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MySQL's SHOW STATUS command has two counters that are often confusing and result in "what does that mean?" questions: Handler_read_rnd Handler_read_rnd_next As I understand it, there is some historical context to the choice of names here, hearkening back to before I was involved with MySQL, way back when it was a wrapper around ISAM tables […]
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Anna Prickett, 23, a Columbia City High School graduate was less than two miles away from the explosion in Indianapolis that killed two people and rendered entire blocks uninhabitable.
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Yesterday I had my fourth BJJ class, during which I strained my groin. I'm a stretching Nazi, so it was a little pissed when it happened, it also sucks that I may have to miss my Muay Thai class Friday.
Anyway, I happened upon this NYtimes article and it discussed some interesting discoveries about the typical stretches we do or see others implementing.
To paraphrase: A study shows static stretching may weaken or harm muscles if ones body temperature is not raised before training.
"There is a neuromuscular inhibitory response to static stretching, says Malachy McHugh, the director of research at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. The straining muscle becomes less responsive and stays weakened for up to 30 minutes after stretching, which is not how an athlete wants to begin a workout.
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To corroborate, at a parkour class I attended, the teacher told us not to do static stretching before training because it makes the muscles weaker.
On a random tangent, I have inadvertently fooled myself into doing more strength training that way. After stretching, my legs felt weak, so I would instinctively do more exercises to strengthen them.
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Agreed do not just jump on the mat and stretch. Inside the article was a link to another article with a good program. http://www.aclprevent.com/pepprogram.htm
I am a very firm believer in good stretching that not only increases range of motion but develops strength in the muscle areas. Here is the LSU warm up program also very very good and highly researched. http://magazine.stack.com/TheIssue/A..._Football.aspxJudo is only gentle for the guy on top.
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This is actually (very) old news, but nobody seems to care. I know guys who have seen the studies and still stretch the way they always have. Hell, I see personal trainers having clients doing static stretches before lifting...but maybe that's a bad example since 99% of all personal trainers are morons.
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A fourth person has been detained in connection with a narcotics investigation that netted three arrests last week, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Terra Nicole Allen, 29, of Graniteville, was charged with possession with intent to distribute LSD, possession of heroin, unlawful prescription of a prescription drug, trafficking LSD and unlawful neglect of a child. She was placed in the Aiken County detention center, where she remained on Monday afternoon.
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Goose Creek Police have charged a man in connection with a December murder.
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Allen was found deceased in a vehicle found in the ditch adjacent to Lindy Creek Road during the early morning hours of Dec. 13, according to police.
The initial investigation revealed that Allen was the victim of multiple gunshot wounds and that Chavis had been in the vehicle with Allen at the time of Allen's death.
According to the affidavit, police responded to 201 Lindy Creek Road at about 1 a.m. Dec. 13 and found Allen deceased in a 2013 Nissan Altima. The victim was found on the front passenger side floorboard with multiple gunshot wounds.
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West Virginia admittedly has a long way to go toward getting a grip on the state's rampant substance-abuse problem and developing a strategy that provides people the help they need to pull themselves out of addiction.
But as state officials try to tackle the issue — and there's no doubt they should — they might want to look toward Oregon and its approaches as a guide. In the Beaver State, helping addicts get the treatment they need is viewed not only as the right thing to do in terms of saving lives, but also as a practical way to save money in the long-term.
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An Aiken woman is $100,000 richer after playing the S.C. Education Lottery this week.
The woman, who asked not to be identified, said something told her to go out and buy a Carolina Riches 10th Edition ticket. When the first retailer she stopped at didn't have one, she found what she was looking for at the Four Seasons Service #108 on Whiskey road.
Her children are convinced the win is a sign good deeds are rewarded.
"She does a lot of good for people, a lot of good," her son said, describing how his mom always helps those in her community that need it most.
"I'd rather help people than hurt them," the winner said.
She's not keeping the prize money.
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For selling the claimed ticket, Four Seasons Service #108 in Aiken received a commission of $1,000.
To date, lottery play has resulted in $3 billion transferred to support education, according to the state lottery.
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Gas tax hike nears; seen as a painful imperativeBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | April 28,2013MONTPELIER By the middle of this week, the transportation bill about to be signed into law by Gov. Peter Shumlin will have added nearly six cents per gallon to the price of unleaded gas.
Opponents of the gas tax including a conservative super PAC hammering the Democrats who voted for it have focused intently on what the new surcharge is going to cost. State transportation officials, meanwhile, are far more concerned with what the money will buy.
Documents prepared by the Agency of Transportation in December specify the dozens of projects that would have fallen by the wayside this year if lawmakers had rejected the Shumlin administrations revenue-generating proposal.
From $1.7 million of resurfacing on Routes 4 and 7 in Rutland City to the replacement of Bridge 208 over Gold Brook in Stowe, more than $100 million in construction projects, state officials say, would have been delayed due to lack of funds.
The biggest issue for us is losing momentum on overall improvements in the system, Transportation Secretary Brian Searles said last week. This would not only have stopped us in our tracks, but we would have actually lost ground.
The list provided by Searles outlines 41 specific projects that would have been delayed by a year or more had the gas tax increase (and the $11 million in bonding to go with it) not been used to generate $36 million over the next year.
The money will prevent Vermont from sending $70 million back to the federal government for lack of matching funds.
In addition to postponing work on specific projects, the agency would have slashed $4 million from its budget for mowing, leveling and patching, cut equipment purchases at the central garage by $2.2 million, and eliminated a $440,000 grant used to help towns improve back roads projects.
The cuts also included the elimination of Amtraks Ethan Allen route it would have been replaced with a bus service, under the agency plan and a $1 million cut to the large-culvert replacement budget.
Searles said lawmakers would have likely used their legislative discretion to alter the list in places. But for each project lawmakers wanted to save from postponement, Searles said, fiscal realities would have demanded they relegate a project of equal cost to the chopping block.
Sen. Dick Mazza, chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, was among those to voice resistance to the gas tax at the outset of the 2013 legislative session. Once Searles used the spreadsheet to illustrate the depth of the shortfall, Mazza said, he began to realize the gravity of the situation.
The state transportation revenue woes stem largely from a years-long decline in gasoline consumption.
There was just no place to go in the budget to find the money wed need to avoid leaving federal money on the table, and leaving money on the table, for all of us, just was not an option, said Mazza, a Grand Isle Democrat.
Mazza said lawmakers could have skimmed from the $50 million pool of money used to fund town programs. Since its a line item that goes unmatched by the federal government, Mazza said, lawmakers could have halved the appropriation, redirected the money to federal-eligible projects, and avoided leaving federal money on the table without raising the gas tax.
But that pressure then is only going to show up in peoples property taxes, Mazza said. Because the towns still need to get those projects done, and so theyre just going to put them in the municipal budgets instead.
Maintenance is the other area of the agency funded purely by state revenues. But Mazza said lawmakers werent about to compromise the agencys ability to conduct things like basic snow removal. Nobody in this building wants to raise the gas tax, Mazza said. But thats just the situation were in.
Searles said the impacts of cutting a $100 million hole in the transportation fund about 15 percent of the overall budget would have been perceptible.
Closure to our bridges is rare now, and we dont even like to let our bridge ratings get to the point where were even close to having an emergency closure, Searles said. But a hole of this size in the budget would have put us in a position where that would become more likely.
Searles said the reductions would have also slowed the recovery from Tropical Storm Irene. Since the federal emergency recovery funds arent at risk of revocation if they go unused this year, according to Searles, the state would have diverted the state match away from those projects and toward ones for which the federal assistance would expire after fiscal year 2014.
The move would have delayed more than $22 million in Irene-related work, including corridor-improvement projects along Route 100, Route 4 and Route 12A.
Delays to paving, bridge and culvert projects would have postponed planned improvements in nearly every corner of the state, from the $5 million resurfacing of Route 2 between Waterbury and Bolton, to the replacement of the River Street bridge over the Otter Creek in Rutland City.
While political attacks over the gas tax will likely follow Democrats well into the 2014 election cycle, Gov. Peter Shumlin last week didnt seen worried.
Vermonters are the wisest people on earth they get it, Shumlin said. The last thing anyone wants to do is see gas prices go up. But when you look at the choice of what happens if we dont bring in those federal dollars, its a pretty bleak choice.MORE IN This Just InNEW YORK Yes, your mutual fund may own some Greek stocks. No, most likely not a lot. Full StoryWHITE RIVER JUNCTION A Springfield man who was captured Friday evening after he took off... Full StoryLoan program launched for owners of flood damaged apartment houses Full Story
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Beverly J. SeamansDecember 31,2012Beverly J. Seamans
NORTH CLARENDON Beverly J. Seamans, 69, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at her residence, after a long illness.
Born Nov. 26, 1943, in Rutland, the daughter of Forrest and Mary Jane (Wilder) Whitney, she was a graduate of Rutland High School.
Mrs. Seamans was a machinist for Mal Tool Inc. in Rutland for several years.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening, canning, skating and watching football.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Seamans of North Clarendon, whom she married July 20, 1963, in Rutland; a daughter, Dale Towsley of New Boston, N.H.; two brothers, Paul Whitney of Rutland and Robert Whitney of Mendon; four grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The graveside service will be held at a later date in Pleasant View Cemetery in Middletown Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland, VT 05701.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Roberts-Aubin Funeral Home.
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After a long hiatus, the guys are back for another Benjamin Moore Google+ Hangout. They preview tonight's match against the Colorado Rapids and look ahead to the Quakes' playoff and CONCACAF Champions League run.
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Weather poses threat of treacherous travel
Drivers in Lee County and the surrounding area could be in for a messy evening commute, according to the National Weather Service, courtesy of winter weather expected to hit the region this afternoon.
"We expect precipitation to move into the area from the west," said Jonathan Blaes, meteorologist with the NWS Raleigh office. "That's going to be a mix of wintry precipitation types." Blaes said that precipitation could start as snow or sleet between 1 and 3 p.m. before changing later to freezing rain and drizzle.
"Amounts with this storm will be fairly light," the forecaster said, but given the recent frigid temperatures, whatever falls could freeze and accumulate.
"It's quite likely the drive home will be messy, tricky," Blaes added.
Trying to get ahead of the inclement weather, Lee County Schools instituted early release, with elementary schools letting out at noon, middle schools and Bragg Street Academy at 12:15 p.m. and high schools at 12:30 p.m. Chatham County Schools arranged to let classes out at 11:30 a.m. today.
Harnett County likewise announced an early dismissal, noting that release times would vary by site with noon being the latest release time for any school. Individual schools will advise parents of their release time, and all after-school activities for today have been canceled.
Nancy Veroni, emergency management coordinator with Lee County Emergency Services, echoed the warning to motorists. She said that freezing rain "could cause icy road conditions with a glaze [of ice], and temperatures are going to be low that will cause that glaze."
"People need to drive cautiously, especially on bridges where it hits first anyway," she said. "If they go anywhere, they need to take it slow."
The NWS included Lee County in a winter weather advisory issued Thursday afternoon, as well as its neighbors Harnett, Moore and Chatham. The advisory was set to expire at 12 a.m. Saturday.
Lee County Emergency Services Director Shane Seagroves named black ice among the hazards that could result from the approaching front, which will be proceeded by very cold air that pushes ground temperatures below freezing.
"Forecasters are predicting approximately a tenth of an inch of ice tomorrow," Seagroves said in an emailed statement Thursday. "This sounds like a very small amount, but please be reminded that this is enough to take down tree limbs and power lines in our area."
N.C.Department of Transportation officials from Sanford and the nearby district office said that in anticipation of poor conditions this weekend, crews have already applied salt brine on the major roads in Lee County — Highway 15-501, Highway 87, Highway 421, Highway 42, Highway 78 and U.S. 1, all of which includes Hawkins Avenue, Horner Boulevard, Tramway Road and East and West Main Street. The department also had snow plows and spreaders rigged up in case they were needed.
Conditions should improve Saturday, Blaes said, which is expected to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 40s or higher. Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the 60s by the middle of next week.


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Google finally acknowledged the mash-up and hacking craze that Google Maps Mania has been spotlighting over the past several weeks. Coming on the heels of many unofficial Google Maps hacking guides, scripts and sites facilitating overlays from external sources to a Google Map, Google has released the following:
What is the Google Maps API? Here is what Google has to say:
The Google Maps API lets developers embed Google Maps in their own web pages with JavaScript. You can add overlays to the map (including markers and polylines) and display shadowed "info windows" just like Google Maps.
Here's the way Google will generate revenue from this:
The Maps API is a free beta service, available for any web site that is free to consumers. Google retains the right to put advertising on the map in the future. Please see the terms of use for more information.
It's smart of them. Google AdWords and AdSense is the primary revenue generator for them currently, so it makes sense to integrate their intelligent ad system into the maps tools that people will start creating and promoting.
You are required to sign up to make use of the API, and once confirmed you will have the ability to "legitimately" perform what we've to this point known as "hacks" since that is what developers have had to do to get into the Google Maps code and make these interesting tools. I'm hoping Google will create a nice way to showcase these, as keeping track of them is limited to tracking the launch of them the blogsphere at this point.
My question is this: With the arrival of the API, does this require the hacks to get "certified" with the API or risk Google telling them to shut it down? Does anyone know the answer to this?
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Brent Musberger has apparently moved on from Katherine Webb
Brent Musberger must feel a little randy on Monday nights.
Last Monday, while calling Alabama's BCS Championship Game romp over Notre Dame, the veteran announcer verbally drooled all over Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb, the reigning Miss Alabama.
ESPN even found it necessary to issue an apology.
This Monday, Musberger was in Lawrence, Kansas to call the Jayhawks' game with Baylor, and he was at it again. When signing off the broadcast, Musberger thanked his announcing crew.
"For Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe, who was really smokin' tonight, I want to say so long from Lawrence," he said, with a smile evident in his voice.
ESPN felt the need to respond again, with Josh Krulewitz, the network's vice president of communications, putting this out on Twitter Tuesday morning:
Simply stated: "Brent said the word 'it.' We are moving on."— Josh Krulewitz (@jksports) January 15, 2013
Said the word 'it' where? "Holly Rowe, who was really smokin' it tonight..." How does that make any more sense or appear any better?
We think this is simply a case of Musberger having a little fun at his critics and maybe sending a not-so-veiled shot at his employer for their very public admonishing of his comments.


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ELKIN - Fifteenth-ranked Elkin edged upset-minded East Wilkes 3-1 Wednesday night to remain in control for the 1A championship in the Mountain Valley Conference.
Powered by two first-half goals, the Elks managed to hold off a pesky Cardinals side that scrapped until the final whistle.
"I'm not satisfied with the way we played, but I am extremely happy that we won," head coach Joe McCulloch explained. "We talk about it all the time that any team can beat you anytime. We just never got going; never got into a rhythm. And credit goes to them, they kept us out of our rhythm. We just have to get started early and keep up the intensity.
"We played well enough to win tonight and they played well enough to beat us," he added. "As we get into the second half of the season now and looking to the playoffs, we have to get hungry and want to win more."
Andrew Palaez put Elkin on the board early when he found the back of the net at the 35:46 mark as the Elks peppered the Cardinal goal with shots early.
After coming close throughout the half, Carlos Trejo broke through and picked up a loose ball on a corner kick and poked it in to give Elkin a 2-0 lead at the break.
A determined East Wilkes team cut into the lead with an early goal to open the second half when Tristan Davis found the back of the net to bring the Cards within win at 2-1.
As both sides fought throughout the game, four yellow cards were issued, including two on East Wilkes head coach Dan Prouty, resulting in his ejection.
On the ensuing free kick from Prouty's dismissal, Elkin's Daniel Cortez bent the ball around the Cardinal wall and into the corner of the net for an insurance goal as the Elks went up 3-1.
From there, Elkin's defense turned away East chances, sealing the win.
The Elks improved to 8-4 on the year, including a 6-2 mark in conference play. The six wins puts Elkin in third place in the standings, only one win behind leaders Ashe County (7-0) and Forbush (7-1).
The Elks lead the race for the top 1A seed out of the MVAC by four games over 2-5 West Wilkes. North (1-6) and East Wilkes (0-8) round out the 1A standings.
Despite the four-game lead, McCulloch warned his team about getting "too comfortable."
"I don't want them to get comfortable," he explained. "They are getting complacent, instead of wanting to make statements. We have a potential to compete for the conference championship.
"We have to beat West, we only beat North by one and we were lucky to get out of here with a win, so [winning the 1A] is not a given. We just can't get comfortable like we're on cruise control from here to the end," McCulloch added.
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One of the best ads during the Super Bowl yesterday didn't exist until well after the game started–and didn't even run on television. It was Oreo's ad, which was embedded in a tweet made during the half-hour blackout in the third quarter.
What made it among the best ads of the game wasn't flashy video–it was a static photo, of all things–nor did it feature celebrities, cleavage, or wise-cracking babies. It was special mainly because it was created on the fly and ran immediately.
This was real-time advertising–not just that algorithmic stuff spewed out by innumerable ad networks that track you all over the Web, but a real real-time ad that was elegant, clever, brand-specific and most of all, of course, timely. Something happened while everyone was tuned in, a brand ginned up an ad that incorporated that something, and the ad ran–all in minutes.
This could be a very big deal. There's so much noise in advertising today that it's tough to break through with a brand message. Targeting, especially in online advertising, clearly works and, if privacy concerns don't get in the way, will work better with each passing year. But ever-narrower targeting, no matter how precise, isn't really what most brands, which need to reach people by the millions, are looking for. That's why they still spend the bulk of their ad budgets on TV ads.
Real-time ads could help free up more of those dollars from TV. Too often, marketers and agencies ignore an advantage that active websites–particularly social services such as Twitter and Facebook–share with live television: the ability to reach a lot of people with a message that's relevant to them right now.
Arguably, this is why Google became the world's most successful advertising company: Its search ads reach people at the moment they're ready to buy the product or service or business they're searching for. Oreo's ad illustrates another way marketers can reach people online when they're most receptive to the message, but not just to spur an immediate sale like search ads mostly do. These real-time ads could create a consideration of a brand for a later purchase, like most TV ads do.
The naysayers are already weighing in: Sure, Oreo's ad wasn't unique; Tide did something similar, if less clever. Yes, Oreo had an advantage because it had marketing folks from its agencies 360i and MediaVest primed to respond with a social media command center at 360i's TriBeCa headquarters in Manhattan, since its parent company Mondelez was a Super Bowl TV advertiser already. And OK, no one yet knows if the 15,000 tweets and 15,000 Likes the image got on Facebook will cause more people to go out and buy Oreos.
But the fact is that it worked on the only level that matters when it comes to event-based advertising: Lots of people are talking about the brand, and in glowing terms. And they're doing it not in response to a multimillion-dollar ad that required months and many more more dollars to produce, but one that literally took minutes to create and run.
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It seems apparent after this Super Bowl, at least, that Twitter is the leading marketing medium for second screens like tablets and smartphones, and that means it's the leading platform for real-time advertising as well. If Twitter buys the social TV analytics firm Bluefin Labs, as rumored today, it could cement that status by providing marketers the kind of detailed information they need on viewing habits if they're going to spend more on social media.
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The challenge, and it's a significant one, is that it's not yet clear how broadly real-time ads can be deployed. It's possible the opportunities are limited to huge events–TV events, it must be said–that manage to get a lot of people focused on one thing at one time. It's also uncertain how many resources marketers and agencies can devote to this kind of thing. But Oreo's success surely will prompt them to find out.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga volleyball team (10-15, 4-6 SoCon) fell to Georgia Southern (18-6, 9-1 SoCon) Sunday afternoon at Maclellan Gym.
After coming out flat in the first set, Chattanooga battled back in the second and third sets, but came just up short in both contests (14-25, 24-26, 23-25). Freshman Briana Reid (Houston, Texas) was the Mocs' kills leader with 13 through three sets while fellow freshman Sarah Batterton (Colbert, Wash.) finished with a second-best eight kills.
Senior libero Paula Passmore was UTC's defensive leader with 20 digs, and junior Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.) collected a team-high 31 assists.
Chattanooga was held to a .065 hitting percentage in the first set, rotating just one time during the frame. The Mocs were only allowed to score on their own serve only three times before reaching the 11-24 mark in the set. UTC was able to piece together a four-point run near the end of the first frame, but Georgia Southern would only need one point to take the first matchup 25-14.
The Mocs came out strong in the second stanza, fighting neck-and-neck with the Eagles throughout the entire set. GSU garnered as much as a four-point advantage only once during its 26-24 win in the second set. Six Reid kills kept the match tight, but back-to-back scoring opportunities at the end of the set gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead going into the intermission.
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"We came out flat in the first set, and it's hard to come back from something like that," Head Coach Travis Filar said. "But we were able to battle back and make it close. We had an electric crowd, and it was good to see so many people come out and support our Mocs on fall break. I just wish we could have played with as much electricity as the crowd brought to the bleachers."
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Maria Saxon calls a number in her cell phone, knowing that she won't get an answer.
The number is that of her sister, Lukisha Nicole Thomas, who died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on the sidewalk of York Street on March 30.
"I call her phone and her voicemail is still set up," Saxon said. "That just still gets me, that I can hear her voice, but I'm not able to talk to her."
Thomas, 29, was walking on the sidewalk along with her 2-year-old son and a man, Ray Charles Wooden Jr., when a 2006 Jeep reportedly left the roadway and struck them. She later died during surgery.
Thomas' son was treated and released at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Wooden remains hospitalized.
The driver of the vehicle, Aiken attorney Tom Woodruff, has been charged with careless driving.
Saxon organized an event Saturday that served as a memorial for her sister and a prayer vigil for Wooden. Several dozen people gathered at the accident scene on York Street.
"We were wanting everybody to know that my sister was a person," Saxon said. "We wanted everybody to know who she was, to put a face with the name that was out there. We want everybody to know that we're here, and we still don't think justice was served. We want the laws to be changed."
The incident and ensuing investigation stirred questions – and outcry – from the public as to why Woodruff wasn't charged on the scene, and why it took so long to charge him. It also prompted the Aiken branch of the NAACP to hold a heated press conference to "make inquiry" into the process of the investigation.
Saturday's event was much more low-key.
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In addition to Saxon, who shared a few words about her sister, the event featured Phillip Howell, president of the NAACP's Aiken branch, state Rep. Bill Clyburn and Aiken City Councilwoman Gail Diggs, all of whom called on the community to support Thomas' family and children.
Diggs asked for prayers for the families of Thomas and Wooden.
"Remember also, even though it's hard to forgive – we know how God speaks of forgiveness – Mr. Tom Woodruff," Diggs said, "who will live with this for the rest of his life.
"He will relive this moment every time he passes this area," she said, pointing behind her to the passing traffic on York Street. "I also ask that you pray for peace in this community, and pray that all of us not forget Lukisha, not forget Mr. Wooden, not forget these five children and Maria and her husband, who have the responsibility of rearing them. Continuously reach out to them, encourage them, support them."
Clyburn called for a trust fund to be created to help Saxon with the expenses of raising her sister's children. He implored those in attendance to contact local businesses about making a contribution.
"They have got to get an education, they have got to get college degrees," he said of Thomas' children.
Saxon is petitioning to get custody of her sister's children, who, along with their aunt, unveiled a wreath with Thomas' portrait in the center on Saturday.
"I love my sister, and my sister knew all the kids should be together," she said. "I don't think they should be split up. They've always been together and I think they should always stay together. They're brothers and sisters, and I love them."
Saxon recalled her sister as a generous, smiling person.
"She was always giving, she was always smiling, no matter what was going on," she said. "Me and my sister, no matter what, we always argued. She'd call me and say, 'I need such and such,' and I told her, 'Well, I ain't gonna do it.' But she knew I'd be right there."
'A better law – Lukisha's Law'
Howell said the charge levied against Woodruff is unacceptable.
"That careless driving sounds like, 'Dern, don't do that again,'" he said Saturday, slapping his wrist. "After having met yesterday with Chief (Charles) Barranco and Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr., we understand how they charged him. We don't like it. It's the law in South Carolina."
Howell said the NAACP is dissatisfied with the law, and a legislative solution is in order.
"The particulars of that are gonna be worked out with myself, the family and Bill Clyburn," he said. "His staff will prepare what we call a better law – Lukisha's Law – with more teeth in it, so nothing like this doesn't happen and (someone) just gets a slap on the wrist."
Howell said Wooden was moved from ICU to his own hospital room on Saturday morning.
"This morning, for the first time, he will know that his girlfriend Lukisha was killed," Howell said. "He has not known all this time. ... The family came up to me this morning and said, 'Can you please mention this?'"
Saxon is also on board with an improved law.
"Everybody came together to let everybody know that we're fighting, still, for justice to be served, and this is not right," she said of Saturday's event. "A community came together today to let us know that they are behind us, for us to push on and do what we have to do for justice to be served, and for these laws to be changed."
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime beat for the Aiken Standard and has been with the newspaper since August 2012. He is a native of Williston and majored in communication studies at Clemson University.
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I am pregnant with my 2nd child. My daughter was born at 37 weeks 5lb 8oz after induction. I had severe pre eclampsia but luckily my bloods were good just lots of protein, the high bp, feeling odd and unwell and twitchy, v brisk reflexes. I had mag sulph drip during labour as my blood pressure got a lot worse that day and I was vomiting. I stayed in hosp 1 week and took labetalol for 6 weeks.
I'm now 14 weeks pregnant. So far my bp is low, but then it was last time. I'm quite calm just now and hope I stay this way!
I saw an expert in the UK who has done a lot of research into PE. One things he suggested was looking at my PAPP-A blood result from the nuchal screening as there's been a link with low PAPP-A and PE. Luckily mine has come back normal, so that's a good start.
I'm being seen every appt by a doctor at the hospital and will have a uterine doppler scan at 23 weeks, and regular growth scans from 28 weeks.
Look forward to 'meeting' others in the same position as me and mutual support on here. Once I'm 20+ weeks I know I shall start to worry more!


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"... the VCU team reported that thromboxane synthase – an important inflammatory enzyme – is increased in the blood vessels of expectant mothers with preeclampsia... This enzyme results in the synthesis of thromboxane, which increases blood pressure and causes blood clots."
"The present work is unique because it opens up a new concept as to the cause and subsequent consequences of preeclampsia relating to epigenetics,†said corresponding author Scott W. Walsh, Ph.D., professor in the VCU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "It is the first study to show that epigenetic alterations in the blood vessels of the mother are related to preeclampsia.â€
According to Walsh, one of the main epigenetic mechanisms is methylation of the DNA, which controls the expression of genes. The increase of this enzyme in the blood vessels is related to reduced DNA methylation and the infiltration of neutrophils into the blood vessels. Neutrophils are white blood cells that normally help fight infection.
In the future, Walsh said some potential treatments for preeclampsia may include inhibition of thromboxane synthase, blockade of thromboxane receptors or dietary supplementation with folate. He said that folate supplementation could increase methylation donors to protect against adverse changes in DNA methylation that affect expression of the thromboxane synthase enzyme."
Even though this study has a lot of "coulds" it is an interesting new avenue of research. And possibly another reason to take folic acid or folate during pregnancy.
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The first thing to know about TEDxToledo: It's not named after a guy named Ted.
"A lot of people ask, 'Who is Ted?'" said Will Lucas, curator of the Sept. 19 event, which will feature 23 speakers on topics ranging from art, music, science, business, politics and more.
TEDx events are local talks based on the global conference series TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design. Its slogan is "Ideas worth spreading."
"We were looking for people who not only have good ideas or a perspective on how to reimagine Toledo, but are actually doing something," Lucas said.
Lucas, who also curated Toledo's inaugural TEDx event last year, said the idea is to "bolster our level of thinking" by bringing together people who don't typically get to interact.
"It's an opportunity to show people something outside of their box," Lucas said. "There will be people who would never have had the opportunity to sit next to each other. That's what I'm most excited about."
Last year's TEDxToledo sold out and Lucas expects this year's event to as well. It's set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at One SeaGate (the Fifth Third Bank building). Tickets are $75.
"We still hear ripples of positive feedback from last year's event from people who said it changed their whole perspective on Toledo, even people who have been here for a long time," Lucas said.
The title of this year's event is reIMAGINE. Each speaker will have the stage for eight to 18 minutes.
"We want to reimagine what Toledo is," Lucas said. "Historically we've been a manufacturing hub, which has kind of left over the past 10 years. We're in the middle ground between what we were and what we could be. There's a large group that wants to be what we were and a large group that wants to be what we could be. What is our history and how can we build on that for the future of Toledo?"
An opportunity to think about the direction Northwest Ohio is headed is why City of Oregon Administrator Michael Beazley is most excited to speak at TEDxToledo.
"One of the things I want to really emphasize is there's not one solution," Beazley said. "We need to try a lot of things to move a community forward. The notion that we can just find that one thing and all our problems can be solved, I don't think it's realistic for most places."
Mike Osswald, vice president of experience innovation at Hanson Inc., said his TEDx talk will focus on "making sense of marketing in the digital age."
"All these rapid changes we're seeing in technology, even just in the last three to four years of consumer electronics, websites and apps, the pace of it is like never before and it's changing how people live and make decisions about what to buy and how they want to interact with companies," Osswald said. "For marketers trying to keep up with all the new stuff, it's like drinking out of a fire hose. It's almost impossible. [But] as much as things have changed, a lot of it is the same. I want people who are in business to realize they know more than they think they do."
Osswald spoke at a TEDx event hosted by Bowling Green State University in 2011.
"When you put all those different disciplines together in a room, synergy happens. It really creates new ideas and opportunities for all the different people involved," Osswald said. "Creativity often comes when you're not thinking directly at something but thinking around it, and that's what TEDx does."
Artist Jefferson Nelson said he plans to discuss the utopian ideal of choosing "autonomy over profit," with the goal of getting his listeners to think about the value in doing the things they don't get paid for.
"My biggest goal is to get people to do the things they are passionate about and not just think about making money," said Nelson, who sculpts, draws, paints and works on art installations. "In an ideal world, I'd basically take making money out of the equation for everyone and have us function in a way that's about the greater good."
Nelson is partnering with a few other TEDxToledo presenters, including Toledo Museum of Art Director Brian Kennedy, Launch Pad Cooperative Co-director Crystal Phelps, musician Dean Tartaglia, architect Paul Sullivan and Instagrammer Ben Morales, to offer their talks for free at 5 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Ottawa Tavern, 1817 Adams St. For more information, check out FREEPRETEDX on Facebook.
"It's a chance for us to practice and also a less formal chance for people who can't afford the tickets to come out and hear a few of the talks," Nelson said.
For the past two years, Morales has collected historical Toledo photographs and photographed them in front of the modern-day locations. He calls the series Toledo Rephotography.
"It was the juxtaposition of old and new that really grabbed me," Morales said. "Hopefully learning and connecting to the past will enable people to take ownership of the community and be involved in it, therefore helping to control its future path."
Adam Mahler, owner of Ampelography Fine Wine Sales and Marketing, said he hopes TEDxToledo inspires attendees to look at Toledo differently.
"The wine business isn't something you think about being in Toledo," Mahler said. "I hope [attendees] realize that Toledo's unique limitations are no greater than any other city's unique limitations and if you are smart and assertive about it you can figure out how to make any place work for you and turn what could be a perceived negative into something you can use to your advantage."
Before Mahler founded Ampelography in 2009, he listened to a lot of TED talks.
"I really got inspired," Mahler said. "It helped me recalibrate the way I thought about business and how to build an enthusiastic community for a product. Over the years, every time I had a question I've gone back to it."
Morales and others said they are excited to hear the other speakers.
"I love to watch people talk about stuff they are passionate about," Morales said. "Plus, I like that they are short and sweet. They get right to the meat of the talk, not a drawn-out lecture."
Other speakers include Ballard Architectural Studio owner Andre Ballard; Great Lakes Institute founder Dave Beckwith; ex-atheist and University Church pastor Julian Davies; Blade crime reporter Taylor Dungjen; Toledo Public Schools Interim Superintendent Romules Durant; University of Toledo President Emeritus Dan Johnson; Toledo historian and North Shore Strategy Managing Principal Tedd Long; ProMedica President and CEO Randy Oostra; Root Learning co-founder Randy Root; Leadership Toledo Executive Director Dave Schlaudecker; political strategist Gabrielle Seay; Bowling Green State University biology professor Karen Sirum; foodie Molly R. Thompson; and Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Director Robert Torres.
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Mastrandrea previously served as the college's director of athletic media relations from 1993-2000. While serving as the director, Mastrandrea was responsible for the publicity and promotion of the school's 27 varsity sports, with his major focus on the football and men's basketball programs.
Mastrandrea earned his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1991, and worked for the firm of Updike, Kelley & Spellacy as a litigator from 1991-1993.
He and his wife, Joan, reside in Shrewsbury, Mass., with their son, Jacob.