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THE Scottish capital is facing a huge legal bill, unlimited fines and operating curbs as the threat of double litigation looms over the multimillion-pound council property conservation department scandal.
Contractors are planning to take Edinburgh City Council to court over tendering breaches when the department was hiring non-vetted companies to carry out statutory, or emergency, repairs to homes.
The case could also be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, where further sanctions could be imposed.
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The moves come after a police report, which found no evidence of criminality, identified the breaches that opened up the council to legal action and it is understood the authority's lawyers have been preparing for such litigation.
The legal minefield would heap more financial misery on council taxpayers and take years to resolve.
The Herald revealed last month that £33 million worth of work already done by contractors and paid for by the council is still to be settled by householders and businesses and much of it could be challenged as unnecessary or over-priced.
About 800 residents are in the process of challenging work and claiming back what could amount to many millions of pounds. Underestimated bad debt provision is also being put in place to cover £7m officials do not expect to get back.
Public procurement and legal experts said the cost from the court actions could run into millions of pounds, given the number of individual claimants and the period of time involved.
Possible sanctions include the payment of damages by the public body to the challenger, being fined by the court, shortening of the contract duration by the court, and "any other order that the court considers appropriate to address the consequences of the breach".
Surveyor Gordon Murdie, who is acting on behalf of firms and residents who are fighting the council under the banner Edinburgh Residents for Statutory Reform, said there were plans to lodge complaints in Europe.
He said both contractors and residents were looking at how to raise such actions.
He said: "Some contractors want to see the council in [a Scottish] court. I know of another one who is looking at the European route with a European procurement expert."
He said residents were in the early stages of putting together a test case that could be tried in both Scotland and Europe.
Patrick McGuire of Thompsons Solicitors said: "You are talking about a legal wrangle that will go on for years and involve huge sums of money. Millions is not an overestimate."
Practices uncovered by police included allegations of workers receiving hospitality and even a trip to a strip club.
Lothian and Borders Police said in their findings that rules were regularly breached by allocating hundreds of jobs to non-vetted companies between 2006 to 2009.
Michel Barnier, a member of the European Commission who is responsible for regulating procurement services, could review the case and refer it to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The commission may instigate proceedings itself or can be invited by any person to do so.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: "The regulations allow those who had an interest in being awarded a contract to challenge decisions of public bodies – in this case it would be the council – in a sheriff court or the Court of Session. In both instances [including EU action], any sanctions imposed will be a matter for the courts."
He added that penalties should be "proportionate and dissuasive and reflect the seriousness of the breach.
A council spokesman declined to comment.


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Few elderly people manage reach the relative safety of camps when they flee their homes because of fighting. "This is the grandmother of our village," says a group of women and girls who have fled their village out of fear that it would be attacked, following a spate of attacks in their region.
By Charlotte Brudenell, ACT-Caritas
The heart sinks as the brain tries to make sense of the scene presented by the eyes. This is a strange field bamboo canes and sticks covered with an amalgamation of pieces of plastic sheeting, matting, sacks and cloth. These semi-circular and square mounds, just big enough for a few people to shelter inside, are refuge for thousands of people.
More than 10,000 people have arrived in Otash camp
Over the past two months, more than 10,000 people have arrived in Otash camp, fleeing attacks on their homes in the Tulus and Buram localities in Sudan's South Darfur province.
"At 6 o'clock on the morning of the 30th of August, 100 uniformed, armed men, riding camels and horses and some driving cars with big guns in the back, attacked our village," says Sherif, recounting a sequence of events that is all too familiar in the Darfur conflict.
"The attackers stole all the assets in our houses," he continues. "And if they found any man, they would shoot him directly," adds his cousin, Adam.
For three days, there was a sustained attack on the villages of El Amoud el Akhdar, Buram. All 49 villages were burnt, 47 people were killed, including 15 children, and nearly 2,000 people were injured in the attacks.
"We have lost many of our relatives, particularly our elders and children, and we don't know what has happened to them," explains Sherif. Four hundred people are missing.
Those who were able to flee took their sheep, cows and donkeys with them, but they were attacked again on the way to safety and lost everything. "Even our clothes and shoes were taken," says Sherif. "We arrived in Otash camp carrying nothing in our hands."
Desperate need for humanitarian assistance
The existing services in the camp cannot support such a large influx of people. There is a desperate need for humanitarian assistance.
Hundreds of recent arrivals spent several days under the shelter of large baobab trees before they were able to rustle together enough materials to make the tiny shelters now covering the dusty landscape. Some of the people who arrived last month have now received more robust shelters, but they are not adequate.
There are no latrines for the new arrivals, people are sick with diarrhea and malaria, and children's noses run more constantly than the water sources, which run dry by 7 p.m. Basic household items such as cooking pots and soap are also in short supply.
ACT-Caritas and its local partner, Sudanaid, which runs a primary school in the camp, have taken part in a joint assessment. Agencies are now looking into the humanitarian needs and how to respond.
"We want to feel safe"
Humanitarian aid is not the only thing the people in Otash need. "We want to feel safe," states Sherif. "We decided to come to Otash camp because we are looking for protection."
Otash is situated a few kilometers from the town of Nyala, where there are police, military and African Union forces, but this is not complete protection.
"If women go outside the camp to get firewood, they can face trouble," says Sherif, "but it is better here than in the villages."
"What is the role of the role of the African Union? Is it here to protect or just to watch?" asks Sherif. "If I am not fully protected by the Government of Sudan, then the AU should take up this responsibility of protection."
Everyone is worried that the people who attack women outside the camp will dare to enter the camp and attack them. There is no physical barrier around the camp. In addition, the men who attacked their homes are still armed.
According to media reports, Sudan has announced that it will launch a plan to begin disarming the pro-government militias within two months, as part of new national commission to supervise the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which is headed by the president of Sudan. However, it is not clear how the authorities plan to disarm the militias.
Many believe that in contrast to its name, the peace agreement has, in fact, led to an escalation in fighting recently and a renewed spate of attacks on ordinary civilians, who continue to be the biggest victims of the conflict.
"I don't know why we were attacked. We are normal citizens who have been living in our villages for years," says Sherif.
Action by Churches Together International (ACT) and Caritas Internationalis (CI) are working together in a joint response to the Darfur crisis. ACT International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations present in 200 countries and territories.
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Back when I built an AK from a parts kit. I was never happy with the way it turned out and ended up parting it out. Well lately I've been looking for an evac or "End of the World" type rifle. Looked at several different rifles and this afternoon I saw something I couldn't pass up. I spent all day looking with my brother. He's been looking for a rifle along the same lines as I was looking for. Mainly a defensive rifle. We went to every shop in Tampa and at the last store we found a pile of AK's- apparently they're a little scarce around here lately.
I found a lightly used underfolder. It was marked $549 and had a UTG PRO quad rail forend on it, a Krebs style mag release, a nice molded pistol grip, a Bushnell holo sight and a nice thick recoil pad. Came with 2 30 rounders and a killer soft padded case. I managed to finagle them a tad lower but I already thought I was getting a good deal so that was just icing. The underfolders go for $625-650 alone locally. I may end up mounting the sight on the quad rail and replacing the rear sight. Other than that, I like it. Might go with a different sight eventually but for now it will do.
My brother ended with a Hungarian AMD-65. So now, in the case of the ever unlikely disaster scenario my brother, brother-in-law and myself all have AK's so parts, mags and ammo are all interchangable. Could come in handy.
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The legendary life of John Rollin Ridge
October 31, 2003
Tuesday was the 139th birthday of the first edition of The Union, and the story of our newspaper's wild and wooly birth was told both in the weekly column by publisher Jeff Ackerman and in the reprinting of a 1934 article by former managing editor Edmund Kinyon.
One of the main characters in that story was rival editor John Rollin Ridge, who caned The Union's editor, M. Blumenthal, in 1864 after Blumenthal refused to be bribed to switch the fledgling paper's allegiance to Gen. George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln's rival in the presidential election that year.
What eventually happened to Blumenthal after he got The Union off to its start is lost to time (the paper changed hands several times in its early years), but Ridge was one of the true legendary characters of early California, and readers may be interested in knowing more about him. (Much of what follows is from research by American Indian journalist Mark Trahant, along with other sources.)
Ridge is fascinating from several angles. American Indians know him as one of the first Indians to make his mark in literature. For journalists, he is one of the more colorful editors of California's gold rush days. He also was, surprisingly, a rabid supporter of slavery.
After 14,000 Cherokees were moved west from Georgia on the infamous "Trail of Tears," John Rollin Ridge was born to John Ridge, a chief and son of a tribal orator and warrior known to whites as Major Ridge, who had negotiated the treaty with the government. The grandfather named the baby "Cheesquat-a-law-ny," or Yellow Bird.
When John Rollin Ridge was 12, both his father and grandfather were slain by a rival Cherokee political faction. (The boy was said to have seen his father stabbed 30 times.) Ridge's white mother fled with her family to Fayetteville, Ark., where he attended local schools before being sent to study at the Great Barrington School in Massachusetts, reading Greek and Latin.
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When he was 18, political violence again changed Ridge's life. Trahant tells the story:
"David Kells [a man Ridge believed to be one of his father's assassins] mutilated and gelded a prize stallion owned by John Rollin Ridge. When confronted, Kells said, 'I am willing to stand by my deed with my life.' The two squared off, and Ridge warned the man to stay away from him. Kells continued walking toward Ridge, who shot him dead."
Despite the strong evidence of self-defense, Ridge hopped a wagon train for the California gold fields rather than stand trial. For a while, he worked in the mines of Shasta County but also supported himself by writing poems and stories for newspapers. ("Mount Shasta," written in 1852, is considered one of his best poems.)
After his wife, Elizabeth Wilson Ridge (a white woman he'd met in Massachusetts), and their baby daughter, Alice Bird, joined him from Arkansas in 1852, he spent the next 12 years working in at least six towns and cities, including San Francisco and Sacramento. Under the pen name Yellow Bird, he was a frequent contributor to Golden Era, a literary magazine, alongside the bylines of Mark Twain and Bret Harte.
He also completed his first and only novel, based on the perhaps fanciful stories of a Californio bandit, "The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta." It may have been the first novel written in California and the first ever by an American Indian author. But Ridge wrote his cousin: "I expected to make a great deal of money off my book. And my publishers, after selling 7,000 copies and putting the money in their pockets, fled and left me, with a hundred others, to whistle for our money!"
Trahant has written that Ridge, as a "hired gun" editor, organized a group of Sacramento business leaders and launched the Sacramento Daily Bee on Feb. 3, 1857. He wrote, "The name of the Bee has been adopted as being different from that of every other paper in the state, and as also being emblematic of the industry which is to prevail in its every department."
By July of that year, according to Trahant, the Bee was sold to James McClatchy, whose family owns it to this day. (However, Trahant writes that the official history of the Bee claims that McClatchy was the editor when the paper was founded.)
Like other members of his family, Ridge seems to have been a champion of lost causes. He had owned slaves in Arkansas and found himself in sympathy with the "Copperheads," a faction of the Democratic Party that believed in preserving the Union with slavery intact. His newspapers strongly supported the Copperhead view, and his critics accused him of establishing several chapters of the pro-slavery Knights of the Golden Circle.
As editor of the Red Bluff Beacon in 1862, he protested Lincoln's election and wrote that the Emancipation Proclamation went against democratic principles. While with the National Democrat, he spoke favorably of the Confederacy and blamed the Civil War on abolitionists.
As the war raged, 1863 found him publishing the Trinity National in Trinity County. However, he quickly learned to his dismay that Trinity was a hotbed of Republicans, and he headed for Grass Valley – his final stop.
There he bought a fourth interest in the Grass Valley National, found a wealth of Copperhead support, and fomented the bribery incident that tried to subvert The Union's backing of Lincoln that led to Ridge's beating of The Union's editor, Blumenthal.
Students of journalism history will note the echo of the caning of James Gordon Bennett by James Watson Webb in 1836. Bennett's New York Herald was one of the new nonpartisan "penny papers" that would drive Webb's staid, party-affiliated Courier and Enquirer out of business. This was an era when duels and beatings were widely practiced, and obviously Ridge was participating in that tradition.
But why beating rather than a duel? Historian David Mindich notes that duels were not practiced by two men of different "classes." For instance, masters did not duel with slaves – they beat them. Thus, the decision to administer a beating was often a comment on the victim's character: Ridge saw the Lincoln supporter as no higher on the social scale than a slave.
While clearly the beating incident was not Ridge's finest moment (he was assisted by two other men), the editor of the Grass Valley National seems to have been held in high regard here. An account in "Chronicles of Oklahoma" quotes a resident: "Ridge gave to the columns of that paper a brilliancy such as few journals enjoyed, and won for him a statewide reputation."
After the war, he traveled to Washington and worked hard to win admittance of the Cherokee Nation as a state, but failed. He returned to Grass Valley and died here Oct. 5, 1867, in bed at his home on Church Street. The legendary editor was 40 years old.
His newspaper, the National, didn't specify the cause of death, but noted, "As a writer probably no man in California had a wider and better reputation than John R. Ridge … . His remains were yesterday interred in Greenwood Cemetery [near today's Lyman Gilmore School], his funeral cortege being a very large one … ."
Ridge's wife later planted a tree in his memory at the intersection of Neal and School streets. The red brandywine maple still stands today with a commemorative marker telling its story
The maple, known as the "Tremoureux tree" for the current owner of the property, was brought by Elizabeth Ridge in 1876 from the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa. The giant tree is sickly but is still standing.
Richard Somerville is the editor of The Union. His column appears each Saturday.
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SiriusSternFan (Topic Creator)4 years ago#181
People, all I was alluding to was that when you get older, you tend to get tired of experiencing the same things over and over and over again. Further, you get tired of seeing the same things over and over and over again.
THAT's it.
And btw, I'm 39. Lived through the Atari era, Nintendo era, Sega era, PlayStation era, Xbox era, etc.
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Been gaming since I was 3 and I am 26 now. Granted my gaming time has gone down but it's not for the stupid reasons you listed.
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lightfighter 4 years ago#183
As I get older, I actually play more. It's probably because I started in the 80s on Atari playing Frogger, etc, and have an appreciation for the amount of work/time that goes into todays games.
Mainly b/c todays games are just plain more fun!
OKRecords1138 4 years ago#184
SiriusSternFan posted...
Because you get to the point where you've seen it all, and "done" it all. There's not much new material out there, folks...more of the same, with a fresh coat of paint on it. The shooters are mere clones, with new levels, and the other types of games (sports, adveture, etc.) have all been done before.
Guess I'm the exception to the rule.
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Look, by replying to you so much I have already broken some of my rules to being a more responsible poster. To be frank, it's gotten ridiculous. Your posts are way too full of acid, you lack reading comprehension, you exaggerate, you don't understand why subjectivity and anecdotes are not facts, and you're so blind to your own pride that you transpose it onto others and actually believe that's what's going on. I shouldn't be giving a poster like that so much attention.
However, I think I like you on some level. I like that you argue passionately for what you think is a good cause or good ethics. I think that's neat, and I admire when people do that. However, I don't admire when they do it the wrong way; bullying, putting words in people's mouths, and employing logical fallacies ad nauseum.
I think it'd do you a world of good to learn about subjective vs. objective. Here's a link to help you understand when you're arguing from erroneous reasoning: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
I also think it'd do you a world of good to let go of all that pride and vulnerability over your intelligence, because that's what this debate has really been about from the start -- not some internet chick postulating that intelligence may correlate, for some individuals, with getting bored in games more easily.
Good luck in life. I won't be replying to you any further, though you are of course more than free to continue trying to give me a hard time. I don't mind either way. Heck, I'm even willing to try and be friends with you if you send me a personal message. It's all up to you.
"You can use logic to justify almost anything. That's its power, and its flaw." -Kathryn Janeway
I am 35, haven't played anything in months, hardcore gamer from about ages 20-30. The quality of the games has really come down in the past 10 years, granted, there are gems out there but they are few and far between. I liked all systems, I played the hell out of (mostly) NES, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, Game Boy Advance and even recently PSP and beat over 170 games for a lot of platforms.
Aside from NES games in the 80's and early 90's I think the best age for games was a window between around 1995-2003. You had the end of 2-d platformers and the beginning of 3-D gaming. I have nothing against anyone gaming at any age, but it has all been done before in one way shape or form. I try to urge all gamers today to buy those old systems I mentioned. I have played next gen systems but the games didn't have the replay value or ingenuity they did as little as a decade ago.
At the same time, it is depressing as freaking hell that i have lost that urge to play games as it was a passion maybe i will pick it up again and I know there are great games out there that exist on any platform just much less than there were. I am now debating getting an XBox 360 as I have YET to OWN a next gen system my last was ps2.
To stay on topic, I used to play marathon sessions for up to 12 hours straight of a game, I guess I get bored too easily, and I have time on my hands but I feel my only option is to replay classics (with admittedly choppy and poor graphics but fantastic addictive gameplay) that I have already played the hell out of and beaten multiple times.
The last newer system I had was PSP which had Motorstorm Arctic Edge a GREAT racing game although it was Off-Road, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror and Logan's Shadow also for PSP both great games that were ported. Resistance Retribution was also great but these were all portable games. Syphon Filter 1 and 2 for PS1 were simply better games than the PS2/PSP remakes as fantastic as they were. Resistance used the same engine as SF but there were better shooters in the past like Half Life or Red Faction on the older consoles. These games were examples of the only great games I played that were released after around 2006 on some platform because it has all been done before.
I am not even faulting anyone for still playing games, or even the video game industry or DLC I just think it reached it's zenith, just my opinion
lastrocker 4 years ago#187
I think a lot of the AAA games tend to be similar/"samey", and now that the generation is kinda coming to an end, all the sequels and trilogies have started to run their course. that said though, there is plenty of quality variety for those seeking it. if you're bored of games being similar, it's because you're playing similar games! expand your tastes a little bit.
ChrisBot2k5 4 years ago#188
I thought this was going to be a thoughtful insight on the natural responsibilities of adult life and how it takes time and priority over things like playing games.
But all I read was somebody describing how they have the luxury of time to be bored by derivative repetition.
Meh, young people.
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I saw an old man at an arcade playing Centipede. He looks like he's over 65 years old. He's really good at the game, moving around with the track ball and pressing the button rapidly. Wow, I'm impressed by his Centipede skills.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286189932015-08-23T08:56:28.307-07:00Summer of StashCan we go all Summer without buying yarn?Liz K.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-34179274622967828332007-05-18T09:36:00.003-07:002007-05-18T09:38:17.403-07:002007 Summer Stash OutFor those of you that would like to continue with the summer of stash. You can go to the new 2007 Summer Stash Out blog at: http://2007summerstashout.blogspot.com/

Everyone is welcome looking forward to having a great time this year like we did with our hostess last year. I changed it up abit but the concept is still the same.

Happy Knitting!Leigh Annhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-62072041378923144532007-05-17T06:35:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:41:40.226-07:00SoSKAL 2007 - New Hosts?Calling all knitters desperate to Knit their Stash in Summer 2007:

The knitters at Crossroad Knits are looking for another knitblogger to host the SoSKAL for 2007. We are planning on buying yarn this summer!

If you are interested in hosting the Summer of Stash 2007, let me know. I can delete this blog, pass the admin duties onto someone else, or keep the blog active and someone else can start a SoSKAL 2007.

Have a great summer, y'all!Liz K.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-41013169720869195892007-05-03T12:33:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:34:01.144-07:00I'm Up for ItJust wanted to post and say that if we go for this another summer, I'm in!

It would be cool to have an annual SOS to get ready for winter and holiday knitting (by stash diving!)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-12797559626433952362007-05-02T19:30:00.000-07:002007-05-02T19:31:03.425-07:00Its May is there another SOSIts May 2nd is there going to be another SOS? I enjoyed the last one alot.Leigh Annhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157903431500529802006-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:002006-09-10T08:50:33.920-07:00What was your reward?Last June I saw sock yarn for $2 a skein...I tried talking my daughter into getting it for me before the sale went off...but she didn't want me to break my diet. (You all know the logic I used on her, as I wasn't the one purchasing the yarn ;~) ] Anyway, as I waited for my son's to come back to the apartment so that we could carpool home, I went back to the online store and saw I was still able to get that cool yarn! Not only that, I picked up some yarn for a multidirectional scarf and a pair of socks for my hubby's Christmas present. I am so thrilled I was able to make it through the summer, and I learned I have a lot of great yarn I can use.

Thank you for the challenge!
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157468632577971622006-09-05T08:00:00.000-07:002006-09-05T08:21:12.116-07:00More yarn!I thought of some other small businesses:

Lisa Souza
Crown Mountain FarmsJuliehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157467619941255202006-09-05T07:32:00.002-07:002006-09-09T15:25:04.160-07:00I did it!!
Hello all!
I survived the Summer of Stash!

I've posted the details on my blog, The Crafty Weasel, come take a look!
Claudia.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157466795275621972006-09-05T07:15:00.000-07:002006-09-05T07:33:15.290-07:00I DID IT! I DID IT! I DID IT!Go me! I cant' believe I didn't buy any yarn from Memorial Day to Labor Day!

I think the most shocking part of participating in this event is the fact that not only did I not buy any yarn for three months but the size of my stash hasn't decreased one bit. Yep, I spent the last three months attempting a Saunshine jewel vest which saw little progress and evetually got completely frogged. Then I toyed with idea of making a sock, uh-huh, that's right, just one. But it's not working out either.

Actually I don't think I finished anything in the last three months? Hmmm, we'll blame that on moving and setting up house for the last two of them.

So, I must say that I proud of myself for keeping my commitment. I am also quite happy that at the same time I was participating in this fine event I was also participating in Secret Pal 8, this way I managed to received new yarn every month without spending any on myself!

Good for me!Sara Kirbyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157432920551202662006-09-04T22:01:00.000-07:002006-09-04T22:39:03.840-07:00Baa Baa Black Sheep Have you Any Wool?

Yes Sir, Yes Sir, A Garden Tub Full

Well, despite hitting the 50 FO mark, my stash is still huge. I'd really hoped to get it at least level with the top of the tub. (It would have helped if I'd made more sweaters and less hats.) There are improvements. If you check out the pics from my first entry, you'll see that there is no longer a pile on the floor, and the yarn isn't spilling out of the tub. The FO list-

21 Critter Knitter Blankets

An Ab Fab Afghan

25 Hats

A pair of baby socks

An Afghan for my son

A Sweater for my daughter

Christinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157422592113467032006-09-04T19:12:00.000-07:002006-09-04T19:16:32.126-07:00back from holidaysWell I did make a dent into the stash but unfortunately I added to it as well. I did take back 800grams of yarn that I know I wouldn't use. But here is what I made in the last 10 days:

1 scarf - in browns, libra and aquarius yarns
2 figure eight dishcloths in dark and multi colour yarn
1 baby blue mini cable dish cloth
1 lilac dishcloth - not sure of the name of it
6 (3 orange and 2 in playtime, 1 in creamcicle) trefoil dishcloth. Only need 20/25more.

Mostly bought the orange, playtime and creamcicle yarns for Brownie washcloths/dishcloths. I always like making or doing something special for the girls (sparks, got painted little clay pots and flowers, and their names on ornaments).

Well I have had fun and will try to work on this stash. I am going to do an inventory and see what I have and arrange it by type and weight an such as someone else has set up. Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Leigh AnnLeigh Annhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157419745752452182006-09-04T18:29:00.000-07:002006-09-04T18:29:05.840-07:00Summer of StashI did it - I did it - I did it did it did it! I am so unbelievably freaked out that I made it. And while technically I used both of my exceptions, I don't yet actually have the yarn from exception number 2, so the amount of yarn in the house is definitely less than it was at the beginning of the summer. I have really just stayed out of the yarn stores, and once when I threatened to cave (and even had my daughter's agreement to go along), I managed not to go. And when I said to her, "It's not like I'm going to run out of yarn any time soon", she just laughed her butt off, and agreed. But - both of the large yarn stash containers close much more easily than they did at the beginning of the summer.

I just counted, and other than exception #1, it has been 115 days since my last yarn purchase. These were my goals:

1. Finish at least 4 pair of socks, not including those currently OTN. DONE - 4 pair + 1 baby sock + 1 pair of "half socks" + 2 pair about to be finished.
2. Finish ArtFibers sweater currently OTN. NOT EVEN CLOSE - hasn't been touched in months.
3. Knit tank for OtherMom - promised for Mother's Day - 2/3 DONE - I'm on the plain stockinette top right now.
4. Find a pattern for and start LL sweater. NOT EVEN CLOSE - HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
5. Knit at least one purse from stash - either Manos del Uruguay or something else that's laying around! - NOT EVEN CONSIDERED!

I also completed a fair isle hat that was started in March. All in all it's been a great summer, and I'm so glad I participated.

What I've learned:
1. I can live without buying yarn (needles and books don't count, right?).
2. I have enough yarn to last me at least a few years, even if I didn't buy more.
3. I can even live without a trip to the brand new yarn store in town.
4. The people at my other LYS know me well, and tempt me too much! I really didnt' NEED to know that they thought of me when they got new sock yarn in!
5. Even when I don't buy yarn, people will buy it for me!
6. I don't knit nearly as fast as I think I do.
7. I am much less tempted if I ignore the yarn emails I get almost daily.
8. I can look at yarn online without buying, and will not die. I can even look at it in a store (though only somewhere like AC Moore, where I'm not all that tempted).
9. I don't need yarn from the dollar store just because it's so cheap.Knitnikhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157419925700123272006-09-04T18:06:00.000-07:002006-09-04T18:34:31.286-07:00Now Go Buy Some Yarn!Hi SoS-ers!

I wanted to thank everyone for participating in the Summer of Stash. What began as a simple idea to try to focus more on knitting and less on acquiring more yarn has become a chance to read a lot of new blogs and learn a lot from my fellow knitters.

I have loved reading these last posts where everyone has been sharing their successes, their disappointments and the lessons they learned from taking a break from knitting. I love how each of you have taken away something different from the SoS.

Something that I learned is that things out here in the blogosphere sometimes grow bigger than you expect. I am very new to blogging, having just started my blog in January. I certainly did not expect for this KAL to have over 100 participants, and at no time did I ever encourage others to get on any bandwagon.

I think one thing that we have all learned is to be a little more choosy with our yarn budgets. Many people talked about buying yarn with a purpose, and not just because it was one sale, clearance, or being discontinued.

With that said, I want all of you SoS-KAL-ers to consider supporting an independent yarn producer now that the Summer is over. The 100 or so of us taking the summer off from buying yarn certainly did not hurt the mega-marts, craft centers, large yarn companies, or even the bottom line of your local yarn shop. But please consider the impact that your yarn purchasing dollar has on an independent yarn producer. There are a lot of incredible yarn dyers and spinners out there making a beautiful product.

Here are a few that I could think of, in no particular order. If you have more to add, please post them in the next day or so, and please, support one of these small businesses if you can.

Sundara Yarn
Knitterly Things (the home of Vesper Sock Yarn)
Black Bunny Fibers
Sunshine Yarns
Sweet Georgia Yarns
Scout's Swag
Mama-E's C*EYE*Ber Fiber
Yarntini

Thanks to everyone for participating.

NOW GO BUY SOME YARN!Liz K.http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157411007249452642006-09-04T15:57:00.000-07:002006-09-04T16:03:27.320-07:00End of SOS--The After Stash Picture

  End of SOS
 Originally uploaded by wavybrains.
Click the Picture and you can see my Stash on the first day of SOS. It IS smaller, despite a few additions. But, most importanly, I now feel it is much better edited, reflecting projects I really want to finish, yarns I enjoy working with, and the kind of knitting I enjoy.

I have enjoyed SOS so much! I have found many new blogs to read, learned alot about fibers and projects and the risks of becoming SABLE, and discovered a lot about myself in the process.

I'd do an SOS again, especially a Jan. 1st SOS--New Year, No Yarn?

Happy Knitting everyone :)

Please stop by www.wavybrains.com/auntie_esq/
chanceofbookshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157398931800869782006-09-04T12:38:00.000-07:002006-09-04T12:42:11.813-07:00The effects of stashbustingI didn't knit up a lot of things because I'm just not a fast knitter. But I did re-evaluate my stash and found a lot of stuff that I felt I didn't really need to hang onto. So I priced it, put it up on the Destash For Cash blog and made a healthy $50. That's more than enough for some really good yarn. Except I don't have an appetite for yarn at the moment. Stashbusting has also gotten me feeling I really ought to knit up what I have before indulging in fiber lust. Besides, spinning's where it's really at these days. ;)

And as Manda said, I really ought not to buy more than I have pretty immediate plans for, otherwise I'm overwhelmed, like a hungry diner at a large buffet.

So, many thanks for the SOS, it was appreciated. Good luck all on your seasonal knitting, it's starting to cool off out email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157317720155279172006-09-03T14:02:00.000-07:002006-09-03T14:37:47.473-07:00Where am I?I have had a so-so SOS. I have indeed knit from stash (two bags, two baby sweaters, a hat or two, some socks) but I have also bought yarn (Sizzle from bought yarn; a little shawl from KidSilk Night). Yet, I suspect that less yarn was added than might have happened had I not been trying so very hard NOT to buy yarn. To end SOS on a good note though, I ended August with one last stashbuster:
A child-sized long-sleeved OSW knit from stash. She loves it and I love it. There are a few more details on my blog.

I have decided to carry the inspiration of the SOS with me further and have declared September my personal WIP month. This month, I declare that I will knit things that are already cast on without (I promise!) casting on anything else. Which will be tough since I love to cast on.

Thanks for all your inspiration and encouragement. Slowly slowly, the stash will diminish. If only I could resist peeking at that lovely blog: Cash for your email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157296117379662112006-09-03T08:00:00.000-07:002006-09-03T08:08:37.440-07:00My SOS reviewI have to say that my stash doesn't feel substantially smaller since Memorial Day, but with the exception of that little bit of sock yarn when I visited Maryland in July (and my hostess DRAGGED me to her LYS, what could I do?) I have refrained from buying any yarn since the middle of May. I'm proud of myself about that, even if I haven't ripped through lots of projects of stash yarn throughout the summer. In fact, if anything, my knitting speed feels like it's been particularly slow this summer. But that's not the point. Except for that sock yarn, I've been good, and the only additions to my stash were gifts over which I had no control.

Have I learned anything? Well, I have learned that I certainly don't need to buy yarn all the time. Which is a lesson I knew before, but had lost sight of. I also have a nice selection of yarn already in my closet that really does deserve a chance to get out and be used. I haven't taken an actual inventory, because it's frankly more work than I care to do, pulling all those bins down from the top of the closet, but heaven knows my stash doesn't need to be any bigger than it is!

Am I going to rush right out (or right to a website) to order more yarn on Tuesday? Not necessarily . . . I mean, I'd say "No" straight out, but . . . my next project is going to be a felted bag with some Cascade 220 in my stash, but when I started knitting up a swatch last night, I thought it looked kind of boring. So I was thinking about knitting two colors together instead, and seeing how that looks when it's felted. Except the only other color I have is magenta . . .

Deb in NJ
www.chappysmom.typepad.com--firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157287977024377612006-09-03T05:08:00.000-07:002006-09-03T07:45:14.473-07:00Quality Rather Than QuantityEven though my stash has unwittingly grown since this KAL began, Summer of Stash has made an impact on the way I buy yarn. I recognized a lot of myself in Amy's Just because... list, with the addition of Just because it's there.

I live in a small town and don't have a car, so I'm lucky to see any kind of yarn store, even if it's just Michael's or Joann, more than a couple times a year. Online ordering is great, no doubt, but it can be a pain because you don't quite know what you're getting, not to mention the sometimes shocking S&H charges. As a result, I tend to go crazy whenever I see yarn in person. Eyelash yarn at Big Lots, fugly shaggy dog-like stuff at Dollar Tree, the clearance rack at Walmart.. I buy it just because it's cheap and it's there.

But I'm teaching myself to think in terms of quality rather than quantity. This week I finished a pair of socks that were started in January. This is not a typical example of my knitting speed (much procrastination was involved), but I'm not a fast knitter by any means. So I asked myself, what yarn would you rather spend 8 months knitting with: a fairly decent, inexpensive sock yarn (Lion Brand, KnitPicks) or something more spectacular (Regia, Trekking, Socks That Rock)? The answer is obvious. Instead of crowding my stash with "good enough" yarns that I won't get around to knitting for years, I'm learning to think more short term:

Buy less yarn but of higher quality

Keep the stash small

Only buy what I have definite plans for

Don't plan too far ahead, lest I lose interest or forget why I bought it in the first place

I can still substitute yarns and use my bargain hunting abilities to find the best deal possible, but I need to end my habit of settling for the absolute cheapest yarn that might conceivably work. I deserve better. :-)

-MandaMandahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157252224107079442006-09-02T19:52:00.000-07:002006-09-02T19:57:04.130-07:00Side Effects of SOSI wasn't the best SOS'er, not by a mile. However, I have started to exercise my willpower and discipline. I'm not buying yarn just because.

You know, just because...

It's on clearance
It's on sale
It's being discontinued
It's interesting
It's pretty
It's soft

I've definately noticed a change in my thinking when I go to a yarn store. I don't go to browse anymore, I go with a purpose. I have a project in mind. I still have a lot (most) of my stash to use, but I no longer allow myself to buy without a project already in mind. I still have a way to go, but I'm getting email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157162907941879042006-09-01T18:51:00.000-07:002006-09-01T19:10:22.256-07:00My summer of stashWhen I joined I had 498 balls of yarn. Today, I have 462, so I have managed to knit or give away 36 balls of yarn. Hence, according to my calculation, if I keep this pace, I'll be done with my stash some time in 2010:

That's four years worth of yarn, is not that bad, right?Lucia Tedescohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157140405300230092006-09-01T12:24:00.000-07:002006-09-01T12:53:25.343-07:00Another Accomplishment!Wooo! I made it through the summer without buying yarn just because I wanted it! I -did- buy a few odd-balls of cotton, but they were specifically for projects, one I've finished and one I haven't had time to knit just yet, and that was one of my exceptions, right?

Anyway, I haven't used up a lot of anything, really, but mainly because I got a job and started school sometime between now and when we started, and it's been hard to find time to knit. But I did finish a Booga Bag and almost finished another one, and knitted two skinny scarves to send to my nieces, and made a bunch of dishcloths, and got about hlafway done with the first of several shopping bags, and .. wow. Okay, lemme list this out.

Hooded baby towel & 2 washcloths.

Pink/brown Booga mini.

5 dishcloths for oldest niece gone to college.

2 skinny scarves made with random eyelash yarn.

Blue Booga mini (Just needs a strap and felting)

Knitted shopping bag (almost done .. it's my biggest project yet.)

August Dishcloth KAL.

I'd say that's pretty impressive, if you also consider I work 20 hours a week, plus I'm taking 4 classes for a total of 14 credit hours, and most of my 'off' days in the last month or so have been used up travelling to and fro.

I still want to create an inventory of what I have left, and my needles and such. The other day while I was at my LYS I found they have little business-card sized needle-inventory cards, which is nice to keep with me, but I want something a bit more substantial to put in the journal I'm creating.Tania email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157132598330251142006-09-01T10:42:00.000-07:002006-09-01T10:43:18.346-07:00The Rapture is Coming! Prepare![cross-posted from my blog]

THE END IS NEAR!! Prepare and repent!

No, not really. No repentence here; just preparation. The Summer of Stash ends in what? four days? I think I can hold out until then.

But here's where the preparation part comes in. I have a list. It's a list of yarns I plan to buy at the end of the stashalong. What? You didn't think I was simply not buying the yarn without keeping track, didya? What if I need that yarn I resisted? And then there are all those projects that are languishing, un-done because I don't have the yarn for them (of course, in some instances, I haven't purchased the pattern either). If I don't keep track, I might not buy the yarn! We couldn't have that, now could we.

So, without any further ado, the list:
Kidsilk Haze
Kidsilk Night
Coloumart cashmere
Koigu
Seasilk
Noro Kureyon (for a mulitdirectional diagonal scarf)
Socks That Rock colorway "County Clare"
Embroidery floss for bracelets
Jo Sharpe Silk Road Aran Tweed (for my Ribby Cardi)
Yarn for the Dancing Woman socks from Knitty
Helen's lace in a solid color for a shawl or stole

As I read it over, I imagined all the yarn arriving within the space of a few days chez Fido, and my getting to luxuriate in it. Ahhh . . . the rapture!

But then a funny thing happened as I started the 'checking it twice' portion of the list-making process:

I don't have any particular use for Kidsilk Haze or Kidsilk night. No projects in mind; nothing I'm likely to get to soon, anyway. Those got crossed off.

Same for the Colourmart cashmere. Yes, it'd be nice just to have it, but really, there's nothing that needs doing. Crossed that one off, too.

Koigu got added to the list just because I read someone saying how much they enjoyed working with it. Plus, it's beautiful. But again, no project in mind. Another strike-through.

The Seasilk . . . I still plan to get that -- if only to pet it; I'm so captivated with the idea of it.

The Noro just got added to the list today (as a Christmas gift for my Brother-in-law).

I think I may still have to get the County Clare colorway sock yarn -- it's beautiful. I'll find something to do with it.

The embroidery floss was for those bracelets up on Knitty. I no longer have any interest in making them. So I'm not going to get it.

I still LOVE the look of the Dancing Woman socks, and will probably make them . . . but I can wait to get the yarn until the project gets closer to the top of the queue; otherwise it could wind up like Samus, languishing in the stash for a year and taunting me with "aren't you EVER going to knit me? you bought me for a specific purpose! What's going on here?"

As for the Helen's Lace . . . not until I find a shawl or stole I cannot resist. I own plenty of lace-weight yarn already. And it takes so long to knit with the stuff that it could be another two years before I go through the lace I already have. So, another item taken off the list.

Just look at the space, time, and money I've saved by waiting (and waiting and waiting) to buy the yarn!

And I've learned something else, too: I should work on de-stashing certain yarns to people who will love them as much as I once did, and who may actually use them to make something useful (or at least nice-looking. or at least fun to make. or something). Even with very little new yarn coming into the house, and even when I went stash-diving to come up with a project, these yarns did not call to me. I have some variegated lace that I just don't think I'll ever use; and some sock yarn that just doesn't grab me the way it once did; and maybe some other stuff as well. I try, in the rest of my life, not to be a hoarding pack rat (I don't always succeed, but at least I try), and it would definitely be a good thing to carry that over to my knitting stash.

So stay tuned . . . there may be a yarn giveaway coming up. But not until after I unpack from vacation, at the earliest.
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Editing to add: I just noticed that the seasilk is laceweight, too. For now, I have more than enough of that, so I'm thinking the sea silk purchase will wait for a while.Lizhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157131051400932162006-09-01T10:15:00.000-07:002006-09-01T10:17:31.413-07:00I've enjoyed this!!Thanks to all of the blog moms for starting this up. I am going to continue on this road of not adding to my stash unless I have a specific project in mind that I will start right away. I haven't accomplished as much knitting this summer as I would have liked, but I am starting to make a dent in it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157127878111867732006-09-01T08:51:00.000-07:002006-09-01T09:24:38.126-07:00End in sight - but not!Since the weekend plans include no yarn stores, I don't see any issues completing the SOS. And since I still have one exception left, technically, I would still be ok. But there will be no using it - I am too busy trying to figure out how I will be packing and moving what I have! (We're moving to NC at the end of October)

Actually, I have really enjoyed this whole working from stash experience - and have found myself really thinking about what I wanted to knit in the process. More than likely, thru the end of the year I will continue to knit from stash (between packing/moving/unpacking LOL) so thank you for letting me prove to myself I could do this =)

Many thanks to Liz K., Mo, Anne and Stuntmother for taking the reigns and making this happen!

-=DaniDanihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157126012709540932006-09-01T08:45:00.000-07:002006-09-01T08:53:32.723-07:00The last weekendThis has been fun! I went in several new yarn shops while exploring this new city that I now live in. I however managed not to buy yarn at them. It was tough, there was temptation. Being part of SOS and being on a tight budget helped from buying yarn. I did buy a couple of books, planned my Christmas knitting, which makes it feel better than buying a bunch of yarn for Christmas and then figure out what I want to do with it. I don't have a massive yarn stash but this was still a great exercise for me to do. Thanks to Liz K., Mo, Anne and Stuntmother for hosting this. Even if we bought yarn this summer, the purging of scraps and yarns that we won't knit with, the finishing of long standing UFO has helped our stash and others (schools etc).

Teresaemail@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28618993.post-1157117710643998772006-09-01T06:35:00.000-07:002006-09-01T06:35:10.656-07:00No StarSo I was definitely no star in this experiment (I think my stash has grown, but I knit more than I would have otherwise this summer....) I did learn a few things.... Probably the most significant is that the more I knit, the less I buy yarn, and vice versa. So I am trying to get in the habit of picking up my needles instead of the computer mouse when I start to get fidgety fingers.

I did inventory the majority of my yarn stock and made a spread sheet for manufacturer, type, fiber, weight, and the needle size recommendation, stitches per inch and yardage and number of balls. (I was inspired by the postings here.) I though it would be an overwhelming project, but it didn't take as long as expected and gave me a chance to pour through my stash. And it is an EXCELLENT way for me to check my stash when a project comes up.... pattern calls for 450 yards of yarn on size 6 needles with a gauge of 5 stitches per inch. Hmm I could use this, this or this....

Next is the list of projects with much of the same info so that I know if I have yarn, or if I need more of something. (needles, yarn, buttons, etc.)

I have aquired some excellent books - ones that provide very basic patterns so that I can experiment with texture, pattern variation and embellishment. I keep thinking of things I want to make that I can't find patterns for, so I must be working myself up to design something of my own... And after hearing so much about it, I really MUST try socks....

It has been fun to see everyone's work and I am inspired by all the beautiful things I have seen. Thanks for putting this together!Elsiehttp://email@example.com


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Patients with stage IV bladder cancer have cancer that has extended through the bladder wall and invaded the pelvic and/or abdominal wall and/or has lymph node involvement and/or spread to distant sites. Stage IV bladder cancer is also referred to as "metastatic" bladder cancer.
A variety of factors ultimately influence a patient's decision to receive treatment of cancer. The purpose of receiving cancer treatment may be to improve symptoms through local control of the cancer, increase a patient's chance of cure or prolong a patient's survival. The potential benefits of receiving cancer treatment must be carefully balanced with the potential risks of receiving cancer treatment.
The following is a general overview of the treatment of stage IV bladder cancer. Circumstances unique to your situation and prognostic factors of your cancer may ultimately influence how these general treatment principles are applied to your situation. The information on this Web site is intended to help educate you about your treatment options and to facilitate a mutual or shared decision-making process with your treating cancer physician.
Most new treatments are developed in clinical trials. Clinical trials are studies that evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs or treatment strategies. The development of more effective cancer treatments requires that new and innovative therapies be evaluated with cancer patients. Participation in a clinical trial may offer access to better treatments and advance the existing knowledge about treatment of this cancer. Clinical trials are available for most stages of cancer. Patients who are interested in participating in a clinical trial should discuss the risks and benefits of clinical trials with their physician. To ensure that you are receiving the optimal treatment of your cancer, it is important to stay informed and follow the cancer news in order to learn about new treatments and the results of clinical trials.
Currently, only a minority of patients with stage IV bladder cancer is cured following treatment with standard therapies. This is because most patients have cancer that has already spread outside the area of the pelvis. Because the majority of patients with stage IV bladder cancer have disease that has already spread and cannot be removed with surgery, treatment that can kill cancer cells throughout the body is necessary. Standard treatment consists of chemotherapy and occasionally surgery and radiation.
Some patients with bladder cancer have stage IV disease based only on the presence of local lymph node involvement and they have no evidence of distant spread of cancer. These patients with involvement of pelvic organs by direct extension and small volume metastasis to regional lymph nodes can be managed the same as stage III patients if all the cancer can be surgically removed by radical cystectomy and bilateral lymph node dissection. For more information about treatment of this type of stage IV bladder cancer click on Treatment of Stage III Bladder Cancer.
Chemotherapy Treatment of Stage IV Bladder Cancer
Before the development of effective chemotherapy, the average survival of patients with stage IV cancer was only 3-6 months from diagnosis. Bladder cancer, however, is sensitive to chemotherapy and may respond to treatment frequently and rapidly. Although long-term survival has been reported in some patients, chemotherapy is administered primarily to improve the symptoms of bladder cancer. Patients in good clinical condition should enter treatment with curative intent because some patients have prolonged remissions without cancer recurrences.
Combinations of chemotherapy agents are usually used for treatment of bladder cancer, as no single chemotherapy agent will produce a complete response in more than an occasional patient. Two commonly used chemotherapy regimens are GC and MVAC. GC is the combination of Gemzar® (gemcitabine) and cisplatin. MVAC is the combination of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin. A phase III trial that compared these two regimens suggested that they were similarly effective, but that GC produced fewer side effects.[1][2]
Surgery for Stage IV Bladder Cancer
Radical cystectomy (removal of the bladder, tissue around the bladder, the prostate and seminal vesicles in men and the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, anterior vaginal wall and urethra in women, with or without pelvic lymph node dissection) is sometimes recommended for treatment of patients with stage IV bladder cancer to control local spread and the complications this creates. Surgery is also utilized after an incomplete response of the primary cancer to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. To learn more about radical cystectomy, go to Surgery for Bladder Cancer.
Strategies to Improve Treatment
CancerConnect Bladder Cancer Community & Discussions
You are not alone—The CancerConnect Bladder Cancer Community is the leading Social Media Application for Bladder Cancer patients and caregivers seeking information, inspiration, and support in the wake of a cancer diagnosis. With over 50,000 members the network offers patients and caregivers a thriving community to support the many ongoing needs from diagnosis to survivorship. Login or register here.
[1]von der Maase H, Hansen SW, Robers JY et al. Gemcitabine and cisplatin versus methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin in advanced or metastatic bladder cancer: results of a large, randomized, multinational, multicenter, phase III study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2000;18:3068-77.
[2]von der Maase H, Sengelov L, Roberts JT et al. Long-term survival results of a randomized trial comparing gemcitabine plus cisplatin, with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, plus cisplatin in patients with bladder cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005;20:4602-8.


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Welcome to the Coaches Homepage! Here you will find tips, ideas, and links on how to become a better coach. If you have any coaching suggestions or best practices, feel free to share them by emailing email@example.com. Thank you for helping USA Volleyball grow the game!
Get CAP Certified:
The USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program (USAV-CAP) provides an opportunity for professional preparation and advancement for the volleyball coach. The curriculum addresses the essential topics for the volunteer and the internationally aspiring coach.
Click here to learn more about coaching education through USA Volleyball.
Free Resources:
Growing the Game Together Volume I – Coaches and Club Director Edition, compilation featuring posts from the Grow the Game Together blog from 2008 to 2012.
Growing the Game Together Volume II - This downloadable PDF contains all of John Kessel's Growing the Game Blogs from 2013 to May 10, 2014.
TEAM USA Mobile Coach App-Get exclusive content from USAV including our "evolution drills" that are only available to USAV members through the USOC App. You also can learn more about the Olympics, Paralympics as well as Beach and Sitting Volleyball! Have everything you need at your fingertips!
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Summer Camp Manual - This is a downloadable PDF to help you plan your next summer camp.
National Federation of State High School Associations Learning Center - NFHS offers Fundamentals of Coaching Volleyball
What can a player control - To help your players understand the difference between things they can and cannot control. Here is a great article to help you help them understand
USAV Minivolley - Almost 40 years of ideas - rules and the spirit of the rules, scoring variations, movement games, skills, core concepts, "secrets," game options, winning the serve pass war, and much more. These ideas will help any program of any age. They are especially directed to assist program coaches and teachers in running better youth and novice training. The 2012 edition of the Minivolley book is also available in Spanish and Italian.
Seven Speeds of Volleyball - The concept of seven-speeds is based on the work of soccer researcher and author Jurgen Weineck.
USA Volleyball Coloring Book - Give your child, youth teams or nieces and nephews a copy of this ALL volleyball characters coloring book. If you have a volleyball drawing or two that you have done and wish to donate to the next edition, email to email@example.com.
Charting Manual – Charting allows you to gather not just "stats" but information on where the ball started and ended in each of the traditional statistics gathered. There are many apps now which do this, but if you want a paper option, this manual sums things up best.
USA Volleyball Crossword Puzzle - Here is a fun volleyball based crossword puzzle that you can download for your players to test their knowledge of the game and here is the answer key.
Volleyball Canyons to Bridge - Reflections on the gaps between training and competition.
Importance of Optimizing Meaningful Touches - There is no greater joy for kids than learning a new skill or taking their game to the next level. It is impossible for that to happen if they don't have a chance to a sufficient number of meaningful touches in practice.
From Positive to Perfection - The title says it all - to first teach positive errors on the path to perfection, in every training.
25 Questions for Volleyball Coaches - This is a list of questions that should guide everyone towards being a better coach...
Player Info Front and Back - Have your players fill these sheets out in order to get to know who they are and show them you care.
Kessel's Handy Guide to Ruining a Player - These guidelines and suggestions will insure that you, your ego, and its desire to win will take precedence over any individual or team development situation.
Offside Hitting - The concept of offside skills is not new to sport. In basketball a player dribbles with either hand. In lacrosse the players must have the ability to shoot from either side. In soccer the players have to be able to put the ball in the net using either foot.
An Open Letter to all Coaching 14 and Under
Injury Prevention Through Proper Reading and Anticipation -Volleyball is a unique sport in that it's both cyclic and acyclic in nature.
Holding a Successful One Time Kids Skill Clinic - This short article presents the core framework for putting on a successful, non-traditional clinic, of varying length.
Coaching Coaches - 10 things to Think About by Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director, USA Swimming.
Crosstraining in Volleyball - Most coaches are not aware of the many options to play the game of volleyball.
Volleyball Jargon - Humorous and serious, a collection of most the unique words found in volleyball.
Dear Vocal Coach- Please read the following email from a dear friend, whose daughter plays volleyball. The names have been changed, and some sentences deleted, but none added/created by me, to make it be more of a generic version of what I see at USA Volleyball on a weekly basis.
Guide to Volleyball Basics - This guide is intended to help you attain a basic understanding of the game of volleyball.
How to Make Drills that Work for your Team - At almost every coach's clinic that I teach, most of the coaches in attendance want to come away from that clinic with a large notebook full of drills that they can take home and use in their practices to make their team the best in the league.
How to Start a Junior Volleyball Program - This is a very quick starting a junior volleyball program guide.
My Favorite Coach - He knows that kids don't care how much he knows about this sport, until they know how much he cares about them.
My Favorite Player - After thirty plus years of coaching in this great sport, I think it is time to tell you who my favorite player is.
It's Not Where you Are, It's Who You Are - This started as an email I sent to the top five USA Team battling to qualify as the two 2000 Beach Volleyball Teams for each gender. Originally, I titled this article "How to Excel Under Any Coach."
Suggested Book Readings for Youth Coaches -Fourteen top books worth reading if you are coaching players under the age of 18.
Quality over Quantity - by Ryan Millar, 2008 Olympic Gold medalist and USAV CAP Cadre member.
Splinter Siblings - Dear Coach, I am becoming frustrated with my lack of court time during matches. My coach keeps telling me that I am improving, but I keep having to get tweezers on to my splinters after each game. I have thought about changing clubs but I would prefer to stay where I am, as I enjoy the atmosphere in this club.
Things I have Learned the Hard Way - What I learn or teach in the classroom can only be truly understood by coaching in a gym. ...No matter how much I care, some players don't know how to care back, so I must teach them and remain steadfast as a role model in caring.
Cloth/Balloon Volleyball - A pattern and instructions for creating a simple cloth covered, balloon volleyball for children.
Use of the Court Without Use of the Net Poster - A simple one page "poster" to put up on your standards or gym walls, and share with coaching staff to remind you to start using the net in the precious couple of hours you have
Training Tools for Junior and Youth Volleyball - These are successful training items I have created and used in the last 35 years of coaching kids - all of which are inexpensive and thus can be done at any grassroots level.
Creating a Boys Volleyball Team at Your School - Learn some basic steps to bring boys volleyball to your school.
How to Run a Beach Volleyball Clinic - This article is designed to offer volleyball coaches, sports educators, and sports camp coordinators the resources to operate a successful single day beach volleyball clinic for all ages, kids and adults. This format should fit into a 2-4 hour time frame.
My Top 166 Volleyball Drills from Around the World - EVERY coach asks for new drills to make their kids better, searching the web, attending clinics, reading drill books. After decades of coaching, creating and collecting.
To Win the Gold - This is something I wrote and sent to all the USA Volleyball Beach Olympic Team hopefuls for Sydney back in 2000 when I was team leader for the USA Olympic Beach Teams. Most players in the pipeline wanting to reach this level would benefit from following this same information.
The Most Important Skill in Volleyball - Many coaches spend a great deal of time focusing on the skills of serving, passing, setting, spiking blocking and digging. They add in a virtual verbal barrage of technique comments to each player in practice and even in the middle of games.
The Game Teaches the Game - Often I open coaching courses, at any level, with the following "test" Fill in the blanks -- The game teaches ____ ________. I get all sorts of interesting answers like "good sportsmanship," and "team work" - but the "correct" answer I am seeking is in the title above..."the game." CLICK HERE for the Spanish version.
The 10 New Commandments of Volleyball - I offer to you the ten most important traditions and coaching methods I wish you would change to....
Volleyball Excuse List Handout for Players - This list is intended to simplify the problem of selecting the proper alibi to suit the occasion.
Wash Scoring Drills - Some history -- In 1984, when the USA men were in the process of preparing for what was to be their gold medal performance in the Los Angeles Olympics, Bill Neville, their highly imaginative assistant coach, designed a scrimmage-like game he called the "wash" drill.
Creating and Growing Great Volleyball Programs - Starting a successful volleyball program only takes the passion and spirit of one person to begin.
Top Ten Secrets About Coaching Kids in Volleyball - These are the key ideas to make kids volleyball a success for younger kids in any program.
My Favorite Games & Scoring Variations - A list of various volleyball games, drills and how to score them.
Report Obfuscator Options - When you need an authoritative phrase for a volleyball report for school, pull a three-digit number out of the air and select the corresponding words from the three columns.
Team Travel Ideas - Experienced parents, and coaches, know that travel by car is a necessary time eater of any sports program. Why not make it more fun and educational.
USA Volleyball Skills Contest - USA Volleyball developed a volleyball skills contest.
USA Volleyball History - All about volleyball and USA Volleyball's beginnings.
Free Posters:
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In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Obama on an Ohio voting matter — early voting in that state will not be blocked during the three days leading up to Election Day. Also, Americans on Social Security will be receiving an annual inflation-based cost of living adjustment of about $21 per month. Continue reading
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Kristen Wiig Returns to 'SNL' as Host, Ben Affleck Joins 5-Timers Club
Saturday Night Live is closing out its 38th season in a big, big way. First, on May 4, they've got The Hangover Part III star Zach Galifianakis paired with Icelandic folk rockers Of Monsters and Men. But then on May 11, SNL is setting the stage for a reunion anyone with a funny bone wants to see: Kristen Wiig is returning to Studio 8H! The Bridesmaids star and all-around comedy mogul will come full circle from her departure as a cast member by hosting the May 11 installment, with Vampire Weekend performing.
You know what this means? Expect the returns of Gilly, the Target Lady, and Dooneese! Because SNL hasn't had nearly enough parodies of The Lawrence Welk Show/plastic baby arms attached to human women lately.
Then, for the finale on May 18, host Ben Affleck will join one of the most exclusive societies in showbiz: the Five Timers Club. For the fifth time he'll host SNL, though we're sad that this time he probably won't pull out his amazing Keith Olbermann impersonation because Keith Olbermann has basically vanished from all media. Kanye West, as the musical guest, will have to provide hotheaded indignation and outrageous bravado instead.
Which of these host/musical guest combos has you most excited?
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Commercial Farm Loans
While an executors duties may involve making it easy to borrow money for a farm or an estate, acquiring the loan can be quite a hassle and will usually involve certain steps. These loans could be for: new epuipement like a conbineharvestor, or the contruction of buildings and sheds; the repairing broken equipement such as replacing a borken silo pipe with a new seamless pipe; or the purchase of new live stock or crops. To ease the process of getting this loan, ensure you keep the transaction details in mind. Credit status plays a significant role in determining your eligibility to acquire a loan, regardless of the type of land you need to purchase or the institution from which you need to obtain the funds. Any loan lender will need assurance that the money advanced will be paid back.
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Farm Property Loans
Obtaining a loan to purchase a farm is commonly considered to be more difficult than acquiring a home mortgage. This is due to the nature of risks associated with owning a farm such as a fall in land prices. Banks therefore tend to be cautious when giving out farm loans. In most cases, they would prefer issuing the loans to larger farms. Since farm business is a high risk project, banks would normally demand cash flow and liquid asset statements from an applicant to consider issuing him with a farm property loan.
How to get Farm Property Loans
To get a farm property loan, research about the institution you need to acquire the loan from. Financing can also be done by private lenders or by the government. Assemble documents relating to your farm business and credit rating. Find out about the program you need to use to obtain funding and find out the amount of information needed to share with the loan lender. In addition, you will be required to provide an autobiography entailing your farming experience in addition to data indicating your credit rating. Provision of personal assets as security can increase your chances of securing the funds. Afterwards, approach the appropriate government agency or bank to apply for the funds.
Hobby Farm Loans
These are loans intended for individuals who look to finance a home on a piece of land. Usually the land can be used to undertake agricultural activities such as rearing livestock, growing crops, and storing hay.
Getting Hobby Farm Loans
To obtain a hobby farm loan, apply for a farm ownership loan from your local farm service agency. For other loans being offered by the agency, you need to fill out a form. You will also be required to contact the agricultural department within your location and inquire whether they have loans or grants for new farmers. You can also take an agriculture or business loan from the bank directly.
Rural Home Financing
A rural home is residential situated in a remote area or town that comprises some 2500 people or less. The property may or may not comprise acreage. Slight agricultural activity is allowed within the area. Generally, less or no income is obtained from the property.
Getting Rural Home Assistance
Rural home financing can be obtained through loans, grants and government programs. To obtain finances, you can check online for the rural development website and search for loans. Check whether you qualify. Qualification is based on income, need and availability. Check in their website to find out whether your location is listed for eligibility purposes.


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Utah County search and rescue crews found three jet skiers alive and well Friday morning after they had spent the night on the waters of Utah Lake.
Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said a Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted the trio a woman and two men from Nephi with their machines and not far from Utah Lake State Park.
One of the jet skiers reportedly experienced trouble out on the water late Thursday afternoon and the two others went out to tow it and its rider back in. None of the three returned when expected and friends called 911.