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'I just want to be with Nikitta Grender' - murdered Newport teen's pal admits arson
9:24am Monday 7th January 2013 in Gwent news By Natalie Crockett
ANGUISH: Luke Morgan told a court he committed arson because he wanted be with his pal, Nikitta Grender
A DISTRAUGHT friend of murdered Newport teenager Nikitta Grender torched his home in a bid to die and be with her, a court was told. NATALIE CROCKETT reports.
THE best friend of murdered pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender set fire to his house while he was inside because he wanted to die to be with her, a court heard.
Luke Morgan, of Broadmead Park, started the fire after returning home from a night out in the early hours of October 18, 2012. An hearing at Newport Crown Court on November 1, heard Morgan was upset after recent arguments with his mother and started to feel down when looking at photos of Miss Grender, 19.
He later told police: "I don't want to be here, I just want to be with Nikitta."
Morgan, 21, lit a coat hanger using a cigarette lighter and put it in a recycling box, which ignited around 5.04am.
He planned to stay in the house, the court heard, but as the fire spread Morgan panicked and woke a neighbour who called emergency services.
The court was told Morgan was very upset by Miss Grender's death and was fed up after arguing with his mum. The family dog, which was in the house at the time, died as a result of the blaze.
The fire was an "extensive one" and there was smoke damage throughout the house, particularly in the downstairs bedroom.
Asked by police if he wanted to kill himself, Morgan, who has previously taken anti-depressants, said yes, adding he "didn't want to be here anymore".
He later expressed remorse for his actions when he realised the blaze could have spread to other houses on the estate.
The court heard this was the second time he had set fire to the house, having been given a 12-month community order for arson in August 2011.
On that occasion he set fire to his bedroom curtains when his mother and young brother were in the house.
They all got out safely.
Morgan pleaded guilty to one count of arson, being reckless as to whether life would be endangered at a hearing at Newport Crown Court on Friday. He denied a second count of arson with intent to endanger life. This was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service who said they did not wish to proceed to trial on the matter and asked for it to remain on Morgan's file.
Sue Ferrier, defending, said doctors had assessed Morgan and had expressed significant concern about his mental state.
She said they were of the viewhe should be detained to a psychiatric unit rather than a prison, if the court imposed a custodial sentence.
The case was adjourned for sentencing until January 25, and Morgan was remanded in custody.
'I'll stand by him for Nikitta'
MISS Grender's father Paul Brunnock, 40, told the Argus after a previous court hearing in November that he would stand by Morgan, just as his daughter would have wanted.
He said: "I have known Luke for a long time and they [he and Nikitta] were really close. What he has done is absolutely terrible but you just don't know how things like this affect people.
"I didn't like the fact that he said that [Miss Grender's death] was why he did it, but I am there for him.
"At the end of the day he was a good friend of Nikitta's and I think she would want me to be there for him."
Murderer was branded 'very dangerous' by appeal judges
MISS Grender was raped and murdered by Carl Whant on February 5, 2011. Her unborn child Kelsey-May was also killed.
He then set fire to her home to cover his tracks and returned to a house party where her boyfriend and his cousin Ryan Mayes was and lied about where he had been.
Whant, 28, of Bettws, Newport, was jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 35 years in March 2012.
He appealed against his sentence last November (2012), claiming it was too long and that the killing of Kelsey-May should not have been considered an aggravating factor. This was rejected by three high court judges who dubbed him "a very dangerous man".
Morgan was a close family friend of Miss Grender and organised a collection following her death to buy a floral wreath.
He paid tribute to her at her funeral, recalling how the pair used to sing Britney Spears songs and spoke of how the mum-to-be had always been there for him when no-one else was. He told hundreds of mourners: "I'll be thinking of you this year, next year and every year. We will never forget such a beautiful, fun-loving, up-for-everything girl like you. Can't believe you have been taken away from us so soon."
After Miss Grender's death, Morgan had also appeared as a witness in a high-profile Newport trial after Richard Glyn Carslake, 48, was found dead at his flat in Jeddo Street, Pill, in April 2011.
Two men were later found guilty of Mr Carslake's manslaughter and robbing him.
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10:33am Mon 7 Jan 13
let em swing says...
11:40am Mon 7 Jan 13
On the inside says...
let em swing wrote:Half right in my view. Endangering the lives of others cannot be an action of no consequence but this lad is clearly not right. A hospital order would seem the more appropriate sentence. Before anyone jumps on my head I have visited regional secure units and they are no holiday camp but at least appropriate care and long term support is involved.
would give him the benefit fo the doubt for the first fire, but for this second one he should get 5 years.
12:31pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Me, Me, Me! says...
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SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY DAY says...
He also said that she was there for him when no-one else was so doesn`t seem to me that he has a good family background.
I hope he is given help and support to enable him to come to terms with what happened.
and no i`m not saying what he did was right
5:39pm Mon 7 Jan 13
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6:32pm Mon 7 Jan 13
crosskeysgirl18 says...
7:17pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Ljt7271 says...
8:15pm Mon 7 Jan 13
gordelpus says...
crosskeysgirl18 wrote:This is his second arson and a very risky 'cry for help'. Setting a fire because he's 'down and depressed' makes him risky to those who live around him. Disposal via a hospital order in this case is not the best or safest option. There needs to be an element of reparation in the sentence. The public need protection.
This guy needs psychiatric help rather than a prison sentence. He admitted that he started the fire. And he woke up and smelt the coffee when it was too late and thats why he alerted a neighbour. Its abit obvious he loved her as a best friend would. Its the case of a down and a depressed man looking for attention. Im sure he's not a real harm to the community and I bet all of you posting horrible comments know that he's totally regretting what he done. So if you want to say something, take the positives from the negatives not the other way around!
11:08am Tue 8 Jan 13
rhinestine says...
Ljt7271 wrote:Yes, they would remove your comment for a start for calling everyone a k**b!!
Well said cross keys girl 18. People shouldn't be commenting on this when they don't know all the facts and the real circumstances that have driven Luke to do wot he did. Dai Rear Luke does work so ur comment is a load of crap! Why don't u stop and think about wot this feels like for the friends and family of Luke who have to read this **** from u lot of knobs on here who think they r being smart by commenting on something they know nothing about. Wot Luke did was a cry for help and he needs support , not abuse from narrow minded bigoted people who think they are clever putting stupid comments on here. Those who really know Luke are very supportive of him and love him very much as a friend or family member. The judge in the hearing accepted that his actions were not in any way malicious with an intent to hurt anyone but himself! And if the S Wales Argus was a good newspaper they would monitor comments on here and block any such stupid comments by narrow minded people that could affect Luke further and upset his family and friends who are already going through loads when someone they love is in jail instead if getting the psychological support that he needs!
If he did not want comments why talk to the paper then?? Of course we don't know Luke! but thats the freedom of speach, people can say what they want within reason and everyones point of view is different.
So, get off your high horse, if you think setting fire to a house is normal or a cry for help, your deluided.
With all the help on-line and doctors etc, he could have gone and seen someone rather than set fire to his council house, who the tax payer will have to cough for to get it repaired!!
2:12pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Dee-Gee says...
Either that, or you're a hateful human being without a drop of empathy in the withered, empty space where your heart should be... and absolutely *no* experience of serious mental health issues, or realisitic expectations of the kind of care that's actually available, let alone an understanding of how capable people are of taking up such help when their in that situation.
6:41pm Tue 8 Jan 13
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6:05pm Sun 13 Jan 13
morgan1974 says...
firstname.lastname@example.com wrote:a silly comment from someone that doesnt know luke.
What a Muppet !
6:06pm Sun 13 Jan 13
morgan1974 says...
Michael Weedall wrote:toally agree with you.
I am a heartless cold person but this guy is in need of help and does not need a trial on here with a barrage of abuse and SWA you should not allow it to happen.
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Seems like Im really gettin jiggy wit the Lion lately. I recently found a case of this in the cellar that got lost in the shuffle about a year ago. Im quite surprised at how well its held up. The Lionshead Pils is a very inexpensive beer and very popular with the lawnmower and baitcasting crowd. It looks ok in the glass, nice golden color although the head was gone in an eyeblink. It has a nice malt aroma. The flavor is well balanced generally light and the finish has some staying power. It's very drinkable although one would probably want something better for an extended session. For $10 a case, this is a good deal, for sure.
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The aroma was fruity, bisquity,a bit toasty, slightly fruity,not a lot of hop presense.
The taste was fruity, sweet, grainy,slightly metallic.A tart finish.
Mouthfeel was thin,dry,not well carbinated,almost flat.
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Lionshead on draft was a pretty decent experience. I haven't had this beer before but it was clean, refreshing, and it hit the spot after a full dinner and some heavier beers earlier in the night. The beer was definitely a step up above the BMC crowd, and a really nice affordable option to have late in the night when you've already had 5 beers previously.
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No emotional ties to this beer, I've never drank it back in college for insanely cheap prices, but I always like the Stegmaier beers I come across so when jcdiflorio offered me a bottled I jumped on this PA regional staple. Appears a golden clear filtered tone with a bright white decent sized white head, quickly dwindles to leave uneven bands of scattered lacing down my pint. Aroma has a mild sweetness and corn huskiness sort of a grainy character with a touch of metallic mineral quality, shows off a very light hop presence. Taste has dominant sweetness, grainy character light herbal, grassy hops low bitterness finishes with more of that metallic edge, not bad overall. Mouthfeel is light not watery higher carbonation nothing remarkable here to note on the palate this is the type of beer that will make you gaseous. Drinkability...well this is not something I'll search for but if I come across it while looking for a cheap and decent beer outside of the big three this one would entice me, but definitely worth the try just for the rarity.
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12 oz can with what appears to be a 2012 date stamped on the bottom.
Pours a deep golden color with a short-lived white head.
The aroma is poor, actually just plain bad at first, but improved to poor after airing. The taste is more palatable than the aroma suggests, but that is not saying much. This is a weak flavored lager that tastes like the cheap beer it is. Thin body is a bit watery and astringent.
Think light lager, not "Deluxe Pilsner" as per the can, and you'll be much less disappointed.
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The color is a very pale yellow, quite typical for the style. A fluffy head forms on the pour but very spritzy and bubbly; it's no surprise that it's gone within moments.
The smell is akin to a BMC light with perhaps a slightly stronger presence and a gentle underlying sweetness others don't have.
It's sweeter in the smell than the flavor, heavier on grains than other ingredients but with undertones of hops, very subtle malts, and corn husk.
There's the crispness expected but it's a bit smoother than I'd expect. It's quite thin, but not as watery-thin as a BMC light.
I would put this above a BMC light, but most of this style, the weakest and lamest of all the styles, in my opinion, are slightly more flavorful than this.
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ah, a go-to summer yard work brew! let's see how it goes inside in a tulip...
a: bright golden...looks like one of those rare 'micro' brews by a macro...nice head, full of life, not much lacing...settles fast
s: sweet malt with a citrus punch...but that's ghostly. something tangy sour in the second whiff. still, sweetness dominates. corn, too?
t: ya know, since i am focusing on it, i get a really nice malty biscuit. a swirl in the mouth betrays that almost annoying sweetness in the nose. this is light weight for sure, but there is plenty going on. for the price, this is a bargain. and a gentleman. well, lady. whatever...for what it IS ;)
m: actually very silky...not watery as expected. some body is detected. a swirl makes it foam up, but not an overly effervescent bubbliness to cover up any flavor (or lack thereof!).
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Wren: "We've never closed the door on that. I think, from our perspective, we wanted to get a little more balanced with our lineup, and we felt B.J. Upton was a better fit in that regard, but it didn't mean that we didn't like Michael. We love what Michael gave us, and so we haven't closed the door on that. We are still open to putting our club together with him being a part of it."
On if Bourn would play center and move Upton to left if he came back to Atlanta. Also discusses fielding metrics:
Wren: "No, not necessarily. Not necessarily. We think they're a toss-up defensively. There are people that think B.J. is a better center fielder, and (some) people think Bourn is the better center fielder. I know the metrics will tell you that Bourn is, but we don't believe in the metrics...we don't think they're infallible, let's put it that way. We think they have some value, but also, there's some problems when you have metrics that give guys additional value depending on who is playing beside them in the outfield. If fewer balls drop in, and it may not necessarily be because of your ability, and you get bonuses for that, that tells me there is a flaw in that system. Our guys that do a lot with sabermetrics; that's the one area where they really haven't come a long way. Long story short, we like both of them a lot in center field."
On who leads for the fifth spot in the rotation, Julio Teheran or Randall Delgado:
Wren: "I think based on what we saw towards the end of the year in winter ball, if there's a leader, it's probably Teheran. It just happened that Fredi Gonzalez, myself, Bruce Manno, and John Coppolella; we were all in the Dominican in the middle of December and Teheran was outstanding. He was the Teheran we've seen over the course of his rise through our system. He dominated. I think he threw a one-hit shutout through six innings, which was kind of his limit. We saw (him) sit 94-95 and pop 97, we saw the crackling breaking ball and the good changeup. We saw all the things we wanted to see to make him a guy that's probably got a little leg up going into spring training."
On getting Teheran back on track after some struggles in 2012:
Wren: "I think what we have seen over the last year and a half is a young kid that is 21 years old and dominating Triple-A in 2011. He came back in 2012 and I think he fell in love with lighting up a radar gun, and got away from being a pitcher for half a season. It's just one of those things where you never know what's going through a young guys head, but he was arguably one of the best pitchers in minor league baseball in 2011, and we didn't have a spot for him in 2012. So, he goes back to Triple-A, and I think he tried to get our attention with the radar gun vs. getting hitters out.
That was really our focus in the second half last year, and we saw him make that transition back in August, and then carry it on into winter ball. Even the first part of winter ball, he wasn't as consistent as we would have liked, but the last month of winter ball, he was the best pitcher in the Dominican by far."
On if Atlanta doesn't add a left fielder or a third baseman before spring training:
Wren: "We always have things in spring training that you really look forward to, and in the case of the Atlanta Braves, we've got some battles. The way third base shakes up with Juan Francisco and Martin Prado, and the way left field, whether it's a combination of Reed Johnson, even the young guy Evan Gattis, who just led the Venezuelan League in home runs before he went home. Jordan Schafer, Jose Constanza, who is hitting .360 in the Dominican, so we've got a lot of interesting story lines and competitions going into spring training for that one last spot. If that were the way it were to go, I wouldn't be upset with that. I think It would give us some interesting competition, and we have financial flexibility and we haven't used our prospect pool to acquire talent this winter."
On a timetable for a Brian McCann extension:
Wren: "We've had conversations not only with Brian's representative, but with Brian, and I think from both perspectives that we've decided that we'll wait until after the season and then look at where we are and look at where he is and make that determination."
On his feelings about Braves pitchers participating in the 2013 World Baseball Classic:
Wren: "I think, generally, we're supportive but you know, it's like anything else. There's worries that go along with that because those two guys (Craig Kimbrel and Kris Medlen) are big, big parts of our team and you're always worried about speeding up their process for getting ready for the season. There's a normal rhythm and flow to spring training year in and year out, and when you ask your guys to deviate from that, it worries you a little bit."
On the pitch count for guys like Medlen and Kimbrel in the WBC:
Wren: "They gave us a basic briefing at the General Managers meetings that the pitch counts and the usage levels will be similar to what they were in in 2009, which, you know, I think we were all pretty comfortable with those levels. Off the top of my head, I can't remember exactly the pitch counts. They're same as they were in 2009, with some minor exceptions, and I felt comfortable with those."
On position players also potentially going to the WBC, and if it'd be a concern not having key players in spring training:
Wren: "I think on the surface, it is (a concern), but when you really look at the way they've condensed the dates of the WBC; I think in past WBC's, we all were a little concerned about how elongated that tournament was. Now, really, if your player leaves to go play for Team USA for example, and they make it all the way to the end, they're only away from you (for) two weeks. You get them back with about two weeks to go, so that's less concerning than it has been in the past where you would lose them for almost a month."


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To Hon. E. E. Higbee Supt. of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
The undersigned inspectors appointed by you with the consent of the Governor, in pursuance of the requirements of the Seventh Section, of the "Act to provide for the due training of teachers for the common schools of the State," approved the 20th day of May, 1857, together with the superintendents of the counties of Clarion and McKean, ex-officio-members of the Committee, whose names are last subscribed, do report-
That on due notice received from the Department of Public Instruction, they did personally and at the same time, to-wit: on February the 15th, 1887, visit and carefully inspect the proposed Normal School, located at Clarion, Clarion County, Pa., and after a thorough examination thereof, of its general arrangement and facilities for instruction, we do approved the same, and find that they fully come up to the provisions of the "Act to provide for the due training of teachers for the Common Schools of the State," approved the 20th day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven and its supplements.
We therefore certify the same to the Department of Public Instruction, with our opinion that the proposed Normal School at Clarion has fully complied with the provisions of the said Act, and its supplements as far as can be done before going into operation under the same, and we unanimously recommend that it shall forthwith be recognized as a State Normal School for the Thirteenth Normal School District of Pennsylvania, composed of the counties of Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, and Warren.
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In April 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services joined national leaders and practitioners from the Nation's transplantation and hospital communities to launch the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative.
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Individuals are encouraged to register to become a tissue, eye and organ donor at donatelifeindiana.org
IOPO was founded in 1987 and is currently celebrating 20 years as a nonprofit health service dedicated to serving the citizens of Indiana by providing a link between people awaiting a transplant and potential donors. IOPO is based in Indianapolis and has regional offices in Ft. Wayne and Evansville.
February 21, 2008—What is the latest multi-media entertainment system doing inside a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, a high-tech medical device that helps radiologists obtain a precise and often early diagnosis of disease?
At Community Hospital East, movies, music and children's cartoons will help patients who might otherwise be afraid of the often intimidating exams to take advantage of one of today's most valuable diagnostic tools.
"An estimated 20 percent of patients react with fear or claustrophobia to confining, dark and often noisy MRI procedures and cannot be imaged as a result," said Alan Moorman, chief MRI technologist. "With the addition of the new CinemaVision virtual reality system, Community Hospital East will bring a relaxing multi-media experience and entertainment inside the MRI while patients are being imaged, helping them to tolerate the exams better." Full story >>
Comforting atmosphere offers healing environment in new center, part of comprehensive cancer program
Community Hospital East has opened a 7,000 square foot medical oncology center, located on the third floor of the hospital within the professional building. The facility is a renovated wing of the hospital and will offer state-of-the-art cancer treatments, including chemotherapy.
"This new center marks the continued growth of our oncology program at Community Health Network," said Joe Heckman, vice president of oncology services for the network. "With all of our cancer services at Community East under one roof, our patients can more easily access the exceptional care offered by our physicians and staff."
Community East's new medical oncology center expanded from 4,400 square feet to 7,000 square feet. The renovation allowed for more exam rooms and treatment areas. The comforting, calming and welcoming environment is the result of a more efficient design for the services offered. Nursing stations are built so that nurses are in plain view of patients at all times.
The center complements the new radiation oncology treatment center at Community East, which opened in March, marking a new era in cancer care. The $7 million center has state-of-the-art radiation technology, which allows doctors to locate and target tumors more quickly and precisely, while promising fewer side effects. The radiation oncology treatment center also offers a healing, stress-free environment for patients and families facing the diagnosis of cancer.
Community's comprehensive cancer services include cutting-edge specialized cancer therapies, including high-dose rate treatment for prostate, lung, breast and gynecological cancers; medical oncology; surgical oncology; inpatient care; imaging; and laboratory.
On March 19 2007, Community Health Network opened the new $7 million Community Regional Cancer Care Radiation Oncology Treatment Center at Community Hospital East. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, featuring Deputy Mayor Steve Campbell, was followed by employee and public tours of the 12,000-square-foot addition.
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The new center features state-of-the-art radiation technology from Varian Medical Systems. The technology features IMRT (intensity-modulated radiotherapy) and IGRT (image-guided radiotherapy), which allows doctors to locate and target tumors more quickly and precisely, delivering radiation to cancerous cells while sparing healthy tissue. This advanced generation of linear accelerator combines imaging and treatment on a single machine, promising fewer side effects. "I'm honored to be part of this organization that embraces new technology and I want to thank all of the leadership at Community Health Network who've made today possible," says Jianan Graybill, M.D., and medical director of radiation oncology for Community Regional Cancer Care.
While the technology is certainly important, the environment of care and the caring individuals who deliver that technology are equally as necessary. "I wanted to recognize the staff and all the people that provide cancer care at Community Hospital East and Community Health Network," says Joe Heckman, vice president of oncology services for Community Health Network. "They are a wonderful group of people who really spent a lot of time paying attention to the needs of the patients and they have done a really good job and you will see that in the design and the layout as you walk through the center."
"This is a fixture, a pillar of this entire neighborhood," Campbell told those at the ribbon cutting. "When I talk to neighborhood residents and neighborhood associations in this area and other areas in the center of Indianapolis, the first thing I would tell them is 'thank you.' Thank you for staying and living in a neighborhood like this one because there is a temptation for people and businesses and organizations to want to migrate out."
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The fact that you hadn't heard of COINTELPRO — and that there isn't a word about it in the current "Deep Throat" coverage — tells us quite a lot about the dominant moral and political culture.
COINTELPRO was a program of the national political police, carried out through four administrations, with a very wide range of targets… ranging in methods up to direct political assassination. It was formally terminated after it was exposed in the courts in the early 70s.
Someone in [Mark aka "Deep Throat"] Felt's position surely knew about it. I have no idea what he was involved in, and don't see that it matters much. Responsibility went right up to the White House, through four administrations.
COINTELPRO was vastly more significant than Watergate, which was a tea party in comparison. The difference is that Watergate was annoying to powerful people, who struck back, while COINTELPRO targeted people who were weak, vulnerable, dissident, and in other ways remote from centers of power. Therefore anything done to them passes without concern among those who matter. As we have seen for 30 years, and see right now.


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As we get older our bodies change, and often times prescription medications are needed. But according to a new study, doctors across the nation are over-prescribing high risk medications to their older patients.
Researchers say this problem frequently happens in Albany Georgia.
As we get older, our bodies don't function like they once did.
"Like blood pressure, cholesterol, there is a lot of them, but I can't name them all," stated Linda Price, a senior citizen.
By the age of 65, most folks take at least four prescription drugs.
Linda Price takes a handful of drugs every day, "I take nine in the morning, one at lunch, two at supper and three before I got to bed."
Public health researchers at Brown University conducted a study and found that doctors are over prescribing high risk drugs, which carry severe side effects, to older adults.
Researchers based their findings on a list of 110 drugs considered high risk for seniors compiled by a group of doctors and health care experts.
What's most shocking is that the study found that it happens the most in Albany Georgia, where 40 percent of seniors on Medicare Advantage in Albany got at least one of the risky drugs on the list.
"We have some with pages of medication," said Addie Mclver, Associate Director of SOWEGA Senior Center.
For the past 18-years Mclver worked at the SOWEGA Senior Center, and says she sees more medications being given.
"Some of them have bags of medication. Their list goes on and on," explained Addie Mclver.
We showed Pharmacist Ed Dozier the list of high risk drugs, and he says something doesn't add up.
"Half the ones on this page are off the market anyway; the Darviocet and Propeoxicate products are no longer manufactured. With what's remaining, what percentage of that is even prescribed to older people? I'd say about ten percent. Maybe some muscle relaxers that older people tolerate better," said Ed Dozier.
Dozier also says folks need their medication. It boils down to trusting your doctor's recommendation and education.
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Terry Anderson 06/27/2014
In a Hoover Institution podcast, Terry Anderson discusses market approaches to environmental problems in his talk entitled "Adapt, Adapt, Adapt: Market Responses to Climate Change."
Terry Anderson 06/24/2014
Friday, June 20, 2014 -- John Batchelor interviews Terry Anderson on his recent article written for the Hoover Institution about climate change adaptation.
Terry Anderson 06/03/2014
Wednesday, May 28 2014 -- Aaron Flint, of Voices of Montana radio, comes to the PERC office to interview Terry Anderson about the fracking debate: should we fret or fête?
Shawn Regan 05/23/2014
Cliven Bundy's battle was born out of a broken system that encourages conflict, not negotiation.
Terry Anderson 05/20/2014
Ethan Bearman interviews Terry L. Anderson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the president of PERC, regarding the Keystone XL pipeline.
Terry Anderson 05/14/2014
Pipelines in the U.S. carry 25 times more oil than tank cars do, yet derailments are by far the biggest threat.
Terry Anderson 05/06/2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014 -- Terry Anderson joins John Batchelor on the John Batchelor Show to discuss the resurgence of the Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s.
Terry Anderson 04/25/2014
Tuesday, April 22 -- PERC President Terry Anderson talks with John Batchelor and Larry Kudlow about his latest research with the Hoover Institution on the the rare risks and economic benefits of fracking technology.
Shawn Regan 04/22/2014
When environmental groups buy ranchers' permits, there's no need for the feds to start rustling up trouble.
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Listen as Aaron Flint of "Voices of Montana" talks with Reed Watson, P.J. Hill, Shawn Regan, and Laura Huggins about free market environmentalism.


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Ice climbing: the first Abisko Ice Climbing Festival an overwhelming success!Fri, 15/03/2013 - 11:54 — Petzl
The first edition of the Abisko Ice Climbing Festival took place from February 28 to March 3, 2013, in Sweden. Merja and Anders (founder of Arctic Guides), who created the event, opened the door to an exceptional winter wonderland for the many who attended, and provided a great opportunity to learn or to sharpen one's ice climbing skills. During the four-day festival Robert Jasper, Team Petzl member, led clinics and demonstrations on how to properly scale ice. As a supporting partner, Petzl provided participants with all the right gear to enjoy ice climbing.
Ice climbs and the Aurora Borealis
This ice climbing festival's first edition was held in the heart of a very special region. Abisko National Park sits north of the Arctic Circle and is located in the Scandinavian Alps (also referred to as the Abisko-Kebnekaise Mountains). Known for being one of the most active areas for the Aurora Borealis (or "northern lights"), Abisko also serves as an ideal base camp for Nordic activities such as ski-mountaineering, dog sledding, ice fishing… and of course ice climbing!
Multiple frozen water falls are visible from the road between Kiruna and the Norwegian border. The area offers short 2 to 3 pitch climbs of moderate difficulty in addition to a great deal of untapped potential for new mixed routes.
Program highlights: learning technique and having fun
Merja and Anders (guide and mountain rescue) came up with the idea for the event: 4 days devoted equally to ice climbing and discovering this incredible region. Festival participants had the opportunity to discover ice climbing, to perfect their technique, and to learn the essentials for climbing on their own. Robert Jasper, ice climbing specialist and Team Petzl member, led many of the event's clinics. This first 2013 edition presented a more-than-complete program: terrain evaluation, building anchors, lead climbing, and of course maintaining and inspecting one's equipment. Nighttime dry tooling and ice climbing demos made for a very festive and social event, as did the multiple film showings..
See you next year!
A magical place, moderate routes, warm and friendly organizers… What more could you ask for from an ice climbing festival? To do it all over again next year, of course!
Petzl would like to thank both participants and organizers for making this such a fantastic ice climbing festival.
Robert Jasper's bio in the Team Petzl section >>
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PLATTSBURGH — During World War II, Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service aviators conducted nuisance raids over Townsville, Australia.
"They used to bomb the bay and stuff like that," said Jacqueline "Jackie" Nisoff, an Australian native and Plattsburgh resident.
"Dad had built an air-raid shelter in the backyard, and we used to go down there if the siren went. One time, they dropped a bomb just a mile from the house. We all were sitting down there with clothespins in our mouths in the air-raid shelter. No one cried or anything else. We just sit there. We could hear the juz-z-z-z-z screaming (sound of bomb). It killed a few cows. We were fine."
Her father, John Herbert James, a combatant in the Gallipoli Battle during World War I, brought home her future husband, David Nisoff, a Yank stationed at Garbutt Field in Townsville.
"My father was doing work at the air base. He started talking with him. David was born up here in Dickinson Center. He was in the 5th Air Force," Nisoff said.
James mentioned that he had five daughters.
"I was the only one available because the others were too young. He (David) came out. The night he had dinner, I had a date with another guy. When I came home from my date, he was still there entertaining my father. We started visiting and all the rest of it. Finally, we started going together. Then, we got engaged, and then we got married. I got pregnant and had my little boy. David and I were very young. We were both just under 20," she said.
At the time, brides and grooms not 21 needed parental consent to marry.
"Well, I had my parents, but he didn't have his. That's when I turned Catholic because he was Catholic. I had been to Catholic schools. The priest took us up for a ride on the tableland. It was a beautiful ride. He informed us that he couldn't marry us because David was underage and didn't have his parents' consent," Nisoff said.
"Well, my aunt, my father's sister, she lived in Toowoomba. She was a staunch Catholic. She said, 'You are getting married.' We had sent out invitations. This was Thursday night. He (the priest) was telling us this, and we were getting married on Saturday. So, we were pretty upset. She went up to the Church of England. She talked to the minister up there. He came down and talked to my mother because ... she was an invalid. He was the same priest that had baptized me. He said, 'We'll have everything the same you sent out except a different church.' We got married."
For their honeymoon, the newlyweds traveled on train to Brisbane.
"We stayed at another sister of my father's for a couple of days. Then, we were back up to Townsville where the war was," Nisoff said. "My father couldn't come to my wedding because he was locked in. They wouldn't let any of the men away from their jobs. I was my father's girl. It was sad."
Then, David was stationed at Doba Dura, Papua New Guinea.
"I took care of Dad. Mom and the other kids stayed down in Toowoomba for a little longer. Then, they came back to Townsville. The war was kind of iffy at that time," Nisoff said. "I was getting ready to come to the States. I had my little baby."
After her firstborn, David, Nisoff birthed a daughter, Marilyn. After a 13-year break, she gave birth to John and later Heather.
Nisoff has nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. But during the war, she had her hands full with baby David.
"I went down to Brisbane from Townsville. I stayed with a cousin for about two weeks. After the two weeks, I had word to get on the ship. But there was no notice when I was leaving because it was all blackout. I did what I was told and got on the ship," she said.
"It was a Liberty ship, I believe. I don't know what time we left because they left sometime in the middle of the night. Everything was blacked out, the portholes, everything."
Nisoff spent Christmas '43 at sea. The ship crossed the Pacific Ocean in 21 to 23 days and docked in San Francisco.
"They changed course every 15 minutes because they said it took a Japanese sub 15 minutes to set up a torpedo. Nice to know, huh, when you're on a ship with a baby? We had one alert coming over. It was in the middle of the night, of course," Nisoff said.
"So, we got up on deck and put life jackets on and all the rest of it. I was in a cabin with another little girl. She had a little baby daughter. We both stood on deck for three hours with the babies, and this other ship would not talk back to us because they were afraid of us, too. Finally, we found out it was an American ship. They just weren't connecting. So, everything was OK. We got to San Francisco and, of course, we didn't know beans."
Nisoff taxied over the Bay Bridge to Oakland.
"I was talking to the taxi driver. He said, 'Oh, Dannemora. That's where the prisons are.' I think he must have been there because he charged me $12 bucks," she said.
In Oakland, she noticed that throngs of people stood in front of big doors.
"We didn't know what was behind the doors. So, finally when they opened them, it was all trains. In Australia, the trains come up to the platform," Nisoff said.
Three soldiers off the ship, two of them carrying the babies, helped the young mothers navigate the station. Nisoff waited for her train from California to New York.
"I had a three- or four-hour wait," she said. "So, I put the baby on a seat that attached to the wall. And, I put a chair up against him, and I sat in the chair, and I went to sleep, and I went into a nightmare. I started screaming. Some lady woke me up, and I was OK."
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This is the second installment of a three-part series on Jacqueline "Jackie" Nisoff's life in Australia and the United States. Read Part III in next Wednesday's Press-Republican.


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What to do with endless amounts of candy bars in your house, due to overloaded Christmas stockings? Throw them into cookie batter.
At least that was my solution this week.
Crumbled up kit kat and snickers bars got sliced and diced and dumped into a mess of butter, sugar and flour. I'd have to say it worked out rather well. The little man and I kept a few at home, I packaged some up for work and took the rest in this pretty little box to daycare.
I'm sure the other mothers just love me.
Candy Bar Pudding Cups
1 c. butter, softened
1 pkg. French Vanilla dry pudding mix
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 1/4 c. flour
1 c. oats
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 c. chopped up candy bars
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter, sugar and pudding mix. Add eggs, one at a time to combine. Stir in vanilla.
In a separate bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and gradually stir into wet mixture. Fold in candy bar pieces. Place by large spoonful into greased mini muffin tins. Bake for 12 minutes, let cool in pan for 2-3 minutes, then remove to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Well...I'm blogging from my in-laws as we are having our final Christmas today and tomorrow. Then on to 2012! I've got a special post lined up recapping 2011, including the highlights and most popular recipes. Stay tuned.
I'm curious what are you goals for 2012? I've got a few.
- Get organized. Our house is small and sometimes I just feel like it is collapsing upon us. I want to take some ideas from Pinterest and in return incorporate them into our house.
- Start moving. I need to get moving more after the birth of baby #2.
- Continue to develop this food blog and hopefully reach out to an even bigger fan base.
- Stick to a budget. Enough said.
So...what are your goals?


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Police had to break up what they are calling a mini-riot early Saturday morning.
The brawl happened at the corner of Bridge and Main streets.
CBS 3 Springfield media partner Mass Live and The Republican reported a birthday party gone bad was the cause.
West Springfield police were assisted by Massachusetts State Police and Springfield police to break up the fight.
They estimate that somewhere between 300 and 400 people were involved, however, the crowd dispersed quickly when police arrived.
One person was arrested.
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That's because from the middle of May to Labor Day, I never wore shoes unless I went to church or somewhere else where shoes were required, which was rare.
Even when the days got hotter than the devil's welding torch, and the August sun baked tar bubbles from between the gravel on the paved road, I didn't wear shoes.
There were times I had to scrape tar off the bottoms of my feet with kerosene and a stick.
My feet could get really dirty during the day, but they had to be fairly clean before going to bed at night.
Trying to slip into the sack with dirty feet was useless because my mama had laser scanning capabilities back then. She could be ironing a pair of dungarees in the kitchen and spot a dirty foot headed toward the bedroom, using only the dim light from our old Philco black and white TV set.
Mama had an old photograph in her picture box that was taken with her trusty Kodak camera. It was a picture of a bunch of kids in front of the house.
When you looked closely at the picture, you can tell which kids were from up north visiting Alabama for the summer, because they all had on shoes.
The hillbilly kids would poke fun at their Yankee cousins until they shed their shoes and toughened up their feet.
By the time they went home at the end of summer, they had to be reminded to take their shoes with them.
The only tennis shoes I'd ever heard of were Keds, and Converse All Stars, but I didn't own a pair until I went to high school and needed them for gym class.
A lot of folks said you can run faster and jump higher in tennis shoes, but I never bought into that malarkey. I felt like I could outrun the wind in my bare feet.
The beauty of being barefoot was that you didn't have to waste time sitting down, untying shoes when you came to a creek. If you were barefoot, you could walk right into the water without breaking stride. Bare feet felt like freedom to me.
Fast forward to now — since I've been without employment, I've spent a lot more time barefooted. It still feels great most of the time, but when I walk on anything other than grass, I do this little dance step that looks like a cross between a Native American rain dance and a drunk, doing the Monster Mash dance that was so popular back in the day.
It seems like I'm more connected to the earth when I don't wear shoes.
Walking in a freshly plowed garden feels especially good to me. You can tell a great deal about the soil when you're bare footed. You can tell if the moisture content is right, you can tell if the soil has too much or too little clay, or if you need to run over the plot one more time with the tiller.
Of course, you can buy soil test kits that would probably be more accurate, but you'd lose that connection to the earth.
Some might say I'm a little too old to go shoeless and that I might look a little goofy when I walk on rough surfaces, but this is a small price to pay for that feeling of freedom.


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Approximately 70% of the major components used in Samsung Electronics smartphones come from in-house production while about 50% of LG Electronics smartphones come from in-house production, according to Digitimes Research.
Samsung Electronics relies heavily on panel production from Samsung Display while LG Electronics relies on panel supply from LG Display. Both companies are actively pushing up in-house production of smartphone touch panels, with LG increasingly relying on LG Innotek.
Both Samsung and LG are bumping up development of OLED technologies and are continuing to develop their own production facilities in addition to increased production of plastic substrate materials, printed circuit boards, multi-layer ceramic capacitors, semiconductors, MEMS and other materials, added Digitimes Research.
Such developments will push both Samsung and LG ahead in developing OLED smartphones, most notably curved or flexible ones, in addition to other flexible display applications, said Digitimes Research.
Content from this blog post was provided by the Digitimes Research Tracking team, which focuses on shipment data and market trends in the global mobile device supply chain. Digitimes Research provides quarterly tracking services for market sectors such as Global Tablet, China Smartphone, China Smartphone AP, China Touch Panel, Taiwan ICT and Taiwan FPD. Click here for more information about Digitimes Research Tracking services.


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Fact Sheet
Depression and HIV
July 29, 2012
What Is Depression?Depression is a mood disorder. It is more than sadness or grief. Depression is sadness or grief that is more intense and lasts longer than it should. It has various causes:
About 5% to 10% of the general population gets depressed. However, rates of depression in people with HIV are as high as 60%. Women with HIV are twice as likely as men to be depressed.
Being depressed is not a sign of weakness. It doesn't mean you're going crazy. You cannot "just get over it". Don't expect to be depressed because you are dealing with HIV. And don't think that you have to be depressed because you have HIV.
Is Depression Important?Depression can lead people to miss doses of their medication. It can increase high-risk behaviors that transmit HIV infection to others. Depression might cause some latent viral infections to become active. Overall, depression can make HIV disease progress faster. It also interferes with your ability to enjoy life. A study in 2012 showed that patients with depression, especially women, were more likely to stop receiving care and to not achieve undetectable viral load.
Depression often gets overlooked. Also, many HIV specialists have not been trained to recognize depression. Depression can also be mistaken for signs of advancing HIV.
What Are the Signs of Depression?Symptoms of depression vary from person to person. Most health care providers suspect depression if patients report feeling blue or having very little interest in daily activities. If these feelings go on for two weeks or longer, and the patient also has some of the following symptoms, they are probably depressed:
What Causes Depression?Some medications used to treat HIV can cause or worsen depression, especially efavirenz (Sustiva). Diseases such as anemia or diabetes can cause symptoms that look like depression. So can drug use, or low levels of testosterone, vitamin B6 or vitamin B12.
People who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis B or C (see Fact Sheet 506) are more likely to be depressed, especially if they are being treated with interferon.
Other risk factors include:
Treatment for DepressionDepression can be treated with lifestyle changes, alternative therapies, and/or with medications. Many medications and therapies for depression can interfere with your HIV treatment. Your health care provider can help you select the therapy or combination of therapies most appropriate for you. Do not try to self-medicate with alcohol or illegal drugs as these can increase depression and create additional problems.
Lifestyle changes can improve depression for some people. These include:
Alternative TherapiesSome people get good results from massage, acupuncture, or exercise. St. John's Wort is widely used to treat depression. However, it interferes with some HIV medications. Fact Sheet 729 has more about St. John's Wort. Be sure to tell your health care provider if you are taking St. John's Wort.
Valerian or Melatonin may help improve your sleep. Supplements of vitamins B6 or B12 can help if you have a shortage.
AntidepressantsSome people with depression respond best to medication. Antidepressants can interact with ARVs. They must be used under the supervision of a health care provider who is familiar with your HIV treatment. Protease inhibitors have many interactions with antidepressants.
The most common anti-depressants used are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, called SSRIs. They can cause loss of sexual desire and function, lack of appetite, headache, insomnia, fatigue, upset stomach, diarrhea, and restlessness or anxiety.
The tricyclics have more side effects than the SSRIs. They can also cause sedation, constipation, and erratic heart beat.
Some health care providers also use psychostimulants, the drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder.
A recent study showed that treatment with dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) can reduce depression in some HIV patients.
The Bottom LineDepression is a very common condition for people with HIV. Untreated depression can cause you to miss medication doses and can lower your quality of life.
Depression is a "whole body" issue that can interfere with your physical health, thinking, feeling, and behavior.
The earlier you contact your health care provider, the sooner you can both plan an appropriate strategy for dealing with this very real health issue.
This article was provided by AIDS InfoNet. Visit AIDS InfoNet's website to find out more about their activities and publications.


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…until the Tactics! Tactics! Tactics! Clinic at Cal State University, East Bay, Saturday, June 28, 9am-2pm.
Beyond teaching a team focus…how many of you are on teams and want to be better at being at team?
Want to learn how the pro's set up a 'train', taking their man/woman to the line/hill/corner? This is what it is all about. Bicycle racing is about being a team!
This is NOT just for teams, however. Sometimes your team just cannot come through with the plan. So, it takes you to realize what is going on within the peloton. Come out and learn how to use those teams to your own advantage! Individual racers can learn plenty at my clinic.
Come on out, have a positive attitude towards your learning and be a success! Oh yeah, based upon testimonials, you better have a good night's sleep before coming out. This is not a lecture. It is hand's-on tactical 'scrimmage' WORKOUT on the bike for the time allotted.
This clinic is also non-gender biased. Men/Women/Juniors...come on out. Don't let riding with the 'big boys'/girl's scare you away. You will actually become better racers by riding with racers who are stronger and more skillful than you are.
A current 2008 racing license is mandatory for this clinic. I will not accept a one-day license. I also give a TEAM DISCOUNT: Register 5 racers from your team and you can have an additional 3 members attend for FREE! (work the dollars out amongst yourselves). That comes to a very nice dollar vs. learning experience.
I also offer those coveted upgrade points: 5 to 4 = 5 race experiences, 4 to 3 = 3 race points, and for a category 3 to cat 2 = 3 race points!
To register: http://www.cyclingsystems.com and click on the clinics link at the top of the page.
The cost: $120 for the five-hour comprehensive tactical clinic
For further information please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 415-328-1373.


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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
Students in the Laurel County School District "need improvement" in math and reading. The latest results from Kentucky's Unbridled Learning report card are in. The district aimed high but has some room to grow.
"Needs improvement is not an F," Superintendent Doug Bennett said. With the new testing model, he said, "the standards have been raised. There's increased rigor and as a result of that, every year it's based on a percentile."
Kentucky is the first state to adopt standardized testing in math and reading, and the first to assess them. The district ranked 54th in the Commonwealth and overall, earned a score of 55.8 out of 100 points. The statewide average was 55.2, which places Laurel County among the 121 out of 174 districts that fall in the "needs improvement" category.
"As far as where we landed in the state, we're about in the middle," Bennett said.
The new K-PREP testing model is not comparable to the previous KCCT test, as K-PREP scores out of 100 and KCCT out of 140. The new test focuses on preparing college and career ready students. It measures individual school and district achievement in math, science, social studies and writing; a performance gap from traditionally underperforming groups; typical or higher level student growth; middle and high school college/career readiness; and average freshman graduation rates. Each category is worth 20 percent of the overall score for high schools.
The state Department of Education reported that more than 47 percent of students in Kentucky's public high school are prepared for college and/or careers — up nine points from last year, despite the increased academic rigor on the new test.
"This increase, which translates to more than 4,500 students, is a direct result of Kentucky's schools and districts focus on college and career readiness," Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday stated in a press release last week. "The overriding goal of the state's public education system is to prepare students for the paths they want to take after high school, and this data shows that we are making progress toward that goal."
According to the results, there are more than 230 college and career ready students in Laurel County high schools. South Laurel carries the highest number of college and career ready students, while North Laurel High has more graduates. The graduation rate for the district stands at 67.8 percent.
"We are not satisfied where we are," said Tharon Hurley, director of Assessment and Accountability in the district. "We will target areas for improvement, such as getting our graduation rate up and eliminating dropouts. This will result in increasing our overall college/career readiness percentage in the future."
Bush Elementary is the only school who received a distinguished rating for their achievement, gap and growth. Campground, Cold Hill, Hunter Hills and Sublimity elementary schools received a proficient rating. Keavy Elementary showed the least amount of growth in reading and mathematics, while Cold Hill Elementary showed the most.
"Although more than two-thirds of schools and districts are in the 'Needs Improvement' category, this is not an indicator of failure. The Unbridled Learning model is one of continuous improvement, and schools and districts now have a wealth of data to use as they plan for improvement in student learning and achievement," Holliday said.
"We are taking steps to improve at school and district levels based upon our and state assessments. However, the school level assessments (MAPS, common assessments) serves as quality control that helps to guide and pace out instructional planning. We are placing increased emphasis on the analysis process to help focus instruction," Bennett added.
For more information, visit education.ky.gov to learn more about the new accountability model and the district's report card.