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Tigers release Gonzalez, call up Worth
Veteran shortstop replaced on roster with versatile 28-year-old infielder
DETROIT -- Alex Gonzalez's tenure as Tigers shortstop is over after three weeks. The Tigers released the 37-year-old on Sunday morning and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.
For now, Worth will platoon at shortstop with switch-hitter Andrew Romine, who had been splitting time with Gonzalez. The Tigers continue to monitor prospects Hernan Perez and Eugenio Suarez, who are playing shortstop at Triple-A Toledo and Double-A Erie, respectively, but wanted to give both of them more seasoning before considering them for a callup.
Add in the looming free agency of Stephen Drew, who could sign without Draft pick compensation following the First-Year Player Draft in June, and the Tigers could have a revolving door at shortstop going for the next several weeks as they continue to try to fill the void left by injured Jose Iglesias.
"Hopefully this combination will help us, and we can continue to analyze our situation," team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "We've got two young guys that we're just not quite ready to bring up and ready to let them play, but they're playing very, very well for us."
The Tigers gave no signal of expecting long-term stability in announcing the move. What they knew, however, was that Gonzalez wasn't the answer.
"We need to have a little more range defensively at shortstop. We just didn't see it there and didn't see it getting better," Dombrowski said. "So we figured it was time to make the move."
Detroit thought enough of Gonzalez that they traded a young utility man, Steve Lombardozzi, to Baltimore to acquire him with a week to go in Spring Training. At the time, Dombrowski cited Tigers scouts Bruce Tanner and Jeff Wetherby, as well as first-base coach Omar Vizquel, among those who watched Gonzalez and believed he could play shortstop, though not necessarily every day.
From Opening Day on, however, Gonzalez's time at short was marked by inconsistency. He made an error in the season opener on a ball to his left, yet made a ranging play up the middle to snare a ball and rob a single before delivering the game-winning RBI at the plate.
Gonzalez seemed much more comfortable making plays to his left, up the middle, than to his right. He made three errors in 31 chances over eight starts for a .903 fielding percentage.
Gonzalez had a negative-5 rating in Defensive Runs Saved, a statistic developed by Bill James and Baseball Info Solutions to put defensive performance into a tangible context. Just four years ago, his next-to-last season as an everyday shortstop, he had a plus-27 rating.
"We thought we'd take a little chance on it," Dombrowski said of the trade. "We thought it was something worth taking the gamble. As we had a chance to watch him, had a chance to get a feel, we just didn't see it getting better, so we thought, with the emphasis on defense for us at shortstop, we thought it was important to get someone who had a little bit more range."
Gonzalez's defensive concerns might have been tempered a bit had he continued to deliver clutch hits. However, he had just three singles in 26 at-bats after Opening Day.
"Gonzo worked hard. He's had a tremendous career," manager Brad Ausmus said. "In his prime, he was one of the better shortstops in the game of baseball, but time takes its toll on everyone. At this point, we decided to make a change and bring Danny Worth up.
"Certainly with age, you're going to slow down a little bit. He was a tremendous, tremendous shortstop -- I mean, he was one of the elite shortstops -- in his prime. He hasn't played much short in the last couple years, so we were hoping maybe that the spring had returned to his legs a little bit. But it just didn't work."
Thus, the Tigers turn back to Worth, who was in play for a timeshare at short before Detroit traded for Gonzalez. The 28-year-old has rotated around the infield at Triple-A Toledo, allowing Perez to take the bulk of the time at short, but his strong arm and reliable range are well known. He batted .308 (16-for-52) for the Mud Hens with five doubles and one RBI.
Ausmus indicated he won't necessarily have a strict lefty-righty platoon between Worth, who bats right-handed, and the switch-hitting Romine, who started Sunday against Angels left-hander Hector Santiago.
"He can do a lot of things for us," Dombrowski said of Worth. "We know him. He hits left-hand pitching well, with Romine over there playing well defensively, and he's better vs. right-handed pitching. That gives us a nice combination. He runs decently, gives us a nice combination, and he's a solid defensive player at shortstop, can play second or third, gives us some versatility value. So he'll get some playing time here, see how he does."
Even with the current mix, however, Dombrowski mentioned Perez and Suarez as future options. Perez, primarily a second baseman in his pro career, has played 15 games at shortstop in Toledo, where he's batting .277 with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs. Suarez, a natural shortstop, entered Sunday batting .260 for Erie with five doubles, three homers and eight RBIs.
"If we were going to bring them up at this time, we figured that we would want them to come up and play most of the time," Dombrowski said. "And right now, with Romine being a left-hand hitter, he's going to play most of the time. So we think Danny, again, we think he'll do a solid job for us. He's been in the organization a long time. Give him the opportunity."


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Iraq reconstruction failed to result in lasting changes, report says
The inspector general for Iraq reconstruction has written a swan-song report about the shortcomings of America's $60 billion rebuilding effort, which began a decade ago this month amid high hopes but ended mired in fraud and mismanagement.
Perhaps most striking in what amounts to a postmortem of the endeavor are the reflections of senior Iraqi officials, whose meager gratitude for U.S. aid doled out during the war is vastly eclipsed by their stinging criticism of missed opportunities. Senior U.S. officials acknowledged some of the complaints in the report, which is scheduled for release Wednesday. Some said the United States is viewed as accomplishing little because it set out to do too much.
"With all the money the U.S. spent, you can go into any city in Iraq and you cannot find one building or project" that stands as a testament to America's investment, acting Minister of Interior Adnan al-Asadi told the inspector general. "You can fly in a helicopter around Baghdad and other cities, but you cannot point a finger to a single project that was built and completed by the United States."
That may be an overstatement. Tangible signs of the effort endure, even if many are dilapidated. But the viewpoint identified a key criticism of the American legacy, which has come into sharper focus after the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces at the end of 2011.
Even before the report's findings, the conventional view was that U.S. officials took on too much, sought insufficient Iraqi input and planned for a long-lasting U.S. military presence that never materialized. The lessons are pertinent to the Afghan war, the only American reconstruction effort with a higher price tag, where U.S. officials have been begun to scale down unsustainable reconstruction projects.
In an interview with Stuart Bowen Jr., the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he was grateful for America's investment in Iraq. But Maliki lamented that the billions in aid "could have brought great change to Iraq," if it had been managed better. The Americans, the prime minister said, were at times overly eager to spend their budget. In one case, he said, the U.S. government insisted on spending $70,000 on a school project though the principal wanted only $10,000.
Rafi al-Issawi, a respected Sunni politician who worked closely with U.S. officials and served as finance minister until recently, said the United States failed to build landmark reconstruction projects. In his home town of Fallujah, the Euphrates River bridge remains an emblem of British rule early last century. After nearly destroying the city in pitched battles with insurgents, the Americans left behind a wastewater treatment plant that cost far more than budgeted and serves a fraction of the residents.
Justice Minister Hassan al-Shimari said the Americans built goodwill by bankrolling small projects near their bases, but few were self-sustaining.
"If I were a government minister in 2004, I would have given the Americans a vision," Shimari said. "That's what was missing, because there was no mission, there were no priorities."
Americans interviewed for the report acknowledged the lack of coordination. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., a critic of Iraq war policy, said interagency cooperation was an "utter, abject failure" and that government divisions worked at cross-purposes, forming a "circular firing squad."
Leon Panetta, the recently retired secretary of defense, said the military was thrust into a reconstruction role for which it wasn't prepared. "The U.S. military was in Iraq to fight a war," he said.
U.S. officials said planners failed to consider that Iraq might not allow U.S. troops to stay beyond the end of their mandate. The Iraqi government refused to give U.S. troops immunity after 2010, forcing hasty adjustments.
Former ambassador Christopher Hill, who was in Baghdad in 2009 and 2010, said U.S. officials became too fixated on "spend rates" as a measure of achievements as troops were leaving.
His predecessor, Ryan Crocker, said a key mistake was failing to ensure that Iraqis supported costly projects. Sometimes Iraqis appeared to express their support by "head nod" during meetings but were actually uninterested in projects, he said. A similar pattern has dogged U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, where Crocker later served as ambassador.
Bowen said the United States failed to invest enough in capacity-building programs that could have bolstered Iraq's fledgeling governance institutions. Iraq is now amassing substantial oil wealth, but its political and institutional architecture is far from sturdy.
"It's not close to becoming a failed state," Bowen said. "But it's a country fraught with significant challenges at this moment, which requires reconciliation, consensus and inclusion of a broad array of groups that have over the past two years tended to be excluded."

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I found this old local receipt for a few brooms from Steam Power Broom Works in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Dated April 13th 1894 and sold to Frank Hockenburg, the total price for the 8 brooms was $12.20.
I found this in a roll top desk I won at auction last year


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Optimistic Pacers open season versus Magic
(SportsNetwork.com) - The 2013-14 NBA season begins on Tuesday night when the Orlando Magic visit the Indiana Pacers, a team with very legitimate title aspirations.
It was in last season's Eastern Conference Finals where the Pacers stretched the Miami Heat, the eventual NBA champions, to seven games. They used bruising frontline play and stifling defense, the calling card for the Frank Vogel-led Pacers.
"Last year, our expectations were very high," Vogel said at the team's media day. "Not a whole lot different this year, other than I think we're better, deeper and more experienced."
It was in the postseason where Paul George emerged as a bona fide superstar, no longer in waiting. He averaged 19.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 5.1 apg in 19 playoff games last season and he was rewarded with a contract extension, believed to be for the max.
"They gave me a chance and now that I'm in this position, it's really my job to do everything in my position, in my will, to get us to that next step," George said when he signed his contract.
Larry Bird returned to his position as president of basketball operations and improved Indiana through a series of free-agent signings (Chris Copeland, C.J. Watson) and a nice trade for veteran forward Luis Scola.
But perhaps the most significant aspect to the Pacers improvement this season was supposed to come from former All-Star Danny Granger. He played in only five games last season with knee ailments, but is a career 18.1 point per game scorer.
Granger could have easily returned to Indiana's starting lineup, relegating Lance Stephenson to a bench role. But Granger injured his calf in preseason and will miss at least three weeks to start the season, including Tuesday night's game.
The Magic endured the worst record in the NBA last season, but it was all part of a plan. It was in the summer before last season, the Magic finally dealt malcontent center Dwight Howard in a trade most felt Orlando did not get enough.
Fast-forward to this offseason and the Magic are the only ones who still have the assets acquired in that blockbuster. Nikola Vucevic emerged as a great young center and Mo Harkless seems to have a bright future.
Factor in Orlando's fleecing of the Milwaukee Bucks that saw Tobias Harris come to the Magic Kingdom for J.J. Redick, who bolted Brew City, and the Magic do have a stockpile of young talent.
Added to that mix was Victor Oladipo, the No. 2 pick in the draft. Despite being a natural shooting guard, the Magic are trying to transition Oladipo to the point guard spot to eventually unseat incumbent Jameer Nelson.
Oladipo will begin his NBA career very close to his collegiate one as the University of Indiana product makes his league debut at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
"I'm really excited and getting this first year under my belt is going to be huge for me," Oladipo told the team's website. "I'm looking forward to having fun and learning throughout the season."
The Pacers won two of the three against the Magic last season, including two in a row. However, Orlando has taken seven of its last 10 in Indianapolis.


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Chinese renewable power giant builds global empire
Jiayun FengJanuary 4, 2017Business & Technology
Jiayun Feng
Jiayun was born in Shanghai, where she spent her first 20 years and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Fudan University. Interested in writing for a global audience, she attended the NYU Graduate School of Journalism for its Global & Joint Program Studies, which allowed her to pursue a journalism career along with her interest in international relations. She has previously interned for Sixth Tone and Shanghai Daily.


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I'm almost to the end of my 5 weeks offline. How's the wonderfull BB without all my ramblings? well i must continue my sentence.
Comic related: Roland has always given me a strange feeling. He looks familar.
By the way. Josh your comic's great! One of the best. <P>-------------
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
But what if they're not?
Lucy, you see, has Down's Syndrome. I only know a few things about this birth defect. I know that some people with Down's are highly communicative, some are aggressive, and others are very affectionate. I know that many are both. I know that Lucy is neither. And I know that had my niece been required to endure this life here on earth, she would be over 4 years old now and living, however so, with this same defect.
Soon after my sister delivered our darling Clara Grace, stillborn in 2006, I was unable to look at anyone with Down's Syndrome without growing immediately emotional and introspective. I observed them in airports, grocery stores, and schools and asked myself all kinds of questions as I watched. Would Clara have done that? Would Clara have looked like that? Would she be that beautiful? That vocal? As demonstrative? Would she love me? And more importantly, would she know that I love her?
We didn't get to find out, which is why I look Lucy in the eye. Whether she understands me or not, sometimes I feel like she is my chance.
My chance to hug.
My chance to love.
My chance to learn.
I say her name deliberately. Several hours after the funeral for my niece I watched my sister and brother-in-law open cards of condolences, and my sister commented on something I will never forget. "My favorites are the ones where people say her name," she said, further explaining how valid and real it made her feel to have others acknowledge it.
I've only known Lucy for a month, and I don't know if she understands me.
But what if she does?
I want her to know that I see her.
And that she's beautiful.
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11 comments:
- Alyson | New England Living said...
This is beautiful! So glad I came over. My sister is mentally disabled and so many people ignore her because they don't know what she'll say or how she'll react. These people need to be acknowledged just like everybody else!
So sorry you lost your beautiful niece.
- September 14, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Marianne & Clayton said...
That was so sweet. I feel like that around my grandmother with alzheimers. Maybe she understands me, maybe she doesn't, but one day she will know how I treated her. And right now my grandfather might know how I'm treating his sweetheart.
- September 14, 2010 at 5:42 PM
- mormonhermitmom said...
We have a Downs Syndrome boy in our cub scout den. He has a hard time communicating but darn if he doesn't do his best!
- September 14, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Stefani said...
tears and smiles for your beautiful post and your beautiful niece and for Lucy
- September 14, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Beth said...
I work with people with disabilities, one specifically, a boy with downs syndrome. He is non-verbal but without a doubt I know he wants to be talked to and treated exactly as everyone else. His behaviors prove that. Far too often these wonderful people are overlooked. It's a shame because I learn something new everyday from these incredible people with incredible spirits. I could not ask for a more rewarding job or a greater feeling of purpose. Thank you for sharing this, it really touched me. I would bet that Lucy understands you...if not the words you are saying she understands the love and respect you are showing her by speaking to her directly.
- September 14, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Heather said...
It couldn't have been put more perfectly. Thanks.
- September 15, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Stephanie said...
This is awesome, Miss Vern. Love it.
- September 16, 2010 at 12:05 AM
- KinseyBug said...
I love this post. Great minds think alike. You are the greatest aunt and I think the world of you. love ya!
- September 17, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- "Cottage By The Sea" said...
I used to be a Special Ed teacher. I worked with Downs Syndrome kids for years. Just like all kids, some listen when you talk and some don't but believe me, DS kids, just like all kids love to be acknowledged, looked in the eye and talked to. She hears you even if she may not understand you on the same level you are speaking to her. Talk to her, touch her, get down on her level when you do. The most important thing is she will FEEL the love, I promise. Sorry to hear about your sister in law's still birth. A loss almost too hard to bare but, I'm sure she knows that the loss of Clara Grace, is the world's loss but, Heaven's gain. Blessings, Tia
- September 21, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- Kerri said...
I love your funny posts, but I love these posts most of all. Gives me a reason to let out a held in, good ol' cry and to see this part of you shared with others that I already know.
You're a sweet, good hearted woman.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Jodie said...
I am mom to an amazing, funny, witty, naughty, mischievous, stubborn, loving almost seven year old son with Down syndrome. Thank you for your post. There are two things I dislike the most. 1. When Tyler says hello to someone and they ignore him. 2. When people talk to my other children and they don't acknowledge him. I promise you that he does know and he does get his feelings hurt. I LOVE when people take the time to say hi to him, give him a high-five, ask his name, or simply give him a smile.
I'm very sorry for the loss of your niece.
- May 23, 2011 at 9:00 PM


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How Do I Find Books?
Now that you have a topic, where can you find the information you need?
By the end of this lesson, you will know:
- Why books are valuable to your research
- How to use a library catalog to find books
- How to find books at Rio Hondo Library


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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes started the social activism network Jumo in 2010 and it survived on $3.5 million of funding -- but there has been little interest in the startup. So apparently Hughes decided to "sell" his company for nothing more than an advisory role at GOOD Worldwide, the publisher of GOOD magazine.
"Jumo Acquired for $0 and a Graceful Exit," Betabeat surmised, stating that the deal was the best Hughes could hope for -- and that's after learning that Hughes and GOOD co-founder Ben Goldhirsh were "old buddies who went to boarding school together at Phillips Academy in Massachusetts."
With no one willing to buy it, the best Hughes could hope for was a cushy advisory role. Jumo's 16 underlings will have to interview for positions at GOOD, however.
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Hughes left Facebook to become President Barack Obama's director of online organizing in 2008, and Goldhirsh wanted him at his company then but Hughes declined, Fast Company reported. Now three years later, Jumo is a nonprofit startup with no proprietary software and no incoming cash. From Betabeat:
The Goldhirsh Foundation became one of Jumo's early investors and the pair stayed close during their entrepreneurial journeys. When it became clear that even Mr. Hughes's resume and extensive network could not save Jumo, Mr. Goldhirsh offered a way for the CEO to save face while imparting web 2.0 cred to GOOD, which produces a website, videos, live events, and print magazine, but wants to beef up its technology, interactive apps, online community and other digital offerings.
Isn't it good to have wealthy friends?


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So Maybe the Kindle Fire Wasn't Quite That Hot
Amazon has sold a lot of Kindle Fires, but not as many as Anthony DiClemente once thought.
The Barclays analyst now thinks Amazon moved five million units in the last few months of 2011. That's down from his earlier estimate of 5.5 million, which was up from an even earlier estimate of 4.5 million.
Of course, Amazon could clear all this up by simply telling investors how many devices it sells. But if you held your breath waiting for that to happen, you would need really, really strong lungs.
If you like tracking analyst prognostications, you should also note that DiClemente has lowered his 2012 Kindle Fire and e-reader estimates, in part because he now thinks Amazon may not release new models until the second half of the year.


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Why buy property in alacati Turkey
The real estate market in Alacati has in very recent years has soon a boom, the secret destination is becoming known to the tourist industry, for its tradition and beauty, therefore, investors have recently zoned in on the area, some purchasing some wonderful ancient stone houses and restoring them to their former glory. New property in the area is extremely popular, many built in the same traditional style, in keeping with the area's history.
As the resort continues to grow in popularity house prices and rental prices will inevitably increase to meet the demand, making Alacati a real estate hot spot providing excellent capital appreciation for long-term investments and very high rental potential too as the area is slowly giving competition to other upmarket areas such as Yalikavak in Bodrum, Gocek in Fethiye, and nearby Cesme. Now really is the time to buy in Alacati to capitalise on investment in Turkey.
Property for sale in ALACATI Turkey
Alacati is found on the Cesme peninsula, located on the western coastline of Turkey. It was once solely famous for its windmills, constantly turning in the sea breezes and its stunning authentic architecture of traditional old stone houses with brightly coloured wooden doors and window shutters similar to the houses in the nearby Greek islands.
Mostly unknown outside of Turkey, though a popular holiday destination for Turkish people including some national TV celebrities who come to relax in what is often called the secret seaside town of Turkey.
Alacati has also become a paradise for wind surfers and kite surfers, with over 330 windy days and warm shallow water's, making it the perfect place for the sports, with numerous surf schools opening in the area, and for several years Alacati has held the Pegasus Airlines PWA surfing world cup with competitors from around the world.
The winds, that the pretty bay of Alacati enjoys is also another attraction of the area, keeping the temperatures slightly cooler than other holiday destinations, always welcome in the soaring heat of the high season sun. The ancient Greek town of Ephesus, is another attraction, an excellent organised to the ruins is a must, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the western world that draws 1000's of visitors every day.
Real estate in Alacati
Property in the area tends to be owned by up-market and chic Turkish people as second homes for their summer vacations, and up until a few years ago they were snapping up some of the traditional old stone houses, many of which have now been delicately restored to their former glory keeping as many as the original features as possible. Since then a number of new luxury houses have been developed, in keeping with the traditional homes with stonework features and wooden shutters.
With Alacati growing in popularity and becoming a close rival to the cosmopolitan town of Bodrum with its yacht marina, the famous Alacati Port development also attracting the elite from the yachting scene, the area is now becoming a real estate hot spot and an ideal area for property investment.
Accommodation in Alacati, Turkey
Apartments in Alacati are a rarity, therefore most accommodation for sale in Alacati is of a traditional style in keeping with the area's history, therefore Alacati property for sale tends to be villas, either old and in need of restoration, or new properties built with a similar architectural design as their historical counter parts.
Why Buy Property in Alacati, Turkey?
A 3 bedroom villa will command price tags in the region of £200,000 and with prices expected to rise in the future as Alacati becomes more popular, this is a perfect time to invest in property in Alacati, as property will command high rental yields and capital appreciation will soon begin to show.
Year round living in Alacati is also slowly becoming more popular, with its close proximity to Cesme, just a few minutes away which has a host of everyday amenities, and the huge city of Izmir just one hour away by car, making Alacati perfect for a laid back lifestyle by the sea.
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Managing User Accounts with the Zend Framework
Managing User Accounts with the Zend Framework - Introduction
Today's consumer sure has become the discerning sort, hasn't he? No longer content with a standard product made for the masses, today's buyer seeks out wares capable of being modified to fit specific tastes and desires. iPod engraving, customized Scions, and even monogrammed postage stamps are just a few examples of the lengths companies (and consumers) are going to, to make the marketplace their very own.
With the Web a crucial part of our everyday lives, not to mention a major part of the societal marketplace, it doesn't come as a surprise that consumers have come to expect as much from the virtual world as they do of the physical. Custom sports scores, localized news, and tailor-made product catalogs are all typical features on today's web sites. Of course, barring the employment of The Amazing Kreskin, Web site developers require a way to match a user to his online preferences. The standard way to do so is by providing the user with a means for creating and logging into an account. This account serves as the glue which ties the user to his actions performed while navigating the Web site, such as purchasing an e-book, identifying his hometown as Columbus, Ohio, or specifying that he'd like to see only sports-related news hailing from Pittsburgh.
Creating the User Registration Feature
In order to create a user registration feature, we'll need a place to store the account information. The most logical place to do so is within a database table specially designated for this purpose. A sample MySQL table schema for such a purpose might look like this:
CREATE TABLE account { id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, first_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, last_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, email VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, pswd CHAR(32) NOT NULL, recovery_key CHAR(32) DEFAULT "" }
Nothing in this table should be too surprising, except
for perhaps the
pswd and
columns. The
pswd column is defined as a
CHAR(32) because the user's password will always be stored
in hashed format using PHP's
md5() function,
making it highly unlikely the plaintext password will be
recovered should an attacker somehow gain access to the
database. The
md5() function will convert any
string to a 32-character hash, giving reason to the type
definition. The
recovery_key column will be
used later in this tutorial to hold a random 32-character
string which will be used to confirm the user's identity in
case he initiates the password recovery sequence. I'll talk
more about this particular column in a bit.
Of course, you'll probably need to extend the account table to include other pertinent information, such as the user's address, phone number, or birthdate. For the purposes of this tutorial I'm focusing on just the bare minimum requirements, so don't be afraid to add to this table as you see fit.
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I am fit. I work out at least five days a week. Note to self: I am not as fit as I thought. I understand now why elite athletes train in the mountains. Living at sea level and hiking the occasional hill in Laguna Beach didn't really prepare me for exercising in the heat and heights of the Utah mountain ranges and vast national parks. Yet I was undeterred as I gathered with six other women (and one awesome male guide) to hike some of Utah's glorious peaks, road bike down the reddest mountain paths, and ride many of the Colorado River's Class IV rapids.
Our first stop was Cougar Ridge Lodge, the perfect getaway spot for families or groups of friends wanting to ride horses, walk pet pigs, watch the sun rise over red mountains, and eat and drink great food and wine. There is a fitness center, bowling alley, Jacuzzi, and a big deck circling the ranch where you can sit together, listen to music, stare out at land that goes on forever, and then retreat to one of the four suites or the community bunk bed room. The Ranch hosts weddings and corporate retreats and has a chef's kitchen, plus a second kitchen with a cellar for cooking lessons, making beer, and bottling your own event wine.
Eat, Pray, Bike
Moab exceeded my expectations as the mountain biking capital of the world, and we were lucky enough to have the royal treatment. By 7 a.m., Rim Tours was packed up and ready for the 20-mile drive up the mountain in our van, stocked with food, drinks and $3,000 bikes.
Guides Carl and Mike toasted bagels on a griddle and carved avocados, cucumbers, onions, and smoked salmon. We feasted on cinnamon buns, coffee and juices while we sat in a row of matching blue beach chairs hovering at cliff's edge. The peach-and-rose vista was so majestically unreal it looked like a watercolor painting.
My foray into mountain biking was world-class. The heat was oppressive, but the scenery was otherworldly. I was scared just enough to be sensible as I navigated the variegated mountain paths. I strove to keep my balance and speed under control enough to avoid embarrassment and serious bodily injury.
Some Like It Hot
Back in Moab, we inhaled an incredible lunch at Peace Tree Cafe. Order the PB wrap (peanut butter, blueberries, banana, apple, and granola) off-menu to fit in with the locals. I felt renewed and ready to face Delicate Arches – right up until we arrived at 5 p.m., post 18-mile bike ride, and watched the tiny people (who looked like millions of ants) climb the exposed trail in 120-degree heat. Instead, two of us chose a 500-yard hike up the side of the mountain for a breathtaking photo op of the Delicate Arches and a drive through the park in an air-conditioned car.
We retreated to Ray's Tavern for beer and burgers after exploring our Moab rental cottage smack dab in the middle of town. Ours was named Three Dogs and a Moose. A porch swing complimented the wooden deck, which looked out over a white-picketed fence pathway that led to my favorite part of the house: the hammock. The fridge was stocked with almond milk, half and half, fresh-ground coffee, organic berries, bananas, and small peanut butter snack cups with apples. Having slept in the double bunk bed room at Cougar Ranch, I had first dibs on a bedroom. My pick: a cozy queen bed, airy double-hung windows with two rotating fans, wall hooks and little bedside lamps for reading.
A few of my friends take their mixed drinks seriously. After a quick run to the liquor store (before it closed at dinner time), we made homemade simple syrup, squeezed fresh limes, muddled mint, and reinvented the classic mojito with Absolut vodka instead of rum, while we tossed up a spinach and goat cheese salad with candied pecans and cranberries dressed in a raspberry vinaigrette. We ran around town hoping to run into the newly single Johnny Depp. We heard he was in town filming his new movie. Seems we drank, played pool or were chatted up by each and every crew and cast member except the man himself.
50 Shades of Red
The hiking was off the charts. Every mile stretched before us revealed a different layer of colored sedimentary rock imbedded in mountain walls. Monument Valley was cartoonish. As we ran along the newly built entry into Goblin Valley, my born-and-bred California pride keep me thinking to myself, "well, we have Joshua Tree and Big Sur," but honestly, we don't have anything like this. The stone "goblins" made faces at us at every turn. We played with them, posing for pictures, climbing up and across, with each one a more crazy shape than the last. There were yurts available to rent in the middle of the park, surrounded by mountains and nature on all sides, but with some of the conveniences of home.
A River Runs Through It
The International Scale of River Difficulty grades rapids. Class IV are long rapids; waves, high, irregular, dangerous rocks, boiling eddies, passages difficult to scout, powerful and precise maneuvering required. They demand expert boatmen, excellent boats and good quality equipment. Fortunately, Sherri Griffith Expeditions provided all of the above for our 17-mile ride through rapids with names like Surprise, Son of Surprise, Skull, Sock-it-to-me, and Last Chance. We were in the capable and secure hands of our expert head guide, Max. What he lacked in years, he made up for in knowledge, experience and humor. Cruising the Colorado River with a cooler of hand-crafted beers, we rode rapids, told stories and chilled. We wanted to bring him home with us, but alas, he loved the river more.
As usual, the things I expect to love about a destination turn out to be the unforseen diversions. In this case, the friendships deepened, the scenery reminiscent of a deep, rust-colored planet, and the quiet beauty of mornings on mountaintops with women who love the outdoors.
What's New in Salt Lake City
The jewel in Salt Lake's crown must be the newly opened University of Utah Museum of Natural History, a 40-year-old state museum on the University of Utah's campus. I am hopeful LEED will grant Gold Certification to this well-planned building that took nearly 20 years and a $103 million budget to complete. Led by a team of architects from GBSS (Salt Lake-based) and Ennead (New York-based), it's definitely greater than the sum of its parts. The majestic concrete and copper Rio Tinto Center perched atop a hill, blends organically into the vista. The striations in the building resemble those in the mountains and the roofline rises and falls in harmony with the background. I imagine how the sun will reflect the light once the copper weathers to a verdigris patina. The museum derives a quarter of its power from solar energy and has many green features such as a rooftop garden, a rainwater collection cistern, pervious pavement to absorb runoff, and fretted glass to allow views and prevent heat transfer in or out.
The best way to enjoy the exhibits is to go immediately to the top floor and make your way down. Start at the significant Native American Indian multimedia displays. Every age group and personality type can find some fun here. For those pensive types, all you need to do is perch yourself at a table directly in front of the 60-foot-high multi-story glass window wall (dubbed the Canyon) that overlooks Salt Lake and the mountains beyond. There is a rooftop exhibit with native plants, a children's class and party room, and 1.2 million objects on display. I love that the curators chose an interdisciplinary approach to the exhibits. One of my favorite exhibits was the Evolution of Man wall of about a dozen resin skulls morphing over a 6,000-year journey. The entire museum was every child's dream – you could touch everything! There were 3D exhibits and computer-aided visuals, cartoon animations, life-size diaramas, exhibits you could walk through, feel, smell, and you could take pictures too.
Isn't It Grand?
The Grand America Hotel was a perfect base to explore downtown SLC. We were fortunate to catch the Utah Arts Festival going on during our stay and score some VIP passes for appetizers and drinks. After coming in from the heat and enjoying the 17th century Flemish tapestries, luxuriating in a tranquil massage in the calming Grand Spa, we were off again on foot to explore the city.
Determined to provide the freshest food (bread is baked daily in-house, ice cream handmade and sirloin ground fresh daily), with smaller plates meant to be shared, Ryan Lowder and his wife, Colleen, opened The Copper Onion to provide seasonal food in a casual environment with a reasonable price point. Ryan Lowder, a Utah native who had trained with the CIA (not that one – but the Culinary Institute of America) honed his culinary skills at Jean-Georges in New York, then traveled and cooked in Columbia and Spain and in New York developed the menu based on his strengths and preferences for fresh local food. I left satiated and slightly overstuffed after trying several veggie side dishes (think broccoli rabe and sautéed mushrooms) as well as appetizers and pasta ladled with fresh cream and butter accoutrements (carbonara).
We waddled back to our suites, stopping back by the Arts Festival for some live music, and returned to the Grand America on foot, nestled in our cozy beds and slumbered peacefully with our aching bodies soothed by massage, our bellies full and our minds clear.


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The biggest question heading into tonight's Emmy Awards (8 tonight, ABC) is this: Just how much sway will "Modern Family" and "Downton Abbey" have on the comedy and drama categories, respectively?
The biggest question heading into tonight's Emmy Awards (8 tonight, ABC) is this: Just how much sway will "Modern Family" and "Downton Abbey" have on the comedy and drama categories, respectively?
On the comedy television front, "Modern Family" has amassed eight Emmy Awards since its debut in 2009, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2010 and 2011, Supporting Actor wins for Eric Stonestreet (2010) and Ty Burrell (2011) and a Supporting Actress win for Julie Bowen in 2011.
It dominates the Supporting Actor category, with four of the six nominations, has the favorite for Supporting Actress and is up for its third comedy series award.
Meanwhile, the critically acclaimed "Downton Abbey" scored big at the Emmys last year, winning Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith) and Supporting Actor (Brian Percival).
Its submission as a drama series this year brought about nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actress, Lead Actor and two nominees in both the Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories.
Look for those two shows to win their fair share, but don't be surprised to see the awards spread out among other deserving shows, especially in the drama categories.
-- "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO.
-- "Girls," HBO.
-- "30 Rock," NBC.
-- "Veep," HBO.
-- "Modern Family," ABC.
-- "The Big Bang Theory," CBS.
Biggest Snub: "Community," NBC. "Louie" on FX definitely deserves a nom as well. But despite being consistently funny and challenging half-hour comedy norms, "Community" continues to be vastly underappreciated.
Should Win: "Veep." People want to believe "Girls" is better than it actually is, whereas "Veep" is simply the funniest of the shows nominated.
Will Win: "Modern Family." It's got the best cast, some of the best writing, won the past two years and is still plenty funny.
-- Zooey Deschanel, "The New Girl," Fox.
-- Lena Dunham, "Girls," HBO.
-- Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime.
-- Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation," NBC.
-- Tina Fey, "30 Rock," NBC.
-- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep," HBO.
-- Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly," CBS.
Biggest Snub: Patricia Heaton, "The Middle," ABC. She won twice for "Everybody Loves Raymond." She's better here as working mom Frankie Heck.
Should/Will Win: Poehler. McCarthy, Falco, Fey and Louis-Dreyfus have all previously won, so look for Poehler to finally be recognized.
-- Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO.
-- Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
-- Louis C.K., "Louie," FX.
-- Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS.
-- Don Cheadle, "House of Lies," Showtime.
-- Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock," NBC.
Biggest Snub: Ed Helms, "The Office." He did an admirable job stepping in to fill the void after Steve Carell left the show.
Should/Will Win: Louis C.K. If he doesn't win, the Emmys should stop handing out awards in this category altogether. He's been that good.
-- Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory," CBS.
-- Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie," Showtime.
-- Julie Bowen, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live," NBC.
-- Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives," ABC.
Biggest Snub: Cheryl Hines, "Suburgatory," ABC. Hines shines as the suburbanite mom Dallas Royce in a show seriously snubbed by the Emmys.
Should/Will Win: Vergara. Bowen won last year, so it's Vergara's turn. She's the best in a category that would be better with Hines and Alison Brie ("Community").
-- Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Ty Burrell, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family," ABC.
-- Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live," NBC.
-- Max Greenfield, "New Girl," Fox.
Biggest Snub: Danny Pudi, "Community," NBC. His socially awkward Abed character provides the lens through which to view the show.
Should/Will Win: O'Neill. Consider it a lifetime achievement nod for O'Neill. His 30-plus year career is defined by his roles as the gruff family patriarch in "Modern Family" and as hapless shoe salesman Al Bundy in "Married With Children."
-- "Boardwalk Empire," HBO.
-- "Breaking Bad," AMC.
-- "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- "Mad Men," AMC.
-- "Homeland," Showtime.
-- "Game of Thrones," HBO.
Biggest Snub: "Once Upon a Time," ABC. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but this succeeded in a big way with an extremely risky premise.
Should/Will Win: "Breaking Bad." The past season was littered with marvelous acting performances and memorable moments. It should finally end the vice-like grip "Mad Men" has had on this category (it's won in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011).
-- Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife," CBS.
-- Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men," AMC.
-- Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law," NBC.
-- Claire Danes, "Homeland," Showtime.
-- Glenn Close, "Damages," FX.
Biggest Snub: Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy," FX. The Emmys should be embarrassed Sagal has yet to receive a nom for her role as Gemma Teller Morrow, the matriarch of the titular motorcycle gang. It's disgraceful.
Danes. Watching her character, CIA officer Carrie Mathison, succumb to her bipolar disorder while desperately trying to prove a former prisoner of war is a national security threat was shocking, heartbreaking, frustrating and edge-of-your-seat stuff.
-- Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire," HBO.
-- Michael C. Hall, "Dexter," Showtime.
-- Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad," AMC.
-- Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- Jon Hamm, "Mad Men," AMC.
-- Damian Lewis, "Homeland," Showtime.
Biggest Snub: Hugh Laurie, "House," Fox. Laurie, nominated the past six years, wasn't nominated for the final season of "House."
Should Win: Lewis. Lewis' performance as a U.S. Marine-turned-secret terrorist was terrifyingly brilliant.
Will Win: Cranston. It's hard to see anyone beating three-time winner Cranston, considering Hamm couldn't win last year with Cranston ineligible.
-- Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife," CBS.
-- Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad," AMC.
-- Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men," AMC.
-- Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife," CBS.
Biggest Snub: Lena Headley, "Game of Thrones," HBO. Headley, portraying the ultimate ice queen Cersei Lannister, is worthy, as are several of her female costars. Do the Emmys hate the women on that show or something?
Should Win: Hendricks. The depth she demonstrated when her character, Joan Harris, made an ethical sacrifice to get ahead makes her deserving.
Will Win: Smith. Her conniving ways as Lady Violet Crawley and her perfectly delivered quips will be too much for the other nominees to overcome.
-- Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad," AMC.
-- Giancarlo Esposito, "Breaking Bad," AMC.
-- Brendan Coyle, "Downton Abbey," PBS.
-- Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey," PBS
-- Jared Harris, "Mad Men," AMC.
-- Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones," HBO.
Biggest Snub: John Noble, "Fringe," Fox. Will Noble ever get a much-deserved Emmy for his role as the mentally unstable Dr. Walter Bishop?
Should Win: Dinklage. Or Harris. Or Paul. Or Esposito. This is the toughest category out there. Could they just split the award four ways?
Will Win: Esposito. His Gus Fring was the baddest of TV bad guys and his explosive exit is one of the best things the show's ever done, which is saying something.
-- "Game Change," HBO.
-- "American Horror Story," FX.
-- "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO.
-- "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia," PBS.
-- "Hatfields & McCoys," History.
Will Win: "Game Change."
-- Julianne Moore, "Game Change," HBO.
-- Connie Britton, "American Horror Story," FX.
-- Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO.
-- Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch," Masterpiece.
-- Ashley Judd, "Missing," ABC.
Will Win: Moore.
-- Woody Harrelson, "Game Change," HBO.
-- Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO.
-- Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia," PBS.
-- Idris Elba, "Luther,"
-- Kevin Costner," "Hatfields & McCoys," History.
-- Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys," History.
Will Win: Cumberbatch.
-- Sarah Paulson, "Game Change," HBO.
-- Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story," FX.
-- Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story," FX.
-- Judy Davis, "Page Eight," Masterpiece.
-- Mare Winningham, "Hatfields & McCoys," History.
Will Win: Lange.
-- Ed Harris, "Game Change," HBO.
-- Denis O'Hare, "American Horror Story," FX.
-- David Strathairn, "Hemingway & Gellhorn," HBO.
-- Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia,"
-- Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys," History.
Will Win: Harris.
-- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Comedy Central.
-- "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central.
-- "Real Time with Bill Maher," HBO.
-- "Saturday Night Live," NBC.
-- "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC.
-- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," NBC.
Will Win: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
-- "So You Think You Can Dance," Fox.
-- "The Amazing Race," CBS.
-- "Dancing with the Stars," ABC.
-- "Top Chef," Bravo.
-- "Project Runway," Lifetime.
-- "The Voice," NBC.
Will Win: "The Amazing Race."
-- Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance," Fox.
-- Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race," CBS.
-- Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol," Fox.
-- Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers," NBC.
-- Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars," ABC.
Will Win: White.
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The mayor and the city officials should be comprehensively engaged in creating jobs and enforcing the quality of life for the city's residents.
After reading Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts' messages in the December/January Palm Coaster, I have to wonder what he was thinking when he was inspired to write about such drivel as "diversity." Diversity will not create jobs or improve the economic development of the city. The mayor and the city officials should be comprehensively engaged in creating jobs and enforcing the quality of life for the city's residents.
- Flagler County has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, usually between 11 and 12 percent. Every problem or issue facing the city has a direct impact on jobs in some way. Here is a small sample of those issues and their impact:
- The Panera Bread debacle will result in lost construction and service jobs.
- The utility department is busy setting us up for new, higher rates for water and sewer. The rate is already exorbitant — for those who use no water or sewer for the month, the bill is about $52 just to cover the basic fees (including solid waste). At a recent public meeting, residents emphatically said no to a rate hike. (The mayor says he is concerned about population growth. I submit that population growth will not be a problem if people leave due to lack of jobs.) A rate hike is not a good idea in this economy.
- The housing market is a disaster, festering with abandoned homes, record foreclosures and paltry new housing.
The mayor says the lost construction projects are the fault of contractors. Really? What about the loss of jobs? High school and college graduates are leaving the city to find work in other cities. What are the incentives offered by the city to technology and service companies to settle here and provide good jobs for those young people?
We desperately need government that can think out of the box and reject the notion of raising taxes and fees as the only solution to fiscal shortfalls and poor planning.
Palm Coast
Thank you for printing the guest column by Dotti Lewis, "Work together on mental health."
Dotti and the caring professionals she acknowledged have done wonders in this community to recognize and deal with this important issue. And Dotti has done so without compensation or self-promotion.
She goes down as a real hero in my book.
Ormond Beach
While walking my neighborhood, I see many of those "free" publications — anywhere from two to 20 — piled up in driveways.
Come on, homeowners! Edgewater has a recycling program.
And to the carriers, when you see them piling up, aren't you supposed to stop delivering?
Let's all be responsible for keeping our neighborhood clean.
What happened to the new law that went into effect in December, which established a norm for the decibel volumes that advertisers can use during TV programs? The News-Journal even published the phone number that viewers could use to report violations of the volume control. Did you hear any decrease in the sound for TV ads since the announcement in December? I didn't!
Also, there has been no information describing what happens when you call the telephone number listed, nor how the report is handled. Who monitors the call? What is the penalty for those advertisers who do not comply with the regulation?
This seems to be another example of a regulation that is passed but not enforced. However, everyone who has a TV also has the accessory that makes TV less frustrating and that is the mute button on the remote.
Holly Hill
Editor's note: On its website (www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/loud-commercials) the Federal Communications Commission says it is using complaints filed under the new "CALM law" to "identify patterns or trends of noncompliance for a particular station, pay TV provider or commercial," but does not promise action on any individual complaint.
I have been reading all about assault weapons and gun control in our country. I would like to see cellphones and text messaging listed as assault weapons. More people have surely been killed by drivers texting and talking while driving than by assault weapons in this country.
Drivers should be tested to see if they are sane or insane, because any person who texts or talks on a cellphone while driving has to be totally insane!
Palm Coast
I was taken aback after reading the "Our View" Jan. 22. This opinion, representing your paper, was negative, biased, misinformed, and in no way represented the theme of this well-composed, upbeat, passionate speech written for and about "we the people."
The writer was obviously expressing a biased partisan viewpoint, which is his prerogative, but never should it have been presented as "our opinion" when representing such a largely circulated local newspaper. It really left me with a poor opinion of your paper.
My suggestion is to require that the writer re-listen to this inaugural speech and reformulate his opinion. By the way, this was not a state of the union address and has been praised as possibly one of the greatest inaugural speeches ever written by many reputable publications and journalists!
Palm Coast
After reading the "Our View" editorial on Jan. 22, I had to wonder, whatever has happened to great journalism? I believe the answer may be an unapproachable mindset. Could not this newspaper, just one time, have looked at the inauguration as a historic event and leave the political rhetoric for another day?
Port Orange


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Starting the week with probably my last winter outfit for the next 10 months and with the oldest vintage piece I own - I got this amazing 60s/70s afghan coat secondhand on Etsy, it's like the ultimate dream finding which is also in a perfect vintage condition for its age. It was one of my christmas presents and I'm so glad I found this amazing coat. It's made of dark brown suede which got a mint colored ethnic embroidery all over and shearling details. The original afghan coats are really hard to find these days and I loved this one immediately when I saw it. It's the warmest coat I own, too - it's crazy how cozy it is. I love wearing it with my printed dresses, especially my this dress by Spell Designs matches perfectly to the mint embroidery. I like the light pink color in combination with the dark brown and light mint ornaments. That could also be an outfit straight from Woodstock, it's probably the most 70s look I've ever posted on my blog haha. I'm also wearing my favorite platform boots, I usually go for them while wearing coats.
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Greenpeace activists settle in for day two of a hanging nuclear emergency camp in between the suspension cables on Busan's iconic Gwangandaegyo Bridge. Greenpeace is calling for the Korean government to widen the official nuclear evacuation zone to a thirty kilometer radius.
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text: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 Scoville Named Finalist for Prestigious Federal Award APTA member Charles R. Scoville PT, DPT, recently was named a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal—an award that pays tribute to America's dedicated federal workforce. Honorees are chosen based on their commitment and innovation, in addition to the effect of their work on addressing the needs of the nation. Scoville, who served in the US Army for 29 years, is chief at Amputee Patient Care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Established in 2003, the program has helped service members with amputation lead active lives, with some returning to duty, through a novel sports medicine approach. The internationally recognized program combines traditional medical and counseling services with a physically active regime for severely wounded service members. According to an announcement in this week's Washington Post, some of the 1,450 injured service members who have been through the program have gone on to complete triathlons, climb Mount Everest, and compete in gymnastics, skiing, rowing, and other sports. Comments It is good to see Physical Therapy moving forward to provide individualized care to a variety of our population including all the many practice areas and specialty groups. Look at the variety of age groups being served by the professionals. Posted by Heidi Harris on 5/24/2012 10:25 AM


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