I had a birthday this week. I'm not telling what day thouuuuggghhhhh unless you already knowwwwww. What I will, however, share, is that Wicket heard my age and said "Wow. Mom. 38 is really REALLY old" after a moment of stunned silence in which I assume he was trying to process that number in relation to what he knows to be his own age. I assured him that 38 is not, in fact, really really old.
I got some lovely things for my birthday, including a Harry Potter lego set (thanks Wicket) and a cheese board and knife set (thanks MattHowk!). MattHowk also made and put up some LOVELY shelves over the rolling island, so I now have a place to put my cookbooks in the kitchen! YAY!
I also got a nice little unexpected gift, in the form of a stomach ulcer. DELIGHTFUL! It DID mean that I was able to stay home from work, and read in the sun on the patio while Wicket ran around the yard and MattHowk put the shelves up. That part WAS nice.
Now, once again, I am in a position of worrying about getting my miles in, and how I am going to complete the half marathon I am signed up for. I expressed this to one of my very favorite work friends, and really just one of my favorite humans, and she gave me another lovely unexpected gift. Peace of mind. And perspective, which seems to be really easy for me to lose all the time.
She reminded me that I run because IT MAKES ME HAPPY. Holy crap, that's right. How did I forget that? She also reminded me that I run so that I can be strong and healthy for myself and my family and enjoy eating and drinking wines, and that I am NEVER going to be perfect and that I am going to be awfully disappointed if that's my goal. I just can't even with what a wonderful human she is. THIS is why we need our lady friends.
The things we do because we love them shouldn't stress us out or become an obligation, and if they do we should take a step back. Maybe this ulcer is a reminder of that. Maybe it's reminding me that I am falling into old bad habits and am turning everything into work and stress and being way too hard on myself. It was so easy for me to fall back into "a grind" once I was finally able to run again after the ankle injury because I was able to train. It can't be a coincidence that once I get myself in a hard workout groove where I feel like it's "work" that I keep getting sick or injured. I don't HAVE to sign up for more races. And if I do, I am NEVER going to win them, no matter how hard I try. Literally never. I should be remembering WHY I am running them, which is because they bring me joy and make me happy. Didn't I JUST decide a few weeks ago that I was enough? How did I already lose that so quickly?
I have been struggling to find my "word" for 2019, and it's fitting that my beautiful friend helped me find it as an unexpected birthday present. Joy. That adorable little Marie Kondo is on to something. My priority needs to be joy; the things that bring me joy, and bringing joy to the people around me. Choose to do things that bring me joy, and if they do not, choose not to do them whenever possible. If I HAVE to do them, find the joy in them. Stop compromising.
I got some pretty lovely things for my birthday, but unexpected and profound peace of mind is the best thing. And joy. Joy that I have her for a friend, and joy in the people my husband has collected to share our weekend with, and all the things in my life I am privileged to do and have. I am so so grateful to her for being so generous with herself to take time out of her day to bolster me.
As a side note, I wonder if my friends will find joy in listening to "Jesus Christ SuperStar" all weekend. It IS Easter weekend, after all.
So, I don't really sleep that well. I used to, and desperately wish I still did, but I don't. I don't sleep BADLY, I just don't sleep…wellll…. As a side note, I think it's in large part due to having a small child. That can't really be remedied though, but he is a very good sleeper and does sleep through the night.
About a month ago Nuun announced that they were coming out with a new product that was focused on rest. The specific buzz was "Nuun Rest will be your go-to drink before bedtime and can help provide the relaxation needed to have a great night of sleep.
Active ingredients Magnesium, Tart Cherry, and Potassium in Nuun Rest help trigger your body's relaxation responses to reduce stress and inflammation." It's supposed to help relax your mind and your body for restful sleep and functional recovery. My thought was SIGN ME UP.
I had to wait a few weeks to put in my order, but I got it two weeks ago and was super excited. I ordered both flavors, Blackberry Vanilla and Lemon Chamomile. I tried the lemon first, in hot water. This is designed to be dissolved in 4-6 ounces of water, which is notably less water than the regular Sport version that I love.
My absolute first impression was that I love the taste. It's nice flavor without being at all sweet or cloying, but still very much what it is supposed to be. My second impression was that holy crap it made a mess. Don't fill your cup up to the top, because this stuff spits as it's dissolving, and it leaves more sediment at the bottom of the cup than my normal Nuun. It's not a problem for me, but some people don't like it. It's made to be dissolved in less water which doe somehow help the amount of residue left in the glass.
SO, how well does it work? To be perfectly honest, when I get excited about something, I 5000% expect something magical. Nothing can live up to this, and I am perfectly well aware of that. I have been using it for a week now, and I feel like it doesn't not work. To better gauge this for myself, I had to do a little research into what a reasonable expectation of "good" sleep is. As in, healthy sleep. Also, to set the stage, I am typically fairly consistent with getting 8 hours of sleep a night. I'm kind of protective of my sleep.
After a little visit to Dr Google, I learned that you cycle through the different phases of sleep 4ish times a night, and the amount of "deep" sleep is considered to be healthy if it is making up 10-25% of your time sleeping. REALLY?! I would have thought that would be much higher! So turns out my deep sleep has been fine all along, or at least not unhealthy. They did also say, however, that you can't have too much deep sleep.
In the last month of data (which is probably consistent long term but I didn't feel like looking back any further in my Garmin data) I average about 2 hours of deep sleep a night. I might swing about a half hour in one direction or the other, and I have had a couple of much better and MUCH worse nights, but I generally get about 2 hours of deep sleep a night. So, totally healthy which is awesome, but I would love for it to be more. The two weeks that I have been using the Nuun rest have been right on target with how my sleep usually is in terms of how much deep sleep I get.
What I HAVE noticed as being different is the consistency of the deep sleep. In the past week it seems to be spread out over the course of my entire time sleeping, rather than stacked on one end or the other like it so often has been in the past. I have also noticed that I am getting back to sleep after waking up more quickly and easily rather than laying there stewing, and am waking up feeling better and more rested. So there's that. While there might not be data to back that up, I FEEL better. There is something to be said for the qualitative as well as the quantitative results.
I am used to drinking tea before bed as a habit, so I will continue to swap it out with my Nuun rest in the hopes that we maintain some sleep that allows me to function at my highest level. Do I think it is a magic pill? No. Did I really want and hope it would be? Absolutely. I definitely want to still test it out in non-typical situations, like when I am traveling and when I have company or after true long runs, but overall if it doesn't actively hinder my sleep it can't hurt, right?
Seriously though, why can't anything ever just be magicall? Like you can drink all the wines right before bed and it would just totally negate that, without being some horrible habit forming medicine that makes you a zombie the next day. Best of both worlds. So rude. Me and my weighted blanket demand magic.
The last time I wore this shirt I ran 21.2 miles longer than I did in it this weekend. Humbling thought. That stroller run felt good but it wasn't easy.
I wasn't as achy afterwards as I often am. Was it due to beet root powder, enjoyed outside post run in the sun while Wicket ran around our yard like a crazy person? I don't know, but I'll keep using it just in case.
The last time I ran in this shirt I ALSO hadn't eaten far, far more than my fair share of breakfast nachos before running. They sure were tasty, but not great fuel. I could easily have had a terrible bathroom accident on the roads of Glens Falls, and felt off all day afterwards. It was a weird day and weekend.
Maybe I'm sort of keeping myself on track for the half in May? I guess we'll see.
Wednesday was an absolutely disaster. Nothing went right. Except one thing.
The lunch run has returned. It was sunny and 50 degrees and absolutely perfect out, so I ran for my lunch break. It was the most amazing run. I so so needed that. It was exactly what I needed to get my brain back on track a bit. I literally felt like I could breathe more easily afterwards.
We moved back into our original building, the one we were in for the last year and a halfish was just a temporary placement while they were renovating this one, so my same routes were not going to work anymore as we are on the opposite side of the city. I had some routes I used to use when we were over here before, but honestly I never really liked them.
I love the route I chose yesterday. I work in Saratoga Springs on the West side, and always ran towards Broadway. But that also meant crossing a few very busy roads, which is annoying. Instead, yesterday I chose a route that took me running out away from the city. I don't know why I never thought of this road before, it's RIGHT THERE. It was amazing! A nice hill, lots of nice houses, no sidewalk, perfect. Grand Ave indeed.
I didn't realize until that run how much running with the stroller has been weighing on me, literally and figuratively. I couldn't believe how fast I was without that 50 or so extra pounds, and how doable those paces felt! I haven't seen those times in ages, and now I can remember why my watch thinks those are my normal paces when I run on the treadmill.
My watch did think the run was harder than my brain did, my brain and my body just thought it felt wonderful. It felt so good to run moderately hard and see my times actually reflecting that. It also felt amazing to run with a tank top and capris, with the sun and the wind on me. I was a significantly kinder person when I got back after than run.
I made the unpopular decision to be smart and conservative today (Thursday) since I ran harder yesterday than I have run in a long time, and took today as a total rest day. No kettlebell and no running. I slightly felt my ankle, but I think it's just the stabilizing muscles that haven't been used in a while. Honestly, I'm surprised I'm not more sore since I was a little achy last night. I think that beet root powder might actually make a real difference in recovery for me.
The lunch run makes my life so much easier, if sweatier and stinkier. I need a whole lot more of that in my life. It felt so good to feel like I was really running again. And to be running by myself without anyone sassing me about potholes and animal crackers. I have limited patience for that business. I do think I need a mirror in my office though for touching up makeup afterwards, the bathroom lighting is unkind. Also, public service announcement, Kat VonD black liquid tattoo liner apparently holds up really well to a nice sweaty run.
That run made me want to run again. And again and again and again.
I was sitting at work one day, and it hit me. A savory pie craving. That in and of itself is nothing new, but I wanted a HAND PIE.
What does one do when a craving like this smacks them out of nowhere? Why, hits up Pinterest of course. In a matter of minutes I had found a number of recipes, or ideas, I wanted to try. I just needed to wait for a chance to try them!
That was three weeks ago. We have been so busy, how did that even happen? It's lovely, but also annoying. Finally, this week I was able to make a hand pie! I didn't even plan it! I realized Tuesday that I had no meal plan for Wednesday, oopsie. I also realized that I had an 8oz package of mushrooms leftover that I forgot to put into philly cheese steaks the weekend prior.
I ALSO happened to have a weird nearly half pound of ground beef in my freezer (who uses a half pound only?) AND a package of puff pastry. WE WERE IN BUSINESS!. Tuesday I cooked the ground beef with a diced onion and the mushrooms in butter, then added rosemary and thyme and white wine, then set them aside for the next day. It's best to make the hand pies with a cool filling, I am learning.
When I got home Wednesday I rolled out pieces of puff pastry to make them a bit thinner, then cut each one into 6 pieces, put some dijon mustard in the middle of each rectangle, put about a large tablespoon of filling on each one, lined the edges with egg wash, and crimped them shut with a fork. I did an egg wash on the top too, then baked them until they were brown and gorgeous.
Then I fell in love, then I died of happiness. They were so much better than I had anticipated!! The flames of my obsession were fanned by this adventure! The ground beef was a little bland, especially since the overall flavor was similar to the beef wellington we love, so I am glad I added the mustard. Overall it was super delicious though! I can't WAIT to try this with a nice steak diced up and sherry instead of pinot grigio!
I was also happy that I had some leftover filling! Hand pies use less than you think they will. I mixed up some filling with a scrambled egg and had it with my breakfast SO DELICIOUS! I only wished I was having my bread instead of lame store bought bread.
Today I tested a chicken pot pie hand pie with actual pie crust. It tasted pretty good, but not quite right. It also wasn't as pretty. Later this week I will be testing with pie crust AND with puff pastry (which frankly is much easier), then will likely test with store bought pie crust AND with freezing them to make ahead.
The options are unlimited! I am so thrilled and am having so much fun looking for savory pie recipes to make into hand pies! Honestly, I'm mostly looking for an excuse to eat crust I think, and rosemary and mushrooms. SO MUCH FUN!!!
Did I break my brain?
After the marathon training cycle, I am PSYCHED to be running but I DO NOT want to train. What is wrong with me? This is VERY atypical for me! Usually I LOVE training! I love the structure and the discipline and the sense of purpose!
Not right now I don't. We went away this weekend and I didn't bring running gear. Not at all. In fairness, the hotel didn't have a gym and the weather was supposed to be bad (and delivered on that), but still. I just didn't even bother. That's a first.
I have been completely unbothered by my mile times, and by my daily mileage. I'm running and I'm enjoying it, I'm just kind of doing whatever I want. I'm a few pounds heavier and while not thrilled about it am also not doubling down on getting rid of that weight immediately. There is a race this weekend that I often do, but I'm thinking I won't do it. I just don't feel like racing, especially with the stroller in the possible rain.
I know I am only a few months out from that training cycle, but is this a normal thing, or am I broken!? I DID notice that I recovered more slowly this time physically, am I still in the process of mentally recovering? Was all that coordination for long runs just way too much work? Or was it the cold weather for all of those long runs? I really strongly disliked that aspect.
Did I burn myself out going from training cycle to training cycle to injury rehab to training cycle? Part of me is thinking lately that since I have a really decent base, maybe I don't "train" for half marathons anymore. Maybe I just……run. Maybe I just run whatever I am going to mid week, at least 2 days a week, strength train at least once, then do a long run on Saturdays adding a mile each week.
I have heard of a lot of people who can, and do, do this. Is my fitness and experience level at a point where I can just do my own thing? I think the loose structure feels really appealing to me right now, which surprises me to write! I mean, lets face it, I'm not winning anything. Not my age group, not anything. So maybe I just do enough to keep mentally sane without making myself crazy with the pressure of training. I'll have some races, especially shorter distances, on my schedule for accountability, but not sacrifice ALL OF MY TIME to running.
Who even am I!? Am I in a cycle, or is this my new normal!? Maybe I'm just a girl who runs. And eats. And cooks. And is a wife. And a mom. And a sister. And a friend. And has a house that needs to be attended to. And a job I need to do. Maybe I'm just a totally normal, boring, medium person and that's totally awesome! Maybe I place my own personal peace of mind over everything else, even if that means I don't put the pressure on myself to intensely train or follow a training plan in a focused way, or always run specific miles on specific days of the week. Maybe I just accept being healthy and happy. Maybe I don't ALWAYS have to have some crazy goal I am chasing.
MAYBE I JUST ACCEPT AND PRIORITIZE BEING CALM AND HEALTHY AND HAPPY. MAYBE I'M TOTALLY FINE AND AWESOME JUST THE WAY I AM.
The Howks went on an adventure this weekend with some of our very favorite people! A few weeks ago our friend Kat suggested that our families take the weekend and stay in Rutland VT, and go to the Spring musical at Castleton University, which is where we all went to school for theater. She's so good at coming up with fun things for all of us to do together!
We decided to get in Friday night after work, then spend the day Saturday hanging out together and swimming in the hotel pool. The kids totally loved it. After getting out of the pool we took our time getting ready and hanging out together, then went to the evening performance of Catch Me If You Can at Castleton University. It was Castleton State College when we went there. Lots of things have changed.
All week I had been trying to determine where we would eat before the show. I got super excited about the Lake House out on Lake Bomoseen, until I realized they don't open until May. I saw there are a few new/er places right within walking distance of the college in the village. I was intrigued by Third Place, but they didn't really have a ton of info on line, including the menu, so I really wasn't sure if it would be right for us.
Kat had also seen it and while I missed it, she saw that they did burgers. So we decided to just park and walk down for an early dinner, and take our chances with Third Place to see if it would work. Spoiler alert, it totally worked!
I really liked that they had painted on the wall the reasoning behind their name. The First place is home, the Second place is work, then the Third place you hit on the way home is your local watering hole. Love it!
We got there at about 4ish, and since it was the middle of the afternoon on a Saturday we had no trouble getting a table. It's in a historic brick building in the village that I think housed a laundrymat when we were there? It was essentially wasted space before, and now has a nice bar and seating area as well as a takeout side where you can get pizza and other standard takeout fare. It's everything that's "in" right now and that I like, lots of brick and industrial/historic styling with local craft beers and food. It's a small space so we couldn't push tables together, so the kids got their own table.
The bartender was SUPER nice and knowledgable about the local beers and ciders that they have, and gave us tons of samples to help us decide. I am typically not an IPA lover, but I ended up with the K-Won IPA and was very happy. It was super light and refreshing and didn't taste piney at all, which is what I usually don't like about IPA. MattHowk ended up with a darker beer that was LOVELY, it didn't feel as heavy as it looked, and Dave ended up with a stellar cider that was bordering on tasting like mead.
Their menu was fairly standard pub fair, but elevated. They had burgers and wood fired pizzas, as well as some appetizers. They also had a specific kids menu, which was really nice. All of the kids decided on mac and cheese, and all of the adults but me each decided on a different burger off of their menu. I went with the poutine appetizer for my meal, which ended up being huge.
The food was good. Not crazy amazingly mind blowing excellent, but definitely good! Especially for being walking distance from a college campus, it's definitely better than it would need to be to be successful. The adult meals were defintely better than the kids, however, since their meal appeared to be Kraft mac and cheese in a nice crock. Wicket DESTROYED his, he LOVED it. He's never had it before (silly me, always making mine from scratch). Kat and Dave's kids have a slightly more discerning palate, their little lady ate some but their older daughter hardly touched it. She is FAR too fancy for Kraft. Wicket is not, and helped her with her dinner.
Everyone loved their burgers! MattHowk felt like his was a little dry, but he did ask for medium well so he thinksthat could have been it. It had onion rings and A-1 steak sauce on it, which was a little much for him. He was definitely looking for more of a housemade sauce rather than the vinegary from the bottle A-1 taste. Kat and Dave both said their burgers were good.
My poutine needed some extra seasoning and flavor, but overall was a really solid base. They used big fat steak fries which held up to the gravy super well, and the cheesecurds were AMAZING. They were local from Bennington VT, which I thought was neat. It definitely needed plenty of salt added, at the least, but hit the spot for me. Kat and Dave's older daughter actually ended up having some of my poutine while Wicket ate her mac and cheese. SO really, everyone was happy all around.
Overall, we really liked this place. A lot. We REALLY wished this was around when we were there. As we were finishing more and more people kept coming in, it seems like a really laid back fun spot. We also saw that they have an outdoor seating area with lights, which I bet is amazing when the weather is warm. Castleton is a really small town and I think has historically really lacked a "night life" for students, but this is a really great step in the right direction. I bet they are doing REALLY well and I am thrilled to see it.
Go see a show at Castleton and go grab a burger and a beer at Third Place! Definitely worth it, and I see it just getting better and better!
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I have written a little bit, a surprisingly little bit actually given my enthusiasm level, about the Instant Pot. I can't recommend that thing enough, it's so versatile. This past weekend I finally decided to try proofing bread in it to see how and if it works for me. GAME CHANGER!
I made two loaves to try things out. The first was a rye loaf for reubens for St Patrick's Day. We really don't celebrate it, but it's fun to eat reubens and watch Darby O'Gill and the Little People. What a weird movie.
I used a Jim Lahey no knead recipe, so I mixed it Saturday night and let it sit and do it's thing. It was a little more dry than I felt it ought to be, I personally feel the recipe didn't call for quite enough water. I also added 2 Tbsp of caraway seeds because I LOVE THEM.
The next loaf was my regular no knead white bread recipe. This one I started Sunday morning and put in the stainless steel insert of the Instant Pot instead of a glass bowl like I usually do. I did everything else exactly the same as I usually do.
I covered the insert with a dishtowel and turned it to the Yogurt setting, then put it on Low. Then I just left it. Partway through I did change to a stainless steel pot cover, since I felt the dishtowel wasn't as effective as it could be given that I have the large 8 quart Instant Pot. I left it for two hours and was SO PSYCHED with the rise! For good measure I gave it another hour, then baked it in the 7 quart Dutch oven at 450 like usual! It came out perfect! What is usually a 12-18 hour time period for proofing took 3 hours.
The rye loaf used the same long rise method that I usually use for my regular bread, typically 12-18 hours.I put into the Instant Pot for the second rise, rather than the initial long rise. At the point it went into the instant pot it had been rising for almost 18 hours and I wasn't thrilled with it's performance. So I floured up a dishtowel, formed the dough into a ball, and put the bread on the towel in the insert (I washed it first). I put the same Yogurt setting on Low and covered it with the stainless lid.
Per the recipe, the rye was ready to be baked when it had doubled in size and the indent did not bounce back when poked. I was SHOCKED that this only took about a half hour. For the second rise it worked even better than the other bread did for the initial rise! I also baked this loaf in the Dutch oven, and it came out AMAZINGGGGGGGGG. Like, sooooo gooooooooddddddd.
The coworkers that the white loaf went to were VERY happy, and the husband and son of mine that ate reubens on the rye bread were EXTRA HAPPY. Our only complaint with the rye loaf was that it scraped up the roof of our mouths a bit, but that's a thing with all crusty bread, regardless of who bakes it. I then finished the rye loaf for my breakfasts for the week and I couldn't have been more happy.
You probably weren't wondering, but if you were, proofing bread in the Instant Pot works GREAT! It's so easy and user friendly and I so totally recommend it. And getting an Instant Pot in general. Those little wizard machines have changed the kitchen game for a NUMBER of things for me. I LOVE IT! LOVELOVELOVE IT!


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A commercial pilot and licensed flight instructor with over 50 years' experience in the flying and piloting of numerous types and sizes of aircraft. His aviation background also includes service in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves; private operation of his own FAA approved flight school, air taxi, air charter, air ambulance, aircraft rental and leasing company; experience as an Instrument Rated FAA commercial pilot; and as a licensed Flight and Ground Instructor. He also has extensive investigative background in antitrust litigation involving fixed base operator and aircraft dealer, as well as complex litigation versus international parties. He has served as an expert witness in aviation cases, and represented numerous pilots and aircraft companies in FAA and NTSB proceedings.
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D. Law, 1976
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, M.S. Industrial Relations, 1967
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, B.A. History, Physics, Chemistry, 1963
U.S. Navy School of Pre-Flight and U.S. Navy School of Flight, Pensacola, FL, 1964
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FAA Wilbur and Orville Wright Master Pilot Award May 2014
Graduate Cessna Factory Pilot Schools – Cessna 337, Cessna 340, Cessna 414, and Cessna 421, (1970- 1976)
Flight Safety International, Wichita, KS, 1986-2011
Cessna 425 Professional Pilot Proficiency Initial and four Recurrent Trainings; and
Cessna 441 Professional Pilot Proficiency Initial and ten Recurrent Trainings,
SIMCOM, Dallas, TX,
Cessna 441 Recurrent Training – latest April 2014; two recurrent training programs – 2012 and 2013.
RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor Consultant, November 2014 to present.
Owned and operated Exec Air, Inc., Morgantown, WV and Executive Airways, Inc. Knoxville, TN, an FAA approved flight school, air taxi, air charter, air ambulance, aircraft rental and leasing company that accumulated over 25,000 accident-free flight hours in eight years, 1968-1976
Aircraft dealer, Knoxville, TN, 1970-1976
Extensive investigative background in antitrust litigation involving fixed base operator and aircraft dealer. Complex litigation versus international parties in fatal Hawker crash. Expert witness in aviation cases. Represented numerous pilots and aircraft companies in FAA and NTSB proceedings.
U.S. Navy Active Duty, Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida; NAS Agana, Guam; 1964-1966, NAS Miramar, California 1963-1967.
U.S. Navy Reserve at NAS Marietta, Georgia and NAS Cecil Field, Florida 1967-1972
Licensed to practice law by Tennessee Supreme Court, 1984
Admitted to Tennessee Appellate Courts, United States District Courts, United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1984, filed briefs with United States Supreme Court.
Member Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Member Experimental Aircraft Association
Extensive Familiarization Tours:
Cessna factory, Wichita, Kansas; Piper Aircraft Factory; Lock Haven, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida
Grumman-American Factory, Cleveland, Ohio
McDonnell-Douglas Factory, St. Louis, Missouri
Numerous U.S. Naval Air Stations, U.S. Air Force Bases, and seven U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers.
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Medical Certificate Second Class, February 2014
FAA Commercial Pilot – Airplane single-engine, multi-engine land; Instrument Rated, 1967
FAA Ground Instructor – 1968
Pilot-in-Command time in over 47 aircraft, and Flight time in 20 others; total flight time over 13,000 Hours, 1636 as Flight Instructor. Flight time began 1964 first solo in the United States Navy T-34 A and has continued until the present for over 50 years. No accidents or violations.
Flight Instructor – Gold Seal – Revalidated, February 2014 – License #1641226
Ground Instructor – Basic, September 1968
Instrument rating – June 1967
Commercial Pilot – single engine/multi-engine land, June 1967
Flight Instructor – Gold Seal – single engine land, Multi-engine land, October 1966
Private Pilot – Multi-engine Land, March 1966
Private Pilot – Single Engine Land, June 1965
F.C.C. Restricted Radio Telephone Operator, October 1964
First Solo – U. S. Navy T-34A, March 1964
International Flight Experience – over 90 flights to Mexico to 11 airports; also Canada, Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines.

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BACKGROUND: Prescription opioid use is highly associated with risk of opioid-related death, with 1 of every 550 chronic opioid users dying within approximately 2.5 years of their first opioid prescription. Although gabapentin is widely perceived as safe, drug-induced respiratory depression has been described when gabapentin is used alone or in combination with other medications. Because gabapentin and opioids are both commonly prescribed for pain, the likelihood of co-prescription is high. However, no published studies have examined whether concomitant gabapentin therapy is associated with an increased risk of accidental opioid-related death in patients receiving opioids. The objective of this study was to investigate whether co-prescription of opioids and gabapentin is associated with an increased risk of accidental opioid-related mortality. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a population-based nested case-control study among opioid users who were residents of Ontario, Canada, between August 1, 1997, and December 31, 2013, using administrative databases. Cases, defined as opioid users who died of an opioid-related cause, were matched with up to 4 controls who also used opioids on age, sex, year of index date, history of chronic kidney disease, and a disease risk index. After matching, we included 1,256 cases and 4,619 controls. The primary exposure was concomitant gabapentin use in the 120 days preceding the index date. A secondary analysis characterized gabapentin dose as low (<900 mg daily), moderate (900 to 1,799 mg daily), or high (≥1,800 mg daily). A sensitivity analysis examined the effect of concomitant nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use in the preceding 120 days. Overall, 12.3% of cases (155 of 1,256) and 6.8% of controls (313 of 4,619) were prescribed gabapentin in the prior 120 days. After multivariable adjustment, co-prescription of opioids and gabapentin was associated with a significantly increased odds of opioid-related death (odds ratio [OR] 1.99, 95% CI 1.61 to 2.47, p < 0.001; adjusted OR [aOR] 1.49, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.88, p < 0.001) compared to opioid prescription alone. In the dose-response analysis, moderate-dose (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.46 to 2.87, p < 0.001; aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.28, p = 0.024) and high-dose (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.58 to 3.08, p < 0.001; aOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.27, p = 0.015) gabapentin use was associated with a nearly 60% increase in the odds of opioid-related death relative to no concomitant gabapentin use. As expected, we found no significant association between co-prescription of opioids and NSAIDs and opioid-related death (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.98 to 1.27, p = 0.113; aOR 1.14, 95% CI 0.98 to 1.32, p = 0.083). In an exploratory analysis of patients at risk of combined opioid and gabapentin use, we found that 46.0% (45,173 of 98,288) of gabapentin users in calendar year 2013 received at least 1 concomitant prescription for an opioid. This study was limited to individuals eligible for public drug coverage in Ontario, we were only able to identify prescriptions reimbursed by the government and dispensed from retail pharmacies, and information on indication for gabapentin use was not available. Furthermore, as with all observational studies, confounding due to unmeasured variables is a potential source of bias. CONCLUSIONS: In this study we found that among patients receiving prescription opioids, concomitant treatment with gabapentin was associated with a substantial increase in the risk of opioid-related death. Clinicians should consider carefully whether to continue prescribing this combination of products and, when the combination is deemed necessary, should closely monitor their patients and adjust opioid dose accordingly. Future research should investigate whether a similar interaction exists between pregabalin and opioids.
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Juurlink, David N
Antoniou, Tony
Mamdani, Muhammad M
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van den Brink, Wim
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Although the suite moves seamlessly between sections, like a soundtrack it is episodic, featuring frequent shifts of mood and tempo. It enhances its atmosphere by integrating sampled material seamlessly alongside composed and improvised music, most obviously bullfrogs and crickets (I think!). The written ensemble passages utilize all of the players to excellent effect, allowing space for their individual voices to be heard but never to dominate. Of the five, Hemingway himself is the least visible, never in the spotlight but always underpinning the band. At its best, as on "It Ain't Slippery But It's Wet, the band achieves the kind of loosely anarchic swing that is very difficult to achieve without becoming too rigid or too loose: the musical equivalent of tightrope walking.
Following the suite, the three remaining tracks present contrasting facets of the quintet. "Rallier allows solo space for individuals, featuring Frank Gratowski on bass clarinet, a barnstormer from Wolter Wiebos on trombone, plus an all too brief solo spot for Hemingway himself, before coming to a climax with a tasty ensemble riff. In complete contrast, "Night Town/Tent is a cool, impressionistic composition with marimba and strings well to the fore. The closer, "Slowly Rising, lives up to its title—with a loping rhythm reminiscent of township jazz and fine interplay between the horns, it smolders without ever quite catching fire.
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Freedom Walking for Palestine and BDS
Oct 10, 2014: 6:03 pm
Stephen Lendman
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In the 1960s, US Freedom Riders challenged racist injustice and related human rights abuses. Their activism made a difference.
They rode interstate buses across segregated southern states. They risked life and limb at times doing so.
They endured arrests for trespassing, unlawful assembly, as well as violating state and local Jim Crow laws.
They highlighted racial injustice. They did so because it matters.
They provoked violent reactions. They bolstered civil rights activism.
They gave the Movement more credibility. More meaning when it was needed most.
They were special. They're history's heroes. They'll long be remembered.
They included Stokely Carmichael, Rev. William Sloane Coffin and Freedom Rider initiator/organizer James L. Farmer, Jr.
In 1942, he co-founded the Committee on Racial Equality. It later became the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
It sought to end segregation in America nonviolently. The struggle for racial justice continues.
Australia-based activist/academic Marcelo Svirsky is a modern-day civil rights champion. He's a Middle East expert. His interests include decolonization.
His books include Collaborative Struggles in Australia and Israel-Palestine, After Israel: Towards Cultural Transformation, and Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel-Palestine.
He asks: "Should we boycott Israel?" Its genocidal Operation Protective Edge raised disturbing concerns on how the international community should respond to horrific high crimes against peace.
Repeating them whenever it wishes. Violating core international humanitarian laws. Irresponsibly blaming Palestinians for its wrongdoing.
Ignoring dozens of UN resolutions condemning its actions. Censuring them. Deploring them. Demanding they end. Calling for accountability. It remains nowhere in sight.
From October 2 – 10, Svirsky walked 178 miles from Sidney to Canberra. He did so for Palestinian rights.
Urging support for a petition to Australia's parliament. Promoting discussion of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel.
Asking Australia's government to obey its obligations under international law. Ones pertaining to longstanding Israeli militarized occupation, colonialism, and institutionalized racism.
According to Svirsky:
"I am using my love of walking for one of the world's most socially just causes. Only international pressure by civil society, based on nonviolent means of Boycott can change the balance of power and eventually bring Israel to compromise."
"Along my route I've had an opportunity to educate about the BDS movement. At University of Wollongong (where he teaches), a large student meeting unanimously resolved that all students, staff and relevant trade unions be asked to support the BDS movement."
"Thousands of motorists have seen my banner. Conversations with passers by have given me the chance to explain my purpose, and along the way I've collected many more signatures."
Svirsky is a Jewish/Israeli academic expat. He believes activism works. He's appalled at what Palestinians endure.
He's walking for long denied justice. Because it matters. To enlist others to get involved responsibly.
He was born in Israel. He experienced inequality in childhood. Doing so focused him on social justice later on.
"As a Sergeant in the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps, I had seen so many abuses of Palestinians' basic human rights that I decided I should not continue support for the military and I signed a 'Courage to Refuse; letter," he said.
He respects the rights of all people, cultures, ethnicities, genders and racial backgrounds.
Ahead of his walk, he obtained permission from the Land Councils of La Perouse, Tharawal, Illawarra, Pejar and Ngambri to walk on their land.
Doing so showed respect. Concern for other peoples' rights. He's appalled at how Israel abuses them. Its self-righteous exceptionalism rubbish.
Its might over right ideology. Its outrageous treatment of Palestinians. Persecuting them for not being Jews.
Its belligerence. Its preemptive wars of choice. Its high crimes against peace.
Its contempt for rule of law principles. Its longstanding unaccountability.
He left Israel six years ago. He believes subjugating Palestinians under militarized rule must end.
He supports BDS efforts to do so. In Australia, it's not easy. Its government supports Israel's worst crimes.
Criticizing its policies is verboten. Doing so risks censure and/or public ostracism. Much like in America, Canada and many European countries.
Former UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights Richard Falk urges civil society "to join the growing global solidarity movement to resist the prolonged Israeli occupation and creeping annexation of Palestine."
He did so in the wake of collapsed Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. They were dead on arrival.
They reflect the greatest hoax in modern times. Israel deplores peace and stability. Conflict, belligerence and daily violence serve its agenda.
"Both Israelis and Palestinians deserve a just resolution to (longstanding) conflict with human rights at its core," said Falk.
"The best prospect for realizing Palestinian self-determination now is by way of pressures exerted through grassroots mobilization."
"We must strengthen the global solidarity movement, which includes the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) initiative in relation to businesses that profit from the settlements, as well as other forms of non-violent resistance."
"Third party (UN) Member States…have an important responsibility to ensure they are not complicit in human rights violations in Occupied Palestine," he stressed.
"The facts on the ground speak for themselves."
Jewish Voice for Peace "focuses…on (BDS) campaigns that directly target Israel's occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and its blockade of the Gaza Strip."
It believes it's "the most effective way for JVP to help bring about the aims we share with the Palestinian BDS call."
In September, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu said if he and others hadn't "struggled so hard in the anti apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela would have died in jail."
"The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement is as important as the anti apartheid struggle. I urge you all to support it."
Svirsky forthrightly does so, saying:
"I'm an Israeli Jew who rejects Israel's continuing subjugation of the Palestinians. I am fully committed to the principles of the BDS movement, and I encourage others to join this nonviolent action."
According to Sydney Peace Foundation founder Professor Stuart Rees:
"Amid the current political preoccupation with war and with the threat of terrorist attacks, the sight of one individual trekking for 10 days on behalf of another people's human rights signifies the value of non-violent protest and shows what humanity can mean."
He hopes Australian politicians will take time to read Svirsky's petition. Reflect on its principles "inherent in the BDS movement and summon courage to support it."
It requires a giant leap of faith to believe Western politicians anywhere (with rare exceptions) intend supporting right over wrong.
Washington isn't known for profiles in courage. Or Canada, Australia or European countries.
Svirsky is a modern-day Don Quixote. Regardless of long odds against him, he forthrightly supports right over wrong.
Ending Israeli occupation harshness. Universally recognizing Palestinian self-determination.
Holding Israel accountable. Justice denied for so long. What better way than by BDS. It's more vital now than ever.
Israel waged genocidal war on Palestine for decades. Millions of Palestinian corpses, wounded, disabled and displaced bear testimony to its barbarism.
Accountability is long overdue. BDS initiatives for equity, justice and fundamental rights work.
Years earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu called apartheid's end "one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century, but we would not have succeeded without the help of international pressure – in particular the divestment movement of the 1980s."
"Over the past six months, a similar movement has taken shape, this time aiming at an end to the Israeli occupation."
Western and despotic Middle East leaders won't hold Israel accountable. Grassroots movements must do it.
In July 2005, a coalition of 171 Palestinian Civil Society organizations created the Global BDS movement.
It did so for "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights" for Occupied Palestinians, Israeli Arabs, and diaspora Palestinian refugees.
Since 1948, dozens condemned Israel's militarized occupation. Its decades of discriminatory harshness.
Its contempt for rule of law principles. It illegal land seizures and settlements. Its preemptive wars of choice.
Its horrendous human rights violations. A previous article discussed what warrants repeating.
It said growing numbers of activists "call upon international civil society organizations and (supporters everywhere) to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to (apartheid) South Africa."
"Pressure is needed for 'embargoes and sanctions…for the sake of justice and genuine peace.' "
Nonviolent punitive measures should continue until Israel:
recognizes Palestinian self-determination rights;
respects international laws, norms and standards;
ends its illegal occupation unconditionally;
ends Gaza's siege unconditionally;
ends illegal aggression and other hostilities in all forms;
dismantles its Separation Wall;
frees all Palestinian political prisoners unconditionally;
grants Israeli Arabs equal rights as Jews;
end its racist apartheid system;
complies with UN Resolution 194 affirming the right of diaspora Palestinians to return to their homes and property or be fully compensate for loss or damage if they prefer;
recognizes East Jerusalem as Palestine's exclusive capital within June 1967 borders; and
gives Palestinians control over their land, borders, air space, coastal waters and resources.
Sustainable peace, equity and justice are long overdue. Payback time is now. Boycott Israeli products and services.
Shun international companies operating there. Ones complicit in its human rights abuses. Those exploiting Palestinians in the process.
Spread the word. Urge others to act responsibly. Archbishop Desmond Tutu said earlier:
"Those who choose not to act to stop Israel's massacre, especially those whose governments are implicated in Israeli war crimes, are choosing the 'side of the oppressor.' "
Committed activism works. It makes a difference. Doing the right thing is its own reward.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.


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Here's a question many people are asking themselves: What is Cody Simpson up to nowadays? If you're an OG fangirl of the Australian musician and actor, then you're most likely aware of all the incredible things he's been up to. However, Cody hasn't been at, say, Justin Bieber level of fave over the past couple of years, so you may not know about what he's been doing as of late. Don't worry, that's why we're here! Shall we?
For someone like Cody, it's important that he always feels good about what he's doing — especially when it comes to the music he puts out. That said, it's safe to say the "Pretty Brown Eyes" crooner was feeling pretty uninspired for a while, but in an interview he did with Billboard back in August, he recalled having a "metamorphosis" in the summer of 2016.
So, what does that mean exactly? Well, at that that time, the last album Cody had released was his third studio album, Free, which he released independently in 2015. Then, after spending days on the beach writing poetry and not knowing what to do next, the singer was suddenly overcome with inspiration, calling it a "prolific period" for him as a songwriter.
He parted ways with his manager Scooter Braun.
Diehard Simpsonizers will remember that Cody was once managed by Scooter Braun, who works with stars like Biebs and Ariana Grande, since 2011. However, the two parted ways and now he's signed to an independent record label called Entertainment One Music. Of course, an independent label lacks the major star power that he was once used to, but ultimately, it means he has way more creative freedom to release the music that he wants to release.
He is helping to save the ocean.
During his "metamorphosis," Cody also became an Ocean Advocate for the United Nations Development Programme to promote keeping our ocean clean. Not only does he share environmentally conscious posts on social media, but he also penned a few op-eds about the importance of taking care of our planet.
I am very honored to be welcomed aboard as @UNDP Ocean Advocate. Join us in our efforts and together we can #saveourocean.
Well, fam. Cody Simpson isn't a solo act anymore. A few months after releasing Free, Cody decided to take a break from life as a solo artist by putting a band together called Coast House Collective. Ultimately, that project didn't work out. However, he didn't give up and has now developed a new three-person project called Cody Simpson & The Tide with his friends Adrian Cota and Shareef Addo.
He started playing live shows again.
After heading out on his "Free Tour" in 2015, the "All Day" crooner took a long break from live shows. However, Cody Simpson & The Tide have performed some live concerts so far, and it's safe to the shows they're doing are much different than what his OG fans probably remember. Nowadays, Cody plays small venues with a general admission crowd, but one thing definitely hasn't changed: The energy is still awesome.
In September 2017, the band dropped their first EP, titled Wave One. Since then, they've also released Wave 2 and B-Sides. That's not all, though! The "New Crowned King" singer recently revealed on Instagram that remixes and acoustic versions of all your favorite Cody & The Tide tracks are coming soon, so be on the lookout for that.
There were a few reports back in 2017 that Cody was set to star in a couple of movies, including North Shore Wave Warrior and Smiley Faced Killers, but it's unclear what the status of those projects are at the moment. Regardless of whether or not those flicks ever see the light of day, though, it's safe to say that the Aussie heartthrob is back in the acting world for good, since he recently landed his biggest acting gig ever.
In October 2019, Cody announced that he would be making his Broadway debut and taking on the role of Dmitry in Anastasia. He started his run on November 29, which means that you can literally see him star in the show, like, right now if you wanted to. We heard he's incredible!
He appears to be single.
After splitting with Gigi Hadid in 2015, Cody then went on to date models such as Sierra Swartz and Sahara Ray. While Gigi found love with Zayn, Sierra began dating Famous in Love hottie Carter Jenkins, and Sahara was linked to Justin Bieber. As for Cody, he was spotted on a bunch of dates with Clair Wuestenberg starting in August and September of 2018, but they haven't really been seen together since.
So there you have it! What hasn't Cody been up to?! It's safe to say he's been keeping quite busy.


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This is a three-legged tall pot, a shape the Chinese call Li. It is made from a brown clay which is charred black.I could see the coarse brown clay because one foot was broken. The charring was almost a centimeter deep. It is a heavy piece and it is 24,5 cm high. It has been crudely restored, and misses one piece of the rim. The black is burnished smooth on places. In the inside there are traces of roots. There are several cracks and breaks. It is from the Xiajiadian culture,(2200-1600 BCE); a bronze age culture in the north of China.
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Huskies Open Bay Area Road Swing At No. 20 Cal Thursday
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UW (14-10, 7-6 Pac-10) at #20/20 Cal (18-5, 8-4 Pac-10) • 7 p.m. PT
Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, Calif.
Radio - KKNW AM 1150 • Live TV - Comcast SportsNet West
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UW (14-10, 7-6 Pac-10) at #11/11 Stanford (19-4, 11-1 Pac-10) • 1 p.m. PT
Maples Pavilion • Palo Alto, Calif.
Radio - KKNW AM 1150 • Live TV - FSN
With just five more games on the regular season schedule, Washington women's basketball (14-10, 7-6 Pac-10) will travel to the Bay Area this week for a big Pac-10 series with No. 20/20 California (18-5, 8-4 Pac-10) and No. 11/11 Stanford (19-4, 11-1). UW will take on the Golden Bears, Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. PT before facing the Cardinal, Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. Both contests will be televised live, with UW's game at Cal being televised locally by Comcast SportsNet West and UW's contest at Stanford being televised nationally by FSN. Washington is coming off a split versus the Arizona schools at home this past weekend, falling to then-No. 12 Arizona State (64-75) before defeating Arizona (79-64). UW will look to even the season series with both Cal and Stanford, as the Huskies lost to both teams in Seattle earlier this season. The Golden Bears and Cardinal are coming off a big meeting between themselves, a contest that was won by Cal at Maples Pavilion, 72-57.
TV Coverage:
Thursday's game at California will be televised live on a local basis by Comcast SportsNet. The contest can be seen in the Seattle area on Channel 14, as well as on Dish Network channel 409 and DirecTV channel 656. In the Bellingham area, the game will be available on Comcast Channel 76. Saturday's game at Stanford will be televised live to a national audience on FSN. Ted Robinson and Tracy Warren will call the action from Maples Pavilion.
Radio Coverage:
All Husky women's basketball games can be heard live on the radio at KKNW 1150 AM. Steve Sandmeyer, in his eighth season as the voice of UW women's hoops, calls the play-by-play. Former Husky Elise (Niemela) Woodward joins Sandmeyer as the color commentator for home broadcasts. Fan can also listen to games on the internet at www.gohuskies.com.
Washington did not receive votes in either of this week's Associated Press or USA Today/WBCA/ESPN Polls for the fourth-straight week. UW received votes in both polls for four-straight weeks from Dec. 18-Jan. 8. The Huskies have been ranked as high as No. 23 in the coaches' poll (Nov. 13) this season after earning a No. 25 preseason billing.
Scouting The Huskies:
Washington snapped a three-game losing streak in its last outing with a 79-65 win over Arizona, Saturday. Prior to that performance, the Huskies had lost six of their last seven games - their only win in that span coming at home versus Washington State (Jan. 20). UW seemed to for at least one game snap out of its shooting slump, turning in a season-high 54.4 percent field goal shooting effort versus the Wildcats, Saturday. Until then, UW had failed to shoot better than 33 percent from the field in four of six games. The Huskies put together as much as a nine-game winning streak earlier season - including a 5-0 start to Pac-10 play - from Dec. 6 through Jan. 4. Of Washington's 10 losses this season, seven have come to opponents currently ranked in this week's Associated Press Top-25: #4 Ohio State, #10 Arizona State (twice), #11 Stanford, #13 Purdue, #16 Texas A&M, #20 California and #23 Marquette. Leading the way for UW is senior guard Cameo Hicks, averaging team-highs of 17.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Hicks has tallied 19-straight double-figure scoring games, contributing at least 16 points in 11 of the last 15 contests. She notched her seventh 20-point scoring game with a 25-point effort against Arizona, Saturday. Hicks averaged 20.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Huskies' games against the Arizona schools last weekend. Junior point guard Emily Florence continues to lead the Huskies' stellar backcourt play, but more impressive are her rebounding numbers. Florence has grabbed at least five rebounds in 11 of the last 17 games including a career-high 11 versus USC (Dec. 29), a team-high seven vs. Cal (Jan. 13), a team-high eight vs. Washington State (Jan. 20) and a team-high seven vs. ASU (Feb. 1). The smallest Husky, she is UW's second leading rebounder in Pac-10 play with 5.2 boards per game and is second on the squad overall (5.0 rpg). Florence leads the team in assists (86) and steals (52) as well. Also scoring in double-figures is junior center Andrea Plouffe with 10.2 points per game. Senior forward/center Jill Bell has taken over the third spot on UW's scoring list with 7.6 points per game to go along with 4.8 rebounds. She leads the team in blocked shots (15) and is coming off three-straight double-figure scoring games with 13 points at USC (Jan. 28), 10 points vs. ASU (Feb. 1) and 11 points vs. Arizona (Feb. 3). Junior guard Dominique Banks has also reached double-figures in scoring in two of the last three games, with a season-high 12 points at USC (Jan. 28) and 10 vs. ASU (Feb. 1).
Bay Area Ties:
Four members of the Washington's women's basketball team are Northern California natives - senior guard Cameo Hicks (Tracy/West HS), senior guard Cheri Craddock (Oakland/James Logan HS), junior guard Dominique Banks (Stockton/St. Mary's HS) and freshman forward/center Laura McLellan (Campbell/Leigh HS). UW assistant coach Kellie Lewis-Jay is also a NoCal native, hailing from Auburn and prepping at Placer High School, while assistant coach Janet Soderberg has Northern California ties serving as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Pacific from 1993-95 while earning her Master's degree in educational and counseling psychology. In addition, head coach June Daugherty served as an assistant coach at Stanford from 1986-89 before taking her first head coaching position at Boise State in 1989.
Feb. 24 Time Change For TV Broadcast:
Washington's regular season home finale with Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 24, has been changed to a 3 p.m. tip-off time to allow for a live television broadcast. The original start time was 1 p.m. The contest will be produced by both KONG-TV and the Oregon Sports Network. It will air live on KONG-TV in the Seattle area as well as select television stations and cable outlets throughout the state of Oregon as part of the Oregon Sports Network.
Scouting California:
California has won three straight games and seven of its last eight. The Golden Bears picked up perhaps their biggest win of the season on Sunday with a 72-57 victory over then-No. 8 Stanford. It was the Cardinal's first Pac-10 loss of the season and snapped Stanford's 51-game home conference winning streak. Sophomore forward Devanei Hampton led the way with 22 points and 14 rebounds while guard Natasha Vital added 19 points and guard Lauren Greif scored 15. Forward Ashley Walker leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 points per game and 8.7 rebounds. Hampton is averaging 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds. As a team, Cal is averaging 68.1 points per game and holding opponents to an average of 58.9 points per game.
All-Time Series Record Vs. California:
Washington leads the all-time series with Cal, 38-10, but has lost the last two straight meetings including the earlier season meeting on Jan. 13, 49-72. UW's 49-point scoring effort in that game remains a season-low. Before these last two losses, UW had won as many as 11-straight games against Cal. UW is 17-7 against Cal in Berkeley, its most recent loss coming last year - 58-81 on Feb. 25, 2006.
Flashback - Earlier Season Meeting Recap UW vs. Cal:
Devanei Hampton scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half and the 22nd-ranked Golden Bears routed cold-shooting Washington, 72-49, Jan. 13. Hampton started strong and her teammates followed her lead. Hampton made 11 of 15 shots overall, finishing two off her career-high of 27 set earlier this year against UCLA. She also grabbed eight rebounds. But it was Hampton's start that set the tone. She scored six points during a 12-0 run to start the game and Washington never answered. The Bears' leading scorer, Ashley Walker, added 12 points and Rama N'diaye had 11. Washington shot a season-low 26 percent and lost its third straight to a ranked team. Cameo Hicks led Washington with 12 points. While the Huskies struggled to make anything against Cal's zone defense, the Bears shot 58.5 percent and never let Washington get closer than 15 in the second half. Hampton's 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 5:58 left in the first half gave the Bears' a 26-9 lead and her two free throws in the final minute gave Cal its biggest lead of the half at 35-14. Washington missed its first nine shots, 20 of its first 24, and shot just 20 percent in the first half. The 17 first-half points were a season-low for the Huskies and just three off the school record for fewest in a half. It was the second straight poor shooting performance by the Huskies, who shot only 28 percent against Stanford on Thursday. The 49 points were a season-low.
Scouting Stanford:
Stanford had its 17-game winning streak snapped by rival California on Super Sunday, falling to the Golden Bears 64-79. Junior All-American Candice Wiggins scored a team-high 17 points and senior forward Brooke Smith added 16, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Bears. Freshman guard JJ Hones tore the ACL in her left knee in the first minute of the game and will be out for the remainder of the season, Stanford announced Monday. Until Sunday, Stanford's last loss came to then-No. 8 Georgia, Nov. 26. Wiggins leads the team with 16.6 points per game, while Smith is averaging 13.9. The Cardinal will host Washington State on Thursday before the Huskies come to town on Saturday.
All-Time Series Vs. Stanford:
Washington is 14-31 all-time against Stanford, having lost the last two straight meetings and six of the last seven. UW trails the series 4-17 at Maples Pavilion, the last road win for the Huskies coming on Feb. 18, 1999 (74-62). Since then, the Huskies have lost the last seven-straight meetings on the Farm.
Last Game Recap - UW 79, Arizona 64:
Senior guard Cameo Hicks scored a team-high 25 points and senior center Jill Bell added 11 as Washington snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-64 victory over Arizona. Hicks, who shot 10-for-15 from the field and finished the game four points shy of her career-high, helped the Huskies turn in a season-high field goal shooting percentage of 54.4 percent. It was a welcome relief for a Washington team that had failed to shoot above 37 percent in five of the last six games. Arizona was led by Seattle native Joy Hollingsworth who scored a game-high 26 points. Reserve Ashley Whisonant added 17 points off the bench for the Wildcats, who suffered their 12th loss in their last 14 games. Bell and Hicks shared team-high honors in rebounding with six apiece, while senior forward Maggie O'Hara added five boards. The Huskies won the battle on the glass with Arizona, outrebounding the Wildcats 36-29. Hicks sparked Washington with 17 of her 25 points coming in the second-half, as Washington extended what was a six-point halftime lead (27-21) into as much as a 25-point lead (68-43) with 4:39 remaining the game. The Huskies nearly led wire to wire with the exception of a short-lived two-point deficit (7-5) early. It took Arizona nearly five minutes to put any points on the board, the first coming on a 15-foot jumper from guard Linda Pace at 15:08. Arizona hung with Washington until halftime, as the Huskies only led by as many as eight points in the opening 20 minutes. But the second-half was a different story when Hicks took over. Arizona closed to within one point (30-29) after an 8-0 run just after halftime, but the Huskies pulled away with an 18-4 run thanks to 10 points from Hicks in that span.
Ranked Opponents:
With its loss against No. 12 ASU, Feb. 1, UW fell to 2-6 against Top-25 foes this season (counting teams ranked in either the AP or coaches polls). Both wins came at home - versus then-No. 15 Texas A&M and then-No. 23 Florida State. Washington is 41-107 all-time against Top-25 opponents, including a 12-74 mark on the road (3-47 away, 1-15 neutral). These records reflect only teams ranked in the AP poll; Florida State was only ranked in the coaches poll at the time of their meeting in December. Eight of Washington's opponents this season were ranked in the preseason polls (AP/WBCA Coaches' Poll): Stanford (4/4), Ohio State (7/7), Purdue (11/13), Arizona State (13/12), Texas A&M (14/14), California (21/21), USC (22/22), and UCLA (23/23).
Top Rebounding Dawgs:
Like it has all season long, Washington leads the Pac-10 in offensive rebounding with 17.38 offensive boards per game. The Huskies own a 417-285 advantage over their opponents in offensive rebounds.
Pac-10 Rankings:
Washington is tied for the Pac-10 lead in steals (10.25), leads in in turnover margin (+4.83) and third in scoring offense (72.2)...Cameo Hicks ranks third in the Pac-10 in scoring (17.6 ppg) behind only Oregon State's Casey Nash (20.6 ppg) and USC's Shay Murphy (18.8)...She also ranks sixth in 3-PT field goal percentage (.403)...Junior point guard Emily Florence ranks fourth in the conference in assist-turnover ratio (2.15) and fourth in steals (2.17)...Guard Cheri Craddock ranks 10th in the Pac-10 in 3-PT field goal percentage (.347).
Huskies Shuffle Lineup:
UW head coach June Daugherty used her sixth different starting lineup of the season last weekend in games vs. Arizona State and Arizona. Newcomers to the starting five were senior forward Maggie O'Hara and junior guard Dominique Banks making their first starts of the year versus the Sun Devils and Wildcats. Senior center Jill Bell got the starting nod for the eighth and ninth times this year but first since Dec. 17 vs. Florida State. Mainstays in the lineup have been senior guard Cameo Hicks and junior point guard Emily Florence. Both Huskies have started all 24 games. Ten different players have been inserted into the starting lineup in 2006-07.
A Little Help From Their Friends:
Depth has been a key factor in UW's success this season. The Huskies rotate nearly their entire bench into each game. Ten players are averaging at least 12.2 minutes of playing time and eight players are averaging 4.8 or more points per outing.
Hicks Named To Another National Watch List:
In addition to being named a preseason candidate for the 2006-07 Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy, Washington senior guard Cameo Hicks was recently selected one of 30 candidates for the 2007 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. The Husky co-captain leads the squad with 17.6 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game and a 45.9 field goal shooting percentage. This season, Hicks has tallied 23 double-figure scoring games including seven 20-point games. She has scored at least 11 points in 23 of 24 games and has 19-straight double-figure scoring outputs. Hicks has been UW's leading scorer in 15 of the last 19 games, a span during which she has averaged 18.3 points per game. She was also named the Pac-10 Player of the Week twice in a three-week span in December. What makes her performances that much more significant is the fact that she is playing with an injured right knee after suffering a bone bruise in practice, Nov. 12. Hicks stays plenty busy when she's not on the basketball court, serving in her second year as the President of the Washington Student-Athlete Advisory Council (WSAAC). She is also keeping an online diary at GoHuskies.com.
As Bell Tolls:
Senior forward/center Jill Bell recently earned her way back into the starting lineup and rightly so. Bell has reached double-figures in scoring the last three straight games including 13 at USC, 10 vs. Arizona State and 11 versus Arizona. Bell has tallied nine double-figure scoring games this season, including a pair of double-doubles at Eastern Washington (15 points/13 rebounds) and vs. Northern Iowa (12 points/10 rebounds). Bell also leads the team with 15 blocked shots and ranks seventh on Washington's all-time blocks list with 71 in her career. Bell is the team's third-leading scorer with 7.6 points per game and is third on the team in rebounding with 4.8 boards per game. She is second on the squad in offensive boards with 47.
Fearless Florence:
Junior point guard Emily Florence serves as the Huskies' floor leader and defensive sparkplug. Measuring in as the team's shortest member at 5-5, Florence is second among her teammates in rebounding with 5.0 boards per game. Florence has grabbed at least five rebounds in 11 of the last 17 games including seven at Oregon State (Dec. 23), a career-high 11 vs. USC (Dec. 29), seven vs. California (Jan. 13), eight vs. Washington State (Jan. 20) and seven vs. ASU (Feb. 1). She leads the squad with 86 assists and 52 steals. Florence dished a career-high 11 assists in UW's close loss at No. 6 Ohio State (Dec. 3). She also tallied eight rebounds and seven points at Kent State (Nov. 30), while contributing six points, six rebounds, three assists and a career-high five steals versus Gonzaga (Dec. 15). Most recently, Florence contributed team-highs in rebounds (eight), assists (six) and steals (seven) vs. Washington State, Jan. 20.
Banks Makes Her Comeback At Oregon:
Junior guard Dominique Banks, a returning starter from last year who averaged 7.2 points and 4.1 rebounds, made her season debut at Oregon, Dec. 21. Banks missed the first 11 games after undergoing surgery to repair stress fractures in both legs, Sept. 15. Banks, who spent six weeks in a wheelchair after the surgery, had multiple stress fractures in both tibias which were discovered in August. The surgery included the insertion of rods down the middle of each tibia. In her first game back on the floor at Oregon, Banks tallied seven points, one rebound and one steal in 12 minutes. She is coming off her best performance of the season at USC (Jan. 28) recording a season-high 12 points and shared the team lead with four rebounds. Banks followed that up by scoring 10 points in her first start of the season vs. ASU, Feb. 1. She is averaging 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11 games overall.
Hicks Reaches 1,000 Point Milestone:
Senior guard Cameo Hicks became the 20th player in program history to record at least 1,000 points, during the Basketball Travelers Husky Classic in November. Hicks' 21 points versus Saint Louis (Nov. 25) pushed her above the 1,000 point plateau for her career. She has already made a steady climb up UW's scoring list and now ranks 12th with 1,361 career points.
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This is one of the best deals I have seen in a while. Earth Fare has redesigned their website and, to celebrate, are offering everyone a coupon for a Free Dinner for 4 with a $10 dollar purchase!
To get your coupon, first go to the "Welcome Home" tab. Then you either have to create a log-in username and password or, if you already have an account, just log-in. You get one chance to print the coupon and it will have your name on it. I'm not sure if this is the same for everyone, but for my coupon the expiration date was Feb. 16, 2011.


For seven decades, the attorneys at the leading Idaho law firm of Racine Olson have helped clients of all types resolve their property matters. Often, this includes resolving uncertainty or disputes about real estate passed down through a family over time or that otherwise has an unclear ownership structure because of problems with wills, trusts, and estate matters.
Our team of top business, real estate, and trust and estate lawyers works together to assist our clients to meet their legal needs. We regularly meet with our clients to help them understand and analyze title ownership and trust, will, and estate issues for their property, and how past activity has affected the current ownership structure. Here are three specific things that you should know about clearing up estate property issues in Idaho.
When a person dies with property that is to be passed down, Idaho law provides for how that process occurs. Usually, this is through a court procedure, like probate, or through a recognized non-court procedure, such as prior creation of a trust. However, things don't always get resolved cleanly. Problems in estates and trusts especially arise with real property, since it needs to show a clean line of ownership, often called the chain of title. If there are mistakes in documentation, or if passing of property isn't finalized or duly accomplished, there can be problems or questions about who owns what.
Unfortunately, problems in the title to real estate don't vanish. We have seen cases where these problems are hidden for years or even decades. They tend to come up when someone eventually wants to sell the property, use it as collateral for a loan, or assert property rights that conflict with the ideas of other extended family members about who has ownership.
These issues can arise with any type of property, but are especially prevalent for cabins, vacation land, homes, ranches, and farms that are owned jointly by extended family members. If recognized and addressed quickly, they can often be taken care of easily, but if decades have passed since the problems occur, resolution can be much more complex.
The baseline resolution procedure, for disputes arising out of trusts and estates, is judicial. This means that someone asks a court to resolve the question – i.e., they file a lawsuit. Idaho courts have broad powers to rule on ownership of property arising out of trust and estate problems (I.C. 15-8-102). The Idaho Code sets forth the basic procedures for this type of litigation, which generally follows accepted litigation methods and follow the rules of civil procedure (I.C. 15-8-201 et seq).
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To accomplish a nonjudicial resolution under TEDRA, all of the "parties interested in the estate or trust" matter must enter into a written agreement, which must be signed by all parties. The document must identify the subject matter of the dispute, the parties involved, and may address other issues regarding legal procedure, like jurisdiction and governing law (I.C. 15-8-301 to 302), and it should specify what agreement has been reached. The document may be filed with and approved by a court, and if done so it is "deemed approved by the court and is equivalent to a final court order binding on all persons interested in the estate or trust." Even if not filed with a court, the written agreement is binding and conclusive on the interested persons (I.C. 15-8-303).
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The first SPPA Promo Lunch was held in New Orleans, and in spite of a rainy day and tornado warnings, the lunch was a huge success. All five supplier spots sold out in only two days and all 30 of the free distributor seats were filled. During the supplier presentations, attendees won door prizes, received sales tips, saw new products and were made aware of exclusive deals made available to them.
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ZOOMcatalog, an aggregated Internet based portal for digital catalogs in the promotional products industry, has received United States Patent 8,407,197 B2 for a system and method to research documents in online libraries. The process was completed nearly three years after application for the patent was submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2010.
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Have you ever had one of those days? You start off with big plans to be productive. Your calendar is filled with confirmed appointments. Then, nothing seems to go right. Your computer crashes. Your cellphone battery dies and your charger is at home. Someone spills coffee on your shirt just before an important meeting. Your confirmed lunch appointment stands you up.