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Sophomore Kimmy Casiello is not ready to consider other options, even as the Camden Diocese announced that Wildwood Catholic High School would close in June. She hopes community efforts will keep the school open.
Advocates for Wildwood Catholic Hopeful for Second Save
May 12, 2020 Updated May 12, 2020
NORTH WILDWOOD – A decade ago, Chrissy Casiello was a senior at Wildwood Catholic High School, facing the stress, euphoria and pressures that come with graduation.
There also was an additional problem. Officials with the Diocese of Camden announced plans to close her school.
A large-scale community campaign, in 2010, raised enough money to keep the school afloat. Now, her younger sister, a sophomore at the school, is facing the same worry.
The Diocese of Camden announced that Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic Elementary School, which share a building, were two of the five schools that would close at the end of the term June 30. In an official statement, the diocese cited declining enrollments and a lack of local fundraising.
"I went through this 10 years ago. We went through the same thing," said Casiello, who owns a local business.
At that time, community members raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep the school open. With her sister, Kimmy Casiello, two years away from graduating, she's counting on the community to come through again.
Pushing to Raise $1M
According to Carole Pantalone, one of the organizers of the previous Save Wildwood Catholic effort, there is reason to be hopeful. She is on the school board and is again working to keep her beloved school in the Wildwoods.
She graduated from the school, in 1966, and has seen multiple nieces and nephews graduate since then. In a recent interview, she described the school community as being like a family, saying alumni and friends have come through for the school again.
"We have raised a significant amount of money," she said.
The goal is $1 million, a number Pantalone said officials with the diocese have mentioned during discussions.
"They said they'd like to see us with $1 million and they'll talk. We're close to that, but I'm not going to give you specifics," she said. "The whole community has rallied behind us. We're very close to our goal."
In some cases, the donations have been small, she said, calling that understandable in the current economic situation. Her group is a registered non-profit, therefore donations are tax-deductible, and Pantalone said they will be returned if they fall short of their goal. The group is also selling T-shirts and has other fundraising efforts underway.
However, money is only part of the story.
"We're rounding the bend with the money, but what we need is more enrollment. What we need is more students," she said.
Taken together, Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic School have seen a 12% drop in enrollment since 2015, according to numbers released by the diocese. This is smaller than the decrease in the other schools set to close, including Good Shepherd Regional School, St. Joseph Elementary School and St. Joseph High School (Hammonton).
According to a statement from the diocese, the high school has seen a more precipitous drop, and the two schools can only function together.
The kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school is a combination of three former Catholic schools - St. Ann, in Wildwood, St. Raymond, in Villas, and Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Cape May - brought together under one roof a decade ago when enrollment slipped. The schools have launched a rebranding effort, combining the kindergarten through 12th grade classes under the name Wildwood Catholic Academy "based on Gospel values and the promotion of academic excellence."
A New Reality
The younger Casiello sister faces another challenge. Her school has been closed for months due to the restriction enacted because of COVID-19. Kimmy Casiello, 15, says she misses her friends and her school.
Classes continue through virtual platforms, but she said it is difficult to master some concepts with remote learning. She plays soccer and basketball for the Crusaders. She does not know where she wants to go to college, but she has an idea of the career she wants – medical engineering.
"I saw a commercial with someone building a prosthetic leg for a dog. It got me interested in that field, but for human beings," Casiello said.
Like students around the country, Casiello had to adjust to the idea that she won't be back in her school this year. Right now, there is also a possibility her school will close before the next semester begins.
"I think the final nail was COVID-19," Pantalone said. "There is such uncertainty with jobs, people are struggling just to put food on the table."
The statement from the diocese also cited COVID-19 and the financial effect of the pandemic, expected to compound the existing financial trouble. Years ago, the diocese sought to make its parochial schools self-sufficient, weening them from support raised by parishioner donations, but the diocese also wanted to keep tuition as low as possible. The diocese has put $3.8 million into the elementary schools, and Wildwood Catholic got $750,000 in support, according to the statement.
"The decision to close these schools is sobering and painful. It has not been made lightly. It has been made with great deliberation, including insight from regional pastors, school advisory boards, the College of Consultors, the Diocesan Finance Council, the Office of Catholic Schools and the Diocesan Finance Office," the statement reads.
Wildwood Catholic High School Principal Joseph Cray did not respond to a request for an interview. A spokesman for the Diocese of Camden declined to be interviewed for this story, saying there was nothing to add to what was already said.
No Bad Guys
Stories like this are often told as David-vs.-Goliath tales.
According to Pantalone, that narrative does not fit in this case. Officials with the diocese have been responsive and willing to listen, she said.
"The diocese has been more than accommodating with us. Very kind," she said. "There are no bad guys here. We're all good guys trying for the greater good."
Chrissy Casiello described her time in Wildwood Catholic High School as some of the best in her life, saying her time at the school, and at St. Ann before it, helped lay the foundation for her faith.
"I'm just hoping that we can come around again and we can keep the school open," she said. "It's more than just a school. This is our entire community. We're a family here. You really know everyone who is affected."
Not Ready to Think About Options
"All affected students will have the opportunity to continue their Catholic education at nearby regional Catholic elementary and high school," reads the statement from the diocese.
For students in kindergarten through eighth grade, Bishop McHugh is in Cape May County, but for high school students, "nearby" may be a relative term.
The closest Catholic high school is Holy Spirit High School, in Absecon, about a 40-minute ride north on the Garden State Parkway from the Wildwood Catholic building, without traffic. The drive to the all-boys St. Augustine Preparatory School, in Richland, is almost an hour's drive from Wildwood, while Our Lady of Mercy Academy, in Newfield, an all-girls option, is also an hour each way.
Cape Christian Academy, a small, non-denominational religious school, in Court House, includes a high school.
There are public options, as well.
Wildwood High School, at 4300 Pacific Ave., in Wildwood, accepts students from the communities of Five-Mile Beach, who also have an option of Cape May County Technical High School, and there are high schools in Ocean City, Middle Township and Lower Cape May Regional High School. Each participates in the state's public school choice program, and there is Charter Tech, a performing arts-focused charter high school, in Somers Point.
Kimmy Casiello is not ready to consider other options, though.
"Right now, I haven't even thought about that," she said. "I have faith in our community, and I really believe in our lovely school."
Wildwood Catholic and Cape Trinity to Permanently Close
The Diocese of Camden announced April 17 that Wildwood Catholic High School and Cape Trinity Catholic School will close for good at the end of this school year.
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A new therapeutic approach to halting the spread of prostate cancer developed by a Stony Brook University-led research team has garnered a new five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), totaling $4.2 million, to advance the research to 2025.
Lead investigator Iwao Ojima, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (ICB&DD), along with colleagues at Stony Brook and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences, is investigating a specific fatty acid binding protein (FABP) in the treatment of inflammation, pain and against certain cancers, as drug targets themselves or in combination with current chemotherapy treatments.
Leaders of the collaborative research team developing new potential drugs to fight prostate cancer at the Stony Brook Cancer Center, from left: Robert Rizzo, Iwao Ojima, Martin Kaczocha, and Lloyd Trotman.
Dr. Ojima and Martin Kaczocha, PhD, (ICB&DD) received a seed grant called a "Fusion Award" from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University to conduct a preliminary study of FABP5 and its inhibitors as potential prostate cancer therapeutic target and agents. Their original work and collaboration with Lloyd Trotman, PhD, a Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, led to a paper in The Prostate that showed novel FABP5 inhibitors developed by the ICB&DD team exhibited significant cytotoxicity against highly drug-resistant metastatic prostate cancer cells. FABP5 also enhanced the antitumor effects of taxene drugs in animal models. These promising findings led to the acquisition of the NCI grant.
"This grant is a tremendous example of how collaborative research involving Stony Brook University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and industry have pushed forward a bioscience concept initially supported by seed money from our school to a level where the National Cancer Institute sees its potential as a new and better treatment for metastatic prostate cancer," said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
Under the grant, the team will leverage structure-based drug design and chemical synthesis approaches to identify best FABP5 inhibitors for potency and selectivity, employ a robust in vitro inhibitor testing platform, and access the efficacy of candidate inhibitors in mouse models. They will also investigate FABP5 inhibitors when used as monotherapies, as well as in combination with FDA approved drugs.
"This award highlights the outstanding research capabilities and innovative drug designs that have been created at the ICB&DD under Professor Ojima's leadership," said Richard J. Reeder, PhD, Vice President for Research at Stony Brook University. "The collaborative work also demonstrates how such partnerships benefit Stony Brook's growing focus on cancer research."
"We expect to continue the momentum of breakthroughs with our cancer research enterprise," said Yusuf Hannun, MD, Director of the Stony Brook University Cancer Center. "This work is at the frontier of driving novel cancer therapeutics, a major goal for the Stony Brook Cancer Center. This expansion of the research by Dr. Ojima and his colleagues with new federal funding is the type of progressive work we hope sets the bar toward our NCI cancer center designation and impacts patient care in the near future."
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Taxanes are used to treat metastatic prostate cancer. While they can be effective, tumors often build up resistance to these drugs. Patients also often experience adverse effects to these drugs, which results in termination of treatment. The emergence of FABP5 inhibitors could be a potential solution to treating advanced disease more effectively and minimize adverse effects.
"In our research, neither docetaxel or cabazitaxel alone was able to eradicate prostate cancer cells in vitro, while combinations of taxanes with FABP5 inhibitors resulted in complete prostate cell death with synergism at very low concentrations of taxanes," said Dr. Ojima.
"While the FABP5 inhibitors produced limited or no cell cytotoxicity in noncancerous cells, they achieved near-complete cell death in the prostate cancer cell lines used in our study, which suggests the FABP5 inhibitors would have much fewer side-effects compared with the current taxane/steroid-based therapy," added Martin Kaczocha, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and co-leader of the collaborative team.
To develop the FABP5 inhibitors for testing against prostate cancer, Dr. Ojima and Dr. Kaczocha are collaborating with Robert Rizzo, PhD, Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and Trotman, who has developed a unique and highly promising mouse model for metastatic prostate cancer. They will also collaborate with scientists at Artelo to develop leading FABP inhibitors against prostate cancer.
In 2018, Artelo entered into an exclusive license with the Research Foundation for the State University of New York to the intellectual property of FABP inhibitors for the modulation of the endocannabinoid system for the treatment of pain, inflammation and cancer.
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A strong mark and accurate kick, Barry Hall developed into an example of what was seen as a 'dying breed' in his era, a power full-forward who played exclusively in that role. Hall began his AFL career in 1996 and played as a centre-half-forward for much of his first three seasons. But a three-goal burst in just five minutes during the 1997 Grand Final gave coaches and fans alike a hint of Hall's potential as a permanent full-forward. In 1999 this transition took place and from then until his retirement at the end of the 2011 season, Hall kicked at least 40 goals in all but two of those seasons.
Hall's aggressive 'pack-splitting' approach certainly enable his forward team-mates to stand taller and it led to commentator Ian Robertson bestowing the name 'Big Bad Bustling Barry' upon him. That approach, however, led Hall to at times straddle the line of fair-play, and he was to incur the wrath of the umpires and the tribunal several times during his career.
After 88 games with the Saints, 'Bazza' kicked the last of his 144 goals for the club in Round 22, 2001, with a post-siren kick that gave St Kilda a two-point victory over Hawthorn. Hall then transferred to Sydney and was the dominant forward for the Swans in an era that saw the club finally break a 72-year premiership drought in 2005. Hall was indeed captain of that triumphant Grand Final side (after Stuart Maxfield's injury-enforced retirement earlier in the year), although debate rages to this day as to whether Hall should have been playing at all in that match. In the preliminary final the previous week, television cameras clearly showed Hall giving St Kilda's Matt Maguire a 'jab' to the stomach, after which Hall was subsequently reported. However, Hall was sensationally cleared by the tribunal which ruled that Hall's action had been 'in play' despite the ball being some 100 metres away from where the incident took place. That controversy notwithstanding, Hall assured himself of a permanent place in the heart of all Swans' supporters by kicking two goals for Sydney in their very-low-scoring win against the Eagles in that Grand Final (the Swans won 8.10.58 to 7.12.54).
Over seven and a half seasons with Sydney, Barry Hall was a key focal point and made an enormous contribution to the Swans' sustained finals involvement during his time there, a period which saw him kick 467 goals over 162 games. Given the Swans' lock-down, low-scoring game plan of the time, Hall's average of just under three goals a game was a significant one. Despite the many high points, Hall's time at the Swans was blighted by several ill-disciplined acts of aggression which saw him suspended a number of times. The most notable of these was a 'haymaker' that struck West Coast's Brent Staker in the jaw and led to a seven-week suspension for Hall in 2008. In 2009, after a further on-field incident, it was agreed that Hall and the Swans should part ways and he played his final game for the club in Round 13 of that season.
The Western Bulldogs secured Hall's services prior to the 2010, a move seen as not without risk, given Hall's chequered past. But Hall repaid the Dogs' faith handsomely. He led the Bulldogs to their first premiership of any description since 1970, kicking seven goals in the Dogs' 40-point pre-season Grand Final win over St Kilda. He kicked 80 goals in the premiership season that year, and played an important role in the Bulldogs reaching their third successive Preliminary Final. His 2011 season was interrupted by injury but Hall was again a solid contributor. After announcing that the season would be his last, Hall rounded out his career in magnificent fashion, kicking 40 goals in his final eight games. Despite not attaining the ultimate success in his two-year period at Whitten Oval, Hall did not put a foot wrong during this time. He trained as hard as any other player, focussed his aggression mostly towards the the ball or with the utmost fairness at the player, and he endeared himself to most Doggies' fans in his short time at the club.
Those final years at the Western Bulldogs saw Hall finish his career with 289 games, 746 goals and a premiership medallion. Though not universally admired, Hall was without doubt one of the best full-forwards of his time.
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WASHINGTON — If you're a twentysomething who has found your way into one of the supporters' groups who supply the colors and noise that make our game great, you could have attended every D.C. United home match during head coach Ben Olsen's tenure.
You could have read all the testimonials, heard all the interviews, and perhaps even helped paint the banner that read "RFK Stadium = America's Soccer Capital." You could've watched the YouTube clips — or god help us, the VHS tapes — of the jubilation behind Tony Sanneh at MLS Cup 1997, or Nick Rimando after the 2004 Eastern Conference final.
And still, unless you were here for a US men's national team game, you might've never experienced the full fury of the Old Lady on East Capitol Street.
United may have failed to secure the storybook result, ending their last home match at RFK with a 2-1 defeat to bitter rivals the New York Red Bulls. But the 41,418 fans who filed through RFK's turnstiles one last time ensured this hallowed venue got one final spectacle it deserved.
"Our fans and fan culture and a lot of things that this club got right early on are always going to be there," said D.C. GM Dave Kasper. "We taught a lot of fans from other cities how to do things. To me, that was the greatest thing about today, was just that level of energy. That level of excitement from the fans and the noise in this building, was tremendous."
Of all the painful aspects of D.C.'s long, winding and uncertain search for a permanent home that will mercifully conclude with the opening of Audi Field next summer, the most acute was that days like Sunday had become fewer and fewer.
Some of that owed to D.C.'s struggle to keep up with the influx of MLS 2.0 clubs with deeper pockets and more glamorous digs. The Black-and-Red have arguably punched above their weight in reaching the playoffs in four of the last six seasons under Olsen. Even then, they've only reached an Eastern Conference final once in that stretch.
Other culprits include the residue left by the Washington Nationals, whose tenure beginning in 2005 resulted in the permanent loss of lower-level seats behind the West goal, and the immovable force of time.
Among the other notable facts about that 2004 Eastern Conference Final — one that some call the greatest MLS match ever played — is that it was the last game contested under RFK's old configuration.
It didn't matter Sunday, with fans filling large swaths of the upper deck under that iconic swooping canopy roof, amplifying the electricity that much more. The Barra Brava unleashed streamers from the second level as part of their opening kickoff tifo display. The Red Bulls' away support bounced all afternoon in the 400 level behind the West goal, where they eventually celebrated Gonzalo Veron's game-winner and the capture of the Atlantic Cup trophy.
"The loss hurts," Olsen said afterward. "There's nothing more frustrating than to not give these fans a win after they put that type of crowd and energy. I can't fault the guys from an effort standpoint. I mean, I asked them just to give the fans and this building everything they had before the game, and they did that. It's a little bit of how the year has gone for us."
United's season careened off path long before Sunday with a summer swoon that included one point earned across eight league matches.
That loss of control is a frightening feeling on the field. In the terraces, however, it's what made RFK so great. It was a always a uniquely American venue, and yet, if you squinted hard enough, you could imagine the frenzy of Belgrade or Buenos Aires.
"It was a great night, it really [was]," Olsen said, as the last match at RFK wrapped. "It hurts not to send [fans] off with a win. I know it hurts our guys. But in the bigger scheme of things, I think I was able to have a few moments there with myself and appreciate just being a part of the history of this building. I'm very humbled."


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High pressure will be in control of our weather the next few days as we're expecting dry and sunny conditions but high temperatures only in the low 50s through Friday. We'll also be dealing with some cold mornings as well. Expect morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s through the weekend. Make sure you keep the heavy jacket handy through the week!
The big story is the weekend. All eyes are watching for development of a powerful low pressure system that will move from the west coast down into the Gulf coast by Friday and through much of the SE US over the weekend and eventually off the SE Coast by Monday. This will give us another weekend of widespread rain which we could see totals of 2″-4″ by Monday evening.
The high pressure that will bring the sunshine this week will actually move north and push down even colder air as we head into the weekend. This gives us well below normal temperatures with highs only in the 40s and with the rain comes gusty winds too. Wind gusts could exceed 40MPH at times through the weekend which will allow for wind chill temps to drop into the mid 30s.
With a push of even colder air Sunday night into Monday as the storm center starts to move offshore, we'll have to watch for the risk of a few hours of sleet mixing in with the cold rain. At this point, we're not worried about snow or sleet accumulation but it's something we will continue to monitor.
If you want to see wintry accumulation, your best bet is to travel north to the Upstate or in areas of North Carolina. This is a changing forecast and will have a better handle on the timing and precipitation type and totals as we move through the week. Keep in mind, this storm is still in the Pacific Ocean!
Heads up! Friday is an Alert Day. A few isolated thunderstorms could produce gusty, damaging winds.


The Russian embassy in Nigeria has confirmed seven Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been kidnapped after an attack on the German MPP vessel BBC Caribbean . The incident happened on February 5. Efforts are now being made to locate the seafarers and begin dialogue with the kidnappers.
It comes as attacks in the area have picked up in recent days with the Nigerian navy reporting three separate piracy attempts in the past five days.
Nigeria is looking to pass an anti-piracy law whereby the country will boost surveillance and intelligence on Nigerian waters.


I remember last week, we were pulling out of Uncle B.'s driveway. Mom and I were both clean, showered, and shorn, but already drenched to the bone with Georgia humidity. "Oh, Passion flowers, you should get a picture of those," Mom said. I tried to peer over the edge of the Benz window to see what she was talking about. Low and flat to the ground were these starbursts of purple, the likes I had never seen before. Passion flower. The leaves around them were a broad, deep green, providing a little yoga mat for their luscious blooms. I hopped right out of the car with my Canon.
Mom waited while I took a few shots. I found myself wanting to spend most of the time in Georgia inside in the air conditioning of cars, motel rooms, and my uncle's new home on Clarks Hill Lake. But the trip demanded that I experience the dogged heat of July in Georgia. I wonder if those dog day afternoons come from the way animals lie in the shade or drape over anything cool they can find so they don't have to move. That's the way I felt most of the time we spent outside in the Deep South.
Except by the Atlantic on St. Simons Island. We spent only one day on the beach, two on the island. Mom sat on a blanket high on the sand while Liz and I rolled up our pant legs and traipsed around in ankle deep salt water. It was low tide and all the beachcombers were searching for shells. Liz happened to find the most beautiful conch shell (she's lucky that way) and pulled it up for all to see. A young girl about 12 came over to see what we had found. Her dad was quick to tell us that we'd have to boil the critter who was living in it out of the shell or it would stink to high heaven.
He also said there were very few shells on St. Simons so Liz was lucky to find one so beautiful with not a crack or chip in sight. After running the shell up to show Mom, we decided to return the conch to the sea. Liz wandered out a ways from shore and dropped her back under. Later that night, we ate at 4th of May on a little shopping strip street that runs into the pier. Afterwards, we took the pier walk and checked out the lighthouse. The salt air was blowing across the Atlantic. It was the coolest I had felt in days.
It felt good to travel somewhere new, to get out of my own environment and drop into Summer. The next night, my second cousin came down to St. Simons from Midway. Mom had not seen her in something like 40 years. I turned on the tape recorder while the two of them talked about family history. Some I was too young to remember. But I had seen the photographs. Their perspectives on my great grandmother varied with their childhoods. One's ceiling, the other's floor. I was fascinated. We whipped out the queen-sized family tree I printed out before we left Pennsylvania. And Liz talked to my second cousin's husband about the sci-fi book he was writing.
I kept thinking about how different our experiences are, even in the same family. I thought of my brother and everything he was going through in Pennsylvania, the stress on him, the stress on the family. I thought of the cool 92 degrees in Minnesota, the home I had left a week before. I thought of the rural drive through small towns in Georgia, the Claxton Fruit Cake people, the record breaking catfish caught by a local Georgia angler. I asked Liz if she liked catfish. "I don't like to eat bottom feeders," she said. I thought about the huge carp my step-dad caught when I must have been only 8 or 9.
Was he in Yamasee with my grandfather? Or fishing Clarks Hill Lake where he swears he once saw an alligator. After that, when Liz and I were sitting on the dock, reading Flannery O'Connor's letters, The Habit Of Being, I could swear she was keeping one eye open for gators. It did make me a little leery of dipping my pinky into the lake. But the kids jumped in headfirst. They are fearless. A water moccasin once swam by me when I was about 10, swimming in Clarks Hill Lake. I was paddling along shore while Mom was out waterskiing. I guess I used to be fearless, too.
I have noticed how much more fearful we get as the bones move up in years. But Passion flowers keep blooming, alligators keep snapping, conch shells still swim the 7 seas, and I can't change the history of the past. I can only learn to know it. Keep writing it all down. My interpretation. Another layer of cracked clay and burnt orange sediment at the bottom of a life.
Those are some very powerful words. I guess my own personal addition to that statement would be "and accept it for what it was." So, yes, please keep writing it down.
BTW, tell Liz that I don't eat bottom feeders either. And the conch shell. She must be lucky. My Grandmother was lucky at that also. I'm glad to hear that it was released back to the sea.
I hadn't heard of the cousin that came to St. Simons. It must have been so interesting to hear them speak of the past & their different perspective of events. Fascinating!
QM, I'm enjoying your posts, and you are so descriptive, that I can just feel what you were experiencing, even the emotions. I am looking forward to reading your memoir one of these days!! Your last sentence, where you refer to the clay and sediment is so powerful, although its heaviness could denote a sadnesss, and I hope this is not the case. I could see a book title there, with some tweaking…hmmm.
beautiful ending, a lovely, evocative write. I lived in Hong Kong for five years, so can relate to that heat.
QM, I agree with oo on that last sentence. I almost added my thoughts to comment#1. It gave me a feeling of sadness, but with my state of mind these days, I thought perhaps it was just my perspective of the clay & sediment. After all, I am still riding that emotional roller-coaster.
That heat, there's no escaping it. Today in Atlanta, and yesterday too, I felt grateful for a slight breeze.
Generous of Liz to through back the conch. Fitting too, from all the posts I've read here.
I don't eat bottom feeders either. My mother used to serve catfish, but I couldn't make myself put the meat in my mouth.
Another layer of cracked clay and burnt orange sediment at the bottom of a life.
Thanks for all of your comments. I've been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days and am just getting to responding.
diddy, thanks. Yes, Mom and I talked to two second cousins on this trip (my 2nd, Mom's 1st cousins). One was on Granddaddy's side. And the other on Grandmama's side. The contrasts were astounding. And the different memories were so rich. Completely different people and different family histories. Really time well-spent.
oliverowl, thank you for your kind comment. That last line — there is a heaviness, a sadness in this write. I have been feeling kind of heavy since I returned from the trip. It will lift in time. But for now, lots of processing going on. Feeling very internal. I sure appreciate your comment.
Christine, yeah, I know you know how hot it is down there. You are in the thick of it in Georgia. About the catfish — I ate it as a kid in my Granddaddy's catfish stew and I really liked it (except for those tiny, tiny bones). But I've developed an allergy to fish as an adult and can't eat it anymore. I can only eat shellfish. Backwards, I know!


German football clubs are fast gaining a reputation as morally superior to the UK's politicians as their fans pull out all the stops to welcome refugees to matches. Despite a spate of violent protests against refugees in the eastern town of Heidenau, near Dresden, football fans are showing solidarity to people in plight on their terraces.
A number of banners were spotted at matches on 29 August sporting the message: "Refugees Welcome." Just a few days earlier, German giants Borussia Dortmund invited 220 refugees for their Europa League tie against Norwegian club Odds Ballklubb – more than the number of Syrians who have been welcomed in the UK through the government's official refugee relocation scheme, according to i100.
Germany's well known figures such as footballer Lukas Podolski, Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche and Nobel-winning writer Herta Muller are also rallying against refugee hate, and were featured in a seven-page spread in tabloid, Bild. It also ran an editorial from Mueller called: "I was also a refugee" and recounts how thousands of Germans fled from the Nazi regime. "Everyone who fled into exile from the Nazis was saved...Germany must do what other countries had done earlier for the Germans," she wrote.
Born in communist Romania in the German minority community, Mueller wrote: "We have the responsibility given the past. But beyond that, sympathy is an act of humanity. Those who no longer know that have a brutal concept of homeland that once drove Germans out of Germany."
Germany has welcome more refugees than any other country and last week Berlin announced that all Syrian asylum seekers would be allowed to stay there no matter which EU country they first entered. Germany has taken 32.4% of EU asylum applicants compared to the UK's meagre 4.5%.
EU interior and justice ministers are scheduled to meet in two weeks to try and find a way to cope with the escalating crisis. The meeting is due to take place in Brussels on 14 September.


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Geekout: Interview with Ken Pisani (part 2)
October 22, 2013 fabago_admin
"Q: While writing do you do anything special to get you in the mood to write sci-fi? What is your process?
A: For me, the "sci" is nearly as important as the "fi." Most of Colonus is at least partially gounded in reality and scientific fact — including the possibility of floatin cities… (Really!) and the great thing about that kind of accuracy is, the more I researched the physicality of Mars and Venus, the more story I continued to get out of it… including Venus's long slow orbit, which means that, at a crucial point in the story it's going to turn dark for more than 100 days.
As for the actual writing process, I think I approach SciFi the same way I approach writing anything. Who wants what? How are characters in opposition? What's the big set piece this can head for, and what are the small human moments along the way?
But that's once I have the premise, characters, world… in creating something from scratch, my process is in finding an interesting larger premise that can be explored via a central character or other microcosm: What happens when a chronic liar winds up in a place that trumps any fiction? How long can a beloved public figure hide his true, baser self? Is someone a hero if the outcome is heroic but his intentions are just to disturb the natural order of things?
Q: Where do you see your graphic novel going?
A: All the way to three seasons of TV! Seriously, I have three unique arc's I'd like to play out that would work nicely on a series. But in the pages of Colonus, I envision a showdown between Mars and Venus that will not play out as expected– carefully calculate acts of persuasion, manipulation and aggression punctuated with moments of violence. This a generational tale — Braxton is the third generation leader of the Venus outpost, and I see this as sharing someof the time shifting of the Godfather Part 2, where we see how things came to be, the present reflected in the past, as a world is built followed by the struggle to preserve an ideology against the forces of inevitable change. And just when things seem to be reaching a climax, they escalate.
Right now I'd love to bring i out slowly, 8 pages or so at a time, in an anthology series like Dark Horse Presents.
Q: How does it feel to be a winner of a Geekie Award?
A: Woo hoo! Such a treat… my fellow nominees all did such strong work, I'm amazed to have won, and very grateful. And then you walk around the after party with your cool Geekie award ray gun and people come up and tell you how awesome you are, just like, y'know, the Oscars.
Q: Did you get to meet Stan Lee?
A: No! Dang! He was backstage before me and after I won it was a whirlwind of photos and interviews, and then he was gone. (I've met him before, he's really terrific.) I did get to meet Seth Green, who gave Stan his Geekie, and that was (almost) as good… I love his work on Robot Chicken, especially the Star Wars and DC Comics Specials. What's more awesome than a funny geek!
Q: Do you have a favorite comic?
A: Lately, I'm blown away by Matt Fraction and Jeff Lemire. Powers continues to be great, I am amazed how Bendis keeps that simple premise evolving so effectively. I'm also happy for the return of Astro City. I continue to love anything by Mignola– Hellboy in Hell is just great. My favorite new book is probably Nowhere Men, the storytelling is astonishingly different.
On the "funny" side of that, nothing is more original and entertaining that the Goon! And something as seemingly ridiculous as Milk & Cheese is just too hilarious for words.
Q: Which form of creating do you prefer: novel, comic, film/ tv?
A: Great Question! All of these require writing with different muscles. Of these, the only finished work that anyone is capable of creating solely on his or her own is the novel… so, it depends on how much of a control freak I am in a given moment.
The comic has been really challenging… all that great dialogue you can get away with in film and tv is death on the page (and you just don't have the real estate for giant balloons of expansive speechifyin'.) I'll also add that if I didn't have the amazing talent of my artist Arturo Lauria, the result would be far less enjoyable. I love the collaboration of making a Tv show or series — with the right group of people there's nothing better. As for film, I've written screenplays but never had one produced, although I imagine that sitting in a theater crowded with people enjoying your film must be an unparalleled experience.
Having said all that, I think if I wrote a novel that readers really responded to, that would be a crowning achievement.
Thank you! Great questions, it was fun to consider all of this."
It was such a honor to have the opportunity to speak with a fellow Geek who is so heavily involved in the comic world and to find one who is not only cool but very generous and sincere with his time.
I am anxiously awaiting the next installment of Colonus and wish Ken, Arturo, and Magnus all the best.
To learn more about Ken and his projects please visit the following sites:
http://colonusgraphicnovel.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/colonus.pisanilauria
https://twitter.com/ColonusAE
The Fish Bowl
Colonus, interview
Distance from Nerdom March 25, 2014
Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel November 18, 2013
Geekout: Bee and Puppycat November 17, 2013
Fish and Big Al Geek Out – Episode 2 – Wes Anderson movies November 17, 2013
Who let the dogs out? October 29, 2013
Distance from Nerdom
Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel
Geekout: Bee and Puppycat
Fish and Big Al Geek Out – Episode 2 – Wes Anderson movies
Fish and Big Al Geek Out – Episode 1
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Early last year, a report from TechCrunch revealed that Facebook had been trying to promote its VPN client which actually tracked and gathered information about the user. The app was later removed from Apple's App Store. However a new report from TechCrunch has revealed that Facebook is trying again, this time by paying users to install a VPN app called "Facebook Research".
In a way this is similar to the Onavo Protect app that was removed last year, but this time Facebook is paying users to install it. The company is said to have been paying users aged 13-35 $20 a month including referral fees to install the app on their phones. As with the previous app, this app also collects data on users but is more explicit about it. In fact there are instances where the app asked users to send screenshots of their Amazon order history page.
To be fair in this instance, Facebook is paying users for their data which means that users need to consent. Although whether or not these users are aware of how much data and what kind of data is being gathered is unclear, but it does seem like it has the potential to collect some pretty sensitive information.
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An enjoyable evening featuring an informal poultry show of breed pairs younger than 12 months of age. Members and their guests are encouraged to bring their own birds to exhibit, prizes will be awarded for winning entries.
Supper will be provided with the evening capped off with a talk by judge and guest speaker Luke Price on the basics of keeping and exhibiting show poultry.
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How can you become the best football player you can be? You already practice as often as possible, and you always listen to what your coach has to say. There is more to being great than just that, and reading this article will be one step you can take towards greatness.
Make sure you work on your mental game as much as your physical game when preparing for football. Although keeping in shape and practicing the drills is tough for anybody, the mental aspects of football are what trips most players up on the field. Make sure you're as tough mentally as you are physically.
Remember that making a running play is a little different than making a receiving play. You want to take the football from the quarterback with only one hand. You don't cover it up with both arms until you are about to be tackled. Make sure that you hold onto the ball until you hear the whistle stopping play.
Now that you plan to use the advice from this article, nothing can stop you from reaching your goals. Be safe as you play to avoid injury and use these tips within your strategy. Your opponents will shake in their cleats as they see you are on the field, ready to win!


The Taycan has a 800-volt battery that can absorb fast-charging rates of up to 350 kilowatts.
Stepping into the world of electric cars is making even the most hallowed performance brands rethink how they market their vehicles, and Porsche is no exception. At peak, the Taycan will be able to add more than 60 miles of charge in four minutes, thanks to an 800-volt battery that can absorb fast-charging rates of up to 350 kilowatts. That's quicker than Tesla owners can achieve at the company's 120-kilowatt supercharging stations, which can bring batteries to about an 80 percent charge in roughly 30 minutes.
That may sound like blasphemy to some Porsche enthusiasts. But charging times will be a key selling point for automakers trying to coax consumers into overcoming their fear of being stranded with a dead battery. Porsche's new four-door sedan is part of a pack of luxury electric vehicles, along with Audi's E-Tron and Jaguar's I-Pace, that are looking to capture some of Tesla Inc.'s industry-defying magic. Sales of EVs made up just 1.1 percent of new-car sales in the U.S. last year, according to researcher LMC Automotive, and Tesla accounted for most of that.
Charging infrastructure is a new perk for would-be buyers. Through a partnership with Electrify America, the charging-network company borne from Volkswagen AG's diesel-emissions scandal, Taycan owners will get three years of free charging at stations that'll have a minimum of two 350 kilowatt chargers per site.
Building long-distance charging infrastructure may not be entirely rational, since about 90 percent of electric-vehicle charging happens at home. But that hasn't stopped automakers from touting their charging offerings. Audi is giving away 1,000 free kilowatt hours with Electrify America for anyone buying a new E-Tron. General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Bolt EV comes with a card for ChargePoint stations, though the driver has to foot the bill.
Porsche hasn't disclosed pricing for the Taycan, but it's clearly gunning for the Tesla Model S, which starts at $94,000. Teslas will no longer be eligible for federal tax credits after this year, whereas Porsche has a long way to go before worrying about the cap of 200,000 electric-vehicle sales that triggers a ratcheting down of the incentive. The company sold 57,202 vehicles in 2018.
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Fascia, Myofascial Trigger Points and pain
Myofascial Pain > Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs)
Connective tissue, Fascia and its relevance
Fascia can be found throughout the human body and does not look too dissimilar to cotton wool or a spiders silk under magnification. It is a densely woven collagen fibre matrix that is thought to penetrate every tissue within the body and cover muscles and organs. Fascia is a form of connective tissue and as per the name connects structures throughout the body. There are also specific deep and superficial layers of fascia, which aid with functional movement, support structures within the body and provide stability. Without fascia ones, muscles would lack their distinctive shape. It is relatively easy to see fascia within a piece of raw chicken breast or other meat. A chicken breast typically has a thin translucent portion of fascia between the breast meat and the tenderloin.
In normal, circumstances fascia is a well hydrated, smooth, translucent, slippery and a durable material. However, the properties of fascia can change as a result of other factors including injury, dehydration, specific medical conditions, changes to other tissues/structures and possibly other factors such as diet (nutrients). The anatomist Tom Myers has been conducting work relating to fascia and the fascial network for well over 20 years. During, his research Myers has identified multiple specific facial lines which are thought to support functional movement namely; the superficial front and back lines, lateral line, spiral line, arm lines, functional lines and deep front line. At least, four distinctive types of fascia have been identified and with each providing a different function. The four types of fascia identified to date include inter-structural, spinal, structural and visceral.
As with various tissues and structures within the body, things can go wrong or become dysfunctional. The fascial network supports facilitates and even makes functional movement more efficient. The human body consists of many tissues, structures, and layers, with fascia separating and holding everything together. Primary human movement requires multiple muscles and layers to either contract, relax or stabilise for any given action. Also, muscles have different origins, insertions, or attachment points, e.g. from "a to b" in the simplest muscles. The section about Soft Tissue Release (STR) explains more about muscle origins and insertions. For muscles to be able to move and not interfere with the function of other muscles or structures, they need to glide over each other. Fascia conveniently separates the muscles into separate bags or compartments, allowing each muscle to slide over the next unhindered. However, fascia can become dysfunctional, which impacts how muscles then slide over each other. In essence, parts of the fascia can become sticky. This stickiness then affects other tissues, mobility and often leads to myofascial pain, including Chronic Pain (see the related article about Chronic Pain and treatment). Myofascial trigger points are, in essence, sections of stickiness within muscles (see later). Releasing the fascia and other connective tissues is the aim of myofascial release therapy to increase mobility to relieve pain. There are various ideas as to why fascia can become dysfunctional, including posture (muscular fatigue), lack of hydration, specific medical conditions, trauma, diet, activity levels and age. Tom Myers (the anatomist) has noted that the fascial lines he has identified perform different supportive functions and that dysfunction in one area can impact other areas. Kinetic Chain theory also takes a holistic view of the body, with one section affecting another.
The Kinetic Chain and Fascia
Kinetic Chain theory is a concept from engineering and is sometimes called the kinematic chain. The theory looks at human movement and how rigid lever structures (bones) work with joints to create an overall movement chain. Hence, mobility in one area of the chain can impact the rest of the chain. These segments or sections form a "kinetic chain" when one moves. If all parts of the chain are operating correctly or normally, one tends not to experience pain, discomfort or restricted mobility. If tissues, joints or other structures are not functioning correctly, this can affect how a specific segment moves and general mobility. Logically, if one section is not working correctly (as in a spinal fusion), it would soon lead to other areas in the kinetic chain also encountering problems. However, sometimes such surgeries are the only option to stabilise structures after trauma. The image shows the basic idea of the kinetic chain sections or joint structures, though human movement is far more complicated:-
Cervical Spine (Neck)
Thoracic Spine (Upper Back)
Lumbar Spine (Lower Back)
The body is extremely good at adapting to avoid pain, so it may take a while to notice changes to the kinetic chain. The supportive fascial lines identified by Tom Myers (the anatomist) have a major impact on the "kinetic chain". Mechanically, the "kinetic chain" concept makes a great deal of sense and dysfunction in one area of the "kinetic chain" can affect both sides of the body and not just (higher) or (lower) than the affected segment or side. Equally, myofascial trigger points within tissues can impact multiple body areas due to the resulting changes in the fascial network. Often a symptom of an injury or problem is not the cause, as might be the case with Achilles tendon pain. Hence, treating the wrong thing in a self-treatment context is easily done, leading to related or seemingly unrelated injuries later. The article on Biotensegrity takes a much more detailed look at how changes in one body area affect another. The changes during pregnancy are a great example of Biotensegrity and tissue adaption in action (see Biotensegrity in Pregnancy diagram). Sections of the "kinetic chain" above and below the pelvis adapt to changes in weight distribution.
What are Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs or TrPs)?
A Trigger Point is a taut band of hyperirritable muscle tissue, which is not the same as a spasm. Muscle spasms involve all the fibres within a muscle contracting simultaneously, which is often extremely painful. Spasms result in a strong and uncontrollable muscle contraction pulling the origin and insertion points of a muscle closer together. There are many causes for muscle spasms, though Trigger Points can certainly play a part. Unlike spasms, Trigger Points are small sections of taut fibres within the muscle and fascial network. These taut bands have effectively become stuck in a contracted state, which affects the overall muscle function. Fascia will play a part in forming such MTrPs, as it is present throughout the body.
The following diagram represents a typical skeletal muscle and a magnified section of muscles fibres. Trigger points are not visible to the human eye, and the shaded area of the muscle is purely to illustrate the concept. However, one might be able to feel a knotted sensation, with or without pain. The thin and thick muscle fibres are visible in the diagram. One can also see evenly spaced sections (sarcomeres) in the unaffected fibres. Affected fibres have small blob-like or bulging areas and uneven sarcomere spacing. In many respects, it is as if the sections in the affected fibres have become glued together. These bulges will change tensional forces within the affected muscle fibres and alter the pressure on surrounding structures. These microscopic changes result in a larger affected area or a trigger point (TrP). The tiny changes within the muscle fibres and the trigger points impact overall biotensegrity (see related articles later).
Illustration of Myofascial Trigger Point and taut bands of muscle fibres
There are also different types of Trigger Points, latent and active. People tend to be aware of active trigger points, as one can feel muscular pain in an area, which may refer elsewhere in the body when pressed. One can also often feel the taut bands of tissue or what some might call "knots". Latent trigger points are also taut bands, though they tend not to cause pain or symptoms when pressed. Hence one may be oblivious to their presence. However, taut bands within tissue structures will subtly affect mobility in some way, shape or form. Trigger Points can occur for many reasons, including trauma, habits and more. The articles on Tissue Healing, Adaption, and Biotensegrity are hugely relevant (see related articles section).
Controversial history of Myofascial Trigger Points
The concept or existence of trigger points has a somewhat controversial history. Part of the issue is that TrP's are not visible to the human eye and historically could not be seen on imaging (x-rays, CT, MRI and Ultrasound). Hence, General Medicine held the view that TrP's do not exist. However, it is possible to feel the telltale signs of TrP's within soft tissues. Soft tissue therapists and bodyworkers have always known about TrP's, though under different names throughout the history of manual therapy. Many soft tissue structures and related issues do not show up on imaging. The presence or absence of pathology on an image may or may not indicate the root cause of a problem. A high proportion of people seeking routine imaging for unrelated conditions have disc or back-related pathologies and yet no symptoms. Equally, imaging for somebody with back pain may prove inconclusive as to the cause (see article on Lower Back Pain). In other, cases imaging can highlight an obvious root cause. Diagnostic ultrasound and MRI imaging have improved dramatically over the years and can now show more soft tissue structures. Research now exists showing the presence of trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle of migraine sufferers, using T2-weighted MRI.
Biotensegrity
Tissue Healing
Tissue Adaption


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Mariia Koval Elected as an International Arbitrator of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
In December 2017 Mariia Koval, the Attorney at Law at Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, has been elected as an international arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for domain name disputes.
Mariia joined the top 500 experts from 65 countries participating in consideration of domain name disputes as the WIPO Center arbitrators, and has become the Center's second Ukrainian arbitrator.
When considering applications for the election of new arbitrators, WIPO takes into account the legal qualifications of candidates, professional experience in the field of intellectual property law and professional experience in dispute resolution.
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is an independent, international and non-profit dispute resolution provider. The WIPO's mediation, arbitration, expedited arbitration and expert advice services allow individuals to effectively resolve their internal or cross-border disputes concerning intellectual property and technology, out of court. WIPO is also a world leader in the provision of domain name dispute resolution services under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy developed by WIPO: as of the date the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has reviewed more than 37,000 domain name disputes.


St. David Springs is a mere 10 minutes from the town of Benson, giving you quick access to groceries, gas, hospital care and more. The adjacent San Pedro River National Conservation Area as well as state and federal land ensure the undisturbed peace and natural beauty of this secluded site.
Nearby cities and towns include historic Tombstone and Bisbee, Sahuarita, Sierra Vista (home to the Fort Huachuca U.S. Army post), the retirement community of Green Valley and the wine vineyards of Sonoita. Metropolitan Tucson, a city of roughly a million people, lies one hour west.


NORTHWEST GLENDALE — A season removed from notching an at-large bid for its first playoff berth since 2003, Hoover High's boys' tennis team isn't leaving its postseason fate to chance.
On the strength of dominant singles play, supportive doubles and a strong start, the Tornadoes downed archrival Glendale, 12-6, in Thursday's Pacific League match at Hoover to put themselves in phenomenal positioning for third place in league and one of four automatic playoff bids.
"My kids and I felt like we were the stronger team and they decided this was the one they were gonna get," said Hoover Coach Julie Hoppe, whose team won seven singles sets and also won the doubles bracket, 5-4. "They went out to take it.
"I do think it puts us in a great place for playoffs."
Hoover (6-3, 4-3 in league) and Glendale (5-4, 4-3) are now tied for third in league, but the Tornadoes have already played and lost to powerhouse Burroughs twice, while the Nitros have played and defeated sixth-place Crescenta Valley twice. Hence, the schedule ahead is in firm favor of Hoover, while the Nitros know they're in for a battle.
"You gotta give credit to [Hoover]. Their doubles played really well and their No. 1 and No. 2 singles are solid and their No. 3 had the big win," Glendale Coach Bob Davidson said. "We're just playing to get into the playoffs. Our match next week against Burbank is big. For us to think about third [place] now, we would need some outside help.
"[The Tornadoes] definitely put themselves in a great position for third after this big win."
The big win Davidson spoke of initially was Hoover No. 3 Vardan Adzhinyan's 6-1 victory in the opening round against Glendale's Mike Unanian, who was the Nitros' No. 3 Thursday, but has been their top player all season.
"Vardan stepping up and beating Mike was a huge turning point," Davidson said. "When I'm looking at all the sets we need to win, that's one I'm counting on."
Adzhinyan dropped sets to Glendale's Arin Meserkhoni and Nawat Tokatly, but his win over Unanian aided in a 5-1 first-round advantage for the Tornadoes that set the tone for the victory.
"When you're down 5-1, you're in big trouble," Davidson said.
And singles players Oleg Simonyan and Emile Ohanyan kept the Nitros in trouble all day. Simonyan swept 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, while Ohanyan got the same results with an even more impressive 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 line.
"We were excited," Simonyan said of Thursday's match. "We were ready mentally."
In doubles, Danny Kim and Arthur Arutyunyan were the catalysts for the Tornadoes' bracket's strong play, notching a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 sweep, while Eddie No and Alex Bychkoviak won a set and the Tornadoes added another win long after the match was decided when a Nitro was forced to retire due to injury.
Glendale's Danny Shafrazian and Alex Yoon won a pair of sets, while Nitros tandems Sam Sarian and Rene Glandian and Andrew Lingat and Alex Choi won a set apiece.
"We talked about how important the first round was" Hoppe said. "I think Oleg, Emile and Vardan sweeping the first round set the tone. I think it took the pressure off the doubles and they played a little more relaxed. Our doubles definitely feed off our singles play."
And the Tornadoes are clearly feeding off the momentum of last year's playoff run in the quest to improve upon their standing.
"It's really important for us," Simonyan said of improving the team's placement from last season's fifth-place mark. "We're getting better and better, we're excited about it."