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Be the trusted keeper of vital information. Ensure the confidentiality of patient records and the efficiency of our teams. Welcome guests—as well as a unique opportunity to make the most of your talents.
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with Fresenius Medical Care North America.
Use your professional skills and personal touch to create strong, lasting connections. Help others feel better in many ways with Fresenius Medical Care North America. As the global leader in dialysis healthcare, we listen and respond to the needs of our patients and their families. As we build the relationships essential to a positive healthcare experience, we establish careers that bring unique rewards.
Why Join the Fresenius Team?
Passion. Dedication. Knowledge. Motivation. Experience. These are the impressive qualities you'll find in the Fresenius Leadership Team. Our strength in the North American market and extensive global network provide our employees with the best of both worlds—the friendliness of a local organization and the stability of a worldwide organization—for diverse experiences and challenging career opportunities. When you join the Fresenius Medical Care team, you'll be welcomed into a company that is built on the philosophy that our employees are our most important asset. Our career advantages include the following:
- Fresenius Medical Care is the nation's largest provider of renal care, meeting the needs of more than 135,000 patients at 1,800 clinics throughout the country.
- Our well-established, trusted organization fosters a spirit of camaraderie, emphasizing friendly collaboration, professional support, and career development.
- Superior training, UltraCare® quality control, and certification procedures ensure your potential to succeed and advance as a professional.
- Competitive compensation and exceptional benefits.
- Outstanding tuition reimbursement program.
- Recognized among Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" in 2011.
- National Safety Award from CNA insurance companies for 11 consecutive years.
- Opportunities to give back by participating in philanthropy and community outreach programs.
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This is an opportunity to establish a career with a premier healthcare organization. Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager or Charge RN, the individual we select will compile, verify, and file medical records of dialysis patients. Ensuring patient confidentiality, this professional will store or dispose of obsolete files, prepare records, assist with laboratory work including centrifuging/refrigerating blood, answer phones, greet patients, and perform data entry.
Support FMCNA's mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy. Adhere to the FMCNA Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and FMS policy requirements.
Under close supervision and direction of the Clinical Manager or Charge RN, compiles, verifies, and files medical records of dialysis patients in the facility according to company standard operating procedures and pertinent regulatory requirements, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times. May provide other patient customer service functions as needed by the clinical manager.
- Responsible for driving the FMS culture through values and customer service standards.
- Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external and internal customers.
- Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective and timely communication.
- Takes initiative and action to respond, resolve and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely manner.
- Compiles and maintains medical records of both the in-center and home patients in the dialysis facility according to company policies and procedures and in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements. Ensures patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Stores or disposes of obsolete files when appropriate according to the procedures defined by the Fresenius Medical Care Compliance Records Management department and in compliance with Federal, state and local regulations.
- Prepares hemodialysis records for the following day's activities ensuring they are stored/kept in a secure location until needed per HIPPA requirements. Charts, posts, and files appropriate information per defined procedures.
- Assists with laboratory work process; Prepares lab slips and tubes for routine and non-routine blood work; Centrifuges the blood or refrigerates according to laboratory specifications after the draw is completed; Packs the box for shipment and then direct these to the appropriate laboratory as required.
- Posts/enters the results from the labs into the electronic database (Proton/AMI) as needed (where allowed by state regulations).
- Assists in the collection of Patient Statistical Profile and Continuous Quality Improvement Data.
- Assists with month-end reporting requirements such as Epogen data collection and Proton/AMI generated reports as needed.
- Maintains accurate records of hospitalization, patient travel, etc. to facilitate coordination of patient scheduling, ancillary testing, etc.
- Assists in auditing records for ongoing compliance with medical records standards.
- Assists patients with transportation arrangements.
- Coordinates with transient patient paperwork.
- Other duties as assigned which may include, but are not limited to: Answering telephones, Greeting patients.
- Word processing, and Proton/AMI or equivalent data entry.
- Other duties as assigned.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.
The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.
High school diploma or equivalent.
- Six months of relevant experience in a medical setting preferred.
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HIV/AIDS in Africa: Evidence Informed Practice
Makaria Reynolds of the Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation will speak about current practices for treatment that is relevant across the health professions. Lunch served. Nov. 14th, noon to 2pm, HPC 2 Atrium, Pacific University, Hillsboro.
This is a story of hope of HIV/AIDS health treatment practices in Africa:
Makaria Reynolds of the "Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation" will speak about current practices for treatment that is relevant across the health professions.
Date: Wed., Nov. 14, 2012
Time: noon to 2:00
Place: HPC 2 Atrium, Pacific University, Hillsboro Oregon
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Lunch Served
Sponsors: Center for Gender Equity, International Programs, Elise Elliott Foundation
ELIZABETH GLASER'S STORY: Elizabeth contracted HIV from a blood transfusion in 1981 while giving birth to her daughter, Ariel. She later learned that Elizabeth had unknowingly passed the virus on to Ariel through breast milk and that her son, Jake, had contracted the virus in utero. The Glasers discovered that drug companies had no idea that HIV was prevalent among children. The only drugs on the market were for adults; nothing had been tested or approved for children.
Ariel lost her battle with AIDS in 1988. Fearing that Jake's life was also in danger, Elizabeth rose to action by creating a foundation that would raise money for pediatric HIV/AIDS research.
Elizabeth lost her own battle with AIDS in 1994 and her organization has become the leading global nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing pediatric HIV infection and eliminating pediatric AIDS. Elizabeth's legacy lives on in her son, Jake, who is now a healthy young adult.
MAKARIA REYNOLDS is the country support technical officer for Lesotho, Swaziland, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Congo. She also provides support to the USAID-funded Call to Action Program, which focuses on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in numerous countries. Makaria received her degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
DR. JOHN REID-HRESKO will compliment Ms. Reynold's talk by addressing the culturally-situated ways in which northern Tanzanians understand the dynamics of HIV transmission and the ways in which these understandings influence the success of HIV prevention programs." Reid-Hresko is a Sociology Professor at Pacific's Forest Grove campus, who researched responses to HIV/AIDS transmission in South Africa and Tanzania.
See the AIDS Quilt in the Pacific University Forest Grove Library, and in Creighton Hall, Pacific University Campus, Hillsboro Nov. 4 to Dec. 2.
Reynolds will also speak on the Forest Grove campus about the social implications of HIV/AIDS in Africa on Nov. 15th, 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Marsh 216. Reception to follow.
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10 Most Expensive Public Business Schools for In-State Students
Attending business school in your home state can cut costs, but these schools charge the most.
The decision to attend business school can be an expensive path. To curb costs, many students forgo attending private institutions or public schools outside of their home state in order to benefit from the discounts of in-state programs.
Students that are interested in going to some of the top public business schools in the country, though, may have to pay a little extra even as a state resident. The top 10 most expensive public business schools offered in-state students an average tuition and fees package of $34,698 for the 2010-11 school year, according to tuition and required fees data provided to U.S. News in a survey of business schools. By comparison, this list of schools charged out-of-state students an average of $37,809 annually.
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Four of the 10 schools charged state residents more than $40,000 for the school year, including the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business, which each charged more than $45,000. That's the premium students must pay if they wish to attend a highly regarded program, as all 10 business schools are among the top 40 Best Business Schools rankings, and seven of the 10 are among the top 25.
Only schools that reported the yearly cost of tuition and fees were included in this analysis. Public schools that provided tuition and fees data to U.S. News based on per-credit hour costs or overall costs for the entire length of the program were excluded. Also, business schools that were designated by U.S. News as Unranked were not considered for this report.
Below is a table of the 10 most expensive public business schools for in-state students based on tuition and required fees (figures do not include room and board, books, and other miscellaneous costs):
|Business school
|In-state tuition & fees (2010-11)
|U.S. News b-school rank
|University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ross)
|University of Virginia (Darden)
|University of California—Berkeley (Haas)
|University of California—Los Angeles (Anderson)
|University of California—Irvine (Merage)
|University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (Carlson)
|University of California—Davis
|Indiana University—Bloomington (Kelley)
|University of Washington (Foster)
|Ohio State University (Fisher)
Don't see your school in the top 10? Access the U.S. News Business School Compass to find tuition data, salary information, and much more.
U.S. News surveyed more than 430 accredited master's programs for our 2010 survey of business schools. Schools self-reported a myriad of data regarding their academic programs and the makeup of their student body, among other areas, making U.S. News's data the most accurate and detailed collection of college facts and figures of its kind. While U.S. News uses much of this survey data to rank schools for our annual Best Business Schools rankings, the data can also be useful when examined on a smaller scale. U.S. News will now produce lists of data, separate from the overall rankings, meant to provide students and parents a means to find which schools excel, or have room to grow, in specific areas that are important to them. While the data comes from the schools themselves, these lists are not related to, and have no influence over, U.S. News's rankings of Best Colleges or Best Graduate Schools.


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By Ross Findon
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
A CHARTER vessel is continuing to operate some Wightlink passenger services today (Wednesday).
It follows disruption yesterday (Tuesday) for Isle of Wight commuters, caused by a mechanical problem on Wight Ryder II.
The company announced it would continue to use a charter vessel for some sailings today, as well as cancelling the 06:40 Portsmouth to Ryde Pier Head and the 19:15 Ryde Pier to Portsmouth Harbour sailings.
The charter vessel will operate the following sailings:
•From Ryde Pier Head: 07:10, 08:10, 09:10, 17:10 and 18:10
•From Portsmouth Harbour: 07:40, 08:40, 16:40, 17:40 and 18:40
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@Neil (remember names start with a capital letter)!You wrote "Are short of a bob or two Keven?" Did you mean " Are you short of a bob or two Keven?" In reply, no I am not! But thanks for the concern. Are you asking me for money?
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30th January 2014, at 14:55:17
Are short of a bob or two Keven?
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29th January 2014, at 17:36:49
This is not good.It would be interesting to know exactly how many days / services have been affected since the introduction of the "Ryders" by Wightlink.About time there were some reliable ferries on this route. The days of PS Ryde and Whippingham plus steamers Brading, Shanklin, etc. come to mind.
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I am glad some services are still running, at a high cost!
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PHOENIX -- Chandler police have shot a man suspected of domestic violence who had set his apartment on fire.
Police said they were called late Thursday night to an apartment near Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard, where a man and his pregnant girlfriend were arguing. The man was threatening to hurt the woman but once police arrived she was able to escape.
The man then barricaded himself inside, ignored police requests to come out. He eventually tried to set the place on fire.
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195. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardDannymac22 Jan 9, 2013 6:42 PM in response to Christina Rodriguez
Thanks. I should have been more careful in what I said. I have lots of presentations, created in Powerpoint, and exported to pdf. These have lots of text, but also lots of images that take up a significant piece of a page. Many of those pdf files do not benefit, size-wise, from this Preview quartz filter strategy. Not sure what the original pixel dimensions of these images were, so yes, that might just be the reason, I guess, in that if they were already 150 dpi, and properly sized, using a 150 dpi filter wouldn't help. If they had a lower resolution, a 150 dpi filter setting might actually make the files larger, which I sometimes see happen.
Of course, once they are in pdf, I can't tell what the resolution settings were that they had when they were placed. Can I?
196. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardAndyCarrott Jan 11, 2013 4:55 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Hi Jerome
Many thanks for your work on this! We're now recommending your reduce PDF file size filters for use with iStudio Publisher and have linked to this forum topic from our website.
Cheers Andy
197. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardJ90JGD Jan 18, 2013 1:09 AM in response to Jerome Colas
As so many other have said in this thread, a sincere thank you to Jerome. Working perfectly for me in Mountain Lion. I've been trying to figure this out for so long. Wouldn't it be great if Pages 'reduce file size' functioned like this instead of reducing images, logos, etc in so many documents to bleary mush?!
198. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardHart310 Jan 29, 2013 6:33 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Hi, I am in desperate need of the capability of converting a scanned file to a smaller PDF. Limited on time. I tried going to your orginal post and select the link and keep getting a HTTP error. I am also new to using an apple computer, can you please help ASAP, in obtaining the information to convert a file. Here is the error message I get every time I select the original post link. "Http/1.1 Service Unavailable ".
199. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for Leopardbytecom Jan 29, 2013 9:01 PM in response to Hart310
Hey Hart310,
I found a current location for the files on p.12 of this post, and downloaded with success (thank you Jerome!! - your original post from years ago is still helping lots of people!).
Here's the link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41548940/PDF%20compression%20filters%20%28Unzip%20and%20 put%20in%20your%20Library%20folder%29.zip
200. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for Leopardyiannis. Feb 15, 2013 1:43 AM in response to Jerome Colas
Hi Jerome.
I've been using those filters with great success until OS X 10.8
Since then, the file gets about 4 times (!!) bigger, ie 57MB --> 223MB. I've tried everything that was mentioned, check by yourself..
201. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardJerome Colas Feb 16, 2013 3:46 AM in response to yiannis.
Hi Yannis.
I am not sure if this is related to OS X 10.8 and I have no way to check, since all my Macs are running 10.8.2.
I remember the filters being increaisng the size for some converidsions (as reported by some in thi discusiion) but never had any particular problem sinc OS X Mountain Lion.
However, yesterday (after seing your post :-) I exported a 1.8 MB file (that was the concatenation of a scanned page and 5 other pages from an already file-size-reduced PDF) using the "standard compression" and had a 8.2 MB as a result.
Even stranger, exporting the 8.2 MB file using the same standard settings resulted in a 2.7 MB file !
And those results were consistent after reboot and several retries.
But everything still works fine with a nice file size reduction for other files.
I guess this is an OS X bug : the filters themselves are very simple Colorsync filters (you should be able to see them in Colorsync Utility) which apply 3 Apple-provided filters for image sampling (1 filter for color ; 1 filter for B&W) and 1 filter for jpeg compression.
However I am not an expert and have not found an easy way to analyze the PDF files and check for image resolution or jpeg compression.
(I am an Adobe CS6 subscriber but did not find anything useful for that in Acrobat Pro)
So if anyone knew of a tool to check for the properties of objects in a PDF, preferably working on Macs, that would be great!.
202. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for Leopardyiannis. Feb 16, 2013 7:37 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Interesting. Both this file I'm trying to reduce & another one a few months ago, same thing, were *scanned* pdfs..
203. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardJerome Colas Feb 18, 2013 2:29 PM in response to yiannis.
Hi Yiannis.
There are actually (very well hidden) PDF analyzing features in Acrobat Pro.
So I now have a solution for larger than the original result files, that you have reported (and other users of these filters have reported too) later in that post.
But first the cause for these two large files: for some (unknown by me) reason, the images within the target files are not JPEG-compressed.
It looks like a bug to me, so I am going to file a bug report with Apple right away.
And here is the solution: re-export the target file with a filter only enabling JPEG-compression for images within the PDF.
Here is this filter: Click here to download.
It is the same as the standard compression filter "Reduce to 150 dpi average quality - STANDARD COMPRESSION" but without the dpi settings and seems to work well for me.
Just put it next to the other filters in "Macintosh HD/Library/PDF Services" if your startup disk is called "Macintosh HD" and choose it in preview when re-exporting to PDF the too large files produced by the previous pass.
Yiannis, does this work for you?
204. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardDannymac22 Feb 18, 2013 2:48 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Hmmm. I tried your "JPEG compression - STANDARD.qfilter" filter, and it turned a 762K journal article pdf file (mostly text, but with a few B&W figures), into a 4.7Mb file. No joy. The built-in 150dpi STANDARD COMPRESSION filter turns it into a 913K file.
If you run that standard filter on the output of the new filter, you end up with 1MB.
What no one seems to have ever tried to explain is WHY these filters sometimes result in larger files. As a result, the success of any particular filter no doubt depends on what's in the file to begin with.
205. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardJerome Colas Feb 18, 2013 2:53 PM in response to Dannymac22
Hi Dannymac22.
Those filters only care for images. They have no interest for PDFs which are mostly text; And in the case of an optimized PDF they will not help.
But they will help for (most of) the non compressed PDFs produced by OS X's printing or scanning.
As to the WHY, I cared a lot about it and if you re-read my last post, it is because JPEG compression is not applied although it should.
206. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardDannymac22 Feb 18, 2013 2:58 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Thanks. But this file I compressed DID have some images. In fact, although this filter might have no interest in a pdf with mostly text, it was interested enough in mine to bump the size up by a factor of six. You'd think that if there were nothing compressable, it would just leave the size the same.
If the jpeg compression is not applied when it should be, how do you turn a mostly text pdf into something a factor of 6 bigger?
Sorry, but that WHY didn't quite fit the bill.
207. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardJerome Colas Feb 18, 2013 3:21 PM in response to Dannymac22
Hi Dannymac22.
If you're interested in knowing why (small caps are nicer :-) a PDF export from Preview can produce a bigger file than the orginal, you are probably not at the right place.
However, to give you a flew clues, you can certainly easily understand that OS X's handling of PDF hasnot been optimized for file size optimization only (for example, speed is of the essence). And it seems that PDF export by Preview are not "pass through" exports, especially when you apply filters. During the export, Preview undoes previous optimizations and applies its own, possibly not as efficient from a file size standpoint.
This discussion as about an easy way to reduce the size of user created PDFs (through printing or scanning especially) without needing expensive or unintuitive tools like Acrobat Pro, which was not even available on Leopard when this discussion started.
And the "why" we wanted to understand is why these filters failed miserably in some cases although they work well most of the times.
Luckily, I think we have an answer, and, better yet, a solution :-)
Hope I could help a bit
208. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardDannymac22 Feb 18, 2013 3:38 PM in response to Jerome Colas
OK, well, let me understand. You posted a filter that I assumed was intended to be used with Preview to reduce a pdf file size. On the first pdf file I tried it on, it did exactly the opposite. I didn't create that file, and it was likely created with Acrobat Pro.
Now, if you're saying that it works only in user-created pdf files. OK, so I tried it out on a document I scanned last night. Half of that document is a form with text, and the other half a gray scale picture. The original document (from VueScan) was 61K. After running it through your filter, I get 348K. Again, no joy (and again, perhaps coincidentally, a factor of six!)
So maybe I'm just not understanding exactly what files this filter is supposed to work on?
If the discussion was about an easy way to reduce the size of user-created pdfs, this didn't work for me.
I appreciate the suggestion, and I'm glad it worked for you, but it's evidently not an answer for everyone.
209. Re: Reduce PDF file size : free Acrobat replacement for LeopardBrooklynSandra Feb 24, 2013 6:31 PM in response to Jerome Colas
Awesome! These filters still work and did the trick, can't believe I've been wrestling with this for 3 years, with a mixed of solutions/results and I never came across your solution till now. Thanks Jerome, very much appreciated.


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Poor Fit Between Interests and Intended College Majors Does Not Improve for Many Students as They Progress to CollegeJuly 24 2014A new report from ACT suggests the fit between high school students' interests and their intended college majors often does not improve—and sometimes gets worse—after they enter college and actually declare a major. The findings point to a need for better advising on the selection of a college major in both high school and college.
Students from Low-Income Families Have High College Aspirations, Report FindsJuly 17 2014Nearly all ACT-tested students from low-income families in the United States aspire to go to college—at an even higher rate than students overall—but many lack the academic preparation to reach this goal, according to new report released today by ACT and the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP).
ACT Acquires Pacific MetricsJuly 7 2014ACT, the nation's leader in college and career readiness, has acquired Pacific Metrics Corporation, a leading provider of education technology solutions headquartered in Monterey, California.
ACT Names James Larimore Chief Officer for the Advancement of Underserved LearnersJune 23 2014ACT today named James Larimore as its chief officer for the advancement of underserved learners. Larimore most recently served as dean of students and adviser to the president at Amherst College.
ACT Agrees to Acquire Pacific MetricsJune 13 2014ACT has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pacific Metrics Corporation, a leading provider of education technology solutions headquartered in Monterey, California.


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Growing Up Psychic
From Skeptic to Believer
Michael Bodine
Llewellyn Worldwide ($16.95)
by Kelly Everding
If youve ever watched Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, a reality TV show that helps children who suffer through the uninvited attention of ghosts, you know that a common theme runs through each show: fear and helplessness followed by eventual acceptance, empowerment, and confidence. And that is basically the theme running through Michael Bodines Growing Up Psychic, although Bodine adds a healthy dose of humor, self deprecation, and a little bit of rage to the formula. In this compulsively readable memoir, we learn about Bodines introduction to the shadowy world of the dead starting as a six-year-old in 1960s-1970s Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with his more famous older sister psychic/healer Echo Bodine. Theirs was not a typical childhood, as creepy visitations jolted them out of their picture-perfect upper middle class lives and deposited them soundly in the world of channelers, mediums, crystal gazers, and the like. Much like the children of Psychic Kids, Bodine resented the weirdness and was afraid of what his friends and others outside his household would think of him and his family. I just wanted it to be normal. I was tired of the people, the church, the noises, the smells, the things moving around. I didnt want to talk about reincarnation, life after death, or poltergeists. . . . I wanted to look at someone and not see colors all around them. And it would be nice to come home from school and not have one of my family members possessed.
Bodines humor and snarky voice leavens the terrifying things he experiences throughout his childhood into young adulthood and beyond. His ambivalence borders on disbelief, even with the proof right before him. Regardless of the cool aspects of his gift (such as Jerry, a boy spirit who attaches himself to Michaelalthough this friendship turns a bit ugly later on), Bodine fights these powers tooth and nail, eventually succumbing to alcohol, drugs, and delinquency to escape them. The family pretty much falls apart. His mother, a stalwart embracer of the paranormal and gifted psychic in her own right, invites the strange psychic community into her home, but finds that she cant keep her marriage together. When Michaels father leaves, the money eventually dries up and the Bodines are reduced to a comparatively poor existence. At the age of fourteen, Michael entered into addiction treatment at a place called Pharm House. When he returns home from one such meeting, he explodes, I dont want this shit. . . . If its a gift then where do I exchange it? If I cant exchange it, show me how to block it out.
Despite the psychic camps, possessions, ghost busting (well before the movies came out), and his self-destructive tendencies, Michael Bodine somehow comes out the other end a successful psychic, a consultant to the stars (this book features a great introduction by comedian Lewis Black). He eschews any new age-y or spooky clichés, but rather favors blunt assessments, emphasizing his grounded and genuine personality. Michaels just a normal guy who helps people with his exceptional—and nonreturnable—gifts.
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We have become concerned about the outside air we breathe, and legitimately so. With factories, automobiles, heavy machinery, chemtrails, and Fukushima to contend with, we have no shortage of clean air supply problems. But what if our inside air was as bad, or worse, than the pollution outside? It's a very real question, one that we are about to answer.
The Most Common Mistakes Health Nuts Make With Their Diet
There are fazes that people typically go through while learning to eat right and take control of their health. For me, the first step was choosing the fast food restaurant that makes those sandwiches fresh, right in front of you. I also switched from cola to the clear lemon and lime flavored sodas, because I decided to obey my thirst, as the old slogan went.
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I used to have allergies. Many foods were on my allergy list as well as pollen, dust, bug bites, bees, cats, and sometimes dogs. I was able to rid myself of all of these allergies. I can even eat foods that put me in the hospital.
How to Avoid GMOs
As more people are looking to preserve or restore their health through natural means, consumers are looking to avoid genetically modified organisms. Not everyone can find everything they need with the organic label, and some laboratory testing has shown that even foods that carry the organic label have been contaminated with genetically modified organisms.
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Way before the advent of synthetic, drug-based medicine, herbs and spices were valued for their medicinal properties. One clear example of this is the use of plants in Ayurvedic medicine in India.
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Americans eat a phenomenal amount of chicken, more than any other meat. Those of us over 50 can still remember when chicken was a treat for special occasions because it was more expensive than beef. Today chicken is the cheapest meat, and its consumption has doubled since 1970. Advocates of factory farming boast that their techniques have brought chicken within the reach of working families.
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CLEVELAND -- Defense had always been solid for the Checkers during their winless streak. On Friday, they finally got the offense to support it.
Zac Dalpe scored twice and Riley Nash tied a career high with three points (1g, 2a) as the Checkers backed Justin Peters' 23 shutout in a 4-0 win over the Lake Erie Monsters. The win was Charlotte's first in its last five games and marked its first win in four match-ups at Quicken Loans Arena over the last two seasons.
Peters' shutout was his third of the season and second in his last six starts for the Checkers, who had tied a season high by scoring fewer than three goals in each of their last five games. Tim Wallace had the Checkers' other goal, a shorthanded tally that iced the game with five minutes left in the third and avenged the team's 2-1 overtime loss from one night earlier.
With a five-game road swing now in the books, the Checkers now head to Raleigh to play a "home" game at PNC Arena, home of the parent Carolina Hurricanes.
While the game's final score may suggest a comfortable night for the Checkers, it wasn't until the game's midway point that they were able to beat goaltender Kieran Millan, a rookie making his first career AHL appearance. On a delayed penalty, Nash skated into the offensive zone, wound up and blasted a slap shot past Millan's blocker for his fifth goal of the season.
It turned out that was all the offense the Checkers would need, though Dalpe was happy to add some cushion with back-to-back goals just over three minutes apart in the third period. The first came on another delayed penalty drawn by Chris Terry, who was hauled down behind the net but then got up and sent a centering feed to Dalpe for the one-time finish.
Dalpe struck again on a four-on-three power play just before the 10-minute mark of the third period as the result of a patient setup involving teammates Zach Boychuk, Justin Faulk and Bobby Sanguinetti. The play finished when Boychuk took a pass from Faulk to Millan's right before managing to get a pass through to Dalpe on the other side for another quick goal.
The play marked the third consecutive game with a power-play goal for the Checkers, who previously went through a season-long, 0-for-18 drought. Prior to Dalpe's goal, they failed to convert on a two-man advantage due to some good goaltending from Millan, who robbed Drayson Bowman on a doorstep, and a high-sticking penalty to Jeremy Welsh that canceled out the remainder.
Trailing 3-0 at that point, Lake Erie desperately needed to score on a power play with six minutes remaining in regulation after a holding penalty to Michal Jordan. Instead, it was Wallace who found the back of the net for his third point in his last five games, finishing a two-on-one pass from Nash, who also assisted on Dalpe's first. The goal was the Checkers' third shorthanded tally of the season and the eighth of Wallace's AHL career.
Peters' three shutouts are just one short of his single-season career high set with Albany during the 2008-09 season. The 10th of his AHL career was perhaps best preserved during a bizarre first-period play in which he came well out of his net to play the puck forward during a Checkers power play but did not see the Monsters' Mike Connolly exiting the penalty box. Peters, still well out of position, then had to make a diving save to prevent the empty-net goal.
Dalpe's two goals tied a season high set on Nov. 16 and a career high at the AHL level. Nash's three points also tied a career-best set on two previous occasions over the last three seasons.
Though each team won two of four games, the Checkers technically prevailed in the four-game season series by way of Thursday's overtime loss that gave them five points to Lake Erie's four. The game showed signs of being the fourth meeting in a calendar month, as four separate fights broke out, two involving the Checkers' Justin Soryal.
NOTES: The Checkers were one game away from tying the longest winless streak in team history, an 0-5-0 stretch from earlier this season … Charlotte has now won by four or more goals four times this season … Justin Krueger's second-period fight was the first of his AHL career … Lake Erie's loss snapped a five-game winning streak at home … In addition to scoring a shorthanded goal, the Checkers' penalty kill negated four Lake Erie power plays … Charlotte forward Nicolas Blanchard and defensemen Marc-Andre Gragnani and Rasmus Rissanen all missed the game due to injury … Forward Jared Staal and defenseman Tommi Kivisto were healthy scratches.


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You've heard the expression, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." A corollary drawn from a presentation I share with government auditors, though applicable to all internal audit shops, is "If you're going to throw stones, you'd better live in a shatterproof house."
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JENKINS, Ky. (AP) — There it was on Facebook for all to see — Michael Baker with a gas can, a siphon hose stuck into a police cruiser in eastern Kentucky and a middle finger raised.
Among those who saw it were Jenkins police, who arrested 20-year-old Baker on Monday and charged him with theft by unlawful taking.
Baker told WYMT-TV in Hazard there wasn't much fuel in the car to siphon and the stunt on Friday was intended as a joke. Baker's girlfriend took the photo and posted it.
Police didn't laugh. Chief Allen Bormes says that if Baker would steal from police, he'd steal from "just about anybody."
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It's that time of year again! I was heading home the other day for lunch when I first noticed the bits of bright color adorning dozens of cars. It's not the annual tradition of Christmas in the City. But you can always tell it's one of those special times of year downtown when the Knoxville Police Department has a fresh crop of cadets. Suddenly the streets are abloom with parking tickets. Like wildflowers, there's hardly a time of year in Knoxville you can't spot at least a few. But when it's cadet season downtown, it's like springtime in the Smokies.
Most of the cars ticketed sported only one per windshield. But a few had lush dayglo clusters of two or three. A cynic might think it's a matter of generating revenue. But if that were the case, there would be steady, reliable enforcement delivering a dependable flow of dollars into city coffers. Instead, what happens is that downtown workers and residents are lulled into a sense of apathy by a lack of enforcement until a new class of police cadets are turned out onto the streets, ticket books in hand, to shoot fish in a barrel. Then we are shocked (shocked, I tell you) to be ticketed.
It's hard to ignore this phenomenon when I start to hear the familiar rumblings about how downtown has a parking problem. I can't dispute that it does. But I probably see it differently than most. Unless and until the city develops a comprehensive strategy toward parking, it's hard to know exactly what that problem is.
Last month, the News Sentinel ran a piece under the headline "Downtown Parking Crunch Prompts Garage Debate." In it, Rick Emmett, the city of Knoxville's downtown coordinator, mulled over the idea of adding another parking garage on the north end of downtown. I'd been in touch with Rick over the summer, and at that time he told me, "We are currently undertaking a comprehensive look at signage and parking in the downtown area through traffic engineering," adding that he had asked for a map "showing all of the various signs and meters and rates downtown to begin to get an idea of the issues we are facing." The thing is, a map might show a good mix of short- and long-term parking options. But how that actually plays out on the street is another matter entirely.
Drive down Gay Street most any weekday past the rows of cars parked in 15- and 30-minute spots and you might conclude that a lot of people are running a lot of errands, making quick stops to pick up dry cleaning, pay a bill, or doing some banking. But spend a few days covering that same ground, and you start to notice that some cars get to be familiar. They're parked on the same block, in more or less the same space, all the time.
This past summer, one car on the 500 Block in a 30-minute zone didn't move an inch for over three weeks. And for anyone who's ever been the recipient of a violation—or had reason to visit the city's impound lot—it was hard to ignore that the car didn't garner a single ticket. Coincidentally, I don't recall seeing any cadets on the street around that time. Conversely, a friend of mine was (rightly) towed from blocking a crosswalk one Sunday afternoon in less than an hour. Then on a First Friday a few weeks later, I watched a bike cop roll by a similar violator without batting an eye.
Before we start drawing up plans for another parking garage, a few things need to happen. First, the city needs to complete the downtown wayfinding project that has dragged on since 2009. One of the things it's designed to do is help people find our current parking—something that is a consistent challenge for visitors to our city. Second, it needs to move forward with plans to install parking kiosks that accept payment in lieu of parking meters for the short-term street parking we already have, and get rid of the forest of parking signs that are routinely ignored. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, there needs to be some coordination with KPD to sustain predictable enforcement. The shock and awe strategy of sporadically carpet-bombing violators does little more than sporadically piss people off and foster ambiguity about what to expect.
Maybe help is on the way. Our new mayor has discussed the creation of a parking authority, and I strongly support this move. As I've said before, one of the great things about providing reliable parking is that it converts drivers into pedestrians. And that's what makes for a lively downtown. The least we can do is make it a little more sporting for those cadets.
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The Rainforest Islands Ferry was scheduled to launch in July 2012. Due to funding and design delays the launch of this service has been pushed back to the spring of 2013.
City of Coffman Cove representative, Heather Hedges said, "Originally the launch date was delayed because of funding."
The City of Coffman Cove was attempting to receive funds from the United States Department of Agriculture.
"We were told that the USDA was no longer funding these projects," Hedges said. "We tried other avenues for funds, but came up short."
The USDA re-entered the arena with funds needed.
"Now we are waiting for the naval architect to get the plans to us," Hedges said. "The planning board will meet at the end of the week to decide on a launch date."
The bids for prospective shipyards is also a major hold up. "Once we have the bids in and the plans from the architect we hope there will be no more delays." Hedges said.
When operational, the Rainforest Islands Ferry's new public passenger/vehicle service will connect Wrangell, Petersburg – via South Mitkof – and Prince of Wales Island – via Coffman Cove – four days a week, with additional service to Ketchikan three days a week. Throughout the winter, service will be maintained three days a week between Wrangell, Petersburg, and Prince of Wales Island. This reliable, fast, comfortable, and scenic ferry service is facilitated by completion and paving of highways to/from the ports of Coffman Cove and South Mitkof.
The Rainforest Islands Ferry will provide mini-coach service connecting with ferry arrivals and departures on both Prince of Wales Island and Mitkof Island, enabling highway transits by ferry passengers without vehicles, including passengers with carry-on kayaks and canoes. In addition to baggage service for passengers, the ferry and mini-coaches will carry parcel express throughout its service area.
The Rainforest Islands Ferry will feature a selection of observation deck, recliner lounge, and coffee shop seating, and will offer food and beverage service.
"There may be some minor changes to the schedule once the service gets going," Hedges said. "These changes will only make it more convenient for our passengers."
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When the Twins signed Ryan Doumit, they gained a switch-hitter who had a modern level of pop and decent batting average ability thanks to a high line drive rate. What they did not necessarily sign was a patient hitter who has been able to coax walks. The former Pittsburgh Pirate has held a 6.8% walk rate for his career, a mark that is slightly below the average of 8%. However, this spring, bolstered by nine walks in 54 plate appearances, Doumit has turned in a 15% walk rate.
Could Doumit have turned a corner in his career? Has he added another dimension to his offensive game?
Maybe this is a step forward for Doumit. While we should never base anything on a sampling of 50 plate appearances, whos to say that the switch-hitter has not honed his strike zone judgment or made a conceited effort to improve his discipline?
Interestingly enough, Doumits plate discipline numbers from a year ago paint a story of a hitter who has been scrutinizing pitches more. According to Fangraphs.com, prior to the 2011 season, Doumit had an out-of-zone swing rate of over 32% in each of the previous three seasons, a rate well above the average. This past season, he whittled that down to 26%, which was below the average.
So it is possible that the walks amassed in Florida are the fruits of his labors that he implemented in 2011 but it seems unlikely. This is spring training. It is chock full of erratic pitchers, minor league arms who may be intimidated of major leaguers and those who are just working on things. Doumits sudden spike in a little over 50 plate appearances has little or no statistical bearings on his future production. After all, players have monster springs more often than not regress to their true levels. Consider this: a year ago, Jason Repko drew a team-high 10 walks in Grapefruit League action a whopping 15% walk rate for the fourth outfielder. When the regular season rolled around and those pitchers who lack command were vetted, Repkos walk rate came crashing back down to earth, finishing the year with a 4.2% walk rate over his 144 plate appearances.
Whats more is that there are not a lot of hitters who have had a sudden and sustained walk rate spike in the middle of their careers. The Oakland As Moneyball philosophy was to draft patient hitters because they could teach power (or inject them with steroids or whatever) but they could not teach discipline. Doumit, while sporting an 8% walk rate in the minors, is unlikely to have his numbers transform radically this late in his career.
So, will Doumits spring patience carry into the regular season? Its improbable, but not impossible. In the end, he likely finishes the year with a walk rate close to his career average of 7%.


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Since 1985, Lindale's Country Fest has continued to entertain thousands of visitors and residents, with arts and crafts, games for the kids, great food, live entertainment, and much more! Each and every year added variety is given to the expanding crowds. So get up early and stay late, because you are all invited to Lindale for the day!
It all starts downtown Lindale with a pancake breakfast, sponsored by the First United Methodist Church at 7:00 a. m. Ticket prices for breakfast: $4.00 Adult, $2.50 Children, and $12.00 Family. Scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. will be one of the largest parades in East Texas. Traveling through downtown led by the Pride of Lindale, the Lindale High School Marching Band will be entries made up of dignitaries, floats, tractors, Shrine motorcycles, midget cars, clowns, horses, fire engines and much more.
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Removal of railroad track in Coronado and on the Silver Strand closes an era of railroad history that began in 1888. That was the year the Coronado Railroad Company completed the Coronado Belt Line, a railroad which extended from 5th and L Streets in San Diego, through National City and Chula Vista around the south end of the bay, and up the Silver Strand to Coronado.
Originally owned by Elisha S. Babcock, Jr., H.L. Story, and associates, the Coronado Railroad Company was built as part of the Coronado Beach development. Previously, the developers had organized the Coronado Beach Company, a residential real estate development. The ferries of the San Diego & Coronado Ferry Company brought patrons to the Coronado side of the bay and the horse car, and later steam cars, of the Coronado Beach Railroad provided transportation across the "island." Construction of the Hotel del Coronado was started and a plunge and other facilities were built.
It was deemed necessary to build a railroad around the bay to help transport freight and passengers. Construction began early in 1888 and trains were running to Coronado in June of the same year.
John D. Spreckles soon acquired control of the Coronado Beach Company and all subsidiary companies, including the railroad.
Motive power for the railroad included four steam dummy-type locomotives purchased second hand from the New York elevated line.
In initial years the Coronado Railroad Company competed with the National City and Otay Railroad Company for "commuter" business between San Diego and National City. According to Richard V. Dodge in his book. Rails, of the Silver Gate, engineers of both railroads tried to "get there first" and there was a near miss at 34th and Dalbergia Street where the two lines crossed. Soon after new operating rules were adapted for safety.
In order to collect fares on late evening trains which were often crowded with revellers the train was sometimes stopped on a trestle while the conductor walked through the train checking his passengers.
Excursion trains from Los Angeles operated through to Coronado via the Belt Line.
Regular passenger service around the bay reportedly ceased in 1896, but special excursion trains operated frequently for several years, transporting visitors to Tent City and the Hotel del Coronado. The final excursion train was a Coronado Chamber of Commerce special run in 1949.
In 1906 four Coronado Railroad Company passenger coaches were sold to the National City and Otay Railway for conversion into electric interurban cars. These cars ran for some years between downtown San Diego and Otay via National City and Chula Vista.
The Coronado Railroad Company and the National City and Otay Railway were merged in 1908 as the San Diego Southern Railway. Another merger came in 1912 as the San Diego & South Eastern Railway was formed.
Around 1913, Mexico & San Diego Railway Company battery cars were run over a portion of the Belt Line at the south end of the bay, providing connecting service to Imperial Beach.
The 1916 flood brought about the demise of the San Diego & South Eastern Railway and the Coronado Belt Line was taken over by the San Diego and Arizona Railway Company, later known, and still known today, as the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Company, a subsidiary of Southern Pacific. A portion of the tracks on the San Diego side were electrified and were used for some years by the National City and Chula Vista street cars of the San Diego Electric Railway.
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For Immediate Release – 4/16/2013Contact – Art Gallery Curator, Molly Carter 815-226-4105
Rockford, Ill. – Rockford College will host a Senior Thesis Exhibition May 3 – 19 at the Rockford College Art Gallery located in the Clark Arts Center at 5050 East State Street, Rockford. This exhibition features works of art by graduating Rockford College fine art majors. Students include Joanne Gustafson, Jonathan Kuss, Daniel Scheub, and Cindy Vondran. Each student's work represents a culmination of research and study to develop an individual voice and direction in the visual arts.
There will be a special reception for the premiere of this artwork on May 3 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the art gallery. A cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday from 3 – 6 p.m. and by appointment.
Please contact the Art Gallery Curator, Molly Carter, at 815.226.4105 or email@example.com for more information.
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An engaging exploration of the style that permeates all things French—perfect for anyone looking to achieve that classic French flair
For Harriet Welty Rochefort, an American who has lived in France for many years with her very French husband, it's clear that the French truly are singular in the way they live, act, and think—from the lightness of their pastries to the refinement of their Hermes scarves. They simply exude a certain je ne sais quoi that is a veritable art form. The French revel in the moment, appreciate the time spent in preparing a perfect feast, pay attention to the slightest detail--whether flowers on the table or a knockout accessory on a simple outfit--and work hard when not enjoying their (considerable) leisure time without an ounce of guilt. Their joie de vivre can come where you least expect it: for the French it's better to have a chagrin d'amour than no amour at all, and for the Frenchman a day without discord is a day without a kick. They have fun (yes, fun !) when they fuss and feud, squabble and shrug.
When it comes to joie de vivre, Harriet is convinced the French are unbeatable. With good humor and genuine affection for the prickly, paradoxical, and pleasure-seeking Gauls, she takes the reader on her own personal journey through the often byzantine French mindset, sharing tips and tricks such as how to diet like a Frenchwoman and project confidence like a true Parisienne. In her signature warm, witty, and entertaining voice, Harriet shows how joie de vivre permeates the French way of life, precisely because it doesn't include a "pursuit of happiness." Fortunately, she discovered, you don't have to "pursue" happiness in France. It pursues you.
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"Rochefort, an American married to a Frenchman and living in the country for four decades, is a foreign observer of what it means to be French and, with wit and insight, offers advice on loving life the way her adopted country does…. Rochefort makes it hard to argue with a philosophy that advocates slowing your pace, being fully engaged by what's in front of you and incorporating four-course meals into your week." –Publishers Weekly
"Francophiles will love this book… Rochefort follows in the steps of Pamela Druckerman's Bringing Up Bebe and Mireille Guilano's French Women Don't Get Fat." –Library Journal
"Once again, Harriet Welty Rochefort perfectly deconstructs the mind and spirit of the French. Joie de Vivre picks up where Welty Rochefort's classic French Toast leaves off, exploring the French in all their alluring and baffling ways. Welty Rochefort's inimitable brand of humor and insight plus decades of expatriate living make her a consummate observer of the French. Culling from all walks of life and dipping into history, Joie de Vivre is a sheer pleasure, sure to become a must-read in the canon of books about the French." –Debra Ollivier, national bestselling author of What French Women Know
"With humor and authority, Harriet Welty Rochefort provides the keys to understanding the French, while unlocking the secrets to 'the good life.'" -- Eleanor Beardsley, France correspondent for National Public Radio
"Wit, wry humor, and some deliciously withering words of wisdom make Harriet Welty Rochefort's latest book a must for anyone hoping to understand French expressions of joie."—David Downie, author of Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light.
"A great adventure of joie de vivre to read without moderation…" --André Cointreau, President of Le Cordon Bleu International
"Revelatory, rich in stories, Harriet Welty Rochefort's insider take on the French is a compellingly entertaining read." –G. Y. Dryansky, author of Coquilles, Calva, and Crème
"Many writers have come to France and tried to write about its people and customs, with varied results. But very few "get" the French as well as Harriet Welty Rochefort. That's in part because she had the good sense to marry a Frenchman who is himself an astute observer of his own culture. But it's also due to Harriet's own unmatched powers of observation, openness to the subtleties of another society, and great skill at conveying to readers what she has found--as she demonstrates once again in the perceptive, lively and entertaining Joie de Vivre." –Michael Balter, Contributing Correspondent for Science, food and travel writer, and adjunct professor of journalism at New York University
"This is more than another guide to France or an essay on some of its peculiarities. It's a very humorous, well-written, yet respectful cultural analysis of those aspects of French life too often hidden to the casual visitor, but necessary to know if one wants to experience the "joy for life" that defines that nation and its fascinating citizens." --Ronald C. Rosbottom, Professor of French and European Studies, Amherst College
Praise for French Toast:"A classic!" —Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce
HARRIET WELTY ROCHEFORT grew up in Shenandoah, Iowa and studied at the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She traveled to France after her studies – and never left. As a freelance journalist in Paris, Harriet has contributed articles on French business and lifestyle to major newspapers and magazines including Time, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and specialized publications on France. She has also taught in the international journalism program at the prestigious Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po). She regularly speaks on Franco-American cultural differences to various university study programs and other groups. Harriet lives with her French husband, Philippe, in Paris.
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Online Features Improve Airline Information
Burbank Bob Hope Airport is making it easier for you to fly! Want to check the real-time status of your flight? Use the Flight Status tracker on our website homepage. The tracker, powered by FlightStats, is located on the upper right-hand side of our homepage and allows you to track flights by airline and flight number, by airport, or by route. Input your flight's information into the tracker and FlightStats will provide you with real-time arrival and departure information.
If you want to save on airfare, we've done some of the legwork for you here. All of our airlines offer limited-time fare sales through email notices, and while some require that you already belong to a special mileage program, most of our carriers will let you subscribe to their email notices without a membership. Follow these links to subscribe to our carriers' fare sale email notices: Southwest, Delta, Alaska, jetBlue, United, and US Airways.
Airport Police Help Raise Funds for Pediatric Cancer Research
On October 23, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Police Officer Association and employees of Bob Hope Airport donated funds to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation to support pediatric cancer research. The funds were presented to six-year-old Burbank resident Aleyna Doche and her family during a small ceremony in the Airport Skyroom.
The Airport learned of Aleyna through an article in the Burbank Leader. In June, Aleyna was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and in late September, she set up a lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Her lemonade sales raised over $1,500 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which was founded in 2000.
The Police Officer Association donated $1,500 to the foundation, and Bob Hope Airport employees hosted an internal Airport cake and pie sale to raise an additional $625.
TSA Celebrates Ten Years at Burbank Bob Hope Airport
On October 10, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) celebrated ten years of operation at Burbank Bob Hope Airport. TSA staff held a ceremony in the Skyroom to reflect on the history of the organization and to honor TSA employees who have worked with the organization since its inception at the Airport.
TSA Security Director Anita Minaei presented plaques of recognition to Executive Director Dan Feger and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police Department for their partnerships in working with the TSA. Senior Deputy Executive Director John Hatanaka accepted the plaque on behalf of Dan Feger, while Chief Ed Skvarna accepted the plaque on the behalf of the Police Department.
Planes, helicopters, and…cars? It's not often you see a motorcade on the runway at Burbank Bob Hope Airport, but such was the case as President Obama left the Airport on October 24 for an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which is taped in Burbank. He flew in from LAX on Marine One, the presidential helicopter.
All the on- and off-ramps at Hollywood Way and the I-5 Freeway are now open, with the exception of the northbound I-5 exit at Hollywood Way. They had been closed frequently over the past few months to permit work on the Caltrans I-5 North Corridor Improvement Project.
Burbank Bob Hope Airport's role in regional transportation was prominently featured at the San Fernando Valley Council of Governments Mobility Summit on October 22. Supervisor Mike Antonovich highlighted the importance of building a new Airport Metrolink station on the Antelope Valley Line at Hollywood Way and San Fernando Road, and Glendale Mayor and Airport Commissioner Frank Quintero showcased the Airport's upcoming multimodal ground transportation access study of bus rapid transit routes to the North Hollywood Red Line Station and east to Glendale and Pasadena. The Airport also exhibited at the Valley Industry and Commerce Association Business Forecast Conference at the Burbank Airport Marriott on October 19.


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We believe in the unlimited potential of our students by respecting and developing their unique learning styles and interests. We set challenging and demanding expectations for performance and support all students to achieve high standards. We foster a culture of civility where students and adults are treated with fairness, are respected for their contributions, and are celebrated for their successes. We believe in using data to guide decisions and to improve student learning, differentiate instruction, and promote social, emotional and physical growth.
Our work together requires teamwork, collaboration and dedication. We believe in the value of collaboration and communication. We believe that commitment to and implementation of continuous learning lead to improved student performance. We believe in the power of personal connections and relations between staff, students, parents and the community.
I feel fortunate to be part of a professional community that approaches its work with optimism and a tremendous sense of possibility. We are bound only by the limits of our talent and our creativity. I look forward to leading a team of dedicated administrators, talented teachers and committed support staff, involved families and supportive community members, working in partnership to strengthen educational excellence in our schools.
As we look to the future, we need to set clearly defined goals and measure how well we are meeting these goals. Great organizations have clarity of purpose, common goals, shared commitment, and are results-oriented. I look forward to working with each of you to provide the best educational experiences for our youth.
In the words of John Bartlett, "The secret of success is constancy of purpose." I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for the Waterford Public Schools!
Jerome R. Belair
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HOUSTON—History will be made at the Democratic National Convention. For the first time, a major party will adopt a platform supporting same-sex marriage.
"To me, it's like when they inaugurated Mayor Parker," Ray Hill said.
Hill helped to establish Houston's GLBT political caucus decades ago. He said the city's first openly gay mayor marked one milestone and that this marks another.
He said the Democratic Party's plan will also help President Obama win votes.
"He's going to get more votes for taking that position than his opposition is going to get for taking the opposite position," Hill said.
But Republicans disagree.
At their convention last week they reaffirmed that neither states, nor the federal government, should recognize same-sex unions. They believe more Americans agree with them.
Jared Woodfill is Harris County's GOP chair, and accused Democrats of using the issue as a desperate attempt to distract.
"I think it's a prescription for disaster, not to face or to talk about the economy," he said. "That's what we're dealing with right now."
Still, some Houstonians are cautiously optimistic.
Reverend Ernest Turney is the pastor at Bering Memorial United Methodist in Montrose. For nearly ten years, no one has been able to get married there since he says not everyone can get married.
He said he is ready to finally see that changed.


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July 30, 2014
Some parents of Catholic high school students in Louisville are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether a rule limiting merit-based scholarships for Kentucky athletes is unfair.
A federal appeals court has upheld the cap, but attorney Teddy Gordon argues that the rule amounts to religious discrimination.
The Courier-Journal said 17-year-old Presentation Academy student Celine Seger appeared at a news conference Monday where she said she accepted a scholarship but had to withdraw from the track team.
Kentucky High School Athletic Association officials have said the rule was designed to address the perception that private schools stack teams with athletic recruits.
Association Commissioner Julian Tackett says he's confident that the high court would decide that the rule doesn't discriminate on the basis of religion.


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• Sterling silver pendant enhancer
• By Native American Designer Kenneth Johnson
• Sterling silver Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers
• Five blue topaz stones; total weight is approximately 0.55 carat
• Snap hinge bail
• Measures 2-1/2" long x 1-7/8" wide
• Made in America with gemstones from around the world
This pendant enhancer, designed by Native American Designer Kenneth Johnson, is distinctive and meaningful. Four Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers meet in the middle to represent the spirit of community and goodwill. Blue topaz stones highlight the sterling design.
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