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Chairman makes urgent plea to save St Raphael's Hospice (From Sutton Guardian)
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Chairman makes urgent plea to save St Raphael's Hospice
Updated 1:30pm Thursday 25th July 2013 in News By Sophia Sleigh, Chief Reporter
The chairman of St Raphael's has issued an urgent plea to save the hospice today.
Dr Ron McKeran is asking people to sign two petitions attempting to protect the future of the hospice.
The Daughters of the Cross, the charity which owns both the hospice and St Anthony's Hospital, are selling the hospital to a commercial organisation.
Supporters fear for the future of St Raphael's because it relies on £1m of free services each year from the hospital.
It already costs £4m to run St Raphael's, which cares for 1,000 patients, each year and only £1m comes from the government with the rest coming from fundraising and legacies.
Staff at both services have come out against the proposed sale and the Sutton and Cheam MP, Paul Burstow, has launched a campaign calling on the Vatican to intervene to protect the relationship between the two services.
As well as financial concerns there are fears that if St Anthony's is sold to a commercial organisation its Christian ethos will be lost.
The nuns currently living on site could potentially end up living next door to a hospital carrying out abortions and gender-changing operations - things the Catholic Church is opposed to.
The chapel in St Raphael's Hospice
Dr McKeran said: "Both Mr Burstow and I have asked the Vatican to block the sale of St Anthony's Hospital, and support the creation of a new Catholic Charity, to take over the running of St Anthony's Hospital and St Raphael's Hospice combined, as at present, so that both may continue long into the future.
"Paul Burstow MP has now established a website with links to two on-line petitions, one he is organising, the other which is on the 10 Downing Street Website asking the Prime Minister for support."
Sister Veronica Hagen, chair of the trustees, has repeatedly said they took strong independent counsel on all the possible options – including setting up a new charity.
However the trustees say that a new charity and company would have required longer-term commitment from the national charity and at time of unprecedented change for the health sector and has the potential to put their other works, including St Raphael's, at risk.
The trustees argue the proposed sale of the hospital provides the most viable option for the hospice's long term future within the community and for the national charity they run.
Dr McKeran is asking people to sign both petitions and to encourage their friends to do so.
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What Is Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)?
July 29, 2013
What Is ART?
ART means treating retroviral infections like HIV with drugs. The drugs do not kill the virus. However, they slow down the growth of the virus. When the virus is slowed down, so is HIV disease. Antiretroviral drugs are referred to as ARV. ARV therapy is referred to as ART or CART (Combination Antiretroviral Therapy.)
What Is the HIV Life Cycle?There are several steps in the HIV life cycle. (See Fact Sheet 106 for a diagram.)
Approved ARV Drugs
Each type, or "class", of ARV drugs attacks HIV in a different way. The first class of anti-HIV drugs was the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (also called NRTIs or "nukes".) These drugs block step 4, where the HIV genetic material is used to create DNA from RNA. The following drugs in this class are used:
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, also called non-nukes or NNRTIs, also block step 4 but in a different way. Five have been approved:
Protease inhibitors or PIs block Step 10, where the raw material for new HIV virus is cut into specific pieces. Ten protease inhibitors are approved:
Entry inhibitors prevent HIV from entering a cell by blocking step 2 of the life cycle. Two drugs of this type have been approved:
HIV integrase inhibitors prevent HIV from inserting its genetic code into the human cell's code in step 5 of the life cycle. The two drugs of this type are:
How Are the Drugs Used?
Antiretroviral drugs are usually used in combinations of three or more drugs from more than one class. This is called "Combination Therapy." Combination therapy works better than using just one ARV alone, It also helps prevent drug resistance.
Manufacturers of ARVs keep trying to make their drugs easier to take, and have combined some of them into a single pill. See Fact Sheet 409 for more information on combination medications.
What Is Drug Resistance?
When HIV multiplies, most of the new copies are mutations: they are slightly different from the original virus. Some mutations keep multiplying even when you are taking an ARV drugs. When this happens, the drug will stop working. This is called "developing resistance" to the drug. See Fact Sheet 126 for more information.
If only one ARV drug is used, it is easy for the virus to develop resistance. For this reason, using just one or two drugs is not recommended. But if two or three drugs are used, a successful mutant would have to "get around" all of the drugs at the same time. Using combination therapy means that it takes much longer for resistance to develop.
Can These Drugs Cure AIDS?
ARVs reduce the "viral load", the amount of virus in your bloodstream, but are not a cure. A blood test measures the viral load. People with lower viral loads stay healthier longer.
Some people's viral load is so low that it is "undetectable" by the viral load test. This does not mean that all the virus is gone and it does not mean a person is cured of HIV infection. See Fact Sheet 125 for more information on viral load.
When Do I Start?
There is not a clear answer to this question. Most doctors will consider your CD4 cell count and any symptoms you've had. Current US guidelines say that everyone who is infected with HIV should start ARV therapy. See Fact Sheet 404 for more information on treatment guidelines. This is an important decision you should discuss with your health care provider.
Which Drugs Do I Use?
ARV drugs are chosen on the basis of HIV drug resistance, your health (for example, kidney or liver disease) and lifestyle factors. While ARV regimens are usually well tolerated, each ARV drug can have side effects. Some may be serious. Refer to the fact sheet for each individual drug. Each person is different, and you and your health care provider will have to decide which drugs to use.
Adherence to ARVs is very important for treatment to work. The viral load test is used to see if ARV drugs are working.
What's Next?
New drugs are being studied in all of the existing classes. Researchers are also trying to develop new types of drugs, such as drugs that will block other steps in the HIV life cycle, and drugs that will strengthen the body's immune defenses. See Fact Sheets 470 and 480 for more information on newer classes of drugs.
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Moving: Narrowing down options
"It was a huge decision to make after spending a total of an hour and a half in the place," said Jesse Richins. Aware of other buyers' interest, he and his wife, Rachel, made an offer on a River Edge town house after they had made only two visits.
Decision-making is often a daunting aspect of home buying, especially when negotiating price. Negotiation is even more ticklish when there are competing offers and multiple parameters to consider, but buyers who have done research are well-positioned to make a quick decision.
Need for more space
The Richinses began their home search by browsing online and attending open houses. Once they had a feel for what they wanted, they contacted Eric Wein of Russo Realty in Teaneck, and he started to lead them through a more serious search, helping them zero in on towns that would be ideal for the family they expect to raise.
"At first we were looking at condos," said Rachel. "It made me realize I didn't want to spend $400,000 to $500,000 for a space smaller than the apartment I was renting."
They loved the views from the riverfront condos, which were convenient to Manhattan, where Rachel works as a nurse and Jesse works as an engineer. But Rachel decided, "I'd rather live a little further from city and the views, and have more space. It felt like all the money we had saved and were ready to spend would be more worth it."
They found a house in Cresskill that they loved but considered overpriced, based on the numerous homes they had already viewed.
Their bid, well below the asking price but close to current market values, was rejected without even a counteroffer. Concluding that the seller was not open to negotiation, they passed.
"We settled on a town house," said Rachel. "We were willing to compromise a little bit. It feels a lot like a single-family house, and it's much larger than a condo."
Their initial offer was slightly under the listing price and faced competition from two other bids. One bidder was offering a lower price than theirs, but a larger down payment. The Richinses had asked for a 90-day period till closing, while their rivals wanted only 60 days.
"The sellers counter-offered to both ourselves and one of the competing parties," recalled Jesse, "and they gave us both the same offer." Rather than anticipating a simple acceptance or rejection, the couple had to consider the competition. They decided to bid $1,000 above the counteroffer and lower their closing period to 75 days. The offer was accepted. They never found out what the other party had proposed.
No major hitches
"It was exciting and a little scary," noted Rachel. "We found this place online, saw it twice within three days, and heard from the seller's agent that there was a lot of interest from the open house, so we had to decide. It seemed kind of quick. We were sure we wanted to do it, but there was a little hesitation."
They were worried the town house would not appraise up to the purchase price, but two other homes in the 12-unit complex sold within a couple of weeks of theirs and were priced close to what they had agreed upon.
Inspection was not troublesome. The home was built in 2000, and the previous owners had taken good care of it.
"I'm a civil engineer, specializing in geotechnical engineering," said Jesse, "so I know a fair amount about construction from the foundation down. But I don't know about ceilings and R-values for windows."
They were relieved to learn that no major repairs were needed. "The microwave was broken," he said. "The owners bought a nicer one to replace it."
Two minor problems were found with the exterior of the building, issues the homeowners association would be responsible for. Their lawyer communicated with the association, and the repairs were made.
The Richinses are now painting the rooms in preparation for moving in. Overall, they have had a good experience, partly due to the cordiality of the couple who sold them the home.
"They took a picture with us before they handed us the keys," said Jesse.
"He was a World War II vet who landed at Iwo Jima. They are spectacular people."


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We take a look at the news that Bill Parcells will not be filling in as head coach of the Saints in 2012. Joe Vitt appears to be the leading candidate for the job.
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Whitt Brooks, 87, Camden, died at 2:46 p.m. Sept. 2, 2013, in IU Arnett Health, Lafayette. He was born April 9, 1926, in Tazewell, Tenn., to Andy Brooks and Dolly (Seals) Brooks.
Whitt attended Claiborne County, Tenn., schools. Mr. Brooks served in the Army during World War II in the Philippines and in Japan. He was in the 25th infantry.
He married Rebecca Lybrook on Sept. 13, 1946, in Delphi, and she preceded him in death on July 4, 2000.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Family and friends gathered at the Federal Courthouse in Nashville Friday afternoon, ready to testify in behalf of Adrian Gilliam, Jr.
The 33-year-old LaVergne man is charged with possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
According to court documents, Gilliam told police he sold a nine millimeter gun to Sahel Kazemi on July 2 for about $100.
Two days later, Metro police said Kazemi used the pistol to shoot and kill former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair in his downtown condo and then took her own life.
The U.S. Attorney says the sale of the gun was legal, but Gilliam's possession of the weapon in the first place was not.
He served time in Florida for attempted armed robbery and second degree murder, and has been out of prison for seven years.
Gilliam lives in LaVergne with his fiance and their two-year-old child.
The preliminary hearing was delayed earlier this week when Gilliam's federal public defender asked for more time to interview witnesses.
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Category — Austrian School Economics
Introducing Murray Rothbard to an Energy Audience (Part II: Roger Garrison Tribute)
[Editor note: Austrian-School economics is at the forefront of today's pivotal debate over the limits of government, a debate that certainly includes public policy toward the master resource of energy.
Yesterday's introduction of Rothbard is joined today by a tribute to "Mr. Libertarian" by Roger Garrison, currently professor of economics at Auburn University, upon Rothbard's death. Subtitles have been added to Roger's tribute of 16 years ago, and he has graciously added a postscript for this republication. Enjoy on a hammock this hot summer with a glass of lemonade if you can!]
Murray Rothbard (1926-1995)
In the late 1960s, my interests were far removed from Austrian economics—and from any other brand of economics, for that matter. I hadn't yet heard of Murray Rothbard and thus couldn't even have imagined that I would be catapulted by him into the midst of what would later be termed the "Austrian Revival."
My degree was in electrical engineering, but the hoped-for career was stillborn because of Southeast Asia and the military draft. My years in uniform taught me the importance of having a purpose by depriving me—temporarily—of the possibility of having one. I did have time to read in the military, and like many others in that period, I began reading Ayn Rand's novels as well as her essays in moral philosophy.
Beginning with Rand
Objectivism is strong medicine, especially for those like myself who had spent their college years avoiding courses in the social sciences because of their apparent lack of structure and reason. But Rand's Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal was full of structure and reason and provided a moral foundation for a free society.
The Austrian economists, featured in this book's recommended readings, would show just what is—or ought to be—sitting on Rand's foundation. Austrian economics is appealing to an engineering mind: basic principles, law-like propositions, unequivocal conclusions—all grounded in logic and applicable to the world as we know it.
Authors that Rand believed to be worthy of attention are listed in alphabetical order. I look back now at my yellowed paperback purchased more than a quarter-century ago and note the neatly drawn check marks that track the progress of my reading: books by Benjamin Anderson, Lawrence Fertig, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises.
Although my imperfect memory tells me that Murray Rothbard's books were included in this list, I see now that they are not. But Rothbard had been publishing for several years and was for a time a member of Rand's inner circle. Any enthusiastic reader would soon find his books. [Read more →]
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Introducing Murray Rothbard to an Energy Audience (Part I: Keynesian economics down, Austrian economics up)
"The economy is not recovering…. It's now impossible to deny the obvious, which is that we are not now and have never been on the road to recovery."
- Paul Krugman, "The Wrong Worries," New York Times, August 5, 2011, p. A21.
Federal energy policy is being driven by the failure of neo-Keynesian economic policy.
Stimulus spending was supposed to end the Great Recession and transform tax expenditure into additional tax revenues. Instead, we are left with both recession and broke government. Obama borrowed from the future and made the present worse. George W. did his share too.
Three Strikes: Is Keynesianism Finally Out?
Keynesian economics failed during the Great Depression (will more textbooks now admit it?). The activist approach of Herbert Hoover (the first New Dealer, according to Murray Rothbard) used the powers of government to slow the liquidation of unsound investments, narrow profit opportunities, injure international trade, and block employment.
FDR doubled down on activist government policy with new spending programs, higher taxes, and regulation and business hostility (Robert Murphy tells the story well in The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal).
Government spending and deficits crowd out private-sector activity that is consumer driven and thus efficient. The timeless explanation of the artificiality of public jobs by Henry Hazlitt in Economics in One Lesson applies to the U.S. experience in the 1930s and to today's quagmire. Rothbard's America's Great Depression (1963) documents the artificial 1920s boom from expansionary monetary policy (the Federal Reserve Bank was founded in 1913) and the necessary bust that was not ever allowed to run its course to sustainable recovery.
Keynesianism failed again with the 1970s stagflation, which occurred during the energy crisis. The simultaneous existence of high unemployment and high inflation empirically refuted the (Keynesian) Phillips Curve, which graphed how more of one meant less than the other with the two never being high at the same time.
In the face of stagflation, neo-Keynesian leader Paul Samuelson, his guilty textbook Economics exposed, lamented:
It is a terrible blemish on the mixed economy and a sad reflection on my generation of economists that we're not the Merlins that can solve the problem. Inflation is deep in the nature of the welfare state. Even when there is slack in the system, unemployment doesn't exert downward pressure on prices the way it did under "cruel" competition.
But lessons were not learned, and Obama finds his third-way interventionism running on empty. The stimulus borrowed from the future and simply propped up mal-investments and created new ones, such as the government-dependent wind power industry. "Green" jobs are bubble jobs that are set to burst sooner or later.
Three strikes–is neo-Keynesianism out?
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Chelsea fans charged after clash with stewards at Premier League match with Southampton at St Mary's
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FOUR Chelsea fans were arrested following an alleged altercation with stewards at the clash with Saints on New Year's Day.
The arrests were made after a blue smoke flare was set off by fans in the Chelsea away section and stewards went to eject them.
The stewards attempted to seize the flare but two were pushed and pulled by two Chelsea fans.
Joseph Ridgeway, 23, of Barmouth Road, London, and Matthew Wilson, 33, of North East Road, Southampton, have been charged with common assault.
Allen Kieran, 24, of Barmouth Road, London, and Russell Huwes, 26, of no fixed abode, have been charged with possession of a flare or smoke grenade.
All have been handed bail under the condition they are not allowed to enter a regulated football match.
The charged fans will appear in court on January 17.
Ninth-placed Saints went on to lose the Premier League match 3-0 after conceding goals by Fernando Torres, Oscar, and Willian.
PC Andy Darbyshire, of Hampshire Constabulary, said flares or fireworks have injured other fans at St Mary's this season.
He said: "Hampshire Police and Southampton Football Club work in partnership to reduce the use of pyrotechnics within football.
"As part of a survey carried out by the premier league, 83 per cent of fans regard the use of flares and smoke bombs at football grounds as unsafe.
"This rises to 87 per cent of those who attend matches with their children and 90 per cent of women, compared with 82 per cent of men.
"It is an offence for a person to enter or attempt to enter a football ground while in possession of a flare, smoke bomb or firework.
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Titan Theatre Company's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Transfer Off-Broadway
Producer Kevin Beebee announced today that Titan Theatre Company's critically acclaimed 2013 production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, where audiences pulled actor roles out of a hat each night just seconds prior to showtime, will play Off Broadway in 2014. Casting, creative team, venue and show dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
"We were thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response from critics and audiences during our sold out limited run in November and we're proud to be presenting this daring and innovative take on Midsummer to a wider audience in Manhattan," said Kevin Beebee, Producer and Managing Director of Titan Theatre Company. "Our announcement comes as Long Island City's Times Ledger named Titan's Midsummer "Outstanding Production" and "Outstanding Ensemble" of 2013 just this morning, singling out each of the nine in the 2013 run and the show's director and Titan Theatre Company Artistic Director Lenny Banovez for their talents and achievement last Fall."
Adapted and Directed by Titan Theatre Company Artistic Director Lenny Banovez, the original cast of Titan Theatre Company's Fall 2013 run of A Midsummer Night's Dream included Titan Theatre company members Laura Frye and Alexis Black, as well as Sean Hudock ("Private Romeo"), Emily Trask (Twelfth Night at Folger Theater, Yale Rep, Utah Shakespeare), Matthew Foster ("House of Cards," "Law & Order: SVU"), Gregory Isaac (Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf), Ryan Lee (Virginia Shakespeare, Illinois Shakespeare), Jonathan Matthew Finnegan (Actor's Theatre of Louisville, St. Louis Rep), Lloyd Mulvey (Milwaukee Rep, Utah Shakespeare) Tressa Preston and Adam Perabo. The creative team included Jasmine Nicole (set design), Alan Piotrowicz (lighting design), Scott Frost (costume design), Alexis Black (fight choreography), Liz Lundberg (scenic painting) and Anna Grace Carter (stage management). The production was produced by Titan Theatre Company managing director Beebee and the late Leonard Banovez, Sr.


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Born Cassius Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, Muhammad Ali rose to boxing prominence as an Olympic gold medalist in 1960. His fame was amplified by a winning streak through the heavyweight division in the 1960s, including his knockout victory over Sonny Liston in 1964, which earned him the title of heavyweight champion of world.
Outside of the ring, Ali was known for his dynamic personality and love of the spotlight. He frequently mocked his opponents and boasted of his own skills which only added to his celebrity. Many consider Ali to be the first athlete to transcend the realm of the sport into superstardom.
In 1964, Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The civil rights activist Malcolm X (pictured here) served as a mentor. Ali claimed conscientious objector status as a result of his faith and refused to fight in Vietnam. He was subsequently stripped of his world title belt and denied a license to fight.
Ali's claim of conscientious objector status was denied. The U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted and found him guilty of refusing military induction. Ali appealed and the case worked its way up to the Supreme Court in 1971. First row: John M. Harlan II, Hugo L. Black, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas, William Joseph Brennan, Jr. Second row: Associate Justices Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White and Harry A. Blackmun.
Justice John Marshall Harlan II retired from the Supreme Court on September 23, 1971, four months after Clay v. United States was decided in favor of Ali. He died three months later. Harlan's Supreme Court career followed in the footsteps of his namesake and grandfather, who served as an Associate Justice from 1877 to 1911. Harlan wore the same gold watch and used the same furniture in his chambers as his grandfather did.
Warren Burger continued as Chief Justice until his retirement in 1986, marking the longest tenure for a Chief Justice in the 20th century. Despite his conservative views, Burger is remembered for his majority vote in the landmark case Roe v. Wade, which recognized a women's constitutional right to receive an abortion.
Justice Potter Stewart served on the Supreme Court for over 20 years. He is perhaps best remembered for his statement that hard-core pornography is hard to define, "but I know it when I see it."
Thurgood Marshall recused himself from Clay v. United States because he was the U.S. Solicitor General when Ali was initially charged. Prior to that, Marshall was a civil rights lawyer who won the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which ended racial segregation in public schools. He was the first African American justice of the Supreme Court and served for 24 years.
Justice William Joseph Brennan, Jr. is remembered as a champion of liberal views. He voted in support of abortion and affirmative action and in opposition to the death penalty.
While his case was being appealed, Ali returned to boxing in earnest. In 1971, he was pitted against Joe Frazier in the "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden. After 15 rounds, Frazier won a unanimous decision, handing Ali his first professional loss.
Ali would later win two rematches against Frazier. He also regained his title as heavyweight champion by defeating George Foreman in 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle."
Today, Ali is a beloved symbol of overcoming adversity. After receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in 1984, he remained a public figure and champion of human rights. Pictured here, in 1996, he lit the Olympic flame at the summer games in Atlanta, Georgia.
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2 Former Premiers Try to Use Tokyo Election to Rally Public Against Nuclear Power
Former Prime Ministers Morihiro Hosokawa and Junichiro Koizumi are trying to turn the election for Tokyo governor on Sunday into a referendum on the future of nuclear power in Japan.
February 8, 2014, Saturday
Japanese Premier Visits Contentious War Shrine
The visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Yasukuni Shrine revived a practice that has long strained relations between Japan and its Asian neighbors.
December 26, 2013, Thursday
Start-Up Spirit Emerges in Japan
While prejudice against entrepreneurs lingers in Japan, the nation is increasingly trying to encourage business start-ups as a key to the future.
December 26, 2013, Thursday
Japan in a Post-Growth Age
The nuclear debate reflects growing anxiety about "Abenomics."
December 3, 2013, Tuesday
Fukushima Politics
Japan's former prime minister, once a supporter of nuclear power, now wants a total ban.
October 15, 2013, Tuesday
Former Japanese Leader Declares Opposition to Nuclear Power
In an abrupt shift, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said the Fukushima disaster convinced him that the country needed other energy sources.
October 3, 2013, Thursday
No Favorite Emerges in Race for Japanese Premier
The vote is Monday, but most of the candidates are relative unknowns and seem to be short on concrete ideas.
August 29, 2011, Monday
Japan: No Sale of Postal Shares
Japan passed a law on Friday to stop the privatization of the nation's huge postal service, a symbolic move to roll back the small-government policies of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi earlier this decade. The law halts the planned sale of...
December 5, 2009, Saturday
Bridge May Rise Even if Waters Don't, After Japan Rethinks Dam
Bridge supports cross a reservoir behind the Yamba Dam, a project the new Japanese government has suspended.
October 16, 2009, Friday
New Role for Ex-Leader Of Japan: Space Alien
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Graceland joined Yalta in the annals of U.S. history with a visit by President Bush and Japan's leader.
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Garden-supply business ordered to close
Original post made on Oct 23, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 4:24 PM
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 4:46 pm
The neighbors were 'concerned' about dust, noise, etc.???
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It's adjacent to Costco and 101, in a clearly commercial sector. So, nine families lose their income. Sad.
on Oct 23, 2007 at 5:08 pm
This is a sad state of affairs. Ciardella's has been a valuable asset to many of us in Palo Alto. I was just down at their new site a few days ago. It is very well organized, and clean. There is ample parking, within the site. Dust is minimal.
Council: Please expedite this thing. This is not time for the Palo Alto process.
on Oct 24, 2007 at 5:37 am
This is sad. That's a great business, run by great folks. Hurry up and do the right thing, city council.
on Oct 24, 2007 at 6:02 am
A couple of neighbors complained about the usual (noise, traffic etc),so now the city council must put this through the rigorous PA process, otherwise the neighbors will become upset. The city must do everything to appease the upset neighbors otherwise there will be conflict.
SO what if 9 people are out of work--the law must be obeyed (unless you are a former city council member, a district attorney or the head of the utilities department--then you can do what you want without fear of punishment)
on Oct 24, 2007 at 9:14 am
Right on Not so fast! The heck with the law. Alberto Gonzales for City Attorney!
on Oct 24, 2007 at 9:30 am
Right on NSF--
the heck with the law if it is selectively enforced in PA--why weren't Ojakian and the district attorney charged for having off leash dogs Why was the former Utilities director and his underlings allowed to get away with theft of city services etc?
If you are part of the "ggod old boy" network at city hall anything goes. Frank and the city council protect their own.
on Nov 25, 2007 at 8:11 pm
I have been going to Ciardella since I was small(50+ years ago). My father, Aunts, uncles all bought a LOT of stuff from them (dirt, rocks, gravel soil, and they deliverer!). God only know how much soil/dirt rocks we bought from them last year. Gardeners, laypeople, would travel all over to come, shop, etc. From Morgan Hill to Sacramento and beyond. They came to get answers to questions, advice, ideas and more, all was freely given
I know the family, the products, the service - they have all ways been they for me. I carry one of the 'hats' proudly!
NOW I am there for them!
James Ferrando
What is there new #??? Whe are they located I NEED them!!!
on Nov 25, 2007 at 9:02 pm
What a mess. Does anyone know why they didn't apply for permits?
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text: New York Police Ticket Two Surfers At Coney Island During Hurricane Sandy By Rosie Gray BROOKLYN, N.Y. — New York City officials said that the city had had to issue summonses to two people surfing at Coney Island on Monday in the thick of Hurricane Sandy. "I think they refused to come out," said New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly of the surfers, mentioned by Mayor Michael Bloomberg earlier in thepress conference at the city's Office of Emergency Management at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Kelly said there were two surfers. Bloomberg called the press conference just as the storm was picking up in earnest in New York City, and repeated a number of the warnings he's been making to New York residents for days, surrounded by other members of New York's leadership. Bloomberg also added some new information: that nearly all area bridges and tunnels are being closed. The only real exit route out of New York is now the Lincoln Tunnel. Public transportation is expected to be closed through tomorrow, but "City employees are expected at work tomorrow and should do their best to get there," Bloomberg said. The message until then: stay inside. Bloomberg said the "vast majority" of power loss so far has been in Queens and Staten Island, but that Con Edison is considering pre-emptive power shutdowns in parts of Lower Manhattan and South Brooklyn. Con Edison CEO Kevin Burke said that the company was "likely" going to shut down two underground networks in Manhattan that serve areas in lower Manhattan. He said that the company was carefully watching other parts of the city that require high voltage and may shut off power to them too. According to the mayor, no fatalities have been reported in New York, and only one person has been taken to the hospital because of Sandy-related injuries (a jogger in Brooklyn who was struck by a falling tree limb). "The most severe part of the storm is now beginning," Bloomberg said. He also dismissed concerns about toxic Gowanus Canal water seeping into people's homes. "At this point, the water is going to — tomorrow morning it'll be all over. It'll be all over late tonight actually. Actually, the Gowanus Canal flooding should be going down in a couple hours," he said. An official from New York's Department of Environmental Protection said "we'll clean it up just like anything else." New York is beginning to be hit hard by the storm — though not yet with the same intensity as points south such as Atlantic City — and Bloomberg has been striking a stern tone with any and all residents who have refused to evacuate from flood zones. "It's not nasty, this is dangerous," Bloomberg said. "It's as bad a storm as we've seen in the modern day," Bloomberg said. "In the olden days, you would have had lots of fatalities." Hurricane Sandy news NYC Coney Island LOL


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Published on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 7:30 a.m.
After Chris Christie led PolitiFact New Jersey's first year in frequency of fact-checks, it only seemed fitting that the governor kick off our second year Monday with an interesting claim.
In case you missed it, PolitiFact New Jersey released an analysis Sunday of its first year of fact-checks and gave Christie a False on Monday for a claim about prosecutions he made as New Jersey's US Attorney.
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The Truth-O-Meter checked 220 claims from politicians and organizations between its inaugural publication date of June 10, 2011 and June 7, 2012. Among the highlights of our analysis, we found that both Democrats and Republicans are pretty even when it comes to truthful claims and false ones.
For the timeframe specified, the Truth-O-Meter fact-checked statements from Democrats 97 times and from Republicans 92 times. Gov. Chris Christie represents 39 of the Republican fact-checks. If Christie is removed from the Republican total, the Truth-O-Meter fact-checked statements by Democrats nearly twice as often as Republicans.
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During a town hall meeting Wednesday in Piscataway, Christie claimed that during his seven years as US Attorney for New Jersey, his office put 10 percent of the state Legislautre in jail. Not quite, the Truth-O-Meter found.
The state Legislature has 40 members in the Senate and 80 in the Assembly. During his time as US Attorney, 185 people served in either chamber. Five sitting legislators were charged during Christie's tenure, amounting to less than 3 percent of all the people who served prison time.
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The 1909-11 T206 baseball card set is often considered to be the most famous Pre-War set in existence, mainly because of the Honus Wagner card in this set. The cards were produced over a three-year period (1909 to 1911) by the American Tobacco Company. These tiny cards were included in packs of cigarettes or loose tobacco for many brands as an incentive to purchase the tobacco.
The T206 set consists of 523 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture minor league players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1 7⁄16 by 2 5⁄8 inches (3.7 cm × 6.7 cm) which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size.
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The Sporting Clays Classic, a signature event of the NKF/NCA, is an opportunity for supporters of the organization, patients, family, and friends to come together to support the 26 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The event is held on the beautiful Wye River at Pintail Point Resort on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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In the Washington region, over 700,000 people have kidney disease, approximately 6,000 are on dialysis, and close to 1,600 are awaiting a life-saving kidney transplant. NKF/NCA special events like The Sporting Clays Classic are a way to increase public awareness and raise funds for CKD.
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25-to-life for accomplices in fatal shooting of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski
The family of Officer Peter Figoski, killed in the line of duty while responding to a robbery in 2011, may finally get some peace, as the remaining two defendants in the case have been sentenced today.
Nelson Morales, 29, and Kevin Santos, 32, were sentenced to 25 years for burglary and 20-years-to-life for murder in the second degree.
Figoski's mother Mary Ann asked the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to put out a statement on her behalf after the sentencing. She acknowledged the work of everyone involved, including the defense attorneys, and said the trial "brought home to us how fortunate we are to live in a country where every effort is made to insure justice is served."
"To have all the work and effort pause for the moment in court when the jury foreperson is asked to read the verdict is a moment that was historic for us," the officer's mother said in the statement.
Earlier this year, Lamont Pride was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 45-years-to-life in prison after he was found guilty of shooting Figoski.
The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of December 12, 2011. Figoski and his partner, Detective Glenn Estrada, responded to a robbery in the Cypress Hills neighborhood in Brooklyn around 2:15 a.m. They encountered Morales, Santos, and three other men reportedly attempting to rob a drug dealer in a Brooklyn basement apartment. As the robbers attempted to flee, Pride shot Figoski in the face, the DA said.
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"That dog has not been cared for at all in a very long time," said Beverly Fyfe, a long-time animal advocate.
The dog, which appears emaciated, is not a stray. It lives in a southeast Dallas home, but her owner refused to discuss her condition with News 8.
The man, who did not identify himself, said his dog is skinny after feeding a litter of puppies.
But Fyfe and other animal advocates said what happened next is appalling. Dallas Animal Services investigated the case and decided to leave the dog in the home.
"That dog was so debilitated that I was amazed it wasn't seized immediately," Fyfe said.
Moments later, during Fyfe's interview, the owner, who speaks broken English, drove up holding a freshly-painted door, which read "Let's worry about the abortion."
He insisted on discussing the controversial political issue rather than his dog. Still, he did say his dog was doing better and would be sleeping inside during the cold weather.
Dallas Animal Services defends its actions, too. It said this is not a case of neglect. It's simply an uneducated owner.
"They were continuing to feed her the same amounts they fed her prior, and they had tried different foods to put some weight on her, and couldn't figure out why she wasn't gaining weight," said Dr. Catherine McManus, operations manager at Dallas Animal Services.
The city cited the owner for not registering his dog, but said it left her because he was making an effort. Plus, he turned over the litter of eight-week-old puppies to the SPCA on Thursday, McManus added.
"The dog's owner has already begun free-feeding the dog, so she has access to as much food as she wants," Dallas Animal Services said in a Facebook posting. "Our officers discussed the importance of good nutrition with the owner this morning, and the possibility that she may need to be de-wormed. The owner is taking care of that, and we've gotten the dog scheduled for a spay surgery, vaccinations, and registration through the Big Fix for Big D."
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22 U.S. Code § 4858 - Training to improve perimeter security at United States diplomatic missions abroad
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Chang'e 3 and LADEE updates: Yutu active again, LADEE didn't detect landing
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/20 06:09 CST | 3 comments
Chinese state television broadcast a display of a Chang'e 3 lander image; the Yutu rover is awake; and LADEE reports a surprising non-detection of the Chang'e 3 landing.
NASA re-creates the Apollo 8 Earthrise using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data
Posted by Andrew Chaikin on 2013/12/20 02:20 CST | 1 comment
If there's one thing I've learned after decades of studying the first human voyages to another world, it's that there is always more to discover about Apollo. Case in point: The Apollo 8 Earthrise photo that became one of the iconic images of the 20th century.
Book Review: Alien Seas, and so much more
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/19 02:42 CST
Alien Seas is ostensibly a book about "oceans in space," but it delivers so much more. The slender volume contains essays by many active planetary scientists who also happen to be excellent writers, each one of them playing a different riff on the idea of oceans in different environments in the solar system.
Curiosity update, sols 465-487: Wheel inspection, software upgrade, Cumberland dump
Posted by Ken Herkenhoff on 2013/12/19 01:39 CST
Curiosity activities over sols 465 to 487 included monitoring the condition of the wheels; a flight software upgrade; and dumping the Cumberland drill sample. Curiosity put approximately 200 meters on the odometer during this period.
This Week's Planetary Radio: Reporting Big News from AGU
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2013/12/18 11:43 CST
Major revelations about our solar system at last week's AGU conference came from near and far. Emily Lakdawalla and Casey Dreier share a few, while Bill Nye salutes China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander and rover.
An Updated Mars Exploration Family Portrait
Posted by Jason Davis on 2013/12/18 11:16 CST | 6 comments
The Mars Exploration Family Portrait shows every dedicated spacecraft mission to Mars, and now includes India's Mars Orbiter Mission and NASA's MAVEN.
Chang'e 3 update: 6 instruments active, new fan-produced landing video
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/17 10:51 CST | 28 comments
Today there was a lengthy press briefing by several members of the Chang'e 3 science team. A complete transcript was posted in Chinese. I have run it through two machine translators and found it to be quite informative, not just about the mission but also about attitudes about Chinese space exploration and foreign cooperation. I also have a cool fan-produced video to share.
Cosmos with Cosmos Episode 8: Journeys Through Space and Time
Are we imprisoned in both?
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/12/17 03:00 CST | 6 comments
Sagan makes us confront the limitations of our mortality given the immensities of space and time presented to us by the cosmos.
Conversations with an interplanetary spacecraft: "Hi, Juno!"
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/17 09:37 CST | 6 comments
Juno's Earth flyby represented the first opportunity for many of the science instruments to be used on a planetary target. There were terrific photos of Earth and the Moon, plus a cool project to see if Juno could detect intelligent life on Earth.
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It's time to reassess Europa exploration, past, present and future. The Destination Europa! session at AGU, inspired by the eponymous website and movement, didn't take exactly that message as its theme, but it's what I got from the presentations. What an ELECTRIFYING meeting this has been for Europa exploration!
Amazing Chang'e 3 descent video
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/15 12:57 CST | 8 comments
Watch and enjoy this full video of Chang'e 3's descent onto the lunar surface.
Color photo of Yutu rover and Chang'e lander, and more on the Chang'e 3 landing site
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/15 09:59 CST | 9 comments
Fresh off of Chinese state television are lovely pictures taken by Chang'e 3 lander and rover of each other!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/14 03:28 CST | 9 comments
Here it is! Animated gifs, composed of screen grabs from Chinese state television, of the Yutu rover rolling on to the lunar surface. This was a replay, but it was no less thrilling for that; the actual rollout happened at 20:40 UT (12:40 PT). Six wheels on soil! Woohoo!
Chang'e 3 has successfully landed on the Moon!
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/14 08:28 CST | 2 comments
Transmitting images all the way down, China's Chang'e 3 lander successfully arrived on the lunar surface at 13:11:18 -- half an hour before the scheduled landing time. Rover deploy is set for a few hours later.
Op-Ed: The new space race: It's not just the U.S. and Russia anymore
There are now many space programs, both national and private. And that's good for science.
Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2013/12/13 12:05 CST | 7 comments
I once argued that the concept of a space race represented old thinking. The modern way forward in space would be through international cooperation and coordination. Today, I think my insistence that the space race was over was naive. There are now many space races.
Chang'e 3 landing tomorrow 13:40 UT, earlier than previously reported
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/13 11:20 CST | 1 comment
According to numerous Chinese news reports, Chang'e 3's landing on the Moon is now scheduled to begin at 21:40 Beijing time on December 14, which is 13:40 UT or 05:40 PT. That's about two hours earlier than previously stated.
Europa: No Longer a "Should," But a "Must"
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/12/12 07:51 CST | 10 comments
We've waited long enough, Europa cries out for exploration and discovery. It's time to heed that cry.
A Tale of Two Posters: Sediment on Mars and Searching Jupiter's Rings
Posted by Mark Hilverda on 2013/12/12 07:39 CST
A close look at two international planetary science poster presentations from the 2013 AGU Fall Meeting featuring sediment experiments to better understand Martian geomorphology and Juno's plans for exploring Jupiter's ring system.
Watch this with your kids: Asteroid Fact versus Fiction
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/12/12 04:52 CST
A cute video from the OSIRIS-REx mission in the style of "AsapSCIENCE" uses a whiteboard and stop-motion animation to separate asteroid fact from fiction.
Posted by Leigh Fletcher on 2013/12/12 12:01 CST | 12 comments
2013 has been a rather exciting year for Europa scientists. Today's exciting news: the Hubble Space Telescope discovery of water vapor plumes from the south pole of this icy moon.
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O's keep it brief with Rule 5 Draft trade
Baltimore selects Palmisano, then ships catcher to Houston
LAS VEGAS -- The Orioles made a minor splash at the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday, when they selected catcher Lou Palmisano from Milwaukee's organization and then traded him to Houston for undisclosed cash considerations. Palmisano was selected with the fifth pick in the Draft and traded shortly afterwards, making his Baltimore tenure exceedingly brief.
Baltimore made a few picks in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, selecting a shortstop and two right-handed pitchers. The Orioles chose shortstop Robert Valido from the White Sox in the Triple-A portion of the Draft. Valido batted .222 with a .267 on-base percentage for Double-A Birmingham last year and went 1-for-24 in a brief stint at Triple-A Charlotte.
With its second selection in the Triple-A phase, Baltimore selected Josh Perrault from Washington's organization. Perrault went 4-2 with a 4.48 ERA at Double-A Harrisburg last season, allowing 74 hits in 66 1/3 innings of work. Perrault also made three appearances at Triple-A, and he'll likely slot in for either Double-A Bowie or Triple-A Norfolk in 2009.
The Orioles made one final selection in the Draft, choosing right-handed pitcher Andrew Barb from Seattle in the Double-A phase. Barb, who was dealt to the Mariners in the 2006 trade for Jamie Moyer, was placed on the restricted list last spring and retired due to personal reasons. Baltimore drafted him with the hope that he may reconsider and resume a once-promising career.
The Orioles also lost reliever Rocky Cherry on a Rule 5 claim by the Mets. If Cherry doesn't make New York's active roster, he'll have to clear waivers and be offered back to Baltimore.
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Jason Witten need not fear the security of his own job. After all, he was Tony Romo's security blanket at times last season, especially down the stretch, when he caught a total of 94 passes, two shy of his career high.
Witten knows that the Cowboys' offense could be very dangerous this season. But he also knows that it could be extremely special if each offensive position develops the kind of depth that, say, the backfield enjoys with Felix Jones, Marion Barber and Tashard Choice.
At tight end, the Cowboys have some real talent. It remains to be seen if they can harness all of it. Martellus Bennett, Witten's supremely talented backup, was the talk of Cowboys camp in 2009 because of his rare athletic gifts. But he struggled through a tough season, seemingly taking a step backward. Some questioned his commitment to the game after a rookie season of '08 that was spent earning the ire of some coaches. An ankle injury held him back early in camp this year, but Bennett appears to be making strides toward tapping into his immense talent.
"I think he's learned a lot over the last couple years," Witten told PFW. "He's got a unique personality, and I think that's not a bad thing at all. In the course of a season, there's so many highs and lows of football, you've got to be able to keep an even keel about you to manage all that. I think he's got a good understanding of that, he's playing really good.
"He's a very talented guy, and I think he's really embracing his role and where he is with this football team. I think this is going to be a good year for him."
Some Cowboys observers believed that No. 3 TE John Phillips, coming off a strong offseason of work, might push Bennett for time. Witten, however, appeared to suggest that there's room for all three tight ends to work in harmony.
"I don't know that (Phillips is) doing anything to push Martellus along," Witten said. "Obviously, they're different players. John took advantage of the opportunity that he had to play since Martellus was hurt. And he's one those guys, he's really smart, he's tough, he plays hard. I mean, you ask him to do anything, he can do it. He just has that mindset and is taking advantage of his opportunities.
"It's night and day to see him from rookie training camp to this training camp. He's really maximizing his opportunities and has grown as a football player. He's playing well."
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Two Beaufort County men are under arrest after trying to run from police with drugs in their car.
On June 28, 2013 deputies arrested Frederick Dominick Carter, 36, of Edward and Kasey Demon Bragg, 35, of Aurora. Their arrests stemmed from investigators conducting controlled purchases of cocaine from Carter. When investigators followed their vehicle into a driveway and attempted to serve arrest warrants on Carter, Bragg attempted to elude police by driving his car into a separate vehicle being driven by a Sheriff's deputy.
Both Kasey and Bragg were taken into custody, and investigators found cocaine and crack-cocaine smoking materials in their car. As a result, Fredrick Carter was arrested and charged with two counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine. Kasey Bragg was arrested and charged with Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resist, Delay Obstruct a Public Officer, Injury to Personal Property and Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Kasey Bragg was confined under a $25,000 secured bond. Fredrick Carter was confined under a $8,500 secured bond.
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Ukraine: The Victory's Day Tournament finished May 11 in Odesa with Yevhen Kolodin 5k in first, Valerii Liverinov 1k in second, and Oleh Folomiiev 12k in third. Norway: Also on May 11, Jakob Bing 3d took the Oslo Open while Paal Sannes 3d placed second and Micael Svensson 2d came in third. Serbia: Nikola Mitic 5d (left) bested Dusan Mitic 6d at the 17th Serbia International Cup on May 11 in Nis. Mijodrag Stankovic 5d was third.
– Annalia Linnan, based on reports from EuroGoTV, which include complete result tables and all the latest European go news; photo courtesy of EuroGoTV
Wien 2014, Vienna's annual international go tournament, will be held June 20-22 at the Vienna Waldorf school. The top ten players will receive cash prizes with additional cash prizes for the best female player and the best player under 18. Book prizes will be awarded to players with 4 or 5 wins. Discounted fees are available for group rooms at the Jugendgästehaus Hütteldorf youth hostel (500 meters from the playing site) for players who register before May 21. In addition to the main tournament, Wien 2014 will be the final stage of the European Professional Qualification and a bonus point tournament, in which top players can accumulate bonus points used as qualification for future higher-level tournaments. There will also be a free tour of the city on Friday evening. To register or for more information, please visit the official Wien 2014 website.
The Russian Go Federation will host this year's European Women's Go Championship in Kazan on June 27 through June 29. European Go Federation players are welcome regardless of title or rank and there is no limit to the number of participants per country. However, one representative from each country (EGF rank 5k or stronger) will have compensation for travel expenses and free accommodation at Hotel Regatta. In addition to the main tournament, this year's EWGC is a qualification event for the SporAccord World Mind Games in Beijing. To register or for more information, please visit the official EWGC 2014 website.
—Annalia Linnan; for complete listings, check out the European Tournament Calendar; photo courtesy of the European Women's Go Championship
The fourth annual Young Kwon National Online Tournament – or YKNOT 4 — will take place on KGS on June 21st, 22nd, and 28th. The YKNOT is a national online tournament sponsored by Young Kwon, a former US Open Champion. With a total prize purse of nearly $3,000, the YKNOT is one of the largest western online go tournaments and is open to all levels. Any AGA member resident in the US for 6 out of the last 12 months or any AGA life member regardless of residency, can compete for free. Registration is FREE; click here to register for the tournament. Registration will close at midnight on Friday, June 20th. Once a week beginning Friday, May 23, the "See Who's Playing" document will be updated with current tournament registrants. If you would prefer not to be listed in this document prior to the tournament, please indicate this by email to the Tournament Director. Stay tuned for more tournament details.
The first online North American Masters Tournament (NAMT) qualifier of the 2014 season will be held on June 7-8. The tournament has been dubbed "Age of the Fabulist" by organizer Karoline Burrall, "to celebrate the birth of Jean de la Fontaine (right), a French author of fables, or a fabulist, on June 8, 1621." Click here for details and schedule, as well as the link to registration, or click here to register directly. Players must be eligible for NAMT and register by Wednesday June 4th 2014. All participants will earn points towards NAMT qualification, which this year means eligibility for the 9-round US Invitational event at the US Go Congress. NAMT qualified players are eligible for an extra $2,000 in prizes at this tournament. Click here to see current NAMT points standings. "Players may wish to keep in mind the proverb from one of de la Fontaine's fables, Burrall suggests. "'En toute chose il faut considérer la fin,' or "In all things, one must consider the end." It is not known whether Mr. de la Fontaine was a go player.
Play in the fifth round of the AGA City League is set for this Saturday, May 17, to determine which two teams will meet at the Pandanet City League Finals in New York City at the US Go Congress. As previously reported (Canwa Vancouver 1, Chicago & Katy TX 1 Lead AGA City League After 4th Round 5/7 EJ), Canwa Vancouver 1 is leading the A League, with Seattle 1 and Greater Washington hot on their heels. Chicago is leading the B League with NY City their only contender and Katy TX 1 leads the C League.
Catch the action live on game day at 3p EST on Pandanet using the new GoPanda2 software. Games will be played in the AGA City League room. See below for current standings.
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England captain Little in form ahead of International Team Championship
12:47pm Wednesday 21st November 2012 in Sport By Danny Hall, Sports Editor
STUART LITTLE enjoyed a top-ten finish in the BEKO Pro-Am in Turkey as he warmed up for the PGAs of Europe International Team Championship in the Algarve this week.
Little, who captains the England side in Portugal, will have been extremely heartened that he finished one place ahead of former Open champion Darren Clarke.
The Minchinhampton pro finished the three-round tournament on a four under par total of 212, two good rounds of 69 and 68 being rather spoiled by a 75 on the second day.
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World's Columbian Exposition: Columbian Fountain, Chicago, United States, 1893
- Image: "World's Columbian Exposition: Columbian Fountain, Chicago, United States, 1893", 1893. Lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Brooklyn Museum, Goodyear. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, S03i2162l01.jpg)
- Notes: Statuary of Columbian Fountain; (The) Triumph of the Republic, [full view;] F.W. MacMonnies. Lantern slide number: 5; 735.1 M26t1
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- Citation: Brooklyn Museum Archives. Goodyear Archival Collection
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State Rep. Lou Lang cited a "perceived conflict of interest" Tuesday behind his abrupt and surprising decision to end his sponsorship and potential future involvement in gambling-expansion legislation.
The Skokie Democrat informed House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) of the decision on Monday, a move that could threaten any efforts to get Senate-passed gambling-expansion legislation out of the House this spring.
Lang's departure came as the Rockford Register Star reported in its Tuesday editions that the northern Illinois city, which the lawmaker specified in his legislation as a site for a new casino, last summer hired the law firm that employs Lang to handle workers compensation matters and to assist in flooding-related litigation against Rockford.
"It was recently brought to my attention that there may be a perceived conflict of interest between the law firm of which I am of counsel and my sponsorship of the gaming bill because a client of the firm has an interest that could be impacted by the passage of the proposed legislation," Lang wrote in a letter to Madigan.
"To be clear, the law firm's work for the client has no relation whatsoever to any gaming legislation. Additionally, I do no legal work for this client, and I receive no compensation from their relationship with the firm," he said.
Earlier this month, the Senate passed gambling-expansion legislation that would authorize five new locations, including a site in Chicago, Rockford, the south suburbs, Lake County and Downstate Danville.
Patrick Hayes, director of Rockford's law department, told the Rockford newspaper that there was not any link between its hiring of Evergreen Park-based Odelson and Sterk and the city's inclusion in the gambling bill Lang has twice passed through the House only to see Gov. Pat Quinn veto it.
Under Lang's sponsorship, the House passed a gambling-expansion plan that named Rockford as a site for a new casino in May 2012. A similar measure, also sponsored by Lang, passed the House in May 2011.
Hayes indicated that Lang, who is of counsel to the law firm, did not personally handle any of Rockford's city workers compensation work, leaving that to two other lawyers with the firm.
The newspaper reported that eight law firms had sought the city's legal work last year, but that Odelson and Sterk was not the lowest bidder. Hayes, in a later interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, said the firm was paid about $60,000 by the city last year.
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While we like to focus on saving money and falling prices, it's also important to recognize when certain items are becoming more expensive. And unfortunately, consumers can expect select smartphones and otehr electronics, cars and food to cost more in the coming year.
Thanks to mature technologies, a lack of innovation, higher prices for precious metals, added features and a drought, 2013 looks like it will be just a little more costly.
Here are 12 areas where prices will rise in the new year:
Gas prices may be falling, but cars that run on it are getting more expensive. Earlier this year, the Obama administration issued new standards that require automakers to improve fuel efficiency, and the cost of upgraded engines alone is driving up prices. Toyota hiked prices on its midsize Camry by roughly $175, and among best-selling luxury vehicles, the 2013 Lexus CT 200h will be almost $3,000 more than the 2012 model.
Meat, poultry and dairy prices are all expected to rise, thanks to last summer's drought. Feed corn and grass were hurt the most, and the impact from their scarcity will soon be felt at the grocery store. Price increases will hit right along with the new year.
Since drought conditions forced ranchers and farmers to reduce the size of herds and flocks to combat higher feed costs, the price of beef and chicken is also slated to rise. The cost of dairy products, too, will be affected, as fewer and leaner cows produce less milk. Overall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects food prices to rise 3.5% to 4% in 2013.
Cereal and bakery product prices will rise too, as a result of the 2012 drought and lower wheat yields. Prices in this category began creeping up in October, and the USDA's Economic Research Service forecasts cereal and bakery product prices to rise 2.5% to 3.5% next year.
Health insurance premiums
Obamacare notwithstanding, employee health care premiums are expected to rise an average of 6% in 2013, according to Aon Hewitt, a human resource consulting firm. That amount will vary by state and type of plan, but overall, employers will face higher premiums, and the increased costs will be passed along in part to employees.
High-end TVs and home theater systems
While there will always be budget home entertainment options, folks who want the latest and greatest in this department will face some shockingly high price tags in 2013. According to Jeff Joseph, a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association, ultra-HD TVs — which include an extremely high pixel density — will sell for $20,000 to $25,000.
High-end audio manufacturers too aren't holding back, as they incorporate premium features like Apple Airplay and standard DLNA that let users control the entire system wirelessly. These features can drive up the cost of AV equipment in an instant.
As tablets continue to gain momentum in the consumer electronics realm, computers are returning to their original function as work-related machines — albeit more powerful and expensive ones. According to Stephen Baker, the vice president of industry analysis at the NPD Group, Apple's new notebooks with retina displays are among the highest-priced models out there, and Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8, is driving the adoption of premium touchscreen PCs. (Microsoft is the publisher of MSN Money.)
Even geeks and gamers could see higher prices, as Intel plans to release processors that are soldered onto motherboards in 2013, rendering them un-upgradeable. This would make DIY upgrades to a desktop machine impossible, forcing the computer-savvy to opt for custom configurations from the manufacturer, which is, as a general rule, more expensive then getting a deal on the boxed CPU and upgrading it on your own.
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Having an issue installing the concent libraries for Autocad Mechanical on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine. During the install it give me this error (Error 1320. The specified path is too long: c:\documents and settings\all users). If I go into configure the installation to modify the Content libraries under Autocad Mechanical 2010, it gives me this error (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2010\ACADM\Gef\Gdb). Any ideas?
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Since this Mechanical Desktop (MDT) Forum is not for AutoCAD Mechanical, I suggest that you post in the AutoCAD Mechanical Forum:
or possibly better the Installation and Licensing Forum where the install experts hang out:
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Hi, Tammy
The default install location for content libraries on a Vista or Windows 7 OS machine is as follows
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2010\ACADM\Gef\Gdb
Can you try the above path during installation and verify if it works?
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text: 2012 was the year of new faces as NCAA Women's Volleyball crowned a new champion. It was a year of new young stars and unpredictability. As each round passed, upsets abounded and two teams made first ever Final Four appearances. The perennial powerhouse bowed out in the semifinals and a team that has been knocking at the door was finally able to win the school's first title since the late 80's. The Texas Longhorns used their arsenal of powerful hitters and big blockers to outplay their opponents.


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Avon-Washington Township Public Library
— Animal Tales will take place at 2 p.m. Nov. 1 and Dec. 6.
Each month, join the Hendricks County Parks Department for a storytime/craft session featuring animals found here in Indiana. Programs are for children ages 4 to 10 and registration is required. Registration started Oct. 25 for the Nov. 1 program and will begin Nov. 29 for Dec. 6 program.
The Nov. 1 program will be Hear One Odd Old Owl, by Paul S. Adshead and make an owl craft.
The Dec. 6 program will be Hear Canada Goose at Cattail lane, by Janet Halfmann, and make a goose craft
— The Pokémon League will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 16 and Dec. 7 and 21. Join the Pokémon Trading Card Game League that meets at 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The Pokémon League provides a nearby place for Pokémon enthusiasts to get together with other fans of both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games, and have some fun. Those who attend can use their own cards and Pokémon DS games, to play, trade, and there are even opportunities to earn cool prizes. Players who don't know all the rules of the game can learn game basics and, in no time, perfect a strategy. Joining a league is the best way to hone skills to compete in Pokémon tournaments from Battle Roads all the way up to the World Championships.
For more information, contact Circle City Gaming at Facebook.com/CircleCityGaming. Registration is not required.
— The Teen Advisory Group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 and Dec. 3. Anyone is grades 5 through 12 is welcome. There is no registration required. The group will be discussing Celebrity Auction letters and a YAR grant at the Nov. 5 meeting and at the Dec. 3 meeting, members will be setting up the Christmas tree and decorating the children's area for the holidays. Snacks are provided.


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"I won't be fighting at UFC 105, but I will be there meeting the fans and sitting down with some popcorn to see Dan (Hardy) butcher (Mike) Swick. [He's] been bashing me for some reason, I don't know why, ripping on my record and things like that. All I did was accept a fight he'd pulled out of but he seems to have a problem with me. He said I am big headed, but I have gone out of my way to be humble in the UFC. After the fight I didn't jump around or nothing or shoot my mouth. I think Swick is jealous because he pulled out of the Kampmann fight and would never have done that if it were him in there and not me. I've got eight losses -- so what? I've fought literally twice as many people as he has and I have fought better opposition than he has. His best win was against Marcus Davis and Dan beat Marcus much worse than he did with lay and pray. Dan is going to get rid of Swick in Manchester next month. You won't hear too much about him after UFC 105."
Suddenly relevant welterweight striker Paul Daley reacts to some recent Swick-talk regarding his win over Martin Kampmann at UFC 103 last month in Dallas. The heavy-handed "Semtex" vaulted himself to the upper echelon of welterweights after replacing an injured "Quick" on Sept. 19, but rubbed the AKA standout the wrong way with his post-fight comments. Is Swick, who fights Dan Hardy at UFC 105 on Nov.14, jealous of Daley's sudden success? Or is the Brit simply getting too big for his britches after his win over "The Hitman?"


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Syracuse, NY 13244 (315) 443-1870
Hancock International Airport is only a few miles north of downtown Syracuse and car rental from all major agencies is available there. Taxi service from the airport to campus is available and costs approximately $20 one way.
Amtrak train and Greyhound bus services are located at the Regional Transportation Center, just North of downtown Syracuse. Taxi service is available to the University from all mass transit locations.
When driving, Syracuse University is most easily reached from Interstate 81. New York State Thruway travelers should exit at Interstate 81 (Thruway Exit 36) and proceed south. Both northbound and southbound travelers on Interstate 81 should exit at Adams Street (Exit 18.) Continue up the Adams Street hill to the third traffic light. Cross University Avenue and turn left into the University Avenue Garage. The entrance to main campus is one block up from the University Avenue Garage.
Maps of the campus and further information about the campus can be obtained in the Schine Student Center. Schine is a modern brick structure, located across the street from the Sheraton Inn (on the parking garage side) -- up the hill, and toward the campus.
If you are planning to visit SU as a prospective student, you will find information from the Office of Admissions regarding campus visits particulary useful. See also information on the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and other local lodging.
If you are planning to visit SU as a prospective employee, directions to Skytop from I-80 South are as follows:
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|Get off at exit 17
|Take a left at Brighton Ave
|Take a left at Thurber Rd.
|Take a left at Comstock Ave.
|Take a right at Colvin Rd.
|Take a right at Skytop Rd.
|Arrived at Skytop
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Elementary school education is expanding to include the Mandarin language at Forest Hills Global Elementary.
Starting with the 2014-2015 school year, Forest Hills will add a Mandarin Chinese Immersion program if they have at least 20 kindergartners signed up.
Officials say the slots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis, with students in the Forest hills district given top priority. However, students from other areas are also eligible for the program.
Forest Hills already has a Spanish Immersion Program that has students speaking the language fluently.
"The child's brain is more susceptible to accepting a second language right now," Principal Deborah Greenwood said. "It is a global society that we live in, and we are preparing our kids for that global society as they move on from high school and college to careers they'll eventually have. So, this is an optimum time, kindergarten; so far, we are seeing fabulous results with our kids."
Officials say they chose Mandarin because it's a language that is spoken by nearly 1/5 of the world's population, and it offers a lot of economic opportunities for their students' future careers.
Immersion program applications are available online at www.nhcs.net under "Items of Interest" or for pick up at Forest Hills. The deadline to apply is March 1.
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