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A testing of the natural gas pipelines in Turlock last year turned up no problems, but the company has decided to replace a large segment starting at Geer Road.
After a year of planning, garnering support, and collecting funds, the Rotary Club of Turlock has partnered with Turlock Sunrise Rotary and Ripon Rotary Club to bring basic provisions to La Candeleria, a remote boarding school between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Queen Shamiram has been looking for a permanent Turlock home since 2007. Community members had hoped a donated 9-foot bronze statue of the ancient Assyrian ruler would be placed at California State University, Stanislaus, but the university said thanks, but no thanks.
A small fire ignited this morning in a construction zone at Emanuel Medical Center from a severed oxygen line.
Caltrans has construction and closures planned for the following areas this week:
Name of business: Strings Italian Cafe
After adjusting for inflation, 2013's net farm income, forecast at $128.2 billion, is expected to be the highest since 1973.
Two Turlock poultry farmers are now facing felony animal cruelty charges after leaving 50,000 hens to starve.
Turlock's Ed Schollenberg has found the perfect balance between his two passions: teaching and fishing.
As Valentine's Day looms near, love-struck customers nationwide are busy rustling up the perfect gift for the amorous holiday. The same can be said for local flower shop owners as they ready themselves for the pressure of delivering important presents on that special day.
Farmers versus salmon: That is the issue. At Tuesday's Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors meeting, the State Water Board's recent proposal to divert water from the Tuolumne and Merced watershed to help the Chinook salmon received angry outbursts from TID directors and community members alike.
The Turlock Irrigation District will host a series of five pre-irrigation season meetings designed specifically for the district's irrigation water customers. The meetings will provide information regarding the current water year, the upcoming irrigation season, relicensing of Don Pedro, and an update on state laws and legislation.
While one long-time Turlock grocer announced plans to shutter its doors, the town was buzzing with news that a Walmart grocery store would be taking over the vacant Mervyn's building on Geer Road.
A teenage girl walking across Canal Drive was struck by a pickup truck and taken to the hospital Wednesday.
Since he was a boy, Turlock native Ron A. Macedo knew he was going to grow up to be a farmer, but he never imagined that he would one day be named the Turlock Chamber of Commerce's Agricultural Leader of Year.
As summer approaches it pays to be mindful of outside water use. Historically, the average residential water use increases beginning in the month of March, as the weather warms and customers turn their automatic sprinkler systems back on.
It's no secret that the City of Turlock is a religious community, even once being cited by "Ripley's Believe It or Not" as having the most churches per capita in the nation.
Name of Business: Second Chance Boutique
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row..."
The sisters of the Alpha Pi Sigma sorority at California State University, Stanislaus are working to increase awareness and equality for disabled individuals through their newfound partnership with The Society for Disabilities.
Spring is in the air and jelly beans are on the shelves of grocery stores across the country which means Easter is fast approaching.
Nonstop flights between the cities of Modesto and Los Angeles are closer to becoming a reality, says DestinationLAX - a campaign striving to collect $1 million in nonbinding pledges as proof that the local community would support the new air service.
Last week may have been National Volunteer Week but the efforts made by local individuals and organizations in Merced County are lasting contributions that will boost the local community all year long.
The Turlock Chaplaincy held their fifth annual 5K/10K Fun Run Saturday with more than 100 participants joining in the festivities.
In preparation for what is expected to be a busier than normal fire season the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is adding more fire fighters to their ranks.

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Frances Yvonne Webb, age 73, Franklin, Tenn., died April 28, 2013.
Mrs. Webb was a graduate of John Robert Power Modeling and Drama School, a makeup artist at Dillards and a homemaker.
Mrs. Webb was preceded in death by parents, Arthur and Ruth Davis Conley; granddaughter, Rikki Marie White; and sister, Joyce Ann Massey and Dora Jane Vennier.
Mrs. Webb is survived by husband of 58 years, Bernard Webb; son, Jonathan (Cindy) Webb; daughters, Berdena Edgington, Julie Smith and Melissa Jewell (James) McGarry; brothers, Earl Thomas Conley, Frederick Donald Conley and Steven Conley; sisters, Rhonda Conley and Rebecca Miller; fifteen grandchildren; and sixteen great grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Williamson Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
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TELLURIDE – Avid hikers Anne and Mike Poe, who have published a handful of hiking guides, are back, this time with an emphasis on Telluride and Utah National Parks.
On stands now in retail stores throughout Telluride and Mountain Village are the husband-and-wife duo's most recent hiking guides – Southwest Colorado High Country Day Hikes: Telluride and Utah National Parks: Arches & Canyonlands Day Hikes. The two guides are chock full of maps, color photographs, easy-to-understand directions and tables of contents that make selecting a hike quick and easy.
"In our table of contents, we have laid out a system that in two minutes you can find a hike that will fit," Anne says, adding that the books are designed to offer hiking advice and information to visitors who may not have a lot of time to decide where to go.
"It's very user friendly," she says.
The maps and the table of contents even use a color rating similar to what ski areas use so visitors can judge a hike depending on its characteristics including easy (green), moderate (blue), moderately strenuous (dark blue), strenuous (orange), and very strenuous (dark orange). In making their 220-page Telluride hiking book, the two have spent two years on the area hiking over 400 miles of trails to produce the information contained in the book.
"We have spent a lot of time in southwest Colorado in the summertime, and we realized that's where we should be spending our time because that's where all of Colorado's hiking is at," Mike says. "So we naturally gravitated toward wanting to do this.
"The whole southwest triangle here is a pretty special place," Anne says. "One thing we did special for the Telluride book is a walk through the historic buildings through town, with descriptions of the historic buildings. So even if someone might not be a hiker, they can still come to Telluride and enjoy a walk like this."
The Poes have been world adventurers together since their marriage in 1970, and have published two books on bicycling in Southeast Asia, and on hiking in Crested Butte, Ouray and Silverton. Over the past few years, they have spent plenty of time in eastern Utah's Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, which will, they say, be of interest to all – and that, for hikers in the region, the National Parks book will be of particular interest during the offseason.
"Probably the most important features in these books is how easy and quick it is to find a hike with the way Anne laid out the table of contents," Mike said. "User-friendly is what we are going for."
The Telluride hiking guide ($24.95) and the Arches and Canyonlands hiking guide ($17.95) are on sale now throughout Telluride, at the San Miguel County Store, Between the Covers, Clark's Market, Bootdoctors, and Jagged Edge. The books can also be viewed at Telluride's Wilkinson Public Library and the Telluride Visitors Center.
To view the authors' website, visit hikingbikingadventures.com.
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The Wright Group is one of the Europe's leading suppliers of accessible public transport vehicles. Founded in 1946 the Wright Group pioneered low floor buses in the UK, and has earned a reputation for producing vehicles which are stylish, durable, high in quality and packed with innovative features.
The Wright Group has a comprehensive and versatile product range for every aspect and application of modern bus operation. Catering to a variety of client requirements The Wright Group offers midibuses, full size single deckers, two and three axle double deckers and articulated vehicles.
In recent years, The Wright Group has focused increasingly on overseas markets and with contracts from Great Britain, Republic of Ireland, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore, the company has established itself as a leading global player.
In line with international requirements and market demand, recent projects tend to be for high-specification and technologically-advanced vehicles, whether developing the highly acclaimed StreetCar RTV for the exacting standards of the Nevada desert, introducing the high profile low-emission hybrid-electric New Bus for London, or design and manufacture of our new integral StreetLite range of midibus' range. All vehicles designed and manufactured conform to the exacting quality standards of IS0 9001:2008.
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The Center for Advanced Digestive Care provides services to children with digestive disorders, primarily through the Phyllis & David Komansky Center for Children's Health, one of the nation's leading centers for the diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases. Our goal is to take care of the "whole" child, through a comprehensive understanding of how digestive disease affects not only a child's health, but their daily life as well.
Our pediatric digestive care program focuses on the specialized needs of children from infancy through adolescence and young adulthood. We offer the latest and most effective treatment options and preventive strategies to achieve the best possible outcome for every child in our care.
As we work to get your child well, we strive to create a safe and comforting environment fostering health and healing and work in partnership with you to help you better understand your child's illness.
About Us
The Center for Advanced Digestive Care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is one of the nation's leading multidisciplinary centers for the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases for both adult and pediatric patients. The Center gives you a single point of access to some of the nation's best doctors, newest technologies and advanced therapies.
Collaborative, Team Approach
Our programs for children integrate the expertise of top-tier pediatric gastroenterologists and other supporting digestive specialists who work collaboratively to understand your child's illness, evaluate all relevant treatment options and develop a fully integrated, coordinated plan of care. Team members contribute at all levels to your child's recovery strategy - from diagnosis, through treatment, disease management and patient follow-up.
Patients also benefit from advances in electronic medical records, which allow team physicians to have immediate access to your child's medical record, including the ability to read test results, view x-rays and see medications prescribed.
Our Physicians
The pediatric care team at the Center for Advanced Digestive Care, located in the Komansky Center for Children's Health, builds upon our world-class clinicians and physician scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Our specialists are some of the best in the nation. Twenty-eight physicians from the Center are recognized as Top Doctors by Castle Connolly - more than any other digestive service or program in the greater New York region.
The NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis & David Komansky Center for Children's Health was named to U.S. News & World Report's 2011 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" Honor Roll. Only 11 children's hospitals in the nation were recognized with this distinction.
Partnership With Families
We're firmly committed to working closely with you through each step of the treatment process, offering support and resources to put you at ease and help you understand your child's illness. This family-centered approach allows you to be an active participant in your child's treatment plan.
Personalized, Coordinated Care
From your first contact with the Center, our Clinical Program Coordinators and Patient Navigators personalize and coordinate your child's care.
Clinical Program Coordinators are experienced nurses who answer questions you may have about your child's treatment, assist in scheduling diagnostic testing and appointments with specialists, and keep family members and referring physicians updated on your child's day-to-day progress.
Patient Navigators provide many special services for pediatric patients and their parents, including:
- Familiarizing parents with eligibility for outside services, such as arranging for home tutors, classroom note-takers and extra at-home textbooks
- Assisting with getting medications approved by insurance companies
- Directing families to educational materials and hospital-sponsored pediatric support groups
Child-friendly facilities
Child-friendly equipment and accommodations contribute to the atmosphere of healing, safety and security at the Center.
- Pediatric sedation unit with state-of-the-art equipment designed specifically for children
- Two fully-equipped procedure rooms designed with child-sized equipment
- Cheerfully decorated pediatric waiting room and recovery area
- Facilities for family members to stay overnight with their child
Transforming discoveries
As part of a world-renowned academic medical center, physicians and researchers at The Center for Advanced Digestive Care are at the forefront of advances in digestive diseases.
The Center's collaborative practice allows us to take advantage of extraordinary strides in research, new technologies, and therapies that lead to breakthroughs in treatment options and better outcomes for our adult patients. This means we are always out ahead and able to selectively apply the latest in leading edge technologies and therapies to our youngest patients.
- Pediatric programs are active participants in research and innovations in IBD.
- Pediatric gastroenterologists have pioneered "jellybean" technology to make capsule endoscopy child-friendly.
- Our physicians have the latest technology to diagnose non-acid reflux disease in pediatric patients.
- Breakthrough research is making possible minimally invasive and non-invasive therapies and diagnostics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
Diseases We Treat
We offer children, adolescents and young adults the specialized care they need across major clinical areas specific to the gastrointestinal tract.
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Small Intestine Disorders
- Malabsorptive disorders
- Congenital conditions of the small bowel
- Celiac disease
Esophageal Disorders
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Esophageal dismotility
- Congenital malformations of the digestive system
- Allergies of the esophagus
Stomach Disorders
- Poor emptying of the stomach
- Allergies in the stomach
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Liver Disease
- Cirrhosis
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- Portal hypertension
- Inborn errors of metabolism
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Nutritional Disorders
- Failure to thrive
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Nutritional Assessment & Counseling
Mindful of the central role nutrition plays in treating and managing digestive disorders, Center physicians conduct a thorough nutritional assessment of all our pediatric patients, looking carefully at vitamin and nutrient levels, caloric intake, and overall wellbeing. Since many digestive diseases often occur before or during adolescence, we focus on correcting nutritional deficiencies essential to normal growth and development. Our nutrition team directs patients toward a sound diet and appropriate nutritional therapies often critical in the prevention or treatment of digestive disorders, as well as in recovery or healing following surgical procedures.
Genetic Counseling
Genetic evaluation and testing can help to make a definitive diagnosis in a child, as well as predict the risk for developing a digestive disease in future children or other family members. We perform a battery of molecular genetic tests on children with conditions that often have a familial tendency. Improved understanding of genetics allows us to offer earlier intervention and more targeted therapies to children with a family history of these disorders, giving them the opportunity to build healthy lives. Genetic education and counseling help patients understand and cope with the results of genetic tests.
Transition Care
In many cases, your child's illness is a diagnosis that will require lifelong vigilance, special care, and follow-up.
As a way to initiate a pathway to self-sufficiency and assist patients in taking charge of their condition as young adults, the Center has developed a program that begins during adolescence. Working in partnership with our patients, we facilitate transition from pediatric to adult-centered healthcare. We introduce patients to their new physicians and specialists; help them understand the critical importance of keeping up-to-date with therapies and appointments; and provide them with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to make responsible decisions affecting their care.
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Because we know that any hospitalization brings with it anxiety and stress, we have several programs designed to address your child's emotional and educational needs and help make the hospital stay for patients and families less intimidating.
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- Call: The Center for Advanced Digestive Care 877-692-3443
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Fiat salutes mothers with a wry look at the 'hood'.
You've heard the word 'mother' in rap songs, but never like this.
The Motherhood is a hilarious rap rundown of the realities of being a mum. Runny noses, nits, post-baby body, vomit, expressing milk – and every other everyday challenge a mother faces.
"I express, like the best, from these holes in my chest. Wear a nursing bra, like a bulletproof vest… Work versus home is a mental combination, with my elbows deep in infant defecation." And it goes on, in a no-holds-barred account of maternal life that will likely have every mum bopping her head in delighted recognition.
The uncompromising track is part of Fiat's marketing for their new compact family car, the 500L. And the Italian carmaker says the song is a salute to motherhood.
"Word to all the mothers out there. This one goes out to you...'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L is dedicated to all those women who have to be all things to all people and live it large on a daily basis," a Fiat statement says.
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Kings' dominance has fans dreaming
By Stu Hackel
It's still a good month before the captain of an NHL team hoists the Stanley Cup over his head and a lot can happen between now and then. But on the basis of the first three games in the Conference Championship round, there is no more impressive team at this moment than the Los Angeles Kings.
This isn't to say that the Coyotes are dead desert dogs — although they have their tongues hanging out and are panting heavily. Nor is it to say the Devils or Rangers are destined to fall to LA, regardless of which one wins the east — although if the Kings get out of their series in four or five and the Devs and Blueshirts go the limit and the winner gets battered, the Cup in California would be a possible scenario. And who knows what might happen to the Kings along the way? What injuries might they suffer, what puck luck might they not get? What will the hockey gods rain down upon them before the guys with the white gloves carry the Cup onto the ice for the presentation?
But at this moment, the Kings – who are 35-14-11 since Darryl Sutter took over from Terry Murray as coach in December — look like the best of the four teams still skating.
Tuesday night's 4-0 Jonathan Quick shutout victory over Glendale's favorite hockey team was a demonstration of domination. While the Coyotes started reasonably well, the Kings eventually took control of the proceedings. "I like the first period, first part of the second period. We got to find a way to sustain that," Phoenix coach Dave Tippett bemoaned afterward (video). "Obviously keep some pucks out of our net, be more disciplined, capitalize on a chance or two. At least give ourselves a chance where we feel like we're competitive in the game."
By midgame, the Coyotes weren't. There wasn't one area of play in which the Kings came out second best. They won the races for the puck, they won the battles along the boards and in the corners and in front of the net. They made the Coyotes chase them and the game, frustrating them to the point of taking some foolish penalties, at least one of which could bring about a suspension. The Kings even got the breaks on some refs' decisions as well, not that they needed them.
"They are using their size," Tippett said. "They're throwing a lot of pucks at the net, you know, crashing the net. We're trying to do the same thing. We just haven't got as many pucks there."
You'll find no better example of that than the Kings' second goal, the first of three by Jeff Carter, but it was made possible by the excellent hard work and physical play of Dustin Penner. (You know the Kings have something going on when you can put "excellent hard work and physical play" in a sentence that refers to Dustin Penner.)
It wasn't only Penner who displayed hunger on that goal, everyone in white did. "They don't have any answers for the way the Kings covet the puck," Al Muir wrote of Phoenix in his fine SI.com breakdown of the game. "Their best players have been relegated to the shadows. And they haven't shown the creativity needed to make something happen outside their strictly regimented system. It's tough to play opportunistic hockey when the other team doesn't allow you any opportunities."
That's how most of the game looked and as the second period wound down, the Coyotes got into penalty trouble. Daymond Langkow got a slashing minor and Shane Doan got five and a game for boarding Trevor Lewis on this play:
In fact, Doan perhaps shouldn't even have gotten a minor penalty, as bad as the result was with Lewis' face bloodied. But Lewis turned his back to Doan after Doan was committed to the hit. The betting here is that Doan won't be suspended because Lewis put himself in a vulnerable position. "Think Doan's hit on Lewy, Lewy is turning back," Sutter said afterward. "It's probably more of a hockey play, eh? It's a tough one. I didn't really have a big problem with that."
But prior to the hit, you can see how ragged the Coyotes were playing on their penalty kill and, because of the slash by Langkow earlier in the sequence, they were going to be short two men anyway. Then goalie Mike Smith took a slash at Dustin Brown (and the referees, charitably, also gave Brown a diving minor). Shortly afterward, Carter got his second goal of the game on the resulting 5-on-3 and there was little chance the Coyotes were coming back from that deficit the way they were playing. The once-disciplined dogs had come undone. They unraveled further when Martin Hanzal got a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding Brown on this play, one that can't be disputed as the right call.
That one could earn Hanzal, Phoenix's best two-way forward, a suspension, even though Brown was uninjured. Brendan Shanahan wasn't reluctant to sit the Flyers' Claude Giroux for a game when he delivered a headshot to the Devils' Dainius Zubrus in the second round, even though Zubrus was uninjured. Shanahan might apply the same standard here. Regardless, it was indicative of how badly the Coyotes were taking their defeat.
UPDATE: The NHL suspended Hanzal for Game 3 of the series.
"I think they realize they can't compete on paper and they can't compete on ice," NBC and SI's Pierre McGuire said on Team 1200 radio in Ottawa Wednesday morning (audio) and he cited what he called "the inevitability factor" that can kick in at some point during a playoff series in which "one team inevitably knows they're going to win and one team inevitably knows they're going to lose. I think the inevitability factor's kicking in and that's a tough place to be if you're Phoenix. Obviously, they're not used to being in this position in the first two rounds."
"The Coyotes really look disheartened right now," Marc Crawford said Tuesday night on the NHL on TSN panel (video). "And sometimes it's because there's no gas in the tank, sometimes it's because you don't have anything because those previous series have taken so much out of you. But right now, I think it's because they look at the other side and they say, 'These guys are too big, they're too strong, they're too good and they're firing on all cylinders right now.'"
There's lots of evidence, as if the Coyotes needed it, that points to the Kings' overpowering status early in the third round, as Tim Wharnsby on CBC.ca has compiled:
- This was the third consecutive series that the Kings snatched a 2-0 lead on the road.
- The last time they trailed in a game was in the first period of the second-round series opener when David Backes put the St. Louis Blues up 1-0.
- The Kings have won seven in a row on the road, which ties the record for most consecutive road wins in a playoff season.
- The Kings also have won nine straight on the road, dating back to last year, matching the Stanley Cup playoff record set by the New York Islanders in 1982 and 1983.
- The Kings' penalty-killing unit has gone a stingy 44-for-47 and has killed off its past 28 straight disadvantages.
- Los Angeles has won 10 of 11 playoff games in two-plus rounds, including the last seven in a row, which is a club record.
- The Kings have had 14 different players combine to score 35 goals in 11 games.
And now, having lost just one of 11 in the playoff thus far, they get to go home where their fans have been dreaming that this dominant run their team is on will finally bring the Cup to L.A. Of course, the '08 Penguins started the playoffs 10-1, too, and they didn't win the Cup. They dropped the final in six games to the Red Wings. So, those dreams are a bit premature. They certainly are for Sutter who, like any coach in the playoffs, takes them one at a time. "I don't look at it as a remarkable run," he said. "We are going to have to play better next game than we did tonight. I know that."
Well, at least Kings fans hope the next game gives them a chance to bring their brooms to Game 4.
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- Bankers Challenge Credit Union's Fly-InSeptember 13, 2013 10:32 AM
The National Association of Federal Credit Unions hosted a "fly-in" this week, bringing members to Washington to visit Capitol Hill and directly lobby their representatives. The American Banker's Association was not amused. However concerned big banks might be that credit unions are growing elsewhere, when it comes to Washington -- it's not much of a competition.
- Owner Of Collapsed Indonesian Mine is Big Donor to CongressMay 21, 2013 8:00 AM
Last week's collapse of a massive precious metals mine in Indonesia, which killed at least 17 workers, brought unwanted attention to the American company that owns the facility, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold. But the company is already well-known to many here in Washington: Its top executives, as well as the company PAC, contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars each election cycle to help fuel congressional campaigns.
- OpenSecrets PolitiQuizz: Warren v. BrownJune 12, 2012 11:28 AM
Our question this week: What issue group is the biggest contributor to Elizabeth Warren's campaign for the Massachusetts Senate?
- Stephen Colbert Loses a Treasurer, Mets Owners Face Fine and More in Capital Eye Opener: Aug. 18August 18, 2011 11:00 AM
Last week comedian Stephen Colbert's new super PAC made its first move -- advertisements that satirically voiced support for Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. For at least one person, the ad worked. Salvatore Purpura, who had been serving as the treasurer of Colbert's super PAC.
- Republican Charles Djou Holds Cash Advantage Ahead of Special Election in Heavily Democratic Hawaii DistrictMay 13, 2010 12:15 PM
Votes are already being cast in the free-for-all special election in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, and a Republican candidate has emerged with the most cash on hand in the campaign's final stretch. Republican Charles Djou, a city council member in Honolulu, has nearly $170,000 more in the bank than the most well-financed Democratic candidate.
- Money and Votes Aligned in Congress's Last Debate Over Bank RegulationSeptember 23, 2008 11:43 AM
The last time Congress seriously debated how to regulate the financial industry, the result was legislation that allowed the nation's largest banks to get even larger and take risks that had been prohibited since the Great Depression. A look back at that debate, which was over the 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act, reveals that campaign contributions may have influenced the votes of politicians who, a decade later, are now grappling with the implosion of the giant banks they helped to foster.
- Lawmakers Peer-Pressured Into Joining the PartyAugust 11, 2008 12:52 PM
Congress, with its cliques and hierarchy, is one of those places that's described as operating a lot like high school. And, as in school, there's peer pressure among lawmakers—pass this bill, support this amendment, appropriate these funds. As Election Day approaches, some members are being rebuked for not paying dues to their own party.
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It seems in their zeal to want to rid Mt. Lebanon of rats and other vermin, that it has now become over-run by stray cats.
Our flowers are ruined, our porch furniture soiled and the cat spray reeks! We are no longer afforded the enjoyment of watching the birds frolicking in our birdbath, nor the joy of welcoming baby birds into our yard – because the cats have killed them.
And then there is the noise. You haven't lived until you've heard a cat fight outside your bedroom window at 3 a.m.
Stray cats do carry rabies. So, not only do we have a risk to property, but a risk to health, too.
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Cats become pregnant very quickly, and will deliver very quickly. It only takes 60 days from conception to delivery. The litter can be from two to eight kittens. The female can go back into heat as quickly as three weeks after giving birth. You can see how an "unmonitored" female cat can cause the cat population to explode.
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A statewide tornado drill was conducted Tuesday morning to encourage Virginia residents to be prepared.
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The drill took place at 9:45 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a tornado test warning that triggered an alert. The message was broadcast on television and radio stations across the state.
Being prepared could save your life, especially since tornadoes are becoming a more common occurrence in Virginia. "The three most active years for tornadoes in Virginia have been in the past ten years," said Travis Koshko, Newsplex Chief Meteorologist.
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"Unlike hurricane season, there is no real designated time of the year," he said. "We tend to see a lot of active weather producing tornadoes, usually in the spring and the tail end of summer into fall."
The results can be devastating. In 2011, ten people were killed and 100 others were injured as a result of the 51 tornadoes that touched down. And more than 200 homes were destroyed in Virginia.
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Just put an amber alert, APB, missing persons, hound dogs, psychics and the whole nine out to search and find my sis 5FF...if anyone seen her please contact me ASAP...she went on a juice fast and disappeared. O_O
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uhm...sis, you good?
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Interested to know what type of juice recipes you're putting together.
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Awesome!! I'm so proud of you! Remember to hit me up if you have any questions. :-)
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LOL....sis that side eye wasn't for your comment...these posts obviously aren't real time....anyway, that comment was for my other sis lol...scroll up a bit, you'll see. Anyway, hope all is well with you.
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The DT-1200 set-top-box receives digital high definition broadcasts for viewing on virtually any television or monitor. Multiple outputs are provided allowing compatibility with many devices, from older analog televisions to the latest in high definition TV's, monitors and projectors.Note:This tuner is designed for off-air reception and will not function as a cable box.
This unit also features basic record functionality, in manual and programmable modes, onto standard thumb drives or external USB hard drives. Recorded video may be played back on most PC's or directly through the DT-1200. In addition to recorded video, this unit will also playback numerous audio, image and video file formats. Multiple digital and analog A/V outputs provide up to 1080i video, and 5.1 Dolby Digital audio.
Standard 75Ω coaxial cable input allows connection all types of television antennas, and multiple outputs are provided, allowing compatibility with virtually any television set and most monitors. The 75Ω output connection can be configured to act as either a feed through RF connection, or a modulated NTSC CH3/4 output.
I purchased a DT-1200 for some Olympics time shifting. Although the DT-1200 is a spectacular concept, the implementation is terrible. I fought through one bug after another and I ended up sending my unit back. I hope the next shipment in April will have the issues fixed as I have one on back order.Unlike others here who are concerned about the file sizes I like the big files. It is nice to be able to capture all the image quality coming in and not lose it to additional compression. After all it is an "HD" receiver. If MCM does implement further compression options please still allow the DT-1200 to data capture the way it does now.I am confused though by the 500MB file sizes on a Fat32 device. Even basic Fat32 devices can have over 4GB file sizes so what is the purpose of slicing and dicing the files so small? They could be about 8 times larger. If you use a NTFS drive the video files are just one big .mts file, no matter what the record duration, and that file plays fine so why not have them larger on fat 32 drives? In this time in history I doubt anyone would be using stick drives smaller than 4GB on this unit.Some other observations of the DT-1200 with this hardware\ firmware combination;Software version 1308.121735.1Hardware version KLF7816-ATSC-01When the DT-1200 crashes and you are using a stick drive the DT-1200 may leave "cluster orphans" on your stick drive. Plug your stick drive into a windows machine and do a chkdisk /f from the command box and fix them. My drives after a few crashes were too fragmented to record long periods of video without errors. After a chkdsk they were fine. They were not fixed by the DT-1200 format option.Reception problems can be caused by power supplies used by USB hard drives. The DT-1200 is after all a very sensitive receiver. Many wall warts really scream at ATSC video frequencies at short range. Probably why the DT-1200 is a direct plug in with no wall wart of it's own. The DT-1200 would not record drop free HD video unless my NTFS drive and power supply were more than five feet away.If you use the HDMI connection use a GOOD shielded cable no longer than necessary.The remote is of questionable quality. My EPG button was getting finicky after only a short period of use. I used the supplied remote to educate my main remote for the DT-1200 functions. MCM the remote really could be better.It would be nice if the DT-1200 could also use the ExFAT file system.For unknown reasons the DT-1200 will lose count of MTS file segments. The file count seems to be stored in the first .mts file. Once corrupted, the group xxxxx.mtsx files are ignored. To view them again by way of the DT-1200 you will have to rename them changing the file name and MTS extensions on a PC. The DT-1200 should be able to re-join like named files.The DT-1200 still has clock problems. Mostly over midnight. The no record and the runaway record mentioned by others here is caused by poor programing logic. If you say set the DT-1200 to record from 23:30 to 01:00 it will start at 23:30 and record to 23:30 the next day. This was pretty obvious when I had it recording to a 1TB NTFS drive. The stop record event is a simple evaluation of is current time greater than max recording time. It ignores the day change. The manual says you can record one station while watching another. I did not find this to be true.The good side of the DT-1200. For the money the DT-1200 records truly exceptional quality video. Better than any cable box I have seen recording equivalent over the the air stations on cable. With the DT-1200 and a good antenna I could record the peach fuzz, during closeups, on the faces of the Olympic women snow borders. The play back is also exceptional for other file formats like Xvid H.264, .vob, and .mpg files. The DT-1200 plays them as well as my smart tv does and the smart tv has dual core processors. The build quality of the unit is very good. The connectors are fitted tightly to the case and the alignment of the connectors are good. The F-connector threads are accurate so the coaxial antenna cable connection is simple, secure, and of low impedance. And although the clock display is very bright the measured standby power usage is very low. Quite unlike many power vampire cable boxes and PVR's I have measured. The rating system here is not adequate. I would give the DT-1200 5 stars for value. 5 stars for features. And one star for firmware quality. If they fix the firmware issues in the next shipment I would give five stars for everything. Although I did miss most of the Olympics I am still looking forward to getting my replacement unit. For the money it provides great functionality and utility for the less endowed TV .
The Stellar Labs DT-1200 HD ATSC TV Tuner works very well as a tuner and does a good job of receiving signals. The reason for picking this model over other models is that it will record to a USB device. I record to a 64GB memory stick and that works very well.The recordings are to a .MTS format file that contains the original MPEG-2 broadcast. It looks like they take the broadcast as received and wrap it into the MTS file without any changes to the compression or the resolution. The largest file size is 536.7 MB and if additional time is needed, a new file with the same name is opened as "MTS2", "MTS3", ...There appears to be a short jump in the recording as the old file is closed and the new file is opened. You can expect this to occur about every 4 to 24 minutes depending on the data rate of the broadcast signal. The jump is a minor issue.Overall I'm very happy with my purchase and any complaints are very minor issues. It's very easy to set a recording, just bring up the EPG (Electronic Program Guide), switch to the channel I want, scroll down, and press Enter. This brings up a window that allows me to make changes to the setting, like change the start and end times. The on screen prompts really help tell you what your options are.Minor Gripes:I wish the User's Manual was better written. It does cover the basic features, but is unclear in many areas. I had to play with the box to figure it out and I'm still discovering new things.The channel number displayed on the box is the memory number of where the channel is stored, not the channel number. This is odd, because the box could have displayed the channel number.When recording a show, there's no indication on the box that it's recording, unless your USB device has a blinking red LED that lights up when being accessed. Also, there's no indication that the box is waiting to record something.When turned off, the box displays time in the 24 hour format and I can't find a way to display it in 12 hour format.The Bottom Line:Just accept the fact that nothing is perfect and you'll find the DT-1200 to be worth having and using. If you're like me, you'll be temped to purchase a second unit to put on the other TVs.
After 6 months of ownership I still use it grudgingly because of lack of alternatives.Weekly recordings don't work properly. Unit will spontaneously drop (forget) all scheduled recording programmed.Randomly will lock up and need a power cycle.Very unreliable even with professional high speed memory card and a solid signal with professional receive antenna.Last software update to fix the non-working clock was August 2013.
I wish I could like this unit but I can't. It uses a file format that is unknown to anything I have so when you do record you can only view from the unit. I was hoping to record on a thumb drive and then view on my Laptop. The quality of the video is very poor it constantly breaks up. The signal strength to my TV is excellent and the unit plays the TV channel fine but the recording quality is substandard to say the least. If I am doing something wrong I wish I knew the answer because I had some real high hopes that this would work.
Video is recorded as an MTS file. PC's with Windows 7 or later will view these with no problem, while earlier versions of Windows require the file be converted. Regarding recording quality. these units have been tested with a variety of high quality thumb drives and USB hard drives, without video quality issues.
Just in time for the Olympics. This little unit works great with the addition of my 1 TB desktop hard drive. Had to install the software update to correct EPG date issue. Note you must open the compressed file first. This was a bit of a challenge for an old Mac user since the compressed file is a .rar file. But I found a free program (The Unarchiver http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver) which does this perfectly. True, the instruction manual could use some help (such as its reference to a non-existent "timer" button on the remote and failure to mention some items in the menu), but the menu is quite intuitive and should present no problem for anyone familiar with DVR's. The picture quality is great. Would be nice to be able to edit my recorded video as I do on my standard def HDD recorders. That would allow me to divide a multiple show recording into individual shows and edit out commercials before watching. But in that regard, it is no different than a VCR with the advantage of supporting 1080p high def. You certainly can't beat this unit for the price and the chase play and pause live TV features are something no VCR ever had. As an over-the-air TV viewer it's great to have a DVR that allows me to do what my friends with satellite and cable have done for some time. Well, back to the Olympics.
The recording is a bonus, and a nice bonus but the problem is, it is a memory hog, it eats about 1g plus per hour and it does nice recording hi resolution, but it would be 5 stars across if I could have a few choices in recording speeds to conserve storage space on the flash drive.If I missed something during setup, someone please post and let me know. I already updated the bin file someone else was nice enuf to point out.Seems that it wouldn't be too tuff to upgrade the firmware to adjust the recording speeds to be adjustable like on most dvr devices and do daily recordings or weekly recordings....isn't that standard vcr fare from 30yrs ago?!I still like it, but I'd rather love it!!! C'mon MCM, you can do it.....
that is actually an excellent suggestion, not sure if we can pull it off, but it is worth a try.
I wanted to replace an old VHS machine in a cable system that doesn't use a set top box, for basic time shifting duty. At the price, I thought this unit might fit the need. On receipt, setup was quick and painless - antenna connection in, HDMI to set out. Run auto scan to set up channels and download the program guide. My program guide only listed upcoming programs within 20 hours or so - I believe the manual indicates it will load 7 days guide. That wasn't the case for me; YMMV. It has a passthrough for the antenna connection, but you must set it for loop through in the SETUP menu. Only glitch was the date was wrong, with no way to correct it - a quick note to MCM's excellent tech support resulted in a patch being sent that quickly fixed that problem. Recordings made on the box are pretty good - using a 32GB flash drive provides about 5 hours of HD recording. I've experienced some breakup in the recording - not sure if the drive is too slow or the signal in is marginal, but the signal looks good on the set. Tried using it with a half-terrabyte external USB drive, but apparently the USB doesn't provide enough power to run the drive - it runs fine on several computers, but won't spin up when connected to this box. Recording on the USB drive creates multiple files of about 500MB, but they playback uninterrupted. The resulting files also play properly on a PC using VLC media player; of course, the playback breaks up just as it does on the tuner box - obviously the problem is in the recording rather than playback.The tuner/recorder plays back several formats, unfortunately, flash is not one of them. This limits its usefulness in playing files downloaded from the web, as many sites provide flash video which isn't playable on this box. It would be nice if there was some visible indication on the box itself that a recording was actually happening - there is an indication on the TV screen, but nothing on the box to assure you that it's doing what it should. This isn't a high-end device, and it's priced accordingly. It would not be my choice for the centerpiece of a real home theater system. However, if a better USB drive solved the breakup issue , it would really be a VERY cool device. It is small, easy to setup, cheap and looks good. But even with the breakup, the overall picture quality, with HDMI video and digital audio output, is far superior to the VHS it replaces.
I like the unit very much, but potential buyers should be aware of a significant problem that has not been described here. When recording programs that span midnight, i.e., begin before midnight and end after midnight the recording does not stop automatically, but continues to record. It has to be stopped manually using the remote. If this was not done I assume the recording would continue until the disk was full. I have contacted MCM tech support, believing this might be fixed with a software update, but they have not yet responded. If you never record over midnight I guess this would not be a problem, but I frequently do. Still waiting for an acceptable solution, will post again if it gets resolved.
Thank you for the feedback Paul, we are working to resolve this issue very quickly with a software update. This will be posted on our product detail page as soon as available.
When we received this HD tuner it didn't really work at all. it did a bunch of strange things, like turning off and on by itself, the buttons on the remote didn't do what they were supposed to do, etc. We noticed a firmware update posted here on MCM, so we updated the firmware and it now works perfect. So take our advice and just update it right away. the file is on the product page and the instructions are easy to follow.We use this on a Epson HD projector on a 100" screen. The HDMI quality is great it is true HD. It looks better than the $500 PC system we had on it before. We have not used the other outputs.The recording of TV shows works perfect also. Although the file sizes are very large. So plan to use a big hard drive if you want to record a lot of shows. Right now we have a 40 gig drive on it and can only record about 6 hours (seems like it's averaging 6 gig per hour. Another strange thing that happens is it records the shows in about 10 min files. This is not a problem when watching them on the PVR (the until auto plays them in order), but if you try to watch them on your PC you have to pick your video program (the file extension is strange) and do that for each file every 10 mins. This is not a major problem and it will make more since once you try it yourself. The important part is you can watch the recorded shows on your PC.The front display shows channel numbers but these numbers are only related to the order it found the station. Not the actual broadcast station number. Also the clock is so bright it can be annoying in a media room where the lights are low.Overall for the money it's a great deal. Besides MCM will stand behind their products so you can't go wrong.
Bought this for a DLP TV which lacked an ATSC tuner. It's working well, picking up all of the stations available in my area. The UI is nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. My only (minor) criticism is the LED display which does not convey any useful information while on and only serves to show a 24-hour clock when the unit is in standby. Fortunately, there is a switch on the back to completely remove power to the unit. Also, be prepared to bring your own HDMI cable and AAA batteries for the remote: the only pack-in is a composite A/V cable.
In all, it is hard to complain about this thing.
Using this on the component inputs of an older projector in the office, works great. Picks up stations as well as any of the televisions in the building, and the media player works perfectly. Haven't don't much recording, only tested briefly and that works fine also. So far, love it.
Used the tuner for a week using the composite output, everything looked good, then I moved it up to a 2004 Toshiba H.D. t.v. inputting using Y/Pb/Pr outputs and the picture on the set was not stable. Wiggles.
As a converter box and media player, the DT-1200 is fine (it picked up 47 channels from my rooftop antenna in the Chicago burbs). As a DVR, well, it works but it's not very user-friendly. The supplied remote control is just an off-the-shelf generic, so the DVR functions are buried in obscure menus or misleading buttons. For example, it's easy to record a TV show using the station's Program Guide. Just press EPG, scroll down to the show you want, and hit OK a couple times. But, once it's recorded, to play that video back you have to select Menu > USB > Multimedia > PVR > HBDVR. The DVR files are huge if you're recording a high-def channel: 6 Gigabytes per hour. If you plan to record a lot of football games or network movies, you'll need a USB disk drive, not a memory stick.
One of the best deals on a HD tuner! This not just a turner but a programmable digital TV recorder using USB flash drive! The turner has excellent sensitivity, capturing all channels in my area with no drop outs, using an outdoor antenna.. Easy to install using HDMI cable output. I was surprised to find video games in the menu!
Cons: the paper manual and remote are on the small side. The manual is available on PDF file from MCM web site.
I am happy with this purchase! :-)
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Madeline brightens up any table with a palette of vivid blue and yellow. The crisscrossing border creates a diamond pattern with a handpainted look and feel. The entire presentation is framed by a combination of solid bands and whimsical designs. Crafted of durable stoneware. Microwave and dishwasher safe. 32 piece dinnerware set, service for eight, includes (8) each: 11 inch dinner plate, 8-1/4 inch salad plate, 28 ounce soup/cereal bowl and 13 ounce mug.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Embeejay Very Nice I'm quite pleased with my recent purchase of the Madeline dinnerware set. While substantial, the pieces aren't as thick and heavy as my 30-year-old Pfaltzgraff dinnerware. This makes loading the dishwasher much easier. I also like the pattern - it's a nice combination of colors that complements my hand-painted Italian and Polish stoneware. February 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by cookiemom88 Love this new pattern! My husband and I are crazy about this new pattern and the plates themselves. Love the flatness & space on the dinner plates...lots of room for good food! We're really hoping that soon there will be lots more pieces of this pattern to choose from...we have purchased everything you have to date... December 11, 2012
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As health law goes live in North Dakota, answers are available from insurers, governmentThe government website intended to register millions of uninsured residents for health care under the Affordable Care Act stalled for the second day in a row Wednesday, forcing some North Dakota residents to call state agencies for help.
By: Jennifer Johnson, Grand Forks Herald
The government website intended to register millions of uninsured residents for health care under the Affordable Care Act stalled for the second day in a row Wednesday, forcing some North Dakota residents to call state agencies for help.
As deadlines approach for the uninsured to buy coverage through insurance exchanges, questions about the health law are being addressed by providers.
For the estimated 60,000 to 70,000 residents who may not have insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota is holding a series of informative sessions statewide this month to help answer questions on eligibility and coverage. The first event will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Grand Forks at the Canad Inns.
The so-called Marketplace insurance plans offered to the uninsured are placed into four categories — bronze, silver, gold and platinum — and cover many basics, said Luther Stueland, director of health policy impact and exchange operations at BCBSND.
Stueland said the uninsured should keep in mind that they'll be fined if they don't apply for health insurance by March 31, 2014.
In 2014, adults who don't have insurance will be fined $95 each or 1 percent of household income, whichever is greater. The fine for children is $47.50 or 1 percent of their parent's income, and by 2016, adults will be charged $695 each or 2.5 percent of their household income, he said.
Below are a few commonly asked questions and answers from Stueland and the North Dakota Insurance Department.
Q. Do I have to give up my current coverage?
A. No. With the exception of a small number of employers whose coverage will be discontinued, for the great majority who have affordable health coverage, they don't need to do anything, said Stueland.
Q. How will the law affect my ability to get coverage, even if I have health problems?
A. Insurers cannot reject applicants based on health status once the health plans are operating in 2014. The law has also created a temporary high-risk insurance pool for those who have medical problems, were rejected by insurers and have been uninsured at least six months.
Q. Will my premiums go up or down?
A. Stueland the answer is yes to both questions — it depends on what coverage the insured have today. For instance, those who have plans that will be discontinued in 2014 need to sign up for a bronze plan at the very least, and premiums may be higher than what the older plans offered, he said.
Q. The Affordable Care Act has added several taxes and fees to premiums. What does that mean?
A. One of the largest includes the transitional reinsurance fee, which tacks on a $63 cost per member to all health plans in 2014, then declines in cost the following two years, though the cost hasn't been estimated yet, said Stueland. Another is a permanent tax on insurers that's estimated to cost BCBSND members $14 million from 2014 to 2018. It equates to about a 1.4 percent increase in the premium for anybody who is fully insured, he said.
Q. My insurance is too expensive. Can I switch?
A. Maybe. If customers' insurance costs more than 9 percent of their total income, they should be eligible for a more affordable plan and should contact a navigator or customer service representative to check, said Tinka Duran, a navigator who assists customers using exchanges. For those who don't make a lot of money and don't have coverage through an employer, federal tax credits can help reduce the cost of premiums and potentially the cost of out-of-pocket payments, said Stueland.
Premium subsidies will only be available for people and families with incomes between 138 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
Q. Can I sign up for a premium subsidy through my local provider?
A. No. But customer service representatives for the insurance marketplace can be reached by calling (800) 318-2596. The hearing impaired can call (855) 889-4325.
Navigators, who can also help determine insurance eligibility, can be reached by calling Neil Scharpe at Minot State University at (800) 233-1737 or Tinka Duran, who helps the American Indian population enroll in plans, at (877) 209-1215. For more contacts, visit localhelp.healthcare.gov.
Q. How long do I have to enroll?
A. This year, the enrollment period lasts from Oct. 1 to March 31. The earliest effective date for the plans starts on Jan. 1, but customers have to enroll by Dec. 15 for that to happen, said Stueland. In the following years, the enrollment period shortens to Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. For those who enroll outside of that period, a life-changing event such as a new child or a job loss is required to be considered for enrollment.
Websites that include basic information on the insurance marketplace and eligibility:
Government website: www.healthcare.gov/how-do-i-apply-for-marketplace-coverage/
North Dakota Insurance Department: www.nd.gov/ndins/healthcarereform/Consumers/#top
Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota: www.bcbsnd.com/tips-and-insights/health-care-reform-basics
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