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ATLANTA -- Outnumbered Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol announced their priorities for the 31 remaining days of the session, but what they can accomplish under the dome is more modest than the proposals.
But then, the plans will be on file for reference during 2014 stump speeches.
We are proposing a set of initiatives that, No. 1, fights income inequality, and No. 2, assists Georgias working families, said state Sen. Horacena Tate, D-Atlanta, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, at a news conference where she and colleagues announced their bills.
The stack of Senate bills includes calls for a Medicaid expansion, raising the minimum wage to $10.10, automatic voter registration for people who have a drivers license or state ID, and disclosure by government contractors of any big campaign donations they make.
House and Senate Democrats do not coordinate their agendas, but some of the ideas are similar.
Were very serious. They are basic tenets of government we want to fulfill, said House Minority Whip Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus.
House Democrats want to allow online voter registration and require guaranteed proof of cost savings when a government function is bid out to a company, among other things.
Such companies would also be subject to Georgias open records and open meeting laws under a part of the agenda that will be carried by state Rep. James Beverly, D-Macon.
We believe that if private companies are using our tax dollars, they should be held up to the same standards as the government, Beverly said.
But bills of significant importance (to Democrats) have never made it out of committee on the off chance that they get a hearing, said state Sen. David Lucas, D-Macon, pointing to last years Democratic agenda thats now largely gathering dust.
State Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, however, said her party is on the ascent and publicizing their ideas is important.
You never win a battle by sitting down, she said.
House Democrats point to a few successes, like the new audit submission requirement for private school scholarship organizations, which exchange tax credits for donations. Its a watered-down bit of a Democratic bill that the caucus takes credit for smuggling into a Republican measure.
But with the GOP holding nearly two-thirds of state House and Senate seats, Democrats cannot move sweeping bills.
The minority partys biggest weapon is to stall or stop bills, said Charlie Harper, editor of the political blog Peach Pundit. Its Republicans who have the mandate to govern.
House Republican Majority Leader Larry ONeal, R-Bonaire, has been in the Legislature just long enough to remember when his party was the minority and largely excluded from where decisions were made.
Your challenge is to initiate discussion when outnumbered, ONeal said, and to bring up facts that the other side must consider.
And that actually happens. When the Republican Legislature changed the HOPE grant grade point average threshold from 2.0 to 3.0 for a scholarship to state technical colleges, enrollment soon dropped by more than 20,000 students. A Democratic move to return the requirement to 2.0 passed in 2013 with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Another way for a minority party to break into governing is to exploit splits in the other party even to find common ground.
Indeed, Senate Democrats are calling for more government transparency, and several of them support a planned move by maverick state Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, to limit late-night, last-minute changes to House and Senate bills.
A new bipartisan House Bill 697 would increase HOPE grants to the full cost of technical college tuition.
All 236 state legislators are up for election this year, as is Republican Gov. Nathan Deal.
The struggling state Democratic Party lost its chairman last year when he resigned following a reprimand from the Georgia Bar Association. That was preceded by party in-fighting over financial and personnel questions. It has since installed new leaders, including former state House Minority Leader DuBose Porter of Dublin and lobbyist-turned-strategist Rebecca DeHart.


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Most of New Albany's victories this season have been high-scoring affairs that last more than two hours.
On Thursday night at Mt. Tabor Field, it was back to basics for the Bulldogs.
Class 4A No. 5 New Albany defeated archrival Providence, 3-0 in a textbook victory by a Chris McIntyre-coached squad. The Bulldogs did everything that McIntyre has stressed throughout his 20 seasons, which were great pitching, solid defense and timely hitting. The game lasted only an hour and a half.
New Albany pitchers Tanner Goller and Brandon Johnson combined to throw a one-hitter.
Goller pitched the first five innings to improve his record to 4-0. The junior lefthander gave up the Pioneers' lone hit, a two-out single by Jacob Quinkert in the top of the fifth. Goller struck out two, walked one and hit one batter.
"He doesn't have a blazing fastball, but he has pretty good control. He's able to spot most of his pitches pretty well," McIntyre said. "The only trouble he gets into sometimes is that he kind of short-arms and gets under his breaking ball. But tonight, he kept his arm up and was pretty sharp with it."
Johnson, the Bulldogs' ace pitcher, threw two scoreless innings of relief as he picked up his first save of the season. The senior right-hander had two strikeouts and no walks.
"Actually, the plan was to go with Tanner for four innings and Brandon three," McIntyre said. "But [Goller] was throwing so well and he only threw 44 pitches through four innings so I threw him out there another inning. The fifth inning was the only inning he had any trouble at all, so I decided it was good time to put Brandon out there."
Goller and Johnson got plenty of support from a defense that committed no errors.
"We've really had three innings of bad defense this year. When we make errors, we make them in bunches," McIntyre said. "Outside of those three innings, our defense has been really good this season."
Sophomore Matt Sogge provided New Albany's run production. The Bulldogs' third baseman went 2-for-2 with three RBIs.
Sogge put New Albany up 2-0 in the bottom of the second. With two out and runners at second and third, he knocked a single into center field off Providence starter Cam Harvey that plated both Tanner Robison and Jarius McClure.
Then in the bottom of the fourth, Sogge hit a two-out infield single behind second base that drove in McClure from third.
"He doesn't strike out a ton. He does a good job of hitting behind runners," McIntyre said about Sogge. "He's only a sophomore, but he stays under control and has a lot of confidence. He doesn't get real excited about a situation."
McClure scored twice and stole two bases. Robison went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Despite earning the loss, Harvey showed his talent on the mound. The hard-throwing freshman pitched six innings, yielding six hits, three hit batsmen and two walks. He struck seven and did not surrender an earned run.
"He's outstanding," Providence coach Scott Hornung said. "As a freshman, he did more than his job tonight. He did a great job, but it's a team game and everybody has to play well. He's such a competitor and he does not get rattled."
Providence's two errors came in the innings that New Albany scored. With it being a low-scoring game, Hornung said the miscues became more costly.
"When you are scoring minimal runs, it seems like mistakes are more apparent when they happen because they cost us," Hornung said. "In this situation with it being a 3-0 game, it was really a 1-0 game. When you aren't scoring runs and then you make mistakes, it seems to come back to haunt you. If we were hitting the ball, it wouldn't seem like [the errors] were as big of a deal."
New Albany will travel to Scottsburg for a doubleheader Saturday. Providence will visit Class A No. 8 South Central on Monday.
Providence 000 000 0—0 1 2
New Albany 020 100 x—3 6 0
W — Tanner Goller (4-0). L — Cam Harvey (4-2). S — Brandon Johnson (1).
Records — New Albany 17-2, Providence 10-7.

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Mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus have now been found in 10 Montgomery County communities, as the virus heads into its prime time of the year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Four cases of West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes have been found in Lower Merion Township, as Patch reported earlier this month. and the last . The DEP scheduled a to kill the adult mosquito population in the affected area.
No human cases have been found to date.
The DEP said Monday that WNV-positive mosquito samples have now been found in Cheltenham, Plymouth and Upper Moreland townships, following positive findings in Abington, Conshohocken, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pottstown, Springfield and Whitemarsh earlier this month.
"Montgomery County had a pretty high concentration of positives in early to mid-July," said DEP spokeswoman Amanda Witman. "As we progress through the summer, we're getting to the point where the propensity of the virus will begin to accelerate."
Witman said that out of the 211 mosquitos tested prior to Monday in Montgomery County, 15 produced positive results for West Nile. Lower Merion had the highest number, with four positive results, Springfield and Abington three, and the rest one, Witman said.
In addition, Witman says that Montgomery County has a history of problems with West Nile. The DEP provides grants to about 25 counties in the state to test and control mosquito populations, and Montgomery County's $137,000 grant is among the largest.
"[The county's] grant is on the higher end, and we recognize that the county does have a historical problem with West Nile," Witman said.
The funds are typically distributed to varying conservation districts and municipalities to carry out sprayings.
Witman said that there have been 402 positive samples statewide in Pennsylvania since May 3, and that the state began testing mosquitos about six weeks earlier than usual this year. However, there have been no human cases to this point, Witman said.
There have also been no positive samples of avian flu yet found in Montgomery County.
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Private bankers are bankers who provide personal financial services to wealthy clients. Millions of Americans with more than $1,000,000 in assets do business with private banks. Personal bankers provide investment services in addition to routine commercial banking services with a personal touch. While most people must call an automated line, sign on to their online accounts, or go to the bank to speak to a teller in order to transfer money from one account to another, someone with a private banker only needs to call their banker to take care of it. Learning how to become a private banker can be helpful for anyone wanting to work in the banking industry.
1. Know the various names assigned to private or personal bankers. A banker providing "high touch" services like estate planning, tax advisory services, and managing investment portfolios may also go by these names:
- Relationship manager.
- Wealth manager.
- Many private banks are in Switzerland.
- Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a private bank in New York.
- Financial institutions such as First Union create private banks under their umbrellas. First Union's is called Private Capital Management Group and has approximately 50 offices. Other banks like Citibank and Bank of America offer private bank services to select clients.
- Private bank services often are influenced by the geographical areas in which they're located. A private banker in Silicon Valley needs to know about biotech and software products, while Kentucky personal bankers may need to know horses.
- An MBA isn't as important as having diverse knowledge and background.
- Outgoing with good people skills.
- Customer service oriented.
- Always reachable by phone.
- Experience or connection to wealthy people, also known as HNWIs (high net worth individuals), can be helpful.
- Most personal bankers are experienced bankers and wealth managers.
- Most entry level private bankers start out in junior banking positions, which are limited and stiff with competition.
- An outgoing professional with a solid academic background and a wide range of financial knowledge and experience is the typical person attending a wealth manager program.
- Training programs often pair you with a senior mentor from whom to "learn the ropes."
- Some companies like Goldman Sachs operate graduate training programs for personal bankers.
9. Develop a wide-based technical knowledge of financial products.
- Continue your education into investment and tax areas, which are continuously evolving.
- Currently, Singapore is known for its large number of private banks open to entry level hiring.


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We develop engaging ideas into effective graphic design projects for brands, management and marketing professionals
Flux specialises in helping small to medium brands look as good as their larger competitors—on a smaller budget
We are untiring advocates of designer accreditation
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Brand identity for a new interior design practice
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We created a brand identity for a new interior design business, inspired by the principal's core values and worldly influences.More
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Etoile Music Productions
A new logo with notions of musicality and movement at its core. Rhythm and musical beauty are created by the ligatures 'linking' the letter forms.More
"Everybody is a teacher of wellbeing" poster design
The first in a series of posters designed by Flux for the MindMatters program, creating awareness of mental health issues in high schoolsMore
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Relationships In Transition
A guide that provides information on relationship and divorce related issues. It lists the contact details of people and organisations someone might need in such a difficult situation, including lawyers, counsellors, financial advisors, government and community support organisations.More
Brand identity design for Adelaide Photographer
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Brand identity review, new logo and stationery design for an Adelaide photographer that specialises in Real Estate marketing servicesMore
Logo design for information guide publisher in Adelaide
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Flux developed a brand identity for a business that would publish an information guide containing basic information on relationship and divorce related issues.More
Brand identity design for unique referral network
Logo design and identity system for a network that enables individuals to set up their own business and earn income by providing referrals to third party organisations.More
Brand identity and logo design for a new mortgage broker in Adelaide
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Logo refresh for an Adelaide based commercial construction firm
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Social discovery service StumbleUpon has released a new infographic looking at the "half-life" of content shared via its service versus Twitter and Facebook. Rather than being visible for only a few hours, StumbleUpon's chart argues that content shared on its network gets attention for days.
While the infographic comes from StumbleUpon, and so you'd expect it to be favorable to the company, the longevity of content being shared on the service is well known.
Below, the half-life stats and related information:
Want the infographic for yourself? You'll find it here: Life Cycle Of A Web Page On StumbleUpon.
Also be sure to see our post about content "half life," Why "Second Chance" Tweets Matter: After 3 Hours, Few Care About Socially Shared Links.
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Titans' Diles breaks leg; Roos has appendix removed
Titans head coach Mike Munchak said LB Zac Diles will go on injured reserve with a broken leg.
AFC South Spin cycle: Texans send message to rest of AFC
The Texans sent an emphatic message to the rest of the AFC in Week Seven: the road to New Orleans appears likely to travel through Houston.
Titans sneak past Bills on Hasselbeck's game-winning throw
Matt Hasselbeck hit Nate Washington for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:03 left in leading the Titans to a 35-34 win over the Bills on Sunday.
AFC South Spin cycle: Texans' mistakes add up
The Titans got a much-needed win over the Steelers, Glover Quin and the Texans were humbled by the Packers and the Colts were crushed by the Jets.
Dancing with the scars: Johnson, Titans keep scuffling
Chris Johnson has been an easy target for critics of the Titans. But there are other reasons behind Tennessee's uneven 2-4 start.
Bironas field goal gives Titans win over Steelers
Chris Johnson ran for 91 yards and Rob Bironas booted four field goals, including the game-winner as time expired as the Titans edged the Steelers.
AFC South Spin cycle: Week Five
The Texans remain undefeated after their Monday-night win, and the Colts picked up an emotional win over the Packers.
Titans RB Ringer out 4-6 weeks
Titans RB Javon Ringer suffered an MCL injury in Sunday's loss to Minnesota and will miss 4-6 weeks, head coach Mike Munchak confirmed Monday.
Harvin leads Vikings to 4-1
Percy Harvin had one touchdown rushing and another receiving to help the Vikings to a 30-7 victory over the Titans on Sunday.
Ayers' progress encouraging but lack of accountability troubling
SLB Akeem Ayers, the Titans' leading tackler, has been one of the few bright spots on a spotty defense thus far.
Key matchup: Titans RB Chris Johnson vs. Vikings defense
Titans RB Chris Johnson finally got going last week against a tough defense, but can he keep it up against the Vikings?
AFC South Spin cycle: Week Four
The AFC South continues to look like a one-horse race, as the Texans outclassed the Titans, and the Jaguars failed to take advantage of the Bengals' injury woes.
Texans roll past Titans to get to 4-0
Danieal Manning and Kareem Jackson returned interceptions for touchdowns and Matt Schaub threw two TD passes in the Texans' 38-14 win over the Titans.
Titans QB Locker leaves with shoulder injury
Titans QB Jake Locker left Sunday's game with a left shoulder injury and his return is questionable.
Week Three Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Jamaal Charles, J.J. Watt and Darius Reynaud as its Players of the Week.
The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on deal with Wilson, making defense the first area targeted in free agency.||||||| Team officials visited with the 6-foot, 212-pound safety after Buffalo released him Feb. 11. He spent much of the past nine years with the Bills, playing 92 games with 12 interceptions, 362 tackles and 22 passes defensed.
The Buffalo Bills have begun reshaping their defense under new coach Doug Marrone by releasing two veterans: linebacker Nick Barnett and safety George Wilson. The shake-up takes place a little over a month since Marrone took over after Chan Gailey was fired following three losing seasons.||||||| General manager Buddy Nix said the cuts were made Monday with the intention of moving the team forward and freeing up spots to allow Buffalo's younger players to step into those roles. Wilson was a respected leader and voted a five-time team captain during his eight seasons in Buffalo. He was also the team's NFL Players Association representative.
Buffalo starting safety George Wilson misses his third straight game against Tennessee because of a neck injury.||||||| Wilson has already missed two games, and coach Chan Gailey says he's getting "less optimistic" about the starter's status against the Titans.
The Buffalo Bills have re-signed six players, including Wilson.||||||| Wilson started 12 games and had a career-best four interceptions last season.
Wilson was placed on injured reserve Friday, ending his season less than a week after he broke two ribs.||||||| Wilson becomes Buffalo's fifth defensive regular and 14th player to be placed on the season-ending list this year. Coach Dick Jauron had been hoping that Wilson would be able to return should the Bills make the playoffs.


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now can talk countywide and statewide with other agencies after getting a federal grant for a new radio system in 2011.
The biggest reason the department sought the $246,000 grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, though, was to assist the in the event of an emergency. The radios — 30 portable and 14 mobile— operate through the Multi-Agency Radio Communication System (MARCS), Fire Chief John Bacon said.
North Canton Fire and EMS responds to emergencies at the Akron-Canton Airport about once a year and trains there twice a year, Bacon said.
The radios cost North Canton $12,000 because the city must match a portion of the grant.
"This was high on our grant wish list, so we figured we should go for it while there are still grants to get," Bacon said.
The radio system positions North Canton Fire and EMS to provide mutual aid and communicate with other departments throughout the state.
"If something happens where we have to go across the state for something, we can," Bacon said. "And if something major happens in the city, and we have to bring someone from outside the area, like a search and rescue, we can talk to them."
Another plus? The radio system gives the department more channels and lessens the chance a station will be tied up.
"We can run multiple events," Bacon said. "We can have … two fire calls, two ambulance calls, and everybody can operate on a separate channel so we're not talking over each other."
Scott Kelly, a firefighter and fire inspector, worked to get the grant for North Canton.
"This is a grant we kind of forgot about and never thought we'd get until we got the phone call that we got the grant," Kelly said. "It was a lot of money, a lot of equipment. It was one of those things: All they can do is say no. And they said yes."
North Canton Fire & EMS Gets Federal Grant for Radio System
The new radio system gives North Canton the ability to talk to agencies throughout the state
now can talk countywide and statewide with other agencies after getting a federal grant for a new radio system in 2011.
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Name: Mark Lipps
Occupation: VP/Fox Broadcasting Company
What do you like about the holiday season? Forced family fun. Mostly because our kids' friends are forced to stay home with their families. It's the one time of year where the family really has no other recourse than to spend some quality time together…of course, that is always much better when a ski slope is involved.
What don't you like about it? Mixed blessing. My wife owns a catering business, The Ripe Choice. This is her busiest time of year. I am a caterer's widow over the holidays. We lose her right after Thanksgiving and then she pops back into our life on Christmas Day. For me, it's the best present of all.
What's your holiday wish for others? Live, love, laugh, give back, for your own safety, stay off the roads when I'm driving.
If you could give someone in your life whatever gift you wanted to, what would the gift be and who would you give it to? My wife. Anything she wants to be incredibly happy and fully rested 24 hours a day. Objectively speaking, she is the most unconditionally loving person that I know and deserves the best out of life.
What are your plans for this New Year's Eve? Spend it with the neighbors. We do a progressive house-to-house celebration with a group of families, including any kids who may still want to hang around with us. As we get older, we are considering celebrating midnight on Central Time. So if you hear a lot of celebration, banging of stuff at 10 p.m. on 35th Street that will be us ringing in the New Year.
What will you do on (New Year's Day) Jan. 1 and 2? Every year a group of us on the block jump in the ocean early morning, Jan. 1. That always kicks off the new year with a HELLO 2012 wake-up call. Then it's relaxation time with my wife. This usually involves an overnight getaway to a neighboring resort for a massage, nice dinner and hopefully some respect in the morning. It's also our anniversary time. AND, we got a December surprise gift from our middle son…a puppy. Fortunately, it looks like it will only cap out at about 150 pounds full grown.
What stands out to you about 2011, either personally, professionally or in general? Professionally, technology is radically changing how and when we watch TV. Personally, 2011 marks the beginning of the end of losing my youngest son to the "system"…lead-up to high school, girlfriends, socialization, high school coaches. He is very apologetic about it but doesn't help me. I have space carved out for one last kid adventure in 2012…a baseball trip to Cuba during spring break.
What is your New Year's Resolution? Eat, drink, be merry and exercise all year long. Also, because my kids now have a much longer leash, I need to work on finding a hobby. Maybe fine tuning my Happy Friday into a professional looking blog or beginning to write something. It would be nice to do something I'm passionate about that actually makes me money.
What's your favorite Christmas tradition? Our Christmas dinner with Christmas poppers after the meal. It's kind of like a mini fireworks celebration at the table. Sometimes dinner is just our family and sometimes another family will join us. Always fun, lots of conversation, lots of eating, drinking and being merry. Of course, the kids are getting older so we now have to handcuff them to the dinner table to prevent them from bolting to meet girlfriends, buddies. We put Ambien in their food. Cuts down on the interaction but keeps them close by.
What holiday foods do you like? Anything that will fit into my mouth. I especially like lobster over the holidays.
Is there anyone near and dear to you who wasn't with you for the holidays? Who, and why? Of course I always miss my parents who have passed away. I miss being with my brothers, sister, uncle Mick, cousins and my wife's family. We do not have immediately family nearby so we always supplement our real family by barging in on neighbors and their families. Absence does makes the heart grow fonder.
What does Christmas mean to you? For me personally it means we are all together under one roof as a family. Kids home from school or on break from local school. The only time of year it happens. Unlike Thanksgiving, ski week, spring break, summer…even high school coaches don't have the guts to schedule a game on Christmas.
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RALEIGH — Sipping a Surprise Attack ale at Big Boss Brewing, Stephanie Benner contemplated her transformation to self-proclaimed beer snob.
The 26-year-old from New York said it started in Raleigh. "We've developed quite a beer taste since moving here," Benner said Tuesday as she tasted the English Strong Ale. "Being able to experience all these small breweries has been eye opening."
Beer lovers' options are likely to expand after a small tweak to the state's alcohol laws opens the door for a major expansion of the state's craft brewery industry.
The legislation now before Gov. Bev Perdue is aimed at attracting Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, two well-known midsize breweries, to western North Carolina. But brewers hope it further ferments the state's reputation as a beer capital.
"It's one of those 'the more the merrier' things," said Jesse Clark, the tavern manager at Big Boss in Raleigh. "It helps everybody out because it generates interest."
Mark Doble at Aviator Brewing Co. in Fuquay-Varina agrees. "It kind of gives North Carolina more of a beer tourism destination feel," he said.
The legislature approved the change Monday as part of House Bill 796, a catch-all measure that also included fixes to recent laws governing community colleges and school funding.
If signed into law, the beer industry provision would allow all breweries in the state, regardless of size, to offer tastings and sell beer on site, even beers they produce outside North Carolina.
Current law
Until now, state law reserved the beer garden niche to breweries that produced less than 25,000 barrels a year, using the cap as a way to help regulate alcohol sales. All of the state's approximately 50 small craft breweries fit under the ceiling in the existing law.
State Rep. Tim Moffitt, an Asheville Republican, said the change would help attract the Colorado-based New Belgium and the California-based Sierra Nevada to open East Coast production facilities, potentially creating about 275 jobs and more than $200 million in capital investments.
New Belgium is looking to open a facility in Asheville and Sierra Nevada is eyeing property in Hendersonville, officials said.
"Asheville is becoming the craft brewery capital of the Southeast, if not the nation," Moffitt said. "This was a small change in the law to allow our state to benefit from additional jobs and additional investment."
The bulk of North Carolina's current small breweries produce less than 20,000 barrels a year, but the two new companies could each produce about 200,000 barrels annually, officials said.
But by removing the cap, the law also would allow mega-beer producers, such as Budweiser and MillerCoors, to tread on the craft brewers' turf with tasting rooms. MillerCoors owns a brewery in Eden that produces 9 million barrels a day, but a beverage industry representative told lawmakers there are no current plans for it to develop an onsite retail component.
'The American way'
For a number of small breweries, including Fullsteam in Durham, the brewpub and retail sales represent a significant portion of their revenues. But many brewers in the Triangle are not fazed.
"If Miller opens up, and people enjoy it and have a good time, they are more likely to come to our place," said Andy Miller, the owner of Triangle Brewing Co. in Durham.
"The Bud drinkers are always going to be Bud drinkers, and the craft drinkers are always going to drink better beer," Big Boss' Clark added.
But for the Asheville beer market - dubbed Beer City USA in 2010 - it certainly means more competition.
Oscar Wong is the founder of Asheville's Highland Brewing Co., the state's largest brewery, producing 23,000 barrels a year. He acknowledges the new midsize breweries would cut into his market share.
"As far as competition for us, it may kick our (butt) a little bit, but it's the American way," he said.
But Wong, a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, felt conflicted because it would benefit his community.
"As they say, pioneers get shot at more," he said. "We'll just have to keep up and do our thing."
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Variety magazine is reporting the latest word on the pre-production of the official Doom movie, which until recently was scheduled to be directed by Enda McCallion who has been forced to quit the production on personal grounds. The licence will now be in the hands of action expert Andrzej Bartkowiak, the Polish director behind such slick-if-shallow outings as Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds and Cradle 2 the Grave.
Rumours some time ago mooted The Rock as a likely marine in the new flick, though despite the aptness of such a casting it appears such speculation has since been debunked - with no further word forthcoming on the movie. We'll keep our noses to the ground, needless to say.


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Michael Nyman is a British composer best known for scoring films like Man on Wire, The Draughtsman's Contract, and Gattaca. He also composed the original soundtrack for Jane Campion's 1993 masterpiece, The Piano. Nyman's album was nominated for Best Original Score at the Golden Globe Awards that year and would go on to earn a nod at the BAFTAs, as well. This week, The Guardian published a retrospective essay on the score, as recounted by both Nyman and Campion themselves.
As Nyman explains, The Piano posed a unique challenge because its main character (played by Holly Hunter) is a mute who expresses herself not in words, but with music. As such, Nyman knew that his score wouldn't just provide the aural backdrop to Campion's landscape; it would provide its language, too.
Strangely, although the soundtrack sounds very easy and improvised, getting the right voice was difficult. Ada, the heroine, is a mute Scot who is sold into marriage to a New Zealand frontiersman. As she can't speak, she formulates an emotional world by composing music. I had to work out how she, a mid-19th-century woman, would do this. For a male composer with a history of minimalist writing at the end of the 20th century, finding that voice didn't come easily.
When I went through the script with Jane, she indicated where Ada needed a piano piece. I asked her: "If Ada could speak, what would she be saying?" And Jane gave me an annotated script showing the emotions for each scene, to give me some sense of the purpose of her playing. I decided that she'd have been familiar with Scottish folk music and so I became a musicologist, going to the London University library and copying transcriptions of songs. I couldn't write music that was too anachronistic, or music that had nothing to do with myself as a composer, so the result was a compromise: the feel of 19th-century salon music with 20th-century minimalist techniques. As Ada was a radical character, I thought she could have been a radical composer.
Nyman also had to compose his piano pieces with Hunter in mind, since it was she who would be playing them onscreen. To prepare, he listened to recordings of the actress, and ultimately decided that her style would best be suited to "reflective, lyrical music," not the "usual Michael Nyman-type stuff." Hunter certainly didn't disappoint, performing her pieces, as Nyman says, with "an emotional power that still influences me whenever I perform the score." Hunter acknowledged his critical contribution during her emotional acceptance speech at the 1993 Academy Awards.
Campion originally contacted Nyman after hearing his work for The Draughtsman's Contract and several other Peter Greenaway titles. She appreciated the "clarity, voice, and vision" apparent in his earlier works, but knew that he would have to take a slightly different approach to The Piano, urging the composer to diverge from "the driving-strings sound" that had become his signature.
Her direction, however, was more rooted in emotion than composition:
My musical knowledge is so bad it's embarrassing. When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo. When I wrote the screenplay, even though the piano is an integral character, I heard no music in my head at all. So the only brief I gave Michael was to compose quite a few pieces that we could choose from. I let him have free rein, but we'd discuss what he'd done and I'd tell him if something could be sadder or happier.
When it came to keeping schedule, though, Campion was notably more decisive. "After doing the piano pieces, we started on the orchestral soundtrack," Nyman writes. "Jane was in a hurry so she locked me in a hotel room with a piano and said she wouldn't let me out until I'd finished it. I wrote eight minutes of music and she let me out for some lunch."
You can find the rest of Campion and Nyman's essay over at The Guardian.


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Park patron Rosy Esparza, 52, died after falling 75 feet from the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington last Friday.
A statement from the Six Flags national office emphasized the parks' diligent inspection of rides.
"We invest the greatest amount of resources in our safety and maintenance programs," the statement said. "In addition to our daily inspections, all of our rides are inspected at least annually by a third party independent ride consulting firm, by state ride inspectors, by insurance inspectors, by Corporate Engineers and by Corporate Safety experts."
Havilah Ross, a spokeswoman for Six Flags America, said that the park's priority is the safety of its guests.
Preston Carter of Annapolis and his friends noticed that the Six Flags employees took greater precautions when operating the rides and preparing riders for roller coasters.
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Kayla Hertz of Millersville agreed.
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Some park patrons, like Christy Makanjuola of Baltimore, do not feel safe riding the roller coasters but still visit Six Flags America because they had purchased tickets in advance.
"I already got season passes. Other than that I wouldn't be here at all," Makanjuola said. "I won't be on the roller coasters. We'll just have fun on other rides."
Approximately 405 injuries in the United States in 2011 resulted from riding roller coasters, accounting for 28.6 percent of all amusement park injuries, according to the most recent study from the National Safety Council. This total represents a decrease from the year before when 35.9 percent of injuries were due to riding roller coasters.
The percent of ride-related injuries in 2011 that were serious—those requiring immediate attention by a hospital—was only 4.3 percent, one of the lowest amounts in recent years.
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Over the last three years, about 80 Tibetans have reportedly committed suicide by self-immolation (setting themselves on fire) to protest Chinese rule of the region. While the history between Tibet and China is complex and spans centuries, it is very clear there is a serious human rights issue today caused by repressive Chinese rule in Tibet.
I visited Tibet, including the capital city of Lhasa, for about ten days in May 2011. It was apparent to me that China rules Tibet with a strong hand despite the population being predominantly Buddhist, a religion known for its peacefulness. At almost every location I visited, Chinese military and riot police units were very visible and prepared to quickly and forcefully dispel protests of any kind. It is perhaps most telling that the most religious site in Tibet, the beautiful Jokhang Monastery at the eastern edge of Barkhor Square in Lhasa's old section, is often a focal point for Tibetan protests for basic human rights followed by violent Chinese repression.
But why would a peaceful people feel the need to protest and commit suicide in such a dramatic manner? The Chinese government argues that it is improving the quality of life in Tibet by providing better health care and investing in better infrastructure. However, it is coming at a very high cost for Tibetans as their rights and unique culture continue to be restricted and repressed by the occupying Chinese forces. The ongoing self-immolations are an obvious cry for help for the international community to pressure China to relax its rule of the region, and to treat the Tibetan people with some minimum level of decency and respect.
Suicide is not condoned by most interpretations of Buddhist doctrine, so the self-immolations, many by monks and nuns, clearly demonstrate that the Tibetan people can no longer tolerate their living conditions. I ask you to learn more about this issue (a basic online search for "Tibet and human rights" will give you a good start) and then email or write your Senators and Congressman to bring more visibility to the conditions in Tibet. By letting your voice be heard, perhaps we can improve basic human rights in the region and finally end self-immolation in Tibet.


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Posted by admin in Architecture in Europe, Bus Trip, Europe Tours, Europe Towns, Historical Sites, Holiday Destination, Italy, My Travel Posts, Personal Travels, Photoblog, Photography, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Sightseeing, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles |
It was the first place we visited that day. I already set the alarm at 6:30 in the morning. The breakfast at the hotel will be at 7:30 AM. That time, I know for sure, I am done in preparing myself before the trip begin.
Santarcangelo di Romagna is not so far from where we stayed during that 8-day trip in Italy including San Marino. It is less than 20 kilometers from our hotel in Rimini. At 8:30 AM, the bus will already start moving. I was 5 minutes earlier in going to the bus because I don't want to be the last one. If you are the last and worst will be late, you will surely caught the attention of other passengers.
The Collegiate Church in the middle of the image in Santarcangelo di Romagna. It is one of the most important 18th century buildings in the whole territory of Rimini; built between 1744 and 1758 by Gian Francesco Buonamici, Chamber architect and architect of the cathedral of Ravenna, with its grandiose and refined interior similar to the Roman and Bolognese forms. ==> READ MORE
Apr 01 2014
Posted by admin in Europe Tours, Italy, Personal Travels, Photoblog, Photography, Sightseeing, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles, Travel Snapshots, Venice |
It was good to be backed to Venice again! The trip in Italy is over now and all I have are the memories and the photographs I took from those trips we did to the different places there. I never had enough of Venice and I keep on coming back in this beautiful city. Indeed, for me it is always one of the most beautiful cities I visited in Europe. I won't be there again and again if I don't love it!
Facts about Rialto Bridge:
Width 22.90 metres (75.1 ft)
Height 7.32 metres (24.0 ft)
Longest span 28.80 metres (94.5 ft)
Construction begin 1588
Construction end 1591
I am sharing now an image I took of the this famous bridge in Venice. This is the Rialto bridge, knonw in Italian as Ponte di Rialto. It is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy and the oldest bridge across the canal. It divides the districts of San Marco and San Polo. ==> READ MORE
Mar 16 2014
Posted by admin in Architecture in Europe, Bavaria, Castles and Palaces, Germany, My Travel Posts, Photoblog, Photography, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles, Travel Snapshots, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wuerzburg |
After the many visits I had in Würzburg, I finally had a tour inside the Würzburg Residenz (Wuerzburg Residence). It was during my 5th visit when I had the chance to have a sightseeing inside this beautiful palace in Wuerzburg. I escorted the relatives of my friends who were visiting Europe last summer 2012.
If you are visiting this city, don't miss this historic building. I was only saddened because taking pictures are not allowed inside the palace.
Mar 11 2014
Posted by admin in Destination, Italy, Travel and Entertainment, Travel and Trips, Travel Snapshots, Venice, Views Online |
I believed some of you already visited Venice, Italy. Some of you might also had experienced the gondola ride around the canals of Venice. I did and I experienced it twice. I already visited Venice four times and can't wait to visit it again for the fifth time next week. Yes, I am traveling again this year and I am hoping for more travels to come.
Taken while riding a gondola in Venice, Italy during my fourth visit in summer 2011.
During my second ride in gondola last summer 2011. We were lucky because a gondolier, the person who navigate a gondola, was singing live as they were approaching us. In this gondola, there was a couple whom I guessed just got engaged. That was very romantic and interesting. Imagine witnessing a gondolier singing? ==> READ MORE
Mar 01 2014
Posted by admin in Germany, Personal Blog, Photoblog, Postcards |
Hello March! Wow, finally March is here! I hope your February turned out great and you had accomplished some things in your life, maybe a dream or simply a wish that you always wanted to come true! More on that I wish you all a lovely month of March.
I finally sent again some postcards last week. This time it is going to Pakistan. We have a group on facebook named Postcrossing and the members are exchanging postcards with each other. As of now, it has over 16,00 members from around the world. I love collecting postcards and I hope to exchange and receive some from other members of this group.
Here are the photos of the postcards. I sent it last February 25, 2014 to a guy named Bilal from Pakistan.
4 Postcards going to Bilal of Pakistan. These are postcards from Chiemsee, Hohenfels, Lourdes and different European cities. ==> READ MORE
Feb 24 2014
Posted by admin in P-online, Travel and Entertainment, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles, United States of America |
I can't imagine that this week is already the last week of the month. Indeed, February is almost ending. I was thinking awhile ago about my last vacation in Las Vegas. Exactly today, it is a year and a half now since my last vacation in the United States. I visited some places there and I stayed most of the time in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Strip at night with Paris Hotel and Ballys. Takend during my second visit in 2012.
I know it will take time again to visit United States again especially that my financiers which are my siblings, will take me to Asia this year. yay! One of the things that I am missing in Las Vegas are its free shows and entertainments. Well, what can you expect with this so called "World's Gaming and Entertainment Capital"? Wherever you go especially in the Strip, you will surely never get bored. ==> READ MORE
Feb 21 2014
Posted by admin in Andorra, Europe Tours, Europe Towns, My Travel Posts, Outdoor Trips, Personal Travels, Photoblog, Photography, Travel and Dining, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles |
If you love outdoor activities from hiking to walking, trekking, skiing, biking, cycling and more, Andorra is the best place for your to visit.
I have been planning to visit Andorra since 3 years ago. Finally last summer 2013, I did visited this landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Principat d'Andorra), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra is located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France.
View of the mountains from Cami del Cardemeller. Taken last July 2013.
It was our 5th day of sightseeing. I set my alarm at 7:15 that morning to make it sure that I woke-up at the right time. We always had good breakfast buffet in our 4-star hotel named Andorra Hotel. After taking my breakfast, I went back to my hotel room ,did some personal necessities, brushed my teeth and got ready for our trip that day. ==> READ MORE
Feb 10 2014
Posted by admin in P-online, Personal Blog, Philippines |
Whose not going to miss this lovely place! This place will always be my home. It is simply saying, "there is no place like home!". I hope you agree with that. Wherever I travel in this world, nothing can replace the country where I grew up. Everytime I miss home, all I need to do is to take a look of the pictures I took from my previous vacations.
Feb 06 2014
Posted by admin in Costa Rica, GP Articles, Sightseeing, South America, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles, Travel Guides and Tips |
There are several reason why The Republic of Costa Rica is an example of a country that has been able to make tourism work well for it.
There are many places in the world where tourism has proved to be, at best, a mixed blessing. Places where the economic benefits tourist dollars brought with them have not been able to offset the damage done to culture and environment by unsustainable development. That, for the most part is not the case with Costa Rica.
Jan 31 2014
Posted by admin in Cruise Trips, Europe Capital Cities, Europe Tours, Norway, Oslo, Scandinavia, Sightseeing, Travel and Trips, Travel Articles |
Oslo, the capital of Norway is one of the cities in my bucketlist to visit. I was telling myself since living in Europe for 10 years that I will visit all the Scandinavian capitals one day. It finally did came true. 2013 was a great travel year for me. After visiting 23 countries in Europe including Norway, I am already happy and contented with what I had achieved last year. 2013 was indeed an awesome, blessed travel year for me.
The Royal Palace in Oslo by night, known in Norwegian as Slottet, was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of King Charles III, who also reigned as king of Sweden and otherwise resided there, and is the official residence of the present Norwegian monarch. ==> READ MORE
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Strong Second Round Vaults FGCU into First Place at Cobra-PUMA Invite
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Behind a second round team score of 13-under par 275, the FGCU men's golf team capped Sunday's opening 36 holes of the 12-team Cobra-PUMA Invitational hosted by Xavier University with a five-stroke leading heading into Monday's final round at Miromar Lakes Golf Club.
FGCU's second round 275 was 11 strokes better than any of the other 11 teams in the afternoon and vaulted the Eagles from sole possession of third place after round one into first with a two-round 289-275(-13)/564(-12). The Green and Blue's 275 is tied for the fourth-best team score in program history giving them three of the top 5 performances under second-year head coach Brent Jensen.
Loyola-Maryland (569) opened with a first round-low six-under 282 and followed with a one-under 287 to sit five strokes back of FGCU. No. 38 Ball State (576) occupies third place, while host Xavier (578) is 14 strokes back of the Eagles in fourth.
The top four teams will be paired together for Monday's final round that will begin at 9 a.m.
"I'm proud of the way we battled after the first round," said Jensen. "Our first round score was disappointing because it's a course we play all the time, but I knew if we stayed composed the scores would come. Everyone stepped up in the second round and it's good to get a total team effort. That being said, we'll have to duplicate today's second round performance to win because this is a very strong field full of good players."
Senior Brandon Pena (Clewiston, Fla./Clewiston HS), who produced a pair of under-par rounds, led the second round surge for the Eagles that saw four different players finish under-par. Pena's five-under 67 followed a first round one-under par 71 to put him in sole possession of third place in the 68-player field. The Clewiston, Fla. product was one of three players on the day with a pair of eagles en route to leading the field in par 5 scoring at seven-under.
Playing in front of his family and friends, freshman Jack Hernandez (Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) gave his followers something to cheer about with back-to-back under-par rounds. Hernandez equaled Pena's opening round 71 and followed with a four-under par 68 to sit one spot back in fourth place individually. One of three players under-par on the course's par 4 holes, Hernandez leads the field at two-under.
Senior Alex Medinis (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS) added to the hometown feel, opening his final collegiate tournament in Fort Myers with an even-par 72 and a two-under 70 in the afternoon to climb into a tie for ninth place. Medinis is among the tournament leaders with 24 pars and played at even-par on the par 4s.
Seeing his first action of the season, reigning A-Sun Freshman of the Year Matt Cote (Palm Harbor, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS) closed his day with a two-under 70 to give FGCU a quartet of players in the top 20. Cote carded a team-best 10 birdies on the day en route to sitting in a tie for 13th overall (75-70(-2)/145 and was six-under on the par 5s. Redshirt junior Patrick Williams' (Toronto, Canada/Crescent School) three-over 75 in round one contributed to the team's 289 in the morning round.
FGCU carved up the par-72, 7,400-yard course's par 5s to the tune of 22-under par to tie for Loyola-Maryland for the statistical lead. The Eagles also lead the field in par 4 scoring (+7) and are tied for the top spot with 37 birdies.
FGCU also entered four individuals into the tournament, led by junior Kyle English (Bloomington, Ill./University HS) who carded a 75-72(E)/147 to sit in a tie for 23rd place. English and the other trio of FGCU individuals do not count towards the team score.
Team and Individual Twitter updates during tomorrow's final round can be found at www.twitter.com/FGCUeagles or on the main page of www.FGCUAthletics.com. Miromar Lakes is located on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, right next to the North entrance to FGCU. Monday's final round will get underway at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start.
3. Brandon Pena – 71(-1)-67(-5)/138(-6)
4. Jack Hernandez – 71(-1)-68(-4)/139(-5)
T-9. Alex Medinis – 72(E)-70(-2)/142(-2)
T-13. Matt Cote – 75-70(-2)/145
T-57. Patrick Williams – 75-82/157
T-23. Kyle English – 75-72(E)/147
T-51. Niklas Ahola – 81-74/155
T-51. Jeremy Self – 78-77/155
T-60. Phillip Boljanovich – 80-79/159
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS (Golf Week Ranking)
2. Loyola-Maryland (153) – 282(-6)-287(-1)/569(-7)
3. Ball State (38) – 283(-5)-293/576(E)
4. Xavier (91) – 290-288(E)/578
5. Eastern Kentucky (147) – 295-286(-2)/581
6. Dayton (122) – 300-287(-1)/587
7. Bethune-Cookman (215) – 290-298/588
8. Georgetown (131) – 295-298/593
9. Western Kentucky (178) – 307-291/598
11. Cincinnati (208) – 309-314/623
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Enforcement the issue
Your sad story of the misadventures of immigrant Alejandro Ramirez-Castaneda ("Man thrice deported charged in Raleigh crash," Jan. 31) points out a basic fact pertinent to both the current gun control and immigration debates: Current laws are not being enforced.
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I have sensitive skin. Since it uses microwaves I'm a bit concerned it could burn my skin. Have you seen this happen or is it a non-concern?
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Burns can happen with treatment of any energy or light based device. However, in experienced hands, that possibility is generally removed.
Skin complication rare from MiraDry treatment for excessive underarm sweating
MiraDry technology delivers cool zone to protect top layer of the skin while providing a heat zone below that wipes out most of the sweat glands at the underarms. On very rare occasion when there is bruising, we offer courtesy VBeam laser which can expedite resolution of any black and blue on the skin after MiraDry treatment for excessive underarm sweating or hyperhidrosis.
Web reference: http://www.drwilliamting.com/Excess_Sweating_82Y4.html
Extremely small risk of burning and bruising after miraDry
Although uncommon, there is an extremely small risk of burning and bruising from treatment. If this does occur, it can be easily treated.
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Never seen that complication in my practice
This kind of serious complication is certainly possible but never encountered in our clinic. These are typical potential complications:
There are 3 categories of potential side effects associated with miraDry procedure.
Common Side Effects:
- swelling in the treated area ( 1-8 weeks)
- Soreness, discomfort or tenderness of the treated area ( 2-3 weeks)
- altered sensation in or around treatment area (1-12 weeks)
- redness from device suction ( few days)
- bruising at the injection sites ( few days)
- temporary bumps or lumpiness in the axilla ( 4-6 weeks)
- partial underarm hair loss ( long term)
Less Common Side Effects:
- swelling in adjacent arm or torso ( 1 week)
- hyperpigmentation ( up to 8 weeks)
- soreness in arm or shoulder due to procedure positioning ( few days)
- numbness or tingling in the arm due to anesthesia, lasting < 24 hours ( <1 day)
- tight band in the treated area ( up to 8 weeks)
- small blisters or rashes in the treatment area ( few weeks)
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MiraDry technology is equipped with a cooling system to prevent the skin's surface from burning
The miraDry® system does use microwave technology to selectively destroy the sweat glands under the arms, however, the technology is equipped with a cooling system to prevent the skin's surface from burning and minimize procedure discomfort. The underarms are also numbed with local anesthetic before miraDry® treatment to ensure patient comfort. Although very uncommon in the hands of certified provider, this procedure does carry the risk of side effects such as minor swelling and skin disruption. It's important to discuss all your concerns and health history with a board certified dermatologist before treatment.
So far, no significant side effects!
We have now treated dozens of patients and have yet to see a thermal injury with MiraDry. The most likely side effect of this nature would probably be a blister. However the Hydroceramic cooling plate is very effective in avoiding this problem.
The "microwave technology" used by miraDry does not harm the surface of the skin
The "microwave technology" does not harm the surface of the skin due to a built-in cooling mechanism that cools the surface. Microwave technology bypasses the epidermis and delivers precisely controlled electromagnetic energy to the region where the sweat glands reside.
MiraDry and Safety
A burn should not be of any concern. I have never seen one happen in my practice nor heard of it with any of my colleagues. It is a safe and effective technique/treatment.
Dr. Grant Stevens Marina Plastic Surgery Associates Marina del Rey, CA The Institute
Web reference: http://www.marinaplasticsurgery.com/lasers-and-injectable-procedures/skin-rejuvenation-los-angeles/miradry/
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Miradry will work well to reduce excess sweating in the axillary area. The technology minimizes the risks of burning as the energy is applied deeper into tissue. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
MiraDry treatment does not cause burns
The miraDry procedure utilizes microwave technology to selectively target and eliminate sweat glands in the armpits by focusing electromagnetic waves at a specific level in the body where sweat glands are located. Energy at this specific level of treatment does not significantly reach the fat to cause any change to the fat, nor does it cause any burning of the skin because of built-in cooling within the miraDry treatment handpiece.
Web reference: http://www.advanceddermatologypc.com/miradry.html
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The last week of the regular season in basketball has arrived at St. Pius X, while swimming and diving caps its season this weekend in the state meet at Georgia Tech. The girls' basketball team continues to sit in the No. 3 spot in the AJC AAA poll, while Swimming and Diving held on to No. 3 in the scoreatl.com A-AAAAA boys' state poll and No. 4 in the girls' rankings. Wrestling had four wrestlers advance to the sectionals this weekend. In addition, a member of the cross country and swim teams has been selected to represent the United States at the PATCO Junior World Championships in Brazil this summer.
Boys' basketball split Region 6-AAA games this week defeating Decatur, 40-28, while dropping a 40-38 decision to Woodward. The Golden Lions (16-7, 9-3) broke a 15-all halftime tie to drop the Bulldogs for the second time this season. St. Pius X traveled to take on the War Eagles Friday night and lost a tough fought game against the region leader. The Golden Lions can finish no lower than the No. 3 seed in next week's region tournament, which schedule will be released on Saturday after the regular season concludes Friday night. The cagers will travel to take on McNair on Tuesday before finishing the regular season at home for senior night versus Blessed Trinity at 7:30pm. The Golden Lions have defeated both teams in their previous meetings including a double overtime thriller over the Titans.
Girls' basketball won both region match-ups last week to move to 20-3 and 12-0 in region play. The Golden Lions defeated No. 9 Decatur, 55-41, behind 19 points from Asia Durr while Jasmine Carter and Laura Redmond chipped in 15 and 11, respectively. Friday night, St. Pius X knocked off Woodward, 63-50, as Durr dropped in 29 and Carter added 19, as the Golden Lions clinched the top seed in the region tournament while winning its 42nd consecutive regular season region game. The team travels to McNair Tuesday before concluding the regular season Friday night at home with Blessed Trinity. St. Pius X will open the Region 6-AAA tournament on Tuesday, February 12 at 7pm at Decatur High School.
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Superior Court Justice Nancy Mills is joining with Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson and Carolee Lindsey of Catholic Charities Maine to establish a program in Cumberland County to divert defendants with mental illness and co-occurring disorders from traditional adjudication for the purpose of avoiding incarceration and other legal penalties on successful completion.
Funded by a planning grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, the project will identify improvements in the way offenders with serious mental illness and cooccurring disorders are treated within the criminal justice system. This includes laying the groundwork for a mental health co-occurring disorders court. The goal is to improve public safety and avoid unnecessary and expensive incarceration.
Offenders eligible for the specialty court would have a major mental illness diagnosis and could have a co-occurring disorder such as substance abuse. They would take part in a court supervised treatment plan that includes services such as housing, counseling, behavioral therapy, medication management, and vocational training. Access to the program would require agreement of the prosecutor and the offender, as well as approval of the court.
A wide range of individuals and organizations are invited to assist in developing the program, including representatives from the Court; the District Attorney's office; the criminal defense bar; mental health and substance abuse treatment agencies; advocates; medical and dental providers; vocational, housing, and educational agencies; consumers; victims of crimes; pretrial services; county and state corrections; and veterans groups.
In addition to Justice Mills, Stephanie Anderson, and Carolee Lindsey, the project planning committee includes Hartwell Dowling (Diversion and Rehabilitation Coordinator, Administrative Office of the Courts), Robert Levine (defense attorney), Elizabeth Simoni (Executive Director, Maine Pre-Trial Services), and Valerie Landry (project coordinator).
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