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Despite the high oil prices there is a massive glut of oil in Cushing, Oklahoma, the designated delivery point for Nymex crude oil futures, with CNBC's Scott Cohn, and Brian Johnson, Enbridge Energy, Cushing Region Dir. & GM - Airtime: 28 February 2011
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I spoke with a Deeprock Energy (Tulsa-based) employee and he was very excited about the new joint venture between Deeprock and Kinder Morgan. Deeprock has four tanks that hold 250,000 barrels each and are building three more of the same size.
Kinder Morgan Announces Crude Oil Storage Acquisition and Joint Venture
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I here ConocoPhillips is not interested in reversing the Seaway pipeline. So we have oil flowing into Cushing from the gulf, but we need the excess oil to flow towards the gulf where all the refineries are. That's what I read in an article explaining why there is such a big difference between the WTI and Brent.
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Keystone Pipeline Project
The U.S. $12 billion Keystone pipeline system will play an important role in linking a secure and growing supply of Canadian crude oil with the largest refining markets in the United States, significantly improving North American security supply.
On June 30, 2010, TransCanada commenced commercial operation of the first phase of the Keystone Pipeline System. Keystone's first phase was highlighted by the conversion of natural gas pipeline to crude oil pipeline and construction of an innovative bullet line that brings the crude oil non-stop from Canada to market hubs in the U.S. Midwest.
Keystone Cushing (Phase II) is an extension of the Keystone Pipeline from Steele City, Nebraska to Cushing, Oklahoma. The 36-inch pipeline is currently under construction and will connect to storage and distribution facilities at Cushing, a major crude oil marketing/refining and pipeline hub.
The proposed Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Project is an approximate 2,673-kilometre (1,661-mile), 36-inch crude oil pipeline that would begin at Hardisty, Alberta and extend southeast through Saskatchewan, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. It would incorporate a portion of the Keystone Pipeline (Phase II) through Nebraska and Kansas to serve markets at Cushing, Oklahoma before continuing through Oklahoma to a delivery point near existing terminals in Nederland, Texas to serve the Port Arthur, Texas marketplace.
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...the spread between Gulf Coast oil prices (such as Louisiana Light Sweet) and West Texas Intermediate (at Cushing, OK) remains wide. The March LLS-WTI spread is $14.42/bbl, and is above $10/bbl through October, 2011. The key to restoring spreads to more typical levels is breaking the logistical bottleneck south of Cushing, thereby permitting Canadian oil that is weighing on prices in the Midcontinent to flow to the Gulf. The extension of the Keystone pipeline will help do that, but not for a couple of years. Another way to ease the logjam is to reverse the Seaway Pipeline, now flowing from the Gulf to Cushing, to carry crude in the opposite direction...
FACTBOX-Energy issues facing the White House - Wednesday - 30 March 2011
"...Keystone Oil Sands Pipeline -- On the one hand a pipeline to bring crude from Canada's oil sands could go a long way in making America's energy future more secure. Canada is one of the top U.S. allies and the proposed $7 billion Keystone XL line that would bring oil from Alberta to Texas refineries could help cut reliance on the Middle East. But crude from the oil sands takes more energy to produce, resulting in more emissions than average petroleum used in the United States. U.S. farmers have also complained the pipeline's expected route goes over a fragile aquifer. This month the State Department ordered an additional environmental review and said that it expected to make a final decision on a permit by the end of the year. TransCanada Corp , which hopes to build and operate the line, hopes the line will be in service in 2013..."
Oklahoma producers seek probe of Cushing oil supply - 31 March 2011
Misguided Call for Oklahoma Oil Regulator Market Intervention - 01 April 2011"...Oklahoma oil producers want the Corporation Commission to investigate the amount of crude oil stored at the Cushing oil terminal and its impact on Oklahoma oil prices..."
"...the Oklahoma Corporation Commission should let free market forces work rather than intervene as requested Thursday by Domestic Energy Producers Alliance and Oklahoma Independent Producers Association..."
Morgan Stanley Celebrates the Launch of its First Exchange Traded Note (ETN) Launched by Institutional Equities at the New York Stock Exchange - 30 March 2011
...Morgan Stanley Cushing ® MLP High Income Index ETN (NYSE Arca: MLPY) is the first ETN launched by Institutional Equities, and is the first in the expected launches of other ETN products by Institutional Equities that will be benchmarked to various indices. The Morgan Stanley Cushing® MLP High Income Index ETN tracks the performance of the Cushing® MLP High Income Index...
TransCanada says NY Times attack on pipeline unfair - 04 April 2011
"...we think it's very unfortunate that the New York Times, with the credibility that publication has, did not offer a fair and balanced editorial opinion on the project unlike what other outlets in the U.S. have done recently,' said James Millar, a spokesman for the company..."
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett endorses pipeline project - 09 April 2011
"...'we believe America can increase energy security and stimulate economic growth by securing access to stable sources of petroleum in North America,' the mayors wrote in a letter dated Wednesday. 'Reliance on unfriendly and unpredictable sources of oil drains the economic resources of our most vulnerable constituents, and diminishes the ability of local governments to provide them with essential services...'"
Point: Fighting 'authoritarian oil oligarchs'
Counterpoint: 'Good for Oklahoma'
Crude awakening
Environmentalists and supporters of the controversial TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project took turns at a public forum.
I hope that The Historic Hudson Oil Company Refinery is still available for public viewing from the highway.
It's juxtapostion nearly across the road from The Pipeline Shrine was awe inspiring.
Maybe not as inspiring as The Former Marland/Conoco Mansion/Refinery in Ponca City.
But inspiring, nonetheless.
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Healthy reefs with more corals and fish generate predictably greater levels of noise, according to researchers working in Panama. This has important implications for understanding the behaviour of young fish, and provides an exciting new approach for monitoring environmental health by listening to reefs.
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THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stopped the implementation of an order from a Manila judge to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to release 480 containers of imported rice, which was allegedly not cleared by the National Food Authority (NFA).
Customs officers were earlier barred by Judge Cicero Jurado Jr. of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 11 from "seizing, alerting and/or holding" the rice belonging to St. Hildegard Grains Enterprises owner Danilo Galang, who bought it from a certain Ivy Souza of Bold Bidder Marketing and General Merchandise.
Galang has already paid P28 million representing 10 percent of the cost of rice to Bold Bidder, one of the five consignees that imported some 150,000 metric tons of rice through the Port of Manila last year without import permits from the NFA.
The rest of the questionable traders are Intercontinental Grains, Medaglia De Oro Trading, and Silent Royalty Marketing and Starcraft Trading Corporation, which has been linked to suspected rice smuggling leader Davidson Bangayan.
Galang told the Manila court that the BOC erred in seizing the rice shipment, citing the expiration of World Trade Organization's (WTO) quantitative restrictions to rice importation on June 30, 2012.
Jurado then issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on January 16 followed by a preliminary injunction on January 24.
The Office of the Solicitor (OSG) questioned Jurado's actions before the SC, saying the Philippines is still negotiating with the WTO to extend the import restrictions until 2017.
Because of this, the government said the NFA still has the power to issue import permits as part of the quantitative rice restrictions.
Aside from the TRO, the SC also directed Jurado, Galang and Souza to comment on the government's petition to invalidate the lower court's orders within 10 days.
Last month, the SC blocked a Davao court order last December for the BOC to release of 91,800 sacks of rice imported by Starcraft.
The stay order however came too late as Customs Commissioner John Sevilla ordered the release of the shipment worth P21.1 million on January 6 in deference to judge's order. (Sunnex)
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Steak with fries is a Franco-Belgian bistro classic and perfect fodder for a food cart. It's a hot pile of starch and protein to be dipped in fat, courtesy of five aioli options. It's gratifying right down to the grease-slicked white butcher paper.
Each meat-and-potatoes plate is $8.50. The cart offers three cuts of steak—tri-tip, hanger and teres major on our visit—plus vegan-friendly seitan. (Vegans should go to neighboring Wolf & Bear's; the seitan has the flavor of overchewed gum and the consistency of a soggy cracker.)
The meat is prime. Teres major steak is a poor man's filet mignon, a tender cut taken from the long, thin shoulder muscle. Four slices as thick as a novella come cooked medium-well, tucked into the pile of fries. You want both mushrooms and onions, which each cost 50 cents extra.
You can substitute sweet potato fries for a 50-cent upcharge, but don't. The regular fries are the perfect pub fries—skin-on, English-style, medium-thick chips that were crispy on the outside but limp enough to bend and dunk. The sweet potato fries are thinner and crisper, cooked into rigid orange bows. Both types of fries fare far better with Brussels sprouts, quartered and tossed into the fryer with the tubers.
All are meant to be dipped in one of the aiolis, which include blue cheese, horseradish and three house specialties, including curry-rich garam masala, a thin garlic-and-white bean sauce and, my favorite, a white rosemary-mushroom sauce.
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Slain Pakistani governor had sought change in blasphemy law
Catholic World News - January 04, 2011
Taseer had become the target of Islamic fundamentalists recently after he initiated an unsuccessful clemency bid for Aasia Bibi, the 45-year old Christian mother of five children, who was to death on a trumped-up blasphemy charge in early November. Following this, Islamic scholars issued an apostasy decree against the governor-- even as Pakistan president Asif Ali Sardari backtracked from a move to grant Bibi an executive pardon.
Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik reported that the gunman who killed Taseer cited the governor's opposition to the blasphemy law as his motive for the assassination. "We have lost a great friend and a bold crusader against the blasphemy law," Archbishop Lawrence Saldana, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Pakistan, told CWN from his office in Lahore.
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Ah, another example of Islam as a religion of peace and tolerance. May God have mercy on Taseer's soul for he indeed sought peace and tolerance.


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Escondido, CA -- It is with great pomp and gusto that Stone announces its highly anticipated literary tome—The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance—will be gracing bookstore shelves everywhere on September 27th.
Greg's "brilliant" book marketing scheme
Greg & Randy will be signing books at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival
GREG KOCH and STEVE WAGNER are mad passionate about great beer. As the co-founders of Stone Brewing Co., they've become recognized leaders in the craft brewing industry. Greg is also co-author of the recently published The Brewer's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to the Art and Craft of Beer Brewing, Taught by the Masters. He is frequently called on to speak on topics ranging from craft beer to business to food to marketing, bringing a bold, entertaining, and often humorous approach along with his philosophy. Steve is the President of the California Small Brewers Association, and is currently writing an in-depth book on IPAs with Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele that will be published in 2012.
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Karl Lagerfeld Teams Up With Japanese Makeup Brand
Shu Uemura is a high end beauty brand founded and named after the late Japanese makeup artist Shu Uemura. Now, famous fashion designer, photographer and owner of the cutest kitty, Karl Lagerfeld has teamed up with the brand to create a gorgeous and fun makeup collection.
The Collection will range from $27 to $350 so there's a little of something for everyone. Karl Lagerfeld has designed all the packaging for the products and also the collections logo aswel as being heavily involved in the products themselves. The logo is a beautiful sketch that Lagerfeld drew himself using eyeshadow from Shu Uemura and is his own version of Japanese Manga! The range has so many wonderful products from lipsticks to nail stickers (inspired by Japanese Street Fashion), a makeup box and some OTT False Eyelashes made from red and black fabric.
Above is the sketch Karl Lagerfeld drew for the packaging. He called her 'Mon Shu' and said "I wanted to invent my personal vision of a Japanese manga"
A sneak peek of the eyelashes.
I have to say, I'm really looking forward to seeing this collection. Karl Lagerfeld and Shu Uemura were both huge fans of one another so it will be lovely to see the final products come to life. Lagerfeld even keeps a sketch pad with some Shu Uemura products next to his bed so he can sketch with them, he says "it's better than pastel; nobody has colors like that"!
What do think of this collaboration? Are you a fan of the cute packaging? The Collection will be out just in time for Christmas so keep a look out (^_^)
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Orange County Sheriff's Office has welcomed a new K-9 to their team on Friday.
Hank, an 18-month-old bloodhound, was donated from a Florida State Prison inmate dog training program in Polk County.
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Collins regrets allowing Santana to throw 134 pitches in his no-hitter
This afternoon in Miami, Terry Collins said he regrets allowing Johan Santana to throw 134 pitches during his no-hitter last June.
"It turned out not to be a very good idea," Collins explained to reporters. "A lot of people are happy they saw the no-hitter, but I wish he was starting today."
According to the team's beat reporters on Twitter, Collins expressed concern over Harvey's high pitch count yesterday and will be monitoring him because of what happened to Santana last year.
Harvey threw 121 pitches over 5 1/3 innings yesterday.
Michael Baron, ContributorI was somewhat surprised Terry allowed Harvey to go out for the sixth inning yesterday. He was sitting around 100 pitches after five, was laboring with his fastball, and it seemed like an ideal time to turn to the bullpen, despite their poor performance to date.
In the case of Santana and comparing the two, that just serves no purpose, and Collins should not be managing one situation based on the results of another player at another time. He also shouldn't be beating himself up over it, either. Ultimately, neither decision would have been easy, and Terry would have been second guessed for taking Santana out. In the end, his decision to take a player out or leave him in should be based on his knowledge of the player, his in-game stress level, and the current situation in the game. Period.
As for Santana, I still have no problem with Collins letting Santana leave everything out there for his no-hitter. Sure, the results of most of his starts which followed were ugly and an argument can be made his latest capsule tear might have stemmed from that 134-pitch masterpiece. But a no-hitter is one of the finest achievements for any pitcher, regardless of the level, and everyone involved — including Collins — would be second guessing the decision to take him out to this day, if he had decided to do so.


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CAMP BLANDING, Fla. -- Close to Jeff Chapman's heart hangs specialty made dog tags, on it are pictures.
"One for my baby and one for my wife," said Chapman. This is his 2nd deployment, but it is his first one as a dad.
"I am going to miss her first Halloween and her first Christmas, but hopefully I will be back by her 2nd birthday," Chapman said.
His daughter, Lilleigh, may be too young to understand where her dad is going, but across the room, 14-year-old Matthew Bradley understands his Dad, the commander of the unit, is serving his country. Matthew is going to help his two other brothers and sister keep busy to pass the time of the deployment.
"We'll do fun stuff so our mind isn't on it," said Matthew.
His mother, Beth Bradley, will make sure they don't lose that special connection with their dad.
"We just keep in mind the different ways we have to keep in touch and it is our duty too," tells Beth.
Duty and honor exemplified by the around fifty men and women deploying and their families. They are the 100th deployment of the Florida National Guard since 9/11 and will be going to Southwest Asia for a year.
"It is an honor to be the 100th unit and I am looking forward to going over, doing the job and coming back," says Lt. Col. William Bradley, the commander of the 2nd Battalion 111th Aviation Regiment.
Coming back is something Jeff Chapman is already looking forward too as well.
"The best part about being a dad? Coming home and seeing those big beautiful eyes," he says smiling at his daughter Lilleigh and his wife Ashley, "I look forward to that every day."
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I like to remember people I know at work on their birthday by sending them a card. We have an interoffice mail system and using it would save me postage; Is it best to send via USPS or use interoffice mail? This is not an issue for the company, we are free to utilize the interoffice mail for this purpose but does it lessen the sentiment to take advantage of a free postal solution?
It is perfectly fine to use your interoffice mail to remember your coworkers. They will be delighted you remembered them.
I find myself confronted with an uncomfortable situation. A friend of mine, who has remarried, is faced with the suicide of an ex-husband and father of two of her children. I only met the man once, but I am aware that she will not be receiving any more child support and the boys won't be receiving anything in the will. As a matter of fact, the man's family has invited the two boys to the wake and funeral, but have not invited my friend and her current husband.
I feel it necessary to pen a note of condolence, but I'm at a loss as to how to word it. Keeping it simple and formal seems weak considering my feelings for her and the boys, but more than a note of "you are in our thoughts" seems a bit much. Also, I am unable to offer much help as we live half a continent away.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Regards, Randy Strauss
Dear Randy,
Perhaps you might want to handle this incrementally, as no doubt will the family. A simple note to start is good and then follow up periodically via mail or phone, lending a shoulder or ear as your friend opens up. At some point, ask your friend how best you can help her and her children. If you know the boys well, remember them on birthdays and holidays.
My sympathy to you and your friends.
I am hosting a 40th birthday party for myself and want to include on the invitation "please no gifts". I have been told that this is tacky? Is it? Is there a better way to express that I want my family and friends to come, eat, drink and have fun but not feel as though they must show up with a gift.
I may be swimming against the tide on this one, but if your gathering is an INFORMAL one with close friends and family, there is absolutely nothing wrong with stating, "No gifts, please, just YOU!" The trees rustling around you will be the collective sigh of relief from your happy guests.


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Not a big fan of stouts (I've only found one that I really liked) and this one is "okay". Which is better than some commercial stouts get from me. I have yet to pour any of this down the drain but if I do another stout I'll probably use a different kit\recipe.
Chocolate Cream Stout
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(Posted on 10/4/14)
Wanted to make a Chocolate Stout but couldn't find a kit on this site to take advantage of the free shipping, So I decided to tweak this one. Added 8oz of chocolate malt to the steeping grains as well as 2oz Hershey's Cocoa powder at 15min. Transferred to secondary onto 4oz of Cocoa Nibs soaked in vodka. Tasted at transfer, and it already had a good chocolate/coffee flavor. I think this is going to turn out amazing after a few months of aging.
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It's a great recipe. I manipulated the preboil volume to 6 gallons but other than that brewed according to the recipe. It finished high on the gravity even after a month in primary but it is still delicious. It starts with a roasted, grainy texture and finishes smooth and sweet. Brew it, now.
Great beer
Review by A.D.
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This is a great price and produces a quality beer. It is great for beginners. I have been brewing for 10 years and I have returned to this beer many times. It is probably my favorite because of the taste and consistency. I noticed that this beer produces consistent results with every brew. You cant go wrong. Enjoy!
Sweet and bitter stout
Review by Jason
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Nice combination of sweetness from the lactose and bitterness form the roast barley. Smooth and filling. I like to have just one, nursing it along for a while. This isn't a beer I drink a few at a time.
Great Beer
Review by Tim
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Turned out great using the liquid yeast. If you like beers similar to Guiness this is a great place to start. It was creamy without being too thick, and had a light sweetness to it.
Nice sweet stout
Review by Koosman
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Nice stout, not overly bitter, the sweetness works well in this recipe. A great beer to drink after shoveling snow. It's smoother than most stouts and can appeal to those who normally don't care for stout.
Review by Paul
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I am a big fan of Milk Stouts, and this kit ranks as one of the best ones I've tried. I highly recommend adding 8oz of Chocolate Malt (Briess).
Good, make sure you ferment completely
Review by strib
(Posted on 11/21/13)
The one I had out of my batch tasted great. After 3 weeks in primary thought I would be safe to bottle with the supplied 5 oz of priming sugar. Made the mistake of not taking FG. On past batches have had no issues with not taking FG after 3 weeks. Ended up with a shattered bottle after 4 weeks of collaring. The rest were dumped was not going to press my luck. Lesson learned and switching to kegging for certain batches.
Above average Stout
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It turned out ok, smooth and easy to drink, When my in-laws visit they like to drink it. I have it occasionally though I'm more of a Pale Ale guy myself.
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MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin women's cross country team will hit the road this weekend, as the Badgers will send athletes to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in the Sycamore Invitational, and to Whitewater, Wis., for the Warhawk Invitational.
The Badgers will look to build off last week's second-place finish at the Badger Opener. Wisconsin, led by junior Gabrielle Anzalone's seventh-place performance, finished runner-up to Big Ten rival Northwestern.
Coach Jim Stintzi was happy with the overall performance of his athletes last Friday, but is anxious to see how they have improved after another week of training.
"Our goal last week was to keep the group together," Stintzi said. "The people that raced, I was pleased with their performances. They raced well, but I think we will learn a little bit more this weekend. The big thing is seeing how they race compared to how they work out. Training is one thing, but racing is a completely other thing."
For the 5-kilometer Sycamore Invitational, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. (CT), Wisconsin will compete five runners that didn't suit up last week, as well as other athletes Stintzi believes can make the team's top-12 travel squad. Stintzi is looking forward to competing on the same course that will host the NCAA championships in November, noting Saturday's race will provide a great opportunity for the team to gain experience on a challenging course.
"We want the entire 'A' group to get a chance on the course and experience the way it runs," Stintzi said. "It is a deceptively difficult course. It is a little tricky with a downhill start and some rolling hills in the middle. It will be a good chance for our young kids to learn the course."
Stintzi will look to see how sophomore Emma-Lisa Murphy and senior transfer Erin Cawley respond after a successful Badger Opener. Murphy, who won the competition last year in her first collegiate race, finished ninth, while Cawley, a transfer from Syracuse, placed 12th in her debut in cardinal and white.
"Emma-Lisa Murphy has looked really good in practice and ran a really good race," Stintzi said. "She ran a controlled race with Gabi (Anzalone) the whole way. I was impressed with Erin Cawley's performance as well."
In addition, Wisconsin will send some of its less experienced runners to Whitewater for the Warhawk Invitational, slated to start at 10:45 a.m. (CT). Stintzi believes the advantages of sending athletes to two meets are twofold, as the newcomers gain valuable experience, while the shortened roster increases competition.
"One of the reasons why I like to split up the squad is it puts a little bit of pressure on the team if we are racing five or seven people as opposed to 15," Stintzi said. "You need to come through for the team. I think it's a good thing to see who will be able to come through when the pressure is on, and who will need a little bit more time. The group going to Whitewater will get a chance to sew their oats and get another race under their feet."
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Let's Move Day
Seventh-day Adventist Church Abilene will present Let's Move Day to promote healthy children and families from 9 a.m. to noon at Redbud Park. The Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness will participate. A 5K run/walk will begin at 9 a.m., with registration from 8-8:45 a.m. Race registration is $25 for adults and free for children age 14 and under. To register, visit register.racedayeventservices.com/Search/event.aspx?id=22999.
Square dance workshop
TYE — The Wagon Wheel Squares will have a square dancing workshop at 6:30 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel. Beginning lessons will be 7-9 p.m.
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Blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Cisco College, 717 E. Industrial Blvd.
Abilene Interfaith Council, noon, Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St.
Blood drive, noon to 6 p.m., Goodwill, Ridgemont Drive.
Schizophrenia Support Group, 1 p.m., Advocates of Abilene, 333 Orange St. (use back door). 325-676-1400.
Haskell County Alzheimer's Support Group, 3-4 p.m., Haskell County Extension office, 101 S. Ave. D, Haskell.
Free swim class for people with multiple sclerosis, 5:30 p.m., YMCA, 3250 State St.
Anorexics Bulimics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Shades of Hope, 402A Mulberry St., Buffalo Gap. 800-588-4673.
Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society of Abilene, 7 p.m., 7607 Highway 277 South. 325-692-0063.
Association of X-Offenders, 7 p.m., 402 S. Pioneer Drive. 325-676-5741.
Abilene Toastmaster's Club 1071, 7 p.m., Conference Center, Texas State Technical College, 650 E. Highway 80. 325-692-7325 or abilene.toastmastersclubs.org.
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Broadway, Ballinger. 817-689-2810 or 325-977-1007.
Mid-City Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First Christian Church. 325-670-4304.
Abilene Community Band rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Bynum Band Hall, McMurry University. 325-232-7383.
South Pioneer Al-Anon Group, 8 p.m., 3157 Russell Ave.
Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Avoca United Methodist Church. 325-773-2611.
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Group. 325-676-1400.
Job fair
The Abilene Reporter-News will present a job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mall of Abilene.
Legislative forum
A legislative forum featuring state Rep. Susan L. King will begin at 10 a.m. at The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress St. A question-and-answer session will follow.
West Texas Book Festival
The 2013 West Texas Book Festival will begin with a brown bag lunch program featuring Julie Kibler at noon at the Abilene Public Library, 202 Cedar St. Lunches will be sold for $5. A reception honoring local authors will begin at 6 p.m. at the library.
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LIFT Walking Club, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Mall of Abilene. 325-670-6965.
Blood drive, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Behrens Auditorium, Hardin-Simmons University.
Mission on the Move Soup Kitchen, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Southwest Drive Community United Methodist Church, 3025 Southwest Drive.
Abilene Southwest Rotary Club, noon, Abilene Country Club.
High Noon Al-Anon, noon, Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road (south end; follow the yellow signs).
Stroke/Aphasia Recovery Program support group, 1:30-2:30 p.m. West Texas Rehabilitation Center boardroom, 4601 Hartford St. 325-793-3535.
Knox County Retired School Personnel, 2:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Knox City.
Alzheimer's Association support group, 4 p.m., 301 S. Pioneer Drive. Libby, 325-672-2907.
Dystonia Support Group, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Not Without Us, 3301 N. First St. Suite 117.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 p.m., Brook Hollow Christian Church, 2310 S. Willis St. 325-232-7444.
Veterans Peer Support Group, 6 p.m., Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer. 325-668-1415.
Overeaters Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave., Room 111.
Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave., Room 108.
Stroke Club, 6-7 p.m., West Texas Rehabilitation Center boardroom, 4601 Hartford St. 325-793-5475.
MHAA Bipolar/Depression Peer Support Group, 6-8 p.m., Ministry of Counseling & Enrichment, 1502 N. First St. 325-673-2300.
Free certified nurturing parent class (pregnancy to toddler), 6-8 p.m., Mission Church, North Third and Mockingbird streets. 325-672-9398.
The Abilene Evening Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Golden Corral, 4100 S. Danville Drive.
Al-Anon Parents Group, 7 p.m., Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 E. Ambler Ave. Use Church Street entrance.
Gambler's Anonymous, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church Kessler Building, 837 Jeanette St. 210-415-9905.
Memory Men (four-part a cappella singing), 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 1165 Minter Lane. Park on east side, enter through kitchen. 325-676-SING.
Abilene Society of Model Railroaders, 7-8:30 p.m., 2043 N. Second St.
West Texas Book Festival
The 2013 West Texas Book Festival will continue with a brown bag lunch program featuring Dean Smith at noon at the Abilene Public Library, 202 Cedar St. Lunches will be sold for $5.
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Overeaters Anonymous, 8 a.m., Mission Abilene, North Third and Mockingbird St., west entrance meeting room.
Abilene Cactus Lions Club, 11:45 a.m., Cotton Patch Cafe, 3302 S. Clack St.
Abilene Wednesday Rotary Club, noon, Abilene Country Club, 4039 S. Treadaway. $12 for lunch. Jo Ann Wilson, 325-677-6815.
Kiwanis Club of Abilene, noon, Abilene Country Club, 4039 S. Treadaway Blvd.
Clearly Speaking Toastmaster Club, noon, Westgate Church of Christ, 402 S. Pioneer Drive. 325-795-5570.
Family (of Mental Health Consumers) Support Group, noon to 1 p.m., Advocates of Abilene, 333 Orange St. 325-676-1400.
Blood drive, noon to 6 p.m., Goodwill, Ridgemont Drive.
The Alzheimer's Association Brownwood Support Group, 2-3 p.m., Redstone Park Retirement & Assisted Living, 2410 Songbird Circle, Brownwood. 325-643-9056.
Free swim class for people with multiple sclerosis, 5:30 p.m., YMCA, 3250 State St.
Co-Dependents Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Church of the Fullness of God, 2510 S. 14th St. 325-518-1498 or 325-665-7696.
Veterans Peer Support Group, 6 p.m., Ministry of Counseling & Enrichment, 1502 N. First St. 325-672-9999.
Advanced Square Dancing, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wagon Wheel.
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Broadway, Ballinger. 817-689-2810 or 325-977-1007.
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Taser shocks on mentally ill and intoxicated debated
This report was first published Nov. 14
A friendly poker game is interrupted by a phone call, answered by a drunken player who doesn't like what he hears.
The man loses the next hand, then his temper.
When Salt Lake City police arrive at the apartment three minutes later, they find his trail of shattered glass and kicked-in doors. The man is punching a wall and tells officers he wants to "kick their asses." They pull out their Tasers. The first shot misses, but the next two send 50,000 volts through his body -- incapacitating him long enough for officers to handcuff him.
Police using Tasers against sober or sane suspects usually only have to pull the trigger once. But sober or sane is hardly typical for those who go toe-to-toe with police in Utah.
A Salt Lake Tribune analysis found nearly half the time, about 47 percent of the cases, in which Utah police deployed electroshock weapons over the past 2½ years, they used them on people in altered states -- those suffering from mental illness or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Officers delivered multiple shocks to altered people almost half the time.
Yet science hasn't answered just how safe Tasers are to use on the mentally ill and substance abusers, a population that advocates say police will be even more likely to encounter as funding for treatment dwindles.
An American Medical Association council in June expressed concern that Tasers are used too often when a person does not pose a clear physical threat, and it determined there haven't been enough studies done on how they affect people in altered states. That same month, the death of a man shocked by police on a Utah highway sparked a widespread controversy. Nude and unarmed, Brian Cardall was suffering a psychotic episode when an officer zapped him twice -- at least once in the chest.
Electroshock-gun behemoth Taser International says its products can't conclusively be linked to any deaths but acknowledged individual reactions can't be predicted, particularly when underlying medical conditions or drugs are involved. After Cardall's death, the company also instructed police to avoid aiming Tasers at a person's chest - ---a departure from previous guidelines that recommended shooting at center body mass.
Police say Tasers save lives » While the AMA says Tasers are particularly dangerous for people in altered states, police say the same people pose the biggest threats.
Officers argue some situations escalate so quickly or become so volatile that using a Taser is their only alternative to firing a gun.
"Whether someone is using narcotics or has a mental illness ... they [can] have that rush of adrenaline, and for a few minutes or even a few seconds it gives them that superhuman strength," said Sgt. Saul Bailey, who has worked for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office for 15 years and used his Taser between 13 and 17 times since the department issued them in 2004.
Bailey recalled one instance in which he and other SWAT officers were confronting a man who was high on methamphetamine in the back room of his home. They weren't alone: The man's wife and infant child were in the room, too.
The man leaped at one of the officers, grabbing at a fully loaded, automatic rifle. He nearly had it wrestled from the officer's hands when other officers began to shock the man with their Tasers.
It took seven or eight jolts of electricity before the man let go of the rifle.
"If he hadn't let go of the rifle, we would have had to shoot him," Bailey said.
Police argue Tasers save lives by preventing major injuries, which are more likely if they are forced to use a firearm, police dog or a nightstick.
In an analysis completed in March, for example, the Durham Police Department in North Carolina reported a drop in injuries after implementing Tasers. The department said their use-of-force complaints filed against officers dropped by half in 2008 while physical contacts with suspects dropped by 75 percent, according to research publicized by Taser International.
"The No. 1 thing that it cuts down on is injury. The more often a suspect and an officer engage in physical confrontation, the more likely someone will get hurt," the report states.
But in Utah, such contentions can be difficult to quantify.
While the black-and-yellow shock devices have become a commonly issued accessory on police duty belts during the past decade, the number of fatal officer-involved shootings in the state has not seen any statistical decrease. Few departments keep or analyze their own statistics on how often and on whom officers use Tasers.
The Tribune found in most of the 423 cases reviewed, police reported deploying Tasers on people who verbally or physically threatened officers or themselves. In a handful of instances, the person shocked did not appear to pose a clear threat -- including 27 cases in which suspects were shocked as they ran from officers. No officers at departments involved in the review have been disciplined for misuse of Tasers.
Cardall's family disputes outright the notion that police should have used a Taser on the 32-year-old scientist, who died within seconds of being shocked.
"Absolutely, unequivocally a Taser should have never been used in this instance," Cardall's father, Duane, said after the death.
'I'm still just as dead' » The Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health offers optional training for law enforcement officers across the state for situations involving mentally ill people. The Crisis Intervention Team teaches officers how to calm someone who is having a psychotic episode and how to use words-- instead of force -- to defuse the situation.
But the training isn't required. Ken Thompson, the Hurricane police officer who shocked Cardall, didn't have the training.
Crisis intervention instructor Ron Bruno said he won't use a Taser on a mentally ill person unless other options have failed.
"If I utilize my Taser first, I could put someone into [a mental] crisis," said Bruno, a detective with the Salt Lake City Police Department. "Then [that person's] pain threshold goes away."
The Tribune found mental illness, including suicide threats, was a factor in about 13 percent of all Taser cases, but the devices did not subdue the person in about one-third of those situations. In each of the 15 Utah cases where a person had a documented mental illness, officers knew ahead of time the person's situation and said they attempted to first talk down the person in three cases.
Bruno said with officer safety as his top concern, it's sometimes necessary to shock a mentally ill or otherwise altered person. It's a situation some fear will start happening more often as jail space is reserved for the most violent offenders and funding for prison drug rehab is decreasing.
"With less availability of treatment, the more likely a person is going to continue to use and drink, and there's no stopping point," said Denise Leavitt, justice program manager for the state's Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, which saw 13,000 people last fiscal year. "They are going to be more likely to be Tased or involved with police."
Taser training for law enforcement around the state does introduce the idea of identifying who a "high-risk candidate" is and how to handle them. At the Richfield Police Department, which bought its first Tasers in 2005, officers are discouraged from using a Taser on the elderly or pregnant, said Richfield police Officer Shane Scott. Also, officers are trained to recognize the symptoms of mental illness in which a person is agitated, possibly running around, stripping off clothing or behaving in an otherwise manic way, he said.
In those cases, officers are "trained to recognize that person is in a physical state of risk," Scott said. Officers call an ambulance and report the person as a mental subject. Then, Scott said, officers work to subdue the person as safely as possible -- first without using a Taser, but then with the weapon if the situation calls for it.
"If that means five of us can tackle him, we tackle him. We have to do whatever is reasonable at the time to prevent them and us from not hurting people," Scott said.
In the crisis intervention academy where Bruno teaches, he emphasizes that police first talk to people who are acting out before using force. But in order for communication to work, a person needs to have the ability to reason and understand, he said.
In situations where people are intoxicated and violent, it's not always possible to talk them into compliance, Bruno said. In those cases, officers must consider how a person is acting and decide whether using physical force such as pepper spray, nightsticks or Tasers is the right option to defuse a situation.
But Tasers appear to have a disproportionately high use on people who are mentally ill, said David Fassler, a psychiatrist from Vermont on the AMA council. He told the American Medical News the research has made him worry the devices are increasingly being used as a compliance tool in such cases.
Bailey -- the officer involved in the case in which a man wrestled for another officer's rifle -- argues police can't handle the mentally ill with kid gloves if they are threatening themselves or others.
"My wife isn't going to care whether the person was completely lucid or off their meds that day. I'm still just as dead," he said.
Others question why officers are quick to use a Taser. Antonio Calderon, who is now on the St. George Citizens Review Panel that asked law enforcement agencies to stop deploying Tasers after Cardall's death, is one of them.
The devices weren't around when he worked in corrections from 1993 to 1998.
"Indiscriminate use of Taser guns is a cop-out," Calderon said. "There should be better training and stricter parameters before the use of a Taser gun is permitted."
The AMA said Tasers, when used appropriately, can save lives, but called for rigorous training and accountability.
When to reach for a Taser » Law enforcement agencies get their basic Taser training manuals and use policies from the same source: Taser International.
The Tribune review found nearly identical usage policies among Utah departments, all pointing to the same standard: Never use a Taser to coerce a suspect, and make sure deadly force also is available. But whether a person gets shocked may depend on where they are.
Comparing the number of Taser deployments to the size of each agency's force revealed Utah and Cache counties had some of the lowest Taser use, while Salt Lake County and Provo had some of the highest, with nearly three times the number of deployments. The state's capital landed on the low end of the middle.
Whether an officer chooses to reach for a Taser depends on the philosophy of the department. Deputies for both the Salt Lake and Utah County sheriff offices often find themselves in remote areas far from backup, but they might handle things differently.
Sgt. Jason Randall, who trains Utah County's deputies on Tasers, cautions against using Tasers in isolated situations.
"Your number one tool is your voice, and you should be able to talk somebody into handcuffs or patrol car," he said.
But in Salt Lake County, deputies are told when they're in a remote area with a small chance of backup coming, a Taser is a good option.
"Look at the injuries, there are zero to none for the officer or the suspect," said Nicholas Roberts, range master for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, about instances of Taser use.
Salt Lake County deputies use their Tasers nearly three times as often as Utah County officers, but such a discrepancy doesn't surprise Roberts, who points out that the capital county has twice the population and more than double the officers than its southern neighbor.
In four percent of the Salt Lake County cases, the person was shocked as he or she ran from an officer. The Sheriff's Office sets its bar high, saying an officer may only stun a fleeing person if the officer fears the person would "cause serious injury" to himself or others.
In 80 percent of the cases Salt Lake County handled, officers reported the person was combative or threatening them either verbally or physically. In the remaining 16 percent of cases, the person was shocked for resisting arrest.
While Utah County's Randall prioritizes keeping officers safe, he also focuses on using other means to do so.
"There are a lot of times where using a Taser is justified, but if you don't have to use force at all, we're encouraging officers to do that," he said. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should."
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Hurricane police Officer Ken Thompson twice deployed a Taser on Brian Cardall on the side of State Road 59 near Hurricane after Anna Cardall called 911 to report her husband behaving erratically while having a bipolar episode.
The officer shocked Cardall, 32, once when he failed to respond to commands to get down on the ground, according to 911 call recordings of the incident. Cardall was shocked a second time when he was on the ground.
A pregnant Anna Cardall, who had her 2-year-old daughter with her, witnessed the deployment.
Anna Cardall had told dispatchers her husband was unarmed, bipolar and had taken Seroquel, a medicine used to treat manic episodes associated with the disorder. Cardall was naked and had been trying to direct traffic, the recording shows.
After the Taser was used on Cardall a second time, he quit breathing and had no pulse, officers state on the recording.
The Cardall family has been critical of the officer's handling of the situation, saying a Taser should not have been deployed. Peter Stirba, a Salt Lake City attorney representing the Hurricane Police Department during an investigation into the death, maintains the officer was justified in using the Taser.
The Washington County Critical Incident Task Force has forwarded evidence, including autopsy results it will not disclose, to the Washington County Attorney's Office. County Attorney Brock Belnap is considering any criminal charges related to the death.
December 2004 » Police used a Taser on an Orem man who nearly collided with four cars while driving erratically on U.S. Highway 189 near Heber City. After a fight with police, which involved two Taser shocks and pepper spray, the driver, Douglas Meldrum, 37, died. An autopsy attributed the man's death to heart failure caused by the scuffle and high concentrations of ephedrine in his blood.
April 2006 » Salt Lake City police used a Taser on Alvin Itula, 35, who police mistakenly identified as a fugitive. As police tried to arrest Itula, a fight began and police shocked him at least four times with a Taser and used pepper spray and clubs. Itula died a short time later. His autopsy revealed high levels of cocaine and methamphetamine in his blood.
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Chemotherapy's effect on brain to be discussed in Ventura
What: Free workshop: "Chemo Brain" with Dr. Lorne Label.
When: Jan. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Community Memorial Hospital Board Room, 147 N. Brent St., Ventura.
Forgetfulness and mental fog are sometimes experienced by those who have undergone cancer treatment. And while the symptoms are usually temporary, they can be frustrating and debilitating for people who might not understand what they're going through, or think they're alone.
"When someone has cancer, there's such a focus on getting rid of the cancer that some of these more minor cognitive changes are overlooked," said Dr. Lorne Label, an Oak Park resident and a clinical professor of neurology at UCLA. As the founder of the Brain Longevity Center in Thousand Oaks, his practice specializes in adult and pediatric neurology incorporating his Western and Eastern medical studies.
On Jan. 28, Label will present "Chemo Brain," a free talk sponsored by the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura.
"This is a concept that's fairly new and has been under the radar for quite some time in regards to cancer patients who have complained to their doctors for a long time about mental fog, brain fog, chemo fog," said Label, whose talk will include the causes and manifestations of chemo brain symptoms, current medical research, risk factors and treatment strategies.
"We're not talking about those who have been on chemo or radiation to the brain that we know can cause side affects," Label continued. "We're talking about folks who have had chemotherapy, such as breast cancer patients, who've seen a lack of concentration, short-term memory problems and organizational difficulties, and they're told that the medication didn't do it, or they don't mention it to their doctor at all, but they see there's been a change in their own life."
While there's been some research in the area, there isn't much at this time, said Label, who completed his degree in internal medicine and neurology at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, followed by a clinical neuromuscular fellowship at the USC Neuromuscular Center.
"There's some papers in medical literature, but not many," he said. "But a number are starting to come out where they are doing neuropsychological testing on folks who have had chemotherapy. There are studies under way with before and after."
One aspect of his talk will focus on "brain calisthenics" — activities for those experiencing memory problems.
"Exercising the body, exercising the brain, properly feeding the brain, getting enough sleep ... some of these things can assist in helping you sharpen your brain a little bit; a positive attitude will also help," said Label, who will also talk about helpful supplements. "If you've had damage to your brain, it may not turn around 100 percent, but there are definitely some things you can do to improve it."
For cancer victims who have experienced brain fog or other cognitive problems, "to understand that it's real, that it's not just psychological, that they aren't the only ones ... that it's not necessarily associated with direct side effects of the chemotherapy medicine that changed their life ... is a relief," he said.
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