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Did you see: Sandra Fluke on why she stands with President Obama
Women's health activist Sandra Fluke wrote an op-ed in the Huffington Post today to explain why she's behind the President:
President Obama is in Denver today to outline the choice in this election and how it will affect every woman in America. This election decides whether years of struggle for basic health care rights that so many women fought for will be rolled back. I'll be standing with the President in Colorado because I believe we must defend those rights—and that means re-electing a President who stands with us.
This choice is personal for all of us because it will impact each of our lives. But for me, it's intensely personal. Earlier this year, I was publicly attacked by Rush Limbaugh and others for testifying before members of Congress. I had shared stories of my friends and other young women, stories no different from those I've heard from women who also worry about having the health care they need.
Fortunately, we have a President who has fought for our right to quality, affordable care. That's the promise behind President Obama's health reform: we should have access to basic health care no matter where we work or study or what gender we are. And Obamacare is already delivering access to care for millions of women.
Sandra Fluke will introduce the President at an event in Denver today. Stay tuned for news from the ground in Colorado—and read the full op-ed here.


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The story out of Cleveland about three young women kidnapped and held captive for a decade is a horrific tale that is only likely to get worse as the details emerge.
Kind of like the recent tragedies in Boston and West.
These three big, striking stories of the past month might seem, at first glance, dissimilar. One was an act of terrorism, another an industrial tragedy, and the third a kidnapping and imprisonment. All have one thing in common: They are dramatic reminders that one of the biggest challenges in this overstimulated, tuned-out world is the need to simply be aware.
Public awareness helped law enforcement catch the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. In Cleveland, several alert neighbors helped Amanda Berry escape her captors and bring two more women to safety. Lack of awareness helped fuel the deadly fertilizer plant blast in West, where details of lax planning and ignorance by design have emerged.
Increasingly, we live cocooned lives, each new technological marvel becoming another thread spun onto our ever-thickening shells. We've got GPS in our cars, MP3 buds in our ears, text messages on our minds. A lack of awareness shows up in small ways every day. People suddenly braking, others cutting in front of others. Oblivious to even the existence of others.
Luckily for the three young women in Cleveland — Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight — and a 6-year-old reported to have been born to Berry during the imprisonment, folks in the neighborhood were aware. One neighbor heard pounding on doors. Another saw a figure in an upstairs window of a house that otherwise seemed abandoned. And finally, two men took action when a young woman yelled for help.
Yet why did it take as long as it did to figure out what was going on in that house? Cleveland columnist Connie Schultz put it this way earlier this week, "We all know that no one person is to blame, but everyone is at fault when we are a community of strangers."
In addition to Monday's heroism, neighbors say police were called to the Ariel Castro house, where the women were held, at least twice in recent years because of suspicious activities. Cleveland police, in the early stages of their investigation, have not confirmed those reports, but authorities are rightly investigating the claims of police inaction.
Perhaps it's fitting that the hero of the Cleveland story, along with the women themselves, is Charles Ramsey, who seemed alert to most everything happening around him. Ramsey's folksy, straight-talk interview with a television reporter has become a viral sensation on the internet. Ramsey subsequently trumped that interview when he spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper and told him that any reward money should go to the kidnapping victims.
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As long as we're getting technical on "thug":
Online Etymology Dictionarythug
1810, "member of a gang of murderers and robbers in India who strangled their victims," from Marathi thag, thak "cheat, swindler," Hindi thag, perhaps from Skt. sthaga-s "cunning, fraudulent," possibly from sthagayati "(he) covers, conceals," from PIE base *(s)teg- "cover" (see stegosaurus). Transferred sense of "ruffian, cutthroat" first recorded 1839. The more correct Indian name is phanseegur, and the activity was described in Eng. as far back as c.1665. Rigorously prosecuted by the British from 1831, they were driven from existence, but the process extended over the rest of the 19c.
But that's not really the point I was trying to make. I was simply observing that the contextual perception of the word "thug" has changed in the last 20-30 years to have more racial connotations.
People are staying away from Pacer games for a million reasons. Race and racism could be a factor for some, but odds are those people were staying away even at the peak of their popularity.
I think, on the whole, Indianapolis is a good sports town, but not a good PROFESSIONAL sports town. Many of the professional sports fans here follow both the Colts and the Pacer, and many have to choose one over the other. Let's face it. These days it's easier to pick the Colts. However, let's not forget just a few scant years ago, it seemed like everyone had the Colts bundled off to LA. It sure seemed like the league wanted it that way.
We will never be like Chicago, who is second in attendance this year despite being a scant 1 game ahead of us. Who was third in attendance in 2003-2004, averaging over 3,000 more fans per game with 23 wins than we did while winning 61.
Some of it's demographics, some of it's culture, some of it's just plain population totals (both citizenry and corporate). On the whole, it's a limitation, but not one that would not allow both the Pacers and Colts to be solidly successful here, if the product is good.
The problem I have with Benner on this article is that he decided to wag his finger at everybody. Rather than saying "Hey, I get why you're frustrated, but here are the reasons we still need to turn out and support the Pacers", he decided to try and push people's buttons by playing the "real sports town" card.


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BWW Interview: Joshua Henry Talks COTTON CLUB PARADE!
Amber Riley ("Glee") Joshua Henry, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox will soon star in New York City Center's acclaimed production of Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, returning to City Center for seven performances from November 14–18, 2012. Conceived by Jack Viertel and presented under the auspices of City Center's Tony Award–winning Encores! series, Cotton Club Parade will once again be directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, with music direction by Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis. The show will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center All Stars under the direction of Daryl Waters.
Just yesterday, the cast and creative team spoke with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge at a special press preview- but a key player was missing. Tony nominee Joshua Henry, who is currently abroad on his honeymoon, chatted with us separately on the project.
Congratulations on your marriage! You've been working on so many projects recently that it must be quite a change to have some time away. Are you enjoying the honeymoon?
Thank you so much! It is the most foreign feeling to not be working on anything, but Cathryn and I are loving every second of it.
Between, IN THE HEIGHTS, AMERICAN IDIOT, PORGY AND BESS, and THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS you've had an amazing past couple of years. What have been some personal highlights?
I really feel so blessed that if it was all over now, I couldn't have one complaint. But my unforgettables are as follows: When IN THE HEIGHTS won best musical in 2008, getting nominated for a Tony Award for THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS in 2011, performing at the Grammys in 2010 with Green Day for AMERICAN IDIOT, and PORGY AND BESS winning the Tony for best revival earlier this year are always on repeat in my mind. But Then there are the moments that burn a beautiful brand into your soul- the first READ THROUGH of IN THE HEIGHTS at 42nd Street Studios and most recently saying I do to my wife Cathryn who was there before I had a career.
You recently got to work more behind the scenes with AMIGO DUENDE. What was that experience like for you?
It was truly a dream come true. I grew so much as an actor throughout the process- having to inhabit several different character's story lines. I appreciate the art of auditioning as an actor even more having been on the other side of the table.
My love and desire to understand music has tripled- and I didn't think that was possible.
Finally, as a composer and arranger during rehearsal, sleep doesn't happen. Nope.
Do you anticipate doing more writing in the future?
You get to work with an amazing group of people on this project: Warren Carlyle, Amber Riley, Jared Grimes, Adriane Lenox- what's it like being included in such an all-star team?
It's an honor. Everyone one in this cast and creative team is freakishly talented. I've worked with several of them before so it'll be like a family reunion where everyone brings a dish - except unlike my family reunions, you know EVERY dish is going to leave you wanting more.
You get to sing a lot of Duke Ellington big band music in this production. Are you looking forward to delving into this genre?
I love the big band sound, and I am overwhelmed with excitement to lay into it.
Have you been a fan of this style of music previously?
Oh yes! I won't take up two whole pages to explain, but absolutely a big fan of this genre and I'm more and more fascinated by the era from which it came.
What are you most excited about with the whole COTTON CLUB experience?
Im excited to show the glory of the Harlem Renaissance - it's joy, it's beauty. But working with Wynton Marsalis will take the cake. I've been learning from him during PBS specials since I was knee high.
Cotton Club Parade is a Broadway-style revue celebrating Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big band swing and blues. As in the original shows, Cotton Club Parade will feature singers, dancers and variety acts, with songs by the greatest jazz composers of the time, including Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Digga Digga Doo"), a young Harold Arlen ("Stormy Weather," "I've Got the World on a String," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,"), and of course, Duke Ellington ("Rockin' in Rhythm," "Cotton Club Stomp," "Black and Tan Fantasy," and "Creole Love Call").
Cotton Club Parade will run for seven performances, November 14–18, 2012, according to the following schedule: Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29 and will be available starting August 13 at the New York City Center Box Office (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), through CityTix® at 212-581-1212, or online at NYCityCenter.org. Further information is available at NYCityCenter.org and jalc.org.


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Moms Rock! 10K/5K/1-Mile Fun Walk
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1 Mile, 5K, 10K, Military
Thank you for your interest in participating in Moms Rock, but the event is now SOLD OUT. We hope to see you next year! The 4th annual Mothers Day weekend event will take place at Floyd Lamb State Park at Tule Springs...an oasis in the desert in northwest Las Vegas. It is formerly known as Tule Springs. Its history includes an early winter stopping point for Native Americans, and later a working ranch. This event is not just for Moms!! Men, women, kids...the whole family is welcome to come out and participate in the event! It's a great way to kick off Mother's Day weekend! :) Experience calm and peaceful surroundings and be the first to travel along the newest trail system around the park! Scenic paths offer views of the Sheep Mountains and pass along historic shelters full of peacocks, geese and abundant wild life. The nature paths take you along the lakes and shade trees of one of the oldest parks in Nevada. There are many picnicking areas around the course for your friends and family to come out to support you and/or to have a Mothers Day picnic after the race! Every participant will receive a t-shirt, raffle ticket, and a medal! All moms will receive a flower!!! There will be awards, music, food, prizes and lots of fun! Event schedule and timesMoms Rock! 10K/5K/1-Mile Fun Walk Saturday, May 11, 2013 7:00 AM Packet Pickup: There will be no registration available at packet pick up or on race day! Red Rock Running Company 7350 Cheyenne Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-870-4786 Friday, May 10, 2013 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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I'd just love to see Gasol on the Wolves. Gasol, Love, Rubio, Kirilenko, Barea, Shved, Ridnour, Budinger, good ol' Lou Amundson. That's just such an exciting team on paper. Energetic, unselfish, great shooting, mobile. Add Rick Adelman trying to reignite the '02 Kings.
Make it happen.
Apparently their owner is even willing to go over tax for Gasol if necessary
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/T...ut_trade120712Until Gasol is moved, count the Timberwolves as heavily interested. In fact, the source said ownership is willing to go over the luxury tax for the 2013-14 season if need be. Gasol is guaranteed $19,285,850 next year.


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Today's post was written by Ferry Lasterie, Chief Operating Officer, Amsterdam Housing.
For the last couple of years, Amsterdam Housing has faced a competitive real estate market in the Netherlands. In our goal to provide "one-stop real estate services," we struggled with inadequate IT tools. Our team needs to work together to build customer relationships with professionals and their families, long before they arrive here. And once they arrive, effective teamwork and responsive customer service boosts our reputation. Yet, we had one shared email address and kept all our customer and business data locked in our PCs. It was difficult to share information and coordinate our activities to provide excellent service.
After deploying Microsoft Office 365, all that changed. We gained the latest email services and can share calendars and coordinate work among all eight staffers. Now, no customer is left behind. We all have mobile access to business data and rental agreements safely stored in the cloud, and we can work from home to initiate and build customer contacts across many time zones. We use web conferencing to show our customers properties prior to their arrival and we're able to answer questions that they may have. It really provides a more personal touch to their overall experience. In addition, customers are able to sign up and complete rental agreements online, once they make a decision. By reducing the closing timeline for the executives and their families, we alleviate the stress of a major relocation. With Office 365, we have a competitive advantage and are equipped with all the communication and collaboration tools we need to quickly serve our relocation customers!
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June 04, 2012
Bethel College will host the SOS (Summer of Service) student weekend for incoming 6th graders to graduating seniors, providing them with campus housing at a reduced cost. Roughly 400 teenagers and volunteers from 25 local church youth groups will participate in the four-day, three-night, service-oriented event from June 14 to 17.
The vision of Summer of Service student weekend is two-fold: to impact the geographic community of Michiana with the love of God and to develop a heightened student-community and attitude of service among participants. Besides taking part in service projects throughout the community, the students will also engage in sessions throughout the weekend, which will offer opportunities for worship, teaching, prayer, group discussion and devotions.
"Our summer team staff gets involved by helping as leadership and driving teams of students to their work space in town," says Justine Lightfoot, assistant director of special events and conference services. "They have also been wonderful to work with and Bethel loves being a part of this ministry as they impact the community."
For more information, visit www.summerofservice.net.
Bethel College is an accredited Christian college offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 70 areas of study. The current enrollment of more than 2,100 includes students from 34 states and Puerto Rico, 19 countries, more than 25 denominations and 16 percent from culturally diverse backgrounds. Scholarships are available based upon a variety of factors including academic achievement, talent in the arts or athletics, ethnicity and church affiliation. In addition to its beautifully wooded 75-acre main campus in Mishawaka, Ind., Bethel also offers specific academic programs at sites in Elkhart, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Dowagiac, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mich. Nursing programs are also offered in cooperation with Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind.


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AN investigation into the sexual abuse of young children at Bright Eyes Nurseries has closed with no charges made, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed.
In May 2013, a mother contacted police after her child disclosed they had been assaulted by someone while at one of the three branches of Bright Eyes Nurseries, which are in Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch.
An investigation was launched, with six men arrested and six properties searched, including the three nurseries. In July, a complaint was received that another child had been incited to engage in sexual activity.
Five of the men were later released without charge, while one man remained on bail pending a charging decision.
The CPS has now announced no further action is being taken against this man, and he has now been released without charge for these offences.
But the man has been charged with possession of a Class B drug after four immature cannabis plants were found at the Droitwich branch of the nursery chain, when police first executed warrants at the nurseries in May 2013.
One of the other men was initially arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and harassment of a member of staff. He has also now been released without charge after the complaints were withdrawn.
Sarah Hammond, head of the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service's Public Protection Unit, said: "Following allegations of child abuse, police launched a detailed investigation.
"A file was forwarded to my unit, which houses lawyers who are specially trained and who have the knowledge and experience of handling such delicate and sensitive cases.
"Having reviewed all of the available evidence we decided there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and therefore I made a decision not to proceed with a prosecution.
"We subsequently wrote to the victims' families and provided a full explanation with regards to my decision, which also included an offer to meet them so that we could discuss this matter and answer any questions they may have had."
Detective Chief Inspector Damian Barratt, who led the investigation, said: "Now the investigation is completed we can reveal the offences are thought to have happened at the Droitwich Nursery site.
"We still believe the sexual assaults took place but the investigation was extremely challenging due to the ages of the young children as both victims and witnesses.
"From the outset, our investigation team worked to ensure the ongoing safety and protection of all children who have been affected."
DCI Barratt highlighted that while no sexual offences prosecutions will result from his team's work, they did identify a number of poor practices across the nursery sites.
He added: "We were concerned about the way data was being controlled, managed and stored; a clear lack of control within the nursery setting, specifically at Droitwich, of unauthorised people having access to the childcare environment; and even cannabis being found.
"One man has been charged with cannabis offences while another employee was prosecuted when cannabis plants were found growing at his home address.
"This has resulted in all three nurseries being closed: the directors of Bright Eyes have withdrawn their registration with Ofsted and will no longer provide any early years provision for children.
"We have informed all the parents and carers whose children used to attend Bright Eyes of this development and are making ourselves available to deal with any further concerns they may have."


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Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Pre-diabetic & Pre-hypertensive Subjects (PPCVD)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified May 2011 by Ramathibodi Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
Ramathibodi Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani Public Health Office, Thailand
National Health Security Office, Thailand
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization
Information provided by:
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First received: May 31, 2011
Last updated: June 1, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating pre-diabetic & pre-hypertensive individuals using multiple drugs intervention (anti-hypertensive drugs (i.e., ACEI) plus anti-glycemic drug (i.e., metformin) plus anti-hyperlipidemic drug (statin)) would lower Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) events.
|Pre-diabetes Pre-hypertension
|Drug: Metformin+Enalapril+Simvastatin Drug: Placebo tablet
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Pre-diabetic & Pre-hypertensive Subjects Using Multiple Risks Reduction Strategy: A Multi-center, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Prediabetes
Drug Information available for: Metformin Enalapril Enalapril maleate Enalaprilat SimvastatinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Ramathibodi Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Cardiovascular Events [ Time Frame: 4-year ]Fatal or Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction, Angina Pectoris, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Revascularization, Fatal or Non-fatal Stroke, Amputation of Lower Extremities (non-traumatic cause)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Micro-vascular Complications [ Time Frame: 4-year ]Renal dysfunction, ESRD (on dialysis or kidney transplantation), Progression of Albuminuria, Retinopathy
- Cumulative Incidence of Diabetes [ Time Frame: 4-year ]
- Cumulative Incidence of Hypertension [ Time Frame: 4-year ]
- Incidence of Individual Cardiovascular Disease [ Time Frame: 4-year ]
Coronary Artery Disease - Myocardial Infarction, Angina Pectoris, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Revascularization
Stroke- Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cerebral Infarction, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Peripheral Artery Disease- Leg amputation, endovascular or surgical intervention in leg arteries
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Metformin+Enalapril+Simvastatin
Drug: Metformin+Enalapril+Simvastatin
Poly-pill - composed of Metformin (500 mg), Enalapril (10 mg) and Simvastatin (10 mg) in single tablet given once daily after dinner for 4 years
Other Name: Poly-pill
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo tablet
Drug: Placebo tablet
Identical Placebo Tablet
Other Name: Placebo
Detailed Description:
The risks of CVD are not confined to a subset of established "hypertensive" or "diabetic" population, but also increase among those with suboptimal blood pressure and glycemic level, namely "pre-hypertensive" or "pre-diabetic" population. Evidence on the effectiveness of drug interventions to lower CVD events in pre-clinical stage population has been scant.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pre-diabetes
- Pre-hypertensives
- LDL-Cholesterol >= 100 < 190 mg/dl
- Estimated GFR >= 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 (MDRD equation)
- Willing to participate and provide written inform consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current involved in other studied medications
- Regular use of corticosteroids
- Current use of weight loss medication
- History of renal disease
- Active liver disease including jaundice, chronic hepatitis with ALT >= 2.5 the upper normal limit
- Active malignancy
- Major psychiatric disorder
- Diseases and medications that affect glucose tolerance (e.g. pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, steroid-dependent asthma, protease inhibitors, antipsychotics)
- Nursing women, pregnant women, or those that plan to become pregnant in the study period
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01364675
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01364675
|Contact: Phisitt Vejakama, M.D.
|Contact: Ammarin Thakkinstian, Ph.D.
|Ubon ratchathani Public Health Office
|Not yet recruiting
|Muang District, Ubon ratchathani, Thailand, 34000
|Principal Investigator: Phisitt Vejakama, M.D.
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ramathibodi Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani Public Health Office, Thailand
National Health Security Office, Thailand
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization
|Principal Investigator:
|Phisitt Vejakama, M.D.
|Section for clinical epidemiology and bioststistics, Faculty of medicine, Ramathibodi hospital
More Information
Keywords provided by Ramathibodi Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Phisitt Vejakama, Section for clinical epidemiology, Faculty of medicine, Ramathibodi hospital, Thailand
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01364675 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 31, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 1, 2011
Keywords provided by Ramathibodi Hospital:
Impaired fasting glucose
Impaired glucose tolerance
Cardiovascular events
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Prediabetic State
Glucose Intolerance
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lipid Regulating Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Antihypertensive Agents
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President Obama, on whose watch the federal debt has grown by more than $5.9 trillion, and during whose administration America has become drearily accustomed to annual deficits measured in the trillions, is now boasting about cutting the deficit. "Over the last few years both parties have worked together to reduce our deficits by more than $2.5 trillion," the president told an audience at the White house on February 19. "More than two thirds of that was through some pretty tough spending cuts. The rest of it was through raising taxes, tax rates, on the wealthiest one percent of Americans. And together, when you take the spending cuts and the increased tax rates on the top one percent, it puts us more than half way to the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stabilize our finances."
Where to begin? In the first place, there have been no spending cuts under President Obama. None. And even if the dreaded sequester kicks in late next week, there will still be no real cuts. There will be minuscule, graduated reductions in the rate of increase in government spending, but nothing more. Pay to government employees may diminish, but no one will be laid off. Nothing like the real and severe cuts in pay, payroll, and overall employment endured by the private sector over the past five years is contemplated for the public sector. At best, the rate of increase in the size and cost of the federal government will slow, but no outright halt or reversal is planned (by either party).
Moreover, President Obama has grown the national debt by more than all other preceding U.S. presidents combined. The official debt now stands at more than $16.5 trillion dollars, and will probably surpass $20 trillion by the end of a second Obama term. These are absolutely staggering numbers. If it were possible to put $1 trillion in one-dollar bills inside a single room, it would take a little more than 30,000 years to count them, assuming a rate of one bill per second. At a similar rate, counting the entire national debt in one dollar bills would take around 500,000 years.
Our annual payments on interest alone are in the hundreds of billions of dollars; by decade's end, they will surpass $1 trillion per annum.
It should be painfully clear that the only hope the United States has of avoiding the fate of Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Zimbabwe, Argentina, and many other countries brought to their knees by debt is to make real cuts in the size and cost of government, cuts that will actually involve layoffs of some of the millions of people employed by the government and that will actually terminate government programs that are killing the economic recovery.
The new Obama tax hikes, which the president is happy to boast about, are already imposing heavy new burdens on the private sector. Austerity, it seems, is a dirty word when applied to government spending, but is acceptable when inflicted on the private sector.
President Obama, in addition to his other dubious achievements, has succeeded in foisting full-blown socialized medicine on the United States, a program that will cost untold additional trillions in the very near future.
In a word, the president (with congressional complaisance, be it remembered) has massively increased government spending and federal indebtedness, while hiking taxes to offset his unwillingness to do anything — anything — to get public finances under control.


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SAN FRANCISCO Design Within Reach announced that it is offering fans of the popular AMC show "Mad Men" the chance to get the show's look in their living room.
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How Can the NERC CIP Standards Be Improved?
The Requirements in the CIP Standards Are Pretty Good, but They Do Not Address Common Methods of Attacking a Protected Network
By Jay Abshier, CISSP, Sentigy
Phil Marasco, CISSP, Ison
Many people familiar with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards have been voicing the belief that the standards are flawed. Most of these criticisms can be summarized by two general statements: 1) Compliance is focused on documentation and 2) A utility can be 100% compliant with the NERC CIP standards and still be very vulnerable.
The criticism that compliance is focused on documentation can be challenged by references to specific requirements in the standards that require access controls and monitoring. However, compliance checks are focused entirely on review of documentation. There are no requirements that the auditor or assessor verify the documentation by verifying device configuration or the quality of the implementation.
Protests that verification of the documentation is in the spirit of the standards ignores the fact that what counts is how the standard is written, not its intended meaning. As a result, assessments of CIP compliance are often done by individuals or companies that do not have extensive cyber security expertise, and, following the letter of the standards, focus only on whether documentation can be produced. This feeds the notion that a piece of paper is more important than the result of a test or an actual control validation.
It is also true that you can be compliant and still vulnerable. The existing requirements in the CIP standards are actually pretty good, but they do not address common methods of successfully attacking a protected network. For example, a preferred method of attack is to compromise a device on the outside that has connectivity to a device on the inside. Once compromised, the hacker can then get to the inside device, and possibly give himself accounts on the internal systems. CIP standards place the primary emphasis on how the perimeter is defined and protected, rather than actually monitoring internal systems. Because of this, too many organizations think "defense in depth" is doubling the number of firewalls instead of monitoring or validating the controls' effectiveness.
Suggestions to Improve the Standards
We recommend that section C of each standard (Measures) be modified to include more than just a review of submitted documentation. We also recommend that specific cyber security principles that can delay, if not prevent, common methods of attack be added to the existing requirements.
Currently, the measures for determining compliance are primarily based on the existence of documentation. Unfortunately, requiring that the auditing authority check the veracity of the documentation will increase the cost and time required for audits to unrealistic levels. Finding an acceptable compromise between the two extremes is necessary.
One solution might be to add a measure that requires that the auditing authority perform spot checks on randomly selected requirements. If a significant number of these spot checks identify documentation that does not match the actual implementation, then the number of documentation checks performed should increase. Also, if there are significant discrepancies between the documentation and the implementation, perhaps requiring the entity being audited to pay for the increased auditing costs should be considered.
Specific Cyber Security Principles
Standards should avoid being too detailed and prescriptive. Detailed standards run the risk of implicitly endorsing a specific tool, and prescriptive standards become obsolete more quickly than standards that are generic. However, there are several widely accepted cyber security principles that could be endorsed, if not required, that are not likely to become obsolete and do not prescribe specific technical solutions. As an example, we will look at the first line of cyber defense—the perimeter.
The key elements of perimeter security are the demilitarized zone (DMZ), connection principles, data transfer, interactive remote access and monitoring.
DMZ: A firewall with a DMZ between the process control network (PCN) and the plant information network (PIN) is essential for effective cyber security. Non-firewall demarcation devices do not provide the rule granularity required, nor do they support a DMZ. The DMZ allows the segregation of management and security tools, such as backup/recovery, IDS and anti-virus from both the PCN and the PIN, but its primary purpose is to provide a termination point for connections between the PCN and PIN. Forcing connections to terminate in the DMZ introduces a second obstacle between a hacker or malware in the PIN and the critical process control functions in the PCN. This is the "one level, one jump" rule.
Ideally, for example, if active directory (AD) type domains are used, the PCN, the DMZ and the PIN will be on separate domains that have limited trust between them. The DMZ may trust the PCN, and the PIN may trust the DMZ, but not vice versa. Do not use the same account credentials in the PIN as those used in the DMZ or the PCN, and use different authorities for authentication. This more effectively implements the purpose of an electronic security perimeter (ESP). Much of the effectiveness of an ESP is reduced if it permits authentication across the ESP by a single authority and account.
Connection Principles: Do not allow connections to traverse from the PCN to the PIN, but terminate them at a device in the DMZ (one level, one jump). The direction of the connection also is important. Do not allow devices in the PIN to open connections in the DMZ, or devices in the DMZ to open connections in the PCN. Allow only outbound connection requests.
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Laurier professor Shohini Ghose and alumna Debb Ritchie (BA 78) were among the winners at the 2014 Women of Waterloo Region (WOW) Awards. Founded in 2005, the WOW Awards recognize the achievements of women in Waterloo Region by annually presenting awards to community leaders in eight different categories.
Ghose, an associate professor of Physics & Computer Science and director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science, won the 2014 WOW Award in education at last Thursdays gala in Kitchener. A leader and innovator in the field of quantum physics, Ghose is also a passionate teacher and in 2012, she co-authored ASTRO, Canadas first introductory astronomy textbook. Ghose has also long been a champion for women in the sciences as well as academia more broadly, helping to launch the Centre for Women in Science in 2012.
As an educator I get to share my passion for science with my students, said Ghose. That is not a job, its a privilege and its fun. I want my students to be wowed by our amazing universe, so this WOW education award has special meaning to me.
Renowned for her work connecting quantum mechanics and classical chaos, Ghose is currently an affiliate member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloos Institute for Quantum Computing.
Laurier sociology grad Ritchie took home the WOW award for community engagement and volunteerism. In 2008, Ritchie created Random Act of Kindness Day, an initiative that encourages people to pay it forward through acts of kindness towards strangers. The idea, which Ritchie came up with after a stranger in downtown Kitchener passed on his paid parking stub, has since spread to communities across Canada.
Ritchie has a long history of volunteering, working with the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation and serving on the board of directors for YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo and Opportunities Waterloo Region, an organization that aims to reduce and prevent poverty through collaboration, advocacy and education. She has also been a strong advocate for opportunities for women, creating the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre Inspiring Womens Event and serving as a committee member and co-chair for the Outstand Women of Laurier Award from 2006-08.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners is known for his accurate stock market calls and keen insights into the economy, which he shares with RealMoney Pro readers in his daily trading diary.Among his posts this past week were entries about his trip to Omaha to grill Warren Buffett and the significance of the latest Fed policy statement. Please click here for information about subscribing to RealMoney Pro.
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Originally published on Sunday, May 5 at 11:04 a.m. EDT. What a truly amazing 48 hours I had in Omaha. I will have more on Real Money Pro tomorrow, but let me summarize my once-in-a-lifetime experience. Upon landing in Omaha on Thursday night, I immediately went to meet Lindsey Bell and TheStreet crew at the Omaha Hilton, right across from the convention center where the Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.B) annual shareholders meeting would begin the next morning. Lindsey did a nice job in the interview, seeking out not only my emotions but also the main subjects on which I planned to grill The Oracle on Saturday. Here is Lindsey's interview. I spent the rest of the evening at 801 Chophouse, having an unbelievable steak and editing my questions at the bar and a bit later back at the hotel room.
Friday morning I was on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with Becky Quick and my buddy/friend/pal Mario Gabelli. It was a fun interview on the stage of the convention center that was later to be the locale of the annual shareholders meeting. Becky asked me how I felt, and I said that I felt like a journeyman pitcher facing my Hall of Famer cousin Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax. What is worse is that I faced two terrific hitters. In the No. 3 position in the batting order was Charlie Munger, with a lifetime batting average of .390, and in the cleanup spot was the greatest hitter in the history of Major League Finance, Warren Buffett. Nevertheless, in my questions on Saturday, I had hoped to throw the duo a few tough curveballs. She asked me how I prepared. Similar to Mario, I had been researching stocks, but since Berkshire has been under a microscope, I had to do a deeper dive -- almost as an investigative reporter. Fortunately, I had some experience, having been a Nader Raider and co-authoring Citibank with Ralph Nader and The Center for Responsive Law.


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THE battle against litter in a village near Winchester is about to be boosted after two new bins were provided by the local supermarket.
Colden Common resident, Pam Glasspool, contacted the Co-op about rubbish gathering near the skate park on St Vigor Way.
Ms Glasspool said: "I regularly walk across the village green past the skate park where sadly there is always piles of rubbish on the ground. I saw that much of the rubbish was packaging from food and drinks bought from the store the night before by the young people who gather there each evening.
"When I talked to them about their rubbish it was clear they are polite and responsible young adults who respect their environment.
They said most of them try to keep the place clean but the broken old bins left everything open to the elements, with birds, animals and the weather helping to spread rubbish all over the place."
"The council has spent a huge amount on the skate park and funds were not available for replacement bins so I made contact with The Southern Co-operative who immediately responded that they love to be involved in community projects," she added. "They liaised with our parish council to make this happen."
Chair of Colden Common Parish Council, Richard Izard, said: "This is another fantastic example of The Southern Co-operative working with the community in which they already provide a valuable contribution to its on-going needs."
The Southern Co-operative also recently supported Colden Common's Colden core apple recipe book which has so far raised nearly £950 towards the cost of providing a toilet in the village church.
Store Manager Paul Richards said: "Community support is really important to The Southern Co-operative and I'm pleased that we have been able to respond to a request from one of our members and given practical support to improve the local environment."


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DENVER, Colo. (September 18, 2012) - GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing teams and competitors are heading to Miami for this weekend's M1 PowerSports-promoted Triumph Big Kahuna Miami presented by Dunlop Tire and LeoVince at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and three prominent riders will make their first stop in the South Florida area at Centennial High School in Cutler Bay, Fla. to talk helmet safety with students. Two-time defending AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Champion Josh Hayes, his wife and fellow competitor Melissa Paris and rising star Tomas Puerta will meet with the teenagers on Wednesday afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m. to explain the importance of wearing a helmet, whether you're riding a bicycle or motorcycle.
Professional motorcycle racers use road bicycles to train, which will give the teens a direct connection to the superstars of the sport and allow them to see that even the best riders wear protective gear. During the learning experience, students will get a chance to view all of the safety gear that the professional motorcycle racers will be wearing this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as well as an up-close look at a race-prep SuperBike.
"South Florida is a new market for us and we wanted to do something to give back to the community," said Cameron Gray, CEO of M1 PowerSports. "Safety is paramount in any sport, and we want to deliver that message to the youth in a way that will really drive the point home. Even champions were helmets; safety equipment is what allows them to push the limits of their athletic ability and attain their goals."
Centennial High School is one of the newest schools in the state and is situated just north of Homestead-Miami Speedway at 8601 Southwest 212 Street, Cutler Bay, Florida 33189. As part of the community outreach, M1 PowerSports will be donating tickets for this weekend's GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing event at Homestead-Miami Speedway to the school. Each student will receive three tickets, one for themselves and two for their parents or siblings. The donated event tickets, which are good for the entire event weekend from Friday to Sunday, will also be provided to faculty and staff.
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An Eggfest can be thought of as the ultimate tailgate cookout: Dozens of Eggheads will fire up Big Green Eggs and bake, smoke, grill and serve everything from breakfast casseroles to pork ribs to blueberry muffins to pig candy. It will all be cooked on the iconic ceramic cookers, and samples will be available for tasting.
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When it comes to living an environmentally friendly lifestyle, the consumption of spirits & cocktails is a definite bump in the road. But as Jonathan Miles wrote in last Sunday's New York Times, there are a few bars and bartenders who are trying to step lightly when wielding the cocktail shaker.
Miles covered Bar 44 in Manhattan, which is trying to reduce its environmental impact by using regional ingredients for some drinks, including a micro-distilled gin made from organic ingredients in Philadelphia. But Bar 44 isn't alone; in San Francisco there's Elixir, certified green by the city and serving drinks made with organic spirits and mixers in energy-efficient surroundings. And like Bar 44 and Elixir, many establishments, especially on the West Coast, are sourcing fruits and herbs for their cocktails from local farms.
Of course, as Miles mentioned, it's one thing to crush locally grown cherries in a mixing glass and quite another to serve drinks that would completely fit in with the 100-mile diet: distilleries are few and far between, and many spirits are unique to their places of origin.
How challenging is it to enjoy spirits and cocktails in an environmentally sustainable manner? What can be done beyond simply using organic mint from the local farmer's markets in your next round of mojitos? We're looking for new ideas; what are yours?
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Meet the Banana Pot de Crème Soufflé from Dessert Club ChikaLicious, literally a cross between a banana soufflé and pot de crème. They're rolling out new desserts like crazy at this East Village favorite—I go at least once a week and there's always something new on the menu. This soufflé is served hot from the oven with a scoop of green apple sorbet (the same sorbet served with the butterscotch chronic). It's puffy like a proper soufflé, but once you sink your spoon into the, center it's straight up banana pot de crème, a classic, creamy loose custard. If you're in a very banana mood, they also have banana pudding coupling actual banana pudding (most "banana puddings" usually feature vanilla pudding with bananas) with crushed nilla wafers and diced bananas.
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A proposed pilot project to charge all state college tuition based on credit hours each student is taking (SB508) may sound innocent enough, but an internal Higher Education Policy Commission memo suggests it could be a major windfall for four-year colleges — and a major hit in the wallet for full-time students.Currently, full-time students pay per-semester tuition, regardless of if they take 12, 15, 18, or even 21 credit hours.According to the memo, 76 percent of students at the state's four-year colleges are full-time, ranging from 51 percent of students at Glenville State to 87 percent at West Virginia University.On average, a student taking 15 hours of classes would pay an additional $1,422 in tuition per semester under the credit-hour tuition plan, while that additional amount would go up to $2,843 for a student taking 18 credit hours."This is a sizeable increase which will not be covered by state grant dollars," the memorandum notes.For four-year colleges, however, it would be a sizeable windfall, estimated at $124.4 million a year for HEPC schools.Most schools would see revenue increases ranging from $1.8 million to $2.7 million a year, while Concord would see an extra $5.1 million; Shepherd, $7.6 million; Marshall, $15.9 million; and WVU, a whopping $73.8 million. (To their credit, WVU officials have opted out of the proposed pilot project.)
***Speaking of, as much as I complained about the lack of any statewide public opinion polling in the 2012 election cycle, kudos to Curtis Wilkerson's Orion Strategies for actually conducting an in-state poll.One question pertinent to the topic at hand asked those surveyed if they would support converting the Promise Scholarship into a forgivable loan program, with one year of tuition forgiven for each year the scholar remained to work in West Virginia after graduation.Results: yes, 47 percent; no, 30 percent; undecided, 22 percent.
***One provision that seems to be missing from Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's draft policy for hiring outside counsel: There's no "pay for play" prohibition; i.e., no policy to prohibit lawyers who have contributed either to Morrisey's election campaign or to fundraisers to pay down his campaign debts from bidding on state legal work.I put the question to Morrisey's well-compensated flack, Beth Ryan, who sent this reply: "Given the constitutional concerns and free speech issues raised in the imposition of campaign contribution bans, we believe it is more appropriate to focus on ways to make the outside counsel hiring process more transparent and objective. This draft policy represents a significant step forward for the state in transparency, fairness, and combating the perception of pay to play."
***In what had to be the most entertaining debate of the session to date, Sen. Clark Barnes, R-Randolph, took on Sen. Erik Wells, D-Kanawha, for advocating for the repeal of state laws requiring various government records, such as school board's financial reports, be published in local newspapers. Wells suggested that's an antiquated notion in the Internet era.Barnes took the city slicker to task, noting that a great many rural West Virginians don't have access to high-speed Internet, and many wouldn't use it if they had it, preferring to get their news and information the old-fashioned way.Now comes the 2013 edition of the West Virginia Press Association's Newspaper Directory, which seems to back up Barnes' assertion, showing that newspapers in the state are holding their own comparatively well, with 21 daily newspapers (including college papers The Daily Athenaeum and The Parthenon) and 58 weeklies still churning along.
***Finally, the death this week of Jae Spears, the first and only woman to serve as Senate majority leader, and chairwoman of the powerful Senate Finance and Government Organization committees, reminded me how many remarkable women were serving in the Senate during the first session I covered, in 1990.In addition to Spears, who chaired Government Organization that session, there was Education Chairwoman Sondra Lucht, whose fierce determination made up for her small stature; the legendary Thais Blatnik; Donna Boley, who was minority leader by virtue of being the only Republican in the Senate; Charlotte Pritt, who would become the Democratic nominee for governor six years later; and Martha Wehrle, who as a Vassar and Harvard grad commanded great respect among her colleagues. (I always likened her demeanor to Mrs. Pynchon on "Lou Grant.")Alas, of those only Sen. Boley continues to serve. She is currently the only woman among the 34 members of the Senate.
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In addition to his duties as the Vice President of Communications for Pacers Sports & Entertainment and analyst on the Pacers television broadcasts, Quinn Buckner also serves on the USA Basketball Executive Committee as Vice President for Mens Programs. The former Indiana University star was a captain of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team that won the gold medal in Montreal.
Q. As Vice President for Mens Programs with USA Basketball, what are your primary areas of responsibility?
A. The job includes all of the mens programs from the Senior National Team, which is the Olympic team, our collegiate and under-21 teams, and we have a development festival. This year, in addition to high school seniors, we went down to the freshmen and sophomores for the first time in what were calling a developmental camp. We had a camp in New York and what were trying to do is get the fundamentals back in the game. Were trying to do it in two facets. Were trying to teach the young people about the fundamentals but we also think an area of concern, without being disparaging, is coaching. Whos coaching the kids? We had Pete Newell, the great coach from the 1960 Olympic team, headline that for us and were looking to expand that this coming season.
Q. How would you characterize the current struggles the U.S. team has had with its well-publicized exhibition loss to Italy and Olympic opening-round loss to Puerto Rico? Have you seen this coming? Is it an aberration?
A. Its a byproduct of the original Dream Team. That team inspired a lot of international players, and thats good for basketball. The tough part about it is Im not sure all of the American players, the NBA included, appreciate how much it inspired them. In 2000, we almost lost to Lithuania (an 85-83 victory). We knew that was a problem. We came to Indianapolis and finished sixth in the 2002 World Championship (losing to Argentina, Yugoslavia and Spain). So it was very evident the gap was closing. We dont have a national team, so different people are filling the gaps, so theyre not responding in unity. Thats part of it. The other part of it, frankly, is theyre two different games. The international game is more structured toward a real group dynamic share it, screen, get something for the other person. The NBA game, because of the talent level of the individuals, is geared more toward two-on-two or three-on-three but to a lesser degree five-on-five. Thats a real adjustment. Going into the international game with different rules, playing a different game in different venues, the U.S. has to make a bigger adjustment than the international competition.
Q. To address the issue of team unity, USA Basketball decided in 2003 to name a core group of players that would comprise the nucleus of the U.S. rosters for international competitions. But because of injuries and withdrawals, only one of the original four players named to that group (Tim Duncan) is in Athens (the others were Tracy McGrady, Jason Kidd and Ray Allen). Only three players from the 2003 team that qualified for the Olympics by winning the Tournament of the Americas in Puerto Rico last summer (Duncan, Allen Iverson and Richard Jefferson) are in Athens. Is that lack of continuity also a problem?
A. The world has changed. The basketball world was not unaffected by 9/11. We thought we had it pretty well situated and guys were comfortable. But we had a sense in Puerto Rico that there were growing concerns about how guys were going to go forward because of security issues, and you cant blame them. Though you may or may not have (the same concerns), you cant blame them because they have families and they have legitimate issues.
Q. Though the publicity generated by the loss to Puerto Rico has been negative, can it in some way be used to help achieve a greater long-term good?
A. I think its good for basketball. I really do. I know Im sitting here in a USA Basketball position, but I think its good for the sport. We exported the game internationally. Theyre very good students, they learned it and they gave it back to us. Now the question is, do we rise again? So it fosters a higher level of play all the way up the basketball chain. It forces everybody to look at what we dont do well in the country. I wouldnt be surprised if we hear a lot more about ramping up that developmental camp process because part of what you see is the inability to knock down a fundamental jump shot and the recognition of what to do against a zone defense. Its really fundamental basketball. All of those things come under scrutiny, and they should, so I think its good for basketball.
Q. What needs to change in terms of structure in the U.S., to address the current problems?
A. Weve got to look at the way we put the team together and the whole training period. Do we consider trials? You have to ask those questions. If you go with the top 10 players on the All-NBA team, you may be able to get away with two or three weeks of practice. But if you dont get seven of those guys, youve got to figure out where the balance is. If you do any less than that, youre not being realistic about the challenge. These international teams play better at their style of basketball than the U.S. does. Its just that simple.
Q. Would going back to the old system using college players rather than NBA players be considered?
A. It cant work. College players are just not good enough. Go back to the time when you were a freshman in college, then think about when you were 25 and compare the difference emotionally and physically. And because of a lot of the really good players are leaving college early or not going to college, youre further down in terms of where you are on the talent pyramid. The skill level wouldnt be high enough, and youre talking about boys going against men who have played the international game for some time. I dont think we go back.
Q. Could a potential solution include broadening the authority of USA Basketball as a true governing body of American basketball?
A. Structurally, every basketball governing body is under USA Basketball, so it might be the right umbrella. I think what we have to do is provide the venue for the NCAA, high school federations and the NBA to come together. Its going to be a slow process, but thats really what were trying to do. I think we have a systemic problem in basketball, in the way the young people are brought up through the system. Theyre brought up basically just trying to get ahead, not learning how to play basketball. We have to find a way to stem that, because thats why fundamentals are down.
Q. Though there was a brief uproar after the 2002 World Basketball Championship, and it has rekindled, will losing in the Olympics shake us enough that we truly re-evaluate how basketball is developed in this country?
A. The reaction that Ive gotten in the last few days over losing in the Olympics suggests to me there is a great deal of passion about how people feel about basketball, particularly our basketball as it relates to the United States in the Olympics. So yes, I do think it will make a difference. I expect us to get more calls about how USA Basketball can be a more effective body in helping direct the system as I see it back in the direction it was when Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley took it to the pinnacle. Since then, I dont know if weve been on a decline, but everyone else has been on an incline toward us.
Q. Are we still the best in the world in basketball?
A. Yes. If we put our best five out against the best five in the world, I firmly believe were the best. But when you start down the talent pyramid, the gap closes.


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It has been a long journey for us to get to where we are. It's the night before playoffs, and I know that my team is ready to go.
We have been through the ups and the downs as a team. Countless times, we have climbed up the stairs and down the stairs at the Langley Events Centre arena. At practice, we have gone down in push-up position and up into squats. We have lifted up weights in the gym and have run five kilometres down the streets of Langley. We saw Kelowna light up when Gaby scored bar down. We have opened up and shared our most embarrassing moments with coach, and have watched the Grinch steal Christmas on the bus down to Kootenay.
I feel confident and excited for our first playoff game. I love the intensity that comes with playoff hockey. The three game series leaves little room for error, and every shift must be the best shift of the season. Giving everything we have into each game is the key to success. The team that wants the win more will come out on top. Every goal is cherished and each one brings us one step closer to our ultimate goal, the 2013 Esso Cup. The National Female Midget Championship seems so far away, yet it is right around the corner.
Being the host of the Esso Cup this year is a great privilege and responsibility. We are blessed to have the chance to show Canada what we are capable of. Yet, having the spotlight on us adds some extra pressure. There is added pressure coming from friends and family, who will come out to watch us play with high expectations. There is pressure coming from coaches, and from ourselves to perform at our peaks. But, my team is ready to embrace this upcoming challenge. We stay focused by going one step at a time, from playoffs to when the puck drops in Burnaby for the Esso Cup.
About "Ghost" Writing: Leading up to and during the 2013 Esso Cup, Canada's National Female Midget Championship, coming to Burnaby, B.C., this April, several players on the Fraser Valley Phantom of the BC Hockey Female Midget AAA League, will be contributing their thoughts to "Ghost Writing," a blog about hosting the Esso Cup and everything else female hockey.


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MIAMI - Two women file a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Miami-Dade Public Schools Police chief.
Deanna Fox-Williams, who has worked in the schools police department for 17 years, claims Charles Hurley sexually harassed her since 2007.
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By Brice W
Jul 31, 2001
|A #3 Camalot is a good size to plug into the flake before making the move to get into the undercling.
By Aaron Shupp
Feb 28, 2002
|Definitely get a piece in before the undercling moves. There isn't anything great once you are above. Last year when I was on Pony Express, I watched a guy take a thirty-footer trying to top out. He was caught by a stopper that was much further down. Since this route is not as vertical as it may appear, I was not surprised that the falling guy sprained his ankle on a tiny, slabby ledge on the way down.
By Zachary Markis
Apr 12, 2002
|I really liked this climb! Nice and pretty sustained throughout. The crux, I thought, was just above the first little bush, about 20 ft. off the deck. After that, lots a' fun! The roof isn't too big and not too pumpy at all. Wouldn't recommend taking time to place anything at the roof (unless, to the left of the flake). Does anyone know the name of the route two over from Mesca-Line--is a short, 5.9 crack?? Whatever it is called--also A LOT of fun!
By Scott Thompson
Sep 9, 2002
|did this great line a few months ago. this is definately the best 7 on the west ridge, and one of my favorite 7's in the canyon. after reading the comments here (Aaron's) i was kinda skeptical about the route (ie. protection), but found it very well protected. nearing the flake towards the top, i was able to plug in a piece every 5 or 6 feet. and im not sure what Zach is talking about, you should definately plug in that cam beneath the flake--this will protect you for the crux. the stance is perhaps a little pumpy to place the piece, but you'd face a pretty good fall if you lopped off after pulling this move. there is good gear after this flake if you hang around to place it, cause the anchor is still 10 feet away.
By Casey Bernal
From: Arvada, CO
Sep 9, 2002
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|I completely disagree about the 'cam in the roof/flake'. I have fiddled around with this placement and it sucks - the rock is not solid sandstone (oxymoron) and it is flaring, a good combination for a piece to rip. There is a placement at your feet and you can get in some small gear, I think a bomber stopper, at shoulder height or up higher - I can't remember exactly. Anyway there is good gear nearby, but the cam in the flake will only be mental if anything. The whole route protects well, is sustained and challenging for the grade and is probably my favorite one pitch 5.7 in the park.
By Scott Thompson
Sep 9, 2002
|[Casey] makes a good point--i remember now that the cam placement is [definitely] flaring, but in solid rock for what its worth. sure it may only be pychological, but i enjoy that when pulling through a crux. [I'm] gonna have to jump on this climb again to rekindle my memories.
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 23, 2002
|I don't know what you mean about the #3 cam placement at the crux being PPP (purely psychological protection). It was bomber. I just climbed this last weekend, and my placement looked like the picture in my mountaineering book as to how a cam placement should look. I did notice I tried a couple spots before it was good, but is was definately good.
By Anonymous Coward
Sep 23, 2002
|Did you fall on it or bounce test it? or was it just your visual opinion?
By Scott Thompson
Sep 23, 2002
|well, since we're still talking about this...i went back and climbed this; the cam in the flake is good--theres a perfect pocket for a textbook cam placement in the flake, as AC describes. it will walk out of position with rope drag, but thats an easy fix. as to the other AC--no, i didnt bounce test it either, this isnt aid climbing (perhaps we should just put a 3-inch BONG in there?). for the anti-cam: this stance/move can be protected by a bomber stopper at torso height, though when through the crux, will be below your feet. maybe next time im gonna have to huck off after the flake and test that piece.
By Ernie Port
From: Boulder, Colorado
Sep 30, 2002
|The flake has a bomber right hand pocket above it. I used that to rest and start the layback around the flake. The #3 cam placement is good, not flared.
By Ernie Port
From: Boulder, Colorado
Sep 18, 2003
|I was on this again recently and IMO the crux is a move about 10' below the flake. There's sketchy feet there, but with a good finger lock up high, which I used to smear up to a better stance. I inspected the flake closely and determined the best placement for the #3 is in the right side (as it is flared in the middle). Although not demanding, this route is very cool and one of my favorite moderates.
By DanMoore
May 3, 2004
|So much fun. It isn't as steep as it looks and there's almost always a hold where you need it (if rarely more than that). I found this climb to be fairly sequential. I'll also repeat the warning to get a piece in before you head over the flake. I expected a rather mellow trip to the anchor after passing the flake, but there's still some business. The hike up to the climb is quite a burn from the streamside trail.
By Edward Jenner
Apr 17, 2005
I hadn't climbed this for quite some time and had never lead it and perhaps it was because I was rusty, but this felt hard for a 7. After doing this I lead the first pitch of Pony Express and then Sister Morphine and felt much more solid on both of these. Perhaps I was just warmed up, and/or perhaps they are very easy 9's., but still. I thought there were at leats 2, maybe 3 crux's, all requiring some attention.
Or perhaps this is just another 3-star 7 in Eldo, and thus feels stiff for a 7. Of course it's devinitely not 7+ because that equals, what? 9, 10a in Kor-land.
2 stars since it is only 1 pitch and I wouldn't do the hike just for this one line.
By Gary Schmidt
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 11, 2005
|Great route. Probably a litle thinner than it looks from the bottom. I found the hardest part about 10-15 feet below the supposed flake crux. Fun and sustained.
By Surlyman
Jul 24, 2005
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Definitely place a piece under the flake before the crux. I slotted a 4.5 cam there today but hung around too long after placing it and [peeled]. The cam held rock solid and there was no indication by sound or anything else that the flake was anything but solid.
When I climb Mesca-Line again I will take something smaller like a 3 or 3.5 so that I don't have to move so far right to find a placement. After the fall I finished by just climbing straight up the crack and I think it is less strenuous and more stable than liebacking on the right.
By Buff Johnson
Jan 23, 2006
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Good line for the West Ridge. I found my crux the same as in Gary's comment - about 10 feet below the crux.
By Julius Beres
From: Boulder, CO
Aug 29, 2008
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|I agree with the previous comments. The crux is 10 feet or so below the flake. I would say the flake is 5.6 at most. 10 feet below there are some very reachy moves on just friction footholds (maybe if you are tall the flake is the crux...). It is very well protected though and a fun but short climb.
By AOSR
From: Wherever we park!
Mar 31, 2011
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|This felt harded than Sister Morphine to me. I thought both were 5.8.
By Canon
Jul 7, 2011
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|The crux for me was just above the fixed piton. Took a while to figure out the feet. #3 Camalot went easy in the undercling, and the moves on it were easy as well.
By Debbie Vischer
From: Loveland
Mar 4, 2012
|Unfortunately I agree, crux just above piton. I peeled (I blame the wind gusts) and fell about 15 ft. Good news is the piton is SOLID!! Finished the pitch nonetheless.
By 1rsties4life
From: CO
Jun 18, 2012
|I normally don't post this kind of beta, but given the fact that the grade of this climb will attract people who could use it, I will make an exception. Instead of placing a cam in the flake, you can get established into it, and when pulled around the left side there is a little pod/crack that takes a medium-sized nut very well and is very solid if placed correctly.
By Crag Dweller
From: New York, NY
Sep 22, 2012
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|I agree with others who've posted...the crux was, for me, between the little tree ledge and the flake. Once at the flake, the moves are somewhat committing but they're much easier than the ones you just did.


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