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3-D printing goes from sci-fi fantasy to reality
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Wayne Losey, co-founder of Dynamo DevLabs, speaks about 3D printing during the Hardware Innovation Workshop in San Mateo, Calif. With the printers users make whatever they like, iPad stands, guitars, jewelry, someone even made a rifle. About the size of a microwave oven, the printers usually extrude plastic, layer upon layer, to create objects. Sales are projected to jump from about $1.7 billion in 2011 to $3.7 billion in 2015. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — Invisalign, a San Jose company, uses 3-D printing to make each mouthful of customized, transparent braces. Mackenzies Chocolates, a confectioner in Santa Cruz, uses a 3-D printer to pump out chocolate molds. And earlier this year, Cornell University researchers used a 3-D printer, along with injections of a special collagen gel, to create a human-shaped ear.
Once a science-fiction fantasy, three-dimensional printers are popping up everywhere from the desks of home hobbyists to Air Force drone research centers. The machines, generally the size of a microwave oven and costing $400 to more than $500,000, extrude layer upon layer of plastics or other materials, including metal, to create 3-D objects with moving parts.
Users are able to make just about anything they like: iPad stands, guitars, jewelry, even guns. But experts warn this cool innovation could soon turn controversial — because of safety concerns but also the potential for the technology to alter economies that rely on manufacturing.
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Suspect arrested in Hampton gorilla mask robbery
Police have arrested the man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Hampton while wearing a gorilla mask.
Police have arrested the man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Hampton while wearing a gorilla mask.
Police have confirmed a Taco Bell in Chesapeake was robbed, Thursday.
Meet Kim Vaughn in this week's edition of I Am Hampton Roads.
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The Air Force says it will conduct night flying exercises at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that a second Dallas nurse who is ill with Ebola was cleared to fly the day before her diagnosis raised new…
Chef Bob Hirasawa, came by and showed us how to make pan-seared cod with Virginia cioppino.
The vehicle crash is at Princess Anne Road and General Booth Boulevard.
The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment aid fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, the lowest le…
Virginia Beach Schools officials said police took an armed intruder into custody at Salem High School early Thursday morning.
Federal investigators claim a Hampton family is at the center of a synthetic marijuana enterprise, including two sons and their father.
Suffolk police have arrested the driver suspected in a hit-and-run crash involving a school bus.
Norfolk Police are investigating the death of a 1-month-old after the child was found unresponsive Thursday morning.
Police have arrested three individuals believed to be responsible for a robbery at a Virginia Beach 7-Eleven, Thursday morning.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board granted two contracts to replace the James River bridge on U.S. Route 501 and the U.S. Route 1 bridge.
Firefighters got the call just after 10 p.m. in the 9600 block of Sherwood Place.
World's best come to town to battle for one of billiards top titles.
The once-perennial Indian River Braves are off to their best start in years after falling on some hard times.
The thefts occurred from Monday night to Tuesday morning – most were in the Riverside neighborhood.
Someone or some people smashed in doors, smeared food on windows and stole money from the building on King's Fork Road.

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How embarrassing that I took the time to think of such things, but I have decided that if my kids had superhero names, they would be as follows:
Mikey "the Negotiator"
-"I make arguing and sleep deprivation an art form."
|"Let's talk about Star Wars."
"Charlie doesn't want to play with that train, he wants me to, and he just wants to watch me play."
"I just want a strawberry and coconut milk milkshake for breakfast, right now, okay?"
"How about I just don't take a nap and go to bed at 6?"
At 8pm, "But let's just wait for Daddy to get home together, and I just love you and don't want to go to sleep".
In bed, "Can you just rub my back for a while and sleep in here."
"Take me to a parade right now."
"I don't really like you today, so can you just take me to Nona's?" (His grandmother's house).
Charlie, "The Destroyer"
-"Disobedience never looked so good, or spoke so little."
|"The New Face of Naughty"
|"Let me feed myself, always a good choice without any repercussions"
Charlie: "You didn't like that coffee table did you, Mom?"
"oh, I see you got a new chair, shall I just pee on it then?"
"Sorry, I just ate that candle off the wall."
Morning nap attempt just ended with me greasing down both of his portly ankles with Berts Bees Baby Lotion and prying his tightly wedged legs back thru the crib bars he so carefully stuck himself into. At $10 dollars a bottle, he smells like heaven and it worked like a charm.
Although I vowed never to cut it, his hair was getting a little out of control, so I broke down and snipped away yesterday ... The time has come for you to become a man, Son.
|"I'm a free and sloppy spirit, Mom."
|"Please photograph me right now."
Charlotte "the Snuggler"
|"Put me down, I dare you."
"Why sleep when you can look at me all night?"
"Am I interrupting your movie date with Daddy? I'm not sorry, and neither are you."
"Pet my face like at kitty while I fall asleep in the middle of your bed."
No embellishments, just the cold hard truth of baby raising and toddler wrangling. Enjoy your weekend, you know I will. :)


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Posted: 24 May 2012 11:42 AM PDT
- Added NAT traversal to support Universal Plug and Play multiplayer (uPnP)
- Added SystemSteamworks cleaning to lobbies, leaderboards and stats
- Added multiplayer scoring system
- Added multiplayer scoring combo system
- Added multiplayer scoring difficulty levels
- Added pop-up saying "Joining" when connecting to server
- Added a loading icon to denote Browser Refresh in server browser
- Added timer to allow clients time to submit scores before retrieving leaderboard results
- Added a destroy steam lobby feature when shutting down server
- Added "Ready" and "Not Ready" features to multiplayer lobby along with name coloring
- Added leaderboard display before a multiplayer match start
- Added Duplicate ID detection to avoid the same player join the same game more than once, to prevent cheating
- Added notofication pop-ups for "Wrong Password", "Server Full" and "Duplicate ID"
- added "Connection to the Host lost" notification
- Added Auto-Skip Voting after everyone has voted
- Added game difficulty influence on time penalty factor
- Added weapon effects when being hit by enemy players
- Added option to toggle weapon effects when being hit by enemy players
- Added weapon Enemy Hit confirmation sound
- Imrpoved loading time between maps
- Improved overal HUD interactivity
- Improved speeding in lagging conditions
- Reworked multiplayer system to use Steam Lobbies
- Reworked achievement system to include all available achivements
- Reworked missing achievement actions
- Reworked quick game feature, it automatically now joins the first available, best latency game
- Reworked the combo time bar to fix graphical glitches
- Reworked overal HUD to accomodate HUD Sounds and avoid HUD streching
- Reworked HUD powerup code to avoid rare minor bugs that causes powerups to not show or act properly
- Reworked Private Games to allow passworded games to be hosted properly
- Reworked Shot weapon to have more impact on enemies
- Reworked weapon speed and homing options to allow easier targeting of moving enemy players
- Reworked Air Control effects when being shot by enemy players
- Changed password input typoes to normal input fields
- Changed the name of the PowerupPickups to Pickups in lobby to fix HUD streching
- Changed mouse smoothing is now off by default
- Changed escape button in pause menu automatically closes menu
- Changed NotifyRemainingVoteTime to show less announcements to avoid chat spam
- Changed playing alone in Multiplayer will no longer submit scores to multiplayer leaderboard to avoid cheating
- Changed launching movie to be initialized via direct script
- Fixed air control not being affected by difficulties properly
- Fixed leaderboards sometimes not showing the correct results
- Fixed leaderboards sometimes not showing up scores on Lobby Startup
- Fixed clients in multiplayer hearing some of the sounds twice
- Fixed lobby not being recreated after server travels to a new map
- Fixed "Wins:" on MP leaderboard
- Fixed fullscreen being set off when opening the main menu
- Fixed PureRace gamemode showing up as "undefined" in the server browser
- Fixed a race case where the lobby was created before registering the server
- Fixed host moving with WASD while in lobby, and not being able to type into chat
- Fixed achievements values
- Fixed Update List button sometiomes crashing the game
- Fixed credits button "Back" sometimes no showing up properly
- Fixed PureRace gamemode HUD - it was showing stars instead of laps
- Fixed player nickname colors in HUD
- Fixed powerup icons not showing up on the client in some cases
- Fixed score multiplyer always being 0 on client
- Fixed multiplayer scoreboard not being ordered by score amount
- Fixed pause menu not being hidden when the lobby was forced to show (game ended)
- Fixed fast land key to be applied to LeftAlt by default (as per tutorial)
- Fixed server browser to accept Update Spam and Join Spawm withouth overflooding and crashing the game
- Fixed Poison and Freeze powerup effect not showing up on target side
- Fixed Powerup Kill not being reset after the powerup duration time passed
- Fixed MegaJump effect not being hidden after jump in some cases
- Fixed the winning points that show up in the HUD being different from the points actually given
- Fixed LapLimit to sometimes default to 1
- Fixed the combo timer not being reset when the player forces a respawn (presses I)
- Fixed Pause Menu in singleplayer sometimes opening up the MainMenu HUD
- Fixed mouse sensitivity resetting to default after game restart in rare cases
- Fixed toggle sky feature not working properly on some configurations
- Fixed a minor bug in IMOnlineLeaderboard that could cause a crash
- Fixed map image not loading correctly when moving between start a Singleplayer and Host Game
- Fixed the menu going back to Main Menu caused by credits rolling the background
- Fixed multiplayer matches being forced to end due global TimeLimit
- Fixed leave pop-up buttons that were faded out in some cases
- Fixed combo timer reset on falling into the reset field
- Fixed player list on the lobby not getting an update when a player leaves
- Fixed OnlineSubsystem only being initialized on ForceStart
- Fixed Server Browser always trying to connect the 1st server in Browser List
- Fixed initial freeze when loading the Main Menu for the first time
- Fixed rehosting Authentication-Error issue
- Fixed scoreboards on latest Engine QA build
- Fixed difficulty multiplier to only one decimal value to avoid HUD streching
New DLC Available - Ridge Racer Type 4 Machine and El Mariachi
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:57 AM PDT
A fan favorite and a machine for the one's who feel a little bit country!
Now Available - Ticket to Ride
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:44 AM PDT
The best Online adaptation yet of Days of Wonder's best-selling train game, Ticket to Ride takes less than one minute to learn but a lifetime to master.
Play Solo or Online. With over 30,000,000 games played Online, and a new game starting every 4 seconds on average, Ticket to Ride is the ultimate online board game experience.
Crusader Kings II is Now Available on Mac!
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Buy it once. Play it on both Mac & PC!
Crusader Kings II explores one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy. Medieval Europe is brought to life in this epic game of knights, schemes, and thrones...
Gratuitous Tank Battles Update Released
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:19 AM PDT
- Fixed crash when attempting to save out a unit that had a * in the name.
- Setting windowed mode, whilst also matching your desktop resolution will result in borderless window mode now.
- Game now explains to player that they won't see any challenges until they are logged in.
- Online challenge browser now shows complete two-line descriptions rather than cropping them at one line.
- Fixed bug where the game would hang sometimes on playing custom or online maps as defender with 'scenario units' where a small number of units was included.
- Fix for occasional crash bug on saving units (in some circumstances)
- Fixed bug in non-steam version where the default sample units could not be deleted from within the game.
- Balance:Laser carbine cost up from 3 to 5.
- Balance:Heavy Pulse laser damage up from 6 to 8
- Balance:Rapid Pulse blaster damage up from 4 to 5
- Balance:Light pulse laser damage down from 9 to 6
- Balance:Salvo interval for incendiary rockets up from 300 to 2000
- Balance: Heavy Missile Rack damage down from 68 to 52
- Balance: HEAP Missile thrower fire interval up from 1400 to 1700
- Balance: Light Missile launcher damage down from 38 to 31
- Added new map : campaign map 12.
- Fixed bug where sorting by class on the unit design load dialog sometimes did not work entirely.
- Balance: Changed the difficulty of a number of scenarios.
New DLC Available - Swords and Soldiers - Super Saucy Sausage Fest DLC
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:10 AM PDT
Take control of Chief Meat and command his troops on their journey to the annual Super Saucy Sausage Fest holding a grand prize of 1000 cows. Bolster your ranks along the way and battle old enemies intent on sabotaging your efforts on winning the grand prize.
Free Weekend - Civilization V, 75% off!
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:05 AM PDT
You can also pickup the entire Civilization V franchise this weekend only at 75% off the regular price! Sale ends Monday, May 28th at 10AM Pacific Time.
If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Civilization V. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.
Daily Deal - Metro 2033, 75% off!
Posted: 24 May 2012 10:05 AM PDT
Check our the new Metro: Last Light Short Film here!
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
Posted: 24 May 2012 09:53 AM PDT
Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, the most anticipated and visually stunning game in tower defense history! Defend and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradeable towers in a limitless adventure, using a wide array of tactics and strategies against countless waves of unique land and air combatants! Hours of entertainment and replayable challenges! Do you have what it takes to dominate the Fieldrunners and rise to the top as the ultimate Tower Defense master? Find out now!
Posted: 24 May 2012 09:01 AM PDT
Waveform Update Released
Waveform's first DLC pack is now available! Explore the planet Eris in an all-new set of levels featuring brand new challenges, achievements, and a mind-boggling new object, the Pulsar! The DLC is free for everyone who has already purchased Waveform or does so before the end of June 1st.
To celebrate the release of the DLC, the third Leaderboard Challenge is now live as well. From now until June 1st at 11:59 PST embark on Eris' Deep Space Mode to prove your superiority. The top 5 finishers will receive a free Steam copy of the indie game Auditorium.
As if this wasn't enough good news, Waveform is also on sale! As part of the excellent Because We May indie sales event, Waveform is 30% off until June 1st. So jump in and ride the wave today at a reduced price and get the DLC free and access to the limited time Leaderboard Challenge!
Posted: 23 May 2012 09:05 PM PDT
Race, crash and hoon your way through a world tour of motorized mayhem in DiRT Showdown! Crowd atmosphere, social gameplay and accessibility are all ramped up in this turbo- injected shot of driving delirium. Smash down the accelerator and earn the adulation of frenzied crowds at hyper-energised events at iconic locations. Trick, speed and smash your way to victory, then do it again.
Posted: 23 May 2012 08:56 PM PDT
- Chinatown map: Multiple kiosks and phone booths for very unpredictable and chaotic matches.
- Weapon Attack Item: Use these items to customize your favourite weapon with different attack combinations.
- Added a lobby countdown before matches start.
- Added chat functionality to observer mode.
- Modified map selection order
- Minor bug fixes to UI.
New DLC Available - Dungeon Defenders: Summoner Hero
Posted: 23 May 2012 04:35 PM PDT
A mysterious visitor from the Crystalline dimension, the Summoner has decided to wage his own war across Etheria! With two pets by his side, the Summoner can form minions out of sentient crystal and build an army to follow his every command!
Dota 2 Test Build Update - May 23, 2012
Posted: 23 May 2012 03:42 PM PDT
- New Dashboard! (feedback here)
- New Hero Picker! (feedback here)
- Enabled Treant Protector in Captain's Mode.
- Spectre: Fixed Haunt Illusions having collision.
- Lifestealer: Fixed Rage being dispellable.
- Spirit Breaker: Fixed Charge of Darkness immediately failing when cast on Razor's Unstable Current.
- Bounty Hunter: Fixed a bug that could sometimes allow Jinada to work on buildings.
- Fixed Black King Bar not dispelling Haste and Double Damage.
- Revised performance bar calculation and display.
- Added support for putting bots into individual slots in a private lobby.
- Fixed issue where the camera would recenter when quickly switching between different control groups.
- Fixed incorrect player id when pinging runes.
- Added a short cooldown to the chat message when pinging a rune.
- Added disconnected player icon in scoreboard and top bar.
- The game start horns now play different cues from each team location and are now spatial.
- Added sound when the courier delivers items to you.
- First pass at spectator-only Roshan timer.
- Added overhead healing messages for Warlock and Bloodseeker.
- Fixed a visual hitch sometimes experienced while spectating using Directed view.
- Increased bot cautiousness when going to the side shop.
- When invisible, bots will now only use abilities or items that they really want to use.
- Bots are now more likely to roam and gank when invisible.
- Juggernaut bot will no longer offensively use Blade Fury when he's sufficiently powerful (better to just attack).
- Zeus will now use Wrath in teamfights.
- Fixed bug where Vengeful bot could try to swap out-of-range allies.


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Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The TV Squad Interview - AUDIO
Last week, I got a chance to speak to Rob McElhenney, creator and co-executive producer of FX's no-holds-barred comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which will air its third and fourth episodes of the season tonight at 10 PM ET. We spoke about the third season, about getting Fred Savage to direct some episodes, the making of their "BJ" video, and how Kaitlin "Sweet Dee" Olson almost lost her role on The Riches because of Sunny. We also discussed few details that came out on the DVD of the first two seasons, like why they shot all of Danny DeVito's scenes at once and how they got the TV legend to leer at his daughter.
Instead of typing out the entire transcript and printing it (frankly, transcribing makes us tired), we decided to take advantage of this whole Net 2.0 thing that's going on and embed the audio of the entire interview, which is about 28 minutes. So, after the jump, I'll give you the embed and some highlights.
First off, here's the embedded audio file (you may have to click Play twice if you're on Internet Explorer). You can also download the file directly from here. FYI, the audio is NSFW.
Now, the highlights:
McElhenney is essentially the show-runner for Sunny, but the show is really the baby of all three of it's creators and stars: McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day. Rounding out the cast is Olson and DeVito; they make a group of five people that, according to McElhenney, "never really change or learn anything or grow in any way. Therefore you can turn on any episode at any point and totally understand what's going on, because there's very little through line relationship-wise."
And while Sunny, whose third season premiered last Thursday on FX, doesn't cover any new ground character-wise, the boys have decided to try some different things. For instance, tonight's second episode, "The Gang Gets Held Hostage," finds the Paddy's Pub gang held captive by the dreaded McPoyle clan. Most of the episode takes place in the pub, an idea McElhenney got from an episode of Friends. Really.
"Almost the entire thing took place in Monica's, or what at the time was Joey and Chandler's apartment," he says. "And I thought that was really, really funny -- and that wasn't even my kind of show."
The episode is rife with all sorts of hostage film cliches, from slow motion running to ominous music. It's different than what fans might be used to, and that's just fine with McElhenney."There are going to be people who watch that -- fans our show -- who hate it," he says. "And the reason that they hate it, and we get this response a lot, is because they want it to be exactly like 'Underage Drinking' from our first season or 'Dennis and Dee Go On Welfare' from our second season, where it's structured the same way. And that's not what we're interested in doing. We want to keep mixing it up so we don't burn out on the same stale shit. It's like watching a band that you're really interested in and they come out with an album but you hate it because you want them to play all the old shit. And they don't want to play it."
Fred Savage directed that episode and four others this year. McElhenney called Savage "one of the best directors we've ever had on the show." But when his name was brought up as a possible director, their motivation to meet him wasn't just to give a job interview. "Honestly we met with him solely because he was Fred Savage, and we thought it would be cool to talk to this guy about The Wonder Years. But he came in with extensive knowledge of our show. an incredible energy and attitude. And we just said 'Man, this guy would be perfect.'" That, not Savage's extensive TV experience, is what swayed them. "I know lots of people who have been in TV for twenty years and they're just bitter old assholes," he says.
Other episodes this year -- you can pretty much figure out what they're about from the titles -- will include "The Gang Starts a Sweatshop," "The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation," and "Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire."
Even though the previous two seasons aired in the relatively low-pressure environment of the summer, McElhenney isn't worried that his show -- which is starting later to catch the dorm-dwelling college viewers the show loves -- is going to be going up against all of the huge fall premieres.
"We feel we're amongst the funniest if not the funniest show on television, and let's see what happens when we go up against the networks," he says. "I turn on the TV, and I see shit. That's my point of view, from a comedic standpoint, since there are tons of dramas on the air that I really really like. I look at comedy and I see Flight of the Conchords, and I see 30 Rock, and I see The Office. Those are funny shows. Other than that, I dunno. I don't know what else is out there for people with our sense of humor."


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If there is one topic being discussed this week collectively among the downtown real estate community, it's the fate of the city's landmark First National Center.
Oklahoma City's First National Center saga either continues, or starts new chapter
For the past three months the ownership, led by Milbank Real Estate Chief Executive Officer Aaron Yashouafar, has bought off extensions from lender Capmark Group in a bid to get more time to find $12 million to pay off what was a $21 million mortgage.
Capmark itself is under court order to liquidate, and gave Yashouafar what was seen as a great deal by offering to cut the debt almost in half if it could get back the full $12 million.
The latest extension is set to expire at 5 p.m. today, with the attorney Rob Robertson promising there will be no more extensions if the $12 million isn't paid in full.
But in this ongoing game, down payments from Yashouafar have bought extensions each of the last three months. Who is to say another payment won't buy more time, despite Robertson's public pronouncements?
One can look back to the start of this situation starting way back when Yashouafar agreed to pay $21 million for the property — far more than what locals felt it was worth. But Yashouafar came in with grand promises that he would restore the property to Class A status. He challenged locals to watch his deeds.
Those deeds were watched. Locals saw Yashouafar spend some money on life-safety systems critical to keeping the property from being shut down by city code inspectors. He engaged in a controversial renovation of the ground floor retail arcade that tore up the original marble floor in the historic west tower (the remainder of the renovation remains unfinished).
Rent disputes were blamed for the loss of longtime retailers and other tenants. Yashouafar even faced liens filed against him by his former public relations firm, Saxum, over unpaid bills. All in all, it's safe to say Yashouafar is not the most popular property owner in the central business district.
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Skyline Acquires Another Multi-Residential Portfolio in Kingston
The Kingston acquisition is the second in the city for Skyline and is comprised of 367 residential suites and one commercial building, which significantly enhances its existing three-building portfolio that was acquired in Kingston in 2007.
This most recent addition to the portfolio consists of three separate properties, and is made up of seven unique buildings. The new Skyline properties are located at 810 & 820 Castell Road; 7 & 25 Briceland Street; and 722, 730 & 766
About Skyline:
Based in Guelph, Ontario, Skyline is the asset manager for Skyline Apartment REIT, a private real estate investment trust focused on acquiring and managing apartment buildings and commercial space in diverse communities across
Skyline is committed to providing current and new residents with a clean and comfortable place to live and a best-in-class tenant experience, while optimizing investors' returns.
To learn more about Skyline Apartment REIT's strategic direction and unique investment opportunities, please visit skylineonline.caFor further information: Jason Castellan, CEO/Co-Founder, Skyline, (519) 826-0439, firstname.lastname@example.com; Wayne Byrd, CFO, Skyline, (519) 826-0439, firstname.lastname@example.com


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Glenn Beck is gonna have to go back to the conspiracy drawing board, because his Fox News show is coming to an end. Who's behind all this? NPR? The Obama Administration?


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AGGRAVATED DWI - POTSDAM - A Waddington motorcyclist was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning in the Prosh parking lot after police stopped his vehicle for reportedly making excessive noise.
Village police charged Jeremy J. Allen, 30, with aggravated DWI and ticketed him for excessive noise. He reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.22 percent following the 2:46 a.m. Sunday stop.
Aggravated DWI charged are lodged against motorists with blood alcohol contents of 0.18 percent of higher. Driving while intoxicated charges are filed against motorists with blood alcohol contents between 0.08 percent and 0.17 percent.
DANGEROUS DOG - MASSENA - Village police charged Tyler Secore, 19, of 51 Sycamore St., Massena, Sunday with having a dangerous dog. He was also ticketed for having a dog with no rabies vaccination and for having an unlicensed dog. Police said Secire's girlfriend's mother, Susie Best, suffered a severe lip injury when she was bitten by the chocolate labrador retreiver on Saturday. The dog is quarantined at a kennel in Massena.
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Miranda E. Brothers, 18, of Massena for following too closely following a property damage accident at 5:15 p.m. Sunday on the Walmart exit road at East Hatfield Street.
SPEEDING - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Frederick Provost. 65. of Route 3, Harrisville, for speed in zone following a traffic stop at 5:56 p.m. Sunday on East Hatfield Street.
SPEEDING - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Dean M. Swift, 52, of North Raquette River Road, Massena, for speed in zone following a traffic stop at 5:40 p.m. Sunday on East Hatfield Street.
SPEED UNREASONABLE - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Justin D. McCoy, 20, of Dailey Ridge Road, Madrid, for speed unreasonable and prudent and driving without a license following a traffic stop at 9:47 p.m. Friday in the Walmart parking lot.
LANE VIOLATION - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Gerald E. Proulx, 73, of Cornwall, Ont., for failure to stay in designated lane at 12:44 p.m. Friday following a property damage accident on state Route 37.
SPEEDING - MASSENA - Village police ticketed Marcus L. Racine, 18, of Massena for speed in zone following a traffic stop at 1:49 a.m. Friday on North Main Street.
AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION - POTSDAM - Village police charged James P. Giugliano, 22, of Watermill with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle following a traffic stop at 2:16 a.m. Monday in the Raymond Street parking lot. Police said the vehicle had been stopped for having no plate lamps. A warning was issued for the inadequate plate lamps, police said.
FALSE INSTRUMENT - CANTON - An Ogdensburg man was charged Monday with third-degree welfare fraud and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing by St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies.
Glen A. Colby, 42, 755 Yankee St., is accused of failing to report income frm May 26, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2009. By providing false information, Mr Colby recieved $27,063 in food stamps from the Department of Social Services, deputies said.
Mr. Colby was arraigned in Potsdam Town Court and released to reappear in Canton Village Court.
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE - LOUISVILLE - State police charged two men who allegedly accosted two young girls Friday night with endangering the welfare of a child.
An 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl were riding their bikes at 8:40 p.m. Friday in the vicinity of the Castle Creek Mobile Home Park, 9851 Route 56, when they allegedly were accosted by William L. Bartlett, 38, and Michael J. Bartlett, 32, who live in the ninth building in the trailer park. Police did not say how the two men were related to each other.
Michael Bartlett allegedly asked one of the girls if she wanted to touch his genitalia, troopers said.
Both men were reported to have had their hands down their pants and were touching themselves during the incident, they said.
As the girls attempted to flee, Michael Bartlett allegedly grabbed the 9-year-old by her arm and hair before both girls were able to get away. He also was charged with second-degree harassment.
State police requested the two be arraigned immediately and the girls be issued an order of protection. But troopers said Louisville Town Justice Virginia Gettman rejected the request so the two men were released on appearance tickets.
DWI - COLTON - A Colton man was charged Sunday with reckless driving and driving while intoxicated by St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies.
Terry V. Paige, 48, 7 Number Nine Road, is accused of striking two unoccupied parked cars in the Kunoco parking lot driving one vehicle into the wall of the mini mart, deputies said.
Mr. Paige then drove into a pickup truck and pinned the owner between the truck and the gas pumps, they said. The owner of the truck was transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for injuries.
Mr. Paige's blood alcohol content was not available. He is scheduled to appear in town court next month.
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT - CANTON - St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies arrested a Canton man Sunday and charged him with second-degree criminal contempt following an alleged domestic dispute at his residence.
Corey P. LaPrade, 32, of 45 Janes Road, violated an order of protection, deputies said.
Mr. LaPrade allegedly had taken the keys to his wife's vehicle and "hidden or thrown the keys away" to keep her from leaving the residence with their child.
He was arraigned in Canton Village Court and released on his own recognizance.
At the time, he was out on bail on an unrelated charge, sheriff's deputies said.
Mr. LaPrade had faced charges earlier this year stemming from a domestic dispute when he and his wife lived on Andrews Street in the town of Louisville.
Hours later, he was charged and jailed on drug charges after troopers returned to his home with a warrant after finding marijuana during their investigation of the domestic dsipute.
SEXUAL ABUSE - POTSDAM - A Potsdam man faces several charges after he allegedly gave alcohol to a minor and made sexual advances toward her.
Village police charged Zachary S. Corbine, 25, with first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child, endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree sexual abuse on Saturday. He allegedly served alcohol to a minor under 16 at a Debra Drive housing complex on Friday night and attempted to grab her breasts.
He was arraigned before Acting Potsdam Village Justice Margaret I. Garner and released on his own recognizance.
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"This cheerful handbook offers the emotional and practical lessons Strobel learned while radically downsizing her living space, disposing of most of her possessions, and simplifying her lifestyle. Through her RowdyKittens blog, Strobel and her husband have shared their transition from a generous two-bedroom apartment in 2004 to the TV-free, refrigerator-free, 128-square-foot house-on-wheels parked in a corner of a friend's Portland, Ore., yard. She makes a persuasive argument for simplification and is careful to offer advice not only to Small Living movement radicals but to anyone looking to 'right-size' their life. Social relationships, she argues, should be both the core of personal satisfaction and a way to share resources. Additionally, Strobel urges budgeting for experiences rather than objects and finding ways to spend less time commuting and working just to pay for unnecessary goods. A list of 'micro-actions' that anyone can do — like the '100 Thing Challenge' or the 'one in, one out rule' — is offered to aid in re-evaluating one's relationship with space and ownership. Although her personal choices may seem extreme, the environmental politics and magnitude of change Strobel asks of her reader is distinctly moderate, making this a practical book even for those who only want to live a little bit lighter. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Over the past decade, a growing body of research has focused on figuring out what makes us happy. Most people try to build their happiness through short-term fixes and pleasures, like buying the latest phone or working longer hours to make more money. The United States is one of the wealthiest countries on the planet. Yet, it ranks near the bottom of countries measured on the Happy Planet Index. Clearly Americans are going about it the wrong way.
Seven years ago, Tammy Strobel and her husband, Logan, were living a normal middle class lifestyle. They were newlyweds with flashy rings, living in a two-bedroom apartment, driving two cars, commuting long distances to work, and living well beyond their means. They were living a life with too much stuff and $30,000 of debt.
They decided something needed to change once they realized that debt was causing them so much stress. Initially, they resisted the idea of downsizing into a smaller one-bedroom apartment because they were more concerned about appearances and space for guests than for their financial well-being. But after creating many long pro/con lists, the downsizing process began. They sold one car and moved into a one-bedroom apartment near downtown. Although they still drove everywhere, with lower rent and only one car they began chipping away at their debt. Around this time, they stumbled across the Small House Movement and the concept of simple living.
Today, Tammy has escaped the cubicle to start her own business as a writer and simple living advocate. She and Logan live in a tiny house and she blogs about how to simplify your own life. In You Can Buy Happiness (and Its Cheap), Tammy combines her own simplifying story of exactly how she changed her life with the latest psychological research on happiness, as well as the stories of people she has interviewed about their own experiments in decluttering and simplifying. With each chapter she offers readers microactions for starting the process of simplifying and sticking with it.
The recession has hurt many individuals and families, but the upside of the economic downturn is that people are starting to rethink old assumptions about what makes them happy. This book will give readers the tools and strategies to find happiness by rethinking their lifestyle and life goals.
While the new field of happiness research makes headlines, and the 99% face austerity at every turn, blogs like The Art of Nonconformity, Zen Habits, and Miss Minimalist attract millions looking to find more happiness, community, and fulfillment in less stuff, less debt, and less wage-chasing. Tammy Strobel and her husband are living the voluntary downsizing — or smart-sizing — dream and here she combines research on well-being with numerous real world examples to offer practical inspiration. Her fresh take on our things, our work, and our relationships spell out micro-actions that anyone can take to step off the getting-and-spending treadmill and into a life thats more conscious and connected, sustainable and sustaining, heartfelt and happy.
Once, Tammy Strobel and her husband were living a normal middle-class lifestyle: driving two cars, commuting long distances, and living well beyond their means. Now they are living the voluntary downsizing — or smart-sizing — dream. In this book Strobel combines research on well-being with numerous real-world examples to offer practical inspiration. Her fresh take on our things, our work, and our relationships spells out micro-actions that anyone can take to step into a life thats more conscious and connected, sustainable and sustaining, heartfelt and happy.
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The amended Stock Exchange Act and amended Stock Exchange Ordinance will come into effect on 1 May 2013. From now on, the provisions outlined in this stock exchange legislation governing the disclosure of shareholdings will also apply to companies domiciled abroad whose equity securities have their main listing at least in part on a Swiss stock exchange.
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"As it collapsed, the ashes were blowing up on each floor," said Brady, who now lives in Grand Haven Township and commands the Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven. "After it went down, there was a silhouette of ashes where the tower used to be."
Brady was near the North Cove Marina on Manhattan's southwest side, about a couple blocks from the WTC.
"I'll never forget that silhouette of the building after it came down," he said.
There were no sounds of explosions as the north tower fell; just the sound of a large building crumbling to its demise, Brady recalled.
"There were layers of concrete dust. Dust everywhere — and papers. Papers all over the ground," said Brady, 36. "There was nothing except dust and papers, and the pile of rubble at ground zero."
Brady was a Coast Guard marine inspector stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Activities New York on Staten Island — about 2 miles from Manhattan — when that September day became the historical tragedy known as 9/11.
Just like any weekday morning, Brady went into work at 7 a.m. He and his co-workers were busy with their morning briefings when an officer came in and said he heard a radio news report of a small plane hitting one of the WTC towers.
The Coast Guard officers walked over to an office window and saw smoke billowing from the upper floors of the WTC north tower and a plane protruding from the tower's north side. Brady said he watched in disbelief.
"You could tell it wasn't a small plane," he recalled. "We started working on a contingency plan and then the second plane came in. Then we realized it wasn't an accident, and we shut down base and were sent to Manhattan."
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At 9:03 a.m., 17 minutes after hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed in the north tower, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower.
Brady boarded the Staten Island ferries with fellow Coast Guard officers to help with crowd control along the Manhattan waterfront and evacuate the city.
"Mobs of people were showing up at the waterfront," he said.
Brady and other Coast Guard personnel helped board people on boats — any type of boat that was nearby, whether it was the nearly 300-foot Staten Island ferries that hold up to 4,400 passengers or smaller tug boats — anything to get the crowds out of Manhattan, he said.
"Everyone seemed very calm," Brady said. "Some people looked normal and knew they had to get off the island. Most of the people were just getting on boats and leaving."
The WTC south tower — the second one hit and the first to collapse — rapidly tumbled at around 10 a.m. — about an hour after it had been smoldering from the plane crash. Brady was on the Staten Island ferry at the time, and called his mom and a few friends to tell them he was OK.
Brady was in the marina on Manhattan's southwest side when the north tower crumbled within seconds at about 10:30 a.m.
"All the concrete from the building was pulverized," he said. "Everybody was covered with white powder — concrete powder. Nobody was saying anything. It was very quiet.
"I think people's survival skills took over," he continued. "There was no screaming, no one was running, they were all walking, waiting for people to tell them what to do."
Brady explained that the collapse of both towers knocked out cell phone and television satellite signals in New York City. While citizens throughout America became glued to their television and radio stations that day as they learned of the tragic events in NYC, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, Brady and those with him would get briefings of the day's horrifying events.
The towers' plunges dismantled the city's concrete jungle, waterlines and subway system. Buildings near the World Trade Center had to be evacuated, Brady said, as windows shattered from the blazing heat and the buildings crumbled to the ground.
"It was hot enough to burn glass," he said, explaining that people were getting overwhelmed from the falling ash and heat exhaustion. "It was hot down there."
Heroes among heroes
For hours that day, Brady moved "twisted metal" and other fallen debris to the side of the streets. The filters on face masks worn by ash-covered rescue crews and many others would clog up with ash within 15 minutes, he recalled.
"Ash would get caked up in your eyes," he said. "...You poured whatever you could get to get the ash out of your eyes."
In addition to the hundreds of firefighters, policemen, medics and other rescue crews walking the ashy streets helping people, Brady remembers a man with the word "doctor" written in a marker on the back of his T-shirt, offering his assistance.
"He was just a doctor in the area going from person to person to see if they were OK," Brady said.
By 5 p.m., most of the people near ground zero had been evacuated. Brady and his fellow Coast Guard officers were relieved from the scene and recalled back to the Staten Island base, where they were "detoxed" before returning home.
"The whole day in itself was a blur," Brady said.
While the actual events of 9/11 lasted only a couple of hours, for those who lived the tragedy, 9/11 never really stopped, he said.
"There were funerals every day for months," Brady said. "I would go past five funerals on my way to work. There was this aftermath of events that went on for months."
As a member of the Coast Guard, Brady visited the area surrounding ground zero several times since 9/11, but has not returned to the spot where the towering WTC towers stood for so many years.
"There's nothing to relive that you want to relive by going back there," he said.
Brady left New York the following summer for graduate school at the University of Michigan.
A changing America
In the 10 years since that horrifying nightmare, the federal government has made a concentrated effort on national security with the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and several laws, such as the Patriot Act.
"Government as a whole took on more of a proactive approach," Brady said. "We started working together on both the operational and intellectual side to protect our national security."
Many forms of government — as well as other ways of life — underwent significant changes following 9/11. The U.S. Coast Guard now requires foreign vessels reaching American waters to give a 96-hour notice of arrival, instead of 24 hours. Government officials also require more detailed background and identification checks and security plans for any ports taking foreign vessels and certain commercial vessels as part of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. In addition, the Coast Guard Investigative Service beefed up its advance tactical training in various areas, Brady said.
"We have a much better understanding of potential threats to our local industry," the Coast Guard commander said. "We're taking a much closer look at security these days."
Brady was born and raised in Long Island, N.Y.
Now married with 3-year-old twin boys, Brady said he will someday talk to his children about his efforts on that somber American day.
"I want them to know that I was with a group of people who helped people get out of danger that day," he said.
"New York, the Pentagon, and an airline weren't just attacked, America was," Brady added. "And it's the duty of every American to never forget."


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A woman determined to conceal her identity — she burned her fingertips so bad deputies were unable to obtain her fingerprints — appeared at her first court hearing Tuesday under the name Jane Doe.
The woman refuses to identify herself other than the name Julia Bay Wadsworth, which investigators believe is false. She has taken elaborate steps to conceal her identity, including fighting six correction officers in the jail during an attempt to take her DNA in hopes of identifying her, said Detective Mark Baker of the Allen County Sheriff's Office.
The woman has refused to give her real name. Any information she has provided has been found to be false, Baker said.
"We don't know who she is," he said. "Our feeling on it is she is wanted for some crime. Obviously something of great severity."
Baker and other detectives have worked a countless number of hours trying to identify the woman who has made various stops around the country with no home they can locate.
She has been in Ohio since February when a family she was living with in Florida sent her to Lima to take care of their 95-year-old mother. She had been caring for an elderly person in Florida who died and that family took her in for a few months, Baker said.
She had been in Florida since at least July 2013.
The woman came on the radar of detectives when the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles launched an investigation against her after she fraudulently obtained a state identification card, Baker said.
She used a birth certificate she fraudulently obtained from Maine along with some persuasion to get the Ohio identification card, Baker said.
She has refused to give a true name and has given false information on the names of people she claimed are her parents.
"They don't exist in the real world, either," Baker said.
When deputies went to the home she was staying in Sherwood Park off Cable Road last month as the caregiver for a 95-year-old woman, she tried to run out the back door. She has been in the jail ever since refusing to identify herself, Baker said.
Every step along the way the mystery into the woman's identity grew and produced clues that continued to have detectives believing she is wanted for a serious crime somewhere.
Detectives searched her computer and found various Internet searches on how to conceal a person's identity. There was a search on the length of time federal investigators look for someone. She asked Google if a heat source could kill her DNA. She had repeated searches on ways to destroy her fingerprints and checked on every state's procedure to obtain an identification card, Baker said.
"At this point in the game, no one hides her identity like she does for an overdue speeding ticket. There's something more serious here," Baker said.
Additionally, she searched information about obtaining a passport, researched Russia and how to get across the Bering Straight, a distance of 51 miles between the tip of Alaska and Russia, Baker said.
The woman said she had never been to school, never obtained a birth certificate or a Social Security number, never held a job and never paid taxes or filed a return, Baker said.
During the BMV investigation she had agreed to allow the FBI to take her fingerprints but showed up with an attorney and so much lotion on her hands she was asked to remove it to be printed. She claimed she had a skin disease but when the agent asked her about it, she then walked away, Baker said.
"The FBI couldn't hold her. They were just doing a voluntary fingerprint for the Social Security Administration," Baker said.
Baker and other detectives said they believe the woman is highly intelligent. They found information on her computer showing she obtained a GED diploma under a false name and excelled in her testing.
She said she was born Nov. 1, 1973. Baker said she is around 40 years old, perhaps a little younger.
She is being held on a charge of tampering with records, a third-degree felony, and made her first court appearance Tuesday. She used her hand to block the media from taking photos of her face.
Judge David Cheney set her bail at $50,000 cash and a pretrial for Tuesday. Baker said she can be held indefinitely if she's not identified.
Detectives have exhausted nearly every way they have or could think of using to find her. They've tried social media such as Facebook and posting her picture and what little information they have about her on websites in hopes of catching a break.
Baker said somewhere, someone knows her. It's just a matter of that person coming across her picture or other information that leads to identifying her and learning whatever trouble she is in, Baker said.
"Somewhere out there the truth can be proven," he said.
Anyone who may have information that can identify the woman is asked to call Baker at 419-993-1422.
By Greg Sowinski - The Lima News, Ohio (MCT)
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There are many ways to lose weight, but not all are equally effective for every person, which is why you should try to incorporate healthy habits into your life and see which yield the best results.
We all know what are vices are, so the best step is to look for tips that help you cut out the bad habits you struggle with and replace them with weight-loss techniques.
Do the Math
Rather than just raiding your pantry and throwing out every high-carb or high-fat food you find, the first step should be to determine a few things.
To lose one pound of fat, you must burn approximately 3500 calories over and above what you already burn doing daily activities. So if your goal is to lose 20 pounds, you need to burn 70,000 calories. That is not something that can be done in a week, even if you run a marathon every day.
You need to calculate your BMR, which is the amount of calories your body needs to maintain basic bodily functions like breathing and digestion. This is the minimal amount of calories you need to survive.
The average BMR for women is about 1500 and for men, around 1700.
Next, you need to determine your activity level. You can keep an activity journal and use a calorie calculator to figure out how many calories you burn while sitting, standing, exercising, lifting weights, etc. throughout the day.
Another, easier option is to wear a heart rate monitor that calculates calories burned. After a week, add your totals for each day and average them out to get a general idea of how many calories you burn each day.
Then, keep track of how many calories you eat. This is tedious, but necessary. Write down everything you eat and how many calories it contains. Make sure to write down not just how many calories are in the food, but how many were in your serving size. Many of us eat much more than the suggested serving size.
Make the Change
Based on this information, here is an example of what you might have learned:
Sue's BMR is 1400 calories and she burns 900 calories with regular exercise, walking around and doing household chores. To maintain her weight, she should be eating 2300 calories (1400 + 900= 2300).
However, after keeping a food journal, Sue finds that she's eating 2550 calories every day. By eating 250 more calories than her body needs, Sue will gain about a pound every 2-3 weeks.
If you are overweight or gaining weight, it is most likely because you, like Sue, are consuming more calories than you are burning.
Get creative. Find little ways to replace your indulgences with more healthy options. If you struggle with overeating, there are ways to trick your body into feeling full. You can drink more water, eat small, healthy snacks throughout the day to avoid hunger, or you can try taking an appetite suppressant. Many weight loss supplements have hunger-curbing elements, so you can find one that is right for you.


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An exhibition using technology as the art medium by Louisiana artist Malcolm McClay and Texas artist Andy Holtin. This is an interactive exhibition where the viewer's participation is essential. McClay and Holtin use technology to challenge our perception of the world and how we react to it by using the viewer's participation, thus completing the cycle of action/reaction.


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Revolving Door Makes Lobbying Cheaper and More EffectiveJune 14, 2011 - by Donny Shaw
The conclusions will probably come as a surprise exactly none of you, but a new study from the International Monetary Fund on the influence of campaign donations and lobbying politics is worth a mention because of the completeness of the research and the authority of its source. Two IMF economists, Deniz Igan and Prachi Mishra, have been examining how the targeted political activities of financial corporations between 1999 and 2006 affected how Congress voted on bills that strengthened or loosened regulation of Wall Street leading up to the 2008 crisis. They found — surprise! — that the more the corporations spent on campaign donations and lobbying, the more likely Congress was to vote in favor of deregulation. Furthermore, they found that the money Wall Street spent on lobbying members of Congress who were connected to Wall Street, either from having worked there in the past or through a former staff member who had gone through the revolving door to K Street, had a much stronger effect on their voting than on those who had no Wall Street connections.
A preliminary version of the economists' research paper, replete with detailed methodology information, can be found here (happy to see OpenCongress mentioned as a data source). Some of their key findings were summed up recently in an article for the June edition of the IMF's Finance & Development magazine, here. And Dan Froomkin written it up at HuffPost, here.
The most significant finding is the extent to which the revolving door influences Congress' voting patterns. According to the study, Wall Street companies that used lobbyists who had worked for the member of Congress they were lobbying made the targeted lawmaker 20% more likely to vote how the firm wanted than the average lawmaker, and about 9% more likely than lawmakers who were lobbied by unconnected lobbyists (column 1 at right). Furthermore, when companies used lobbyists who were connected to the member of Congress they were targeting, they were able to spend less to have the same impact. The amount of money spent by companies with connected lobbyists did not affect voting (column 3). Apparently it's just the connection that matters, not the number of trips to the Hill.
Coincidentally, Talking Points Memo has just updated their "Shadow Congress" database, tracking former members of Congress who now work for lobbying shops, and the revolving door is definitely trending up. By TPM's count 195 former lawmakers now work on K Street — up from 172 one year ago — including several very powerful Democrats who were defeated in the 2010 midterms.
Given the influence of the revolving door, there has been very little discussion in Congress on reforming the system. In 2007, as part of a larger ethics overhaul bill, Democrats passed a loophole-laden two-year "cooling off" period before ex-lawmakers and staff members could become registered lobbyists. In the past 6 years, only one bill has been introduced to expand those restrictions. Sen. Michael Bennet's [D, CO] "Close the Revolving Door Act of 2010" proposed, among other things, to permanently ban members of Congress from ever joining lobbying firms. It attracted one co-sponsor before dying in committee.


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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editor
It took about two years and $5 million, but the benefits are clear.
You could say they're as clear as tap water, because that's what the Price River Water Improvement District puts out by the megagallons at its upgraded Castle Gate treatment plant.
PRWID has increased its production capacity by about 50 percent, going from 4 million gallons per day to 6 million.
The district has also begun injecting ozone into the raw water. Ozone is an unstable oxygen molecule with three atoms instead two. When ozone decays, the extra oxygen atom it releases attacks anything in its path.
Plant manager Ken Snook told visiting board members that the ozonation has three advantages.
First, it reduces the amount of potentially harmful byproducts produced with chlorine reacts with organic materials like bacteria and algae.
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Lindsay Lohan Gets Another 'F' for Attendance
Lindsay Lohan recently said she's voting for Mitt Romney because "employment is very important right now," but leave it to her to have a paying gig -- and then bail on it.
Lindsay Lohan recently said she's voting for Mitt Romney because "employment is very important right now," but leave it to her to have a paying gig -- and then bail on it.
Thanks to Mitt Romney and a bunch of merry meme makers, Big Bird is hot. Thanks to the novelty costume makers at Yandy.com, Big Bird is sexy. Ick.
Boy, that was one exciting presidential debate the other night. First there was the "binders full of women" debacle. Then one of Mitt Romney's sons said he wanted to punch the president. And now, somebody noticed the expression on Josh Romney's face during the debate, and this has happened. Memes, glorious memes capitalizing on the ... intense expression young Romney is making. These are our favorites.
On boy, that was an uncomfortable moment last night when Mitt Romney bragged about having 'binders full of women.' We wonder if he instantly knew, as we did, that was a creepy-sounding thing to say, and soon there would be memes, memes EVERYWHERE!
The second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney got started just after 9 o'clock from the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York...
The crew at 'Epic Rap Battles Of History' may have produced their best work yet as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney square off. The issues are to big for two men to decide so a former ERB champ comes to help.
In a rare interview that didn't take place in a squad room, Lindsay Lohan says she knows who she's voting for and why. And the irony is so thick it could stave off anemia.
Here's one more point against Mitt Romney -- the streets this Halloween are going to be flooded with women in "sexy" Big Bird costumes, thanks to his comments at the recent presidential debate.
There are tons of things we love about America. Our grand ole' country cranks out hysterical, nightmare-inducing shows about mini pageant queens and we throw Big Bird into the political scene, for example. But our recent discovery tops them all-- ladies and gentlemen, we live in the presence of the most recent world champion pumpkin grower.
It should come as no surprise that we have some great presidential debate memes for you this week. But we also have a lot more. We love cats, but some dog memes are always appreciated. And 'Sudden Clarity Clarence' has teamed up with 'The Office' to deliver some laughs as well.
If after watching the presidential debates, you're still undecided on who to vote for in the November elections, then let Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) help you out.
Americans found out on Wednesday what Mitt Romney has planned if he becomes president: He will cut funding for PBS, effectively firing Big Bird.
Romney still claims to "love Big Bird," he just says the country can't afford to pay for the channel. In this economy, our large, yellow feathered friend better start looking for a new job now just in case Romney follows through with his threat. Here are 10 jobs Big Bird should apply for once Romney fires him:


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NBA notes: Jeremy Lin brings Houston Rockets to ancestral homeland of Taiwan
Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin arrived in Taiwan on Friday to play in his parents' homeland.
The Rockets will face the Indiana Pacers in an NBA preseason game Sunday in Taipei a special occasion for the league's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent.
"I kind of see this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Lin told a packed news conference. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to come back and play a NBA preseason game here where my parents were born and raised.
"Definitely, I am looking forward to it. It's a celebration in some sense."
The Rockets and Pacers traveled to Taipei from Manila, where Houston beat Indiana 116-96 on Thursday in the first NBA preseason game in the Philippines.
Taiwan is still in the throes of "Linsanity," with Lin T-shirts and related paraphernalia popular on this self-governing island of 23 million people, 100-miles off the China coast.
Rockets coach Kevin McHale said Lin learned last season about the grind of a full NBA season and praised him for the hard work he put in over the summer to improve his game.
"He worked really, really hard," McHale said. "I think he's going to get better and better."
Around the league
Pistons • Guard Rodney Stuckey had surgery on his broken right thumb. The team said he'll wear a splint for two weeks before being re-evaluated. The Pistons announced Thursday that Stuckey broke a bone in his thumb after catching it in a car door. He averaged 11.5 points in 76 games last season.
Mavericks • Backup center Brandan Wright is out indefinitely after injuring his left shoulder in practice.
The team said he sustained a small fracture Tuesday but will not need surgery.
He will be evaluated weekly and there is no timetable for his return.
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A Brief Multimedia Program Affects Parents' Attitudes Toward Physical Punishment
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents receive anticipatory guidance about how to discipline their children as part of the well child visit. However, physicians provide counseling only 25-40% of the time. In regard to the type of discipline, the AAP recommends that primary care providers encourage parent to use non-physical forms of discipline and discourage parents from using physical punishment. Educational resources are needed to help physicians routinely provide these important anticipatory guidance messages. In this study, consecutive parents were exposed to routine anticipatory guidance messages before the well child visit with the physician. After the clinic visit, parents were invited to participate in a research study to assess their attitudes about physical punishment and other discipline strategies. The key research question of this study is: Can a brief multimedia program (i.e. Play Nicely program) affect parents' attitudes about the use of physical punishment? The time frame of the study was June through August of 2010. Data was collected immediately after the clinic visit and 2-4 weeks post clinic visit.
Violence Prevention
Behavioral: Play Nicely Program
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
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|A Brief Multimedia Program Affects Parents' Attitudes Toward Physical Punishment
- Attitudes toward spanking [ Time Frame: Immediately post clinic visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]After the clinic visit, parents were invited to participate in a 2 minute survey which included the ATS scale, a 10 item scale that is associated with parents' actual use of physical punishment. Data was obtained from the parent immediately after the clinic visit while the parent was in the clinic. We attempted a follow up phone call 2-4 weeks post clinic visit. However, due to a poor follow up rate, this data will not be reported nor will it be compared to the data that was collected immediately post clinic visit.
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Experimental: multi media intervention
Play Nicely Program
Behavioral: Play Nicely Program
Multi media educational intervention
Other Name: Play Nicely Program
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Note: Because of a poor follow up rate with the 2-4 week phone call, this effort to collect follow up data was unsuccessful.
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English and Spanish speaking parents of 6-24 month old children presenting for a primary care visit in the Vanderbilt Pediatric Primary Care Clinic.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01459510
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|Vanderbilt Medical Center, Primary clinic
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
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|Seth J Scholer, MD, MPH
|Vanderbilt University
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It feels so good to talk to a long time friend. But, our conversation should start with hi and hellos. And it did. But, in the middle he inserted the bad news.
This friend of mine went to Texas about two years ago. He married his long time girlfriend who resides in that place. However, not long ago he got into an accident while he was working. He lets that go, but during those times his family suffer from financial setbacks.
As he continues narrating his bad story, I thought about the Fort Worth Personal Injury Lawyers. There are lots of lawyers across the state of Texas superior client service and legal representation. These people can deliver high quality expert advice in a prompt, efficient manner. They can even provide initial consultations free of charge across the state at a time and place convenient to their clients.
So, I've been wondering why he did not approach any lawyers at all. Probably it is his fault that causes him to get hurt. But, I don't want to tell that to him; he might hate me for life.


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Two Franklin Township elementary schools would close and nearly $6 million would be cut from the district's budget under a plan outlined by the superintendent this week.
Jobs also would be eliminated under the proposal, including 251/2 classroom teachers and 311/2 other positions, such as principals, counselors, media specialists and clerks.
Superintendent Walter Bourke outlined the plan Monday in front of more than 200 people at the School Board meeting. ...