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From "History of Idaho" and found in Volume III starting page 1197. "A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests" This book is by Hiram T. French, M.S. The book also says it is Illustrated and published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1914.
I found this book while at Utah State University originally. I knew the history was inside but did not copy it then. I finally returned a few years ago, found the book in the new library, and made a copy. But at least I had it. I found it just recently on Google Books. This is John Nuffer, half-brother of my Regina Nuffer Wanner, not her father as some have previously indicated. John went by John, his father John Christoph, went by Christoph and Christopher. I have kept the spelling of the article. You can also read his autobiography too.
"A quarter century's residence at Preston constitutes Mr. John Nuffer one of the old timers of this vicinity. The mere fact of long residence, however, is somewhat of an empty distinction without works accompanying such residence. In the case of Mr. Nuffer there can be found ample evidence both of long residence and accomplishments in the realm of practical affairs and in good citizenship. Mr. Nuffer in early life was a graduate of one of Germany's foremost schools of architecture. All his life he has been a builder and contractor and in Preston in particular probably much the greater part of the higher class public and residential buildings has been done under his supervision, or through his business organization.
"Mr. Nuffer was born in Wuertemberg, Germany, December 4, 1862. He is a son of Christopher and Agnes Barbara (Spring) Nuffer. The father, who was a wine grower in the old country, came to America in 1882, first settling at Logan, Utah, but a year later came to Oneida county, Idaho, where as one of the early settlers he took up land and was a homesteader and farmer until his death in 1908. He was born in 1835. The mother, who was born in Germany in 1838, died there in 1865. Of two children, John is the older, while his brother Fred is also a resident of Preston.
"The grade schools of Germany were the source of Mr. Nuffer's education up to his fourteenth year. At that customary age, when the German youths take up an education for practical life, he entered the Royal Architectural College at Stuttgart, where he was a student for four terms, and on leaving school as a budding young architect, he followed his profession in his native country for four years, up to the time of the removal of his father to America, when he became a resident of the western county. Mr. Nuffer has been largely engaged in contract work since coming to Idaho, and during the past ten years has had a large business of his own as an architect and builder. A complete list of his work at Preston and vicinity would be too long, buth some of the more prominent structures should be mentioned. They include the Oneida Stake Academy, consisting of two buildings; the Western [should be Weston] Tabernacle; the Preston Opera House; the McCammon public school, the grade public school: Fairview, Mapleton and Whitney public schools; the Tabernacle at Grace; the high school at Grace; the Latter Day Saints church in the First Ward; and most of the business blocks as well as many of the larger and more attractive residence structures in Preston. Mr. Nuffer is a director and secretary-treasurer of the Cub River and Worm Creek Canal Company.
"His part in civic affairs has been hardly less important than in business. For four years, or two terms, he served as justice of the peace of Preston; one term as village trustee, and was clerk of the village board for one term. His politics is Democratic. He is a high priest in the Church of the Latter Day Saints, and served a two years' mission for the church in Germany.
"In November, 1885, at Logan, Utah, Mr. Nuffer married Miss Louise Zollinger, a daughter of Ferd and Louise (Meyer) Zollinger. Her father died December 16, 1912, and her mother is living in Providence, Utah. Her parents were pioneers of Utah in 1862, having crossed the plains to the then territory.
"The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Nuffer has been blessed with a large family of eleven children, who are named as follows: Luther Jacob born at Providence in 1886, is a resident of Preston and is married and has two children; Willard John, born at Preston in 1888, is a graduate of Idaho State University in the law department and is a young lawyer at Downey, Idaho; Louis Ferd, born at Preston in 1889, is a school teacher in Preston; Herman Christ, born at Preston in 1891, is a student of civil engineering in the University of Moscow; Austin Eckart, born at Preston in 1893, is a high school student; Carl Joseph, born in 1895, died in 1904; Agnes Louise, born at Preston in 1898, is a schoolgirl; Myron David, born in 1900; Florence Myrtel, born in 1902, and Edwin Joseph, born in 1904, are all attending school; and Athene Barbara, born in 1907.
"As a successful man and long business builder in this section of Idaho, Mr. Nuffer has a very high opinion of the state and forecasts its taking place among the first of American states. He has had a career of substantial self-advancement and practically all the propserity he has won due to his own labor.
"His fondness for home life has precluded any association without outside organizations except the church in which he has had a prominent part.
That ends the history from The History of Idaho. I thought I would provide some additional details on the family.
John was born in Neuffen, Württemberg, Germany.
Louise was born in Providence, Cache, Utah.
Luther Jacob was born 21 June 1885 in Providence and died 27 January 1952 in Oak Grove, Clackmas, Oregon. He married Rosa Morf and later Mary Crockett.
Willard John was born 19 January 1888 in Preston and died 27 January 1948 in San Bernardino County, California. I am not aware that he ever married.
Louis Ferdinand was born 20 September 1889 in Glendale, Oneida (now Franklin), Idaho and died 19 August 1966 in Canby, Clackmas, Oregon. He married Ruby May Jensen.
Herman Christopher was born 12 October 1891 in Preston and died 23 August 1940. He married Virginia Pryde Simmons.
Austin Eckhert was born 6 August 1893 in Preston and died 2 March 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Karl Aron was born 6 September 1895 in Preston and died 7 February 1905 in Preston.
Agnes Louise was born 11 May 1898 in Preston and died 28 June 1983 in Downey, Bannock, Idaho. She married Raymond Hurst.
Myron David was born 21 July 1900 in Preston and died 24 November 1976 in Logan. He married Camille Cole.
Florence Myrtle was born 19 October 1902 in Preston and died 23 March 1994 in Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho. She married Heber Wilford Christensen.
Edwin Joseph was born 25 August 1904 in Preston and died 21 June 1996 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He married Jennie Arrella Smart.
Athlene Barbara was born 21 November 1907 in Preston and died 23 November 1991 in Preston. She married Adrian Biggs Hampton.


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Ten years ago this week, the Iraq War erupted. The Rev. Brad Stahl of Stockton's First Baptist Church stood before his flock in passionate support.
Ten years ago this week, the Iraq War erupted. The Rev. Brad Stahl of Stockton's First Baptist Church stood before his flock in passionate support.
"Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, we have been at war," Stahl proclaimed. "They attacked innocent people. And innocent people need to be defended."
As Old Glory fluttered on a screen behind him, Stahl said God approved of the Iraq War. Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. War was sometimes justified.
Stahl even criticized pacifists. The global opposition to the war, he warned, was "a full-on assault by Satan wanting to give America a black eye."
A video showed American soldiers and families. Fife and drum music played. Stahl asked his flock to kneel and pray for an American military victory.
"I pray that ... they will be successful in this mission that I believe is guided by you," the pastor beseeched.
Ten years ago this week, a Canadian physics professor at University of the Pacific, L. Cyndy Krysac, was warned by her boss she risked her job by protesting.
"I'll risk my tenure," Krysac said defiantly. "I'll risk my job. I'll risk my position in this country, because ... this is an immoral war."
Ten years ago this week, the local FBI began questioning Stockton's Iraqis.
"It's voluntary to give information," said Special Agent Nick Rossi. "If people don't want to talk to us, they only have to say no."
In Tracy, the Republican Woman's Club launched a campaign to line 10th and 11th streets with American flags and the names of Tracy service members on yellow banners.
"These are not kids from New York or Florida," said Debbie Mahoney," whose 29-year-old son was a Marine. "They are our kids, and we need to support them."
In Stockton, protests broke out. A group of nursing school students carried placards downtown. The San Joaquin Valley Action Commission staged a big peace march up and down Pacific Avenue. Along the same street, members of the Peace and Justice Network held vigils.
"I knew that the justifications were not true," said pacifist James Walsh. "That Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11. That he didn't have weapons of mass destruction. And pretty much all the reasons they were coming out with to invade Iraq were manufactured - lies."
A woman called the Sheriff's Office to report a suspicious man in a turban walking down a Stockton road with a gas can. Deputies soon learned what the woman found suspicious - the turban.
In Lodi, Taj Khan confided that members of the Lodi Muslim mosque were worried. "They're all kind of feeling really sad that it has come to this."
At University of the Pacific, a Pakistani-America student, Rayhana Khan confessed, "I'm scared."
In this newspaper, an editorial agreed the war was just. "We believe the president is right that consequences of inaction are far greater than consequences of action. The time for action has arrived."
While I wrote, "This is not science, it is conviction. Faith in God and guns. We're fighting a future that may not be in the cards. In a country that may not be the enemy."
The Iraq War is now widely considered a mistake. A war launched on false information about WMDs, an occupation of staggering incompetence, a true cost of about $6 trillion, the loss of 5,000 American lives, the death of 134,000 Iraqi civilians - perhaps four times that many - and the failure to set up a stable, democratic, pro-American state.
So let's admit it: The war's opponents were right. It was a bad war. Yes, it was a tough call. If only because 9/11 worked; the unnerving terrorism gave Americans a heightened sense of danger. It distorted our sense of Saddam Hussein's threat.
What I learned is that in times like that, you have to clasp St. Augustine's principles of a just war tightly to your chest. Make your government prove its case. And show spine and speak out, even if you're in the minority, because if you don't you'll have blood on your hands.
Walsh still belongs to the Peace and Justice Network.
"We were right," Walsh said. "The dust settled, and everything came out. We were right."
Stahl still pastors First Baptist Church. "It's the sin in this world," Stahl said Thursday, "that brings these types of things about."
Contact columnist Michael Fitzgerald at (209) 546-8270 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/fitzgeraldblog.


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Family background; grows up in California; early interest in electronics. Undergraduate and graduate studies at Caltech. Strong interest in history of science as undergraduate. Ph.D. in physics, 1932. University of California at Berkeley, 1932-1934. MIT from 1934; founder of the Radioactivity Center. Starts first course designated "nuclear physics," January 1935. Strong interest in study of radium poisoning; radium tolerance in humans, cancer research. World War II work, postwar work; establishment of Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Engineering.


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The film and, I believe, the Documentary about the making of the film start with C. Like Corvalis, or Cromanthus....
The documentary was shot up north in the US, maybe Wisconsin, Michigan. It stars the filmmaker, and his family and friends (the stars of the actual film). It is a strangely compelling documentary because the film maker has no money, no real obvious skill and no real tration with anyone in the community that might want to see him succeed except an Uncle and the one best friend, if memory serves.
There is tragically comic scene where the guy is documenting a segment in which a guy gets his head slammed through a cabinet (the actual movie) -- and it obviously is very painful, no stuntman, no evident re-engineering of the panneling to make it easier to put a head through, etc....the documentary keeps rolling as we see the actors and director come to an impass becuase the guy really hurt his head.
And in the end, the director (kind of a goofball, dyslexic type with lots of passion) gets to finsh the film because his uncle dies and leaves him 50k. The documentary guy is very dissapointed that the director kept the original working title (the one I can't f'in remember...).
I can remember some other details but the two or three above are the most memorable. Think I saw this on Netflix streaming about 4 years ago when there was really no content. Please help me.


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There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of youth, recreational and middle school coaches in Lenoir County over the past 50 years.
However, you�d be hard-pressed to find one who�s had more influence � or who commands more respect � than Coley Little.
There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of youth, recreational and middle school coaches in Lenoir County over the past 50 years.
However, you�d be hard-pressed to find one who�s had more influence � or who commands more respect � than Coley Little.
Little will be inducted into the Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Hall�s new permanent home at the Woodmen Community Center. Tickets for the ceremony are now available at The Free Press and at the Woodmen Center.
For nearly four decades, Little taught or coached at several schools in the county, including Adkin and Kinston High School, along with Adkin, Rochelle and Harvey Middle School. He helped shape young minds in the classroom but helped many young men and women become outstanding athletes on the basketball court, the football and baseball fields and on the track.
�As a member of the inaugural (Kinston/Lenoir County Sports) Hall of Fame class, I cannot think of any other student-athlete, coach or administrator who is more deserving of this honor,� said Lin Dawson, who played football at Kinston High School and N.C. State before a long career for the New England Patriots. �You would be hard-pressed to find another head coach in any state who has coached as many different sports at several schools with the level of success he obtained.�
Little started the uber-successful Rochelle Middle School basketball program � and his teams promptly ran off a 55-1 record in the first four years of its existence. In the two decades since he created it, the �Little� Vikings have never lost a home game.
�He started that tradition at Rochelle � and even today, young coaches still seek his counsel,� Dawson noted. �Despite all his success, he is quick to mention, �It�s all about the kids.� �
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Director Bill Ellis has admired Little since Ellis arrived in town.
�He�s an outstanding coach and leader of young people,� Ellis said. �But what has impressed me the most about Coach Little is his concern for kids. It doesn�t matter if they�re rich or poor, Coach Little shows every kid the same amount of respect � and that�s why they love him so much.�
Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy, who was a student of Little�s in middle school, said Little�s influence extends outside the sports realm.
�He wasn�t just a mentor to student-athletes, he was also very important to students, too,� Murphy said. �He has always been known to be a very fair man. He was always willing to offer a word of encouragement to anyone.�
When contacted and told he was going to be a member of the 2012 KLCSHOF class, Little exhibited his characteristic humility.
�I�m honored, but I�m thankful for the young people who played for me,� Little said. �This honor is because of them.�
Bryan C. Hanks can be reached at 252-559-1074 or at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at BCHanks.
Coley Little career highlights
n Recognized throughout Lenoir County as one of the best middle school coaches in history
n Established Rochelle Middle School basketball program and led �Little� Vikings to 55-1 record in first four years of program�s existence
n Mentored many young men and women over a four-decade career
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct its fourth class on Saturday at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home of the KLCSHOF. The Free Press is running a series of articles by Ryan Herman and Bryan C. Hanks on all 10 new inductees and the teams that will be honored at the ceremony. Here is the schedule for the stories:
Monday, Oct. 8: Doug Bruton
Tuesday, Oct. 9: Otis Clark
Wednesday, Oct. 10: Thomas Cole
Thursday, Oct. 11: Pat Crawford
Friday, Oct. 12: Wayne Floyd
Saturday, Oct. 13: Vincent Jones
Sunday, Oct. 14: North Lenoir High School girls basketball � 1964-67
Today: Coley Little
Tuesday: Hugh Pollock
Wednesday: South Lenoir High School boys basketball � 1968-69
Thursday: Carolyn Goodley Souther
Friday: Fred Williams
Saturday: Grainger High School boys basketball � 1963-65
Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame
The Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Woodmen Community Center, the new permanent home for the KLCSHOF. Tickets cost $30. This year�s class includes: Douglas �Doug� Bruton, Otis Clark, Thomas George Cole, Pat Crawford, Wayne Floyd, Vincent Jones, Coley Little, Linwood Hugh Pollock, Carolyn Goodley Souther and Fred Williams. Boys basketball teams from Grainger (1963-64, 1964-65) and South Lenoir (1968-69) and girls teams from North Lenoir (1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67) will also be recognized for their past achievements.
Tickets can be purchased at the Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation offices located upstairs at the Woodmen Community Center or at The Free Press.


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The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it?
The answer depends on whom you ask.
Federal employees surveyed over the past three years have had a declining view of government innovation. But that doesn't mean Uncle Sam doesn't have pockets of creativity, as highlighted by Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
The bad news first: Less than 40 percent of federal employees felt that creativity and innovation were rewarded in their agency — a 2.5 percentage point drop from 2011.
And while 91 percent of federal employees said they were consistently looking for ways to improve in their jobs, just slightly more than 57 percent felt encouraged to do so.
The assessments are part of an analysis by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which produces the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings. Those rankings are based on an annual survey of the workforce by the federal government.
Between 2011 and 2012, federal employees' scores for overall innovation in government dropped 1.7 points to 61.5 out of a possible 100, the partnership said.
"It's not an immense drop, but year to year it's a troubling one, especially in an environment where we need an innovative government," said Max Stier, the group's president and chief executive.
"If we don't do things in smarter ways, the government will not be able to perform with the resources it has."
All but two of the 18 large agencies ranked in the report received a lower score for overall innovation in 2012 than in 2011.
NASA received the highest innovation score, while the Department of Homeland Security came in last.
NASA's space flight centers helped give the agency a boost, with the John C. Stennis Space Center, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt taking first, second and third place, respectively, in agency subcomponent rankings.
At the Department of Homeland Security, among its 292 subcomponent rankings, the Secret Service landed at 265, Immigration and Customs Enforcement at 288 and the Transportation Security Administration at 292.
Harvard's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation offered a different vantage point. It gave some federal agencies a boost in its Top 25 Innovations in Government list.
The list covers innovations in federal, state, local and tribal governments. In the fall, a winner and four finalists will be selected for the Innovations in American Government Award established by the Ford Foundation in 1985.
Nine of the 25 nominees involve federal agencies.
NASA made that list, too, for its collaboration with the State Department, USAID and the sportswear company Nike on an initiative called Launch, which seeks to foster innovative ideas.
"NASA works on some of the most scientifically challenging questions around," said Jeri Buchholz, assistant administrator for NASA's Office of Human Capital Management. "To do that, you need to have a culture that encourages new ways to solve problems and empowers people to do that."
Buchholz said a big part of fostering innovation is identifying administrative barriers that could slow down employees. She said the agency regularly reviews its internal controls to make sure they're still relevant.
"It's an ongoing effort, not a single program or process or procedure," she said. "It really needs to be a part of everyone's day-to-day work life."
Although the Department of Transportation ranked 16th out of 18 large agencies on the Partnership's list, its IdeaHub has helped the agency move in a positive direction. Ash recognized the internal, online community designed for department employees to share and develop new ideas.
The Transportation Department also showed the most improvement among large agencies on the Partnership ranking, rising by 1.7 percentage points from 2011 to 2012.
Department spokesman Justin Nisly said the agency had implemented more than 100 employee-generated ideas since launching IdeaHub three years ago.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which ranked 16th of 20 midsize agencies in the Partnership report, made it onto the Ash list twice — once for its neighborhood revitalization program, and again for its program focused on sustainable communities, which it conducts in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department.
For Stephen Goldsmith, Ash's director of the Innovations in Government Program, said creativity can emerge if employees are given permission to experiment.
"In a risk-averse context, the courage and ability to think across those boundaries is restricted. And I'm afraid that's what's occurring today in the federal workforce," he said. "It's not even just the political environment in Washington, it's the structures of government themselves that are quite inconsistent with the bold innovative thinking that is necessary to move us to a better place."
The Partnership's Stier echoes Goldsmith's assessment.
"We have a government that is way too risk-averse," he said. "By attempting to avoid mistakes, we fail to take advantage of positive opportunities."
Government must offer more formal awards and incentives to employees for their creativity, the partnership recommends, as well as create a collaborative culture.
It comes down to a relatively basic principle, as Goldsmith sees it: "Places where employees enjoy working are more conducive to innovation."


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"It's the best time of the year in Louisville. There are so many things going on in the city; I'm just happy to be a part of it" said Gerome Stephens, a Kentucky Derby Festival volunteer at the Kentucky Derby Festival's They're Off! Luncheon. Stephens photographed above with
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They're Off! was held at The Galt House, this past Friday, April 20, 2012. ESPN's Erin Andrews was the keynote speaker for the 56th annual luncheon. Andrews is also well-known from her work as a correspondent on ABC's Good Morning America and she was a competitor in ABC's Dancing with the Stars in 2010.
The luncheon was presented a fun opportunity for Derby fans to wear their hats, fascinators and track appropriate attire to get into the spirit of the season. While Andrew's was not wearing a Derby hat, she said she would be "wearing a smaller brimmed hat" this year in comparison to last year's large brimmed hat.
The event was kicked off with a VIP reception for a limited amount of attendees as a meet and greet event. All other luncheon ticket holders were ushered into a lobby area with beverages and sponsor shopping in an expo style setting. Media was not permitted during the lunch portion of event.
Every year, there is a presentation of the AT&T Silvery Horseshoe Award, given annually to a group for making contributions to the thoroughbred racing industry / service in the community. This year the award was presented to the American Red Cross – Louisville Area Chapter. In addition to the award, the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to the local Red Cross chapter for tornado relief throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Special thanks to Sunny Daize Boutique for dressing Bella for this event.


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It was a match without many fireworks as the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers played to a 0-0 draw at BBVA Compass Stadium on Tuesday night.
Both teams entered the night aiming to build momentum, with Houston looking to start a home winning streak and Portland hunting for their first road result since a 1-1 draw on March 17 against FC Dallas. With neither team able to emerge victorious, Portland got the type of result they were looking for, keeping the Dynamo at bay for a road point even if they were unable to muster a goal for the fourth straight match.
Houston had the better of the play, creating more chances and having more of the ball than the visitors. The Dynamo leaned on the Timbers for several long spells, including the final 10 minutes of the match, when the home side looked poised to score a winner. Despite having the edge in possession and peppering the opposition's goal with 17 shots, Houston were unable to crack a stingy Portland defense.
While the goals were nowhere to be found, the fouls were more easy to come by; both clubs played a physical brand in the middle third and committed their fair share of transgressions. The chippy play did not lend to a game that would yield many great chances.
The best chance of the match came in the 87th minute via Calen Carr. Houston's speedy attacker broke free on goal but Timbers goalkeeper Troy Perkins was up to the challenge, making a charging save to keep the scoreless draw. In addition to Carr's attempt, Brian Ching and Geoff Cameron both had chances on goal in the final 10 minutes but were unable to convert their pressure into a winning goal.
The first half saw both clubs try to find their attack. After a 10-day break, Portland took the first 20 minutes to get flowing, conceding much of the early possession and chances to the Dynamo. As the half wore on, however, the Timbers started to pick up the pace, took long spells of possession, and forced the Dynamo to resort to long balls over the top until halftime.
While the chances were few and far between, former Dynamo midfielder Lovel Palmer had the first real chance of the game in the 12th minute, giving Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall something to think about from 25 yards out. Unfortunately for Portland, Hall would only be called into action once more for the remainder of the match.
The Dynamo's Will Bruin, Mac Kandji and Brad Davis all made a go at Perkins in the first half, but none of their shots proved troublesome for the goalkeeper, who ended up with seven saves on the night, including a handful of huge stops in the second half to preserve the scoreless draw.
In injury news, Portland played the second half without captain Jack Jewsbury who was substituted for Mike Chabala and will be evaluated for a potential hip injury.
Portland's record goes to 2-5-3 (9 points). They will return home to host the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
Houston, meanwhile, goes to 3-3-3 (12 points), and will venture back on the road to face the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night.
Houston Dynamo (3-3-3) vs. Portland Timbers (2-5-3)
May 15, 2012 – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX - Attendance: 22,039 (sellout)
Houston Dynamo – Tally Hall; Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Corey Ashe; Calen Carr, Luiz Camargo, Nathan Sturgis, Brad Davis (Alex Dixon 74); Macoumba Kandji (Colin Clark 71), Will Bruin (Brian Ching 64)
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Adam Moffat, Andre Hainault, Je-Vaughn Watson
Portland Timbers – Troy Perkins; Jack Jewsbury (Mike Chabala 45), Hanyer Mosquera, Mamadou Danso, Steven Smith; Frank Songo'o (Eric Alexander 69), Diego Chara, Lovel Palmer, Rodney Wallace (Sal Zizzo 60), Kris Boyd, Darlington Nagbe
Substitutes not used: David Horst, Joe Bendik, Mike Fucito, Jorge Perlaza
Misconduct Summary: Portland – Kris Boyd (caution) 92
Referee: Chris Penso
Assistants: Chris Strickland, Eric Proctor
Fourth official: Jorge Luna Hernandez


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Increase analytical thinking in individuals and religious belief drops – so at a group level, increasing popularity of the more credulous sects suggests our education system is failing. But don't expect that indicator of education system performance to be used by politicians.
Scientific American has an interesting article "Losing Your Religion: Analytic Thinking Can Undermine Belief" (2012-04-26) – which seems pretty obvious, but the experiments looked at how analytical training attacks the cancer of religious thinking at the level of the individual.
This is trickier than tracking it at the level of a society, but I think the results would hold at the group level, with lower sky-fairy fandom the result of a better education system.


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Alien Horror Week – Movie 5: Deadly Spawn (1983)
It was a toss up as to whether or not we were going to watch Alien or Deadly Spawn. My buddy made the argument for Deadly Spawn as it is a much less known movie, and I went along.
So, a small town is invaded by a life form from space that looks a lot like a giant multiple headed lamprey with a penchant for making slug like babies (lots of them), and eating the locals. A group of four geeky science nerd teens and a young boy do their best to save the town (and most likely the world) from this infestation. It's kind of weird that three of our movies had similar themes and creatures (Slither, Night of the Creeps and Deadly Spawn), not in that they are alien infestation movies (it's kind of the theme), but the fact that the three creatures in the mentioned movies all propagate by releasing slug like grubs, liked to enter through the mouth id possible, and the main "mother" creature found someplace out of the way to grow and develop. Well, if they copied each other, this is the progenitor of all of 'em. A silly movie, Deadly Spawn stays entertaining, and cheezy which is perfect for me. Lots of campiness to go around, and some really questionable actions by it's characters may make you moan at times…but don';t let that stop you from enjoying the movie. A true representative of it's time, the early 1980's, it still stands out as a fun, throwback to the creature features of the 50's and 60's…
Watch this film, my friends!
Alien Horror Week – Movie 2: Night of Creeps (1986)–Simply Awesome
Having just watched Slither (again),last night and remembering the outcry from a lot of fans of the classic 1986 Night of the Creeps due to the many similarities between the two movies, I just had to watch Night of the Creeps (again), tonight.
Night of the Creeps is a neat Horror/Sci-Fi/Comedy about an infestation of alien slug like creatures when they are released on the unsuspecting Earth during the 1950s, landing in a town/city in the states. Initially infecting an escaped lunatic, and a young man on a date with his girl, resulting in a couple of deaths. Cut to the 1980's where a couple of friends, Chris Romero and J.C.are new to college and trying to fit in. Chris has a crush on a hot girl, Cynthia Cronenberg. Cynthia, though has a meathead boyfriend who is in charge of the frat house that the two want to join (so Chris can hopefully impress Cynthia). In order to join, the two are given the task of stealing a cadaver and leave it on the steps of a rival frat house. While the two manage to enter a lab where they think they will find a corpse, they actually manage to stumble upon a body in cryogenic suspension,. They decide one body is as good as another, and try to take this one. When the corpse opens it's eyes and grabs a hold of one of the two, they take off "screaming like banshees" (you'll know why I put that in quotes when you watch the film). Well, turns out this is the corpse of the guy that was infected by the alien life form way back in 1959. So, now we have a reanimated corpse, under the control of an alien life form… The corpse, a sort of alien zombie kills a scientist in the lab and heads out…on the town, eventually ending up on the steps of a girl's frat (the same one Cynthia calls home). Cynthia sees the zombie and sees his head explode, releasing a bunch of those alien worms… and they spread out. Soon a crap load of the town is infected, including the dead, which rise (hence the Zombie word), animated by there worms. J.C. himself falls prey to the creatures also, but not before he learns the secrets to the destruction of the worms…
Of course everything ramps up to a big good versus bad scene, but I have told you more than enough of the story. You should watch this movie, as it is damned fun. Definitely an homage to the sci-fi creature flicks of the 50's and 60's, if you enjoy sci-fi, horror and comedy then you have to see this one, folks. Check out the trailer below:
Alien Horror Week – Movie 1: Slither (2006)–A Great Sci-Fi Horror With a Lot Of Humour
2006's Slither does something very difficult: it manages to mix horror with Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), and adding a large dose of comedy…and gets it all right. I've reviewed the move in the past (here is the original, tiny write up: Slither 2006). It was so good, that I decided we should watch it again, and maybe put a little more effort in the write up this time.
Starring Canada's own (hell,we were in the same high school at the same time), Nathan Fillion (Firefly anyone?), as Chief of Police of the town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where a meteorite crashed to earth, carrying an alien life form. Shortly after it crashes to earth, local, well to do guy, Grant Grant (played by Michael Rooker), gets taken over by the creature after poking at the gelatinous, pulsing mass in the nearby woods (after almost, but not quite cheating on his wife). Soon Grant starts craving fresh, raw meat, and also starts mutating. When Grant's lovely wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks), see's a misshapen Grant, he explains he had a reaction to a bee sting. Well, soon other things start happening, including the disappearance of neighbourhood pets, as well as Barbara, a local drinkin' floozy…
Well, you see, Grant is now the host of an alien intelligence who spreads through taking over individuals, either through assimilation or through infection via a parasitic worm/slug like form. The creature can also use a life form as a host to breed the aforementioned worms/slugs…and it does – boy does it ever. Of course this turns in to a battle of a few against a lot, and is tense and action packed… as well as a lot of always cool grossness. The creature design is fantastic, and the whole cast does a great job in creating what feels like a heartfelt homage to the alien invasion/creature films of the 1950's and 1960's. This is a great Sci-Fi/Horror/comedy that I strongly suggest you check out.
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C and C++ rely heavily on usage of pointers, i.e. variables containing memory addresses. While pointer types are conceptually different from integer types, the physical address is always an integer number. Developers heavily use integer types instead of pointer types in C/C++, even in system headers that come with compilers.
For the last few decades most computer processors used 32-bit memory addresses, so development environments have been built around the assumption that addresses are 32-bit long. Implicit and explicit casting between pointers and integers and overlapping memory structures through pointers or unions became commonplace.
Of course, 32-bit architectures have its limitation; specifically they limit computer memory to 4GB. Application requirements have grown and migration to longer addresses was imminent. While first 64-bit computers have been introduced in the 1970s, only in the mid-1990s did major corporations start releasing 64-bit processors to the market on a larger scale. With a new architecture came the arrival of new operating systems. And, the new architecture brought new meaning and values to the well-known, frequently used legacy types. The most dramatic change was moving to 64-bit pointers. The need to adjust to the new sizes of integer types was apparent.
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Some of the sizes of the base types changed. Some of them remain the same. However a multitude of implicit assumptions used all over C and C++ code bases suddenly was no longer valid. The code written and tested in 32-bit system was no longer valid with migration to 64-bit computers.
Fortunately, most of the areas where the code may be vulnerable to migration from 32-bit machines to 64-bit machines have been identified and classified. Some of the compilers use aggressive checking techniques to catch possible vulnerabilities expected during migration. Vendors of static analysis tools -- Coverity and Klocwork come to mind -- provide mechanisms that further assist smooth code migration from 32-bit to 64-bit machines. While these tools do not directly address code migration, they provide convenient extensibility and APIs to create customized checkers relevant to 32-bit to 64-bit migration. Augmenting these tools can help even further to uncover and efficiently fix these compatibility problems.
The goal of this article is to help you make your code base architecture-independent, so the same codebase can be built on either a 32-bit machine or 64-bit machine and produce workable code for each machine. Furthermore, if 32-bit programs communicate with 64-bit programs through binary data exchange (through files or sockets), there are ways to make sure that binary structures are immune to migration between the two architecture types.
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DIY vs. Buy: Should I Make My Own Irish Cream?
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Irish cream is that rare alcoholic concoction that can please everyone. Think of a chocolate milkshake with whiskey in it—this stuff is inherently delightful (and a little dangerous.) The dessert-like nature of this liqueur lands it squarely in the guilty pleasure zone for many cocktail purists. You probably won't find it at a speakeasy bar, but it's just perfect for a holiday party. (Or a handmade gift.)
What's Available to Buy?
When most people think of Irish cream, they think of Baileys. It's a light caramel color with a pleasantly smooth cream flavor, light hints of cocoa, and a whiskey kick. You can find it for about $22 per liter, but some lesser-known brands like Carolan's and St. Brendan's can hold their own for a couple bucks less. Baileys is the top-selling liqueur in the world, so you won't have trouble finding it.
Why DIY?
All the commercial Irish creams I've tasted have a lingering artificial flavor that reminds me of plastic. It makes me suspicious: Exactly how they do they get a mixture of dairy and alcohol so silky? And Baileys lasts for two years without refrigeration—it tastes and looks exactly the same on day one as it does on day 730. While that's awfully convenient, I'm betting a lot of ingredients are included just to make it stay young and pretty.
If Baileys is your idea of perfection, you might be disappointed by making your own. But if you're open to a new Irish cream experience, homemade will win you over. DIY Irish cream tastes richer and fresher than the store-bought kind (though it doesn't last as long or look quite as uniform.) It's like the difference between a Chips Ahoy cookie and a freshly baked homemade chocolate chip cookie. Your own batch also will cost you at least 5 dollars less than the packaged stuff.
Homemade Irish cream is also a flexible recipe that allows for tweaking as you go along. All the ingredients are blended together at once without any cooking, so you can sample it during the process and adjust flavoring to your personal taste. Want more chocolate or whiskey? Go for it! Allergic to nuts? Skip the almond extract. Want an even richer drink? Blend in some eggs. Unless you do something weird like add soy sauce or vinegar, there really is no way to make this stuff taste bad. (I didn't actually try any of those, so for all I know, they're genius additions. But probably not.)
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Irish cream is best on its own, added to coffee or spiked with some additional whiskey or vodka. You can even use it in place of cream in the Dude's favorite drink, the White Russian. (Just mix an ounce of Irish Cream with an ounce of vodka and 2 ounces of Kahlua over ice.)
Get some adorable little glass bottles and fill 'em up for homemade holiday gifts. Irish cream just might give eggnog a run for its money as the official Christmas drink.
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Terps edge Syracuse to make title game
Maryland tops Orange 11-10 in Final Four
Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight goals in a 7:20 span in the second half to help third-seeded North Carolina beat two-time defending national champion Northwestern 11-4 on Friday in the NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals.
Abbey Friend added three goals for the Tar Heels (17-3). North Carolina will play top-seeded Maryland, an 11-10 winner over No. 4 Syracuse in the second semifinal, in the final Sunday.
Brooke Griffin scored the go-ahead goal on an assist from Katie Schwarzmann with 2:51 left to lead top-seeded and undefeated Maryland (22-0), which has won 11 national titles, into its 21st championship game appearance. Kayla Treanor had four goals for the Orange (18-4).
"We're just really excited," North Carolina coach Jenny Levy said. "I really liked how we competed. I thought we were poised, we stuck together and we executed on things, especially on the defensive end, that were special."
Kat DeRonda had a goal and assist for second-seeded Northwestern (19-3). The Wildcats, the winners of seven of the last eight NCAA titles, also lost to North Carolina on Feb. 22.
"We made a lot of errors and didn't finish our shots," Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. "We had our chances, and on a big stage you have to be calm and cool and finish those chances. We didn't finish our opportunities."
Northwestern was 0 for 9 on free-position shots and matched a season low for goals.
"We wanted to make them uncomfortable, change things up and never let them get into a rhythm," Levy said.
North Carolina held Northwestern to 16 shots.
"We switched up our defense and every one of our defenders played so well," said North Carolina goalie Megan Ward, who made seven saves. "I feel really confident going into the championship game because our team played so well."
In North Carolina's only other appearance in the final, the Tar Heels lost to Northwestern 21-9 in 2009.
Friend scored two first-half goals to help North Carolina to a 4-1 halftime advantage. And the Tar Heels opened the second half with three straight goals, capped by Kelly Devlin's goal on a free position that put them up 7-1 with just under 23 minutes left.
Alyssa Leonard and Kelly Rich scored to pull Northwestern to 7-3 with 18:55 remaining, but Cannizzaro scored four straight goals over the next 7:20 to put the Tar Heels ahead 11-3 with 11:35 left. Cannizzaro, who has a team-high 57 goals, credited her teammates' performance - particularly in the first half when she was held scoreless.
"They totally shut me down (in the first half)," Cannizzaro said. "My team did amazing. When I get going, I think everyone feels a little momentum swing. But my team carried us in the first half and that's what allowed us to explode in the second half. My team was able to produce when I was shut down in the first half. I have to give everything to my team."
The Wildcats played short-handed in the final 15:45 after Leonard received a second yellow card. North Carolina will be playing a powerful Terps team.
Against Syracuse, Kelly McPartland had three goals, and Alex Aust, Beth Glaros and Taylor Cummings each had a pair of goals for Maryland, which claimed seven straight titles between 1995-2001 and won its last title in 2010.
McPartland's goal on a free position 4½ minutes into the second half put the Terps ahead 9-6, but Syracuse scored four straight over the next 7 minutes to go in front for the first time, 10-9.
McPartland tied with a goal from close range with just under 11 minutes remaining. After a long scoring drought, Griffin took a pass tallied from just in front of the crease with 2:51 left to send the Terps to the final.
The Terrapins led 5-4 when Syracuse's Bridget Daley scores with 1:16 left before intermission. But Glaros scored from close range on a pass from Schwarzmann with 35 seconds left, and Aust followed with a tally on a free position with 11 ticks left in the half, also off a feed from Schwarzmann, to put Syracuse up three goals at the break. Treanor had three goals and an assist for the Orange in the opening half.


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|A pro-Russian fighter guards the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine took control Sunday of the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and the U.S. and European leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin make sure rebels give international investigators full access to the crash site.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Truth Journal: A Russian Tale: Putin Kills Children, Without Regret World Powers Still Do Business With Russia: From Denny: With the intentional shooting down of the mainly medical civilians on that Malaysian MH-17 jet by Russian military and Russian militia who targeted a civilian jet inside Ukraine's borders, they willfully killed 298 people, including many children. The Russian President Putin, the Russian military, the Russian "diplomats," the Russian business sector, the Russian "militia" trained and commanded by Russian military, the Russian media are all in lock step proclaiming how good it is to kill civilians flying far above the designated war arena air space. The Malaysian jet was flying at 33,000 feet, a good 1,000 feet above the 32,000 no fly zone. To hear the Russians tell it everyone else, most especially Ukraine, is responsible for those deaths, not despicable Russia.
What about the words "decency" and "common sense" and "sanity" don't they understand? Russia's tactic is if they lie long enough that eventually everyone will give in and accept the lies. Well, that sure isn't working well, judging by the growing international furious anger at Russia. Even the Russian people are horrified and rightfully embarrassed at the despicable behavior of their government officials.
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Michel Masteller was been reelected as president of the Colorado Chiropractic Association by the CCA's board recently.
As president of the CCA in the past year, his accomplishments have included spearheading inclusion of chiropractic care in the new Cover Colorado Benchmark Plan; successfully lobbying to allow doctors of chiropractic to issue temporary handicapped parking tickets; working on bridging the gap between the CCA and the Colorado Medical Society; and interviewed legislative candidates on behalf of the CCA.
Masteller, who has been a chiropractor for more than 35 years, was also named Chiropractor of the Year at the CCA's annual awards banquet in mid-September.


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Measure T is Toast
By Rob Wrenn
Thursday November 15, 2012 - 06:17:00 PM
THURSDAY UPDATE: Figures posted today were the same as those posted yesterday. So far there's no explanation of why this might be.
With today's count, Measure T is now losing by 494 votes, up from 467 votes yesterday. The measure is no longer "too close to call". It's now clear that it has been defeated.
While some provisional votes remain to be counted, the provisionals counted to date have favored No on T. There is no realistic possibility that the remaining uncounted provisional votes would be numerous enough or pro-T by a large enough margin to erase a 494 vote deficit.
Yes: 24,577 (49.5%)
No: 25,071 (50.5%)
County Transportation Sales tax measure B1 crept a little closer to the required two-thirds today.
Yes: 344,778 (66.34%)
No: 174,944 (33.66%)
The remaining votes would have to back B1 by a very large margin for the measure to reach the required two-thirds. B1 is likely to come agonizingly close, but will probably fall short. That would be a major setback for efforts to maintain and improve transit and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.


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What you won't learn from Wash. Post about Bush's Social Security plan
An article in the January 4 Washington Post by staff reporters Jonathan Weisman and Mike Allen reflected disputed assumptions and left out a key fact about the impact of Bush administration proposals on future Social Security benefit levels.
Explaining the Bush administration proposal, Weisman and Allen wrote:
Under the proposal, the first-year benefits for retirees would be calculated using inflation rates rather than the rise in wages over a worker's lifetime. Because wages tend to rise considerably faster than inflation, the new formula would stunt the growth of benefits, slowly at first but more quickly by the middle of the century.
Weisman and Allen then proceeded to discuss how some of this reduction in guaranteed benefits would be offset by income generated from proposed private investment accounts. This, of course, would be true as long as the retirement accounts contained any money at all. However, in providing readers with a concrete example, they used numbers that are calculated based on an assumption about average rates of return in an investment account.
The principal omission in their report is the fact that the assumed rate of return on equities -- 6.5 percent -- made by the chief Social Security actuary is disputed by economists. As Dean Baker and David Rosnick, of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, as well as others, have argued, this assumed rate of growth is incompatible with assumptions about the rate of overall economic growth made by the Social Security trustees when they make projections regarding the future solvency of the Social Security trust fund. Baker and Rosnick claim that if average rates of return on equities were to be that high in the future, then the trust fund would remain solvent significantly longer than the trustees are currently predicting, perhaps indefinitely. Thus, the very premise of the president's proposal -- that Social Security faces a funding crisis -- would be completely undermined.
As University of California at Berkeley professor of economics J. Bradford DeLong wrote:
In other words, the stock market can attain its 6-7% per year real payoff only if the macroeconomic news in the future is much better than [the Social Security trustees are] projecting, in which case there's no Social Security financing problem at all.
Furthermore, even if one assumes that rates of return would average 6.5 percent, that number would indeed be just an average, meaning that many workers and retirees would actually experience a lower rate. Differences in the investment choices individual workers make, as well as year-to-year fluctuations in the overall stock market, will impact the value of these accounts upon retirement. This proposal exposes workers to risks that could potentially leave them with much lower retirement income than Weisman and Allen suggested in their article.
Weisman and Allen also left out an important detail. Under current law, both first-year benefit levels and the "income cap" -- the maximum amount of annual income that is subject to the payroll tax used to finance the Social Security system -- are adjusted annually according to the wage index. While Weisman and Allen reported that the Bush proposal would tie benefit levels to the consumer price index, which is expected to rise more slowly than the wage index, they failed to inform readers that the "income cap" would continue be tied to the wage index. In other words, the slower-growing consumer price index would determine increases in benefit levels, while the faster-growing wage index would determine increases in total payroll taxes paid.


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Q Some years ago, I was diagnosed with glaucoma and prescribed Teoptic eyedrops. For a few years, I was sent for eye tests, and my eye pressures were checked twice a year. When all that ceased, I thought the specialist had decided I was managing okay.
Meanwhile, I was becoming steadily more and more exhausted. My GP took my pulse and said it was a bit low. My slow pulse gradually but steadily worsened. I was most exhausted at around 52-54 beats per minute. I returned to my GP.
This time, he referred me to a heart specialist - and I was finally told I was taking a beta-blocker. I asked my GP to refer me to the eye man who had recently operated on my 91-year-old mother's cataracts. He changed my drops to one that didn't contain a beta-blocker, but this caused reddening of my eyelids. He then changed it again to Travatan, which still causes reddening, but is more convenient, being used only in the evening, though I wake up feeling as if someone has put sand in my eyes. When the new specialist sent me for eye tests, they showed a small loss of field but, after a year on Travatan, this had largely been repaired.
At the end of last year, my pressures were well down into the normal range, and the fields almost perfect. I was also feeling very well in other ways too, having greatly improved my nutritional status.
I asked if I could try a short break from the drops to see if the pressure would rise again. I have just been retested, and my pressures are dangerously high in both eyes. This is very disappointing, and I have had to return to Travatan.
Is there any natural way of reducing eye pressure? I have so enjoyed the break from drops - fewer headaches, no gritty eyes, no Dracula-looking red eyelids. I used Travatan last night for the first time since my break, and have a very severe headache today. No doubt that will settle down after a while, but is there any chance of doing without these unpleasant side-effects? - JA, Cumbria
A Yes. Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the UK, is where eye pressure, due to an obstruction in the outflow of aqueous humor (the liquid inside the eyeball), becomes elevated and eventually damages the optic nerve.
Teoptic (carteolol) is one of a number of beta-blocker-containing eyedrops that has formed the mainstay of glaucoma treatment for most of the last 20 years. They work by stopping the production of the fluid in the eye. Travatan (travoprost) is a prostaglandin and one of the newer glaucoma drugs. Indeed, these standard treatments, which also include corticosteroids, adrenaline and the enzyme inhibitor acetazolamide, can have dangerous and unpleasant side-effects (Proof! vol 3, no 4; Cover Story).
According to our resident homoeopath Dr Harald Gaier, there are several alternatives to relieve your condition. In Ayurvedic medicine, the root of Coleus forskohlii, which contains forskolin, has proved helpful. A double-blind study concluded that a 1-per-cent forskolin solution reduced intraocular (eyeball) pressure when used hourly for six hours as well as after just a single application (S Afr Med, 1987; 71: 570-1).
A Japanese study also found the solution effective, but concluded that more than one application was needed (Jpn J Ophthalmol, 1986; 30: 238-44). A further study of humans and animals showed a 70 per cent reduction in pressure (Lancet, 1983; i: 958-60).
In traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Salvia miltiorrhiza has improved visual acuity in 44 per cent of cases (Chin Med J, 1983; 96: 445-7). What's more, the effects of treatment (a daily intramuscular injection for 30 days) were were still evident up to 30 months later.
Ginkgo biloba may also be helpful, though the results of available studies are less conclusive (J Klin Monarsbl Augenheilkd, 1980; 177: 577-83).
Perhaps the most controversial herbal remedy for glaucoma is Cannabis (marijuana). Two studies have shown the effectiveness of Cannabis. One found that oral or smoked marijuana reduced intraocular pressure for about four or five hours with 'no . . . deleterious effects . . . on visual function or ocular structure' (JAMA, 1971; 217: 1392). The other found that, in patients who smoked Cannabis for months at a time, intraocular pressure stayed constant, with no deterioration of vision (Braude MC, Szara A, eds, The Pharmacology of Marijuana, 1976: 815-24).
Clearly, the medicinal use of Cannabis is controversial, and smoking it or taking it orally may also bring unwanted tranquillising effects. There has been talk, however, that Cannabis-containing eyedrops could be developed.
Since the eye is mainly made of collagen - the substance which gives strength to body tissues - increasing vitamin C intake may be helpful. Several studies show that vitamin C can both enhance collagen metabolism as well as lower intraocular pressure (Ann Ophthalmol, 1983; 61: 737-41; Acta Ophthalmol, 1969; 47: 685-9; Chin Med J, 1975; 1: 64-8; Eye Ear Nose Throat Monthly, 1967; 46: 1502-8). Additional supplementation with bioflavonoids helps prevent the breakdown of vitamin C and free-radical damage to collagen fibres.
Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) extract is particularly rich in flavonoids and can reduce nearsightedness, improve night vision and reverse diabetic blindness (Angiologica, 1972: 9: 355-74; J Biol Chem, 1981; 250: 4494-7; Quart J Crude Drug Res, 1979; 17: 139-96).
Glaucoma is often the result of a nutritional deficiency. Long-term alcohol ingestion, for example, not only destroys vitamin A and other nutrients vital to eye health, but eventually destroys the liver, the storehouse of vitamin A.
An increased protein intake has been found to help eye problems, particularly glaucoma. So, you need to assess your diet for its nutritional content and adjust it and/or take supplements so that your daily intake of protein is at least 60 g/day (if you are a woman) and 70 g/day (if you are a man), plus 10 mg/day of glucose.
You should also increase your daily intake of the following vitamins to: Vitamin A 25,000 IU Vitamin E 500 mg Vitamin C 3 g Vitamin B1 15 mg Vitamin B2 12 mg Vitamin B6 12 mg.
As other nutrients may be necessary, it may be wise to consult a specialist in nutritional medicine, particularly an ophthalmic practitioner who has knowledge of ophthalmic nutritional therapy.
You may also wish to have the ophthalmic practitioner monitor your eyeball pressure since improving your nutritional status may enable you to reduce, if not eliminate, the use of drugs (Proof! vol 2, no 3; Special Report). The normal range of intraocular pressure is 16-22 mmHg, with variations of 3-5 mmHg over the course of a day.


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An Old Man Carrying His Catheter Bag
white-haired vapor
in khakis
shuffling down a street
held it waist high
a flag
signaling the body
solid liquid gas
the body comes
to all three
I am bile
as I am wit
I drink to live in this body
See to it that you revere
this gold
this gold
how the living
with white crests bordering
each cuticle
cast higher
on either thumb
even with that light
folded into your darkroom body
so long practiced in fracture you
conceive a fumbling
white egged
before the eyes settle
you bleat
hands cupped
ovals like feeders
speechless & shoveled
you are wood bent wet
. . .
. . .
before your ashes
measure against regret
that family-sized regret
toted from childhood
to your house warm with coffee
& nightclothes
as you settle in bed
copper to his hammer to hers
a Buddhist thing will happen
in the mouth layer
your fingers for Chopin
soldier on in music
The Truth, Nothing But
for Elvis
Little Richard was angry for years
He'd given up the Gospel
to somebody white and pretty
who kept begging in that sexy drawl
than a roll of quarters
Show me how to turn my bones
to brown sugar
I wanna be sweet
I wanna be sweet
After Katrina
There's no Sabbath in this house
Just work
The black of garbage bags
yellow-cinched throats opening
to gloved hands
Black tombs along the road now
proof she knew to cherish
the passing things
even those muted before the water came
before the mold's grotesquerie
and the wooden house choked on bones
My aunt wades through the wreckage failing
no matter how hard she tries
at letting go
I look on glad at her failing
her slow rites
fingering what she'd once been given to care for
The waistbands of her husband's briefs
elastic as memory
the blank stare of rotted drawers
their irises of folded linen still
smelling of soap and wood
and clean hands
Daylight through these silent windows
and I'm sure now Today is Sabbath
the work we do, prayer
I know what she releases into the garbage bags
shiny like wet skins of seals
beached on the shore of this house
He masturbates me under
a clean white towel
I've come for the metaphor
above the entrance
Golden Smile
And isn't this why
we fought in Vietnam
the commerce between us
baby oil unifying skins
the opal of us shimmering
before my shot of silver later
the shower's steam thick
among locals and foreigners
satisfied with such extravagance
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A Night's Watch deserter is tracked down outside of Winterfell, prompting swift justice by Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark and raising concerns about the dangers in the lawless lands north of the Wall. Returning home, Ned learns from his wife Catelyn that his mentor, Jon Arryn, has died in the Westeros capital of King's Landing, and that King Robert is on his way north to offer Ned Arryn's position as the King's Hand. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, Viserys Targaryen hatches a plan to win back the throne, which entails forging an allegiance with the nomadic Dothraki warriors by giving its leader, Khal Drogo, his lovely sister Daenerys' hand in marriage. Robert arrives at Winterfell with his wife, Queen Cersei, and other members of the Lannister family: her twin brother Jaime, dwarf brother Tyrion and Cersei's son and heir to the throne, 12-year-old Joffrey.
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The first episode of Game of Thrones opens in a suitably epic fashion at the 700-foot tall Wall made from ice that guards the northernmost border of the Seven Kingdoms. From there, we are quickly introduced to the main character groupings and the details of their relationships are sketched out. Many scenes are relatively short and whisk the viewer from one locale to another; the show definitely demands your full attention, especially if you have not read the books. But even if you have, be prepared: pace is very brisk and there is a lot of ground that needs to be covered to set the stage.
If you are new to the series, the dark opening sequence—before the wonderful title sequence, which you really should not be making a snack during—may leave you wondering how this fits into the rest of the story. But never fear, this is very much on purpose, giving the viewer a glimpse at something not fully understood by the characters.
Those who are fans of the books will find that much in this first episode follows the book quite closely, though there are some changes here and there, especially with the addition of new scenes that venture outside of the POVs from A Game of Thrones. There are also some more or less subtle changes to character motivations and opinions.
Moments to watch out for? The title sequence for certain, you will want to see this one more than once—especially as it actually changes with each episode as the story moves between different locales. The introduction of the Starks is a very nicely done new scene and the introduction of the Targaryen siblings is excellent. And, of course, the ending.
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