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Anaheim Ducks shaping up as heck of a playoff loser (Trending Topics)
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy1 day agoA quick look at the NHL's overall standings tells you that there's nothing at all for the Anaheim Ducks to worry about. After all, they're second in the entire NHL with 93 points from 66 games, having played in a division consisting of San Jose and Los Angeles, both of which are likewise in the league's top-8.
That is, on a number of levels, outright domination. So too is their plus-43 goal differential, which is sixth in the league, and that also goes for their 41 regulation or overtime wins from those 66 games, which is one back of the league lead held by the powerful Boston Bruins (both teams having won just two shootouts, and one of the Bruins' was actually against the Ducks).
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Rules changes, Rich Peverley and Canucks' swoon
Puck Daddy4 days ago[Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.]
8. Changing the rules
The following is a list of rule changes I would like to see the NHL adopt while the league's general managers fecklessly fiddle around with not-really-changing the impact of shootouts, and maybe moving the hash marks back for some reason:
1) Puck over the glass results in the offending team not being able to make a change rather than getting a minor.
2) If a goal is scored on a delayed penalty, the offending team still serves the penalty.
What We Learned: Evgeny Kuznetsov is not your savior, Washington Capitals
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy6 days agoBY RYAN LAMBERT
[Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.]
With much fanfare and after, what, four years of waiting, Evgeny Kuznetsov is finally on U.S. soil and both ready and willing to play for the Washington Capitals for these critical last 17 games of the season. During that time, the Caps will try to make up the point that holds them out of the playoffs and hope like hell the teams ahead of them don't pick up any extra points with their games in hand.
The thing is, there would be reason to suspect the Caps wouldn't be able to make the playoffs even if they currently occupied a position which would enable them to do so. However, they do not. They are, in fact, 10th in the East. And while it's dumb to play the "What if the shootout didn't exist?" game — as the shootout does unfortunately continue to exist — the Caps have picked up eight of their 30 wins in this gimmick competition, second in the league behind only the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are likewise not very good.
At least Canucks GM Mike Gillis did one thing right (Trending Topics)
Puck Daddy9 days agoRattle off a laundry list of all the things Mike Gillis has fumbled in the last 12 months or so, and you're going to come up with a lot of items.
Many of them are contingent upon the ongoing illusion in Vancouver that this was a team well-suited for the rigors of the newly constituted four-division NHL; in which the Canucks now had to play more, and more important, games against titans like the Kings, Sharks and Ducks on a regular basis. A look at the roster the Canucks brought in to start the year, and the coach they thought would guide them back to a Cup Final, should have been a pretty good indicator that things were about to take a hard left into the rough part of the Pacific Division neighborhood, populated already by two other Western Canadian teams, but still they pressed on.
There was some thought, and I must admit to sharing it, that John Tortorella could coax a better performance out of this team; not because they had the personnel to play his style (they didn't and don't), but because he seems to have an ability to bend rosters to his will. It doesn't always work overnight, but historically, it has always worked.
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Goalies, obsolescence and Brian Burke hates fancy stats
Puck Daddy11 days ago[Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.]
6. The Oilers' goaltenders
The Oilers upgraded their goaltending — maybe— by adding Viktor Fasth, making him likely the sixth goaltender Edmonton will use this year (if you remembered Richard Bachman got into three games for them this season, you win nothing).
What's interesting about this is that the Edmonton Oilers are now going to spend $5.2 million against the cap next season on their goaltenders, who carried a combined 81 games of NHL experience into last night's game. Fasth has been hurt all year, and was bad when he was healthy, but Scrivens has been very good in limited looks, and no one should be in any way worried I'm sure that he's on his third organization in like nine months.
A blockbuster for the appearance of improvement (What We Learned)
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy13 days ago"It may only be a 5 or 6 percent upgrade, but it is an upgrade," said Blues general manger Doug Armstrong about the massive trade Friday that brought Ryan Miller (and to a far lesser extent, Steve Ott) to St. Louis. "That's how I feel you get better, in small increments."
That seemed like a very curious quote, for a few reasons.
The first and most obvious of these is that an upgrade of 5 or 6 percent over the Blues' current performance would be massive. Prior to having made the swap, the Blues had 84 points from 59 games, or a pace for a little less than 117 points. Adding even 5 percent to that bumps them up to nearly 123, the equivalent of three wins. To make up those three wins, Ryan Miller will have to stop nine more shots over the remaining 23 games than Jaroslav Halak, for whom he was traded, would have.
What if Martin St. Louis weren't Martin St. Louis? (Trending Topics)
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy16 days agoThe big news to come out basically the second the Olympics were over was that Martin St. Louis had, indeed, requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning because he was not named to the Canadian team despite the guy who watches him play 82 a year being the man in charge of picking the side.
At first blush, this is the kind of thing that comes off as understandable. He was very obviously snubbed for reasons that to this day remain unclear; why would any team no matter how much quality it carries not have room for a guy who hasn't put up a points-per-game number of less than 0.96? Especially if that guy could provide a "good veteran presence," is guaranteed to work his ass off, and would theoretically be able skate better than just about everyone else alive on big ice? And to have his own GM be the guy who denied him had to sting quite a bit.
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Ryan Miller's trade value, Zyrtec and inevitable gold
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy18 days ago[Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who cares? For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.]
7. Teams with a lot of Olympians
With the Olympic break now over, the NHL's 30 teams are turning their attentions toward the final 20-something games left on their schedules. Many are going to try to shore up their playoff chances, or status as contenders for the Stanley Cup, while others are just playing out the string on lost seasons.
Hockey once again wins Olympic gold in confirmation bias (What We Learned)
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy20 days agoYou see what you want to see.
The problem with the Olympic tournament, in general, is that so much importance is placed upon it that it's easy to forget that you're basing broad assumptions about the sport, players, coaches, and entire nations on — at most — six games of evidence. Relying on small sample size to formulate predictions, or far more often back up those you already had, is a dangerous thing to do when you're dealing with a quarter or even half of an NHL season; how many times have we seen teams like, say, the Minnesota Wild scream out of the gate and build what seems a very creditable lead in a division, only to watch it evaporate over the back half of a year? How many forwards have gotten out to mega-slow starts, as in Alex Ovechkin's case last season, only to demolish every goaltender from sea to shining sea in the final run to the playoffs?
Russian politics are to blame for Russia's failures (Trending Topics)
Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy23 days agoPuck Daddy's own Dmitry Chesnokov did a very good job in detailing the kind of stunned bereavement felt around Russia when their Olympic hopes were dashed by the better-coached and multi-faceted Finnish squad. There's a lot of blame to go around in Putin's Russia, where all that was talked about in the run-up to these games was the importance of winning gold in men's hockey. Instead, they didn't even medal, or really come all that close, and flushed tens of billions down the drain in the process.
(Sorry, that should read, "Put tens of billions in the trash can next to the toilet in the process.")


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Friday, 26 November 2010
Spanish Conversation Course Paris
Sunday, 20 June 2010
LetThemTalk on Australian TV
The filming took about 2 hours. We were lucky to have a group of students and our French teacher Hakim present to help out.
I'm not sure when the show will come out but I was told "in a few months".
Next Level of Dishonesty
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Menu For Hope 2009
Menu for Hope is an annual fundraising campaign raising money for the UN World Food Programme with projects in over 75 countries helping local people in communities facing malnutrition to become self-reliant on food. Find out more information about Menu For Hope on David Lebovitz's website. Alternatively read the article on Chez Pim's food blog
LetThemTalk are offering 2 bid items for this year's menu for hope. You can bid for one or 2 sets of 5 "Cafe Conversation" French conversation courses in Paris, these are French courses that take place every Sunday afternoon in a cafe in central Paris. More details here. In order to bid for these or any other of the items on the auction please follow the instructions below and make your bids by 25th December 2009:
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Saturday, 24 October 2009
Swine Flu Fears at the Workplace
Swine Flu Fears at the Workplace
Originally uploaded by malias.
Sometimes well meaning advice can backfire. Recently posters have been appearing in offices all over France admonishing workers not to do la bise, the ritual kissing greeting performed each time you meet a friend or an acquaintance, or even to shake hands. It's feared that virtually any kind of pyshical contact with a fellow human being will aid the spread of swine flu.
Instead, workers are urged to offer hand gestures from a safe distance. The peace sign, the two finger victory sign or the thumbs up. In an admittedly unscientific survey I've found that not a single person is taking these warnings seriously. In fact they consider them ridiculous. It clearly isn't working. Time to rethink strategy.
Monday, 31 August 2009
Merde Sable
Merde Sable
Originally uploaded by malias.
Spotted in the Paris Metro this is the worst marketing blunder I've seen in a long time. An ad for "La Mer de Sable" (the sea of sand), or is it "La Merde Sable" - shit sand? Not something you'd take your kids too. Make up your own mind http://www.merdesable.fr
Monday, 29 June 2009
France to cut restaurant prices from July 1st (maybe)
Originally uploaded by malias.
From July 1st 2009 TVA (VAT) in restaurants in France will drop from 19.6% to as low as 5.5%. The cut was agreed with EU finance ministers back in April in order to kick start trade in the sluggish restaurant industry.
In theory this cut should be passed on directly to the consumers whether cafes and restaurants do this in practice remains to be seen.
Certainly there is a feeling that restaurant prices in Paris are too high maybe this cut will start bringing customers back to the tables.
Monday, 1 June 2009
Alcohol Ban on the Pont des Arts
No Alcohol on the Pont des Arts
Originally uploaded by malias.
One of the great pleasures of living in Paris is the tradition of picnicing in lovely surrondings whether it be the Parc de Vincennes or the Canal St Martin or, my personal favourite spot The Pont des Arts.
I organised a picnic recently on a fine spring evening on this delightful old bridge. No sooner had we placed our baguettes on the passerelle, unwrapped the Camembert and uncorked a couple of bottles of Bordeaux than we were approached by two uniformed policeman (see photo of them harrassing some other tourists). "Parlez vous français?" they enquired solemnly. When they discovered that we could indeed muster up a few coherent sentences in their gallic tongue they proceeded to inform us that alcohol is now banned on the Pont des Arts.
That's outrageous! We protested. A French picnic without wine is like having a Ferrari that only goes up to third gear. It's just not the same! After our protests we became rather violent, we threw one of the policeman in the river and tied up the other one against the fence.
Ok, the last bit's not true but nevertherless I cannot see any harm in enjoying a little wine with a picnic. If someone is acting drunk and disorderly that's another story and there are laws that deal with that but a sip of vin rouge? S'il vous plait! So Please Mr Policeman give us back our wine.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Tefl Courses in France
Jon Davies
Originally uploaded by malias.
If you've recently lost your job as a result of the financial crisis or you are fed up with your current position and are looking for a new direction, then you might like to consider English language teaching (TEFL) as an option. It's a challenging career and one in which you can work almost anywhere in the world.
For those wishing to embark on such a career it's advisable to get yourself a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) first. These are intensive four week courses providing you with theory and great deal of classroom practice to prepare you for life as a TEFL teacher.
If you're interesested in getting your TEFL certificate in France then I would highly recommend studying at a new school just opening up in Toulouse Tefltoulouse. The Director of TEFL Toulouse is Jonathan Davies a friendly Brit with many years of teacher training experience in Spain and France before opening up his own training school in Toulouse.
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Cafe Conversation - Au Pere Tranquille
Here we have a video of Au Pere Tranquille 75011 Paris. We held our first Cafe Conversation French group here on the first floor. It's a great location especially on the first floor however I must admit it was a little bit nosier than anticipated so perhaps not a perfect location to study.
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Cafe Lou Pascalou 75020 Menilmontant Paris
The young man sharing a beer with me is another exiled Brit called James
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Paris to introduce Chevalib city horse rental programme!
The Tower and the Horse by moonsoleil
While the G20 discusses climate change at their London summit. The mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë has stolen their thunder by announcing a new horse rental programme that is hoped will eventually replace cars in the French capital.
From 1st April 2010 Paris will introduce Chevalib which is similar to the Velib bicycle rental programme except that it will run with horses! You will be able to rent a horse for as little as one Euro for half an hour at one of the many planned horse stations situated throughout Paris. Once you've finished with the animal you can hand it back it at another terminal.
This scheme will work on several levels. Firstly, it will reduce reliance on the motor car thus cutting pollution and climate emissions, secondly the manure produced by the animal will be sent to farms and applied to crops in place of artificial fertilizer and thirdly once the animal has gone beyond its use for carrying people it can be killed and eaten!
Because of the harshness of the urban terrain a more sturdy type of horse is being imported from the Isles of San Seriffe.
This is an amazing new scheme let's hope that other cities around the world join soon. It may not be suitable to every place in the world but as they say, it's horses for courses.

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Australian Internet and Social Media Report: How Australian Use the Digital World to Learn About Wine
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Our survey explored how respondents use the following online and traditional sources in the context of wine information:Online sources of information: Internet ((newspaper or magazine websites, small wine producer's websites, mainstream wine brand's websites, websites promoting particular wine regions or countries, supermarket websites, wine merchant's websites, articles about wine on Wikipedia) and Social media (discussions about wine on Twitter, posts about wine on Facebook, post about wine on independent blogs) and Traditional sources of wine information: word of mouth, shop staff, television or radio, wine guides, printed media, in-store information).
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Do you support President Obama's health care policy?
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because we need to fix our system NOW
We need a change and any change is better then sitting on one's butt and praying for something to happen. This man at least is at least trying to make a change were others do nothing but make more excuses to drag their feet and do nothing. It took years for this all to happen so give him some time to undo the mess.
this is terrible and many will pay the price
"There is no Truth in Faith" Since: Dec 08 30,899 nowhere near a pound of $100's |
Helping people who are sick is simply the right thing to do. No one should face poverty because they get sick.
I would never trust the government. Are you crazy. How foolish could one be ?
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"There is no Truth in Faith" Since: Dec 08 30,899 nowhere near a pound of $100's |
Yeah, they did horrible jobs with Hoover Dam Grand Coolie Dam The Interstate Highway System National Parks .... Oh wait .... those worked pretty good didn't they?? |
I absolutely applaud Obama trying to get something done on this issue. It takes a lot of courage to give a crap about something that shakes up the status quo and will benefit this country in the long term despite some short term problems.
BUT, even though I support both the effort and the plan, I fear more and more as the plan is scaled back and changed that what we end up with will only be moderately better than what we have and will end up penalizing the middle class even more. The poor will get subsidized care, illegals will get free care, the rich can afford their care no problem but the middle class will be forced to shell out even more money that they increasingly do not have. I support the change, but just like mandatory car insurance, it is another mandatory chunk of money that somehow the middle class will for forced to cough up. |
Its obvious you are a total suck a*s and a complete idiot. Obama is another George Bush only worse. Please go to school and get an education. http://www.youtube.com/watch... |
Obama is just another puppet like Bush. |
How dare he try to force us to do anything against our will. This is like nazism. Obama is an evil monster just like Bush. Bilderberg Obama the NAZI Satanist.
Its just a power play to take away our rights. You are one stupid idiot. Obama is just like Adolf Hitler. He is worse than Bush. |
"There is no Truth in Faith" Since: Dec 08 30,899 nowhere near a pound of $100's |
Other than hope beyond all rationality, there is no reason to doubt that. |
Obama is a NEW WORLD ORDER puppet just like Bush and Reagan. He admits its. He works for the bank of England , NOT America. His only goal is to enslave us and then kill us in the FEMA camps. His only goal is complete genocide. http://www.youtube.com/watch... |
"There is no Truth in Faith" Since: Dec 08 30,899 nowhere near a pound of $100's |
No, Helping people who are sick is simply the right thing to do. No one should face poverty because they get sick. I don't care who the president is. That is a fact. |
Ray: I have one simple question for you. Do you like health care as it is now?
Do you like a system that leads to medical bankruptcy as the number one type of bankruptcy in the country? Do you like a system that tries its hardest to disqualify you for even the slightest, hair brained reason to deny benefits? Do you like a system that forces people to the emergency room, the most expensive type of care, over actually receiving preventative care? Do you like a system that puts America down at the bottom of quality for industrialized nations while at the same time expending more per capita than countries that outrank us? If you read my post, I did not say that the plan Obama is currently proposing is ideal, but merely that it is better than what we have at present. So maybe you should quit the mudslinging and attempt intelligent debate. Try telling us how you would change the system for the better? If you cannot or will not, then I have to assume that it will be obvious that YOU are a total idiot and complete suck a*s as you so eloquently wrote. |
He will take away our choice. The one world government wants to limit how many vitamins we take. It's coming. He's a beast in the henhouse,
"There is no Truth in Faith" Since: Dec 08 30,899 nowhere near a pound of $100's |
That's not what this says; http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/ I think you are lying. Are you a republitard? |
I love this illusion of choice regarding health care that many posters in this forum seem to think they have.
First, most people get their healthcare through their work. Typically, most employers say here you are, this is the healthcare provider we use. Big choice there, you either take it or go buy your own. I suppose the rich have a true choice, but the poor and probably many if not most of the middle class really don't have many options if any. Second, the choice Obama is trying to put forward would be cheaper and therefore more affordable. Is that really such a horrible thing? No one has to choose the cheap public option or the health co op option. If anything, it ADDS another choice which means more options. Lastly, all HMO's already make decisions for you. Do you want that elective surgery.....not covered. Do you want to exceed the maximum lifetime benefits....not covered. Did you just discover you have cancer and they revoke your policy because you didn't disclose an ingrown toenail you had in the sixth grade....not covered. This BS has been going on for decades. |
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Take away our right to do what exactly?? Die of cancer in the street? |
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I liked it quite a bit, classic Tim Burton. Kids might not like it as much, it has a few sad parts and the creepy gothic style might scare younger kids. Kids can still watch it but I think it's more aimed for adults.
Pretty good for this style of film. I thought it would have ben closer to the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Little disappointing, kids were bored so keeping them entertained was a challenge.


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Well, well, things went unexpected. I remember chasing you was like chasing a ghost.
Yes, true, but as it turns out, things are a little different now. And you must be the last Exile.
Oh, I'm not so bad... once you get to know me...
Mr. Anderson, welcome back. We missed you. Like what I've done with the place?
I know it does, I've seen it. That's why the rest of me are just gonna enjoy the show because we already know that I'm the one who beat you.
Why, Mr. Anderson? Why, why, why? Why do you do it? Why, why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something, for more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is, do you even know? Is it freedom, or truth, perhaps peace, could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose! And all of them as artificial as the matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it Mr. Anderson, you must know it by now. You can't win, it's pointless to keep fighting! Why, Mr. Anderson, why? Why do you persist?
Wait. I've seen this. This is it. This is the end. Yes. You were laying right there, just like that. And I. . . I stand here, right here, and I'm supposed to say something. I say: everything that has a beginning has an end, Neo.
Cookies need love like everything does.
You would know, Mom.
Is it over?
The great and powerful Oracle. We meet at last. I suppose you've been expecting me, right? The all-knowing Oracle is never surprised. How can she be, she knows everything. But If that's true, then why is she here? If she knew I was coming, why didn't she leave? Maybe you knew I was going to do that, maybe you didn't. If you did, that means you baked those cookies and set that plate right there deliberately, purposefully. Which means you're sitting there also deliberately, purposefully.
I should have known he'd send his bitch first.
Every time I thought we had you but you slipped into our fingers. I just can't express how aggravating that can be.
Mr. Anderson. You are so predictable as the other in this world.
It might appear that way but Mr. Anderson and I know that appearances can be deceiving. Confused, Mr. Anderson? It will all become clear in the moment. Thank you for bringing me the gun.
Yes, shoot. Fry us. Burn us alive.
Look somehow familiar, isn't it? We've been here before you and I remember? I do. I think of nothing else.
I want what you want. Yes, that's it Mr. Anderson. Look past the flesh, look through the soft gelatin of these dull cow eyes and see your enemy.
Not impossible... inevitable. Goodbye, Mr. Anderson.
I wish you could see yourself, Mr. Anderson. Blind messiah. You're a symbol of all your kind, Mr. Anderson. Helpless. Pathetic. Just waiting to be put out of your misery.
It's not over, Mr. Anderson. It's not over.
"If it is our time to die then it is our time. All I ask is, if we have to give these bastards our lives, we give them hell before we do!"
It is done.
Deus Ex Machina
"The Frenchman does not forget, and he does not forgive."


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Aylesbury South neighbourhood
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The following priorities have been identified by the community and the police:
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - This is occurring on Taylor Road and the surrounding roads most evenings. We have increased the number of patrols conducted in these areas. A number of individuals have been given Red and Yellow Cards for causing this type of behaviour and letters have been sent to parents' addresses advising them of their children's behaviour and that this can potentially affect their tenancy. Two individuals have signed Anti – Social Behaviour Contracts. The neighbourhood team are in consultation with the council regarding the anti social behaviour.
- Parking - The main issue is happening along Winterton Drive and Kynaston Avenue. This is mostly occurring in the day time and is in relation to people visiting the hospital and parking there. Cars are being parked on both sides of the road making it difficult for residents to get in and out of their houses. We are currently working in partnership with local council to work on resolving this problem. The council and Highway Agency are currently in the process of applying for budget and planning to put in measures to counteract this issue. Last month over 30 fixed penalty notices for tickets were issued for parking obstructions. These include blocking dropped kerbs and parking, causing obstructions on bends.
- Theft from Vehicle – There is a high level of vehicles being broken into on the Aylesbury South area. This is occurring overnight. The neighbourhood teams have increased patrols around the area and are conducting leaflet drops giving crime prevention to residents.
These are being dealt with by your neighbourhood policing team in partnership with residents and other agencies. Progress will be reported in the Neighbourhood updates.
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Find out more about Have Your Say meetings.
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Date: Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Venue: The Oaks Coffee Shop, Elm Farm
Contact: TBC
Type: Have Your Say Meeting
Date: Friday, 14 March 2014
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Venue: Healthy Living Centre
Contact: PCSO Lee Abrahams
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Angel Tree Gifts
Updated: Thursday, December 20 2012, 07:19 PM EST
Hundreds of children in Henderson County will have Christmas gifts this year, thanks to the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army began handing out Angel Tree gift bags Thursday. They're full of goodies for 917 kids whose families applied for Christmas assistance back in October. Along with the gifts, there's also a box of food to make sure their families get a Christmas dinner.
If you didn't sign up for assistance, it's still not too late to get help. Friday's giveaway will go on until supplies run out. Just go to the former Food Lion on Greenville Highway.


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Grizzlies to adjust to Spurs' adjustments
The playoffs are all about adjustments and the San Antonio Spurs are sure to make some after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in game one of their opening round series.
But Memphis is also ready to make adjustments and spoke on what they need to do to combat whatever the Spurs throw at them tomorrow:
"We have to be able to adjust to (the Spurs') adjustments quicker," Griz point guard Mike Conley said. "Once we see what they're doing to us, we have to react quicker. The longer it takes for our team to realize what they're doing and adjust, then (the Spurs) could be up 10 or 15 points. We know it's going to be a different game. But I see a sense of poise that I haven't seen all year long. Guys are calm."
"We just have to keep doing what we're doing," Gasol said. "We didn't play a perfect game so we can improve in many areas. We can try to handle Tony (Parker) better. Manu is going to be tough. I can do a better job in the post with Tim (Duncan). We just have to keep getting better as the series goes."
Indeed Memphis will be looking for a damaging blow to the Spurs' run for a fifth NBA title tomorrow night in San Antonio but Spurs fans know if any team is capable at making timely adjustment, is the Spurs especially with head coach Gregg Popovich.


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Magic Foam Can Be Shot Into The Body To Stop Major Bleeding
The new DARPA-developed technology is aimed at buying soldiers enough time to get medical care.
Following the debut of an amazing new shapeshifting material that could improve drug delivery, military-tech wing DARPA has unveiled this equally impressive polymer foam. Just inject two liquids where a soldier is bleeding, and the chemicals react, creating a foam that presses against an internal wound and stanches the flow of blood. That buys at least a precious hour to find medical care.
About 85 percent of preventable battlefield deaths are from internal wounds that need surgery or other in-hospital treatment. There's often just not enough time to transport a soldier from a firefight to a place where they can get the right medical attention. But during testing on pigs, DARPA says the foam increased the chances of survival after three hours from 8 percent to 72 percent, and surgeons removing the foam could do it in less than one minute.
Arsenal Medical, the company that received funding from DARPA to research the foam, says it's working on a version for civilian use while DARPA is looking for FDA approval. Hopefully we'll see it soon--and not need it.
[Arsenal Medical via CNET]
Yeah I always wondered why nobody tried making actual Bio-foam from halo before. It seemed like a realistic way to stop people from bleeding out, preventing infection, and keeping guts inside the body. Heres hoping this stuff works as well as it does in fiction.
Couldn't this cause something similar to a tension hemopneumothorax? The foam expanding and pressing on the diaphragm, increasing thoracic pressure and essentially squeezing the heart, can't be a good thing.
More info please!
Also, did anyone else notice the size of that damn needle!? That thing was the same gauge as a turkey baster!
I have a Celox applicator and an extra 35g pouch for puncture wounds such as the one mentioned in the video.
Being shot and having the choice between instantly bleeding to death or surviving for some more hours I think the side actions of this material are neglectible. But for the US please print onto the device: "Do not inject intravenous or into respiratory pathways".
Someone did this a few years back. You shoot the foam into the blood vessel which leads to the heart then "quickly" sew the vessel to the heart. Within a few minutes the foam melts and you are back to normal. The foam acted as a clamp or dam of sorts. Didn't they do something like this on Firefly too?
I think it was "Serenity", the movie follow-on to Firefly.
However, the concept has been around for several decades at least. Even I immediately saw the potential in something like this when I first used self-expanding insulation foam many years ago.
I see no reason why this can't be used almost immediately. The injuries we are talking about WILL kill within minutes if nothing is done to stop the bleeding. Possible complications can be dealt with once the person is in the emergency room.
Why the FDA has to rigorously test a product that is already KNOWN to SIGNIFICANTLY improve an animal's survival rate from severe trauma is mystifying to me. If I saw even one animal come away alive from a life-threatening injury because of this foam, that would be enough for me.
My head went immediately to avenues echoed by some on the thread, but as always, one step further. One step, where angels dare not. Weaponizing a bit of this stuff, suitable for a human torso, via a ventilated slug that both aerates the compound and punches an entry point.


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The CINA Court Improvement Committee's Family Contact Initiative is a multi-agency effort designed to improve the amount and quality of contact between children in care and their biological parents. Research shows that high-quality and frequent family contact is associated with faster and more lasting reunification, and decreasing amounts of time in out-of-home care. Also, anecdotal information from Alaska practitioners suggested that in many instances family contact was not being viewed as an integral part of the case plan, and workers had no good way of determining when contact should be supervised, and by whom, or when contact could be unsupervised.
The committee's first product was a chart showing protocols for levels of supervision. The "Levels of Supervision Protocols" charts provide an analytical tool for practitioners to evaluate the case-specific factors that affect the family contact for each parent and child.
The second step was to revise OCS' policy on family contact, and this was completed on July 1, 2009. (The new policy is available on the OCS web site).
The third step was to train all practitioners on the new ideas. During spring/summer of 2009, the Visitation Subcommittee organized and delivered interdisciplinary family contact training to every superior court location in the state. Interdisciplinary teams consisting of a social worker, a GAL, a parents' attorney and an AAG delivered the training. Invitees at each location included all OCS staff (mandatory), all AAGs (mandatory), parents' attorneys, GALs, tribal representatives, service providers, and judges.
Since July of 2009, the CINA Court Improvement Committee's family contact subcommittee (also referred to as the Visitation Subcommittee) has been working to ensure that all practitioners are successfully implementing the new family contact ideas into their cases. This effort includes reaching out to resource families to help them understand their important role in enhancing family contact.
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Organizer of international securities fraud ring charged in stock manipulation conspiracy using hackers and botnet operators
March 21, 2011 |
NEWARK, N.J. – Federal agents arrested the alleged organizer of an international securities fraud ring employing hackers, botnet operators and e-mail spam distributors today for conspiring to artificially inflate the value of stocks through the scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Christopher Rad, 42, of Cedar Park, Texas, was arrested this afternoon by FBI special agents on a federal Indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and transmit multiple commercial e-mail messages with fraudulent information. The defendant is scheduled for an initial appearance and bail hearing this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert L. Pitman in Austin, Texas federal court.
James Bragg, 42, of Chandler, Ariz., pleaded guilty on October 20, 2010, before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton, N.J., federal court for his role in hiring botnet operators and engaging in mass e-mail campaigns to pump up the value of stock prior to dumping shares.
According to the Indictment unsealed today, other documents filed in this case, and statements made in Newark and Trenton federal court:
Rad conspired with stock promoters in a scheme to manipulate the price and volume of particular stocks, including stocks with ticker symbols RSUV and VSHE (the "Manipulated Stocks"), in order to later sell them at an artificially inflated price – a practice known as a "pump and dump" scheme. The scheme began as early as November 2007 and continued through February 2009. After conspiring with the stock promoters, Rad organized others to manipulate the stock price.
During his plea hearing, Bragg admitted that as part of his conspiracy with Rad he hired hackers and spammers, including an individual in Russia referred to in the Information as "B.T." The hackers distributed computer viruses to infect computers around the world and create a virtual army of computers, or "botnet." The hackers then caused the botnets to distribute spam to promote the Manipulated Stocks. Some of the targeted victim-investors were residents of New Jersey.
In addition to relying on unsuspecting investors to buy into the spam promotions, the hackers also hacked into the brokerage accounts of third parties, liquidated the stocks in those accounts, and then used those accounts to purchase shares of the Manipulated Stocks. This created trading activity in the Manipulated Stocks and increased the volume of shares being traded, further creating an impression that the Manipulated Stocks were worth purchasing.
Rad also agreed with others to trade the Manipulated Stocks between themselves, creating the impression that the stocks were active. In some instances this was done prior to the spam campaigns so that recipients of the spam would perceive active trading in the promoted stocks.
A stock promoter who was also part of the conspiracy falsified documents submitted to attorneys in order to obtain opinion letters to secure millions of freely-trading shares in those stocks. Those letters certified that trading restrictions on shares of the Manipulated Stocks could be lifted because certain conditions set forth in securities regulations were met.
The conspiracy count with which Rad was charged carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Ward in Newark, with the investigation leading to the charges. He also thanked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Kelly of the U.S. Attorney's Office Economic Crimes Unit and Erez Liebermann, Deputy Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit and Chief of the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Section.
The charge and allegations contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
This case was brought in coordination with President Barack Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated, and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes.
Defense counsel: Engin Derkunt, Esq., Austin, Texas
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of New Jersey.
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Mel Brooks to receive AFI life achievement honor
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It'll be springtime for Mel Brooks when the American Film Institute presents him with its highest honor, the Life Achievement Award.
The writer and director of comedy classics including "The Producers," ''Blazing Saddles," ''Young Frankenstein" and "History of the World: Part I" will receive the award at a gala tribute next June, AFI announced Friday.
The 86-year-old Brooks is the 41st recipient of the honor, which has gone to Hollywood legends including Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman. He's one of only 14 people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
The AFI ceremony will air in late June on TNT and Turner Classic Movies.
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NEW YORK YANKEES - Agreed to terms with INF Russell Branyan, RHP Manny Delcarmen and Dewayne Wise on minor league contracts.
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This article describes how to identify, diagnose and repair of WellMate™ water tanks, including both internal air bladder-type tanks (WellMate™ captive air water tanks) and bladderless traditional or hydro pneumatic type water pressure tanks such as the WellMate™ Traditional Air/Water tank: how they work, what goes wrong, how to fix it. Readers of this document should also see WATER TANK BLADDER PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT where we describe adjusting air pressure in a bladder type water tank to factory specs, and also see Water pump and pressure tank repair diagnosis & cost an specific case which offers an example of diagnosis of loss of water pressure, loss of water, and analyzes the actual repair cost. The illustration at page top is courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2014 InspectApedia.com, All Rights Reserved. How to Diagnose & Repair WellMate™ type Bladder or Non-bladder Traditional Water TanksReader Nancy Martin asked how to diagnose well pump short cycling and a possible water tank or bladder problem for the WellMate bladder-type water tank which uses the tank bladder to retain the air charge in a water pressure tank. WellMate™ describes two types of water pressure tanks used in residential and light commercial applications: Captive air tanks that incorporate an internal, replaceable air cell or bladder, and bladderless hydro pneumatic water tanks (shown at the top of This article ), also called traditional residential water tanks that incorporate no internal bladder but use a tank top mounted air volume control. Our WellMate links near the bottom of This article can direct you to photographs that help identify which type of water tank is installed at your property. Which Type of WellMate or Fiberglass Water Tank is Installed?These are different tank designs so first we need to know which type you have - take a look at the photos at the two WellMate links. Captive Air Water Pressure Tanks with an Internal Air BladderType 1 or captive air water pressure tanks sold by WellMate and some other manufacturers are constructed of fiberglass and use an internal bladder to hold the air charge. If the air bladder has ruptured, the water tank will begin to act like an old-fashioned steel water tank - air absorbs into the water until there is not much air charge, the tank becomes water logged, and the well pump will short cycle on and off. Our description of conventional steel water tanks adds details. If the air bladder has failed, the tank will act much like a type 2 hydro pneumatic or traditional water tank. Tips for Testing & Repairing a Captive Air Water Tank BladderTry this: if you have this type of tank, remove the valve step cap covering the bladder inflator valve located on the top of the tank. Using a small implement, MOMENTARILY (just for a second) depress the valve pin in the center of the valve stem down to see if air or water comes out. If water comes out of this valve the air bladder has burst. But the bladder could be burst but blocking the valve in which case nothing will happen. If air comes out of this valve the the tank bladder contains air and may not have burst. If air comes out of the valve, use an accurate tire gauge to check the air pressure at the valve. If the air pressure is 4 psi below the well pump cut-in pressure then the air bladder is probably fine. If the air pressure is less than that figure, using a bicycle pump, just add a little air to the bladder until it is set to the proper number - 4 psi below the pump cut-in pressure. Draining the water tank itself and adding air to a bladder type tank itself through the (ruptured) bladder valve at the tank top of a tank with a failed bladder MIGHT work to improve performance for a while (until the air is reabsorbed back into the water over time) but you need to replace the bladder. A guide to replacing the air bladder in the WellMate captive air tank is provided by the company at http://www.wellmate.com/pdf/Residential_AirCell_Replace_Instructions.pdf The air bladder in the WellMate™ type water tank is to be inflated to 4 psi below the well pump's "cut-in" pressure.
The installation manual for this tank is at http://www.wellmate.com/pdf/Residential_CaptiveAir_Tank_Install_Manual.pdf Tips for Testing & Repairing a Traditional Hydro-Pneumatic (no internal bladder) Fiberglass Water TankType 2 tanks, described by WellMate as hydro pneumatic water tanks, do not incorporate an internal bladder but rather an air volume control valve that replaces air into the tank as needed. These tanks will perform better than older steel water pressure tanks because we don't face the concern of rust perforation of the tank. If the air volume control (AVC) fails, the tank will act much like a type 2 tank (See TANK TYPES: WATER, OIL, EXPANSION, ALL and scroll down to the description of older steel water tanks. In this case you may need to replace the AVC. See the installation manual at http://www.wellmate.com/pdf/UT_HP_SPTank_Install.pdf Draining and adding air to an AVC type tank with a failed AVC also MIGHT work to improve performance for a while (until the air is reabsorbed back into the water over time) but you need to replace the AVC. Water tank bladder air pressure adjustment: also review WATER TANK BLADDER PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT if you are adjusting, tuning, or replacing the air pressure in your bladder-type well tank.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Question: how can I tell if my water pressure tank uses an internal bladder?How can l tell which pressure tank l have - with Bladder or without. I have CBAKX on the tank. 42 gallon upright A drain plug at the bottom an inpipe an out pipe and a pipe for pressure gauge. - Oliver 9/10/12 Reply:Oliver, see WATER TANK CAPTIVE AIR vs TRADITIONAL WellMate for a comparison of these two types of water pressure tanks. Bladderless (no internal bladder) water pressure tanks look like this
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She's back! That lovely old lady has returned just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Now she's swallowing items to make the perfect rainbow to hide a pot of gold.
There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow. I don't know why she swallowed some snow. Perhaps you know.
This autumn-themed book takes the traditional rhyme to new heights of silliness. It all starts when the old lady—known to many laughing children from her previous books—swallows some leaves. Then one thing leads to another, and she gulps down a shirt, a pumpkin, a pole, some pants, and some hay.
"There was an old lady who swallowed a bell.
How it jingled and jangled and tickled, as well!
I don't know why she swallowed a bell.
I wish she'd tell."
"There was an old lady who swallowed a shell.
I don't know why she swallowed the shell.
She didn't tell."
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The Tournament Included 160 Debaters from 14 Universities.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Since 2011, more than 65 people have died in Wyoming County from drug-related incidents, said T.L. Riffe, a sergeant with the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office.
That includes murders that resulted from drug activity, but Riffe guessed probably 80 percent of the deaths were overdoses, mostly of prescription pills.
Abuse of the prescription pill OxyContin in Wyoming County and its largest city, Oceana, brought documentary filmmaker Sean Dunne to town. His film, "Oxyana," shows people talking about their struggles with the drug.
Related: Small film creates a small town furor
Many Oceana citizens are offended by the way Dunne represented the town in his trailer - most haven't seen the film because it isn't widely available. But they agree: There is a drug problem in Oceana.
"I will be the first to admit there is a drug problem, just not to the extent (in the film)," said Oceana Councilman Jim Cook. "But I don't know a community in West Virginia or the United States that doesn't have a problem."
In Southern West Virginia, law enforcement and health officials face that problem every day.
Change in crime
When Riffe started with the sheriff's office 28 years ago, the substance abuse calls were about alcohol. Now, 80 percent to 90 percent of the office's calls are drug-related.
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office made almost twice as many arrests for marijuana as it did for prescription pills in 2012, according to data provided by the office.
In Wyoming County almost every drug-related arrest stems from prescription pills, Riffe said.
"Everybody knows there's a problem with prescription pills in our county," he said.
He's heard of "Oxyana" but doesn't know anything about the film. He said Oceana isn't any worse than anywhere else in the county when it comes to prescription pill abuse. Abuse is just as big a problem in Kentucky, Virginia and other states, he said.
Most people in Wyoming County don't abuse drugs, he said.
"It's a safety issue for the people abusing the drugs," Riffe said. "I don't think it's a safety issue for the people not abusing the drugs."
He said the number of drug deaths is decreasing, with 41 in 2011, 21 in 2012 and six so far this year.
County Clerk Mike Goode said that sounded right. From 2004 to 2011, the average person who died from an overdose was a little more than 39 years old, Goode added.
Oceana Police Chief Jeff Barlow has seen the film trailers. He was offended, like many in Oceana, but said drugs play a role in most of the crimes in his town.
Riffe said breaking and entering is the most common crime in the county, and the same offense keeps Barlow and his four fellow full-time officers busy.
Everyone knows who is dealing drugs in town, but Barlow said knowing something and proving something are very different. A solid case means confidential informants making drug buys to establish a pattern of peddling illegal substances.
It's hard to do that when the department doesn't have enough money to buy the drugs and everyone in town knows the officers, he said.
At the height of its abuse, Barlow said one 80-milligram OxyContin pill could fetch $100. Both he and Riffe said some steps have been taken that are helping. The manufacturer has made the drug harder to abuse, and officials are working harder to fight addiction.
History of abuse
Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma created the drug in 1995, leading to billions of dollars in profits almost immediately.
But in 2007, the company paid more than $600 million in fines and other payments after pleading guilty to charges it misled the world about the drug's addictive and dangerous properties, according to the New York Times.
In 2010, the company reformulated the drug. The new version is harder to cut or break down for purposes of snorting or injecting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the original form of OxyContin in April, determining "the benefits of original OxyContin no longer outweigh its risks," according to an agency press release.
Other drugs - namely methadone and Suboxone - are prescribed to wean patients off addictive prescription pills. Riffe said he's seen that make a difference.
However, those drugs also are narcotics and can be taken in excess or combined to create a high.
Stephen Anderson, who has an ATV shop in Oceana, said he knows people who have been on methadone for six years. Others mix methadone with Xanax, a medicine intended to relieve anxiety.
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Australia, with a rear division that has looked the goods when the play all-out attack, will wait on whether or not Quade Cooper comes into the team, with some suggesting he could play at number ten, with Berrick Barnes shifted to second five-eighth.
Genia has captained his country before, leading the Wallabies to a win over America in the Rugby World Cup, while he has worn the armband for the Reds, notably during their Investec Super Rugby title winning year.
Again he has been arguably their greatest threat, going back-to-back as Queensland's best player this year, and again showed at stages his threat against the All Blacks in Sydney.
A more pragmatic Wallabies team has scored six tries in their last five tests, and the brash running game that has troubled even the All Blacks, but it has been the world's number one team that has run the try scoring charts so far this season.
On top of another year of leading the international try scoring charts in 2011 with 60 five pointers, the All Blacks have kicked off their campaign, first against Ireland in the Steinlager Series, and now in the first match against the Wallabies, with 17 tries in their first four tests of 2012.
However Genia told AAP that he needed the troops outside him to stand up more and threaten the All Blacks.
"I think we can look to be a little bit more attacking with ball in hand as a backline," Genia said.
"I think we were a little bit passive and probably relied a little bit too much on the forwards to shoulder a lot of the work."
"So if we can get the ball in the backs' hands a little bit more and have a little bit more thrust, I think that will stand us in good stead."
Genia also said that the team was prepared to undergo some serious soul searching heading to Eden Park, where the Wallabies haven't won since 1986, while the All Blacks are unbeaten stretching back to 1994.
"I think that's the biggest thing about this week, we're going to be hard on ourselves and not look for the soft options," Genia said.
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Jerry Costello
Jerry Costello | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th district |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
Preceded by | Philip Crane |
Succeeded by | William Enyart |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 21st district |
In office August 11, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
Preceded by | Melvin Price |
Succeeded by | District Eliminated |
Personal details | |
Born | East St. Louis, Illinois |
September 25, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Georgia Cockrum |
Residence | Belleville, Illinois |
Alma mater | Maryville University |
Occupation | Bailiff, law enforcement officer |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jerry Francis Costello (born September 25, 1949) is the former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. He previously represented Illinois's 21st congressional district, and served in Congress from 1988 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of Illinois's 21-member Congressional delegation. In October 2011, Costello announced that he would not seek another term in Congress in 2012.[1] He was succeeded by William Enyart.
Early life, education, and early career[edit]
Costello was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and attended Catholic schools, graduating from Assumption High School. He was later educated at Maryville College of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis, from which he earned a bachelor's degree.
Costello worked in the law enforcement field. He served St. Clair County, Illinois as a court bailiff, deputy sheriff, and director of court services and probation. Costello later was chief investigator for the Illinois State Attorney's office. In 1980, he was elected to the St. Clair County Board and was chosen as chairman. Costello served in this capacity as county executive until his election to the House.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
Costello took office on in August 1988, after winning a special election with 51% of the vote, to fill the seat of the deceased Melvin Price.[2] He was elected to a full term that November with 53% of the vote.[3] After that, he never won re-election with less than 60% of the vote.[4]
Costello was the most senior member of Illinois' House delegation during his final term in office. On October 4, 2011, he announced he would not seek reelection in 2012.[5] Costello was succeeded by William Enyart, who was elected on November 6, 2012.[6]
Costello served on the National Leadership Committee of then-Senator Obama's National Catholic Advisory Council during his 2008 election campaign.[7] The NCAC stumped for candidate Barack Obama during the later days of the 2008 primary campaign.
Shortly after the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, Costello was prominently mentioned as a possible cabinet choice for Secretary of Transportation; the nomination eventually went to fellow Illinois Representative Ray LaHood.[citation needed]
In 2011, Costello co-sponsored HR 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which would strictly limit the situations in which abortion could be paid for by public funds.[8]
- 1997 Ethics complaint
In 1996, federal prosecutors alleged that Costello was an unindicted co-conspirator in a plan to build a riverboat casino. At the end of an investigation and trial, a longtime friend of Costello's was sentenced to six years in prison for obstruction of justice. Costello testified before a grand jury in regard to the matter, but was not indicted or charged in the case. He denied any involvement. In 1997, the Congressional Accountability Project filed an ethics complaint requesting investigation of Costello which resulted in no action.[9]
Committee assignments[edit]
- ^ Lambrecht, Bill. "Jerry Costello reflects on accomplishments, changes as Congressional career ends". stltoday.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51358
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37606
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1096
- ^ Rep. Jerry Costello won't seek re-election in 2012, KSDK
- ^ http://thesouthern.com/elections/ap-declares-enyart-winner-in-th-congressional-district/article_6eabd74e-2890-11e2-9e9b-001a4bcf887a.html
- ^ Dan Gilgoff (2008-04-11). "Obama's Catholic Committee: The Lineup - God-o-Meter". Blog.beliefnet.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Full text of House Resolution 3: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
- ^ "After 7 Months in Limbo, Ethics Panel Is Back". The New York Times. 12 September 1997. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
External links[edit]
- U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello official U.S. House site
- Costello for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at SourceWatch
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Melvin Price |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 21st congressional district 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by District Dissolved after 1990 Census |
Preceded by Philip M. Crane |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th congressional district 1993–2013 |
Succeeded by William Enyart |


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Jordan Son of Mars Low "True Blue" – Arriving at Retailers
July 24th, 2013 by Aaron Hope | 4 comments
Starting with June's Elephant-accented Air Jordan 1 Mids, True Blue has made a big impact for the Jumpman this summer. The AJ1 Low and AJ V2 both tried on the OG Jordan III signature look, Carmelo's B'Mo stretched it across I-95 and now the shoe named for a guy who watches Anthony's games at Madison Square Garden on the Jordan Son of Mars Low. These drop this Saturday, July 27th, perhaps the closest of all the above mentioned to that iconic original Jordan 3. Check out some new photos below, then get ready when they arrive this weekend at Jordan Brand retailers like Sneaker Bistro.
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O Come, All Ye Faithful based on Adeste Fideles arr. Michael Frazier
O Magnify the Lord Moses Hogan Choral Union with Morningside Brass Ensemble Cantate Domino Heinrich Schütz College Choir
Gloria Christine Temple-Evans Singing Men
Patapan Burgundian Carol arr. Sandra Peter Bel Canto
A Vaughan Williams Christmas Traditional Carols arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams additional arrangement Douglas E. Wagne r Choral Union and Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Fantasia on Greensleeves Ralph Vaughan WiliamsMarch Piano Duo
Away in a Manger Traditional Carolarr. Brant Adams Eclectix
Joy Revisited Frank Ticheli Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Silent Night Franz Gruber arr. J. Ashley Hall Choral Union
All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord! René Clausen College Choir
Ave Maria Franz Biebl Choral Union Men
Psalm 100 René Clausen Choral Union Women
A Christmas Carol Sheena Phillips College Choir
Echo Carol Traditional German Carol arr. Michael Krueger Choral Union with Morningside Brass Ensemble
Blessing and wishes for a joyous holiday season from Morningside College!


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The JSC is uniquely positioned to take advantage of Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business, School of Public Affairs, and Weissman School of Arts and Sciences as well as the Baruch Performing Arts Center. The JSC is dedicated to teaching and informing the Baruch community and public about the history and experiences of Jews in America, specifically in New York City. Public programs, courses, events, and campus activities will focus on the Jewish immigration to New york City, and address some of the biggest issues and challenges currently facing today's American Jewish community -- Jewish philanthropy, Jewish business ethics, Jewish politics, Jewish identity and continuity, and the changing face of American Jewry.
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UP IN SMOKE Rep. Elliot Glassheim wants to help North Dakotans quit smoking. The Grand Forks Democrat thinks a good way to do that is to boost the state's cigarette tax from 44 cents a pack to $1. Anti-smoking groups think the bill doesn't go far enough, and would like the tax raised to $2 per pack. Others think Glassheim's bill, which would generate about $30 million in new taxes, is a misguided attempt to help smokers. If Glassheim's intent is to create a deterrent, raising the tax from 44 cents to $1 isn't good enough. North Dakota ranks 46th among states in cigarette taxes. New York charges the most state tax at $4.35 per pack. Maybe Glassheim, who said his bill isn't about raising money, should think about really jacking up the cigarette tax, even to New York levels. We're kidding, but we question whether making cigarettes too expensive for some residents is the best way to help them quit smoking. Is that the job of the Legislature? The state hasn't raised cigarette taxes since 1993, but raising them simply to force some people to quit because of financial reasons seems wrong.
WELCOME TO NORTH DAKOTA Last week's blast of extremely cold weather was a reminder to longtime residents of what a real North Dakota winter feels like. Bone-chilling winds combined with sub-zero temperatures to create truly dangerous conditions outside for man, beast and machines. Vehicles didn't start. Flesh freezes quickly when exposed to bitter cold temperatures. But veteran North Dakotans are used to the weather, and make do by adding another layer of clothing or simply staying indoors. But for newcomers to the state, the numbing cold was no doubt a new experience altogether. Well, at least now they can say they've been through some real North?Dakota winter weather. Whether or not they stick around for any more such weather remains to be seen.


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Juri Eenmaa Dec. 30, 1940 ~ Sept. 27, 2012September 21, 2012, 9:05 am by Staff Reports He was born Dec. 30, 1940 in Rakvere, Estonia, to Karl Eenmaa and Ella Rubli Eenmaa. He immigrated to the United States with his parents and sister, Reet Eenmaa in 1950, and settled in the Los Angeles area. He received his high school education at the Manuel Arts in Los Angelos, followed by his B.S. in Physics from the University of Southern California in 1963, and his M.A. in Physics in 1966. He then attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he received his doctorate in research physics in 1972. Eenmaa then joined the University of Washington where he collaborated with other physicists, engineers and technical specialists. He headed the team to install the cyclotron for neutron production, and its use for medical radiation treatments for cancer patients, benign conditions, and for research. He left this position of Associate Professor in which he taught physics to radiation oncology residents and medical dosimetrists, and joined the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle in 1989. There, he was involved with the daily tasks of medical physics and the prostate seed implant program. He retired from Swedish in 2000. Eenmaa greatly enjoyed his work in physics, but was also an excellent artisan craftsman and builder. He played the violin and the fiddle for most of his life, and was very active in the Estonian communities in L.A. and Seattle, where Estonian culture was celebrated with much music, song, and folk dancing. Eenmaa will be greatly missed by the Estonian community. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Harriet Hale Eenmaa, of Burnet; step-daughter Kendra Dupuy and her husband Stephan Hamberg of Seattle, Wash.; step-daughter Anna Dupuy of Seattle; sister Linda Reet Kask and husband Mart of Mercer Island, Wash.; niece Alisa Ferrier and husband Jordon of Elkgrove, Calif.; nephew Andres Kask and Angela of Seattle, Wash,; nephew Aleks Kask of N.Y.; sister-in-law Kathy Hale Frankum and husband Billy Frankum of Burnet; brother-in-law David Hale and wife Debbie of San Angelo, Texas; nephew Breck Hale and wife Megan of Wichita Falls, Texas; many beloved relatives in Estonia; and many great-nieces and nephews. We will all miss your loving, calm, steady, trustworthy presence Juri! Death leaves a heartache only God can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal! Rest in Peace, Juri, in Gods loving presence. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Alzheimers Association: www.alz.org, or The Lighthouse Hospice: www.lighthouse-hospice.com. Many, many thanks to all the loving care and help from Circle of Hands in Burnet, Kingsland Hill Care in Kingsland, and Lighthouse Hospice in Round Rock. You are angels, and Gods hands on this earth! A memorial service will be held on Oct. 11 at 11 a.m., at Highland Lakes United Methodist Church, 8303 W. RR 1431, Kingsland, 325.388.4187. A memorial service in Seattle will be held at a later date. "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, Wow, what a ride! " Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Burnet. |
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