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Davey's A & B Bullpen
Yes, there is a big yellow tube that says, "You know you love it" on it, located in front of the new Cubs-owned merchandise mart. That's what the club has done with the southern part of the McDonald's lot across Clark Street from Wrigley Field. The Ricketts family purchased the property over the winter and pledged to do great things with it. If that means getting rid of that infernal McDonald's, I'll consider it progress.
There's no way to seque from that outburst, so I'll just blurt this out: Davey Johnson gave a long explanation of his philosophy on bullpen usage before the game. It was really interesting, if a bit inscrutable. I don't intend to always insert big blocks of quotes in this blog, but I don't see any way around it in this case. I'm hoping you guys actually make more sense of it than I have been able to.
Basically, Johnson says that he has always divided his bullpen into two groups, A and B. The group he uses alternates by the day with only the closer remaining constant. That is except for this season because he's designated Henry Rodriguez and Brad Lidge as A and B closers. I'm not sure which is which, or which is better. That's only part of my confusion.
I'll let Davey take if from here:
"I've done it my whole career," Johnson said. "I don't see any other way, if you're handling arms at a very high level, than that the ideal situation is pitch, day off, pitch. I won't give examples, but if you go with your main guys every time you're tied or up, they're gonna run out of gas halfway through the season. So you have to have confidence in the other side of your bullpen.
"Early on, young pitching coaches didn't understand it. One pitching coach I had for the USA in the Olympics understood, guy named Marcel Lachemann. I told him that I like to divide the bullpens and he said, 'Oh you do. That's interesting.' So I said you go ahead and divide it but I normally divide them myself.
"What you try to do is have balance on both sides between the lefty and righty, then you have your closer, then you have your backup closer. Obviously it's become more of an issue this year because I have Rodriguez and I also have Brad Lidge closing. So now you guys, all of a sudden after 27 years of me managing, you have questions about A and B because I have A and B closers."
Johnson is one of the more analytical managers of all time and it's great to be able to cover him more than a decade after it seemed like he had led his last big-league team. The Nationals were in town last year to play the White Sox right after Jim Riggleman decided to walk away. Johnson was moved over from his advisory/developmental role to return to the dugout, but he didn't make it to Chicago that weekend. So this is my first experience in dealing with him first hand. I don't know if he's starting to channel a little bit of Casey Stengel in his old age, but he definitely now has a tendency to talk himself into feedback loops.
The concept of dividing up the pen in this manner doesn't seem too complicated, or at least it didn't until he cited an example from his early days of leading the great Mets teams of the mid-1980s:
"A prime example was my first year managing in the big leagues in 1984," Johnson said. "We were 18 games over .500. We were outscored by the opposition by 18 runs. If we didn't have a lead, I went to the lesser side of our pen. If we had a lead, I went to my stronger side and so we held onto those games. We might have gotten beat more and more when we were behind. When we got better, we went from 90 wins to 98. When it really got good, we won 108, and they were strong at the end of the season. It's very important you handle your bullpen properly if you're going to win games."
Isn't this the way every manager runs his bullpen? You use your top-shelf guys to preserve leads and ties and the other guys to, hopefully, keep the damage to a minimum if the starting pitcher has faltered. By the way, just to fact-check Johnson, while he remembers correctly that his first Mets teams went from 90 to 98 to 108 wins, his first team was actually outscored by 24 runs. Still, that's a pretty good memory for a guy that has been around the game as long as he has.
Over the years, Johnson has hardly proven to be better than anyone else at beating Pythagoras. In his 12 full seasons as a big-league manager, his won-loss record has outperformed his run differential five times, and he's at plus-nine for his career. That 1984 team he alluded to was +12; the rest of his career is unremarkable. I'm not offering that as an evaluation of him as a manager, but only that if he has a better way to manager bullpens, it's not evident in the bottom line. (Or at least in this superficial look.)
In any event, it seems like the whole point of this kind of platooning would be to avoid designating a weak/strong half. When I think of A and B, I think back to junior high basketball and those unfortunate bastards that had to play on the 'B' team and wear the crappy uniforms. However, Johnson said that kind of distinction should not be applied to his current squad.
"I'm not saying my A is stronger than my B," Johnson said. "You're assuming that because of the example I gave you. I just gave you an example of how I can tweak it. But I like my bullpen. I think it's very well balanced. If you were paying attention in the spring, the last 10 days, you saw that I kind of divided them up and started using them more like I would during the year.
"When (Drew) Storen went down I started going with Matheus and Henry (Rodriguez) on one side, Matheus setting up and Rodriguez closing. The other side I had Clip and Lidge. You know why I divided them that way? One guy has a fastball/changeup, the other guy has a breaking ball. That's why I went with that."
So … if you want to read into all this, then Ryan Matheus and Henry Rodriguez would be B relievers -- the A contingent would have gone on Thursday -- while Tyler Clippard and Brad Lidge would be A-teamers. Well, Clippard indeed set up Lidge for a save on Thursday. On Saturday, Craig Stammen was pressed into duty because of Gio Gonzalez's short outing but later on Mattheus did pitch in advance of a successful Rodriguez save opportunity. However, Clippard pitched again. So color me confused. Well, I guess I shouldn't be. Clippard was only righty left in the bullpen at the time, and the Cubs started an all-righty lineup on Saturday. I guess the A and B plan is flexible enough to make for certain allowances.
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A LANCE corporal mum-of-one took her own life by stabbing herself and setting fire to her house.
The unusual circumstances surrounding the death of Intombizodwa Hove meant it was initially treated as suspicious by Thames Valley Police.
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Despite new reports saying police believe she was drinking when she crashed her Porsche into a truck last June on the Pacific Coast Highway, prosecutors are offering her a plea deal on her three charges - including lying to police - that doesn't involve jail time.
Sources connected to the case told TMZ that police found a bottle of alcohol next to her car and that her breath smelled of alcohol, but police did not conduct a sobriety tests at the scene.
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BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG TALKS ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong opens up in a new interview with Rolling Stone about his years of alcohol and prescription drug abuse.
The East Bay native went to rehab following an onstage meltdown last September at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas.
"I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the end of the night," he said. "I'd wake up in a strange house on a couch. I wouldn't remember how. It was a complete blackout."
Armstrong confronted the issue after the Vegas show, where he smashed his guitar onstage and shouted, "I'm not (expletive) Justin Bieber, you mother (expletives)." Armstrong's recovery sidetracked promotion of Green Day's album trilogy "¡Uno!", "¡Dos!" and "¡Tre!", as the band postponed tour dates.
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MILEY CYRUS AND LIAM HEMSWORTH MAY BE DONE: Miley Cyrus' supposed fiance Liam Hemsworth spent Oscar night getting cozy with January Jones, according to the Star.
The Star may not be the most reliable source, but pictures appeared on the Internet of Hemsworth and Jones in the back of a car. And, as you know, the Internet never lies.
The Star reported the "The Hunger Games" actor showed up at a party at the famed Château Marmont hotel without Cyrus and proceeded to cozy up to the "Madmen" actress.
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TINA FEY WON'T HOST OSCARS: Tina Fey said she has no plans to ever host the Academy Awards.
While William Shatner made the point during Sunday's telecast that the Oscars should let Fey and Amy Poehler host the Oscars every year, Fey told the Huffington Post that probably won't happen.
"I just feel like that gig is so hard," she said, adding that her gender would make hosting duties extremely taxing.
"The amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone ... no way."
Then wear a tux. Or your bathrobe ... whatever. Just do it.
Talk of Fey and Poehler co-hosting the Oscars intensified after the pair earned rave reviews hosting the Golden Globes this year.
SCOTT WEILAND FIRED: Stone Temple Pilots fired singer Scott Weiland.
According to TMZ, the band released a statement Wednesday saying "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland."
Well ... there you have it.
The band gave no explanation as to why Weiland was canned, though the former Velvet Revolver singer has a long history of substance abuse issues.
Funny enough, Weiland this week denied rumors he was leaving the band, telling Rolling Stone "STP has not broken up. I haven't quit. I haven't been fired."
Yes, you have.
TMZ said rumors of a split began a couple of months ago, when Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash said Stone Temple Pilots had fired Weiland. The band reformed in 2008 after a five-year layoff, during which Weiland was in Velvet Revolver. He still hasn't been replaced, though Velvet Revolver hasn't officially disbanded.
Weiland is reportedly set to launch a solo tour next month.
BRANGELINA WEDDING MAY INCLUDE ELEPHANTS: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will have elephants and ponies involved in their upcoming wedding.
Seriously. The florist said so.
The latest rumor bouncing around the Internet is that the couple will get hitched at the end of May at their Château Miraval estate in the South of France.
"Guests will travel past water fountains and Shetland ponies leaping as they go up the two-mile long drive to the house," Lucille Michel, the couple's florist, told the U.K.'s Grazia magazine. "They want the wedding to take place just before sunset."
I have a feeling that someone may be looking for a new florist.
"When the guests park, they'll see the family of elephants," Michel continued. "Brad hopes it will make them smile. Apparently, the elephants were the children's idea."
Maybe that's just code for saying there will be Republicans there.
Michel also said the couple will spend $30,000 on flowers -- planted, not cut. The couple's three daughters, Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne, will supposedly serve as flower girls. No word on what the boys or George Clooney will do.
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1951: The Senate committee headed by Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn., issued an interim report saying at least two major crime syndicates were operating in the U.S.
1953: Scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick announced they had discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.
1960: A day after defeating the Soviets at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., the United States won its first Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia's team, 9-4.
1972: President Richard M. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai Communique, which called for normalizing relations between their countries, at the conclusion of Nixon's historic visit to China.
1975: More than 40 people were killed in London's Underground when a subway train smashed into the end of a tunnel.
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1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm. (The killing remains unsolved.)
1988: The 15th Olympic Winter Games held its closing ceremony in Calgary, Canada.
1993: A gun battle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader David Koresh on weapons charges; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began. (The siege ended April 19 as fire erupted while federal agents smashed their way into the compound; Koresh and 78 other people were killed.)
2003: NASA released video taken aboard Columbia that had miraculously survived the fiery destruction of the space shuttle with the loss of all seven astronauts; in the footage, four of the crew members can be seen doing routine chores and admiring the view outside the cockpit. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stood by its ruling that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was unconstitutional because of the words "under God."
2012: Republican Mitt Romney won presidential primary victories in Arizona and Michigan. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced she would not seek re-election, citing what she called the increasingly polarized climate of Washington. Angela Castro, 88, an elder sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, died in Havana.
Producer Saul Zaentz (92), actor Gavin MacLeod (82), Hall of Fame auto racer Mario Andretti (73), actress Mercedes Ruehl (65), actress Bernadette Peters (65), Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman (60), comedian Gilbert Gottfried (58), actor John Turturro (56), actress Rae Dawn Chong (52), actress Ali Larter (37).
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Immuno-stimulation With Maraviroc Combined to Antiretroviral Therapy in Advanced Late Diagnosed HIV-1 Infected Patients (OPTIMAL)
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The objective of the OPTIMAL study is to demonstrate that the adjunction of Maraviroc to a combination of antiretroviral therapy in naive and late diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients counts may accelerate the kinetics of immune restoration and decrease the risk of disease progression and death.
It is a randomized, versus placebo, double-blind trial, conducted in France, Spain and Italy.
|HIV-1 Infection AIDS
|Drug: Maraviroc (Celsentri) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Optimized Phase III Trial of Immuno-stimulation With Maraviroc, a CCR5 (Chemokine Receptor 5) Antagonist, Combined With Anti Retroviral Therapy in Advanced, Late Diagnosed HIV-1 Infected Patients With an AIDS-defining Event and/or CD4 (Cluster of Differentiation 4) Counts Below 200 Cells/mm³. ANRS 146 OPTIMAL
- To demonstrate the clinical benefit of the adjunction of Maraviroc to a combination of antiretroviral therapy defined as decrease of clinical events [ Time Frame: From Week 0 to Week 72 ]
The clinical benefit is the reduction of occurence of a composite outcome consisting of:
- New AID-defining event (1993 CDC(Centers for Disease Control) expanded surveillance definition)
- Non B or C events (Aspergillosis, Bartonellosis, Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Lymphoma, Microsporidiosis chronic intestinal, Nocardiosis, Penicillium marneffei extrapulmonary, Pneumocystis jiroveci extrapulmonary, Rhodococcus equi disease, Severe bacterial infections)
- Serious non-AIDS events (Cardiovascular disease, Chronic end stage renal disease, Liver failure, Non-AIDS defining cancers, IRIS)
- All cause of mortality
- Safety evaluation and Clinical, Immunological and pharmacological evaluation [ Time Frame: From Week 0 to Week 72 ]
The secondary end points:
- Clinical events (to compare Maraviroc and placebo arm for each component of the primary composite endpoint and other major outcomes)
- Immunological evaluation (T cells phenotypic analysis; seric markers of immune activation)
- Virological evaluation (plasma HIV viral load analysis; viral tropism testing,)
- Pharmacokinetic evaluation (plasma concentration of Maraviroc and relationship with virological response)
- Clinical and biological safety of the strategy (Adverse events >= grade 2 on ANRS scale of adverse event)
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Maraviroc
Maraviroc 300, 600 or 1200mg per day
Drug: Maraviroc (Celsentri)
Patients will take cART optimized regimen according to the recommended regimen as first line of treatment in most commonly used guidelines with Maraviroc at the following dose: 150 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving a Protease Inhibitor Ritonavir-boosted regimen (except Fosamprenavir), 300 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving a Fosamprenavir Ritonavir-boosted regimen or 600 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving Efavirenz-based regimen.
Duration: 72 weeks.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo 300, 600 or 1200mg per day
Drug: Placebo
Patients will take cART optimized regimen according to the recommended regimen as first line of treatment in most commonly used guidelines with Placebo at the following dose: 150 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving a Protease Inhibitor Ritonavir-boosted regimen (except Fosamprenavir), 300 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving a Fosamprenavir Ritonavir-boosted regimen or 600 mg orally twice a day for patients receiving Efavirenz-based regimen.
Duration: 72 weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed HIV-1 infection (ELISA and Western Blot tests positive)
- CD4+ T lymphocytes below or equal 200/mm³ or previous AIDS-defining-illness at diagnosis
- Patient naïve from any antiretroviral
- In women, use of a contraceptive method, and lack of actual pregnancy
- Patients with a coverage from social health
- After informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current pregnancy, lack of contraceptive method, breast-feeding
- Current active tuberculosis (either suspected, diagnosed)
- Ongoing malignancies except cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. Patients with a previous cancer considered as cured for at least 6 months could be included in the study
- Current or previous severe cardiac failure, chronic respiratory disease, renal or liver insufficiency; any life-threatening organ failure
- Cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, severe depressive affects, unadapted behavior
- Use of cytostatic drugs, immunosuppressive agents, steroids
- PMN (polymorphonuclear neutrophil) below 750/mm³, platelets below 50,000/mm³, haemoglobin below 10 g/dL; ASAT (aspartate aminotransferase), ALAT (alanine aminotransferase) or bilirubin over 2.5 ULN; lipase over 2 ULN (Upper limit of normal), serum creatinine over 1.5 ULN; proteinuria over 1g/L; INR (International Normalized Ratio) abnormal
- Current or previous, during the 3 last months, use of immunomodulatory agents (G-CSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor), IL-2 (Interleukin-2), GM-CSF (Granulocyte Macrophage colony stimulating factor), interferons, pentoxifylline)
- Hypersensitivity to peanut and /or soy products
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01348308
|Hôpital Henri Mondor
|Creteil, France, 94010
|Study Chair:
|Yves Levy, MD, PhD
|APHP, Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
|Principal Investigator:
|Jean-Daniel Lelievre, MD, PhD
|APHP, Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France
|Study Director:
|Dominique Costagliola, PhD
|INSERM U943 and Univerité Pierre et Marie Curie
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01348308 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 2, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 11, 2016
Keywords provided by French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Inserm-ANRS):
Late diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients
AIDS-defining events
Immune restoration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Protease Inhibitors
CCR5 Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
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How U.S. Science Will Fare Under the New Budget
President Barack Obama on Tuesday released a $3.901 trillion budget request to Congress, including proposals for a host of federal research agencies. The unveiling is just the beginning of the annual budget process; Congress will now chew on the proposal and is likely to ignore many of the White House's suggestions. Most research agencies are facing flat prospects, and there are few big winners. Click through to see all of our coverage and analysis so far.
Computer Program Allows the Blind to 'See' With Sound
A new computer program lets blind people "see" using sound. The program converts simple images into sequences of sound: As people learn the sounds, they learn to "hear" images. The technology not only gives "sight" to the blind, but also challenges the way neurologists think the brain is organized.
Do Flu Shots Cause Runny Noses?
A new study finds that live flu vaccines may increase our susceptibility to bacterial infections. You should get them anyway: Not only do flu vaccines protect against influenza, but the study found that vaccination had no impact on bacterial infection in the lungs, just the nasal passages, explaining the occasional runny nose.
In Academia, Women Collaborate Less With Their Same-Sex Juniors
A study of psychology departments finds that female full professors are less likely to co-author papers with lower ranking women. The findings may reveal yet another barrier toward women advancing in academia.
Where Sea Turtles Spend Their 'Lost Years'
The early life of sea turtles used to be called "the lost years," because no one knew exactly where they went. Now, the first satellite data tracking the young turtles have revealed where they go while they're waiting to grow up.


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hi guys am a rookie here....just startin with my win32 programming.....i have painted a single pixel in my window using setpixel()....&now i want 2 know how do i re-paint the adjacent pixel every time when i build my application.....???am working in visual studio 2005 ide. thnkq
If you put the SetPixel call in the message handler for WM_PAINT, it will be drawn whenever the window is displayed...is that what you meant?
yeah thank u.....but i actually wanted to know how to move the pixel horizontally by keeping the y coordinate constant &by varying the x coordinate...for tat purpose if i give x=x+1 in the wm_paint the pixel is not moving...i want the pixel to move horizontally every time when the wm _paint is being called(the position of the pixel should be incremented everytime)...how do i do tat????
could you please post your wm_paint handler?
int x=400;
int y=300;
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg1, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
HDC hDC;
case WM_LBUTTONDOWN:
return 0;
case WM_DESTROY:
return 0;
case WM_PAINT:
HDC hDC;
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
hDC =BeginPaint(hwnd, &ps);
return 0;
That should work, except for a couple of things:
By the way, please use [ code ] [ /code ] tags when posting code. I inserted them for you this time.
you might want to set the flag in the InvalidateRect() to true if you want to have the appearence of the pixel moving on adjacent frames.If the flag is set to false the last position of the pixel showsup on the next frame and the moving pixel will leave its trial on screen.
That should work, except for a couple of things:
You never call EndPaint. This is the complement to BeginPaint and should be called at the end of the WM_PAINT handler.
If you want to force the screen to be continuously redrawn, after your call to EndPaint, insert a call InvalidateRect(hwnd, NULL, false). This tells Windows to "invalidate" your window, meaning it will be immediately redrawn. Putting it in WM_PAINT means the window will be invalidated as soon as it is painted, causing it to be repainted over and over again. By the way, please use [ code ] [ /code ] tags when posting code. I inserted them for you this time.
thnks a lot reedbeta,you were exactly to the point.i tried it &i got it rite.hey celu even your point was quite useful.i'll get back to you guys if i need anymore clarifications. thnkq


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Mark Simms, a friend of Cindy and me, offered to let us use his scissor lift when our family and my now son-in-law's family were decorating the St. Dominic gym for their wedding reception.
Mark had one stipulation; "Don't mind loaning it, but don't let Kenny near it or on it at any time."
Then he mentioned something about wanting to get it back in one piece.
That Mark, he's always a kidder.
"What are you doing, Dad?" my son asked when he called me on his cell phone.
I was sitting on our back patio, admiring the work I'd done, having just planted the first third of my garden with the non-genetically modified seeds I had oh-so carefully selected. I wanted to come as close as I could to having an organic garden.
Then just as I leaned back to relax, I stood up straight, squinting at the tractor spraying the field behind my house. It was coming closer and closer to my garden.
"Few bonds in life are more influential than those between a young person and an adult."
— Unknown author
Washington County High School seniors will be graduating this week. It is a momentous milestone in their lives. They will leave their family and friends, and their decisions, good and bad, will decide their lives for decades to come. My son is among those students.
Will there be fences in heaven?
That's another way of asking, will your bothersome neighbor's heavenly mansion be next to yours? Before you petition heaven's city council for a privacy fence or request that your bad neighbor be confined to the eternal promised land's back forty, make sure you yourself aren't unwittingly the neighbor from hell who somehow slipped under the pearly gates unnoticed while St. Peter was distracted by a game of heavenly baseball.
When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.
– Pauline R. Kezer
Have you ever wondered what Relay for Life is all about? Read on because you're about to get a real rundown.
FRANKFORT – We are each called upon to serve others in our lives. For some, this duty to the greater good means military service. Young men and women from across the Commonwealth step up to meet this challenge again and again, knowing well the risks. Yet, they still take that sacred vow to protect us from enemies foreign and domestic.
Growing up, my mother was like a lighthouse to me: Her light was always on, a beacon guiding me through the daily adventures and the bumps and bruises of childhood and adolescence. At the end of the day, she was always there, welcoming me to the safe harbor that was my home.
Years later, when I left home for other places, and the home lights were but a distant flicker, I would remind myself of Mom's words. And often, they would light my path.
We all make choices in life that determine where we will be in the future. Some are minor choices, some are major choices, but each one guides our life forward like the rudder of a ship. I'm not going to lie. There are many things I would have done differently as I look back on my life.
I was thinking about that the other day when I visited St. Dominic for its science fair. I saw all the bright young kids that are in the beginning of their lives with so many decisions ahead of them.
"It just doesn't make sense," is the generalized response from those who had some familiarity with the Tsarnaev brothers. They seemed like the kind of young men you might like as neighbors; they appeared kind, quiet, unobtrusive.
These two, perpetrators of the Boston bombings? It just doesn't make sense.
Or does it?
One day one of my kids asked me to read a written homework assignment that required a lot of research.
I looked it over and was pleasantly surprised that it was really quite good for a high school student. So I told the kid, "Hey, I like that. That's good. It's well-phrased and makes sense. You're going to be a good writer."
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HAYWARD — A national news program airing Friday will profile how two California parents whose loved ones were murder victims aided the family of Michelle Le, as they searched for the San Mateo woman who went missing in Hayward.
NBC's "Dateline" will examine the contributions to the case by Marc Klaas, whose 12-year-old daughter Polly was murdered in Sonoma County in 1993, and Carrie McGonigle, whose 14-year-old daughter Amber DuBois was slain near San Diego in 2009.
Michelle Le went missing in May 2011 after attending a night nursing class in Hayward. Her remains were discovered less than four months later in Sunol, southeast of Hayward. Giselle Esteban, a Union City woman, was convicted of killing Le and was sentenced to prison for 25 years to life.
Klaas is director of the KlaasKids Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding missing persons. He helped the Le family launch a social media campaign and organize a team of volunteers to search for the missing woman.
McGonigle is founder of Team Amber, a search organization. In mid-September 2011, she was part of a volunteer search team in Sunol, where her dog discovered Le's remains.
The two-hour "Dateline" episode is scheduled to air from 9 to 11 p.m.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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I'm a little bit ashamed of this photo as it shows the piece exactly as I purchased it. It was a garage sale buy for $4. I will spend some time giving this a gentle cleaning and re-post another pic later. The case still has the original rusted key tied to the handle on a piece of string.


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On the Hill: April powder day at Vail
December 24, 2012
Brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
Vail official report: 5″ new snow
Vail Daily field report: Approaching a foot in spots
Weather: Cold and snowing
Liftline status: Not bad anywhere for a powder day
Run of the day: Skree Field
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Breakdown: Now that winter conditions have returned to Vail, the skiing is, well, wintery. The groomers are soft and the powder stashes, trees and even sports right on the open run are rocking. With five days left in the season including today, it looks like we're in for a strong finish.
Snowcast: Forecasters are saying the flakes will keep falling for the next few days
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Winter Is Coming...
As we reported to you back at Toy Fair (see our story HERE), Dark Horse had announced that a new statue based on the hit HBO series Game of Thrones was in the works. Specifically, a statue of a White Walker clutching an ice spear. Dark Horse has now released a photo revealing this stunning sculpture.
"The first appearance of the White Walker was the climax of the show's second season," Dark Horse's David Scroggy recalled. "We thought that would be a perfect image to seize. We used exotic resins to simulate his ice spear, and will also re-create the striking blue luminosity of his piercing eyes. Game of Thrones is one of the best television sagas ever, and we owe it to the audience to capture every detail. Hopefully, we've succeeded."
Arriving at finer comic shops, bookstores, and specialty retailers on December 18, 2013, the White Walker statue is a hand-painted, numbered limited edition collectible. Each bust is packaged in full-color collector box, will include a numbered certificate of authenticity. Retail price is $124.99.
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Kenshou wrote:Kare wrote:If you buy these four volumes, you will only need Warder, "Introduction to Pali" and the PTS Pali-English Dictionary. Then you can read the real texts for yourself, and quit the endless search for "the best translation".
How realistic of a suggestion is this? Is that book comprehensive enough to allow you understand the pali of the nikayas? I've heard it's not so bad, but hell if I know.
If it -really- is, then that's a good idea. I'm familiar with elementary Sanskrit and getting into Pali, and if that's possible..... I might just do it.
In my view it is very realistic, since Warder was my entry into the Nikayas. Apart from some easy practice-sentences in the first lessons, Warder quickly makes the student read extracts from the Digha Nikaya - short ones at first, but then progressively longer and longer. When you have worked you way through Warder, you will be quite familiar with the Nikaya language.


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If weddings with sun, sand, and waterfront romance are your thing, you can't go wrong by planning a Daytona Beach wedding.
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Welcome to Seabreeze United Church. A beautiful church in Daytona Beach FL. We are open for public weddings, parties and events. We have a beautiful sanctuary, gorgeous courtyard and a large fellowship hall. We offer a variety of options for your special day!
Come experience Daytona, Florida's newest oceanfront resort located directly on the sun-blessed beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. Come discover impeccable hotel service and an abundance of amenities.
We offer a wide range of packages to suit your needs. Let our experienced, well qualified staff make your special day one that you'll never forget.
Harmony Gardens, located north of Deland and west of Daytona Beach, is an exquisite destination for your special day.
We recommend a sunset beach wedding followed by a poolside reception, but it's just one of the many unforgettable choices we can make available to prospective brides and grooms.
Have a vision of the wedding that you have always dreamed of? The River lily Inn can customize a package just for you.
We are experienced in holding many types of events including meetings, banquets, wedding ceremonies and receptions, classes, holiday parties, retreats, reunions, etc.
Our Daytona Beach banquet facilities are the location of elegant and upscale weddings. No matter whether you are planning a simple engagement party, an oceanfront ceremony.
Your wedding should be as special as the love you are celebrating. Our expert staff at LPGA International has coordinated numerous weddings but never one quite as unique as yours.
Hold your wedding ceremony in the tropical pool area, the formal gardens or the mansion's public areas where you will be treated with full coordination for your wedding.
The newest hotel on the beach, Emerald Shores, is a popular destination for brides on a budget. We're a small hotel but that's what allows us to provide unparalleled service to our guests.
Include endless sunshine, ocean breezes and rolling surf on your Daytona Beach wedding guest list.
Imagine this picturesque riverfront location as the romantic backdrop to your special occasion. Exchange your vows on the sun-splashed deck with the sound of waves gently breaking against the banks.
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For those with environmental and chemical sensitivities, a house sealed tight can lead to symptoms such as runny noses, scratchy eyes and throats, and even asthma attacks. To clear the air, Allergic Living sizes up the allergic dangers that lurk in the typical household, and proposes solutions – one room at a time.
Furnace Room
Risks: gas fumes, dust, dirty ducts and moldy furnace humidifiers
Solution: Have the furnace and water heater serviced annually, and clean and replace filters regularly. If you have the ducts cleaned (opinions vary as to whether this is necessary unless mold is present), insist that no biocides (mold inhibitors) or sealants be used, as they break down over time and the furnace will circulate them through the house.
Storage Area
Risks: mold, chemical fumes.
Solutions: Basements can breed dangerous mold. Bid farewell to musty mementos, recycle old furniture and run a dehumidifier. Check with your municipality to find out how to dispose of old paint and solvents. If you must keep paint strippers or pesticides, ensure that they are sealed tightly and away from lower-level family rooms. Better yet, put leftovers in the garage.
Laundry Room
Risks: chemicals and mold
Solutions: Use Eco-certified or unscented laundry products. Make sure your dryer is properly vented to the outside. Keep surfaces dry and remove mold as soon as it appears.
Ground Floor
Foyer/Front Hall
Risks: dirt, dust and pollen
Solutions: To keep dirt and pollen out, have everyone remove their shoes upon entering. Don't let coats and hats accumulate, as pollen trapped in the fibres can spread throughout the house, and clutter prevents proper vacuuming and cleaning.
Risks: pests, odors, fumes from appliances, mould, chemicals
Solutions: To prevent the intrusion of roaches and mice (which can cause allergies as well as unpleasantness), remove food scraps and other household garbage frequently. Use an exhaust fan over the stove, which will also help to cut humidity levels in the room and decrease the likelihood of mold. Use non-toxic cleaning products.
Living Room / Dining Room
Risks: Dust mites (attracted by carpets, pet and human dander), chemicals, smoke
Solutions: To combat dust and dander, replace wall-to-wall carpet with hardwood or tile floors. Use a HEPA filter vacuum at least once a week on floors, drapes, furnace vents and furniture. (Vacuum under the couch!) Dust with a damp cloth as dry dusting just spreads it around. Keep books and magazines in cabinets with doors. If you have pets, bathe them regularly and keep them off of the furniture.
Buy furniture made out of solid wood or certified low-VOC particle board. Standard particle board releases Volatile Organic Compounds into the environment. Don't allow smoking. Up to 70 per cent of smoke from wood-burning stoves and fireplaces re-enters the house. Make sure chimneys are cleaned every year and keep doors closed on wood-burning stoves.
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Co-owner of Orchids for the People Jennifer Rishel said her husband Blaine Maynor has always been a plant geek.
"It's really a hobby that has run amok," co-owner Maynor said. "Jennifer said I needed to either stop buying plants or start selling them and I think she thought I'd stop buying them."
Start selling orchids they did. Rishel and Maynor's business, which started in Arcata and has since moved and expanded to several greenhouses in McKinleyville right near their home, has a wide range of customers and even a thriving eBay store.
"I like how we get everyone from neophytes to plant experts," Maynor said. "There are people who want a bouquet that lasts a long time and people who are orchid enthusiasts looking for a very specific type to add to their collection."
Owner of Antich Automotive in Eureka Michael Connerley said he's the kind of person who can kill anything that grows and that having Orchids for the People provide plants through a business leasing program for his customers' enjoyment has been a blessing.
"I love how I don't have to touch them, just enjoy their presence in my shop. They rotate orchids on a regular basis so that I always have fresh blooming flowers and if I ask they will rotate them out at anytime," Connerley said. "I always receive compliments and inquiries about the orchids in my waiting area."
Rishel said she and Maynor have built relationships with a lot of their customers. She said she will soon leave her position as development director for the Sequoia Humane Society this spring to fulfill her dream of working at Orchids for the People full-time.
"One of my favorite parts of my work is helping people be successful in getting their orchids to bloom more than once," Rishel said. "In every case when they come back over the years and tell me about their success with the plants, they're giddy."
Humboldt County is so unique, especially the resilience of the people and how they sustain each other and themselves, Rishel said.
"Orchids for the People has been involved with Humboldt Made since the beginning, before they became a membership-based organization," Rishel said. "I like being involved in an organization with a community of other businesses with people like ourselves. Humboldt Made's work on branding the area helps all of us."
Rishel and Maynor met through mutual friends at Humboldt State University and their anniversaries often involve them traveling to different orchid nurseries. They have two kids -- Quinlan, 11, and 8-year-old Laelia, who's named after an orchid.
While 95 percent of the plants Orchids for the People handles are orchids, the business also sells house, air and tropical plants, plus related products such as pots, potting materials and fertilizers.
For more information on Orchids for the People, visit www.rishel.com.
Jillian Singh can be reached at 441-0509 or email@example.com


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We may be three-and-a-half months removed from the NBA draft, but as the NCAA heads into tournament mode, league scouts are beginning to head into overdrive. Each Monday, we take a closer look at what is happening with players, teams and rumors around the NBA draft:
TALKING ABOUT … Anthony Bennett, with analyst and UNLV alum Greg Anthony
One of the many question-mark players in the upcoming draft figures to be UNLV forward Anthony Bennett, who was a sure Top 10 pick before he apparently slept at a weird angle on his shoulder and suffered a nerve injury. The injury itself doesn't scare off NBA teams—there is no structural damage—but Bennett's play has taken a nosedive since the injury, as he has scored just 17 points with 17 rebounds in his last four games.
Still, Bennett is expected to maintain a spot in the Top 10. We caught up with one of his biggest fans, former UNLV guard Greg Anthony, now an analyst for CBS on the college side and NBA TV on the NBA side, to look at Bennett's game:
On Bennett's home-road splits (he averaged 17.9 points on 58.2 percent shooting at home, and 12.3 points and 43.8 percent shooting on the road): "I think he is a terrific talent that has a chance to be a really good pro if and when that time comes. He has had his moments, obviously, this season. He is going to have to—like a lot of young players—get better with consistency, to be able to play with the same type of force and passion and impact when he goes on the road. That's been the one thing that he hasn't had in terms of his consistency this year. He hasn't been nearly as good on the road as he has been at home."
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On Bennett's overall strengths as an NBA player: "He can shoot it, put the ball on the floor, he is a very physical athlete. I am a huge fan of his. I don't think there's any doubt he is going to make an impact at the next level, it's just how long before he makes the decision to do it. Selfishly, I am hoping he waits and plays another year in that Rebel uniform."
On Bennett's future position—at 6-8, he is too small to play power forward, but scouts worry if he's athletic enough to be a small forward: "I do think he can play that position. Even at this early stage of his career, he is showing somewhat of an ability to play on the perimeter. When I saw him earlier in his career, he was maybe a power forward because he rebounds the ball for that position, but I don't think of him as a true power forward. I think that benefits him. I think that he is a guy who can play small forward. I think his lateral quickness and his ability to move on the perimeter, his handle is improving, he is a good passer. So I think he is a guy, as you project him out, I think small forward is his natural position."
Trey Burke, PG, Michigan. Physically, Burke has some questioning whether he can make the leap to the NBA—he is only 6-0, and isn't an outstanding athlete. Because of that, he will have a lot at stake in workouts and at the Chicago combine. But there is no doubting what Burke has been accomplishing of late. He struggled a bit (7-for-20 shooting) in Michigan's loss against Indiana this weekend, but he still scored 20 points, and has poured in at least 15 points in every game he's played since December 20, a run of 19 games. Burke has shown himself to be a crafty scorer (19.2 points), and a good playmaker (6.8 assists), moving himself to the fringe of the lottery with his recent play.
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Creighton won the Missouri Valley Conference over weekend, and in doing so, removed any doubt of their getting an NCAA bid. That should be helpful to the cause of forward Doug McDermott, the two-time conference player of the year who is hopeful of securing a first-round spot in the draft. McDermott, a junior, is averaging 23.1 points on 56.1 percent shooting, and 49.7 percent 3-point shooting, but if he is not certain of landing in the first round, he probably will go back to school.
The Lakers getting into the playoffs—they have the No. 8 seed—might be a good thing for the NBA and its television ratings, but it wouldn't be much good for the Suns. Phoenix owns the Lakers' pick this year, and was hoping to wind up with two shots at winning the league's draft lottery. The Suns will be in the market to trade for a star on draft night, but the more the Lakers win, the less value their pick has.
North Texas' Tony Mitchell told the Star-Telegram last week that he had not made a decision about the NBA yet. The feeling is mutual—scouts still don't quite know what to make of Mitchell, who seemed to be a solid mid-first-rounder after averaging 14.7 points with 10.3 rebounds in his first year after transferring from Missouri. But Mitchell has regressed this year, his scoring (13.0 points) and rebounding (8.5) having dropped, and his shooting going from 56.7 percent last year to 44.0 percent this year. The fact that the Mean Green are just 12-20 reflects poorly on him, too.


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Why SB11-200 Health exchange Bill will unfortunately Pass soon!
In case you didn't know Colorado already has a Health Exchange in place at least for Information called Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) as stated in the Colorado Health Department Description below. Please visit their website to learn more about the program already in place. HERE are the current financials of the organization. Take note of their description about what they provide! CORHIO is one of the first pillars necessary to implement Obama Care.
Colorado Medicaid is working with the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), a public-private partnership, to implement this program and promote health information exchange across the state. The ACC Program will work with CORHIO's regional extension centers to encourage providers in each region to participate in the HITECH program and improve their health information technology.
Governor Hickenlooper's 2011-2012 budget description (View Department Description section#2) explains the implementation of SB11-200 and the exchange system well before it was even introduced by Democratic Senator Boyd and Republican House Leader Amy Stephens. The State of Colorado has received $1,000,000.00 in grant money from the federal government that set aside FIVE BILLION for states to implement the exchange system for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Section 1311 of PPACA provides funding assistance to the States for the planning and establishment of American Health Benefit Exchanges ("Exchanges"). PPACA provides that each State may elect to establish an Exchange that would: 1) facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans; 2) provide for the establishment of a Small Business Health Options Program ("SHOP Exchange") designed to assist qualified employers in facilitating the enrollment of their employees in Qualified Health Plans offered in the SHOP exchange; and 3) meet other requirements specified in the Act. On October 1, 2010, the Department was awarded a planning and establishment grant totaling $1,000,000.00 for initial planning activities related to the potential implementation of the Exchanges. Colorado has received the grant money already and now all that is left is the structure of SB11-200.
VetTheGov followed the money from the advocates of this program spear headed by Mike Pramenko who is currently holding the title of President of Colorado Medical Society (CMS). Have you wondered how a 2000 page bill was written so quickly and why Obama flew to little old Grand Junction when he was pitching this program? Pramenko is spear heading the whole design behind Obama Care and if he had it his way the program would be a single payer system. CMS is currently involved in creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). See details here and of course this is preparation for the many baby boomers about to over burden the Medicaid system.
"Doctors, hospitals and others in the health care industry have raised concerns that ACOs could run afoul of antitrust and anti-fraud laws, which try to limit market power that drives up prices and stifles competition. One concern is that ACOs, particularly those in rural markets, could grow so large that they would employ the majority of providers in a region." Pramenko is also part of the CO-OP Rocky Mountain Health Plans. Hmmm....Is RMHP starting an ACO??? VetTheGov believes RMHP and Primary Care Physicians have lots to gain financially from the implementation of SB11-200, Obama Care, and ACO's. Here is a new coverage for pre-exisiting conditions that RMHP set up in 2010 and received $90 Million in Federal funding. See recent powerpoint from Pramenko regarding ACO's. Here is another presentation so you don't think we are conspiracy theorist. Notice the new ACO definition! This same Medical Homes language is found in the Colorado budget description mentioned above.
"It is a tremendous honor to be able to serve the residents of the State of Colorado through this innovative partnership, which brings the resources of the private sector together with the protections and resources of the public sector, to solve a problem for thousands of uninsured Coloradans, " said Steve ErkenBrack, president and CEO of Rocky Mountain Health Plans. Click here for entire press release!
Now CMS is also involved in supporting candidates and elected officials in order to push their agenda forward. So who has received money from CMS? Surprise surprise! Amy Stephens and Betty Boyd along with a host from both parties have received campaign contributions from CMS. Now all you have to do is sit back and watch the final details come together. CMS has very specific questions for candidates to answer in order to get funding and endorsements. There are no other choices left since Colorado will not be able to sustain all the promised programs from the feds and the state.
The health care money machine goes all the way to Washington DC and both parties have again sold out. You will see all your favorites here http://www.opensecrets.org/capital_eye/health.php Over $600 Million in 2010 alone. Are they serving your needs or BIG Healthcare's needs?
Do you think SB11-200 is truly for small business as it is being touted? Think again! In Pramenko's powerpoint it mentions Health TeamWorks, United HealthGroup, and CMS as collaborators in the exchange endeavor. If you go to Health TeamWorks blog you will notice most Obama Care strategies have already been implemented or currently in pilot stage. So where does the TeamWorks get their funding and who are the members? Look here but VetTheGov will point out a couple such as Rocky Mountain Health Plans, Colorado Medical Society, HealthONE, and United HealthCare part of United HealthGroup. Health TeamWorks receives donations and grants from The Colorado Health Foundation which holds over One BILLION in assets. Read the Health Foundations measurable results page to learn they are behind increasing more Medicaid and CHP+ adults and children into the system. Sound familiar? This Bill is all about taking care of Big Healthcare hospitals and Primary care groups. It is doing nothing for small business or the independent free market doctors.
So who is behind the Health Foundation? A HUGE for-profit company which owns the non-profit HealthONE here in Colorado called Hospital Corporation of America. Look here at the dollars invested in Colorado. Here are their campaign donations via Federal Election Commission http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_supopp/C00067231/ Look at what the Stock Market folks are saying about the future of Health Care and HCA http://www.hedgefundlive.com/blog/a-little-more-on-hca-thanks-duke-desk
The stars are aligning for the Health Care industry in Colorado and unfortunately when we discuss the MONEY trail both the Colorado Government and the BIG Health corporations will get what they want regardless of what you think or believe because profit and taxes drive both of these engines and they know what's best for us! Please try and convince your State Senators and Representatives to vote otherwise but the Train is already full steam ahead. VetTheGov doesn't see anyone able to get in its way. The future will see less options, bigger ACO's/HMO's, and free market competition all but lost.


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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
I've been using my digital SLR camera's pop-up flash for the past year. I found, though, that the flash doesn't project enough light for certain situations and creates a lighting effect that's too harsh in other settings. Subjects close to the camera have a harsh shadow behind them, and subjects farther away from the camera aren't illuminated enough. All this led me to search out another alternative — an external flash.
External flashes come in a variety of styles and a variety of costs, but I chose Nikon's entry-level SB-400 Speedlight. It connects to my camera's accessory shoe and runs on 2 "AA" batteries.
The SB-400 is much more powerful than my camera's simple pop-up flash, and it solves the problem of getting light to distant subjects. It can light up practically all of my apartment's big living room.
I can also tilt the flash for different lighting effects. I leave it in its traditional, "forward-firing" position for getting the most light around my room, but I tilt the flash when I want to create more natural photos of close subjects. The flash tilts upward to 60, 75, and 90 degrees. This let me bounce the flash off walls or ceiling, and it instantly improved my indoor photos. The subjects of my photos no longer look like deer in the headlights. It's the next best thing to actual rays of sunshine.
For the point-and-shoot camera owners out there — this may work for you, too. Some non-SLR cameras also accept external flashes. Look for an accessory shoe on the top of your camera to see whether it's an option.


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I remember well that night 17 years ago when TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed off the coast of Long Island, killing all aboard. I was settling down with some friends at my brother's Manhattan apartment to watch a game between the Red Sox and their arch-rival Yankees when the game broadcast was interrupted by news that an airliner had crashed soon after takeoff from JFK International.
Given the proximity of the disaster, the New York-based channel went to live coverage, pre-empting the remainder of the game. A week later, I found myself visiting my girlfriend (now wife) out on Long Island. At the time, she lived near the beach from which you could see the U.S. Navy recovery vessels in the distance, working to raise the wreckage of the Boeing 747. Out of curiosity, we went there, and as we walked along the beach, we could see small chunks of some honeycombed insulation material that had washed up along the tide line. I then noticed a piece of green plastic sticking up out of the sand. I picked up what turned out to be a charred toothbrush, its bristles melted together, reeking of jet fuel. With a shudder, I realized it must have belonged to one of the people on board the doomed flight. Not wishing to keep such a macabre souvenir, I turned it in to the nearest lifeguard, who placed it into a bag holding other debris already collected. Stuff like that had been washing up for days, he told me, adding that investigators came by regularly to claim it.
As the investigation into the crash proceeded, the conspiracy theories started, as they always do, including one perpetuated by former White House press secretary and ABC News correspondent, the late Pierre Salinger: that the Boeing 747 was accidentally shot down by "friendly fire." Some even claimed to have seen a light trail streaking upwards, which they assumed to be a missile.
The investigation lasted several years and eventually ruled out any such hypothesis in favor of an explosion in the empty center fuel tank.
Now, as we approach the 17th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 230 people, comes word of a petition from a former NTSB investigator to reopen the investigation, along with the debut of a documentary featuring some (now retired) investigators who say the investigation was flawed or an outright cover-up.
This past Tuesday, the NTSB held a background briefing at its training center in Ashburn, Va., refreshing the public on its original findings, and those who attended could view the reconstructed wreckage, which now resides there permanently. The agency, as required, is still considering the petition into reopening the inquest.
John Goglia, a member of the Board when it conducted the investigation into the accident and current AIN contributor, has seen the film and categorically repudiates its allegations. "There is no way that I believe that it was possible to cover up an accident of this magnitude involving this many people," he told me. "In the United States, we cannot keep nuclear secrets, and we saw what just happened with the NSA. There's no way that for 17 years you could keep someone quiet given all the burden that one would carry with 230 lives." Goglia said that that "someone" would include thousands of people from government, academia and industry who were involved during the course of the four-year investigation.
One of them, Robert Kauffman, is a distinguished research chemist at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). He's a specialist in fuel chemistry and the man who determined what most likely (the NTSB doesn't deal in 100-percent absolutes; its final accident reports refer to "probable cause") brought the aircraft down. I had spoken to him the past on other topics, but I called him last week to get his opinion on whether the investigation should be reopened.
Several years after the crash, Kauffman was recruited by the team investigating the causes of the accident, which had by then focused its suspicions on the center wing fuel tank. The initial speculation was a simple high-voltage spark, but that wouldn't last long enough to ignite the fuel, Kauffman said. "What we started looking at then was what was available on the airplane that could cause fuel ignition," he told me. "About that same time there were a lot of reports on these conductive residues forming on the fuel quantity indicating systems (FQIS)."
The FAA conducted a worldwide fuel sample survey and Kauffman was sent approximately 50 jet fuel samples to analyze. He found that the quantity of sulfur in the fuels varied greatly, but found a clue when he looked at the lowest sulfur fuels. "If we took the low-sulfur fuel, we took water, we took silver-plated nuts that were on airplanes at the time and added electricity that was on the FQIS, we could make the same conductive residues." Silver plating was used on some internal fuel tank fittings to protect them from corrosion brought on by high sulfur content. Conversely, the low sulfur fuels caused the silver coating to migrate to other surfaces in a process similar to electroplating.
The next clue Kauffman found was frayed wires from the fuel valve shutoff system, which were bundled with the FQIS wiring. The higher current from the fuel valve shutoff system traveled along the FQIS wire and caused the residues to heat. Kauffman was able to demonstrate what was determined to be the cause of the fatal explosion using a nine-volt battery attached to a wire with the silver residue. When a drop of fuel was added, it burst into flame. "Everything was on that airplane that was needed for the mechanism," he noted. "The problem was they had silver-plated nuts, and they were silver plated to resist the attack from sulfur from the fuel. [Then the refineries] started lowering the sulfur in the fuel, and the silver, instead of being there to protect the nut against corrosion, actually became a catalyst for ignition."
Supporting those findings were similar explosions in the center fuel tanks of two other aircraft: a 1990 explosion that destroyed a Philippines Airlines 737 on the ground in Manila, and a Thai Airways 737 in 2001 at Bangkok International Airport. All three accidents took place on hot summer days during which each aircraft's air conditioner packs (located near the center fuel tanks) provided an additional source of heat, which raised the level of fuel vapors in the tanks. According to Kauffman, when the fuel temperature reaches 140 to 160 degrees F (it varies from fuel to fuel), the air/fuel vapor becomes ignitable.
Kauffman credits the TWA accident and the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 (a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 that went down off Nova Scotia after arcing from frayed wires caused a fire in the cockpit) for the establishment of the FAA's Aging Aircraft Initiative. "If you think about the [improvement in safety] since those accidents, a lot of it had to do with what was learned from them."
For Kauffman and Goglia, there is no doubt in their minds what brought TWA 800 down, but for the conspiracy theorists out there, there is always a more sinister explanation for everything lurking just behind the shadows, and perhaps a buck or two to be made off that notion for the producers of the documentary.
"I don't believe that what they disclose meets the minimum threshold for a reopening of the investigation," said Goglia. "This is a unique accident in as much as if you take certain parts of the report and exclude the others, you could move the probable cause around to several different possibilities, but when you take the totality of all the work that was done and all the physical evidence, it really does lead you right into the center fuel tank exploding."
Tom Kovach (not verified)
July 5, 2013 - 2:41pm
There was not one word in your column from the documentary; only words saying that the documentary is "bogus".
There was not one word in your column about the presence of PETN (chemical residue from detonation of military-grade explosives), which was discovered by metallurgists working for the aircraft mechanics' union, which was assisting the NTSB investigation.
There was not one word in your column about the "dog story" that the FBI's James Kallstrom concocted in a hasty effort to explain away the PETN. That story was debunked by three different writers (the team of James Sanders and Jack Cashill, and me). We worked different angles, not knowing that the other was doing the same thing.
There was not one word about the pseudo-science of the fuel tank tests at Bruntingthorpe, England, where they duplicated the conditions in the Flight 800 fuel tank and ... NOTHING happened. (They finally got an explosion when they ran many times the voltage through the tank ... which by then also contined some added butane!)
There was not one word about who would benefit from a political cover-up, nor about the presidential executive order that exempted the Navy SEALs (the exclusive divers on the wreckage) from the Whistleblower Protection Act. ("Coincidentally", that order was issued on the same day that James Sanders first book on this topic was released.)
There was not one name mentioned out of all of the independent researchers that found a wide variety of solid proofs that the "random spark" scenario was wrong. Tom Stalcup (co-producer of the documentary) got his doctorate in physics while doing his Flight 800 research in his "spare" time. William Donaldson (LCDR, US Navy, aviation, retired) gave the rest of his life researching various aspects of this disaster. (You wrote that "some" people reported a light streak going upward. In reality, it was "hundreds", and Bill Donaldson painstakingly analyzed their statements -- even going to the locations where the witnesses had stood -- and triangulated the missile launch points!)
This was not a balanced analysis. This was an attempt at "spin control".
I'll be very surprised if this comment gets past the moderation.
Chad Trautvetter
July 5, 2013 - 2:52pm
Consider yourself surprised, then.
Also, this commentary was about the original investigation's findings and the request to reopen the investigation. It didn't really say anything about your "documentary," which some probably don't consider to be very balanced, either.
wgalison (not verified)
July 10, 2013 - 12:03pm
Thank you for your courage, diligence and integrity in this matter Tom. There are many people who are covering their rears in regard to this tragedy. People like you who dare to tell the truth are true patriots and heros.
Geo (not verified)
July 5, 2013 - 4:18pm
I have seen the wreckage when it was in the hangar at Long Island. I was in the accompany of an NTSB investigator and we had been investigating a small aircraft accident nearby. I think the center fuel tank explosion is incorrect.
Obviously the nose section was severely fragmented ahead of the production splice which was about ten feet aft of the cockpit. The fuselage section pieces after the production splice were considerably larger. There was a known crack in this circumferential ring, common to most older 747s. TWA knew of the crack, was monitoring it, and planned to park the aircraft at the time of the next heavy check rather than repair it.
My best guess is a missile detonated in the immediate vicinity of the nose section,
the pressure wave from the explosion caused a compression of the fuselage and it came apart when it flexed back out, with the initial failure point being the pre-existing circumferential crack at the fuselage production splice.
I am not wedded to this theory but that is how I see it.
Curt Anderson (not verified)
July 12, 2013 - 9:55am
The one question that has never been answered is, "What was that streak of light coming accross the sky from behind the aircraft just before it exploded"? They have tried to explain it as trailing gas from the ruptured fuel tank. Fire in every trail of gas I have seen travels from point of ignition toward the unburned fuel. The point of ignition on this would have been close to mile behind the aircraft. It wasn't just a few who saw this light. It was on national tv news. Millions saw it.


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Brentford boss Mark Warburton reckoned his boys became men at Brisbane Road on Saturday.
Striker Marcello Trotta struck on the stroke of half time to give the Bees a 1-0 win and send his side back in to League One's top two.
But Warburton's men were made to work hard to keep the division's leading scorers at bay when James Tarkowski saw red early in the second half for a second yellow card.
And the Griffin Park chief reckoned the hard graft would only stand his side - now only a point behind leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers - for the run in.
"Both teams realised there was a lot at stake. It was a big derby. The key for us was focusing on doing what we do well," said Warburton.
"After we went down to ten men, just look at George Saville at 20-years-old, Adam Forshaw at 21, Harlee Dean at 21. They made Alan Judge look like an old man at 24/25-years-old.
"But also look at the senior pros like Jonathan Douglas, Tony Craig, Clayton Donaldson, it was outstanding performances all round.
"I think we've learned from last year and are hopefully in good shape to move forward."
Bees keeper David Button has kept four successive clean sheets since a 3-0 defeat to Wolves at Griffin Park, as Brentford have collected 10 points from a possible 12 in their past four matches.
And Warburton was impressed with how his men reacted to a big game atmosphere in easy London.
"I can sit there and say to the players that it's just three points, but they're not stupid," he added.
"It was a sell out crowd, in front of the TV cameras, second versus third, east versus west and I thought the boys performed very well."


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RUNNERS are being urged to help raise '£5k in 5K' with a jog through the woodland in April.
The eighth annual Joshua Tree Family Fun Run will take place at Marbury Country Park on April 27, with a 5km race and 2.5km fun run to choose from.
Participants are being urged to raise sponsorship to help The Joshua Tree achieve its aim of building a holiday home and support centre for courageous kids and their families in Sandiway.
As an incentive the runner who raises the most amount of money for The Joshua Tree will also win a slap up meal.
Trophies will be presented for first woman and first man to cross the 5k line as well as the first under 16 boy and first under 16 girl to finish the 2.5k race.
There are also awards for the best or worst dressed runner at the event.
Lynda Hill, founder of The Joshua Tree, said: "The fun run is such a great event for us and the crowds grow bigger every year.
"This year we wanted to raise the stake for our runners and have asked them to help us reach our goal of raising £5k in 5k.
"We need £1.9million to build The Joshua Tree Holiday House and Support Centre but we know that's asking a lot, that's why we are only asking for a little.
"With around 400 runners last year we would only be asking people to try and get sponsorship of just £12.50 each, so it wouldn't break the bank but it really would make a huge difference to The Joshua Tree."
For more information visit thejoshuatree.org.uk or ring 01606 331858.


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SANTA CRUZ -- A Capitola man who shot another man to death in July 2010 was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.
Judge Paul Burdick denied the defense's request for a new trial in the case of Federico Castillo Lozoya and proceeded to sentencing. He said the verdict was "extremely warranted."
Defense attorney Mandy Tovar had argued that the admission of certain evidence into trial -- namely references to Lozoya's past acquittal on murder charges -- was prejudicial. Burdick disagreed, saying the information was allowed in solely to provide context for statements by two of the prosecution's witnesses.
Lozoya, 46, was convicted of killing Juan Carlos Garcia and shoving his body into the victim's own car, which he then left parked outside Soquel High School. During trial, Lozoya admitted to shooting Garcia but said that it was a case of self-defense. He testified that the two men got into an argument after Lozoya confronted Garcia about rumors that the victim was trading drugs for sex with young girls. Lozoya said Garcia pulled out the gun. Garcia left behind a girlfriend and a young son.
Two of Lozoya's neighbors testified that Lozoya told them before the shooting that he knew a guy who had assaulted a woman and how he planned to take care of him. They also said he had said something about how he had done it before and gotten away with it. That statement, prosecutors said, referred to Lozoya's 1987 acquittal of the murder of another man, Abraham Moya Calvario.
Tovar argued that allowing in that evidence cast an unfair cloud over the trial from the start. She plans to file an appeal.
Lozoya was convicted of second-degree murder for Garcia's death. Jurors also found true the special allegation that he had personally discharged a firearm.
In handing down the sentence of 40 years to life, Burdick said that given the testimony, he was somewhat surprised the jurors didn't convict Lozoya of first-degree murder.
"I think Mr. Lozoya received an extremely fair trial," Burdick said.
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Genital Tuberculosis & IVF
Hi, I was diagnosed with Genital Tb in August 2009. I took medication for one year. Was recently operated for recanalisation of Fallopian tubes which accordingly to the doctor went fine. I still had latent tb and took medication for 3 months. I continue to be on grade III medication and have been advised to try conception. I have no hormonal problems and my ovaries and uterine cavity have no visible adverse effect due to Tb. I wish to know what are my chances of conception naturally or through IVF. Are there cases of successful conception and child birth after genital tb.
Answer Genital TB can be a serious fertility problem. Your chances of getting pregnant after treatment depends on:
1) your age (younger is better)
2) the amount of tubal scarring
3) the amount of endometrial scaring (the lining of your uterus)
4) any other fertility problems, such as low sperm count or ovulation problems.
If your tubes are damages by TB, the chances of getting pregnant without IVF are low. If you have endometrial scarring as well, pregnancies are uncommon with any type of treatment. If you have tubal scarring, but no endometrial scarring, IVF is usually recommended if you do not get pregnant naturally or with other treatment within 6-2 months of TB treatment.
A fertility specialist can give you more specific information about your chances for pregnancy and the best treatment for you.
William W Hurd, MD
Professor of Reproductive Biology
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University