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President Obama was publicly furious over the failure of the Senate to pass the modest gun control bill last week. He placed most of the blame on the National Rifle Association and its most zealous followers for twisting the facts about the gun control bill.
"There were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this," Obama said. "It came down to politics."
Obama was referring to the NRA threats to run opposing politicians out of office. Obama responded, "Obviously, a lot of Republicans had that fear, but Democrats had that fear, too. And so they caved to the pressure and started looking for an excuse, any excuse, to vote no."
Five Democrats ran for cover by siding with the Republicans. Recent polls have found that nine out of 10 Americans favor stronger gun controls, especially universal background checks.
"The fact is, most of these senators could not offer any good reason why we wouldn't want to make it harder for criminals and those with severe mental illness to buy a gun," Obama said.
What really set Obama off was the comment by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that criticized the lobbying efforts of parents who lost their children at Sandy Hook Elementary. Paul accused Obama of using the parents "as props, and politicizing people's tragedy."
Obama responded angrily, "Do we really think thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? Do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? So all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington."
The rest of the world shakes its collective head over the passionate love affair that some Americans openly have with their guns and the way no effort whatsoever is made to protect society. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Comn., warned, "The world is watching the United States Senate, and we will be held accountable."
The real question that the NRA and its supporters refuse to answer is, what if the gun control laws actually work? We won't know who wasn't killed because someone was denied the purchase of a semi-automatic rifle. But we certainly can count the dead and wounded.
Would universal background checks have prevented past mass killings committed with guns? Perhaps, but not for certain. Still, there have been so many school shootings over the years where young people have been targeted, gun control advocates believe that any restriction that is enforced will keep some dangerous people from buying more guns.
When a stranger walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School last December and mowed down 20 children and six adults, it was not the first time that such an unimaginable act had occurred , the scale was just larger than most. But, even after the movie theater massacre last summer in Aurora, Colo., even after the slaughter at Virginia Tech a few years ago, even after the nightmare at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., nothing was permanently changed to increase public safety.
A generation ago, a well-armed but mentally deranged young woman, who was known by family, friends and law enforcement to be violent, strolled into a suburban Chicago elementary school and shot up a second-grade class, killing one boy and injuring several others. But exactly 25 years later, even the deadlier slaughter in Connecticut has failed to move Congress to try to stop this madness. The policy decided by Congress is that the craziest and most violent among us get to buy all the killing machines, in the form of guns, that they want. The rest of us are on our own.
So instead of mourning the lost opportunity to do what decency demanded, instead of accepting the political dysfunction in which Congress has chosen to wallow, let's look at what progress has been made in treating and helping those with serious mental illness, especially those in Ventura County. It is, at least, one step toward solving this intractable problem.
Ventura County has seen an increase in funds for services and treatment of the mentally ill. This, despite the economic downturn that began in 2008.
Ratan Bhavnani, executive director of the National Association of Mental Illness of Ventura County (NAMI), explained.
"The good news is, we haven't lost too much money," Bhavnani said. "There was some increased money coming in from Prop. 63, the California Mental Services Act. That money coming in has been relatively stable; we have been fortunate in that regard. Yes, the state has cut back on some of the funds that come from state revenues and it was cut back by the present governor. But the effect was less than minor, so that's the good part."
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks, District 2, has focused on improving life for those with mental illness. "There is a vast array of new programs that have just been implemented," she said. "We have had an 18.5 percent increase in the number of consumers we have served."
Many people who are homeless are also suffering from mental illness.
Parks said there are two areas that have been addressed for the first time, made possible by the new funding. "Usually, we haven't had the opportunity to intervene early. That, in a way, doesn't get as much attention because it's not going to hit the news. It has been shown that if you get in early, you have a higher likelihood of preventing more serious illness."
The other area that had been lagging was housing for the mentally ill. Approximately 200 residential units have been created since 2008.
Parks explained the significance of housing. "We have a 10-year plan to end homelessness. The new plan is to find, not transitional housing, but trying to get permanent housing. We know that many of the people who are homeless also suffer from mental illness. Housing is such an essential component."
On the evening of Feb. 15, there was a disturbance call in Camarillo. Deputies responded but kept their distance. As they spoke with a 46-year-old resident, he became uncooperative and then refused to open the door. This was their second call to this house that day, and they had been there several times before. The man's mother was in the house, too. After several hours of negotiating with the man, the deputies determined that the woman was safe and they departed.
Just before dawn the next day, deputies who had been assigned to keep an eye on the house saw the man drive off. A slow-speed chase ended with the man being peacefully taken into custody. His mother was fine.
This absence of a violent confrontation is the result of new and important training. The police not only kept their distance, they stayed with the situation and it ended without any violence. It didn't used to be that way. If this had occurred in the decade before 2001, the outcome could well have been very different, and not for the better.
During the 1990s through 2001, local law enforcement had many encounters with mentally ill people that ended only after the person had been shot and killed by police. In 2001 alone, five mentally ill people died in just that manner. It was clear that something had to change quickly. In an unusual display of unity, heads of county agencies as well as law enforcement decided to find a program that would change the outcome of such confrontations from deadly force to peaceful resolution.
That was when the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program was put into place. Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Curt Rothschiller oversaw intensive training for deputies and dispatchers, teaching them the best way to handle situations where the suspect is mentally ill.
"CIT is a 40-hour training course on most concepts dealing with the mentally ill for officers who volunteer for the program and who have a passion for that type of work," Rothschiller said. "We approach this with a task-force mentality. Everybody at all of the agencies train at the same place, receives all the same materials."
Not only have two-thirds of the deputies been through the training; Port Hueneme has trained 100 percent of its force. The idea was to stop the revolving door that was so familiar to the mentally ill. They would do something that frightened their families, who would call 9-1-1. Deputies would take the person to jail and then, observing that the person needed more help, they would dropping off at a hospital. There, the person would get temporary help, usually in the form of medication, and be released. It would repeat itself endlessly.
"The largest population of the mentally ill in one area is the jail, unfortunately," Rothschiller said, "and the jail probably has more undiagnosed."
Instead of going in circles, other agencies are now contacted to provide services. Not long ago, there were few services available. That has changed.
County services are not the only sea change in the way people with mental illness are treated in the system. Rothschiller said he is proud of the minds that have been changed.
"I use the word enlightened especially because I haven't seen a lot of other areas go to our model. It (appropriate treatment) is much more common, and in a good way. It's not everybody's dirty little secret. People were embarrassed, and there's a stigma and all those other things we need to get over so we can help those that we love who actually have an illness. We should treat it that way versus treating them as an outcast. It is hard to change minds but I think we can show in our county that it is very doable."
Mental illness is just that, an illness. You would not expect a person with two broken legs to run normally, and, likewise, you can't expect someone with serious mental illness to think normally.
A very large study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health has found genetic links for the five major mental illnesses. They are autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia. This finding will aid in more accurate diagnoses which, in turn, could allow for earlier and more appropriate treatment.
Bhavnani of NAMI said one of the many problems in achieving meaningful treatment is the very nature of the illness.
"When you have a physical illness, your brain is functioning normally and tells you to get help for your problem. When your brain has the illness, it often does not recognize that there is a problem and, in point of fact, everyone else has a problem. That condition is called psychosis; you are not thinking clearly. Your thinking is scrambled. Your brain is not functioning well enough."
That, Bhavnani said, is just one of the reasons why people with mental illness, especially bipolar disorder, avoid medical treatment. Their emotional reaction to what is going on around them is exaggerated, both for depression and the euphoric state called mania.
"When someone is manic, they are feeling great," Bhavnani said. "They feel good. They feel better than good. They feel better than happy. Why would they want to seek treatment? That is a dangerous time."
The medications given to people with bipolar disorder can be difficult to tolerate. "Some people don't continue the medication because the medication makes them feel not so good," Bhavnani said. "They feel crummy. They feel like they have a hangover. They feel like they are walking around with the flu all day long. There's a certain fogginess in the brain sometimes. The side effects of some of the medications are fairly significant. So all of those reasons contribute to not wanting to continue treatment."
Along with the physical symptoms and personal devils, judgment by those who are unfamiliar with the very nature of mental illness can make a bad situation even worse. For example, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre publicly made some flat-out incorrect statements about those with mental illness.
In addressing the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, LaPierre blamed Hollywood, the courts, video games and the media. He characterized those who commit violence as "monsters," "lunatics" and "insane."
"How many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame?" he said. "How can we possibly even guess how many, given our nation's refusal to create an active national database of the mentally ill?"
The idea of being placed in a national database does little good and is just another reason for those with mental illness to refuse treatment. It also sets the stage for an irrelevant and harmful discussion, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
APA CEO James H. Scully Jr., M.D., said those remarks perpetuate the inaccurate idea that those with mental illness are also evil.
Speaking to Good Morning America, Scully said, "This is simply a relic of the past and has no place in our public dialogue. People who are clearly not mentally ill commit violent crimes and perform terrible acts every day. Unfortunately, Mr. LaPierre's statements serve only to increase the stigma around mental illness and further the misconception that those with mental disorders are likely to be dangerous."
James H. Scully Jr. M.D., CEO of the American Psychiatric Association.
Many people with mental illness have an additional problem with alcohol or drugs in attempts to self-medicate.
"About 70 percent of people with mental illness also abuse substances," Bhavnani said. "Treating mental illness is difficult. Treating addiction or substance abuse is also difficult. When you put the two together, it is not twice as difficult, it is perhaps ten times as difficult. So that is the challenge."
Ventura County still has a long way to go before all of the residents who have loved ones with mental illness are in the right kind of treatment. When someone with debilitating mental illness cannot be left alone, the family shoulders the entire burden.
"That's one kind of problem that we see all the time," Bhavnani said. "There are no good answers for that, frankly. The system is such that adult patients have a right to seek treatment or not."
Bhavnani and Rothschiller both said that when the template for treatment of mental illness shifted in the 1960s from institutional residency to family placement, the funds for families quickly evaporated and no new funds were ever allocated. It is nearly impossible for a mentally ill person who has not committed any crimes to receive long-term treatment in an affordable hospital setting.
"If the hospital understands that you are there because of substance abuse instead of mental illness, those effects wear off fairly quickly, and the hospital is required to let you go because you are no longer a danger to yourself or to others," Bhavnani said. "The law is such that we cannot take away some of these rights and privileges by involuntarily holding them just in case they might drink too much in the future."
The history of federal legislation to take care of those with mental illness is predictably pathetic. In 1963, Congress passed the Community Mental Health Center Act, which was supposed to pay for outpatient clinics where families could start their search for treatment. Of the 1500 planned clinics, however, only 550 were built. After the funding ran out, Congress did not allocate more.
A 2011 report by NAMI found that since 2009, states have slashed more than $1.6 billion from mental health services. It was estimated in 2010 that nearly 46 million American adults had mental illness. But only 38 percent received treatment.
California alone among the states provides no financial support such as disability payments or medical insurance for the mentally ill. In 2008, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act was passed. It mandated that insurance coverage for mental health be equal to its coverage for physical health. Yet, final rules for implementation have never been written so insurance companies have not met the requirement. President Obama has said the Affordable Care Act will finalize those regulations.
As for the private mental health professionals, payment has become a real problem for patients. You might assume that those who are insured would have access to many professionals. Yet, according to NAMI, there are so many therapists who refuse to take the negotiated lower rates paid by private insurance companies and who refuse to do the required paperwork, that long-term treatment is rarely an option for most people who need it. Few can afford to pay at least $250 for a single 45-minute session.
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Fifty-six percent of RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll respondents say they favor Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks for Congress in the newly drawn 25th Congressional District.
Brooks, a Republican who has served as county executive since defeating Rochester Mayor William Johnson Jr. for the job in the 2003 election, is challenging Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Perinton, who is seeking her 14th term in Congress.
A plurality of respondents—46 percent—think the economy and jobs rank as the No. 1 issue that congressional representatives should focus on in Washington. Bipartisanship in Congress and the nation's debt tied for second, with 19 percent each. Taxes followed with just 3 percent.
In terms of job growth, 57 percent say Brooks is the better candidate.
In an RBJ Snap Poll conducted in March, shortly after Brooks announced her candidacy, 59 percent of respondents favored the county executive versus 41 percent for Slaughter.
Roughly 980 readers who said they are registered to vote in the 25th Congressional District participated in this week's poll, which was conducted Oct. 22 and 23.
If the election were held today, which candidate would you vote for in the 25th Congressional District?
Maggie Brooks: 56%
Louise Slaughter: 44%
Which candidate do you think would be better at helping to create jobs locally?
Maggie Brooks: 57%
Louise Slaughter: 43%
In your view, which of the following is the No. 1 issue your congressional representative should work on in Washington?
Economy and jobs: 46%
Debt and deficits: 19%
Bipartisanship in Congress: 19%
Taxes: 3%
Financial system reform: 2%
Health care: 2%
Social Security and Medicare: 2%
Ethics in government: 2%
Education: 1%
Global warming and other environmental issues: 1%
Income inequality: 1%
Other: 2%
What is your political affiliation?
Republican: 36%
Non-affiliated: 34%
Democrat: 26%
Other: 4%
Slaughter should be the poster rep for term limits. More than 25 years, and she can't stand back and let a younger generation step up and deal with today's problems? She IS the problem! And I approve this message!
—Al Kempf, East Rochester
What has Congresswoman Slaughter done over the past two and a half decades that makes anyone believe that she will become a bipartisan leader in the next two years?
—Jay Birnbaum
Louise seems angry, negative and bitterly partisan. She is forever blaming other people for everything while taking no responsibility for anything herself, other than raising taxes and spending. Maggie speaks in positive tones and is optimistic about our future. I'll go with positive over negative any day.
—Bob Sarbane
Why on earth we would send the leader of the most corrupt local government to Washington is beyond me. So she can have access to even more money to skim? Maggie should be in jail, not office!
—Scott Ireland
Louise Slaughter has too long had her focus on areas outside Monroe County, namely Washington, D.C. Outside of a push for a few miles of high-speed rail, I cannot think of one issue recently where Slaughter was at the forefront. I am not sure I have ever heard her hold a local press conference or town hall meeting. We need a representative of this community in Washington, not another Washington-focused politician using this seat to advance a national political agenda.
—Peter Short, J.J. Short Associates Inc.
Slaughter is the more progressive, responsible and frugal of the two candidates running for Congress in the 25th District. Her education, knowledge, integrity and seniority all recommend her as our representative over Brooks, who has a record of mismanagement and scandal.
—Art North, retired
While I have always admired and appreciated Mrs. Slaughter's constituent services work, thus endearing her to individual voters, Ms. Brooks, too, is genuine, responsive and attentive. From personal experience, however, I am convinced that she alone has the capacity to understand the broad array of issues which, taken together, must be addressed to lift our region and our country from its sluggish existence.
—Carol G. McManus
Louise has always been proactive for us and her record speaks for itself. I don't trust Maggie Brooks! Her Republican agenda is scary!
—Rose Marie Carey
Brooks has executive experience that Slaughter lacks. If elected, Brooks would also be part of the majority, so her vote would actually count for something, and her requests would get listened to. And frankly, I think Slaughter has been there way too long!
—George Thomas, Ogden
Maggie is more in tune to the specific needs of Monroe County while Louise has ingrained herself to Washington politics. Maybe Maggie will be that way too—in 27 years! We need fresh ears, eyes and enthusiasm in Washington with a concern for us.
—Rich Mileo
If Maggie Brooks were elected, she would immediately sign the Grover Norquist pledge not to raise taxes even though a balanced approach (i.e., cut spending and raise taxes) is required. Louise would continue to bring to our area new technology and research proposals, sometimes in the face of resistance from her own party. Maggie would never buck her own party. Her ads and rhetoric sound like she pulled them from the Mitt Romney binder.
—Peter Bonenfant
Experience weighs in favor of Ms. Slaughter, as does broader regional knowledge, having represented areas including Buffalo as district lines were redrawn. Ms. Brooks is a fine person, but Monroe County is not a very good example of bipartisan cooperation for the common good. The No. 1 issue for Mr. Obama when he was elected was jobs, and he chose to focus on health care. Jobs are still important, but a new Congress needs to act on Social Security and Medicare instead of name-calling and obstruction. The solutions, particularly to Social Security, have already been discussed; it's time for action.
—Wayne Donner, Rush
Without bipartisanship in Congress, nothing else on the list will get accomplished.
—David Belcher, LeRoy
Louise Slaughter. She knows how the game is played. Maggie will be eaten up by the other players! If the Congress does not sincerely agree to work together, none of the other items stands a change.
—Nancy Shairer
We need to overhaul Washington. We will never do it by re-electing the same people and thinking we will get anything different (from either party). We need to send Congress a message or quit whining about how bad we have it.
—Bill Lanigan
Maggie Brooks will start her term with the understanding of her district's needs and an independence from the dysfunctional political machine that is present in the current Congress. Louise is part of the Democrat leadership that created the economic problems this country is in today. Her blind support of Obama and in particular Pelosi's extreme liberal agenda has not served us, her constituents well and she needs to be retired. She represents a good case for term limits!
—Dave Coriale, Webster
Maggie has her hand on the "pulse" of the business community.
—Frank Gerham Jr., The 401-K Coach
Louise Slaughter wanted to spend billions of dollars (that we would need to borrow or print) on a high-speed rail project. It would be another fiasco like the fast ferry, albeit on a mega scale! Maggie Brooks has kept taxes fairly flat in Monroe County.
—Karen Zilora, Creative Scanning Solutions Inc.
Ms. Slaughter has not played a role in most of our communities for the past several years as her district did not include most of Monroe County and her interests were more aligned Buffalo. Ms. Brooks, meanwhile, has been a strong supporter of local businesses in her role as county executive and knows the players, which Ms. Slaughter does not. Many businesspeople will tell you Sen. Schumer returns phone calls, while Ms. Slaughter does not. Ms. Brooks always returns phone calls.
—John Biemiller
Maggie has created jobs and kept them here. I used to be on the COMIDA board and have seen firsthand at what Maggie can do. Louise has done nothing in over 15 years. I can't think of one positive accomplishment. Louise killed Renaissance Square that this community wanted for high speed rail that no one wanted. A ghost train to nowhere, I mean really?
—Robert W. Hurlbut, president, Hurlbut Care Communities
Maggie Brooks has been a successful county executive who understands that our taxes are too high and our businesses are over-regulated, which impedes economic recovery. After 26 years as our representative, Louise Slaughter is a senior member of an ineffective Congress that has record low approval ratings. Maggie Brooks has been a successful county executive who understands that our taxes are too high and our businesses are over-regulated, which impedes economic recovery. Accordingly, Maggie Brooks will be a welcomed change for the better in the 25th Congressional District.
—Peter Gregory, Rochester
I cannot forgive Congresswoman Slaughter for stopping the Renaissance Square project with the resulting loss of hundreds of construction jobs when we needed them most.
—Victor Salerno, CEO, O'Connell Electric Co. Inc.
It is time to send people (to) Washington to represent "we the people" and not their party or special interests.
—Bob Rutt, Gates
Maggie Brooks understands job creation. New York State is near or at the bottom in all economic benchmarks. Louise Slaughter is why term limits should be imposed.
—Todd Black, Black's Hardware
Maggie has a better feel for the needs of Monroe County via her service as county executive. She understands the needs of the people. I voted for Louise in the past but her focus ads on body armor prove that she is not in touch with current issues.
—P. Delong
With support from our two Democratic Senators she has done it before. Congresswoman Slaughter has extensive personal knowledge about all of Western New York, while Ms. Brooks is pretty much limited to Monroe County. Also, in spite of a Republican majority, Congresswoman Slaughter has significant stature, and committee seniority that allows her to have more influence than a freshman member (Brooks) would have. … Seniority and a track record are crucial to having a representative from our area, in spite of party affiliation. I know that Ms. Brooks would be low member on the pole, and would vote in concert with the most conservative members of the house to gain approval and stature over time. With a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators working against her would diminish the benefits to Western New York. Congresswoman Slaughter has significant seniority, credibility and stature, so even if she is in the minority party, her history in congress will generate a greater voice for us at the national level. I just don't believe that Ms. Brooks has the political experience to function well on a national stage.
—Frank Orienter, Rochester
For many years, Louise was my representative in Congress. I voted for her a few times. However, she now supports much of President Obama's disastrous policies. Many of these policies hurt small businesses like mine. Louise traditionally receives one of the worst report cards from the National Federation of Independent Business, a small business group which I belong to. Maggie on the other hand received NFIB's endorsement this year. Louise's policies are bringing down the country in many ways including but not limited to high unemployment, annual trillion dollar deficits, decrease of middle class income, $4 per gallon for gasoline, many higher hidden taxes, unconstitutional appointments to various regulatory boards, Obamacare, the Benghazi debacle, disrespect of Israel, etc. After Louise, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took over, both houses of Congress in January, 2007; within eight to nine months, the country went into a recession and later the economic chaos of October 2008. Louise should retire!
—John Rynne, president, Rynne, Murphy & Associates Inc.
Louise Slaughter has worked hard to gain important positions in Congress and has some clout.
—Priscilla Minster
Louise Slaughter has had 26 years of not helping Western New York. Why would she start now?
—Bruce Anderson
Although the economy/jobs is extremely important, I feel the social issues such as abortion are right up there as well. Asking us to choose the No. 1 issue only overshadows how extremely important the social issues are to the overall well-being of our country. Women will not go backwards and it is a mistake to think this election is based on the economy only.
—Catherine Dean
Louise is a well respected, powerful member of Congress, committed to our community. She is in a position to (and will) do more for her constituents.
— Emily Neece
It is time for a change. Louise has been there long enough and us part of the problem with Congress.
—Robert Zinnecker Penfield,
I have attended Maggie's breakfast and donated additionally even though I cannot vote for her. It is time Louise Slaughter retires. Her ideas are so far left that it is not beneficial to this area at all. Talk about an out-of-touch candidate. Maggie has the ability to bring to this area ideas to grow the economy and handle the day-to-day decisions. She has done an excellent job as Monroe County executive for many years and knows what works and doesn't work to get things done here.
—Ruth Ditch, Delta Square.
Louise Slaughter has the experience and personal commitment to take whatever action is appropriate to help the Greater Rochester Area economy.
—Doug Flood
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For my mother, they're as constant as the Four Seasons...
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Only here, they're better known as-
Aunt Bonnie, Uncle Michael, Alisa and Saul.
March 14, 1988
Dear Adam,
Don't tell Bonnie any of your business unless you want everyone to know.
She likes to talk to people. It makes her feel important.
Don't ever let Michael in your apartment. He's no good and he'll steal anything you have when you're not looking. I'm very serious. I won't let him in mine and Bonnie told me she won't let him in hers.
You better believe if he shows up there, it's for no good.
Is Alisa working or going to school? What is she doing? What are her goals?
Saul, my landlord, is a bastard and after June, I will be out of here.
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Guard to Hold Off on Training Plans in Grasslands
RAPID CITY - The South Dakota National Guard has postponed plans for training exercises on federal grasslands in the Black Hills.
Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general of the Guard, says the group will hold off until it can be determined that radiation levels in the area do not pose health hazards to soldiers.
Reisch says the Guard was contacted by Defenders of the Black Hills coordinator Charmaine White Face about the possibility of contamination.
The Guard leader tells the Rapid City Journal there's no indication based on previous air samples that radiation samples at the proposed training area would be above safety standards, but the state will take the necessary precautions.
The area includes about 800 acres in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands.
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This is one of America's best bike trails, where you will discover a nearly level trail along winding rivers, shaded valleys, and traditional small towns. The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) rail-trail offers 135 miles of hiking and biking between Cumberland, MD, and Duquesne, PA, near Pittsburgh. In Cumberland, the GAP joins the C&O Canal Towpath, creating a continuous trail experience, 320 miles long, to Washington, DC.
Fallingwater is the name of a very special house that is built over a waterfall in the Laurel Highlands. Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most famous architect, designed the house for his clients, the Kaufmann family. Fallingwater was built between 1936 and 1939. It instantly became famous, and today it is a National Historic Landmark.
Kentuck Knob was built by Wright for I. N. and Bernardine Hagan in the mountains above Uniontown. "There is a sense of beauty, comfort, serenity and harmony in the house and all of its surroundings," Mrs. Hagan said about the house.
Laurel Caverns is Pennsylvania's largest cave, located just 50 miles south of Pittsburgh. The cavern itself is situated beneath a 435 acre geological park. There is a three hour upper and lower caving tour or a one hour family tour.
The confrontation at Fort Necessity, just east of Uniontown, in the summer of 1754 was the prelude to the war fought by England and France for control of the North American continent. The struggle was known in North America as the French and Indian War and spread around the world as the Seven Years' War. It ended in 1763 with the removal of French power from North America and India. The action at Fort Necessity was also the first major event in the military career of George Washington. It was the only time he ever surrendered to an enemy.
Kennywood is perhaps the oldest and most beloved amusement park in America. Founded in 1898, it has thrilled and delighted both young and young-at-heart visitors for more than 110 years. From the early days of the carousel, through the development of the first roller coasters, to the technological advancements in today's steel looping coasters, Kennywood has always been the park that puts a smile on everyone's face. Designated a National Historic Landmark since 1987, you'll find "Lost Kennywood," a replica of turn-of-the-century architecture that houses some of the park's most popular rides, as well as attractions that go from mild to wild throughout the park. Refuel at more than a dozen dining areas offering tasty treats that can't be found at any other amusement park anywhere.
Located in Ligonier, Idlewild Park & SoakZone is the combination of a family friendly amusement park with a fun water park. It was voted Best Kid's Park in the World by Amusement Today; and voted Best Park for Families by National Amusement Park Historical Association.
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We'd like a cutting edge, "catchy" emblem-type design that is professional. This is a "stand-alone" Rx card where people will sign up online and order their presciptions via mail-order so COMFORT is key. We want prospective clients to feel as if we are a very reputable, national company so that they feel comfortable subscribing and ordering prescriptions thru our mail order service. Prescription drugs (in some cases) can be very expensive & are necessary to keep people alive. Our Rx card can save folks lots of money (between 40 - 80 percent). It's really a terrific product!
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Breast Irradiation and Respiratory Infections
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Is there a connection between radiation (Right breast, ductal carcinoma in situ) and later increase of upper respiratory infections (URI)?
Neha Vapiwala , MD, Senior Editor of OncoLink and Chief Resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
There is no known link between breast cancer irradiation and URI's of which I am aware. Specifically, there is no direct anatomic connection between the breast tissue that is treated in radiation fields (which routinely includes the underlying chest wall and a sliver of lung) and the upper respiratory tract, nor can I think of any immunologic link.
Having said that, if a breast cancer patient also had several months of chemotherapy prior to breast irradiation (note: chemotherapy is NOT indicated for ductal carcinoma in situ, but can be used for invasive breast cancer), this could cause suppression of the immune system and greater susceptibility to infections such as URI's. However, despite this short-term increased risk of infection from chemotherapy, there is no clear long-term risk or reason for chronic upper respiratory infections related to breast cancer therapy.


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Calling It the largest product launch in its 82-year history, Pioneer Hi-Bred International announces that its new Y series soybeans will be available for the 2009 marketing year.
"The Y series from Pioneer represents a step change in soybean productivity," says Pioneer President Paul Schickler. The company claims the entire line has demonstrated a 5% yield advantage over competitive varieties in more than 1,800 on-field comparisons.
The Y series will be a major addition to Pioneer's lineup, with more than 10 million units available in 32 new varieties in maturities ranging from Group 0 to Group VII in its first year of introduction.
The new product launch is part of Pioneer's goal to increase its share of the soybean seed market. The company says it has gained six points of market share over the last eight years. The launch is also part of the company's stated commitment to increase soybean yields by 40% in the next 10 years.
Pioneer has not yet announced prices for the new soybean varieties. It states, "As we…increase the value of an acre of soybeans, we will price the product to the value it delivers."


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"Glee" mastermind Ryan Murphy has sold a Sunset Strip-area home for $2,775,000, the Multiple Listing Service shows.
The Carl Maston-designed Midcentury Modern was built in 1947 and restored. Wood-framed glass walls open to a swimming pool, lawn and outdoor entertaining space, which includes a barbecue and fire pit. The 3,210-square-foot gated house has a library/office, an eat-in kitchen, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Murphy, 45, is the creator of such hit shows as "Glee" (2009-present) and "Nip/Tuck" (2003-10). He wrote and directed the movie "Eat Pray Love" (2010).
The property previously sold in 2001 for $2.5 million.
Ann Eysenring of Partners Trust, Beverly Hills, was the listing agent and Joshua Myler of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills South, represented the buyer, according to the MLS.


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|Northbrook, Ill.
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|Glenbrook North High School
2010-11: Represented the Bulldogs at four tournaments as a senior … Notched up a 28th-place finish at the George Washington Invitational, a contribution essential to the Bulldogs' second-place overall finish in the tournament … Averaged a score of 78.6 over the nine rounds of play, with a low round of 71 shot at the Macdonald Cup
2009-10: Appeared in all nine tournaments as a junior…Finished 19th at the Ivy League Championships…Best finish was a tie for seventh at the Yale Spring Opener…Best round was a 69 at the Yale Spring Opener…Averaged 76.68 strokes per round.
2008-09: Appeared in four tournaments as a sophomore…Best finish was a tie for 33rd at the Yale Spring Opener…Best round was a 75 at the Macdonald Cup.
2007-08: Played in 4 tournaments as a freshman…Best finish was 40th at the Macdonald Cup.
Before Yale: Three-year varsity player, as well as team captain and MVP his senior year…Won nine tournaments during his high school career and was all conference three times (conference champion, 2006)…Named Honorary Captain of the Pioneer Press North All Star Team for Chicago's northern suburbs in 2006…Three-time Future Collegians World Tour Academic All American (2004, 2005, 2006), an Illinois State Scholar, an AP Scholar, and a National Honor Society member.
Personal: Member of Silliman College…Film studies major…Father, Michael, is a graduate of Denison University and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law…Mother, Lisa, graduated from Brandeis University and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law…Sister, Cody, attends Glenbrook North High School and brother, Harrison, is in eighth grade.


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Pakistani Governor Gunned Down By His Own Bodyguard
Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's most populous province, was assassinated by a member of his security detail today, reportedly because Taseer opposed killing blasphemers against Islam. The brazen murder of another non-Islamist politician edged Pakistan closer to chaos.
Taseer was a liberal political leader in Pakistan, governor of Punjab province, and a vital ally of Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari—who himself had come to power only after his wife Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by Al Qaida in 2007. Taseer had boldly taken up the cause of a Christian woman named Asia Bibi who was convicted last year of insulting Muhammed under Pakistan's atavistic blasphemy laws and sentenced to death; he visited Bibi in prison and pledged to personally present her appeal to Zardari.
Bibi's case was enormously controversial, and Pakistan's religious parties have been preemptively taking to the streets to protest any potential change to the blasphemy laws. Taseer was gunned down today at a market in Islamabad; the bodyguard who killed him was immediately apprehended (that's him at right) and reportedly confessed that Taseer's support for Bibi was the reason he killed him.
Taseer's murder, according to the Times, "came as a severe blow to Mr. Zardari, whose government is close to collapse...." It is also as clear a message as imaginable to any Western-friendly political figures left in Pakistan that they will never be safe if they defy the Stone Age mullahs.
Taseer was a frequent Twitter user, and his feed shows him to be an urbane, witty, and occasionally vulgar man who delighted in provoking the zealots who threatened, and ultimately took, his life. Here he is taking on Twitter trolls:
Here he is calling Pakistan's religious zealots dwarves:
And here he is, in a way, predicting his own death:
[Photo, top, via AP]


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Vanity Plates?
Vanity Plates?
WA plate "ALECTRA". Wife is very fond of her MS and Electra bike, so...
Cut the plate and move the MS after Tesla?
An idea I have: E GUZLR - E for electron :)
PLUGSIN in Nevada.
Before receiving my Model S, I installed solar panels on my house, generating much more than enough electricity to power my car: SUN PWR.
Is one on a local car
Mine is: OUTFGAZ
OUTFGAZ in CA
Just got "BY-BY GAS" in North Carolina.
I came up with one for our daughter but she doesn't want it.
ICU QQ or QQ ICU
Meaning I see you and with Betty Boop eyes.
P.S. Feel free to use it; we're in Washington.
I've NEVER in my life gotten a vanity plate before but I just ordered one.
I got TMS P85.
Registration just arrived today.
Ordered: NO ICE13 (no internal combustion engine 2013) in PA waiting for the plate should be here the same time as our MS 85 end of July.
On the Web, Q = smoking a cigarette. (:Q
How long does it take before your new plates arrive in CA? I ordered my plates before taking ownership of the car, and have been driving a couple months now. Still now vanity plates in the mail...DMV cashed my check long ago, but I don't know where to look online to check on progress.
Mine says LOLFUEL
I wonder if they belonged to the band.
TESLA EX. (Ontario, Canada)
If ever I get divorced then my Model X will then have a double meaning.
Lucky enough to get TESLA S
"NO GASLA" California whale tail protect out coast & ocean
"85D", Silicon Valley.


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Monday, December 10, 2007
Karuizawa 1981 Vintage
Gold medalist and the overall winner of the Japanese category at the Malt Maniacs Awards 2007. A classy whisky. But then what do you expect from a town where the current Japanese Emperor met his lady?
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Serge Valentin
Visit Serge`s website, the definitive Whiskyfun.com.
"Karuizawa 'Vintage' 1981/2007 (58.1%, OB, cask #103)
This one was selected by Marcin at Number One Drinks Company and it did extremely well at the Malt Maniacs Awards.
Colour: Amber.
Nose: Truly powerful, starting on an immense, but truly enjoyable woodiness. Big varnishy notes, almonds and marzipan, green tea and hints of horseradish (or wasabi – Japanese indeed). Then it's the wilderness that speaks out, with notes of humus, moss, pine needles, roots, wet dead leaves... And finally a big mint and a big eucalyptus. Oh, and our beloved dried mushrooms. It's not really subtle whisky but the boldness and compactness are very, very enjoyable. With water: now it's fully on
dried mushrooms (boletus and those huge black Chinese ones) and Havana tobacco. Hyper-concentrated.
Mouth (neat): Huge, fat, punchy, heavily concentrated. 'Good' oak infusion, walnut skin, curry, mustard and bread crust. Goes on with cough syrup and green bananas. It's amazing that all this oakiness remains good – I mean, excellent.
With water: it's the spices that really go out now. Pepper first, then cloves and cinnamon, then nutmeg... How big this is!
Very long – more of the same. One of the most muscular whiskies I had these months, no doubt. SGP:586 - 91 points." (Serge`s 100 point scoring system is explained on this page and the more precise SGP is explained here)
58.1 per cent (abv)
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I have been assigned the task of researching and compiling our forthcoming map of Cuba. During the early stages of my research, I hit the cartographic jackpot—the possibility of two new provinces forming in 2011. Not only were we going to be publishing a map of Cuba for the first time since 1906, we were also going to be among the first to showcase its new administrative structure. This is considered an exciting event for cartographers here at the National Geographic. Why? Because before any element is mapped, we need to assure that it portrays the most up-to-date information.
My first stop was Cuba's official government website. Unfortunately, it was a bit difficult to navigate, especially since the English version of the site was "under construction." My next stop was the Cuban Embassy—well, not exactly since Cuba and the U.S. have not had formal diplomatic relations since 1961. But there is the Cuban Interests Section embedded within the Embassy of Switzerland here in Washington. It was there that I was able to obtain the official document (Gaceta Oficial de la Republica de Cuba, No. 023) spelling out the upcoming changes to Cuba's new administrative divisions—Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces.
As Cuba is organized administratively by province and municipality, we were able to delineate the new provincial boundaries pretty easily by using a map of municipalities contained in the most recent Nuevo Atlas Nacional de Cuba. In the latter stages of my research I was able to reconfirm the delineation of these boundaries with the Cuban statistics office, La Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas, as they were now providing statistics for these two new provinces.
Now I have to keep abreast of the deepwater oil exploration off the northern coast of Cuba. If possible, we would like our map to also showcase the location of such prospective oil fields.
—Julie A. Ibinson
Map Researcher & Editor
National Geographic Maps
May 22, 2011
Cuba on My Mind - Part II : Hitting the Geographic Jackpot
Posted by Mike Dyer
Filed under:
Juan Valdes,
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Sphere It!
2 comments:
- Denley said...
Great. I'm glad , National Geographic has plans to do a map of "Cuba", congratulations.
Interesting NatGeo sees fit to do a map of Cuba, before you huys can even get around to fulfilling your (previously announced for NLT "Spring 2011") release of the much awaited SD card maps for Florida, Alabama, Georgia, etc.
My $369.00 Active 10 GPS SatMap is nothing more than an expensive "paperweight" now, as you folks at NatGeo have (absolutely) once again NOT lived up to the promises you made to those of us who took you at your your word and purchased such an expensive device for hiking.
NEWSFLASH: NOT ALL HIKERS LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, APPALACHIA, etc.
Some of "us" do live in Florida.
Seems logical to me that you "finish" what you (promised) started before sending your cartographers off to some 3rd world nation like, errr, ... CUBA?
- May 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- Mike Dyer said...
Denley - We're sorry that you are frustrated. Please contact our customer service department at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll try and help you out. Have a good Memorial Day.
- May 27, 2011 at 5:54 AM


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Sup Flash! Yeeeyaaa Hey several kickass riders out there doin da oldskool thang. Obviously the grandmaster flash with his HUGE air. Other guys like Daniel anderson doing some wicked rotating inverted deadman boardpasses (as seen in stance 2004 - NZ footage - at the end).
Gotta admit out my way oldskool isn't that popular as the winds are often pretty crap so prancing around doing handlepasses 1 foot off the water makes better use of the conditions. However if a drive 70km to a wicked spot north of the harbour bridge i can get me a 25 knots SW nice and solid and sky it up.. nothing beats the feeling. Especially with the bow kites with all that depower and ease of jumping.


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06.19.2019 | 16 Sivan, 5779
Greenblatt: Settlements not reason for lack of peace
Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone
Bnei Brak Torah scrolls recovered in Palestinian barn
Moving coexistence towards success
What can URP's interim ministers actually do? - Analysis
Israeli athletes head to European Games
'Garage 6' – Mayumana's jukebox musical
Jerusalem, city of lights
Meretz party convention votes for closed primary, reversing previous policy
Political Affairs: Stav Shaffir on running for Labor leadership
URP leaders call for right-wing unity after Yogev-Bennett war of words
When the Knesset became the shuk - behind the scenes
Polish dance troupe recalls Warsaw Ghetto
See ya der cher
The Lounge
HBO remake of Israeli show 'Euphoria' mired in controversy
Beitar Jerusalem fans insist on changing name of latest signing Mohamed
Israel resumes Euro qualifying campaign
Is Amar'e Stoudemire leaving Hapoel Jerusalem?
Tel Aviv welcomes world-class squash event
Workers make explosive threats as massive Teva layoff strikes continue
Israel seeks to bring more women into the hi-tech industry
Nation girds for general strike today in protest of Teva layoffs
Teva Pharmaceuticals to lay off 14,000 employees worldwide, 1,750 in Israel
Can medical empathy survive the technological revolution?
Israeli-founded start-up raises $15m. to help fight heart failure
Israeli doctors are first to implant device for congestive heart failure
Rambam Hospital hosts Chinese teams, treats deformed children in Ghana
IN PHOTOS: Israel's winged winter residents
Watch: Thousands of migrating pelicans get free lunch in Israel
Pipeline failure for Tamar gas field to cause hiccup in electricity rates
Haifa Chemicals to close down two plants, layoff 800 workers
Letters to the Editor: June, 19, 2019 - A growing scourge in France
Leadership & engagement in times of crisis
The real Birthright: Inheriting our Jewish story
Jewish insecurity on my mind
Palestinian finances near collapse as cuts deepen
Morsi and the Middle East: In death the symbol of division - Analysis
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list
Israeli ex-general to attend Bahrain conference
U.N. officials: U.S. planning a 'tactical assault' in Iran
Iran's regime relieved at Trump's Japan mediation comments
Satellite images reveal: Iran building border crossing to smuggle weapons
Iranian IRGC in Syria's Latakia? - Report
German diplomat who celebrated Iran regime under fire for rebuking Israel
Malaysian PM at Cambridge: My Jewish friends are not like other Jews
EU reaffirms support to Jewish communities needs in Bucharest summit
Father of Jewish Sandy Hook massacre victim wins lawsuit against deniers
Soccer star Messi is newest ambassador for Israeli startup
Economic allies: The US and Israel's top partnerships
Teen wunderkind wows global forum with innovative app
Amazon reportedly to open up Israeli shipping center
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says U.S. running 'concentration camps' on border
Jon Stewart responds to McConnell: Don't make 9/11 responders beg
Buttigieg: There's nothing to gain by moving US Embassy back to Tel Aviv
Senator Cruz to Pelosi: Pass a House resolution condemning antisemitism
Analysis: Clinton falls amid assault on establishment
Clinton concedes: 'We have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling'
Hillary Clinton and the glass ceiling: Cracked but intact
NY hassidic village loyal to Clinton despite Trump popularity among ultra-Orthodox
Trump reportedly picks friend of Jared Kushner to serve in administration
Trump calls UN 'sad,' days after Israeli settlements vote
Saddam Hussein's daughter touts Trump's 'political sensibility'
Dermer calls on Trump to move embassy to Jerusalem
Girls' Lena Dunham to direct and produce new HBO series 'Industry'
Jewish education, 'unpacked'
Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and U.S.
This week in 60 seconds
Podcast: Three Ladies, Three Lattes
Podcast: Does Trump love Jews or embolden antisemitic voices?
Why Starbucks failed in Israel (and only in Israel)
Taxicab Diplomacy: Trump vs. Clinton
This week in 60 seconds: Ahed Tamimi released from prison
This week in 60 seconds: Israel evacuates Syrian White Helmets
This week in 60 seconds: Knesset passes controversial Jewish nation-state bill
This week in 60 seconds: Israel retaliates after Syrian aircraft enters airspace
Warning: Weddings can be hazardous to your health
Race for respect
Port of Tel Aviv: More than a pretty picture
Creating chaos
Alice Shalvi's memoir is an inspiring gift
The cost of chaos
Ticho – a capital classic
Yad Vashem presents Passover observance in the Holocaust period
Beauty past and present
Cyclists get tunnel vision, for a day
Grapevine - Urban renewal blues
Spread forth your branches
בּוֹא שִיר עִבְרִי
כְּשֶקִיבְּלוּ אֶת הַתוֹרָה
הַתְמוּנוֹת שֶבָּאַלְבּוֹם
קָרָה זֶה רַק הַפַּעַם
The Christian Edition- one month free subscription
Christian broadcasting studio attacked by arson on Shabbat morning
Pro-Israel Pastor Greg Laurie honored at Friends of Zion Museum
World affairs prove 'Lord is soon to return,' Christian broadcaster says
Mentors making a difference for Jewish and Arab youth
KKL-JNF Launches Comprehensive Gaza Border Work Plan
Pittsburgh Mayor Visits Tree of Life Synagogue Memorial in Israel
Rotary Israel Plants the Paul Harris Peace Forest in the Desert
A Computer Cowboy and a Writer Living in Israel
An Ecumenical High Priest: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen coming up in Athens
The Eagle has Landed!
Chaos in both of my countries.
Nu York New York
04/24/2017 23:14
I have lived my whole life in Brooklyn, New York and have seen much more than the average person residing here. My parents were also lifelong Brooklynites, and we all had a great interest in our home borough. My husband was born in Queens, adjacent to Brooklyn, and he is a history buff who is fascinated by various aspects of "Kings County" (another official name for Brooklyn).But I would never say that I know everything about Brooklyn. Nor would I say I have seen everything in Brooklyn. In fact, I am irked by people (especially those who have only lived here for a few years) who act as if they know so much about this most populous part of New York City.
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