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..........The president offers you free stuff but his policies keep you poor, Rand Paul said. He later commented that for those who are struggling, we want you to have something infinitely more valuable than a free phone, we want you to have a job and a pathway to success.
While its true that the government provides subsidized phone service for low-income persons, such programs were in existence before Obama came into office.
As we wrote most recently in May 2012, Lifeline, a federally mandated program that reimburses phone companies with a monthly subsidy of $9.25 for each low-income customer, has been around since 1984, when it began providing landline service to customers. Funded by telecom fees that are part of customers monthly phone bills, the program is designed to fulfill FCC policy of providing universal access. The program was then expanded during the George W. Bush administration in 2008 to cover cell phone usage.
And as we originally wrote in 2009 debunking false Internet claims of an Obama phone TracFone Wireless also started its SafeLink Wireless program, which offers up to 250 free minutes of cell phone use each month, in 2008.
These and similar programs are actually a product of the 1996 Telecommunications Act to ensure all Americans, including low-income consumers and those who live in rural, insular, high cost areas, shall have affordable service and [to] help to connect eligible schools, libraries, and rural health care providers to the global telecommunications network
It's what they believe,it's all they got......it still didnt get Romney elected...LMAO!
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A record 89.3 million American adults are not in the workforce or seeking a job, according to new February jobs data from the U.S. Labor Department.
That translates into 36 percent of the U.S. adult civilian population.
The figure is up from 89 million in January.
The U.S. adult civilian population totals 244.8 million.
That number does not include members of the military or individuals in prisons, jails, nursing homes or mental hospitals.


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This is the first chapter of a graduate text entitled Topics in Microeconomics. It covers the basics of monopoly theory. Most of the material is kept at an intermediate level to serve as a bridge between the intermediate level training and the graduate level focus of the book. However, some sections, identified with a *, are at an advanced level. The Chapter begins with the simple economics of Cournot monopoly, adding the quality dimension, the assessment of the welfare loss of monopoly in the face of rent seeking behavior, and the dynamics of pricing and inventory when demand is subject to unpredictable fluctuations. Turning to price discrimination, the distinction between first-, second-, and third-degree price discrimination is introduced. The incomplete information theory of second-degree price discrimination is worked out, first for two and then for a continuum of customer types. Next, it is shown how the frequently observed intertemporal price discrimination gives rise to a time consistency problem (durable goods monopoly), and how the basic theory of third-degree price discrimination needs to be modified accordingly. The Chapter closes with the noncooperative bargaining theory of bilateral monopoly and suggests a further marriage of monopoly and bargaining theories. The regulation of monopoly is covered in the separate Chapter on Regulation of Monopoly which was already circulated as a Discussion Paper.
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Recently there has been growing interest in sensing by means of optical microring resonators in photonic integrated circuits that are fabricated in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. Taillaert et al. [Proc. SPIE 6619, 661914 (2007) [CrossRef] ] proposed the use of a silicon-waveguide-based ring resonator as a strain gauge. However, the strong lateral confinement of the light in SOI waveguides and its corresponding modal dispersion where not taken into account. We present a theoretical understanding, as well as experimental results, of strain applied on waveguide-based microresonators, and find that the following effects play important roles: elongation of the racetrack length, modal dispersion of the waveguide, and the strain-induced change in effective refractive index.
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Victoria Azarenka's expected crowning as year-end No.1 will have to wait another night, after the Belarusian was denied 6-4, 6-4 by her nemesis Serena Williams, and left to play eighth seed Li Na for a place in the semi-finals of the $4.9 million WTA Championships.
What was effectively a dead rubber for Williams, who had already qualified for the last four with wins over Li and Angelique Kerber, was nevertheless an opportunity for the American to extend her career domination of Azarenka to 11-1. And so she did, in a 95-minute rematch of the US Open final Azarenka lost after serving for the title at 5-3 in the third set.
This latest contest also looked headed for a decider when Azarenka claimed a double-break to lead 3-0 in the second set. But Williams captured six of the last seven games, with 11 aces among her 35 winners as the Belarusian faltered on her second serve. The match, like the first set, finished with a double fault.
"I had too many opportunities that I didn't use," said a red-eyed Azarenka, who converted only three of her nine break points and now must return for what is a "win or go home" elimination clash with Li.
"She played really well. As usual she's on a roll and everything, but I feel like I didn't keep up the discipline I had, the right play I had. When I had the right play I was in control most of the times, but I just couldn't do it consistently today.
"I can still see the positive. I have tomorrow another opportunity to play and to win and I'm still in the tournament. I'll be sad for a little bit, but I'll need to bounce back strong for tomorrow."
Williams, though, continues to have her measure, and Azarenka is No.1 in ranking only when she plays the 15-time grand slam champion. "Maybe I'm doing the right things at the right time," said Williams, who has won 14 of her 15 sets against the Australian Open champion this year.
"I don't know what the edge is. I think every time you step out on that court it's a brand new time and there really is no edge."
Earlier, Li had ended Angelique Kerber's hopes of advancing by the end of their first set, the German's debut championships finishing at an unflattering 0-3, but less than 24 hours after her match-of-the-tournament against Azarenka, and with plenty to celebrate from a breakthrough season in which the 24-year-old won her first WTA title, reached the semis at Wimbledon and finished at No.5.


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tobeyou is a special exhibition featuring 100 international illustrators, designers, and makers of all types. The exhibition celebrates individuals within the creative community, showcasing the beauty of personal narratives, stories, memory, and diversity. Each artist has created new work that emphasizes their practice, style, personality, and uniqueness through hand-pulled screen prints, framed original paintings, zines, small sculptures, photographs and more.
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14 Introspective Quotes On Love And Life From Miranda July To Make You Feel A Little Better Today
"I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again."
"I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again."
1. Collect distracting objects. 2. Trap them.
Anyone who likes David Sedaris is automatically good people. If you catch him reading Amy Sedaris, though, you marry him.
I could probably make this entire list David Sedaris. But I didn't because I have restraint.
I spent the entire 90s writing bad fiction. 5 bad novels. Dozens of bad stories. But I learned to handle massive rejection. And how to put two words together. In my head, I won the Pulitzer Prize. But in my hand, over 100 rejection letters.
From well-known classics to movies you've maybe never heard of, here are 10 great indies to check out on Netflix.
Includes Paul Rudd in an Amnesty International t-shirt drinking OJ out of the carton while Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" plays in the background.
"Star Wars: Follow Those Ewoks!" starring Tina Fey? Sure; why the hell not?
Apparently the only possible reason I could feel this way is because, on some level, I am seething with jealousy and bitter, childish rage over their ability to succeed in the face of my unequivocal failures.
She saw lots of safe people and she fell asleep and had a dream… And all the safe people woke up and the old man said "Shush, we're sleeping." And then everyone, everyone, everyone turned to mustard.


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Children at three Skipton primary schools are being taught computer coding techniques that could allow them to become the computer scientists of the future.
Year five and six pupils from Christ Church, Water Street and Greatwood primary schools have been given the opportunity to learn computer programming.
After-school code clubs have been set up by Dave Scales, an ICT lecturer at Craven College, and are led by students who are studying computer science at the college.
Mr Scales said: "This is a wonderful opportunity to expose young minds to the power of computer programming and hopefully plant a seed that will grow into them becoming the computer scientists of the future. Most children of this age regularly play games and use computers, but rarely have the opportunity to learn how to make their own games and programmes.
"The clubs are a fun way for the pupils to learn computer coding techniques and at the same time have fun producing their own games."
A competition has been launched to produce the best game and it is hoped a prize for the winner will be donated by a major games console manufacturer.


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Relative toxicity of lead and five proposed substitute shot types to pen-reared mallards
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AbstractA 30-day toxicity test was made to determine the relative toxicity of lead, a tin-lead alloy, zinc, nickel, teflon-coated steel, and tin, all in shot form, to pen-reared mallard drakes. All of the 15 ducks dosed \vith lead died. Twenty-seven percent of 15 dosed with alloy, and 20 percent of 15 dosed with zinc also died. Ten of the remaining zinc-dosed ducks showed signs of distress, including losses of muscular control and body weight. There were no deaths among 15 ducks dosed with nickel, 15 dosed with teflon-coated steel, and 15 dosed with tin. Seventy-three percent of those dosed with nickel shot eliininated all shot before the end of the 30-day period. Acid-fast intranuclear inclusion bodies were present in the kidneys of mallards dosed with commercial lead shot, or with tin-lead alloy shot, but not in the kidneys of birds given nickel, tin, or teflon-coated steel shot. Atypical, pale, acid-fast bodies were found in kidneys of 1 of 15 birds dosed with zinc. An iron-containing pigment, which stained positive with the Prussian blue technique, was present in variable amounts in almost all livers. Zinc-dosed ducks that died or were killed while still showing signs of zinc intoxication had higher iron levels in the liver than ducks that had recovered from zinc intoxication.
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Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosbeg have expressed their satisfaction with qualifying ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosbeg have expressed their satisfaction with qualifying ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.
The pair decided not to run in Q3 to save tyres for the race meaning Schumacher qualified ninth, with Rosberg in tenth, something both drivers' felt was a move worth making: "I am reasonably pleased with our qualifying result, considering what we have seen this weekend," Schumacher said.
"Of course, we could have tried to make up one or two positions, although this would have been very difficult. However we decided to give up this possibility in favour of the fact that we now have a fresh set and free choice of tyres going into the race.
"We decided this strategy after the final practice session, and after seeing who made it into Q3, we went for it. Hopefully we can make the best of this choice tomorrow."
Meanwhile, team-mate Nico Rosberg also see's the benefit in saving tyres for the race: "Our new updates are working reasonably well this weekend, although it will definitely take some more time to optimise the package," said the German.
"After not taking part in Q3, we will have more opportunities for the race tomorrow, and we can decide whether we want to start on the soft or supersoft tyre. It should be an interesting race, so let's see what we can do."
"We've made good progress over the weekend with our new aerodynamic package which is encouraging. This weekend has been the first opportunity for Michael and Nico to try the upgrades, and it has taken a little while to get the set-up into a reasonable shape. Given the closeness of the second part of the grid, we made a strategic decision not to go out for a lap in Q3, and we're happy to have the choice of tyres and new sets for the race tomorrow," summarised team principal, Ross Brawn.
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GOAL-getting Burnley midfielder Michael Kightly celebrated the perfect Easter as he scored the second goal as the Clarets sealed promotion into the Premier League.
Kightly, on target in the win over Blackpool on Good Friday, grabbed the second against Wigan after Ashley Barnes had opened the scoring.
And he smiled: "The goals have been a long time coming. It has been nice to get two.
"It means everything. We were fourth favourites to go down and the character we have shown all season has been amazing. Full credit to the staff and what a great set of lads.
"It's been ridiculous. I know (Sean Dyche) from my time at Watford. When I came back from a loan spell there I said he was a top manager and that he would go far. He deserves all the credit he gets."


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POLICE have moved to allay fears two men attempted to 'abduct' a teenager in Blacon.
Rumours began circulating on social media sites that the men had tried to get an 18-year-old girl into their car on Durham Road at about 8.15am on Friday.
Cheshire Police said all such reports were treated seriously but confirmed the approach was not being treated as an attempted abduction.
Officers are "establishing the circumstances" and have asked anyone with information to contact them.
A spokesman from Cheshire Police said: "The two men asked the girl for directions and suggested she got in the car. She refused and the men began to shout at her. She then got on a bus. Officers did make a search of the area but no one was traced.
"We are establishing the circumstances but at no point did the men try to grab the woman or physically force her into the car."
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In the longest distance traveled to trick-or-treat in the history of Halloween, the New Mexico State Aggies come to the Horseshoe this weekend dressed up as a football team and will be knocking on the door of a team that's not likely to have any candy to hand out to their final out of conference foe for 2009.
DeWayne Walker and the Aggies will take on the Buckeyes for the first time ever and are facing a Big Ten opponent for the first time getting waxed 59-21 by Iowa in 1995. They are hoping for a better showing this time, but chances are slim as they face a 44 point spread, which is six more points than Ohio State has put up in any game this season.
Jim Tressel will be gunning for his 90th win as head coach at Ohio State and will try to continue progressing his young team as they prepare for the
tough brutal November schedule that lies ahead. The loss to Purdue earlier this month should have taught the team not to look past any opponent, but it will certainly be hard to keep the team's full focus against a far inferior opponent when Penn State lurks around the corner.
The Buckeyes head into the game as heavy favorites, but this Jekyll and Hyde team will have to come out firing so they can head into stretch run with some swagger and more importantly momentum. The question is not if the Buckeyes will beat the Aggies, it is how they will do it, and if last week's win against Minnesota is a precursor to the next step of progression for this team, it will be a happy Halloween in Columbus.
One reason to be optimistic is the lack of production out of the New Mexico State offense up to this point. The Aggies' offense ranks dead last in the FBS and is only putting up 13.2 per game. Facing an OSU defense is not going to help their cause very much and a third shutout of the season for the Bucks is not out of the question.
Leading the unit dressed up as an offense is the two-headed monster at quarterback of Trevor Walls and Jeff Fleming. Walls is 2-2 as the starter and Fleming has a 1-3 mark in games started, but neither quarterback has been too impressive and should not pose a challenge to the Silver Bullets. One bright spot for the offense has been pinball of a running back Seth Smith. Smith, listed at 5-8/198, has averaged 87.9 yards per game, including 4.3 yards per carry this season and will shoulder the load early on Saturday. Chances are the Aggies will be playing from behind for most of the game, but early on they will try to control the clock and limit turnovers with their workhorse at running back.
On defense, the Aggies are lead by linebackers Ross Conner and Jason Scott. Conner leads the team and is third in the WAC with 70 tackles and Scott, while undersized at 5-10/201, is second on the team and sixth in the conference with 67 tackles. Both players will be around the ball plenty on Saturday, but shouldn't pose too much of a problem for Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeye offense. Scott and Conner have some help in the playmaking category with free safety Stephon Hatchett. Hatchett is third on the team with 49 tackles and also has an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery on the 2009 season. He will be in charge of captaining the Aggies' secondary and keeping big plays through the air to a minimum. In other words, keeping an eye on DeVier Posey.
The Aggies don't have too many bright spots, but their punt return unit strays away from the standard. Averaging 12.4 yards per punt return and having blocked two punts on the season, the unit is certainly something to be aware of, that is if they are able to force the Buckeyes to punt on Saturday. Marcus Anderson is the man who will be returning any Jon Thoma kicks this weekend and ranks first in the conference and 22nd in the nation in return average. Keep an eye on number 10 if the opportunity presents itself for him this weekend.
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The thing to look for this weekend is whether or not Terrelle Pryor can progress enough for the Buckeyes to beat Penn State next week. After posting a 200+ yard passing and 100+ yard rushing performance against Minnesota last weekend, Pryor will get a chance to build up some more confidence against another much inferior opponent. Pryor has built up a nice rapport with classmate Posey, but needs to utilize all of his offensive weapons (Sanzenbacher, Small, Carter, tight ends) if he wants to be a complete quarterback and have a happy November. It's worth repeating, when Pryor starts to master his progressions, he will be extremely hard to stop. I expect Pryor to play well this weekend no matter what, but it will be interesting to see if his mechanics and decision making keep moving in the right direction.
The good news for the offense is that Brandon Saine will be back in the starting line-up this week after suffering a mild concussion last week against the Gophers. The bad news is that injuries still linger and some players will miss the game against the Aggies. Justin Boren is one of those players, as he was ruled out by Jim Tressel yesterday, meaning Andrew Moses will get the start at left guard. I thought Boren was playing really well in the beginning of the season, but has tripped up as of late, hopefully meaning that injuries have attributed to his play. This week of rest should put Boren back at 100% in health and performance for Penn State. As for other injured players, it seems Boom Herron's status is up in the air, but he will most likely not see action. I think JT wants to get him in the game so that he has live snaps for the Penn State game, but the chance of risking further injury before he is fully ready to play may not be worth it. Andy Miller returns to the line-up as well this week and will play some left tackle in place of the scoped Mike Adams, who is expected to be out a couple more weeks.
As for defense, the team got some bad news when they found out Andrew Sweat would be out for the remainder of the year. Sweat was having a solid season before he suffered his knee injury and provided solid reserve minutes in place of the starting three. Etienne Sabino will likely be the benefactor of those minutes and Jim Heacock said this week he has been pleased at the progress the reigning Special Teams Player Of The Week has been making in practice. Dexter Larimore also continues to remain injured, though the team is hopeful he will return next week. Rob Rose does return healthy to the unit this week after the coaches opted to keep him out of last week's game to rest up his bangs and bruises. Safety Ohrian Johnson returns as well, providing depth in the secondary behind Kurt Coleman and Jermale Hines.
The defense should not have a problem this week with New Mexico State, but I'm not sure it would matter who the opponent was. The Buckeyes defense ranks in the top 25 in six categories including total defense (13th), scoring defense (7th), rushing defense (10th), sacks (16th), pass efficiency defense (15th), and turnover margin (23rd). Fickell and Heacock's squad has gotten a boost of late from Thaddeus Gibson, who had three sacks last week, and from Kurt Coleman, who has done it all season long, tallying 52 tackles, 1 sack, 3 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery this year. The No Name, No Blame, No Worries mantra of this defense is certainly working and I expect the play of the defense to be the prevailing factor come the three November games.
New Mexico State won't be scaring anyone Saturday and as mentioned before, it will not be if the Buckeyes beat the Aggies, but rather by how much. It should be an interesting game to observe the offense and see if the fundamental and mechanical flaws the team has had in past games can continue to be ironed out.
The Bucks win easy here, but will they progress enough to beat Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan in November? Controlling your own destiny is nice and beating NMSU this week is the start of it all, but sorry Vegas, you don't have our bet on the Bucks covering that spread.
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The Altoona Mennonite Gospel Mission was established in 1910, under the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference. In 1926 a meetinghouse was built at 2504 Fourth Avenue and named the First Mennonite Church. About one half of the congregation of 68 members in 1949 lived in the city. With the exception of the staff of workers, all the members were converts of the mission. J. M. Nissley was superintendent and pastor 1919-1949.
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Being loaned the Van De Stadt 37 boat, Cator of Margaret River, by Roger McMillan of sailing emag MySailing only two weeks prior to setting out was a lucky break and very kind of Roger, but also part of the challenge as the boat needed much preparation for such an enterprise.
So it was with all of her frantic preparations done and customs cleared she sailed out of Pittwater Bay and aimed the boat East for New Zealand.
Finally there was the wind in my hair and the smell of salt air all around me. After two weeks of madness to get here it was so nice to be alone on a boat sailing for the horizon.
This is also my first solo ocean passage so it was properly just as well that I was so busy before the start so that I didn't get the chance to think about the enormity of what laid ahead and as a red sunset bloomed across the sky on Sunday I set about settling in on my new home as we sailed on to the horizon. By nightfall I had cleared most of the shipping and the exhaustion of the last two weeks was starting to creep up on me however I have been very strict in keeping to my 20 minuet sleeping pattern. You see a ship beyond the horizon can reach you in just over 20 minuets so It is good to scan the horizon every 20 minuet to see if there are any ships near and as much as a long sleep would be welcome It will have to wait until landfall.
The night passed at a steady 6 knots with a gentile 12 knots of breeze to ease me into solo sailing. By day two the winds had dropped off to 3-5 knots slowing me down to a near stand still as a large high pressure system settled over me. This began to make sleep difficult as the sails would thrash back and forward in the swell making quite a racket and the auto helm would keep beeping at me as it lost the heading because there was simply no traction for it to steer with. When the boat would stall out completely I would start the engine and motor until I found wind however I soon discovered that the engine did not vent out of the boat very well as such the cabin would fill with exhaust fumes so I prudently would stay on deck while the engine was running and could often be found circled up on deck hugging my oven timer trying to sleep but fearing that I would sleep through my alarm due to the noise of the engine. Needless to say I am still trying to catch up on sleep.'
So it is that I have now been sailing solo at sea for 4 days and have almost 400nm and have not seen a ship for two days. I have found that I have taken to solo sailing like a duck to the water and feel completely at peace here alone on this great expanse of water. I am sure that this feeling is also due to the lovely sunny days and gentile breeze. It may change when I get my first storm alone however I somehow don't think so.
My windless conditions lasted another 24 hours until a lovely 12-15 knots of breeze filled in. This amount of wind is perfect for this vessel and she lunged forward like a dog pulling on her lead making a steady 7 knots in the right direction. I was taking the safe approach and putting a reef (shorting sail) in the sail at night so that I was not caught out. On my fifth day at sea I also noticed that the bilges kept getting water in them. This is not a good problem on any boat and I was duly concerned however the problem did not get any worse during the trip and I put it down to water over the decks. This problem did seem to go away when the weather was good and the boat was not getting waves over the deck.
After a few days of isolation I was beginning to feel like I wouldn't see anyone until I reached port when I went up on deck after yet another 20 minuet sleep to see container ship ANL BAREGA just coming over the horizon. I made radio contact just to say hi and to check that they had noticed me but they passed with a safe clearance to my starboard side. Also that afternoon my radar picked up a stationary object of some size just beyond the horizon. It was of no concern to me as I was already past it and sailing on but I sat there thinking for a while what exactly could be that size just floating in the middle of the Tasman Sea. I finished this day beating to windward with just over 500 nm to go.
For the next two days I was getting some great condition if not enough wind and was maintaining 6 knots in the right direction. I was also getting lots of rest for my body even if I was still not getting any sleep longer than 20 minutes however I was beginning to get frustrated at the constant winds around the 5-8 knot range and was just wanting to be making good time again so I tacked south for a day in the hopes of picking up a bit more breeze.
On my seventh day at sea I phoned customs to notify them that I should be arriving in NZ within 48 hours as per the protocol and by that afternoon the winds had filled in to a healthy 15 knots and I was sailing along with 1 reef in the sail quite well but the barometer was still dropping so I was going to be in for a blow even if the forecast was for 20-25 knots at a max.
When the winds started to build to 20 knots I put in the second reef and furled some of the jib (the front sail) away and continued on. Initially the barometer showed a drop from 1022 to 1017 in 4 hours indicating a rather severe blow however after a few hours the barometer steadied and the winds once again returned back to below 10 knots.
By 12.30pm on day 8 I had 164nm to go and was beginning to dream of that long awaited sleep, hot showers as I still had not showered and a lovely hot meal however by 5pm the winds were building again and were at a 15 knots. At 10pm that night sailing with 2 reefs in the main I came on deck and was completing my log when I looked up at the main sail and noticed that a few sliders had popped off. These are the little plastic things that hold the sail to the mast as such the sail was adding extreme pressure on the other sliders and they too were breaking. My log only shows winds around 15-16 knot range so nothing dramatic but the damage was already done and I spent a lovely 3 hours trying to battle the winds to get this sail down and finally finished very cold and tired but with my main sail lashed securely to the boom. I ran through the night in building winds and building seas with the jib half furled and the engine on as I did not wish to attempt getting the storm tri sail up in heaving seas in the dark.
At 4.30 am on day 9 at sea I was getting 35 knots of wind and the seas were around the 20-25 foot range in height but 'Cator of Margaret River' was handling it nicely and riding over the swell like a champion. I got very little sleep that night as the swell was continuing to build and was very steep making for dangerous seas. I was also anticipating that the conditions would moderate in 8-12 hours however the little low decided to park right on top of me and the winds continued to build to a steady 40 knots by 8 am.
By this time I was needing to turn off the engine as I was worried about using too much fuel and not having enough to make harbour so I ate some muesli bars and chocolate and went out into the howling winds and driving rain to get the Storm Tri Sail up. This was no easy task and ended up taking around 3 hours with much swearing and most of the time was spent just trying to hold on as the boat crashed of the back of these enormous waves. Once I had completed this task I stopped to take stock of everything and looked over my shoulder to see a HUGE ship 500 meters away. I immediately got on the radio to check that they knew I was here and even got an update on the weather. The forecast said that I was to be in for another night with the winds easing in the morning. The seas were still building getting up to 40 foot in height at times when the sets would come through and were on par with the types of seas that you get in the southern Ocean, BIG seas. There is a very good reason for these seas as the sea floor goes from 3000 meters deep to 500 meters deep as it rises up onto a bank. This in turn causes horrendous seas and was right where I found myself to be during this storm. 10 minutes later as I looked over my other shoulder and there was a HUGE fishing ship trawling lines. I again got on the radio and they said that they had limited control due to the lines and that I will need to keep clear of them. Well I also had limited control but I did manage to put a tack in and keep clear.
My log reads at 5.30 pm that night: Had one hell of a night and day and still waiting to get to sleep. Been awake for 30 hours now. Very tired.' The winds had held at 40 knots all day and the seas were beginning to break against the boat by this time causing me to become very worried about getting rolled, I had already had a couple of knock downs by this time putting the mast at 90 degrees and making a mess of the cabin.
I had spent the afternoon looking at way of making the boat safer in these conditions but I hadn't yet used things like a para anchor or a drough so I didn't know how the boat would react with these in use. My biggest problem was that I was only able to point the right angle into the waves so the boat was getting knocked sideways occasionally which is very dangerous in those seas. So I played the phone a friend card and called Bruce Arms who is to be my project Manager for my Antarctica campaign. After I told him of my current conditions he immediately suggested that I turn tail and run with the waves and stream out the storm drough. He also told me what to expect and the best way to set it up. So once again on deck to prepare the boat and with 40 nm to the finish I turned the boat around and went the opposite direction.
After turning around there was an immediate difference in the conditions and the boat was so much happier travelling at around 3 knots in the wrong direction with just a tissue of the jib out. I was still getting shoved by the big waves but the drough held the stern to the waves really well and prevented me from surfing at very fast speeds down these monsters. So after double checking that the boat was going to be fine I fell into an exhausted sleep for most of the night. I did set my timer to wake and check on everything however I slept right through it.
In the morning the winds had dropped off to 15-20 knots after over 40 hours in these conditions. I got the storm Tri sail up again and the drough in and started going back up wind to make port. I was blown 70nm further away from port over night and needed to beat to windward in the huge seas to get back. I was still making around 4 knots of speed with the storm tri sail and the jib but I couldn't get any height to the wind. As a result I needed to do more tacks and sail a further distance.
At the end of day 10 I was really looking forward to a hot meal and heated one of my boil in the bag currys. I was finally relaxing and feeling great when there was a bang on deck and I could see the jib falling into the water. I rushed forward – clipped on of course and tried to retrieve the sail. With the boat getting blown sideways the jib went and wrapped its self around the bottom of the boat making it impossible to retrieve. I ended up having to gybe the boat around so that I was drifting away from the sail and then wrestle the sail back on board. I had very little energy to start with and this task zapped the last of my reserves so I was shaking with exhaustion by the time the sail was on deck and lashed a couple of hours later. I then managed to get the storm jib up and get back on course and a greatly reduced speed. I thought that the halyard had snapped initially however it was the webbing at the top that gave way. I at least had the optimistic view that at least this was the test run and not the race.
By 8am on after 11 days at sea I still had 54 nm to go and the winds continued to drop down to around the 10 knots range causing me to travel even slower, making speeds of around 1-2 knots. At least by this time the seas has calmed considerably. I left the boat in its slow state over night as I tried to get some rest however with my close proximity to land this was very difficult. In the morning I assessed the damage to the jib and ended up spending the morning sowing the webbing back on by hand so that I could at least make slightly better speed. By 2pm the sail was back up but not without its own struggles as I needed to run back and forward to feed the sail up the furler.
I had also taken stock of my fuel situation and decided to motor for a while to get out of the light winds as I was not getting any where fast as it was and I so desperately wanted to reach port that evening. By 6pm I had 15nm to go and was still motor sailing. By 7pm I has 10 nm to go and again was still motor sailing however I had decided to run the engine until the fuel tank was empty and then I had another 6 litres to add for the manovering into harbour.
By this time the sun was setting and there was a huge thunder storm that wanted to welcome me to NZ. Due to the amount of rain I still couldn't see land and given that I had damaged the GPS onboard I was doing all of my navigation into port by plotting from the hand held GPS on the paper charts and getting headings ect. However just outside New Plymouth there is the sugar loaf islands and they finish right next to the harbour entrance so I was extremely paranoid about making an error in my plotting and ending up on the rocks as I has a visibility of around 100mtrs.
Finally the lighting and thunder moved off and the most welcome sight greeted my eyes. The lights of New Plymouth in New Zealand. By 9.15pm I was in harbour and getting ready to clear into customs. To do this I was directed to the main commercial wharf where I would need to drive between two cargo ships and tie up against another little boat at the end of the docks. Once all the paper work was sorted I radioed Harley who assisted me to my mooring and was very kind in taking me ashore for that much needed shower.
In reflection I am happy to have had the opportunity to test both the boat and myself in some heavy conditions and feel that I have not done too badly for my very first solo sail and in fact the very first time that I had to take this boat sailing and have now sailed 1200nm solo and completed the passage in 11 days, it would have been 8 days if I did not get caught by that Low however the trials of that storm were worth the extra time at sea.
Once again thank you so much for all the support and assistance offered by everyone.
About her Antarctic Challenge:
On December 14, Lisa hopes to celebrate her 30th birthday by sailing out of Albany, Western Australia to set a record-breaking course around Antarctica for 90 days. She wants to become the first woman to circumnavigate the frozen continent, solo, unaided and unassisted.
Only two men have performed the feat and she plans to shave 12 days off the 2008 record of Fedor Konyukhov, a Russian sailor .
Lisa reckons she can top his time for the 16,400 nautical mile Antarctic voyage by averaging 7.5 knots non-stop for three months. She says she might occasionally hit 28 knots with the teeth of the wind snapping at her stern and on a good day will churn through 300km of the world's coldest, roughest water.
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Set against the backdrop of Fascist Spain in 1922, 18-year-old Dali arrives at university in Madrid. Determined to become a great artist, he soon gets the attention from Residencia de Estudiantes' social elite, poet Lorca and aspiring filmmaker Bunuel. But, their friendship becomes strained as Dali and Lorca get closer to each other. When the two spend the summer at the sea-side village of Cadaques, their friendship becomes something more.
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The Free National Movement (FNM) yesterday expressed concern that more than 20 employees at the Business License Unit were let go on Friday after their contracts expired.
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"Quite frankly, the FNM's position is that the prudent step for the government would be to hold the line on public employment levels for a while longer, especially if — as the present case suggests — there is meaningful work for the people to do."
Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday the contracts of the workers in question expired earlier this year.
He said some workers will be rehired.
"For administrative purposes we decided to let all contracts expire and reengage some of the workers on a contract basis based on the need of the department and the past performance of the workers," Halkitis said.
Turnquest also questioned why the government would spend money on advice from foreign consultants instead of keeping Bahamians employed.
Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez said recently the government had talks with a Canadian-based healthcare company and an international accounting firm on the implementation and cost of National Health Insurance.
"Such a move would not be money well spent," Turnquest said. "Instead of keeping average Bahamians employed, the government seems prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars, to study how they can impose yet another tax on the public.
"The new health charge would be in addition to passed-along new bank fees, customs levies and VAT.
"Given the considerable level of new and impending taxes already announced, the new health charge seems highly unlikely to fly. This begs the question of whether the administration should spend money on the high-priced consultants at this time."


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Under The Knife
Not Letting Them Win
You can't look at today's date without trying to say something, and trying to find some meaning in what I acknowledge can be an at-times trivial column. I'm not enough of a writer to stand up to those who will comment on the day's meaning to all of us as Americans. To me, I look back to the statement that if we let them change our lives, then they've won. I say "they" rather than any specific group because it holds for whomever you want to fill in that blank. I'll mark the day by doing what I would have done on September the 11th before it became 9/11: You'll find me watching baseball, checking out ESPN's first Monday Night Football telecast, and putting a hurting on my two cell phones. I'll obsess over my fantasy teams, ride my bike with my iPod on, and I'll wonder what Apple will announce tomorrow. My life is a lot different in 2006 than it was in 2001, almost completely for the better. All that's different is that at no point tomorrow will I forget why being the same is so important.
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Campus Watch Archives
August 24, 2005
2700 Guadalupe
Occurred on 8-24-05 at 2:00 AM.
Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was found unconscious on a roadside bench. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a physical endangerment to himself.
Parking Lot F-11, 200 East 22nd Street
Occurred on 8-23-05 at 5:10 PM.
Leaving the Scene Collision: A white mini-van struck the right rear bumper of a red pick-up truck while the truck was legally parked. The driver of the van left the scene without leaving driver information. A witness reported the collision to the police department. White paint was transferred to the red pick-up trucks rear bumper. Repair cost: $150.00.
Whitaker Fields, 51st Street and Guadalupe
Occurred on 8-23-05 between 7:45 AM and 9:00 PM.
Burglary of Motor Vehicle: The left window was broken out of a Chevrolet S-10 pick-up truck while it was parked on the north side of the tennis courts. A Pioneer AM / FM / CD stereo, a black Motorola Cellular telephone and a key ring were stolen from the vehicle. The vehicles dashboard was damaged when the stereo was removed from the vehicle. Repair cost: $350.00.
Campus Wide
Occurred at various times.
Non-Criminal Calls: In addition to the above criminal cases, The University of Texas Police Department responded to 13 alarm calls, 2 unsecured door reports, 2 suspicious activity reports, 3 motor vehicle collisions, 1 medical emergency and 2 calls for service between 8-23-05 and 8-24-05.


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About the Lecture
Our ancestors had none of our diagnostic tools or treatment strategies. But they understood the dynamics of illness and health, and discovered sources of courage to fight for life. We can share their wisdom and draw from those same sources as patients and loved ones of individuals touched by cancer. This presentation explores the meaning of healing – locating the personal resources to find life after diagnosis and to find purpose in the midst of disease. These discussions benefit not just the individual who receives the diagnosis, but their larger community of caregivers, families and extended networks. Anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis whether themselves or someone they know are encouraged to participate in this presentation.
Rabbi Ed Feinstein is senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California. He serves on the faculty of the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the University of Judaism, the Wexner Heritage Foundation, the Whizen Center for the Jewish Family, and the Synagogue 2000 initiative. He is a columnist for the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles and is an inspiring lecturer widely across the United States on a variety of topics.. His book, Tough Questions Jews Ask – A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life, published by Jewish Lights in 2003, was one of the American Library Association's Top Ten Books on Religion for Young Readers. In 1993, Rabbi Feinstein was diagnosed with colon cancer. In 1998, the cancer metastasized to his liver. Rabbi Feinstein enjoys presenting on this topic and raising questions that allow patients and family members to examine how this diagnosis changes their lives, sometimes in positive directions. Even after surgeries and chemotherapy, he still bakes brownies every Friday from a recipe revealed to his family at Mt Sinai.
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Most people know that smoking causes cancer, but may not realize how many nonsmokers get lung cancer, too. Every year, about 16,000 to 24,000 Americans die of lung cancer, even though they have never smoked. In fact, if lung cancer in nonsmokers had its own separate category, it would rank among the top 10 fatal cancers in the United States.
Unfortunately, a perception that patients contributed to their own illness by smoking harms both smokers and nonsmokers with lung cancer. Lung cancer expert Joan H. Schiller, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, co-authored a study measuring public attitudes about lung cancer. The study found that 70% of participants had a negative attitude about lung cancer. By comparison, only 22% had a negative attitude about breast cancer.
Even so, researchers have made a lot of progress over the past decade in understanding some of the causes of lung cancer in nonsmokers and how to treat it.
Radon gas. The leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is exposure to radon gas. It accounts for about 20,000 deaths from lung cancer each year. Radon occurs naturally outdoors in harmless amounts, but sometimes becomes concentrated in homes built on soil with natural uranium deposits. Studies have found that the risk of lung cancer is higher in those who have lived for many years in a radon-contaminated house. Because radon gas can't be seen or smelled, the only way to know whether it's a problem in your home is to test for it. A Citizen's Guide to Radon, produced by the EPA, explains how to test your home for radon easily and inexpensively, as well as what to do if your levels are too high.
Secondhand smoke. Each year, an estimated 3,400 nonsmoking adults die of lung cancer as a result of breathing secondhand smoke. Laws that ban smoking in public places have helped to reduce this danger. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is working to expand and strengthen these laws to further protect both smokers and nonsmokers from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Cancer-causing agents at work. For some people, the workplace is a source of exposure to carcinogens like asbestos and diesel exhaust. Work-related exposure to such cancer-causing materials has decreased in recent years, as the government and industry have taken steps to help protect workers. But the dangers are still present, and if you work around these agents, you should be careful to limit your exposure whenever possible.
Air pollution. It's long been known that both indoor and outdoor air pollution contribute to lung cancer. In October 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, classified outdoor air pollution as a cancer-causing agent. The IARC evaluated more than 1,000 studies and concluded that increased exposure to outdoor air pollution increases the risk of lung cancer.
Gene mutations. Researchers are learning more and more about what causes cells to become cancerous, and how lung cancer cells differ between nonsmokers and smokers. For example, an article published in Clinical Cancer Research explains that a particular kind of gene mutation is much more common in lung cancer in nonsmokers than smokers. This mutation activates a gene that normally helps cells grow and divide. The mutation causes the gene to be turned on constantly, so the lung cancer cells grow faster. Knowing what causes the cell changes has helped researchers develop targeted therapies, drugs that specifically target these types of mutations.
To read more go to Cancer.org]]>
The Integrative Treatment of this Cancer Bill is groundbreaking legislation. Currently, physicians across the US are limited to treating cancer with only radiation, chemotherapy or surgery or they run the very real risk of losing their medical license. Over the last few decades, research has shown success in using natural and non-toxic approaches to treating cancer which have gone unnoticed by most of mainstream medicine because of the lack of funding to support large studies of substances and approaches that cannot be patented.
This bill will change this paradigm in cancer by protecting physicians and naturopathic doctors who want to provide medicines and treatments that have research supporting their use. The bill includes strong provisions that protect the public by ensuring the patient is well informed about the treatment the doctor is providing, as well as provisions to regularly measure the progress of their treatments.
It also limits cancer treatments for reducing the size of a cancer, slowing the growth of a cancer, or improving the quality of life of a cancer patient. This approach opens the door for individual doctors, hospitals and research institutions to study a wide variety of treatments that are expected to result in new cancer cures, but limit treatment goals by respecting concerns about exaggerated claims of curing cancer without more in depth research.
What does this bill accomplish?
It makes the decision on how to treat cancer a private decision between the doctor and his or her patient.
It stops medical boards from disciplining doctors for providing integrative cancer treatments and opens the door for advancements in medicine.
It protects the public, by making sure patients are well informed during the course of their care and that doctors follow strict regulations.
It encourages coordination of care between the doctor providing integrative cancer care and the doctors providing conventional cancer care.
Who benefits from the Integrative Treatment of Cancer?
Patients will have access to more holistic approaches that show promise in the treatment of cancer and will no longer need to travel to Mexico, overseas, or out of state for integrative cancer treatment.
Doctors, hospitals and research institutions will be provided a "safe harbor" where they can study a wide variety of safe and effective approaches in treatment of cancer patients.
The State of California will become a leader in integrative cancer treatments, become a destination in the US for care, and benefit financially from the influx of patients and clinics that will specialize in the integrative treatment of cancer.
Manufacturers of high quality nutriceuticals, intravenous therapies, and other substances and therapies that show promise in the treatment of cancer, in peer-reviewed and scientific journals.
To Learn more click on the link http://www.citizenshealth.org/about-legislation.html]]>
"These investigational drugs are getting broad attention right now because they seem to be very effective against primary tumors," senior author Deborah V. Novack, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine, said in a media statement "There is also excitement because until now, these drugs have not appeared to have major side effects."
However, the study by Novack and her research team (just published in the journal Cancer Discovery) reveals that while the IAP drugs target a protein that makes tumors vulnerable to death, the same protein also over-activates cells called osteoclasts which are responsible for tearing down bone. The risk for patients? Potentially, IAPs can trigger the bone weakening disease osteoporosis and, even more worrisome, they may cause metastasis of cancer to the bones.
Learn more: Natural News]]>
The EPA has called on manufacturers to phase out PFOA, but it hasn't happened yet.
The takeaway: Don't use nonstick pans to cook foods over 300 degrees, and toss them when the coating gets scratched.
Safer substitute: Glass, cast iron, copper, and ceramic or porcelain-coated pans are all safe. There are also lines of nonstick cookware made with other surface coatings (often ceramic, titanium, or both) that are PFOA-free.
Reprint to Read more go to:BlackDoctor.org]]>
Cant' African Americans get a break? Here is another example of how cancer hits African American's harder than most…
Nov. 10, 2012 — African-American women may be more likely to die of breast cancer than women of other races, especially in the frist few years after diagnosis, according to new research.
As to why, thare are no clear answers yet, b ut the emphasis on vigilant care is clear for African-American women.
"Black women were almost 50% more likely to die compared to white women within the first three years since breast cancer was diagnosised," says researcher Ereica Warner, ScD, MPH, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health.
That higher risk of death was driven by African-American women who had estrogen receptors-positive tumors, she found. There tumors are usually more treatable than other types.
Asian women, in comparision to whites or African-American, had lower risk of dying of breast cancer, she found.
Warner presented the study the year at the American Assoication for Cancer Research conference health disparities in San Diego…
Reprint from CancerNews.org
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The Wells Fargo Foundation has Approved the AJCF for it's first official grant in the amount of $500.00. We are excited about our new stakeholders at Wells Fargo. This is just the beginning of a great relationship and future for the organization.
Thanks Wells Fargo for believing in our cause.]]>
I regret having to write this but I was always told that , "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord…" Cristal River-Mitchel transition on August 5th at 8PM with her lover Amber, friend and nurse by her side. I don't know why God places angles into your lives and then take them anyway. But, I guess it's not meant for me to know or understand, that would make me that great and powerful Oz. But I do know that Cristal will forever be a part of me and this organization. She has changed me in many ways and reaffirmed my mission.
Cristal was our foundations first grantee. She subsequently was not only the first grantee and a friend, but she became a board member of the Alma J. Cameron Foundation for Cancer Awareness (AJCF) in November of 2011. This is how God works…. I'm still laughing at LALA. I met Cristal in NYC about 20 years ago on my first production job Malcolm Jamal Warner first director's gig. He was still doing the Cosby show that how long it's been. It was shot at the Apollo, "Special Ed was the artist. The song was "I'm the Magnificent." I was so impressed not only by her beauty and grace. But, that she was the only woman in the electric & grip department on the crew. I was in awe that she could be so beautiful, bold and brave. I know those guys gave her hell. She stood tall and strong! She was slinging cable over her shoulders like it was dental floss. What I liked the most about her was that she didn't wave a flag for Gay & Lesbian rights at the time. But, Cristal lived out loud and proud. Oh how I envied her. I was still discovering myself and couldn't dare be so bold.
Fast forward 20 yrs it's now 2010. Dr. Mary Hardy of the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology called an stated, "I has an ideal candidate for the foundation. Are you are ready?" I said yes… Cristal filled out of application and qualified. She became AJCF's first grantee. I was so excited too able to participate in her journey. Whoever she was? At this juncture we hadn't spoken or met. She was a name on a piece of paper. I had her number on the application and was thinking about her. So on Christmas morning in 2010, I called to introduce myself and check in on her. She was so happy I called. She couldn't believe it. She made me feel like the President. I cried when she told me she was in remission. She didn't know it. But, it was the best Christmas gift ever! I was feeling low and missing my mom and brothers on that day. She sent my spirits straight to the moon. I smile even now when I recall that day. Anyway, we had the best conversation ever and made plans to meet for lunch at the Blu Plate Oysterette in Santa Monica. It was down the street from her spot, the Ivy on Ocean. The moment she walked into the restaurant. I couldn't believe that this was the woman I met in NYC 20 yrs earlier. My jaw dropped… Nearly speechless, I told God he was funny. She was still beautiful! The picture in the gallery with us both in white is from our lunch. No, we didn't plan to outfit. It just happened that way, kindred spirits I think.
One of the foundation's goals is to have an AJCF Healing Homes. It will be a place where cancer patients can free themselves from the stress and pulls of daily life. Our special guests will experience a gentle return of energy and vitality as they focus on their diet, low impact exercise, relaxation and self-awareness. It's a place to detoxify from stress caused by our environment and from the side effects of conventional medical treatments. All of our concepts and techniques will be researched-based and designed for our individual guest to take home and apply to their life and healing. Our first home will be named in Cristal's memory and honor. I'll keep you all posted. So, please keep me in your prayers for a 2013 Palm Springs opening of the "Cristal Rivera-Mitchel Cancer Care Home." Maybe we can vote on a name as we move closer to birth of the vision. Palm Springs is located in the Cahuilla Valley. The Cahuilla Valley is known for its radiant and healing energy.
Continued prayers for God's will, mercy & grace to be done, for the friends, family and caregivers in her life (Amber). May you all find comfort in His grace, peace through His word and laughter through your memories.
The foundation staff created a special photo gallery of her images "Remembering Cristal." Please feel free to leave a message and/or share the link www.facebook.com/THEAJCF. If you scroll down our Facebook page you'll find a video of Cristal that was shot last year for our organization's as part of our awareness campaign. I don't have everyone's email address, so please feel free to share this with the family/friend network established during this journey.
By Amber H.
Well…like every roller coaster ride, what goes up, must certainly come down. It's been a ride with as many twist and turns imaginable.
After we came home from the hospital, everything seemed good in the world, synergistic. Unbelievably happy after surgery. Then, the Anastasia wore off. Her right leg swelled up and the doctors feared we'd be rushing her right back to the hospital in fear of a blood clot.
Of course, this was midnight after an exhausting hospital stay so we were both operating on fumes. It turned out, that one of the resident doctors didn't add two prescriptions that were crucial for Cristal. So I found a 24 hour pharmacy and she was back, and so we thought until the next morning when her head started to feel like it was going to explode.
Her back pain returned and the nausea settled in. All she could taste and smell were chemicals from the surgery. The doctors wanted Cristal to come in for lab work on Monday which meant she couldn't eat. But first we were going to the back doctor, the orthopedist we were dieing all week to get to. When we got there we were greeted by a rude male receptionist who clearly hated his job and people. He told her she wasn't on the schedule for Monday. She was on the schedule for Tuesday. Cristal pleaded her case. He didn't care or pretend to care. It turned out, the oncologist cancelled her appointment and rescheduled her without telling Cristal. But Cristal was able to talk to the orthopedist and they squeezed her in. We wanted to stick our tongue out to the rude receptionist but then we remembered that there we would be follow up appointments. =)
I spoke to you all about a vertebralplasty where they cement one of your vertebrae to stabilize your back. Well the Orthopedist didn't want to do the procedure yet because Cristal had been under so much Anastasia. He suggested a lumbar epidural instead. We were like, fine. We'll take it.
So afterward we headed to St. John's to get our labs done. Come to find out, the lab was closed. So the nurse practitioner sent us next door. Yes, Cristal was still fasting and about to fall over. So we drive to the next lab only to find out that no one there knows how to draw blood from her porticath. You need a RN or an Oncology nurse to do it because there are special instructions. They advise us to come back tomorrow. We were like, NO! We don't want to come back tomorrow. We are hangry, (hungry plus angry) exhausted and beat up!
We went home and thankfully, one of our good friends made Cristal some Chicken Vegetable Soup. There was no time to figure out dinner. Cristal was feeling worse. That evening, her nose started draining and bleeding. The tissue in her head was coming out of her and she was miserable. Nothing made her feel better. I felt worse than helpless.
On Wednesday, we took her to get her lumbar epidural which meant she was FASTING again, always hungry. The earliest they could get her in was 1:30PM. So I took the morning off of work and waited with her but the ER was backed up at St. John's and she didn't get her procedure done until 3:30PM. So again, she was hungry and feeling awful. I had to leave and another friend came and waited with her. Timing was everything that day because Cristal still had to hit UCLA Westwood to see her Ear Note and Throat Specialist who assisted the neurosurgeon during the surgery. He needed to scope her nose to relieve the pressure Cristal was feeling.
Well they got to Westwood around 4:30. Cristal described the pain of being scoped as being internally tortured. The doctor had a table of long instruments that he used to go up her nose and beyond to clean out scabs and scrape other nasal obstructions. What was worse was he had to do it three times. Finally Cristal said she couldn't take it anymore. He assured her he was done. He patched her up and left the room. Cristal stood up, took three steps and the blood poured from her nose. She couldn't catch it. She aimlessly looked for Kleenex, anything, considered the paper towels and the discomfort that would follow and finally found the tissue but she had lost a lot of blood. The nurse called for the doctor and they laid her out on the bed again. Of course, she was still starving. An hour later, now 6PM, she was on her way home. Another exhausting day.
Thursday, was a better day. Her back felt a little better. She could breathe though she was still nauseous. We went to the Oncologist and got her labs taken care of trouble free.
Friday was another challenge. The smell that had been plaguing her was still there. She threw up and it about paralyzed her with a burning pain. Then the headaches followed. I gave her an ice pack and that felt better. We paged her doctor and they had her take a whole pain killer which Cris never does, but she felt better.
So that's the story for this week. It was a challenge. Tomorrow she starts chemotherapy. She's been eating foods to boost her red and white blood cells. She's napping right now. She still has a headache but one moment at a time, right?
Cristal wanted me to tell you thank you for sending her love, cards and gifts. She hasn't had a chance to write thank you cards but they're coming. After reading about this week, you know why.
I forgot to tell you that we're going to meet with another doctor specializing in the brain so that she can start radiation as well. Thanks for all of your support everyone.
Love, Amber]]>
Our first grantee and board member Cristal Rivera-Mitchel has had some setbacks in her health this past holiday. I hope you are all sitting down for this one before you begin to read below. As a result of her current condition, I am going to create a blog page for updates on AJCF website and a separate PayPal account for those seeking to make a donation to help sustain Cristal's quality of living. Cristal is very strong and an inspiration to everyone who has the divine pleasure of crossing her path.
Cristal Rivera-Mitchel
Here's an update from Cristal's partner Amber:
It's been a year since I've sent you an update. So much has happened between then but I just didn't feel like writing about it. Cristal was getting better and we were planning our lives again. She had reconstruction surgery last October where they took the expanders out and put the implants in. It was so much more comfortable for her. They had been in so long to stretch the skin.
It was immediately after that, that Cristal began to feel a deep mid-back pain that radiated to her right side. Massage didn't help and you know I tried. She had chiropractic care, acupuncture which alleviated her pain short term, physical therapy, but the pain returned. She fought with the insurance company to get her an MRI and they denied her. I couldn't believe it. How do they deny someone who has had cancer?
At Christmas, Cristal was at her worst. She couldn't finish participating in the festivities and went to lay down. Two days later, she checked herself into the hospital. We pleaded our case to a doctor and she shared our frustration. She said that Cristal would not leave the hospital until she got all her scans done. We were elated.
We just knew that there was some muscular issue that needed to be addressed. We weren't prepared for what came next. The radiology report saw two tumors in the liver. One was 9.5cm by 3.5 cm. The doctor suggested we see our Oncologist. Of course it was during the holidays so everyone was on vacation either physically or mentally. Fast forward to a week later, we saw our Oncologist. He found another tumor in the pancreas, two more tumors on the outside of her stomach and that pain she had in the back….bone cancer that collasped the vertebral body of her lumbar vertebrae. I lost it. I cried first and Cristal was more worried about me than her diagnosis. Un..fucking..believable. Here we go again, I thought. Why, I thought? We were so careful, we ate right. It just wasn't fair. Cristal and I had taken separate cars that day. I cried all the way home. Thank you mom for being on the other side of the phone to hear me sob and wipe away my tears and for praying out loud with me.
The oncologist told us that he did not believe in telling someone how long they had to live. I was pretty cynical at that moment. He didn't have to say anything. All I heard was Pancreas and Liver. But then something he said, shed a beautiful ray of hope.
Cristal did not have pancreatic cancer or liver cancer; it was still breast cancer that had metastasized into other organs which isn't as bad. It was all I could hang onto and I still hang on. Cristal's cancer is triple negative which is the most aggressive. There have been cases where one of the receptors can be positive which is better because there are surer ways to fight it. Killing triple negative cancer is both and art and a science.
I'm sorry to have to lay this all out to you. I've been waiting for answers and I didn't want all of you to have to worry and wait with me. I found out the biopsy report today and so that is why I'm giving you the news now.
So what's next, right? Dr. Glaspy, our oncologist said that "Cristal will be on chemotherapy for the rest of her life however long or however short that is." Those were his words. She is going to lose her hair and this chemotherapy will be stonger than the time before. Apparently pre-operative chemo is not as strong as other chemotherapy drugs. So this is where we are at.
They are going to radiate the bone cancer in her back and give her bone hardening drugs which doesn't carry side effects. She will have chemo, one day a week through her veins which is worrisome since she has so much scar tissue in her veins from previously. The porticath didn't work last time because her veins are too small so there are some issues that may arise. Next week she will have another MRI for her back. She's had two CT scans, an MRI. X-ray and a liver biopsy.
Cristal is scared but strong. She is still ready to fight. I have my armour on standby for when I need it. There are so many things to take care of and we are trying to sort through her affairs. We don't know what the future holds but we will fight to keep Cristal here.
I am asking for everyone's prayers and if you can afford to help her out financially in any aspect, that would be extremely helpful. We are finding out the costs of living trusts and therapies not covered by insurance. We didn't have to ask last time and I was happy about that. We figured it out, but this time anything would be helpful. We spoke to a CPA to find out if there was a way to make it tax deductible but we are not a foundation. If you are in a certain tax bracket, the government will let you deduct 10 percent of your donation. It will just have to be from the goodness of your heart. Please don't worry if you can't help. Keep the love, hope and light coming our way. We love you and I will keep you updated as soon as I learn more. Thank you.
Most Sincerely,
P.S. Make checks payable to
Cristal Rivera-Mitchel
C/O The Alma J. Cameron Foundation
5424 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Ste F125
Valley Village, Ca 91607