He received the award and $1,500."
The Dr. Billy Harrell Award for Excellence was presented to SSHS FFA and ag teacher Dan Froneberger, who admits he was surprised but very honored to be presented the banner and bronze statue given in Harrell's name for excellence.
"He was the highest authority in Texas when it came to ag mechanics," Froneberger said of Harrell, a professor of agriculture mechanization from 1969-2006 at Sam Houston State University. "This honor was one of the biggest honors I have ever won with my students."
Harrell, until his death in 2010, was actively involved in many facets of agriculture education and mechanization. He conducted agricultural mechanics certification workshops for Texas Education Agency to qualify agricultural science teachers to teach pre-employment laboratory courses at the secondary level; non-credit agricultural mechanics short courses for secondary agricultural science teachers; developed and conducted FFA Tractor Technician Contests for the 10 Texas agricultural sciences areas; developed and conducted the Area IX FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event; and hosted the State FFA Leadership Development Events in agricultural skills, to name a few of his accomplishments and affiliations in the field.
Harrell started the Houston Ag Mechanics Show in the parking lot of the show more than three decades ago; there were just 53 projects that year. He Harrell served as superintendent of FFA and 4-H agriculture mechanics projects show and Texas FFA Tractor Technician Contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In 1998, HLSR inducted him into the show's Hall of Honor.
Recipients are selected by the committee who puts on the annual show. It's based not just on quality projects but on the department as a whole and can take into consideration a school's performance and comportment.
"The committee visits with the kids. I saw them talking to them, but I thought we were just visiting," said Froneberger.
Froneberger said the department's successes over the years has been due in large part not only to the students who prepare and show the projects, but also the collaborative partnership of the school and community.
A lot of extra time is put in by students, dads and ag teachers after hours and on weekends working on the projects. Then there are the former students, who donate time periodically to drop by and lend a hand where needed. Summer Gregory, for instance, stops by to help kids with drawings for projects. Chris Clement spends time with the students when possible, even helps with ideas. Colten Froneberger helps them with welding.
"We are a close family," Froneberger said. "We are like a large family. Everybody takes care of each other. If gets behind on a project, we'll go over and help them out."
There are community partnerships too — businesses that sponsor or request projects, which help with the cost for students.
Projects can be costly as materials such as metal aren't cheap. A trailer, for instance could cost $10,000. That's a lot of out-of-pocket money for a student and family, especially when they build multiple projects a year. That's why sponsors are so important.
"I get calls every day," Froneberger said of businesses' interest in having SSHS ag students build projects for them.
Not only do the sponsors get quality products, the kids are often learning skills that can translate to jobs or help further their understanding of their fields.
They even work with two others schools to host the annual Barbecue Build-Off, slated May 22. Como-Pickton and Cooper ag departments help cut out all of the parts which will be given to teams up for the challenge of building a barbecue grill in six hours. Local businesses help sponsor this event too.
The annual program was started to even the odds for all participants. Shop shows are by nature varied, sometimes pitting a surgery table against a feed table — two very different projects — simply because each does not have the own category. And, depending on what judges are looking for, a project that wins a grand championship at one show might not place at another.
The SSHS build-off is designed to be even across the board. All 12 school teams are given the same materials to make the barbecue pit. Like a professional job site, each school must provide all of the tools needed to construct the grill, including welding equipment, trailer and a generator for electricity, if required, along with whatever foods they'll be preparing for judging. The schools then get to take their project and can use it as a fundraiser if they choose.
Community members can also catch a glimpse of and even bid on some of the projects the kids have built during the upcoming auction April 26.
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By Hayley Kappes
Killeen Daily Herald
BELTON – A Temple woman received a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted of possessing cocaine, between 4 and 200 grams, with the intent to distribute.
Judge Martha Trudo of the 264th District Court sentenced Enemoria Macedo, 42, after evidence indicated the manner in which the cocaine was packaged and the presence of digital scales meant the substance was intended for distribution.
Temple police executed a search warrant at Macedo's residence on April 24, 2008.
Officers found 15.3 grams of a substance that tested positive for the presence of cocaine in a dresser in the master bedroom, according to the arrest affidavit.
The substance was packaged into 34 separate bags, according to the affidavit. Officers found digital scales in the same dresser.
Judge Joe Carroll of the 27th District Court sentenced the following on Thursday:
Alfreddie Lamar Daniel Jr., 33, of Killeen, to six years in prison for burglary of a habitation, on Dec. 13, 2006.
Dana Darlene Norman, 35, of Harker Heights, to 21 days in county jail for forgery by passing, on Dec. 26.
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For Alastair Cook, February means lambing season, and this spring he has an additional arrival to anticipate as Alice, his wife, is due to give birth to their first child in March. That seems to be good timing, as it gives him plenty of non-cricketing matters on which to focus for a while.
Come April, however, and the start of the county season, Cook can expect to be in the spotlight and under pressure like no England captain before. Paul Downton, the England and Wales Cricket Board's managing director, may have put his name to the quotes in the press release confirming the decision to dump Kevin Pietersen. But that will not stop Cook receiving his share of the flak.
It has already started. One verdict on his role in Pietersen's demise, in the Mirror, claimed that he had "swapped reintegration for self-preservation". The Mail described him as "bomb-proof" and "lucky", and reflected on his captaincy in Australia as "flatfooted and guileless". And that is without mentioning Piers Morgan, who before the official announcement was out had described Cook as "a repulsive little weasel", and later added "gutless twerp" for a bit of variety, with an added reference to the England captain "looking at the floor – like you were throughout the assassination meeting".
Morgan's credentials to comment on cricket may be dubious, but in the absence of any official response from Pietersen other than the bland quotes agreed on the statement, this is the closest to an official line.
It is also an indication of the line of questioning that Cook can expect to face on his next public appearance. That is not due to come for a while, as he has ceded the England captaincy to Stuart Broad for the next two months – in a six-match trip to the West Indies followed by the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
Instead, Cook will make his comeback, and begin his attempt to rebuild the batting form and confidence that proved so elusive in Australia, for Essex. The county begin their pre-season programme with a two-day game against Surrey at Chelmsford in late March – the mischievous side of Pietersen might be sorely tempted to make himself available for that game, too.
They also play a three-day game against Cambridge University at Fenners before beginning their County Championship programme against Derbyshire on 13 April – which seems likely to attract an unusual amount of media attention for an early-season Division Two fixture.
That is the first of four Championship games in which Cook could play for Essex before England's first international match of the season on 9 May – an unlikely and unglamorous-sounding 50-over fixture against Scotland in Aberdeen. Assuming Cook retains the captaincy of both the one-day and Test teams, his first home fixture will be at The Oval when a five-match series against Sri Lanka begins on 22 May.
Throughout his career, Cook has impressed all with his strength of character, and was earmarked as future leadership material through his combination of dedication, talent and also an ability to win the respect and trust of others in equal measure.
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Samuel L. Jackson (born December 21, 1948[1]) is an American movie actor and producer. He has starred in many movies. These include The Avengers, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Pulp Fiction.
Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948.[1] He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. During childhood, he had a stuttering problem, which he conquered by developing an affinity for the use of the curse word, motherfucker, in his vocabulary.[2]
Jackson attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After joining a local acting group to earn extra points in a class, Jackson found an interest in acting and switched his major.[3] Before graduating in 1972, he co-founded the "Just Us Theatre".[4] Jackson is a sports fan and supports basketball teams Toronto Raptors and the Harlem Globetrotters and soccer club Liverpool FC.
In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe.
In October 2011, Jackson surpassed Frank Welker as the highest grossing film actor of all-time.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Samuel L. Jackson Biography". Biography.com. http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-l-jackson-9542182. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Samuel L. Jackson Needs Certain Swear Word To Stop His Stutter.". Huffington Post. June 5, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/samuel-l-jackson-stutter-swear_n_3389403.html. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ Hudson 2004, p. 23
- ↑ Edelman, Rob. "Samuel L. Jackson". Film Reference. http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Hu-Ke/Jackson-Samuel-L.html. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ Powers, Lindsay (October 27, 2011). "Samuel L. Jackson Is Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/samuel-l-jackson-highest-grossing-actor-guinness-book-world-records-254155/. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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You may remember a few weeks ago when the County Emergency Services went down when a single communication line was severed on SR-49. It was a real wake up call on how thin our communications infrastructure is in the County. This impacted our safety when 911 and cells service when down and lack or redundant communications has been an impediment to businesses locating here. I had a long discussion with Supervisor Ed Scofield about the issue, and made some recommendations. In the CEO's Friday Memo we learn that something is being done to fix the problem. Well done Supervisors and Staff!
AT&T Communications Infrastructure Update
Information and General Services (IGS) staff from Technical Operations and Emergency Services divisions held a meeting Thursday with a wide range of AT&T personnel. We were very pleased to learn that AT&T has an approved construction plan to bring a new redundant fiber-optic communication line into our community. When completed, if another cut main line event took place such as the recent outage, AT&T services would shift to this new redundant fiber route and remain functional with continued communications services in our community. AT&T hopes to have this new alternate fiber-optic route construction project completed by late summer. IGS staff will continue to work closely with AT&T, Sheriff Dispatch, and the other local dispatch operations to insure that interoperability and redundancy capabilities are fully implemented.


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If you take out the last eight minutes of the first half I was very pleased with how we tried defensively. The last eight minutes of the first half we didn't do a good job of getting back and get picked up. They got some run outs and made some good plays. Other than that stretch, I thought we were much better defensively, much more attentive, and got out in the lanes and did the things that we wanted to do defensively. We had two practices this week, both of them about two hours. We worked almost exclusively on defense so this week I guess we're going to have four-hour practices because we're going to work two hours on defense and two hours on offense because we stunk it up on the offensive end. I think we missed the last six shots of the game, or the last seven shots of the game, but it wasn't just those guys. We're not sharp offensively and I halfway expected that because of the fact that we haven't worked on it. It just means we have to go to practice and do a better job. Again, the second half we didn't have a stretch where we failed to get back on the defensive end so it was difficult for them to score. We were bigger and we were active defensively in the second half to hold them to 23 percent. We've got some work to do offensively, stop everybody trying to go on their own. We've got to continue doing it within a team concept. Evidently there's something else in the Constitution that I didn't realize and that is if you get an offensive rebound it's your right to shoot it regardless if you've got 88 people in front of you. I'm going to go back in my history book and check the Constitution tonight to see if it's really in there and I just didn't know about it. If I couldn't laugh I'd be throwing things and tearing things.
On forcing back-t0-back shot clock violations -
I think that we can be good defensively, I really do. I think we're going to get there. I'm going to have no hair, not gray hair, or they're going to look like distance runners. That was very encouraging to me. I think that was very encouraging to the guys. When you get someone to have two shot clock violations, that's the kind of defense you want to play. Their goal was to try to run some clock. I'm not saying they were trying to spread and hold it, but I didn't think they wanted to shoot quickly and for us to play defense the whole 35 seconds. Again, you take out that last eight minutes where we didn't get back and pick up we were pretty active defensively.
On the balanced scoring -
For 19 years as a head coach that's always been important to me. The rest of my time I think it's just extremely difficult to play it when it's not just one guy that you have to guard. We have to do a better job offensively of not trying to go on your own. We're gifted. We don't have bad kids, they're not selfish, they just say well we have to score, I can score. The bottom line has to be we can score.
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I would probably say, unless something weird happens, he will not play Tuesday night. We'll take a look again at it at the end of the week. He's getting better. It's given Wes [Miller] some more time at the point guard, I'm probably throwing too much on that youngster. He can really shoot the basketball. I'm adding that pressure of running the club to him. If Wes Miller's my only worry I'm in good shape.


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Butler County jail to expand medical staff
The Butler County Jail plans to add medical staff, but the cost will be covered by money the jail makes from housing state and federal prisoners, officials said Wednesday.
One part-time medical staff position will be converted to full-time status, and another part-time position will be added for weekend care, giving the jail five full-time and two part-time medical employees.
The county pays Wexford Health Sources more than $44,000 each month to provide health care to inmates.
The county commissioners on Wednesday approved a change in their contract with the company to increase the medical staff at a cost of $3,750 each month, or an additional $45,000 annually. The county's prison board will vote on the changes in October, though Warden Richard Shaffer said he expects them to be approved.
Shaffer pointed to several factors, including more inmates and a greater need for care beyond dispensing medication and giving routine physicals.
"So many inmates have so many serious medical problems," Shaffer said.
For example, Shaffer, said one pregnant inmate is on methadone, and her unborn child has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Other inmates are dealing with diabetes and other ailments.
The contract says the county would have to address whether medical staff should be added if the daily prison population exceeded 375 over a 60-day period.
On Wednesday, Shaffer said, the 512-bed jail had 378 inmates, and recently reached 400.
Shaffer said the jail won't have around-the-clock medical staff, but a nursing supervisor is always on call.
Through Aug. 31, Shaffer said, the jail earned $845,000 from housing state and federal prisoners, a $60 daily rate for state prisoners and $76 for federal prisoners. The county budgeted earning just under $1.1 million for the year.
Shaffer said the jail has 38 federal inmates and 24 state inmates, though those numbers fluctuate.
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Just close your eyes / The sun is going down / You'll be all right / No one can hurt you now / Come morning light / You and I'll be safe and sound
Can't you just imagine Katniss and Peeta snuggling in a cave, doing everything they can to stay alive, while that song plays in the background?
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With these hydrating beauties, bath time will be a sensational affair. Studies show that coconut oil imparts significant improvement in skin hydration and increases skin surface lipid levels.You may also substitute agave necter or mollases if you're a vegan.
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These were fun to make, if a little messy until the oil set, but using 1 bonbon per bath of water seemed to result in a little too much oil/heaviness and of course, the honey lent its stickiness. I made little heart bonbons, each about 1-inch across, and I'm thinking that cutting them in half and adding to a bath with maybe a 1/2 cup of epsom salts would work better for me. Great gift idea, if you can keep them cool enough to transport! Thank you for sharing, Tropical Beauty!
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Our administration felt like it is really important, not only to honor veterans, but to teach our students the importance of honoring them, said MJCA admissions director Renee Reed. It is something we want our students to participate in.
Worley, 48, and a native of Pyburn in Hardin County, has charted three No. 1 singles so far in his career, "I Miss MY Friend", "Have Your Forgotten" and "Awful, Beautiful Life". "Have You Forgotten", stayed at No. 1 for seven weeks in 2003.
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This is something that for months now we have wanted to do. We have planned it so that we would have a celebration that the students could participate in, Reed said.
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Sue Thayer, former manager of Iowa's Storm Lake and LeMars Planned Parenthood clinics, has sued the organization under both federal and Iowa False Claims Acts, alleging that Planned Parenthood knowingly committed Medicaid fraud from 2002 to 2009 by seeking improper and even illegal reimbursements from Iowa Medicaid Enterprise and the Iowa Family Planning Network.
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The matter of vocational guidance is the most vital thing in education to-day, but wisdom in this field is far to seek.
The discussion seemed to show that "vocational guidance" is a legitimate field not adequately covered by libraries.
Hence the situation is the same as in the field of vocational guidance.
Also vocational guidance in choosing a business; finding situations, etc.
The answer to this second question will be of decided significance for vocational guidance.
Some writers on vocational guidance, indeed, express discouragement.
Costs for marriage and family counseling and for vocational guidance counseling are similar to rates for individual counseling.
Fortunate are we to have from the pen of Mrs. Dickson a book on the vocational guidance of girls.
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White blue, I dont know, but there is a company that sells a kit to change the OEM ones to 6000K white ones. I ordered a set for my E60 545i. Awaiting delivery. With the new BMW's (E90, E60, etc) any that come with halo's preinstalled just need to have a bulb changed out to change the color.
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With voters growing weary of the continuing games from Washington and yet another threat of a government shut down looming, Democrats and Republicans spent Thursday alternately declaring they had or had not reached a deal on funding the federal government through the current fiscal year.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada) repeated Vice President Joe Biden's assertion that the two sides had at least agreed to a number, if not yet the details about what may be cut and what won't. House Speaker John Boehner (Republican, Ohio) quickly shot down Reid's statement, adamantly denying there was any deal at all.
Democrats continue to point the finger at the Tea Party, saying its members are holding the GOP hostage. "I appreciate Speaker Boehner's participation in these talks," Reid said on the Senate floor Thursday. "I'm sure it's not easy trying to negotiate with the Tea Party screaming in his right ear."[infobox]
Count Boehner among those Republican leaders who say they welcome the Tea Party pressure and the way it's shaped the on-going debate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (Republican, Kentucky) says Democrats have only themselves to blame. He accuses President Obama of skipping the funding debate altogether, and says Democrats are painting anyone who would challenge their plans as "an extremist." McConnell added "If you're wondering where the Tea Party came from, look no farther than that."
Despite cold, wet weather in Washington the Tea Party faithful gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday – eager to remind GOP lawmakers of their campaign pledge to cut $100 billion from fiscal year 2011 funding. Representative Michele Bachmann (Republican, Minnesota), head of the House Tea Party Caucus, told attendees at the rally, "Cutting off funding for groups like Planned Parenthood has to be one of those issues that we're just not going to back down from."
Democrats say they'll fight that move. Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat, California) calls plans to block Planned Parenthood funding "a vendetta." On the Senate floor Thursday she highlighted what she says is the organization's real mission. "They serve five million people and do cancer screenings and all the things necessary to help women's health."
"This is not the appropriate vehicle … on which to stack a lot of contentious, ideological or politicized issues," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responded.
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LOS ANGELES – As the oldest of four boys, DeAndre Jordan is used to setting an example. He not only had to show his brothers how to behave and act, he had to share his time and put his desires aside.
Not much has changed since he moved out of his childhood Houston home and into the Clippers' family. Jordan continues to be the guy who gives more than receives.
Playing behind Blake Griffin, the team's high-flying forward, and Chris Paul, arguably the league's best point guard, Jordan has worked largely in the background the past four seasons, anchoring the Clippers' defense. But he's not complaining.
"I had three younger brothers so I always had to share," Jordan said. "It's not like I could be a selfish guy."
Not then, not now.
"I understand where our All-Stars are on this team," Jordan said. "The real basketball people will understand what I do for this team is important and as long as I can explain that to my peers, that's what's important."
Jordan plays an integral role with the Clippers, who head into their third consecutive postseason this weekend against the Golden State Warriors. The 6-foot-11 center is their rebounding force and shot-blocking giant, ranking among the NBA's elite in both categories as well as field-goal percentage.
Jordan is averaging a league-best 13.8 rebounds and 67.6 percent shooting from the field. He also is averaging a career-high 10.2 points and ranks third in the league in blocked shots at 2.5 a game.
Jordan became the third player to lead the league in rebounding and field-goal percentage. Only Wilt Chamberlain (eight times) and Dwight Howard (2010) have achieved the rare double.
"He understands his role," said Howard, now with the Houston Rockets. "DeAndre came into the league and everybody was in his ear about 'You gotta get this and you gotta get that,' but now he's comfortable going out and getting good shots, playing defense and rebounds and blocking shots. And that's what they (Clippers) need."
Despite envious athletic skills, Jordan fell short of expectations coming out of Texas A&M. He had promise, but not always a firm grasp of fundamentals, and his timing wasn't always on target. Jordan's stock dropped from a star-in-the-making first-rounder to a second-round pick.
The Clippers selected him with the 35th pick in the 2008 draft, a move that left Jordan disheartened at the time but strengthened him down the road.
"I feel it motivated me a lot more," he said. "It humbled me, it really did, because as a kid you think about all these things that people tell you – your draft status, you really think about that.
"Then I was 'Wow, I'm not a lottery pick, I'm not a first-round pick, well damn, I failed.'"
Jordan said after a quiet dinner with his family on draft night, he resolved to prove the other general managers wrong. He would be a star in the NBA, although it wouldn't happen for several seasons.
"I told him at the time that God has his reason for things done his way, his time," said his mother, Kim Jordan. "It made him hungry to do really, really well."
Jordan spent his first two seasons in Los Angeles learning how to play at the higher level under Coach Mike Dunleavy. But Jordan struggled under former Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, who showed a lack of confidence in the team's big man by playing him in just 30 of 82 fourth quarters last season. During the times Jordan was on the floor in the final period, it was for an average of five minutes.
To compound the friction between coach and player, Del Negro would pull Jordan off the floor for mistakes and his minutes began to dwindle. His star aspirations were headed for a black hole.
All that changed when Doc Rivers showed up this season with his championship ring, steely confidence and unwavering trust in his players.
"It's big, especially him being the head coach and him having your back and him being one of your biggest supporters. That's a great feeling," Jordan said. "He makes everyone want to run through a brick wall for him."
Like Houston's Howard, Rivers said Jordan has not only gotten better defensively, but his mental focus has been the biggest improvement in his game. His focus helps him get past his struggles at the free-throw line without losing confidence.
"He's able to be emotional, or have emotion, but not get too emotional and still be able to function," Rivers said. "To me, he's gotten better and better at it. I think every game he thinks they are against us, but he knows they (Clippers) can beat anybody.
"At the end of the day, he can process that and still play and I think that's been great for him."
Jordan's teammates said the change in the center is noticeable in various aspects of his game. Proof was last week's game against Sacramento when he missed 8 of 11 free throws but it didn't disrupt other parts of his game. He finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots.
Griffin said toward the end of that game he told Jordan the missed free throws don't matter.
"His impact goes so much farther than the free-throw line or the offensive end," Griffin said. "He can miss 10, 15 free throws in a row and it's not going to affect us because he is orchestrating everything else, getting stops, so we will be right there behind him."
Jordan, a joker at heart, said he is trying not to be hard on himself when he does mess up. He can't afford to because he has three sets of eyes watching him.
"I tell him he still has to watch what he does because your brothers are looking at you," Kim Jordan said.
Jordan said Rivers has helped him achieve tranquility on the court.
"Everyone makes mistakes and I've learned that you don't have to be worried about anything because if you do make a mistake, Doc is like 'Just move onto the next play,'" Jordan said.
Danny Granger participated in Thursday's light practice and is expected to play in Game 1 of the first-round series against Golden State. Granger missed the final nine regular-season games because of a strained left calf.
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No-passwords prediction is an IBM-barrassment
As the leading developer of access management systems for digital publishing, we were naturally intrigued by IBM's prediction before Christmas: 'You will never need a password again'. This is one of the five predictions IBM made about 'innovations that will change the way we live, work and play in the next five years'. Biometric data, it seems, will not only tighten up security online but also massively simplify the business of authenticating your identity, something we all have to do wearyingly often nowadays.
'Over the next five years, your unique biological identity and biometric data – facial definitions, iris scans, voice files, even your DNA – will become the key to safeguarding your personal identity and information and replace the current user ID and password system.'
Five years really isn't all that long a time. So, should we at Semantico retool all our client sites for the coming change and rewrite our software accordingly? It may surprise you to learn that we didn't hire in some extra developers to start working on the task over Christmas.


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A popular place to grab a couple pints is doubling its locations in Knoxville.
The Casual Pint Craft Beer Market plans to open two new stores, one at the Northshore Town Center in West Knox County, and the other in Fountain City in the Harvest Town Center. The two new locations will join the already open bars in Downtown Knoxville and another near Northshore and Kingston Pike.
The new Casual Pints will be the first franchise stores, and they're just a small part of a bigger plan.
Owner Nathan Robinette says franchise sales started in October. He plans to open more locations throughout the southeast.
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Yellow eye beans have a neutral yet earthy flavor when cooked, making them a natural for chowder. Sage has a warming flavor that pairs beautifully with any sweet vegetable. Add smoky chicken or turkey to make a hearty soup that is perfect for cold-weather eating.
Serve this soup with your favorite artisan bread and a salad of beets, oranges and spinach.
Be sure to reserve the beans' soaking liquid, as it is included in this recipe.
Servings: 6 - 8
- 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 ribs celery, trimmed and finely chopped
- 3 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 pound yellow eye beans, soaked (see related TIPS on soaking and cooking)
- 2 small dark-orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, cut into 1/3-inch dice (about 3 cups)
- 8 ounces smoked turkey or chicken, shredded
- 2 to 3 sage leaves, minced
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
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Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and garlic; cook for about 10 minutes, until the vegetables are soft and fragrant. Add the beans and their soaking liquid, plus enough cold water to cover the beans by 1 inch. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low or low, cover partially and cook for about 1 hour, until the beans are just starting to soften but are still fairly firm.
Add the sweet potatoes, smoked turkey or chicken and the sage; season with salt and pepper to taste, stirring to combine. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, with the chowder barely bubbling at the edges. The beans should be tender but not falling apart. Ladle the chowder into individual warmed bowls. Garnish with the chopped parsley and serve hot.
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Tested by Frances Stead Sellers.
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This review is from: ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T-B1-GR NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.60GHz 10.1" 1GB DDR3 Memory 32GB Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Gray Tablet PC
* Display is clear and bright-even outside true 1080P
* Battery life is as advertised, great with additional dock
* Video performance rocks!
* Very thin and compact-but solid
* HDMI interface
* No delete button on the dock/keyboard?
* Slow data transfer via cable interface
* Slow boot-up
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I've had many notebook computers, but this was my second tablet after a budget first 7".
My Apple using friends are amazed by the video when I run an MP4 1080P on it like Hobbit. But you have to run high resolution videos use the internal memory with the right video software--use MX, it doesn't lag and skip and will recognize & play DVD VOB files as well.
Don't bother to try and download a 16 Gig video file with the cable interface, it will take a couple days, I use the USB interface from a 2 TB movie server through the dock/keyboard or have moved via the MSD card, then to internal memory. Haven't tried wireless yet, will report. Also, haven't tried to run from the MSD card since installing MX, which works way better than the others on this platform.
Tip: Put two thicker rubber feet on the back of the keyboard and it won't lift itsself off the stock ones when you use it unfolded and slide on your lap off the seatback tray in the aircraft.
Try all the game software and make sure you enable the Tegra and GPU features as there is much difference in performance on this platform--MOBO video player wouldn't even respond to the laptop vertical/horizontal position after installed and was very jerky as was the Goggle video player at high resolution.
Just downloaded new firmware and will report back, but this does EVERYTHING I have asked except fast large file transfers---can't have it back. Too bad that several web sites force mobile app display as this baby easily handles the regular sites with ease.
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My Governor's Project this year is to purchase a van for FIDELCO, the Guide Dog School located in CT that District 42 supports. The van will be lettered with "District 42 Rhode Island Lions" and will be used to transport guide dogs and trainers to Rhode Island recipients. This is another step that District 42 is taking that will help publicize Lionism in our State.
I am asking all clubs in District 42 for their support with this project. Please make your donations to District 42 and make a note on the check that the contribution is for the FIDELCO van. Send your contribution to:
Enjoy an evening with Past International President/Past Chairman of LCIF J. Frank Moore III
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Yesterday, the Pentagon announced troop rotations for units rotating into Iraq and Afghanistan, putting thousands of soldiers on notice that they will be deployed again. These repeated and extended deployments have put great strain on our forces, hurting their ability to do their jobs and resulting in increased mental health problems. These numerous deployments have also strained our military families, with higher divorce rates and incidence of domestic disputes. Our highest military and civilian leaders, including Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, have expressed great concern about the strain on our troops. Our troops have sacrificed greatly for us, and they deserve a 21st Century GI Bill that is worthy of their sacrifice.
Announcement of troop rotations puts units on notice that they are facing third and fourth tours.
25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade – Facing Third Tour.
25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade – Facing Second Tour.
4th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade – Facing Third Tour.
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade – Facing Third Tour.
82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade – Facing Fourth Tour.
1st Cavalry Divsion, 3rd Brigade – Facing Third Tour.
172nd Infantry Brigade – Facing Third Tour.
[Associated Forces Press Service, 5/19/08; Veterans for America, "The Consequences of Churning," 4/4/08]
National Guard units are also facing multiple deployments:
Louisiana National Guard, 256th Brigade – Facing Second Tour.
Pennsylvania National Guard, 28th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade – Facing Second Tour.
Tennessee National Guard, 278th Armored Calvary Regiment – Facing Second Tour.
Texas National Guard, 72nd Brigade – Facing First Tour.
[Associated Forces Press Service, 5/19/08; Veterans for America, "Weekend Warriors to Frontline Soldiers," 4/4/08]
Army study found repeated, extended deployments hurt job performance, cause mental health strain.
Army Study of Soldiers Deployed to Iraq Found Longer 15-Month Tours Hurt Soldiers' Ability to do Their Jobs Effectively. "The Iraq study, based on anonymous surveys of 2,295 soldiers in Iraq in October and November, also was the first to look at how soldiers were affected by the 15-month combat tours implemented at the start of last year… Similarly, the longer tours had a significant effect on soldiers' ability to do their jobs effectively. Soldiers reported that they were increasingly less able to work carefully and were getting more complaints from their supervisors by the end of the 15-month tour." [Los Angeles Times, 3/7/08]
- Report Shows Morale Down With Multiple Tours, Causing Significant Increase Duty Performance Problems. "The report showed a sharp decline in morale for those on their third and fourth tours — with 15.6% saying they had "very high morale," down from 27.1% for NCOs on their first deployment — as well as a significant increase in problems doing their jobs. 'Soldiers are not resetting entirely before they get back into theater,' said Lt. Col. Paul Bliese, who headed the team that conducted the study. 'They're not having the opportunity to completely recover from the previous deployment when they go back into theater for the second or third deployment.'" [Los Angles Times, 3/7/08]
Army Study Found Rates of Mental Health Problems in Noncommissioned Officers Rose From 12 Percent Among Those on Their First Tour, to 27 Percent for Those on their Third Tour. "The report showed that 27.2% of noncommissioned officers — the sergeants responsible for leading troops in combat — reported mental health problems during their third or fourth tours. That was up from 18.5% of those on their second tour and 11.9% of those on their first tour. Mental health problems include signs of depression, anxiety and stress disorders." [Los Angeles Times, 3/7/08]
Colonel Charles Hoge Testified 15 to 20 Percent of Combat Troops in Iraq Experience Mental Health Issues Due to Longer and Multiple Deployments. "The results of these investigations have shown that 15-20 percent of combat troops deployed to Iraq experience significant symptoms of acute stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression, and 15-20 percent of married service members experience serious marital concerns. The MHATs have shown that longer deployments, multiple deployments, greater time away from the base camps, and combat frequency and intensity all contribute to higher rates of mental health problems." Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel Hearing on Department of Defense Mental Health Services, 3/5/08]
- 12 Month Dwell Periods Between Deployments "Not Sufficient." "We have good data that after a 12-month deployment, 12 months back home is not sufficient to reset. We actually see rates of mental health concerns rise slightly during that 12-month period. They certainly don't go down." [Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel Hearing on Department of Defense Mental Health Services, 3/5/08]
Repeated, extended deployments have strained military families.
Army Behavioral Study Detailed Family, Relationship Strains After Extended Deployments. "Most strikingly, soldiers reporting they intended to separate from or divorce their spouses shot up over the course of the 15-month tours, with 30% of all junior enlistees saying they planned to break off personal relationships by the end of their deployment. Only 10% reported similar feelings at the start of their tours." [Los Angeles Times, 3/7/08]
- U.S. Troops on Third, Fourth Tours of Duty Face Real Strains on Family Life. "Some U.S. soldiers are now on their third or fourth tours. Deployments have been extended from a year to 15 months, with only a year at home between tours. The long deployments take a heavy toll on personal relationships, said [U.S. Army Capt. Jaron] Wharton, whose wife is also an Army captain who has served two tours. 'In most of these deployments, the girlfriend, she's not there at the end,' said Wharton, 29, of Hoover, Alabama, who has also served in Afghanistan. 'Fiancees are hit or miss. And sometimes even wives are gone.'" [Reuters, 3/14/08]
Army Divorce Rates Skyrocketed For Troops Serving in Combat Zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. "The number of active-duty soldiers getting divorced has been rising sharply with deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. The trend is severest among officers. Last year, 3,325 Army officers' marriages ended in divorce — up 78% from 2003, the year of the Iraq invasion, and more than 31/2 times the number in 2000, before the Afghan operation, Army figures show. For enlisted personnel, the 7,152 divorces last year were 28% more than in 2003 and up 53% from 2000. During that time, the number of soldiers has changed little." [USA Today, 6/8/05]
Army Survey Found Combat Service Increased Rates of Divorce, Anger and Other Family Problems. "In post-deployment reassessment data completed in July, researchers also saw soldiers with anger and aggression issues increase from 11 percent to 22 percent after deployment. Those planning to divorce their spouse rose from 9 percent to 15 percent after time spent in the combat zone. And that's just the start of the problems, according to military family support groups. 'At the end of the day, wounded servicemembers have wounded families,' said Joyce Wessel Raezer, government relations director for the National Military Family Association. 'More must be done to link servicemembers and families with the services they need and the information about PTSD and other mental health issues.'" [Stars and Stripes, 12/9/05]
Military and civilian leaders have expressed serious concern about the strain of multiple extended deployments on our troops.
Admiral Mullen Said Military is Tired and Worn Thin by Wars. "The top uniformed military officer on Wednesday described a tired U.S. military force, worn thin by operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and unlikely to come home in large numbers anytime soon. The assessment comes as President Bush decides whether to continue troop reductions in Iraq — possibly endangering fragile security gains made in recent months — or not, and risk straining ground forces further. 'The well is deep, but it is not infinite,' Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. 'We must get Army deployments down to 12 months as soon as possible. People are tired.'" [Army Times/Associated Press, 2/8/08]
Secretary Gates Admits that Current Deployments Are Difficult on Soldiers. "Obviously, I worry about the strain on the force. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Joint Chiefs, we all worry about the strain on the force. We all know that these 15-month tours have been very difficult on our soldiers. We know that the longer tours for the Marines have been very difficult for them. But the generals will tell you these young men and women are amazingly resilient and determined. And I think that Admiral Mullen has said, just this week, that there's a spring in their step because they know that they're being successful. So, yes, they're under strain, but they're determined. And frankly, the decision to go back to 12-month deployments the increase in the size of the Army and the Marine Corps — there are a number of measures in effect to begin to relieve that strain." [Statement of Sec. Gates, "Face The Nation", CBS 04/13/08]
Admiral Mullen Expresses Concerns about Suicide; Admits Forces Near 'The Red Line.' In an April interview with reporters, Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen said that we need to reduce stress on our troops or risk crossing the "invisible red line" of placing too much strain on our forces. "We're all concerned about the increased number of suicides in the Army," he said, and stated, "I think we're close to (the red line) now." ["Lengthy, Repetitive Deployments Risk Forces, Mullen Says" Defense Department Documents and Publications, 4/1/08]
General Cody Testified He Has Never Seen Our Lack of Strategic Depth Be Where It Is Today. "Right now, as I testified, I've been doing this for six years. As you know, I was at G-3 of the Army and vice chief now for almost four years. And I've never seen our lack of strategic depth be at where it is today." [Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Readiness, 4/1/08]


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SUN VALLEY - A motorcycle rider killed in a crash involving another vehicle in Sun Valley was identified Tuesday.
Derick Wyckoff, 29, of Sun Valley, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred about 12:20 a.m. Monday at Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Park Drive, coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.
The other person was not cited, pending the outcome of a traffic investigation.


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