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AC Milan earn a surprising win over the Italian leaders thanks to a controversial penalty at the San Siro.
AC Milan beat Serie A table-toppers Juventus 1-0 on Sunday thanks to a controversial penalty by Robhino after Mauricio Isla was adjudged to have handled the ball.
An unconventional looking front three of Robinho, Stephan El Shaarawy and Kevin Prince Boateng, pushed up from midfield, combined well to inspire Milan's win.
Juventus found it difficult to deal with Milan's pressing play and went behind just before the half hour mark when the ball appeared to strike Isla's outstretched arm from Antonio Nocerino's header, although replays suggested it hit the Chilean's body.
Robinho stepped up to score, despite keeper Gianluigi Buffon getting both hands to the ball.
The visitors were slow to react, with too many misplaced passes and errors allowing Milan to control the game.
Juve began to turn up the pressure later in the second half, with substitute Sebastian Giovinco, on for Fabio Quagliarella, going close with an overhead kick from Simone Padoin's cross in the 62nd minute, but their lack of physical presence up front made life easier for the Milan back four.
The Italian champions attacked in numbers as the game entered its final stages, but Milan were increasingly happy to defend deep and try to catch Juve on the break.
It was a risky strategy and the home side lived dangerously at times, but worked hard to take all three points, putting a dent in Juve's title challenge and providing a possible platform for Milan to build on in the run up to the winter break.
Inter Milan now have the chance to close the gap on Juventus to just one point if they can win their game at Parma on Monday.
Late equaliser
Earlier, Mounir El Hamdaoui came off the bench to score a late equaliser for Fiorentina at Torino, with a 2-2 draw enough to lift the Tuscans up to joint-second in the table.
The hosts took the lead five minutes from the break after Alessio Cerci got himself on the end of a low Danilo D'Ambrosio cross, with Riccardo Meggiorini's dummy fooling the Fiorentina defence.
Fiorentina came alive in the second half, but with talisman Stevan Jovetic still out injured and Luca Toni in the treatment room following a nasty collision with defender Kamil Glik, Torino were able to weather the storm.
The visitors drew level from the penalty spot in the 75th minute after D'Ambrosio upended Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, with Gonzalo Rodriguez converting.
However, just a minute later Torino were back in front, Valter Birsa's cross shot tricking everyone and ending up in the net.
Former Ajax striker El Hamdaoui equalised with pretty much his first touch of the game, turning and shooting in one movement, hitting an angled shot past Jean-Francois Gillet.
"It was a good game, very open. Both teams gave it a go and deserved to win. On balance it was the right result," Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella told RAI television.
"I was a little happier in the second half than the first. We reacted with a maturity, with personality and quality."
Asked about the injured Toni, Montella replied: "He's still under observation, but I don't think there will be any problems."
Roma win
Elsewhere, Mattia Destro scored only his second goal for AS Roma since arriving from Genoa during the close season, helping the Giallorossi to a 1-0 victory at Pescara, a win that takes the capital club up to joint-fifth in the table.
The big shock of the day was Genoa's 1-0 win at Atalanta thanks to Andrea Bertolacci's first-half goal for the lowly visitors. Fellow strugglers Siena drew 0-0 at Chievo.
Sampdoria continued their revival following victory in the Genoa derby last weekend with a useful 1-0 win at home to Bologna, Andrea Poli netting the winner.
Cagliari host Napoli in the other Monday game, with Lazio at home to Udinese on Tuesday.


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Then I came up with this. Now I don't want to stop! Almost all the fabrics came from my stash (which is totally awesome) with the exception of the Robert Kaufman Metro Living navy circles (which I got here) and some Sarah Jane navy polkadots (available here.) I love that navy blue is growing popular again. It's been kind of scarce lately. I've always been a navy fan.
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This week's challenge over at TMITA/PCC is brought to us by Jessie Fitz Henry, which was a sketch. The first 2 cards using "Catch of the Day" which was a freebie to go along with the challenge are for the challenge. I used my Bic Mark-its to color my image.
This following image is called "Snails with Sign" original name I know, but naming the images I find hard to do, HA, so that's the kind of name ya get when I can't think of anything cutsie!
I actually did these 2 cards for Nilla's inspirational challenge from that pic of really pretty flowers. I used the colors and I loved how these 2 cards turned out, but I have been so busy I just never got around to photographing them and did last week, but then never posted them. The first image is called "Penguin with Cupcake" and the second one "Painted Cat". All colored with my Bic Mark-its.
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- MindyRadio said...
These are ALL awesome! of course I love those first two with those fun papers. But all of your cards are inspiring.
- June 7, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Toni said...
Love all of the cards. The cat sure does stand out. Am going to have to learn how to work the camera. The computer cut off almost half inch off top & bottom of the card. Call me when you get a chance.
- June 8, 2010 at 8:46 PM
- Nilla said...
All are just so cute, you images always comes to live in your cards! Love them! Hugs Nilla
- June 8, 2010 at 8:53 PM
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For Israelis, their Second Lebanon War, fought in summer 2006, came to a close only on Thursday, when the two soldiers whose capture became the cause for launching the conflict were laid to rest before their families and the eyes of a solemn nation.
But even in their return – which transpired a day earlier as part of a swap with Hezbollah, who traded the men's bodies for the remains of some 200 Lebanese plus five Lebanese prisoners – there is still unease about the lopsided trade-off and questions about balancing the interests of affected families against those of the state.
Under a sweltering July sky at the Nahariya military cemetery, which overlooks the same Mediterranean that hugs the Beirut coastline where Hezbollah continued victory celebrations Thursday, many family members and friends who eulogized "Udi" – Ehud Goldwasser – seemed to want to shift the sentiment that Israel had somehow lost to Hezbollah.
"I stand at attention before you with my eyes lifted toward my people with the request: Stand tall, lift your heads in national pride," mother Miki Goldwasser said at her son's graveside.
"They say because of you, a war broke out. I hope we can see this war as a victory. Through this, we have discovered that we are a strong people. We have discovered bereaved families with an undefeatable, powerful spirit. We have discovered kindness."
The most powerful words to the gathering of a few thousand came from widow Karnit Goldwasser, who has been the spokeswoman of an international campaign to release her husband and Eldad Regev, then believed to be alive.
"They say time heals all wounds," she said. "But is this really so? Two years have passed since that debilitating moment that cut through our life's thread, the moment in which the worst scenario became a threatening reality that forced us to dive into a dark and convoluted world. I believed and hoped that the moment would come where I would wake up and say it was all just a bad dream."
But Israelis have been waking up to find that many of their goals have gone unrealized. The prisoner exchange has Israel feeling like it was "played." Some wondered why Israel agreed to the swap, if Hezbollah wasn't straight with Israel about whether the two were alive and whether they had information about Ron Arad, who was captured in Lebanon in 1986 and is considered missing in action.
Groundswell of public pressure
Part of the answer, analysts say, is that the families succeeded in creating a groundswell of public pressure to bring their sons home, dead or alive, even at the cost of releasing Lebanon's Samir Kuntar, convicted of killing four Israelis in a 1979 raid here.
"What we witnessed in the last two years and more is that the families of those soldiers and the involvement of the Israeli media and public opinion is very strong in affecting the decisionmakers," says Yitzhak Reiter, a professor of political science and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
"It affects the ability to negotiate on a fair bargain," he says. "This is something that Israel should handle differently. Perhaps the government in the near future will make an official decision that dead bodies will be exchanged only for dead bodies, and live soldiers for live soldiers.
"If the other side doesn't give you complete information about your soldiers, such as whether they are dead or alive, then you just don't do it. The government could put this criteria in place, and then if a situation occurs in the future, the enemy knows our principles and won't expect otherwise," Mr. Reiter says.
Israel's principle is that it is immoral to leave any soldier or citizen on foreign soil. It has, as a result, sometimes traded hundreds of prisoners for the release of one man. This ethos has come under some criticism in recent days. But Defense Minister Ehud Barak, speaking at Goldwasser's funeral, defended it vehemently.
"We were prepared to pay a high price, even higher than what seemed logical, in order to see our sons sent home," Mr. Barak said. "If any of you, God forbid, should be captured, or should anything worse happen in the fight against the terror, Israel, its government, and the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] will do everything just and possible to bring you home."
But Aviva Cavaille, a young woman who came to the funeral, said most Israelis could not understand how their government had agreed to a swap that didn't include Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who was abducted by Hamas more than two years ago while on duty close to the Gaza Strip.
"From the ethical point of view, it's not acceptable that we got the bodies of two men, and for that we released a murderer who is alive and celebrating in Lebanon," says Ms. Cavaille. "It creates a greater danger for kidnappings in the future. It shows the weakness of our leadership."
Family persistence
At the same time, many others give Karnit Goldwasser credit for keeping the case of the abducted soldiers on the agenda, traveling globally and trying to force leaders to push for progress on an issue that could have easily have disappeared from the headlines. Among the partners in this were leaders in the American Jewish community, who had made dog tags with the names of the soldiers on them and asked people to wear them in solidarity.
"Karnit singlehandedly raised this level of awareness through her own public presence, and I think that's what got us to this point," says Lori Klinghoffer, the chairwoman of National Women's Philanthropy in the United Jewish Communities, a US umbrella group. "There have been other missing soldiers, and they usually stay in the news for a week or two."
Some Israelis bristled at the public's questioning over the way the swap tallied up.
Columnis Yair Lapid wrote in the Yediot Ahronoth newspaper that even in Israel's "hyperactive democracy" people should occasionally assume that the right decision was made.
"The deal that ended yesterday wasn't good or bad, only necessary. Anyone who thinks there were other options, deludes himself," Mr. Lapid wrote. "While it's true that Hezbollah is more calculated in its attitude toward the fate of its people, who would want to be Hezbollah today? The clamorous debate over the question of 'Did we get a good price or not,' should be kept for buying cars."
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Now, we get to the heart of the matter. As usual, a disclaimer: this review is working off of Pro Football Focus player grades and statistics; CB play is the hardest to assess from TV broadcast footage. Figuring out a player's true assignment, and assessing how well he carries it out, takes a lot more education and intuition when it comes to DB play than line play. That having been said, I think this chart matches up well with our armchair understanding of the Lions' CB situation:
The purple line with the ridiculous overall grade is Antoine Winfield, who—unlike most other top PFF graders—has an exceptional mark in every single area of play. He's ranked in the top ten of 100 qualifying cornerbacks in every graded dimension. At the bottom is Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who despite half his last name isn't the player is cousin is. A strongly negative coverage grade, combined with 8 called penalties (one declined/offset) make him the low man on the cornerback totem pole.
Then again, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie played the second-highest number of snaps in the NFL, over 1,130. The only corner who played more snaps than Cromartie was Cortland Finnegan, with just over 1,200 . . . and he had the lowest coverage grade in the NFL, -13. This suggests that the more snaps a corner gets, the worse his coverage grade is bound to be—even though the PFF folks normalize the final grades by snap count. Just to be sure, I ran a regression:
Nope, no correlation. I think the effect in play is the old line, "You have to be a pretty good pitcher to lose 20 games." Maybe Cortland Finnegan and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie aren't great cover guys—but they're far and away the best corners on their team, and they kept getting run out against their opponents' best wideouts. Even normalized for snap counts, though, they simply didn't grade out like KC's Brandon Carr (+5.4) or New England's Devin McCourty (+9.4), players with similar snap counts but much better coverage grades.
Lions' best corner, far and away is Chris Houston—but the PFF grades don't reflect it. Houston played over 900 snaps; the only Lion above the league average of 750. Though near NFL average in pass rush and run support, Houston's coverage grade was decidedly below (-4.5), and his five called penalties weren't great either. From the grades alone, the 5'-11", 178-pound Houston turned in a subpar performance in 2010. However, I dug a little deeper.
Houston was thrown at 85 times, once every 10.7 snaps; that exactly matches the NFL average. Sixty percent of those passes were caught, which matches up to the average of 60.2. However, he allowed only 10.6 yards per catch—yards less than the average. His TD allowed/INT ratio was near average (3/1 vs. 3/2), his passes defensed were above average (9 vs. 6), and his NFL passer rating allowed was slightly better than average (85.5 vs. 88.0).
The overall picture this paints is, well, average. Compared to every other starting, or heavily-rotated, cornerback, Chris Houston was just about average. That's better than any Lions cornerback has been in a while, especially wire to wire. He also had some great individual games, turning in a +1.8 (+1.2 coverage) in the first Green Bay game, and +3.2 (+2.3 coverage) against Washington. Unfortunately, he did poorly against the Cowboys and Bucs, and was absolutely abused by the Patriots (-4.5 coverage).
Bottom Line: With a full #1 starter's workload, Chris Houston performed at an average, maybe just-below-average, level for an NFL starter. Considering the pittance the Lions paid to get him, performance like that is impressive. As the Lions' #1 corner, they should draft someone with flashier coverage skills to pair with him. As the Lions' #2 corner, he'd be excellent. Further, he's only 26—if the Lions can hold onto this likely RFA, he may continue to improve.
With just over 350 snaps and a -0.9 overall grade, Nathan Vasher is the best-graded Lion cornerback with a significant number of snaps. Snaps had been hard to come by for the 2005 Pro Bowler, and the Bears finally released Vasher a year ago. Despite his productive history, and that ESPN article suggesting he'd wind up as a starter somewhere soon, the 5'-11", 185-pound Vasher was available for the Lions to sign when the regular season started.
He didn't see much action until the last four weeks. 250 of his snaps came in those last four games, where he barely came off the field. When he did, he turned in two very good performances, and two not-so-good ones. He turned in coverage grades of +1.2 and +2.8 against Green Bay and Miami, alternated with -0.9 and -2.2 coverage marks against Tampa Bay and Miami. What it all averages out to is "average."
When we look at the statistical metrics that PFF charts, Vasher was thrown at 31 times, and only 16 were completed; an excellent 51.6%. Though he gave up yards at a 13.1 YpC clip, had just one INT, and defensed only one pass, Vasher's Allowed Passer Rating was a miniscule 70.6; 14th-best in the NFL!
Bottom Line: Nathan Vasher is only 29, and proved he can still play corner in the NFL. The Lions re-signed him to a one-year deal, and he'll be in the mix in the summer. If Houston sticks around, I like him as a #2 for a rookie to challenge. If Houston leaves, Vasher replaces Houston as the cross-your-fingers-and-hope-this-guy-returns-to-form #1 corner.
One of the more outrageous moves Josh McDaniels did in his short time with the keys to the Denver franchise, was trading 2009 second-round pick Alphonso Smith, who he'd dealt a 2010 first-rounder to acquire, to the Lions for Dan Gronkowski. Smith, a 5'-9", 190-pound fireplug who some thought would be a great fit for the Lions at the slot that ended up being Louis Delmas, was disappointing in his rookie year—but to dish a player you burned a first and second-rounder to acquire after one season? In a position that traditionally requires a year or two of development?
Sure enough, Smith flashed some of the potential that caused the Broncos to go crazy for him; leading the Lions' corners in INTs with 5 (in fact, he was the only to get more than one). However, Smith also flashed the mental mistakes that drove the Broncos crazy. Smith looked like a fool in key moments against the Patriots and Jets, and it cost the Lions two ENORMOUS possible (probable, in the Jets' case) wins. However, Smith has a very bright future on this team . . . as a slot corner.
In the first three games, Smith's overall grades were +1.6, +1.8, and +0.2, influnced by very strong performances against the run, and in pass rush, and neutral pass coverage grades. Unfortunately, when the Lions moved him to the starting right cornerback spot, he turned in a poor game. They put him back in the slot against St. Louis, and he had one of his best coverage games all year. Then he went back outside, and was either neutral (WAS, NYJ, @DAL) or a disaster (@BUF, NEP, CHI). The only exception to this was the Giants game, when Smith started at right corner and received, by far, his best coverage grade of the year (+3.0), while also turning in, by far, his worst effort against the run (-1.3).
Bottom Line: Alphonso Smith is a gifted natural slot cornerback, with the tenacity to play well against the run, and even be dangerous as a pass rusher. His instincts and hands are enough to make him a ballhawk, but his repeated brain farts make him a liability as an outside cornerback. Perhaps time and development will iron this out, but for now pencil him in as a multi-year "starting" nickel back.
As for the rest, Aaron Berry and Jack Williams are talented youngsters who lost the entire season, or nearly so, to injury. Prince Miller barely played, but has been tendered a contract for next year—as has Paul Pratt, a practice-squadder from last season.
SHOPPING LIST: As it stands, Chris Houston, Nathan Vasher, and Alphonso Smith performed like a just below-average-but-not-awful starting trio (even though they didn't play as a triumvirate much this year). However, Vasher has already worn out his welcome at a team he was a Pro Bowler for; he's not likely to be a long-term fix. If Houston stays, the Lions need to draft a cover corner, a guy who can challenge Vasher by the end of his first season, and challenge Houston by the beginning of his third. If Houston leaves, the Lions need to acquire a starter of Houston's caliber, and draft that developmental cornerback.


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SPRINGFIELD -- Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and her husband earned $208,000 during 2013 and paid $44,000 in state and federal taxes.
The candidate for state comptroller released her tax return and a statement of financial interest Monday.
Simon reported $134,000 from her salary as lieutenant governor and $9,000 from textbook royalties. Her husband, Perry Knop, earned $85,000 as a professor at John A. Logan College.
The couple contributed $3,300 to charity. They reported a net worth of $675,000.
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The PC engaged engineers from Stone Environmental last August to explore
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Voters previously rejected the idea of one large single-pipe municipal wastewater system three years ago in conjunction with the approval of the municipal water project, currently underway.
PC members moved forward exploring alternatives to a large single-pipe sewer-type system last fall which included a survey of property owners. The effort was initiated by the Waitsfield Select Board after the centralized system was voted down in 2008.
The study is funded by a municipal planning grant and was overseen by a volunteer subcommittee of the Waitsfield PC.
PC chair Drew Simmons said that of the 140 properties included in the community survey, there was a 40 percent response rate. The survey was not required by the RFP.
"What's interesting about what's summarized in the report, and what is striking to me, is there is a huge variety of expressed need in this community. Even though there isn't a huge agreement on what to do in the community, less than 10 percent want to do nothing," he said.
According to the final "assessment of decentralized wastewater options" report, the Waitsfield/Irasville study area includes 139 properties totaling approximately 255 acres within the village, 21 properties contain single-family homes or multi-unit condominiums.
The study includes detailed maps of historical Waitsfield village that highlight capacity and need and incorporates the survey of landowners:
"Engineering, treatment technology, management and funding approaches can all be developed to address wastewater needs and the challenges of soil conditions and remaining wellhead protection areas. The Town of Waitsfield now has the opportunity to consider re-purposing previously granted wastewater infrastructure funding to address these expressed needs and physical constraints."
Simmons said that the RFP established what the need, capacity and challenges are. The recommendations will then be considered in an effort to "provide a strategic wastewater system that enables a case by case management structure; there is a broad range of wastewater management systems, different levels with different benefits, the next step is examination."
Amy Macrellis from Stone Environmental emphasized the need for the process to be on a volunteer basis. "It's very important to be a volunteering process. The existing infrastructure is almost entirely privately owned; to approach it any other way is not the kind of project you want," she said.
According to the recommendations of the wastewater study, town officials will review and decide on how to move forward, develop and implement public involvement to start building understanding of a support for a management and low-interest loan program, as well as continue working with consultants on technical work.
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Tim Grierson and Will Leitch will be writing regularly on Gawker and Deadspin about movies, starting this week. Today and tomorrow, we're going to shower love on our favorite films that are up for Best Picture. First up, why we'd be happy if The Descendants won the Oscar. Follow Grierson & Leitch on Twitter for more business.
It seems like ages ago now, but at one point people actually thought The Descendants had a chance to take home the Academy Award. In late October, handicappers figured it was going to be a race to the finish between director Alexander Payne's George Clooney drama and The Artist. That didn't happen: Soon after, The Artist started grabbing critics' prizes and racking up tons of guild nominations, and the rest of the contenders were left in the dust. It's gotten so bad for The Descendants that Clooney, who's as close to Academy royalty as we have, is probably going to lose Best Actor to someone most of the industry hadn't heard of 12 months ago.
In a way, The Descendants' disappearance from the Oscar conversation is fitting. Although it's a tearjerker with universal themes about family and forgiveness, The Descendants just doesn't feel like your typical Best Picture winner. It's not inspirational. It's not about a man overcoming great obstacles. It's not an epic. It's just a small little film about a lazy husband and father who finally pulls himself together to try to be a better human being. This is one of the reasons why I like the film so much. Where so many other Oscar wannabes announce their self-importance, The Descendants is a gentle, well-observed gem that calmly and patiently wins you over.
Clooney plays Matt King, a successful lawyer who's an otherwise unremarkable person living in Hawaii with his two daughters and wife. He narrates the early stretches of the film, and even his voiceover seems unimpressive: He explains his life in ways that make it pretty clear that he's been sleepwalking through most of it. But then his wife (Patricia Hastie) ends up in a coma and Matt has to gather family and friends to let them know that her condition is fatal. Also, he has to track down the man (Matthew Lillard) with whom she's been having a secret affair.
It's not a particularly novel concept—uncommunicative, affluent white guy battles midlife crisis—but The Descendants makes it feel fresh thanks to Payne's quiet, affectionate portrait of Matt and his two nicely nuanced daughters, played by Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. Nothing really astonishing happens during Matt's quest to find his wife's lover, but Payne's confident manner suggests that nothing astonishing is supposed to happen. No, we're just meant to watch as regular people grapple with the anger and grief that visits everyone eventually. The Descendants does the impressive trick of making everyday life suddenly seem pretty extraordinary, finding room to render everyone in its cast of characters (including an Alzheimer's-afflicted mother-in-law, the older daughter's obnoxious friend, and the lover's unsuspecting wife) as people worthy of respect and compassion.
Playing sad-eyed, middle-aged guys has become Clooney's specialty, but his work in The Descendants is special because there's so little of the faded swagger he usually brings to roles like this. Matt is a well-meaning bore, and Clooney does a particularly good job of making the man's inner life a complete mystery. This is not a character who can access emotions or even articulate them, and so his journey is all the more terrifying for him because it's very much out of his comfort zone. And Clooney never winks at the audience; he just digs deep into this guy, refusing to make him lovable or compelling. Of course, that makes Matt's slow realization of what his life has become all the more heartbreaking. (Another sign of how good Clooney is in the film: Both times I've seen it, I haven't been sure what exactly makes him do what he ultimately chooses to do with his family's land—and yet I don't care. As with real people, there are some things about Matt we never quite understand.)
But Clooney's terrific performance is guided and shaped by his director. There are those (me included) that miss the sharp, sardonic Payne of Election. But in moving away from satire to a sweeter, more humanistic perspective, he hasn't gone soft. Instead, with The Descendants he's continuing to show he's one of our best filmmakers at understanding how human beings tick. Whether in comedy or drama, that's a rare gift—even if it gets overlooked by Oscar voters.
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My friend Terry who is very talented in composing photos did this for me. Thank you so Terry, you are a diamond and Felisol our Norwegian ruby.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
In God 's Clinic
My friend Terry who is very talented in composing photos did this for me. Thank you so Terry, you are a diamond and Felisol our Norwegian ruby.
Posted by Amrita at Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Labels: Blessings, Prayer request
18 Fertilize my soul:
- Curious Servant said...
Not sure what the 5th news is... the previous post?
I think it pretty strange if it is true.
I know of Hanuman of course...I have read the Ramyana.
- 11 June 2008 at 21:15
- Sita said...
Hey, sent you a prayer card...May you rest in God's loving sovereignty..May His grace surround you..May His healing power touch you, Aunt Sybil, Ruan...Love, Sita
- 11 June 2008 at 22:26
- JO said...
Thoughts and Prayers for you and yours... I am glad your are feeling a bit better.... Love the pics! Take Care!
- 12 June 2008 at 03:01
- Simply Shelley said...
Hello Amrita, love the picture of you and your friends. Also,may God be with those who are ill. Glad your feet are doing better. I know what it is like to suffer with pain in the feet.
- 12 June 2008 at 07:58
- Terry said...
Dear Amrita...for sure and I am not talented at all.!
The whole thing comes from that cheap little "Picture It" disc!
I hope that I gave you the directions clear enough. Then you will be doing lots of your own pictures.
We are getting hot weather now and I must admit that I like it.
Poor Mrs Mac is drowning in rain in Idaho!
My brother lives in Iowa where they are having really bad storms.
There is so much tragedy going on these days...I really believe that the Lord must be coming soon.
It is too bad about your aunt falling She falls a lot, eh?
Do bad feet run in our family because why are your feet getting bad. What is the stuff that the doctor gave to you Amrita. Is it a prescription?
My legs are getting weak and my feet are both going numb. Sometimes I find a it a hard task to walk...
Well enough of me complaining. Thanks so much for praying for Little Pilgrim and her dad Amrita....love Terry
- 12 June 2008 at 09:52
- Amrita said...
Sorry Curious Servant, it was a joke. The 5th news was about B Obama on my blog LOL.
Oh really you have read the Ramayana! Then you know quite a bit about Hindu mythology.
- 12 June 2008 at 09:59
- Julia Dutta said...
Hi Amrita,
Sorry to hear about your foot and of course Aunt Sybil's fall. A very tough condition to bear, when the feeble person and the caretaker are both unwell. I pray for your hasty recovery. Homeo also has medicines to retard growth. So perhaps you can look up the Doc again wrt the bone growth.
Only God knows, His reasons for giving physical ailments. And only He can cure, or lead us to those of His Servants who work on His behalf.
Your blog is the first I read before I start my day at work. I love it, in whichever way it shows itself to me :)
- 12 June 2008 at 11:18
- Felisol said...
Dear Amrita,
what a lovely picture with you as the jewel in the crown.
I'm looking forward to seeing what composing will come from you as well in the months to follow.
You must have a good homeopath since only one dose would help. I've tried in the past, that took a lot of time. Thing is, we are too impatient for treatment to have its time to work.
Many times I think that the wonder of the penicillin has done us more evil than good. We will not longer wait for our body to rebalance to get time to heal. I mean if being overworked makes my muscles hurt, I should perhaps give my body rest and time to get rid of its waste instead of popping pills and continue to strain my muscles.
A hundred years ago cure baths where people came to relax, take healing baths, get massage, drink purifying water, make slow walks e.t.c. were probate treatments to anything from tuberculosis to brain stroke. I don't mean that we do not need or profit from pills, on the contrary, but sometimes healing takes time, and it seems to me we have not got any patience, or opportunity for that sake, to seek complete cures.
I also find that homeopaths more often will see the patient as a whole being than a modern doctor.
I think you are doing the right thing in seeking hiim.
I am also aware of the fact that time is often what is most costly to us.
I've hardly had time to sit alone with my PC lately...
I'll pray for your aunt Sybil and for Ruan.
I always find it comforting when ill and healthy put their lives in God's hands. He certainly is the great healer and provider.
Thank you, Amrita for being such an empathic sister and co-prayer.
God less you and yours. From Felisol
- 12 June 2008 at 11:43
- Angie said...
Praying for you and your family (((hug))).
- 12 June 2008 at 19:04
- Saija said...
felisol and terry are gems indeed ... and so are you! :o)
it seems that you are being tested daily ... but praise the Lord - HE continues to deliver daily as well!
- 12 June 2008 at 21:11
- Ash said...
Nice to see so many different and beautiful flowers in a single post :-)
- 13 June 2008 at 04:55
- Pat said...
The flowers are lovely, as are the three beautifuly flowers in the picture above it!
I will be praying for your family and friends...God is greater!!
- 13 June 2008 at 07:27
- Amrita said...
Thank you friends for your prayers. Aunt Sybil 's pain is much less but she needs asistance and constant supervision.
yes Terry we have orthopedic problems in my family. The pills the doctor gave me are Calcarea Flour 6X. Its a Homeopathic treament.Its worked wonders for me.
You 're right Julia, it shrinks bone growth.
Like you Felisol I also believe in looking for alternative medicines. My arthritis problem is much better after taking herbal meds. But i had to try various medication before i hit the right one.
- 13 June 2008 at 16:23
- Donetta said...
Love you!
Big Hug.
Will Pray as I think of you and those around you.
How lovely are the feet of those who spread good news.
- 13 June 2008 at 16:34
- Kate said...
Your poppies are gorgeous! I'm happy you are able to find relief for your feet. When my feet hurt, I can't concentrate on anything.
- 14 June 2008 at 00:14
- Terra said...
Hi Amrita,
I prayed for healing for you and your aunt, for your injured or painful feet.
You are right, we are all in God's hands.
- 14 June 2008 at 02:48
- Mel Avila Alarilla said...
Hi Amrita,
I'm so glad that you were relieved of your pain. Praise God for that. I will be praying for you and for your friends who need prayers. I love the flowers at your garden. They speak so much of your love and devotion for them and for the people you are ministering to. God bless you and your loved ones always my friend.
- 14 June 2008 at 03:58
- Kimmie said...
Hi Amrita;
STanding with you in prayer, our God is big and able. Believing with you.
one homemade and 5 adopted
- 14 June 2008 at 17:56


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Saturday's match will be RSL's third game in a week. The Claret-and-Cobalt won the first two games in its busy stretch, notching a 2-0 home victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Saturday before winning 2-1 at the New England Revolution on Wednesday night. RSL came from behind to win on Wednesday, conceding in the 51st minute before getting goals from rookie FW Devon Sandoval in the 77th minute and FW Olmes Garcia in the 89th. Real Salt Lake GK Nick Rimando was the real hero, saving New England FW Saer Sene's 92nd minute penalty kick to secure all three points for the Utah side.
RSL is still struggling with injuries at forward as it heads into Saturday's match, as leading scorer FW Alvaro Saborio (R quad tear) is out for the match while FW Robbie Findley (L knee hyperextension) and Garcia (R adductor strain) are questionable due to injury. The team will also be without DF Rich Balchan (L shoulder separation) and MF Cole Grossman (concussion), while MF Yordany Alvarez (R ankle contusion) and DF Nat Borchers (influenza) are also both questionable.
Real Salt Lake has played against Montreal just once, beating the then-expansion Impact 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on April 4, 2012. Saturday's game will be RSL's first-ever MLS game in Montreal. A win over the Impact would be RSL's first in Canada – the Claret-and-Cobalt has zero victories in nine combined tries in MLS and CONCACAF Champions League action at Vancouver and at Toronto.
Montreal has gotten off to a hot start in 2013 under first-year Head Coach Marco Schallibaum, currently sitting in a tie for third in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2-2 record. The Impact is 3-0-1 at home this year and 1-0-1 at Stade Saputo, with the club's other two home wins coming at Olympic Stadium. Montreal lost its last match, falling 2-1 on Wednesday at the New York Red Bulls.
RSL will return to Utah following Saturday's match, where it will start preparing next week for its May 19 match at Western Conference opponent Chivas USA.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake at Montreal Impact
- Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. MT at Stade Saputo in Montreal, Quebec
- TV: CW30 (Ford Postgame Show to immediately follow final whistle)
- English Radio: ESPN700 AM (Pregame begins at 11:00 a.m. MT)
- Spanish Radio: La Gran D 102.3 FM & Juan 1600 AM
- Online: The @RealSaltLake Twitter Feed will provide live match updates
Click here to download the PDF version of the MLS Game Guide for Saturday's RSL-MTL matchup
RSL History v. Montreal Impact
Real Salt Lake has played the second-year Montreal Impact just once in its history, beating the Canadian side 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on April 4, 2012. Former RSL FW Paulo Jr. scored a penalty kick goal to power the Claret-and-Cobalt past the then-expansion Impact in that match.
RSL has never played at Montreal. A win on Saturday would be the Claret-and-Cobalt's first victory in Canada. Real Salt Lake has never won in nine total tries in MLS and CCL play at Vancouver and at Toronto.


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For bassist Ross Valory, the Journey never ends. It goes on and on and on and on.
He and guitarist Neal Schon date to Journey's 1973 inception in San Francisco. Other than a decade-long departure spanning the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s — at one point, future "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson took his place on bass — Valory has remained a steadfast, unflappable presence.
In keeping with that demeanor, he's staying out of the current kerfuffle involving Schon and Jonathan Cain, Journey's keyboardist since 1980. Schon recently took to social media to remind Cain who's in charge. Cain's sideline as a Christian musician married to televangelist Paula White apparently doesn't sit well with Schon, who believes overt expressions of religion and politics are bad for the Journey brand.
Intra-band drama aside, Journey will return to the Smoothie King Center on Friday for the fourth time in eight years, the latest chapter in a long-running relationship with New Orleans and local promoter Don Fox's Beaver Productions. Among other highlights, that relationship has involved headlining City Park's Tad Gormley Stadium during the 1983 "Frontiers" tour and shooting a video for that album's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" on a wharf along the New Orleans riverfront.
In addition to "Separate Ways," Friday's show will likely feature "Who's Crying Now" and "Stone in Love," radio favorites from Journey's massively popular 1981 album "Escape." The bass lines of each are essential to the songs' architecture, but Valory didn't write them. Cain developed the "Who's Crying Now" bass part. Schon, who plays bass in addition to guitar, wrote the "Stone In Love" part.
That said, "there's a difference between who wrote the part, and who owns it," Valory said during a phone interview this week. "I own it."
In that regard, he sees a parallel between himself and Arnel Pineda, the Philippines-born singer who has fronted Journey since 2007. Pineda's airy tenor is eerily similar to that of Steve Perry, the now-retired vocalist who co-wrote and originally sang most of Journey's hits.
"Arnel owns it," Valory said of the frontman role. "It's not only by his talent, but by where his heart is. As an entertainer, he invites everyone in the hall to enjoy the evening with us."
Pineda wasn't inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April alongside the more senior members of Journey. They included drummer Steve Smith, who first joined Journey in 1978 and powered the band through its commercial heyday.
Smith returned to the fold last year after drummer Deen Castronovo was dismissed following a 2015 domestic abuse arrest attributed to a "drug-induced psychosis level of intoxication." (Castronovo subsequently apologized, went to rehab and accepted a plea deal that gave him probation.)
Drummer Omar Hakim, a highly respected hired gun for the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Sting and Dire Straits, stepped in as Castronovo's last-minute replacement for a 2015 tour. Hakim turned out to be the perfect transition between Castronovo's straight-ahead, hard rock approach and Smith's more jazz-influenced style, Valory said.
"Omar plays with more intensity, not unlike Deen, but he's got the musicality, the ears, and the technique in common with Steve Smith. I really enjoyed playing with Omar. It was like shifting gears."
Being reunited with Smith "has been fabulous," Valory continued. "He recorded 80 percent of the songs we're doing, so it's organic. It's back to the fundamentals of how the song was created, how we put our parts to it, how it was recorded. It is refreshingly new."
Smith has restored "a swing to compositions that were created that way. He's also very dynamic. When he plays softly, he plays softly. When he plays loud, it's only to the limit of what sounds good. He's not a banger. He plays with the intensity on the drum head up to the point where it loses its good sound. There is a dynamic range which we have not experienced in quite some time."
As the rhythm section, "Steve and I drive the bus. It's very comfortable. For the singer, the soloists, the other instrumentation, we're the wind under the wings. Without being too glib about it, it's a very ideal situation."
So, too, is being in Journey in general; business is very, very good. They opened 2017 with an Asian tour that visited Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea. After a run of "secondary," i.e. smaller, markets in the United States, they notched their second nine-show residency at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas; it included performances of the entire "Escape" and "Frontiers" albums.
The current summer tour concludes July 30 at Citi Field in New York for the Classic West concert alongside Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire. The same all-star line-up plays Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles two weeks prior.
They'll take a break from August until next May. Plans are afoot for a 2018 world tour with Def Leppard, another arena stalwart with a slew of hits of which fans never seem to tire.
For Journey, the "dirty dozen" of setlist staples includes "Don't Stop Believin'" — which Valory, in Weird Al Yankovic mode, jokingly refers to as "Don't Stop Breathin'" — "Wheel in the Sky," "Any Way You Want It," "Faithfully," "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin" and "Lights."
"We've played most of our hits many, many times — we're in our 20th year of consistently touring, so we kind of know the songs pretty good," Valory said. "People want to hear those songs that way, and they do.
"And they keep coming back. They just love the music, and they are so happy when we come through town. That's pretty hard to beat. I am appreciative and thankful for what opportunity I have had, and what the band has. I don't know what to do, except just keep playing."


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Propellerhead Reason 6.0.1 Mac OSX_2012
It emulates a rack of hardware synthesizers, samplers, signal processors, sequencers, and mixers, all of which can be freely interconnected in an arbitrary manner. Reason can be used either as a complete virtual music studio or as a collection of virtual instruments to be played live or used with other sequencing software.
With its generous sound bank and intuitive flow, Reason helps you along in the creative process and is the music software that never gets in your way. Walk into any professional recording studio and you will see racks filled to the brim with different tools used in music production from reverb to compressors, vocoders, synths, distortion units, and parametric EQs. Unlike a real studio, however, if you want another synth or an extra compressor you can create one from a menu rather than taking that second job or signing up for those experimental clinical drug trials.
Included with Reason is a huge sound bank full of inspiring instruments, synth patches, loops, and effects. Patches have been created by producers like Death Cab for Cutie's Jason McGerr, Bomb Squad's Hank Shocklee, Black Eyed Peas' Printz Board, DJ Lucky Date, Kill the Noise, and more.
Basic Devices:
• Hardware Interface – The Hardware Interface handles the connection between software and hardware and supports up to sixty-four separate outputs. As it is integral to Reason's functionality, it cannot be removed.
• Mixer 14:2 – Reason's mixer is used to group numerous device outputs into a stereo output. It has fourteen stereo channels with level meters, fixed bass and treble EQ and four stereo auxiliary sends. It is possible to mute or solo any given channel, as well as alter its level, pan and auxiliary output level. The console has chaining master inputs to allow several line mixers to be daisy chained together, effectively allowing for an unlimited number of channels.
• Line Mixer 6:2 – Similar to the Mixer 14:2, and also known as the Micromix, it is a smaller, six channel mixer, with only one auxiliary send and return, no EQ, smaller level controls and limited metering.
• Subtractor Analogue Synthesizer – Subtractor is a polyphonic synthesizer device based on subtractive synthesis, which is the method used in classic, analog synthesizers. Its two oscillators can produce basic waveforms such as square, sawtooth, triangle, and sine. Additional waveforms based on samples can also be generated. The Subtractor device can be completely automated from a controlling device, such as Reason's sequencer.
• Thor Polysonic Synthesizer – The Thor device simulates a semi-modular synthesizer. Six filter and oscillator slots let you load up three different filter modules and three different oscillator modules simultaneously, allowing you to dial in novel sounds. A modulation matrix gives you complete control over your signal flow, letting you modulate anything within Thor. Thor also has a simulation of an analog style step sequencer with more than one twist.
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• NN-19 Digital Sampler – The NN-19 device is Reason's original sampler, introduced in the first version. All of the controls on the NN-19 can be fully automated from a controlling device. There are two ways of getting sound out of NN19: load a single wav/aiff sample or load a sampler patch. Loading a single wav/aiff file will instantly transpose the audio across the keyboard by speeding up or slowing down the playback of the sample. The NN19 can import and play mono or stereo files.
• NN-XT Advanced Sampler – The NN-XT device is an advanced sampler with many features. It is designed for working with multiple samples which can be assigned to different keys on the keyboard. It can be used for both sound design and instrument emulation. Useful features include alternate sample playback, auto-pitch detection, keyboard zones with individual parameters, and tempo syncable LFOs.
Rhythm Sequencers:
• Dr. Octo REX Loop Player – This update of the Dr.Rex device, the Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player plays back samples created by the ReCycle (program) in the .rex and .rx2 formats. These formats allow for manipulation of the sample's tempo without affecting its pitch. Imagine that you have a sample of a drum loop. The loop is 144 bpm and your track is 118 bpm. Instead of stretching the sample, which would change the sample's timbre and pitch, ReCycle slices the loop into little pieces so that each beat gets its own sample. ReCycle also creates a MIDI file with the samples played the way the loop was originally played.
• Redrum Drum Computer – The Redrum device is a sample-playback drum module with a built in pattern sequencer. It has ten channels that plays samples loaded individually or from a preset kit. In addition to the pattern sequencer, Redrum can also be played from Reason's main sequencer or via MIDI.
• MClass Equalizer – The MClass Equalizer is a 4-band, professional level mastering EQ with low and high shelving bands, two peak filters and a low cut switch. The MClass Equalizer lets you make subtle or drastic frequency adjustments to the audio.
• MClass Stereo Imager – The MClass Stereo Imager splits the incoming audio into low and high frequency bands, and lets you adjust each independently.
• MClass Compressor – The MClass Compressor is a single-band compressor with a sidechain input for advanced compression such as ducking or de-essing, and CV out for dynamically controlling other devices.
• MClass Maximizer – The MClass Maximizer is a tool designed to maximize the volume of your Reason tracks, without crushing them or introducing other unwanted artifacts.
• RV7000 Advanced Reverb – The RV7000 contains basic reverb controls located on the main panel, and eight separate knobs for algorithms and their parameters, which can be accessed from a fold-out remote when pressed.
• Scream 4 Distortion – With Scream 4's cut and body filters, two parameters for its ten modes including overdrive, distortion, feedback and tape damage, you can use it for digital bit crushing, or regular crushing, or for simulating adding analog warmth to audio.
• BV512 Digital Vocoder – The BV-512 is a 4 to 512-band vocoder that can modulate sound in several ways, and can also be used as an automated equalizer.


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THEN 20% of the profits will pay for the Shopping Center's first recycling bins, and set up cardboard recycling for the store/deli.
10 Dec 2011
Kale's Natural Foods
377 Keahole St
Hawaii Kai Shopping Center, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
Kanu Hawai'i organized a consumer Carrotmob to support the efforts of Kale's Natural Foods to reduce waste and promote recycling at the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center. The goal was to raise $1,600 to set up storefront recycling facilities for the Shopping Center as well as cardboard recycling for the store/deli. This CarrotMob was organized as part of Kanu Hawai'i's No Waste Challenge, a campaign spanning the December holiday season, which aims to divert 50,000 pounds of trash away from Hawai'i's landfills.
We met our goal: $1600 to set up recycling facilities for Kale's and for customers of Hawaii Kai Shopping Center - AND Kale's had their "2nd Best Day Ever" in sales and "Best Deli Day Ever" (the first best day ever was their grand opening). They had exactly double the normal sales for a Saturday, and we logged 452 transactions at the register.
We reached our goal, so Kale's will be setting up store-front recycling facilities for customers at Hawaii Kai Shopping Center (which doesn't otherwise have recycling bins), and start cardboard recycling for their store/deli. We did it!!!
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Burrage v. United States
|Docket No.
|Op. Below
|8th Cir.
Nov 12, 2013
|Jan 27, 2014
Holding: At least when the use of a drug distributed by the defendant is not an independently sufficient cause of the victim's death or serious bodily injury, a defendant cannot be liable for penalty enhancement under the penalty enhancement provision of the Controlled Substance Act unless such use is a but-for cause of the death or injury.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on January 27, 2014. Justice Alito joins the opinion except for Part III-B. Justice Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, which Justice Sotomayor joined.
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|Proceedings and Orders
|Nov 27 2012
|Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2013)
|Dec 5 2012
|Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
|Dec 13 2012
|DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2013.
|Dec 27 2012
|Response Requested . (Due January 28, 2013)
|Jan 23 2013
|Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 27, 2013.
|Feb 15 2013
|Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 29, 2013.
|Mar 26 2013
|Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
|Apr 3 2013
|Reply of petitioner Marcus Andrew Burrage filed. (Distributed)
|Apr 11 2013
|DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 26, 2013.
|Apr 29 2013
|Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition.
|May 9 2013
|Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Marcus Andrew Burrage.
|Jun 6 2013
|The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 19, 2013.
|Jun 6 2013
|The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 20, 2013.
|Jun 10 2013
|Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 13, 2013.
|Jun 17 2013
|Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Angela L. Campbell, Esq., of Des Moines, Iowa, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case.
|Jul 19 2013
|Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
|Jul 19 2013
|Brief of petitioner Marcus Andrew Burrage filed.
|Jul 26 2013
|Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed.
|Jul 26 2013
|Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
|Aug 19 2013
|Aug 20 2013
|SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
|Sep 12 2013
|The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 1, 2013.
|Sep 13 2013
|Record received from U.S.C.A. for 8th Circuit. (1 box)
|Sep 17 2013
|Record from U.S. District Court, Southern Dist. of Iowa is electronic (Not PACER).
|Sep 17 2013
|Exhibits received from U.S.D.C. of Iowa. Paper and CD exhibits. (1 box)
|Oct 1 2013
|Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
|Oct 8 2013
|Brief amici curiae of Alaska, et al. filed. (Distributed)
|Oct 31 2013
|Reply of petitioner Marcus Andrew Burrage filed. (Distributed)
|Nov 12 2013
|Argued. For petitioner: Angela L. Campbell, Des Moines, Iowa (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
|Jan 27 2014
|Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to all but Part III-B. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
|Feb 28 2014
|Aug 1 2014
|Record returned for U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
|Aug 1 2014
|Record returned for U.S.D.C. Southern District of Iowa-Des Moines.


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How many nurses does it take to run a hospital?
Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are trying to answer that question as they debate bills that would require hospitals to have a minimum number of nurses on staff at all times.
So far, only one state has such a law. California's state legislature passed a minimum nurse staffing law in 1999. Since then, similar nurse staffing laws have failed in every other state where they were proposed. But the nursing unions backing the bills have grown increasingly powerful in statehouses across the country.
Hospital administrators are vehemently opposed. They argue the bills would strip them of their ability to make basic staffing decisions and be a financial burden. Many nurses and nursing unions say legislation is needed to prevent cost-conscious hospitals from endangering patients by putting too large of a workload on too few nurses.
"Hospitals right now are run like businesses and they're focused on the short-term bottom line," said Jeff Breslin, president of the Michigan Nurses Association, a union backing a minimum staffing bill in the Michigan legislature. If the bill becomes law, he said, "it doesn't matter what part of the state you're in, you can be assured you're going to have adequate nursing care whatever place you're going into."
Lawmakers in D.C., New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Iowa and Minnesota are also considering legislation. While the language differs across the states, at the heart of all these bills is a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio -- a fixed number of nurses per patient.
The bills call for a different ratio in different parts of a hospital. For example, the proposed law in Michigan would require hospitals to maintain a one-to-one ratio -- no less than one nurse for every patient -- in all operating rooms across the state. In pediatric units, that ratio can go as high as one nurse for every four patients.
A 2004 survey of research conducted by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that patients at hospitals with low nurse-to-patient ratios fare worse than those at hospitals with higher ratios. But nursing and hospital advocates say there is scant research on what the ideal ratios should be, and there are conflicting studies about whether mandating a ratio by law ultimately improves patients' health, according to hospital and nurses' groups.
"We're trying to create a standard where hospitals will be required to have adequate staffing levels," said Dawn Kettinger, a spokesperson with the MNA. "It would be great if hospitals did this on their own, but unfortunately they're not doing that."
Joyce Young, a nursing administrator with St. Joseph Mercy Health System in the Detroit area, said many hospitals are, in fact, creating minimum staffing levels on their own, especially now that they're penalized for certain negative patient outcomes under the federal health law.
"Hospital nursing leaders are in positions such that they can be able to determine staffing levels," Young said. It shouldn't be "based upon a legislator who mandates a number. It should be left to the nurses."
The California Experiment
Today, only California requires all of its hospitals to maintain a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio. If a hospital sees a surge of patients due to something unexpected, like a car crash or an outbreak, it still must meet the minimum ratio. The only time a hospital can go under the minimum ratio is during what the statute calls a "healthcare emergency."
Jolee Cochran, a registered oncology nurse who has been working at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for 26 years, said the law has made her job more manageable. Before, she said, it wasn't uncommon for a nurse to be responsible for seven patients at a time. Now, it would be a violation of the law for her to have more than five patients under her care.
Cochran said patients in her hospital are much sicker than they used to be and require much more complex care. "I can't imagine having more than five patients with one nurse, with the type of patients we have now," she said.
But she also said the law has made scheduling shifts more challenging. Because the staffing ratios in California apply at all times, if a nurse goes on a break, "there has to be someone there to cover you," Cochran said. "By law, you can't fudge that or else you get fined."
Jan Emerson-Shea, vice president of the California Hospital Association, said hospitals in her state have slowly learned to live with the law. She said many hospitals had to rely on temporary nurses for the first few years, but ultimately the hospitals didn't suffer financially "to any significant degree."
"We don't fight this issue now," Emerson-Shea said. "It's the law of the state. ... It's over. It's done."
Victory, Then Defeats
What was a major victory for nurses in the Golden State 14 years ago has been followed by a string of defeats elsewhere. "Hospitals go to holy war to prevent it," said Chuck Idelson, a spokesman for National Nurses United, a 185,000-member labor union founded four years ago in California.
NNU is the primary backer of the staffing ratio bills currently working their way through various state capitols. However, not all nurses back the union's legislative push.
The American Nurses Association, a professional trade group that advocates on behalf of both unionized and non-unionized nurses, opposes staffing ratio bills. Janet Haebler, the association's director of state government affairs, said she doesn't expect any others will pass this year.
Haebler said understaffing is a major problem, but that calcifying a nurse-to-patient ratio into law isn't the right way to solve it. The association instead favors laws that require hospitals to set up committees made up of nurses and administrators that work together to create staffing plans.
"We're respectful of all approaches as long as nurses have input," she said. "In California, there's no input. It's just ... 'This is what it will be at all times.'"
Kaiser Health News © 2013 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Cite this: Nurses Fighting State by State for Minimum Staffing Laws - Medscape - Apr 24, 2013.


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Seating Solutions provides pre-fabricated press boxes, luxury suites, and support buildings of all shapes and sizes. Our boxes can come in an all-aluminum design or with a steel frame for added strength.
Our designs meet all applicable codes and we even go as far as to get a third party stamp in states where it is required.
All of Seating Solutions boxes come pre-wired for electricity and data with front windows and work desk with options for heat/AC, sliding windows, and roof top camera decks.
They can be as finished or unfinished as you require and can even utilize amenities such as bathrooms and kitchenettes. A pre-fabricated structure is a great option because it minimizes the time you spend on the job site as well as the amount of costly labor to install.


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Avalon's McKinney office is a growing team who share a common philosophy of working hard for our clients, our community and ourselves. We enjoy spending time with one another, whether it's working, learning, staying fit, volunteering for our community partners or enjoying what our city has to offer.
We have flexible working hours, with a combination of early birds and night owls and you might find us playing darts during our work breaks. On Thursdays, we have a "Breakfast Happy Hour" where we take turns bringing in breakfast, and we have impromptu happy hours after work about once a month. We also coordinate occasional office social events such as attending a local Frisco Roughriders (Texas Rangers AA club) game or FC Dallas (MLS club) game together.
Our office is located in the Craig Ranch master-planned community, an area filled with biking and running trails, the five-star TPC Craig Ranch Golf Course and the renowned Cooper Fitness Center and Spa, where we like to grab lunch or get in a quick work out.


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Wasn't it me that predicted that Twins manager Ron Gardenhire would be the first baseball manager to be shown the door in 2006? Yes I also think that Barry Bonds is being unfairly accused of using performance enhancing drugs? No Gardenhire is doing just fine these days as he and his troops prepare for a crucial three game set in the Twin Cities tonight.
Minnesota (59-41) has won 34 of 42 since June 8 to cut what was an 11-game deficit in the wild card to a half-game.
"We're just playing really good baseball," said manager Ron Gardenhire, whose team was 25-33 nearly seven weeks ago. "People keep talking about the streak we're on, but streaks don't last two months or a month and a half."
The Twins caught the struggling Chicago White Sox, who have led the wild-card race for most of the season, by completing a three-game sweep with a 7-4 victory Wednesday. Minnesota and Chicago are right behind the New York Yankees, who open a three-game home set against Tampa Bay on Friday night.
The Tigers under veteran skipper Jim Leyland have maintained their composure and now must deal with the newest phenom in the American League and that would be none other then rookie pitcher Francisco Liariano. The Twins look to keep rolling Friday behind Liriano (12-2, 1.93 ERA), who pitched poorly against the Tigers in two relief outings this season, allowing seven runs and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings for a 17.18 ERA.
Since being moved into the rotation, though, the rookie left-hander has become a leading contender for the CY Young Award, going 11-2 with a 1.59 ERA in 13 starts. Minnesota is 2-7 this season against Detroit and has been outscored 64-25. In a three-game sweep from April 28-30 at Comerica Park, the Twins were outscored 33-1. The Tigers (68-33) have the best record in the major leagues, and their 30-13 mark against divisional opponents is also tops in baseball. Detroit leads the AL Central by 8 1/2 games over Minnesota and Chicago.
The question mark for all contending teams is the starting pitching and the Tigers send a struggling Zach Miner to the hill tonight. Miner has lasted only 6 2-3 combined innings and given up 10 earned runs in losing both of his starts since the break. In his first seven starts after being recalled in early June, the right-hander was 6-1 with a 2.57 ERA and didn't allow more than three runs in a game.
Detroit gave Miner a five-run lead after one inning Saturday against Oakland, but he surrendered five runs in the top of the second and was pulled after a season-low 2 1-3 innings of a 9-5 loss.
Detroit has lost 9 of the past 12 in Minnesota and will be a dog tonight!
Bob Acton
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The Typing Room is a fairly new venture (about six months old I believe) with Lee Westcott at the helm and ultimately part of the rapidly expanding Jason Atherton group. Rather than being in trendy Soho; a new glass highrise in the city; or even an opulent Fitzrovian hotel dining room, this is in East London. Past the usual Shoreditch too, out to Bethnal Green. The building is spectacular, it's housed in the Town Hall Hotel which is the former home of Viajante and just by Bethnal Green tube. You might not find too many other places on this stretch of road though, let's just say the area is catching up still.
First impressions are good, we were early and popped across the hallway to Peg & Patriot for some libations. The cocktail menu makes interesting reading, lots of novel combinations and interesting ingredients / techniques, obviously bringing up the possibility of either overworking a drink or perhaps creating something amazing. No surprise then that the founders have links to Purl and Worship Street Whistling Shop, both of which have lots of twists. Lab style distilling equipment drew our attention and we discussed the equipment and bar ethos at length with the passionate bar staff. I had a "stripped" Aperol and elderflower concoction whilst Phil had a burnt banana rum creation. As it happens both drinks were very good, although maybe a well-made classic could have had as much impact. Great to see people trying new things though and very worth a visit before dinner (or at any other time).
Through to the dining room which is elegant, light, airy and classically proportioned. We could have been in a Georgian country house dining room. APA Bread was brought with whipped marmite butter and toasted grains. How good does that sound! A mini loaf between 2, served warm. A firm crust, soft interior and super soft umami-rich butter, delicious. We opted for some "snacks" whilst waiting, essentially what you'd expect of an amuse bouche for £5 for 2. Fair enough on a set lunch although a bit of a price bump. The fish skin was the most elegant fishy quaver possible, topped with smoked roe and very pretty too look at. I didn't try the profiteroles but reports were good. Speaking of menus, lunch offers 5 / 7 courses or the very reasonable 2 / 3 courses at £24 / £29, which we decided on.
We all chose the same starter since it sounded so perfectly autumnal, quail with mushroom and madeira. A salty mushroom broth was brewed ceremoniously at the table, filtered and poured over an elegant dish of breast and confit leg. Teeny mushrooms, watercress and discs of madeira jelly garnished the plate. The quail was soft and tender, very skilfully prepared and executed. It paired perfectly with the mushrooms and the sweet madeira jelly cut through everything. The jus was a tiny bit salty and grainy but that's nit-picking for a great dish. It was paired with an Austrian wine, crisp and refined.
Lamb and onion with yogurt next. Juicy lamb combined with a fatter slower cooked cut (I couldn't quite identify it). Burnt onion added complexity, I liked the precision of the jus served in the skin for all 3 plates. A generous piece of meat for a set lunch, perfectly measured without carbs for 3 courses. The lamb was atop a sweet onion "sauerkraut", we thought this was a bit too sweet and maybe a step far with everything else. This was paired with a chocolatey velvety Spanish red. An excellent pairing, smooth and supple.
Dessert was baked apple with what I think was a dill sauce (or fennel?). The sauce was a bit vegetal for me, the apple was well cooked and paired nicely with the meringue and madeline like cake. The jellies seemed incongruous, especially texture wise since they were firm. Despite good components, the whole dish didn't feel cohesive. A very generous cheese board next (I think they may have doubled up for us kindly), and a supreme selection at that. A dry strong cheddar, soft goat's and rich double cream soft cow's milk, plus a blue. Paired well with a light chenin and richer raisin-filled Madeira. We were even brought some churros and a heavenly pineapple "cheesecake" dip to finish everything off.
In summary a fantastic meal, excellent value in a beautiful setting there wasn't much to fault. The staff were all efficient, relaxed and friendly too. This may in fact be my favourite Atherton restaurant meal so far including Pollen Street social, the more relaxed atmosphere and slightly more modern food ethos really appealed to me. I'm looking forward to coming back for dinner!


text: Study Identifies Possible Target of Immune Attacks in Some People with MS July 11, 2012 Researchers have identified a protein that may be a target of the immune attack in some people with MS, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. An immune response to this protein – a protein called "KIR4.1," which is found on several types of brain cells – was observed in the serum of 47% of people with MS who were tested. Further research is needed to confirm these findings, and to understand what the role of this protein may play in MS and its potential for developing new treatments. Rajneesh Srivastava, MSc and Bernhard Hemmer, MD (Technische Universität, Munich) led the international team, who are supported by grants from the German Ministry for Education and Research and the National MS Society, among others (2012;367:115-23). Background: Multiple sclerosis involves immune system attacks that damage the brain and spinal cord, particularly myelin (the substance that surrounds and supports nerve fibers). Myelin-making cells and nerve fibers are also damaged during the course of the disease. The spinal fluid of most people with MS contains increased amounts of a type of antibody called IgG. Antibodies are immune proteins directed against an immune target, or "antigen." IgG antibodies are present almost exclusively in infectious and inflammatory disorders and are usually directed against the disease-causing agent. However, previous attempts to identify antigens to which antibodies are targeted in MS have failed. The current study focused on the serum portion of blood samples from people with MS and from others, rather than on spinal fluid. The study: In a series of experiments, the authors screened serum samples from people with MS and observed that IgG antibodies were attaching themselves to specific myelin-making cells. Using "proteomics" – advanced technology that scans hundreds of thousands of proteins simultaneously – they screened numerous proteins on the cells. They identified the protein KIR4.1 as the target of the IgG reaction. KIR4.1 is an ion channel; these are proteins that are active on the surfaces of several types of brain cells and are critical for cell function. The team then developed a method of testing people for the presence of antibodies against KIR4.1 in serum samples, and found antibodies to KIR4.1 in a substantial proportion of people with MS in comparison with others tested. In fact, the antibodies were found in serum of 186 of 397 (46.9%) people with MS, versus only 3 out of 329 people with other neurologic disorders, and in none out of 59 people without disease. Further studies revealed that when anti-KIR4.1 antibodies that were obtained from people with MS were injected into mice, abnormalities in the nervous system occurred. In previous studies, KIR4.1 has been shown to be important in myelin formation, so the authors conclude that this protein is a plausible candidate to be a target of the immune attack in at least some people who have MS. The investigators did not observe any clinical or other differences in people with MS who had the antibodies versus those who did not. How this protein may be involved in MS, and whether this finding will lead to new approaches to treating MS, awaits further research. Comment: In an accompanying editorial, Anne H. Cross, M.D (Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis) and Emmanuelle Waubant, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, San Francisco) discuss the strengths of this study. "First, the authors used an unbiased approach to search for serum antibodies specific to patients with multiple sclerosis and, once they found them, methodically sought the target," they write. The specific role of the protein awaits definition, especially since half of the people with MS did not have the antibodies to KIR4.1. They note that even if these antibodies arise sometime after the nervous system has already sustained damage in MS, "it is conceivable that they may perpetuate destruction of the central nervous system." Read more about efforts to stop MS in its tracks.


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More than twice as many union members now work for the U.S. Postal Service than in the domestic auto industry. Given that and other facts of declining union membership, the Heritage Foundation notes that labor laws need to be updated. Indiana Congressman Todd Rokita's efforts are mentioned.
Unions Resist Recognizing Achievement
Such sharp drops in union membership indicate that U.S. labor laws are out of step with the modern economy. Traditional unions no longer appeal to workers the way they did two generations ago. Outdated restrictions in labor laws are now seen as holding back both employers and employees.
For example, union wage rates are legally both minimum and maximum wages: A unionized employer may not pay employees more than the union rate without the union's permission. While unions happily accept group raises, they often resist individual performance pay. They typically insist that employers base promotions and raises on seniority instead of individual recognition.
In 2011, Giant Eagle gave individual raises to two dozen employees at its Edinboro, Pennsylvania, grocery store. These raises were in addition to the union wages. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23 nonetheless argued that the pay increases violated their collective bargaining agreement. They objected to the fact that some entry-level employees made more than senior union members. The union filed charges. Last November, the Federal District Court for Western Pennsylvania ordered Giant Eagle to rescind the pay increases. Nationwide, union members are less than half as likely to receive performance pay as non-union employees.[8]
This holds back union members. A one-size-fits-all approach was workable when all employees brought essentially the same skills to the bargaining table. But the nature of work is changing. Employers have automated many rote repetitive tasks. At the same time, employers are also flattening the job hierarchy. The line between management and workers is blurring. Employers increasingly expect workers to exercise independent judgment and take initiative on the job. Employers want to reward—and employees want to be rewarded for—individual contributions that no collective contract can reflect.


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Jamelle Hagins and Jarvis Threatt scored 18 points each as Delaware topped Pennsylvania 83-60 Friday night in nonconference play.
Hagins, who entered fourth in Division I with 12.1 rebounds per game, added 13 boards for his eighth double-double this season. Threatt added seven rebounds and four assists and Devon Saddler and Terrell Rogers had 12 points for the Blue Hens (4-8)
Penn (2-8) was without five regulars - including its second-leading scorer, Miles Cartwright - out for violating team rules, according to a team spokesman.
Delaware held a 51-35 rebounding advantage - including 24 offensive boards. While Delaware shot 39.5 percent to Penn's 39 percent, the Blue Hens, got 81 shots, making 32, while Penn made 23 of just 59.
The Quakers led 10-2 after 3 minutes and stayed ahead until Marvin King-Davis' consecutive buckets sparked a 13-2 run to end the half and put the Blue Hens up 32-26.