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For the Capitals, silence is golden when it comes to players' injuries
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Alex Ovechkin picked himself up off the ice and glided gingerly toward the bench before disappearing down the tunnel that leads to the locker room at Verizon Center.
Moments after Ovechkin went down during last month's loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a team spokesman announced that he "may return" to that night's game. Ovechkin did not. The following afternoon, the team downgraded the ebullient winger's status to "week to week with an upper-body strain."
The world's best hockey player was injured. But in the hours and days that followed, there were more questions than answers. How did it happen? Where exactly was he hurt? How serious was the injury? Ovechkin wasn't saying, and neither were the Washington Capitals -- which is just how General Manager George McPhee wants it.
The Capitals prohibit trainers, doctors and players from discussing injuries publicly for three reasons: 1) McPhee doesn't want the opposition to target wounded Washington players; 2) it forces opposing coaches to guess what the lineup might look like; and 3) because they can.
Unlike the NFL, the NHL does not mandate that its clubs disclose information about injuries. The league's policy -- McPhee was among its biggest proponents -- is spelled out in a one-paragraph memo from Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly dated Sept. 24, 2008.
"Clubs no longer are required to disclose the specific nature of player injuries," the policy reads in part. "But under no circumstances should Club personnel provide untruthful information about the nature of a player injury or otherwise misrepresent a player's condition."
"Unless it's an injury that everyone sees occur, in order to protect the players, we try not to disclose it," McPhee said. "It's a competitive game and it's about winning at all costs. You're always trying to get an edge. You're trying to be a good sport about things, but if a guy is too sore to be out there, he shouldn't be out there. And if you can knock him out for the rest of the game without any long-term injuries, most guys are going to do it."
Hockey teams have historically been vague about injuries during the playoffs, when players are most likely to attempt to play through pain. But since the league's policy went into effect prior to the 2008-09 season, some teams have begun to list even the most minor ailments as "upper body" or "lower body" -- if they list anything at all.
The policy is controversial amongst fans, media and even the players themselves.
"It's a little silly when you see a guy go off and he's clearly hurt his leg, and then they say it's a lower-body injury," said Ray Ferraro, a longtime NHL player who now is part of TSN's broadcast team. "Or a guy gets his head bounced off the glass and you get 'upper-body injury.' It doesn't have to be like the NFL, when they say it's a broken toe. But it would be nice to have a little information.
"When [Detroit Red Wings star] Henrik Zetterberg comes back, I don't think anyone is going to target his shoulder," he added. "How do you target his shoulder anyway? You hit him hard, which they try to do anyway."
Whether targeting is prevalent or effective is debatable. Some Capitals said they're aware of opponents' injuries, while others have no idea who's hurt on the other team.


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If you judge CC Sabathia solely on his starts against the Red Sox this season, you probably wouldn't consider him to be the ace of his staff.
Yet despite his 0-4 record and 7.20 ERA against Boston in 2011, Sabathia has been his usual dominant self against the rest of the league, going 16-2 with a 2.11 ERA against teams not named the Red Sox. The 6-foot-7 lefty leads baseball in wins and is third in strikeouts with 168. With CC leading the way, the Yankees are tied for first in the AL East and are a virtual lock to reach the postseason for the third season in a row.
But Sabathia hasn't done it alone, as other quality starters — many of them surprises — reside in the Yankees' pitching staff. Seasoned veteran Freddy Garcia has enjoyed a resurgance with New York after signing with the Yanks this offseason. The 35-year-old is 10-7 this season with a 3.22 ERA and has won five of his last seven starts. He will go for career win number 144 Sunday night in the rubber match of a three-game set against the Sox.
At age 24, Ivan Nova has already proven to be a dependable option for manager Joe Girardi to start on the mound. The 6-foot-4 Dominican righty is 10-4 this season with a 3.81 ERA. He seems to be improving with each start he makes as he sports a 3-0 record, having given up only four runs in his last 19 innings while striking out 19 batters and surrendering just three walks.
The biggest surprise for the Yanks this season has been the success of Bartolo Colon. A Cy Young Award winner with the Angels in 2005, Colon had only 14 wins since and did not pitch at all last year before signing a minor league deal with the Yankees in January. The low-risk, high-reward signing has thus far been a major steal for New York as Colon is 8-6 with a 3.30 ERA and 100 strikeouts on the season.
Unlike the value signing of Colon, A.J. Burnett has been costly for the Yanks, both in the wallet and in the production department. A coveted free agent in the winter of 2008 after winning 87 games with Florida and Toronto, Burnett signed a hefty $82.5 million contract with the Yankees but forgot to bring his pitching with him. In 89 starts in pinstripes, Burnett is 31-33 with a 4.60 ERA. Despite his struggles the Yankees have refused to give up on the 34-year-old. While he is only 8-9 this season, Burnett has piled up 123 strikeouts.
The pitcher considered to have the most upside is 25-year-old Phil Hughes, a 6-foot-5 righty out of California. A first round pick for New York in 2004, Hughes was one of the best pitchers for the Yankees in 2010, going 18-8 and striking out 146 hitters en route to his first All-Star game nod. Shoulder inflammation has limited his effectiveness this season as he is only 2-3 with a 6.93 ERA after missing all of May and June while on the disabled list. He is expected to be available for the Yankees in the bullpen on Sunday night against Boston.
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Head Coach Tom Morris Announces 2012-13 Signing Class
GREENVILLE, NC Jan. 15, 2013 – East Carolina Head Women's Tennis Coach Tom Morris announced Tuesday that four high school players who currently hold regional and national rankings have declared their intent to attend and play tennis at East Carolina University beginning this fall.
Morris' 2012-2013 recruiting class includes Michelle Castro from Oakton, Va., Emily Groeneveld from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Samantha Light from Cramerton, N.C. and Scarlett Walston from Greenville, N.C.
Michelle Castro – Oakton, Va. (Bishop O'Connell High School)
- Ranked among Top 10 in USTA Mid-Atlantic Region in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Member of National Championship Mid-Atlantic Zonal Team in 2011
- Currently ranked No. 3 in Virginia Recruiting Class
- Currently ranked No. 21 in Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Class
- Earned a No. 131 national ranking among all high school seniors
Coach Morris on Castro: "Michelle is currently playing at a very high level and shows great potential to take her game to another level. She has very clean strokes, hits strong on both sides, and possesses great fundamentals for an all-court game. We are looking forward to working with Michelle the next four years."
Emily Groeneveld – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Calvary Christian Academy)
- Advanced to Florida Class AA Finals in singles and doubles in 2012
- Selected as tennis team captain as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior
- Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles at prep level all four years
- Has posted a 34-4 overall singles record during high school career
- Ranked as high as No. 88 in national recruiting class
- Named team MVP for tennis in 2010, 2011 and 2012
- Also earned four letters in track and field
- Named team MVP for track program in 2010, 2011, 2012
- Captured state (AA) track titles in the 4X400 and 4×800 in 2011
- Helped squad win back-to-back state track titles in 2011 and 2012
- Currently possesses a 4.2 weighted grade point average
Coach Morris on Groeneveld: "I had an opportunity to watch Emily play this past summer in a national championship event and was extremely impressed with her play. She is solid from the baseline on both forehand and backhand, and moves very well at the net. Emily has the ability to make a big difference in our lineup in both singles and doubles as a freshman and we are looking forward to having her as a part of our program next year."
Samantha Light – Cramerton, N.C. (Providence Day School)
- A three-year all-conference and all-state performer (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Part of tandem that captured state high school doubles championship in 2012
- Also won North Carolina prep singles title in 2012
- Compiled an overall high school combined record of 50-1 (singles and doubles play)
- Selected as the 2008 Southern "Player-of-the-Year"
- Teamed to win the 2011 K-Swiss National Clay Court (tournament) doubles championship
- Advanced to the title singles match of the 2011 K-Swiss National Clay Court (tournament)
- Earned the singles title at the 2012 N.C. Clay Court (tournament)
- Individual national ranking rose to No. 39 in recruiting class
- Currently ranked No. 6 in North Carolina and stands among the Top 40 in Southeast Region
- Carries a 4.2 weighted grade point average
Coach Morris on Light: "Samantha is a great athlete with the background and experience that will make an immediate impact in our program next year. She has a very strong baseline game and moves to the ball extremely well. Ranked as high as No. 39 nationally in her recruiting class, we are very excited that Samantha will be wearing purple next year."
Scarlett Walston – Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose/Heritage Academy)
- Selected as prep program's 2009 Tennis Rookie-of-the-Year
- A two-time (2009 and 2010) all-conference, all-region and all-state performer
- Trained at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) in 2011 and 2012
- Currently ranks among the Top 15 and Top 40 in N.C. and Southeast Region recruiting classes, respectively
- Possesses a weighted grade point average of 5.0 and ranks No. 1 in class
- Earned National Honor Society inclusion in 2011 and 2012
Coach Morris on Walston: "Scarlett has shown great improvement in her game the past two years and is continuing that improvement. She has a very strong game from the baseline on forehand and backhand, and will play a large part in our team's success during her time here. We were very impressed with Scarlett during her visit and welcome her to our program."
Morris and the Pirates will open their traditional dual match spring season Saturday by hosting Appalachian State beginning at 10 a.m. at the ECU Tennis Complex.


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The Agamemnon-class heavy cruiser Troy was under construction by 3059[1] and entered service prior to 3067 as the FWLS Troy, one of four ships of her class, serving alongside the FWLS Aineas, FWLS Hippolyta and FWLS Menelaus.[2]
The Troy was suborned by the Word of Blake during the Jihad along with her sister ships Aineas and Hippolyta.[3] The Blakists subsequently deployed the Aineas and Troy in their attack on Arc-Royal in 3072 along with the Aegis-class heavy cruiser Olympic, where both the Olympic and the Troy was destroyed.[4][3] The attack also saw the destruction of two defending Clan Wolf-in-Exile WarShips, the Aegis-class CWS Jade Wolf and the Vincent Mk. 42-class corvette CWS Valiant.[5]
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 117, "FWLS Menelaus"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 85
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 22, "Fleet Assets"


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William Hill have been told to put up or shut up regarding their proposed takeover of Sportingbet.
Talks have reached crisis point with Hills and GVC trying to secure a cut-price deal after Sportingbet produced disappointing results in the last quarter (profits are down 35 per cent). The new terms, a joint cash and shares bid, is said to be worth ÂŁ485m, £45m less than was previously offered. The parties have agreed a further week to finalise terms but it's thought the new deal will be more attractive to Sportingbet shareholders. Company founder Mark Blandford is among several who would prefer to take up the maximum amount of GVC shares being made available meaning minor shareholders would be able to cash in on the cash component of the deal, currently worth more than 50p a share.
Sportingbet clearly want to sell and William Hill are desperate to get their hands on their Australian business, which is free from the regulatory problems that hamper operations in Europe and the US. So unless a last-minute bid comes in from elsewhere, a change of ownership seems a formality.
Talking of Europe, William Hill have announced that it is pulling out of the Greek market despite making a profit in the last financial year. The country's chronic financial problems are old news but there is now confusion over gambling permits and tax liabilities. The authorities are threatening financial penalties against bookmakers who don't have their paperwork in order but there's confusion in the system and some have clearly decided they'd rather not trade than risk a hefty fine. Betfair also pulled the plug on their Greek operation last month, citing issues with the Greek Gambling Commission as their reason for quitting. The decision could cost Betfair as much as ÂŁ13m in revenue over the next year but Greece is the second EU nation to lose betting access this year, German punters having their access to the betting exchange halted in July because of a new levy on sporting events.


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11/5/16: Carmine was part of a pack of kittens we got in the winter as bottle babies. He was adopted out with his brother Salvatore. Unfortunately, both boys were returned at 10 months old due to a family member's allergies. He's a little shy and scared at the moment but should be back to his sweet self soon. These boys are about 10 months old now and hopefully a loving family has room in their hearts for the pair, we really want them to stay together as they are quite bonded. Carmine is neutered, up to date on all medical and microchipped.
If you are interested in adopting him, please use the following link for our online adoption application: https://ww04.elbowspace.com/secure/20120214123524751639
Carmine, Tabby & Domestic Short Hair Mix has been shared from Shelter Exchange.
We are a volunteer cat rescue group where some of the volunteers work at a Spay and Neuter Clinic and some at a veterinary hospital. We all help rescue all the unwanted cats that are left on the doorsteps on these employers all year round. We work with local shelters pulling those animals that are at the greatest risk to be euthanized and offer those animals a second chance at life and a loving forever home. As a group we save the babies that are left to die, the countless mothers that have had numerous litters, attempt to eradicate hoarding cases, spay and neuter feral cats and find homes for the offspring that are born as well as the adults that are friendly.
We are a rescue group that helps place ALL cats that stand a chance for a brighter tomorrow. We help the public find the resources to alter their pets as well as the stray/feral cats in the care. We provide information regarding vaccination and rabies clinic and reduced cost veterinary care. We also provide resources regarding TNR programs with local communities.
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Twitter's Identity Crisis
Few things in the Web 2.0 world are more frustrating than attempting to justify Twitter to a nonbeliever. Sure, plenty of arguments can be made in favor of the serviceit's a great RSS reader, a good way to keep tabs on friends, and an immediate outlet for pithy bursts of creativity. Twitter is what you make itthere aren't any content guidelines, so the site's uses are as diverse as its user base. Some are using the service as a platform for disseminating customer service; others are scoring book and TV deals.
Anti-Twitter arguments, though, tend to boil down to one thing: "Twitter is just a bunch of people writing about what they ate for lunch." This is hyperbolic, as anyone who's spent time with the site can tell you. Still, it's a pervasive belief, and for good reason: A lot of people on Twitter do write about what they ate for lunch. In fact, if sharing brief insights into your culinary habits is your passion, you'll find few more suitable venues on the Web.
As Twitter has grown far beyond what most anyoneTwitter includedcould have predicted, though, the site has been doing what it can to stamp out this stigma. In many ways, it's a lingering relic of the early days, when Twitter content seemed little more than a collection of Facebook-like status updates, devoid of context. Early on, a lack of feature clutter was one of the site's selling points. Recently, however, Twitter has come to embrace features such as Retweet and Lists, based on the ways people have been using the service.
The most recent change at Twitter is also an important indication of the company's mindset. Until this week, the site featured the simple question, "What are you doing?" above its input window. Now Twitter asks, "What's happening?" A change this aesthetically minor would likely go completely unnoticed on nearly any other site.
So why is it relevant when Twitter does it? Well, there's no denying that the site's popularity has put it under an atomic microscope among tech pundits. But more than that, the change in language points to a change of mission statement for the company. It's clear that Twitter put thought into this new wordingafter all, the company has a lot invested in pith. "What are you doing?" is like a Facebook status update. "What's happening?" broadens the question to include Twitter's ever deepening subject matter.
"We don't expect this to change how anyone uses Twitter," the site's co-founder, Biz Stone, wrote in a blog post on the subject. "But maybe it'll make it easier to explain to your dad." Features aside, Twitter's intention has never been to drive the conversation. The company has left that up to its users, and the result has been the birth of a diverse and active community. Opening up the language is a reinforcement of this attitude and a gentle reminder that the company is more interested in molding its service to the users, rather than the other way around.
Finding meaning is particularly important as Twitter attempts sell itself to advertisers: Twitter must do what it can to shake loose any lingering notions of its banality. This need is punctuated by the recent relative stagnation of site traffic. After a year of astronomical growth, Twitter hits have plateaued in recent months, even dropping 8 percent between September and October.
Some pundits believe that the honeymoon is over. The initial push of early adopters was followed by more mainstream acceptance, which was furthered by celebrities and politicians like Oprah and Obama. Twitter is waiting for that next wave. If the site is going to monetize successfully, it must continue to grow. To grow, it must attract new users. And to attract new users, it's got to prove that it's more than just a meal-reporting aggregation system, or new users will quickly abandon their accountsan issue that has plagued Twitter since its inception.
Stone is right when he asserts that the wording change won't likely affect the way users tweet. Instead, the new wording reflects a greater change to the service. Twitter is growing up, and for better or worse, that means it's time to get serious.
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The feed seems to be broken. I can't see the content anymore or is that a feature?
Is this about ads? Just stick the ads on the feed.
the page is displaying fine, it maybe the case you have an ad blocker running in your browser ?
No, I don't. I have no problem with ads, just with truncated feeds that force me to leave my rss reader.
Ads in the feed would kind of suck, but better than nothing I guess.
How about a subscription? I bet you would make more from a voluntary subscription to the site than you'll ever "lose" in click stream revenue because someone reads the articles in an RSS reader.
Hey guys, I've modified the RSS feed to show only the article previews for now. There are a lot of site features that have been implemented that don't work in the RSS feed and I'm having more and more complaints. Unfortunately I don't have the money or resources to keep the RSS feed maintained at this time.
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ST. CLOUD, MN (KNSI) - With food shelf use in the state at a record high, Minnesota is stepping up its efforts to increase access to healthy food for the poor.
A first-of-its-kind Food Access Summit will be held this week in Duluth, bringing together local food activists, direct service providers, the public health community and more. C
There are many challenges when it comes to combating hunger in the state. It starts with those who are dealing with a lack of food for years on end, but Christine Pulver with Keystone Community Services said there is another section of the population also going hungry.
"At the other end we are also seeing new people come into these programs who have never needed help before in their lives," Pulver said. "Those are the families that are most difficult to serve because there is a lot of pride that is getting in the way of using the services they need."
Another issue of focus at the summit will be getting more senior citizens to access food programs. It's estimated that less than half of those eligible for food stamps, no called SNAP benefits, are enrolled.
"The response that I have had from a number of seniors is that they don't want to utilize the program because the want that to go to families with young children," Pulver said. "You want to say, here you've come to a time when you yourself need it, why not access it?"
A growing number of young people in the state who are struggling with finances and finding shelter sometimes lack access to nutritious food, another element of the hunger problem the summit will look to address.
"Because we are seeing an increase in the number of homeless youth, those kids need a more welcome environment when they are served a nutrition program," Pulver said. "They need food that is easy to prepare and access to other services because they are quite an at risk population."
Currently 500,000 Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds access SNAP benefits on a monthly basis.
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Israel rebuffed calls by world leaders for a truce, and Hamas was cold to a cease-fire.
Instead, both intensified their fire. Israel bombed a mosque that it said was used to store rockets as well as vital smuggling tunnels along the Egyptian border, and the Islamic militants hammered southern Israeli cities with about 60 rockets.
Not only has Israel rejected international calls for a truce, it is continuing to amass its armored ground forces on Gaza's borders for the threatened invasion that may well be the next phase of this conflict.
The Israelis say until Hamas rockets stop landing in border cities like Sederot, they won't stop bombing Hamas, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips. Sederot is a frequent Hamas target, where the bus shelters are also bomb shelters.
And despite the loss of civilian life the bombing has caused, Phillips reports, the Israelis say there's another reason they think it's too soon to stop.
"Terror cannot work," said Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni. "Targeting Israel doesn't mean that they are going to get something that even can be perceived as a victory."
Victory is just what Hamas leader Ismail Haniya promised tonight in a broadcast speech, Phillips reports. It is closer, he claimed, than some people may think.
Israeli troops trudged between dozens of tanks in muddy, rain-sodden fields outside of Gaza, assembling equipment, cleaning weapons and scrubbing the insides of tank barrels. Their commanders moved forward with preparations for a ground operation, said an Israeli defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council is planning emergency consultations to discuss an Arab request for a legally binding and enforceable U.N. resolution that would ensure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Egypt's U.N. Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz said in a letter to the council president that the Arab Group at the U.N., which he currently chairs, was seeking an emergency session on "the continued Israeli military aggression" on instructions from Arab League foreign ministers.
Croatia's U.N. Ambassador Neven Jurica, the council president for December, scheduled emergency consultations Wednesday evening.
"Frustrated by the rejection of the ceasefire proposal, emergency Security Council consultations were called for Wednesday night, New Year's eve," says CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. "At the request of Libya, a Council member, and Egypt, as Chair of the Arab Group at the U.N., with the possibility of having a formal open Security Council meeting, to discuss a binding Resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."
Diplomatic efforts by U.S., European and Middle Eastern leaders appeared to be having little effect. A French proposal for a 48-hour cease-fire to allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza failed to gain traction. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the time was not ripe to consider it. A separate proposal by Turkey and Egypt, two of Israel's few allies in the Muslim world, also seemed to be attracting little serious study in Israel or Gaza, where Hamas has also dismissed talk of a truce.
With a shrinking number of targets to hit from the air and top Hamas leaders deep in hiding, a ground operation seemed all the more likely. In five days of raids, Israeli warplanes have carried out about 500 sorties against Hamas targets, and helicopters have flown hundreds more combat missions, a senior Israeli military officer said on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.
The government has approved the call-up of more than 9,000 reserves. Heavy cloud cover that could encumber ground forces was expected to lift Thursday.
U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes said the death toll was estimated to range between 320-390, and injured from 1,500-1,900.
Between 20 percent and 25 percent of the dead are either women or children, said U.N. Relief and Works Agency commissioner Karen Abu Zayd.
Hamas says some 200 uniformed members of its security forces have been killed, and the U.N. says at least 60 Palestinian civilians have died.
In Israel, three civilians and a soldier have been killed by rocket fire, which has reached deeper into Israel than ever. The sites of the missile hits have drawn curious crowds.
In the Negev desert city of Beersheba, people visited a school where a rocket made a direct hit Tuesday evening, slamming through the ceiling and showering debris on students' desks. A visitor illuminated by a shaft of light through the hole in the roof said with some astonishment, "This is my daughter's seat."
In Gaza, the sites of airstrikes have also attracted the curious and the defiant, including a Palestinian man who planted a green Hamas flag atop a mound of debris at a flattened mosque, its minaret still thrusting toward a stormy sky.
The chief of Israel's internal security services, Yuval Diskin, told a government meeting that Hamas members are hiding inside mosques, believing they'll be safe from airstrikes and using them as command centers, according to an Israeli security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to share the information.
Other militants were hiding in hospitals, some disguised as doctors and nurses, Diskin said, according to the official.
Echoing Israel's cool response to truce proposals, a senior Hamas leader with ties to its military wing said now was not the right time to call off the fight. Hamas was unhappy with the six-month truce that collapsed just before the fighting began because it didn't result in an easing of Israel's crippling blockade of Gaza.
Hamas spokesman Taher Nunu said that although Hamas leaders have been driven underground, the Gaza government was functioning and had met in the past few days.
"What our people want is clear: an immediate stop to all kinds of aggression, the end of the siege by all means, the opening of all border crossings, and international guarantees that the occupation will not renew this terrorist war again," Nunu said.
Israel's latest airstrikes have concentrated on crushing the many smuggling tunnels under Gaza's southern border with Egypt. They provide a crucial lifeline, not just for Hamas rulers, but also for bringing in food and fuel for Gaza's people.
Israel and Egypt blockaded Gaza after Hamas violently seized control of the territory in 2007 and have opened their borders only to let in limited humanitarian aid.
On Wednesday, several wounded Palestinians were taken across the Israeli and Egyptian borders for treatment, including a child bundled in blankets.
Gaza's southern smuggling zone was hit again in morning airstrikes that left vast craters over the collapsed underground passages.
Diskin, the Israeli security chief, told a Cabinet meeting that the tunnel network has been badly damaged. Israel says more than 80 tunnels were destroyed. Several hundred tunnels ran under the border before Israeli warplanes began striking.
Hamas was trying to smuggle some of its activists to Egypt through still-passable tunnels, Diskin said.
Israel fears that opening crossings would allow Hamas - which remains officially committed to Israel's destruction - to further strengthen its hold on the territory.
Moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Hamas rival who controls only the West Bank, suggested he would not continue peace talks with Israel at any price. He said on Palestinian TV that the stalled negotiating process had become useless and was not reaching any of its goals - namely the creation of a Palestinian state.
"Negotiation is not a goal by itself; it's a tool," Abbas said. "Unless it is a tool to achieve peace ... there is no need for it to continue."
Gaza's militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday evening, including one in the city of Ashkelon that was caught on video. It showed a man on a sidewalk ducking for cover along a wall as the missile explodes in a cloud of smoke a few steps behind him.
The city of 120,000 people 11 miles north of Gaza has been a frequent target.
Israel's rescue service said it has responded to 250 rocket attack scenes since Saturday and treated 48 wounded, most of whom had light injuries.
School was canceled in much of Israel's south because of the rocket threat. The 18,000 students at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, southern Israel's only university, were also told to stay home.
Beersheba, 19 miles from Gaza, had never been within range of Gaza rockets, reflecting the increasing sophistication of what started out as homemade weaponry.
Now militants are firing weapons made in China and Iran that have dramatically expanded their range and put more than one-tenth of Israel's population in their sights, defense officials said.
In Gaza, two Palestinian medics were killed and two others were wounded when an Israeli missile hit next to their ambulance east of Gaza City, Palestinians said. The Israeli military said it did not know of the incident.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — John Fishel, 72, has been on oxygen therapy for about a year.
Now how he gets his oxygen has come into question.
A life-threatening fight with pneumonia and a recurring inflammation of his lungs cause him to gasp for breath if he goes without his supplemental oxygen for too long. Fishel, who retired from a career in the Navy and then worked locally in health insurance for many years, can't leave home without a portable tank.
"I'm happy," says Fishel in his South Valley home that he shares with his wife, Nancy. "Don't feel sorry for me. This is inconvenient, but I have a backpack for my oxygen and it's very portable."
For people with lung conditions like Fishel, life-saving oxygen comes in a tank, prescribed by a doctor.
That can either be liquid oxygen or oxygen refined at home with an oxygen concentrator. Fishel can connect directly to the larger units with tubing that snakes through his house or hook up to a portable tank.
Fishel, who has health insurance through Medicare and his military benefits, has tried both kinds. He prefers the liquid oxygen, with its portable backpack unit, which he can fill from a barrel-size liquid oxygen canister in his bedroom. He says it's more convenient and less expensive.
Home oxygen concentrators also come with supplemental canisters of oxygen in larger and smaller portable tanks. However, the size Fishel had on a wheeled cart was cumbersome and the supply didn't last as long as his liquid oxygen backpack. "It's difficult to tow the tanks and push a shopping cart at the same time."
He says his electricity bills increased $40 a month and more with the oxygen concentrator unit he was provided.
When his lung disorder gets worse and he can't meet his body's requirements for oxygen, he says he struggles more to breathe with the oxygen concentrator than he does with his liquid oxygen.
Recently he learned that his liquid oxygen could be in jeopardy and he could be forced to return to an oxygen concentrator.
Nationally, many support groups for people with respiratory problems are reporting that they have trouble getting liquid oxygen. They have been told liquid oxygen is no longer available and have been switched to an oxygen concentrator or their supply had been reduced.
It's no great mystery: Durable medical equipment providers have greater expenses for liquid oxygen compared with an oxygen concentrator, national and local sources say. With declining reimbursements from Medicare, and with a growing population of people on the government health plan, liquid oxygen is less attractive for suppliers.
"Liquid oxygen is a much more expensive form of oxygen than gas. Liquid oxygen is more desirable because it is a more compact form and the equipment is smaller," says Jason Sharp, a manager at Presbyterian Health Plan. "Because of Medicare competitive bid, durable medical equipment suppliers are facing a smaller profit margin due to Medicare's much lower rates."
However, he says it's not an issue for members on the Presbyterian Health Plan, because its suppliers haven't had the same rate reduction as Medicare suppliers.
Dr. Ronald Bronitsky, a pulmonologist with Presbyterian Medical Group, says despite its expense to suppliers, liquid oxygen has several advantages for patients, including that it's quieter and requires no electrical expense to have it at home. It also seems less drying to nasal passages than concentrated oxygen: "Liquid oxygen's advantage, first and foremost is its easy portability and much lighter tanks for patients to carry," he says. "Important for our patients with limited lung power."
Fortunately for Fishel, his physician has specifically prescribed liquid oxygen, so his supplier must provide him with that kind of oxygen, based on its contract with Medicare, according to Marilyn Jackson, a press officer with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
According to those rules, an enrolled supplier may not discontinue liquid oxygen for existing beneficiaries unless particular conditions are met. Those are patients who have been renting equipment for five years, those who no longer medically need oxygen, those who have moved outside the supplier's service area or those who choose another supplier, she says.
Also, contracted suppliers must furnish liquid oxygen to new patients in designated areas who have a prescription for liquid oxygen, Jackson says.
Mason L. Wells, CEO of HME Specialists LLC, a local durable medical equipment provider on Osuna NE, says he delivers both kinds of oxygen to his clients, but liquid oxygen costs more to provide than he is compensated.
"Some providers have decided they will no longer provide liquid oxygen to their patients because the cost to deliver and service liquid patients is far greater than reimbursement," he says. "New technology in oxygen concentrators can now do anything that liquid oxygen can do."
Dave Evans, a respiratory therapist and vice president at HME Specialists, says a newer blue oxygen concentrator, a little larger than a carry-on suitcase, performs more efficiently and more quietly than older units.
Wells estimates the electrical cost to run the newer oxygen concentrators at about $15 to $35 a month.
Smaller supplemental tanks of oxygen gas, already filled for clients, also backpack size, may not last as long as a liquid oxygen unit, but clients can bring several tanks along wherever they go, he adds.
Liquid oxygen is expensive for companies like his because they have to hire someone with a commercial driver's license and maintain more equipment to fill the liquid oxygen canisters at clients' homes about once a week, he says.
They are also subject to federal regulations that don't apply to the delivery of the oxygen concentrators.
Those can be delivered without all the special considerations and then supplemented with pre-filled tanks. Empties are traded for full tanks about once a month, saving expense, Wells says.
"Today's reimbursement climate finds many providers losing money to provide concentrators and portable oxygen," Wells says. "We must acknowledge their need to make difficult business decisions when necessary. The alternative is to increase the number of business failures among providers, which leads to access of care issues among our state's patients."
Quality of life
Erika Sward, a national advocate with the American Lung Association in Washington, D.C., says the problem of liquid oxygen versus oxygen concentrators is "a perfect storm," because financial considerations may at some point outweigh a person's quality of life issues.
"We can't just give people a huge tank and a long cord and tell them to stay home," she says. "Is a patient able to go out as they had been? Can they do what they want to do? Oxygen delivery needs to be compatible with lifestyle."
"The issue of liquid (oxygen) is a tough one," says Phil Porte, executive director of the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care in Virginia, explaining the Medicare rules that a supplier must deliver liquid oxygen if the physician specifically orders it.
But often the supplier tries to talk the physician out of liquid oxygen and may eventually say it is not available, he adds.
However, a persistent physician can get liquid oxygen for his patient. "The price of liquid revolves around delivery costs, not inherent capital cost. Bottom line, an insistent physician and a well-meaning beneficiary ought to be able to get liquid, fully aware it is a loss leader for the supplier."


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SUPPLIER NEWS — Crystal Light is looking to shake up the beverage category with a new line of "mocktails," available in appletini, margarita and mojito flavors. The Crystal Light Mocktails pair together the flavor of summer beverages with low calories, and will be available nationally in September.
Fiber One is adding new Fiber One 80 Calories cereal to its lineup — a honey-flavored cereal that provides 10 g of fiber per serving, in addition to calcium, iron, B vitamins, folic acid and zinc, according to the company. Fiber One 80 Calories cereal has a suggested retail price of $4.49.
Kashi has entered the pita chips game. New Kashi TLC Pita Crisps in Sea Salt feature a combination of whole grains and cracked wheat berries with a sprinkling of natural sea salt, while Zesty Salsa Pita Crisps feature a blend of herbs, spices and veggies, including onions, tomato, peppers and cilantro.
EXECUTIVE NEWS — Procter & Gamble executive Daniel Myers will join Kraft Foods in September as its EVP supply chain, Kraft announced. Myers — who most recently served as P&G's VP product supply, leading the supply chain function for the company's global hair care business, as well as coordination responsibilities for P&G's beauty and grooming business — will succeed Kraft's David Brearton.


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By The Associated PressThe eurozone is stuck in recession â¿¿ its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarter, slumping by 0.2 percent in the January-March period from the previous three months. Initially it was just the countries at the forefront of the eurozone's debt crisis, such as Greece and Portugal, that were contracting. But the malaise is now spreading to the so-called core countries. Wednesday's figures showed Germany, Europe's largest economy, grew by a less-than-anticipated quarterly rate of 0.1 percent while France entered its third recession since 2008. Whatever problems the big economies are experiencing, they pale in comparison with the countries that have either been bailed out or are trying to avoid a financial rescue. Here is a look at how they are doing: GREECE The country has faced the most acute economic difficulties and it remains in a sixth year of recession that is commonly being referred to as a depression. The Greek economy has been ravaged by a series of austerity measures, such as wage and pension cuts and tax rises, demanded by international creditors in order to return the country's public finances to health. In the first quarter, the Greek economy was 5.3 percent smaller than it was the year before â¿¿ quarterly figures are not provided. However, that is an improvement compared with the past six months â¿¿ in the third quarter of 2012, the annual rate of contraction stood at 6.7 percent. The country's creditors and the Greek government have recently voiced hopes that the calmer financial backdrop may herald a return to growth. CYPRUS Much worse is projected for Cyprus, which recently accepted a bailout following a damaging crisis that saw its banks close for nearly a couple of weeks. Many economists fear that the small eastern Mediterranean island nation will see its output shrink at Greek-style levels over the coming couple of years as its economy readjusts. Capital controls remain in place, two months after the crisis that gripped the country.
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Accurately assessing the value of a Persian rug is a task that requires extensive knowledge of rug-making techniques, materials and regional differences in design. An antique Persian rug is even harder to appraise because its age, condition and repair history all affect its value. While there are certain benchmark characteristics, such as the number of knots per square inch (kpsi) in the weave or the type of dye used for coloring that can roughly place a carpet's value, subjective judgements concerning its historic and aesthetic value play a large part in determining its true value.
Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
Flip one end of the rug over so that the back is facing you and place a tape measure along the weave pattern. Count the number of knots in a 1-inch interval. The kpsi for a rustic tribal carpet made with coarse wool generally falls in the range of 35 to 50 while that for a much more valuable one made of silk can be 300 or more. All other factors being equal, the value of the carpet increases with the kpsi.
Examine the colors on the face of the carpet. If they are muted and earthy, the maker probably used natural vegetable dyes. While this practice is still common, many contemporary carpets are dyed with artificial dyes which makes the colors more vibrant, but also more artificial-looking. A carpet dyed with natural dyes is more valuable than one dyed with artificial dyes because it is more aesthetically pleasing, probably older and likely not produced in a factory.
Identify the pattern to establish the carpet's historic value, if any. There are regional differences in design motifs throughout the traditional area of origination of Persian carpets, which comprises present-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey and surrounding countries. A simple identification strategy is to visit the websites of online rug dealers and compare the pattern to their samples.
Look for worn or faded areas on the face of the carpet, as well as signs that the carpet has been repaired. While they detract from the carpet's value, they are a sign of age that can help establish the carpet as an antique.
Examine the border of the carpet for a signature woven into the pattern, usually rendered in arabic script. While many rug-makers approach the activity as a craft, others consider it an art and sign their work. As with other works of art, the value of a signature depends on the fame of the artist and the demand for his work.
Tips & Warnings
- If you suspect you have a valuable rug, have it assessed by a certified rug appraiser. An antique dealer, auctioneer or even rug dealer is unlikely to have the specialized knowledge required to determine the rug's true value.
- A valuable antique rug, while initially made to walk on, is best hung on the wall or placed on an area of the floor that has little foot traffic.
- If you have a valuable rug, acquire sufficient homeowner's insurance to cover loss or damage to it.
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After eighteen months preparation, A Rock 'N' Roll Suicide was presented over two sold-out nights at the ICA on 2 and 3 July 1998. Further exploring Forsyth & Pollard's fascination with artifice as a catalyst, exactly 25 years to the day since David Bowie's legendary 'farewell' performance as Ziggy Stardust, the artists re-created the entire show – in microscopic detail. Reflecting the contemporary fixation with virtual and simulated realities, the event was a timely critique of how stardom, authenticity and nostalgia can operate in contemporary culture. Combining an absolute fragility with a magical unpredictability A Rock 'N' Roll Suicide provided a space and invitation for genuine audience interaction.
The artists cast Steve Harvey in the role of Ziggy Stardust, after several weeks of auditions. Adding a band of highly talented musicians to perform as Bowie's backing band The Spiders From Mars, including Young Jazz Musician of the Year Tom Cawley, rehearsals began on perfecting an exact, move for move, replica of the original performance. The seven elaborate costumes featured in the show were recreated by Natasha Kornilof, who had performed with Bowie in Lindsay Kemp's mime troupe and produced stage costumes for him at various stages of his career. Utilising the documentary filmed by D.A. Pennebaker as well as a handful of bootleg recordings and several first-hand accounts, Forsyth & Pollard undertook piecing together everything that had taken place in 1973.
A programme, given to everyone attending the performance, contained a short preface by Vivienne Gaskin, Director of Live Art at the ICA. She wrote:
When Iain, Jane and I sat down and discussed A Rock 'N' Roll Suicide a year ago, I don't think any of us knew just what we had let ourselves in for. To present the fake was one thing, to re-present the original fake was quite another.
The legacy of Ziggy, as many contributors in this programme discuss, lies most explicitly in sexual politics, expressive freedoms and theatrical possibilities. Contributions from the fields of music, fashion and design cite the creation of Ziggy among the boldest and most intricate of artistic statements. The lineage excludes the benign, the limited and the tiered, it can only exist in a time when a collective will initiates excesses in their most beautiful guises. During the evolution of this project I have become more convinced that there is no more accurate time than now. The dearth of cultural heroes, creators and imaginative manipulators calls out for the originator, to once more believe in the unbelievable. Ziggy bore himself, defined himself, faked himself and killed himself in a surge of creative excess. Nothing related to a reality anyone knew, yet generations then and now bought in unconditionally to a way of life that can only be played out in full on stage.
These two artists (Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard) were born the year that Ziggy died. Their work expands beyond simply re-enacting the time, sound and the aesthetic of historic pop moments. Through pedantic fanaticism expounded through every detail of the performance they instill the emotion that sets the night alive. Their critique is less about the past than of the present, re-bridging the gaps which bring a current generation into sharp focus.
Without the drive and vision of Iain & Jane, the studied commitment of Steve and the band, and the skill and wisdom of Natasha, this project would not have been realisable. I can only thank them all on behalf of the ICA for their neurosis.
Experimenting with technology available via the newly created ICA New Media Centre, the performance was broadcast live on the internet. This was the ICA's first ever live webcast, and was accessed by over 3,000 remote viewers.


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Phil Parkinson today urged Aaron Mclean to keep "causing chaos" to defenders and stressed: Team points matter more than individual goals.
Mclean faces Gillingham at Valley Parade still looking to get off the mark in a City shirt.
He has so far gone ten games without a goal since last hitting the target in his final outing for Hull at Middlesbrough in January.
Mclean had several chances to break his duck during Tuesday's 2-0 win at Colchester. But despite failing again to get his name on the scoresheet, Parkinson felt the striker made a telling contribution to his side's victory.
And the City boss insisted that the striker is justifying his place with his all-round game.
"I said to Aaron in the hotel before Colchester that the most important thing was that he plays in a team that wins," said Parkinson.
"Help us to win the game. If that results in you scoring, then great, but the priority was getting the three points – and his performance really helped us to do that.
"Of course he wants to score and we want him to score. But what you need to do above everything is win games of football. His priority has got to be to play well to help us to do that.
"If chances don't go for him, he must not let his head drop. He's still got to contribute and I thought he did that fantastically well on Tuesday night. If he doesn't score and the team win, then that's okay."
While Mclean is looking for that elusive first strike, partner James Hanson has netted six goals in his last nine outings. The targetman has taken on the mantle of chief marksman since top scorer Nahki Wells was sold to Huddersfield.
Parkinson is confident of a similar goal rush from Mclean once he lifts the pressure of getting off the mark. In the meantime, he is happy with what the striker brings to the team.
The Bantams boss said: "Ultimately Aaron is judging himself with the wait for that first goal. But once he gets one, I know he will be off and running.
"He didn't get a goal the other night but there were so many good things about his game. I thought he was outstanding and caused absolute chaos at times."


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text: Thanks to all DC area Chowhounds for the restaurant info. I managed to eat well in the 'burbs. Tuesday night, on my own, I went to the Rustic Oven in Germantown. I guess the strip mall vibe is par for the course but the food was wonderful. Foccaccia with a light tomato topping was brought out along with herbed olive oil. I had gnocchi Bolognese which was a special and it was perfect. They also pour a generous tumbler of chianti classico for $6. Based on the foccaccia I would definitely try their pizza. Wednesday night I tried La Flor de Canela along with my colleague. Another winner. The pisco sours were a fine aperitif and we split a mixed seafood seviche. One of the best I've had: fresh and flavorful. I had the lomo saltado for an entree which was complimented nicely by the garlicky hat condiment they provide. My colleague had a fried whole flounder which was reminiscent of the crispy flounder they serve in Charleston. The icy cold Peruvian beer went great with the food. Thursday nigh was sushi at Yuraku in Germantown. Back to a strip mall again but very good sushi. They brought edamame and a vegetable appetizer out right away and the sushi was very fresh. I love spider rolls (soft shell crab) but often find them unwieldy. Yuraku makes spider hand rolls which is the perfect solution. Their special roll was a Maui Black Pepper Roll: pepper-crusted seared ahi rolled with avocado and a wasabi sauce. Fantastic! Once again, I appreciate all the local knowledge that steered me in the right direction. Check in with us if you're coming South.


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GloryChaos 4 years ago#21
thundercat2600 posted...
He doesn't need to go, but he needs to be put in his place. When everybody at Nintendo is designing games by deferring to what Miyamoto wants, that's really going to stifle creativity and prevent the next generation of "Miyamotos" to rise up.
And people call you troll? I agree with you for the most part. On one hand, it's good to have somebody around to supervise things and prevent bad decisions from being made. But what do you do when that same person starts making bad decisions himself? The sticker star prototype was "too similar to the GameCube game" but NSMB2 wasn't too similar to its previous entry?
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DarkZV2Beta 4 years ago#22
Pretense has never done a game justice.
Maybe you should stick to plaid scarves and fancy coffee.
Hey... just so you know...PC is a brand. ;). ~Lord_Kagato
Wesfanboynever posted...
I feel after "Paper Mario: Sticker Star" happened, Miyamoto has been kind of dropping the ball a bit... and it seems everyone else as well...
He doesnt really work on games anymore. He's very high up in the company and basically just oversees projects now, so when they turn out like crap it isnt all on him.
Nintendo is more concerned with just trying to bang games out rather than spending 3 years crafting something incredible. The days of them spending a fortune building games like Metroid Prime seem like they are over to me. This isnt Miyamoto's fault. The company is entirely different than they were in the 80s and 90s. Different leadership, different philosophy about videogames. Blame the suits at the top, not Miyamoto.
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SL68 posted...
The problem is that Miyamoto belongs to the previous generation where stories about princess and knights were still OK. Today that doesn't hold up.
your right its all about gangstas and hoes nowadays
Pro tip : Thats not how I would do it
guttertalk posted...
The problem with Zelda isn't a lack of story but of what made the game great to begin with. This article is dead on:
That article is exactly how I feel about Zelda games that came after A Link to the Past.
Final Fantasy 6 > Final Fantasy 7
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Tsutarja495 4 years ago#26
I don't care about story in video games, so I like that he doesn't bother with them.
But anyway, he already is about to change positions.
""I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position," Miyamoto told Wired in an interview.
Miyamoto expressed an interest in returning to development, working on "smaller projects with even younger developers." The legendary designer even suggested he might work on projects entirely on his own. The ultimate result, Miyamoto noted, was not becoming entrenched in projects that would take many years to develop. The designer noted he hoped to begin starting a new project in 2012."
Elements012894 4 years ago#27
trenken posted...
Wesfanboynever posted...I feel after "Paper Mario: Sticker Star" happened, Miyamoto has been kind of dropping the ball a bit... and it seems everyone else as well...
Wha? Games in the 80's and 90's took them under a year to make. Retro studios only made 2 games on the Wii generation so thats 3 years apart. Skyward Sword took 5 years too. Where is all this information coming from?
And Nintendo still follows their one game per console generation rule as much as they did before. Even NSMBs fits that bill. In fact up until NSMBU, that series made a new game every 3 years as well.
PS+ has paid it's self for me. So from here on out I will refer to any new games as free.
I'd rather Nintendo die before some dumb kids take it over and try to make it as generic as Sony or Microsoft consoles. The last thing I want is a Mario game as bad as Sonic 2006. They tried to give Sonic a story and it was horrible. I'm pretty sure playing that game gave me cancer. More kidnapped princesses I say!
SL68 posted...
DarthFloaty posted...He made Pikmin. That's not about princesses and kinghts.
Actually, Nintendo is doing fine as far as money goes. Just about everything they build is kept at a modest spec to turn a profit more easier. Their loss was around 850 million but is still within recovery range thanks to selling at a profit on most of their products . The problem is their reputation getting worse each gen since SNES. Which will make it very hard to sell anything if the years go on and nothing changes.
"Legends never die"
Faceman_ posted...
I'd rather Nintendo die before some dumb kids take it over and try to make it as generic as Sony or Microsoft consoles. The last thing I want is a Mario game as bad as Sonic 2006. They tried to give Sonic a story and it was horrible. I'm pretty sure playing that game gave me cancer. More kidnapped princesses I say!
ITP: Sonic 06 was the only Sonic game to have a story and the story was its main problem.
also FYI, when they first tried to give Sonic a good story (Sonic 3 and Knuckles) it turned out to be objectively the best game in the series.
Metroid Zero Mission and Super Metroid are some of the finest 2D games ever made and are the best in the series.
Metroid Fusion is pretty cool I guess.
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Family to return ashes after body mix-up
The family who was given the wrong body by the Prince of Wales Hospital has agreed in principle to return the ashes of the 88-year-old man to his relatives. Meanwhile, the hospital has promised to bear all costs caused by the mix-up.
The 88-year-old's family was shocked to find his body missing when they tried to claim it on Wednesday.
It was discovered that the body had been mistaken for that of a 77-year-old man and had already been cremated.
The bodies had been placed in the same mortuary compartment because of a lack of space.
A hospital spokeswoman said the family of the 77-year-old man had identified his body after the blunder was discovered, but the body had not been released yesterday.
Despite reports that the wife of the 77-year-old was hesitating about handing over the ashes, the spokeswoman said the family had agreed in principle to return the ashes.
Prince of Wales Hospital chief executive Fung Hong said the hospital would pay all costs incurred because of the blunder and would arrange for the families to claim the ashes and body as soon as possible.
In a similar mix-up in Fu Shan public mortuary last year, the Department of Health offered an ex gratia payment of HK$50,000 to each of the families affected.
Dr Fung yesterday briefed a group of Sha Tin district councillors on the mortuary facilities and the identification procedures.
District council chairman Wai Kwok-hung said councillors had requested that the hospital improve monitoring of frontline staff and provide more training.
The 10 councillors also urged the hospital to computerise the identification system as soon as possible. 'The body labels are very small. The information is handwritten, which may not be very clear sometimes. We think there is an urgent need to introduce an electronic system for identification to prevent similar incidents in the future,' Mr Wai said.
The councillors said they understood that the hospital might have to put two bodies in one compartment when the mortuary was full, but suggested that it should be with a body of the same sex out of respect for the dead.
Dr Fung said the hospital would consider seeking a family's consent before putting a body with another in one compartment in the future.
Yesterday, the mortuary, which has 56 compartments, had 86 bodies, which meant that 30 compartments contained two bodies.
Earlier this week, Dr Fung said that on average, a body stayed in the mortuary for 16 days before it was claimed, four days more than the average in 2004, pushing the mortuary over its capacity.
However, he said the hospital would not set a time limit because it was understandable that grieving families faced difficulties in arranging a funeral.
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