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Flames gut Wekiva Island Bar in Longwood
Fire possibly caused by malfunctioning power strip
A fire that destroyed a popular Longwood bar may have been caused by a malfunctioning power strip, officials said.
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The Wekiva Island Bar is near the Wekiwa Springs State Park on Miami Springs Drive.
Images: Wekiva Island Bar goes up in flames
Officials said the bar had closed at 9 p.m. on Sunday and that the fire started at about 2:30 a.m. Monday.
The 2,000-square-foot business is on the banks of the Wekiwa River, and authorities said the main bar area was completely destroyed.
Fire crews had to tear down a gate to get to the fire.
Owner Bill Weinaug fought back tears as he spoke about the business he owned for four years.
"(It's) a family place where people can enjoy themselves. It's a beautiful place where the community can come. We're working on that dream, so it's a pretty good setback," said Weinaug.
He said he had remodeled the bar, making it more sustainable.
Weinaug says even though the majority of the main structure is gone, he will be back open for business Tuesday.
"I called an electrician, I called a plumber. By Friday, I'll be renting out canoes again," said Weinaug. "It was a cool place, it's still a cool place. We're going to make it a cool place for the community and we're going to continue to do that."
They still have their picnic tables. The food vendor wasn't damaged, and they still have canoes.
They used to sell beverages out of ice chests, and they can go back to that if they can get everything tidied up enough for county approval.
The power strip was connected to computers the business used to reserve equipment, including canoes, that people could take out on the river.
The owners were in the process of installing fire sprinklers in all the structures. The building that was leveled was next in line.
In 1999, a similar fire destroyed what was then the restaurant Alexander's. In 2005, another fire ripped through the property, destroying more than 60 canoes.
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Which States Take the Most From the U.S. Government?
Delaware residents, who voted overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama in 2012, get 50 cents in federal funding for every $1 in federal income taxes they pay.
Mississippi -- 55.5% for Mitt Romney -- cashes in with $3.07 in federal funding for every dollar paid in income taxes.
Those findings come from a new analysis by WalletHub. The personal finance social network crunched returns on taxes paid to the federal government, federal funding as a percent of state revenue and the number of federal employees per capita to conclude that Red States "are altogether more reliant on federal funding than Blue States."
That often correlates to lower state taxes. "The more dependent a state is on the federal government, the less likely it is to charge high tax rates," Wallethub says.
Some of the results correspond with a recent study by the Tax Foundation, which showed that federal aid accounted for 45.8% of Mississippi's revenue, ranking it first. The Magnolia state also has among the lowest tax burdens in the nation.
Of course, there are exceptions. Kansas, for instance, gets back less than it sends to the federal government. Some 60% of the state's voters favored Mr. Romney.
The above map shows one WalletHub metric: how many dollars in federal funding state taxpayers receive for every one dollar in federal income taxes they pay. The figures exclude loans and guarantees.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday, Tennessee State head coach Rod Reed announced that tight end Archie Dennard from Itawamba Community College will transfer and join the Tigers next season. The addition coincides with the conclusion of National JUCO Signing Day.
In one season for the Indians, Dennard appeared in nine games and made two catches for 23 yards in his very first collegiate contest. Dennard averaged 11.5 yards per reception and helped lead Itawamba to a 6-4 record in 2013.
Prior to attending community college, Dennard starred at Simmons High School playing both defensive end and tight end. In three years, he totaled 134 stops (122 solo), 13 quarterback sacks and two forced fumbles.
Offensively, Dennard caught 13 passes in two seasons for 178 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 13.7 yards per grab and even recorded a 45-yarder.
Dennard's athletic ability earned him Best Defensive Lineman honors in 2011 and 2012 while being named MVP and First-Team ALl-State in baseball team in 2012.
Dennard will be called upon to replace senior Wesley Samuels who caught 24 passes for 235 yards and six touchdowns last year.
Itawamba has a strong pedigree of producing tight ends as former Indian Wes Saxton had 50 receptions for 635 yards this past season playing for South Alabama of the FBS.


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Edward Snowden, the alleged National Security Agency whistleblower hiding out in Russia, seems to elicit extremes in emotion even among the tech elite.
In Rolling Stone magazine, Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Snowden a lawbreaker and "not a hero." He also said there should be more debate on government power and privacy, according to TechCrunch.
The whole interview was about Gates not being controversial or espousing any interesting remarks.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
But we always have Apple founder Steve Wozniak.
Wozniak, at the CeBit conference in Germany Thursday, said that Snowden was a hero.
"I believe that Snowden believed, like I do, that the US has a right to freedom. He had the guts to and courage to sacrifice his life for a principle," he told the Times of India.
Wozniak continued to voice his support and called Snowden's actions "vindicated".
So why are the two old lions of tech roaring about Snowden so differently?
Gates, who was known for speeding tickets and other unlawful shenanigans, seemed a bit preoccupied by Snowden's alleged law-breaking.
But it's Wozniak, who was certainly the more grounded Apple founder, seemed to admire Snowden's actions -- illegal as they could be.
Time can change all of us.


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None of the other cards on test would clock as highly as the Asus card without starting to actually slow down performance. With its whopping 700MHz clock speed, 2GHz memory and 1,750MHz shader engine you'd expect it to be a clear winner in all our tests, and to a certain degree it is, although things aren't quite as clear cut as all that.
In several cases the EN8800 GT TOP just doesn't appear to have been performing at its peak, and even though it is generally at the top of the benchmarking table, we did notice a few blips here and there during testing.
This is, however, the most consistently improved over the stock Club 3D card, and comes with a copy of Company of Heroes: Opposing Force as well as a natty CD holder. Is that enough to justify the £65 price difference? In a word: No.


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Feast your eyes on one of the many jaw-dropping sculptures featured at Bloemencorso, an annual parade held in Zundert, Netherlands. Like every other sculpture in the parade, this one is made of a special medium. Can you guess what it is? Big hint in the parade name.
IT'S FLOWERS. But you probably already figured that. After all, countries all over the world conduct annual flower parades. The big one in the U.S. is the Rose Parade. In Colombia it's La Feria de Las Flores (The Festival of the Flowers). Alexandra, New Zealand has the Blossom Festival. But the Dutch are especially passionate about their flower parades (seriously, click here for a list), and none moreso than this one, in Zundert.
The parade happens every September, so you'll have to wait until next year to catch it in person, but you can check out tons of videos and photos over on the event's website and photostream. Over on COLOSSAL, Christopher Jobson has posted an hour long video of the parade so you can experience it for yourself. We've picked out a handful of our favorites and featured them below to whet your appetite.
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text: On any given day you can find most Aquarium staff members working hard inside the Aquarium to keep our animals healthy, our building clean, and our visitors happy. But there are some employees that you will rarely see inside the Aquarium walls. Instead, they are busy working outdoors on the Aquarium's various conservation programs and projects. So it was a special day when the Conservation team was spotted working on a project indoors at the Aquarium. On this day, the floor of the lab was lined with buckets of various shapes and sizes, each holding a juvenile Diamondback terrapin. The terrapins are part of a research project we call Terrapins in the Classroom, and on this day, researcher Dr. Willem Roosenburg, from Ohio State University, had the challenging task of implanting a PIT tag into all 30 terrapins. A passive integrated transponder device, or PIT tag, is a tiny chip that, once implanted into an animal, allows researchers to monitor and identify specific animals over a long period of time. In most cases, the tag will stay with the terrapin for its entire life, allowing Dr. Roosenburg to track the animal's specific location, movement, and abundance in a certain area. Upon recapture or return for nesting in future years, terrapins are scanned for tags and the growth data are compared to information collected in the classroom. In this effort, students are part of relevant, cutting-edge research that is focused on the conservation of the species. Each year, hatchling terrapins are collected from Poplar Island as part of a research study and distributed to teachers throughout Baltimore City and the surrounding counties. With the help of the Aquarium's Conservation team, students care for the terrapins and collect data on their growth; at the end of the school year, they have the opportunity to go on a field trip to Poplar Island to release the terrapins into their natural marsh habitat. Research scientists are hoping to prove that this program is mutually beneficial; the children make strong connections with the terrapins and are thus driven to protect the terrapins' bay habitat, and terrapins get a "head start" with a safe environment to grow during their first winter. When they are released in the summer, they tend to be notably larger than a wild terrapin of the same age. Currently, 30 schools are involved in the program. It was a busy day inside for the Conservation team, but they will soon be outside again, this time helping the students release the tagged terrapins on Poplar Island. According to our Conservation team, the release day always brings mixed emotions for the students. They are excited for their terrapins to begin the next part of their lives in their natural habitat, but also sad to say goodbye to the friend they've cared for each day. However they're feeling, though, each student who participates in the Terrapins in the Classroom program leaves with a new love for the Diamondback terrapin and a new-found sense of stewardship for the Chesapeake Bay habitat. Categories: Animals, Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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Though our current interim facility is too small to accommodate more than ten or so visitors at a time, it continues grow as an attraction for area residents with visiting family and friends.
We continue to provide programs for regional schools and have added field adventures for families and small groups to our menu. We also participate in numerous festivals and events and offer a traveling show that is a hit with clubs and organizations.
We are most flexible and always open to new and creative ways of serving. Don't hesitate to contact us with ideas of how we might better do so.


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DENVER Second Amendment activists who want to recall Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, have a lot of work to do.
Organizers said Monday they plan to file their recall petition with the secretary of state this week. When they do, they will have 60 days to gather at least 10,586 signatures from registered voters in McLachlans House District 59.
McLachlan is likely just the first Democrat targeted for recall by gun-rights activists.
There are definitely more recalls in the works. Theyre getting ready to announce more. Hopefully, he will be the first of many, said Anthony Garcia of the newly formed group Colorado Accountability, which is behind the McLachlan recall attempt.
The group was one of a few that rallied people to pack McLachlans town hall meeting Saturday in Durango. A 9-12 group, the Durango Gun Club and group called Constitution First also invited supporters to the meeting to decry McLachlans votes on four gun bills that recently passed the state House.
McLachlan said he respects his opponents constitutional right to try to recall him.
Its disappointing. Its distracting, he said. But they have a right to do it.
He said despite overwhelming opposition to his votes from most of the 400 people who attended the meeting, not everyone in his district feels the same.
Ive gotten a lot of very strong support from moderate people not only people who voted for me, but people who live in the district and appreciate what Im trying to do, who appreciate that Im trying to strike a balance between a constitutional right and public safety, McLachlan said.
No state legislator has been recalled from office in the memory of anyone at the secretary of states elections division, said Rich Coolidge, spokesman for Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
Gessler will oversee the counting of petition signatures. He will have to verify that all the signatures belong to registered voters in the counties of La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Hinsdale, Lake and the southern part of Gunnison.
If the petition drive succeeds, Gov. John Hickenlooper would set a special election date. Voters would be asked whether they want to recall McLachlan and, if so, whom they want to replace him.
Former Rep. J. Paul Brown said he has been approached about running in the possible recall election, but he hasnt made up his mind yet.
I dont know whether it would be better to just wait. The (2014) elections not too far out. But I know there are some people who are very, very upset, and they dont want to wait, Brown said.
McLachlan beat Brown, R-Ignacio, by 917 votes last November.
The slim margin of victory gives his opponents hope that a recall can succeed.
Even if we dont succeed, its about sending a message as well. I think either way its going to be a win-win, Garcia said.
Garcia is from Brighton, a town north of Denver, but the original organizers of Colorado Accountability are from Durango, he said. Several Second Amendment activists began organizing online since the gun debate began in the Legislature. Garcia is doing website technical work and social media for Colorado Accountability, he said.
The group has about 160 local volunteers ready to circulate recall petitions. Garcia said he thinks the group also will use paid petition circulators.
McLachlan said he tried to strike a middle ground, opposing his partys proposed ban on ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds. McLachlan voted for the bill after raising the limit to 15 rounds, and eight for shotguns.
McLachlan wasnt alone in taking heat from gun activists last weekend. Large crowds also flooded meetings with Democratic senators Morgan Carroll of Aurora, Angela Giron of Pueblo and Jeanne Nicholson of Black Hawk.
But McLachlan is concerned that his drive to find a compromise on gun rights vs. gun safety hasnt succeeded.
Its very frustrating for me because I consider myself a centrist, he said. Theres such a great divide on this issue, and its so emotional that I dont know well ever be able to come to consensus.


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KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
It's finally official: KDE 2.2beta has been
New KDE Beta Released for Linux Desktop
KDE Ships Beta of Leading Desktop with Advanced Web Browser, Anti-Aliased Font Capabilities for Linux and Other UNIXes
July 4, 2001 (The INTERNET).
The primary goals of this release, which follows two months after the release
Major changes to KDE since the last stable release are
KDE 2.2beta1 and all its components are available for free under
The following are the major improvements, enhancements and fixes since the
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Compiler Requirements. Please note that
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Binary Packages.
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Package Locations.
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Please visit the KDE family of web sites for the
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Re: Not Cool Konqueror !
Java on Konqueror works just fine on my Mandrake 8.0 running KDE 2.2beta1. I just downloaded the file IBMJava2-SDK-1.3-7.0.i386.rpm from IBM website and installed it using "rpm -Uvh", and on Konqueror settings I used "/opt/IBMJava2-13/bin/java" as the path to the java executable. That was all, java was from then working flowlessly on Konqueror. IBM JDK is also MUCH faster then Sun's.
By Pedro Ziviani at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Not Cool Konqueror !
>IBM JDK is also MUCH faster then Sun's.
not true anymore (atleast here) ... (but bugs in the sun implementation keep me from switching back to sun)
By ik at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: Cool Konqueror
file manager: right mouse button menu on a file includes the copy option. select it, then do a paste in a text editor or a konsole and see what you get =)
java/flash installed by default: if installing binaries that is up to your distributor; if you are installing from source and have lestiff for plugins and a good jre you should be fine.
By Aaron J. Seigo at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
The startup-slowness reminded me.... I have a weird problem with my 2.1.2. When KDE starts up, the "restoring session" (if I remember correctly. the last think it loads when KDE starts) flashes for a long time. If I try to launch applications, it disappears and everything works like it should. Not fatal, but annoying.
By Janne at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
The File Dialog - superbe!
This is great - customisable to ones best behaviour
By ac at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Problems with SSL (HTTPS etc.) support?
Note - this version (KDE 2.2beta1) requires the development package in OpenSSL to *run* (not to do development). If you want HTTPS sites to work, install the openssl-devel RPM package on RedHat and other RPM-based systems, or libssl-dev package on Debian-based systems.
By Toastie at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Problems with SSL (HTTPS etc.) support?
Actually this should not be the case, but it turns out to be so for some people. What it needs is the .so file. You can make a symlink to the .so.0 files for libcrypto and libssl as a workaround. I put the .so.0 filename into CVS for the final release so this shouldn't be an issue anymore. Sorry guys....
By George Staikos at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Problems with SSL (HTTPS etc.) support?
I have installed the above packages on my system but still I am not able to uses https
Kindly Suggest ne the Solution
By Raghavendra at Mon, 2005/04/04 - 5:00am
Compiling KDE 2.2beta1 on solaris with gcc 2.95.2
Here are some of the problems I've encountered while trying to get things to compile.
ar assumed to be gnu-tar in kdeartworks
in lanbrowsing/kcmlisa/findnic.cpp to get /usr/include/sys/sockio.h included by ioctl.h :
in kdevelop kdevelop/Makefile need to change LEXLIB to
While not strictly part of KDE 2.2beta1 -
By CPH at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Compiling KDE 2.2beta1 on solaris with gcc 2.95.2
It's the stupid Solaris sed which breaks the kivio compile. I had to use GNU sed which works fine.
By kk at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Konqueror does not work
When I upgrade to the new version, konqueror stops working. All I get is an error message "Unknown Host [sitename]" for every site I browse to. I know that it is related to KDE because browsing works fine in KDE 2.1.1, and I can got back to KDE 2.1.1 and browsing will work fine again.
Has anyone else seen this problem?
Jon Doud
By Jon Doud at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: Konqueror does not work
if you have both versions installed on the same machine, my guess is that when you are running the new beta, libraries from the older install are still being loaded (instead of the new beta ones) due to them being in your path...
By Aaron J. Seigo at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
No cute release name?
It seems like all previous KDE releases had a nickname for the release. Have they ended this practise, or did I miss the release name this time?
By Karl Garrison at Thu, 2001/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: No cute release name?
I Don't know, too.
But if i could choose a name for it i would name it "Kool" :-)
Thanks, Tom !
By Tom at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: No cute release name?
Or maybe Kute?
By Michael at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: No cute release name?
Or maybe Kute?
By Michael at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: No cute release name?
Maybe they've grown up and they don't need anymore names to get attention? ;)
By lokem at Mon, 2001/07/09 - 5:00am
Congratulations KDE Team
Once you use this, you cannot go back! Everything else is inferior now.
By KDE User at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Please could someone tell me why kdelibs complains that I need libxml2-2.3.9 or > even though I've already got libxml2-2.3.13 and the devel package as well.
By saj at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
look for xml2-config, which will probably be in /usr/bin. It is a shell script and when the version number of libxml2 is being checked by the KDELibs ./configure script it returns a value on the library's behalf.
look for something like :-
change the returned version number to the one you have and all should be well.
By Dave Brooke at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Can someone please help me with installing this newest beta on Mandrake 8.0? I have a fairly standard installation of Mandrake on a Toshiba Satellite 2805-S202 laptop. I downloaded all of the RPM's for Mandrake 8.0, and tried to use rpm -Uvh on the new kdelibs. It had several broken dependancies. I tried to use MandrakeUpdate, but for some reason I got a "all packages unreadable" error. I was logged in as root when I ran MandrakeUpdate and also when I ran rpm -Uvh. Is there an rpm tool which just automatically runs around and finds and installs all of the dependancies for you (other than MandrakeUpdate which I can't seem to get to work)? Otherwise, this is going to take 10 years to fix!
By Erik Hill at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
rpm flags for MAndrake 8.0 installation
Just use "-Uvh" and "--force --nodeps" to install the rpm packages and everything will work fine. It worked for me, on Mandrake 8.0.
By Pedro Ziviani at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Whenever updating a mass of big packages that you're sure you meet all of the basic requirments for the --force --nodeps options are your friends. Also, I doesn't hurt to drop down to the console and remove your old KDE packages. This isn't essential, but somtimes when RPM hits an old (non $HOME) config file it will leave it alone, and install the new file as a *.rpmnew. This is not always a good thing. Beta 1 is sweet, I've been using it since the day the Mandrake RPMs were released, and it's more stable than most MS products at the end of their life cycle, seems quicker (than previous KDEs) too. . .
By James Spencer at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Yes, that's what I finally did, and it WORKED! Yay! Anyway, it's too bad that the packages don't have dependancies which reflect their actual dependancies (the specific versions of everything that they need to run on, and no later) but the --force --nodeps worked fine.
Things crashed a bit until I reset X-Windows (no idea why) and I still get a crash or two now and then (whereas the last version seemed a bit more stable) so I'm sure something didn't quite go in right, will research it.
Specifically, the sound mixer doesn't work (but aumix does). I need the KDE sound mixer to work so that it can correctly reset its settings when I go into KDE however. Noatun can't seem to play mp3's or ogg files right now, so something there is also misconfigured.
I also updated KOffice. Wow, lot of progress there too. KOffice is nearly useable now, though I'm very picky about crashing, so I don't consider it quite ready for prime time. In my mind, the number of acceptable crashes per year under extreme conditions and constant use is ZERO.
Other than these small problems, a very nice improvement. I've noticed that the number of times I've said to myself (over the years) "I can't do this in Linux, I need to load Windows back up" is going down and down and the number of times I say, "I can't do this in Windows, I need Linux" is going up and up. After I lost the contents of my HD one day, I had to reinstall Windows ME and Mandrake 8.0. I got a kick out of the fact that Mandrake 8.0 was _easier_ (note the word, "easier" in this sentence) to get installed and working with my hardware than Windows ME was on exactly the same hardware (Toshiba 2805-S202), AND WINDOWS ME CAME WITH THE COMPUTER.
The one thing I can't do in Linux that I need Windows for is writing to my CD-RW, which is a USB connected Iomega ZIP_RW. Also, for some reason openoffice 6.27 hangs X-Windows pretty hard (but not the Linux kernel) immediately after starting the install process, so I hang on every KOffice release now, as I'll go crazy without a good office suite.
Erik Hill
By Erik Hill at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
This one rocks!!
By Marcus Reuss at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Check the permissions on your generic SCSI device. You need both read and write permission in order for this ioslave to work. Unfortunately the 3rd party library used by the code has very poor error reporting, so it is difficult for the slave to give decent error messages right now.
By Richard Moore at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Problem compiling kdebase package
it seems that a header file is missing in kcontrol/input :
By Dromtom at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Problem compiling kdebase package
Its there on mine. Ill reproduce the file below, but no promises on how well it stays formatted...
Begin kmousedlg.h
class KMouseDlg : public QWidget
QButtonGroup* handedBox;
#endif // KMOUSEDLG_H
By CiAsA Boark at Sun, 2001/07/08 - 5:00am
Re: Problem compiling kdebase package
kmousedlh.h should be generated by kmousedlg.ui. Doing a build of base it's the first time you invoke this rule. My hunch is that your make is not GNU make, because some others can't cope with invoking this rule (are you using *BSD by any chance, for example?). You can make the file by going into the "kcontrol.input" directory and doing "make kmousedlg.h" but you'll soon become bored of doing this. Making with gmake might be more sensible.
By Dan Sheppard at Sat, 2003/08/09 - 5:00am
SuSE RPMs disappeared?
What happened to the SuSE RPMs? The directories are now empty.
By Evan "JabberWok... at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Suse RPM problems
I took home yesterday the Suse RPM's for 7.1 and I tried to upgrade my kde 2.1.1 (with 2.1.2 kdelibs). Due to some dependency and conflict problems after a while I've uninstalled the old kde, I've removed the /opt/kde2 dir and installed the 2.2b1 again. I also created a new user in order to have a clean $HOME dir. But I have aproblem with noatun/arts. When KDE starts, I can hear the startup sound and I can play MP3's with xmms if I select the "arts" output plugin. But if I start the noatun it complains the unix:///tmp/mcop-usernam/mcop* file is not avaliable or something like that (I don't know the exact error message, because I don't have my laptop here). Ater this, even the xmms refuses to work, complaining about an arts initialization error.
By andras at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Suse RPM problems
I've had the same Problems.
I think the SuSE 7.1 mulitmedia-RPM is bad compiled. After downloading the kde-multimedia-package as source and compiling and installing noatun from that it worked fine.
Another problem with the precompiled SuSE 7.1 package was that audiocd:/ did not work on my machine. compiling it from source code on my own gave success.
By Tom at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Suse RPM problems
Later on I've found the problem. You must use the updated libaduiofile library (I think it's audiofile rpm in Suse), and also install the libogg and libvorbis (to get the Ogg Vorbis plugin working). For me it solved the multimedia problems. I also do not have the KDM login problem (I can write my login name and password also at the first time), but I'm wondering why was the "Console mode" option removed from the KDM shutdown menu.
By andras at Mon, 2001/07/09 - 5:00am
A couple of questions about Konqueror
I think Konqueror is great, but there are some things that annoys me:
By Konqi at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: A couple of questions about Konqueror
> The animated gif support is also pretty bad,
This has bugged me on several internet sites, at least animations can be disabled in the upcoming 2.2 release.
Johan V.
By Johan Veenstra at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: A couple of questions about Konqueror
By Burna at Sun, 2001/07/15 - 5:00am
Red Carpet
Will KDE packages ever appear on a Red Carpet channel?
By ac at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Red Carpet
$imian want$ big buck$ for that $ort of thing. if it'$ not gnome forget it.
By another ac at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Red Carpet
And you know that for a fact?
By Richard Bollinger at Mon, 2001/07/09 - 5:00am
Re: Red Carpet
Come on are you so deceaved?
By craig at Mon, 2001/07/09 - 5:00am
Looks great!
THe KDE artists team have _really_ done a great job with this release. THe personalizer just looks scrumptious!
By Rikard Anglerud at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Looks great!
Agree. Quertz & Tackat great job. Default background picture is awesome, dot.kde.org's new logo is beautiful, icons are eye candy, have I forgotten something? :)
Ooff topic, some icons for Konqueror toolbar are missing.
By Antialias at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Problem with font selection
I have another problem with the SuSE 7.1 packages; the font selection does not work - no font names are listed.
Did anybody else experience that ?
By Bastardo at Fri, 2001/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Problem with font selection
Do you have Anti-Aliasing enabled? If so, you've got something messed up with your /etc/X11/XftConfig.
By David G. Watson at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Anyone else thing the flashing black and white background that's hour-glass-like is about as attractive as an animated gif?
I think it's a great idea to have the symbol indicating the application, but I could do without the flashing. Is there a way to turn it off? I somehow magically hoped this would have disappeared from the recent CVS build that I did.
By Scott at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Look at Control Center/Look&Feel/Launch Feedback and turn off the flashing.
By Someone at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
First impressions on KDE 2.2beta1
Lots of nice surprises on this release... even though it's not quite there yet, JavaScript support in Konqueror has improved a lot and now I can finally do everything on my Yahoo Mail account through Konqui. The "Archive Webpages" option also rocks. I was pleased to see the many improvements on both Kasbar and the Dock Application both, both work flawlessly now. Konsole finally handles transparent backgrounds properly. I like the transparent menus on the "Multigradient" style, but it would be nice to be able to inverse it, i.e. having a bright background and dark text, making the menus look more like MacOS X's. In all I must say I'm very pleased with KDE 2.2beta1, well done KDE-team!
By Pedro Ziviani at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
The Kdebase package for Mandrake 8.0 in ftp site has 36 MB.
By Daniel at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
One may have been compiled with debugging turned on, the other with it off.
By Jon at Sat, 2001/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: KDE 2.2beta1: Ready to Roll
Yes, IIRC, Mandrake has decided not to remove debugging information from Alpha and Beta packages to make error-reporting easier. Unfortunately, it makes them huge..
By A Sad Person at Sun, 2001/07/08 - 5:00am


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Height 6-2, Weight 200, B/T: R/R, DOB: 5/27/1988
2010 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: #13
In a system suddenly running a bit thin in the pitching department, Brad Boxberger grades out as one of the best. He is a polished college pitcher out of a legendary college program (USC). He comes from a baseball bloodlines, as his father Rod went 12-1 with a 2.00 ERA and earned College World Series MVP award for the 1978 national championship USC team. Add in an impressive, albeit inconsistent, repertoire of pitches and all the ingredients needed for an impressive career are present.
Boxberger didn't pitch professionally in 2009, so the 2010 season represented his first taste of full season ball. The Reds sent him to high-A Lynchburg to start off the 2010 season.
2010 Season
In 2010, Boxberger broke quickly out of the gates at high-A Lynchburg. Working almost exclusively as a starter, he tossed 62.0 innings in which he posted a 3.19 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9, 10.2 K/9, and a 1.63 GB/FB. Obviously, it was a stellar performance, as he piled up the strikeouts, limited the walks, and induced ground balls at a high rate. Given his impressive strikeout and walk rates, his WHIP looks surprisingly high, so it's not all that surprising that his hit luck was poor, as evidenced by his .346 BABIP.
As a polished college prospect, it wasn't unexpected that Boxberger would thrive in high-A ball, but it was nonetheless reassuring. Even if a prospect is reasonably expected to perform at a certain level, we shouldn't withhold credit from him when he actually does it. Living up to expectations isn't always the easiest thing to do, but Boxberger managed to do just that. Iin the process, he earned a promotion to double-A ball to finish out the year. College pitcher or not, advancing all the way to double-A ball in your first professional season is an accomplishment.
Unfortunately, the wheels completely came off the wagon at double-A. For Carolina, Boxberger switched into a relief role and worked 29.2 innings, posting an alarming 8.49 ERA, 1.92 WHIP, 6.7 BB/9, 12.2 K/9, and 1.05 GB/FB ratio. Even though the sample size is small, the loss of control is somewhat troubling. His walk rate jumped by roughly 4 batters per nine innings. Obviously, double-A hitters are much more advanced, which when coupled with a heavier workload may explain the decline in command. If so, then more experience should largely resolve the problem. On the plus side, his strikeout rate remained gaudy even against more experienced hitters.
Repertoire and Mechanics
Boxberger works with four solid pitches. He throws a 91-93 mph four seam fastball with good movement that touches 94 on occasion, a 78-80 mph curveball, an 82-84 mph slider, and a circle changeup with good late sink. His fastball velocity goes up a tick when he works out of the bullpen, which makes him an intriguing possibility in high leverage innings.
Here is a great look at Boxberger in action during the AFL courtesy of David Pratt on Vimeo:
Bradley Boxberger - Arizona Fall League - 2009 from David Pratt on Vimeo.
As you can see, Boxberger grades out pretty well in pitching mechanics. He is fundamentally sound and fairly conventional, which is never a bad thing in a pitching prospect. To start his delivery, he moves his left foot forward and somewhat towards first base, which operates to unweight his right leg allowing him to rotate his right foot down on the rubber. I'm not entirely sure when pitchers started to forgo an actual step back towards second base with their glove side foot to begin the motion, but I don't see the new trend as being an improvement. I suppose it was done with an eye towards reducing extraneous movement to conserve a pitcher's stamina, but I think the step back makes the motion more fluid and may possibly generate more momentum for the pitch. But, I suppose pitching coaches these days prefer an economy of movement, as the fewer moving parts the fewer chances for the motion to get out of sync.
The defining characteristic of Boxberger's delivery remains his leg kick. He brings his knee up well passed parallel, essentially all the way up to his chest, which helps creates substantial potential energy to impart on the baseball. Additionally, he incorporates significant coil by utilizing a sizable hip rotation. At the apex of his leg kick, the line of his hips almost runs on a line from 3rd to 1st. This high leg kick and significant coil are usually pure positives, as they generate, respectively, potential energy and tension at apex of the delivery. The energy that they generate can then be transferred to the baseball. However, in Boxberger's case, their severity might actually be creating a problem.
The severity of his coil and the height of his leg kick may ultimately help explain his inconsistent command. Due to the height of his leg kick and the severity of his coil, Boxberger is unable to unpack his leg kick quick enough to get into proper throwing position. Simply put, at the apex of his motion, Boxberger has his knee near his chest and such a significant coil that he shows his back to the hitter, which means that he has farther to go to get back into proper throwing position. Since his coil is more significant than typically seen, he has much farther to go to get back in position. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite make it all the way back into good throwing position.
Boxberger's stride foot lands too far to the third base side of the mound, which results in a closed-off throwing position. As a result, Boxberger is forced to throw across his body. This type of issue can frequently cause inconsistency in command. In addition, the closed off throwing position leads to inefficiency in transferring the stored up potential energy to the baseball. His momentum is somewhat checked by the need to throw around his body. Instead of his momentum going straight back and straight through, it instead has to somewhat work around his body. This inefficiency not only leads to inconsistent command, but also less than peak velocity and requires more work to generate the velocity that is created.
Another potential reason for the inconsistent command is his arm slot. Boxberger throws from a high three-quarter arm slot, which when coupled with the need to throw across his body gives him something of a cross-fire delivery. It's difficult to maintain a consistent arm slot and work effectively to both sides of the plate with a cross-fire delivery. Boxberger also has an overall looseness to his arm action, which, at times, can make his cross-fire delivery look like he is slinging the ball.
Odd as it sounds, I wouldn't mind seeing Boxberger reduce his coil. Everything a pitcher does before the apex of his delivery is done with an eye towards building up energy, while everything done after apex is done with an eye towards imparting that stored energy to the baseball. I don't usually advocate that a player reduce the energy he creates before the apex, but Boxberger currently cannot get around fast enough from his coiled position to get back into proper throwing position. If he lessens his coil, then he will have more time for his body to come around and his plant foot to land in proper position. And, if he eliminated his closed off throwing position, then he might see an improvement in control. Additionally, he might also be able to maintain his current velocity, as whatever the new motion would lose in potential energy might be offset by a more efficient transfer of that energy to the baseball. Less energy created, but more efficiently imparted.
One other issue that I see in Boxberger's delivery is the length of his stride. It just seems too short for a pitcher of his stature and stuff. The length of the stride is directly related to the pitcher's ability to accelerate towards homeplate. The forward acceleration of the lower half is transferred to the ball by the pitching arm. Given Boxberger's height and repertoire, he should be more of a power pitcher than he seems to be. Part of that stems from his less than ideal acceleration to the plate. If he lengthened his stride, then he would get a stronger, more aggressive push off the rubber and generate better velocity. Pitchers who fit the "power pitcher" profile traditionally have longer strides. They typically generate velocity with strong lower-half drive. Here is a look at two players who generate very good velocity with strong, aggressive strides:
When you compare the stride angles of Aroldis Chapman and Tim Lincecum with that of Brad Boxberger, you can see how much longer and more aggressive they are with their strides. In fact, they seem to almost jump off the rubber towards the plate, which is part of how they are able to generate upper 90s (or, in Chapman's case, 100s) velocity.
While Boxberger might benefit from a longer stride, he likely wouldn't be able to simply lengthen his stride, as the closed off throwing position prohibits it. As a result, he'd have to open up his throwing position before he could appreciably lengthen his stride. It is much more difficult to throw across/around your body if you are fully extended, so many pitchers who work from a closed off position utilize shorter strides. Boxberger fits the bill. He uses a shorter stride in response to his closed off throwing position, which ultimately gives his delivery a more upright look.
Here is another look at Boxberger, courtesy of RedsMinorLeagues on youtube:
Random Thoughts and Additional Considerations
I'll admit that I don't quite know what to make of Boxberger yet. Is he a starter or a reliever? Does he fit the "power pitcher" profile? Can he be a power pitcher with those mechanics? If not, does his command preclude him from being more of a finesse pitcher? Or, will he be best utilized in short bursts in high leverage innings?
Overall, Boxberger has a lot of what you look for in a pitching prospect. In fact, going down the list, you can tick off the majority of the boxes. So, a lot of the individual pieces are there, he just needs to pull them together and refine them. It'll be interesting to follow his development and see how the Reds minor league staff handle him. In the end, I suspect he has #3 starter ceiling in the rotation or high-leverage inning potential out of the pen.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately, the 2010 season provided more questions than answers on Brad Boxberger. I knew heading into the season that he was a solid pitching prospect, but the circumstances surrounding his season foreclosed the possibility that it would serve as a meaningful data point. He thrived at a lower level and struggled at a higher one, but he also changed roles in the jump from one level to the next. So, were the struggles the result of the advanced competition, the change in roles, the heavier workload resulting from his first full season in professional ball, or some combination thereof? Unfortunately, the sample size is simply too small for us to draw any definitive conclusions. As a result, the 2011 season will be a return engagement for us to figure out exactly what we have in Brad Boxberger and how he should be properly used.
For now, Boxberger has done enough to warrant his return to the 13th spot on the list. If, in the 2011 season, he performs like he did in the first part of 2010, then he'll likely move up the list. On the other hand, he could easily slid well down the list if he once again pitches like he did in the latter portion of 2010.


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Today at work I came across a collection of Hollywood production stills, many from unidentified films of the Golden Age of cinema. When you think of a production still, you probably think of one that highlights film stars, but these are the opposite. This collection doesn't show any posed people at all, only posed rooms and furniture.
Like model homes or furniture showroom floors, these images are familiar and yet false.
Places waiting for their people.
Out of focus, behind-the-scenes workers, accidentally captured by the camera.
Lonely placards in empty rooms.


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When the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2000, Steve Bisciotti was a minority owner, content to stay in the background and enjoy the week with family and friends.
Bisciotti completed the purchase of the franchise from Art Modell in 2004 and his team is back at the Super Bowl. Bisciotti arrived in New Orleans last night and again is adamant about remaining in the background this week. He did sit down for a 35-minute interview with select reporters this morning and discussed Joe Flacco's future with the Ravens, his role in the firing of offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, and Modell's Hall of Fame chances.
A fully story will be up on the site later, but below are his comments on a few topics:
On the perception that he's uncomfortable in limelight: "If you are just a run-it-by-me guy, then I think that I am uncomfortable because it does Ozzie [Newsome] and John [Harbaugh] a disservice for me to jump into the limelight when all the work that they are doing is paid off. Yeah, I don't really need to stand in front of people getting trophies when they've earned it. Do I feel ownership? Of course, I do. I am the owner. But ownership of the accomplishment, I think that they would tell you that I've given them some sound advice over the years and through this year to get to where they are on stage. So for me to jump in and hog the trophy seems a little disingenuous."
On the possibility of Jonathan Ogden and Modell getting into Hall of Fame Saturday: "I think we can all agree that Jonathan's probably a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I think we're not going to have any trouble ushering him on. Art's a different story. ... There's a lot of worthy people that aren't in the Hall of Fame yet. You look at those lists and the people that don't make the cut to 15 and then don't make the cut to five or whatever it is. Art's not alone in his position of being on the cusp and hoping that he gets in. I do think he's the most accomplished person in the history of the NFL that is not in. If the one reason for them not giving him the votes is because he moved the team, then I wish that they would at least acknowledge that though it was gut-wrenching for the Cleveland fans, it's a part of the business.
It's been done many times in the NFL. I believe there's two owners or maybe three that moved their franchises and did get into the Hall of Fame. ... I know he broke some hearts in Cleveland, but nobody knows all the details or knows the story. The animosity that Baltimore shows to the Irsays is something that I lived through and can understand. So I'm not asking Cleveland to understand. I'm not even asking Cleveland to forgive. I just know that Cleveland's rabid fans should not be the reason that they keep him out. Because it seems like a spite thing and not a legitimate 'let's look at the resume thing' and that's really what I hope changes this year."
On Joe Flacco's expiring contract: "I think the holdup is money. I was made aware that he and his agent were real close with Ozzie [Newsome], and think that Ozzie has always come through and gotten the job done. We've never lost a great, great franchise player from the beginning. I'm just very comfortable that it will get done. The fact that we're offering more per year than the franchise tag, to me it can't be too far away if where we stopped last year, the annual average was higher than the franchise tag. It never got contentious, so I can't say cooler heads will prevail. It will just take time and we have the franchise tag available, so it's not going to be a March drop or dead (deadline). It's going to be a July drop or dead. I trust Ozzie that he and Joe are going to come to an agreement that Joe's happy with and I'm happy with. It would be unfair for me to throw the old 'how much money you get means how much less we can build a team around you.' That's kind of a crock. Because I think the difference between his numbers and Ozzie's numbers are enough for a backup safety. I'll let Bruce Laird come back and do it. He's crazy enough to do it."
On safety Ed Reed who is also free agent: "First we have to find out where Ed's head is. I think that win or lose Sunday, Ed needs a couple of weeks. By that time, we will have done our personnel meetings and our cap meetings and we'll know what kind of deal that we can make Ed. I assume we'll make a deal that we made with Ray [Lewis] a few years ago. If Ed wants to test the market like Ray did, that's what we have to do. That's the downside of being the financial boss that Ozzie has to deal with that."
On whether he was responsible for Cam Cameron's firing: "[I] categorically deny it. That's what is so ridiculous. You can't pat me on the back and say that I hire good people and let them do their jobs. And then one guy decides to say I pushed or forced John [Harbaugh] to do it. I don't push or force John to do anything. John called me. I didn't call John. He said he already spoke to Ozzie and was pretty sure he was going to make this decision and we spent a half hour on the phone."


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It was snowing one recent morning when I got up to drive to work. It was supposed to rain. I'm a primary care doctor in Boston, and my commute can be 12 minutes or 60 minutes, depending on the traffic. I was lucky I left early, because the unexpected snow on frozen asphalt created a slippery mess, many accidents, and much traffic. It was pretty bad. I wouldn't say half my morning session cancelled; rather, I was surprised that half was still on the schedule. Tough New Englanders! I took off my soaking wet boots and pulled on my white coat and waited to see who would show up in the snowstorm.
Part of me was hoping that I'd have the rest of the day off, and I could go home to cuddle with my 6-month-old. Of course, then I would have to make up the day later on… I was here and decided to make the best of it. With oodles of extra time to lavish on my patients, I looked at the schedule. My first patient, Brenda Z., was a 22-year old for a physical. Usually, I only have 20 minutes for these, but today, we would have a whole 45 minutes!
Brenda is only 5 feet tall, but she weighs 244 pounds, putting her Body Mass Index (BMI)(1) at 48. Unfortunately, she is not only one of the 34% of Americans who are obese, but one of the 5.7% who are extremely (morbidly) obese.(2,3) Predictably, she has many obesity-associated problems: asthma, sleep apnea, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and almost-high blood pressure. For the past year, I've had her come in every 3 months for weight and blood pressure checks. She comes from a middle-class home, works at a supermarket checkout, and goes to school part-time. She's a hard worker and a good kid. But best of all, she had lost 11 pounds, by eating mostly fruits and vegetables and Slimfast shakes. I wasn't at all sure this would stick, but hey, it's a start.
As Brenda left, I noticed that the medical assistant and one of the nurse practitioners were steering a fairly off-balance woman into my other exam room.
"Um, if you don't want to see her, I guess we can ask one of the other docs to see her, but this was the closest room…" said the NP.
The M.A. was more blunt: "This one's drunk. Falling-over drunk."
It's not at all common for patients to show up at our office drunk, but this lady, Alexa J., had just wandered in looking for her usual primary care physician, who was out. She was in a bad state, so the staff had taken it upon themselves to make her safe. They checked her in and took vitals, as she promptly passed out face-down on my exam table.
"Hello? Hello, can you hear me?" I rubbed her shoulder, more than a little alarmed. She was dressed well, but absolutely reeked of Vodka. Fumes. I felt dizzy just standing over her.
"I need help, I need to stop," she garbled.
"Stop what? Are you alright, are you hurt?"
"Alright… I want to stop this, stop drinking." That much was clearer.
I stood and thought for a moment and then just picked up the phone and called our ER. The triage nurse took the information with aplomb, simply adding "Passed out, eh? Good luck getting her down here." But the M.A. and I wrestled her into a wheelchair, and with two escorts, off she went to be evaluated and possibly admitted for detox.
I then got a call from a psychiatric hospital. A patient of mine, a middle-aged mom named Jane L., had been admitted with suicidal thoughts, in a background of Bipolar Disorder. I was surprised and pleased to get a callback from the treating psychiatrist, who filled me in: that she was stable, but would need residential placement after acute treatment. I offered some of my take on the situation, but the psychiatrist did not seem all that interested… That's OK, I'm in over my head with someone who is a danger to herself; she's in the right place. But I remembered that just a few months ago, after she had come in to see me and had expressed that she wanted to overdose on her pills or crash her car, I had walked her down to the emergency room myself. Just a few years ago, she was working and supporting herself and doing well. Now, she was on disability, in and out of the hospital, her finances in ruins. I so wanted to see her better.
My next patient was new to me, a healthy mom with a cold and a cough, and some mild wheezing. She asked me about Boston Med, the 8-hour ABC-TV documentary series that aired last summer.(4) I was on maternity leave when it aired, but my husband and I watched every episode. It was touching, yet also stereotypical: lots of trauma drama.
She asked, "Are they going to film another series like that? I hope so!"
I didn't know. But I pointed out that the fact that only surgeons and ER staff were profiled, and that very disappointing to us primary care docs! "Primary care is exciting too," I said.
She had some mild bronchospasm, so I gave had given her an inhaler. She seemed so reluctant to accept the inhaler, that I had to ask her why. She told me about her son who had been a micro-premie and survived, but with bad lungs. He was 9 years old now and doing well except for asthma. He had been in and out of the hospital with many infections, pneumonias, and was better now but didn't react well to the Albuterol and they had to keep trying new meds- Pirbuterol, Levalbuterol.
"Will this happen to me?" she asked, really worried. She had equated his long battle, the sequelae of premature lungs, with her new diagnosis of reactive airways, which means mildly "twitchy" lungs that respond well to occasional puff of Albuterol. I couldn't dismiss her fear, borne of a painful experience… and I couldn't alleviate her fear with any quick explanation. And so we had a long discussion about it.
"Thanks for spending so much time with me today," she said.
My next patient probably had the flu. Then I said Hi to my diabetic patient whose sugars are all over the place, and I'm following her along with our diabetes nurse. Thank God for our diabetes nurse, who can take a good diet history and offer good solid recommendations on eating.
My last patient was Nanette M., a 32-year old African-American woman with a new breast lump. She had no breast cancer risk factors at all, and the lump was round, but it was deep and immobile. We decided to do an ultrasound and a mammogram. Statistically speaking it's probably a benign breast cyst. Still, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (besides skin cancers). Also, breast cancer rates are higher in African-American women than white women before age 45. (5) I wanted to be careful. Though I have seen many women with breast changes that turned out to be benign, one time I examined a patient with breast thickening, and it was breast cancer, invasive but not metastatic. Surgeries and chemotherapy took a whole year from her. Her treatments left her a changed woman. Thankful to be alive, but changed, older. So any breast changes, basically, scare me.
And that was that. I ate a snack, tried to do some paperwork, but then I called home. I spoke to my mom (our nanny) and heard my baby squawking in the background. Then I spoke to my Hubby, who urged me to get home soon before rush hour. Baby just sounded so cute, and Hubby was worried, so I packed it up and made for home, leaving behind some paperwork and a snowy morning at the primary care office.
1. Centers for Disease Control and prevention: Vital Signs: Obesity. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm accessed 1/18/11
2. Statistics related to overweight and obesity. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive ad Kidney Diseases. US Dept of Health and Human Services. http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/ accessed 1/18/11
3. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute BMI Calculator http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
4. Boston Med, ABC medical documentary Summer 2010: http://abc.go.com/shows/boston-med
5. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2009-2010, American Cancer Society
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Guest Post: When it snows, it pours
6 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM
Primary care is a great field when you have the luxury of a little bit of extra time with patients!ReplyDelete
- exasperatedMDJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:55 PM
If I could just have 5 more minutes with each patient I'd be a happier (and better) pediatrician. Sigh....Great post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:02 PM
I'm a FM doc and LOVE my job. Your descriptions sound a lot like my days..add in some baby delivering and lots of family planing.. Thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
Primary care absolutely can be rewarding, and I'm glad to have a post about it! Thank you!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:05 AM
Great post. Thanks for sharing your patient encounters and experiences in primary care!ReplyDelete
The fantastic post. thanks for details.ReplyDelete
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Checking in on the… Big EastPosted by rtmsf on November 26th, 2008
Rob Dauster of Ballin is a Habit is the RTC correspondent for the Big East Conference.
The Big East is proving why it is the best conference in basketball, as the 16 teams in the conference have lost a grand total of five games. I mean, Seton Hall barely sneaks into the top 10 in the conference and they are 4-1 with wins over USC and Virginia Tech early on. To be fair, most of the games that have been played at this point in the season have come against cupcakes, but a Big East team has already knocked off a marquee team in every other major conference (UConn has beaten Wisconsin and Miami (FL), Syracuse beat Florida and Kansas, Notre Dame beat Texas, and Seton Hall beat USC).
Power Rankings (AP, Coaches):
1. UConn 5-0 (#2, #2) – It is pretty tough to argue with UConn atop the BIAH Big East Power Rankings. They are 5-0 and coming off of a victory in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. More on the Huskies in a bit.
2. Notre Dame 4-0 (#8, #8) – Notre Dame gets the nod at #2 because of their win over Texas in Maui. Now that Kyle McAlarney has found his stroke (13-23 from the floor, 11-20 from deep in his last two games after starting the season 2-13), it is clear that the Irish are going be able to put up points with anyone. Their biggest question mark right now is defense and rebounding. Against Texas, Notre Dame was out-rebounded 45-33 and gave up 15 on the offensive glass.
I know that the Irish have two first-team all-conference players on their roster, but PG Tory Jackson is just as, if not more, valuable than both McAlarney and Luke Harangody. He is the guy that makes the potent Irish offense run. He is as quick as they come and can get into the lane against just about anyone, but he plays under control and rarely picks up a charge. When he gets into the paint, he is just as good at finishing as he is at drawing a defender and finding an open man (he's led the Big East in dimes the last two years). To top it off, he has been knocking down his perimeter shot this season.
3. Louisville 2-0 (#3, #3) – It is tough to gauge the Cardinals at this point in the season. They have played just two games, both cupcakes and both blow outs, and they won't really be tested until mid-December. What we do know thus far is that freshman Samardo Samuels looks as good as advertised – he's averaging 21 ppg and 5 rpg through two games. The 'Ville also got good news when Terrence Williams was healthy enough to play in their first two games (he underwent minor surgery after tearing the meniscus in his knee). He's not there yet offensively (6-17 from the floor, 14 points in two games), but he has been filling up the stat sheet as usual (9.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 3.5 spg, 1.5 bpg).
4. Pitt 5-0 (#4, #4) – The Panthers, like the Cardinals, are undefeated but have yet to really play anyone. They have, however, been getting phenomenal play out of their big three of DeJuan Blair (17.5 ppg, 13.3 rpg, 71%, but he missed the Belmont game on Tuesday with swelling in his knee), Sam Young (19.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 60% FG), and Levance Fields (13.6 ppg, 7.3 apg, 1.0 t/o's). While Pitt lost Blair for the Belmont game, they got some good news with the return of wing Gilbert Brown.
The key to the season for this Pitt team is going to be their wing play, which is a big reason why Sam Young, the Panthers best perimeter shooter, is playing on the wing this year. It is still early, but the early indication is that after Fields (10-19) and Young (5-16). If someone can step up and knock down shots (back up PG Ashton Gibbs is trying to, he's 5-11 from deep), they will see a lot of the court.
5. Syracuse 5-0 – The 'Cuse are for real this year. They are 5-0 with wins against Florida and Kansas (in what was essentially a road game) and have looked unstoppable on offense at times. But they have also looked disinterested and lackadaisical at times as well, especially defensively. The Orange start and end with the play of Jonny Flynn, who has reinforced the notion that he is one of the best PGs in the country. Flynn is one of the most exciting players in the country to watch (and I am a UConn fan saying that). While Flynn may be the best player on Syracuse, he is far from all that they have. Paul Harris is just as tough as always, but has added a 15-17 foot jumper that you must defend. Arinze Onuaku has gone from a 275 lb fat boy to 275 lb of muscle (seriously, he looks like he should be on World's Strongest Man). Kristoff Ongenaet, Rick Jackson and freshman Kris Joseph all are going to be able to provide hustle, rebounds, and defense inside. And they've gotten back the two things they were missing last year – perimeter shooting from the wings (Eric Devendorf and Andy Rautins) and another guy that can penetrate and score or create shots for others (Devendorf). But the biggest change I see in this year's team is that Jim Boeheim has them playing a lot of man-to-man, which makes it all-the-more difficult for a team to prepare for the Orange. Boeheim has himself a tough team that is going to make some noise this year. Read the rest of this entry »


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Debate has begun once again on the next round of public university tuition hikes at the University of California and California State University systems. Understandably, students and professors alike are screaming about the increases. In all likelihood, for the 2011-12 academic year undergraduates at UC will pay $11,124 and CSU students will pay $4,884.
That's a lot of money.
Or is it?
According to the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center, the average tuition and fee cost at a public bachelor degree-granting institution for 2010-11 is $7,605, well above the $4,339 charged at C.S.U. With respect to public universities that grant doctoral degrees, the average cost is $8,503, somewhat below the $10,304 charged by U.C. By comparison, C.S.U. remains a bargain; U.C is a bit higher than the national average for graduate degree-granting institutions. So, why the ruckus?
The biggest problem with state university tuition rates is the rapidity with which they have risen. Just a decade ago, C.S.U. students were paying in the neighborhood of $1,800 annually, while U.C. students were paying about $4,000. Viewed this way, tuition and fees have more than doubled. Meanwhile, during the same period, the state budget general fund has grown from $74 billion to $85 billion.
Combined, this data tell us that university tuition has soared at a rate much faster than the growth of the state budget. That's because the state now pays a much smaller share of the cost of higher education, leaving the two university systems to raise more money from students.
And that's the rub. With the state unable to generate adequate tax revenues, reduced funding for the universities has resulted in students paying a much larger share of the bill. Simply put, students have had to pay a larger share because of the lack of funding--that's the trade off.
Whether students are bearing a disproportionate load because of the state's budget crisis is worthy of debate. But the remains, they're still getting a great deal relative to what others pay throughout the nation.
They may not like it, but comparatively tuition costs are not as high as people might think.
Full disclosure--For the past 36 years I have taught at San Jose State University. (I can see the emails flying already.)


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You know, I'm so sick of Google.
Yeah, this is the beginning of the end of finding cool shit on YouTube. It's going to be sanitized and corporatized.
These days, every time I use Google a feel a bit slimy, like I'm rooting for the Yankees or something.
Yeah, but haven't your heard, there's a certain "nobility" in being a greedy, ubiquitous, corporate behemoth.
Get the fuck out.
Really, check out this dude's waxing poetic about being a Yanker.
"The Yankees and their fans are never eliminated as an afterthought. They are always taken down in a public execution. They are led to the gallows to the raucous cheers of the gathered crowds. They are read the charges of high crimes and misdemeanors against them, and they are always the same. Their misdemeanor? Gluttony. Their high crime? Nobility. And then they are very publicly hanged while the throngs roar with approval. The masses will not be denied their opportunity to watch the mighty fall. And that's okay. It's part of what we Yankee fans sign up for. Some of us make a choice. Some of us are born into it. But all of us wouldn't trade it for the world."
Hmmm, while the premise suggests it's author is totally delusional, probably as the result of great grief I'd imagine, I must admit that's the some fine ass writing.
You know, is it me, or are Yankees fans starting to sound more like Red Sox fans?
Author's Notes
Today's title is a nod to the Shelley poem by the same name.