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RUMFORD — By a 3-2 split on most items, selectmen OK'd much of Selectman Jeff Sterling's proposed wind ordinance at Wednesday night's special board meeting.
It was not without hearing a lot of grief from many in the audience who said Sterling's measure doesn't protect the town enough. They favored the more restrictive ordinance that was defeated by a majority in November.
Resident and businessman Roger Arsenault accused the board of not knowing what they were doing in seemingly approving sections blindly and hurriedly.
"I've got the fear of God about what's going to happen," he said of what he expects about litigation ensuing should voters approve the ordinance next month.
"Your minds are already made up and I don't think that's right."
Peter Buotte, who with Arsenault drafted the defeated ordinance, accused the board of "quadrupling the noise that's going to be in this community," by increasing the allowed decibel limit.
On the sound safety setback Sterling changed his proposed 2,000 feet to 3,000 feet and left it from a dwelling and not property line as several, including Selectmen Jeremy Volkernick and Greg Buccina, wanted. It was approved 3-2 with Volkernick and Buccina dissenting.
Resident and businessman Jim Thibodeau, who also helped draft the defeated ordinance, accused some board members of not caring about the safety of Rumford's residents.
Several in the crowd also accused the majority of pandering to a wind developer spokesman, Neil Kiely, of Boston-based First Wind.
Kiely on the other hand, described several of their comments as "fear mongering."
He also objected at various points in the discussion to what he called unfair regulations, saying parts of the ordinance single out the wind industry and do not require the same standards of other industries in town such as the gas plant or paper mill.
Additionally, the selectmen voting in the minority most of the night — Volkernick and Buccina — left without saying a word while the meeting was still progressing, Buccina first and then Volkernick at about 9:30 p.m.
It wasn't clear if they simply left in disgust or whether they had to work.
Both favored a more restrictive ordinance that they said would offer more protection to residents and prevent the town from becoming embroiled in future litigation.
When Buccina left, most of those who railed against Sterling, Selectmen Mark Belanger and Chairman Brad Adley, got up en masse and noisily left, too.
Later, Volkernick loudly objected to one section. He demanded that they write a moratorium into the ordinance that would restrict the first developer to 10 or 12 turbines for five years.
He said he sought that to determine if the ordinance was working on behalf of the town or needed tweaking.
Volkernick said he wanted this as a small concession for what the majority got earlier, but his motion died for lack of a second.
The board then cruised through several other sections with the same tally, stumbling over the Stray Voltage Assessment and Requirements.
After a few people argued that wind farms generate and don't generate stray voltage, and after Kiely argued that there isn't any science to prove this, Buccina and Volkernick got Sterling to agree with them to leave it in.
Volkernick had one victory when he convinced the board to table the section on fire prevention and emergency response plan and requirements. He wants fire Chief Bob Chase to review the language to better protect the town.
When Buccina left after the 3-2 vote approving the Decommissioning section, tallies on other sections were 4-0 or 3-1 with Volkernick the lone dissenter until he, too, left.
The board was still deliberating the proposal by 9:45 p.m.


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Top scientists propose ambitious plans to safeguard world from devastating climate change
(12/05/2013) Two degrees is too much: that's the conclusion of a landmark new paper by top economists and climatologists, including James Hansen formerly of NASA. The paper, appearing in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, argues that global society must aim for only one degree Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impact of climate change, and not the two degrees Celsius agreed on by the world's governments. But given that the world's governments are not yet on track to even achieve the two degree target, how could we lock in just one? A combination of renewable energy, nuclear power, and, most importantly, a rising price on carbon emissions, according to the eighteen scientists.
Bangladesh plans massive coal plant in world's biggest mangrove forest
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Mesoamerican Reef needs more local support, says report
(09/13/2013) From massive hotel development through the agriculture industry, humans are destroying the second largest barrier reef in the world: the Mesoamerican Reef. Although global climate change and its effects on reefs via warming and acidification of coastal waters have made recent headlines, local human activities may destroy certain ecosystems before climate change has a chance to do it. The harmful effects of mining, agriculture, commercial development, and fishing in coastal regions have already damaged more than two-thirds of reefs across the Caribbean, in addition to worsening the negative effects of climate change.
Drastic cuts to greenhouse gases could save hundreds of U.S. cities from watery grave
(08/01/2013) More than 1,700 American cities and towns – including Boston, New York, and Miami – are at greater risk from rising sea levels than previously feared, a new study has found. By 2100, the future of at least part of these 1,700 locations will be "locked in" by greenhouse gas emissions built up in the atmosphere, the analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday found.
Featured video: mangroves in El Salvador imperiled by climate change
(07/17/2013) A new short video by Friends of the Earth International highlights the impacts of climate change on mangroves in El Salvador, which local fishermen depend on for their livelihoods.
Seabirds face big problems as sea levels rise
(06/19/2013) Migratory shorebird populations are at great risk from rising sea levels due to global climate change, warns a recent paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. These birds play an important role in the distribution of nutrients within wetland and coastal ecosystems, and their loss could have unknown consequences for the rest of the world.
Pacific islanders are the 'victims of industrial countries unable to control their carbon dioxide emissions'
(05/15/2013) With islands and atolls scattered across the ocean, the small Pacific island states are among those most exposed to the effects of global warming: increasing acidity and rising sea level, more frequent natural disasters and damage to coral reefs. These micro-states, home to about 10 million people, are already paying for the environmental irresponsibility of the great powers.
Top security official in Nigeria blames climate change for worsening insecurity
(04/25/2013) Climate change is in part to blame for rising conflict and crime in Nigeria, according to the president's National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Speaking to the House Committee on Climate Change, Dasuki said that the rise of Boko Haram insurgents, a jihadist group in northern Nigeria, and worsening crime was linked to climate change reports All Africa.
Scientists find the 'missing heat' of global warming 700 meters below the sea
(03/28/2013) Critics of climate change often claim that warming has stopped since the late 1990s. While this is categorically false (the last decade was the warmest on record and 2005 and 2010 are generally considered tied for the warmest year), scientists do admit that warming hasn't occurred over land as rapidly as predicted in the last ten years, especially given continually rising greenhouse gas emissions. But a recent study in Geophysical Research Letters has found this so-called missing heat: 700 meters below the surface of the ocean.
U.S. Admiral: climate change, not North Korea, biggest threat in the Pacific
(03/13/2013) This week, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear II, the head of U.S. military forces in the Pacific, told The Boston Globe that climate change was the gravest threat in the region. While such an assessment may be surprising, given North Korea's recent nuclear tests, the U.S. military has long viewed climate change as a massive destabilizing force on global security.
Climate change already pummeling U.S. according to government report
(01/14/2013) Climate change is on the march across the U.S. according to a new draft report written by U.S. government scientists with input from 240 experts. It documents increasing and worsening extreme weather, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification among other impacts. Released Friday for public review, the report will be officially launched later this year or early in 2014.
Temperature in West Antarctica rising twice as fast as previously thought, finds study
(12/23/2012) The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming twice as fast as previously believed, spurring new concerns about broader melting in Antarctica and associated sea level rise, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Greenland and Antarctica ice melt accelerating, pushing sea levels higher
(12/03/2012) A massive team of scientists have used multiple methods to provide the best assessment yet of ice loss at the world's poles, including Greenland and a number of Antarctic ice sheets. Their findings—that all major ice sheets are shrinking but one; that ice loss is speeding up; and that this is contributing to the rise in sea levels—add more evidence to the real-time impacts from global climate change. Melting ice sheets at the poles have raised sea levels 11.1 millimeters, or about 20 percent of observed sea level rise, in the past twenty years, according to the landmark study in Science.
Watery world: sea level rising 60 percent faster than predicted
(11/28/2012) Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated, according to a new study in the open access Environmental Research Letters. In addition to imperiling coastal regions and islands, global sea level rise is worsening the damage inflicted by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, which recently brought catastrophic flooding to the New Jersey coast and New York City.
World Bank: 4 degrees Celsius warming would be miserable
(11/20/2012) A new report by the World Bank paints a bleak picture of life on Earth in 80 years: global temperatures have risen by 4 degrees Celsius spurring rapidly rising sea levels and devastating droughts. Global agriculture is under constant threat; economies have been hampered; coastal cities are repeatedly flooded; coral reefs are dissolving from ocean acidification; and species worldwide are vanishing. This, according to the World Bank, is where we are headed even if all of the world's nations meet their pledges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. However, the report also notes that with swift, aggressive action it's still possible to ensure that global temperatures don't rise above 4 degrees Celsius.
Above the ocean: saving the world's most threatened birds
(11/01/2012) A life on the ocean is a perilous one for any bird. They must expend energy staying aloft for thousands of miles and learn to be marathon swimmers; they must seek food beneath treacherous waves and brave the world's most extreme climates; they must navigate the perils both of an unforgiving sea and far-flung islands. Yet seabirds, which includes 346 global species that depend on marine ecosystems, have evolved numerous strategies and complex life histories to deal with the challenges of the sea successfully, and they have been doing so since the dinosaur's last stand. Today, despite such a track record, no other bird family is more threatened; yet it's not the wild, unpredictable sea that endangers them, but pervasive human impacts.
Greenland suffers record melt
(08/16/2012) Four weeks before Greenland's melting season usually ends, it has already blown past all previous records. By August 8th, nearly a month before cooler weather usually sets in around the world's largest island, the island toppled the past record set in 2010.
"Don't be so silly" about climate change: Mohamed Nasheed on The Daily Show
(04/04/2012) Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, told the world on The Daily Show Monday night: "Just don't be so silly" about climate change. Nasheed, who in February was forced to resign his presidency, is visiting the U.S. to meet with government officials as well as to push for climate action during the release of a new documentary film about his presidency, entitled The Island President.
Black Swans and bottom-up environmental action
(02/08/2012) The defining events shaping the modern world - economic, social, environmental, progressive and disruptive - are frequently characterized as "Black
Swans."The Black Swan term and theory were characterized
by author and analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb who explains, "What we call here a Black Swan (and capitalize it) is an event with the following three
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possibility. Second, it carries an extreme impact. Third, in spite of its outlier status, human nature makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence
after the fact, making it explainable and predictable." Taleb identifies the emergence of the internet, the attacks of September 11, 2001, the
popularity of Facebook, stock market crashes, the success of Harry Potter, and World War I as among Black Swan events.
Photo of the day: Turquoise waters along the California coast
(09/15/2011) A new study, commissioned by the California Department of Boating and Waterways and conducted by San Francisco State University (SFSU), finds that rising sea levels could take a substantial toll on one of California's biggest attractions: its beaches.
Environmental law landmark: island nation challenges faraway coal plant for climate impact
(05/25/2011) The far-flung Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), located in the Pacific Ocean, has created legal history by challenging the decision to extend the life of a massive coal plant in the Czech Republic. The over 600-island nation, Micronesia, argues that greenhouse gas emissions from the Czech plant are impacting the way of life in Micronesia, many of whose islands are facing submersion under rising sea levels.
Melting ice sheets largest contributor to rising sea levels
(03/08/2011) Researchers expected the shrinking ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland to eventually become the greatest contributor to the world's rising sea levels; they just didn't expect it to happen so quickly. A new study in Geophysical Research Letters has found that ice sheets have overtaken melting glaciers and ice caps.
Greenland melt is the worst yet
(01/24/2011) Melting of the Greenland ice sheet was the most extreme yet in 2010, beating the previous melt record from 2007. This continues a long-term trend whereby melting in Greenland has increased on average 17,000 square kilometers every year since 1979.
Earth could see 4 degrees Celsius warming in less than a lifetime
(11/29/2010) By the time children born this year reach 50 years old, the Earth could be 4 degrees Celsius warmer (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) warns a new study as governments meet in Cancun for this year's UN climate summit, which is not expected to produce an agreement. Last year governments pledged in the non-binding Copenhagen Accord to keep temperatures below a 2 degree Celsius rise, but a new study in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A argues that even with current promises to cut emissions this is unlikely and, in a worst-case scenario, a rise of 4 degrees Celsius is possible by 2060.
As a tiny island nation makes a big sacrifice, will the rest of the world follow suit?
(09/15/2010) Kiribati, a small nation consisting of 33 Pacific island atolls, is forecast to be among the first countries swamped by rising sea levels. Nevertheless, the country recently made an astounding commitment: it closed over 150,000 square miles of its territory to fishing, an activity that accounts for nearly half the government's tax revenue. What moved the tiny country to take this monumental action? President Anote Tong, says Kiribati is sending a message to the world: 'We need to make sacrifices to provide a future for our children and grandchildren.'
Coral reefs doomed by climate change
(07/22/2010) The world's coral reefs are in great danger from dual threats of rising temperatures and ocean acidification, Charlie Veron, Former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, told scientists attending the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting in Sanur, Bali. Tracing the geological history of coral reefs over hundreds of millions of years, Veron said reefs lead a boom-and-bust existence, which appears to be correlated with atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. With CO2 emissions rising sharply from human activities, reefs—which are home to perhaps a quarter of marine species and provide critical protection for coastlines—are poised for a 'bust' on a scale unlike anything seen in tens of millions of years.
'Very dramatic' changes in Greenland: ice loss spreads north
(03/28/2010) Over the past ten years scientists have measured increasing ice loss along southern Greenland. Now a new study in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the ice loss has spread north with likely consequences for global sea level rise.
Climate change melting southern Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves
(02/23/2010) The US Geological Survey (USGS) has found that every ice front in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula—the coldest part—has been retreating overall for the past sixty years with the greatest changes visible since 1990.
Climate change pushes massive Antarctic glacier past tipping point
(01/14/2010) A new study shows that a major Antarctic glacier has likely passed its tipping point, putting it on track to lose 50 percent of its ice in 100 years. Such a loss is estimated to raise global sea levels by 24 centimeters (9.4 inches), according to the study published in the Proceedings of Royal Society A.
Catastrophic sea level rise could occur with only two degrees Celsius warming
(12/17/2009) Allowing the climate to rise by just two degrees Celsius—the target most industrialized nations are currently discussing in Copenhagen—may still lead to a catastrophic sea level rise of six to nine meters, according to a new study in Nature. While this rise in sea levels would take hundreds of years to fully occur, inaction this century could lock the world into this fate.
Photos: ten beloved species threatened by global warming
(12/14/2009) The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a list of ten species that are likely to be among the hardest hit by climate change, including beloved species such as the leatherback sea turtle, the koala, the emperor penguin, the clownfish, and the beluga whale. The timing of the list coincides with the negotiations by world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference to come up with an international agreement to combat climate change.
Sea levels set to rise more than expected due to 'deeply surprising' Greenland melt
(12/14/2009) A new study by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program estimates that the sea will rise by 0.5 to 1.5 meters by 2100, threatening coastal cities and flooding island nations. This is double the predicted rise estimated by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on climate Change (IPCC) in 2007, which did not incorporate sea level rise due to the melting of Greenland and Antarctica's ice sheets.
US think-tank: islands affected by global warming should wait for trickle-down money
(12/09/2009) Poor island nations threatened by rising seas should wait for money through trickle-down economics, according to the founder of the US Competitive Enterprise Institute. The Washington-based free-market think tank believes that curbing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change will be too costly to the US and global economies.
Islands and African nations present toughest treaty yet to combat global warming
(12/09/2009) Led by the small island state of Tuvalu, developing nations particularly vulnerable to climate change have put forward the most ambitious plan yet to mitigate climate change. Their move has split them from usual partners, such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa, who are concerned about the economic consequences of the proposal.
Bangladesh tops list of most vulnerable countries to climate change
(12/09/2009) According to the Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is the most vulnerable nation to extreme weather events, which many scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change. From 1990 to 2008, Bangladesh has lost 8,241 lives on average every year due to natural disasters. In addition, rising sea levels also threaten millions of Bangladeshis.
Nations vulnerable to global warming present demands: carbon levels below 350ppm and billions in aid
(11/10/2009) A group of nations especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change have released a declaration calling for developed countries to keep CO2 emission below 350 parts per million (ppm) and to give 1.5 percent of their gross domestic product to aid developing nations in adapting to the myriad impacts of climate change.
Satellite lasers show melting of Greenland, Antarctic worse than expected
(09/23/2009) Researchers examining 43 million satellite measurements of Antarctica's thinning ice sheets and 7 million of Greenland's, show that the ice is melting faster than expected. Published in Nature the research is the most comprehensive picture to date of the melting glaciers, allowing scientists to better predict how sea levels may rise.
Sea levels set to rise as Arctic warming replaces millennia long natural cooling cycle
(09/03/2009) According to a new study published in Science the Arctic should be cooling, and in fact has been cooling for millennia. But beginning in 1900 Arctic summer temperatures began rising until the mid-1990s when the cooling trend was completely overcome. Researchers fear that this sudden up-tick in temperatures could lead to rising sea levels threatening coastal cities and islands. "Scientists have known for a while that the current period of warming was preceded by a long-term cooling trend," said lead author Darrell Kaufman of Northern Arizona University. "But our reconstruction quantifies the cooling with greater certainty than ever before."
Political heat rising on climate change, but does the United States feel it?
(09/02/2009) The UN Summit on Climate Change isn't for three months, yet the political temperature has been rising steadily over the summer. The heat is especially focused on the three big players at the summit: China, India, and the United States.
Cutting greenhouse gases now would save world from worst global warming scenarios
(04/14/2009) If nations worked together to produce large cuts in greenhouse gases, the world would be saved from global warming's worst-case-scenarios, according to a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The study found that, although temperatures are set to rise this century, cutting greenhouse gases by 70 percent the globe could avoid the most dangerous aspects of climate change, including a drastic rise in sea level, melting of the Arctic sea ice, and large-scale changes in precipitation. In addition such cuts would eventually allow the climate to stabilize by the end of the century rather than a continuous rise in temperatures.
Experts forecast probability of global warming tipping points
(03/16/2009) The probability of Earth's climate passing a "tipping point" that could result in large impacts within the next two centuries is greater than 50 percent, according to research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Rise in sea levels due to global warming could imperil New York City
(03/16/2009) A new study shows that sea levels along the United States' northeastern coast will rise nearly twice as fast during this century than previous predictions. By 2100 the waters around New York city could rise as much as 18 inches, leaving Manhattan particularly vulnerable to flooding from hurricanes and winter storm surges.
Climate change doubles coastal erosion in Alaska over 5-year period
(02/18/2009) Coastal erosion along a 64-kilometer (40-mile) stretch of Alaska's Beaufort Sea doubled between 2002 and 2007, report researchers, who link the development to "declining sea ice extent, increasing summertime sea-surface temperature, rising sea level, and increases in storm power and corresponding wave action."
Gravitational effects may boost sea level rise by 25% along U.S. coast
(02/05/2009) The melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause sea level to rise more than previously predicted for some regions, including the U.S. coastline, report researchers writing in the journal Science.
Many global warming impacts may be irreversible in next 1000 years
(01/27/2009) Even if greenhouse gas emissions were to cease today, many of the forecast impacts of climate change are already irreversible for at least the next 1000 years, report researchers writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Observed sea level rise, ice melt far outpaces projections
(12/17/2008) Sea levels will rise faster than previously estimated due to rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets, according to a U.S government report released at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. The report, titled Abrupt Climate Change, incorporates research published since last year's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which drew largely from studies dating up to 2006. Most significantly, Abrupt Climate Change suggests that IPCC estimates for future sea level rise (18-58 cm) are conservative, noting that recent observations on sea level rise and loss of sea ice are far outpacing previous projections.
Greenland melting much faster than last year
(12/16/2008) Greenland is losing ice three times faster than last year, report researchers presenting at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
Saline agriculture may be the future of farming
(12/04/2008) Accessible and unpolluted freshwater is a necessity for every nation's stability and well-being. Yet, while the demand for freshwater continues to rise, its sources face increasing threats from salinization, a process whereby the salt content of fresh water rises until the water becomes undrinkable and unusable in agriculture: the more salt in the soil, the lower the crop yield.
Climate change will cost California billions
(11/14/2008) $2.5 trillion of real estate assets in California are at risk from extreme weather events, sea level rise and wildfires expected to result from climate change over the course of a century, according to a new assessment from UC Berkeley researchers.
Facing extinction from rising seas, Maldives establishes fund to buy homeland abroad
(11/10/2008) The Maldives will establish a trust fund to buy a homeland abroad once rising sea levels swamp the island nation, says Mohamed Nasheed, president-elect of the Maldives. The funds would come from the country's revenue from tourism.
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The new Vida Libre Ministry Kit (the new Spanish version of Living Free) is now available.
Using Vida Libre, your church or ministry can unleash a new kind of group leader-one who understands how tough life can be, but also knows the hope and freedom found in Christ.
Hosted by Hector Escobar-Associate Pastor of Trinity Church International in Lake Worth, Florida-this dynamic DVD training helps participants learn how and why life-controlling problems develop...and how they can help others caught in their trap.
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Series 4 - Episode 9
PC Lee Cobb races to respond to an emergency call.
PC Lee Cobb races to respond to an emergency call.
Birmingham biker paramedic Steve rushes to help a dad with a young family after a violent attack.
PC Steve Clements puts himself in the danger zone.
as with other programms stop/start stop/start. but yet adverts always manage to play fine get your act together guys - let down
Kept stopping,took ages to watch the whole programme. Same with Eddie stobart,took over 2 hours to watch 60 minutes- rubbish to be honest.Shame because they are both good programmes.
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its the wrong episode the one shown is an 11 week old baby with breathing problems
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Steve,Mark, Thanks God you are BACK on channel 5---miss you guys , now I'm happy "as piglet" he,he and fully enjoyin watching you two and the rest " of the family "By the way, where is Lusie???.As always,doing great job,shame we near London haven't you,but YOU TWO CAN COME AT LIEST IN VISIT :-)) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Tax day procrastinators are getting a break this year. The IRS announced it will delay accepting 2012 tax returns, but experts say that still doesn't mean it's a good idea to delay getting your taxes in order. YNN's Chad Mira reports.
UNITED STATES -- A lot of people file their taxes in January, looking for a quick refund.
"They really count on that money immediately. They maybe over-extended a little bit for Christmas because they know they're going to get that refund. Some even have issues with paying their rent," area manager for Jackson Hewitt Patrick Laughrey said.
But in 2013, people have to wait an extra eight days to even file for a return. The IRS delayed updating its forms because of fiscal cliff discussions. Tax experts said that does not mean people should wait until the new date, January 30th, to get prepared.
"We can go ahead and create their tax returns and then when they get their W2, they can either e-mail them to us or come by and drop it off and within five to 10 minutes we can have that tax return finalized. So it'll be one of the first ones processed by the IRS," Jackson Hewitt store supervisor Donald Oliver said.
"Get it in the pipeline. We can actually do the tax return off of the pay stub. We just can't file it," Laughrey added.
And the fiscal cliff could still be affecting people's tax returns for 2014.
"The social security tax did go back up again, so they're going to be getting less back because more taxes are going to be taken out. They might be able to adjust that a little bit if they want by lowering the amount that they're claiming during the year," Laughrey said.
Experts said if you are going to adjust your withholdings, now is the time to do it. They are urging taxpayers to prepare now; not just for this year's filing, but next year too.
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My wife is a worry wart. She's the type of person that will read a study about the effects of metal touching metal and immediately decide that silverware should no longer be used when cooking. She's constantly making sure I locked the door, buckled my seat belt and arrived safely at work. She's a great balance to my overly laissez faire attitude. Unlike my wife, when I hear the latest study, I always quip: "you can prove just about anything if you set out to do it." Why sweat all the things that can go wrong?
Just like my wife is the yin to my yang, pharmaceutical social media programs need to find a balance (you knew there had to be a segue right?).
Like a scientist trying to prove an established hypothesis, a pharmaceutical marketer can make the case for just about any social media strategy if they look long enough. Before conducting any type of online listening or social media research, a marketer could have already decided that Facebook is the perfect platform. With this decision already made, the process of finding supporting research is a selective exercise. The research that supports the conclusion is pulled to the front and the rest is simply glossed over.
It's reasonable to walk into pharmaceutical social media planning with a hypothesis. The danger arises when you are unwilling to change your conclusion based on the research at hand. Social media demands an open mind. The way people interact, the functions of community and the social currency are all unique. A social media marketer needs to research, listen and observe and allow that to shape strategy—not the other way around.
On the flip side, there can be a tendency to get so lost in the research and data that you never emerge with a conclusion. You can spend months rehashing the same information without forming a cohesive strategy. While a willingness to follow research is important, decisiveness is equally important. It's that whole yin and yang thing again—you need balance.
Online listening is a critical step to developing a social media strategy. It helps to inform the strategies and tactics that will best serve your audience. Use the information gleaned from social media listening to build a social media strategy that ties directly to the patient need. But don't use the mountains of information as a crutch. Don't use it as an excuse to continue stalling engagement.
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Genetical genomics has been proposed to map loci controlling gene-expression differences (eQTLs) that might underlie functional trait variation. We briefly review the studies in model species and conclude that, although they successfully demonstrate the utility of genetical genomics, they are too limited to unlock the full potential of this approach and some results should be interpreted with caution. We subsequently elaborate on two recent studies that use this approach in humans. The many differences between these studies complicate meaningful comparisons between them. A joint analysis of the two experiments offers some scope for more powerful genetical genomics.


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"It felt really good," Rahul said on winning the contest. "This is good validation that this is a real business, and that we're solving a real problem."
In his short but compelling pitch, Rahul explained the problems presented by today's limited wireless spectrum by referring to Steve Jobs' infamous iPhone 4 keynote last year, where the Apple co-founder was forced to ask audience members to shut off their wireless so that he could demonstrate the new system. To solve the problem of overcrowded and crashing networks, Rahul proposed MegaMIMO, a new Wi-Fi optimization system that draws on the collaborative strength of multiple wireless access points to provide users strong signals even in areas of weak connectivity.
The name MegaMIMO comes from the concept of MIMO, or multiple input and multiple output points for wireless communications, and mega, which stands for the grand scale at which MIMO will be enacted through this system.
"MegaMIMO tackles overcrowded networks," Rahul said during the final round of the Elevator Pitch Contest. "MegaMIMO is a patent-pending technology for wireless access points and wireless routers that provides the same high download speeds of today's technology, but for 10 times as many users, and it works with today's laptops and tablets."
The Elevator Pitch Contest is one of three contests in MIT's $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, a yearlong series of competitions that allows MIT students and researchers to test their business ideas in a nonacademic setting. The Elevator Pitch Contest provides participants just one minute to successfully pitch their business plans; they then receive feedback from a panel of judges on their work.
Rahul explained that he was inspired to enter the competition by his desire to receive exposure and feedback on his business plan from industry insiders, as the contest tends to be well-attended by venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. As Rahul explained in his pitch, he already has a working prototype for MegaMIMO built, and is planning on creating wireless access points for the $5 billion enterprise market shortly.
The competition is "very rewarding," according to Rahul. "It makes you think harder about the business side of things," he says. "Here at MIT, we think about the research side, and a lot of research is practically applicable. Going from research to product development gets you thinking about what you need to build, how you can make money, what is interesting to customers. It's a different focus, and I found this very interesting."
Inspired by his recent success, Rahul plans to enter other competitions in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, and hopes to launch MegaMIMO as a company shortly.
Check out Rahul's contest-winning pitch here (Rahul's pitch starts about 23 minutes into the video, and the prizes are announced starting at 1:23:45).


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With Cam Ward out for the rest of the regular season, Justin Peters and Dan Ellis have taken over Carolina Hurricanes goaltending duties. Its a hell of an opportunity for Peters, the 26-year-old netminder who was rolling in the AHL before his call-up.
In his first start in place of Ward, he made quite an impression. At least on Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres, in the second period:
That was grand larceny right there. Peters stopped 37 shots as the Hurricanes defeated the Sabres, 4-3.
As the Canes told WRAL earlier this week, its Peters moment:
"Petey's played games here so it's not that crazy for him," said Hurricanes captain Eric Staal. "We know what he brings to the table."Not a bad way to begin robbing one of the best goal-scorers in the NHL.
"Now is his chance," said head coach Kirk Muller. "He's had a great first half down in Charlotte. He's been playing really well, so he should have confidence."


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Good morning! Lots of Kansas City Chiefs news today, and a bunch of it is about the fans. Here we go:
Quinn Steps In At QB As Cassel Is Hurt Late In Loss To Ravens from KC Star
Barring an unforeseen and quick turnaround for Cassel, the Quinn era will begin for the Chiefs with next week's game at Tampa Bay. Even Crennel, who coached Quinn for two seasons when they were together with the Cleveland Browns, wasn't certain what that would mean for the Chiefs.
"We'll find out,'' Crennel said. "If he is the quarterback, we'll put him in there and play him. I was pleased with what he did today in the time that he got in because he hasn't had many practice reps. I thought he did a nice job when he went in.''
Chiefs' Winston Criticizes Fans Who Cheered When Cassel Was Hurt from KC Star
Chiefs fans' displeasure with their team's starting quarterback has simmered nearly since his 2009 arrival in Kansas City.
It reached a rolling boil during Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Cassel suffered a head injury when he was sandwiched between two defenders in the fourth quarter, and what happened next prompted a rare outburst from a teammate inside the Chiefs' locker room. Before being led off the Arrowhead Stadium field, Cassel was serenaded by hometown cheers - apparently for getting hurt and having to exit the game.
Eric Winston Blasts Chiefs Fans Over Matt Cassel Injury from NFL.com
Say what you want about Matt Cassel. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was a mess in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
He didn't perform well, but neither did elements of Arrowhead Stadium. A handful of fans could be heard cheering as Cassel was taken to the locker room in the fourth quarter with a head injury.
Outstanding Running Game And Stout Defense Not Enough from The Mothership
Heading into the third quarter, on the opening kickoff, former Raven, LB
Edgar Jones recovered a Baltimore fumble on the 29-yard line. The crowd at Arrowhead erupted and was ready for the offense to take charge. The Chiefs methodically moved the ball towards the end zone with a balanced attack that saw three passes and three runs. The final play of the drive ended in a fumble recovery for the Ravens when Cassel and CRyan Lilja were out of sync as the ball squirted out and was recovered by perennial All-Pro Safety, Ed Reed.Turnovers once again haunted the Chiefs and this game found them victim of four more, however, on this day, the defense would hold yet again.
Crennel's Bad Decisions Key To Latest Debacle from KC Star
What we see now is worse, somehow, a bit further from respectability than even fans calling the team an "embarrassment" on a sign in the parking lot, or demanding the general manager be fired on a banner flown over the stadium before the game.
What we see now is a disjointed mess of a football team that was supposed to compete for the division title but is instead sinking toward the bottom of the league, with a head coach unable to make it stop and an offensive lineman making national headlines for destroying fans who cheered their quarterback's injury.
Postgame Notes: Chiefs vs. Ravens from The Mothership
The Chiefs defense limited Baltimore to three points in the first half. Three points allowed is the fewest first-half points any team has allowed against Baltimore since Jacksonville held the Ravens scoreless in the first half on Oct. 24, 2011. The Chiefs held the Ravens to nine total points in the contest, the fewest points accumulated by the Ravens since they scored seven at Jacksonville on Oct. 24, 2011. The Chiefs held Baltimore to 298 net yards of offense, the lowest mark since the Ravens had 284 net yards vs. Cleveland on Dec. 24, 2011.
Chiefs Turn To Charles, Run Game Again And Again from KC Star
Jamaal Charles was one of the last Chiefs players out of their locker room after Sunday's 9-6 loss to Baltimore at Arrowhead Stadium, but he had an excuse for lingering.
He had spent some time in the tub, trying to soak away the aches and pains he accumulated from getting the ball 33 times.
"I'm trying to take care of my body,'' he said. "I know we're trying to win ballgames and put it in my hands. I can't complain. I just have to do better when my name is called.''
Chiefs' Defense Plays Well But Can't Get Key Stops Late In Game from KC Star
The Chiefs' defense held the NFL's No. 2 offense to a season-low 298 yards and the No. 5 scoring offense without a touchdown on Sunday.
The Chiefs sacked Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco four times - twice by Tamba Hali and twice by Justin Houston - while cornerback Brandon Flowers intercepted a pass.
But ...
Ravens' Second-Half Adjustments Shut Down Chiefs from KC Star
On Jan. 9, 2011, the Ravens broke it open in the second half and won 30-7 at Arrowhead Stadium. Second-half adjustments were the name of the game on Sunday, too, as the visitors forced four turnovers, bottled up Jamaal Charles after intermission, and hung on for a 9-6 victory.
One loss bounced the Chiefs from their most recent playoff appearance; the other pretty much ensured they won't return to the postseason anytime soon.
Chiefs Report Card from KC Star
Rushing defense (C-): It's KC's luck that Joe Flacco hurt them more on one run than Ray Rice did on his 17 carries.
Passing defense (B+): Chiefs mixed things up nicely between pressure and coverage against a strong passing team.
NFL: Kansas City Fans Cheer As Chiefs Quarterback Lay Injured from The Associated Press via The San Jose Mercury News
Cassel has been the focus of frustrated fans for the past couple years, many of them booing him when he appeared during a celebrity softball game this summer. Some had even hired an airplane to fly over Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday with a banner asking for him to be benched.
The angst reached a tipping point when Cassel, who committed four turnovers against Baltimore, was hammered by the Ravens' Haloti Ngata while completing a pass in the fourth quarter.
Cassel remained on his back for several minutes while fans began to cheer. He eventually got to his feet with some help and walked off the field under his own power.
Kansas City Fans Hire Plane To Fly 'Bench Cassel' Banner from USA Today
Usually when fans want to vent about their team, they take to the local airwaves. One fan in Kansas City took that slightly further today, hiring a local aviation company to broadcast his frustration in the airspace above Arrowhead Stadium.
Source: Matt Cassel Concussed from ESPN
Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel lay flat on his back in the fourth quarter, staring up at the sky, where just a few hours earlier an airplane towed a banner calling for him to be benched.
This wasn't how anybody expected his time as Kansas City's starting quarterback to end.
Cassel was eventually helped to his feet and walked off the field on his own, going up the tunnel and into the locker room with what later was diagnosed with a concussion, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Matt Cassel Injured In Kansas City's Latest Loss from NFL.com
As the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback vanished into the locker room, the Arrowhead Stadium crowd seemed to drink up the sight of backup Brady Quinn strolling into the huddle. Quinn didn't change the world, but he wasn't Cassel, and that was enough for Chiefs fans.
Matt Cassel, Scott Pioli Ripped By Chiefs Fan's Plane Flying Over Arrowhead Stadium from The Huffington Post
The fans of the Kansas City Chiefs may have a more potent aerial attack than the team they support. With Chiefs quarterback arriving at Arrowhead Stadium with seven interceptions and five touchdowns to his credit this season, at least one fan took matters into to his own hands -- and to the sky.
Chifs OT Winston Speaks - But Is Done Talking from FS Kansas City
Chiefs fans had their say at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. So did Chiefs offensive tackle Eric Winston.
But don't expect the issue to fade away anytime soon.
Twitter and comments sections lit up after some Chiefs fans seemingly cheered when much-maligned starting quarterback Matt Cassel went done with an injury during Sunday's Chiefs-Ravens game, and after Winston tore into those Chiefs fans in a post-game interview, condemning the cheering.
Incessant Booing Of Cassel Turns To Stupid Cheers from The Topeka Capital-Journal
The B is virtually silent. The ooooh gets louder every time No. 7 is on the field.
Welcome to Arrowhead Stadium and the life of Matt Cassel, who gets targeted by so many boos that it makes you feel like you're at the All-Star game.
Oh, there were cheers Sunday for the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback. They came, senselessly, when he lay still on the turf, his head spinning after delivering a 16-yard completion.
NFL Notes: Cassel Could Be Done As Chiefs' Starter from The Toronto Sun
Matt Cassel might finally be out as the Kansas City Chiefs' starting quarterback.
Either because he has a head case (injury), or because he is one.
Cassel just cannot seem to stop turning the ball over. He threw two more ill-timed interceptions and was involved in a ruinous goal-line fumble, as the Chiefs (1-4) lost 9-6 Sunday to the visiting Baltimore Ravens (4-1) in a field-goal fest.
Ravens Earn Gritty Win In Kansas City from CSN Washington
The doomsdayers and talk-show critics will have a field day with this one. The offense failed to find the end zone. Joe Flacco didn't look much like an elite quarterback. The defense gave up a ton of yards again. Yada, yada, yada.
To the Ravens, only one fact is important after their 9-6 slog over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Ravens Notebook: Baltimore Adjusts To Chiefs Ground Game from The Carroll County Times
The Kansas City Chiefs' intentions were obvious - run the ball with Jamaal Charles and keep the ball out of the hands of struggling quarterback Matt Cassel.
Even knowing that, the Ravens could do nothing to slow down the speedy Charles - at least in the first half.
D Spell Difference, Ravens Top Chiefs from CBS Sports
The Baltimore Ravens' hallmark for the better part of a decade has been defense. It's what has carried them to countless victories, playoff appearances and Super Bowl glory.
Early in the season, it was the offense that bailed them out.
Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and the rest of the guys in black and purple finally showed up at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. They shut down Jamaal Charles and the rest of the Chiefs offense in the second half, and made a big fourth-quarter stand to depart Kansas City with a 9-6 victory.
Ravens Escape Kansas City With 9-6 Victory Over Chiefs from The Washington Post
Over the previous three hours, they did more than enough to lose a football game to the Kansas City Chiefs. In the first half, they couldn't stop the run and were pushed around at times at the line of scrimmage. Their offense couldn't sustain a drive early and then struggled to finish one late. They turned the ball over twice and surrendered a couple of big special teams plays. But in the end, they dodged the type of deflating loss that they endured several times last season by relying on their rookie kicker and the charity of their opponent. Tucker's Three FGs Lead Ravens Past Chiefs from FOX News Matt Cassel had a tough day, getting picked off twice and losing a fumble before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a head injury for the Chiefs (1-4), who have dropped their past two after an overtime win against New Orleans. Jamaal Charles carried the ball 30 times for 140 yards in the loss. "It was a hard-fought battle and I'm proud of the way the guys played the game," said Kansas City head coach Romeo Crennel. "Even though I'm disappointed about the loss, I'm happy with the effort the guys had. We have to get better, but you can't fault the effort the guys showed out there." Goin' Deep NFL Week 5: Matt Cassel And Kansas City Chiefs Are Struggling While Miami Dolphins Rookie Ryan Tannehill Carves Up Bengals from The NY Daily News Five games into the season and there are many theories as to what is behind Matt Cassel's dismal play. Some think K.C.'s offensive line is to blame for not giving Matt ample time to do all his quarterbacking things. Ground Game Seals Victory from CSN Washington "I'm glad we were able to keep it in our hands, end the game, running the ball," said Rice, who finished with 102 yards on 17 carries. "It felt good to know that we ran the ball." The Ravens didn't have much choice because Flacco couldn't find a rhythm. He was sacked four times. He completed just 13 of 27 passes for 187 yards, didn't throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season and had an interception en route to a 55.6 passer rating. Postgame Analysis: Ravens 9, Chiefs 6 from CBS Sports The circus in Kansas City continued Sunday afternoon against the Ravens in a 9-6 loss. This week's show included lots of booing, four more Matt Cassel turnovers, a conservative approach from coach Romeo Crennel, a Cassel botched snap at the goal line that would have given the Chiefs the lead, Cassel eventually leaving the game with a head injury and the home fans cheering (Yes, they cheered.) The grand finale was a Brady Quinn to Dwayne Bowe touchdown pass that was wiped out by a pass interference call on Dexter McCluster for setting a pick on Bowe's defender. Eric Winston Rips Chiefs Fans For Cheering Cassel Injury from ProFootballTalk The Chiefs have played poorly. Frankly, they are a disaster. Cassel leads the parade. But for too many fans, their passion for the team leads them to forget that the laundry they're cheering for has a human being inside it. KC Star Photo Gallery: Ravens 9, Chiefs 6 KCChiefs.com Photo Gallery: Highlights Game 5 KCChiefs.com Video: From The Podium: Romeo Crennel KCChiefs.com Video: Inside The Locker Room KCChiefs.com Video: Postgame Wrap-Up With Mitch Holthus NFL.com Video: Ravens vs. Chiefs Highlights NFL.com Video: Matt Cassel Injury NFL.com Video: Winston Angry At Fans
Some think the righty Cassel is really a lefty (that theory is gaining momentum) while others feel Matt, well, just stinks (this theory is picking up steam as well, especially in the greater Kansas City area).


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HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has appointed two new members to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP).
Incoming SACHRP member Barbara E. Bierer, M.D., senior vice president for research, Brigham and Women's Hospital and professor of medicine and pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, will also serve as the committee chair. Incoming member David G. Forster, J.D., M.A., C.I.P., is vice president, Office of Compliance, Western Institutional Review Board.
"The expertise of these individuals will help HHS maintain the highest standards of ethical human research," Secretary Leavitt said. "Their contributions will strengthen and enhance the network of protections for all who volunteer to participate in HHS-funded research studies."
The 11-member committee, which meets three times a year, is composed of leaders in human subject protections and/or the conduct of human subject research. Its members provide recommendations to the Secretary on the responsible conduct of research involving human subjects.
The members are responsible for reviewing and evaluating the activities of the Office for Human Research Protections and other offices and agencies within HHS that are responsible for human subject protection in biomedical and behavioral research.
The SACHRP committee also offers advice and recommendations on policy and program development, program implementation, evaluation and other matters of significance to the human research-related mission and goals of HHS.
The new members are:
Barbara E. Bierer, M.D.; senior vice president for research, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bierer, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, has devoted much of her career to improving professional and institutional standards for safeguarding and protecting research participants, through her work at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bierer is also president of the board of directors of the Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs.
David G. Forster, J.D., M.A., C.I.P.; vice president, Office of Compliance, Western Institutional Review Board. David Forster has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law and a master's degree in medical ethics from the University of Washington, Department of Medical History and Ethics. Mr. Forster has extensive experience with both academic and independent institutional review boards (IRB). In addition to these responsibilities he also provides human subject protections training to IRB members, investigators, and foreign regulators interested in human subjects protections.
More information about the work of SACHRP is available at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/.
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.