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Righteous Father Mark of Athens
March 5
Of our righteous Fathers commemorated today, Saint Mark of Athens lived in the fourth century. Born in Athens of pagan parents, he believed in Christ, was baptized, and forsook the world, living the eremitical life in extreme privation in the deep wilderness beyond Egypt. His life is recounted by the monk Serapion, who found Mark in deep old age and about to depart this lfe, not having seen a man for ninety-five years. Serapion gave him burial after his blessed repose, even as Paphnutius had done for Saint Onuphrius (see June 12).
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Steve Brisbois' children know the dangers and even the telltale signs of steroid use — muscles that look abnormally large and are as hard as rocks and skin that seems unnatural and pulled over an unusual body structure. Years of their father pointing out steroid users taught them how to tell the difference between the natural muscles on the beach and the rippling, steroid-injected physiques.
And the former Arnold Classic competitor and 1986 Mr. Universe would know about steroids — he's an admitted former user. The 43-year-old isn't proud that like most other competing bodybuilders he used steroids during certain times in his career. He's not proud of the night in the early 1990s when a friend and fellow competitor died just down the corridor from Brisbois' room after a bodybuilding competition. Although postmortems say his friend's death was due to diuretics, Brisbois thinks otherwise.
Here's what he is proud of — that after his friend's death he quit bodybuilding and that he now has the opportunity to sit down his two daughters, ages 12 and 18, and three sons, ages 6, 8 and 10, and talk to them about steroids.
"They know the dangers," he says. "You can only say so much as a parent, but they know me. They know that I can tell."
But not every parent talks to his or her children about steroids. Unfortunately, unless you're in the bodybuilding, drug abuse or drug research business, you probably can't identify steroid users without some training. Although steroids have been around for years and illegal without a prescription since the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990, a lot of parents still don't know much about them and wouldn't dream that their children — male, female, athletes and non-athletes alike — are using them.
"The general public equates anabolic steroids with sports, but that's what gathers headlines. That's the tip of the iceberg," says Dr. Gary Wadler, member of the Prohibited List and Methods of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "The fact that young people are using them and girls are using them is very disconcerting. Anabolic steroids are very dangerous substances."
Parents aren't the only ones in denial about steroid use. Although most coaches and athletic trainers know the signs of steroid use, they don't always see their players with an objective eye.
"The problem is that most coaches don't believe there's a problem at their school," says Dr. Linn Goldberg, head of the sports medicine division at the Oregon Health and Science University. "They believe there are problems at other schools, but not theirs."
There's little doubt though that steroid use is a problem. According to recent trend data tracked by the Risk Behavior Surveillance System at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 6.1 percent of students in grades nine through 12 admitted to taking steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription one or more times. The data, which was collected from 1999 to 2003, showed a substantial increase from the 3.7 percent reported in 1999.
Despite the risks and dangers associated with steroid use — sudden death, changes in blood cholesterol, liver tumors, tendon injuries, severe acne and emotional disturbances are just a few of them — many teens, and even preteens, think steroids' perceived benefits outweigh any of the "potential" risks.
In 2004, about 56 percent of 12th grade students surveyed in the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Monitoring the Future Survey thought that steroids were of "great risk" if used once or twice. That's a 13 percent drop from 1998.
"Most of the outward or visible effects [of steroid use] are positive," says Dr. Robert Kersey, director of the Athletic Training and Education Program at California State University, Fullerton. He explains that users often get compliments about being big, strong and muscular.
"That's a huge ego thing for them. They don't see their cholesterol. They just see that they're getting more dates."
A Muscle Obsession
Many experts believe that a combination of issues is contributing to teen's increased use of steroids. Everything from societal pressures to be ripped to simply a teenager's likelihood to rebel coupled with feelings of invincibility can push a regular teen into a steroid-using mindset. Others, especially younger males and male athletes, are typically already risk takers and may be drawn to the drug more than their peers, Goldberg says.
"With an athlete mentality they're of the mindset that if a little is good then a lot is better," says Tom Ciola, author of Steroids Kill!.
Mix that thinking with an athlete's desire or pressure from coaches, parents and others to get a scholarship or go pro, and you've got one dangerous combination.
"I can imagine that someone that was trying to get heavier or change their appearance to be more muscular or to obtain a scholarship might consider [using steroids]," says Dennis Helwig, athletic trainer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Certainly though they can do it without."
Society's acceptance and almost encouragement of steroid use is particularly troubling to many experts. For example, the slang term "on steroids" or "on 'roids" has taken on a cultural meaning of its own with numerous references in popular culture. Advertisers have picked up on the term to market everything from the Post-it Easel to U.S. Satellite Broadcasting's digital picture and sound to cross-trainers. Even Saab compared one of its vehicle's engines to the large muscles derived from steroid use in its campaign, Saab vs. Steroids (see photo on p. 26).
"Could anyone imagine a marketing strategy that makes the analogy that their product is 'on' any other drug of abuse, such as cocaine, LSD or marijuana?" Goldberg said in testimony on steroids to the U.S. House of Representatives in March. "In our society, only steroid drugs are associated with being bigger and better and used in ad campaigns."
The rise in use may also mirror America's take-a-pill mentality. Users don't ponder their decision to use steroids because immediate gratification is expected in many facets of everyday life, Kersey says.
"To take a pill has become the standard. You're hurt — you take a pill. You're depressed — you take a pill. You want to look like that — you take a pill. There are shortcuts, but you're going to pay a price," he says.
In and Out of Play
Most recent reports of steroid abuse in high schools have focused on athletes' use — high school sports teams in Arizona, Texas and Connecticut recently have admitted to use. Six students in Connecticut, three of whom played for the school's state-winning football team, were arrested for steroid use and distribution. However, the problem doesn't end with just athletes. In fact, more non-athletes may be taking steroids than athletes just because there are a larger number of those who don't participate in sports, Kersey says.
While steroid use is typically higher in males — especially those who play competitive sports — girls are overtaking that spot in the statistics. In fact, the largest growing group of high school steroid users is ninth-grade girls. According to the CDC, 7.3 percent have taken steroid pills or shots without a prescription compared to 6.9 percent of ninth-grade boys. The numbers are a bit lower for 10th-grade girls at 5.1 percent, and even lower in 11th and 12th graders at 4.3 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively (to compare those percentages with males see chart on p. 27).
Goldberg hypothesizes that the higher use by girls may be because steroids are body-shaping drugs often linked to diet pills, laxatives and diuretics. A cultural shift in what constitutes an attractive female body also has led girls away from the super-thin model look to a strong, athletic look, says Wadler.
"In recent years the new look is a muscular, defined, cut, six-pack abs look," he says. "We can see it in how women are dressing — people are showing off their muscularity."
Non-athletic boys aren't immune to societal pressures either. Experts have noticed an increasing number of users who are simply obsessed with looking better by getting bigger — a disorder called bigorexia. Although both females and males can have it, the disorder is more common in males. Like anorexia, those afflicted are obsessed with their appearance. Unlike anorexia, those with bigorexia are fixated on becoming as well-built and large as possible.
"There are some common themes [between anorexia and bigorexia]," Wadler says. "In both cases you're not satisfied with the appearance of your body. Individuals in both disorders manipulate their diet and exercise and use drugs and medications as they relentlessly try to get bigger or thinner. Both of them are obsessed with looking in mirrors."
Although no hard numbers are available on how many suffer from bigorexia, Wadler cautions that most people are usually somewhere along the spectrum of the extremes of being too thin or too big. Most users just want to look better and are experimenting, he says.
Teens don't have to go far to find the drugs. Steroids come from across the Mexican border, the Internet and local health clubs, Kersey says.
"Dealers find their mark and are persistent in their insistence that drugs will provide the promised benefits," he says.
Occasionally, it's not just young people buying steroids — it's their parents. Helwig has heard of some people obtaining a veterinary grade of steroids that are not made for humans and are dangerous. And, Ciola tells the story of a doctor who was approached by a set of overzealous parents demanding a prescription for steroids for their child. They were outraged when he refused.
Regardless of how the drugs are obtained, what may start as taking a pill or two can soon become a set of injections and cycles that are sped up. Kersey says users get wrapped in the drug culture after seeing positive results.
"A high percentage of users are multiple drug users," he says. "They'll do orals to start and then injectibles. Then they get side effects so they take another drug to counteract the steroids."
What's even scarier is that unlike some of steroid's temporary side effects on males (once they get off the steroids), masculinizing effects in females are permanent, Goldberg says. Because girls are throwing their hormonal balance off, the dangers are higher for females, Ciola says. In young users, the likelihood that steroids will prematurely stop their growth is still up in the air, but Dr. Jay Hoffman, vice president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, says it's definitely a concern for both sexes.
Cracking Down?
So, with 800,000 high school students using or having used steroids, exactly what are schools doing to prevent abuse? Some state legislators are debating mandatory drug testing for athletes, some school districts are beefing up their educational efforts and others are doing nothing.
"These schools need guidance," Goldberg says. "Information will help, but it really needs to come from the enlightened school district, state legislature or governor's office before they do anything."
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld public school districts' right to randomly test students for drugs, and a number of states are working on legislation to require drug testing for high school athletes — Florida, Connecticut, Minnesota and Michigan all have legislation pending. However, some of these efforts have been limited by budgetary restrictions, and some school districts complain that they are losing control over a local issue. One Texas lawmaker who called for testing athletes that make state playoffs and barring from play athletes who test positive, later settled for creating a steroid education program and commissioning a study to gauge drug use.
"Testing appeases the public," Kersey says. "Drug testing should be done, but it has to be quality [testing]. When schools can't afford paper for their students, I'm not sure [steroid testing] is going to rate high when you're talking about a small percentage of [users]."
Testing, although expensive at about $100 per test, may help school administrators determine the depth of the problem in their districts, and may act as a deterrent. Wadler emphasizes that schools must have a detailed, formalized and written steroid program and policy that spells out the intent, type and timing of testing and the consequences of a positive test.
Drug testing by schools may be particularly important because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has bigger fish to fry.
"Are you going to get the cocaine smuggler or the steroid user?" Kersey says. "[The DEA] has limited resources, and they're not making a lot of drug raids on those big bodybuilding health clubs."
Beefing Up Knowledge
While required drug testing is debated in state legislatures, experts agree that education is an essential part of steroid abuse prevention. Currently, the public gets steroid information from TV, the Internet and popular media — and from the big guy in the gym, Kersey says.
Looking to better educate students, Goldberg and his colleague Dr. Diane Elliot have had success with the NIDA-funded ATLAS (for young men) and ATHENA (for young women) programs. Both are team-centered programs taught by student-athletes and facilitated by a coach. Schools from 29 states and Puerto Rico have used the programs, which provide healthy sports nutrition and strength-training alternatives to using steroids. After going through the ATLAS program male students had a more than 50 percent reduction in new anabolic steroid use, and female students in the ATHENA program had a significant reduction in use of diet pills, new sport supplements, amphetamines and steroids (for tips on setting up a program see p. 25).
"The high school years represent a critical window of opportunity to prevent the use of steroids, alcohol and other drugs," Goldberg says. "Schools need to do what they do best — educate. They need to educate coaches, parents and their athletes."
Both the ATLAS and ATHENA programs have addressed more than just steroid use. The world of supplements and other ergogenic aids is a large and dizzying one, but teens are taking more and more of these unregulated drugs.
"Because supplements look so much like and are put on the same shelf as medications, I think most people think that supplements are tested for safety, are proven to be effective and that their ads are supervised," Hoffman says. "They think that what's on the label is what's in the bottle."
In fact, Hoffman says, supplements may be a bigger issue than steroids because when looking at total numbers, more people are using supplements. According to the Food and Drug Administration, between 1994 and 2004, the number of dietary supplements jumped from 4,000 to 29,000. Much of the industry's success is due to the 1994 passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, which allows products derived from herbs and natural sources to be classified as food, not drugs.
Experts are also concerned about young people using a variety of substances from metabolic burners (such as the recently outlawed ephedrine), creatine, the illegal steroid-like substance "andro," and other protein powders and amino acid blends. Goldberg says young people often overuse these substances.
Other risks involve the purity of the supplement, a factor that also creeps into the steroid market. Kersey says a handful of studies have shown that steroids bought on the Internet have turned out to not contain what they promise.
Growth hormones, which are currently undetectable, are another area of concern; however, experts say their high cost has deterred their use.
Regardless of what the future holds, experts agree that discussion is positive — especially if it brings additional funding.
"I think the dialogue is very important," Helwig says. "You see, these things run in cycles. There's rampant steroid use for a while, then it's quieted down and then it's back in the news again. We forget about it for a while and don't address it like we could. We need to stay on it for health reasons and to make sure that we combat it."
Brisbois knows that like any drug, the problem won't go away, but he hopes that others, especially his children, learn from his experience. Twelve years after retiring, he now owns a wine shop in Orlando, FL, and has remained steroid free.
"[Taking steroids] was a mistake, but I don't regret it," Brisbois says. "To me it was a learning experience. That was the route I chose and that's what I wanted. I did what I had to do, but I feel lucky that I got out when I did."
Steroid Testing: Mandatory in University Athletics
Testing university and college athletes for steroids is mandatory. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) spends close to $4 million a year on its national drug-testing programs. Along with education, two drug tests are given to college athletes — one during NCAA championships and the other at random during the academic year. Besides steroids, tests look for a gamut of substances including diuretics, urine manipulators and other steroid precursors or masking agents.
Because there isn't much testing for steroids in high schools, college often is the first time many athletes are subject to testing or sanctions, says Dennis Helwig, athletic trainer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Steve Malchow, associate athletic director for communications for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, finds it scary that some athletes have already dabbled with steroids prior to playing university athletics.
"The phenomenon is frightening," he says. "They all want the scholarship or next million-dollar contract."
NCAA substance use surveys show a decrease in steroid use since testing began in 1990. In 1989, 9.7 percent of NCAA Division I football players reported using anabolic steroids. In 1993, 5 percent reported using. In 1997 that number was down to 2.2 percent, and slightly increased in 2001 to 3 percent. Results of the 2005 study will be available later this summer, according to the NCAA.
Today, the NCAA tests more than 10,000 athletes, including freshmen and transfers, in all sports. Athletes that test positive are withheld from competition for at least a year and lose one of their four years of collegiate eligibility. A second offense results in losing all remaining eligibility and being permanently banned from intercollegiate athletics competition. Due to privacy issues, athletes' names are not released to the public if a test comes back positive.
Along with testing, the University of Wisconsin-Madison does steroid education on a team-by-team basis, usually given by coaches. The message? When athletes use these types of substances, they're not being fair to themselves, their teammates or their competitors.
"The best way to go is through education, both in terms of the negative effects of steroid use — especially for younger athletes who are still maturing — and in terms of the ethical aspects of sports. That's a big thing," Helwig says. "It's important for everyone to know that their success is related to their hard work and not something artificial. Statements from teachers and coaches can make a big impression."
Despite testing for an array of drugs, some still say it's easy to get around a test, especially for an athlete who has determined that the benefits of steroid use outweight the risks of getting caught. However, the NCAA says its testing is top-notch at identifying even so-called designer steroids that many experts claim are created and modified so quickly that drug tests can hardly keep up.
The NCAA points to the UCLA Olympic Analytical Labs, where NCAA testing is conducted, that identified the latest designer steroid to hit the market, THG. The lab developed a testing protocol to aid in the detection of hard-to-identify anabolic steroids, according to a statement given to Congress in early March by Mary Wilfert, chief liaison of the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports.
Military Works to Combat Steroid Use
Police officers, firefighters and military personnel work long hours under stressful conditions doing work that requires physical strength. It's no wonder they are not immune to the lure of steroids.
"Steroid use is rampant in the military," says Tom Ciola, author of Steroids Kill!. "I've gotten e-mails from guys on ships that are saying that the drugs are just flying. It's a problem with police and firemen also."
However, most police departments and fire departments perform drug testing as do different branches of the military.
"Each of the services has been actively communicating to their soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines the risks of using these substances," a Defense Department (DOD) spokesperson says. "This message is consistently delivered by the Army Center for Substance Abuse. The Navy has released a program advisory to the fleet and an e-gram as well as announcing the new law that classifies andro as a controlled substance. The Air Force continues to follow and promote the current policy deterring steroid use."
The Air Force has done random drug testing since 1998 and has had an average of eight positives per year, the lowest of all the services, according to Lt. Col. Christopher Robinson, program manager of the Air Force Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Drug Demand Reduction (DDR). Tests are given year round at the rate of about one test per service member per year.
Each Air Force base has a DDR program manager responsible for drug testing, outreach and prevention. Robinson says their strategy for combating steroid use isn't standardized; instead managers work with the community to get the message out. And because steroids are illegal, punishment can range from jail time to loss of rank or punitive discharge from the Air Force. For example, in early March, an Air Force Academy cadet was found guilty of smuggling steroids into the United States and distributing them to another cadet. The cadet was reprimanded and ordered to forfeit all pay and allowances. He was found not guilty on two other accounts — introducing steroids with the intent to distribute, and ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms and huffing toxic vapors to get high. The more serious charges could have meant 66 years of confinement.
However, steroids may not be at the top of the military's list when it comes to drugs. According to a DOD spokesperson, in 2004, only 84 members of the Armed Forces were tested for steroids, and while steroids are a prohibited substance by law, "we mainly concern ourselves with testing for substances that are more mainstream and have a higher prevalence for use."
Dr. Jay Hoffman, vice president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, sees a place in the military though for some supplements, which enhance energy production, use or recovery. For example, a combination of ephedrine and caffeine can help keep pilots awake on long missions. However, with aids such as creatine, proper hydration can be an issue, as is "roid rage" in steroid users.
Hoffman believes that the rate of steroid use in the military is probably comparable to that in the general public, and agrees that the military should be concerned with recreational drugs that are more likely to affect performance. The same story is true for police officers — steroids are probably used at low rates, but ergogenic aids may be used more frequently.
Creating A Prevention Program
Separate the girls and boys. Their risk and protective factors differ, so don't pair them together.
Additional RESOURCES
Ask peers to lead the program. Teens listen to teens, and the venue should be a place where students work together and share common goals.
Make sure younger and older adults are present. This allows the more mature students to serve as role models.
Get a good teacher that the students respect both in and out of the classroom.
Scare tactics don't work. Neither do informational pamphlets or adult lectures.
Athletes Against Steroids
Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids
Speaking Out About Steroids
Parents. The Anti-Drug
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
Other thoughts from our readers:
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
World Anti-Doping Agency
In May we asked Fitness Business Pro readers for their opinions on steroid use in schools, universities and by government service personnel. Here are some of the results:
- 83% said high schools should test their students for steroids.
- 68% said steroid use is on the rise among young non-athletes.
- 55% said more high school girls are using steroids.
- 70% said universities are adequately educating their athletes about steroids.
- 59% said steroid use is a problem in the military.
- 70% said steroid use is an issue for other government service personnel.
- 74% said dietary supplements should not be regulated by the FDA.
"The use of anabolic steroids has been a growing epidemic for more than 40 years, and it will continue to be a problem until schools and colleges across the country begin mandatory drug testing for all sports (both men and women), and until athletes who test positive are banned for life from further competition with no exceptions. "
"This problem is not a new one; it's just been ignored because nearly all of us know someone who is taking steroids, especially those of us that are in the fitness industry and are around athletics. Athletes, bodybuilders, competitive weightlifters and gym rats are just hoping that the publicity dies off and goes away."
"Steroids have serious medical benefits for those that need them; however, they have been deemed evil by the media. None of the drugs, aside from the designer/boutique steroids, were created for performance enhancement, and the media has made them all despicable."
Source: Results of a Web poll of 151 respondents and a survey of 35 respondents.
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I got the following e-mail from Nishijima Roshi yesterday:
Dear Ven. Brad Warner,
Recently I am afraid whether you have entered into a too much tired condition, and so I would like to ask you to take a rest as far as possible.
Sometimes I feel that even taking a rest can be a human duty, and so we should be sometimes necessary to do our human duty.
Fortunately our important job of translating MMK in English is going to arrive at the aim in near future, and so it is not so bad for us to take a rest for a while.
With best wishes Gudo Wafu Nishijima
Following his advise, I am deliberately doing nothing of consequence today. Well, I am doing my laundry. But that's it! I swear!
Taking a rest is obviously important to human beings. So much so that the Bible mandates it as a direct order from God (all that stuff about the Sabbath, you know). It's also important in Buddhism not to over-exert yourself. Our tendency to overwork comes from an indulgence in idealism. We see what's possible -- or at least what seems to be possible -- and we overwork ourselves trying to accomplish those things.
Anyway, I'm back in Knoxville. I'll be flying out to Tex-Ass tomorrow. Got plenty to do there! Take a look at the tour schedule on the link over to your left if you don't believe me.
There is definitely a growing interest in Buddhism in the Bible Belt of the American Southeast. I think people are frustrated with religion. We can no longer believe in things that contradict science. Of course there are plenty of people who say they believe in such things. But that's an intellectual game. You can't read tirades against science on your laptop computer without feeling some sense of irony, even if you don't acknowledge it. Science obviously works.
And yet science can't provide all the answers. We used to think it could. It seemed to be moving in that direction. But it never got there. And it's clear by now that it never will. We need a philosophy that is neither idealism nor materialism.
Whatever. Writing about that stuff is too much like work for me!
I gotta say, I am very impressed with my sister. She's a public defender and does a lot of good for a lot of people.
The Dodge Avenger survived the trip. I gotta make sure Ben checks out that squeaking noise, though. And cleans out the car. He's a teenager for God's sake! How can you make out in the back seat if you can't even find the back seat?
Oh! Sounds like my laundry is finished! Bye!


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Evan Shipard is an Australian artist who has worked on some big movies and movie franchises, such as Wolverine, Narnia and even House of Flying Daggers.
He's also worked on a number of prominent video game commercials, including Halo's Deliver Hope spot and trailers for Battlefield 3, Uncharted, Assassin's Creed and God of War.
Shipard works for Sydney-based Cartel Artists. You can see more of their work at their company site.
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Governor Corbett Tours Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Continues Discussion on CHIP Funding and Outreach
Feb 20, 2013, 11:00 ET
HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Corbett today met with children and their families during a tour of the new Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital at the Hershey Medical Center and spoke about the need to increase outreach and enrollment for the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
"Just like the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital was built to take care of the needs of children and families, our CHIP program continues to be here for Pennsylvanians," Corbett said. "We have a common goal and mission, to take care of our children and to give parents a sense of comfort knowing that their children are covered and receiving state-of-the-art care."
Corbett's 2013-14 proposed budget includes plans to re-energize the CHIP outreach and enrollment activities with a commitment of $8.5 million to ensure our children don't go without the medical care they need. The additional funding will be used for enrollment services and to provide health care coverage to the 9,300 new enrollees expected through the expanded outreach.
CHIP was created under legislation signed in 1992. It began providing benefits in 1993 and later served as a model for the federal S-CHIP program in 1997. CHIP expanded in 2006 with Cover All Kids, an initiative making sure that any uninsured child and teen not eligible for, or enrolled in, Medical Assistance would have access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage.
Also attending today's tour was Dr. Harold L. Paz, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center chief executive officer and Penn State's senior vice president of health affairs, and state Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine.
"Our new Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital was built with a very specific purpose in mind – to offer exceptional health care for children in an environment designed to make the entire family feel comfortable," Paz said. "Just as our facility is here for families, CHIP is also here for them – to provide peace of mind to parents knowing that medical visits are covered."
"No matter your age, hospital stays can be a pretty intimidating experience, but it's clear that the individuals here at the Children's Hospital help kids and their parents feel at home during their hospital stay," Consedine said. "CHIP provides that same level of comfort to families – to provide the health care safety net that families desperately need."
CHIP is already one of Pennsylvania's most successful public-private partnerships. The state offers the program and defines its benefit plans, while private insurance carriers coordinate those benefits and the care they provide.
CHIP has a comprehensive benefit package and includes doctor visits, prescription, immunizations, emergency care and certain dental, vision and hearing services.
Premiums are affordable because they're based on household income and there is no cost for families who qualify for free CHIP. As an example, a four-person household making $60,000 will have an average monthly premium of $67 per child, plus co-pays. CHIP currently covers 188,600 children statewide.
CHIP is brought to families by the following private insurance companies: Aetna, Capital BlueCross, First Priority Health, Geisinger Health Plan, Highmark, Independence Blue Cross, Kidz Partners, United HealthCare of Pennsylvania, Inc. and UPMC for Kids.
For more information about the Governor's budget proposal, go to www.pa.gov.
For more information about CHIP, visit www.chipcoverspakids.com.
Media contact: Kirsten Page, Governor's Office, 717-783-1116
Rosanne Placey or Melissa Fox, Insurance, 717-787-3289
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The 12-12-12 website is an educational website that facilitates individual or group discussion. The coded 12-12-12 book is a snapshot, written over an 87 day period, of the major problems in the World as at March 17th 2002 and possibly how to resolve them. The author Andronicos has written it in an ironic style to act as a catalyst for constructive discussion.
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I have a piece of your material that states "research indicates that over 90% of Americans do not mmet their recommended intake of fruits and vegetables." Do you know the study from which this stat was pulled?
This information is from unpublished data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The USDA has a list of per capita fruit consumption through 2006- get to it by clicking here.


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Old Grand-Dad is a high rye bourbon offered in a couple of different proof points. This one is their 100 proof Bottled-in-Bond bourbon whiskey. The "Granddad" reference in the name is homage to Basil Hayden, a very recognizable name in bourbon and also the name of another product I've reviewed on this site. Basil Hayden was known for using a higher percentage of rye grain in the mashbill (whiskey grain recipe) for his bourbon whiskey. His grandson, Raymond Hayden, started Old Grand-Dad using his grandfather's high rye recipe. While we don't know the exact percentage of rye in the mashbill, I'm guessing it's pushing somewhere around 30%. If you know, please share.
As a side note, we've talked about the term "bottled in bond" before. It essentially refers to a single distillery bourbon whiskey that was distilled all in one single season (vs. pulling from various barrels distilled and aged at different times), and aged in a federally bonded warehouse for a minimum of 4 years. It's also offered at 100 proof, or 50% alcohol.
Old Grand-Dad Bourbon (Bottled in Bond), 50% abv (100Proof), $19
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Nose: Sweet corn and spicy rye yield to candied orange peel, cinnamon, honeysuckle, maple syrup, and kiln dried wood. There's an alcohol punch you have to dodge but with time this one opens up nicely.
Palate: Big flavors of brown sugar, orange jellybeans, and loads of woody and peppery spices. The corn and rye is always present and welcoming. A healthy dose of barrel char emerges from mid palate.
Finish: This long finish is leaning towards the char, but mint, black pepper, and corny sweetness give relief.
Overall: This is a hell of a bourbon, and a continuation of the "parade of value" that I've been consciously trying to showcase on the site. It's a marvelous thing when you can find such fantastic whiskey at this price. Old Grand-Dad BIB is a big whiskey with a spicy character, excellent and mature grain quality, and healthy doses of sweetness and wood to add complexity. All of that for around $20 or less.
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Poetry Month at TheBody.com: HIV/AIDS-Related Poems From Our Readers
April 1, 2013
April is National Poetry Month in the U.S., so throughout the month TheBody.com will be collecting original poems about living with, or being affected by, HIV/AIDS. You can read, enjoy and comment on all the poems here. Thanks to everybody who submits!
You can email your poems to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line "Poetry: [Title of Your Piece]." Be sure to specify what name or alias you'd like to use, as well as any details about yourself that you feel comfortable letting readers know -- your age, the city you live in, your gender, etc. Please note that if we post something you send us, it can be Googled, so be sure to think through what kind of information you want to provide.
If you'd rather send us a poem without having to use email, use our feedback page. You can leave out any contact information, but please write "POETRY" at the top of the form so we can spot it easily.
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The Indiana Genealogical Society has a project called "Always a Hoosier". This project is all about user submissions. If you have ancestors who was born before 1930 and is buried in Indiana, you can contribute information about them. All you have to do is fill out a simple form and prove that they are buried in Indiana. Include a photograph of your ancestor or their gravestone to liven up the entry. All entries are printed in the IGS newsletter along with the contact information of the submitter.
If you ancestors lived in Indiana, but were buried somewhere else, you can record information about them in the IGS project "Once a Hoosier".
IGS publications are all digital. But they are printed and preserved at the Allen County Public Library and other libraries in and out of the state.
It's a great way to preserve the story of your ancestor and find new cousins. I just submitted a bunch of ancestors along with the gravestone photographs that I found on my trip to Switzerland County back in the spring.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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What do I do if my Dell™ PowerVault™ 120T Autoloader does not appear in the Devices tab in Backup Exec 8.x?
Ensure that the Autoloader and the drive are being seen in the Device Manager for Windows 2000, or in SCSI Adapters in the Control Panel for Windows NT 4.0. If both the Adic FasStor and the DLT drive are seen correctly, then complete the following steps to get the autoloader recognized.
What do I do if my Dell™ PowerVault™ 120T Autoloader does not appear in the Devices tab in Backup Exec 8.x?
If the values in the following registry keys does not match the device information seen by the SCSI controller card, then Backup Exec 8.x will not use the autoloader device:
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Un-installing and re-installing the backup software will not solve the issue. During the un-install process, BackupExec does not remove the registry keys mentioned above. During the re-install process, if the keys are detected, they are not re-written. If the keys do not match, then BackupExec will assume there is a hardware error, and will not display the device under the Devices tab.
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CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina's recently proposed House Bill 937 could introduce legally securing firearms on campuses if stored in lock boxes in a person's vehicle.
UNC Department of Public Safety spokesperson, Randy Young says campuses statewide have voiced their opposition to this bill.
"This is certainly something that our Chief just felt compelled to address in a show of solidarity with other campus police law enforcement agencies which have stepped forward and stated that they feel that this is a bad move for the educational community in the state of North Carolina," Young says. "
The beginning part of the text of the bill states that it is "an act to increase penalties for certain crimes in which a firearm is used (or) displayed." The portion of utmost concern for public safety departments at colleges and universities statewide says "a person who has a valid concealed handgun permit may…have a concealed handgun in a locked compartment in a vehicle on the premises of a community college, public college, or public university, and carry a handgun into an assembly where an admission fee is charged."
Young says there are multiple downsides to allowing firearms in civilian hands on campus—legal or otherwise.
"Number one: people with firearms on campus are not trained in them the same way law enforcement officials are," Young says. "Secondly, it makes it very difficult for law enforcement officers to respond because it's much more difficult to tell who the perpetrator is versus who is taking it into their own hands to respond; and thirdly, any educational institution—high school, the University—is an area where people are educating themselves and availing themselves of opportunities to mature, to evolve, and to grow and learn. The introduction of live firearms into that situation is just inherently problematic."
The bill is sponsored by 27 Republicans and one Democrat, Representative George Graham from District 12, and is currently being heard by the house.
Chief Jeff B. McCracken, Directoy of Public Safety at UNC issued the following statement April 29:
"While intended to promote safety, this legislation allowing additional guns on public campuses actually would make colleges and universities less safe. Even allowing weapons to be kept only in locked vehicles is not secure. The thousands of vehicles parked at UNC-Chapel Hill are among the targets for break ins, and I'm concerned this legislation would increase that frequency. As a result, criminals would have access to more guns."


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The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan has released its final report concluding that "widespread and systematic" killings took place in Juba in December 2013, with violence later spreading elsewhere. The AU investigation found that the killings in Juba were carried out pursuant to a state policy and were coordinated and possibly also planned.
464. The evidence gathered by the Commission suggests that there were killings committed by elements of security forces from 16th December 2013 in residential areas like Muniki 107, Khor Williams, New Site, Gudele one, Mangaten, Mio Saba, Customs, Nyakuren. The Commission was informed that Juba was subdivided into four operation sectors which are Maharat, commanded by General SALVA MATOK; Gudele and Mio Saba which was commanded by General BOL AKOT; Mangaten which was commanded by General GARANG MABIR; and Khor William which was commanded by General MARIAL CHANUANG306. Roadblocks were set up around Juba and were manned by policemen and soldiers. The officers were checking identities and arresting suspected Nuer men.
AU investigators found no evidence of a coup attempt as claimed by President Salva Kiir but instead concluded that a gunfight within the Presidential Guards was the immediate trigger for further violence in which "Dinka members of the Presidential guard and other security forces targeted Nuer soldiers and civilians… killing Nuer soldiers and civilians in and near their homes."
A number of Kiir's personal associates and presidential guard commanders are named in the report as operational sector commanders who led the operations that the AU Commission said resulted in mass killings in residential areas mid-December 2013 including Munuki 107, Khor William, New Site, Gudele One, Mangaten, Mia Saba, Custom and Nyakuron. Tens of thousands of members of the Nuer ethnic group fled to the UN Tongping base in the wake of these killings and still remain under UN protection today.
The Commission also received evidence of possible torture or ill treatment of civilians in Gudele One area. According to witnesses, SPLA soldiers gathered Nuer civilians on 16th December 2013 and subjected them to beatings before compelling them to jump into a lit bonfire. The Commission also heard evidence that some of the people who had been gathered were compelled to eat human flesh while others were forced to drink human blood belonging to a victim who had been slaughtered and his blood collected on a plate308. This evidence finds corroboration in witness JWA's statement who said that she saw SPLA soldiers burning dead bodies and compelling Nuer women to eat burnt flesh of burnt victims. According to the witness, one of the people who were forced to eat this flesh has reportedly lost his mind and is at a refugee camp in Kenya.
476. The Commission was also informed about rapes that were perpetrated against civilians in Juba between 16th and 18th December 2013. The Commission spoke with witnesses who averred that they had been raped by SPLA soldiers. Witness Martha testified that she was raped by SPLA soldiers between 17th and 18th December 2013. Additionally, she described the coercive circumstances surrounding the rape incident including the killings and how she lost people related to her and observing acts of inhumane nature309. Another witness, JWY testified that she was in Juba when the conflict erupted and she fled when she realized that government soldiers were targeting Nuer women and raping them310. Witness JWB and witness JWS both testified that while at UNMISS PoC Site in Juba they came into contact with women who had been raped by soldiers when they tried to go outside the camp to look for food.
The AU report details numerous accounts of murders, rapes, torture and other atrocities including alleged cases of forced cannibalism perpetrated by members of the army and security forces. Articles 810, 811, 812, 813 and 814 of the report make the case that such acts were carried out with a degree of organization and planning.
In Article 810 the report notes that attacks against civilians in Juba "could have been planned," according to some of the Commission's informants. "Suggestions of evidence of planning are varied and the Commission has considered all the suggestions carefully weighing it with the totality of the information it has, and testimony it heard," the report notes.
Indications of planning and coordination include testimonies that irregular forces disguised as "street cleaners" allegedly scouted areas of Juba in the weeks before the massacres, as well as division of Juba into "four operational zones" and the setting up of roadblocks and checkpoints around the city.
"House to house searches were undertaken by security forces. During this operation male Nuers were targeted, identified, killed on the spot or gathered in one place and killed," states the Commission report.
The AU report identifies the four operational sector commanders as General Salva Mathok for Amarat neighborhood, General Bol Akot for Gudele and Mia Saba neighborhoods, General Garang Mabir for Mangaten and General Marial Chanuong for Khor William. Salva Mathok is a relative of Salva Kiir and Marial Chanuong is the head of Kiir's presidential guards. Bol Akot has been identified in previous reports as a "civilian" who led militia at the time of the massacres and whom Kiir later gave a senior rank in the army.
'The violence was organized'
The AU report goes on to quote the Minister of Defense Kuol Manyang as saying that a militia loyal to Salva Kiir known as Rescue the President (Dut Ku Beny in Dinka) "killed most people here [in Juba] — from 15th to 18th." This refers to a force that other witnesses describe as Kiir's "personal army", which he allegedly recruited and based at his private farm at Luri near Juba.
Radio Tamazuj earlier this year interviewed ex-combatants of this militia recruited in Kiir's home region Bahr al Ghazal who confirmed that they participated in operations in Juba and also reported disciplinary and morale problems owing to poor training and consumption of alcohol.
"They were not part of the SPLA, they were not part of the police, they were not part of the National Security. It was a private army which Salva trained… The fighting in Giada was just to provoke. It was just only to be a signal for these guys to start their work," says one witness quoted in the AU report. "So immediately when this fighting started in the others, these guys were now deployed and they did the killing… So it was a deliberate, it was something planned."
Other testimonies in the report, however, point more to the role of organized forces in the killings rather than the so-called private army.
Article 812 of the Commission of Inquiry report concludes, "The evidence thus suggests that these crimes were committed pursuant to or in furtherance of a State policy. Indeed, the method under which these crimes were committed prove the 'widespread or systematic nature' of the attacks. The evidence also shows that it was an organized military operation that could not have been successful without concerted efforts from various actors in the military and government circles."
Professor Mahmood Mamdani, a Member of the AU Commission who authored a separate opinion on the Inquiry report stated, "The targeted violence was organized, not spontaneous. It was directed from a center."
Massacres at presidential palace and police station
According to the African Union report, there were at least two large massacres perpetrated in Juba, including one at the so-called 'J2 palace' and another at the Gudele Joint Operation Centre, a police station.
"The Commission was informed about an incident that took place at J2 palace (which is adjacent to the Presidential palace) on 16th December 2013 where about 90 Nuers and 21 soldiers were gathered by soldiers and executed with only 13 soldiers escaping with their lives. It was alleged that the 90 Nuers were civilians who were running away from the fighting that had erupted all over Juba."
"The 21 soldiers, the Commission heard, were Nuers who were part of the President's first ring of protection and had earlier on been disarmed by a senior military officer. It was alleged that the person who ordered the killing of the civilians and the disarmed soldiers was Lt. Colonel Lual Maroldit who was attached to the VIP close protection unit otherwise known as Tiger Battalion or Presidential Guard," adds the report.
Forensic evidence and witness testimony further pointed to "the targeted killing of about 134 Nuer men in Gudele joint operation centre" on 16 December. This massacre has previously been reported by the United Nations and other rights investigators.
War crimes in Bor and Malakal
The AU Commission of Inquiry says that war crimes and atrocities were also committed by rebel forces later in the war: "The Commission believes that war crimes were committed in Bor town through indiscriminate killings of civilians by the SPLA/IO and White Army forces allied to Dr. Riek Machar."
Atrocities were also reported to have been committed by Machar's forces or allied forces also in Malakal and outside Malakal in Baliet County where the AU Commission reported "much carnage." For example, the Commission cited a witness who said that SPLA-IO killed 10 hospital patients in Malakal in January. Female civilians who were sheltering in the hospital at the same time were also abducted by the rebels and have not been seen again.
"Gang rape was (and continues to be) a common feature of the atrocities committed during the on-going conflict in South Sudan. Women and men as witnesses and survivors have given statements with reference to rapes of women and girls by more than one person… There were reports by respondents on the wide use of objects such as stones, guns and sticks to rape women. In most instances, that was reported as a new and horrifying phenomenon."
"There are clear patterns of a vicious cycle of violence within violence developing," reads the AU report.
The African Union report was produced after research by investigators in 2014 but its release was repeatedly delayed by the AU Commission and AU Peace and Security Council for almost a year.
For mre reading, click https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/au-juba-mass-killings-were-state-policy-coordinated


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There's loads of things to do while browsing the site, such as looking at the shop, playing games and exploring The Doctors, Monsters and Companions over the past 50 years.
The website has been produced by BBC Worldwide and I would highly recommend giving it a visit!
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This year's Veterans Day community celebration will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the American Legion Post 90, 1325 Trinity Drive.
All veterans, their families and friends, as well as the general public are invited to attend.
The local theme is "Veterans Equal Freedom." Veterans Day is a National Holiday to thank and honor the 23.2 million living veterans that have honorably served their country in both wartime and peacetime.
There are currently 1.4 million Americans serving in the U.S. military, with 369,000 currently deployed overseas, many in harm's way.
This year's Guest of Honor and speaker will be Lt. Colonel Bruce Takala, U.S. Army (ret). Lt. Colonel Takala served 21 years in the U.S. Army.
He is a West Point graduate who served in a variety of engineering positions in his long and distinguished career.
Takala has also served as Sheriff since November 2006. He also holds a master's degree from MIT in physics.
Takala first came to Los Alamos in 1986 to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory while still in the Army.
He has been a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee since 1996 and is currently the Accelerator Operations Manager.
Former U.S. Marine, Rev. Keith Lewis from the United Church of Los Alamos will deliver the Invocation and Benediction.
The American Legion invites the community join in on the ceremony. Lunch will be served at the conclusion, courtesy of the American Legion.
This is a joint community presentation organized by a variety of service organizations to include the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8874, Elks B. P. O.E. Lodge 2083, Los Alamos High School NJROTC, The Military Order of the World Wars, Daughters of the American Revolution, Pajarito Lodge 66, the Knights of Columbus Assembly 0688, SOC-LA and other service organizations.
For more information, contact the Post Commander, Lt. Col Bill Cooper, USMC (ret) at 505- 699-9347.
The American Legion, according to Post 90's Web site, was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization.
It is a community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide.
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LOWER TRESTLES, San Clemente, California (Wednesday, May 2, 2012) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike Lowers Pro returned to the high-performance pointbreak of Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California in two-to-four foot waves today. In an event often dominated by aerials, today's action saw power-surfers earn the day's top scores amidst standout performances from an array of international competitors.
Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA), 40, has infamously struggled with wave-starved heats at Lower Trestles over the years and his Round 2 heat at the Nike Lowers Pro proved to be no different. In the dying minutes of the heat, a flurry of waves graced the Lowers lineup and Knox wasted little time, carving up the highest single-wave score of the day with his signature arcing turns of 9.57 out of 10 en route to his Round 2 victory.
"I have the most restarts in ASP history at this spot," Knox said. "I don't know how to explain it because I really love this wave and it doesn't want to love me back. I guess it loved me today. Luckily today it gave me something at the end."
Knox relied on his veteran experience to overtake prodigy John John Florence (HAW), 19, who advanced in second, but looks to the next generation for inspiration to improve his own game.
"I just go out there and stick to my own game plan," Knox said. "It's not like I'm going to pretend I'm going to out-air John John (Florence). He's an amazing surfer and going to have a long career. He's a phenomenal talent and it's good for me to learn. I learn a lot from those guys and I'm stoked they're around, they push me to be a better surfer too."
Michel Bourez (PYF), 26, slowly built momentum throughout his opening heat and eventually tore into two steep Lowers righthanders with an array of powerful turns to take the highest heat-total of the day, 17.87 out of 20.
Bourez, a top 10 finisher on last year's ASP World Championship Tour, admitted the four-man heats in Round 1 of the Nike Lowers Pro offer new challenges in comparison to the man-on-man heats he's grown accustomed to in ASP Top 34 competition.
"I didn't know what score I had, I was just trying to try out my boards and see what felt good," Bourez said. "When I heard I had a 9.2 and an 8.6 I knew I was in the lead and let the other surfers surf."
"It's always tough out there with four man heats," Bourez said. "It's kind of freaky because everyone is moving around and there are lefts and rights, so it's easy to get an interference. You really have to read the wave properly and make sure you don't get an interference."
Dane Reynolds (Ventura, CA), 26, who has taken a hiatus from full-time competition, set the pace for the day with his signature style of spontaneous power-carves and explosive aerials during the day's opening heat to take a commanding Round 1 win with at 17.36 out of 20 heat total.
"I'm really stoked to be able to compete here," Reynolds said. "I like this wave a lot and everybody gets to actually surf. It's an easy wave to surf and this year, I'm just choosing events where I really like the wave. This is definitely one of them."
Adrian Buchan (AUS), 29, found an early rhythm in his Round 1 bout, discovering several lefthanders that eventually saw the Australian put the field in a combination situation.
"It's really stop-start and Lowers is like that, even at the best of times," Buchan said. "I managed to find a couple of those steeper lefts and connect on a couple. I was having fun and when you get waves that steepen up on you, you're not thinking too much about scores, you're just trying to put as much into it as you can and it showed on the scoreboard."
Buchan, a standout on the ASP World Championship Tour, is hoping the Nike Lowers Pro will allow him to keep his competitive skills sharp between ASP World Title events and is aiming his sights on the final day of the prestigious San Clemente based event.
"It's good to maintain the momentum for sure," Buchan said. "I try and stay a little bit busy and for me, surfing heats and winning heats is the best preparation. I had a good Australian leg, sparing Bells, I didn't do as well as I would have liked there, but I had a great time and scored some fun waves, so I'm just trying to keep that going. This has developed into a pretty prestigious event over the last few years and I'd love to be here on the last day."
Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), 26, started strong at his local break of Lower Trestles to take a dominant Round 1 win with powerful forehand surfing.
"I was stoked to get those waves early because it seemed to stop breaking for about 20 minutes," Gudauskas said. "I got that nice little victory lap at the end and I'm stoked to just get my feet in motion."
Gudauskas capitalized on his local advantage of the Lower Trestles lineup, but admits there is often additional pressure that comes along with competing at home.
"I think you put added pressure on yourself for sure when competing at home," Gudauskas said. "All of your friends and family are down here and you want to surf as well as you can. At the same time I like feeding off of that and it's so nice to be at home and surfing in your back yard. I don't feel much pressure this year, last year I did, but this year I'm not feeling pressured."
Mark Occhilupo (AUS), 45, 1999 ASP World Champion, marched to an equal 3rd place finish at the Australian ASP PRIME event at Margaret River, and his comeback continued today when he advanced out of Round 1 of the Nike Lowers Pro with his iconic backhand surfing.
"The result at Margaret's inspired me to do a few more events, for sure," Occhilupo said. "I couldn't be in the Triple Crown last year and now I'm on my way. You've got to be in the top 96 to get in and I'm on my way now. Hopefully I'll be able to get there. I've always missed competing since I've left the tour and I feel like I'm still surfing good, so I figure, 'why not?' In a few years time it will be all over, so I'm just making hay while the sun shines."
The Nike Lowers Pro holds a waiting period from May 1 through 5, 2012 and will be webcast LIVE at www.nikelowerspro.com
Nike Lowers Pro Round of 48 Results: Heat 1: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.20, Tomas Hermes (BRA) 12.04, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 10.63, Tim Reyes (USA) 9.67 Heat 2: Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 14.40, Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.30, Evan Geiselman (USA) 13.33, Gony Zubizarreta (ESP) 11.40 Heat 3: Nat Young (USA) 15.94, Glenn Hall (IRL) 12.26, Travis Logie (ZAF) 12.07, Marc Lacomare (FRA) 7.53 Heat 4: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.70, John John Florence (HAW) 14.30, Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 14.17, Kai Barger (HAW) 6.62 Heat 5: Gabe Kling (USA) 15.80, C.J. Hobgood (USA) 15.00, Adrien Toyon (REU) 13.60, Jeffrey Lukasik (USA) 12.16 Heat 6: Cory Lopez (USA) 15.64, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 12.87, Mitchel Coleborn (AUS) 10.67, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 6.93
Nike Lowers Pro Round of 96 Results: Heat 15: Dane Reynolds (USA) 17.36, Mitch Crews (AUS) 12.87, Kai Otton (AUS) 11.90, Filipe Toledo (BRA) 10.46 Heat 16: Brett Simpson (USA) 13.17, Granger Larsen (HAW) 11.06, Luke Davis (USA) 10.94, Masatoshi Ohno (JPN) 8.47 Heat 17: Heitor Alves (HAW) 16.17, Conner Coffin (USA) 13.40, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 11.36, Alain Riou (PYF) 9.37 Heat 18: Daniel Ross (AUS) 12.50, Jano Belo (BRA) 11.44, Roy Powers (HAW) 7.20, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 5.50 Heat 19: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 15.44, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 13.00, Tim Boal (FRA) 10.74, Richard Christie (NZL) Heat 20: Jay Thompson (AUS) 13.50, Alejo Muniz (BRA) 12.73, Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 12.37, Brian Toth (PRI) 12.20 Heat 21: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 16.93, Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 12.63, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 11.90, Dylan Graves (PRI) 9.67 Heat 22: Nathan Yeomans (USA) 14.70, Blake Thornton (AUS) 12.90, Jack Freestone (AUS) 11.87, Adam Melling (AUS) 9.80 Heat 23: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 14.03, Hank Gaskell (HAW) 12.67, Willian Cardoso (BRA) 9.27, Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 7.24 Heat 24: Michel Bourez (PYF) 17.87, Romain Cloitre (FRA) 13.17, Mason Ho (HAW) 11.87, Koa Smith (HAW) 9.80


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This would have been the ninth consecutive "Friday Night Lights" game at the campus. But, with some school district officials pushing for major area traffic and busing plans, PLHS principal Hans Becker made the decision to "pull the plug" on this year's event.
"I wanted to make clear the reasons of the Homecoming game-time change," Becker said. "The scheduled nighttime Homecoming game is a tradition we have had at Point Loma High for the past eight years. It has always been a wonderful celebration for our school.
"This year, however, there was greater attention to our game from many parties. Because of the environmental impact report currently taking place for our school's modernization projects, many district personnel wanted to ensure a controlled atmosphere for the evening. As a result, many decisions were being considered that were not under the control of the school."
Avoiding politics, it seems, was part of the consideration for Becker.
"I made a decision to move the game to the earlier time because I strongly believe that our students should not become the centerpiece of an event that was becoming more and more political," he said. "I also want to make clear that the decision was not based on our neighbors' concerns; rather they wanted us to have our evening game and came with a list of suggestions for the evening. I take responsibility for the decision and welcome any discussion with any students. I look forward to an excellent Homecoming game celebration."
While the school's Pete Ross Stadium has never had permanent lighting for night play, volunteers at the 88-year-old school began renting portable generators eight years ago to provide students, fans and the community the opportunity of a night game for Homecoming.
The annual night game proved a success, as returning alumni and others overflowed the stadium, renewing acquaintances, enjoying the halftime parade of student floats and cheering the Pointer football team on to victory while enjoying barbecued burgers and hot dogs.
This year's event had been planned since last year and the lights had been reserved with the cost picked up by American West Bank.
Some nearby neighbors have been vocal about problems they said occur during night events at the school. One of these involves traffic and parking.
A suggestion made during a series of community forums to develop a site master plan was to close some streets near the campus, make others one-way during events and have buses shuttling fans to the game from nearby school campuses, using the Homecoming game as a test case.
Implementing such a plan, according to Becker, would involve lengthy planning and preparation involving the school district, city government and the police department.
PLHS students who were looking forward to the event staged a brief walkout from their fourth-period classes Oct. 23. While police officers were called to oversee traffic and safety issues, Becker spoke with students and the walkout ended quickly and without incident.
John Murphy, PLHS athletic director, said voluntary assemblies were planned during student lunch periods recently so that he and Becker could explain the situation, share some of the master plan issues and reinforce the importance of students always being good neighbors and show respect in the community.
"We always try the best we can to put on great events for our kids," Murphy said.
He added that he and another school administrator have combed the neighborhood following previous night games and picked up any trash they could find.
"We are disappointed by the change of time for the game," said head football coach Mike Hastings. "But I understand the logistics that caused this to be done. We are hoping that once the stadium-lighting issues are resolved, we can bring the excitement of nighttime Pointer football to the community on a regular basis."
An environmental impact report is being completed on the effect of the proposed stadium lighting and other improvements. The results will be announced at a community forum on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the PLHS library.
The Point Loma community has split into opposing factions over plans of the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) to install permanent stadium lights at PLHS.
Vocal neighbors first organized to fight the lighting plan under the banner of "Save Our Neighborhood."
Later, a group of residents supporting the lighting plan appeared with its own banner of "Support Our Schools" as its slogan.
During the first two of four planned meetings to gather community input on a proposed master plan for the future of PLHS, angry residents, many who live near the school, have challenged the plans and added complaints of other issues, including parking, traffic, trash and public urination.


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SUDBURY — After a number of failed moves to possibly merge their elementary school with schools in neighboring towns, Sudbury residents will be asked to close the Sudbury Country School. A number of parents recently delivered a petition demanding that the school be closed and the town tuition its youngest students to other schools.
At a special school district meeting on Dec. 6, town voters will decide whether to authorize the Sudbury school board to close the school and send students to other public schools beginning in September of 2011.


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Author Notes: No matter how much one tries to moderate one's food intake during the holiday season, one cannot help but eat just a bit more than one would want. Come January, even if losing a few pounds is not on my New Year's resolution list, I still crave lighter fares.
For me, one way to achieve this, aside from eating lots of veggies, which I do anyway, is to make a main dish that will satisfy my appetite and will also be nutritious. This way I can just eat one thing!
Winter greens are a perfect candidate for such a dish, and for this recipe my vegetable of choice is broccoli rabe (or raab) also known as rapini in Italy. A member of the Brassica family, it is a close relative of the turnip. It's packed with vitamins and minerals and has an earthy and slightly bitter taste. Although very popular in Italy and Asia, in my opinion it still hasn't made its mark in the US.
Unlike its famous cousin, the broccoli, where only the florets are eaten, the stems, leaves and tiny florets of the broccoli rabe are consumed and blanching it will take some of the bitterness away. Sautéed in olive oil, lots of garlic and a little chili pepper flakes this unusual winter green becomes truly scrumptious: a perfect vegetable for an earthy and light pasta dish! —Viviane Bauquet Farre
Serves: 4
large bunch broccoli rabe – stems trimmed
cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 to 1/2
teaspoons dried, red chili pepper flakes to taste
large garlic cloves – skinned and thinly sliced
ounces ziti
cup reserved pasta water
teaspoon sea salt or to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
ounces fresh goat cheese or fresh ricotta as garnish
lemon infused oil for drizzling
- Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a large soup pot. Fill a large bowl with cold water and several ice cubes.
- When the water is boiling, add 1 tablespoon sea salt and half the broccoli rabe. With the back of a spoon, push the broccoli down so that all the leaves are submerged in the boiling water. Blanch for 1 1/2 minutes. The leaves should turn bright green. Drain and transfer to the iced water bath. Repeat the process with the balance of the broccoli rabe. Save blanching water to cook the pasta.
- When the broccoli rabe is totally cooled (about 15 seconds), drain and squeeze all extra liquid out. Lay out on paper towels to drain further. Then chop in 1" pieces and transfer to a bowl until ready to use.
- Re-heat blanching water until boiling and add pasta. Cook pasta until tender but still al dente. Drain and shake off the excess water.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic. Sauté for 15 seconds until the garlic begins to sizzle. Immediately remove from heat and set aside until pasta is ready. (The garlic will continue to cook slowly in the pan and become translucent).
- When the pasta is draining, reheat the garlic oil. As soon as it sizzles, add the broccoli rabe and toss well to coat with the oil. Sauté for 1 minute until heated through. Add the pasta, reserved water, salt and ground pepper to taste. Toss well and remove from heat.
- Spoon pasta in bowls. Garnish with a little crumbled goat cheese or ricotta, drizzle with lemon oil, finish with a little freshly ground black pepper to taste and serve immediately.
- © 2009 viviane bauquet farre – food & style NY LLC
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Broccoli/Broccoli Rabe Dish
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A bantamweight matchup between Johnny Eduardo (26-9 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Lucas Martins (14-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has been scratched from next week's UFC Fight Night 32 event.
FOX Sports first reported that both fighters are injured and have been forced to withdraw from the card. MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed the change with sources close to the event.
Featuring a light-heavyweight headliner of Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson, UFC Fight Night 32 takes place Nov. 9 at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Goias, Brazil. The evening's main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims that stream on Facebook.
Martins was looking to build on the strength of a dominant 70-second submission victory over Junior Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 28, which brought his current UFC winning streak to two. A first-round loss to Edson Barboza marked his octagon debut in January. Prior to that, the 24-year old Brazilian had never tasted defeat.
Meanwhile, Eduardo is much more acquainted with setbacks, and the biggest issue of his career at the moment might be cage rust. The 35-year-old Brazilian hasn't fought since UFC on FUEL TV 3, where he outpointed the now-retired Jeff Curran in May 2012. He debuted in the octagon at UFC 134, where he lost a unanimous decision to Rafael Assuncao. Eduardo has also withdrawn from previous scheduled appearances at UFC 139 and UFC 158.
With the late scratch, the UFC Fight Night 32 lineup now includes:
- Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson
- Cezar Ferreira vs. Daniel Sarafian
- Rafael Cavalcante vs. Igor Pokrajac
- Brandon Thatch vs. Paulo Thiago
- Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Rony Jason vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Godofredo Pepey vs. Sam Sicilia
- Omari Akhmedov vs. Thiago Perpetuo
- Justin Salas vs. Thiago Tavares
- Daron Cruickshank vs. Adriano Martins
- Jose Maria vs. Dustin Ortiz
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