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Three-year-old Meghan Beck was killed in December 2004 when her bedroom dresser toppled onto her in her Sterling home.
Falling Furniture Sending Dozens of Massachusetts Kids to Hospital Trauma Units
Tipping televisions causing many injuries
By Maggie Mulvihill and Paul Toomey
New England Center for Investigative Reporting
Three-year-old Meghan Lamb just wanted her sticker book.
Her mother, after tucking her into bed, put the colorful book with stickers of pretty bracelets, earrings and necklaces, on top of Meghan's new bedroom dresser. The toddler, still wanting to play, slipped out of bed, opened the drawers of the 100-pound wooden dresser and started to climb.
"Ten minutes later I heard the biggest crashing sound I ever heard in my life," remembers Meghan's mother, Melissa Lamb, 37, of Attleboro, Mass. "She was pinned from the neck down. I thought for sure she was paralyzed or had some internal damage. It had fallen directly on her."
Meghan, now 7, escaped unharmed, something her mother considers a miracle. She was lucky.
Some 25,400 children have been hurt nationwide in furniture tip-overs between 2009 and 2011, according to a recent report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An additional 41 people, mostly children, were killed in 2011 by falling furniture; the highest number the CPSC has recorded and a 52 percent increase over two years.
Falling dressers, bookcases and televisions, never thought of as lethal home hazards, have killed at least five New England children since 2007 including one in Massachusetts. A sampling of five Massachusetts hospitals found nearly 100 children, since that same time, have been admitted to the pediatric trauma unit for injuries sustained when furniture or TV's have tipped over onto them.
Those involved in monitoring these incidents believe the problem is severely underreported because many emergency rooms and clinics do not break out the precise nature of the accidents on medical records or death certificates.
Click Here to Read Fair Warning's Story on Furniture Tip Overs
Televisions a lethal home hazard
The family television has emerged in those statistics as a potentially lethal home hazard, the CPSC reports. CPSC estimates an American child dies every two weeks from a falling television.
Televisions or televisions placed on top of furniture accounted for 62 percent of the tip over fatalities since 2000; with falling televisions comprising most of the deaths in 2011, CPSC statistics show.
Those numbers don't identify what types of televisions are falling. But the popularity of massive big-screen TV's has meant that many older and heavier models have been moved on top of furniture, often in bedrooms, that was not designed to support them, according to regulators, doctors and industry experts who are studying the issue. Industry studies show that at least 65 percent of U.S. households own three TV's.
"When I was growing up, the top of my dresser was where I put my model airplane, my coin bank and a picture or two," said Gary M. Bell, Product Safety Liability Manager for the Sauder Woodworking Company, a furniture manufacturer. "Now you are putting 100-pound-televisions on it."
Ten out of the 20 children admitted to the UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center trauma unit in Worcester, Mass. for tip-over injuries over the past five years were struck by falling televisions, said Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Michael P. Hirsh. Using televisions as "video babysitters" for small children has resulted in some horrific incidents, he said.
"We've had some kids with significant head injuries, significant crush injuries to the limbs from getting caught under these components," Hirsh said. UMass is part of a coalition of 43 trauma centers nationwide seeking ways to stop the incidents.
"They get planted in front of the TV and they want their channel, they want their program on," Hirsh said. "The kids have figured out that by pulling out a drawer, that they can kind of use it as a kind of a stepladder to get to the top of that bureau. That's one of the ways that these things will kind of flip."
New televisions, most made overseas, must pass stability tests in order to be certified for safety in the U.S, said John Drengenberg, consumer safety director for the product safety company Underwriter's Laboratories or UL.
TV's also must pass stability tests to ensure they don't tip when placed on furniture designed to hold them, such as TV stands, industry experts said. TV's must be sold with detailed instruction manuals that urge buyers to place them only on certain types of furniture. But those manuals are often dense, resulting in consumers ignoring them or throwing them away, experts said.
There is no requirement yet that televisions come with a vivid, orange tip-over warning label and anchoring hardware. The furniture industry has adopted a voluntary standard that calls for certain items to be sold with both.
TV tip-over warnings are imperative, said Dr. Gary Smith, president of the Center for Injury Research and Policy.
"It is something that is desperately needed," said Smith, a pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. "To me, it's like selling a car without a seatbelt."
Click Here to See an Infographic on Child Safety and Furniture
Gaps in warning efforts by furniture makers
The continuing tragedies have raised questions about the degree to which the furniture industry is following its own voluntary standard.
Adopted in 2009, it urges manufacturers to provide, at the time of sale, tip over warnings as well as anchoring hardware for "clothes storage" items that are 30" or higher and have drawers.
Under the standard, the furniture has to pass tests that showed it remained steady both when all drawers are open and when a 50-pound weight is placed in one of them, the approximate weight of a young child scaling the furniture.
There is no enforcement mechanism or monitoring of compliance, but manufacturers take it seriously, said Bill Perdue, vice-president of regulatory affairs for the American Home Furnishings Alliance, which helped develop the standard.
An NECIR survey in January of two dozen furniture retailers – from discount chains to chic boutiques - in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts, found at least eight examples of non-compliance by furniture makers.
Manufacturers following the standard are supposed to place a warning label in a "conspicuous location" in the top drawer of the covered furniture. Most consumers would "not necessarily" be aware of the tip-over hazard when entering a store but would see the warnings when they opened the furniture drawers, Perdue said.
"I didn't realize it was a problem," said David L. Yoder, owner of Wonder Wood Amish Furniture in Ohio, which sells hundreds of pieces of furniture annually, including many in New England. Yoder said he was unaware of the standard.
One manufacturer of the anti-tip kits is not surprised by that.
"I know a lot of them out there are not doing anything," said Art Jasen, president and chief executive officer of Walter of Wabash, an Indiana-based company that developed anti-tip restraint kits for furniture since 1997.
Heartbreaking loss for parents
Parents who've lost or nearly lost children in tip-over accidents think much more should be done to alert the public about the home hazard.
"He must have had angels watching over him," said Maleah Gustafson, 37, of Holden. Her 2 ½ year old son narrowly escaped being crushed under his new, solid-wood dresser as he tried to reach a stuffed bear on it. Gustafson was steps behind him in the hallway as they headed into his room to change his diaper.
"I heard a huge crash but no screaming, which made me panic," she said. The dresser had fallen forward into the room landing six inches from her terrified child.
"I have no idea how he got out of the way, honestly. If he had frozen instead of just taking a few steps, it would have landed right on him," Gustafson said, still stunned the dresser fell given it took four people to move it into her house.
"People want to worry about what they are going to feed their kids, how they are going to provide for them," said Laura Bourget, whose three-year-old son Tyler was almost pinned under a five-drawer wooden dresser in 2009 as he climbed on it. "They aren't thinking about bracketing furniture to the walls."
"I didn't know this was a problem. I knew about cabinet locks and outlet plugs but nothing about furniture," said Kimberly Packard-Amato of Sterling.
In 2004, while she and her husband slept nearby, her three-year-old daughter, Meghan Beck, silently smothered beneath a bedroom dresser that crashed over on her.
"She couldn't cry. She couldn't get up. She couldn't breathe," Packard-Amato said.
Packard-Amato, as well as grieving parents in Texas, Kansas and Pennsylvania, whose children were killed in tip-over accidents, have started non-profit organizations in their honor to raise public awareness about tip over risks.
A blog post Packard-Amato wrote in December, which appeared on the website of the non-profit she created, called Meghan's Hope, has had about 1.2 million views, she said. Packard-Amato said she hopes the many parents who viewed the post can help her spread the message about tip-over risks and sign a petition she's drafted calling for federal action.
Parental responsibility and a continuing push for solutions
Packard-Amato is upset that few of the New England stores NECIR surveyed carried their own anchoring hardware or safety straps. In 2005, shortly after her daughter's death, friends of Packard-Amato visited area furniture stores armed with articles about the tragedy. Store owners, Packard-Amato said, told her friends they didn't sell any such hardware or straps.
"And it's eight years later and they still haven't got anything like that," Packard-Amato said.
But Paul Baker, the general manager at Bennington Furniture in Bennington, VT puts the onus on parents. He said no customer has ever asked for anchoring hardware or safety straps in the 11 years he's worked at the store. A lack of parental awareness about tip-over risks is a key part of the problem, said Baker and Bennington deliveryman Alex Jean.
Jean said when he makes a delivery, he shows customers the anchoring hardware and offers to help them secure the furniture to a wall. No one has ever taken him up on the offer, he said.
"I've never anchored a piece of furniture in the three years I've worked here," Jean said.
Manufacturers and retailers say closer supervision of children, common sense and paying attention to the instructions for setting up furniture are critical.
"The whole problem is parents. I wouldn't put a TV on a piece of furniture that could tip over. Parents need to take responsibility," said Baker, a father of three small children.
"We can't control how you use your television inside your home and that is where the children die unfortunately," Drengenberg said. "We can't test the dressers that someone might be putting the television on."
Added Gary Bell: "We can't be the furniture police."
Click Here to See a Video on Child Safety and Furniture
Infographic provided by Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Cover photo courtesy of Attleboro Sun Chronicle photo staff.
Photo of Meghan Beck courtesy of Kimberly Packard-Amato.
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (necir.org) is a non-profit investigative reporting newsroom based at Boston University. NECIR intern Marina Villeneuve contributed to this report.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Eva Lucas mother, grandmother, aunt and great-aunt died peacefully at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in Orlando, Fla., in the loving care of her eldest daughter, Niki.
Eva was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Warren, the third of four daughters of Eli and Veronica Ghiorghin Morrison.
Eva graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1948, and after graduation, worked at Duchess Candy Shop (which is now Daffin's), and then was employed at Ohio Lamp, where she worked until 1964.
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An exceptional baker, cook, wife and mother, Eva delighted in making homemade specialties for her family.
She enjoyed traveling and cherished attending sporting and musical events that her children and grandchildren participated in. She loved cheering for the Cleveland Indians and Ohio State Buckeyes.
Eva is survived by four children, two sons, John R. (Brenda) Lucas of Bristolville and Robert D. (Janice) Lucas of Portland, Ore.; and two daughters, Nicollete M. Lucas of Orlando and Rachel A. (Frederick) Motomal of Tampa, Fla.; four grandchildren, Jessica Lucas of Bristolville, Kaleigh Lucas of Portland, Ore., Veronica Motomal of Tampa, and Julia Motomal of Tampa; and three sisters, Mary Codrea of Akron, Elizabeth Popa of Oceanside, Calif., and Melvina McCormick of Warren.
Eva was preceded in death by her husband, John, whom she married Sept. 16, 1961; her parents; and her brother, Nick E. Morrison.
Private services were previously held by arrangement with Roberts-Clark Chapel.
Her family said, ''Eva Lucas was dearly treasured by her family and friends. Eva's laughter, kind heart, gentle spirit, and tenacious love and faithfulness to her family echo in the hearts of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is deeply loved and greatly missed, and our hearts ache to see her smile again. Te iubesc.''
In lieu of flowers, Eva Lucas requested that all donations be made to the American Lung Association or the Holy Resurrection Romanian Orthodox Church of Warren.
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Sources: West Virginia top target to replace Missouri
By Kirk Bohls
Two high-level Big 12 school administrators said on Sunday that the conference expects Missouri to leave and will act quickly to replace the Tigers, focusing primarily on West Virginia, with Louisville as a strong second candidate.
"I think that's accurate," one school official told the American-Statesman. "I'd say West Virginia is the leader in the clubhouse. I think we'll come out better than before. I'd rather be with someone who wants to be with our conference than anybody who doesn't."
Asked why the Big 12 would be upgraded, the official said, "West Virginia has better football than Missouri, better basketball than Missouri, a better budget than Missouri and more passion among its fans than Missouri. They're better, anyway you turn 'em. The travel's not good (to Morgantown, W. Va.), but that's it."
He added there is support for Louisville, but said a lagging football program hurts its appeal.


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By Lauren Kirschman
Class of 2012 guard Myles Davis grew up wanting to emulate his older cousin, former Pitt point guard and current Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight.
Depending on where Davis decides to attend college, he might get the chance to don the same uniform.
Right now, however, the Notre Dame Prep product is keeping his options open as he holds offers from Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Villanova, Xavier, Georgetown, Virginia Tech and South Carolina.
Despite Knight's presence at Pitt, Davis said he doesn't have a leader at this point.
"He [Knight] doesn't even care if I come to Pittsburgh," Davis said. "He just wants me to make the right choice for me. He's behind me no matter what and he's a great influence on me."
The two share a strong bond, Davis said, and Knight is less of a cousin and more like an older brother.
"I wouldn't even call us cousins anymore," he said. "We're really close. I couldn't ask for anybody better than Brandin…he tells me right from wrong, he tells me what to do."
Davis originally grew up wanting to imitate Brandin's older brother, former professional basketball player Brevin Knight, but said that changed when he became closer with Brandin.
"I watched Brandin when he was at Pitt," Davis said. "I always wanted to be like him."
Brandin Knight was a star point guard at Pittsburgh from 1999-2003 and the school retired his jersey number in 2009.
Whether Davis ends up a Panther like his cousin or putting on a different uniform, the 6'1" guard knows that his ability to shoot the ball is his biggest weapon.
He showed a knack for knocking down open looks at the Pittsburgh JamFest this weekend and ensured his reputation as a deadly 3-point threat.
"I'm not a selfish player," he said. "If I need to play the one, I'll play it. If I need to score, I'll score. I really don't mind. Whatever I need to do to get the win."
Davis acknowledges that a lack of speed and athleticism are weak spots in his game. Those are areas he'll need to work on in order to penetrate and defend efficiently at the next level.
"I just need to work on that for when I get to college, that will help me to get my body ready," he said.
At Pitt, Davis would find a familiar face prepared to compliment his game inside as he played with 2011 Pitt recruit, Khem Birch, at Notre Dame Prep this past season.
"You couldn't ask for a better big man than Khem Birch," Davis said. "He never complains. He never wants the ball. He just wants to win."
He said that Birch enjoys blocking shots and playing defense, adding that he'd love to team up with the power forward again at Pitt.
"He's amazing, he's a funny guy," Davis said. "I would like to play with Khem again, I just have to look at my options."


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Show of hands: Who thinks Dorell Wright will ever score 30 points again in his career?
Minnesota Timberwolves (6-18) vs. Golden State Warriors (8-16) at ORACLE Arena
Last time the Wolves played the Warriors, back in late November, it took a career-high 30 points and a franchise record nine 3-pointers from Dorell Wright for Golden State to get the win. It takes this kind of a "lightning in a bottle" performance to beat the supercharged Timberwolves this season and the odds of Wright having another career night are about the same as an Obama beer summit featuring Julian Assange, Dick Cheney and a 12-pack of Fosters.
This time, the Wolves also have Martell Webster and Jonny Flynn making their season debuts for the team. While it is not known exactly how many minutes these two will get tonight, getting Webster and Flynn back takes the Wolves from Lake Minnetonka deep to Marianas Trench deep.
It's a late start time for the Wolves tonight (9:30 PM CST) but fans should be able to go to bed early with this one. The Wolves should have the game out of reach by the 2nd quarter.
Let's break down the matchups:
If Andris Biedrins was allowed to use two basketballs, he would still have trouble scoring against Darko.
Darko Milicic vs. Andris Biedrins
Andris Biedrins has pretty much one basketball skill: he can rebound. He's not a great rebounder like Kevin Love but he's pretty good at it. Can he pass the ball? No. Shoot it? Not unless he's literally on top of the hoop. Play defense? Not really. He's scored double digit points just twice this season and he's averaging less than a block per game. His 28/21 performance against Memphis back in late November was another "lightning in a bottle" performance, and with Darko guarding him, it's unlikely that Biedrins will be able to get anywhere close to those kinds of numbers tonight.
Darko, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back from a sub-par game against the Chicago Bulls. Since he does not have to worry much about guarding Biedrins on the other end, he can focus on his left-handed hook shot, especially with Biedrins unable to effective stop him in the paint. If Darko got 28/21 in this game, I would not be very surprised. In fact, I'd be a little disappointed that he didn't push harder to match Kevin Love's 31/31 performance.
But I'd take it.
Winner: Darko Milicic
I'll say this for the guy: he's not a wimp. That bandage is covering up this. (Warning: its kind of icky).
Kevin Love vs. David Lee
I can't hate on David Lee in this one. Anyone who can put up with that type of injury and its obvious pain is exempt from haterade for at least a game or two.
So, I'll focus on Kevin Love and what I expect him to do in this game. Last time he faced the Warriors, he had 21 points and 22 rebounds. For perspective, Love had 5 offensive rebounds in that game. The entire Warriors team had 6. The fact that Love had a -8 +/- should tell you everything that you need to know about that stat. I suspect that the +/- people are in cahoots with the anti-Love crowd.
To think that Love would do any worse in this game is sheer buffoonery. In fact, since he went 0-3 from downtown in that game and still managed 21 points tells me that he shold go off for 25-25 in this one. The question that has now come to my mind is this one:
Does Kevin Love, when his contract expires, deserve a max contract? My first instinct is to say 'no' because a max deal is enough money for a player of his caliber (under the current CBA rules). But my second instinct is not to look a Love horse in the mouth, or something like that. If Joe Johnson and Rudy Gay can get max deals, Kevin Love is a bargain at that price.
Winner: Kevin Love
If not playing defense is wrong, I don't want to be (Dorell) Wright.
Michael Beasley vs. Dorell Wright
With apologies to the B Easy Show, I want to spend a little bit of time talking about Martell Webster, who is coming back to the team tonight after recovering from a back injury at the beginning of the year. I was at the Wolves Draft Party when they made the deal for Webster, and at the time, I thought it was a great move. Then I came back home, logged onto Canis Hoopus, and saw that not only did people not like the Webster deal, they thought it was horrendous.
Here are some post-draft opinions about the deal (taken from that night):
"it's f'ing insane"
"Terrible move by a terrible GM for a terrible team."
"im just praying that this is all a lie"
"Why is Kahn doing this to us. I want to cry."
"This has become a Joke. They finally make a good pick and trade him to a Division Rival for Martell Webster!!!"
With Luke Babbitt setting the world on fire with his play and the Trail Blazers using the Ryan Gomes trade chip to net a superstar player, trading for Martell was clearly "f'ing insane". But when Webster comes back tonight and begins to thrive with the Wolves, maybe that fog of insanity will clear a little bit. Maybe we'll see that, like Beasley and Darko, Martell Webster needed a different situation and a better opportunity to play his best basketball. Maybe, in the same way that Darko went from one of the worst contracts in basketball (KAAAAHN!!!) to one of the best, we'll start to look at $4.8 million for a starting-caliber small forward as a bargain. Maybe players shouldn't be written off after their 23rd birthday because they haven't made an All-NBA Team yet.
And maybe, the doubters will admit that they were wrong all along.
The funny part is that the last 'maybe' is probably the most unrealistic of them all.
Winner: Martell Webster (and Michael Beasley)
Scoring 40 points in a game is gluttonous.. Only a player with discipline can choose to score 4 points and stick to that plan.
Wesley Johnson vs. Monta Ellis
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether Wesley Johnson is a special player, whether he'll become a special player, so on and so forth. Will he be as good as DeMarcus Cousins? Will he even be as good as Paul George or James Anderson? Should the death penalty be applicable for people who describe Wes' shot without using the words 'smooth', 'perfect' or 'flawless', or is a public flogging punishment enough?
I think, to make things simpler, we should start to use the "could I do better" rule when talking about Wes. Whenever you feel the need to criticize something about Wes, ask the question, "could I do better?" Wes missed a shot in traffic? Well, you couldn't have made that shot either. Wes allowed Monta Ellis to score on him? I doubt you could have stopped him. Wes turned the ball over on the break? I'm pretty sure you would've dribbled the ball off of the your foot, too.
In fact, I think we should apply the "could I do better" rule to all Timberwolves rookies, both past and present. It will save us a lot of time and unnecessary posts. Wesley Johnson may not be an All-Star power forward, but neither are you, so you have no right to criticize. And the same thing applies if Wesley Johnson wants to criticize my ability to make McDonald's Happy Meals correctly and without spilling thousand island dressing onto the floor.
Okay, Wes. But could you do it better?
Winner: Wesley Johnson
"I can't wait to get home and Tweet about this later. And the movie "Black Knight" starring Martin Lawrence. Man, I love that movie. It's not only funny, it's realistic. Martin is the best."
Jonny Flynn vs. Stephen Curry
In honor of Jonny Flynn's return to the Timberwolves, I'm going to sum up my thoughts on this matchup in blurbs of 140 characters or less:
steph curry betta thn j flynn? man u a fool lol
j flynn has good handle n remine mee uv yung magic. Thos rent-a-center ads is crazy lol.
if I had 5 and 6 in 2009, I wulda pcked jonny flynn 2 times. he like mj fox in teen wolf. or martin in rebound. i luv martin lol.
ricky rubio ok. he can b my backup. i jonny flynn. i not like anybody else either. lol.
martin 'you so crazy' is hilarious! arguable best stand up ever. forgot how funny this was. lol.
bout 2 go off 4 bout 26 and 15 2night like my boy k love. he remind me of LIFE wit eddie murphy and martin lawrence. this isn't one of the funniest movies ever. it is the funniest movie ever. lol.
Winner: Jonny Flynn
"Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. I never thought I could feel so free. Lying awake on a wing and a prayer. Who could it be? Believe it or not, it's just me." - David Kahn
There are so many factors working the Wolves' favor tonight, it might seem like a trap game for us. It's not. This is one of those times where the outcome is not in doubt.


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Eileen Theresa Allen
August 26, 1934 - December 2, 2012
Eileen Theresa Allen
78, of Upland passed away December 2, 2012 at San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland. She was born August 26, 1934 in Limerick, Ireland and lived in Upland 15 years. Eileen worked as a psychiatric technician at Lanterman State Hospital for 20 years. She enjoyed traveling, spending time with family, playing bingo, pampering her dogs and spoiling her grandchildren. Eileen is survived by her husband Ron; 8 children - Charles A. (Yang Ok) Allen, San Bernardino, Terrence M. (Maria) Allen, Olancha, CA; Brian W. Allen, Riverside; Valerie M. (Kenneth) Minster, Alta Loma; Brent, Brad, Barbette & Ronda Mobeck all of Upland. 2 Bros. - Austin & Terrence Ryan both of London, England; 21 grandchildren - Colin, Patrick & Rae Ann Allen, Amanda Myles, Kirsten & Julie Allen, Nicholas & Caleigh Venturelli, Brian Allen,Jr., David, Matthew, Andrew & John Allen; 2 great-grandchildren - Layla Allen & Alexander Palmore. Visitation will be 8:30 - 9:00AM Friday (12/07/12) at Stone Funeral Home, Upland. Rosary will follow at 9:30 AM & Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM, both at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Upland. Private Inurnment.
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Just How Old Are Each P&C Sector's Claims Systems?
Research indicates that claims systems and process capabilities vary widely by insurer.
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Among P&C insurers, claims systems and process capabilities vary widely, potentially affecting loss results, according to the "Novarica Claims Capabilities Maturity Model," which is based on a survey of more than 90 P&C insurers.
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Over the last decade there has been a solid recovery in the demand for fibre optic cable. In 2010 global demand for fibre optic cable reached 182 million fibre-km.
Fibre optic cable is of course used in a number of different applications, and these range from the long haul intercontinental/transoceanic cables to metropolitan networks, to access networks and local area networks ("LANs") in homes or buildings. Each application requires specific fibre optic cable characteristics.
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Fibre optic growth continues
China had been the main driver in the market globally at more than 40% of all world demand. Some in the market had expected the demand for fibre optic cable to slow in China at the end of 2010, but latest data for Q4 2010 shows that demand has continued to remain robust. The demand in China was propelled by network operators' efforts to improve connectivity and to cater to demand arising from 3G/4G usage. The demand for fibre optic cable in other advanced economies like USA, Japan, Germany, and Netherlands is also rising due to their efforts to build Fibre to-the-Node and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks. This combination will likely drive demand globally for fibre optic cable in 2011 to 195 million fibre-km.
Integer Research believes market growth through 2012 will come from Western Europe and North America.
Strong demand globally is breaking away from the business cycle in the USA and Western Europe – since demand is now being driven by FTTH/FTTC. Consumer products such as the Apple iphone, ipad, ipad 2, and range of alternative Smartphones and Tablets, from HTC and Samsung, combined with AirPlay devices such as Apple TV are driving demand for streaming content and Podcasts in 720p and 1080i High Definition. These devices are further exposing existing bottlenecks in telecom operators Wireless and 3G/4G networks, and driving further investment in fibre optic cable. In addition, consumers and business are now demanding FTTH/FTTC in Western Europe and North America. The key issue now appears to be that consumers are willing to pay higher sums for fibre optic access, replacing their DSL lines.
In the USA, Corning has been surprised by the strength in demand from Verizon, and has reported that it is now reaching production levels last seen in 2002. Indeed, Corning reported that it was at capacity at its operations in the USA. We can even see that some of the analysts that were tracking CommScope were also citing this growth potential as one reason why The Carlyle Group took over the company in Q1 2011. There is also additional demand in emerging markets, and new optical fibre lines are being planned in Russia, Brazil, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, and there are significant expansions in India. This also means that companies such as Draka, Prysmian, Furukawa, SEI and Fujikura, and YOFC in China will all report strong results in their fibre optic cable operations in H1 2011, and may see a significant increase in their margins in this business through the rest of the year.
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Meet our PhD students
Students embarking on a PhD with the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies will join a supportive and close-knit community of fellow research students and staff.
Meet some of our students...
Jessica Baillie
Year of Study: third
Home Town: Buckinghamshire
Research Project: Perspectives on peritoneal dialysis at home: implications for the management of a chronic condition.
One interesting fact about me: Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg - I am learning Welsh!
Why did you decide to study your research degree at Cardiff University?
Having completed by Bachelor of Nursing (Hons.) degree at Cardiff University in 2008, I knew that Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies would be a great place to continue my academic studies. The School has a renowned research and teaching reputation and therefore I felt this would be a good community to join.
Tell us about your research project...
Peritoneal dialysis is a life-saving, long-term treatment for kidney failure, undertaken in the home daily by the individual or a relative. This ethnographic study considers how individuals undertaking peritoneal dialysis, and their families, live with this chronic treatment. Having completed interviews with patients, relatives and specialist healthcare professionals, and observed individuals performing the treatment at home, I am now analysing the data. It is anticipated that the findings, which are revealing an in-depth insight into how individuals and families live with this treatment, will continue to assist healthcare professionals to provide the best support required by patients.
What are you enjoying most about your studies?
I have honestly enjoyed every stage of the research thus far, but in particular I relished collecting data. The participants welcomed me into their homes and gave me insight in their lives, and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to spend time with them.
What elements of your study have been the most demanding or challenging?
Analysing the data is proving a challenge, as this aspect of the research is completely new to me. However, with perseverance and support from my academic supervisors I am making progress. Participants' stories are fascinating and thus analysing the data is an interesting process.
How are you funding your study?
I received a studentship from the Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales, an organisation funded by the Welsh Government, the Health Foundation and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. RCBC funding is open to nurses and allied healthcare professionals and one benefit of the collaboration is that students form a Community of Scholars, where we meet six times per year and take part in additional research training.
If you had some advice for anyone contemplating a research degree in Nursing or Midwifery Studies, what would it be?
I think it is very important to undertake research in an area that interests you. Three years is a relatively long period to stay working on the same project and thus enthusiasm about that topic is vital.
Catherine Dunn
Year of Study: 3rd
Home Town: Cardiff
Research Project: An Exploration of the Barriers to the Disclosure of Erectile Dysfunction: As an early warning of coronary heart disease
One interesting fact about me: I have a Blue Peter badge!
Tell us about your research project...
I am exploring the barriers and enablers to disclosing erectile dysfunction, which is a marker of cardiovascular risk. I have interviewed healthcare professionals and men with erectile dysfunction about their experiences of disclosure and their understanding of the link between ED and heart disease.
What was your motivation for choosing this line of research?
My clinical background in cardiac nursing and running a specific erectile dysfunction clinic for cardiovascular patients.
What are you enjoying most about your studies?
Having ownership of a project, and the return to "student" status!
What elements of your study have been the most demanding or challenging?
Managing the long term goals and coping with unexpected problems, such as recruitment.
If you had some advice for anyone contemplating a research degree in Nursing or Midwifery Studies, what would it be?
Stop thinking about it and just do it!
Mandayachepa Chriford Nyando
Year of Study: 3
Home Town: Lilongwe, Malawi
Research Project: The experiences of caregivers looking after a child with HIV and AIDS in rural Malawi.
One interesting fact about me: I am very punctual
Why did you decide to study your research degree at Cardiff University?
Friendly and supportive environment, high technology and free flow of information.
Tell us about your research project...
It is about the experiences of women caregivers as they look after a child living with HIV and AIDS in a resource-limited setting, such the rural areas of Malawi.
What was your motivation for choosing this line of research?
I have been working with rural communities in Malawi and noted that women caregivers looking after a child living with HIV and AIDS are neglected by stakeholders in the HIV and AIDS health sector. Therefore, I wanted to explore their experiences as they take care of such children in such difficult and challenging environment that they live in.
How are you funding your study? If you are part-time, how do you manage your work/study balance?
The Malawi government is funding the study.
What do you hope to do after you have completed your research degree?
I want to publish at least four papers, and l will continue to teach at University of Malawi, Kamuzu College of Nursing in Malawi. This is my work base since 1997.


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Have you ever wondered how non profits get their money? How much is from real people, and how much from government? Does the organization spend its money based on its goals or those of government?
We need to better understand the finances of non profit organizations. That will tell you if they are real or just a front for government—which the political action—too much and you know the answer.
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"Non-Profit" Really Adjunct for Government, Promoting Government Policies?
Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views Editorial, 1/5/13
Years ago a non profit was a tax exempt organization doing what government could not. It fought diseases, provided scholarships, helped beautify the community. A non-profit was something to look up to as a value for the people, the families and children.
Now, many non profits are merely fronts for government and using the goodwill of "not" being government, promoting taxes, theft of land and higher taxes. The recent Prop. 29 battle pitted taxpayers versus the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, the Heart Association and even a Texas non profit founded by Lance Armstrong for the purpose of researching cancer. The Lance Armstrong Foundation gave more than $2 million to pass a tax increase on the people of California—money NOT used for cancer research—and it was a Texas foundation, not even Californian.
Then you have the "conservancies", non profits with a goal of keeping open space for the public, using the purchase of land that government can not afford to buy. Wonder how they get their money?
I am on numerous email lists, receiving over 1,000 emails a day on a normal day. Newspapers send out alerts and information each days with fascinating news only found in a local paper. One such is the "Mountain Democrat" from El Dorado County.
A few days ago I received a story from the Mountain Democrat about the American River Conservancy. They were putting on a program promoting the buying of electric vehicles by the public. Strange, what is a conservancy doing talking about cars?
"The American River Conservancy is presenting a program on "Revenge of the Electric Car: Good for the planet, you and your Wallet" on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Electric vehicles are fun to drive, incredibly cheap to maintain and run, emit zero emissions, and keep United State citizens from needing so much foreign oil.
Come check out one of these competitively priced win-win vehicles — the Nissan Leaf — with Alice Cantelow, and hear of her local experience driving it as her primary car.
This will be a great chance to ask practical questions."
Are they selling cars, burying them on land bought by the conservancy? This made no sense. What is the purpose of the American River Conservancy?
From their web site:
"About Us
For more than 20 years, the American River Conservancy (ARC) has been preserving rivers and land for life. As a non-profit community organization in the central Sierra Nevada foothills, we work to preserve natural areas and cultural resources and build an enduring ethic of care, building a sustainable future for humans in harmony with nature.
We purchase or accept land and conservation easements from willing landowners and actively partner with governmental agencies, private donors, and foundations to acquire funding and to transfer these lands into the public domain. To date, we have achieved more than 10,000 acres of success."
Nothing in the above, or anything else on their web site talks about cars, pollution, gas or any other issue, other than land use.
So, I looked at who is funding this "non-profit". That is when I found this was really a government agency, calling its funders "partners".
"The Power of Partnerships
Partnerships are an essential part of community, key to achieving together what seems impossible individually.
The Conservancy has developed funding partnerships and management agreements with federal , state, and local government agencies including the federal Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, State Department of Fish and Game, State Wildlife Conservation Board, State Department of Fire and Forest Protection, California Bay Delta Authority, El Dorado County, and El Dorado Irrigation District. Explore the American River Conservancy's public agency partnerships."
Why does government spend its money, your money, in this way? Easy. Secrecy.
When government buys land, has a policy, discusses goals, all of this is public. It must be transparent. But, fund a "non profit" and everything can be done by the Conservancy Board of Directors behind closed doors, the public is not allowed hearings and those pesky questions that are asked.. This is government by secret society.
Oh, the electric car thing? The State of California, using tax dollars, is setting up re-charging stations all over the State. But, they need customers. Therefore, promote electric cars. Make the magical case for expensive cars. Imagine a Government Motors Volt in the middle of the Sierras in a snow storm—are they serious? Maybe in downtown San Francisco—but not the mountains. But as a quasi-government agency the American River Conservancy they are promoting the policies of Gov. Brown and his Administration.
To fix this, the first step is to declare all non profits that take government money must give notice and open their meetings to the public. Then, if they get more than half their money from government, the tax exempt status should be reviewed.
Importantly a list of all non profits that receive tax dollars should be put on the Internet, how much they get and for what purpose. That, along with the details of the organizations and its Board of Directors.
It is too easy for a non profit to front for the government. This is not about Air America being a CIA front, this is about the manipulation of the public using tax dollars by government and its agents.


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Jesper Damgaard Retires
Danish defenseman Jesper Damgaard has finally decided to hang up his skates shortly prior to the 2011 World Championships. At 35 years of age, Damgaard played 256 games for the national team and took part in no less than 17 World Championship tournaments. He scored 45 goals and 69 assists and was a steady, veteran presence on the blueline. He had suffered through numerous concussions throughout his career, the latest of which kept him out for much of the season in Malmö and finally convinced him it was time to go. More than anyone else, Damgaard bore witness to the growth of Danish hockey and to the growth of the Danish national team to its current level. It was the development of a small closely knit group staying at low price motels and playing in cheap tournaments into the national team, which now plays in the A-group at the IIHF World Championships. He played a large part in both and in recognition of his outstanding career and his loyalty to the team and Danish hockey, the Danish Ice Hockey Union has decided to retire his jersey number of 7.


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The Cares of This World
"Do not wear yourself out to become rich; have the wisdom to show restraint"
-Proverbs 23:4
"One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth."
-Proverbs 13:7
"Havin' money aint everything, not having it is"-Kanye West
I have spoken of this many times, but it is a topic that has turned up many times as of late. So I am taking that as a sign that I should revisit this topic. And topic has to do with money and our relation to it. Read More…
Interview with West Virginia Rape Torture Victim Megan Williams
Cross-posted on Brave New Films Blog.
The newspaper Final Call has an interview with Megan Williams, the Black woman that was tortured and raped by 6 caucasians in West Virginia recently.
Williams described the part of the torture like this:
They kicked me in the head with steel toed boots, they hit me in the head with several objects, I remember seeing a knife, and they tried to cut my foot off. They told me that is what they did to Kunta Kinte when they cut his foot off so he couldn't run and that is what they were going to do to me.
My calendar says it's 2007, but this makes me seriously wonder.
One Love. One II.
Barbara Lee shows why I love Black women
Because they often times have heart when no one else does.
What's even more sad is that I know that none of the current presidential hopefuls would have the heart to do something like this.
One Love. One II.
Disney: Black girls can [finally] be princesses too?
Cross-posted at Brave New Films Blog. Also on featured on AlterNet.
Disney, the 800,000,000 pound gorilla of kids fantasy entertainment, annouced that they are going forward with their plans to have their first Black princess in 2009's The Frog Princess.
Disney has had opportunities to show the uniqueness of non-white cultures in it's films, but has failed miserably at doing so in a respectful, non-stereotypical way (see Aladdin and Mulan). I have zero confidence that this film will be any different.
This is doubly dangerouse given how Black women are portrayed in today's media. Bringing back up the Aunt Jemima images of old and coupling them today's over-sexualization of Black women and the racist indifference shown towards Black women sets the table for a pretty nasty racial stereotype feast.
Black woman allegedly tortured by 6 white people in West Virginia
Cross-posted from the Brave New Films blog. Elaborated upon here.
Six white people are accused of kidnapping, torturing, and sexually assaulting 20 year old Megan Williams, a Black woman in West Virginia.
It is up in the air as to whether this will be treated as a hate crime Hate crime charges are not being pursued.
Much like how Emmit Till's mother wanted his casket to be open so people could see the raw brutality of his lynching and murder, the Williams family has chosen to reveal the victim's name in order to force "the public to know what happened."
Funny how no one is calling this gang violence (see "Just in my opinion's" comment on this post). Oh, right, it's probably because the suspects are white…
No more!!!
Given the post I just wrote about saving our girls, this post broke my heart. I pulled this from BronzeTrinity. Read all of this post!
Austin, TX – August, 5 2007- Fresh off a battle with Black Entertainment Television, Gina McCauley isn't slowing down on her blog, What About Our Daughters? McCauley is outraged over Al Sharpton's planned " Day of Outrage" scheduled for August 7, 2007, also sponsored by the BloggingWhileBrown Blog. Her next targets are Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, the NAACP and other African American elites who have been noticeably silent about what may be one of the most horrific crimes committed against a Black woman in recent history, she's talking about the June 18th gang rape of a 35-year- old woman that took place in Dunbar Village, a housing project in West Palm Beach, Florida. Read More…
The Weekly Dream: Crisis in Manhood
Father's Day has just passed and hopefully you took the time to appreciate the father in your life, whomever it may be. As I have written before, Father's Day is an interesting holiday to me. I am not a father, but I think the relationship between a father and a child is a unique one and it tends to be a more complicated one than the mother and child dynamic.
As I was driving around the city last week, enjoying the excellent weather, for the first time I noticed that there were women and children everywhere, but you rarely saw the fathers or men. I am not talking about young men, but grown men. And I not only asked where are all the fathers, but where are all the men period?
Maya Angelou endorses Sen. Clinton
I keep seeing "hat tip" on many Black Blogs so I am giving a hat tip to Jack and Jill for posting a video featuring the video of Dr. Maya Angelou endorsing Senator Hilary Clinton for President. Read More…
The Weekly Dream: Happy Mama's Day!
Hello Everyone,
As you know, Mother's Day is right around the corner and the malls and restaurants are filled with last minute shoppers trying to do something special for the woman who brought them into this world. This week, since I finished my exams, I was laying in my bed and flipping through channels when I landed on The Learning Channel. It must have been baby week or something because every show was about pregnancy and how families adjust to childbirth. It was so real. I knew, but did not fully appreciate what it really takes to be a mother.
There was a consistent theme I notice throughout all the shows and stories I watched that day, and that was motherhood is all about pain and sacrifice. I was looking at all these women and the discomfort on their face was palpable. Lord have mercy! It made me realize that the road to motherhood is one birthed in pain. After they give birth to you, the pregnancy wreaks havoc on the body. Not to mention that babies have some of the strangest sleeping habits I have ever seen. One of my good friends has a baby and it is like he never sleeps. She sleeps when he sleeps, and when he is up, she is up. And the sacrifice goes on. Man, when I saw that, I just wanted to say "Mama, I am sorry if I kept you up." Because I know I would go crazy having such erratic sleeping behaviors. But I digress.


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McWherter: Haslam is Like Don Sundquist
(Note: Updates earlier post)
By Eric Schelzig
DOVER, Tenn. -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter on the last day before the election likened Republican opponent Bill Haslam to an unpopular former governor who tried to impose a state income tax.
McWherter said at a campaign stop in Dover on Monday that Haslam's refusal to lay out specifics about where he'd cut up to $1.5 billion out of the state budget may indicate that he "has a major plan to change the direction of this state but doesn't want to tell anybody about it."
McWherter said that would put Haslam in line with former Gov. Don Sundquist, who first rejected a state income tax but later championed an unsuccessful effort to impose one in Tennessee. Sundquist succeeded McWherter's father, Ned McWherter, as governor in 1995.
Haslam, who has been mayor of Knoxville since 2003, scoffed at McWherter's remarks after speaking to hundreds of supporters at a stop at a restaurant in suburban Nashville.
"I can 100 percent ensure people that we will not have an income tax, period," Haslam told reporters. "What we've been talking about is the things we will do, instead of throwing out speculation and untrue things about the other side.
McWherter charged that Haslam's refusal to agree to the package of cuts planned by current Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, should give voters pause.
"I represent continuity with Gov. Bredesen with the budget process," McWherter said. "Bill Haslam represents the kind of wholesale kind of change we had when Don Sundquist succeeded Ned McWherter.
"He changed the direction of this state and we can't afford to go down that path again."
McWherter's charges echoed those made by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Wamp, who in the final days before the Aug. 5 primary ratcheted up his claims that Haslam would likely consider a state income tax to help cure the state's financial woes.
Haslam's father, Jim Haslam, was a board member of Citizens for Fair Taxes, a group formed in 1999 with a budget of $1.8 million to advocate for tax reform during the Sundquist administration. The group did not support any particular plan among the several proposed by lawmakers and Sundquist, although critics contended its ultimate goal was a statewide income tax.
Bill Haslam vehemently denied Wamp's statements and easily won the GOP nomination with 47 percent of the vote. Wamp came in second with 29 percent.
Haslam expressed confidence about the outcome of Tuesday's vote.
"I'm optimistic," he said. "After a while you get tired of talking about what you will do, and you want to go do it."
Does that make Mike McWherter comparable to John Jay Hooker?


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Authorities arrested a pair of suspects Friday in connection with two separate bank robberies in the Bay Area.
Emanuel Joseph Knapp and Alexandria Katherine Torgerson are facing a variety of charges including robbery.
Knapp, 39, is being held without bond at the Pasco County Jail in Land O' Lakes. He is also facing a drug related 'doctor shopping' charge.
Torgerson, 24, was booked into the Hernando County Jail where she is being held on a bond of $10,000.
According to a Hernando County Sheriff's Office report the suspects robbed the Regions Bank on Pinehurst Dr. in Spring Hill on July 27th.
On July 30th investigators in Pasco County say Knapp and Torgerson were unsuccessful when attempting to commit a similar crime in their jurisdiction. The pair attempted to rob the Hancock Bank on Little Rd. in New Port Richey.
Detectives from both counties compared notes from their respective cases and quickly identified Knapp and Torgerson as suspects.
Knapp has an extensive arrest record in the Bay area. He's served two stints in the state prison system for fraud convictions out of Pasco County.
Investigators say Torgerson drove the getaway vehicle in both incidents.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and Christian Yelich added a solo shot as the Miami Marlins downed the Washington Nationals, 4-2, in opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Donovan Solano added two hits and an RBI for the Marlins, who had dropped six of seven entering the game.
Tom Koehler (4-10) allowed two runs on three hits over six innings to earn the win. Steve Cishek hurled a perfect ninth to notch his 32nd save of the season.
"It's nice to get a win here, the first one of the year," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "It was nice for us to go out there and battle and pick up just enough runs."
Ryan Zimmerman went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Nationals, who were officially eliminated from the NL East pennant race with the loss.
The Nationals chances of obtaining the last spot in the NL Wild Card race are also slim, as they trail Cincinnati and the Pittsburgh Pirates by 5 1/2 games with just seven games remaining.
"I'm not good at math, but I'm good enough to know that losing makes it tougher," Zimmerman said. "But you've just got to keep playing and see what happens. We put ourselves in this situation. We've just got to keep trying to finish strong."
Dan Haren (9-14) was charged with three runs on eight hits -- two homers -- over six innings to absorb the loss.
Yelich reached on a two-out double in the first and Stanton followed with a two-run blast, his 24th homer of the season, to give the Marlins an early edge.
Yelich smacked his solo shot in the third to make it 3-0.
Denard Span worked a two-out walk in the sixth and Zimmerman followed with a homer deep to center to pull the Nats within 3-2, but Solano plated Juan Pierre with a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make it 4-2.
Miami was 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position ... Pierre stole his 23rd
base of the season ... Cishek had 18 career saves coming into the season ...
Zimmerman has reached 20 homers in six of his nine seasons ... Washington did
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Fabrice Muamba discharged from hospital
Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital, almost a month to the day after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.
Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital, almost a month to the day after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.
The fiancee of Fabrice Muamba has released a photograph of the Bolton midfielder in his hospital bed, as he recovers in hospital.
The fiancee and family of Fabrice Muamba have said thank you for the support they have received following the footballer's heart attack.
A 13 year-old boy has been banned from attending Millwall games "for the foreseeable future" after admitting racially abusing the Bolton Wanderers player Marvin Sordell during a match last month. In a statement, the club said the boy had now written a letter of apology to Sordell.
Crystal Palace have announced that manager Dougie Freedman has left the club to take over at Bolton. In a statement, Palace said they were disappointed about his departure but thanked Freedman for his work. Assistant Manager Lennie Lawrence and coach Curtis Fleming have taken temporary charge.
Crystal Palace have said they have now decided to let Bolton talk to Dougie Freedman about the vacant managerial job at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton have been looking for a new manager following Owen Coyle's departure earlier this month.
Crystal Palace have rejected a request from Bolton Wanderers to let them talk to manager Dougie Freedman about moving to the Reebok Stadium. In a statement, Palace said they had decided not to grant permission for Bolton to open talks with Freedman.
Bolton Wanderers have asked Crystal Palace for permission to speak to the Eagles' manager Dougie Freedman about taking over at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton parted company with their previous manager Owen Coyle earlier this month after a string of poor results.
Wanderers now hope to persuade Freedman to move to Bolton to turn around a club who were in the Premier League last season. However, Freedman has been a success at Palace since he took over last year - the club are currently fourth in the Championship table.
Fantastic news that Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital. Good luck on your continued recovery, Fabrice! http://t.co/bPrZ1Zmt
Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital, almost a month to the day after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.Read the full story
– Fabrice Muamba
I am naturally very pleased to be discharged from hospital and would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to every single member of staff at The London Chest Hospital who have played a part in my care. Their dedication, professionalism and expertise is simply amazing and I will forever be in their debt. I also wish to say thank you to all the many well-wishers who have sent thousands of messages of support. Now I am out of hospital, I am looking forward to continuing my recovery and spending precious time with my family."
Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba was today discharged from hospital, almost a month to the day after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.
Midfielder Muamba collapsed on the pitch in the first half of Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur on March 17, with the game subsequently being abandoned.
The former England Under-21 international received treatment on the field before being taken to the London Chest Hospital. It later emerged that it took 78 minutes for his heart to start working unassisted.
He was discharged from hospital today and paid tribute to staff who cared for him.
– A spokesman for Barts Health NHS Trust
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Sudbury Senior Center July/August Newsletter
Take a peak at the July/August 2012 Sudbury Senior Scene to see what's happening this summer at the Sudbury Senior Center!
In July and August, we invite everyone to stop in any time to cool off! Have a seat in our lounge, have a coffee or tea, enjoy a baked good, read the paper or come for a movie! Our summer tradition is to offer movies on Mondays and Thursdays. Mondays, we serve popcorn and cold drinks and show the movie at 12:30 PM. Thursdays we serve pizza and drinks at 12:00 and show the movie at 12:30 PM. Please order your pizza before 10:00 AM so that we have enough!
On Wednesdays, we are showing a fantastic DVD series from the Teaching Company – "The History of Ancient Egypt". This DVD series was generously loaned to us by Don Sherman. All of the participants in this class are raving about it!
Another special treat this summer is on August 1st at 1:00 PM: "Midsummer Joy" – We are so happy to have Bob Pilsbury back to offer up the best summer jazz music on piano. Bob is a member of the world renowned New Black Eagle Jazz band. Sign up soon for a good seat!
We are looking forward to a very active September 2012! Please continue to send or drop off your suggestions for entertainment, movies and other ideas – they are valued and used!Tuesday, June 26, 2012


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Founded in 1930, our locally owned independent funeral home has been striving to fit the needs of area families, from our early days on Thorn Street to Mercer Street and in our current location on Athens Road.
Click here to learn more about the directory, making arrangements, and pre-planning.
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Miranda Kerr and her cute son were spotted leaving their apartment in Chelsea, New York yesterday morning.
The model, who can do uptown and downtown street style with equal aplomb, looked as gorgeous as ever wearing a mix of brands.
She donned a black leather Balenciaga jacket with quilted sleeves, which is a favourite of Kristen Stewart, plus a green Acne 'Ruth' sweater and a black skirt.
I love her accessories, which included black Tabitha Simmons 'Sally' boots and a Christian Louboutin 'Farida' bag in forest green, which January Jones can't leave home without.
Superstar shades and that gorgeous smile completed her look.
Christian Louboutin Bag – Barneys.com (in black), Bergdorf Goodman (in red) and
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Books and Movies About Rare Disorders
The Real Rain Man
Review of the book, The Real Rain Man, about Kim Peek, the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie, Rain Man.
ALS: A Guide for Patients and Families
Review of "ALS: A Guide for Patients and Families," edited by Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD and Theodore L. Munsat, MD.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Review of the book "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" by Miller, Gelinas, and O'Connor, published by Demos Medical Publishing.
Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide
This book tells the story of thalidomide's development, marketing, and the tragedy that followed, as well as present therapeutic uses for the drug.
Life on Cripple Creek
This book by Dean Kramer provides thoughtful, and often humorous, glimpses into the everyday world of someone with multiple sclerosis.
Living Well With Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism
Review of the book, Living Well With Graves's Disease and Hyperthyroidism, by Mary Shomon, published 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers.
Books About Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a psychological disorder in which a parent fakes illness in her child in order to gain attention. The books listed here present the controversy surrounding Munchausen: Is it is more common than thought? or is it misapplied when physicians misunderstand the symptoms they see? or is the diagnosis a way of oppressing women through false accusations? You decide.
Positive Options for Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Review of the book, "Positive Options for Antiphospholipid Syndrome" by Triona Holden, published by Hunter House Publishers, 2003, a self-help book.
Positive Options for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Review of the book, "Positive Options for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy" by Elena Juris, published by Hunter House Publishers, 2005, a self-help book.
Pox Americana
Did you know that smallpox played a major part in the American Revolutionary War? That many African-Americans and Native Americans died? In this book, Elizabeth A. Fenn reveals the impact of the great North American smallpox epidemic of 1775-1782. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.
Top 5 Movies About Rare Diseases
These are not TV-movie-of-the-week stories, but feature films. They focus on rare diseases and disorders which are integral to the story, not just an afterthought or a plot device. If you missed them at the box office, all are worth seeing.
Top Biographies/Memoirs About Rare Disorders
It is one thing to talk about what the symptoms of a rare disorder are or the lifestyle changes it produces. It is another thing entirely to live it, or have a loved one affected. These books show us the intimate details of life with a rare disorder.
Top Three Children's Books About Down Syndrome
In the old days, children's books tried to show that children who were "different" were "special." The most attractive thing about these books about Down syndrome is that they're not about Down's at all—in fact, it's not even mentioned. From the About.com Guide to Rare/Orphan Diseases.


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We intend to set up a committee to steer the Bethlehem College Alumni. To date we have not had the benefit of a permanent working committee. It would be of great value to have a few dedicated committee members who would be responsible for keeping alumni members up to date with school events. They would also be instrumental in organising events and social gatherings which would offer members of the alumni the opportunity to catch up with old school friends.
As time goes on it has become evident that many are interested in what the school is doing. Therefore, the establishment of a strong Alumni association will go a long way to strengthening the tradition of Bethlehem College.
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It is hard to believe that Bethlehem College will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2013. It would be awesome to see active participation of the Alumni by then.
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Is eBay purging accounts from their system? Some sellers report on forums and in e-mails that their accounts have been restricted with no warning, taking away important sources of income and/or fun. "My account, that I've had for twelve years, has been essentially closed. My wife's income is now severely restricted, and I'm starting to panic," writes reader Michael. [More]
California Court: Online Merchants Can Demand Personal Info To Verify Credit Card Purchases
While a California consumer protection law dating back 22 years is all good when it comes to brick-and-mortar stores, the state's Supreme Court ruled today that online merchants can collect personal information from buyers using credit cards. Companies like Apple and Ticketmaster had argued that they need data like home addresses and phone numbers to verify credit card purchases and prevent fraud, and the court agreed in a 4-3 decision. [More]
Google Buzz Subject Of Class Action Lawsuit
We had a feeling it would come to this. Lawyers in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., have filed a class action lawsuit against Google for, among other allegations, violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act with its recently launched Google Buzz social networking tool. [More]
Redbox Bows To WB's Demand It Wait 4 Weeks To Rent Its DVDs
Warner Bros. has already gotten Netflix to wait four weeks before renting the studio's DVDs, and now it's worked out a similar deal with Redbox, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports: [More]
Hershey is closing its online store (www.hersheygifts.com) at the end of the month, saying they can't keep it running in this economy. If you like their "chocolate" products, everything on the site is on sale for 25% off. [LA Times] (Thanks to Robert!)
Systemax Wants To Buy Circuit City Website For $6.5 Million
Systemax, the company behind Tiger Direct (and the buyer of CompUSA's remains when it went out of business over a year ago) has announced it plans to buy the Circuit City e-commerce business for $6.5 million cash plus a share of the revenue over a 30 month period.


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Wyke pupils plant trees and bulbs in grounds
7:00am Thursday 29th November 2012 in News By Michael Black
Young gardeners have invested in their school's future by planting trees and bulbs.
Children in Years Four, Five and Six at Appleton Academy in Wyke planted in three areas around the ground as of the newly-built school in Woodside Road.
The school teamed up with Bradford Environmental Education Service (BEES) and building firm H&J Martin for the project. H&J Martin donated 100 trees.
Angela McHale, a director at the academy, said: "It was a really valuable opportunity for the children to get the chance to plant trees and bulbs."
Year Six pupil Liam Askew said: "I think it was really good. Donating 100 trees will be good for our environment." Classmate Tyler Richmond added: "I think it was really fun. It was sensible for school and the builders to organise planting trees."
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Some of you who find this post through Google may be disappointed to know the title does not refer to gay porn or grabbing bats in the non-gay way, but in the vampire way. Sorry, you shouldn't be trying to grab bats anyway — in the the vampire way.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Things change in fantasy baseball. Daily. I could put Hanley Ramirez number one on the top 100 list for the second half of 2008 and he could get injured tomorrow. Or Alex Rodriguez could announce he's skipping out on all August games to join Madonna on tour for the remake of the Madonna: Truth or Dare movie with Arod playing the part of Warren Beatty.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Youuuuuuk hit two homers, Teix hit three home runs and, most importantly, Prince Fielder hit two home runs. Why do I say most importantly? Well, with Youuuuuuuuk, I have him in one of my cash leagues, so I really hope he keeps hitting bombs because I know he has no trade value.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Jake Peavy is scheduled to start on Thursday. Despite the fact that Peavy's been on the DL for much of the year and the whole offense blows except for A-Gonz and Brian Giles' OBP, San Diego is only 7 games back of Arizona.Please, blog, may I have some more?
David Ortiz went straight from DH to the DL. If there was any justice, he'd have at least gotten some time at DJ. So this is our rap ode, a 'sixteen' if you know what I mean and watch Miss Rap Supreme….Please, blog, may I have some more?
The Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame (in conjunction with Razzball.com) is a new website dedicated to recognizing the accomplishments of Major League ballplayers during the "fantasy era" (1980-present). The greatest of these players will be elected to the Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Jon Lester threw a no hitter against the Kansas City Royals yesterday (in case you were in a cave and didn't hear). That goes to show you what getting rid of a locker room cancer can do for a team. Going forward, I see nothing remarkable from Lester.Please, blog, may I have some more?
I'm not looking at his wins and losses. I'm not even looking at Matt Cain half the time. Just the numbers, ma'am. His BABIP shows he's been unlucky this season. His Ks say he can still hang with the big boys.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Just drafted in my 'pert 5×5 15 team league that was organized by RotoRob. I drafted 13th. Peavy was just taken and I took Pujols. I asked for comments. One comment was, "BALLSY," another was, "I was gonna if you didn't," another was, "…A first rounder has to be no worries." Pujols?Please, blog, may I have some more?
USA Today might no longer appreciate the insights shared by Larry King in his long-running column but we at Razzball were thrilled when he accepted our invitation to share his thoughts on Fantasy Baseball….
Greetings fellow fantasy baseball enthusiasts! Let me fill you in on a little secret – I've been dominating my leagues since I spent a 10th round pick on a young Rogers Hornsby.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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The Office of Intercultural Relations (OIR) presents Global Café: Ethiopia from 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Intercultural Center, located in Room 2114 of Webb Center.
All international and American students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the Global Café gatherings, where they can meet new friends and learn about other countries and cultures. Global Café: Ethiopia has been scheduled as part of ODU's Black History Month events. Refreshments will be served.
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Welcome to the Pharmacology Department! Our Graduate Program is dedicated to the training of outstanding scientists in the pharmacological sciences. An outstanding graduate program is a high priority of our department, and the training faculty participate fully at all levels. Our department ranks consistently in the highest levels of NIH funding for pharmacology departments nationwide and a great diversity of research areas is available to trainees. more
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Zach Johnson in Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood, CO, USA
Just saw Zach Johnson on the putting green here at #cherryhills. #bmwchampionship #fedexcup http://t.co/jhEW9pE1lp
Zach Johnson in Auburn, AL, USA
@brianjstultz @JasonDufner we were in Auburn, AL not Iowa City, IA. #Kinnick #theBest
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@ChrisDiMarco thanks CD! Sorry about your Steelers...tell Christian congrats for me!!! Off to Kentucky...
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Celebrity Spotting: Shawn Johnson and Zach Johnson in Elmcrest Country Club, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Just saw shawn johnson at the zach johnson classic...damn
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Zach Johnson sighting! +1 in great shape heading into the final round.
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@PLStephens09 pleasure meeting you! Love Hartford!!
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Just met Zach Johnson. #seaisland
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pretty sure I just saw Zach Johnson... casual
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@MichaelBreed thx! Props to AT&T and Augusta Natl. #itCanWait
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My right hand man @protourcaddy and I gonna tee it up at Augusta Natl this morn! He can beat me... I am #nervous.
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Sorry. I meant Lattimore. Congrats to Louisville!
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@TimRosaforte @Harris_English @stallingsgolf @knohles @gtodd23 @Hud_swafford good seeing you today buddy. See ya in the aloha state
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Crying...i just met zach johnson :)
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Just saw Zach Johnson blast a drive at the #WorldChallenge... man the ball sounds amazing off that @Titleist 913 driver... #AlliWantForXmas
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To sum things up... Go #B1G! Go #Iowa! And go #USA! #loveitorleaveit
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Just finished prep for #theOpenChampionship at Lytham. Great layout, very fair, and fun to play! #linksgolf #potbunkers
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Just saw the Zach Johnson bunker shot and HOLY SMOKES! Unreal.
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Great playing @MSlickThompson! Fantastic USOpen! Never know. #stickaround
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@bradfromames playing Memphis. Love me some #MemphisBBQ. #FedEx
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»blog.documentfoundation.org/2013···ice-4-0/LibreOffice 4.0 offers a large number of new characteristics, which are listed on this page: »www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0···nd-fixes.Integration with several content and document management systems including Alfresco, IBM FileNet P8, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010, Nuxeo, OpenText, SAP NetWeaver Cloud Service and others through the CMIS standard.Better interoperability with DOCX and RTF documents, thanks to several new features and improvements like the possibility of importing ink annotations and attaching comments to text ranges.Possibility to import Microsoft Publisher documents, and further improvement of Visio import filters with the addition of 2013 version (just announced).Additional UI incremental improvements, including Unity integration and support of Firefox Themes (Personas) to give LibreOffice a personalized look.Introduction of the widget layout technique for dialog windows, which makes it easier to translate, resize and hide UI elements, reduces code complexity, and lays a foundation for a much improved user interface.Different header and footer on the first page of a Writer document, without the need of a separate page style.Several performance improvements to Calc, plus new features such as export of charts as images (JPG and PNG) and new spreadsheet functions as defined in ODF OpenFormula.First release of Impress Remote Control App for Android, supported only on some Linux distributions. (The second release, coming soon, will be supported on all platforms: Windows, MacOS X and all Linux distros and binaries.)Significant performance improvements when loading and saving many types of documents, with particular improvements for large ODS and XLSX spreadsheets and RTF files.Improved code contribution thanks to Gerrit: a web based code review system, facilitating the task for projects using Git version control system (although this is not specific of LibreOffice 4.0, it has entered the production stage just before the 4.0 branch).--The irony of common sense, it is not that common.I cannot deny anything I did not say.A kitten dies every time someone uses "then" and "than" incorrectly.I mock people who give their children odd spelling of names.
Love the PDF import integration, the ODS formatting issues that we've had since 3.6 still remain
No_Strings, if I recall correctly, you run Slackware. Did you build LibreOffice yourself or is there package or slackbuild available? Also does it require qt3?Thanks
There's another distro? I modified 3.6.4 SlackBuild to make a package and upgraded from the previous version. Don't know about the Qt requirements. The version on this system is 4.8.2.


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Feb 26, 2005, 07:18 PM
Does anyone know where I could find more wallpapers like this (by Jason Brooks)
Feb 26, 2005, 08:09 PM
check out Jason Brooks (http://jason-brooks.com)
Edit: just noticed, you'll have to pay for full resolution wallpapers :(
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Feb 27, 2005, 05:19 PM
I want some more Jason Brooks wallpaper too. I had to make my own since I couldn't find any online. I couldn't even find them for sale on his own website mentioned above. I only saw mail-order prints for sale. I have a few that were included on one of the Hed Kandi CD's. I need some more...
I made mine 2560 x 1600 for my 30" Cinema Display. Check it out at the bottom of the page in the middle column: http://homepage.mac.com/rasjudah2/PhotoAlbum2.html


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- Buku Broux at the Congo Square Rhythms Fest-
Hey All- We've got 4 gigs between now and tomorrow- including Our Biggest Show yet- performing at the New World Rhythms Festival in Congo Square (Louis Armstrong Park)- Tomorrow at 1pm. And as Always, see us every Friday and Saturday Night at Marigny Brasserie in the Frenchmen Starting at 9:30. Plus, something special for ya'll- a new version of our Genesis CD available with Kora, Drums, Sax, and Violin (Take a listen on the player and order your own through the cd page)- Happy Spring to everyone. http://www.jazzandheritage.org/congo-square


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The Wild Mammals of Japan
This book includes details of 170 species of mammals found in Japan. Descriptions for each species include red list status, distribution, fossil record, morphology, dental and mammal formulae, genetics, reproduction, lifespan, diet, habitat, home range, behavior, natural enemies and parasites. Full colour photos and distribution maps are also included.
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