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Berkeley Repertory's THE WHITE SNAKE Charms Now thru December 23
With a tail as old as time, The White Snake slithers in and comes to life at Berkeley Rep, charming theater-goers with its story of enlightenment, true love, deceit and morality. Reimagined, adapted and directed by Tony award winning Mary Zimmerman the ancient Chinese fable takes us high atop a mountain where a white snake has lived for centuries. Her restless spirit seeks enlightenment but true transcendence won't come until she shape shifts into a woman and lives a mortal life.
Like the white snake herself, the classic story has shape-shifted through time, shedding its metaphorical skin and renewing itself for each new generation of listeners. Playing now through December 23, The White Snake is a beautifully and simply told story that will touch your heart as meaning and magic coalesce to create an unforgettable theatrical experience.
Daniel Osling's bamboo inspired set is the aesthetically spare backdrop where the fable unfolds. Coupled with imaginative, yet simple props and Shawn Sagedy's projection design, the overall effect is a constant wonder to behold. In the way that fireworks prompt spontaneous oohs and ahs, the show is filled with one visual delight after another. A rainstorm is ribbons of shimmering blue silk tumbling from the sky as a man sits upstage idly dribbling grains of rice into an old metal pot. An antique pharmacist's medicine cabinet miraculously appears from beneath the bamboo floorboards and it is filled with many surprises – while an undulating row of handheld paper parasols become just one incarnation of the white snake.
In her puppet form (she's played in her human form by the wonderful Amy Kim Waschke), White Snake studies the Tao for 1,700 years until at last she achieves enlightenment -- along with some magical skills -- but somehow she is not fulfilled. She consults with her sidewinding companion Green Snake (a playful and spunky Tanya Thai McBride) who suggests a day trip down the slope to see how it is that mortals live.
Reluctantly White Snake agrees and they make the bumpy journey down after shape-shifting into humans. The beautifully evocative score by Andre Pleuss guides them and is played in period dress (gorgeous costumes by Mara Blumenfeld) by Tessa Brinckman (flute), Ronnie Malley (strings/percussion) and Michal Palzewicz (cello). The music fares better without the addition of lyrics but this is a minor point.
Once down the mountain White Snake (now Lady White) falls in love with a pharmacist named Xu Xian (played with innocent charm by Christopher Livingston) and suddenly a day just doesn't seem long enough. She determines to hide her snake spirit from him and settle down into domestic bliss as his wife. "Greenie" plays matchmaker and after the marriage she remains as Lady White's companion.
Soon the happy couple is expecting, but Lady White lives in fear that her mortal husband will someday see her for what she truly is and stop loving her. A rabidly conservative monk (a funny and smarmy Jack Willis), who believes that their union is against the natural order, intends to make sure Xu Xian does find out. When Xu Xian refuses to listen, the monk kidnaps him and tries to force him to convert. Faced with the loss of her husband, White Snake must risk detection and use her spirit powers to rescue him.
A great battle ensues with the monk maintaining that Xu Xian's family is "just a nest of vipers." He refuses to see that they are happy and in a telling moment Greenie shouts at him that "No one who is happy cares a bean about other people's morals!"
In earlier iterations of the story, it was White Snake who was the evil one, slyly infiltrating the human world and destroying her human husband - and it was the righteous monk who saved them all by imprisoning the snake spirit under a giant pagoda. But in a more enlightened age, people aren't so willing to blindly obey the priestly caste and therefore snake spirit has shape-shifted into the tragic heroine. Conservatives still have their say, but in Berkeley Repertory's White Snake, things are beginning to change.
The White Snake
Now thru December 23, 2012
Written and directed by Mary Zimmerman
Based on the classic Chinese fable
A co-production with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Main Season – Roda Theatre
World Premiere Production
Photo courtesy of Allessandra Mello


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I have some problems with finding the right balance between relaxation and concentration; that is with finding the right amount of concentration. Not too much, but also not to little, it has to be just right. It's sometimes explained as if you have a little bird in your hand: don't hold it with too much strenght or you will kill it, but also don't hold it with too less of strenght because it will fly away. The bird is the breath in this simile...
In my experience this is true; hold the breath with too much (forced) concentration and there will be too much tension in your mind, too less of concentration and you won't be aware of the breath well. Where's the boundary between these extremes? Also, for more relaxation it's probably the best to concentrate as less as possible on the breath, and hold is as less tight as possible, but I noticed than that concentration is dull. The fact of concentrating a little more creates some tension in the mind, but a little of this tension is necessary to have some awareness of the breath I would say ?
So in summary, I have found the middle way for myself I think, but I have doubts because I realize I can concentrate just a little more or less, so there are still a lot of options.
Does someone have any tips about how to find this balance? When do I know it's right


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Rumen acidosis results from an excessive acid load in the rumen not neutralized by salivary or feed buffers.
Changes in physiology, metabolism, and behavior of heat-stressed cows increase their susceptibility to both sub-acute (SARA) and acute acidosis. Mishra et al. (1970) observed lower rumen pH when cows were fed 65% forage diets under warm, humid conditions (pH 6.1; 84.9F; 85% RH) compared to cooler, drier conditions (pH 6.4; 64.9F; 50 % RH). When forage in the diet was reduced to 35% the differences in ruminal pH were higher (5.6 vs. 6.1 for warmer and cooler conditions, respectively).
In addition to ruminal pH measurement, it is also important to consider how long the rumen was subjected to this acidity (i.e. hours). A drop in rumen pH below 5.6 during at least 2.5 to 5 hours daily has been suggested as necessary for SARA to occur (AlZahal et al. 2007).
The main changes occurring during heat stress:
- Feed intake and subsequently rumination are reduced, resulting in too little saliva to neutralize rumen acid production.
- Respiration rate increases (panting) to dissipate heat through the lungs with excess loss of carbon dioxide. The result is respiratory alkalosis and bicarbonate is then excreted to compensate.
- Saliva production is reduced during panting, an additional loss of buffer effect.
- Changes in feeding behavior also contribute to rumen acidosis. Cows tend to reduce the number of feeding bouts and increase the food consumed at each meal. Rumen pH declines are more pronounced with the increase in meal size. In addition, cows tend to select finer particles (concentrates) of the TMR (sorting) or reduce forage intake if feeds are offered separately.
The main herd problems observed with SARA during warm weather are a reduction in milk fat and an increase in lameness. In an experiment conducted in Florida with almost 23.000 observations, milk fat dropped from 3.85 to 3.31% when temperatures increased from 48.2 to 96.8oF (Beede et al., 1985).
The increase in the incidence of hoof lesions associated with laminitis occurred several weeks after the cows started to suffer from heat stress. In 10 Wisconsin dairies, September was the worse month of the year for hoof lesions with the incidence exceeding 16%.
Opposed to the other months, lameness caused by lesions were more frequent than those lameness issues originated from hoof infections. The authors suggested that heat stress, which starts to affect cows in July in Wisconsin, could have been the cause of this increased incidence later into the fall season.
Effective fiber
As feed fermentation in the rumen generates heat, to maintain constant body temperature during hot weather, one of the strategies employed by the cow is to reduce feed intake. However, other mechanisms (i.e. panting) that operate to dissipate heat actually increases the maintenance energy requirements, making it necessary for the diet to have a higher energy density.
In general, nutritionists accomplish this by increasing concentrate and reducing forage in the ration. This is a sound approach, however sufficient effective fiber should be maintained in the diet to stimulate cud chewing and rumination, thereby, maintaining adequate rumen pH.
The National Research Council (NRC 2001) suggests the concentration of forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in the TMR should be between 15 and 19%, depending on the amount and type of non-fibrous carbohydrates (NFC) present in the diet.
This suggestion should be taken as an absolute minimum, as it was developed for TMR diets, based on alfalfa of adequate particle size. The reason why part of the diet NDF needs to come from forages is to ensure an adequate amount of effective fiber.
Forage fiber stimulates rumination, and thus cud chewing, which increases saliva production that neutralizes rumen acidity. The total NDF concentration in the diet has usually been associated with the incidence of acidosis, although this correlation is not very strong. However, there is a stronger correlation of acidosis with forage NDF in the diet. In a meta-analysis of 106 diets, ruminal pH was positively correlated with the percent of forage NDF (P<0.0001; r2=0.63), but not total NDF (Allen, 1997).
Research has confirmed the importance of forage inclusion in diets of cows under heat stress. In a University of Georgia experiment, heat-stressed cows were fed four experimental diets having a 40:60 forage:concentrate ratio (West et al. 1999. Table 1). Dietary fiber concentration was achieved by partial substitution of corn silage with Bermuda grass hay.
Forage NDF increased gradually from 17 %, without hay, up to 24.7% (22.8% hay) in the ration. Milk yield was highest, 58.1 and 56.8 lbs. /d for cows fed diets with an intermediate concentration of forage NDF (23.5 and 19.2%, respectively), while milk fat percentages increased linearly with forage NDF inclusion rate. However, it was necessary to include a minimum of 23.5% forage NDF in the diet to maintain milk fat at 3.5% or greater.
These results do not agree with those of Halachmi et al. (2004) in heat-stressed cows fed 12 and 18% forage NDF diets . The concentration of forage NDF did not affect intake, but affected milk yield. Cows fed low forage fiber diets produced 6% more milk at 84.7 lbs. /d. Differences in energy density (0.79 vs. 0.75 Mcal/lb., for 12 and 18% forage NDF, respectively) likely affected production as intakes were similar between diets. However, contrary to the University of Georgia experiment, in this study, no differences were observed in milk fat with both diets yielding 3.4%.
Although apparent, the positive correlation between ruminal pH and milk fat concentrations, are not strong (r2=0.39; Allen, 2007). There are other factors, such as body fat mobilization and the quantity and type of fat in the diet that can influence milk fat percent and yield.
As a result, a low milk fat percentage should not be considered as definite sign of ruminal acidosis. In addition, cows affected with SARA do not always show low milk fat concentration.
Practical considerations
The optimum NFC concentration for dairy cow diets is not well defined in the latest Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (NRC. 2001). The concentration range suggested varies between 36 and 44% on a dry basis. Total NFC includes starch, sugars, soluble fiber, and organic acids. Because of NFC differences in degradation rate and chemical composition, different NFC sources have a different potential to reduce ruminal pH.
Sugars and starch can ferment to lactic acid, which has greater effect in decreasing ruminal pH than acetic, propionic, or butyric acids. To prevent rumen acidosis, it is critical to control the amounts and types of NFC in the diet. Although, the starch content recommended in dairy cow diets is between 24 and 26% (Staples, 2007).
The starch concentration should be reduced when feedstuffs that are rich in digestible fiber, such as gluten feed, distillers grains, and/or soy hulls are included. The concentration of starch and sugars should not exceed 35% of the diet dry matter in order to maintain adequate ruminal pH. There should also be a minimum of 22% of physically effective NDF in the diet to stimulate adequate rumination and cud chewing.
The best way to achieve these concentrations of effective fiber is by maximizing forage quality. However, one must exercise caution with such substitutions and rebalance the diet and/or verify there is enough effective fiber. Substituting equal amounts of 150 RFV hay with a different hay of 200+ RFV in a borderline "hot ration", can shift the balance and result in SARA in a herd with a previously adequately balanced ration.
Using forages of high energy concentrations allow for an increase in their inclusion rate in the diet. Once the forage: concentrate ratio is increased the risk of acidosis is reduced. To ensure the amount of fiber supplied by the diet is sufficient to maintain adequate rumen health, it is important to routinely monitor animals and diets. Below are some parameters to monitor in a herd or group of animals:
Rumen pH: The best moment to obtain a rumen liquid sample is between 5 to 8 hours after offering fresh TMR. It is generally assumed that a herd has no SARA problems when all animals tested (minimum of 12 from the herd or pen) by rumenocentesis have a pH equal or greater than 5.8 (Tajik and Nazifi. 2011).
If the pH of one third or more of the cows tested is between 5.6 and 5.8, or less, the group is then considered at a high risk of SARA. When more than 25% of the animals have ruminal pH's below 5.5, then the herd is considered to have SARA. It is also important to know the length of time during which the ruminal pH was below 5.6.
A one-time intake of grain that dropped the ruminal pH suddenly, but only for a short time may not be as damaging compared to low effective fiber diet that maintain acid conditions over a longer period of time.
- Rumen activity: In a herd with good rumen health, between 50 and 75% of the cows that are lying down should be chewing their cud. It is advisable to repeat this observation throughout the day as most rumination activity occurs during the evening and night.
- The incidence of laminitis within a herd should be under 10%.
- Milk fat percent: Values below 2.5% should not exceed 10% of the individual Holstein cows tested.
- Manure: In general, manure from cows with SARA is more liquid and foamy. In addition, it may contain mucous or mucin casts, fiber particles larger than 0.4 inches, bubbles, and undigested grain particles. Manure can be analyzed with the NASCO Digestion Analyzer (NDA); according to recommendations by the Miner Institute (Cotanch and Darrah, 2012), less than 50% of the manure sample should be retained in the sieves according to the following distribution:
Sieve Sieve opening (mm) % Retained Top 4.76 <10% Middle 2.38 10 - 20% Bottom 1.59 10 - 20%
- Particle size of the diet: The Penn State particle size separator (PSPSS) allows for the evaluation of particle size in TMR's. The material retained on each sieve should follow the distribution below:
Suggestions for TMR particle size Sieve Sieve opening (mm) % Retained Top 19 2 - 8% Middle 8 30 - 50% Bottom 1.8 30 - 50% Tray - ≤ 20
The PSPSS allows corroborating if cows are selecting finer particles of the TMR. In order to do this, it is necessary to verify the uniformity of the TMR throughout the day (every 6 h) and that of the refusals. The material retained in each sieve of the PSPSS should not vary more than 5 percentage units compared to the TMR just fed. If it does, then the cows are likely sorting the TMR.
Cows under heat stress are more susceptible to subclinical rumen acidosis. Although the use of buffers, such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium sesquicarbonate, and magnesium oxide help neutralize rumen pH, they do not act upon the cause, which is a reduction in rumination and cud chewing.
To maintain a healthy rumen, cows require adequate amounts of effective fiber in the diet. During periods of warm weather it is advisable to use energy dense forages having highly digestible fiber concentrations. In addition to diet reformulation, other measures need to be implemented that help reduce the effects of high ambient temperatures on the animals, such as forced air, sprinkler systems, etc.
Figure 1: Laminitis treatment in 10 herds by month and cause.
Table 1. Effects of effective fiber on milk yield and components.
|Corn silage
|Bermuda grass
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|Milk yield (Lbs./d)
|FCM 3.5% (Lbs./d)
|Efficiency (FCM /intake)
|Fat, %
|Fat yield (Lbs./d)
|Protein, %
|Protein yield (Lbs./d)
FCM = Fat corrected milk (3.5%); Source: West et al. (1999)
- Allen, M. S. 1997. Relationship between Fermentation Acid Production in the Rumen and the Requirement for Physically Effective Fiber. J. Dairy Sci. 80:1447–1462
- AlZahal, O., E. Kebreab, J. France, and B. W. McBride. 2007. A Mathematical Approach to Predicting Biological Values from Ruminal pH Measurements. J. Dairy Sci. 90:3777–3785.
- Beede, D.K., R.J. Collier, C.J. Wilcox, and W.W. Thatcher. 1985. Effects of warm climates on milk yield and composition (short term effects). Chapter 6.1in Milk Production in Developing Countries, Univ. Edinburgh Center for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, p. 322-347.
- Cook, N.B. 2004. Environmental and Nutritional Causes of Lameness. Pages 139-144 In Proceedings of 8th Dairy Symposium of the Ontario Large Herd Operators, March 9-11, London, Ontario.
- Cotanch, K. and J. Darrah. 2012. Fecal fractions of the NASCO Digestion Analyzer/Cargill Manure Screener. The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute. Farm Report, June 2012. http://www.whminer.com/Farm%20Report/2012_06.pdf
- Halachmi, I., E. Maltz, N. Livshin, A. Antler, D. Ben-Ghedalia, and J. Miron. 2004. Effects of Replacing Roughage with Soy Hulls on Feeding Behavior and Milk Production of Dairy Cows Under Hot Weather Conditions. J. Dairy Sci. 87:2230–2238
- Heinrichs, J y P. Kononoff. DAS 02-42. Evaluando el tamaño de partícula de forrajes y RTMs usando el Nuevo Separador de Partículas de Forraje de Penn State. Departmento de Ciencias Animales y Lecheras. Universidad Estatal de Pennsylvania. http://www.das.psu.edu/research-extension/dairy/nutrition/pdf/separador-de-particulas-02-42.pdf
- Mishra, M., F. A. Martz, R. W. Stanley, H. D. Johnson, J. R. Campbell, and E. Hilderbrand. 1970. Effect of diet and ambient temperature humidity on ruminal pH, oxidation reduction potential, ammonia and lactic acid in lactating cows. J. Anim. Sci. 30:1023–1028.
- National Research Council. 2001. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, 7th rev. ed. National Academy Press,Washington, DC.
- Staples, C. R. 2007. Feeding dairy cows when corn prices are high. Proc. 44th Florida Dairy Production Conference. Gainesville, FL.
- Tajik, J., and S. Nazifi. 2001. Diagnosis of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis: A Review. Asian J. Animal. Sci.
- West, J. W., G. M. Hill, J. M. Fernandez, P. Mandebvu, and B. G. Mullinix. 1999. Effects of dietary fiber on intake, milk yield, and digestion by lactating dairy cows during cool or hot, humid weather. J. Dairy Sci. 82:2455–2465.


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|Delivering Jesus
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|Tuesday, 23 February 2010 08:51
As Christians, we seek to ground all that we do in the Word of God. From the littlest, most peripheral concern down to our central doctrines and practices, we want to conform all that we do to the words and patterns of Scripture. This is no less true of passing on the most important things. This process of passing on, handing down, delivering, we commonly call "education."
The New Testament word paradosis is the word for "tradition," that which has been handed down from fathers. The verb form of this word is paradidomi, to hand over, to deliver. The apostles faithfully taught and delivered that which they received from Jesus (e.g. 1 Cor. 11:2, 2 Thess. 2:15, 3:6, 2 Pet. 2:21). This is the "the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 1:3). And Jesus says that He received all of this from the Father: "All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him" (Mt. 11:27). And at the end, Jesus will deliver the consummated kingdom back to God the Father (1 Cor. 15:24).
Of course we know from the New Testament that not just anything handed down from fathers is good or faithful. Just because something is old doesn't mean it's good. Paul was zealous for the traditions of the fathers (Gal. 1:14), but many of these were the traditions of men (Col. 2:8) which had set aside the commandments of God (Mt. 15:3). Another way to illustrate this contrast is found in another frequent use of the same word: "betray." Jesus foretold that He would be "betrayed/handed over/delivered" into the hands of men (Mt. 17:22). In the final two chapters of Matthew's gospel, the word is used fifteen times, twelve of which are describing the person and actions of Judas Iscariot "the betrayer" of Jesus.
Wound through these Scriptures a striking image appears. And there are a couple of aspects to this image. First, the act of education and learning is highly personal and physical. It takes place as one person "hands over" or "delivers" to another person some matter. But we can take this one step further. In most of the uses of the word, the "matter" which is handed over is a person. Jesus is the one who is "handed over" by Judas to the Jewish authorities and later to the Roman officials. But the "traditions" that Paul and Peter and the other apostles faithfully "hand over" should not be divorced from the person of Jesus either. There is no impersonal, abstract "faith once delivered to the saints." There is only the One Faith, the One Jesus Christ. We see this in Galatians where Paul seems to refer to Jesus as "The Faith" arriving in the world (Gal. 3:23, 25). In a historical sense, "The Faith" is the person of Jesus come to bring us to maturity. Jesus is The Faith which was once delivered to the saints. And this is explicit in Ephesians where Paul says: "This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus…" (Eph. 4:17-21, emphasis mine).
Paul is contrasting two educational systems broadly, the one of the Gentiles who walk in the "futility of their mind," who have their "understanding darkened," because of the "ignorance that is in them," etc. Notice all the educational buzz words: mind, understanding, and ignorance. The other educational system is the educational program of Christ. But notice that Paul does not say that the Ephesians learned about Jesus. No, Paul insists that they "learned Christ." But in case we didn't catch that, Paul underlines the point by insisting that they have even "heard Him and have been taught by Him."
Of course the Ephesians had never met Jesus in person. They lived far away from
Beginning in the Garden of Eden, we learn the lesson that knowledge is never neutral. Knowledge is always covenantal. It is always received and imparted under the blessing of God or under His curse. Knowledge is potent and charged with life and death and is never to be underestimated. The action of handing over, passing down, delivering is fraught with potential dangers and glory. And this is because at some fundamental level, all things exist and consist in Christ Jesus (Col. 1:17). All knowledge and understanding and wisdom is found in the person of Jesus.
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FELTON -- As soon as next month, a roughly 6-foot-tall mural, featuring a bucolic scene of families and community workers gathered at Felton Covered Bridge Park, will grace the front of the Mountain Community Resources building on Highway 9.
A mural was on the organization's wish list for years, said its director Jennifer Anderson-Ochoa. A mural painted at Don Quixote's in downtown Felton caught their attention one day over the fall, and they tracked down the artist, Will Northrup.
Meetings to discuss which concepts to incorporate into the painting soon followed, and that brainstorming resulted in the work-in-progress, now more than halfway complete. Northrup has been working away for about a month, with last Thursday the final day before a holiday break. Work resumes 2:30-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays starting Jan. 7. Anderson-Ochoa estimated the cost at $1,300 to $1,500.
The image is being painted on three panels, each 4 feet tall by 8 feet wide. Standing sentry on the left is an ancient redwood trunk, towering majestically above smaller trees tipped with bright-green leaves. The image also shows a skateboarder and bicyclist, and even a little dog owned by a Mountain Community Resources staff member.
Many of those pictured at the park are based on real individuals, though the faces are essentially prototypes. But one person can easily be identified: Mary Hammer, who founded the organization 30 years ago. Her son, Eric Hammer, donated materials and labor, and will mount the mural on the front of the building once it's complete, Anderson-Ochoa said.
Painting directly on the surface of that facade is impractical, since it's covered top to bottom with small, white tiles. And creating the mural on panels, "it's something where, if we moved at some point, we could take it with us," she added.
Mountain Community Resources provides services to families in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, including housing, counseling and educational programs, translation, youth advocacy and parent-education courses.
Founded in response to the deadly 1982 mudslides, the organization also offers emergency response training courses and staffs the San Lorenzo Valley Emergency Network.
For a full list of services, go to http://communitybridges.org/mountaincommunity.htm.
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WHAT: Three-panel mural featuring scenes and images of people in the San Lorenzo Valley painted by local artist Will Northrup.
HELP NEEDED: Work for 2012 wrapped up Thursday afternoon but volunteers are needed to help when painting resumes next month.
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HERCULES — A woman who died after being thrown from her disabled vehicle when it was struck on the shoulder of Interstate 80 on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 53-year-old Lillian Elisaia of Vallejo, the Contra Costa Coroner's Division said.
CHP officers responded to eastbound Interstate 80 at the Willow Avenue offramp about 2:20 p.m. after reports that an SUV had collided with a dark, late-model Mercedes sedan that was parked on the shoulder, CHP Officer John Fransen said.
Elisaia, who was sitting in the Mercedes' passenger seat and had already removed her seat belt, was ejected from the car after the SUV veered sharply off the road and into the sedan, Fransen said. Officers arrived to find the woman unconscious on the shoulder with her husband distraught at her side.
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It was not immediately known why the female driver of the SUV went off the road, Fransen said.
The driver has not been charged with any crime, Fransen said Wednesday, and the cause of the crash is under investigation, pending the results of toxicology and forensics tests.
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McClellan eyes trip to Vegas as starting point
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Kyle McClellan threw in the bullpen on Wednesday without any problems behind his right shoulder. The next step is to start throwing live practice.
McClellan, who has not thrown in a Cactus League game yet, still has time to make the team, but it's unclear if he can be a candidate for a spot in the rotation. He entered camp as a strong candidate, but that may no longer be the case after he was set back by soreness in the back of his shoulder.
"The timeline is getting short as far as getting him stretched out," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "I do think he'll have time to make the team but whether he's fully stretched to start, I don't know."
McClellan, who spent the past five seasons with the Cardinals, underwent surgery on July 10 to repair a torn labrum and split capsule in his right shoulder. The Rangers signed him to a Minor League contract in the offseason and he came into camp at full strength. But, after throwing a couple of live batting-practice sessions, he had to be shut down because of soreness in the muscles behind the shoulder.
He is only now getting back to full strength.
"I'm a lot better, night and day difference," McClellan said. "To me, the biggest thing is how I react the next day. I threw 150 feet long toss and no pain. I think I'm over the hump. I can tell day-to-day it's feeling quite a bit better."
The Rangers play in Las Vegas on March 15-16 and McLellan is tentatively planned to make that trip. The goal is to be able to pitch at least three innings in a game in Las Vegas. If he does that, he could build up to 5-6 innings in the final two weeks of Spring Training.
"I don't see many starters going more than five innings in Spring Training," McLellan said. "It depends on how they view me, but I could be ready."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: College football's signing period begins Wednesday, and it appears that BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall will sign at least seven junior college transfers, perhaps the most in his tenure. The Cougars are bringing in more juco guys than normal to offset the effects of the LDS Church lowering the minimum mission age to 18. The thinking is that most of the high school guys that BYU signs tomorrow will go on church missions immediately after high school, and will be returning in 2015 or about the time this crop of juco transfers runs out of college eligibility. The latest juco star to commit to BYU is De'Ondre Wesley, a 6-foot-7, 300-pound offensive tackle at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. Wesley had committed to Arizona State, but the Sun Devils withdrew the offer and he was left scrambling to find a place to play in 2013. The Cougars, who have made rebuilding their offensive line an offseason priority, were there to take him. Wesley gave Utah a soft commitment last September before switching to Arizona State. He made his official campus visit to BYU last weekend and committed in Provo during the visit. Here's the list of players from junior colleges who will sign Wednesday to play for BYU. Trenton Trammell has already signed and is enrolled in school. BYU's Junior College TransfersMaataua Brown, Norwalk, Calif. Cerritos J.C. DL 6-5/290 Kalolo Manumaleuna-Utu, Compton, Calif. Compton J.C. LB 6-2/250Sam Lee, Gwynn Park, Maryland College of Canyons DB 6-0/180 Josh Carter, Tuscon, Ariz. Eastern Arizona OL 6-5/280 Quincy Awa-Dubose, Oxnard Calif. Moorpark J.C. OL 6-3/305 De'Ondre Wesley, Pleasant Hill, Calif. Diablo Valley J.C. OL 6-7/300 Already SignedTrenton Trammell, Oakland, Calif. San Francisco CC DB 5-11/185


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By Jacob Neathawk
From: Nederland, CO
Dec 4, 2006
|What's the latest info about break-ins? Is it sketchy to leave your tent set up while out climbing?
By Rob Dillon
Dec 31, 2006
Top 5 T-Wall 5.9's:
1. In Pursuit of Excellence (corner)
2. Lizards (roofs)
3. Crash Position (arete)
4. Razor Worm (crack)
5. [your turn]. We need a face climb here...
By 426
Feb 27, 2007
#5. (possibles)
Surf's Up-5.11a/b in DCA, I give it a solid 11 rating...runout 5.8/9 below, well pro'ed crux. 1/2 anchor recently replaced. Still one rusty shut...
Twistin' in the Wind-5.12...boulder crux to amazing jugs out the 5' roof at top...still pumper. No hands rests if you're savvy. Cleans easy if the leaver biner is on 5th bolt.
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Mar 4, 2007
|#5 - Margin of Profit...great thin crack, thin crimpy face moves, very cool arete with exposure.
By Nick Stayner
From: Wymont Kingdom
Mar 5, 2007
|What are some good harder .10s to cut my teeth on? I've sent (and stumbled on) most of the .10as and bs and am looking for some harder stuff.
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Mar 5, 2007
|What about Point o Contact 5.10c? Or Finger Looking Good 5.10c?
By Nick Stayner
From: Wymont Kingdom
Mar 20, 2007
|Indeed, I've done both of those routes, as well as Blood on the Rocks & Hungry for Heaven in the harder .10s. I guess I'm just looking for things I might've overlooked.
By Amy Denicke
From: Aspen, CO
Dec 4, 2007
|T-wall is such a dream. Highly recommend the South Side for all of you corner crack heads. It will definately get you pushing your limits. I ventured out there for the first time this weekend. Im sore.
By BirminghamBen
From: Birmingham, AL
Jan 12, 2008
|Aretes...I like them...'Crash Position', then 'Margin of Profit'...then what?
By Peter L K
From: Cincinnati, OH
Jan 24, 2008
|Anyone hungry for Doug Dogs? They're a local favorite.
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Feb 7, 2008
|Aretes...how about Steeplechase? Good one to TR.
By Joel Andersen
Dec 18, 2008
Many of the comments on MP.com and RC.com are old, and I have a few questions I'd like to ask.
I am thinking about taking an early January trip down to T-Wall.
The leading in my group will be restricted to 5.8 or less, would we be waiting in lines to get on routes?
Two years after the last post about it, how is the theft issue in the area?
Thank you very much!
By BirminghamBen
From: Birmingham, AL
Dec 19, 2008
|Joel - You might wait for some of the classics, but there are enough routes in your range to stay busy. I haven't heard much about breakins of late, but it is still wise to take EVERY precaution available...I usually stash a friend's car somewhere, put all out gear and everything out of my truck into it, then drive my TOTALLY EMPTY vehicle back for the climbing day. If you are in one vehicle, put everything in the trunk, out of view...you know the drill. Have fun. January is a great time of year for The TWall if it's sunny.
By Neil Kauffman
Apr 5, 2010
|Is all the climbing at the T-wall effected by these closures?
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Apr 5, 2010
By Stephen Carlos Rydalch
From: Golden, CO
Jun 14, 2010
My car was broken into while climbing at the T-Wall yesterday. We are from Colorado and stopped at the wall as part of a road trip. We lost over 3 grand in backpacking, climbing, and personnel items.
Our car was locked with the alarm activated when we left but, to the best of our knowledge, the alarm did not go off. The alarm was not going off when we returned to our vehicle. Whoever broke into our car has clearly done this before.
We were aware of the issues with break-ins and put all of our items in the trunk so as not to attract thieves. We tried to stop and empty our items out at a local pay-for campground but could not find an open site anywhere due to a festival that had everyone booked up.
We also stopped at the local climbing shop in town to ask about break ins and were advised that it's not really an issue anymore, there have been very few break-ins over the last year, and that the road is now patrolled by authorities. Finally, the parking spot we used was the closest one to the road. We parked here in hopes that our proximity to the road and its traffic would deter theft.
The deputy who took our report let us know that "this happens all the time here." He had several examples of past break-ins in the very near future, including another climber who lost several thousand dollars of gear less than two weeks ago.
The most disturbing thing is that the deputy told us the break-ins seem to be done by different parties. A previous perpetrator they caught was from Ohio and traveled to the trail head for each break in. This does not look like an issue that is limited to just locals or one perpetrator.
We had a fantastic time climbing at the wall prior to the break-in and I hate to take anything away from the area or all the hard work done by its developers. The issue is a real shame since the climbing here is so fun and unique.
I feel obligated to post what happened in order to be fair to future climbers and give them a chance to avoid such a devastating experience. I hope this problem is resolved soon so that I can feel more comfortable about possibly returning to the T-wall in the future.
If anyone has info about an alternate parking area to use or other tips and tricks to avoid theft I'm all ears. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further information.
By BirminghamBen
From: Birmingham, AL
Jun 15, 2010
Stephen - First, I'm very sorry to hear of your incident and sorry you were misinformed at the outdoor store. Facts are that this is an ongoing problem. Read my post above from December 2008. It's not worth the risk and never will be.
Cragger beware...this is tweaker country...unfortunately.
By Stephen Carlos Rydalch
From: Golden, CO
Jun 21, 2010
Thank you for the comments. Overall I'm glad all I lost was some random backpacking and climbing gear and our safety was never compromised.
I'm encouraged to find out that climbing at the T-wall is still an option if the proper precautions are taken. It's a fantastic place and I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
I'm going to sign up for renters insurance now so that my stuff will be covered next time this happens. Hopefully I won't have to use it. Thanks again.
By eparker-s
Oct 4, 2010
|Does anyone have fall 2010 hunting closure info for the T?
By Kirk Brode
Oct 4, 2010
|There is no North or South section at The T-Wall. The cliff is south-facing and runs almost perfectly West to East (left to right) as you are facing the Wall. It would reduce confusion if this site were organized according to the names of the different areas at the crag--Cibola, Paradise Lost, Paradise, The Wastland, Orange Blossom, Lost Blossom, ect. Not only is North/South geographically incorrect, it also ignores names of the different walls at the cliff. "West" and "East" would be an improvement, but even then the cliff-line is way too long to simply be divided into two enormous sections. Please at least break the cliff up into major sections--Cibola, Paradise to Valhalla, The Wasteland, The Orange Blossom Wall, and East and Lost Blommom Walls.
By willeslinger
From: Golden, Colorado
Oct 7, 2010
Seriously? North/South works fine. If you want to drag your Spot up there and rename the place, hell, you could divide every climb up ("well,this one faces slightly south by east at blah de blah degrees"). Or you could just climb and not worry about it.
Out-of-towners can always ask if they're having trouble finding a route. It's not like the place is going to be lacking in experienced tradsters this fall.
By Chad Wagner
Oct 29, 2010
|Not to be a dick but the hunting closures at T-Wall are ridicous!! How many recreational areas close to just one group of people, obsured! I still give thanks to keeping this wonderful crag open. Although having a Road Warrior type bomb is the only way to feel safe here.
By Ben F
From: Benfield, Kolorado
Feb 20, 2011
The T-Wall probably wouldn't be open if it weren't for the hunters. Also, it's "absurd."
By Neil Kauffman
Mar 3, 2011
|Visiting the family in ATL, psyched on the T-wall! As far as I can tell, the T-wall is open this spring, no closures, right? Any recommendations for roof cracks of all grades?
By Neil Kauffman
Mar 5, 2011
|Climbable in the rain?
By Cpn Dunsel
Mar 19, 2011
Spring 2011 Closure Dates:
April 5-10,
April 13-15
April 21-23
April 26 - May 1
By James Arnold
From: Chattanooga
Jul 16, 2011
"One note of caution (whether or not youre camping): there have been numerous car break-ins at the parking lot over the years. The best way to avoid being a victim is to not leave anything of value in your vehicle."
FWIW, Crashpad hostel is open and a great place to stay and maybe even meet people to hit the T-Wall...
By Chad Wagner
Aug 3, 2011
|Ben F, isnt it ironic that your teaching me to spell when you spelled Colorado with a K. Thought that I would point out the obvious.
By Climb Apps
Aug 6, 2012
T Wall Right Side App is out for iOS and Android. 226 routes, everything on the right side. Random route pickers, Tap Text Out, "Drive to Crag" and many other features.
App Store
Google Play (Android)
Instead of north/south/east/west we simply use "Climbers' Right". Simple click on "Trail Meets Wall" from the home screen and walk right. Easy as pie!
By zFoy Foy
From: Asheville, NC
Oct 12, 2012
|Has anyone had any trouble with the reported "tweakers" actually bothering them while camping/climbing, or are all these safety concerns just related to break ins? What's the camping scene actually like?
By Tom Fralich
From: Fort Collins, CO
Dec 2, 2012
|The guidebook indicates that there's another trail that accesses the western portion of the wall, between Cibola and Vahalla. We were not able to find any trail after several passes in the car and ended up approaching from the usual Paradise Falls trail. We also attempted to find the alternate route on the way out and ended up bushwacking back to the road (although there were some cairns and ribbons on trees, there was no trail).
By TKHouse
Jan 2, 2013
Regarding the trail to the Cibola and Valhalla end of the wall: there's definitely not a well defined start from the road. Last spring I was barely able to match a photo in the guide with a few of the big boulders by the road. After a short walk in the woods, however, a few orange ties on the trees begin to indicate a trail. Occasionally you'll run across some logs or rocks that help indicate the path as well.
It's definitely not as clean as the well packed main t wall trail, but it will save you some time compared to hiking the full length of the wall.
I have had trouble after dark trying to wander back down the trail, however. I highly recommend saving a GPS coordinate for where you park and using that to help guide your return. It's easy getting to the road, it's just turning left or right that can be the question...
By jmat
Feb 27, 2013
Does anybody know the name of this route and climber? It was taken about 8 years ago. I would like to use the photos for something and I need contact info to get permission to use his image.
By Raul P
Mar 6, 2013
|I'm planning a trip to T-Wall in April, does anyone know if/what the spring closures are this year?
By Jr Peterson
From: Birdsboro
Apr 21, 2013
|I'm gonna be in Chattanooga from the 24th to the 28th I was planning on climbing at the T wall but since it's gonna be closed is there any other trad climbing in the chattanooga area?
By D.Arnold
May 24, 2013
|Does anyone know if you are allowed to have dogs at t-wall?
By runout
Jul 17, 2013
|I'm kind of wondering about the break-ins and how to prevent them. Anyone ever tried to keep their dog in the car while they climbed?
By DannyWR
Feb 12, 2014
|Does the rock get pretty wet from runoff. For example, will the runoff from the snow make things wet this weekend?
By Evan Lukow
From: Roanoke, VA
Mar 22, 2014
Closure dates for 2014 anybody? Looking to head ther late April, early May.
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Mar 23, 2014
Prentice Cooper Hunt Dates - Spring 2014
Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed turkey hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open to the public on these dates: Apr 1-6, 9-12, 17-19, and 22-27.
By Kelsey Bohanon
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Sep 30, 2014
|Anyone know the 2014 fall closure dates?
By Rockery Press
Oct 13, 2014
You can download a FREE T-Wall (sport) Day Guide from Rockery Press by clicking on the following link: rockerypress.com/free-day-guid...
T-Wall (sport) Free Guide includes:
By Rockery Press
Oct 13, 2014
You can download a FREE Tennessee Wall Day Guide from Rockery Press by clicking on the following link: rockerypress.com/free-day-guid...
T-Wall Free Guide includes:
By Gable
Nov 26, 2014
|Anyone lose a guidebook recently? If so message me to describe when/where you lost it and I'll try to get it back to you.
By Mary Wangen
From: Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 5, 2015
Which guidebook to get? The book specifically for the T-Wall sounds like the most popular, but I like that the DCA book also includes Sunset; is it missing anything critical for T-Wall?
And then I found this one: Chattrad (rockerypress.com/store-2/#!/Ch..., which looks really sweet, and newer, but is not mentioned in above description.
What do people think?
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Feb 6, 2015
|They all have the same basic infomation. It may depend on if you are looking for just T Wall or other areas like you mentioned. You won't go wrong with any of the three.
By MLuke
From: Decatur, GA
Mar 9, 2015
T-Wall Closed/Prentice Cooper Hunt Dates - Spring 2015
Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed turkey hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open for hiking on these dates: Apr 7-12, 15-17, 23-25, 28-30, May 1-3..
By MLuke
From: Decatur, GA
Oct 23, 2015
T-Wall Fall 2015 Closure Dates
Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed deer hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open for hiking on these dates: Sept. 19-25; Oct. 8-10; Oct. 24-25; Oct. 29-31; Nov. 6-8; Nov. 28-Dec. 3. - See more at: tn.gov/agriculture/article/ag-...
By APasquel
Oct 27, 2015
|What is the road to the parking lot like? I have a Prius and was wondering about clearance. Any beta would help. Thanks.
By TomCaldwell
From: Clemson, S.C.
Nov 10, 2015
|Alfonso, it is a paved public road.
By Dom R
From: Estes Park, Colorado
Jan 5, 2016
The Tennessee wall, you may have never heard of it, I know I hadn't until a few months before I planned my trip. Many may opt for el Potrero or j-tree for their winter destination but, unfortunately I opted for the t-wall.
I was looking for a winter climbing trip this year and Chatt seemed like the right the place to be but, after reflecting on my journey I find that I simply had too much fun on this trip; an emotion that ruined the vacation. While climbing at the t-wall I was upset to find that the sun shines on the rock all damn day and creates a perfect environment for comfortable cragging. I also found that the crowds were just too small for my liking, the first route I climbed was the "classic" cake walk, which I was told would be taken all day but, adversely, it was bereft of people. Even the lines golden locks and razor worm were disastrously empty. Another gripe I have is that all of the lines were just too good. The locks on Cake Walk were just too damn comfy and the pro was all too easy to be considered fun climbing. Whoever payed off climbing magazine to reccomend Chatt as a fun winter destination must be one desperated SOB. The food in the city is too original and high class tasting for a dirtbag climber to eat at such a low price and there is too much craft beer at every bar.
Furthermore, and most upsetting, is that I was under the impression my car would be broken into here and it never happened. After reading forums on top of forums, along with this feed, I was led to believe that I must remove all things from car so tweakers don't steal my floor mats and my car never got broken into. Are you kidding me? I walked back into the parking lot and not a single car had been broken into. I climbed all day in hopes of having a good redneck break in story for my next freelance piece just to get jipped? I would highly recommend searching elsewhere for a winter trip. This place was all dissappointments. I hear Clack mountain bouldering in Kentucky is great this time of year.
By Gordy85 Gameson
From: Bowling Green, KY
Feb 29, 2016
We were planning to climb at T-Wall on either April 7th or 8th but I see that is during the hunting times...is all of T-Wall closed to climbers during the turkey hunt or is there a section that remains open?
By Jeff Heaton
From: Atlanta, GA
Mar 28, 2016
Climbed at T-wall last weekend. Trip went great with the exception of "Let's face it!". The first pitch has no anchors and a ton of sun-baked nylon webbing (see attached pictures).
By MLuke
From: Decatur, GA
Apr 1, 2016
Prentice Cooper Hunt Dates - Spring 2016 Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed turkey hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open for hiking on these dates: April 5-10, 13-15, 21-23 and April 26-May 1. - See more at: tn.gov/agriculture/article/ag-...
T-Wall is closed during the turkey hunting closures.
By Jeff Mekolites
From: ATL GA
Apr 14, 2016
|Yes. Unless you like bugs, humidity, ticks, greasing off holds and sweaty your ass off. But you could potentially go super early and chase some shade around corners, etc. Good Luck!
By evan fullford
May 12, 2016
|Never been to T-Wall before. Pretty new to trad and sport in the southeast. Was planning to bring the dog along but he is getting older and cant handle long strenuous hikes. If anyone could share info on the approach to T-Wall it would be greatly appreciated. Looked at OBED and Foster Falls as well but those look a little rough for him. Any other suggestions would be welcome as well. Thanks!
By Chiyram Davis
Nov 15, 2016
|So I hear there are some intense forest fires going on in Tennessee. Is there any threat to the climbing? Planning on coming down on Saturday for a few days.
By Jonah W
Feb 12, 2017
|I think I may have lost a #2 black diamond cam at T-Wall a couple weeks ago. If anyone finds a cam with zebra pattern tape, please contact me.
By Kaitlyn Noel
Mar 5, 2017
Hey, my name is kaitlyn-- it seems I have lost a ring at T WALL this weekend. It's silver and has a square labrodorite stone (blueish purple). It's very special to me. If it is found you can contact me at email@example.com
Cheers ✌⭕
By wendfish
Apr 2, 2017
|Planning on T Wall for Easter weekend (April 14-16), but not clear if it's going to be closed for Turkey Hunt. Can someone please clarify? Thanks!l
By Ben Greene
From: Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 3, 2017
Just came back from an awesome trip / weekend visiting the area from out of town, and believe I left my beloved elerid eddy device somewhere near passages or on the trail .. It's old and beat up but would love to have it returned. It's on a rounded newer metolious beaner, deff would give an awesome reward to have it returned!!
lost either March 31st or April 1st!
By freddie hutch
Apr 5, 2017
|Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed turkey hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. The area east of Highway 27 including Edwards Point will remain open for hiking on these dates: April 4-9, 12-14, 20-22, 25-30. - See more at: tn.gov/agriculture/article/ag-...
By JackWeaver
From: Greenville, south Carolina
May 4, 2017
|Be careful to not to have anything that could be interpreted as valuable in your car. We had our window broken this week because we left a shoulder bag in sight. It only had keys and cell phone chargers in it, but driving 4 hours home with no window was still terrible.
By Chuck Parks
From: Atlanta, GA
Aug 22, 2017
The Tennessee Wall will be closed to climbing for managed deer hunts on the following dates this fall.
September 16-22
October 5-7, 21-22, 26-28
November 3-5, 25-30


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THE widow of the former Dean of Winchester, who died recently has herself passed away.
Tessa Till, 76, died only weeks after the sudden death of her husband Michael, 77, who was dean from 1996 to 2005.
Although very ill she had attended his funeral in Winchester Cathedral in December.
The present dean, the Very Rev James Atwell, said today: "As well as being the 'hostess' at the Deanery, Tessa had very specific interests of her own. She worked for l'Arche, which serves communities across the world for people with learning disabilities and she was a founder member of the Emmaus Community in Winchester, which continued into retirement.
"She was a keen and knowledgeable gardener, as was evident in her tireless work on the Deanery Garden, which she often opened in aid of charity. She was a colourful character who fought her illness with typical determination," he added.
Her funeral will be in the cathedral on Friday February 1, at 2.30pm.


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Golden State guard Stephen Curry had to count on his younger brother, Duke guard Seth Curry, to get his name in college basketball records books.
When Seth sank a 3-pointer early in the second half Sunday in the Blue Devils' road win at Boston College, it bumped him and his brother into first place for most points by a pair of brothers in NCAA history.
The Currys have 4,493 combined points, surpassing Tyler Hansbrough and Ben Hansbrough, who totaled 4,485 career points.
The scoring totals for brothers is impressive. After the Currys and Hansbroughs, Larry and Eddie Bird are third with 4,405 points, Chuck and Wesley Person scored 4,377 and Greg and Josh Grant had 4,124.
"It's a cool record to say we have," Seth Curry told reporters Sunday. "It's something me and my brother can share, and something we will talk about down the road. We talked about it a week ago because we knew we were close. We were just laughing about it because we knew it was a funny type of record."
Stephen Curry acknowledged his brother getting them over the hump on Twitter on Sunday.
Proud of @sdotcurry 4 the work he put in at Liberty and Duke. Happy to be half of the highest all time brother duo scorers in NCAA history.— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 11, 2013
Proud of @sdotcurry 4 the work he put in at Liberty and Duke. Happy to be half of the highest all time brother duo scorers in NCAA history.
Curry, who played his first college season at Liberty, has 1,151 points at Duke—he scored 707 at Liberty—for 1,858 total points. Stephen Curry scored 2,635 points in three seasons at Davidson.


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You might consider placing a large-bore chest tube if repeated thoracentesis is required to remove fluid or air accumulation in a patient's thoracic cavity. Chest tubes are also used after thoracotomy to monitor air leakage or hemorrhage or to administer local anesthetic drugs.
Although infrequent, improper chest tube placement can result in damage to vital intrathoracic structures such as the lung, heart or great vessels (Photo 1). A commonly described technique for placement involves holding the tube perpendicular to the chest wall and forcing it in with a hard and sharp blow.
Photo 1: Inappropriately placed chest tubes can cause damage to intrathoracic structures. This intraoperative image shows perforation of a lung lobe with a chest tube.
An alternative technique, described here, involves dissection of the soft tissues before chest tube placement. With this technique less force is then needed to enter the thoracic cavity, which may be helpful in preventing damage to underlying structures.
Click here to view a video of this technique.
Equipment needed
Different chest tubes are available, but most have a sharp trocar, a radiopaque line running up one side and two fenestrations at the end of the tube.
Placing the tube
Although rarely necessary, additional fenestrations may be added to the tube by using sterile scissors or a scalpel blade. The fenestrations should not exceed one-third the diameter of the tube. Ensure the last fenestration (the one farthest away from the tube's tip) crosses the radiopaque line of the chest tube. This allows it to be seen on radiographs, ensuring that all fenestrations are within the chest cavity.
The entry point for the chest tube is typically the seventh, eighth or ninth intercostal space off the cranial aspect of the rib. Aim for the highest point of the chest with the animal lying on its side. This point tends to be in the dorsal part of the middle third of the chest.
Measure the tube from the eighth intercostal space to just caudal to the thoracic inlet. Take note of this measurement by using the markings along the tube. Mark the eighth intercostal space with your finger just above the skin. Hold your finger in place while your assistant grasps the skin on the thoracic wall and pulls it cranially. This step will eventually create a subcutaneous tunnel around the tube about three intercostal spaces long, which reduces leakage of air and fluid around the tube.
While your assistant maintains cranial traction on the skin, use a scalpel blade to make an incision over the eighth intercostal space into the subcutaneous tissue just larger than the chest tube's diameter. With Kelly forceps, bluntly dissect through the subcutaneous tissues and muscle layers of the thoracic wall. Be careful as you approach the pleura to avoid iatrogenic damage to intrathoracic structures. The pleura can be gently penetrated using blunt dissection.
If you've dissected through the pleura, it should take very little force to place the chest tube into the thorax. If some tissue remains, a little pressure may be required. Hold the tube with a firm two-handed grip and your thumb about 1 cm from the end of the tube. Then with a short and controlled movement, penetrate the remaining pleura to enter the chest.
As soon as the tip of the chest tube is within the thoracic cavity, flatten the remainder of the tube along the thoracic wall, and slide the tube cranially another 2 to 3 cm. Once you're sure the tube's tip is within the thoracic cavity, remove the trocar as you advance the tube ventrally and cranially to the measurement you previously took note of (the distance between thoracic inlet and eighth intercostal space). The aim is to have the tube lie along the sternum and stop around the level of the first rib.
At this point, your assistant can release the skin over the chest tube. As the skin returns to its normal position, it creates a subcutaneous tunnel.
Securing the tube
Place a purse string in the skin incision around the tube, followed by a Chinese finger trap. For extra security, place a C-clamp on the tube between the Christmas tree adaptor and the chest wall. Also place a zip tie or orthopedic wire around the tube at the level of the Christmas tree to reduce the chance of dislodgement.
Always obtain radiographs after chest tube placement to check the position of the tube and to confirm that all of the tube fenestrations are within the chest cavity (Photos 2A and 2B).
|Photo 2A: A radiograph obtained after chest tube placement to verify correct tube positioning. This tube enters the thorax at the seventh intercostal space and runs cranially and ventrally to lie caudal to the thoracic inlet. Note the fenestration in the tube is visible as it crosses the radiopaque marking strip.
|Photo 2B: A radiograph obtained after chest tube placement to verify correct tube positioning. This tube enters the thorax at the seventh intercostal space and runs cranially and ventrally to lie caudal to the thoracic inlet. Note the fenestration in the tube is visible as it crosses the radiopaque marking strip.
Cover the incision around the tube with a nonadherent dressing. Then bandage the whole chest to secure the tube (Photo 3). The skin incision should be inspected daily for signs of infection.
|Photo 3: Secure chest tubes with a chest wrap to help prevent dislodgement by the patient.
Removing the tube
To remove the tube, cut the sutures around it. Then gently pull the tube from the thorax. Close the skin incision with one to two skin staples. Closure can typically be performed with the animal awake. It is recommended to take a chest radiograph before chest tube removal and 12 to 24 hours after removal to check for excessive build-up of air or fluid.


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David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget and author of the The Great Deformation, was on the stage here at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference. The guy with him was David M. Walker, CEO of the Comeback America Initiative and former director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ( TheStreet) -- There I was watching an all too familiar rendition of Who's To Blame for the Mess in This Town? And all I wanted to do was stand up and yell out: "You do realize, we can fix this $%^#, right?"
Stockman says it's the private sector that's the bad guy. "We've been cooking the books for a heck of long time," he said. "Both fiscally and in the monetary system, and on Wall Street." Walker drew the all too familiar other gun: that it's all the elected officials' fault. "The truth is, if you have been looking at what has been done so far," Walker said, "they have been treating the symptoms and they have not been treating the disease." It's all on this C-SPAN link, if you've got the stomach. Both were long on problems, short on answers, and if you look at the tape you'll see a room full of bummed-out financial writers staring at a $16.7 trillion national debt, according to USDebtClock.org -- which, if you have not seen it, is as marvelous a one-stop shop for the full dimension of our woes as I know of. But since D.C. is filled with folks who stand up, scream and get nothing done, how about I take a Skeptic's day off and instead go long on a real live investor-worthy practical answer to our budget, tax and sequester woes? Ready? It turns out that there is a simply massive, hidden, bonus upside to our dark collapsing digital age. Getting our national debt paid, our budget balanced and our economy humming is not as hard as it appears. Seriously. It isn't. And here's why. In these digital days, stocks are just another thing a consumer buys.
We've all grown up in a world where supposedly immutable walls divide us. Investors are over there. Consumers are over here. Executives stand in this box. Labor toils in that one. As stunning as it is to consider, that's not how the world works anymore.


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This is the birthplace of Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, the formative stomping grounds of College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Bright. There's a list of great players, from old-timer favorites such as Emil Sitko (another Domer) and Bob Cowan to modern-day warriors Bernard Pollard and Anthony Spencer. Outgoing Notre Dame standout Tyler Eifert is a probable first-round draft pick in April.
Smith is still a Bishop Luers High School kid for a couple more months.
Valid points, all. With apologies to players before my time such as Bright and Sitko, I still put Woodson far and above any other athlete – let alone football player – to come out of Fort Wayne. Woodson was named The News-Sentinel's No.1 athlete in history in 1999. I see no reason to change that now.
I'm not saying Smith can unseat Woodson. He's not on Pollard's or Spencer's or even Eifert's level yet.
I'm saying he has a chance.
Smith said he looks up to Woodson, Pollard and Spencer – three of the most notable names of Smith's short lifetime.
"I'm just trying to be the next one, that's all," Smith said, maintaining at least a semblance of humility on national signing day Wednesday when all the college football world was applauding.
Smith has an edge on all those players who came before him because of what he's done so far. None of his predecessors won four straight state football titles. He won the Butkus Award, for the nation's best linebacker. Throw in Indiana's Mr. Football, an honor Woodson might have won if it had been around in his days at Snider.
The level of training available, such as AWP (Athletes With Purpose), gives Smith an edge those before him didn't have. I talked with Spencer last summer and he marveled at the advances – especially in summer-time football opportunities – that weren't around when he was in high school.
Today's high school athletes are blessed in terms of their accessibility to coaching, facilities and nutritional instruction. Smith has the edge there from being born at the right time.
Smith also learned about the pressure of being a star player up close as he watched his brother Rod, now at Ohio State, earn recognition and recruiting attention.
Other than Woodson, I don't know that I've seen an athlete with such a combination of power and speed that Jaylon Smith possesses. Add to that the fact he's a bright young man, perceptive and intelligent both in academics and common sense.
"It's just about trying to be successful, trying to put Fort Wayne on the map again," he said. "I think I've done that as far as living up to high expectations. I look forward to the opportunity and getting on that practice field and getting better and better trying to find ways to develop my game."
Woodson proved his extraordinary athletic abilities first at Purdue, then in an international track setting, then in the NFL where he became one of the greatest defensive backs in history. He tore up his knee. He returned to greatness. He switched positions. He returned to greatness.
It would take someone special to match, let alone top, Woodson. Yet Smith has the chance.
It's a long shot, no question. The road to Woodson's level narrows year after year and no one from Fort Wayne has finished the journey yet.
There have been some great football players from Fort Wayne who plateaued in college. Vaughn Dunbar was a terrific back at Snider and Indiana University (he was sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting as a senior), but his NFL career never really took over. No shame in that. That's how it goes sometimes.
Smith has accomplished more than any other Fort Wayne player, Woodson included, at the high school level.
It takes more than that to be the greatest. It'll take him four years at excelling at Notre Dame, at making the linebacker spot his in a way that puts him in the middle of college football's national picture. You have to go beyond that to reach Spencer's and Pollard's level.
Spencer and Pollard were solid college players. They've become outstanding pro players. Pollard just played a huge stretch of the schedule with broken ribs. Who knew the "bonecrusher" was crushing his own? What supreme toughness to keep pushing.
Smith can't be the best ever until he hits some adversity and comes out even stronger. For all of his experiences in high school, he hasn't had many snags yet. He never lost a postseason game. He won every award there is to win. He's Notre Dame's prize recruit.
The football world sits in front of Smith, his for the taking.
He says his Fort Wayne predecessors' success inspires him. We're not the biggest city, but we've produced some elite football talent.
"Just seeing what they've done, I think to myself what can I do to better myself and carry on that tradition," Smith said. "We're all a family here. I'm looking forward to getting out there and producing."
Smith can't claim to be Fort Wayne's finest yet, not with the list of players ahead of him. But the question of whether he could become the best is a viable one.
And that's an impressive spot to be in today, with his future wide, wide open.


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A 52-year-old Chippenham man suffered serious injuries in traffic accident yesterday.
An Audi A8L and a Mercedes ML 320, being driven by the Chippenham man, collided at the entrance to the National Diving Centre on the A48 at Tidenham, Gloucestershire, at about 2.10pm on Sunday.
The driver of the Mercedes was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital, near Bristol, with serious injuries. He remains there in a stable condition.
A 48-year-old woman who was the front seat passenger also went to Frenchay Hospital suffering a fractured arm and other minor injuries.
Two children in the car suffered minor injuries.
A man and woman from Lydney who were in the Audi were taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with injuries which were not described as serious.
The road was closed while a collision investigation took place.
Anyone who witnessed the crash but has not yet spoken to police should call 101, quoting incident 207 of March 9.


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Here's a link to Flying Saucer Disc Golf, a DG club in Metro Detroit. The forum is active with news and chat pertaining to all things disc golf in this area. The guys that run it host tournaments, sell merch, and are affiliates with any other group that hosts leagues/tourneys in this area...and are some first-class individuals to boot. Basically, if you need info about D-Town disc golf, check here first!
If you click on the Courses link on the main page, you'll find a listing of our most popular courses in the area complete with maps, scorecards and descriptions. Some have photos, some do not; but check back often as the site is continually updated.


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The San Antonio Spurs are being sued by a lawyer who is alleging that the team violated the state's deceptive and fair trade practices law.
A real lawyer can chime in, but from what I understand, he has no case. Like people have tried to sue bands for giving crappy shows, and the courts have said that as long as the performer at least shows up, says something into the mic, then leaves, the audience can't sue.


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SAN JOSE – A motorcyclist who died early Saturday after crashing his motorycle on San Jose's Almaden Expressway has been identified by the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office as 20-year-old Marcues Pena.
Pena, a Gilroy resident, had been riding his motorcycle south on Almaden Expressway and was trying to turn onto Redmond Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday when he struck a raised island, according to San Jose police.
Emergency responders initially thought Pena's injuries were not life-threatening, but he died at a hospital shortly after 7:30 a.m. that day, police said.


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BOZEMAN - A Montana State University graduate student who studies the chemical reactions that occur when rockets return to Earth has won a major award from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Vanessa Murray from Craig, Colo., has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, which gives her a $30,000 stipend for each of three years, up to $1,000 a year for medical insurance and pays her MSU tuition for three years.An MSU faculty member who helped select previous winners said the fellowship is highly competitive, going to only five or six applicants out of 100.
"It's kind of crazy. I didn't think I stood a chance to get it at all," said Murray, a doctoral student in physical chemistry. "It was a nice surprise in my email."
Murray said she was so excited by the news that she screamed and pounded on the office door of her adviser Tim Minton, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He opened the door, thinking there was an emergency. If nothing else, it sounded like she might have seen a mouse in the converted mobile home that serves as an office building for Minton, Murray and editorial associate Niki Wolf.
"But a breathless Vanessa stood there saying she had good news, and I was extremely happy to learn that she had received the NDSEG Fellowship. It was a proud moment for both of us," Minton said.
"I think Vanessa's passion for research and her intellectual independence came through in her application," he added. "Her unique training in engineering and science and the fact that her research is of keen interest to the Air Force undoubtedly stood out in the selection process, too."
Abbie Richards, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, said, "She has a stellar GPA. She's doing great research. She was obviously very competitive."
Richards, who has known Murray since 2007, served on a previous panel that selected NDSEG fellows in the area of chemical engineering.NDSEG Fellowships go to U.S. citizens who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of 15 disciplines.Richards said she still remembers thinking, "Gosh, it seems impossible to get one of these ... You are splitting hairs between really, really talented people.
"It's a very competitive panel with a lower success rate than a lot of other fellowships," Richards said. "Students who are applying for this are from the typical big-name schools, like MIT. To have someone from Montana State win one of these really speaks to the quality of students here."
Minton said the fellowship provides full support for Murray's graduate research assistantship, allowing her to stay focused on her chosen area of research.
"The accomplishments that will come from her focused research efforts and the recognition of this highly competitive fellowship will create opportunities for Vanessa and position her well for an independent career as a scientist," he added.
No one has ever tried the kind of experiment before that Murray is conducting, Minton said. It requires her to heat a piece of carbon to more than 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. By the time it reaches that temperature, the carbon has displayed a range of colors starting with dull red and ending with a white so brilliant that Murray has to wear welding goggles to protect her eyes. Murray then shoots a beam of oxygen atoms at the hot, glowing surface and monitors the products that come off of it.
The goal is to understand the chemical reactions that occur at the surface of a spacecraft when it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, Minton said.
Murray said carbon-based materials are often used on the leading edges of rockets. While in space, the materials are bombarded with particles that cause the material to erode. When the rocket returns to Earth, the materials have to endure extreme heat. At some point, the materials may fall away, carrying heat away from the rocket.
Murray said her fellowship will allow her to start paying off student loans. She graduated from MSU in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, then started a master's degree program in chemical engineering. She later switched to a Ph.D. program in physical chemistry and expects to complete her doctorate in three more years.
As welcome as the money is, Murray said she doesn't require a lot to be happy. Growing up, she lived in a small town with a single parent.
"My family never had a ton of expendable cash," she said. "We weren't hard off necessarily, but we never lived a lavish lifestyle."
The fellowship is more important to her because of what it signifies, Murray said.
"Somebody out there thinks you are worth this," she said.
Evelyn Boswell, (406) 994-5135 or email@example.com