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Mahdi Azizian, PhD, has a special interest in robotics, and came to the Sheikh Zayed Institute from the University of Western Ontario, where he completed his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering in the Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) engineering and robotics laboratories. His bachelor's degree is also in electrical engineering, from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran. As a Robert Fellow he developed provisional patent applications related to PICC line insertion and stereo vision tracking and control for automated anastomosis. He also prepared several publications. Currently, Mahdi is a systems analyst at Intuitive Surgical.
Alana Beres, MD, CM, completed a pediatric trauma fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto before joining the Sheikh Zayed Institute. Prior to that, she did her general surgery residency at the University of Saskatchewan, Baystate Medical Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and McGill University in Montreal. Her medical degree comes from McGill University and her undergraduate degree in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Western Ontario. While a Robert Fellow, she contributed to early stages of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) projects, planning animal and clinical studies; and of a necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) clinical study. Alana is currently senior pediatric surgery fellow at Montreal Children's Hospital. "The fellowship taught me that bringing together a multi-disciplinary team really allows for 'out-of-the-box thinking' and leads to innovative approaches to problem solving."
Amy Burns, MD, came to the Sheikh Zayed Institute from the University of Virginia, where she completed her medical degree and residency in general surgery and urology. She also has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Virginia, in history. While a Robert Fellow, her interests spanned pediatric care, from how to reinforce the importance of hand-washing in the hospital, to the use of mobile devices to help with neurogenic bladder control and the use of Dexmedetomidine for pain management during urologic surgery. She produced several publications while a Robert Fellow and filed a provisional patent. In 2013, she completed her clinical year as a pediatric urology fellow at Children's National. She is a pediatric urologist on the faculty at the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, where she is involved in the Pediatric Innovation Program.
Gabriela Calhoun, MD, graduated from medical school at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She completed her anesthesiology residency training at Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia in Sao Paulo and practiced for two years in Salvador. Prior to coming to the Sheikh Zayed Institute, she acquired significant research experience in the fields of sickle cell anemia and microcirculation as a research fellow at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. During this time she developed transgenic sickle cell models in mice for the purposes of studying microcirculatory parameters as well as effects of new treatments and interventions. She is very interested in pain management and novel treatment methods, and as a Robert Fellow she is working with the Pain Medicine Division to develop objective ways to diagnose, measure and treat pain.
Johnny Costello, MD, received his bachelor's in medical microbiology/immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed two years of clinical general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital before joining the Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory at Children's National in July 2012 to pursue two dedicated years of research in pediatric cardiac surgery. His second year is being spent as a Robert Fellow. His work includes novel clinical and educational applications within the fields of pediatric cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiology.
Kate Davenport, MD, received her medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston following a degree in biomedical engineering at Texas A&M. She completed her general surgery residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Kate contributed actively to several ongoing bioengineering projects on laparoscopic surgery, image fusion and 3D scope, as well as on an appendix microbiome project. She was co-lead writing a business plan for a new approach to PICC line insertion. In her role as Institute fellow in 2010-2011 before the inauguration of the Robert Fellows program, she contributed invaluably to the planning of the new curriculum. Her feedback also guided the group towards important revisions for 2012-2013. An active publisher, her work as a Robert Fellow includes papers, posters and abstracts. Kate is in her second year of a pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.
Mariana Junqueira, MD, completed all of her studies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her medical degree comes from Fluminense Federal University. After completing a pediatrics residency at Fernandes Figueira Institute, she decided to be an anesthesiologist and completed her residency at Bonsucesso General Hospital. Mariana has always been interested in ways of transforming the outpatient and hospital stay experience for children and their families, especially when it comes to pain management and painful procedures. For this reason, after working for two years as a pediatric and neonatal anesthesiologist in Brazil and after reading about Dr. Julia Finkel's work and publications in the area of pain medicine, Mariana decided to leave her country to work with the team in Sheikh Zayed Institute. She is working on the development of the algometer, a new device for pain measurement, and a needle-free local anesthesia placement device.
Aaron Martin, MD, MPH, completed his urology residency at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. His MD and MPH come from Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. His bachelor's in microbiology also comes from LSU, in Baton Rouge. The majority of his research endeavors have focused on robotic and minimally invasive procedures for urologic diseases. Prior to residency, he gained experience in a wide variety of research techniques while working at the Tulane National Primate Research Center and LSU Department of Microbiology including drug therapy targeting, gene sequencing, tissue culture, and environmental benthic fauna sampling on the bayou. As a Robert Fellow, Aaron was involved in product innovation to simplify common pediatric urology procedures and investigation of new imaging analysis for diagnosis and evaluation of hydronephrosis. He filed a provisional patent based on his work and founded ReConduit Technologies. Having completed his clinical year as a pediatric urology fellow prior to becoming a Robert Fellow, he is a practicing pediatric urologist and assistant professor of urology at LSU Healthcare Network.
Reza Seifabadi received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada and conducted his PhD thesis research as a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University. During his doctoral studies, he developed enabling technologies for tele-operated prostate needle interventions (including biopsy and brachytherapy) under real-time MRI guidance. During this period, he had the opportunity to collaborate closely with the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He obtained a bachelor's of science degree in manufacturing and production engineering and a bachelor's degree and a master's. degree in mechanical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran. At the Sheikh Zayed Institute, he is getting lean-startup training for the first time with like-minded entrepreneurs, and continues his research on medical robotics and devices in pediatrics.
Kelly Swords, MD, MPH, completed both her surgical internship and her urology residency at the University of South Florida. Her medical degree and masters of public health come from the University of Carolina Chapel Hill, where she also obtained her bachelor's in communications. Her current research includes application development for improved physician communication, patient and family education, prevention of medical error and reduction of pain post-surgery. She filed a provisional patent based on her work and founded ChronoKair™. She has won many awards, and traveled to Vietnam and Ethiopia for humanitarian work with IVU med and Healing the Children.
Ramesh Thoranaghatte, MD, PhD, brought unique expertise to the Sheikh Zayed Institute, with a background in both medicine and engineering. His medical degree comes from JJM Medical College at Kuvempu University, India, where he also completed one year of residency in general surgery. His PhD in bioengineering comes from the ARTORG Center at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His strong software design and development expertise helped him to design and develop an "Augmented Reality based Endoscopic-Surgery Navigation System" which won the Venturekick award from the Swiss innovation agency. His research interests are surgical navigation, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, computer vision for medical applications. Ramesh lives in Bern, Switzerland, where his company is exploring applications of a new endoscope-based navigation system.
Kyle Wu, MD, MBA, joined the Sheikh Zayed Institute from Georgetown University Medical Center, where he completed two years of residency in general surgery. His medical and business degrees are from Columbia University, and his bachelor's in bioengineering is from Johns Hopkins University. His primary interests are solid organ transplantation and medical device development. He is currently looking into novel device design and image analysis algorithms for wound assessment. His past projects include the design of a cervical bio-impedance sensor to better predict the onset of labor in order to provide timely intervention. Kyle successfully launched a non-profit organization linking education and philanthropy; the organization raised more than $30,000 for various charitable foundations. In the past he consulted for a hospital chain in India as well as for health policy development for the Mayor's Office in New York City.
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The atomic nucleus is a very small but extremely dense core within the atom. Comparing the size of the average nucleus to the size of the average atom is like comparing the length of a meter-stick to a distance of 100 km. Nevertheless, the nucleus carries essentially all of the atomic mass. To understand the structure of the atomic nucleus is the primary goal of nuclear physics. Furthermore, we want to understand the nature of the forces that keep the constituents of the nucleus (the proton and the neutron) together in such a small space. This has been one of the most challenging problems in the whole history of physics. Still today open questions remain concerning the nature of the nuclear force.
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It's early 2013 and the "fiscal cliff" has been avoided. Too, the debt-ceiling debate, scheduled to be renewed in January, didn't amount to more than a formality before Republicans gave Obama all the money he desires — at least until May, anyway. Score victories for Obama.
But it should be asked in the wake of the "successful" fiscal-cliff negotiations, "Why does the U.S. debt ceiling need to be raised again; why, during fiscal-cliff negotiations, didn't Congress simply raise taxes to pay for all planned spending?"
The answer is simple: Then Americans would get a good sense of the immense amount the government is spending in their names — on their credit cards. According to liberal Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff, to pay for all the U.S. government's planned spending, all federal taxes must rise immediately by 64%. And you thought a 2% rise in Social Security payments this year hurt you?
Kotlikoff deduced that the U.S. government owes $222 trillion in future bills, an amount that increased by $11 trillion last year alone because we aren't saving for future obligations, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.
To those readers who have been led to believe that all of the country's financial problems could be solved merely by making the rich "pay their fair share," let me point out how far from the truth that is.
As David Burge pointed out on his Iowahawk blog, if government attempted to pay for our country's 2011 budget of $3.7 trillion by taking every penny of the Fortune 500 companies' 2010 global profits ($391 billion); every penny of all major league sports' salaries, along with NASCAR and PGA salaries ($9.4 billion); every penny made in every household above $250,000 ($1.43 trillion); we stop all warmaking ($264 billion); and eliminate foreign aid ($50 billion); it would fall short ($3.556 trillion).
What does this debt mean to us? Right now, it mainly means items cost more. As the money supply is enlarged — created out of thin air — to pay the U.S. debt, each dollar in existence purchases fewer goods. It's a process known as inflation.
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In the face of some big-time trade rumors, the Rangers
remained inactive at today's trade deadline and will return to battle tomorrow
night against the Buffalo Sabres with the same troops that got them this far.
is currently the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, but trails the Rangers
by just five points. The Sabres have
been playing much better lately thanks to improved play from their stars, Thomas
Vanek and Ryan Miller. Buffalo also added some offense prior to the
deadline in Brad Boyes who will likely make his debut tomorrow night. Still, the Rangers might be catching Buffalo at a good
time. The Sabres have lost four of their
last six games to the likes of Detroit, Washington, St. Louis and Toronto. Their two wins came across Eastern Conference
cellar dwellers Atlanta and Ottawa. Buffalo
always plays the Rangers tough, but they'll have to play much better tomorrow
night than they have lately.
It may have been disappointing for some that the Rangers
chose to stand pat, but it was the right decision (more on BB+). Now, the young guns will be entrusted with taking
the Rangers as far as they can go. This
group should be able to hang onto a playoff spot, and what happens from there
will depend a lot on the first round match up and health.
Tomorrow's game is a big one for the Rangers. Not only is this a chance for the Blueshirts
to create separation from a team that has three games in hand on them, but it
is a good chance for the current Blueshirts to prove to themselves that they
didn't need more outside help. Bryan
McCabe and Wojtek Wolski were nice pieces to add, but this team clearly belongs
to the homegrown talent. So far this
season, they've overcome numerous obstacles and kept on winning. Tomorrow night will be their chance to kick
start a stretch run that could culminate in the first of many playoff berths
for this group.
Side notes: Martin Biron suffered a broken collarbone during
practice today. Sounded like Glen Sather
made some calls on backup goalies, but the price was too high. Henrik Lundqvist was sure to get the majority
of the starts down the stretch anyway, but the Rangers will ride him even more
with this news. The Rangers have an
awfully busy stretch ahead though, so they'll need Lundqvist in top form.
Sather also indicated that Chris Drury is probably done for
the season. Nagging injuries derailed
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Bird Flu (Avian Flu) Overview
Bird flu (also termed avian influenza) is an illness that affects wild and domesticated birds that usually causes either little or no symptoms unless the bird population is susceptible, in which it may cause death in birds within about 48 hours. This influenza A virus primarily affects birds and is not easily able to infect people. However, in the late 1990s, a new strain of bird flu arose that was remarkable for its ability to cause severe disease and death in domesticated birds such as ducks, chickens, or turkeys. As a result, this strain was called "highly pathogenic" (meaning very severe) avian influenza (HPAI, a term seen in older publications). The first human case of illness from highly pathogenic avian influenza was identified in 1997, and about 622 infected people have been identified by March 2013, mainly infected by strain H5N1. Human infection with bird flu is rare but frequently fatal. More than half of those people infected (over 370 infected people) have died (a current estimate of the mortality rates in humans is about 60%).
The Chinese government announced they detected a new strain of bird flu in March 2013. It is named H7N9 (also termed H7N9 Chinese bird flu). As of Apr. 7, 2013, about 21 people in China have been infected and six have died (others are very ill). Most people infected had contact with infected birds (chickens), and currently there is no good evidence that H7N9 is transmitted from person to person although this situation is being closely watched for any changes. Although the H7N9 has been detected only in China (Shanghai and several other smaller cities). The patients usually come from areas where they have a likelihood of direct contact with infected birds. Other big cities in China (Beijing, Hong Kong) have not reported infections to date. In April 2013, the WHO (World Health Organization) started publishing daily updates on the H7N9 infections and deaths reported in China.
First, here are some definitions to put the bird flu threat into perspective:
Birds have been affected with avian influenza in Asia, Europe, the Near East, and Africa, and the outbreak has killed millions of poultry. Bird flu from the highly pathogenic strain is not currently found in the United States. Human cases of bird flu have largely been confined to Southeast Asia and Africa. However, mutations (changes in the genetic material of the virus) often occur in the virus, and it is possible that some mutations could create a more contagious virus that could cause a worldwide pandemic of flu among humans. Fortunately, the mutations that have occurred to date in nature have not made the virus more contagious. Unfortunately, recent research work has been able to introduce genetic material into bird flu viruses that makes these laboratory strains highly transmissible to humans. This will be discussed in another section.
The virus spreads from bird to bird as infected birds shed flu virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and droppings. Healthy birds get infected when they come into contact with contaminated secretions or feces from infected birds. Contact with contaminated surfaces such as cages might also allow the virus to transfer from bird to bird. Contact with humans occurs in the same way, mainly by flocks of chickens cultivated by farmers that are exposed to wild birds infected with bird flu. Other people are exposed to the bird flu when, for example, infected birds are processed for sale before they are cooked or if they come in contact with contaminated wild bird droppings or dead birds.
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In Luke 6:35 God apparently wrote:But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Qwertyuiopasd wrote:I'd probably be against burning a Bible or The Origin of Species just because, well, making that point is also kind of dumb and unnecessary, and book burning is in general stupid.
Roy Hunter wrote:The right that this narrow-minded sock puppet has asserted to burn the Q'ran has caused three deaths already. I would ascribe the responsibility for those deaths to him. Personally. Make him write the letters to the bereaved. Make him meet them and explain himself.
The BBC wrote:Some demonstrators burned a US flag and chanted "Death to Christians".
President Karzai said: We have heard that in the US, a pastor has decided to insult Korans. Now although we have heard that they are not doing this, we tell them they should not even think of it.Why not, f***face? By burning the Koran, they cannot harm it. So burning it makes no difference? The Koran is in the hearts and minds of one-and-a-half billion people. Insulting the Koran is an insult to nations.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said: I'm of course aware of the reported cancellation of the deplorable act by Terry Jones. However, none of us can be complacent until such a despicable idea is totally extinguished.Anyone else up for a fatwah?
The top US general in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, warned earlier this week that the lives of Americans serving abroad would be endangered if the Koran burning went ahead. Right, because we've only been over there seven years, killing civilians, torturing innocents, massacring wedding parties and journalists, they've been playing nice up until now. The fact that over a thousand coalition troops, most of them American, have died already doesn't register? The second someone burns their own property, then it's all going to kick off?
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LOWVILLE Several months after rejecting a large-scale manure digester project here, town officials are considering a ban on any such projects.
The Town Council voted 5-0 Thursday to send a draft anaerobic digester law to the Lewis County Planning Board for a second review, given that the new version would disallow large digesters from being erected in the town.
Youve got a pretty substantial change here, from regulating a use to prohibiting it, town attorney Raymond A. Meier said.
Councilmen in September sent the county Planning Board an initial version of the law intended to regulate siting of both small and large digesters. The Planning Board approved the local law, with several recommendations such as establishing specific regulations for odor and noise.
However, several residents and the village Board of Trustees came out in opposition to the proposal, expressing concerns about allowing any commercial digester facility that would accept manure and other waste from off site.
Mr. Meier said that, based on the apparent consensus of the Town Council from its meeting a few weeks ago, he redrafted the law to make such digesters a prohibited use.
Small, on-farm digesters defined as those using manure generated from a single farm to generate energy for that farm would be allowed as an accessory agricultural use, so long as they are sited on lots of 10 acres or larger with setbacks of at least 100 feet from roads and other side and rear property lines and 300 feet from any neighboring homes. A small anaerobic digester permit would have to be obtained from the town zoning enforcement officer.
I dont like to ban a use, town Supervisor Randall A. Schell said, but it can be revisited.
Mr. Schell said it would be wise to get feedback from the county Planning Board before setting a public hearing on the proposed law and adopting it.
The new version of the draft law includes a statement of legislative findings on large digesters intended to justify the proposed ban and make it more difficult to challenge in court, Mr. Meier said.
When you do something like that, you have to have a reason, he said.
There currently are no manure digesters in the county.
The Town Council has a number of concerns and negative factors concerning the operation of large anaerobic digesters, the proposed law states.
They include the difficulty of monitoring pathogens in trucked-in waste, odor and noise from digester operation, increased truck traffic, potential for hauling through residential areas, possibility of spills on roadways and emission of greenhouse gases, nitrogen, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, ammonia and particulate matter on a much larger scale than with small anaerobic digesters.
Expansion of a small digester to receive material from or provide power to another site also would be prohibited.
Town leaders have been working on a digester law for some time, partly in response to a proposal by CH4 Biogas, Atlantic Beach, Fla., to site a commercial digester in the Lowville area. The company for the past couple of years has been looking to build a facility that would convert manure and food waste into methane gas, which would be piped to the Kraft Foods cream cheese plant on Utica Boulevard and burned on site for heat and low-cost electricity there. The processed waste would be returned to the dozen or so participating farms.
CH4 secured a purchase option on land between Route 12 and Markowski Road, but the Town Council in September blocked that plan by denying a needed zoning change.
There have been some discussions on siting the project in the neighboring town of Martinsburg, instead, but no formal action has been taken.
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First of all, it needs to be certainly clear that, in human form, there is NOTHING better than a HOLY anointing from the Most High GOD. When holy anointing is in place, power and glory flows and the impact is hugely potent. On this earth, the highest realm is the glory realm. People in the glory realm glow with shines representative of intimacy with GOD. Exodus 34:30, "And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone;…"
The holy anointing cannot be faked. The only way to steadfastly flow in it is to totally abide in and dwell in GOD.
Glory realm power comes from consistent investment in the Lord and being deeply purposed to heed His Words and the leading of His Spirit. When we diligently seek the Lord, we mature in Him. GOD is the Mastermind, the Master Planner and the Master Builder. We should aim, in earnest, to keep ourselves rooted and grounded in our Lord. Good success is the certain result, according to the Holy Scriptures. Joshua 1:8 is an excellent reference for that truth.
Glory realm dwellers have intense love, power and discernment. People in that realm can often recognize the counterfeit. Hebrews 5:14, "But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Satan knows us. The Acts 19:15, "And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know;…"
Yes, there can be anointing WITHOUT holiness. And there is a major difference in holy anointing and unholy anointing. Unholy anointed leaders/people can indeed be used by GOD to win souls, etc. What unholy anointed people don't have is intimacy with GOD. They have, for the most part, GOD as an acquaintance. Intimacy is a vital ingredient in order to have friendship with GOD. Holy anointing is reserved for those who are intimate with GOD.
GOD can anoint anyone to accomplish what He needs done for the advancement of His kingdom. In the book of Isaiah, it tells that GOD anointed a heathen king, Cyrus - Isaiah 45:1-4. The Lord said to Cyrus that he'd anointed him even though "thou hast not known me." GOD told Pharaoh that he'd raised him up - Exodus 9:16. GOD hardened Pharaoh's heart for GOD'S purposes. He used Pharaoh's hardness...for an appointed time...than judgment came mightily against Pharaoh.
Years ago, when I worked in government, it was obvious to others that I had a relationship with our Lord. A woman who worked in the building with me had some business engagements with me, as our offices had needs to work together.
The subject woman came to me one day and stated that she'd been sleeping with her pastor but that she no longer desired to do so. She stated that he kept pressuring her and she desired that he stop. I asked her if she'd been to the church leadership about the issue. She stated yes but that they weren't inclined to help. She asked me for help.
I don't recall if she offered me the pastor's phone number to call him or if our Lord told me to ask her for the phone number. Anyhow, I got the number from her and phoned the pastor that evening. He was belligerent in his denial, and hung up on me. When I phoned back, he didn't answer.
Less than two weeks later, I spoke to my dear Christian mentor. She told me that she'd attended a wait for a murdered pastor. I asked her his name. She told me. It was the same pastor who'd been sleeping with the woman on my job. My mentor and I were tripped out!
Was the said Pastor anointed? Likely, yes, but at the appointed time, GOD allowed him to be murdered because he ceased to stop his iniquity. Anointed with consequences...
Samuel told King Saul in 1 Samuel 15:28, "…The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better thou." Yet, afterwards, the Lord rebuked David when he cut off Saul's skirt. 1 Samuel 24:5, "And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt." And later David said about Saul in 1 Samuel 26:23, "...I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed."
I believe that one can forsake the anointing through steadfast iniquity. Yes, we all sin and come short of GOD'S glory but steadfast iniquity isn't the same. There are judgments from GOD when anointed folks disobey Him. Steadfast rebellion against GOD costs with unpleasant consequences. David was anointed but judged/punished by GOD. Samson was anointed but judged/punished by GOD. Moses was anointed but not allowed into the promised land.
Psalm 66:18 - If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Revelation 2:5 - Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Samson lost his holy anointing, I believe, as mentioned in this passage: Judges16:20, "And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him." And then later when Samson prayed to the Lord, he was anointed with strength to bring down the pillars that fell and killed him and the other folks that GOD destined to perish. Samson killed more people at his death than in his life - Judges 16:29, 30.
And in 1 Samuel 28:15, Saul said to Samuel, "...God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams:..."
We walk in GOD'S HOLY anointed form when we abide in and dwell in Him by doing the best that we know how to totally follow, trust and obey Him. GOD knows the depths of all hearts. He has expectations of us all. We need to seek Him for what His expectations are of us as individuals and as a collective body of Christ.
We learn more of GOD through spending, AT LEAST, daily quality time with Him in prayer, in His Holy Bible and with praise and worship actions. GOD is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Steadfastly doing such delights GOD.
Joshua 1:8 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou
shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Psalm 1:2 - But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.


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BLACKSTONE - Robert E. Dooley, 73, of Farm Street, Blackstone, died Tuesday at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. He was the husband of Linda L. (Guimond) Dooley, whom he married, April 04, 1959. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Raymond Dooley and Helen (Plante) Moore.
He was employed as a Supervisor for Apex Pawtucket, retiring in 2001.
Besides his wife he is survived by three sons Robert Dooley Jr. of North Smithfield, Brian Dooley of Pascoag, Aaron Dooley of Los Angeles, CA, one daughter Donna Collard of Pascoag, two brothers Raymond Dooley Jr. Carolina, Michael Dooley of Attleboro, MA, and one sister Diane Depoutot of, NH; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his two brothers Edward Dooley, and Ronald Dooley, and one sister Joan Dumaine.
A Gathering for Family and Friends will be held at The Villa, Rhodes Ave. No. Smithfield, on Saturday Sep. 22, 2012 at 1PM. Arrangements are under the direction of the Holt Funeral Home, 510 So. Main St., Woonsocket.
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7 U.S. Code § 1504 - Capital stock of Corporation
(a) Subscription by United States
The Corporation shall have a capital stock of $500,000,000 subscribed by the United States of America, payment for which shall, with the approval of the Secretary, be subject to call in whole or in part by the Board.
(b) Appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purpose of subscribing to the capital stock of the Corporation.
(c) Issuance of stock to Secretary of the Treasury
Receipts for payments by the United States of America for or on account of such stock shall be issued by the Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury and shall be evidence of the stock ownership by the United States of America.
(d) Cancellation of receipts; nonliability of Corporation
Within thirty days after September 26, 1980, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cancel, without consideration, receipts for payments for or on account of the stock of the Corporation outstanding on September 26, 1980, and such receipts shall cease to be liabilities of the Corporation.
Source(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 504,52 Stat. 72; Aug. 25, 1949, ch. 512, §§ 4, 6,63 Stat. 665; Pub. L. 95–47, June 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 228; Pub. L. 95–181, § 1,Nov. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 101,Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 102(b)(2), (4)(C),Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3180, 3181.)
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–354, § 102(b)(2)(A), (4)(C), struck out "of Agriculture" after "Secretary" and "of Directors of the Corporation" after "Board".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–354, § 102(b)(2)(B), struck out "Federal Crop Insurance" before "Corporation outstanding".
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–365, § 101(a), substituted "$500,000,000" for "$200,000,000".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–365, § 101(b), added subsec. (d).
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–181substituted "$200,000,000" for "$150,000,000".
Pub. L. 95–47substituted "$150,000,000" for "$100,000,000".
1949—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 25, 1949, § 4, struck out second sentence relating to restoration of impairment of capital stock.
Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 25, 1949, § 6, authorized appropriations for subscribing to corporation's capital stock in order to offset losses suffered prior to time program was placed on an experimental basis in 1947.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–354effective Oct. 13, 1994, and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) beginning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before Oct. 13, 1994, to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see section 120 ofPub. L. 103–354, set out as a note under section 1502 of this title.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 112,Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1319, provided that: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act amending the Federal Crop Insurance Act [amending sections 1504, 1505 to 1507, 1508, and 1518 of this title and repealing section 1515 of this title] shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 26, 1980]."
Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 101(a),Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1312, provided that the amendment made by section 101(a) is effective Oct. 1, 1980.
Transfer of Functions
Administration of program of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 501, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1100. See note set out under section 1503 of this title.
Wartime consolidation of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation into Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration, see note set out under section 1503 of this title.
Cancellation of Outstanding Receipts for Stock in Excess of $27,000,000
Act Aug. 25, 1949, ch. 512, § 5,63 Stat. 665, provided that: "The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cancel, without consideration, outstanding receipts for payments for or on account of the stock of the Corporation in excess of $27,000,000."
Institution of Expanded Program; Payment of Cost for Fiscal Year 1950
Act Aug. 25, 1949, ch. 512, § 11,63 Stat. 666, provided that: "The expanded program authorized herein [sections 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, and 1508 of this title] shall be instituted beginning with the 1950 crop year, the additional cost for fiscal year 1950 to be financed, pending the appropriation of supplemental funds, from any appropriation available for operating and administrative expenses of the Corporation for such fiscal year."
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The potential for frozen pipes increases dramatically when temperatures drop below freezing. Here are some tips to help you keep your pipes from freezing and to help you know what to do if they do freeze.
Be aware of which pipes are most likely to freeze.
It's hard to find a spot where cold air hits a pipe directly and freezes the line. It can freeze in that location and keep the whole line from flowing. Look for where a pipe may pass a crawlspace vent, basement window, or run along a sill plate. Look for areas where there is cold air coming in.
Precautions to Take
If you haven't already taken the steps necessary to avoid pipes freezing here are some precautionary steps you can take:
If Pipes Freeze
Although we do NOT recommend thawing pipes yourself, if you do try to thaw:
The safest approach to thawing a frozen pipe is to wrap a towel around the pipe at the suspected area and pour hot water unto it. Slide the towel along the suspect pipe and keep adding hot water until you reach the area where it is frozen. This method will never overheat the pipe or create a fire danger. Be sure to have the faucet or valve turned on so you'll know when the water begins flowing.
A quick and effective method to thaw pipes is to use a hair dryer, but it can also pose some risks. Never let the pipe get hotter than what you can touch - you don't want to get it so hot that it generates steam. As long as the pipe feels warm it should be enough to thaw the ice.
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Chickenfoot started out as a one night only jam band made up of old friends hanging out in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They really loved playing together and decided to write and record. The results are a critically acclaimed album that has gone gold around the world. Club dates for fun became a big stage tour to remember. Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, the band with the crazy name have been the act to see in '09. Filmed in Phoenix in September, this is a concert any rock fan would love to experience!
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MILTON–Chris McClellan scored all five of Milton's touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets defeated the North Country Falcons in the opening game of the 2013 football season.
Despite the loss, North Country coach Tim Simoneau remained positive after the game.
"We came prepared to play, they came prepared to play, they just came out on top today," said Simoneau. "It was a dog fight out there, and eventually things will go our way."
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5 U.S. Code § 551 - Definitions
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) "agency" means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include—
(D) the government of the District of Columbia;
or except as to the requirements of section 552 of this title—
(E) agencies composed of representatives of the parties or of representatives of organizations of the parties to the disputes determined by them;
(2) "person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization other than an agency;
(3) "party" includes a person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party, in an agency proceeding, and a person or agency admitted by an agency as a party for limited purposes;
(4) "rule" means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on any of the foregoing;
(6) "order" means the whole or a part of a final disposition, whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form, of an agency in a matter other than rule making but including licensing;
(8) "license" includes the whole or a part of an agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, statutory exemption or other form of permission;
(9) "licensing" includes agency process respecting the grant, renewal, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, limitation, amendment, modification, or conditioning of a license;
(10) "sanction" includes the whole or a part of an agency—
(11) "relief" includes the whole or a part of an agency—
(12) "agency proceeding" means an agency process as defined by paragraphs (5), (7), and (9) of this section;
(13) "agency action" includes the whole or a part of an agency rule, order, license, sanction, relief, or the equivalent or denial thereof, or failure to act; and
Source(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 94–409, § 4(b),Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(a),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(a)(2),Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3841.)
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|Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 951, § 601, 60 Stat. 993.
|Mar. 31, 1947, ch. 30, § 6(a), 61 Stat. 37.
|June 30, 1947, ch. 163, § 210, 61 Stat. 201.
|Mar. 30, 1948, ch. 161, § 301, 62 Stat. 99.
|5 U.S.C. 1001 (less (a)).
|June 11, 1946, ch. 324, § 2 (less (a)), 60 Stat. 237.
In paragraph (1), the sentence "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal delegations of authority as provided by law," is omitted as surplusage since there is nothing in the Act which could reasonably be so construed.
In paragraph (1)(G), the words "or naval" are omitted as included in "military".
In paragraph (1)(H), the words "functions which by law expire on the termination of present hostilities, within any fixed period thereafter, or before July 1, 1947" are omitted as executed. Reference to the "Selective Training and Service Act of 1940" is omitted as that Act expired Mar. 31, 1947. Reference to the "Sugar Control Extension Act of 1947" is omitted as that Act expired on Mar. 31, 1948. References to the "Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended" and the "Veterans' Emergency Housing Act of 1946" have been consolidated as they are related. The reference to former section 1641 (b)(2) of title 50, appendix, is retained notwithstanding its repeal by § 111(a)(1) of the Act of Sept. 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87–256, 75 Stat. 538, since § 111(c) of the Act provides that a reference in other Acts to a provision of law repealed by § 111(a) shall be considered to be a reference to the appropriate provisions of Pub. L. 87–256.
In paragraph (2), the words "of any character" are omitted as surplusage.
In paragraph (3), the words "and a person or agency admitted by an agency as a party for limited purposes" are substituted for "but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an agency from admitting any person or agency as a party for limited purposes".
In paragraph (9), a comma is supplied between the words "limitation" and "amendment" to correct an editorial error of omission.
In paragraph (10)(C), the words "of any form" are omitted as surplusage.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Section 551 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2242 of Title 7, Agriculture.
2011—Par. (1)(H). Pub. L. 111–350struck out "chapter 2 of title 41;" after "title 12;".
1994—Par. (1)(H). Pub. L. 103–272substituted "subchapter II of chapter 471 of title 49; or sections" for "or sections 1622,".
1976—Par. (14). Pub. L. 94–409added par. (14).
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–409effective 180 days after Sept. 13, 1976, see section 6 ofPub. L. 94–409, set out as an Effective Date note under section 552b of this title.
Study and Reports on Administrative Subpoenas
Pub. L. 106–544, § 7,Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2719, provided that:
"(a) Study on Use of Administrative Subpoenas.—Not later than December 31, 2001, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall complete a study on the use of administrative subpoena power by executive branch agencies or entities and shall report the findings to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Such report shall include—
"(1) a description of the sources of administrative subpoena power and the scope of such subpoena power within executive branch agencies;
"(2) a description of applicable subpoena enforcement mechanisms;
"(3) a description of any notification provisions and any other provisions relating to safeguarding privacy interests;
"(4) a description of the standards governing the issuance of administrative subpoenas; and
"(5) recommendations from the Attorney General regarding necessary steps to ensure that administrative subpoena power is used and enforced consistently and fairly by executive branch agencies.
"(b) Report on Frequency of Use of Administrative Subpoenas.—
"(1) In general.—The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall report in January of each year to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the number of administrative subpoenas issued by them under this section and the identity of the agency or component of the Department of Justice or the Department of the Treasury issuing the subpoena and imposing the charges.
"(2) Expiration.—The reporting requirement of this subsection shall terminate in 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section [Dec. 19, 2000]."
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In the third Columbus Museum of Art Photo Hunt assignment we challenged you to capture something that reflects the word "Joy." (You have until midnight tonight to submit Joy photos). See how people captured and interpreted the first few assignments in the CMA Photo Hunt Gallery.
CMA Photo Hunts are inspired by our The Radical Camera show and the Photo Leaguers, who challenged themselves to capture a word or phrase, and then they'd have a big party to critique and celebrate. Through the run of The Radical Camera we'll be posting new photo assignment challenges. Anyone around the world can participate.
For the fourth CMA Photo Hunt assignment here is your challenge:
- Capture something that reflects the word "Community." How you capture it is up to you.
- Tag your work on Twitter, Flickr or Instagram with #CMAPhotoHunt and #Community plus your #city.
- For this next assignment you have until Friday June 29, 2012.
Catherine Evans, our William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography, will select a few of her favorites, and your creation could grace the walls at Columbus Museum of Art come this fall.
Most of you are submitting through Instagram. We encourage you to follow your fellow modern day Photo Leaguers, and comment on work that impresses you or moves you.
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Fifty-three motorcycles - 42 of them blessed at a ceremony earlier - roll out of the Sutherlands parking lot in Price for a semiannual tour of Southeastern Utah Saturday afternoon.
These are all members and friends of Eastern Utah Friendship Riders, an organization whose unifying theme is a love of motorcycling. Politics, regligion and social status don't get in the way of friendship at the event.
From Sutherlands, the group headed to Ferron and Emery Town. They then took the Mill Creek turnoff to I-70 and arrived at Ray's Tavern in Green River. From Green River, the tour split, with some riders heading on to Moab and the remainder returning to Price.


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Parks Canada is celebrating 100 years of history.
National parks are one of our most precious Canadian natural resources. With that in mind, Parks Canada has a mandate to "protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations."
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Early in the morning of January 1, Congress finally got around to dealing with the tax part of the fiscal cliff drama by passing what is inaccurately named the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Thanks to the demise of the so-called payroll tax holiday, all workers will pay higher taxes this year, but the new law cancels federal income tax increases that would have resulted in added misery for just about everyone. The bad news is that higher-income folks will face higher rates.
Here's a detailed summary of the most-important changes for individual taxpayers.
Payroll Tax Holiday Is Dead
For 2010-2012, the Social Security tax withholding rate on your salary was temporarily reduced from the normal 6.2% to 4.2%. If you're self-employed, the Social Security tax component of the self-employment tax was reduced from the normal 12.4% to 10.4%. Last year, this so-called payroll tax holiday could have saved one person up to $2,202 or a working couple up to $4,404. Somewhat surprisingly, the new law does not extend the holiday through 2013. (For this year, the Social Security tax can hit up to $113,700 of salary or self-employment income.)
Rates on Ordinary Income: For most individuals, the federal income tax rates for 2013 will be the same as last year: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35%. However, the maximum rate for higher-income folks increases to 39.6% (up from 35%). This change only affects singles with taxable income above $400,000, married joint-filing couples with income above $450,000, heads of households with income above $425,000, and married individuals who file separate returns with income above $225,000.
Rates on Long-Term Gains and Dividends: The tax rates on long-term capital gains and dividends will also remain the same as last year for most individuals. However, the maximum rate for higher-income folks increases to 20% (up from 15%). This change only affects singles with taxable income above $400,000, married joint-filing couples with income above $450,000, heads of households with income above $425,000, and married individuals who file separate returns with income above $225,000. Remember: these higher-income folks can also get socked with the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on investment income, which can result in a maximum 23.8% federal tax rate on long-term gains and dividends.
Personal and Dependent Exemption Deduction Phase-Out: The last time we saw a phase-out rule for personal and dependent exemption deductions was 2009. Sadly, the phase-out deal is back. As a result, your personal and dependent exemption write-offs can be reduced or even completely eliminated. Phase-out starts at the following adjusted gross income (AGI) thresholds: $250,000 for single filers, $300,000 for married joint-filing couples, $275,000 for heads of households, and $150,000 for married individuals who file separate returns.
Itemized Deduction Phase-Out: The last time we saw a phase-out rule for itemized deductions was also in 2009. Unfortunately, this phase-our provision is back too. As a result, you can potentially lose up to 80% of your write-offs for mortgage interest, state and local income and property taxes, and charitable contributions if your AGI exceeds the applicable threshold. The thresholds are $250,000 for single filers, $300,000 for married joint-filing couples, $275,000 for heads of households, or $150,000 for married individuals who file separate returns. More specifically, the total amount of your affected itemized deductions is reduced by 3% of the amount by which your AGI exceeds the threshold. However, the reduction cannot exceed 80% of the total affected deductions that you started off with.
Key Point: All the aforementioned changes are permanent, so we at least have the illusion of tax-regime stability — until further notice.
Alternative Minimum Tax Patch Made Permanent
It had become an annual ritual for Congress to "patch" the AMT rules to prevent millions more households from getting socked with this add-on tax. The patch job consisted of allowing bigger AMT exemptions and allowing various personal tax credits to offset the AMT. Amazingly, the new law makes the patch permanent, starting with 2012. The change will keep about 30 million households out of the dreaded AMT zone.
Relatively Favorable Gift and Estate Tax Rules Made Permanent
For 2013 and beyond, the new law permanently installs a unified federal estate and gift tax exemption of $5 million (adjusted annually for inflation) and a 40% maximum tax rate (up from last year's 35% rate). The right to leave your unused estate and gift tax exemption to your surviving spouse (the so-called exemption portability deal) was also made permanent.
Child Tax Credit Extended
The $1,000 maximum credit for each eligible under-age-17 child was extended through 2017.


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Ogdensburg City Councilman R. Storm Cilley will not seek re-election to a second term.
The 58-year-old retired teacher cited family considerations for his decision not to run again.
My wife will be retiring in July of next year, Mr. Cilley, a Republican, said. I do not want to be tied down should we decide to travel. There is a very real possibil
bility that we will be returning to our hometown (Woodhull, Steuben County) in the next few years. I do not feel that it is fair to the voters to run for office when I might not have the time to devote to the office or possibly not complete the term.
Mr. Cilley said that being a council member has been time well-spent.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my term as city councilor and I believe that I have represented the interests of the citizens in a fair and responsible manner, he said.
There were many accomplishments, Mr. Cilley said.
Getting city-owned properties back on the tax rolls, he recalled. Watching the community pull together to save the Ogdensburg Correctional Facility and banding together to let Albany know how important the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center is to this community. I cannot take the credit for any of these things. Rather, the credit goes to the citizens of Ogdensburg. Due to the efforts of the citizens, the Albany politicians and bureaucrats are very aware of the city of Ogdensburg.
In running for office, Mr. Cilley said, I felt that there were some problems with the leadership of the city. I believe that those issues have been resolved, and that we are gradually re-establishing the trust of the citizens that their government is working for their best interests.
But there is still room for improvement.
We have not been able to change the perception that Ogdensburg is unfriendly to business and is a difficult community to work with when attempting get a business going or undertake improvements, Mr. Cilley said. I have had architects and contractors tell me that it is more difficult to do business here than any other community in the north country.
He said he hopes the hiring of City Manager John M. Pinkerton can turn that around.
He is working diligently to bring the various groups together to work for the benefit of Ogdensburg, Mr. Cilley said.
Ogdensburg, Mr. Cilley said, needs to work together with the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, the chamber of commerce, the not-for-profits, and community civic groups.
They all have the best interests of Ogdensburg in mind and must cooperate rather than compete, he said.
The biggest issues facing the city are employment and taxes, Mr. Cilley said.
The city cannot continue to operate effectively on a residential tax base, he said.
The citys waterfront development offers the best shot at attracting new businesses and jobs, he said.
The available space for such enterprises within the city is very limited, he said. While further limiting the areas available for commercial development, the proposed waterfront development plan partially address this issue, and will eventually add some higher-income housing opportunities along with some commercial and tourism activities.
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Watching Gimme Gimme Gimme, I'd forgotten how funny it is
sitting here waiting for the wet weather lines to be open to see if my football match is still on!!!omg i hate australia, the tiniest bit of rain and half the games are called off... so my hopes arent really up.
DO WE!!!! YEEEESSSS!!!!gotta have no rain between now and saturday to have any chance of playing...nd well done KT, bout bloody time eh
Just finished a top notch rump steak with sweet potato and oyster mushrooms all cooked by own fair hand. Now washing it down with a lovely bottle (or two) of chablis. The wife loved it and I'm on a promise - She won't moan when I fall asleep on the couch and she won't complain if i forget to pull her nightie down later.
well she didn't with me last week mate
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Dickey, Thole & Nickeas traded to the Blue Jays
The Mets announced tonight that they have traded R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas to the Blue Jays for top C prospect Travis D'Arnaud, veteran C John Buck, Toronto's top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard and 18-year-old OF Wuilmer Becerra, which was reported earlier by Jon Heyman for CBSSports.com.
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Per the new rankings, Ga State has dropped 8 spots to 97, while Mercer has jumped 12 spots to 87. It appears the tables have turned very late. Could be a game time decision. I don't think that a ranking difference of 10 really matters too much?
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PTSD made war hero a homefront casualty
EUGENE, Ore. - The son of a retired Eugene police officer, Michael Mason returned from two tours of the Middle East a decorated war hero.
According to documents obtained by KVAL News, the Army awarded Mason with awards for valor and heroism during wartime.
Mason "voluntarily exposed himself to direct and effective enemy fire" to protect his fellow soldiers in 2005, according to award recommendations.
"He was the kind of young man that every family in every community hopes to raise," said Alex Gardner, the Lane County district attorney.
Mason is now mostly paralyzed from the neck down, the result of being shot by Eugene police officers responding to a report of shots fired at a shopping mall.
Hero 'watched firsthand the loss of dozens of his fellow soldiers'
Four years and two tours of the Middle East took a traumatizing toll on Mason's mental stability.
"He watched firsthand the loss of dozens of his fellow soldiers during his combat service," said Mason's sister Sara Mason.
Gardner said Mason witnessed the deaths of at least 26 fellow soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And two Wednesdays before Christmas 2010, Mason went shopping at Valley River Center - and snapped.
What is PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a cluster of symptoms that are often seen in trauma survivors, military doctors say.
The more severe the trauma, the more intense the symptoms: irritability, fear - even disconnection with reality.
Lane County's chief prosecutor, Gardner said Mason received some treatment for PTSD through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when he returned to the United States after serving overseas.
Gardner said Mason's family noted irrational behavior in the weeks leading up to Mason firing a gun at cars in the a Valley River Center parking lot.
"He was making a lot of statements that just didn't make sense," said Gardner. "He would give non-coherent answers when his family would ask him questions."
VA: 72,000 veterans diagnosed with PTSD
Mason's family never expected PTSD would drive him to become violent.
"While we knew he suffered," said Sara Mason, his sister, "we did not fully understand the depth of his hurt, pain or sorrow."
The VA has diagnosed over 72,000 retired and active service members who have returned from Iraq or Afghanistan with PTSD, according to a report.
The VA also reports that veterans with PTSD are two to three times more likely to become violent. Usually those outbursts are aimed at a spouse or family member.
Law enforcement blames PTSD for dozens of homicides across the nation. Doctors say the traumatizing experience of war causes stress and mood swings that can lead to violent outbursts.
Unlike physical injuries, mental disorders like PTSD are invisible - and are very difficult for the VA to diagnose.
"Sometimes symptoms like anxiety and irritability don't manifest themselves for several months," said Dr. James Sardo of the Portland VA Medical Center. "It's a really complex picture that our soldiers bring back home that we try to assess for."
Military doctors say that any veterans who thinks they might be suffering from PTSD should contact their local VA office for a consultation.


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GameNite: Rangers and Flyers 7PM MSG
Game Notes from the Rangers:
- All-Time: 116-107-37-7 overall (60-47-23-4 at home; 56-60-14-3 on the road)
- 2013: Tonight is the first of five meetings this season, and the first of three meetings at Wells Fargo Center.
- Last Season: New York was 6-0-0 overall (3-0-0 mark at home; 3-0-0 mark on the road). New York out-scored Philadephia, 24-11, including a 7-1 advantage in the first period and a 10-4 advantage in the third period. The Rangers tallied the game's first goal in five of the six contests. The Blueshirts' power play was 8-25 (32.0%), while the penalty kill was 23-26 (88.5%) in the season series. The Rangers had 18 different players tally a point against the Flyers last season, including 12 different goal-scorers. Marian Gaborik led all skaters in scoring with nine points (four goals, five assists), while Ryan Callahan notched a series-high, five goals, and Brad Richards tallied series-high, six assists. Henrik Lundqvist was 6-0-0 with a 1.83 GAA, .942 Sv% and one shutout.
- The Rangers enter the contest with an eight-game winning streak against the Flyers, dating back to a 7-0 win at MSG on Mar. 6, 2011. The Blueshirts have out-scored the Flyers, 34-13, during the streak.
- The Blueshirts have won their last four games at Philadelphia, out-scoring the Flyers, 16-9, over the span
- New York tied for second with a 24-12-5 (53 pts) record on the road last season; Philadelphia tied for 16th with a 22-13-6 (50 pts) mark at home last season
- The Rangers were 15-7-2 vs. the Atlantic Division last season; the Flyers were 11-11-2 vs. the Atlantic Division last season
- New York lists three former Flyers on their roster: Arron Asham (2008-09 – 2009-10); Martin Biron (2006-07 – 2008-09); Steve Eminger (2008-09)
- Philadelphia lists two former Rangers on their roster: Ruslan Fedotenko (2010-11 – 2011-12); Jody Shelley (2009-10)


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PHILADELPHIA – Following more than a week's worth of around-the-clock restoration efforts to restore the 850,000 customers who were without power following Hurricane Sandy, crews are standing by ready to address any impacts from the approaching nor'easter.
"We want to thank our customers for their patience as we worked to clean up the damage from this historic storm," said PECO President and CEO Craig Adams. "I'd also like to thank our tireless crews, contractors, customer service representatives, and all other employees, who helped to safely restore power to our customers. We also thank the many local and state officials who helped us coordinate our restoration efforts throughout the storm. We're ready for today's nor'easter, and ask our customers to be ready too."
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Reaction has been a bit slow but watchdog groups are weighing in on the National Nuclear Security Administration's decision that gave the Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a one-year contract extension through a one-time waiver.
According to documents obtained by the Los Alamos Monitor, the lab originally was not awarded a one-year contract extension. But acting NNSA administrator Neile Miller reversed the recommendation.
Scott Kovac, Nuclear Watch NM Program director commented, "By getting these performance evaluations released publically, Nuclear Watch expects that outraged taxpayers will demand more NNSA oversight and an end to the federal government paying the usual nuclear weapons contractors millions without enforcing performance accountability. Nuke Watch is going back to Congress to demand that it require measurable performance benchmarks before enriching the nuclear weapons contractors. In these tough economic times Americans should expect nothing less."
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Mariusz Kwiecien, Don Giovanni
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Christopher Alden, director
Carmela Remigio, Donna Anna
Aga Mikolaj, Donna Elvira
Pavol Breslik, Don Ottavio
Anna Prohaska, Zerlina
Ryan Kuster, Masetto
Stefan Kocan, Commendatore
Mozart: Don Giovanni
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With all three operas conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, the epic Three-year Mozart/ Da Ponte Trilogy begins with the masterful dramedy Don Giovanni, featuring costumes by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy and stage design by architect Frank Gehry.
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