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Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy's Open Mic
Last week's G20 meeting gave world leaders the opportunity to find common ground. For instance, President Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy found out that they both love to complain about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
"I cannot bear Netanyahu, he's a liar," Sarkozy told Obama, unaware that the microphones in their meeting room had been switched on, enabling reporters in a separate location to listen in to a simultaneous translation.
"You're fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you," Obama replied, according to the French interpreter.
While this has promised to be an embarrassment to both leaders, there's a variety of ways the two could have dismissed this gaffe. First of all, improv. The two men could have been doing an improvisational exercise for their Netanyahu roast. You know, the super secret one they were planning for that very night? Well, not anymore now that the stupid media ruined everything!
If that didn't work, they could have flown Ashton Kutcher over to tell Netanyahu he'd just been punk'd. Heck, Kutcher probably has a direct portal from his home to Cannes. And after all, everyone knows that Obama is the George Clooney of world leaders.
While both of these ideas are undeniably genius and completely foolproof, Obama and Sarkozy have decided to take the "no comment" route. Netanyahu also said mum, leaving Vice Premier Silvan Shalom to explain it this way…
"Everyone talks about everyone. Sometimes even good friends say things about each other, certainly in such competitive professions," Shalom, a former foreign minister and rival of Netanyahu in the rightist Likud party, told Israel's Army Radio.
"So you have to consider the main things. Is Obama a friend of Israel? Is Sarkozy a friend of Israel? Is their policy a consistent policy of support for Israel? The answer to all of these questions is affirmative and, as far as I'm concerned, that is what's important."
*Swish* Perfect diplomatic save. With friends like these, there's no such thing as enemies.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, G-20, Israel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Palestine
Today in Dumb Dominique Strauss-Kahn News
In Gross Old White Guys You Don't Want to Picture Having Sex news, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been free from his ultra-luxe downtown Manhattan apartment prison for days — more than enough time for you to call him up and ask him for a date!
Now, ABC News Online has put together a marvelous little story about five DSK-related conspiracy theories floating around France. Let us read on and enjoy this non-newsy news piece thrown together at the last minute to fill a publishing quota…
1. Vengeance! Under Strauss-Kahn's sexxxy leadership, the International Monetary Fund predicted that China's economy would kick American ass. This gave Obama a sadz, so he magically conjured a Guinean immigrant maid with a credibility problem to accuse Strauss-Kahn of rape, or what the French call "a gentleman's privilege."
2. Sabotage! President Sarkozy saw that this political candidate was a comer (sorry) and took him out by colluding with the owners of the Manhattan Sofitel and… magically conjuring a Guinean immigrant maid with a credibility problem to accuse Strauss-Kahn of rape.
3. Roman Polanski! Somehow this is his fault? We can safely assume that ABC News Online needed five conspiracy theories to make a nice headline (four is so much less exciting) so they threw this one in without any further explanation. Some other European was once accused of rape! Wheeeee!
4. Judaism! Or as ABC News Online puts it, "A Rich Jew With a Fondness for Women." This is obviously self-explanatory, because the U.S. hates horny Jews.
5. Other countries also were pissed at Strauss-Kahn! Specifically, the Greeks and the Russians.
Are these conspiracy theories actually being tossed around France, or did ABC News Online simply need to craft a story to satisfy some editor's arbitrary decision about content? The world may never know.
Here's an Indecision conspiracy theory: Rapist or not, DSK is grossy-gross and unfit for human sexytime. The lamestream media is free to just reprint that sentence over and over again in place of its weirdsy space-filling puff pieces.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France, Money, New York City, Nicolas Sarkozy, Roman Polanski, Sex
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Evil Anti-Hooker Forces Persecute Berlusconi
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy is easily the best EU leader to invite to a party. Unlike Sarkozy, who would just spend all his time talking about sex with his hot wife (booooo-ring), Berlusconi would show up with a nice Montepulciano and proceed to regale you with tales of hot group sex parties with PROFESSIONAL SEX LADIES! You know, allegedly. And now he's under investigation for these alleged activities, just because some of them allegedly took place with a teenage hooker.
Oh, and he allegedly used all his fancy connections to get her out of jail when she got popped for stealing…
Silvio Berlusconi has been formally placed under investigation on suspicion of paying for sex with a 17-year old girl, according to a statement issued today by prosecutors in Milan.
He was further accused of abusing his position as Italy's prime minister by bringing pressure to bear on the police to cover up his alleged relationship with the girl, who was working as a prostitute. The two alleged offences carry sentences totalling 15 years in jail.
This particular report comes to us via the Guardian, a British paper that is full of silly British spellings and is therefore entirely untrustworthy. Let's consult a source from some other country to see if this isn't all just a giant limey lie. Tell us what's up, MSNBC and the Associated Press…
The girl said in newspaper interviews that she had been at the premier's villa and that she lied about being over 18. She denied having sex with the premier.
The girl has in the meantime turned 18.
So, she was at his villa. So freakin' what? She was probably just there to tell him about the concerns of young, sexy teenage ladies. And even she says they didn't bonk. Plus, she's totally legal now. In conclusion, Silvio Berlusconi is a saint and a role model and should be beatified just like John Paul II.
Tags: Crime, Italy, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sex, Silvio Berlusconi


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Derrick Eugene Duffey, 30, of Centerville, was sentenced to state prison following his conviction in April of this year for a third or subsequent drug offense.
Judge Rose Anne Mefford April 26 sentenced Duffey on the charge of possession of a controlled substance, third or subsequent offense, a class D felony, to five years in state prison, fine, suspended and given credit for any time served. In this case it was methamphetamine.
Duffey was originally facing three felony counts in this case; two were dismissed. One count of second degree burglary, a class C felony, was dismissed April 30 and one count of possession of a controlled substance, third or subsequent offense, a class D felony, was dismissed April 26. The offense date for all three counts was Dec. 27, 2012.
The criminal complaint filed Dec. 27, 2012 by Centerville Police states Duffey entered an occupied residence in the 600 block of West Maple Street at approximately 2:59 a.m. Dec. 27, 2012 with the intent to commit an assault. A 40-year-old woman inside at the time said she did not know who the defendant was and thought he was there to assault her.
When law enforcement arrived, Duffey was found passed out inside the enclosed front porch. Duffey was taken into custody after a brief struggle and transported to the Law Center.
Duffey was patted down at the Law Center and found in his possession was residue on a $20 bill that tested positive for methamphetamine, a small tin container with one pill inside later identified as hydromorphone and a plastic bag containing 1.1 grams of meth.
Mercy Ambulance was summoned to assess Duffey who appeared to be reacting from an overdose of meth. Duffey was taken to Mercy Medical Center and later airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines for additional treatment.
The five year prison sentence in that case was ordered to run concurrently with the five year prison sentence, suspended to five years probation, Duffey was given on April 1, 2011 for the criminal count of possession of lithium, a class D felony. Judge Mefford April 26 revoked probation and imposed the original prison sentence.
Duffey's other drug conviction was in April of 2002 for possession of marijuana.
Duffey has a criminal conviction for assault causing bodily injury, a serious misdemeanor, were he was sentenced Nov. 30, 2012 to 365 days in jail suspended to two years probation. The offense date was July 1, 2012.
Duffey owes $4,823.14.

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That Ritz-Carlton Touch: The Galaxy Class Starship
by Christopher Jones
When Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted in 1987, one of the most immediately noticeable differences between it and The Original Series—apart from the new dress option for male officers—was the ship itself. As the show jumped nearly a century into the future, a technological leap was needed. This came in the form of size and luxury. The Enterprise-D was a huge vessel, more than twice the length of Kirk's Enterprise and with a displacement 23x that of the original 1701.
Whereas the original Enterprise had a utilitarian feel, this new Enterprise was more like a luxury hotel in space. Reflecting the decadence of the 1980s, this starship sported carpeting, wooden handrails, a restaurant with a view, and the ultimate toy for playtime: the holodeck.
The Ritz-Carlton touch was not entirely self-indulgence on the part of Starfleet, however. There was a purpose behind the luxury. The Galaxy Class starship was created to fill a gap in the fleet. With a desire to launch more exploratory missions into deep space, Starfleet needed a ship that could function autonomously for extended periods of time; thus the Galaxy Class was born. With a standard mission of seven years, the Galaxy Class had to be able to support families and make the crew feel more at home during the long periods between visits to a starbase.
Development of the Galaxy Class
With its enormous size and luxurious interiors it is easy to view the Galaxy Class as the pinnacle of Federation technology. However, even at the time of launch, the Galaxy Class did not always represent the latest and greatest technology. Unlike some ships in the fleet, this was not a rush job. Development of the Galaxy Class began more than a decade before the launch of the class's namesake, the USS Galaxy, and it was two decades before our familiar 1701-D left spacedock. The project started in 2343 and it was't until 2357 that the prototype ship, the Galaxy, took flight. The USS Yamato and USS Enterprise-D launched in 2363, exactly 20 years after the start of their development.
Technical Specifications of the Galaxy Class
While all of the technology aboard the Galaxy Class may not have been new, the design itself was by far the most sophisticated ever attempted by Starfleet and allowed for the easy implementation of new technologies. These ships were regularly outfitted with new, advanced equipment.
Let's take a closer look at the technical specifications of the Galaxy Class starship. Some of the very specific model information for systems and equipment is shown here as specified in Star Trek: Starship Spotter by Adam Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune. It's not really considered cannon, but it does give a more realistic feel to the technology and helps put different ship designs into context.
Crew Complement: 1,012
Standard Mission Duration: 7 years
Recommended Overhaul: 20 years
Length: 641 meters
Beam: 467.1 meters (the width of the ship at its widest point)
Draft: 137.5 meters (the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull)
Displacement: 4,500,000 metric tons (As opposed to just 190,000 for the original Enterprise.)
Decks: 42
Warp Engines: 2 LF-41 Advanced Linear Warp Drive Units
Impulse Engines: 3 FIG-5 Subatomic Unified Energy Impulse Units (1 in stardrive, 2 in saucer)
Cruising Speed: Warp 6
Maximum Cruising Speed: Warp 9.6
Maximum Speed: Warp 9.8
11 Type X Collimated Phaser Arrays
3 Mk 80 Direct-Fire Photon Torpedo Tubes
CIDSS-3 Primary Force Field and Deflector Control System
Primary Computer System: M-15 Duotronic V Processor
Primary Navigation System: RAV/ISHAK Mod 3 Warp Celestial Guidance
Deflector Systems: CIDSS-3 Primary Force Field and Deflector Control System
Support Craft
4 Work Bee General Utility Craft
8 Shuttlecraft
8 Shuttlepods
1 Mark 1 Captain's Yacht
Mission of the Galaxy Class
By the mid 24th century Starfleet had explored a majority of nearby space and there was a push for longer missions that could take exploration into the deeper reaches of the galaxy. In order to do this Starfleet developed the aptly named Galaxy Class.
The mission of this new mammoth was to take over the lead role in Starfleet's exploration initiatives from the aging Oberth and Ambassador Class ships and to support diplomacy in the ever-expanding borders of the Federation. In addition, the Galaxy Class was intended to advance the development of scientific instrumentation by providing engineers and scientists with an advanced deep-space platform on which to test and refine their tools and methods.
Although the standard deployment of the Galaxy Class was listed as seven years, the intention of this ship design was to take on exploratory missions that could extend beyond a decade. Children could be born and grow up on missions of this length, hence the homey feel of the ship.
Another mission objective of the Galaxy Class was to execute and support Federation policy in the outlying regions of the Federation. This task, along with humanitarian aid missions, sometimes required the transport of diplomats and large numbers of civilians, as well as playing host to negotiations—all additional reasons for the size and refinement of these large vessels.
The Galaxy Class On Screen
Although the Galaxy Class is one of the most memorable images in all of Star Trek, there have been very few ships of this class. Thanks to the weekly missions of the Enterprise-D we are more familiar with the Galaxy Class than perhaps any other Starfleet vessel. Yet there were in fact only six Galaxy Class vessels constructed as part of the Galaxy Class Starship Development Project. According to information in the reference book Starship Spotter, there were 12 Galaxy Class frames assembled but only six were completed. The other six were moved to different locations around the Federation and stored in case of emergency. These six frames were eventually used to construct six additional Galaxy Class ships after the first Borg invasion and the decimation of the fleet in the Battle of Wolf 359.
Of the six vessels initially constructed, all but the USS Galaxy have been seen on screen. Let's take a look at each.
USS Galaxy
The USS Galaxy NCC-70637 (originally NX-70637) was the prototype starship for the Galaxy Class project. Glimpses of this ship can be seen on Deep Space Nine in episodes dealing with the Dominion War. The Galaxy took part in the First Battle of Chin'toka ("Tears of the Prophets") and the Battle of Cardassia ("What You Leave Behind"). A reference to the Galaxy is made in the film Nemesis as well when it is said that the ship was assigned to Starfleet Battle Group Omega.
USS Yamato
Commanded by Captain Donald Varley, the USS Yamato NCC-71807 was the sister ship of the Enterprise-D as they were both completed and launched at the same time from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars. The Yamato was first seen in the Season 1 episode "Where Silence Has Lease," although the ship was not actually there but rather an illusion presented to the crew of the Enterprise by the alien intelligence known as Nagilum.
The Yamato was later seen in the Second Season episode "Contagion," in which the ship was destroyed by an anti-matter explosion caused by the introduction of an ancient Iconian computer program into the Yamato's systems.
USS Odyssey
The USS Odyssey NCC-71832 was a Galaxy Class starship under the command of Captain Keogh. The Odyssey led a mission to rescue Benjamin Sisko from the Dominion in the Deep Space Nine Second Season finale "The Jem'Hadar." The mission ended in disaster when the Odyssey was destroyed by a Jem'Hadar suicide run on the ship's neck, highlighting one of the biggest design flaws of the Galaxy Class.
USS Venture
During the Klingon invasion of Cardassian space in 2372, portrayed in the DS9 Season Four premier "Way of the Warrior," Admiral Hastur and the USS Venture NCC-71854 led a task force to support Captain Sisko and his crew as they attempted to deal with the newly aggressive Klingon movements in the region.
USS Challenger
Seen only briefly, the USS Challenger NCC-71099 was a Galaxy Class ship seen twice on Voyager. In an alternate future timeline in the episode "Timeless" the Challenger was under the command of Captain Geordi LaForge. Later, in the Voyager finale "Endgame," the Challenger was part of the fleet waiting on the other end of the transwarp conduit that carried Janeway's crew home to intercept the Borg sphere that emerged carrying Voyager.
USS Enterprise
And of course there is the best-known Galaxy Class ship, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Under the command of Captain Jean Luc Picard, the Enterprise-D served as the Federation's flagship from the time of its launch in 2363 until it was destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey during a mission to Veridian III in 2371.
Additional Galaxy Class Ships
Though canon ends there, the Galaxy Class has been used extensively in Star Trek games and novels. While we won't go through all of them, here are a few notable examples:
USS Excalibur
The USS Excalibur NCC-26517 is the centerpiece of Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier series under the command of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun. When the original Ambassador Class Excalibur was destroyed by a Narobian computer virus in the Double Helix series, a new Galaxy Class ship was commissioned with the name USS Excalibur and the registry number NCC-26517-A.
USS Robinson
After his return from the Prophets—and the various events that followed—Captain Benjamin Sisko was given command of the Galaxy Class USS Robinson in 2382 in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Rough Beasts of the Empire.
USS Asgard
The USS Asgard was a Galaxy Class starship destroyed by the Breen during the Dominion War in the Battle of Rashanar. It was a key site of events in the TNG novel A Time to Be Born, part of a series of seven books that fills in the gaps between Star Trek Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis.
These are three notable Galaxy Class ships from the "non-canon" Star Trek universe. If you're interested in a full list, you can find one at Memory Alpha, and more information on each of those literary ships at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
If you would like more details about the Galaxy Class there are several very detailed books available. These include Star Trek: Starship Spotter by Adam Lebowitz and Robert Bonchune, Star Trek: The Next Generation NCC-1701-D Blueprints by Rick Sternbach, and, for the most in-depth view of the development process, Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda.


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Student Rocks Own Entertainment Company
Matthew Klich '15 balances academics with party services business
November 04, 2013
By Ashley Wolfgang '14
Matthew Klich is not your typical college junior. In addition to majoring in computer science and minoring in business and management, Klich has self-designed an additional minor in sound engineering, and the young entrepreneur owns and operates his own entertainment corporation, Clik Entertainment, LLC.
Designing individual packages for each event, Clik Entertainment provides music for festivals and concerts, as well as party services for universities, private colleges, and specialty clients across the country.
"My job extends from event inception to event execution: from calling leads for possible events to making the annual report, playing music in front of 2,000 people, and even designing and implementing the light shows used at events," Klich explains. (Photo at top: Matthew Klich with some of the gear for one of his company's events. Photo at right: One of Clik Entertainment's Operation Glow concerts.)
"Clik Entertainment, LLC was originally designed for the typical event but soon expanded to something much greater," says Klich. "We released our Operation Glow concert package to all different types of colleges, universities, and organizations. We packed every type of effect (foam, UV paint, glow bubbles, confetti, balloon drops, paper launches, you name it) into one monstrous setup that we made sure impressed even the largest colleges and organizations around the U.S."
Klich runs about two events per weekend, most of them in the Chicago area. He travels back and forth to Knox on Amtrak trains, often doing homework during the rides.
Juggling multiple obligations is nothing new for Klich. He started disc jockeying in eighth grade and developed his passion into a sole proprietorship business by his junior year of high school. It became a limited liability corporation (LLC) in 2012. Klich typically has about seven to 10 part-time employees working each weekend -- and sometimes as many as 20, depending on the size of the event.
Klich says he appreciates what he has learned in Knox's business and management program. "John Spittell [Professor and Chair of Business and Management; Executive-in-Residence at Knox] specifically is the one who showed me the ropes of building a corporation out of my sole proprietorship."
"I always tell people that I fell into owning a corporation," explains Klich. "This year, it became apparent that it was something much more. Throughout the many classes I've taken with Professor John Spittell, I learned that I have a mind of creativity and innovation, known as 'the bug', and an affinity for fixing or improving processes. I always want to create new things that can help people in their lives -- whether they need a good time out or a memory that lasts forever, I want to provide that experience."
Klich has taken various business and management classes while at Knox, including Business and Society and Marketing and Society. He is currently enrolled in Entrepreneurship and Society, a new course offering at Knox.
"I cannot begin to express how crucial this class is to being in business," Klich says. Because of his Knox courses, he adds, "I can simultaneously relate personally and learn about new things I never would have even considered."


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St. Louis Rams
Sam Bradford - #8 - QB
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|Oklahoma City, OK
|Years played
|2010, 1st round, 1st pick by Rams
Is NFC West still 'NFC Worst'?
PFW's Dan Arkush ponders 10 questions about a division that looks like it could be on an upwardly mobile path following an excellent drafting effort.
2010 draft choices by team: Rams
Here are the players who were chosen by the St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL draft.
Will Saffold replace Barron in St. Louis?
Don't be shocked if Rodger Saffold, the Rams' first pick in the second round, replaces Alex Barron as the team's starting right tackle.
Bradford should start for Rams right away
The Rams would be making a big mistake if they didn't start No. 1 pick Sam Bradford from the get-go.
Rams trade Carriker to Redskins, sign RFA Ryan
The Rams remained busy on the DT front Tuesday, trading former first-round draft pick Adam Carriker to the Redskins and signing starting DT Clifton Ryan to a one-year tender offer.
Kroenke throws Rams a curve ball
Don't expect closure on the sale of the Rams any time soon in the wake of minority owner Stan Kroenke's very surprising decision to exercise his right of first refusal to purchase the 60 percent share of the ...
Kroenke exercises option to buy Rams
Rams minority Stan Kroenke has decided to exercise his option to purchase the 60 percent interest in the Rams that he doesn't already own, superseding an offer made by Illinois businessman Shahid Khan in February.
New LB Diggs figures to start somewhere for Rams
While it remains to be seen whether newly acquired Rams LB Na'il Diggs will play on the weak side or strong side, we hear the odds are strong that he will be starting at one of those positions.
Rams sign veteran LB Diggs
The Rams solidified their LB corps Wednesday with the official announcement that they have signed former Panthers and Packers OLB Na'il Diggs.
Q&A with Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
Sam Bradford is a busy man these days, but he took a few minutes to chat with PFW about his shoulder, his favorite throw to make, the one sport he's not good at and his Draft Day wardrobe.
Rams release QB Bulger
Not surprisingly, the Rams announced Monday afternoon that they had released longtime starting QB Marc Bulger, who had more downs than ups in his last three seasons in St. Louis.
Bradford clears way for blockbuster trade?
Sam Bradford's pro-day workout Monday was so stellar that it may have driven up the price for an interested suitor in the trade market. Meanwhile, Northwestern DE Corey Wootton still has questions to answer after his pro-day workout.
Merlin Olsen: football legend, remarkable human being
Columnist Mike Beacom says that somewhere, in the long list of hats he wore, Merlin Olsen the football star almost gets lost.
Atogwe tender still puzzles Rams insiders
The Rams' decision to tender O.J. Atogwe at the lowest level risks the loss of one of their few quality players, according to NFC Whispers.
Rams re-sign DE Hall
The Rams announced the re-signing of veteran DE James Hall on Monday. Hall, 33, had been an unrestricted free agent.
Bradford completed 13 of 27 passes for 196 yards, one interception and no sacks in Sunday's 28-13 win over the Bucs.||||||| The no sacks ended a stretch in which the St. Louis quarterback was sacked in a league-high 30 consecutive games. His next game at Seattle figures to be difficult so fantasy owners probably want to bench him, if possible.
Bradford went 35 of 55 for a career-high 377 yards while matching another career high with three touchdowns on Sunday against the Vikings.||||||| Bradford has an 83.3 passer rating this season, the best of his three-year career.
Bradford went 26 for 39 for 315 yards without a TD or interception in Sunday's loss to Miami.||||||| Bradford's fantasy value continues to slip. He's failed to throw a touchdown in three of his last four games.
Bradford completed 7 of 21 passes for a season-low 141 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in Thursday's 17-3 win over Arizona.||||||| Bradford seemed lost without his favorite target. Danny Amendola injured his right shoulder making a diving attempt.
Bradford passed for 310 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-28 victory over Washington on Sunday.||||||| It was only the fourth time in 28 career games that Bradford has topped 300 yards but three of those performances have come over his last 11 contests.


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It may not be football season, but chicken wings are still a popular appetizer at many restaurants and bars.
The Central Standard Food critics stopped by KCUR to give us their Kansas City favorites from traditional Buffalo wings to exotic preparations.
Here are their recommendations:
Merriam-Webster defines pastry as "sweet baked goods made of dough having a high fat content." The definition leaves out a few key words and phrases, like "delicious" and "tasting great with tea or coffee."
The Central Standard food critics swung by our studios to guide listeners on a quest for the most delectable pastries in Kansas City.
Online restaurant reviews on sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon have become an integral part of the restaurant industry today. Central Standard host Gina Kaufmann explores the credibility of these user reviews. Do they change the way chefs and restaurant staff manage their business?
It's not uncommon for Americans to work through lunch, thoughtlessly scarfing down sustenance at a desk or —worse — in a car.
But at its best, lunch can be a time to unwind and savor the moment, getting out in the city while nourishing body and soul.
Some Kansas Citians are keeping the mid-day meal alive in all its glory. Hosted by Charles Ferruzza, KCUR's food critics led a search for exquisite lunch experiences in Kansas City on Friday.
Here are some of their recommendations:
It's Lent, and whether you observe the Catholic fast or not, it's a great excuse to eat fish.
Kansas City restaurants offer plentiful selections of the under-water variety. On today's Central Standard the food critics recommend their favorite fish entrees in town.
Will Monsieur and Madame be having osteichthyes? Yes, please. Leave the frozen fish sticks at home.
Kielbasa, carnitas and pulled pork — are you getting hungry? Some local restaurants are proving that Kansas City isn't just a barbecue town.
On Wednesday's Up to Date, we take a look at highlights and hidden gems featured in the Kansas City Star's Food Issue.
The Test Kitchen isn't a glamorous place filled with Food Network cameras-- it's Kansas City's own secret supper club.
The location is a secret until the day before, and you're in for new cooking techniques and some interesting ingredients. Picky eaters might want to skip this one, but if you've got adventurous taste buds the Test Kitchen might be the place for you.
In the second part of Friday's Up to Date, we talk with its founder and the chef who will be behind the club's next meal.
Something smells good in Kansas City these days, and the upcoming restaurant week is just the thing to show it off.
In the first part of Friday's Up to Date, we get a preview of what's to come during restaurant week and take a bite of the local food scene with The Kansas City Star's Jill Silva and Recommended Daily blogger Jonathan Bender.
When you dine out you may have noticed that certain trends have been popping up lately. We're seeing noisier dining rooms, smaller portions, and desserts almost as expensive as the entrees. And whatever happened to salad bars, anyway?
Food is a major part of American culture, and the way we mass produce it has made headlines in the last few years— many of them not good.
As the weather cools off, and the hours of daylight become scarcer, our culinary musings turn to comfort food.
On this Thursday's Central Standard, java jive! Let's take a look at the emerging coffee scene here in town. Representatives from The Roasterie, Oddly Correct and Benetti's stop in to tell us about their beans, blends and brews. Plus, answers to your questions about home brewing.
Coming up on Central Standard Friday, host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics share their favorite spots outside the KC metro area for dining -- including Baldwin City, Leavenworth, Atchison, and Rocheport.
There's that old saying everyone's a critic, and at no point in human history does this ring more true. In our wired world, we love to discover new places to whine and dine.
Coming up on Central Standard Friday, host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics share their favorite places for dining outdoors, including a patio in Parkville that feels like a tree house and a deck overlooking Lake Lotawana.
With each season comes exciting seasonal produce – but now what? On today's Central Standard, how to give your go-to recipes a spring makeover with seasonal ingredients including peas, garlic scapes & herbs, to name a few.
There's more to going out to eat than what's on your plate. On this Friday's Walt Bodine Show, we turn the tables for a look at area dining from the service perspective.
On some nights, there's no greater luxury than ordering a meal to go. In this edition of the Walt Bodine Show, the Food Critics share their favorite take out spots – from Mediterranean kebabs, to Chinese noodles.
Ordering a meal at a restaurant can be a very different transaction depending on whether you're sitting at the table or standing with a notepad. A recent event at The Writer's Place turned the tables on restaurant diners and opened the microphone for waiters around town to tell stories from their perspective.
Join the conversation with Walt Bodine, co-host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics as we discuss great places to dine around town. Plus, in the second half of the hour, critics and callers gab about their favorite places to grab a burger around town.
When was the last time you sat down at a restaurant for a nice meal... alone? Join co-host Charles Ferruzza, of The Pitch and Fat City Blog, Chris Becicka, Ingram's Magazine, Gloria Gale, 435 South Magazine, and Emily Farris, food writer.
When was the last time you headed to a hotel just to enjoy a great meal? Join Walt Bodine, co-host Charles Ferruzza and the Food Critics, Gloria Gale of 435 South Magazine and Emily Farris of Casserole Crazy, as they stop in to discuss the evolution of hotel dining in the Kansas City area.
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TRESPASS: Christopher L. Mulcahy, 28, 3 Edgewood Drive, Medina was charged with trespass Friday. The police responded to Waterman Street at 5 a.m. for the report of a man trying to enter a residence. Mulchahy was seen walking from the residence and arrested without incident.
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CONTRABAND: William Anthony Jones Jr., 33, 1139 LaSalle Ave. Niagara Falls was charged with possession of contraband while in prison Wednesday. The patrol responded to report of the smell of smoke in the housing area. According to the report, Jones had hidden two small plastic bags containing marijuana in his underwear. Jones had been sentenced to 90 days in jail by Niagara Falls City Court for a separate marijuana possession charge.
CHARGED: John W. Walsh, 30, 6520 Ridge Road, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny Thursday. Patrol responded to Tops Market, where a store clerk stated an unknown man entered the store and after about five minutes he left without purchasing anything. The clerk noticed three non alcoholic beers had been removed from a six pack cardboard case. Patrol began to check the area for the suspect but less than 10 minutes later were told the man had returned to the store. The suspect saw the deputy and attempted to walk in the other direction. Patrol identified the suspect as Walsh and located a pale ale bottle of beer in Walsh's front left pocket. According to the report, Walsh admitted he took the three beers back to his residence and drank them, then returned to the store and removed another beer from the cooler. The recovered property was returned and Walsh was remanded to jail on $250 police bail.


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Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Norman Bates and countless other bogeymen have been terrorizing movie audiences for decades.
As various sequels, prequels and remakes featuring their characters continue to hit the big screen, it appears they will continue scaring audiences for years to come, proving that there is perhaps nothing scarier that a psychopath hiding in a dark closet with a knife.
But as these cinematic icons continue to etch out their place in Hollywood history as the scariest human killers of all time, there is another brand of killer that has proved it can be just as scary -- the inanimate object.
Norman Bates made us afraid to take a shower, Freddy Krueger made us afraid to go to sleep, and Jason Voorhees made us afraid to go into the woods. The five inanimate objects we're highlighting here made us afraid of, well, just about any everyday item you could find in your house ...
No. 5: The Television from "Poltergeist"
In the classic 1982 thriller "Poltergeist," an American middle-class suburban family is terrorized in their home by a slew of ghosts.
The family is unable to flee the house of horrors because their young daughter, Carol, is abducted by the ghosts through the television and they have to find a way to get her back.
"Poltergeist" features dozens of objects coming to life and moving spontaneously, but it was the dead channel on the television buzzing with white noise that sent the biggest chills down audiences' spines.
Before she disappeared, Carol was found by her family sitting right in front of the TV in a trance and staring into it before saying two of the scariest words in film history: "They're here."
But at least the TV didn't move, unlike our next scary inanimate object ...
No. 4: The 1958 Plymouth Fury from "Christine"
The 1983 horror movie "Christine" is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, who is not only a master of horror, but also a master of the everyday object coming to terrifying life.
In his review of "Christine," Roger Ebert made fun of King's method of horror, writing, "Earlier this year we got his 'Cujo,' about a rabid St. Bernard, and any day now I expect him to announce 'Amityville IV: The Garage-Door-Opener.'"
Jokes aside, the Plymouth in "Christine" is just plain evil. It's so evil it kills an assembly worker as it is being put together in the auto plant. Twenty years later, the car goes on a killing spree, driving itself around and taking out high school kids left and right.
The film has a silly premise, but in the hands of director John Carpenter, who also directed the horror classic "Halloween," it is able to transcend the premise and deliver quite a few scares and thrills. Ebert also wrote, "This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in your car, and lay rubber halfway down the (highway)."
A lot of people don't like talking on the phone, but this next inanimate object takes that fear to a new level ...
No. 3: The Telephone from "Fatal Attraction"
Not all terrifying inanimate objects have to come to life or have some supernatural force behind it to be terrifying.
In "Fatal Attraction," a ringing phone spells doom for Michael Douglas' character. It isn't a ghost or ghoul on the other end of the line, but Glenn Close, with whom he had an extramarital affair.
As it turned out, Close was an insane psychopath who began stalking Douglas and calling his house nonstop. Douglas was desperate to keep the secret from his wife, and every time he got comfortable and began to enjoy his perfect home life, the phone would ring -- and he always knew who it was that was calling and hanging up.
"Fatal Attraction" scared audiences for many reasons, but perhaps the biggest was the reminder that any misdeed you commit in your life is just a phone call away from ruining your life.
For our next scary object, let's go to the tape ...
No. 2: The Videotape from "The Ring"
"The Ring" is a creepy, bone-chilling film with a very odd premise that is difficult to explain or understand. It's one of those films that can't be accurately described because the only way to get it is to see it.
The film is about a cursed videotape that causes anyone who views it to die in seven days. What makes "The Ring" transcend its goofy and unbelievable premise is director Gore Verbinski, who proves that he can suck terror and suspense out of any scene or situation.
The images that appear on the videotape are very disturbing and are "like someone's nightmare," the kind of thing that stays with you late at night after you have come home from the theater and are trying to fall asleep.


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By Kate Gibson and William L. Watts, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures fell on Tuesday, signaling Wall Street would likely retreat for a second day from multiyear highs, after shipper FedEx Corp. cut its profit forecast.
After an extended run, Wall Street started the week in an overbought state, so a consolidation of recent gains is in order, said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at RW Baird & Co. But, "any pullback won't be so bad, maybe back to 1,400 or so on the S&P 500," said Bittles.
Dole Food Co. jumped in preopen activity on deal news.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10 points, or 0.1%, to 13,460.
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After finishing their competitive rowing career, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss launched Winklevoss Capital.
S&P 500 Index futures dropped nearly 1 point to 1,453.3, while Nasdaq-100 futures lost 1.25 point to 2,845.
U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, marking the first losing session in five, as investors paused after sending Wall Street indexes to multiyear highs last week.
In a speech prepared for delivery Tuesday in Michigan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the Fed's latest round of quantitative easing would help shield the U.S. recovery from Europe's debt crisis and possible U.S. tax hikes and spending reductions.
International delivery firm FedEx /quotes/zigman/254280/delayed/quotes/nls/fdx FDX -0.09% slipped in premarket trading after it cut its profit outlook for fiscal 2013 as it sees second-quarter earnings dropping from a year ago.
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The Commerce Department reported the current-account deficit narrowed more than expected in the second quarter. A home builders' index for September is scheduled for release at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Elementary and Intermediate Arab Studies courses, which are highly interactive, focus on giving students a strong foundation in the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Through the study of proverbs and music, we build upon vocabulary and enrich the students' understanding of the traditions of the Arab world. In addition to the main grammar textbook, students in all classes are introduced to Arabic films, video clips, television serials, and literature as key components of their studies.
Advanced Arab Studies courses are content courses taught in Arabic related to media, film, literature, and gender studies. They cover topics such as Syrian film, media, and literature, as well as Egyptian society and gender relations.
The department also offers an independent study in advanced Persian culture and language for those students who have elementary or intermediate level proficiency in Farsi.
Extracurricular cultural activities with the neighboring Arab community are vital to our program, allowing for immersion outside as well as inside the classroom.
Also, Arab Studies students are encouraged to participate in an internship initiated by the department and al-Jadid: A Review and Record of Arab Culture and Art where they gain invaluable professional experience by publishing translations from Arabic into English and also write reviews of films and books for the magazine. Due to her exceptional writing skills and editorial expertise, Paige Donnelly '14 has been appointed as associate editor of al-Jadid. Six Davidson students contributed reviews and translations to the most recent volume of the magazine.


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WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Former UNCW women's soccer standouts Jen Ludemann and Stephanie Rose have signed professional contracts with HJK Helsinki of the Finnish Naisten Liiga.
"This is an exciting opportunity for both Jen and Stephanie," said UNCW Head Coach Paul Cairney. "To have the chance to play at a high level after college is a dream for many college players. In their years at UNCW, they both had a great impact on our program. In addition to being tremendous athletes, they are quality people."
A member of the highest division of women's soccer in Finland, HJK Helsinki has dominated the Naisten Liiga since its inception in 1971, winning a record 22 league titles in that span. The club has also had success on the international stage, qualifying for the UEFA Women's Cup on three occasions and advancing to the semifinals during the inaugural competition in 2001.
A First-Team All-CAA and All-Mid-Atlantic Region honoree in 2012, Rose paced the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring with 40 points during her senior campaign, scoring a league-high 14 goals while dishing out a school-record 12 assists. A native of Jacksonville, N.C., Rose ranked favorably among the nation's scoring leaders, finishing tied for 15th in points per game, 13th in assists per game and 32nd in goals per game among all Division I players.
The first player in program history to earn All-CAA accolades in all four years of their career, Rose ended her time in the Port City in the top three of the program's career goals (34/3rd), assists (20/T-1st) and points (88/2nd) categories.
Ludemann, meanwhile, started all 22 games played in 2012 while playing a key role in anchoring a Seahawks defense that allowed just 21 goals and matched the program record with nine shutouts.
A fixture in the lineup since her freshman season, Ludemann started all but one of her 81 games played during her four-year career as the Greensboro, N.C., product matched the program record for appearances (81) and finished second in career games started (80).
"Stephanie has a knack for scoring and will always be a threat going forward," said Cairney. "Jen is a tremendous defender who is tough to beat and is a natural leader. I am sure they will both have an impact with their new team, HJK Helsinki."


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JEFFERSONVILLE — A man believed to have shot his wife twice in the leg while in their Jeffersonville home Thursday appeared in Clark County Circuit Court No. 1 on Tuesday.
Fredrick Miller, 41, avoided Jeffersonville Police Department authorities for nearly four days before he turned himself into authorities Monday. He now faces one count A felony attempted murder and a string of additional felony charges.
Miller came to the court in a Clark County jail-issued orange jumpsuit and told Judge Daniel Moore, "I am not a criminal."
Moore said his statement appeared to contradict circumstance of the shooting.
Jeffersonville police said Monday that after Miller was initially taken into custody, he admitted to shooting his wife.
The incident took place about 1 a.m. at their apartment in a quadraplex located at 813 Colonial Park Drive. Police said the shooting occurred after Miller had threatened his wife several times and displayed a handgun.
The woman attempted to escape the home through a window, before Miller allegedly shot her while she held their 1-year-old child, and their 2-and 3-year old children were in the immediate area. Police reported a third round was fired that entered an occupied apartment below, but no one was injured.
Miller told the court that during the four days he eluded police he had been in contact with his wife. Moore issued a no contact order for Miller not the have any communication with his wife, who has been released from the hospital.
A not guilty plea was entered on Miller's behalf during the hearing, at which time Moore set his bond at $125,000 court-cash, which means Miller could be released if a $12,500 bond is posted.
Clark County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Mull suggested Moore set the bond at $100,000 full cash.
"I thought a high cash bond was appropriate in this case," Mull said after the hearing. "Here is a guy who shot the mother of his children twice while she was holding their baby."
Mull said it is fortunate more people were not injured as Miller recklessly fired the firearm in the home.
"It was obviously a situation that put everyone in a great deal of danger," Mull said. "The children, thankfully, were not injured, but they were right there in the line of fire where they could have been hit or a ricochet bullet could have hit them."
Mull also responded to Miller's statement that he had been communicating with his wife as police canvassed the area trying to locate his whereabouts.
"He has been in contact with her, but I can tell you that we were trying to get him to turn himself in," Mull said. "We were trying to find him. So, the reason that he was in contact with her may not be the reason he thought he was in contact with her."
Mull said he wasn't fazed by Miller's declarations in the court that he was not a criminal and that area media had misrepresented the incident.
"Well, that's the blame game," Mull said. "To pull out a pistol and to aim it at a person holding a baby and to shoot her intentionally twice, that makes you a criminal. Although [Miller] may disagree with that, he is a criminal. He has been charged as a criminal and will be convicted as a criminal."
In addition to the attempted murder, Miller has been charged with aggravated battery, a class B felony; criminal recklessness with a firearm, a class C felony; three counts of neglect of a dependent, all class D felonies; intimidation with a deadly weapon and interference with reporting of a crime, a class A misdemeanor.
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A state Senate committee Friday approved an amended version of a controversial Baltimore County school board bill.
The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee approved the bill by a vote of 7-3. Sens. Joanne Benson, Bill Ferguson, and Karen Montgomery—Democrats from Prince George's County, Baltimore City and Montgomery County, respectively—voted against the bill.
Sen. Joan Carter Conway, a Baltimore City Democrat and chairwoman of the committee, abstained.
The committee voted to pass the bill after adopting amendments proposed by Sen. James Rosapepe, a Democrat who represents Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties.
Rosapepe's amendment creates a hybrid board with six elected members and five appointed members. The elected members would come from districts drawn by the Baltimore County Council in consultation with the Baltimore County Board of Education.
If the bill becomes law, the first elections would be held in 2014. The five appointments would be made in staggered terms by the governor.
The original bill, sponsored by Sens. Bobby Zirkin and J.B. Jennings, called for an elected member from each of the seven council districts and four appointments.
The committee's vote comes one day after the same committee delayed the vote and supporters said its prospects for passage appeared grim.
"This is a tremendous step for the bill," said Zirkin, adding that he had no problem with the amendments.
"There's no pride in authorship," said Zirkin. "For me, it's always been about giving Baltimore County residents something they've never had before—an opportunity to vote for their school board members."
Zirkin thanked Conway for the work on the bill.
Conway, in an interview earlier this week, said and expressed concerns about the .
The committee delayed a vote Thursday after a over the bill.
The bill could come up for a vote in the full Senate as early as next week.


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"When Jesus was raised from the dead, it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end."
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Death. Is there any phenomenon that causes us any greater grief, or heartache or fear? We are all destined to face it. We do all within our power to avoid it, but the time will come when the life force will leave our physical vehicle.
Not a happy subject, is it? We had just as soon talk about anything else. Most of us are not as concerned about our own death as we are the death of our loved ones, but we would rather not think about it at all.
For Christians, however, there is a brighter way to look at death. Instead of fearing death as the end, we can look at death as the beginning. We are promised a better place when we leave this one. In fact, we are assured that we are destined for paradise, a perfect, beautiful heaven. Jesus came to show us the way. He lived, He died, He rose again. If we believe that He is who He said He was, we will do the same. Absent from the body, present with the Lord. [2 Corinthians 5:8]
Consider the thief on the cross next to Christ.
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." [Luke 23: 42-43]
Many of us have stood next to the casket of a loved one, concerned about their soul's destination. "Did they know Jesus as Lord?" we ask. It is a sad occasion when an unsaved loved one dies. It is not our place to try and second-guess God about anyone's salvation. We have heard it said that we will be surprised by who we see, and who we do not see, in heaven. We know God is a loving, faithful God, full of grace and mercy. We also know that there is only one way to heaven, Jesus the Christ.
The day will most assuredly come when we will complete our earthly journey. Only God knows the day. Of all the work and tasks and activities we perform while on earth, there is only one thing that will matter on that day. Did we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior? How much money we made, how many possessions we acquired, how much fame or attention we received will have no worth. Did we have a sincere, spiritual relationship with the Savior? It could be today. Are you ready?
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:23
Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, except through me."
John 14:6
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I was fortunate to take part in a unique fundraising event last weekend — I "walked" in a virtual Relay for Life.
Relay for Life is nothing new in Cherokee County. Our local group raises a tremendous amount of money annually for the American Cancer Society.
And as someone whose family has been hard hit by cancer, I am grateful beyond words for thier efforts.
This past weekend was the Relay for Life of Second Life and it works essentially the same as a "real world" RFL. The exception: all events and fundraising are done virtually.
Yes, when I say "virtually", I mean all on the Internet.
And though the event was conducted on the Internet and relied on virtual fundraising efforts, it raised more than $370,000 for ACS — that's actual U.S. dollars.
For those who have not yet heard of Second Life, it is an Internet-only virtual world in which people make accounts, create avatars for themselves and create almost all of the content. In fact, one of the initial goals of Second Life creators Linden Labs of San Francisco, Calif., was for everything in the virtual world to be user created. They even dub their users "residents" to give a sense of ownership.
And, yes, many people use Second Life as a way to meet a mate, explore experiences they're not brave enough to pursue in the real world, or even do illicit things.
SL offers much more, though, of which many people are unaware.
Several universities around the world use SL as a training tool for classes. There are virtual churches in which people preach the Gospel and proselytize. Businesses use SL as a means to conduct meetings with partners around the world. There are even live concerts.
Some mainstream entertainment has tapped into SL for story lines, such as the TV shows CSI and Office Space.
Celebrities have admitted to logging into SL in order to explore and experience things anonymously. Comedian Drew Carey even has blogged about some of his experiences.
NASA and other government entities have bases, museums and exhibits in SL. (In fact, I have a friend who works for NASA and is "officed" by them virtually. He actually works from home.)
Some entrepreneurial spirits have even found ways to create virtual content for SL and make their real world livings off their virtual products.
And now, my dirty little secret: I have been a "resident" of SL since 2006.
It isn't something I have told many people about (until now, I guess). I suppose it is, in many people's opinions, an odd thing to do. I mean, why spend time in a virtual world when there is so much "real world" to explore?
Here's why: I first made an account on SL when I was working at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. I read a news article about another medical school that had constructed a virtual campus on SL and was using it as a teaching tool. Me, being as nosy and curious as I am, wanted to see what was going on.
My first day on SL, I attended a lecture about the legalities of performing autopsies and using cadavers in medical school classes.
I also toured a museum this same school had established that exhibited photos of how certain diseases affect the human body.
And I did it all from the comfort of my office chair.
Since then, I have explored a lot of what SL has to offer. I'll admit, there is a lot of it I don't care for at all. But there is so much amazing stuff (for lack of a better word) that goes on there.
I have attended church services on SL and been convicted spiritually.
I have attended live music events and heard some amazing singers and musicians.
I have participated in classes and even been a part of some fiction writing projects.
I have listened to lectures and seminars on too many topics to name.
And after five years of these kinds of events, I thought I was pretty well-versed in all things SL had to offer.
This weekend's RFL surprised me, though. It's not just that a bunch of people used the Internet to gather together.
It's that they used this venue that many think of as pure entertainment for fundraising.
And beyond that, they used it as a way to remember and memorialize those they have loved and lost to such a horrific disease.
Personally, as I listened to people read the testimonies of cancer survivors, caregivers, and family members of those who lost their battle with the disease, I was in tears.
I lost my grandfather to leukemia, an uncle to esophageal cancer, and two great-uncles to cancer as well. My family knows all too well what the disease can do.
One of the event's organizers, at the end of the 24-hour event, said that what RFL had done in a virtual world would make history. He said in years to come, people would look back on the event and the organization that made it happen, and use it as a guide for future similar fundraisers.
True, virtual worlds and Internet-only relationships aren't everyone's cup of tea. Many people don't understand or appreciate it. Many people still do think of things like Internet "chatting" as weird.
But there are those people who take something that could have entertainment-only value and turn it into something amazing.
I'm glad I got to take part in it.
For more information about Relay For Life in Second Life, visit www.relayforlife.org/secondlife and for more information about Second Life, visit www.secondlife.com.
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I was fortunate to take part in a unique fundraising event last weekend — I "walked" in a virtual Relay for Life.
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Bubba Ramsey knew something was wrong within five minutes of lying down for bed that August night in 2011.
His heart began beating rapidly. He got out of bed. It didnt slow down. His wife called 911. That was at 10:31 p.m., according to EMS call data obtained by The Herald.
It kept on, and kept on, and kept on and they (EMS) didnt come, so she called them again, he said.
Ramsey said by the time the Piedmont Medical Center ambulance arrived at his home between Sharon and Hickory Grove in western York County his heart rate was over 200.
When the paramedics began treating him, they done a good job, said Ramsey, who now takes medicine to prevent such episodes.
But the time it took to get to his house concerns him.
If I had been in real trouble, I probably would have been dead before they got there.
Just how long it takes an ambulance to arrive on scene especially in rural western York County has become one of several questions York County leaders, EMS officials from Piedmont Medical Center, and the countys volunteer EMS rescue squads are asking as they develop new guidelines for EMS providers in the county.
Proposals include lowering response times and changing the way urban and rural response times are defined.
Piedmont EMS and county dispatch officials say that in Ramseys case, the lengthy response time was the result of a rare occurrence all the ambulances on the road were tied up with calls, some outside their normal coverage area.
Steve Cotter, Piedmont EMS director, assures that despite some calls exceeding targeted response times, the hospitals ambulance service meets and exceeds expectations set forth in the hospitals contract with the county. The contract obligates Piedmont to provide EMS service countywide.
Piedmont EMS also meets the companys own internal benchmarks for response times, which are more strict than what the county requires, he said.
But Ramseys concern illustrates a perception among some western York County residents that ambulance coverage isnt adequate in their communities, that help might not get there on time.
That perception is in part fueled by a general feeling that it takes longer to get anywhere in the countys western reaches. But it also stems from an observation by some that a Piedmont ambulance designated for Sharon doesnt always appear to be in the area a claim Cotter says isnt true.
An extended response time
On the night of August 30, 2011, Ramseys wife called 911 twice, and they waited more than 35 minutes before help arrived, Ramsey said.
Records from York Countys 911 dispatch center show a paramedic arrived at his house 21 minutes after the 911 call. The ambulance that took him to the hospital arrived 26 minutes after the 911 call.
Gary Loflin, director of York County EMS, said the time it took for a medic to get to Ramsey that night was an extended response time.
Unlike some calls, which may take too long without justification, this one had a reason, he said.
Of the nine Piedmont ambulances deployed that night a typical number for non-peak hours the only unit available was from Fort Mill, Loflin said.
The Fort Mill ambulance was dispatched to Ramseys house at 10:31 p.m., seconds after the 911 call.
At the same time, a roaming EMS supervisor with first-responder capabilities, but without the ability to take patients to the hospital, left Rock Hill toward Ramseys home and would arrive 21 minutes later, being the first on the scene, Loflin said.
But an ambulance still needed to go to Ramseys home, Loflin said.
At 10:36 p.m. a Rock Hill ambulance, closer than Fort Mills unit, came free and headed toward Ramseys home. Dispatch canceled the Fort Mill unit.
EMS 6, the Piedmont unit with a home base in Sharon, finished up a call in York. Because EMS 6 was closer than the ambulance coming from Rock Hill, dispatchers canceled the Rock Hill unit and sent EMS 6 toward Ramseys home.
That was at 10:48 p.m. The ambulance arrived at 10:57 p.m. and took Ramsey to the hospital.
The county and Piedmont set goals for response times defined as the time when an ambulance is dispatched to the time it arrives on scene and use them as one measure of care.
In its contract with Piedmont, the county requires 50 percent of all calls to meet response time goals. In western York County, thats 20 minutes. Piedmont has its own goal for response times in western York County: 90 percent of calls must have response times of 15 minutes or less.
Any calls surpassing the goals automatically trigger a special review, said Cotter, the EMS director.
But response times when viewed alone arent adequate in measuring patient care, Cotter cautioned.
For example, the ambulance that arrived at Ramseys got there 9 minutes after being dispatched well within the either measure, records show. That time doesnt reflect how much time lapsed since the 911 call.
A situation with all ambulances deployed at once, or multiple units being dispatched, is rare, he said, and also would trigger a special review.
The complexity of each call is another reason why there are several factors to consider when evaluating patient care, Cotter said.
Every aspect of the service from how long it takes to get a patient to the truck, to how long it takes a crew to prepare the ambulance for service after finishing with a patient is analyzed for efficiency, he said.
Were very responsive. Everything that we do is measured in that way.
To prevent calls from exceeding response time goals would require putting more ambulances on the road, which would increase cost, he said.
No system in America is designed for 100 percent performance, he said. You cannot afford it. Eventually somebody or some entity is going to pay for it.
Appearance of not being there
For years the county has contracted with Piedmont to provide EMS services countywide. Volunteer rescue squads have helped.
While rescue squads in Fort Mill and Lake Wylie have grown, others in western York County have struggled to stay in operation, or have shut down.
Thats what happened to Hickory Groves EMS squad which used to run an ambulance in the countys western zone.
In 2008 Piedmont, obligated to ensure EMS service countywide, designated an ambulance in Sharon to serve the western side of the county , Cotter said.
Piedmont leases space in the truck bay from the Sharon Fire Department, but two western York County fire chiefs say that ambulance isnt around much.
Sharon Fire Chief Oliver Dowdle said it seems that Piedmont keeps that ambulance pulled back toward York a good bit.
The bay at the fire station is often empty, he said.
Hickory Grove Fire Chief Kenny Gilfillan wonders why the Piedmont ambulance isnt around more often.
Gilfillan, who used to run the Hickory Grove volunteer EMS squad, says Piedmonts presence in western York County was one reason the volunteer squad shut down.
When they (Piedmont) put the ambulance over there, on call, they could already be through Hickory Grove by the time (Hickory Groves volunteer EMS squad) could get the ambulance out, he said. We were just wasting fuel, gas and our time.
Now, he said, people have been fussing that Piedmonts ambulance isnt more visibly present. Piedmont was supposed to be staying over there, he said.
Gilfillan has stories of people whove had seemingly long waits for an ambulance in western York County, including Ramseys.
Cotter said a lower call volume in Sharon and the countys rural west means EMS 6, the ambulance designated for that area, might not always be there.
Just because its not sitting in the bay or out in front of the station, does it mean its not there? No, Cotter said, adding that when EMS 6 is staged, it could be in one of 20 different places.
County dispatch records show that from May to October, Piedmont dispatched ambulances to calls in Sharon, Hickory Grove and Smyrna more than 300 times.
EMS 6, the designated ambulance for Sharon, answered the most calls, followed by EMS 5 which is usually stationed in York. Two ambulances and several quick response units also answered calls in the area.
Cotter said doubts about Piedmonts commitment to western York County are fueled by the few incidents where response times are longer than usual, and are not accurate reflections of how the system as a whole works, he said.
But being aware of the perception, he says hes changed his ambulance deployment plan to have more of a visible presence in the western part of the county.
He doesnt see that its made any difference in response times, he said.
Sharon Mayor Beverly Blair said, its a blessing to know an ambulance is serving them, but she understands why some might be concerned not seeing the ambulance around town.
They just wish they were here all the time, she said.
By the time someone can get out here, of course we would love to have them here day in and day out and not go anywhere else, she said.
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