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Symposium in Honor of Mitchell Wand
On August 23rd and 24th, Northeastern University hosted a special Symposium in celebration of Dr. Mitchell Wand's 60th birthday and honoring his pioneering work in the field of programming languages. For over 30 years Mitch has made important contributions to many areas of programming languages, including semantics, continuations, type theory, hygienic macros, compiler correctness, static analysis and formal verification.
After receiving his PhD from MIT in 1973, Mitch taught at Indiana University where he and colleague Daniel P. Friedman wrote the first edition of their seminal text, Essentials of Programming Languages. Described by a reviewer as "so influential that the initials EOPL are a widely understood shorthand," the text is now in its third edition from MIT Press. Mitch joined the faculty of Northeastern University in 1985 and has been a leader in the College of Computer and Information Science. In 2007, Mitch was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
The program of the Symposium consisted of 19 presentations of original research as well as two keystone talks, celebrating this personal milestone and paying tribute to a great computer scientist, researcher, teacher and colleague, Dr. Mitchell (Mitch) Wand.
Northeastern University
Curry Student Center Ballroom (Building 50)
346 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
August 1, 2009 – Registration deadline
August 22, 2009 – Scheme Workshop
August 23 – 24, 2009 – Symposium in Honor of Mitchell Wand

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Ubeda and Baeza: the world's Renaissance treasures
Úbeda and Baeza, in the province of Jaén (Andalusia) have an outstanding ensemble of Renaissance buildings, and have been declared World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO. In both cases the Renaissance heritage is in an exceptionally good state of conservation.
Baeza Cathedral
Spain can boast itself the first country to have 37 cultural objects declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO—a formidable number. To fortified cities, natural spaces and Pre-Romanesque, Mudejar and Modernist constructions must be added the Renaissance Monument Areas of Ubeda and Baeza. Spain is synonymous with World Heritage: Now, Ubeda and Baeza are as well.
Úbeda and Baeza are situated in the very heart of the province of Jaén, and are fine examples of all the grandeur of the Renaissance in Andalusia in the 16th and 17th centuries. They are unique examples of the arrival of Renaissance trends in Spain, as you can see from their streets packed with churches, palaces and stately houses. This is an urban model with clear Italian influences, which Spain in turn gave its own characteristics before exporting it to Latin America in the colonial period. Throughout the region you can enjoy the work of Andrés de Vandelvira, one of the most prestigious architects of the time. Come and visit these Renaissance gems, nicknamed "queen" and "lady" by the brilliant poet Antonio Machado.
Ubeda, the queen
The beauty of Ubeda's townscape is sure to impress you. Green olive groves mark the edge of this historic town, giving way to façades of carved stone amidst whitewashed houses. Plaza de Vázquez de Molina Square is home to the Ubeda's most representative examples of Renaissance architecture. The El Salvador Chapel, Santa María de los Reales Alcázares Church and Las Cadenas Palace will take you back in time to the most grandiose days of Ubeda's history. A spectacular ensemble, in a perfect state of conservation, where you can admire beautiful Plateresque façades, altarpieces by the great artist Alonso Berruguete and patios with arched galleries on two levels. This lovely environment is made complete with other crowning achievements of the Andalusian Renaissance such as the Palace of Marqués de Mancera or the Hospital of Santiago, considered the Andalusian El Escorial. Thus Ubeda is especially noteworthy for the civil character of its buildings.
Baeza, the lady
Neighboring Baeza compares with Ubeda in monumentality and artistic wealth, but here religion is the key element. Baeza is a charming town with an incredible Renaissance heritage, whose most valuable treasures are gathered around the cathedral, a markedly Plateresque building. In its diamond-shaped points, flower ornamentation, braids and pinnacles we see an artistic trend unique in all of Europe. And you will stop before the facades of the Palace of Jabalquinto and the Seminary of San Felipe Neri because of their beauty. The Plaza del Pópulo, formed by the Casa del Pópulo and the Fuente de los Leones fountain, should not be missed, nor the old abattoir. Many other palaces and ancestral homes will guide you through this town, birthplace of nobles and aristocrats.
A paradise for the senses
The popularity of this region ("La Loma") with tourists has meant the creation of an excellent hotel infrastructure. Three and four star hotels compete in quality and comfort with the Úbeda Parador Hotel. This 16th century Renaissance palace (called "Palacio del Condestable Dávalos"), offers comfortable, welcoming rooms and a restaurant specialising in Jaen's regional gastronomy. Olive oil with the designation of origin from the nearby Sierra Mágina Mountains, is a vital ingredient in casseroles and salads such as andrajos (stew with dumplings) and pipirrana (cold tomato dish), typical of Úbeda. Baeza's speciality is peppers stuffed with partridge and stewed kid with pine nuts. Confectionery includes ochios (flour and anisette tarts), walnut tarts and preserves. As if culture and gastronomy were not enough to satisfy you, nearby Canena makes all of its spa facilities available as well: Muds, clays, shiatsu and massage are a few of the treatments you will find here. You can enjoy these treatments before or after improving you par on the Linares golf course, just a short distance from these Renaissance monument areas declared World Heritage Sites. The golf course is a beautiful stretch of green lined with holm oak, eucalyptus and pines, which continue into the Nature Reserves of Despeñaperros, Sierra Mágina and Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas (the latter has also been declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO). These are unbeatable spots in which to experience the varied Mediterranean ecosystems found in Andalusia and participate in your favorite adventure sports--sports which have a low impact on the environment and bring you closer to the most outstanding features of these natural areas. Ubeda and Baeza await to share their monumental wealth with you, the delicacies of Mediterranean fare and the sea of olive trees that permeates every space. These are singular destinations, just over 300 km from Madrid where you can indulge in culture, nature, leisure and gastronomy. You deserve it. Have a wonderful trip.
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I have to admit: I learned about rainbows in my ninth-grade science class, but God help me if I can recall what we actually learned. I do remember our teacher playing us Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection" before we started the lesson though. The rest is a blur.
Turns out that rainbows, though simply beautiful to look at, are anything but simple (at least for this English major). See, rainbows are what happen when the sun's light is refracted through raindrops in the Earth's atmosphere. The sun's light looks white to us, but when it passes through raindrops, the raindrop bends the different colors in the light so that they spread out. These colors are reflected back to us as a rainbow.
That's the simple explanation (or the only one I dare to attempt).
Three things have to happen in order for a rainbow to appear: First, it has to be raining. Second, it also has to be sunny. And third, you have to be between the sun and the rain to see the rainbow. Rainbows often appear after a brief thunderstorm when the sun is low in the sky.
Have you ever tried to chase a rainbow as a kid? Or heard about the proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? Well, since a rainbow is really just an optical illusion, you can never find the end of it — as you move, so does the rainbow.
Another interesting tidbit about rainbows? They are actually full circles and not semicircles. We just can't see the full circle because we can see only as far the horizon from our vantage point on the ground. Airplane pilots have reported seeing full-circle rainbows, since from their viewpoint in an airplane's cockpit, they get a pretty expansive view of both the sky and the ground.
So why don't you see them anymore? Rainbows seem uncommon these days, but probably because we're moving too fast to notice them. That has a lot to do with how we spend our time now that we're adults (we're not exactly spending hours outside playing in the yard). We're also probably too busy wrapped up in technology to stop and notice them. We're probably at the movies, checking our email or posting on Facebook when a rainbow is appearing right outside our window.
Rainbows have long been a weighty symbol, whether it be symbolizing the new era of hope after the flood in the Bible or symbolizing gay pride today. But for our purposes, let's just say that a rainbow is just that, a bow created from rain, a way for us to remember to pause from the din of our busy lives and enjoy the beauty of the world around us.
— Chanie
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All of our main courses are served with roasted roots, braised cabbage and Brussels sprouts with chestnuts.
served with roast potatoes, Cumberland pig-in-a-blanket, chestnut & cranberry stuffing, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts, roasted roots and red wine jus.
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The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
Votto gets our first hit!!
Staying above .300 for now.
THAT was a great at-bat.
I'm just going to go find a cash machine.
Bruce sneaks one just over SS. Votto goes to 3rd.
1st and 3rd, no outs.
Ludwick grounds into a double play, 1 run scores.
2 outs, nobody on.
Hanley and Uribe get in each other's way, frazier on base.
Cozart gets a hit. Man, I wish that DP hadn't happened.
2 on, 2 outs.
Hitting down in the order has been good for Cozart.
11 game hitting streak going.
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!
Becoming very, very tired of Ludwick.
I'm just going to go find a cash machine.
4 hits= 1 run. classic Reds inning. except there should have been a couple IBBs in there.
kbrake (09-06-2013),Red Raindog (09-06-2013)
Four hits but only one run to show for it that inning. Hopefully Leake can throw up some more zeroes.
Reds get 4 hits, but score only 1 run (and that was on a double play). That's getting the minimum out of the maximum.
Jose Fernandez is no-hitting the Nationals through five innings. Marlins lead, 5-0. That guy is going to win multiple Cy Young's.
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I need to change the date format of the created and modified dates in every list in a site collection. I can't create a new column and I can't modify the xslt. Is there a setting in share point that I can use. Alternatively, will changing it on the web front end change it in the application?
EDIT: Here is an example of what I want to change it to e.g. yyyy-MM-dd


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TClayts necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 93 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
Spamly is a brand new concept in searching. We are looking for talented designers to create a minimalist homepage. We don't need coding just layered PSD files. We give site examples and feedback to guide you, but bear with us as we're in Europe in a different time zone.
Thehomepage should drive people to search by expressing themselvesfully. Instead of inputting single search terms, we want ourcustomers to speak their mind freely by writing entire paragraphs ifthey wish. The dominant component on the page therefore, should be abig text box – imagine Google's homepage with a bigger, widersearch/query box. In terms of design though, we prefer http://www.cuil.com to Google. Try being radical in terms of layout if it works. We like standing out of the crowd.
- A minimalist clean look is essential.
- We want the colours to be a mix of red, greys, black and white inspired by our logo. HOWEVER if you can be do amazing things by including colour go for it.
- We're open to considering use of photography, but if you do this keep it simple e.g. one big photo as opposed to several small images. We recommend http://www.us.fotolia.com for its low cost.
- Here are some examples of styles we like to get you inspired (but remember avoid using Flash):
- Spamly logo. Refer to the 'Identity Manual' (PDF file on http://spamly.com/99designs/corpora…ntity.pdf) for our logo.
- Our big bold statement ' Spamly = the power to search for exactly what you need'
- A 'How It Works' graphic with 4 simple points:
1. Select your field.
2. Express yourself freely.
3. Submit your search.
4. Get your results.
- A short quote testimonial example e.g. ''Fabulous!''– this is optional to add.
- A list of our 5 benefits (This is an OPTIONAL component)
- It's free!
-It's private.
-It's easy
-Search even further.
- Get the best results.
- A 'select your field' box. When this is clicked a menu of fields appears as an overlay. Once the field is selected the 'select your field' box shows the field chosen. Refer to the 'Select your field button' (jpeg file on http://spamly.com/99designs/select_field.jpg) to see what we want in terms of design.
- Below the 'select your field' button will be the large text box, as described at the beginning of the brief.
- A space needs to be left next to the 'text box' to allow for 'helpful hints 'to appear. The space should be considerable, enough for 150 words/1000 characters. These hints will only appear once a field has been selected from the menu. The hints could therefore replace another component that appears when a customer first lands on the home page, such as the list of our 5 benefits, the testimonial or the 'How It Works'.
- Below the text box we need a field for the customer to quantify the number of search results they want:
The total number of results I want is ______________ Maximum
Only the best matches
Allhigh and medium matches
- Below this we need users to input their email and password in order to submit their search. There will be a New User email and password field AND an Existing User email and password field (4 fields in total). For existing users there needs to be a 'forgot your password?' link .
- A big 'Search' button.
- Static links (Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, About Us, Contact Us, Log into your account, Work for Spamly, FAQs) and tags.
- Design for 1024 x 768. Should be able to expand, shrink in proportion to screen size.
- No Flash.
- Must provide PhotoShop files with layers and any fonts used.
- Use text images where possible.
- Try and keep things above the fold especially the search button.
- We like white space, keep it uncluttered.
- It should look like a search engine with an added feature of selecting your field before you input your query, and then just specifying the amount of the results required and your email before you go spamly (search).
- Uncluttered look, clean and minimal
- Try to stick to reds, black, white, greys but if someone can do something with colour that works we're open to that.
- Be very creative and original. We don't want traditional boring layouts.
- People to imagine their ideal search engine.
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Warren mayor gets ahead of mosquitoes with preventative policies
Warren residents could face $1,000 fine for neglecting standing water, breeding mosquitoes
WARREN, Mich. – Drought-like conditions have limited mosquito numbers in Michigan this summer.
However, officials say mosquitoes carry the highest amount of West Nile virus during the early fall meaning the worst may be yet to come. That's why the city of Warren is proactively battling the bugs.
When it comes to her kids, Warren mother Maria Palazzalo takes the war on mosquitoes seriously.
"Light the citronella candles. Put the Off on and cover up the arms and legs," she told her children.
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts has launched a mosquito prevention and eradication program.
"A small pop cap can breed mosquitoes," said Fouts.
Local 4 followed Department of Public Works crews Thursday as they spread 6,000 briquettes into all of Warren's storm drains.
"(The briquettes) will prevent breeding mosquitoes," said the mayor. "The ones we think are called Culex. It's a small and very aggressive bug and doesn't really even come out until August."
Property maintenance crews also are policing neighborhoods. Irresponsible residents who leave standing water in breeding grounds such as dumpsters, wheelbarrows, old tires, pool covers and clogged rain gutters could pay big time.
"(They will pay) a $1,000 fine and we will aggressively do that," said Fouts. "First, you get a warning with the inspector, then a fine."
Palazzalo is happy to see the mayor taking the charge.
"I think it's great the mayor is being proactive to eliminate the problem before the problem arises," she said.
Anyone with a storm drain on private property can contact the city of Warren for the mosquito-fighting briquettes.
More information: 2012 West Nile Virus Human Testing Results in Michigan
More: West Nile virus: Your questions answered
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Divine dream, infernal agony
Fearful, with open mouth and on the brink of financial ruin – where could things feel worse than in the dentist's chair?
My mouth: an automobile. Not a new one, no, not this one, but certainly a used Jaguar, well looked after, third hand, with 130 000 kilometers on the clock and white leather seats, when you consider all that has gone into my mouth so far and how cheaply you can buy a Jaguar that's covered 130 000 kilometers. All the amalgam. All the hours of dental work. All the injections. All the X-rays. All the drill bits used. All the wisdom teeth extracted. These are the many reasons my dentist should rejoice when I shake his hand in greeting. Yes, he should whoop and dance for joy because when I turn up, work turns up. I am his income on two legs. And he does give me a smile when we see each other, but a mild one, and then with a nod invites me to take a seat in the chair and sets to work straight away.
The machinery gurgles, hisses, screeches. I dig my fingertips deep into the synthetic-soft arms of the chair when he sets to with his hard metal instrument in my mouth, scratching here, scraping there and soon muttering something worrying that comes out muffled from beneath his surgical face mask. He nods and has his assistant hand him an injection. Quickly and energetically, the fine needle penetrates my gums, here, there, tiny pinpricks, and again here, and again there. Brief pause.
The dentist straightens up, pulls down his face mask, says it won't be long before the anesthetic takes effect and stands up from his stool. Mouth open, I lie prostrate on the chair. My dentist walks over to the window in his starched white gown. From his office, you have a magnificent view over the roofs of the city. Thick smoke oozes from the tall chimney of a district heating plant. Close by, a flock of pigeons swoops through the air. All of the dentists I have ever consulted in my dental cavity-filled life had their offices on the upper stories of the building. Never have I stopped to wondered why that was.
My dentist stands at the window, hands behind his back, looking out. I can see him on the edge of my field of vision. He's humming a tune. Is it "Flight of the Bumblebee"? A jet cuts across the immaculate pale blue of the sky leaving a vapor trail that soon disappears again. Away in the distance, filigree construction cranes do their heavy work. All the while, the machine sucking the saliva out of my mouth snarls and gurgles.
Turning my head as well as I am able, I see my dentist touch the windowpane with his nose, just lightly, exhale through his wide-open mouth, then take a step back to study the shape of his condensed breath on the glass from a certain distance. It resembles a skull. I swiftly pull my head back to stare straight into the dazzling light of the operation lamp. Then my dentist says calmly, as though to no one in particular: "Sometimes I'd like to throw in the towel. Take a year off. Travel the world. Just drop everything and go. Get right away." Then he falls silent. I nod and attempt to say something because, yes, that would certainly be a great idea, fantastic, grandiose even, but please not right this minute, not now! That's what I would like to say, but the suction device lies rattling in my mouth and all I can get out are strange, gurgling sounds. "Just drop everything and go," he says once more, now facing in my direction, "circumnavigate the world, once all the way around."
Then he strides soundlessly over the carpet and back to the treatment chair. He smiles, pulls his face mask back up, bends over me, and sticks his fingers and a cold metal instrument with a bizarrely intricate hook at the end into my gullet, which is now almost as wide open as my eyes. "Okay," he says in a quiet, friendly voice, "things could perhaps get a big unpleasant now."
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I just came across this news story about Reds pitching prospect Kyle Lotzkar and thought I'd share it. Evidently, Lotzkar is working out at Advanced Athletics, which given the accents, I would say is back in Lotzkar's home country of Canada.
Thanks to "stabilizertraining" on youtube for originally posting the news clip.
It appears that Lotzkar has a very good work ethic and a real dedication to improvement, both of which are great attributes for prospects. Especially given his age, Lotzkar seems to have a good head on his shouders and maturity beyond his years. All too often, you see sublimely talented prospects who fail to get the most out of their natural ability, but thankfully that doesn't seem to be the case with Lotzkar.
I still have some concerns about his mechanics and his repertoire, but at least he's serious about his offseason workouts. I have to wonder if the Reds as an organization wouldn't benefit from implementing a "pre-hab" program for their pitchers similar to what the Oakland A's and others have done. However, until that time, we have to hope that Lotzkar's offseason workout program will improve his velocity and decrease his injury risk.
It'll be a very interesting 2008 season for a number of the Reds prospects. The 2008 season is "moving day" in the Reds organization, so it'll be interesting to see who rises and who falls.
A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Kyle Lotzkar and Offseason Workouts
Labels: 2008, Baseball, K.Lotzkar, Pitching Prospects, Reds
2 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Lotzkar will have a better career than Bailey. He will be a top 50 prospect in 2009, and top 10 in 2010.ReplyDelete
Hey Anon,ReplyDelete
Time will tell. It's hard to imagine Lotzkar having a better professional debut. However, I do have concerns about his pitching mechanics and he still needs to develop a third pitch. He's got a good fastball, but needs more polish to his secondary offerings. He was able to dominate lower level prospects in 2007, but it'll be interesting to see how he fares against more advanced competition.
He's definitely got time on his side and had a nice debut, but he's got quite a ways to go before he reaches the majors.
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President Barack Obama is hardly the first president to hit the road to emphasize themes sounded in his State of the Union address. Nearly all recent presidents have done it.
Obama is observing the tradition with a three-day tour that will take him to Asheville, N.C., on Wednesday, Decatur, Ga., on Thursday and hometown Chicago on Friday.
The trips are an attempt to enlist public support in pressuring Congress on a range of issues Obama is pushing - instead of embarking more directly on new partisan fights with lawmakers.
The annual address wasn't always the big deal it is today.
The tradition of delivering it to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber began with Woodrow Wilson, president from 1913-1921. But even then, it was usually delivered around noon. President Lyndon Johnson moved it to prime time.
"That changed the whole nature of the speech. Its audience now was the American people," says presidential scholar Stephen Hess. "(Senate Republican leader) Everett Dirksen said, if he can do it, we want it for the opposition, too. The three networks at the time said, `Sure, why not?'"
Since presidents play to a crowd of millions with the annual speech, it seems natural for them to hit the hustings the next day to pound home their message. And it won't be hard for the White House to build audiences receptive to Obama's agenda on jobs, the budget, gun violence, immigration and climate change.
Of course, leaving Washington to present your case directly to the public doesn't always work.
Bill Clinton's travels to promote his health care proposals went nowhere.
And George W. Bush's travel after his 2005 State of the Union to rally support for his plan for private Social Security accounts to allow younger workers to put some of their payroll taxes in stocks or other investments flopped.
It didn't even garner much support among GOP lawmakers.
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Compare cheap flights to Aitutaki
Aitutaki is the second most inhabited island of Cook Islands with a population of over 2,000 only. Yet, it is still one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Pacific region. For exciting island hopping adventure and exciting nightlife, this place is definitely a must-see.
When is the cheapest time to fly to Aitutaki?
The Aitutaki Airport hosts only Air Rarotonga with flights to Rarotonga and Atiu. If you want to come to this island, you need to take a flight from Rarotonga where there are connecting flights from New Zealand, Australia and Tahiti.
Exciting Sea Adventures
A visit in Aitutaki will not be complete unless you get the chance to visit the beautiful spots located in the islands. Take the Matriki Sea Adventures and get the chance to see the Eagle Ray Alley, Giant Clam reserve and Honeymoon Islands all in one day.
Snorkeling packages are also available upon request. Taking a 7-meter boat, you will get to see the hidden beauties of the island.
A Relaxing Night
After your island hopping tour during the day, what better way to end the night than by relaxing on a bar and grill house. Te Vaka is the ultimate choice of the foreigners. It is overlooking the ocean and has a variety of dishes being served. Yet, with the number of tourists dining here, early reservation is a must.
It seems like there are a lot of things to do in the islands. Visit Skiddoo and book your flights now.
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The Advanced Placement (AP) program exposes high school students to college-level material. If you've been taking AP classes, you've probably taken one or more AP exams to prove your mastery of the subject and earn college credit. Good for you! To apply your AP credit to your UAB education, you'll just need to have AP Services send us an official AP Grade Report. Our handy Advanced Placement Tests chart can help you figure out which of your credits may apply.
How do I submit my AP Grade Report to UAB?
When you take the exam, you will be prompted to select the school which will receive your results. AP Grade Reports are sent in July to you, your high school, and the college you selected on your exam answer sheet.
What if I sent my results to another school - how can I send them to UAB?
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We should note that this is not actually the new Sodo arena, with which Seattle hopes to lure an NBA franchise; this is only a model. And not a strictly accurate one—unless I misunderstand the load-bearing properties of butter, I do not believe the inside is hollow and contains a little butter court with little butter baskets, ringed by little butter luxury suites, one of which contains little butter Maloofs.
Also, no one knows what the actual arena will look like yet, so the butter people make it look like half a basketball, which is evidently what butter people think NBA arenas should be.
The latest on the arena front is that Seattle signed off on financing last week, but it's still far from a done deal. First there'll be an environmental review. Then the inevitable lawsuits from groups opposed to the Sodo arena, including the Mariners and local industrial unions. Then the city council gets to back out if it wants to. And then Chris Hansen has to lure a team before construction can begin.
Until then, behold the Butterdome.


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Neighborhood Cleanup Program
As areas in the city mature, neighborhoods require concentrated revitalization efforts in order to maintain a strong Scottsdale community.
Through the Neighborhood Cleanup Program, we are committed to helping maintain the vitality of our original community by focusing on aesthetic improvements and promoting well-maintained and safe neighborhoods.
As part of this program, the city is providing two FREE services under the Neighborhood Cleanup Program to residents/volunteers who organize neighborhood cleanup efforts.
Scottsdale Tool Lending Center (TLC) Program:
A trailer loaded with landscape tools is available for loan to assist Scottsdale residents and community volunteer groups with removing accumulated debris in their neighborhood. (Minimum of 5 organized households or volunteer groups)
Program Requirements:
- Project must be organized by a designated project coordinator
- Minimum of 5 households involved in a project, or a group with a minimum of 5 volunteers
- Secure project date and provide at least 2 weeks advance written notification to participants - Program Success Tips (PDF)
- Property must be within the City of Scottsdale
- Tool trailer to be used for residential clean-up projects only within the City of Scottsdale
- Each designated project coordinator must assume responsibility for the following:
- Completion of Scottsdale TLC Program Application including a list of participating homeowners/volunteers - Participant List Form (PDF)
- Signing the Hold Harmless Agreement (PDF)coordinator signature only
- Ensuring the Waivers (PDF) are signed by all participants using equipment
- Completed Application, Participant List, Hold Harmless and Waiver forms must all be on file with the city before equipment will be deployed!
- Distribution of the tools
- Ensuring that all equipment is safely operated
- Retrieval of the tools
- Properly securing the trailer and its contents by scheduled pick-up date
- Return trailer keys at the time of pickup or to Neighborhood Services, 7506 E. Indian School Road, the next business day
- Ensuring that all city solid waste containers do not become overloaded or contaminated with prohibited materials (see disposal requirements)
- Reading over and adhering to all Program Guidelines (PDF)
- Use by professionals or for personal gain or profit is prohibited
Scottsdale Roll-off Program:
A 30-yard roll-off (trash bin) is available to assist Scottsdale residents with accumulated debris in their neighborhood. (Minimum of 5 organized households.)
Program Requirements:
- Clean ups must be organized by a neighborhood leader or designated project coordinator
- Minimum of 5 households for one street or a project that impacts the entire neighborhood (i.e. common areas, alleys, streets)
- Secure project date and provide at least 2 weeks advance written notification to participants - Program Success Tips (PDF)
- Participants must be a Scottsdale solid waste residential customer
- Trash bin to be used for residential clean up projects only
- One trash bin per clean up project
- Neighborhood leader or designated project coordinator must assume responsibility for the following:
- Completion of Neighborhood Clean Up Program Application
- Ensuring the Hold Harmless Agreement(PDF)is completed
- Ensuring that roll-off does not become overloaded or contaminated with prohibited materials (see Program Guidelines (PDF) for disposal restrictions).
- Trash bin will be delivered by 5 p.m. the Friday prior to the weekend of the neighborhood cleanup project and picked up the following Monday in the morning
- Bin drop-off location must be clean from dirt and debris before and after cleanup effort
- Qualified addresses may receive a roll-off once within a six month period
Disposal RESTRICTIONS*
Acceptable Materials:
- Bagged or boxed trash
- Mattresses/box springs
- Toys/swing sets/ misc. junk
- Unusable furniture
- Un-repairable items (bicycles, BBQ grills, etc)
- Bagged grass, leaves, plant trimmings
- Tree branches, cactus, etc
Materials/Uses NOT Accepted:
- Aerosol Cans
- Antifreeze
- Construction project debris
- Dirt, rock, concrete
- Gasoline
- Hazardous/medical waste
- Paint/paint-related materials
- Pesticides
- Pool chemicals
- Pressurized tanks (i.e. propane/oxygen/helium)
- Tires
- Transmission fluid/Engine oil
- Use by hired professionals (i.e. contactors, landscapers, etc. may NOT use trash container)
- Overfill of container
*Disposal restrictions apply to all roll-offs, dumpsters and waste receptacles within the City of Scottsdale.
For more information or to register for either or both of the FREE services:
Please Note: If you live in an organized homeowners association (HOA) and are planning a clean-up effort within a common area, you must obtain approval from your HOA before commencing your project. Also, clean-ups on easements, rights-of-way and protected natural area open spaces (NAOS) require prior city approval.
**Reserve dates for service are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact Information
City of Scottsdale - Office of Citizen Service
7506 E. Indian School Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251


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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to Study Brain Signaling
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00044200
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 22, 2002
Last Update Posted : July 5, 2018
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This study uses positron emission tomography (PET) to examine brain function and signaling involving phospholipids, and to see how signaling is related to blood flow. Much of the brain is composed of fatty molecules called phospholipids. These molecules are involved in the way brain cells signal each other to direct brain function. Brain disease may change phospholipids and disturb brain structure and signaling. Studies of brain phospholipid composition and metabolism may help clarify how the brain works in healthy people or stops working effectively in disease states.
Healthy volunteers between 18 and 45 years of age may be eligible for this study. Candidates are screened with a medical history, physical examination, and blood and urine tests. Participants undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and PET scanning as follows:
MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of body tissues and organs. For this procedure, the subject lies on a table that is moved into a metal cylinder (the scanner) and wears earplugs to muffle loud knocking and thumping sounds that occur during the scanning process. Scanning time varies from 20 minutes to 3 hours, with most scans lasting between 45 and 90 minutes. Subjects may be asked to lie still for up to 30 minutes at a time.
For the PET scan, a catheter (thin plastic tube) is inserted into an artery in the subject's wrist or elbow crease to collect blood samples during the procedure, and a second catheter is placed in a vein in the opposite arm to inject radioactive tracers. The subject lies on the scanner bed, wearing a special facemask and goggles. The mask helps hold the head still during the scans, and the goggles either block all light or administer bright flashing lights. Radioactive water is injected into the vein, followed by a 1-minute PET scan to measure brain blood flow. This is repeated three more times. Then, a radioactive fatty acid is injected into the vein, followed by a 1-hour PET scan to measure brain phospholipid metabolism. This is repeated once. The images of blood flow and phospholipid metabolism in the different regions of the brain under the conditions of darkness and during visual stimulation provide information on how and where the brain responds to visual stimulation. The entire procedure takes about 3 hours.
|Condition or disease
The binding of neurotransmitters and certain drugs to neuroreceptors in the brain is considered to modify cognition and behavior by activating certain receptor-coupled effector enzymes and initiating signal transduction cascades. One of these effector enzymes is phospholipase A2 (PLA2), which when activated will release arachidonic acid (AA) from phospholipids and initiate the AA cascade (Fitzpatrick and Soberman, 2001). AA and its eicosanoid metabolites have multiple biological actions. We have developed an imaging method to quantify and localize brain signal transduction involving PLA2 and AA in unanesthetized rats and monkeys, using quantitative autoradiography or positron emission tomography (PET), and radiolabeled AA. The aim of this protocol is to extend this method to humans with PET, when brain imaging AA signaling in two experimental conditions (dark and visual flash stimulation at a frequency of 3 Hz or 8Hz) in the same subject in the same PET session. Radioactive [1-11C]AA will be injected intravenously in each condition, and PET will be used to measure its incorporation coefficient k* in individual brain regions. Animal studies and modeling have shown that the incorporation coefficient is proportion to PLA2 activation and the release of AA from brain phospholipids (Rapoport, 2003). In addition, [15O]H20 will be injected in each condition to measure regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). Based on our prior studies in human subjects of rCBF during visual activation by flashing lights at different frequencies (Mentis et al., 1997; Mentis et al., 1998; Mentis et al., 1996), we hypothesize that statistically significant increments in rCBF and [11C]AA incorporation into brain will be increased during visual activation compared with the dark (unactivated) condition. These increments should be evident in primary visual cortex, association visual cortex, thalamus, and frontal cortex. If our hypothesis proves correct and our method to measure [11C]AA incorporation both during stimulation and in the dark proves feasible in the same subject in the PET session, we believe that the method could be applied generally in humans to examine brain PLA2-related signal transduction during physiological or pharmacological activation and in healthy aging (Giovacchini et al., In press) and disease, particularly Parkinson and Alzheimer disease (Hayakawa et al., 2001; Nariai et al., 1991).
Study population
We plan to study 30 normal volunteers, each of whom will be subjected two stimulation conditions in the same PET session, visual stimulation at a frequency of 3 or 8 Hz, or a dark condition (0 Hz).
Each PET scan session will last approximately 3 hours. Each subject will receive a total of four [15O]H20 injections to measure regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and two [11C]AA infusions to measure incorporation k* for AA during a single PET scan session. He/she will have an arterial catheter and venous line inserted during the entire session, and one transmission scan at the beginning of the session. The order of the scans will be randomized. The order of 4 blood flow scans will be: Rest-Photic Activation-Photic Activation-Rest OR Photic Activation-Rest-Rest-Photic Activation. The order of two [C11]AA scans will be Rest-Photic Stimulation Or Photic Stimulation-Rest.
Stimulation will be conducted via LED goggles at a flash frequency of 3 Hz and 8 Hz, evenly divided among the 30 subjects, and at 0 Hz (dark condition). Statistical parametric mapping and other statistical procedures will be used to identify brain regions in which k* for AA and/or rCBF is elevated at 3 Hz compared with the dark condition; at 8 Hz compared with the dark condition; and at 8 Hz compared with 3 Hz condition.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|20 participants
|Official Title:
|Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Activation-Induced Signal Transduction in Human Brain
|Study Start Date :
|January 10, 2000
|Study Completion Date :
|June 12, 2015
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
All subjects must have normal values on screening measures to be in the study.
Age between 18 and 45 years.
Past or current medical condition that would interfere with brain function- history of alcoholism; psychiatric or neurological illness; head trauma with loss of consciousness; history of exposure to central nervous system toxin; history of central nervous system infection; metabolic, endocrine, connective tissue disease; hypertension or other cardiovascular disorder; abnormal renal, liver or pulmonary function; blood or coagulation disease; malignancy; psychopharmacological treatment; neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental disorder; stroke; epilepsy; sensitivity to flashing lights. Subjects requiring regular medication.
Subjects demonstrated by drug screening to have taken controlled substance.
For female subjects, pregnancy or current breast-feeding (nursing).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00044200
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Stanley I Rapoport, M.D.
|National Institute on Aging (NIA)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 22, 2002 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 5, 2018
|Last Verified:
|June 12, 2015
Phospholipase A2
Arachidonic Acid
Blood Flow
Signal Transduction


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Strong Progress: Daily's parent back in black
The parent company of the Daily Progress, which struggled with red ink in the year-ago fourth quarter, is reporting a profit of $27.4 million, or $1.18 per diluted share. This compares well with a net loss of $85.5 million, or $3.86 per diluted share, for this Richmond-based company that owns a slew of television stations and papers including the Tampa Tribune and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. In a release, the company cites cost-cutting and stronger ad sales for the quarter's profit.
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Cost cutting in the news department is sadly evident. This is becoming a coupon clipping paper that plays follow the leader when it comes to local stories.
If what you say is true maybe this should be a new entitlement program.
With the gluttony of online news,local, national and worldwide, there's no point in even reading this paper anymore. It seems to me that it's only old people who still read it, resistent to technology and the idea of having a computer and getting internet. I used to work at the Daily Progress, and let me tell you when the printing press would break down there'd be hundreds of calls from people getting all crazy because their 50 cent newspaper wasn't in the box that morning. And I do mean crazy. Some would call repeatedly, every half hour, "Where's my paper?! Where's my paper?!?!?" Others would yell, even cuss. For a little newspaper. It's like, go online and get your news if it's that important to you! But it seemed to me it was mostly elderly shut ins who don't have a "fandangled computer" or internet, and who don't get out much and so that's all they had in life. They NEED their newspaper. It's like this daily ritual that makes them feel secure. Because of that I've since concluded that newspapers are just security blankets for the elderly and shut ins and all those resistent to technology. That's about it. For the rest of us it's antiquated and pointless and a waste of trees.


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Compiled from selected police activity reports.
Buckeye Lake
• April 22: An officer was dispatched to 1st Street on a report of a possible overdose victim. The victim was semi-conscious and no one around her thought it was a suicide attempt. The victim was transported to Licking Memorial Hospital.
• April 24: A driver was cited for traveling 54 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Walnut Road.
• April 24: A driver was cited for traveling 5i in a 35 miles per hour zone on Mill Dam Road.
• April 25: A West 5th Street woman said a person against whom she has a restraining order was harassing her.
• April 25: A driver was cited for traveling 54 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Mill Dam Road.
• March 18: A Buckeye Lake man told police he went to Krogers to get some Similac and "got greedy." He was arrested and taken to jail after Kroger security detained him after he loaded up a grocery cart with three cases of Budweiser, one case of Busch Light, one case of Budweiser Select, a bag of kitty litter and two containers of Similac and wheeled it out of the store without paying.
• March 22: Police took a report after a motorist left the Kroger fuel center without paying for $30.22 worth of fuel.
• March 22: Police checked out a report of a door-to-door meat salesman in the Maple Avenue area. He had left the area.
• March 22: Police took a report on an apartment office break in on Lakewood Drive.
• March 22: Police warned a driver about parking in the fire lane at the Kroger store.
• March 22: A driver was cited for travelling 66 mph in a 50 mph zone on Ohio 79 at US 40.
• March 23: Police were dispatched to a reported domestic dispute at a Canal Road apartment. A woman told police that her ex-boyfriend had broken out of the windows of her Honda. On further inquiry, police learned that the ex-boyfriend owned the vehicle and had broken out his own windows. Police just documented the incident.
• March 23: A Lake Forest Drive woman told police she got into a verbal argument with her husband who then threw two cardboard boxes at her. She was not injured. Police documented the incident.
• March 24: Police checked out a suspicious vehicle parked behind a business. That led them to an individual that police discovered was wanted on two warrants. He was arrested and taken to jail.


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Reader Gina writes to us from Maryland, "I'm totally stumped on staying warm and looking cute at the same time this winter. I hate earmuffs, and any hat that actually keeps my head warm ends up leaving my hair a mess. Can you suggest a winter hat that won't ruin my 'do? Thank you!"
Okay, so it's infinitely easier for most of us to look cute in summer...but that doesn't mean chilly weather has to come between you and cuteness. Here are a few great solutions to your hat conundrum:
A knit beret! Just ask Taylor Swift--these things accomplish the rare feat of being cozy and chic, and with a wide array of warm fabrics available (wool, cashmere, angora), they'll hold all of the heat in your head. They're also pretty slouchy, which means they don't cling to your head so much that they'll crush your curls.__
A satin-lined cloche The classic 1920s French girl style is experiencing a rebirth, and it flatters almost every face without leaving you with hat head. Look for a one that's lined in silk or satin to create a smooth barrier between your locks and any matting that could potentially occur:
__Newsboy caps They won't cover your ears, but if you're mostly concerned about your head, a cute newsboy cap is a smart solution. Again, opt for a heavy fabric like wool or tweed, and choose one that frames your face without being too tight (the most common cause of that annoying ridge in your hair is a too-tight hat! You should be able to get a finger between the band and your head):
Do you suffer from the dreaded hat head in winter? What are your tricks for keeping it at bay? And what kind of hat do you wear? Share!
AND...if you've got a style problem that needs solving, we want to hear it! Send us your question and we'll have you looking chic in no time...


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Democrats broadened their control of Congress, though in the Senate they fell short of the 60 votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority that would have given them almost unbridled power over legislation.
Voters ousted Senate Republicans in North Carolina and New Hampshire and added three seats held by retiring GOP incumbents to the Democrats' fragile 51-49 majority.
Four other Senate races involving Republican incumbents remained too close to call Wednesday, including Georgia where a runoff election was scheduled and Minnesota where the margin was so close that state law forced a re-count. The GOP retained some leverage in spite of Democratic gains.
"The people have spoken. We hear the people and now it's time to come behind our president," Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, told "The Early Show" on CBS on Wednesday. "The Senate is going to have to work things out in a bipartisan way, and I think the test is going to be right there."
In the Georgia Senate race between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin, each candidate won just shy of the 50 percent of the vote plus one required to win, so the state on Wednesday set a runoff election for Dec. 2.
In Minnesota, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken in the final vote count, but Coleman's 571-vote margin falls within the state's mandatory recount law. That law requires a re-count any time the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-half of 1 percent.
Even as they celebrated Obama's election and their own victories, Democratic leaders pivoted to looming issues big and small, including whether to punish or tolerate a Senate ally who endorsed Republican John McCain. There were bigger questions down the road: how to resolve deep differences in their own ranks over promised reforms like universal health care and energy independence — and just how much the public would punish Democrats if they fail.
Too close to call
In Minnesota, Coleman and Franken were facing a lengthy wait for the results of a recount Wednesday after one of the state's tightest Senate elections ever.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Coleman led Franken by 570 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. Coleman had 1,210,940 votes to Franken's 1,210,370 votes.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state.
Franken, a former writer and performer on "Saturday Night Live", said his campaign was already looking into reports of irregularities in Minneapolis where some voters had trouble registering, though he wouldn't elaborate.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Franken said the margin was "four one-hundredths of one percent of the vote".
"There is reason to believe that the recount could change the vote tallies significantly," Franken added. "This has been a long campaign, but it is going to be a little longer before we have a winner."
Democrats gain
Coleman's bid for a second term came against a strong Democratic headwind nationwide, led by Barack Obama's big presidential victory.
Overall, Democrats fattened their majority control of the Senate, ousting Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire and capturing seats held by retiring GOP senators in Virginia and New Mexico.
Piggybacking on the excitement level raised by presidential victor Barack Obama and his voter-registration and get-out-the-vote drives, Democrats increased their effective majority to at least 56 seats in the 100-member Senate.
"Obama ran a terrific campaign, he inspired millions of people," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said in a telephone interview. "It's been a really good night."
All Democratic incumbents on the ballot prevailed.
Two other races with Republican incumbents remained to be resolved — in Alaska and Oregon.
But Republicans stopped a complete rout, holding the Kentucky seat of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and a Mississippi seat once held by Trent Lott — two top Democratic targets.
North Carolina state Sen. Kay Hagan, little known politically before her run, defeated Dole — a former Cabinet member in two Republican administrations and 2000 presidential hopeful. Dole had tried to tie Hagan, a former Presbyterian Sunday school teacher, to atheists in an ad that appeared to backfire.
Two Udalls win
In pair of western races, Reps. Tom and Mark Udall took over Senate seats held by retiring Republicans. Tom Udall, the son of former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, defeated Republican Rep. Steve Pearce to succeed Pete Domenici in New Mexico. Tom's cousin Mark, the son of the late Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona, won the Colorado seat held by Republican Wayne Allard, who did not seek re-election.
Former Democratic Gov. Mark Warner breezed to victory in Virginia to take a Senate seat held for five terms by retiring GOP Sen. John Warner, beating another former governor, Republican Jim Gilmore. The two Warners are not related.
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, the only serious GOP target, won her re-election over Republican state treasurer John Kennedy.
"Winston Churchill once said that the most exhilarating feeling in life is to be shot at — and missed," McConnell said late Tuesday. "After the last few months, I think what he really meant to say is that there's nothing more exhausting."
GOP wins in Mississippi
In a tight Mississippi contest, Republican Roger Wicker, squeaked past former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove to serve another four years of the term originally won in 2006 by Lott. Wicker was appointed to the post temporarily after Lott stepped down.
With Warner's victory in Virginia, Democrats now control both Senate seats and the governor's mansion. Virginia usually votes Republican in presidential elections, but Obama also won there Tuesday.
Democrats had counted on a slumping economy, an unpopular war and voter fatigue after eight years of President Bush to bolster a razor-thin 51-49 effective majority they've had the past two years after adding six seats in 2006.
They set a sky's-the-limit goal of controlling 60 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes in January — the magic number needed to prevent Republicans from blocking bills and judicial nominees. It was always a long shot.
But having a majority in the high 50s will enable Democrats to exercise far more control than they have now, since some Republicans probably would join them in efforts to break Senate logjams on many bills and judicial appointments.
But some observers believe hard-line Democrats hoping to bring a unified party to the new Senate may be disappointed.
Many of the new Democratic senators will more than likely bring some of their state's conservative values to the Senate and may vote against the party line on some social and economic issues. Also, the conservative Democrats already in the Senate sometimes vote with Republicans. That group includes Democrats from Nebraska, Montana, Louisiana, West Virginia and both Dakotas.
As the Cook Report's Jennifer Duffy explained it, "There are enough Democrats who abandon the party's position on any given issue to make 60 something of a false number."
Still, Democrats will wield more control in committees because committee membership is proportional to the size of the Senate majority. Currently, the Democrats' slim majority translates into a one-seat advantage on almost every committee. But the Democrats could pick up as many as two more seats per committee. The final numbers are negotiated with Senate Republican leaders.
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, one of two independents who align with Democrats, is threatened with the loss of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee as payback for actively supporting the presidential bid of Republican Sen. John McCain. Reid, the majority leader, said he would meet with Lieberman later in the week to discuss the matter.
"Now that the election is over, it is time to put partisan considerations aside and come together as a nation to solve the difficult challenges we face and make our blessed land stronger and safer," Lieberman said in a written statement. He had harshly criticized Obama in a speech at the GOP nominating convention in September.
Democrats will also lose two incumbents: Obama and Biden. Democratic governors in Illinois and Delaware are sure to appoint Democrats to replace them.
Democrats had fewer seats to defend than Republicans. Of the 35 races on Tuesday's ballot, 23 were held by Republicans, 12 by Democrats.
Targeting Stevens
Another possible pickup for Democrats: Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. Stevens, at 84, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, sought re-election despite calls from GOP leaders to resign after he was convicted last week of seven counts of lying on Senate financial disclosure forms.
He was locked in a tight contest with Democrat Mark Begich, the mayor of Anchorage.
With more than 40,000 absentee ballots to be counted within 10 days of the election, Stevens went home late Tuesday to get some sleep, his political future uncertain.
Republican Sen. Gordon Smith in Oregon was also on the list of Democratic targets.
Republicans held the Nebraska seat of retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel, with former Gov. Mike Johanns defeating Democrat Scott Kleeb, a college history instructor. Johanns resigned as Bush's agriculture secretary to make the race.
Republicans also held the Idaho seat of Sen. Larry Craig, who decided not to run for re-election after he was caught last year in a men's room sting. Idaho Lt. Gov. Jim Risch won the seat.
Republican incumbent senators who cruised to re-election included Lindsay Graham in South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Jeff Sessions in Alabama, James Inhofe in Oklahoma, Lamar Alexander in Tennessee, Pat Roberts in Kansas, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, John Cornyn of Texas and Michael Enzi in Wyoming. Sen. John Barrasso, appointed after Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas died, was elected to fill the remaining four years of Thomas' term.
Democratic senators easily winning re-election included Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, Dick Durbin of Illinois, John Kerry of Massachusetts, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Carl Levin of Michigan, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Max Baucus of Montana, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Jack Reed of Rhode Island.
NBC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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American River Dog Harness Choke Free - Pink Camo
$ 17.99
$ 21.99
Hit the trails and blend into your environment with this fun American River Camo Choke-Free Mesh Dog Harness in Pink.
- Camouflage design
- Double safety closure.
- Reflective strips for night walking.
- Fashionable embroidered logo.
- Patented design.
- Made of 100% polyester mesh.
- Machine washable.
Why We Love It:
The American River Choke-Free Mesh Dog harness in Pink Camo is a great choice for dogs wanting to look outdoorsy, feminine, and a little tough. But this fashionable harness isn't just for looks.
The American River Choke-Free dog harnesses by Doggie Design are simply head and shoulders above the rest for quality and safety. Why?
Trachea safe - The Choke-Free patented design pulls only from the chest, never the neck. Many smaller breeds are susceptible to having a collapsed trachea, especially when using a collar. Even regular harnesses can be dangerous for toy and teacup breeds. Don't put your pup's airway at risk with anything but a choke-free harness!
Patented Conforming Shape Fit Seam Technology - This unique feature allows the harness to conform to curves even on hard-to-fit dog chests.
Patented Closure Slide Adjustability - Most harnesses have little or no size adjustment at the clasp. This unique design allows the clasp to slide along the nylon webbing for a full 3 inches of adjustment.
Double D-ring - Most harnesses have only a single D-ring. Furthermore, some companies use D-rings that aren't welded shut. The remaining slit in the metal of sub-par D-rings may open under pressure and the nylon could slip out, leaving your dog at risk for escape. Since the American River Choke Free Harness features two welded D-rings in its design, you're getting double the protection.
Reflective strips - All of the colors of American River Choke-Free Dog Harnesses feature reflective strips that can be viewed from the front and the sides to provide visibility during nighttime or early-morning walks.
Zig zag trim binding stitch - Using a zig-zag stitch over the harness trim ensures there will be no missed stitches. This means the trim and the mesh fabric are fully bonded to each other.
Safety – The choke-free design makes this harness an ideal choice for use as a car seat belt harness since it pulls from the chest, not the neck.
Double safety closure- Wide touch fastener and high-strength plastic buckle clip ensure your dog won't be able to get out of the harness. When paired with a leash through the double D-rings, the harness has three levels of closure strength!
Easy to apply - The step-in design makes putting on this harness a breeze. Once your pup has stepped into the harness leg holes, wrap the harness up and around your pup, angle the touch fastener for the best fit, click the clip, and go!
Easy-care fabric- Soft mesh polyester is machine washable. Line dry.
Sized to fit most dogs - This harness is available in sizes from XXS through XXXL (to fit dogs from 3-100 pounds!)
Important Sizing Note: The following measurements are the dimensions of the actual product, not of the pet they fit. After measuring your pet, make sure all measurements fit within the following dimensions (with a little room to spare in the chest and neck).XX-Small
- Chest: 9"-11" (Most Important)
- Pets Weighing: 2lbs.-3lbs.
- Chest: 11"-13" (Most Important)
- Pets Weighing: 4lbs.-6lbs.
- Chest: 13"-16" (Most Important)
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- Chest: 27"-30" (Most Important)
- Pets Weighing: 50lbs.-60lbs.
- Chest: 30"-33" (Most Important)
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This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff.
With Real Madrid already through to the knockout stages, it seems that Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos thought it wise to avoid missing any of the more trying matches by accidentally-on-purpose taking ages over free kicks to nab a second yellow of the match each. You can see them dicking around after the jump.
More importantly, is this cheating? It does feel rather naughty.
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A memo on the Defense Department website reads: "A military chaplain may participate in or officiate any private ceremony, whether on or off a military installation, provided that the ceremony is not prohibited by applicable state and local law." The memo adds, however that "a chaplain is not required to participate in or officiate a private ceremony if doing so would be in variance with the tenets of his or her religion."
Homosexual activists applauded the move as a major step forward for "gay" rights. "As we move into a new era of open service, today's decision by the Department of Defense ensures that all military families, including lesbian and gay military families, have equal access to military facilities," said Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign.
But one conservative lawmaker, U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-Mo.), pointed out that the new policy is a violation of existing federal law. "The Department of Defense has decided to put the White House's liberal agenda ahead of following the law," Akin, chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, was quoted by The Hill as saying. "The Defense of Marriage Act makes it clear that for the purposes of the federal government, marriage is defined as between one man and one woman," Akin said. "The use of federal property or federal employees to perform gay marriage ceremonies is a clear contravention of the law."
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, which conducted an intense campaign to stop the DADT repeal, also criticized the Pentagon move as illegal, adding that it "is outrageous that only ten days after repeal of the law against homosexuality in the Armed Forces, the Defense Department is already pushing the military further down the slippery slope."
Likewise, Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association (AFA) called the move a "craven capitulation to the homosexual agenda. While conservative chaplains aren't being forced to perform same-sex marriages yet, it will only be a matter of time before they are tagged as homophobic bigots and forced to choose between their values and a military career. We need courageous leaders in Washington who will work to reinstate the ban on homosexuality in the armed services while there is still room for people of faith."
But even as the Pentagon caved in to the demands of homosexual activists, the administrators of at least one religious facility at a military base have said a loud and clear "No" to homosexual "marriages." Taylor Henry, director of public affairs for the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, confirmed that no homosexual marriage ceremonies will be allowed at the Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
"Holy Trinity is an actual Catholic parish, unlike the non-denominational chapels that are found on other military installations, and the only services held there are Catholic services," Henry told CNSNews.com. "The Catholic Church does not perform the sacrament of matrimony for same-sex couples."
Henry added that while other chaplains may well find themselves free to perform same-sex weddings at non-denominational chapels at U.S. military facilities, "no Catholic chaplain is authorized to perform a same-sex marriage under any circumstances."
Meanwhile, the U.S. military's Catholic Archbishop, Timothy Broglio, denounced the new military policy, noting, reported CNSNews.com, that "voters in 29 states have affirmed marriage as the union of one man and one woman by referendum — and 41 states total have adopted laws or constitutional amendments protecting marriage."
The Archbishop said that the new policy "seeks to circumvent the clear will of the majority, whose unquestionable sovereignty has the last word in the system of government enshrined in the Federal Constitution." He added that the 1996 DOMA statute "was due to the efforts of a substantial, bi-partisan majority in Congress and to then-President Clinton. As a Nation we walk down a dangerous path when appointed officials are allowed to thwart the will of the people."
Photo: The interior of the Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.


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Longest Day of Golf 2017
What is the Cures Within Reach Longest Day of Golf?
A golf tournament, unlike any other.
Each year, 24-40 players golf from dawn til dusk - sometimes as many as 100 holes, each raising money to fund a repurposing clinical trial. In support of this amazing effort, we secure a private course, and provide our players with refreshments, carts, prizes, and encouragement.
Together, these players have created amazing impact, changing lives for patients with prostate cancer, pediatric brain cancer, autism, Alzheimers, and pediatric auto-immune disease. See below for updates on this funded research!
How does it work?
Registered players contribute or raise a minimum of $1,000, with many players raising $3-5K. On the day itself, these players enjoy open play on a private course from dawn til dusk.
Also, joining us on the course this year is Alex Moyer, former Miami Dolphins linebacker and founder of CA Gamechangers! CAG is a non-profit organization created to help young student-athletes maximize their academic and athletic experiences and facilitate life transitions to ensure success in life beyond sports. LDOG donations in support of CA Gamechangers will be split 50/50 between Cures Within Reach and CA Gamechangers.
Pictured above: Longest Day of Golf participants &
Miami Dolphins Alex Moyer (#54) & Hugh Green (#55)
What projects will be funded in 2017?
Funds raised in honor of Veletta Moyer/CA Gamechangers through the LDOG will be divided between:
For Cures Within Reach:
Repurposing a Cancer Drug to Treat a Rare Pediatric Liver Disease - Dr. Evan Nadler; Children's National Health System, Washington, DC
Low Level Laser Therapy for Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Pediatric Cancer Patients - Dr. Ihab Suwwan; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
For CA Gamechangers:
Chicago Hope Academy (CHA) is a coed non-denominational college and life preparatory high school dedicated to nurturing and challenging the whole person - body, mind and spirit. CHA offers a challenging preparatory curriculum, gifted teachers who encourage and mentor students, small class sizes (average of 12 students per class), and solid athletic programs that teach the value of teamwork, discipline, sacrifice, sportsmanship and preservation.
Partnering with CAG will result in identifying and financially assisting young student athletes to attend this school along with providing specific programing for student athletes at the school.
Hoops Avenue Athletics, HAA Elite's program has consistently prepared some of the best basketball players in the Mid-West through innovative clinics, one on one coaching, impactful training camps, and mentorship. It noticed a dire need for mentorship within the community of Evanston and its surrounding areas for young men. To that end, HAA Elite prides itself on teaching not only skills needed for the game, but also the lessons needed for life, character development, leadership accountability and team work. Its vision is to relentlessly guide the community's youth toward success with the ultimate goal being to ensure that kids win both on and off the court.
Partnering with CAG will impact game time programming by addressing academic and social skills support and postgame programming by engaging collegiate athletes in mentorship.
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Editor's note: The state and federal family leave laws are intricate and complex. These pages are designed to acquaint the reader with selected general topics and concepts only. Space limitations prohibit detailed treatment and nuance. For those who need a more detailed analysis of the law, we urge you to consider attending our one-day or two-day leave laws seminars coming soon to a city near you [Seminars].
EMERGENCY RULEMAKING ON OREGON FAMILY LEAVE: TEMPORARY RULE THROUGH 9/13/20: OARD Temporary Rule Filing - OAR 839-009-0230.
The Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) provides for time off to care for a sick child for an illness, injury, or condition that is not serious, and as included explicitly in this temporary rule, for school closures by order of a public health official for a public emergency even if the individual child is not sick.
Family Leave Tracking Form
NEW: Template for Certification of Serious Health Condition
UPDATE: OFLA now includes bereavement as a qualifying reason for protected leave.
Q. What laws require employers to give family leave?
A. Both state and federal law require certain employers to provide family leave to their employees: the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and the Oregon Military Family Leave Act (OMFLA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).
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Q. When can an employee take family leave?
A. Although there are a few exceptions, OFLA and FMLA generally provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year and OMFLA provides for 14 days of unpaid leave per deployment for the following purposes:
back to topQ. Who is eligible to take family leave?
A. To be eligible for OFLA parental leave only, employees must be on the job at least 180 days. For all other OFLA leave benefits, workers must be employed at least 180 days and also work at least an average of 25 hours a week during the 180 days before leave begins. OMFLA requires covered employers to grant leave to employees who have worked an average of at least 20 hours per week, but the law does not specify a period of time for applying the average, nor does it require any particular length of service as do OFLA (180 days) and FMLA (12 months). To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have worked for a covered employer for at least 12 months (not necessarily consecutive) and during the 12 months immediately preceding the leave must have worked at least 1,250 hours. Also, the employer must have 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of the employee's worksite for the employee to be FMLA eligible. back to topQ. How is an employee´s job protected during a leave?
A. With some subtle differences between OFLA and FMLA, employers must return employees to their former jobs or to equivalent jobs if the former positions no longer exist. back to topQ. How much leave can an employee take?
A. With some notable exceptions, employees are entitled to 12 weeks within any one-year period. That exhausts the FMLA leave entitlement except for military caregivers leave, which can extend to 26 weeks in one leave year. Under OFLA, women taking any pregnancy disability leave are allowed an additional 12 weeks for any OFLA purpose. Either parent who has taken a full 12 weeks of parental leave (e.g., to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or newly placed foster child) are also entitled to take up to an additional 12 weeks leave to care for a child with a non-serious health condition requiring home care. back to topQ. What notice is required?
A. Employees are required to give written notice to the employer 30 days in advance of the leave unless it is impracticable to do so, or if the leave is taken for an emergency. Employees who fail to give written notice may be subject to uniformly applied, non-discriminatory discipline by the employer pursuant to employer policy. back to topQ. What are the principal differences between OFLA and FMLA?
A. OFLA applies to employers with 25 or more employees in Oregon in the current or previous year. To qualify for protected leave, employees must have been employed for at least 180 calendar days immediately preceeding the date the leave begins (this includes all days the employee is maintained on the payroll) and have worked an average of 25 hours a week (except for parental leave, when no weekly average is required).
FMLA applies to employers with 50 or more employees in the current or previous year. To be eligible for FMLA leave, employees must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months (not necessarily consecutive), and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave. Also, the employer must have 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of the employee's worksite for the employee to be FMLA eligible.
OFLA also has a greatly expanded list of "family members" compared to FMLA. FMLA only provides for protected time off for the serious health condition of the employee or his or her spouse, child or parent (or one standing in the place of a parent or child of the employee). OFLA also extends to grandparents and grandchildren, parents-in-law, same-gender domestic partners and children and parents of same-gender domestic partners.
OFLA (but not FMLA) has sick child leave (non-serious health condition requiring home care) and the additional allotment of leave following pregnancy disability leave and sick child leave following 12 weeks of parental leave. FMLA (but not OFLA) has military caregiver leave and qualifying exigency leave.
OFLA (but not FMLA) has bereavement leave which is the leave to make funeral arrangements, attend the funeral or to grieve a family member who has passed away. This leave is limited to two weeks and must be completed within 60 days of the date when the employee learned of the death. Bereavement leave will count toward the total amount of OFLA eligible leave.
back to topQ. If employers are covered by both OFLA and FMLA, does that mean they are required to give 24 weeks of leave, instead of 12 weeks, in a year?
A. Generally, no. OFLA provides that leave counted as FMLA is also counted as OFLA if it is also an OFLA qualifying circumstance, if the employer was covered by both laws and if the employee was eligible under both laws at the time the leave was taken. Therefore, if an employee needs 10 weeks to care for a parent with a serious health condition, the 10 weeks are counted against both OFLA and FMLA leave entitlements, and the employee has two weeks of leave left in the year. There are a few situations, however, such as sick child leave and leave to care for a parent-in-law, grandparent or grandchild with a serious health condition, in which OFLA provides for leave and FMLA does not, so it is not possible to count the leave toward the FMLA entitlement. In such cases, an employer might be required to grant more than 12 weeks of leave in a year. Conversely, some FMLA circumstances do not necessarily qualify under OFLA. It is also common for an employee to become OFLA eligible after 180 days but still not be FMLA eligible until 12 months has passed. Any intervening use of OFLA leave will keep the FMLA entitlement intact pending FMLA eligibility. back to topQ. Are both parents entitled to a full 12 weeks of parental leave?
A. Yes, under OFLA, but not under FMLA if the parents are married. OFLA employers are not required to allow both parents to take parental leave at the same time, but each can take the full 12 weeks. OFLA states that family members working for the same employer may not take family leave at the same time unless one of the employees is suffering from a serious health condition, the child is suffering from a serious health condition, or the employer allows the taking of concurrent leave. Example: XYZ Corporation employs both the mother and father of a newborn child. Although parental leave can be taken any time within a year of birth, both parents would prefer to take parental leave during the 12 weeks immediately following the birth. The employer can require the parents to take leave consecutively instead of concurrently. FMLA allows the employees to take parental leave concurrently, but limits married parents to a combined total of 12 weeks. In dual coverage situations, employers must apply the law most favorable to the employee, such that the married parents could take a combined total of 12 weeks concurrently (FMLA), after which they could take the balance of the 12 weeks each has remaining, but separately if the employer requires it (OFLA). back to topQ. Must the employer tell the employee that time off is being designated as family leave?
A. OFLA and FMLA require employers to notify employees in writing of their eligibility to take family leave within 5 business days of a request for leave or the acquisition of enough information to determine that leave may be for a qualifying purpose. FMLA requires notice of rights and responsibilities to be sent with the notice of eligibility. When the employer has enough information to determine whether the leave will qualify under FMLA, the employer must notify the employee in writing within 5 business days. The United States Department of Labor provides employers with forms for these purposes. Call 503-326-3057 for more information. back to topQ. If I am covered by both OFLA and FMLA, which law do I follow?
A. As with all laws pertaining to employment, the employer must follow the law most beneficial to the employee.
Example: OFLA includes parents-in-law in its definition of family members, but FMLA does not. Employers covered by both laws must provide leave for employees who wish to care for their parents-in-law. Because this kind of leave is not covered under FMLA, the employer cannot count it against the employee´s FMLA entitlement, and the employee will still have an additional 12 weeks of FMLA leave. back to topQ. Must the employer compensate the employee during the leave?
A. There is no requirement that family leave be paid. However, the employee must be allowed to use any existing accrued paid leave, including sick leave, vacation leave or any paid leave offered in lieu of vacation leave. Note: Employers can also require that employees uses accrued paid leave during OFLA leave, and can dictate the order in which the leave is to be used as long as to do so is consistent with a collective bargaining agreement or other written agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer or an employer policy, and if (a) Prior to the commencement of OFLA leave, the employer provides written notice to the employee that accrued paid leave is to be used during OFLA leave; or (b) Within five (5) business days of the employee's notice of unforeseeable leave, the employer provides written notice to the employee. OAR 839-009-0280 (2)(3).
OMFLA is the opposite. The employee is entitled to use accrued paid leave and may dictate the order in which it is used. back to topQ. When the leave has been completed, is the employee entitled to return to his or her job?
A. FMLA states that an employee returning from leave is entitled to his or her former job or an equivalent job. OFLA states that an employee returning from leave is entitled to the former job, or to an available equivalent job if the former job has been eliminated. Employers covered under both OFLA and FMLA must therefore allow the employee on leave to return to the former job, if that job still exists. back to topQ. Can an absence due to a Workers´ Compensation claim also be counted as family leave?
A. Assuming the absence qualifies as a serious health condition, the answer is yes under FMLA. The answer is no under OFLA, unless the employee refuses a suitable offer of light duty or modified employment. Yes, if it meets the definition of a serious health condition under OFLA or FMLA. In dual coverage situations, the employee's FMLA entitlement will be reduced by the workers' compensation absence, but the OFLA entitlement will remain intact unless the employee refuses a light duty position. back to topQ. If an employer grants a family leave for a condition that is also a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended) and Oregon disability law, is there any further accommodation required once the leave period has ended?
A. Very likely. Employers must reasonably accommodate an employee´s disability if it does not create an undue hardship. If an employee´s family leave entitlement has been exhausted for a serious health condition that is also a disability, the reasonable accommodation obligation still remains. An example would be an employee who suffered permanent injuries to her back and, although able to return to work, needed special office furniture or equipment to allow her to perform the job after returning from family leave. Additional unpaid leave or an adjusted work schedule to accommodate therapy treatments may also be reasonable accommodations under the disability laws. The employer may be required to engage in a meaningful interactive process with the returning employee to identify potential accommodations. back to top
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Lighthouses to Climb
Why do we love lighthouses? To seek the high ground. To check out the view. To go, "Wow! Look at that." Here, in no particular order, are five of our favorites.
1. Heceta Head Light, Yachats, Oregon
It's pronounced "huh-SEE-tuh," and it's a photographer's delight. It's also a B&B with five rooms. Visitors can take tours of the lighthouse, still in operation with its original 1894 first-order Fresnel lens. Lodging guests can view the light after dark. See it on a Web cam: www.sealioncaves.com.
2. Point Reyes Light, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
You don't really climb this light, but you do climb to reach it. You walk a half-mile uphill from the parking lot to the visitors center. Then you negotiate 308 steps down a cliff to the lighthouse itself―unless the path is closed because of high winds. Your reward for this exertion: a ruggedly beautiful view and (if staffing and weather permit) a close-up look at its big first-order Fresnel lens.
3. Key West Light, Key West, Florida
I love the Florida Keys. I could spend a whole day watching the water change color with various angles of the sun. You see plenty of beauty from this 86-foot tower. The panoramic view also reminds you how tightly this resilient little town has always been tied to the sea around it.
4. Cape Hatteras Light, Buxton, North Carolina
On the Outer Banks you feel out there. At the top of this famous sentinel, which at 198 feet is the country's tallest lighthouse, you stand some 30 miles from the mainland. You can vividly see how utterly vulnerable this strip of sand is to the ocean's power. No wonder erosion forced the black-and-white spiral-striped lighthouse to be moved in 1999 from encroaching waves. Unfortunately, rust caused the stairway to be closed in June. Until it's repaired, you'll have to be content with a Web cam view: www.nps.gov/caha/livecam.htm.
5. Split Rock Light, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Minnesota
From this spectacular clifftop location, you can see 25 miles across Lake Superior to Wisconsin and the Apostle Islands. The light, decommissioned in 1969, now blazes to life only on special occasions, including each November 10, the anniversary of the famous 1975 shipwreck of the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald.
Lighthouse hours vary; check before you visit.