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Derek Slater ran for 227 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries and the Titans defense shut down the Mariners rushing attack as John F. Kennedy High opened the Mission Valley Athletic League season with a 36-14 win over host Moreau Catholic.
Slater had 149 of his yards after halftime as the Titans (3-1, 1-0 MVAL) scored 30 straight points to open the second half and never looked back. Waymond McKissick added 86 rushing yards on 22 attempts while finding the end zone twice as Kennedy finished with 321 yards, all on the ground.
McKissick scored from three yards out and Slater broke loose on a 28-yard touchdown with nine seconds left in the third as the Titans pulled in front 22-6.
Defensively, the Titans held the Mariners (4-1, 0-1) to just 30 rushing yards. Jason Hinton, who came into the game averaging 277 yards a game, was held to 32 yards on nine carries. Mariners quarterback Lucas O'Rourke threw for 156 yards on 8 of 17 passing while connecting with seven different receivers, but was victimized by numerous drops. O'Rourke connected with Hinton on a 35-yard touchdown on a screen pass in the final quarter.
Irvington 23, Newark Memorial 6: Jared Lozoya carried 30 times for 183 yards and scored on a 37-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to lead the Vikings (3-1, 1-0) past the host Cougars (2-3, 0-1).
After a scoreless first quarter, Newark Memorial got on the board first when Franco Napal scored on a 2-yard run with 10:25 left in the first half for a 6-0 lead. The PAT kick was missed. Napal's touchdown plunge was set up when Aaron Miller ran 69 yards to the Vikings' 2.
Irvington drove 76 yards in 13 plays and scored just before the first half ended. Quarterback Andrew Trujillo scored on a 1-yard plunge with 1:08 remaining in the half. Kicker Chauncey Jones survived a bad snap on the PAT attempt and converted the kick to give the Vikings a 7-6 lead.
Lozoya had a 12-yard run, Trujillo completed a 14-yard pass to Daniel Gusev and Andre Vickers ran 25 yards to the Newark Memorial 17 to set up the Vikings' go-ahead score.
Randon Navarro scored on an 11-yard run with 4:15 left in the game for Irvington.
— Scott Strain, correspondent
Washington 45, Mission San Jose 0: The Huskies (1-3, 1-0 MVAL) blew the game open with 29 points in the second quarter for a 36-0 advantage heading into halftime.
Washington quarterback Tylan Vinson threw four touchdown passes and ran for one in the victory. Sam Hodnett caught two touchdown passes, including a 70-yarder from Vinson.
Mission San Jose fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the MVAL with the loss.
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I know this would be a lot easier if I had a video of my throw for everybody, but I know that my last step in my x-step is too long a lot of the time. This causes me to lose momentum going forward, and because my last stride is so long I tend to throw a lot of low shots. That isn't bad most of the time, but I'm prone to throw tee shots into the ground from time to time. Obviously I'd hope this gets worked out with the changes to my footwork.
So has anybody else had issues with over-striding at their last step, and did you find any good drills or anything to help eliminate this? I got some field throws in this morning, and was trying to actively not over-stride. On my better throws (RHBH) I noticed that my final step was aligned slightly left from my previous steps. After looking at Avery's slow-mo vid is looks as if he does this on his on his backhand throw too. It seems like I had more leverage on the disc in this position, if that makes sense. I'm not comparing my throw to his by any means, I've just been trying to clean up my form this summer and this seems to be still holding me back. I've done a lot of right pec drills and then added a reach back and feel good throwing from a stand still but I don't get a lot more distance with a run up than from a stand still.

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whats worse putting on a thick suit or taking it off?
i say taking it off by the ankles when its wet is the worst process of all!
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whats worse putting on a thick suit or taking it off?
i say taking it off by the ankles when its wet is the worst process of all!
I have to say getting it off I a bit more difficult. More so when you change out of it on the street in the middle of winter
The worst part is getting back from PR and putting on the 6/4 with sunburn.
thats crazy i always just stack towels on the seat and drive home. so i can take it off in the shower.
i never dry mine completly so i have putting on a wet wetsuit
def taking it off in the winter on the street, its either that or i sit in it for a 30min drive home while my junk itches like heck..lol
My mom used to make me take the wetsuit off outside in the freezing cold after riding my bike home from the beach, but we've worked out a compromise where I can take my suit off in the indoor shower so long as I don't get any sand in the house.
So with these new stipulations in mind, I would have to say putting on the wetsuit is worse than taking it off because it always hurts my fingers to stretch a completely dry wetsuit over my calves and knee (when pulling it on), and the anticipation and excitedness of getting in the water (I can never get my suit on soon enough) just drives me absolutely nuts.
And plus, putting on a wet and cold suit for an afternoon sesh after the morning session is always the worst because it gives me the worst shivers. Whenever I come out in the morning and know I'm going back in after lunch, I dread putting the suit back on because I know how painfully cold it will be.
Can't ever seem to put it ON fast enough...
I've had nightmares were there's perfect firing surf and I get stuck while putting on my wetsuit and suddenly can't move... it's like I'm moving in clay. And the faster I try to go and the more I fight, the slower I move.
I have 2 winter suits and 2 3/2s so one is always dry. The ankle thing completely sucks but for me with chest zips, it's getting that damn thing past my shoulders. If I'm alone its a major operation.


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Another week has begun gentlemen! I simply didn't feel like running this morning so I did 8 miles on my mountain bike. Time was 33:05, avg speed 14.5 mph, ahr 118, and average cadence 71 rpm. The tri-athletes would diss me over that as they say around 90 rpm is optimal. Anyway, I had fun and got some good cardio exercise.
Geezers 60+ --- week of 07/21
Thanks Ray!
I didn't PR but it was almost close, today in Queens. I've done this race 4 years in a row now and I never ran it particularly well until today.
My 5K split would be my 5K PR, the course today, was about the flattest one we have around here.
Nas, excellent effort sir. Hats off to you
I was ready for my 17 mile run early yesterday. All geared up, Camel back, power gels. Was going to run an out and back 8 1/2 mile route. At one mile I was already sweating, at 2 miles sweating profusely. Gave up on the long run. The constant heat and humidity got the best of my physically and psychologically. I am going to be vacationing in Northern Wisconsin next weekend. Hopefully there will be some heat relief up there. I'm modifying my training for the October 6th marathon. Fewer long runs on the weekends with one 20 mile long run but a longer run in the middle of the week. The 24 week proram I was following had a 17 mile run with eleven weeks until the marathon, and working up to a 22-24 mile run. A bit too ambitious for me. So I'm cutting back before I burn out.
Keep up all the good work Geezers!
Good day to all,
I returned yesterday from a week at a youth camp. No papers, no TV, lots of kids, better off for it.
Bklyn, I did manage to get in 21 miles during the week, running at 5:30 in the morning. It was really a hot week and I spent most of the days outdoors, so I thought I might lose a couple of pounds, but the food was good and plentiful and I actually gained a pound or two.
I had a chance this afternoon to read over last weeks posting. It looks like most of us were dealing with an unusually hot spell. Up to a point, I prefer warm to cold, but last week was a little too much of a good thing.
I'll throw in my comments about running since 60. I was never a fast runner (low 40s 10Ks in my 30s) and since 40 I'd only run for health and recreation, and off and on at that. Since retiring about 3 years ago I've had the luxury of being more intentional about my running and have been able to improve. My most recent half was a PR at 1:48:28 which age grades to 70.79. I don't worry too much about the age grade, but it does add some interest. I try to run 4 or 5 halfs or fulls during the year and then maybe a couple of local shorter races. Right now I'm starting to get serious about training for my next half marathon on September 6 with a full marathon in December.
Day 202—Progress through Sunday, July 21
We covered 328 miles (528 kilometers) last week heading south to the U.S. Capitol and then west toward Antelope Canyon in Arizona.
Current location: Hancock, Maryland.
Total distance year-to-date is 9,538 miles (15 352 kilometers). We remain 25 days ahead of schedule to reach our original goal of 15,300 miles (24 623 kilometers). We're on target to finish the year with 17,200 miles (27 681 kilometers).
We have ten active group members: Mr. Moses, illinidave, Mac47, RayInFlorida, Nasreddin Hoja, Royboy, Betzera24, goomba, Egeary and Bklyn48.
By the end of this week we should be near Zanesville, Ohio.
Q: Can new runners join the group?
A: Sure. Just post a note in the weekly Geezer thread letting us know you're interested in joining the team.
Q: When and where will the group's progress be posted?
A: Every Thursday, at the latest, in the weekly Geezer thread
Q: Should we post each day's run, or just summarize for each week?
A: Weekly summaries posted in the Geezer thread would be best
Q: Will daily posts count?
A: Yes, daily posts will be tracked as long as they're in the Geezer thread
Q: Where are you running to?
A: We're going around the perimeter of the U.S. from Miami to San Diego, Seattle and New York. At New York we'll hop across the pond and run southeast from the U.K. through Europe to Greece and Israel. Returning to New York we'll visit several sites around the U.S. and Canada before heading back to Miami.
GGK, I feel bad for you. July always seemed to be hot in KY and I'd have to cut both mileage and pace. After being in FL for almost 4 years now, I love the heat. Being in a state where it sneaks up and hits you makes it tough.
Just checking in to congratulate Goomba and Naz on their respective races. Very nice, both of you.
My back has not made much if any improvement. I have had to spend this weekend moving my Mom to a place where she can get more help with daily living so it didn't have much of a chance. Of course the added stress didn't help much either.
Only managed 15.3 total miles for the whole past week.
Did 5 miles this morning and it appears the humidity is once again on the rise. Short reprieve!
9 miles in 1:27:30. Temp not too bad but still humid. Shoes were squishing water by the time I finished, even though I pretty much dogged the last mile. Still, nice to be back in my routine. My goal is to run a pretty hard week through Friday then back off next week as it is the annual family beach week.
Thanks bklyn, my week has started out well with a nice 16.2 miler this morning. The heat abated a bit just in time for my LR. I was about 20 seconds faster per mile than last week's LR. I can't say it was intentional, but it felt good to be out running this morning. This sport can be a lot of fun when everything comes together to make a good day.
Hi guys ! ran 9km yesterday and taking off today in preparation for my half tomorrow. I hope to be able to run sub 2 hours but will wait and see how I deal with the humidity that is much more prevalent along the coast than in my part of the country. I actually feel that I`m in great shape and it sort of seems like a shame to waste it on the summer. BTW, Dave, while night time runs are popular here during the summer months, and almost all are run where you need some sort of lighting, my half is being run on city streets, so that isn`t an issue.
Good luck Betzera.
4 or 5 halves or fulls is serious in my book. What sort of training are you planning for your half?
I am very keen on the half and hope to get back to it as soon as my heel issues let me.
A beautiful running day here so I enjoyed by run along the river bank. 10.5k done at a leisurely pace as I am hoping to do a speed session tomorrow.
GGK, I feel bad for you. July always seemed to be hot in KY and I'd have to cut both mileage and pace. After being in FL for almost 4 years now, I love the heat. Being in a state where it sneaks up and hits you makes it tough.
I lived most of my life in Louisville and southern Indiana so I agree on the humidity. But after moving over here to the Philippines I have gotten more of the same..... Even your bike purchases sound similar to mine. I picked up an old Alpine from a friend of mine for $20 and all Ive really had to do is to go from mountain bike tires to a more narrow tire. Its been a sturdy old bike, similar to me (60+), and I rode it for 4 hours straight recently.
Good Morning,
Gorgeous day here. Did 4.5 miles this morning. Have a great day everyone.
3 miles for me today. I was tired from 9 yesterday and decided to default to the treadmill today. I had planned to go 6, but the tm began slipping and I said "what the heck" and called it a day.
Mick, you had asked about my Half preparation. I'm pretty unscientific. I've got a little over 6 weeks to go. I'l try to get in 3 or 4 more long runs in the 13-16 range and 10-11 "speedwork" sessions. Speedwork for me is a hodgepodge of hill intervals, shorter, flatter intervals, and tempo runs. I'll try to get to the high school track once or twice for some mile repeats (3 to 5 at a 7:45 to 8:00 pace) and at least one tempo run in the 6 mile range at about an 8:30 pace. I'll likely run a set of Yassos on the treadmill, I run largely be feel and watch the weather and try to target my longer workouts for cooler or less humid days. By August we begin to see some cooler mornings.
Just curious, but is the 47 your birth year?
For someone who is unscientific and non- serious, you have an aggressive plan and a good mixture in your training schedule. I would be very interested in seeing your build up over the next 6 weeks.
I have run a large number of halves in my running career and for the last 10 years it has been my focused distance. I much prefer it over the marathon which I found just too much endurance work. I have also got a little too old to have any speed for the shorter distances.
In my youth I managed a 1:17, but my over 60 PR is 1:39:20 which was limited by the occurrence of an Achilles problem. I very much want to get back to running them. I have yet to set a over 65 PR as I am still not ready to train for one yet.
I have raced all the road distances over the years and have found the half is the most responsive to a well structured progressive training plan.
Unlike the 10k and shorter distances where you need real speed and the marathon where you need unlimited stamina, the half requires moderate doses of both.
I loosely followed Hudson to get down to my over 60 PR and felt good about taking it down to the 1:35 range but blew it by racing too many 5 and 10ks, which resulted in an injury to my Achilles.
I woke up this morning feeling drained so I decided on a complete rest day. I have been renovating my large front porch and along with running, biking and gym work have not really given myself sufficient recovery.
I spent the morning just cruising on my Triumph Bonneville while running a few errands, very 'chillaxing'
My pains are gone so I did something this evening! 3 miles, 8:34 pace. Not very far but I ran pretty fast for a geezer.
Catmonman, I spent most of the summers of '06 and '08 riding a bike while healing from bulging back discs. I grew kinda fond of cycling but not enough to plunk down thousands of $$$ for a genuine racer. I still ride the bike for fun and cardio work. Also, when I do have any spine related pain, I stop running until healed and use the bike for calorie burn if I need to.
My pains are gone so I did something this evening! 3 miles, 8:34 pace. Not very far but I ran pretty fast for a geezer.
Catmonman, I spent most of the summers of '06 and '08 riding a bike while healing from bulging back discs. I grew kinda fond of cycling but not enough to plunk down thousands of $$$ for a genuine racer. I still ride the bike for fun and cardio work. Also, when I do have any spine related pain, I stop running until healed and use the bike for calorie burn if I need to.
Yeah, I enjoy the biking but not enough to buy an expensive one. Hey, I did repaint mine and it at least looks better! As Ive gotten older I really enjoy the cross training of running and biking. I look forward to running more since its not the old daily grind, and the biking is still fun for me and a nice way to check out roads that I might not otherwise travel.
Well, that will be the last time at least until the end of the week that I`ll complain about the weather I have to run in on a daily basis. Last night for the half marathon, it was 27 C (80 F), 70% humidity, without any kind of breeze. The course itself was surprisingly up and down but nothing at all like Jerusalem. Having said all that, I`ll add that it was very well organized with more crowd support than I have ever witnessed in this part of the world.
The first 2 kilometers were crowded until we hit a main road and things opened up. As a result, I started slower than planned, but maybe that wasn`t a bad thing. After the first kilometer I said to myself, " this isn`t too bad." After the second, considering the time of day, I was thinking nightmare is appropriate.
But I started to knock off kilometers at a 5:30 - 5:38 pace and at the end was able to run the last 3 at something like 5:20. Crossing the finish, I hit my Garmin at 1:59:35. To be perfectly honest, considering the conditions, I think it might be the best race I`ve run, although the time is well below my PR. The official results with splits aren`t posted yet, but in the over 60 category, I was ranked 15/50 which is higher than I am used to.
BTW, while as a rule I am not a heavy sweater, I was absolutely soaked at the finish....even the number pinned to my jersey was waterlogged. My wife commented that she never saw me like that. Where I live, we just don`t have that kind of humidity.
Anyway, glad that I decided to run it as it made for a different and pleasant experience. Have a good day.
Betzera, congratulations on a fine race. I'm impressed you were able to maintain a consistent pace, and even get faster, under those conditions on a hilly course. A fine job, indeed.
Betzera, congratulations on an excellent outing!
Betzera, Kudos for a race well run. If your sub 2 hour time, in those conditions, only put you 15 out of 50, the race must have had a deep field of runners.
For me, 8 miles this morning with the middle 4 in 34:18 (8:34 avg). A weather front moved through last night so it's a little cooler and dryer out and should stay that way until the week end.
MIck, yes 47 is the year of my birth (10/2/47). And I said I wasn't scientific, I didn't say I wasn't serious. I don't follow any particular plan, don't monitor my heart rate, etc. I just try and mix it up and keep pushing.
Good Morning
Betzera, well done sir, well done.
Another gorgeous day for running here. Did 6.5 this morning.
Betzera: Congratulations Your race sounds much like 5 weeks ago when I traveled from the fairly dry heat of Arizona to race in the Humid hot weather of the California coast. Amazing how much more water comes out of your body. I would say you did fantastic for the conditions.
Thanks to everyone for your kind words....it`s greatly appreciated.
Took advantage of really nice weather for a 28 mile bike ride on one of my favorite trails.
My week started with a hike and running a few of the hills. Tuesday was hill sprints and it felt good, but had some trouble with my left calf on Wednesday so I took today off. Probably should ride my bike tomorrow until my calf feels better. Nice to hear how all of you are doing. I'm 71 now and running is still so darn fun, but sometimes I'm tempted to say "This getting old ain't for sissys!"
A big welcome toBill. It's nice to see another 71 year old on these pages, Your getting old comments are oh so true. Right now I have been nursing a bad back that is taking much longer to heal than it did a few years ago.
Good morning all,
Welcome Bill. Having another 71 year old around makes my 65 seem a little younger.
Today was a 16 miler for me. A break in the weather made it a great day for long run. I averaged right at a 10 min/mile pace, but ran the 1rst half about 30-45 sec/mile faster than the last half. I would probably be better off if I could learn to hold my pace down when I'm fresh.
Bklyn, Tomorrow will be an off day for me, so I finished the week with 42 total miles.
Hello all,
Weather has been gently here of late, all very pleasant for running.
An easy 9k along the river trail for me today.
Cycling seems to be the xtraining of choice, I managed an easy 26 miler this week.
well done on your half, very tough when it is hot, especially so for old geezers.
It is good to see another 70+, offers out hope for me.
Welcome to the 71 year old club, Bill. Doesn't it make you feel good to know you can still do this, it gives those young geezers a target to shoot for.
Glad I got my bike ride in yesterday, because today, not so nice. Did get in 3 miles this morning just. before the rain started. LR. on the menu for tomorrow
Enjoy everyone.
Thanks for the welcome everyone! Sounds like several of you live in my neck of the woods. Got up this morning to cloudy skies and a bit of rain on the ground. Should have taken advantage of the cool weather but I have a long one scheduled for tomorrow and a huge list of honey-do projects for today. Sorry about your back problem Mr. Moses. A little over 10 years ago, I thought mine was the end of my running but the surgeon cleaned up everything in there mighty fine. And I swear the running is an advantage to my back, not a disadvantage. Some core work and an occasional set of hill sprints help, too. Cheers to you all..
Bill - Welcome! I think you can simplify matters and say that life ain`t for sissys, and getting old even more so. It reminds me that about mid way through my half this week, and elderly woman was by the side of the road shouting encouragement, the equivalent in English of "good for you!" Then, while looking directly at me she adds, "especially to the older runners." Ouch !
Anyway, another week down, with 16 kms (9.94 miles) today @ 9:30. Bklyn, that gives me 39.1 miles for the week on 5 days of running.
Have a good weekend and I hope that you, Mr. M, are up and running asap. Later Marc
Today H&H returned, just in time for hill day. Yippee! I have a mile loop with a moderately steep quarter mile hill that I try to manage under 2:30. About half way around the loop there is another smaller, but steeper hill of about 30 seconds at about 90% effort. Today I did 6 circuits, and with the warm up and cool down I totaled 9.3 miles. I'm happy to be done. After days like today I sometimes think it's the running that makes one old.
With the cooler weather this week I increased my mileage slightly and ended the week with 70.7 miles in 6 days. I am looking forward to my SRD tomorrow. DW and I are heading off to see the DD#1 for her 30th birthday (how can this be possible?) and may end up spending the night as it's a 3.5 hour drive each way. If so, instead of my Monday LR, I may get to push DGS around in the running stroller.
MOJO to all the Geezers racing this weekend.
A big welcome to Bill. Glad to have you aboard.
An easy 5 miler for me this morning. I'm bad this month, with only 57 miles mtd. Oh well ..... I'm due for a break but I don't want to take one now. I'm registered for my favorite Florida race on Labor Day and I have to participate. I know I can't win the SGM because Vince will be there but I can win the AD like I did last year.
Good afternoon,
Went to the rolling hills of Central Park this morning and covered 11.2 miles with lots of company. NYRR organized the training session so there were more than 3,000 runners.
I have 52.7 miles for the group this week.
10 miles for me today with much cooler weather, nice. I'll post totals tomorrow.
Well, the week is a wrap and credit me with a whopping 8 miles.


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A WINCHESTER college has seen a surge in mature students after the launch of a new educational loan.
The government-backed 24+ Advanced Learning Loans is aimed at people, aged 24 and over, returning to higher education which has led to a surge of people undertaking apprenticeships at Sparsholt College.
Over 400 adult learners are currently pursuing a change in their careers through the courses on offer, including veterinary science and equine studies run by the animal management team, which was recently graded 'outstanding' by Ofsted.
Helen Carpenter, from Sparsholt College's apprenticeship team, said: "The apprenticeship route for a successful career in veterinary nursing is a popular choice here at Sparsholt. Not only do we have strong industry links but the facilities we can offer are second to none.
"Alongside the purpose-built Veterinary Nursing Centre we have an Animal Management Centre which houses 500 plus animals from over 100 species. We are always looking for new employers to work with where we can offer this excellent work-based learning provision."
Among one of the adult learners is 53-year-old Kate Sothcott who works for Pet Doctors in Ryde and attends Sparsholt College one day a week as part of her training.
"The technical aspect of my studies and the knowledge and experience I have gained at college has certainly helped with the practical elements of my job," she said. "Not only that, now that my understanding is far greater I have found it actually makes my role even more interesting." The loans operate just like university loans and are paid back once the application is earning over £21,000 per year.


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Pomo Afro Homos are "Fierce Love(rs)"
October 31, 2011 by Nursha
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The Theater Offensive and Hibernian Hall are proud to present Fierce Love: Stories from Black Gay Life, a show that examines the vital issues of race, sexuality, and identity as a whole. The performance, starring its writer and producer, Brian Freeman, and Nursha Project Artist Thandiwe DeShazor, is a remix of the original production with a new group of talented performers. The newly-revived Bessie Award winning troupe uses raucous humor and fearless storytelling to challenge racism and homophobia through a series of vignettes that will leave audiences feeling the pain, pleasure and paradox of Black gay life.
Pomo Afro Homos is a ground-breaking Black queer performance troupe from San Francisco that blends comedy, tragedy, dance, music and rap in this phenomenal presentation.
Thursday-Saturday, November 17-19, 2011
Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street
Novemeber 17, 2011 @ 8pm
November 18, 2011 @ 8pm
November 19, 2011 @ 2pm, 7pm
Tickets: $10-$40. Click here for details!
To learn more, click here.
With support from the National Performance Network, The Theater Offensive led the Fierce Love commissioning team with collaborators from Los Angeles, Washington DC, Burlington, New Orleans and Dallas. The Theater Offensive's OUT in Your Neighborhood strategy is a driving force behind Fierce Love, focusing on integrating queer theater into interactive community-based programs in Boston-area neighborhoods.
The Theater Offensive's ongoing Shout it OUT! collaboration with Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC Boston) will open Fierce Love's Saturday matinee. Shout it OUT! will be a staged reading of original coming out stories from LGBT people of color. This work was developed in two workshop series with The Theater Offensive staff and Brian Freeman, in which community members learned to stage their writings for a broader audience.


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We were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed doctrines -- doctrines of paternalism and state socialism. [Herbert Hoover, speech in New York, Oct. 22, 1928]
Hoover said the phrase was not his own, and it is attested from 1897, though not in a patriotic context. Related: Ruggedly; ruggedness.


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I read the recent TWN front page article 'City Holds Course on Willits Bypass'. I am a little confused. How is it that in America a city council gets to decide who uses the city streets? Why are they specifically attempting to control a contractor's access to public roadways? I can understand the need to permit heavy loads and require escorts, etc, but, to deny access? How is that possible? It is obvious to me that the mayor and others are "anti-bypass" and using the city council authority to force their agenda. Where does it stop? I am "pro" bypass, is the mayor going to add me and mine to the list of "no city street access"? I applaud any city council member that stands up to this nonsense and says 'no' to discrimination of anyone based on them not fitting in with your beliefs or desire. If the mayor or any other on the council don't like the bypass, they can join the faux environmentalists at their protests. Don't use the city council as a tool to support your opposition.
How many of the folks at the city council meeting are actually residents of the city? Probably the same ratio of the anti-bypass protestors that are actually affected by the bypass, a minority. We the taxpayers have paid enough for and to the protest groups. The bypass is in process; let them get on with it.
The faux environmentalists have had their day. They should get on with the real environmental destruction caused by marijuana grows all around this valley. Well over 100 grows by my count looking at Google Earth in Little Lake Valley alone and that is outdoor grows only. The Drell's and their clan like to point to the National Forest as the real marijuana problem, but, that is not the case. Save Our Little Lake Valley group is hot on the anti-bypass theme, yet our Little Lake Valley is dying because of fertilizer, herbicide, and infusion runoff from pot grows. The bypass is not killing the salmon or birds, the marijuana grows are. The wicks won't dry up our waterways, because the pot growers are already doing it. The bypass is not filling the creeks, rivers, and streams with algae, the pot growers are.
WEC, Earth First!, and the rest of your ilk should be ashamed to call yourselves "environmentalists". You silently protect your fellow pot growers and yet raise a big stink over a highway. The only big stink in this area is growing in hundreds of back yards in the valley, in basements in Brooktrails, and in garages all around town. All in favor of seeing real environmentalists raise your hands! If you expect us to believe your concern for the environment by taking on a highway then you should also put as much effort into ending the daily demise of our environment by pot growers. Of course, your attorneys won't get as much cash out of suing a pot grower as you can suing us, the taxpayer.
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The contentious bill, which was filibustered last month by state Sen. Wendy Davis, bans abortions past 20 weeks of gestation, among several other provisions. It was approved by the Texas House on Wednesday, and the Senate voted Friday to send the bill to Perry.
The governor, a Republican who supports the legislation and is expected to sign it into law this week, said Sunday 20 weeks is a reasonable period of time for a woman to decide on ending her pregnancy.
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The bill also mandates that abortion clinics become ambulatory surgical centers, tightens usage guidelines for the drug RU486, and requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic at which they're providing such services.
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In an op-ed on CNN.com last week, Davis wrote the new law would close 90% of abortion clinics in Texas, an assertion Perry contested Sunday.
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Gaald 5 years ago
So I don't know if this has already been talked about but I did some searching and I couldn't find anything similar.
So fleaflicker allows for IR which is great, it allows you to setup a maximum number of IR which is also great, it also allows you to setup what status is required before IR is allowed (out, doubtful etc.) which is fantastic. I don't have a problem with any of this.
Unfortunately what I do have a problem with is the system not forcing roster changes when a player who is on IR has a status change. For example the league I am in allows for players who are considered OUT to go on IR but there have been several times where that players status changes to doubtful for a day or so, and then goes back to OUT and as long as the team does nothing he gets away with not having to drop someone. I thought fleaflicker forced teams to make the change when a players status changed. Is there a setting our league has wrong that is circumventing that? Or is this working as intended, and if so can this be changed?
Also, I don't know where Fleaflicker is getting their status updates from, but it's garbage. It changes way to often during the week based on speculation and rumor. We used to do IR manually based on info from NFL.com and players status changes were way easier to track as the info only updated twice a week. IR is almost made useless for non keeper leagues if you use Fleaflicker because the status of a player can change multiple times during a day! What's the point?
afootballnut 5 years ago
if your using their your expecting to much from ff they are not that accomidating and just get rid of the player or sit on him but ive never used ir it is not neede.on playing this game since 2003 its just not needed and and hard to use
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
We receive our status updates based on official practice reports, official NFL injury reports and official NFL inactive reports.
The IR is designed to create extra space for a player who is definitely out. We change them as close to as possible as the NFL teams consider players. This is not a perfect science for us, nor the NFL -- we do our best to get it right.
Gaald 5 years ago
Well then I assume it's the practice reports that are useless. Great for keeping up to date on a player but having that players status change with every report makes IR damn near useless. That however doesn't answer the main question.
The main reason for my post was to see if maybe I have something set up wrong or if the IR system was working as intended. For example, Team A has a player on IR who is listed as OUT, but then that player gets listed as Doubtful, which in our league is not eligible for IR. This means Team A has an illegal roster and should be forced to make a move to rectify the situation, however the owner of Team A does nothing and makes no other moves for a day or so, and in that time the player on IR has another status change back to OUT, which now means he is eligible for IR again. Fleaflicker seems to reset as if everything is OK and no move is required.
That seems wrong to me. The team was allowed to carry an illegal roster for several days which meant the other teams in the league were prevented from picking up a potential drop by Team A.
Is this happening because of a bad setting in the league or is this an unforeseen glitch that can be taken advantage of.
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
The illegal roster prevents teams from making moves externally (picking up free agents/claims; it's OK for them to keep and play with it by default and score -- it will severely prevent them from having an ideal lineup for the most part). It's not a glitch or a bug. As commissioner, it's our ultimate decision on how you want to handle illegal rosters. It's a function of our system and we won't change how that works. We believe our injury updates are some of the best and fastest and accurate.
CHURCH 5 years ago
I can see that there are many issues that Fleaflicker will not address or change. Such as listing a player as "out" when they are clearly not out. You currently have both Ryan Matthews and D Thomas as out so they were placed on the IR in many leagues. In turn the teams that were able to place them on IR have grab players from the waiver pool and not allowed other teams to do so.
Very disappointing.
Thanks Fleaflicker...stand up job. I really appreciate that I brought this error to your attention via numerous emails and it was never addressed or corrected. You guys never even gave me the professional courtesy of responding. But I guess that's to be expected from a FREE site.
Back to RT Sports boys.
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
Those players were injured during their respective games on Thu and Sun. It's our policy to leave them with their injuries until waivers (the majority of leagues) run on Wednesday and then we move them back to their current status if healthy -- you can always check the blurb next to their name for info.
It's invaluable to have their game injury status there as it's an unfair to waiver claims to move them back on Monday or Tuesday -- bigger chance of messing waivers up. Both Thomas and Mathews left their respective games with injuries. We reflect that and eventually will move them back to their current status on Wednesday; it's being comprehensive on our end and giving the users and commissioners a better product in our opinion.
I do see your point. We'll take your feedback into account, but won't be changing the way we run things on that end in 2012 (2011 worked the same way) and most users did like it. It's done to prevent an even bigger mess with waivers and to do best to reflect current statuses. Fact is most players aren't updated until Tuesday night into Wednesday, when practice reports come out.
We're here to help you and hope you understand our policy. We are always looking for new ways to get better season to season, so we'll keep some options in mind for 2013 that you noted.
CHURCH 5 years ago
You are correct, "Those players were injured during their respective games on Thu and Sun." but they were not ruled "out" as Fleaflicker had listed them. Your flawed system changed a players status during a game, incorrectly I might add, and then you state "you can always check your blurb" that also stated the player wasn't "out".
"It's invaluable to have their game injury status there as it's an unfair to waiver claims to move them back on Monday or Tuesday" To the contrary its is dramatically unfair to allow teams to take advantage of your false reports. The player(s) were never out but Fleaflicker listed them as so immediately. Whats invaluable to us managers is proper information.
Answer these 2 very simple questions.
1. How can a player accumulate points when your status is "out"?
2. How can Fleaflicker have projected points for a player who is listed as "out"?
I regret to say that Fleaflicker not only lacks diligence in a product and service that yo claim to provide but there's an arrogance in doing so. I have seen in numerous "Fleaflicker Admin" replies this exact statement "in our opinion" and "we will not change".
I am in 13 leagues and 5 of those with 2 internationally ranked managers Todd Ullman and Jim Nicola. For the last 3 seasons I have been trying to get them to bring the leagues to Fleaflicker and even though they have never said anything specific about why they wouldn't they have brought up issues very similar to these.
Not correcting a mistake is MUCH worse than ever making it. This particular mishap has now created issues with me as the commissioner and with other players in my league. I no longer feel comfortable running my "for jelly beans" leagues on Fleaflicker. The family fun and FREE leagues I guess it will be ok.
I will also state that I do not appreciate sending 3 emails in regards to this problem with no reply. It only was addressed when I resulted to a public posting.
FleaMod Admin 5 years ago
The status moving to OUT in the game is irregardless to the matter. Like we said before, the moving of injuries during the game is to notify teams and users that they were injured and to be on the lookout to see if it gets more serious (check the blurbs and even more importantly, check our projections, they are accurate and are updated every few hours).
We won't be addressing the issue the rest of the season. I believe you have all the information you need above.
Gaald 5 years ago
How can you not see that as a problem! You have a system set up that allows leagues to set players on IR based on status! If you change that status It changes what teams within a league can do with their roster, giving teams that have players listed as OUT the advantage of carrying larger then normal rosters! Which means less players for other teams looking for legitimate pickups.
CHURCH 5 years ago
To the extreme contrary...moving them OUT is the exact matter. "the moving of injuries during the game is to notify teams and users that they were injured and to be on the lookout to see if it gets more serious" How can the status get more serious than "out"?
"(check the blurbs and even more importantly, check our projections, they are accurate and are updated every few hours) Fleaflicker doesn't track any changes in the players status, its a change then that changes stays until after the waiver. How can a player that Fleaflicker has listed as "out" continue to accumulate points during the game? Then on Tuesday, still listed as "out" have projected points?
FFCSR_Hal you have not only proven my point in my previous posting but you have now raised additional issues. Free fantasy sites attract many novice players and your incorrect information is dramatically misleading. I have been dealing with "how can that guy have such a high projection if hes out?" or "fleaflicker he was fine but ESPN says hes out and now its to late to grab another WR."
You Hal have now made this personal by replying "I believe you have all the information you need above." All of the post have said "we" so I can only deduce that you are either the owner or officer. Your sheer arrogance here is causing players to not want to continue to use Fleaflicker. "We wont be addressing this issue the rest of the season" again shows your lack of consideration to correct your mistake and your arrogance to admit there is an error.
Some of my players do not visit other sites for information seeing that I chose Fleaflicker so they just use your site. Some of them have now decided they can no longer trust your information so they have ventured off to other sites and now are asking why don't we use the other sites.
Gaald has said it best "If you change that status It changes what teams within a league can do with their roster, giving teams that have players listed as OUT the advantage of carrying larger then normal rosters" and if you cannot see this as a gross error then there are even bigger issues.
We cannot change players during a game so incorrectly changing a players status does not but cause confusion and waiver issues. At no time this past weekend did RTSports.com, ESPN.com, Yahoo.com, myfantasyleague.com or NFL.com list Ryan Matthwes or D Thomas as "out." And as for using "irregardless" I am not even going to address that.
Gaald 5 years ago
I am going to have to agree with Church here. You claim your status changes to be accurate, but there have been several occasions this year where they have absolutely not been.
I think you need to take a look into the status reporting system, it may not be working as well as you think it is and if Church is any indication it seems to be causing issues with more then just my league.
I wouldn't be shocked if more leagues have seen the same problems and have just not said anything because they don't use the IR system due to it's erratic behavior.
ModiinMonsters 5 years ago
Another example. The whole football world except fleaflicker seems to know that Gronk is out with a broken arm, but fleaflicker has him listed as questionable.
What gives?
YOADRIANIDIDIT 5 years ago
So if i have an illegal roster because of this & the scoring period starts, the games start, do i forfeit the game or any points?
rangerdave 5 years ago
No, unless your league has a rule set up for this.
CHURCH 5 years ago
Illegal by Fleaflicker standards means you can no longer make moves until the illegal player is corrected. So no you will no forfeit points or players.
But we had to accept a rule in my league after we figured this out that a line up is not eligible to play if you have an illegal roster due to a player in your IR spot that doesn't meet the criteria we have all agreed on t place a player on IR and in our league that setting is "questionable." Very very difficult for players new to fantasy football.


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You know summer is around the corner when the food festivals start in earnest. First up is the Marin Greek Festival from May 24 to 26 with authentic Greek specialties in abundance.
"Let's Do Lunch Greek-Style" is from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 24 followed by the a la carte food and wine pairing "Food of the Gods — Fruit of the Vine," from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $15 purchased in advance.
Admission is free from 5 to 10 p.m. May 24; admission is $6 on May 25 and 26, a portion of which benefits Homeward Bound of Marin.
The festival is at the Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Christian Church at 1110 Highland Dr. in Novato. Call 883-1998 or go to www.nativity ofchrist.org/festival.
Taste the Town
Free food and prizes await at the annual Taste of Town Center in Corte Madera from noon to 2 p.m. May 25. Enter to win a special offering at each of the participating restaurants just by filling out a form for a drawing. Prizes range from gift cards from $10 to $100, lunch and beverage, a gift basket and more.
Even if you don't win, you can enjoy sampling tasty bites such as ahi macadamia poke, bruschetta al pomodoro, chicken pot stickers and quesadillas, Parisian salad and croque monsieur, churros, chicken taquitos, spring rolls and sip fresh juices and iced coffees. Entrance is free. The Corte Madera Town Center is at 100 Town Center in Corte Madera. Call 924-2961 or go to www.shoptowncenter.com.
Flowers and Food
May 26 marks Larkspur's annual Flower and Food Festival, and its Marin Salsa Tasting Competition is back. The competition will feature local chefs in competition for the People's Choice Award. Then enjoy some salsa music after the winner is named. It costs $1 to be part of the tasting; entrance is free.
The salsa tasting is from 2 and 4 p.m.; the festival with floral bouquets, gourmet food samples and flower-related arts and crafts, is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Magnolia Avenue between Ward and King streets in downtown Larkspur. Call 924-3803 or go to www.teamproevent.com.
New icy treats
Another mark of summer is a craving for cold treats, and San Rafael's Three Twins Ice Cream is expanding its organic fair-trade line with new flavors, milk coffee and chocolate malt (16-ounce pints from $4.49) and ice cream sandwiches in two flavors, a fair-trade certified chocolate chip cookie with vanilla bean ice cream and a sugar cookie with sea salted caramel ice cream (single packs at $1.99 and a four-pack from $5.99).
For more information and to find a retailer, go to www.threetwins icecream.com.
Taco Jane's turns 15
Congratulations to San Anselmo's Taco Jane for 15 years of serving regional, family-style Mexican dishes. Fairfax resident and owner Matthew "Matteo" Boussina named the restaurant after his mother who was known for her taco recipes.
Taco Jane's at 21 Tamalpais Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 454-6562 or go to www.tacojanes.com.
Pizza king
Kudos to Papa Murphy's, the take-and-bake pizza chain that has come up No. 1 in two ways — it was ranked the top food chain in the 2013 Consumer Restaurant Brand Metric ranking by Technomic as well as tops in the 2013 Consumer Picks survey by Nation's Restaurant News and WD Partners.
There are two Papa Murphy's stores in Marin, at 318 Bon Air Center in Greenbrae (461-1731) and 922 Diablo Ave. in Novato (892-6999). For more information, go to www.papamurphys.com.
Anna Haight is a longtime Marin resident and an even longer foodie who blogs at Anna's Cool Finds, www.annascoolfinds.com. Her bread and butter column appears Wednesdays. Have news about chefs, restaurants and other foodie goodies? Contact her at email@example.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/annahaight.


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Welcome. YOUN Plastic Surgery is the practice of Dr. Anthony Youn, a Board Certified plastic surgeon who has been featured on The Rachael Ray Show and E! Entertainment's Dr. 90210.
We offer the latest procedures in cosmetic plastic surgery, including short scar facelifts, short scar breast augmentation, injectables like Botox and Restylane, and a full array of skin care and laser treatments.
Dr. Youn is the graduate of an Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship in Beverly Hills, California. He has been a consultant plastic surgeon for national media such as the Fox News Channel, the CBS Early Show, US Weekly, In Touch, MORE, and Life and Style Weekly, to name a few. He is the author of In Stitches, his critically-acclaimed memoir about becoming a doctor.
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
Consultations for prospective patients are performed at his elegant office in Troy, Michigan on most Mondays and Wednesdays. Dr. Youn spends a great deal of time with each patient to ensure that he or she has all of their questions answered and understands the procedures that they are considering. Before and after photos are shown to give patients an idea of what they might expect.
Dr. Youn performs surgery at two facilities: William Beaumont Hospital in Troy and Unasource Surgery Center of Troy. Safety is the top priority, in addition to patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship - Beverly Hills, California
- Plastic Surgery Residency - Grand Rapids MERC / Michigan State University
- General Surgery Residency - Grand Rapids MERC/ Michigan State University
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - M.D.
- Kalamazoo College - B.A. - Magna Cum Laude
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 2005
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Medical Association
- Michigan State Medical Society
- Oakland County Medical Society
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- William Beaumont Hospital - Troy
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Our industry-leading cancellation waiver offers travelers a full cash refund for the price of the tour, right up to the day prior to departure, minus the small cost of the waiver. Travel worry-free knowing if anything changes, you're protected. Plus, you're covered on tour. Our cancellation waiver and insurance plan covers you on tour. If you have to stop your trip or return home early, need medical assistance or evacuation, suffer a baggage loss or delay; or are delayed on tour for 12 hours or more, you're covered.
Cancellation Waiver and Insurance is just $220 per person. Details are below. To book your tour, or for more information, call Collette Vacations at 1-877-872-4331 and reference booking number 513726
IDENTIFICATION Passports are required for this tour at your expense. Certain countries require a minimum of 6 months passport validity. You are strongly urged to contact the appropriate consulate for details. Visit www.travel.state.gov for the U.S. State Department for the latest details about passports and visa requirements. IMPORTANT: We recommend that our clients traveling abroad take a photocopy of their passport and applicable visas. It should be packed separately from your actual passport and visa. We also recommend leaving a copy at home with your emergency contact.
Cancellation Charges for this tour: After your seat reduction date has passed, a non-refundable deposit will be retained. For Cancellation between 60-16 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 30% of total price. For cancellation between 15-1 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50% of total price. For cancellation on the day of departure and after: 100% of total price. For Ocean Cruises: For cancellation between 90-61 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 35% of total price. For cancellation between 60-31 days prior to departure: 60% of total price. 30 or fewer days prior to departure: 100% of total price. For River Cruises: including Europe, Russia, Egypt and China, 90-61 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 50% of total price. For cancellation between 60-31 days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 85% of total price. For cancellation 30 or fewer days prior to departure: cancellation fee of 100% of total price. For Galapagos and Antarctica: A cancellation fee of 60% will apply for cancellation between 120-90 days prior to departure; A cancellation charge of 100% will apply for cancellation less than 90 days prior to departure. Cancellation protection is highly recommended and must be purchased at time of deposit. Air rates are subject to change until tour is paid in full. If waivers have not been purchased and a reservation is cancelled for any reason prior to departure - Air is 100% non-refundable once paid in full. Cancellation charges also apply to reservations made for "pre" and "post" night accommodations. Purchase of Waiver and Insurance guarantees a full refund of all payments (including deposit), except the Waiver and insurance fee itself, made to Collette Vacations for travel arrangements in case of cancellation of your travel plans for any reason prior to the day of departure. The Waiver and Insurance does not cover any single supplement charges which arise from an individual's Traveling companion electing to cancel for any reason prior to departure. Upon cancellation of transportation or travel services where you, the customer, are not at fault and have not canceled in violation of the terms and conditions above, you will be refunded 100%. Please see your sales agent for more information, or review our brochure for details.
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Genetic Study of the FBN1 Gene and Fibrillin-1 Abnormalities in Choctaw Native Americans and Other Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether defects in fibrillin-1 cellular processing are present in the tsk1 mouse model that carries a known FBN1 gene rearrangement and in a population of Choctaw Native American patients with systemic sclerosis who have a strong genetic predisposition to the disease.
II. Determine the ultrastructural features of fibrillin-1 in these patients. III. Screen the FBN1 gene for mutations beginning at the regions homologous to the tsk1 duplication and latent transforming growth factor binding proteins in these patients and in an unaffected Choctaw control group.
IV. Determine the correlation between fibrillin-1 abnormalities and clinical presentation, autoantibodies, and ethnicity.
|Systemic Sclerosis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Screening
|Official Title:
|Genetic Study of the FBN1 Gene and Fibrillin-1 Abnormalities in Choctaw Native Americans and Other Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
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|Study Start Date:
|July 1998
Patients undergo punch skin biopsy obtained from the upper arm or back. Studies of fibrillin-1 synthesis and cellular processing, and FBN1 mutational analysis, linkage analysis, and genetic mapping are performed on the tissue samples. Patients from all major US ethnic groups (Caucasian, Hispanic, African Americans) will be recruited for the study in the next 2 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
--Disease Characteristics--
Diagnosis of systemic sclerosis in accordance with the American College of Rheumatology preliminary criteria
Positive for systemic sclerosis antibodies (e.g., anticentromere, antitopo, antifibrillarin, or antiRNA polymerase)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00006393
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas- Houston Medical School
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Contact: Filemon K. Tan 713-500-6892
|Study Chair:
|Filemon Tan, M.D.
|University of Texas
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00006393 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 4, 2000
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
arthritis & connective tissue diseases
rare disease
systemic sclerosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Scleroderma, Systemic
Scleroderma, Diffuse
Pathologic Processes
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
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Coos Bay home to taxi driver of the year
COOS BAY, Ore. -- Coos Bay is home to many things, and you can now call them the home of the taxicab driver of the year!
The Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association represents over 200,000 drivers around the nation, and they have named Coos Bay's Jeremy Oliver the driver of the year.
Jeremy sums up how it makes him feel in one word: "Proud. I would say, you know, that someone would think I deserve something like this when I just thought I was doing my everyday thing."
Perhaps what took Oliver to the top is his philosophy on what is most important in the taxi business. "I am a firm believer that without the customer there is no need for the driver, so I take that everyday, I take it very serious," he said. "Every person that hops in my cab is a friend of mine, and they became a friend of mine for life."
Oliver has made the transition from behind the wheel to behind the desk as he takes over the day to day tasks which used to be handled by owner Dick Leshley. "When you see quality you grab a hold of it and don't let it get away," Dick said.
The move has Oliver missing his daily interaction with his riders. "I do miss the conversations we have in the ride, because we could talk a little bit longer, I miss the people that even if they were having a bad day, I had 10 to 15 minutes to turn that around and make it a good day," Oliver said.
After brightening the day for his passengers over the years, Oliver now gets to have his day on Tuesday, October 29.
That's when he will receive his award at a conference in Boston.


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A Florida watermelon grower-shipper is generating money to fight breast cancer through a program called Slice for Hope.
In July, Vero Beach, Fla.-based Gibson Produce & Watermelon Sales LLC began shipping using stickers on individual fruit and signs on bins.
Gibson Produce encourages retail customers to contribute any amount they desire to the program, said Trevor Colom, Gibson's director of food safety and sales.
Colom and Bob Gibson, president and chief executive officer, developed the campaign and didn't want to use per-carton or percentage of sales guidelines that some produce-related charitable programs use, Colom said.
Gibson Produce plans to link quick-response codes on labels to sliceforhope.org, which is scheduled to launch Sept. 1.
The site is designed to detail contribution disbursement.
Gibson Produce plans to give half the proceeds to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and the rest to Gainesville-based University of Florida's College of Medicine, as well as individuals needing assistance paying medical bills, Colom said.
Gibson's sister died of a brain tumor at age 16 and his mother died of bone marrow cancer when she was 56.
"I resented the disease for years," he said. "Instead of resentment, I thought I should try to do something about it. I decided to start supporting cancer research and stop this terrible disease."
Founded in 2008, Gibson Produce grows, packs and ships watermelon from its own acreage and from other growers in Florida, Georgia and Delaware and imports from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
A 20-year produce sales veteran, Gibson previously sold watermelon for Southern Corporate Packers Inc., Immokalee, Fla., as well as for the defunct Los Angeles-based Sam Perricone Citrus Co. Inc.
Colom worked in advertising and marketing before joining Gibson in 2009.


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CLERMONT, Fla. - A strange mystery had police a little baffled after a dog found a woman's purse in the middle of a field.
Kai, a Great Dane, was in the backyard of her Clermont home with her owner when something spooked the 3-year-old pooch.
"She was pouncing at it and pouncing at it and pouncing at it and barking, alerting, and so I came over to see what she was looking at, and it was the purse," said Kai's owner, Pam Lang.
The purse was found lying in some brush near Shady Nook Lake.
Lang said the City of Clermont recently cut down the brush in that area, and despite walking by the lake regularly, she had never spotted the purse before. Lang said it appeared the purse had been there for years.
Inside the purse, Lang found several credit cards, a set of rusted keys and a Walt Disney World ID.
"There was also some kind of pen, like maybe a diabetic pen or an EpiPen," said Lang.
Lang called Clermont police, who launched an investigation.
According to a police report, the Disney ID belonged to an Amy N. Edwards.
Police ran Edwards' name through their crime database, but did not find any matches.
They also identified a home address for an Amy N. Edwards about five miles from where the purse was found, but when officers knocked on the door, the person who answered said they'd lived there for years, and didn't know anyone by that name.
Lang now wonders what her dog Kai may have sniffed out, but that investigators have yet to solve.
"That was behavior that I'd never seen in three years," said Lang. We've been in woods, we've been around this lake, and this was completely different behavior. More of an alert behavior, more of alerting that there's something going on."
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With so many apple varieties on the market, some suppliers are convinced older varieties could start to dry up in today's competitive marketplace.
Growers agree galas are high in popularity right now.
"Galas are the bread and butter of our apple industry," said Atomic Torosian, co-owner of Crown Jewels Produce LLC, Fresno, Calif. "It's just the way it is right now, and I think that trend is going to continue."
"We are seeing galas as the No. 1 apple in terms of dollar sales, contributing over 27% of the apple category," said Howard Nager, vice president of marketing for Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash. Those statistics reflect last year's apple season.
Another favorite is the Honeycrisp variety.
"There are tons of new varieties, but the Honeycrisp seems to continue to perform. People continue to ask for them, so they're certainly the shining star," said Fred Hess, president of Hess Bros. Fruit Co., Leona, Pa.
The excitement that varieties such as Honeycrisp create with consumers can certainly help increase sales, but there may come a point at which those sales are taking away sales from other varieties instead of just adding new customers.
"I think new varieties create some new apple customers, but also, sooner or later, they start to rob from other varieties," Hess said, adding that reds and golds may have started to see a slight decline.
"You hope you are growing the category, and I think we are, but the more varieties, the more you spread the sales out," he said.
Still, Hess doesn't expect to see any variety disappear.
"I don't feel we have any that will fall by the wayside," he said.
On the other hand, other growers think some varieties may be phased out.
"Golden and red delicious used to be a staple, but more of those are being pulled out. Their shelf space used to be the majority, but now those are a row, at most, in a 12-row display," said Ken Korson, sales and marketing for North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich.
Others that may be seeing a decline are the rome and idared.
"Those have been around for a long time, but they have never wowed anyone like the Honeycrisp," said Lee Peters, vice president of sales and marketing for Fowler Bros. Inc., Wolcott, N.Y.
"They are both good apples, and they have enjoyed a good place in apple business, but people are starting to pick up ones that eat better," Peters said.
On the other side of the argument is that with proper display techniques, there's room for all the varieties retailers want to offer.
"A successful trend that we are seeing is that retailers will display the mainline varieties on the shelf and then rotate the new varieties on a secondary display or side-table display," Nager said.
"They will rotate them in and out every two weeks or so, and in that way will not cannibalize sales of the drivers of the business, their mainline varieties," he said.
Other companies also have seen this trend.
"Retailers have begun to embrace a 'variety of the month' program, featuring lesser-known, low-volume varieties as an in-out item or utilizing it to create awareness for and subsequent consumers for new, higher-priced varieties," said Suzanne Wolter, director of marketing for Rainier Fruit Co., Yakima, Wash.


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A Stress Link to Lupus
September 20, 2017,
A breast biopsy is the removal of breast tissue to examine it for signs of breast cancer or other disorders. Different types of biopsy may be done. One type called stereotactic breast biopsy uses mammography to help pinpoint the spot in the breast that needs to be removed.
Biopsy - breast - stereotactic; Core needle breast biopsy - stereotactic; Stereotactic breast biopsy
You are asked to undress from the waist up.
You are most likely be asked to lie facing down on the biopsy table. The breast that is being biopsied hangs through an opening in the table. The table is raised and the doctor will perform the biopsy from underneath. In some cases, stereotactic breast biopsy is done while the woman sits in an upright position.
A stereotactic biopsy includes the following steps:
The biopsy itself is done using one of the following:
The procedure usually takes about 1 hour. This includes the time it takes for the x-rays. The actual biopsy takes only several minutes.
After the tissue sample has been taken, the catheter or needle is removed. Ice and pressure are applied to the site to stop any bleeding. A bandage will be applied to absorb any fluid. Stitches are not needed. Adhesive strips may be placed over any wound, if needed.
The health care provider will ask about your medical history. A breast exam may be done.
You must sign an informed consent.
If you take medicines (including aspirin or herbal remedies), ask your doctor whether you need to stop taking these before the biopsy.
Tell your doctor if you may be pregnant before having an open biopsy.
Do not use lotion, perfume, powder, or deodorant underneath your arms or on your breasts.
You may feel a sharp, stinging sensation when the local anesthetic is injected. During the procedure, you may feel slight discomfort or light pressure.
Lying on your stomach for up to 1 hour may be uncomfortable. Using cushions or pillows may help. Some patients are given a pill to help relax them before the procedure.
After the test, the breast may be sore and tender for several days. Do not do any heavy lifting or work with your arms for 24 hours after the biopsy. You can use acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen for pain relief.
Stereotactic breast biopsy is used when a small growth or calcifications are seen on a mammogram, but cannot be seen using an ultrasound of the breast.
The tissue samples are sent to a pathologist to be examined.
A normal result means there is no sign of cancer.
Your doctor or nurse will let you know when you need a follow-up mammogram or other tests.
If the biopsy shows benign breast tissue without cancer, you will likley not need surgery.
Sometimes the biopsy results show abnormal signs that are not cancer. In this case, a surgical biopsy might be recommended to remove the whole abnormal area for examination. Biopsy results may show:
Two main types of breast cancer may be found:
Depending on the results of the biopsy, you may need further surgery or treatment.
Your health care provider will discuss the meaning of the biopsy results with you.
There is a slight chance of infection at the injection or surgical cut site.
Bruising is common. But excessive bleeding is rare, in which case may require draining or re-bandaging.
Abeloff MD, Wolff AC, Weber BL, et al. Cancer of the breast. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG, eds. Clinical Oncology . 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2008:chap 95.
Katz VL, Dotters D. Breast diseases: diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant disease. In: Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 15.