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Americans who live in public housing are exposed to secondhand smoke from their neighbors, according to researchers who demonstrated how smoke from one apartment unit can infiltrate into others.
UPI reported June 19 that researchers Jonathan Winickoff of MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Michelle Mello of the Harvard School of Public Health stated, "Even if you are not a smoker and don't smoke inside of your own apartment, if you have a neighbor who is smoking inside of his, the entire building is contaminated."
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has encouraged public-housing authorities (PHAs) to ban smoking in at least some units, but only about 4 percent have done so.
"The use of federal regulatory or contractual mechanisms to ensure that PHAs implement no-smoking policies in public housing raises ethical concerns and practical challenges;" the authors concluded, "however, it is justified in light of the harms resulting from exposure to tobacco smoke, the lack of other avenues of legal redress for nonsmoking residents of public housing, and the languid pace at which PHAs have voluntarily implemented no-smoking policies."
Smokers' rights groups slammed the report, saying a ban would infringe upon the freedoms of public-housing residents, the New York Times reported June 18. "He wants us to believe we're having an effect on people's health through air ducts?" said Audrey Silk of the group NYC-CLASH, Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment. "These people have an agenda — a smoke-free society."
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Kay Tee
Don'T Get Better Without Me - Poem by Kay Tee
It's almost like I crave the pain.
I don't want to be numb to this.
I can't get better.
That means I'll get better without you.
If I'm without you,
And I'm better,
then you will just be part of my past, and I swore I'd never let that happen.
I want you to be my present,
And my future.
I don't want to end up like you;
Afraid and almost unable to let go of what is nothing but a memory.
To you it seems like its real because it's happening all over again.
I don't want to feel the pain, but I only want it to disappear if this gets better.
With you.
Don't forget me.
And not cause you said you wouldn't.
Don't forget me because you don't want to forget who I am and what I mean to you.
If what I mean to you is even half of what you mean to me then I'm okay with that..
It hurts because everything that you mean to me is everything she meant to you and still does.
I want a fair chance.
What I deserve was taken away from me.
But not just taken,
Ripped apart.
Tortured and turned into something I had always feared.
I ask God why and its no longer in the form of a prayer.
That scares me..
I'm scared because I don't feel Him anymore.
I know He is there.
But my soul has been emptied out and darkened by harsh decisions.
Let me go.
Let me be and have what I want.
I've asked for nothing but to love.
Sometimes that is also too much to ask.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Conservatives Take Social Networking to the Next LevelThough my musings are often posted here, on a blog -- a quintessential tool of the web savvy Gen Y-er -- I am really no more than a troglodyte, blessed to be surrounded by many kind, helpful, computer nerd friends and co-workers. My level of personal internet knowledge is about that of a hound's understanding of pancakes, they're good, but just as the hound would rather chase birds than learn the intricacies of a griddle (indulge me as I ignore the obvious lack of opposable thumbs for the purposes of this tenuous metaphor), I often find myself engaged in other endeavors besides exploring the inner workings of Al Gore's much heralded brainchild. For, despite my relative youth, I am a representation of the type of conservative that needs to pull her act together and jump on the internet/social networking/online media bandwagon.
Many already have. The vast swarms of patriotic Americans who showed up for Tea Parties and Townhall events around the country used networking tools like Facebook and Twitter to communicate, organize and coordinate. Their efforts yielded tremendous results and will serve as a model for future ventures. While many may argue that it was the passion fueled by representatives' deafness to constituent appeals and the Obama/Pelosi/Reid government's odious infringements on American liberty, the Internet's ability to connect people drove a large portion of the movement's success.
It is a relief to see the conservative movement embrace these new methods of communication. During the 2008 election Barack Obama and his youthful disciples were experts at manipulating the Internet to manage their movement and garner popularity. Conservatives, it appears, are catching up and taking the directive a step farther. This week, the Washington Times and the Heritage Foundation gave new meaning to bringing "power to the people" with the launch of a new website that does just that, only online, TheConservatives.com. Using various multimedia communication and information gathering applications, TheConservatives.com is a one-stop-shop for political research, networking, and debate.
The site's architects hope to use the site as a way to proliferate knowledge and facilitate connections among not just the conservative/independent hoi polloi, but also leaders in positions of power. John Solomon, executive editor and vice president for content of The Times expressed his enthusiasm:
TheConservatives.com creates a cutting-edge new marriage between the social publishing world of bloggers and the social networking world of Twitter, YouTube and the like. Most opinion sites today enable thought-leaders to talk down to the masses, but TheConservatives.com empowers users to change the direction of that dialogue, allowing the Joe the Plumbers of the world to speak up to major thinkers, like Newt Gingrich.Conservatives continue to make great inroads in the world of Internet organization. While we conservatives were working, raising families, and going to church the left leapt ahead early on to harness the political power of the Internet. Now that we are catching up, conservatives can and will do it better -- as perhaps demonstrated by innovative TheConservatives.com.
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Spicy Bite Restaurant is a locally owned and operated business in Saskatoon. At Spicy Bite, we offer ethnic East Indian food. Our lunch and supper buffets include a sampling of some of our favorite East Indian recipes including delicious butter chicken, vegetarian samosas and a variety of mouth-watering naan.
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Please write at least 15 words Breakfast was very poor, worst ever
Location near the train station, new and clean
The hotel is newly renovated. I stayed in a single room which was spacious with stylish design. Just perfect for a short trip.
location + quite (even though next to highway, all rooms are on back side) Driving instructions when coming from the north.
Good location, no problems from motorway
To be fair there is not much and I would not stay there again. Its location to the motorway was its only plus point. I paid £150, for what was no more than a travelodge and it sadly did not come up to that low standard. It was very hot and no air con in a place that gets hot in the summer........ I stayed at other hotels for that money and they were 4 star or on the lake with stunning views; this was neither.
this hotel fits well into our travel back from Greece , the rooms are bigger than some and there is a Marche restaurant next door expensive compared with French hotels
The courtesy taxi from the railway station and the viw of the mountains from the ground floor room along with the seats and sun-bed outside. Also the genuine friendliness and helpfulness of staff. The lack of English speaking from the Receptionists made communication difficult. One had excellent English the other during the day-time had almost none.
Friendly and helpful staff. Very clean and confortable rooms at competitve prices.
cleanness the fact that it's a motel, situated right next to the highway
Room was clean and practical. Being on a service exit, not numbered, made it difficult to find and to get to certain places without backtracking and wasting time. It lacked atmosphere and the nearby restaurant was packed and dirty making it necessary to drive into Bellinzona to find a decent meal. Despite it being quite expensive (compared to other hotels we stayed at) breakfast waws an extra 15 CZFs.
Good breakfast, good restaurant opposite the hotel Wash-bowl in the room, not in the bathroom. The bathroom is too smal and has only shower and lavatory pan.
Very nice, family operated hotel. Excellent location - 1 min from the motorway - yet very quiet. Exceptional quisine - overall I very strongly recommend this hotel to everyone travelling through the Switzerland.
Convenient location for a stop between north and south slopes of the Alps. Fine room. Too expensive for what you get. No elevator.
very well located hotel and with roomy and comfortable room. The kitchen closes very early, 9:30 pm. Elevator doesn't exist.
Fantastic views of the Alps, friendly staff, great food at a reasonable price
Nice place, comfortable room, service, honest breakfast, good quality restaurant. The room we stayed was smelling to cigarette smoke.
We had a lovely stay at the hotel..The location was breathtaking,the staff were very friendly and helpful..Maybe make the menus in English to help out the humble tourist!!!
I liked the sound of the nearby river, fine bath
Lovely location. Very friendly staff and helpful management.
Too many tree....on the walls
No elevator and we were on the third floor. Of course it is an old building and it is hard/impossible to install one.
Great location in a beautiful city. View of two of the castles gracefully integrated into the city from our hotel window. Clean and comfortable. A little pricey.
location; very clost to the castle old rooms and a too hight pice for the comfort
The kindness of the hotel staff.
Proximity to train station and castles; balcony; convenience of on-site restaurant.
Early check in, good location, decent restaurant, friendly staff, balcony, clean No hot water early in the morning (lukewarm for more than 10 min at 4:30 am).
Adequate overnight hotel - comfortable, clean in Bellinzona Town Centre
Friendly and helpful staff, good standard of room, good location not far from station.
Central location A tick expensive
A comfotable chair for reading in mmy bedroom
the location and food The waiter was a real challenge in the evening and also during breakfast and affected very negatively the entire warm ambiance and team we used to experience many years ago when the location opened. In such a small location every employee counts to customer satisfaction and we personally feel the waiter should urgently change his mindset and style of communication/work. The location is great, the food as well, but we will not consider this nice place for a moment. Instead of a relaxing weekend it ended with great stress - this is really sad!
Location: lovely views, surrounded by family vineyard, wines very good. Room: a bit basic/ rural and overpriced, small balcony - pretty. Dinner: delicious, under priced! Room: Bath in room facing door. Feels basic, bed comfortable.
Excellent food, nice wine and friendly and helpfull employees. It's a romantik hotel and not for a business trip.
Great location - room overlooking the vineyard. Delicious dinner and warm atmosphere in dining room. Accommodations were very comfortable but overpriced. No one was there when we arrived and there was an electronic gate which was closed. When we called the number on the booking.com confirmation, they didn't know the gate code but said that someone would be there within an hour. We were able to park outside and walk a short way to the guesthouse where there were instructions to get the key (but you needed a code for that as well - which we got when we called). It would have been helpful to have that information ahead of time. But these things did not detract from a lovely overnight stay.
Location, and the restuarant for dinner. Excellent food and good wine - service very good. Very freindly staff in both restuarant and hotel. The pillows really need replacing. We have stayed in two different rooms and in both they are very poor and thin. Take your own. Beds ae comfortable. The shower again in our room didnt work properly and again this is an area that could easily be updated by the hotel and one that is actualyl necesary for the prices that they charge. We would stay here again - and hope that they may consider updating these points in the hotel as it really is the only thing that lets it down for us.
breakfast was nice, staff really friendly the beds were not really comfortable
Good breakfast No Balkony
Friendly staff, good restaurant - good hotel for a stop over heading south.
The room was basic, staff friendly, most spoke english, the food in their restaurant was the best we had in Switzerland for the price.
The helpfulness of the staff when my husband slipped and fell during the night. The location is nice. The shower room is very small, and a sliding door instead of one that opens inwards would be a very sensible modification.
Convenience to what I needed to do and helpfulness of staff.
Easy to find. Excellent staff. Spotlessly clean. Biasca, Switzerland is a beautiful quaint town. No.
very friendly staff - excellent price - excellent restaurant Not a thing
How can you have a room with a bed that's 60cm wide ?
Nice staff, new equipment, beautiful location Basic breakfest
Everything That I had to leave
Beautiful area with good opportunities for walking/hiking. The fact that there was a restaurant (good local kitchen) was also very convenient. The hosts, Yvonne and Marzio, are very enthousiastic people and create a nice atmosphere. No airconditioning, and the hotel is along a very busy road so sleeping with the windows open was not possible. The breakfast was very basic, dry bread, bitter tasting orange juice, and cheese and eggs cost extra.
view to the lake and to the mountains. nice staff.
exploring local countryside
Large comfortable well designed room. Friendly, helpful staff. Good food.
I liked the family leading the hotel, very friendly, helpful and nice. no
Nice location in a small picturesque town. Room with a view to the lake and mountain. Easy to find, plenty of parking. Nice restaurant. Helpful staff. There is no shampoo and soap (you have to ask for it, which can be a problem if it's too late). No bathtub (although there is room for it in the shower area).
Nice little hotel in a very nice valley, quiet, very good meals, very friendly owners Extra charge for credit card payments
Very friendly reception, room large, clean and comfortable, excelllent dinner in evening, great breakfast buffet, hotel easy to find and location excellent for exploring the picturesque Verzasca valley. Our room had great views and overlooked the lake and mountains.
the owners are very friendly and the view is stunning - your GPS will get a little stressed trying to find it - just keep driving up the hill and you will get there only a new hotel with a slightly retro style - but the beds and pillows and linen are very poor - not good value for money, even in Switzerland
The peace and quiet
Simpel, small, lovely view of the valley. Excellent tip for a one night stay to or from south europe
It was located close to Belinzona and reasonable cost for Switzerland. The bedroom was comfortable and I liked the 19th century style furniture. It was located on a windy mountain road and we stayed there to eat and enjoyed the views. The directions could have been clearer as we had a little difficulty finding it. The owner was very friendly and we enjoyed our stay. If in the area, we would definitely stay there again. No
The host, Luciano, his on site restaurant and his knowledge of Switzerland. Luciano was extremely helpful in giving us information on road closures and scenic routes while touring Switzerland by car. We enjoyed it so much we stayed an extra night.
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The osteria has a covered wooden veranda where meals are served. Locals seem to dine here regularly, for breakfast and evening meals, drinks, cigars and so on. It is a very nice place to sit and watch the sun set over Locarno and the alps. Vellano needs an earlier morning bus-service up the valley (earliest is around mid-day). This is not the osteria's fault of course.
The hotel manager was very nice, the food at breackfast and dinner was excellent. A little long way to arrive, but rewarded by a wanderful view on the mountains and a incredible peace.
Good position, quite and peacefull, our reason for staying was a stop over on the way to Italy. Although the position of the hotel, the room and the staff where excellent, I felt is was a little over priced. The choice of food was limited, but good,breakfast was also good. I would probally stay again, but I think the price needs to come down a little.
Very friendly service and lovely hotel with great views. People should be aware that the hotel is up a very winding road into the mountains which is why you have such fantastic views. However this makes it remote so don't go expecting to be in the middle of town. Nothing - it's great!
Nice, clean, well furnished hotel, good value for money
Charming staff, nice location between the mountains although San Bernardino itself is not extremely nice.
The hotel family owners were very friendly. More attention needs to be given to house keeping.
Amicable stuff good breakfast wonderful nature just as we expected
Wonderful location, very friendly staff, family atmosphere
Lovely hotel in a stunning location. Accomodation is pretty basic (we were in a 4 bed room), but warm, comfortable and spotlessly clean. The hotel has a great indoor pool, and plenty of room to lounge. The bar is great, and the food in the restaurant was excellent. A really nice place to stay, and the staff, without fail, were fantastic. Recommended. Absolutely nothing!
The room was very clean and we had a very good sleep in this very nice mountain environment.
This was a return visit to San Bernardino. Our room overlooked the the village church and offered a great view of the mountains. It's summertime quiet offered a relaxing visit. The hiking was great, and a trip over the pass gave us spectacular views, plenty of hairpin turns and a lovely alpine lake at the top. Stop and add a cairn to the many that visitors have left there. The inclusive breakfast was excellent. Make sure you walk around the town and take in the stone roofs; they're intriguing. Leave your window open at night so that you go to sleep and awake with the quaint sound of cow bells.


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Telstra chief executive David Thodey has staked an early claim for this year's title as the nation's highest paid boss.
Thodey has been rewarded for Telstra's growth and dominance, taking home an extra $3.2 million in the last financial year.
In 2013-2014, Mr Thodey earned a total package of $12.8 million, including cash and shares from meeting short and long-term goals set by Telstra's board.
That certainly makes the telecommunications veteran one of the best-paid executives in Australia. In fact based on last year's tally for listed company executives Mr Thodey would have ranked number one with a pay packet of that size. It is a substantial increase on the previous year when Mr Thodey took home $9.6 million which had ranked him number seven on the list.
Since becoming chief executive in 2009, Mr Thodey has overseen Telstra's profits surge by more than 115 per cent to $4.3 billion, with the company's share price jumping by more than 50 per cent.
In that time, the telco has added close to 6 million mobile subscribers, increasing the market share and pressuring its main rivals Optus and Vodafone.


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Biomedical Research History Interest Group
BRHIG is open to everyone interested in the history of biomedical research at NIH or elsewhere. In addition to the presentation and discussion of work-in-progress, the group will serve as a forum for discussion of issues of common interest, such as the identification and development of source materials; the uses and pitfalls of oral histories in research; and collaborations between historians and the biomedical community. The interest group's moderator is Barbara Harkins.
Forthcoming Events
History in the NIH
Date/Time: 6 June 2012 / 12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Wilson Hall, Building 1, National Institutes of Health
Conference program (PDF – 300KB)
This Symposium is a 'progress report' by the four current fellows in the Office of History. Their presentations explore biostatistics and biometry at the NIH, the problem of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, Joseph Kinyoun (the founder of the forerunner of NIH/NIAID), and the origins of NIAAA and NIDA in the 1970s.
Past Events
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Student Symposium
Date: 6 June 2010
Venue: Lister Hill Visitor's Center (Building 38A), National ibrary of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
This Symposium – cosponsored by the Office of History, the National Library of Medicine, and the Washington Society for the History of Medicine – aims to provide a forum for graduate and post-doctoral students in the history of medicine and the biomedical sciences in the Washington DC area to discuss issues of common interest.
For further details and registration please download the conference program.
History in the NIH
Date: 15 June 2010
Time: 8:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Conference Room D, Building 45 (Natcher) - National Institutes of Health
The Symposium is a 'progress report' by the seven Stetten fellows in the Office of History. Their presentations explored the NCI's cancer virus program in the 1970s, public responses to Leptin and obesity, nanotechnology and cancer, the NIH consensus development program, complementary and alternative medicine at the NIH, the history of psychosurgery, and the role of the NIH in the development of research ethics.
For further details please download the conference program (above). For the conference poster click here.
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History in the NIH
Date: June 16, 2009
This symposium was a "progress report" by the four Stetten fellows in the Office of History. Their presentations explore NCI's cancer virus program in the 1970s; NIH research on cholesterol; complementary and alternative medicine at the NIH; and the role of the NIH in the development of research ethics. For further details, please download the conference program.
Role of the Research Physician: From Golden Past to Threatened Future?
Date: March 26-27, 2009
Program: http://history.nih.gov/documents/Program_TheRoleoftheResearchPhysician.pdf
Feature article in the March-April 2009 issue of The NIH Catalyst
Physicians who devote themselves to biomedical research have played crucial roles in the development of scientific medicine for more than 100 years. A variety of institutions—hospitals, medical foundations, the Public Health Service, most notably the NIH, universities, and pharmaceutical companies—have supported their research. Since the 'Golden Era' of physician-scientists, roughly 1950 to the mid-1970s, leaders in each research context have expressed increasing concern about the ability of physician-scientists to sustain themselves and their research tradition. This conference brought together for the first time leading physician researchers, organizational leaders, historians, and social scientists for a multi-disciplinary exploration of the physician-scientist research tradition, its changing contours, and the challenges and opportunities it faces going forward. It sought to elucidate the many different meanings of the term 'research physician,' whether there ever was a 'golden past,' and if the future is really so bleak as the title of this meeting suggests.
Finished Proofs? A Symposium to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Publication of On the Origin of Species (1859)
Conference program (PDF - 2.2MB)
Date/Time: 1 October 2009 / 9:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Venue: Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine (NIH), 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38A, Bethesda, MD
This symposium (co-organized by the Office of History and the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine) brings together leading historians, philosophers, and scientists to explore changing understandings of Darwinian theory in the last 150 years.
If you encounter problems on this site or have questions, send email to the NIH SIGS Administrator. This page was last updated on 24 May 2012.


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James Brandon Lewis looks back, and forward, on Divine Travels
James Brandon Lewis
Divine Travels (Okeh)
Sony Music revived the historic Okeh label—once home to Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Little Richard, among others—as its dedicated jazz imprint in 2013, and at first the prognosis was not good. Early releases from David Sanborn, Bob James, and an unusually subdued Bill Frisell suggested that Okeh would focus squarely on smooth jazz, but so far the label's 2014 offerings are more encouraging. Ranging from the retro soul-jazz sound of saxophonist Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith's eponymous debut to the almost postrock approach taken by guitarist Nir Felder on Golden Age, they find Okeh broadening its focus—and, indeed, the definition of jazz itself.
The standout, however, fits nicely into the sax, bass, and drums template established by Sonny Rollins's pianoless trio during the 1950s, and then elaborated on by Air, featuring Henry Threadgill, two decades later. On Divine Travels, relative newcomer James Brandon Lewis teams up with drummer Gerald Cleaver and heavyweight bassist William Parker in a three-way conversation that falters only when it detours into spoken word by Thomas Sayers Ellis on "The Preacher's Baptist Beat". Even that, though, sets up a darkly meditative journey into gospel music, "Wading Child in the Motherless Water". Sometimes you've got to look back in order to move forward, and Lewis does just that here.


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The American Council on Exercise reports that there has been an increase in specialized fitness programming for older adults over the past few years. A well-balanced fitness program offers many benefits for seniors because it conditions muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones to help fight osteoarthritis and osteoporosis; keeps the body more limber; stabilizes joints; and lowers the risk of everyday injury. Moreover, physical activity helps enhance overall quality of life, increases life expectancy, and helps older adults stay independent.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) reported that increased fitness programming for older adults, functional fitness and Pilates in particular were among the hottest fitness trends for 2009. Pilates is a gentle restorative exercise regimen perfectly suited for most people as they recover and work to rebuild their bodies.
Pilates works on developing a balance between strength and mobility through individual and adjacent joints. It serves to increase core stability and peripheral mobility, ensuring proper muscle firing patterns are maintained. Pilates can increase neuromuscular awareness and improve balance and coordination. It allows focus to be placed on individual body parts as well as their integration into the body as a whole.
Pilates continues to be used to create positive movement experiences for those with any type of movement dysfunction. Leading Pilates authorities are assisting this currently by developing specialized programming for particular populations. Today there is a definite partnership between Pilates experts and rehabilitation specialists and by working together, we can bridge the gap between rehab and fitness and be able to reach an immense number of individuals who otherwise would not realize their movement potential.
The basic principles of Pilates exercises are consistent with those of rehabilitation. Addressing the body as a whole, not just a collection of individual parts, allows for successful aging and the ability to function at the level an individual wishes. Mobility of joints, strength of the muscular system, integrity of our shoulders, hips, knees and spine… everything is interconnected and must all be addressed when managing or preventing aches, pains and degeneration.
The rehab and medical communities are embracing Pilates for many reasons based on this theory. Pilates is gentle on the joints, focuses on suppleness and strength and can be used to address and rehabilitate specific issues with the active aging. Pilates can also be practiced for preventative measures and to stay in shape after physical therapy. It can be adapted to meet the needs and goals of individuals, and thus can be a very safe way to exercise and move the body. Pilates is both a mental and physical challenge and can be done for a lifetime.
Although 'core training' may be a bit of a catch phrase in the fitness industry, the true definition of the term is widely acknowledged in medical and rehabilitation communities as the basis for reconditioning the support musculature of the body. Pilates as a method of exercise focuses on working the muscles from the inside out rather than the outside in. In this way, the deepest layers of muscles in the torso, transversus abdominis, lumbar multifidi and pelvic floor to name a few, are trained to protect the lower back while allowing the body to perform movements with more ease and fluidity. This is achieved by performing controlled movements, and by paying special attention to the mind-body connection.
Pilates exercises modified to be done in chairs are becoming more common and are specifically designed for those who may not be able to lay down on a mat or other Pilates equipment. Regardless of the reason for someone's mobility challenges, there are hundreds of exercises that can be advantageous from a seated position. In many cases, participants will notice changes right away in the way they move.
In chair-based Pilates, movements are performed on their own or with the assistance of resistance bands or small weights. Small props can help participants and instructors simulate many of the exercises normally done on traditional Pilates equipment with springs. The idea is to encourage ideal posture that works the all-important core muscles, and then work towards strengthening and lengthening the rest of the body as necessary.
The variety of exercises available as well as the ability to modify these movement patterns allows professionals to target a specific muscle or muscle group. By changing the angle or strength of resistance, injuries can be precisely addressed. For example, the side arm work sitting on the Reformer using a very light spring tension can help access the deep stabilizing muscles of the shoulder girdle including the rotator cuff. Performing this series of exercises not only targets individual muscles, but takes into account the positioning and stabilization of the body as a whole and how this plays into creating healthy movement patterns right away.
Pilates equipment lends itself well to the rehabilitation process because of its ability to support body weight, its adjustability, and ability to help guide movements in the initial stages of recovery. Specially designed Pilates equipment can help facilitate these adaptations. Knees, hips, shoulders and particularly the spine can be rehabilitated effectively on the Reformer – the most popular apparatus – as well as other pieces of equipment and props.
While Pilates equipment is outstanding in its ability to aid in the rehabilitation process, the machines on their own cannot achieve this goal. It is necessary to complement the equipment with sound principles of stabilization, intelligent exercise and modification choices and an understanding of how all of these can be accessed using the unique features of the apparatus. None of these are possible without a thorough understanding of the Pilates principles and their implementation in a rehabilitative setting.
In any form and at any level, even the most rudimentary, Pilates can be a starting point, an end point or a maintenance tool for the active aging. Virtually anyone can realize improvements to an array of movement dysfunctions including neurological disorders, cardiopulmonary restrictions, orthopedic complaints and a host of other physiological conditions.
As a result, more and more facilities are implementing high-quality equipment and training into their locations to fulfill their clients' unique needs – and qualified Pilates instructors, more than ever, have access to the most up-to-date repertoire on the market to meet all of their clients' needs.
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Mon. January 17, 2011 | Bryan Burns
Ridgewood's Karissa Bertling, the Times' North Suncoast girls track and field athlete of the year, has orally committed to East Tennessee State University.
Bertling chose East Tennessee University over offers from USF, Jacksonville University and Army among others.
"She was being recruited by a lot of schools," Ridgewood track coach Sue Vien said.
As a junior, Bertling ran 24.80 in the 200 meter dash at the Class 3A state track and field meet to place third. She was also fifth in the state in the 100 and the 400.
"I'm very proud of her," Vien said. "She will be an asset to any program. She's a hard worker and does all the right things. She's got such a great attitude."


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KOCHI, India (RNS/ENInews) The Presbyterian church in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram has said it will "discipline" homosexuals by preventing them from taking part in important church rituals because their lifestyle is incompatible with Christianity.
The executive committee of the synod of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church, the largest church in the Christian-majority state, said the church will not condone homosexuality in any way, and may excommunicate some homosexuals.
"Our church will discipline such people, and they will not be allowed to take part in sacraments," the Rev. C. Rosiama, a leader of the Mizo church and former moderator of the Presbyterian Church of India, told Ecumenical News international from Aizwal, the capital of Mizoram.
The Presbyterian Church of India is made up of eight independent church synods all based in northeast India, a region sandwiched between Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar.
Rosiama said the Mizo synod had decided that homosexuals living together as couples will not be excommunicated from the church.
Still, he added, since such behavior is against the "tenets of Christianity," the synod had decided such people should not be allowed to hold any posts or preach in the church, even if they are ordained.
"Homosexuality is a license for immorality, and we cannot approve it," said Rosiama.
The synod discussed the issue in December 2009 because church delegates felt existing church policy was too lenient on homosexuals.
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City Buzz does in fact still exist, and I have several posts lined up. We are a bit short-staffed right now, so my regular updates have taken a bit of a back seat, but I hope to really revive the blog in the next couple weeks.
It is a somewhat slow week around here, but there are a couple things to maybe mark on the calendar:
• TUESDAY: The Lodi City Council will review its budget (and projected deficit) during the shirtsleeve meeting on Tuesday. I plan to be there to give an overview of what the city finances will look like for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
• WEDNESDAY: The Planning Commission will review five permit requests, including the typical alcohol permits and a request for a new church on Cherokee Lane. To take a look at the full list, check out our meeting listing.
• THURSDAY: The city will select the six non-profits who will staff a fireworks booth around July 4. They will do a random lottery at 6 p.m. Thursday. I will blog a list of the non-profits that have put in an application later this week.


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In addition, the Danish ocean carrier has implemented "different and further protective measures" in its cyber security in the wake of the June 27 Petya virus attack that all but crippled the company's IT systems.
Meanwhile, the world's largest ocean carrier also says that it is now up-to-date on short-term quotes, is progressing on issuing invoices and that its delivery process for imports is operational.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based integrator is still investigating the total damage done to its newly acquired subsidiary by the virus known as Petya, but the financial implications are most likely material, according to FedEx's 2017 Security and Exchange filing.


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Flattery Tosses 5.1 Scoreless Innings in 5-2 Victory
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior starting pitcher Joe Flattery worked 5.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and the 18th-ranked Wildcats plated two runs in the sixth and seventh frames en route to a 5-2 victory over No. 19 Oklahoma Saturday evening at Tointon Family Stadium.
K-State improved to 39-15 on the year and bettered its school-record mark in Big 12 play to 16-7. The 2013 Big 12 Champion Wildcats also tied the school record for regular-season wins and won their second series against Oklahoma in the last three years. The Wildcats look for their first sweep of the Sooners since 1990 on Sunday in an 11 a.m., contest as the game time was moved up due to impending weather.
The Sooners fell to 35-19 overall and 12-11 in Big 12 action.
Making his first start since April 19 at Oklahoma State, Flattery was dominant to begin the game as he retired the first 12 batters he faced, eight coming on ground outs and three more via strikeouts. The first adversity he faced was in the fifth when a pair of singles led off the frame, but, after a sacrifice bunt, Flattery stranded those runners in scoring position when he struck out Hunter Haley and forced Garrett Carey to fly out.
"We turned it over to the pitching staff tonight," head coach Brad Hill said. "We needed that from Joe Flattery. That was a big effort. It was hard to get going today, and we needed a great pitching effort. We found a way to get a few runs."
A product of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Flattery did not surrender a run in a starting outing for the first time this season and third time in his two-year career.
A one-out infield single reached in the sixth inning before Flattery left to a standing ovation. Gerardo Esquivel came into the contest to induce a pair of fly outs to keep OU off the board.
Flattery's performance allowed the Wildcat offense to battle until breaking out in the sixth inning. Leading 1-0 on a Jared King RBI ground out in the first, K-State loaded the bases with one out in the sixth. Lance Miles was next and hit into what appeared to be an inning-ending double play to shortstop, but Hector Lorenzana's throw to first base was wild as Mitch Meyer and Blair DeBord each scored.
The next inning, Meyer came through with the bases loaded as he hit a 2-1 pitch through the right side of the infield to plate two more, making the score 5-0.
Meyer, who also recorded a two-RBI single Friday night, finished the game 2-for-4. DeBord went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run, while Shane Conlon was 3-for-4 and scored on Meyer's seventh-inning single.
Jake Matthys earned his sixth save of the year to tie the K-State freshman record. Matthys, who broke the school's record for wins by a freshman Friday night, tied Nate Williams' mark of six saves in 2012.
Oklahoma starting pitcher Ralph Garza, Jr. (4-1) suffered the loss by surrendering three runs (two earned) on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5.1 innings. The Sooners were led at the plate by Lorenzana, who went 2-for-4.
Kansas State concludes the regular season Sunday against Oklahoma at 11 a.m., Sunday morning at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats will hold Senior Day festivities prior to the game. Fans can purchase tickets online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets or at the stadium box office beginning 60 minutes prior to the game.
The game can be seen nationally on Fox College Sports and will be aired in the Manhattan area on SportsRadio 1350 KMAN. Free live audio is also available online at both www.k-statesports.com and www.1350kman.com.


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Was awful. Paid £8 to sit inside this big floating tank with a bunch of pensioners whilst the speakers droned out a monotonous historical tour of footpaths, some trees and caged pheasants. The manager was a woman called Maggie, and she was really rude to us, demanding that we pay extra for "departure tax" and "luggage handling". She was a real bully and reminded me of the teachers that I used to have at Catholic School. I'd recommend going with one of the other companies.
It was a horrible experience. Never again! It is interesting to readt about the rude manager. Not sure if it was her but the old bat of a lady running our boat was a real pill. I hope their boats sink.
took a ride on the boat from Little Venice to Camden. Crowded and could not see much. There is a big queue in the mornings and some people keep jumping the queue due to lack of queue management skills from staff. In addition, the website warns that no bookings are accepted but we were forced to wait for a group who turned up late and incomplete. I saw some people who had queued a lot being denied boarding. The whole experience was a mess, think about it twice or make sure you are the calmest passenger ever.
I too had an awful experience at the Waterbus Company. The manager, Maggie, was horrible. She told us to get off the boat as our child was crying. She would not refund our ticket cost either. She was extremely rude. She racially abused my wife by saying `all you foreigners with your babies`... then muttered something which was not clear.
I made this journey two years ago with my late Mom and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the highlights of our visit to London. Even though I had lived in London some years ago and returned since on many occasions I never know it existed until I saw a listing in Time Out. It was a beautiful sunny morning when we arrived at Little Venice so our half hour wait was easily spent soaking up the atmosphere. When the boat arrived the staff were very friendly and immediately helped my Mom aboard. We spent the journey peering out the windows trying to identify all the landmarks as we passed them. The journey passed all too quickly and in no time at all Camden Lock was in view. As we climbed off the boat we were greeted by the bustling crowd of a busy Sunday market day. What a spectacular way to arrive in Camden Town. Highly recommended and certainly high on my agenda when I visit London again soon.


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ArtsWatch: Digital Culture's New National Team
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
The Library of Congress launched a National Digital Stewardship Alliance on Aug. 3 — an outgrowth of its previous digital preservation initiatives and partnerships that is intended to serve as a leadership collective. Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives Laura Campbell said, "The Library of Congress is committed to leading a distributed approach to digital stewardship. This is the best way to sustain and extend the library's historic mission to make resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people. It is also the best way for all cultural-heritage institutions to sustain and extend their missions in the midst of a revolution in how knowledge and creativity is created and disseminated." Founding members include dozens of state agencies and leading universities, prominent organizations including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Internet Archive and OCLC, corporate participants such as Thompson Reuters, and public entities including PBS. Charged with developing best practices, education, outreach, identifying worthy target categories for preservation, and building a national collection of enduring value, it is hoped NDSA will proceed with vigor appropriate to the importance of its mission.
Sharp Corporation became the first manufacturer to sell 100 gigabyte Blu-ray discs and read/write drives, launching the products in Japan on July 30. The discs are formatted to the BDXL specification announced in April by the Blu-ray Disc Association. TDK announced it will begin selling writable discs in September, and Verbatim's line is anticipated next year. Targeted for archival backup and high-definition video uses, these BDXL offerings double the capacity of dual-layer Blu-ray discs. Considering an average compressed music track equals 3.3 megabytes, one 100 GB disc would store a collection of 30,000 songs.
The Performing Arts Alliance notified its members that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has begun processing visas for visiting artists and athletes within two weeks — without the $1,000 fee that was previously required for expedited handling. Aug. 4 coverage in The Washington Post described the arduous path traveled by cash-strapped arts organizations trying to bring foreign talent into the United States and too often failing to obtain visas in time, even with lead times of six months to more than one year.
Two recent stories highlighted trending good news for legitimate digital content. Cnet News reviewed Netflix's expenditures on streaming movie content, showing a substantial increase in how much was paid to movie studios. Netflix disputed Cnet's initial take on the raw numbers from their earnings reports, but the trend remains positive. Separately, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the shocking news that the youngest generation of consumers is now used to consuming legitimate paid content — thanks to their parents paying for it. For years now, legitimate online media has been readily available and it seems children who have grown up taking broadband Internet for granted also expect to pay for some online media. It seems too much to hope, but perhaps implied in the Reporter story is that the most piracy-friendly demographic could be a narrow and aging slice of consumers who grew up with too much illegal free content and hardly any legitimately licensed online media.
On Aug. 2 RightsFlow announced that the first nine months of its online mechanical licensing service Limelight has been used in all 50 states and in more than 46 countries (for licensing in the United States). RightsFlow SVP of Sales and Marketing Michael Kauffman said, "Our goal continues to be to provide a simple licensing platform for artists that also ensures that songwriters and publishers are paid 100 percent of royalties due."
The Bulgarian Association of Music Producers praised the shutdown of four unlicensed torrent sites after a months-long investigation by the Bulgarian Police Cyber Crime Unit. Investigators believe the sites were run by organized crime and received more than $3.3 million in fees from users. Servers seized by police stored more than 120 terabytes of unlicensed content. BAMP Executive Director Ina Kileva said, "It is only by such actions that Bulgaria can hope to develop a legitimate digital economy in the future."
Social music service Rdio emerged from beta on Aug. 3 offering a novel mix of interactive features and a robust music catalog including all four major labels and many indie labels. Designed by the inventors of Kazaa, Skype, and their more-recent failure, video site Joost, Rdio is among the latest contenders attempting to be a worthy competitor to iTunes. It offers a three-day free trial with unlimited song selection, a $4.99 per month Web-only service, and a $9.99 monthly subscription for Web and mobile access.
Best Buy's Carphone Warehouse partnered with B2B technology company Catch Media for the Aug. 3 launch of their Music Anywhere service in the UK — charging $48 per year to enable subscribers to access their personal music collection on any computer or smart phone. Although all tracks in a user's personal collection might not be properly licensed, legitimate rights holders will be compensated based on number of plays, and deals are in place with all four major labels. Thomas Hesse, Sony Music Entertainment president, global digital business, U.S. sales, and corporate strategy, said, "With the legitimate locker service model, music fans have a compelling and convenient new premium option for enjoying their personal music libraries regardless if they are at home, at the office, or on the go." Best Buy expects to launch a U.S. version of Music Anywhere later this year.


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I floated the theory of a silly acronym called WIFE - that's "what's in it for everyone?". Now don't get me wrong, I'm not as self-less as that might paint me, but I firmly believe that when we look beyond just ourselves we see the true benefits of community and sharing. So blogging is an example of WOL - but good blogging is the type that wants to share and form ideas, it serves a purpose beyond the individual. If my only reason for writing this stuff is for me and to get stuff off my chest (or worse for financial gain or profit) then I don't think that's really WOL or really helping others. Does my blog here really help everyone - almost certainly not, but if it makes you think it has some value beyond myself. That's the real point here that what we do should be about more than just ourselves. If all this sharing is about just ourselves then I think we've missed the point just as assuredly as if we state that we share only for others and not ourselves - part of the idea behind WOL is that we work in public, that means and encompasses learning too.
Surprise surprise but I suggested this in the chat today with the original founder of the phrase WOL (John Stepper):
I'm pleased to say John does look beyond the simple WIFM factor:
...and of course is (at least) one step ahead of me:
Again, I'm not here trying to promote a left-wing tree-hugging solution to your life by sharing all your good stuff so that someone else gets the credit. I just think that your motives for sharing should be more than purely personal or you might just as well bury your head into research and publish an end article. The way I like to WOL is by pushing my ideas, half-formed or otherwise out into the public arena for feedback for me, yes, but also in case someone else finds them useful and it causes people to think. I like to challenge not because I like to have arguments with people (honest!) but because I like to look at things from a fresh perspective.
Is WOL a good thing? Mostly yes it is, but the answer is definitely when the WIFE is involved :)


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Austin wasn't the only place to catch action on the track as 10 different area boys and girls track teams competed at the Charley Rouse Relays at Rouse High School in Leander on Friday.
The Harker Heights girls finished second, 3.75 points behind champion Pflugerville Hendrickson while the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs finished eighth with 33 points.
The Ellison boys finished third with 77 points, the Harker Heights boys came in sixth with 59 and the Shoemaker boys finished 17th with seven.
Round Rock Stony Point was the meet champion with 103 points while Hendrickson was the runner-up with 80.
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The Lady Knights' Samantha Lofton took gold in the girls 200-meter dash with a time of 26.32 seconds. Teammate Jaleea Bonnell also took first place in the 300 hurdles (47.10).
Aennetra Hill finished third in the triple jump with a jump of 34 feet, 4 inches. Lady Knight teammate Janelle Brown was also third in the 100 (12.72).
The Heights girls relay teams came away with three medals after winning gold in the 800 (1:44.55), silver in the 1,600 (4:04.77) and bronze in the 400 (49.80).
Knights teammates Scott McEwan and Jack Zumwalt both claimed second-place finishes in the 1,600 (4:33.30) and pole vault (13-0), respectively.
Alex Yu finished one spot behind Zumwalt in the pole vault (11-6).
The Eagles' Efrain Hernandez proved to be one of the top athletes at the Rouse Relays after scoring a total of 20 points. Hernandez was a gold-medal winner in both the 800 (1:54.37) and 1,600 (4:27.54).
Teammates Devondre Daniels (2:01.49) and Josh Branch (2:02.08) finished behind Hernandez for second and third in the 800.
Devon Johnson finished second in the 110 hurdles (15.49), and Christian Jackson came in third in the 300 hurdles (41.09).
The Eagles relay team was runner-up in the distance medley relay (11:29) and third in the 400 (43.47).
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Jazmyne Cahee was the top individual Copperas Cove girls performer after taking third in the 200 (26.49).
The Lady Dawgs came in third in the distance medley relay (8:03.79).
Desmond Brown led the Grey Wolves with a bronze in the 110 hurdles (15.52).


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If Jon Stewart said this on The Daily Show, it would come out "It's not your F-beeeep computer!" I say "It's Not Your &#%*@$ Computer!" because beeps don't come out well in print. But the thought is the same: they may be called "personal" computers, but employees do NOT own the computer on their desk or in their briefcase. If the company provides the computer, the company owns the computer and has the sole right to decide how the employee uses that computer and what software can be loaded.
This discussion started a couple of days ago when I made mention of Computerworld's story Removing Admin Rights Stymies 92% of Microsoft's Bugs. When users don't have administrative rights to the Windows operating system, many spyware attacks, viruses, and other security breaches are thwarted.
As usual, some readers agree and some disagree. The argument for letting users add their own software is "productivity" by letting users find their own software tools to enhance their personal working environment. Sorry, but that's a crock of beeeep. Do users who drive company delivery vehicles get to choose the color and rims on the vehicle? Do users bring in their own chairs and desks and demand the company pay for and support them? No, and no, and they shouldn't continue to believe they control how to use their "personal" computer.
Ask your lawyer, and you'll learn employees have no control over the tools of their workspace. Worse, employees have absolutely no legal expectation of privacy when using company equipment, which is why users can't complain when companies read employee e-mails and check disk contents. If the company provides it, they legally control how the employee uses it. Period.
Some readers missed my point about control. I didn't mandate all computers be configured the same way, because you need different tools for different jobs. But once the system is set, the user shouldn't have rights to change it. I said nothing about eliminating new programs that may help, just that IT should install them, not the user. Some groups, like IT, will certainly need full administrative rights to at least some of their computers for testing and troubleshooting. But does an accounting clerk need the ability to install a new kitty screensaver from Viruses-R-Us.com? Absolutely not.
One comment came from an IT consultant who tries to convince clients to lock down their systems. Those that follow that good advice "have fewer problems and lower support bills to prove it." One client had no virus or spyware related support incident in over three years. How's that for an endorsement? Can your company say the same?
Another IT person took the Computerworld article to upper management. Guess what? Idiot vice presidents said no, and reiterated their instructions giving all users full administrative rights. As an IT person, you can only remember the wise words of science fiction writer Larry Niven: "Not responsible for advice not taken."
Idiot vice presidents always trump IT. Write that in stone beside "the sun rises in the east" because they're both absolutely true.


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Love It Or Leave It: Rachel Weisz's Lovely High-Fashion Dust Ruffle Collection?
Rachel Weisz is only the most flawless person in the history of the universe, so it's understandably difficult for me to see her sartorial choices from an objective point of view. She could be wearing a fringed, spangled, red-white-and-blue Liberace-inspired costume and I'd be like, "Yes! I love it! So fresh!" The tiered Nina Ricci gown she wore to the premiere of "The Bourne Legacy" at the Deauville American Film Festival over the weekend definitely lacks that trademark Liberace panache, but one (not me) could argue that it does in fact look like dust ruffle upon dust ruffle upon dust ruffle.
I'm having a hard time deciding if I like the actual dress or not (like, if it were my loathed Lea Michele wearing it, would I think it was dreadful, or would I at least compliment her on her good work not wearing Marchesa?) but one thing is for certain — Rachel is so damn pretty! I will be debuting an angled middle part just like this one at my next formal function, i.e. probably never.
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I hired out to Mr. Marshall who was in charge of the Missoula office in September of 1919, and was sent to Rexford, Montana, on location of the Libby-Rexford Highway. A camp had already been established along the Kootenai River and it was the intention to move camp every five miles, using a "bateau" which is a large boat approximately 32 feet long, pointed on each end, and 7 feet wide, at the widest part. The camps consisted of tents approximately four men to a tent and one large tent for a cookhouse and dining room. Everything was very primitive; the tables were built out of local materials - trees were cut and split for the table tops and the beds were only boughs which were cut off the trees. Each member of the party furnished his own blankets. While the camp was pretty primitive, we had an excellent cook and excellent food was furnished and everybody was very satisfied with the food, which made the going more tolerable.
Mr. E. E. Avery was the chief of the party and he was a very dedicated man and an excellent engineer who believed in speed. He was a very hardworking man himself, and he expected everyone to work in the same manner. Usually we set a goal of five miles or survey to complete each week. We would run line for five days, and on the sixth day, the crew would split up into a moving crew and a topog crew. I was in charge of the topog crew and had two assistants. We were supposed to take topog on the five miles during the sixth day. If we did not complete on that day, the crews were sent out on Sunday to finish.
This project was completed during the latter part of October and I was transferred to survey on the Selway in Idaho, where Mr. Adamson was the survey party chief. When I arrived, Mr. Adamson had left that morning to take a survey of fifteen miles of line ahead, and he expected to be gone that day and return the next. When he did not return, the other members of the party got nervous, and the next day we headed out to see what had happened to him. We went clear to the station where he expected to go without finding him. We turned around and on the way back we found him beside a little creek bed. He evidently had stopped to take a drink out of this creek and the revolver he was carrying on his hip ad fallen out of the holster, hit a rock, and shot him in the stomach and crippled him very badly. As this was very cold weather at this period and he figured he would freeze to death during the night, he had placed his finger in the blood from his wound and written a note on a map he was carrying, "Mother, this is an accident, God bless you, Goodbye," and shot himself in the head. This was a very sad incident, and the next day we built a stretcher out of material we had at hand and carried this man out of the woods -a very difficult job as he weighed over 200 pounds and the going was very rough.
We worked on this survey until shortly after Thanksgiving when the job closed down due to weather conditions. This camp was located along the Selway River, and the conditions were practically the same as those previously mentioned with the exception that foodstuffs and other necessary materials were brought in by pack train, which served the camp once every week. I was laid off for the winter and returned to the University of Montana for the winter quarter.
I went to work again in April of 1920 for the Bureau of Public Roads, and was sent to the Pend Oreille Forest Highway Project near Metaline Falls, Washington. Work on this project consisted of 3.1 miles of construction and 6-1/2 miles of location survey. Mr. Wallace was chief of party on this project, and I was engaged as transitman. The project began three miles north of Metaline Falls and extended to the Canadian boundary. The construction work on this project was done by a gang of 33 Swedes who took subcontracts from Rich Marus and Crow Co., the main contractor. The material was all side cast with the exception of a very small amount which was loaded onto wheelbarrows and moved for a distance of about 30 to 40 feet before being cast over. For every three shovels, one man with a pick was used to loosen the hard material. The fellows used short-handled shovels and worked 10 hours a day. These men would start to work in the morning at 7:00 a.m., and would work steadily for about 2-1/2 hours, take a 10 minute break, work again until noon, then take one hour off for lunch and repeat the same performance in the afternoon. The whole gang, which included pickmen and the boss, averaged 16 yards per day for each day they worked. The last mile and one-tenth of this project was built by a gang of 40 Russians, because this was mostly rock, and drilling was required. The drilling was done single jacks. The boss of this crew was a very good organizer, and they had some very good powder men. Consequently, they were able to shoot 50-75% of the material off the roadway, leaving only about 25% to be thrown over with shovels. The percentage per man was very good, also, although I do not recollect what each man averaged. The engineering crew on this project consisted of five men and we did the engineering for the construction crew. When we were not required or busy on the project we worked on locations. And when the fall came, and the projects were shut down for the winter, we had the locations completed and the total construction project staked.
I recollect one incident on this project when we made the cook very unhappy. Whenever we worked a little late and came in late for noontime lunch the cook would get mad. And so one day, I came in a little late and said to him, "How's everything going?" He got mad, and he said, "I jack the job!" and he threw the two bowls of beans he had in his hands up in the air and they all came down on top of him. I thought it was about my time to leave because he sure was mad. Later that evening, as I was driving to town, about three miles away, I came upon the cook about halfway there and carrying two big suitcases. I asked him if he would like to have a ride but he replied, "the Devil with you," and so I went on without him.
When this job was closed down for the winter, we again returned to Missoula, Montana, and all the crew was laid off with the exception of the chief. I again returned to the University of Montana for the winder semester and in April 1921, returned to work as a instrumentman on the Coram-Spotted Bear Project in Coram, Montana. This project extended from Coram approximately fifty miles southeast, along the south fork of the Flathead River. This project consisted of 12 miles of construction and 38 miles of location survey. Mr. Shaffer, the chief engineer on the project, had an office located at the contractor's camp about 6 miles out. We were housed in tents and boarded with the contractor. As I remember it, this road was constructed on a 14 ' standard. The contractor employed approximately 100 men on this project. The work was done with teams, fresnos and with a few wheelers for the long haul. The fresnos would drift the material approximately 100 feet while the wheelers could go up to about 300 feet. The material was mostly common, with a little hardpan in the lower part of the road. The plow team would be used to loosen the material and then the fresnos would follow up and drift it where necessary. One plow team would be used to approximately three fresnos. The driver of the team on the fresnos would load up his own fresnos, while the wheeler would have a man to load the wheeler. Clearing and burning was all done by hand, but the stumps were removed by "shooting: and most of them were loaded enough that they were shot clear out of the right of way. Where small bridges were necessary, they were built out of timber collected within the right of way.
The location survey on the remaining 38 miles started in the middle of July when we had most of the construction work done. This work progressed very rapidly as we had a fair sized crew and the work was well organized. We continued to survey in the early part of September and I returned to the construction project for the rest of the season. When we moved out, we had approximately a 50 mile hike to get back to where we could get to our modes of transportation. The cook was a big, heavy, husky gentleman who was 55 to 60 years of age, and the walk was so hard for him that we left one man with him, and gave him two days to walk out. Otherwise, we all walked out in one day.
In May of 1922, after spending the winter at the University of Montana, I returned to work for BPR as transitman on a location survey in the North and South Highway in Idaho, between Harvard and Emida. Mr. H. J. Taylor was chief in charge at this location. We set up headquarters with a farmer near Hargvard, in a large house with several rooms which he rented top us for sleeping quarters and an office. His wife cooked the meals for the crew. It was a very nice place to stay, and the food was especially good. As I remember it, the survey comprised the complete route, which was 18 miles long. We worked on this project about two weeks and then on the weekend decided we would go to Potlatch to a dance. Upon arriving, we tried to get a room in a hotel in order to clean up and change, but they refused to rent us a room. We couldn't understand why, but anyway we changed our clothes in the public bathroom and went to the dance. When we got there, no one would talk to us or have anything to do with us. After a while, we found out that they thought we were revenuers and that we were going to confiscate their moonshine. After a couple of hours, we got acquainted with some of the boys and they asked us if we were revenuers. We told them no, and so they kinda broke down and let us enjoy ourselves the rest of the evening. I always remember this incident as it was quite amusing to us.
We completed this survey sometime in August and I was sent to the Clarks Fork Project in Idaho to stake clearing for a construction project. This was the first project in which I had complete charge for the Bureau. When we arrived, the contractor was already on the job waiting for us to stake out. We staked him some clearing and told him to go ahead and go to work. He started to work that morning, and had worked about two hours when the owner of the property came out and told him he couldn't work there, that that was his property. In those days, the county bought the right of way for the projects, and we presumed they had completed their deal before we arrived. In this case, they had not, and so I went and talked to the owner of the land and told him that we would cut only three or four trees until he got paid for the right of way. He finally agreed with our request, s I told the contractor to go ahead and go back to work the next morning. He did, but the owner came out again in about an hour with a shotgun and chased him off. So, I had to stake another area to get the contractor to go to work. I had been on this project about a month when I was advised that Mr. E. E. Avery would come over and take charge of the project and I was to go to work. I had been on this project about a month when I was advised that Mr. E. E. Avery would come over and take charge of the project and I was to go to Coeur d' Alene to take charge of the trestle which was just being built in that vicinity. I left the project on Friday and arrived at Coeur d' Alene to find a wire there for me to go to Bonnet Ferry, Idaho, to take charge of a project there on the Kootenay Forest Highway. We had a tent camp at Moyie Springs located near the contractor's camp and ate with the contractor. The contractor worked all winter on this project, although at times the weather got down to 20 below zero. Due to the fact that he had cast most of the material, he was able to work regardless of weather and snow which got to be about two feet deep. By working every day, he could keep the frost pretty well broken up. The canyon work was done with steam shovels but the three miles that was left was done with horses and fresnos, with two
or three wheelers. The contractor subcontracted out portions of the work. Charlie Osterholm, superintendent on this job was a very efficient man and never questioned the authority of an engineer; he would do anything that was asked of him and the job went very smoothly. The project was completed in the fall of 1923 and another project for an extension of six miles was let during this same year. Mr. E. A. Webster, an old superintendent from the railroad, was awarded this contract and I shall always remember my first meeting with him. We walked over in front of the job, after he received the contract, and he said to me, "You know, I always bid these jobs exactly for what I can do them for, and I expect treatment from the engineer for my profit." I said, "Mr. Webster, I think you just broke even on this job." Mr. Webster did not have any equipment of his own, and he subcontracted this job completely. The subcontractor figured on doing the job with mule teams and horses and he had brought I 100 head of horses and mules. They worked a short while in the fall of '24. About the middle of the summer, the Idaho inspector came out and checked his horses, found that they all had glanders and condemned them. The contractor had brought these horses in from Montana without having them inspected when they crossed the State line and, therefore, Idaho would not compensate him for the horses. He took the horses out and built a trench about ten feet deep and 100 feet long and lined the horses all up along the edge and shot them all but three, pushing them over into the trench and covering them up. This was an ordeal that was difficult for me to handle. In addition, this incident broke the subcontractor and the contractor had to go out and get another outfit to come in and complete the road for him. In those days we used what they call a Wisconsin Drag to help maintain the gravel surface on these projects. The contractor was required to build one of these and use it. Upon completion of the project, the drag was to be left on the project in good workable condition so that the government could use it for maintenance. The cooperative agreement with the State and county called for the government to maintain these projects, they hired local residents who lived adjacent to the road and had teams of horses. They used a team to pull the drag whenever its use was needed.
I hired a local man by the name of Dave McGuire to maintain the section of this road and he would start about 7:00 in the morning and work until dark in the evening. So, I said to him, "Dave, we only want you to work ten hours a day here, which is a normal day. When your time is up you should park your drag off the road and quit for the day." "Oh," he said, "I just wanted to finish the strip so that I can get back home." I said, "Well, I wouldn't do that if I were you, because we don't pay you any extra for it, therefore, it isn't necessary." Later I found out the reason he did that was the fact that he couldn't tell time. He had to wait until it started to get dusk to know when to quit. When he got his first check from the government for doing this work, he brought it down to me and he said, "What do I do with this?" and I said, "Well, sign 'er and take 'er down to the bank and get it cashed, Dave." "Oh," he said, "just put a cross there for me, will you?" I said, "Well, Dave, I could teach you how to write your name in a half hour." "Oh, I used to write 'er but I haven't writ 'er for so long . . . just put a cross down there." So that's the way he continued to sign paychecks. Dave was quite a character, and also a very good worker, but while on the job he decided to get married and went down to Bonnet's Ferry to get a marriage license. The lady at the window, said, "Who are you going to marry?" He said, "Old Granny." The lady said, "Well, we've got to have some name besides Old Granny, what's her last name?" "Oh," he said, "Damned if I know. Everybody called her Old Granny and that's all I know." So he had to wait until he talked to Old Granny before he could get the license.
We had a very good surfacing contractor on this project and surfacing was something new in those days. I think we both learned a good deal from the experience that we gained on these two projects. We wound up with a very good job, which lasted about 18 years before it was necessary to resurface it. I might add, though, that traffic was rather light in those days which is one reason that the surfacing held up as well as it did.
In our spare time while working on the construction of these projects, we ran a location survey from the beginning of the project under construction. This was worked up in the spring of 1924 and the contract was let for the construction of two miles to Turtling and Sons. This was one of the first contracts they had and they later became one of the largest contractors in the Northwest.
I had just completed a staking of this new project when I was advised that I would be replaced and was to go to Coeur d' Alene to handle a project on the North Pacific Highway from Coeur d' Alene extending a distance of 11 miles. This was a widening and surfacing project; the old road was pretty narrow, but the alignment in most cases was good. The work was chiefly widening from 16' to 26' and surfacing. Equipment was getting better as time went on and on this project the contractor brought in a three-quarter yard shovel and a fleet of five cubic yard trucks. They were the old war surplus material and had hard rubber tires, but they did the job well. Woodruff, the contractor, was a one-armed man, but did most of the finishing himself, with a heavy grader pulled by a small tractor. He was able to do an excellent job, even though he had only one hand. The work progressed rather rapidly and the surfacing contractor was able to start fairly soon after the grading contract was let. This project was completed early in the fall of '25 and I was transferred to a construction project on the Selway River.
This project was an 8' road bed for forest development, and was all being done by station men. I was only on this contract for about two months when the weather conditions forced us to shut down for the winter and I went into the Portland Office. During the winter, I worked on design projects for Rainier National Park and in early spring, I went to Wapinita, Oregon, to run a survey to Bear Springs. I had this survey 2/3 of the way finished when I was replaced by Mr. Carrier of the Portland Office, and I was sent to Montana to take charge of a project in Yellowstone, just outside of West Yellowstone. This project was a large flat with the exception of the last 3/4 mile along the Idaho line which was on a fairly easy slope. It was all covered with a heavy stand of jack pines. and the material was all obsidian sand except for an area along the Idaho border, which had some clay mixed in. The project was completed and built with teams, wheelers and fresnos, with the exception of one flat which was swampy to the depths of three feet. There were two concrete bridges on this project -one 80' long and the other 24'. This was my first experience with concrete structures, but with the aid of a good contractor, the bridges were built without any trouble. Here, again, the resident engineer acted as his own transitman and as inspector on the concrete work and did his own office work. Since this road was built through virgin territory, we were not bothered to any great extent by travelers. We did go across the old road three or four times, with very little interference from cars. The finishing was mostly accomplished with a power grader which was one of the first power graders in this territory. It worked very efficiently and had a very good operator and was able to dig where necessary. With this equipment, a very fine looking job was secured. The project was completed in the fall of 1926 and I returned to the Missoula office and worked there for the winter.
In the early spring of 1927, I went to the Madison River project, which was located in the section of Forest Route 60 to the junction of Project 50 at Duck Creek. This survey was 22.5 miles long and followed the Madison River fairly closely on the entire route. The terrain was moderate and there was a slight hillside along most of the area. It took about six weeks to complete this survey and we were able to secure sleeping quarters and a place to eat with a farmer who lived about a mile below the beginning of the project. Upon completion of this project, I was assigned to a construction project on the West Gallatin Forest Highway located near Carson Camp, and extending southerly about five miles. The five mile grading project was let on the Madison River in the early spring of '28 and I was assigned as resident engineer. The contractor brought in a three-quarter yard shovel to do the heavy work, and had teams and fresnos to do the lighter work. The contractor's name was Southerland and his plan was to do the light work during the summer months and save the heavy work for the winter. He planned on working all winter using his three-quarter yard gas shovel and truck. He had brought in about 1,000 barrels of gasoline and oil and other supplies since the road would be closed. He did work all winter, sometimes not to any great advantage, but was able to work sufficiently enough to make it pay. His only contact with the outside world was by dog team and sled. In the spring after everything thawed out, George Southerland went around kicking all the barrels and since some of them sounded like they had gas in them, he told his men to gather up all that fuel and put it in the tank so that they could use it in the machinery. What was actually in the barrels was water that had condensed and frozen, and after the gas had been taken out, melted back to water. After he got that into the tank and put it in the shovel, he was stuck for about three days. But George was a Scotsman and he didn't want to lose anything.
Upon completion of the job, we returned to the Missoula Office for the winter. From 1929 until 1934, I worked on various jobs throughout Montana. Our winters were spent in the Missoula Office working on design projects throughout the State. The outstanding project during this period, in my estimation, was the Bitterroot-Salmon, where I supervised 4 miles of heavy construction on the Idaho-Montana State Line. The contractor brought in a new two-yard Northwest gas shovel which was the largest used in Montana up to that date. He used it to pioneer a road up through the project to that he could get his hauling equipment in to haul material into some draws where it was possible to make fill. In order to get around some of the steep valleys which he had to fill, it was necessary to make steep grades down into them and steep grades back up again. Once, when the shovel was going up a steep grade--about 15%--the chain on one side broke and the shovel went backwards over the grade and turned over with the shovel runner (operator) still in it. It took about five hours to cut the shovel runner out and a doctor had to be brought from 20 miles away while were cutting him out. In addition, there was the danger that the gasoline had spilled out and could catch on fire; we had to be very cautious with our cutting torches. The doctor was able to crawl in and reach the injured man and give him a shot or two to deaden his pain but after that date, the shovel runner decided never to operate a shovel again. The shovel was righted and brought back up to grade with cats, a new chain put on, and restored to good condition.
In those days a good deal of finishing was done by hand. The ditch lines were lined up by hand and the outside shoulders were hand-trimmed to make a very good-looking job. With the large shovel, the contractor was able to move a lot of material that would normally be drilled and shot and in that way he cut down his costs and made a reasonable [profit on this project. Therefore, we had no trouble getting him to do an excellent job. When it was completed it was, in my mind, as good a job as had been done in Montana in all the time I had worked there.
In the spring of 1934, I was assigned as a resident engineer on a project on the Weston-Elgin Forest Highway in Oregon. This project began at Tollgate and extended southerly for a distance of five miles. This project traversed a high plateau and the work was medium-light. Surfacing was not included in the contract. Work progresses very satisfactorily until the summer ended when work had to be shut down due to weather. About that time, which was October, I returned to Portland and worked in the office during the winter season. I returned to
this project in June of 1935 and stayed there until the first of July. I was then transferred to Rainier National Park to take charge of a park project, and I also had charge of the work that was done on the nearby Yakima highway. M<post of the work in Rainier Park was on the Steven Canyon Highway and Eastside Highway. The Eastside Highway terrain was very rough and consisted of a large percentage of rock. It also called for a 640' tunnel. I was the engineer in charge of all the work in Rainier Park from mid 1935 until September of 1944, when all work was shut down due to the war period and I was transferred to the Portland office.
Great care had to be exercised in the park so as not to disturb the landscape anymore than was absolutely necessary. The road from Longmire to Paradise had always been closed by snow during the winter and was not used during that period. But after the surfacing and new pavement was put on the Park Service plowed off snow and allowed the people to go to Paradise during the winter season. There were several difficult switchbacks on this road, and in some places it was very difficult to plow due to the fact that snow would be thrown down on the lower switchback and had to be plowed a second time. The curvature on this road was very sharp but a 30 to 35 mile speed limit helped keep the accident rate down.
Every effort was made to protect the park landscape whenever possible. Attempts were made to shoot the rock up in such a way that no more would go over the sides hills and knock down more trees than was necessary. Masonry walls were built in many places to cut down the damage and the Park Bureau landscape architects came around to the job two or three times a month to see if they could keep us from damaging the landscape. I remember one incident which happened just before my arrival on the project, where a contractor had fired shot and a slide developed cutting a big gash down the hillside knocking down several acres of trees. The landscape architect wrote the Bureau Engineer and letter and told him in the future he wanted them to shoot the material so that it would go on the upper side of the hill and stay up there instead of coming down the hill to the lower side. I arrived about the same time as the letter and I asked the landscape engineer if he wouldn't come over and stay on the project for a couple of weeks to design a way in which we could do a better job of shooting. This he declined to do. The contractor made every effort possible to avoid damage, loading the charges in such a way as to keep any more from going over the side than was unavoidable, although it was impossible to keep all the material in the roadbed. We finally convinced him that we were doing the best job possible.
The project was nearly complete when we were forced to shut down for the war period. All the finishing on this route was done by hand as we did not have the equipment which was later available to do this kind of work. The shoulders were trimmed by hand and the ditches were dug by hand. About the only credit an engineer got was when the job was finished. The general public was never aware of what a job cost, but they sure were aware of what it looked like. Therefore, if an engineer did a good job of finishing, he got pretty good credit on the project.
One of the real tragedies in the Bureau occurred while I was a resident engineer in the Portland Office. We were working on some projects above Estacada and I was going to go take a look at a location site near there. Mr. Farmer, our District Engineer wanted to go with me to tale a look at another site which was ready to go to contract. When we got there, he told me to drop him off and go to the location project, but I got one of our guys to accompany and drive him around.
When I got back awhile later, I saw the man I had left with him, but not Mr. Farmer. He told me Mr. Farmer had gone across the river on a footlog and was somewhere on the other side. We went to the other side but saw no trace of him. We got every available man and searched until dark, but without results. I called the Portland Office and they sent out a dozen people the next morning and we continued to search the river and the country around there for two days.
Portland General Electric had a dam about a mile upstream from the footlog and we asked them if they could close the dam for a short period and lower the river so that we could better search it for the body. They couldn't do it at that time, but they said they would in about ten days. So, we came out again at that time and found him about 500 feet below the footlog, lodged under a fallen log, which had been underwater when we made the original search. We were very sad over this loss, as Mr. Farmer was a very respected member of the engineering force and a very valued employee.
I thoroughly enjoyed my many years with the Bureau of Public Roads and I often think of how different conditions are today than they were when I went to work. A person has to like his work to stand the hardships. Which engineering crews endured in the early days. IO was always proud to be a member f the Bureau of Public Roads because I always figured that they gave the public at least a dollar's worth of value for every dollar spent.


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Italy's politics in uproar after election
Updated 10:35 pm, Monday, February 25, 2013
Rome --
The prospect of political paralysis hung over Italy on Monday as near complete official results in crucial elections showed an upstart protest campaign led by a comedian making stunning inroads, and mainstream forces of center-left and center-right wrestling for control of Parliament's two houses.
The story of the election in the eurozone's third-largest economy was shaping up to be the astonishing vote haul of comic-turned-political leader Beppe Grillo, whose Five Star Movement has capitalized on a wave of voter disgust with the ruling political class.
Another surprise has been the return as a political force of billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, who was forced from the premiership at the end of 2011 by Italy's debt crisis, and whose forces now had a strong chance of coming out on top in the Italian Senate. His main rival, the center-left Pier Luigi Bersani, appeared headed toward victory in Parliament's lower house.
The unfolding murky result raised the possibility of new elections in the coming months and bodes badly for the nation's efforts to pass the tough reforms it needs to snuff out its economic crisis and reassure jittery markets. In New York, the Dow Jones index plunged 200 points Monday on fears over Italian election gridlock.
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While Italy's postwar history has largely been one of revolving-door governments, it has never seen a hung Parliament. Experts said that's likely to change now.
"This has never happened before," said James Walston, a political science professor at American University of Rome. He predicted such a swirl of political chaos that new elections may need to be called as soon as this spring, when the new legislature chooses a new president who can be tapped to dissolve Parliament.
The Italian election has been one of the most fluid in the last two decades thanks to the emergence of Grillo's Five Star Movement, which has throbbed with anger at politics as usual. The movement came against a backdrop of harsh austerity measures imposed by technocrat Premier Mario Monti - who has fared miserably in the elections.
Many eligible voters didn't cast ballots, and a low turnout is generally seen as penalizing established parties. The turnout, at under 75 percent - in a nation where it has historically been above 80 percent - was the lowest in national elections since the republic was formed after World War II.