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MONTREAL — Although they might not have knocked on your door, there have never been so many Mormon missionaries living in Quebec. A recent policy change allows young Mormons to enlist for such work two years earlier (men can begin at age 18, women at 19), and the number of missionaries here has doubled in one year.
"We now count 176 young missionaries (in Quebec) coming from all over the world," says Victor Philipp Patrick, mission president of the Latter Day Saints in Quebec and part of Ontario. Among those, 63 are living on the island of Montreal. They are among more than 82,000 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving around the world.
Mormon missionaries are sent to hundreds of major cities and thousands of smaller communities. Although the Mormon Church is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, they come from all over the world. They can't request their area of assignment and they don't know beforehand whether they will need to learn a new language. It's only when volunteers receive a letter from church headquarters that they find out where they will end up.
It's a life of strict rules. In Montreal, a typical missionary's day starts at 6:30 a.m. for a few hours of religious study. Then there are such scheduled activities as giving lessons to prospective converts about the Mormon Church, or giving and taking language classes.
But a missionary's primary focus is to spread the word of Jesus by visiting homes, meeting people in the street, and engaging with commuters. On an average day, missionaries will spend about 30 minutes on the street and 90 minutes in the métro.
"More than 80 per cent of our recruitment is done in the métro," explains Sister Smith, a 20-year-old Mormon from Utah whose mission is to target people of college age. "Usually, we pick a métro line and try to talk to people on the way. If they have time, we start a conversation with them and then fix an appointment to further the discussion."
Making approaches on the métro system is new, Patrick says.
"We want to contact people who are willing to be contacted. It's easier to determine that in the métro because it's more open, whereas if you knock on a door you have no idea if that person wants to talk to you or not."
Talking to new people every day is a challenge, says Elder Norman, an 18-year-old from California. "You face a lot of rejection. You are going out in the world, being a totally different person by wearing a name tag all the time, and people immediately look at you and judge you."
Young men on a mission are known by the designation of "Elder," while the young women's names are preceded by "Sister" for the duration of their mission.
On average, missionaries talk to about 30 people a day.
"Most of the time I get about two or three people to engage in a good conversation with," says Elder Norman, who arrived in Montreal four months ago.
Another part of missionary life is having a constant companion.
"Everywhere I go, I must be with Sister Landeen," Sister Smith says. "We can't be alone in a room with a man, either. Simply because of safety reasons."
The only time a missionary gets to be alone is when using the washroom or during an appointment with Patrick.
"Me and my companion are literally always together. We have to use the same cellphone, too. It can create challenging situations sometimes," says another missionary, Elder Wright.
Since missionary work is voluntary, saving up for their mission is part of a long preparation process. Most of the time, family and friends help out financially. A $400 contribution has to be paid every month to the church, which covers basic needs including food and housing during the mission.
Twenty-year-old Elder Wright had to save up for his stint in Montreal. He had been living on a farm in Wyoming. "I actually had to sell a few of my cows to be able to save for my mission," he says.
He left the U.S. a year ago, while he was enrolled in university, and he has another year to go in Canada. Going back to school sounds far away.
"I imagine it is going to be a little difficult to readjust," he says, speaking in almost perfect French. "But that's OK."
Mormons believe that Christ's church was restored in the 1820s through a prophet called Joseph Smith, and that church is now guided by living prophets and apostles.
They believe in the Bible, as well as other religious books, such as the Book of Mormon.
Missionary service is based on the New Testament pattern of missionaries serving in pairs, teaching the gospel and baptizing people in the name of Jesus Christ.
Mormons are encouraged, though not obliged, to share their faith and to serve a mission.
At the end of 2013, worldwide membership of the Mormon Church was nearing 15 million. Of that total, more than half live outside the United States. In Canada, about 188,000 Latter-day Saints belong to 472 congregations. Quebec counts more than 11,100 members, up from 9,000 in 2002.
Latter-day Saints are not to be confused with Jehovah's Witnesses, who also do outreach work to spread their faith but whose beliefs are different.


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NEWARK, N.J. — Within the first five minutes, Russell Wilson called an audible. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback, somewhat overlooked at this Super Bowl by the QB on the other sideline, briefly stopped answering questions, came down from his podium and fulfilled the wish of an older woman named Josephine wearing the jersey of Wilson's teammate Richard Sherman.
All she wanted was a hug and an autograph. "Just to be here is a dream come true," Wilson said. "To be able to focus on this moment is really special." While there was plenty of attention on Seattle's QB on Tuesday, it was less than the hoard that surrounded Sherman or even the short availability of running back Marshawn Lynch. Wilson was peppered about growing out his hair – a mix between Bruno Mars and Michael Jackson, he says – his faith, his friendship with Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore and he even tried answering a question in Spanish.
"When I was in 11th grade, we won the state championship. I had my hair grown out," Wilson said. "I didn't cut my hair the whole year for that season and my dad didn't, either, so it kind of inspired me for this year."
Wilson was much like the rest of his teammates, perhaps Lynch excluded. Whether it was strong safety Kam Chancellor, wide receiver Percy Harvin or a host of others, they all attempted to relax and have fun with hoard of media assembled at Prudential Center.
"I'm entrenched in the moment," Seattle middle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. "I grew up and I watched a lot of guys not able to have this opportunity, so it's definitely something that I'm cherishing and just enjoying every moment."
It's strange for Wilson to be considered a secondary figure, considering in just his second season he's playing in the Super Bowl. He is the winningest quarterback in the first two seasons of his career in NFL history, after all, with 24 regular-season victories and 27 overall wins in 36 total starts.
But with Peyton Manning the quarterback on the other side, the reaction from Sherman's postgame rant following the NFC championship game still being discussed, and the wonder if Lynch would even show up on Tuesday, somehow Wilson took a back seat.
Wilson still went about it with his usual professional demeanor.
"You've got [Sherman], who is going to probably voice his opinion a little bit more, and then you have Russell, who is real professional. They both handle it pretty well,"' Seattle wide receiver Jermaine Kearse said. "Look at them up there. Looks like they're both doing a good job up there." Seattle is absent Super Bowl experience so Tuesday's circus was a complete new outing for every player.
They clearly decided to embrace it, rather than shy away, except Lynch. Numerous players wore cameras strapped to their chests as part of a feature for the team website. Reserve safety Chris Maragos brought out his video camera to document the occasion, while teammate Earl Thomas had a tablet set up next to him recording his entire session sitting on one of the main podiums.
Golden Tate was even more high-tech, wearing a Google Glass headset.
"Really I thought it would be a great idea to try to film my experience through my eyes, literally through my eyes, for the 12's," said Tate, giving a nod to the Seahawks fans. "They've supported us all year and we appreciate it so much. I figured this would be a small way for me to give back and for the people that aren't able to make it out, they can see this."
Even coaches got in the act. Within the first 10 minutes, linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr. – one of just two coaches or players on Seattle's roster with Super Bowl playing experience – strolled around taking pictures of his players as they endured the same questions he faced playing in three Super Bowls.
"We just talked about them having fun, really taking it all in, having a good sense of humor about it,"' Norton said. "At the same time, this is all just building up to the game that we love most and playing football. That's what it comes down to, enjoying this opportunity, the people, the hype, how big that it is. "You really deserve this position you're in but at the end of the day were here to win a football game."

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Compiled from selected police activity reports.
Buckeye Lake
• Dec. 16: A Hebron resident said someone broke into her Hunts Landing Road office and stole office equipment.
• Dec. 17: An officer was dispatched to a verbal dispute at a Highland Street residence. No charges were filed.
• Dec. 17: An officer was dispatched to check on a reported domestic dispute in a vehicle on Ohio 79. The officer tracked the vehicle to a Central Avenue residence where the vehicle's driver and passenger told the officer they were just "playing," and there was no violence. They apologized to the officer, who told them their "playing" prompted complaints. No charges were filed.
• Dec. 19: An officer cited a driver for going 46 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Hebron Road.
• Dec. 19: An officer cited a driver for going 51 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Walnut Road.
• Dec. 19: An officer cited a driver for going 51 in a 35 miles per hour zone on Walnut Road.
• Dec. 20: An officer stopped a 4th Street man who failed to signal before a turn. The officer suspected the man had been drinking, and the man confessed to quaffing a 12-pack of beer that day. He was charged with OVI, driving under suspension, and failure to signal a turn.
• Dec. 20: Police assisted the Licking County Sheriff's Office with an alarm drop on Hunts Landing Road.
• Dec. 21: A Walnut Road resident said someone cut power to his home. A likely suspect left footprints leading to and from the victim's home in the snow.
• • Dec. 6: Police assisted Buckeye Lake Police with a custody dispute at a Lakewood Drive apartment.
• Dec. 6: Police responded to an 9-1-1 hang-up call at a Canal Road apartment. A child was playing on the phone.
• Dec. 7: Police on patrol at 1:17 a.m. saw a ladder against a building at Brad's Recycling. It was right below a security camera. The officer noticed that the latch on the camera housing had been opened. Police took down the ladder and checked the area without contact. Police informed he owner the next morning.
• Dec. 16: Police were called to the Lakeland Apartments on a report of an assault. Police took a report and filed an assault charge on a resident.
• Dec. 17: An officer attempted to make a traffic stop on an individual driving without headlights on. The driver ran from his car into his apartment and locked himself in. When officers tried to make contact with the driver, he threatened to release his three pit-bull dogs on officers. The driver had received five citations three months ago from the Fairfield County Dog Warden for not having the dogs licensed and insured. He refused to come out of his apartment for nearly an hour before he surrendered to police. Suspect was charged with driving with no headlights, no driver's license, failure to reinstate driver's license, resisting arrest, obstructing official business and aggravated menacing. The vehicle he was driving was impounded as evidence and he was taken to the Fairfield County Jail for processing.
• Dec. 18: An officer and a probation officer went to the Lakeland Apartments on an investigation.


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Antibodies are specialized proteins, also called immunoglobulins that are primarily found in the bloodstream. They are produced by specialized white blood cells called plasma cells, a form of lymphocyte.
Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive therapy that is used to examine, diagnose, and treat diseases and conditions that affect joints. It requires a specialized piece of equipment called an arthroscope which will allow your veterinarian to look inside the joint using a small fiber optic camera that is hooked up to a monitor. It often requires general anesthesia; however, small incisions in the joint allow for a quicker recovery than traditional methods allow. The recovery time will depend on the extent of the injury, but compared to traditional surgery, recovery time is generally much shorter.
Bile acids are made in the liver, released into the intestine to help digest fat, and are reabsorbed into the bloodstream. They can be measured in the blood to determine if the liver is working properly. Indications for the test include elevated liver enzymes, seizures, poor growth, and low blood albumin. The test is usually performed after a 12 hour fast and consists of the measurement of serum bile acids before and 2 hours after a meal. The test can be affected by poor intestinal motility – either from disease, sedation/anesthesia, or if the pet has had part of the intestine removed that is responsible for absorption of bile acids. Bile acids will be high if the liver is not functioning properly. It does not rule out liver disease as disease can affect part of the liver without significantly affecting bile acid production. Elevated bile acids may warrant further diagnostics or monitoring depending on your pet's condition.
Bone marrow is the soft material found in the central core of many bones. Bone marrow is vitally important for the production of blood cells, specifically red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Although many bones contain marrow, samples are collected from three main sites in cats and dogs: hip bone, top of thigh bone, or the forearm below the shoulder.
The first step in processing a blood sample is centrifugation. The blood is placed in a centrifuge, where it is spun in a small circle at high speed (much like a spinning ride at an amusement park).
Cerebrospinal fluid (or CSF) is formed within the brain, primarily at specialized sites called the choroid plexuses. CSF is found within the brain and in the space that surrounds both the brain and the spinal cord (this space is called the subarachnoid space).
Coagulation is the series of events that result in the formation of a clot. In the body, coagulation occurs after any injury to a blood vessel or tissue, in order to stop bleeding.
The complete blood count (CBC) assesses different parameters of the cells in the blood including total number, appearance, size, and shape. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets comprise the cellular component of the blood. Changes in the red blood cells can affect oxygen delivery from the lungs to the blood. Changes in the white blood cells can indicate infection, inflammation, and cancer. Platelets are needed for adequate blood clotting so decreased numbers can raise concern for spontaneous bleeding.
A Coombs' (or direct antiglobulin) test detects the presence of immunoglobulins (antibodies) on the surface of red blood cells. Immunoglobulins are proteins made by white blood cells (specifically plasma cells).
Cushing's disease is a condition caused by an increased production of the stress hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands. There are various reasons for an increase in cortisol production. The clinical signs of Cushing's disease are similar, regardless of the underlying cause of disease. However, it is important to try to identify the type of Cushing's disease as the treatment and prognosis (outcome) differ slightly depending upon the form of the disease.


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Samsung Tries On Triple-Crown Leadership for Size
Mar 16, 2013 6:00 AM PT
Samsung Electronics has named two new chief executive officers, bringing the number of company heads to three: Joining the current CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon as coCEOs will be Boo-keun Yoon and J.K. Shin. They are the head of Samsung's consumer electronics and mobile divisions, respectively.
Both men have scored notable achievements in their roles. Under Yoon, Samsung's TV business strengthened its grip on the global market, after becoming the top provider in the world in 2006. Shin helped drive Samsung's mobile business to significant levels of growth. Indeed, Shin just oversaw the successful product launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, not 24 hours before the announcement of his new title.
Both executives will maintain their current responsibilities as they move up the corporate ladder: that is, Yoon will continue overseeing the consumer electronics division, which includes TV and appliance products, while Shin will remain in charge of the IT & Mobile Communications Division.
Big-Picture Implications
The executive reshuffling is intriguing because it suggests, among other things, an even greater emphasis on mobile for Samsung going forward.
"The announcement of J.K Shin as a coCEO show how strategic the mobile business has become for Samsung -- a company that sells a variety of consumer products," Andreas Scherer, managing partner of Salto Partners, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Without any doubt, Samsung grabbed in a very short period significant market share in the mobile industry," he continued. "It's almost scary to hear that J.K. Shin is by far not content with Samsung's results."
Samsung's Mobile Ambitions
So, where else -- or how much higher -- can Shin, et al., drive Samsung's mobile business? One clue might be found in Samsung's move last month to fold its Bada OS into the open source mobile OS Tizen, suggesting that Samsung is opening yet another front in the mobile wars. Samsung is expected to come out with a Tizen-based phone later this year.
Google, in the meantime, recently folded Android into its Chrome unit. It may be premature to conclude that the love affair between Samsung and Android is cooling, but there are definitely some changes afoot.
Windows 8-based phones may also draw Shin's interest, Scherer said.
"Shin expressed some disappointment over the market share of Windows 8-based phones," he said, "so we can expect some interesting discussions between Samsung and Microsoft in the future."
Too Many Heads?
Shin is the one to watch for leadership in the volatile mobile industry, but it may turn out to be problematic for Samsung to have three equally powerful company chiefs.
"While it is understandable that Samsung may want to hedge its bets at this critical point in time -- what is actually the inflection point in the history of the smartphone evolution -- it is impossible to be successful with three CEOs," Chuck Pappalardo, managing director of exec recruitment firm Trilogy Search, told the E-Commerce Times.
"What the company needs is a strong leader who can bring all aspect of the business together into a single vision," he said.
Although its Thursday launch of the Galaxy S4 appears to have been highly successful, Samsung is in a serious struggle for long-term viability, Pappalardo pointed out.
"While many believe the company produces the best product from a technical standpoint," he said, "its competitors have clear advantages."


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You're in control of the pace as you wind past herds of cattle in the outback, along palm-fringed beaches, and through ancient World Heritage-listed rainforests. The self-drive trails in Tropical North Queensland pass through serene waterfalls, towering trees and crater lakes stand in contrast against a tapestry of farms, timeless villages and captivating markets.
Passing through six unique regions in North Queensland, this self-drive route will take you on an unforgettable ride to some of the country's top attractions. Choose your own adventure with natural wonders, Indigenous culture, food and wine, wildlife, and heritage.
Rich with Aboriginal culture and Australian pioneering history, Cape York is an untamed wilderness area calling you to explore it. The journey through Cape York Peninsula to the top of Australia will steer you an epic adventure taking in memorable pubs, ancient rock art and spectacular natural scenery.
The Savannah Way is Australia's adventure drive, covering five World Heritage areas on an expedition through Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Trek across the top of Australia and explore the vibrant, tropical city of Cairns – where you'll encounter the dual World Heritage areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics rainforest – then meander on to the historic pearling town of Broome in Western Australia's Kimberley region.


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Eat Fresh Produce but Handle it Safely
Iowans should feel free to eat fresh produce and enjoy summer's bounty, but also take care to handle these foods safely, according to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
"Fruits and vegetables are good — good tasting and good for your health," said Catherine Strohbehn, a professor and extension specialist in hotel, restaurant and institution management. Strohbehn's research areas include food safety, local and regional food systems, and retail foodservices.
"Fresh produce is a food that may have the presence of pathogens — it is a raw agricultural product that grows in the soil after all — and it may have been treated with chemicals used to improve production and control for harmful insects. However, there is far greater danger to overall health in not eating fruits and vegetables than in consuming them. Most folks enjoy fresh produce – particularly when they grow it themselves or visit with the producer," Strohbehn said.
Whether the produce came from the garden, the farmers' market or the grocery store, consumers should take some precautions, Strohbehn said. "Namely, wash your hands and the product before eating it, even if it has a peel."
Strohbehn suggests washing produce under running water and draining it, rather than washing it in a container of water — give it a shower rather than a bath. This increases the likelihood of washing away potential contaminants. Also, make sure that food contact surfaces, such as cutting boards, colanders or countertops, are clean and sanitary so that contaminants won't be introduced to the produce.
The recent cyclospora outbreak has some people wondering whether prepackaged produce should be washed. In July the Iowa Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, local public health officials, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration, determined that a pre-packaged salad mixture was the source of Iowa's cyclospora outbreak. Cyclospora is a parasite that is transferred to food through water, soil or humans who are infected by the parasite.
The bagged lettuce implicated in the recent cyclospora outbreak has worked through the food supply, Strohbehn noted. But with any packaged produce, "first check whether the label says 'ready to eat.' Not all bagged salads are washed sufficiently to earn this label."
It is not recommended that consumers wash ready-to-eat prewashed bagged greens again, Strohbehn said. "Rewashing washed product labeled as ready to eat may pose more risks due to the possibility of recontamination."
Other action steps consumers can take include making good produce selection decisions, Strohbehn said. If buying at a farmers' market or from local sources, ask the growers if they have taken an on-farm food safety workshop; look for a certificate posted at their stand documenting that they have completed this type of training. National certification programs do not guarantee safe produce, but food safety education indicates the person has knowledge on safe food handling. At the grocery store, look for good quality produce — no mold, bruises or shriveling.
Fresh Vegetable Guide, PM 2034, identifies quality factors and handling practices. The publication is available for free download from the Extension Online Store,www.extension.iastate.edu/store.
For more information on food safety, contact an ISU Extension and Outreach nutrition and health specialist, https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/staff-nutrition-health.
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Above the marge of night a star still shines,It's the end of November, and Old Man Winter has come and sat his big rump down on us here on the prairie. He's settling in... shifting in his seat so that he can stay comfortable until the warmth of spring sends him packing.
And on the frosty hills the sombre pines
Harbor an eerie wind that crooneth low
Over the glimmering wastes of virgin snow.
- from A Winter Dawn by Lucy Maud Montgomery
It's no big shocker. I'm a November baby - born in a blizzard, and used to bundling up against the bite of the windchill. I feel happy all snuggled up on the couch, surrounded by my balls of wool, slippers on my feet, with no worries of having to go out to face mosquitoes and do yard work. Instead, a doggie tries to rest his head on my elbow as a churn out a project, huffing when he can't get a good nap going...
The moment I brought my Jacob ram yarn home, I new what it would become: a pair of warm mittens, cabled, with just the right amount of coarseness, and with enough lanolin to make them somewhat water-resistant.
Two weeks ago, I cast on for my first mitten. I used the free pattern download from Ravelry called Eugenia's Mittens, with its unique mixture of cables. The snow had not yet fallen here, but I could feel the chill in the air, and it made me yearn for my new mittens. I sailed through the first one without any problems. Then, the snow fell, the thermometer plummeted, and I was all at once desperate to get them finished. I mean, how terrible it would be if I didn't get them finished before it got warm? Luckily, I did get them done last Monday, and I've been wearing them ever since.
I was so happy with them that I immediately decided I wanted a matching hat. Since I'd only used one ball to make the mittens, I was fairly sure I'd get a hat out of the other one, but my running-out-of-yarn fears still haunt me. The mittens hadn't even finished drying yet from washing and blocking when I cast on for a simple hat based on the Button Tab Hat from i like lemons.
I figured the hat would work up quickly. Seed stitch on the brim, plain stockinette up to the top, with simple decreases as it approached the end. I was working with needles one size larger than indicated. I cast on the required stitches, worked up the brim, tried it on, and decided it would be too big. That's strange, I thought. I've got a big head. It should be too small, if anything.
I ripped out the work and started again with fewer stitches. After two days, I'd worked up to the part where the decreases would start. I took out the needles, put the unfinished hat on my head, and walked into the bathroom to take a look.
It looked ok. But then, it happened. It started to creep up my head, like an octopus setting off for a feed. It pulled my hair upwards with it, until the hat sat atop my head like a crown with a fountain of hair threatening to spill over the edges. It was too small.
I sighed, took it off my head, and went back to the drawing board. Ten extra stitches and two days later, I had my hat:
There are a couple of things I loved about working with this yarn. One was the knowledge that one single person I met while on vacation in England at the craft fair at Cartmel had clipped, washed, carded and spun this yarn herself. When I finished my mittens, I washed them in some mild shampoo and conditioner and went to put a glug of vinegar into the rinse water to set the colour... when I realized that, since this is the natural colour of the fleece, it wasn't going to bleed. Ever. How cool is that?
Something I really didn't expect (but had heard of before) was the effect this wool would have on my new bamboo needles. The needles were cheap ones I'd bought on sale at Walmart, deeply ridged on the sides like bamboo skewers. After knitting the first mitten, I noticed that the oils from the wool had started to smooth them out. By the time I finished the second, they were practically aerodynamic.
Of course, this being a fairly raw wool, it has its drawbacks. It's itchy. Wool is itchy. Some of us (me included) don't particularly mind, because it's only really uncomfortable if you're too warm to begin with. However, I really didn't relish the thought of having this yarn rubbing against my forehead after my hat was finished. This in mind, I had the (unusual) foresight to use a provisional cast-on at the base of the hat, so that I could knit a band of cotton at the bottom that would flip up under the seed stitch band and save me from having a red forehead for the rest of the winter.
I did it in green, because I wanted to be able to easily distinguish between the band and the hat. I really like it, even though no one will see it. It's kinda like the sexy underwear under the sweatpants idea. Kinda.
Anyway, the photos of the hat were taken pre-washing and blocking, because, as every other knit-blogger has been experiencing, natural daylight for taking photos is rare these days. I'd just whipped the hat off the needles and sewn in the band before taking them. After that, I gave the hat a wash, and it's sitting on the table drying. That cotton band is taking the longest to dry, but it'll get there.
It could be worse. It was almost an octopus, after all.


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The modern fashion for rebooting heroes has reached the book world. John Scalzi, the writer who knows no fear, has taken H. Beam Piper's Hugo-nominated 1962 novel Little Fuzzy and reinventing it. And Tor Books will publish the result.
As Scalzi explains over on his blog,
I took the original plot and characters of Little Fuzzy and wrote an entirely new story from and with them. The novel doesn't follow on from the events of Little Fuzzy; it's a new interpretation of that first story and a break from the continuity that H. Beam Piper established in Little Fuzzy and its sequels... Science fiction TV and movie series are rebooted all the time - see Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek for recent examples of this - but I can't think of a significant, original universe in science fiction literature in which this has been done, at least, not by someone who is not the original author. So I thought, hey, this seems like it could be a fun thing to do. So I did it.
Adds Scalzi, Little Fuzzy is a "cracking good read" and he hopes his book, Fuzzy Nation, leads people to read it, rather than replacing it. He didn't start investigating the rights issues until he'd actually finished writing his own book, which he started just as a sort of exercise after another secret project went belly-up after a slew of agonizing negotiations. The original Fuzzy is in the public domain now, but the sequels are still under copyright, so Scalzi went to the trouble of getting Piper's estate's permission.
And it turns out Scalzi's efforts have borne fruit — he says Tor will tentatively be publishing Fuzzy Nation in about a year, give or take. Cover image by Jeff Zugale.


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Statement of the National Education Association: A Fair Approach to Balancing State Budgets
WASHINGTON - April 14, 2011 -
Submitted to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing on "State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead." The National Education Association, representing 3.2 million public educators working in classrooms across the country, respectfully submits this statement for the record in conjunction with Oversight and Government Reform Committee's hearing, "State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead." We thank the Committee for the opportunity to provide these comments.
The Great Recession, our nation's biggest financial crisis since the 1930s, is the main reason states and municipalities now face a sea of red ink. Everyone agrees that recession was born on Wall Street, not Main Street. But instead of holding the financial community accountable, middle-class public servants such as teachers are blamed for the "budget crisis." Worse, the proposed "cure" is balancing the budget on our children's backs—at once our nation's most vulnerable citizens and greatest hope for the future.
Wisconsin is a case in point. Before Scott Walker became governor, there was no budget deficit in Wisconsin. On January 31, 2011, the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau released a memo projecting a surplus of $121.4 million. The surplus evaporated when Governor Walker provided $116 million in tax breaks for corporations and another $83 million in tax breaks for multi-state corporations and investors.
Teachers and other public employees did not cause Wisconsin's budget gap, yet they were willing to help close it. Governor Walker asked teachers to double their contribution to health care premiums and they agreed. He asked them to pay more into their pension plan and they agreed, even though the Wisconsin pension system is healthy—99.67 percent funded. A 2010 Pew Center report characterized Wisconsin as a "national leader in managing its long-term liabilities for both pension and retiree health care."
In return, Governor Walker forced through legislation stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights, cut nearly $1 billion from K-12 public education this year, and promised further cuts next year. Meanwhile, calls for more tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires continue unabated—at both the state and federal level. That is because balancing the budget was never the real goal. The so-called "budget crisis" is a smokescreen for stripping workers of their rights, doing away with collective bargaining, and further shrinking the middle class. In 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, median CEO pay jumped 27 percent while worker compensation grew a paltry 2.1 percent.
This is not right, and it is not what the American people voted for in November. We need a fair approach to balancing state budgets. Middle-class Americans—whether they work in the public sector or the private sector—ARE doing their part. Year after year, they've been asked to pay more for health care and to secure their retirement even as take-home pay has remained virtually flat. For America's struggling middle class, the promise that federal tax cuts would make up the difference has proved hollow. The prediction that taxes cuts for corporations and the wealthiest among us would create jobs and raise wages for the middle-class—simultaneously lowering the cost of goods and services for the average American consumer—has not panned out.
Leaders in Congress and in the states have an opportunity—and an obligation—to correct this flawed economic approach, to hear AND to protect the rights and interests of hard-working, middle-class Americans everywhere. On behalf of our nation's 3.2 million educators, we thank the Committee for the opportunity to provide these comments.


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150-pound tortoise found by police, reunited with family
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misconstrued the meaning of the police department's quote involving the penal code.
A giant tortoise spotted wandering — albeit slowly — around California on Saturday has been reunited with its family, the Alhambra Police Department says.
"According to 21310 of the Penal Code, it is illegal to possess a "dirk."' (Dirk was what the police thought the reptile was named and also means dagger)
"We enjoy keeping families together, so an exception was made in this case," the department posted Sunday on Facebook.
The reptile, actually named Clark, weighs 150 pounds, and it took two officers to take it in to the local police station.
The police department joked on Facebook, "Almost had a pursuit!" adding "(and our cuffs ... well not practical in this situation."
Police said the tortoise had some distinctive markings.
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Nelson Mandela Spends 'Restful' Easter in Hospital
South African presidency thanked people for their Easter prayers for Mandela.
March 31, 2013 -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela spent a "restful" Easter in the hospital, where doctors continue to see further improvement in his condition, the South African presidency said today.
Mandela, 94, was admitted to the hospital late Wednesday night with a recurring lung infection.
President Jacob Zuma thanked people around the world today for keeping the anti-Apartheid crusader in their thoughts and prayers over the holiday weekend.
On Saturday, Zuma's office reported that Mandela was able "to breathe without difficulty."
"Doctors advise that due to the lung infection former President Mandela has developed a pleural effusion which was tapped," the presidency said in a statement. "This has resulted in him being now able to breathe without difficulty. He continues to respond to treatment and is comfortable."
Mandela, 94, spent 18 days in the hospital in December for a lung infection and gallstones.
Earlier this month, he was hospitalized overnight for scheduled medical tests, according to the presidency.
PHOTOS: Mandela Through the Years
Mandela served as South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999.
Despite rare public appearances, Mandela, who is credited with changing race relations in South Africa, remains hugely popular in the country.
In November 2012, banknotes featuring Mandela's image were printed and entered into circulation in South Africa.
After enduring nearly three decades of prison, much of it at hard labor in a lime quarry, Mandela emerged as a gentle leader who became South Africa's first black president.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in ending apartheid without violence, and later became a global statesman who inspired millions people around the world.


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HS football playoffs: closer to championship
Some teams in championship, others in semifinals
More high school football teams have dropped out of the race for the division title. However, not all teams were ranked at the top in their bracket.
Three undefeated teams -- Franklin (EG), Burbank, and Folsom -- all won their second round games. Starting with six unbeaten teams, three were knocked out in last week's round two games.
Division I
No. 5 Granite Bay (9-3) at No. 1 Franklin (EG) (12-0): Top seed in Division I, Franklin of Elk Grove will be facing the Granite Bay Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are regulars in the playoffs, making it past the first round for 13 of the last 14 years. Meanwhile, with its win last week, Franklin is in the semifinals for the first time in school history.
No. 3 Oak Ridge (11-1) at No. 2 Burbank (12-0): Oak Ridge won in a nail-biter last week, beating Pitman 17-16. This is the Trojans' first semifinal appearance since winning the Division II championship in 2004. Burbank is making school history with its 12-0 record. The Titans have not made it to the semifinals since 2008, when Grant beat them in the Division II championship.
Division II
No. 5 Buhach Colony (10-2) at No. 1 Folsom (12-0): On Saturday, Folsom powered through a big game against the Vacaville Bulldogs. Vacaville won the Division II section title, beating Folsom last year 39-36. The Buhach Colony Thunder are making their third straight appearance in the semifinals. However, the Thunder lost to Folsom in the semifinals in 2010, with Folsom going on to win the CIF State Championship.
No. 15 Del Oro (7-5) at No. 3 Elk Grove (11-1): Del Oro is the only team left of the nine teams that qualified for the playoffs with a 5-5 record. The Golden Eagles have now beaten the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds to get to this round in the postseason. Elk Grove easily won their game on Friday against the Del Campo Cougars. The Thundering Herd made it to the semifinals last year, but lost to Folsom, 42-28.
Division III
No. 4 American Canyon (11-1) at No. 1 Oakdale (11-1): American Canyon is in the playoffs for the first time in school history. They played and won their first game in round one. Oakdale, on the other hand, has advanced to the semifinals for the fourth straight season. The Mustangs have lost in the Division III championship game to Del Oro the past two years.
No. 6 Inderkum (10-2) at No. 2 Vista del Lago (11-1): Inderkum is making its first semifinal appearance since 2009, when it lost to Del Campo in the Division III championship. For the Vista del Lago Eagles, this will be their first trip to the semifinals. The Eagles proved their will to win last week, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to defeat El Camino 35-31.
Division IV
No. 8 Escalon (10-2) at No. 5 Los Banos (11-1): The Escalon Cougars have made it this far before. In fact, in 2010, they won the CIF State Bowl Championship. Los Banos was moved down from Division I because a new school opened up in the area, causing their enrollment to drop. The Tigers did advance to the Division I semifinals in 2009.
No. 10 Center (10-2) at No. 6 Central Catholic (10-2): The Central Catholic Raiders seemed to easily beat the higher-seeded Ripon Indians on Friday, 40-21. The Raiders have lots of experience in the postseason, with a 48-13 career playoff record and 15 Section titles. Center squeezed out their win against the No. 2 Argonaut Mustangs, who were previously undefeated.
Division V
No. 3 Le Grand (10-2) at No. 1 Waterford (9-2): Winning the Divison 5 championship is 2009 and 2010, Le Grand went on to the CIF State Championship game last year, as well. The Bulldogs have won five straight playoff games, toppling No. 2 Golden Sierra last week in a 24-22 Bulldog victory. Waterford won their first playoff game in school history on Friday after a bye week during round one because they were the No. 1 seed. The Wildcats made the playoffs in 2008 and 2010, but lost in the first round both years. This game is the Division V championship game and will be played on Saturday at the Lodi Grape Bowl.
Division VI
No. 2 Brookside Christian (9-2) at No. 1 Foresthilll (10-1): The Brookside Christian Knights are a big force among small schools, advancing to the CIF State Bowl Game in 2010 after winning the Division 6 championship. They shut out Big Valley Christian 52-0 last week. It is the second straight Section championship game for Foresthill and their third time in school history they have made it to the playoffs. This is the Division VI championship game and will be played on Saturday at the Lodi Grape Bowl.


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SportsHour: Metabolic Exercise - High Sugar Diet (20th Feb)
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Many companies have developed aspects of the shared services model, and others have embraced the outsourcing service delivery model/hybrid model in order to improve operations and reduce costs. The next focus areas for value contribution beyond these labor arbitrage models include the Global Business Services (GBS) model, innovation, transformation, and global process solutions. The key issues faced by companies include transformational change, managing BPO contracts, talent life-cycle, risk management and governance.
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Spring Conference 2008 was held at Elliott University Center in Greensboro, NC. The conference is over, but we have left this conference information on the site so that you can refer to it as a model of what our Spring Conference is like.
The North Carolina Writers' Network and the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts bring you a full day of workshops on the campus of the University of North Carolina- Greensboro. We're giving you more of what you've asked for -- small classes, top writing faculty, and intensive workshops in fiction, memoir, poetry, and publishing.
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Best Practices in Beekeeping and Handling of Bee Complaints
June 05, 2012 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
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As a way of mitigating the public`s fear of honey bees, this presentation will focus on the need to educate the public and health officials on the importance of honey bees and their contribution to food production and the environment. The presenters will educate and inform on beekeeping in New Jersey, the biology of honey bees, yellow jackets, and wasps, their stinging behavior, and the risks of and with being stung.
The presentation will introduce the participants to the New Jersey Bee Association and its approach to beekeeping and handling of complaints from the community around bee infestation.
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Understand the biology of bees and their development
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HBO Go Is Nice, But It Won't Help Cord Cutters
The new "HBO Go" site, which lets you watch some 600 hours of the pay cable service's programming on the Web, looks nice.
And if you're a Verizon (VZ) Fios TV subscriber and you pay for HBO, you'll get access to it for free starting tomorrow. But if you don't want to wait–and you're both a Comcast (CMCSA) and HBO subscriber–you can go to Comcast's Fancast.com and watch the same programming there. It's all the same stuff.
So to be clear: HBO Go isn't really a new service. It's a new site and player*, which perches on top of the same "TV Everywhere" strategy parent company Time Warner (TWX) has been pushing for a year or so. Which you can boil down to: If you pay the cable guys to watch it on TV, they'll let you watch it online, too.
You can debate the merits of this strategy and whether the programming guys would be better off selling their stuff directly to consumers and skipping the cable middlemen altogether all you want. But the cable-first strategy isn't going to change anytime soon.
HBO's aim is to be both "consumer friendly" and "affiliate friendly," HBO co-president Eric Kessler explained today. Translation: The company wants to make sure it gets paid by the cable guys, who get paid by you and me.
But couldn't there be some fee I could pay HBO to just go directly to the Web, even at a premium of the price for a regular TV subscription? Nope, says Kessler, who then repeats something you often hear from the cable TV industry:
"The scale of the audience that wants to watch HBO that isn't buying television, it's a very small audience."
Meanwhile, HBO Go points out the difficulty would-be online competitors like Netflix (NFLX) and Apple (AAPL) et al will have providing consumers with what they want when they want it: A lot of the digital rights to the stuff they want are already locked up by the likes of HBO during various "windows."
One other point: Networks like HBO and cable providers like Comcast both want to be the viewers' gateway to online video, for obvious reasons. But viewers won't care whether they're watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO's site or via Fancast; they just want to watch that episode where Marty Funkhouser tells Jerry Seinfeld a really dirty joke.
So someone–it could be the cable guys themselves or a start-up like Clicker–needs to build a comprehensive TV Guide for the Web. And then hope that they're right about all those people who are happy to keep paying for TV.
*Because you now need to ask this with every consumer tech rollout: No, HBO Go won't work on the iPad. Because the site's player is built with Adobe's (ADBE) Flash, and Apple wants nothing to do with Flash.


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Belatacept after a kidney transplant: Minor added benefit for certain patients
Belatacept (trade name Nulojix) has been approved since June 2011 to prevent a rejection reaction of the body to the donor organ (transplant) in adults who have received a kidney transplant. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has examined the added benefit of the drug pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG).
The assessment showed an indication of a minor added benefit of belatacept in adults with transplants from donors who had been selected according to the so-called standard criteria. Serious side effects such as urinary tract infections or pneumonia occurred less frequently in these patients and they also discontinued treatment due to side effects less often.
In patients who received transplants from donors who had been selected according to extended criteria (in this case, only deceased donors, who could also have been older and could have had certain accompanying diseases), no relevant differences could be found between the treatment with belatacept or with the comparator therapy, cyclosporine A. That means an added benefit of belatacept is not proven for these patients.
Belatacept in comparison with cyclosporine A
The immunosuppressant belatacept suppresses the immune system and thereby the natural defence reaction of the body to foreign tissue. Immunosuppressive drugs have to be taken long-term after a transplant in order to prevent the donor kidney being rejected after transplantation.
The appropriate comparator therapy used for the early benefit assessment was cyclosporine A. Both belatacept and cyclosporine A are given in combination with corticosteroids and a mycophenolic acid. Belatacept is given as an infusion (intravenously) into the bloodstream, whereas cyclosporine A is administered as a tablet.
Different donor characteristics
In both of the studies that were part of the approval of the drug and which were included in the benefit assessment, treatment with belatacept was compared with cyclosporine A. All participants in the studies were also treated with corticosteroids, with mycophenolate mofetil and, at the start of treatment, with the antibody basiliximab.
The main difference between the two studies was in the characteristics of the donors. In Study IM103008, adults were investigated who received a kidney from a donor classified according to standard criteria (Standard Criteria Donors, SCD). Here, about half of the organs came from living donors, the other half from deceased donors (for example after a fatal accident).
In Study IM103027, the donors had been selected according to so-called extended criteria (Extended Criteria Donors, ECD) and only organs from deceased donors were transplanted. ECD means that, for example, older donors over 60 years of age or younger ones with certain accompanying diseases can also be selected. In both studies, the patients were treated for 36 months. Since treatment with belatacept is long-term, IQWiG based its assessment chiefly on the results of the entire study period.
Added benefit only for patients with transplants from donors selected according to standard criteria
No added benefit of belatacept in comparison with cyclosporine A could be derived from the study data for adult patients who received a kidney transplant from a donor selected according to extended criteria (ECD).
For adult patients with a kidney transplant from a donor selected according to standard criteria (SCD), there was in each case an indication of lesser harm from belatacept for the outcome criteria "serious adverse events" and for "treatment discontinuations due to adverse events". However, because the differences between the treatment options are small, IQWiG rates the added benefit of belatacept compared with cyclosporine A in the lower category, namely as minor.
In terms of other outcome criteria relevant to patients, such as mortality, transplant loss, cardiovascular or renal diseases, the occurrence of diabetes or a disease of the lymphatic tissue after transplantation, the development of tumours, infections as well as the quality of life, IQWiG could not identify any other advantages or disadvantages of belatacept in comparison with cyclosporine A.
G-BA decides on the extent of added benefit
The dossier assessment is part of the overall procedure for early benefit assessment conducted by the G-BA. After publication of the manufacturer's dossier and its assessment by IQWiG, the G-BA initiates a formal commenting procedure which provides further information and can result in a change to the benefit assessment. The G-BA then decides on the extent of the added benefit, thus completing the early benefit assessment.
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Does the use of "video clips" in preaching break the regulative principle in the worship of God? If not, why not?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "video clips" in preaching ao I will simply assume that you mean a minister making use of projected pictures, perhaps with sound, interspersed with his own speaking during part of a worship service in the church. It is my opinion that he is, to say the least, doing something that is questionable. It is true, of course, that some of the O.T. prophets (Ezekiel 4 for example) sometimes used what might be called "dramatized actions" to underline their message. But these were unusual and specifically authorized by direct command of God. I do not recall any like example in the N.T.
One of our OPC ministers has written a very cogent defense of the spoken word as the God-ordained means of communicating the gospel message. Of course we've all heard the well-known saying to the effect that "a picture is worth a thousand words," and this may be true in some contexts, but it is not true here. Faith does not come by pictures, it comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom. 10:17). It follows, then, that reliance on anything other than the word, or on anything along with the word (except for the two divinely instituted sacraments), is not only erroneous but also counterproductive. It is therefore my conviction that such things are indeed contrary to "the regulative principle of worship" so clearly stated in our Westminster Standards!
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Book of Saints – Bathilde
BATHILDE (Saint) Widow. (January 26) (7th century) An accredited tradition tells us that she was an Anglo-Saxon princess or lady of high degree who, carried off from her native shores, became a slave in the family of the Mayor of the Palace, the highest official of the Frankish Merovingian Court. Espoused by King Clovis II, she became the mother of his successors, Clothaire III, Childeric II, and Thierry III, and on the death of her husband was made Regent of his kingdom. She re-founded Saint Clotilde's Abbey of Chelles, whither she retired when no longer required to govern for her sons, and where she died A.D. 680. Generous and kind to all, she was a veritable mother to the poor. On her deathbed a vision of Angels summoned her to mount by a shining ladder to Paradise. Artists represent her in a nun's habit, but wearing a Royal crown.


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Kendra Wilkinson's Bro -- She Kept Alleged Pregnancy From Family ... She's a 'Psychotic Bitch'
Kendra Wilkinson's Bro She Kept Alleged Pregnancy From Fam She's a 'Psychotic Bitch'
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We know why Kendra Wilkinson's brother called his sister a psychotic bitch who can go straight to hell ... because she humiliated and disrespected their family by hiding possible baby news.
Colin Wilkinson, Kendra's bro who has appeared on her reality show, went crazy on Kendra for telling their mom to die.
So we started digging, to find out what triggered the explosion of anger. It seems Colin and the mom were bent out of shape because they were left in the dark about her possible pregnancy. They learned of it after reports surfaced yesterday.
Family sources tell us ... Kendra's mom called her daughter and apparently the conversation didn't go well, because it ended with a death wish.
Colin then stuck up for his mother and went nuts on Kendra.
Kendra won't confirm whether she's pregnant. One thing's for sure ... when the baby's born, his or her Thanksgivings will be intimate -- no need for sticking an extension in the dining room table.
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Saving a Report as PDF with the Access 2010 GUI
by The Office User on Jun.29, 2012, under Access
One of the newer, and extremely useful, features of Microsoft Access is the ability to save reports as PDF (or XPS) documents. Introduced originally in Access 2007, this functionality was exposed though the Access GUI (Graphical User Interface), in Access Macros, and in VBA code. However, it seems that although this functionality is now available, it has been somewhat difficult for customers to find and I have been asked about it several times recently. So, I thought it would be helpful to write a short tutorial about how to create PDF files from Microsoft Access Reports.
The simplest method of outputting an Access Report to PDF is to use the Access GUI. Although saving an Access Report to PDF is slightly different between the Access 2010 and Access 2007 versions (because the Access 2010 Backstage is different), the overall steps for creating a PDF from a Report are more-or-less the same in both versions. For this example, we'll be using Microsoft Access 2010.
- Start Microsoft Access 2010 from the Windows Start menu.
- Once Microsoft Access 2010 has been opened, click the "Sample templates" button in the in the Access Backstage.
- Once a list of the sample templates is shown in the Access Backstage, click on the "Northwind" template to select it, optionally choose a path for the new application, and then click the "Create" button to create a new database application from the template.
- Once the new database application has been opened, click on the "Enable content" button at the top of the start form. This will enable code and unsafe macros in the database and reopen the database application in trusted mode.
- The "Login Dialog" will be opened, so just close it by clicking the "X" button on the top right of the dialog. Then expand the "NavPane" by clicking on the bar that says "Navigation Pane" on the left side of the Access screen.
- Once the Navigation Pane is expanded, notice that it says "Northwind Traders" at the top of it, which is a custom group for the Navigation Pane. Click on the down arrow to the right of the group name to show the Navigation Pane's context menu and choose the "Object Type" option. This will show groups based upon the type of each object in the Navigation Pane.
- Next, expand the Reports group in the Navigation Pane and double click on the "Customer Address Book" report to open it in the Access window.
- Once the Report has been opened in the Access window, you can use the Access GUI to save it as a PDF file. Click on the "File" tab on the Ribbon to open the Access Backstage. Then click on the "Save & Publish" tab on the left side of the Access Backstage.
- Once the "Save & Publish" tab has been selected, there will be several new options opened in the Access Backstage window. From the "File Types" section in the center pane of the Access Backstage, choose the "Save Object As" option. This will change the right pane in the Backstage to show several options.
- Then, in the right pane of the Access Backstage, choose the "PDF or XPS" option and click the "Save As" button.
- This will open the "Publish as PDF or XPS" file dialog, so choose a name a location for the file. In the "Save as Type" drop down menu on the dialog, ensure that the "PDF" option is selected, and then click the "Publish" button.
- Once you click the "Publish" button, the Report will be saved as a PDF file in the selected location and then opened in your default PDF reading program.
And creating PDF files from a Microsoft Access Report is JUST THAT EASY using Microsoft Access 2010. Best of all, this does not require any additional tools or programs to be installed on your machine. This functionality is now included in the Access 2007, and higher, versions!
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(Pocket-lint) - The BBC's annual Children in Need fundraising telethon airs tonight, so Pocket-lint would like to remind you that Tivoli Audio is doing its part by manufacturing its special edition Model 10+ DAB radio, available until the end of December 2012 - and £50 from each sale goes to the charity to help underprivileged or disadvantaged kids in the UK.
Priced at £199 - rather than the usual £269 for the standard version - the Tivoli Audio Model 10+ BBC Children in Need Digital Radio was modelled around the design of the original BBC Broadcasting House, matched with the new, modern building. It was designed by David Hampson, winner of a competition run by the manufacturer.
The exterior is furniture-grade wood, with the design silk-dyed, while inside there is a 3-inch magnetically shielded driver. There's an LCD clock and menu screen with an adjustable backlight, and the unit comes with a remote control.
Radio reception comes via DAB, DAB+ and FM, and other features include dual alarm settings, FM RDS text information, five station presets, and EQ controls for bass, treble, loudness and balance. The radio also comes with a separate remote control.
You can pre-order your Children in Need edition of the the Model 10+ from the Tivoli Audio website (tivoliaudio.co.uk/cin) and units will be delivered in the first week of December, just in time for Christmas.


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2006-08-26Students Talk about Violations of their Rights
The entrance examinations have already finished and the process of appeals has started. Some of the students are unsatisfied by the exam results and talk about their suspicions. According to the students, their marks were reduced in the foreign language exams, after the tests were remarked. They think that this was no accident.
2006-08-23Cancer Cure Method Stolen From Doctor
Doctor Lida Mchedlishvili has discovered a unique method of curing cancer. Her years of work have been a success, but no someone is trying to steal her discovery. She has appealed to several bodies for help. Different people were interested in her discovery and have offered bids. But the doctor is no longer receiving any offers. She asks the Medical Ethics Commission for help.
2006-08-23Temporary Accommodation Finally Granted After Suicide Attempt
Gulnara Chaghalidze decided to throw herself under a car with her three under-age children after having been refused temporary accommodation by the Health Ministry. After being moved out of resort-house 'Mtsvane Kontsxi' the Chaghalidzes were put up in a club house in the village of Charnali, where they were then forced out by villagers.
2006-08-21Power Cut Protests
On the 20th August a demonstration was held on the only motor-way linking Abkhazia to the village of Rukhi in the Zugdidi region. It was arranged by villagers expressing their anger at having no electricity. As one of the participants said though there is a danger of epidemic outbreaks when it is too hot, as they have neither water nor electricity; despite the population having paid their bills for electricity used. They say that the money they gathered was handed to Beso Todua, a councilor of the village. The Power Distribution Company cut their electricity last week for not having paid. The population suspects that the money has not reached its destination.
2006-08-20Who Supports Those Who Doomed Half of Gori To Unemployment?
It has been clear for quite a long time that Okruashvili and Merabishvili are rivals in obtaining influence over the Gori region. Officially the division between these two high-ranking law enforcers started after staff changes within the police. Whilst Okruashvili supports Aleko Sukhitashvili and his people, who are being punished by Merabishvili for being involved in the smuggling business, Merabishvili supports those whom Okruashvili blames for appropriating and wasting state property and for crimes committed long before the revolution.
2006-08-20The Poor Blame Social Welfare Agents for Incompetence and Corruption
Since last year, the State Agency for Social Aid and Employment has released a definition of families below the poverty level. The first registration of those in need of aid has now finished, with 40,001 so called 'points' estimated as the poverty limit. Impoverished people who have exceeded this limit, now find themselves unable to receive aid and blame social agents for incompetence and corruption.
2006-08-20Nearly 200 Impoverished Families Left Without Their Family Allowances
Nearly 200 families have been left without the social (family) allowances they normally recieve from a state program. The lack of payment is as a result of the incompetence and carelessness of the officials at the Passport Department within the Lagodekhi Region's Passport,Population and Civil Statements Registration Service.
2006-08-20After Drawing Up Border Tensions Might Erupt Into Bloodshed
Davit Gareja's monastery complex has endured disasters quite frequently, yet its 12 parts remain very important religious and cultural monuments for the Georgian people. Regarding this site however, Georgians cannot help their anger towards the behavior of the Azeris.
2006-08-18We Must Pay Just To Stand on the Asphalt
Every day in Batumi, market traders on the area surrounding Boni market are made to pay a tariff by inspectors. The tariffs are not required by any law or set of rules but are demanded on unofficial basis by the tariff collectors themselves. The tariffs were initially demanded on the site of the market about two months ago.
2006-08-17Non-Governmental Organization Sues Judges in Council of Justice
The NGO 'The Human Rights Information and Documentation Centre' is monitoring judges in Kakheti, as part of a project supported by Human Resources Office of the OSCE mission to Georgia. As a result of the monitoring, the NGO has taken Telavi, Lagodekhi and Kvareli judges to the Council of Justice – demanding a remedy for the non-issuance of public information and insults to ethnic minorities. The organization has been monitoring all eight district courts for two months now. It is very difficult to travel around the region, so it is important that the NGO's observer knows what case is being discussed when and in which regional court - so he can attend the appropriate trial.
2006-08-17Will Nut Harvest Bring Any Profit to Gali District Population?
From August 10th, nut season begins in western Georgia. Every year this period is awaited with hope and fear by the Gali district population, as frequent robberies also take place at this time. Every year people are kidnapped for ransom, armed attacks on families and buses occur. The Gali region's Abkhazian administration has 'seriously' prepared for the season.
2006-08-16Violations in Summer Employment Programme for Students in Telavi
"Anyone who has ever criticized either the President or the government, should not demand anything from them – this is the principle the Nationalists and local government rule the Telavi district by", says Naira Grdzelishvili from Telavi. She demands an apology from Nana Kibishauri, the editor of the Telavi district administration's newspaper and local National Movement Party members for having insulted her.
2006-08-15Who Violates Journalists Rights in Zugdidi
On the 14th August at approximately 19:30 several gunshots from automatic weapons were heard in the Tsalenjikha district suburbs on the former area of the restaurant 'Samtsatskhvi'. Later it became clear that criminal settlements took place there.
2006-08-11"Ingilos' Expressed Their Mistrust towards Kaheti Governor
Ingilos living in Dedophlistskaro district village of Samtatskaro consider themselves victims of torture, who have been assaulted by the state representative of the president to Kakheti and his administration members and blame human rights defenders for indifference.
2006-08-11Cloths Factory Workers Go On Strike
"Rise in wages, increasing of time-limit to fulfill the plan and human treatment are demanded by us,"- say Batumi Cloths Factory workers, who held protest demonstration. Participants of preventive demonstration held in the factory yard demand human treatment, adequate wages to their labor and normal working conditions.
2006-08-11Foundation Created for Victims of Trafficking
Despite the fact that human trafficking has reached enormous proportions, programmes to support the victims of trafficking in Georgia have not existed. The Parliament only approved a plan of action against human trafficking on June 1st, 2006. Under a newly approved law, the first 'State Foundation for the Support and Defense of the Victims of Trafficking' was established. The fund will give victims 1000GEL compensation and free medical treatment.
2006-08-11Street Children – State Burden or Responsibility? (Part Two)
In June 2006, the 'Children's Social Adaptation Centre' was opened in Tbilisi. The aim of the centre was to take care of orphans and street children, integrating them into society. However, the director of the centre was fired within three months after a scandal. The same almost happened with the new director as well. The public thinks that centre is not working for the children and the heads of the organization care only about money. The fact is that state policies do not address the issue of what will happen to street children in the future, proving the doubts people have.
2006-08-10Criminals Raid Conflict Zone
Nobody has heard a gun shot in the Gali district for a long time, except for 9th of July fireworks celebrating the Italian victory in the Football World Cup. A person, fully aware of the matter, knows that peace in the Gali district is temporary and illusive.
2006-08-10Did the Local Government Take the Telavi Agricultural Market?
On the 8th August, the Kakheti Court Decision Implementation Office within the Ministry of Justice executed a verdict of the Telavi District Court. The verdict, which was passed several days ago, expelled Tengiz Darchiashvili, the former owner of the agricultural market, from the marketplace. Darchiashvili declares the Telavi District Court's verdict was illegal.
2006-08-10IDPs Left Without Any Protector
The safety of the population is still in the balance because of the tense political situation in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. The tough social conditions suffered by the population are made worse by gunfire and attacks. Two days ago, a blood feud in the village of Avlevi in the Kareli region resulted in the death of two policemen. The Interior Minister, Vano Merabishvili, states that guard posts in the Frone Gorge are to be reinforced. The reinforced contingents will be bolstered by soldiers mainly recruited from the Special Forces.
European Parliament Resolution on the cases against opposition politicians in Georgia Following the appeal of the Human Rights Center, a hotel in Batumi was ordered to remedy noncompliances Human Rights Center Defends Rights of Repatriated Meskhs Living in Akhaltsikhe Defendants accused of kidnapping an underage girl were convicted Human Rights Center got involved in the advocacy of Tamar Bachaliashvili's Case Archive
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Dianna Agron won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010 for Glee.
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The smash hit musical comedy-drama television series "Glee" is casting new series regulars to make up the new high school glee club for the show's fourth season. Filming is scheduled to start in late July, however rehearsals will possibly begin in early July. The show's extras will be cast closer to the start of shooting in July. "Glee" is filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles utilizing a single-camera setup. Season 4 of "Glee" will launch on a new night and time on Thursday September 13, 2012 at 9:00-10:00pm ET/PT.
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To All Nations School
The aim of this ministry is to provide the Uruguayan church with the opportunity for cross-cultural missionary training through quality academic and practical study, to further mobilise the church to fulfill the Great Commission.
Come and Serve
We are looking for teachers with a passion to see Uruguayan missionaries empowered with practical cross-cultural training, for effective missions service.
Pray for the pastors, candidates and missionaries attending to the program.
Pray for the development of this project.
Pray for all of the ministries participating in the development of this program: SIM, COMIBAM (Cooperación Misionera Iberoamericana) and Biblical Seminary of Uruguay.
Pray for teachers to come to Uruguay to offer their experience and knowledge.


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The school would operate a two-way, dual-language immersion program in which instruction would be conducted in both English and Spanish and the student body would be split between English and Spanish speakers.
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NEW BEDFORD — Debate has been raging for months over the two innovation schools that have been proposed in the city's school district.
Opponents claim the schools — which would be in-district schools that enjoy certain autonomies from the broader district — would create a system of haves and have-nots, with some students enjoying the additional services proposed by the schools' design teams and others not.
Proponents argue that the schools would target areas of specific need in the district and would provide much-needed choices for parents and students.
Complete plans for both schools were submitted to the school district in mid-December, and both groups recently completed negotiations with the New Bedford Educators Association on necessary changes to the collective bargaining agreement.
The next step is for the School Committee to hold a public hearing on the proposals. That hearing has yet to be scheduled.
Amid all the rhetoric and the claims of what the schools would or would not do, there's been a shortage of discussion about what the schools would actually look like if they were approved.
The Standard-Times has reviewed both school plans, which were submitted in mid-December, and interviewed the educators behind the proposals to answer some frequently asked questions about the schools. On Sunday the plan for Renaissance Community School for the Arts was highlighted.
The Esperanza School of Language and Culture would be located in space within Roosevelt Middle School, located at 119 Frederick St., and would serve students from the South End of New Bedford.
The school would operate a two-way, dual-language immersion program in which instruction would be conducted in both English and Spanish and the student body would be split equally between native English speakers and native Spanish speakers.
What is a two-way dual-language immersion program?
In a two-way, dual-language immersion program, native English speakers and speakers of a partner language are immersed in two languages — English and Spanish, in the case of the Esperanza School — through academic instruction that is conducted in both languages.
The goal is for all students to become proficient in both languages over their years in the program.
What autonomies did the school request?
Under the state's Innovation Schools statute, design teams can request autonomy in any (or all) of the following areas: curriculum, budget, school schedule and calendar, staffing, district policies, and professional development.
The Esperanza School requested autonomy in all six areas.
How many children would the school serve, and how would they be selected?
If approved, the school would open for the 2013-14 school year with about 156 students in kindergarten through second grade. The school would grow by one grade a year for six years until it reached full enrollment in the 2020-21 school year with about 425 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Students would be selected for the school through a lottery into which parents must enter their children's names and indicate whether their children speak primarily English or Spanish. All students would need to complete a language screening before the lottery is conducted.
The student body would be evenly split between native English and Spanish speakers, according to the school's plan.
The school does not plan to accept new students into the later grades — Grade 3 and up — because those new students would be very far behind in acquiring a second language, whether English or Spanish, according to Kerry DeJesus, one of the school's design team members.
"We want to make sure that the students are able to keep up academically in the Spanish, and when they come in from kindergarten, in kindergarten through Grade 2, the predominant language will be Spanish so they'll have a strong base," said DeJesus, who said students without that background would struggle in the school's later grades.
What would the school's teaching staff look like?
In Esperanza's first year, the school would have six classroom teachers, all of whose primary instructional language will be Spanish.
For other key positions — principal, special education teacher, school receptionist — the school would plan to hire people who are bilingual in English and Spanish, while for many of the specialist and paraprofessional positions, the school's preference would be for staff who are either bilingual or have Spanish as a primary language.
According to the plan, the school plans to recruit staff from both inside and outside the New Bedford school district.
How will the school be funded?
Just like the Renaissance School, the Esperanza School would receive per-pupil funding from the district comparable to what other district schools receive. The total amount of funding would be determined by how many students were enrolled.
According to Andrea Gallipeau, one of the design team members, the plan for the school was developed with the intent of keeping its budget within the per-pupil funding provided by the district.
However, in the future, the school will likely explore both fundraising and grant-writing opportunities, she said.
In other dual-language schools the group researched, it was parents who really took on the fundraising challenge, according to Gallipeau.
"They're really the ones who grab the bull by the horns, so to speak," said Gallipeau.
What would a school day look like for students?
At Esperanza, the school day for students would be slightly longer than the day in traditional New Bedford schools. Four days a week — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — school would start at 8:05 a.m. and run until 2:45 p.m., about 25 minutes longer than the district's elementary school day. (The Esperanza day is the same length as the district's middle school day, according to the district's teachers contract.)
On Wednesdays, students would be released early, at 12:30 p.m., to allow for teacher planning and professional development. (The district has an early release day on Fridays, when students finish school at 1 p.m.)
Across the length of the week, Esperanza students would spend about 80 more minutes in school than students in traditional district elementary schools.
For younger students — kindergartners through second-graders — about 90 percent of each day's instruction will be delivered in Spanish.
The initial emphasis on Spanish is necessary in order to get the school's native English speakers up to speed on the second language, according to DeJesus.
Starting in third grade, students will spend about half their time learning in Spanish and the other half in English, although exactly how that split will happen has yet to be decided, according to school officials.
"It will be determined by the faculty, because it works differently for every group," said DeJesus.
According to DeJesus, some dual-language programs alternate languages every three days, others do it by semester and still others do a whole year in one language before switching to the other.
She said she thought it was likely Esperanza would end up with a three- to five-day alternating schedule, but it really needed to be determined by the specific needs of the school's students.
What would a school day look like for teachers?
The school day for teachers would run from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., a work day that is about 25 minutes longer than the work day in traditional district elementary schools and about 15 minutes shorter than the middle-school work day for teachers, according to the district's teachers contract. Under the plan submitted in December, teachers would not receive a stipend for the additional time.
On the four, full-length days each week, Esperanza teachers would receive 70 minutes of prep, or planning time, while on the early release days, teachers would receive 35 minutes of prep time.
Wednesday afternoons, after the students are dismissed, teachers would spend more than two hours on professional development activities, data analysis and common planning.
What type of partnerships do the schools have with community organizations?
The Esperanza School has garnered support from a number of organizations that have committed to helping the school in a range of ways, including providing volunteers, acting in an advisory capacity and advocating for the school.
Among the organizations that have committed to offering direct services are the Immigrants' Assistance Center, New Bedford Community Connections Coalition and The Education Alliance at Brown University.
Information in this story was taken both from the plan for the Esperanza School and from interviews with the school's planning team.


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Don't forget to take your medicine
UI study to examine medication use in central Iowa
The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy has obtained a grant to evaluate medication usage by patients in central Iowa. The goal: Improve the rate at which patients take drugs as prescribed.
According to the nonprofit, independent New England Health Institute, only half of all patients take their medications properly as prescribed, which costs the nation more than $290 billion annually. One idea to improve the medication-usage rate is through accountable care organizations, also known as ACOs. In this model, hospitals, physicians, and other partners in the healthcare delivery system seek to improve quality and reduce cost of care.
The UI will partner with Trinity Pioneer ACO, which includes Trimark Physicians Group, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Berryhill Center for Mental Health and Iowa Health Home Care, OutcomesMTM, the Iowa Pharmacy Association and 25 pharmacies to analyze the impact of integrating community pharmacy and advanced medication management strategies within an existing Pioneer ACO in central Iowa. Trinity Pioneer ACO serves approximately 7,700 Medicare beneficiaries. The project will operate for two years in these counties: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, and Wright.
"The research will create a meaningful link between community pharmacists and physicians in the Trinity Pioneer ACO that we hope will improve the health outcomes of Iowans through more coordinated care," says William Doucette, professor in the College of Pharmacy and the lead researcher on the grant. "When health care providers work as a team, patients benefit and costs decrease, and that is exactly what we aim to see in this study."
The $302,000 grant comes from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. Two other institutions, the University of Nebraska and North Dakota State University, received grants, announced this week by the foundation.
Anne Matthes, Pharmacy, 319-335-8780
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Alcoa's (AA) shooting higher today after JPMorgan predicted higher aluminum prices would boost its earnings.
JPMorgan's Michael Gambardella and team explain:
We are increasing our estimates, raising our price target to $15, and upgrading AA to Overweight from Neutral to reflect the impact of tightening aluminum markets and rising regional aluminum premiums on earnings. Given the pace and amount at which premiums have recently increased, it is clearly difficult to forecast for how long they will remain near current levels which we believe provide a significant amount of earnings support to the company's primary aluminum smelting operations.
Alcoa isn't the only aluminum company that Gambardella expects to benefit from higher aluminum prices. He also raised Century Aluminum (CENX) to Overweight.
Shares of Alcoa have jumped 6.2% to $12.07 at 10:09 a.m., while Century Aluminum has climbed 5.1% to $11.69. The call has also given a boost to other aluminum producers, including Alumina Ltd. (AWC), which has gained 5.5% to $4.60, Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), which has risen 0.8% to $70.08, and Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH), which has advanced 0.3% to $9.26.


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About Hospitality Holdings Hospitality Holdings, Inc. and its CEO Mark Grossich own and operate the country's most extensive portfolio of hospitality venues that include upscale cocktail lounges, rooftop lounges, outdoor cafés, restaurants, and historical venues, The Empire Rooftop in The Empire Hotel, The House in Gramercy Park, The Carnegie Club, Cocktail and Cigar Lounge, in CitySpire Centre, Bookmarks Rooftop Lounge and Terrace at The Library Hotel, Madison & Vine – an award-winning American bistro and international wine bar located in The Library Hotel and The World Bar.
The dedication to first-rate service, the attention to detail and design and the upscale selections create a sophistication and cool that have made Hospitality Holdings and its properties the leaders in NYC nightlife for over fifteen years. Consistent with its longstanding tagline, "New York's Most Refreshingly Civilized Places to Meet," Hospitality Holdings have been praised as industry trailblazers, reviving the classic cocktail lounge, elevating the specialty cocktail, and opening the country's first cigar bar.
About Mark Grossich A graduate of Northwestern University with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Marketing, Mark Grossich founded Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in 1992 and has since been behind a number of Manhattan's most recognizable and sophisticated cocktail lounges. Grossich began his career with marketing management and consulting positions at Bristol-Myers, Saatchi and Saatchi, and Glendinning Associates and subsequently built his own successful advertising agency, public relations firm and marketing agencies, in addition to becoming the nation's youngest founder/publisher of a newspaper chain. He's also a Board member of the Grand Central Partnership and the Vanderbilt YMCA.