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GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, October 12. BYU continued its dominance in the final day of the Intermountain Shootout, winning all eight matchups in a meet that was scored as 20 individual dual meets between five men's teams and five women's teams.
BYU kicked off this morning's session in impressive fashion, as Kim Doroghian, Hailey Campbell, Andrea Grant and Alexandria Sorensen topped the 200 free relay in 1:36.50, exactly a second in front of CSU (1:37.50). BYU's B squad took third in 1:39.21. The BYU men were even more dominant in the men's relay, as Jordan Fletcher, Jake Taylor, Stott Bushnell and Brent Murray combined forces to post a 1:23.43, more than two seconds ahead of Air Force (1:25.95) and Mesa (1:26.05).
Doroghian returned in the next event to win the 200 fly in 2:07.96, a second and a half in front of teammates Zerlynn Tiang (2:09.46) and Jessica Ampuero (2:10.38). Lucas Aquino led another BYU sweep of the top three spots in the men's 200 fly, as he finished in 1:50.88. Rainer Ng (1:51.27) and Rafa Alfaro (1:55.75) placed second and third, respectively.
Colorado State's Cristina Bassani, last night's winner of the 100 breast, added a second win with a 30.24 in the 50 breast. Mallory Harris of BYU was the only other swimmer to break 31, as she posted a 30.92 for second. CSU's Tess Simpson posted a 31.13 for third. Air Force's Michael Barnosky led a trio of swimmers under 26 in the men's 50 breast with a 26.59. BYU's Chad Sorensen (26.73) and Michael King (26.89) rounded out the top three.
Valerie McMullan, last night's champion in the 200 free, added another win to her repertoire as well with a 5:14.53 in the women's 500 free. Her BYU teammate McKenna Fife certainly made it a challenge, as she was right behind in 5:14.75. CSU's Gabby Morley took third in 5:16.02. The men's 500 free proved to be another exciting race, as BYU's Stott Bushnell and Air Force's Kevin Jackson were nexk and neck for most of the race. In the end, Bushnell made up more than a second on Jackson over the final 50 to take the win in 4:45.07, just ahead of Jackson's 4:45.48. Air Force's Andrew Faciszewski was third in 4:48.47.
Jessica Shepard put CSU back in the winner's circle with a solid 2:09.82 to win the women's 200 IM. BYU's Jessica Ampuero recorded her second top-three finish of the day with a 2:10.27, while CSU's Tess Simpson did the same with a third-place 2:11.65. BYU's Hayden Palmer just held off teammate Rafa Alfaro to win the men's race, 1:54.06 to 1:54.43. Stephen Richards, also from BYU, placed third in 1:57.38.
In the closest race of the meet thus far, CSU's Karin Roh edged BYU's Andrea Grant by .01 in the 100 free, 52.80 to 52.81. Valerie McMullan continued her strong meet with a third place effort of 53.24. Meanwhile, Air Force's Ryan Dunne won his second sprint event of the meet with a 45.73 in the men's 100 free. Dunne also won the 50 fly last night. BYU's Brent Murray (46.35) and Mesa's Kent Olsen-Stavrakas (46.83) rounded out the top three.
In the women's 200 back, CSU's Yana Garvey came oh-so-close to breaking the pool record of 2:04.04, just missing it by a tenth with a 2:04.14. BYU's Hailey Campbell also challenged the record but fell slightly off the pace with a 2:05.15. Lauren Shaw, also of BYU, took third in 2:06.67. The men's 200 back went to BYU's Rainer Ng, who already won the 100 back and 200 free earlier in the meet, cruised to the win in 1:53.00. Teammate Jake Taylor took second (1:54.75), while Mesa's Justin Hastings rounded out the top three in 1:55.89.
BYU's Kim Doroghian put on a clinic in the women's 100 fly, winning by two and a half seconds over teammate Zerlynn Tiang, 55.51 to 58.00. BYU went 1-2-3 in the event with Alexandria Sorensen in third at 58.71. Meanwhile, Lucas Aquino grabbed the men's 100 fly win as he and BYU teammate Jordan Fletcher battled it out to the finish, with Aquino touching in 49.09 to Fletcher's 49.25. Ryan Dunne of Air Force took third in 50.63.
The meet wrapped up with the women's and men's 200 breast and 400 freestyle relays. CSU's Megan Lloyd (2:23.08) and BYU's Chad Sorensen (2:07.34) took home the final individual event finals up for grabs. BYU edged CSU in the women's 400 free relay, 3:32.72 to 3:32.89. Air Force was first to the wall in the men's relay in 3:05.16. In diving action, CSU's Emily Milone scored the most points in the 1-meter with 275.30, while Mesa's Brock Martin topped the men's 3-meter with 290.45.
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I'm trying to decide on an open source search/indexing technology for a .Net project. It seems like the standard out there for Java projects is Lucene, but as far as .Net is concerned, the Lucene.Net project seems to be pretty inactive. Is this still the best option out there? Or are there other viable alternatives?
While they were no 'full blown' releases (i.e. full documentation, web site updates) of Lucene.Net for quite some time, there are still fresh commits to its SVN repository. The latest release (2.3.2) for example was tagged in 07/24/09 (see here). Since the development is still active I would use it for new full-text-search projects.
I know this isn't open-source, but it is a free and very comprehensive offering from Microsoft:
Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express
lucene.net will necessarily lag the java one since it is a port. I also don't like how the lucene port is a straight copy although it does make it easier on the docs I suppose. Something to consider is using Solr if you don't need super tight (binary) integration. I have used it before with good success. It is still powered by Lucene but I think it is better since it has some better features. You can use it from .net via an HTTP endpoint.
One question to ask yourself is what you really need/want in a search solution. There are a lot of ways to go about implementing search and not all solutions work for every situation.
SQLite has FTS3 (Full Text Search 3) that may do what you want it to do. I don't have direct experience with it, but I believe it was developed explicitly to do what Lucene does, at least in the simple case. I don't believe you can alter the tokenizer or anything (without modifying source code, anyway), but it's an option.
After having used Lucene.Net in a couple projects, I'd also like to add the suggestion of compiling the Java version of lucene into .net code with IKVM.NET. It works wonderfully, and you never have to worry about being out-of-date with respect to the Java version. You also have the option of compiling all the extra libraries and using them as well (I'm using the GIS search stuff in one project).
Lucene.net is implemented in nHibernate, so if you also are looking for an O/R mapper, the combination may be worth a deeper check.
We currently develop a prototype and configuring Lucene is done in a bunch of minutes (we use fluent nhibernate).
Although its not .net i would recommend using Solr as its built on lucene and will be simple to integrate given the fact it returns XML/HTTP and JSON
As I understand, you need "just" a full-text index on your existing database, and SQL Server full-text search in principle worked for you, but your current implementation/setup is too slow.
If I were you, I wouldn't go for a completely different approach (just think about the mess to keep an external index in sync with your database, or join query results from both etc.). Try to fix the performance issue with SQL Server, as nobody would seriously assume that 6sec for searching 7k rows is the final word for a enterprise class solution that is used for some of the largest databases around... Maybe try to ask a new question about common pitfalls with this feature (I'm not an expert on this), and you might end up with a simple fix instead of a complete rebuild of your search architecture ;)
Have a look at www.searcharoo.net. It has a crawler, and features like work stemming, indexing office documents/PDFs. The author is very active on the codeproject articles and responds to questions pretty quickly.
I used to use DotLucene but ran into a number of problems. a major one was the fact that it required full trust to run.
I have since moved to using SearchAroo: http://www.searcharoo.net/
it uses an XML data store, and i have found its performance to be VERY similar to dot lucene.
if you are looking for another option, i'd definitely take a look.
If you don't really insist on .Net you can give Sphinx a try. Open source and available for all platforms (Windows / Linux).

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Ahhh, apologies.
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If you have any kind of difficulty with making apologies, please read this blog carefully because there will be plenty of times in your life when an apology is warranted. And whether you want to deliver it or not, the apology will go a long way to repairing and even preventing damage. If you look back on your career thus far, there are probably some situations that would have been more easily dealt with had you just said you were sorry.
Here's the tricky part. You just might have to LIE. Maybe you were not really the one who made the mistake. Maybe it was your desktop guy who read the work order wrong, or your CSR that wrote the date down wrong, or the estimator who missed a decimal point. But, YOU are the captain of that particular ship, and as far as your customer is concerned, you represent the whole company. And the customer needs to hear an apology from someone, so it better be you.
Say it with me, folks…
"I am SO sorry that this happened." Come on Fonzie, you can do it.
What is more important, though, is what comes after the apology.
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Winners: Innovators who deliver market-oriented solutions for African-led development. Open to researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) (www.africaninnovation.org ) announced the call for the 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) (www.ipa.uneca.org/aif). Young people and women encouraged to apply.For detailed information, please visit: www.innovationprizeforafrica.org.
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House Republicans decision to act in a piecemeal fashion, instead of on one comprehensive immigration Bill, points to a drawn-out process that may spill into the 2014 midterm election season and jeopardise final negotiations.
Its a long and winding road till we actually get to a final product, Representative Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican, said.
Democrats say that if Congress doesnt agree on legislation by the end of the year, an immigration-law revision may fall by the wayside.
Its unlikely that its going to happen in an election year, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said in Washington.
The House is starting to assemble its strategy for a rewrite of immigration laws almost six months after the Democratic-led Senate began talks and two weeks after the Senate passed its broad plan.
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Obama has said he wants to sign the immigration legislation by the end of this year. The issue is his highest domestic priority thus far in his second term, after he won 71% of the Hispanic vote in November. Republicans, in turn, want to boost their partys appeal with Hispanics after 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney promoted self-deportation as the answer to illegal immigration.
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Scripps Health opens radiation center
Radiation oncologist Dr. Ray Lin is thrilled that he and his cancer patients are getting out of the basement and into the sunlight, now that the $44 million Scripps Radiation Therapy Center is opening.
He tells this joke: "One of my patients said, 'Going to see you is like going to hell. I go into a dungeon, drop down in the elevator and then you burn me.'
Scripps Radiation Therapy Center
Size: 45,240 square feet
Cost: $44 million
Construction: FreemanWhite Inc., architect; DPR Construction, general contractor
Purpose: Combines radiation cancer treatment services from Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital, with the capacity to treat 1,200 patients a year.
Technology: Three linear accelerators; suite for brachytherapy, or radioactive seeds or pellets implanted near a tumor; CT scanner that creates "4-D" images that account for tumor motion as a patient breathes.
Design: The two-story, modern stone and glass building includes 10 exam rooms, ambulance bay, spa-like changing rooms and rooftop garden patio.
Open House
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Where: 10670 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla (Torrey Pines mesa)
Details: Visitors can tour the center to learn about its medical technology, get health screenings, attend presentations by physicians, watch healthy cooking demonstrations, enjoy refreshments and music. Face painting and balloon art are available for children.
"This center is much lighter and brighter and much nicer," Lin said as he strode the halls of the newly opened center on Torrey Pines mesa in La Jolla.
The handsome two-story stone-and-glass center consolidates the radiation oncology centers at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital where, like most hospitals, radiation services were buried in the concrete-walled basement.
While the new center offers patients a sun-splashed lobby, rooftop terrace, and spa-like lounges with changing rooms roomy enough to accommodate both a patient and helper, the amenities are only part of the story.
"This is a major, $44 million step in bringing forward new technology and services to our patients," said Chris Van Gorder, chief executive of the five-hospital Scripps Health system. "And it allows our physicians to work together in a way they weren't able to do because they were physically separated."
The public can view the center during an open house on Saturday.
The radiation center is part of a larger Scripps Health plan to expand cancer treatment services, Van Gorder said, that includes the Scripps Proton Therapy Center due to open next year in the Carroll Canyon area of Mira Mesa.
That $220 million center, owned by Advanced Particle Therapy, will be operated by Scripps Health and Scripps Clinic Medical Group.
Only 10 proton therapy centers operate in the country, mostly because of the sky-high construction cost and continuing research into its relative benefits.
The two centers will bring Scripps to a new level in cancer treatment, said Lin, who serves as medical director of radiation oncology for the Scripps Health system.
"This will elevate Scripps to world-class status," he said. "There are only a few facilities in the country that can rival us."
Those are strong words in a highly competitive health care market that offers residents several choices in well-regarded cancer facilities, particularly Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego, one of only 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Still, Scripps Health is highly regarded for its cancer care, and treats the most patients each year, according to the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.
The new Scripps center at Torrey Pines houses the latest generation in traditional photon radiation technology, including three new linear accelerators that provide faster, more precise treatments with better capability to modulate radiation dosage.


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Daily Archives for April 11, 2013
Silly extremist: the government has no designs on your firearms, 3
TweetAnd when government officials state openly, in public, before a cheering crowd, that they do have designs on your firearms, well, that's just you mishearing them through the whirring of black helicopters and the subtle zip and thud of Spec … Continue reading
Senate cloture vote tells us one thing: the GOP as a national party is dead
TweetAs some Newtown families, props being used by the very gun grabbers who have set up the kinds of gun-free shooting galleries in which their children were slain, held hands and prayed for more than 60 votes (having been flown … Continue reading
Live vote on Senate floor, Firearms bill [updated]
TweetHere. Already, several Republicans (and "blue dog, centrist Democrats) have agreed to bring the "debate" on unconstitutionally amending the 2nd Amendment without going through the amendment process to the floor for a vote. update: Passes 68-31, with at least 16 … Continue reading
Silly extremist: the government has no designs on your firearms, 2
TweetNo black helicopters here, either. Just doctors and the government, on the advice of a bipartisan "gang of two or three", working in concert to keep the mentally ill from owning dangerous weaponry. By ignoring HIPPA, and turning healthcare providers … Continue reading
Silly extremist: the government has no designs on your firearms, 1
TweetSee? No black helicopters here. Just the innocent sharing of data between states and the federal government. For the children! "MO Secretly Shares Entire CCW List With Feds Against State Law": Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer confirmed today that the Missouri Highway … Continue reading


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Teen Mom 2's Kailyn Lowry Argues With Javi Marroquin — Watch the Exclusive Sneak Peek! (VIDEO)
Teen Mom 2's Season 5B premiere hits the small screen in T-minus a few hours (premiering on July 16 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV!), and our bodies are beyond ready. While we're itching to get caught up with Chelsea Houska, Leah Messer, and Jenelle Evans, we're especially excited to see how Kailyn Lowry has adjusted to life as a mother of two.
Now that Kailyn is living the married life with husband, Javi Marroquin, along with new baby, Lincoln Marshall Marroquin, on her arm, she is juggling a lot. Plus, Kail is also sharing custody of her first son, Isaac, with ex Jo Rivera. But it looks like the real strain is stemming from her countless fights with Javi.
In this exclusive sneak peek from MTV, Kailyn and Javi sit down to talk about their issues, and you guys, it gets intense. "So what are the things that make you mad, what are the things that frustrate you?" Kailyn asks Javi, upon which he responds, "You're attitude … Sometimes you can get really mean."
Kailyn then counters with, "I guess I never really saw a healthy relationship growing up, and now that I'm in a marriage, I'm trying to figure it out, instead of knowing what it was before." So what happens next? Let's just say tears flow.
To see how these two end their argument (and catch a peek at baby Linc!), watch the full clip above! Plus, don't miss the premiere of Teen Mom 2 Season 5B on Wednesday, July 16 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A special squad is targeting food-stamp fraud in a southwest Ohio county, and authorities say it's already headed off nearly $200,000 in what would have been spending on things other than food aid.
The Butler County squad formed in July includes one full-time and one part-time sheriff's detective, an assistant prosecutor and a county Job and Family Services employee. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the squad's investigations have led to 17 arrests so far.
With about one in seven Americans getting federal food aid after the Great Recession, authorities say it's important to make sure the program is being used as intended. Ohio officials say every county has a food-stamp fraud investigator, but state spokeswoman Angela Terez said she wasn't aware of any other counties with a special squad set up.
This kind of action is way overdue. I'm hoping here in Mahoning county there is similar action. I know for a fact there are people using their EBT card to purchase large quantities of soft drinks at the dollar stores when it is on sale and the product is going to someone else for resale. The management at these stores don't care because it would take away sales from their stores. But the EBT card was not intended to be used for this purpose. These convenience store owners either can't or don't want to use the soft drink distributors


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District Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Attempting to Entice a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography
|U.S. Attorney's Office December 13, 2012
WASHINGTON—Robert Henry, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison on federal charges of attempting to entice a minor and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr.; Debra Evans Smith, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office; and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Henry pled guilty in September 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Beryl A. Howell. Upon completion of his prison term, he will be placed on 10 years of supervised release.
According to the government's evidence, on March 26, 2012, an undercover officer with the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force entered a social network site. Henry contacted the undercover officer and they subsequently began communicating by online instant message, telephone calls and text messages. During their communication, Henry expressed interest in having sexual contact with an underaged child. Henry told the undercover officer that he drove to middle schools in the city and that he preferred girls between the ages of 4 and 12.
Henry further described that during one such excursion to middle schools, he was about to "snatch up one of these girls." Over the course of the next several weeks, Henry engaged in numerous online and telephone discussions with the undercover officer, during which they discussed plans for meeting and engaging in sexual acts with the child. On May 17, 2012, Henry traveled from his house in the District of Columbia to a pre-arranged meeting place in Washington, D.C. When he arrived at the meeting place, he was arrested.
Following his arrest in May, 2012, members of law enforcement identified videos of child pornography that Henry possessed in the District of Columbia.
This case was brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative and investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes members of the FBI's Washington Field Office and MPD. Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who exploit children, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
In announcing the guilty plea, U.S. Attorney Machen, Acting Assistant Director in Charge Smith, and Chief Lanier praised the MPD detectives and special agents of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force. They also commended Assistant U.S. Attorney Julieanne Himelstein, who prosecuted the case.


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So what is the coolest new viral campaign online and why? Check out www.ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com and then come back here.
There isn't anything on the page, is there?
Certainly not that photo of Aaron Eckhart that can be found by removing "too" from the URL: www.ibelieveinharveydent.com
There's simply a message saying "Page Not Found".
Do you feel like me the first time you viewed this site, thinking that you must have missed part of an exciting new campaign for the upcoming Batman epic "The Dark Knight", of which Harvey Dent, Gotham's DA and future criminal mastermind "Two Face" would, surely play an integral role? Do you feel compelled, like I did, to search out a forum for more?


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If we are still talking about vocals the low-shelving will probably work for most pop/rock performances. I might leave it alone though for a barittone singer. Another thing: in most cases the MICROPHONE'S low-shelve switch worked better than the pre-amp's one. Cleaner and with less coloring. If you have a microphone with a low-shelve switch try that as well (or at least record something in both manners to see which one works best for your project).
2-3dB gain reduction is perfect for what you want. It will serve you well on most cases. In time, you might even get down to 5-6dBs, depending on the singer and the genre (you know; the guys who scream "I HAAAAAATE YOUOUOUOUOUOUOU!!!!" for 2 and a half minutes in front of your mic!). Don't go lower than that though, unless you REALLY know what you want, because everything here is irreversible.
@Jack Ruston:
I think that both the Neve 1073 DPA and and the SM7 are great alternatives to the Liquidchannel and the MD421 respectively.
I'm not sure about the BOCK 241 though. Not because its not a great mic, but because it can't compete with the U87 in terms of the "client factor" you mention. ("Whoa dude! Is that a Newmann mic and a Neve pre-amp there? Cooool!!")
Vain as it is, even my grandmother knows these brands! (well, not exactly but you get the point...)
The compressors are quite expensive as well. But I guess you can't settle for less if you are talking about such mics and pre-amps. Maybe later, you are right on that one too!
Thanks for your perspective...
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I'm trying to migrate several accounts from a zimbra to another using zmztozmig.
Since I cannot migrate "at once" and the data is huge, I'm planning to do several run of zmztozmig in order to move most of the data and allow users to have almost all of their emails while I get the latest stuff.
Relevant parts of config:
But if I run the command twice, I get the same email twice in the destination account, even if Resolve is set to skip dupes!Code:Threads=1 WorkingDirectory=/tmp/ztozmig/mailboxdumps/ FailedDirectory=/tmp/ztozmig/mailboxfailures/ SuccessDirectory=/tmp/ztozmig/successes/ LogDirectory=/opt/zimbra/log/ztozmiglogs KeepSuccessFiles=FALSE Resolve=skip firstname.lastname@example.com
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Star Wars Super Bowl Spots For Volkswagen Try To Top Mini-Vader
By Sean O'Connell 2012-02-01 09:11:14 comments
Volkswagen hit a home run with Lil Darth Vader in last years Super Bowl ad. So with a 3D revision of Episode 1 The Phantom Menace heading to theaters on Feb. 10, you can imagine why both they and Lucasfilm want to try and follow up on the clever spot during this Sundays big game. And they have. With two new spots. And lots of adorable dogs. See for yourself:
That first one, with the dogs barking out the Imperial March, has passed 10 million views, and the damn Super Bowl commercial hasnt even officially run yet. Safe to say, thats a marketing slam dunk.
The second spot, which is much newer, doesnt appear to have much to do with George Lucas universe at all until you get to the end, so stick around. Its funny, but nowhere near as clever as the barking dogs. And truthfully, both pale in comparison to the mini-Vader, but Im a father of two boys, so Im disgustingly biased.
Do these spots help sell Volkswagens? Who knows? Will they peddle more tickets to the 3D Phantom Menace? Probably not. They do keep the Star Wars brand on the pop culture radar, though, as if theyve ever really left since the first film debut in 1977. And they show that someone at Lucasfilm has a sense of humor. So, of the three Star Wars VM clips youve now seen, which one is your favorite?
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There is much in the press this morning, as there was last night on TV, about the sudden and very sad death of Ivan Cameron. It is repeatedly said how his life, and without doubt his death will, change the views and indeed the very life of his father, David Cameron, the leader of Her Majesty's opposition. Parliament was put on hold as a mark of respect for the passing away of young Ivan. Gordon Brown knew the measure of the heartbreaking tragedy that death of a child can be and the lessons in life that it teaches one.
Death of a child is a life-changing experience that brings with it an acute awareness of the fragility of who we are, what we are and where we are going and of how utterly fleeting life is. It is an 'un-natural' misfortune to deal with and it thus compels us to reflect deeper into the natural world as we know it and on how superficial our daily lives are.
If one chooses to have/keep faith and turn to God, the tragic death takes one into deeper realms of spirituality. It gives one the courage to face anything but everything in life. It makes one aware of the futility of material possessions; of property … immaculately furnished houses, big cars, yes, perfectly maintained gardens, this that and the other. All mundane and replaceable. It inculcates one with compassion for all humanity and a respect for human life in general. It effaces rancour, pride etc. from one's heart as it teaches one deep and utter humility. In the end, theoretically, it makes one a better person.


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Obesity in Teens Linked to Early Hearing Loss
June 20, 2013
Here's surprising finding by the otolaryngology group at Columbia University: Obese teens had a higher rate of hearing loss. In a comment to the blog post, one person even suggested the possibility that deafness could lead to behaviors that lead to obesity. Regardless of what the actual cause may be, one possibility that's almost never mentioned is obstructive sleep apnea. There are numerous studies suggesting that obstructive sleep apnea can potentially lead to hearing loss.
One study showed that speech perception and discrimination is affected by sleep disturbed breathing. Another study showed that auditory brain waves were abnormal in children with obstructive sleep apnea. A third study showed that most patients with obstructive sleep apnea had thick (or viscous) blood, and this was associated with abnormal auditory brainstem signals. Correction of this blood thickening using CPAP or hemodilution (lowering blood concentration by removing some blood and adding saline) corrected the brainstem signal abnormalities. These three studies (amongst many others) suggest that untreated obstructive sleep apnea can significantly impair hearing.
Knowing that obstructive sleep apnea causes poor sleep quality and poor sleep can cause weight gain, and weight gain can aggravate weight gain, the results of this teen hearing loss study are not surprising.
How Second Hand Smoke Can Cause Hearing Loss In Teens
July 20, 2011
Here's an attention-grabbing headline in Time Magazine—that exposure to second hand smoke significantly increases a teen's chances of nerve deafness by almost two-fold. It's already been shown that smoking can cause hearing loss in adults, but the fact that second hand smoke can affect teens' hearing was quite a surprise.
It's already known that cigarette smoke can aggravate middle ear infections in teens, leading to reversible hearing loss, but this study reported sensorineural hearing loss, which is generally nonreversible.
The authors of the study from NYU don't give clear explanations for this finding, so let me put forth a few possible reasons:
- Teens probably listen to music at loud levels, which is known to cause nerve deafness, especially at higher frequencies (this study showed hearing loss at the mid to high frequencies).
- The teenage years are a period of massive change in the upper airway. These relative changes will destabilize breathing at night, leading to more frequent partial to total obstructions and arousals. Some teens (especially those with dental crowding and small jaws) will be more susceptible than others. Lack of deep, quality sleep has been shown to have detrimental effects on brain development and repair.
- Parents of the teens that smoke probably have a higher chance of snoring or having obstructive sleep apnea. Not sleeping well can predispose to increased stress and addictive activities that can stimulate and calm at the same time (such as alcohol and smoking).
- Intermittent brain hypoxia has been shown to cause major neurologic damage in multiple parts of the brain, including memory, executive function, autonomic control, and hearing centers
- Delayed sleep phase syndrome is more common in teens, contributing to poor sleep.
It's conceivable that if you have mild degrees of nerve damage from loud music, the body will have the reserve to reverse or minimize any nerve damage. However, if you add all the other variables such as poor sleep and intermittent hypoxia from breathing pauses, then it's likely that you'll be more susceptible to inner ear nerve deafness.
So the next time your teenager seems to be ignoring you, it may be due to hearing loss.
Deafness and Dementia Linked, Through Sleep Apnea?
February 16, 2011
There are a number of studies that associate an increased risk of deafness to sleep apnea, and an increased rate of dementia with sleep apnea, so why can't deafness and dementia be linked, with sleep apnea being the main cause for both conditions? A study that was recently published in Neurology showed that for every 10 dBL hearing loss, after 12 years, the risk of dementia from all causes rose 27%. I've written numerous times about how sleep apnea can cause damage to the auditory cortex areas of the brain, as well as to the inner ear. The same process from sleep apnea that causes brain damage can injure areas that control memory, executive function, autonomic function, and hearing.
The next time someone you love can't seem to hear you, it could be because he or she can't process your words properly? Do you know someone who's severely hard of hearing, and has possible dementia?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Hearing Loss
January 22, 2011
I've always suspected that nerve deafness may be one of the consequences of obstructive sleep apnea, but there's been little research in this area. However, a new study out of Korea shows that in the elderly, having obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases your chances of have nerve deafness, particularly due to a problem in the central nervous system.
This finding is not surprising, since sleep apnea causes a hyper-coagulable state, with blood being more stagnant and tending to clot, in addition to additional inflammatory factors that can cause damage. It's also been shown that blood is thicker and more viscous in people with sleep apnea. In fact, a recent study showed that people with obstructive sleep apnea had thicker blood than normal, and by diluting the blood concentration with saline, auditory brainstem reflexes improved to the point of being normal. Placing these people on CPAP also normalized hearing reflexes.
Recent brain imaging studies have shown that hypoxia in the brain from sleep apnea can cause major vascular and tissue damage, affecting critical areas of the brain, including the brainstem. The risk of stroke is also increased by more than 3 times if you have sleep apnea. Knowing all this, it's not surprising that you can have either brainstem damage or peripheral inner ear vascular damage from untreated obstructive sleep apnea. One study showed that people with sudden one sided hearing loss from nerve damage have a higher risk of having sleep apnea.
I think that nerve deafness is part of the cardiovascular-metabolic process, going along with hypertension, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and heart disease. What you you think? If you have sleep apnea, do you have any hearing loss?
Can Sleep Apnea Cause Nerve Deafness?
November 22, 2010
More than a handful of times, whenever someone comes to me with sudden hearing loss on one ear, there's usually a precipitating event, such as an infection, stressful event, or trauma. Here's a sequence of events where an underlying sleep-breathing problem clearly caused hearing loss.
A middle aged man with known severe hearing loss in both ears came to see me with sudden worsened hearing loss in his left ear 4 weeks ago. He normally uses hearing aids, but now he can't understands people as well, even with his hearing aid. It turns out that exactly 4 weeks ago, while lifting something from his driveway, he pulled his back, with resulting severe back pain. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed a strong narcotic, which didn't help that much. He's usually a stomach sleeper, but due to his back pain, he had to sleep on his back. The night after he took his pain medication, he woke up and noticed his hearing loss on his left ear. His recent hearing test showed significantly diminished hearing in his left ear.
When I examined him, he had the classic anatomy of someone who has obstructive sleep apnea: small jaws, high arched hard palate, and very narrow posterior airway space (space behind the tongue), especially when on his back. All throughout his life, he naturally preferred to sleep on his stomach, but when suddenly forced to sleep on his back, wasn't able to sleep efficiently (due to gravity's effect on his tongue). But when he took his pain medication, his muscles relaxed even further, and he probably stopped breathing much more often. This caused a major and sudden stress response which probably caused either major inflammation or a mini-stroke in his inner ear blood vessels. Studies have shown that the area in the brainstem that controls the ear, as well as blood vessels that supply the inner ear are much more susceptible to damage. In particular, the area that's responsible for the high frequencies is more prone to injury.
His exam only reinforced my observation that people who suffer from sudden nerve deafness all have very similar upper airway breathing passageways.
The traditional thing to do in this situation is to give oral steroids, but since it's been about 4 weeks, the evidence for improving his condition is poor. Instead, I ordered a formal sleep study.
Migraines, Heart Disease, & Sleep Apnea
August 26, 2010
One of the most common conditions that I see in my ENT practice is migraines. Not your typical classic migraine with the auras, light sensitivity and nausea, but the variations of migraine that involve the ears and sinuses. In fact, the vast majority of people who suffer from sinus pain and headaches are found to have migraines—if you perform CT scans, the sinuses will be completely normal. However, patients usually won't believe me until they see the CT images, and after they respond to anti-migraine treatments.
In an often repeated study on migraines, researchers showed again that having migraines is linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and even death.
These results are not surprising, since obstructive sleep apnea is strongly linked to cardiovascular disease and increased risk of death (46% in people with severe sleep apnea). Poor sleep quality that results leads to hypersensitivity of various nerve endings. If it happens in your sinuses, you'll feel pain, pressure, headaches, nasal congestion and post-nasal drip. If in your ears, hearing loss, ringing, dizziness, fullness and sensitivity.
Having a migraine is not normal. If you suffer from migraines, it's you're body's way of telling you that something is wrong, that you're not getting quality deep sleep.
Do you suffer from migraines? If so, do your parents have heart disease or died early from cardiovascular complications? Is like to hear your response in the response box below.
Top Ten Do's and Don'ts of Ear Remedies
June 10, 2010
Patients always ask what they can do on their own to prevent chronic ear problems. Here's a Top Ten List of my Do's and Don'ts for your ears. It's a condensed version of what I tell my patients all the time. Hope they help you to avoid ear problems from plaguing you.
TOP TEN DO's
1. DO…use a blow dryer to keep ears dry after water sports.
1. DON'T…undergo ear candling to remove ear wax—it doesn't work.
2. DO…use nasal saline to keep nasal passageways clear during allergy season to prevent ear and sinus blockage.
2. DON'T…use a Q-tip to clean out your ears. Better yet, remove them entirely from your bathroom medicine cabinet.
3. DO…apply sunscreen to the back of your ears as the skin there is prone to sun exposure.
3. DON'T...expose your ears to continuous loud noises. Translation: turn your iPod down.
4. DO…use a 50:50 alcohol and vinegar solution as ear drops to evaporate excess water and keep your ears dry if you're prone to swimmer's ear.
4. DON'T…smoke
5. DO…see a physician if you experience sudden onset hearing loss
5. DON'T…ignore sudden hearing loss
6. DO… cover your ears when exposed to loud noises
6. DON'T… use ear plugs if you have wax problems
7. DO…have a qualified physician remove ear wax
7. DON'T…try to remove ear wax on your own
8. DO…use hydrogen peroxide or mineral oil to periodically loosen ear wax
8. DON'T…use anything smaller than your elbow to clean inside your ears.
9. DO…use OTC decongestants while flying if prone to ear popping
9. DON'T…eat right before you go to bed—eat at least 3 hours before instead.
10. DO…use mineral or olive oil to drown live insects that get stuck in your ears (& get the dead insect removed by an ENT)
10. DON'T…scratch the inside of your ear with a pen or any sharp object.
Sleep Apnea, Hearing Loss, and Thick Blood
May 21, 2009
I came across this interesting article in Sleep Medicine, where they showed that in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a significant number were hemodynamically hyperviscosity positive (282/610 patients). Hyperviscous means that blood is thicker and more prone to clog arteries. Of these 282 patients, 239 had brainstem AEP abnormalities. AEPs are tests for ear neurologic reflexes where clicks are given in one ear and brain waves are measured in response. It tests for inner ear and brainstem function.
Ones that didn't have hyperviscosity all had normal AEPs. Of these 239 patients, 57 had bilateral sensorineural hearing changes (no waves at all), and 182 patients had significant bilateral signal changes. After 6 months of CPAP, hyperviscosity was normalized in 159 patients. In 112 of these 159 patients a repeat AEP became normal. Of the 80 patients on CPAP that did not normalize, hemodilution therapy resulted in normalization in 61 patients. Hemodilution is when blood is made thinner by removing some blood and adding some saline.
This paper talks about bilateral conditions but also brings up the possibility of unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss being explained by this mechanism. It's in line with my personal observation that every patient that I see with sudden sensorineural hearing loss has a history and exam consistent with an underlying sleep-breathing disorder. The handful that agreed to undergo sleep studies showed significant obstructive sleep apnea in all cases. I think the implications of this paper are enormous.


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New Version of Old Self-defense Group Guards Jewish Farmlands
Activists of New Shomer team up to protect Lower Galilee grazing land from harm caused by Bedouin herders.
On a hill overlooking the Lower Galilee town of Kiryat Tivon, some 40 teenagers and adults were working to rebuild fences around grazing land that had been cut by persons unknown. Just a few kilometers away, a statue of Alexander Zaid, who founded the Shomer self-defense organization in the early 20th century, was recently toppled and destroyed. The workers were from New Shomer, whose members see themselves as Zaid's successors in protecting the grazing lands of the Lower Galilee and the Jezreel Valley.
Their struggle highlights the conflict between Jewish and Arab herders in the area. Because of the increasing numbers of both Jewish and Bedouin ranchers and the decrease in grazing land, disputes have been on the rise between them in recent years. Herds invade neighboring pastures, fences are cut and fires started. Many Jewish cattle farmers say that the authorities, especially the police, are not doing enough to protect them from Bedouin herders, and therefore they have to protect themselves. New Shomer, made up mainly of farmers, is a way for them to do so.
Thursday's "operation" was organized by students and graduates of the pre-army preparatory program at Kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch. Before they got started, Y., a member of the organization from Moshav Tzippori (who asked that his name not be used), said his father's livelihood had been hurt by residents of the neighboring village, Rumat al-Haib.
"There is major neglect by the state. One person has to stand up and do something, and after him, thousands will come to help a farmer in trouble," he said.
"We'll be the Tel Hai," he added, referring to a Jewish collective farm in the Upper Galilee whose losing battle against Arab marauders in 1920 has become a metaphor for Jewish resistance.
A few months ago, Y. put a cart filled with books on the hill overlooking his family's grazing lands. Travelers stop by, and every two weeks, the organization's supporters gather there to hear lectures. Most of the time, there is a guard on the hill; according to Y., this has led to a decrease in the number of rustled calves in the area.
"I came up to the hill to show a presence. I am a scout, like they are," Y. said, pointing to Rumat al-Haib. "This area is mine, and it will belong to my sons, my grandsons and my great-grandsons."
Y. said he wants neighborly relations with the Bedouin farmers, and that New Shomer has no nationalist elements, but only "love of the land and the country."
Y.'s father, Hyman Zilberman, said that several Jewish farmers have given in to pressure from their Arab neighbors and either abandoned their land or paid the Arabs not to harm their livelihood. Haaretz could not confirm his claims.
Zilberman also denied that Jewish farmers had received lands taken from Arabs. "The fact is, there are Arab cattle-growers who get land [from the state]," he said.
One of New Shomer's supporters is the Im Tirtzu ("If You Will It") association, which says its goal is to defend Zionism. "The authorities are doing nothing here. We are acting instead of the state, before it's too late," Im Tirtzu activist Noam Aharon said of Thursday's activity.
The police do not reject New Shomer out of hand. "There's nothing wrong with individual initiative ... that serves the public interest, within the bounds of the law," said a spokesman for the Amakim District Police.
However, the police and Border Police also said they could deal with the agricultural theft, which has been greatly reduced in 2007. The Cattle Growers Association recently complimented the police and the prosecution on the decrease in agricultural crime.
The head of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Eyal Betzer, did not deny the tension between Jewish and Arab farmers, but nevertheless said relations were "excellent." He said that if law enforcement were lacking, "there are private citizens' organizations," but urged people to obey the law.
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Would appreciate some honest feedback... for some reason, I got into my head that a folding bike would be really cool!
Upfront disclaimer. Unlike many other members, I have no particular reason to get a folding bike: I don't live in an urban jungle, there are no commuter trains/buses to jump on, it's only a 30 minute walk to work or an 8 minute drive, I have a decent hybrid bike that I could commute to work with and just shove in my office (tight, but doable), and the city I live in is not overly bike friendly (yet - trails are coming!)... but I was thinking that I have to attend a number of conferences across Canada this coming summer and wouldn't it be cool to have a bike to tour around in my spare time!
I've found from experience (e.g., dSLR photography) that "cheap" doesn't last so I rather pay more upfront than regret my decision later. Also, I figure I might as well get something I like otherwise I'll keep looking over my shoulder.
My challenge is that nobody nearby sells any folding bikes that I've been reading about (Brompton, Tern, Dohan, etc.), so my options are limited to Toronto which is 4 hours drive away, mail order from across Canada or from the US, like NYCE Cycle.
I've come down to a Brompton M6R, or something like a Tern Verge S11i. I really like the Brompton (maybe I've bought into its mythos), but I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe it appeals to the academic in me (I'm a professor).
However, I might not have much choice in what I get. The Toronto store I located only sells Bromptons. Nobody else nearby really sells any other folding bikes. If I get the Brompton, at least service and warranty repairs are not too far away. On the other hand, if I get a Tern, would it be easier for repairs at my local cycle shop assuming the Tern uses more common off-the-shelf parts? Reasonable assumption?
I understand Bromptons can handle riders up to 242 lbs, as can most Tern models. I weigh 225 lbs and am 5'11" - I work out a fair amount, so I'd like to think I will "push" the bike to some degree: I admit I'm not gentle with my equipment.
I have no real opportunity to try these bikes out in advance, and nobody I know has a folding bike nor have they ridden one, so if I buy one, it will be sight/ride unseen. From the videos I've seen by NYCE, it looks like the "stretched out" frame of the Brompton might suit me. Can anybody comment on this? Also, I've decided on the M handle; I figure it would be more flexible overall than the S handle. A good move? The bike shop recommended I get the extended seat post.
Finally... for any Brompton owners out there, how does a racing green body with sage green extremities sound? I originally wanted all black or all racing green, but the racing green/sage green combination has some funky appeal.
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I've set retention policies up they seem to be working, in Outlook and OWA I see the bar about this item will expire in X days. On the Junk E-Mail folder I've got it set to delete after 30 days but it's not deleting the items. In the retention policy bar it says this item is expired but it's not deleted it. If I check the same message in OWA I get a message saying this item expires in 0 days to keep this item longer apply a different policy.
I've checked the policy settings and it definitely says after 30 days the retention action is delete.
The messages I'm looking at should have gone on the 10th so they are 4-5 days older than the should be.
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Hello Crock,
Thank you for your post.
As I understand, you noticed that some emails in the Junk E-mail folder are not been deleted after 30 days.
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Well that sorted it. Bit suprised it was half working in that the policy showed but didn't do anything to start with, I'll keep an eye on it and check stuff for tomorrow dissapears.
OK so I checked again this morning expecting some more items to be deleted but again they haven't.
Reading the documentation is states it goes through every mailbox over a 7 day period. Does this mean then that items will be marked for deletion after the retention period but could hang around for up to seven days after this??
OK I left it another week but I've still got items that should have dissapeared over a week ago so it doesn't appear to have worked in the way I thought above. Any ideas?
OK it did it at some point in the last 12 hours so it looks like it can take up to 8 days to trigger, or is someone reading these and fixing things in the background ??? I doubt it :-)
I've left this a few months and it's still not working correctly.
I've got a retention tag set for Junk E-mail to be deleted after 30 days and it's in our standard policy.
When I look at an email in the Junk E-mail folder it shows the policy correctly and a 30 day expiry date but they don't get deleted. I know the service is working, if I move something over 30 days into the deleted folder and run the start-managedfolderassistant cmdlet then it purges it but it never looks at the Junk E-mail folder, every other folder works fine though.
Is there something special about this folder that I'm missing?
Hi Crock,
I would recommend you run the managed folder assistant which will force the updated retention policies to be applied to your users, you can do this in PowerShell with the following commands:
$Mailbox = get-mailbox -resultsize Unlimited
$Mailbox | ForEach-Object {Start-ManagedFolderAssistant -Identity $_.UserPrincipalName}


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She was undoubtedly a sprinter of note, claiming silver in the 200m at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and again earning the runners-up spot in the world championships in Rome three years later.
But it was in the relatively humble surrounds of the US Olympic trials in 1988 that she made her astonishing breakthrough.
In the heats of the 100m she broke the world record held by compatriot Evelyn Ashford, knocking almost three tenths off the previous mark with an unheard of time of 10.49secs.
Controversy raged over the new time as the wind reading for the race was 0.0 while the triple jump equipment registered a wind speed of 4.3 miles per second a few yards away. Yet the record stood and only Flo-Jo herself has come within touching distance of the time ever since.
Her performances in Seoul were nothing short of remarkable. She literally devoured a world class field in the 100m final, beating Ashford and Heike Drechsler with blistering pace.
She clocked 10.54secs in the final after establishing a two-yard lead at the halfway stage and scorching away from the field in the second half of the race.
The 200m win was even more impressive, shattering the world record in the final with a time of 21.34secs to leave Jamaica's Grace Jackson, who beat her own personal best by a large, trailing about five metres behind in silver medal position.
She also guided the American sprint relay team to gold in Seoul yet her decision to retire from international athletics soon after Seoul inevitably left the world pondering just where her dramatic improvement had come from.
Although it was widely suggested that performance-enhancing drugs were involved she never failed a test and a post-mortem after her untimely death in 1998 at the age of just 38 after an epileptic seizure also failed to pinpoint any prolonged use of doping.
Whatever the truth she was a truly remarkable athlete whose world records will long stand as testimony to her undoubted talents.
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Cat Surfs To Safety, Truly amazing
Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 3:45PM
I swear, pets are evolving everyday. Don't tell me that cat didn't know what it was doing before leaping onto a surfboard to cruise smoothly to safety. The dog is even like WTF? this isn't even fun anymore. Fucking cats man I swear..


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04/22/2011, Caribbean Sea
7pm Had a windy night, had to add second reef after surfing to 17 knots. Better after that. Today the wind was largely absent. Flew the kite this morning and then switched to the screecher as the wind moved forward. Just took down the screecher and replaced with the jib for the night. Caught a nice bull Mahi Mahi. Seas were flat all day after being up during the night. All is well on Ovive
O'Vive, God speed & fair winds
04/21/2011, Windward passage
7:pm We rounded the eastern tip of Cuba this morning and have been dead downwind since. We flew the kite from 11am until 6pm We were doing 7-8 knots this morning and up to 12 by the time we lowered the kite. We are now wing and wing with one reef in the main doing 8-9 knots. Did 225 miles though the water and 200 over ground yesterday 6:30am to 6:30am. Not bad as that included leaving GT harbor and traversing Hog Cay cut. All is well on Ovive
04/20/2011, Acklins Island Bahamas
Left at 6:15 am, through Hog Cay cut just after 9. By 11:30am leaving Nuevitas Rock. Anywhere from hard on the wind to now a beam reach. wind 17-22k speed 8.5-10k. We are 125 miles north of the eastern tip of Cuba which we should round tomorrow lunchtime?
04/18/2011, George town
Arrived in Gt yesterday morning. Caught another fish on the way. Checked into the country this morning, will probably check out tomorrow and leave Wednesday morning. Wind is forecast to go north of east and strong so should be able to sail towards the eastern tip of Cuba. Not much has changed in Gt but wanted the blog to reflect where we are.
04/15/2011, Bahama banks
So we are a little late in the season but lots of last minute waiting on this and that. The plan is to make haste and get though Panama before the weather deteriorates any further. Once past the Galapagos we will be in the winter season with more stable weather. On board is Dave, former owner and skipper for this trip, and crew members Dean, Sebastien, and lisemarie. Hopefully joining us in Panama will be Joey. We are thinking of Nancy and wishing her a speedy recovery. The new owners John and Jenny will also be joining when they can sneak away from their very busy company in Australia. We left the dock in Tavernier at 5:30 pm yesterday and were past the reef before dark. Fishing was off to a good start with a nice black fin reeled in just before sunset so we had sashimi with our dinner. So we will continue to make east as we can until we are able to turn south for Panama. Edit 4/16 So I found internet and posted a picture of Sebastien with a Mahi Mahi we cought after I made the post. First 24 hours, two fish.
I have never sailed a day in my life...but I drive a cubicle really well most days. In my spare time I lurk the Sailblogs, trying to find someone on an adventure to live vicariously through, until I can, someday, actually step on a sailboat. This has brought me to your blog.
Thanks for having an adventure...things are mundane in Arkansas.
did you check the weather - tee hee hope all is tickiboo! way to go, wish we were with you!!!
I am in Bundaberg ( Australia ) to change the enginees of UPPS. I am waiting for you and also a very cold German beer ( got a new frigde ) is waiting for you. All the best for your trip !! Bernd & Tanja ( in Germany ) SY UPPS
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Attendees will experience the rocking music of headliner Vanishing Affair, The Soft White Sixties, The Rudy Parris Band (as seen on The Voice), Once An Empire, Alex Vincent Band, and The Driftwood Sinn.
The "Play It Forward" benefit concert is for the 21 and older crowd and features no host drinks and food from Sacramento food trucks courtesy of SactoMoFo.
Tickets are available at www.PlayItForwardBenefit.com. General admission tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $60 and include food, drinks, and a private seating area. Parking is free.
The event is presented by Leadership Rancho Cordova Class 8, a program to prepare Rancho Cordova leaders to make a difference in the community. Proceeds benefit the purchase of musical instruments at Cordova High School, Mitchell Middle School, and Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova.
"Many students who live in Rancho Cordova are being turned away from music programs because there aren't enough instruments," said Michael Luca, Leadership Rancho Cordova representative. "We want to support these children and make their dreams of music come true."
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A truly talented independent filmmaker died yesterday, as we just reported in indieWIRE. Garrett Scott (and co-director Ian Olds) risked their lives to tell the Iraq war story depicted in their documentary "Occupation Dreamland" and its truly heartbreaking that Scott will not be able to share more of his work with us. I'll be thinking about him, his family and friends, and his powerful film, tomorrow at the Spirit Awards where he and Olds are nominated for the Truer Than Fiction award.
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The Independent Admits Robert Fisk Story Was False
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The following correction has been published in The Independent relating to an article by Robert Fisk on the Arab Spring:
In his Friday essay on 15 April 2011 ("The Arab Awakening – a long time coming") Robert Fisk quoted from an order said to have been issued by the Saudi Minister of the Interior, HRH Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud on 11 March, in which he alleged that Prince Nayef ordered his security forces to show no mercy and to use live rounds on unarmed demonstrators.
Although the essay was published in good faith, we now accept that the "Order" in question is in fact a forgery, and that Prince Nayef did not issue any such order. We apologise sincerely to Prince Nayef for the damage and embarrassment which our reporting of it has caused him.
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Doctor's combat training helped save leg
Encinitas woman now case study in orthopedic surgery
At an international gathering of orthopedic surgeons in San Francisco this month, Encinitas' Dominique Gambale enjoyed treatment worthy of a Nobel Prize-winner. Surgeons applauded her speech; attended a panel discussion focusing on her; cheered a public service announcement that tells her story; and posed for fan photos with her.
From near and far, doctors flocked to Gambale. "One surgeon from Baghdad shared the story of his son, who had been electrocuted and lost a piece of his skull," she said. "Because of what I had been through, he felt he could relate this story to me."
Gambale, though, is no doctor. The 46-year-old mother of two is a case study in how medical techniques pioneered on the U.S. military fighting abroad can assist civilians suffering at home.
A year ago, Gambale and her husband, patent attorney James Gambale Jr., were leaving the Stingaree nightclub in the Gaslamp when an out-of-control taxi collided with her, shattering her right leg. Initial news reports insisted that her leg had been amputated.
It might have been, if not for Dr. Paul Girard, a surgeon who had treated wounded Marines in Iraq.
"We were told this over and over: nine surgeons out of 10 would have amputated," James Gambale said.
"I am so grateful to Dr. Girard," Dominique Gambale said. "He was amazing."
Girard insists he's only one of this story's heroes. "I'd be a fool to take full credit here," he said, sounding as star-struck as those conventioneers in San Francisco. "Dominique is a super lady. I'm really blessed to know her."
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A graduate of Clairemont High and San Diego State, Dominique Gambale has always been drawn to children. After earning a bachelor's degree in child development, she taught preschool and volunteered for the Polinsky Children's Center. Six years after she and James married, they brought home their first baby — and discovered that their charming Mission Hills house was too small. They now share spacious quarters in Encinitas with Sophia, 11, and Elliot, 7.
A stay-at-home parent, Gambale was part chauffeur, part tutor, part entertainment director and all mom. Still, she tried to set aside time for tennis and her husband. Last February, with grandma watching the kids, the couple booked a downtown San Diego hotel room and planned a romantic, pre-Valentine's weekend.
After dinner Saturday, they danced for hours at a popular club. Leaving the Stingaree around 1:30 a.m., James took Dominique's hand and then felt a blow from behind. He flew into the air, falling backward onto an Emerald Cab's windshield.
In what was later determined to be an accident, a taxi had veered onto the sidewalk at about 15 mph, rolling through a cluster pedestrians. Most, like James, escaped with bruises. But Dominique's right shin took the full force of the taxi's front bumper, which pinned her against a wall. When the vehicle backed up, she collapsed.
A crowd gathered around her. "Stay with us!" some begged.
Someone — the Gambales believe it was a former Marine — removed his belt and tightened it around her leg, fashioning a tourniquet. Gambale closed her eyes and began chanting her children's names.
An ambulance took her to UCSD Medical Center where, before dawn, she underwent the first of nine surgeries. Even before the surgeons cut into her leg, though, X-rays revealed jagged, pulverized bones beneath the skin and a gap in Gambale's tibia. As ugly and unnatural as this sight was, it was a familiar one to Girard. The Navy veteran had operated on dozens of Marines wounded by bullets and explosives.
Girard, now a UCSD Medical School assistant clinical professor, quickly concluded that this civilian's best chance to save her leg lay in medical techniques he had used in Iraq.