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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWSSmoke Detectors Credited With Saving Lives Of Two In Clendenin Fire
from Eyewitness News Online
Reported by: Katy Brown
Web Producer: Heath Harrison
Also Contributing: Heath Harrison, Katelyn Sykes, Fallon Pierson
Reported: Nov. 16, 2013 10:13 PM EST
Updated: Nov. 17, 2013 11:52 PM EST
Clendenin , Kanawha County , West Virginia
A home in Clendenin was badly damaged after fire ripped through the house Saturday night.
Neighbors watched as flames and smoke came pouring out of the home, but many are just thankful the people living there survived.
Clendenin, Frame and Pinch fire departments responded to the fire on Spencer Road just before 10 p.m.
"We were sitting in our house and, the next thing I know, my son was saying. 'Mom I smell smoke,' " a neighbor said. "Then all the sudden, we walked outside and we saw her house go up in flames."
Two people were home at the time of the fire. Crews said a grandson woke his grandmother up after hearing smoke alarms going off, and both were able to safely get out.
"We had smoke showing from every window," Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department Cpt. Chris Avis said. "We determined the fire was in the basement. We made entry through the downstairs basement door."
Avis credited the smoke detectors with saving the lives of the home's residents.
"Smoke detectors are obviously critical in any fire, but really played a part in this one," he said.
Firefighters said they don't know how the fire started, and fire marshals will start working on the case. Firefighters contained the fire to the basement so the home only suffered some damage.
While the victims of this fire regroup and rebuild, neighbors said they will have the support they need.
"In a time of need like this, the family's pulling together, especially this close to the holidays, that's hard," one neighbor said.
A home was destroyed by fire in Clendenin on Saturday night.
Crews from the Clendenin, Pinch and Frame Fire Departments, as well as EMS, responded to the fire on Spencer Road, which was reported at about 9 45 p.m.
Two people were reported home at the time of the fire.
Crews said a grandson woke up his grandmother after hearing smoke alarms going off.
Both were able to escape without injury.
A dog and a cat were killed in the fire, which crews said started in the basement.
The fire was put out within 20 minutes, but the home was a total loss.
Crews said the cause of the fire was suspicious.
The road was shut down for about an hour while crews were on the scene, but has reopened
Metro 911 officials said no one was hurt after a fire broke out at a home in Clendenin late Saturday night.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the fire out. Crews from Clendenin, Pinch and Frame Fire Departments responded to the scene, as well as EMS.
Spencer Road is still closed while crews are on the scene.
Crews were on the scene of a fire in Clendenin on Saturday night.
The call came in at about 9:45 p.m. on Spencer Road.
The road is closed while crews battle the blaze.
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Shannon Lowry Managing Editor
Ada —
Thursday afternoon while flipping channels, I kept noticing the words "nuclear option" on all the cable news networks.
The talking heads on Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc., were bloviating worse than usual, as if there were actual news to break as opposed to the usual puff pieces in between pharmaceutical company ads. So I thought there might be some reason to pay attention.
Let me tell you what provoked this thought: the phrase "nuclear option."
I don't know about you, but when I hear "nuclear option," I tend to think of ICBMs air-bursting over my house. Hey, I was raised during the Cold War, when such fears were real and not unfounded.
I had forgotten, however, that we live not in the age of news reporting but in that of metaphor. We were never in any danger of nuclear war Thursday because no one was considering a "nuclear" anything.
What happened was, Senate Democrats invoked the "nuclear option" (whatever that means) by voting to change filibuster rules, making it easier for them to approve President Barack Obama's judicial appointments.
It was a political story described in metaphorical terms.
This, to me, is not good journalism.
In one analysis of the story on CNN, two journalists went so far with the metaphorical language they got themselves confused about the topic in question. "I'm trying to think of a good metaphor to come back with," Jeffrey Toobin said.
Speaking only for myself, let me say that I did not want either of those guys, or anyone on any cable news channel, speaking in metaphor about a fairly significant political story. Reporters deal in fact, not fiction; I don't expect poetry when I turn on the news. Just give me the facts, straight. Otherwise, you run a real risk of trying to compare apples to oranges.
Take, for example, comparing the failure of the Obamacare website to Hurricane Katrina. Someone claimed that a meteorological event that killed 1,833 people and destroyed an American city could be compared — at least in terms of political damage — to the disastrous Obamacare rollout. Next thing you know, every news outlet on television is mentioning "Katrina" and "Obamacare" in the same sentence. (It was almost like they all got the same talking points memo at once.) I'm trying to think of which type of fallacy applies here; maybe they all do.
Hurricane Katrina and Obamacare have absolutely nothing to do with one another; comparing one to the other is like comparing apples to oranges. No one pointed this out better — or more hilariously — than Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, which mercilessly skewered the trend of using rhetoric to report news.
As a journalist, I have always resisted such trends. I believe in straight reporting — no frills, no fancy stuff, no metaphors, no similies, no flowery language — but maybe my kind of reporting is on its way out the door. As more and more viewers get more and more accustomed to hearing nonsense on TV, the less they will appreciate — or take seriously —journalism that calmly, rationally, clearly tells them what's going on.
Because in the words of former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, "Once you let the cat out of the bag, he is out."


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It's safe to say it's been an interesting year. 2013 is knocking down the door but before it is time to say goodbye to 2012, Waukesha Patch is taking a look at the top 5 stories of 2012.
These stories received the most amount of traffic on Waukesha Patch in 2012.
- Published May 25, 2012
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, will not face prosecution for an Election Day event where he gave supporters and voters a sub sandwich and a soda from Cousins Subs in Waukesha.
Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel concluded a six-week investigation and released on Friday his decision to Melissa Bauldauff, the research director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
Video captured by Patch shows Romney and Ryan handing out the sub sandwiches. Additionally, a video edited by the state Democratic Party shows Romney leading a rally and telling supporters to go vote, and, "If you want another sandwich, there are more back there."
State law prohibits offering something valued at more than $1 in exchange for a vote.
Editor's Note: The subs didn't help Romney win the 2012 election. Despite picking Ryan, a Wisconsin native, Romney lost Wisconsin in the election against President Barack Obama.
Woman Not 'Lovin' It' at Waukesha McDonald's
- Published July 10, 2012
Contrary to the company's slogan, a local woman wasn't "lovin' it" when McDonald's ran out of chicken McNuggets Sunday morning.
Andrea R. Hill, 22, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of disorderly conduct and one count of resisting an officer after she was accused of chucking her French fries at the drive-thru window in Waukesha, and began to hit the window when an employee told her they were out of McNuggets. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and $11,000 in fines.
Editor's Note: As 2012 passes, Hill remains in the criminal justice system. She is scheduled for a trial in January.
Sex With Couch? Man Faces Possible Jail Time for Curbside Incident
- Published Sept. 21, 2012
A 46-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after an off-duty cop jogging through the Pebble Valley neighborhood found the man having sex with an abandoned couch set on a curb, according to a criminal complaint.
Gerard P. Streator was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday with one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.
Editor's Note: Streator will learn his fate in the curbside incident during a plea/sentencing hearing on Feb. 25.
Jail Brawl Breaks Out When Two Women Visit Same Inmate
- Published March 30, 2012
Two Milwaukee woman are facing charges after they got into a brawl when they both went to visit the same man in Waukesha County Jail without the other one knowing.
Vashti C. Davis, 25, and Andrea M. Williams, 27, were both charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with one count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, they could serve up to 90 days in jail and pay $1,000 in fines.
Editor's Note: As of the time of writing this, a warrant has been issued for Davis' arrest. Williams was fined $379 in the incident.
More Protesters Greet Gov. Scott Walker in Illinois
- Published April 20, 2012
With chants of "Union busting is disgusting" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Scott Walker's got to go," more than 200 union members from Illinois and Wisconsin lined the entrance to a suburban Chicago hotel Friday evening where the Wisconsin governor was speaking.
Editor's Note: Contrary to these protestors' chants Gov. Scott Walker didn't "got to go." Walker defeated recall efforts against him in June.


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At practice today we talked to Jack Jewsbury about the Cascadia Cup.
What could happen in the remaining games of the 2013 Cascadia Cup?
Got some time to kill while you wait for your wristband? Well, here you go.
According to a release today from timbersarmy.org, the supporters groups in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver have come to an agreement in principle with Major League Soccer concerning the Cascadia...
The weekend's game provided plenty of excitement for Timbers fans, but it also heralded a cross-regional beat down.
According to a revealed Portland City Council resolution to be voted on today, the city of Portland will officially request that MLS drop its Cascadia Cup trademark.
Tickets are still available for this weekend's Cascadia Cup clash in Seattle. Get on the bus!
This Saturday the Portland Timbers take on the Seattle Sounders in the first of many Cascadia Cup matches this year.
Don Garber's patronizing appeals to let him and his corporation trademark the Cascadia Cup are an insult to soccer fans in Cascadia and across North America.
We're gonna win the Cup; we're gonna win the Cup. I don't know how; I don't know when. We're gonna win the Cup.
The Cascadia Cup is an important trophy, simply for the fact that it would be the Portland Timbers' first in the MLS era. But there's so much more to it than that.
With the formation of the Cascadia Association Football Federation being planned, the "nation" of Cascadia could find it's way into the VIVA World Cup: the world footballing organization for...
I've found that there are varying interpretations of the Portland-Seattle rivalry. What's your interpretation?
Preview interview for the Cascadia Cup match against the Seattle Sounders with Sounder at Heart. Pre-game chat included!
After three and a half disappointing years in Europe, Eddie Johnson has returned to the form that got him there.
A win against the Seattle Sounders would go a long way towards the Portland Timbers winning the Cascadia Cup, but it wouldn't guarantee it.
See and read what everyone is saying about Portland's victory over Vancouver.
Portland takes another step towards decency with a win against Cascadia Rival Vancouver Whitecaps.
Find out what Portland has to do in order to secure 3 points against their rivals the Whitecaps.
Yes, the Vancouver Whitecaps are getting on in years, but for now they're a pretty potent group.
With the Portland Timbers play off hopes all but dashed at this point, is he Cascadia Cup the final reprieve from a season gone terribly wrong?
A in depth look at what Portland needs to do in order to win their first Cascadia game this season.
Getting to know this Sunday's opponent a little better.
The Portland Timbers are still very much alive for the Cascadia Cup.
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LAWRENCE — The small box sits somewhere in Bill Self's office, a tangible symbol of Big 12 dominance. This is where he keeps his championship rings.
When a treasured visitor walks into Self's office — usually a big-time recruit — he'll go fishing for the box and flash the growing trove of goods. But that's about it. Otherwise, they just sit, like forgotten family heirlooms.
"It really doesn't serve much purpose other than that," Self says of the box. "I don't think I've ever put one on."
For the last eight years, Self has been adding rings to the collection, one for each regular-season conference title either won or shared. There have been others, of course, grander achievements like the 2008 NCAA championship. But those conference rings provide the collection's foundation.
And when Kansas tips off against Baylor at 5 p.m. Saturday in Waco, Texas, Self and the Jayhawks will have an opportunity to seize another ring. The fourth-ranked Jayhawks are 26-4 and 14-3 in the Big 12, tied atop the conference standings with in-state rival Kansas State, which hasn't won or shared a conference title since 1977.
When the Jayhawks take the floor at the Ferrell Center, the Wildcats' showdown with Oklahoma State in Stillwater will be over, meaning the Jayhawks will be well aware of their situation: If K-State loses, KU clinches a share of the title and the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament by virtue of sweeping the Wildcats in the regular season. A K-State loss and a KU win would give the Jayhawks their fifth straight outright title. But if K-State wins, KU will have the added burden of needing a road victory to lock up a share of the title and keep its Big 12 streak alive at nine.
"I am going to say it will be good," Self said of playing second. "I don't know if it will be or not though. I just want our guys to play with a free mind. They are going to play fired up and be excited, but I don't want them to burn any energy worrying about K-State."
The idea of sharing a title with Kansas State can, of course, lead to some conflicting emotions. The Jayhawks have shared three Big 12 titles during their eight-year run. But when Big 12 play began in January, KU looked like a well-oiled machine ready to run roughshod over the entire conference. And even after some early scares, Kansas started 7-0 and built a two-game lead in the standings. A ninth straight title felt like a birthright.
But then came a home loss to Oklahoma State, and an unthinkable disaster at TCU. And after a loss at Oklahoma on Feb. 9, the Jayhawks were 7-3 with road games at Oklahoma State and Iowa State remaining.
For a proud group of seniors, doubt began to creep in. It felt like a ninth straight title wasn't meant to be.
"A little bit," senior forward Kevin Young said.
But following the TCU loss, Young said former Kansas star Wayne Simien met with the team and told a story. During Simien's senior season in 2005, the Jayhawks had also lost three straight before salvaging a share of the title with two late victories.
"That gave us a lot of hope," Young said.
But herein lies the Jayhawks' confounding state. Nobody wants to share a title with a rival when you were the overwhelming favorite. But considering what KU went through, Self says this could be the sweetest trophy grab of all.
"If we win Saturday," Self said, "this will be as cool as any that we have won. A lot of people thought it was Kansas and everybody else for the league race. Those people that thought that really didn't get it, at least from our perspective.
"Our league is good and you know it is good. The Big 12 just did not have a good preseason, but teams have played better since we got into league play. I think for us to go through a tough stretch the way we did, I think a win Saturday will make this as gratifying as any league title we have won."
Earlier this week, Self and his players said K-State's result against Oklahoma State wouldn't affect their preparation for Baylor. But it would be mildly disingenuous to say that they had no interest in how it played out.
"I don't think anybody likes sharing much," Self said.
"I've always been selfish," KU senior guard Elijah Johnson said. "I'm trying to be selfish again. Trying to take it all. I wanna own it."
For an afternoon in Waco, the focus will be on the Big 12 title streak — a run that hasn't been seen in a major conference since John Wooden's reign at UCLA. But the Jayhawks, Self says, will ultimately be judged by how they perform in the NCAA Tournament.
Those are the games, he says, where a great season can become special. And Self hopes the foundation for a March run was laid during the Big 12 stretch run.
"Usually the teams that play the best in the postseason are the teams that went through some crap during the (regular) season," Self said. "It seems like it is always that way; it toughens them, hardens them.
"Nobody likes going through that stuff, but there is always a certain point in time in the season when you become a team, and we have just become a team here in the last three or four weeks."


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Hi Alex On Tue, 10 Apr 2012, alex gershgorin wrote: > Hi Guennadi, > > In mx3fb current version overlay does not supporting, > I came across a patch 3/4 v4 i.MX31: framebuffer driver that you submitted > in 2008, > there was support Overlay, but for some reason in the next versions overlay > support has been removed. > > As you understand this is necessary if we want to use the foreground and > background Planes. > in my case, one has to display live video, and other graphics. > > I would like to hear your opinion, if may reuse a part of this patch, > and add overlay support to mx3fb current version. Maybe this note in the original commit message explains the reason: "Overlay support is included but has never been tested." ;-) > if necessary, I am ready to provide any assistance :-) Sure, please, re-add it, test, fix, any improvements are welcome. Thanks Guennadi --- Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D. Freelance Open-Source Software Developer http://www.open-technology.de/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fbdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


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Rep. Glen Casasda (R-63) and Sen. Bill Ketron (R-13) filed HB0159/SB0136 which would prohibit public employees from having a payroll deduction to a political action committee, or for dues for membership organizations that use funds for political activities. The definition of political activity is construed in its broadest sense and includes, but is not limited to, organizations that do any of the following: -- More.
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I have decided to spend Christmas Day with my family in Newtown, CT delivering bears to each person that was affected, young and old. Growing up as a child a stuffed animal or bear would bring me a lot of comfort and I would like to provide the same for those in CT. I contacted Build-A-Bear and purchased the bears with my own money yesterday and they will be delivered to my home just before Christmas. I am very fortunate to say that I have wonderful friends, family, colleagues, strangers that have donated to this cause to make this happen. I set up a Facebook Page and it has the current updated information. I have been in touch with The Newtown Police Department and they will be helping me with the location.
Feel free to suggest this page to your friends. If you would like to help my family, and friends hand out these bears PLEASE inbox me and let me know what you can do to make Christmas Day in Newtown, CT the best Christmas EVER. It will certainly will be a memorable one for my family.
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When Dave Nofsinger designed Honk!, a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic The Ugly Duckling, a nest and eggs were central elements. Actors needed to walk on the nest, sit on the eggs, and dance with eggs on their heads. Ugly would hatch in full view of the audience.
Properties director Tim Hogan, technical director Paul Kaessinger, and Nofsinger knew the nest would have to be strong enough to hold the actors and sustain a 60-performance run at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA. A scarcity of backstage space and narrow access limited their options. "There was a width of 5' 3" to fit all scenery on and off stage and no fly space," Nofsinger says.
How would they approach the build for this large, functional, durable piece and the eggs within it?
Nofsinger designed a nest that was egg-like in shape. "The oval shape allowed us to maximize the space for the actors and still fit through our opening," he explains. They recessed the exterior of the nest in layers of 3'×6' upholstery polyurethane foam, 3" thick, and dressed it with soft-foam cushion pieces, carved and painted to look like large pieces of straw. Hogan layered some pieces vertically, others horizontally, and cut the strands to different lengths to make sure they weren't all the same height. "We put a steel armature of metal rods down the center to give them a shape," Hogan says, adding that they attached these straw rods onto the platform. "The straw pieces gave a fullness to the unit," adds Nofsinger. By arranging these pieces to serve as steps, actors wearing half-eggs on their heads could step on and off with relative ease.
They castered the wagon unit so it could roll, "but the structure was very low to the ground, 16", so we built an angled handle that could sheath into the bed of the nest for pushing and controlling the unit," says Nofsinger.
The unit had to hide some actors until they hatched. Initially, Nofsinger planned to have two-part eggs, but he says director Risa Brainin thought hiding the actors in the bottom half would be problematic. So he opted to design a 16"-tall wagon with openings for each actor. "Most of their bodies were hidden within the wagon itself rather than completely in an egg," Nofsinger says. By painting the deck of the wagon with the same color and texturing as the straw forms, and focusing audience attention elsewhere, when actors who were recessed into the platform base emerged from egg halves, they managed to create the illusion of hatching. "The actors were very adept at both getting into and out of the wagon for their entrances. There was little room to spare," Nofsinger adds. Hogan says had time permitted, he would have covered the foam pieces with muslin. "Actors crawled in and out, and it wore down during the run, and there was maintenance involved," Hogan explains.
Hogan selected Styrofoam™ spheres from Superior Studio Specialties, a window display company that creates oversized globes and Christmas decorations. He coated these with a cheesecloth-like process, but with lightweight muslin and thick coats of Aqua Resin from Rose Brand, a product he mixed with water and applied like putty. This gave the globes a hard egg-like shell, strong enough to support the weight of actors, without using a material as toxic as Fiberglas®. "We added handles into the insides of the four duck eggs to allow for choreography," says Nofsinger.
The spheres were round and not tall enough to emerge from the base, so Hogan added a 9" addition at the bottom to make them longer and oval. To add a decorative broken edge to the egg once it lifted from the nest bed, he cut a jagged line through the center of the ovals and created a jagged-edge base on the platform with more Styrofoam to hold the eggs. Until the ducks hatched, "the broken, sculpted edge was not visible to the audience because of the Styrofoam straw pieces," Nofsinger explains.
Ugly's egg required a different approach and had to be built from scratch. Most of the eggs could lift off the nest deck, but the audience had to see Ugly hatch smoothly and quickly as he uttered the play's title line. His egg had to be larger, too, as it had to accommodate his mother's weight earlier.
Nofsinger designed as large an egg as the nest would allow, its length extending upstage to down. Again, Hogan cut a zigzag, this time slightly upstage of center to provide enough structure where the actor would sit. Ugly could then pop the downstage segment forward to give the impression of cracking. Because the duckling's eggs were off the unit at this point, and the upstage shell piece was hinged to the unit to open as he stood, Ugly could move the downstage shell forward in one swift movement. Papier-mâché, Styrofoam, and Aqua Resin were fundamentals here.
Ugly's egg will perform again this season, when little Horton breaks out of it for an upcoming production of Suessical. A little theatrical paint and sealer is all that's needed this time.


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Royal Welsh Regiment to get freedom of Ludlow (From Ludlow Advertiser)
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Royal Welsh Regiment to get freedom of Ludlow
Updated 11:06am Tuesday 25th February 2014 in Ludlow By Mark Bowen, Deputy News Editor
LUDLOW Town Council is awarding the freedom of the town to the Royal Welsh Regiment.
This will occur on the 325th anniversary of the raising of the Royal Welch Fusiliers by Lord Herbert at Ludlow Castle on March 16 1689.
The Royal Welsh was formed in 2006 when the Royal Welch Fusiliers amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Wales.
Ludlow's mayor, Councillor Jim Smithers, said "As well as being the 325th anniversary of the raising of the Royal Welch, 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War, so this is the perfect time to commemorate the gratitude of the people of Ludlow to the soldiers past and present who have served this country, not least the Royal Welsh Regiment and its predecessors."
The Royal Welch last marched through the town in 1997 at a special homecoming parade after service in Bosnia, though it has never been granted the Freedom of Ludlow.


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The screening of "First Generation" is Presented by the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling in partnership with Rockford College.
The Human Relations Committee of the IACAC is hosting a second screening of the film.
Thursday, January 31, 2013Maddox Theatre, Clark Arts CenterRockford College5050 East State Street
6:00-9:00 PM, including a panel discussion following the film
Register for free
First Generation tells the story of 4 high school students - an inner city athlete, a small town waitress, a Samoan warrior dancer, and the daughter of migrant field workers - who set out to break the cycle of poverty and bring hope to their families and communities by pursuing a college education. The event is free and open to all educators; please feel free to invite members of your school or university community. Register online for free. Walk-in registrations will be permitted, if space is available.
Suggested donations of $10 will be collected to benefit the IACAC Scholarship Fund.
To register - visit http://www.iacac.org/hr/first-generation-screening/
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8/7/2014EDP: Seminar #19 - Negotiating
8/9/2014 ROAR (Registration) for Fall 2014, by appointment only
8/14/2014EDP: Seminar #20 - Forecasting
6/24/2014University land donation to Rockford Park District aids Alpine Dam improvements
6/11/2014Students interested in a nursing career invited to attend Rockford University visit day June 18
6/4/2014Professor Dave Menard art exhibit "Flavor Country" to open June 6 at Kortman Gallery
5/29/2014Rockford University hosts Transfer Tuesdays throughout summer
5/13/2014Professors recognized for teaching excellence


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What Employers Want in New Employees
Last week I had the opportunity to meet with two interesting groups. The first was a meeting with recent graduates of AMC. These young professionals completed their degrees at the College in the past five years, all are currently employed, and some are pursuing graduate degrees. Most of their questions were about the changes at their alma mater. Most of my questions were about how AMC had prepared them for their current careers.
To a person, they believed that AMC had prepared them well. What was interesting, however, was that they had a more difficult time describing the aspects of their education that most highly correlated with their professional success. They spoke of personal attention, great professors, a supporting environment, but little about any specific knowledge or skills that helped them to land and keep their first positions.
Later in the week, I was in a meeting with several representatives from major businesses in the area. I asked them what they value most about new employees and their responses were clear, concise and consistent. They were less concerned about knowledge and more interested in attributes. They looked for people who could think and write well, possessed a strong work ethic, and were willing and able to learn.
Their responses were consistent with the research. Study after study reveals the priorities of employers to focus on skills and abilities more than knowledge and facts. Just a few days ago, for example, CACEE (The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers) released a study that included the responses of 450 major companies throughout their country. CACEE is a national non-profit partnership of employer recruiters and career services professionals. Their mission is to provide professional networking and development opportunities, information, advice, and other services to employers and career service professionals. Their reports reflect good research, are well written and certainly relevant to graduates and employers around the world.
Consistent with the results from prior years, the five most important skills for graduates and new employees are:
- Teamwork skills (works well with others)
- Problem solving skills
- Communication skills (verbal)
- Analytical skills
- Strong work ethic
The reasons that these are the most valued characteristics for employees are fairly obvious. Employers recognize that the knowledge base of their industry will change. The information explosion in the world has brought new knowledge, new techniques, new strategies, new challenges and new opportunities. In few cases is any business or industry doing things the same way today as they did a decade ago. Employers know that the knowledge and techniques can and will be taught as employees are retrained and constantly engage in professional development.
But the innate skills and characteristics of team work, problem solving, communication, analysis, and a strong work ethic are immutable to the success of every business and industry. The values of these skills never change.
So whether they realize it or not, our graduates experience an education at AMC that develops and emphasizes these skills. Our graduates may not realize it. They may not be able to articulate it. But they certainly benefit from it. And that's good for AMC and good for the employers who hire our graduates.
(As always, your comments and questions are welcome.)


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By Bill Burt
---- — It wasn't easy for Michael Geaslen to leave some of his buddies at Andover High after his freshman year and transfer to St. John's Prep in Danvers.
In fact, some people from Andover probably thought Geaslen was crazy, particularly knowing his desire to play football and baseball, two powerhouse sports at the Catholic high school.
But thanks to a lot of patience and determination, Geaslen's senior season at St. John's, which recently came to a close, was a memorable one.
Geaslen — who wasn't named a starter until this past September — not only got to play quarterback this fall, but he broke a longtime school passing record held by a Hall of Famer while doing it.
The All-Catholic Conference League all-star threw for 1,280 yards, besting the previous mark at St. John's set by Brian St. Pierre (1,180 yards), who later went to star at Boston College before spending eight years as a backup QB in the NFL with Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Arizona and Carolina.
"(Geaslen) had to wait his turn and to be honest, I think he surprised a lot of people," St. John's Prep football coach Jim O'Leary said. "But honestly, I believe he was ready to play as a junior if we needed him."
Ironically, he almost did ... against his hometown Andover High squad in the Div. 1 semifinals last year in Lowell.
"Our starting quarterback, Jack Sharry, was out all week long with an injury," O'Leary recalled. "It was a short week. We were prepared to start Mike against Andover. That would've really been something."
Sharry ultimately was able to start the game and St. John's eventually won, 20-0, with Geaslen taking some snaps late in the fourth quarter against his former school.
As for 2013, Geaslen was as solid as they come under some dire conditions as St. John's Prep lost the "best" running back in the state, Jonny Thomas, to a leg injury four games into the season.
All of a sudden, the little-used forward pass would be en vogue under O'Leary.
"You lose a running back who already has 800 yards (in three-plus game) and you are definitely concerned," O'Leary said. "When that happened, it really became Mike's team. He showed his value to us after that game."
For a few weeks, Geaslen also lost four starters on the offensive line, which made things very difficult.
But Geaslen's game got better.
Geaslen threw for 10 touchdowns and ran for three more, as St. John's finished 6-5, losing a heartbreaker to Catholic Conference champion and Div. 1 Super Bowl finalist Xaverian in the last minute of their Thanksgiving Day match-up.
"Mike drove us down the field and got us the go-ahead score in the final two minutes," O'Leary said of the game. "But they came back and scored and Mike got us down to the (Xaverian) 24-yard line before the game ended."
O'Leary said a few college football programs inquired about Geaslen as a quarterback, as he appears to still be growing at 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds. But the 18-year-old has already committed to play baseball at Northeastern University in Boston in the fall.
"I give Mike a lot of credit," O'Leary said. "He stuck it out and kept working. And when his time had finally come, he came through."


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Younger undocumented immigrants scored a victory today as President Barack Obama announced his support to end their deportations and begin granting work permits for some eligible students, The Huffington Post reports.
The Dream Act allows undocumented individuals who attend college or serve in the military and are in good standing a path to citizenship. It passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate in 2010.
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Rappelling, the act of descending by making a controlled slide down a climbing rope, is one of climbing's most dangerous techniques since the rappeller relies exclusively on both his equipment and his anchors for total safety. When you lean back on your rappel rope and commit to going down, your safety is completely dependent on your equipment.
Rappelling Cause Many Accidents
When you climb a route from the bottom, your rope is attached to many points of protection, including bolts, cams, and pitons, which creates redundancy in case of a fall and keeps you relatively safe. But when you rappel, you trust your life to an anchor system which has to be secure for you to be safe. Year after year rappelling accidents account for many climbing fatalities and injuries, making it statistically one of the most dangerous climbing activities you will learn and practice. If there is an upside to the danger of rappelling it is that most accidents occur as a result of the climber's misjudgment and errors and can be avoided.
What Can Go Wrong Rappelling?
Rappelling is always dangerous and sometimes scary, especially when you trust your life to the anchors and the rope. When you rappel, lots of things can go wrong including:
- The anchors can fail.
- Your rope-connecting knot can come untied.
- You might rig your rappel device wrong.
- Your hair or t-shirt might get stuck in your rappel device.
- You might lose control if it's too overhanging.
- Your rope might cut on a sharp edge.
- Your rope might get stuck when you pull it.
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Many times you will be rappelling at the end of a long day of climbing when you're tired and it's getting dark or the weather is turning worse. It's at those times that you are most vulnerable to fatal mistakes. It's at those times that you want to not only double-check all your rappel systems but to triple-check them. It's also best at those times to remember that we always climb as a team. Use the buddy system, just like when you're swimming or scuba diving, and check each other's harness and rappel set-up. Each of you should also eyeball the anchors, the slings on the anchors, and make sure the knot connecting your two ropes is tied correctly.


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Below are the most recent news updates from Ecova Mali.
Our Training Center & Field Office is now listed within the Google Maps database. We have a satellite image from Google Earth that pre-dates our acquisition & development of the site, as well as one that was taken in December 2011 (see below). The latter shows the gardens, wells, & buildings we have created since acquiring the land. Click here to see our training site in Google Maps.
Here is a satellite image from 2003 Satellite image from December 2011
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In the top right of the land is the housing, field office,
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We purchased 7 acres of land 35 km west of Bamako for our permanent Training Center and Field Office in 2009. Most of the construction is complete and our fantastic Malian staff continues to develop all the necessary infrastructure to make it a living example of agricultural and economic self-reliance. 2010 saw the creation of our permanent vegetable garden, which is central to our training work, and over time will become an increasinlgy important component of the organization's financial viability. We hosted our first series of training sessions beginning in June. We hired a local expert to train 2 dozen local women in improved shea butter production techniques. The workshop series was wildly successful and the women are excited to use their new skills to produce Grade A shea butter that they will be able to sell for a premium! Other workshops have focused on improving soil fertility through composting and mulching as well as inter-cropping.
We are proud to say that ECOVA MALI is officially recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit profit organization. As such we can accept your tax-deductible donations directly. You can send us a check made out to ECOVA MALI or make a secure donation using your credit card on this website.
We are happy to say that our year-round vegetable production which we first planted in March 2010 is going strong! So far our staff has planted chilli peppers, tomatoes, okra, eggplantbeans, peas, and numerous papayas. We have already been able to eat and sell some of its bounty! We have consistently had amazing yields from our habanero peppers, tomatoes, onions, peanuts, maize, and cashews. The papayas are amazingly sweet and yield fruit within 9 months of planting from seed!
ECOVA MALI is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. As such, your financial contribution to ECOVA MALI is tax-deductible as a "charitable donation" when you file your annual tax return! You can either send us a check directly (made out to ECOVA MALI) to the address below, or you can make a secure online donation using Razoo.
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The new CPUs manufactured with 45nm process boast a lot of advantages. They run fast, run cool and squeeze less power off of today's struggling power supplies. Yet, aside from the thermal benefits and great power efficiency, the best benefit is the relief to our wallets – price drops are our friend. The perfect example of this would be Intel's new kid on the block, Core 2 Duo E8400. But lets go back to what caught my eye to begin with and the possibilities it presents in terms of overclocking – the new 45nm architecture. Let's examine the specs and see why this new CPU should impress us.
Wolfdale's introduction brings forth higher clock speeds, larger L2 cache and a number of other improvements. The obligatory speed bumps are a necessity for those that need that higher GHz number to feel like they're purchasing something that matters (I know I feel better). The E8400 comes in a nice speed of 3.0GHz, which leaves a small inkling that we can push this chip a bit faster.
The new 45nm architecture also brings native support 1333MHz front side bus, a feature many new motherboards now support. But with 45nm, Intel introduced more than just a die shrink, the E8400 supports SSE4 instructions set including 47 new commands that can speed up 3D graphics and video processing – by far one of the biggest features that most people will be interested in. Are you one of those people? If not, surely everyone else is in the face of the youtube, myspace, yahoo era.
Now lets talk about the worst kept secret…Core 2 Duo's have been some of the best overclocking chips for the past year and a half. The fact that we're dealing with Dual core chips, we don't face the same conundrum in heating a quad-core shows-offs (like me) purchase. The cooler the temps, the more headroom we have for overclocking. New production technology uses a new hafnium based material with a property called high-k. This allows increasing processor clock frequencies further without raising their heat dissipation and power consumption. We all like the sound of that.
I've heard reports of up to 3.80GHz stable operation with the Core 2 Duo E8400. For those who want to push the envelope and experience raw performance, 4.23GHz is not out of the question – we're talking air cooled, folks. However, we've all tempted fate and fell flat on our pale, sunless faces, so you didn't hear that from me ;-) As more motherboards with higher FSBs hit the market, the casual overclocker will have plenty of fun with the Core 2 Duo E8400.
For those who don't require the flexibility of a Quad-Core, Dual-Cores still prove to be a great choice. They run fast, run cool and suck less power. If you are in the market for a computer upgrade or want to make the move to 45nm, the E8400 is a superb choice and will no doubt become the most popular 45nm Dual-Core model. We happen to have many in stock, so click the following link and act fast.
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John P. Nallen
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Nallen in July 2013 became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 21st Century Fox, the new company formed by the June 2013 split of News Corporation into two separate companies, one for publishing and the other for entertainment. 21st Century Fox is by far the richer of the two, consisting of New Corporation's media and entertainment businesses, including the 20th Century Fox movie and television production studios and the firm's lucrative TV networks, including Fox, FX, Fox News Channel and regional sports networks. Nallon began his career in 1979 at Arthur Andersen and then joined New Corporation in 1995, where over the next six years he held various positions of increasing responsibility before being elevated to Executive Vice President and Deputy CFO in 2001. He was responsible for capital market and merger and acquisition transactions and oversaw various functional areas, including corporate finance, tax, corporate IT, internal audit and planning and analysis. Nallen has played important roles in transactions, including the purchase of an interest in DirecTV, the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and the IPOs of Fox Entertainment Group and News Digital Systems.


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If the phrase "male a cappella group" conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive fanbase, numerous national TV appearances and proven success with CD releases. They're performing on the heels of the release of Under The Influence, their fourth album release through Atlantic Records. The album features contributions from superstars Jason Mraz, Rob Thomas, Phil Collins, Dolly Parton and more! Straight No Chaser is the real deal, the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor. On the road, Straight No Chaser has built a reputation as an unforgettable live act.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is "so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil" according to the New York Daily News and "stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face" proclaims the Erie Times News about this "Broadway-worthy spectacle".
Renowned director Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, re-imagines the holiday season with CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE. An international cast of over 30 multi-talented and brilliantly costumed artists come to life and perform astonishing feats of disbelief. Experience gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets dancing and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. An original music score and some seasonal favorites accompany hundreds of spectacular costumes and holiday dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering soldiers. The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and rediscover the magic of the season.
Winner of ten Tony Awards including Best Musical, Hello, Dolly! is one of the most enduring Broadway classics. Emmy- award winning Sally Struthers (All In the Family, Gilmore Girls) stars as the strong-willed matchmaker Dolly, as she travels to Yonkers, NY to find a match for the ornery "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. Featuring an irresistible story and an unforgettable score including the title song, "Put on Your Sunday Clothes," "It Only Takes A Moment," and the show-stopping "Before the Parade Passes By," Hello, Dolly! has been charming audiences around the world for nearly 50 years.
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More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it's back and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, West Side Story soars as the greatest love story of all time. This revival, based on Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction, remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere." As the Associated Press says, "West Side Story remains Broadway's best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout."


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Neiburgs is an apartment-hotel located near the Dome Cathedral and a five-minute walk from various tourist spots. The hotel has kept its original features; preserving the buildings' architectural heritage and taking care to conserve and restore the detailing. All the suites are spacious and equipped with comfortable furniture and plenty of light fixtures to allow guests to adapt the lighting to suit the mood. Rooms have well-appointed bathrooms and offer stunning views of the roofs and church spires of Old Riga. The hotel offers views over the Old Town in comfort and tranquillity. With a warm welcome and wonderful hospitality guests are invited to enjoy the hospitality and delights of the Neiburgs Restaurant: one of Riga's most popular restaurants. The Neiburgs Restaurant is ideal for a range of occasions and offers a selection of favourites. The apartment-hotel library holds a collection of literature in various languages for guests to flick through and the hotel also has a small gym, sauna, Turkish bath and a selection of massage services on offer.
All the rooms are equipped with Dual Charging Stereo FM Clock Radio with Lightning Dock and USB Charge/Play for iPad/iPhone/iPod.
Located in the centre of Old Town Riga, the apartment-hotel is the ideal base from which guests can explore the history and sites of the city. Guests can reach the hotel easily from the airport -a short 20 minute taxi ride away- and the train station, bus stations and Riga port are all within a 15-20minute walk.


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By BRAD KELLAR
Herald-Banner Staff
The Hunt County grand jury is set to meet again this week, one week earlier than usual, and may consider issuing indictments in connection with an officer-involved shooting during a narcotics raid.
Local prosecutors intend to present evidence Friday in felony cases for consideration by the 354th District Court. The panel is set to meet at the Hunt County Courthouse, with the indictments to be issued no earlier than Friday evening.
The grand jury usually meets during the fourth Friday of each month, but is meeting this week in order to avoid a conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday.
The specifics of the cases which are presented to the grand jury are kept confidential until such time as the panel decides whether or not to issue indictments.
The grand jury can either issue indictments — or "true bills" — or determine its investigation did not find sufficient evidence to issue an indictment, in which case a "no bill" is issued. The indictments are issued open and made public, or are issued sealed if the subject named in the indictment has yet to be arrested and arraigned on the pending charge.
One of the recent cases involves a shooting during a narcotics raid in August:
— Cory Parker of Quinlan, was wounded during an early morning narcotics raid by the Hunt County Sheriff's Office.
Parker has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant and one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance of more than one but less than 200 grams. The sheriff's office SWAT team served a narcotics search warrant at a home Private Road 3837 off of North Shore road at around 5:30 a.m. August 2. Parker was alleged to have pulled a shotgun on the officers, who fired and wounded Parker.


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Police Lieutenant Christopher N. Cambiotti, 42, of Slidell, La., died on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 in Hattiesburg, Miss. as a result of a car accident.
Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of Henry Sr. and Carmen (DeLeon) Cambiotti of Lower Saucon Township. He was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Moravian College.
Chris joined the New Orleans Police Department in 1997. During his time with the department, he served the people of New Orleans by working in the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth districts. He also worked briefly in the department's Special Operations Division. Finally, during the last five years of his career, Chris served as the Second in Command to the First District Commander.
Lieutenant Cambiotti graduated from the FBI National Academy in December 2010 and is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Survivors: Parents; a brother, Henry "Hank" Cambiotti Jr. and his wife Karen of Stroudsburg; a nephew and godson, Nicholas Cambiotti of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and the one who Chris loved, his best friend and soul mate, Maggie Darling; his Italian greyhound, Primo; and many aunts, uncles,and cousins.
Services: Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church on Monday, Oct. 29 at 10am. Interment will follow at Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8pm on Sunday and 8:30 to 9:30am on Monday at Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1418 Main St., Hellertown. Visit his "Book of Memories" at www.falkfuneralhomes.com.
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As the new UAP Clinic Medical Office Building opens its doors today for patients, the sleek interior and state-of-the-art technology will greet the public like a five-star hotel.
Aside from quality medical care, the public will find comfortable waiting areas, privacy and a facility that is easily accessible to people with mobility challenges.
On a move-in day last week, amid the bustle of arriving equipment and office set-up, Dr. Krishna Namburi proudly led a tour of the cardiology department on the fourth floor of the new medical office building, located just southwest of Union Hospital.
"It is important to be this close to the hospital," Namburi said. "Both for inpatients and outpatients and doctors. In this case, I can run over to the hospital quickly. Such close proximity is very important."
He jokingly referred to his corner office, with its sweeping view of the Union Hospital campus, as the "penthouse" of the building. But his office is situated in the midst of his work, surrounded by exam rooms and close to the other UAP cardiologists.
He pointed to building details included as improvements for both the medical staff and the patients. For instance, outside the door of each exam room is a set of multi-colored flags that can be extended to indicate what service needs to happen for the patient waiting inside. The flags on each floor of the building are all color-coded to mean the same thing, which was not the case in the former clinic location, leading to occasional confusion for the staff.
"The flags were made uniform so everyone knows what each color means," Namburi said, explaining that change was requested by the staff. "Small things like that mean so much."
Inside the exam room, a computer on wheels — or COW — can be moved so that the nurse or physician entering information into the electronic medical record system can make eye contact with patients while using the COW.
"The patients told us that the nurses and doctors are just charting on computers. They're not paying attention to us," Namburi said of the reason to make the computers mobile.
He also pointed out the layout of the waiting areas, where half-walls and tinted glass group the seating into smaller clusters.
"It's also important for patients to feel safe and secure, so we have waiting areas in cubicles. There is some privacy, not seeing everyone else who is waiting," he said.
Namburi praised the UAP board and the leadership of the Union Hospital health system with constructing a technologically advanced building.
"It takes an immense amount of courage, leadership and foresight to take care of such a monumental building project," the cardiologist said. "Especially in the future of health care, we don't know what's going to happen next week. We were very fortunate to have this leadership, and that was the key."
Another amenity inside the new building is intended to reduce a potentially stressful experience for patients and their families.
UAP Clinic partnered with local artist Becky Hochhalter to integrate custom, interactive art pieces into the facility's decor. The artwork features photographs by Hochhalter showcasing the diversity of landscape found in Indiana and Illinois.
She traveled to state, local and national parks in the bistate area to capture the images, which have been printed on aluminum panels and suspended over brushed, bronzed metal backdrops on the walls. Each art piece is accompanied by a descriptive plaque containing codes that allow visitors to use their smartphones to access information about each park.
As the tour of the building continued, visitors were shown the new Roly Poly cafe, which has entrances from both the front parking lot and the building interior. The pharmacy — with a drive-through window — is located near the cafe. The laboratory, radiology, pulmonary/critical care and urology departments are also located on the first floor.
The second floor houses the cosmetic laser center, gynecology and obstetrics, and endocrinology.
The third floor houses allergy, asthma and immunology; audiology with a new sound booth; ear, nose, throat and allergy; gastroenterology, and general surgery.
The fourth floor houses cardiology, cardiovascular testing and internal medicine.
The lower level features a large conference room for training and education, with projectors in the ceiling, as well as a staff break area and building support services.
Pam Smith, director of clinic operation, said the staff had a busy week moving and setting up equipment, as well as organizing and preparing for today's opening and Saturday's open house.
UAP CEO Pat Board said the new medical office building spent a long-time in the dreaming and planning stage, and it will mean an improvement in care for patients.
"The original building opened in 1959," Board said of the Associated Physicians and Surgeons clinic in downtown Terre Haute. "It had few handicapped accessible doors, a lot of privacy issues, and it wasn't designed for the electronic world. This building is designed with modern medicine in mind."
The new building will also hopefully attract new doctors to Terre Haute, he said. With a nationwide shortage of doctors, attracting physicians to a community can hinge on whether the facilities and equipment are modern.
While the new clinic features medical specialties and services, UAP Clinic will maintain other locations around the city.
The downtown clinic at 221 S. Sixth St. will continue to offer family medicine and pediatrics.
The northside clinic at 1739 N. Fourth St. offers family medicine, neurology and the sleep center.
The southside clinic at 4601 S. Seventh St. offers family medicine.
The bone and joint center at 1725 N. Fifth St. offers orthopedics, sports medicine, hand surgery, podiatry and rheumatology.
The dermatology and eye center at 422 Poplar St. offers dermatology, eye center and optical shop.
The oncology and hematology clinic is located in the Hux Cancer Center at 1711 N. Sixth and Half Street.
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Apple is well known for creating sleek, minimalist designs with an emphasis on thin. A new patent granted the company this week could allow the company to do away with even more unnecessary space in future iPhone and iPad designs.
The company won the rights for what is known as "microslot antenna" technology, which would further minimize the device hardware needed to pick up bands of communication. In the current iteration of iPhone, "two internal radio antennas dynamically switch between multiple frequency bands, including those carrying fast LTE data. In order to fit the units within the handset's slim body, Apple had to design a window for radio waves, while keeping the unit small enough to leave room for other important structures like the logic board and battery," writes AppleInsider's Mikey Campbell.
The new technology would make it possible for a series of tiny slots in the phone's housing to act as antennae, as long as the housing is made of conducive material. This has led to speculation that Apple's affinity for aluminum devices (think Macbooks) could spread to its iPhone product.
Going aluminum has caused issues for the company in the past, including scratching and the possibility of surface wear caused by pH levels in the phone's immediate environment.
Should the entirely aluminum iPhone come to be, it will be a yet another clean-looking Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) device right out of the box. But, there will be those that will scoff at the inevitable scratches and surface wear that will inevitably appear.
Would it matter to me? Let me put it this way: for the past several months months I've been carrying around an iPhone 4 with a sheet of shattered Gorilla Glass on the front. The one day I decide not to enshroud my phone in its rubber case, it falls from my hand on the sidwalk and a web of cracks shoots through the black surface, tiny pieces of glass crumbling off. It's unsightly, but usable.
As far as I'm concerned, an aluminum iPhone would be an improvement. Will smartphone shoppers base their purchase on the surface material? I own a smidge of Apple stock so I suppose I'm expected to care, but I just can't see it being a factor. Regardless of what material is used, consumers will likely grab a third party case for better protection or style or both.
The next iPhony should be made of Lead …. that way it will be material appropriate for the iPhony's market position against Samsung and Android … falling like a Lead weight. b..bye CrApple.
NOBODY has the breakage problems CrApple has with the iPhony, so the issue is the crap design quality of the iPhony.
And here is what Wall Street thinks of Apple's future: AAPL $467.90 -$12.03 -2.51% in one day! Lost $12.03!
Is this article a year old? What's the iPhone 5 made out of?
As an RF engineer, I question the ability of the inernal antenna to operate properly in a housing of aluminum, which is an excellent faraday shield.
Even with distributed elements of what appears t be a miniature LOG PERIODIC antenna will have some difficulties with proper impedance matching, ohmic losses and inductance issues to say the least.
Since most commercial (COTS) devices for the radio communications industry are normally 50 ohms intrinsic impedance, there will be problems with proper matching of the main power amplifier and the receiver front end.
Ceramic filters and tuned inductors that make up a large portion of the cellular filtering will interact with the internal antenna.
One added problem will come from directionality of the RF signal from and o the handset, especially when the device is being held in the hand,and near the body(which has natural capacitive effects) that will impede the RF signals.
the antenna is the first and last component that the phone 'sees' when it is connected to the networks, and this radiation resistance will have a direct impact on call quality (QOS), as well as battery life.
Every phone is actually being commanded by the nearest cell site, and the overhead data is constantly being transmitted, and this data telle the phone how much transmitter power to utilize as it polls the handset(RSSI).
This signal is measure in dBm, and the level is used to determine the actual power required by every cell site to maintain call connection as well as quality of every call.
One can do this test on your own, and see how poorly an antenna performs when placed in an aluminum enclosure, and outside of one.
Make range assessments of both, compare the signal quality and audio quality as well. Both are necessary. Once you house an antenna structure inside of an aluminum body, you also have shadowing effects to overcome, this is caused by the metal body affecting the radiated signal, as well as the inbound signals from the cell sites.
High density areas served by a large number of cell sites might not be an issue in urban locations, but it will factor in a great deal once you are traveling into and around rural areas not served by a vast number of sites. I suspect a higher than normal amount of dropped calls wil be sustained in rural environments.
Remember, the weaker the signals, the harder it is to overcome the intrinsic noise that will show up on those calls!
Aluminum? Seriously? I dont have a background in material science and radios but wouldn't that be like the end-all of all signal processing capabilities of the iPhone? Remember, you'll be "holding" the iPhone and for those who will be quick enough to point that the metal might be insulated and stuff: do you think Apple will design something like that?


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Get ready for another half-marathon in the Buffalo area. The Rapid Running Buffalo Half Marathon will be held on June 30, 2012.
The plan is to start the race at 7 a.m., and finish at the 50-yard line of Ralph Wilson Stadium. Bands are planned for every other mile of the course as well as in the finish area.
For those who think 13.1 miles is a little too long, a 5-kilometer race is slated to start at 7:15 a.m.; it will be interested to see how many runners will get up that early for a 5K event.
The full pricing of the race has not been set, but starting rates are $75 for the half-marathon and $25 for the 5K. A Health and Fitness Expo will be held on June 28 & 29 at the Bills' Healthy Zone Field House.
One other note: I received my first "robo-call" for a race the other day. It was a recording over the phone urging me to sign up for the Snowball Run on December 10. It's an interesting concept, although I've been trained by elections to believe that the only voices on such calls belong to Chuck Schumer or Rudy Giuliani.
For those who suffered through a weekend without a race in the area last week, there are a few options coming up. The list is courtesy of buffalorunners.com:
* Reindeer Run 5K, Medaille College in Buffalo, 10 a.m. Saturday, 880-2130. Looks like we won't have the traditional ice in Forest Lawn on Saturday morning, thanks to some temperatures above freezing. And the windshirts are a great premium.
* Holly Jolly 5K, 4050 N. Buffalo St. in Orchard Park, 12 noon Saturday, 830-6713.
* BuffaloRunners 10K, Chestnut Ridge Park Casino in Orchard Park, 9 a.m. Sunday, 649-1530. This is designed to show support for the website, buffalorunners.com. There are no awards, but runners will be timed. Competitors are invited to bring food and drink.
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Niagara Gazette — Recently crowned New York State Junior Olympic boxing champion KShawn Agee emerged victorious in the main event of Fight Night IV, a boxing card put together and hosted Saturday night by Casal's Boxing Club in Niagara Falls.
Agee defeated Dom Diaz of West Side Boxing Club.
The host boxing club enjoyed victories in six of the eight bouts in which their members were competing, Agee's win included. Two-time and defending Golden Gloves champion Brianna Smith again met and defeated her mots recent Golden Gloves rival, Mikiah Kreps (West Side Boxing) in a tough battle.
In other results: Keith Gordon (Casal's) won by decision over Mike Gangemi (Rochester). Eliajha Austin (Casal's) defeated Javar Reeves (St. Martin's of Rochester); Genio Violanti (Casal's) defeated Nate Mohawk (Salamanca Boxing Club); Joey Krebs (Casal's) defeated Yomar Rosa (West Side Boxing).


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For 68years, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show has been recognized by the equestrian community as a premier event. This 10-day competition attracts top hunter riders from the United States and an international field of top talent to jumper divisions and the World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix de Penn National. Each day is unique with a variety of competition, educational and family events and special attractions all listed on the Horse Show Web Site: www.PAnational.org.
Seating is all general admission on the first 9 days. Reserved seats for Saturday, October 19th are assigned on a first come basis and include all day general admission. Reserved seat tickets will be picked up at the show. Parking is free.
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TOWSON, Md. - After earning its first victory of the season over Georgetown, the Towson men's swimming and diving team will face a trio of Colonial Athletic Association opponents Friday and Saturday when they travel to Norfolk, Va., for a POD Meet against the Old Dominion Monarchs, George Mason and Northeastern.
The Tigers are fresh off of their first win of the season, a 154-134 decision over the Georgetown Hoyas on Oct. 20 at Burdick Pool.
"Basically, we're trying to show improvement," Towson head coach Pat Mead said. "Are we continuing to improve from meet-to-meet two months into the season? We will face some of the best swimmers in the conference this weekend and I'm curious to see some of our better swimmers against them."
Senior Zack Stone, sophomore Matt Lowe and freshman Matt McKenney were outstanding against the Hoyas, as each recorded victories for the Tigers.
Stone led a Towson contingent that took the top three places in the 200-yard freestyle event, recording a time of 1:43.34 for the win while freshman Sawyer Martin finished second and sophomore Matt Collingwood third. Collingwood also won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:40.74.
For McKenney, he built on his impressive collegiate debut against William & Mary and broke his own freshman record swimming against the Hoyas. After establishing a Towson freshman record by swimming a 21.42 in the 50-yard freestyle against the Tribe, McKenney was even better against Georgetown, shaving .22 off of his time and winning the event in 21.20.
Lowe was even better for the Tigers, taking home victories in a pair of events. He posted an impressive time of 9:32.47 in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a 1:56.91 in the 200-yard butterfly, while also finishing in fourth place in the 200-yard backstroke.


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You might say that my oldest, 13, shows some autistic traits. He still has meltdowns if he becomes stressed – usually over homework. He is methodical. He is "overly logical". He excels at math, science, and engineering.
But it was his younger brother, Xavier, that is autistic. Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) was the official diagnosis. It is part of the spectrum of autism that can vary significantly. He went from being a slightly odd little 1 ½ year old to banging his head for self-stimulation. He doesn't taste normally. Subtle tastes mean nothing to him. His favorite food is pickles and anything with a lot of garlic. Just today we noticed that his ear had been bleeding, but since he doesn't feel and comprehend pain, we can't tell where or why. He has been known to cut his leg at school and only "cry when the bandage was put on". If it were any normal child, they would have been crying their eyes out when it was cut or at least when it was washed out.
It was December 23, 2010 when we were in the developmental psychologist's office at 8 am for a 4 hour long appointment. I don't know if his siblings have forgiven him for this, since they had to wake up at 6 am in the middle of break to go with us.
The week before we listened to the Rady's Children Hospital Radio-a-thon to hear a mom whose son was diagnosed autistic after eating problems. I took special note when I heard that. Her son, like Xavier, had gone through the Feeding Team and checked out medically why he wasn't eating properly. We were awaiting test results from what would be the first of 3 biopsies for Xavier at this time and only a couple weeks prior were in with the Feeding Team for an observation. This other mom said they recommended that she take her son to the developmental psychologist. She did and left hearing he was autistic.
I took mental note. Something I would change from "mental note" to "write this one down" notes. So I was mentally prepared if we heard "autistic" on the way out.
The appointment on December 23 was a long one. Numerous questions for me: PAGES of written and verbal questions. Working with Xavier. Playing games with the two of us. It wasn't the full 4 hours but it was long.
We left there with a yellow stuffed elephant. The first of the stuffed animals Xavier would get for spending the holidays at the doctor's office. We also learned that the road ahead of him made a sharp turn and we will have to work to get him back on the "normal track".
I was blessed to have a lot of friends that work with special needs families, and friends that have special needs children of their own. By January 3, I had an application for SSDI in and had contacted the San Diego Regional Center on how to proceed with getting him the services he needs. We were denied for SSDI but Regional Center walked me through what are Xavier's options. I worked with our pediatrician, who told me this is time to stop crying and become Xavier's fighter, to decide on the best method of treatment. We chose, and I pushed for, Alexa's PLAYc at Rady's. They were amazing. Xavier grew so much over the year he spent there.
This is my story. This is Xavier's story.
Why do I not care so much as to the "reason of the week" that is the cause of autism? Because no one knows. We have seen specialists galore, gone through different studies, and yet no one can explain to me what caused Xavier's autism. Until they can, I won't care about these "studies".
What I will do is help others try to get their children the early assistance that I have seen make a huge improvement in Xavier.
Like I said, he could count to 10 and had a great little vocabulary before it fritz'd as I say. It was like part of his internal hard drive got corrupted. Now he is on the way back from that. His vocabulary is growing. He is saying longer sentences. He isn't banging his head, but instead asks for head hugs which is someone putting pressure on his temples. He sometimes hides in tight dark spaces when the world gets too much for him. He is almost fully potty trained, something that we were not expecting to be anytime soon because of his lack of feeling. He is teaching us what works for him and how we can help him. He will still lick everything for the texture sensation and spin around in circles forever if we let him.
All I ask is that people start helping these young people. At some point we will find the underlying answer. We don't need an "answer of the week," which some are just ridiculous. Yes I got sick during my pregnancy, but I was much worse with my oldest. Yes I was exposed to harmful fumes, but probably 100 times worse when I was pregnant with my daughter and working at a local casino, and she shows no signs of being on the spectrum.
Please don't say that these kids need to be removed from classrooms. They don't. They need what every other kid needs, parents that participate in their education. I was in shock to hear that this year was the first year that any special ed parent wanted to volunteer in my son's school activities. Really? I do this for my older two, why would Xavier be any different?
Autistic kids learn like every other child, sometimes better. They may not have the social skills now, but it is something that they can learn in a standard classroom setting. These are smart, sometimes mischievous, kids with a future ahead of them like no other. Let us let them grow and thrive. Let us help them become the people they are meant to be. Let us throw, even a quarter of the money spent on these ridiculous studies into Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, social therapy, music and dance therapy. These kids see others their age and want to do what they do. Let us work towards that.
And next spring, when you see the 4 year old playing baseball but not looking where he throws the ball, know that he doesn't like looking at faces. But also know that this kid will probably be the first one picked for any baseball team because he has skills and a mom that will be there for him every step of the way.


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The following is a press release from Scott Schmidt.
A group of three West Hollywood residents filed paperwork at City Hall to place an initiative measure on the
Initiative proponents Elyse Eisenberg, Sheila Lightfoot and Scott Schmidt are asking the City Council to place a simple question on the ballot during the next municipal election:
"Shall an ordinance be adopted providing that no person shall serve more than a total of three (3) terms as a member of the West Hollywood City Council, whether served consecutively or non-consecutively, with any portion of a term, whether elected or appointed, counting as a full term?"
"We are asking the City Council to let the voters have a say on term limits," said proponent Scott Schmidt. "Since the voters of West Hollywood last considered a more restrictive version of term limits in 1997, LA City, LA County and the State of California have all come to agree that twelve years is enough time to accomplish one's goals in public office—and that is what we are asking for in West Hollywood."
"While all of the West Hollywood Council members have done many good things for the city during their tenure, these should not be lifetime positions," said neighborhood advocate Elyse Eisenberg. "The direction and values of the city have strayed dramatically from its core values when first established in 1984. It is time for fresh faces and new visions which support the existing residents and local businesses."
Initiative proponent Sheila Lightfoot added, "West Hollywood has so many creative, intelligent and engaged residents. We need term limits to give of them a chance to represent their friends, neighbors and local businesses over the monied interests."
Schmidt concluded, "If the City Council refuses to put the question on the ballot, then the citizens will have the opportunity to sign a petition to put it on the ballot themselves."
For more information on Term Limits for West Hollywood, please visit www.wehotermlimits.com.